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6-18 (2g-7a-9pts); opened season with points in six straight through Oct. 16 (2g-9a-11pts)…Totaled
26 multiple-point games, including season-high 1g-3a-4pts Oct. 28 at Phoenix; notched four multigoal
contests overall…Named 26th captain in team history just prior to season opener…2005-06:
Saw action in all 82 games during first full season with NY Rangers; finished second in voting for the
Hart Trophy as league’s MVP (J. Thornton, Bos./SJ)…Named to league’s First All-Star
Team…Completed campaign ranked second in NHL with 54g (J. Cheechoo, SJ, 56) and 123pts
(Thornton, 125); tied for second with career-high 24 power play tallies; and tied for third with 69a,
nine game-winning goals and career-high +34 mark…Established Rangers’ single-season goal (A.
Graves, 52, ’93-94) and point (J. Ratelle, 109, ’71-72) records…Named NHL Offensive Player of the
Month twice: March (12g-14a-26pts) and December (4g-18a-22pts)…Posted two 12-game pointscoring
stretches: Mar. 12-Apr. 4 (9g-14a-23pts) and Oct. 10-Nov. 5 (12g-7a-19pts)…Recorded 37
multiple-point games, including six straight Feb. 2-Mar. 2 (9g-6a-15pts)…Notched four 4pt games,
including 1g-3a on three occasions, most recently Mar. 18 vs. Toronto, and 4a Mar. 29 at NY
Islanders…Totaled 11 multi-goal games, including three hat tricks: Mar. 22 vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 12
at Pittsburgh and Oct. 20 at NY Islanders…Played in his 1,100th career NHL game Mar. 29 at NY
Islanders; reached/surpassed 1,400-point mark Mar. 2 at Philadelphia; and posted 800th career
assist Dec. 18 vs. Colorado…Winner of NHLPA’s Lester Pearson Award as “the most outstanding
player” as voted by his peers…Played for Bronze Medal-winning Czech Republic at Winter Olympic
Games in Torino, Italy…Named country’s national player of the year for seventh time…2004-05:
Represented home county at World Cup for second time…Finished fourth on HC Kladno (Czech
Rep.) with 11g-17a-28pts despite seeing action in just 17 of 52 games; also fourth on Avangard
Omsk (Rus.) with 16g-22a-38pts after playing in 32 of 60 matches…Led Czech Republic with 2g-7a-
9pts at World Championships en-route to Gold Medal…2003-04: Began season with Washington
(46 games); traded mid-season to New York (31) and made Rangers’ debut Jan. 24 at
Ottawa…Posted 12-game point-scoring streak Nov. 8-Dec. 2 (6g-14a-20pts) and 22 multiplepoint/two
multi-goal games…Total showed six 3pt outings, including two 2g-1a contests, most
recently Feb. 26 at NY Islanders; and four 1g-2a matches, most recently Jan. 26 vs. Florida…Posted
1,300th point with assist Mar. 5 vs. Washington; skated in his 1,000th game Jan. 30 vs.
Buffalo…Registered 1a while skating for the Eastern Conference at the NHL All-Star Game in
Minnesota...Represented Czech Republic at World Championships; tied for country’s lead with 5g-
4a-9pts…2002-03: Finished first on Washington with 36g/77pts; third with 41a…Also first on squad
with 13 PPG, 2 shorthanded goals (tie), 9 GWG, 2 OTG (tie) and 290 shots…Notched 11th career
hat trick/reached 500g mark/added 1a Feb. 4 at Tampa Bay…Posted his 1,200th career
point/matched career high with 3g-4a-7pts Jan. 11 vs. Florida…Played in his 900th career game
Dec. 3 at Pittsburgh; recorded 700th assist Nov. 21 vs. Minnesota…Stats showed 16 multiplepoint/five
multi-goal games overall…Posted 6-game point-scoring streak Jan. 26-Feb. 7 (5g-6a-
11pts)…Missed 6 games Mar. 10-23 with wrist injury…Named a starter at NHL All-Star Game; had
3a…2001-02: Led Washington with 79pts during first season with club; second with 31g/48a/10 PPG
and third with 197 shots…Posted a pair of 7-game point-scoring streaks: Mar. 15-26 (6g-6a-12pts)
and Dec. 28-Jan. 9 (3g-8a-11pts)…Recorded 24 multiple-point/four multi-goal games, including
season-high 2g-2a-4pts Mar. 21 at Toronto…Posted 1,100th career point Nov. 30 vs.
Carolina…Made Capitals’ debut Oct. 6 vs. New Jersey…Missed 6 games with groin injury and 7
contests with leg injury…Did not qualify for Stanley Cup Playoffs for first time in NHL
career…Selected as a starter for World All-Star Team…Led Czech Republic in scoring at both
Olympic Winter Games and World Championships…2000-01: Captured the Art Ross Trophy as
league’s top scorer for fourth straight season and fifth time overall (121pts); finished tied for first with
69a and third with 52g…One of just five five-time winners, joining W. Gretzky (10), M. Lemieux (6), G.
Howe (6) and P. Esposito (5)…Became just third player to win award four or more straight seasons,
joining Gretzky (’80-81 to ’86-87), Esposito (’70-71 to ’73-74) and Howe (’50-51 to ’53-54)…Led
Pittsburgh in goals, assists, points and GWG (10); tied for second on team at +19…Named to NHL’s
First All-Star Team for fourth straight season and sixth time overall; finished third in voting for the Hart
Trophy…Voted as a starter in the NHL All-Star Game for the eighth consecutive season; was the
leading vote-getter for the third time in four years…Named NHL Player of the Month for March (15g-
16a-31pts) and November (4g-7a-11pts); Player of the Week for period ending Dec. 31 (4g-4a-
8pts)…Registered career-high 16-game assist/point-scoring streaks Jan. 9-Feb. 16 (7g-24a-31pts),
the league’s longest of the season…Recorded 37 multiple-point/12 multi-goal games, including
season-high 3g-2a-5pts Mar. 10 vs. Calgary…Posted five 4pt games, including career-high 4g Oct.
14 vs. NY Rangers; also recorded hat trick Dec. 16 at Montreal…Appeared in his 800th career
game Mar. 25 at New Jersey; registered 600th assist Jan. 13 at NY Islanders; reached/surpassed
1,000pt mark Dec. 30 vs. Ottawa; and notched 400th goal Nov. 13 at Colorado…Registered 2g-
10a-12pts en-route to Eastern Conference Finals vs. New Jersey…1999-00: Winner of Art Ross Trophy
(96pts) and was third with 54a, despite playing in only 63 games…Led Pittsburgh in goals, assists,
points, GWG (5, tie w/R. Lang) and with +25 mark…Named to NHL First All-Star Team, captured his
second consecutive Pearson Award and participated in NHL All-Star Game…Runner-up for the
Hart Trophy…Named NHL Player of the Month for November (12g-11a-23pts) and was selected the
NHL Player of the Week for period ending Nov. 14 (3g-6a-9pts)…Began season with career-high 15-
game point-scoring streak (since surpassed) through Nov. 13 (14g-19a-33pts); had goals in a
league-high (tie) seven consecutive games Oct. 7-28 (8g)…Established new career high with 3g-
4a-7pts Dec. 30 vs. NY Islanders (since tied)…Multiple-point games included 2g-3a-5pts Dec. 15 at
Carolina and three 4pt games…Posted first hat trick in three years and added an assist Nov. 26 vs.
Ottawa while reaching 900pt mark…Established NHL record with points on 15 straight goals Oct.
16-Nov. 4 (7g-8a-15pts)…Missed 19 games due to injury: thigh (13), stomach (4) and upper back
(2)…1998-99: Captured Hart Trophy, Pearson Award and Art Ross Trophy…Named to NHL First All-
Star Team; appeared in mid-season All-Star Game for fifth time…Ranked first in NHL with 83a; tied
for second with 44g…Led club across the board in goals, assists and points (127), and with 7 GWG,
three overtime goals and 343 shots…Matched career high (since surpassed) with 13-game pointscoring
streak Dec. 26-Jan. 21 (8g-17a-25pts)…Totaled 37 multiple-point/eight multi-goal contests,
including 1g-4a-5pts Feb. 2 vs. Buffalo…Recorded 500th career assist Apr. 3 vs. New Jersey;
reached/surpassed 800pt mark Jan. 31 at Montreal…Appeared in his 600th game Nov. 25 at
Washington…1997-98: Won Art Ross Trophy with 102pts; was only player to reach 100pt mark and
was tied for first with 67a…Led club with 35g, 8 GWG, +17 and 262 shots and was tied for third with
7 PPG…Selected to NHL First All-Star Team and played for World Team at NHL All-Star Game,
scoring 1g…Runner-up for Hart Trophy…Named NHL Player of the Month for March (5g-15a-
20pts)…Posted 8-game point-scoring streak Dec. 6-26 (7g-8a-15pts)…Thirty-two multiple-point/five
multi-goal games included three season-high 4pt games: 2g-2a Feb. 25 at Montreal, and 1g-3a
Mar. 7 vs. Philadelphia and Dec. 29 vs. NY Islanders…Tallied 300th career goal Apr. 15 vs. Tampa
Bay; registered 700th point with goal Feb. 6 at Buffalo; and reached/surpassed 400a Jan. 12 at
Carolina…Missed 5 games due to groin injury…Represented Czech Republic/captured Gold
Medal at Olympic Winter Games while leading country with 1g-4a-5pts (tie)…1996-97: Named to
NHL Second All-Star Team…Tied for sixth in NHL with 47g; sixth with 95pts…Second on squad in
goals and points; finished third with 48a, 11 PPG and 2 SHG…Posted career-high 13-game pointscoring
streak (since surpassed) Nov. 16-Dec. 13 (15g-9a-24pts)…Named NHL Player of the Month
for November (16g-7a-23pts)…Recorded career-high 9-game goal-scoring streak Nov. 21-Dec. 10
(14g); stretch was league’s longest of season… Totaled 26 multiple-point/ten multi-goal games,
including season-high 2g-3a-5pts Dec. 23 at Toronto…Recorded 600th career NHL point with assist
Jan. 4 vs. Tampa Bay…Selected to participate in NHL All-Star Game, but did not play due to
injury…Missed 18 games with groin injury…Represented Czech Republic at inaugural World Cup of
Hockey tourney…1995-96: Appeared in 82 games for first time in NHL career, establishing careerhighs
with 62g, 87a and 149pts…Goal/point-totals were ranked second in NHL; assists were
third…Set an NHL single-season record for assists/points by a right wing (M. Bossy, 83a/147pts, ‘81-
82)…Also established a new single-season mark for most points by a European-born player (P.
Stastny, 139pts, ‘81-82)…One of only six players (Gretzky, M. Lemieux, Esposito, S. Yzerman & B.
Nicholls) to record at least 149pts in a season…Led league with career-high 12 GWG and 403 shots
on goal…Finished second on club/tied for fourth in league with career-high +31 mark (since
surpassed)…Named to NHL First All-Star Team for second time and appeared in his third NHL All-Star
Game…Recorded 45 multiple-point/15 2g games overall…Stats included his 300th career assist
Mar. 5 vs. Winnipeg; 500th point Feb. 24 at Montreal; 200th goal Feb. 7 at New Jersey; and 400th
game Jan. 8 vs. Vancouver…Appeared in 18 playoff games; totaled 11g-12a-23pts, including 11-
game point streak Apr. 17-May 11 (10g-8a-18pts)…Notched first career playoff hat trick in game
five of Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. NY Rangers…1994-95: Captured his first Art Ross
Trophy; tied E. Lindros with 70pts and was second with 32g (P. Bondra, Wsh., 34)..Became first
European-born player ever to win the award and first non-center since 1977 (G. Lafleur)…Named
to NHL First All-Star Team; finished as runner-up in voting for Hart Trophy…Tied for second in NHL
with 7 GWG and tied for third with three shorthanded goals…Led club with 8 PPG and 192 shots;
second with 38a and +23 mark…Appeared in 12 playoff games en-route to Eastern Conference
Semifinals vs. New Jersey…Began campaign with HC Kladno (Czech Rep.)…1993-94: Ranked first
on team and was tied for ninth in NHL with career-high 99pts (since surpassed); tied for seventh in
league with 67a…First on team with 298 shots; second with 9 PPG, tied for second with 6 GWG and
tied third with 32g…Completed campaign on career-high (since surpassed) 9-game point-scoring
streak (3g-11a-14pts)…Posted 29 multiple-point/four 2g games, including career-high 5a/6pts
(since surpassed) Nov. 16 vs. Philadelphia…Voted to start NHL All-Star Game; did not play after
suffering groin injury during skills competition and missed 4 games as a result…1992-93: Finished
campaign ranked fifth on Penguins with 34g-60a-94pts; was second on squad with 9 GWG and
third with 242 shots…Appeared in his second NHL All-Star Game…Matched career high (since
surpassed) with 7-game point-scoring stretch Dec. 12-27 (6g-4a-10pts)…Recorded 32 multiplepoint/three
multi-goal games; matched career high with 1g-3a-4pts Oct. 22 vs. Detroit (since
surpassed)…Notched first career SHG Nov. 21 vs. New Jersey…Suffered separated shoulder Feb. 23
vs. New Jersey and missed 3 games…Represented Czech Republic at Canada Cup…1991-92:
Completed campaign fifth on Penguins with 32g, tied for sixth with 37a and sixth with
69pts…Recorded 22 multiple-point/six multiple goal games, including career-high 1g-3a-4pts Nov.
29 at Philadelphia (since tied/surpassed)…Posted 100th career point Dec. 29 at NY Rangers;
appeared in 100th game Nov. 18 at Quebec…Received 10-game suspension from NHL for
physical abuse of an official Jan. 26 at Washington…A member of Pittsburgh’s Stanley Cup
Championship team; had 9-game point streak May 7-26 (7g-8a-15pts)…Scored OT goal in game 1
of WCF vs. Boston…Also scored goal on PS attempt in game 5 of PDF vs. NY Rangers’ J.
Vanbiesbrouck…1990-91: Named to NHL All-Rookie Team; one of just two first-year players to see
action in all 80 games…Finished second among league’s rookies with 27g; third with 30a/57pts…A
member of Pittsburgh’s Stanley Cup Championship team; finished first among first-year players
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