Playing career

Pandolfo grew up in Burlington, Massachusetts and played hockey for Burlington High School, where he graduated in 1992.

He was a member of the Burlington Hockey and Skating Association's Massachusetts state champion team in 1989 for the Bantam age group. This team went on to place fifth in the US National tournament in Chicago.

Pandolfo was drafted by the New Jersey Devils 32nd overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft after his first season at Boston University. Pandolfo would play three more seasons as a star player at BU. He played 133 games there, scoring 78 goals and 89 assists for 167 points. In his last season he led Hockey East in goals with 38 and was named to the NCAA All-American Team, as well as being named the Hockey East Player of the Year.

It took Pandolfo two more seasons to become a regular with New Jersey, and his first full season in 1998-99 has been his best to date, scoring 14 goals and 27 points in 70 games. Pandolfo won two Stanley Cups in New Jersey, 2000 and 2003. His best playoff season was in 2003 when he scored 6 goals and 12 points in 24 games.

During the NHL lockout in 2005 he was the assistant varsity coach for Burlington High School, in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Pandolfo became a Frank J. Selke Trophy finalist for the first time following the 2006-07 season. He served as one of four alternate captains for the Devils for the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons. Pandolfo netted his first career NHL hat trick against the Tampa Bay Lightning, in a 6-1 Devils win on October 31, 2007, which was also the first ever hat trick at the Prudential Center.

On November 30, 2007, Pandolfo's 307 consecutive games streak came to an end after suffering a pelvic injury when crashing into the boards in the Devils previous game. He had the fourth longest streak in franchise history with Travis Zajac holding the record at more than 389 games.

The day before the free agent signing period opened on June 30, 2010, the Devils parted ways with Pandolfo, placing him on waivers and then buying out his contract.

On September 3, 2011, Pandolfo accepted an invite to the New York Islanders training camp on a tryout basis. On October 4, 2011, Pandolfo signed with the Islanders for one-year. During the 2011-12 season on November 17, Pandolfo scored his 100th NHL goal in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.

On January 11, 2013, Pandolfo was invited to the Boston Bruins training camp on a pro tryout basis. He practiced with their AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins and on February 17, 2013 he was called up to play against the Winnipeg Jets. He played 18 games for the Boston Bruins.

On December 6, 2013, Pandolfo announced his retirement.

Hockey camp

Pandolfo runs a hockey camp in Andover, Massachusetts, along with former New Jersey Devils teammate Scott Gomez.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992-93	Boston University	HE		39	17	23	40	16		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Boston University	HE		37	17	25	42	27		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Boston University	HE		20	7	13	20	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Boston University	HE		40	38	29	67	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Albany River Rats	AHL		5	3	1	4	0		3	0	0	0	0
1996-97	Albany River Rats	AHL		12	3	9	12	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	New Jersey Devils	NHL		46	6	8	14	6		6	0	1	1	0
1997-98	Albany River Rats	AHL		51	18	19	37	24		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	New Jersey Devils	NHL		23	1	3	4	4		3	0	2	2	0
1998-99	New Jersey Devils	NHL		70	14	13	27	10		7	1	0	1	0
1999-00	New Jersey Devils	NHL		71	7	8	15	4		23	0	5	5	0
2000-01	New Jersey Devils	NHL		63	4	12	16	16		25	1	4	5	4
2001-02	New Jersey Devils	NHL		65	4	10	14	15		6	0	0	0	0
2002-03	New Jersey Devils	NHL		68	6	11	17	23		24	6	6	12	2
2003-04	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	13	13	26	14		5	0	0	0	0
2004-05	EC Red Bull Salzburg	EBEL		19	5	7	12	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	10	10	20	16		9	1	4	5	0
2006-07	New Jersey Devils	NHL		82	13	14	27	8		11	1	0	1	4
2007-08	New Jersey Devils	NHL		54	12	12	24	22		5	0	0	0	2
2008-09	New Jersey Devils	NHL		61	5	5	10	10		7	1	0	1	0
2009-10	New Jersey Devils	NHL		52	5	4	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	Springfield Falcons	AHL		12	2	4	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011-12	New York Islanders	NHL		62	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	Boston Bruins	NHL		18	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				899	100	126	226	164		131	11	22	33	12

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	United States	WJC	7	0	0	0	2
1999	United States	WC	2	0	0	0	0
Junior int'l totals			7	0	0	0	2
Senior int'l totals			2	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East All-Star	1995-96
AHCA East First-Team All-American	1995-96
Hockey East All-Tournament Team	1996

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