2013–14 NHL season

2013–14 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 1, 2013 – June 13, 2014
Number of games	82
Number of teams	30
Total attendance	52,347,789
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	Boston Bruins
Season MVP	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
Top scorer	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	New York Rangers
Eastern runners-up	Montreal Canadiens
Western champions	Los Angeles Kings
Western runners-up	Chicago Blackhawks
Playoffs Playoffs MVP	Justin Williams
Stanley Cup
Champions	Los Angeles Kings
Runners-up	New York Rangers

The 2013–14 NHL season was the 97th season of operation (96th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season features a realignment of the league's 30 teams from a six to a four division format. The regular season began Tuesday, October 1, and concluded Sunday, April 13. The Stanley Cup playoffs began April 16.

League business

Realignment

The relocation of the former Atlanta Thrashers franchise to the current Winnipeg Jets in 2011 prompted the league to discuss realignment. On December 5, 2011, the NHL Board of Governors approved a conference realignment plan that would eliminate the current six-division setup and move into a four-conference structure from the 2012–2013 season.^[1] Under the plan, which was designed to better accommodate the effects of time zone differences, each team would have played 50 or 54 intra-conference games, depending on whether it was in a seven- or eight-team conference, and two games (home and road) against each non-conference team. On January 6, 2012, the league announced that the NHLPA had rejected the proposed realignment, citing concerns about fairness, travel and the inability to see a draft schedule before approving, and that as a result, it would not implement the realignment until at least 2013–14.^[2][3]

Upon NHLPA rejection of the previous realignment, a new joint NHL-NHLPA plan was proposed in February 2013 as a modification of the previous plan with both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings moving to the East and the Winnipeg Jets moving to the West. This revised plan also adjusted the previously proposed four-conference system to a four-division/two-conference system, with the Eastern Conference consisting of two eight-team divisions, and the Western Conference consisting of two seven-team divisions. A new playoff format was also introduced to accommodate the new proposal, with the top three teams in each division making the playoffs, along with two wild-cards in each conference (for a total of 16 playoff teams).^[4] The NHLPA officially gave its consent to the NHL's proposed realignment plan on March 7,^[5] and then the NHL's Board of Governors approved the realignment and the new playoff format on March 14, to be implemented prior to the 2013–2014 season.^[6] The league then announced the names of the divisions on July 19: the two eight-team divisions in the Eastern Conference would be the Atlantic Division and the Metropolitan Division, and the two seven-team divisions in the Western Conference would be the Central Division and the Pacific Division.^[7]

The new alignment was as follows:

Western Conference Pacific Division Central Division Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild Phoenix Coyotes Nashville Predators San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets

Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Metropolitan Division Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings New Jersey Devils Florida Panthers New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals

Devils

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

Penguins

Bruins

Sabres

Canadiens

Senators

Maple Leafs

Jets

Hurricanes

Panthers

Lightning

Capitals

Blackhawks

Blue Jackets

Red Wings

Predators

Blues

Flames

Avalanche

Oilers

Wild

Canucks

Ducks

Stars

Kings

Coyotes

Sharks

Canadian TV deals

The league's Canadian broadcast agreements with CBC and TSN/RDS expired at the end of the season.^[8] At the same time, the league had reportedly aimed for its next round of Canadian television contracts to have a value of at least $3.2 billion in total. During negotiations, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had reportedly recognized the broadcaster's financial difficulties and budget cuts imposed by the federal Conservative government which had decreased CBC's chances of maintaining rights to Hockey Night in Canada and offered CBC a simplified broadcast package which would have consisted of a national doubleheader on Saturday nights (as opposed to regional coverage of multiple games), reduced playoff coverage, and the loss of digital rights and the All-Star Game. Rights to the remaining properties not covered under the CBC's contract would have been offered to other broadcasters.^[9][10] However, CBC Sports' staff, including executive director Jeffrey Orridge, continued to insist that it have exclusivity for every Saturday night game involving Canadian teams. In turn, CBC was failed to reach a deal; BCE (owners of Bell Media and previous cable rightsholder TSN and over the air broadcaster, CTV) made a bid for sole national rights to the NHL, and attempted to contact the CBC in regards to forming a partnership. However, CBC Sports' staff did not respond. In turn, Rogers Communications also made a bid of its own.^[10]

On November 26, 2013, the NHL announced it had sold twelve seasons' worth of exclusive national broadcast rights to NHL games to Rogers, who would broadcast games across its numerous platforms, including Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, and City, at a price of C$5.2 billion. Hockey Night in Canada would continue on the CBC for the next four seasons; the CBC would give Rogers six hours of free airtime each night to air the broadcasts but paid no rights fee. CBC would be allotted time during the broadcasts to promote its other programming. French language broadcasts were moved to TVA Sports under a sub-licensing deal with Rogers. The moves have left both Bell Media (except for its regional properties) and the CBC (which in turn, it would no longer compete with private broadcasters for professional sports) officially shut out of the national NHL broadcasts.^[11][12]

Rule changes

• All players with fewer than 25 games experience were required to wear visors. The additional minor penalty for instigating a fight when wearing a visor was removed. Players were now assessed an extra minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct should they remove their helmet prior to fighting.^[13]
• Jerseys which were not worn properly (such as being tucked in), and other equipment infractions would now result in a minor penalty.
• The base of the goal frame was now shallower and narrower by 4 inches. The overall width of the base of the frame was reduced from 96 to 88 inches and the depth of the base of the frame was reduced from 44 to 40 inches.^[14] Additionally, the corners where the goal post meets the crossbar were bent with a smaller radius, allowing more area across the goal plane.^[15] The size of the goal itself remains 6 feet wide and 4 feet tall.
• The attainable pass exception to the icing rule was removed. Officials would nullify a potential icing only if a player made contact with the puck.
• Goaltender's equipment was modified. Pads couldn't rise higher on the goaltender's leg than 45 percent of the distance between the center of the knee and pelvis. The pads could rise no higher than nine inches above the knee for goalies with an upper-leg measurement of 20 inches.
• A new hybrid icing rule was adopted. The hybrid icing rule required officials to stop play immediately in a potential icing situation where, in the judgement of the official, the defender would win a race to the puck ahead of an attacker, and the puck would cross the goal line. The official was to make his judgement when a player gains an imaginary line connecting the end-zone faceoff dots. Note that the first player to gain this imaginary line may not have been the one who would win a race to the puck.^[13]

Uniforms

• The Dallas Stars debuted a new logo, featuring a star with the letter D on it, as well as redesigned uniforms. The green on the uniform was restored as the dominant color, using a brighter shade called "Victory Green," reminiscent of the team before their move to Dallas, thus making the colors easier to distinguish.^[16]

• The Nashville Predators add a slightly tapered gold stripe to the pants and they reverse the color pattern on their road socks. Previously, the color pattern matched that of the ends of the sleeves.

• The Anaheim Ducks introduced a replica of their inaugural 1993–94 jersey to wear in a regular season game against the Ottawa Senators on October 13.

• The Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers, and Boston Bruins were all wearing special patches to commemorate their first season in the NHL. The Ducks and Panthers were each wearing 20th season patches, and the Bruins were wearing 90th season patches. The Bruins' commemorative patch features six stars which signify the franchise's six Stanley Cup victories.

• The Carolina Hurricanes debuted a new uniform design that features different striping patterns on the home and away jerseys.^[17]

• The Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings wore specialized jerseys for the 2014 Winter Classic.

• The Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins retired their third jerseys.

• The San Jose Sharks modified their home and away jerseys.^[18]

• The Minnesota Wild changed their away jersey.

• The Buffalo Sabres added a new third jersey, featuring a gold front and navy back.

• The Calgary Flames retired their throwback third, and added a new third jersey partially inspired by Western wear.

• The New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks each unveiled new jerseys featuring chromed logos for the 2014 Stadium Series.

• Although the New Jersey Devils also introduced a chromed version of their original red and green logo, they wore their red and green throwback jerseys unaltered (save for a Stadium Series patch) for their Stadium Series game against the Rangers.

• The Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks wore specialized jerseys for the 2014 Heritage Classic. The Canucks reused the 1915 Vancouver Millionaires design from the previous season, while the Senators wore an off-white version of their black third jersey.

Regular season

Coaching changes

Offseason
Team	2012–13 coach	2013–14 coach
Dallas Stars	Glen Gulutzan	Lindy Ruff
Edmonton Oilers	Ralph Krueger	Dallas Eakins
New York Rangers	John Tortorella	Alain Vigneault
Vancouver Canucks	Alain Vigneault	John Tortorella
Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sacco	Patrick Roy
In-season
Team	Outgoing coach	Incoming coach
Philadelphia Flyers	Peter Laviolette	Craig Berube
Buffalo Sabres	Ron Rolston	Ted Nolan
Florida Panthers	Kevin Dineen	Peter Horachek
Winnipeg Jets	Claude Noel	Paul Maurice

With realignment, a new scheduling format was introduced. Among the changes, the scheduling of inter-conference games ensured that all 30 teams would play in all 30 arenas at least once per season.^[6] Each team played 82 games – 50 or 54 games within their conference, depending on whether they were in a seven- or eight-team division, and two games (home and road) against each non-conference club. The regular season opened on October 1, 2013, with the first game seeing the Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the home team Montreal Canadiens by a score of 4–3.^[19]

The annual Christmas trade freeze was in effect from December 20, 2013, through December 26, 2013.^[20]

Olympics

There was no all-star game this season, due to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Prior to the season, NHL, International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and Olympic officials reached an agreement to send NHL players to the Olympics game. The league took a break on February 9 and resumed play on February 25.^[21] All players participating in their respective national teams gathered in four U.S. airports and flew to Sochi on February 9 and 10.

Winter Classic

The 2014 NHL Winter Classic was held on January 1, 2014. The game, the sixth Winter Classic, featured the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The game was originally planned to be played on January 1, 2013, as the 2013 NHL Winter Classic, but was postponed due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.^[22]

HBO once again produced a four-part documentary chronicling the preparation of the two teams for the Winter Classic as part of its sports series 24/7 The special also aired in Canada on Sportsnet.^[23]

Heritage Classic returns

The 2014 NHL Heritage Classic featured the Ottawa Senators facing off against the home team Vancouver Canucks at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. This was third Heritage Classic game held in Canada following the Heritage Classic in 2011 when the Calgary Flames defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta. Unlike previous Heritage Classics, the 2014 event was technically held indoors; BC Place kept its retractable roof closed because of inclement weather.

Debut of the Stadium Series

On May 1, 2013, the NHL announced that the Chicago Blackhawks would host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Soldier Field in Chicago on March 1, 2014, as part of the new NHL Stadium Series.^[24] The NHL announced an unprecedented six outdoor NHL games for the 2013–14 season: one Winter Classic, four Stadium Series games, and a Heritage Classic game.

For the two Stadium Series games they were involved in at Yankee Stadium, the New York Rangers were the away team due to contract obligations with Madison Square Garden as they can't receive income from other venues in New York as the home team (this claim is dubious as Madison Square Garden owns the team and could theoretically waive that clause with its own team at any time).

The six outdoor games were:

Date	Site	Away team	Home team
January 1, 2014	Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan	Toronto Maple Leafs	Detroit Red Wings
January 25, 2014[25]	Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles	Anaheim Ducks	Los Angeles Kings
January 26, 2014[26]	Yankee Stadium, New York City	New York Rangers	New Jersey Devils
January 29, 2014[26]	Yankee Stadium, New York City	New York Rangers	New York Islanders
March 1, 2014[27]	Soldier Field, Chicago	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chicago Blackhawks
March 2, 2014[27]	BC Place, Vancouver	Ottawa Senators	Vancouver Canucks

On November 18, 2013, the league announced NHL Revealed: A Season Like No Other, a new seven-part series showing behind-the-scenes footage of top NHL players during the season. The program followed multiple players as they competed in the regular season, the Stadium Series, the Heritage Classic, and the Sochi Olympics. Unlike 24/7, language by players and coaches would be censored. The program aired in the United States on the NBC Sports Network starting on January 22, and in Canada on CBC starting on January 23.^[28]

Postponed games

The Carolina Hurricanes-Buffalo Sabres game originally scheduled for January 7 was postponed due to the 2014 North American cold wave. It was rescheduled for February 25.^[29]

The Philadelphia Flyers postponed their game against the Hurricanes from January 21 to 22 due to the city of Philadelphia declaring a snow emergency. This resulted in the Hurricanes postponing their match with the Ottawa Senators from January 24 to 25 due to a rule stating that a team may not play games on three consecutive days.

The Dallas Stars postponed their March 10 game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets after Dallas player Rich Peverley, who had a history of heart problems, collapsed while on the players' bench midway through the first period, with Columbus leading 1–0. The game was abandoned at that point. This game was rescheduled for April 9. The game ran for 60 minutes, with Columbus leading 1–0 to start the game with a goal credited to Nathan Horton and assists credited to Matt Calvert and James Wisniewski. All other statistics were expunged. In the rescheduled game, the Blue Jackets won 3–1. This mirrors the actions taken by the league during a game between the Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators on November 21, 2005.^[30]

Standings

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)^[31]

R		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Boston Bruins	82	54	19	9	51	261	177	117
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	27	9	38	240	215	101
3	Montreal Canadiens	82	46	28	8	40	215	204	100

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)^[31]

R		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	24	7	44	249	207	109
2	New York Rangers	82	45	31	6	41	218	193	96
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	30	10	39	236	235	94

Wild Card teams^[31]

R	(Top 2 qualify for playoffs)	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	Columbus Blue Jackets	ME	82	43	32	7	38	231	216	93
2	Detroit Red Wings	AT	82	39	28	15	34	222	230	93
3	Washington Capitals	ME	82	38	30	14	28	235	240	90
4	New Jersey Devils	ME	82	35	29	18	35	197	208	88
5	Ottawa Senators	AT	82	37	31	14	30	236	265	88
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	AT	82	38	36	8	29	231	256	84
7	Carolina Hurricanes	ME	82	36	35	11	34	207	230	83
8	New York Islanders	ME	82	34	37	11	25	225	267	79
9	Florida Panthers	AT	82	29	45	8	21	196	268	66
10	Buffalo Sabres	AT	82	21	51	10	14	157	248	52

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, ME – Metropolitan

bold – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

Top 3 (Central Division)^[31]

R		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Colorado Avalanche	82	52	22	8	47	250	220	112
2	St. Louis Blues	82	52	23	7	43	248	191	111
3	Chicago Blackhawks	82	46	21	15	40	267	220	107

Top 3 (Pacific Division)^[31]

R		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Anaheim Ducks	82	54	20	8	51	266	209	116
2	San Jose Sharks	82	51	22	9	41	249	200	111
3	Los Angeles Kings	82	46	28	8	38	206	174	100

Wild Card Teams^[31]

R	(Top 2 qualify for playoffs)	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	Minnesota Wild	CE	82	43	27	12	35	207	206	98
2	Dallas Stars	CE	82	40	31	11	36	235	228	91
3	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	37	30	15	31	216	231	89
4	Nashville Predators	CE	82	38	32	12	36	216	242	88
5	Winnipeg Jets	CE	82	37	35	10	29	227	237	84
6	Vancouver Canucks	PA	82	36	35	11	31	196	223	83
7	Calgary Flames	PA	82	35	40	7	28	209	241	77
8	Edmonton Oilers	PA	82	29	44	9	25	203	270	67

bold – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division, z – Clinched Conference

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific

Tie Breakers:
1. Fewer number of games played.
2. Greater Regulation + OT Wins (ROW)
3. Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play. (If teams played an unequal # of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.)
4. Greater Goal differential

• Columbus were given a higher wild card seed than Detroit due to a higher amount of ROW's (38 to 34)

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points.^[32]

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Crosby, SidneySidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	36	68	104	+18	46
Getzlaf, RyanRyan Getzlaf	Anaheim Ducks	77	31	56	87	+28	31
Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux	Philadelphia Flyers	82	28	58	86	+7	46
Seguin, TylerTyler Seguin	Dallas Stars	80	37	47	84	+16	18
Perry, CoreyCorey Perry	Anaheim Ducks	81	43	39	82	+32	65
Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	37	43	80	−5	27
Hall, TaylorTaylor Hall	Edmonton Oilers	75	27	53	80	−15	44
Ovechkin, AlexanderAlexander Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	78	51	28	79	−35	48
Pavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski	San Jose Sharks	82	41	38	79	+23	32
Benn, JamieJamie Benn	Dallas Stars	81	34	45	79	+21	64

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average while playing at least 1800 minutes.^[33]

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	OTL	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Schneider, CoryCory Schneider	New Jersey Devils	45	!!!!!2679:54 2679:54	16	15	12	88	3	.921	1.97
Rask, TuukkaTuukka Rask	Boston Bruins	58	!!!!!3386:27 3386:27	36	15	6	115	7	.930	2.04
Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick	Los Angeles Kings	49	!!!!!2904:26 2904:26	27	17	4	100	6	.915	2.07
Bishop, BenBen Bishop	Tampa Bay Lightning	63	!!!!!3586:21 3586:21	37	14	7	133	5	.924	2.23
Halák, JaroslavJaroslav Halák	St. Louis/Washington	52	!!!!!2938:35 2938:35	29	13	7	110	5	.921	2.25
Crawford, CoreyCorey Crawford	Chicago Blackhawks	59	!!!!!3395:01 3395:01	32	16	10	128	2	.917	2.26
Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin	Carolina Hurricanes	36	!!!!!2084:18 2084:18	19	14	1	80	1	.926	2.30
Price, CareyCarey Price	Montreal Canadiens	59	!!!!!3464:22 3464:22	34	20	5	134	6	.927	2.32
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist	New York Rangers	63	!!!!!3655:19 3655:19	33	24	5	144	5	.920	2.36
Fleury, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Fleury	Pittsburgh Penguins	64	!!!!!3792:24 3792:24	39	18	5	150	5	.915	2.37

Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

A1

Boston

4

WC

Detroit

1

A1

Boston

3

A3

Montreal

4

A2

Tampa Bay

0

A3

Montreal

4

A3

Montreal

2

Eastern Conference

M2

NY Rangers

4

M1

Pittsburgh

4

WC

Columbus

2

M1

Pittsburgh

3

M2

NY Rangers

4

M2

NY Rangers

4

M3

Philadelphia

3

M2

NY Rangers

1

P3

Los Angeles

4

C1

Colorado

3

WC

Minnesota

4

WC

Minnesota

2

C3

Chicago

4

C2

St. Louis

2

C3

Chicago

4

C3

Chicago

3

Western Conference

P3

Los Angeles

4

P1

Anaheim

4

WC

Dallas

2

P1

Anaheim

3

P3

Los Angeles

4

P2

San Jose

3

P3

Los Angeles

4

NHL awards

Awards were presented at the NHL Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 24, 2014. Finalists for voted awards were announced during the playoffs. Voting concluded immediately after the end of the regular season. The President's Trophy, the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl were not presented at the awards ceremony. The Lester Patrick Trophy was announced during the summer and presented in the fall.

2013–14 NHL awards

Award	Recipient(s)	Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Stanley Cup	Los Angeles Kings	New York Rangers
Presidents' Trophy (Best regular-season record)	Boston Bruins	Anaheim Ducks
Prince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference champion)	New York Rangers	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference champion)	Los Angeles Kings	Chicago Blackhawks
Art Ross Trophy (Top scorer)	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)	Dominic Moore (New York Rangers)	Jaromir Jagr (New Jersey Devils) Manny Malhotra (Carolina Hurricanes)
Calder Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player)	Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado Avalanche)	Tyler Johnson (Tampa Bay Lightning) Ondrej Palat (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Justin Williams (Los Angeles Kings)	N/A
Frank J. Selke Trophy (Defensive forward)	Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)	Anze Kopitar (Los Angeles Kings) Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks)
Hart Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season)	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks) Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers)
Jack Adams Award (Best coach)	Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche)	Mike Babcock (Detroit Red Wings) Jon Cooper (Tampa Bay Lightning)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (Best defenseman)	Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks)	Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins) Shea Weber (Nashville Predators)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Leadership and humanitarian contribution)	Andrew Ference (Edmonton Oilers)	N/A
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Sportsmanship and excellence)	Ryan O'Reilly (Colorado Avalanche)	Patrick Marleau (San Jose Sharks) Martin St. Louis (New York Rangers/Tampa Bay Lightning)
Ted Lindsay Award (Outstanding player)	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks) Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers)
Mark Messier Leadership Award (Leadership and community activities)	Dustin Brown (Los Angeles Kings)	Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks) Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks)
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (Top goal-scorer)	Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)	Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks)
NHL Foundation Player Award (Award for community enrichment)	Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)	Brent Burns (San Jose Sharks) Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks)
NHL General Manager of the Year Award (Top general manager)	Bob Murray (Anaheim Ducks)	Marc Bergevin (Montreal Canadiens) Dean Lombardi (Los Angeles Kings)
Vezina Trophy (Best goaltender)	Tuukka Rask (Boston Bruins)	Ben Bishop (Tampa Bay Lightning) Semyon Varlamov (Colorado Avalanche)
William M. Jennings Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)	Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings)	Tuukka Rask & Chad Johnson (Boston Bruins)
Lester Patrick Trophy (Service to ice hockey in U.S.)	Bill Daly and Paul Holmgren

All-Star teams

Position	First Team	Second Team	Position	All-Rookie
G	Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins	Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche	G	Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks
D	Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks	Shea Weber, Nashville Predators	D	Torey Krug, Boston Bruins
D	Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins	Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues	D	Hampus Lindholm, Anaheim Ducks
C	Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks	F	Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning
RW	Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks	Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals	F	Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
LW	Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars	Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks	F	Ondrej Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning

Milestones

First games

The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2013–14 season, listed with their first team:

Player	Team	Notability
Nathan MacKinnon	Colorado Avalanche	First overall pick in the 2013 Draft, Calder Memorial Trophy winner

Last games

The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2013–14, listed with their team:

Player	Team	Notability
Daniel Alfredsson[34]	Detroit Red Wings	Calder Memorial Trophy winner, six-time NHL All-Star, King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner, Mark Messier Leadership Award winner, over 1,200 games played.
Martin Biron[35]	New York Rangers	One of four players and the only goalie in league history to play for all three teams in the state of New York (Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders and New York Rangers), played 508 games over 16 seasons.
Radek Dvorak[36]	Carolina Hurricanes	Over 1,200 games played.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere[37]	Colorado Avalanche	2003 Conn Smythe winner, 2007 Stanley Cup champion with Anaheim; and Best NHL Player ESPY Award 2003, the last active player to have been a member of the Hartford Whalers.
Hal Gill[38]	Philadelphia Flyers	Stanley cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins; Olympic bronze medalist; Over 1100 games played
Saku Koivu[39]	Anaheim Ducks	Over 1100 games played; Bill Masterton Trophy winner; King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner; NHL All-Star
George Parros[40]	Montreal Canadiens	2007 Stanley Cup champion with Anaheim Ducks.
Mikael Samuelsson[41]	Detroit Red Wings	Stanley Cup champion with the Red Wings; Triple Gold Club member.
Teemu Selanne[42]	Anaheim Ducks	2007 Stanley Cup champion with Anaheim; inaugural Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner; played in 1,451 games. He is 11th on the all-time NHL goal list with 675, and is 15th on the all-time NHL point list with 1,457.
Ryan Smyth[43]	Edmonton Oilers	Won Gold Medal in 2002 Winter Olympics with Team Canada, played over 1,270 games in 19 seasons.
Tomas Vokoun[44]	Pittsburgh Penguins	Two-time NHL All-Star.
Ray Whitney[45]	Dallas Stars	2006 Stanley Cup champion with Carolina Hurricanes; Two-time NHL All-Star; over 1,300 games played.

Major milestones reached

• On October 2, 2013, the Buffalo Sabres had four people under 20 years old (Mikhail Grigorenko, Zemgus Girgensons, Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov) on their active roster, the most on any NHL team's Opening Night roster since the 1995–96 season.^[46]

• On October 3, 2013, Boston Bruins forward Chris Kelly became the first player in NHL history to score a team's first goal of the season on a penalty shot against the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden.

• On October 17, 2013, Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall broke Wayne Gretzky's franchise record when he scored twice in eight seconds. Gretzky had held the franchise record for fastest two goals by one player since December 18, 1981, when he scored twice in nine seconds.^[47]

• On October 19, 2013, Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith became the 11th goaltender in league history to score a goal when he scored against the Detroit Red Wings.^[48]

• On October 29, 2013, New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr scored his 119th career game-winning goal, surpassing Phil Esposito's 118 as the most game-winning goals since the 1967 NHL expansion.^[49][50]

• On November 19, 2013, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis participated in his 1,000th NHL game.^[51]

• On December 18, 2013, New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr scored his 122nd career game-winning goal, the most in league history. Gordie Howe held that record dating back to the 1967 season.^[52]

• On December 20, 2013, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin scored his 400th career goal. He became the sixth fastest player to reach that mark, getting it in 634 games, one less than Pavel Bure.^[53]

• On December 31, 2013, Anaheim Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano became the 20th player in league history to play 500 consecutive games, and the fifth to do so to start his career.^[54]

• On February 1, 2014, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Robyn Regehr participated in his 1,000th NHL game.^[55]

• On March 1, 2014, New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr scored his 700th career goal, becoming the seventh player in league history to reach this milestone.^[56]

• On March 3, 2014, Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff recorded his 600th career regular season win against his former team the Buffalo Sabres, becoming the 12th coach to reach this milestone.^[57]

• On March 6, 2014, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon broke one of Wayne Gretzky's records by earning a point in his 13th consecutive game, as the longest point streak by an 18-year-old. Gretzky had held the record for most consecutive points by an 18-year-old since the 1979–80 NHL season.^[58]

• On March 9, 2014, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist recorded his 300th career win, becoming the 29th goaltender to reach this milestone.^[59]

• On March 11, 2014, Minnesota Wild forward Matt Cooke participated in his 1,000th NHL game.^[60]

• On March 12, 2014, Vancouver Canucks forward Henrik Sedin participated in his 1,000th NHL game.^[61]

• On March 18, 2014, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist passed Mike Richter to achieve the most wins in franchise history with his 302nd career victory.^[62]

• On March 19, 2014, Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville recorded his 700th career regular season win, becoming the third coach to reach this milestone.^[63]

• On March 19, 2014, Chicago Blackhawks forward Michal Handzus participated in his 1,000th NHL game.^[63]

• On March 20, 2014, Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter recorded his 500th career regular season win, becoming the 18th coach to reach this milestone.^[64]

• On March 22, 2014, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist passed Eddie Giacomin to become the franchise's all-time shutout leader with his 50th shutout.^[65]

• On March 22, 2014, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick passed Rogie Vachon to become the franchise's all-time wins leader with his 172nd win.^[66]

• On April 1, 2014, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby recorded 100 points in a season for the fifth time in his career and first time since the 2009–10 season.^[67]

• On April 8, 2014, Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock recorded his 414th career regular season win, passing Jack Adams for the most in franchise history.^[68]

• On April 10, 2014, Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov set a franchise record for wins in a season with his 41st victory. He surpassed former goalie and current head coach Patrick Roy's record of 40 set during the 2000–01 NHL season.^[69]

• On April 10, 2014, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne passed Tomas Vokoun to become the franchises's all-time wins leader with his 162nd win.^[70]

• On April 11, 2014, the Buffalo Sabres dressed their ninth goaltender of the season, an NHL record (Ryan Miller, Jhonas Enroth, Michal Neuvirth, Nathan Lieuwen, Jaroslav Halak, Matt Hackett, Andrey Makarov, Connor Knapp and Ryan Vinz).^[71]

• On April 11, 2014, Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis made his NHL debut thus becoming the first player in history to play in ECHL, AHL, NHL and Olympic Games during one season.^[72]

• On May 13, 2014, New York Rangers center Brad Richards notched his seventh career Game 7 Stanley Cup playoffs win. Consequently, Richards was now 7–0 lifetime in Game 7s, tying former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Red Kelly in this league milestone.^[73]

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