| Position | C |
| Birth city | Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, CAN |
| Birth date | 1987-08-07 (39) |
| Height | 5'11'' |
| weight (lb) | 206 |
| Drafted | pick 1 round 1 by PIT in 2005 |
season | L | T. | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | pim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 39 | 63 | 102 | -1 | 110 |
| 2006-07 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 79 | 36 | 84 | 120 | 10 | 60 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 53 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 18 | 39 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 77 | 33 | 70 | 103 | 3 | 76 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 51 | 58 | 109 | 15 | 71 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 41 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 20 | 31 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 22 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 14 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 36 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 26 | 16 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 68 | 104 | 18 | 46 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 77 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 5 | 47 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 19 | 42 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 75 | 44 | 45 | 89 | 17 | 24 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 29 | 60 | 89 | 0 | 46 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 79 | 35 | 65 | 100 | 18 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 41 | 16 | 31 | 47 | -8 | 15 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 55 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 8 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 19 | 32 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 33 | 60 | 93 | 8 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 42 | 52 | 94 | 7 | 40 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 33 | 58 | 91 | -20 | 31 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 68 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 0 | 44 |
| 2026-27 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| NHL Total | 1427 | 656 | 1109 | 1765 | 193 | 898 | ||
season | L | T. | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | pim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 20 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 24 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 14 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 8 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 24 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 24 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 12 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| NHL Total | 186 | 72 | 134 | 206 | 17 | 89 | ||