| Position | C |
| Birth city | Calw, undefined, DEU |
| Birth date | 1983-08-24 (43) |
| Height | 6'1'' |
| weight (lb) | 197 |
| Drafted | pick 20 round 1 by SJS in 2001 |
season | L | T. | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | pim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 81 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 22 |
| 2006-07 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 78 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 51 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -15 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 55 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Nashville Predators | 73 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Nashville Predators | 51 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 6 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Florida Panthers | 57 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Florida Panthers | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 8 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Florida Panthers | 62 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| NHL Total | 636 | 75 | 113 | 188 | -21 | 157 | ||
season | L | T. | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | pim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | San Jose Sharks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Nashville Predators | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Florida Panthers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| NHL Total | 63 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 14 | ||
