The 2019 NHL Awarding ceremony was held in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning received the 2018-19 Hart Memorial Trophy, for the most valuable player. Meanwhile, the Lightning surpassed all teams by contributing four players to the 2018-19 NHL First All-Star Team, 2018-19 NHL Second All-Star Team and 2018-19 NHL All-Rookie Team.

Kucherov became the second player in Lightning's history, after Martin St. Louis in 2004, to become MVP. The 26-year-old right wing had 128 points in the regular season, the most by a Russian-born player. He also delivered 87 assists, the league's most since 1995-96. Thanks to his outstanding performance, the Lightning won 62 of their 82 games in the regular season – Kucherov scored in 62 games and played two five-point games. He also won the Ted Lindsay Award for the most outstanding player in the league, voted by members of the NHL Players' Association.

"It means a lot to me. You compete against those guys every night and you get recognition from them. It definitely means a lot. I'm really happy," said Kucherov.

Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames won the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the best defenseman in the 2018-19 NHL regular season. The 35-year-old became the fourth player to win this award at the age of 35 or older in the league's history. He played 77 games for the Flames and achieved 74 points as captain, helping the team finish the regular season 50-25-7 and No.1 in the Western Conference.

"I take a lot of pride working out off the ice, keeping myself in good shape. But still, it's not easy to play late into your 30s. We're all aware of that as players, trying to last as long as you can. To be recognized at my age with this award is a moment that's really special for me and my family," said Giordano.

Barry Trotz of the New York Islanders won the Jack Adams Award for Coach of the Year in the 2018-19 regular season. This was the second time for Trotz to win this award after doing it with the Washington Capitals in 2016. The 56-year-old is the second coach in the Islanders' history to win the Jack Adams Award and the fourth coach in the NHL history to win the award with different teams.

"We headed out west, I think it was Colorado and Dallas in a western trip. We were playing OK, but not great. And we went out there against [the Colorado Avalanche], they were rolling at the time, scoring a lot of goals, and we shut them down. (The Dallas Stars), same thing. It started to galvanize our belief in what we were doing," said Trotz.

Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Vezina Trophy for the best goalie in the 2018-19 regular season. Though he only started 53 games because of injuries, Vasilevskiy still managed to help the Lightning claim 39 victories. He also had six shutouts, a 2.40 goals-against average and .925 save percentage.

"This award's not just mine. It goes to our team, for sure, all the guys working extremely hard. Once again, I want to thank my teammates. Thank you for everything, guys," said Vasilevskiy.

The following is the full list of all 2018-19 NHL Award winners:

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning, Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP)

Rico Phillips, O'Ree Community Hero Award

Wayne Simmonds, Nashville Predators, Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vezina Trophy (best goalie)

Barry Trotz, New York Islanders, Jack Adams Award (coach of the year)

Ryan O'Reilly, St. Louis Blues, Frank J. Selke Trophy (best defensive forward)

Robin Lehner, New York Islanders, Bill Masterton Trophy (best perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey)

Mark Giordano, Calgary Flames, James Norris Trophy (best defenseman)

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ted Lindsay Award (most outstanding player voted by Players' Association)

Jason Zucker, Minnesota Wild, King Clancy Trophy (best leadership)

Don Sweeney, Boston Bruins, General Manager of the Year

Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers, Lady Byng Trophy (best combination of sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and ability)

Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks, Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year)

The Lightning were also the biggest winner in the selection of the All-Star Teams and the All-Rookie Team. Kucherov and Vasilevskiy made the First All-Star Team while Victor Hedman was selected into the Second Team. Their 21-year-old center Anthony Cirelli was voted into the All-Rookie Team.

The following are the lists of all three teams:

2018-19 NHL First All-Star Team:

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning, goalie

Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks, defenseman

Mark Giordano, Calgary Flames, defenseman

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers, center

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning, right wing

Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, left wing

2018-19 NHL Second All-Star Team:

Ben Bishop, Dallas Stars, goalie

John Carlson, Washington Capitals, defenseman

Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning, defenseman

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, center

Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks, right wing

Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins, left wing

2018-19 NHL All-Rookie Team

Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues, goalie

Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres, defenseman

Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars, defenseman

Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning, center

Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks, right wing

Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators, left wing