Bruins win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. On April 17, 2019, Bergeron was nominated for the Selke Trophy for an NHL-record eighth straight season. 2020s On January 7, 2021, Bergeron was named the captain of the Boston Bruins. Zdeno Chára, who had been the team's captain since 2006, signed with the Washington Capitals two weeks earlier. At the end of the 2020–21 regular season, Bergeron ranked fourth on the Boston Bruins all-time scoring list with 917 total points (375 goals and 542 assists). At the time, he trailed only Ray Bourque, Johnny Bucyk and Phil Esposito. Just days before the June 9 elimination of the Bruins from the 2021 playoffs by the New York Islanders, Bergeron was nominated as a candidate for the Selke Trophy for the tenth straight season - however, Bergeron would instead win the Mark Messier Leadership Award for the 2020–21 season; for strong team leadership, and contributions to the general society. It was not until the eighth game of the 2021–22 regular season that Bergeron would register his first Bruins goal of the season. On November 4, in a home game against the visiting Detroit Red Wings, Patrice scored only his second natural hat trick - and seventh hat trick overall - of his NHL career, as the foundation for a four-goal game by the Bruins team captain in a 5–1 defeat of the Red Wings. The Bruins were eliminated in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes. With the season marking the end of Bergeron's contract, and in light of his age and history of injuries, there was considerable uncertainty as to whether he would continue with the team. He ruled out playing for any other team, saying he would either re-sign or retire. On April 28, 2022, Bergeron scored a hat trick for his 400th career goal. He became the fourth player ever to score 400 goals for one team, joining Johnny Bucyk (545), Phil Esposito (459), and Rick Middleton (402). Bergeron was once again nominated for the Selke Trophy, and it was announced on June 5, 2022, that he had won the award for the record-setting fifth time. On August 8, 2022, Bergeron signed a one-year contract to return to the Bruins for his nineteenth season. Bergeron scored his 1,000th point in his NHL career on November 21, 2022, in a 5–3 win over the Tampa