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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>
 
Toews scored the second [[Hat-trick#Variations|natural hat-trick]] of his NHL career on October 29, 2013, against [[Craig Anderson (ice hockey)|Craig Anderson]] of the [[Ottawa Senators]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ottawa Senators vs. Chicago Blackhawks - Boxscore|url=httphttps://scoreswww.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=400484423|work=ESPN.com|access-date=October 30, 2013}}</ref> The [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 season]] finished as another productive campaign for Toews. In 76 games, he scored 28 goals and 40 assists for 68 points and throughout the season earned the moniker "Captain Serious" by his peers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://winnipegsun.com/2014/05/17/captain-serious-toews-leads-blackhawks-by-example |title='Captain Serious' Toews leads Blackhawks by example |website=winnipegsun.com |publisher=Winnipeg Sun |date=May 17, 2014 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> The Blackhawks' [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs|2014 playoff]] run lasted to overtime of Game 7 of the Western Conference Final against the eventual Stanley Cup champion [[Los Angeles Kings]], and Toews put up 17 points (nine goals and eight assists) in all 19 games. For the second year in a row, he finished as a finalist for the Selke Trophy, though he came third in voting behind the winner Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and first runner-up [[Anže Kopitar]] of the Los Angeles Kings.<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Brien|first1=James|title=Patrice Bergeron wins second-career Selke|url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/24/patrice-bergeron-wins-second-career-selke/|website=NBC Sports - Pro Hockey Talk|date=June 24, 2014|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-date=July 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705035456/http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/24/patrice-bergeron-wins-second-career-selke/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
On July 9, 2014, the Blackhawks announced that Toews, along with teammate [[Patrick Kane]], had signed an eight-year extension with the Blackhawks at an average annual salary of $10.5 million. The contract came into effect on July 1, 2015, for the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Toews, Kane sign eight-year deals with Blackhawks|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=725803|website=NHL.com|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713015603/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=725803|url-status=live}}</ref> During Game 7 of the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs#Western Conference Final|2015 Western Conference Final]] on May 30, 2015, Toews scored the game's first two goals en route to a 5–3 victory over the [[Anaheim Ducks]] and 4–3 series victory.<ref>{{cite news | last= Feschuk | first= Dave | url= https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2015/05/30/toews-leads-chicago-to-game-7-victory-over-anaheim.html | title= Toews leads Chicago to Game 7 victory over Anaheim | newspaper= [[Toronto Star]] | date= May 30, 2015 | access-date= July 5, 2015 | archive-date= June 2, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150602223329/http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2015/05/30/toews-leads-chicago-to-game-7-victory-over-anaheim.html | url-status= live }}</ref> In the [[2015 Stanley Cup Finals|Finals]], Toews led the Blackhawks to their third Stanley Cup championship in six seasons after the team's Game 6 victory over the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], 2–0 for a 4–2 series win.<ref>{{cite news | last= Stinson | first= Scott | url= http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nhl/chicago-blackhawks-beat-tampa-bay-lightning-to-win-the-stanley-cup-third-championship-in-six-seasons-for-franchise | title= Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning to win third Stanley Cup in six seasons | newspaper= [[National Post]] | date= June 16, 2015 | access-date= July 5, 2015}}</ref> On June 24, Toews was named the recipient of the [[Mark Messier Leadership Award]], awarded to the individual "in recognition of his commitment and service to charities in his community," as well as exemplifying a superior leadership ability in hockey, beating-out fellow finalists [[Ryan Getzlaf]] and [[Andrew Ladd]].<ref>{{cite news | last= NHL Public Relations | url= http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772053 | title= Blackhawks' Toews gets Messier Leadership Award | publisher= NHL | date= June 24, 2015 | access-date= July 5, 2015 | archive-date= June 27, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150627182912/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=772053 | url-status= live }}</ref> Toews also won an [[ESPY Award]] for 'Best NHL Player' in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/espys/2015/story/_/id/13263764/2015-espy-awards |title=2015 ESPY Awards |work=[[ESPN]] |date=2015-07-15 |access-date=2015-07-16 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716204816/http://espn.go.com/espys/2015/story/_/id/13263764/2015-espy-awards |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Electronic Arts]] selected Toews to appear on the cover of [[NHL 16]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nhl-16-drops-cover-star-patrick-kane-amid-police-i/1100-6429705/ |title=NHL 16 Drops Cover Star Patrick Kane Amid Police Investigation |work=[[GameSpot]] |date=2015-08-12 |access-date=2015-08-12 |archive-date=August 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819075458/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nhl-16-drops-cover-star-patrick-kane-amid-police-i/1100-6429705/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Toews was selected to play in the [[61st National Hockey League All-Star Game|2016 All-Star Game]], but missed the game on account of illness. He was suspended for one game per NHL rules for not attending the All-Star game.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lazerus |first=Mark |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/1300526/finally-healthy-jonathan-toews-rejoins-blackhawks |title=Finally healthy, Jonathan Toews rejoins Blackhawks |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=2016-02-03 |access-date=2016-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207075910/http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/1300526/finally-healthy-jonathan-toews-rejoins-blackhawks |archive-date=February 7, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>