Who's got your Hart?

There are 5 names being tossed around as potential Hart Trophy winners these days. Alex Ovechkin, Henrik Sedin and Sidney Crosby are the three skaters in the mix, while Ryan Miller of the Sabres and Ilya Bryzgalov of the Coyotes make their cases from the crease. Ovechkin could be taking home both the Art Ross and Maurice Richard trophies despite injury and suspension. He’s 3 points off the points lead and sitting in a 3 way tie for the lead in goals, putting up a league high 1.53 PPG and has helped the Capitals to a sizable cushion atop the East.

Henrik’s likely led the Vancouver Canucks to another division title, setting career and franchise records for assists with 7 games to go. He excelled even when his brother went down with a foot injury, not missing a beat and helping the Canucks to keep winning.

Crosby has shown a sniper side we hadn’t seen in the NHL for a full season, tied with Ovechkin and Stamkos for the league lead in goals. As always he’s putting up assists, and as always he’s a big reason why the Pittsburgh Penguins are competitive, even sans Evgeni Malkin.

1-2-3 in league scoring, and the 3 skaters who are in contention for the Hart trophy. Here are a few stats to try and get a handle on exactly what each of these superstars means to their team.