ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery finished fourth in voting for the Jack Adams Award, falling short of being in the top three and being a finalist.

First awarded in 1973-74, the Jack Adams Award is presented annually “to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.”

Montgomery finished with 38 points, including two first-place votes. Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery (464 points) won the award, followed by Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets (249) and Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens (66).

Montgomery, who turns 56 on June 30, was hired by the Blues on Nov. 25 after Drew Bannister was fired and was 35-18-7 and helped fuel a turnaround that included a franchise-record 12-game winning streak that culminated in the Blues' first playoff appearance since 2021-22 before falling to the Presidents' Trophy-winning Jets in the first round in seven games.

Montgomery, who signed a five-year contract after being fired by the Boston Bruins on Nov. 19 despite coaching the Bruins to an NHL-record 65 wins in 2022-23, was an assistant coach with the Blues under Craig Berube for two seasons starting in 2020-21.