Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 223 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1985 in Povazska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
Draft: Ottawa, 1st round (23rd overall), 2004 NHL Entry
Contract: 6 years/$24,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $4,000,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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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 |
| 2005-06 | 20 | OTT | NHL | 82 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 34 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 137 | 7.3 | 1491 | 18:11 |
| 2006-07 | 21 | OTT | NHL | 82 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 11 | -15 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 147 | 4.8 | 1778 | 21:41 |
| 2007-08 | 22 | OTT | NHL | 82 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 160 | 5.6 | 1725 | 21:02 |
| 2008-09 | 23 | TBL | NHL | 52 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | -4 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 2.3 | 1257 | 24:11 |
| 2009-10 | 24 | TBL | NHL | 81 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | -14 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 145 | 4.1 | 1635 | 20:11 |
| 2010-11 | 25 | PHI | NHL | 81 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 5.6 | 1711 | 21:07 |
| 2011-12 | 26 | PHI | NHL | 62 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 6.1 | 1281 | 20:40 |
| 2012-13 | 27 | PHI | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.0 | 203 | 18:28 |
| Career | NHL | 533 | 49 | 153 | 202 | 67 | 33 | 381 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 98 | 2 | 53 | 952 | 5.1 | 11080 | 20:47 | ||
| 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 |
| 2005-06 | 20 | OTT | NHL | 82 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.16 | 0.74 | 1.67 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 104 | 33 | 53 | 16 | 34 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| 2006-07 | 21 | OTT | NHL | 82 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.14 | 1.24 | 1.79 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 84 | 29 | 91 | 21 | -15 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| 2007-08 | 22 | OTT | NHL | 82 | 0.11 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.61 | 1.95 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 13 | 98 | 29 | 88 | 24 | 5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 5.7 |
| 2008-09 | 23 | TBL | NHL | 52 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.09 | 0.69 | 1.67 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 48 | 11 | 68 | 27 | -4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 2009-10 | 24 | TBL | NHL | 81 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.62 | 1.79 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 53 | 13 | 72 | 18 | -14 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| 2010-11 | 25 | PHI | NHL | 81 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 1.78 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 91 | 13 | 68 | 20 | 30 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 7.5 |
| 2011-12 | 26 | PHI | NHL | 62 | 0.11 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.14 | 0.61 | 1.84 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 64 | 9 | 65 | 16 | 6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| 2012-13 | 27 | PHI | NHL | 11 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 1.64 | -9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 533 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.71 | 1.79 | 53 | 156 | 209 | 71 | 542 | 137 | 505 | 142 | 33 | 13.8 | 20.9 | 34.7 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 2005-06 | 20 | OTT | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | 178 | 17:50 | |
| 2006-07 | 21 | OTT | NHL | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | 410 | 20:29 | |
| 2007-08 | 22 | OTT | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 76 | 18:59 | |
| 2010-11 | 25 | PHI | NHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 286 | 26:01 | |
| 2011-12 | 26 | PHI | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 19 | 19:26 | |
| Career | NHL | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | -2 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 5.8 | 970 | 21:05 | |||
| 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 |
| 2001-02 | 16 | Slovakia | WJ18-A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 17 | Dukla Trencin Jr. | Slovak-Jr. | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 17 | Dukla Trencin | Slovakia | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 17 | Slovakia | WJ18-A | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 18 | Dukla Trencin | Slovakia | 44 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 18 | Dukla Trencin Jr. | Slovak-Jr. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 18 | Slovakia | WJC-A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 18 | Slovakia | WC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 19 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 59 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 7 | 94 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 19 | Slovakia | WJC-A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 20 | Slovakia | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 20 | Slovakia | WC-A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 24 | Slovakia | Olympics | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Olympics | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Slovak-Jr. | 38 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Slovakia | 67 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WC-A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WHL | 59 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 7 | 94 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJ18-A | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 2003-04 | 18 | Dukla Trencin | Slovakia | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 19 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Slovakia | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Thru 8 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Andrej Meszaros | 8.2 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 | |
| Don Sweeney | 93.8 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | |
| Doug Jarrett | 92.0 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | |
| Jim Neilson | 91.2 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | |
| Ian White | 91.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | |
| Dale Tallon | 90.2 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | |
| Steve Chiasson | 90.1 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
| Tom Kurvers | 89.8 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |
| Alexei Kasatonov | 89.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |
| Keith Magnuson | 89.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | |
| Boris Mironov | 89.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Andrej Meszaros | 8.2 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 | |||||
| Ian White | 91.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||||
| Alexei Kasatonov | 89.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | |||||
| Rick Lanz | 86.7 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Kent Douglas | 85.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | |||||
| Leo Bourgeault | 85.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -0.2 | ||||
| Pat Quinn | 85.5 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | |||
| Greg Hawgood | 85.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 84.4 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | |||||
| Ryan Whitney | 84.3 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | ||||
| Ken Reardon | 83.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | |||||
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Honors
2005-06 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st) |
Games Played 2006-07 NHL 82 (2) 2007-08 NHL 82 (3) |
Plus/Minus 2010-11 NHL 30 (5) |
August 29, 2008: Traded to Tampa Bay by Ottawa for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and San Jose's 1st round choice (previously acquired, later traded to NY Islanders, later traded to Columbus, later traded to Anahaim - Anaheim selected Kyle Palmieri) in 2009 Entry Draft, August 29, 2008.
July 1, 2010: Traded to Philadelphia by Tampa Bay for Philadelphia's 2nd round choice (Nikita Kucharev) in 2011 Entry Draft, July 1, 2010.
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