Anze Kopitar Finishes Third in Lady Byng Voting, Somehow

The Kings get shut out again.

The Lady Byng Memorial Trophy is awarded to the "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability." It's apparently been twenty years since a player in the Pacific Time Zone (Paul Kariya) was the most sportsmanlike player in the NHL.

That'll continue for another year, as Anze Kopitar lost the Lady Byng to Jiri Hudler of the Calgary Flames. The vote totals:

If you want statistical analysis, Kopitar had a career-low 10 penalty minutes this year.