EDMONTON OILERS MEDIA GUIDE

ERIC BELANGER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS BELANGER
VS NHL
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2011
2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS: Finished the season appearing in 78 games with
16 points (4G, 12A and 32 PIM...had an assist on Dec. 2 vs CBJ (4th in 6
games)...scored 1st goal of season on Dec. 7 vs CAR...had a goal on Jan. 31
vs COL...scored a goal and was 7/8 on the draws on Feb. 21 @ CGY...was
12/14 in face-offs on Feb. 23 vs PHI
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2010-11: Appeared in 82 games for Phoenix scoring
13 goals and 27 assists for 40 points with 36 penalty minutes…he set
career personal highs for games played (82), assists (27) and points (40)…
won 55.3% of his face off draws to lead the team…2009-10: Combined to
record a career-high 41 points (15G, 26A) with MIN and WSH… Registered
a +3 rating in 15 games with WSH... His 15th goal vs. BOS on Apr. 11 was
the fastest Caps goal after an opposition tally in 2009-10 (19 seconds)
... Joined WSH via trade on Mar. 3 and made his debut the next night ...
Scored his first goal as a Capital in his second game, vs. NYR on Mar. 6
… Recorded points in each of the last two games of the season (1G, 1A)....
Recorded three GWGs and three PPGs (with MIN)… Collected three points
(1G, 2A) in the second game of the season, vs. ANA on Oct. 6, sparking
a five-game point-scoring streak (10/6—10/16, 2-6-8) ...Registered two
multiple-goal games for MIN (at LA on Dec. 28 and vs. CGY on Jan. 6)...
Scored two goals vs. CGY on Jan. 6 in his 600th career NHL game… 2010
Playoffs: Appeared in all seven of Washington’s playoff games vs. MTL,
recording 0-1-1 and 4 PIM…2008-09: Ranked seventh on the Wild roster
with 35 points (13-12-35), sixth an assists and second with four GWG…
Nine of his 23 assists came on the power play, with two others coming
shorthanded…Wild was 18-1-1 when Belanger played to a plus-rating and
went 9-3-0 when Belanger scored a goal…Played in his 500th NHL game
vs. COL on Dec. 1…2007-08: Tied career high with 37 points during his
first season with Minnesota…Set career highs with 24 assists…Became
a fourth player in team history to collect four assists in game, also setting
new career high in points and assists in game at EDM on Nov. 14…2006-
07: Matched a career high for goals in a season with 17…Won 53.1% of
face-offs taken (640-1206)…Recorded eight multi-point games including
five with Thrashers…Skated in 400th career NHL contest at BOS on Mar.
31…2005-06: Set career highs in goals (17) and points (37) and PPGs (5)
in 65 games with Los Angeles…Ranked tied for fifth on club in goals and
tied for fourth with 28 takeaways…Had five multi-point games…2003-04:
Led Kings in face-off percentage for fourth consecutive season at 53.6%...
Notched five-game point streak (2-3=5, 1/3-2/13)...Finished with a careerhigh
nine shots and tallied goal at PIT (10/10)...Goal came on his first shot
of the game and first shot faced by the Pittsburgh’s Marc-Andre Fleury in
the NHL...2002-03: Finished third season with Los Angeles second on the
club with 16 goals...Improved his assist (19) and point totals (35) for third
consecutive year...Notched first career-hat trick in 6-2 win vs. STL (12/17)...
Led Kings and tied for seventh in the NHL with three SHGs...Paced Los
Angeles in face-off percentage for the third straight season winning 51.8%
of his draws...2001-02: Led Kings and ranked seventh in the NHL with a
57.7% face-off percentage...2000-01: Made NHL debut and picked up three
points (1-2=3) including his first NHL goal in 4-1 victory at WSH (10/6)...
Led all rookies and ranked 12th in NHL with a 56.4% face-off percentage...
Finished a career-high +14, which ranked fourth among league rookies...
Scored first career playoff goal in OT at 2:38 in Game 4 as the Kings
overcame 3-0 deficit to beat Detroit 4-3...Ranked second among rookies
in playoff scoring...1999-00: Finished third in regular season scoring for
Lowell (AHL) with 40 points (15-25=40) and tied for club lead in playoff
scoring with six points (3-3=6)...1998-99: Appeared in just 33 games with
Springfield (AHL) due to injuries including a back ailment and tallied 26
points (8-18=26)...1997-98: Tied for third in scoring for Fredericton (AHL)
with 51 points (17-34=51) in 56 games during first professional season.
OPPONENT GP G A PTS PIM
Anaheim 45 8 15 23 18
Boston 17 7 3 10 2
Buffalo 13 2 4 6 2
Calgary 44 8 7 15 26
Carolina 19 3 6 9 8
Chicago 37 7 10 17 14
Colorado 44 10 10 20 12
Columbus 36 7 11 18 16
Dallas 43 4 12 16 24
Detroit 36 4 6 10 16
Edmonton 39 6 16 22 18
Florida 19 1 6 7 12
Los Angeles 18 3 6 9 6
Minnesota 26 5 9 14 10
Montreal 15 5 2 7 6
Nashville 35 6 12 18 18
New Jersey 9 1 2 3 4
NY Islanders 12 3 3 6 6
NY Rangers 15 3 2 5 8
Ottawa 14 2 5 7 0
Philadelphia 11 2 3 5 6
Phoenix 38 8 8 16 18
Pittsburgh 15 5 7 12 6
St. Louis 36 9 8 17 22
San Jose 38 3 10 13 18
Tampa Bay 23 3 2 5 6
Toronto 14 1 7 8 6
Vancouver 47 6 11 17 26
Washington 20 2 8 10 13
Winnipeg 16 4 6 10 4
794 138 217 355 351
NHL HIGHLIGHTS
FIRSTS
First GP 10/06/2000 LA 4 at WAS 1
First Goal 10/06/2000 LA 4 at WAS 1
First Goal versus Billington, Craig
at 17:12 of period 2
First Asst 10/06/2000 LA 4 at WAS 1
MOSTS MOST RECENTLY
Goals 3 (1X) 12/17/2002
LA 6 vs STL 2
Assists 4 (1X) 11/15/2007
MIN 4 at EDM 2
Points 4 (1X) 11/15/2007
MIN 4 at EDM 2 (0G-4A)
SOG 9 (1X) 10/10/2003
LA 3 at PIT 0
PIM 5 (1X) 10/16/2001
LA 2 vs WAS 3
Hat Tricks 1 12/17/2002
LA 6 vs STL 2 (3G)
Multi-Pt
Games 62 04/08/2011
PHO 4 vs SJ 3 (0G-2A)
LONGEST PERSONAL STREAKS
Goals 3 (3X) 02/07/2006-
02/11/2006 (3G)
Assists 5 (1X) 10/06/2009-
10/16/2009 (6A)
Pts 6 (1X) 11/11/2005-
11/22/2005 (4G-4A)
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