LAST SEASON: Playing time was limited to 38 games, including season-high 20 straight appearances March 10-April 18...Made 2005-06 NHL debut January 3 vs. Florida after missing first 39 games of season and training camp with hepatitis-A...Recorded points in nine of first ten appearances (4g-12a-16pts), including season-high (tie) five-game point-scoring streak January 17-24 (2g-6a-8pts) and four-game point-scoring streak January 3-9 (2g-6a-8pts)...Recorded points in eight of nine games April 1-18, including assists/points in five straight April 9-18 (3g-7a-10pts) and points in three straight April 1-5 (4g-3a-7pts)...Assists in five straight tied for the team season high (P. Martin, Dec. 26-Jan. 3)...First goal April 16 vs. Philadelphia marked his 500th career point; is just third player in NJD history to reach milestone (J. MacLean, 701 & K. Muller, 520)...Also recorded points in back-to-back games February 7-9 (2g-2a-4pts)...Recorded 12 multiple-point games overall, including team season-high (tie) 3g-2a-5pts April 5 vs. Pittsburgh...Has four of the 25 five-plus point efforts in NJD history; hat trick was the team-record seventh of his career...Recorded 2g-2a-4pts in second appearance of season January 5 vs. Montreal...Had four three-point games: 2g-1a-3pts April 16 vs. Philadelphia, three assists March 10 at Washington, 1g-2a-3pts February 7 vs. Tampa Bay, and 3a January 17 at St. Louis...Also recorded six 2pt games, including 1g-1a-2pts April 18 at Montreal and 1g-1a-2pts March 23 at Atlanta, and four 2a games...Was 2-5 (40%) in shootouts overall...Removed from Injured Reserve List/returned to lineup March 10 at Washington; was placed on I.R. March 3, retroactive to February 15...Missed four contests March 1-7 with bruised ribs and game January 13 vs. Vancouver (ill)...Led Devils with 6g-10a-16pts in nine post-season outings, including 5g-6a-11pts in Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. the NY RangersEleven points in a series tied the team record (J. MacLean, 4g-7a-11pts, 88 PDSF vs. NYI), and includes 2g- 4a-6pts in series-openerSix points is the second highest single-game point-total in franchise history; trails only Pa. Sundstrom (3g-5a-8pts, Apr. 22, 1988 vs. Wsh.)With 34 career post-season goals, tied C. Lemieux for most in New Jersey history...At plus-24 lifetime, is first all-time among the teams forwards...Is teams all-time post-season points leader with 34g-60a-94pts; 13 career power play goals is tops in Devils history, and is also tied for first with six game-winning goals (S. Stevens, C. Lemieux & P. Sykora)Appeared in 1 game for Bronze Medal-winning Czech Republic at 2006 Olympic Winter GamesSigned new multi-year contract July 3, 2006.