1 of 6 players in NJD lineup & 1 of 4 forwards to see action in all 47 games…1st on NJD with 15g/6 PPG/5 GWG (tie, I. Kovalchuk); is 3rd with 24pts, including last point with power play goal Apr. 25 vs. Pit...Began campaign with career-high 6-game point-scoring streak Jan. 19-31 (4g-4a-8pts); also had points in 3 straight Feb. 3-7 (3g-2a-5pts)…Totals show 4 multiple-point games, most recently 1g-1a-2pts (GWG) Apr. 20 vs. Fla...Matched career high with 2g-1a-3pts Feb. 5 vs. NYR & 1g-2a-3pts Jan. 27 at Mtl…Also notched 2 goals Feb. 10 at Pit...Scored 3rd career GDG Mar. 7 vs. Buf…Took team season-high 8 shots on goal Apr. 20 vs. Fla. & Mar. 15 at Phi…Recorded 2g-1a-3pts in 5 games with EC Salzburg (Aus.)...2011-12: Played in career-high 181 straight games Mar. 2, '10-Mar. 31, '12…Finished 3rd on squad with career-high 30g; 5th with career-high 46pts…Led team with career-high 7 GWG; tied for 2nd with career-high 8 PPG (P. Elias).
Signed as a free agent by New Jersey, August 12, 2005.