2007-08: Gritty winger had 10 goals, 19 points in 55 games as NHL rookie...Made NHL debut Oct. 27 vs. Montreal, at age 21...Scored first NHL goal Nov. 3 vs. NY Islanders but had to wait to have it confirmed by video replay...Had first NHL assist and first multi-point game Nov. 24 vs. Atlanta (0+2)...Four of his 10 goals were game-winners...Tied for third on team in game-winning goals behind Ryan Malone (6) and Evgeni Malkin (5)...
Recorded three points (1+2) Dec. 15 vs. NY Islanders and again Mar. 12 vs. Buffalo (1+2)...Selected to play in YoungStars game at NHL All-Star weekend but could not participate because of illness...Recorded first career playoff point with assist in Game 3 vs. Ottawa.

2008-09: Tallied nine postseason points (5+4) in 24 games...Scored three game-winning goals, including the winning tally in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals...His other winning tallies occurred in Games 1 and 4 of the opening-round series against Philadelphia...Was paired against the opposing teams' top line in playoffs...In regular season, set new single-season career highs in games played (67), goals (15), assists (20), points (35) and +/- rating (+15)...Finished the season strong with 15 points (6+9) and a +13 rating in his final 20 games, including a career-best four-game scoring streak (2+4) from Apr. 4-9...Recorded six multi-point games...Netted 50th career point (assist) April 4 at Carolina...Scored 11 of his 15 goals on the road...Tallied his first career two-goal game in the NHL Premiere in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 4 vs. Ottawa, including the game-winning overtime goal...Recorded 50th career point Apr. 4 at Carolina...
Played in 100th game Feb. 21 at Philadelphia...Recorded new career high with seven shots Nov. 29 vs. New Jersey...Signed two-year contract extension with Pittsburgh Dec. 26.

2009-10: Finished the season with 25 points (13+12), the second-highest point total of his career...Hit double-digits in goals for the third consecutive season...Tied a career high with four game-winning goals...Ranked fourth on team with a +10 rating while being used in a shutdown role against opposing teams' top lines...Missed 14 of 15 games with a groin injury between Oct. 25 - Nov. 27...Prior to the injury he had five goals and six points the first 11 games of the season, including three game-winning goals...Tied a single-game career high with two goals Oct. 12 at Ottawa...Matched his single-game career high with two assists Nov. 3 at Anaheim and Jan. 5 vs. Atlanta. 2010 PLAYOFFS: Appeared in 10 games...Missed three games with a lower-body injury.

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