By Julian H. Gonzalez, Detroit Free PressPavel Datsyuk, Detroit won a faceoff from Eric Belanger from Phoenix, is in the race for a fourth consecutive Selke trophy
By Julian H. Gonzalez, Detroit Free PressPavel Datsyuk, Detroit won a faceoff from Eric Belanger from Phoenix, is in the race for a fourth consecutive Selke trophy
But the Detroit Red Wings Center Pavel Datsyuk is still in the race for a fourth consecutive title. He, Kesler and Chicago Blackhawks Captain Jonathan Toews on Wednesday were named finalists for the top defensive forward.The chances of Datsyuk probably were injured because he was limited to 56 games because of various injuries. Still, the key player in the game puck-control of the Red Wings finished 11th in the League with 71 points and earned 54.6% of his faceoffs.Kesler played a big role in Canucks ending with a differential of goal League-best plus-77. It as the fourth among the forwards, blocked shots (80), on average, a career best 20: 29 instead of ice, ranked sixth among NHL centers face play-offs taken (1.496), gaining a career high 57.4% of them and recorded 124 hits65 arguments, three short-handed goals and a plus-24 rating. He also contributed on the offensive side, scored 41 goals.Kesler finished as runner-up the previous two seasons to Datsyuk. Toews, finalist for the first time, took 1653 face play-offs, second in the NHL and won a League-best of 937 (56.7%). Its 95 arguments also placed second in the NHL, and ended with a rating of plus-25.Members of the Association of professional hockey writers vote on the award before the start of the playoffs. The top three vote-getters are announced as finalists. The winner is announced on June 22 in the annual NHL awards show in Las Vegas If Datsyuk is the winner, he would be the first player with a four-peat since Bob Gainey won 1977-78, 1980-81, in the first four seasonsthe award was presented. "I have good competition, told the Detroit Free Press."Always every year is harder and harder, but I'm glad the nomination. Is the first step. "For more information about reprints & permissions, visit our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards Editor Brent Jones. For consideration of publication in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and State for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections usatoday.com. We've updated the guidelines of the conversation. Changes include a brief review of the moderation process and an explanation of how to use the "report abuse" button. Read more.
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