Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3 Weight: 191 lbs.
Born: October 22, 1974 in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia
Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 5th round (111th overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | GC | GC/G | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1991-92 | 17 | Slovan OSCR Topolcany Jr. | Czech-Jr. | 31 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 1.68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 17 | VTJ Topolcany | Czech-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 18 | Dukla Trencin | Czech | 38 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Dukla Trencin | Slovakia | 30 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 1.60 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Slovakia | WJC-C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3.25 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Slovakia | Olympics | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Slovakia | WC-C | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1.33 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 25 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 1.60 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | Slovakia | WC-B | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.86 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 21 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 62 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 0.56 | 14 | 0.23 | 57 | 19 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 1.82 | 15.9 | ||
| 1995-96 | 21 | Slovakia | WC-A | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Slovakia | W-Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 22 | 2 Teams | NHL | 76 | 25 | 13 | 38 | 0.50 | 17 | 0.22 | 53 | 16 | 40 | 0 | -3 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 1.57 | 21.0 | ||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 64 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 0.44 | 12 | 0.19 | 41 | 13 | 32 | 0 | -4 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 1.41 | 18.9 | ||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0.83 | 5 | 0.38 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 2.42 | 27.6 | ||
| 1997-98 | 23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 0.58 | 18 | 0.23 | 64 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 139 | 1.76 | 15.8 | ||
| 1998-99 | 24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 0.81 | 28 | 0.34 | 88 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 208 | 2.57 | 19.2 | 1686 | 20:49 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | Dukla Trencin | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3.33 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 0.83 | 27 | 0.33 | 98 | 27 | 69 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 265 | 3.27 | 12.5 | 1667 | 20:35 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | Slovakia | WC-A | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1.33 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 4.11 | 27.0 | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | 26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 0.76 | 24 | 0.29 | 82 | 30 | 61 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 206 | 2.51 | 14.1 | 1635 | 19:56 |
| 2001-02 | 27 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 0.89 | 30 | 0.36 | 101 | 31 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 267 | 3.26 | 13.9 | 1735 | 21:10 |
| 2001-02 | 27 | Slovakia | Olympics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 27 | Slovakia | WC-A | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.44 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 28 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 79 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 0.95 | 27 | 0.35 | 97 | 39 | 83 | 22 | -3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 3.04 | 10.8 | 1690 | 21:23 |
| 2002-03 | 28 | Slovakia | WC-A | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 29 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Slovakia | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.43 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 29 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 82 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 0.70 | 23 | 0.28 | 89 | 41 | 76 | 13 | -15 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 206 | 2.51 | 14.1 | 1643 | 20:02 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | Slovakia | WC-A | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.89 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 30 | Slovakia | W-Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 30 | HC Slovan Slovnaft Bratislava | Slovakia | 18 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 1.11 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 30 | Slovakia | WC-A | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 31 | New York Islanders | NHL | 82 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 0.80 | 26 | 0.32 | 99 | 45 | 67 | 5 | -8 | 54 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 253 | 3.09 | 13.8 | 1572 | 19:10 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | Slovakia | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 32 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 0.73 | 23 | 0.28 | 80 | 30 | 66 | 4 | -12 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 2.67 | 12.5 | 1505 | 18:35 |
| 2006-07 | 32 | Slovakia | WC-A | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 33 | New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 0.51 | 16 | 0.19 | 67 | 26 | 57 | 5 | -11 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 171 | 2.14 | 9.4 | 1466 | 18:19 |
| Career | NHL | 947 | 337 | 348 | 685 | 0.72 | 272 | 0.29 | 975 | 358 | 710 | 102 | 9 | 416 | 207 | 114 | 16 | 47 | 2403 | 2.54 | 14.0 | 14598 | 19:60 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SOG/G | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
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| 1996-97 | 22 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.71 | 0.0 | |||
| 1997-98 | 23 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.64 | -9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.43 | 25.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.67 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2.08 | 12.0 | 256 | 21:18 | |
| 1999-00 | 25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.20 | 27.3 | 99 | 19:52 | |
| 2000-01 | 26 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.00 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3.08 | 7.5 | 277 | 21:18 | |
| 2004-05 | 30 | HC Slovan Slovnaft Bratislava | Slovakia | 18 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1.22 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 32 | New York Islanders | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.00 | 10.0 | 76 | 15:15 | |
| Career | NHL | 56 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 0.68 | -1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 1.98 | 13.5 | 708 | 20:14 |
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All-Star Games 2000 NHL2003 NHL |
Games Played 2000-01 NHL 82 (3)2001-02 NHL 82 (2) 2003-04 NHL 82 (3) 2005-06 NHL 82 (3) |
Goals 1998-99 NHL 40 (7)2001-02 NHL 37 (9) |
Goals Created 2001-02 NHL 29.5 (9) |
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Even Strength Goals 1999-00 NHL 25 (9) |
Power Play Goals 2001-02 NHL 15 (3)Career NHL 114 (96) |
Short-Handed Goals 1998-99 NHL 3 (8)2001-02 NHL 5 (3) Career NHL 16 (99) |
Shots on Goal 1999-00 NHL 265 (9) |
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Shooting Percentage 1996-97 NHL 21.0 (1)1998-99 NHL 19.2 (5) |
March 18, 1997: Traded to Buffalo by Edmonton for Barrie Moore and Craig Millar, March 18, 1997.
December 29, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Bratislava (Slovakia), December 29, 2004.
August 3, 2005: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, August 3, 2005.