Top Defensive Forward
| Scoring Stats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Lg | Player | Age | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM |
| 2007-08 | NHL | Pavel Datsyuk | 29 | Detroit Red Wings | C | 82 | 31 | 66 | 97 | 41 | 20 |
| 2006-07 | NHL | Rod Brind'Amour | 36 | Carolina Hurricanes | C | 78 | 26 | 56 | 82 | 7 | 46 |
| 2005-06 | NHL | Rod Brind'Amour | 35 | Carolina Hurricanes | C | 78 | 31 | 39 | 70 | 8 | 68 |
| 2003-04 | NHL | Kris Draper | 32 | Detroit Red Wings | C | 67 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 22 | 31 |
| 2002-03 | NHL | Jere Lehtinen | 29 | Dallas Stars | RW | 80 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 39 | 20 |
| 2001-02 | NHL | Michael Peca | 27 | New York Islanders | C | 80 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 19 | 62 |
| 2000-01 | NHL | John Madden | 27 | New Jersey Devils | C | 80 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 24 | 12 |
| 1999-00 | NHL | Steve Yzerman | 34 | Detroit Red Wings | C | 78 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 28 | 34 |
| 1998-99 | NHL | Jere Lehtinen | 25 | Dallas Stars | RW | 74 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 29 | 18 |
| 1997-98 | NHL | Jere Lehtinen | 24 | Dallas Stars | RW | 72 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 19 | 20 |
| 1996-97 | NHL | Michael Peca | 22 | Buffalo Sabres | C | 79 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 26 | 80 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | Sergei Fedorov | 26 | Detroit Red Wings | C | 78 | 39 | 68 | 107 | 49 | 48 |
| 1994-95 | NHL | Ron Francis | 31 | Pittsburgh Penguins | C | 44 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 30 | 18 |
| 1993-94 | NHL | Sergei Fedorov | 24 | Detroit Red Wings | C | 82 | 56 | 64 | 120 | 48 | 34 |
| 1992-93 | NHL | Doug Gilmour | 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 83 | 32 | 95 | 127 | 32 | 100 |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Guy Carbonneau | 31 | Montreal Canadiens | C | 72 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 39 |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Dirk Graham | 31 | Chicago Blackhawks | W | 80 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 12 | 88 |
| 1989-90 | NHL | Rick Meagher | 36 | St. Louis Blues | C | 76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 47 |
| 1988-89 | NHL | Guy Carbonneau | 28 | Montreal Canadiens | C | 79 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 37 | 44 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | Guy Carbonneau | 27 | Montreal Canadiens | C | 80 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 14 | 61 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Dave Poulin | 28 | Philadelphia Flyers | C | 75 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 47 | 53 |
| 1985-86 | NHL | Troy Murray | 23 | Chicago Black Hawks | C | 80 | 45 | 54 | 99 | 32 | 94 |
| 1984-85 | NHL | Craig Ramsay | 33 | Buffalo Sabres | LW | 79 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 17 | 16 |
| 1983-84 | NHL | Doug Jarvis | 28 | Washington Capitals | C | 80 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 7 | 12 |
| 1982-83 | NHL | Bobby Clarke | 33 | Philadelphia Flyers | C | 80 | 23 | 62 | 85 | 37 | 115 |
| 1981-82 | NHL | Steve Kasper | 20 | Boston Bruins | C | 73 | 20 | 31 | 51 | -18 | 72 |
| 1980-81 | NHL | Bob Gainey | 27 | Montreal Canadiens | LW | 78 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 13 | 36 |
| 1979-80 | NHL | Bob Gainey | 26 | Montreal Canadiens | LW | 64 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -2 | 32 |
| 1978-79 | NHL | Bob Gainey | 25 | Montreal Canadiens | LW | 79 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 44 |
| 1977-78 | NHL | Bob Gainey | 24 | Montreal Canadiens | LW | 66 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 57 |