Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar won the Selke Trophy as the League's best defensive forward at the 2016 NHL Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Kopitar, the runner-up for the award in each of the past two seasons, led all NHL forwards in total ice time (1,690:12) and averaged 20:52 per game, including 2:09 shorthanded. He was fifth in the League in faceoffs taken (1,776) and ranked seventh in faceoff wins (950) with a 53.5 percent success rate.
Anze Kopitar wins Selke Trophy
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