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SAM GAGNER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS GAGNER<br />
HOW ACQUIRED: Edmonton’s 1st choice, 6th overall, in 2007 NHL Entry Draft.<br />
VS NHL<br />
2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS: Appeared in 75 games collecting a career-high 47 points (18G, 29A), and 36 PIM...<br />
finished 4th in team scoring, 3rd in assists, and 4th in goals...recorded 8 multiple point games...played<br />
his his 1st game of the season on Oct. 22 vs NYR...had an assist and a fight on Nov. 22 @ NSH...recorded<br />
2 assists on Nov. 26 @ COL...scored his 1st of the season and played 23:01 on Dec. 3 vs CGY...had two<br />
goals and assist on Dec. 9 vs COL...had 6 points in a 4-game point streak from Dec. 2-9...had 8 points<br />
(4G, 4A) tying franchise record (Gretzky and Coffey) on Feb. 2 vs CHI...followed up with 3 more points (2G,<br />
1A) on Feb. 4 vs DET...had a goal and two assists with 6 shots on goal on Feb. 21 @ CGY...had a goal and<br />
assist and was +3 on Mar. 20 @ NSH<br />
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2010-11: Appeared in 68 games with 42 points (15G, 27A), -17 and 37 PIM...tied<br />
for 2nd on team scoring, 2nd in assists, and tied for 4th in goals...recorded 8 multiple point games...<br />
had a goal and a fight and was +1 (Oct. 3) vs CGY...started the season with a four-game point streak (4<br />
assists)...had a fight (vs. O. Jokinen) on Oct. 26 @ CGY...scored two goals and was +3 on Oct. 29 @ CHI...<br />
had a goal (all 3 on the year vs. CHI) which was a GWG and named 1st star on Nov. 7 @ CHI...had a goal<br />
and assist on Nov. 27 vs SJ...scored GTG shorthanded and had an assist on Dec. 1 @ MTL...had a goal<br />
and assist and was +3 on Dec. 16 vs CBJ...had a goal and assist on Jan. 4 vs DET...had a goal and assist<br />
and was +2 on Jan. 16 @ ANA...had 2 assists on Feb. 5 @ CBJ...scored a goal and had 2 assists on Mar.<br />
5 @ COL…injured his hand on March 9 @ WAS and missed the rest of the season…2009-10: Appeared<br />
in 68 games with 41 points (15G, 26A), -8 and 33 PIM...2nd on team scoring, T-3rd in assists, 3rd in PPG<br />
(6) and T-3rd in goals...recorded 7 multiple point games...had a goal and a fight and was +1 (Oct. 3)<br />
vs CGY...scored the GWG and was +2 on Oct. 19 vs. VAN...put up 3 points (1G, 2A) on Oct. 22 vs. CBJ...<br />
posted 2 assists on Oct. 24 @ CGY...the second assist was his 100th career NHL point...had a goal and an<br />
assist on Nov. 18 vs. COL...registered two assists on Nov. 28 @ VAN...scored a goal and added an assist<br />
with a +4 on Dec. 11 @ STL...had a pair of goals and was named 2nd star on Jan. 22 vs. DAL...had his<br />
7th multi-point game of the season with 2 assists on Mar. 16 @ MIN…2008-09: Finished his second NHL<br />
season with 41 points (16G, 25A) in 76 GP…finished 7th in team scoring…finished 4th in PP goals on<br />
the team with six…finished 7th on the team in shots with 156…had nine MP games…unsuccessful on<br />
1st career penalty shot at VAN (Oct. 25)…scored 1st goal of the season vs. TOR (Nov. 18)…played in his<br />
100th career NHL/Oilers game at STL (Nov. 29)…returned to the lineup vs. FLA (Dec. 11) after missing two<br />
games (Dec. 5-6) with a mild concussion suffered vs. DAL (Dec. 3)…registered career-high 6 PIM vs. PHX<br />
(Dec. 22)…registered multiple point games vs. NSH (Dec. 28, 1G, 1A), at CGY (Dec. 31, 0G, 2A) and vs.<br />
DAL (Jan. 3, 0G, 2A)…had two-game scoring streak (0G, 4A; Dec. 31-Jan. 3) ended vs. NYI (Jan. 5)…led<br />
Oilers forwards in ice time in four of five games (Feb. 3-11)…returned to the lineup vs. CHI (Feb. 3) after<br />
missing 3 games (Jan. 27-Feb. 1) with an ankle injury…scored shootout deciding goal at LAK (Feb. 14)…<br />
scored four points (3G, 1A) at COL (Mar. 19) for his 1st career NHL hat trick, setting single-game careerhighs<br />
for both goals and points…had a three-game scoring streak (2G, 3A; Mar. 31-Apr. 4) ended vs. LA<br />
(Apr. 7)…2007-08: Enjoyed one of the finest seasons by a rookie in Oilers history, scoring 49 points (13G,<br />
36A) with 23 PIM & was -21 in 79 GP…the youngest player in the NHL, he scored points in 35 of 79 GP &<br />
was plus or even in 51 of 79 GP…finished 7th in Voting for the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year…<br />
co-winner of the Top First Year Oilers Award with Andrew Cogliano…named the NHL Rookie of the Month<br />
for February, scoring 13 points (3G, 10A) in 12 GP…3rd on Oilers scoring list and was 7th in goals and<br />
2nd in assists…finished 5th in NHL rookie scoring race, 9th in goals, 3rd in assists, 4th in PPG (4), 7th<br />
in PPA (12) & 7th in PP scoring (4G, 12A)), 7th in shots (135) and 10th in shooting percentage (9.6%)…<br />
tied with Ales Hemsky for 2nd in NHL & led NHL rookies in shootout deciding goals with four, falling one<br />
shy of the NHL record for most shootout deciding goals in a single season, held by four players…his 49<br />
points are the most points scored by an Oilers rookie since Ales Hemsky netted 6-24-30 in 2002-03 and<br />
ranks him 5th on the Oilers single season list…his 36 assists are 3rd on the Oilers all-time list….was<br />
3rd on the Oilers in multiple point games with 12, behind Hemsky (17) & Horcoff (15)…had a career-high<br />
nine-game scoring streak (3-9-12; Feb. 4-24)…the streak was the longest of the season by an Oiler &<br />
the 2nd longest by an NHL rookie…it fell two games shy of tying the Oilers team record for longest point<br />
scoring streak by a rookie held by Miroslav Satan (11 Games; Feb. 28-Mar. 23, 1996; 6-9-15)…had an<br />
Oilers rookie record eight game assist scoring streak (2-9-11; Feb. 4-22)…tied for 4th in Oilers powerplay<br />
scoring with 4-12-16…was 5-16 in the shootout, scoring deciding goal at LA (Dec. 3), vs Chicago (Nov.<br />
24) and at ANA (Oct. 28)…scored on 1st career shootout attempt vs MIN (Oct. 25)…registered 1st career<br />
multiple-point game with 0-2-2 vs VAN (Oct. 12) and twice had three points in a game with 1-2-3 vs STL<br />
(Mar. 11) and vs PHX (Mar. 18)…played 1st career Oilers/NHL game vs SJ (Oct. 4), scoring 1st career<br />
Oilers/NHL point with an assist…netted 1st career Oilers/NHL goal at CGY (Oct. 20) vs Miikka Kiprusoff…<br />
registered 1st career Oilers/NHL PIM vs Minnesota (Oct. 25)…was one of 16 players named to the NHL’s<br />
YoungStars roster for the NHL YoungStars Game as part of the NHL All-Star Weekend in Atlanta…the 7th<br />
Oiler to appear in the game since 2001-02, he scored once for the Western Conference…played one game<br />
for Team Canada at the 2008 IIHF World Championship…Signed to a three-year NHL entry level contract<br />
on Oct. 1, 2007…JUNIOR: Turned pro after a single season of junior hockey with the London Knights of the<br />
OHL in 2006-07…scored 35-83-118 in 53 games to average 2.23 points-per-game, finishing third on the<br />
Knights scoring list and fifth in the OHL…he was second in scoring among OHL rookies behind teammate<br />
Patrick Kane, who led OHL scoring with 62-83-145 in 58 games…named the OHL Player of the Month<br />
for October 2007… participated in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects game and was a member of Western<br />
Conference All-Stars at the OHL All-Star Classic, scoring a goal and four assists…also played the 2005-<br />
06 season with Sioux City Musketeers where he was named to the USHL’s All-Rookie Team…was youngest<br />
player at 2006 USHL All-Star Game…INTERNATIONAL: Was the youngest member of the gold medal<br />
winning Team Canada at the 2007 IIHF World Junior Championship in Sweden... named MVP of the 2007<br />
Summit Series between the Canadian and Russian national junior teams held in September, 2007…led<br />
all scorers in the eight-game series with fifteen points on six goals and nine assists, leading Canada to a<br />
7-0-1 series victory…FAMILY TIES: Comes from a strong hockey bloodline as his father, Dave, played 15<br />
seasons in the NHL from 1984-85 to 1998-99 & is the Vancouver Canucks’ Director, Player Development.<br />
OPPONENT GP G A PTS PIM<br />
Anaheim 16 3 5 8 15<br />
Boston 4 0 0 0 0<br />
Buffalo 3 1 1 2 2<br />
Calgary 28 7 12 19 14<br />
Carolina 5 1 3 4 2<br />
Chicago 20 8 10 18 8<br />
Colorado 29 13 16 29 14<br />
Columbus 19 5 9 14 6<br />
Dallas 19 5 6 11 18<br />
Detroit 18 5 7 12 6<br />
Florida 5 0 1 1 2<br />
Los Angeles 16 0 4 4 9<br />
Minnesota 25 1 9 10 14<br />
Montreal 8 4 2 6 4<br />
Nashville 16 4 8 12 7<br />
New Jersey 5 1 1 2 0<br />
NY Islanders 5 1 0 1 2<br />
NY Rangers 5 0 1 1 0<br />
Ottawa 7 2 1 3 4<br />
Philadelphia 5 0 3 3 0<br />
Phoenix 17 1 5 6 10<br />
Pittsburgh 3 0 0 0 2<br />
St. Louis 17 5 10 15 6<br />
San Jose 19 2 10 12 8<br />
Tampa Bay 5 0 5 5 6<br />
Toronto 8 2 4 6 2<br />
Vancouver 29 5 8 13 13<br />
Washington 5 0 0 0 4<br />
Winnipeg 5 1 2 3 2<br />
366 77 143 220 180<br />
NHL HIGHLIGHTS<br />
FIRSTS<br />
First GP 10/04/2007 EDM 3 vs SJ 2<br />
First Asst 10/04/2007 EDM 3 vs SJ 2<br />
First Goal 10/20/2007 EDM 1 at CGY 4<br />
First Goal versus Kiprusoff, Miikka<br />
at 13:34 of period 1<br />
MOSTS MOST RECENTLY<br />
Goals 4 (1X) 02/02/2012<br />
EDM 8 vs CHI 4<br />
Assists 4 (1X) 02/02/2012<br />
EDM 8 vs CHI 4<br />
Points 8 (1X) 02/02/2012<br />
EDM 8 vs CHI 4 (4G-4A)<br />
SOG 8 (1X) 03/22/2008<br />
EDM 7 vs COL 5<br />
PIM 12 (1X) 01/26/2011<br />
EDM 1 at DAL 3<br />
Hat Tricks 2 02/02/2012<br />
EDM 8 vs CHI 4 (4G)<br />
Multi-Pt<br />
Games 44 03/20/2012<br />
EDM 6 at NSH 3 (1G-1A)<br />
LONGEST PERSONAL STREAKS<br />
Goals 2 (12X) 02/02/2012-<br />
02/04/2012 (6G)<br />
Assists 8 (1X) 02/04/2008-<br />
02/22/2008 (9A)<br />
Pts 9 (1X) 02/04/2008-<br />
02/24/2008 (3G-9A)<br />
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