Jaccob Slavin

Scoring: 4 goals, 38 assists, 42 points in 79 games. Playoff Scoring: 2 goals, 6 assists, 8 points in 14 games. Advanced Statistics: 53.63 CF%, 54.83 SCF%, 56.04 xGF%, 59.12 GF%. Average TOI: 18:56 ES, 1:21 PP, 3:13 SH. Contact Status: On a 7-year, $5.3 AAV contract through 2024-25 Oh,...

Jaccob Slavin of the Carolina Hurricanes is a man who speaks with conviction and the defenseman did again Saturday, even as he averted his eyes as he spoke. It was soon after the Canes had been beaten 5-2 by the New York Rangers in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup playoff series at Madison Square Garden. Slavin had showered and was suited up, ready to jump on the team bus, fly back to Raleigh and put it behind him.

May 18 - Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin looks to become the first repeat winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in more than a decade. Slavin, Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor and Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon were named the three finalists Wednesday for the 2021-22 award. The Lady...

The NHL continues its daily revealing of award finalists and today’s is the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The award is voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and is given “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.”

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin, who won the NHL’s Lady Byng Memorial Trophy last year, is a Lady Byng finalist again this season, surprising no one with the Canes. “You could name it after him,” Canes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Wednesday. “He plays the right way and does it...

Follow HockeyBuzz Hurricanes on Twitter: @HB_Canes. Announced earlier this week as the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs began, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin is a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The award recognizes a player who shows sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct, along with a high standard...

Slavin picked up two assists in a series-clinching 3-2 win over Boston on Saturday in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference First Round series. Slavin quietly leads all Canes with eight points (two goals, six assists) and a plus-10 rating in seven games. He continues to impress and build on a career regular season (42 points). At age 28, Slavin's in the prime of his career. He will be a target in fantasy drafts next year.

Slavin had two assists, three shots, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 5-2 Game 2 win over the Bruins. As has been the case all season, Slavin was noticeable at both ends of the ice and put together a tremendous all-around performance. After scoring a career-high 42 points in the regular season, Slavin has three points through two playoff games, as well as a robust plus-6 rating.

Sometimes you just have to ask a stupid question. For years now, Jaccob Slavin has been one of the most effective defensemen in the NHL, just not in the rugged, punishing way that blueliners of yesteryear were. In fact, last season he became the first defenseman in nearly a decade to win the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly conduct and sportsmanship. But I had to ask: Doesn’t he ever want to just smack an opponent in the face?