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Minnesota WildGame Notes

Thu, Nov 13, 2014 NHL Game #238

Minnesota WildTeam Game: 15Home Game: 7

7 - 7 - 0 (14 pts)5 - 1 - 0 (Home)2 - 6 - 0 (Road)

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 18Road Game: 9

3 - 12 - 2 (8 pts)1 - 6 - 2 (Home)2 - 6 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%32 Niklas Backstrom 3 1 2 0 2.68 .86935 Darcy Kuemper 11 6 5 0 1.99 .915

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%1 Jhonas Enroth 9 1 7 1 3.63 .901

34 Michal Neuvirth 8 2 5 1 3.07 .915

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Keith Ballard 3 0 1 1 -1 23 C Charlie Coyle 14 2 4 6 0 164 D Stu Bickel - - - - - -5 D Christian Folin 7 0 0 0 -3 76 D Marco Scandella 14 2 2 4 6 309 C Mikko Koivu 14 2 1 3 0 4

10 C Jordan Schroeder - - - - - -11 L Zach Parise 11 4 6 10 6 1714 R Justin Fontaine 12 1 4 5 4 016 L Jason Zucker 14 5 2 7 0 618 C Ryan Carter 13 1 5 6 2 1420 D Ryan Suter 14 1 7 8 7 421 C Kyle Brodziak 9 2 0 2 -1 1122 R Nino Niederreiter 14 4 2 6 -3 425 D Jonas Brodin 12 0 2 2 6 026 L Thomas Vanek 14 1 8 9 0 429 R Jason Pominville 14 4 4 8 4 039 D Nate Prosser 10 1 1 2 -1 455 D Matt Dumba 12 1 1 2 -3 656 C Erik Haula 12 1 0 1 1 464 C Mikael Granlund 14 1 4 5 4 2

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Josh Gorges 17 0 1 1 -8 66 D Mike Weber 14 0 0 0 -7 248 C Cody McCormick 17 0 1 1 -6 20

12 R Brian Gionta 17 0 3 3 -6 417 C Torrey Mitchell 17 1 1 2 -8 819 C Cody Hodgson 17 1 1 2 -9 421 R Drew Stafford 17 3 6 9 -10 2724 D Tyson Strachan 7 0 3 3 -1 426 L Matt Moulson 17 1 3 4 -8 228 C Zemgus Girgensons 17 3 3 6 -2 436 R Patrick Kaleta - - - - - -41 D Andrej Meszaros 12 0 1 1 -10 1644 L Nicolas Deslauriers 17 1 1 2 -2 2851 D Nikita Zadorov 6 0 0 0 0 755 D Rasmus Ristolainen 17 0 1 1 -13 657 D Tyler Myers 17 0 2 2 -7 2961 D Andre Benoit 13 0 0 0 -11 863 C Tyler Ennis 17 5 3 8 -11 1965 C Brian Flynn 8 1 0 1 -2 080 R Chris Stewart 17 1 1 2 -11 1882 L Marcus Foligno 12 2 1 3 -7 4

Owner & Governor Craig LeipoldExecutive VP/General Manager Chuck FletcherAssistant General Manager Brent FlahrHead Coach Mike YeoAssistant Coaches Rick Wilson, Darryl Sydor,

Darby Hendrickson, AndrewBrunette, Bob Mason

Owner/CEO Terry PegulaPresident/Alternate Governor Ted BlackGeneral Manager Tim MurrayHead Coach Ted NolanCoaching Staff Bryan Trottier, Danny Flynn,

Tom Coolen, Arturs Irbe

Tonight's Officials

Referees Paul Devorski #10, Steve Kozari #40 Linesmen Brian Mach #78, Bryan Pancich #94

Supervisor Dave Baker Video Judge Ian Sandercock

Ntl. Anthem James Bohn Let's Play Hockey! CSM Douglas J. Wortham

Today's ScheduleWPG @ CAR : 7:00 ARI @ CGY : 7:00 BUF @ MIN : 7:00 COL @ NYR : 7:00 NSH @ STL : 7:00 OTT @ EDM : 7:30DAL @ LAK : 7:30 BOS @ MTL : 7:30 SJS @ TBL : 7:30

Minnesota Wild: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Keith Ballard D 5' 11" 204 Nov 26, 1982 Baudette, MN, USA3 Charlie Coyle C 6' 3" 221 Mar 2, 1992 E. Weymouth, MA, USA4 Stu Bickel D 6' 4" 210 Oct 2, 1986 Chanhassen, MN, USA5 Christian Folin D 6' 3" 214 Feb 9, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE6 Marco Scandella D 6' 1" 205 Feb 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN9 Mikko Koivu C 6' 3" 215 Mar 12, 1983 Turku, FIN10 Jordan Schroeder C 5' 8" 175 Sep 29, 1990 Lakeville, MN, USA11 Zach Parise L 5' 11" 197 Jul 28, 1984 Minneapolis, MN, USA14 Justin Fontaine R 5' 10" 175 Nov 6, 1987 Bonnyville, AB, CAN16 Jason Zucker L 5' 11" 188 Jan 16, 1992 Newport Beach, CA, USA18 Ryan Carter C 6' 1" 205 Aug 3, 1983 White Bear Lake, MN, USA20 Ryan Suter D 6' 1" 200 Jan 21, 1985 Madison, WI, USA21 Kyle Brodziak C 6' 2" 212 May 25, 1984 St. Paul, AB, CAN22 Nino Niederreiter R 6' 2" 210 Sep 8, 1992 Chur, CHE25 Jonas Brodin D 6' 1" 194 Jul 12, 1993 Karlstad, SWE26 Thomas Vanek L 6' 2" 218 Jan 19, 1984 Vienna, AUT29 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 187 Nov 30, 1982 Repentigny, QC, CAN32 Niklas Backstrom G 6' 2" 194 Feb 13, 1978 Helsinki, FIN35 Darcy Kuemper G 6' 5" 205 May 5, 1990 Saskatoon, SK, CAN39 Nate Prosser D 6' 2" 203 May 7, 1986 Elk River, MN, USA55 Matt Dumba D 6' 0" 189 Jul 25, 1994 Regina, SK, CAN56 Erik Haula C 5' 11" 188 Mar 23, 1991 Pori, FIN64 Mikael Granlund C 5' 10" 185 Feb 26, 1992 Oulu, FIN

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 199 Age: 27.0

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)24 Matt Cooke L 5' 11" 216 Sep 7, 1978 Belleville, ON, CAN46 Jared Spurgeon D 5' 9" 176 Nov 29, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place1 Jhonas Enroth G 5' 10" 166 Jun 25, 1988 Stockholm, SWE4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 201 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN6 Mike Weber D 6' 2" 212 Dec 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA8 Cody McCormick C 6' 2" 224 Apr 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN12 Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 176 Jan 18, 1979 Rochester, NY, USA17 Torrey Mitchell C 5' 11" 189 Jan 30, 1985 Greenfield Park, QC, CAN19 Cody Hodgson C 6' 0" 192 Feb 18, 1990 Toronto, ON, CAN21 Drew Stafford R 6' 2" 214 Oct 30, 1985 Milwaukee, WI, USA24 Tyson Strachan D 6' 3" 215 Oct 30, 1984 Melfort, SK, CAN26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 200 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 1" 190 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA34 Michal Neuvirth G 6' 1" 209 Mar 23, 1988 Ústí nad Labem, CZE36 Patrick Kaleta R 6' 1" 198 Jun 8, 1986 Buffalo, NY, USA41 Andrej Meszaros D 6' 2" 223 Oct 13, 1985 Považská Bystrica, SVK44 Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' 1" 209 Feb 22, 1991 LaSalle, QC, CAN51 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" 220 Apr 16, 1995 Moscow, RUS55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 219 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN57 Tyler Myers D 6' 8" 219 Feb 1, 1990 Houston, TX, USA61 Andre Benoit D 5' 11" 191 Jan 6, 1984 St. Albert, ON, CAN63 Tyler Ennis C 5' 9" 169 Oct 6, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN65 Brian Flynn C 6' 1" 180 Jul 26, 1988 Lynnfield, MA, USA80 Chris Stewart R 6' 2" 231 Oct 30, 1987 Toronto, ON, CAN82 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 223 Aug 10, 1991 Buffalo, NY, USA

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 27.0

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)31 Matt Hackett G 6' 2" 171 Mar 7, 1990 London, ON, CAN

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

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

L 11 Zach Parise 11 4 6 10 6 17 0 0 0 47 8.5 18:16 0.00 11 7L 26 Thomas Vanek 14 1 8 9 0 4 1 0 0 29 3.4 16:44 50.00 2 0R 29 Jason Pominville 14 4 4 8 4 0 0 0 1 49 8.2 18:23 60.87 6 2D 20 Ryan Suter 14 1 7 8 7 4 0 0 0 27 3.7 29:06 0.00 12 14L 16 Jason Zucker 14 5 2 7 0 6 0 1 0 24 20.8 13:35 0.00 16 2R 22 Nino Niederreiter 14 4 2 6 -3 4 1 1 0 25 16.0 13:36 0.00 19 2C 3 Charlie Coyle 14 2 4 6 0 16 0 0 2 27 7.4 16:04 41.02 20 11L 24 Matt Cooke 8 2 4 6 5 4 0 0 0 7 28.6 11:12 0.00 7 4D 46 Jared Spurgeon 9 2 4 6 7 2 0 0 0 20 10.0 22:20 0.00 11 25C 18 Ryan Carter 13 1 5 6 2 14 0 1 0 13 7.7 09:09 40.81 19 4R 14 Justin Fontaine 12 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 14 7.1 12:19 0.00 2 3C 64 Mikael Granlund 14 1 4 5 4 2 0 0 0 25 4.0 18:37 44.33 11 9D 6 Marco Scandella 14 2 2 4 6 30 0 0 1 29 6.9 21:17 0.00 15 27C 9 Mikko Koivu 14 2 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 48 4.2 19:34 57.09 5 4C 21 Kyle Brodziak 9 2 0 2 -1 11 0 0 0 11 18.2 12:29 50.00 7 10D 39 Nate Prosser 10 1 1 2 -1 4 0 0 0 6 16.7 13:03 0.00 7 10D 55 Matt Dumba 12 1 1 2 -3 6 0 0 1 23 4.3 13:18 0.00 6 9D 25 Jonas Brodin 12 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 18 0.0 23:44 0.00 5 13C 56 Erik Haula 12 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 17 5.9 12:26 42.73 11 6D 2 Keith Ballard 3 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 11:04 0.00 1 4D 5 Christian Folin 7 0 0 0 -3 7 0 0 0 6 0.0 14:31 0.00 6 4

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM32 Niklas Backstrom 3 179 2.68 1 2 0 0 8 53 .869 0 0 235 Darcy Kuemper 11 662 1.99 6 5 0 3 22 237 .915 0 0 0

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

R 21 Drew Stafford 17 3 6 9 -10 27 2 0 0 31 9.7 16:26 46.57 22 6C 63 Tyler Ennis 17 5 3 8 -11 19 1 1 0 35 14.3 17:51 37.88 14 8C 28 Zemgus Girgensons 17 3 3 6 -2 4 0 0 0 36 8.3 17:32 45.16 41 16L 26 Matt Moulson 17 1 3 4 -8 2 0 0 0 31 3.2 16:52 83.33 16 9L 82 Marcus Foligno 12 2 1 3 -7 4 0 0 0 15 13.3 14:51 33.33 42 4R 12 Brian Gionta 17 0 3 3 -6 4 0 0 0 27 0.0 15:55 47.82 14 9D 24 Tyson Strachan 7 0 3 3 -1 4 0 0 0 1 0.0 16:00 0.00 10 8C 17 Torrey Mitchell 17 1 1 2 -8 8 0 0 0 11 9.1 14:31 38.94 15 11C 19 Cody Hodgson 17 1 1 2 -9 4 0 0 0 24 4.2 14:17 50.37 6 6L 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 17 1 1 2 -2 28 0 0 1 15 6.7 09:58 0.00 60 7R 80 Chris Stewart 17 1 1 2 -11 18 0 0 0 40 2.5 16:05 44.44 20 5D 57 Tyler Myers 17 0 2 2 -7 29 0 0 0 29 0.0 24:48 0.00 25 28C 65 Brian Flynn 8 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 12:38 52.63 7 6D 4 Josh Gorges 17 0 1 1 -8 6 0 0 0 9 0.0 21:36 0.00 27 60C 8 Cody McCormick 17 0 1 1 -6 20 0 0 0 18 0.0 11:31 45.66 33 13D 41 Andrej Meszaros 12 0 1 1 -10 16 0 0 0 12 0.0 19:42 0.00 11 18D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 17 0 1 1 -13 6 0 0 0 16 0.0 18:41 0.00 25 20D 6 Mike Weber 14 0 0 0 -7 24 0 0 0 5 0.0 16:50 0.00 47 30D 51 Nikita Zadorov 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 0.0 14:19 0.00 11 3D 61 Andre Benoit 13 0 0 0 -11 8 0 0 0 12 0.0 21:32 0.00 12 26

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM1 Jhonas Enroth 9 545 3.63 1 7 1 0 33 299 .901 0 0 0

34 Michal Neuvirth 8 488 3.07 2 5 1 0 25 270 .915 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota WildTeam Records

Buffalo Sabres Minnesota WildLast game: Tuesday AT ST. LOUIS (6-1 L) Tuesday AT NEW JERSEY (3-1 L)Next game: Thursday AT MINNESOTA Thursday VS BUFFALO

Overall record/streak: 3 - 12 - 2 / Lost 3 7 - 7 - 0 / Lost 4Home record/streak: 1 - 6 - 2 / Lost 2 5 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1Road record/streak: 2 - 6 - 0 / Lost 3 2 - 6 - 0 / Lost 3

Last 5 Games: 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 4 - 0Last 10 Games: 2 - 6 - 2 5 - 5 - 01-Goal Games: 3 - 2 - 2 2 - 3 - 02-Goal Games 0 - 2 1 - 13-Goal Games 0 - 8 4 - 3

Scoring first 3 - 1 - 1 6 - 2 - 0Opponent scoring first 0 - 11 - 1 1 - 5 - 0Leading after 1 period 1 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 0Trailing after 1 period 0 - 7 - 0 1 - 2 - 0

Tied after 1 period 2 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 0Leading after 2 periods 1 - 0 - 1 5 - 2 - 0Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 9 - 0 2 - 5 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 2 - 3 - 1 0 - 0 - 0OT Record - This Season: 2 - 2 1 - 0

OT Record - Franchise: 156 - 146 - 215 103 - 95 - 55Shootout Record - This Season: 2 - 1 1 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 59 - 47 55 - 52Outshooting opponent: 1 - 0 - 0 7 - 6 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 2 - 11 - 1 0 - 0 - 0Even shots: 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 0vs. Atlantic: 1 - 3 - 2 2 - 2 - 0

vs. Metropolitan: 1 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 2 - 6 - 2 2 - 5 - 0

vs. Central: 0 - 2 - 0 3 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 1 - 4 - 0 2 - 2 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 1 - 6 - 0 5 - 2 - 0

Month by Month RecordBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsNovember: 1-4-1 3 1-4-0 2

Totals: 1-4-1 3 1-4-0 2

Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota WildSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 3 7 9 0 19 ( 1.1 avg.)Opponents: 12 19 27 1 59 ( 3.5 avg.)

Minnesota Wild: 7 18 12 0 37 ( 2.6 avg.)Opponents: 5 13 14 0 32 ( 2.3 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 134 111 129 11 385 (22.6 avg.)Opponents: 198 185 233 12 628 (36.9 avg.)

Minnesota Wild: 159 161 150 4 474 (33.9 avg.)Opponents: 99 109 110 4 322 (23.0 avg.)

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

G Att % G Att %Overall: 3 53 5.7 (29th NHL) 2 44 4.5 (30th NHL)Home: 2 30 6.7 (29th NHL) 2 15 13.3 (26th NHL)Road: 1 23 4.3 (28th NHL) 0 29 0.0 (T-29th NHL)

2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-22nd NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-8th NHL)

Penalty KillingBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

G Att % G Att %Overall: 14 66 78.8 (T-18th NHL) 6 44 86.4 (T-6th NHL)Home: 4 32 87.5 (9th NHL) 2 19 89.5 (6th NHL)Road: 10 34 70.6 (28th NHL) 4 25 84.0 (8th NHL)

1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-11th NHL) 3 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL)

PenaltiesBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank17 244 14.4 (27th NHL) 14 157 11.2 (T-16th NHL)

Goal SituationsBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

For Against For Against5 on 5: 15 40 30 245 on 4: 3 2 2 15 on 3: 0 0 0 04 on 4: 0 1 1 04 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 1 14 3 5

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

Total: 19 59 37 32

Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota WildSituations

Individual LeadersBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

Points: D. STAFFORD (9),T. ENNIS (8),Z. GIRGENSONS (6) Z. PARISE (10),T. VANEK (9),J. POMINVILLE (8)Goals: T. ENNIS (5),D. STAFFORD (3),Z. GIRGENSONS (3) J. ZUCKER (5),J. POMINVILLE (4),Z. PARISE (4)

Assists: D. STAFFORD (6),B. GIONTA (3),T. STRACHAN (3) T. VANEK (8),R. SUTER (7),Z. PARISE (6)PP Goals: D. STAFFORD (2),T. ENNIS (1) T. VANEK (1),N. NIEDERREITER (1)SH Goals: T. ENNIS (1) R. CARTER (1),J. ZUCKER (1),N. NIEDERREITER (1)

GW Goals: N. DESLAURIERS (1) C. COYLE (2),J. POMINVILLE (1),M. SCANDELLA (1)3+ Goals:

PIM: T. MYERS (29),N. DESLAURIERS (28),D. STAFFORD (27) M. SCANDELLA (30),Z. PARISE (17),C. COYLE (16)Shots: C. STEWART (40),Z. GIRGENSONS (36),T. ENNIS (35) J. POMINVILLE (49),M. KOIVU (48),Z. PARISE (47)

+/-: N. ZADOROV (0),T. STRACHAN (-1),N. DESLAURIERS (-2) R. SUTER (+7),J. SPURGEON (+7),Z. PARISE (+6)

ShootoutBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

Shooter G/S % GDGZemgus Girgensons 2 / 3 66.7 2Brian Gionta 1 / 2 50.0 0Tyler Ennis 1 / 2 50.0 0Matt Moulson 1 / 3 33.3 0Drew Stafford 0 / 1 0.0 0Chris Stewart 0 / 1 0.0 0Cody Hodgson 0 / 1 0.0 0Marcus Foligno 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDGMikko Koivu 1 / 1 100.0 0Jason Pominville 1 / 1 100.0 1Zach Parise 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Jhonas Enroth 1 - 0 1/8 .875Michal Neuvirth 1 - 1 3/6 .500

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Darcy Kuemper 1 - 0 1/3 .667

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

Player G A PDrew Stafford 2 1 3Tyler Ennis 1 2 3Tyler Myers 0 2 2Matt Moulson 0 1 1

Player G A PNino Niederreiter 1 0 1Thomas Vanek 1 0 1Mikko Koivu 0 1 1Zach Parise 0 1 1Charlie Coyle 0 1 1Ryan Suter 0 1 1

Short HandedBuffalo Sabres Minnesota Wild

Player G A PTyler Ennis 1 0 1Drew Stafford 0 1 1

Player G A PJason Zucker 1 0 1Ryan Carter 1 0 1Nino Niederreiter 1 0 1Ryan Suter 0 1 1Jonas Brodin 0 1 1Marco Scandella 0 1 1

Minnesota Wild Wireless Information: Wireless Network: AT&T Wi-Fi, no password requiredWild Media Resources: wild.com/pressbox and @mnwildPRAudio Files of Player Pronunciations: wild.com/pronunciations2014-15 Wild Media Guide: wild.com/mediaguide Last Game – Wild 1 at Devils 3: C Ryan Carter netted his first goal with the Wild in his return to Prudential Center as New Jerseyearned a 3-1 victory over Minnesota Tuesday night. G Darcy Kuemper stopped 20-of-22 shots in his 11th start of the season. Next Games (all times Central)11/15 at DAL 1:00 p.m. – FSN, KOOL 108 FM11/16 vs. WPG 4:00 p.m. – FSN, KOOL 108 FM11/20 at PHI 6:00 p.m. – FSN and KFAN 100.3 FM (locally), NHL Network (nationally) WILD INJURIESLW Matt Cooke (IR) – 6 games (lower body)D Jared Spurgeon (IR) – 5 games (upper body)LW Zach Parise – 3 games (concussion)2014-15 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 34 Recent Transactions11/12 – Recalled D Stu Bickel and F Jordan Schroeder from Iowa (AHL)11/12 – Reassigned D Jonathon Blum and F Stephane Veilleux to Iowa (AHL) Wild vs. SabresAll-Time Wild Record: 7-5-2 (2-3-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-2-0 at First Niagara Center)2013-14: Minnesota swept the season series claiming a 2-1 win at First Niagara Center (10/14) and a 4-1 victory at Xcel Energy Center(1/2)…C Mikko Koivu led the Wild with three assists…C Kyle Brodziak (2-0=2), RW Jason Pominville (2-0=2), LW Matt Cooke (0-2=2) and D Ryan Suter (0-2=2) scored two points apiece…G Josh Harding made 22 saves in the first meeting…G Niklas Backstromstopped 19-of-20 in the second…C Brian Flynn and D Tyler Myers scored for Buffalo…G Jhonas Enroth made 18 saves in the firstcontest…G Ryan Miller made 28 saves in the second.WILD LEADERS: LW Zach Parise has 17 points (8-9=17) in 27 games against Buffalo…Cooke has 12 points (3-9=12) in 31matches…Koivu has five points (1-4=5) in seven games…Suter has five assists in eight contests.WILD GOALIES: Backstrom is 1-0-1 with a 2.48 GAA and a .886 SV% in two starts agains the Sabres…G Darcy Kuemper has notfaced the Sabres.SABRES LEADERS: RW Chris Stewart has 12 points (7-5=12) in 22 games against the Wild…RW Brian Gionta has eight points (5-3=8) in nine games…RW Torrey Mitchell has eight points (2-5=7) in 13 contests.SABRES GOALIES: Enroth is 1-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and a .913 SV% in two starts… G Michal Neuvirth is 0-1-0 with a 2.05 GAA anda .882 SV% in one start…G Matt Hackett has not faced Minnesota.CONNECTIONS: D Keith Ballard was selected by the Sabres with the 11th overall pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...RW JasonPominville was selected by Buffalo in the second-round (No. 55 overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and collected 456 points (185-271=456) in 578 contests with Buffalo, before being acquired by Minnesota on April 3, 2013...LW Thomas Vanek was selected by theSabres in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft and netted 497 points (254-243=497) in 598 games…G Matt Hackettwas drafted by Minnesota 77th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and went 3-7-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .914 SV% in 13 games (eightstarts) over two seasons (2011-13) with the Wild…Mitchell played in 103 games for Minnesota, netting 17 points (5-12=17) over twoseasons (2012-14)…LW Matt Moulson tallied 13 points (6-7=13) in 20 games… C Cody McCormick earned a goal and an assist in14 games with the Wild…LW Johan Larsson was drafted by Minnesota in the second round (56th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draftand made his NHL debut with the Wild in 2012-13.FAST FACT: The Wild is 4-1-2 in its last seven games against the Sabres, outscoring Buffalo 20-15 in those games. 13 Things To Know: 1. Minnesota has outscored its opponents, 37-32, this season. The Wild has not been outshot in any game this season, totaling a 474-322 advantage through 14 games. Entering play Wednesday, Minnesota leads the NHL in fewest shots against/game (23.0) and rankssecond in shots for/game (33.9) – Chicago leads with 38.1. The Wild has tallied 40-plus shots in four games this season. Minnesota didnot have a single game with 40-plus shots last season and totaled four games during the 2012-13 campaign. In this season’s opener

Minnesota Wild: Media Notes

(10/9), the Wild outshot Colorado, 48-16, the most shots it has ever totaled in a single game. 2. Minnesota returns to Xcel Energy Center on Thursday for its seventh home game of the season. The Wild has outscored itsopponents 22-10 to earn its 5-1-0 record at home. Minnesota was the last NHL team to lose on home ice after suffering a 4-1 defeat vs.PIT on Nov. 4. 3. Wednesday evening, Minnesota recalled defenseman Stu Bickel (BIH-kuhl) and forward Jordan Schroeder (SHRAY-duhr) from theIowa Wild (AHL). Both played college hockey at the University of Minnesota, and if they dress with Minnesota, will becoming the 19thand 20th Minnesotans to play a game in franchise history. 4. Darcy Kuemper has posted a 6-5-0 record this season with a 1.99 GAA, a .915 SV% and three shutouts. His three shutouts sharesthe NHL lead and is a career high, while he ranks T-9th in the NHL in GAA. Including post-season, he is 16-4-2 with a 1.72 GAA and a.930 SV% in his career at Xcel Energy Center. Per Elias Sports Bureau, he is just the second NHL goalie since 1967-68 to record threeshutouts in his first four games of a season (Leclaire, 2007-08). The 24-year-old has already set a franchise record this season: longestshutout streak by a Wild goaltender (163:46). 5. Mikko Koivu tallied four shots and won 18-of-29 faceoffs (62.1%) in Tuesday’s contest. Since Oct. 30, the Captain has earned a65.2 faceoff percentage (90-of-138) which ranks first in the NHL amongst all players with at least 30 total faceoffs. His 177 faceoff winsthis season rank seventh in the NHL while his overall faceoff percentage rank T-8th (57.1%). He tallied 16 shots in his first eight gamesof the season while recording 32 shots in his last six contests. His 28 shots since Oct. 30 rank second in the NHL. 6. Ryan Suter has led all skaters – Wild and opponents – in TOI in all but one game this season. His three 30-plus minute games allrank within the top 10 single games in the NHL (second, fifth and sixth). The blue liner tallied his seventh assist on Nov. 4 and has fivein his last nine games – his seven on the season rank second on the team. The alternate captain leads the NHL in TOI/game thisseason (29:06) and led the NHL for the second consecutive year last season with a total of 29:25, skating at least 30:00 in 37 games.He ranks T-3rd on the team in scoring, totaling eight points (1-7=8) and a plus-7 rating this season, including his 53rd career multi-pointgame (1-1=2) in the season opener. He ranks first in the NHL in TOI/game (26:08) and is seventh in scoring (35-215=250) amongstNHL defensemen since 2008-09. 7. Seven Wild defensemen have tallied at least one point this season. In combination, Minnesota’s defensemen have 25 points through14 games (7-18=25), a plus-19 rating, 134 shots on net and 63 hits. 8. Thursday, the Wild plays its final match of five consecutive games against the Eastern Conference. Of Minnesota’s 14 games inNovember, eight are against the Eastern Conference. Minnesota is 2-5-0 in six games this season against the East. The Wild earnedpoints in 21 of its 32 games against the opposing conference last season. 9. The Wild went 6-for-7 on the penalty kill Tuesday and has only allowed six power-play goals through 14 games. Entering playWednesday, Minnesota ranksT-6 in the NHL with an 86.4 penalty kill percentage (38-for-44). The Wild recorded a season-high 26 hitson Nov. 6 – 15 Wild players recorded at least one hit in the contest. 10. The Wild has scored at least one second-period goal in nine of its 14 games, totaling 18 on the season. Entering play Wednesday,the 18 second-period goals rank T-6th in the NHL. Minnesota has scored first in eight of its 14 games this season, posting a 6-2-0record when scoring first. The Wild is 1-5-0 when the opposing team scores first. 11. The Wild’s roster features 12 players under age 25, including five of the team’s defensemen: D Jonas Brodin, F Charlie Coyle, DMatt Dumba, D Christian Folin, F Mikael Granlund, F Erik Haula, G Darcy Kuemper, F Nino Niederreiter, D Marco Scandella, DJared Spurgeon, F Jordan Schroeder and F Jason Zucker. 12. Minnesota’s roster features 13 players that played college hockey: Keith Ballard (Minnesota, 2001-04), Stu Bickel (Minnesota,2007-08), Ryan Carter (Minnesota State, 2004-06), Charlie Coyle (Boston University, 2010-11), Christian Folin (UMass Lowell,2012-14), Justin Fontaine (Minnesota Duluth, 2007-11), Erik Haula (Minnesota, 2010-13), Zach Parise (North Dakota, 2002-04),Nate Prosser (Colorado College, 2006-10), Jordan Schroeder (Minnesota, 2008-10), Ryan Suter (Wisconsin, 2003-04), ThomasVanek (Minnesota, 2002-04) and Jason Zucker (Denver, 2010-12). 13. Minnesota’s roster features 11 first-round draft picks: Keith Ballard (No. 11, 2002, BUF), Jonas Brodin (No.10, 2011, MIN),Charlie Coyle (No. 28, 2010, SJ), Matt Dumba (No. 7, 2012, MIN), Mikael Granlund (No. 9, 2010, MIN), Mikko Koivu (No. 6, 2001,MIN), Nino Niederreiter (No.5, 2010, NYI), Zach Parise (No. 17, 2003, NJ), Jordan Schroeder (No. 22, 2009, VAN), Ryan Suter (No.

7, 2003, NSH) and Thomas Vanek (No. 5, 2003, BUF). WILD PRONUNCIATION GUIDE – Listen at wild.com/pronunciations#4 - Stu Bickel (BIH-kuhl) #5 - Christian Folin (FOE-lin) #6 - Marco Scandella (skan-DEHL-a) #9 - Mikko Koivu (MEE-koh KOY-voo) #10 - Jordan Schroeder (SHRAY-duhr) #11 - Zach Parise (pah-REE-see) #16 - Jason Zucker (ZOOK-ER) #20 - Ryan Suter (SOO-tuhr) #21 - Kyle Brodziak (BRAWD-zee-ak) #22 - Nino Niederreiter (NEE-noh nee-duhr-RIGH-tuhr) #25 - Jonas Brodin (JOE-nuhs broh-DEEN) #26 - Thomas Vanek (VAN-ehk) #35 - Darcy Kuemper (KEHM-puhr) #39 - Nate Prosser (PRAW-suhr) #46 - Jared Spurgeon (SPUHR-juhn) #55 - Matt Dumba (DUHM-ba) #56 - Erik Haula (HOW-la) #64 - Mikael Granlund (mih-KIGH-ehl GRAHN-lund)

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Minnesota Wild: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/09/2014 Colorado Avalanche W 01-00-00 5-0 29,46,11,22,20 29 0-2 4-4 48-16 35 / 1 19098+2 10/11/2014 @ Colorado Avalanche W 02-00-00 3-0 3,16,11 3 0-6 3-3 34-30 35 / 1 18139+3 10/17/2014 @ Anaheim Ducks L 02-01-00 1-2 16 10 0-3 4-4 28-26 31 / 35 17306+4 10/19/2014 @ Los Angeles Kings L 02-02-00 1-2 24 70 0-5 1-2 41-16 32 / 32 18230+5 10/23/2014 Arizona Coyotes W 03-02-00 2-0 3,29 3 0-3 2-2 29-26 35 / 41 18554+6 10/25/2014 Tampa Bay Lightning W 04-02-00 7-2 6,9,56,16,11,46,16s 56 0-1 4-4 22-19 35 / 20 18884+7 10/27/2014 @ New York Rangers L 04-03-00 4-5 39,24,29,16 36 0-4 1-1 30-20 30 / 35 18006+8 10/28/2014 @ Boston Bruins W 05-03-00 4-3 22,11,14,6 6 0-2 1-2 42-28 32 / 40 17565+9 10/30/2014 San Jose Sharks W** 06-03-00 4-3 9,21,21 29 0-1 1-2 46-28 35 / 31 18633+

10 11/01/2014 Dallas Stars W 07-03-00 4-1 64,55,26p,22p 55 2-4 4-4 30-20 35 / 32 19088+11 11/04/2014 Pittsburgh Penguins L 07-04-00 1-4 22s 16 0-4 2-3 34-22 1 / 35 18788+12 11/06/2014 @ Ottawa Senators L 07-05-00 0-3 16 0-3 4-5 35-17 41 / 32 1686713 11/08/2014 @ Montréal Canadiens L 07-06-00 1-4 29 81 0-2 1-1 31-31 31 / 35 21287+14 11/11/2014 @ New Jersey Devils L 07-07-00 1-3 18s 23 0-4 6-7 24-23 35 / 35 1425615 11/13/2014 Buffalo Sabres16 11/15/2014 @ Dallas Stars17 11/16/2014 Winnipeg Jets18 11/20/2014 @ Philadelphia Flyers19 11/22/2014 @ Tampa Bay Lightning20 11/24/2014 @ Florida Panthers21 11/26/2014 Los Angeles Kings22 11/28/2014 @ Dallas Stars23 11/29/2014 St. Louis Blues24 12/03/2014 Montréal Canadiens25 12/05/2014 Anaheim Ducks26 12/09/2014 New York Islanders27 12/11/2014 @ San Jose Sharks28 12/13/2014 @ Arizona Coyotes29 12/16/2014 @ Chicago Blackhawks30 12/17/2014 Boston Bruins31 12/20/2014 Nashville Predators32 12/23/2014 Philadelphia Flyers33 12/27/2014 Winnipeg Jets34 12/29/2014 @ Winnipeg Jets35 12/31/2014 @ Columbus Blue Jackets36 01/02/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs37 01/03/2015 @ Dallas Stars38 01/06/2015 San Jose Sharks39 01/08/2015 Chicago Blackhawks40 01/10/2015 Nashville Predators41 01/11/2015 @ Chicago Blackhawks42 01/13/2015 @ Pittsburgh Penguins43 01/15/2015 @ Buffalo Sabres44 01/17/2015 Arizona Coyotes45 01/19/2015 Columbus Blue Jackets46 01/20/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings47 01/27/2015 @ Edmonton Oilers48 01/29/2015 @ Calgary Flames49 02/01/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks50 02/03/2015 Chicago Blackhawks51 02/07/2015 Colorado Avalanche52 02/09/2015 Vancouver Canucks53 02/10/2015 @ Winnipeg Jets54 02/12/2015 Florida Panthers55 02/14/2015 Carolina Hurricanes56 02/16/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks57 02/18/2015 @ Calgary Flames58 02/20/2015 @ Edmonton Oilers59 02/22/2015 Dallas Stars60 02/24/2015 Edmonton Oilers61 02/26/2015 @ Nashville Predators62 02/28/2015 @ Colorado Avalanche63 03/03/2015 Ottawa Senators64 03/05/2015 @ Washington Capitals65 03/06/2015 @ Carolina Hurricanes66 03/08/2015 Colorado Avalanche67 03/10/2015 New Jersey Devils68 03/13/2015 Anaheim Ducks69 03/14/2015 @ St. Louis Blues70 03/17/2015 @ Nashville Predators71 03/19/2015 Washington Capitals72 03/21/2015 St. Louis Blues73 03/23/2015 @ Toronto Maple Leafs74 03/24/2015 @ New York Islanders75 03/27/2015 Calgary Flames76 03/28/2015 Los Angeles Kings77 04/02/2015 New York Rangers78 04/04/2015 Detroit Red Wings79 04/06/2015 Winnipeg Jets80 04/07/2015 @ Chicago Blackhawks81 04/09/2015 @ Nashville Predators82 04/11/2015 @ St. Louis Blues

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

Date Opp. BALLARD# 2

COYLE# 3

FOLIN# 5

SCANDELLA# 6

BLUM# 7

KOIVU# 9

PARISE# 11

Oct 9 Vs COL 0-1,0/2 13:05 0-0,2/0 17:32 0-0,2/2 18:11 0-0,1/0 16:54 1-2,9/4 15:09Oct 11 @ COL 1-0(W),1/1 15:17 0-0,1/0 09:38 0-0,3/1 21:36 0-0,3/1 18:12 1-0,10/1 20:27Oct 17 @ ANA 0-1,0/0 07:08 0-0,5/0 12:33 DNP 0-0,1/0 22:55 0-0,2/-1 20:59 0-0,2/0 19:22Oct 19 @ LAK DNP 0-0,1/0 15:48 0-0,1/-1 10:47 0-0,2/0 17:04 0-0,5/0 19:54 0-0,6/0 22:40Oct 23 Vs ARI INJ 1-0(W),2/1 15:23 INJ 0-0,3/2 17:35 0-0,2/1 18:31 0-1,4/1 20:22Oct 25 Vs TBL INJ 0-1,1/1 15:48 INJ 1-1,1/1 21:20 1-0,2/1 17:29 1-1,5/2 15:25Oct 27 @ NYR INJ 0-0,2/0 17:38 INJ 0-1,3/1 21:09 0-0,1/-1 21:04 0-0,4/-1 19:24Oct 28 @ BOS INJ 0-1,2/1 15:54 INJ 1-0(W),3/1 23:35 0-0,0/1 20:39 1-0,3/0 16:44Oct 30 Vs SJS INJ 0-0,6/1 17:19 INJ 0-0,2/0 26:51 1-0,9/1 22:02 0-0,2/-2 21:48Nov 1 Vs DAL INJ 0-1,1/-1 18:12 0-0,0/0 14:33 0-0,1/1 23:22 0-1,4/0 20:00 0-2,1/1 16:50Nov 4 Vs PIT INJ 0-0,0/0 16:53 0-0,2/0 15:43 0-0,3/-2 23:46 0-0,6/-1 22:23 0-0,1/0 12:50Nov 6 @ OTT INJ 0-0,3/-1 16:53 0-0,0/-1 13:09 0-0,0/0 18:08 0-0,6/0 20:45 INJNov 8 @ MTL 0-0,1/-1 13:04 0-0,3/-3 17:21 0-0,0/-1 20:19 0-0,3/-1 22:04 0-0,3/-2 16:04 INJNov 11 @ NJD 0-0,1/0 13:01 0-0,0/-2 16:52 DNP 0-0,2/0 20:30 0-0,1/-1 08:35 0-0,4/0 19:12 INJ

Date Opp. FONTAINE# 14

ZUCKER# 16

CARTER# 18

VEILLEUX# 19

SUTER# 20

BRODZIAK# 21

NIEDERREITER# 22

Oct 9 Vs COL 0-0,1/0 12:25 0-0,2/0 11:01 1-1,3/3 25:31 0-0,3/0 12:05 1-0,7/1 13:35Oct 11 @ COL 1-0,2/1 09:41 0-0,0/0 07:43 0-1,1/1 28:19 0-0,0/1 09:36 0-0,2/1 12:30Oct 17 @ ANA 0-0,1/0 15:45 1-0,1/0 07:49 0-1,0/0 07:22 0-0,2/-1 28:43 DNP 0-0,1/-1 12:37Oct 19 @ LAK 0-1,3/1 14:12 0-0,2/-1 09:05 0-1,0/0 07:23 0-0,1/0 32:50 DNP 0-0,3/0 13:59Oct 23 Vs ARI 0-0,1/0 11:16 0-0,1/0 09:48 0-0,0/0 10:04 0-0,4/0 29:17 DNP 0-0,1/0 13:28Oct 25 Vs TBL 0-0,0/0 13:04 2-0,2/2 10:00 0-1,0/1 13:26 0-1,0/4 26:26 DNP 0-1,1/0 13:37Oct 27 @ NYR 0-2,0/1 13:52 1-0,1/-1 13:07 0-1,0/0 09:10 0-1,3/0 27:47 DNP 0-1,0/-1 14:08Oct 28 @ BOS 1-0,4/1 09:27 0-1,2/1 15:38 0-1,0/1 09:31 0-0,2/1 28:16 0-0,1/0 13:54 1-0,4/0 12:43Oct 30 Vs SJS 0-1,1/2 11:14 0-1,1/1 18:03 0-0,3/0 07:04 0-0,1/0 03:01 0-1,3/1 33:49 2-0,4/2 14:07 0-0,1/0 13:14Nov 1 Vs DAL 0-0,1/0 10:08 0-0,4/0 18:55 INJ 0-0,2/0 06:17 0-1,1/0 28:28 0-0,0/0 12:45 1-0,3/0 14:11Nov 4 Vs PIT 0-0,1/-1 11:10 0-0,1/1 15:09 0-0,4/0 06:59 DNP 0-1,2/1 29:32 0-0,0/-1 08:38 1-0,1/-2 15:15Nov 6 @ OTT 0-0,0/0 10:17 0-0,3/-1 16:44 0-0,2/-1 08:25 0-0,0/-1 07:49 0-0,0/-2 32:17 0-0,1/-2 09:34 0-0,1/0 11:38Nov 8 @ MTL 0-0,2/0 14:20 0-0,2/-2 16:22 0-0,1/0 10:22 0-0,1/0 10:30 0-0,2/-1 27:22 0-0,2/-1 16:14 0-0,0/-1 15:35Nov 11 @ NJD 0-0,0/0 13:11 0-0,1/-1 17:32 1-0,1/1 10:29 0-0,0/1 06:24 0-0,3/0 28:57 0-0,0/0 15:36 0-0,0/0 14:06

Date Opp. COOKE# 24

BRODIN# 25

VANEK# 26

POMINVILLE# 29

PROSSER# 39

SPURGEON# 46

DUMBA# 55

Oct 9 Vs COL 0-0,0/0 13:49 0-0,5/3 21:21 0-0,2/0 15:38 1-1(W),4/2 15:01 1-0,2/2 21:13 0-0,1/0 16:27Oct 11 @ COL 0-1,2/1 11:50 0-1,0/2 23:30 0-1,2/1 13:37 0-0,3/0 19:04 0-1,1/1 24:47 0-1,1/1 10:46Oct 17 @ ANA 0-0,0/0 08:56 0-0,1/0 23:32 0-0,7/-1 17:56 0-0,0/0 17:53 0-0,1/0 25:24 0-0,0/-1 11:29Oct 19 @ LAK 1-0,2/0 07:47 0-0,2/0 24:32 0-0,2/0 17:45 0-0,4/0 20:42 0-0,0/0 08:14 0-0,1/1 20:20 DNPOct 23 Vs ARI 0-0,0/0 11:09 0-0,1/0 24:59 0-1,0/1 18:12 1-0,4/1 19:28 0-0,0/0 11:46 0-2,1/2 19:16 0-0,1/0 12:42Oct 25 Vs TBL 0-1,0/2 12:07 0-0,2/3 24:11 0-2,0/1 15:36 0-2,2/2 15:40 0-0,1/1 13:56 1-0,1/2 21:43 0-0,1/-1 11:35Oct 27 @ NYR 1-1,1/1 11:10 0-0,0/-1 22:21 0-0,1/-1 20:42 1-0,5/0 21:32 1-0,1/0 08:29 0-0,4/-2 22:13 0-0,2/0 09:56Oct 28 @ BOS 0-1,2/1 12:54 INJ 0-1,0/0 13:29 0-0,8/0 17:23 0-0,1/-1 16:49 0-1,3/1 23:41 0-0,3/1 16:43Oct 30 Vs SJS INJ INJ 0-2,1/2 17:50 0-0,1/-2 23:00 0-1,0/0 16:11 0-0,6/0 22:31 0-0,3/1 17:04Nov 1 Vs DAL INJ 0-0,1/0 24:42 1-0,1/0 14:20 0-1,5/2 15:43 0-0,0/1 11:21 INJ 1-0(W),3/0 13:47Nov 4 Vs PIT INJ 0-1,2/1 17:46 0-0,1/-2 17:58 0-0,3/-1 20:42 0-0,0/-1 11:19 INJ 0-0,4/-3 16:16Nov 6 @ OTT INJ 0-0,2/-1 24:05 0-0,7/0 18:44 0-0,3/0 17:57 0-0,0/0 14:22 INJ 0-0,4/0 15:15Nov 8 @ MTL INJ 0-0,2/-1 26:51 0-1,2/0 17:04 1-0,5/0 16:58 DNP INJ 0-0,0/-1 07:37Nov 11 @ NJD INJ 0-0,0/0 27:09 0-0,3/-1 15:36 0-0,2/0 16:28 0-0,3/-1 18:04 INJ DNP

Date Opp. HAULA# 56

GRANLUND# 64

BACKSTROM# 32

KUEMPER# 35

Oct 9 Vs COL 0-0,1/1 13:37 0-2,3/4 15:34 DND 0/16 W 59:52Oct 11 @ COL 0-0,0/1 12:37 0-0,2/0 18:58 DND 0/30 W 59:52Oct 17 @ ANA 0-0,1/0 13:22 0-0,3/0 19:38 DND 2/26 L 58:37Oct 19 @ LAK 0-0,5/0 14:02 0-0,1/0 21:22 2/16 L 58:55 DNDOct 23 Vs ARI 0-0,2/0 14:28 0-0,2/1 18:16 DND 0/26 W 60:00Oct 25 Vs TBL 1-0(W),1/0 13:10 0-0,2/2 17:27 DND 2/19 W 60:00Oct 27 @ NYR 0-0,1/1 04:30 0-1,1/-1 20:41 DND 5/20 L 59:07Oct 28 @ BOS INJ 0-1,2/0 18:22 3/28 W 60:00 DNDOct 30 Vs SJS INJ 0-0,2/-2 22:15 DND 3/28 W 65:00Nov 1 Vs DAL 0-0,0/0 11:57 1-0,2/1 16:29 DND 1/20 W 60:00Nov 4 Vs PIT 0-0,0/-1 12:54 0-0,3/0 21:28 DND 3/21 L 59:10Nov 6 @ OTT 0-0,3/0 13:20 0-0,0/0 19:30 3/17 L 59:42 DNDNov 8 @ MTL 0-0,1/0 12:05 0-0,1/0 17:48 DND 4/31 L 60:00Nov 11 @ NJD 0-0,2/-1 13:18 0-0,1/-1 12:53 DND 2/22 L 59:54

Mike Yeo was named the Minnesota Wild’s third Head Coach on June 17, 2011. He has led the Wild to the Stanley Cup Playoffs the last two seasonsafter a five-year absence. Minnesota has posted a record of 111-89-26 (.549) during his four seasons as Head Coach. Yeo, the youngest Head Coach inthe NHL, helped lead the Wild’s previous primary affiliate, the Houston Aeros, to a 46-28-1-5 record and the Calder Cup Final in his first season as aHead Coach in 2010-11. The Aeros led the Western Conference and ranked third in the AHL with 46 regular season wins after it did not qualify for theplayoffs in 2010. Yeo served as an Assistant Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2005-10). During his tenure in Pittsburgh, the Penguins claimed the2007-08 Atlantic Division title, advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals twice and won the 2009 Stanley Cup championship. He joined the Penguins coachingstaff when Michel Therrien was named Head Coach on Dec. 15, 2005.

Minnesota Wild: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Mike Yeo

#32: Niklas Backstrom (G) 6' 2", 194 lbs. / Feb 13, 1978 (36 years and 8 months)

Drafted: undraftedAcquired: signed by Minnesota as a free agent (6/1/06)3rd NHL / 3rd MIN SeasonLast Win: OCT 28, 2014 @ BOSTON (1)Last SO: APR 7, 2013 @ COLUMBUS (34)Career Shootouts: 102/182 (.560), 22-33

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 3 1-2-0 0 2.68 .869Career 393 190-137-47 28 2.46 .916

Career vs. Opp 2 1-0-1 0 2.48 .886

Season Highs: Shots Saves2828

2510/28 vs BOS

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS*7 games shy of 400 in his career*Made 25 saves at BOS (10/28) for first win since 1/9/14*Stopped 14-of-16 shots at LA (10/19)...first start since 1/11/14 vs. COL

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS *Stopped 8-of-9 shots in relief at COL (1/30)...First action since starting vs. COL (1/11) *Made season-high 39 saves in 4-1 win at PHX (1/9) *Returned to action and made season-high 37 saves and 3-of-4 in shootout win at WPG (11/23) *Made 33 saves for first win of season at CHI (10/26) *Missed 29 games due to injury. Underwent core muscle surgery (3/25)

#35: Darcy Kuemper (G) 6' 5", 205 lbs. / May 5, 1990 (24 years and 6 months)

KEHM-puhrDrafted: by Minnesota in sixth round (161st overall) of 2009 NHL Entry Draft3rd NHL / 3rd MIN SeasonLast Win: NOV 1, 2014 vs DALLAS (3)Last SO: OCT 23, 2014 vs ARIZONA (7)Career Shootouts: 15/22 (.682), 3-2


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


3010/11 vs COL

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS*Home shutout streak snapped at 130:56 to start season after allowing first period goal vs. TB (10/25)*Stopped all 26 shots faced vs. ARI (10/23). Second goalie since 1943-44 to record three shutouts in first four appearances of season (PascalLeclaire - Blue Jackets, 2007-08 (Elias)*Allowed first goal of season at 4:02 of 3rd period at ANA (10/17) ending shutout streak at franchise record 163:46 to start season*Named NHL's Second Star of Week (10/13)*Made 30 saves to earn second straight shutout at COL (10/11). Youngest goalie in NHL history to post shutouts in team’s first two games of aseason (Elias)*Stopped all 16 shots faced vs. COL (10/9) - youngest goalie to start a home opener for Minnesota

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS*Set franchise rookie records with 16 consecutive starts (1/12-3/8), 12 wins and two shutouts*Went 12-7-4 with a 2.28 GAA, .921 SV% and two shutouts in 24 starts following recall on Jan. 2

#2: Keith Ballard (D) 5' 11", 204 lbs. / Nov 26, 1982 (31 years and 11 months)

Drafted: by Buffalo in first round (11th overall) of 2002 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/5/13)10th NHL / 2nd MIN SeasonLast Goal: FEB 1, 2014 @ CALGARY (12)Last Assist: OCT 17, 2014 @ ANAHEIM (2)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 3 0-1-1 -1 2Career 593 38-137-175 -11 588

Career vs. Opp 11 1-5-6 3 9

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

3 times1

10/17 vs ANA1

10/17 vs ANA2

10/17 vs ANA13:04

11/8 vs MTL1

2 times1

11/8 vs MTL+0

2 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*7 games shy of 600 in his career

*Tallied assist in season debut at ANA (10/17)

*Missed eight games with illness (10/23-11/6)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Registered season highs with plus-3 rating at EDM (2/27), 20:55 in ice time at CGY (2/1), 12 PIM including two fighting majors for first time in his career

at PIT (12/19) and five hits at COL (12/14)

*Tallied first goal of season at SJ (1/25) snapping 114-game steak without a goal

*Had an assist in back-to-back games (0-3=3, 11/1-11/3)

*Missed 16 games with upper-body injury (10/15-10/28, 11/7-11/25) and final 14 games of regular season with lower-body injury (3/18-4/13)

#3: Charlie Coyle (C) 6' 3", 221 lbs. / Mar 2, 1992 (22 years and 8 months)

Drafted: by San Jose in first round (28th overall) of 2010 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: from San Jose with Devin Setoguchi and a 2011 first round pick (ZackPhillips) in exchange for Brent Burns and a 2012 second round pick on June 24, 20113rd NHL / 3rd MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 23, 2014 vs ARIZONA (9)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2014 vs DALLAS (4)Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 14 2-4-6 0 16Career 121 22-28-50 -4 77



2 times1

4 times1

6 times6

10/17 vs ANA18:12

11/1 vs DAL6

10/30 vs SJS5

11/6 vs OTT+2

10/9 vs COL

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Leads team in hits

*Registered season high 5 hits at OTT (11/6)

*Tied career high with 6 shots vs. SJ (10/30)

*Tallied GWG vs. ARI (10/23) and at COL (10/11)

*Signed 5-year extension through 2019-20 (10/22)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*T-3rd on team in scoring and 5th in hits during playoffs

*Ranked 3rd on team in hits (108) during regular season

*Tallied 10 points (5-5=10) in last 12 games

*Missed 12 games with knee sprain (10/8-10/28, 11/3)

#4: Stu Bickel (D) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / Oct 2, 1986 (28 years and 1 month)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/1/14)Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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


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

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Recorded three assists and 30 PIM (PIM) in nine games with Iowa (AHL) this season. Led team in PIM at time of recall

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

*Collected eight points (1-7=8) and 85 PIM in 24 games with Hartford (AHL) in 2013-14

*Skated in 16 NHL games with New York Rangers in 2012-13…Posted an even or better plus/minus rating in 14 of 16 contests

*Tallied a shorthanded assist in NHL debut at NJ (12/20/11)…Recorded an assist in first three NHL games and a plus-4 rating (0-4=4, 12/20-

12/23/11)…Ranked third on Rangers in fighting majors (12) in 2011-12…Had three hits, a plus-two rating and skated career-high 21:54 vs. CAR

(3/113/12)…Skated in 18 playoff games with Rangers and ranked fourth on the team in PIM

*Spent one season at the University of Minnesota (2007-08)

#5: Christian Folin (D) 6' 3", 214 lbs. / Feb 9, 1991 (23 years and 9 months)

FOE-linDrafted: undraftedAcquired: signed by Minnesota as a free agent (3/31/14)1st NHL / 1st MIN SeasonLast Goal: -Last Assist: APR 10, 2014 vs ST. LOUIS (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 7 0-0-0 -3 7Career 8 0-1-1 0 7

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


7 times0

7 times0

7 times5

10/19 vs LAK20:19

11/8 vs MTL2

2 times2

2 times+0

4 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Skated career high 20:19 at MTL (11/8)

*Recorded first career penalty at LA (10/19, fighting major - Richards)

*Missed five games due to illness (10/23-10/30)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

*Made NHL debut vs. STL (4/10/13) and recorded assist, 19:26 in ice time and plus-3

*Recorded 20 points (4-16=20), 3 GWG, 2 PPG, +10 rating and 31 PIM in 41 games in 2013-14 at UMass Lowell

*Named to the NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team and Hockey East All-Tournament Team

*Helped River Hawks to a Frozen Four appearance in 2013, two Hockey East Tournament Championships (2013, 2014) and Hockey East Regular

Season Championship (2013) in two seasons at UMass Lowell

#6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Feb 23, 1990 (24 years and 8 months)

skan-DEHL-aDrafted: by Minnesota in second round (55th overall) of 2008 NHL Entry Draft5th NHL / 5th MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2014 @ BOSTON (6)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2014 @ NY RANGERS (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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


2 times1

2 times2

10/25 vs TBL17

11/6 vs OTT26:51

10/30 vs SJS3

6 times2

5 times+2

2 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Leads team in blocked shots, T-3rd in plus-minus

*Registered career best 3-game point streak (2-2=4, 10/25-10/28)

*Skated 23:35 and tallied GWG at BOS (10/28)

*Registered assist, +1 rating, 3 shots, 2 blocked shots, 2 hits at NYR (10/27)

*Tallied goal, assist and fighting major (Boyle) vs. TB (10/25) - second career multi-point game

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Ranked 2nd on team in plus/minus rating and 3rd in blocked shots during playoffs

*4th on team in blocked shots (102), T-5th in plus-minus (+10) during regular season

*Skated season-high 25:00 at LA (1/7)

*Suffered sprained knee vs. TB (2/4) and missed three games

#9: Mikko Koivu (C) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Mar 12, 1983 (31 years and 8 months)

MEE-koh KOY-vooDrafted: by Minnesota in first round (6th overall) of 2001 NHL Entry Draft10th NHL / 10th MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 30, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (5)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2014 vs DALLAS (4)Career Shootouts: 37/85 (44%), 15 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 14 2-1-3 0 4Career 615 132-323-455 26 388



2 times1

11/1 vs DAL1

3 times2

2 times22:23

11/4 vs PIT9

10/30 vs SJS2

11/6 vs OTT+1

5 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*2nd on team in shots

*7th in NHL in faceoffs won and T-8th in faceoff % as of 11/12

*Totaled 32 shots and has won 90 of 138 faceoffs (65.2) over last six games

*Tied career high with 9 shots and won 22 faceoffs (3rd highest of career) vs. SJ (10/30)

*Won 15-of-23 faceoffs (68%) vs. COL (10/9)

*T-1st in NHL with 37 shootout goals, T-2nd with 15 game-deciding goals

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Led team in assists, third in scoring

*Fifth in TOI/game amongst NHL forwards and 12th in faceoff win percentage

*Recorded 17 points (3-14=17) in final 14 games. Finished season leading NHL in assists (14) and T-2nd in points (17) since March 18

*Recorded three assists and season-best plus-3 at NYI (3/18) to become Wild’s all-time leading scorer

*Missed 17 games and did not participate in Olympics due to ankle fracture suffered vs. WSH (1/4).

#10: Jordan Schroeder (C) 5' 8", 175 lbs. / Sep 29, 1990 (24 years and 1 month)

Drafted: by Vancouver in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/11/14)Last Goal: MAR 14, 2014 @ WASHINGTON (7)Last Assist: MAR 12, 2014 @ WINNIPEG (8)Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 56 6-9-15 -7 6



2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Led Iowa (AHL) in scoring with 11 points (4-7=11) in 12 games

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

*Collected six points (3-3=6) in 25 games with Vancouver and one assist in two games with Utica (AHL) last season

*Recorded nine points (3-6=9) in 31 games with Vancouver in 2012-13

*Won gold medal with United States at 2010 World Junior Championship

*Played two seasons at the University of Minnesota (2008-10) and was named WCHA Rookie of the Year

#11: Zach Parise (L) 5' 11", 197 lbs. / Jul 28, 1984 (30 years and 3 months)

pah-REE-seeDrafted: by New Jersey in first round (17th overall) of 2003 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/4/12)10th NHL / 3rd MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2014 @ BOSTON (3)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2014 vs DALLAS (1)Career Shootouts: 37/84 (44%), 10 GDG


Career vs. Opp 27 8-9-17 3 10


4 times2

2 times3

10/9 vs COL15

10/17 vs ANA22:40

10/19 vs LAK10

10/11 vs COL3

10/17 vs ANA+4

10/9 vs COL

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Has six points (2-4=6) in last seven games played

*Set career high with 15 PIM at ANA (10/17)

*Tallied goal and tied career high with 10 shots at COL (10/11)

*Led team with 3 pts (1-2=3), 9 shots and career-best +4 rating vs. COL (10/9)

*T-1st in NHL with 37 career shootout goals

*Currently out with a concussion

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Ranked fourth in NHL with 14 PPG, 19th in TOI/game amongst forwards, T-22nd in shots and goals in regular season

*Recorded 500th career point with first of two assists vs. PIT (4/5) joining his dad J.P. (594) to become third father-son duo to each tally 500 points in

NHL history (Gordie, Mark Howe and Bobby, Brett Hull - Elias Sports Bureau)

*Tallied goal and averaged 18:29 in TOI/game as Team USA captain at Olympics

*Missed 15 games with foot contusion (11/27, 12/23-1/21).

#14: Justin Fontaine (R) 5' 10", 175 lbs. / Nov 6, 1987 (27 years)

Drafted: undraftedAcquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (4/9/11)2nd NHL / 2nd MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2014 @ BOSTON (6)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (5)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG




10/28 vs BOS2

10/27 vs NYR2

10/27 vs NYR0

12 times15:45

10/17 vs ANA4

10/28 vs BOS1

2 times+2

10/30 vs SJS

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Recorded career best 3-game point streak (1-3=4, 10/27-10/30)

*Registered two assists at NYR (10/27)

*Skated season best 15:45 in season debut at ANA (10/17)

*Missed first two games of season with lower body injury

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*T-12th in goals amongst NHL rookies, 4th on team

*Recorded hat trick at ARI (1/9), including first PPG of career to become first rookie in Wild history to score three goals in game

*Collected first career NHL goal 12 seconds into game to set franchise record for fastest Wild goal to start a game vs. DAL (Ellis, 10/12)...goal matched

the NHL’s record for fastest first career goal (Rick Boh, North Stars,1988)

#16: Jason Zucker (L) 5' 11", 188 lbs. / Jan 16, 1992 (22 years and 9 months)

ZOOK-ERDrafted: by Minnesota in second round (59th overall) of 2010 NHL Entry Draft4th NHL / 4th MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 27, 2014 @ NY RANGERS (7)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/25 vs TBL1

2 times2

10/25 vs TBL2

3 times18:55

11/1 vs DAL4

11/1 vs DAL3

2 times+2

10/25 vs TBL

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Leads team in goals, 4th in hits

*Skated career high 18:55 vs. DAL (11/1)

*Registered a career best 4-game point streak (3-2=5, 10/25-10/30)

*Set career high with fifth goal of season at NYR (10/27)

*Recorded first career two-goal game vs. TB (10/25)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Tallied goal eight seconds into third period vs. EDM (1/16) to set franchise record for fastest goal to start a period

*13 points (8-5=13) and 55 PIM in 22 games with Iowa

*Missed remainder of season after surgery to repair a tendon in left quadriceps (3/25)

#18: Ryan Carter (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Aug 3, 1983 (31 years and 3 months)

Drafted: undraftedAcquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (10/6/14)8th NHL / 1st MIN SeasonLast Goal: NOV 11, 2014 @ NEW JERSEYLast Assist: OCT 28, 2014 @ BOSTON (5)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 14 0-1-1 0 11


11/11 vs NJD1

5 times1

6 times6

10/9 vs COL13:26

10/25 vs TBL4

11/4 vs PIT4

10/28 vs BOS+1

3 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*T-2nd on team in hits

*Tallied SHG at NJ (11/11)...13th Minnesota native to score a goal with the Wild

*Notched season high 4 shots vs. PIT (11/4)

*3-game assist streak (0-3=3. 10/25-10/28) tied career best point steak

*Recorded assist at ANA (10/17) for first point with Wild

*Made Wild debut vs. COL (10/9) to become 18th Minnesota native to appear in a game for the Wild

*Missed one game with upper body injury (11/1)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

*Set career-high with seven goals and 69 shots last season with New Jersey

*Had a career-high 15 points (6-9-15) and averaged career-best 13:03 in TOI/game in 2012-13

*Member of Anaheim's 2007 Stanley Cup Team

*Played two seasons at Minnesota State - Mankato (2002-04)

#20: Ryan Suter (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jan 21, 1985 (29 years and 9 months)

SOO-tuhrDrafted: by Nashville in first round (7th overall) of 2003 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: signed by Minnesota as a free agent (7/4/12)10th NHL / 3rd MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 9, 2014 vs COLORADO (13)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/9 vs COL1

7 times2

10/9 vs COL2

2 times33:49

10/30 vs SJS4

10/23 vs ARI3

11/6 vs OTT+4

10/25 vs TBL

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Leads NHL in TOI/game

*T-1st team in plus minus rating, 2nd in assists

*Skated season high 33:49 vs. SJ (10/30) - 2nd highest total in NHL this season

*Tied career high with +4 rating vs. TB (10/25)

*Tallied goal, assist and plus-3 rating vs. COL (10/9)

*2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Led NHL in TOI/game (29:25) for second straight season. Highest total by player since 2001-02 (Chris Pronger, 29:28)

*Set career highs in blocked shots and shots

*Served as alternate captain, recorded three assists and led Team USA in TOI/game (23:27) at 2014 Olympics

*Recorded first career hat trick vs. WSH (1/4) including 2 PPGs in 42 seconds to become first Wild defenseman to record hat trick and score twice in

less than a minute

#21: Kyle Brodziak (C) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / May 25, 1984 (30 years and 5 months)

BRAWD-zee-akDrafted: by Edmonton in the seventh round (214th overall) of 2003 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: from Edmonton along with a 6th round pick in 2009 NHL Entry Draft inexchange for a 4th and 5th round pick in 2009 NHL Entry Draft10th NHL / 6th MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 30, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (5)Last Assist: MAR 18, 2014 @ NY ISLANDERS (21)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG




10/30 vs SJS0

9 times2

10/30 vs SJS7

11/4 vs PIT16:14

11/8 vs MTL4

10/30 vs SJS3

10/28 vs BOS+2

10/30 vs SJS

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Skated season high 16:14 at MTL (11/8)

*Notched first two goals of season and won 11 of 16 faceoffs vs. SJ (10/30)

*Tallied 3 hits and won 8-of-13 faceoffs at BOS (10/28)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Recorded three assists including primary assist on GWG in Game 7 overtime win at COL (4/30) to set career highs for points and plus-minus (+3) in a

playoff game

*Ranked second on team in shorthanded TOI/game (2:37) and in PIM

*Tallied assist for 200th career point vs. CHI (1/23) and appeared in 500th career game at ANA (12/11)

*Missed final game of the season with an injury, ending a streak of 231 consecutive games played

#22: Nino Niederreiter (R) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Sep 8, 1992 (22 years and 2 months)

NEE-noh nee-duhr-RIGH-tuhrDrafted: by New York Islanders in first round (5th overall) of 2010 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: from the New York Islanders in exchange for Cal Clutterbuck and a 2013third-round draft pick (Eamon McAam) on June 30, 20134th NHL / 2nd MIN SeasonLast Goal: NOV 4, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (3)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2014 @ NY RANGERS (7)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG




4 times1

2 times1

6 times2

2 times15:35

11/8 vs MTL7

10/9 vs COL4

11/8 vs MTL+1

2 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*T-2nd on team in hits

*Scored first career SHG vs. PIT (11/4)

*Tallied a goal in consecutive games (11/1, 11/4)

*Had a 3-game point streak (1-2=3, 10/25-10/28)

*Tallied goal and registered career-high 7 shots vs. COL (10/9)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Led team in GWG and hits during playoffs

*Recorded three points (2-1=3) including GWG at 5:02 of overtime in Game 7 of Series at COL (4/30)

*Established career highs in games played, goals, assists, points, plus-minus rating, penalty minutes, shots, TOI/game, hits and blocked shots during

regular season

*Ranked second on team in hits, T-3rd in goals and fifth in shots

*Was plus-2 and averaged 17:05 in TOI/game in four games for Switzerland at Olympics

#24: Matt Cooke (L) (*Injured) 5' 11", 216 lbs. / Sep 7, 1978 (36 years and 2 months)

Drafted: by Vancouver in sixth road (144th overall) of 1997 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/5/13)16th NHL / 2nd MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 27, 2014 @ NY RANGERS (1)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2014 @ BOSTONCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 31 3-9-12 1 39


2 times1

4 times2

10/27 vs NYR2

2 times13:49

10/9 vs COL2

3 times1

7 times+2

10/25 vs TBL

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*6 pts shy of 400 in his career

*On a 3-game point streak (1-3=4, 10/25-10/28)

*Tallied goal and assist at NYR (10/27)

*Registered first goal of season at LA (10/19)

*Currently out with lower-body injury

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Led team in hits and ranked first in blocked shots amongst team forwards

*One of three players to skate in all 82 games (Pominville, Suter)

*Skated in 1,000th NHL game vs. EDM (3/11) to become 288th player in NHL history to reach milestone and fourth with Wild (Keith Carney, Andrew

Brunette, Matt Cullen)

*Tallied game-winning goal and an assist in back-to-back games: vs. WPG (10/10), vs. DAL (10/12)

*Scored goal in first shift as member of Wild 1:04 into contest vs. LA (10/3).

#25: Jonas Brodin (D) 6' 1", 194 lbs. / Jul 12, 1993 (21 years and 4 months)

JOE-nuhs broh-DEENDrafted: by Minnesota in first round (10th overall) of 2011 NHL Entry Draft3rd NHL / 3rd MIN SeasonLast Goal: FEB 6, 2014 vs NASHVILLE (35)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




12 times1

2 times1

2 times0

12 times27:09

11/11 vs NJD5

10/9 vs COL1

5 times+3

2 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*2nd on team in TOI/game (23rd in NHL)

*Skated season high 27:09 at NJ (11/11)

*Registered career high five shots vs. COL (10/9)

*Signed six-year contract extension thru 2020-21 (10/12)

*Missed two games with upper body injury (10/28, 10/30)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Ranked T-27th in NHL in TOI/game. Skated more than 25 minutes 34 times

*Set career highs in games played, goals, assists, points, penalty minutes, power-play goals, shots, blocked shots, hits and TOI/game

*Ranked second on team in blocked shots

#26: Thomas Vanek (L) 6' 2", 218 lbs. / Jan 19, 1984 (30 years and 9 months)

VAN-ehkDrafted: by Buffalo in first round (5th overall) of 2003 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/1/14)10th NHL / 1st MIN SeasonLast Goal: NOV 1, 2014 vs DALLAS (4)Last Assist: NOV 8, 2014 @ MONTREAL (1)Career Shootouts: 22/61 (36%), 6 GDG




11/1 vs DAL2

2 times2

2 times2

2 times20:42

10/27 vs NYR7

2 times2

11/6 vs OTT+2

10/30 vs SJS

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*1st on team in assists, 2nd in scoring

*Had a 3-game point streak (1-3=4, 10/28-11/1)..8 points (1-7=8) in last nine games

*Skated season high 20:42 at NYR (10/27)

*Recorded first multi-point game of season with two assists vs. TB (10/25)

*Led team with 7 shots at ANA (10/17) and at OTT (11/6)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Ranked 2nd on team in PPG and T-2nd in goals during playoffs

*41 assists tied career-best

*Ranked T-26th in NHL in scoring

*Notched hat trick vs. COL (3/18)

*Tallied 15 points (5-10=15) during career-high 10-game point streak (12/20/13-1/7/14)

*Represented Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and registered one assist in four game

#29: Jason Pominville (R) 6' 0", 187 lbs. / Nov 30, 1982 (31 years and 11 months)

Drafted: by Buffalo in second round (55th overall) of 2001 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: from Buffalo (4/3/13) along with 2014 4th-round pick in exchange for MattHackett, Johan Larsson, a 2013 1st round pick and 2014 2nd round pick11th NHL / 3rd MIN SeasonLast Goal: NOV 8, 2014 @ MONTREAL (1)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2014 vs DALLAS (4)Career Shootouts: 22/60 (37%), 7 GDG




4 times2

10/25 vs TBL2

2 times0

14 times23:00

10/30 vs SJS8

10/28 vs BOS2

10/19 vs LAK+2

3 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*1st on team in shots

*Skated season best 23:00 vs. SJ (10/30)

*Had four points (2-2=4) during 3-game point streak (10/21-10/27)

*Recorded two points (1-1=2) including GWG vs. COL (10/9)

*Ranked T-2nd in the NHL with eight preseason points (3-5=8), including a hat trick vs. PIT (9/29)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Led Wild in scoring and goals, T-1st in GWG, 2nd second in shots and PPGs, T-16th in NHL in goals

*Recorded 300th career assist at NJ (3/20), recorded assist at SJ (1/25) for 500th career point and tallied 200th career goal at CAR (11/9)

*Named NHL First Star of Week (11/4) after collecting six points in three games (4-2=6)

*Collected two goals including game-winning tally in 600th career game at CHI (10/26).

#39: Nate Prosser (D) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / May 7, 1986 (28 years and 6 months)

PRAW-suhrDrafted: undraftedAcquired: claimed off waivers from St. Louis (10/2/14)6th NHL / 6th MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 27, 2014 @ NY RANGERS (6)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/27 vs NYR1

10/30 vs SJS1

2 times2

2 times18:04

11/11 vs NJD3

11/11 vs NJD3

2 times+1

2 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Skated season high 18:04 at NJ 11/11)

*Scored first goal of season at NYR (10/27)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Ranked T-4th on team in blocked shots during playoffs

*Ranked 3rd on team in PIM, 5th in blocked shots

*Set career highs in games played and PIM

*Skated season-high 21:06 vs. STL (4/10

*Tallied GWG in 3-2 OT win vs. DAL (1/18)...first Wild defensemen to record back-to-back GWGs in franchise history

#46: Jared Spurgeon (D) (*Injured) 5' 9", 176 lbs. / Nov 29, 1989 (24 years and 11 months)

SPUHR-juhnDrafted: by New York Islanders in sixth round (156th overall) of 2008 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: signed as free agent by Minnesota (9/22/10)5th NHL / 5th MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 25, 2014 vs TAMPA BAY (3)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2014 @ BOSTON (1)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times2

10/23 vs ARI2

10/23 vs ARI2

10/23 vs ARI25:24

10/17 vs ANA6

10/30 vs SJS3

10/28 vs BOS+2

3 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*T-1st on team in plus-minus rating, 2nd in blocked shots

*Has four points (1-3=4) in last five games played

*Notched two assists and five blocked shots vs. ARI (10/23)

*Recorded franchise record nine blocked shots at COL (10/11)

*Currently out with upper body injury

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Established career highs in points, assists, plus-minus rating, PIM, TOI/game, hits and blocked shots during regular season. Tied career high in goals

*Ranked T-1st on team in plus-minus rating, third in TOI/game and blocked shots and fifth in hits

*Tallied goal and skated career-high 30:40 vs. EDM (3/12)

*Whistled for career-high 4 PIM at TB (10/17) and at MTL (11/19)

*Missed 14 games with a lower-body injury suffered vs. BUF (1/2).

#55: Matt Dumba (D) 6' 0", 189 lbs. / Jul 25, 1994 (20 years and 3 months)

DUHM-baDrafted: by Minnesota in first round (No. 7 overall) of 2012 NHL Entry Draft2nd NHL / 2nd MIN SeasonLast Goal: NOV 1, 2014 vs DALLAS (3)Last Assist: OCT 11, 2014 @ COLORADO (10)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




11/1 vs DAL1

10/11 vs COL1

2 times2

3 times17:04

10/30 vs SJS4

2 times2

10/17 vs ANA+1

3 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Recorded career best 4 shots vs. PIT (11/4) and at OTT (11/6)

*Registered first career GWG vs. DAL (11/1)

*Logged career best 17:04 vs. SJ (10/30)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Loaned to Portland (WHL) on Jan. 7…Registered a plus-31 rating in 26 games with Winterhawks…Ranked first on team in plus-minus rating, fourth in

goals and PIM and seventh in scoring during playoffs

*Served as alternate captain and recorded an assist and led team defensemen with a plus-4 rating in seven games with Team Canada at IIHF World

Junior Championship

*Made NHL debut vs. ANA (10/5) and skated 10:22, becoming second-youngest defenseman to make his NHL debut with Wild (19 years, 72 days)

behind Nick Schultz in 2001 (19 years, 50 days)

#56: Erik Haula (C) 5' 11", 188 lbs. / Mar 23, 1991 (23 years and 7 months)

HOW-laDrafted: by Minnesota in seventh round (No. 182 overall) of 2009 NHL Entry Draft2nd NHL / 2nd MIN SeasonLast Goal: OCT 25, 2014 vs TAMPA BAY (6)Last Assist: APR 13, 2014 vs NASHVILLE (12)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/25 vs TBL0

12 times1

10/25 vs TBL2

2 times14:28

10/23 vs ARI5

10/19 vs LAK3

11/8 vs MTL+1

3 times

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Tallied first goal of season vs. TB (10/25)

*Missed two games with upper body injury (10/28, 10/30)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Registered one assist in six games for Finland at 2014 IIHF World Championship

*Ranked T-3 on team in playoff scoring. Amongst NHL rookies ranked T-3 rd in goals, T-5th in plus-minus and T-6th in scoring

*Set rookie franchise record for plus-minus rating in a season. Ranked fourth on team in plus-minus. Registered a minus rating three times

*Tallied first career NHL goal vs. DAL (Lehtonen, 1/18)

*Notched assist and skated 14:17 in NHL debut vs. COL (11/29)

*Recorded 27 points (14-13=27) in 31 games with Iowa (AHL). Ranked first on team in goals and second in power-play goals (5) and scoring at time of

recall (2/24)

#64: Mikael Granlund (C) 5' 10", 185 lbs. / Feb 26, 1992 (22 years and 8 months)

mih-KIGH-ehl GRAHN-lundDrafted: by Minnesota in first round (9th overall) of 2010 NHL Entry Draft3rd NHL / 3rd MIN SeasonLast Goal: NOV 1, 2014 vs DALLAS (4)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2014 @ BOSTON (6)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




11/1 vs DAL2

10/9 vs COL2

10/9 vs COL2

11/6 vs OTT22:15

10/30 vs SJS3

3 times2

11/6 vs OTT+4

10/9 vs COL

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

*Skated in 100th career NHL game vs. DAL (11/1)

*Skated career best 22:15 vs. SJ (10/30)

*Tied career high with 13 faceoff wins at ANA (10/17)

*Registered two assists and career high +4 rating vs. COL (10/9)

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS

*Ranked T-1st on team in goals, second in shots and T-3rd in scoring in playoffs

*Netted GWG in 1-0 overtime win in Game 3 vs. COL (4/21) to become fifth player in last 75 years to score his first career playoff goal in 1-0 OT game

(Elias)

*Ranked third on team in assists and fifth in scoring during regular season

*Led Finland and ranked T-3rd in Olympic scoring with seven points (3-4=7) in six games. Named to All-Tournament Team as Finland captured bronze

medal

*Missed 19 games with upper-body injury: 11/23-11/25, 11/29-12/19, 4/3-4/13

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LAST GAMETuesday, November 11Buffalo 1 at St. Louis 6Goals: EnnisGoalie: Neuvirth (23 saves/29 shots)PP: 1/3; PK: 5/8; Shots: St. Louis 29 – Buffalo 29 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 47)Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missedMatt Hackett (lower body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) – 17 gamesJosh Gorges (lower body) – 0 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS11/9: Assigned F Johan Larsson to Rochester (AHL)11/10: Activated F Patrick Kaleta from IR UPCOMING GAMESSaturday, Nov. 15: Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 18: San Jose at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Nov. 21: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 22: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 26: Winnipeg at Buffalo, 7 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAMESABRES at WILD

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

Next meeting: Thursday, January 15 in Buffalo

The Sabres are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Wild; 5-2-0 in seven road games against the Wild all-time.

This is the 15th game all-time between Buffalo and Minnesota; Buffalo has a 7-7-0 series record.

The Sabres are 5-2-0 on the road against the Wild all-time. THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 11-7-2 all-time on November 13

November 13, 1983: Mike Foligno and Gilbert Perreault each score a hat trick in an 11-2 Sabres rout vs. Calgary.

November 13, 2006: Teppo Numminen appears in his 1,252nd NHL game at Carolina, surpassing Jari Kurri for the most by a

European-trained player. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Tonight is Chris Stewart’s 400th NHL game.

Buffalo’s has played fewer games against Minnesota (14) than any other NHL franchise.

The Sabres have never lost consecutive games in Minnesota to the Wild. They will look to avoid their first three-game losing streak to

the Wild after being swept in the teams’ two-game series last season.

Chris Stewart leads all Sabres with 12 points (7+5) in 22 career games against the Wild.

Josh Gorges left Tuesday’s game at St. Louis with a lower-body injury and is expected to miss tonight’s game. Gorges has blocked

an NHL-best 60 shots through 17 games, including 13.2 percent of all opponent shot attempts taken with him on the ice this season.

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

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KALETA RETURNSPatrick Kaleta was activated from injured reserve on Tuesday. If he plays in tonight’s game, it will be his first NHL game since Oct. 10,2013. Kaleta appeared in seven AHL games last November before sustaining a season-ending knee injury on Nov. 29 against the LakeErie Monsters. He was set to return to the Sabres at the beginning of the 2014-15 season, but took a puck to the face in the Sabres’preseason game in Toronto on Sept. 28, causing him to miss the first 16 games of the season. FAMILIAR FACESThree players on each of these teams’ rosters have direct ties to tonight’s opponent:

Thomas Vanek was a member of the Sabres for just over eight seasons from 2005-2013. Initially drafted by Buffalo in the first-round

(5th overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft, Vanek finished his career with the Sabres ranked 10th in franchise history in points (497), fifth in

goals (254), 13th in assists (243), fourth in power play goals (106) and fourth in game-winning goals (41).

Jason Pominville spent the better part of nine seasons as a member of the Sabres (2003-2013), also serving as captain from 2011-

2013. During this time, he suited up for a total of 578 games with Buffalo and recorded 456 points (185+271).

Keith Ballard was the Sabres’ first selection in the 2002 NHL Draft (11th overall), but did not appear in any games with the team.

Torrey Mitchell spent parts of two seasons with the Wild from 2012-2014. He appeared in a total of 103 games and tallied 17 points

(5+12).

Matt Moulson spent part of the 2013-14 season with the Wild, tallying 13 points (6+7) in 20 games and adding three points (1+2) in

10 playoff games.

Cody McCormick also played for the Wild for part of the 2013-14 season, registering two points (1+1) during a span of 14 games.

He also contributed one goal in 13 postseason appearances.

Each of these three Sabres players were involved in a single trade last year, as Buffalo traded Moulson and McCormick to

Minnesota in exchange for Mitchell and two second-round draft picks. Moulson and Mitchell each then returned to the Sabres as

free agents on July 1. FEARLESS LEADERS

Brian Gionta has been selected to wear the captain’s “C” for the Sabres in 2014-15, becoming the 19th full-season captain in

franchise history (excludes rotating captaincies in 2003-04 and 2007-08).

Gionta, who spent the last four seasons as captain of the Montreal Canadiens, is the 27th player to wear the captain’s “C” for at least

a one-month period.

Josh Gorges and Matt Moulson were named the team’s alternate captains. BUF-MIN CONNECTIONSTyler Ennis:

He and Jared Spurgeon were both born in Edmonton, Alberta. Brian Gionta

Played with Thomas Vanek for the Montreal Canadiens during the 2013-14 season.

Played with Zach Parise for the New Jersey Devils from 2005-2009. Josh Gorges

Played with Thomas Vanek for the Montreal Canadiens during the 2013-14 season. Cody Hodgson:

Played with Keith Ballard for the Vancouver Canucks from 2010-2012.

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Johan Larsson:

Larsson (1992) and Matthew Dumba (1994) were both born on July 25. Andrej Meszaros:

Played with Stephane Veilleux for the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2009-10 season. Matt Moulson:

Played with Nino Niederreiter for the New York Islanders from 2010-2012. The two were also reunited briefly with the Wild during

the 2013-14 season. Michal Neuvirth:

Shares a birthday with Erik Haula. Neuvirth was born on March 23, 1988, and Haula was born three years later on March 23, 1991. Rasmus Ristolainen:

Played with Mikael Granlund for Team Finland at the 2012 World Junior Championship. Drew Stafford:

Played with Jason Pominville, Zach Parise and Keith Ballard for the United States at the 2008 World Hockey Championship.

He and Keith Ballard played together in the 2009 Championship as well.

Stafford and Zach Parise were teammates at Shattuck-St. Mary’s from 2000-2002 as well as at the University of North Dakota during

the 2003-04 season. The two played alongside Ryan Suter for the United States during the 2004 World Junior Championship, while

Suter and Stafford both donned the red, white and blue during the 2005 World Juniors as well as the 2006 and 2009 World Hockey

Championships. Tyson Strachan:

Played with Ryan Carter for the Florida Panthers during the 2011-13 season. NHL Draft:

Zemgus Girgensons and Mathew Dumba were both first round selections in the 2012 NHL Draft. Dumba was chosen 7th overall,

while Girgensons was taken 14th. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERSHits: Deslauriers (60), Weber (47), Foligno (42)Blocked Shots: Gorges (60), Weber (30), Myers (28)Shots: Stewart (40), Girgensons (36), Ennis (35) SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]1-10: 2-8-0 (2), 11/33, 0/32, 33/3911-20: 1-4-2 (3), 10/27, 3/21, 19/27 OVERTIME RESULTS (0-1; 97-99 all-time)October 30 vs. Boston: L, 3-2 (GDG-Marchand, 1:20) SHOOTOUT RESULTS (2-1; 59-47 all-time)October 14 at Carolina: W, 4-3 (GDG-Girgensons)November 2 vs. Detroit: W, 3-2 (GDG-Girgensons)November 5 vs. Montreal: L, 2-1 (GDG-Parenteau)

MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)Games PlayedChris Stewart … 1 game … 400 career games playedAndrej Meszaros … 3 games … 600 career games playedBrian Gionta … 7 games … 800 career games playedJhonas Enroth … 10 games … 100 career games playedAssistsTyler Myers … 1 assist … 100 career assistsPointsJosh Gorges … 1 point … 100 career pointsTorrey Mitchell … 7 points … 100 career points 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 10/09/2014 Columbus Blue Jackets L 00-01-00 1-3 28 13 0-1 3-4 22-40 72 / 1 182152 10/11/2014 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 00-02-00 2-6 28,63s 88 0-4 3-4 23-47 50 / 1 22012+3 10/13/2014 Anaheim Ducks L 00-03-00 1-5 63 38 0-3 5-6 12-44 31 / 34 18912+4 10/14/2014 @ Carolina Hurricanes W** 01-03-00 4-3 82,17,82 28 0-2 3-3 26-25 1 / 30 149305 10/17/2014 Florida Panthers L 01-04-00 0-1 20 0-5 5-5 26-35 1 / 1 178646 10/18/2014 Boston Bruins L 01-05-00 0-4 27 0-7 3-3 32-36 72 / 1 186857 10/22/2014 @ Anaheim Ducks L 01-06-00 1-4 63 17 0-2 4-4 23-34 31 / 34 160678 10/23/2014 @ Los Angeles Kings L 01-07-00 0-2 77 0-3 1-3 29-39 32 / 1 18230+9 10/25/2014 @ San Jose Sharks W 02-07-00 2-1 19,44 44 0-3 1-1 15-30 34 / 32 17370

10 10/28/2014 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 02-08-00 0-4 42 0-2 5-6 10-37 45 / 34 18898+11 10/30/2014 Boston Bruins O* 02-08-01 2-3 21p,63 63 1-2 2-2 15-37 72 / 1 1747712 11/01/2014 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 02-09-01 0-5 14 0-4 2-5 18-34 29 / 1 18652+13 11/02/2014 Detroit Red Wings W** 03-09-01 3-2 65,80 28 0-4 4-4 21-38 34 / 35 1781514 11/05/2014 Montréal Canadiens O** 03-09-02 1-2 21p 15 1-4 1-1 32-32 35 / 34 1783715 11/07/2014 Edmonton Oilers L 03-10-02 2-3 26,21 27 0-1 2-2 31-52 35 / 34 1749016 11/08/2014 Pittsburgh Penguins L 03-11-02 1-6 28 72 0-3 3-5 21-39 29 / 1 19070+17 11/11/2014 @ St. Louis Blues L 03-12-02 1-6 63p 12 1-3 5-8 29-29 1 / 34 1757018 11/13/2014 @ Minnesota Wild19 11/15/2014 Toronto Maple Leafs20 11/18/2014 San Jose Sharks21 11/21/2014 New York Rangers22 11/22/2014 @ Washington Capitals23 11/26/2014 Winnipeg Jets24 11/28/2014 Montréal Canadiens25 11/29/2014 @ Montréal Canadiens26 12/02/2014 Tampa Bay Lightning27 12/04/2014 @ Tampa Bay Lightning28 12/06/2014 @ Florida Panthers29 12/09/2014 Los Angeles Kings30 12/11/2014 Calgary Flames31 12/13/2014 Florida Panthers32 12/16/2014 @ Winnipeg Jets33 12/20/2014 Colorado Avalanche34 12/21/2014 @ Boston Bruins35 12/23/2014 @ Detroit Red Wings36 12/27/2014 New York Islanders37 12/29/2014 @ Ottawa Senators38 12/31/2014 Tampa Bay Lightning39 01/02/2015 Florida Panthers40 01/03/2015 @ New York Rangers41 01/06/2015 @ New Jersey Devils42 01/08/2015 @ Carolina Hurricanes43 01/09/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning44 01/13/2015 Detroit Red Wings45 01/15/2015 Minnesota Wild46 01/17/2015 Philadelphia Flyers47 01/18/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings48 01/27/2015 @ Calgary Flames49 01/29/2015 @ Edmonton Oilers50 01/30/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks51 02/03/2015 @ Montréal Canadiens52 02/05/2015 St. Louis Blues53 02/07/2015 Dallas Stars54 02/08/2015 New York Islanders55 02/10/2015 Ottawa Senators56 02/15/2015 Philadelphia Flyers57 02/17/2015 @ New Jersey Devils58 02/19/2015 @ Philadelphia Flyers59 02/20/2015 Ottawa Senators60 02/22/2015 Nashville Predators61 02/24/2015 @ Columbus Blue Jackets62 02/26/2015 Vancouver Canucks63 02/28/2015 @ Florida Panthers64 03/03/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning65 03/06/2015 @ Ottawa Senators66 03/07/2015 @ Washington Capitals67 03/11/2015 @ Toronto Maple Leafs68 03/14/2015 New York Rangers69 03/16/2015 Washington Capitals70 03/17/2015 @ Boston Bruins71 03/20/2015 New Jersey Devils72 03/21/2015 @ Nashville Predators73 03/23/2015 @ Dallas Stars74 03/26/2015 Arizona Coyotes75 03/28/2015 @ Colorado Avalanche76 03/30/2015 @ Arizona Coyotes77 04/01/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs78 04/03/2015 Chicago Blackhawks79 04/04/2015 @ New York Islanders80 04/06/2015 Carolina Hurricanes81 04/10/2015 @ Columbus Blue Jackets82 04/11/2015 Pittsburgh Penguins

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

WEBER# 6

MCCORMICK# 8

GIONTA# 12

MITCHELL# 17

HODGSON# 19

STAFFORD# 21

Oct 9 Vs CBJ 0-0,0/0 22:03 0-0,0/0 16:32 0-0,0/-1 10:46 0-0,4/0 15:39 0-0,0/-1 10:22 0-0,1/0 15:00 0-0,1/-1 17:18Oct 11 @ CHI 0-0,0/0 20:06 0-0,1/1 17:43 0-0,1/0 10:32 0-0,0/-3 14:48 0-0,0/0 10:43 0-0,0/-3 16:12 0-2,3/1 17:48Oct 13 Vs ANA 0-0,0/0 21:33 0-0,0/-2 14:33 0-0,0/-2 10:32 0-0,0/0 14:38 0-0,0/0 14:09 0-0,0/-1 15:10 0-1,0/0 17:50Oct 14 @ CAR 0-0,2/0 25:31 0-0,0/0 17:01 0-0,1/0 10:23 0-1,5/1 14:54 1-0,1/0 14:58 0-1,3/1 18:13 0-0,3/-2 17:53Oct 17 Vs FLA 0-0,0/0 19:45 0-0,1/-1 14:37 0-0,1/0 09:02 0-0,2/0 15:38 0-0,2/0 14:54 0-0,1/-1 16:21 0-0,1/0 18:59Oct 18 Vs BOS 0-0,0/-2 19:22 0-0,1/-1 16:24 0-0,0/-1 12:13 0-0,2/-3 16:11 0-0,1/0 12:32 0-0,2/-1 18:40 0-0,4/0 19:40Oct 22 @ ANA 0-0,0/-1 24:14 0-0,1/-1 20:46 0-0,2/-1 11:01 0-0,0/0 13:50 0-0,0/-1 14:42 0-0,1/-1 16:07 0-0,2/-2 14:28Oct 23 @ LAK 0-0,0/0 20:14 0-0,0/0 13:54 0-0,0/0 09:13 0-0,3/0 18:09 0-0,0/0 14:24 0-0,1/0 17:47 0-0,1/0 12:04Oct 25 @ SJS 0-0,0/0 21:37 0-0,1/1 17:06 0-1,2/1 11:28 0-0,2/0 19:11 0-0,0/0 16:48 1-0,1/0 10:48 0-1,1/0 11:33Oct 28 @ TOR 0-0,1/0 20:26 0-0,0/-2 18:37 0-0,1/0 10:41 0-0,0/-1 15:40 0-0,2/-1 13:36 0-0,1/-1 14:49 0-0,0/-2 17:00Oct 30 Vs BOS 0-0,0/0 26:40 0-0,0/-1 15:02 0-0,0/0 15:53 0-0,0/0 17:34 0-1,1/1 16:52 0-0,1/0 08:46 1-1,2/-2 19:04Nov 1 @ PIT 0-0,0/-1 21:58 0-0,0/0 17:11 0-0,1/0 12:32 0-0,1/-1 16:50 0-0,0/-1 14:19 0-0,1/-1 15:23 0-0,1/-1 14:40Nov 2 Vs DET 0-0,0/-2 25:15 DNP 0-0,0/0 11:05 0-0,1/1 17:07 0-0,0/0 19:38 0-0,1/-1 10:07 0-0,4/0 19:13Nov 5 Vs MTL 0-0,3/0 25:29 DNP 0-0,4/0 12:11 0-0,1/0 20:43 0-0,2/-1 15:29 0-0,5/0 14:22 1-0,3/0 17:08Nov 7 Vs EDM 0-0,1/1 21:47 DNP 0-0,3/0 13:16 0-1,2/1 14:47 0-0,0/-2 15:15 0-0,2/0 12:44 1-0,2/0 15:09Nov 8 Vs PIT 0-1,2/-3 21:02 0-0,0/0 18:27 0-0,2/0 11:46 0-1,2/0 14:04 0-0,1/-2 14:40 0-0,1/0 10:22 0-0,1/0 14:00Nov 11 @ STL 0-0,0/0 10:10 0-0,0/-1 18:00 0-0,0/-2 13:17 0-0,2/-1 10:56 0-0,1/0 13:34 0-0,2/0 12:05 0-1,2/-1 15:36

Date Opp. STRACHAN# 24

MOULSON# 26

GIRGENSONS# 28

MESZAROS# 41

DESLAURIERS# 44

ZADOROV# 51

RISTOLAINEN# 55

Oct 9 Vs CBJ 0-0,3/-1 14:38 1-0,2/1 15:19 0-0,0/-1 20:25 0-0,0/-1 06:55 0-0,0/0 16:04Oct 11 @ CHI 0-0,2/0 15:02 1-0,3/0 15:28 0-1,2/-4 17:20 0-0,2/0 07:37 0-0,1/-1 16:41Oct 13 Vs ANA 0-1,0/1 16:07 0-0,2/-1 16:15 0-0,1/-1 21:10 0-0,0/-1 07:57 0-0,0/-1 14:38Oct 14 @ CAR 0-1,0/0 15:52 0-0,0/-1 20:08 0-0,2/1 16:28 DNP 0-0,0/0 09:35 0-0,1/0 19:15Oct 17 Vs FLA DNP 0-0,5/0 18:57 0-0,1/0 17:56 0-0,1/-1 17:03 0-0,2/0 07:10 0-0,1/0 14:44Oct 18 Vs BOS DNP 0-0,3/-3 17:02 0-0,4/0 19:22 0-0,0/-1 18:47 0-0,0/0 10:00 0-0,1/-2 15:34Oct 22 @ ANA DNP 0-1,2/0 18:09 0-0,1/-1 16:51 0-0,1/-1 18:33 0-0,0/-1 08:45 0-0,1/-1 14:28Oct 23 @ LAK DNP 0-0,3/0 19:18 0-0,2/0 17:48 0-0,3/0 19:24 0-0,1/0 08:52 0-0,1/0 06:12 0-0,1/0 15:23Oct 25 @ SJS DNP 0-0,2/0 19:37 0-1,2/1 21:24 0-0,0/1 15:04 1-0(W),2/1 10:42 DNP 0-0,0/0 19:22Oct 28 @ TOR DNP 0-0,0/0 12:58 0-0,0/-2 17:18 0-0,0/-2 17:15 0-0,1/0 11:22 DNP 0-0,1/-1 18:32Oct 30 Vs BOS 0-0,0/-1 13:47 0-0,2/-2 16:28 0-0,0/-1 17:18 DNP 0-0,0/0 09:45 DNP 0-0,0/-1 17:05Nov 1 @ PIT 0-0,0/0 14:42 0-0,1/-1 14:36 0-0,2/-1 15:05 DNP 0-0,1/0 12:42 DNP 0-0,2/-1 20:08Nov 2 Vs DET 0-2,0/1 15:29 0-0,1/0 15:53 0-1,3/1 18:26 0-0,0/1 25:46 0-0,2/0 09:16 0-0,0/1 12:42 0-0,1/1 25:30Nov 5 Vs MTL 0-0,0/0 12:14 0-0,0/0 18:51 0-0,3/0 18:10 0-0,2/-1 28:11 0-0,1/0 10:46 0-0,0/0 12:13 0-0,0/-1 24:03Nov 7 Vs EDM DNP 1-0,3/1 14:55 0-1,1/1 17:47 0-0,2/0 17:28 0-1,1/0 14:15 0-0,0/0 15:23 0-1,2/-2 20:51Nov 8 Vs PIT 0-0,0/0 20:36 0-0,2/-2 15:39 1-0,3/-1 17:17 DNP 0-0,1/0 11:58 0-0,1/0 20:11 0-0,3/-1 20:51Nov 11 @ STL 0-0,1/-1 19:26 0-1,2/0 18:29 0-0,5/0 19:52 DNP 0-0,1/0 11:51 0-0,1/-1 19:13 0-0,1/-2 24:31

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BENOIT# 61

ENNIS# 63

FLYNN# 65

STEWART# 80

FOLIGNO# 82

ENROTH# 1

Oct 9 Vs CBJ 0-0,1/0 24:21 0-0,2/-1 20:59 0-0,1/-1 17:49 0-0,5/1 14:56 0-1,2/1 17:19 3/40 L 60:00Oct 11 @ CHI 0-0,1/0 26:29 0-0,1/-2 21:49 1-0,2/0 18:14 0-0,3/-3 16:43 0-0,0/-1 16:24 6/47 L 59:59Oct 13 Vs ANA 0-0,2/0 25:23 0-0,2/-1 23:01 1-0,2/1 16:48 0-0,1/-1 12:03 0-0,1/-1 14:33 DNP DNDOct 14 @ CAR 0-0,2/0 29:25 0-0,1/0 23:01 0-0,1/-2 18:30 DNP 0-1,1/1 18:11 2-0,3/1 18:03 3/25 W 65:00Oct 17 Vs FLA 0-0,4/0 26:42 0-0,0/0 22:14 0-0,0/0 19:08 DNP 0-0,1/-1 14:53 0-0,3/-1 13:07 1/35 L 59:41Oct 18 Vs BOS 0-0,5/-1 22:38 0-0,2/-1 19:36 0-0,1/-3 15:48 0-0,2/0 11:21 0-0,4/0 16:09 0-0,0/-1 12:41 4/36 L 60:00Oct 22 @ ANA 0-0,2/-1 21:29 0-0,1/-1 18:46 1-0,4/0 17:07 DNP 0-0,4/-1 17:09 0-0,1/-1 16:00 DNDOct 23 @ LAK 0-0,1/0 21:29 0-0,1/0 20:06 0-0,2/0 21:45 DNP 0-0,7/0 21:10 0-0,2/0 19:13 2/39 L 59:36Oct 25 @ SJS 0-0,0/0 23:52 0-0,1/0 22:10 0-0,1/0 17:25 DNP 0-0,0/0 18:45 0-0,0/-1 08:29 DNDOct 28 @ TOR 0-0,0/0 22:55 0-0,0/-1 22:51 0-0,1/0 14:16 DNP 0-0,0/0 11:57 0-0,1/-2 16:27 DNDOct 30 Vs BOS 0-1,2/0 29:09 0-0,0/-1 20:57 1-1,3/-1 18:52 DNP 0-0,2/0 14:12 0-0,2/0 16:20 3/37 O 61:11Nov 1 @ PIT 0-0,3/-1 22:54 0-0,0/-1 23:07 0-0,2/0 14:52 0-0,0/0 11:02 0-0,2/0 17:40 0-0,1/0 13:44 5/34 L 60:00Nov 2 Vs DET 0-0,2/-2 25:41 DNP 0-1,1/0 22:31 1-0,3/0 13:25 1-0,2/0 14:41 DNP DNDNov 5 Vs MTL 0-1,1/0 27:50 DNP 0-1,3/-1 19:05 0-0,0/0 11:05 0-0,4/-1 17:02 DNP DNDNov 7 Vs EDM 0-0,0/1 23:33 0-0,1/-2 21:29 0-0,5/-2 17:33 0-0,1/0 14:06 0-0,4/-2 15:22 DNP DNDNov 8 Vs PIT 0-0,1/-2 19:45 DNP 0-0,1/-2 17:44 0-0,0/-1 13:20 0-0,0/-1 19:42 DNP 6/39 L 60:00Nov 11 @ STL 0-0,2/-1 28:01 DNP 1-0,5/0 16:14 0-0,4/0 14:44 0-0,0/-3 10:36 0-0,0/-2 10:25 DND

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Oct 9 Vs CBJ DNDOct 11 @ CHI DNDOct 13 Vs ANA 5/44 L 59:46Oct 14 @ CAR DNDOct 17 Vs FLA DNDOct 18 Vs BOS DNDOct 22 @ ANA 3/33 L 59:44Oct 23 @ LAK DNDOct 25 @ SJS 1/30 W 59:50Oct 28 @ TOR 4/37 L 60:00Oct 30 Vs BOS DNDNov 1 @ PIT DNDNov 2 Vs DET 2/38 W 64:57Nov 5 Vs MTL 1/32 O 65:00Nov 7 Vs EDM 3/52 L 58:47Nov 8 Vs PIT DNDNov 11 @ STL 6/29 L 60:00

On Nov. 13, 2013, Terry Pegula announced that the Sabres had hired Ted Nolan as interim head coach following the team’s 4-15-1 start to the2013-14 season. In his second coaching stint in Buffalo, Nolan guided the team to the end of the season and signed a contract extension toofficially become head coach in March 2014. He joins Scotty Bowman as the second head coach to reprise his role with the Sabres in thefranchise’s 43-year history. For a full Ted Nolan bio, visit www.sabresdigitalpressbox.com/tednolan.

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Ted Nolan

#1: Jhonas Enroth (G) 5' 10", 166 lbs. / Jun 25, 1988 (26 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (46th overall) of 2006 Entry DraftLast Win: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (6)Last SO: APR 13, 2013 vs PHILADELPHIA (40)Career Shootouts: 37/54 (.685), 6-5


Career vs. Opp 2 1-1-0 0 2.01 .913


4110/11 vs CHI

2014-15:• Made 41 saves at CHI (10/11)• Stopped 22 shots and seven of eight shootout attempts to earn his first win of the season at CAR (10/14)• Named the game's second star after stopping 34 of 35 shots vs. FLA (10/17)• Turned away 32 shots vs. BOS (10/18)• Finished with 37 saves at LAK (10/23)• Stopped 34 of 37 shots vs. BOS (10/30) 2013-14:• Tied his career-high with 44 saves and earned his first victory of the season at FLA (10/25)• Won a silver medal with Team Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia

#31: Matt Hackett (G) (*Injured) 6' 2", 171 lbs. / Mar 7, 1990 (24 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in 3rd round (77th overall) of 2009 Entry DraftAcquired: from Minnesota with Johan Larsson, a first-round selection in the 2013Entry Draft and a second-round selection in the 2014 Entry Draft on April 3,2013 in exchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014Entry DraftLast Win: MAR 20, 2014 @ EDMONTON (7)Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 3/5 (.600), 1-0

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 21 4-13-1 0 2.82 .912

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2013-14:• Won his first game with the Sabres after stopping 35 of 36 shots at EDM on (3/20)• Led Rochester goaltenders in games (33), saves (980) and minutes played (1,952:11)• Posted a 13-17-2 record with a 3.07 goals-against average and a .898 save percentage• Won four straight games (1/17-2/7)• Had a strong month of January, going 4-3-0 with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage in seven games

#34: Michal Neuvirth (G) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Mar 23, 1988 (26 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Washington in 2nd round (34th overall) of 2006 Entry DraftAcquired: from Washington with Rostislav Klesla on March 5, 2014 in exchangefor Jaroslav Halak and a third-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry DraftLast Win: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (3)Last SO: MAR 11, 2012 vs TORONTO (44)Career Shootouts: 37/57 (.649), 9-8


Career vs. Opp 1 0-1-0 0 2.05 .882


4911/7 vs EDM

2014-15:• Stopped 39 shots vs. ANA (10/13)• Made 30 saves at ANA (10/22)• Turned away 29 of 30 shots to earn his first Sabres win at SJS (10/25)• Saved 33 of 37 shots at TOR (10/28)• Stopped 36 shots and two of three shootout attempts to earn his second win of the season vs. DET (11/2)• Made 31 saves on 32 shots vs. MTL (11/5)• His 49 saves vs. EDM (11/7) was the second highest total of his career. 2013-14:• Made 42 saves in his Sabres debut at FLA (3/7)• Turned aside a career-high 51 of 54 shots faced at CAR (3/13)• Stopped 42 of 45 shots at DET (1/31)• Stopped 32 shots and recorded an assist at PHX (11/9)

#4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' 1", 201 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (30 years and 2 months)

Acquired: from Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in 2016Last Goal: OCT 12, 2013 @ VANCOUVER (78)Last Assist: NOV 8, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




17 times1

11/8 vs PIT1

11/8 vs PIT2

3 times26:40

10/30 vs BOS3

11/5 vs MTL3

4 times+1

11/7 vs EDM

2014-15:

• Skated a team-leading 28 shifts and was second with 22:03 TOI in season opener vs. CBJ (10/9)

• Blocked a team-high seven shots vs. ANA (10/13)

• Skated 25:31 of ice time and had six blocked shots at CAR (10/14)

• Had eight blovked shots and two hits vs. BOS (10/18)

• Blocked five shots and had three hits in a season-high 26:40 of ice time vs. BOS (10/30)

• Recorded his first Sabres point (assist) vs. PIT (11/8)

2013-14:

• Played his 400th NHL game vs. PHI (10/5)

• Scored a goal and blocked six shots at VAN (10/12)

• Tied a personal-high with two assists at WSH (11/22) and at TOR (1/18)

#6: Mike Weber (D) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Dec 16, 1987 (26 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (57th overall) of 2006 Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 6, 2014 @ PHILADELPHIA (18)Last Assist: APR 12, 2014 @ BOSTON (15)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




14 times0

14 times0

14 times7

2 times20:46

10/22 vs ANA1

5 times8

11/8 vs PIT+1

2 times

2014-15:

• His five hits paced the team vs. ANA (10/13)

• Led the team with six hits at CAR (10/14)

• Had a season-high seven blocked shots and was a plus-1 at SJS (10/25)

• Recorded a season-high eight hits vs. PIT (11/8)

2013-14:

• Appeared in a career-high 68 NHL games

• Recorded points in a career-best four consecutive games (1+3, 4/6-4/12)

• Scored his first goal of the season vs. PHI (4/6)

• Logged a season-high 22:52 TOI and an assist at BOS (4/12)

• Played in his 200th career game at WPG (12/31)

• Notched his first point of the season with an assist vs. WPG (12/17).

#8: Cody McCormick (C) 6' 2", 224 lbs. / Apr 18, 1983 (31 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (144th overall) of 2001 Entry Draft.Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 5, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (21)Last Assist: OCT 25, 2014 @ SAN JOSE (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 19 2-3-5 4 33


17 times1

10/25 vs SJS1

10/25 vs SJS7

10/28 vs TOR15:53

10/30 vs BOS4

11/5 vs MTL5

11/1 vs PIT+1

10/25 vs SJS

2014-15:

• Recorded one hit in 10:46 of ice time vs. CBJ (10/9)

• Had one hit and blocked one shot at CHI (10/11)

• Notched his first assist of the season at SJS (10/25)

• Recorded a team-high five hits at PIT (11/1)

• Went 6-for-9 on faceoffs vs. DET (11/2)

• Had three shots on goal and won eight of his 12 faceoffs vs. EDM (11/7)

2013-14:

• Recorded multi-point games at ANA (0+2, 11/8) and vs. PIT (1+1, 4/5)

• Appeared in career-high 13 playoff games with Minnesota

• Scored second NHL playoff goal in Game 2 at CHI (5/4)

• Tied Wild franchise record with 8 hits in Game 5 at CHI (5/11).

#12: Brian Gionta (R) 5' 7", 176 lbs. / Jan 18, 1979 (35 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in 3rd round (82nd overall) of 1998 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 12, 2014 vs NY RANGERS (17)Last Assist: NOV 8, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 21/56 (38%), 7 GDG




17 times1

3 times1

3 times2

2 times20:43

11/5 vs MTL5

10/14 vs CAR3

10/11 vs CHI+1

3 times

2014-15:

• Skated 15:39 TOI and had four shots on goal vs. CBJ (10/9)

• Earned his first Sabres point (assist) at CAR (10/14)

• Had an assist and was a plus-1 vs. EDM (11/7)

• Picked up an assist vs. PIT (11/8)

2013-14:

• Registered his seventh career 40-point season

• Recorded seven multi-point games

• Was the 2013-14 Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy recipient

• Appeared in his 100th career playoff game in Game 1 at BOS (5/1)

• Tallied seven points (1+6) in 17 playoff games

#17: Torrey Mitchell (C) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jan 30, 1985 (29 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by San Jose in 4th round (126th overall) of 2004 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: from Minnesota with a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft anda second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft on March 5, 2014 in exchange forMatt Moulson and Cody McCormickLast Goal: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (13)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2014 vs BOSTON (6)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 13 2-5-7 8 10


10/14 vs CAR1

10/30 vs BOS1

2 times2

4 times19:38

11/2 vs DET2

3 times4

10/14 vs CAR+1

10/30 vs BOS

2014-15:

• Blocked one shot and had two hits at CHI (10/11)

• Scored his first goal of the season at CAR (10/14)

• Played in his 400th career NHL game at LAK (10/23)

• Notched his first assist of the season and went 5-for-7 on faceoffs vs. BOS (10/30)

2013-14:

• Scored his first goal as a Sabre in the season finale vs. NYI (4/13)

• Logged 13:24 TOI in his Sabres debut at TBL (3/6)

• Had a 3-game point streak (1-2=3, 11/1-11/5) one shy of career-best

#19: Cody Hodgson (C) 6' 0", 192 lbs. / Feb 18, 1990 (24 years and 8 months)

KOH-dee HAWD-suhnDrafted: Selected by Vancouver in 1st round (10th overall) of 2008 Entry DraftAcquired: from Vancouver with Alexander Sulzer on February 27, 2012 in exchangefor Zack Kassian and Marc-Andre GragnaniLast Goal: OCT 25, 2014 @ SAN JOSE (8)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (13)Career Shootouts: 5/18 (28%), 4 GDG




10/25 vs SJS1

10/14 vs CAR1

2 times2

2 times18:40

10/18 vs BOS5

11/5 vs MTL2

3 times+1

10/14 vs CAR

2014-15:

• Was a perfect 4-for-4 on faceoffs vs. CBJ (10/9) and at CHI (10/11)

• Notched his first assist of the season at CAR (10/14)

• Went 9-for-14 on faceoffs at LAK (10/23)

• Scored his first goal of the season at SJS (10/25)

• Led the team with five shots vs. MTL (11/5)

2013-14:

• Led all Sabres skaters in points (44) and finished second in goals (20) and assists (24)

• Logged consecutive multi-point games for the second time in his career at PHI (1+1, 4/6) and vs. DET (0+2, 4/8)

• Tied his career best with points in four straight games twice, from 10/5-10/12 (1+4) and 1/12-1/18 (2+3)

#21: Drew Stafford (R) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Oct 30, 1985 (29 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (13th overall) of 2004 Entry DraftLast Goal: NOV 7, 2014 vs EDMONTON (2)Last Assist: NOV 11, 2014 @ ST. LOUISCareer Shootouts: 13/41 (32%), 3 GDG




3 times2

10/11 vs CHI2

2 times17

10/23 vs LAK19:40

10/18 vs BOS4

2 times4

11/7 vs EDM+1

10/11 vs CHI

2014-15:

• Reached 300 career points with two assists at CHI (10/11)

• Had an assist in consecutive games (10/11 at CHI and 10/13 vs. ANA)

• Earned his first fighting major of the season at LAK (10/23)

• Had the primary assist on Cody Hodgson's goal at SJS (10/25)

• Recorded his second two-point night (1+1) of the season vs. BOS (10/30)

• Scored the game-tying goal in the third period vs. MTL (11/5)

• Notched his third goal of the season vs. EDM (11/7)

• Assisted on Tyler Ennis' power-play goal at STL (11/11)

2013-14:

• Scored in three consecutive games (3/9-3/13)

• Skated 23:00, the third-highest TOI of his career, and scored a power play goal in his 500th career game vs. NSH (3/11)

• Logged two four-game point streaks (2/3-2/25 and 3/9-3/15)

• Recorded three points (2+1) vs. FLA (1/21).

#24: Tyson Strachan (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Oct 30, 1984 (30 years)

Drafted: Selected by Carolina in 5th round (137th overall) of 2003 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as unrestricted free agent on July 3, 2014Last Goal: FEB 12, 2012 @ NY ISLANDERS (70)Last Assist: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




7 times2

11/2 vs DET2

11/2 vs DET2

2 times20:36

11/8 vs PIT1

11/11 vs STL4

11/8 vs PIT+1

11/2 vs DET

2014-15:

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

• Tallied his first career two-point game with a pair of assists vs. DET (11/2)

• Blocked three shots and had one hit at STL (11/11)

2013-14:

• Played 18 games for Washington and recorded two assists

• Skated a season-high 24:15 at NYI (4/5)

• Registered his first assist of the season at DET (1/31)

• Registered 19 points (4+15) and was a plus-13 in 60 games for Hershey (AHL)

• Had a season-high three points (1+2) at Binghamton (12/6)

#26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (31 years)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (263rd overall) of 2003 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: NOV 7, 2014 vs EDMONTON (2)Last Assist: NOV 11, 2014 @ ST. LOUISCareer Shootouts: 14/30 (47%), 5 GDG




11/7 vs EDM1

3 times1

4 times2

11/2 vs DET20:08

10/14 vs CAR5

10/17 vs FLA3

3 times+1

2 times

2014-15:

• Played in his 400th career game and notched his first assist of the season vs. ANA (10/13)

• Scored a shootout goal at CAR (10/14)

• Had a season-high five shots vs. FLA (10/17)

• His second assist of the season came at ANA (10/22)

• Scored his first goal of the season vs. EDM (11/7)

• Notched an assist at STL (11/11)

2013-14:

• Tallied more than 50 points (23+28) for the third time in his career

• Recorded points in a career-best eight consecutive games (3+7; 1/28-3/9) surrounding his midseason trade to Minnesota

• Led Sabres in goals (17) and points (36) at time of trade

• His first eight points with Sabres came in four two-point outings in seven-game span (10/28-11/12)

• Scored twice in his Sabres debut vs. DAL (10/28)

• Scored a goal and led Wild with five shots in Game 5 at COL (4/26)

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (20 years and 10 months)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnsDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in first round (14th overall) of 2012 Entry DraftLast Goal: NOV 8, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: NOV 7, 2014 vs EDMONTON (2)Career Shootouts: 3/7 (43%), 3 GDG




3 times1

3 times1

6 times2

2 times21:24

10/25 vs SJS5

11/11 vs STL9

10/28 vs TOR+1

5 times

2014-15:

• Scored the Sabres' only goal in the season opener vs. CBJ (10/9)

• Tallied his second goal of the season at CHI (10/11)

• Scored the shootout-clinching goal at CAR (10/14)

• Had an assist and five hits at SJS (10/25)

• Recorded a season-high nine hits and blocked two shots at TOR (10/28)

• Notched an assist and scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout vs. DET (11/2)

• Had an assist and led all forwards with 17:47 of ice time vs. EDM (11/7)

• Scored his third goal of the season and went 10-for-13 on faceoffs vs. PIT (11/8)

2013-14:

• Scored his first career goal and logged 11:23 TOI in his NHL debut at DET (10/2)

• Career-best three game point streak on two separate occasions (12/5-12/10 and 12/21-12/27)

• Logged his first career two-goal game vs. DET (4/8)

#36: Patrick Kaleta (R) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Jun 8, 1986 (28 years and 5 months)

KAH-lettaDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 6th round (176th overall) of 2004 Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 7, 2013 vs NEW JERSEY (11)Last Assist: MAR 7, 2012 vs CAROLINA (51)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 306 27-24-51 -7 506



2013-14:

• Appeared in first five games of the season with Buffalo

• Served 10-game suspension (10/12-10/31)

• Assigned to Rochester (AHL) on 11/3

• Recorded four points in seven games in November with Rochester before tearing his ACL and missing the remainder of the season

#41: Andrej Meszaros (D) 6' 2", 223 lbs. / Oct 13, 1985 (29 years)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in 1st round (23rd overall) of 2004 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: MAR 30, 2014 @ PHILADELPHIA (17)Last Assist: OCT 11, 2014 @ CHICAGO (10)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




12 times1

10/11 vs CHI1

10/11 vs CHI4

2 times28:11

11/5 vs MTL3

10/23 vs LAK2

4 times+1

2 times

2014-15:

• Blocked three shots in 20:25 of ice time in Sabres debut vs. CBJ (10/9)

• Recorded his first Sabres point (assist) at CHI (10/11)

• Had two hits, three blocks and was a plus-1 in a team-high 25:46 of ice time vs. DET (11/2) 2013-14:

• Registered three multi-point games • Logged a career-high shooting percentage (8.3%)• Became the first Bruins defenseman to score in his first game with the team since 2004 with his Boston-debut goal at FLA (3/9)• Traded to Boston (3/5); ranked second among Flyers defensemen with five goals at time of trade• Registered his third career two-goal game vs. NYI (1/18)• Tied a career high with three assists vs. MTL (1/8)

• Tallied two assists in four playoff games with the Bruins

#44: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Feb 22, 1991 (23 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in 3rd round (84th overall) of 2009 Entry 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 Entry Draftand a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 25, 2014 @ SAN JOSE (8)Last Assist: NOV 7, 2014 vs EDMONTON (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/25 vs SJS1

11/7 vs EDM1

2 times10

11/11 vs STL14:15

11/7 vs EDM2

4 times6

3 times+1

10/25 vs SJS

2014-15:• Scored the game-winning goal, his first of the season, at SJS (10/25)• Recorded five hits vs. BOS (10/30)

• Paced the team with four hits vs. DET (11/2)

• Led all skaters with five hits vs. MTL (11/5)

• Notched an assist and had a team-leading sex hits vs. EDM (11/7) 2013-14:• Scored his first NHL goal at DET (4/4)• Made his NHL debut at FLA (3/7), recording four shots and four hits in 15:08 TOI• Registered his first point as an Amerk (assist) and logged 19:13 TOI in his Rochester debut vs. Toronto (4/11)• Registered a six-game point streak (1+6) from 1/25-2/8• Logged his first career multi-goal game and added an assist vs. Springfield (11/29)

• Scored a goal in his Amerks playoff debut in Game 1 vs. Chicago (4/25).

#51: Nikita Zadorov (D) 6' 5", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1995 (19 years and 6 months)

nih-KEE-tuh za-DOHR-awvDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (16th overall) in 2013 Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 23, 2013 vs BOSTON (11)Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




6 times0

6 times0

6 times5

11/11 vs STL20:11

11/8 vs PIT1

3 times3

2 times+1

11/2 vs DET

2014-15:• Had three hits and was a plus-1 vs. DET (11/2)• Skated a season-high 20:11 and had two hits vs. PIT (11/8)• Earned his first career fighting major at STL (11/11) 2013-14:• Recorded three hits in 11:01 of ice time in his NHL debut vs. COL (10/19)• Had 30 points (11+19) in 36 games for the OHL's London Knights• Notched nine points (4+5) in nine games for London in the OHL playoffs• Led all defensemen with four goals at the 2014 World Junior Championship

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 219 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (20 years)

RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in first round (8th overall) of 2013 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: MAR 27, 2014 @ NASHVILLE (26)Last Assist: NOV 7, 2014 vs EDMONTON (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




17 times1

11/7 vs EDM1

11/7 vs EDM2

3 times25:30

11/2 vs DET3

11/8 vs PIT3

5 times+1

11/2 vs DET

2014-15:• Tied for the team lead with 1:19 of power-play time vs. CBJ (10/9)• Had one shot, one hit and one blocked shot at CHI (10/11)• Logged a season-high 19:22 of ice time and blocked two shots at SJS (10/25)• Skated a career-high 25:30 of ice time and was a plus-1 vs. DET (11/2)• Recorded his first assist of the season vs. EDM (11/7) 2013-14:• Made his NHL debut vs. DET (10/2)• Scored his first NHL goal in the second period at FLA (10/25)• Scored the gold medal-clinching goal for Finland at the 2014 World Junior Championship• Played in 34 regular-season games for Rochester and recorded 20 points (6+14)• Scored his first two AHL goals at Hamilton (11/27)• Recorded back-to-back two-point games (2+2) on 11/27 and 11/29• Had a goal in two straight games (2/8-2/14)• Had two assists in five Amerks playoff games

#57: Tyler Myers (D) 6' 8", 219 lbs. / Feb 1, 1990 (24 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (12th overall) of 2008 Entry DraftLast Goal: MAR 6, 2014 @ TAMPA BAY (22)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2014 vs MONTREAL (3)Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG




17 times1

2 times1

2 times12

10/22 vs ANA29:25

10/14 vs CAR5

10/18 vs BOS4

11/11 vs STL+1

11/7 vs EDM

2014-15:

• Logged 29:25 minutes at CAR(10/14), good for the second highest TOI of his career (31:05, 1/14/12 at NYI)

• Led the team with five shots on goal vs. BOS (10/18)

• Had three hits, two shots and two blocks at ANA (10/22)

• Earned his first fighting major of the season at LAK (10/23)

• Notched his first point of the season and skated a team-high 29:09 of ice time vs. BOS (10/30)

• Had three shots, two hits and five blocked shots at PIT (11/1)

• Had a primary assist and blocked four shots in 27:50 of ice time vs. MTL (11/5)

2013-14:

• Led Sabres defenseman in goals (9) and ranked second in assists (13) and points (22)

• Tallied three points (1+2) and was a plus- three vs. SJS (2/28)

• Netted two goals vs. CBJ (1/18)

• Contributed a pair of assists in 24:10 TOI vs. TOR (11/29)

#61: Andre Benoit (D) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / Jan 6, 1984 (30 years and 10 months)

Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 23, 2014Last Goal: APR 3, 2014 vs NY RANGERS (19)Last Assist: MAR 27, 2014 vs VANCOUVER (21)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




13 times0

13 times0

13 times4

10/13 vs ANA23:07

11/1 vs PIT2

3 times3

10/17 vs FLA+0

4 times

2014-15:

• Blocked a team-high four shots in his Sabres debut vs. CBJ (10/9)

• Blocked five shots and had two hits at SJS (10/25)

• Blocked a shot in a team-high 23:07 of ice time at PIT (11/1)

2013-14:

• Finished third among Colorado defensemen in assists (21) and points (28) while appearing in a career-high 79 NHL games

• Scored two game-winning goals; four of his 10 career goals have been game winners

• Had two assists and was plus-3 at WSH (10/12)

• Recorded a career-high three points (1+2) at PHX (11/21)

• Logged a career-high 24:27 TOI and tied his career high with a plus-3 rating vs. DAL (12/16)

• Appeared in his 100th NHL game on vs. PHX (2/28)

• Scored his first career overtime goal at DET (3/6)

• Was plus-3 and had an assist in the Avalanche's first-round series with Minnesota

#63: Tyler Ennis (C) 5' 9", 169 lbs. / Oct 6, 1989 (25 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (26th overall) of 2008 Entry DraftLast Goal: NOV 11, 2014 @ ST. LOUISLast Assist: NOV 5, 2014 vs MONTREAL (3)Career Shootouts: 10/29 (34%), 4 GDG




5 times1

3 times2

10/30 vs BOS10

11/7 vs EDM22:31

11/2 vs DET5

2 times3

10/30 vs BOS+1

10/13 vs ANA

2014-15:

• Scored his first career shorthanded goal at CHI (10/11) for his first point of the season

• Tallied his second goal of the season vs. ANA (10/13)

• Notched his third goal of the season at ANA (10/22)

• Went 8-for-11 on faceoffs at TOR(10/28)

• Recorded his first multi-point game of the season (1+1) vs. BOS (10/30)

• Had an assist and scored in the shootout vs. DET (11/2)

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

• Netted his first power-play goal of the season and earned his first NHL fighting major at STL (11/11)

2013-14:

• Led all Sabres skaters in goals (21), finishing second in points (43)

• Career-best six-game point streak (3+4) from 1/12-1/23

• His goal 10 seconds into the game vs. STL (11/19) was the quickest Sabres goal to start a game since Drew Stafford scored 10 seconds in on Jan. 27,

2009 at EDM

#65: Brian Flynn (C) 6' 1", 180 lbs. / Jul 26, 1988 (26 years and 3 months)

Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 29, 2012Last Goal: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (4)Last Assist: MAR 27, 2014 @ NASHVILLE (16)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG




11/2 vs DET0

8 times1

11/2 vs DET0

8 times14:44

11/11 vs STL4

11/11 vs STL2

2 times+0

6 times

2014-15:

• Had one shot and one block vs. ANA (10/13)

• Scored his first goal of the season vs. DET (11/2)

• Recorded four shots on goal and two blocks at STL (11/11)

2013-14:

• Appeared in his 100th career NHL game at STL (4/3)

• Notched an assist at VAN (3/23) and at NSH (3/27)

• Won 11-of-16 faceoffs at NYI (3/15) and seven-of-eight at CGY (3/18)

• Scored in back-to-back games (2/26-2/28)

• Registered his first career multi-point game with a shorthanded goal and an assist and was a plus- 3 vs. BOS (12/19)

• Logged a career-high 19:41 TOI and won eight-of-nine faceoffs vs. WSH (12/29)

• Appeared in 52 straight games without taking a penalty to begin his career

• Tallied his first point of the season with an assist at DET (10/2)

#80: Chris Stewart (R) 6' 2", 231 lbs. / Oct 30, 1987 (27 years)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 1st round (18th overall) of 2006 Entry DraftAcquired: from St. Louis with Jaroslav Halak, William Carrier a first-round pick in the2015 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft on February28, 2014 in exchange for Ryan Miller and Steve OttLast Goal: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (4)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (13)Career Shootouts: 6/20 (30%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 22 7-5-12 -5 14


11/2 vs DET1

10/14 vs CAR1

2 times5

2 times21:10

10/23 vs LAK7

10/23 vs LAK3

2 times+1

2 times

2014-15:

• Paced the team with five shots on goal vs. CBJ (10/9)

• Had three shots and a hit at CHI (10/11)

• Notched his first point of the season (assist) at CAR (10/14)

• Led the team with seven shots on goal at LAK (10/23)

• Earned his first fighting major of the season and had two shots, three hits and two blocks vs. BOS (10/30)

• Scored the game-tying goal, his first of the season, at the 13:08 mark of the third period vs. DET (11/2)

2013-14:

• Logged 17:25 TOI in his Sabres debut at DAL (3/3)

• Posted his third career hat trick at EDM (12/21).

#82: Marcus Foligno (L) 6' 3", 223 lbs. / Aug 10, 1991 (23 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 4th round (104th overall) of 2009 Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (9)Last Assist: OCT 9, 2014 vs COLUMBUS (11)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG




10/14 vs CAR1

10/9 vs CBJ2

10/14 vs CAR2

2 times19:13

10/23 vs LAK3

2 times6

2 times+1

2 times

2014-15:

• Recorded his first assist of the year in the season opener vs. CBJ (10/9)

• Led the team with six hits at CHI (10/11)

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

• Had two shots, four hits and three blocked shots at LAK (10/23)

2013-14:

• Registered three multi-point outings vs. BOS (10/23), vs. BOS (12/19) and at TBL (3/6)

• Four game point-scoring streak (1+4, 10/19-10/26)

• Logged an assist and a career-high 22:13 TOI at BOS (4/12)

• Appeared in his 100th career game vs. FLA (1/9).

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