Overview
- The NHL named the three finalists Tuesday, selecting Ivan Demidov, Matthew Schaefer and Beckett Sennecke.
- Demidov led all rookies with 62 points and 43 assists in 82 games for Montreal.
- Schaefer tied Brian Leetch’s rookie defenseman goals record with 23 and totaled 59 points as an 18-year-old, the only finalist whose team missed the playoffs.
- Sennecke posted 23 goals and 60 points for Anaheim and scored in the Ducks’ first-round series win.
- The result could deliver back-to-back Calder winners for Montreal or a first for Anaheim, with the vote still to be revealed.