2006-07: Completed first NHL season with 85 points (33+52)...
Ranked second on the team in points and goals while leading the team in power-play goals (16) and game-winning goals (6)...His 16 power-play goals tied a Penguins rookie record set by Sidney Crosby in the 2005-06 season...Awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most outstanding rookie...Selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team...Led all NHL rookies in goals, assists, points, power-play goals, power-play assists (24), power-play points (40), game-winning goals, and shots (242)...First Penguins player to win a rookie scoring title since Mario Lemieux in the 1984-85 season...
Registered multiple points in 23 games...25 of his 33 goals were scored when the team trailed or the game was tied...Dished out a career-high five assists on Jan. 20 vs. Toronto...Recorded a point in 14 consecutive home games from Dec. 15-Feb. 18 breaking the Penguins rookie mark of 12 games set by Mario Lemieux in 1984-85...Named NHL Rookie of the Month in October and November becoming the first rookie to win the award in consecutive months since Ron Hextall in 1986...Made his season debut on October 18th vs. New Jersey and scored his first NHL goal against Martin Brodeur...First player in 89 years to score a goal in each of his first six NHL games...Netted seven goals, including two game-winners in his first six games...Scored 10 points (5+5) in nine games for Russia at the 2007 World Championship and helped lead them to a bronze medal...He was named to the All-Tournament Team as selected by the media.

2007-08: First Team NHL All-Star and finalist for Hart Trophy as league MVP and Lester B. Pearson Award as most outstanding player...Gifted young center became dominating offensive force for Penguins team that won Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference titles and reached Stanley Cup Finals...Finished second in NHL scoring race to Washington's Alexander Ovechkin with 106 points (47+59) in 82 games...Led team in goals, assists, points and power-play goals (17)...Tied for third in NHL in power-play points (40) and tied for fourth in power-play goals...Had 15-game point streak (7+15) from Oct. 23-Nov. 22, longest ever for Russian-born NHL player...Had first two NHL hat-tricks - Jan. 3 vs. Toronto and Jan. 14 vs. NY Rangers...Elevated his game after Sidney Crosby was injured Jan. 18 and had 54 points (24+30) in final 36 games...
Named NHL First Star of month for February...Scored 22 points during 10-game scoring streak (6+16) from Feb. 2-21...Recorded 100th NHL assist Feb. 26 vs. NY Islanders...12th player in Penguins history to score 100 points in a season...Had 27 multiple-point games...Overwhelming choice as NHL First Team All-Star center, receiving 93 of 134 first-place votes and easily outdistancing San Jose's Joe Thornton, Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk and Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier in media balloting...Finished second in Hart Trophy voting, behind Ovechkin and ahead of Calgary's Jarome Iginla, Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom and New Jersey's Martin Brodeur. PLAYOFFS: Ranked fifth in NHL in playoff scoring with 22 points in 20 games (10+12)...Led team with three game-winning goals in playoffs...Was even or better in 16 of 20 playoff games...Had seven points (2+5) in four games of conference quarterfinals vs. Ottawa and seven points (4+3) in five games of conference semifinals vs. NY Rangers.

2008:09: Captured the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer with 113 points, marking the 13th time a Penguin has held the honor in the past 21 seasons. Led the NHL in several categories, including points (113), assists (78), even-strength points (70), road points (56), even-strength assists (51), home assists (41), road assists (37), assists per game (.96) and takeaways (94)...His 113 points and 78 assists were both personal bests...Team MVP secured second straight 100-plus point season and third consecutive 30-plus goal season...His league-leading 94 takeaways bested last year's Selke Trophy winner Pavel Datsyuk (89)...Notched at least one point in 64 games, never going more than two consecutive games without a point...Recorded a career-long 13-game assist streak, third longest in Penguins' history, from Oct. 16-Nov. 15...Tallied 21 assists and six goals for 27 points during assist streak...Also notched 10- and nine-game point streaks...Saw action in all 82 games and has played 242 consecutive games (267 including playoffs), third longest streak in franchise history, moving past Ron Stackhouse (235) on Mar. 28 vs. NY Rangers...Tallied his second career five-point game (2+3) Mar. 17 vs. Atlanta, surpassing the 100-point plateau in the game...Netted his 300th career point (assist) Apr. 7 at Tampa Bay and 200th career point Oct. 18 vs. Toronto when he set up Sidney Crosby's 100th career goal...Recorded his 100th goal Jan. 30 at New Jersey...Logged the second most ice time per game in the NHL by a forward (22:31)...Tallied four points (1+3) Nov. 15 vs. Buffalo to surpass Washington's Alexander Semin (27) in the scoring race with 30 points, a position he held the rest of the year...Played in his 200th game Jan. 5 at NY Rangers...Named All-Star starter for second consecutive season after receiving the second most fan votes in NHL history with 1,585,936 (behind teammate Crosby, 1,713,021)...Won the Accuracy Shooting contest at SuperSkills Challenge and scored a goal in All-Star Game. PLAYOFFS: Became third-youngest Conn Smythe (22 years, 10 months) after leading the NHL with 36 postseason points (14+22), the most since Wayne Gretzky totaled 40 in 1993...Became first player since Mario Lemieux in 1992 to win the Art Ross and Conn Smythe in the same season...Fifth player in NHL history (since expansion) to win the regular season and postseason scoring titles in one season, joining Gretzky, Lemieux, Guy Lafleur and Phil Esposito...Has career postseason average of 1.27 points per game, ranking fourth in NHL history behind only Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby (minimum 40 games played)...Posted a point in 18 of 24 playoff games to lead franchise to third Stanley Cup championship...Recorded first career postseason hat trick, adding an assist for four-point game, in Game 2 vs. Carolina in Eastern Conference Finals...Posted six straight multi-point games in playoffs from May 9-23, totaling 16 points (7+9)...Scored game-winning overtime goal in Game 5 at Washington in conference semifinals.

2009-10: Recorded 77 points (28+49) despite missing 15 games with shoulder and foot injuries...His 1.15 points per game ranked seventh (tied) in the NHL...Placed second on team in goals, assists and points...Was fourth (tied) in the NHL with seven game-winning goals...His 13 power-play goals were the sixth most (tied) in the NHL...Tied a career high with a 15-game point streak (Jan. 16-Mar. 4), totaling 24 points (9+14)...Had his streak of consecutive games played snapped at 254, third-longest streak in franchise history, when he was sidelined with a shoulder injury in early November...Played in his 300th career game Mar. 6 vs. Dallas...Led Russia in scoring with six points (3+3) in four games at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. PLAYOFFS: Finished second (tied) on team with five goals and third (tied) with 11 points...Topped team (tied) with four power-play goals...Had a five-game scoring streak (2+4) from Apr. 18-30...Has career postseason average of 1.18 points per game, ranking eighth in NHL history, tied with Jari Kurri (minimum 40 games played)...Finished with a plus or even rating in 10 of 13 playoff games...Led team with 58 shots.

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