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Christopher Higgins

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: June 2, 1983 in Smithtown, New York

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
2003-04 20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6:18
2005-06 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 23 15 38 -1 26 13 7 3 3 148 15.5 1153 14:25
2006-07 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 22 16 38 -11 26 11 8 3 3 159 13.8 1092 17:54
2007-08 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 27 25 52 0 22 15 12 0 5 241 11.2 1472 17:57
2008-09 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 57 12 11 23 -1 22 8 2 2 1 151 7.9 969 16:60
2009-10 26 2 Teams NHL 67 8 9 17 -9 32 8 0 0 165 4.8 1175 17:33
2009-10 26 New York Rangers NHL 55 6 8 14 -9 32 6 0 0 137 4.4 985 17:55
2009-10 26 Calgary Flames NHL 12 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 28 7.1 190 15:52
Career 6 Seasons NHL 349 92 76 168 -22 128 55 29 8 12 864 10.6 5874 16:50

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM SOG G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/-
2003-04 20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005-06 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 80 0.29 0.19 0.48 0.21 -0.01 0.33 1.85 23 14 37 16 49 14 52 16 -1
2006-07 23 Montreal Canadiens NHL 61 0.36 0.26 0.62 0.27 -0.18 0.43 2.61 23 16 39 17 75 38 62 14 -11
2007-08 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 82 0.33 0.30 0.63 0.26 0.00 0.27 2.94 30 27 57 24 78 36 52 10 0
2008-09 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 57 0.21 0.19 0.40 0.17 -0.02 0.39 2.65 13 11 24 10 39 7 45 12 -1
2009-10 26 2 Teams NHL 67 0.12 0.13 0.25 0.10 -0.13 0.48 2.46 11 11 22 9 -9
2009-10 26 New York Rangers NHL 55 0.11 0.15 0.25 0.10 -0.16 0.58 2.49 8 10 18 7 -9
2009-10 26 Calgary Flames NHL 12 0.17 0.08 0.25 0.11 0.00 0.00 2.33 3 1 4 2 0
Career 6 Seasons NHL 349 0.26 0.22 0.48 0.20 -0.06 0.37 2.48 100 79 179 76 241 95 211 52 -22

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
2005-06 22 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 1 3 4 -3 0 1 0 0 0 7 14.3 102 17:04
2007-08 24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 3 2 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 34 8.8 221 18:27
2008-09 25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 4 2 0 2 -1 2 2 0 0 0 8 25.0 70 17:35
Career 3 Seasons NHL 22 6 5 11 -3 4 6 0 0 0 49 12.2 394 17:55

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
1999-00 16 Avon Old Farms High-CT 27 19 20 39 10
2000-01 17 Avon Old Farms High-CT 24 22 14 36 29
2001-02 18 Yale University Bulldogs ECAC 27 14 17 31 32
2001-02 18 United States WJC-A 7 4 2 6 6
2002-03 19 Yale University Bulldogs ECAC 28 20 21 41 41
2002-03 19 United States WJC-A 7 3 3 6 4
2003-04 20 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 67 21 27 48 18
2004-05 21 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 28 23 51 9 33 16 8 4 6
2008-09 25 United States WC-A 6 1 0 1 2
Career 2 Seasons AHL 143 49 50 99 9 51 16 8 4 6
Career 2 Seasons ECAC 55 34 38 72 73
Career 2 Seasons High-CT 51 41 34 75 39
Career 1 Season WC-A 6 1 0 1 2
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 7 5 12 10

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SPCT TOI ATOI
2003-04 20 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 10 3 2 5 0 0 0
2004-05 21 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 4 3 3 6 2 4 3 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 14 6 5 11 2 4 3 0 0 0 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2007-08 NHL 82 (3)

Short-Handed Goals

2006-07 NHL 3 (10)

Transactions

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June 30, 2009: Traded to NY Rangers by Montreal with Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto, June 30, 2009.

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