Bruins center Patrice Bergeron was named a finalist for what would have been a record fifth Selke Trophy at the NHL Awards Wednesday in Las Vegas, but he finished in third place behind Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone and St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’Reilly.
It was the third time in a week O’Reilly, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs’ most valuable player and won the Stanley Cup on TD Garden’s ice, has bested a Bruin.
The Frank J. Selke Trophy is described by the NHL as given “to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game,” and is voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association at the end of each regular season.