| Position | C |
| Birth city | Herning, undefined, DNK |
| Birth date | 1984-04-24 (42) |
| Height | 6'1'' |
| weight (lb) | 186 |
| Drafted | pick 24 round 3 by NYI in 2002 |
season | L | T. | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | pim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | NHL | New York Islanders | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | New York Islanders | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | New York Islanders | 59 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -4 | 18 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | New York Islanders | 76 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | New York Islanders | 71 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 38 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | New York Islanders | 82 | 17 | 30 | 47 | -3 | 6 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | New York Islanders | 48 | 6 | 23 | 29 | -3 | 12 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | New York Islanders | 80 | 25 | 33 | 58 | -11 | 8 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | New York Islanders | 78 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | New York Islanders | 81 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 1 | 12 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 79 | 17 | 24 | 41 | -19 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 79 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 72 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -7 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -13 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| NHL Total | 925 | 167 | 306 | 473 | -37 | 166 | ||
season | L | T. | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | pim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | NHL | New York Islanders | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | New York Islanders | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | New York Islanders | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| NHL Total | 24 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 2 | ||
