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Washington CapitalsGame Notes

Thu, Feb 18, 2021 NHL Game #667

Washington CapitalsTeam Game: 15Home Game: 8

7 - 4 - 3 (17 pts)4 - 2 - 1 (Home)3 - 2 - 2 (Road)

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 13Road Game: 5

4 - 6 - 2 (10 pts)2 - 5 - 1 (Home)2 - 1 - 1 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%31 Craig Anderson 1 0 1 0 5.27 .75041 Vitek Vanecek 12 6 3 2 3.06 .906

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%35 Linus Ullmark 7 3 2 2 2.63 .91240 Carter Hutton 5 1 4 0 2.85 .898

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Justin Schultz 10 2 5 7 8 03 D Nick Jensen 11 0 3 3 2 24 D Brenden Dillon 14 1 4 5 3 168 L Alex Ovechkin 10 5 8 13 -4 29 D Dmitry Orlov 9 0 0 0 -3 2

10 R Daniel Sprong 10 2 1 3 -1 013 L Jakub Vrana 13 5 5 10 4 414 R Richard Panik 14 1 4 5 -6 819 C Nicklas Backstrom 14 7 12 19 -1 420 C Lars Eller 10 2 3 5 -4 421 R Garnet Hathaway 14 2 3 5 2 1026 C Nic Dowd 14 2 2 4 0 1633 D Zdeno Chara 14 2 3 5 4 1034 D Jonas Siegenthaler 6 0 0 0 -3 243 R Tom Wilson 12 5 7 12 -1 957 D Trevor van Riemsdyk 7 1 0 1 -3 062 L Carl Hagelin 14 1 1 2 -1 273 L Conor Sheary 11 3 1 4 0 674 D John Carlson 14 4 8 12 -8 277 R T.J. Oshie 13 2 6 8 -6 1092 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 6 2 2 4 0 4

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM3 D William Borgen 2 0 0 0 0 04 L Taylor Hall 12 1 8 9 -9 69 C Jack Eichel 12 2 9 11 -8 2

10 D Henri Jokiharju 9 1 0 1 -4 012 C Eric Staal 12 3 2 5 -6 413 L Tobias Rieder 12 3 0 3 -2 015 C Riley Sheahan 12 1 1 2 1 219 D Jake McCabe 11 1 2 3 2 920 C Cody Eakin 12 0 1 1 -3 021 R Kyle Okposo 7 0 0 0 -2 023 R Sam Reinhart 10 3 4 7 -11 026 D Rasmus Dahlin 12 1 3 4 -12 427 C Curtis Lazar 10 3 1 4 1 033 D Colin Miller 12 1 2 3 -10 444 D Matt Irwin 5 0 1 1 -3 453 L Jeff Skinner 12 0 1 1 -1 655 D Rasmus Ristolainen 10 2 4 6 2 662 D Brandon Montour 10 0 2 2 -6 868 L Victor Olofsson 12 5 6 11 -7 072 R Tage Thompson 7 0 1 1 -2 2

Senior VP and General Manager Brian MacLellanHead Coach Peter LavioletteAssistant Coaches Scott Arniel, Blaine Forsythe,

Kevin McCarthy, BrettLeonhardt (Video)

Goaltending Coach Scott MurrayVideo Coordinator Jared Elenberger

Owner/CEO Terry PegulaOwner/President Kim PegulaGeneral Manager Kevyn AdamsHead Coach Ralph KruegerCoaching Staff Mike Bales (Assistant Coach),

Don Granato (AssistantCoach), Steve Smith (Assistant

Coach), Myles Fee (VideoCoach), Kyle Smith (Video

Coordinator)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Francois StLaurent (8), Dean Morton (36) Linesmen Brandon Gawryletz (64), James Tobias (61)

Supervisor Video JudgeNtl. Anthem

Today's ScheduleMIN @ ANA : 7:00 LAK @ ARI : 7:00 NJD @ BOS : 7:00 NSH @ CBJ : 7:00 NYR @ PHI : 7:00 NYI @ PIT : 7:00SJS @ STL : 7:00 OTT @ TOR : 7:00 BUF @ WSH : 7:00

Washington Capitals: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Justin Schultz D 6' 2" 186 Jul 6, 1990 Kelowna, BC, CAN3 Nick Jensen D 6' 1" 205 Sep 21, 1990 Rogers, MN, USA4 Brenden Dillon D 6' 4" 220 Nov 13, 1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 238 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' 11" 211 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS10 Daniel Sprong R 6' 0" 200 Mar 17, 1997 Amsterdam, NLD13 Jakub Vrana L 6' 0" 197 Feb 28, 1996 Prague, CZE14 Richard Panik R 6' 2" 203 Feb 7, 1991 Martin, SVK19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 206 Nov 23, 1987 Gävle, SWE20 Lars Eller C 6' 2" 208 May 8, 1989 Rodovre, DNK21 Garnet Hathaway R 6' 2" 212 Nov 23, 1991 Kennebunkport, ME, USA26 Nic Dowd C 6' 1" 192 May 27, 1990 Huntsville, AL, USA31 Craig Anderson G 6' 2" 186 May 21, 1981 Park Ridge, IL, USA33 Zdeno Chara D 6' 9" 250 Mar 18, 1977 Trencin, SVK34 Jonas Siegenthaler D 6' 3" 211 May 6, 1997 Zurich, CHE41 Vitek Vanecek G 6' 2" 187 Jan 9, 1996 Havlickuv Brod, CZE43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 220 Mar 29, 1994 Toronto, ON, CAN57 Trevor van Riemsdyk D 6' 3" 188 Jul 24, 1991 Middletown, NJ, USA62 Carl Hagelin L 5' 11" 185 Aug 23, 1988 Sodertalje, SWE73 Conor Sheary L 5' 9" 178 Jun 8, 1992 Winchester, MA, USA74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 215 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA77 T.J. Oshie R 5' 11" 196 Dec 23, 1986 Everett, WA, USA92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 1" 205 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 204 Age: 30.6

Goal StreaksJAKUB VRANA (2 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksLARS ELLER (1-2-3 / 3 Games)JAKUB VRANA (2-0-2 / 2 Games)NICKLAS BACKSTROM (2-4-6 / 4 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (22 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place3 William Borgen D 6' 3" 205 Dec 19, 1996 Moorhead, MN, USA4 Taylor Hall L 6' 1" 206 Nov 14, 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN9 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 213 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA10 Henri Jokiharju D 6' 0" 199 Jun 17, 1999 Oulu, FIN12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 195 Oct 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN13 Tobias Rieder L 5' 11" 189 Jan 10, 1993 Landshut, DEU15 Riley Sheahan C 6' 2" 216 Dec 7, 1991 St. Catharines, ON, CAN19 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 204 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA20 Cody Eakin C 6' 0" 196 May 24, 1991 Winnipeg, MB, CAN21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA23 Sam Reinhart R 6' 2" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN26 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' 3" 207 Apr 13, 2000 Lidkoping, SWE27 Curtis Lazar C 6' 0" 193 Feb 2, 1995 Salmon Arm, BC, CAN33 Colin Miller D 6' 1" 199 Oct 29, 1992 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 215 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE40 Carter Hutton G 6' 0" 208 Dec 19, 1985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN44 Matt Irwin D 6' 2" 189 Nov 29, 1987 Victoria, BC, CAN53 Jeff Skinner L 5' 11" 197 May 16, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 221 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN62 Brandon Montour D 6' 0" 194 Apr 11, 1994 Brantford, ON, CAN68 Victor Olofsson L 5' 11" 182 Jul 18, 1995 Ornskoldsvik, SWE72 Tage Thompson R 6' 7" 219 Oct 30, 1997 Phoenix, AZ, USA

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 202 Age: 27.7

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)28 Zemgus Girgensons L 6' 2" 213 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

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

C 19 Nicklas Backstrom 14 7 12 19 -1 4 2 0 0 31 22.6 19:39 39.69 6 8L 8 Alex Ovechkin 10 5 8 13 -4 2 1 0 1 39 12.8 20:55 0.00 31 7R 43 Tom Wilson 12 5 7 12 -1 9 1 0 1 22 22.7 18:18 41.66 51 6D 74 John Carlson 14 4 8 12 -8 2 3 0 1 39 10.3 24:52 0.00 15 18L 13 Jakub Vrana 13 5 5 10 4 4 0 0 2 27 18.5 15:52 100.00 13 1R 77 T.J. Oshie 13 2 6 8 -6 10 2 0 0 23 8.7 18:49 50.58 28 7D 2 Justin Schultz 10 2 5 7 8 0 0 0 1 20 10.0 18:37 0.00 4 10C 20 Lars Eller 10 2 3 5 -4 4 0 0 0 20 10.0 16:38 53.75 7 3R 21 Garnet Hathaway 14 2 3 5 2 10 0 0 0 15 13.3 12:32 50.00 49 6D 33 Zdeno Chara 14 2 3 5 4 10 0 0 0 24 8.3 19:51 0.00 23 19D 4 Brenden Dillon 14 1 4 5 3 16 0 0 0 12 8.3 19:02 0.00 30 18R 14 Richard Panik 14 1 4 5 -6 8 1 0 0 25 4.0 12:40 25.00 27 6L 73 Conor Sheary 11 3 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 11 27.3 10:54 33.33 5 5C 26 Nic Dowd 14 2 2 4 0 16 0 0 0 13 15.4 14:32 50.27 20 7C 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 6 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 16 12.5 16:32 41.09 2 5R 10 Daniel Sprong 10 2 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 13 15.4 08:59 25.00 5 1D 3 Nick Jensen 11 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 13 0.0 17:22 0.00 16 15L 62 Carl Hagelin 14 1 1 2 -1 2 0 0 0 21 4.8 15:13 22.22 7 8D 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk 7 1 0 1 -3 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 18:19 0.00 4 13D 9 Dmitry Orlov 9 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 18:07 0.00 9 8D 34 Jonas Siegenthaler 6 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 15:32 0.00 6 10

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM31 Craig Anderson 1 23 5.27 0 1 0 0 2 6 .750 0 0 041 Vitek Vanecek 12 705 3.06 6 3 2 0 36 346 .906 0 0 0

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

L 68 Victor Olofsson 12 5 6 11 -7 0 4 0 0 36 13.9 18:11 0.00 2 3C 9 Jack Eichel 12 2 9 11 -8 2 1 0 1 42 4.8 21:12 53.87 5 8L 4 Taylor Hall 12 1 8 9 -9 6 1 0 0 31 3.2 20:31 0.00 12 4R 23 Sam Reinhart 10 3 4 7 -11 0 2 0 1 26 11.5 20:46 50.00 2 3D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 10 2 4 6 2 6 1 0 0 20 10.0 23:34 0.00 35 13C 12 Eric Staal 12 3 2 5 -6 4 1 0 0 19 15.8 15:09 54.68 5 5C 27 Curtis Lazar 10 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 27.3 12:08 46.87 25 2D 26 Rasmus Dahlin 12 1 3 4 -12 4 1 0 0 34 2.9 20:42 0.00 10 7L 13 Tobias Rieder 12 3 0 3 -2 0 0 0 0 17 17.6 12:57 0.00 9 9D 19 Jake McCabe 11 1 2 3 2 9 0 0 0 13 7.7 19:17 0.00 18 13D 33 Colin Miller 12 1 2 3 -10 4 1 0 0 14 7.1 18:04 0.00 23 12C 15 Riley Sheahan 12 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 25.0 11:41 61.17 4 4D 62 Brandon Montour 10 0 2 2 -6 8 0 0 0 17 0.0 21:01 0.00 8 12D 10 Henri Jokiharju 9 1 0 1 -4 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 17:37 0.00 5 9C 20 Cody Eakin 12 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 13:58 57.57 6 2D 44 Matt Irwin 5 0 1 1 -3 4 0 0 0 7 0.0 16:39 0.00 12 9L 53 Jeff Skinner 12 0 1 1 -1 6 0 0 0 27 0.0 13:57 50.00 4 4R 72 Tage Thompson 7 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 11 0.0 13:50 50.00 11 4D 3 William Borgen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 16:04 0.00 8 3R 21 Kyle Okposo 7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 12:30 0.00 4 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM35 Linus Ullmark 7 434 2.63 3 2 2 0 19 197 .912 0 0 040 Carter Hutton 5 274 2.85 1 4 0 0 13 115 .898 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington CapitalsTeam Records

Buffalo Sabres Washington CapitalsLast game: Tuesday VS NY ISLANDERS (3-0 L) Tuesday AT PITTSBURGH (3-1 W)Next game: Saturday AT NEW JERSEY Saturday VS NY RANGERS

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

Last 5 Games: 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 4 - 0Last 10 Games: 4 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 11-Goal Games: 3 - 1 - 2 4 - 0 - 32-Goal Games 0 - 3 2 - 23-Goal Games 1 - 2 1 - 2

Scoring first 2 - 0 - 1 5 - 3 - 2Opponent scoring first 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 1 - 1Leading after 1 period 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 3Trailing after 1 period 2 - 4 - 0 1 - 2 - 0

Tied after 1 period 1 - 2 - 2 4 - 0 - 0Leading after 2 periods 2 - 0 - 0 5 - 1 - 0Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 6 - 1 0 - 2 - 0

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

OT Record - Franchise: 205 - 207 - 215 216 - 192 - 185Shootout Record - This Season: 2 - 1 1 - 2

Shootout Record - Franchise: 79 - 72 66 - 71Outshooting opponent: 2 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 2 - 4 - 2 3 - 2 - 3Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

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

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

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

Month by Month RecordBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsJanuary: 4-4-2 10 6-0-3 15

February: 0-2-0 0 1-4-0 2Totals: 4-6-2 10 7-4-3 17

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington CapitalsSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 5 14 10 0 29 ( 2.4 avg.)Opponents: 13 11 12 1 37 ( 3.1 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 16 24 8 1 49 ( 3.5 avg.)Opponents: 12 19 18 1 50 ( 3.6 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 114 144 97 8 363 (30.3 avg.)Opponents: 112 111 123 11 357 (29.8 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 157 144 101 11 413 (29.5 avg.)Opponents: 149 155 134 10 448 (32.0 avg.)

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

G Att % G Att %Overall: 13 43 30.2 (5th NHL) 11 36 30.6 (4th NHL)Home: 8 29 27.6 (14th NHL) 8 15 53.3 (1st NHL)Road: 5 14 35.7 (3rd NHL) 3 21 14.3 (T-23rd NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-11th NHL)

Penalty KillingBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

G Att % G Att %Overall: 5 27 81.5 (12th NHL) 9 48 81.3 (13th NHL)Home: 3 20 85.0 (11th NHL) 5 25 80.0 (T-18th NHL)Road: 2 7 71.4 (23rd NHL) 4 23 82.6 (9th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-19th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-19th NHL)

PenaltiesBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank12 63 5.3 (1st NHL) 14 117 8.4 (16th NHL)

Goal SituationsBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

For Against For Against6 on 5: 1 4 0 56 on 4: 0 0 0 06 on 3: 0 0 0 05 on 5: 15 26 37 325 on 4: 13 0 9 05 on 3: 0 0 0 14 on 4: 0 1 0 04 on 3: 0 0 1 03 on 3: 0 1 1 13 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 13 on 6: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 0 5 0 84 on 6: 0 0 0 05 on 6: 0 0 1 2

Empty Net: 0 4 2 5Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 29 37 49 50

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington CapitalsSituations

Individual LeadersBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Points: V. OLOFSSON (11),J. EICHEL (11),T. HALL (9) N. BACKSTROM (19),A. OVECHKIN (13),J. CARLSON (12)Goals: V. OLOFSSON (5),E. STAAL (3),T. RIEDER (3) N. BACKSTROM (7),A. OVECHKIN (5),T. WILSON (5)

Assists: J. EICHEL (9),T. HALL (8),V. OLOFSSON (6) N. BACKSTROM (12),A. OVECHKIN (8),J. CARLSON (8)PP Goals: V. OLOFSSON (4),S. REINHART (2),E. STAAL (1) J. CARLSON (3),T. OSHIE (2),N. BACKSTROM (2)SH Goals:

GW Goals: S. REINHART (1),J. EICHEL (1) J. VRANA (2),A. OVECHKIN (1),J. CARLSON (1)3+ Goals:

PIM: J. MCCABE (9),B. MONTOUR (8),J. SKINNER (6) N. DOWD (16),B. DILLON (16),Z. CHARA (10)Shots: J. EICHEL (42),V. OLOFSSON (36),R. DAHLIN (34) A. OVECHKIN (39),J. CARLSON (39),N. BACKSTROM (31)

+/-: J. MCCABE (+2),R. RISTOLAINEN (+2),R. SHEAHAN (+1) J. SCHULTZ (+8),Z. CHARA (+4),J. VRANA (+4)

ShootoutBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Shooter G/S % GDGJack Eichel 2 / 3 66.7 2Taylor Hall 0 / 1 0.0 0Sam Reinhart 0 / 1 0.0 0Victor Olofsson 0 / 1 0.0 0Rasmus Dahlin 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDGJohn Carlson 1 / 2 50.0 1Alex Ovechkin 0 / 1 0.0 0T.J. Oshie 0 / 3 0.0 0Nicklas Backstrom 0 / 3 0.0 0Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 / 1 0.0 0Jakub Vrana 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Linus Ullmark 2 - 1 1/10 .900

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Vitek Vanecek 1 - 1 1/6 .833

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Player G A PVictor Olofsson 4 5 9Jack Eichel 1 6 7Taylor Hall 1 4 5Rasmus Dahlin 1 3 4Sam Reinhart 2 2 4Rasmus Ristolainen 1 3 4Colin Miller 1 1 2Eric Staal 1 1 2

Player G A PNicklas Backstrom 2 4 6John Carlson 3 2 5Alex Ovechkin 1 3 4Justin Schultz 0 4 4T.J. Oshie 2 1 3Tom Wilson 1 2 3Lars Eller 0 2 2Evgeny Kuznetsov 1 1 2Jakub Vrana 0 2 2Richard Panik 1 0 1

Short HandedBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Player G A P

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Player G A P

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Buffalo Sabres (1-2-1) @ Washington Capitals (3-0-1)Season Series

Washington Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. GoalJan 22, 2021 4 3 0 Vitek Vanecek / Linus Ullmark John CarlsonJan 24, 2021 3 4 0 Linus Ullmark / Vitek Vanecek Jack EichelFeb 18, 2021 0 0 0 /Apr 15, 2021 0 0 0 /

Buffalo Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. GoalJan 14, 2021 6 4 0 Ilya Samsonov / Carter Hutton Jakub VranaJan 15, 2021 2 1 0 Vitek Vanecek / Linus Ullmark Tom WilsonMar 15, 2021 0 0 0 /Apr 9, 2021 0 0 0 /

Sabres Head To Head StatsPlayer GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %Victor Olofsson 4 2 2 4 -4 0 1 0 0 0 15 13.3Jack Eichel 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.0Taylor Hall 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 9.1Rasmus Ristolainen 4 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 14.3Eric Staal 4 2 0 2 -3 0 1 0 0 0 10 20.0Jake McCabe 4 1 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 4 25.0Dylan Cozens 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3Colin Miller 4 1 1 2 -4 2 1 0 0 0 6 16.7Sam Reinhart 4 0 2 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0Tobias Rieder 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5Riley Sheahan 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0Curtis Lazar 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Casey Mittelstadt 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Jeff Skinner 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0Tage Thompson 3 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Henri Jokiharju 4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Cody Eakin 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Kyle Okposo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Rasmus Dahlin 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 14 0.0Brandon Montour 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%Linus Ullmark 3 188 8 2.55 0 1 1 1 84 .905Carter Hutton 1 59 5 5.12 0 0 1 0 27 .815

Power play 4 - 15 (26.7%) Penalty Killing 3 - 6 (50%)

Capitals Head To Head StatsPlayer GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %Nicklas Backstrom 4 3 3 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 20.0Jakub Vrana 4 3 2 5 5 2 0 0 1 0 10 30.0T.J. Oshie 4 2 3 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 7 28.6John Carlson 4 1 3 4 -1 2 0 0 0 0 16 6.2Tom Wilson 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 20.0Justin Schultz 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5Brenden Dillon 4 1 1 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 3 33.3Alex Ovechkin 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Garnet Hathaway 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 25.0Nic Dowd 4 1 0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 2 50.0Nick Jensen 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Lars Eller 4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Zdeno Chara 4 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0Conor Sheary 4 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Dmitry Orlov 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Daniel Sprong 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Richard Panik 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Connor McMichael 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Jonas Siegenthaler 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Trevor van Riemsdyk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Carl Hagelin 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Brian Pinho 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%Vitek Vanecek 3 190 7 2.21 0 2 0 1 106 .934Ilya Samsonov 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 0 0 26 .846

Power play 3 - 6 (50%) Penalty Killing 4 - 15 (73.3%)

LAST GAME

Washington 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1

February 16, 2021 *PPG Paints Arena* Pittsburgh, PA

Shots: WSH: 42; PIT: 27

Power Plays: WSH: 0/5; PIT: 0/3

Three Stars: Panik (WSH), Vanecek (WSH), Dowd (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

- Assigned Ilya Samsonov to Hershey, 2/14

- Recalled Pheonix Copley from Hershey to Taxi Squad, 2/13

- Assigned Michael Sgarbossa and Martin Fehervary from Taxi Squad to Hershey, 2/10

- Re-assigned Craig Anderson and Daniel Carr to Taxi Squad, 2/9

- Assigned Pheonix Copley from Taxi Squad to Hershey, 2/9

CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

Evgeny Kuznetsov - 7 points shy of 400 career points

Lars Eller - 1 points shy of 300 career points

Nicklas Backstrom - 4 assists shy of 700 career assists

Justin Schultz - 8 games shy of 500 career games

Alex Ovechkin - 9 points shy of 1,300 career points

CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED

Richard Panik - Recorded 100th career assist, 2/16 at PIT

INJURIES/ILLNESSES

T.J Oshie - 2/7 (1 game)

Jakub Vrana - 2/7 (1 game)

Justin Schultz - 1/30-2/7 (4 games)

Evgeny Kuznetsov - 1/22-2/7 (8 games)

Ilya Samsonov - 1/22-2/7 (8 games)

Connor Sheary - 2/4 (1 game)

Lars Eller - 1/28-2/4 (4 games)

Dmitry Orlov - 1/22-1/28 (4 games)

Alex Ovechkin - 1/22-1/28 (4 games)

Tom Wilson - 1/24 - 1/26 (2 games)

Man Games Lost: 37

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Feb. 20, 12:30 p.m. (ET) vs. NY Rangers (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Feb. 21, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. New Jersey (NBCSN, NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Feb. 23, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSN, NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Feb. 25, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSW, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Feb. 27, 1 p.m. (ET) at New Jersey (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Tonight's Game

The Washington Capitals face the Buffalo Sabres Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the fifth matchup of the season (3-0-1). This year, Nicklas Backstrom leads

the Capitals with six points (3g, 3a) against Buffalo, while Jakub Vrana and T.J. Oshie each have five points (Vrana: 3g, 2a; Oshie: 2g, 3a).

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

HOME vs. BUF

Record Goals For Goals Against Current Streak

33-38-9-4 233 266 1 BUF OTW (1/24/21)

Note of the Night

STRONG EFFORT

- On Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the line of Conor Sheary, Lars Eller and Richard Panik skated together for 9:37 at five-on-five, scoring

two goals, recording 13 shot attempts while allowing one (92.86 shot attempt percentage) and recorded 10 shots on goal without allowing one.

- Lars Eller scored his second goal of the season during that game. Eller is now one point shy of his 300th career point (133g, 165a). With another point,

Eller can become the third Danish-born player in NHL history to reach the 300 point mark.

- Richard Panik recorded two assists in the game, marking his 100th and 101st career assist. The effort marked Panik's 32nd career multi-point game

and his fourth as a Capital.

- Conor Sheary scored his third goal in his 11th game as a Capital. Sheary, a former Buffalo Sabre and Pittsburgh Penguin, has a combined 16 points

(10g, 6a) in 20 career games against his two former teams.

- The Capitals recorded 42 shots against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the most shots they've recorded in a single game this season.

Top Caps Facts

SWEET NICKY

- Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals with 19 points (7g, 12a) in 14 games, tied for the seventh-most points in the NHL through games played Feb. 16.

He's also on a four-game point streak (2g, 4a).

- Backstrom has recorded a point in 12 of the Capitals' 14 games. That's tied with Boston's Brad Marchand for the most games with a point in the

MassMutual East Division.

- Backstrom is now four assists shy of 700 career assists, where he would become one of three active players to reach the 700 assist mark and the fifth

Swedish-born player in NHL history, joining Nicklas Lidstrom (878), Henrik Sedin (830), Mats Sundin (785) and Daniel Alfredsson (713).

- Backstrom's 0.72 assists per game are tied for the second-most among active NHL players with at least 500 assists, and that is tied for the 17th-

highest rate in NHL history among players with 500 assists.

- Backstrom's goal against the Penguins on Sunday marked his 250th career goal. He became the fourth player in franchise history to reach the mark

(Alex Ovechkin: 711g; Peter Bondra: 472g; Mike Gartner: 397g).

- Backstrom's 250th career goal passed Peter Forsberg (249g) for the fourth-most goals scored by a Swedish-born center (Mats Sundin: 564g; Henrik

Zetterberg: 337g; Kent Nilsson and Thomas Steen: 264g).

NIGHT SHOW

- This season, the Capitals are 7-2-1 in games played later than 6 p.m. ET.

- Vitek Vanecek is 6-2-1 in games later than 6 p.m. ET with a 2.76 goals against average and a .912 save percentage.

- The Capitals average 3.60 goals per game in games played after 6 p.m. ET, and 3.25 goals per game in earlier instances.

- Washington has allowed 3.10 goals per game in games played after 6 p.m. ET, and 4.75 goals against per game in earlier instances.

GREAT 8

- At 711 goals, Alex Ovechkin now sits seven goals shy of passing Phil Esposito (717g) for the sixth-most goals in NHL history.

- Ovechkin’s career 0.61 goals per game rate (711g in 1,162 games) is the highest among the NHL’s eight players who have reached the 700-goal

milestone.

- Ovechkin has 146 career multi-goal games, 62 more multi-goal games than the next-closest player since Ovechkin's rookie season in 2005-06 (Sidney

Crosby: 84). That's more multi-goal games than 2,606 players have total goals during that span.

- Ovechkin has scored against 144 different NHL goaltenders. There have been 6,451 players in NHL history who have scored 144 or fewer goals in

their career.

- Ovechkin’s 15 career 30-goal campaigns trail only Gartner (17) for the most in League history. Additionally, his 15 consecutive 30-goal seasons are

tied with Gartner (1979-80–1993-94) and Jaromir Jagr (1991-92–2006-07) for the longest such run by an NHL player.

YOUNG V

- Jakub Vrana scored his fifth goal of the season on Tuesday against Pittsburgh, his second-straight game with a goal, which he has accomplished for

the second time this season (also: Jan. 14 and 15, 2g).

CAPITALS vs. SABRES ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)

Games Goals Assists Points

Chara (105) Ovechkin (33) Chara (38) Ovechkin (53)

Ovechkin (52) Chara (13) Backstrom (24) Chara (51)

Backstrom (46) Backstrom (11) Ovechkin (20) Backstrom (35)

- Over the last three seasons, Vrana ranks fourth in the NHL with 1.44 goals per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five (min. 100 games), only trailing

Toronto's Auston Matthews (1.53), Montreal's Brendan Gallagher (1.49) and Alex Ovechkin (1.47).

- Vrana set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and points (52) last season, despite only playing 69 games.

- Among the 69 players with at least 50 goals since 2018-19, Vrana’s two power play goals are the lowest among the group, four lower than Gallagher

and Colorado's Brandan Saad, who have the second-lowest.

- Vrana’s 14:32 TOI per game is the lowest among any player with 50 goals since 2018-19, and Philadelphia's Trevor van Riemsdyk and Carolina's

Andrei Svechnikov are the second-lowest at 15:45.

LEAVE IT TO VITEK

- Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, earning his sixth win of the season, which is tied with

Chicago's Kevin Lankinen for the most among rookie goaltenders.

- Tuesday marked Vanecek's 11th consecutive start, making him the fourth rookie goaltender in franchise history to start as many in a row (Jim Carey:

21-straight, 14-5-2-0 record in 1994-95; Braden Holtby: 15-straight, 8-7-0 record in 2011-12; Semyon Varlamov: 13-straight: 7-6-0 record in 2008-09).

- Vanecek was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for January after posting a 5-0-2 record with a 2.78 goals-against average and .918 save

percentage in seven January appearances.

TEAM EFFORT

- The Capitals have scored a goal in all 14 games this season.

- Washington has had 11 different players score the first goal of the game. Only Nicklas Backstrom (3 times) and Conor Sheary (2 times) have scored

the team's first goal multiple times.

- The Capitals have had 18 different players score a goal this season. Only the Columbus Blue Jackets (20) and the Edmonton Oilers (19), while the

Toronto Maple Leafs also have 18.

JUSTIN TIME

- Justin Schultz's point streak of four-straight games (2g, 5a) came to an end on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

- This season, Schultz has averaged 18:37 of ice time and has recorded seven points (2g, 5a) in 10 games.

- Schultz recorded three straight multi-point games (2g, 4a) from Jan. 24-28 for the first time in his career.

- Schultz currently ranks 18th in the NHL among defensemen with at least 10 games played in points per game (0.70) and sixth among all

Capitals, through games played Feb. 16.

- Schultz’s 72.2 on-ice goals for percentage at even strength leads the Caps (13 on-ice goals for, 5 against) and is fourth in the NHL among

defensemen with 10 games played, through games played Feb. 16.

- Additionally, Schultz’s 50.5 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (137 shot attempts for, 134 against) ranks first on the Capitals among

defensemen.

SUPER CARLY

- John Carlson is tied for sixth among NHL defensemen in points (12) through games played Feb. 16.

- Carlson is 10 points shy of 500 points. He could become one of 10 active defensemen to reach the milestone.

- Carlson is now five goals shy of passing both Mike Green (113) and Calle Johansson (113) for the third-most goals in franchise history by a

defenseman.

- During the 2019-20 season, Carlson set personal highs for points (15g, 60a) and assists in a season, leading all NHL defensemen in both respective

categories.

- Carlson’s 60 assists last season were one shy of tying the franchise record for the most by a defenseman in a single season (Scott Stevens, 1988-89:

61a), and his 75 points were six shy of the record (Larry Murphy, 1986-87: 81).

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

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 01/14/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres W 01-00-00 6-4 19,77p,74,4,13,21 13 1-2 2-3 28-26 30 / 40 02 01/15/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres W 02-00-00 2-1 13,43 43 0-0 5-5 21-31 41 / 35 03 01/17/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O** 02-00-01 3-4 26,8,19p 59 1-4 4-4 23-27 1 / 30 04 01/19/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O* 02-00-02 4-5 20,43,43,92 87 0-2 1-3 26-30 1 / 41 05 01/22/2021 Buffalo Sabres W** 03-00-02 4-3 19,26,13 74 0-1 2-2 32-27 41 / 35 06 01/24/2021 Buffalo Sabres O** 03-00-03 3-4 2,77p,19p 9 2-3 2-5 31-48 35 / 41 07 01/26/2021 New York Islanders W 04-00-03 3-2 74p,10,2 2 1-2 3-3 37-34 41 / 40 08 01/28/2021 New York Islanders W 05-00-03 6-3 73,73,21,74p,33,43p 74 2-3 2-3 23-30 41 / 40 09 01/30/2021 Boston Bruins W* 06-00-03 4-3 19,57,14p,8 8 1-1 3-4 23-43 41 / 40 0

10 02/01/2021 Boston Bruins L 06-01-03 3-5 33,10,74p 25 1-4 4-4 26-33 41 / 41 011 02/04/2021 @ New York Rangers L 06-02-03 2-4 62,8 16 0-4 3-3 33-31 31 / 41 012 02/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers L 06-03-03 4-7 8p,43,8,19 14 1-1 4-4 37-23 79 / 31 013 02/14/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 06-04-03 3-6 92p,13,19 59 1-4 1-2 31-38 35 / 41 014 02/16/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 07-04-03 3-1 73,13,20 13 0-5 3-3 42-27 41 / 35 015 02/18/2021 Buffalo Sabres16 02/20/2021 New York Rangers17 02/21/2021 New Jersey Devils18 02/23/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins19 02/25/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins20 02/27/2021 @ New Jersey Devils21 02/28/2021 @ New Jersey Devils22 03/03/2021 @ Boston Bruins23 03/05/2021 @ Boston Bruins24 03/07/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers25 03/09/2021 New Jersey Devils26 03/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers27 03/13/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers28 03/15/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres29 03/16/2021 New York Islanders30 03/19/2021 New York Rangers31 03/20/2021 New York Rangers32 03/25/2021 New Jersey Devils33 03/26/2021 New Jersey Devils34 03/28/2021 New York Rangers35 03/30/2021 @ New York Rangers36 04/01/2021 @ New York Islanders37 04/02/2021 @ New Jersey Devils38 04/04/2021 @ New Jersey Devils39 04/06/2021 @ New York Islanders40 04/08/2021 Boston Bruins41 04/09/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres42 04/11/2021 Boston Bruins43 04/15/2021 Buffalo Sabres44 04/17/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers45 04/18/2021 @ Boston Bruins46 04/20/2021 @ Boston Bruins47 04/22/2021 @ New York Islanders48 04/24/2021 @ New York Islanders49 04/27/2021 New York Islanders50 04/29/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins51 05/01/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins52 05/03/2021 @ New York Rangers53 05/05/2021 @ New York Rangers54 05/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers55 05/08/2021 Philadelphia Flyers

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

Date Opp. SCHULTZ# 2

JENSEN# 3

DILLON# 4

OVECHKIN# 8

ORLOV# 9

SPRONG# 10

VRANA# 13

Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,1/2 15:56 0-1,0/1 20:17 1-0,1/3 17:21 0-2,3/1 19:36 0-0,0/-2 19:41 1-0(W),5/1 14:07Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,1/1 17:19 0-0,0/1 19:13 0-0,1/1 19:25 0-0,2/0 14:51 0-0,0/-1 22:15 1-0,1/1 13:56Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,0/0 18:10 0-0,0/0 17:20 0-0,0/-1 18:31 1-1,6/0 23:50 0-0,1/-1 20:47 0-0,0/-1 08:01 0-0,2/-1 11:51Jan 19 @ PIT 0-0,1/1 20:11 0-0,0/0 18:35 0-0,0/2 19:03 0-1,2/0 18:20 0-0,1/0 20:32 0-1,4/1 12:50 0-1,1/1 13:06Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,1/0 19:08 0-0,3/-1 19:12 0-1,1/1 23:31 DNP DNP 0-0,2/-2 10:14 1-1,3/3 18:44Jan 24 Vs BUF 1-1,5/1 24:39 DNP 0-0,0/0 18:50 DNP DNP 0-0,3/0 09:27 0-1,1/0 18:50Jan 26 Vs NYI 1-1(W),4/2 20:05 DNP 0-1,0/-1 16:49 DNP DNP 1-0,2/1 11:22 0-0,1/-1 16:25Jan 28 Vs NYI 0-2,1/2 14:31 DNP 0-1,1/1 21:52 DNP DNP 0-0,0/0 10:29 0-0,2/0 18:01Jan 30 Vs BOS DNP 0-0,1/-1 18:17 0-1,0/0 21:25 1-1(W),3/0 14:24 DNP 0-0,0/-1 07:03 0-0,1/2 14:58Feb 1 Vs BOS DNP 0-1,1/0 16:26 0-0,1/-2 17:36 0-0,5/-2 23:03 0-0,0/0 15:24 1-0,1/1 05:14 0-2,3/0 13:26Feb 4 @ NYR DNP 0-0,1/1 13:04 0-0,1/0 15:46 1-0,7/0 27:17 0-0,1/1 14:29 0-0,1/0 05:27 0-0,1/-3 19:41Feb 7 Vs PHI DNP 0-0,2/1 17:19 0-0,3/-3 20:14 2-2,4/-1 20:02 0-0,3/-1 16:58 0-0,0/0 09:52 DNPFeb 14 @ PIT 0-1,3/-1 16:48 0-0,0/-1 15:26 0-0,1/2 19:04 0-1,3/-2 25:46 0-0,0/-1 18:50 DNP 1-0,3/1 16:37Feb 16 @ PIT 0-0,3/0 19:27 0-1,5/1 15:53 0-0,2/0 17:09 0-0,4/0 22:08 0-0,1/2 14:10 DNP 1-0(W),3/0 16:39

Date Opp. PANIK# 14

BACKSTROM# 19

ELLER# 20

HATHAWAY# 21

SGARBOSSA# 23

MCMICHAEL# 24

DOWD# 26

Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,2/0 11:18 1-1,3/1 17:54 0-1,0/-1 15:13 1-0,2/1 12:13 0-0,0/1 11:24Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,0/0 12:24 0-1,3/0 16:22 0-0,1/0 17:30 0-0,0/0 09:05 0-0,0/0 12:30Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,3/-1 13:21 1-0,2/-1 23:33 0-0,1/-1 16:27 0-0,0/1 09:38 1-0,1/1 11:10Jan 19 @ PIT 0-1,0/1 15:49 0-0,0/-1 19:45 1-0,2/1 17:30 0-0,1/0 09:52 0-0,1/0 11:03Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,1/-1 13:19 1-0,3/1 20:56 0-0,1/0 17:29 0-0,1/1 16:19 1-0,1/1 19:10Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,2/0 11:50 1-1,6/0 22:16 0-0,2/0 18:15 0-0,1/1 14:09 0-0,1/0 09:54 0-0,1/1 17:18Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 14:10 0-1,3/-1 16:12 0-0,1/0 15:10 0-1,0/0 14:27 0-0,2/1 13:33 MIN 0-0,2/0 14:59Jan 28 Vs NYI 0-1,3/1 11:37 0-2,2/0 18:47 DNP 1-0,1/1 15:14 0-1,0/0 10:47 MIN 0-1,1/1 18:43Jan 30 Vs BOS 1-0,5/0 13:17 1-2,1/2 18:35 DNP 0-0,2/1 15:59 0-0,0/-1 07:22 MIN 0-0,0/0 19:01Feb 1 Vs BOS 0-0,1/-2 15:46 0-0,3/-1 22:15 DNP 0-1,0/-1 12:35 0-0,1/1 07:14 MIN 0-1,1/-1 14:49Feb 4 @ NYR 0-0,1/-2 12:53 0-1,1/0 21:13 DNP 0-1,4/0 13:23 0-1,1/1 10:03 MIN 0-0,1/-1 15:25Feb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,2/-4 09:30 1-2,3/0 21:17 0-1,3/-4 14:34 0-0,2/-1 14:56 MIN MIN 0-0,3/-1 17:11Feb 14 @ PIT 0-0,2/0 10:56 1-0,1/-1 21:20 0-1,2/-1 15:56 0-0,0/-2 08:32 MIN MIN 0-0,0/-2 09:10Feb 16 @ PIT 0-2,1/2 11:17 0-1,0/0 14:54 1-0,7/2 18:16 0-0,1/0 09:11 MIN MIN 0-0,1/0 11:38

Date Opp. CARR# 28

CHARA# 33

SIEGENTHALER# 34

WILSON# 43

VAN RIEMSDYK# 57

HAGELIN# 62

PINHO# 64

Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,1/2 20:16 0-0,0/0 17:11 0-0,1/1 12:54Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,3/1 20:06 1-1(W),1/1 18:44 0-0,3/0 13:55Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,3/1 19:22 0-1,0/0 18:32 0-0,0/1 11:51Jan 19 @ PIT 0-0,0/0 18:51 2-0,3/0 18:23 0-0,1/0 11:43Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-1,1/-1 19:08 0-0,1/-1 20:13 0-1,4/1 12:57 0-0,0/0 19:52 0-0,1/-2 07:26Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,2/1 22:37 0-0,0/0 15:14 DNP 0-0,0/0 14:14 0-0,1/1 20:18 0-0,2/0 08:11Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-1,1/1 10:49 0-0,3/1 20:38 0-0,2/0 17:59 DNP 0-0,2/0 18:32 0-0,3/-1 15:28 MINJan 28 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 10:00 1-1,1/2 22:55 0-0,0/-1 15:36 1-0,1/0 18:15 0-0,0/-1 19:28 0-1,2/1 17:54 MINJan 30 Vs BOS MIN 0-0,1/1 20:54 0-0,0/-1 17:10 0-1,2/0 19:47 1-0,1/2 20:23 0-0,4/-1 18:42 MINFeb 1 Vs BOS MIN 1-0,3/0 20:06 DNP 0-0,1/-1 16:36 0-0,0/-2 17:51 0-0,1/-1 15:56 MINFeb 4 @ NYR MIN 0-0,2/-2 20:40 0-0,0/0 07:00 0-0,3/0 21:19 0-0,3/-1 16:32 1-0,1/0 16:29 MINFeb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,0/-3 09:56 0-0,2/0 19:19 DNP 1-3,4/0 21:02 0-0,1/-1 21:13 0-0,2/0 16:49 MINFeb 14 @ PIT MIN 0-0,2/-2 14:16 DNP 0-0,2/-2 20:50 DNP 0-0,0/-2 09:37 MINFeb 16 @ PIT MIN 0-1,0/0 18:54 DNP 0-0,1/0 16:02 DNP 0-0,2/0 11:43 MIN

Date Opp. SHEARY# 73

CARLSON# 74

OSHIE# 77

KUZNETSOV# 92

SAMSONOV# 30

ANDERSON# 31

VANECEK# 41

Jan 14 @ BUF 0-1,0/0 10:40 1-1,6/-2 23:43 1-2,3/1 19:29 0-0,0/0 16:29 4/26 W 60:00 DNDJan 15 @ BUF 0-0,0/0 08:52 0-0,1/-1 22:19 0-0,1/0 16:16 0-0,3/1 14:58 DND 1/31 W 60:00Jan 17 @ PIT DNP 0-0,0/-1 25:59 0-0,2/-1 20:29 0-2,2/0 16:08 3/27 O 65:00 DNDJan 19 @ PIT DNP 0-1,1/1 22:10 0-1,2/0 17:06 1-0,6/0 14:31 DND 5/30 O 61:11Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,0/-2 09:52 0-1,6/2 28:37 0-1,2/0 17:45 DNP DNP DND 3/27 W 64:57Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,0/0 10:11 0-1,3/0 28:52 1-0,1/0 22:03 DNP DNP DND 3/48 O 65:00Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 14:40 1-1,5/-2 24:02 0-0,2/0 18:40 DNP DNP DND 2/34 W 60:00Jan 28 Vs NYI 2-0,2/1 09:07 1-1(W),2/1 25:38 0-1,2/1 15:34 DNP DNP DND 3/30 W 60:00Jan 30 Vs BOS 0-0,1/0 10:46 0-1,1/0 22:25 0-0,0/0 16:22 DNP DNP DND 3/43 W 60:28Feb 1 Vs BOS 0-0,0/-1 12:24 1-0,4/-1 23:56 0-0,0/-3 22:47 DNP DNP DND 4/32 L 58:36Feb 4 @ NYR DNP 0-0,3/-2 23:42 0-0,1/-3 18:37 DNP DNP DND 3/30 L 58:50Feb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,0/0 10:32 0-0,2/-3 23:53 DNP DNP DNP 2/8 L 22:45 4/14 36:36Feb 14 @ PIT 0-0,4/0 09:55 0-1,2/-1 27:20 0-0,5/-1 19:27 1-0,1/-1 18:24 MIN DND 4/36 L 59:19Feb 16 @ PIT 1-0,2/2 12:56 0-0,3/1 25:42 0-1,2/0 20:10 0-0,4/0 18:45 MIN DND 1/27 W 60:00

-NHL record as head coach: 644-429-25-126- Capitals record as head coach: 7-4-3-Became the 19th head coach in Washington Capitals history on Sept. 15, 2020.-In his 19th season as a head coach and the first with Washington. He previously coached the New York Islanders (2001-03), the Carolina Hurricanes(2003-08), the Philadelphia Flyers (2009-13) and the Nashville Predators (2014-20). -Is one of four coaches in NHL history to lead three different teams to the Stanley Cup Final (Carolina: 2006; Philadelphia: 2010; Nashville: 2017), joiningDick Irvin, Scotty Bowman and Mike Keenan. -Coached Nashville to a Presidents' Trophy-winning season in 2017-18.-Internationally, Laviolette has coached Team USA at the World Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2014. He has also represented his country in fourOlympic Games, first as a player in the 1988 Calgary Games and the 1994 Lillehammer Games, then as a head coach at the 2006 Torino Games, andas an assistant at February’s 2014 Sochi Games.

Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Peter Laviolette

#31: Craig Anderson (G) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / May 21, 1981 (39 years and 8 months)

Drafted: 2001 - Chicago's third-round pick (73rd overall)Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Jan. 14, 2021Last Win: MAR 7, 2020 @ SAN JOSE (2)Last SO: MAR 26, 2019 vs BUFFALO (38)Career Shootouts: 149/223 (.668), 32-31

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 1 0-1-0 0 5.27 .750Career 649 289-252-67 42 2.84 .913

Career vs. Opp 33 20-10-2 3 2.36 .927

Season Highs: Shots Saves88

62/7 vs PHI

Career as a Capital - 1 GP, 0-1-0, 5.27 GAA, .750 SV%Contract: Signed through 2020-21Career Highlights- Ranks ninth among active goaltenders with 289 career wins, while his .913 save percentage is tied for 15th among active goaltenders with at least 400games played- His 649 career games is tied for the 39th-most by a goaltender in NHL history- Has a 289-252-2-67 record with 42 career shutouts, a 2.84 goals against average and .913 save percentage- Won the Bill Masterson Trophy in 2017 as the player who best exemplifies qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication

#41: Vitek Vanecek (G) 6' 2", 187 lbs. / Jan 9, 1996 (25 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Win: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHLast SO: -Career Shootouts: 5/6 (.833), 1-1


Career vs. Opp 3 2-0-1 0 2.21 .934


451/24 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 12 GP, 6-3-2, 3.06 GAA, .906 SV%, 0 SOContract: Signed through 2021-222020-21 Highlights- Recorded a seven-game point streak (1/15-1/30); becoming the second rookie goaltender in franchise history to earn points in his first seven careergames, joining Jim Carey (seven games in 1994-95)- Stopped 26 of 27 shots faced, at PIT (2/16)- Recorded 45 saves on 48 shots (.938 SV%), vs. BUF (1/24), becoming the fifth rookie goaltender in franchise history to record at least 45saves- Made his first career start and earned his first career win, at BUF (1/15/21)Career Highlights- Set AHL career bests in goals against average (2.26) and save percentage (.917) in 2019-20, which ranked fifth and 10th in the AHL, respectively- From Dec. 6, 2019 through March 7, 2020, he posted a 15-6-0 record with a 2.00 GAA and a .929 SV%- Selected to the AHL All-Star Classic for the second-straight year, where he earned Most Valuable Player honors

#2: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (30 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Drafted by ANA in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 9, 2020Last Goal: JAN 26, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (3)Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 10 2-5-7 8 0Career 492 52-169-221 -27 110

Career vs. Opp 21 3-9-12 14 4

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

2 times2

1/28 vs NYI2

3 times0

10 times24:39

1/24 vs BUF5

1/24 vs BUF1

4 times+2

3 times

Career as a Capital - 10 GP, 2g-5a-7p, 0 PIMContract - Signed through 2021-222020-21 Highlights- Has recorded seven points (2g, 5a) over his last five games- His 72.2 on-ice GF% at 5v5 (13 on-ice goals for, 5 against) is the second-highest rate on the Capitals- Recorded three straight multi-point games (1/24-1/28; 2g-4a-6p)- Recorded two points, (1g, 1a), including the GWG, vs. NYI (1/26)Career Highlights- Recorded four-game assist streak in 2019-20, tying a career high (4a; 10/10/19-10/16/19)- Recorded 200th career point, an assist, vs. WSH (3/12/19)- Played 400th career game, vs. NJD (3/23/18)- Scored first career OTG, vs. CGY (3/5/18)- Led Pittsburgh with +22 plus/minus rating in 2017-18- Recorded career long six-game point streak (1g, 5a; 12/23/16-1/11/17)- Set career highs in goals (12), assists (39) and points (51) in 2016-17- Recorded first career playoff GWG in Game 4 of ECSR, vs. WSH (5/3/17)- Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#3: Nick Jensen (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Sep 21, 1990 (30 years and 4 months)

Drafted: DET's 5th choice (150th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Via trade with a 2019 fifth round pick, from the Detroit Red Wings inexchange for Madison Bowey and a 2020 second round pickLast Goal: OCT 11, 2018 vs TORONTO (156)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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


11 times1

3 times1

3 times2

1/17 vs PIT20:17

1/14 vs BUF5

2/16 vs PIT3

1/17 vs PIT+1

5 times

Career as a Capital - 99 GP, 0g-16a-16p, 19 PIMContract - Signed through 2022-232020-21 Highlights- Ranks first among Capitals defensemen in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:39)- Recorded an assist, at PIT (2/16)- Skated a season-high 20:17 TOI, vs. BUF (1/14)Career Highlights- Has played in 289 career NHL games. No defensemen selected later than Jensen (150th overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft has appeared in morethan 20 games- His 2.98 power play goals against per 60 minutes of penalty kill time in 2019-20 ranked first in the NHL among players with at least 120minutes played on the penalty kill- Since becoming a full-time NHL player during the 2017-18 season, Jensen has played in 240 games and has not missed a game due to injury- His 50.43 shot attempt percentage (947 shot attempts for, 931 against) with Detroit in 2018-19 led defensemen at five-on-five among playerswith at least 40 games played

#4: Brenden Dillon (D) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Nov 13, 1990 (30 years and 3 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: From San Jose in exchange for a 2020 second round pick and a conditional2021 third round pickLast Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (13)Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 14 1-4-5 3 16Career 612 23-96-119 16 590

Career vs. Opp 17 1-1-2 5 22


1/14 vs BUF1

4 times1

5 times7

2/4 vs NYR23:31

1/22 vs BUF3

2/7 vs PHI7

1/19 vs PIT+3

1/14 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 24 GP, 1g-4a-5p, 37 PIM Contract - Signed through 2023-242020-21 Highlights- Leads Capitals defensemen in hits (30)- Recorded an assist in three straight games (1/26-1/30, 3a), tying a career-long assist streak- Played in his 600th career game, at BUF (1/15)- Scored his first goal as a Capital, at BUF (1/14)Career Highlights- Ranks fifth in the NHL among defensemen in hits (1,273) since 2013-14- His run of 220 consecutive games played is the seventh longest active streak among defensemen- Ranked 13th in the NHL in hits (194) in 2019-20- Is one of just three active undrafted defensemen with at least 600 games played (Andy Greene: 948 games; Mark Giordano: 908 games)- Made Capitals debut, vs. MTL (2/20/20)- Has recorded two Gordie Howe Hat Tricks in his career (with Dallas, vs. PHX, 2/1/13; with San Jose, vs. CGY, 3/24/18)

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 3", 238 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (35 years and 5 months)

oh-VEHCH-kihnDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2)Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 34/109 (31%), 14 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 10 5-8-13 -4 2Career 1162 711-580-1291 78 721

Career vs. Opp 52 33-20-53 -1 69


2/7 vs PHI2

2 times4

2/7 vs PHI2

2/1 vs BOS27:17

2/4 vs NYR7

2/4 vs NYR6

2/14 vs PIT+1

1/14 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 1,162 GP, 711g-580a-1,291p, 721 PIMContract - Signed through 2020-212020-21 Highlights- Recorded four points (2g, 2a), vs. PHI (2/7), marking his 146th career multi-goal game- Passed Mike Gartner (708) for the seventh most goals in NHL history, at NYR (2/4)Career Highlights- 18 individual awards in his 15 seasons: Nine Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies (2007-08, 2008-09, 2012- 13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16,2017-18, 2018- 19, 2019-20), three Hart Memorial Trophies (2007-08, 2008- 09, 2012-13), three Ted Lindsay Awards (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10), an Art Ross Trophy (2007-08), a Conn Smythe Trophy (2017- 18) and a Calder Memorial Trophy (2005-06)- His 0.61 goals per game rate (711g in 1,162 games) is the highest among the NHL's eight players who have reached the 700-goal milestone- Has recorded eight 50-goal seasons, the third most in NHL history (Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky: 9)- Has recorded 11 career 40-goal seasons, one shy of Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record

#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) 5' 11", 211 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (29 years and 6 months)

ohr-LAWFDrafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 9, 2020 @ BUFFALO (9)Last Assist: FEB 25, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (15)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG




9 times0

9 times0

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1/19 vs PIT22:15

1/15 vs BUF3

2/7 vs PHI3

1/19 vs PIT+2

2/16 vs PIT

Career as a Capital - 525 GP, 37g-143a-180p, 207 PIMContract - Signed through 2022-232020-21 Highlights- Led the team in blocked shots (2) and skated a season-high 22:15 time on ice, at BUF (1/15) Career Highlights- One of five current players and two defensemen to record at least 20 assists in five straight seasons for Washington (Carlson, Backstrom,Kuznetsov &Oshie)- Recorded a 53.4 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (1,279 shot attempts for, 1,114 against) in 2019-20, the second-highest percentage inhis career- Since 2015-16, his 149 points (31g, 118a) rank first among Russian-born defensemen in the NHL- Played in his 500th career game, vs. PIT (2/2/20)

#10: Daniel Sprong (R) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Mar 17, 1997 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: By Pittsburgh in the second round (46th overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftAcquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Christian DjoosLast Goal: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (2)Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (8)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 10 2-1-3 -1 0Career 107 21-12-33 -18 10

Career vs. Opp 5 0-0-0 -4 0


2 times1

1/19 vs PIT1

3 times0

10 times12:50

1/19 vs PIT4

1/19 vs PIT2

2/1 vs BOS+1

3 times

Career as a Capital - 10 GP, 2g-1a-3p, 0 PIMContract - Signed through 2021-222020-21 Highlights- Scored a goal, vs. BOS (2/1)- Scored his first goal as a Capital, vs. NYI (1/26)- Recorded his first point as a Capital, an assist, at PIT (1/19)- Made his Capitals debut, at PIT (1/17)Career Highlights- Recorded 33 points (12g, 21a) in 44 games between San Diego and Hershey in 2019-20 and two points (1g, 1a) in eight games with Anaheim- Registered three points (1g, 2a), including the game-winning goal, in his Hershey debut on Feb. 29, 2020 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton- Set a career high with 23 points (14g, 9a) in 63 games with Pittsburgh and Anaheim in 2018-19- Ranks tied for 10th among players from the 2015 draft class with at least 90 career games played in goals per 60 minutes of play (0.93)

#13: Jakub Vrana (L) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Feb 28, 1996 (24 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHLast Assist: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (3)Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 13 7-3-10 8 4


5 times2

2/1 vs BOS2

2 times2

2 times19:41

2/4 vs NYR5

1/14 vs BUF2

4 times+3

1/22 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 258 GP, 70g-72a-142p, 63 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 2020-21 Highlights- Ranks tied for second on the Capitals in goals (5)- Has scored a goal in two straight games- Recorded two assists, vs. BOS (2/1), marking his eighth career multi-assist game- Recorded two points (1g, 1a), vs. BUF (1/22)- Scored the game-winning goal, at BUF (1/14)Career Highlights- Set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and points (52) in 2019-20- Ranked fourth in the NHL in goals per 60 minutes of play (1.54) at five-on-five in 2019-20- Only player in the NHL with 25 goals and just one power play goal in 2019-20- Led the Capitals and ranked 13th in the NHL in points per 60 minutes of play (2.66) in 2019-20- Recorded career high four multi-goal games in 2019-20- Recorded 100th career point, vs. FLA (11/27/19)- Played 200th career game, at NYR (11/20/19)- Recorded first career hat trick, vs. CGY (11/3/19)

#14: Richard Panik (R) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (30 years)

Drafted: TBL's second choice (2nd round, 52nd overall) 2009 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2019Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (5)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 20 1-3-4 -2 6


1/30 vs BOS2

2/16 vs PIT2

2/16 vs PIT2

4 times15:49

1/19 vs PIT5

1/30 vs BOS5

1/19 vs PIT+2

2/16 vs PIT

Career as a Capital - 73 GP, 10g-17a-27p, 44 PIM Contract - Signed through 2022-23 2020-21 Highlights- His 56.6 shot attempt percentage (154 shot attempts for, 118 shot attempts against) ranks first on the Capitals- Recorded two assists, including his 100th career assist, at PIT (2/16)- Scored a goal, vs. BOS (1/30)Career Highlights- Ranked second on Washington with a 54.9 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (611 shot attempts for, 501 shot attempts against) in 2019-20- Ranked first on the team and seventh in the NHL in points per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five from Dec. 14 to March 12 (3.18) in 2019-20- Recorded 20 points (7g, 13a) in his final 36 games of 2019-20, with all 20 of his points coming at even strength- Recorded his fifth career multi-goal game, vs. NSH (1/29/20)- Recorded his first and only career hat trick with Chicago, vs. NSH (10/15/16)

#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (33 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 27/74 (36%), 11 GDG


Career vs. Opp 46 11-24-35 4 16


7 times2

3 times3

2 times2

2 times23:33

1/17 vs PIT6

1/24 vs BUF2

2/16 vs PIT+2

1/30 vs BOS

Career as a Capital - 970 GP, 250g-696a-946p, 466 PIMContract - Signed through 2024-252020-21 Highlights- Leads the Capitals in points with 19 (7g, 12a) and ranks tied for seventh in the NHL through games played 2/16- Record 82nd career three-point game (1g, 2a), vs. PHI (2/7)- Passed Peter Bondra (961) for the third-most games played in franchise history, vs. BUF (1/24)Career Highlights- Has led Capitals forwards in assists for six out of the last eight seasons- Recorded four points (2g, 2a), including his 900th career point and became one of two active Capitals players to reach the mark (AlexOvechkin), at NJD (12/20/19)- Passed Peter Forsberg (885) for seventh place among Swedish-born players in career points, at FLA (11/7/19)- His 696 assists rank first in franchise history- His 946 points (250g, 696a) rank second in franchise history, behind only Alex Ovechkin (1,291)- Ranks first among 2006 NHL Draft class in points (946) and assists (696)- Was named to 2016 NHL All-Star Game

#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (31 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: From Montreal in exchange for Washington's second-round pick in the2017 and 2018 NHL Draft, June 24, 2016Last Goal: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHLast Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 6/19 (32%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 44 3-6-9 -9 6


2 times1

3 times1

5 times2

2 times18:16

2/16 vs PIT7

2/16 vs PIT2

2 times+2

2/16 vs PIT

Career as a Capital - 322 GP, 61g-82a-143p, 163 PIMContract: Signed through 2022-232020-21 Highlights- Ranks seventh in the NHL in defensive zone faceoff win percentage (54.8%) among players with at least 70 defensive zone faceoffs- Led the Capitals with seven shots, at PIT (2/16)Career Highlights- Set a career high in points with 39 (16g, 23a) and time on ice per game (17:01) in the shortened 2019-20 season- Tied a career high in assists (23) in 2019-20- Played in his 700th career game, becoming the second Danish-born player in NHL history to reach the milestone, vs. BUF (11/1/19)- Since joining Washington in the 2016-17 season, Eller’s 143 points (61g, 82a) rank seventh on the Capitals- Scored the series-clinching goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 7, 2018- As a member of the Montreal Canadiens, he recorded four goals on Jan. 4, 2015, his first and only career hat trick, one of 28 active players inthe NHL with a four-goal game

#21: Garnet Hathaway (R) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Nov 23, 1991 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as a free agent July 1, 2019Last Goal: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (6)Last Assist: FEB 4, 2021 @ NY RANGERS (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times1

3 times1

5 times2

5 times16:19

1/22 vs BUF4

2/4 vs NYR7

1/17 vs PIT+1

6 times

Career as a Capital - 80 GP, 11-10a-21p, 89 PIMContract: Signed through 2022-232020-21 Highlights- Ranks second on the Capitals in hits (49) and ranks tied for 10th in the NHL through games played 2/16- Scored a goal, vs. NYI (1/28)Career Highlights- His 2.23 drawn penalties per 60 minutes of five-on-five play since 2017-18 ranks first in the NHL among players with at least 200 gamesplayed during that span- Ranked second on the Capitals in hits and 16th in the NHL (189) in 2019-20- Ranked second on the Capitals in penalty minutes (79) in 2019-20- With 16 points (9g, 7a) in 66 games in 2019-20, Hathaway was on pace to pass his career high of 19 points (11g, 8a) set in 2018-19- Recorded second career multi-goal game, at SJ (12/3/19)- Played in his 200th career NHL game, at DET (11/30/19)

#26: Nic Dowd (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / May 27, 1990 (30 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Kings Seventh Round pick (198th overall) in 2009 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as free agent, July 1, 2018Last Goal: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALO (9)Last Assist: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 11 1-1-2 2 12


2 times1

2 times1

4 times4

2 times19:10

1/22 vs BUF3

2/7 vs PHI7

1/19 vs PIT+1

5 times

Career as a Capital - 134 GP, 17g-24a-41p, 64 PIMContract - Signed through 2021-222020-21 Highlights- Ranks second in the NHL in neutral zone faceoff win percentage (61.0%) among players with at least 70 neutral zone faceoffs- Won nine of 11 faceoffs (82%), at PIT (2/16)- Scored a goal and skated a career-high 19:10 time on ice, vs. BUF (1/22)Career Highlights- Led the team in shorthanded goals (3) and ranked tied for fifth in the NHL in 2019-20- Set a career high in plus/minus (+11) in 2019-20- Recorded his first career multi-goal game and his second career three-point game (2g, 1a), at PIT (3/7/20)- Recorded his fourth career multi-point game (2a), at SJ (12/3/19)- Played in his 200th career NHL game, vs. COL (10/14/19)

#33: Zdeno Chara (D) 6' 9", 250 lbs. / Mar 18, 1977 (43 years and 11 months)

Drafted: 1996 by NYI (3rd pick / 56th overall)Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Dec. 30, 2020Last Goal: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 3/11 (27%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 105 13-38-51 20 103


2 times1

3 times2

1/28 vs NYI4

2/7 vs PHI22:55

1/28 vs NYI3

4 times4

2/16 vs PIT+2

2 times

Career as a Capital - 14 GP, 2g-3a-5p, 10 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-212020-21 Highlights- Ranks second on the Capitals in time on ice (278:02)- Passed Nicklas Lidstrom (1,564) for fifth most games played by a defensemen in NHL history, vs. PHI (2/7)Career Highlights- His 1,567 games rank third among all active players and first among defensemen- As a member of the Bruins, he recorded 481 points (148g, 333a) to rank third among defensemen in franchise history, behind Hall of FamersRay Bourque (1,506) and Bobby Orr (888)- Since 1997-98, both his first season and the NHL’s first season of tracking time on ice, he has led the NHL with 37,406:57 minutes- Became second European-born captain to win the Stanley Cup in 2011- Was awarded the Norris Trophy in 2008-09- Recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2010-11- Has been named to the NHL First All-Star Team three times (2003-04, 2008-09, 2013-14) and the Second All-Star Team four times (2005-06,2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12)

#34: Jonas Siegenthaler (D) 6' 3", 211 lbs. / May 6, 1997 (23 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 57th overall, in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: DEC 20, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (34)Last Assist: JAN 7, 2020 vs OTTAWA (26)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




6 times0

6 times0

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1/24 vs BUF20:13

1/22 vs BUF2

1/26 vs NYI4

1/22 vs BUF+0

3 times

Career as a Capital - 96 GP, 2g-11a-13p, 55 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-212020-21 Highlights- Leads the Capitals in blocked shots per 60 minutes of play (6.43) among Capitals with at least 4 games playedCareer Highlights- Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (105) in 2019-20 and his 6.25 blocked shots per 60 minutes of play ranked 13th in the NHL- Siegenthaler led the Capitals in 2019-20 in penalty kill minutes per game (3:11) and ranked 11th in the NHL- Recorded his first career goal, vs. VGK (11/9/19)- Recorded his first career point, at CAR (12/14/18)- Made his NHL debut, vs. CBJ (11/9/18)- Just the second Swiss-born player to play for the Capitals in franchise history (Timo Helbling: 2006-07) and just the eighth Swiss defensemanto play at least 70 games in NHL history

#43: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Mar 29, 1994 (26 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2)Last Assist: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 23 3-7-10 8 27


1/19 vs PIT3

2/7 vs PHI4

2/7 vs PHI5

2/1 vs BOS21:19

2/4 vs NYR4

2 times10

1/19 vs PIT+1

2 times

Career as a Capital - 534 GP, 83g-117a-200p, 1,036 PIMContract: Signed through 2023-242020-21 Highlights- Recorded four points (1g, 3a), including his 200th career point, vs. PHI (2/7)- Leads the Capitals in hits (51) and ranks eighth in the NHL- Recorded a six-game point streak (1/15-1/30; 4g, 4a)- Scored two goals, at PIT (1/19), marking his seventh career multi-goal gameCareer Highlights- Set career highs in assists (23) and points (44) in 2019-20- Set career highs in power play goals (5), game-winning goals (5) and shots (154) in 2019-20- Ranked third in the NHL in hits (253) in 2019-20- Recorded fewest penalty minutes (93) of his career in 2019-20- Recorded 1,000th penalty minute, vs. NJD (1/11/20)- Recorded 100th career assist, vs. TB (12/21/20)- Is the only player in the NHL with at least 400 PIM (417) and 100 points (131) since 2017-18- Played 500th career game, vs. CAR (1/13/20)- Recorded a career high six-game goal streak and eight-game point streak (11/21/18-2/2/18)

#57: Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) 6' 3", 188 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (29 years and 6 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 10, 2020Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (3)Last Assist: MAR 8, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




1/30 vs BOS0

7 times1

1/30 vs BOS0

7 times21:13

2/7 vs PHI3

2/4 vs NYR2

1/30 vs BOS+2

1/30 vs BOS

Career as a Capital - 7 GP, 1g-0a-1p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-212020-21 Highlights- Scored his first goal as a Capital, vs. BOS (1/30)- Made his Capitals debut, vs. BUF (1/24), skating 14:14Career Highlights- In 371 career games, he has recorded a 52.7 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (5,492 shot attempts for, 4,922 against), the 19th highestpercentage among defensemen since 2014-15- Tied a career high in points with 16 in 2017-18 and set a new career high in assists (13)- Won a Stanley Cup in his rookie season with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015

#62: Carl Hagelin (L) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Aug 23, 1988 (32 years and 5 months)

Drafted: NYR's sixth round pick (168th overall) in the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired from Los Angeles in exchange for a 2019 third round pick and aconditional 2020 sixth round pickLast Goal: FEB 4, 2021 @ NY RANGERS (3)Last Assist: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (6)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 28 7-3-10 10 18


2/4 vs NYR1

1/28 vs NYI1

2 times2

1/26 vs NYI20:18

1/24 vs BUF4

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7 times+1

4 times

Career as a Capital - 92 GP, 12g-26a-38p, 28 PIMContract: Signed through 2022-232020-21 Highlights- Leads the Capitals in shorthanded time on ice (43:40) and ranks sixth in the NHL among forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (3:07)- Scored first goal of the season, at NYR (2/4)Career Highlights- Led Capitals forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:55) in 2019-20- Set a career high with three shorthanded points (1g, 2a) in 2019-20- Played in his 600th career NHL game, at MIN (3/1/20)- Recorded his 100th career goal, vs. PIT (2/23/20)- Recorded longest point streak of his career (seven games, 3g, 4a) from 1/16/20 to 2/4/20- His career +101 plus/minus rating ranks tied for 14th in the NHL since 2011-12- Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#73: Conor Sheary (L) 5' 9", 178 lbs. / Jun 8, 1992 (28 years and 8 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as free agent, Dec. 22, 2020Last Goal: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHLast Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (10)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG




1/28 vs NYI1

1/14 vs BUF2

1/28 vs NYI2

3 times14:40

1/26 vs NYI4

2/14 vs PIT2

1/26 vs NYI+2

2/16 vs PIT

Career as a Capital - 11 GP, 3g-1a-4p, 6 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-212020-21 Highlights- Ranks second on the Capitals in goals per 60 minutes at 5v5 (1.54)- Scored two goals, vs. NYI (1/28), marking his 12th career multi-goal game- Made his Capitals debut, at BUF (1/14), and recorded an assistCareer Highlights- Has recorded at least 30 points in three of his last four seasons, and with 23 points in 63 games, was again on a 30-point pace prior to the2019-20 season suspension- Has recorded 154 career points (75g, 79a) in 336 career games, making him one of 32 active players with at least that many points and fewerthan 350 games played- Reached 10-goal plateau for fourth-straight season, vs. OTT (3/3/20)- Played in his 300th career game with Buffalo, vs. VAN (1/11/20)- Became the first rookie to score an overtime goal in a Stanley Cup Final (Game 2) since Montreal Canadien Brian Skrudland in the 1986Stanley Cup Final- Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (31 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4)Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 33 3-10-13 0 8


4 times1

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1/15 vs BUF28:52

1/24 vs BUF6

2 times3

2 times+2

1/22 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 771 GP, 109g-381a-490p, 260 PIMContract: Signed through 2025-262020-21 Highlights- Ranks fourth in points per game (0.86) among NHL defensemen with at least 14 games played- Recorded seven-game point streak (1/19-2/1: 3g, 6a)- Passed Dale Hunter (375) for the fifth most assists in franchise history, vs. BUF (1/22)Career Highlights- Led all NHL defensemen in points (75), assists (60) and game winning goals (6) in 2019-20- Ranked fourth among all NHL skaters in assists in 2019-20- Ranked first among all defensemen in primary assists (38) and third among all skaters in 2019-20- Ranked seventh in the NHL in TOI (1,699:41) in 2019-20- Led the Capitals in points and assists in 2019-20- Became the seventh defenseman in franchise history to receive multiple All-Star Game selections (2018-19, 2019-20)- Passed Calle Johansson (470) for the most points in franchise history by a defenseman, vs. PIT (2/23/20)- Ranks second in franchise history in games played among defensemen

#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' 11", 196 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (34 years and 1 month)

OH-sheeDrafted: Blues' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: From St. Louis in exhange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, July 2, 2015Last Goal: JAN 24, 2021 vs BUFFALO (7)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 45/90 (50%), 20 GDG


Career vs. Opp 22 5-11-16 8 14


2 times2

1/14 vs BUF3

1/14 vs BUF2

5 times22:47

2/1 vs BOS5

2/14 vs PIT7

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Career as a Capital - 373 GP, 130g-135a-265p, 173 PIMContract - Signed through 2024-252020-21 Highlights- Ranks third among Capitals forwards in time on ice per game (18:50)- Ranks fourth among Capitals forwards in hits (28)- Recorded three points (1g, 2a), at BUF (1/14), marking his 33rd career game with at least three pointsCareer Highlights- Recorded 26 goals in 2019-20, the second straight season he reached the 25-goal mark and tied for the second-most goals in a single seasonin his career- Since joining the Capitals in 2015-16, he ranks second on the Capitals with 130 goals (Alex Ovechkin: 236)- Recorded 10 power play goals in 2019-20, his most since 2015-16- Ranked first on the team in shooting percentage (19.6%) and fifth in the NHL (min. 50 shots) in 2019-20- Named to All-Star Game for the first time in his career in 2019-20- Played his 800th career game, vs. PHI (3/4/20)- Recorded his 300th career assist, at PIT (3/12/19)- Recorded his 500th career point, at SJ (2/14/19)

#92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (28 years and 8 months)

ehv-GEH-nee kooz-neht-SAWFDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 26th overall, in the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired:Last Goal: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (3)Career Shootouts: 18/44 (41%), 5 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 485 GP, 122g-271a-393p, 250 PIMContract - Signed through 2024-252020-21 Highlights- His 83.3 on-ice GF% at 5v5 (5 on-ice goals for, 1 against) is the highest rate on the Capitals- Scored a goal, at PIT (2/14)- Recorded two assists, at PIT (1/17), marking his 48th career multi-assist gameCareer Highlights- Is one of 10 players in franchise history to record five-straight 50 point seasons- Ranked first among Capitals with at least 30 games played in assists per 60 minutes of five-on-five play (1.41) in 2019-20- Ranked second among Capitals in points per 60 minutes of five-on-five play (2.33) in 2019-20- Played in his 400th career game, vs. NYR (3/3/19), becoming one of 42 players to reach the mark in franchise history- Reached the 300-point mark (87g, 214a), vs. DET (1/6/19), in his 375th career game to become the eighth player in franchise history to recordhis 300th point in 375 games or fewer games- Selected to the 2015-16 All-Star Game

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LAST GAME

Tuesday, February 16

NY Islanders 3 at Buffalo 0

Goals: N/A

Goalie: Hutton (21 saves/23 shots)

PP: 0/2; PK: 2/2; Shots: NY Islanders 24 – Buffalo 20

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 34)

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed

Zemgus Girgensons (hamstring, Jan. 14; injured reserve) – 12 games

Dylan Cozens (COVID protocol, Feb. 15) – 2 games

Brandon Montour (COVID protocol, Feb. 15) – 2 games

Rasmus Ristolainen (COVID protocol, Feb. 15) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS

2/12: Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad; Reassigned F C.J. Smith from the taxi squad to Rochester (AHL)

2/13: Reassigned F Steven Fogarty, F C.J. Smith and D Jacob Bryson from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad; Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski from

the taxi squad to Rochester (AHL)

2/15: Recalled F Steven Fogarty, D William Borgen and D Brandon Davidson from the taxi squad; Reassigned F Rasmus Asplund and F Andrew

Oglevie from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad

2/16: Recalled F Rasmus Asplund from the taxi squad; Loaned F Steven Fogarty and D Brandon Davidson to the taxi squad

2/17: Loaned F Rasmus Asplund and D William Borgen to the taxi squad; Reassigned F Steven Fogarty, F Andrew Oglevie, F C.J. Smith and D

Jacob Bryson to Rochester (AHL)

2/18: Recalled D William Borgen from the taxi squad; Loaned F Casey Mittelstadt to the taxi squad

UPCOMING GAMES

Saturday, Feb. 20: Buffalo at New Jersey, 12:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 22: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 23: Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 25: New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME

SABRES at CAPITALS

This is the fifth of eight meetings between the Sabres and Capitals this season.

Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Washington 4-3 (SO) in Washington on Jan. 24

Next meeting: Monday, March 15 in Buffalo

The Sabres are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 1-6-3 on the road.

This is the 168th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has a 91-54-22 series record.

The Sabres are 42-29-13 on the road against the Capitals all-time.

THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 6-5-4 all-time on February 18.

February 18, 1971: Ron Anderson and Phil Goyette both contribute three points as the Sabres erase a 3-0 deficit following the first period to earn a 6-6

tie with Pittsburgh.

February 18, 2017: Rasmus Ristolainen records his 100th NHL point in a 3-2 win vs. St. Louis, becoming the third-youngest Sabres defenseman

ever to reach that milestone.

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

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THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Four of the nine games between these teams since the beginning of the 2018-19 season have gone to a shootout, including each of the last two.

The Sabres’ special teams are plus-8 this season, with 13 goals for and five goals against. Entering play Wednesday, they were tied with the Boston

Bruins for the second-best differential in the league, trailing only the Colorado Avalanche (plus-11).

Victor Olofsson has recorded five points (3+2) in his last five games against Washington, including a point in both games of the series between the

teams on Jan. 22 and 24 (1+1).

Jack Eichel has posted 10 points (3+4) in 10 games against the Capitals since the beginning of the 2017-18 season.

Eric Staal scored in both of the Sabres’ last two games against Washington on Jan. 22 and 24.

SEASON SERIES

Tonight’s game is the fifth of eight meetings between the Sabres and Capitals this season. The Sabres are 1-2-1 through the first four. Washington has

won three of the first four games despite the Sabres having the edge in underlying 5-on-5 possession metrics:

(All data courtesy of NaturalStatTrick.com)

DRAWING ATTENTION

Entering play Wednesday, the Sabres ranked second in the NHL with a team faceoff percentage of 54.7 percent.

The Sabres were the only team whose top four faceoff takers (Jack Eichel, Eric Staal, Cody Eakin and Riley Sheahan) all had a faceoff percentage

of at least 50 percent entering play Wednesday. All four Sabres are currently on pace for career-high faceoff percentages.

Eichel ranked seventh in in the NHL in faceoffs taken per game (20.4) and eighth in faceoffs won per game (11.0) entering play Wednesday.

Entering play Wednesday, Sheahan ranked seventh among all players with at least 30 faceoffs taken this season with a win percentage of 61.2

percent (52-for-85).

POWER UP

Buffalo entered play Wednesday with the fifth-ranked power play in the league. The team has scored on 13 of its 43 power play opportunities this

season for a 30.2 percent conversion rate.

The Sabres have scored at least one power-play goal in six of their last seven games, going 10-for-26 (38.5%) in those contests.

Before Wednesday’s games, the Sabres led the NHL with nine different players with at least one goal on the power play. Their 10 players with at least

one power-play point this season tied for ninth-most in the league.

Victor Olofsson entered play Wednesday tied for fourth in the league with four power-play goals and tied for seventh with nine power-play points. His

17 career power-play tallies trailed only David Pastrnak (22) and Leon Draisaitl (20) for the most in the league since he made his NHL debut on March

28, 2019.

KILLING IT

Entering play Wednesday, the Sabres were the least-penalized team in the NHL with 5:15 of penalty time per game. At plus-16 (46 drawn/30 taken),

the Sabres also had the best penalty differential in the league.

5-on-5 Shots 5-on-5 Shot Attempts 5-on-5 Scoring Chances

Date BUF WSH BUF WSH BUF WSH

Jan. 14 19 21 35 33 16 13

Jan. 15 22 21 36 34 15 12

Jan. 22 22 25 49 42 19 12

Jan. 24 27 19 50 39 15 20

Total 90 86 170 148 65 57

Percentage 51.1% 48.9% 53.5% 46.5% 53.3% 46.7%

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The Sabres have killed 16 of their last 18 penalties to improve to 81.5 percent on the penalty kill this season, ranking 11th in the NHL before

Wednesday’s games.

Through 12 games, Buffalo has allowed just five power-play goals. Entering play Wednesday, the team ranked third in the NHL with .42 power-play

goals against per game.

EVEN-STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT

The Sabres have seen a positive trend at even strength through the team’s first 12 games of the season. So far, Buffalo’s 5-on-5 numbers have

improved on the team’s per-60 rates from last season in several meaningful categories, including shot differential, shot attempt differential, scoring

chance differential, high-danger scoring chance differential and expected goal differential.

BRICK WALL

Linus Ullmark stopped all three shooters in Buffalo’s last shootout on Jan. 30 vs. New Jersey to improve to 2-1 with nine saves on 10 attempts this

season.

Ullmark is 6-3 in shootouts in his career with 30 saves on 35 career shots faced (.857). His six career shootout wins rank him third in franchise history

behind Ryan Miller (49) and Jhonas Enroth (10).

Entering play Wednesday, Ullmark’s shootout save percentage of .857 ranked second all-time among NHL goaltenders with at least 20 shots faced

and first among active NHL goalies.

STAAL-TIME LEADERS

Eric Staal scored his 439th career goal on Jan. 30 vs. New Jersey to pass Gary Roberts and improve to 68th on the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring list.

His next goal will tie Rick Tocchet for 67th.

Among active players, Staal’s total of 439 career regular-season goals trails only Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Marleau, and Sidney Crosby.

The goal was Staal’s 1,026th career point, breaking a tie with Patrik Elias for 82nd-most in NHL history. He is two points behind Brian Leetch for 81st.

WE LIKE EICH

Jack Eichel’s goal on Jan. 28 vs. NY Rangers moved him past Jochen Hecht for sole possession of the 19th-most goals in franchise history (139). He

now trails Drew Stafford by six goals for 18th.

Eichel’s career per-game output ranks in the franchise’s top 15 in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .38 G/GP (14th), .57 A/GP (10th), .95

PTS/GP (11th)

RISTO IN THE RECORD BOOK

With his goal on Jan. 15 vs. Washington, Rasmus Ristolainen broke a tie with Bill Hajt for the 10th-most goals by a defenseman in Sabres history. He

now trails Tyler Myers and Jim Schoenfeld by one goal for eighth-most.

Ristolainen’s first assist on Jan. 24 at Washington moved him past Jim Schoenfeld for the seventh-most career points recorded by a Sabres

defenseman. He currently trails Bill Hajt by 11 points for sixth-most.

Ristolainen holds the franchise record for most overtime goals by a defenseman (4) and is tied for ninth all-time among the team’s blueliners with six

game-winning goals.

Ristolainen’s career per-game output ranks him among the franchise’s top 15 defensemen in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .09 G/GP

(14th), .38 A/GP (12th), .46 PTS/GP (11th)

Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5 (via NaturalStatTrick.com as of 2/17)

SF% CF% SCF% HDCF% xGF%

2019-20 48.13 (23rd) 49.13 (19th) 48.73 (20th) 48.19 (25th) 47.56 (25th)

2020-21 49.09 (19th) 50.81 (12th) 50.73 (15th) 54.26 (7th) 51.38 (14th)

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SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings before 2/17 games)

Buffalo Sabres: 55.7% FOW% (2nd), 30.2% PP% (5th)

Olofsson: 4 PPG (T-4th), 9 PPP (T-7th)

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS

Hits: Ristolainen (35), Lazar (25), Miller (23)

Blocked Shots: McCabe (13), Ristolainen (13), Miller/Montour (12)

Shots: Eichel (42), Olofsson (36), Dahlin (34)

SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]

1-10: 4-4-2 (10), 30/32, 12/39, 19/23

11-20: 0-2-0 (0), 1/6, 1/4, 3/4

OVERTIME RESULTS (0-1; 126-135 all-time)

Jan. 28 vs. NYR: L, 3-2 (GDG-Lafrenière)

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (2-1; 79-72 all-time)

Jan. 22 at.WSH: L, 4-3 (GDG-Carlson)

Jan. 24 at WSH: W, 4-3 (GDG-Eichel)

Jan. 30 vs. NJD: W, 4-3 (GDG-Eichel)

MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)

Games Played

Cody Eakin … 2 games … 600 career games played

Curtis Lazar … 6 games … 300 career games played

Goals

Rasmus Ristolainen … 1 goal … 45 career goals (T-8th in franchise history, defensemen)

Kyle Okposo … 4 goals … 200 career goals

Assists

Riley Sheahan … 1 assist … 100 career assists

Points

Brandon Montour … 7 points … 100 career points

Wins

Carter Hutton … 6 wins … 100 career wins

RECENT MILESTONES

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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 01/14/2021 Washington Capitals L 00-01-00 4-6 4p,13,19,68 13 1-3 1-2 26-28 30 / 40 02 01/15/2021 Washington Capitals L 00-02-00 1-2 55 43 0-5 0-0 31-21 41 / 35 03 01/18/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 01-02-00 6-1 27,23p,23,27,10,68p 23 2-4 1-1 37-22 40 / 79 04 01/19/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 01-03-00 0-3 11 0-3 2-2 40-30 37 / 40 05 01/22/2021 @ Washington Capitals O** 01-03-01 3-4 12,24,15 74 0-2 1-1 27-32 41 / 35 06 01/24/2021 @ Washington Capitals W** 02-03-01 4-3 33p,68p,12p 9 3-5 1-3 48-31 35 / 41 07 01/26/2021 New York Rangers W 03-03-01 3-2 24p,13,9p 9 2-4 3-3 24-30 35 / 40 08 01/28/2021 New York Rangers O* 03-03-02 2-3 9,23p 13 1-4 3-3 25-39 31 / 35 09 01/30/2021 New Jersey Devils W** 04-03-02 4-3 12,13,68p 9 1-5 4-5 31-34 35 / 41 0

10 01/31/2021 New Jersey Devils L 04-04-02 3-5 27,26p,55p 20 2-4 3-3 33-37 1 / 40 011 02/15/2021 New York Islanders L 04-05-02 1-3 68p 44 1-2 1-2 21-29 40 / 35 012 02/16/2021 New York Islanders L 04-06-02 0-3 27 0-2 2-2 20-24 30 / 40 013 02/18/2021 @ Washington Capitals14 02/20/2021 @ New Jersey Devils15 02/22/2021 @ New York Islanders16 02/23/2021 @ New Jersey Devils17 02/25/2021 New Jersey Devils18 02/27/2021 Philadelphia Flyers19 02/28/2021 Philadelphia Flyers20 03/02/2021 @ New York Rangers21 03/04/2021 @ New York Islanders22 03/06/2021 @ New York Islanders23 03/07/2021 @ New York Islanders24 03/09/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers25 03/11/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins26 03/13/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins27 03/15/2021 Washington Capitals28 03/16/2021 @ New Jersey Devils29 03/18/2021 Boston Bruins30 03/20/2021 Boston Bruins31 03/22/2021 @ New York Rangers32 03/24/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins33 03/25/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins34 03/27/2021 @ Boston Bruins35 03/29/2021 Philadelphia Flyers36 03/31/2021 Philadelphia Flyers37 04/01/2021 New York Rangers38 04/03/2021 New York Rangers39 04/06/2021 @ New Jersey Devils40 04/08/2021 New Jersey Devils41 04/09/2021 Washington Capitals42 04/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers43 04/13/2021 @ Boston Bruins44 04/15/2021 @ Washington Capitals45 04/17/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins46 04/18/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins47 04/22/2021 Boston Bruins48 04/23/2021 Boston Bruins49 04/25/2021 @ New York Rangers50 04/27/2021 @ New York Rangers51 04/29/2021 @ Boston Bruins52 05/01/2021 @ Boston Bruins53 05/03/2021 New York Islanders54 05/04/2021 New York Islanders55 05/06/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins56 05/08/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins

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

Date Opp. BORGEN# 3

HALL# 4

EICHEL# 9

JOKIHARJU# 10

STAAL# 12

RIEDER# 13

SHEAHAN# 15

Jan 14 Vs WSH 1-1,2/0 19:30 0-2,1/0 22:12 0-0,0/-2 14:56 0-0,1/-2 14:45 1-0,3/1 11:36 0-0,1/-1 09:55Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-1,0/1 21:36 0-1,3/1 23:23 0-0,0/-1 14:15 0-0,2/-1 17:43 0-0,2/-1 12:42 0-0,0/0 08:21Jan 18 @ PHI 0-3,2/0 18:20 0-3,3/0 18:36 1-0,2/2 18:08 0-1,0/1 15:27 0-0,1/0 12:49 0-1,1/2 13:12Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,6/-2 20:38 0-0,4/-2 20:58 0-0,1/0 19:42 0-0,5/0 15:59 0-0,3/0 12:30 0-0,0/-1 11:21Jan 22 @ WSH 0-0,2/0 25:08 0-0,4/0 23:31 0-0,2/0 22:28 1-0,2/0 12:54 0-0,2/0 13:30 1-0,1/1 12:53Jan 24 @ WSH 0-0,7/-1 22:29 0-1,8/-1 24:28 0-0,2/0 14:13 1-0,5/0 15:50 0-0,1/0 13:08 0-0,0/0 10:31Jan 26 Vs NYR 0-0,3/-2 18:04 1-0(W),3/-2 17:48 DNP 0-1,0/0 12:47 1-0,3/1 15:47 0-0,0/0 13:03Jan 28 Vs NYR 0-1,2/0 17:04 1-0,3/0 17:52 DNP 0-0,0/-1 14:53 0-0,0/-1 15:16 0-0,0/0 16:15Jan 30 Vs NJD 0-2,2/0 22:00 0-0,3/0 22:49 0-0,0/-1 16:00 1-0,1/0 16:08 1-0,1/0 12:47 0-0,1/0 10:38Jan 31 Vs NJD 0-0,3/-2 21:25 0-2,7/-2 21:58 DNP 0-0,2/-1 13:44 0-0,0/-1 14:02 0-0,0/0 12:01Feb 15 Vs NYI 0-0,1/0 14:43 0-0,1/-1 20:26 0-0,2/-1 21:37 0-0,0/-1 21:44 0-0,1/-1 15:15 0-0,1/0 09:42 0-0,0/0 11:26Feb 16 Vs NYI 0-0,1/0 17:26 0-0,1/-2 19:39 0-0,1/-1 19:17 0-0,1/-1 17:09 0-0,0/-1 16:30 0-0,0/-1 11:35 0-0,0/0 10:45

Date Opp. FOGARTY# 17

MCCABE# 19

EAKIN# 20

OKPOSO# 21

REINHART# 23

COZENS# 24

DAHLIN# 26

Jan 14 Vs WSH 1-1,1/0 16:36 0-0,0/1 13:23 0-1,2/-2 19:34 0-1,1/1 12:09 0-0,4/0 24:20Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-0,1/1 17:36 0-0,0/-1 12:17 0-0,2/1 21:25 0-0,1/-1 12:49 0-0,2/-1 21:31Jan 18 @ PHI 0-0,1/0 18:54 0-0,1/0 13:47 2-0(W),6/0 18:38 0-0,0/1 14:29 0-0,3/1 19:56Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,0/-1 16:57 0-0,1/0 13:37 0-0,2/-2 20:54 0-0,1/0 11:28 0-0,2/-2 18:34Jan 22 @ WSH 0-0,2/2 23:22 0-0,0/-1 16:35 0-0,0/0 22:54 1-0,1/0 13:24 0-0,2/-2 10:08Jan 24 @ WSH 0-0,0/0 19:33 0-0,1/0 12:56 0-0,0/0 13:43 0-1,4/-1 24:36 MIN 0-0,6/-1 22:47Jan 26 Vs NYR 0-0,2/0 21:50 0-0,0/1 16:54 0-0,1/0 14:42 0-0,1/-2 17:45 1-0,3/1 10:12 0-1,4/-2 17:17Jan 28 Vs NYR 0-0,2/-1 18:40 0-0,1/-1 14:15 0-0,0/0 10:12 1-1,2/-1 19:41 0-0,0/0 12:17 0-0,2/0 20:05Jan 30 Vs NJD 0-0,2/1 19:51 0-1,0/0 14:31 0-0,0/0 11:22 DNP 0-0,2/0 16:30 0-1,3/0 21:56Jan 31 Vs NJD 0-1,1/0 19:53 0-0,0/-1 13:11 0-0,0/-1 09:51 DNP 0-0,0/-1 12:23 1-0,4/-2 21:32Feb 15 Vs NYI 0-0,0/0 08:28 DNP 0-0,1/0 12:10 0-0,0/0 14:23 0-1,3/-2 21:49 DNP 0-1,1/-1 25:02Feb 16 Vs NYI MIN 0-0,1/0 18:58 0-0,1/-1 14:00 0-0,3/-1 13:17 0-0,4/-2 20:25 DNP 0-0,1/-2 25:21

Date Opp. LAZAR# 27

MILLER# 33

MITTELSTADT# 37

IRWIN# 44

SKINNER# 53

RISTOLAINEN# 55

MONTOUR# 62

Jan 14 Vs WSH 0-0,2/-1 11:33 0-0,1/-1 15:14 0-0,2/-1 14:25 0-0,1/1 22:22 0-0,0/-2 20:37Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-0,0/0 08:47 0-0,3/-1 15:35 0-0,2/0 14:28 1-0,3/1 20:51 0-0,4/-1 19:13Jan 18 @ PHI 2-0,2/2 12:17 0-0,0/2 18:40 0-0,5/2 16:10 0-0,1/1 20:43 0-1,5/0 18:40Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,2/-1 14:09 0-0,1/-1 18:43 0-0,5/-1 14:33 0-0,3/-1 18:51 0-0,2/-1 23:40Jan 22 @ WSH 0-1,0/1 13:12 0-0,0/-1 18:13 0-1,1/1 12:15 0-0,2/2 26:39 0-0,2/-1 25:44Jan 24 @ WSH 0-0,1/0 10:45 1-1,2/-1 17:02 0-1,0/0 10:02 0-0,3/0 11:47 0-2,1/0 24:13 0-0,2/0 20:48Jan 26 Vs NYR 0-0,0/0 12:31 0-0,0/-2 15:50 MIN 0-1,1/1 17:57 0-0,0/0 12:28 0-1,1/0 23:20 0-0,0/1 20:07Jan 28 Vs NYR 0-0,0/0 13:45 0-0,2/0 18:29 MIN 0-0,1/0 17:42 0-0,3/0 13:43 0-0,1/-1 23:41 0-0,1/-1 21:33Jan 30 Vs NJD 0-0,2/0 12:00 0-1,2/0 19:30 MIN DNP 0-0,2/0 15:05 0-0,3/0 26:50 0-1,1/0 17:07Jan 31 Vs NJD 1-0,2/0 12:29 0-0,2/-2 14:19 0-0,0/-1 10:40 0-0,5/-2 13:15 0-0,1/-1 13:50 1-1,4/-1 28:11 0-0,0/-1 22:46Feb 15 Vs NYI DNP 0-0,1/-1 22:38 DNP 0-0,0/-1 20:05 0-0,3/-1 16:44 DNP DNPFeb 16 Vs NYI DNP 0-0,0/-2 22:41 DNP 0-0,0/-1 14:19 0-0,0/0 12:01 DNP DNP

Date Opp. OLOFSSON# 68

THOMPSON# 72

ASPLUND# 74

DAVIDSON# 88

JOHANSSON# 34

ULLMARK# 35

HUTTON# 40

Jan 14 Vs WSH 1-1,2/-2 18:10 0-1,2/0 17:08 DND 5/27 L 58:36Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-0,4/-1 19:51 0-0,2/-1 19:39 2/21 L 57:58 DNDJan 18 @ PHI 1-0,3/1 15:48 0-0,1/0 13:26 DND DNP 1/22 W 60:00Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,0/-1 17:11 DNP 0-0,2/0 07:20 1/9 19:02 DNP 1/20 L 39:53Jan 22 @ WSH 0-1,4/-1 14:25 0-0,0/-1 08:34 MIN DND 3/32 O 65:00 DNPJan 24 @ WSH 1-0,5/0 21:25 DNP MIN DND 3/31 W 65:00 DNPJan 26 Vs NYR 0-1,2/0 16:01 DNP MIN MIN 2/30 W 60:00 DNDJan 28 Vs NYR 0-1,5/0 14:58 DNP MIN MIN 3/39 O 62:47 DNDJan 30 Vs NJD 1-0,3/0 21:08 0-0,3/0 11:44 MIN MIN 3/34 W 64:57 DNDJan 31 Vs NJD 0-2,2/-2 20:27 DNP MIN MIN DND 4/36 L 58:03Feb 15 Vs NYI 1-0,3/0 18:51 0-0,1/0 11:39 MIN 0-0,2/0 11:36 MIN 3/29 L 58:02 DNDFeb 16 Vs NYI 0-0,3/-1 20:02 0-0,2/0 14:42 0-0,1/0 10:46 MIN MIN DND 2/23 L 57:07

Ralph Krueger was named the 19th head coach in Buffalo Sabres history on May 15, 2019 and he is currently in his second season behind the bench forthe team in 2020-21. In his first at the helm, Krueger guided the team to improvements in points percentage, goals for per game and goals against per game. The Sabres alsoposted their highest regulation wins total since 2016-17 despite only playing 69 games due to a shortened season. A full Ralph Krueger bio can be found on page 10 of the 2020-21 Sabres media guide at Sabres.com/mediaguide.

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Ralph Krueger

#35: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Jul 31, 1993 (27 years and 6 months)

LEE-nuhs UHL-mahrkDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (163rd overall) of the 2012 NHLDraftLast Win: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Last SO: OCT 25, 2019 @ DETROIT (36)Career Shootouts: 30/35 (.857), 6-3


Career vs. Opp 6 2-3-1 0 2.91 .899


361/28 vs NYR

2019-20:•Stopped eight of nine total shootout attempts to go 2-0 in shootouts and finished the season with the best career shootout save percentage in Sabreshistory (.840)•Posted his third career shutout by stopping all 41 shots faced at DET (10/25)•Tied his previous career high with 44 saves in a 7-1 win vs. NJD (12/2), improving to 4-0-1 when facing at least 40 shots in 2019-20•Logged eight straight starts for the Sabres from Dec. 21 vs. LAK to Jan. 9 at STL•Allowed just four goals on 122 even-strength shots faced (.967) in five consecutive team games from Jan. 12 at DET to Jan. 28 vs. OTT 2020-21:•Made 19 saves in his first game of the season vs. WSH (1/15)•Earned his first win of the season in his 100th career game at WSH (1/24)•Recorded his first regulation win of the season vs. NYR (1/26) with a 28-save effort• Made 31 saves in regulation and went a perfect 3-for-3 in the shootout vs. NJD (1/30)

#40: Carter Hutton (G) 6' 0", 208 lbs. / Dec 19, 1985 (35 years and 1 month)

KAHR-tuhr HUH-tuhnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2018Last Win: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (3)Last SO: OCT 17, 2019 @ LOS ANGELES (31)Career Shootouts: 45/72 (.625), 11-9


Career vs. Opp 10 3-4-2 0 3.39 .881


321/31 vs NJD

2019-20:•Began the season with wins in his first six appearances, becoming the first Sabres goaltender to start a season 6-0-0 since Martin Biron in 2006-07•Posted a new career-best shutout streak by playing 134:22 without allowing a goal from Oct. 9 to Oct. 22; the four-game stretch included shutouts inconsecutive appearances on Oct. 14 vs. DAL and Oct. 17 at LAK that earned him NHL Third Star of the Week honors for the second time in his career•Set a Sabres franchise record for most saves in a shutout (47) in the Oct. 17 win at LAK•Appeared in his 200th NHL game at CHI (11/17) 2020-21:•Made 22 saves in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Made 21 saves and allowed only one goal at PHI (1/18)

#3: William Borgen (D) 6' 3", 205 lbs. / Dec 19, 1996 (24 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the fourth round (92nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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2019-20:•Appeared in 61 games for the Rochester Americans (AHL) in 2019-20, tying for the team lead; also led the team with 76 penalty minutes.

• Recorded two assists on Nov. 1 vs. Binghamton.

• Tallied an assist in his 100th professional game on Nov. 23 at Binghamton.

• Appeared in his 100th AHL game on Dec. 6 vs. Charlotte.

• Scored his lone goal of the season –the game-winner –on March 7 at Belleville. 2020-21:• Skated 14:43 in his season debut vs. NYI (2/15)• Led the team with five hits vs. NYI (2/16)

#4: Taylor Hall (L) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 14, 1991 (29 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Edmonton in the first round (1st overall) of the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 11, 2020Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (11)Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3)Career Shootouts: 8/33 (24%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 18 4-7-11 -3 4


1/14 vs WSH3

1/18 vs PHI3

1/18 vs PHI2

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1/15 vs WSH

2019-20:•Registered the seventh 50-point season of his NHL career•Led the New Jersey Devils in points (25), assists (19) and shots (109) through 30 games played before being traded to the Arizona Coyotes onDec. 16; led or tied to lead the Coyotes in goals (10), assists (17), points (27) and shots (123) in the team’s 35 games following the trade•Tied his previous best assist streak with eight assists in seven games from Oct. 19 vs. VAN to Nov. 7 at CGY•Played in his 600th career NHL game vs. ANA (1/2)•Recorded six points (2+4) in nine postseason contests for the Coyotes 2020-21:•Scored a power-play goal and added an assist in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded an assist vs. WSH (1/15)•Tallied three assists at PHI (1/18), becoming the 20th player in franchise history to begin his Sabres' career on a three-game point streak.•Had a team-high six shots on goal at PHI (1/19)• Notched an assist vs. NYR (1/28)• Recorded two assists vs. NJD (1/30)

#9: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (24 years and 3 months)

JAK IGH-kuhlDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY RANGERS (4)Last Assist: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (2)Career Shootouts: 8/24 (33%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 15 3-9-12 -4 2


2 times3

1/18 vs PHI3

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1/28 vs NYR24:28

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1/15 vs WSH

2019-20:•Scored a career-best 36 goals, ranking eighth in the league; tied for 10th in points (78)•Became the fifth player to lead the team in all three major scoring categories twice in his career•Tied Gilbert Perreault’s record for most consecutive appearances with a point by a Sabre (18), tallying 32 points from Nov. 16 to Dec. 21 2020-21:•Tallied two assists in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded an assist vs. WSH (1/15)•Had three assists at PHI (1/18) marking his first three-assist game since Nov. 3, 2018 vs. OTT•Won 17 of 25 faceoffs, setting a new career high for faceoff wins in a game, at WSH (1/22)•Tallied an assist and scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout at WSH (1/24)•Scored his first goal of the season, a power-play tally, vs. NYR (1/26)•Scored a goal in a second consecutive game vs. NYR (1/28)• Scored the deciding shootout goal vs. NJD (1/30)• Tallied two assists and tied his career high with 17 faceoff wins vs. NJD (1/31)

#10: Henri Jokiharju (D) 6' 0", 199 lbs. / Jun 17, 1999 (21 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the first round (29th overall) of the 2017 NHL DraftAcquired: From Chicago in exchange for Alexander Nylander on July 9, 2019Last Goal: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (6)Last Assist: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (16)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




1/18 vs PHI0

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1/18 vs PHI

2019-20:•In his first full NHL season, was one of four players to appear in all 69 of Buffalo’s games•Made his Sabres debut at PIT (10/3)•Recorded his first point as a member of the Sabres with an assist vs. DAL (10/14)•Posted his third career multi-point game (0+2) at SJS (10/19)•Led the team with five shots and scored his first NHL goal at WSH (1/1)•Scored his first career power-play goal vs. NJD (12/2)•Led the team with a season-high 22:22 of ice time vs. Detroit (2/11) before topping that ice time with 22:26 in the team’s next game vs.Columbus (2/13)•Recorded an assist in his 100th NHL game vs. WPG (12/23) 2020-21:•Skated 14:56 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Scored his first goal of the season, the Sabres' fifth of the night, at PHI (1/18)•Skated a season high 22:28 at WSH (1/22)

#12: Eric Staal (C) 6' 4", 195 lbs. / Oct 29, 1984 (36 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Carolina in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2003 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota in exchange for Marcus Johansson on Sept. 16, 2020Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3)Last Assist: JAN 26, 2021 vs NY RANGERS (5)Career Shootouts: 6/27 (22%), 5 GDG


Career vs. Opp 83 32-44-76 0 59


3 times1

2 times1

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1/30 vs NJD17:43

1/15 vs WSH5

2 times2

2/16 vs NYI+1

1/18 vs PHI

2019-20:•Tied for the team lead with 14 even-strength goals while leading all Minnesota Wild players in game-winning goals (5) and faceoff wins (495)•Ranked third among Wild skaters in goals (19) and points (47)•Tallied points in six straight games (4+5) from Oct. 26 vs. LA to Nov. 7 at SJS•Became the 113th player in NHL history to appear in 1,200 regular-season NHL games with a two points (1+1) vs. OTT (11/29)•Recorded his 1,000th NHL point with a goal at CHI (12/15), becoming the 89th player in NHL history to achieve that milestone 2020-21:•Skated 14:45 and won eight faceoffs in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)•Tallied an assist for his first point as a Sabre at PHI (1/18)•Scored his first goal as a Sabre at WSH (1/22)•Scored a power-play goal, his second goal in as many games, at WSH (1/24)•Extended his point streak to three games with an assist vs. NYR (1/26)• Scored a goal and won five of six faceoffs vs. NJD (1/30)• Won nine of 13 faceoffs vs. NYI (2/15)

#13: Tobias Rieder (L) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jan 10, 1993 (28 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by Edmonton in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2011 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 2020Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3)Last Assist: FEB 21, 2020 vs BOSTON (19)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times0

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2019-20:•Notched his fifth career shorthanded goal in his 400th NHL game vs. BUF (12/5)•Tied his longest career point streak with points in three straight games from Dec. 5 vs. BUF to Dec. 9 at COL (1+2)•Scored goals in consecutive games for the second time in his career on Feb. 8 at VAN and Feb. 10 at SJS•Recorded five points (3+2) in 10 playoff contests with the Flames•Scored his first career playoff goal while shorthanded vs. WPG (8/1)•His three shorthanded goals in the playoffs tied an NHL postseason record; he was the seventh player to score three in a single postseason(Derek Sanderson, Bill Barber, Lorne Henning, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Presley, Todd Marchant) and the first player to do so since 1997. 2020-21:•Scored a goal in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)•Scored his second goal of the season on a breakaway vs. NYR (1/26)• Scored his third goal of the season vs. NJD (1/30)

#15: Riley Sheahan (C) 6' 2", 216 lbs. / Dec 7, 1991 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Detroit in the first round (21st overall) of the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on Jan. 8, 2021Last Goal: JAN 22, 2021 @ WASHINGTON (7)Last Assist: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (9)Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 25 1-5-6 -4 4


1/22 vs WSH1

1/18 vs PHI1

2 times2

2/16 vs NYI16:15

1/28 vs NYR1

4 times2

1/18 vs PHI+2

1/18 vs PHI

2019-20:•Ranked second on the Edmonton Oilers in faceoffs taken (834) and led the team in defensive zone draws (455)•Led the team in shorthanded faceoffs (210) and total shorthanded ice time (154:53), helping the Oilers to the league’s second-best penalty killrate•His 5.42 goals against per 60 minutes on the penalty kill ranked 15th-best among the top 100 NHL forwards in shorthanded ice time•Ranked third among Edmonton forwards with 33 blocked shots•Tallied his third career shorthanded goal vs. PIT (12/20)•Set career-high totals in assists (3) and points (4) vs. ARI (1/18)•Skated in his 500th NHL game at FLA (2/15) 2020-21:•Skated 9:55 in his Sabres debut vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded his first point as a Sabre with an assist and won five of six faceoffs at PHI (1/18)•Won five of eight faceoffs at PHI (1/19)•Scored his first goal as a Sabre at WSH (1/22)•Won four of five faceoffs at WSH (1/24)• Won all six faceoffs he took vs. NYR (1/26)• Won eight of 12 faceoffs vs. NJD (1/31)

#19: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (27 years and 4 months)

JAYK muh-KAYBDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (44th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (10)Last Assist: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 15 1-1-2 2 12


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2019-20:•Served as one of the team’s alternate captains for the first time in his career•Led the team with a career-high 2:17 of shorthanded ice time per game, playing 53.5 percent of the Sabres’ penalty-kill time with him in thelineup•Led all Sabres with 90 blocked shots, including a team-high 22 while shorthanded•Finished the season with career-best puck-possession rates at even strength (50.4 SAT% and 50.7 USAT%) despite having the lowestoffensive zone start percentage among the team’s regular blueliners (44.0%)•Scored his second career game-winning goal at DET (10/25)•Appeared in his 300th NHL game at TOR (11/30)•Tied the longest point streak of his career with assists in three consecutive games from Feb. 26 at COL to Feb. 29 at ARI 2020-21:•Tallied his eighth career multi-point game with two points (1+1) in the season opener vs. WSH (1/14)• Skated a season-high 23:22 at WSH (1/22)• Led all skaters with 4:49 shorthanded TOI vs. NYR (1/28)•Tallied an assist vs. NJD (1/31)

#20: Cody Eakin (C) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / May 24, 1991 (29 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Washington in the third round (85th overall) of the 2009 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 11, 2020Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs ARIZONA (13)Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


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2019-20:•Appeared in 41 games and missed 21 due to injury in his third season with the Vegas Golden Knights before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets•Scored his 100th NHL goal and logged a season-high 18:58 of ice time vs. TOR (11/19), also tying his season high with five shots on goal.•Joined the Jets on Feb. 21 and totaled five points (1+4) in eight regular-season games with the team, including a three-game point streak toend the season•Averaged 17:03 of ice time in Winnipeg’s four playoff games 2020-21:•Skated 13:23 and won six faceoffs in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)•Won at least 62 percent of his faceoffs for four consecutive games from Jan. 24 at WSH to Jan. 31 vs. NJD where he went 11-for-13 at thefaceoff dot.

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (32 years and 10 months)

KIGHL 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 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (14)Last Assist: MAR 3, 2020 @ WINNIPEG (10)Career Shootouts: 14/43 (33%), 9 GDG


Career vs. Opp 36 11-11-22 0 16


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2019-20:•Buffalo was 8-6-1 when he recorded at least a point, including a 3-0-0 record in his multi-point games•Recorded his 500th NHL point with a goal vs. TOR (2/16)•Tallied six points (4+2) during a five-game point streak from Feb. 16 vs. TOR to Feb. 26 at COL•Appeared in his 800th career NHL game vs. WSH (3/9) 2020-21:•Skated 13:43 in his first game of the season at WSH (1/24)

#23: Sam Reinhart (R) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (25 years and 3 months)

SAM RIGHN-hahrtDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY RANGERS (2)Last Assist: FEB 15, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 7/22 (32%), 4 GDG


Career vs. Opp 18 5-6-11 -7 4


1/18 vs PHI1

4 times2

2 times0

10 times24:36

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1/18 vs PHI1

2 times+1

1/15 vs WSH

2019-20:•Recorded a career-best .32 goals per game, scoring his 20th goal of the season in just his 55th game; it was 14 games quicker than hisprevious best season (2015-16)•Was one of four players to appear in all 69 games for the Sabres, marking his third consecutive season with no games missed•Scored his 100th NHL goal vs. EDM (1/2)•Tied his career high with three points (1+2) vs. VGK (1/14)•Logged a career-high 25:34 of ice time vs. ANA (2/9)•Appeared in his 400th NHL game on vs. WSH (3/9) 2020-21:•Tallied an assist in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded the 10th multi-goal game of his career with two goals at PHI (1/18)•Tallied an assist and skated a season high 24:36 at WSH (1/24)•Scored a power-play goal and added an assist vs. NYR (1/28)• Notched an assist vs. NYI (2/15)

#26: Rasmus Dahlin (D) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Apr 13, 2000 (20 years and 10 months)

RAS-muhs dah-LEENDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (1st overall) of the 2018 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (2)Last Assist: FEB 15, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (1)Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 0 GDG




1/31 vs NJD1

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2/16 vs NYI6

1/24 vs WSH2

1/31 vs NJD+1

1/18 vs PHI

2019-20:•With a career-best 36 assists, joined Phil Housley as the second defenseman in franchise history to record at least 30 assists in both of his firsttwo NHL seasons.•Recorded .596 points per game through his first two NHL seasons, ranking as the 11th-highest career rate among active NHL defensemenwith at least 100 career games played•Became the sixth Sabres defenseman to record at least 10 points (1+9) in the team’s first 10 games of a season•Recorded his first career three-point game with three assists vs. NJD (10/5) 2020-21:•Led all skaters with 25:25 TOI in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Had three shots in 19:56 TOI at PHI (1/18)• Tallied an assist for his first point of the season vs. NYR (1/26)• Recorded an assist and registered three shots vs. NJD (1/30)• Scored his first goal of the season vs. NJD (1/31)•Notched an assist and skated a team high 25:02 vs. NYI (2/15)• Skated a season high 25:21 vs. NYI (2/16)

#27: Curtis Lazar (C) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Feb 2, 1995 (26 years)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the first round (17th overall) of the 2013 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2019Last Goal: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEYLast Assist: JAN 22, 2021 @ WASHINGTON (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 15 0-1-1 -6 0


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1/22 vs WSH2

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10 times14:09

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1/30 vs NJD+2

1/18 vs PHI

2019-20:•Set career-high marks in faceoff percentage (51.3%) and goals per game (.13); tied his career high in points per game (.26)•The Sabres were 5-2-1 when he recorded at least a point•Played 18 games for the Rochester Americans (AHL), leading the team in points per game (.78) and ranking third with a plus-10 rating•Scored on his first shot on goal in his Sabres debut vs. CAR (11/14)•Tied his previous career best with three-game point streaks from Dec. 29 to Jan. 2 (2+1) and Jan. 12 to 16 (1+3).•Recorded his first career multi-assist game with two assists at DET (1/12) 2020-21:•Skated 11:33 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded the second multi-goal game of his career with two goals at PHI (1/18)•Won five of eight faceoffs at PHI (1/19)• Led the team in both shorthanded TOI (4:40) and hits (6) vs. NJD (1/30)•Tallied an an assist at WSH (1/22)• Scored his third goal of the season vs. NJD (1/31)

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (L) (*Injured) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (27 years and 1 month)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnzDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 26, 2020 @ COLORADO (6)Last Assist: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (7)Career Shootouts: 4/14 (29%), 4 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 489 61-77-138 -53 130

Career vs. Opp 17 2-2-4 -1 0

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

2019-20:•Tied his previous career high with 11 even-strength goals•Was one of four players to appear in all 69 games for the Sabres•With 12 goals and 19 points, logged his highest totals in both categories since his career-best numbers in 2014-15•Led all Sabres forwards in shorthanded ice time for the second straight season, averaging 2:08 of penalty kill time per game•Tied his career high with two goals at FLA (11/14)•Scored his seventh career shorthanded goal at DET (1/12)•Recorded points in three consecutive games for the fifth time of his career from Feb. 20 at PIT to Feb. 26 at COL (2+2)

#33: Colin Miller (D) 6' 1", 199 lbs. / Oct 29, 1992 (28 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2012 NHLDraftAcquired: From Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draftand a fifth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on June 28, 2019Last Goal: JAN 24, 2021 @ WASHINGTON (6)Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 15 3-2-5 -8 8


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2 times22:41

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3 times+2

1/18 vs PHI

2019-20:•The Sabres were 8-0-2 when he recorded at least a point•Recorded his 100th NHL point with an assist in the Buffalo’s season-opener at PIT (10/3)•Scored his first career overtime goal at EDM (12/8), also marking his first goal as a member of the Sabres•Recorded assists in back-to-back games on Feb. 6 vs. DET and Feb. 7 at NYR•Appeared in his 300th NHL game at PHI (3/7) 2020-21:•Skated 15:14 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Scored his first goal of the season on the power play and added an assist at WSH (1/24)• Tallied an assist and skated a season high 19:30 vs. NJD (1/30)• Recorded a team high seven shot attempts vs. NYI (2/16)

#44: Matt Irwin (D) 6' 2", 189 lbs. / Nov 29, 1987 (33 years and 2 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 2020Last Goal: DEC 6, 2018 @ VANCOUVER (73)Last Assist: JAN 26, 2021 vs NY RANGERS (4)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




5 times1

1/26 vs NYR1

1/26 vs NYR2

2 times20:05

2/15 vs NYI5

1/31 vs NJD4

2/15 vs NYI+1

1/26 vs NYR

2019-20:•Appeared in 27 games in his fourth season with the Nashville Predators before joining the Anaheim Ducks for his final nine games of theseason•Finished the season with a positive shot-attempt differential at even strength despite the most defensive deployment of his career (47.7 OZ%)•Led the Ducks in ice time per game (22:27), hits (27) and blocked shots (24) in his nine games with the team, also leading Anaheimdefensemen with 18 shots on goal in those contests•Logged a career-high 27:42 of ice time at COL (3/4) 2020-21:• Skates 17:57 and tallied an assist in his Sabres debut vs. NYR (1/26)• Had a season high five shots vs. NJD (1/31)•Led the team in both hits (4) and blocked shots (4) and skated a season high 20:05 vs. NYI (2/15)

#53: Jeff Skinner (L) 5' 11", 197 lbs. / May 16, 1992 (28 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Carolina in the first round (10th overall) of the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: From Carolina in exchange for Cliff Pu, a second-round pick in the 2019NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2020NHL Draft on August 2, 2018Last Goal: FEB 29, 2020 @ ARIZONA (16)Last Assist: JAN 22, 2021 @ WASHINGTON (7)Career Shootouts: 6/36 (17%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 46 12-15-27 -4 14


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2019-20:•Buffalo was 9-2-3 when he scored a goal and 12-3-4 when he recorded a point•Ranked third on the Sabres with 14 even-strength goals•Scored in three straight games from Oct. 5 vs. NJD to Oct. 9 vs. MTL•Tallied his 200th NHL assist at ANA (10/16)•Recorded two points (1+1) and six shots on goal vs. CAR (11/14), also tying his previous career high with a plus-4 rating•Tallied two points (1+1), including the game-winning goal, and a team-high seven shots vs. NJD (12/2)•Appeared in his 700th NHL game vs. BOS (12/27) 2020-21:•Skated 14:31 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Tallied an assist for his first point of the season at WSH (1/22)

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 221 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (26 years and 3 months)

RAS-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEYLast Assist: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEYCareer Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 20 1-10-11 -4 4


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1/24 vs WSH2

2 times2

3 times28:11

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1/18 vs PHI+2

1/22 vs WSH

2019-20:• Appeared in all 69 of Buffalo’s games•Led the team in average time on ice (22:48) and finished in the top five in points (5th, 33) and shots (4th, 128) for the fifth straight season•Became the ninth defenseman to record 200 career points with the Sabres with an assist vs. TBL (11/8) 2020-21:•Skated 22:22 and had three hits in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Scored his first goal of the season vs. WSH (1/15)•Led the team with eight hits and skated a team-high 20:43 at PHI (1/18)•Recorded his first multi-point game of the season with two assists at WSH (1/24), passing Jim Schoenfeld for sole possession of the seventh-most career points recorded by a Sabres defenseman (230)• Recorded an assist and led the team with 23:20 TOI in his 500th career game vs. NYR (1/26)• Skated a season high 26:50 vs. NJD (1/30)• Had a two-point night (1+1) and skated a team-high 3:50 while shorthanded vs. NJD (1/31)

#62: Brandon Montour (D) 6' 0", 194 lbs. / Apr 11, 1994 (26 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in the second round (55th overall) of the 2014 NHLDraftAcquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Brendan Guhle and a first-round pick in the2019 NHL Draft on Feb. 24, 2019Last Goal: FEB 18, 2020 @ OTTAWA (19)Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 0 GDG


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


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1/22 vs WSH5

1/18 vs PHI2

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1/26 vs NYR

2019-20:•Scored in back-to-back games for the third time in his career with goals on Nov. 19 vs. MIN and Nov. 21 at BOS•Split time between forward and defense on at FLA (11/24), recording an assist while playing as a forward•Appeared in his 200th NHL game vs. CGY (11/27)•Tied his longest career point streak with assists in four straight games from Nov. 29 vs. TOR to Dec. 5 at CGY•Posted his second career multi-goal game with two tallies at OTT (2/18), adding an assist for his third career game with at least three points 2020-21:•Skated 20:43 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Tallied an assist for his first point of the season and had five shots at PHI (1/18)•Skated a team high 23:40 at PHI (1/19)•Had a season high 25:44 TOI at WSH (1/22)• Recorded an assist vs. NJD (1/30)

#68: Victor Olofsson (L) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Jul 18, 1995 (25 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the seventh round (181st overall) of the 2014 NHLDraftLast Goal: FEB 15, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (1)Last Assist: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (2)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




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2019-20:•Earned a spot on the 2020 NHL All-Rookie Team after tying for second among NHL rookies with 20 goals in 54 games•Named NHL Rookie of the Month for October and December•Became the 16th Sabres rookie ever to record 20 goals in a season despite playing just 54 games•His 11 power-play goals tied for 11th-most in the NHL•Recorded two separate six-game point streaks from Nov. 19 to 29 (3+3) and Dec. 10 to 21 (4+4) 2020-21:•Scored a goal and added an assist in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Scored his first power-play goal of the season at PHI (1/18)•Had an assist at WSH (1/22)•Scored a power-play goal at WSH (1/24)•Recorded an assist vs. NYR (1/26)• Tallied an assist and led the team with five shots vs. NYR (1/28)•Extended his point streak to a career-best seven games with a power-play goal vs. NYI (2/15)• Scored a power-play goal vs. NJD (1/30)• Extended his point streak to six games, tying his career high, with two assists vs. NJD (1/31)

#72: Tage Thompson (R) 6' 7", 219 lbs. / Oct 30, 1997 (23 years and 3 months)

TAYJ TAHMP-suhnDrafted: Selected by St. Louis in the first round (26th overall) of the 2016 NHL DraftAcquired: From St. Louis with Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka, a first-round pick inthe 2019 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft in exchange forforward Ryan O’Reilly on July 1, 2018Last Goal: JAN 29, 2019 @ COLUMBUS (31)Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (6)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG




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1/14 vs WSH2

1/22 vs WSH19:39

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1/30 vs NJD4

2/16 vs NYI+0

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2019-20:•Sustained a season-ending injury in his first NHL game of the 2019-20 season on Nov. 17 at CHI•Was tied for the Rochester Americans’ team lead with 12 points (6+6) and ranked second in the AHL with 67 shots at the time of his recall; hadearned a three-star selection in five of the Amerks’ 16 games up to that point•Logged two goals, including the overtime game-winner, in Rochester’s season-opener vs. SYR (10/4)•Scored the game-deciding goal in a 3-2 shootout victory for the Americans at HFD (10/13) 2020-21:•Tallied an assist in 17:08 TOI in the season opener vs. WSH (1/14)

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