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| NUMBER: | 26 | BIRTHDATE: | January 19, 1984 (AGE 29) |
| HEIGHT: | 6' 2" | BIRTHPLACE: | Vienna, Austria |
| WEIGHT: | 205 | DRAFTED: | BUF / 2003 NHL Entry Draft |
| Shoots: | Right | ROUND: | 1st (5th overall) |
2012-13:
• Finished T-3rd in the NHL in power play goals (9), T-10th in goals (20) and T-22nd in takeaways (34), all of which were most amongst Sabres skaters, despite appearing in just 38 games
• Led all Sabres skaters in points (41), while also finishing T-1st in assists (21) and 2nd in shots (119)
• Passed Ales Kotalik for most shootout goals in franchise history (19) vs. NYI (4/26)• Passed Mike Foligno to move into soul possession of the sixth-most goals in Sabres history (248) vs. WPG (4/22)
• Had five-point games vs. PHI (1/20) and at BOS (1/31), becoming the first Sabres player to have two in a season since 1992-93 (LaFontaine - 6, Mogilny - 3)
• Named the NHL Third Star for January
• Opened the season with a four-game point-scoring streak (3+6), becoming the first Sabres player to record nine points in the first four games of the season since Brian Campbell did so in 2007-08
• Passed Miroslav Satan for 10th-most points in Sabres history (457) with an assist vs. TOR (1/29)
• Opened the season with a four-game point-scoring streak (3+6), becoming the first Sabres player to record nine points in the first four games of the season since Brian Campbell did so in 2007-08
• Passed Miroslav Satan for 10th-most points in Sabres history (457) with an assist vs. TOR (1/29)
USHL First All-Star Team (2002) USHL MVP (2002) WCHA All-Rookie Team (2003) WCHA Second All-Star Team (2003, 2004) WCHA Rookie of the Year (2003) NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2003) NCAA Championship Tournament MVP (2003) NCAA West Second All-American Team (2004) AHL All-Rookie Team (2005) NHL Second All-Star Team (2007)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2009)
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