Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 206 lbs.
Born: February 19, 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts
Draft: Pittsburgh, 1st round (5th overall), 2002 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 | 22 | PIT | NHL | 68 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 12 | -7 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 113 | 5.3 | 1620 | 23:50 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | PIT | NHL | 81 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 19 | 9 | 77 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 129 | 10.9 | 1939 | 23:56 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | PIT | NHL | 76 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 14 | -2 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 119 | 10.1 | 1706 | 22:27 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 48 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 7 | -14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 2.8 | 1146 | 23:52 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | PIT | NHL | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | -15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 4.8 | 688 | 24:34 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | ANA | NHL | 20 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0.0 | 458 | 22:53 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | TOT | NHL | 81 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 151 | 4.6 | 2005 | 24:45 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | ANA | NHL | 62 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 9 | -6 | 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 107 | 3.7 | 1523 | 24:34 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | EDM | NHL | 19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 6.8 | 482 | 25:23 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | EDM | NHL | 35 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 4.7 | 887 | 25:20 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | EDM | NHL | 51 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | -16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 7.3 | 1069 | 20:58 |
| 2012-13 | 29 | EDM | NHL | 34 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | -7 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 13.8 | 628 | 18:29 |
| Career | NHL | 474 | 50 | 209 | 259 | 82 | -23 | 377 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 106 | 4 | 99 | 696 | 7.2 | 11000 | 23:12 | ||
| 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 | 22 | PIT | NHL | 68 | 0.09 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.17 | 1.25 | 1.66 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 84 | 35 | 89 | 33 | -7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | PIT | NHL | 81 | 0.17 | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.24 | 0.95 | 1.59 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 20 | 125 | 59 | 76 | 19 | 9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 9.8 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | PIT | NHL | 76 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.53 | 0.18 | 0.59 | 1.57 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 15 | 102 | 46 | 76 | 18 | -2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 6.9 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 48 | 0.04 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.14 | 0.58 | 1.48 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 54 | 21 | 56 | 9 | -14 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | PIT | NHL | 28 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 1.50 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 39 | 5 | -15 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | ANA | NHL | 20 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.13 | 0.60 | 1.45 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | TOT | NHL | 81 | 0.09 | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.15 | 0.86 | 1.86 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 117 | 37 | 99 | 20 | 1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | ANA | NHL | 62 | 0.06 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 0.14 | 0.77 | 1.73 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 83 | 29 | 75 | 15 | -6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | EDM | NHL | 19 | 0.16 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 0.20 | 1.16 | 2.32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | EDM | NHL | 35 | 0.06 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.22 | 0.94 | 1.23 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 54 | 16 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.0 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | EDM | NHL | 51 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.80 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 12 | 48 | 4 | -16 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 2012-13 | 29 | EDM | NHL | 34 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.68 | 0.85 | -7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 474 | 0.11 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.17 | 0.80 | 1.47 | 48 | 206 | 254 | 82 | 576 | 226 | 486 | 120 | -23 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 39.8 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2006-07 | 23 | PIT | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 114 | 22:51 | |
| 2007-08 | 24 | PIT | NHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2.7 | 415 | 20:46 | |
| 2008-09 | 25 | ANA | NHL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 280 | 21:34 | |
| Career | NHL | 38 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6.0 | 810 | 21:19 | |||
| 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 |
| 1999-00 | 16 | Thayer Academy | High-MA | 22 | 5 | 33 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | U.S. National Team Development Program | U-18 | 40 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | U.S. National Team Development Program | USHL | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | United States | WJ18-A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | Boston University Terriers | H-East | 35 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 19 | Boston University Terriers | H-East | 34 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | 19 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2003-04 | 20 | Boston University Terriers | H-East | 38 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 80 | 6 | 35 | 41 | -12 | 101 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 22 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 22.7 | |||
| 2008-09 | 25 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| 2009-10 | 26 | United States | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 90 | 11 | 45 | 56 | -6 | 109 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 21.7 | ||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | H-East | 107 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 150 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | High-MA | 22 | 5 | 33 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | U-18 | 40 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 64 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJ18-A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 | 20 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 22 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | |||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 42 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | ||||
| Thru 8 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Ryan Whitney | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |
| Richard Smehlik | 91.1 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | |
| Teppo Numminen | 91.0 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
| Butch Bouchard | 90.4 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | |
| Niklas Kronwall | 90.0 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |
| Zarley Zalapski | 89.2 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | |
| Charlie Huddy | 89.1 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.0 | |
| Gary Sargent | 88.3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | |
| Bryan McCabe | 88.3 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | |
| Rick Lanz | 88.2 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |
| Tom Kurvers | 87.6 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Ryan Whitney | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | |||
| Gary Sargent | 87.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Niklas Kronwall | 85.4 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |
| Ken Reardon | 84.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | |||
| Dennis Wideman | 84.7 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| Kent Douglas | 84.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | |||
| Andrej Meszaros | 84.3 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 | ||
| Dan Girardi | 83.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | |||
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | 83.4 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | |||
| Alexander Edler | 83.1 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Rick Lanz | 83.0 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
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Total Goals On-Ice Against |
February 26, 2009: Traded to Anaheim by Pittsburgh for Chris Kunitz and Eric Tangradi, February 26, 2009.
March 3, 2010: Traded to Edmonton by Anaheim with Anaheim's 6th round choice (Brandon Davidson) in 2010 Entry Draft for Lubomir Visnovsky, March 3, 2010.
December 28, 2010: Missed majority of 2010-11 due to ankle injury vs. Buffalo, December 28, 2010.
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