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Jean-Sebastien Dea (C)

Tucson Roadrunners

Biography

ACQUIRED
Signed a two-year contract as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2019.   

LAST SEASON
2018-19: Dressed with the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins at the NHL level as well as the Springfield Thunderbirds and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the AHL level … Began the campaign with the Devils, where he notched five points (3+2) in 20 games then scored one goal in three contests with Pittsburgh … Registered 26 points (6+16) in 26 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before the concluding the season with 22 points (11+11) in 20 contests with the Thunderbirds … Combined to produce 12 multi-point efforts with Springfield and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, including a season-high four-point performance against Charlotte on 4/06 as well as three straight two-point outings … Posted a season-long eight-game point streak to begin the month of March as he totaled eight points (5+3) with Springfield … Recorded three multi-point outings over a four-game stretch from 12/01 to 12/22 with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Collected his first-career NHL multi-point night on 11/05 against Pittsburgh with two assists … Scored in three consecutive games from 10/11 to 10/16 with the Devils

CAREER
2017-18: Finished second among all Wilkes-Barre/Scranton skaters with a career-best 50 points (18+32) in 70 games, while also appearing in five games with Pittsburgh … Added one assist in three Calder Cup Playoff games … Named Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s MVP at seasons’ end … Posted two different five-game point streaks with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Scored his first NHL goal, the game-winner, on 1/23 vs. Carolina … Collected points (1+2) on 11/22 vs. Lehigh Valley… Achieved his 100th AHL point with an assist on an OT game-winning goal on 11/11 vs. Providence … Netted the first shorthanded goal of his career on 11/03 at Lehigh Valley … Played in his 200th AHL game on 10/28 at Bridgeport

2016-17: Chipped in 18 goals and 34 points, which ranked fourth and sixth, respectively, among all Penguins forwards, in 73 games during third season with the team … Booked his first-career pro post-season assist on 4/23 at Providence after recording his first-career playoff goal on 4/21 at Providence … Made his NHL debut on 4/09 at NY Rangers … Produced his first multi-goal game on 3/05 at Hartford on a pair of goals and one assist

2015-16: Amassed 36 points (20+16) in a career-high 75 contests with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while appearing in 10 Calder Cup Playoff games … His 20 goals ranked fourth among all Penguin skaters …  Played in his 100th AHL game on 3/04 at Lehigh Valley … Recorded his first career four-point (1+3) game on 11/04 vs. St. John’s

2014-15: Appeared in 43 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, totaling 10 goals and 11 assists … Appeared in four Calder Cup Playoff contests … Made his pro postseason debut on 4/25 against Syracuse … Tied for team lead with seven power-play goals … Registered four goals and three assists in 14 games with the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) … Recorded his first goal as pro on 10/12 vs. Manchester

2013-14: Turned pro after three seasons with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League … Made his pro/AHL debut on 4/19 at Utica … In 65 games with Huskies, led the team in goals (49) while finishing second with 75 points … Posted nine points (6+3) in nine QMJHL playoff contests … Tied for fourth in the QMJHL with 49 goals and six shorthanded markers … Ranked sixth in the league in power-play goals (17) and tied for third in game-winning goals (8) … Notched a season-high four-point night that included his fourth hat-trick of the campaign on 2/05 vs. Chicoutimi … Had a career-long nine-game point from 12/12 to 1/11 as he produced 11 points during that span (5+6)

2012-13: Led all Rouyn-Noranda skaters with a career-high 45 goals and ranked fifth on the club with a personal-best 40 assists … Topped all QMJHL skaters with 25 power-play goals and ranked sixth with 45 tallies … Appeared in 14 postseason games, tallying 12 goals and nine assists … Collected his fifth hat-trick of the campaign to go along with an assist on 3/09 … Opened the season with a nine game-point streak (15+8) that featured three hat-tricks and two four-point outings

2011-12: In first season with the Huskies, finished third on the club with 32 points and 15 assists among rookies … Skated in four playoff games, registering a goal and two assists … Collected a season-high four-point effort on two goals and two assists on 2/12 vs. Chicoutimi … Recorded a seven-game point streak from 2/17 to 3/03, where he totaled 12 points (5+7) during that span … Scored his first QMJHL goal at Cape Breton on 11/19 … Made his QMJHL debut on 9/17 against Victoriaville and also tallied in his first point/assist that same night