columbus blue jackets playoff game notes

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Columbus Blue JacketsPlayoff Game Notes

Thu, Apr 19, 2018 Round 1 Game 4

Columbus Blue JacketsTeam Game: 4Home Game: 2

2 - 10 - 1 (Home)2 - 0 (Road)

Washington CapitalsTeam Game: 4Road Game: 2

1 - 20 - 2 (Home)1 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%35 Jeff Zatkoff - - - - - -70 Joonas Korpisalo - - - - - -72 Sergei Bobrovsky 3 2 1 0 2.64 .925

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%1 Pheonix Copley - - - - - -

31 Philipp Grubauer 2 0 1 0 4.57 .83770 Braden Holtby 2 1 1 0 1.49 .930

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM3 D Seth Jones 3 1 3 4 0 04 D Scott Harrington - - - - - -7 D Jack Johnson - - - - - -8 D Zach Werenski 3 1 2 3 1 29 L Artemi Panarin 3 2 5 7 2 2

10 C Alexander Wennberg 1 1 0 1 1 011 L Matt Calvert 3 1 0 1 2 213 R Cam Atkinson 3 2 2 4 3 217 C Brandon Dubinsky 3 0 0 0 2 418 C Pierre-Luc Dubois 3 1 2 3 3 422 L Sonny Milano 2 0 0 0 0 023 D Ian Cole 3 0 1 1 2 226 L Thomas Vanek 3 1 1 2 1 027 D Ryan Murray 3 0 0 0 1 228 R Oliver Bjorkstrand 3 0 1 1 -2 037 L Markus Hannikainen - - - - - -38 C Boone Jenner 3 0 1 1 -2 244 D Taylor Chorney - - - - - -46 D Dean Kukan - - - - - -55 C Mark Letestu 3 0 0 0 0 058 D David Savard 3 0 0 0 2 062 C Alex Broadhurst - - - - - -65 D Markus Nutivaara 3 0 0 0 0 071 L Nick Foligno 3 0 1 1 -2 477 R Josh Anderson 3 1 1 2 1 17

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Matt Niskanen 3 0 1 1 -1 26 D Michal Kempny 3 0 0 0 -1 08 L Alex Ovechkin 3 2 2 4 -1 09 D Dmitry Orlov 3 0 0 0 -3 0

10 R Brett Connolly 3 0 1 1 0 013 L Jakub Vrana 2 0 1 1 -1 218 C Chandler Stephenson 3 0 0 0 0 019 C Nicklas Backstrom 3 0 5 5 0 020 C Lars Eller 3 1 0 1 -2 022 D Madison Bowey - - - - - -25 R Devante Smith-Pelly 3 1 1 2 -1 228 D Jakub Jerabek 2 0 1 1 -1 229 D Christian Djoos 1 0 0 0 1 039 R Alex Chiasson 3 0 0 0 -1 043 R Tom Wilson 3 1 0 1 -1 644 D Brooks Orpik 3 0 1 1 0 263 L Shane Gersich - - - - - -65 L Andre Burakovsky 2 0 0 0 0 272 C Travis Boyd - - - - - -74 D John Carlson 3 1 6 7 -1 277 R T.J. Oshie 3 1 1 2 0 283 C Jay Beagle 2 1 0 1 0 092 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 3 2 0 2 -2 4

President, HockeyOperations/Alternate Governor

John Davidson

General Manager Jarmo KekalainenAssistant General Manager Bill ZitoHead Coach John TortorellaCoaching Staff (Assistants /Goaltending / Video)

Brad Larsen, Brad Shaw,Kenny McCudden/Ian

Clark/Dan Singleton

Senior VP and General Manager Brian MacLellanHead Coach Barry TrotzAssociate Coach/Assistant Coaches Todd Reirden/Blaine Forsythe,

Lane LambertGoaltending Coach Scott MurrayVideo Coach/Analyst Brett Leonhardt/Tim Ohashi

Tonight's Officials

Referees Brad Watson (23), Francis Charron (6),Ian Walsh (29)*

Linesmen Ryan Gibbons (58), Jonny Murray (95)

Supervisor Don Koharski Video Judge Jim Christensen

Ntl. Anthem Leo Welsh

Today's ScheduleBOS @ TOR : 7:00 WSH @ CBJ : 7:30

Columbus Blue Jackets: RosterActive (28 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place3 Seth Jones D 6' 4" 210 Oct 3, 1994 Arlington, TX, USA4 Scott Harrington D 6' 2" 207 Mar 10, 1993 Kingston, ON, CAN7 Jack Johnson D 6' 1" 227 Jan 13, 1987 Indianapolis, IN, USA8 Zach Werenski D 6' 2" 209 Jul 19, 1997 Grosse Pointe, MI, USA9 Artemi Panarin L 5' 11" 168 Oct 30, 1991 Korkino, RUS10 Alexander Wennberg C 6' 2" 196 Sep 22, 1994 Stockholm, SWE11 Matt Calvert L 5' 11" 186 Dec 24, 1989 Brandon, MB, CAN13 Cam Atkinson R 5' 8" 179 Jun 5, 1989 Riverside, CT, USA17 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' 2" 205 Apr 29, 1986 Anchorage, AK, USA18 Pierre-Luc Dubois C 6' 3" 207 Jun 24, 1998 Ste-Agathe-Des-Monts, QC, CAN22 Sonny Milano L 6' 0" 195 May 12, 1996 Massapequa, NY, USA23 Ian Cole D 6' 1" 219 Feb 21, 1989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA26 Thomas Vanek L 6' 2" 214 Jan 19, 1984 Vienna, AUT27 Ryan Murray D 6' 1" 205 Sep 27, 1993 Regina, SK, CAN28 Oliver Bjorkstrand R 6' 0" 177 Apr 10, 1995 Herning, DNK35 Jeff Zatkoff G 6' 2" 186 Jun 9, 1987 Detroit, MI, USA37 Markus Hannikainen L 6' 1" 200 Mar 26, 1993 Helsinki, FIN38 Boone Jenner C 6' 2" 206 Jun 15, 1993 Dorchester, ON, CAN44 Taylor Chorney D 6' 0" 193 Apr 27, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN46 Dean Kukan D 6' 2" 186 Jul 8, 1993 Volketswil, CHE55 Mark Letestu C 5' 10" 195 Feb 4, 1985 Elk Point, AB, CAN58 David Savard D 6' 2" 227 Oct 22, 1990 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN62 Alex Broadhurst C 6' 0" 178 Mar 7, 1993 New Lenox, IL, USA65 Markus Nutivaara D 6' 1" 191 Jun 6, 1994 Oulu, FIN70 Joonas Korpisalo G 6' 3" 182 Apr 28, 1994 Pori, FIN71 Nick Foligno L 6' 0" 202 Oct 31, 1987 Buffalo, NY, USA72 Sergei Bobrovsky G 6' 2" 182 Sep 20, 1988 Novokuznetsk, RUS77 Josh Anderson R 6' 3" 221 May 7, 1994 Burlington, ON, CAN

28 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 198 Age: 26.7

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)45 Lukas Sedlak C 6' 0" 205 Feb 25, 1993 Ceské Budejovice, CZE

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksSETH JONES (3 / 2 Games)ARTEMI PANARIN (5 / 3 Games)

Point StreaksSETH JONES (1-3-4 / 3 Games)ARTEMI PANARIN (2-5-7 / 3 Games)CAM ATKINSON (2-2-4 / 3 Games)

Washington Capitals: RosterActive (26 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place1 Pheonix Copley G 6' 4" 200 Jan 18, 1992 North Pole, AK, USA2 Matt Niskanen D 6' 1" 203 Dec 6, 1986 Virginia, MN, USA6 Michal Kempny D 6' 0" 194 Sep 8, 1990 Hodonin, CZE8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 235 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' 11" 212 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS10 Brett Connolly R 6' 3" 195 May 2, 1992 Campbell River, BC, CAN13 Jakub Vrana L 6' 0" 197 Feb 28, 1996 Prague, CZE18 Chandler Stephenson C 6' 0" 203 Apr 22, 1994 Saskatoon, SK, CAN19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 210 Nov 23, 1987 Gävle, SWE20 Lars Eller C 6' 2" 207 May 8, 1989 Rodovre, DNK22 Madison Bowey D 6' 2" 198 Apr 22, 1995 Winnipeg, MB, CAN25 Devante Smith-Pelly R 6' 0" 223 Jun 14, 1992 Scarborough, ON, CAN28 Jakub Jerabek D 5' 11" 200 May 12, 1991 Pilsen, CZE29 Christian Djoos D 6' 0" 169 Aug 6, 1994 Gothenburg, SWE31 Philipp Grubauer G 6' 1" 191 Nov 25, 1991 Rosenheim, DEU39 Alex Chiasson R 6' 4" 208 Oct 1, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 218 Mar 29, 1994 Toronto, ON, CAN44 Brooks Orpik D 6' 3" 217 Sep 26, 1980 San Francisco, CA, USA63 Shane Gersich L 5' 11" 175 Jul 10, 1996 Chaska, MN, USA65 Andre Burakovsky L 6' 3" 201 Feb 9, 1995 Klagenfurt, AUT70 Braden Holtby G 6' 2" 211 Sep 16, 1989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN72 Travis Boyd C 5' 11" 185 Sep 14, 1993 Hopkins, MN, USA74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 218 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA77 T.J. Oshie R 5' 11" 195 Dec 23, 1986 Everett, WA, USA83 Jay Beagle C 6' 3" 218 Oct 16, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 2" 204 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS

26 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 27.2

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNICKLAS BACKSTROM (5 / 3 Games)

Point StreaksALEX OVECHKIN (2-2-4 / 2 Games)NICKLAS BACKSTROM (0-5-5 / 3 Games)JOHN CARLSON (1-6-7 / 3 Games)

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

L 9 Artemi Panarin 3 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 1 7 28.6 27:22 0.00 1 3R 13 Cam Atkinson 3 2 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 9 22.2 28:09 20.00 2 4D 3 Seth Jones 3 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 11.1 32:42 0.00 7 11D 8 Zach Werenski 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 6 16.7 25:22 0.00 1 4C 18 Pierre-Luc Dubois 3 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 7 14.3 25:56 39.18 11 1L 26 Thomas Vanek 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 8 12.5 17:58 50.00 1 0R 77 Josh Anderson 3 1 1 2 1 17 0 0 0 4 25.0 15:15 0.00 5 2C 10 Alexander Wennberg 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 100.0 10:51 33.33 1 2L 11 Matt Calvert 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 7 14.3 19:08 0.00 9 3D 23 Ian Cole 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 8 0.0 23:03 0.00 6 8R 28 Oliver Bjorkstrand 3 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 10:43 0.00 2 2C 38 Boone Jenner 3 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 12 0.0 21:21 57.89 10 6L 71 Nick Foligno 3 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 2 0.0 21:38 60.52 12 7C 17 Brandon Dubinsky 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0.0 16:57 61.11 8 1L 22 Sonny Milano 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 04:33 0.00 1 0D 27 Ryan Murray 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 23:54 0.00 2 9C 55 Mark Letestu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 11:07 52.38 3 1D 58 David Savard 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 23:07 0.00 7 5D 65 Markus Nutivaara 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 18:09 0.00 3 4

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM70 Joonas Korpisalo - - - - - - - - - - - - -72 Sergei Bobrovsky 3 227 2.64 2 1 0 0 10 123 .925 0 0 0

Washington Capitals: Playoff StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

D 74 John Carlson 3 1 6 7 -1 2 1 0 0 9 11.1 30:45 0.00 3 4C 19 Nicklas Backstrom 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 26:03 52.11 2 0L 8 Alex Ovechkin 3 2 2 4 -1 0 2 0 0 19 10.5 28:22 0.00 8 1C 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 3 2 0 2 -2 4 2 0 0 19 10.5 27:52 48.00 5 2R 25 Devante Smith-Pelly 3 1 1 2 -1 2 0 0 0 2 50.0 14:27 25.00 7 2R 77 T.J. Oshie 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 10 10.0 24:29 36.36 3 4C 20 Lars Eller 3 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 1 13 7.7 18:49 41.50 7 0R 43 Tom Wilson 3 1 0 1 -1 6 0 0 0 6 16.7 21:16 0.00 6 2C 83 Jay Beagle 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 14:02 64.51 0 3D 2 Matt Niskanen 3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 30:42 0.00 8 11R 10 Brett Connolly 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 15:45 0.00 4 0L 13 Jakub Vrana 2 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 14:29 0.00 2 0D 28 Jakub Jerabek 2 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 12:53 0.00 1 3D 44 Brooks Orpik 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 20:00 0.00 10 4D 6 Michal Kempny 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 16:10 0.00 6 4D 9 Dmitry Orlov 3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 31:04 0.00 7 7C 18 Chandler Stephenson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 14:46 61.53 1 1D 29 Christian Djoos 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 17:17 0.00 0 0R 39 Alex Chiasson 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 10:28 0.00 3 3L 65 Andre Burakovsky 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 11:55 0.00 1 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM31 Philipp Grubauer 2 105 4.57 0 1 0 0 8 41 .837 0 0 070 Braden Holtby 2 121 1.49 1 1 0 0 3 40 .930 0 0 0

Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue JacketsTeam Records

Washington Capitals Columbus Blue JacketsLast game: Tuesday AT COLUMBUS (3-2 W) Tuesday VS WASHINGTON (3-2 L)Next game: Thursday AT COLUMBUS Thursday VS WASHINGTON

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

1-Goal Games: 1 - 2 - 0 2 - 1 - 02-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 03-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 0

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

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

Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0OT Record - Playoffs: 1 - 2 2 - 1

Outshooting opponent: 1 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Outshot by opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 0

Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month RecordWashington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 5-6-1 11 8-4-0 16

November: 9-5-0 18 8-4-1 17December: 10-2-2 22 6-7-2 14

January: 6-2-2 14 5-4-1 11February: 6-6-2 14 5-7-1 11

March: 10-4-0 20 12-3-1 25April: 3-1-0 6 1-1-1 3

Totals: 49-26-7 105 45-30-7 97

Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue JacketsSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Washington Capitals: 4 3 2 1 10 ( 3.3 avg.)Opponents: 1 5 3 2 11 ( 3.7 avg.)

Columbus Blue Jackets: 1 5 3 2 11 ( 3.7 avg.)Opponents: 4 3 2 1 10 ( 3.3 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Washington Capitals: 39 42 32 20 133 (44.3 avg.)Opponents: 21 33 24 14 92 (30.7 avg.)

Columbus Blue Jackets: 21 33 24 14 92 (30.7 avg.)Opponents: 39 42 32 20 133 (44.3 avg.)

Power PlayWashington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets

G Att % G Att %Overall: 6 17 35.3 (T-3rd NHL) 4 12 33.3 (5th NHL)Home: 5 13 38.5 (6th NHL) 0 4 0.0 (T-13th NHL)Road: 1 4 25.0 (7th NHL) 4 8 50.0 (1st NHL)

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

Penalty KillingWashington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets

G Att % G Att %Overall: 4 12 66.7 (12th NHL) 6 17 64.7 (T-13th NHL)Home: 4 8 50.0 (16th NHL) 1 4 75.0 (10th NHL)Road: 0 4 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 5 13 61.5 (11th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL)

PenaltiesWashington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank3 26 8.7 (5th NHL) 3 45 15.0 (12th NHL)

Goal SituationsWashington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets

For Against For Against6 on 5: 0 0 0 06 on 4: 0 0 0 06 on 3: 0 0 0 05 on 5: 4 7 7 45 on 4: 5 0 4 05 on 3: 1 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 13 on 6: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 0 4 0 54 on 6: 0 0 0 05 on 6: 0 0 0 0

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

Total: 10 11 11 10

Washington Capitals @ Columbus Blue JacketsSituations

Individual LeadersWashington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets

Points: J. CARLSON (7),N. BACKSTROM (5),A. OVECHKIN (4) A. PANARIN (7),C. ATKINSON (4),S. JONES (4)Goals: A. OVECHKIN (2),E. KUZNETSOV (2),T. OSHIE (1) C. ATKINSON (2),A. PANARIN (2),T. VANEK (1)

Assists: J. CARLSON (6),N. BACKSTROM (5),A. OVECHKIN (2) A. PANARIN (5),S. JONES (3),C. ATKINSON (2)PP Goals: A. OVECHKIN (2),E. KUZNETSOV (2),T. OSHIE (1) T. VANEK (1),C. ATKINSON (1),S. JONES (1)SH Goals:

GW Goals: L. ELLER (1) M. CALVERT (1),A. PANARIN (1)3+ Goals:

PIM: T. WILSON (6),E. KUZNETSOV (4),B. ORPIK (2) J. ANDERSON (17),B. DUBINSKY (4),N. FOLIGNO (4)Shots: A. OVECHKIN (19),E. KUZNETSOV (19),L. ELLER (13) B. JENNER (12),C. ATKINSON (9),S. JONES (9)

+/-: C. DJOOS (+1),B. ORPIK (0),T. OSHIE (0) C. ATKINSON (+3),P. DUBOIS (+3),B. DUBINSKY (+2)

Power PlayWashington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets

Player G A PJohn Carlson 1 5 6Nicklas Backstrom 0 5 5Alex Ovechkin 2 1 3Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 0 2T.J. Oshie 1 1 2

Player G A PArtemi Panarin 0 4 4Cam Atkinson 1 1 2Seth Jones 1 1 2Oliver Bjorkstrand 0 1 1Pierre-Luc Dubois 0 1 1Thomas Vanek 1 0 1Zach Werenski 1 0 1

Short HandedWashington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets

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Washington Capitals (1-2) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2-1)Season Series

Columbus Blue Jackets Capitals Attend Goaltenders W. GoalApr 17, 2018 2 3 19,337 Braden Holtby / Sergei Bobrovsky Lars Eller

Washington Blue Jackets Capitals Attend Goaltenders W. GoalApr 12, 2018 4 3 18,506 Sergei Bobrovsky / Philipp Grubauer Artemi PanarinApr 15, 2018 5 4 18,506 Sergei Bobrovsky / Braden Holtby Matt Calvert

Capitals Head To Head StatsPlayer GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %John Carlson 3 1 6 7 -1 2 1 0 0 0 9 11.1Nicklas Backstrom 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Alex Ovechkin 3 2 2 4 -1 0 2 0 0 0 19 10.5Evgeny Kuznetsov 3 2 0 2 -2 4 2 0 0 0 19 10.5Devante Smith-Pelly 3 1 1 2 -1 2 0 0 0 0 2 50.0T.J. Oshie 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 10.0Lars Eller 3 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 1 0 13 7.7Tom Wilson 3 1 0 1 -1 6 0 0 0 0 6 16.7Jay Beagle 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0Matt Niskanen 3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Brett Connolly 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0Jakub Vrana 2 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Jakub Jerabek 2 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Brooks Orpik 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Michal Kempny 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.0Dmitry Orlov 3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0Chandler Stephenson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Christian Djoos 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Alex Chiasson 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Andre Burakovsky 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%Braden Holtby 2 121 3 1.48 0 1 1 1 43 .930Philipp Grubauer 2 105 8 4.55 0 0 1 1 49 .837

Power play 6 - 17 (35%) Penalty Killing 4 - 12 (66.7%)

Blue Jackets Head To Head StatsPlayer GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %Artemi Panarin 3 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 28.6Cam Atkinson 3 2 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 9 22.2Seth Jones 3 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 11.1Zach Werenski 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 16.7Pierre-Luc Dubois 3 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 14.3Thomas Vanek 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 12.5Josh Anderson 3 1 1 2 1 17 0 0 0 0 4 25.0Alexander Wennberg 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100.0Matt Calvert 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 14.3Ian Cole 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0Oliver Bjorkstrand 3 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Boone Jenner 3 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 12 0.0Nick Foligno 3 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Brandon Dubinsky 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Sonny Milano 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Ryan Murray 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Mark Letestu 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0David Savard 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Markus Nutivaara 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%Sergei Bobrovsky 3 227 10 2.64 0 2 1 1 133 .925

Power play 4 - 12 (33%) Penalty Killing 6 - 17 (64.7%)

The Columbus Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, daily clips, releases and video/audio clips as well asthe 2017-18 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Also follow @BlueJacketsPR on twitter for the latestupdates and info. THE LAST GAME: Apr. 17, 2018 – CBJ 2 vs. WSH 3 (2OT) CBJ Goal Scorers: Dubois, Panarin WSH Goal Scorers: Wilson, PP – Carlson, Eller Goalies: CBJ – Bobrovsky (42/45, 89:00); WSH – Holtby (33/35, 89:00) CBJ PP: 0/4; PK: 3/4 | Shots: CBJ: 35 / WSH: 45 3 Stars: 1. Holtby, WSH; 2. Bobrovsky, CBJ; 3. Eller, WSH Noteworthy: CBJ played in longest game in franchise history and 3rd-straight OT contest… Club trailed 1-0 and 2-1 after 2nd period…Panarin recorded 8th-straight multi-point game (regular season/playoffs)… Dubois scored 1st career playoff goal. OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT (Games missed in playoffs/total) Sedlak (upper body); day-to-day (3/10 games) Wennberg (upper body); day-to-day (2/2 games) TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 5/229 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Apr. 15 Recalled Zatkoff from Cleveland (AHL) UPCOMING PLAYOFF GAMES Apr. 21 at WSH (Game 5) | Apr. 23 vs. WSH (Game 6)* | Apr. 25 at WSH (Game 7)* * If necessary Games can be seen on FOX Sports Ohio or heard on the Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network and online at BlueJackets.com AGAINST THE CAPITALS ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON 2017-18 Series: 1-3-0 (1-1-0 at CBJ) 2016-17 Series: 2-2-1 (1-1-0 at CBJ) All-Time Series: 12-17-1-6 (8-8-0-3 at CBJ) All-Time GF/GA: 98/115 All-Time SF/SA: 1,078/1,108 All-Time PP: 23-of-143 All-Time PK: 105-of-130 AGAINST THE CAPITALS ALL-TIME POSTSEASON 2017-18 Series: 2-1 (0-1 at CBJ) All-Time Series: 2-1 (0-1 at CBJ) All-Time GF/GA: 11/10 All-Time SF/SA: 92/133 All-Time PP: 4-of-12 All-Time PK: 11-of-17 CBJ/WSH CONNECTIONS CBJ: Shaw played in four games (1998-99)… Chorney had 3-12-15 in 97 games from 2015-18… Rimer served as play-by-play from1983-93. NOTED (Player Highlights vs. WSH) Dubinsky played in 500th career NHL game on 12/11/14 at WSH... Harrington made CBJ debut on 11/15/16 vs. WSH… Johnson tallied1st career NHL regular season multi-goal game with 2-1-3 on 1/2/16 vs. WSH.

Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. WSH) Nine of last 12 meetings in series (regular season/playoffs) have been decided by single goal… Winning team has scored at least threegoals in 35-of-38 victories in all-time series, including past 8-straight… Most goals scored vs. WSH: 5 (4x, MR: 2/26/18)... Most goalsallowed vs. WSH: 6 (1/19/16) BLUE JACKETS NOTES OVERTIME THRILLERS The Jackets will play Game 4 in Columbus with a 2-1 series lead as each of the first three games were decided after regulation. Theclub overcame multi-goal deficits in Games 1 and 2, becoming just the fourth team in Stanley Cup Playoffs history to overcome a multi-goal deficit to win in each of their first two games of a playoff series (fifth time overall, MR: LA in 2014 Stanley Cup Final vs. NYR). It’sthe 18th time in NHL history that three-straight games in a series were decided in overtime and the sixth time that at least the first threecontests in a series went past regulation (MR: TOR-WSH, 1st Round of 2017 Playoffs). RECORD CROWD Columbus and Washington played in front of 19,377 fans at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. It’s a record for the largest home crowd inCBJ history (reg. season/playoffs), surpassing the crowd of 19,219 on hand for the club’s first ever playoff game on Apr. 21, 2009 vs.Detroit. METRO RIVALS MEET IN THE PLAYOFFS The Jackets face the Capitals in the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference quarterfinals in the franchise’s second consecutive playoffappearance and fourth appearance all-time. It’s the first time Columbus and Washington face each other in the postseason, who aremaking their fourth consecutive playoff appearance and 10th in the last 11 seasons. The two teams meet in Game 4 on Thursday atNationwide Arena and will shift back to Washington for Game 5 at Capital One Arena on Saturday. SINCE THE DEADLINE The Jackets caught fire around the trade deadline (Feb. 26), finishing the campaign 14-4-2 in the final 20 contests (18-7-3 in final 28).The club’s 30 points since Feb. 26 was fourth-T most (Boston) while the .750 point percentage was third-T (Anaheim), only trailingWinnipeg (.775) and Nashville (.762). The Jackets led the league in goals scored and goal differential (79-56, +23) while the power playwas sixth-T (Washington) at 25.0 pct. (14-of-56). CBJ THIS SEASON The Blue Jackets won 45 of their 82 contests (45-30-7) this season with Columbus averaging 3.76 goals per game and 1.76 goalsagainst in their 45 victories (including SO goals) and allowed two goals or less in 34 of those contests, including 28 of the last 36 wins.It was the fourth time in the past five campaigns they’ve recorded 40+ wins. The 45 wins and 97 points finished as the second most inclub history (50 wins, 108 points, 2016-17). MORE BREAD Following up on his CBJ record of a regular season, Artemi Panarin has continued a strong postseason with 2-5-7 and multi-points ineach of the first three playoff games. He has, in fact, recorded multi-points in eight-straight games (4-16-20) and nine of the past 12contests (8-18-26). During the regular season, he set career highs and club records for the most assists and points in a single season(27-55-82), surpassing Ray Whitney (52 assists, 2002-03) and Rick Nash (79 points, 2008-09). His 33 points (10-23-33) from Feb. 24until the completion of the regular season ranked second in the NHL, trailing only Edmonton's Connor McDavid (37) as he had at leastone point in 14 of his last 16 games (9-20-29) and 20 of the last 23 (12-24-36). DUBOIS’ DEBUT Rookie Pierre-Luc Dubois has continued his successful first season in the NHL. The 19-year old recorded two assists in his NHL debuton Apr. 12 before becoming the second-youngest player in club history to score a playoff goal on Tuesday (Werenski youngest by 26days). The rookie recorded 20-28-48 in 82 regular season games, setting franchise rookie marks for goals, points and games played.He ranked seventh-T among NHL rookies in goals and eighth in assists and points. The 2015 third overall pick has tallied 11-18-29 inhis past 34 games (reg. season/playoffs). DEADLINE DIVIDENDS The Jackets added three NHL veterans at the trade deadline, acquiring former Blue Jacket C Mark Letestu from Nashville, D Ian Colefrom Ottawa and RW Thomas Vanek from Vancouver. The club added the trio with over 2,000 games played (regularseason/postseason) of experience (2,118 prior to trades). Vanek has posting 8-9-17 in his past 18 games played. Cole has notched 2-6-8 and has been even or plus in 20 of his 23 games with the club (+13) while Letestu has picked up 1-3-4 and won 52.9 pct. of his

faceoffs in 23 outings. CAMSANITY Cam Atkinson has recorded 19-15-34 over his last 33 games played (reg. season/playoffs), including tying his career high with a nine-game point streak from Mar. 17-Apr. 5 (8-5-13). He finished second-T on the club in goals during the regular season (24), becoming thesecond player in franchise history to record five-straight 20-goal campaigns (Rick Nash, 8-straight). WENN JENNERATING OFFENSE The trio of LW Boone Jenner, C Alexander Wennberg and RW Thomas Vanek, were offensive producers for the Jackets late thisseason. The line has combined for 18-23-41 and a +35 rating in the last 18 games (regular season/playoffs). Jenner has 7-6-13 in thelast 18 games, Wennberg has collected 3-8-11 in his past 15 and Vanek has notched 8-9-17 in the final 18. Of all players traded at thedeadline, only J.T. Miller (10-8-18) had more regular season points than Vanek. CBJ’S TOP PAIR The Jackets top defensive duo of Seth Jones and Zach Werenski each reached the 10-goal and 30-point mark for the second-straightseason with the duo setting franchise marks and finishing fourth-T among NHL blueliners in goals (16). Jones, who has 7-13-20 in hispast 14 contests (reg. season/playoffs), led CBJ blueliners in goals (tied), assists and points (16-41-57), ranking 10th-T in scoring. Hesurpassed James Wisniewski (51) for the most points by a CBJ defenseman in a single season in club history on Mar. 31 at Vancouver. Werenski (16-21-37), has 6-8-14 in his past 21 games (reg. season/playoffs) and tied the franchise record set by ArtemiPanarin in Game 1 for the most points in a playoff game (1-2-3) in Game 2. The Jones-Werenski pair combined for 13.6 percent of theJackets’ goals during the regular season. UPCOMING PLAYOFF MILESTONES •4 Jackets have yet to make their playoff debut •Dubinsky is 5 games from 50 career playoff contests RECENTLY REACHED MILESTONES •Dubois made playoff debut on 4/12 at WSH 2017-18 TEAM QUICK HITS •CBJ went 13-2-2 in final 17 games of reg. season, 9-1-1 in final 11 home games and 6-1-1 in final 8 road contests •CBJ ranked 3rd in NHL in win percentage in one-goal games (.622) and 4th-T in wins (23) •CBJ ranked 2nd in NHL in goals from defensemen (51), trailing NSH (56) •CBJ went 34-5-1 when allowing two goals or less and 22-0-0 when allowing one goal or less 2017-18 PLAYER QUICK HITS •Panarin led CBJ in multi-point games with 19 and Jones had 13 •Jenner (205, 20th in NHL) and Foligno (182, 28th) led CBJ in hits •Panarin led CBJ in home points (9-27-36) while Jones added 12-20-32 and Atkinson had 12-14-26 •Bobrovsky finished 5th in NHL wins (37) CBJ 2017-18 TEAM GAME HIGHS GOALS: 7 (2x, MR: 3/27 at EDM)... GOALS AGAINST: 7 (2x, MR: 12/18 at BOS)… PPG: 3 (4/3 vs. DET)... PPGA: 3 (11/6 at NYR)...SHOTS: 57 (2/14 at TOR)... SHOTS AGAINST: 58 (4/15 at WSH)… PIM: 37 (12/21 at PIT)... HITS: 50 (11/27 at MTL)... FOW: 42(12/21 at PIT)... BKS: 28 (4/17 vs. WSH). CBJ 2017-18 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS GOALS: 3 – 4x, MR: Dubois (3/29 at CGY)… ASSISTS: 5 – Panarin (12/8 at NJD)... POINTS: 5 – Panarin (12/8 at NJD)... HITS: 11 –Jenner (11/27 at MTL)... PLUS/MINUS RATING: +6 – Wennberg (3/27 at EDM)... SOG: 10 – Werenski (12/5 vs. NJD)… TOI: 35:04 –Jones (4/17 vs. WSH)... SAVES: 54 –Bobrovsky (4/15 at WSH).

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 04/12/2018 @ Washington Capitals W* 01-00-00 4-3 10,26p,3p,9 9 2-4 4-6 27-30 72 / 31 18506+2 04/15/2018 @ Washington Capitals W* 02-00-00 5-4 13,77,13p,8p,11 11 2-4 4-7 30-58 72 / 70 18506+3 04/17/2018 Washington Capitals L* 02-01-00 2-3 18,9 20 0-4 3-4 35-45 70 / 72 19337+4 04/19/2018 Washington Capitals5 04/21/2018 @ Washington Capitals6 04/23/2018 Washington Capitals7 04/25/2018 @ Washington Capitals

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. JONES# 3

WERENSKI# 8

PANARIN# 9

WENNBERG# 10

CALVERT# 11

ATKINSON# 13

DUBINSKY# 17

Apr 12 @ WSH 1-0,4/0 30:59 0-0,0/0 21:22 1-2(W),3/1 23:29 1-0,1/1 10:51 0-0,0/0 16:52 0-1,2/1 25:10 0-0,1/0 12:49Apr 15 @ WSH 0-2,1/1 32:05 1-2,5/2 24:18 0-2,1/0 26:59 INJ 1-0(W),1/2 15:44 2-0,4/1 27:28 0-0,0/2 13:43Apr 17 Vs WSH 0-1,4/-1 35:04 0-0,1/-1 30:28 1-1,3/1 31:39 DNP 0-0,6/0 24:50 0-1,3/1 31:51 0-0,0/0 24:19

Date Opp. DUBOIS# 18

MILANO# 22

COLE# 23

VANEK# 26

MURRAY# 27

BJORKSTRAND# 28

JENNER# 38

Apr 12 @ WSH 0-2,3/1 23:35 0-1,3/1 18:26 1-1,4/1 16:28 0-0,0/0 22:11 0-0,0/-1 14:19 0-1,3/0 16:16Apr 15 @ WSH 0-0,2/1 23:05 0-0,0/0 03:12 0-0,2/1 21:55 0-0,1/-1 16:29 0-0,0/0 22:29 0-1,0/0 09:42 0-0,4/-1 21:05Apr 17 Vs WSH 1-0,2/1 31:09 0-0,0/0 05:55 0-0,3/0 28:50 0-0,3/1 20:57 0-0,0/1 27:04 0-0,1/-1 08:09 0-0,5/-1 26:44

Date Opp. LETESTU# 55

SAVARD# 58

NUTIVAARA# 65

FOLIGNO# 71

ANDERSON# 77

KORPISALO# 70

BOBROVSKY# 72

Apr 12 @ WSH 0-0,0/0 11:13 0-0,1/1 20:06 0-0,2/0 14:26 0-0,0/-1 16:45 0-0,0/0 03:59 DND 3/30 W 65:56Apr 15 @ WSH 0-0,2/0 14:00 0-0,1/1 22:28 0-0,4/-1 16:37 0-1,1/0 22:05 1-1,1/2 15:43 DND 4/58 W 72:22Apr 17 Vs WSH 0-0,0/0 08:10 0-0,0/0 26:48 0-0,0/1 23:26 0-0,1/-1 26:04 0-0,3/-1 26:04 DND 3/45 L 89:00

John Tortorella was named head coach of the Jackets on 10/21/15. He has compiled a 575-462-138 record in 1,175 games during his NHLcoaching career with TBL, NYR, VAN and CBJ. His teams have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs 10 times and he led TBL to the 2004Stanley Cup championship and the NYR to the 2012 Eastern Conference Final. The Boston native won his 2nd Jack Adams Award as NHL's Coach of the Year (1st in 2003-04 w/ TBL) after leading CBJ to the best season inclub history in 2016-17 (50-24-8). He ranks 1st among U.S.-born coaches in all-time NHL wins and surpassed Todd Richards for the most winsin CBJ history with his 128th victory on Mar. 29, 2018 at Calgary (129-87-23). Internationally, Tortorella served as head coach for Team USA at the World Cup of Hockey 2016 and was an assistant coach with Team USAat the 2010 Olympic Games (silver). He also served as the squad’s head coach at the 2008 World Championships and was an assistant coachat the 2005 World Championships.

Columbus Blue Jackets: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: John Tortorella

#35: Jeff Zatkoff (G) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jun 9, 1987 (30 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Los Angeles' third round pick, 74th overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft.Acquired: Acquired from Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2018 in exchange for futureconsiderations.Last Win: DEC 15, 2016 @ DETROIT (5)Last SO: NOV 2, 2013 @ COLUMBUS (45)

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Playoffs - --- - -

Career Playoffs - --- - - -Season - ----- -Career 48 18-21-4 1 2.72 .908

Career vs. Opp 2 1-0-0 0 2.25 .921

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Last Game: Did not dress for 2nd-straight game (healthy extra) on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Posted 4-9-2 record with 3.22 GAA and .885 SV% and 2 SO for CLE (AHL)... Earned 100th career AHL victory on 3/4 vs. TUC...Stopped all 27 shots for shutout win in CLE debut on 1/23 at MIL.

Career: Went 2-7-1 with 2.95 GAA in 13 games with LAK in 2016-17... Earned 4-7-1 with 2.79 GAA and .917 SV% in 14 games with PIT in2015-16... Also went 1-1-0 with 3.08 GAA and .908 SV% in two playoff games as PIT won 2016 Stanley Cup... Made NHL debut in 2013-14,going 18-12-6 with 2.61 GAA and .912 SV% in 20 games with PIT... Won seven-straight games from 11/2-12/29/13... Stopped all 19 shots forfirst NHL win on 11/2/13 at CBJ... Made NHL debut on 10/11/13 at FLA, stopping 24-of-30 shots in loss... Spent three seasons at Miami (Ohio)from 2005-08, going 54-22-7, 1.96 GAA, .927 SV% and 7 SOs in 82 games.

#70: Joonas Korpisalo (G) 6' 3", 182 lbs. / Apr 28, 1994 (23 years and 11 months)

YOH-nuhs kohr-pih-SAL-lohDrafted: Columbus’ third round pick, 62nd overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Win: MAR 19, 2018 @ BOSTON (2)Last SO: FEB 25, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (25)


Career Playoffs - --- - - -Season 18 8-8-1 0 3.32 .897Career 63 31-24-6 1 2.87 .910

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2017-18: Won 3-straight starts from 11/28-12/20... Stopped 24-of-26 shots for 1st win of campaign on 10/17 at WPG... Is 3-4-1 with 2.26 GAAand .924 SV% for CLE.

Career: Went 7-5-1, .905 SV% and 2.88 GAA in 14 games with CBJ and added 7-6-3 with 2.69 GAA and .907 SV% in 16 games with CLE(AHL) in 2016-17... Turned aside all 24 shots for 1st NHL shutout on 2/25/17 vs. NYI... Went 16-11-4 with 2.60 GAA and .920 SV% in 31games with CBJ in 2015-16, leading club in wins, GAA and SV%... Stopped 30 shots in REG/OT in 1st NHL win on 12/19/15 vs. PHI... MadeNHL debut on 12/14/15 vs. TBL (27 saves, 2-1 L)... Also went 8-8-2 with 2.36 GAA and .913 SV% in 18 games w/ LE (AHL) and 6-2 w/ 2.96GAA in 9 playoff games to help club capture Calder Cup... Went 14-13-7 with 2.34 GAA and .919 SV% for Ilves Tampere in Finland's Liiga in2014-15.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Miikka Kiprusoff.

#72: Sergei Bobrovsky (G) 6' 2", 182 lbs. / Sep 20, 1988 (29 years and 6 months)

SAIR-gay bawb-RAWF-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, 20128th NHL / 6th CBJ SeasonLast Win: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last SO: MAR 22, 2018 vs FLORIDA (5)

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Playoffs 3 2-1 0 2.64 .925

Career Playoffs 21 5-11 0 3.43 .895Season 65 37-22-6 5 2.42 .921Career 395 218-129-36 24 2.44 .920

Career vs. Opp 22 7-10-4 0 3.02 .900


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Last Game: Stopped 42-of-45 shots in double overtime loss on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: His 37 wins were 2nd-most in career and ranked 5th in NHL... Went 12-2-1 w/ 2.33 GAA and .926 SV% since 2/24... Earned 200thcareer NHL win on 1/2 at DAL... Set CBJ record with 267th career game on 11/27 at MTL... Had back-to-back home shutouts (11/17-22)... Won1st 4 games of season... Stopped 29 shots for CBJ record 20th career shutout on 10/6 vs. NYI.

Career: Won 2nd career Vezina Trophy, was finalist for Hart Trophy and was named NHL First Team All-Star after leading NHL in GAA (2.06)and SV% (.931) and finishing 3rd in wins (41) and SOs (7, tied) in 2016-17... 1st goalie in CBJ history to record 30 wins in back-to-backseasons in 2013-14 and 2014-15... Won Vezina Trophy as NHL’s top goalie and earned 1st Team NHL All-Star honors in 2012-13, setting CBJsingle-season record for best GAA (2.00- 2nd, NHL).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 7 and grew up idolizing Vadim Tarasov.

#3: Seth Jones (D) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / Oct 3, 1994 (23 years and 6 months)

SEHTH JOHNZDrafted: Nashville’s first round pick, fourth overall, in the 2013 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired by Columbus from Nashville in exchange for Ryan Johansen onJanuary 6, 20165th NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 12, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (2)Last Assist: APR 17, 2018 vs WASHINGTON

GP G-A-P +/- PIMPlayoffs 3 1-3-4 0 0

Career Playoffs 14 1-9-10 -10 6Season 78 16-41-57 10 30Career 393 45-137-182 -18 120

Career vs. Opp 12 3-7-10 2 2

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

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Last Game: Posted an assist with 4 shots and 4 blocked shots on 35:04 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 13 (0-3-3, 4/3 vs. DET)... Set career highs as well as single season club records for most goals (tied with Werenski) and

points by a defenseman, finishing 4th-T among NHL defesemen in goals and 10th-T in points... Registered 8-13-21 in final 17 games... Notched 100th

career CBJ point on 1st assist of 3 points on 2/26 vs. WSH... Selected to play in 2nd-straight NHL All-Star Game... Collected 100th career NHL assist on

10/17 at WPG.

Career: Tallied 12-30-42 in 75 games in 2016-17... Had 3-28-31 in 81 games split between NSH and CBJ in 2015-16, setting then-career highs in

assists/points... Notched 6-19-25 in 77 games in rookie season in 2013-14... Awarded WHL Rookie of the Year and CHL Top Prospect of the Year with

Portland in 2012-13.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 6 and grew up idolizing Nicklas Lidström.

#4: Scott Harrington (D) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / Mar 10, 1993 (25 years and 1 month)

SKAWT HAIR-ihng-tuhnDrafted: Pittsburgh’s second round pick, 54th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft.Acquired: Acquired from Toronto along with a conditional draft pick in exchange forKerby Rychel on June 25, 20164th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 20, 2018 @ NEW JERSEY (3)Last Assist: APR 7, 2018 @ NASHVILLE

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Career Playoffs 3 0-0-0 0 10Season 32 2-3-5 0 8Career 79 3-6-9 -7 26

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


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2017-18: Set career highs in goals, assists, points and games played... Notched 1st career GWG on 2/20 at NJD... Played in career-best 24-straight

games from 11/28-1/23... Had 1-1-2 in three games from 12/8-12.

Career: Posted 1-2-3 in 22 games w/ CBJ in 2016-17... Notched 1st career NHL goal and added assist on 1/22/17 at OTT... Had 0-1-1 in 15 games w/

TOR in 2015-16... Made NHL debut w/ PIT, skating in 10 games in 2014-15... Added 2-10-12 in 48 games w/ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)... Played in

1st pro season in 2013-14, collecting 5-19-24 in 76 games with WB/S (AHL)... Posted 3-16-19 in 60 games in 2012-13 with London... Captained Knights

to 2nd-straight OHL Championship... Set OHL career highs in assists and points with 3-23-26 in 44 games with London in 2011-12.


#7: Jack Johnson (D) 6' 1", 227 lbs. / Jan 13, 1987 (31 years and 3 months)

JAK JAHN-suhnDrafted: Carolina’s first round pick, third overall, in the 2005 NHL 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, 201212th NHL / 7th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 14, 2018 @ TORONTO (20)Last Assist: APR 5, 2018 vs PITTSBURGH (1)


Career Playoffs 23 5-16-21 -11 10Season 77 3-8-11 -6 22Career 788 66-212-278 -109 454

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2017-18: Finished 2nd on club in blocked shots (135) and 4th in TOI/game (19:32)... Skated in 400th career CBJ game on 12/14 vs. NYI... Collected 1-

3-4 in 5 games from 10/14-10/25.

Career: Led CBJ in blocked shots (134), finished 2nd-T in plus/minus (+23) and 3rd in TOI (21:49) in 2016-17, playing all 82 games for 4th time in NHL

career... Led CBJ in TOI/game (24:10) in 2015-16... Led CBJ d-men in assists and points with 8-32-40 in 2014-15... Registered 40+ points for the 2nd

time in NHL career (2010-11)... Played in 500th career NHL game on 10/31/14 vs. TOR... Led the CBJ in blocked shots (128) and TOI/game (24:40);

finished 2nd among d-men in points (33), assists (28) and goals (5, tied) in 2013-14... Ranked 3rd-T among NHL d-men 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 grew up idolizing Chris Chelios.

#8: Zach Werenski (D) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Jul 19, 1997 (20 years and 8 months)

ZAK wuh-REHN-skeeDrafted: Columbus’ first round pick, eighth overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)


Career Playoffs 6 2-2-4 -1 2Season 77 16-21-37 8 16Career 155 27-57-84 25 30

Career vs. Opp 9 2-1-3 0 0


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Last Game: Posted a shot, hit and 3 blocked shots on 30:28 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 7 (MR: 1-1-2; 3/8 vs. COL)... Finished 4th-T among NHL defensemen and with Jones set CBJ single season record for

goals by blueliner... Finished 2nd on club in TOI/game (22:34) and 4th in shots (207) and blocked shots (92)... Collected assist in All-Star Game debut

on 1/28 at Tampa.

Career: Led CBJ d-men in assists/points with 11-36-47 in 2016-17, finishing 3rd in Calder Trophy voting & earned All-Rookie Team honors... Recorded

2nd-most points by a CBJ blueliner in a season (Wisniewski, 51; 2013-14) & 6th-most points by a teenage d-man in NHL history... Made pro debut w/ LE

(AHL) with 5-9-14 in 17 playoff contests on way to 2016 Calder Cup... Was 2nd among d-men in goals (tied) & points, recorded most assists/points by

18-year old in single playoff in AHL history.


#9: Artemi Panarin (L) 5' 11", 168 lbs. / Oct 30, 1991 (26 years and 5 months)

ahr-TEHM-ee pah-NAHR-ihnDrafted: Undrafted; Signed by Chicago on May 1, 2015Acquired: Acquired with Tyler Motte & a 2017 sixth-round pick for Brandon Saad,Anton Forsberg and a 2018 fifth-round pick on June 23, 20173rd NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 17, 2018 vs WASHINGTONLast Assist: APR 17, 2018 vs WASHINGTON


Career Playoffs 14 4-11-15 0 16Season 81 27-55-82 23 26Career 243 88-145-233 49 79



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Last Game: Posted 1-1-2 with 3 shots, hit, blocked shot and was +1 on 31:39 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 19 (MR: 0-2-2; 4/5 vs. PIT)... Set CBJ playoff record with 1-2-3 on 4/12 at WSH... Set franchise single season records with

career highs in assists and points... Finished 2nd in NHL in scoring since Feb. 24 w/ 10-23-33 in 20 games (McDavid; 37)... His 25 points in March (8-

17-25) are most in a single month in CBJ history... Notched 1st CBJ goal on 10/13 vs. NYR... Set club record w/ 3 assists/points in CBJ debut on 10/6

vs. NYI.

Career: Named 2nd Team NHL All-Star after posting 31-43-74 in 82 games with Chicago in 2016-17, setting career high in goals and finished 11th-T in

NHL in points... Earned 2016 Calder Trophy after leading NHL rookies in goals, assists and points with 30-47-77 in 80 games with Chicago in 2015-16.

Personal: Began playing hockey at age of 5 and grew up idolizing Pavel Datsyuk.

#10: Alexander Wennberg (C) 6' 2", 196 lbs. / Sep 22, 1994 (23 years and 6 months)

al-ehx-AN-duhr WEHN-buhrgDrafted: Columbus’ first round pick, 14th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft4th NHL / 4th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 12, 2018 @ WASHINGTONLast Assist: APR 14, 2017 @ PITTSBURGH (4)



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Last Game: Did not dress for 2nd-straight game (upper body) on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 7 (MR: 0-2-2; 3/27 at EDM)... Tallied 1st career playoff goal on 4/12 at WSH... Finished 2nd on CBJ in plus/minus (+22) and

4th in assists... Had 2-9-11 in 11 games from 3/6-3/27... Missed 8 games (back) from 12/23-1/8.

Career: Led CBJ in assists (4th all-time in a season) and was 2nd in points with 13-46-59 in 80 games in 2016-17... Set then-career highs with 8-32-40,

15:51 TOI/game and 97 shots in 69 games in 2015-16, leading CBJ in assists... Led CBJ rookies in assists and GP (4-16-20 in 68 GP) in 2014-15...

Completed rookie campaign in the SHL with Frolunda HC... 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.

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

#11: Matt Calvert (L) 5' 11", 186 lbs. / Dec 24, 1989 (28 years and 3 months)

MAT CAL-vuhrtDrafted: Columbus’ fifth round pick, 127th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft8th NHL / 8th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: APR 18, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (4)


Career Playoffs 13 4-3-7 8 10Season 69 9-15-24 -10 33Career 416 72-77-149 -24 273

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Last Game: Posted 6 shots, 4 hits and a takeaway on 24:50 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 1 (0-2-2; 11/2 at FLA)... Notched OT GWG in Game 2 on 4/15 at WSH... Tied career high in assists and points and led club

in SHG... Skated in 400th career NHL game on 3/2 at ANA... Tallied 3-5-8 in 9 games from 10/14-11/2.

Career: Finished 5th-T in NHL with 3 SH goals in 2016-17... Tallied career highs in games played (73), shots (114) and points (24, tied) in 2015-16...

Registered career highs in goals (13) and game-winners (3) in 2014-15... Set career highs in assists (15), points (24), penalty minutes (53) and

TOI/game (16:06) in 2013-14... 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 (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 grew up idolizing Martin St. Louis.

#13: Cam Atkinson (R) 5' 8", 179 lbs. / Jun 5, 1989 (28 years and 10 months)

KAM AT-kihn-suhnDrafted: Columbus’ sixth round pick, 157th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft7th NHL / 7th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: APR 17, 2018 vs WASHINGTON



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Last Game: Posted an assist with 3 shots, blocked shot and was +1 on 31:51 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 8 (MR: 2-0-2; 4/3 vs. DET)... Finished 2nd on club in goals (tied), joining Nash (8-straight) as only players in CBJ history to

record 20-goals in 5-straight seasons... Tied career best with 9-game point streak from 3/17-4/5 (8-5-13)... Skated in 400th career NHL game on 11/22

vs. CGY.

Career: Led CBJ in points for 2nd-straight season, setting career highs in goals, assists and points and finished 8th-T in NHL in goals with 35-27-62 in

82 games in 2016-17... Picked up 200th career NHL point (assist) on 12/23/16 vs. MTL... Set then-career highs in G/A/Pts (27-26-53) and games played

(81) in 2015-16... Skated in his 300th career NHL game on 4/9/16 vs. CHI... Had 22-18-40 and 16:59 TOI in 2014-15... Member of BC Eagles from 2008-

11 (117GP; 68-56-124).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 2 and grew up idolizing Joe Sakic.

#17: Brandon Dubinsky (C) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Apr 29, 1986 (31 years and 11 months)

BRAN-duhn doo-BIHN-skeeDrafted: NY Rangers’ fourth round pick, 60th overall, in the 2004 NHL 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, 201212th NHL / 6th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 16, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (5)Last Assist: APR 16, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (5)


Career Playoffs 45 9-16-25 1 62Season 62 6-10-16 -2 33Career 762 147-277-424 40 869

Career vs. Opp 38 7-15-22 -1 43


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Last Game: Posted 3 hits, blocked shot and won 18-of-28 faceoffs on 24:19 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Notched assists in 3-straight from 11/14-20... Collected 200th career point as Jacket (assist) on 11/6 at NYR... Had points in 3-straight games

(1-2-3) from 11/2-11/6, including 1st goal of season on 11/4 at TBL.

Career: Registered 7th career 40-point campaign and 3rd in past 4 seasons with 12-29-41 in 80 games in 2016-17... Led CBJ in hits for 2nd-straight

season (7th in NHL) with 248... Finished 2nd on club in assists (31) w/ 3rd career 30-assist campaign in 2015-16... Led CBJ in FO% (52.9) 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 NYR in 2010-11)

in 2013-14... Finished 7th in NHL rookie scoring race in 2007-08 (82GP; 14-26-40).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Adam Graves.

#18: Pierre-Luc Dubois (C) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Jun 24, 1998 (19 years and 9 months)

pee-AIHR-lewk doo-BWAHDrafted: Columbus' first round pick, third overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft.1st NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 17, 2018 vs WASHINGTONLast Assist: APR 12, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (2)





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Last Game: Posted 1st career playoff goal with 2 shots, 6 hits and was +1 on 31:09 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 12 (MR: 0-2-2; 4/5 vs. PIT)... Collected 2 assists in NHL playoff debut on 4/12 at WSH... Finished 7th-T among NHL rookies

in goals and 8th inn assists/points... Set CBJ single season rookie records in goals and points... Notched 1st career OT goal on 4/3 vs. DET... Notched

5-9-14 in 16 March games, tying CBJ mark for most points by rookie in single month (Zherdev, Mar. 2004)... Tallied 1st career hat trick on 3/29 at CGY.

Career: Tallied 21-34-55 in 48 games split between Cape Breton and Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) in 2016-17... Notched 15-22-37 in 28 games with

Armada after trade... Finished 3rd in QMJHL in points, 5th in goals and 6th in assists with 42-57-99 in 62 games with Cape Breton in 2015-16... Led club

in assists, points and plus/minus (+40).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Joe Sakic.

#22: Sonny Milano (L) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / May 12, 1996 (21 years and 11 months)

SUH-nee mih-LAHN-ohDrafted: Columbus' first round selection, 16th overall in the 2014 Draft3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 3, 2018 vs DETROIT (2)Last Assist: APR 5, 2018 vs PITTSBURGH (1)





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Last Game: Had 5:55 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 2 (MR: 2-0-2; 12/29 at OTT)... Finished 2nd among CBJ rookies in goals, asssists, points and GP... His 14 goals were 4th

most by a rookie in single season... Tied club mark with goals in 3-straight games to begin season, including 2 goals on 10/10 at CAR... Notched 1st

NHL goal on 10/6 vs. NYI... Collected 2-3-5 in nine games with CLE at time of recall on 2/26.

Career: Led CLE (AHL) in points and assists and ranked 2nd in goals with 18-29-47 in 64 games in 2016-17... Made NHL debut on 3/31/16 at NYI and

picked up 1st NHL point (assist) a game later on 4/2 at CAR... Tallied 14-17-31 in 54 games with Lake Erie (AHL), finishing 5th in goals... Added 4-4-8 in

17 playoff games to help Monsters capture Calder Cup... Made OHL debut in 2014-15, collecting 22-46-68 in 50 games with Plymouth, leading the club

in scoring.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 1 and grew up idolizing Mario Lemieux.

#23: Ian Cole (D) 6' 1", 219 lbs. / Feb 21, 1989 (29 years and 1 month)

EE-an KOHLDrafted: 2007 - St. Louis' second first-round pick (18th overall)Acquired: Acquired from STL in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo and a 2016 7th-rounddraft pick on 3/2/158th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: JUN 6, 2016 @ SAN JOSE (30)Last Assist: APR 12, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (2)



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Last Game: Posted 3 shots, 3 hits and 5 blocked shots on 28:50 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 2 (MR: 0-2-2; 3/20 at NYR)... Had 2-5-7 in 12 games from 3/4-3/27... Skated in 400th career NHL game on 3/27 at

EDM... Posted 1st CBJ goal on 3/6 vs. VGK... Collected 1st CBJ point (assist) on 3/4 at SJS... Made CBJ debut on 2/26 vs. WSH... Collected 3-10-13 in

47 games with PIT prior to trade to OTT on 2/24... Recorded 1-4-5 over six-game stretch from 1/25-2/9.

Career: Helped PIT win 2nd-straight Stanley Cup in 2017, registering 0-9-9 in 25 playoff contests... Set career highs with 5-21-26 and had team-record

194 blocked shots and was 2nd on club with +26 in 2016-17 with PIT... Helped PIT win 2016 Stanley Cup with 1-2-3 in 24 games... Posted 0-12-12 in 70

games with PIT in 2015-16... Split 2014-15 campaign with STL/PIT, recording 5-12-17 in 74 games... Registered 17-48-65 and 153 penalty minutes in

111 career games at University of Notre Dame (2007-10).

#26: Thomas Vanek (L) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Jan 19, 1984 (34 years and 2 months)

TAW-muhs VAN-ehkDrafted: Buffalo's first round pick, fifth overall, in the 2003 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired from Vancouver in exchange for a F Jussi Jokinen and F TylerMotte on Feb. 26, 201813th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 12, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (2)Last Assist: APR 12, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (2)


Career Playoffs 66 21-15-36 -15 24Season 80 24-32-56 -3 36Career 965 357-396-753 17 521

Career vs. Opp 40 12-15-27 9 18


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Last Game: Posted 3 shots, hit, 2 takeaways and was +1 on 20:57 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 9 (MR: 3-1-4; 3/27 at EDM)... Had 7-8-15 in final 15 games of campaign... Notched 11th career hat trick on 3/27 at EDM...

Tallied 20th goal of campaign on 3/19 at BOS... Made CBJ debut on 3/1 at LAK... Tallied 17-24-41 in 61 games with VAN, ranking 2nd-T on club in

points and 3rd in goals/assists at time of trade on 2/26... Tied career high with 5 pts (3rd time, 2-3-5) on 12/28 vs. CHI... Posted 1-1-2 in 900th career

game on 11/7 at CGY... Notched 700th career NHL point (goal) on 10/17 at OTT.

Career: Has scored at least 17 goals in all 13 NHL seasons... Split 2016-17 campaign with DET/FLA, recording 17-31-48 in 68 contests... Notched 18-

23-41 in 74 games with MIN in 2015-16... Tallied 32+ goals in four of five seasons w/ BUF from 2006-1, including 2007-08 (36), 2008-09 (40) and 2010-

11 (32)... Racked up career-high 43-41-84 in 82 games with BUF in 2006-07.

#27: Ryan Murray (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Sep 27, 1993 (24 years and 6 months)

RIGH-unn MUHR-eeDrafted: Columbus’ first round pick, second overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft5th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 6, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (43)Last Assist: APR 19, 2014 @ PITTSBURGH (6)



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Last Game: Posted a hit, 4 blocked shots and was +1 on 27:04 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Collected 0-6-6 in final nine contests of season, including 2 assists on 3/19 at BOS... Missed 34 games (upper body) from Nov. 28-Feb. 16...

Notched 1st goal of season on 10/6 vs. NYI.

Career: Missed 22 games due to injury, including final 15 regular season games (broken hand) in 2016-17... Set career highs in assists, points, PIM,

shots (90) and blocked shots (171) with 4-21-25 in 82 games in 2015-16... Missed 68 games with various injuries in 2014-15... Finished 2nd on CBJ in

blocked shots (97) in 2013-14... Set CBJ rookie D scoring record with 21 points... Represented Canada at 2010 U18 Junior World Cup (Team Captain,

Gold), 2010 & 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships, 2012 IIHF World JRs. (Bronze) & 2012 IIHF World Championships... Posted 22-99-121, +51 rating

in 191 career WHL games w/ Everett.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 2 and grew up idolizing Scott Niedermayer.

#28: Oliver Bjorkstrand (R) 6' 0", 177 lbs. / Apr 10, 1995 (23 years)

AWL-ih-vuhr bih-YOHRK-strandDrafted: Columbus’ third round pick, 89th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 15, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (11)Last Assist: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)

GP G-A-P +/- PIMPlayoffs 3 0-1-1 -2 0




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Last Game: Posted a shot and hit on 8:09 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 8 (MR: 0-2-2; 4/3 vs. DET)... Set career highs, finishing 4th on the club in assists and 6th in points... Was one of two players

to play all 82 games (Dubois)... Had 5-2-7 in 8 contests from 10/19-11/6.

Career: Tallied 6-7-13 in 26 games with CBJ and added 14-12-26 in 37 games with Cleveland (AHL) in 2016-17... Finished 3rd on LE (AHL) in goals

with 17-12-29 in 51 games... Captured 2016 Jack A. Butterfield Trophy (Playoff MVP) w/ postseason high in goals with 10-6-16 in 17 games, tying AHL

record with 6 GWG... Named 2014-15 WHL Player of the Year after leading league in goals, points and plus/minus with 63-55-118, +60 in 59 games

(Portland)... Finished 2nd-T in WHL in goals with 50-59-109 in 69 games with Portland in 2013-14... Led WHL rookies in goals (31) & points (63) in

2012-13.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Mike Modano.

#37: Markus Hannikainen (L) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Mar 26, 1993 (25 years)

MAHR-kuhs hah-nih-KIGH-nehnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Columbus to a two-year entry level contract on April 20, 20153rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 29, 2018 @ CALGARY (2)Last Assist: APR 7, 2018 @ NASHVILLE


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2017-18: Collected 1-1-2 in his final three games of campaign... Had goals in 2-straight games from 11/2-11/4 (2-1-3)... Collected 1st career multi-point

game with 1-1-2 on 11/4 at TBL... Added 0-3-3 in 8 games with CLE (AHL).

Career: Collected 19-18-37 in 57 games with Cleveland (AHL), leading club in goals and finishing 3rd in points in 2016-17... Made NHL debut with CBJ

in 2015-16, skating in 4 games... Added 7-13-20 in 50 games with Lake Erie (AHL) in first N.A. pro season... Added 3-7-10 in 16 playoff games in 2016

Calder Cup... Collected 19-27-46, 51 penalty minutes and +22 plus/minus rating in 60 games with JYP HT Jyvaskyla in first full season in Liiga in 2014-

15 and was among Liiga’s leaders in goals (4th-T), assists (10th-T), points (8th), plus/minus (1st) and games played (1st-T).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and idolized Tuomo Ruutu growing up.

#38: Boone Jenner (C) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Jun 15, 1993 (24 years and 10 months)

BOON JEH-nuhrDrafted: Columbus’ second round pick, 37th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft5th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 20, 2017 @ PITTSBURGH (3)Last Assist: APR 12, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (2)



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Last Game: Posted 5 shots, 3 hits, 3 blocked shots and won 6-of-9 faceoffs on 26:44 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 5 (MR: 1-2-3; 3/27 at EDM)... Led CBJ in hits (205, 20th in NHL)... Posted 8-11-19 in final 28 games... Had career-long 6-

game point streak from 3/8-3/19 (5-3-8)... Missed 1st 7 games of season with upper body injury.

Career: Played all 82 games for 2nd-straight season (175-game streak back to 3/21/15) in 2016-17, finishing 2nd on team with a career-high 216 hits...

Set career highs with 30-19-49, 77 PIM, 9 PPG, 225 shots and 213 hits in 2015-16... Set CBJ record for most GW goals by a rookie (5) in 2013-14...

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 and Steve Yzerman.

#44: Taylor Chorney (D) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Apr 27, 1987 (30 years and 11 months)

TAY-luhr CHOHR-neeDrafted: Edmonton's second-round pick, 36th overall, in the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Claimed off waivers from Washington on Feb. 21, 20188th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 2, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (16)Last Assist: JAN 2, 2018 @ CAROLINA (2)





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NYI.

Career: Notched 1-4-5, 11 penalty minutes and was +8 in 18 games with WSH in 2016-17... Set career highs in games played (55), assists (5), points

(6), plus/minus (+8), and penalty minutes (21) in 2015-16 with WSH... Served as captain of AHL's Chicago Wolves in 2013-14... Played in six games for

the United States at the 2010 World Championships... Skated in 42 games for EDM in 2009-10... Made his NHL debut 4/10/09 vs. CGY... Served as

Team USA's captain at the 2007 World Junior Championships and won a bronze medal... Has added 31-111-142 with 203 PIM in 400 career AHL

games... Posted 14-59-73, 126 PIM and was +30 in 126 career games at University of North Dakota from 2005-08.

#45: Lukas Sedlak (C) (*Injured) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Feb 25, 1993 (25 years and 1 month)

LOO-kuhsh SEHD-lakDrafted: Columbus’ sixth round pick, 158th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: DEC 20, 2017 vs TORONTO (31)Last Assist: FEB 26, 2018 vs WASHINGTON (4)





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Last Game: Did not dress for 10th-straight game (upper body) on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Skated in 100th career NHL game on 2/2 vs. SJS... Collected 2 assists on 1/2 at DAL... Missed 13-straight games from 10/25-11/20 (ankle)...

Notched 2 goals in 3 games from 10/13-10/17.

Career: Led CBJ in FO% (52.4) and was 2nd among club rookies in goals and points with 7-6-13 in 62 games in 2016-17... Tallied 1st NHL goal (1-1-

2) on 12/9/16 at DET... Made NHL debut on 10/21/16 vs. CHI... Skated in 54 games for Lake Erie (AHL), tallying 14-4-18 with 27 PIM in 2015-16...

Registered 9-7-16 in 17 playoff games on way to 2016 Calder Cup, finishing 2nd in AHL in playoff goals and 3rd-T in points... Had 8-6-14 in 54 games

with Springfield (AHL) in 2013-14… Played his 1st season in North America, ranked 2nd on Chicoutimi (QMJHL) in plus/minus rating with 17-28-45, +24

in 50 games in 2011-12.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Jaromir Jagr.

#46: Dean Kukan (D) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 8, 1993 (24 years and 9 months)

DEEN KOO-kahnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Columbus to a two-year entry level contract on June 1, 20152nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: -Last Assist: FEB 16, 2018 vs PHILADELPHIA (2)


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2017-18: Posted assists in back-to-back games from 1/30-2/2, including 1st NHL point on 1/30 vs. MIN... Made CBJ season debut on 1/25 at ARI... Led

CLE (AHL) defensemen in assists and points with 1-14-15 in 32 contests at time of recall on 1/29... Selected to play in 1st AHL All-Star Classic on 1/28-

29.

Career: Collected 4-25-29 in 72 games with CLE in 2016-17, leading club d-men in assists and points... Posted a +9 plus/minus rating in eight contests

with Columbus in 2015-16, making NHL debut on 3/26 at NSH... Added 3-10-13 in 33 games with LE (AHL)... Notched 1-4-5 in 17 postseason contests

to help the LE capture the Calder Cup...Collected 3-10-13 in 52 games in 2nd full season with Lulea HF (SHL) in 2014-15... Played in 54 games for

Lulea (SHL), registering 4-8-12 in 2013-14.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 4 and grew up idolizing Jaromir Jagr.

#55: Mark Letestu (C) 5' 10", 195 lbs. / Feb 4, 1985 (33 years and 2 months)

MAHRK luh-TEHS- tooDrafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Pittsburgh on Mar. 22, 2007Acquired: Acquired from Nashville in exchange for a 2018 fourth round pick on Feb.25, 20189th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAY 7, 2017 vs ANAHEIM (4)Last Assist: MAY 7, 2017 vs ANAHEIM (4)



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Last Game: Won 6-of-9 faceoffs on 8:10 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 3 (MR: 1-1-2; 12/12 at CBJ)... Collected 100th career CBJ point (assist) on 3/20 at NYR... Notched goal in 1st game back

with organization on 2/26 vs. WSH... Tallied 8-11-19 in 60 games with EDM... Played in 200th career EDM game on 1/2 vs. LAK... Tallied 200th career

NHL point (assist) on 12/9 at MTL... Played in 500th career NHL game on 11/22 at DET.

Career: Set career high in goals, points and PPG (11) with 16-19-35 with EDM in 2016-17... Added 5-6-11 in 13 playoff games... Notched 10-15-25

while playing in all 82 games for EDM in 2015-16... Collected 43-55-98 and 36 PIM in 233 career games with CBJ (2011-15)... Set career high in assists

with 12-22-34 in 82 games in 2013-14... Named CCHA Rookie of the Year in 2006-07 after posting 24-22-46 in 37 contests at Western Michigan.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and grew up idolizing Saku Koivu.

#58: David Savard (D) 6' 2", 227 lbs. / Oct 22, 1990 (27 years and 5 months)

DAY-vid suh-VAHRDDrafted: Columbus’ fourth round pick, 94th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft7th NHL / 7th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 6, 2018 vs WASHINGTON (29)Last Assist: APR 18, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (4)



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Last Game: Posted 2 hits, takeaway and 2 blocked shots on 26:48 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 2 (0-2-2; 3/15 at PHI)... Set career highs in shots (145) and led club in blocked shots (143)... Had 0-6-6 and was +18 in 20

games from 2/16-3/27... Skated in his 400th career NHL game on 3/22 vs. FLA.

Career: Posted 6-17-23 in 74 games in 2016-17, setting club record and was 3rd-T in NHL with +33... Was 2nd on club in TOI (21:50) and blocked shots

(126)... Had career highs in TOI/game (23:10), was 2nd on club in TOI/game in 2015-16... Posted career highs in goals, assists, points, PIM, shots (112)

and TOI (22:56) w/ 11-25-36 and 71 PIM in 82 games in 2014-15... Finished 2nd among Springfield D with 5-26-31 in 60 games in 2012-13... Named 1st

Team QMJHL All-Star and QMJHL/CHL D-man of the Year in 2009-10 after recording 13-64-77 in 64 games with Wildcats.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 5 and grew up idolizing Patrick Roy.

#62: Alex Broadhurst (C) 6' 0", 178 lbs. / Mar 7, 1993 (25 years and 1 month)

AL-ehx BRA WD-hurstDrafted: Chicago’s first seventh round pick, 199th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft.Acquired: Acquired by Columbus from Chicago with Brandon Saad and MichaelPaliotta in exchange for Artem Anisimov, Marko Dano, Corey Tropp, Jeremy Morinand a fourth round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft on June 30, 2015.1st NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: -Last Assist: -



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2017-18: Had 5:18 TOI in NHL debut on 4/3 vs. DET... Has notched 19-22-41 and 20 penalty minutes in 66 games with CLE (AHL)... Led current team

in goals, assists, points and games played at time of recall on 3/26.

Career: Notched 11-14-25 in 52 games with CLE (AHL) in 2016-17... Collected 10-26-36 in 60 contests with Lake Erie (AHL) in 2015-16... Helped

Monsters capture 2016 Calder Cup, finishing fifth-T in assists and points in AHL playoffs (3-9-12 in 17 games)... Collected 6-8-14 in 29 games with

Rockford in 2014-15, missing most of season with broken arm... Made pro debut in 2013-14, setting career highs with 16-29-45 in 75 games with

Rockford (AHL)... Notched 23-40-63 in 65 games with London in 2012-13, helping club capture OHL championship (10-18-28 in 21 playoff games).

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 3 and grew up idolizing Jeremy Roenick.

#65: Markus Nutivaara (D) 6' 1", 191 lbs. / Jun 6, 1994 (23 years and 10 months)

MAHR-kuhs noo-tih-VAH-ruhDrafted: Columbus’ seventh round pick, 189th overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 18, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (4)Last Assist: APR 18, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (4)





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Last Game: Posted 2 hits, takeaway, 2 blocked shots and was +1 on 23:26 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 3 (MR: 0-2-2; 11/20 at BUF)... Finished 3rd among CBJ defensemen and set career highs in goals, assists and points...

Had 4-1-5 in 7 games from 3/17-29... Skated in 100th career NHL game on 1/2 at DAL... Had 1-7-8 in 12 games from 10/30-11/24... Collected 1st career

multi-assist/point game (0-2-2) on 10/30 vs. BOS.

Career: Tallied 1st NHL goal on 11/12/16 vs. STL... Made NHL debut on 10/13/16 vs. BOS... Skated for Kärpät in Finnish Elite League (Liiga) for 2nd-

straight season, recording 6-16-22 in 50 games in 2015-16... Ranked 2nd among club d-men in goals (tied), assists and points (tied)... Skated in 35

games with Kärpät (Liiga) in 2014-15... Helped club capture Liiga championship… Suited up in 11 games for Jokipojat of Mestis, Finland’s second-tier

professional league in 2013-14.

Personal: Began playing hockey at the age of 4 and grew up idolizing Petteri Nummelin.

#71: Nick Foligno (L) 6' 0", 202 lbs. / Oct 31, 1987 (30 years and 5 months)

NIHK foh-LEE-nohDrafted: Ottawa’s first round pick, 28th overall, in the 2006 NHL DraftAcquired: Rights acquired by Columbus from Ottawa in exchange for Marc Methot onJuly 1, 201211th NHL / 6th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 28, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (7)Last Assist: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)



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Last Game: Posted a shot, 4 hits, blocked shot and won 8-of-11 faceoffs on 26:04 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 6 (0-2-2; 3/20 at NYR)... Collected 400th career NHL point (on 2nd assist) on 3/20 at NYR... Notched 2-1-3 on 2/14 at

TOR... Skated in 400th career CBJ game on 2/10 vs. NJD... Tallied 100th career CBJ goal on 12/14 vs. NYI.

Career: Collected 26-25-51 in 79 games, recording 25 goals/50 points for 2nd time in NHL career. in 2016-17, leading CBJ in PPG (11) and finishing

2nd in goals... Became 1st player in NHL history to win King Clancy Memorial Trophy and Mark Messier Leadership Award in same campaign... Named

CBJ's 6th captain and 1st since 2011-12, in 2015... Collected career highs with 31-42-73 in 79 games, leading CBJ in goals, points, plus/minus (+16),

PP goals (11) and multi-point games (17) in 2014-15.

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

#77: Josh Anderson (R) 6' 3", 221 lbs. / May 7, 1994 (23 years and 11 months)

JAWSH AN-dur-suhnDrafted: Columbus’ fourth round pick, 95th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft.3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last Assist: APR 15, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (1)


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Last Game: Posted 3 shots, 4 hits and a blocked shot on 26:04 TOI on 4/17 vs. WSH.

2017-18: Multi-point games: 3 (MR: 1-1-2; 12/18 at BOS)... Set career highs in goals, points and shots (188)... Missed 17-straight games with a knee

injury from 3/1-4/3... Had 3-4-7 during career-best 5-game point streak from 11/22-12/1... Tied career high with three points (1-2-3) on 12/1 vs. ANA.

Career: Finished 2nd on CBJ in SH% (14.3) and 3rd in even strength goals (17) in 1st full NHL season in 2016-17... Collected 1-3-4 in 12 games with

CBJ in 2015-16... Finished 2nd on Lake Erie (AHL) in goals with 18-21-39 in 58 games... Notched 7-5-12 in 15 playoff games on way to 2016 Calder

Cup... Suited up for CBJ and SPR (AHL) in 1st pro season in 2014-15… Recorded career-high totals in goals (27) and points (52) with London (OHL) in

2013-14... Won 2nd-straight OHL title with Knights, posting 23-26-49 in 68 games.

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

LAST GAMEWashington 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (2OT) April 17, 2018 * Nationwide Arena * Columbus Shots: WSH: 45; CBJ: 35 Power Plays: WSH: 1-4; CBJ: 0-4 Three Stars: 1. Holtby (CBJ), 2. Bobrovsky (CBJ), 3. Eller (WSH) INJURIES/ILLNESSESTotal Man Games Lost: 2Current Injuries: Andre Burakovsky, upper body injury (4/17) DATE TIME (EST) OPPONENT VENUE BROADCAST INFORMATIONApr. 19 7:30 p.m. Columbus Nationwide Arena NBCSW, USA, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, FAN 106.7 FM, Caps Radio 24/7Apr. 21 3 p.m. Columbus Capital One Arena TBD, FAN 106.7, Caps Radio 24/7Apr. 23* TBD Columbus Nationwide Arena TBDApr. 25* TBD Columbus Capital One Arena TBD *If Necessary TONIGHT'S GAMEThe Capitals face the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday in Game 4 of the 2018 Eastern Conferencequarterfinals. Washington won Game 3 versus Columbus 3-2 in double overtime on April 17 at Nationwide Arena and trail the BlueJackets 2-1 in the series. The Capitals posted a 3-1-0 record against the Blue Jackets during the regular season. NOTE OF THE NIGHTSuper Carly - John Carlson scored his first goal of the playoffs in Game 3 on April 17 and now has seven points (1g, 6a) in threeplayoff games in this series. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Carlson became the first defenseman in franchise history to recordseven points within the first three games of a playoff series and the first Capitals player since 1990 to record seven points in the firstthree games of a series (John Druce: 6g, 2a; Geoff Courtnall: 2g, 5a; Dale Hunter: 1g, 6a in 1990 versus New York Rangers).Additionally, Carlson became just the seventh defenseman in NHL history to record seven points in the first three games of a playoffseries and the first since Al MacInnis in 1999 (2g, 6a with the St. Louis Blues). In 79 career playoff games, which is third in franchisehistory among defensemen, Carlson has 42 points (14g, 28a) and two game-winning goals. Carlson ranks fourth in franchise history inpoints by a defenseman in the playoffs. Carlson recorded 15 goals and 53 assists, all single-season highs, and his 68 points led NHLdefensemen this season. Carlson became the eighth defensemen in franchise history to record 60 points in a season and the first sinceMike Green in 2009-10 (76 points, 19g, 57a). Carlson’s 68 points this season are the seventh-highest single season total by a Capital infranchise history. Carlson became the third Capitals defenseman to lead the NHL in points since 2000 (Sergei Gonchar: 2001-02, 59points; Mike Green: 2008-09, 2009-10: 73 and 76 points, respectively). Carlson is one of 28 active defensemen with at least 300 careerpoints (77g, 256a). TOP FIVE CAPS FACTSWorking Overtime - Lars Eller scored the game-winning overtime goal in Game 3, notching his first goal of the playoffs and his firstcareer playoff overtime goal. Eller’s goal marked the fifth double-overtime win in franchise history and the first since Nicklas Backstromscored against the Boston Bruins on April 14, 2012. Additionally, Eller’s goal came nine minutes into the second overtime, marking thesecond-latest game-winning goal in franchise history (Jason Chimera: 12:36 minutes into the second overtime, April 20, 2011 vs. NewYork Rangers). Eller became the 25th player in franchise history to record an overtime goal. The Capitals improved to 16-20 in overtimegames on the road and 3-1 over the last two years in the playoffs. Extra Time - Since 2008, 34 percent (34 of 100) of the Capitals' playoff games have required overtime. That's the highest percentageof overtime games of any franchise in the NHL during that time span. Since 2008, the Capitals are 15-19 in games that have gone toovertime and 8-10 in away venues. In nine career Game 4s with Braden Holtby in the net, only one game was settled in overtime (May4, 2016 versus Pittsburgh Penguins). Four Score – Washington has won four of its last six Game 4s when trailing 2-1 in a series (2012 ECQF, 2012 ECSF, 2015 ECQF,2017 ECQF) and is 21-20 all-time in Game 4 of a series. Braden Holtby has posted a 2.34 goals-against average and a .920 savepercentage in eight career Game 4s. Alex Ovechkin has recorded 13 points (6g, 7a) in 15 career Game 4s and Nicklas Backstrom has

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

tallied 11 points (5g, 6a) in 14 career Game 4s. Holtbeast - Braden Holtby has posted four shutouts, a 1.98 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage in a franchise-record 61career playoff games. The Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, native ranks second in NHL playoff history (min. 50 games played) in careersave percentage and tied for second in career goals-against average. In addition, Holtby ranks first among active NHL goaltenders(min. 20 games played) in career playoff save percentage and goals-against average. Holtby has allowed two goals or fewer in 40 ofhis 61 career playoff games and Washington has posted a 27-13 record in those games. During the regular season, Holtby has playedin 160 career games following one day of rest, recording 2.16 goals against average and a .927 save percentage, his lowest goalsagainst average and his highest save percentage of any other combination of days with rest. Creating Opportunities - The Capitals recorded 45 shots in Game 3 against the Blue Jackets, the third-straight game they have out-shot Columbus. During the regular season, the Capitals were 19-8-1 when they out-shot their opponent and 6-1-0 when they recordedat least 40 shots. Washington recorded 52 shots in regulation during Game 2 at Capital One Arena, marking the most shots withinregulation in a home playoff game in franchise history and the second-most in franchise history (54 shots, April 26 at MontrealCanadiens). Washington’s 55.13 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (188 shot attempts for, 153 against) in this series ranks secondamong all playoff teams and first in the Eastern Conference. Additionally, the Capitals’ 54.38 scoring chance percentage at five-on-five(87 for, 73 against) ranks second among all Eastern Conference playoff teams. Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals with a 61.54 shotattempt percentage (72 for, 45 against) at five-on-five. ADDITIONAL CAPITALS NOTESThe Great Eight – Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin played in his 100th career NHL playoff game in Game 3 on April 17, becoming oneof three players in franchise history to play in 100 playoff games (Dale Hunter, Kelly Miller: 100 playoff games). Ovechkin has registered

94 points (48g, 46a) in 100 career playoff games and ranks first in franchise history in playoff points and goals, first in power-play goals (17) and third in

assists. Ovechkin is two goals shy of becoming the seventh active player with 50 career playoff goals. In addition, Ovechkin ranks fifth among active

NHL players (min. 20 games played) in career playoff goals per game (0.48) and tied for ninth in playoff points per game (0.94). In 19 career games

when his team has faced elimination, Ovechkin has registered 19 points (9g, 10a).

Power Surge - The Capitals are six for 17 on the power-play this postseason, tied for third in the NHL in power-play percentage(35.3%). Washington is tied for the NHL lead in power-play goals (six) and has scored multiple power-play goals in two of their threeplayoff games. The Capitals have recorded at least two power play goals in 38 playoff games in franchise history. Strike First - Washington has scored the first goal in each of the first three games of this series, one of four teams in the playoffs toscore the game's first goal in each game of the series. In addition, Washington has posted a 26-8 record since the 2009-10 postseasonwhen scoring first. Big Willy - Tom Wilson scored a goal in Game 3, his first goal of the playoffs. Wilson has six points (4g, 2a) in 44 career playoff games.Wilson recorded 14 goals this season, doubling his previous season high of seven set in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 season and his 35points (14g, 21a) were a career high. Of Wilson’s 35 points, 33 came at even strength, while one came on the power play and anothershorthanded. Wilson is the only player over the last eight seasons to record 35 points and 185 penalty minutes. Wilson’s 187 penaltyminutes ranked second in the NHL this season, and his 804 total penalty minutes since his 2013-14 rookie season lead the NHL.Wilson drew 367 minor penalties this season, the third-most in the NHL. Since the 2013-14 season, Wilson has drawn 178 minorpenalties, the second-most in the NHL during that span (Nazem Kadri: 201), and his 2.26 drawn penalties per 60 minutes of play ranksfirst among all skaters with at least 150 games played since the 2013-14 season. Regular Season Recap – The Capitals have four players on their roster who made their playoff debuts this postseason (Jakub Vrana,Chandler Stephenson, Jakub Jerabek and Christian Djoos), one of five teams with at least four rookies appear in a game thispostseason, and another three players on the roster who could make their debut (Shane Gersich, Madison Bowey and Travis Boyd).The rookies have combined for two assists in three games. The Capitals had nine different rookies on the roster this season (Vrana,Stephenson, Djoos, Bowey, Jerabek, Gersich, Boyd, Nathan Walker and Liam O’Brien), and six rookies recorded their first career point. O From D - Washington defensemen combined for 176 points this season, including 138 at even strength. Their 138 even strengthpoints were the most Capitals defensemen have recorded over the last four seasons. The Capitals' 1.68 points per game at evenstrength ranked sixth in the NHL. Additionally, 26.3 percent of the Capitals' total even strength points (525) came from defensemen, the10th-highest percentage in the NHL. PLAYOFF MEDIA RESOURCE

The Playoff Media Guide is available for download here

http://snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net/50/9a/8f4c9b184e1ab2062e2afdee8f70/17-18-playoff-guide.pdf

Washington Capitals: 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 04/12/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets L* 00-01-00 3-4 92p,92p,25 9 2-6 2-4 30-27 72 / 31 18506+2 04/15/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets L* 00-02-00 4-5 83,8p,8p,77p 11 3-7 2-4 58-30 72 / 70 18506+3 04/17/2018 @ Columbus Blue Jackets W* 01-02-00 3-2 43,74p,20 20 1-4 4-4 45-35 70 / 72 19337+4 04/19/2018 @ Columbus Blue Jackets5 04/21/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets6 04/23/2018 @ Columbus Blue Jackets7 04/25/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets

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

Date Opp. NISKANEN# 2

KEMPNY# 6

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ORLOV# 9

CONNOLLY# 10

VRANA# 13

STEPHENSON# 18

Apr 12 Vs CBJ 0-0,1/-1 28:00 0-0,1/0 04:04 0-0,4/0 25:42 0-0,2/-1 28:59 0-0,0/0 13:22 0-1,1/-1 06:58 0-0,0/0 09:44Apr 15 Vs CBJ 0-0,3/0 26:50 0-0,4/-1 20:23 2-0,10/0 30:01 0-0,2/-1 28:15 0-0,2/-1 15:57 DNP 0-0,3/0 18:02Apr 17 @ CBJ 0-1,1/0 37:17 0-0,4/0 24:05 0-2,5/-1 29:23 0-0,2/-1 36:00 0-1,4/1 17:58 0-0,2/0 22:00 0-0,1/0 16:33

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ELLER# 20

SMITH-PELLY# 25

JERABEK# 28

DJOOS# 29

CHIASSON# 39

WILSON# 43

Apr 12 Vs CBJ 0-2,2/0 23:22 0-0,3/-1 15:45 1-0,1/-1 12:37 0-0,0/-1 13:17 0-0,1/0 09:59 0-0,0/0 18:55Apr 15 Vs CBJ 0-2,2/0 27:46 0-0,6/-2 18:05 0-0,0/-1 14:14 0-1,3/0 12:30 0-0,0/-1 11:07 0-0,0/0 18:45Apr 17 @ CBJ 0-1,1/0 27:03 1-0(W),4/1 22:37 0-1,1/1 16:31 DNP 0-0,3/1 17:17 0-0,2/0 10:19 1-0,6/-1 26:09

Date Opp. ORPIK# 44

BURAKOVSKY# 65

CARLSON# 74

OSHIE# 77

BEAGLE# 83

KUZNETSOV# 92

GRUBAUER# 31

Apr 12 Vs CBJ 0-0,2/0 19:39 0-0,3/0 21:38 0-3,1/1 28:36 0-0,2/0 21:12 2-0,6/0 23:58 4/27 L 65:33Apr 15 Vs CBJ 0-1,1/-1 15:43 0-0,0/0 02:12 0-3,6/-1 30:06 1-1,6/0 22:51 1-0,2/0 12:53 0-0,8/-1 28:38 4/22 39:50Apr 17 @ CBJ 0-0,0/1 24:39 DNP 1-0,2/-1 33:34 0-0,2/0 29:25 0-0,0/0 15:11 0-0,5/-1 31:01 DND

Date Opp. HOLTBY# 70

Apr 12 Vs CBJ DNDApr 15 Vs CBJ 1/8 L 32:15Apr 17 @ CBJ 2/35 W 89:00

- In his fourth season as Washington's head coach- Became the 17th head coach in Washington Capitals history on May 26, 2014- Record as NHL head coach: 761-568-60-134- Record with Washington: 204-89-34- Won the Jack Adams Trophy in 2016 as the NHL's top head coach- Coached 1,500th game on Feb. 17 at CHI- Passed Lindy Ruff (736) for fifth place on the NHL's all-time wins list on Dec. 30, 2017 vs. NJ- Became the ninth coach in NHL history to reach 1,400 games coached on Jan. 9, 2017 at MTL- Spent 15 seasons as head coach of the Nashville Predators- Ranks third among active coaches on the NHL's all-time wins list (761)- Ranks third all-time in both games coached (1,196) and wins (557) with a single franchise- One of just six coaches in all four major North American sports leagues to have coached or managed a team's first 15 seasons of existence

Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Barry Trotz

#1: Pheonix Copley (G) 6' 4", 200 lbs. / Jan 18, 1992 (26 years and 3 months)

Acquired: From Washington, along with Troy Brouwer and a 2016 3rd roundpick, in exchange for T.J. Oshie on July 2, 2015Last Win: -Last SO: -


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Career Highlights Made his NHL debut at NSH (2/27/2016) ... Recalled from Hershey (3/22) ... Posted a 2.86 goals-against average and a .898 save percentagein 38 games played with Hershey (AHL) this season ... Leads Hershey goaltenders in games played (38), wins (14) and ranks tied for first inshutouts (2) this season.

#31: Philipp Grubauer (G) 6' 1", 191 lbs. / Nov 25, 1991 (26 years and 4 months)

groo-BAHW-uhrDrafted: Capitals fourth-round choice, 112th overall, in the 2010 NHL DraftLast Win: APR 17, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (3)Last SO: MAR 22, 2018 @ DETROIT (4)



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2017-2018 Highlights Recorded career highs in games played (35) and wins (15) … Led NHL in goals-against average (1.93) and save percentage (.937%) sinceNov. 24 (min. 20 games) … Tied a career high in shutouts (3) … Played in his 100th NHL/Capitals game at PIT (4/1), stopping 36 of 37 shots… Stopped all 39 shots he faced to earn his third shutout of the season at DET (3/22) … Stopped 35 of 38 shots faced at NYI (3/15) …Stopped all 24 shots he faced to earn his second shutout of the season at SJ (3/10) … Stopped 32 of 34 shots at BUF (2/19) … Stopped 32 of34 shots at MIN (2/15) … Stopped 36 of 39 shots at CAR (1/12) … Stopped 37 of 38 shots vs. VAN (1/9) … Stopped all 37 shots he faced toearn his first shutout of the season at NYR (12/27) … Stopped 36 of 38 shots at CGY (10/29) … Made 36 saves at TB (10/9).

#70: Braden Holtby (G) 6' 2", 211 lbs. / Sep 16, 1989 (28 years and 7 months)

HOHLT-beeDrafted: Capitals' fourth-round choice, 93rd overall, in the 2008 NHL DraftLast Win: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUSLast SO: APR 24, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (21)



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2017-2018 Highlights

Recorded 30 wins for the fourth-straight season … Stopped 34 of 36 shots at STL (4/2) … Stopped 35 of 37 shots vs. NYR (3/28) … Made 40saves at WPG (2/13) … Stopped 35 of 37 shots vs. CBJ (2/9) … Stopped 37 of 39 saves at CBJ (2/6) … Made 34 saves at CAR (1/2) … Made34 saves at BOS (12/14) … Stopped 37 of 39 shots vs. CHI (12/6) … Made 35 saves vs. CGY (11/20) … Made 35 saves vs. NYI (11/2) …Stopped 38 of 40 shots at EDM (10/28) … Made 34 saves at DET (10/20) … Stopped 38 of 39 shots vs. MTL (10/7).

#2: Matt Niskanen (D) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Dec 6, 1986 (31 years and 4 months)

NIHS-kah-nehnDrafted: Dallas' first-round choice, 28th overall, in the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 29, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (8)Last Assist: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUS



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Led the Capitals in plus/minus (+24) … Was even or better in 52 of his 68 games this season … Played in his 800th NHL game vs. NSH (4/5) … Earned

an assist at PIT (4/1) … Scored a goal at NYR (3/26) … Scored a goal vs. DAL (3/20) … Scored a goal vs. NYI (3/16) … Tallied an assist at NYI (3/15)

… Recorded two assists vs. OTT (2/27) … Tallied two assists vs. BUF (2/24) … Recorded a season high in ice time (27:12) vs. TB (2/20) … Recorded

two points (1g, 1a) vs. VGK (2/4) … Scored a goal vs. NJ (12/30) … Earned two assists at BOS (12/14) … Scored a goal vs. COL (12/12) …. Scored the

game-winning goal vs. NYR (12/8) … Earned an assist at TOR (11/25) … Registered an assist vs. TB (11/24) … Tallied an assist vs. MIN (11/18) …

Missed 13 games due to injury (10/14-11/12) … Recorded an assist at OTT (10/5).

#6: Michal Kempny (D) 6' 0", 194 lbs. / Sep 8, 1990 (27 years and 7 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Trade (2/19/18)Last Goal: APR 7, 2018 vs NEW JERSEYLast Assist: APR 7, 2018 vs NEW JERSEY





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Set career highs in games played (53), plus/minus, (+14), shots (82), time on ice (843), blocked shots (82) and takeaways (9) … Ranked fourth in time

on ice (303) among Capitals defensemen since March 1 … Scored his first Capitals goal vs. CAR (3/30), marking his first Capitals point … Made his

Capitals debut at FLA (2/22) … Acquired from Chicago for the Capitals third-round choice in the 2018 NHL Draft (2/19).

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 3", 235 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (32 years and 7 months)

oh-VEHCH-kihnDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 15, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (1)Last Assist: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUS



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Scored two power play goals in Game 2 of the ECQF vs. CLB (4/15) ... Led the NHL in goals (49) and shots (355) .... Earned his seventh Maurice

“Rocket” Richard Trophy … Led the Capitals in points (87), overtime goals (3) and multi-point games (24) … Played in his 1,000th NHL game at PIT

(4/1), becoming the first player in franchise history to play in 1,000 games … Scored two goals vs. WPG (3/12), becoming the fourth-fastest player in

NHL history to score 600 goals (990 games) … Registered four points (1g, 3a) at MIN (2/15), becoming the 61st player in NHL history to reach the

1,100-point milestone … Recorded his 20th career hat trick at TOR (11/25) … Scored the game-winning goal in OT at DET (10/20), passing Jaromir

Jagr for first place on the all-time NHL overtime goals list ... Scored hat tricks in each of the Capitals’ first two games (at OTT 10/5, vs. MTL 10/7),

becoming the first player to open the season with two straight hat tricks in 100 years.

#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) 5' 11", 212 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (26 years and 8 months)

ohr-LAWFDrafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 1, 2018 @ PITTSBURGH (3)Last Assist: MAY 8, 2017 @ PITTSBURGH (4)



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Set career highs in goals (10) and time on ice (1897) … Played in all 82 games for the third consecutive season and third time in his career … Ranked

second among Capitals defensemen in goals (10), points (31), time on ice per game (23:07), takeaways (54) and hits (128) … Scored the game-winning

goal at PIT (4/1) … Earned an assist vs. NYI (3/16) … Recorded three points (1g, 2a) at NYI (3/15), marking his first three-point game in the NHL …

Scored a goal vs. DET (2/11) … Tallied an assist vs. VGK (2/4) … Registered two points (1g, 1a) at PIT (2/2) … Scored a goal at NJ (1/18) … Scored a

goal at CAR (1/2) … Scored a goal at DAL (12/19) … Earned an assist vs. CHI (12/6) … Posted a four-game point streak (12/4-12/11: 1g, 3a) …

Registered an assist vs. TB (11/24) … Tallied an assist vs. OTT (11/22) … Scored the game-winning goal vs. MIN (11/18) … Scored a goal vs. EDM

(11/12) … Earned an assist at BOS (11/4) … Recorded a season high in ice time (27: 37) at DET (10/20).

#10: Brett Connolly (R) 6' 3", 195 lbs. / May 2, 1992 (25 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Lightning's first-round choice, sixth overall, in the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2016Last Goal: MAR 22, 2018 @ DETROIT (7)Last Assist: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUS





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Tied a career high in goals (15) … Ranked third in the NHL in shooting percentage (22.4%, min. 50 games) … Ranked tied for fifth on the team in power

play goals (4) … Registered an assist at STL (4/2) … Scored the game-winning goal at DET (3/22) … Posted a three-game point streak (2/20-2/24: 0g,

3a) … Scored a goal vs. DET (2/11) … Scored a power-play goal at FLA (1/25) … Scored two goals at NJ (1/18) … Scored the game-winning goal vs.

COL (12/12) … Registered two points (1g, 1a) at DAL (12/19) … Recorded a goal streak of three games (12/2-12/6: 3g), tying a career high … Scored a

goal at COL (11/16) … Registered an assist at NSH (11/14) … Earned an assist vs. PIT (10/11) … Scored a goal at Ottawa (10/5).

#13: Jakub Vrana (L) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Feb 28, 1996 (22 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 16, 2018 vs NY ISLANDERS (9)Last Assist: APR 12, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (1)





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Recorded career highs in games played (73), goals (13), assists (14) and points (27) … First Capitals rookie to score double digit goals in a season

since 2005-2006 (Alex Ovechkin: 52) … Recorded an assist at DET (3/22) … Recorded two points vs. NYI (3/16) … Scored a goal at LA (3/8) … Scored

a goal vs. TOR (3/3) … Registered an assist at BUF (2/19) … Recorded an assist vs. CBJ (2/9) … Earned an assist at CAR (1/12) … Scored a goal at

BOS (12/14) … Scored a goal vs. COL (12/12) … Scored a power play goal vs. SJ (12/4) … Scored the game-winning goal at TOR (11/25) … Scored

two goals vs. OTT (11/22) … Scored the game-winning goal at NJ (10/13) … Earned an assist vs. MTL (10/7) … Tallied two assists at OTT (10/5).

#18: Chandler Stephenson (C) 6' 0", 203 lbs. / Apr 22, 1994 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Capitals' third-round pick, 77th overall, in the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 18, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (10)Last Assist: APR 7, 2018 vs NEW JERSEY





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Set a career high in games played (67) … Ranked tied for second on the team in plus/minus (+13) … Scored a goal at PHI (3/18) … Tallied an assist vs.

TOR (3/3) … Earned an assist vs. CBJ (2/9) … Scored a goal vs. VGK (2/4) … Scored two goals vs. PHI (1/31), marking his first multi-goal game in the

NHL … Registered an assist at CAR (1/2) … Registered an assist in three-straight games (12/8-12/12) … Scored a goal vs. PIT (11/10) … Tallied an

assist at NSH (11/14) … Earned an assist at BOS (11/4) … Recorded two assists vs. NYI (11/2) … Scored first NHL goal and point at VAN (10/26).

#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (30 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Capitals' forst-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAY 8, 2017 @ PITTSBURGH (4)Last Assist: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUS



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Recorded two assists in Game 1 of the ECQF vs. CLB (4/12) ... Ranked third on the team in goals (21), assists (50) and points (71) … Recorded at least

70 points for the fifth straight season and seventh time in his career … Recorded at least 50 assists for the fifth straight season and eighth time in his

career ... Played in his 800th NHL game at LA (3/8) ... Scored his 200th career goal at CBJ (2/6) … Earned three points (1g, 2a) at STL (4/2) …

Registered two assists at NYR (3/26), passing Mike Gartner (789) for third place on the franchise points list … Tallied four assists at Montreal (3/24),

marking his second four-point game of the season … Recorded three points (1g, 2a) at NYI (3/15) … Registered three points (1g, 2a) vs. TOR (3/3),

including the game-winning goal …Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. STL (1/7), including the game-winning goal in OT … Tallied four points (1g, 3a) at

NJ (10/13) … Registered three points (1g, 2a) at TB (10/9).

#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (28 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: From Montreal in exchange for Washington's second-round pick in the2017 and 2018 NHL Draft, June 24, 2016Last Goal: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUSLast Assist: MAY 6, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (5)



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Set career highs in goals (18), points (38), power play goals (3), shots (161) and time on ice (1239) this season … Led Capitals forwards in blocked

shots (69) … Played in 600th NHL game vs. CAR (3/30) … Registered two assists vs. DAL (3/20) … Scored his 100th NHL goal at SJ (3/10) … Scored

a goal at FLA (2/22) … Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. CBJ (2/9) … Earned two assists vs. PHI (1/31) … Recorded a goal in four-straight games (1/7-

1/12: 4g) … Recorded his 200th career point vs. VAN (1/9), scoring the game-winning goal … Registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. BOS (12/28) … Tallied

two assists at DAL (12/19) … Earned an assist vs. PIT (11/10) … Registered three points (2g, 1a) vs. NYI (11/2), including the game-winning goal …

Recorded two points (1g, 1a) at EDM (10/28) … Earned an assist at OTT (10/5).

#22: Madison Bowey (D) 6' 2", 198 lbs. / Apr 22, 1995 (22 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 53rd overall, in the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: JAN 31, 2018 vs PHILADELPHIA (9)





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Recorded a point in three straight games (11/2-11/6/17, 2g, 3a) ... Made his NHL debut 10/14/17 at Philadelphia ... Scored 14 points for Hershey (3g,

11a) in 2016-17 ... Led Hershey in plus/minus (+22) and led Hershey defensemen in points (29) and assists (25) in 2015-16 ... Was named Hershey's

Defenseman of the Year in 2015-16 ... Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship.

#25: Devante Smith-Pelly (R) 6' 0", 223 lbs. / Jun 14, 1992 (25 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Anaheim's 3rd choice (2nd round), 42nd overall, in 2010 Entry Draft.Acquired: Signed as free agent, July 3, 2017Last Goal: APR 12, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (2)Last Assist: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUS



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Recorded a career high in in games played (75) and blocked shots (62) … Ranked second among Capitals forwards in hits (151) and blocked shots (62)

… Recorded an assist vs. DET (2/11) … Registered an assist vs. CBJ (2/9) … Scored a goal vs. PHI (1/31) … Scored a goal at CAR (1/2) … Tallied an

assist vs. NJ (12/30) … Scored a goal vs. COL (12/12) … Scored a goal vs. SJ (12/4) … Scored the game-winning goal vs. TB (11/24) … Scored a goal

vs. ARI (11/5) … Scored his first Capitals goal at EDM (10/28) … Earned an assist at NJ (10/13) … Registered an assist vs. MTL (10/7), marking his first

Capitals point.

#28: Jakub Jerabek (D) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / May 12, 1991 (26 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Not draftedAcquired: Trade (2/21/18)Last Goal: MAR 24, 2018 @ MONTREAL (4)Last Assist: APR 15, 2018 vs COLUMBUS





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Recorded an assist at STL (4/2) … Tallied an assist at NYR (3/26) … Scored his first Capitals goal at MTL (3/24) … Earned an assist at NYI (3/15),

marking his first Capitals point … Made his Capitals debut vs. OTT (2/27) … Acquired from Montreal for the Capitals’ fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL

Draft (2/21) … Scored his first NHL goal with Montreal at BOS (1/17) … Made his NHL debut with the Canadiens at NSH (11/22).

#29: Christian Djoos (D) 6' 0", 169 lbs. / Aug 6, 1994 (23 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Capitals' seventh-round pick, 195th overall, in the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: DEC 30, 2017 vs NEW JERSEY (32)Last Assist: FEB 19, 2018 @ BUFFALO (13)





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Ranked tied for second on the team in plus/minus (+13) … Registered an assist at BUF (2/19) … Posted a four-game point streak (1/31-2/6: 0g, 4a) …

Tallied an assist vs. CAR (1/11) … Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. NJ (12/30) … Registered an assist at BOS (12/14) … Earned an assist vs. CHI

(12/6) … Scored a goal vs. FLA (10/21) … Registered two points (1g, 1a) in his NHL debut vs. PIT (10/11), becoming the first defensemen in franchise

history to record two points in debut game.

#39: Alex Chiasson (R) 6' 4", 208 lbs. / Oct 1, 1990 (27 years and 6 months)

Drafted: DAL - 2nd round (38th overall) in the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 4, 2017Last Goal: APR 18, 2014 @ ANAHEIM (15)Last Assist: APR 16, 2014 @ ANAHEIM (16)



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Led the Capitals in shorthanded points (3) … Scored a goal at STL (4/2) … Recorded an assist at NYR (3/26) … Earned an assist at Montreal (3/24) …

Registered three points (1g, 2a) vs. NYI (3/16), including a power-play goal … Tallied an assist vs. Buffalo (2/24) … Registered an assist at WPG (2/13)

… Scored a goal at CAR (1/2) … Scored two goals at BOS (12/14), including the game-winning goal while shorthanded … Scored a goal vs. CBJ (12/2)

… Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. OTT (11/22) … Earned an assist at DET (10/20).

#43: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Mar 29, 1994 (24 years)

Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUSLast Assist: MAY 4, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (18)



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Set career highs in goals (14), assists (21) and points (35) … Ranked second in the NHL in penalty minutes (187) and fourth in hits (250) … Scored a

goal at PIT (4/1) … Scored two goals at MTL (3/24) … Scored a goal vs. OTT (2/27) … Scored a goal at CHI (2/17) … Registered three points (2g, 1a)

at MIN (2/15) … Scored a goal at CBJ (2/6) … Earned an assist at FLA (1/25) … Registered an assist at NJ (1/18) … Scored a goal vs. NJ (12/30) …

Tallied two points (1g, 1a) vs. NYR (12/8) … Recorded four points vs. CHI (12/6), marking his first four-point NHL game … Tallied an assist vs. EDM

(11/12) … Recorded an assist at COL (11/16) … Scored two goals at BOS (11/4), including the game-winning goal … Earned an assist vs. NYI (11/2) …

Recorded an assist at DET (10/20).

#44: Brooks Orpik (D) 6' 3", 217 lbs. / Sep 26, 1980 (37 years and 6 months)

OHR-pihkDrafted: Penguins' first-round choice, 18th overall, in the 2000 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 21, 2014 @ COLUMBUS (38)Last Assist: APR 15, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (1)



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Led the Capitals in blocked shots (168) … Led Capitals defensemen and ranked second on the team in hits (218) … Recorded an assist at STL (4/2) …

Missed one game due to injury at PHI (3/18) … Tallied an assist at LA (3/8) … Earned an assist at FLA (1/25) … Registered an assist at NJ (1/18) …

Tallied an assist at CAR (1/2) … Recorded seven hits at ARI (12/22) … Earned an assist vs. CBJ (12/2) … Tallied an assist and led WSH in blocked

shots (5) vs. OTT (11/22) … Registered a season-high eight hits in 18:20 of ice time vs. MIN (11/18) … Earned an assist at BUF (11/7) … Tallied an

assist at BOS (11/4) … Recorded a season high in ice time (27:47) at EDM (10/28) … Earned an assist at PHI (10/14).

#63: Shane Gersich (L) 5' 11", 175 lbs. / Jul 10, 1996 (21 years and 9 months)

Last Goal: -Last Assist: APR 7, 2018 vs NEW JERSEY



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Made NHL debut vs NYR (3/28) ... Recorded 29 points (13g, 16a) in 40 games with the University of North Dakota in his junior season ... Finished his

NCAA career with 77 points (43g, 34a) in 117 games ... Played in 52 games for the Omaha Lancers (USHL) in the 2014-2015 season, leading the team

in points (51), goals (28), power play points (16), power play goals (10) and game-winning goals (5).

#65: Andre Burakovsky (L) 6' 3", 201 lbs. / Feb 9, 1995 (23 years and 2 months)

buhr-a-KAWV-skeeDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 23rd overall, in the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAY 8, 2017 @ PITTSBURGH (3)Last Assist: MAY 6, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (4)





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Ranked third on the team in game-winning goals (5), setting a new career high … Scored the game-winning goal at STL (4/2) … Scored a goal vs. NYR

(3/28) … Earned two assists at MTL (3/24) … Registered two points (1g, 1a) at NYI (3/15) … Recorded two points (1g, 1a) at FLA (2/22) … Earned two

points (1g, 1a) at MIN (2/15) … Scored a goal vs. PHI (1/31) … Tallied an assist at FLA (1/25) … Registered three points (2g, 1a) at DAL (12/19),

including the game-winning goal in OT … Recorded 100th career point vs. COL (12/12) … Missed 19 games due to injury (10/26-12/6) … Registered

two points (1g, 1a) at DET (10/20) … Earned an assist vs. MTL (10/7).

#72: Travis Boyd (C) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Sep 14, 1993 (24 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Capitals' sixth-round choice, 177th overall, in the 2011 NHL DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: MAR 18, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (3)





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Made his NHL debut vs SJS (12/4) ... Recalled from Hershey (2/21) ... Recorded 43 points (11g, 32a) in 53 games with Hershey (AHL) this season ...

Led Hershey in points (63) and assists (47) last season.

#74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 218 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (28 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 17, 2018 @ COLUMBUSLast Assist: APR 15, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (1)



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Recorded three assists in Game 2 of the EQCF vs. CLB (4/15) ... Registered three assists in Game 1 of the ECQF vs. CLB (4/12) ... Set career highs in

goals (15), assists (53), points (68), shots (237) and time on ice (2032) … Led NHL defensemen in points (68) and power play assists (28) … Ranked

second among NHL defensemen in power play points (32) and tied for third in assists (53) … Led the Capitals in time on ice per game (24:46), power

play points (32) and takeaways (58) … Recorded his 250th career assist at MTL (3/24) … Played in his 600th NHL/Capitals game at DET (3/22),

becoming the eighth defensemen in franchise history to reach the 600-game plateau with the Capitals … Posted a six-game point streak (3/10-3/20: 3g,

5a) … Recorded a season high in ice time (30:51) at CAR (1/2) … Earned three points (1g, 2a) vs. NJ (12/30), including the game-winning goal

…Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. ARI (11/6), including the game-winning goal in OT.

#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' 11", 195 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (31 years and 3 months)

OH-sheeDrafted: Blues' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: From St. Louis in exhange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, July 2, 2015Last Goal: APR 15, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (1)Last Assist: APR 15, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (1)



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Led Capitals forwards in takeaways (51) … Ranked second on the team in power play goals (9) … Ranked third among Capitals forwards in blocked

shots (54) … Scored a goal at PIT (4/1) … Tallied two points vs. DAL (1g, 1a), marking his ninth multi-point game of the season … Scored two goals at

NYI (3/15) … Scored the game-winning goal vs. PHI (1/31) … Missed six games due to injury (12/6-12/19) … Tallied three assists vs. TOR (11/25) …

Earned two assists vs. OTT (11/22) … Record two assists vs. STL (11/7) … Scored two goals at NSH (11/14) … Scored the game-winning goal vs. PIT

(11/10) … Recorded three points (2g, 1a) at NJ (10/13) … Registered three points (2g, 1a) at TB (10/9), including two power play goals … Scored the

game-winning goal vs. MTL (10/7).

#83: Jay Beagle (C) 6' 3", 218 lbs. / Oct 16, 1985 (32 years and 6 months)

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, March 26, 2008Last Goal: APR 15, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (1)Last Assist: MAY 6, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (30)



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Scored a goal at MTL (3/24) … Earned an assist vs. TOR (3/3) … Tallied two assists vs. DET (2/11) … Scored the game-winning goal vs. CBJ (2/9),

marking his 50th career goal … Registered an assist vs. PHI (1/31) … Recorded an assist at NJ (1/18) … Scored the game-winning goal with two

seconds left in regulation at CAR (1/12) … Scored a goal vs. NYR (12/8) … Registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. TB (11/24) … Scored a goal at EDM

(10/28) … Scored a goal at DET (10/20) … Recorded an assist vs. MTL (10/7).

#92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) 6' 2", 204 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (25 years and 10 months)

ehv-GEH-nee kooz-neht-SAWFDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 26th overall, in the 2010 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 12, 2018 vs COLUMBUS (2)Last Assist: MAY 8, 2017 @ PITTSBURGH (4)



Career vs. Opp 18 4-11-15 6 8


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Scored two goals in Game 1 of the ECQF vs. CLB (4/12) ... Recorded career highs in goals (27), points (83) and time on ice (1486) … Led the Capitals

in assists (56) and game-winning goals (8) … Earned two points (1g, 1a) vs. NYR (3/28), including the game-winning goal in OT … Scored a

shorthanded goal at NYR (3/26) … Scored two power play goals at MTL (3/24) … Missed two games due to injury (3/18-3/20) … Recorded two points

(1g, 1a) vs. WPG (3/12), including the game-winning goal in OT … Recorded three points (1g, 2a) vs. TOR (3/3) … Scored two goals vs. OTT (2/27),

including the game-winning goal … Registered four points (1g, 3a) vs. BUF (2/24), marking his second four point-game of the season … Posted a

career-best eight-game point streak (1/25-2/13: 2g, 9a) … Registered two points (1g, 1a) at ARI (12/22) … Recorded three assists vs. COL (12/12) …

Scored two goals vs. LA (11/30) … Recorded his 200th NHL point vs. ARI (11/6) … Recorded four assists vs. MTL (10/7).

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