Crosby and Ovechkin are Lindsay finalists

TORONTO - Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin and Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin were named finalists on Thursday of the new Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL's most valuable player as voted by their peers.

The same three players were named Hart finalists for the league MVP award a week earlier.

Claiming the first Lindsay Award would add to what has been a spectacular 12 months for Crosby after leading the Penguins to a Stanley Cup last June and scoring the golden goal in Canada's victory over the United States in February's Olympic men's ice hockey final.