Patrice Bergeron:

Bergeron is a finalist for the 2014-15 Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is awarded by the NHL annually "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game."

Analysis:

The other finalists are Chicago's Jonathan Toews and Anze Kopitar of the Kings, with the same trio as last season thus up for the award, which Bergeron earned for the second time in 2013-14. While Bergeron's plus-minus took a hit (from plus-38 last year to plus-2 this season), the dip was indicative of the team's issues as a whole rather than a downturn in Bergeron's play. En route to leading the B's with 55 points in 81 games, Bergeron also recorded an NHL-best 60.2 faceoff winning percentage in 2014-15.