US EditionKings’ Anže Kopitar wins his 3rd Lady Byng Trophy
- Anže Kopitar, captain of the Los Angeles Kings, won the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for the third time on June 12, 2025, in Slovenia.
- Kopitar earned this award for sportsmanship and high skill after playing 81 games with only two minor penalties in the 2024-25 season.
- He tallied 67 points in the regular season and added nine points, including two goals, in six playoff games, though the Kings again lost to Edmonton in the first playoff round.
- Kopitar led the Lady Byng Trophy voting with 856 points, finishing ahead of Jack Eichel and Brayden Point, and described the award as representing the qualities of being a true gentleman.
- This win joins Kopitar with nine other players who won the Lady Byng at least three times, reflecting his enduring gentlemanly play and leadership as he enters his final contract season.
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Anze Kopitar's wife Ines drops 4-word reaction to LA Kings' captain winning his third Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
LA Kings captain Anze Kopitar won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for the third time. It's a special NHL award that honors players who show great sportsmanship and skill throughout the season.
Our leading hockey player has been selected as the player with the most sportsmanship and professionalism in the NHL for the third time.
Anže Kopitar has received a special award, the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly conduct, for the third time in the NHL after 2016 and 2023. The award is given to a hockey player who, in addition to a high standard of hockey play, demonstrates an extraordinary level of sportsmanship and professionalism.
Kings' Kopitar wins his 3rd Lady Byng Trophy, beating Lightning's Point, Golden Knights' Eichel
Los Angeles Kings centre Anze Kopitar has won the Lady Byng Trophy. He received 50 first-place votes for 856 voting points, ahead of Tampa Bay Lightning's Brayden Point (793) and fellow centre Jack Eichel (782) of the Vegas Golden Knights.
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