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PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Enters 2007-08 as Thrashers all-time leader with 379 points, 202 goals, 27 game-winning goals, 177 assists, 87 multiple-point games, 27 multiple-goal contests, 77 power-play goals, 160 power-play points, 124 even strength goals and 216 even-strength points Set team single-season records for most power-play tallies (27) and power-play points (56) in 2005-06, even-strength points (52) in 2003-04 and even-strength goals (29) in 2002-03 Enters 2007-08 having played in 127 consecutive games for fourth-longest streak in team history and second best active streak 2005-06: Set career highs with 52 goals and 98 points Tied career high with 46 assists to rank third on club Shared third among NHL players in goals and ranked eighth in points Registered 85 points (47 goals, 38 assists) over final 67 games (average of 1.27 points per game) after recording 13 points (five goals, eight assists) through first 11 contests Collected at least one point in 55 out of 78 games overall (52 goals, 46 assists), including 26 multiple-point games to share team lead Notched team-best 10 multiple-goal contests, including two hat tricks, and recorded nine multiple-assist games Shared team lead with seven game-winning goals, which was tied for 11th in the league Posted ATOI of 22:22 to lead team’s forwards, rank second on club, third among league’s forwards and 54th in league Led the NHL with 27 goals and 56 points on the power play Second on squad with 29 power-play assists Fourth on Thrashers with 41 even-strength points, including team-high 25 even-strength goals Shared fifth on team with 16 even-strength assists Led club with 28 goals and 54 points on the road Third on squad with 26 assists on road Topped squad with 24 goals at Philips Arena Third on team with 20 assists and 44 points at home Took 323 shots to rank second on the team Registered at least one shot in 77 out of 78 games, including five or more shots on 35 occasions Shared lead or topped squad in shots 31 times Led club's forwards in TOI on 32 occasions, and the team 16 times Skated in at least 20 minutes of ice time in 58 out of 78 contests Team finished 37-32-8 with him in lineup, 32-17-5 when he recorded a point and 25-10-4 when he tallied a goal Owned plus or even rating in 54 of 78 games, include plus rating 25 times Registered nine point streaks of three or more games, including career-high tying eight-game point streak from Dec. 30-Jan. 13 (11 goals, seven assists) Set career-high and team-record with seven-game goal streak from Jan. 1-13 (11 goals) Matched career high with four-game assist streak (five assists) from Nov. 24-29 Tied career high with five points (two goals, three assists) at Philadelphia on Nov. 18 Scored team-high seven goals and was second on club with 12 points in April Recorded plus rating in four straight games from April 6-13, and was plus five in that span Posted plus or even rating in 14 straight games from Dec. 15-Jan. 18, and was plus seven in that span Led all NHL players with 12 goals and shared third overall with 19 points in January Registered team-record six consecutive multiple-point games from Jan. 1-11Named NHL Offensive Player of the Week for Jan. 2-8, leading all NHL players with eight goals and 11 assists in that span Led all NHL players with 13 goals and 26 assists in November Shared eighth among NHL players with six points (three goals, three assists) in three games for week ending Nov. 20 Set team record for most goals in consecutive games with six from Nov. 11-12 Tied team record and set career high with four goals against Tampa Bay on Nov. 11 to become first Thrasher to score four consecutive goals in one game Named NHL Offensive Player of the Week for period ending Nov. 13, leading all NHL players with six goals and sharing second with eight points in three games 2004-05: Notched 42 points (19 goals, 23 assists) in 53 games with AK Bars Kazan of Russian Elite League Ranked seventh in league and second on club in points Second on team in goals, assists Fifth on squad with 72 penalty minutes Had one assist in four playoff games 2003-04: Tied for NHL's Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (most goals) along with Jarome Iginla (Calgary) and Rick Nash (Columbus) with 41 goals ... Selected as POWERade/NHL Outstanding Player of Year in fan voting Also named POWERade/NHL Outstanding Player of the Month for October 2003 ... Received most All-Star Game votes by fans to be selected to starting lineup for Eastern Conference Team Notched one goal and team-leading and game-high tying five shots in contest ... Set career high with 46 assists ... Tied for second in NHL in points ... Only second Thrashers player to reach 80 points in a season ... Led team and tied for 15th in NHL in assists ... Led team and tied for third in NHL with 16 power play goals Ranked first on club and eighth in NHL with 33 power play points ... Placed first on team and tied for 27th overall with 17 assists on power play ... Led club and ranked eighth in NHL with team-record 52 points at even strength ... Topped club with 24 goals and 28 assists at even strength, which were sixth and tied for 16th in the NHL, respectively ... Placed first on club with six goals and eight assists on game-winning goals Shared 17th in NHL with team-best 14 points on game-winning tallies ... Netted his 100th career goal at Philadelphia on Feb. 21 to become fifth youngest player in league history to reach that milestone ... Was runner-up to Joe Sakic (Colorado) for inaugural NHL/Sheraton Road Performer Award with 48 road points ... Netted hat tricks against Nashville on Oct. 23, and against Chicago on Oct. 18 Earned team-high 24 multiple-point games ... Notched at least one point in 10 out of his final 12 games (five goals, nine assists), including seven-game point streak (three goals, seven assists) from March 12-24 ... Posted 30 points (15 goals, 15 assists) in his last 27 contests dating back to Feb. 3 ... Notched at least one point in 54 out of 81 contests ... Skated in at least 20 minutes of ice time in 71 out of 81 contests, including at least 25 minutes on 26 occasions and over 28 minutes 11 times Topped club's forwards in ice time on 49 occasions and team 22 times ... Topped team with 11 assists and 15 points in March ... Scored nine goals in February to lead team and share fourth in NHL Led team with 13 points in February ... Tied for first on club with nine points (four goals, five assists) in January ... Shared second on team and was tied for fourth in NHL with 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in December Second on club and tied for third in league with 12 assists in December ... Led team with six goals, shared second with seven assists and was second with 13 points in November ... Shared second in NHL with seven points (three goals, four assists) for week ending Dec. 21 ... Notched 17 points (11 goals, six assists) over nine-game span from Oct. 18-Nov. 8 ... Topped team with 20 goals and 39 points at home Second with 19 assists at Philips Arena ... Led Thrashers with 21 goals, 27 assists and 48 points on road Third in NHL in road goals and second in road points ... Took at least one shot in 78 out of 81 games, and tops the club with a club-record, NHL-best 341 shots Led club or shared first in shots on 40 occasions, including five or more 30 times ... Led NHL forwards and shared 28th in league with team-record AVTOI of 23:41 per game ... Set career high with 14 shots and 34:05 of ice time, and tied career best with 32 shifts against Pittsburgh on April 2 ... Skated in career-best 32 shifts against Colorado no Jan. 22 Collected five points (two goals, three assists) at Pittsburgh on Dec. 20 to tie career best and team record ... Recorded career-high eight-game point streak (three goals, five assists) from Nov. 25-Dec. 10, which also tied for 15th longest in NHL that season Set career best with four-game assist streak from Dec. 3-10 (five assists) 2002-03: Second on club with 38 goals, third with 67 points and fourth with 29 assists Led team with 81 games Had 67 goals through first two NHL seasons to place him sixth on league's all-time list of goals scored by players before their 20th birthday Finished first on squad and fourth in NHL with 29 even-strength tallies Was second on team with 43 even-strength points Ranked second on team with nine power-play tallies, and was third with 22 power-play points Topped club with 24 goals and was second with 38 points on road Second on club with 14 goals at Philips Arena, and was third with 29 points at home Led team with 257 shots, including five or more on 17 occasions Led or shared first in shots on team in 24 games, and finished with at least one shot in 77 out of 81 contests Notched 12 multiple-point games to rank third on club Tied for third on club with three game-winning tallies, including team-leading two overtime tallies Notched six-game point streak (five goals, two assists) from Oct. 18-26, including three-game goal streak (three goals) from Oct. 21-26 Scored 30th goal of season to earn his 100th career point on Feb. 8 at Ottawa Scored overtime goal in 3-2 win at Tampa Bay on Jan. 9 Played in 100th NHL game at Pittsburgh on Dec. 30 Set team record for most points in two-game span with seven points (five goals, two assists) from Dec. 5-6 Notched first career NHL hat trick at Washington on Dec. 6 2001-02: Led club and all NHL rookies, and was tied for 32nd overall in league with 29 goals, despite season-ending posterior dislocation of right sternoclavicular joint (shoulder) suffered at New York Islanders on March 10 Earned team rookie season record for goals (29) despite missing final 16 games Team went 11-7-6-1 in games he scored a goal Was one of three players among top 35 goal scorers playing in less than 70 games, including Jaromir Jagr (31 goals in 69 games) and Alexei Kovalev (32 in 67 games) Finished second on club and second among league's rookies with 51 points (29 goals, 22 assists) He and Dany Heatley became the first teammates to finish 1-2 in rookie scoring in NHL since Brian Leetch (71 points) and Tony Granato (63) of New York Rangers during 1988-89 season He and Heatley were only the fourth rookie tandem since expansion began in 1967-68 season, and first duo since Alexei Yashin (79) and Alexandre Daigle (51) for Ottawa in 1993-94, to rank 1-2 in scoring on their team Shared first among league's first-year players and was tied for first on team with four-game winning goals Led team with four assists and eight points on game-winning tallies Topped team and NHL rookies with 22 even-strength goals Tied for first among league's first-year players and on team with seven power-play goals Netted team-leading 19 goals at Philips Arena, and finished second on club with 25 points at home Ranked second on squad with 10 goals, 16 assists and 26 points in road games Finished second on club with 10 multiple-point games Led NHL rookies with 10 goals and 15 points in 15 games during January Equaled his franchise record and career high with a four-game goal streak (four goals) from Jan. 13-19 Set franchise record with five points and equaled team record with four assists at Florida on Jan. 19 Netted first overtime goal, his second career game-winning tally, on Jan. 9 against Ottawa Posted 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in December to share lead among NHL rookies Topped first-year players with nine assists and one game-tying goal, while sharing second with six goals in December Set team record with latest game-tying goal in team history with 10 seconds left against Montreal on Dec. 12 Led all NHL rookies with six assists in November Earned first NHL assist on Nov. 1 at San Jose Set career high with four-game goal streak (four goals) from Oct. 23-30 Scored first NHL goal on Oct. 6 at Boston (Dafoe) Made NHL debut on Oct. 4 at Buffalo. |
