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Born: 29 Sep 1963 -
Hamilton, Ontario
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Personal TBL Records
One Game Records
Goals in one game: 2
Assists in one game: 3
Points in one game: 3
PIM in one game: 24
Longes Streaks
Games streak: 107
Goals streak: 3
Assists streak: 4
Points streak: 6
PIM streak: 3
TBL Career
Hat-Tricks: 0
Two-more goals: 8 games
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Height: 6-04
Weight: 220
Shots: Right
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Aquired: Signed as a free
agent, July 13, 2001
Current Status: Former Player
(Waived) |
| Drafted from Oshawa Generals (OHL)
by Buffalo Sabres in the 1 round (16 overall) of the
1982 NHL Entry Draft. |
Bio:
1982-83: Scored 4 goals in first 5 career NHL
games … Scored 1st NHL career goal in 1st NHL game on
10/6/82 at QUE.
1983-84: Led BUF in goals (38) and finished 2nd
in points (80).
1984-85: Led team in goals (31) … Scored playoff
hat trick in span of 12:37 on 4/14/85 vs. QUE.
1985-86: Scored Sabres franchise record 5 goals
2/6/86 at BOS
1986-87: Led Buffalo in assists (48) and points
(73).
1987-88: Led team in assists (48) and points
(78).
1988-89: Missed 24 games due to injuries … Scored
200th career NHL goal 3/24/89 vs. VAN.
1989-90: Hit 40-goal mark for first time in
career … Recorded 500th career point 2/18/90 vs. HFD.
1990-91: Led BUF in goals with 36.
1991-92: Set BUF record with 28 PPG … Had 17-game
point streak from 12/31/91 - 2/4/92 scoring 11-25-36 …
Had four-goal game 3/19/92 vs. LA … Took penalty shot
(unsuccessful) vs. MIN’s Darcy Wakaluk (3/7/92).
1992-93: Appeared in 52 games with BUF and 31
games with TOR, combining to score 54-45-99 … Led NHL
with 32 PPG becoming the 4th player in league history to
score 30+ PPG in a single season … 50th goal of season
was 800th career point, 3/23/93 @ WPG.
1993-94: Finished 4th in NHL with 53 goals and
tied for 9th with 99 points (career-high) …Set Toronto
franchise marks in goals and points by a LW … Scored
400th career goal 12/18/93 vs. LA … Scored 900th career
point 3/26/94 vs. QUE …
1994-95: Finished 2nd on TOR in goals (22) and
points (38).
1995-96: Recorded 500th NHL assist 10/10/95 vs.
NYI … Recorded 1,000th NHL point with goal 4/7/96 vs.
NYR … Appeared in 1,000th NHL game 4/11/96 at WSH.
1996-97: Led Devils and was third in NHL with +38
rating … Became 26th player in NHL history to score 500
career goals on 3/15/97 with tally vs. WSH … Missed 9
playoff games with fractured ankle.
1997-98: Registered 10 multi-point games …
Recorded 1,100th point on 3/7/98 with 2 assists vs. NYR.
1998-99: Scored 48 points in 75 games with NJ
1999-00: Appeared in 63 games with BOS and 14
games with COL, combining to produce 20-16-36 … Scored 4
goals 10/28/99 vs. TB. 2000 Playoffs: Tallied
goal (on PP) 4/13/00 in Game One of WCQF vs. PHX …
Played in 100th career NHL playoff game in Game 2 vs.
PHX (4/15/00) … Scored GTG at 15:33 of the 3rd period in
Game 4 of WC Semifinal 5/3/00 at DET.
2000-01: Appeared in 74 games with BUF, recording
20-13-33 … Notched 1,200th career point with goal in 1-0
win at NJ on 2/22/01. 2001 Playoffs: Scored only
3 points of playoffs with PP goal and 2 assists in
Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series clinching win vs.
PHI on 4/21/01.
2001-02: One of three Lightning players to appear
in all 82 games ... Led team in goals (21), PPG (9) and
GWG (5) ... Ranked 4th in the NHL in takeaways (82) and
23rd in faceoff percentage (53.0%) ... Registered an
assist in TB debut 10/5 vs. NYI ... Registered 300th
career multi-point game with a goal and an assist vs.
EDM (3/6).
2002-03: Led team in power-play goals (15) ...
Finished the season ranked fourth in the NHL in faceoff
percentage (58.4%), tied for fourth in game-tying goals
(2), and tied for sixth in PPG ... Owns NHL record for
career PPG (260; Brett Hull 255; Phil Esposito 249) ...
Ranks 2nd all-time in NHL among LWs in goals (613),
assists (668) and points (1,281) ... Set NHL career PPG
record with 250th career PPG 9:43 into the 1st period
11/15 vs. SJ ... First goal at NJ was 600th career goal
... Became 9th player in NHL history to played in 1,500
career games 3/4 at NYI ... Scored PPG 3/14 at BUF for
611th career goal, surpassing Bobby Hull for sole
possession of 11th place on the NHL career goals list
... Scored 20th goal of the season 3/24 at SJ (18th
career 20-goal season, 3rd most in NHL history). 2003
Playoffs: Appeared in all 11 playoff games, tying
for 3rd on team in scoring with 3 goals and 6 points …
Recorded an assist on Vincent Lecavalier’s overtime
winner in Game 3 at WSH on 4/15 … Assisted on Martin St.
Louis’ shorthanded game-winner in Game 4 at WSH on 4/16…
2003-04: Finished 6th on Tampa Bay in points with
21-18-39 … Recorded 8 multi-point games and 2 multi-goal
games … Played in all 82 games for the 2nd time in 3
seasons with the Lightning … Ranks 2nd all-time in NHL
among LWs in goals (634), assists (686) and points
(1,320) ... Finished the season 5 ahead of Brett Hull
for most career PPG … Scored 10 or more power play goals
for the 2nd straight year, 13th time overall … His 10
PPG were good for 2nd on the Lightning … Scored his
270th career power play goal and 1 at even strength
3/29/04 vs. OTT to reach the 20-goal mark for the 19th
time, 3rd most in NHL history behind Gordie Howe (22)
and Ron Francis (20) ... Had a goal and an assist for
his 3rd multi-point game of the season and hitting 1,300
points for his career 1/15 vs. CAR ... Played a season
high 22:01 12/20 vs. DAL … Scored goals in 3 consecutive
games 12/4- 12/7/04 … Scored the 1st Lightning goal 12/7
@ NYR, he had goals in 3 consecutive games ... Scored
his 1st goal of the season, his 261st career power play
goal, 10/30 vs. SJ ... Recorded his 1st assist of the
season 10/10 vs. BOS.
2004 playoffs: After 22 years, 1597 regular
season games and 162 career playoff games he won his 1st
Stanley Cup … Recorded 1- 13-14 and finished the
playoffs 3rd on the Lightning in assists … Led Tampa Bay
in faceoffs taken with 466 … Set a new franchise record
for assists by a left wing in a playoff season … Tied
the Lightning record for assists in a series by a left
wing with 5 in the ECSF vs. PHI … Recorded his 96th
career playoff point with an assist in Game 4 @ CGY ...
Added his 10th and 11th assist of the playoffs in Game 2
vs. CGY tying the Lightning record for assists in a
period ... Recorded 2 assists in Game 6 vs. PHI ...
Registered 2 assists in Game 5 vs. PHI ... Had a 4-game
point streak (4/25-5/8, 1- 4-5) snapped and played in
his 150th NHL Playoff game in Game 2 vs. PHI 5/10 ...
Scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, the 43rd of his
career in Game 1 of the Conference Finals 5/8 vs. PHI
... Recorded 2 assists, 1 on the power play, in Game 4
4/29 @ MTL ... Recorded his 1st point of the playoffs
with an assist in Game 2 4/25 vs. MTL.
Personal: Married to wife Sue and has three
daughters, Taylor, Caci and Brooke ... Started skating
when he was 7 years old ... Watched the Maple Leafs
growing up and lists Darryl Sittler as his favorite
former player ... Lists Steve Yzerman as his favorite
active player ... Used to play organized Baseball,
Basketball and Lacrosse... Spokesman for “Kids are
Heroes” program in Tampa Bay. |
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