Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron has captured the Frank J. Selke Trophy in recognition of "the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game," as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
Bergeron garnered 1,083 voting points, including 75 first-place votes, to claim a photo finish decision over second-place Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks (1,051 points). The result recalls their neck-and-neck race for the trophy in 2013, when Toews edged Bergeron for the win by a 1,260-1,250 margin.
Bergeron was the NHL's top performer in the face-off circle in 2014-15, leading the League in total face-offs (1,951), wins (1,175) and winning percentage (60.2%). He also ranked among the League's top five forwards in a host of statistics that measure team puck possession while on the ice at five-on-five, including SAT (shot attempts differential), SAT Rel% (ratio of player's on-ice SAT vs. off-ice SAT) and SAT Close (SAT in one-goal games in periods 1 and 2, tie games in period 3).
2014-2015 Frank Selke Trophy Voting, Top 20 Finishers
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd-4th-5th)
1. Patrice Bergeron, BOS 1083 (75-29-19-8-11)
2. Jonathan Toews, CHI 1051 (51-58-20-9-8)
3. Anze Kopitar, LAK 364 (5-8-29-32-17)
4. David Backes, STL 363 (7-17-20-20-14)
5. Pavel Datsyuk, DET 238 (3-9-13-21-17)
6. Max Pacioretty, MTL 156 (7-4-7-4-11)
7. Marian Hossa, CHI 105 (2-3-6-8-10)
8. Tyler Johnson, TBL 69 (1-3-4-4-6)
9. Ondrej Palat, TBL 68 (0-4-5-3-6)
10. Ryan Kesler, ANA 67 (0-3-4-6-8)
11. Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 58 (1-2-2-6-6)
12. Ryan O'Reilly, COL 45 (1-2-3-1-3)
13. Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 42 (0-3-3-1-3)
14. Joe Thornton, SJS 40 (0-1-5-2-2)
15. Tomas Plekanec, MTL 39 (0-2-2-3-6)
16. Rick Nash, NYR 38 (1-1-0-6-3)
17. Zach Parise, MIN 31 (0-2-1-3-3)
18. Joe Pavelski, SJS 23 (0-2-0-2-3)
19. Sidney Crosby, PIT 21 (1-0-1-1-3)
20. Sean Monahan, CGY 19 (1-0-1-1-1)
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