Other candidates are Florida's Aleksander Barkov and Boston's Patrice Bergeron.
The winner will be announced either in connection with the semifinals or the final of the Stanley Cup, the NHL announces.
Lindholm scored 82 points in 82 games in the regular season (42 goals and 40 assists).
He may become the first Calgary player to be awarded the award since 1978. No Swede has received the award.
Lindholm second in the NHL with plus 61
In the plus / minus statistics, Lindholm was second with plus 61 in the entire NHL and had the most playing time of all forwards in Calgary with 19.57 on average per game.
Calgary remains in the Stanley Cup and will face Edmonton in the quarter-final series that begins the night before Thursday.
It is hockey journalists in North America who will have a vote on the winner.