The NHL Network names Moritz Seider its 30th ‘Best Player Right Now’

Update: Per NHL.com:

30. Moritz Seider, D, Detroit Red Wings

Seider set NHL career bests in goals (10), assists (50), points (60), power-play points (28) and average time on ice (25:40) while playing all 82 games for the fifth straight season. His streak of 410 consecutive games played is second among active NHL defensemen (Brent Burns, 1,007) and tied for fifth among all active skaters. The 25-year-old was the first Detroit defenseman to have a 60-point season since Nicklas Lidstrom had 62 in 2010-11. He also led Red Wings defensemen with 180 blocked shots and was second with 128 hits, and finished fifth in voting for the Norris Trophy as the League’s top defenseman. The Red Wings were a different team with Seider on the ice — his 53.2 percent shot attempts percentage (SAT%) at 5-on-5 this season was higher than Detroit’s overall 49.2 percent SAT%.

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