The award announcements kicked off on May 14 when Jacob Trouba of the New York Rangers was named the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award winner. The league will unveil the award winners periodically while saving the most prestigious trophies for the NHL Awards in Las Vegas.

For the second time in four seasons, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was named the Selke Trophy winner as the NHL's best defensive forward on Saturday night.Barkov, who also won the award for the 2020-21 season and finished third the following year,

Aleksander Barkov won the Frank J. Selke Trophy on Saturday. The award is presented annually to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.