2013 PLAYOFFS
Scored first playoff goal with Wild in Game 3 (5/5)...Recorded team-highs with seven shots and six hits in Game 2 at CHI (5/3).
2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS
Led Wild with 38 points (18-20=38)...Ranked third in NHL in shots and 14th in TOI/game amongst forwards...Led team in power-play goals and game-winning goals, tied for second in multi-point games (7), led with three three-point contests...Fourth on team in hits...Finished regular season with 16 points (7-9=16) in last 21 games...Notched three-points (2-1=3) vs. VAN (3/10)...Scored eight career overtime goal vs. CGY (2/26)...Registered season-highs with nine shots and four hits and tallied goal vs. COL (2/14)...Recorded 200th career goal at PHX (2/4)...Tied Wild team records for goals (5) and points (9) through season's first five games...Tallied back-to-back two goal games at DET (1/25) and at STL (1/27)...Scored first goal with Wild vs. DAL (1/20)...Had two assists and eight shots in Wild debut vs. COL (1/19).
WCHA All-Rookie Team (2003) WCHA First All-Star Team (2004) NCAA West First All-American Team (2004) NHL Second All-Star Team (2009) Olympic All-Star Team (2010)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (2009)
Missed majority of 2010-11 due to knee injury at Los Angeles, October 30, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, July 4, 2012.