Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1981 in Welland, Ontario
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| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2006-07 | 25 | DET | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | 89 | 5:35 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | TOT | NHL | 54 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4.5 | 429 | 7:57 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | DET | NHL | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 | 188 | 5:23 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | LAK | NHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.6 | 241 | 12:41 |
| 2008-09 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 45 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 9.6 | 397 | 8:50 |
| 2009-10 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 72 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | -1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 2.7 | 652 | 9:03 |
| 2010-11 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | 141 | 10:03 |
| 2011-12 | 30 | BUF | NHL | 60 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | -3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 3.5 | 583 | 9:43 |
| 2012-13 | 31 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 37 | 6:12 |
| Career | NHL | 267 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 15 | -2 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 386 | 4.1 | 2329 | 8:43 | ||
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 2006-07 | 25 | DET | NHL | 16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | TOT | NHL | 54 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.48 | 1.22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | DET | NHL | 35 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.34 | 0.80 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | LAK | NHL | 19 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.74 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2008-09 | 27 | BUF | NHL | 45 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 1.62 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 2009-10 | 28 | BUF | NHL | 72 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 1.56 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 2010-11 | 29 | BUF | NHL | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| 2011-12 | 30 | BUF | NHL | 60 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 1.42 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 2 | -3 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2012-13 | 31 | BUF | NHL | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 267 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.30 | 1.45 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 16 | 62 | 2 | 72 | 10 | -2 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1998-99 | 17 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 59 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 68 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 20 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 66 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 21 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 71 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 22 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 64 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 23 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 79 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 10 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 24 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 74 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 18 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 25 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 65 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 2008-09 | 27 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 29 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 52 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 145 | 6.9 | |||
| Career | 6 Seasons | AHL | 346 | 81 | 107 | 188 | 27 | 203 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 145 | 6.9 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | ECHL | 71 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | OHL | 240 | 84 | 103 | 187 | 65 | |||||||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 2000-01 | 19 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 20 | Toronto St. Michael's Majors | OHL | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 21 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 22 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 24 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 25 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 29 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | AHL | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ECHL | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | OHL | 33 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Thru 7 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Matt Ellis | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | |
| Don Blackburn | 77.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | |
| Robert Petrovicky | 73.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | |
| Craig Darby | 72.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | |
| Denny Lambert | 72.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | |
| Ken Priestlay | 71.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.4 | |
| Don Metz | 70.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Mark Kumpel | 70.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | |
| Cody McCormick | 66.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Nevin Markwart | 66.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | |
| Steve Tuttle | 66.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Matt Ellis | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | |||
| Don Blackburn | 77.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | |||
| Ken Priestlay | 71.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.4 | |||
| Mark Kumpel | 70.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | |||
| Steve Tuttle | 66.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Jamie Wright | 64.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |||
| Patrick Rissmiller | 63.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |||
| Jeremy Stevenson | 61.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| John LeBlanc | 58.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Terry Gray | 58.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||||
| Mark Hartigan | 57.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |||
May 10, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, May 10, 2002.
February 21, 2008: Claimed on waivers by Los Angeles from Detroit, February 21, 2008.
October 1, 2008: Claimed on waivers by Buffalo from Los Angeles, October 1, 2008.
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