Kings’ Anže Kopitar wins his 3rd Lady Byng Trophy The team captain is honored for 'sportsmanship and high standard of playing ability' for the second time in three years ...

Kopitar is now a four-time finalist for the honor (2016, 2018, 2023, 2025), having won the award in two of his three prior seasons as a short-list contender for it (2016 and 2023).

This was Kopitar’s fourth Lady Byng nomination (2016, 2018, 2023 and 2025), with the Kings having lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of those four campaigns.

Kings captain Anže Kopitar has been named a finalist for the NHL’s Lady Byng Trophy, awarded annually “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly ...