Henrik Sedin became the first Vancouver Canucks player to win the Art Ross Trophy as the National Hockey League's regular-season scoring champion on Sunday.
After an exhilarating four-point performance Saturday, Sedin built himself a three-point (112-109) cushion that Washington Capitals superstar, Alexander Ovechkin, had to try and match in his final regular season game Sunday morning.
However, Ovechkin was unable to muster up a single point in the Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins.
Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby put together a valiant effort in his game against the New York Islanders Sunday afternoon scoring two goals and adding three helpers to match Ovechkin’s 109 points. Officially, Crosby finishes second behind Sedin in the points race for the Art Ross, because his 51 goals edged Ovechkin’s 50.
Until today, Markus Naslund was the closest a Canuck player had come to winning the Art Ross. The former captain finished second in league scoring twice. In 2001-2002, Naslund finished six points behind Calgary's Jarome Iginla. One year later, Naslund had the scoring lead heading into the final day of regular season play, but was overtaken by Colorado's Peter Forsberg.
Sedin's four points Saturday also helped him set a new franchise scoring record. Sedin's 29 goals and 83 assists broke Pavel Bure's 110 points record set in 1992-1993.
