The Presidents’ Trophy has been awarded annually to the team with the best regular-season record since the 1985-86 season. Only eight teams that have won that trophy have gone on to claim the Stanley Cup in the same season, the last being the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013.

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Connor McDavid became the first player in 21 years and sixth in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as a member of the losing team of the Stanley Cup Final after his Edmonton Oilers were defeated by the Florida Panthers in seven games last June.