Top 5 Hart Trophy candidates for 2024-25 NHL season

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

MacKinnon is undoubtedly one of the biggest faces of the league and last season was his best individual performance yet. While he is putting up the best numbers of his career, the team’s success has fallen off. The Avalanche have not made it past the second round of the playoffs since they won it all in 2021-22. Colorado is still one of the most talented teams in the NHL, led by one of the NHL’s best players in MacKinnon.

Nathan MacKinnon! 😳 #GoAvsGo | @avalanche | #MacKinnon pic.twitter.com/fC5YU0hioT

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