Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Alex Ovechkin are the only players who have won the Hart Trophy more than twice since 1980, forming one of the most exclusive and prestigious lists in NHL history.'
Just one of the 10 Hart Trophy favorites, based on current NHL betting lines, has won the Hart Trophy more than once. Connor McDavid won the individual accolade in 2017 and 2021. McDavid is joined by Sidney Crosby, the only other two-time winner on the exhaustive list of 2022-23 Hart Trophy candidates.
Ovechkin stands eminently above the rest as the only active player with three Hart Trophies.'
Since 1924, when the first Hart Trophy was awarded, just eight players (Howie Morenz, Eddie Shore, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Bobby Clarke, Gretzky, Lemieux, Ovechkin) have won the award three times or more.'