Art Ross Trophy

Description: First awarded in 1947-48, the Art Ross Trophy is presented annually “to the player who leads the League in scoring points at the end of the regular season.”

History: Arthur Howey Ross, former manager-coach of the Boston Bruins, presented the Art Ross Trophy to the NHL in 1948. If two or more players finish the regular season with the same number of points, the trophy is awarded based on the following tiebreakers: 1. Player with the most goals, 2. Player with fewer games played, 3. Player scoring first goal of the season.

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2025-26 Winner: Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid registered 48-90—138 in 82 games to finish eight points ahead of two-time reigning champion Nikita Kucherov (44-86—130 in 76 GP) of the Tampa Bay Lightning and earn his sixth career Art Ross Trophy, adding to wins in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23. His six career Art Ross Trophies are tied for the second-most in NHL history (with Gordie Howe and Mario Lemieux), behind only Wayne Gretzky (10). McDavid collected points in a League-high 68 of his 82 total appearances (82.9%), also pacing the NHL with 43 multi-point performances. He found the scoresheet in each of Edmonton’s 41 wins, becoming the third player in League history to record a point in all of his team’s victories during a given season (minimum: 25 wins). The others: Gretzky (29 in 1980-81 w/ EDM) and Dennis Maruk (26 in 1981 82 w/ WSH). McDavid also factored on 48.9 percent of the Oilers’ total goals (138 of 282), the highest share in the NHL ahead of Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks (46.2%; 115 of 249). The No. 1 overall pick from the 2015 NHL Draft reached the 100-point milestone for the sixth straight season (tied for the second-longest streak in League history) and ninth time overall (the third-highest total in NHL history). He became the fourth-fastest player in League history to accumulate 1,100 career points, doing so in his 726th game on Nov. 3 at STL, before becoming the third-fastest player in NHL history to compile 1,200 career points – a milestone reached in his 784th career appearance on March 24 at UTA.