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Edmonton OilersGame Notes

Sun, Oct 16, 2016 NHL Game #31

Edmonton OilersTeam Game: 3Home Game: 2

2 - 0 - 0 (4 pts)1 - 0 - 0 (Home)1 - 0 - 0 (Road)

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 2Road Game: 1

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

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%33 Cam Talbot 2 2 0 0 3.50 .90850 Jonas Gustavsson - - - - - -

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%31 Anders Nilsson - - - - - -40 Robin Lehner 1 0 1 0 4.14 .833

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Andrej Sekera 2 0 1 1 1 24 D Kris Russell 2 0 3 3 3 05 D Mark Fayne - - - - - -6 D Adam Larsson 2 0 1 1 2 0

14 R Jordan Eberle 2 2 1 3 1 215 R Tyler Pitlick 2 1 0 1 -1 019 L Patrick Maroon 2 1 0 1 0 425 D Darnell Nurse 2 0 2 2 -1 027 L Milan Lucic 2 0 2 2 2 529 C Leon Draisaitl 2 2 2 4 -1 042 L Anton Slepyshev 1 0 0 0 0 044 R Zack Kassian 2 1 0 1 0 251 C Anton Lander 1 0 0 0 0 055 C Mark Letestu 2 1 0 1 0 062 D Eric Gryba 1 0 0 0 0 067 L Benoit Pouliot 2 0 0 0 -1 877 D Oscar Klefbom 2 0 1 1 2 083 D Matthew Benning - - - - - -93 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2 0 0 0 -1 297 C Connor McDavid 2 3 3 6 4 298 R Jesse Puljujarvi 2 1 0 1 1 0

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Josh Gorges 1 0 0 0 -2 46 D Cody Franson 1 0 0 0 -1 09 L Evander Kane 1 0 0 0 0 0

12 R Brian Gionta 1 0 0 0 -1 015 C Jack Eichel - - - - - -21 R Kyle Okposo - - - - - -22 C Johan Larsson 1 0 0 0 -1 023 C Sam Reinhart 1 0 1 1 -1 026 L Matt Moulson 1 1 0 1 -1 027 C Derek Grant 1 0 0 0 -1 028 C Zemgus Girgensons 1 0 0 0 -1 029 D Jake McCabe 1 0 0 0 -1 034 D Casey Nelson 1 0 0 0 -1 044 L Nicolas Deslauriers 1 0 0 0 -1 047 D Zach Bogosian 1 0 0 0 -1 052 R Hudson Fasching 1 0 0 0 -1 055 D Rasmus Ristolainen 1 0 1 1 -2 063 L Tyler Ennis 1 0 0 0 -2 073 R Nicholas Baptiste - - - - - -77 D Dmitry Kulikov - - - - - -82 L Marcus Foligno 1 0 0 0 -1 290 C Ryan O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 -1 0

President of Hockey Operations &General Manager

Peter Chiarelli

Senior V.P. of Hockey Operations Craig MacTavishAssistant General Manager Keith GretzkyHead Coach Todd McLellanAssistant Coaches Jay Woodcroft, Jim Johnson,

Ian Herbers, Dustin Schwartz(Goaltending Coach) Jeremy

Coupal (Video Coach)

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

Tom Ward, Andrew Allen(Goaltending Coach), Adam

Nightingale (Video Coach)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Brad Watson (23), Tim Peel (20) Linesmen Ryan Gibbons (58), Devin Berg (87)

Supervisor Michael McGeough Video Judge Michael McGeough

Ntl. Anthem Robert Clark

Today's ScheduleBUF @ EDM : 5:00 ANA @ NYI : 6:00 CAR @ VAN : 7:00

Edmonton Oilers: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 198 Jun 8, 1986 Bojnice, SVK4 Kris Russell D 5' 10" 170 May 2, 1987 Caroline, AB, CAN5 Mark Fayne D 6' 3" 212 May 15, 1987 Nashua, NH, USA6 Adam Larsson D 6' 3" 205 Nov 12, 1992 Skellefteå, SWE14 Jordan Eberle R 5' 11" 181 May 15, 1990 Regina, SK, CAN15 Tyler Pitlick R 6' 0" 202 Nov 1, 1991 Minneapolis, MN, USA19 Patrick Maroon L 6' 3" 230 Apr 23, 1988 St. Louis, MO, USA25 Darnell Nurse D 6' 4" 213 Feb 4, 1995 Hamilton, ON, CAN27 Milan Lucic L 6' 3" 233 Jun 7, 1988 Vancouver, BC, CAN29 Leon Draisaitl C 6' 1" 214 Oct 27, 1995 Cologne, DEU33 Cam Talbot G 6' 3" 193 Jul 5, 1987 Caledonia, ON, CAN42 Anton Slepyshev L 6' 2" 187 May 13, 1994 Penza, RUS44 Zack Kassian R 6' 3" 217 Jan 24, 1991 Windsor, ON, CAN50 Jonas Gustavsson G 6' 4" 201 Oct 24, 1984 Danderyd, SWE51 Anton Lander C 6' 0" 184 Apr 24, 1991 Sundsvall, SWE55 Mark Letestu C 5' 10" 197 Feb 4, 1985 Elk Point, AB, CAN62 Eric Gryba D 6' 4" 228 Apr 14, 1988 Saskatoon, SK, CAN67 Benoit Pouliot L 6' 3" 200 Sep 29, 1986 Alfred, ON, CAN77 Oscar Klefbom D 6' 3" 215 Jul 20, 1993 Karlstad, SWE83 Matthew Benning D 6' 0" 202 May 25, 1994 Edmonton, AB, CAN93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C 6' 0" 189 Apr 12, 1993 Burnaby, BC, CAN97 Connor McDavid C 6' 1" 190 Jan 13, 1997 Richmond Hill, ON, CAN98 Jesse Puljujarvi R 6' 4" 203 May 7, 1998 Alvkarleby, SWE

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 202 Age: 25.9

Injured Reserve List (4 Players)21 Andrew Ference D 5' 11" 182 Mar 17, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN23 Matt Hendricks L 6' 0" 207 Jun 17, 1981 Blaine, MN, USA26 Iiro Pakarinen R 6' 1" 215 Aug 25, 1991 Loviisa, FIN88 Brandon Davidson D 6' 2" 210 Aug 21, 1991 Lethbridge, AB, CAN

Goal StreaksJORDAN EBERLE (2 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksKRIS RUSSELL (3 / 2 Games)CONNOR MCDAVID (3 / 2 Games)LEON DRAISAITL (2 / 2 Games)DARNELL NURSE (2 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksKRIS RUSSELL (0-3-3 / 2 Games)DARNELL NURSE (0-2-2 / 2 Games)JORDAN EBERLE (2-1-3 / 2 Games)CONNOR MCDAVID (3-3-6 / 2 Games)LEON DRAISAITL (2-2-4 / 2 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (24 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 204 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN6 Cody Franson D 6' 5" 224 Aug 8, 1987 Sicamous, BC, CAN9 Evander Kane L 6' 2" 211 Aug 2, 1991 Vancouver, BC, CAN12 Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 178 Jan 18, 1979 Rochester, NY, USA15 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 196 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 218 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA22 Johan Larsson C 5' 11" 200 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE23 Sam Reinhart C 6' 1" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 200 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN27 Derek Grant C 6' 3" 212 Apr 20, 1990 Abbotsford, BC, CAN28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 2" 200 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA29 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 209 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA31 Anders Nilsson G 6' 6" 229 Mar 19, 1990 Lulea, SWE34 Casey Nelson D 6' 1" 190 Jul 18, 1992 Wisconsin rapids, WI, USA40 Robin Lehner G 6' 4" 239 Jul 24, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE44 Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' 1" 216 Feb 22, 1991 LaSalle, QC, CAN47 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 228 Jul 15, 1990 Massena, NY, USA52 Hudson Fasching R 6' 2" 209 Jul 28, 1995 Milwaukee, WI, USA55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 203 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN63 Tyler Ennis L 5' 9" 175 Oct 6, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN73 Nicholas Baptiste R 6' 1" 206 Aug 4, 1995 Ottawa, ON, CAN77 Dmitry Kulikov D 6' 1" 204 Oct 29, 1990 Lipetsk, RUS82 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 228 Aug 10, 1991 Buffalo, NY, USA90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 1" 210 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN

24 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 207 Age: 25.8

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)8 Cody McCormick C 6' 2" 222 Apr 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

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

C 97 Connor McDavid 2 3 3 6 4 2 0 0 1 8 37.5 22:48 40.62 0 0C 29 Leon Draisaitl 2 2 2 4 -1 0 1 0 0 6 33.3 15:47 51.72 1 1R 14 Jordan Eberle 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 7 28.6 19:49 0.00 0 1D 4 Kris Russell 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 19:25 0.00 3 5D 25 Darnell Nurse 2 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 17:08 0.00 2 2L 27 Milan Lucic 2 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 5 0.0 18:53 0.00 7 0R 15 Tyler Pitlick 2 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 09:05 0.00 3 0L 19 Patrick Maroon 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 20.0 14:39 0.00 4 0R 44 Zack Kassian 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 50.0 11:33 0.00 3 0C 55 Mark Letestu 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 25.0 13:14 50.00 3 0R 98 Jesse Puljujarvi 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 33.3 10:09 0.00 1 0D 2 Andrej Sekera 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 20:34 0.00 0 2D 6 Adam Larsson 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 20:29 0.00 2 2D 77 Oscar Klefbom 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 23:23 0.00 0 5L 42 Anton Slepyshev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 09:22 0.00 1 0C 51 Anton Lander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 09:31 33.33 0 3D 62 Eric Gryba 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15:46 0.00 2 0L 67 Benoit Pouliot 2 0 0 0 -1 8 0 0 0 3 0.0 14:28 0.00 0 3D 88 Brandon Davidson 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 07:49 0.00 1 1C 93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 16:55 29.63 2 0

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM33 Cam Talbot 2 120 3.50 2 0 0 0 7 69 .908 0 0 050 Jonas Gustavsson - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

L 26 Matt Moulson 1 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 4 25.0 11:29 0.00 1 0C 23 Sam Reinhart 1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 21:02 63.63 0 0D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 1 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 23:17 0.00 2 1D 4 Josh Gorges 1 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 1 0.0 18:06 0.00 0 1D 6 Cody Franson 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 18:56 0.00 1 0L 9 Evander Kane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 12:43 100.00 3 0R 12 Brian Gionta 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15:52 0.00 2 0C 22 Johan Larsson 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 17:36 63.63 1 1C 27 Derek Grant 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13:55 50.00 1 0C 28 Zemgus Girgensons 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 11:39 54.54 2 0D 29 Jake McCabe 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22:11 0.00 2 0D 34 Casey Nelson 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11:47 0.00 0 0L 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 11:24 0.00 6 0D 47 Zach Bogosian 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 22:21 0.00 1 2R 52 Hudson Fasching 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 10:28 0.00 1 0L 63 Tyler Ennis 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:37 0.00 0 1L 82 Marcus Foligno 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 14:57 0.00 4 1C 90 Ryan O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 22:44 81.81 1 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM31 Anders Nilsson - - - - - - - - - - - - -40 Robin Lehner 1 58 4.14 0 1 0 0 4 20 .833 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ Edmonton OilersTeam Records

Buffalo Sabres Edmonton OilersLast game: Thursday VS MONTREAL (4-1 L) Friday AT CALGARY (5-3 W)Next game: Tuesday AT CALGARY Tuesday VS CAROLINA

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

Last 5 Games: 0 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 - 0Last 10 Games: 0 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 - 01-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 02-Goal Games 0 - 0 1 - 03-Goal Games 0 - 1 1 - 0

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

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

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

OT Record - Franchise: 169 - 163 - 215 167 - 178 - 206Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 67 - 58 61 - 58Outshooting opponent: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

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

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0

Month by Month RecordBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 0-1-0 0 2-0-0 4

Totals: 0-1-0 0 2-0-0 4

Buffalo Sabres @ Edmonton OilersSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 0 0 1 0 1 ( 1.0 avg.)Opponents: 1 1 2 0 4 ( 4.0 avg.)

Edmonton Oilers: 4 3 5 0 12 ( 6.0 avg.)Opponents: 3 2 2 0 7 ( 3.5 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 6 15 10 0 31 (31.0 avg.)Opponents: 8 7 9 0 24 (24.0 avg.)

Edmonton Oilers: 22 19 16 0 57 (28.5 avg.)Opponents: 33 23 20 0 76 (38.0 avg.)

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

G Att % G Att %Overall: 1 5 20.0 (T-14th NHL) 3 10 30.0 (9th NHL)Home: 1 5 20.0 (T-9th NHL) 1 6 16.7 (12th NHL)Road: 0 0 0.0 2 4 50.0 (T-3rd NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (30th NHL)

Penalty KillingBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

G Att % G Att %Overall: 0 2 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 1 8 87.5 (T-11th NHL)Home: 0 2 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 1 3 66.7 (16th NHL)Road: 0 0 0.0 0 5 100.0 (T-1st NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-6th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL)

PenaltiesBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank1 6 6.0 (T-2nd NHL) 2 27 13.5 (23rd NHL)

Goal SituationsBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

For Against For Against6 on 5: 0 0 0 06 on 4: 0 0 0 06 on 3: 0 0 0 05 on 5: 0 4 5 45 on 4: 1 0 3 25 on 3: 0 0 0 04 on 4: 0 0 0 04 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 03 on 6: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 0 0 1 14 on 6: 0 0 0 05 on 6: 0 0 2 0

Empty Net: 0 0 2 0Penalty Shots: 0 0 1 0

Total: 1 4 12 7

Buffalo Sabres @ Edmonton OilersSituations

Individual LeadersBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

Points: M. MOULSON (1),R. RISTOLAINEN (1),S. REINHART (1) C. MCDAVID (6),L. DRAISAITL (4),K. RUSSELL (3)Goals: M. MOULSON (1) C. MCDAVID (3),J. EBERLE (2),L. DRAISAITL (2)

Assists: R. RISTOLAINEN (1),S. REINHART (1) K. RUSSELL (3),C. MCDAVID (3),M. LUCIC (2)PP Goals: M. MOULSON (1) J. EBERLE (1),L. DRAISAITL (1),J. PULJUJARVI (1)SH Goals: M. LETESTU (1)

GW Goals: M. LETESTU (1),C. MCDAVID (1)3+ Goals:

PIM: J. GORGES (4),M. FOLIGNO (2) B. POULIOT (8),M. LUCIC (5),P. MAROON (4)Shots: R. RISTOLAINEN (5),M. MOULSON (4),N. DESLAURIERS (4) C. MCDAVID (8),J. EBERLE (7),L. DRAISAITL (6)

+/-: E. KANE (0),B. GIONTA (-1),M. MOULSON (-1) C. MCDAVID (+4),K. RUSSELL (+3),M. LUCIC (+2)

ShootoutBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

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

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

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

Player G A PMatt Moulson 1 0 1Sam Reinhart 0 1 1Rasmus Ristolainen 0 1 1

Player G A PLeon Draisaitl 1 1 2Connor McDavid 0 2 2Jordan Eberle 1 0 1Milan Lucic 0 1 1Jesse Puljujarvi 1 0 1

Short HandedBuffalo Sabres Edmonton Oilers

Player G A P

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Player G A PMark Letestu 1 0 1

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OILERS HOCKEY COMMUNICATIONS:J.J. Hebert Shawn May Senior Director, Hockey Communications Manager, Hockey Communications [email protected] [email protected] André BrinManager, Hockey Communications and [email protected] LAST GAME5-3 at Calgary Flames October 14, 2016 – Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta Goal scorers: EDM – McDavid, Eberle, Draisaitl (2), Letestu CGY – Monahan, Frolik, Jokipakka Goals 1 2 3 T Shots on net 1 2 3 TEDM 1 1 3 5 EDM 12 10 7 29CGY 2 0 1 3 CGY 24 3 8 35 Power plays: EDM 2/4 CGY 0/5 Three stars 1. Connor McDavid (EDM) Attendance: 19,289

Mikael Backlund (CGY)

Jordan Eberle (EDM) UPCOMING GAMESDATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIOOct. 16, 2016 vs. Buffalo 5:00 PM MT SN1 630 CHED RadioOct. 18, 2016 vs. Carolina 7:00 PM MT SNOL 630 CHED RadioOct. 20, 2016 vs. St. Louis 7:00 PM MT SNOL 630 CHED Radio*Oct. 23, 2016 @ Winnipeg 1:00 PM MT Sportsnet, TVAS2 630 CHED Radio *Heritage Classic Game to be played at Investors Group FieldGAME INFO vs. BUFFALOEdmonton Oilers vs. Buffalo Sabres (GM # 3/ 82) (HG #2/ 41)7:00 PM MT/ Rogers PlaceSN1, NHLN-US, MSG-B, 630 CHED Radio, WGR (550 AM) Tonight’s game against Buffalo marks the first of two meetings this season between the Sabres and Oilers. The next time these teamswill meet is on December 6th in Buffalo. LAST GAME vs. BUFFALO 2-1 (OT) at Buffalo Sabres March 1, 2016 – First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY Goal scorers: EDM – McDavid (2) BUF – O’Reilly Goals 1 2 3 OT T Shots on net 1 2 3 OT T

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EDM 1 0 0 1 2 EDM 13 14 8 6 41BUF 0 0 1 0 1 BUF 12 12 8 0 32 Power plays: EDM 0/3 BUF 0/1 Three stars 1. Connor McDavid (EDM) Attendance: 19,070

Robin Lehner (BUF)

Cam Talbot (EDM) LAST 10 GAMES vs. BUFFALOOILERS RECORD: 5-5-0GF: 24 GA: 33 Season Date Game Score2015-16 March 1, 2016 @ Buffalo 2-1 W (OT)2015-16 December 6, 2015 vs. Buffalo 4-2 W2014-15 January 29, 2015 vs. Buffalo 3-2 W2014-15 November 7, 2014 @ Buffalo 3-2 W2013-14 March 20, 2014 vs. Buffalo 1-3 L2013-14 February 3, 2014 @ Buffalo 3-2 W2011-12 January 3, 2012 @ Buffalo 3-4 L2010-11 December 28, 2010 vs. Buffalo 2-4 L2009-10 November 11, 2009 @ Buffalo 1-3 L2008-09 January 27, 2009 vs. Buffalo 2-10 L ALL-TIME RECORD vs. BUFFALOAll-time: 71 games played (39-21-10-1) - .627 - 258GF, 221GAHome: 35 games played (23-9-3-0) - .700 - 133GF, 98GARoad: 36 games played (16-12-7-1) - .556 - 125GF, 123GA2015-16: 1-0-0 (1.000) ALL-TIME OVERALL RECORD 2016-17 2015-16 All-time W-L-T/OTL (PCT) W-L-T/OTL (PCT) W-L-T/OTL (PCT) Overall 2-0-0 (1.000) 31-43-8 (.378) 1,281-1,189-132 (.516) Home 1-0-0 (1.000) 19-20-2 (.402) 736-515-125 (.577)Road 1-0-0 (1.000) 12-23-6 (.366) 545-674-213 (.455) LAST TIME (OILERS/TEAM) Last regulation win: at Calgary 5-3 W October 14, 2016 Last regulation loss: vs. Calgary 0-5 L April 2, 2016Last overtime win: @ Buffalo 2-1 W March 1, 2016Last overtime loss: @ Anaheim 1-2 L February 26, 2016Last shootout win: vs. Calgary 2-1 W January 16, 216Last shootout loss: @ Vancouver 3-4 L April 9, 2016 Last time the Oilers opened season with two wins: 2010-11 Oct. 7 4-0 W vs. Calgary Oct. 10 3-2 W vs. Florida LAST TIME (OILERS/ INDIVIDUAL) Last hat trick: Feb. 11, 2016 vs. Toronto Jordan EberleLast penalty shot: Oct. 12, 2016 vs. Calgary Connor McDavid

Last shutout: Mar. 18, 2016 vs. Vancouver Cam Talbot (40 saves) INDIVIDUAL OILERS LEADERS (BASIC STATISTICS) - Through Oct. 15 games THIS SEASON NHL LEADERS OILERS SEASON HIGHGP 1 (17 players) 3 (46 players) 84 (Weight, Ciger, Buchberger, 1993-94)PTS 6 (McDavid) 6 (3 players 215 (Gretzky, 1985-86)G 3 (McDavid) 4 (Matthews –TOR, Panik - CHI) 92 (Gretzky, 1981-82)A 3 (McDavid, Russell) 4 (Marchand - BOS, P. Stastny - STL) 163 (Gretzky, 1985-86)+/- +4 (McDavid) +5 (Pastrnak – BOS, Beaulieu - MTL) +98 (Gretzky, 1984-85)PIM 8 (Pouliot) 22 (Vorackek - PHI) 281 (McClelland, 1987-88)P/GP 3.0 (McDavid) 3.0 (3 players 2.04 (Gretzky, 1985-86)PPG 1 (3 players) 2 (Panik-CHI, Colborne-COL) 20 (Gretzky, 1983-84)PPP 2 (Draisaitl, McDavid) 3 (4 players) -SHG 1 (Letestu) 1 (6 players) 12 (Gretzky, 1983-84)SHP 1 (Letestu) 1 (9 players) -GWG 1 (McDavid) 1 (26 players) 13 (Kurri, 1984-85)OTG - 114 (Pastrnak-BOS, Kreider-NYR) 3 (Cogliano, 2007-08)S 8 (McDavid) 10 (Getzlaf) 369 (Gretzky, 1981-82)S% 50.0 (Kassian, Pitlick) 100.0 (7 players) -GP (G) 2 (Talbot) 2 (18 goalies) 75 (Fuhr, 1987-88)Wins (G) 2 (Talbot) 2 (6 goalies) 40 (Fuhr, 1987-88)Minutes (G) 120 (Talbot) 120 (Allen - STL) 4,364 (Salo, 2000-01)Shots (G) 76 (Talbot) 71 (Fleury - PIT) 2,325 (Ranford, 1993-94)Saves (G) 69 (Talbot) 73 (Fleury) - INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (REALTIME STATS) - Through Oct. 15 games THIS SEASON NHL LEADERS 2015-16 OILERS TOI 46:46 (Klefbom) 82;43 (Pietrangelo - STL) 1,769 (Sekera) TOI/GP 23:23 (Klefbom) 31:46 (Ekman-Larsson – ARI) 21:53 (Klefbom) Shifts 61 (McDavid) 100 (Brodie-CGY) 2,291 (Sekera)Shifts/GP 30.5 (McDavid) 38.0 (Karlsson – OTT) 28.3 (Sekera)FOW% 51.7 (Draisaitl) 91.7 (Smith – OTT) 55.4 (Hendricks) FOW 16 (Letestu) 38 (Stastny – STL) 596 (Letestu)FOL 19 (McDavid) 32 (Toews - CHI) 566 (Letestu) Hits 7 (Lucic) 14 (Kunitz-PIT) 175 (Hendricks) Hits/GP 3.5 (Lucic) 7.0 (Weber-NSH, Kunitz-PIT) 2.6 (Hendricks, Kassian) BkS 5 (Russell, Klefbom) 11 (Giordano-CGY) 156 (Sekera) BkS/GP 3.0 (Lander) 4.0 (4 players) 2.1 (Klefbom) MsS 4 (McDavid) 7 (Ritchie - ANA) 82 (Hall) MsS/ GP 2.0 (McDavid) 4.0 (Faulk-CAR) 1.0 (Hall, Klefbom) GvA 4 (Larsson) 6 (Doughty – LA 82 (Sekera)TkA 5 (Kassian) 5 (Kassian-EDM, Motte-CHI) 64 (Hall) RECENT MILESTONESMark Letestu Played in his 400th NHL game on Apr. 9, 2016 @ VancouverOscar Klefbom Played in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 28, 2015 @ PittsburghUPCOMING MILESTONESMilan Lucic Has accumulated 399 NHL points Matt Hendricks Has accumulated 93 NHL pointsPatrick Maroon Has accumulated 94 NHL pointsAnton Lander Has played 194 games in the NHLMCDAVID OFF AND RUNNINGConnor McDavid is off to a great start in 2016-17, registering six points (3G, 3A) in his first two games, the first Oiler with 6 or morepoints in team’s first two games of the season since Wayne Gretzky in 1987-88 (1G, 5A). (Source: NHL Public Relations)

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First teenager to record back-to-back 3-point games to open a season – (Source : Elias Sports)

In his rookie NHL season,2015-16, McDavid scored his third goal of the season in his fifth game of the season, and his sixth point in

his sixth game – (Source: NHL.com)

McDavid has now registered multiple points in 14 of his 47 career outings (29.8%), and points in 32 of his 47 career games (68.1%) –

(Source: Oilers) LUCIC CLOSES IN ON MILESTONEMilan Lucic’s next point will be the 400th point of his NHL career. Lucic registered his first two points (2A) as an Oiler vs. Calgary onOct. 14. Lucic has accumulated 399 points (159G, 240A), in 649 NHL games.KASSIAN TAKES IT AWAY Zack Kassian is facing off against his first NHL team, the Buffalo Sabres, who selected him in the first round, 13th overall, in the 2009NHL Draft. Kassian scored his first goal in the home opener against Calgary on Oct. 12, 2016. He has also contributed five takeaways in twogames, tops in the NHL, tied with Chicago rookie Tyler Motte.OTHER OILERS TO WATCHLeon Draisaitl posted one assist the last time these two teams met in Edmonton and he has registered points in each of the Oilers firsttwo games this season. He ranks second on the team with four points (2G, 2A) and posted a multi-point effort (2G, 1A) last gameagainst Calgary. QUITE THE ‘PLACE’The Oilers became only the second team in the last ten years to register a win at its home opener at a new arena, with a 7-4 win overthe Calgary Flames at Rogers Place on Oct. 12, 2016. ROGERS PLACE FIRSTS

First goal, shot on net: EDM - Patrick Maroon (1:50, 1st period)

First penalty: CGY – Matthew Tkachuk (3:22, 1st period) The Oilers home opener was a sellout at 18,347, the 426th consecutive sellout for the organization. The last non-sellout regular season game was on November 12, 2005 vs. San Jose NEW FACESThe Edmonton Oilers 2016-17 roster includes eight players who were not with the NHL team in 2015-16, including four players acquiredvia trades or free agency, and five rookies. Made their Oilers debut on October 12, 2016Milan Lucic Signed as a free agent on July 1st, 2016Kris Russell Signed as a free agent on October 7, 2016Adam Larsson Acquired via trade from New Jersey on June 29th, 2016Jesse Puljujarvi Selected in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft, fourth overall Rookies who made their 2016-17 debut on October 12, 2016Tyler Pitlick Selected in the second round of the 2010 NHL Draft, 31st overallAnton Slepyshev Selected in the third round of the 2013 NHL Draft, 88th overall Dressed but has yet to make his on-ice debut with the Oilers Jonas Gustavsson Signed as a free agent on July 1st, 2016 Players yet to make their Oilers debutDrake Caggiula Signed as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2016Matthew Benning Signed as an unsigned draft pick on August 27, 2016 TEAM COMPOSITION28 players on roster

Oiler draft picks 11 1st rd – 7; 2nd rd – 2; 3rd rd – 1, 6th rd – 1 Free Agents 10 Trades 6Undrafted free agents 1 INJURED OILERSDrake CaggiulaBrandon DavidsonAndrew FerenceMatt Hendricks Iiro Pakarinen MAN GAMES LOST TO INJURY - 71 – Brandon Davidson Oct. 14, 20162 - Andrew Ference Oct. 12-14, 20162 – Matt Hendricks Oct. 12-14, 20162 – Iiro Pakarinen Oct. 12-14, 2016 RECENT TRANSACTIONSOctober 13, 2016 D Eric Gryba recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) October 12, 2016 D Eric Gryba signed to one-year two-way contract Gryba placed on waivers for the purpose of reassignment October 7, 2016 D Kris Russell signed to one-year contract F Zach Pochiro and a conditional third round draft pick acquired from St. Louis in exchange for F Nail Yakupov D Griffin Reinhart assigned to Bakersfield (AHL)

Edmonton Oilers: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/12/2016 Calgary Flames W 01-00-00 7-4 19,15,44,97,97,98p,14 97 1-6 2-3 28-41 33 / 1 183472 10/14/2016 @ Calgary Flames W 02-00-00 5-3 97,14p,29p,55s,29 55 2-4 5-5 29-35 33 / 1 19289+3 10/16/2016 Buffalo Sabres4 10/18/2016 Carolina Hurricanes5 10/20/2016 St. Louis Blues6 10/23/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets7 10/26/2016 Washington Capitals8 10/28/2016 @ Vancouver Canucks9 10/30/2016 Ottawa Senators

10 11/01/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs11 11/03/2016 @ New York Rangers12 11/05/2016 @ New York Islanders13 11/06/2016 @ Detroit Red Wings14 11/08/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins15 11/11/2016 Dallas Stars16 11/13/2016 New York Rangers17 11/15/2016 @ Anaheim Ducks18 11/17/2016 @ Los Angeles Kings19 11/19/2016 @ Dallas Stars20 11/21/2016 Chicago Blackhawks21 11/23/2016 @ Colorado Avalanche22 11/25/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes23 11/27/2016 Arizona Coyotes24 11/29/2016 Toronto Maple Leafs25 12/01/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets26 12/03/2016 Anaheim Ducks27 12/04/2016 Minnesota Wild28 12/06/2016 @ Buffalo Sabres29 12/08/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers30 12/09/2016 @ Minnesota Wild31 12/11/2016 Winnipeg Jets32 12/13/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets33 12/17/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning34 12/19/2016 @ St. Louis Blues35 12/21/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes36 12/23/2016 @ San Jose Sharks37 12/29/2016 Los Angeles Kings38 12/31/2016 Vancouver Canucks39 01/03/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets40 01/05/2017 @ Boston Bruins41 01/07/2017 @ New Jersey Devils42 01/08/2017 @ Ottawa Senators43 01/10/2017 San Jose Sharks44 01/12/2017 New Jersey Devils45 01/14/2017 Calgary Flames46 01/16/2017 Arizona Coyotes47 01/18/2017 Florida Panthers48 01/20/2017 Nashville Predators49 01/21/2017 @ Calgary Flames50 01/25/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks51 01/26/2017 @ San Jose Sharks52 01/31/2017 Minnesota Wild53 02/02/2017 @ Nashville Predators54 02/03/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes55 02/05/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens56 02/11/2017 Chicago Blackhawks57 02/14/2017 Arizona Coyotes58 02/16/2017 Philadelphia Flyers59 02/18/2017 @ Chicago Blackhawks60 02/21/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning61 02/22/2017 @ Florida Panthers62 02/24/2017 @ Washington Capitals63 02/26/2017 @ Nashville Predators64 02/28/2017 @ St. Louis Blues65 03/04/2017 Detroit Red Wings66 03/07/2017 New York Islanders67 03/10/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins68 03/12/2017 Montréal Canadiens69 03/14/2017 Dallas Stars70 03/16/2017 Boston Bruins71 03/18/2017 Vancouver Canucks72 03/20/2017 Los Angeles Kings73 03/22/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks74 03/23/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche75 03/25/2017 Colorado Avalanche76 03/28/2017 Los Angeles Kings77 03/30/2017 San Jose Sharks78 04/01/2017 Anaheim Ducks79 04/04/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings80 04/06/2017 @ San Jose Sharks81 04/08/2017 @ Vancouver Canucks82 04/09/2017 Vancouver Canucks

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

Date Opp. SEKERA# 2

RUSSELL# 4

LARSSON# 6

EBERLE# 14

PITLICK# 15

MAROON# 19

NURSE# 25

Oct 12 Vs CGY 0-1,0/1 20:43 0-2,1/3 20:09 0-1,0/2 21:20 1-0,3/0 19:21 1-0,2/1 09:44 1-0,4/1 15:46 0-1,0/0 16:08Oct 14 @ CGY 0-0,1/0 20:26 0-1,1/0 18:41 0-0,1/0 19:38 1-1,4/1 20:17 0-0,0/-2 08:26 0-0,1/-1 13:32 0-1,1/-1 18:09

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DRAISAITL# 29

SLEPYSHEV# 42

KASSIAN# 44

LANDER# 51

LETESTU# 55

GRYBA# 62

Oct 12 Vs CGY 0-0,2/0 18:48 0-1,1/-1 16:10 0-0,2/0 09:22 1-0,1/1 10:22 0-0,1/0 12:59Oct 14 @ CGY 0-2,3/2 18:59 2-1,5/0 15:24 DNP 0-0,1/-1 12:45 0-0,1/0 09:31 1-0(W),3/0 13:30 0-0,0/0 15:46

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KLEFBOM# 77

DAVIDSON# 88

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MCDAVID# 97

PULJUJARVI# 98

TALBOT# 33

Oct 12 Vs CGY 0-0,1/0 16:42 0-1,0/1 24:47 0-0,0/-1 07:49 0-0,2/0 16:43 2-1(W),6/2 23:27 1-0,2/1 12:52 4/41 W 59:33Oct 14 @ CGY 0-0,2/-1 12:14 0-0,0/1 21:59 INJ 0-0,2/-1 17:08 1-2,2/2 22:09 0-0,1/0 07:26 3/35 W 60:00

Date Opp. GUSTAVSSON# 50

Oct 12 Vs CGY DNDOct 14 @ CGY DND

Todd Mclellan is entering his second season as the Edmonton Oilers Head Coach. McLellan is the 14th Head Coach in Oilers franchise history.McLellan, 49, was most recently the Head Coach of Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, leading them to the quarter-finals. McLellan spent seven seasons as Head Coach of the San Jose Sharks prior to joining the Oilers, posting a record of 311-163- 66 in 540 gamesas the Sharks bench boss. During that span, McLellan led the Sharks to six playoff appearances, four 40-plus win seasons, three 100-pointseasons, captured the Presidents’ Trophy (2009), three Pacific Division titles and made back-to-back appearances in the Western ConferenceFinal (2010, 2011). No Head Coach in NHL history has won more games in their first four seasons behind the bench than the 195 collected byTodd McLellan.

Edmonton Oilers: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Todd McLellan

#33: Cam Talbot (G) 6' 3", 193 lbs. / Jul 5, 1987 (29 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Undrafted; Signed by the Rangers as a free agent on Mar. 30, 2010Acquired: Acquired from the N.Y. Rangers on June 27th, in exchange for theOielrs 57th, 79th, and 184th picks in the 2015 NHL Draft.Last Win: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYLast SO: MAR 18, 2016 vs VANCOUVER (8)Career Shootouts: 17/29 (.586), 5-4

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 2 2-0-0 0 3.50 .908Career 115 56-42-10 11 2.29 .924

Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 0.94 .969

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CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018-19 season2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS: -Appeared in a career-high 56 games and tied a career-high in wins (21), as well as posted 3 shutouts-Posted his first win as an Oiler Oct. 17 at CGY-Posted a career high 49 saves Mar. 14 at BOS -Recorded his first shutout as an Oiler (29 saves) Jan. 4 vs. CARCAREER HIGHLIGHTS:• Posted 3 shutouts in four games from Nov. 19 vs. PHI - Dec 21 vs. CAR• Recorded his 1st career NHL shutout (22 saves) on Nov. 16 @ MTL (2013-14)• Posted his 1st career NHL victory on Oct. 26 @ DET (2013-14)• Made his NHL debut on Oct. 24 @ PHI (2013-14)• Made his professional debut in a relief appearance (19 saves) on Apr. 7 vs. WORINTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:-Won gold with Canada at the 2016 World Hockey Championship

#50: Jonas Gustavsson (G) 6' 4", 201 lbs. / Oct 24, 1984 (31 years and 11 months)

Acquired: Free Agent (Oct. 4, 2015)Last Win: MAR 8, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (4)Last SO: MAR 8, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (4)Career Shootouts: 41/58 (.707), 10-9

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 172 71-64-22 7 2.87 .902

Career vs. Opp 10 3-4-2 1 2.33 .920

Season Highs: Shots Saves- -

CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2016-17 season2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:-Earned a one-way contract on a Professional Tryout Contract (PTO) with the Boston Bruins-Appeared in 24 games, posting an 11-9-1 and one shutout.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:-Played in 41 games with the Detroit Red Wings over three seasons (2012-15)-Spent three seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, appearing in 107 games (2009-12)-Led Färjestads BK to the league title, also being named the MVP of the playoffs in the process(2008-09)-Named the top goalie in 2008-09 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), when he posted a 1.96 goals against average (GAA) and a savepercentage of .932 in the regular seasonINTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:-Represented Sweden twice at the World Hockey Championships (2009, 2010), capturing bronzetwice-Played for Sweden at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning a silver medal

#2: Andrej Sekera (D) 6' 0", 198 lbs. / Jun 8, 1986 (30 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Buffalo Sabres - round 3 #71 overall 2004 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2015Last Goal: FEB 4, 2016 @ OTTAWA (32)Last Assist: OCT 12, 2016 vs CALGARY (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 1 2Career 569 37-153-190 -7 150

Career vs. Opp 7 1-4-5 6 0

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CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2020-21 season

2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

- Led Oilers defencemen in points, goals and assists- Led the team in blocked shots (156)- Ranked second on the team in time on ice (21:50)

- Ranked third on the team in shots (155)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Traded to the Los Angeles Kings on February 25th, in exchange for Rowland McKeown and the Kings 1st round draft pick in the 2015 NHL Draft (2014-

15)

-Set career highs in goals (11), assists (33), points (44), power-play goals (4) and shots (142) (2013-14)

-Scored his first NHL goal against Manny Legace on Nov. 28 vs. STL (2007-08)

-Made his NHL debut on Dec. 9 @ MTL (2006-07)

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

-Represented Team Europe for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey

-Represented Slovakia at the Winter Olympics (2010,2014)

-Represented Slovakia at the World Hockey Championships (2008,'09,'10)

-Represented Slovakia at the World Junior Hockey Championships (2005,'06); served as Captain in 2006.

#4: Kris Russell (D) 5' 10", 170 lbs. / May 2, 1987 (29 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by Columbus in the third round (67th overall) of the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on Oct. 7, 2016Last Goal: FEB 11, 2016 @ SAN JOSE (14)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYCareer Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Split the season between Calgary and Dallas

-Ranked second in the League with 210 blocked shots, marking the third-straight season he has finished in the Top-3 of the NHL

-Started the season with Calgary, posting 15 points (4-11=15) in 51 games

-Recorded four points (0-4=4) in 11 games with Dallas in 2015-16

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OIL DROPS:

-Shares a birthday with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and David Beckham

-His brother, Ryan, was selected in the seventh round (211th overall) of the 2005 NHL Draft by the NY Rangers

#5: Mark Fayne (D) 6' 3", 212 lbs. / May 15, 1987 (29 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Drafted by New Jersey Devils - round 5 #155 overall 2005 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: FEB 4, 2016 @ OTTAWA (30)Last Assist: APR 6, 2016 vs VANCOUVER (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 385 17-46-63 -20 131


Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2017-18 season

2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Ranked third on the team in blocked shots (100)

-Registered a two-game point streak Feb. 11-13

-Posted a season high in ice time (21:53) on Mar. 10 at MIN

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Played 1st NHL game Nov. 22 vs. WSH (2010-11)

-Scored 1st NHL goal Dec. 15 vs. PHX (2010-11)

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:-Represented Team USA at the 2011 World Hockey Championship, marking his 1st international appearance

#6: Adam Larsson (D) 6' 3", 205 lbs. / Nov 12, 1992 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: New Jersey's 1st choice, 4th overall, in 2011 Entry Draft.Acquired: From the New Jersey Devils on June 29, in exchange for Taylor Hall.Last Goal: FEB 23, 2016 vs NY RANGERS (23)Last Assist: OCT 12, 2016 vs CALGARY (1)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 2 0Career 276 9-61-70 15 155



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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Appeared in 82 games with New Jersey last season averaging over 22 minutes per game

-He led the Devils in plus/minus rating (+15)

-Ranked third on the team among defenceman in assists (15) and fourth in points (18)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Established new career points (24), goals (3) and assists (21) (2014-15)

-Appeared in his 100th career NHL game Apr. 23 vs. MTL (2012-13)

-Tied franchise record among first-year defensemen (S. Niedermayer, & B. Driver) with points in five straight games Nov. 19-26 (1G, 4A) (2011-12)

-Made his NHL debut Oct. 8 vs. Philadelphia; became seventh-youngest player in Devils’ history at 18 years, ten months and 26 days (2011-12)

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:• Played for Sweden at the 2016 World Hockey Championship, posting four points (1G, 3A) and four

penalty minutes in eight games, leading Sweden’s defence in scoring

• Represented Sweden at 2010 and 2011 World Junior Championships; won Bronze Medal in 2010

#14: Jordan Eberle (R) 5' 11", 181 lbs. / May 15, 1990 (26 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 1 #22 overall 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 1 #22 overall 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYLast Assist: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYCareer Shootouts: 19/49 (39%), 3 GDG


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CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018-19 season.

2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Ranked second on the team in goals (25) and fourth in points (47)

-Played in his 400th career NHL game on Feb. 13 vs. WPG

-Recorded his 1st career Hat Trick (3G, 1A) Feb 11 vs TOR

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Tied for the team lead in goals (28), PPP(20) and GWG (4) (2013-14)

-Recorded his 200th career NHL point Jan. 29 vs. SJ (2013-14)

-Led the Oilers in points (76), goals (34) and assists (42) (2011-12)

-Finished T-15th in NHL scoring (2011-12)


-Won gold at the 2015 World Hockey Championship with Team Canada

-Represented Canada at the 2007 Canada Games, 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and Won gold at the 2008 Under 18 World Hockey

Championship

-Represented Canada at the 2009 and 2010 World Junior Hockey Championship, winning gold in 2009

-Represented Canada at the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 World Hockey Championships.

#15: Tyler Pitlick (R) 6' 0", 202 lbs. / Nov 1, 1991 (24 years and 11 months)

Last Goal: OCT 12, 2016 vs CALGARY (1)Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 1-0-1 -1 0Career 29 4-0-4 -6 4



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CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2016-17 season.

2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS:

- Scored his first goal of the season in the Home Opener on Oct. 12 vs. CGY

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

- Appeared in 38 games with the Oklahoma City Barons, registering 22 points (8G, 14A) (2013-14)

- Played in his first career NHL game on October 22nd where he played 11:58 in ice time and recorded two shots (2013-14)

-Scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 26 @ PHX (2013-14)

#19: Patrick Maroon (L) 6' 3", 230 lbs. / Apr 23, 1988 (28 years and 5 months)

Drafted: By Philadelphia in the sixth round (161st overall) of the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: On February 29, 2016 from the Anaheim DucksLast Goal: OCT 12, 2016 vs CALGARY (1)Last Assist: MAR 24, 2016 @ SAN JOSE (7)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Appeared in 16 games with the Oilers, recording 14 points (8G, 6A), 34 penalty minutes and a plus sixrating-Ranked second on the team in plus/minus (+6)-Played his first game and scored his first goal as an Oiler on Mar. 3 at PHI

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Established career highs in assists, points and appearances (2014-15)-Appeared in his 100th career NHL game in a 4-2 Ducks win, Dec. 12 @ EDM (2014-15)-Set a career high with 33:19 TOI in Game 2 of the WCF, May 19 vs. CHI (2014-15)-Made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut, earning 2-5=7 points with 38 PIM in 13 games (2013-14)-Named the 2012-13 Norfolk Admirals Player of the Year (2012-13)


-Represented Team USA at the 2016 World Hockey Championship

-Led the United States men’s national inline hockey team to a gold medal performance at the 2010 IIHFInLine Hockey World Championship

#21: Andrew Ference (D) (*Injured) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Mar 17, 1979 (37 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Pittsburgh Penguins - round 8 #208 overall 1997 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, 2013Last Goal: MAR 13, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (10)Last Assist: MAR 21, 2015 vs PHILADELPHIA (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Played 900th NHL game Mar. 21 vs. PHI

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Named the 14th Captain in Oilers history on Sept. 29

-Ranked second on team in blocked shots (108) and hits (135)

-Recorded 1st goal as an Oiler Oct. 7 vs. NJ

-Played 800th NHL game Dec. 27 @ CGY

-Registered 200th assist Dec. 28 vs. PHI

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-One of four Bruins to play in every game (2012-13)

-Established a career high in goals (6) (2011-12)

-Played 100th NHL playoff game Apr. 12 vs. WSH (2011-12)

-Won Stanley Cup with Boston (2010-11)

-Played 600th NHL game Dec. 16 @ MTL (2010-11)

-Played 200th NHL game Dec. 7 vs. PIT (2003-04)

-Played 1st NHL playoff game and scored his first NHL playoff goal Apr. 12 @ WSH (2000-01)

-Played 1st NHL game Oct. 1 @ DAL (1999-00)

-Recorded 1st NHL point with an assist Oct. 16 vs. CHI (1999-00)

-Scored 1st NHL goal Nov. 13 vs. NSH (1999-00)


-Team Canada in the 1999 World Junior Hockey Championship

#23: Matt Hendricks (L) (*Injured) 6' 0", 207 lbs. / Jun 17, 1981 (35 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Nashville Predators - round 5 #131 overall 2000 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Acquired on Jan. 15 from Nashville in exchange for goaltender DevanDubnykLast Goal: MAR 20, 2016 vs COLORADO (7)Last Assist: MAR 16, 2016 vs ST. LOUIS (9)Career Shootouts: 11/26 (42%), 6 GDG


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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Ranked second on the team in hits (220) and ranked second among forwards in blocked shots (72)-Ranked second on the team in faceoff percentage (min. 400 faceoffs) 55.4 percent-Recorded a season high in ice times (19:07) Dec. 17 at CHI

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Won career-high 56.8 percent of the face-offs he took (147 of 259) (2012-13)

-Tied for the NHL lead in shootout percentage among skaters taking at least three attempts (83.3) (2011-12)

-Played 200th career NHL contest Mar. 8 vs. TB (2011-12)

-His first career shorthanded goal was also his first game-winning marker on Dec. 21 at MIN (2009-10)

-Made his NHL debut on March 10 vs. ATL, and picked up 11 penalty minutes (2008-09)


-Captained Team USA at the 2015 World Hockey Championship finishing fourth

#25: Darnell Nurse (D) 6' 4", 213 lbs. / Feb 4, 1995 (21 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 7th overall, in the 2013 NHL DraftAcquired: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 7th overall, in the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 9, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (2)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Ranked second on the team and led all defencemen in hits (160)

-Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (103)

-Played a career high in ice time (25:56) on Dec. 21 vs. WPG

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Posted his 1st career NHL point (goal) on Oct. 27 at MIN (2015-16)

-Played his 1st career NHL game on Oct. 14 at LA (2014-15)

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS-Won gold with Canada at the 2015 World Junior Hockey Championship

-Represented Canada at the 2012 U-18 World Junior Hockey Championship (Bronze)

-Played for Canada at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (Gold)

#26: Iiro Pakarinen (R) (*Injured) 6' 1", 215 lbs. / Aug 25, 1991 (25 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by the Florida Panthers in the 7th round, 184th overall in 2011 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on June 16th, 2014Last Goal: MAR 14, 2016 vs NASHVILLE (8)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ VANCOUVERCareer Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG





2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS

-Ranked third on the team in hits (152)

-Registered a multi-goal game (2G) Nov. 27 at DET

-Posted a three game point streak (1G, 2A) Mar. 14-18

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Made NHL debut on Nov. 6 @ BOS

-Scored 1st NHL goal on Nov. 7 @ BUF


-Represented Finland at the 2014 World Hockey Championship (silver)

-Played for Finland twice (2010, 2011) at the World Junior Hockey Championships

-Represented Finland at the 2009 U-18 World Junior Hockey Championship

#27: Milan Lucic (L) 6' 3", 233 lbs. / Jun 7, 1988 (28 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Boston's Second Round Pick (50th overall) in 2006 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2016Last Goal: APR 7, 2016 vs ANAHEIM (3)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYCareer Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG


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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-He ranked fourth on the Kings in points (55), goals (20), and assists (35)

-Ranked third on the Kings in game winning goals (5) and plus/minus (+26)

-Led the Kings in hits (244)

-Ranked seventh on Kings in powerplay points (8) and powerplay goals (2)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Played his 500th NHL game, Nov. 6 vs. EDM (2014-15)

-Recorded his 200th NHL assist, March 10 at OTT (2014-15)

-Registered his 300th NHL point with two assists (2A), Oct. 16 at MTL (2014-15) -Scored his 100th NHL goal, Oct. 14 vs. DET (2013-14) -Played his 400th NHL game, March 17 vs. BUF (2013-14) -Won his first team scoring title as he was tied with David Krejci in points (2010-11) -Tied for the fifth-best plus/minus in the NHL at +28 (2010-11)


-Attended Canada’s National Men’s Team’s development camps prior to the 2010 and the 2014

Olympics; Captained Team Canada during the Canada-Russia Junior Super Series in 2007

#29: Leon Draisaitl (C) 6' 1", 214 lbs. / Oct 27, 1995 (20 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 3rd overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftAcquired: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 3rd overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYLast Assist: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYCareer Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Second on team in points (51), assists (32) and PPG (5)

-Ranked 4th among Oilers forwards in ice time (18:03)

• Posted his first three point (1G, 2A) game of the season on Oct. 31 vs. CGY

• Recorded a career high four-point game (4A) Dec. 11 vs. NYR

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Played 1st NHL game on Oct. 9 vs. CGY (2014-15)

-Scored 1st NHL goal on Oct. 24 vs. CAR (2014-15)

-Participated in the 2014 Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game.


-Played for Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey

-Represented Germany at the 2014 World Hockey Championship, recording four points (1G, 3A) in seven games.

-Participated with Germany twice at the World Junior Hockey Championship (2013, 2014).

-Represented Germany twice at the Under-18 World Junior Hockey Championship (2012, 2013).

-Was a member of Team Germany at the 2012 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge.

#42: Anton Slepyshev (L) 6' 2", 187 lbs. / May 13, 1994 (22 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 3 #88 overall 2013 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 3 #88 overall 2013 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: OCT 23, 2015 vs WASHINGTON (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2017-18 Season

2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Played his 1st career NHL game on Oct. 8 at STL

-Recalled from Bakersfield on Nov. 12/15

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Played in 58 games with Ufa in the KHL, posting 25 points (15G, 10A)


-Represented Russia at the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship

#44: Zack Kassian (R) 6' 3", 217 lbs. / Jan 24, 1991 (25 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round, 13th overall in the 2009 NHLDraftAcquired: Aquired from Montreal in exchange for G Ben ScrivensLast Goal: OCT 12, 2016 vs CALGARY (1)Last Assist: MAR 20, 2016 vs COLORADO (9)Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 1 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Appeared in 36 games, posting eight points (3-5-8) and 114 penalty minutes

-Recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) Jan. 13

-Played his first game as an Oiler Jan. 14 at SJ

-Posted a multi-point (1G, 1A) game and scored his first goal as an Oiler Jan. 19 at TB

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Ranked 2nd on the team in penalty minutes (81) (2014-15)

-Appeared in his 100th career game, on Nov. 17 vs. DAL (2013-14)

-Recorded a career high of 4 assists and was +4, on Mar. 23 vs. BUF (2013-14)


-Represented Canada and earned silver at the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship held in Buffalo

(2010-11)

-Played for Canada at the 2009 Under-18 World Championship in 2009, where Canada finished fourth.

#51: Anton Lander (C) 6' 0", 184 lbs. / Apr 24, 1991 (25 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 2 #40 overall 2009 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 2 #40 overall 2009 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: FEB 28, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (9)Last Assist: DEC 6, 2015 vs BUFFALO (35)Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Played his 100th career NHL game on Jan. 11 vs. FLA

-Posted 1st career three-point game (1G, 2A) Jan. 29 vs. BUF


-Played for Sweden at the 2015 World Hockey Championship

#55: Mark Letestu (C) 5' 10", 197 lbs. / Feb 4, 1985 (31 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Undrafted: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on Mar. 22, 2007Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2015Last Goal: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYLast Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (2)Career Shootouts: 11/27 (41%), 4 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Was one of two players on the team to play in every game-Ranked third on the team in power play points (12)-Led the Oilers in faceoffs (1162) and faceoffs won (596)-Ranked second among Oilers centres in faceoff percentage (51.3)

-Played in his 400th NHL game on Apr. 9 at VAN

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Recorded career highs in games played (82), assists (22) and points (34), as well as PP goals (5) and PIM (20) (2013-14)

-Recorded a career-best five-game point streak (4G, 2A) from Jan. 10-18 (2013-14)

-Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Nov. 14 at BOS (2013-14)-Skated in his 300th career NHL game on Mar. 6 at NJ (2014-15)-Played in his 200th game as a Blue Jacket on Feb. 3 vs. ARI (2014-15)

-Recorded career highs in games played (82), assists (22) and points (34), as well as PP goals (5) and PIM (20) (2013-14)

#62: Eric Gryba (D) 6' 4", 228 lbs. / Apr 14, 1988 (28 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Ottawa Senators - round 3 #68 overall 2006 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Acquired in a trade from the Ottawa Senators, in exchange for forwardTravis Ewanyk and the Oilers 107th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft.Last Goal: FEB 2, 2016 vs COLUMBUS (8)Last Assist: FEB 4, 2016 @ OTTAWA (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ranked second on the Senators in penalty minutes (97)

• Finished third among Ottawa defencemen in games played (75)

• Ranked sixth on Ottawa in plus/minus (+11)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Established new NHL career highs in assists (nine), points (11), plus/minus (+9/led Senators defencemen), penalty minutes (64) and games (57)

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• Recorded the first multi-point game of his NHL career when he earned two assists on Jan. 25 at CAR (2013-14)

• Was selected to the 2013 AHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team (2012-13)

• Recorded his first career NHL goal on Mar. 23 vs. TB (2012-13)

• Registered the first NHL point (assist) on Feb. 19 vs. NYI (2012-13)

• Made his NHL debut on Feb. 16 at TOR (2012-13)

• Named Binghamton Senators Top Defenceman (2011-12)

• Won the AHL Calder Cup with the Binghamton Senators (2010-11)

#67: Benoit Pouliot (L) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Sep 29, 1986 (30 years)

Drafted: Drafted by Minnesota Wild - round 1 #4 overall 2005 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: FEB 20, 2016 vs COLORADO (6)Last Assist: FEB 26, 2016 @ ANAHEIM (3)Career Shootouts: 3/13 (23%), 3 GDG

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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:-Ranked fifth on the team on points (36) and goals (14)-Ranked second on the team in power play goals (5)-Posted six multi-point games-Registered a four-point game (4A) Feb. 11 vs. TOR

-Tied for second on the team in shorthanded goals (1)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Played his 200th career NHL game Nov. 26 vs. WPG (2011-12)

-Recorded the first goal/point of his NHL career as part of a two-goal effort on Mar. 22 at CGY (2007-08)

-Made his NHL debut on Nov. 22 at MTL (2006-07)

#77: Oscar Klefbom (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Jul 20, 1993 (23 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 1 #19 overall 2011 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 1 #19 overall 2011 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: NOV 20, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (12)Last Assist: OCT 12, 2016 vs CALGARY (1)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




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-Ranked second on team among defencemen in points (12) and assists (8)

-Led the team in average ice time (21:53)

-Posted two three-game point streaks

-Posted a multi-point game (2A) Nov. 14 at LA


-Represented Sweden at the 2011 Under-18 World Junior Hockey Championship

-Was a member of Team Sweden at the 2012 World Hockey Championship

#83: Matthew Benning (D) 6' 0", 202 lbs. / May 25, 1994 (22 years and 4 months)

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-Appearedin 41 games with the Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East), posting 19 points (6G, 13A) and 37 penalty minutes

-Sserved as an alternate captain with the Huskies, helping Northeastern to its first Hockey East Championship since 1988 and advancing to the NCAA

tournament

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-In tthree seasons with Northeastern University in the Hockey East conference, appearing in 110 career NCAA games, accumulating 56 points (9G,

47A) and 101 penalty minutes

-.Benning was originally selected by the Boston Bruins in the 6th round, 175th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft\

-Matthew Benning is the son of former NHL and Oiler defenceman Brian Benning

#88: Brandon Davidson (D) (*Injured) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Aug 21, 1991 (25 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 6 #162 overall 2010 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 6 #162 overall 2010 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: FEB 28, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (5)Last Assist: MAR 3, 2016 @ PHILADELPHIA (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Led the Oilers in plus/minus with a +7 rating

-Ranked 3rd among Oilers defencemen in hits (74)

-Ranked 4th on the Oilers in blocked shots (92)

-Recorded a career high in ice time (26:32) on Feb. 26 at ANA

-Posted his first career multi-point game (1G, 1A) on Feb. 28 vs. NYI

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Posted his 1st career multi-point game (1G, 1A) on Feb. 28 (2015-16)

-Scored his 1st career NHL goal on Mar. 30 at COL (2014-15)

-Played in his 1st career NHL game on Dec. 10 at ANA (2014-15)

-Awarded Frank T. Hunt Memorial Award as the AHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey

(2012-13)

-Scored his 1st NHL goal Mar. 30 at COL

-Played in his 1st NHL game on Dec. 10 at ANA

#93: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C) 6' 0", 189 lbs. / Apr 12, 1993 (23 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 1 #1 overall 2011 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 1 #1 overall 2011 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 9, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (2)Last Assist: JAN 18, 2016 @ FLORIDA (11)Career Shootouts: 5/16 (31%), 3 GDG




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CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2020-21

2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Led Oilers forwards in ice time (20:38) and ranks second among forwards in the NHL

-Recorded 100th NHL assist Nov. 25 at DAL

-Scored 50th career goal Dec. 18 at SJ

-Named to 2015 NHL All Star Game

-2nd career Hat Trick Mar. 8 @ CAR

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-Named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy (2011-12)

-Finished the season tied for 1st in NHL rookie scoring (2011-12)

-Played 1st NHL game and scored 1st NHL goal Oct. 9 vs. PIT (2011-12)

-Registered 1st hat-trick Oct. 15 vs. VAN (fastest EDM rookie to record a hat trick) (2011-12)

-Recorded 16 PTS in November and is one of only three Oilers to do so; others were Jari Kurri/Glen Anderson (2011-12)

-Posted 5 assists Nov. 19 vs. CHI (2011-12)

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:-Played for Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey

-Represented Team Canada at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.-Played in the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship

#97: Connor McDavid (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Jan 13, 1997 (19 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 1 #1 overall 2015 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Drafted by Edmonton Oilers - round 1 #1 overall 2015 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYLast Assist: OCT 14, 2016 @ CALGARYCareer Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16 HIGHLIGHTS:

-Ranked third on the team in points (48) and assists (32) and posted 12 multi-point games -Led all NHL rookies in points per game (1.07) and ranked fourth overall in the NHL -Named NHL’s Rookie of the Month three times (Oct, Feb, Mar)

-Scored 1st career NHL goal Oct 13 @ DAL

-Played 1st career NHL game Oct 8 @ STL

-Posted 1st multi-point/multi-goal game Oct 17 @ CGY

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-2015 CHL Player of the Year

-2015 OHL Most Outstanding Player

-2015 OHL Scholastic Player of the Year

-2015 OHL Playoff Most Valuable Player


-Captained Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey

-Won Gold at the 2016 World Hockey Championhip

-Represented Canada twice (2015, 2014) at the World Junior Hockey Championships

-Named to the 2015 World Junior Hockey Championship All-Star Team

#98: Jesse Puljujarvi (R) 6' 4", 203 lbs. / May 7, 1998 (18 years and 5 months)

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-spent last season with the Finish Elite League’s Oulu Karpat, recording 28 points (13G, 15A), 22 penalty minutes and a plus five plus/minus rating in 50

games

-posted nine points (4G, 5A) in 10 playoff games

-Puljujarvi ranked sixth on Karpat in points (28) and goals (13) and eighth in assists (15)

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-has spent the past two seasons with Karpat, accumulating 39 points (17G, 22A) and 32 penalty minutes in 71 career games


-2016 World Junior Hockey Championship where he led the tournament in scoring, registering 17 points (5G, 12A) in seven games, helping Finland

capture a gold medal. Nnamed the tournament’s Best Forward and became the youngest player in the tournament’s history to win Most Valuable Player.

-2016 Under-18 World Junior Hockey Championship

-2015 World Junior Hockey Championship

-2015 Under-18 World Junior Hockey Championship and the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament

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LAST GAMEThursday, October 13Montreal 4 at Buffalo 1Goals: MoulsonGoalie: Lehner (20 saves/24 shots)PP: 1/5; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 31 – Montreal 24 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 4)Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missedCody McCormick (blood clots, Oct. 13; injured reserve) – 1 gameJack Eichel (high-ankle sprain, Oct. 13) – 1 gameDmitry Kulikov (tailbone, Oct. 13) – 1 gameKyle Okposo (knee, Oct. 13) – 1 gameEvander Kane (cracked ribs, Oct. 16) – 0 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS10/11: Signed D Rasmus Ristolainen to a six-year contract ($5.4 million per year); assigned F Nicholas Baptiste, F DanielCatenacci, F Alexander Nylander and D Justin Falk to Rochester (AHL); assigned D Brendan Guhle to Prince Albert (WHL)10/15: Recalled F Nicholas Baptiste from Rochester (AHL) UPCOMING GAMESTuesday, Oct. 18: Buffalo at Calgary, 9 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 20: Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 25: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 27: Minnesota at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 29: Florida at Buffalo, 1 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAMESABRES at OILERS

This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Oilers this season.

Last meeting: Edmonton defeated Buffalo, 2-1 (OT), in Buffalo on March 1

Next meeting: Tuesday, Dec. 6 in Buffalo

The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Oilers; 4-5-1 on the road.

This is the 72nd game all-time between Buffalo and Edmonton; Buffalo has a 22-38-11 series record.

The Sabres are 9-23-3 on the road against the Oilers all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 6-9-3 all-time on October 16.

October 13, 1982: Phil Housley records first career NHL goal in a 9-2 win at Washington.

October 13, 2009: Jason Pominville scores his 100th career NHL goal in a 6-3 win at home against the New York Islanders. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Tonight’s game is the first in a three-game western swing. The team will visit Calgary on Tuesday night before heading to Vancouver

for a matchup with the Canucks on Thursday.

Despite their 7-4-1 record and plus-12 goal differential (38-26) in their last 12 games against Edmonton, the Sabres need a win

tonight to avoid losing five straight games to the Oilers for the first time since they lost seven in a row from March 14, 1987 to Nov.

13, 1988.

Matt Moulson enters tonight’s game with a point in each of his last three games dating back to last season and four goals in his last

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on Dec. 4, 2015 vs. Arizona. HOT AGAINST EDMONTON

Ryan O’Reilly has 16 points (6+10) in his last 16 games against the Oilers, including at least a point in each of his last three (3+2).

He has points in five of his last six visits to Edmonton, totaling 10 points in that span (2+8).

Kyle Okposo has eight points (5+3) in eight career games against Edmonton. He tied his career high with four points (3+1),

including his second career hat trick, when he faced the Oilers on Feb. 7.

Zach Bogosian has a point in four of the five games he’s played in Edmonton in his career (1+3).

Cody Franson has recorded two assists against the Oilers three different times in his career and has five assists in his last five

games against Edmonton.

Brian Gionta has five points (1+4) in his last five games against the Oilers, including three assists in his last two games in

Edmonton. ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Tonight marks the 46th road-opener in Buffalo Sabres franchise history.

Buffalo is 18-26-1 all-time in road-openers.

The Sabres have previously opened their road schedule against the Oilers twice in franchise history: Oct. 4, 1996 (4-3 loss), Oct. 13,

2000 (3-2 loss). GRANT EXPECTATIONSDerek Grant led all Sabres with six points (3+3) and tied for the Sabres’ team-high with a plus-four rating in six preseason games tocement his place on the team’s opening-day roster. Grant had a career year with the Stockton Heat (AHL) in 2015-16, recording AHLcareer-high totals in all offensive categories and tying for sixth in the league in goals (27) despite appearing in just 36 games. ONE BUFFALO

The Sabres and the Buffalo Bills are playing on the same day for the first time of three times this season after doing so three times

last season. The other two dates are Oct. 30 and Nov. 7.

The teams have played on the same date 212 times, with both teams winning their respective games on 47 of those days.

The Sabres are 113-66-33 when playing on a Bills game day and the Bills are 90-120-2 on those dates. 2016 PRESEASON

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

Derek Grant led all Sabres and tied for third in the league in goals (3) and fourth in the league in points (6) in six preseason games.

Robin Lehner (3-0-0, .960, 1.33) and Anders Nilsson (1-0-0, .980, 0.57) combined to post a 4-0-0 record with a .967 save

percentage, a 1.05 goals-against average and two shutouts.

The Sabres ranked eighth in the league with a penalty kill percentage of 88.9 percent, killing off 24 of 27 power play opportunities. 2016-17 ROSTER NOTES Of the 23 players on Buffalo’s opening night roster:

Seven were originally drafted by the Sabres -- five were first-round Buffalo selections (Ennis, 2008; Girgensons, 2012; Ristolainen

, 2013; Reinhart, 2014; Eichel, 2015), one was a second-round pick (McCabe, 2012) and one was a fourth-round pick (Foligno,

2009)

10 were acquired in trades: Bogosian, Deslauriers, Fasching, Gorges, Kane, Kulikov, Larsson, Lehner, Nilsson, O’Reilly

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19 played in Buffalo at some point last season (12 forwards, six defenseman, one goaltender)

Four are new to the Sabres this season: Grant, Kulikov, Nilsson, Okposo

Three are opening the season on an NHL roster for the first time in their careers: Fasching, Grant, Nelson BUF-EDM CONNECTIONSFormer Sabres:

Buffalo drafted Andrej Sekera in the third round (71st overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft and he went on to play seven seasons in blue

and gold. The defenseman had 92 points (17+75) and a plus-6 rating in 339 games for the Sabres.

Drafted by the Sabres in the first round (13th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft, Zack Kassian played in 27 games for the Sabres during

the 2011-12 season. He had seven points (3+4) in 27 games. Former Oilers:

Anders Nilsson played for the Oilers during the 2015-16 season, posting a 10-12-2 record with a .901 save percentage and a 3.14

goals-against average. Dan Bylsma:

Coached Mark Letestu for the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2009-2011. Tyler Ennis

He was born in Edmonton, as was Andrew Ference.

Played with Kris Russell for the Medicine Hat Tigers from 2005-2007. Cody Franson:

Played with Milan Lucic for the Vancouver Giants (WHL) from 2004-2007. Brian Gionta:

Played with Benoit Pouliot for the Montreal Canadiens from 2009-2011. Josh Gorges:

Played with Benoit Pouliot for the Montreal Canadiens from 2009-2011. Derek Grant:

Teammates with Eric Gryba for the Ottawa Senators from 2012-2014. Robin Lehner:

Teammates with Eric Gryba for the Ottawa Senators from 2012-2015. International Teammates:

2007 World Junior Championship (Canada): Cody Franson and Kris Russell

2009 World Junior Championship (Canada): Tyler Ennis and Jordan Eberle

2010 World Junior Championship (Sweden): Anders Nilsson and Anton Lander

2011 World Junior Championship (Sweden): Johan Larsson, Robin Lehner and Anton Lander

2011 World Junior Championship (Canada): Marcus Foligno and Zack Kassian

2012 World Championship (Canada): Ryan O’Reilly, Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

2013 World Championship (Canada): Ryan O’Reilly and Jordan Eberle

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2014 World Junior Championship (Canada): Sam Reinhart and Connor McDavid

2015 World Junior Championship (Canada): Sam Reinhart, Connor McDavid and Darnell Nurse

2015 World Championship (Sweden): Anders Nilsson, Oscar Klefbom and Anton Lander

2016 World Championship (Canada): Ryan O’Reilly, Sam Reinhart, Connor McDavid and Cam Talbot NHL Draft:

Zach Bogosian (3rd overall), Tyler Ennis (26th overall) and Jordan Eberle (22nd overall) were all drafted in the first round of the

2008 NHL Draft.

Rasmus Ristolainen (8th overall) was taken one pick after Darnell Nurse (7th overall) in the first round of the 2013 NHL Draft.

Sam Reinhart (2nd overall) was taken one pick before Leon Draisaitl (3rd overall) in the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft.

Jack Eichel (2nd overall) and Connor McDavid (1st overall) were the top two picks in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERSHits: Deslauriers (6), Foligno (4), Kane (3)Blocked Shots: Bogosian (2), Six Tied (1)Shots: Ristolainen (5), Deslauriers (4), Moulson (4) SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]1-10: 0-1-0 (0),1/4, 1/5, 2/2 OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; 102-105 all-time)N/A SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0; 67-58 all-time)N/A MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)Games PlayedRyan O’Reilly … 1 game … 500 career games playedRasmus Ristolainen … 5 games … 200 career games playedGoalsTyler Ennis … 8 goals … 100 career goalsAssistsRyan O’Reilly … 5 assists … 200 career assistsPointsMarcus Foligno … 7 points … 100 career assists RECENT MILESTONESN/A

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

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/13/2016 Montréal Canadiens L 00-01-00 1-4 26p 17 1-5 2-2 31-24 35 / 40 19070+2 10/16/2016 @ Edmonton Oilers3 10/18/2016 @ Calgary Flames4 10/20/2016 @ Vancouver Canucks5 10/25/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers6 10/27/2016 Minnesota Wild7 10/29/2016 Florida Panthers8 10/30/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets9 11/01/2016 @ Minnesota Wild

10 11/03/2016 Toronto Maple Leafs11 11/05/2016 @ Ottawa Senators12 11/07/2016 @ Boston Bruins13 11/09/2016 Ottawa Senators14 11/11/2016 New Jersey Devils15 11/12/2016 @ New Jersey Devils16 11/15/2016 @ St. Louis Blues17 11/17/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning18 11/19/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins19 11/21/2016 Calgary Flames20 11/23/2016 Detroit Red Wings21 11/25/2016 @ Washington Capitals22 11/29/2016 @ Ottawa Senators23 12/01/2016 New York Rangers24 12/03/2016 Boston Bruins25 12/05/2016 @ Washington Capitals26 12/06/2016 Edmonton Oilers27 12/09/2016 Washington Capitals28 12/13/2016 Los Angeles Kings29 12/16/2016 New York Islanders30 12/17/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes31 12/20/2016 @ Florida Panthers32 12/22/2016 Carolina Hurricanes33 12/23/2016 @ New York Islanders34 12/27/2016 @ Detroit Red Wings35 12/29/2016 Boston Bruins36 12/31/2016 @ Boston Bruins37 01/03/2017 @ New York Rangers38 01/05/2017 @ Chicago Blackhawks39 01/07/2017 Winnipeg Jets40 01/10/2017 Philadelphia Flyers41 01/12/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning42 01/13/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes43 01/16/2017 Dallas Stars44 01/17/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs45 01/20/2017 Detroit Red Wings46 01/21/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens47 01/24/2017 @ Nashville Predators48 01/26/2017 @ Dallas Stars49 01/31/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens50 02/02/2017 New York Rangers51 02/04/2017 Ottawa Senators52 02/06/2017 @ New Jersey Devils53 02/07/2017 San Jose Sharks54 02/09/2017 Anaheim Ducks55 02/11/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs56 02/12/2017 Vancouver Canucks57 02/14/2017 @ Ottawa Senators58 02/16/2017 Colorado Avalanche59 02/18/2017 St. Louis Blues60 02/19/2017 Chicago Blackhawks61 02/25/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche62 02/26/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes63 02/28/2017 Nashville Predators64 03/02/2017 Arizona Coyotes65 03/04/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning66 03/05/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins67 03/07/2017 Philadelphia Flyers68 03/10/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets69 03/11/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets70 03/14/2017 @ San Jose Sharks71 03/16/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings72 03/17/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks73 03/20/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings74 03/21/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins75 03/25/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs76 03/27/2017 Florida Panthers77 03/28/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets78 04/02/2017 New York Islanders79 04/03/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs80 04/05/2017 Montréal Canadiens81 04/08/2017 @ Florida Panthers82 04/09/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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

Date Opp. GORGES# 4

FRANSON# 6

KANE# 9

GIONTA# 12

LARSSON# 22

REINHART# 23

MOULSON# 26

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Date Opp. GRANT# 27

GIRGENSONS# 28

MCCABE# 29

NELSON# 34

DESLAURIERS# 44

BOGOSIAN# 47

FASCHING# 52

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ENNIS# 63

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Dan Bylsma is in his second season as head coach of the Sabres after being hired as the 17th head coach in franchise history on May 28,2015. In his first season with the team in 2015-16, Bylsma guided the Sabres to a 27-point improvement. Buffalo finished 35-36-11 overall andenjoyed the second-largest points percentage improvement in franchise history. Bylsma joined the Sabres after spending six seasons as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he led the team to a 252-117-32overall regular-season record and became the winningest head coach in Penguins history. The Grand Haven, Mich. native began his coaching career in 2004-05 as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL). He alsoserved as an assistant for the New York Islanders in 2005-06, and for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from 2006-07 to 2007-08 beforebeing named head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the 2008-09 season. Visit www.sabresdigitalpressbox.com/media-information/danbylsma for a full bio.

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

#31: Anders Nilsson (G) 6' 6", 229 lbs. / Mar 19, 1990 (26 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by New York Islanders in 3rd round (62nd overall) of the 2009NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired by Buffalo on July 2, 2016 from St. Louis in exchange for afifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL DraftLast Win: DEC 11, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (11)Last SO: MAR 4, 2012 vs NEW JERSEY (49)Career Shootouts: 13/16 (.812), 6-0

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 52 19-22-4 1 3.09 .900

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Season Highs: Shots Saves- -

2015-16:• Appeared in a career-high 29 NHL games with Edmonton and St. Louis• Started in 24 of his 26 appearances for Edmonton, posting a career-high 10 wins• Set career highs in both shots faced (51) and saves (48) at DAL (10/13)• Started and won all five games in a five-game homestand from 12/2-12/11, posting a .927 SV%• Made three relief appearances for St. Louis• Played two games with Bakersfield (AHL), winning both games and posting a .935 SV%.

#40: Robin Lehner (G) 6' 4", 239 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (25 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in 2nd round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Ottawa on with David Legwand June 26, 2015 in exchange for afirst-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Win: MAR 3, 2016 vs CALGARY (5)Last SO: FEB 19, 2016 @ COLUMBUS (10)Career Shootouts: 36/60 (.600), 7-11

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 1 0-1-0 0 4.14 .833Career 108 35-46-18 3 2.82 .915

Career vs. Opp 3 1-1-1 0 1.97 .932

Season Highs: Shots Saves2424

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2015-16:• Games missed due to injury: 50; 39 – high ankle sprain (10/10-1/5), 11 – high ankle (3/18-4/9)• Ranked fourth among NHL goalies with at least 20 games played in save percentage (.924)• Recorded 34 saves and an assist to earn his first win as a member of the Sabres at OTT (1/26)• Made 38 saves to earn his third career shutout at CBJ (2/19), breaking his personal record for most saves in a shutout• Set a new career-best shutout streak (126:59) from 2/16 at OTT to 2/21 vs. PIT• Played in his 100th career NHL game at ANA (2/25)• Appeared in three games for Rochester (AHL) during a conditioning stint in January.

#4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (32 years and 2 months)

Acquired: From Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the2016 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 12, 2016 vs MONTREAL (27)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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• Games missed due to injury: five; three – upper body (1/22-1/26), two – upper body (1/16-1/18)

• Set a new career high with 72 penalty minutes (previous high: 39)

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

• Scored his first goal as a member of the Sabres and was a plus-3 vs. CAR (11/27); the goal was his first since Oct. 12, 2013 at VAN and the plus-3

was his best rating since he posted a plus-3 on Oct. 26, 2011 vs. PHI

• Registered an assist and a plus-3 rating vs. COL (2/14)

• Recorded his 100th NHL assist at NYI (4/9).

#6: Cody Franson (D) 6' 5", 224 lbs. / Aug 8, 1987 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Nashville in 3rd Round (79th Overall) of the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on Sept. 10, 2015Last Goal: JAN 16, 2016 vs WASHINGTON (15)Last Assist: FEB 9, 2016 vs FLORIDA (6)Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG




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• Games missed due to injury: 23 – upper body (2/21-4/9)

• Tallied his first points as a Sabre with two assists vs. MTL (10/23)

• Had a three-game point streak (0+4) from 10/23 vs. MTL to 10/27 at PHI

• Scored in back-to-back games at TBL (11/10) and at FLA (11/12) for the first time since Feb. 2011.

#8: Cody McCormick (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 222 lbs. / Apr 18, 1983 (33 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (144th overall) of 2001 NHL Draft.Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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• Missed entire season due to injury (blood clots).

#9: Evander Kane (L) 6' 2", 211 lbs. / Aug 2, 1991 (25 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in 1st round (4th overall) of the 2009 NHLDraftAcquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 inexchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 22, 2016 @ CAROLINA (3)Last Assist: MAR 18, 2016 vs OTTAWA (5)Career Shootouts: 3/20 (15%), 2 GDG




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• Games missed due to injury: 16; 10 – knee (10/27-11/17), six – upper body (3/29-4/9)

• Ranked second among all NHL forwards in average ice time per game (21:02), trailing only teammate Ryan O'Reilly (21:44)

• Led all Sabres in shots (271), penalty minutes (91) and even-strength goals (17) despite missing 16 games to injury

• Ranked third in the NHL with 4.2 shots per game, ranking fourth in franchise history behind only Alexander Mogilny (4.68 in 1992-93), Rick Martin (4.43

in 1974-75) and Dave Andreychuk (4.21 in 1991-92)

• The Sabres went 12-3-2 in games in which he scored a goal and 19-5-3 when he recorded a point

• Logged eight multi-point games; the Sabres had a 7-0-1 record in these games

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

• Tallied seven shots and scored his first goal as a member of the Sabres vs. TOR (10/21)

• Logged three straight multi-point games at NSH (11/28), at DET (12/1) and vs. ARI (12/4)

• Played in his 400th NHL game at NYR (1/25)

#12: Brian Gionta (R) 5' 7", 178 lbs. / Jan 18, 1979 (37 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in 3rd round (82nd overall) of the 1998 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 9, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Last Assist: APR 2, 2016 @ NY RANGERS (4)Career Shootouts: 22/62 (35%), 7 GDG


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• Games missed due to injury: three – lower body (10/8-10/12)

• Became the 51st American-born player to appear in 900 career NHL regular-season games at OTT (2/16)

• Tallied his 49th career game-winner at NYI (4/9), tying Phil Housley for 14th-most career game-winning goals by an American player.

#15: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 196 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (19 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 5, 2016 @ NEW JERSEY (2)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERSCareer Shootouts: 1/6 (17%), 0 GDG




2015-16:

• Games missed due to injury: one – flu (3/19)

• Scored 24 goals, seventh-most by a rookie in franchise history, and became the first Sabres rookie to lead the team in goals since Ray Sheppard

(1987-88)

• Tied Derek Plante for seventh-most points by a Sabres rookie (56)

• Tied to lead all Sabres with five game-winning goals, tying Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Ray Sheppard for second-most by a Sabres rookie;

became the fourth Sabres rookie ever to lead the team in a season, joining Perreault (1970-71), Martin (1971-72) and Donald Audette (1991-92)

• Tied for team lead with 12 multi-point games

• Became the third-youngest player in Sabres history to score in his debut vs. OTT (10/8)

• Set a career high with four points (2+2) at BOS (12/26), becoming the second-youngest player to record four points in one game for the Sabres (Phil

Housley vs. EDM, 10/17/82)

• Became the youngest Sabre ever to hit the 20-goal mark (19 yrs, 131 days) with his goal at TOR (3/7)

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 218 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (28 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by New York Islanders in 1st Round (7th Overall) of the 2006 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016Last Goal: APR 5, 2016 @ WASHINGTON (2)Last Assist: APR 7, 2016 @ NY RANGERS (1)Career Shootouts: 14/37 (38%), 9 GDG




2015-16:

• Led the Islanders with a career-high 42 assists and finished second in points (64)

• Led the team with 23 power-play points (7+16)

• Finished second on the team in penalty minutes (51) and tied for third with four game-winning goals

• Recorded 13 multi-point games

• Recorded his 200th career assist vs. ARI (11/16)

• Recorded a season-high 10 shots on goal at PIT (1/2)

• Missed two games with a lower-body injury (12/19-12/21)

• Recorded his second career hat trick vs. EDM (2/7)

• Played in his 500th NHL game at CBJ (2/9)

• Recorded a six-game point streak (1+7) from 11/12-11/25.

#22: Johan Larsson (C) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in 2nd round (56th overall) of the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota on April 3, 2013 with Matt Hackett, a first-round selectionin the 2013 NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft inexchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 5, 2016 @ NEW JERSEY (2)Last Assist: APR 2, 2016 @ NY RANGERS (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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• Games missed due to injury: five; four – lower body (2/9-2/14), one – lower body (4/9)

• Set career highs in games played (74), goals (10) and points (17)

• The team logged a 7-1-1 record in games in which he scored and an 11-1-2 record when he recorded a point

• Five of his 10 goals were game-winners, tying Jack Eichel for the Sabres’ team lead

• Tallied his first points of the season in his third career multi-point game (0+2) at PHI (10/27)

• Scored his first career game-winning goal at DET (12/14)

• Played in his 100th NHL game at BOS (12/26)

• Recorded the first multi-goal game of his career with two goals vs. TOR (3/31)

• Logged a career-best four-game point streak (3+3) from 3/29 to 4/5.

#23: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' 1", 193 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (20 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st Round (2nd overall) of the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 8, 2016 vs COLUMBUS (2)Last Assist: OCT 13, 2016 vs MONTREALCareer Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 1 GDG




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2015-16:

• Games missed due to injury: 3 – upper body (1/22-1/26)

• His 23 goals were the eighth-most by a rookie in Sabres franchise history and tied for third-most among all NHL rookies in 2015-16

• Ranked second among all Sabres skaters in goals (23) and third in points (42)

• Led all regular Sabres forwards in CF%/SAT%

• Sabres were 6-1-0 when he recorded a multi-point game

• Scored his first NHL goal at TBL (10/17)

• Scored his first NHL goal at TBL (10/17)

• Had the first multi-goal game of his career (2+0) at NSH (11/28)

• Scored his first career hat trick with three goals at WPG (1/10), becoming the first Sabres rookie to record a hat trick since Jason Pominville vs. LAK

(1/14/06)

• Scored six goals in a nine-game span from 2/4-2/21, including a career-best three-game goal streak from 2/4 vs. BOS to 2/9 vs. FLA (4+0)

• Won gold with Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia, recording four assists in 10 games.

#26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (32 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (263rd overall) of the 2003 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: OCT 13, 2016 vs MONTREALLast Assist: APR 8, 2016 vs COLUMBUS (2)Career Shootouts: 16/40 (40%), 7 GDG




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• Scored in Buffalo's season-opener vs. MTL (10/13), giving him a point in three straight games (2+1) dating back to last season and four goals in his last

seven regular-season contests

2015-16:

• Recorded three points (1+2) vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Had a three-game point streak (0+3) with assists in three straight games vs. CAR (11/27), at NSH (11/28) and at DET (12/1)

• Played in his 500th NHL game vs. ARI (12/4)

• Ended a 45-game goal drought by scoring his fifth goal of the season at OTT (2/16)

#27: Derek Grant (C) 6' 3", 212 lbs. / Apr 20, 1990 (26 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in 4th round (119th overall) of the 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 2, 2016Last Goal: -Last Assist: MAR 28, 2016 @ ARIZONA (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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• Recorded AHL career-high totals in goals (27), assists (18) and points (45) despite appearing in just 36 games with Stockton

• Named the Heat's Team MVP and best offensive player

• Tied for the team lead in goals

• Led all Heat players with 1.25 points per game

• Tied for sixth in the AHL in goals

• Led the Heat with a plus-7 rating and five game winning goals

• Named to the AHL All-Star Classic in Syracuse, marking his first career AHL All-Star Game appearance

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (22 years and 9 months)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnsDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 2, 2016 @ NY RANGERS (4)Last Assist: MAR 26, 2016 vs WINNIPEG (8)Career Shootouts: 3/13 (23%), 3 GDG




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• Games missed due to injury: 11; four – upper body (11/17-11/23) , four – upper body (1/16-1/22), three – lower body (2/9-2/12)

• Scored all seven of his goals on the road

• Notched his first point of the season with his first career overtime goal at PHI (10/27)

• Recorded points in consecutive games, including his first multi-point game of the season, with two points (1+1) at DET (12/1) and an assist vs. ARI

(12/4)

• Tied his career high with two goals at NYR (1/25)

• Appeared in his 200th NHL game at NJD (4/5)

• Represented Latvia at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia.

#29: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (23 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (44th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 29, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (6)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2016 vs TORONTO (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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• Averaged 19:07 of ice time per game, the seventh-highest average ice time by a Sabres rookie since the league began tracking time on ice in the

1997-98 season

• Scored his first NHL goal at FLA (10/15)

• Had a career-best three-game point streak, tallying three points (1+2) in that span (12/17-12/26)

• Skated a career-high 25:42 vs. MIN (3/5)

• Tallied two points (1+1) in eight games for the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

#34: Casey Nelson (D) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Jul 18, 1992 (24 years and 2 months)

Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on March 22, 2016Last Goal: -Last Assist: MAR 29, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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• Recorded 22 points (6+16) and a plus-15 rating during his junior season at Minnesota State University

• Signed an entry-level contract with Buffalo on March 22

• Recorded his first NHL point with an assist vs. WPG (3/26)

• On March 26 vs. WPG, Fasching (goal) and Casey Nelson (assist) became the first pair of Sabres to each record his first career point on the same

goal in their NHL debuts since Alexander Mogilny and Dave Snuggerud (10/5/89 vs. QUE).

• Posted an assist and a plus-2 rating at DET (3/28)

• Became the first Sabres player to record points in his first three NHL games since Calle Johansson in 1987-88 with two assists at PIT (3/29)

#44: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Feb 22, 1991 (25 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in 3rd round (84th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Los Angeles with Hudson Fasching on March 5, 2014 in exchange forBrayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft and asecond-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 18, 2016 vs OTTAWA (11)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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• Games missed due to injury: 11 – lower body (1/5-1/26)

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

• Scored his second career game-winning goal vs. OTT (3/18), logging his sixth goal of the season and topping his previous career-high.

#47: Zach Bogosian (D) 6' 3", 228 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (26 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg in 1st round (3rd overall) of the 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 inexchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 29, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (5)Last Assist: APR 2, 2016 @ NY RANGERS (3)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG


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2015-16:

• Games missed due to injury: 18; 17 – upper body (10/8-11/14), one – lower body (4/9)

• Netted his first goal as a member of the Sabres at DET (12/1)

• Contributed two assists vs. WSH (1/16), including the 100th assist of his career

• Tied career highs with his fourth career three-point game (2+1) and third career two-goal game vs. PIT (2/21), including his first power play goal since

Dec. 31, 2011

• Tied a career high with three power-play goals

• Finished the season with an average ice time of 23:24 per game in his 85 games played with the Sabres, the third-highest average career ice time ever

recorded by a Sabres player, trailing only Alexei Zhitnik (531 GP, 25:32) and Christian Ehrhoff (192 GP, 23:55).

#52: Hudson Fasching (R) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Jul 28, 1995 (21 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected in 4th round (118th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft.Acquired: From Los Angeles with Nicolas Deslauriers on March 5, 2014 in exchangefor Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draftand a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 26, 2016 vs WINNIPEG (7)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16:

• Totaled 38 points (20+18) including seven game-winning goals in his junior season at the University of Minnesota

• Signed an entry-level contract with Buffalo on March 21

• With his goal on March 26 vs. WPG, Hudson Fasching became the first Sabre to score on his first shot in his NHL debut since Zemgus Girgensons

(10/2/13 at DET).

• On March 26 vs. WPG, Fasching (goal) and Casey Nelson (assist) became the first pair of Sabres to each record his first career point on the same

goal in their NHL debuts since Alexander Mogilny and Dave Snuggerud (10/5/89 vs. QUE).

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 203 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (21 years and 11 months)

RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 3, 2016 vs CALGARY (18)Last Assist: OCT 13, 2016 vs MONTREALCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16:

• Registered career-high totals in goals (9), assists (32) and points (41), ranking third among all Sabres in assists and fourth in points

• Ranked 10th in the NHL with an average ice time of 25:16 per game; only Alexei Zhitnik (four times) has averaged more minutes per game in a full

season with the Sabres

• Ranked third among all Sabres and ninth among all NHL defensemen with 202 shots, becoming the first Sabres defenseman to record 200 shots in a

season since Phil Housley (1989-90)

• Recorded his first career multi-goal game (2+0), including his first career game-winner with 16.8 seconds left in regulation, vs. VAN (11/7)

• Registered the first hat trick of his career at CGY (12/10), becoming the sixth Sabres defenseman to record a hat trick and the first since Phil Housley

(1/22/88 vs. NYR)

• Became the youngest NHL defenseman to score a hat trick (21 years, 44 days) since Hannu Virta (19 years, 362 days) did so for the Sabres on

3/19/83 at MTL

#63: Tyler Ennis (L) 5' 9", 175 lbs. / Oct 6, 1989 (27 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (26th overall) of the 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIA (15)Last Assist: DEC 26, 2015 @ BOSTON (3)Career Shootouts: 15/42 (36%), 6 GDG


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• Games missed due to injury: 59; 45 – concussion (12/31-4/9), 12 – upper body (11/25-12/17), two – lower body (10/29-10/30)

• Recorded an assist and a team-high seven shots at TBL (10/17), tying his second-highest career single-game shot total

• Led all Sabres skaters with 24:36 of ice time vs TOR (10/21) , the second-highest total of his career

• Logged assists in four straight games from 11/5-11/12.

#73: Nicholas Baptiste (R) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Aug 4, 1995 (21 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Drafted by Buffalo in the third round (69th overall) of the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2016-17:

• Recorded a goal and an assist in Rochester’s season-opener against Hershey (10/14)

• Received first career recall to Buffalo on 10/15

2015-16:

• Totaled 28 points (13+15) in 62 games during his rookie season with the Rochester Americans (AHL)

• Ranked third in scoring among Amerks rookies

• Missed 12 games (1/10-2/6) due to injury

• Recorded his first professional point (assist) in his AHL debut vs. Lake Erie (10/9)

• Scored his first professional goal and added an assist for the first multi-point game of his career vs. Syracuse (10/25)

• Collected two assists at Binghamton (11/28) and at Lake Erie (2/25)

• Scored a goal in back-to-back games at Syracuse (3/12) and vs. Binghamton (3/13)

• Notched two points (1+1) vs. Lake Erie (4/9)

#77: Dmitry Kulikov (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Oct 29, 1990 (25 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Florida in 1st round (14th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired by Buffalo from Florida with a second-round pick in the 2016 NHLDraft on June 25, 2016 in exchange for Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick in the 2016NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL DraftLast Goal: DEC 17, 2015 @ NEW JERSEY (50)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 vs CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 2/8 (25%), 1 GDG




2015-16:

• Recorded points in back-to-back games (0+2) from 10/24-10/27

• Played in his 400th NHL game at LAK (11/7)

• Recorded his first multi-point game of the season (0+2), including his 100th career assist, vs. MIN (1/3)

• Logged highest ice time by a Panthers skater this season (27:44) vs. EDM (1/18)

• Recorded two assists and led Panthers with six blocked shots vs. WPG (2/20)

• Logged points in three consecutive games (0+4) from 2/20-2/27

• Registered an assist and 25:25 TOI vs. PHI (3/12)

• Earned points in consecutive games (0+2) from 3/21-3/24

2016 Playoffs:

• Scored first career playoff goal and registered an assist in Game 2 of ECQF vs. NYI (4/15)

• Recorded points in Games 1-3 of ECQF (1+2).

#82: Marcus Foligno (L) 6' 3", 228 lbs. / Aug 10, 1991 (25 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 4th round (104th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 16, 2016 vs MONTREAL (12)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2016 vs TORONTO (5)Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG




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2015-16:

• Games missed due to injury: six; four – upper body (12/15-12/26), one – lower body (10/24), one – upper body (2/6)

• Recorded career-high totals in games played (75), goals (10) and points (23), and tied his career high in assists (13)

• The team logged an 8-0-1 record in games in which he scored and a 14-4-1 record when he recorded a point

• Played in his 200th NHL game at PHI (10/28)

• Tallied a career-high three points (2+1) vs. MTL (2/12) and became the first Sabre to score a penalty shot goal since 3/13/14 (Tyler Ennis)

• Tied his career high with three points (1+2) vs. CGY (3/3).

#90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (25 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Colorado with Jamie McGinn on June 26, 2015 in exchange for NikitaZadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHLDraftLast Goal: APR 5, 2016 @ NEW JERSEY (3)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 10/29 (34%), 6 GDG


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• Games missed due to injury: 11 – lower body (2/21-3/12)

• Named an NHL All-Star for the first time in his career

• Set a new career high with his 39 assists on the season

• Led all NHL forwards in time on ice per game (21:44) and finished the season with the highest average career ice time by a Sabres forward

• Led all Sabres with 60 points (21+39)

• Tied for team lead with 12 multi-point games

• Ranked third in the NHL with 1,024 faceoff wins

• Became the 13th Sabres player to record at least 60 points in his first season with the team and the first since Pat LaFontaine (1991-92)

• Recorded his first goal and assist as a Sabre vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Had a five-game point streak (3+7) from 10/23-10/30

• Matched his career high with goals in three straight games from 11/14-11/19

• Tied a career high with an eight-game point streak, tallying 11 points (4+7) in that span (11/28-12/14)

• Scored his 100th career goal with his overtime winner vs. LAK (12/12)

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