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Round 3
Stanley Cup Final
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John Erskine
NUMBER: 4 BIRTHDATE: June 26, 1980  (AGE 32)
HEIGHT: 6' 4" BIRTHPLACE: Kingston, ON, Canada
WEIGHT: 220 DRAFTED: DAL / 1998 NHL Entry Draft
Shoots: Left ROUND: 2nd   (39th overall)
2013 Playoffs
- Recorded 6 hits and 5 blocked shots in Game 5 ... Tallied an assist in Game 3 ... Skated 25:55 (2nd most on WSH) in Game 2 ... Blocked 5 shots in Game 1
 
2012-13
- Tallied an assist and 7 blocked shots on 4/23 vs. WPG ... Led WSH with 8 hits on 4/13 vs. TB ... Scored a goal on 3/7 vs. FLA ... Fighting major (Thornton) on 3/5 vs. BOS ... Collected an assist on the GWG on 3/2 at WPG ... Scored his second goal of the season on 2/26 vs. CAR ... Skated 23:42 on 2/14 at TB ... Fighting major (Parros) on 2/9 vs. FLA ... Tallied an assist on 1/29 at OTT ... Scored first goal of the season and skated 20:56 on 1/27 vs. BUF; first goal since 4/5/11 at TOR ... Made season debut on 1/25 at NJ
OHL First All-Star Team (2000) Missed majority of 2003-04 due to ankle (December 27, 2003 vs. Columbus) and hernia (January 24, 2004 vs. St. Louis) injuries. Traded to NY Islanders by Dallas with Dallas' 2nd round choice (Jesse Joensuu) in 2006 Entry Draft for Janne Niinimaa and NY Islanders' 5th round choice (Ondrej Roman) in 2007 Entry Draft, January 10, 2005. Signed as a free agent by Washington, September 14, 2006. Missed majority of 2006-07 due to foot (December 16, 2006 vs. Philadelphia) and thumb (March 9, 2007 vs. Carolina) injuries. Missed majority of 2011-12 due to various injuries and as a healthy reserve.