- Has been scratched the last five games
- Leads the Lightning with a +9 rating (+6 with Tampa Bay and +3 with Detroit)
- Recorded a game-high seven hits on 3/15 vs. TOR
- Got in his first fight as a Bolt on 3/13 vs. BOS (Shawn Thornton)
- Made his Lightning debut on 2/28 vs. MTL
- Acquired from Detroit on 2/27 in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2013
- Had two assists and a +3 rating in 17 games with Detroit this season
* LAST GAME: Was (+1) in 19:18 of ice time at WSH (2/8)br>* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 194 gp, 13-40-53, 325 pim
SEASON HIGHS
Goals: 1 (three times)br>Assists: 1 (eight times)br>Points: 1 (11 times)br>Penalty minutes: 9 (twice)br>Shots: 4 (1/22 vs. NYI)br>Time on Ice: 22:03 (1/8 at BOS)br>Hits: 6 (12/20 at FLA)br>Blocked Shots: 7 (11/23 vs. TB)br>Plus/Minus: +3 (twice)br>
OFF THE RADAR:
* Mike has been a part of championship teams in the NCAA (North Dakota, 2000), the NHL (Carolina, 2006) and in international play (Canada, 2007 IIHF World Championships)
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