LAST SEASON: Named Devils MVP as voted by his teammates...Finished first on NJD with 48 goals, 89 points, 24 power play goals, 34 power play points and ten game-winning goalsEstablished teams single-season goal-scoring mark (P. Verbeek, 46, 87-88), and PPG record (J. MacLean, 19, 90-91)Reached the forty-goal mark March 28 vs. Ottawa, marking eighth time a Devils player accomplished feat (6 players)...Is one of just seven to record 41g, one of five with 42g, one of four with 43g, one of three with 44/45g, one of two with 46g, and the only one with 47/48g...Eighty-nine points is the third-highest total in NJD history (P. Elias, 96, 00-01 & K. Muller, 94, 87-88)...Eighteen GWG over a two-season span are tied for the most in team history (J. MacLean, 89-91)...Goal/assist/point totals were career highs; entered 2005-06 with 2 career PPG...Became fifth fastest Devil to reach 10g mark (in 16 GP); was second fastest to 15g (22 GP), tied for the sixth fastest to 20g (37 GP), fifth fastest to 25g (44 GP), fourth fastest to 30g (54 GP), third fastest to 35g (66 GP), second fastest to 40g (72 GP), tied for second fastest to 45g (79 GP), and second fastest to 46g (81 GP)...Led NJD with career-high 291 shots; had at least 1 shot in 80 of 82 games...Had points in season/career-high 15 straight games March 21 through end of regular-season schedule April 18 (12g-13a-25pts)...Fifteen games ties NJD record (P. Elias, Dec. 27, 1999-Jan. 28, 2000)...Recorded goals/points in five straight games November 18-29 (6g-4a-10pts); goals in five straight was a team season high...Had four four-game point-scoring streaks: February 3-9 (4g-2a-6pts), January 9-17 (5g-2a-7pts), December 15-21 (1g-3a-4pts) and October 18-26 (2g-4a-6pts)...Also had three three-game streaks, and points in back-to-back games three times...Tied for first (S. Gomez) on team with 26 multiple-point games overall, including six season-high three-point efforts, most recently 2g-1a-3pts April 18 at Montreal and career-high (tie) three assists April 13 vs. Philadelphia...Twenty-six multi-pt efforts tied the team record (K. Muller, 87-88)...Four of six 3pt efforts were over the seasons first 22 games: 1g-2a-3pts November 25 at Tampa Bay, 2g-1a-3pts November 18 vs. Montreal, 2g-1a-3pts October 20 at Pittsburgh, and 2g-1a-3pts in season-opener October 5 vs. Pittsburgh...Led NJD with 19 2pt games and ten 2g games...Recorded third overtime goal of campaign with 1g-1a-2pts April 11 at Carolina...Posted second OT goal of season in 1g-1a-2pt effort April 2 at Pittsburgh...Recorded 2g February 9 at Boston, including first career shorthanded goal and second career OT tally...Appeared in his 200th career game/posted 100th point with 1a December 21 at the NY Islanders...Unsuccessful on first career penalty shot attempt November 25 at Tampa Bay (S. Burke)...Recorded game-determining goal October 29 at Boston; went 4-10 in shootouts overallFinished first on squad with plus-18 mark; is +52 lifetime in 248 regular-season appearances...Enters season having appeared in career-high 90 straight gamesWas one of three players (J. Langenbrunner & B. Rafalski) in NJD lineup with points in all four games of Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. the NY Rangers; series extended his point-scoring streak to 19 straight games (14g-17a-31pts)...Two of three post-season tallies were game winnersRecorded team-leading 4g for Team USA at 2006 Olympic Winter Games.