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Buffalo Sabres Game Notes Mon, Oct 12, 2015 NHL Game #34 Buffalo Sabres Team Game: 3 Home Game: 3 0 - 2 - 0 (0 pts) 0 - 2 - 0 (Home) 0 - 0 - 0 (Road) Columbus Blue Jackets Team Game: 3 Road Game: 2 0 - 2 - 0 (0 pts) 0 - 1 - 0 (Home) 0 - 1 - 0 (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 31 Chad Johnson 2 0 2 0 3.30 .875 50 Nathan Lieuwen 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Curtis McElhinney 1 0 0 0 3.00 .857 72 Sergei Bobrovsky 2 0 2 0 4.90 .830 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Mark Pysyk 2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 D Josh Gorges 2 0 1 1 0 2 6 D Mike Weber 2 0 0 0 -3 0 9 L Evander Kane 2 0 1 1 -2 0 12 R Brian Gionta - - - - - - 15 C Jack Eichel 2 1 0 1 -2 2 17 C David Legwand 2 0 0 0 -3 0 22 L Johan Larsson 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 C Sam Reinhart 2 0 1 1 0 0 25 D Carlo Colaiacovo 2 0 0 0 -3 0 26 L Matt Moulson 2 0 0 0 -1 0 28 C Zemgus Girgensons 2 0 0 0 -1 0 29 D Jake McCabe - - - - - - 44 L Nicolas Deslauriers 2 1 0 1 -2 0 46 D Cody Franson 2 0 0 0 -4 0 55 D Rasmus Ristolainen 2 0 0 0 -1 0 63 C Tyler Ennis 2 0 0 0 -2 0 65 D Matt Donovan - - - - - - 82 L Marcus Foligno 2 0 1 1 -1 0 88 L Jamie McGinn 2 0 0 0 -2 0 90 C Ryan O'Reilly 2 0 0 0 -3 0 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Kevin Connauton 2 0 0 0 -2 0 7 D Jack Johnson 2 0 0 0 -3 0 9 C Gregory Campbell 2 0 0 0 -2 0 11 L Matt Calvert 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 R Cam Atkinson 2 1 0 1 -4 0 17 C Brandon Dubinsky 2 0 1 1 1 0 18 R Rene Bourque 2 0 0 0 -1 2 19 C Ryan Johansen 2 1 1 2 -1 0 20 L Brandon Saad 2 1 0 1 -3 2 23 R David Clarkson - - - - - - 25 C William Karlsson 1 0 0 0 -4 0 27 D Ryan Murray 2 0 1 1 -1 0 29 D Cody Goloubef - - - - - - 38 C Boone Jenner 2 1 0 1 -1 0 40 R Jared Boll 2 0 0 0 0 4 41 C Alexander Wennberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 43 L Scott Hartnell 2 0 0 0 -2 2 47 D Dalton Prout 2 0 0 0 -3 0 51 D Fedor Tyutin 2 0 1 1 -2 0 58 D David Savard 2 0 1 1 -1 0 71 L Nick Foligno 2 0 1 1 -1 2 Owner/CEO Terry Pegula President/Alternate Governor Russ Brandon General Manager Tim Murray Head Coach Dan Bylsma Coaching Staff Terry Murray, Dave Barr, Dan Lambert, Andrew Allen President, Hockey Operations John Davidson General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen Assistant General Manager Bill Zito Head Coach Todd Richards Coaching Staff Craig Hartsburg (Associate), Brad Larsen (Assistant), Kenny McCudden (Assistant), Ian Clark (Goaltender), Dan Singleton (Video) Tonight's Officials Referees Francois St. Laurent (38), Jean Hebert (15) Linesmen Andy McElman (90), Brian Murphy (93) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem Doug Allen Today's Schedule TBL @ BOS : 1:00 WPG @ NYI : 1:00 CBJ @ BUF : 3:00 VAN @ ANA : 7:00 FLA @ PHI : 7:00

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Buffalo SabresGame Notes

Mon, Oct 12, 2015 NHL Game #34

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 3Home Game: 3

0 - 2 - 0 (0 pts)0 - 2 - 0 (Home)0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

Columbus Blue JacketsTeam Game: 3Road Game: 2

0 - 2 - 0 (0 pts)0 - 1 - 0 (Home)0 - 1 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%31 Chad Johnson 2 0 2 0 3.30 .87550 Nathan Lieuwen 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Curtis McElhinney 1 0 0 0 3.00 .85772 Sergei Bobrovsky 2 0 2 0 4.90 .830

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM3 D Mark Pysyk 2 0 0 0 -1 04 D Josh Gorges 2 0 1 1 0 26 D Mike Weber 2 0 0 0 -3 09 L Evander Kane 2 0 1 1 -2 0

12 R Brian Gionta - - - - - -15 C Jack Eichel 2 1 0 1 -2 217 C David Legwand 2 0 0 0 -3 022 L Johan Larsson 2 0 0 0 0 023 C Sam Reinhart 2 0 1 1 0 025 D Carlo Colaiacovo 2 0 0 0 -3 026 L Matt Moulson 2 0 0 0 -1 028 C Zemgus Girgensons 2 0 0 0 -1 029 D Jake McCabe - - - - - -44 L Nicolas Deslauriers 2 1 0 1 -2 046 D Cody Franson 2 0 0 0 -4 055 D Rasmus Ristolainen 2 0 0 0 -1 063 C Tyler Ennis 2 0 0 0 -2 065 D Matt Donovan - - - - - -82 L Marcus Foligno 2 0 1 1 -1 088 L Jamie McGinn 2 0 0 0 -2 090 C Ryan O'Reilly 2 0 0 0 -3 0

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Kevin Connauton 2 0 0 0 -2 07 D Jack Johnson 2 0 0 0 -3 09 C Gregory Campbell 2 0 0 0 -2 0

11 L Matt Calvert 2 0 0 0 0 013 R Cam Atkinson 2 1 0 1 -4 017 C Brandon Dubinsky 2 0 1 1 1 018 R Rene Bourque 2 0 0 0 -1 219 C Ryan Johansen 2 1 1 2 -1 020 L Brandon Saad 2 1 0 1 -3 223 R David Clarkson - - - - - -25 C William Karlsson 1 0 0 0 -4 027 D Ryan Murray 2 0 1 1 -1 029 D Cody Goloubef - - - - - -38 C Boone Jenner 2 1 0 1 -1 040 R Jared Boll 2 0 0 0 0 441 C Alexander Wennberg 1 0 0 0 0 043 L Scott Hartnell 2 0 0 0 -2 247 D Dalton Prout 2 0 0 0 -3 051 D Fedor Tyutin 2 0 1 1 -2 058 D David Savard 2 0 1 1 -1 071 L Nick Foligno 2 0 1 1 -1 2

Owner/CEO Terry PegulaPresident/Alternate Governor Russ BrandonGeneral Manager Tim MurrayHead Coach Dan BylsmaCoaching Staff Terry Murray, Dave Barr, Dan

Lambert, Andrew Allen

President, Hockey Operations John DavidsonGeneral Manager Jarmo KekalainenAssistant General Manager Bill ZitoHead Coach Todd RichardsCoaching Staff Craig Hartsburg (Associate),

Brad Larsen (Assistant), KennyMcCudden (Assistant), Ian

Clark (Goaltender), DanSingleton (Video)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Francois St. Laurent (38), Jean Hebert (15) Linesmen Andy McElman (90), Brian Murphy (93)

Supervisor Video JudgeNtl. Anthem Doug Allen

Today's ScheduleTBL @ BOS : 1:00 WPG @ NYI : 1:00 CBJ @ BUF : 3:00 VAN @ ANA : 7:00 FLA @ PHI : 7:00

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Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place3 Mark Pysyk D 6' 1" 200 Jan 11, 1992 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 203 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN6 Mike Weber D 6' 2" 217 Dec 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA9 Evander Kane L 6' 2" 204 Aug 2, 1991 Vancouver, BC, CAN12 Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 178 Jan 18, 1979 Rochester, NY, USA15 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 201 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA17 David Legwand C 6' 2" 207 Aug 17, 1980 Detroit, MI, USA22 Johan Larsson L 5' 11" 200 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE23 Sam Reinhart C 6' 1" 189 Nov 6, 1995 North Vancouver, BC, CAN25 Carlo Colaiacovo D 6' 1" 202 Jan 27, 1983 Toronto, ON, CAN26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 212 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 1" 203 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA29 Jake McCabe D 6' 0" 214 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA31 Chad Johnson G 6' 3" 196 Jun 10, 1986 Saskatoon, SK, CAN44 Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' 1" 212 Feb 22, 1991 LaSalle, QC, CAN46 Cody Franson D 6' 5" 234 Aug 8, 1987 Sicamous, BC, CAN50 Nathan Lieuwen G 6' 5" 189 Aug 8, 1991 Abbotsford, BC, CAN55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 207 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN63 Tyler Ennis C 5' 9" 160 Oct 6, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN65 Matt Donovan D 6' 1" 205 May 9, 1990 Edmond, OK, USA82 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 226 Aug 10, 1991 Buffalo, NY, USA88 Jamie McGinn L 6' 1" 205 Aug 5, 1988 Fergus, ON, CAN90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 1" 210 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 26.3

Injured Reserve List (5 Players)8 Cody McCormick C 6' 2" 228 Apr 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN24 Bobby Sanguinetti D 6' 3" 188 Feb 29, 1988 Trenton, NJ, USA40 Robin Lehner G 6' 5" 240 Jul 24, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE45 Brendan Guhle D 6' 2" 186 Jul 29, 1997 Edmonton, AB, CAN47 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 219 Jul 15, 1990 Massena, NY, USA

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Columbus Blue Jackets: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Kevin Connauton D 6' 2" 205 Feb 23, 1990 Edmonton, AB, CAN7 Jack Johnson D 6' 1" 230 Jan 13, 1987 Indianapolis, IN, USA9 Gregory Campbell C 6' 0" 197 Dec 17, 1983 London, ON, CAN11 Matt Calvert L 5' 11" 192 Dec 24, 1989 Brandon, MB, CAN13 Cam Atkinson R 5' 8" 180 Jun 5, 1989 Riverside, CT, USA17 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' 2" 216 Apr 29, 1986 Anchorage, AK, USA18 Rene Bourque R 6' 2" 217 Dec 10, 1981 Lac La Biche, AB, CAN19 Ryan Johansen C 6' 3" 218 Jul 31, 1992 Vancouver, BC, CAN20 Brandon Saad L 6' 1" 202 Oct 27, 1992 Pittsburgh, PA, USA23 David Clarkson R 6' 0" 207 Mar 31, 1984 Toronto, ON, CAN25 William Karlsson C 6' 1" 188 Jan 8, 1993 Marsta, SWE27 Ryan Murray D 6' 1" 208 Sep 27, 1993 Regina, SK, CAN29 Cody Goloubef D 6' 1" 201 Nov 30, 1989 Mississauga, ON, CAN30 Curtis McElhinney G 6' 3" 205 May 23, 1983 London, ON, CAN38 Boone Jenner C 6' 2" 215 Jun 15, 1993 Dorchester, ON, CAN40 Jared Boll R 6' 3" 209 May 13, 1986 Charlotte, NC, USA41 Alexander Wennberg C 6' 1" 197 Sep 22, 1994 Stockholm, SWE43 Scott Hartnell L 6' 2" 214 Apr 18, 1982 Regina, SK, CAN47 Dalton Prout D 6' 3" 230 Mar 13, 1990 Kingsville, ON, CAN51 Fedor Tyutin D 6' 2" 221 Jul 19, 1983 Izhevsk, RUS58 David Savard D 6' 2" 227 Oct 22, 1990 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN71 Nick Foligno L 6' 0" 210 Oct 31, 1987 Buffalo, NY, USA72 Sergei Bobrovsky G 6' 2" 199 Sep 20, 1988 Novokuznetsk, RUS

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 208 Age: 27.2

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)34 Josh Anderson R 6' 3" 221 May 7, 1994 Burlington, ON, CAN63 Daniel Zaar R 5' 11" 175 Apr 24, 1994 Helsingborg, SWE

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksRYAN JOHANSEN (1-1-2 / 2 Games)

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Buffalo Sabres: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

C 15 Jack Eichel 2 1 0 1 -2 2 1 0 0 4 25.0 20:27 45.83 1 0L 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 2 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 09:10 0.00 5 1D 4 Josh Gorges 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 20:12 0.00 1 3L 9 Evander Kane 2 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 21:26 50.00 6 1C 23 Sam Reinhart 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 10:57 44.44 1 1L 82 Marcus Foligno 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15:00 0.00 4 2D 3 Mark Pysyk 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:06 0.00 2 2D 6 Mike Weber 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 18:12 0.00 3 1C 17 David Legwand 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 08:50 41.66 1 1L 22 Johan Larsson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 14:13 44.44 0 1D 25 Carlo Colaiacovo 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 16:27 0.00 1 3L 26 Matt Moulson 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 15:00 0.00 2 0C 28 Zemgus Girgensons 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 17:07 33.33 4 0D 46 Cody Franson 2 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 18:32 0.00 1 1D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 24:55 0.00 1 2C 63 Tyler Ennis 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 19:10 0.00 3 0L 88 Jamie McGinn 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 10:58 0.00 5 0C 90 Ryan O'Reilly 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 19:51 58.69 0 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM31 Chad Johnson 2 91 3.30 0 2 0 0 5 35 .875 0 0 040 Robin Lehner 1 28 2.14 0 0 0 0 1 11 .917 0 0 050 Nathan Lieuwen 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0

Columbus Blue Jackets: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

C 19 Ryan Johansen 2 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 9 11.1 19:50 55.55 5 0R 13 Cam Atkinson 2 1 0 1 -4 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 15:24 0.00 3 0L 20 Brandon Saad 2 1 0 1 -3 2 1 0 0 6 16.7 19:59 66.66 0 0C 38 Boone Jenner 2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 4 25.0 15:38 50.00 4 2C 17 Brandon Dubinsky 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 19:08 46.51 3 2D 27 Ryan Murray 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 20:25 0.00 1 1D 51 Fedor Tyutin 2 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 19:54 0.00 2 1D 58 David Savard 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 19:26 0.00 3 1L 71 Nick Foligno 2 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 20:22 0.00 4 0D 4 Kevin Connauton 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 14:15 0.00 1 1D 7 Jack Johnson 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 23:48 0.00 5 1C 9 Gregory Campbell 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 11:33 42.85 2 1L 11 Matt Calvert 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 12:43 0.00 2 0R 18 Rene Bourque 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 16:23 100.00 7 0C 25 William Karlsson 1 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 12:52 40.00 1 0R 40 Jared Boll 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0.0 06:49 0.00 5 1C 41 Alexander Wennberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 04:29 100.00 0 0L 43 Scott Hartnell 2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 16:58 0.00 5 0D 47 Dalton Prout 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 16:19 0.00 4 2

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM30 Curtis McElhinney 1 20 3.00 0 0 0 0 1 6 .857 0 0 072 Sergei Bobrovsky 2 98 4.90 0 2 0 0 8 39 .830 0 0 0

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo SabresTeam Records

Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo SabresLast game: Saturday AT NY RANGERS (5-2 L) Saturday VS TAMPA BAY (4-1 L)Next game: Monday AT BUFFALO Monday VS COLUMBUS

Overall record/streak: 0 - 2 - 0 / Lost 2 0 - 2 - 0 / Lost 2Home record/streak: 0 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 0 - 2 - 0 / Lost 2Road record/streak: 0 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0

Last 5 Games: 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0Last 10 Games: 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 01-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 02-Goal Games 0 - 1 0 - 13-Goal Games 0 - 1 0 - 1

Scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Opponent scoring first 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Trailing after 1 period 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

Tied after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Leading after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 2 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

OT Record - Franchise: 107 - 105 - 33 163 - 152 - 215Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 52 - 54 65 - 51Outshooting opponent: 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0

vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month RecordColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 0-2-0 0 0-2-0 0

Totals: 0-2-0 0 0-2-0 0

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo SabresSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Columbus Blue Jackets: 0 1 3 0 4 ( 2.0 avg.)Opponents: 4 1 4 0 9 ( 4.5 avg.)

Buffalo Sabres: 0 1 1 0 2 ( 1.0 avg.)Opponents: 1 3 3 0 7 ( 3.5 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Columbus Blue Jackets: 23 26 23 0 72 (36.0 avg.)Opponents: 21 17 16 0 54 (27.0 avg.)

Buffalo Sabres: 17 12 23 0 52 (26.0 avg.)Opponents: 15 25 13 0 53 (26.5 avg.)

Power PlayColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

G Att % G Att %Overall: 2 10 20.0 (T-13th NHL) 1 5 20.0 (T-13th NHL)Home: 1 5 20.0 (T-12th NHL) 1 5 20.0 (T-12th NHL)Road: 1 5 20.0 (11th NHL) 0 0 0.0

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)

Penalty KillingColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

G Att % G Att %Overall: 1 4 75.0 (T-19th NHL) 0 3 100.0 (T-1st NHL)Home: 0 2 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 0 3 100.0 (T-1st NHL)Road: 1 2 50.0 (T-21st NHL) 0 0 0.0

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-6th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-6th NHL)

PenaltiesColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank2 12 6.0 (6th NHL) 2 6 3.0 (2nd NHL)

Goal SituationsColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

For Against For Against5 on 5: 2 8 1 65 on 4: 2 0 1 05 on 3: 0 0 0 04 on 4: 0 0 0 04 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 0 1 0 0

Empty Net: 0 0 0 1Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 4 9 2 7

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Buffalo SabresSituations

Individual LeadersColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

Points: R. JOHANSEN (2),F. TYUTIN (1),B. DUBINSKY (1) J. GORGES (1),E. KANE (1),M. FOLIGNO (1)Goals: C. ATKINSON (1),R. JOHANSEN (1),B. JENNER (1) N. DESLAURIERS (1),J. EICHEL (1)

Assists: F. TYUTIN (1),B. DUBINSKY (1),N. FOLIGNO (1) J. GORGES (1),E. KANE (1),M. FOLIGNO (1)PP Goals: B. JENNER (1),B. SAAD (1) J. EICHEL (1)SH Goals:

GW Goals:3+ Goals:

PIM: J. BOLL (4),S. HARTNELL (2),R. BOURQUE (2) J. GORGES (2),J. EICHEL (2)Shots: R. JOHANSEN (9),B. DUBINSKY (6),R. BOURQUE (6) T. ENNIS (6),E. KANE (5),Z. GIRGENSONS (5)

+/-: B. DUBINSKY (+1),J. BOLL (0),M. CALVERT (0) J. GORGES (0),J. LARSSON (0),S. REINHART (0)

ShootoutColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG

Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S %

Power PlayColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

Player G A PBoone Jenner 1 0 1Ryan Johansen 0 1 1Ryan Murray 0 1 1Brandon Saad 1 0 1David Savard 0 1 1

Player G A PJack Eichel 1 0 1Marcus Foligno 0 1 1Evander Kane 0 1 1

Short HandedColumbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres

Player G A P

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Player G A P

No players to display

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LAST GAMESaturday, October 10Tampa Bay 4 at Buffalo 1Goals: DeslauriersGoalie: Johnson (27 saves/31 shots)PP: 0/2; PK: 0/3; Shots: Tampa Bay 31 – Buffalo 25 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 12)Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missedZach Bogosian (lower body, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 2 gamesBrendan Guhle (upper body, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 2 gamesCody McCormick (blood clot, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 2 gamesBobby Sanguinetti (lower body, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 2 gamesBrian Gionta (lower body, Oct. 8) – 2 gamesRobin Lehner (lower body, Oct. 10) – 1 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS10/6: Placed F Cody McCormick, D Zach Bogosian, D Josh Gorges, D Brendan Guhle, D Bobby Sanguinetti and G LinusUllmark on IR10/8: Activated D Josh Gorges from IR10/10: Recalled G Nathan Lieuwen from Rochester (AHL); Activated G Linus Ullmark from IR, assigned Ullmark and D JakeMcCabe to Rochester; Placed G Robin Lehner on IR10/12: Recalled D Jake McCabe from Rochester (AHL) UPCOMING GAMESThursday, Oct. 15: Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 17: Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 21: Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Friday, Oct. 23: Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 24: New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m. TODAY’S GAMEBLUE JACKETS at SABRES

This is the first of three meetings between the Sabres and Blue Jackets this season.

Next meeting: Friday, Feb. 19 in Columbus

The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Blue Jackets; 4-5-1 at home

This is the 21st game all-time between Buffalo and Columbus; Buffalo has a 7-11-2 series record.

The Sabres are 4-6-1 at home against the Lightning all-time.  THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 6-8-3 all-time on October 12.

October 12, 1971: Rick Martin scores his first NHL goal in a 4-1 loss at St. Louis.

October 12, 1989: Mike Foligno appears in his 500th Sabres game. Foligno would finish his Sabres career with 664 games played,

tying Ric Seiling for 10th-most in franchise history.  THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Today’s game is the second of 11 afternoon games for the Sabres this season; the next will be on Saturday, Nov. 7 against

Vancouver at 1 p.m. at First Niagara Center.

The Sabres are opening the season with three consecutive home games for the second time in franchise history (1975-76).

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

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Columbus has won the last three matchups between the teams in Buffalo.

Tyler Ennis has seven points (2+5) in eight career games against the Blue Jackets.

David Legwand leads all Sabres with 50 points (22+28) in 67 career games against Columbus, more points than he has against any

other Eastern Conference opponent.  A NEW LOOK

Nine players made their Sabres regular-season debuts in Thursday’s season-opener vs. OTT: Carlo Colaiacovo, Jack Eichel,

Cody Franson, Chad Johnson, Evander Kane, David Legwand, Robin Lehner, Jamie McGinn and Ryan O’Reilly

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this was the most debuts the Sabres have ever had in a season-opener and the most since

seven players did so in 1986-87 (Christian Ruuttu, Clark Gillies, Jim Korn, Ken Priestlay, Scott Arniel, Shawn Anderson and

Wilf Paiement).

Only 10 of the 20 Sabres players who dressed for the first game of the 2014-15 season appeared on the team’s 2015-16 opening

day roster. Only five players on this year’s opening day roster suited up for the team in the season-opener two years ago: Tyler

Ennis, Zemgus Girgensons, Mark Pysyk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Mike Weber  ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?Entering the season, the 23 players on the Sabres’ opening day roster had combined to play 6,520 NHL games, 662 more than lastyear’s opening-day roster had between them. The average Sabres skater entering the 2015-16 season had played 28 more NHLgames than his counterpart from last season and 60 more games than his 2013-14 counterpart. 2015 PRESEASON

Buffalo finished the preseason with a 4-3-0 record; 1-2-0 at home and 3-1-0 on the road

Jack Eichel led all Sabres and tied for ninth in the league with six points (2+4) in four preseason games, including a league-high two

shorthanded goals.

Sam Reinhart tied for fifth in the league with five assists in five games.

The Sabres ranked fourth in the league with 26 goals, including a league-high five shorthanded goals.                                                                                                       2015-16 ROSTER NOTES Of the 22 players on Buffalo’s opening night roster:

Nine were originally drafted by the Sabres -- six were first-round Buffalo selections (Ennis, 2008; Pysyk, 2010; Girgensons, 2012;

Ristolainen, 2013; Reinhart, 2014; Eichel, 2015), two were second-round picks (Weber, 2006; McCabe, 2012) and one was a

fourth-round pick (Foligno, 2009)

Eight were acquired in trades: Deslauriers, Johnson, Kane, Larsson, Legwand, Lehner, McGinn, O’Reilly

Five were signed as free agents: Colaiacovo, Donovan, Franson, Gionta, Moulson

12 played in Buffalo at some point last season

Eight are new to the Sabres this season: Colaiacovo, Donovan, Eichel, Franson, Legwand, Lehner, McGinn, O’Reilly

Two are opening the season on an NHL roster for the first time in their careers: Eichel, McCabe  BUF-CBJ CONNECTIONSCarlo Colaiacovo:

Played with Gregory Campbell for Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Championship.

He and David Clarkson were both born in Toronto, Ontario and played together for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2013-2015.    

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 Tyler Ennis:

He and Kevin Connauton were both born in Edmonton, Alberta.

Cody Goloubef both represented Team Canada at the 2009 World Junior Championship.

He and David Savard were teammates at the 2015 World Championship for Team Canada.  Marcus Foligno:

Nick Foligno is Marcus’ older brother. The two were born in Buffalo.

Played with Ryan Johansen for Team Canada at the 2011 World Junior Championship held in Buffalo.  Brian Gionta:

Played with David Clarkson for the New Jersey Devils from 2006-2009.

Played with Rene Bourque for the Montreal Canadiens from 2011-2014.  Josh Gorges:

Played with Rene Bourque for the Montreal Canadiens from 2011-2014.  Chad Johnson:

He and Gregory Campbell played together for the Boston Bruins during the 2013-14 season.

Played with Brandon Dubinsky for the New York Rangers from 2009-2011.

Represented Team Canada alongside Rene Bourque at the 2010 World Championship.  Evander Kane:

Represented Team Canada alongside Rene Bourque at the 2010 World Championship.  David Legwand:

Played with Scott Hartnell for the Nashville Predators from 2000-2007.  Matt Moulson:

Played with Jack Johnson for the Los Angeles Kings from 2007-2009.  Mike Weber:

He and Brandon Saad both hail from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  NHL Draft:

Nicolas Deslauriers (84th overall by Los Angeles) was taken one pick after Kevin Connauton (83rd overall) in the third round of the

2009 NHL Draft.

Marcus Foligno and David Savard were both chosen in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Draft. Savard went 94th overall, while

Foligno was selected 10 picks later at 104th overall.

Mark Pysyk and Ryan Johansen were both first round selections in the 2010 NHL Draft. Johansen was chosen fourth overall and

Pysyk was taken with the 23rd overall pick.

Zemgus Girgensons (14th overall) and Ryan Murray (2nd overall) were both chosen in the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft.

Rasmus Ristolainen and Alexander Wennberg were both drafted in the first round of the 2013 NHL Draft. Ristolainen was the first

off the board at No. 8 overall and Wennberg was taken with the 14th overall pick.   

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  SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERSHits: Kane (6), Deslauriers/McGinn (5)         Blocked Shots: Gorges/Colaiacovo (3), Foligno/Pysyk/Ristolainen (2)Shots: Ennis (6), Girgensons/Kane/Ristolainen (5) SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]1-10: 0-2-0 (0), 2/7, 1/5, 3/3 OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; 98-101 all-time)N/A SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0; 65-51 all-time)N/A MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)Games PlayedMarcus Foligno … 6 games … 200 career games playedGoalsRyan O’Reilly … 10 goals … 100 career goalsAssistsZach Bogosian … 6 assists … 100 career assistsJosh Gorges … 9 assists … 100 career assists RECENT MILESTONESNicolas Deslauriers … 100th NHL game … Oct. 8 vs. OTT

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Buffalo Sabres: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/08/2015 Ottawa Senators L 00-01-00 1-3 15p 7 1-3 0-0 27-22 41 / 31 19070+2 10/10/2015 Tampa Bay Lightning L 00-02-00 1-4 44 86 0-2 3-3 25-31 30 / 31 177393 10/12/2015 Columbus Blue Jackets4 10/15/2015 @ Florida Panthers5 10/17/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning6 10/21/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs7 10/23/2015 Montréal Canadiens8 10/24/2015 New Jersey Devils9 10/27/2015 @ Philadelphia Flyers

10 10/29/2015 @ Pittsburgh Penguins11 10/30/2015 Philadelphia Flyers12 11/01/2015 @ New York Islanders13 11/05/2015 Tampa Bay Lightning14 11/07/2015 Vancouver Canucks15 11/10/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning16 11/12/2015 @ Florida Panthers17 11/14/2015 San Jose Sharks18 11/17/2015 Dallas Stars19 11/19/2015 @ St. Louis Blues20 11/21/2015 @ Dallas Stars21 11/23/2015 St. Louis Blues22 11/25/2015 Nashville Predators23 11/27/2015 Carolina Hurricanes24 11/28/2015 @ Nashville Predators25 12/01/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings26 12/04/2015 Arizona Coyotes27 12/06/2015 @ Edmonton Oilers28 12/07/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks29 12/10/2015 @ Calgary Flames30 12/12/2015 Los Angeles Kings31 12/14/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings32 12/15/2015 New Jersey Devils33 12/17/2015 Anaheim Ducks34 12/19/2015 Chicago Blackhawks35 12/26/2015 @ Boston Bruins36 12/28/2015 Washington Capitals37 12/30/2015 @ Washington Capitals38 12/31/2015 New York Islanders39 01/02/2016 Detroit Red Wings40 01/05/2016 Florida Panthers41 01/08/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks42 01/10/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets43 01/12/2016 @ Minnesota Wild44 01/15/2016 Boston Bruins45 01/16/2016 Washington Capitals46 01/18/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes47 01/20/2016 @ Colorado Avalanche48 01/22/2016 Detroit Red Wings49 01/25/2016 @ New York Rangers50 01/26/2016 @ Ottawa Senators51 02/03/2016 @ Montréal Canadiens52 02/04/2016 Boston Bruins53 02/06/2016 @ Boston Bruins54 02/09/2016 Florida Panthers55 02/11/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers56 02/12/2016 Montréal Canadiens57 02/14/2016 Colorado Avalanche58 02/16/2016 @ Ottawa Senators59 02/19/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets60 02/21/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins61 02/24/2016 @ Anaheim Ducks62 02/26/2016 @ San Jose Sharks63 02/27/2016 @ Los Angeles Kings64 03/01/2016 Edmonton Oilers65 03/03/2016 Calgary Flames66 03/05/2016 Minnesota Wild67 03/07/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs68 03/08/2016 New York Rangers69 03/10/2016 @ Montréal Canadiens70 03/12/2016 Carolina Hurricanes71 03/16/2016 Montréal Canadiens72 03/18/2016 Ottawa Senators73 03/19/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs74 03/22/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes75 03/26/2016 Winnipeg Jets76 03/28/2016 @ Detroit Red Wings77 03/29/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins78 03/31/2016 Toronto Maple Leafs79 04/02/2016 @ New York Rangers80 04/05/2016 @ New Jersey Devils81 04/08/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets82 04/09/2016 @ New York Islanders

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Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. PYSYK# 3

GORGES# 4

WEBER# 6

KANE# 9

EICHEL# 15

LEGWAND# 17

LARSSON# 22

Oct 8 Vs OTT 0-0,1/-1 17:17 0-0,2/0 20:33 0-0,1/-1 17:08 0-1,3/-1 21:58 1-0,3/-1 21:58 0-0,3/-1 08:57 0-0,1/0 13:35Oct 10 Vs TBL 0-0,1/0 16:55 0-1,1/0 19:51 0-0,0/-2 19:16 0-0,2/-1 20:55 0-0,1/-1 18:56 0-0,1/-2 08:44 0-0,0/0 14:51

Date Opp. REINHART# 23

COLAIACOVO# 25

MOULSON# 26

GIRGENSONS# 28

DESLAURIERS# 44

FRANSON# 46

RISTOLAINEN# 55

Oct 8 Vs OTT 0-0,1/0 11:40 0-0,0/-2 16:08 0-0,2/-1 16:49 0-0,2/-1 16:17 0-0,0/-1 10:04 0-0,2/-1 20:28 0-0,3/-1 23:10Oct 10 Vs TBL 0-1,1/0 10:15 0-0,2/-1 16:47 0-0,1/0 13:11 0-0,3/0 17:58 1-0,1/-1 08:17 0-0,2/-3 16:36 0-0,2/0 26:41

Date Opp. ENNIS# 63

FOLIGNO# 82

MCGINN# 88

O'REILLY# 90

JOHNSON# 31

LEHNER# 40

LIEUWEN# 50

Oct 8 Vs OTT 0-0,3/-1 20:11 0-1,0/0 14:28 0-0,0/-1 10:03 0-0,0/-2 20:17 1/9 L 31:29 1/12 27:30Oct 10 Vs TBL 0-0,3/-1 18:10 0-0,0/-1 15:32 0-0,1/-1 11:53 0-0,3/-1 19:25 4/31 L 59:47 INJ DND

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Dan Bylsma is currently in his first year as head coach of the Sabres after being hired as the 17th head coach in franchise history on May 28,2015.Bylsma joined the Sabres after spending six seasons as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he led the team to a 252-117-32overall regular-season record and became the winningest head coach in Penguins history. He began the 2015-16 season with the best pointspercentage (.668) of any head coach in NHL history with at least three full seasons coached.The Grand Haven, Michigan native began his coaching career in 2004-05 as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL). He alsoserved as an assistant for the New York Islanders in 2005-06, and for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from 2006-07 to 2007-08 beforebeing named head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the 2008-09 season.For a full Dan Bylsma bio, please visit www.sabresdigitalpressbox.com/media-information/danbylsma

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Dan Bylsma

#31: Chad Johnson (G) 6' 3", 196 lbs. / Jun 10, 1986 (29 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 5th Round (125th Overall) of 2006 NHL DraftAcquired: From the New York Islanders with a third-round pick in the 2016 NHLDraft on March 2, 2015 in exchange for Michal NeuvirthLast Win: FEB 24, 2015 vs ARIZONA (3)Last SO: MAR 21, 2014 @ COLORADO (25)Career Shootouts: 12/18 (.667), 2-4

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 2 0-2-0 0 3.30 .875Career 58 28-16-7 3 2.44 .913

Career vs. Opp 3 3-0-0 0 1.63 .924

Season Highs: Shots Saves3131

2710/10 vs TBL

2015-16:• Made his Sabres debut in relief vs. OTT (10/8)2014-15:• Won his first three decisions of the season (10/11-10/25), his first as a member of the Islanders• Compiled a 2-2-1 record with a .935 save percentage and a 2.20 goals-against average in five games during the month of February• Suffered an ankle injury during morning skate before his first start with the Sabres and missed the final 18 games of the season

#40: Robin Lehner (G) (*Injured) 6' 5", 240 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in 2nd round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Ottawa with David Legwand in exchange for a first-round pick inthe 2015 NHL Draft on June 26, 2015.Last Win: FEB 14, 2015 vs EDMONTON (2)Last SO: JAN 14, 2014 @ MINNESOTA (42)Career Shootouts: 34/54 (.630), 7-9

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 1 0-0-0 0 2.14 .917Career 87 30-36-13 2 2.88 .914

Career vs. Opp 4 3-1-0 0 2.00 .944

Season Highs: Shots Saves1212

1110/8 vs OTT

2015-16:• Left the game on 10/8 vs. OTT with lower body injury

2014-15:• Missed 31 games due to injury, appearing in 25 games while healthy• Began the season 3-0-1 in a four-game stretch (10/11-10/28) in which he posted a .939 SV% and a 2.18 GAA• Stopped 35 of 36 shots in a win at BUF (2/10)• Went 6-1-0 in games in which he faced at least 35 shots, posting a .943 SV% and a 2.12 GAA in those contests

#50: Nathan Lieuwen (G) 6' 5", 189 lbs. / Aug 8, 1991 (24 years and 2 months)

Loo-winDrafted: Selected in 6th round (167th overall) of the 2011 NHL DraftLast Win: -Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 7/9 (.778), 1-0

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 0 0-0-0 0 - -Career 7 1-4-0 0 2.97 .906

Career vs. Opp - ----- - - -

Season Highs: Shots Saves- -

2014-15:• Missed the last 45 games of the season (12/27-4/19) due to injury• Stopped 27 of 28 shots in his season debut vs. Adirondack (10/10)• Made four straight starts from 10/10-10/22• Recalled to the Buffalo (11/19); reassigned to Rochester (11/23)• Made 26 saves before denying all seven shooters in a 3-2 shootout win vs. Adirondack (12/19)

 

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#3: Mark Pysyk (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jan 11, 1992 (23 years and 9 months)

MAHRK PEH-sickDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (23rd overall) of 2010 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 24, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (3)Last Assist: FEB 26, 2015 vs VANCOUVER (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -1 0Career 72 4-11-15 -15 18

Career vs. Opp 3 1-0-1 4 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times17:17

10/8 vs OTT1

2 times1

2 times+0

10/10 vs TBL

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: four – upper body (10/9-10/14)

• Had two blocked shots in 19:58 of ice time in his season debut at BOS (12/21)

• Scored his first NHL goal of the season and was a plus-2 at OTT (12/29)

• Scored a goal and finished with a career-high plus-3 rating at CBJ (2/24)

• Appeared in 54 games for Rochester, tallying three goals and tying a career high with 14 assists in his third AHL season

#4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (31 years and 1 month)

Acquired: From Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the2016 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 12, 2013 @ VANCOUVER (109)Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs TAMPA BAYCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 0 2Career 608 14-91-105 8 267

Career vs. Opp 13 0-2-2 3 14

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times1

10/10 vs TBL1

10/10 vs TBL2

10/10 vs TBL20:33

10/8 vs OTT2

10/8 vs OTT1

10/10 vs TBL+0

2 times

2015-16:

• Recorded his first assist of the season vs. TBL (10/10)

 

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 36; 27 – knee (2/15-4/11), seven – lower body (11/13-11/28), two – undisclosed (12/16-12/20)

• Played in his 600th NHL game at EDM (1/29)

• Registered his 100th NHL point with an assist vs. TBL (12/2)

• Ranked second in the NHL with 148 blocked shots at the time of his season-ending knee injury

#6: Mike Weber (D) 6' 2", 217 lbs. / Dec 16, 1987 (27 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (57th overall) of 2006 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 13, 2015 vs DETROIT (31)Last Assist: MAR 30, 2015 @ ARIZONA (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -3 0Career 308 8-40-48 -48 377

Career vs. Opp 6 0-0-0 -4 19

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times19:16

10/10 vs TBL1

10/8 vs OTT3

10/10 vs TBL--1

10/8 vs OTT

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 15; six – lower body (12/13-12/17), five – hernia (4/3-4/11), two – undisclosed (1/17-1/18), two – upper body (2/22-2/24)

• Recorded a three-game point streak (0+3) from 11/15-11/22

• Skated a career-high 28:18 of ice time at BOS (3/17)

• Appeared in his 300th career NHL game vs. NJD (3/20)

#8: Cody McCormick (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 228 lbs. / Apr 18, 1983 (32 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (144th overall) of 2001 NHL Draft.Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: JAN 9, 2015 @ TAMPA BAYLast Assist: NOV 18, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (13)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 405 21-44-65 -24 550

Career vs. Opp 15 0-1-1 -1 47

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 49; 39 – lower body (1/13-4/11), six – lower body (12/13-12/27), four – upper body (11/26-12/2)

• Scored his first career shorthanded goal at TBL (1/9)

• Played in his 400th NHL game vs. TBL (12/31)

• Notched an assist in consecutive games (11/15 vs. TOR and 11/18 vs. SJS).

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#9: Evander Kane (L) 6' 2", 204 lbs. / Aug 2, 1991 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in 1st round (4th overall) of 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 inexchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 21, 2015 vs COLUMBUS (6)Last Assist: OCT 8, 2015 vs OTTAWA (1)Career Shootouts: 3/16 (19%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 -2 0Career 363 109-114-223 -12 385

Career vs. Opp 6 4-1-5 -1 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times1

10/8 vs OTT1

10/8 vs OTT0

2 times21:58

10/8 vs OTT3

10/8 vs OTT4

10/10 vs TBL--1

2 times

2015-16:

• Recorded an assist in 21:58 TOI in his Buffalo Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

2014-15:

• Did not play for the Sabres after being acquired on 2/11 due to a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the last 27games of the season

• Scored his 100th career NHL goal, adding an assist and a fight vs. PIT (11/6)

• Scored two power-play goals at CBJ (11/25)

• Missed two games (12/9-12/11) due to suspension

• Scored a goal in three straight games (1/11-1/15)

• Tied his career high with three assists at PIT (1/27)

#12: Brian Gionta (R) 5' 7", 178 lbs. / Jan 18, 1979 (36 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in 3rd round (82nd overall) of 1998 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 10, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (1)Last Assist: APR 10, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (1)Career Shootouts: 22/61 (36%), 7 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 845 262-258-520 52 341

Career vs. Opp 14 4-2-6 -2 8

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

2015-16:

• Was scratched 10/8 vs. OTT due to a lower body injury

 

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 13 – upper body (12/23-1/18)

• Recorded his first point as a Sabre with an assist at CAR (10/14)

• Notched an assist in his 800th career NHL game vs. SJS (11/18)

• Recorded the 500th point of his career with a goal at PHI (2/19)

• Scored 16 points (6+10) in his last 14 games of the season, including six two-point efforts in a nine-game span

• Scored a shorthanded goal at ARI (3/30), his first since 3/17/11 vs. TBL

#15: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 201 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (18 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 8, 2015 vs OTTAWA (1)Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 1-0-1 -2 2Career 2 1-0-1 -2 2

Career vs. Opp - ----- - -

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-1

10/8 vs OTT0

2 times1

10/8 vs OTT2

10/10 vs TBL21:58

10/8 vs OTT3

10/8 vs OTT1

10/8 vs OTT--1

2 times

2015-16:

• Scored his first career NHL goal in his first career game (10/8 vs. OTT), became the third-youngest player in Sabres history to score in his debut and

the second-youngest player ever to score in a Sabres season-opener.

2014-15:

• Led all NCAA Division I skaters with 71 points (26+45) in 40 games at Boston University

• Won the Hobey Baker Award, becoming the second freshman ever to earn the award (Paul Kariya, 1992-93)

• Was named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, won the Tim Taylor Award as the nation’s outstanding freshman and

was the only unanimous first-team Hockey East All-Star selection

• Recorded five points (2+3) in four NCAA Tournament games

• Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.

• Served as captain for Team USA at the 2015 World Junior Championship, recording four points (1+3) in five tournament games.

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#17: David Legwand (C) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / Aug 17, 1980 (35 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1998 NHL DraftAcquired: From Ottawa with Robin Lehner in exchange for a first-round pick in the2015 NHL Draft on June 26, 2015Last Goal: MAR 19, 2015 vs BOSTON (14)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2015 @ TORONTO (10)Career Shootouts: 10/33 (30%), 4 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -3 0Career 1059 223-381-604 8 537

Career vs. Opp 67 22-28-50 31 58

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times8:57

10/8 vs OTT3

10/8 vs OTT1

10/10 vs TBL--1

10/8 vs OTT

2015-16:

• Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

 

2014-15:

• Tied for the team lead with six power-play goals and two shorthanded points (0+2)

• Appeared in his 1,000th NHL game at TBL (11/29), becoming the 33rd American player to reach that milestone

• Had points in five straight games (1+4) from 1/8-1/17

• Recorded his 600th NHL point (assist) vs. CGY (3/8)

• 2015 Playoffs: Appeared in three playoff games for the Senators

#22: Johan Larsson (L) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (23 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in 2nd round (56th overall) of 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the 2013 NHLDraft and a second-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft on April 3, 2013 inexchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (4)Last Assist: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 0 0Career 70 6-14-20 0 31

Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -2 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times14:51

10/10 vs TBL1

10/8 vs OTT0

2 times+0

2 times

2014-15:

• Scored his first career NHL goal vs. COL (12/20)

• Notched an assist at BOS (12/21)

• Recalled for the third time this season on 2/15

• Had 37 points (14+23) in 41 games for Rochester at the time of his recall

• Tallied an assist at FLA (2/28)

• Scored a goal and had a game-high five hits at WSH (3/7)

• Recorded his first career three-point game with a goal and two assists at TOR (3/11)

• Scored a goal and went 15-for-24 on faceoffs vs. WSH (3/16)

• Notched an assist and a team-high six hits at BOS (3/17)

• Registered an assist at DAL (3/23)

• Tallied an assist and went 11-for-18 on faceoffs vs. ARI (3/26)

• Had an assist at COL (3/28)

• Collected an assist vs. TOR (4/1)

• Scored a goal and went 10-for-17 on faceoffs vs. CHI (4/3)

• Tallied two points (1+1) and had a plus-2 rating vs. CAR (4/6)

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#23: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' 1", 189 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (19 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st Round (2nd overall) of 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs TAMPA BAYCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 0 0Career 11 0-2-2 -1 2

Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 0 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times1

10/10 vs TBL1

10/10 vs TBL0

2 times11:40

10/8 vs OTT1

2 times1

10/10 vs TBL+0

2 times

2015-16:

• Notched his first assist of the season vs. TBL (10/10)

 

2014-15:

• Logged 13:37 of ice time in his first career NHL game vs. CBJ (10/9); became the third-youngest player (18 years, 338 days) ever to dress for the

Sabres on opening day

• Recorded his first NHL point with an assist at SJS (10/25)

• Notched two assists in his AHL debut vs. Utica (4/17)

• Had an assist at Adirondack (4/19)

• Named a WHL Second Team All-Star

• Scored the game-winning goal for Team Canada in the gold medal game at the 2015 World Junior Championship

• Tied for the tournament lead in both goals (5) and points (11) at the 2015 World Junior Championship

• Named to the tournament All-Star Team at the 2015 World Junior Championship

• Led the Kootenay Ice (WHL) in points per game (1.38)

#24: Bobby Sanguinetti (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 188 lbs. / Feb 29, 1988 (27 years and 7 months)

Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 0 0-0-0 0 0Career 45 2-4-6 -6 8

Career vs. Opp - ----- - -

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

#25: Carlo Colaiacovo (D) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Jan 27, 1983 (32 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Toronto in 1st round (17th overall) of the 2001 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 3, 2015Last Goal: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (4)Last Assist: MAR 25, 2015 vs CHICAGO (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -3 0Career 436 33-119-152 2 221

Career vs. Opp 22 2-10-12 4 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times16:47

10/10 vs TBL2

10/10 vs TBL1

10/10 vs TBL--1

10/10 vs TBL

2015-16:

• Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

2014-15:

• Made his season debut vs. EDM (11/4)

• Recorded his first point of the season (assist) vs. FLA (11/6)

• Logged a season-high 23:04 at STL (3/12)

• Broke a 38-game goal drought at PIT (4/1) and scored again three games later vs. NYI (4/7)

#26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 212 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (31 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (263rd overall) of 2003 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 1, 2015 vs TORONTO (5)Last Assist: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (4)Career Shootouts: 15/37 (41%), 6 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -1 0Career 476 154-162-316 -25 94

Career vs. Opp 12 1-2-3 -2 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times16:49

10/8 vs OTT2

10/8 vs OTT2

10/10 vs TBL+0

10/10 vs TBL

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: five; three – illness (12/20-12/23), two – illness (4/3-4/4)

• Recorded an assist in his 400th NHL game vs. ANA (10/13)

• Scored a goal vs. NYR (2/20) for his 300th career NHL point

• Had three separate three-game point streaks (11/11-11/15, 2/19-2/22, 3/30-4/6)

• Notched two assists and tied his career high with a plus-4 rating vs. VAN (2/26)

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#28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (21 years and 9 months)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnsDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (14th overall) of 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 24, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (2)Last Assist: FEB 24, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (2)Career Shootouts: 3/12 (25%), 3 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -1 0Career 133 23-29-52 -23 39

Career vs. Opp 5 2-1-3 1 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times17:58

10/10 vs TBL3

10/10 vs TBL2

2 times+0

10/10 vs TBL

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 21– ankle (2/26-4/11)

• Elected by the fans to play in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game with a league-high 1,574,896 votes

• Led all Sabres and tied for fifth in the NHL with three shorthanded goals

• Scored the Sabres' only goal in the season opener vs. CBJ (10/9), becoming the first player in franchise history to score the team’s first goal in

consecutive seasons

• Tied his career-best three-game point streak (2+1) from 11/28-12/2

• Scored his first career power-play goal vs. PHI (1/17)

 

#29: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 0", 214 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (22 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (44th overall) of 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: APR 13, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 9 0-1-1 -3 15

Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 0 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

2014-15:

• Appeared in two games for the Buffalo Sabres (NHL)

• Had a productive rookie campaign for Rochester (AHL) that saw him produce 29 points (5+24) in 57 games

• Led all Amerks rookies in scoring and finished sixth among all first-year AHL defensemen

• Logged 21:54 of ice time in his AHL debut against Rockford (10/22)

• Registered his first AHL point (assist) vs. Adirondack (10/24)

• Scored his first professional goal at Hamilton (11/16)

• Recorded his first multi-point game (0+2) vs. Utica (11/21)

• Missed two games (1/2-1/3) due to illness

• Posted a six-game point streak (2+5) from 1/30-2/8

• Returned to the lineup at Iowa (4/3) after missing the previous nine games (3/6-4/1) due to injury

• Missed the last three games of the season (4/17-4/19) due to injury

#44: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) 6' 1", 212 lbs. / Feb 22, 1991 (24 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in 3rd round (84th overall) of 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Los Angeles with Hudson Fasching on March 5, 2014 in exchange forBrayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft and asecond-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 10, 2015 vs TAMPA BAYLast Assist: MAR 30, 2015 @ ARIZONA (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 1-0-1 -2 0Career 101 7-10-17 -36 89

Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -1 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-1

10/10 vs TBL0

2 times1

10/10 vs TBL0

2 times10:04

10/8 vs OTT1

10/10 vs TBL3

10/10 vs TBL--1

2 times

2015-16:

• Played in his 100th NHL game on 10/8 vs. OTT

• Scored his first goal of the season vs. TBL (10/10)

2014-15:

• The only player to appear in all 82 games for the Sabres

• Scored his first career game-winning goal at SJS (10/25)

• Tied a career best with points in three straight games (2+2) from 12/21-12-27

• Registered his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist in 17:51 of ice time vs. NYI (12/27)

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#45: Brendan Guhle (D) (*Injured) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 29, 1997 (18 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (51st overall) in 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career - ----- - -

Career vs. Opp - ----- - -

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

#46: Cody Franson (D) 6' 5", 234 lbs. / Aug 8, 1987 (28 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Nashville in 3rd Round (79th Overall) of the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on Sept. 10, 2015Last Goal: MAR 31, 2015 vs VANCOUVER (5)Last Assist: MAR 9, 2015 @ ARIZONA (15)Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -4 0Career 402 35-134-169 -3 134

Career vs. Opp 15 1-2-3 -2 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times20:28

10/8 vs OTT2

2 times1

10/10 vs TBL--1

10/8 vs OTT

2015-16:

• Had two shots on goal in his Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

2014-15:

• Set career-best marks in assists (29) and points (36) for the second consecutive season

• Tied for 15th among NHL defensemen with 17 power-play points (5+12)

• Set a career-high with five power-play goals

• Recorded six multi-point games  

• Had career-best nine-game point streak (2+9) from 11/4-11/20

• Played a career-high 26:14 vs. DET (11/22)

• At the time of his trade, led all Toronto defensemen with 32 points and tied for team lead with 26 assists

• Appeared in his 400th NHL game vs. MIN (4/9)

#47: Zach Bogosian (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (25 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in 1st round (3rd overall) of the 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 inexchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 16, 2015 @ CHICAGO (31)Last Assist: APR 10, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (1)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 414 40-94-134 -45 363

Career vs. Opp 9 0-3-3 -10 10

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

2014-15:

• Recorded a plus-5 rating vs. FLA (1/13)

• Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal and played 25:28 of ice time at CHI (11/2)

• Totaled 13 points (3+10) and a plus-1 rating in 41 games with Winnipeg

• Made his Sabres debut vs. PHI (2/15) and recorded a game-high 11 hits

• Logged a career-high 32:23 of ice time and led the Sabres with seven blocks and six hits at PHI (2/19)

• Recorded his first Sabres point (assist) at CBJ (2/24)

• Recorded a season-high seven shots and skated 26:54 of ice time at TBL (3/3)

• Tallied an assist and skated a team-high 25:16 of ice time at OTT (3/6)

• Skated a game-high 30:53 and had six hits at TOR (3/11)

• Recorded his first multi-point (0+2) game as a member of the Sabres vs. CAR (4/6)

• Led the Sabres in ice time in 16 of his 21 games with the team, averaging 26:39 per game

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#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 207 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (20 years and 11 months)

RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (8th overall) of 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 30, 2015 @ ARIZONA (7)Last Assist: APR 3, 2015 vs CHICAGO (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -1 0Career 114 10-14-24 -48 32

Career vs. Opp 4 0-0-0 -1 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times26:41

10/10 vs TBL3

10/8 vs OTT1

10/10 vs TBL+0

10/10 vs TBL

 2015-16:

• Led the Sabres in ice time vs. OTT (10/8) with 23:10 TOI

 

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: three; two – illness (12/29-12/31), one – flu (4/1)

• Led the team in ice time in 12 games, averaging 20:36 for the season

• Scored his first goal of the season at MIN (11/13)

• Scored his second goal of the season and was named the game's third star vs. OTT (12/15)

• Scored a power-play goal and skated a team-high 26:46 of ice time at BOS (12/21)

• Set a new career high with 28:36 of ice time vs. NYR (3/14)

• Scored a power-play goal and had 28:23 TOI at BOS (3/17)

• Had two points (1+1) and finished with a plus-1 rating at COL (3/28)

• Tallied a career-high three assists vs. CHI (4/3)

• Recorded points in a career-best four straight games from 3/26-4/3 (3+4)

#63: Tyler Ennis (C) 5' 9", 160 lbs. / Oct 6, 1989 (26 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (26th overall) of 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (4)Last Assist: APR 10, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (3)Career Shootouts: 14/39 (36%), 6 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -2 0Career 347 89-123-212 -48 145

Career vs. Opp 8 2-5-7 1 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times20:11

10/8 vs OTT3

2 times2

10/10 vs TBL--1

2 times

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: four; two – lower body (2/26-2/28), two – upper body (3/28-3/30)

• Tied his best single-game point total four times, with three points on 11/15 vs. TOR, 12/11 vs. CGY, 1/18 at DET and 3/11 at TOR

• Scored his first career shorthanded goal at CHI (10/11)

• Notched his 100th career assist vs. MTL (11/5)

• Earned his first NHL fighting major at STL (11/11)

• Named the NHL's First Star of the Week for the week of Dec. 8-14 after scoring five points (1+4) in three games

• Tallied his 200th career point with a goal at OTT (3/6)

#65: Matt Donovan (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / May 9, 1990 (25 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders in 4th Round (96th overall) of the 2008NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as a free agent July 1, 2015Last Goal: MAR 27, 2014 @ TAMPA BAY (21)Last Assist: DEC 11, 2014 @ ST. LOUIS (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 67 2-17-19 -8 26

Career vs. Opp 5 0-1-1 -2 6

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

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#82: Marcus Foligno (L) 6' 3", 226 lbs. / Aug 10, 1991 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 4th round (104th overall) of 2009 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 3, 2015 vs CHICAGO (6)Last Assist: OCT 8, 2015 vs OTTAWA (1)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 -1 0Career 194 26-45-71 -21 182

Career vs. Opp 6 1-3-4 1 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times1

10/8 vs OTT1

10/8 vs OTT0

2 times15:32

10/10 vs TBL0

2 times3

10/10 vs TBL+0

10/8 vs OTT

2015-16:

• Recorded his first assist of the season in Buffalo's season-opener vs. OTT (10/8)

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 25; 19 – undisclosed (12/23-2/8), four – upper body (11/2-11/8), one – upper body (10/13), 1 – upper body (11/13)

• Set a personal best with 20 points (8+12) on the season

• Tallied his first two goals of the season at CAR (10/14)

• Scored in a career-high three consecutive games from 12/11 vs. CGY to 12/15 vs. OTT

• Notched two points (1+1) vs. NYI (2/8) in his return from an injury that sidelined him for 19 games

• Scored twice and finished with a plus-2 rating vs. CHI (4/3)

#88: Jamie McGinn (L) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Aug 5, 1988 (27 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by San Jose in 2nd round (36th overall) of the 2006 NHL DraftAcquired: From Colorado with Ryan O'Reilly on June 26, 2015 in exchange for NikitaZadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHLDraftLast Goal: NOV 4, 2014 vs VANCOUVER (7)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (10)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -2 0Career 368 69-59-128 -45 172

Career vs. Opp 18 3-2-5 0 17

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times11:53

10/10 vs TBL1

10/10 vs TBL4

10/10 vs TBL--1

2 times

2015-16:

• Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

2014-15:

• Was placed on injured reserve 11/ 21 (retroactive to 11/15) and missed the final 63 games of the season with a back injury

• Scored Colorado’s first goal of the season at BOS (10/13)

• Scored in consecutive games 10/24 vs. VAN and 10/26 at WPG

#90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (24 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Colorado with Ryan O'Reilly on June 26, 2015 in exchange for NikitaZadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHLDraftLast Goal: APR 7, 2015 vs NASHVILLE (4)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2015 vs BUFFALO (9)Career Shootouts: 10/23 (43%), 6 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -3 0Career 429 90-156-246 -16 64

Career vs. Opp 17 4-6-10 5 6

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times20:17

10/8 vs OTT3

10/10 vs TBL0

2 times--1

10/10 vs TBL

2015-16:

• Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

• Finished second among Sabres forwards in ice time (19:25) and went 11-for-14 (79 percent) on faceoffs vs. TBL (10/10)

2014-15:

• Tied for the league lead with 98 takeaways, marking his third time leading the NHL in that category

• Led Colorado skaters in faceoff percentage (53.3%) and shorthanded points (1+1)

• Ranked first among Avalanche forwards and 14th among NHL forwards in average ice time (19:43)

• Recorded his 200th NHL point with (assist) vs. TOR (11/6)

• Won a career-high 20 faceoffs vs. LAK (2/18), going 20-for-26 (76.9%)

• Tied his career high with a three-game goal streak from 3/14-3/20

• Had a career-best eight-game point streak (5+8) from 3/14-3/30

• Equaled his career best with three points (1+2) at EDM (3/25)

• Named the NHL's Third Star of the Week for 3/23-3/29 after leading the league with eight points (1+7) in 4 games

• Led the team with 17 points (5+12) in March, his personal high for a single month

 

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The Columbus Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, daily clips, releases and video/audio clips as well asthe 2015-16 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox THE LAST GAME: Oct. 10, 2015 – CBJ 2 at NYR 5 Columbus Goal Scorers: Johansen, PPG - Jenner NY Rangers Goal Scorers: Lindberg, Lindberg, Moore, Brassard, Stepan Goalies: CBJ – Bobrovsky (18/22; 39:16), McElhinney (6/7; 20:00); NYR – Lundqvist (37/39, 60:00) CBJ PP: 1/5; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 39 / NYR: 29 3 Stars: 1. Lundqvist, NYR; 2. Lindberg, NYR; 3. Stalberg, NYR Noteworthy: NYR scored three goals in first 5:48 of game… CBJ scored PPG for second straight game… CBJ have scored threegoals in the third period this season… NYR’s PPG broke CBJ’s 18 straight penalties killed vs. the Rangers. OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT •Anderson (orbital bone fracture); placed on Injured Non-Roster list (10/5), expected to miss four weeks (missed 2 games) •Zaar (ribs); placed on Injured Non-Roster list (10/5), week-to-week (missed 2 games) •Clarkson (lower body), day-to-day (missed 2 games) •Wennberg (concussion) out indefinitely (missed 1 game) TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 7 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 5    Assigned Bodnarchuk, Chaput & Falk to Lake Erie (AHL). Oct. 3    Assigned Hannikainen, Kukan, Rychel to Lake Erie (AHL). Oct. 3    Assigned Bjorkstrand, Broadhurst, Craig, Milano, Sedlak, Thiessen and Tynan to Lake Erie (AHL). Oct. 2    Recalled Bjorkstrand, Broadhurst, Craig, Milano, Sedlak, Thiessen and Tynan from Lake Erie (AHL). UPCOMING GAMES Oct. 14 vs. OTT  |  Oct. 16 vs. TOR  |  Oct. 17 at CHI Games can be seen on FOX Sports Ohio or heard on the Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network, including flagship station SportsRadio 97.1 The Fan and online at BlueJackets.com. AGAINST THE SABRES 2015-16 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at BUF) 2014-15 Series: 2-1-0 (1-0-0 at BUF) All-Time Series: 12-7-1-0 (7-4-0-0 at BUF) All-Time GF/GA: 59/51 All-Time SF/SA: 602/591 All-Time PP: 12-of-89 All-Time PK: 63-of-76 LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD GAME: Apr. 10, 2015 – BUF 2 at CBJ 4 Columbus Goal Scorers: Foligno, Calvert, Atkinson, ENG - Jenner Buffalo Goal Scorers: Grigorenko, PPG - Gionta Goalies: CBJ – Bobrovsky (23/25; 60:00); BUF – Lindback (36/39, 58:44) CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 40 / BUF: 25 3 Stars: 1. Atkinson, CBJ; 2. Savard, CBJ; 3. Foligno, CBJ Noteworthy: Teams combined for three goals in the first and traded the first five goals in the game, kicked off by with Foligno’s tally 14seconds in… Johnson, Calvert and Savard all posted multi-point games… Win stretched home win streak to six games, tying franchisemark. SEASON SERIES LEFT: 2/19/16 at CBJ… 4/8/16 at BUF.

Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

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CBJ/BUF CONNECTIONS N. Foligno was born in Buffalo and his brother, M. Foligno, is a forward for BUF… CBJ Strength & Conditioning Coach Kevin Collinsspent five seasons with the BUF organization... CBJ head coach Todd Richards and BUF head coach Dan Bylsma have served onTeam USA staffs with Richards assisting Bylsma at the 2014 Winter Olympics and Bylsyma assisting Richards at the 2015 IIHF WorldChampionships (bronze medal). NOTED (Player Highlights vs. BUF) Calvert played in 100th career NHL game on 10/10/13 at BUF… Dubinsky posted career-high nine shots on 2/23/08 at BUF… Karlssonnotched first and second NHL goals on 10/13/14 at BUF… Hartnell made CBJ debut, notching an assist on 10/9/14 at BUF… Murraynotched 1st NHL point (assist) on 10/10/13 at BUF. NOTED (Team Highlights vs. BUF) CBJ has won last three straight (since 10/10/13) and are 5-2 in last seven games in Buffalo… Also 5-2 in last seven games overall…Each team has recorded two shutouts in the series with the last one posted on 12/3/10 (Miller)… Most goals scored at BUF: 6(11/14/08)… Most goals allowed at BUF: 6 (3/29/04). HOW THE JACKETS WERE BUILT (Active: 23, Injured Non Roster: 2) Drafted (12): Anderson, Atkinson, Boll, Calvert, Goloubef, Jenner, Johansen, Murray, Prout, Savard, Wennberg, Zaar Trade (11): Bobrovsky, Bourque, Clarkson, Dubinsky, Foligno, Hartnell, Johnson, Karlsson, McElhinney, Saad, Tyutin Waivers (1): Connauton  Free Agent (1): Campbell CBJ’S 15TH SEASON Columbus kicked off its 15th NHL season on Friday night, looking to earn the fourth consecutive winning season and third straight 40-win campaign (franchise record 43 wins in 2013-14). The club completed the 2014-15 season with a 42-35-5 regular season record,finishing fifth in the Metropolitan Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference. THREE IN FOUR Columbus plays their third game in four nights to open the 2015-16 season as they face the Sabres at First Niagara Center on Mondayafternoon. The Jackets fell in their opening two games of the campaign as the New York Rangers swept a home-and-home series. TheRangers won 4-2 at Nationwide Arena on Friday night before jumping out to an early first period lead in a 5-2 victory at Madison SquareGarden on Saturday. COLUMBUS DAY MATINEE Monday marks the seventh time in franchise history that the Blue Jackets play on Columbus Day, but just the first time they take to theice away from Nationwide Arena. The Jackets, who have won two of their last three Columbus Day games, look to even their record (2-3-1) on the day. It’s one of three, 3pm starts for the Jackets this season (Feb. 27 vs. Florida, Mar. 13 vs. Tampa Bay) ON THE ROAD Columbus plays the second game of their road schedule on Monday. Last season, the Blue Jackets set club records for road wins andpoints in a season (21-17-3, 45 pts in 2013-14) after finishing 23-15-3 (49 pts). They went 21-8-2 in their final 31 games, including aclub-record point streak with a 9-0-1 mark in their final 10 road games of the season. SUCCESSFUL PRESEASON The Blue Jackets finished 5-2-1 in preseason play, giving them their sixth straight winning preseason. It marks the fourth time in the lastsix years that the club has won at least five preseason games. Columbus finished second in the NHL in goals scored (29; DET with 33)and sixth overall in averaging 3.63 goals a game during preseason play. FIRST LINE FIREWORKS The trio of Ryan Johansen, Brandon Saad and captain Nick Foligno combined for 10-15-25 in three preseason games together,including 4-7-11 vs. Nashville in the preseason finale on Oct. 3. Johansen led the NHL in preseason scoring with 4-8-12 in four games,Foligno ranked second with 3-6-9 in four games while Saad finished third (one less game played) with 4-4-8 in three games.

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CHANGE IN OVERTIME The NHL introduced 3-on-3 overtime for this upcoming season to help decide games that are tied after 60 minutes of play. The gamewill still be decided in the shootout if the game is still deadlocked after five minutes of overtime play. The Jackets took part in threeprescheduled overtime sessions during the preseason; at home vs. Pittsburgh on Sept. 21 (needed to determine winner; no score) andSt. Louis on Sept. 22 (CBJ scored 39 seconds in), and at Pittsburgh on Sept. 26 (PIT scored 2:16 in). COUPLE OF NEW FACES Columbus added two Stanley Cup winners to the roster in a span of two days over the summer. Brandon Saad, a two-time Stanley Cupchampion with Chicago (2013 & 2015), was acquired in a trade with the Hawks on June 30. Gregory Campbell, who won the Cup withBoston (2011), signed as a free agent from the Bruins on July 1. Columbus saw 18 players make their debut with the team in 2014-15. UPCOMING MILESTONES •Clarkson is 4 points from 200 in NHL career •Foligno is 4 games from 200 in CBJ career •Hartnell is 3 points from 600 in NHL career •Johansen is 5 assists from 100 in NHL career •Tyutin is 4 assists from 200 in NHL career and 6 games from 500 in CBJ career RECENTLY REACHED MILESTONES •Connauton played in 100th career NHL game on 10/10 at NYR •Saad tallied first goal in CBJ uniform in debut on 10/9 vs. NYR •Campbell made CBJ debut on 10/9 vs. NYR 2014-15 TEAM QUICK HITS •CBJ posted the 6th-best record in the NHL with a 36-20-3 mark from 12/1 through the end of the season and sported the 2nd bestrecord (Ottawa) in Mar. and Apr. at 16-4-1 (.786). •CBJ went 15-1-1 in its final 17 games, including a club record 13-game regulation unbeaten streak (12-0-1) from 3/18 through the endof the season. •CBJ converted 53-of-244 PP chances (21.7%), which ranked 5th in the NHL and was the best percentage in club history (19.3% in2013-14). •CBJ finished 20-2-2 when leading heading into the 3rd period and are 76-4-6 in their last 86 games when holding the lead going intothe last period of play. 2014-15 PLAYER QUICK HITS •Foligno became 4th player in CBJ history to reach 30-goal plateau & one of four players to hit 70-point mark after posting career-high31-42-73 in 79 games. •Johansen posted career-high in assists and points with 26-45-71 in 82 games, finishing 15th-T in NHL in assists. •Bobrovsky became first CBJ goalie to post back-to-back 30-win seasons – posted 32-20-5 in 2013-14 - after finishing 30-17-3 with2.69 GAA and .918 SV% in 51 games. •Johnson notched the 3rd-highest point total by d-man in club history with 8-32-40 in 79 games. •Hartnell tallied 28-32-60 in 77 games in 1st season with CBJ, posting 60 points for 3rd time in 14-year NHL career. 2014-15 TEAM GAME HIGHS GOALS: 7 (2/6 vs STL)... GOALS AGAINST: 7 (11/8 vs TBL)… PPG: 3 (3x, MR: 3/10 at CAR)... PPGA: 3 (4x, MR: 3/1 at PIT)...SHOTS: 47 (2/24 vs BUF)... SHOTS AGAINST: 55 (12/4 at FLA)... PIM: 40 (3/3 vs WSH)... HITS: 53 (1/3 at ARI)... FOW: 48 (3/21 atCGY)... BKS: 27 (12/4 at FLA) 2014-15 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS GOALS: 3 – 3x MR: Foligno (4/4 vs PIT)... ASSISTS: 4 – 2x MR: Johansen (11/14 at PHI)... POINTS: 4 – 2x MR: Johansen (11/14 atPHI)... HITS: 10 – Savard (1/9 at TOR)... PLUS/MINUS RATING: +5 - Tyutin (10/11 vs NYR)... SOG: 9 - Atkinson (11/8 vs TBL)... TOI:29:17 - Johnson (12/13 vs PIT)... SAVES: 52 - Bobrovsky (12/4 at FLA)

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Columbus Blue Jackets: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/09/2015 New York Rangers L 00-01-00 2-4 13,20p 13 1-5 2-2 33-25 30 / 72 19027+2 10/10/2015 @ New York Rangers L 00-02-00 2-5 19,38p 28 1-5 1-2 39-29 30 / 72 18006+3 10/12/2015 @ Buffalo Sabres4 10/14/2015 Ottawa Senators5 10/16/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs6 10/17/2015 @ Chicago Blackhawks7 10/20/2015 New York Islanders8 10/22/2015 @ Minnesota Wild9 10/24/2015 @ Colorado Avalanche

10 10/27/2015 @ New Jersey Devils11 10/30/2015 @ Washington Capitals12 10/31/2015 Winnipeg Jets13 11/03/2015 @ San Jose Sharks14 11/05/2015 @ Los Angeles Kings15 11/06/2015 @ Anaheim Ducks16 11/10/2015 Vancouver Canucks17 11/13/2015 @ Pittsburgh Penguins18 11/14/2015 Arizona Coyotes19 11/17/2015 St. Louis Blues20 11/19/2015 @ Ottawa Senators21 11/20/2015 Nashville Predators22 11/22/2015 San Jose Sharks23 11/25/2015 @ New Jersey Devils24 11/27/2015 Pittsburgh Penguins25 11/28/2015 @ St. Louis Blues26 12/01/2015 @ Montréal Canadiens27 12/04/2015 Florida Panthers28 12/05/2015 @ Philadelphia Flyers29 12/08/2015 Los Angeles Kings30 12/10/2015 @ Winnipeg Jets31 12/12/2015 New York Islanders32 12/14/2015 Tampa Bay Lightning33 12/15/2015 @ Dallas Stars34 12/17/2015 @ Arizona Coyotes35 12/19/2015 Philadelphia Flyers36 12/21/2015 @ Pittsburgh Penguins37 12/26/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning38 12/27/2015 @ Florida Panthers39 12/29/2015 Dallas Stars40 01/02/2016 Washington Capitals41 01/05/2016 Minnesota Wild42 01/08/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes43 01/09/2016 Carolina Hurricanes44 01/12/2016 @ New York Islanders45 01/13/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs46 01/16/2016 Colorado Avalanche47 01/19/2016 Washington Capitals48 01/21/2016 Calgary Flames49 01/23/2016 @ Boston Bruins50 01/25/2016 Montréal Canadiens51 01/26/2016 @ Montréal Canadiens52 02/02/2016 @ Edmonton Oilers53 02/04/2016 @ Vancouver Canucks54 02/05/2016 @ Calgary Flames55 02/09/2016 New York Islanders56 02/11/2016 Anaheim Ducks57 02/13/2016 Ottawa Senators58 02/16/2016 Boston Bruins59 02/19/2016 Buffalo Sabres60 02/22/2016 @ Boston Bruins61 02/23/2016 @ Detroit Red Wings62 02/25/2016 New Jersey Devils63 02/27/2016 Florida Panthers64 02/29/2016 @ New York Rangers65 03/04/2016 Edmonton Oilers66 03/05/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers67 03/08/2016 Detroit Red Wings68 03/11/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins69 03/13/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning70 03/17/2016 Detroit Red Wings71 03/19/2016 New Jersey Devils72 03/20/2016 @ New Jersey Devils73 03/22/2016 Philadelphia Flyers74 03/24/2016 Carolina Hurricanes75 03/26/2016 @ Nashville Predators76 03/28/2016 @ Washington Capitals77 03/31/2016 @ New York Islanders78 04/02/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes79 04/04/2016 New York Rangers80 04/06/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs81 04/08/2016 @ Buffalo Sabres82 04/09/2016 Chicago Blackhawks

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Columbus Blue Jackets: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. CONNAUTON# 4

JOHNSON# 7

CAMPBELL# 9

CALVERT# 11

ATKINSON# 13

DUBINSKY# 17

BOURQUE# 18

Oct 9 Vs NYR 0-0,2/-1 11:56 0-0,3/-2 24:57 0-0,0/-2 12:00 0-0,1/0 11:48 1-0,3/0 14:27 0-1,4/1 21:05 0-0,4/-1 18:46Oct 10 @ NYR 0-0,0/-1 16:35 0-0,3/-1 22:40 0-0,1/0 11:07 0-0,4/0 13:39 0-0,2/-4 16:22 0-0,2/0 17:12 0-0,2/0 14:00

Date Opp. JOHANSEN# 19

SAAD# 20

KARLSSON# 25

MURRAY# 27

JENNER# 38

BOLL# 40

WENNBERG# 41

Oct 9 Vs NYR 0-1,3/-2 20:44 1-0,4/-2 19:37 0-1,0/0 21:04 0-0,1/-1 16:05 0-0,0/0 05:09 0-0,0/0 04:29Oct 10 @ NYR 1-0,6/1 18:56 0-0,2/-1 20:22 0-0,1/-4 12:52 0-0,2/-1 19:46 1-0,3/0 15:12 0-0,3/0 08:29 DNP

Date Opp. HARTNELL# 43

PROUT# 47

TYUTIN# 51

SAVARD# 58

FOLIGNO# 71

MCELHINNEY# 30

BOBROVSKY# 72

Oct 9 Vs NYR 0-0,4/0 18:22 0-0,0/-1 14:38 0-0,1/-1 20:38 0-0,0/-1 19:54 0-0,3/-2 21:04 DND 4/25 L 58:53Oct 10 @ NYR 0-0,0/-2 15:34 0-0,1/-2 18:01 0-1,2/-1 19:11 0-1,3/0 18:58 0-1,2/1 19:40 1/7 20:00 4/22 L 39:16

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Todd Richards was named the 6th head coach in CBJ history on 5/14/12. He joined the club as an asst. coach on 6/20/11 and took over asinterim head coach on 1/9/12. He has guided CBJ to a 127-107-21 record in 255 games and has led the team to back-to-back 40-wincampaigns and three consecutive winning seasons for the first time in franchise history. His 127 wins and .539 winning percentage are the bestin franchise history. He has compiled a 204-178-37 record (.531) in five-plus seasons as an NHL head coach, including a 77-71-16 mark in two seasons as thehead coach of the Minnesota Wild from 2009-11. Richards led Team USA to a bronze medal as head coach at the 2015 IIHF World Championships in the Czech Republic and served as anassistant coach for Team USA at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The Crystal, MN native played defense at the University of Minnesota (1985-89) before playing 13 seasons of pro hockey, winning the CalderCup (1991) and Turner Cup (2001).

Columbus Blue Jackets: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Todd Richards

#30: Curtis McElhinney (G) 6' 3", 205 lbs. / May 23, 1983 (32 years and 4 months)

KUHR-tihs MA K-IHL-ehn-eeDrafted: Calgary’s ninth pick, 176th overall, in the 2002 DraftAcquired: Acquired by Columbus with a second round pick (later traded toPhiladelphia) in the 2012 Draft and a fifth round pick in the 2013 Draft fromPhoenix in exchange for Antoine Vermette on Feb. 22, 20128th NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Win: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Last SO: JAN 2, 2014 @ PHOENIX (43)Career Shootouts: 16/27 (.593), 5-4

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 1 0-0-0 0 3.00 .857Career 130 41-51-7 4 2.95 .905

Career vs. Opp 3 0-2-0 0 3.60 .884

Season Highs: Shots Saves77

610/10 vs NYR

Last Game: Stopped 6 of 7 shots on 20:00 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Recorded NHL career highs in wins (12), games (32) and minutes (1,710) for the second-straight season... Made a career-high 48saves on career-high 52 shots faced on 4/11 at NYI (5-4 SOW)... Played in his 100th career NHL game on 10/31 vs. TOR.

Career: Set career NHL highs in wins (10), appearances (28, tied) and minutes (1,423)... Won CBJ debut on 10/20/13 vs. VAN... Finished 10thin AHL with 2.32 GAA and 1st with franchise-record 9 shutouts in 2012-13... Recipient of Springfield’s Ross Lowe Memorial Award as TeamMVP in 2012-13... Made 15 saves on 16 shots for Team East at 2013 AHL All-Star Classic... Named CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month forOctober... Made NHL debut (w/CGY) on 10/27/07 vs. SJS... Spent 4 seasons (2001-05) with WCHA's Colorado College (62-16, 2.32, .912)...Led Tigers to NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 2005.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and idolized Curtis Joseph growing up.

#72: Sergei Bobrovsky (G) 6' 2", 199 lbs. / Sep 20, 1988 (27 years)

SAIR -gay bawb-RA WF-skeeDrafted: Undrafted: Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent on May 6, 2010Acquired: Acquired by Columbus from Philadelphia in exchange for second andfourth round picks in the 2012 NHL Draft and a fourth round pick in the 2013NHL Draft on June 22, 20126th NHL / 4th CBJ SeasonLast Win: APR 10, 2015 vs BUFFALO (2)Last SO: APR 8, 2015 vs TORONTO (3)Career Shootouts: 74/102 (.725), 18-12

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 2 0-2-0 0 4.90 .830Career 232 125-73-24 11 2.53 .918

Career vs. Opp 9 6-2-1 0 2.72 .908

Season Highs: Shots Saves2525

2110/9 vs NYR

Last Game: Stopped 18 of 22 shots on 39:16 of ice time in loss on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Became the 1st goalie in CBJ history to record 30 wins in back-to-back seasons... Went 14-2-1 with a 2.39 GAA and a .927 SV% in18 appearances to end the season after returning from a groin injury in early-March... Set career/franchise single-month record with 10 victoriesin March (10-2-0)... Set personal and franchise records for saves in a game with 52 on 12/4 at FLA (4-3 SOW).

Career: Set new career highs in both wins (32) and shutouts (5) in 2013-14... Won Vezina Trophy as NHL’s top goalie and earned 1st TeamNHL All-Star honors in 2012-13, setting CBJ single-season record for best GAA (2.00- 2nd, NHL) and SV% (.932- 5th, NHL)... Finished 2ndamong rookie goalies in 2010-11 w/ 28 wins (Crawford, CHI, 33)… Won NHL debut 10/7/10 (29 saves, PHI 3 at PIT 2).

Personal: His most memorable hockey moment was winning gold at the 2014 IIHF World Championships.

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#4: Kevin Connauton (D) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Feb 23, 1990 (25 years and 7 months)

KEH-vihn kuh-NAW-tuhnDrafted: Vancouver’s third pick, 83rd overall, in the 2009 DraftAcquired: Claimed off waivers from Dallas on Nov. 18, 20143rd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 27, 2015 @ CHICAGO (8)Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERS (2)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -2 0Career 100 10-19-29 -3 51

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Last Game: Posted a hit and blocked shot on 16:35 of ice time in 100th career NHL game on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Played in his first full NHL season, posting the fourth-most goals (9, tied) and most game-winning goals (4) by a defenseman in a single

season in CBJ history... Posted a career-high 3 points (1-2-3) on 12/27 vs. BOS and added 1-1-2 in the next game on 12/31 vs. MIN.

Career: Led DAL rookie defensemen in games played, goals, assists and points with 1-7-8 in 36 games in 2013-14... Scored his first career NHL goal

on 12/16/13 at COL (Varlamov)... Made his NHL debut on 10/24/13 vs. CGY... Notched 13-20-33 in 73 games with CHI (AHL) in 2011-12, finishing

fourth-T among AHL defensemen in goals.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and his most memorable moment was his 1st NHL game.

#7: Jack Johnson (D) 6' 1", 230 lbs. / Jan 13, 1987 (28 years and 8 months)

JAK JAHN-suhnDrafted: Carolina’s first pick, third overall, in the 2005 DraftAcquired: Acquired by Columbus along with a first round pick in the 2013 Draft (MarkoDano) from Los Angeles in exchange for Jeff Carter on Feb. 23, 201210th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 2, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (7)Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERS (2)Career Shootouts: 11/38 (29%), 3 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -3 0Career 571 52-178-230 -113 375

Career vs. Opp 10 0-6-6 0 8

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Last Game: Posted 3 shots and a hit while leading all players in time on ice (22:40) on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Led CBJ in blocked shots (131) and TOI/game (24:09) and led club defensemen in assists and points with 8-32-40, ranking 9th-T among NHL

blueliners in PP points (21)... Registered the 3rd-most points in a season by a defenseman in club history and recorded 40+ points for the 2nd time in

NHL career (2010-11)... Collected 150th career NHL assist in 500th career NHL game on 10/31 vs. TOR.

Career: Led the CBJ in blocked shots (128) and TOI/game (24:40); finished second among defensemen in points (33), assists (28) and goals (5, tied) in

2013-14... Broke his own Blue Jackets team record for TOI in a single game on 2/2/13 vs. DET (34:59)... Ranked 3rd-T among NHL defensemen in

power play assists (25) and 4th-T in power play points (28) in 2010-11.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and idolized Chris Chelios growing up.

#9: Gregory Campbell (C) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Dec 17, 1983 (31 years and 9 months)

GRE H-goh-ree KAM -buhlDrafted: Florida’s fourth pick, 67th overall, in the 2002 DraftAcquired: Signed by Columbus as a free agent on July 1, 201512th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 22, 2015 @ CHICAGO (18)Last Assist: MAR 22, 2015 @ TAMPA BAY (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -2 0Career 723 68-108-176 -29 618

Career vs. Opp 43 5-6-11 -2 47

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

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Last Game: Won 4-of-11 in faceoff circle on 11:07 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Finished 3rd on BOS in face-off wins (339), 2nd in face-off % (53.6%), 4th in short-handed TOI among forwards (1:31) and 6th in hits (119)...

Skated in his 700th career NHL game on 2/10 vs. DAL.

Career: Played in all 82 games for 1st time in NHL career in 2013-14... Tied his career-best assist streak with a 3-game streak from 1/4-1/9/14 (0-3-3)...

Helped BOS capture 2011 Stanley Cup with 1-3-4 in 25 playoff games, while playing in his 1st NHL post-season... Established career season-highs in

goals, assists and points with 13-19-32 in 2008-09 and led FLA in hits (202)... Won Memorial Cup with Kitchener in 2003 and was named to the All-

Tournament Team as the tournament’s leading scorer (1-6-7).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 4 and idolized Steve Yzerman and Adam Graves growing up.

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#11: Matt Calvert (L) 5' 11", 192 lbs. / Dec 24, 1989 (25 years and 9 months)

MAT CAL-vuhrtDrafted: Columbus’ fifth pick, 127th overall, in the 2008 Draft6th NHL / 6th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 10, 2015 vs BUFFALO (3)Last Assist: APR 10, 2015 vs BUFFALO (3)Career Shootouts: 1/10 (10%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 0 0Career 211 42-44-86 -11 141

Career vs. Opp 7 3-2-5 0 0

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Last Game: Posted 4 shots and 2 hits on 13:39 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Registered career highs in goals (13), game-winners (3) and shots (93), tied career high in games played (56)... Skated in his 200th career

NHL game on 2/22 at NYR.

Career: Scored 2 goals, including OT game-winner, in Blue Jackets’ first-ever playoff victory on 4/19/14 at PIT… Set career highs in assists (15), points

(24), penalty minutes (53) and TOI/game (16:06)... Finished 2nd on CBJ in S% (14.3) and T-5th in goals (9) in 2012-13... Scored 1st career NHL goal on

1/8/11 at LAK (opposing goalie: J. Quick)... Made NHL debut on 1/7/11 at ANA… Played 3 seasons (2007-10) in the WHL with Brandon (198GP; 99-

131-230).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and idolized Martin St. Louis growing up.

#13: Cam Atkinson (R) 5' 8", 180 lbs. / Jun 5, 1989 (26 years and 4 months)

KAM AT-kihn-suhnDrafted: Columbus’ eighth pick, 157th overall, at the 2008 NHL Draft5th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 9, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (1)Last Assist: APR 2, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (7)Career Shootouts: 6/17 (35%), 4 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 1-0-1 -4 0Career 221 60-53-113 0 58

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Last Game: Posted 2 shots and 3 hits on 16:22 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Posted career highs in goals, penalty minutes and time on ice (16:59) and tied career high in points with 22-18-40 and 22 PIM... Registered

second consecutive 20-goal season, finishing 4th on Columbus in goals and points (tied)... Tied club record with 7 game-winning goals (Sanderson;

2000-01, Nash; 2003-04 & 2010-11).

Career: Recorded 21 goals and career-high 40 points in career-high 79 games and ranked 2nd on the club in shots (216), 3rd in goals and 1st-T in

game-winning goals (5) in 2013-14... Tallied career-high in points with 2-2-4 on 12/10/13 vs. NJD... Registered 9-9-18 in 35 games with CBJ in 2012-

13... Represented USA at 2012 IIHF World Championships (8GP; 1-2-3)… Member of BC Eagles from 2008-11 (117GP; 68-56-124)… Won NCAA title

in 2010... Led Hockey East in scoring in 2010-11 (39GP; 31-21-52).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 2 and idolized Joe Sakic growing up.

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#17: Brandon Dubinsky (C) 6' 2", 216 lbs. / Apr 29, 1986 (29 years and 5 months)

BRA N-duhn DOO -bihn-skeeDrafted: NY Rangers’ sixth pick, 60th overall, in the 2004 DraftAcquired: Acquired by Columbus with Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon and a first roundpick in the 2013 Draft from NY Rangers in exchange for Rick Nash, Steven Delisleand a conditional third round pick in the 2013 Draft on July 23, 201210th NHL / 4th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERS (2)Last Assist: OCT 9, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (1)Career Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 1 0Career 547 112-208-320 43 674

Career vs. Opp 23 8-11-19 4 20

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times1

10/9 vs NYR1

10/9 vs NYR0

2 times21:05

10/9 vs NYR4

10/9 vs NYR2

10/10 vs NYR+1

10/9 vs NYR

Last Game: Posted 2 shots and 2 hits on 17:12 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Finished 5th-T on the CBJ in goals (13) and 6th in hits (152) in 47 games... Set career high with 8-game point streak to end the season from

3/28-4/11 (4-7-11)... Posted 10-12-22, including 5 multi-point efforts, in final 21 games... Skated in 500th career NHL game on 12/11 at WSH.

Career: Led CBJ in FO% (52.9, T-27th in NHL) and PIM (98); ranked 2nd in hits (234) in 2013-14... Set career high in assists (34) and reached 50

points for the 2nd time in his NHL career (54 with NY Rangers in 2010-11) in 2013-14... Led CBJ in points-per-game (0.69) and finished T-1st on the

team in assists (18) in 2012-13... Led Team USA in scoring at 2010 IIHF World Championships (6GP; 3-7-10)… Finished 7th in NHL rookie scoring race

in 2007-08 (82GP; 14-26-40)… Scored 1st career NHL goal on 11/8/07 vs. PIT.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3.

#18: Rene Bourque (R) 6' 2", 217 lbs. / Dec 10, 1981 (33 years and 10 months)

reh-NAY BOHRKDrafted: Undrafted: Signed by Chicago as a free agent on July 29, 2004Acquired: Acquired by Columbus along with William Karlsson and a 2015 secondround pick from Anaheim for James Wisniewski and a 2015 third round pick (Detroit's)on March 2, 2015.11th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 21, 2015 @ CALGARY (2)Last Assist: FEB 6, 2015 @ WASHINGTON (14)Career Shootouts: 8/26 (31%), 3 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -1 2Career 613 148-142-290 -24 492

Career vs. Opp 12 3-4-7 1 6

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times2

10/9 vs NYR18:46

10/9 vs NYR4

10/9 vs NYR4

10/10 vs NYR+0

10/10 vs NYR

Last Game: Posted 2 shots and 4 hits on 14:00 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Posted 4-0-4 in 8 games with CBJ after being acquired from ANA... Scored two goals, including the OT GW, on 3/21 at CGY... Had 4 shots in

CBJ debut on 3/7 vs. COL... Appeared in 600th career NHL game on 2/10 at Florida, while playing for ANA.

Career: Led MTL in playoffs in goals (8) and hits (52, tie with A. Emelin), posting 8-3-11 in 17 games in 2014... Had 3-1-4 10/22/10 at CBJ... Recorded

career-high 27-31-58 in 73 games in 2009-10 with CGY... Netted 1st career NHL hat trick 12/27/08 vs. OTT... Recorded first NHL goal in NHL debut on

10/5/05 vs. ANA... Won Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as AHL's Outstanding Rookie in 2005... Finished with 57-40-97 in 152 games with U. of

Wisconsin (2000-04).

Personal: Started playing hockey at the age of 4 and grew up idolizing Mark Messier and Joe Sakic.

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#19: Ryan Johansen (C) 6' 3", 218 lbs. / Jul 31, 1992 (23 years and 2 months)

RI GH-uhn joh-HAN-sehnDrafted: Columbus’ first pick, fourth overall, in the 2010 Draft5th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 10, 2015 @ NY RANGERSLast Assist: OCT 9, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (1)Career Shootouts: 10/26 (38%), 5 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 1-1-2 -1 0Career 273 74-95-169 -13 119

Career vs. Opp 8 0-6-6 2 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-1

10/10 vs NYR1

10/9 vs NYR1

2 times0

2 times20:44

10/9 vs NYR6

10/10 vs NYR3

10/10 vs NYR+1

10/10 vs NYR

Last Game: Scored 1st goal of season and was +1 on a game-high 6 shots on 18:56 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Tallied 26-45-71 and 40 PIM, setting career highs in assists, points and time on ice (19:30), while leading CBJ in assists and face-off wins

(851), ranking 2nd in points and 3rd in goals, mult-point games (15) and shots on goal (202)... Became 4th player in CBJ history to score 70+ points in a

season, joining Foligno (2014-15), Nash (2008-09) and Whitney (2002-03)... Had 8-8-16 during a franchise-record and NHL season-best 13-game point

streak from 12/18-1/17.

Career: Led CBJ in goals (33), points (63), SOG (237), FOW (692) and multipoint games (16), becoming 3rd player in CBJ history to reach 30-goal

plateau in 2013-14... Tallied 5-7-12 in 40 games with CBJ in 2012-13... Scored 1st career NHL goal/GWG 10/25/11 vs. DET… Made NHL debut on

10/7/11 vs. NSH…  Spent 2 seasons with Portland (WHL), tallying 65-96-161 in 134GP.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3.

#20: Brandon Saad (L) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Oct 27, 1992 (22 years and 11 months)

BRA N-duhn SAHDDrafted: Chicago’s fourth pick, 43rd overall, in the 2011 DraftAcquired: Acquired by Columbus with Alex Broadhurst and Michael Paliotta fromChicago in exchange for Artem Anisimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin, Corey Troppand a fourth round pick in the 2016 Draft on June 30, 20155th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 9, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (1)Last Assist: APR 3, 2015 @ BUFFALO (6)Career Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 1-0-1 -3 2Career 210 53-74-127 41 46

Career vs. Opp 4 0-6-6 5 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-1

10/9 vs NYR0

2 times1

10/9 vs NYR2

10/10 vs NYR20:22

10/10 vs NYR4

10/9 vs NYR0

2 times--1

10/10 vs NYR

Last Game: Posted 2 shots and led all forwards with 20:22 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Helped CHI capture 2015 Stanley Cup after finishing 3rd on club in goals and posting 8-3-11 in 23 playoff games... Set career highs in goals,

assists, points and games played during the regular season with 23-29-52 in 82 games... Reached the 20-goal and 50-point marks for the first time in his

career.

Career: Recorded 6-10-16 in 19 playoff games, setting postseason career highs in assists and points in 2014... Ranked 6th on CHI in scoring after

posting 19-28-47 and a career-high +20 in 78 regular season games in 2013-14... Posted 1-5-6 in 23 playoff games en route to the 2013 Stanley Cup

championship... Named a finalist for the 2013 Calder Memorial Trophy after recording 10-17-27 in 46 games... Notched 61-70-131 in 103 career games

with Saginaw (OHL) from 2010-12.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 2 1/2 and his hockey idol growing up was Jaromir Jagr.

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#23: David Clarkson (R) 6' 0", 207 lbs. / Mar 31, 1984 (31 years and 6 months)

DAYV-ihd KLAHRK-suhnDrafted: Undrafted: Signed by New Jersey as a free agent on Aug. 12, 2005Acquired: Acquired by Columbus from Toronto in exchange for Nathan Horton onFebruary 26, 201510th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: JAN 21, 2015 @ OTTAWA (13)Last Assist: JAN 28, 2015 @ NEW JERSEY (12)Career Shootouts: 3/9 (33%), 3 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 547 112-84-196 -58 969

Career vs. Opp 29 6-6-12 9 26

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

Last Game: Did not dress for 2nd straight game (lower body injury) on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Posted 2 shots, 4 hits and 2 takeaways in 16:13 time on ice in CBJ debut on 2/28 vs. NJD... Skated in 500th career NHL game on 11/8 vs.

NYR.

Career: Ranked third on TOR in penalty minutes (93) in 2013-14... Scored 100th career NHL goal on 12/21/13 vs. DET... Collected career-high three

points (1-2-3) on 1/27/13 at MTL and (2-1-3) on 2/5/13 vs. NYR... Recorded career high in goals, assists and points with 30-16-46 in 2011-12... Posted

100th career NHL point (assist) on 4/10/11 vs. BOS... Scored first NHL goal (vs. John Grahame) in NHL debut on 3/17/07 vs. CAR... Won OHL

Championship and Memorial Cup with Kitchener in 2002-03.

Personal: His most memorable hockey moment was winning the Memorial Cup with Kitchener in 2003.

#25: William Karlsson (C) 6' 1", 188 lbs. / Jan 8, 1993 (22 years and 9 months)

WIHL-yuhm KAHRL-suhnDrafted: Anaheim’s third selection, 53rd overall, at the 2011 DraftAcquired: Acquired by Columbus along with Rene Bourque and a 2015 second roundpick from Anaheim for James Wisniewski and a 2015 third round pick (Detroit's) onMarch 2, 2015.2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 28, 2015 @ ST. LOUIS (1)Last Assist: MAR 24, 2015 vs ANAHEIM (3)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 1 0-0-0 -4 0Career 22 3-2-5 -1 2

Career vs. Opp 2 2-0-2 2 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

10/10 vs NYR0

10/10 vs NYR0

10/10 vs NYR0

10/10 vs NYR12:52

10/10 vs NYR1

10/10 vs NYR1

10/10 vs NYR--4

10/10 vs NYR

Last Game: Made season debut, finishing with a shot and hit on 12:52 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Netted first CBJ goal on 3/28 at STL... Posted assist in CBJ debut on 3/24 vs. ANA... Had 2-1-3 in 18 games with ANA and 8-16-24 in 37

games with Norfolk (AHL) prior to being acquired on 3/2... Notched first two NHL goals on 10/13 at BUF... Made NHL debut on 10/11 at DET.

Career: Began 2013-14 with HV 71 in Swedish Hockey League, recording 15-22-37 and 14 PIM in 55 games... Made North American debut, tallying 2-

7-9 in nine games with Norfolk (AHL) in 2013-14... Helped Sweden win a silver medal at 2013 World Junior Championships... Named 2012-13 Swedish

Elite League Rookie of the Year after collecting 4-24-28, 12 PIM and +17 in 50 games with HV 71, leading all rookies in assists and ranking second in

points and games (tied).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of either 4 or 5 and grew up idolizing Peter Forsberg.

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#27: Ryan Murray (D) 6' 1", 208 lbs. / Sep 27, 1993 (22 years)

RI GH-unn MUHR-eeDrafted: Columbus’ first pick, second overall, in the 2012 Draft3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 8, 2015 vs TORONTO (3)Last Assist: OCT 9, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 -1 0Career 80 5-20-25 4 18

Career vs. Opp 4 0-2-2 3 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times1

10/9 vs NYR1

10/9 vs NYR0

2 times21:04

10/9 vs NYR2

10/10 vs NYR1

10/10 vs NYR+0

10/9 vs NYR

Last Game: Posted 2 shots and a hit on 19:46 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Scored 1st goal of season on 4/8 vs. TOR... Missed 68 games with knee, ankle and lower body injuries.

Career: Finished 2nd on CBJ in blocked shots (97) and 4th in TOI (19:52/game) in 2013-14... Set CBJ rookie D scoring record with 21 points during

season... Scored 1st career NHL goal on 10/25/13 vs. TOR (Bernier)... Made NHL debut on 10/4/13 vs. CGY... Represented Canada at 2010 U18 Junior

World Cup (Team Captain, Gold Medal), 2010 (lone underage player on team) & 2011 (1st Team All-Star) IIHF World U18 Championships, 2012 IIHF

World JRs. (Bronze) & 2012 IIHF World Championships (2nd-youngest player in national team history at event; P. Kariya, 1993)... Posted 22-99-121,

+51 rating in 191 career WHL games w/ Everett.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 2 and his favorite player growing up was Scott Niedermayer.

#29: Cody Goloubef (D) 6' 1", 201 lbs. / Nov 30, 1989 (25 years and 10 months)

KOH-dee GOH-luh-behfDrafted: Columbus’ second pick, 37th overall, in the 2008 Draft5th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 11, 2013 vs SAN JOSE (48)Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERSCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 53 1-9-10 10 21

Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 -2 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

Last Game: Did not dress for 2nd straight game (healthy extra) on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Finished 3rd among CBJ rookies in both assists (9) and points (9)... Ranked 2nd-T on the club in plus/minus (+12_, recording an “even” or

“plus” rating in 29 of his games, including the final 14-straight... Notched the 1st 2 assists of his NHL career for his 1st career multi-point game on 1/4 at

COL.

Career: Recorded 7-21-28 in 62 games with Springfield (AHL), finishing 3rd among club d-men in 2013-14... Tallied 0-1-1, +2 rating at 2014 AHL All-

Star Classic... Registered 5-8-13 in 38 games with Falcons and 1-0-1 in 12 games with CBJ in 2012-13... Scored 1st career NHL goal on 2/11/13 vs.

SJS (opposing goalie: T. Greiss)... Played three seasons (2007-10) at the University of Wisconsin (WCHA), recording 12-25-37 in 118 games… Helped

Badgers reach the NCAA title game (5-0 loss to BC Eagles in Detroit) in 2010.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 4 and idolized Thomas Kaberle growing up.

#34: Josh Anderson (R) (*Injured) 6' 3", 221 lbs. / May 7, 1994 (21 years and 5 months)

JAWSH AN-dur-suhnDrafted: Columbus' fourth selection, 95th overall, at the 2012 Draft2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: -Last Assist: JAN 29, 2015 @ FLORIDACareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 6 0-1-1 -1 2

Career vs. Opp - ----- - -

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

Last Game: Did not dress for 2nd straight game (fractured orbital bone) on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Suited up for CBJ and SPR (AHL) in 1st professional season… Finished 4th on Springfield in PIM (76)… Posted 1st NHL point (assist) on 1/29

at FLA… Made NHL debut on 1/16 vs. NYR… Tallied 1st professional goal and added an assist for 1st multi-point game on 12/13 at NOR... Made AHL

debut on 10/17 at SYR.

Career: Recorded career-high totals in goals (27) and points (52) with London (OHL) in 2013-14... Represented Canada at IIHF World Junior

Championships in 2014... Won second straight OHL title with Knights, posting 23-26-49 in 68 games… Played his rookie season in the OHL with London

in 2011-12, posting five points in 19 playoff games to help the Knights win the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions... Recorded first career OHL

multi-goal game on 11/22/12 at Sarnia.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 18 months and grew up idolizing Rick Nash.

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#38: Boone Jenner (C) 6' 2", 215 lbs. / Jun 15, 1993 (22 years and 3 months)

BOO N JEH-nuhrDrafted: Columbus' first pick, 37th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 10, 2015 @ NY RANGERSLast Assist: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERS (2)Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 1-0-1 -1 0Career 105 26-21-47 0 57

Career vs. Opp 3 1-0-1 1 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-1

10/10 vs NYR0

2 times1

10/10 vs NYR0

2 times16:05

10/9 vs NYR3

10/10 vs NYR3

10/9 vs NYR+0

10/10 vs NYR

Last Game: Scored 1st goal of season (PP) and had 3 shots and 2 blocked shots on 15:12 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Tallied 9-8-17 in 31 games... Skated in 100th career NHL game on 4/6 at NYR... Missed 40 games from 12/20 - 3/19 with a stress fracture in

his back... Registered a career-high 4-game goal streak from 12/1-12/9 (4-0-4)... Notched the 1st multi-assist game of NHL career with 0-2-2 on 11/7 at

CAR.

Career: Led rookie NHL forwards in hits (212) and game-winning goals (5, tied) and finished sixth-T in goals (16) in 2013-14... Set CBJ record for most

GW goals by a rookie (5) in 2013-14... Finished 3rd in OHL in goals (45) and 10th in points (82) in 2012-13... Has represented Canada at the 2011 U18

Junior World Cup (Gold) as well as 2012 (Bronze) and 2013 IIHF World Jr. Championships... Tallied 111-135-246 in 227 career OHL games with

Oshawa from 2009-13.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 4 and grew up idolizing Mike Modano.

#40: Jared Boll (R) 6' 3", 209 lbs. / May 13, 1986 (29 years and 4 months)

JAIR -ehd BOWLDrafted: Columbus’ fourth pick, 101st overall, in the 2005 Draft9th NHL / 9th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 13, 2015 vs PHILADELPHIA (23)Last Assist: FEB 7, 2015 @ OTTAWA (25)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 0 4Career 490 26-33-59 -46 1138

Career vs. Opp 9 1-2-3 2 34

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times4

10/9 vs NYR8:29

10/10 vs NYR3

10/10 vs NYR3

10/9 vs NYR+0

2 times

Last Game: Posted 3 shots and 2 hits on 8:29 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Led CBJ in fighting majors and finished 4th in NHL with 15, and led club in PIM (109)... Collected 2nd 2-game assist streak and 4th 2-game

point streak of career from 2/6-2/7 (0-2-2)... Recorded 1,027th career penalty minute on 10/9 at BUF, becoming CBJ’s all-time leader in penalty minutes

(Jody Shelley; 1,025).

Career: Skated in 400th career NHL game on 11/5/13 vs. OTT... Finished 5th-T in NHL in fighting majors (12) and 9th in PIM (100), leading CBJ in both

categories in 2012-13... Finished in Top 10 in fighting majors his 1st 6 NHL seasons: 2012-13, 12 (T-5th); 2011-12, 18 (T-4th); 2010-11, 24 (3rd); 2009-

10, 21 (T-6th); 2008-09, 24 (2nd); 2007-08, 28 (1st)… Scored 1st career NHL goal on 10/10/07 vs. PHX (Aebischer)… Made NHL debut on 10/5/07 vs.

ANA… Won J. Ross Robinson Cup with Plymouth (OHL) in 2007.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and idolized Steve Yzerman growing up.

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#41: Alexander Wennberg (C) 6' 1", 197 lbs. / Sep 22, 1994 (21 years)

al-ehx-AN-duhr VEHN-buhrgDrafted: Columbus’ first pick, 14th overall, in the 2013 Draft2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Last Assist: APR 6, 2015 @ NY RANGERS (4)Career Shootouts: 3/5 (60%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 1 0-0-0 0 0Career 69 4-16-20 -19 22

Career vs. Opp 3 0-1-1 0 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

10/9 vs NYR0

10/9 vs NYR0

10/9 vs NYR0

10/9 vs NYR4:29

10/9 vs NYR0

10/9 vs NYR0

10/9 vs NYR+0

10/9 vs NYR

Last Game: Did not dress (concussion) on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Led CBJ rookies in assists and games played and ranked 2nd in goals and points with 4-16-20 in 68 games... Collected 2-7-9 over final 11

games of the season and was +9 in his last 24 games... Scored 1st NHL goal on 12/22 vs. NSH (Pekka Rinne)... Recorded 1st NHL point (assist) in

NHL debut on 10/9 at BUF.

Career: Completed rookie campaign in the SHL with Frolunda HC, finishing 2nd on club with 16 goals in 2013-14... Was a finalist for the league’s

Rookie of the Year award... Made jump to Sweden’s HockeyAllsvenskan, recording 14-18-21 in 46 games in 2012-13... Won silver medal with Team

Sweden at IIHF World Junior Championships, tallying 2-1-3 in 6 games in 2013... Won silver medal with Team Sweden at IIHF World U18

Championships, recording 3-6-9 in 6 games in 2011-12.

Personal: Started playing hockey at the age of 4 and grew up idolizing Peter Forsberg.

#43: Scott Hartnell (L) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Apr 18, 1982 (33 years and 5 months)

SKAWT HAHRT-nuhlDrafted: Nashville’s first pick, sixth overall, in the 2000 DraftAcquired: Acquired by Columbus in exchange for LW R.J. Umberger and a fourthround selection at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft on June 23, 201415th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERS (2)Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 @ NY ISLANDERS (2)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -2 2Career 1032 278-319-597 64 1554

Career vs. Opp 35 13-16-29 5 48

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times2

10/10 vs NYR18:22

10/9 vs NYR4

10/9 vs NYR4

10/10 vs NYR+0

10/9 vs NYR

Last Game: Posted 4 hits on 15:34 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Tied career high in assists and reached 60-point mark for 3rd time in NHL career, finishing 2nd on team in goals and 3rd in both assists (tied)

and points with 28-32-60 in 77 games... Set CBJ single-month record with 11 goals in March, tied for most in the NHL (WSH’s Alex Ovechkin)... Tied

career high with an 8-game point streak from 2/3-2/19 (4-7-11)... Scored a goal in 1,000th career NHL game on 2/9 vs. LAK.

Career: Recorded career-high 32 assists in 2013-14... Scored 250th career goal on 3/28/14 vs. TOR... Tallied 500th career point on 12/23/13 vs. MIN...

Scored career-high 37 goals and finished with career-best 67 in 2011-12... Scored 200th career goal 12/13/11 at WSH... Scored first career goal

11/11/00 vs. BOS... Made NHL debut on 10/6/00 vs PIT in Japan.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and grew up idolizing Cam Neely.

#47: Dalton Prout (D) 6' 3", 230 lbs. / Mar 13, 1990 (25 years and 6 months)

DAHL-tuhn PROWTDrafted: Columbus’ seventh pick, 154th overall, in the 2010 Draft5th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 15, 2014 @ MINNESOTA (78)Last Assist: APR 10, 2015 vs BUFFALO (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -3 0Career 147 3-18-21 -8 147

Career vs. Opp 4 0-1-1 0 7

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times18:01

10/10 vs NYR1

10/10 vs NYR3

10/9 vs NYR--1

10/9 vs NYR

Last Game: Posted a shot and a hit on 18:01 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Ranked 3rd on the club in hits (166) and PIM (85), 4th in blocked shots (84) and 2nd in fighting majors (7)... Collected 1st career multi-point

game with 0-2-2 on 12/4 at FLA... Played in 100th career NHL game on 11/25 vs. WPG.

Career: Registered career-best three-game point streak (1-2-3) from 3/3-3/6/14... Led CBJ in plus/minus rating (+15) and ranked second among rookie

NHL defensemen in the category in 2012-13… Scored 1st career NHL goal on 4/18/13 at LAK (Quick)… Played his 1st pro season in 2011-12 and made

NHL debut on 3/30/12 vs. FLA… Made pro debut on 10/7/11 at MAN and notched 1st pro point (goal) on 10/16/11 vs. MAN.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 7 and idolized Joe Sakic growing up.

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#51: Fedor Tyutin (D) 6' 2", 221 lbs. / Jul 19, 1983 (32 years and 2 months)

FEH-dohr TOOT-ihnDrafted: NY Rangers’ second pick, 40th overall, in the 2001 DraftAcquired: Acquired by Columbus with Christian Backman from NY Rangers inexchange for Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche July 2, 200812th NHL / 8th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 12, 2015 @ DETROIT (15)Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 @ NY RANGERSCareer Shootouts: 4/11 (36%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 -2 0Career 744 53-196-249 -24 482

Career vs. Opp 21 3-4-7 -2 10

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Last Game: Posted an assist with 2 shots and a hit on 19:11 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Finished 2nd on CBJ in blocked shots (117), 3rd in time on ice (19:55) and 5th in plus/minus rating (+8)... Surpassed Nikolai Zherdev for 4th

place on CBJ’s all-time scoring list (38-144-182) with an assist on 3/28 at STL... Played in 700th career NHL game on 1/6 at DAL... Posted career-best

and franchise record +5 on 10/11 vs. NYR.

Career: Ranked 3rd on CBJ in blocked shots (89) in 2013-14... Skated in 400th game w/ CBJ, 1/21/14 vs. LAK... Led all CBJ D in points (22) and assists

(18, 1st-T overall on team) in 2012-13... Recorded career-best 5-game point streak from 4/13-4/21/13... Became highest-scoring d-man in CBJ history

on 3/19/13 vs. NSH... Represented Russia at '14, '10 and '06 Winter Olympics as well as IIHF World Championships in '11 and '08 (Gold Medal)… Made

NHL debut (w/NYR) on 2/12/04 at PHI.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 7 and idolized Slava Fetisov growing up.

#58: David Savard (D) 6' 2", 227 lbs. / Oct 22, 1990 (24 years and 11 months)

DAY-vid suh-VAHRDDrafted: Columbus’ third pick, 94th overall, in the 2009 Draft5th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 18, 2015 @ EDMONTON (14)Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 @ NY RANGERSCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 -1 0Career 189 18-44-62 -2 115

Career vs. Opp 5 1-3-4 5 4

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2 times19:54

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Last Game: Posted an assist with 3 shots and 2 hits on 18:58 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Posted career highs in goals, assists, points, PIM, shots (112) and time on ice (22:56) with 11-25-36 and 71 PIM in 82 games... The 11 goals

were tied for the 2nd-most in CBJ history and 34 points were 4th-most by a CBJ defenseman... Led CBJ in hits (195), finished 2nd in time on ice and 3rd

in blocked shots (105).

Career: Finished 4th on CBJ in blocked shots (81) and 2nd in goals by a D (5-T) in 2013-14... Finished 2nd among Springfield D with 5-26-31 in 60

games in 2012-13... Scored first career NHL goal on 2/7/12 vs. MIN (Backstrom)... Made NHL debut on 10/7/11 vs. NSH... Won President’s Cup in 2010

with Moncton (QMJHL)… Named 1st Team QMJHL All-Star and QMJHL/CHL Defenceman of the Year in 2009-10 after recording 13-64-77 in 64 games

with Wildcats.

Personal: Started playing hockey at the age of 4 and grew up idolizing Patrick Roy.

#63: Daniel Zaar (R) (*Injured) 5' 11", 175 lbs. / Apr 24, 1994 (21 years and 5 months)

DAN-yehl ZAHRDrafted: Columbus' fifth selection, 152nd overall, at the 2012 Draft1st NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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Last Game: Did not dress for 2nd straight game (rib injury) on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Completed 1st full season in the SHL, recording 9-18-27 in 55 games with Lulea HF… Finished 2nd on club in assists, 4th in points and 5th-T

in goals.

Career: Finished 2nd on team in scoring with 16-20-36 for Rogle (Allsvenskan) in 2013-14… Made SHL debut with Rogle in 2012-13, tallying 2-1-3 in 25

games… Added 2-8-10 in 21 games with Karlskoga (Allsvenskan) and 11-8-19 in 17 games with Rogle Jr. (Sweden Jr.)... Ranked 3rd on Rogle

(Sweden Jr.) in points with 14-24-38 in 44 contests in 2011-12.

Personal: Started playing hockey at the age of 7 and idolized Peter Forsberg growing up.

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#71: Nick Foligno (L) 6' 0", 210 lbs. / Oct 31, 1987 (27 years and 11 months)

NIHK foh-LEE -nohDrafted: Ottawa’s first pick, 28th overall, in the 2006 DraftAcquired: Rights acquired by Columbus from Ottawa in exchange for Marc Methot onJuly 1, 20129th NHL / 4th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 10, 2015 vs BUFFALO (3)Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 @ NY RANGERSCareer Shootouts: 0/9 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 -1 2Career 547 116-164-280 5 475

Career vs. Opp 28 5-4-9 -3 15

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Last Game: Posted an assist and was +1 with 2 shots and 2 hits, on 19:40 of ice time on 10/10 at NYR.

2014-15: Collected 31-42-73 in 79 games, leading CBJ in goals, points, plus/minus (+16), PP goals (11) and multi-point games (17) and finished 2nd in

assists... Ranked 10th-T in NHL in points, 12th-T in goals, 11th-T in power play goals and 9th in shooting percentage (17.0)... Became the 4th player to

record 30 goals and 3rd to post 70 points in a single season in club history... Had a career-best 8-game point streak from 12/27-1/14 (2-7-9).

Career: Scored GWG 2:49 into OT in Game 4 of Eastern Conference Quarters vs. PIT on 4/26/14 to give Columbus the 1st home playoff victory in

franchise history... Recorded 100th career NHL assist on 4/17/13 at ANA... Scored 1st career NHL goal on 10/18/07 vs. MTL (Price)… Spent 3 seasons

in OHL with Sudbury (196 GP; 65-131-196).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and idolized his father, Mike, and Peter Forsberg growing up.