Marc-Andre Fleury, Gabriel Landeskog Among 2025 NHL Masterton Trophy Finalists

The Minnesota Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury, Colorado Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog and Columbus Blue Jackets' Sean Monahan are finalists for the 2024-25 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the NHL announced Friday.

The Masterton Trophy is awarded annually to the NHL player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey," as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

The 2025 NHL Awards will take place in June at a date yet to be announced.

Landeskog was sidelined for the entirety of three regular seasons with a chronic right knee injury that required multiple procedures. He skated in NHL competition for the first time since June 2022 during Game 3 of the Avalanche's first-round series against the Dallas Stars.

Two days later, Landeskog scored his first NHL goal in three years during the Avs' 4-0 Game 4 shutout of the Stars.

Monahan, who signed with the Blue Jackets on July 1, lost his longtime teammate and friend Johnny Gaudreau to a fatal accident in August. Gaudreau was 31 years old.

Monahan told The Athletic's Aaron Portzline in April that he hadn't been sure if he would be able to play in Columbus after Gaudreau's death. He credited support from people around him, including Gaudreau's wife, Meredith Gaudreau, for helping him push through.

He went on to record 19 goals and 38 assists for 57 points, tied for third-most in Columbus, while helping the Blue Jackets make a late-season push for a playoff spot.

Fleury closed out his NHL career by making 26 appearances and 22 starts for the Wild. He recorded a .899 save percentage and 2.93 goals against average while marking a 14-9-1 record to help the Wild return to the playoffs after missing out on the postseason in 2024.

Fleury will retire ranked second only to Hockey Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur with 575 career wins.

The Masterton Trophy was first awarded in 1968. Connor Ingram of the Arizona Coyotes, now the Utah Hockey Club, took home the trophy in 2024.