▁R ats . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁ 4 ▁points ▁in ▁ 5 ▁regular ▁season ▁games . ▁Vit ale ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁play off ▁games . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season , ▁Vit ale ▁played ▁in ▁ 7 4 ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁A HL , ▁scoring ▁six ▁goals ▁and ▁recording ▁ 2 6 ▁ass ists ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁points . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁and ▁Vit ale ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁extension ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁Vit ale ▁made ▁his ▁N HL ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁against ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Vit ale ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁N HL ▁goal ▁against ▁Peter ▁Bud aj ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁A val anche . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Vit ale ▁was ▁re - signed ▁by ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁with ▁a ▁two - year s ▁contract ▁extension , ▁worth ▁$ 1 . 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁Arizona ▁Co y otes ▁As ▁a ▁free ▁agent , ▁Vit ale ▁joined ▁his ▁second ▁N HL ▁team ▁in ▁signing ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Co y otes ▁on ▁July ▁