How Acquired: Traded to Florida by Buffalo for Devon Levi and a 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023 NHL Draft, July 24, 2021

2023-24 Notes:​

• Scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal for Florida in the second period of Game 7 vs. EDM, securing the Panthers first championship. He joined Patrick Kane (2010), Henrik Zetterberg (2008) and Brendan Shanahan (2002) as the only players in the past 40 years to lead their club in goals in the regular season and score the Cup-clinching goal.
• Scored the overtime goal in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final vs. NYR. He scored three tallies in the series against the Rangers, including two power-play goals in the same period in Game 3 vs. NYR.
• He became the fifth players in NHL history with at least 36 special-teams goals between the regular season and postseason in one year.
• Recorded 10 goals (10-6-16) over 24 games in the 2023-24 postseason, second behind only Carter Verhaeghe (11) on Florida during the run.
• Set a club postseason record with four assists in Game 2 vs. BOS
• Became the second player in franchise history to break 50 goals in a season with his career-high 57 tallies in 2023-24, two shy of Pavel Bure’s franchise record of 59 goals set in 2000-01. He also potted a franchise-record 27 power-play goals and led the team with five shorthanded goals.
• Led Florida with a career-high 94 points (57-37-94) in the regular season.
• Registered the clubs’ longest-ever goal streak (8 games) from Jan. 2 – Jan. 17 (10-2-12). He scored a special teams goal in all eight games, the longest such streak in NHL history.
• Scored three OT goals (11/8 at WSH, 1/11 vs. LAK, 4/13 vs. BUF), tied for the league lead.
• His 12 multi-goal games tied Bure (also 99-00 and 00-01) for the most in one season by a Panthers skater
• Tied for the team lead with 25 multi-point games in 2023-24
• His five shorthanded goals were just one shy of the league lead.
• Became the seventh skater in NHL history with at least 32 special teams goals in a season.
• 2nd-longest point streak in club history (13 Games), Jan. 2-Jan. 27.
• Seventh career hat trick, Jan. 6 at COL.
• Career high four assists, Dec. 10 at CBJ.

2024-25 Notes:

• Notched short-handed goal, Nov. 27 vs. TOR
• Became the first Panthers skater to lead the NHL in goals outright since Pavel Bure on April 8, 2001, from Nov. 14-15
• Amassed 13-game point streak (11-8-19), Oct. 24 – Nov. 23
• Became the fastest skater in FLA history to reach 20 points (13 GP), Nov. 2 vs DAL (Global Series)
• Recorded four-game goal sreak (5 goals), Oct. 26 – Nov. 2
• Posted five-game point streak (4-6-10), Oct. 12 – 19
• Named NHL 1st Star of the Week for week ending Oct. 20 (4-5-9, 4 GP)
• Skated in 700th career NHL game, Oct. 14 at BOS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Has led Florida in power-play goals in each of the past three seasons
• Tied for the second-most goals on Florida in the Panthers 2023 run to the Stanley Cup Final (8-5-13)
• Tallied the game-winning power-play goal in Game 3 of the 2023 ECF vs. CAR
• Assisted on Matthew Tkachuk’s OT winner in Game 2 at Carolina in the 2023 ECF
• Skated a career high 40:58 TOI in Game 1 at Carolina in 2023
• Scored his first career playoff overtime goal in Game 3, Round 2 vs. Toronto
• Logged five points (4-1-5) over seven games vs. in Round 1 vs. BOS in 2022-23
• Scored his first NHL overtime goal, Jan. 28, 2023 vs. BOS
• Seven-game point streak (3-7-10) from Jan. 10-21, 2023
• Led Florida with a career-high 16 power-play goals and 31 powerplay points in 2021-22
• Led BUF with 25 goals, 40 points (25-15-40), 15 even-strength goals, 24 even-strength points, 10 power-play goals, 16 powerplay points, five game-winning goals and 130 shots on goal in 54 games in 2020-21
• Recorded his fourth career hat trick, April 23, 2021 vs. BOS
• Has scored at least 20 goals in six of his seven full NHL seasons, and at least 40 points in all seven seasons
• Ranked 2nd on BUF in goals, assists and points since 2014-15
• Led BUF with 46 power-play goals from 2014-15 to 2020-21
• Scored his 100th NHL goal on Jan. 2, 2020 vs. EDM
• Tied for the league lead with three game-deciding shootout goals in 2018-19
• His 23 goals in 2015-16 tied for third-most among all NHL rookies that season.
• Scored his first career hat trick on Jan. 10, 2016 at WPG
• Posted first career multi-goal game (2-0-2), Nov. 28, 2015 at NSH
• Earned a Gold Medal (2016) and a Silver Medal (2019) representing Canada at the IIHF World Championships.
• Earned a Gold Medal at the 2015 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship, where he scored the tournament-winning goal against Russia and led the tournament with five goals and 11 points (5-6-11).
• Served as the captain for Canada and earned Gold Medals at the 2012 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and the 2013 IIHF U18 World Championship.
• Played five seasons (2010-11 to 2014-15) for the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League (WHL), amassing 319 points (120-199-319) over 250 games.
• Served as Kootenay's captain in 2013-14 and 2014-15
• Named the WHL's Most Valuable Player and Most Sportsmanlike Player in 2013-14 after leading Kootenay with 105 points (36-69-105) in 60 games
• Named the WHL's Rookie of the Year in 2011-12 after posting 62 points (28-34-62) over 67 games
• 2011 WHL Champion with Kootenay

FIRSTS/SINGLE-GAME HIGHS/STREAKS

First NHL Game: Oct. 9, 2014 vs. CBJ

First NHL Goal: Oct. 17, 2015 at TBL

Most Goals, Single Game: 3 (7X), Last: Jan. 6, 2024 at CAL

Most Assists, Single Game: 4, Dec. 10, 2023 at CBJ

Most Points, Single Game: 4 (4X), Last: Dec. 10, 2023 at CBJ

Most PIM, Single Game: 12, Nov. 14, 2019 vs. CAR

Most Shots, Single Game: 8 (2X), Last: April 8, 2023 at WSH

Longest Goal Streak: 8 Games, Jan. 2-11, 2024

Longest Assist Streak: 7 Games, Dec. 4 - Dec. 18, 2018

Longest Point Streak: 13 Games, Jan. 2-27, 2024