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Matt Moulson
Matt Moulson
Islanders - Left Wing
NUMBER: 26
HEIGHT: 6' 0"
WEIGHT: 205
SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHDATE: 11/01/1983
AGE: 29
BIRTHPLACE: North York, ON, CAN
DRAFTED: PIT: 2003-263 overall

ISLANDERS TRANSACTIONS:
Signed as a free agent by the Islanders on July 6, 2009. Signed a one-year contract extension with the Islanders on July 27, 2010. Agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Islanders on Jan. 27, 2011.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the ninth round (263rd overall) of the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft...Signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Kings on September 1, 2006.

LAST SEASON:
Established career highs in goals (36), assists (33) and points (69) in 82 games during his third season with the Islanders and sixth professional campaign...Finished 10th in the NHL in goals...Eclipsed the 30-goal mark for the third-straight season, becoming the first Islander to do so since Ziggy Palffy (1995-96 to 1997-98)...Appeared in all 82 games for the third-straight year, extending his consecutive games-played streak to 246, which ranks fourth in Islanders history...Placed second on the team in Three Star voting with 11 total selections (two First Star selections)...Finished second on the team in power-play scoring with 24 points (14g/10a)...Tied for third in the league with 14 power-play goals...Led the NHL with 12 “first goals” and tied for second in the league with 23 road goals...Went 2-for-4 in shootout attempts, netting one game-deciding goal...Recorded 17 multi-point games, including one four-point effort and three three-point performances...Had a team season-high five-game goal streak (8g) from Nov. 26 - Dec. 6 and a personal season-best six-game point streak (8g/3a) from Nov. 26 - Dec. 8...Netted his first career four-goal game on Dec. 3 at Dallas...Named the NHL’s First Star of the Week (6g/1a) for the period ending Dec. 4...Scored his 100th career goal on Mar. 24 at Tampa Bay.

CAREER:
2010-11: Recorded 53 points (31g/22a), marking his second-straight 30-goal season in his second year with the Islanders…Finished second on the team in goals and tied for second in points…Skated in all 82 games for the second-straight season….Tied for the team lead with nine power-play goals, tied for second with three game-winning goals and finished second with 237 shots…Had 12 multi-point games, including a trio of three-point efforts…Recorded his first-career three-assist game on Jan. 15 vs. Buffalo…Scored two goals against his brother-in-law (J. Quick) on Feb. 19 vs. Los Angeles…Scored his second NHL hat trick on Feb. 21 vs. Florida…Recorded his 100th NHL point on Feb. 22 at Toronto, extending his point streak to four games (6g/1a)…Scored his 30th goal of the season on Mar. 15 at NY Rangers.

2009-10: Scored 30 goals and 18 assists for 48 points during his first full NHL season with the Islanders in his fourth professional campaign...Led the team in goals...Was one of three players on the Islanders to play in all 82 games (Streit & Tavares)...Ranked 24th in the NHL and first on the Islanders in game-winning goals with five...Scored his first-career goal as an Islander on Oct. 8 at Ottawa...Went on a four-game goal-scoring streak from Oct. 12-21 (4g)...Recorded his first-career hat trick on Dec. 3 at Atlanta (including the game-winner). It was the first “natural hat trick” by an Islander since Jason Blake (Dec. 19, 2006 at NY Rangers)...Eclipsed the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career on Jan. 28 at Carolina...Played in his 100th NHL game on Mar. 19 at Anaheim...Finished the season on a three-game goal-scoring streak (3g)...Reached the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career on Apr. 11 vs. Pittsburgh.

2008-09: Had one point (1g) and two penalty minutes in seven games with Los Angeles, while also netting 47 points (21g/26a) and 35 penalty minutes in 54 games with the Manchester Monarchs (American Hockey League)...Led Manchester in goals (21) and power-play goals (11)...Ranked third on Manchester in points and fourth with 26 assists...His lone goal for Los Angeles was the game-winner on Oct. 14 vs. Anaheim.

2007-08: Recorded nine points (5g/4a) and four penalty minutes in 22 games as a rookie with Los Angeles...Became the 16th player in Kings history to score in his NHL debut on Nov. 2 at San Jose...Recorded his first-career NHL assist on Nov. 15 vs. Anaheim…Scored in two straight games on Jan. 29 at Philadelphia and Jan. 31 at NY Islanders...Was recalled from Manchester four times during the season...With Manchester, recorded 56 points (28g/28a) and 29 penalty minutes in 57 games...His 28 goals were second on Manchester, while his 14 power-play goals ranked third on the team...Also appeared in four Calder Cup Playoff games with Manchester, recording two points (2g/0a) and four penalty minutes.

2006-07: Led Manchester with 77 games played, 25 goals and a plus-26 rating...Tied for the team lead with 57 points, 11 power-play goals and two short-handed goals...Finished second on the club with 32 assists... Recorded five points (2g/3a) in 16 post-season games with Manchester, which advanced to the AHL’s Eastern Conference Final.