In 20 playoff games, Labanc recorded nine points (four goals, five assists) and one game-winning goal with 34 shots. In his second postseason appearance, he nearly doubled his offensive production and set a postseason career high in games played and notched his first career game-winning goal on April 26 in Game 1 of the Second Round against the Colorado Avalanche. Labanc also helped orchestrate the Game 7 come-from-behind win in the First Round against the Vegas Golden Knights on April 23. He factored on
all four Sharks goals
in regulation to become the first player in NHL history to record four points in a period during a Game 7, matched the NHL record for most points in any playoff period and became the 13th player in League history to post four or more points in a Game 7.
Over three seasons, all with San Jose, the forward has appeared in 214 NHL games and recorded 116 points (36 goals, 80 assists) with a plus-two rating. Labanc ranks 10th in assists and points among his
2014 NHL Draft class
and is one of three players to be drafted in the second round or later to amass over 200 NHL games after being selected in 2014.
Internationally, he has represented the United States in the 2013 U-18 World Jr. Championships, as well as the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, winning a silver medal in both tournaments.
The five-foot-eleven, 185-pound native of Staten Island, NY, was selected by San Jose in the 2014 NHL Draft (sixth round, 171st overall).
