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New York IslandersGame Notes

Sat, Nov 5, 2011 NHL Game #187

New York IslandersTeam Game: 11Home Game: 8

3 - 5 - 2 (8 pts)3 - 3 - 1 (Home)0 - 2 - 1 (Road)

Washington CapitalsTeam Game: 12Road Game: 6

9 - 2 - 0 (18 pts)6 - 0 - 0 (Home)3 - 2 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%20 Evgeni Nabokov 4 1 2 0 2.23 .92735 Al Montoya 4 2 2 0 2.01 .93039 Rick DiPietro 3 0 1 2 2.50 .909

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%29 Tomas Vokoun 9 7 1 0 2.36 .92030 Michal Neuvirth 3 2 1 0 2.96 .902

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Mark Streit (C) 10 1 7 8 -4 103 D Travis Hamonic 10 0 1 1 -5 184 D Mark Eaton 10 0 1 1 0 2

10 D Mike Mottau 7 0 0 0 -1 611 R Brian Rolston (A) 9 0 2 2 -3 212 C Josh Bailey 10 0 0 0 -4 415 R PA Parenteau 10 1 7 8 -3 616 C Marty Reasoner 10 0 1 1 -1 1017 L Matt Martin 10 1 0 1 -1 921 R Kyle Okposo (A) 10 0 3 3 -2 624 D Steve Staios (A) 10 0 1 1 -1 1026 L Matt Moulson 10 2 3 5 -1 027 D Milan Jurcina 3 0 0 0 -1 029 L Jay Pandolfo 10 0 0 0 -3 240 R Michael Grabner 10 3 0 3 -4 047 D Andrew MacDonald 10 1 0 1 -6 051 C Frans Nielsen 10 2 1 3 -2 057 L Blake Comeau 8 0 0 0 -2 491 C John Tavares (A) 10 7 4 11 -3 8

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D John Erskine 2 0 1 1 2 06 D Dennis Wideman 11 3 7 10 8 08 L Alex Ovechkin (C) 11 5 7 12 1 6

15 C Jeff Halpern 10 1 3 4 3 417 L DJ King 1 0 0 0 0 019 C Nicklas Backstrom (A) 11 5 11 16 2 620 R Troy Brouwer 11 3 4 7 5 621 C Brooks Laich 11 1 6 7 2 222 R Mike Knuble (A) 11 2 5 7 2 225 L Jason Chimera 11 4 3 7 6 026 C Matt Hendricks 11 0 3 3 6 1327 D Karl Alzner 11 1 4 5 7 628 L Alexander Semin 11 2 5 7 -1 1242 R Joel Ward 11 3 3 6 6 444 D Roman Hamrlik 11 1 0 1 0 1250 C Cody Eakin 2 1 1 2 2 052 D Mike Green 7 3 3 6 2 055 D Jeff Schultz 11 0 3 3 5 274 D John Carlson 11 1 3 4 6 683 R Jay Beagle 2 0 0 0 0 785 C Mathieu Perreault 8 3 2 5 6 290 C Marcus Johansson 10 5 2 7 3 4

Owner Charles B. WangGeneral Manager Garth SnowHead Coach Jack CapuanoSr. Advisor to GM & Asst. Coach Doug WeightAssistant Coaches Scott Allen & Dean Chynoweth

Vice President and General Manager George McPheeHead Coach Bruce BoudreauAssistant Coaches Dean Evason, Bob WoodsAssistant Coach/Video Blaine ForsytheDirector of Goaltending & NHLGoaltender Coach

Dave Prior

Tonight's Officials

Referees #8 Dave Jackson, #29 Ian Walsh Linesmen #84 Tony Sericolo, #94 Bryan Pacich

Supervisor Jeff Weintraub Video Judge Mike Rosen

Ntl. Anthem Natalie Jones

Today's ScheduleBOS @ TOR : 7:00 BUF @ OTT : 7:00 WSH @ NYI : 7:00 MTL @ NYR : 7:00 CBJ @ PHI : 7:00 ANA @ DET : 7:00STL @ MIN : 7:00 EDM @ PHX : 7:00 WPG @ NJD : 7:00 PIT @ LAK : 7:30 NSH @ SJS : 7:30

New York Islanders: RosterActive (22 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Mark Streit D 5' 11" 193 Dec 11, 1977 Bern, CHE3 Travis Hamonic D 6' 2" 203 Aug 16, 1990 St. Malo, MB, CAN4 Mark Eaton D 6' 1" 215 May 6, 1977 Wilmington, DE, USA10 Mike Mottau D 6' 0" 190 Mar 19, 1978 Quincy, MA, USA11 Brian Rolston R 6' 2" 215 Feb 21, 1973 Flint, MI, USA12 Josh Bailey C 6' 1" 190 Oct 2, 1989 Bowmanville, ON, CAN15 PA Parenteau R 6' 0" 193 Mar 24, 1983 Hull, QC, CAN16 Marty Reasoner C 6' 1" 205 Feb 26, 1977 Honeoye Falls, NY, USA17 Matt Martin L 6' 3" 210 May 8, 1989 Windsor, ON, CAN20 Evgeni Nabokov G 6' 0" 200 Jul 25, 1975 Kamenogorsk, KAZ21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 205 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA24 Steve Staios D 6' 1" 200 Jul 28, 1973 Hamilton, ON, CAN26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 205 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN27 Milan Jurcina D 6' 4" 253 Jun 7, 1983 Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK29 Jay Pandolfo L 6' 1" 190 Dec 27, 1974 Winchester, MA, USA35 Al Montoya G 6' 2" 203 Feb 13, 1985 Chicago, IL, USA39 Rick DiPietro G 6' 1" 190 Sep 19, 1981 Winthrop, MA, USA40 Michael Grabner R 6' 0" 185 Oct 5, 1987 Villach, AUT47 Andrew MacDonald D 6' 1" 196 Sep 7, 1986 Judique, NS, CAN51 Frans Nielsen C 6' 0" 184 Apr 24, 1984 Herning, DNK57 Blake Comeau L 6' 0" 195 Feb 18, 1986 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN91 John Tavares C 6' 0" 206 Sep 20, 1990 Mississauga, ON, CAN

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 201 Age: 29.2

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)49 Rhett Rakhshani R 5' 10" 182 Mar 6, 1988 Orange, CA, USA71 Mark Katic D 5' 10" 191 May 9, 1989 Porcupine, ON, CAN

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Washington Capitals: RosterActive (24 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 John Erskine D 6' 4" 220 Jun 26, 1980 Kingston, ON, CAN6 Dennis Wideman D 6' 0" 200 Mar 20, 1983 Kitchener, ON, CAN8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 230 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS15 Jeff Halpern C 6' 0" 200 May 3, 1976 Washington, DC, USA17 DJ King L 6' 3" 231 Jun 27, 1984 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 213 Nov 23, 1987 Gavle, SWE20 Troy Brouwer R 6' 3" 213 Aug 17, 1985 Vancouver, BC, CAN21 Brooks Laich C 6' 2" 210 Jun 23, 1983 Wawota, SK, CAN22 Mike Knuble R 6' 3" 229 Jul 4, 1972 Toronto, ON, CAN25 Jason Chimera L 6' 3" 213 May 2, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN26 Matt Hendricks C 6' 0" 211 Jun 17, 1981 Blaine, MN, USA27 Karl Alzner D 6' 3" 213 Sep 24, 1988 Burnaby, BC, CAN28 Alexander Semin L 6' 2" 209 Mar 3, 1984 Krasnojarsk, RUS29 Tomas Vokoun G 6' 1" 210 Jul 2, 1976 Karlovy Vary, CZE30 Michal Neuvirth G 6' 1" 209 Mar 23, 1988 Usti Labem, CZE42 Joel Ward R 6' 1" 226 Dec 2, 1980 North York, ON, CAN44 Roman Hamrlik D 6' 2" 206 Apr 12, 1974 Zlin, CZE50 Cody Eakin C 6' 0" 190 May 24, 1991 Winnipeg, MB, CAN52 Mike Green D 6' 1" 207 Oct 12, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN55 Jeff Schultz D 6' 6" 230 Feb 25, 1986 Calgary, AB, CAN74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 212 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA83 Jay Beagle R 6' 3" 215 Oct 16, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN85 Mathieu Perreault C 5' 10" 185 Jan 5, 1988 Drummondville, QC, CAN90 Marcus Johansson C 6' 1" 205 Oct 6, 1990 Landskrona, SWE

24 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 211 Age: 28.0

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)3 Tom Poti D 6' 3" 190 Mar 22, 1977 Worcester, MA, USA

Goal StreaksNICKLAS BACKSTROM (3 / 2 Games)TROY BROUWER (2 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksALEX OVECHKIN (3 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksNICKLAS BACKSTROM (3-3-6 / 3 Games)ALEX OVECHKIN (2-3-5 / 3 Games)TROY BROUWER (2-2-4 / 3 Games)

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

C 91 John Tavares 10 7 4 11 -3 8 4 0 1 36 19.4 17:54 50.0 1 4R 15 PA Parenteau 10 1 7 8 -3 6 0 0 0 16 6.2 17:21 0.0 12 3D 2 Mark Streit 10 1 7 8 -4 10 1 0 0 22 4.5 23:51 0.0 5 13L 26 Matt Moulson 10 2 3 5 -1 0 0 0 1 20 10.0 17:11 0.0 5 5R 40 Michael Grabner 10 3 0 3 -4 0 1 0 0 15 20.0 16:27 0.0 2 3C 51 Frans Nielsen 10 2 1 3 -2 0 0 0 1 16 12.5 16:29 45.6 2 6R 21 Kyle Okposo 10 0 3 3 -2 6 0 0 0 20 0.0 16:08 43.3 5 3R 11 Brian Rolston 9 0 2 2 -3 2 0 0 0 18 0.0 14:39 0.0 8 1L 17 Matt Martin 10 1 0 1 -1 9 0 0 0 24 4.2 12:01 25.0 49 3D 47 Andrew MacDonald 10 1 0 1 -6 0 1 0 0 11 9.1 22:39 0.0 5 26D 4 Mark Eaton 10 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0.0 15:38 0.0 6 20D 3 Travis Hamonic 10 0 1 1 -5 18 0 0 0 17 0.0 22:17 0.0 20 22D 24 Steve Staios 10 0 1 1 -1 10 0 0 0 14 0.0 19:00 100.0 11 15C 16 Marty Reasoner 10 0 1 1 -1 10 0 0 0 14 0.0 12:37 54.5 7 3L 57 Blake Comeau 8 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 0 8 0.0 13:48 66.7 22 3L 29 Jay Pandolfo 10 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 12:05 50.0 8 12C 12 Josh Bailey 10 0 0 0 -4 4 0 0 0 6 0.0 13:51 45.9 3 5D 10 Mike Mottau 7 0 0 0 -1 6 0 0 0 1 0.0 14:36 0.0 10 9D 27 Milan Jurcina 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 16:01 0.0 6 2

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM35 Al Montoya 4 238 2.01 2 2 0 0 8 107 .930 0 0 020 Evgeni Nabokov 4 242 2.23 1 2 0 0 9 114 .927 0 0 039 Rick DiPietro 3 120 2.50 0 1 2 0 5 50 .909 0 0 0

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

C 19 Nicklas Backstrom 11 5 11 16 2 6 1 0 1 32 15.6 17:58 44.5 11 6L 8 Alex Ovechkin 11 5 7 12 1 6 2 0 0 40 12.5 18:45 0.0 18 2D 6 Dennis Wideman 11 3 7 10 8 0 1 0 1 20 15.0 21:53 0.0 6 14C 90 Marcus Johansson 10 5 2 7 3 4 1 0 3 21 23.8 15:22 40.5 6 5L 25 Jason Chimera 11 4 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 26 15.4 13:14 66.7 18 3R 20 Troy Brouwer 11 3 4 7 5 6 0 0 1 21 14.3 15:00 62.5 43 5R 22 Mike Knuble 11 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 0 19 10.5 15:23 62.5 17 6L 28 Alexander Semin 11 2 5 7 -1 12 0 0 0 27 7.4 17:12 0.0 6 1C 21 Brooks Laich 11 1 6 7 2 2 1 0 0 22 4.5 18:12 45.0 15 9R 42 Joel Ward 11 3 3 6 6 4 0 0 0 11 27.3 14:10 68.4 8 10D 52 Mike Green 7 3 3 6 2 0 3 0 1 17 17.6 22:45 0.0 7 4C 85 Mathieu Perreault 8 3 2 5 6 2 0 0 0 7 42.9 10:43 46.7 1 1D 27 Karl Alzner 11 1 4 5 7 6 0 0 0 7 14.3 18:23 0.0 9 13D 74 John Carlson 11 1 3 4 6 6 1 0 0 27 3.7 21:08 0.0 10 25C 15 Jeff Halpern 10 1 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 7 14.3 11:57 64.5 2 3C 26 Matt Hendricks 11 0 3 3 6 13 0 0 0 15 0.0 10:54 57.1 21 10D 55 Jeff Schultz 11 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 17:03 0.0 10 11C 50 Cody Eakin 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 11:02 0.0 2 2D 44 Roman Hamrlik 11 1 0 1 0 12 0 0 1 8 12.5 21:39 0.0 10 30D 4 John Erskine 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 15:52 0.0 2 1R 83 Jay Beagle 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 0.0 10:02 0.0 2 0L 17 DJ King 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 6:58 0.0 2 0

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM29 Tomas Vokoun 9 508 2.36 7 1 0 1 20 229 .920 0 0 230 Michal Neuvirth 3 162 2.96 2 1 0 0 8 74 .902 0 0 0

Washington Capitals @ New York IslandersTeam Records

Washington Capitals New York IslandersLast game: Friday AT CAROLINA (5-1 W) Thursday VS WINNIPEG (3-0 L)Next game: Saturday AT NY ISLANDERS Saturday VS WASHINGTON

Overall record/streak: 9 - 2 - 0 / Win 2 / Undef 2 3 - 5 - 2 / Lost 1Home record/streak: 6 - 0 - 0 / Win 6 / Undef 6 3 - 3 - 1 / Lost 1Road record/streak: 3 - 2 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 0 - 2 - 1 / OTL 1

Last 5 Games: 3 - 2 - 0 0 - 3 - 2Last 10 Games: 8 - 2 - 0 3 - 5 - 21-Goal Games: 5 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 22-Goal Games 0 - 0 1 - 23-Goal Games 4 - 1 1 - 3

Scoring first 3 - 1 - 0 3 - 1 - 1Opponent scoring first 6 - 1 - 0 0 - 4 - 1Leading after 1 period 4 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 1Trailing after 1 period 3 - 1 - 0 0 - 4 - 1

Tied after 1 period 2 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Leading after 2 periods 6 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 1Trailing after 2 periods 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 4 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 1OT Record - This Season: 4 - 0 0 - 2

OT Record - Franchise: 125 - 114 - 185 125 - 122 - 194Shootout Record - This Season: 1 - 0 0 - 1

Shootout Record - Franchise: 27 - 38 37 - 29Outshooting opponent: 5 - 1 - 0 1 - 2 - 1

Outshot by opponent: 4 - 1 - 0 2 - 3 - 1Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Northeast: 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Atlantic: 2 - 0 - 0 1 - 1 - 1

vs. Southeast: 4 - 0 - 0 1 - 4 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 7 - 0 - 0 2 - 5 - 1

vs. Central: 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1

vs. Northwest: 0 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 0vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 2 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 1

Month by Month RecordWashington Capitals New York Islanders

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 7-2-0 14 3-4-2 8

November: 2-0-0 4 0-1-0 0December: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

January: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0February: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

March: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0April: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

Totals: 9-2-0 18 3-5-2 8

Washington Capitals @ New York IslandersSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Washington Capitals: 11 13 17 3 44 ( 4.0 avg.)Opponents: 12 6 10 0 28 ( 2.5 avg.)

New York Islanders: 9 5 4 0 18 ( 1.8 avg.)Opponents: 8 6 10 1 25 ( 2.5 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Washington Capitals: 106 110 127 5 348 (31.6 avg.)Opponents: 95 115 110 11 331 (30.1 avg.)

New York Islanders: 89 99 89 0 277 (27.7 avg.)Opponents: 96 103 93 4 296 (29.6 avg.)

Power PlayWashington Capitals New York Islanders

G Att % G Att %Overall: 10 41 24.4 (3rd NHL) 7 36 19.4 (9th NHL)Home: 6 23 26.1 (3rd NHL) 5 27 18.5 (T-14th NHL)Road: 4 18 22.2 (T-8th NHL) 2 9 22.2 (T-8th NHL)

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

Penalty KillingWashington Capitals New York Islanders

G Att % G Att %Overall: 9 40 77.5 (23rd NHL) 5 36 86.1 (13th NHL)Home: 4 16 75.0 (21st NHL) 3 25 88.0 (10th NHL)Road: 5 24 79.2 (21st NHL) 2 11 81.8 (T-15th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-18th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-18th NHL)

PenaltiesWashington Capitals New York Islanders

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank11 100 9.1 (T-2nd NHL) 10 99 9.9 (6th NHL)

Goal SituationsWashington Capitals New York Islanders

For Against For Against5 on 5: 30 18 10 175 on 4: 8 0 7 05 on 3: 1 0 0 04 on 4: 1 1 0 04 on 3: 2 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 1 0 13 on 5: 0 1 0 14 on 5: 0 7 0 3

Empty Net: 1 0 1 3Penalty Shots: 1 0 0 0

Total: 44 28 18 25

Washington Capitals @ New York IslandersSituations

Individual LeadersWashington Capitals New York Islanders

Points: N. BACKSTROM (16),A. OVECHKIN (12),D. WIDEMAN (10) J. TAVARES (11),M. STREIT (8),P. PARENTEAU (8)Goals: A. OVECHKIN (5),N. BACKSTROM (5),M. JOHANSSON (5) J. TAVARES (7),M. GRABNER (3),F. NIELSEN (2)

Assists: N. BACKSTROM (11),D. WIDEMAN (7),A. OVECHKIN (7) M. STREIT (7),P. PARENTEAU (7),J. TAVARES (4)PP Goals: M. GREEN (3),A. OVECHKIN (2),B. LAICH (1) J. TAVARES (4),M. STREIT (1),M. GRABNER (1)SH Goals:

GW Goals: M. JOHANSSON (3),R. HAMRLIK (1),D. WIDEMAN (1) F. NIELSEN (1),M. MOULSON (1),J. TAVARES (1)3+ Goals: J. TAVARES(1)

PIM: M. HENDRICKS (13),R. HAMRLIK (12),A. SEMIN (12) T. HAMONIC (18),S. STAIOS (10),M. REASONER (10)Shots: A. OVECHKIN (40),N. BACKSTROM (32),A. SEMIN (27) J. TAVARES (36),M. MARTIN (24),M. STREIT (22)

+/-: D. WIDEMAN (+8),K. ALZNER (+7),J. CHIMERA (+6) M. EATON (0),S. STAIOS (-1),M. REASONER (-1)

ShootoutWashington Capitals New York Islanders

Shooter G/S % GDGMatt Hendricks 1 / 1 100.0 1Alexander Semin 1 / 1 100.0 0Alex Ovechkin 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDGPA Parenteau 0 / 1 0.0 0Frans Nielsen 0 / 1 0.0 0John Tavares 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Tomas Vokoun 1 - 0 0/2 1.000

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Rick DiPietro 0 - 1 1/3 .667

Power PlayWashington Capitals New York Islanders

Player G A PNicklas Backstrom 1 8 9Alex Ovechkin 2 5 7Dennis Wideman 1 3 4Mike Green 3 0 3John Carlson 1 1 2Brooks Laich 1 0 1Marcus Johansson 1 0 1Mike Knuble 0 1 1Alexander Semin 0 1 1

Player G A PJohn Tavares 4 1 5Mark Streit 1 4 5PA Parenteau 0 3 3Andrew MacDonald 1 0 1Michael Grabner 1 0 1Travis Hamonic 0 1 1Kyle Okposo 0 1 1Matt Moulson 0 1 1Frans Nielsen 0 1 1Brian Rolston 0 1 1

Short HandedWashington Capitals New York Islanders

Player G A P Player G A P

LAST THREE: Nov. 3: Islanders 0 vs. Winnipeg Jets 3Ondrej Pavelec stopped all 34 shots he faced and Evander Kane provided all the offense the Jets needed in a 3-0 victory over the NewYork Islanders on Thursday night at Nassau Coliseum. Johnny Oduya and Alexander Burmistrov also scored for the Jets, who wondespite being out-shot 34-26. The Islanders saw their two-game point streak snapped and their winnless streak extended to six games. Oct. 29: Islanders 2 vs. San Jose Sharks 3 (OT)Brett Burns scored a power play goal at 1:07 of overtime as the San Jose Sharks took advantage of a disputed delay of game call todefeat the Islanders 3-2 Saturday night at Nassau Coliseum. The overtime loss extended the Isles’ winless streak to five games (0-3-2),but earned them a standings point for the second straight game (0-0-2). John Tavares and Michael Grabner scored power-play goalsfor the Islanders, while Rick DiPietro made 27 saves in his first start of the season. Oct. 27: Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (SO)Evgeni Malkin scored the lone goal in the shootout to propel the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Islanders on Thursday nightat Consol Energy Center. The shootout loss halted the Islanders' three-game losing streak, but extended their winless streak to fourgames. The Isles led 2-0 early in the third period on goals from Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin, but the Penguins leveled the score withquick strikes from Chris Kunitz and James Neal. Evgeni Nabokov made 30 saves in his third-straight apearance for the Islanders,before being replaced by Rick DiPietro for the shootout. CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost in 2011-12: 46)Mark Katic - Shoulder (9/24 vs. NJ) - 10 games missed (IR - Out indefinitely)Evgeni Nabokov - Lower body (9/27 at Pit) - 2 game missed (Day-to-day)Rhett Rakhshani - Concussion (9/27 at CGY) - 10 games missed (IR - Out indefinitely)Man Games Lost in 2010-11: 614 (Injury - 587, Suspension - 27) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Nov. 1 - Trevor Gillies cleared waivers and was assigned to Bridgeport (AHL). Nino Niederreiter was removed from IR and assigned toBridgeport for conditioning.Oct. 31 - Trevor Gillies was placed on waiversOct. 15 - Trevor Gillies was removed from IROct. 14 - Jeremy Colliton cleared waivers and was assigned to Bridgeport.Oct. 13 - Ryan Strome was assigned to Niagara (OHL). Jeremy Colliton was removed from IR and placed on waivers.

TONIGHT'S MATCHUPThe Islanders conclude their three-game homestand tonight as they host Washington for the first of four games between the clubs thisseason. The Islanders went 0-3-1 against the Capitals in 2010-11, with all four games being decided by a single goal. Alex Ovechkin'send-to-end overtime goal highlighted the last meeting between the Islanders and Capitals on March 1, 2011. ISLANDERS VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS All-Time Record vs. Capitals: 82-84-20Last Season's Record vs. Capitals: 0-3-1 Last Regulation Win: 10/18/07 – Islanders 5 at Capitals 2 Last Regulation Loss: 2/26/11 – Islanders 2 vs. Capitals 3 Last Overtime: 3/1/11 – Islanders 1 at Capitals 2 Last Shootout: 11/11/09 – Islanders 4 at Capitals 5 2011-12 SEASON SERIES VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (series tied 0-0): 11/5/11 - NYI vs. WSH1/17/12 - NYI at WSH2/28/12 - NYI at WSH3/13/12 - NYI vs. WSH NEXT FIVE11/7 at BOS11/10 at COL11/13 at VAN11/15 vs. NYR11/17 vs. MTL

New York Islanders: Media Notes

ISLANDERS ALL-TIME RECORD (W-L-T-OTL): 1316-1313-347-76 TEAM NOTES: Heavy Hitter: Matt Martin posted a team-season-high nine hits against the Jets on Thursday to take over the league lead with 49 hitsthis season. Last year Martin posted 299 hits, finishing fourth in the league, despite playing in at least eight fewer games than eachplayer in the top-three. Goalie Trifecta: Rick DiPietro made his third-consecutive appearance Thursday, becoming the third Islanders goalie this season toappear in three-straight games. Tight Defense: The Islanders have allowed only 25 goals (plus one shootout goal) in ten games (2.50 goals per game), marking thefewest goals allowed by the Isles in their first ten games since 2003-04. Limited Scoring: The Islanders have scored 18 goals this season, setting a club record for the fewest goals in the opening 10 games.They've been shut out three times this season, after going scoreless just six times in 2010-11. Penalty Shot Stopper: Rick DiPietro stopped an Evander Kane penalty shot Thursday, improving his career record to 12-14 on penaltyshots. DiPietro has stopped the last five penalty shots faced. Disciplined Play: The Islanders did not allow a Jets power play on Thursday, marking the first time since Nov. 2, 2009 that theIslanders played a full game without going on the penalty kill. Top Scorer: John Tavares has a point on 11 of the Islanders' 18 goals this season. His four power-play goals are tied for the leaguelead. Penalty Kill: The Islanders are 31-for-36 on the penalty kill. Only four teams have allowed fewer power play goals this season. Power Play: The Islanders have scored two-or-more power play goals, three times this season. They are 7-for-36 (19.4%) on thepower play, ranking ninth in the NHL. On the Draw: Marty Reasoner leads the Islanders in faceoff percentage, having won 54.5% of his draws this season. Jurcina Effect: The Islanders are 24-16-9 with defenseman Milan Jurcian in the lineup. This season, they are 0-1-2 with the blueliner. Games Played Leaderboard: Brian Rolston has played 1,195 career games (T-92nd all time). Since the start of the season, Rolstonhas surpassed George Armstrong (1,187), Kevin Dineen (1,188), Brian Bellows (1,188), Dave Hawerchuk (1,188), Gilbert Perreault(1191), Marc Bergevin (1191) and John MacLean (1194) on the all-time leaderboard. Rolston ranks fourth in games played amongstactive players, behind Nicklas Lidstrom, Jaromir Jagr and Teemu Selanne. Career Wins: Evegeni Nabokov's 294 NHL wins ties him with Mike Liut for 27th all-time. He is two wins behind Ron Hextall (296) for26th place. Out Of The Gate: The Islanders have outscored their opponents 9-8 in the first period this season. They are 3-1-1 when scoring firstand 0-4-1 when their opponent scores first. Last season, the Islanders were outscored 80-58 in the opening frame. Under Capuano: The Islanders are 29-34-12 under Head Coach Jack Capuano. Last season they went 25-21-8 after Dec. 15 and 15-12-6 after the All-Star Break. Isles Rookies: The Islanders have not dressed a rookie this season. In 2010-11, 12 rookies played games for the Islanders, with five ofthose rookies appearing in at least 20 games (Michael Grabner, Micheal Haley, Travis Hamonic, Matt Martin, Ty Wishart). Veteran Acquisitions: The Islanders added 4,210 games of NHL experience this offseason in veteran acquisitions Brian Rolston(1186), Steve Staios (936), Jay Pandolfo (819), Marty Reasoner (706) and Evgeni Nabokov (563). The remainder of the Islanders'opening-night roster combined for 3,534 career NHL games. Still Iron: Matt Moulson's games-played streak stands at 174. Moulson has yet to miss a game in his Islanders career. Travis Hamonichas now played in 72 consecutive NHL games, marking the longest consecutive game streak on defense for the Isles.

On The Farm: Tim Wallace scored a hat trick, including the game winner in overtime, to lead the Sound Tigers past the ConnecticutWhale on Nov. 2 in Bridgeport. David Ullstrom also scored for the Sound Tigers, who improved to 4-4-1. Nino Niederreiter was heldscoreless in his AHL debut (conditioning assignment). The Islanders' AHL affiliate hosts Norfolk tonight at 7 p.m. CCHA Player Of The Month: Islanders prospect and Notre Dame sophomore Anders Lee was named the RBC Financial Group CCHAPlayer of the Month for October. The Islanders' sixth round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft has helped the fourth-ranked Irish get off toa strong 5-2 start this season, scoring at least one goal in all seven games, with a two-goal effort and a hat trick thrown in for goodmeasure. After seven contests, Lee leads both the conference and the nation with 10 goals and has added three assists for 13 points. APPROACHING MILESTONES: Jay Pandolfo is one goal shy of his 100th.Marty Reasoner is four goals shy of his 100th.Evgeni Nabokov is six wins shy of his 300th. Brian Rolston is five games shy of his 1,200th.Josh Bailey is 12 points shy of his 100th.

2011-12 ISLANDERS MAKEUP:Draft Picks: Josh Bailey (2008), Blake Comeau (2004), Rick DiPietro (2000), Travis Hamonic (2008), Andrew MacDonald (2006), MattMartin (2008), Nino Niederreiter (2010), Frans Nielsen (2002), Kyle Okposo (2006), John Tavares (2009).Free Agents: Mark Eaton (2010), Milan Jurcina (2010), Mike Mottau (2010), Matt Moulson (2009), Jay Pandolfo (2011), PA Parenteau(2010), Marty Reasoner (2011), Steve Staios (2011), Mark Streit (2008).Trades: Al Montoya (2011), Brian Rolston (2011)Waiver Claims: Michael Grabner (2010), Evgeni Nabokov (2011) Multiple Point Games HOME: Moulson (2), Parenteau (3), Streit (1), Tavares (2)ROAD: Streit (1), Tavares (1) Multiple Goal Games HOME: Tavares (2)ROAD: Multiple Assist Games HOME: Parenteau (2), Streit (1), Tavares (1)ROAD: 2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The New York Islanders 2011-12 media guide is now available on a USB-drive. Please ask a member of the Islanders Media RelationsTeam for your copy. A pdf version of the guide can also be found at http://islanders.nhl.com/v2/ext/MediaGuide_Final_For_NHL.pdf.*Islanders Chief Statistician Eric Hornick contributed to these notes.

http://islanders.nhl.com/v2/ext/MediaGuide_Final_For_NHL.pdf

New York Islanders: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/08/2011 Florida Panthers L 00-01-00 0-2 9 0-3 4-5 27-29 60 / 35 16234+2 10/10/2011 Minnesota Wild W 01-01-00 2-1 47p,51 51 1-3 7-7 14-21 35 / 32 112783 10/13/2011 Tampa Bay Lightning W 02-01-00 5-1 91,26,91,15,40 26 0-4 3-3 34-35 35 / 30 97594 10/15/2011 New York Rangers W 03-01-00 4-2 26,91p,91p,91 91 2-8 4-4 34-31 20 / 30 16234+5 10/20/2011 @ Tampa Bay Lightning L 03-02-00 1-4 40 4 0-2 2-3 17-30 32 / 35 181816 10/22/2011 @ Florida Panthers L 03-03-00 2-4 2p,91p 8 2-5 2-2 28-33 25 / 20 154117 10/25/2011 Pittsburgh Penguins L 03-04-00 0-3 9 0-2 2-2 33-29 29 / 20 106818 10/27/2011 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O** 03-04-01 2-3 51,17 71 0-2 5-6 19-32 29 / 39 18461+9 10/29/2011 San Jose Sharks O* 03-04-02 2-3 91p,40p 88 2-4 2-4 37-30 1 / 39 11742

10 11/03/2011 Winnipeg Jets L 03-05-02 0-3 9 0-3 0-0 34-26 31 / 39 1015711 11/05/2011 Washington Capitals12 11/07/2011 @ Boston Bruins13 11/10/2011 @ Colorado Avalanche14 11/13/2011 @ Vancouver Canucks15 11/15/2011 New York Rangers16 11/17/2011 Montréal Canadiens17 11/19/2011 Boston Bruins18 11/21/2011 @ Pittsburgh Penguins19 11/23/2011 Philadelphia Flyers20 11/25/2011 New Jersey Devils21 11/26/2011 @ New Jersey Devils22 11/29/2011 @ Buffalo Sabres23 12/02/2011 @ Chicago Blackhawks24 12/03/2011 @ Dallas Stars25 12/06/2011 Tampa Bay Lightning26 12/08/2011 Chicago Blackhawks27 12/10/2011 Pittsburgh Penguins28 12/13/2011 @ Montréal Canadiens29 12/15/2011 Dallas Stars30 12/17/2011 @ Minnesota Wild31 12/20/2011 @ Winnipeg Jets32 12/22/2011 @ New York Rangers33 12/23/2011 Toronto Maple Leafs34 12/26/2011 @ New York Rangers35 12/29/2011 Calgary Flames36 12/31/2011 Edmonton Oilers37 01/03/2012 @ Carolina Hurricanes38 01/06/2012 @ Anaheim Ducks39 01/07/2012 @ Phoenix Coyotes40 01/10/2012 Detroit Red Wings41 01/12/2012 Philadelphia Flyers42 01/14/2012 Buffalo Sabres43 01/16/2012 Nashville Predators44 01/17/2012 @ Washington Capitals45 01/19/2012 @ Philadelphia Flyers46 01/21/2012 Carolina Hurricanes47 01/23/2012 @ Toronto Maple Leafs48 01/24/2012 Toronto Maple Leafs49 01/31/2012 @ Carolina Hurricanes50 02/03/2012 @ Ottawa Senators51 02/04/2012 Buffalo Sabres52 02/07/2012 @ Philadelphia Flyers53 02/09/2012 Montréal Canadiens54 02/11/2012 Los Angeles Kings55 02/12/2012 Florida Panthers56 02/14/2012 @ Winnipeg Jets57 02/16/2012 @ St Louis Blues58 02/18/2012 Carolina Hurricanes59 02/20/2012 Ottawa Senators60 02/21/2012 @ Buffalo Sabres61 02/24/2012 New York Rangers62 02/26/2012 @ Ottawa Senators63 02/28/2012 @ Washington Capitals64 03/01/2012 @ Philadelphia Flyers65 03/03/2012 @ Boston Bruins66 03/04/2012 New Jersey Devils67 03/08/2012 @ New Jersey Devils68 03/10/2012 New Jersey Devils69 03/11/2012 @ New York Rangers70 03/13/2012 Washington Capitals71 03/15/2012 Philadelphia Flyers72 03/17/2012 @ Montréal Canadiens73 03/20/2012 @ Toronto Maple Leafs74 03/24/2012 @ Tampa Bay Lightning75 03/25/2012 @ Florida Panthers76 03/27/2012 @ Pittsburgh Penguins77 03/29/2012 Pittsburgh Penguins78 03/31/2012 Boston Bruins79 04/01/2012 Ottawa Senators80 04/03/2012 @ New Jersey Devils81 04/05/2012 Winnipeg Jets82 04/07/2012 @ Columbus Blue Jackets

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

Date Opp. STREIT #2

HAMONIC #3

EATON #4

MOTTAU #10

ROLSTON #11

BAILEY #12

GILLIES #14

Oct 8 Vs FLA 0-0 3/-1 24:58 0-0 0/0 21:47 0-0 1/0 15:33 0-0 0/0 12:42 0-0 5/0 14:57 0-0 0/0 14:46 INJOct 10 Vs MIN 0-1 1/0 21:29 0-1 4/0 23:16 0-0 0/0 16:56 0-0 0/0 17:34 0-0 1/0 14:13 0-0 0/0 12:08 INJOct 13 Vs T.B 0-0 2/2 20:51 0-0 0/-1 22:32 0-1 3/3 17:14 0-0 1/3 15:20 0-0 1/0 15:12 0-0 1/0 14:12 INJOct 15 Vs NYR 0-2 3/0 24:50 0-0 5/0 21:58 0-0 1/0 14:43 0-0 0/-2 14:12 0-1 3/0 17:05 0-0 2/0 15:23 0-0 1/0 2:47Oct 20 @ T.B 0-1 0/1 24:06 0-0 1/-1 22:34 0-0 0/-2 16:11 0-0 0/-1 14:37 0-1 2/0 15:25 0-0 0/-1 13:07 0-0 0/0 3:14Oct 22 @ FLA 1-1 2/-3 25:03 0-0 0/0 22:08 0-0 1/-1 13:52 0-0 0/-1 12:24 PER 0-0 1/0 12:18 0-0 0/-1 2:36Oct 25 Vs PIT 0-0 3/-3 20:49 0-0 2/0 23:26 0-0 0/0 16:14 0-0 0/0 15:26 0-0 1/-1 13:16 0-0 1/-2 14:25 DNDOct 27 @ PIT 0-1 2/2 27:31 0-0 1/-1 25:22 0-0 0/0 13:21 DND 0-0 0/0 12:16 0-0 0/0 13:56 DNDOct 29 Vs S.J 0-1 3/-1 22:19 0-0 1/0 24:04 0-0 2/0 15:12 DND 0-0 2/0 13:23 0-0 0/0 13:14 DNDNov 3 Vs WPG 0-0 3/-1 26:35 0-0 3/-2 15:49 0-0 2/0 17:07 DND 0-0 3/-2 16:07 0-0 1/-1 15:02 MIN

Date Opp. PARENTEAU #15

REASONER #16

MARTIN #17

OKPOSO #21

STAIOS #24

MOULSON #26

JURCINA #27

Oct 8 Vs FLA 0-0 1/-1 13:17 0-0 1/0 12:28 0-0 5/0 8:57 0-0 2/0 17:17 0-0 1/-1 17:04 0-0 2/-1 16:51 INJOct 10 Vs MIN 0-2 1/0 14:23 0-0 0/0 11:21 0-0 1/0 10:03 0-0 0/0 14:28 0-0 0/0 18:01 0-0 2/0 14:51 INJOct 13 Vs T.B 1-1 3/4 15:12 0-0 1/0 12:31 0-0 4/0 13:34 0-1 3/0 15:29 0-0 3/2 18:07 1-1 (W) 3/4 13:18 INJOct 15 Vs NYR 0-3 2/2 18:33 0-0 3/-1 12:40 0-0 2/0 16:26 0-0 2/-1 14:18 0-0 0/1 15:21 1-1 1/2 19:20 INJOct 20 @ T.B 0-0 0/0 20:18 0-0 1/0 9:02 0-0 1/-1 12:45 0-0 4/-1 19:39 0-0 2/0 19:19 0-0 1/0 20:21 INJOct 22 @ FLA 0-1 1/-3 19:28 0-0 2/-1 14:19 0-0 3/-1 11:42 0-0 1/0 18:00 0-0 0/-2 20:42 0-0 1/-3 19:19 INJOct 25 Vs PIT 0-0 3/-2 19:53 0-0 1/0 10:43 0-0 2/0 10:26 0-0 3/0 15:25 0-0 4/-2 18:04 0-0 3/-1 17:32 INJOct 27 @ PIT 0-0 2/-1 16:24 0-1 0/1 16:32 1-0 3/1 12:05 0-1 2/1 15:44 0-1 1/2 24:22 0-0 1/-1 15:25 0-0 0/0 11:41Oct 29 Vs S.J 0-0 3/-1 16:59 0-0 2/0 14:29 0-0 2/0 12:11 0-1 1/0 15:30 0-0 2/-1 20:26 0-1 4/-1 15:32 0-0 2/0 13:51Nov 3 Vs WPG 0-0 0/-1 19:03 0-0 3/0 12:13 0-0 1/0 12:06 0-0 2/-1 15:37 0-0 1/0 18:39 0-0 2/0 19:25 0-0 2/-1 22:32

Date Opp. PANDOLFO #29

GRABNER #40

MACDONALD #47

NIELSEN #51

COMEAU #57

TAVARES #91

COLLITON #

Oct 8 Vs FLA 0-0 1/0 10:00 0-0 1/0 17:54 0-0 0/0 22:33 0-0 2/0 18:06 0-0 0/0 12:43 0-0 2/-1 18:23 INJOct 10 Vs MIN 0-0 0/0 12:37 0-0 0/0 17:30 1-0 1/0 22:00 1-0 (W) 2/1 16:15 0-0 0/0 12:27 0-0 1/-1 14:28 INJOct 13 Vs T.B 0-0 0/0 12:44 1-0 4/0 16:38 0-0 0/-1 23:29 0-0 0/0 16:30 0-0 1/0 14:15 2-2 4/4 14:52 INJOct 15 Vs NYR 0-0 0/-1 13:29 0-0 0/-2 14:51 0-0 2/1 22:51 0-0 2/-1 16:12 DND 3-1 (W) 5/2 17:29 MINOct 20 @ T.B 0-0 0/-2 9:20 1-0 1/0 15:55 0-0 0/-1 21:06 0-0 1/-1 16:23 DND 0-0 3/0 21:23 MINOct 22 @ FLA 0-0 0/-1 10:43 0-0 3/0 19:18 0-0 3/-1 21:54 0-0 3/0 17:59 0-0 0/0 13:42 1-1 7/-3 21:40 MINOct 25 Vs PIT 0-0 2/0 13:02 0-0 2/-1 16:15 0-0 2/-1 24:36 0-0 0/-1 15:08 0-0 0/-1 11:19 0-0 4/-1 19:30 MINOct 27 @ PIT 0-0 1/1 14:26 0-0 0/1 16:16 0-0 0/-1 25:24 1-0 2/1 16:18 0-0 0/0 15:14 0-0 4/-1 17:40 MINOct 29 Vs S.J 0-0 0/0 12:53 1-0 2/0 16:24 0-0 2/0 24:41 0-1 2/0 18:09 0-0 4/0 15:18 1-0 3/-1 15:12 MINNov 3 Vs WPG 0-0 0/0 11:40 0-0 2/-2 13:29 0-0 1/-2 18:05 0-0 2/-1 13:50 0-0 3/-1 15:26 0-0 3/-1 18:26 MIN

Date Opp. KATIC #

NIEDERREITER #

RAKHSHANI #

STROME #

NABOKOV #20

MONTOYA #35

DIPIETRO #39

Oct 8 Vs FLA INJ INJ INJ DND DND 2/29L 58 DNPOct 10 Vs MIN INJ INJ INJ DND DND 1/21W 60 DNPOct 13 Vs T.B INJ INJ INJ MIN DNP 1/35W 60 INJOct 15 Vs NYR INJ INJ INJ MIN 2/31W 60 DNP INJOct 20 @ T.B INJ INJ INJ MIN DNP 4/30L 60 INJOct 22 @ FLA INJ INJ INJ MIN 3/32L 59 DNP INJOct 25 Vs PIT INJ INJ INJ MIN 2/28L 59 DND DNPOct 27 @ PIT INJ INJ INJ MIN 2/32 65 DND 0/0O 0Oct 29 Vs S.J INJ INJ INJ MIN INJ DNP 3/30O 61Nov 3 Vs WPG INJ DND INJ MIN DND DNP 2/25L 59

Jack Capuano was named the interim head coach of the New York Islanders on November 15, 2010. The Islanders removed the “interim” labelfrom Capuano’s title on April 12, 2011. Capuano first joined the Islanders in 2005-06 as an assistant coach. The native of Cranston, RI, was named head coach of the BridgeportSound Tigers on April 30, 2007, where he went 133-100-8-14 in four seasons. From 1997-2005, he served as the General Manager of the PeeDee Pride of the ECHL. Capuano also served as the head coach of the 2005 U.S. Under-18 Select Team at the Five Nations Cup in Slovakia. Capuano began his coaching career in 1995 as an assistant with the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks of the ECHL, after ending a playing career thatincluded stints with Boston, Vancouver and Toronto of the NHL and Springfield and Maine of the AHL. The former First Team All-Americancaptained the U. of Maine to a Hockey East Championship and NCAA Frozen Four appearance in 1988. Equipment Assistants

New York Islanders: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Jack Capuano

#20: Evgeni Nabokov (G) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Jul 25, 1975 (36 years and 3 months)

Nah-BAH-kawvDrafted: Selected by the San Jose Sharks in the ninth round (219th overall) ofthe 1994 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Claimed on waivers by the Islanders from Detroit on January 22, 201111th NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Win: OCT 15, 2011 vs NY RANGERS (3)Last SO: MAR 25, 2010 vs DALLAS (11)Career Shootouts: 91/145 (.628), 19-21

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 4 1-2-0 0 2.23 .927Career 567 294-180-66 50 2.39 .912

Career vs. Opp 10 9-1-0 1 2.18 .929

Season Highs: Shots Saves322x

3010/27 vs. PIT

- Earned a win (29 saves) in his Islanders debut on Oct. 15 vs. NY Rangers- Started three consecutive games from Oct. 22-27- Suffered a lower body injury on Oct. 27 at Pit

#35: Al Montoya (G) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Feb 13, 1985 (26 years and 8 months)

mahn-TOI-ahDrafted: Selected by the New York Rangers in the first round (6th overall) of the2004 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Traded to the Islanders by Phoenix in exchange for the Islanders' sixthround choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft on February 9, 2011.2nd NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Win: OCT 13, 2011 vs TAMPA BAY (1)Last SO: FEB 19, 2011 vs LOS ANGELES (21)Career Shootouts: 6/9 (.667), 0-2


Career vs. Opp 1 0-1-0 0 3.05 .864

Season Highs: Shots Saves35

10/13 vs. TBL34

10/13 vs. TBL

- Was the Islanders opening-night starting goaltender on Oct. 8 vs. Florida- Earned his first win in his second-straight start on Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota- Stopped 34 shots to earn his second win in his third-straight start on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay

#39: Rick DiPietro (G) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Sep 19, 1981 (30 years and 1 month)

dee-pee-EHT-rohDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the first round (1st overall) of the 2000 NHLEntry Draft10th NHL / 10th NYI SeasonLast Win: MAR 19, 2011 @ FLORIDA (7)Last SO: NOV 26, 2010 vs NEW JERSEY (19)Career Shootouts: 92/126 (.730), 19-11


Career vs. Opp 18 9-4-1 2 2.08 .921


10/29 vs. SJS27

10/29 vs. SJS

- Suffered a concussion during practice on Oct. 12 and missed three games (returning Oct. 22 at Tampa Bay)- Made his first appearance of the season, relieving Evgeni Nabokov in a shootout on Oct. 27 at Pittsburgh. He became the fifth goalie in NHLhistory to appear in a shootout during a game in which he had not played.- Made his first start of the season on Oct. 29 vs. San Jose

#2: Mark Streit (D) 5' 11", 193 lbs. / Dec 11, 1977 (33 years and 10 months)

STRIGHTDrafted: Selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth round (262nd overall) of the2004 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on July 1, 20087th NHL / 4th NYI SeasonLast Goal: OCT 22, 2011 @ FLORIDA (4)Last Assist: OCT 29, 2011 vs SAN JOSE (1)Career Shootouts: 0/5 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 10 1-7-8 -4 10Career 371 53-169-222 -16 190

Career vs. Opp 18 5-11-16 0 4

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

10/22 vs. FLA2

10/15 vs. NYR22x

25x

27:3110/27 vs. PIT

35x

210/10 vs. MIN

+22x

- Named the 13th captain in Islanders history on Sept. 21- Scored his first assist/point of the season on Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota- Had a two-assist night on Oct. 15 vs. NY Rangers- Scored his first goal of the season and added an assist to extend his point/assist streak to four games on Oct. 22 at Florida

#3: Travis Hamonic (D) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Aug 16, 1990 (21 years and 2 months)

HA-mohn-ihkDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2008 NHLEntry Draft2nd NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 9, 2011 @ PHILADELPHIA (10)Last Assist: OCT 10, 2011 vs MINNESOTA (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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

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

10/10 vs. MIN1

10/10 vs. MIN7

10/8 vs. FLA25:22

10/27 vs. PIT5

10/15 vs. NYR5

10/25 vs. PIT-

- Scored his first assist/point of the season on Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota

#4: Mark Eaton (D) 6' 1", 215 lbs. / May 6, 1977 (34 years and 5 months)

EE-tohnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by NYI as free agent 7/2/1012th NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Goal: NOV 28, 2009 vs NY RANGERS (96)Last Assist: OCT 13, 2011 vs TAMPA BAY (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 10 0-1-1 0 2Career 575 23-59-82 17 230

Career vs. Opp 17 0-1-1 -1 12


10/13 vs. TBL1

10/13 vs. TBL2

10/10 vs. MIN17:14

10/13 vs. TBL3

10/13 vs. TBL2

10/25 vs. PIT+3

10/13 vs. TBL

- Recorded his first assist/point of the season and had a plus-3 rating on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay

#10: Mike Mottau (D) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Mar 19, 1978 (33 years and 7 months)

MAH-towDrafted: Selected by the NY Rangers in the seventh round (182nd overall) of the 1997NHL Entry Draft.Acquired: Signed by NYI as free agent 9/28/106th NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 13, 2010 @ NY ISLANDERS (41)Last Assist: OCT 21, 2010 @ TAMPA BAY (20)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 15 0-1-1 1 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - 6

10/8 vs. FLA17:34

10/10 vs. MIN1

10/13 vs. TBL32x

+310/13 vs. TBL

- Had a plus-3 rating on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay

#11: Brian Rolston (R) 6' 2", 215 lbs. / Feb 21, 1973 (38 years and 8 months)

RAWL-stunDrafted: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the first round (11th overall) of the1991 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Acquired from New Jersey in exchange for Trent Hunter on August 26,201117th NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 5, 2011 @ PITTSBURGH (12)Last Assist: OCT 20, 2011 @ TAMPA BAY (4)Career Shootouts: 10/27 (37%), 5 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 9 0-2-2 -3 2Career 1195 335-404-739 67 460

Career vs. Opp 47 13-19-32 -4 19


2x12x

210/27 vs. PIT

17:0510/15 vs. NYR

510/8 vs. FLA

310/8 vs. FLA

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- Named an assistant captain on Oct. 6- Scored his first point/assist as an Islanders on Oct. 15 vs. NY Rangers

#12: Josh Bailey (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Oct 2, 1989 (22 years and 1 month)

BAY-leeDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the first round (9th overall) of the 2008 NHLEntry Draft4th NHL / 4th NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 22, 2011 @ TAMPA BAY (18)Last Assist: APR 6, 2011 @ BOSTON (12)Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 12 0-2-2 -3 4


2x15:23

10/15 vs. NYR2

10/15 vs. NYR2

10/8 vs. FLA-

#15: PA Parenteau (R) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Mar 24, 1983 (28 years and 7 months)

pah-REHN-tohDrafted: Selected by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the ninth round (264th overall) ofthe 2001 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by NYI as free agent 7/2/103rd NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Goal: OCT 13, 2011 vs TAMPA BAY (7)Last Assist: OCT 22, 2011 @ FLORIDA (4)Career Shootouts: 5/12 (42%), 3 GDG




10/13 vs. TBL3

10/15 vs. NYR3

10/15 vs. NYR23x

20:1810/20 vs. TBL

33x

310/13 vs. TBL

+410/13 vs. TBL

- Recorded two assists for his first points of the season on Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota- Scored a goal and an assist, while registering a plus-4 rating on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay- Had a three-assist night to extend his point/assist streak to three games on Oct. 15 vs. NY Rangers

#16: Marty Reasoner (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Feb 26, 1977 (34 years and 8 months)

REEZ-nurDrafted: Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (14th overall) of the 1996NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on July 1, 201113th NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 8, 2011 vs CHICAGO (25)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2011 @ PITTSBURGH (2)Career Shootouts: 1/6 (17%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 26 4-6-10 -3 14


10/27 vs. PIT1

10/27 vs. PIT4

10/25 vs. PIT16:32

10/27 vs. PIT32x

310/25 vs. PIT

+110/27 vs. PIT

- Recorded his first assist/point of the season on Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh

#17: Matt Martin (L) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (22 years and 5 months)

MAHR-tihnDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2008 NHLEntry Draft2nd NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Goal: OCT 27, 2011 @ PITTSBURGH (2)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2011 vs NY RANGERS (14)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




10/27 vs. PIT- 1

10/27 vs. PIT5

10/22 vs. FLA16:26

10/15 vs. NYR5

10/8 vs. FLA9

11/3 vs. WPG+1

10/27 vs. PIT

- Scored his first goal/point of the season on Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (23 years and 6 months)

OH-poh-sohDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the first round (7th overall) of the 2006 NHLEntry Draft4th NHL / 4th NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 22, 2011 @ TAMPA BAY (18)Last Assist: OCT 29, 2011 vs SAN JOSE (1)Career Shootouts: 2/12 (17%), 1 GDG




3x13x

23x

19:3910/20 vs. TBL

410/20 vs. TBL

211/3 vs. WPG

+110/27 vs. PIT

- Named an assistant captain on Oct. 6- Recorded his first assist/point of the season on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay

#24: Steve Staios (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jul 28, 1973 (38 years and 3 months)

STAY-ohsDrafted: Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round (27th overall) of the1991 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on September 30, 2011.16th NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 26, 2011 @ EDMONTON (12)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2011 @ PITTSBURGH (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 21 3-1-4 -6 31


10/27 vs. PIT1

10/27 vs. PIT42x

24:2210/27 vs. PIT

410/25 vs. PIT

310/13 vs. TBL

+22x

- Attended Islanders training camp on a tryout basis and agreed to a one-year contract on Sept. 30- Named an assistant captain on Oct. 6- Recorded his first assist/point of the season on Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh

#26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (28 years)

MOHL-sunDrafted: Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the ninth round (263rd overall) of the2003 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on July 6, 20094th NHL / 3rd NYI SeasonLast Goal: OCT 15, 2011 vs NY RANGERS (6)Last Assist: OCT 29, 2011 vs SAN JOSE (1)Career Shootouts: 4/9 (44%), 2 GDG



Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-12x

13x

22x

- 20:2110/20 vs. TBL

410/29 vs. SJS

211/3 vs. WPG

+410/13 vs. TBL

- Scored a goal and added an assist for his first points of the season, while registering a plus-4 rating on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay- Had his second-straight two-point game (1g/1a) on Oct. 15 vs. NY Rangers

#27: Milan Jurcina (D) 6' 4", 253 lbs. / Jun 7, 1983 (28 years and 4 months)

yer-CHEE-nahDrafted: Selected by the Boston Bruins in the eighth round (241st overall) of the 2001NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by NYI as free agent 7/2/107th NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Goal: FEB 13, 2011 @ BUFFALO (18)Last Assist: MAR 22, 2011 @ TAMPA BAY (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG



Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - 22:32

11/3 vs. WPG22x

410/27 vs. PIT

-

- Missed the first seven games of the season with a groin injury, returning to action on Oct. 27 at Pittsburgh.

#29: Jay Pandolfo (L) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Dec 27, 1974 (36 years and 10 months)

pan-DAHL-fohDrafted: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round (32nd overall) of the1993 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by NYI as free agent on Oct. 4, 201114th NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: FEB 5, 2010 vs TORONTO (23)Last Assist: JAN 16, 2010 @ COLORADO (33)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 39 3-4-7 -13 2


10/20 vs. TBL14:26

10/27 vs. PIT2

10/25 vs. PIT23x

+110/27 vs. PIT

- Signed a one-year deal with the Islanders on 10/4 after attending training camp on a tryout

#40: Michael Grabner (R) 6' 0", 185 lbs. / Oct 5, 1987 (24 years and 1 month)

GRAB-nurDrafted: Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round (14th overall) of the2006 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Claimed by NYI off waivers from FLA 10/5/103rd NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Goal: OCT 29, 2011 vs SAN JOSE (1)Last Assist: APR 8, 2011 vs PITTSBURGH (11)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




- 13x

- 19:1810/22 vs. FLA

410/13 vs. TBL

12x

+110/27 vs. PIT

- Scored his first goal/point of the season on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay- Played in his 100th NHL game on Oct. 15 vs. NY Rangers

#47: Andrew MacDonald (D) 6' 1", 196 lbs. / Sep 7, 1986 (25 years and 1 month)

MAK-DAWN-uhldDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the sixth round (160th overall) of the 2006 NHLEntry Draft3rd NHL / 3rd NYI SeasonLast Goal: OCT 10, 2011 vs MINNESOTA (8)Last Assist: MAR 12, 2011 @ NEW JERSEY (15)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/10 vs. MIN- 1

10/10 vs. MIN- 25:24

10/27 vs. PIT3

10/22 vs. FLA2

10/8 vs. FLA+1

10/15 vs. NYR

- Scored the Islanders' first goal of the season on Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota

#49: Rhett Rakhshani (R) (*Injured) 5' 10", 182 lbs. / Mar 6, 1988 (23 years and 7 months)

rahk-SHAH-nee, REHT1st NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist:Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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

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

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

- Suffered a knee injury on 9/27 in Calgary and was placed on the IR

#51: Frans Nielsen (C) 6' 0", 184 lbs. / Apr 24, 1984 (27 years and 6 months)

NEEL-sehn, FRAHNZDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the third round (87th overall) of the 2002 NHLEntry Draft6th NHL / 6th NYI SeasonLast Goal: OCT 27, 2011 @ PITTSBURGH (2)Last Assist: OCT 29, 2011 vs SAN JOSE (1)Career Shootouts: 16/28 (57%), 5 GDG




110/29 vs. SJS

13x

- 18:0910/29 vs. SJS

310/22 vs. FLA

12x

+12x

- Scored his first goal/point of the season on Oct. 10 vs. Minnesota

#57: Blake Comeau (L) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / Feb 18, 1986 (25 years and 8 months)

KOH-mohDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the second round (47th overall) of the 2004 NHLEntry Draft5th NHL / 5th NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 8, 2011 vs PITTSBURGH (9)Last Assist: APR 6, 2011 @ BOSTON (10)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 11 0-1-1 -7 8


2x15:26

11/3 vs. WPG4

10/29 vs. SJS5

10/10 vs. MIN-

- Was a healthy scratch on Oct. 15 vs. NY Rangers

#71: Mark Katic (D) (*Injured) 5' 10", 191 lbs. / May 9, 1989 (22 years and 5 months)

KA-tihk1st NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist: FEB 24, 2011 @ PHILADELPHIA (10)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




- Suffered a shoulder injury during training camp and was placed on the IR

#91: John Tavares (C) 6' 0", 206 lbs. / Sep 20, 1990 (21 years and 1 month)

Tah-VER-isDrafted: Selected by the Islanders in the first round (1st overall) of the 2009 NHLEntry Draft3rd NHL / 3rd NYI SeasonLast Goal: OCT 29, 2011 vs SAN JOSE (1)Last Assist: OCT 22, 2011 @ FLORIDA (4)Career Shootouts: 3/13 (23%), 1 GDG




10/15 vs. NYR2

10/13 vs. TBL42x

410/13 vs. TBL

21:4010/22 vs. FLA

710/22 vs. FLA

110/22 vs. FLA

+410/13 vs. TBL

- Named an assistant captain on Oct. 6- Had a four-point (2g/2a) first period for his first points of the season and registered a plus-4 rating on Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay- Posted his second-straight, four-point game (3g, 1a), including his third career hat trick on Oct. 15 vs. NY Rangers- Named the NHL's Second Star of the week on Oct. 17- Had a goal and an assist on Oct. 22 at Florida

LAST GAME Washington 5, Carolina 1 * November 4, 2011 * RBC CenterCaps Goals: Halpern, Brouwer (GW), Carlson (PP), Eakin, BackstromShots: WSH 32, CAR 25Power Plays: WSH 1-3, CAR 0-4Three Stars: 1-Eakin (WSH), 2-Backstrom (WSH), 3-Brouwer (WSH) INJURIES/ILLNESSESD Mike Green –day-to-day, missed four games (10/27-11/4)F Jay Beagle –week-to-week, missed eight games (10/15-11/4)D Tom Poti –out indefinitely, missed 11 games (10/8-11/4) Total Man-Games Lost: 37 RECENT TRANSACTIONSNov. 1 Recalled F Cody Eakin from Hershey (AHL)Nov. 1 Assigned D Sean Collins to Hershey (AHL) TONIGHT’S GAME The Washington Capitals will play the second half of their back-to-backs tonight against the New York Islanders. The Capitals earned a5-1 win last night in Carolina and are 9-2-0 this season and in first place in the Southeast Division. New York was shut out 3-0 at homeby the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and the Islanders are winless in their last six games. New York is 3-5-2 through its first 10 games ofthe season and sits in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. MEDIA RESOURCES The 2011-12 Washington Capitals Official Guide is available for download by following this link: 2011-12 Washington Capitals MediaGuide UPCOMING GAMES

NOTE OF THE NIGHTAn island by themselves –The Capitals are 11-0-1 in their last 12 games against the Islanders and have not lost in regulation to NewYork since Oct. 18, 2007 (5-2 loss). In that span, Washington has outscored New York 44-27. The Caps have not lost a regulationgame at Nassau Coliseum since the 2006-07 season (March 10, 2007 a 5-2 loss). Top Five Caps Facts Coming in waves –The Washington Capitals are one of just two teams (Philadelphia) in the NHL to have 12 or more players on theirroster with five or more points this season (as of Friday). Back-to-backs –The Capitals will have their first back-to-back games of the 2011-12 season and will conclude tonight on Long Island.Washington went 8-6-1 last season in the second game of back-to-backs.

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

Date Opponent Location Time (ET) TV Caps Radio

Tues., Nov. 8 vs. Dallas Washington, D.C. 7 p.m. CSN 1500AM, 820AM,Caps Radio Network

Fri., Nov. 11 at New Jersey Newark, N.J. 7 p.m. CSN, NHLN-US 1500AM, 820AM,Caps Radio Network

Sat., Nov. 12 vs. New Jersey Washington, D.C. 7 p.m. CSN, NHLN-US 1500AM, 820AM,Caps Radio Network

Tues., Nov. 15 at Nashville Nashville, Tenn. 8 p.m. CSN 1500AM, 820AM,Caps Radio Network

Thurs., Nov. at Winnipeg Winnipeg, Man. 8:30 p.m. CSN 1500AM, 820AM,Caps Radio Network

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Stay fresh - Washington is one of just three teams that does not have multiple forwards averaging less than 10 minutes per game thisseason. Only DJ King (6:58, one game played) has averaged less than 10 minutes per game (as of Friday). Dynamic duo –Tomas Vokoun and Michal Neuvirth have both had success in their careers against the Islanders. Vokoun is 14-5-0-1with a 1.96 goals-against average and four shutouts in 25 career games against New York while Neuvirth is 3-0-0 with a 1.19 goals-against average in four career games against the Islanders (3-0-0 last season). Captain leads the charge –Alex Ovechkin registered seven points (2g-5a) in four games against the Islanders in 2010-11 and hasrecorded 26 points (15g-11a) in 22 career games against the Islanders.

SERIES NOTES* Washington leads, 91-79-13-3, entering the 187th meeting (44-46-2-1 on the road)* This is the first of four meetings between these two clubs this season. * Las year, the Capitals went 4-0-0 vs. the Islanders, winning twice by 2-1 margins at home (Oct. 13 and March 1) and collecting a 2-1win on Jan. 20 and a 3-2 win on Feb. 26 in New York.* John Erskine played 34 games for the Islanders during the 2005-06 season (one goal). * Roman Hamrlik played in 300 games with the Islanders from 2000-2004, registering 153 points (43g-110a).* Milan Jurcina played in 211 games for the Capitals before being traded to Columbus with Chris Clark for Jason Chimera on December28, 2009. Jurcina was traded to Washington for a conditional draft choice on March 3, 2010. MORE CAPITALS NOTES Back at it –Nicklas Backstrom recorded his seventh multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist on 11/4 at Carolina. Heleads Washington in points (5g-11a). Nine of Backstrom’s 16 points (1g-8a) have come on the power play. Spread the wealth –The Capitals have spread the goal scoring around fairly evenly among the three periods of play this season.Washington has scored 11 first-period goals (T-4th), 13 second-period goals (T-4th) and 17 third-period goals (3rd). The Caps are oneof just four teams in the league to have double-digit goal totals in all three periods (Toronto, Phoenix, and Vancouver). Washington hasalso scored the most overtime goals in the league (3). Getting offensive –The Capitals lead the NHL in goals per game, scoring an average of 4.00 goals per game through their first 11games of the 2011-12 season. Their power play ranks third in the league at 24.4%. Washington is tied for second in the league in totalgoals scored this season (44). Eager Eakin –Forward Cody Eakin was recalled from Hershey on Nov. 1 and made his NHL debut that night against Anaheim,becoming the first rookie to appear in a game for Washington this season. He skated 13:19 with three shots, one hit and one blockedshot. Eakin joins ex-Caps Eric Fehr and Joe Motzko as just the third Capital ever to wear No. 50. Seventh heaven –Washington won its first seven games of the 2011-12 season from 10/8 –10/22 to start the year 7-0-0 for the firsttime in franchise history. The previous record of 4-0-0 was set in 1991-92 and matched in 1997-98. Hit parade –Troy Brouwer leads WSH and is third in the NHL in hits this season (43). He has led or been tied for the team lead in hitsin seven of his 11 games this season. Off the draw –Newcomers Joel Ward and Jeff Halpern are first and third, respectively, in faceoff percentage for the Capitals thisseason. Ward has won 68.4% of his faceoffs so far this season while Halpern has won 64.5% of his draws. Jason Chimera rankssecond (66.7%). A dose of depth –20 of the 23 skaters that have suited up for the Capitals this season have recorded a point. 17 of those 23 playershave scored a goal while 13 players have recorded at least five points so far this season. Starting off right –Dennis Wideman recorded a point in each of his first seven games of the season (2g-5a) to tie a career-high pointstreak (seven games). It marked the third time in his career that Wideman has recorded a point streak of seven games. Widemanadded a goal and an assist on Tuesday against Anaheim and now has points in nine of the team’s 11 games this season. Czech the charts –Tomas Vokoun passed former Capital Don Beaupre for 37th place on the NHL’s all-time wins list amonggoaltenders (269). Vokoun ranks 31st in games played (641) and trails Bill Ranford (647) for 30th. Vokoun’s 45 career shutouts rank27th in NHL history, just one shy of Ken Dryden (46).

O from the D –Washington’s eight blueliners have combined nine goals and 21 assists for 30 points in the team’s 11 games thisseason. A defenseman has contributed at least one point in all 11 of Washington’s games this year.

ONE-TIMERS * Bruce Boudreau’s .684 career points percentage is the best of any coach in NHL history with at least 250 games of experience Career Games Played –Goaltenders

Career Wins –Goaltenders

Career Games Played

Most Career Goals - Defensemen

UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES John Erskine –2 games shy of 400 career NHL games playedBruce Boudreau –2 wins shy of 200 career NHL wins

Rk. Player Games Played

30 Bill Ranford 647

31 Tomas Vokoun 641

32 Felix Potvin 635

Rk. Player Wins

36 Gilles Meloche 270

37 Tomas Vokoun 269

38 Don Beaupre 268

Rk. Player Games Played

45 Adam Oates 1,337

46 Roman Hamrlik 1,322

47 Guy Carbonneau 1,318

Rk. Player Games Played Goals

28 Sandis Ozolinsh 875 167

29 Chris Pronger 1,162 157

30 Roman Hamrlik 1,322 154

Washington Capitals: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/08/2011 Carolina Hurricanes W* 01-00-00 4-3 28,25,21p,52p 52 2-5 2-4 36-31 30 / 33 18506+2 10/10/2011 Tampa Bay Lightning W** 02-00-00 6-5 90,6,20,25,25 26 0-7 4-4 43-28 29 / 30 18506+3 10/13/2011 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W* 03-00-00 3-2 22,8,6p 6 1-1 4-5 19-41 29 / 1 18512+4 10/15/2011 Ottawa Senators W 04-00-00 2-1 19p,90 90 1-3 1-1 26-34 29 / 35 18506+5 10/18/2011 Florida Panthers W 05-00-00 3-0 90p,28,25 90 1-1 2-2 32-20 29 / 25 18506+6 10/20/2011 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 06-00-00 5-2 85,8,44,8p,42 44 1-6 2-2 28-42 29 / 30 19658+7 10/22/2011 Detroit Red Wings W 07-00-00 7-1 52p,90,52p,85,42,85,19 90 2-4 3-4 25-33 29 / 29 18506+8 10/27/2011 @ Edmonton Oilers L 07-01-00 1-2 27 14 0-4 6-8 35-19 35 / 29 16839+9 10/29/2011 @ Vancouver Canucks L 07-02-00 4-7 8,8p,22,90 33 1-4 3-5 32-43 1 / 30 18860+

10 11/01/2011 Anaheim Ducks W* 08-02-00 5-4 42,6,20,19,19 19 0-3 0-1 40-15 29 / 1 18506+11 11/04/2011 @ Carolina Hurricanes W 09-02-00 5-1 15,20,74p,50,19 20 1-3 4-4 32-25 30 / 30 1458912 11/05/2011 @ New York Islanders13 11/08/2011 Dallas Stars14 11/11/2011 @ New Jersey Devils15 11/12/2011 New Jersey Devils16 11/15/2011 @ Nashville Predators17 11/17/2011 @ Winnipeg Jets18 11/19/2011 @ Toronto Maple Leafs19 11/21/2011 Phoenix Coyotes20 11/23/2011 Winnipeg Jets21 11/25/2011 New York Rangers22 11/26/2011 @ Buffalo Sabres23 11/29/2011 St Louis Blues24 12/01/2011 Pittsburgh Penguins25 12/03/2011 Ottawa Senators26 12/05/2011 @ Florida Panthers27 12/07/2011 @ Ottawa Senators28 12/09/2011 Toronto Maple Leafs29 12/13/2011 Philadelphia Flyers30 12/15/2011 @ Winnipeg Jets31 12/17/2011 @ Colorado Avalanche32 12/20/2011 Nashville Predators33 12/23/2011 @ New Jersey Devils34 12/26/2011 @ Buffalo Sabres35 12/28/2011 New York Rangers36 12/30/2011 Buffalo Sabres37 12/31/2011 @ Columbus Blue Jackets38 01/03/2012 Calgary Flames39 01/07/2012 @ San Jose Sharks40 01/09/2012 @ Los Angeles Kings41 01/11/2012 Pittsburgh Penguins42 01/13/2012 Tampa Bay Lightning43 01/15/2012 Carolina Hurricanes44 01/17/2012 New York Islanders45 01/18/2012 @ Montréal Canadiens46 01/20/2012 @ Carolina Hurricanes47 01/22/2012 @ Pittsburgh Penguins48 01/24/2012 Boston Bruins49 01/31/2012 @ Tampa Bay Lightning50 02/01/2012 @ Florida Panthers51 02/04/2012 @ Montréal Canadiens52 02/05/2012 Boston Bruins53 02/07/2012 Florida Panthers54 02/09/2012 Winnipeg Jets55 02/12/2012 @ New York Rangers56 02/13/2012 San Jose Sharks57 02/17/2012 @ Florida Panthers58 02/18/2012 @ Tampa Bay Lightning59 02/20/2012 @ Carolina Hurricanes60 02/22/2012 @ Ottawa Senators61 02/24/2012 Montréal Canadiens62 02/25/2012 @ Toronto Maple Leafs63 02/28/2012 New York Islanders64 03/02/2012 New Jersey Devils65 03/04/2012 Philadelphia Flyers66 03/06/2012 Carolina Hurricanes67 03/08/2012 Tampa Bay Lightning68 03/10/2012 @ Boston Bruins69 03/11/2012 Toronto Maple Leafs70 03/13/2012 @ New York Islanders71 03/16/2012 @ Winnipeg Jets72 03/18/2012 @ Chicago Blackhawks73 03/19/2012 @ Detroit Red Wings74 03/22/2012 @ Philadelphia Flyers75 03/23/2012 Winnipeg Jets76 03/25/2012 Minnesota Wild77 03/27/2012 Buffalo Sabres78 03/29/2012 @ Boston Bruins79 03/31/2012 Montréal Canadiens80 04/02/2012 @ Tampa Bay Lightning81 04/05/2012 Florida Panthers82 04/07/2012 @ New York Rangers

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

Date Opp. ERSKINE #4

WIDEMAN #6

OVECHKIN #8

HALPERN #15

KING #17

BACKSTROM #19

BROUWER #20

Oct 8 Vs CAR MIN 0-1 2/0 20:51 0-1 2/0 20:38 0-0 0/-1 11:14 DND 0-2 3/0 20:47 0-0 2/1 14:24Oct 10 Vs T.B MIN 1-0 3/1 21:38 0-0 3/-2 21:47 0-1 1/1 10:24 DND 0-0 4/-2 19:48 1-0 1/0 14:09Oct 13 @ PIT MIN 1-0 (W) 2/0 22:00 1-0 3/1 18:55 0-0 0/0 13:51 DND 0-2 2/1 19:04 0-0 1/1 15:37Oct 15 Vs OTT MIN 0-1 0/0 21:23 0-0 7/-1 18:10 0-0 0/0 10:38 0-0 1/0 6:58 1-0 3/-1 19:03 0-0 1/-1 17:41Oct 18 Vs FLA MIN 0-1 0/2 19:21 0-1 2/0 17:35 0-0 0/0 12:37 DND 0-1 3/0 16:23 0-0 1/0 16:06Oct 20 @ PHI MIN 0-1 2/1 22:00 2-0 3/1 17:59 0-0 0/1 12:47 DND 0-2 4/1 16:13 0-1 0/1 13:32Oct 22 Vs DET MIN 0-1 2/1 19:45 0-2 1/1 16:14 0-1 3/2 12:41 DND 1-1 3/1 15:34 0-1 1/1 15:10Oct 27 @ EDM MIN 0-0 3/0 23:26 0-0 7/0 18:11 0-1 1/1 10:26 DND 0-0 4/0 17:00 0-0 4/0 13:46Oct 29 @ VAN MIN 0-1 1/1 24:56 2-0 5/0 18:48 0-0 0/-2 11:59 DND 0-2 1/0 16:55 0-1 5/1 16:29Nov 1 Vs ANA 0-1 2/1 15:49 1-1 3/1 23:25 0-1 4/0 17:51 DND DND 2-0 (W) 3/1 17:36 1-0 4/-1 15:17Nov 4 @ CAR 0-0 2/1 15:55 0-0 2/1 22:06 0-2 3/1 20:13 1-0 2/1 12:56 DND 1-1 2/1 19:17 1-1 (W) 1/2 12:52

Date Opp. LAICH #21

KNUBLE #22

CHIMERA #25

HENDRICKS #26

ALZNER #27

SEMIN #28

WARD #42

Oct 8 Vs CAR 1-0 3/0 21:27 0-0 4/0 18:28 1-0 3/1 13:20 0-0 1/0 9:59 0-1 2/1 18:49 1-0 3/1 15:22 0-1 1/0 15:29Oct 10 Vs T.B 0-1 4/1 23:31 0-0 0/0 13:10 2-0 7/1 14:56 0-0 0/1 11:08 0-1 0/0 19:27 0-0 5/-2 18:38 0-1 1/1 15:50Oct 13 @ PIT 0-0 1/0 16:27 1-0 2/0 15:03 0-0 1/0 11:46 0-0 0/0 11:59 0-1 0/1 19:10 0-1 1/0 15:34 0-0 0/0 14:24Oct 15 Vs OTT 0-0 1/0 18:06 0-2 0/1 16:49 0-0 2/0 15:50 0-0 1/0 8:25 0-0 0/0 18:11 0-1 1/1 17:47 0-0 2/0 15:49Oct 18 Vs FLA 0-1 3/1 16:16 0-1 0/1 11:59 1-0 3/1 16:07 0-0 3/0 11:16 0-0 2/1 20:02 1-1 4/2 16:03 0-0 1/0 16:08Oct 20 @ PHI 0-0 1/-1 14:48 0-0 5/0 16:31 0-0 0/0 11:23 0-1 3/2 10:48 0-0 0/0 16:02 0-0 1/-2 18:11 1-0 1/2 11:15Oct 22 Vs DET 0-1 1/1 17:16 0-1 2/1 16:31 0-0 0/1 15:17 0-2 2/2 10:25 0-0 0/2 17:38 0-1 0/1 15:28 1-0 1/1 14:53Oct 27 @ EDM 0-0 2/0 16:48 0-0 1/0 16:49 0-1 2/1 10:34 0-0 1/0 9:59 1-0 1/1 18:06 0-0 2/0 17:47 0-0 0/1 12:33Oct 29 @ VAN 0-0 0/-2 17:10 1-0 2/-1 14:29 0-0 3/-1 9:13 0-0 0/0 12:33 0-0 0/-2 19:10 0-0 2/-2 17:16 0-0 0/-1 11:57Nov 1 Vs ANA 0-3 3/3 19:38 0-0 1/-1 13:49 0-2 3/3 14:39 0-0 3/0 9:25 0-0 1/3 18:02 0-0 3/-1 19:47 1-1 3/3 14:44Nov 4 @ CAR 0-0 3/-1 18:52 0-1 2/1 15:40 0-0 2/-1 12:37 0-0 1/1 13:58 0-1 1/0 17:41 0-1 5/1 17:24 0-0 1/-1 12:51

Date Opp. HAMRLIK #44

EAKIN #50

GREEN #52

SCHULTZ #55

COLLINS #62

CARLSON #74

BEAGLE #83

Oct 8 Vs CAR 0-0 0/0 23:18 MIN 1-0 (W) 1/0 22:48 0-0 1/0 15:47 MIN 0-1 3/1 18:00 0-0 2/0 10:03Oct 10 Vs T.B 0-0 2/-1 21:50 MIN 0-0 3/-1 24:00 0-1 0/0 16:06 MIN 0-0 4/1 20:42 DNDOct 13 @ PIT 0-0 0/0 21:07 MIN 0-1 2/0 21:53 0-0 1/0 21:46 MIN 0-0 1/1 19:47 0-0 1/0 10:02Oct 15 Vs OTT 0-0 0/0 19:21 MIN 0-0 2/0 22:29 0-0 1/0 18:09 MIN 0-0 2/0 20:39 DNDOct 18 Vs FLA 0-0 1/0 21:56 MIN 0-0 3/0 21:29 0-0 1/1 17:22 MIN 0-0 2/0 20:03 DNDOct 20 @ PHI 1-0 (W) 1/1 20:34 MIN 0-0 3/1 24:28 0-1 0/1 16:05 MIN 0-0 1/0 20:04 DNDOct 22 Vs DET 0-0 1/2 21:23 MIN 2-2 3/2 22:09 0-0 0/1 17:08 MIN 0-1 1/2 19:12 DNDOct 27 @ EDM 0-0 1/0 22:45 MIN DND 0-0 0/0 17:01 0-0 3/1 12:45 0-0 1/0 21:35 DNDOct 29 @ VAN 0-0 2/-1 23:53 MIN DND 0-0 2/0 13:43 0-0 0/-2 9:07 0-1 6/-1 25:53 DNDNov 1 Vs ANA 0-0 0/-3 22:39 0-0 3/0 13:19 DND 0-1 0/2 16:06 MIN 0-0 2/0 25:19 INJNov 4 @ CAR 0-0 0/2 19:27 1-1 1/2 8:45 DND 0-0 0/0 18:25 MIN 1-0 4/2 21:24 INJ

Date Opp. PERREAULT #85

JOHANSSON #90

POTI #

VOKOUN #29

NEUVIRTH #30

SABOURIN #35

HOLTBY #70

Oct 8 Vs CAR 0-0 3/1 12:50 DND INJ DNP 3/31W 62 MIN MINOct 10 Vs T.B 0-1 1/1 8:26 1-1 4/0 15:41 INJ 5/28W 65 DNP MIN MINOct 13 @ PIT DND 0-0 1/0 13:59 INJ 2/41W 63 DND MIN DNPOct 15 Vs OTT DND 1-0 (W) 2/1 13:02 INJ 1/34W 60 DND DNP MINOct 18 Vs FLA 0-0 0/0 9:53 1-0 (W) 3/1 13:32 INJ 0/20W 60 DND DNP MINOct 20 @ PHI 1-1 1/2 12:01 0-0 2/0 17:24 INJ 2/42W 60 DND DNP MINOct 22 Vs DET 2-0 2/2 10:20 1-0 (W) 2/1 15:01 INJ 1/33W 60 DND DNP MINOct 27 @ EDM 0-0 0/0 9:16 0-0 2/0 16:09 INJ 2/19L 59 DNP MIN MINOct 29 @ VAN 0-0 0/0 10:57 1-0 3/-1 17:37 INJ 3/17 20 4/26L 40 MIN MINNov 1 Vs ANA 0-0 0/0 12:06 0-0 2/-1 18:52 INJ 4/15W 62 DNP MIN MINNov 4 @ CAR DND 0-1 0/2 12:27 INJ DNP 1/25W 60 MIN MIN

* In his fifth season as Washington's head coach, having won the Southeast Division each of his first four seasons * Has a career record of 198-81-39 * His .684 career points percentage is the best of any coach with at least 250 games of experience; second all-time among coaches with 100games* On Mar. 25, 2011 he coached his 300th NHL game. He had more wins (184) than any other coach in league history at the 300-game plateau,passing Mike Keenan’s 183 wins.

Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Bruce Boudreau

#29: Tomas Vokoun (G) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Jul 2, 1976 (35 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Montreal's ninth-round (226th overall) choice inthe 1994 NHL EntryDraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 2, 201114th NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Win: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIMLast SO: OCT 18, 2011 vs FLORIDA (5)Career Shootouts: 108/161 (.671), 21-26


Career vs. Opp 20 14-5-1 4 1.96 .937


10/20 vs. PHI40

10/20 vs. PHI

* T-2nd in the league in wins (7)* Tied his career-high winning streak by winning seven-straight games (4/9/11-10/22/11)* Named the NHL's Third Star of the week for the week ending on Oct. 23* Made 32 saves for the win on 10/22 vs. DET* Made a season-high 40 saves on 10/20 at PHI* Made 20 saves for his first shutout of the season and first as a member of WSH* Stopped 33 of 34 shots for his third-straight win on 10/15 vs. OTT and was named First Star* Made 39 saves on 10/13 at PIT for his second win in a row and the most saves since his 45-save performance on 2/25/11 vs. ATL (with FLA)* Won his first game as a Capital on 10/10 vs. TB, stopping both shootout attempts* Has finished in the top-10 in save percentage in 5 of the last 6 seasons

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

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 34th overall, in the 2006 Entry Draft2nd NHL / 2nd WSH SeasonLast Win: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINALast SO: MAR 18, 2011 @ NEW JERSEY (8)Career Shootouts: 15/21 (.714), 3-3


Career vs. Opp 4 3-0-0 0 1.19 .958


10/8 vs. CAR28

10/8 vs. CAR

* Made his first start since 10/8 and earned the win on 11/4 at CAR* Missed five games (10/13-10/22) due to injury* Won his first game of the season, stopping 28 of 31 shots on 10/8 vs. CAR* Currently ranks 3rd in wins (40) all-time in Capitals history among goalies originally drafted by the team (Kolzig, 301; Carey, 70)

#3: Tom Poti (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 190 lbs. / Mar 22, 1977 (34 years and 7 months)

POH-teeDrafted: Edmonton's third-round choice, 59th overall, in the 1996 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 200713th NHL / 5th WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 26, 2010 vs TAMPA BAY (14)Last Assist: DEC 21, 2010 vs NEW JERSEY (4)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 34 4-13-17 14 20


* Has missed 11 games (10/8-11/4) due to injury

#4: John Erskine (D) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Jun 26, 1980 (31 years and 4 months)

UHR-skinDrafted: Dallas' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 1998 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 14, 200610th NHL / 6th WSH SeasonLast Goal: APR 5, 2011 @ TORONTO (4)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (1)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 15 1-1-2 -1 18


11/1 vs. ANA1

11/1 vs. ANA- 15:55

11/4 vs. CAR22x

211/1 vs. ANA

+12x

* Made his 2011-12 debut on 11/1 vs. ANA, recording an assist and skating 15:49 with two shots and two hits* Missed nine games (10/8-10/29) due to injury

#6: Dennis Wideman (D) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Mar 20, 1983 (28 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 8th round (241st overall) of the 2002NHL Entry DraftAcquired: From Florida for C Jake Hauswirth and a 2011 3rd-round pick on Feb. 28,20117th NHL / 2nd WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (1)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (1)Career Shootouts: 2/8 (25%), 1 GDG




17x

211/1 vs. ANA

- 24:5610/29 vs. VAN

33x

210/18 vs. FLA

+210/18 vs. FLA

* Tallied an assist on 10/29 at VAN* Skated a team-high 23:26 on 10/27 at EDM* Tallied an assist on 10/22 vs. DET and extended his point streak to seven games (tied a career-high; third time)* Tallied a goal and an assist and skated 23:25 on 11/1 vs. ANA* Added an assist on 10/20 at PHI* Recorded an assist on 10/18 vs. FLA* Scored the game-winning goal in overtime on 10/13 at PIT* Has at least one point in 9 of the teams's 11 games this season* Scored his first goal of the season 10/10 vs. TB and fired three shots* Tallied an assist on Mike Green's game-winner on 10/8 vs. CAR* Skated the fourth-most minutes (20:51) for WSH on 10/8 vs. CAR* Had two shots on goal on 10/8 vs. CAR

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 3", 230 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (26 years and 1 month)

oh-VEHCH-kihnDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft7th NHL / 7th WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 29, 2011 @ VANCOUVER (2)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 17/58 (29%), 7 GDG


Career vs. Opp 22 15-11-26 -1 14


22x

24x

23x

21:4710/10 vs. TBL

72x

610/13 vs. PIT

+14x

* Recorded two assists on 11/4 at CAR* Registered an assist and four shots on goal on 11/1 vs. ANA* Scored two goals, his second multi-goal game of the season, on 10/29 at VAN* T-1st on WSH in goals (5)* Fired a team-high seven shots on 10/27 at EDM* Recorded two assists on 10/22 vs. DET* Scored two goals on 10/20 at PHI and was First Star* Tallied an assist on the power play on 10/18 vs. FLA* Led WSH with seven shots on 10/15 vs. OTT* Scored his first goal of the season on 10/13 at PIT* Led WSH in hits (6) and shots (3) on 10/13 at PIT* Registered his first assist of the season on 10/8 vs. CAR* Registered 2 shots on goal on 10/8 vs. CAR* Ranked 3rd among WSH forwards in ice time (20:38) on 10/8 vs. CAR* Ranks 3rd in career goals and points for WSH* Has led the NHL in shots for six-straight seasons

#15: Jeff Halpern (C) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / May 3, 1976 (35 years and 6 months)

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 201112th NHL / 7th WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINALast Assist: OCT 27, 2011 @ EDMONTON (2)Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 36 8-11-19 8 16


11/4 vs. CAR13x

14x

22x

13:5110/13 vs. PIT

310/22 vs. DET

12x

+210/22 vs. DET

* On 11/4 at CAR scored his first goal as a Capital since April 18, 2006 (GWG)* Recorded his third assist of the season on Alzner's goal on 10/27 at EDM and won six of seven faceoffs (86%)* Collected an assist on 10/22 vs. DET* Won six of seven faceoffs (86%) on 10/20 at PHI* Won eight of his nine faceoffs (89%) on 10/18 vs. FLA* Won six of his eight faceoffs (75%) on 10/13 at PIT* Tallied his first assist of the season and first point with WSH since 4/18/06* Was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by WSH on 3/29/99* Ranks 32nd all-time with 218 points, 27th in all-time goals (88) and T-33rd all-time in assists (130) in WSH history* 25th all-time in WSH history in games played (448)

#17: DJ King (L) 6' 3", 231 lbs. / Jun 27, 1984 (27 years and 4 months)

Drafted: St. Louis' sixth-round selection, 190th overall, in the 2002 Entry DraftAcquired: From St. Louis for Stefan Della Rovere, July 28, 20106th NHL / 2nd WSH SeasonLast Goal: MAR 23, 2008 @ CHICAGO (36)Last Assist: MAR 16, 2011 @ DETROIT (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG



Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - 6:58

10/15 vs. OTT1

10/15 vs. OTT2

10/15 vs. OTT-

* Appeared in his first game of the season on 10/15 vs. OTT, skating 6:58 with one shot and two hits

#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' 1", 213 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 Entry Draft5th NHL / 5th WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINALast Assist: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 8/23 (35%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 16 4-9-13 3 12


11/1 vs. ANA24x

27x

410/10 vs. TBL

20:4710/8 vs. CAR

43x

410/8 vs. CAR

+15x

* Had a goal and an assist on 11/4 at CAR* Scored the game-tying goal and the game-winning goal on 11/1 vs. ANA* Recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season with two assists on 10/29 at VAN* Collected his fourth multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist on 10/22 vs. DET* Registered his third multi-point game of the season with two assists on 10/20 at PHI* Collected a power-play assist on 10/18 vs. FLA* Scored his first goal of the season, on the power play, on 10/15 vs. OTT* Tallied two assists, including on Dennis Wideman's game-winner, for his second multi-point game of the season* Leads the team in points (4g-10a); eight of his 14 points have come on the power play (1g-7a)* Registered his first multi-point game of the season (2a) on 10/8 vs. CAR* Tallied three shots on goal, four hits and two blocked shots on 10/8 vs. CAR* Won 15 of his 25 faceoffs on 10/8 vs. CAR (60%)* Currently the top-scoring player from his 2006 draft class

#20: Troy Brouwer (R) 6' 3", 213 lbs. / Aug 17, 1985 (26 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Chicago's 13th selection, 214th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: From Chicago in exchange for WSH's first-round choice in the 2011 NHLEntry Draft6th NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINALast Assist: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 1/6 (17%), 1 GDG




14x

211/4 vs. CAR

23x

17:4110/15 vs. OTT

510/29 vs. VAN

710/10 vs. TBL

+211/4 vs. CAR

* Scored his third goal of the season on 11/4 at CAR* Leads the team (as of Wednesday) with 43 hits* Scored his second goal of the season on 11/1 vs. ANA* Recorded an assist, five shots and five hits on 10/29 at VAN* Collected an assist and five hits on 10/22 vs. DET* Tallied his first assist of the season on 10/20 at PHI* Scored his first goal with WSH on 10/10 vs. TB* Made his WSH debut on 10/8 vs. CAR

#21: Brooks Laich (C) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Jun 23, 1983 (28 years and 4 months)

LIKEDrafted: Ottawa's sixth-round choice, 193rd overall, in the 2001 Entry DraftAcquired: From Ottawa with Ottawa's second-round choice in the 2005 Entry Draftand future considerations for Peter Bondra, Feb. 18, 20048th NHL / 8th WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 8, 2011 vs CAROLINA (10)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (1)Career Shootouts: 3/15 (20%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 23 7-5-12 2 2


10/8 vs. CAR3

11/1 vs. ANA3

11/1 vs. ANA2

10/13 vs. PIT23:31

10/10 vs. TBL4

10/10 vs. TBL32x

+311/1 vs. ANA

* Recorded three assists on 11/1 vs. ANA* Collected an assist on 10/22 vs. DET* Added an assist on 10/18 vs. FLA* Led all WSH forwards in ice time for each of the first two games of the season* Recorded his first assist of the season on 10/10 vs. TB* Scored his first goal of the season on 10/8 vs. CAR* Registered 3 shots, 3 hits, 2 blocked shots and won 10 of 16 faceoffs (63%) on 10/8 vs. CAR

#22: Mike Knuble (R) 6' 3", 229 lbs. / Jul 4, 1972 (39 years and 4 months)

kuh-NOO-buhlDrafted: Detroit's fourth-round choice, 76th overall, in the 1991 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 200915th NHL / 3rd WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 29, 2011 @ VANCOUVER (2)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 2/7 (29%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 60 11-16-27 2 34


210/15 vs. OTT

210/15 vs. OTT

210/20 vs. PHI

18:2810/8 vs. CAR

510/20 vs. PHI

42x

+14x

* Had an assist on 11/4 at CAR* Scored on his second-career penalty shot on 10/29 at VAN* Recorded an assist on 10/22 vs. DET* Led WSH with five hits on 10/20 at PHI* Assist on 10/18 vs. FLA gave him a three-game point streak (1g-3a)* Recorded two assists on 10/15 vs. OTT, tied for the team lead with four hits and was named Second Star* Scored his first goal of the season and collected two shots and two hits on 10/13 vs. PIT* One of just 2 current Capitals (Brouwer) to have won a Stanley Cup* Registered 4 shots and 4 hits on 10/8 vs. CAR* Has scored more goals (219) in his 30s than Wayne Gretzky (217) did in his

#25: Jason Chimera (L) 6' 3", 213 lbs. / May 2, 1979 (32 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Edmonton's fifth-round choice, 121st overall, in the 1997 Entry DraftAcquired: From Columbus for Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina, Dec. 28, 200911th NHL / 3rd WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 18, 2011 vs FLORIDA (6)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (1)Career Shootouts: 2/8 (25%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 12 5-1-6 -1 6


10/10 vs. TBL2

11/1 vs. ANA22x

- 16:0710/18 vs. FLA

710/10 vs. TBL

410/18 vs. FLA

+311/1 vs. ANA

* Recorded two assists and was a +3 on 11/1 vs. ANA* Registered first assist of the season on 10/27 at EDM* Scored an empty-net goal on 10/18 vs. FLA* Scored his 100th and 101st career goals in the third period on 10/10 vs. TB and was named First Star* Fired a team-leading seven shots on 10/10 vs. TB* Scored his 99th career NHL goal on 10/8 vs. CAR

#26: Matt Hendricks (C) 6' 0", 211 lbs. / Jun 17, 1981 (30 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Nashville's fifth-round choice, 131st overall, in the 2000 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 27, 20104th NHL / 2nd WSH SeasonLast Goal: APR 6, 2011 vs FLORIDA (12)Last Assist: OCT 22, 2011 vs DETROIT (4)Career Shootouts: 4/7 (57%), 2 GDG




10/22 vs. DET2

10/22 vs. DET5

11/1 vs. ANA13:58

11/4 vs. CAR33x

610/18 vs. FLA

+22x

* Registered his first fighting major of the season (Beleskey) and fired three shots on 11/1 vs. ANA* Collected two assists on 10/22 vs. DET* Tallied first assist of the season, three shots, two hits and won all three faceoffs on 10/20 at PHI* Led the team with six hits on 10/18 vs. FLA* Tallied one shot, three hits, two blocked shots and won two faceoffs on 10/15 vs. OTT* Scored the shootout-determining goal on 10/10 vs. TB

#27: Karl Alzner (D) 6' 3", 213 lbs. / Sep 24, 1988 (23 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fifth overall, in the 2007 Entry Draft4th NHL / 4th WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 27, 2011 @ EDMONTON (3)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/27 vs. EDM14x

15x

23x

20:0210/18 vs. FLA

22x

24x

+311/1 vs. ANA

* Recorded an assist on 11/4 at CAR* Scored his first goal of the year (first goal since 12/18/10 at BOS) on 10/27 at EDM* Established a new career high point streak (three games) with his assist on 10/13 at PIT* Registered an assist on 10/10 vs. TB* Recorded his first assist of the season on 10/8 vs. CAR* Tallied 2 shots, 2 hits and 2 blocked shots on 10/8 vs. CAR

#28: Alexander Semin (L) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Mar 3, 1984 (27 years and 8 months)

SEHM-inDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2002 Entry Draft7th NHL / 7th WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 18, 2011 vs FLORIDA (6)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 13/38 (34%), 6 GDG


Career vs. Opp 16 7-4-11 1 16


15x

210/18 vs. FLA

26x

19:4711/1 vs. ANA

52x

311/1 vs. ANA

+210/18 vs. FLA

* Had an assist and five shots on goal on 11/4 at CAR* Collected an assist on 10/22 vs. DET* Scored a goal and added an assist on 10/18 vs. FLA* Recorded his second assist in as many games on 10/15 vs. OTT* Tallied an assist on 10/13 at PIT* Scored in the shootout on 10/10 vs. TB* Fired five shots on 10/10 vs. TB* Scored WSH's first goal of the season on 10/8 vs. CAR* Collected 3 shots on 10/8 vs. CAR

#42: Joel Ward (R) 6' 1", 226 lbs. / Dec 2, 1980 (30 years and 11 months)

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 20115th NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (1)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (1)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




13x

211/1 vs. ANA

22x

16:0810/18 vs. FLA

311/1 vs. ANA

22x

+311/1 vs. ANA

* Scored a goal and added an assist on 11/1 vs. ANA; first multi-point game with WSH* Scored his second goal of the season on 10/22 vs. DET* Scored his first goal of the season and with WSH on 10/20 at PHI* Tallied his second assist in as many games on 10/10 vs. TB* Recorded his 100th career NHL point and first point as a Capital with his assist on 10/8 vs. CAR* Made his WSH debut on 10/8 vs. CAR

#44: Roman Hamrlik (D) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Apr 12, 1974 (37 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Tampa Bay's first-round choice, first overall, in the 1992 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 201119th NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 20, 2011 @ PHILADELPHIA (5)Last Assist: APR 9, 2011 @ TORONTO (11)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 39 3-22-25 3 46


10/20 vs. PHI- 1

10/20 vs. PHI4

10/18 vs. FLA23:53

10/29 vs. VAN22x

23x

+22x

* Scored his first goal with WSH on 10/20 at PHI* Passed Bobby Holik for the most NHL games played by a Czech native at 1,315 on 10/15 vs. OTT.* Led WSH in blocked shots in each of his first three games* Made his WSH debut on 10/8 vs. CAR* Paced WSH in ice time (23:18) and blocked shots (5) on 10/8 vs. CAR* Has played the second-most games (1,322) and ranks 4th in goals (154), assists (471) and points (625) among active NHL defensemen

#50: Cody Eakin (C) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / May 24, 1991 (20 years and 5 months)

Last Goal: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINALast Assist: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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


11/4 vs. CAR1

11/4 vs. CAR2

11/4 vs. CAR- 13:19

11/1 vs. ANA3

11/1 vs. ANA12x

+211/4 vs. CAR

* Scored his first career goal on 11/4 at CAR and added his first career assist* Recalled on 11/1 from Hershey (AHL)* Made his NHL debut on 11/1 vs. ANA* Had eight points (3g-5a) in 10 games with Hershey before being recalled

#52: Mike Green (D) 6' 1", 207 lbs. / Oct 12, 1985 (26 years)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 29th overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft7th NHL / 7th WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 22, 2011 vs DETROITLast Assist: OCT 22, 2011 vs DETROITCareer Shootouts: 0/6 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 19 3-10-13 -2 10


10/22 vs. DET2

10/22 vs. DET4

10/22 vs. DET- 24:28

10/20 vs. PHI34x

22x

+210/22 vs. DET

* Sat out four games (10/27-11/4) due to injury* Registered two goals and two assists on 10/22 vs. DET, tying a career high for points in a single game* Led WSH in ice time (22:39) on 10/15 vs. OTT* Had an assist on 10/13 at PIT* Led WSH in ice time (24:00) on 10/10 vs. TB* Scored the overtime game-winner on 10/8 vs. CAR; now ranks 2nd in WSH history in career overtime goals (6)* First on WSH in ice time (22:45)* One of just 2 active defensemen with a 70-point season (Lidstrom)

#55: Jeff Schultz (D) 6' 6", 230 lbs. / Feb 25, 1986 (25 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft6th NHL / 6th WSH SeasonLast Goal: MAR 18, 2011 @ NEW JERSEY (20)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




3x13x

210/27 vs. EDM

21:4610/13 vs. PIT

210/29 vs. VAN

32x

+211/1 vs. ANA

* Recorded an assist and +2 on 11/1* Added an assist on 10/20 at PHI* Skated a season-high 21:46 on 10/13 at PIT* Tallied his first assist of the season on 10/10 vs. TB

#74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 212 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (21 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 Entry Draft3rd NHL / 3rd WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINALast Assist: OCT 29, 2011 @ VANCOUVER (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




11/4 vs. CAR13x

14x

410/8 vs. CAR

25:5310/29 vs. VAN

610/29 vs. VAN

32x

+22x

* Scored first goal of the season on 11/4 at CAR* Recorded an assist, three blocked shots and led the team in shots (6) on 10/29 at VAN; paced WSH in ice time (25:53)* Tallied his second assist of the season on 10/22 vs. DET* Led WSH with three blocked shots on 10/20 at PHI* First assist on 10/8 vs. CAR and registered three shots on goal* Was a +1 and second on the Caps with six blocked shots on 10/13 at PIT

#83: Jay Beagle (R) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Oct 16, 1985 (26 years)

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, March 26, 20084th NHL / 4th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 28, 2010 vs MONTREAL (26)Last Assist: FEB 4, 2011 @ TAMPA BAY (12)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/13 vs. PIT10:03

10/8 vs. CAR2

10/8 vs. CAR12x

-

* Missed last eight games (10/15-11/4) due to injury* Recorded first fighting major of his NHL career and seven total penalty minutes on 10/13 at PIT

#85: Mathieu Perreault (C) 5' 10", 185 lbs. / Jan 5, 1988 (23 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals' sixth-round choice, 177th overall, in the 2006 Entry Draft3rd NHL / 3rd WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 22, 2011 vs DETROIT (3)Last Assist: OCT 20, 2011 @ PHILADELPHIA (4)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG




10/22 vs. DET12x

22x

210/27 vs. EDM

12:5010/8 vs. CAR

310/8 vs. CAR

110/20 vs. PHI

+22x

* Scored two goals on 10/22 vs. DET* Leads WSH in shooting percentage (42.9%)* Scored a goal, his first of the season, and added an assist on 10/20 at PHI* Registered his first assist of the season on 10/10 vs. TB* Fired 3 shots on goal on 10/8 vs. CAR

#90: Marcus Johansson (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Oct 6, 1990 (21 years)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2009 Entry Draft2nd NHL / 2nd WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 29, 2011 @ VANCOUVER (2)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2011 @ CAROLINACareer Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




12x

210/10 vs. TBL

22x

18:5211/1 vs. ANA

410/10 vs. TBL

210/10 vs. TBL

+211/4 vs. CAR

* Tallied an assist on 11/4 at CAR* Added his fifth goal of the season on 10/29 at VAN* Tied for the team lead in goals (5)* Scored his fourth goal of the season on 10/22 vs. DET* Scored his third goal of the season, the game-winning goal on the power play, on 10/18 vs. FLA* Scored his second goal of the season, the eventual game-winning goal, on 10/15 vs. OTT and was named Third Star* Recorded a shot, a takeaway, a blocked shot and won four of seven faceoffs (57%) on 10/13 at PIT* Scored a goal and recorded an assist in his first game of the season on 10/10 vs. TB and was named Second Star

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