san jose sharks game notes - buffalo sabres digital press … · 10/10/2017 · san jose sharks...

San Jose SharksGame Notes

Thu, Oct 12, 2017 NHL Game #57

San Jose SharksTeam Game: 3Home Game: 3

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

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 4Road Game: 2

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

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Aaron Dell 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.00

031 Martin Jones 2 0 2 0 5.16 .864

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%31 Chad Johnson 2 0 1 0 5.92 .81640 Robin Lehner 3 0 1 1 3.21 .908

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Brenden Dillon 2 0 2 2 0 28 C Joe Pavelski 2 0 1 1 -1 4

19 C Joe Thornton 2 0 1 1 -2 023 R Barclay Goodrow - - - - - -27 R Joonas Donskoi 2 0 0 0 0 228 R Timo Meier 2 0 0 0 -1 036 R Jannik Hansen 2 0 0 0 0 039 C Logan Couture 2 1 0 1 -1 240 C Ryan Carpenter - - - - - -42 R Joel Ward 2 0 0 0 -2 244 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2 0 0 0 -1 047 D Joakim Ryan - - - - - -48 C Tomas Hertl 2 0 0 0 -1 250 C Chris Tierney 2 0 0 0 -1 061 D Justin Braun 2 0 0 0 0 062 R Kevin Labanc 2 2 0 2 -2 668 C Melker Karlsson 2 0 0 0 -1 272 D Tim Heed - - - - - -74 D Dylan DeMelo 2 0 1 1 1 088 D Brent Burns 2 0 1 1 -5 089 L Mikkel Boedker 2 1 0 1 -1 0

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Josh Gorges - - - - - -5 D Matt Tennyson 3 0 0 0 -2 06 D Marco Scandella 3 0 0 0 -2 09 L Evander Kane 3 4 2 6 0 2

10 C Jacob Josefson 3 0 0 0 -3 015 C Jack Eichel 3 1 2 3 -3 417 C Jordan Nolan 1 0 0 0 0 019 D Jake McCabe 3 0 0 0 -2 221 R Kyle Okposo 3 0 0 0 -6 422 C Johan Larsson 3 0 0 0 -4 023 C Sam Reinhart 3 0 0 0 -6 025 C Seth Griffith 3 0 1 1 -3 226 L Matt Moulson 2 0 0 0 -3 028 C Zemgus Girgensons 3 0 0 0 -1 229 R Jason Pominville 3 2 1 3 0 247 D Zach Bogosian - - - - - -55 D Rasmus Ristolainen 3 0 2 2 -3 267 L Benoit Pouliot 3 0 0 0 -1 082 D Nathan Beaulieu 3 0 0 0 -2 590 C Ryan O'Reilly 3 0 1 1 -3 093 D Victor Antipin 3 0 0 0 -4 0

General Manager Doug WilsonVP & Assistant General Manager Joe WillHead Coach Peter DeBoerCoaching Staff Steve Spott, Rob Zettler, Dave

Barr, Johan Hedberg, DanDarrow

Player Development Mike Ricci, Evgeni Nabokov

Owner/CEO Terry PegulaPresident/Alternate Governor Russ BrandonGeneral Manager Jason BotterillHead Coach Phil HousleyCoaching Staff Davis Payne (Associate

Coach), Chris Hajt (AssistantCoach), Tom Ward (Assistant

Coach), Andrew Allen(Goaltending Coach), Mat

Myers (Video Coach)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Garrett Rank (7), Trevor Hanson (14) Linesmen Andrew Smith (51), Ryan Gibbons (58)

Supervisor Video Judge Mike Shanley

Ntl. Anthem Jewels Hanson PR Contacts SJS - Ben Guerrero/Joanna Schimmel/NickCarrillo BUF - Chris Bandura

Today's ScheduleDET @ ARI : 7:00 DAL @ NSH : 7:00 WPG @ VAN : 7:00 MIN @ CHI : 7:30 STL @ FLA : 7:30 BUF @ SJS : 7:30PIT @ TBL : 7:30

San Jose Sharks: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Brenden Dillon D 6' 4" 225 Nov 13, 1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN8 Joe Pavelski C 5' 11" 195 Jul 11, 1984 Plover, WI, USA19 Joe Thornton C 6' 4" 220 Jul 2, 1979 London, ON, CAN23 Barclay Goodrow R 6' 2" 210 Feb 26, 1993 Toronto, ON, CAN27 Joonas Donskoi R 6' 0" 190 Apr 13, 1992 Raahe, FIN28 Timo Meier R 6' 0" 215 Oct 8, 1996 Herisau, CHE30 Aaron Dell G 6' 0" 200 May 4, 1989 Airdrie, AB, CAN31 Martin Jones G 6' 4" 195 Jan 10, 1990 North Vancouver, BC, CAN36 Jannik Hansen R 6' 1" 198 Mar 15, 1986 Rødovre, DNK39 Logan Couture C 6' 1" 205 Mar 28, 1989 Guelph, ON, CAN40 Ryan Carpenter C 6' 0" 200 Jan 18, 1991 Oviedo, FL, USA42 Joel Ward R 6' 1" 225 Dec 2, 1980 North York, ON, CAN44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic D 6' 1" 205 Mar 30, 1987 Montreal, QC, CAN47 Joakim Ryan D 5' 11" 185 Jun 17, 1993 Rumson, NJ, USA48 Tomas Hertl C 6' 2" 220 Nov 12, 1993 Praha, CZE50 Chris Tierney C 6' 1" 195 Jul 1, 1994 Keswick, ON, CAN61 Justin Braun D 6' 2" 205 Feb 10, 1987 Minneapolis, MN, USA62 Kevin Labanc R 5' 11" 185 Dec 12, 1995 Brooklyn, NY, USA68 Melker Karlsson C 6' 0" 180 Jul 18, 1990 Lycksele, SWE72 Tim Heed D 6' 0" 185 Jan 27, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE74 Dylan DeMelo D 6' 1" 195 May 1, 1993 London, ON, CAN88 Brent Burns D 6' 5" 230 Mar 9, 1985 Barrie, ON, CAN89 Mikkel Boedker L 6' 0" 210 Dec 16, 1989 Brondby, DNK

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 27.9

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)7 Paul Martin D 6' 1" 200 Mar 5, 1981 Minneapolis, MN, USA

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksBRENDEN DILLON (2 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksBRENDEN DILLON (0-2-2 / 2 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 204 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN5 Matt Tennyson D 6' 2" 205 Apr 23, 1990 Minneapolis, MN, USA6 Marco Scandella D 6' 3" 208 Feb 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN9 Evander Kane L 6' 2" 212 Aug 2, 1991 Vancouver, BC, CAN10 Jacob Josefson C 6' 0" 196 Mar 2, 1991 Stockholm, SWE15 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 206 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA17 Jordan Nolan C 6' 3" 219 Jun 23, 1989 Garden River, First Nations, ON, CAN19 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 210 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA22 Johan Larsson C 5' 11" 198 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE23 Sam Reinhart C 6' 1" 192 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN25 Seth Griffith C 5' 9" 190 Jan 4, 1993 Wallaceburg, ON, CAN26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 203 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 2" 207 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA29 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 180 Nov 30, 1982 Repentigny, QC, CAN31 Chad Johnson G 6' 3" 197 Jun 10, 1986 Saskatoon, SK, CAN40 Robin Lehner G 6' 4" 245 Jul 24, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE47 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 221 Jul 15, 1990 Massena, NY, USA55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 218 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN67 Benoit Pouliot L 6' 3" 200 Sep 29, 1986 Alfred, ON, CAN82 Nathan Beaulieu D 6' 2" 200 Dec 5, 1992 Strathroy, ON, CAN90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 1" 216 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN93 Victor Antipin D 5' 11" 175 Dec 6, 1992 Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 205 Age: 27.1

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)41 Justin Falk D 6' 5" 223 Oct 11, 1988 Snowflake, MB, CAN71 Evan Rodrigues L 5' 11" 182 Jul 28, 1993 Toronto, ON, CAN

Goal StreaksEVANDER KANE (4 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksRASMUS RISTOLAINEN (2 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksRASMUS RISTOLAINEN (0-2-2 / 2 Games)EVANDER KANE (4-2-6 / 3 Games)

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

R 62 Kevin Labanc 2 2 0 2 -2 6 1 0 0 6 33.3 14:44 66.66 0 0D 4 Brenden Dillon 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 16:39 0.00 5 1C 39 Logan Couture 2 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 0 6 16.7 17:40 51.72 2 1L 89 Mikkel Boedker 2 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 15:50 0.00 0 1C 8 Joe Pavelski 2 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.0 17:42 0.00 3 2C 19 Joe Thornton 2 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 18:09 44.82 0 0D 74 Dylan DeMelo 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 15:24 0.00 5 1D 88 Brent Burns 2 0 1 1 -5 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 25:56 0.00 2 4D 7 Paul Martin 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 13:44 0.00 0 2R 27 Joonas Donskoi 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 11:21 0.00 0 1R 28 Timo Meier 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 12:05 33.33 7 3R 36 Jannik Hansen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 15:17 100.00 2 0R 42 Joel Ward 2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 13:40 0.00 2 3D 44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 22:01 0.00 1 3C 48 Tomas Hertl 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 16:57 47.22 3 1C 50 Chris Tierney 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 14:18 68.42 3 2D 61 Justin Braun 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 21:23 0.00 4 5C 68 Melker Karlsson 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 10:35 0.00 4 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM30 Aaron Dell 1 23 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.000 0 0 031 Martin Jones 2 93 5.16 0 2 0 0 8 51 .864 0 0 0

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

L 9 Evander Kane 3 4 2 6 0 2 1 2 0 26 15.4 18:52 45.00 8 3R 29 Jason Pominville 3 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 50.0 15:11 83.33 0 1C 15 Jack Eichel 3 1 2 3 -3 4 0 0 0 6 16.7 20:07 42.85 4 1D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 3 0 2 2 -3 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 26:00 0.00 8 6C 25 Seth Griffith 3 0 1 1 -3 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 13:11 0.00 1 0C 90 Ryan O'Reilly 3 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 19:28 63.79 1 1D 5 Matt Tennyson 3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 17:39 0.00 5 2D 6 Marco Scandella 3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 19:27 0.00 8 2C 10 Jacob Josefson 3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 12:14 42.10 5 4C 17 Jordan Nolan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:00 0.00 0 0D 19 Jake McCabe 3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:18 0.00 3 3R 21 Kyle Okposo 3 0 0 0 -6 4 0 0 0 6 0.0 18:01 100.00 2 1C 22 Johan Larsson 3 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 13:06 42.85 6 2C 23 Sam Reinhart 3 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 15:30 35.00 2 1L 26 Matt Moulson 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 10:28 0.00 0 1C 28 Zemgus Girgensons 3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 9 0.0 11:58 25.00 2 0L 67 Benoit Pouliot 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 13:22 0.00 8 1D 82 Nathan Beaulieu 3 0 0 0 -2 5 0 0 0 8 0.0 20:48 0.00 4 3D 93 Victor Antipin 3 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 15:07 0.00 0 4

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM31 Chad Johnson 2 71 5.92 0 1 0 0 7 31 .816 0 0 040 Robin Lehner 3 112 3.21 0 1 1 0 6 59 .908 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ San Jose SharksTeam Records

Buffalo Sabres San Jose SharksLast game: Monday VS NEW JERSEY (6-2 L) Saturday VS LOS ANGELES (4-1 L)Next game: Saturday AT LOS ANGELES Saturday VS NY ISLANDERS

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

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

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

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

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

OT Record - Franchise: 177 - 176 - 215 137 - 147 - 121Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 1 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 69 - 65 64 - 57Outshooting opponent: 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0

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

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 1 - 0

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

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

Month by Month RecordBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

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

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

Buffalo Sabres @ San Jose SharksSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 1 4 2 0 7 ( 2.3 avg.)Opponents: 4 7 3 0 14 ( 4.7 avg.)

San Jose Sharks: 3 0 1 0 4 ( 2.0 avg.)Opponents: 4 3 2 0 9 ( 4.5 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 28 40 27 4 99 (33.0 avg.)Opponents: 34 38 29 3 104 (34.7 avg.)

San Jose Sharks: 17 25 18 0 60 (30.0 avg.)Opponents: 25 20 24 0 69 (34.5 avg.)

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

G Att % G Att %Overall: 2 13 15.4 (T-16th NHL) 2 10 20.0 (T-13th NHL)Home: 2 9 22.2 (13th NHL) 2 10 20.0 (T-14th NHL)Road: 0 4 0.0 (T-20th NHL) 0 0 0.0

4 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (31st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)

Penalty KillingBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

G Att % G Att %Overall: 0 11 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 3 11 72.7 (26th NHL)Home: 0 8 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 3 11 72.7 (23rd NHL)Road: 0 3 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 0 0 0.0

2 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-9th NHL)

PenaltiesBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank3 29 9.7 (11th NHL) 2 22 11.0 (T-19th NHL)

Goal SituationsBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

For Against For Against6 on 5: 0 1 0 06 on 4: 0 0 0 06 on 3: 0 0 0 05 on 5: 3 9 2 55 on 4: 2 4 2 15 on 3: 0 0 0 04 on 4: 0 0 0 04 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 03 on 6: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 2 0 0 34 on 6: 0 0 0 05 on 6: 0 0 0 0

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

Total: 7 14 4 9

Buffalo Sabres @ San Jose SharksSituations

Individual LeadersBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

Points: E. KANE (6),J. POMINVILLE (3),J. EICHEL (3) B. DILLON (2),K. LABANC (2),J. THORNTON (1)Goals: E. KANE (4),J. POMINVILLE (2),J. EICHEL (1) K. LABANC (2),L. COUTURE (1),M. BOEDKER (1)

Assists: E. KANE (2),R. RISTOLAINEN (2),J. EICHEL (2) B. DILLON (2),J. THORNTON (1),B. BURNS (1)PP Goals: J. POMINVILLE (1),E. KANE (1) L. COUTURE (1),K. LABANC (1)SH Goals: E. KANE (2)

GW Goals:3+ Goals:

PIM: N. BEAULIEU (5),K. OKPOSO (4),J. EICHEL (4) K. LABANC (6),J. PAVELSKI (4),J. WARD (2)Shots: E. KANE (26),Z. GIRGENSONS (9),N. BEAULIEU (8) B. BURNS (8),L. COUTURE (6),K. LABANC (6)

+/-: J. POMINVILLE (0),E. KANE (0),J. NOLAN (0) D. DEMELO (+1),J. HANSEN (0),J. BRAUN (0)

ShootoutBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

Shooter G/S % GDGJason Pominville 0 / 1 0.0 0Jacob Josefson 0 / 1 0.0 0Sam Reinhart 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDG

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Robin Lehner 0 - 1 1/2 .500

Goaltender Rec. G/S %

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

Player G A PSeth Griffith 0 1 1Evander Kane 1 0 1Jason Pominville 1 0 1Rasmus Ristolainen 0 1 1

Player G A PBrent Burns 0 1 1Logan Couture 1 0 1Kevin Labanc 1 0 1Joe Thornton 0 1 1

Short HandedBuffalo Sabres San Jose Sharks

Player G A PEvander Kane 2 0 2Jack Eichel 0 1 1Ryan O'Reilly 0 1 1

Player G A P

No players to display

With new advanced filtering and enhanced stats, visit NHL.com/Stats to get the most in depth NHL® team and playerinformation and insights. The NHL® runs its stats with SAP. SAN JOSE SHARKS MEDIA RESOURCES WEBSITEThe San Jose Sharks Media Resources website, which includes game notes, stats, daily clips, releases and video/audio clips as wellas the 2017-18 media guide, can be accessed at www.sjsharks.com/media. LAST GAMEGAME 2 – 10/7/17 SJS 1 vs. LAK 4…Mikkel Boedker scored for San Jose, but Los Angeles handed San Jose a 4-1 loss to dropTeam Teal to 0-2 to start the season. Aaron Dell came on in relief of Martin Jones and stopped all nine shots he faced.SJ Goals: BoedkerShots For: 25Shots Against: 38SJ PP: 0-4SJ PK: 6-6Win: QuickLoss: Jones* denotes GWG RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS:10/12 Recalled D Joakim Ryan; Placed D Paul Martin on Injured Reserve10/3 Reassigned F’s Marcus Sorensen, Brandon Bollig, Adam Helewka, John McCarthy, Danny O’Regan, BrandonMashinter, Filip Sandberg, D’s Joakim Ryan, Nick DeSimone, Cavan Fitzgerald, Radim Simek and G Troy Grosenick to San Jose(AHL)10/1 Recalled F’s John McCarthy and Adam Helewka and D’s Nick DeSimone and Cavan Fitzgerald from San Jose (AHL)9/29 Reassigned D’s Nick DeSimone and Jacob Middleton to San Jose (AHL)9/28 Recalled D’s Nick DeSimone and Jacob Middleton from San Jose (AHL)9/24 Reassigned F Sasha Chmelevski to his junior club; assigned F Noah Rod to his European club; re-assigned D’s JuliusBergman, Nick DeSimone, Jacob Middleton, F’s Rudolfs Balcers, Tim Clifton, Adam Helewka, John McCarthy and G Antoine Bibeau tothe San Jose Barracuda training camp (AHL) TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: BUFFALO SABRESAll-Time Series…The Sharks are 9-21-4-3 all-time vs. Buffalo…Brent Burns has 10 points in 12 games (3-7-10) against the Sabres …Prior to the 2007-08 season, the Sharks had only lost once on home ice to Buffalo...That one and only loss came on Nov. 12, 1991 atthe Cow Palace, until the 2007-08 season where the visiting Sabres beat the Sharks 7-1 for their second win on the road in theseries…Of each of the four ties that have been tallied between the two teams, all occurred in San Jose...Nov. 5, 1992 at the CowPalace: Larry DePalma and Dave Snuggerud each scored goals seven seconds apart, setting a franchise record for the fastest twogoals in a 7-5 win...Dec. 2, 2005 at Buffalo: Joe Thornton made his debut for San Jose, tallying two assists…Evgeni Nabokov andNolan Schaefer shared a shutout, the first shutout ever between the two teams…The Sharks pulled out a 5-0 victory, their first ever winin Buffalo … Jan. 6, 2011 at HP Pavilion: Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff registered his 500th career win in the Sabres 3-0 victory... Nov. 5,2013 at SAP Center: San Jose broke a franchise record for most 50+ shot games in a single season (four) but fell 5-4 to Buffalo in theshootout. Tommy Wingels and Joe Pavelski both extended their point-scoring streaks to four games in a row. Nov. 14, 2015 atBuffalo: Joe Pavelski recorded his 500th point, Patrick Marleau scored the game-winning goal in overtime and the Sharks earned a 2-1victory, their first win Buffalo since 2005…Feb. 26, 2016 at SAP Center: Zach Bogosian tallied two points (1g, 1a) including the game-winner as the Sabres defeated San Jose 3-1 in the first game in Sharks history without a single penalty taken by either team…Mar. 14,2017 at SAP Center: Joe Pavelski scored a pair of goals while Martin Jones made 22 saves as the Sharks won 4-1. San Joserecorded a season-high 20 shots on goal in the first period. Joe Thornton had a pair of assists, giving him his 14th NHL season of morethan 40 assists. TIES TO BUFFALO- Sharks Assistant Coach Dave Barr was an assistant with the Sabres during the 2015-16 season.- Joe Thornton made his Sharks debut on Dec. 2, 2005 at Buffalo. He also appeared in his 700th career NHL game on Dec. 8, 2007vs. Buffalo.

San Jose Sharks: Media Notes

http://www.nhl.com/stats/

UPCOMING MILESTONESTim Heed – Next goal/point will be the first of his NHL careerJoakim Ryan - Next game will be the first of his NHL careerLogan Couture – 3 assists away from 200 career NHL assistsJoe Pavelski – 5 goals away from 300 career NHL goalsMikkel Boedker – 5 goals away from 100 career NHL goalsJoel Ward – 8 points away from 300 career NHL pointsJoe Thornton – 8 points away from 1,400 career NHL pointsPeter DeBoer – 9 wins away from 100 wins with SJS MILESTONES REACHED RECENTLYBrent Burns –500th career NHL point (10/4 vs. PHI) TOP CURRENT IRON-MAN STREAK

2017-18 SHARKS TEAM NOTES:WAIT FOR THE WEST…The Sharks begin the 2017-18 season with 10 of their first 11 contests coming against teams from theEastern Conference. Five of those 10 matchups are at home, while the other five are away. October marks San Jose’s highest amountof games against the Eastern Conference this season, with the next-highest coming in January (seven games). After this month, SanJose will be done with season series against both Buffalo and the NY Islanders. NEW YORK STATE OF MIND…San Jose will play five of its next eight games against teams from New York, facing the Sabres (twice),NY Islanders (twice), and NY Rangers all within a span of 17 days. 500 FROM THE BACK-END…Brent Burns tallied his 500th career point, an assist, on Logan Couture’s power-play tally on 10/4 vs.Philadelphia. He became the first defenseman and just the 20th player overall from his 2003 draft class to reach the 500 point plateau.Burns also became just the third active blueliner to reach 500 points, joining fellow Norris Trophy winners Zdeno Chara and DuncanKeith. FILLING UP THE SCORE SHEET…Kevin Labanc had a big night for San Jose, and found his name all over the score sheet on 10/4vs. Philadelphia. Labanc scored twice, San Jose’s first two goals of the season, and also added six penalty minutes in the Sharksseason opener. He became just the 7th player in Sharks history to post at least two goals and six penalty minutes in the same game,and the first since Jonathan Cheechoo recorded six penalty minutes, three goals and two assists on April 15, 2006 vs. Anaheim. UNUSUAL OPENENING OPPONENT…Until this season, the Sharks had never opened a season against the Philadelphia Flyers, and2017-18 marked just the second time in team history that the Sharks opened against a team outside of their conference (1996-97 vs.NY Islanders). 2017-18 is the second time San Jose hosted the Flyers for the Sharks’ home opener, having also hosted Philadelphia in2003-04, and the third time the Sharks opened their home half of the schedule against a team outside of their own conference: 1996-97NY Islanders, 2003-04 Flyers, 2007-08 Bruins. YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE…In 2016-17, the Sharks AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, as one of the youngest teams in the AHL,finished the regular season with the second-best record en route to the franchise’s first Western Conference Finals appearance. Inaddition, several players were recognized with league honors and Roy Sommer was tabbed as the AHL’s Coach of the Year. 2016-17 Barracuda Regular Season Accomplishments Western Conference regular season champions (Bud Poile Trophy)Pacific Division regular season champions (John Chick Trophy)Goaltender of the year - Troy Grosenick (Aldege "Baz" Bastien Award)Coach of the year - Roy Sommer (Louis A.R. Pieri Award)Rookie of the year - Daniel O'Regan (Dudley "Red" Garrett)First Team AHL All-Star - Troy GrosenickSecond Team AHL All-Star - Tim Heed

GAMES STREAK BEGAN PLAYER

309 11/21/13 Brent Burns

Mid-Season All-Stars - Troy Grosenick, Daniel O'Regan 2016-17 FRANCHISE NOTES:- A year after reaching the Stanley Cup Final, the Sharks clinched a playoff spot for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons, and the 17th

time in the last 19 seasons. In total, last season marked the 19th time San Jose has qualified for the playoffs in their 25 NHL seasons.- The Sharks earned their 40th win of the season on March 9 vs. Washington, the 14th time they have reached that milestone since the2000-01 season. Those 14 instances are the most in the NHL in that span. 2016-17 INDIVIDUAL NOTES:- Brent Burns, who became the first Sharks player to win the Norris Trophy as the League’s best defenseman, led all NHL defensemenin goals (29) and points (76), setting Sharks single-season franchise records in both categories. He ranked T-3rd amongst NHLblueliners in assists (47), T-2nd in power-play goals (8), and 1st in game-winning goals, (6). Per the NHL, Burns became the first d-manto post back-to-back 75-point seasons since Brian Leetch in 1995-96/96-97.-His 29 goals scored were tied for the 18th highest single season total by a defenseman in NHL history.- Joe Thornton recorded his 1,000th career assist on March 6 at Winnipeg, becoming just the 13th player in NHL history to accomplishthe feat. 11 of the other 12 players to record 1,000 assists are Hall-of-Famers, and the other is Jaromir Jagr.- Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson joined an exclusive club on Jan. 26 vs. Edmonton. That game marked Wilson’s 1,000th gameas the GM of the Sharks, making him just the fourth person in NHL history to reach the 1,000 game mark as a GM and also appear inover 1,000 games as a player (Bob Gainey, Bob Pulford and Bobby Clarke). 2016-17 (last season) REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS:

CATEGORY PLAYER TOTAL

AVERAGE TIME ON ICE: Brent Burns 24:52

SHOTS: Brent Burns 315

HITS: Brenden Dillon 174

BLOCKED SHOTS: Justin Braun 161

FACEOFF PERCENTAGE: Patrick Marleau 53.4%

San Jose Sharks: 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 10/04/2017 Philadelphia Flyers L 00-01-00 3-5 62,62p,39p 17 2-6 2-5 35-31 37 / 31 17562+2 10/07/2017 Los Angeles Kings L 00-02-00 1-4 89 11 0-4 6-6 25-38 32 / 31 17562+3 10/12/2017 Buffalo Sabres4 10/14/2017 New York Islanders5 10/17/2017 Montréal Canadiens6 10/20/2017 @ New Jersey Devils7 10/21/2017 @ New York Islanders8 10/23/2017 @ New York Rangers9 10/26/2017 @ Boston Bruins

10 10/28/2017 @ Buffalo Sabres11 10/30/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs12 11/01/2017 Nashville Predators13 11/04/2017 Anaheim Ducks14 11/08/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning15 11/11/2017 Vancouver Canucks16 11/12/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings17 11/16/2017 Florida Panthers18 11/18/2017 Boston Bruins19 11/20/2017 Anaheim Ducks20 11/22/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes21 11/24/2017 @ Vegas Golden Knights22 11/25/2017 Winnipeg Jets23 11/28/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers24 12/01/2017 @ Florida Panthers25 12/02/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning26 12/04/2017 @ Washington Capitals27 12/07/2017 Carolina Hurricanes28 12/09/2017 Ottawa Senators29 12/10/2017 Minnesota Wild30 12/14/2017 @ Calgary Flames31 12/15/2017 @ Vancouver Canucks32 12/18/2017 @ Edmonton Oilers33 12/21/2017 Vancouver Canucks34 12/23/2017 Los Angeles Kings35 12/28/2017 Calgary Flames36 12/31/2017 @ Dallas Stars37 01/02/2018 @ Montréal Canadiens38 01/04/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs39 01/05/2018 @ Ottawa Senators40 01/07/2018 @ Winnipeg Jets41 01/13/2018 Arizona Coyotes42 01/15/2018 @ Los Angeles Kings43 01/16/2018 @ Arizona Coyotes44 01/18/2018 @ Colorado Avalanche45 01/20/2018 Pittsburgh Penguins46 01/21/2018 @ Anaheim Ducks47 01/23/2018 Winnipeg Jets48 01/25/2018 New York Rangers49 01/30/2018 @ Pittsburgh Penguins50 01/31/2018 @ Detroit Red Wings51 02/02/2018 @ Columbus Blue Jackets52 02/04/2018 @ Carolina Hurricanes53 02/06/2018 @ Colorado Avalanche54 02/08/2018 Vegas Golden Knights55 02/10/2018 Edmonton Oilers56 02/11/2018 @ Anaheim Ducks57 02/13/2018 Arizona Coyotes58 02/15/2018 Vancouver Canucks59 02/18/2018 Dallas Stars60 02/20/2018 @ St. Louis Blues61 02/22/2018 @ Nashville Predators62 02/23/2018 @ Chicago Blackhawks63 02/25/2018 @ Minnesota Wild64 02/27/2018 Edmonton Oilers65 03/01/2018 Chicago Blackhawks66 03/04/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets67 03/08/2018 St. Louis Blues68 03/10/2018 Washington Capitals69 03/12/2018 Detroit Red Wings70 03/14/2018 @ Edmonton Oilers71 03/16/2018 @ Calgary Flames72 03/17/2018 @ Vancouver Canucks73 03/20/2018 New Jersey Devils74 03/22/2018 Vegas Golden Knights75 03/24/2018 Calgary Flames76 03/26/2018 @ Chicago Blackhawks77 03/27/2018 @ St. Louis Blues78 03/29/2018 @ Nashville Predators79 03/31/2018 @ Vegas Golden Knights80 04/03/2018 Dallas Stars81 04/05/2018 Colorado Avalanche82 04/07/2018 Minnesota Wild

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

Date Opp. DILLON# 4

MARTIN# 7

PAVELSKI# 8

THORNTON# 19

DONSKOI# 27

MEIER# 28

HANSEN# 36

Oct 4 Vs PHI 0-1,3/1 14:57 0-0,1/0 16:34 0-1,2/1 16:27 0-1,1/0 18:04 0-0,0/0 12:38 0-0,0/-1 12:03 0-0,2/0 15:38Oct 7 Vs LAK 0-1,0/-1 18:21 0-0,0/-2 10:55 0-0,2/-2 18:57 0-0,3/-2 18:15 0-0,2/0 10:04 0-0,5/0 12:07 0-0,1/0 14:56

Date Opp. COUTURE# 39

WARD# 42

VLASIC# 44

HERTL# 48

TIERNEY# 50

BRAUN# 61

LABANC# 62

Oct 4 Vs PHI 1-0,5/-1 18:10 0-0,1/-1 13:27 0-0,1/-1 21:37 0-0,2/-1 16:07 0-0,1/0 14:56 0-0,1/0 21:17 2-0,5/0 13:12Oct 7 Vs LAK 0-0,1/0 17:11 0-0,0/-1 13:54 0-0,0/0 22:25 0-0,2/0 17:47 0-0,1/-1 13:40 0-0,0/0 21:30 0-0,1/-2 16:17

Date Opp. KARLSSON# 68

DEMELO# 74

BURNS# 88

BOEDKER# 89

DELL# 30

JONES# 31

Oct 4 Vs PHI 0-0,1/0 13:11 0-0,2/0 15:14 0-1,5/-1 24:22 0-0,2/-1 18:10 DND 4/30 L 58:47Oct 7 Vs LAK 0-0,1/-1 08:00 0-1,2/1 15:34 0-0,3/-4 27:30 1-0,1/0 13:30 0/9 23:02 4/29 L 34:05

MILESTONES:300th career win – 2/28/17 vs. TORFirst SJS game coached/first SJS win: 10/7/15 at LAKFirst home game coached/first home win: 10/10/15 vs. ANAHelped SJS reach the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, his second NHL playoff appearance of his career (first with SJS)

San Jose Sharks: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Peter DeBoer

#30: Aaron Dell (G) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / May 4, 1989 (28 years and 5 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on March 4, 20152nd NHL / 2nd SJS SeasonLast Win: APR 8, 2017 vs CALGARY (1)Last SO: DEC 30, 2016 vs PHILADELPHIA (15)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 1 0-0-0 0 0.00 1.000Career 21 11-6-1 1 1.96 .932

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

Season Highs: Shots Saves99

910/7 vs LAK

2016-171st in the NHL in even strength save percentage (.946, min. 10 GP)T-1st in the NHL in save percentage (.931, min. 10 GP)1st in the NHL in GAA (2.00, min. 10 GP)Named SJS nominee for the Masterton Award First career game/win – 10/18 at NYIFirst career shutout - 12/30 vs. PHI

#31: Martin Jones (G) 6' 4", 195 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (27 years and 9 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Acquired by SJS from BOS in exchange for a first round selection inthe 2016 NHL Draft and Sean Kuraly.5th NHL / 3rd SJS SeasonLast Win: APR 4, 2017 vs VANCOUVER (3)Last SO: NOV 21, 2016 vs NEW JERSEY (50)Career Shootouts: 31/38 (.816), 7-3

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 2 0-2-0 0 5.16 .864Career 166 88-59-12 15 2.29 .916

Career vs. Opp 4 2-1-1 0 2.22 .919


2610/4 vs PHI

2016-177th in NHL in wins (35)T-2nd in NHL since 2015-16 in wins (72) and 2nd in games played (130)Named Sharks Xactly Inspired Performance "Three Stars of the Year" award winner

#4: Brenden Dillon (D) 6' 4", 225 lbs. / Nov 13, 1990 (26 years and 10 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Acquired by SJS from DAL in exchange for Jason Demers and a 3rd roundselection in 20166th NHL / 4th SJS SeasonLast Goal: FEB 28, 2017 vs TORONTO (22)Last Assist: OCT 7, 2017 vs LOS ANGELESCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-2-2 0 2Career 368 15-43-58 3 351

Career vs. Opp 6 0-0-0 0 7

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

2 times1

2 times1

2 times2

10/7 vs LAK18:21

10/7 vs LAK3

10/4 vs PHI3

10/7 vs LAK+1

10/4 vs PHI

2016-17:

Led the Sharks in hits (174)

#7: Paul Martin (D) (*Injured) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Mar 5, 1981 (36 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by NJD in 2000 (2nd round, 62nd overall)Acquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on July 1, 201514th NHL / 3rd SJS SeasonLast Goal: MAR 11, 2017 vs NASHVILLE (17)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2017 @ CALGARY (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -2 0Career 858 50-268-318 121 236

Career vs. Opp 37 3-13-16 18 2


2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times16:34

10/4 vs PHI1

10/4 vs PHI0

2 times+0

10/4 vs PHI

2016-17

3rd on SJS in shorthanded TOI/G (1:51)

4th on SJS in blocked shots (124)

3rd amongst SJS defensemen in points (26)

Played in his most games in a single season since 2006-07 (81)

Highest point and assist totals since 2011-12

#8: Joe Pavelski (C) 5' 11", 195 lbs. / Jul 11, 1984 (33 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2003 (7th round, 205th overall)12th NHL / 12th SJS SeasonLast Goal: MAR 30, 2017 @ EDMONTON (6)Last Assist: OCT 4, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (1)Career Shootouts: 34/92 (37%), 13 GDG


Career vs. Opp 14 6-3-9 -3 8


2 times1

10/4 vs PHI1

10/4 vs PHI2

2 times18:57

10/7 vs LAK2

2 times3

10/7 vs LAK+1

10/4 vs PHI

2016-17

2nd on SJS in points (68)

T-1st on SJS in goals (29)

3rd on SJS in assists (39)

2nd on SJS in shots (233)

3rd on SJS in hits (130)

#19: Joe Thornton (C) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Jul 2, 1979 (38 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by BOS in 1997 (1st round, 1st overall)Acquired: Acquired by SJS from BOS in exchange for Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart andWayne Primeau20th NHL / 13th SJS SeasonLast Goal: MAR 24, 2017 @ DALLAS (7)Last Assist: OCT 4, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (1)Career Shootouts: 5/15 (33%), 3 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-1-1 -2 0Career 1448 384-1008-

1392204 1156

Career vs. Opp 51 8-30-38 -10 90


2 times1

10/4 vs PHI1

10/4 vs PHI0

2 times18:15

10/7 vs LAK3

10/7 vs LAK0

2 times+0

10/4 vs PHI

2016-17

4th on SJS in points (50)

2nd on SJS in assists (43)

4th on SJS in faceoff percentage (50.9%)

#23: Barclay Goodrow (R) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Feb 26, 1993 (24 years and 7 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on March 6, 20144th NHL / 4th SJS SeasonLast Goal: FEB 13, 2015 @ ARIZONA (38)Last Assist: APR 8, 2017 vs CALGARYCareer Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 77 4-12-16 0 51

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

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

2016-17 (AHL)

1st on SJB in goals (25)

Set AHL career highs in games played (61), goals, assists (20) and points (45)

#27: Joonas Donskoi (R) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Apr 13, 1992 (25 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by FLA in 2010 (4th round, 99th overall)Acquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on May 20, 20153rd NHL / 3rd SJS SeasonLast Goal: JAN 7, 2017 vs DETROIT (24)Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs VANCOUVER (4)Career Shootouts: 2/6 (33%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 0 2Career 139 17-36-53 -1 32



2 times0

2 times0

2 times2

10/7 vs LAK12:38

10/4 vs PHI2

10/7 vs LAK0

2 times+0

2 times

His 2 shootout goals since entering the League in 2016-16 rank 3rd amongst Sharks shooters

#28: Timo Meier (R) 6' 0", 215 lbs. / Oct 8, 1996 (21 years)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2015 (1st round, 9th overall)2nd NHL / 2nd SJS SeasonLast Goal: FEB 9, 2017 @ BOSTON (13)Last Assist: MAR 25, 2017 @ NASHVILLE (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times12:07

10/7 vs LAK5

10/7 vs LAK5

10/7 vs LAK+0

10/7 vs LAK

2016-17 (AHL)

4th amongst SJB rookies in goals (14) and 5th in points (23)

T-1st on SJB in rookie playoff scoring (4 goals, 7 points)

Scored first career NHL goal in his first game (12/16 at MTL). Was the GWG

#36: Jannik Hansen (R) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Mar 15, 1986 (31 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by VAN in 2004 (9th round, 287th overall)Acquired: Acquired by SJS from VAN in exchange for Nikolay Goldobin and aconditional 4th round selection in 201711th NHL / 2nd SJS SeasonLast Goal: MAR 30, 2017 @ EDMONTON (7)Last Assist: APR 8, 2017 vs CALGARY (2)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 12 2-0-2 -5 2


2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times15:38

10/4 vs PHI2

10/4 vs PHI1

2 times+0

2 times

2016-17

1st amongst SJS forwards in shorthanded TOI/G (1:48)

Was teammates with fellow Danish-born forward Mikkel Boedker on the 2016 World Cup runner up Team Europe; played with Boedker at several

international tournaments (Denmark)

#39: Logan Couture (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Mar 28, 1989 (28 years and 6 months)

kuh-CHUREDrafted: Selected by SJS in 2007 (1st round, 9th overall)9th NHL / 9th SJS SeasonLast Goal: OCT 4, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: MAR 16, 2017 vs ST. LOUIS (7)Career Shootouts: 21/46 (46%), 9 GDG




10/4 vs PHI0

2 times1

10/4 vs PHI2

10/7 vs LAK18:10

10/4 vs PHI5

10/4 vs PHI1

2 times+0

10/7 vs LAK

2016-17

3rd on SJS in points (52)

4th on SJS in goals (25)

4th on SJS in assists (27)

4th on SJS in shots (174)

#40: Ryan Carpenter (C) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Jan 18, 1991 (26 years and 8 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on March 26, 20143rd NHL / 3rd SJS SeasonLast Goal: JAN 19, 2017 vs TAMPA BAY (6)Last Assist: JAN 24, 2017 @ WINNIPEG (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2016-17 (AHL)

1st on SJB in playoff goals (9), assists (8) and points (17) and T-1st in plus/minus (+6)

1st career NHL goal/point – 11/30 at LAK

1st career NHL assist - 1/21 vs. COL

#42: Joel Ward (R) 6' 1", 225 lbs. / Dec 2, 1980 (36 years and 10 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on July 3, 201511th NHL / 3rd SJS SeasonLast Goal: APR 6, 2017 vs EDMONTON (2)Last Assist: MAR 14, 2017 vs BUFFALO (13)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 2 0-0-0 -2 2Career 676 128-164-292 -2 243

Career vs. Opp 19 3-7-10 -1 6


2 times0

2 times0

2 times2

10/7 vs LAK13:54

10/7 vs LAK1

10/4 vs PHI1

2 times--1

2 times

2016-17

2nd amongst SJS forwards in shorthanded TOI (106:38)

T-7th on SJS in assists (19)

#44: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Mar 30, 1987 (30 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2005 (2nd round, 35th overall)12th NHL / 12th SJS SeasonLast Goal: MAR 31, 2017 @ CALGARY (6)Last Assist: APR 8, 2017 vs CALGARY (2)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times22:25

10/7 vs LAK1

10/4 vs PHI1

10/7 vs LAK+0

10/7 vs LAK

2016-17

2nd amongst SJS defensemen in points (28)

2nd amongst SJS defensemen in goals (6)

T-2nd amongst SJS defensemen in assists (22)

2nd on SJS in blocked shots (146)

2nd on SJS in TOI/G (21:14)

#47: Joakim Ryan (D) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Jun 17, 1993 (24 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2012 (7th round, 198th overall)Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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

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


2016-17 (AHL)

2nd amongst defensemen on SJB in goals (10), assists (39) and points (49)

Led SJB and T-4th in the AHL in plus/minus (+27)

MILESTONES

His next game will be his NHL debut

#48: Tomas Hertl (C) 6' 2", 220 lbs. / Nov 12, 1993 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2012 (1st round, 17th overall)5th NHL / 5th SJS SeasonLast Goal: APR 2, 2017 @ VANCOUVER (4)Last Assist: APR 6, 2017 vs EDMONTON (2)Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 0 GDG




2 times0

2 times0

2 times2

10/7 vs LAK17:47

10/7 vs LAK2

2 times2

10/4 vs PHI+0

10/7 vs LAK

2016-17

3rd on SJS in faceoff percentage (51.7%)

#50: Chris Tierney (C) 6' 1", 195 lbs. / Jul 1, 1994 (23 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2012 (2nd round, 55th overall)4th NHL / 4th SJS SeasonLast Goal: APR 8, 2017 vs CALGARY (2)Last Assist: APR 8, 2017 vs CALGARY (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times14:56

10/4 vs PHI1

2 times2

10/7 vs LAK+0

10/4 vs PHI

2016-17

1st amongst SJS forwards in shorthanded TOI (143:12)

5th on SJS and 2nd amongst SJS fowards in shorthanded TOI/G (1:47)

T-3rd on team in shorthanded goals (1)

T-1st on SJS in shorthanded points (2)

Is the Sharks You Can Play ambassador

#61: Justin Braun (D) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Feb 10, 1987 (30 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2007 (7th round, 201st overall)8th NHL / 8th SJS SeasonLast Goal: MAR 25, 2017 @ NASHVILLE (8)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2017 vs NY RANGERS (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times21:30

10/7 vs LAK1

10/4 vs PHI3

10/7 vs LAK+0

2 times

2016-17

2nd on SJS in hits (136)

1st on SJS in blocked shots (161)

3rd on SJS in TOI/g (20:04)

#62: Kevin Labanc (R) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Dec 12, 1995 (21 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2014 (6th round, 171st overall)2nd NHL / 2nd SJS SeasonLast Goal: OCT 4, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: FEB 28, 2017 vs TORONTO (10)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG




10/4 vs PHI0

2 times2

10/4 vs PHI6

10/4 vs PHI16:17

10/7 vs LAK5

10/4 vs PHI0

2 times+0

10/4 vs PHI

2016-17

1st among SJS rookies in goals (8)

1st among SJS rookies in assists (12)

1st among SJS rookies in points (20)

5th on SJS in plus/minus (+9)

Named the Sharks Rookie of the Year for 2016-17

#68: Melker Karlsson (C) 6' 0", 180 lbs. / Jul 18, 1990 (27 years and 2 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on May 30, 2014.4th NHL / 4th SJS SeasonLast Goal: MAR 31, 2017 @ CALGARY (6)Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 vs VANCOUVER (4)Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 0 GDG




2 times0

2 times0

2 times2

10/4 vs PHI13:11

10/4 vs PHI1

2 times2

2 times+0

10/4 vs PHI

2016-17

3rd amongst SJS forwards in shorthanded TOI/G (1:34)

T-5th on SJS in goals (11)

#72: Tim Heed (D) 6' 0", 185 lbs. / Jan 27, 1991 (26 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by ANA in 2010 (5th round, 132nd overall)Acquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on May 24, 20162nd NHL / 2nd SJS SeasonLast Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2016-17 (AHL)

4th in AHL amongst defensemen scoring (56 points)

3rd amongst AHL defensemen in assists (42)

Named to the AHL's Second All-Star Team

#74: Dylan DeMelo (D) 6' 1", 195 lbs. / May 1, 1993 (24 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by SJS in 2011 (6th round, 179th overall)3rd NHL / 3rd SJS SeasonLast Goal: NOV 26, 2016 vs ANAHEIM (25)Last Assist: OCT 7, 2017 vs LOS ANGELESCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times1

10/7 vs LAK1

10/7 vs LAK0

2 times15:34

10/7 vs LAK2

2 times4

10/7 vs LAK+1

10/7 vs LAK

2016-17

Set career highs in assists (7), points (8) and plus/minus (+2)

#88: Brent Burns (D) 6' 5", 230 lbs. / Mar 9, 1985 (32 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by MIN in 2003 (1st round, 20th overall)Acquired: Acquired by SJS with a 2nd round selection in 2012 from MIN in exchangefor Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle and a 1st round selection in 201114th NHL / 7th SJS SeasonLast Goal: APR 6, 2017 vs EDMONTON (3)Last Assist: OCT 4, 2017 vs PHILADELPHIA (1)Career Shootouts: 9/26 (35%), 4 GDG


Career vs. Opp 12 3-7-10 -5 2


2 times1

10/4 vs PHI1

10/4 vs PHI0

2 times27:30

10/7 vs LAK5

10/4 vs PHI2

10/7 vs LAK--1

10/4 vs PHI

2016-17

1st on SJS and amongst NHL defensemen in points (76)

T-1st on SJS and 1st amongst NHL defensemen in goals (29)

1st on SJS in assists (47); T-3rd in the NHL

1st on SJS and in NHL in shots (320)

1st on SJS in TOI/g (24:51)

3rd on SJS in blocked shots (142)

9th in NHL in points (76)

Became first Sharks defenseman to win the Norris Trophy as NHL's best defenseman

Named the Sharks Foundation "Sharks Player of the Year"

Named the Sharks Fan Favorite award winner

#89: Mikkel Boedker (L) 6' 0", 210 lbs. / Dec 16, 1989 (27 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by PHX in 2008 (1st round, 8th overall)Acquired: Signed by SJS as a free agent on July 1, 201610th NHL / 2nd SJS SeasonLast Goal: OCT 7, 2017 vs LOS ANGELESLast Assist: APR 2, 2017 @ VANCOUVER (5)Career Shootouts: 14/43 (33%), 6 GDG


Career vs. Opp 10 0-2-2 -5 2


10/7 vs LAK0

2 times1

10/7 vs LAK0

2 times18:10

10/4 vs PHI2

10/4 vs PHI0

2 times+0

10/7 vs LAK

2016-17

T-3rd on team in shorthanded goals (1)

T-8th on SJS in points

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

LAST GAMEMonday, October 9New Jersey 6 at Buffalo 2Goals: Kane (2)Goalie: Johnson (16 saves/22 shots)/Lehner (9 saves/9 shots)PP: 1/4; PK: 4/4; Shots: New Jersey 31 – Buffalo 25 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 9)Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missedJustin Falk (undisclosed, Oct. 5; injured reserve) – 3 gamesEvan Rodrigues (hand, Oct. 5; injured reserve) – 3 gamesZach Bogosian (lower body, Oct.5) – 3 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYSN/A UPCOMING GAMESSaturday, Oct. 14: Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 15: Buffalo at Anaheim, 9 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 17: Buffalo at Vegas, 10 p.m.Friday, Oct. 20: Vancouver at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 21: Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAMESABRES at SHARKS

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

Last meeting: San Jose defeated Buffalo 4-1 in San Jose on March 14

Next meeting: Saturday, Oct. 28 in Buffalo

The Sabres are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Sharks; 6-3-1 on the road

This is the 38th game all-time between Buffalo and San Jose; Buffalo has a 24-7-6 series record.

The Sabres are 7-6-5 on the road against the Sharks all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 7-8-3 all-time on October 12.

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

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

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

If he dresses, tonight will be Evander Kane’s 500th NHL game.

Kyle Okposo has 13 points (5+8) in 10 career games against San Jose.

Seth Griffith scored his first career goal in his only previous meeting with the Sharks as a member of the Boston Bruins on Oct. 21,

2014.

Chad Johnson is 3-1-1 against the Sharks in his career with a .925 save percentage and a 2.18 goals-against average. TWO-GOAL TRIO

The Sabres have had a multi-goal scorer in each of their first three games of the season, marking the first time the team has had a

player score at least two goals in three straight games since Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, 2015.

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

With a multi-goal game tonight, the team will have a multi-goal scorer in four straight games for the first time since March 12 to 19,

2013.

Evander Kane has scored two goals in each of the Sabres’ last two games. With a multi-goal game tonight, he would become the

first player to log three consecutive multi-goal games for the Sabres since Ales Kotalik did so from Jan. 4 to 10, 2003. A NEW LOOKBuffalo had a franchise-record 10 players in the opening night lineup who weren’t on the team’s roster in 2016-17. According to theElias Sports Bureau, it’s the most new players an NHL team has had in its opening night lineup since the 2011-12 Florida Panthers(11). ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?The 23 players on the Sabres’ opening-day roster had combined to play 7,866 NHL games before last Thursday’s opener vs. Montreal,1,044 more than last year’s 23-man opening-day roster had between them. The average Sabres skater entering the 2017-18 seasonhad played 45 more NHL games than his counterpart from last season.

SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings before 10/11 games)

Buffalo Sabres: 2 SHG (T-1st), 100.0% PK (T-1st)

Kane: 2 SHG (1st), 26 S (1st), 4 G, (T-5th), 6 PTS (T-6th) 2017-18 ROSTER NOTES Of the 23 players on Buffalo’s opening night roster:

Six were originally drafted by the Sabres -- four were first-round Buffalo selections (Girgensons, 2012; Ristolainen, 2013; Reinhart

, 2014; Eichel, 2015) and two were second-round picks (Pominville, 2001; McCabe, 2012).

Nine were acquired in trades: Beaulieu, Bogosian, Gorges, Kane, Larsson, Lehner, O’Reilly, Pominville, Scandella

Eight were signed as free agents: Antipin, Griffith, Johnson, Josefson, Moulson, Okposo, Pouliot, Tennyson

One was claimed off waivers: Nolan

13 played in Buffalo at some point last season: Bogosian, Eichel, Girgensons, Gorges, Kane, Larsson, Lehner, McCabe,

Moulson, Okposo, O’Reilly, Reinhart, Ristolainen

10 are new to the Sabres this season: Antipin, Beaulieu, Griffith, Johnson, Josefson, Nolan, Pominville, Pouliot, Scandella,

Tennyson BUF-SJS CONNECTIONSFormer Sabres:

Dave Barr spent the 2015-16 season as an assistant coach for the Sabres. Former Sharks:

Josh Gorges played for the Sharks from 2005-2007, tallying 10 points (1+9) in 96 games played.

Sabres’ Opening-Day NHL Experience

Season Total NHL GP Average GP/Player

2017-18 7,866 342

2016-17 6,822 297

2015-16 5,914 257

2014-15 5,858 255

2013-14 5,516 240

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

Matt Tennyson was a member of the Sharks’ organization from 2011-2016. He registered 14 points (3+11) in 60 games for San

Jose and 38 points (12+26) in 109 games for the Sharks’ AHL affiliate. Jack Eichel:

Played for the USNTDP’s USHL squad alongside Kevin Lebanc during the 2012-13 season. Josh Gorges:

Played with Brent Burns for Team Canada at the 2004 World Junior Championship. Seth Griffith:

He and Chris Tierney were teammates from 2010-2013 for the London Knights (OHL). Chad Johnson:

Played with Brent Burns for Team Canada at the 2010 World Championship.

Teammates with Mikkel Boedker for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2012-13 season. Evander Kane:

He and Martin Jones were both born in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Played with Brent Burns for Team Canada at the 2010 and 2011 World Championships. Marc-Edouard Vlasic was also on the

2012 squad. Matt Moulson:

He and Joel Ward were both born in North York, Ontario.

Teammates with Michael Haley for the New York Islanders from 2009-2012. Jordan Nolan

Played with Martin Jones for the Los Angeles Kings from 2013-2015. Kyle Okposo:

Teammates with Michael Haley for the New York Islanders from 2009-2012.

He and Joe Pavelski represented the United States at the 2009 World Championship.

Played with Justin Braun for the United States at the 2012 World Championship Ryan O’Reilly:

Represented Canada alongside Marc-Edouard Vlasic at the 2012 World Championship.

He and Brenden Dillon played together for Team Canada at the 2013 World Championship.

Played with Brent Burns and Martin Jones for Team Canada at the 2015 World Championship.

Teammates with Brent Burns, Logan Couture and Joe Thornton for Canada at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Benoit Pouliot:

Teammates with Brent Burns for the Minnesota Wild from 2006-2010. Joel Ward was also on the team during the 2006-07 season. Sam Reinhart:

He and Martin Jones were both born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rasmus Ristolainen:

Played with Joonas Donskoi for Team Finland at the 2012 World Junior Championship and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

•

•

•

•

•

•

Marco Scandella:

Played with Martin Jones on the 2010 Canadian World Junior Championship team that won the silver medal.

Teammates with Brent Burns on the Minnesota Wild for one season in 2010-11 Matt Tennyson:

Justin Braun and Tennyson are both from Minneapolis, Minnesota. NHL Draft:

Zemgus Girgensons (14th overall) and Tomas Hertl (17th overall) were both first-round selections in the 2012 NHL Draft.

Jake McCabe (44th overall) and Chris Tierney were both selected in the second round of the 2012 NHL Draft.

Jack Eichel (2nd overall) and Timo Meier (9th overall) were both taken in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERSHits: Kane (8), Pouliot (8), Ristolainen (8), Scandella (8)Blocked Shots: Ristolainen (6), Antipin (4), Josefson (4)Shots: Kane (26), Girgensons (9), Beaulieu (8) SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]1-10: 0-2-1 (1), 7/15, 2/13, 11/11 OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; 108-11 all-time)N/A SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-1; 69-65 all-time)Oct. 5 vs. MTL: L, 3-2 (GDG-Drouin) MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)Games PlayedEvander Kane … 1 game … 500 career games playedKyle Okposo … 3 games … 600 career games playedJordan Nolan … 7 games … 300 career games playedAssistsJason Pominville … 3 assists … T-8th in franchise history (Hawerchuk)Matt Moulson … 7 assists … 200 career assistsPointsSam Reinhart … 10 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 10/05/2017 Montréal Canadiens O** 00-00-01 2-3 29p,29 92 1-5 4-4 45-40 31 / 40 19070+2 10/07/2017 @ New York Islanders L 00-01-01 3-6 9s,9s,15 12 0-4 3-3 29-33 41 / 40 15234+3 10/09/2017 New Jersey Devils L 00-02-01 2-6 9p,9 63 1-4 4-4 25-31 35 / 31 176974 10/12/2017 @ San Jose Sharks5 10/14/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings6 10/15/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks7 10/17/2017 @ Vegas Golden Knights8 10/20/2017 Vancouver Canucks9 10/21/2017 @ Boston Bruins

10 10/24/2017 Detroit Red Wings11 10/25/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets12 10/28/2017 San Jose Sharks13 11/02/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes14 11/04/2017 @ Dallas Stars15 11/07/2017 Washington Capitals16 11/10/2017 Florida Panthers17 11/11/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens18 11/14/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins19 11/17/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings20 11/18/2017 Carolina Hurricanes21 11/20/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets22 11/22/2017 Minnesota Wild23 11/24/2017 Edmonton Oilers24 11/25/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens25 11/28/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning26 12/01/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins27 12/02/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins28 12/05/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche29 12/08/2017 @ Chicago Blackhawks30 12/10/2017 @ St. Louis Blues31 12/12/2017 Ottawa Senators32 12/14/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers33 12/15/2017 Carolina Hurricanes34 12/19/2017 Boston Bruins35 12/22/2017 Philadelphia Flyers36 12/23/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes37 12/27/2017 @ New York Islanders38 12/29/2017 @ New Jersey Devils39 01/01/2018 New York Rangers40 01/04/2018 @ Minnesota Wild41 01/05/2018 @ Winnipeg Jets42 01/07/2018 @ Philadelphia Flyers43 01/09/2018 Winnipeg Jets44 01/11/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets45 01/18/2018 @ New York Rangers46 01/20/2018 Dallas Stars47 01/22/2018 @ Calgary Flames48 01/23/2018 @ Edmonton Oilers49 01/25/2018 @ Vancouver Canucks50 01/30/2018 New Jersey Devils51 02/01/2018 Florida Panthers52 02/03/2018 St. Louis Blues53 02/06/2018 Anaheim Ducks54 02/08/2018 New York Islanders55 02/10/2018 @ Boston Bruins56 02/11/2018 Colorado Avalanche57 02/13/2018 Tampa Bay Lightning58 02/15/2018 @ Ottawa Senators59 02/17/2018 Los Angeles Kings60 02/19/2018 Washington Capitals61 02/22/2018 @ Detroit Red Wings62 02/24/2018 @ Washington Capitals63 02/25/2018 Boston Bruins64 02/28/2018 @ Tampa Bay Lightning65 03/02/2018 @ Florida Panthers66 03/05/2018 Toronto Maple Leafs67 03/07/2018 Calgary Flames68 03/08/2018 @ Ottawa Senators69 03/10/2018 Vegas Golden Knights70 03/15/2018 Toronto Maple Leafs71 03/17/2018 Chicago Blackhawks72 03/19/2018 Nashville Predators73 03/21/2018 Arizona Coyotes74 03/23/2018 Montréal Canadiens75 03/24/2018 @ New York Rangers76 03/26/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs77 03/29/2018 Detroit Red Wings78 03/31/2018 @ Nashville Predators79 04/02/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs80 04/04/2018 Ottawa Senators81 04/06/2018 @ Tampa Bay Lightning82 04/07/2018 @ Florida Panthers

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. TENNYSON# 5

SCANDELLA# 6

KANE# 9

JOSEFSON# 10

EICHEL# 15

NOLAN# 17

MCCABE# 19

Oct 5 Vs MTL 0-0,2/-1 17:28 0-0,2/-1 21:11 0-1,11/1 18:42 0-0,0/0 12:34 0-1,3/0 19:22 0-0,0/0 12:00 0-0,0/0 16:39Oct 7 @ NYI 0-0,2/-1 16:47 0-0,1/0 18:51 2-1,8/2 20:05 0-0,2/-1 12:49 1-1,3/-1 21:02 DNP 0-0,1/0 17:19Oct 9 Vs NJD 0-0,1/0 18:42 0-0,3/-1 18:19 2-0,7/-3 17:51 0-0,0/-2 11:20 0-0,0/-2 19:58 DNP 0-0,1/-2 17:58

Date Opp. OKPOSO# 21

LARSSON# 22

REINHART# 23

GRIFFITH# 25

MOULSON# 26

GIRGENSONS# 28

POMINVILLE# 29

Oct 5 Vs MTL 0-0,2/-2 19:58 0-0,0/0 11:29 0-0,0/-1 15:46 0-1,2/0 13:51 0-0,6/0 12:24 2-0,3/1 16:21Oct 7 @ NYI 0-0,3/-3 18:12 0-0,0/-2 14:19 0-0,1/-5 15:29 0-0,0/-3 11:57 0-0,0/0 10:40 0-0,2/-1 09:44 0-0,1/1 15:06Oct 9 Vs NJD 0-0,1/-1 15:55 0-0,3/-2 13:30 0-0,0/0 15:17 0-0,0/0 13:45 0-0,2/-3 10:16 0-0,1/0 13:47 0-1,0/-2 14:06

Date Opp. RISTOLAINEN# 55

POULIOT# 67

BEAULIEU# 82

O'REILLY# 90

ANTIPIN# 93

JOHNSON# 31

LEHNER# 40

Oct 5 Vs MTL 0-0,4/0 26:58 0-0,2/-1 14:03 0-0,4/1 23:29 0-0,3/-2 20:27 0-0,1/0 14:29 DND 2/40 O 64:49Oct 7 @ NYI 0-1,2/0 24:27 0-0,0/0 14:03 0-0,1/-1 20:36 0-1,2/-1 19:09 0-0,0/-2 15:24 1/16 31:01 4/16 L 27:00Oct 9 Vs NJD 0-1,1/-3 26:37 0-0,0/0 12:00 0-0,3/-2 18:19 0-0,2/0 18:50 0-0,0/-2 15:30 6/22 L 40:00 0/9 20:00

Phil Housley is in his first season behind the bench for the Sabres after being named the 18th head coach in Buffalo’s franchise history. The Hockey Hallof Famer and former Sabres defenseman is the seventh alumnus to serve as the team’s head coach. Housley joined the Sabres after helping to guide the Nashville Predators to their first ever Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2016. Named an assistantcoach on May 22, 2013, Housley was a driving force behind one of the NHL’s best defensive groups throughout his tenure. A native of South St. Paul, Minnesota, Housley began his coaching career in 2004 as head coach of Stillwater Area High School in Minnesota. Duringhis nine seasons at the helm, Housley turned around the school’s program while also accepting numerous opportunities to coach for Team USA at theinternational level. Visit www.sabresdigitalpressbox.com/media-information/philhousley for a full bio.

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Phil Housley

#31: Chad Johnson (G) 6' 3", 197 lbs. / Jun 10, 1986 (31 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the fifth Round (125th overall) of the 2006NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Win: FEB 24, 2017 @ FLORIDA (5)Last SO: NOV 30, 2016 vs TORONTO (25)Career Shootouts: 30/43 (.698), 6-8


Career vs. Opp 5 3-1-1 0 2.18 .925


1610/9 vs NJD

2017-18: • Had 15 saves during 31:01 time on ice during relief in his first appearance of the season at NYI (10/7)2016-17:• Set a career high with three shutouts in 36 games played• Made his Flames debut and was second star after he stopped 30 shots at VAN (10/15)• Posted his first win as a Flame vs. BUF (10/18)• Earned his first shutout as a Flame with a 27-save night at MIN (11/15)• Played 117:56 without allowing a goal (11/20/16 at DET to 11/25/16 at BOS), topping his previous best shutout streak by 7:19 • Made 34 saves and posted his second shutout of the season at CBJ (11/23)• Became the first Flames goaltender since December 1999 to post three shutouts in a calendar month with his 39-save performance vs. TOR (11/30)• Tied a career best with his sixth straight win vs. WPG (12/10), improving to 9-1-0 in a 10-game stretch2017 Playoffs:• Appeared in his first career postseason contest vs. ANA (4/19), stopping 20 of 21 shots in a losing effort

#40: Robin Lehner (G) 6' 4", 245 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (26 years and 2 months)

LEH-nuhrDrafted: Selected by Ottawa in the second round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHLDraftAcquired: From Ottawa on with David Legwand on June 26, 2015 in exchangefor a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Win: APR 5, 2017 vs MONTREAL (4)Last SO: FEB 16, 2017 vs COLORADO (22)Career Shootouts: 37/70 (.529), 7-16


Career vs. Opp 2 0-2-0 0 3.55 .923


3810/5 vs MTL

2017-18:• Stopped 38 shots in the season debut vs. MTL (10/5)2016-17: • Games missed due to injury: seven; two – illness (10/25-10/27), one – hip (12/1), three – illness (1/10-1/13), one – neck (2/26) • Was credited with his third career assist on the game-winning goal at NSH (1/24) • Stopped all 37 shots faced in a shutout vs. OTT (2/4) • Made a season-high 43 saves on 44 shots at TOR (2/11) • Won three straight games (2/14-2/18) for the first time since winning four straight to close out the 2013-14 season • Stopped all 23 shots faced in 2-0 win vs. COL (2/16) • Went 5-6-1 in 12 games in February, the most appearances in a single month in his career • Posted a .930 SV% in February, the third-best monthly total of his career (minimum five games played) • Stopped all 24 shots faced in 40 minutes of relief vs. CBJ (3/11)

#4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (33 years and 1 month)

JOHR-juhzDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: From Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the2016 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 10, 2017 @ COLUMBUS (14)Last Assist: APR 5, 2017 vs MONTREAL (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 749 17-105-122 -2 387

Career vs. Opp 11 1-2-3 -1 2


2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 16; three – foot (12/3-12/6), one – hip (1/3), 12 – hip (1/7-2/4)

• Tied his career high with 143 hits for the second consecutive season

• Played in his 700th NHL game vs. TBL (11/17)

#5: Matt Tennyson (D) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Apr 23, 1990 (27 years and 5 months)

TEHN-ihs-suhnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Goal: DEC 5, 2015 vs TAMPA BAY (55)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2017 vs DETROIT (10)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times0

3 times18:42

10/9 vs NJD2

2 times3

10/7 vs NYI+0

10/9 vs NJD

2017-18:

• Skated 17:28 and had two shots and a hit in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Had a two-game assist streak (11/27-11/29)

• Recalled from Charlotte (AHL) on 11/12; led Checkers defensemen in scoring with seven points (3+4) in nine games at the time of his recall

• Ranked second among Checkers in plus/minus (plus-7)

• Earned his first professional hat trick with three goals at Iowa (11/11)

#6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' 3", 208 lbs. / Feb 23, 1990 (27 years and 7 months)

skan-DEHL-uhDrafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (55th overall) of 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota with Jason Pominville and a fourth-round pick in the 2018NHL Draft in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and a third-round pick in the2018 NHL Draft, June 30, 2017Last Goal: MAR 9, 2017 @ TAMPA BAY (20)Last Assist: MAR 12, 2017 @ CHICAGO (18)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times0

3 times21:11

10/5 vs MTL3

10/9 vs NJD4

10/5 vs MTL+0

10/7 vs NYI

2017-18:

• Skated 21:11 and had two shots and four hits in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Ranked fourth on team in blocked shots (83)

• Registered a season-high five shots at EDM (12/4)

• Tallied a season-high two points (1+1) at WPG (2/28)

• Had a season-best three-game point streak (1+2) from 3/9-3/12

2017 Playoffs:

• Tied for first in goals and playoff games among Wild defenseman

• Skated a playoff career-high 26:41 in Game 1 vs. STL (4/12)

#9: Evander Kane (L) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Aug 2, 1991 (26 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round (4th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 inexchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 9, 2017 vs NEW JERSEYLast Assist: OCT 7, 2017 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 3/21 (14%), 2 GDG




2 times1

2 times3

10/7 vs NYI2

10/5 vs MTL20:05

10/7 vs NYI11

10/5 vs MTL6

10/9 vs NJD+2

10/7 vs NYI

2017-18:

• Had 11 shots on goal vs MTL (10/5), tying his career high (3x) and logging the most shots by a Sabre since his last 11-shot game on at PIT (3/5)

• Scored two shorthanded goals at NYI (10/7) to make him the first Sabre to score two in a game since Alexi Zhitnik on March 19, 1998

• First NHL player with two shorthanded goals in a game (10/7 at NYI) since Michael Frolik on March 14, 2016

• Logged his first multi-point game at NYI (10/7) with three points (2+1)

• Recored back-to-back two goal games at NYI (10/7) & vs. NJD (10/9)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 12; 11 – cracked ribs (10/16-11/7), one – illness (2/14)

• Ranked ninth in the league with .36 even-strength goals per game, the best rate by a Sabre since Jason Pominville (.37) in 2006-07

• Became the first player to lead the Sabres in both goals and penalty minutes since 1985-86 (Mike Foligno)

• Logged nine multi-point games; the Sabres recorded a 7-2-0 record in these games

#10: Jacob Josefson (C) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / Mar 2, 1991 (26 years and 7 months)

JAY-kuhb JOH-sehf-suhnDrafted: Selected by New Jersey in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Goal: FEB 4, 2017 @ COLUMBUS (15)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 @ DETROIT (3)Career Shootouts: 11/22 (50%), 4 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times0

3 times12:49

10/7 vs NYI2

10/7 vs NYI4

10/7 vs NYI+0

10/5 vs MTL

2017-18:

• Tallied one hit in his 12:34 of ice time in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Scored his fourth career game-deciding shootout goal vs. TOR (11/23)

• Missed five games with concussion (12/18-12/27)

• Missed six games with an illness (1/2-1/12)

• Had assists in consecutive games 1/26-1/31 and 2/12-2/14

• Scored the game-winning goal at CBJ (2/4)

• Missed 17 games (3/2-4/4) with an upper-body injury

#15: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (20 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 7, 2017 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Last Assist: OCT 7, 2017 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 1/9 (11%), 0 GDG




10/7 vs NYI1

2 times2

10/7 vs NYI2

2 times21:02

10/7 vs NYI3

2 times2

10/9 vs NJD+0

10/5 vs MTL

2017-18:

• Had a multi-point night at NYI (10/7) that included his first goal of the season and an assist on Evander Kane's second goal

• Recorded his first assist of the season vs. MTL (10/5) in 19:22 time on ice

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 21 – high ankle sprain (10/30-11/25)

• At 20 years of age, became just the fourth different player in franchise history to lead the team (or tie for the team lead) in points before his 21st

birthday

• His .93 points per game ranked 11th among NHL skaters with at least 20 games played and were the most by a Sabre under the age of 21 since Pierre

Turgeon (1.33) in 1989-90

• Played in his 100th NHL game vs. PHI (1/10)

• Tied his career high with 10 shots at PIT (3/5) and scored a goal, becoming the second player in NHL history to record a point against 29 different

opponents in his first two seasons in the league

• Earned his 100th career point with a goal vs. PHI (3/7)

#17: Jordan Nolan (C) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Jun 23, 1989 (28 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the seventh round (186th overall) of the 2009NHL DraftAcquired: Claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Sept. 27, 2017Last Goal: JAN 31, 2017 @ ARIZONA (7)Last Assist: JAN 23, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (10)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/5 vs MTL0

10/5 vs MTL0

10/5 vs MTL0

10/5 vs MTL12:00

10/5 vs MTL0

10/5 vs MTL0

10/5 vs MTL+0

10/5 vs MTL

2017-18

• Skated 12:00 in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Missed 10 games due to injury, Feb 27-Mar. 19

• Posted his first career two-goal game at ARI (12/1)

• Recorded two points (1+1) at NYR (1/23)

• Scored a goal at ARI (1/31)

#19: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (24 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (44th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 11, 2017 vs COLUMBUS (15)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2017 @ COLUMBUS (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times2

10/7 vs NYI17:58

10/9 vs NJD1

2 times2

10/9 vs NJD+0

2 times

2017-18:

• Had one hit and blocked three shots during his 16:39 time on ice in the season debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: five – shoulder (1/21-2/4)

• Set career highs in assists (17) and points (20); the team was 13-4-2 when he recorded a point

• Played in his 100th career game vs. NJD (11/11)

• Set a career high with 28:52 of ice time and tied career high with four shots on goal at WSH (12/5)

• Logged his first career power-play goal and his first career game-winning goal with a goal vs. DAL (1/16)

• Recorded first career two-point night (1+1) vs. NSH (2/28), matching his previous career high in points (14) in 19 fewer games

• Tied his career best with points in three straight games (1+3) from 2/26-3/2

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (29 years and 5 months)

oh-POH-sohDrafted: Selected by NY Islanders in the first Round (7th overall) of the 2006 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016Last Goal: FEB 28, 2017 vs NASHVILLE (6)Last Assist: MAR 25, 2017 vs TORONTO (4)Career Shootouts: 14/42 (33%), 9 GDG


Career vs. Opp 10 5-8-13 3 4


3 times0

3 times0

3 times2

2 times19:58

10/5 vs MTL3

10/7 vs NYI2

10/9 vs NJD--1

10/9 vs NJD

2017-18:

• Played 19:58 in his season debut vs. MTL (10/5), taking two shots and blocking one.

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 17; one – bruised knee (10/13), 10 – ribs (3/4-3/21), six – illness (3/28-4/9)

• Represented the Sabres at the 2017 NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, tallying one assist for the Atlantic Division team

• The Sabres were 7-0-2 when he recorded at least two points

• Scored a goal on his first shot and added an assist to tally two points in his Sabres debut at EDM (10/16)

• Notched three assists vs. LAK (12/13)

• Recorded his 400th career point with a goal at NSH (1/24)

• Logged a seven-game point streak (3+4) from 2/4-2/14, falling one game shy of his longest streak

• Put up multiple points in consecutive games vs. NSH (2/28) and vs. ARI (3/2)

#22: Johan Larsson (C) 5' 11", 198 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (25 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (56th overall) of the 2010 NHLDraftAcquired: From Minnesota on April 3, 2013 with Matt Hackett, a first-round selectionin the 2013 NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft inexchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: DEC 22, 2016 vs CAROLINA (7)Last Assist: DEC 13, 2016 vs LOS ANGELES (11)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times0

3 times14:19

10/7 vs NYI3

10/9 vs NJD4

10/7 vs NYI+0

10/5 vs MTL

2017-18:

• Had 11:29 of ice time in his season debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 46 – wrist (1/3-4/9)

• The team logged a 5-1-0 record in games in which he scored and an 8-2-1 record when he recorded a point

• Of his six goals, two were game-winners and three were lasting-lead goals

• Logged a season-best, three-game point streak (1+2) from 11/1-11/5

• Scored a goal on a career-high six shots vs. CGY (11/21)

#23: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (21 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first Round (2nd overall) of the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 21, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (10)Last Assist: APR 3, 2017 vs TORONTO (6)Career Shootouts: 3/9 (33%), 1 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times0

3 times15:46

10/5 vs MTL1

10/7 vs NYI1

2 times+0

10/9 vs NJD

2017-18:

• Made his season debut at center, totaling 15:46 time on ice vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: two – illness (2/18-2/19)

• The Sabres were 12-4-1 in games in which he scored a goal and 7-0-1 in his multi-point games

• Logged 22:12 of ice time at VAN (10/20), the second-highest total of his career

• Played in his 100th game at BOS (11/7)

• Had points (2+3) in a career-best four straight games from 11/25 at WSH to 12/3 vs. BOS; topped that streak with a five-game run (2+4) from 12/20 at

FLA to 12/29 vs. BOS

• Tied a career high with three points (1+2) vs. PHI (1/10)

• Registered two separate three-game point streaks in February (2/7-2/11 and 2/14-2/25), totaling seven points (3+4) in a seven-game span

#25: Seth Griffith (C) 5' 9", 190 lbs. / Jan 4, 1993 (24 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Boston in the fifth round (131st overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Goal: DEC 29, 2014 vs DETROIT (35)Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs MONTREAL (2)Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times1

10/5 vs MTL1

10/5 vs MTL2

10/5 vs MTL13:51

10/5 vs MTL2

10/5 vs MTL1

10/9 vs NJD+0

2 times

2017-18:

• Tallied an assist vs. MTL (10/5) in his first game as a Sabre

2016-17:

• Appeared in 24 NHL games with the Maple Leafs and Panthers, tallying a career-best five assists

• Ranked second among Marlies skaters in assists (34) and fifth in points (44) despite appearing in just 38 AHL games

• His 1.16 points per game ranked sixth among all AHL skaters with at least 25 games played

• Recorded assists in consecutive games (12/15-12/16)

• Returned to lineup vs. NYI (1/13) after missing four games due to injury

#26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (33 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the ninth round (263rd overall) of the 2003 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: MAR 20, 2017 @ DETROIT (10)Last Assist: APR 2, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (5)Career Shootouts: 16/41 (39%), 7 GDG


Career vs. Opp 17 4-4-8 -2 2


2 times0

2 times0

2 times0

2 times10:40

10/7 vs NYI2

10/9 vs NJD0

2 times+0

10/7 vs NYI

2017-18:

• Blocked one shot and skated 10:40 in season debut at NYI (10/7)

2016-17:

• Tied for 11th in the league with 11 power-play goals, the most by a Sabre since Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford (11) in 2010-11

• Logged 20:52 of ice time at MIN (11/1), topping 20 minutes for the first time since 4/1/15 vs. TOR (20:01)

• Posted three-game point streaks from 11/11-11/15 and 3/10-3/14

• Played in his 600th NHL game vs. DET (1/20)

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (23 years and 9 months)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnsDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 2, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (7)Last Assist: MAR 27, 2017 vs FLORIDA (9)Career Shootouts: 4/14 (29%), 4 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times2

10/9 vs NJD13:47

10/9 vs NJD6

10/5 vs MTL1

2 times+0

2 times

2017-18:

• Had six shots during his 12:24 time on ice in the season debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: seven – middle body (2/9-2/19)

• Appeared in a career-high 75 games in his fourth NHL season

• Had his first multi-point game of the season (1+1) vs. WPG (1/7)

• Recorded two points (1+1) at NSH (1/24)

#29: Jason Pominville (R) 6' 0", 180 lbs. / Nov 30, 1982 (34 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (55th overall) of 2001 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota with Marco Scandella and a fourth-round pick in the 2018NHL Draft in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and a third-round pick in the2018 NHL Draft, June 30, 20172nd NHL / 2nd BUF SeasonLast Goal: OCT 5, 2017 vs MONTREAL (2)Last Assist: OCT 9, 2017 vs NEW JERSEYCareer Shootouts: 28/69 (41%), 8 GDG


Career vs. Opp 21 4-11-15 -6 0


10/5 vs MTL1

10/9 vs NJD2

10/5 vs MTL2

10/9 vs NJD16:21

10/5 vs MTL3

10/5 vs MTL0

3 times+1

2 times

2017-18

• His two goals vs. MTL (10/5) gave him 457 career points as a member of the Sabres, breaking a tie with Miroslav Satan for 11th-most points in

franchise history.

• With his two goals vs. MTL (10/5), the Sabres have now had a newly-acquired player score in five of their last seven season-opening games

2016-17:

• Ranked fifth among all Wild skaters in assists and shots on goal and tied for sixth in points

• Recorded a six-game point streak (2+6) from 1/19-1/31 to kick off a stretch in which he recorded 21 points (4+17) in 17 games, including a point in all

but two

• Tied his career high with four points (2+2) at WPG (2/7)

• Named NHL First Star of Week (2/13) after leading the league with eight points (2+6) in four games

• Tallied his 400th career assist vs. COL (4/2)

#41: Justin Falk (D) (*Injured) 6' 5", 223 lbs. / Oct 11, 1988 (29 years)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2007 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2016Last Goal: MAR 6, 2015 @ NEW JERSEY (79)Last Assist: MAR 25, 2017 vs TORONTO (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 10 0-3-3 1 10


2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: four – calf (3/16-3/21)

• Played a career-high 52 NHL games

• The Sabres were 6-2-0 when he recorded a point

• Tallied an assist vs. LAK (12/13) to record his first point in a Buffalo uniform

• Recorded an assist in 200th NHL game vs. DET (1/20)

• Notched four assists in six-game span (2/4-2/14)

#47: Zach Bogosian (D) 6' 3", 221 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (27 years and 2 months)

buh-GOH-zhuhnDrafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 inexchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 27, 2017 vs FLORIDA (6)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 @ TAMPA BAYCareer Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG




2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 26; 20 – MCL sprain (11/3-12/16), six – rib (2/4-2/12)

• The Sabres went 8-2-1 in games in which he recorded a point

• Played in his 500th NHL game at CAR (1/13)

• Scored his fourth career game-winning goal in overtime at MTL (1/21)

• Set new career high with 33:29 of ice time vs. PIT (3/21)

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (22 years and 11 months)

RAS-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 5, 2017 vs MONTREAL (5)Last Assist: OCT 9, 2017 vs NEW JERSEYCareer Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG




3 times1

2 times1

2 times2

10/7 vs NYI26:58

10/5 vs MTL4

10/5 vs MTL5

10/5 vs MTL+0

2 times

2017-18:

• Played a team-high 26:58 in the season opener vs. MTL (10/5)

• Had his first assist of the season at NYI (10/7) and blocked three shots

• Tailled back-to-back assists at NYI (10/7) and NJD (10/9)

2016-17:

• Averaged 26:23 of ice time per game, the most by a Sabres skater in a full season with the team since Alexei Zhitnik (26:33) in 2002-03

• Recorded an assist on 20.2 percent of his teammates’ goals, joining Phil Housley (22.6% in 1989-90) as just the second Sabres defenseman ever to

record an assist on more than 20 percent of his teammates’ goals in a season

• His 39 assists tied him for seventh among all NHL defensemen and were the 19th-most by a defenseman in franchise history; only one other Sabres

defenseman in the last 20 years has matched this mark (Brian Campbell, 42 in 2006-07)

• Had two assists and scored an overtime goal vs. EDM (12/6), again tying his career high in points

• Earned his 100th career point with an assist vs. STL (2/18)

#67: Benoit Pouliot (L) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Sep 29, 1986 (31 years)

BEHN-wah POO-lee-ahtDrafted: Selected by Minnesota in the first round (4th overall) of the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Goal: MAR 25, 2017 vs COLORADO (10)Last Assist: MAR 23, 2017 @ COLORADO (11)Career Shootouts: 3/13 (23%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 17 0-3-3 -2 4


3 times0

3 times0

3 times0

3 times14:03

2 times2

10/5 vs MTL4

10/7 vs NYI+0

2 times

2017-18:

• Skated 14:03 in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5) and tallied two shots and two hits

2016-17:

• Finished fourth on the team with 39 takeaways

• Tied for first among Oilers forwards with 39 blocked shots

• Scored the game-winning goal vs. WSH (10/26)

• Played in his 500th career NHL game vs. NYR (11/13)

#71: Evan Rodrigues (L) (*Injured) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Jul 28, 1993 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as a free agent, April 22, 2015Last Goal: MAR 28, 2017 @ COLUMBUS (5)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2017 vs COLORADO (24)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




2016-17:

• Appeared in 30 NHL games during three recalls to Buffalo in his second professional season, totaling six points (4+2)

• Registered 30 points (9+21) in 48 games with Rochester (AHL), matching his 2015-16 AHL totals in goals, assists and points in 24 fewer games

• Turned in his first professional multi-goal game (2+0) at St. John’s (10/28)

• Matched his AHL career high with three points at Utica (12/31) and vs. Albany (4/14)

• Logged a five-game AHL point streak (3+4) from 12/26-1/6

• Recorded his first NHL point of the season with an assist vs. VAN (2/12); scored his first NHL goal of the season at COL (2/25)

• Scored a goal at ARI (2/26), giving him goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career

#82: Nathan Beaulieu (D) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Dec 5, 1992 (24 years and 10 months)

BOH-l’yewDrafted: Selected by Montreal in the first round (17th overall) of the 2011 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired by Buffalo from Montreal in exchange for a third-round pick (68thoverall) in the 2017 NHL Draft, June 17, 2017Last Goal: APR 8, 2017 @ DETROIT (3)Last Assist: MAR 30, 2017 vs FLORIDA (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times5

10/9 vs NJD23:29

10/5 vs MTL4

10/5 vs MTL2

10/7 vs NYI+1

10/5 vs MTL

2017-18:

• Skated 23:29 with four shots in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Set career-high totals in every major category, including games played (74), goals (4), assists (24) and points (28)

• Returned to action vs. NJD (12/8), after missing six games with an upper-body injury sustained vs. OTT (11/22)

• Set a personal-high with a plus-4 rating vs. COL (12/10)

• Played a career-high 28:22 vs. CBJ (12/23)

• Tied for seventh among NHL defensemen with a plus-9 rating in December

• Set a new career high with three points (1+2) at DAL (1/4)

• Tied to lead Canadiens in January in assists (9 - ranked third among NHL defensemen), points by a defenseman (10) and power-play points (7 - tied

for fourth-most in the NHL)

• Played his 200th career game at COL (2/7)

#90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (26 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NHLDraftAcquired: From Colorado with Jamie McGinn on June 26, 2015 in exchange for NikitaZadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHLDraftLast Goal: APR 3, 2017 vs TORONTO (6)Last Assist: OCT 7, 2017 @ NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 11/32 (34%), 6 GDG


Career vs. Opp 22 4-9-13 1 6


3 times1

10/7 vs NYI1

10/7 vs NYI0

3 times20:27

10/5 vs MTL3

10/5 vs MTL1

10/7 vs NYI+0

10/9 vs NJD

2017-18:

•Had an assist on Evander Kane's second shorthanded goal of the night at NYI (10/7)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 10; five – oblique (11/12-11/21), four – appendix (12/27-1/3), one – middle body (11/9)

• Ranked fifth in the league and set a new career high in faceoff win percentage (58.0%); it was the fourth-best season by a Sabres center since the

league began publishing faceoff percentage in 1997-98

• Led all NHL forwards in average ice time per game (21:27) for the second consecutive season

• The Sabres were 14-2-2 when he scored a goal, 22-9-9 when he recorded a point and 10-0-1 in his multi-point games

• Set a career high with four points (2+2) in his 500th NHL game at EDM (10/16)

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

• Tied a career high with three straight multi-point games (1+5) from 1/5-1/10

• Tied his career high with a three-game goal streak from 3/2-3/5

• Tied to lead Team Canada with six goals in 10 games at the 2017 IIHF World Championship

#93: Victor Antipin (D) 5' 11", 175 lbs. / Dec 6, 1992 (24 years and 10 months)

an-TEE-pihnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, May 25, 2017Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times0

3 times0

3 times0

3 times15:30

10/9 vs NJD1

10/5 vs MTL0

3 times+0

10/5 vs MTL

2017-18:

• Skated 14:29 in his NHL debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Earned a Golden Helmet as a member of the KHL’s First All-Star Team

• Set career-best marks in KHL games played (59), assists (18), points (24) and shots on goal (80)

• Earned KHL Defenseman of the Week honors (11/27) after logging four points (2+2), including two game-winning goals, and a plus-3 rating from

11/21-11/25

• Topped his previous playoff highs in goals (7) and points (11); his seven postseason goals led all KHL defensemen

• Was named KHL Defenseman of the Week during the Gagarin Cup Finals after totaling three goals in a five-game series against SKA St. Petersburg

• Helped Russia to a bronze medal at the 2017 IIHF World Championship with four assists in 10 games.

san jose sharks game notes - buffalo sabres digital press … · 10/10/2017 · san jose sharks...

Documents