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DANNY
BRIERE
determining goal in the shootout...Was named NHL’s “Third Star of the Week” for the week ending March 23... Was named First
Star vs. NY Islanders on March 23 after recording a goal and two assists and vs. NY Rangers on March 21 after scoring two
goals...Posted an assist vs. Atlanta on March 18...Was scoreless at Pittsburgh on March 16, ending his seven-game point-scoring
streak...Missed game vs. Buffalo on March 4 due to a shoulder sprain...Scored the game-winning goal in the shootout to give the
Flyers a 4-3 win at Buffalo on Feb. 25...Was scoreless vs. Dallas on Dec. 1 ending his five-game point-scoring streak (5G,5A)...
Was named NHL First Star of the Week for the ending on Nov. 25...Was named First Star at Ottawa on Nov. 24 after recording
the game-winning goal and two assists...Scored a power play goal vs. Washington on Nov. 23...Was named First Star at Carolina
on Nov. 21 after recording three goals and an assist, tying his career high for goals (third time) and points (second time) in a
game...His third goal at Carolina on Nov. 21 was his 400th career NHL point...Was scoreless vs. NY Islanders on Nov. 12, his 500th
career NHL game...Was named Third Star at Vancouver on Oct.10 after registering a goal and two assists, his third consecutive
multiple-point game...Was named Third Star at Edmonton on Oct. 6 after recording a goal and an assist...Was named First Star
at Calgary on Oct. 4 after scoring two goals, including the game-winning goal, in his first game as a Flyer. 2006-07: Recorded 32
goals and 63 assists for 95 points and 89 penalty minutes in 81 regular season games for the Buffalo Sabres…Led the Sabres in
points (95, 10th in the NHL) and assists (63, seventh in the NHL)…His 32 goals, 63 assists and 95 points were all new career highs
for a single season…Led the Sabres in scoring with 15 points (3G,12A) in 16 playoff games as Buffalo advanced to the 2007
Eastern Conference Finals…His 12 assists during the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs set a new Sabres record for most assists in a
playoff year…The Sabres’ co-captain was voted in as an Eastern Conference starter for the 2007 NHL All-Star Game, earning
All-Star Game MVP honors after posting a game-high five points (1G,4A)…2005-06: Named co-captain (along with Chris Drury)
during training camp…Had two eight-game scoring streaks (Oct. 13 through Nov. 2 and Dec. 14 through Mar. 11)…Had a careerhigh
four points (2G,2A) at Washington on March 14…Scored the Sabres’ first-ever deciding shootout goal at Tampa Bay on
October 13…Played his 400th career NHL game vs. Montreal on April 18…Led the team in the 2006 Playoffs in points (19) assists
(11) and was second in goals (8) in 18 games…Had an assist and scored OT game-winner in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference
Finals vs. Carolina on May 30…2004-05: Registered 16 goals and 29 assists for 45 points and 26 penalty minutes in 36 games for
SC Bern (Swiss)…Was first on the team in points, goals and assists…2003-04: Led the Sabres in scoring with 65 points, tied for
first in assists (37) and was second in goals (28)…Tied for the team lead with 11 powerplay goals…Scored his 100th career NHL
goal at Washington on March 10…Played his 300th career NHL game vs. Tampa Bay on December 6…2002-03: Split the season
between the Coyotes and Sabres registering 24 goals and 34 assists for 58 points and 62 penalty minutes in 82 games…Posted
12 points (7G,5A) and 12 penalty minutes in 14 games for Buffalo…Was acquired by Buffalo, along with a third round choice in
the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Chris Gratton and a fourth round choice in the 2004 NHL Entry
Draft on March 10… Recorded 17 goals and 29 assists for 46 points and 50 penalty minutes in 68 games in Phoenix…2001-02:
Set career highs in goals (32), assists (28), points (60), penalty minutes (52) and games played (78)…Led the team in goals, powerplay
goals (12) and power-play points (22)…Finished second on the team in points, multiplepoint games (16) and tied for second
in game winning goals (5)…Reached the 20-goal and 30-goal plateau for first time…Recorded his 50th career NHL goal, a gamewinning
goal at Anaheim on March 27…Recorded his 100th career NHL point (assist) vs. Nashville on April 14…Nominated for
the NHL’s Bill Masterson Trophy by Phoenix chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association…2000-01: Scored 11 goals
and four assists for 15 points and 12 penalty minutes in 30 regular season games with Phoenix…Was second on the team with
nine power-play goals…Named runner-up for NHL player of the week for January 15-21 with six points (5G,1A) in four games…
Had a career-high six-game goal streak (7G,1A) from January 12-21 and tied for the second longest streak in the NHL…Appeared
in 100th career NHL game vs. Edmonton on February 9…Recorded 46 points (21G,25A) and 30 penalty minutes in 30 regular
season games with Phoenix’ AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons…Named to the Canadian All-Star team in the AHL All-Star
Classic…Ranks second all-time on the Falcons in goals (88), third in points (217) and fourth in assists (129)…1999-2000:
Appeared in 13 games for Phoenix, scoring one goal and one assist…Posted 71 points (29G,42A) and 56 penalty minutes in 58
games with Springfield, finishing tied for 12th in the AHL in scoring…1998-99: Recorded 22 points (8G,14A) and 30 penalty minutes
in 64 regular season games with Phoenix…1997-98: Made his NHL debut with Phoenix vs. Colorado March 19…Scored his first
NHL goal in second game at Los Angeles on March 21…Posted 92 points (36G,56A) and 42 penalty minutes in 68 games with
Springfield…Finished fourth in the AHL in points (92) and goals (36) and sixth in assists (56)… Named to the Canadian All-Star
team in the AHL All-Star Classic…Named AHL First Team All-Star…Was awarded the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award as
the AHL’s Rookie of the Year…Amateur Career: Played three seasons with Drummondville (1994-95 through 1996-97) in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League registering 170 goals and 246 assists for 416 points and 224 penalty minutes in 198 games…
Led the team in scoring in each of his three years and in1995-96 became the fourth player in QMJHL history (Dale Hawerchuk,
Pat LaFontaine and Mario Lemieux) to lead the league in points (163), goals (67) and assists (96) in 67 games…Named to the
QMJHL Second All-Star Team…Named QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year and QMJHL Scholastic Player of the Year in 1994-95.
STATISTICAL CAREER HIGHS
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MOST GOALS (GAME) 3 (THREE TIMES) 3 (FIVE TIMES)
MOST ASSIST (GAME) 3 (ONE TIME, 4/3/09) 3 (FOUR TIMES)
MOST POINTS (GAME) 4 (FIVE TIMES) 4 (EIGHT TIMES)
MOST GOALS (SEASON) 34 (2010-11) 34 (2010-11)
MOST ASSIST (SEASON) 41 (2007-08) 63 (2006-07)
MOST POINTS (SEASON) 72 (2007-08) 95 (2006-07)
LONGEST GOAL-SCORING STREAK 4 GAMES (10/18/08-11/8/08) 6 GAMES (1/12/01-1/21/01)
LONGEST ASSIST-SCORING STREAK 4 GAMES (10/16/07-10/24/07) 9 GAMES (10/7/06-10/28/06)
LONGEST POINT-SCORING STREAK 7 GAMES (TWO TIMES) 10 GAMES (10/6/06-10/28/06)
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