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NHL Lester B. Pearson Award Winners

Most Outstanding Player as Selected by the NHLPA

Lester B. Pearson Award

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Scoring Stats Goalie Stats
Season Lg Player Age Team Pos GP G A PTS +/- GP W L T/OT GAA SV%
2008-09 NHL Alex Ovechkin 23 Washington Capitals LW 79 56 54 110 8
2007-08 NHL Alex Ovechkin 22 Washington Capitals LW 82 65 47 112 28
2006-07 NHL Sidney Crosby 19 Pittsburgh Penguins C 79 36 84 120 10
2005-06 NHL Jaromir Jagr 33 New York Rangers RW 82 54 69 123 34
2003-04 NHL Martin St. Louis 28 Tampa Bay Lightning RW 82 38 56 94 35
2002-03 NHL Markus Naslund 29 Vancouver Canucks LW 82 48 56 104 6
2001-02 NHL Jarome Iginla 24 Calgary Flames RW 82 52 44 96 27
2000-01 NHL Joe Sakic 31 Colorado Avalanche C 82 54 64 118 45
1999-00 NHL Jaromir Jagr 27 Pittsburgh Penguins RW 63 42 54 96 25
1998-99 NHL Jaromir Jagr 26 Pittsburgh Penguins RW 81 44 83 127 17
1997-98 NHL Dominik Hasek 33 Buffalo Sabres G 72 0 2 2 0 72 33 23 13 2.09 .932
1996-97 NHL Dominik Hasek 32 Buffalo Sabres G 67 0 3 3 0 67 37 20 10 2.27 .930
1995-96 NHL Mario Lemieux 30 Pittsburgh Penguins C 70 69 92 161 10
1994-95 NHL Eric Lindros 21 Philadelphia Flyers C 46 29 41 70 27
1993-94 NHL Sergei Fedorov 24 Detroit Red Wings C 82 56 64 120 48
1992-93 NHL Mario Lemieux 27 Pittsburgh Penguins C 60 69 91 160 55
1991-92 NHL Mark Messier 31 New York Rangers LW/C 79 35 72 107 31
1990-91 NHL Brett Hull 26 St. Louis Blues RW 78 86 45 131 23
1989-90 NHL Mark Messier 29 Edmonton Oilers LW/C 79 45 84 129 19
1988-89 NHL Steve Yzerman 23 Detroit Red Wings C 80 65 90 155 17
1987-88 NHL Mario Lemieux 22 Pittsburgh Penguins C 77 70 98 168 23
1986-87 NHL Wayne Gretzky 26 Edmonton Oilers C 79 62 121 183 70
1985-86 NHL Mario Lemieux 20 Pittsburgh Penguins C 79 48 93 141 -6
1984-85 NHL Wayne Gretzky 24 Edmonton Oilers C 80 73 135 208 98
1983-84 NHL Wayne Gretzky 23 Edmonton Oilers C 74 87 118 205 76
1982-83 NHL Wayne Gretzky 22 Edmonton Oilers C 80 71 125 196 60
1981-82 NHL Wayne Gretzky 21 Edmonton Oilers C 80 92 120 212 81
1980-81 NHL Mike Liut 25 St. Louis Blues G 61 0 0 0 0 61 33 14 13 3.34
1979-80 NHL Marcel Dionne 28 Los Angeles Kings C 80 53 84 137 35
1978-79 NHL Marcel Dionne 27 Los Angeles Kings C 80 59 71 130 23
1977-78 NHL Guy Lafleur 26 Montreal Canadiens RW 78 60 72 132 73
1976-77 NHL Guy Lafleur 25 Montreal Canadiens RW 80 56 80 136 89
1975-76 NHL Guy Lafleur 24 Montreal Canadiens RW 80 56 69 125 68
1974-75 NHL Bobby Orr 26 Boston Bruins D 80 46 89 135 80
1973-74 NHL Phil Esposito 31 Boston Bruins C 78 68 77 145 51
1972-73 NHL Bobby Clarke 23 Philadelphia Flyers C 78 37 67 104 32
1971-72 NHL Jean Ratelle 31 New York Rangers C 63 46 63 109 61
1970-71 NHL Phil Esposito 28 Boston Bruins C 78 76 76 152 71