New Jersey Devils' 9th round choice (233rd overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
* Registered his first point of the playoffs with an assist in Game 4.
* Returned to the lineup in Game 1 after missing the final 9 regular-season games with a sore groin.
Playoffs
* Making his fourth trip to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
* Appeared in all six Western Conference Quarterfinal games with Nashville in 2004. Ranked second among team forwards in average ice time (18:58). Scored the game-winning goal in Game 4 vs. Detroit. Awarded a penalty shot vs. Manny Legace (no goal) in Game 1 at Detroit. Additional stats: 13 shots, -4.
* Played in all five of Chicago's first-round games against St. Louis in 2002. Additional stats: 7 shots, -1. Chicago lost to St. Louis (4-1) in the 2002 Western Conference Quarterfinals.
* Made his NHL playoff debut with Toronto in 1999, and appeared in 13 of the club's 17 playoff games; missed four games during the Conference Semifinals. Notched his first NHL playoff points with a set of assists in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (April 26, 1999 at Philadelphia), and scored his first NHL playoff goal in Game 4 (April 28, 1999 at Philadelphia). A teammate of Danny Markov and Yanic Perreault. Additional stats: 2 PPGs, 21 shots, -3. Toronto defeated Philadelphia (4-2) and Pittsburgh (4-2), then lost to Buffalo (4-1) in the 1999 Eastern Conference Finals.
2005-06 Highlights
* Tied for the team lead in goals (31), which was also a franchise record for goals in a season, and ranked second on the club in scoring (31g-37a-68pts). Second time in his career he scored 30+ goals.
* Tied for third on the club in assists (37) and tied for second in game-winners (5).
* Finished second on the club with 13 power-play goals and third on the team with 34 power-play points (13g-21a).
* Ranked second on the team with 20 multi-point games this season.
* Finished the season tied for the team lead and tied for eighth in the NHL in shorthanded goals (4g-0a-4pts). His four SHGs this season tied a franchise record.
* Established a franchise record/career-high 10-game point streak (had 5g-13a-18pts from Mar. 7-25).
* Tied for the team lead in game-deciding SO goals (2 - 12/3 & 10/20).
* Finished 2005-06 campaign with 97 points (40g-57a) in 93 games as a Predator.
* Has posted seven straight 20-goal seasons and six straight 60-point seasons.
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