2005-06 Season Notables * Set career high for assists One point away for setting career best * Earned 14 points (one goal, 13 assists) over past 27 games after notching 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) over first 54 games * Led team in ice time on 37 occasions, and defensemen 45 times Topped team or shared first in shifts 40 times Skated in at least 30 shifts on 53 occasions, and has reached 20 minutes in ice time in 78 out of 81 games * Team is 41-33-7 with him in lineup and 17-5-2 when he records a point * Earned plus or even rating in seven straight games, and is plus eight in that span * Posted plus or even rating in 52 out of 81 games, including plus rating 26 times * Owns plus-14 rating over past 17 games, after going minus six through first 64 games * Collected four points (one goal, three assists) over five-game span from Feb. 4-March 1 * Registered plus rating in four consecutive games from Jan. 6-13, and was plus five in that span * Notched six points (one goal, five assists) over eight-game span from Dec. 22-Jan. 4 * Scored goal against Philadelphia on Dec. 28 to notch 100th career NHL point * First among NHL players with plus-eight rating for week of Nov. 7-13 * Notched eight points (one goal, seven assists) over eight-game span from Oct. 27-Nov. 12, including three, two-point games Rankings * Third among team's defensemen and is 10th overall with 32 points (four goals, 28 assists) * Shares second among club's blue liners and is tied for sixth overall in assists * Third among squad's defensemen in goals * Fourth on team and first among club's blue liners with 18 even-strength assists * Recorded five multiple-point games to place second among defensemen on club * Second on squad with 187 blocked shots Blocked at least one shot in 75 out of 81 games, topping the squad or sharing first in blocked shots on 34 occasions * Leads team with 2,499 shifts, and an average of 30.8 shifts per game Season Highs * Three-game assist/point streak (four assists) from Nov. 9-12, and Jan. 1-4 (three assists) * Two assists/points at Ottawa on Feb. 9, against Tampa Bay on Nov. 11, and at Tampa Bay on Nov. 1 * Two points (one goal, one assist) at Pittsburgh on Oct. 27 * Plus-four rating at Carolina on Nov. 12 * Tied career high with 37 shifts at Buffalo on March 1, and at Washington on Nov. 4 * Set career best with 33:35 TOI at Florida on Oct. 5 * Six blocked shots at Carolina on Jan. 28 Against Tonight's Opponent * Season vs. Florida: Four points (one goal, three assists) in seven games * Career vs. Florida: Five points (one goal, four assists) in 15 games