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Toews was to play in the [[59th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2012 All-Star Game]], but an injury sustained during a 5–2 loss to the [[Nashville Predators]] on January 21, 2012, kept him from playing; he was replaced by [[Scott Hartnell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-blackhawks/2012/1/25/2732897/jonathan-toews-injury-scott-hartnell-replacement-all-star-game-2012 |title=Jonathan Toews Injury: Scott Hartnell To Replace Blackhawks Forward On All Star Roster |last=Price |first=Satchel |date=January 25, 2012 |website=SB Nation Chicago |access-date=June 24, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205082110/https://chicago.sbnation.com/chicago-blackhawks/2012/1/25/2732897/jonathan-toews-injury-scott-hartnell-replacement-all-star-game-2012 |archive-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref> Toews finished the [[2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks season|2011–12 season]] with 57 points (29 goals, 28 assists) in an injury-shortened year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Strauss |first=Ben |date=April 11, 2012 |title=Blackhawks Star Sidelined by Concussion Hopes to Return for Playoffs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/12/sports/hockey/blackhawks-eager-for-toewss-return.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 24, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617052339/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/12/sports/hockey/blackhawks-eager-for-toewss-return.html |archive-date=June 17, 2022}}</ref> He returned to play in the first game in the opening round [[2012 Stanley Cup playoffs|2012 playoffs]] against the [[Arizona Coyotes|Phoenix Coyotes]] on April 12. Toews scored the overtime winner in Game 5 on April 21 to send the series back to Chicago for Game 6,<ref>{{cite news |title='Hawks Still Alive After Toews Scores OT Goal Against Coyotes |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hawks-still-alive-after-toews-scores-ot-goal-against-coyotes/ |work=CBS Chicago |date=April 22, 2012 |access-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626121646/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hawks-still-alive-after-toews-scores-ot-goal-against-coyotes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In game six on April 23, the Coyotes won the game 4–0 to eliminate the Blackhawks from the playoffs with a 4–2 series defeat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blackhawks Knocked Out With Coyotes' 4-0 Win In Game 6 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/blackhawks-knocked-out-with-coyotes-4-0-win-in-game-6/ |work=CBS Chicago |date=April 23, 2012 |access-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626121646/https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/blackhawks-knocked-out-with-coyotes-4-0-win-in-game-6/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
[[File:Jtoews-blackhawks-preds-2013Jonathan Toews (6728524381).jpg|thumb|Toews withduring thea Blackhawks practice in NovemberDecember 20132011]]
In the [[2012–13 NHL lockout|lockout]]-shortened season of [[2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks season|2012–13]], Toews returned to top form. He helped the Blackhawks win the [[Presidents' Trophy]] as the team with the best record in the regular season. In the [[2013 Stanley Cup playoffs|2013 playoffs]], Toews led the Blackhawks to a [[2013 Stanley Cup Finals|Finals]] over the [[Boston Bruins]] and assisted on the game tying goal scored by [[Bryan Bickell]] in game six, Chicago's second title in three seasons. At the end of the year, he was also awarded the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] as the League's top defensive forward beating out fellow finalists Boston Bruins forward [[Patrice Bergeron]] and [Detroit Red Wings]] forward [[Pavel Datsyuk]] and was named to the [[NHL All-Star team|NHL second All-Star team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=676355|title=NHL announces 2012-13 All-Star teams|access-date=July 3, 2013|archive-date=July 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706040022/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=676355|url-status=live}}</ref>