Taylor Hall has driven the Devils all season and has them on the verge of a playoff berth. Is that enough to make him a serious MVP candidate?
Hall's 89 points rank among the NHL leaders, but the league has a wide range of candidates for the Hart Trophy, which is awarded each season to "the player adjudged to be most valuable to his team."
Here is the case for Hall plus 10 others players, listed alphabetically below.
Stats: 45 GP, 29-12-4 record, 2.