Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid, Boston Bruins sniper David Pastrnak, and San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson were named 2022-23 Ted Lindsay Award finalists on Wednesday.

Like the Hart Trophy, the Ted Lindsay Award is given annually to the league's "most outstanding player," but it is voted on by members of the NHL Players' Association rather than the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

McDavid has won the trophy three times (2017, 2018, 2021). Another victory would put him in the same rarefied air as Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky as the only players to win the award at least four times.

McDavid handily won his first career Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy this season as well as his third straight Art Ross Trophy – and fifth overall – after blitzing the league with his high-octane offense. He established new career highs with 64 goals and 153 points while skating in all 82 contests. The 26-year-old also became the first player to hit the 150-point plateau since Lemieux in 1995-96.