Patrice Bergeron has never won the Hart Trophy, but it’s hard to find many NHL players more valuable to their team than the Boston Bruins center.
Bergeron literally does it all for the B’s. He creates offense, shuts down the opponent’s top line and excels on special teams.
In Saturday night’s 7-1 blowout win over the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden, Bergeron’s scoring prowess made the difference for Boston.
The veteran forward scored a career-high four goals, while also adding an assist for a five-point night. He won 13 of his 17 faceoffs, too.
Bergeron is in the midst of an impressive offensive stretch over …