2006-07:

2007-08: Strong two-way center played all 82 games as a 19-year-old and averaged 18:16 of ice time in key role for division and conference champions...Kept improving as season went on; scored seven of last nine goals on road, with four of them being game-winners...Finished regular season with 28 points (12+16)...Tied for third on team in game-winning goals (4), behind Malone and Malkin...Had season-high three points, including game-winning goal, Jan. 10 vs. Tampa Bay (2+1). PLAYOFFS: Chipped in six goals during playoffs, including game-winner in Game 2 of conference semifinals against NY Rangers...Scored two goals in third period of Game 4 of conference finals at Philadelphia...Had a goal in three of the final four games of Philadelphia series...
Ranked fourth on team with 45 hits in playoffs...Led Penguins forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (3:16) in playoffs.

2008-09: In regular season, enjoyed his best campaign as a pro...Set new single-season career highs in points (49) and assists (27) while adding 22 goals...Ended regular season by setting a new career high scoring streak with points in his final six games, tallying eight points (2+6) from April 1-11...Durable center has played in 220 consecutive games - fifth most in team history, (245 straight including playoffs)...
Became the youngest player in NHL history to play in his 200th game Dec. 30 vs. Boston at 20 years, 111 days (Patrick Marleau - 20 years, 115 days)...Key member of team's penalty kill unit, pacing Penguin forwards (and second most on team) with 3:31 shorthanded minutes per game...Posted his second career hat trick and set a new single-game high in points (4) with three goals and an assist Nov. 11 at Detroit, scored all three goals in the third period, including game-tying goal with 22.8 seconds left in regulation, and then assisted on Ruslan Fedotenko's game-winning overtime goal...Tallied his 100th career point (assist) Feb. 11 vs. San Jose...Scored his 50th career goal Dec. 6 at Ottawa...Notched his 50th career assist March 15 vs. Boston...
Recorded his first two-assist game Dec. 11 vs. NY Islanders...Signed a four-year contract extension Jan. 8. PLAYOFFS: 20-year old notched nine playoff points (4+5) in 24 games and scored critical goals in Games 4 and 6 of Stanley Cup Finals to help team win its third Stanley Cup in franchise history...In Game 4 against Detroit, tallied a gigantic shorthanded goal to swing momentum to the Penguins...Was paired against opposing team's top forward combinations throughout the postseason; held Philadelphia sniper Jeff Carter to one goal in six-game opening-round series and brother Eric to one goal in Eastern Conference Finals as penguins bested Carolina...
Was team's top penalty killing forward, averaging 2:33 of shorthanded time per game during postseason.

2009-10: Finished the season by tying a career-high with 49 points (21+28) in 82 games...Third straight season he's played in all 82 contests...His 28 assists were a career high...Reached the 20-goal plateau and recorded at least 40 points for the third game in four seasons...Led team with career-high +19 rating while regularly matched against opposing team's top line...Dependable forward has played in 302 consecutive games, second-longest streak in franchise history (313, Ron Schock)...Team's top penalty killing forward averaged a team-best 3:20 shorthanded minutes per contest...Voted by his peers as the team's Player's Player, an award given to the player best exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice...Became the youngest player (21 years, 140 days) in NHL history to appear in 300 games Jan. 28 vs. Ottawa....Collected a single-game career-high three assists Jan. 14 at Edmonton. PLAYOFFS: Durable center played in 358 consecutive games (including playoffs) until a laceration on his foot sidelined him for two games...Worked diligently to return after only two contests despite the severity of the injury...Recorded five points (3+2) in 11 games...Team's top penalty killer logged a club-best 2:27 of shorthanded time per games...Scored last Penguins' goal ever at Mellon Arena with a tally in Game 7 vs. Montreal...Posted two assists in series clinching Game 6  victory against Ottawa.

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