| 2002-03 | USHL | Omaha Lancers | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | USHL | Sioux Falls | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2004-05 | WCHA | U. Of Minnesota | 33 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005-06 | WCHA | U. Of Minnesota | 41 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 63 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006-07 | WCHA | U. Of Minnesota | 44 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 51 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007-08 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 70 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 53 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 2007-08 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008-09 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 26 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -2 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 45 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 60 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 71 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 47 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 81 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 81 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Dallas Stars | 82 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -6 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 28 | -9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Arizona Coyotes | 78 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 26 | -31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Arizona Coyotes | 76 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 16 | -7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Arizona Coyotes | 56 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Minnesota Wild | 72 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Minnesota Wild | 46 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Minnesota Wild | 36 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 18 | -8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| NHL TOTALS | 1078 | 87 | 388 | 475 | 376 | 55 | 47 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 20 | -4 |