2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

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CAREER CONTINUED
team with 8g-23a-31pts during the man advantage…Saw action in 75 of 82 games, including 34 straight to
start season through Dec. 22…Posted season-high 8-game point-scoring streak Nov. 27-Dec. 14 (5g-8a-
13pts)…Second on club (S. Gomez, 15) with 14 multiple-point games, including six season-high 3pt
outings…Three-point matches included five 1g-2a games, most recently Mar. 6 at Philadelphia, to establish
franchise record with 37th career 3pt outing…Posted his 300th career NHL assist Dec. 22 at Washington;
played in his 600th NHL game Oct. 14 vs. Philadelphia…With 1g-2a-3pts Dec. 1 vs. Pittsburgh, passed K. Muller
(520pts) into second place on New Jersey’s all-time point-scoring list…Recorded first career GDG Mar. 8 at
Pittsburgh…Missed five straight contests Mar. 15-24 (slight groin)…Recorded 1g-9a-10pts while appearing in
10 of 11 playoff contests; missed game one of ECSF vs. Ottawa (ill)…With 3a in series-clinching game of ECQF
at Tampa Bay, became first Devils’ player to reach/surpass 100pt mark in NHL playoff career…Posted lone
playoff tally in game 1 vs. Lightning; 35g surpassed C. Lemieux (34) for most in team history…Named seventh
captain in Devils’ history Oct. 5…2005-06: Playing time was limited to 38 games, including season-high 20
straight appearances Mar. 10-Apr. 18…Made season debut Jan. 3 vs. Florida after missing first 39 games of
season and training camp with hepatitis-A…Recorded points in nine of first ten appearances (4g-12a-16pts),
including season-high (tie) 5-game point-scoring streak Jan. 17-24 (2g-6a-8pts)…Recorded assists in five
straight Apr. 9-18 (7a) to match team season high (P. Martin, Dec. 26-Jan. 3)…First goal Apr. 16 vs.
Philadelphia marked his 500th career point; was just third player in team history to reach milestone
(MacLean, 701 & Muller, 520)…Recorded 12 multiple-point games overall, including team season-high (tie)
3g-2a-5pts Apr. 5 vs. Pittsburgh…Has four of the 25 five-plus point regular-season efforts in team history; seven
career hat tricks set a team record (since surpassed)…Missed four contests Mar. 1-7 with bruised ribs…Led
Devils with 6g-10a-16pts in nine post-season outings, including 5g-6a-11pts in ECQF vs. NY Rangers…Eleven
points in a series tied the team record (MacLean, 4g-7a-11pts, ’88 PDSF vs. NYI) and included 2g-4a-6pts in
series opener…Six points was the second-highest single-game point-total in franchise history; trailed only Pa.
Sundstrom (3g-5a-8pts, Apr. 22, ‘88 vs. Wsh.)…2004-05: Represented Czech Republic at World Cup; posted
3g-2a-5pts…Spent campaign with Znojemsti (Czech Rep.) and Magnitogorsk (Rus.)…Despite splitting season
with two teams/leagues/countries, led Znojemsti with plus-seven mark and finished fourth with 8g-20a-
28pts…Teammates at Magnitogorsk included two-time Devils’ forward P. Sykora…Contracted hepatitis-A
while in Europe, Mar. 2005…Participated in former teammate I. Larionov’s farewell game Dec. 13, 2004 at
Moscow’s Luzhniki Arena…2003-04: One of just three Devils’ players (S. Brylin & J. Pandolfo) – all forwards – to
appear in every game…Finished first on Devils with 38g, 81pts, three shorthanded goals, 9 GW tallies (to
match career high), 9 PPG (tie, Niedermayer), career-high 300 shots, and +26 mark; reached 35g mark for
third time…Finished tied for fourth in NHL in both goals and GWG…Led Devils in scoring for franchise-record
fifth straight year; no other player had led the club in scoring for more than three straight (Parise, ’07-08 to
’09-10)…Became first Devils’ player since 1992-93 (Lemieux) to post 300-plus shots…Posted season-high 2g-3a-
5pts Feb. 25 vs. Buffalo; also posted 2g-2a-4pts Feb. 21 at NY Rangers…Recorded two team season-high (tie,
Gomez & Niedermayer) 7-game point-scoring streaks Mar. 20-Apr. 3 (4g-11a-15pts) and Nov. 12-26 (5g-4a-
9pts)…Set Devils’ record/tied franchise mark with 6g-5a-11pts over a 3-game stretch Feb. 21-25…On Dec. 4
vs. Washington, became just the 11th player to appear in 500 games in a Devils’ sweater…Unsuccessful on
third career PS attempt Dec. 10 vs. NY Islanders (G. Snow); became first player in league history to record
the OT/GWG after missing an OT PS…Goal that evening marked his 400th career point; became first player in
history to attempt more than one career OT PS (Dec. 1, ’00 vs. J. Vanbiesbrouck, NYI)…Goal Mar. 6 at
Carolina marked his 200th lifetime tally…Tied NHL record with 4 OT goals (since surpassed, S. Stamkos, TB, 5,
’11-12)…Named NHL Offensive Player of the Week for period of Mar. 21-28; posted 3g-6a-9pts in 4
games…Appeared in his 100th lifetime playoff game in game 3 of ECQF vs. Philadelphia; posted 2g to pass
MacLean for sole possession of first place on the club’s all-time playoff point-scoring list…2002-03: Finished
first on Devils with 28g, 57pts and 255 shots…Posted team-leading (tie w/Langenbrunner) 13th multiple-point
game with 4g-1a-5pt effort Mar. 30 vs. NY Islanders for sixth career hat trick…Four goals tied a franchise
record, while tying MacLean for most 3g games in Devils’ history…Recorded his 200th lifetime assist Feb. 4 vs.
Buffalo; appeared in his 400th career NHL game Oct. 23 at Atlanta…Led all players with 3g-4a-7pts in SCF vs.
Anaheim…2001-02: Finished first on Devils with 29g-32a-61pts; also led squad with 29g, 8 PPG (tie) and 8 GW
tallies…Established career high with 3g-2a-5pts Oct. 18 vs. San Jose (since tied)…Missed 5 games Jan. 5-12
with finger infection to snap personal career-high consecutive games-played stretch at 192…Named NHL
Player of the Week for Oct. 15-21; recorded 4g-4a-8pts in 3 games…Reached the 300pt mark in NHL career
with goal Jan. 23 at Florida…Finished first on club with 2g-4a-6pts in six post-season contests…Played for
Czech Republic at Olympic Winter Games and was Devils’ lone representative at All-Star Game…2000-01:
Named to NHL’s First All-Star Team; was just second Devil ever to be honored (Stevens, ’93-94)…Along with
M. Brodeur, was voted Devils’ co-MVP by his teammates…One of just two Devils (C. White) to appear in all 82
games…Led Devils/finished third in NHL with franchise-record 40g-56a-96pts; broke Muller’s franchise mark of
94pts (‘87-88)…Forty goals and 56a were also career highs; led club with Devils’ record 58pts at home (since
tied, Parise, ’08-09)…Led Devils and was tied for first in NHL (J. Sakic, Col.) with +45 mark; was just second
Devil ever to lead league (Stevens, +53, ’93-94)…Posted three hat tricks; was first Devil to post three 3g
games in a season since 1988-89 (MacLean)…Had points in season-high 13 straight games Mar. 13-Apr. 6
(12g-13a-25pts)…Set Devils’ record with 9g-14a-23pts (S. Richer, 21pts, ’95) in the playoffs…Total included
franchise-record/NHL-high 10-game point-scoring streak May 1-22 (5g-8a-13pts)…1999-00: Posted teamleading
35g, 72pts, 9 PPG and 9 GW tallies…Was first Devil to reach 30g mark since 1993-94 (MacLean, 37 &
Richer, 36)…Had points in season/career-high/Devils’ record 15 straight games (since tied, B. Gionta, ’05-06)
Dec. 27-Jan. 28 (15g-9a-24pts)…Posted a goal in his first career PS attempt Mar. 10 at Atlanta (D.
Rhodes)…Made season debut Oct. 29 at Carolina; contract was activated Oct. 28 after agreeing to terms
three days earlier…Represented World Team in his first-ever All-Star Game appearance and had 2a…Assisted
on Cup-clinching goal with backhand pass to J. Arnott in double OT of game 6 of SCF at Dallas…Finished
tied for first on Devils and tied for third in NHL with 7g-13a-20pts; was tied for first on New Jersey/in NHL at
+9…1998-99: Spent entire season in NHL for first time in pro career…Appeared in 74 games to match total
from 1997-98, while 33a were 14 more than previous season…Third on club with 9g-18a-27pts since Elias-
Arnott-Sykora line was formed Feb. 6…Finished third on squad/first among forwards with +19 mark…Recorded
season-high 5-game point-scoring streak Feb. 20-Mar. 3 (2g-7a-9pts)…Posted 11 multiple-point games,
including three season-high 3pt efforts, most recently 2g-1a Apr. 10 at Montreal…Appeared in his 100th NHL
contest Oct. 29 at NY Islanders…Missed 5 games Jan. 14-21 with the flu…1997-98: Finished third in voting for
Calder Trophy after posting 18g-19a-37pts overall; 18g was second among NHL rookies (S. Samsonov, Bos.,
22), while 37pts were third among first-year players…Became sixth Devil to be named to NHL All-Rookie
Team…Named NHL Player of the Week Nov. 3; had 5g-1a-6pts…Represented Czech Republic in his first
World Championships appearance…1996-97: Began season on Albany’s (AHL) roster; was second on team
with 10g-13a-23pts in 20 appearances until Dec. 3 recall by New Jersey…Injuries opened up spot on Devils’
roster; played in 17 of 18 contests Dec. 3-Jan. 10 and posted 2g-3a-5pts…Participated in AHL All-Star Classic;
recorded 3 shots in World Team’s 3-2 shootout victory…Recalled to New Jersey just prior to NHL playoffs,
when injury to D. Andreychuk allowed him to make his post-season debut…1995-96: First full season in North
America was spent primarily at Albany…Finished sixth on club with 27g-36a-63pts in 74 games
played…First/lone NHL appearance that season came Dec. 7 vs. Toronto during emergency-recall
situation…Signed his first professional contract July 12, 1995…OTHER: Joined Devils after three seasons with
Poldi Kladno (Czech Rep.)…Had 2g-5a-7pts in 1993-94 European Junior Championships.
HIGHLIGHTS
1st NHL GP: 12/7/95, Tor. 2 @ NJ 1 • 1st NHL Goal: 12/12/96, NJ 7 @ Bos. 4 vs. B. Ranford • 1st NHL Assist:
12/5/96, Cgy. 1 @ NJ 2 • 900th NHL Point: 1/27/13, NJ 3 @ Mtl. 4 (OT) (a) • Most Goals in Game: 4; 3/30/03,
NYI 0 @ NJ 6 • Most Assists in Game: 3; 17 times, last time 2/5/13, NYR 1 @ NJ 3 • Most Pts. in Game: 5; 4
times, last time 4/5/06, Pit. 4 @ NJ 6 (3g-2a) • Most PIM in Game: 15; 11/10/01, NJ 1 @ Tor. 1 (OT) (maj., misc.)
• Most Shots in Game: 10; 10/11/08, NJ 2 @ Pit. 1 (OT) • GP Streak: 192; 11/3/99-4/8/00 (71), 10/6/00-4/7/01
(82), 10/6/01-1/3/02 (39) • Goal-Scoring Streak: 5; 2/19-27/04 (8g); 1/15-26/00 (7g) • Assist-Scoring Streak: 8;
3/19-4/2/01 (10a) • Point-Scoring Streak: 15; 12/27/99-1/28/00 (15g-9a-24pts) • Penalties: 221 min., 3 maj., 3
misc., 1 game misc. • Multiple-Pt. Games: 165 2-pt. games, 57 3-pt. games, 8 4-pt. games, 4 5-pt. games.
PERSONAL
Married Petra Volakova during the 2007 off-season…The couple has one daughter, Sophia Gabriella, who
was born November 27, 2010…Participated in a feature story and photo shoot for ESPN Magazine, June
2010, about the impact that soccer had on developing his hockey skills; other participating athletes
included Steve Nash (NBA), Dwight Freeney (NFL), Raphael Matos (IRL) and Shane Victorino (MLB)…Says he
would be playing soccer if he were not in the NHL…Assisted with Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF night October 28,
2009 at Prudential Center…Traveled to Belize on behalf of the children’s organization, summer
2008…Previously named UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador, August 2006…Attended Red Bulls vs. Manchester
City game on July 25, 2011 and met one of his favorite players, Thierry Henry, as well as TV host Kelly
Ripa…Lists U2 and Depeche Mode as his favorite musical groups…An avid golfer; lists Roger Federer,
Michael Jordan and David Beckham as his dream foursome…In 2003, brought the Stanley Cup to 8,000 fans
in Znojmo, as well as to the mayor of his hometown of Trebic.
HAT TRICkS
NO. DATE SCORE GOALTENDER(S)
1. 12/05/00 Colorado 1 at DEVILS 6 Roy (1), Aebischer (2)
2. 3/17/01 DEVILS 6 at Edmonton 5 (OT)(GW) Tommy Salo
3. 4/03/01 DEVILS 6 at Washington 4 Olaf Kolzig
4. 10/18/01 San Jose 1 at DEVILS 6 Nabokov (2), Kiprusoff (1)
5. *11/09/01 Toronto 2 at DEVILS 3 (OT)(GW) Curtis Joseph
6. 3/30/03 NY Islanders 0 at DEVILS 6 (4) Rick DiPietro
7. 4/05/06 Pittsburgh 4 at DEVILS 6 Marc-Andre Fleury
8. 4/01/11 Philadelphia 2 at DEVILS 4 Brian Boucher
*Denotes natural hat trick.
ALL-STAR APPEARANCES
YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS PIM
2000 World (NJ) 1 0 2 2 0
2002 World (NJ) 1 0 1 1 0
2011 Team Staal (NJ) 1 1 1 2 0
Totals 3 1 4 5 0
PENALTY SHOTS
DATE OPPOSITION RESULT SCORE
3/10/00 vs. Damian Rhodes, Atl. (PP) SCORE NJ 9 @ Atl. 0
12/01/00 vs. John Vanbiesbrouck, NYI (OT) Save NYI 0 @ NJ 0 (OT)
12/10/03 vs. Garth Snow, NYI (OT) Save NYI 0 @ NJ 1 (OT)
1/14/12 vs. Ondrej Pavelec, Wpg. Save NJ 2 @ Wpg. 1
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