LAST FIVE GAMES: 3 GP, 0-1-1, E, 0 PIM * Ninth on the team and leads Caps defensemen with 28 points (7-21-28) * Leads the team with an average of 21:51 of ice time per game * Fifth on the team with 140 shots on goal * 18 of his 28 points have come on special teams (4-12-16 on the PP; 0-2-2 while SH) * Miss the last two games (4/15-4/17) with an upper-body injury * Recorded an assist vs. NJD (3/10) after missing two games (3/6-3/8) with an upper-body injury * Returned to the ice vs TBL (1/29) after missing five games (1/19-1/26) with a lower-body injury * Scored the first goal on 1/8 vs. FLA just 0:19 into the game, the fastest Caps goal at the start of a game or period this season * His 11 points in December (3-8-11) ranked second on the team and surpassed his October and November totals combined * Led the team in ice time in six straight games, with five assists in that time (12/22-1/1) * Two assists at ATL (12/22) marked his third multiple-point game in a stretch of six outings (12/9-12/22) * Scored two goals including the game-winning goal vs. LAK (12/14) to give him 11 points in 11 games (11/17-12/14) * Had a career-best four-game point scoring streak (12/3-12/14) including back-to-back multiple-point games (12/9 and 12/14) * Had assists in three straight games on two occasions (11/17-11/22 and 12/3-12/9) * Missed the game vs. TOR (11/6) with an upper body injury * Scored his first Capitals goal at ATL (10/8) * Led the team in preseason assists (five), ranked third in points (six) and third in shots on goal (18) DRAFTED: Pittsburgh's first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 1989 Entry Draft PREVIOUS TEAMS: Toronto, Nashville, NY Islanders, Columbus