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|played_for = [[New Jersey Devils]]|career_end = 2016}}'''Patrik Eliáš''' (<small>Czech pronunciation:</small> [ˈpatrɪk ˈɛlɪjaːʃ], born 13 April 1976) is a [[Czech]] former professional hockey winger who played his entire NHL career with the [[New Jersey Devils]].
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'''Patrik Elias''' (born April 13, 1976) is a [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[professional]] [[ice hockey|hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left winger]] and [[captain (ice hockey)|alternate captain]] for the [[New Jersey Devils]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. He has garnered much popularity for his puck-handling ability and ability to strike from any place on the ice. A long-time Devil, Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leading scorer, while also holding franchise records for most points in a season (96) and most career game-winning goals (60). Eliáš is also tied with [[Mats Sundin]], [[Sergei Fedorov]], and fellow Czech [[Jaromír Jágr]] for the most overtime goals scored in the NHL (15).
  
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Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leader in points, goals, and assists, and he holds the franchise record for the most points in a season (96) and the most career game-winning goals (79). Elias has won the [[Stanley Cup]] twice with the Devils, one in 2000, and another in 2003.
   
 
==Playing career==
  
==Playing career==
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As part of the A Line with [[Petr Sýkora]] and [[Jason Arnott]], he helped lead the team to the 1999–2000 [[Stanley Cup]] championship. He assisted on Arnott's Cup-clinching goal in double overtime in Game 6 at Dallas. The following year he scored a team record 96 points in the regular season, third best in the league. He also played a key role in helping New Jersey win the Stanley Cup in 2002–03.
 
As part of the A Line with [[Petr Sýkora]] and [[Jason Arnott]], he helped lead the team to the 1999–2000 [[Stanley Cup]] championship. He assisted on Arnott's Cup-clinching goal in double overtime in Game 6 at Dallas. The following year he scored a team record 96 points in the regular season, third best in the league. He also played a key role in helping New Jersey win the Stanley Cup in 2002–03.
   
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During the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], he played hockey in Russia, where he contracted [[Hepatitis A]] from the food he ate while there. His bout with the disease severely weakened him, resulting in a weight loss of 30 pounds and being confined to a bed for 4 weeks. It kept him out of NHL action until after the lockout was resumed.
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During the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]], he played hockey in Russia, where he contracted Hepatitis A from the food he ate while there. His bout with the disease severely weakened him, resulting in a weight loss of 30 pounds and being confined to a bed for 4 weeks. It kept him out of NHL action until after the lockout was resumed.
   
 
[[Image:PatrikElias2.jpg|thumb|left|Eliáš before a game in Calgary]]
  
[[Image:PatrikElias2.jpg|thumb|left|Eliáš before a game in Calgary]]
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At the start of the [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] season, Eliáš was stripped of the captaincy by new coach [[Brent Sutter]]. The Devils named [[Jamie Langenbrunner]] captain on December 5, 2007.
  
At the start of the [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] season, Eliáš was stripped of the captaincy by new coach [[Brent Sutter]]. The Devils named [[Jamie Langenbrunner]] captain on December 5, 2007.
   
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Sutter later placed Eliáš on a top scoring line which consisted of [[Dainus Zubrus]] and [[Brian Gionta]]. Eliáš is also known to work well with Devils superstar [[Zach Parise]], with whom he occasionally plays with on "heroes line" and frequently plays with on the power-play unit.
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Sutter later placed Eliáš on a top scoring line which consisted of [[Dainius Zubrus]] and [[Brian Gionta]]. Eliáš is also known to work well with Devils superstar [[Zach Parise]], with whom he occasionally plays with on "heroes line" and frequently plays with on the power-play unit.
   
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On March 17, 2009, Eliáš became the New Jersey Devils' all-time leading scorer by recording his 702nd regular season point, an assist on Brian Gionta's shorthanded goal. Gionta's goal was the game-winner in a 3-2 win over the visiting [[Chicago Blackhawks]], giving the edge for [[Martin Brodeur]]'s record-breaking 552nd win as a [[goaltender]] to pass [[Patrick Roy]], who held the former record at 551 wins. Chants of "Pa-trik E-li-as" were heard as Devils' PA announcer Kevin Clark confirmed to the crowd that Eliáš had broken [[John MacLean (ice hockey)|John MacLean]]'s record. Eliáš was the second star of the night, only behind Brodeur. He saluted the crowd wearing a green [[tophat]] in honor of [[St. Patrick's Day]].
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On March 17, 2009, Eliáš became the New Jersey Devils' all-time leading scorer by recording his 702nd regular season point, an assist on Brian Gionta's shorthanded goal. Gionta's goal was the game-winner in a 3-2 win over the visiting [[Chicago Blackhawks]], giving the edge for [[Martin Brodeur]]'s record-breaking 552nd win as a [[goaltender]] to pass [[Patrick Roy]], who held the former record at 551 wins. Chants of "Pa-trik E-li-as" were heard as Devils' PA announcer Kevin Clark confirmed to the crowd that Eliáš had broken [[John MacLean (ice hockey)|John MacLean]]'s record. Eliáš was the second star of the night, only behind Brodeur.
   
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Eliáš was the winner of the 2009 [[Golden Hockey Stick]] as the world's best Czech hockey player, ending [[Jaromir Jagr]]'s four-year streak. He scored his 300th career goal on 12 December 2009, against the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].
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==Personal==
  
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Eliáš married Petra Volakova in 2007; they currently reside in [[New Jersey]].
  
   
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Despite a weak first half by the Devils during the [[2010-11 NHL season|2010-11]] season, Eliáš was selected to be the Devils sole representative at the [[2011 NHL All-Star Game]] in Raleigh, North Carolina. This was his third All-Star appearance, and he was eventually selected by Team Staal in the first-ever NHL All-Star "fantasy draft." On 19 February 2011, Eliáš recorded the 800th point of his career with his third assist of the game against [[Carolina Hurricanes|the]]. At the conclusion of the season, on April 1st, Eliáš scored his eighth career hat trick, coming against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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==Awards==
  
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In the following [[2011-12 NHL season|2011-12]] season, Eliáš scored two goals (347, 348) against the [[Montreal Canadiens]] to tie, then pass John MacLean as the leading goal scorer for the Devils on 17 December 2011. Eliáš played his 1,000th NHL game on 6 January 2012, against the [[Florida Panthers]]. In the game, he scored a goal and recorded two assists in a 5–2 victory.
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On 27 January 2013, Eliáš Recorded his 900th career point with a goal and two assists against the Montreal Canadiens. On 6 January 2015, Eliáš became the 82nd player in NHL history to recorded 1,000 career points in a 4–1 victory over the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. He scored one goal and had two assists. A month later, on 6 February, Eliáš scored his 400th NHL goal, becoming the 91st player in the league's history to do so, in the Devils' 4–1 home win over the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].
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After several months of deciding whether or not to return to NHL play for the Devils in the [[2016-17 NHL Season|2016-17]] season, Eliáš announced his retirement from professional hockey on March 31st 2017.
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== International play ==
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{| class="infobox"
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! colspan="3" |Medal record
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! colspan="3" |Representing  Czech Republic
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|-
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! colspan="3" |Ice hockey
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! colspan="3" |Winter Olympics
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|[[2006 Olympics|2006 Turin]]
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|{{Bronze3}}
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|-
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! colspan="3" |World Championships
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|-
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|[[1998 IIHF World Championships|1998 Switzerland]]
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|{{Bronze3}}
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|-
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|[[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011 Slovakia]]
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|{{Bronze3}}
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|}
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Eliáš played his first game in the national squad in 1998, and has played 40 times for the national team, score 20 goals (as of end of season 2010/2011). He was selected as the Captain of the Czech Republic for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver, Canada.
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== Personal life ==
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Eliáš married Petra Volakova, also a native Czech, in the 2007 off-season. Together they have one child, a daughter named Sophia Gabriella, born on 27 November 2010.
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== Records ==
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* [[New Jersey Devils]] record for career points (1025).
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* New Jersey Devils record for career goals (408).
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* New Jersey Devils record for career assists (617).
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* New Jersey Devils all-time leader in playoff goals (45), assists (80), and points (125).
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* New Jersey Devils record for most points in one season (96).
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* New Jersey Devils record for most points in a playoff season (23).
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* New Jersey Devils record for career game-winning goals (79).
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* New Jersey Devils record for career overtime goals (16).
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* Most overtime goals in a season (4).
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* New Jersey Devils record for career hat tricks (8).
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* New Jersey Devils record for career shots on goal (3,201).
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* New Jersey Devils record for career power play goals (110).
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* Eliáš is the only NHL player to be awarded two penalty shots in overtime. Both occurred in separate games versus the [[New York Islanders]], and in both cases, Eliáš missed the penalty shot.
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== Awards ==
 
*'''1997–98''': [[National Hockey League|NHL]] All-Rookie team
  
*'''1997–98''': [[National Hockey League|NHL]] All-Rookie team
 
*'''1999–00''': [[Stanley Cup]] champion, [[New Jersey Devils]]
  
*'''1999–00''': [[Stanley Cup]] champion, [[New Jersey Devils]]
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*'''1999–00''': [[National Hockey League|NHL]] All-Star Game participant
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*'''1999–00''': [[NHL All-Star Game]] participant
 
*'''2000–01''': [[National Hockey League|NHL]] First All-Star team
  
*'''2000–01''': [[National Hockey League|NHL]] First All-Star team
 
*'''2000–01''': [[NHL Plus/Minus Award|NHL Bud Light Plus/Minus Award]] (shared with [[Joe Sakic]])
  
*'''2000–01''': [[NHL Plus/Minus Award|NHL Bud Light Plus/Minus Award]] (shared with [[Joe Sakic]])
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*'''2001–02''': [[National Hockey League|NHL]] All-Star Game participant
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*'''2001–02''': [[NHL All-Star Game]] participant
 
*'''2002–03''': [[Stanley Cup]] champion, [[New Jersey Devils]]
  
*'''2002–03''': [[Stanley Cup]] champion, [[New Jersey Devils]]
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*'''2006''': Olympic Bronze medal, [[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Czech Republic]]
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*'''2006''': Olympic Bronze medal, [[Czech Republic]]
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*'''2009, 2012''': [[Golden Hockey Stick]]
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*'''2010–11''': [[NHL All-Star Game]] participant
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==Records==
  
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*'''2011''': World championship Bronze medal, [[Czech Republic]]
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*Eliáš is the only NHL player to be awarded two penalty shots in overtime. Both occurred in separate games versus the [[New York Islanders]], and in both cases, Eliáš missed the penalty shot.
  
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*'''2014–15''': [[NHL All-Star Game]] participant.
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*Most overtime goals in a season, 4.
  
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*Most overtime winners, 15 (tied with [[Mats Sundin]] and [[Jaromír Jágr]])
  
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*New Jersey Devils record for most points in one season, 96.
  
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*New Jersey Devils record for most points in a playoff season, 23.
  
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*New Jersey Devils all-time leader in playoff goals (39), assists (71), and points (110).
  
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*New Jersey Devils record for hat tricks, 6 (tied with [[John MacLean (hockey)|John MacLean]]).
  
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*New Jersey Devils record for all time assists, 365.
  
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*New Jersey Devils record for all-time scoring in goals (293) and total points (702), ahead of John MacLean
  
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*New Jersey Devils record for game winning goals (60).
  
   
 
==Career statistics==
  
==Career statistics==
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
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! rowspan="106" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
 
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
  
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season|Regular&nbsp;season]]
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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
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! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
  
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
 
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| 77 || 31 || 47 || 78 || 32
 
| 77 || 31 || 47 || 78 || 32
 
| 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
  
| 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
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|-
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|[[2009-10 NHL season|2009-10]]
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|New Jersey Devils
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|NHL
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|58
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|19
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|29
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|48
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|40
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|5
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|0
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|4
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|4
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|2
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|-
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|[[2010-11 NHL season|2010-11]]
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|New Jersey Devils
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|NHL
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|81
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|21
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|41
  +
|62
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|16
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|-
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|[[2011-12 NHL season|2011-12]]
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|New Jersey Devils
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|NHL
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|81
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|26
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|52
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|78
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|16
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|24
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|5
  +
|3
  +
|8
  +
|10
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|-
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|[[2012-13 NHL season|2012-13]]
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|New Jersey Devils
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|NHL
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|48
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|14
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|22
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|36
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|22
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|-
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|[[2013-14 NHL season|2013-14]]
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|New Jersey Devils
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|NHL
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|65
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|18
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|35
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|53
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|30
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|-
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|[[2014-15 NHL season|2014-15]]
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|New Jersey Devils
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|NHL
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|69
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|13
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|21
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|34
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|12
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|-
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|[[2015-16 NHL season|2015-16]]
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|New Jersey Devils
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|NHL
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|16
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|2
  +
|6
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|8
  +
|10
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
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|—
 
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
  
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
  
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
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! 822 !! 295 !! 411 !! 706 !! 403
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! 1240 !! 408 !! 617 !! 1025 !! 549
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! 133 !! 40 !! 73 !! 113 !! 77
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! 157 !! 45 !! 80 !! 125 !! 89
 
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{{MedalBronze| [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] |[[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]}}
  
{{MedalBronze| [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Turin]] |[[Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]}}
 
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Eliáš played his first game in the national squad in 1998, and has played 20 times for the [[Czech Republic national men's ice hockey team|national team]] (as of April 2009).
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Eliáš played his first game in the national squad in 1998, and has played 20 times for the [[Czech Republic national men's ice hockey team|national team]]
   
 
===International statistics===
  
===International statistics===
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! Year !! Team !! Competition
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! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
  
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
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|-
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|[[1994 IIHF European U18 Championship|1994]]
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|[[Czech Republic]]
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|[[IIHF European Champions Cup|EJC18]]
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|5
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|2
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|5
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|7
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|2
 
|-
  
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| [[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]]
  
| [[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]]
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| [[Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team|Czech Republic]]
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| Czech Republic
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| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|W.Champ]]
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| [[IIHF World Championships|WC]]
 
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
  
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
 
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
 
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]
  
| [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]
 
| Czech Republic
  
| Czech Republic
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| [[Winter Olympic Games|Oly]]
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| [[2002 Olympics|Oly]]
 
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
  
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0
 
|-
  
|-
 
| [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]
  
| [[2004 World Cup of Hockey|2004]]
 
| Czech Republic
  
| Czech Republic
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| [[World Cup of Hockey|W.Cup]]
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| [[World Cup of Hockey|WCH]]
 
| 5 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 10
  
| 5 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 10
 
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
  
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
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| [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008]]
  
| [[2008 IIHF World Championship|2008]]
 
| Czech Republic
  
| Czech Republic
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| W.Champ
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| WC
 
| 7 || 6 || 3 || 9 || 6
  
| 7 || 6 || 3 || 9 || 6
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|-
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|[[2009 IIHF World Championship|2009]]
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|Czech Republic
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|WC
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|3
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|2
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|0
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|2
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|2
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|-
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|[[2010 Olympics|2010]]
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|Czech Republic
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|Oly
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|5
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|2
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|2
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|4
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|2
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|-
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|[[2011 IIHF World Championship|2011]]
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|Czech Republic
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|WC
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|9
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|4
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|5
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|9
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|6
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|-
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|[[2014 IIHF World Championship|2014]]
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|Czech Republic
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|Oly
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|3
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|0
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|1
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|1
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|0
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|-
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!
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!Junior Totals
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!
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!5
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!2
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!5
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!7
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!2
 
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! colspan="3" | Senior Totals
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! 20 !! 10 !! 7 !! 17 !! 18
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! 40 !! 18 !! 15 !! 33 !! 28
 
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[[Category:Stanley Cup champions]]
 
[[Category:HC Kladno player]]
  
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Patrik Elias
PatrikElias
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight 		6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (89 kg)
Teams New Jersey Devils
Nationality Flag of the Czech Republic Czech
Born (1976-04-13)April 13, 1976,
Třebíč, CS
NHL Draft 51st overall, 1994
New Jersey Devils
Pro Career 1995 – 2016

Patrik Eliáš (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpatrɪk ˈɛlɪjaːʃ], born 13 April 1976) is a Czech former professional hockey winger who played his entire NHL career with the New Jersey Devils.

Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leader in points, goals, and assists, and he holds the franchise record for the most points in a season (96) and the most career game-winning goals (79). Elias has won the Stanley Cup twice with the Devils, one in 2000, and another in 2003.

Playing career

Eliáš was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 51st overall (2nd round) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

As part of the A Line with Petr Sýkora and Jason Arnott, he helped lead the team to the 1999–2000 Stanley Cup championship. He assisted on Arnott's Cup-clinching goal in double overtime in Game 6 at Dallas. The following year he scored a team record 96 points in the regular season, third best in the league. He also played a key role in helping New Jersey win the Stanley Cup in 2002–03.

During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played hockey in Russia, where he contracted Hepatitis A from the food he ate while there. His bout with the disease severely weakened him, resulting in a weight loss of 30 pounds and being confined to a bed for 4 weeks. It kept him out of NHL action until after the lockout was resumed.

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Eliáš before a game in Calgary

Three months into the 2005–06 season, he made his first appearance of the season on January 3, 2006, against the Florida Panthers, resuming his role as an alternate captain (replacing Alexander Mogilny). He picked up where he left off, scoring eight points in his first four games and helping the Devils win his first nine games back with the team. Paired with Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez to form the "EGG Line", Eliáš helped the team instrument a historic comeback and win the Atlantic Division title, despite being 19 points out of first place when he returned in January. In the first game of the 2006 playoffs against the New York Rangers, he became the 10th player to score six points in an NHL playoff game, with two goals and four assists. Eliáš' 2006 postseason campaign was spectacular, even though the Devils were eliminated by eventual Cup champions, Carolina, in the second round. Eliáš scored 6 goals and added 10 assists for an impressive 16 points in just 9 games.

He was named the Devils new captain on October 5, 2006, becoming the seventh captain in team history. The previous captain of the Devils was Canadian born defenceman Scott Stevens, now retired. He is also the first European born captain in the history of the franchise.

At the start of the 2007–08 season, Eliáš was stripped of the captaincy by new coach Brent Sutter. The Devils named Jamie Langenbrunner captain on December 5, 2007.

Sutter later placed Eliáš on a top scoring line which consisted of Dainius Zubrus and Brian Gionta. Eliáš is also known to work well with Devils superstar Zach Parise, with whom he occasionally plays with on "heroes line" and frequently plays with on the power-play unit.

On March 17, 2009, Eliáš became the New Jersey Devils' all-time leading scorer by recording his 702nd regular season point, an assist on Brian Gionta's shorthanded goal. Gionta's goal was the game-winner in a 3-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, giving the edge for Martin Brodeur's record-breaking 552nd win as a goaltender to pass Patrick Roy, who held the former record at 551 wins. Chants of "Pa-trik E-li-as" were heard as Devils' PA announcer Kevin Clark confirmed to the crowd that Eliáš had broken John MacLean's record. Eliáš was the second star of the night, only behind Brodeur.

Eliáš was the winner of the 2009 Golden Hockey Stick as the world's best Czech hockey player, ending Jaromir Jagr's four-year streak. He scored his 300th career goal on 12 December 2009, against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Despite a weak first half by the Devils during the 2010-11 season, Eliáš was selected to be the Devils sole representative at the 2011 NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, North Carolina. This was his third All-Star appearance, and he was eventually selected by Team Staal in the first-ever NHL All-Star "fantasy draft." On 19 February 2011, Eliáš recorded the 800th point of his career with his third assist of the game against the. At the conclusion of the season, on April 1st, Eliáš scored his eighth career hat trick, coming against the Philadelphia Flyers.

In the following 2011-12 season, Eliáš scored two goals (347, 348) against the Montreal Canadiens to tie, then pass John MacLean as the leading goal scorer for the Devils on 17 December 2011. Eliáš played his 1,000th NHL game on 6 January 2012, against the Florida Panthers. In the game, he scored a goal and recorded two assists in a 5–2 victory.

On 27 January 2013, Eliáš Recorded his 900th career point with a goal and two assists against the Montreal Canadiens. On 6 January 2015, Eliáš became the 82nd player in NHL history to recorded 1,000 career points in a 4–1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. He scored one goal and had two assists. A month later, on 6 February, Eliáš scored his 400th NHL goal, becoming the 91st player in the league's history to do so, in the Devils' 4–1 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

After several months of deciding whether or not to return to NHL play for the Devils in the 2016-17 season, Eliáš announced his retirement from professional hockey on March 31st 2017.

International play

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
2006 Turin 3
World Championships
1998 Switzerland 3
2011 Slovakia 3

Eliáš played his first game in the national squad in 1998, and has played 40 times for the national team, score 20 goals (as of end of season 2010/2011). He was selected as the Captain of the Czech Republic for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

Personal life

Eliáš married Petra Volakova, also a native Czech, in the 2007 off-season. Together they have one child, a daughter named Sophia Gabriella, born on 27 November 2010.

Records

  • New Jersey Devils record for career points (1025).
  • New Jersey Devils record for career goals (408).
  • New Jersey Devils record for career assists (617).
  • New Jersey Devils all-time leader in playoff goals (45), assists (80), and points (125).
  • New Jersey Devils record for most points in one season (96).
  • New Jersey Devils record for most points in a playoff season (23).
  • New Jersey Devils record for career game-winning goals (79).
  • New Jersey Devils record for career overtime goals (16).
  • Most overtime goals in a season (4).
  • New Jersey Devils record for career hat tricks (8).
  • New Jersey Devils record for career shots on goal (3,201).
  • New Jersey Devils record for career power play goals (110).
  • Eliáš is the only NHL player to be awarded two penalty shots in overtime. Both occurred in separate games versus the New York Islanders, and in both cases, Eliáš missed the penalty shot.

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 HC Rabat Kladno Czecho 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1993–94 HC Rabat Kladno CzEx 15 1 2 3 0 11 2 2 4 0
1994–95 HC Rabat Kladno CzEx 28 4 3 7 37 7 1 2 3 12
1995–96 Albany River Rats AHL 74 27 36 63 83 4 1 1 2 2
1995–96 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1996–97 Albany River Rats AHL 57 24 43 67 76 6 1 2 3 8
1996–97 New Jersey Devils NHL 17 2 3 5 2 8 2 3 5 4
1997–98 Albany River Rats AHL 3 3 0 3 2 — — — — —
1997–98 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 18 19 37 28 4 0 1 1 0
1998–99 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 17 33 50 34 7 0 5 5 6
1999–00 New Jersey Devils NHL 72 35 37 72 58 23 7 13 20 9
1999–00 HC Pardubice CzEx 5 1 4 5 31 — — — — —
2000–01 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 40 56 96 51 25 9 14 23 10
2001–02 New Jersey Devils NHL 75 29 32 61 36 6 2 4 6 6
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 28 29 57 22 24 5 8 13 26
2003–04 New Jersey Devils NHL 82 38 43 81 44 5 3 2 5 2
2004–05 HC JME Znojemští Orli CzEx 28 8 20 28 65 — — — — —
2004–05 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 17 5 9 14 28 — — — — —
2005–06 New Jersey Devils NHL 38 16 29 45 20 9 6 10 16 4
2006–07 New Jersey Devils NHL 75 21 48 69 38 10 1 9 10 4
2007–08 New Jersey Devils NHL 74 20 35 55 38 5 4 2 6 4
2008–09 New Jersey Devils NHL 77 31 47 78 32 7 1 2 3 2
2009-10 New Jersey Devils NHL 58 19 29 48 40 5 0 4 4 2
2010-11 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 21 41 62 16 — — — — —
2011-12 New Jersey Devils NHL 81 26 52 78 16 24 5 3 8 10
2012-13 New Jersey Devils NHL 48 14 22 36 22 — — — — —
2013-14 New Jersey Devils NHL 65 18 35 53 30 — — — — —
2014-15 New Jersey Devils NHL 69 13 21 34 12 — — — — —
2015-16 New Jersey Devils NHL 16 2 6 8 10 — — — — —
NHL totals 1240 408 617 1025 549 157 45 80 125 89

International play

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Bronze 2006 Turin Ice hockey

Eliáš played his first game in the national squad in 1998, and has played 20 times for the national team

International statistics

Year Team Competition   GP G A Pts PIM
1994 Czech Republic EJC18 5 2 5 7 2
1998 Czech Republic WC 3 1 0 1 0
2002 Czech Republic Oly 4 1 1 2 0
2004 Czech Republic WCH 5 2 3 5 10
2006 Czech Republic Oly 1 0 0 0 2
2008 Czech Republic WC 7 6 3 9 6
2009 Czech Republic WC 3 2 0 2 2
2010 Czech Republic Oly 5 2 2 4 2
2011 Czech Republic WC 9 4 5 9 6
2014 Czech Republic Oly 3 0 1 1 0
Junior Totals 5 2 5 7 2
Senior Totals 40 18 15 33 28


External links

Preceded by
Chris Pronger 		Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
(with Joe Sakic)
2001 		Succeeded by
Chris Chelios
Preceded by
Scott Stevens
Scott Niedermayer 		New Jersey Devils captains
2006–07 		Succeeded by
Jamie Langenbrunner
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