Pettersson exploded onto the scene with 22 goals and 42 points over his first 38 games. While he didn't maintain that pace, he still managed to lead the Canucks in goals, assists, and points. A nightly threat to score, he also broke Vancouver's rookie scoring record previously held by Ivan Hlinka and Pavel Bure.

Kucherov was in a league of his own this season, scoring 12 more points than anyone else in the NHL. His 128 points were the most ever by a Russian and by any player since Mario Lemieux had 161 in 1995-96. A dominant Kucherov led the Lightning to an NHL-record tying 62 wins.

The Islanders had one of the most remarkable turnarounds in hockey, going from near the basement of the Metropolitan to finishing a point behind the Capitals for the division lead this season. New York's improved defensive play was the most impressive, as the team allowed the fewest goals in 2018-19 after allowing the most in 2017-18. 

The Flames captain, 35, took his game to another level this season. Giordano had a career-high 74 points, topping his previous best by 18. He anchored Calgary's power-play unit and helped the Flames to their best regular season since 1988-89, when they won the Stanley Cup.

O'Reilly excelled at both ends of the ice this season. In his first campaign with the Blues, he was one of the best faceoff men in the league, winning 56.9 percent - fifth-most among those to take at least 1,000 draws. He faced the opposition's top line nightly yet still managed to set career bests in assists and points.

Vasilevskiy probably didn't need to be as good as he was this season for the NHL-best Lightning, but he was close to flawless. He led the league in wins and finished in the top 10 in save percentage, shutouts, and goals-against average, while making highlight-reel saves on a nightly basis.