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(2010-06-24 05:42:45)
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin ended Alexander Ovechkin's bid for a third consecutive Hart Trophy when he was voted the NHL's Most Valuable Player on Wednesday.
Swede Sedin beat out Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals for the trophy by receiving 46 of 133 first-place votes in balloting conducted by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
Russian Ovechkin was the top selection on 40 ballots.
However Ovechkin was voted the league's top player by his peers for a third successive year, winning the new Lindsay Award which replaced the Lester Pearson Award.
Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks won the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman while Dave Tippett was voted the "most outstanding" coach after leading the Phoenix Coyotes to the playoffs for the first time since 2002.
It was also a good night for the Buffalo Sabres, who won awards for top goaltender (Ryan Miller) and Rookie of the Year (defenseman Tyler Myers).
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby and Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos shared the Maurice Richard Trophy as the league's top goalscorers with 51.
Crosby was first to reach the mark, scoring twice in Pittsburgh's final game of the season against the New York Islanders, before being caught by Stamkos.
Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk won the Selke Trophy as the league's top defensive forward for a third consecutive year, the first player to do so since Bob Gainey of the Montreal Canadiens claimed four in a row from 1978.
(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Steve Ginsburg)
