Joni Pitkanen leaves ice on stretcher
Pitkanen suffered a serious leg injury on an icing play.
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999-00 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | Flyers | 71 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 133 |
| 2004-05 | 76 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 9 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | |
| 2005-06 | Flyers | 58 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 22 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 118 |
| 2006-07 | Flyers | 77 | 4 | 39 | 43 | -25 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 2007-08 | Oilers | 63 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -5 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101 |
| 2008-09 | Hurricanes | 71 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 147 |
| 2009-10 | Hurricanes | 71 | 6 | 40 | 46 | -11 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 161 |
| 2009-10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010-11 | Hurricanes | 72 | 5 | 30 | 35 | -2 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 |
| 2011-12 | Hurricanes | 30 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
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Pitkanen suffered a serious leg injury on an icing play.
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Joni Pitkanen underwent surgery on his left knee Thursday. Recovery is expected to be four weeks.