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2013-14 NY Islanders Media Guide - New Jersey Devils PR
2013-14 NY Islanders Media Guide - New Jersey Devils PR
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JOHN TAVARES | CENTER<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
91 | JOHN TAVARES | CENTER<br />
SHOOTS: LEFT HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 205 BIRTHDAY: 9.20.1990 BIRTHPLACE: OAKVILLE, ON<br />
ISLANDERS TRANSACTIONS:<br />
Selected by the Islanders in the first round (first overall) of the 2009 National Hockey League Draft. Signed a three-year entry-level contract<br />
on July 15, 2009. Agreed to a six-year extension on September 16, 2011.<br />
YEAR <strong>IN</strong> REVIEW<br />
SOUND TIGERS<br />
2012 NHL ENTRY DRAFT<br />
<strong>IN</strong> THE SYSTEM 91 JOHN TAVARES<br />
LAST SEASON:<br />
Led the Islanders in points for the fourth-straight season, notching 47 points (28g/19a) in 48 games...Finished third in the league in<br />
goals, first in even-strength goals (19), second in division goals (12) and away goals (15), third in power-play goals (9) and sixth in<br />
game-winning goals (5), home goals (13) and outside-division goals (16)...Named one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy, awarded<br />
annually to the league’s most valuable player...Was one of eight Islanders to appear in all 48 games...Posted 13 multi-point games,<br />
including three, three-point efforts and a four-point game...Had a three-game goal streak (4g) and point streak (4g/3a) from Jan.<br />
27-31...Had a five-game goal streak (7g/2a) from Feb. 7-16...Recorded his fourth-career hat trick (3g/1a) on Feb. 16 vs. New Jersey...<br />
Named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the period ending Feb. 17 (5g/2a in 3GP)...Scored his 100th career goal on Mar. 9 vs.<br />
Washington...Had a five-game point streak (4g/1a) from March 21-28...Finished the season having appeared in 207 consecutive<br />
games, the longest active streak on the team...Appeared in 28 games with SC Bern in Switzerland during the NHL lockout, recording<br />
42 points (17g/25a).<br />
CAREER:<br />
2011-12: Led the Islanders in scoring for the third consecutive season and tied for seventh in the NHL with 81 points (31g/50a) in<br />
82 games during his third professional campaign...Established career highs in goals, assists, points and games played...Served as<br />
an assistant captain...Scored 41.3% of all Islanders points (81-of-196)...Became the fourth player in Islanders history to score at<br />
least 73 points in a season at age 21 or younger (Bossy, Trottier, Potvin)...Was the first Islander to score at least 70 points in a season<br />
since 2001-02 (Yashin) and the first with 50 assists since 1993-94 (Turgeon)...Led the team with eight game-winning goals, tying for<br />
seventh in the league...Was one of four Islanders to appear in all 82 contests (Moulson, Nielsen, Streit)...Posted 20 multi-point games,<br />
including three four-point efforts and six three-point contests...Led the team in power-play scoring with 25 points (7g/18a)...Finished<br />
second in the NHL in takeaways (99) and outside-division points (66), fourth in the league in team faceoffs taken (34.7%), fifth in the<br />
league in home goals (23), sixth in faceoffs won (814) and home points (45) and tied for seventh in the NHL in even-strength points<br />
(56)...Led the Islanders in Three Stars of the Game honors with 24 selections, including 12 first-star honors...Recorded a four-point<br />
period (1st) on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay...Posted his second-straight four-point game, including his third-career hat trick on Oct. 15<br />
vs. NY Rangers...Named the NHL’s Second Star of the week on Oct. 17...Had a team season-high 12-game point streak (8g/13a) from<br />
Dec. 29 - Jan. 21, including a six-game assist streak (9a) from Dec. 29 - Jan. 10...Appeared in his 200th career NHL game on Jan. 7<br />
at Phoenix...Played in his first career NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 29 in Ottawa...Named the NHL’s First Star of the Month for January...<br />
Recorded his 100th career assist on Feb. 9 vs. Montreal...Reached the 30-goal mark for the first time on Mar. 13 vs. Washington...<br />
Scored his 200th career point on Apr. 3 at New Jersey. 2010-11: Led the Islanders in scoring for the second-straight season with a<br />
career-high 67 points (29g/38a)...Led the team in assists and ranked third in goals...Posted a team-high four game-winning goals<br />
and tied for first in the NHL with three overtime goals...Co-led the team with nine power-play goals...Finished fifth in the league with<br />
75 takeaways...Had a team-high 17 multi-point games...Suffered a concussion in the Islanders season-opener on Oct. 9 vs. Dallas<br />
and missed three games...Scored his first goal of the season in his first game back on Oct. 16 vs. Colorado to kick off a five-game<br />
point streak through Oct. 27 (6g/2a)...Scored the first overtime goal of his career on Oct. 18 at Toronto...Scored his first-career hat<br />
trick on Oct. 23 at Florida...Played in his 100th NHL/Islanders game on Nov. 24 vs. Columbus...Had a six-game point streak from Dec.<br />
16-27 (2g/5a...Scored his second overtime winner of the season and added an assist on Dec. 22 vs. Tampa Bay...Recorded consecutive<br />
three-point nights on Dec. 31 at Detroit (1g/2a) and Jan. 3 at Calgary (2g/1a)...Scored his third overtime winner of the season<br />
on Jan. 8 at Colorado...Scored a “natural hat trick” on Jan 15. vs. Buffalo...Had points in five straight games from Feb. 5-13 (3g/6a...<br />
Had a four-point game (1g/3a) including his 20th goal on Feb. 11 vs. Pittsburgh...Scored his 100th point on Feb. 13 at Buffalo...Had<br />
a three-point night (1g/2a) on Apr. 9 at Philadelphia. 2009-10: Led the Islanders in scoring and ranked second among NHL rookies with 54<br />
points (24g/30a)...Ranked third among rookies in assists and tied for the league lead among rookies in goals...Became the first rookie to lead<br />
the Islanders outright in scoring since Denis Potvin in 1973-74 (Trent Hunter tied for the team lead in points in 2003-04). His 54 points were<br />
the most for an Islanders rookie since 1988-89 (D. Volek, 59)...Led the team and all NHL rookies with 11 power-play goals and 25 power-play<br />
points. Became the first Islander since Jason Blake (14) and Mike Sillinger (11) in 2006-07 to record 11 power-play goals in a season...Scored<br />
his first NHL point/assist and goal in his NHL debut on Oct. 3 vs. Pittsburgh…Became the 18th Islander to score a goal in his NHL debut...<br />
Recorded his first NHL penalty minutes on Oct. 17 vs. San Jose...Recorded his first two-goal game on Nov. 13 at Carolina...Scored five consecutive<br />
Islanders goals from Dec. 4-9, tying the club record for most consecutive goals by one player [Bryan Trottier scored five consecutive<br />
goals in one game (2/13/82 vs. Philadelphia) and Mariusz Czerkawski equaled the mark over a three-game period (Mar. 28 - Apr. 1, 1998)]...<br />
Recorded a career-best five points (2g/3a) on Mar. 16 at Vancouver, tying an Islanders rookie record.<br />
NHL PLAYOFFS:<br />
2013: Made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, co-leading the Islanders in goals (3) and points (5) in six games of the club’s Eastern<br />
Conference Quarterfinals against Pittsburgh.<br />
<strong>IN</strong>TERNATIONAL:<br />
Represented Canada at three World Championships (2012 - Finland and Sweden; 2011 - Slovakia; 2010 - Germany), scoring a point-pergame<br />
or better in each tournament. Scored nine points (4g/5a) in eight games in 2012, nine points (5g/4a) in seven games in 2011 and<br />
seven goals in seven games in 2010. Suffered a foot injury in 2010...Also played for Team Canada at two World Junior Championships<br />
(2008, 2009), winning a gold medal at each tournament. Named tournament MVP in 2009 with 15 points (8g/7a). Totaled 20 career<br />
WJC points (12g/8a). His 12 goals tied Eric Lindros and Jeff Carter for most goals in a career by a Canadian at the WJC...Appeared in<br />
one Under-18 World Junior Championship in 2007, scoring five points (2g/3a) in seven games.<br />
MILESTONES:<br />
1st NHL Game: 10/3/09 vs. PIT<br />
1st NHL Goal: 10/3/09 vs. PIT (Fleury)<br />
1st NHL Assist/Point: 10/3/09 vs. PIT<br />
100th NHL Game: 11/24/10 vs. CBJ<br />
100th Point: 2/13/11 at BUF<br />
200th NHL Game: 1/7/12 at PHX<br />
100th Assist: 2/9/12 vs. MTL<br />
200th Point: 4/3/12 at NJ<br />
100th Goal: 3/9/13 vs. WSH<br />
S<strong>IN</strong>GLE GAME HIGHS:<br />
Goals 3 (four times) Last: 2/16/13 vs. NJ<br />
Assists 3 (five times) Last: 3/20/12 at TOR<br />
Points 5<br />
3/16/10 at VAN<br />
PIM 7 12/11/10 vs. ATL<br />
+/- +4 (four times) Last: 1/14/12 vs. BUF<br />
TOI 26:46 4/11/10 vs. PIT<br />
CAREER HAT TRICKS:<br />
3g/0a<br />
3g/0a<br />
3g/1a<br />
3g/1a<br />
1/15/11 vs. BUF<br />
10/23/10 at FLA<br />
10/15/11 vs. NYR<br />
2/16/13 vs. NJ<br />
TAVARES VERSUS NHL:<br />
GP G A PTS PIM<br />
ANA 4 1 3 4 0<br />
BOS 15 5 7 12 2<br />
BUF 15 8 7 15 6<br />
CGY 4 3 2 5 0<br />
CAR 15 12 8 20 10<br />
CHI 4 0 2 2 0<br />
COL 4 2 0 2 0<br />
CBJ 4 1 1 2 2<br />
DAL 4 0 3 3 0<br />
DET 3 2 4 6 0<br />
EDM 3 2 1 3 0<br />
FLA 15 6 5 11 2<br />
LAK 5 0 2 2 2<br />
M<strong>IN</strong> 4 0 1 1 2<br />
MTL 15 5 6 11 10<br />
NSH 3 1 0 1 0<br />
NJD 23 9 6 15 6<br />
NYI - - - - -<br />
NYR 21 8 13 21 10<br />
OTT 15 2 6 8 12<br />
PHI 22 9 8 17 8<br />
PHX 3 0 3 3 0<br />
PIT 22 6 7 13 8<br />
SJS 3 1 2 3 2<br />
STL 4 1 1 2 4<br />
TBL 15 6 10 16 16<br />
TOR 15 8 8 16 4<br />
VAN 3 3 4 7 0<br />
WSH 14 7 5 12 2<br />
WPG 15 4 12 16 11<br />
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