Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby wins Ted Lindsay Award

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Sidney Crosby has been recognized by his peers for the second year in a row.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain took home the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the NHL Players’ Association at the league’s awards show on Tuesday.

Crosby beat out Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf and Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux for the honour during the ceremony held at Encore Theatre in the Wynn Las Vegas hotel.

The three centres are also the finalists for the Hart Trophy, which was to be handed out later Tuesday. That trophy is awarded by the NHL to the player considered most valuable to his team, effectively the league’s MVP.

Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron won the Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward, beating out Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bergeron, who narrowly lost the 2013 Selke to Toews after winning it in 2012, won a league-high 1,015 faceoffs — the most by any player in the past seven seasons.

Crosby scored 36 goals and led the league in assists (68) and points (104) to capture his second Art Ross Trophy during the 2013-14 season.

The 26-year-old from Cole Harbour, N.S., won the Ted Lindsay Award last season after also capturing the honour — then known as the Lester B. Pearson Award — back in 2006-07.

Crosby is a Hart Trophy finalist for the fourth time after winning the award in 2006-07 and finishing as a runner-up in 2009-10 and 2012-13.