The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the NHL player with the most points in the regular season. It was first awarded in 1947–48 and donated by Arthur Ross. Tiebreakers include most goals, fewer games played, and the first goal of the season.
In 2024–25, Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Art Ross Trophy with 121 points (37 goals, 84 assists) in 78 games. He beat Nathan MacKinnon by five points and won the trophy for the third time (also in 2018–19 and 2023–24). Kucherov became the 10th player to win the award three times and the 14th in NHL history with three 120-point seasons.
List of NHL Art Ross Trophy Winners
Wayne Gretzky holds the record with 10 titles, all from 1980–81 to 1993–94 with the Oilers and Kings. Mario Lemieux follows with 6 wins for Pittsburgh between 1987–88 and 1996–97. Jaromir Jagr won 5 times, all with Pittsburgh. Connor McDavid also won 5 times for Edmonton, including a 153-point season in 2022–23. Nikita Kucherov has 3 titles with Tampa Bay, including back-to-back wins in 2023–24 and 2024–25. Other notable winners include Sidney Crosby, Martin St. Louis, and Evgeni Malkin with multiple wins, and single-time winners like Patrick Kane, Daniel Sedin, and Jamie Benn.
| Season | Winner | Team | Points | Win # |
| 2024–25 | Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning | 121 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning | 144 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | 153 | 5 |
| 2021–22 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | 123 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | 105 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers | 110 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning | 128 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | 108 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | 100 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Patrick Kane | Chicago Blackhawks | 106 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Jamie Benn | Dallas Stars | 87 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | 104 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning | 60 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | 109 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Daniel Sedin | Vancouver Canucks | 104 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Henrik Sedin | Vancouver Canucks | 112 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh Penguins | 113 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Alexander Ovechkin | Washington Capitals | 112 | 1 |
| 2006–07 | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | 120 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | Joe Thornton | Boston Bruins/San Jose Sharks | 125 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Martin St. Louis | Tampa Bay Lightning | 94 | 1 |
| 2002–03 | Peter Forsberg | Colorado Avalanche | 106 | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Jarome Iginla | Calgary Flames | 96 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins | 121 | 5 |
| 1999–2000 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins | 96 | 4 |
| 1998–99 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins | 127 | 3 |
| 1997–98 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins | 102 | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 122 | 6 |
| 1995–96 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 161 | 5 |
| 1994–95 | Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins | 70 | 1 |
| 1993–94 | Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles Kings | 130 | 10 |
| 1992–93 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 160 | 4 |
| 1991–92 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 131 | 3 |
| 1990–91 | Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles Kings | 163 | 9 |
| 1989–90 | Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles Kings | 142 | 8 |
| 1988–89 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 199 | 2 |
| 1987–88 | Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 168 | 1 |
| 1986–87 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 183 | 7 |
| 1985–86 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 215 | 6 |
| 1984–85 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 208 | 5 |
| 1983–84 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 205 | 4 |
| 1982–83 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 196 | 3 |
| 1981–82 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 212 | 2 |
| 1980–81 | Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 164 | 1 |
| 1979–80 | Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings | 137 | 1 |
| 1978–79 | Bryan Trottier | New York Islanders | 134 | 1 |
| 1977–78 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens | 132 | 3 |
| 1976–77 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens | 136 | 2 |
| 1975–76 | Guy Lafleur | Montreal Canadiens | 125 | 1 |
| 1974–75 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | 135 | 2 |
| 1973–74 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 145 | 5 |
| 1972–73 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 130 | 4 |
| 1971–72 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 133 | 3 |
| 1970–71 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 152 | 2 |
| 1969–70 | Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | 120 | 1 |
| 1968–69 | Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 126 | 1 |
| 1967–68 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks | 87 | 4 |
| 1966–67 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks | 97 | 3 |
| 1965–66 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks | 97 | 3 |
| 1964–65 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks | 87 | 2 |
| 1963–64 | Stan Mikita | Chicago Blackhawks | 89 | 1 |
| 1962–63 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 86 | 6 |
| 1961–62 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks | 84 | 2 |
| 1960–61 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens | 95 | 2 |
| 1959–60 | Bobby Hull | Chicago Blackhawks | 81 | 1 |
| 1958–59 | Dickie Moore | Montreal Canadiens | 96 | 2 |
| 1957–58 | Dickie Moore | Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 1 |
| 1956–57 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 89 | 5 |
| 1955–56 | Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens | 88 | 1 |
| 1954–55 | Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens | 75 | 1 |
| 1953–54 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 81 | 4 |
| 1952–53 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 95 | 3 |
| 1951–52 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 86 | 2 |
| 1950–51 | Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 86 | 1 |
| 1949–50 | Ted Lindsay | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 1 |
| 1948–49 | Roy Conacher | Chicago Blackhawks | 68 | 1 |
| 1947–48 | Elmer Lach | Montreal Canadiens | 61 | 1 (2) |
FAQ's on Art Ross Trophy
A. Wayne Gretzky holds the record with ten Art Ross Trophy wins, achieving an impressive seven consecutive victories (1981-1987).
A. Gordie Howe and Lemieux have each won the Art Ross Trophy six times.
A. Connor McDavid has won the Art Ross Trophy five times.
A. Alexander Ovechkin captured both the Art Ross Trophy and the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in 2007–08.
A. Martin St. Louis won the Art Ross Trophy in 2012-13 at the ripe old age of 37.
