Stat leaders, select award winners for 2019-20 regular season

The NHL's 24-team return-to-play format marks the end of the 2019-20 regular season "for the purposes of nomenclature, record keeping, and NHL awards," commissioner Gary Bettman said in Tuesday's announcement. That means it's time to hand out awards and finalize league stat leaders, which the league made official on Thursday.

Presidents' Trophy

Awarded to the team with the most points.

Winner: Boston Bruins

Whether by points or points percentage - a calculation dividing accrued points by maximum possible points based on games played - the Bruins were the NHL's best team during the 2019-20 regular season.

Art Ross Trophy

Awarded to the player with the most points.

Winner: Leon Draisaitl

Barring an injury, this was Draisaitl's trophy to lose even without a league shutdown.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy

Awarded to the player with the most goals.

Winner: Alex Ovechkin/David Pastrnak

This was arguably the most enticing award race in the league, so it's a shame we never got to see the end of it; each of these five players seemed to have a fighting chance. It's Ovechkin's ninth time winning the award and Pastrnak's first.

Assists leader

Winner: Leon Draisaitl

There's no actual award for the NHL's regular-season assist leader, which seems like a missed opportunity. It could be named after Wayne Gretzky, the NHL's all-time points leader by assists alone. Or perhaps after someone who specialized in dishing the puck (to a lesser extent) but was never an elite scorer, like Adam Oates or Joe Thornton.

Defenseman points leader

Winner: John Carlson

Carlson was on pace for 89 points over 82 games, a total no defenseman has reached since Ray Bourque and Sergei Zubov in 1993-94, according to Hockey Reference.

Average time-on-ice leader

Winner: Thomas Chabot

Chabot was a horse. He logged 37:50 of action during an overtime loss to the Lightning in December.

William M. Jennings Trophy

Awarded to the goaltender(s) having played a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals against.

Winner: Tuukka Rask/Jaroslav Halak

Rask (41 starts) and Halak (31 starts) were both sensational this season, combining for a .925 save percentage and a 2.24 goals-against average. Boston's blue line and the team's overall defensive play deserve some credit, too.

Save percentage leader

Minimum of 23 games played, per NHL.com.

Winner: Anton Khudobin

Though he split time in the crease with Ben Bishop this season, Khudobin has quietly become one of the league's most effective goaltenders. A pending UFA, he could be in line for a handsome payday this offseason.

Goalie wins leader

Winner: Andrei Vasilevskiy

Vasilevskiy may be the winner here, but Hellebuyck's brilliance can't be overstated. He won 31 games while posting a .922 save percentage after Winnipeg lost four of its blue-line regulars from 2018-19.