Kopitar wins 3rd career Lady Byng Trophy
Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, the league announced Thursday.
It's the third Lady Byng of Kopitar's career. The award is given "to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability," as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
Kopitar tallied 50 of the first-place votes, beating out Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point and Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel. Here's the top 10:
| Rank | Player | Points | (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anze Kopitar | 856 | (50-31-11-22-18) |
| 2. | Brayden Point | 793 | (27-43-28-21-19) |
| 3. | Jack Eichel | 782 | (34-26-28-36-12) |
| 4. | Jaccob Slavin | 760 | (33-36-22-17-17) |
| 5. | Nick Suzuki | 694 | (8-35-48-29-42) |
| 6. | Cale Makar | 221 | (12-3-9-8-11) |
| 7. | Marc-Andre Fleury | 195 | (16-2-2-2-5) |
| 8. | Mitch Marner | 149 | (3-5-10-8-10) |
| 9. | Colton Parayko | 72 | (1-2-4-6-10) |
| 10. | Jake Sanderson | 71 | (1-1-8-3-5) |
Kopitar is one of only ten players to receive the honor three times. The other nine have all been inducted into the Hall of Fame, including Martin St. Louis and Wayne Gretzky.
The 37-year-old has also won two Stanley Cups with the Kings, two Selke Trophies - given to the best defensive forward - and the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award.
Kopitar finished the 2024-25 season with 21 goals and 46 assists. He also tallied a career-low four penalty minutes, the fewest in the league among skaters who played at least 80 games.