Feb 15, 2015; Buffalo, NY, USA; Buffalo Sabres center
Zemgus Girgensons(28) during the game against the Philadelphia Flyers at First Niagara Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports
Buffalo Sabres Selke Trophy: Zemgus Girgensons
The Selke Trophy, awarded to the best defensive forward, is presented to Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons.
Girgensons finished the season with 30 points in 61 games, including four power-play points.
He led the Sabres in shorthanded points, with three, with all three of those coming as shorthanded goals.
Girgensons averaged 19:04 ice time per game, second only to Tyler Ennis, and was never afraid to make a big hit or check to get in the opponent’s way.
Runner-up: Johan Larsson, who finished the season with a team-best plus/minus of 0 in 39 games played. Larsson and Joel Armia were the only Sabres players to not finish the year with a negative plus/minus – and Armia only appeared in one game.