New York Rangers -- Christian Thomas Watch -- 2010-11

THE THOMAS WATCH

Christian Thomas, a right wing selected by the Rangers in the second round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, completed his third season of major-junior hockey at age 18 this year in Oshawa, Ontario, with the Ontario Hockey League's Generals.

Thomas, one of the Rangers prospects who took part in the 2010 Traverse City Prospects Tournament, spent his 2010-11 season with the Generals. He is the son of former NHL star Steve Thomas.

Here is a look at Thomas' performance in the 2010-11 OHL season and playoffs.

THOMAS' OHL STATS
2010-11 Totals						Power Play
Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	G	A	PTS
Season	66	54	45	99	+20	19	20	39
Playoffs	10	9	10	19	+8	4	3	7

2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW

PLAYOFF GAME 10 -- 1 POINT in 7-3 Road Loss at Niagara
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
4/15	at Niagara	3-7 L	1 Goal, Minus-1	GPG: 0.9; APG: 1.0; PPG: 1.9
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Semifinals (Niagara Wins Series 4-1) -- Scored power-play goal at 17:48 of first period to cut lead to 5-2. Ends playoff run with four-game points streak and as leading scorer in OHL postseason -- four points ahead of player in second place.

PLAYOFF GAME 9 -- 1 POINT in 6-1 Home Loss to Niagara
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
4/13	Niagara	1-6 L	1 Goal, 2 PIM, Even	GPG: 0.89; APG: 1.11; PPG: 2.0
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Semifinals (Niagara Leads Series 3-1) -- Scored team's lone goal at 4:09 of third period, cutting lead to 3-1. Called for tripping at 19:08 of second period. Point streak at three games.

PLAYOFF GAME 8 -- 1 POINT in 5-3 Road Loss at Niagara
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
4/11	at Niagara	3-5 L	1 Assist, Minus-2	GPG: 0.88; APG: 1.25; PPG: 2.13
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Semifinals (Niagara Leads Series 2-1) -- Assisted on power-play goal at 19-13 of third period, cutting lead to 4-3.

PLAYOFF GAME 7 -- 3 POINTS in 6-4 Home Win Over Niagara
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
4/9	Niagara	6-4 W	2 Goals, 1 Assist, 2 PIM, Even	GPG: 1.0; APG: 1.29; PPG: 2.29	No. 1 star
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Semifinals (Series Tied 1-1) -- Assisted on power-play goal at 5:36 of first period to tie game at 1-1. Scored power-play goal at 9:38 of first for 2-1 lead. Scored even-strength goal at 12:45 of third to close out scoring. Called for high-sticking at 9:57 of third period.

PLAYOFF GAME 6 -- 0 POINTS in 2-1 Road Loss at Niagara
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
4/7	at Niagara	1-2 L	Minus-1	GPG: 0.83; APG: 1.33; PPG: 2.16
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Semifinals (Niagara Leads Series 1-0) -- Goal streak ended at four games. Point streak ended at five games.

PLAYOFF GAME 5 -- 2 POINTS in 6-2 Home Win Over Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
4/1	Kingston	6-2 W	1 Goal, 1 Assist, Plus-3	GPG: 1.0; APG: 1.6; PPG: 2.6
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Oshawa Wins Series 4-1) -- Scored game's first goal, even-strength, at 1:46 of opening period. Assisted on goal at 18:19 of second period for 4-1 lead. Goal streak at four games. Point streak at five games.

PLAYOFF GAME 4 -- 2 POINTS in 7-4 Road Loss at Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
3/29	at Kingston	4-7 L	1 Goal, 1 Assist, Plus-2	GPG: 1.0; APG: 1.8; PPG: 2.8
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Oshawa Leads Series 3-1) -- Assisted on even-strength goal at 10:35 of second period to cut lead to 5-1. Scored on penalty shot at 13:35 of second to cut it to 5-2. Goal streak at three games. Point streak at four games.

PLAYOFF GAME 3 -- 2 POINTS in 5-4 Home Win Over Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
3/27	Kingston	5-4 W	1 Goal, 1 Assist, Even	GPG: 1.0; APG: 2.0; PPG: 3.0
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Oshawa Leads Series 3-0) -- Scored on power play at 6:59 of second period for a 3-1 lead. Assisted on power-play goal at 8:45 of second to make it 4-1. Point streak at three games.

PLAYOFF GAME 2 -- 4 POINTS in 10-1 Road Win at Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
3/25	at Kingston	10-1 W	2 Goals, 2 Assists, Plus-4	GPG: 1.0; APG: 2.5; PPG: 3.5	No. 1 star
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Oshawa Leads Series 2-0) -- Scored first of his team's 10 unanswered goals, even-strength, at 8:09 of first period to make it 1-1. Had lone assist on even-strength goal (GWG) at 9:20 of first for 2-1 lead. Assisted on goal at 16:18 of second period for 7-1 lead. Scored second goal of game on power play at 8:24 of third period to make it 8-1.

PLAYOFF GAME 1 -- 3 POINTS in 7-3 Home Win Over Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Playoff Averages to Date	Honors
3/24	Kingston	7-3 W	3 Assists, Plus-3	GPG: 0.0; APG: 3.0; PPG: 3.0
NOTES: OHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Oshawa Leads Series 1-0) -- Had primary assist on game's first goal at 15:45 of opening period. Assisted on goal at 11:07 of third period to make it 6-1. Assist at 18:26 of third for 7-2 lead.

GAME 68 -- 3 POINTS in 3-1 Home Win Over Peterborough
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/20	Peterborough	3-1 W	3 Assists, Plus-2	GPG: 0.82; APG: 0.68; PPG: 1.5
NOTES: Assisted on power-play goal at 7:42 of third period to tie score at 1-1. Assisted on game-winning goal at 18:41 of third for 2-1 lead. Assisted on empty-netter at 19:35 of third. Point streak at six games.

GAME 67 -- 1 POINT in 5-1 Home Loss to Brampton
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/19	Brampton	1-5 L	1 Assist, 2 PIM, Even	GPG: 0.83; APG: 0.65; PPG: 1.48
NOTES: Assisted on team's lone goal, scored at even strength at 7:39 of third period, cutting lead to 4-1. Called for checking from behind at 14:10 of first period. Point streak at five games.

GAME 66 -- 1 POINT in 4-3 Road Loss at Ottawa
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/18	at Ottawa	3-4 L	1 Assist, Plus-1	GPG: 0.84; APG: 0.64; PPG: 1.48
NOTES: Assisted on even-strength goal at 6:57 of first period to tie game 1-1. Point streak at four games.

GAME 65 -- 2 POINTS in 4-3 Road Overtime Shootout Win at Peterborough
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/12	at Peterborough	4-3 W (SO)	2 Goals, Even	GPG: 0.86; APG: 0.63; PPG: 1.49	No. 2 star
NOTES: Scored power-play goal at 18:34 of first period for 2-1 lead. Scored power-play goal at 13:51 of the second period for 3-3 tie. Scored in third round of shootout to send shootout into extra rounds, where Oshawa won. Goal streak at three games. Point streak at three games.

GAME 64 -- 4 POINTS in 6-5 Road Win at Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/11	at Kingston	6-5 W	3 Goals, 1 Assist, 2 PIM, Minus-1	GPG: 0.84; APG: 0.64; PPG: 1.48	No. 3 star
NOTES: Scored his 50th goal of the season on a power play at 13:33 of the first period to cut lead to 2-1. Assisted on power-play goal at 17:36 of the first period to cut lead to 3-2. Scored go-ahead goal to make it 4-3 on a power play at 14:52 of second period. Complted hat trick with power-play goal at 0:38 of third period to make it 6-3. Called for tripping at 9:11 of first.

GAME 63 -- 3 POINTS in 5-2 Road Win at Belleville
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/9	at Belleville	5-4 W	1 Goal, 2 Assists, Even	GPG: 0.8; APG: 0.64; PPG: 1.44	No. 1 star
NOTES: Scored even-strength goal (GWG) at 5:29 of second period for 3-1 lead. Assisted on power-play goal at 0:44 of third period to make it 4-2. Assisted on game's final goal at 2:30 of third period.

GAME 62 -- 0 POINTS in 5-4 Home Win Over Belleville
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/6	Belleville	5-4 W	2 PIM, Minus-1	GPG: 0.8; APG: 0.62; PPG: 1.42
NOTES: Called for checking to head at 11:48 of first period. .

GAME 61 -- 2 POINTS in 4-3 Home Loss to Mississauga
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/5	Mississauga	3-4 L	1 Goal, 1 Assist, Even	GPG: 0.81; APG: 0.63; PPG: 1.44
NOTES: Scored power-play goal at 13:31 of third period to cut lead to 4-2. Assisted on game's final goal at 19:59 of third.

GAME 60 -- 0 POINTS in 3-2 Home Overtime Shootout Loss to Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
3/3	Kingston	2-3 L (SO)	Plus-1	GPG: 0.81; APG: 0.62; PPG: 1.43
NOTES: Point streak ended at eight games. Was Oshawa's final shooter in the shootout, but was stopped to end game.

GAME 59 -- 1 POINT in 4-3 Home Overtime Shootout Loss to Owen Sound
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/27	Owen Sound	3-4 L (SO)	1 Goal, Even	GPG: 0.83; APG: 0.63; PPG: 1.46
NOTES: Scored power-play goal at 7:42 of the first period to tie game at 1-1. Scored Oshawa's only shootout goal in second round of shootout. Point streak at eight games.

GAME 58 -- 1 POINT in 4-3 Road Overtime Win at Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/25	at Kingston	4-3 W (OT)	1 Goal, Minus-1	GPG: 0.82; APG: 0.64; PPG: 1.46
NOTES: Scored game-winning goal at 3:32 of overtime. Point streak at seven games.

GAME 57 -- 1 POINT in 1-0 Home Win Over Brampton
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/21	Brampton	1-0 W	1 Assist, Even	GPG: 0.82; APG: 0.65; PPG: 1.47
NOTES: Had primary assist on game's only goal, a power-play score, at 19:47 of second period. Goal streak ended at five games. Point streak at six games.

GAME 56 -- 2 POINTS in 4-3 Road Overtime Shootout Win at Owen Sound
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/20	at Owen Sound	4-3 W (SO)	1 Goal, 1 Assist, Plus-1	GPG: 0.83; APG: 0.65; PPG: 1.48	No. 1 star
NOTES: Scored even-strength goal at 0:31 of second period for 2-0 lead. Assisted on power-play goal at 13:51 of third period for 3-2 lead. Scored first of two Oshawa goals in the ovetime shootout. Goal streak at five games. Point streak at five games.

GAME 55 -- 2 POINTS in 6-1 Home Win Over Sault Ste. Marie
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/18	Sault Ste. Marie	6-1 W	1 Goal, 1 Assist, Plus-1	GPG: 0.83; APG: 0.64; PPG: 1.47
NOTES: Scored even-strength goal at 14:30 of first period to tie game at 1-1. Assisted on power-play goal at 14:03 of second period to close out scoring. Goal streak at four games. Point streak at four games.

GAME 54 -- 1 POINT in 8-2 Road Win at Mississauga
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/16	at Mississauga	8-2 W	1 Goal, Even	GPG: 0.83; APG: 0.63; PPG: 1.46
NOTES: Scored power-play goal at 7:37 of first period for 2-0 lead. Goal streak at three games. Point streak at three games.

GAME 53 -- 2 POINTS in 6-4 Home Win Over Belleville
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/13	Belleville	6-4 W	1 Goal, 1 Assist, Even	GPG: 0.82; APG: 0.65; PPG: 1.47
NOTES: Assisted on game-winning goal at 9:47 of third period for 5-4 lead. Closed out scoring with even-strength goal at 13:18 of third period.

GAME 52 -- 4 POINTS in 6-5 Road Loss at Sudbury
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/11	at Sudbury	5-6 L	4 Goals, Plus-1	GPG: 0.82; APG: 0.64; PPG: 1.46	No. 1 star
NOTES: Scored power-play goal at 18:21 of first period, cutting lead to 3-1. Scored even-strength goal at 9:47 of second period to cut lead to 5-3. Completed hat trick with even-strength goal at 6:15 of third period, cutting lead to 6-4. Scored fourth goal of game only 47 seconds later at 7:02 of third period.

GAME 51 -- 0 POINTS in 3-1 Road Loss at Brampton
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/10	at Brampton	1-3 L	Even	GPG: 0.76; APG: 0.65; PPG: 1.41
NOTES: Point streak ended at three games.

GAME 50 -- 3 POINTS in 5-4 Home Win Over Sudbury
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/6	Sudbury	5-4 W	3 Assists, Even	GPG: 0.77; APG: 0.67; PPG: 1.44	No. 3 star
NOTES: Assisted on power-play goal at 6:15 of first period for 1-1 tie. Had primary assist on power-play goal at 12:27 of second period for 2-2 tie. Assisted on even-strength goal at 13:39 of second for 3-2 lead. Point streak at three games.

GAME 49 -- 4 POINTS in 6-5 Home Win Over Barrie
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/4	Barrie	6-5 W	2 Goals, 2 Assists, 2 PIM, Plus-1	GPG: 0.79; APG: 0.62; PPG: 1.41	No. 1 star
NOTES: Had primary assist on goal at 15:53 of first period for 2-0 lead. Scored even-strength goal at 17:44 of the first to make it 3-0. Assisted on even-strength goal at 9:43 of second period for 4-1 lead. Scored even-strength goal at 15:36 of second to make it 5-2. Called for holding at 0:26 of the first period.

GAME 48 -- 2 POINTS in 5-3 Road Win at Belleville
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
2/2	at Belleville	5-3 W	1 Goal, 1 Assist, Plus-2	GPG: 0.76; APG: 0.59; PPG: 1.35
NOTES: Scored his 35th goal of season, even-strength, at 1:56 of first period to tie game at 1-1. Assisted on power-play goal at 5:17 of first for 2-1 lead.

GAME 47 -- 0 POINTS in 4-0 Road Loss at Plymouth
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
1/29	at Plymouth	0-4 L	Minus-2	GPG: 0.75; APG: 0.58; PPG: 1.33
NOTES: Held without a point in back-to-back games for only the third time this season.

GAME 46 -- 0 POINTS in 4-1 Road Win at Saginaw
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
1/28	at Saginaw	4-1 W	Plus-1	GPG: 0.77; APG: 0.59; PPG: 1.36
NOTES: Point streak ended at five games.

GAME 45 -- 2 POINTS in 6-5 Overtime Home Loss to London
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
1/23	London	5-6 L (OT)	2 Goals, 2 PIM, Plus-1	GPG: 0.79; APG: 0.61; PPG: 1.4	No. 3 star
NOTES: Scored even-strength goal at 0:10 of the second period for 3-1 lead. Scored even-strength goal at 3:35 of the third period for 5-3 lead. Called for high-sticking at 8:25 of the second period. Point streak at five games.

GAME 44 -- 2 POINTS in 5-4 Overtime Home Win Over Kingston
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
1/22	Kingston	5-4 W (OT)	2 Goals, Plus-2	GPG: 0.76; APG: 0.62; PPG: 1.38
NOTES: Scored even-strength goal at 5:38 of the first period for 2-0 lead. Stopped on a penalty shot at 12:28 of the second period. Scored the even-strength game-winner 46 seconds into overtime. Point streak at four games.

GAME 43 -- 1 POINT in 6-2 Road Loss at Kitchener
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
1/21	at Kitchener	2-6 L	1 Assist, Minus-2	GPG: 0.73; APG: 0.63; PPG: 1.36
NOTES: Assisted on power-play goal at 18:35 of second period to cut Kitchener lead to 3-2. Point streak at three games.

GAME 42 -- 1 POINT in 5-3 Home Loss to Sudbury
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
1/16	Sudbury	3-5 L	1 Goal, Minus-1	GPG: 0.75; APG: 0.63; PPG: 1.38
NOTES: Scored at 12:49 of the second period to give Oshawa a 3-2 lead.

GAME 41 -- 3 POINTS in 6-5 Home Win Over Ottawa
Date	Opponent	Result	Thomas' stats in Game	Season Averages to Date	Honors
1/15	Ottawa	6-5 W	1 Goal, 2 Assists, Minus-2	GPG: 0.74; APG: 0.64; PPG: 1.38
NOTES: Assisted on a power-play goal at 10:00 of third period to cut Ottawa's lead to 5-3. Assisted on even-strength goal at 11:27 of third to make it 5-4. Scored game-winning goal on power play at 18:45 of third period.