MacKinnon wins Lindsay Award as best player voted on by NHLPA

LAS VEGAS -- Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche won the Ted Lindsay Award at the NHL Awards on Thursday.

The award is given annually to the most outstanding player in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the NHL Players' Association.

MacKinnon was second in the NHL with 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) -- each a League career high -- in 82 games.

In addition to leading the Avalanche in goals, assists and points, his 51 goals were fourth in the NHL and his 48 power-play points (10 goals, 38 assists) were second to League scoring leader Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

It was MacKinnon's second straight season and second time in his NHL career with at least 100 points after he had 111 (42 goals, 69 assists) last season.

The 28-year-old center led the NHL with 405 shots on goal and had a home point streak of 35 games (77 points; 29 goals, 48 assists) to start the season, the second longest in NHL history behind Wayne Gretzky, who had a 40-game run for the Kings in 1988-89.

The Avalanche (50-25-7) finished third in the Central Division.

MacKinnon is the second Colorado player to win the Lindsay Award. Joe Sakic, now the Avalanche team president, won the award in 2000-01.

Kucherov and Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs were the other finalists.

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid won the Lindsay Award last season.