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Position:CenterShoots:Left
Height:6' 0"Weight:205
Born:Dec 27, 1985 Phonetic: STAS - nee
Born in:Quebec City, QC, Canada
COL Season: 1stNHL Season: 1st
Drafted:Colorado's 2nd round choice, 44th overall, in 2005
Acquired:Colorado's second selection (44th overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft
Player Notes:
2006-07: Finished second among NHL rookies in scoring with 78 points, trailing only Evgeni Malkin (85) Stastny's 78 points were the most by a rookie in Avalanche history and the fourth most by a rookie in franchise history Only his father Peter (109 in 1980-81) and uncles Marian (89 in 1981-82) and Anton (85 in 1980-81) recorded more points in their first NHL season Finished second among league rookies in assists (50) and was fourth in goals (28) Joined his father and uncle Marian as the only rookies in franchise history to collect 50 assists Peter Stastny had 70 helpers in 1980-81 and Marian Stastny had 54 in 1981-82 His 28 goals were the fifth highest total by a rookie in Quebec/Colorado history Shared the NHL rookie lead with six game-winning goals (tied with Malkin) Stastny�s six GWG also tied for the club lead Finished third on the Avalanche in all three scoring categories Led all NHL rookies in even-strength scoring with 46 points Also ranked among the league�s top rookies in power-play goals (11 - 2nd), PP assists (20 - 3rd), PP points (31 - 2nd), shots (185 - 4th) and shooting percentage (15.1% - 4th) Was one of only two NHL rookies to appear in all 82 games, joining Anaheim�s Dustin Penner First Avalanche rookie to skate in every contest since Milan Hejduk in 1998-99 Recorded a point in 20 consecutive games from Feb. 3 - March 17, the longest scoring streak by a rookie in NHL history Broke the previous mark of 17 straight games with a point set by Teemu Selanne with the Winnipeg Jets in 1992-93 Had 11 goals and 18 assists with a +12 rating during that stretch Stastny's 20-game streak was the second longest in franchise history, trailing only Mats Sundin's 30-game stretch in 1992-93 Became just the third NHL player since 1993-94 to record a 20-game point streak, joining Dany Heatley (22 games) with the Ottawa Senators in 2005-06 and Adam Oates (20) for the Boston Bruins in 1996-97 The 21-year old became the third youngest player in NHL history to record a 20-game point streak (21 yrs, 80 days) Mario Lemieux was 20 years, 161 days old on the last day of his 28-game point streak in 1985-86 and Wayne Gretzky was 21 years, 36 days old on the last day of his 24-game streak in 1981-82 Set an NHL rookie record by notching a point in 15 consecutive road games from Jan. 13 to March 17 The previous mark was 13 straight road games with a point set by Paul's uncle, Marian Stastny, with the Quebec Nordiques in 1981-82 Began the season wearing #62 before switching to #26, the same number as his father, Hall of Famer Peter Stastny Peter Stastny had his #26 retired by the Nordiques after the team moved to Denver Wore his #26 sweater for the first time on Oct. 21 at Montreal and scored his first NHL goal that night against David Aebischer Made his NHL debut in the season opener on Oct. 4 vs. Dallas Recorded his first NHL point (assist) on Oct. 8 vs. Vancouver Had a goal and three assists on Dec. 19 at Edmonton for his first career four-point game Stastny's four points tied an Avalanche rookie record done three times before, including once by Wojtek Wolski earlier this year Became the first franchise rookie to record four points in a road game since Mats Sundin on Oct. 10, 1990 at Toronto Recorded his first career multi-goal game on Jan. 17 vs. Phoenix Scored a goal in four consecutive games, Feb. 6-13, equaling the second longest goal-scoring streak by a rookie in franchise history Netted a game-tying goal with 36.7 seconds left in regulation and then assisted on Joe Sakic's OT winner on Feb. 6 vs. Florida Named NHL Rookie of the Month for February Led all rookies with 19 points (8g/11a) in 14 games during the month Stastny�s 19 points were the most-ever by a Colorado rookie in a single month and the most by a franchise rookie since Peter Forsberg also had 19 in March of 1995 Most points by an NHL rookie in February since Sergei Fedorov had 23 points in February of 1991 with Detroit Had two goals and one assist on Feb. 20 vs. Calgary, his fifth game with at least three points this year Assisted on Joe Sakic's 600th career goal on Feb. 15 at Calgary Tied the NHL rookie record for longest point streak (17 games) on March 7 at Buffalo and broke the mark on March 11 at Minnesota Had 19 multi-point efforts, including six games with at least 3 points (most among league rookies) He and Wojtek Wolski became the first pair of teammates to finish among the top five rookies in points since Atlanta's Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuk finished 1-2 in the rookie scoring race in 2001-02 Stastny and Wolski also became only the third rookie duo since 1993-94 to both reach 50 points, joining Heatley and Kovalchuk in 2001-02 and Alexei Yashin and Alexandre Daigle with the Ottawa Senators in 1993-94 They were just the third rookie tandem in franchise history to both reach the 20-goal plateau (Peter and Anton Stastny in 1980-81 and Marian Stastny and Miroslav Frycer in 1981-82). | 