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Oilers’ Evan Bouchard finishes 4th in Norris Trophy voting
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By Zach Laing
Jun 2, 2026, 12:00 EDTUpdated: Jun 2, 2026, 12:15 EDT
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard was closer to being a top-three finalist for the Norris Trophy than not.
The NHL announced Tuesday that Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski had won the 2025-26 Norris Trophy, while also peeling back the curtain on who received how many votes. Werenski won with 113 of 198 first-place votes for 1,589 voting points, while Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar finished second with 47 first-place votes, and 1,191 voting points.
Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin, meanwhile, finished third with 13 first-place votes and 657 voting points, while Bouchard finished with 12 first-place votes, and 593 voting points. Bouchard received 22 second-place votes, 36 third-place votes, and received the most fourth-place votes, and was tied for the most fifth-place votes.
Bouchard appeared in all 82 regular-season games for the Oilers this year, scoring 21 goals and 95 points, while averaging 24:41 in ice-time, all three marks being career highs for the 26-year-old. While he was the Oilers’ go-to defenceman at five-on-five, also quarterbacking the top power play unit, Bouchard added penalty kill work to his resume, leading all Oilers defencemen in shorthanded time-on-ice.
He became the ninth defenceman in league history to score more than 20 goals and 95 points in a single season.
Bouchard has appeared on two Norris ballots previously, finishing fifth in 2023-24 and 11th in 2024-25.
Werenski was near the top of many statistical categories among defencemen this season, finishing tied for third for goals (22), tied for first in even-strength goals (18), tied for fourth in assists (59) and second for points (81).
You can view the full voting list below.
2025-26 Norris Trophy voting | ||||||||
Points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total votes received | ||
1 | Zach Werenski, CBJ | 1,589 | 113 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 194 |
2 | Cale Makar, COL | 1,191 | 47 | 62 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 188 |
3 | Rasmus Dahlin, BUF | 657 | 13 | 23 | 50 | 30 | 26 | 142 |
4 | Evan Bouchard, EDM | 593 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 32 | 43 | 145 |
5 | Moritz Seider, DET | 360 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 87 |
6 | Lane Hutson, MTL | 357 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 110 |
7 | Quinn Hughes, MIN | 282 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 73 |
8 | Miro Heiskanen, DAL | 52 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
9 | Erik Karlsson, PIT | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
10 | Jake Sanderson, OTT | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
11 | Darren Raddysh, TBL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
12 | Matthew Schaefer, NYI | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
13 | Charlie McAvoy, BOS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
14 | Adam Fox, NYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
(10-7-5-3-1 points allocation) |
Zach Laing is Oilersnation’s managing editor, and The Nation Network’s news director. He also makes up one-half of the Daily Faceoff DFS Hockey Report. He can be followed on X at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.
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