Top three balloting was close .
Johnny ( Gaudreau ) Hockey led the way ( eight first - place votes ) to runner - up ( Aaron ) Ekblad ( 7 ) and ( Filip ) Forsberg ( 5 ) .
Top three balloting was close but Johnny ( Gaudreau ) Hockey led the way ( eight first - place votes ) to runner - up ( Aaron ) Ekblad ( 7 ) and ( Filip ) Forsberg ( 5 ) .