Birthday: Oct. 6, 1994
Height: 5' 10 | 180 cm
Weight: 181 lbs | 82 kg
Drafted: 77 overall, 2013 round 3 (
PIT)
Contract: $30,000,000 over 5 years (Cap hit: $6,000,000)
First line forward in Pittsburgh, playing along side Sidney Crosby.
Consistently produces offense.
Leans goal scorer more than play maker. Quick release.
Elite hockey sense. Recognizes where to find time and open space in the offensive zone.
Solid skater. First unit PP contributor. Averages over 20:00 TOI in Pitt. All of his TOI comes at ES and PP. Very rarely used on the PK.
Doesn't cheat. Average plus on the defensive side of the ledger.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 50 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 2 | 46 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 13 | 44 |
- Compete/Consistency: 90
- Defensive Zone Starts: 75
- Hockey IQ: 92
- Offensive Zone Starts: 95
- Penalty Kill: 0
- Power Play: 90
- Physicality: 59
- Puck Moving/Passing: 80
- Shot: 88
- Skating: 88
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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