Who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs?

Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Edmonton Oilers captain was voted the most valuable player of the postseason even though the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup. McDavid became only the sixth player in NHL history to receive the award while playing for the team that lost the Final, joining goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère and other exceptional playoff performers.

McDavid led the 2024 playoffs in scoring with 42 points—34 assists and eight goals—in 25 games. He produced 34 assists, the most ever by a player in a single postseason, and recorded 42 points in the Final itself? No: his 42-point total covered the entire playoffs, while he finished the seven-game Final with 11 points. His play helped Edmonton recover from a 3–0 deficit and force Game 7.

The Conn Smythe is not automatically awarded to a player on the championship team. Aleksander Barkov captained Florida to the Cup, while Matthew Tkachuk and Sergei Bobrovsky were important Panthers contributors, but McDavid’s overall playoff impact earned the award.