2013 Playoffs:
Last game - Scoreless on two shots with one blocked shot in 16:29 TOI in Game 6 of the CQF, May 10 @ DET
- Earned his first point of the postseason with an assist in 21:59 TOI, May 8 vs. DET
- Scoreless on three shots in 24:04 TOI, May 6 @ DET
- Healthy scratch, May 4 @ DET
- Made his first playoff appearance in over seven years registering a +1 rating in 21:26 TOI in Game 1 of the CQF, Apr. 30 vs.DET
POSTSEASON CAREER vs. DETROIT:
- This marks his first playoff series vs. DET
Playoff Experience:
- Has made five previous trips to the postseason (w/NJ & MTL)
- Most recently appeared with MTL in CQF (vs. CAR) in 2005-06, scoring 3-2=5 points…ranked second on the club in goals and tied for 2nd in points
- Advanced to the CSF w/MTL on two occasions (2002 & 2004)
2012-13 Regular Season:
- Appeared in his 14th NHL season (first w/ANA)…scored 7-10=17 points with 52 PIM and a +19 rating in 44 games
- His +19 rating co-led all NHL defensemen (w/Beauchemin)
Last Game: Apr. 11/09 @ Calgary (0-0-0, 0 PIM, E, 23:08)br /> New Jersey's 3rd choice, 71st overall, in 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Career Oilers Stats:107 GP 26-37-63 134 PIM
Career NHL Stats: 613 GP 92-157-249 955 PIM
Career Hat Tricks: 1; December 3/03 vs Nashville (3 goals) - with Montreal
Career Penalty Shots: 0
Season Highs: Goals 2, Feb. 24 vs TBL; Assists 3 - Nov. 30 at DAL; Points 3, 2x, Last - Apr. 10 vs CGY (1-2-3); PIM 7, Jan. 15 at MIN
Multiple Games: Goals - 1; Assists - 3; Points - 11
Shootout Goals-Attempts: 2008-09: 0-0; Career: 1-2 (1 GDG)br /> - Scored 23-30-53 with 98 PIM & was +1 in 81 GP.
- Played in 100th career Oilers game at ANA (Mar. 27) & scored an assist.
- Finished 2nd on Oilers in scoring & was tied for 1st in goals
- Was 1st in PPG (12) & 5th in assists.
- 9th in scoring among NHL defencemen & was 2nd in goals & 2nd in PPG.
- Scored GWG and an assist vs VAN (Apr. 4) for 10th multiple point game.
- Played in his 600th career NHL game vs STL (Mar. 17) & scored his 20th goal of the season.
- It is the 2nd 20-goal season of his career & he is 3 goals shy of tying his career-high of 26 goals he scored with Montreal in 2006-07.
- Scored 1-2-3 vs CGY (Apr. 10) & 1-1-2 at COL (Mar. 19), vs COL (Mar. 14) & at MTL (Mar. 10).
- Played season-high 31:55 at LAK (Feb. 14).
- Had five-game scoring streak (3-3-6; Feb. 16-24) ended vs CBJ (Feb. 26).
- Scored two goals vs TBL (Feb. 24) for 1st multiple goal game & 7th multiple point game of season.
- Scored 150th career NHL assist vs Calgary (Feb. 21).
- Scored goals in 3 of 6 games (Feb. 5-16); at STL (Feb. 5), at MIN (Feb. 8) & at PHO (Feb. 16).
- Registered 100th career Oilers PIM at MIN (Feb. 8).
- Had career-high three-game goal scoring streak (3-0-3; Dec. 22-28) ended vs Ottawa (Dec. 30).
- Scored GWG in 3 of Oilers 4 wins between Dec. 22-Jan. 3 (Dec. 22 vs PHO, Dec. 26 at VAN & Jan. 3 vs DAL).
- Had 11 shots on goal (6 in 3rd period) vs Anaheim (Dec. 19), falling two shy of Oilers team record for most shots in a game.
- Scored assist vs Dallas (Dec. 3), season-high three assists at Dallas (Nov. 30) & goal at St. Louis (Nov. 29).
- Had a five-game scoring streak (3-3-6; Nov. 2-10) ended vs Toronto (Nov. 13).
- Played season-high 30:27 & scored assist at Columbus (Nov. 5).
- 2nd assist at Calgary (Oct. 17) was his 200th career NHL point.
- Registered 900th career NHL PIM vs Ottawa (Dec. 30/08; Holding).
- Scored 2-1-3 & was named 2nd star by HNIC at the NHL All-Star Game at Montreal (Jan. 25). It was his 3rd All-Star game appearance.
- Finished 3rd in the hardest shot competition (102.3 mph).