When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced the "return to play" postseason tournament format, he announced that the regular season was considered completed as of March 11, the day before the league shut down for the coronavirus pandemic.
While there was some brief confusion about where statistics from the qualification round would end up, they're now playoff stats and the regular-season numbers are set in stone. Hence, we got the news that the stat-based regular-season awards for 2019-20 have been decided, with Leon Draisaitl taking home the Art Ross Trophy for most points, Alex Ovechkin and David Pastrnak tying for the Rocket Richard Trophy (most goals), the Boston Bruins winning the Presidents' Trophy for most standings points, and the Bruins' goalie tandem earning the William M.