Pavel Datsyuk is a nominee for the Selke Trophy. The award goes to the best defensive forward in the NHL. Although Datsyuk has some fierce competition in Patrice Bergeron and Jonathan Toews, but Datsyuk certainly has a shot. He had a plus-21 rating and tied the league-lead with 56 takeaways. Datsyuk plus/minus rating in particular was impressive, given that he faced some of the toughest competition in the NHL, based on advanced statistics. In fact, only 18 forwards faced tougher competition in 2013 and none of them had a plus/minus rating above plus-seven. Datsyuk is going for his fourth Selke Trophy win.