Who will win the Hart Trophy?

Given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team. Voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA).

A bar chart of The Athletic's polling of its NHL staff from March 10–12, 2025 found that Nathan MacKinnon is the favorite to win the Hart Trophy for the player judged to be the most valuable to his team.

Nathan MacKinnon

37.9%

Leon Draisaitl

31.0%

Connor Hellebuyck

20.7%

Zach Werenski

6.9%

Aleksander Barkov

3.4%

Note: Survey of 29 staffers from The Athletic's NHL staff between March 10–12, 2025. Figures are rounded.

Source: The Athletic (NHL Staff Survey)