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Tampa Bay LightningGame Notes

Thu, Oct 8, 2015 NHL Game #7

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Philadelphia FlyersTeam Game: 1Road Game: 1

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# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Ben Bishop - - - - - -35 Kevin Poulin - - - - - -88 Andrei Vasilevskiy - - - - - -

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Michal Neuvirth - - - - - -35 Steve Mason - - - - - -

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM5 D Jason Garrison - - - - - -6 D Anton Stralman - - - - - -9 C Tyler Johnson - - - - - -

11 C Brian Boyle - - - - - -13 C Cedric Paquette - - - - - -17 C Alex Killorn - - - - - -18 L Ondrej Palat - - - - - -22 R Erik Condra - - - - - -23 R J.T. Brown - - - - - -24 R Ryan Callahan - - - - - -25 D Matthew Carle - - - - - -27 L Jonathan Drouin - - - - - -51 C Valtteri Filppula - - - - - -55 D Braydon Coburn - - - - - -62 D Andrej Sustr - - - - - -77 D Victor Hedman - - - - - -86 R Nikita Kucherov - - - - - -89 D Nikita Nesterov - - - - - -90 C Vladislav Namestnikov - - - - - -91 C Steven Stamkos - - - - - -

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM3 D Radko Gudas - - - - - -

10 C Brayden Schenn - - - - - -12 L Michael Raffl - - - - - -14 C Sean Couturier - - - - - -15 D Michael Del Zotto - - - - - -17 R Wayne Simmonds - - - - - -20 C R.J. Umberger - - - - - -21 C Scott Laughton - - - - - -22 D Luke Schenn - - - - - -23 D Brandon Manning - - - - - -24 R Matt Read - - - - - -25 C Ryan White - - - - - -28 C Claude Giroux - - - - - -32 D Mark Streit - - - - - -40 C Vincent Lecavalier - - - - - -55 D Nick Schultz - - - - - -76 C Chris VandeVelde - - - - - -78 L Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - - - - - -82 D Evgeny Medvedev - - - - - -89 C Sam Gagner - - - - - -93 R Jakub Voracek - - - - - -

Vice President, General Manager Steve YzermanAssistant General Managers Julien BriseBois, Pat VerbeekHead Coach Jon CooperAssociate Coach Rick BownessAssistant Coaches Steve Thomas, Brad Lauer,

Frantz Jean

President Paul HolmgrenGeneral Manager Ron HextallHead Coach Dave HakstolAssistant Coaches Ian Laperriere, Joe Mullen,

Gord MurphyHead Trainer/Equipment Manager Jim McCrossin/Derek

Settlemyre

Tonight's Officials

Referees Dean Morton (36), Gord Dwyer (19) Linesmen Steve Barton (59), Brian Mach (78)

Supervisor Don Koharski Video Judge Gerry Dollmont

Ntl. Anthem Sonya Bryson

Today's ScheduleWPG @ BOS : 7:00 OTT @ BUF : 7:00 MIN @ COL : 7:00 CAR @ NSH : 7:00 EDM @ STL : 7:00 PIT @ DAL : 7:30PHI @ TBL : 7:30

Tampa Bay Lightning: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place5 Jason Garrison D 6' 2" 223 Nov 13, 1984 White Rock, BC, CAN6 Anton Stralman D 5' 11" 190 Aug 1, 1986 Tibro, SWE9 Tyler Johnson C 5' 8" 185 Jul 29, 1990 Spokane, WA, USA11 Brian Boyle C 6' 7" 243 Dec 18, 1984 Hingham, MA, USA13 Cedric Paquette C 6' 1" 199 Aug 13, 1993 Gaspe, QC, CAN17 Alex Killorn C 6' 2" 198 Sep 14, 1989 Halifax, NS, CAN18 Ondrej Palat L 6' 0" 188 Mar 28, 1991 Frydek-Mistek, CZE22 Erik Condra R 5' 11" 183 Aug 6, 1986 Trenton, MI, USA23 J.T. Brown R 5' 10" 175 Jul 2, 1990 Burnsville, MN, USA24 Ryan Callahan R 5' 10" 186 Mar 21, 1985 Rochester, NY, USA25 Matthew Carle D 6' 0" 197 Sep 25, 1984 Anchorage, AK, USA27 Jonathan Drouin L 5' 11" 188 Mar 28, 1995 Ste-Agathe, QC, CAN30 Ben Bishop G 6' 7" 216 Nov 21, 1986 Denver, CO, USA35 Kevin Poulin G 6' 2" 206 Apr 12, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN51 Valtteri Filppula C 6' 0" 196 Mar 20, 1984 Vantaa, FIN55 Braydon Coburn D 6' 5" 226 Feb 27, 1985 Shaunavon, SK, CAN62 Andrej Sustr D 6' 7" 220 Nov 29, 1990 Plzen, CZE77 Victor Hedman D 6' 6" 223 Dec 18, 1990 Ornskoldsvik, SWE86 Nikita Kucherov R 5' 11" 178 Jun 17, 1993 Moscow, RUS88 Andrei Vasilevskiy G 6' 3" 207 Jul 25, 1994 Tyumen, RUS89 Nikita Nesterov D 5' 11" 191 Mar 28, 1993 Chelyabinsk, RUS90 Vladislav Namestnikov C 5' 11" 180 Nov 22, 1992 Zhukovskiy, RUS91 Steven Stamkos C 6' 1" 194 Feb 7, 1990 Markham, ON, CAN

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 199 Age: 26.4

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Philadelphia Flyers: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place3 Radko Gudas D 6' 0" 204 Jun 5, 1990 Prague, CZE10 Brayden Schenn C 6' 1" 190 Aug 22, 1991 Saskatoon, SK, CAN12 Michael Raffl L 6' 0" 195 Dec 1, 1988 Villach, AUT14 Sean Couturier C 6' 3" 197 Dec 7, 1992 Phoenix, AZ, USA15 Michael Del Zotto D 6' 0" 195 Jun 24, 1990 Stouffville, ON, CAN17 Wayne Simmonds R 6' 2" 183 Aug 26, 1988 Scarborough, ON, CAN20 R.J. Umberger C 6' 2" 214 May 3, 1982 Pittsburgh, PA, USA21 Scott Laughton C 6' 1" 177 May 30, 1994 Oakville, ON, CAN22 Luke Schenn D 6' 2" 229 Nov 2, 1989 Saskatoon, SK, CAN23 Brandon Manning D 6' 1" 195 Jun 4, 1990 Prince George, BC, CAN24 Matt Read R 5' 10" 185 Jun 14, 1986 Ilderton, ON, CAN25 Ryan White C 6' 0" 201 Mar 17, 1988 Brandon, MB, CAN28 Claude Giroux C 5' 11" 172 Jan 12, 1988 Hearst, ON, CAN30 Michal Neuvirth G 6' 1" 209 Mar 23, 1988 Ústí nad Labem, CZE32 Mark Streit D 5' 11" 191 Dec 11, 1977 Bern, CHE35 Steve Mason G 6' 4" 217 May 29, 1988 Oakville, ON, CAN40 Vincent Lecavalier C 6' 4" 215 Apr 21, 1980 Ile Bizard, QC, CAN55 Nick Schultz D 6' 1" 203 Aug 25, 1982 Strasbourg, SK, CAN76 Chris VandeVelde C 6' 2" 190 Mar 15, 1987 Moorhead, MN, USA78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L 6' 0" 198 Mar 6, 1985 Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA82 Evgeny Medvedev D 6' 3" 198 Aug 27, 1982 Chelyabinsk, RUS89 Sam Gagner C 5' 11" 202 Aug 10, 1989 London, ON, CAN93 Jakub Voracek R 6' 2" 214 Aug 15, 1989 Kladno, CZE

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 198 Age: 28.2

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Philadelphia Flyers @ Tampa Bay LightningTeam Records

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TONIGHT'S MATCHUP The defending Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning open the 2015-16 campaign against the Philadelphia Flyers onOpening Night...The Lightning went 2-1-0 against the Flyers in 2014-15, including a 4-3 victory in the lone meeting at Amalie Arena onOct. 30, 2014...The two teams split a pair of games at Philly's Wells Fargo Center...Lightning captain Steven Stamkos was the top goalscorer for the Bolts against the Flyers a season ago, netting four and adding an assist...Finnish forward Valtteri Filppula tallied fourassists and had a goal in three games against the Flyers during the 2014-15 season...Despite winning two of three from Philadelphialast season, the Flyers outscored the Bolts 11-10...The Lightning were 4-for-12 on the power play vs. Philadelphia in 2014-15; theFlyers went 4-for-9 on the power play...Tampa Bay has won six of its last seven games against Philadelphia dating back to the 2012-13season and 13 of its last 17 dating back to the 2010-11 season...The Lightning have gone 8-0-1 against the Flyers at Amalie Arenasince the beginning of the 2010-11 season, outscoring the Flyers 35-16 during that stretch. TONIGHT'S STORYLINES Tampa Bay will raise the banner from its Eastern Conference championship tonight against Philadelphia...The Lightning are coming offone of the best seasons in team history after setting franchise marks for wins (50), points (108) and goals (259) during the 2014-15regular season and advancing to the Stanley Cup Final before losing in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks...Tampa Bay defeatedDetroit in seven games in the first round, Montreal in six in the second round and the New York Rangers in seven games in the EasternConference Final to advance to the Cup Final...The Lightning return tonight to Amalie Arena, where they set a franchise record for wins(32) and owned the NHL's best home record (32-8-1) during the 2014-15 regular season...If Bolts forward Erik Condra plays tonight,he will reach game No. 300 for his NHL career. INJURIES 2015-16 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 0 Current injuries: Cedric Paquette - (DAY-TO-DAY) Lower-body injury Andrei Vasilevskiy - (OUT) Surgery to remove blood clot near left collarbone TRANSACTIONS October 7 - Reassigned F Mike Angelidis, G Kristers Gudlevskis, F Jonathan Marchessault and D Luke Witkowski to the SyracuseCrunch PRESEASON Tampa Bay went 3-3-1 during the preseason with wins in its final two games vs. Dallas (3-2 on Thurs., Oct. 1) and at Florida (3-2 onSat., Oct. 3)...The Lightning were 2-0-1 at Amalie Arena and outscored opponents 9-6 in home preseason games...Second year proJonathan Drouin finished tied for third in the preseason for goals (4) and points (8)...Brian Boyle (2 goals, 2 assists), VladislavNamestnikov (2,2) and Erik Condra (2,2) each finished tied for second on the Bolts behind Drouin for preseason points with 4. STAMMER TIME Lightning Captain Steven Stamkos amassed 72 points during the 2014-15 regular season to finish in a first-place tie with C TylerJohnson for most on the Bolts and tied for 14th in the NHL...Stamkos, 25, led the Lightning for goals (43) last season and was secondin the NHL behind only Washington's Alex Ovechkin (53)...Stamkos reached the 40-goal plateau for the 4th time in hiscareer...Stamkos ranked tied for 6th in the league for power-play regular-season goals (13), and was tied for 1st (Tyler Johnson) on theLightning for game-winning goals (6)...With 498 career points currently, Stamkos sits just two shy of 500...Stamkos is eight games awayfrom playing in his 500th NHL game, a mark he should reach Oct. 23 at Winnipeg...Stamkos has the third-most game-winning goals inthe NHL since 2010-11, trailing only Washington's Alex Ovechkin (39) and Anaheim's Corey Perry (34). BISH PLEASE Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop is scheduled to make his second-straight and second-ever Opening Night start for the Bolts tonight.Bishop, 28, stopped 19-of-21 shots a year ago on Opening Night vs. Florida at Amalie Arena to get the win in Tampa Bay's 3-2overtime victory...Bishop went 27-6-1 at Amalie Arena to go along with a 2.15 goals-against average and .925 savepercentage...Bishop appeared in 25 postseason games, compiling a 13-11 record, a 2.18 goals-against average and .921 savepercentage...Bishop's 13 wins ranked tied for 1st in the NHL postseason, and he led all goalies for playoff shutouts with three, includingtwice in winner-take-all Game 7s (vs. Detroit in first round and at New York Rangers in Eastern Conference Final)...Bishop won 40games last season, breaking his own franchise mark he set in 2013-14 (37 wins)...Bishop's 40 regular-season wins ranked 4th in theNHL.

Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes

JOHNNY BE GOOD Tyler Johnson's 72 regular-season points were tied with Steven Stamkos for most on the Lightning in 2014-15...Johnson, 25, rankedsecond on the Bolts for goals (29) and assists (43)...Johnson was named to the NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 10 but was forced to missthe game with a lower-body injury...Johnson owned the NHL's third-best plus/minus rating at +33...He was the only undrafted playeramong the Top 20 point scorers in the NHL last season and was one of only two players (Pavelski, San Jose) that wasn't a first roundselection in the Top 20 for points...Johnson set a new Lightning franchise record for postseason goals in a single year with 13, whichpaced the NHL...His 23 playoff points were tied with Chicago's Patrick Kane for most in the league...Johnson became the first Bolt torecord a playoff hat trick (Game 2 Eastern Conference Final at the New York Rangers). HED OF THE CLASS Victor Hedman is coming off a phenomenal postseason in which he lead the team in TOI (23:57) and blocked shots (47)...Hedman's+11 playoff rating was second-best in the NHL...The Swede scored 1 goal and had 14 assists in 26 postseason games...Hedman, 24,led all Bolts defensemen with 10 goals despite missing 18 games with a broken finger (10/20-11/26). REUNITED Lightning defensemen Matt Carle and Braydon Coburn will be playing against their former team when the Flyers visit Amalie Arenatonight. Carle spent parts of four seasons in Philadelphia (2008-12) and played in 308 games with the Flyers. Coburn was dealt to theLightning on trade deadline day (March 2, 2015) last season in exchange for D Radko Gudas and the Lightning's 2015 first- and third-round picks in the NHL Draft. Coburn spent parts of nine seasons in Philadelphia (2007-15) and played in 576 games with the Flyers.Radko Gudas returns to Amalie Arena for the first time since being traded to Philadelphia in the deal that brought Coburn to TampaBay. Gudas hasn't played since undergoing surgery for a right knee injury early January 2015 and has yet to suit up for the Flyers. NOTEWORTHY Tampa Bay has won 4 of its last 5 season openers and 3 straight at home...Not including the 2008-09 season opener in Prague, CzechRepublic, technically considered a home game, the Lightning have won their last six season openers at home...Tampa Bay is 13-7 with2 ties in season openers all-time...In season openers at home, the Lightning are 9-3 with two ties...The Lightning have never openedthe season against Philadelphia...Tampa Bay began the 2014-15 season with wins in 11 of its first 15 games...The Lightning will play11 of their first 16 games on the road to start the 2015-16 season...With renovations to Amalie Arena during the offseason, officialcapacity is now 19,092 (previously 19,204). MILESTONES Steven Stamkos is two points shy of 500 in his career...Alex Killorn is two points shy of 100 career points...Ryan Callahan is threegames away from skating in 100 games with Tampa Bay. 2014-15 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals, Game: 3 (Multiple Players, Last: Paquette - 1/29 vs. DET) Most Assists, Game: 4 (Johnson - 10/28 vs. ARI) Most Points, Game: 4 (Multiple Players, Last: Palat - 12/31 at BUF) Most Goals, Period: 2 (Multiple Times, Last: Stamkos - 4/4 at FLA - 1st PER) Most Assists, Period: 3 (Kucherov - 10/24 at WPG - 2nd PER) Most Points, Period: 3 (Kucherov - 10/24 at WPG - 2nd PER) Most SOG, Game: 12 (Stamkos - 10/13 vs. MTL) Most PIM, Game: 15 (Kucherov - 3/14 vs. WPG) Most TOI, Game: 30:45 (Hedman - 3/12 at BOS) Best +/-, Game: +4 (Multiple Players, Last: Johnson, Palat, Kucherov on 12/31 at BUF) Most PPGs, Game: 2 (Multiple Players, Last: Johnson - 1/6 at MTL) Most Consecutive Games With A Goal: 4 (Multiple Times, Last: Paquette - 1/27 at CBJ - 2/3 at STL) Most Consecutive Games With An Assist: 7 (Johnson - 10/14 vs. NJD - 10/28 vs. ARI) Most Consecutive Games With A Point: 7 (Johnson (twice), Last: - 2/22 at COL - 3/10 at MTL) 2014-15 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored, Period: 4 (Multiple Times, Last: 2/18 at ANA - 2nd PER) Most Goals Scored, Game: 7 (Multiple Times, Last: 11/8 at CBJ) Most Goals Allowed, Period: 5 (1/12 at PHI - 2nd PER) Most Goals Allowed, Game: 7 (Multiple Times, Last: 1/12 at PHI) Most PPGs For, Game: 3 (Multiple Times, Last: 4/9 vs NJD)

Most PPGs Against, Game: 3 (Multiple Times, Last: 1/12 at PHI) Most PPs For, Game: 9 (1/4 at OTT) Most PPs Against, Game: 6 (Multiple Times, Last: 11/18 at NYI) Most SOG, Game: 41 (Multiple Times, Last - 3/31 at TOR) Most SOG, Period: 27 (1/9 vs. BUF - 2nd PER) Fewest SOG, Game: 16 (3/14 vs. WPG) Fewest SOG, Period: 2 (Multiple Times, Last: 12/13 at WSH - 1st PER) Most SOG Allowed, Game: 44 (2/12 vs. STL) Most SOG Allowed, Period: 19 (Multiple Times, Last: 12/20 at NYI - 3rd PER) Fewest SOG Allowed, Game: 11 (12/31 at BUF) Fewest SOG Allowed, Period: 1 (12/31 at BUF - 3rd PER) Most Blk/S, Game: 23 (11/11 at CHI) Fewest Blk/S, Game: 6 (12/27 vs. CAR) Most Lightning PIM, Game: 52 (12/4 vs. BUF) Fewest Lightning PIM, Game: 4 (12/2 at BUF) Largest Margin of Victory: 6 (10/13 vs. MTL) Largest Margin of Defeat: 5 (10/25 at MIN)

Cooper was named the franchise's eighth head coach on March 26, 2013.Cooper, 48, begins his fourth season behind the Lightning bench and has amassed a 100-59-20 record entering the 2015-16 season. Cooper's.615 win percentage is the highest in franchise history. He earned career NHL victory No. 100 on April 11, 2015, making him the fifth-fastestcoach among those who debuted in the league since 2000 to reach that mark. He has led the Lightning to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each ofhis two full seasons as head coach, including a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2015. He was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in2014, given annually to the NHL’s top coach. Cooper joined the Lightning after spending the previous three seasons behind the bench ofTampa Bay's top minor league affiliates, the Norfolk Admirals (2010-12) and the Syracuse Crunch (2012-13), compiling a record of 133-62-26(.661) in 221 AHL games. Cooper's NHL head coaching debut came with the Lightning on March 29, 2013.

Tampa Bay Lightning: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Jon Cooper

#30: Ben Bishop (G) 6' 7", 216 lbs. / Nov 21, 1986 (28 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by St. Louis in the third round, 85th overall, at the 2005 NHLDraftAcquired: In a trade from Ottawa in exchange for Cory Conacher on April 3,2013Last Win: APR 11, 2015 vs BOSTONLast SO: APR 4, 2015 @ FLORIDA (2)Career Shootouts: 74/105 (.705), 14-13

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 170 95-44-16 12 2.37 .918

Career vs. Opp 3 1-1-0 0 3.08 .900

Season Highs: Shots Saves- -

2014-15- Played in 62 games with the Lightning, registering a record of 40-13-5 to go along with a 2.32 goals-against average and .916 savepercentage- Ranked 4th in the NHL for wins and tied for 9th (Mike Smith, Arizona) for games played- Set a Lightning franchise record for wins, breaking his own mark (37) from the 2013-14 season- Made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in Game 1 of the first round vs. Detroit- Went 13-11 in 25 postseason games and became the 1st goalie to record back-to-back shutouts (Games 5 and 7) at Madison Square Gardenagainst the Rangers

2013-14- Set new Lightning records in a season for wins (37), save percentage (.924) and goals-against average (2.23); he has since eclipsed his winsrecord- Recorded a Lightning franchise-best 48 saves on Jan. 19, 2014 at Carolina

Career- Made 45 saves and recorded a shutout in his Lightning debut on April 4, 2013, at Carolina, becoming the 2nd goalie in Lightning history tonotch a shutout in his team debut (Roloson – 1/4/11)

#35: Kevin Poulin (G) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Apr 12, 1990 (25 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders in the 5th round, 126th overall, inthe 2008 NHL eDraftAcquired: Claimed off waivers from New York Islanders on Sept. 27, 2015Last Win: JAN 21, 2014 @ NY RANGERS (4)Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 13/19 (.684), 3-3


Career vs. Opp 4 0-4-0 0 4.18 .870


2014-15- Made 1 appearance for the New York Islanders on Dec. 27 at Buffalo, stopping 23 of 26 shots in an overtime loss- Recorded a .912 save percentage, a 2.87 goals-allowed average and went 16-21 with 7 ties in 45 appearances for the AHL's BridgeportSound Tigers

2013-14- Went 11-16-1 with a .891 save percentage and 3.29 goals-against average in 28 appearances for the Islanders

Career- Made his NHL debut in relief on Jan. 6, 2011, at Edmonton and stopped all 19 shots he faced- Played in 50 games over 5 seasons for the Islanders before being acquired by Tampa Bay prior to the 2015-16 season

#88: Andrei Vasilevskiy (G) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Jul 25, 1994 (21 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Lightning in the first round, 19th overall, at the 2012NHL DraftLast Win: MAR 24, 2015 vs FLORIDA (2)Last SO: MAR 3, 2015 vs BUFFALO (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0


Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 1.00 .958


2014-15- Played in 16 games in his rookie season for the Lightning, compiling a record of 7-5-1 to go along with a 2.36 goals-against average and .918save percentage- Set a new Lightning rookie franchise record with 45 saves on Dec. 20 at the New York Islanders- Made 23 saves on 24 shots to pick up the win in his NHL debut on Dec. 16 at Philadelphia- Appeared in 4 postseason games with the Lightning, compiling a 1-1 record to go along with a 3.19 goals-against average and .895 savepercentage- Recorded his 1st career playoff win in Game 2 vs. Chicago in the Stanley Cup Final in a relief effort, becoming the 1st goalie to win his 1stcareer playoff game in a relief effort in the Stanley Cup Final since 1928

2013-14- Appeared in 28 games for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the KHL, recording 28 wins and 14 losses- Played in 2 games for Russia in the World Championships, recording 1 win

Career- Made appearances for Russia in 2012, 2013 and 2014 World Junior Championships

#5: Jason Garrison (D) 6' 2", 223 lbs. / Nov 13, 1984 (30 years and 10 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Acquired from Vancouver along with Jeff Costello and a 2015 seventhround draft pick in exchange for Tampa Bay's second round pick in 2014Last Goal: MAR 22, 2015 vs BOSTON (3)Last Assist: MAR 16, 2015 vs MONTREAL (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 388 42-96-138 49 185

Career vs. Opp 15 2-4-6 2 0

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2014-15

- Played in 70 games in his 1st season with the Lightning, scoring 4 goals and tying a career best with 26 assists

- Ranked 1st among NHL defensemen with a +27 rating

- Among defensemen, led the Lightning and ranked 10th in the NHL with 3 game-winning goals

- Ranked 3rd on the Lightning defense for goals, assists and points (30)

- Played in 23 postseason games, posting 7 points and scoring 2 goals, including the game-winner in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final vs. Chicago

2013-14

- Played in 81 games for Vancouver, posting seven goals and career highs for points (33) and penalty minutes (57)

Career

- Made his NHL debut on Oct. 28, 2008, at St. Louis while a member of the Florida Panthers

#6: Anton Stralman (D) 5' 11", 190 lbs. / Aug 1, 1986 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Toronto in the seventh round, 216th overall, at the 2005 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: MAR 30, 2015 @ MONTREAL (5)Last Assist: APR 2, 2015 @ OTTAWA (3)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- One of four Lightning players to skate in all 108 games (regular season and postseason)

- Set personal bests for goals (9), assists (30), points (39), plus-minus (+22) and postseason points (9)

- Led all Lightning defensemen for points and assists and was second for average TOI (21:56)

- Skated in his 400th career NHL game on Oct. 20 at Edmonton

2013-14

- Tallied 1 goal and 12 assists in 81 regular-season games with the New York Rangers and added 5 more assists in 25 postseason games

Career

- Has advanced to the Stanley Cup Final each of the past two seasons with two separate teams (Lightning, Rangers)

- Represented Sweden at the World Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009, winning a Bronze Medal in 2009

#9: Tyler Johnson (C) 5' 8", 185 lbs. / Jul 29, 1990 (25 years and 2 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on March 7, 2011Last Goal: APR 9, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Last Assist: APR 9, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- Named an NHL All-Star for the first time in his career on Jan. 10

- Ranked tied for first (Stamkos) on the Lightning during the regular season for points with 72

- Ranked second for assists (43) and tied for second (Kucherov) for goals (29) during the regular season

- Led the NHL in postseason goals (13) and tied Chicago's Patrick Kane for most playoff points with 23.

- Ranked 3rd in the NHL during the regular season with a +34 rating

2013-14

- Scored 24 goals to set a Lightning rookie record for most goals in a season, surpassing Steven Stamkos' 23 (2008-09)

- Was one of three finalists for the Calder Trophy (rookie of the year) and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team

Career

- Given the Les Cunningham Award as the American Hockey League's MVP and named to the AHL's First All-Star Team while with the Syracuse

Crunch during the 2012-13 season

- Won the AHL's Calder Cup with the Norfolk Admirals in 2011-12

#11: Brian Boyle (C) 6' 7", 243 lbs. / Dec 18, 1984 (30 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the first round, 26th overall, at the 2003 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on July 1, 2014Last Goal: MAR 26, 2015 vs NASHVILLE (7)Last Assist: MAR 30, 2015 @ MONTREAL (5)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 473 67-57-124 -16 365

Career vs. Opp 30 2-2-4 -5 58


2014-15

- Played in all 82 regular season games for the Lightning, tallying 15 goals and 9 assists

- Currently the Lightning's leader for most consecutive regular season games played at 193

- Ranked first on the Lightning for shorthanded goals (3) and average shorthanded TOI (2:24)

- Skated in his 400th career NHL game on October 25 at Minnesota

- Played in 25 of the Lightning's 26 postseason games, posting 1 goal (shorthanded in Game 1 vs. Detroit) and 1 assist

2013-14

- Notched a career-high 5 assists and 8 points in 25 playoff games with the New York Rangers

- Played in all 82 regular season games for the Rangers, tallying 6 goals and 12 assists

Career

- Has advanced to the Stanley Cup Final each of the past two seasons with two separate teams (Lightning, Rangers)

- Captained Boston College to the 2007 NCAA Championship Game and scored the only goal for the Eagles

#13: Cedric Paquette (C) 6' 1", 199 lbs. / Aug 13, 1993 (22 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the fourth round, 101st overall, at the 2012 NHLDraftLast Goal: FEB 15, 2015 @ SAN JOSE (18)Last Assist: FEB 22, 2015 @ COLORADO (14)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- Played 64 games in his rookie season, recording 12 goals and 7 assists

- Led all NHL rookie forwards with 58 blocked shots and ranked sixth among NHL rookie forwards for hits with 127

- One of only three Lightning players all-time to score his first two NHL goals in the same game

- Skated in 24 postseason games, led the Lightning in playoff penalty minutes (28) and netted the game-winning goal in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup

Final

2013-14

- Made his NHL debut on April 11 vs. Columbus and posted his first career NHL point (an assist)

- Skated in all 4 Lightning postseason games, notching 2 assists and 16 penalty minutes

#17: Alex Killorn (C) 6' 2", 198 lbs. / Sep 14, 1989 (26 years)

Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the third round, 77th overall, at the 2007 NHLDraftLast Goal: MAR 20, 2015 vs DETROIT (7)Last Assist: MAR 24, 2015 vs FLORIDA (5)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- Tallied 15 goals, 23 assists and 38 points through 71 regular season game in his 2nd full season with the Lightning

- Scored a career-high 5 game-winning goals, ranking tied for 3rd on the Lightning

- Had a personal-best 7-game point streak (5 goals, 3 assists) from 11/15-29, tying the Lightning's longest of the season

- Scored 9 goals, which ranked tied for 6th in the NHL, added 9 assists and averaged 20:10 TOI, a Lightning-best for forwards, in 26 postseason games

2013-14

- Posted career bests for goals (17), assists (24) and points (41) with the Lightning

- One of 3 Lightning players to skate in all 82 regular season and 4 postseason games

Career

- Earned his 1st career NHL point (an assist) in his NHL debut on Feb. 10 at the New York Rangers

- Ranked tied for 9th in the NHL for points (19) among rookies and was tied for 11th in rookie goals (7)

#18: Ondrej Palat (L) 6' 0", 188 lbs. / Mar 28, 1991 (24 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the seventh round, 208th overall, at the 2011 NHLDraftLast Goal: MAR 22, 2015 vs BOSTON (9)Last Assist: APR 9, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 1/6 (17%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- Set career highs for points (63) and assists (47) in 75 regular season games for the Lightning

- His 47 assists were tops on the Lightning and ranked tied for 12th in the NHL

- Recorded a +31 rating, good for 3rd on the Lightning and 4th in the NHL

- Served as an assistant captain for the Lightning

- Tied for 1st in the NHL for postseason power-play goals (4) and registered 8 goals total and 8 assists in 26 postseason games

2013-14

- Was one of three finalists for the Calder Trophy (rookie of the year) and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team

- Ranked 2nd among NHL rookies for points (59) and assists (36) and was 3rd for goals (23)

- Registered a Lightning franchise record 8-game point streak from Dec. 23-Jan. 9 (4 goals, 6 assists)

Career

- Skated in 4 games with the Czech Republic at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia

- Posted 4 goals and 9 assists in 18 playoff games to help the Norfolk Admirals win the 2012 Calder Cup

#22: Erik Condra (R) 5' 11", 183 lbs. / Aug 6, 1986 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the seventh round, 211th overall) at the 2006 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2015Last Goal: MAR 12, 2015 @ MONTREAL (16)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2015 @ TORONTO (8)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 14 2-2-4 6 12


2014-15

- Scored a career-high 9 goals and added 14 assists in 68 regular season games with Ottawa

- Set a new career high with a +13 rating, which ranked 3rd among Ottawa forwards

- Ranked tied for 1st on the Senators among forwards for blocked shots with 53

- Played in all 6 of Ottawa's postseason games and scored 1 goal

2013-14

- Skated in 76 games with the Senators, posting 6 goals, 10 assists and 16 points

Career

- Set career highs for assists (17), points (25) and shorthanded goals (2) in his 1st full NHL season (2011-12)

- Posted 5 goals and 17 points in 20 postseason games to help the Binghamton Senators win the Calder Cup in 2011

#23: J.T. Brown (R) 5' 10", 175 lbs. / Jul 2, 1990 (25 years and 3 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as a free agent on March 28, 2012Last Goal: MAR 22, 2015 vs BOSTON (8)Last Assist: MAR 26, 2015 vs NASHVILLE (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 5 0-0-0 -3 0


2014-15

- Played in 52 games with the Lightning, registering 3 goals, 6 assists and 9 points

- Skated in his 100th career NHL game on Feb. 5 at Dallas

- Appeared in 24 postseason games and scored his first career Stanley Cup Playoffs goal in Game 2 of the second round at Montreal

2013-14

- Set career highs for games (63), goals (4), assists (15) and points (19) with the Lightning

- Played in all four Lightning postseason games, tallying 2 assists

Career

- Won the 2011 NCAA Frozen Four Championship as a member of the University of Minnesota-Duluth and was named the tournament’s Most

Outstanding Player

#24: Ryan Callahan (R) 5' 10", 186 lbs. / Mar 21, 1985 (30 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by the NY Rangers in the fourth round, 127th overall, at the 2004NHL DraftAcquired: By Tampa Bay in exchange for Martin St. Louis on March 4, 2014Last Goal: APR 4, 2015 @ FLORIDA (2)Last Assist: APR 4, 2015 @ FLORIDA (2)Career Shootouts: 8/28 (29%), 6 GDG


Career vs. Opp 37 16-12-28 0 14


2014-15

- Set a new career high for assists with 30 and tied his career-high for points with 54

- Posted 24 goals in 77 games in his first full season with the Lightning, who are 24-3-0 when he scores a goal since March 4, 2014

- Led the Lightning for hits with 184

- Skated in his 500th career NHL game on Dec. 11 vs. Carolina and recorded his 300th career NHL point on Feb. 5 at Dallas


- Appeared in 25 postseason games, pacing the Lightning and ranking 2nd in the NHL with 83 hits

2013-14

- Made his Lightning debut on March 6, 2014, vs. Buffalo and tallied his 1st point (an assist) a game later on March 8 vs. Boston

- Registered a point in 10 of his first 12 games as a Bolt

Career

- Skated in 6 games with Team USA at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia

- Had his best season statistically with the New York Rangers in 2011-12, posting career highs for goals (29) and points (54)

#25: Matthew Carle (D) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Sep 25, 1984 (31 years)

Drafted: Selected by San Jose in the second round, 47th overall, at the 2003 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on July 4, 2012Last Goal: DEC 31, 2014 @ BUFFALO (20)Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs BOSTONCareer Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 1 GDG




2014-15

- Skated in 59 games for the Lightning, posting 4 goals, 14 assists and 18 points

- Missed 23 games (1/17-3/12) with an abdominal injury

- Recorded 104 blocked shots, which ranked second on the Lightning

- Had 3 assists in 25 postseason games

2013-14

- One of 3 Lightning players to skate in all 82 regular season and 4 postseason games

- Ranked 1st on the Bolts with 161 blocked shots and was 2nd for average TOI (22:11) and points (31) for a defenseman

Career

- Made his Stanley Cup Final debut in 2010 with Philadelphia

- Tallied career highs for assists (39) and points (40) with Philadelphia in 2010-11

- Scored a personal best 13 goals in 2007-08 while with San Jose

#27: Jonathan Drouin (L) 5' 11", 188 lbs. / Mar 28, 1995 (20 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, third overall, at the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 2, 2015 @ OTTAWA (2)Last Assist: APR 4, 2015 @ FLORIDA (1)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- Played in 70 games in his rookie season with the Lightning, collecting 4 goals and 28 assists, which ranked tied for 5th among NHL rookies

- Named a rookie NHL All-Star and won the fastest skating event at the Skills Competition with a time of 13.103

- Scored his 1st career NHL goal on Oct. 24 at Winnipeg

- Made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in Game 4 of the first round against Detroit and skated in 6 postseason games total

2013-14

- Skated in 46 games for Halifax of the QMJHL, leading the league in assists (79) and ranking 3rd for points (108)

Career

- Represented Team Canada at the 2013 and 2014 World Junior Championships

- Helped Halifax win the QMJHL Championship and the Memorial Cup in 2013 and was named MVP for both the regular season and the playoffs

#51: Valtteri Filppula (C) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / Mar 20, 1984 (31 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by Detroit in the third round, 95th overall, at the 2002 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, 2013Last Goal: MAR 16, 2015 vs MONTREAL (11)Last Assist: APR 2, 2015 @ OTTAWA (3)Career Shootouts: 6/24 (25%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 11 3-9-12 0 2


2014-15


- Led the Bolts for power-play assists (15), face-off percentage (52.4) and face-offs taken (1,185)

- Skated in his 600th career NHL game on January 6 at Montreal

- Scored 12 goals, 10 of which came at Amalie Arena, tied for 3rd on the Lightning with 36 assists and tallied 48 points, sixth best on the Bolts

- Posted 4 goals and 10 assists during the Lightning's Stanley Cup Playoffs run

2013-14

- Ranked 2nd on the Lightning for points (58) and second for power-play goals (6)

- Set a career high with 25 goals

Career

- Won a Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 2008 and notched 5 goals and 11 points in 22 playoff games

- Skated for Finland at the World Championships (2012), 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, and World Junior Championships (2003)

#55: Braydon Coburn (D) 6' 5", 226 lbs. / Feb 27, 1985 (30 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round, eighth overall, in the 2003 NHL DraftAcquired: From Philadelphia in exchange for Radko Gudas, and a 2015 first round(conditional) and third round pickLast Goal: NOV 22, 2014 vs COLUMBUS (36)Last Assist: MAR 10, 2015 @ MONTREALCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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


2014-15

- Skated in 4 regular season games with the Lightning after trade from Philadelphia before missing last 14 games of regular season with a lower-body

injury

- Played in 43 games total between Tampa Bay and Philadelphia, tallying 1 goal and 10 assists

- Appeared in all 26 postseason games with the Lightning and scored the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the first round series vs. Detroit

- Ranked 4th on the Bolts for blocked shots (32) and penalty minutes (21) in the postseasosn

2013-14

- Appeared in all 82 games for Philadelphia and led the Flyers in average TOI (22:26) and shorthanded average TOI (3:59)

- Played his 500th NHL game on Oct. 15 vs. Vancouver

Career

- Made his Stanley Cup Final debut in 2010 with Philadelphia

- Had career bests for goals (9), assists (27) and points (36) with Philadelphia during 2007-08 season

#62: Andrej Sustr (D) 6' 7", 220 lbs. / Nov 29, 1990 (24 years and 10 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as a free agent on March 28, 2013Last Goal: APR 5, 2014 vs DALLAS (76)Last Assist: MAR 26, 2015 vs NASHVILLE (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- Played his first full NHL season with the Lightning, skating in 72 games and tallying 13 assists

- Ranked 4th on the Lightning for blocked shots with 84

- Appeared in 26 postseason games with the Lightning, posting 2 points and scoring his 1st career Stanley Cup Playoffs goal in Game 2 of the first

round against the Red Wings

- Set a new Lightning playoff record for plus/minus in a series (+7) in the first round against Detroit

2013-14

- Scored his 1st career NHL goal on April 5 vs. Dallas

- Skated in 43 regular season and 3 postseason games with the Lightning

Career

- Made his NHL debut on March 29, 2013, vs. New Jersey

#77: Victor Hedman (D) 6' 6", 223 lbs. / Dec 18, 1990 (24 years and 9 months)

(HEHD-muhn, VIHK-tohr)Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, second overall, at the 2009 NHLDraftLast Goal: MAR 16, 2015 vs MONTREAL (8)Last Assist: APR 9, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 4/16 (25%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 18 4-7-11 1 16


2014-15

- Led the Lightning in average TOI (22:41), average shifts per game (26.1) and blocked shots (110)

- Ranked 1st among Lightning defensemen for goals (10) and 2nd for points (38)

- Missed 18 games from 10/20-11/26 with a fractured finger


- Played all 26 postseason games for the Lightning, scoring a goal and adding 13 assists

- Ranked 2nd in the NHL during the postseason with a +11 rating

2013-14

- Led all Lightning defensemen and set career highs for goals (13), assists (42) and points (55) in a season

- Ranked 5th in the NHL among defensemen for points and was 9th (tie-Barrie) for goals

Career

- Member of Team Sweden at the 2012 World Championships

- Ranked 2nd on the Lightning during the 2011 Playoffs for average TOI (22:16)

#86: Nikita Kucherov (R) 5' 11", 178 lbs. / Jun 17, 1993 (22 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the second round, 58th overall, at the 2011 NHLDraftLast Goal: APR 11, 2015 vs BOSTONLast Assist: APR 9, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 5/13 (38%), 2 GDG




2014-15

- Set career highs for games played (82), goals (29), assists (36) and points (65)


- Ranked tied for 1st in the NHL with Montreal's Max Pacioretty with a +38 rating

- Tied for 2nd on the Lightning for goals and 3rd for points

- Ranked 3rd in the NHL during the postseason for points (22) and was tied for 3rd for goals (10)

- Was the lone player in the NHL postseason to score 2 overtime goals

2013-14

- Skated in 52 games with the Lightning, posting 9 goals and 18 points

- Scored his 1st career goal in his NHL debut, on his 1st shift and 1st shot, on Nov. 25 vs. NYR, becoming the 7th player in Lightning history to record a

goal in NHL debut

Career

- Represented Russia at the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships and 2011 U-18 World Championships

#89: Nikita Nesterov (D) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / Mar 28, 1993 (22 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Lightning in the fifth round, 158th overall, at the 2011 NHLDraftLast Goal: APR 9, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs BOSTONCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- Split time between the Lightning and AHL Syracuse, playing 27 games for the Bolts, scoring 2 goals and adding 5 assists

- Made his NHL debut on December 31 at Buffalo and scored his 1st career NHL goal on February 16 vs. Los Angeles

- Appeared in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games and notched his 1st career playoff goal during his playoff debut in Game 1 vs. Detroit in the first round

- Posted 3 goals and 14 points in 32 games for Syracuse to earn a spot on the AHL All-Star Team

2013-14

- Made his pro debut with AHL Syracuse, playing 54 games, posting 4 goals, all on the power play, and 12 assists

#90: Vladislav Namestnikov (C) 5' 11", 180 lbs. / Nov 22, 1992 (22 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected in the first round, 27th overall, at the 2011 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 30, 2015 @ MONTREAL (5)Last Assist: MAR 30, 2015 @ MONTREAL (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15

- Set career highs for games played (43), goals (9), assists (7) and points (16)

- Recorded his first career NHL point (assist) and goal (Tokarski) on Oct. 13 vs. MTL

- Made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in Game 1 in the first round vs. Detroit and recorded his first playoff point (assist) in Game 2 vs. Detroit

- Posted 14 goals and 35 points in 34 games for Syracuse to earn a spot on the AHL All-Star Team

2013-14

- Made his NHL debut on Feb. 8 vs. Detroit and skated in 4 games total for the Lightning

Career

- Member of the London Knights OHL Championship team in 2012, ranking 1st on the Knights and tied for 8th in the OHL for assists (49).

#91: Steven Stamkos (C) 6' 1", 194 lbs. / Feb 7, 1990 (25 years and 8 months)

(STAM-kohs, STEE-vehn)Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, first overall, at the 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 9, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Last Assist: APR 4, 2015 @ FLORIDA (2)Career Shootouts: 7/34 (21%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 23 18-9-27 11 16


2014-15


- Led the Lightning in goals (43) and tied Tyler Johnson for most points (72) during the regular season

- Ranked second in the NHL for goals with 43, trailing only Washington's Alex Ovechkin (53)

- Reached the 40-goal plateau for the fourth time in his career

- Scored his 250th career NHL goal on Dec. 9 vs. Columbus, becoming the 10th youngest player to reach that milestone

- Ranked tied for 3rd on the Lightning for points (18) and 5th for goals (7) in the postseason

2013-14

- Named 10th captain in Lightning history on March 6

- Missed 45 games with a broken right tibia (11/12-3/4)

- Announced to Team Canada’s roster for the 2014 Winter Olympics but missed due to injury

Career

- Won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for most goals in the NHL in 2009 (51 goals) and 2012 (60), sharing the award with Pittsburgh's Sidney

Crosby in 2009

- Selected to play in 3 NHL All-Star Games (2011, 2012, 2015)

TONIGHT’S GAMEThe Flyers start the 2015-16 season tonight with a visit to the Tampa Bay Lightning here at Amalie Arena. The Flyers are starting off a10-game month of October with tonight’s contest, and over the course of tonight and tomorrow play the first two of only four road gameson the month. This season starts off with one of two visits for the Flyers to Florida this season, both of which involve games against theLightning and Florida Panthers. They’ll be in Sunrise on Saturday to take on Florida, and then will return here for a back-to-back setagainst the Lightning and Panthers on March 11-12. After Saturday’s matchup against Florida, the Flyers will return home to host thePanthers on KIA Opening Night at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday, October 12. BROADCAST INFOTV: CSNRadio: 93.3 WMMR, ESPN 97.3 (Atlantic City, NJ) SEASON/ROAD OPENERSThe Flyers are opening the season on the road for the second consecutive year. Last year they opened up in Boston, dropping a 2-1decision. This is the first time the Flyers have ever opened their season against the Lightning and is also the first time they’ve openedthe year in the state of Florida at all. The previous southern-most opener in Flyers history was the 2009-10 opener, which was a 2-0win at Carolina. The Flyers have lost three consecutive opening night games – 3-1 at home vs. PIT in 2012-13 and 3-1 at home vs. TOR in 2013-14, inaddition to last year. Prior to that, they had won three opening night games in a row. The Flyers are 21-19-7 all-time in seasonopeners. The Flyers have also dropped three consecutive road openers – last year’s at Boston, along with a 4-1 setback at Montreal in 2013-14and a 5-2 loss in Buffalo in 2012-13. Prior to that, the Flyers had gone 4-0-1 in the previous five seasons of road openers. This is thefarthest south the Flyers have come for the first road game of the season since starting their away schedule in Atlanta in the 1979-80and 1976-77 seasons. The Flyers are 20-16-11 all-time in road openers. This is the third time in the last five seasons that the Flyers have served as the opponent for multiple home openers on their first roadtrip. They did so at the start of the shortened 2012-13 season, when after opening at home they went to New Jersey (3-0 L) and then toBuffalo (5-2 L). The season before, the Flyers did the same thing and swept both games, winning 2-1 at Boston before going to NewJersey and beating the Devils 3-0. That season’s win over Boston was the last time the Flyers have been an opening night opponentfor a team raising a banner before the game. vs. TAMPA BAY This is the first of three meetings between the two clubs this season. The other two meetings will take place over the course of a weekin March; for the Flyers, it’s a home-and-home situation, but the Lightning take on the Bruins between the two games. Mon 10/7 – PHI at TBLMon 3/7 – TBL vs. PHIFri 3/11 – PHI at TBL The teams also met three times last season. 10/30 at TBL – TBL 4, PHI 312/16 at PHI – TBL 3, PHI 11/12 at PHI – PHI 7, TBL 3 Claude Giroux led the Flyers in the season series last year with five assists, while Wayne Simmonds and Jake Voracek each hadtwo goals and two assists. Michael Raffl also had two goals. Steve Mason played the Dec. 16, 2014 game and absorbed a loss,making 20 saves on 22 shots.

Philadelphia Flyers: Media Notes

LIFETIME VS. TBLHome: 43 GP, 21-13-7-2, 51 pts (.593)Road: 45 GP, 22-21-1-1, 46 pts (.511)Total: 88 GP, 43-34-8-3, 97 pts (.551) PHI CAREER LEADERS VS. TBLGiroux – 23 GP, 3-20-23, 1.00 PPGGagner – 9 GP, 0-8-8, 0.89 PPGVoracek – 16 GP, 4-8-12, 0.75 PPG Mason – 5 GP, 1-3-0-1, 3.00 GAA, 0 SONeuvirth – 7 GP, 3-2-0-0, 2.84 GAA, 0 SO TBL CAREER LEADERS VS. PHIJohnson – 7 GP, 3-6-9, 1.29 PPGStamkos – 23 GP, 18-9-27, 1.17 PPGFilppula – 11 GP, 3-9-12, 1.09 PPG Poulin – 4 GP, 0-4-0-0, 4.18 GAA, 0 SOBishop – 3 GP, 1-1-0-0, 3.10 GAA, 0 SO TAMPA BAY NOTABLES The Flyers’ 7-3 win over Tampa Bay last January 12 snapped a six-game losing streak against the club. The Flyers are 4-12-1 vs.Tampa Bay since the start of the 2010-11 season. Prior to that, the Flyers had a record of 39-22-8-2 from the Lightning’s inception in1992 through the end of the 2009-10 season. John LeClair is the only Flyer ever to record a hat trick against Tampa Bay, doing so three times between 1995 and 2000. Roman Cechmanek was the last Flyer to shut out Tampa Bay. He did so three times over the course of 11 months – 1/12/01, 2/24/01and 12/1/01. The Flyers held Tampa Bay without a shot in the second period of a game on Nov. 22, 1999, marking the only period in Flyers historythe opponent has not had at least one shot. Tonight’s game marks the first game for Radko Gudas and Braydon Coburn against their former clubs since they were traded foreach other last March 2. If Gudas dresses tonight, it would also mark his Flyers debut. He missed the remaining time on last seasonfollowing the trade due to a knee injury. Coburn played four regular season games and 26 playoff games for the Lightning last year. He played nine seasons for the Flyers, recording 37 goals and 124 assists for 161 points in 576 games. DEBUTSThe Flyers have several players making team or NHL debuts tonight. It’s the NHL debut for 33-year-old defenseman EvgenyMedvedev, who came to the Flyers in the offseason from the KHL. Whenever they first dress, Sam Gagner, Radko Gudas andMichal Neuvirth will be making their Flyers debuts. Both Brandon Manning and Scott Laughton have played for the Flyers before,but this season is the first time either player has made the opening night roster. Tonight also marks the first NHL game for new Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol, who was named the 19th head coach in team historyon May 18. He comes to Philadelphia from the University of North Dakota, where he led the men’s hockey team to 11 NCAAtournaments and seven Frozen Fours in 11 years at the helm. Hakstol compiled a record of 289-143-43 in 475 games as UND’s headcoach, including a record of 29-10-3 last year. He had coached at his alma mater a total of 15 seasons, serving four years as anassistant to Dean Blais before taking the head job in 2004. Hakstol’s program has produced 20 NHL players, including JonathanToews (CHI), Matt Greene (LAK), T.J. Oshie (STL), Travis Zajac (NJD), Drew Stafford (BUF, WPG) and Chris VandeVelde (EDM,PHI). A total of 46 of his players have played professionally at some level. He had seven Hobey Baker Award finalists, including 2007winner Ryan Duncan, and had 11 All-Americans.

INJURY UPDATE The Flyers do not have any injuries heading into the 2015-16 season. 2015-16 Season Total: 0 MAN-GAMES LOST – LAST SIX SEASONS14-15: 322 (145 excluding LTI for Pronger, Timonen & White)13-14: 205 (74 excluding LTI for Pronger & Bourdon)12-13: 264 (48-game season)11-12: 44010-11: 24009-10: 205 UPCOMING MILESTONESCouturier – 3 to reach 100 PIM in NHL and as a FlyerGiroux – 4 to reach 500 games played in the NHL and as a FlyerSchenn – 6 to reach 500 games played in the NHL Simmonds – 9 to reach 100 assists as a Flyer; 9 to reach 200 points as a FlyerStreit – 4 to reach 100 points as a FlyerUmberger – 5 to reach 300 games as a FlyerVandeVelde – 10 to reach 100 games as a FlyerVoracek – 10 to reach 300 games played as a Flyer FLYERS FINAL REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS, 2014-15Avg. TOI: Streit, 22:21Shots: Giroux, 275Hits: Rinaldo, 209Blocked shots: Schultz, 163Takeaways: Couturier & Giroux, 40Faceoff Percentage: Giroux, 56.5% PRESEASON RECAPFLYERS PRESEASON SCHEDULE: 3-2-2 final record9/21 Flyers 5, Islanders 3 at PPL Center; Islanders 3, Flyers 2 at Barclays Center9/22 Flyers 5, NY Rangers 3 at Wells Fargo Center9/25 Flyers 5, NY Islanders 2 at Wells Fargo Center9/28 NY Rangers 3, Flyers 2 (OT) at Madison Square Garden9/30 New Jersey 4, Flyers 2 at Wells Fargo Center10/2 New Jersey 3, Flyers 2 (SO) at Prudential Center Michael Del Zotto led the Flyers in scoring in the preseason with a goal and four assists for five points in four games. EvgenyMedvedev had the same scoring line over five games. Brayden Schenn and Shayne Gostisbehere each had three goals, whileSchenn and Sam Gagner were the only two players to play in the maximum six games available. NOTES OF THE NIGHTThe Flyers are trying to shake a few consecutive years of slow starts to the season. Here is how they have fared over the first 10games of the season in each of the past three years:2014-15: 4-4-22013-14: 3-7-02012-13: 4-6-0

Steve Mason had a solid preseason after posting a 2.25 GAA and a .928 save percentage last season. Mason recorded the second-highest save percentage in Flyers history for a goaltender that played the majority of the team’s games in a given season. The topthree are as follows:Player Year GP SV%Bernie Parent 1973-74 73 .933Steve Mason 2014-15 51 .928Roman Cechmanek 2002-03 58 .923 Note: In 1967-68, Doug Favell (37 GP) and Bernie Parent (38 GP) split the 74-game season essentially in half, with Favell recording a.931 sv% and Parent recording a .926. Mason had the lowest full-season GAA for a Flyers goaltender since 2003-04, when Robert Esche finished the year with a 2.04 GAA. His 5-on-5 save percentage was the best in the NHL last year (.944) and his GAA in that situation of 1.73 was second-best in theleague, behind only Carey Price (1.67). The Flyers had the league’s best power play in the preseason, going 10-for-30 (33.3 pct). Last season the unit was third-best in theNHL at 23.4 percent. On home ice, the Flyers set a new franchise high of 28.0 percent, breaking the club’s previous high of 27.8 pctset in 2012-13 that covered seasons from 1982-83 until now. (Home/road power play splits were first kept in 1982; Flyers teampercentages prior to that were not available.)

Dave Hakstol was named the 19th head coach in Flyers history on May 18, 2015. Hakstol, 47 (7/30/1968), comes to the Flyers from the University of North Dakota, where he served as the head coach of the school’s hockeyprogram for 11 seasons. During that time, Hakstol’s teams posted an overall record of 289-143-43 (.654). The Warburg, Alberta native ledUND to the NCAA postseason in each of his 11 seasons, including seven appearances in the NCAA Frozen Four, most of any program in thecountry during that span. North Dakota won three regular-season conference titles under Hakstol (WCHA 2008-09 and 2010-11; NCHC 2014-15). He also led UND tofour WCHA playoff titles (05-06, 09-10, 10-11 and 11-12). 46 of Hakstol’s players at UND played professionally in 2014-15 and 20 played in the NHL, including Jonathan Toews of the ChicagoBlackhawks and Matt Greene of the Los Angeles Kings. UND produced a total of 42 NHL draft picks during Hakstol’s tenure, including eightfirst-round picks.

Philadelphia Flyers: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Dave Hakstol

#30: Michal Neuvirth (G) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Mar 23, 1988 (27 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by Washington in 2nd round (34th overall) of 2006 Entry DraftAcquired: Acquired from Buffalo in exchange for Chad Johnson and a third-round pick in the 2016 draft on Mar. 2, 2015Last Win: MAR 9, 2015 @ TORONTO (3)Last SO: MAR 11, 2012 vs TORONTO (68)Career Shootouts: 43/69 (.623), 10-11


Career vs. Opp 7 3-2-0 0 2.84 .919


2014-15: Appeared in 27 games with BUF and five games with NYI, combining for a 2.98 GAA, .914 sv% and a 7-20-4 record... His 49 saveson Nov. 7 vs. Edmonton were the second-highest total of his career...Made 45 saves, including 27 in the second period, on Jan. 9 at TampaBay...Traded from the Sabres to the Islanders on Mar. 2 in exchange for Chad Johnson and a third-round pick in 2016...Earned his first win withthe Islanders on Mar. 9 at Toronto. Playoffs: Made one appearance, stopping six saves in 11 minutes in relief of Jaroslav Halak in Game 5of NYI's first-round series vs. Washington.

#35: Steve Mason (G) 6' 4", 217 lbs. / May 29, 1988 (27 years and 4 months)

Drafted: by Columbus, 3rd round (69th overall) in 2006Acquired: from Columbus for Michael Leighton and 3rd rounder in 2015, April 3,20137th NHL / 3rd PHI SeasonLast Win: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (1)Last SO: MAR 12, 2015 @ ST. LOUIS (9)Career Shootouts: 108/169 (.639), 17-31


Career vs. Opp 5 1-3-1 0 3.00 .863


2014-15: Appeared in 51 games… recorded a .928 save percentage, which ranked third in the NHL and was the second-best single-season savepercentage in franchise history for a goalie that played the majority of the team’s games in that season… recorded a 2.25 GAA, which ranked seventh inthe NHL and was the lowest for a regular Flyers goaltender since 2003-04… recorded 150th NHL win on April 5 vs. PIT…on two occasions, recordedshutouts in games the Flyers lost in the shootout, March 12 at STL and Nov. 24 at NYI… were the second and third times in his career he was creditedwith a shutout when losing in a shootout (4-9-10, DET at CBJ)… the 46 saves on Nov. 24 were the second-most he’d ever made in an NHL game, oneshy of his career high of 47, done twice with CBJ (11-19-10 at ANA, 12-17-08 vs. SJS), and marked the most he’s ever had in a shutout and the mosthe’s had as a Flyer.

#3: Radko Gudas (D) 6' 0", 204 lbs. / Jun 5, 1990 (25 years and 4 months)

Drafted: by Tampa Bay in the third round (66th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.Acquired: from Tampa Bay along with a 1st and 3rd round pick in 2015 for BraydonCoburn, March 2, 2015.Last Goal: DEC 4, 2014 vs BUFFALO (8)Last Assist: DEC 1, 2014 @ NY RANGERS (10)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 31 games for Tampa Bay, recording two goals and three assists… was +3 in a 7-4 win at CBJ on Nov. 8… credited with the

game-winning goal after scoring 2:33 into the game in a 5-0 win vs. BUF… played a season-high 21:49 Dec. 20 at NYI… sustained a right knee injury

Dec. 29 vs TOR and underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on January 6… acquired by the Flyers from Tampa Bay along with 1st and 3rd round picks in

2015 in exchange for Braydon Coburn… continued his rehab upon arrival in Philadelphia but did not return to the ice for the rest of the season.

#10: Brayden Schenn (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Aug 22, 1991 (24 years and 1 month)

Drafted: by Los Angeles, 1st round (5th overall) in 2009Acquired: from Los Angeles with Wayne Simmonds and 2nd rounder in 2012 for MikeRichards and Rob Bordson, June 23, 2011.6th NHL / 4th PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (2)Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs OTTAWACareer Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 11 1-5-6 -9 2


2014-15: Appeared in all 82 regular season games for the second consecutive season… Finished 5th on the team in both goals (18) and points (47)…

Finished 4th on the team in assists (29) and power play goals (7)… Averaged 17:04 in ice time… Led the team in game-winning goals (6)… Recorded

six game-winning goals, one being an overtime game winner on Oct. 28 vs. LAK… Recorded a career high in assists (29) and points (47)… Recorded

four two-goal games… Recorded his 100th point as a Flyer on Nov. 22 vs. CBJ… Played in his 200th game as a Flyer on Nov. 19 at NYR… Recorded

his 100th point in the NHL on Nov. 15, 2014 at MTL… Recorded a career-high 5-game scoring streak from Nov. 4-15… Played in his 200th game in the

NHL on Oct. 25 vs. DET… on Oct. 18 at Dallas, scored off an assist from his brother Luke, marking the first time in the NHL that the brothers had

hooked up for a goal.

#12: Michael Raffl (L) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / Dec 1, 1988 (26 years and 10 months)

Drafted: N/AAcquired: Signed as a free agent, May 31, 20132nd NHL / 2nd PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 4, 2015 @ CAROLINA (4)Last Assist: APR 5, 2015 vs PITTSBURGH (3)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 67 games…tallied a career-high 21 goals, more than twice as much as the previous season… recorded career-high six shots April

1 at PIT… recorded first career shorthanded goal March 8 at NJD… missed eight games while recovering from pneumonia (Jan. 27-Feb. 15)… played

his 100th career game Jan. 3 at NJD… missed eight games with a lower body injury from Nov. Diagnosed with a lower body injury after blocking a shot

Nov. 4 vs. EDM and missed eight games (Nov.6-24)… recorded his first career two-goal game Oct. 25 vs. Detroit and tied a career high with three points

(2G, 1A).

#14: Sean Couturier (C) 6' 3", 197 lbs. / Dec 7, 1992 (22 years and 10 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (8th overall) in 20114th NHL / 4th PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 9, 2015 vs CAROLINA (1)Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs OTTAWACareer Shootouts: 2/14 (14%), 0 GDG


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


2014-15: Appeared in all 82 games for the second consecutive season… recorded his 100th career NHL point (assist) Dec. 29 at ARI… played 24:57 on

Nov. 24 at NYI, the second-highest ice time in a single regular season game in his career… recorded first career power play goal Dec. 2 at SJS…

recorded a goal and two assists for three points on Oct. 22 at Pittsburgh, his second career game of three or more points… had two six-game point

streaks (Dec. 2-13 and April 1-11), which tied career highs… had two four-game assist streaks (Dec. 3-11 and April 1-7).

#15: Michael Del Zotto (D) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / Jun 24, 1990 (25 years and 3 months)

Drafted: by NY Rangers, 1st round (20th overall) in 2008Acquired: Signed as a free agent, August 5, 20146th NHL / 1st PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 5, 2015 vs PITTSBURGH (3)Last Assist: APR 4, 2015 @ CAROLINA (4)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15: Recorded a total of 32 points over 64 games… played a career-high 30:18 in a 3-2 OTL vs. SJS on March 28… scored his first goal as a Flyer

Nov. 6 vs. FLA… tallied a six-game point streak Jan. 17-31… posted a three-game assist streak Oct. 11-18.

#17: Wayne Simmonds (R) 6' 2", 183 lbs. / Aug 26, 1988 (27 years and 1 month)

Drafted: by Los Angeles, 2nd round (61st overall) in 2007Acquired: from Los Angeles with Brayden Schenn and 2nd rounder in 2012 for MikeRichards and Rob Bordson, June 23, 2011.7th NHL / 4th PHI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 25, 2015 vs CHICAGOLast Assist: MAR 21, 2015 @ EDMONTON (1)Career Shootouts: 7/20 (35%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 15 6-3-9 -5 49


2014-15: Appeared in 75 regular season games, recording a career-high 50 points… Led the team in goals (28)… Finished 5th on the team in assists

(22)… Finished 4th on the team in points (50)… Finished 3rd on the team in PIM (66)… Led the team in power play goals (14)… Led the team in game-

winning goals (6)… Finished third on the team in shots (188)… Led the team in face-off win percentage (80.0%)… Recorded a career high eight-game

point-streak from Feb 8-22… Played in his 500th game in the NHL on Jan. 31 vs. TOR…Reached 600 PIM in the NHL on Jan. 7 vs. OTT… Scored his

100th goal as a Flyer on March 25 vs. CHI…Recorded goals in three consecutive games from Oct. 9-14, including two consecutive two-goal games…

Recorded two goals Oct. 11 vs. MTL, his 15th multi-goal game… Received second star honors after recording two goals and an assist Oct. 9 vs. NJD,

his eighth career game of three points or more and his 14th career multi-goal game.

#20: R.J. Umberger (C) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / May 3, 1982 (33 years and 5 months)

UHM-buhr-guhr, AHR-JAYDrafted: by Vancouver, 1st round (16th overall) in 2001Acquired: from Columbus with 4th rounder in 2015 for Scott Hartnell, June 23, 2014.10th NHL / 4th PHI SeasonLast Goal: JAN 27, 2015 vs ARIZONA (18)Last Assist: FEB 21, 2015 vs NASHVILLE (8)Career Shootouts: 0/5 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 22 5-6-11 1 0


2014-15: Appeared in 67 games… Played his 700th NHL game on Dec. 16 vs. TBL… Played in his 100th game as a Flyer on Dec. 29 at ARI…

Recorded his 200th NHL assist on Dec. 13 vs. CAR... Scored his first goal of the season Oct. 22 at Pittsburgh, his first in a Flyers uniform in over six

years (4/4/08 vs. NJD).

#21: Scott Laughton (C) 6' 1", 177 lbs. / May 30, 1994 (21 years and 4 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (20th overall) in 2012Last Goal: DEC 20, 2014 @ TORONTO (15)Last Assist: JAN 12, 2015 vs TAMPA BAY (5)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15: Split season between the Flyers and AHL Lehigh Valley... recorded 27 points (14G, 13A) in 39 games with the Phantoms and six points (2G,

4A) in 31 gamse with the Flyers... recorded his first NHL goal Dec. 13 vs. CAR.

#22: Luke Schenn (D) 6' 2", 229 lbs. / Nov 2, 1989 (25 years and 11 months)

Drafted: by Toronto, 1st round (5th overall) in 2008Acquired: from Toronto for James van Riemsdyk, June 23, 2012.7th NHL / 3rd PHI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 10, 2015 vs DALLAS (5)Last Assist: MAR 8, 2015 @ NEW JERSEY (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 25 0-4-4 0 16


2014-15: Appeared in 58 games… Recorded 11 assists this season, his most as a Flyer… Was 3rd on the team with 194 hits… Tied for 4th on the team

with 89 blocked shots… Recorded his 100th NHL point with a goal Nov. 4 vs. Edmonton, which was assisted by his brother Brayden…Assisted a goal by

Brayden on Oct. 18 at Dallas, marking the first time the two had combined for a goal in the NHL… Averaged 18:04 in ice time… Recorded a three game

point streak from Jan 17-20.

#23: Brandon Manning (D) 6' 1", 195 lbs. / Jun 4, 1990 (25 years and 4 months)

Drafted: N/AAcquired: Signed as a free agent, November 23, 2010.Last Goal: -Last Assist: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 11 NHL games, recording three assists... appeared in 58 games for AHL Lehigh Valley, recording 11 goals and 32 assists for 43

points... was named an AHL All-Star for the second time in his career.

#24: Matt Read (R) 5' 10", 185 lbs. / Jun 14, 1986 (29 years and 3 months)

Drafted: N/AAcquired: Signed as a free agent, March 23, 20114th NHL / 4th PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 11, 2015 vs OTTAWALast Assist: MAR 25, 2015 vs CHICAGO (7)Career Shootouts: 6/20 (30%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 11 1-2-3 -1 0


2014-15: Appeared in 80 games…Played 200th game as a Flyer on Oct. 14 vs. ANA…Recorded a four- game point-scoring streak Feb. 8-15 (2G, 2A)…

Posted 30 points with 8 goals and tied for 5th on the team with 22 assists.

#25: Ryan White (C) 6' 0", 201 lbs. / Mar 17, 1988 (27 years and 6 months)

Drafted: by Montreal, 3rd round (66th overall) in 2006Acquired: Signed as a free agent, August 7, 2014Last Goal: APR 5, 2015 vs PITTSBURGH (3)Last Assist: MAR 14, 2015 vs DETROIT (12)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 34 games for the Flyers… Recorded 6 goals, 6 assists, and 12 points… Recorded one game-winning goal on Mar. 25th vs. CHI…

Assigned to the Phantoms on Dec. 28th after missing the first three months of the season due to a torn pectoral muscle sustained during offseason

training… Appeared in 11 games for the Phantoms, recording 1 goal and 2 assists.

#28: Claude Giroux (C) 5' 11", 172 lbs. / Jan 12, 1988 (27 years and 8 months)

Drafted: by Flyers, 1st round (22nd overall) in 20068th NHL / 8th PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (2)Last Assist: APR 9, 2015 vs CAROLINA (1)Career Shootouts: 18/52 (35%), 5 GDG


Career vs. Opp 23 3-20-23 -1 8


2014-15: Ranked 2nd on the team in scoring with 73 points (25G, 48A)… recorded four two-goal games on the season… took the second-most faceoffs

in the NHL (1878) and won 56.6 percent of them, the second-best winning percentage in the league among players who took 1200 or more faceoffs…

named an NHL all-star… recorded a four-point night (2G, 2A) in a 7-4 win at TOR… did not play in a 5-2 loss at New Jersey, snapping a streak of 168

games played since April 7, 2012 Went 23-for-28 (82 percent) in the faceoff circle, including 10-for-10 in the first period, on Nov. 22 vs. CBJ, becoming

the first Flyer since 2005 (Michal Handzus) to win 23 or more faceoffs in a game… Recorded a five-game scoring streak Nov. 4-15 (3-5-8)…Recorded

his fourth career regular-season overtime game-winning goal 2:49 into overtime in a 6-5 win at Dallas on Oct. 18… Recorded a six-game point streak

Dec. 3-16 (1-7-8).

#32: Mark Streit (D) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / Dec 11, 1977 (37 years and 9 months)

Drafted: by Montreal, 9th round (262nd overall) in 2004Acquired: from NY Islanders for Shane Harper and 4th rounder in 2014, June 12,2013.9th NHL / 2nd PHI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 3, 2015 vs CALGARY (17)Last Assist: APR 9, 2015 vs CAROLINA (1)Career Shootouts: 0/6 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 30 4-18-22 2 14


2014-15: Appeared in 81 games…Finished 3rd on the team in assists (43) and points (52)… Led the team in average ice time (22:22)… Won the Barry

Ashbee Trophy as the team's top defenseman and the Yanick Dupre Class Guy Memorial Award for illustrating character, dignity and respect for the

sport both on and off the ice.Recorded four 4-game point streaks from Oct. 9-18, Dec. 3-11, Jan. 6-12, and Jan. 17-27… Played in his 600th game in the

NHL on Dec. 11 vs. NJD… Played in his 100th game as a Flyer on Nov. 22 vs. CBJ.

#40: Vincent Lecavalier (C) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Apr 21, 1980 (35 years and 5 months)

Drafted: by Tampa Bay, 1st round (1st overall) in 1998Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 5, 201316th NHL / 2nd PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 1, 2015 @ PITTSBURGH (4)Last Assist: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 14/61 (23%), 6 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 57 games… recorded 2 assists vs NYI on Feb. 5… Reached 800 PIM in NHL Jan. 29 vs. WPG… reached 100 games as a Flyer

Jan. 14 at WSH… recorded five goals and an assist during team’s eight-game holiday road trip from Dec. 20-Jan. 3… recorded two three-game point

streaks, Oct. 9-Nov. 1 (2G, 2A) and Dec. 31-Jan. 3 (2G, 1A).

#55: Nick Schultz (D) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Aug 25, 1982 (33 years and 1 month)

Drafted: by Minnesota, 2nd round (33rd overall) in 2000Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 2, 201413th NHL / 1st PHI SeasonLast Goal: FEB 5, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (30)Last Assist: MAR 25, 2015 vs CHICAGO (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 80 regular season games… Finished 6th on the team in total average ice time (19:02)… Recorded his first goal as a Flyer on Jan.

25 vs. WPG, snapping a 125-game goalless streak that dated back to April 8, 2013… Recorded game-winning goal on Jan. 29 vs. WPG… On Jan. 10

vs. BOS, was involved in his first NHL fight in nearly five years… Recorded his seventh career multi-point game Jan 8 vs. WSH (2A), his first since Nov.

19, 2010… Played 900th game in the NHL on Nov. 26 @ DET… Reached his 400th PIM in the NHL on Dec. 11 vs. NJD.

#76: Chris VandeVelde (C) 6' 2", 190 lbs. / Mar 15, 1987 (28 years and 6 months)

Drafted: N/AAcquired: Signed as a free agent, Dec. 12, 2013.Last Goal: MAR 7, 2015 @ BOSTON (16)Last Assist: FEB 22, 2015 vs WASHINGTON (22)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 72 games… Recorded a career high in goals (9), assists (6), and points (15)… Won the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the

team's most improved player as voted by his teammates… Recorded a 3-game scoring streak from Jan. 17-20… Scored his first goal as a Flyer on Oct.

28 vs. Los Angeles, his first NHL goal since March 25, 2012 when he scored for Edmonton vs. Columbus.

#78: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (L) 6' 0", 198 lbs. / Mar 6, 1985 (30 years and 7 months)

Drafted: N/AAcquired: Signed as a free agent, June 11, 20141st NHL / 1st PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (2)Last Assist: APR 1, 2015 @ PITTSBURGH (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 81 games in his first NHL season…scored in two consecutive games Nov. 4 and 6…scored his first NHL goal Oct. 22 at PIT.

#82: Evgeny Medvedev (D) 6' 3", 198 lbs. / Aug 27, 1982 (33 years and 1 month)

Drafted: N/AAcquired: Signed as a free agent, May 20, 2015Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2014-15: Appeared in 43 games for Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL… Recorded 16 points (3G,13A)… Posted 26 penalty minutes and a plus-12 rating…

Represented Russia at the World Championships… Received the silver medal after losing to Canada in the gold-medal game… Playoffs: Recorded one

goal and four assists in 14 games… Posted 12 penalty minutes.

#89: Sam Gagner (C) 5' 11", 202 lbs. / Aug 10, 1989 (26 years and 1 month)

Drafted: EDM's 1st choice (1st round, 6th overall) in the 2007 Entry DraftAcquired: From TBL with B.J. Crombeen in exchange for a 6th round draft choice inthe 2015 Entry Draft on June 29, 2014Last Goal: APR 11, 2015 vs ANAHEIMLast Assist: APR 4, 2015 vs SAN JOSE (3)Career Shootouts: 19/62 (31%), 10 GDG




2014-15: Appeared in 81 games for ARI… Finished 2nd on the team in goals (15), assists (37), and points (41)… Ranked 3rd on the team in power play

goals (6) and overtime goals (1)… Finished 5th on the team in shots (183), a career high… Recorded three three-game point streaks, last from Jan. 29 -

Feb. 1 (2G,2A)… Recorded game-winning goal on Mar. 26 at Buffalo… Registered 7 multi-point games… Recorded a four-point game on Dec. 14 at

EDM (2G,2A).

#93: Jakub Voracek (R) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Aug 15, 1989 (26 years and 1 month)

Drafted: by Columbus, 1st round (7th overall) in 2007Acquired: from Columbus with a 1st rounder and 3rd rounder in 2011 for Jeff Carter,June 23, 2011.7th NHL / 4th PHI SeasonLast Goal: APR 5, 2015 vs PITTSBURGH (3)Last Assist: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (2)Career Shootouts: 8/26 (31%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 16 4-8-12 1 4


2014-15: Appeared in all 82 games, his third consecutive perfect season… Led the team in points (82) and assists (59) while finishing third in goals

(22)… assist total was second-most in the NHL, and also finished fourth in the league in points… Won the Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP and the

Gene Hart Memorial Award… made his first career All-Star appearance… Played his 500th NHL game on Jan. 31 vs. TOR… Participated in his second

career NHL fight Jan. 20 vs. PIT… Reached 200 points as a Flyer on Dec. 23 at MIN… Tied a career high with four assists on Dec. 20 at TOR…

Recorded his 300th point in the NHL on Oct. 25 vs. DET… Became only the sixth Flyer in team history to record 10 multi-point games over the first 19

games of the season... Recorded a career-high 10-game scoring streak from Oct. 22 - Nov.15… …Recorded a three-point night, 1G, 2A in a 6-5 OTW at

Dallas on Oct. 18.

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