The Hart Trophy is arguably the hardest individual honor to win in the NHL, so it is no surprise' only three players have won it in successive seasons since 1980.'
NHL odds detailing the 2022-23 Hart Trophy candidates were released after the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup. The extended list of frontrunners includes one active player who won the acclaimed honor in consecutive seasons, Alexander Ovechkin.
The Great 8 accomplished the fanciful feat in 2008 and 2009, joining one of the NHL's most exclusive lists.'
The three names etched on the back-to-back Hart Trophies list mirror the number of players in two other distinguished clubs: players who've won the Hart Trophy more than twice since 1980 and winners of the Conn Smythe and Hart Trophy in the same year.'