* Led the team with 4 hits in Game 1. Playoffs * Making his fifth trip to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, first since 2003. * Appeared in all six of the Capitals' first-round games vs. Tampa Bay in 2003. Ranked third on the Caps in average ice time (23:33). Additional stats: 9 shots, -1. Washington lost to Tampa Bay (4-2) in the 2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. * Appeared in all six of Washington's first-round games vs. Pittsburgh in 2001. Tied for the team lead with two goals. Additional stats: 13 shots, -5. Washington lost to Pittsburgh (4-2) in the 2001 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. * Played in three of the Caps' five playoff games in 2000. Additional stats: 4 shots, -3. Washington lost to Pittsburgh (4-1) in the 2000 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. * Played in 16 of 21 games as the Caps advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998. Made his NHL playoff debut in Game 2 of Washington's first-round series against Boston (April 24, 1998) and scored his first playoff goal in Game 2 of the second-round series vs. Ottawa (May 9, 1998). Additional stats: 9 shots, -1. Washington defeated Boston (4-2), Ottawa (4-1) and Buffalo (4-2) then lost to Detroit (4-0) in the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals. 2005-06 Highlights * Established a career-high in points (1g-13a-14pts). He had 12 points (2g-10a) in 2003-04 with Washington. * Ranked second in the NHL in PIMs (209) and 11th in the league in hits (191). * Ranked third in the NHL in shorthanded time on ice per game (5:34). * Posted a plus or even in 15 of his 17 games as a Predator (+5 overall).