CHRIS KUNITZ

 

     
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Left Wing
6'0"
193 lbs.
Left
February 26, 1979
Regina, Saskatchewan
   
  ACQUIRED: Traded to Pittsburgh with Eric Tangradi by Anaheim for Ryan Whitney, February 26, 2009.  
     

 


 

PITTSBURGH CAREER


2008-09: Set new career high with 14 points and 13 assists in 24 playoff games to win his second career Stanley Cup...Scored a goal and added two assists for a three-point night in Game 2 vs. Carolina in the Eastern Conference Finals...Was third on team with 48 postseason hits...During regular season, accumulated 53 points on 23 goals and 30 assists, and a +12 rating in 82 games with Pittsburgh and Anaheim...Broke the 20-goal plateau for the third consecutive season...Made his Penguins debut Feb. 27 at Chicago, posting two points (1+1)...Recorded a point in 12 of 20 games with the Penguins, totaling seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points...Tied a personal high with a five-game scoring streak (4+3) from Feb. 21 - Mar. 3...
Finished third on team with 207 hits, 15th most in NHL...Recorded his 200th career point Mar. 12 at Columbus...Tallied his 100th assist Nov. 5 vs. St. Louis while with Anaheim...Also played his 300th NHL game as a Duck on Jan. 17 at Minnesota...Wife, Maureen, gave birth to the couple's first child, Zachary James, on the day the Penguins opened the postseason in Game 1 against Philadelphia.

 

2009-10: Notched 32 points (13+19) in 50 games (.64 points per game) during his first full season with the Penguins...His .64 points per game ranked fourth on the team...Hit double digits in goals for a fifth consecutive season despite missing 32 games with various injuries...Surpassed the 30-point mark for the fifth straight season...Tied a franchise record by recording four points (1+3) during the second period Dec. 23 vs. Ottawa; his three assists and four points in that contest also tied personal single-game highs...Missed 12 games from Nov. 14 - Dec. 10 with a hip injury and 15 games from Jan. 5 - Feb. 6 with an abdominal tear...Picked up 12 points (7+5) in 20 games upon returning from abdominal surgery Feb. 7...Scored his 100th career goal Mar. 22 at Detroit...Finished eighth on the team with 112 hits despite playing in only 50 contests...Has posted 50 points (20+30) in 70 career games with the Penguins. 2010 PLAYOFFS: Finished third (tied) on team in scoring with 11 points (4+7) in 13 contests...Tied a single-game high with three points (1+2) in Game 4 of quarterfinals series against Ottawa...Physical winger tied for team lead with 50 hits...Third on team with 38 shots.

 

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