With only five NHL trophies awarded for statistical achievement alone (Art Ross, Rocket Richard, Plus-Minus, Jennings, Crozier), plenty of regular season accomplishments escape recognition at the NHL Awards. The individual statistical leaders for the 2013 NHL regular season are shown below.
--------------------SKATERS
| Statistic | Leader |
| Points | St. Louis (60) |
| Points/Game | Crosby (1.56) |
| Points - Even Strength | E. Staal (43) |
| Points - Powerplay | Ovechkin, Ribeiro (27) |
| Points - Shorthanded | Stepan, Stempniak, Kovalchuk (4) |
| Goals | Ovechkin (32) |
| Goals/Game | Ovechkin (.67) |
| Goals - Even Strength | Stamkos, Toews, Tavares, Tlusty (19) |
| Goals - Powerplay | Ovechkin (16) |
| Goals - Shorthanded | Kovalchuk (4) |
| Goals - Game Winning | Carter (8) |
| Goals - Empty Net | Wheeler, Tlusty (4) |
| Assists | St. Louis (43) |
| Assists/Game | Crosby (1.14) |
| Shots | Ovechkin (220) |
| Shots Missed | Ovechkin (98) |
| Plus/Minus | Dupuis (31) |
| Penalty - Minutes | Orr (155) |
| Penalty - Minor | Burrows, Neil (27) |
| Penalty - Major | Crombeen (14) |
| Penalty - Game Misconduct | Clowe, Zolnierczyk (2) |
| Time On Ice (TOI) | Suter (1,309:25) |
| TOI/Game | Suter (27:16) |
| TOI/Shift | Letang, Green (1:00) |
| Shifts | Doughty (1,544) |
| Shifts/Game | Pietrangelo (32.4) |
| Faceoff % | Bergeron (62.1) |
| Giveaways | Phaneuf (53) |
| Takeaways | Datsyuk, Toews (56) |
| Blocked Shots | Girardi (125) |
| Hits | Martin (234) |
--------------------GOALIES
| Statistic | Leader |
| Wins | Lundqvist, Niemi, Backstrom (24) |
| Losses | Varlamov (21) |
| Shots Faced | Miller (1,270) |
| Saves | Miller (1,162) |
| Goals Against | Pavelec (119) |
| Goals Against Average | Anderson (1.69) |
| Save Percentage | Anderson (.941) |
| Shutouts | Howard, Rask, Schneider, Rinne, Smith (5) |
| Time On Ice | Niemi (2,580:46) |
Perhaps one day the NHL will expand their annual awards selection to recognize more leaders of these statistical categories. Until then, we'll leave it up to the voters to determine who's ripe for recognition.
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