Patrick Kane wins Hart Trophy in runaway; Braden Holtby takes Vezina

— -- Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player Wednesday night at the league's annual postseason awards show in Las Vegas, becoming the first American to win the award.

The NHL's scoring champion, Kane, 27, is the first Chicago player to take home the Hart since Stan Mikita in 1968.

Earlier in the night, Kane won the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL's outstanding player selected by his fellow players. He also received the Art Ross Trophy for winning the NHL scoring title.

Kane was the runaway winner of the Hart, as expected, getting 121 of the 150 first-place votes. Sidney Crosby finished second with 11 first-place votes, and Dallas' Jamie Benn was third. Vezina Trophy-winning goalie Braden Holtby of Washington was fourth.

Kane, a Buffalo native, also became the first U.S.-born player to lead the league in scoring with 106 points, leading Benn by a whopping 17 points.

Holtby beat out Tampa Bay's Ben Bishop and Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick to win the Vezina.

Holtby was rewarded for a remarkable season in which he tied Martin Brodeur's league record with 48 victories for the Presidents' Trophy-winning Caps. His goals-against average was fifth in the league at 2.20, and he finished eighth in save percentage at .922.

Los Angeles Kings players won the two top defensive awards, with  Drew Doughty winning the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman and Anze Kopitar taking the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward.

Doughty's first Norris victory ended a lively three-man race that forced voters to decide between pure offensive production and analytical superiority.

Doughty, the two-time Stanley Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, beat out Erik Karlsson of Ottawa and Brent Burns of San Jose.

While Doughty didn't match his competitors' offensive production, voters recognized his two-way prowess for the defense-minded Kings.

"To my teammates, without you, I couldn't have done it," Doughty said. "You guys are everything to me, and we're brothers for life."

Doughty led all defensemen in Corsi percentage at 58.9, and he scored 51 points with a plus-24 rating while playing enormous minutes on the Kings' depleted blue line.

Karlsson, who won the Norris last year, scored a whopping 82 points for the Senators, the most by an NHL defenseman in 20 years. He also played nearly 29 minutes per game, but finished with a minus-2 on a non-playoff team.

Kopitar became the Kings' first Selke Trophy winner one week after he was named team captain.

Kopitar has been the Kings' leading scorer for nine consecutive seasons, but his willingness to embrace coach Darryl Sutter's defense-first mindset was a major reason for Los Angeles' run to two Stanley Cup titles in three years from 2012-14.

Kopitar led all NHL forwards in ice time, averaging nearly 21 minutes per game, while finishing second in the league with a plus-34 rating. His puck possession skills and backchecking acumen were key factors in the Kings finishing third in the league in team defense.

Kopitar was a finalist for the award in each of the previous three seasons. He beat out three-time winner Patrice Bergeron of Boston and Anaheim's Ryan Kesler, the 2011 winner.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Artemi Panarin won the Calder Trophy, beating out Philadelphia's Shayne Gostisbehere and Edmonton's Connor McDavid, who finished third in the voting.

Panarin scored 77 points in 80 games during his debut season in North America, leading all rookies in goals (30) and assists (47).

Although Panarin played seven pro seasons back home before coming stateside, voters didn't object to his experience, awarding the trophy to a Chicago player for the first time since Patrick Kane won it in 2008.

McDavid was the No. 1 pick last summer. He scored 48 points in 45 games, his dynamite season shortened by two months because of a broken collarbone.

Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz won the Jack Adams award as the NHL's coach of the year. Trotz earned the award for the first time by leading the Caps to an NHL-best 120 points this season, setting a franchise record with 56 victories.

Trotz won the Jack Adams for the first time over fellow finalists Lindy Ruff of the Dallas Stars and Gerard Gallant of the Florida Panthers.

In other awards handed out Wednesday:

-- Kopitar won the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly play.

-- Florida's Jaromir Jagr won the Masterton Trophy for his perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.

-- Pittsburgh's Jim Rutherford was named the NHL's general manager of the year, beating out Washington's Brian MacLellan and Dallas' Jim Nill.

-- Washington's Alex Ovechkin won the Maurice Richard Trophy, awarded annually to the league's top goal-scorer.

-- Vancouver's Henrik Sedin won the King Clancy Trophy, awarded for humanitarian contribution to hockey.

-- Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber won the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award.

-- Calgary's Mark Giordano won the Foundation Player Award, for outstanding charitable and community work.

-- Anaheim's Frederik Andersen and John Gibson won the William M. Jennings Trophy, awarded to goaltenders playing in a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals allowed.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.