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1 Colorado Avalanche Game Notes Fri, Oct 5, 0 NHL Game #5 Colorado Avalanche (6 pts) Carolina Hurricanes - - ( pts) Team Game: 0 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Semyon Varlamov Jean-Sebastien Giguere # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Nick Holden D Tyson Barrie 0 5 D Nate Guenin D Erik Johnson C John Mitchell 9 8 D Jan Hejda C Matt Duchene L Jamie McGinn R PA Parenteau D Cory Sarich R Steve Downie C Marc-Andre Cliche C Paul Stastny (A) C Nathan MacKinnon L Alex Tanguay 9 5 D Ryan Wilson L Cody McLeod (A) L Patrick Bordeleau D Andre Benoit C Ryan O'Reilly L Gabriel Landeskog (C) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 5 Justin Peters Mike Murphy # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Andrej Sekera D Mike Komisarek D Ryan Murphy R Kevin Westgarth C Jordan Staal (A) 0-6 C Eric Staal (C) L Nathan Gerbe R Tuomo Ruutu C Elias Lindholm R Radek Dvorak L Jiri Tlusty C Riley Nash L Drayson Bowman D Justin Faulk R Alexander Semin R Patrick Dwyer C Brett Sutter D Jay Harrison L Jeff Skinner D Ron Hainsey D Brett Bellemore President Exec. VP of Hockey Operations General Manager Head Coach / VP of Hockey Ops Coaching Staff Josh Kroenke Joe Sakic Greg Sherman Patrick Roy Tim Army, Andre Tourigny, Mario Duhamel (video), Francois Allaire (goaltending), Adam Foote (defense) President/General Manager Vice President of Hockey Operations Vice President of Team Operations Head Coach Assistant Coaches Jim Rutherford Ron Francis Brian Tatum Kirk Muller Rod Brind'Amour, Dave Lewis, John MacLean, Greg Stefan Tonight's Officials Referees Rob Martell (#6), Kevin Pollock (#) Linesmen Matt MacPherson (#8), Pierre Racicot (#65) Supervisor Rob Shick (Officiating Manager) Video Judge Gary Pedigo Ntl. Anthem Jake Schroeder Today's Schedule PIT : 7:00 CBJ : 7:00 STL : 7:00 COL : 7:00 OTT : 7:0 FLA : 7:0

2 Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Semyon Varlamov G 6' " 09 Apr 7, 988 Samara, RUS Nick Holden D 6' " 07 May 5, 987 St. Albert, AB, CAN Tyson Barrie D 5' 0" 90 Jul 6, 99 Victoria, BC, CAN 5 Nate Guenin D 6' " 07 Dec 0, 98 Aliquippa, PA, USA 6 Erik Johnson D 6' " Mar, 988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 John Mitchell C 6' " 0 Jan, 985 Oakville, ON, CAN 8 Jan Hejda D 6' " 7 Jun 8, 978 Prague, CZE 9 Matt Duchene C 5' " 00 Jan 6, 99 Haliburton, ON, CAN Jamie McGinn L 6' " 0 Aug 5, 988 Fergus, ON, CAN 5 PA Parenteau R 6' 0" 9 Mar, 98 Hull, QC, CAN 6 Cory Sarich D 6' " 07 Aug 6, 978 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 7 Steve Downie R 5' " 9 Apr, 987 Newmarket, ON, CAN Marc-Andre Cliche C 6' 0" 0 Mar, 987 Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN 6 Paul Stastny C 6' 0" 05 Dec 7, 985 Quebec City, QC, CAN 9 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' 0" 8 Sep, 995 Halifax, NS, CAN 5 Jean-Sebastien Giguere G 6' " 0 May 6, 977 Montreal, QC, CAN 0 Alex Tanguay L 6' " 9 Nov, 979 Ste-Justine, QC, CAN Ryan Wilson D 6' " 07 Feb, 987 Windsor, ON, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' " 0 Jun 6, 98 Binscarth, MB, CAN 58 Patrick Bordeleau L 6' 6" 5 Mar, 986 Montreal, QC, CAN 6 Andre Benoit D 5' " 9 Jan 6, 98 St. Albert, ON, CAN 90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 0" 00 Feb 7, 99 Clinton, ON, CAN 9 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' " 0 Nov, 99 Stockholm, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 7.6 Goal Streaks GABRIEL LANDESKOG ( / Games) Assist Streaks RYAN WILSON ( / Games) Point Streaks GABRIEL LANDESKOG (-- / Games) RYAN WILSON (0-- / Games) Carolina Hurricanes: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 0 Jun 8, 986 Bojnice, SVK 5 Mike Komisarek D 6' " 5 Jan 9, 98 West Islip, NY, USA 7 Ryan Murphy D 5' " 85 Mar, 99 Aurora, ON, CAN 8 Kevin Westgarth R 6' " Feb 7, 98 Amherstburg, ON, CAN Jordan Staal C 6' " 0 Sep 0, 988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Eric Staal C 6' " 05 Oct 9, 98 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Nathan Gerbe L 5' 5" 78 Jul, 987 Oxford, MI, USA 5 Tuomo Ruutu R 6' 0" 05 Feb 6, 98 Vantaa, FIN 6 Elias Lindholm C 6' " 9 Dec, 99 Boden, SWE 8 Radek Dvorak R 6' " 95 Mar 9, 977 Tabor, CZE 9 Jiri Tlusty L 6' 0" 09 Mar 6, 988 Slany, CZE 0 Riley Nash C 6' " 00 May 9, 989 Consort, AB, CAN Drayson Bowman L 6' " 95 Mar 8, 989 Grand Rapids, MI, USA 7 Justin Faulk D 6' 0" 5 Mar 0, 99 South St.Paul, MN, USA 8 Alexander Semin R 6' " 09 Mar, 98 Krasnojarsk, RUS 5 Justin Peters G 6' " 0 Aug 0, 986 Blyth, ON, CAN 9 Patrick Dwyer R 5' " 75 Jun, 98 Spokane, WA, USA Brett Sutter C 6' 0" 00 Jun, 987 Viking, AB, CAN Jay Harrison D 6' " 0 Nov, 98 Oshawa, ON, CAN 5 Jeff Skinner L 5' " 00 May 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 65 Ron Hainsey D 6' " 0 Mar, 98 Bolton, CT, USA 70 Mike Murphy G 5' " 7 Jan 5, 989 Kingston, ON, CAN 7 Brett Bellemore D 6' " 5 Jun 5, 988 Windsor, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 7.0 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 6 Tim Gleason D 6' 0" 7 Jan 9, 98 Clawson, MI, USA 5 Joni Pitkanen D 6' " 0 Sep 9, 98 Oulu, FIN 0 Cam Ward G 6' " 85 Feb 9, 98 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Anton Khudobin G 5' " 0 May 7, 986 Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks ERIC STAAL ( / Games) Point Streaks ERIC STAAL (--6 / 5 Games) ALEXANDER SEMIN (-- / Games)

3 Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Matt Duchene : R 5 PA Parenteau : C 9 Nathan MacKinnon :0. 6 L 9 Gabriel Landeskog : C 90 Ryan O'Reilly : L Jamie McGinn : L 0 Alex Tanguay : C 6 Paul Stastny : 5. 6 R 7 Steve Downie : D 6 Andre Benoit : D 6 Erik Johnson : D 6 Cory Sarich : C 7 John Mitchell : D Ryan Wilson : L 58 Patrick Bordeleau : D 8 Jan Hejda :8 0.0 L 55 Cody McLeod : D Tyson Barrie : D 5 Nate Guenin : C Marc-Andre Cliche : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Semyon Varlamov Jean-Sebastien Giguere Carolina Hurricanes: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 5 Jeff Skinner : C Eric Staal :0.6 9 L Nathan Gerbe : 50.0 R 8 Alexander Semin : D 7 Ryan Murphy :0 0.0 D 7 Justin Faulk : D Andrej Sekera : D Jay Harrison : L 9 Jiri Tlusty : R 8 Radek Dvorak : D 65 Ron Hainsey :6 0.0 C Jordan Staal : C 0 Riley Nash :5.9 7 R 5 Tuomo Ruutu : C 6 Elias Lindholm :5 8. R 9 Patrick Dwyer : R 8 Kevin Westgarth : D 7 Brett Bellemore : 0.0 L Drayson Bowman : D 5 Mike Komisarek : C Brett Sutter : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 0 Cam Ward Anton Khudobin Justin Peters

4 Carolina Colorado Avalanche Team Records Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Last game: Thursday AT MINNESOTA (- L) Monday AT PITTSBURGH (-0 W) Next game: Monday VS PITTSBURGH Sunday VS WINNIPEG Overall record/streak: - - / Lost / Win / Undef Home record/streak: - - / OTL / Lost Road record/streak: / Lost / Win 5 / Undef 5 Last 5 Games: Last 0 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Carolina Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: 9 0 (. avg.) Opponents: (.7 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (. avg.) Opponents: 5 0 (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: (. avg.) Opponents: (0.8 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (9. avg.) Opponents: (.8 avg.) Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: (0th NHL) 7.9 (T-9th NHL) Home: 5.0 (rd NHL) (T-0th NHL) Road: 9. (th NHL) (th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: (nd NHL) 90. (st NHL) Home: (8th NHL) 78.6 (T-rd NHL) Road: (T-th NHL) (T-st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) Penalties Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (th NHL) (th NHL) Goal Situations Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : on : on : 0 0 on : on : on : on 5: on 5: 0 7 Empty Net: 0 0 Penalty Shots: Total: 7 8

6 Carolina Colorado Avalanche Situations Individual Leaders Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Points: J. SKINNER (9),E. STAAL (8),N. GERBE (6) M. DUCHENE (9),P. PARENTEAU (7),N. MACKINNON (7) Goals: A. SEMIN (),E. STAAL (),N. GERBE () M. DUCHENE (6),P. PARENTEAU (),J. MCGINN () Assists: J. SKINNER (6),E. STAAL (5),J. FAULK (5) N. MACKINNON (6),P. PARENTEAU (),A. BENOIT () PP Goals: A. SEMIN (),J. SKINNER (),N. GERBE () M. DUCHENE (),S. DOWNIE (),E. JOHNSON () SH Goals: A. TANGUAY () GW Goals: R. DVORAK (),R. HAINSEY (),N. GERBE () M. DUCHENE (),P. PARENTEAU (),P. BORDELEAU () + Goals: PIM: J. HARRISON (5),E. STAAL (),A. SEMIN (0) S. DOWNIE (6),C. MCLEOD (7),C. SARICH () Shots: J. SKINNER (6),E. STAAL (),N. GERBE () M. DUCHENE (6),G. LANDESKOG (6),R. O'REILLY () +/-: R. NASH (+5),J. SKINNER (+5),R. DVORAK (+) C. SARICH (+8),A. TANGUAY (+),P. PARENTEAU (+) Shootout Carolina Hurricanes Shooter G/S % GDG Alexander Semin 0 / Nathan Gerbe 0 / Jeff Skinner 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Cam Ward 0 - /5.600 Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Jeff Skinner Nathan Gerbe Alexander Semin 0 Ryan Murphy Eric Staal 0 Andrej Sekera 0 Jordan Staal 0 Jay Harrison 0 Justin Faulk 0 Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Matt Duchene Ryan O'Reilly Steve Downie Gabriel Landeskog Alex Tanguay 0 Andre Benoit 0 Paul Stastny 0 Erik Johnson 0 Nathan MacKinnon 0 Short Handed Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Player G A P Alex Tanguay 0 Andre Benoit 0 Paul Stastny 0

7 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes LAST GAME (Oct. ): Colorado at Pittsburgh 0 Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped all shots for his second shutout in three starts, and the Avalanche improved to 8--0 on the season with a -0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at the CONSOL Energy Center. The Avalanche s penalty killing unit held Pittsburgh scoreless on seven power play chances and Gabriel Landeskog scored the only goal of the game. CURRENT INJURIES Erik Johnson (foot). Day-to-day. Man-Games Lost To Injury: 5 TONIGHT'S GAME: 8- AVS HAVE EQUALED BEST START IN FRANCHISE HISTORY; PLAY SIX OF NEXT SEVEN AT HOME The Colorado Avalanche opens a two-game homestand tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes at Pepsi Center. At 8--0, the Avs have equaled their best start through nine games in franchise history. The Nordiques also went 8--0 in their first nine games of the season, while the Avalanche recorded 6 points (7-0-) through their opening nine contests in Both the '9-95 and teams won their 0th contest so the Avalanche will need a victory tonight to match the best 0-game start ever. Beginning tonight, the Avs will play six of their next seven games on home ice. In fact, due to a few breaks in the schedule, the Avs will spend only one full day outside of Denver in a span of days from Oct. to Nov.. Gabriel Landeskog has scored a goal in each of his last three games, one shy of his career-long goal streak (March -0, 0). BEST RECORDS AFTER NINE GAMES, FRANCHISE HISTORY AVALANCHE & HURRICANES Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Avalanche and Hurricanes this year. These two clubs will wrap up the season series in just a few weeks on Nov. in Raleigh, N.C. The last time Colorado and Carolina met was Feb. 0, 0 here at Pepsi Center, a - Avs victory in overtime. All-time, the Avalanche/Nordiques are 69-- against the Hurricanes/Whalers, which is their most wins against any NHL franchise. The Avs are -- versus the Hurricanes since moving to Denver in 995. Colorado has won eight straight home games against Carolina and is 8-0- (8 wins, ties) in its last 0 home games vs. the Canes The last time Carolina won a game in Denver they were the Hartford Whalers on Feb. 9, 996 at McNichols Sports Arena. Jean-Sebastien Giguere was drafted by Hartford and began his NHL career with the Whalers in EAST SIDE STORY The Avs tonight are facing their seventh Eastern Conference opponent out of the first 0 games. The Avs are 5--0 versus Eastern Conference teams this year, 5-0 on the road and 0- at home. Colorado is 8-5- against Eastern Conference opponents since the start of the 0- season, since and since NET EFFECT Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Semyon Varlamov have combined for a league-best. team goals-against average and.96 save percentage. The goals allowed by Colorado also lead the NHL and are the fewest through nine games in franchise history. The Avalanche's +6 goal differential this year ranks second in the NHL behind only San Jose (+). The Avs began the season by holding their opponents to one goal or less in each of their first five games, becoming the first team in NHL history to begin a season with five straight wins while allowing no more than one goal in each game. Here's a look at the goaltending duo: Jean-Sebastien Giguere leads the NHL in shutouts (), goals-against average (0.67) and save percentage (.98). He is the first netminder in Avalanche/Nordiques history to record two shutouts in his first three games of a season. Giguere's -0 performance in Pittsburgh on Monday was his 8th career shutout, tied with Tom Barrasso and Sean Burke for 7th place on the NHL s all-time list. Jiggy ranks 5th all-time in both wins (5) and appearances (578). Among active netminders, he is sixth in games, seventh in shutouts and ninth in wins. Semyon Varlamov ranks sixth in the NHL in save percentage (.950), seventh in wins (5-tied) and eighth in goals-against average (.68). Varlamov won his first five starts this year, matching the franchise record for the longest winning streak to begin a season. Quebec's Stephane Fiset also won his first five games in and Mario Gosselin did the same in The Samara, Russia native allowed exactly one goal in each of his first four starts this year, becoming the first goaltender in Avalanche/Nordiques history to allow one goal or less in each of his first four starts of a season. Giguere and Varlamov were named the NHL's Second Stars for the week ending Oct..

8 FEWEST GOALS ALLOWED THROUGH NINE GAMES, FRANCHISE HISTORY goals 0- goals goals PENALTY KILL Colorado has the league's No. ranked penalty killing unit at 90.% (8/). The Avalanche held Pittsburgh scoreless on seven power play chances on Monday, the first time the Avs have gone 7-for-7 or better on the PK since Nov. 0, 009 at Tampa Bay (also 7-for-7). The Avs went the first five games this year without allowing a power-play goal, the longest streak to begin a season in franchise history. POWER PLAY The Avs are converting at a.9% rate on the power play (7/), tied with Pittsburgh for ninth best in the league. Colorado is -for- (7.%) with the man advantage over the last three contests. ROAD, SWEET ROAD The Avs are 5-0 on the road, their second-longest road winning streak to begin a season in franchise history. The 0- team opened the year with six consecutive road wins. The Avalanche and Boston Bruins (-0-0) are the NHL's only unbeaten road teams thus far. The Avs are outscoring the opposition - in their five road contests. CONSECUTIVE ROAD WINS TO BEGIN A SEASON RECORD START BEHIND THE BENCH Patrick Roy led the Avalanche to a start in his first six games behind the bench, tying the NHL record for consecutive wins by a head coach to begin his career. He equaled the mark set by Mario Tremblay, who won his first six games with the Montreal Canadiens in CONSECUTIVE WINS BY NHL HEAD COACH TO BEGIN CAREER 6 Patrick Roy Colorado 0-6 Mario Tremblay Montreal Marc Crawford Quebec Bep Guidolin Boston 97-7 HISTORIC DEBUT Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado in assists (6) and is tied for second in points (7). MacKinnon made his NHL debut at the age of 8 years, days on Oct., making him the youngest player in franchise history. He was over 00 days younger than the previous record holder, Owen Nolan, who was 8 years, 5 days when he debuted for Quebec on Oct., 990 at Hartford. MacKinnon picked up a pair of assists in that debut for his first career points. He became the youngest NHL player to record two or more points in a game since January 8, 9, when Ted Kennedy tallied four points (g/a) for the Maple Leafs in a - win over the Bruins in Toronto at the age of 8 years, 7 days. Nathan scored his first NHL goal on Oct. at Washington, becoming the youngest player in franchise history to do so (8 years, days). AVS OPEN SEASON 6-0 The Avalanche opened the season 6-0, by far the club's best start since the team moved to Denver in 995 and one shy of the franchise record (7-0 in ). Each of Colorado's six wins and each of San Jose's first six victories this year came in regulation, the first NHL teams to begin a season with six consecutive regulation victories since the Dallas Stars in (6-0-0). BEST STARTS FRANCHISE HISTORY AVS IN OT/SHOOTOUT Colorado is one of five NHL clubs that has yet to play an overtime/shootout contest in 0-. All-time, the Avs are 8-7 in shootouts, converting 8.6% (0/6) while stopping.7% of the opposition's attempts (9/69). Colorado is 7-5 in shootouts over

9 the past three seasons (since 00-) and 7- in its last 5 tiebreakers dating back to Feb, 008. DUCHENE REACHES 00 POINTS Matt Duchene scored twice on Oct. 5 against Dallas to reach 00 points for his NHL career. At years, 7 days, Duchene became the fourth-youngest player in franchise history to surpass the 00-point mark. Only Hall of Famers Joe Sakic, Michel Goulet and Mats Sundin reached the plateau at a younger age. YOUNGEST TO 00 POINTS FRANCHISE HISTORY 8 Joe Sakic 7 Michel Goulet 8 Mats Sundin 7 Matt Duchene 6 Owen Nolan STASTNY SURPASSES 00 POINTS Paul Stastny had two assists on Oct. at Washington, allowing him to surpass 00 career points. He is the third player from the 005 draft class to reach the 00-point mark, joining Sidney Crosby and Anze Kopitar. Stastny is the 0th player in franchise history to reach 00 career points. FRANCHISE POINTS J. Sakic 6 Pe. Stastny 08 M. Goulet 95 M. Hejduk 805 P. Forsberg 755 A. Stastny 66 D. Hunter 6 V. Kamensky A. Tanguay 05 Pa. Stastny 0 NHL'S YOUNGEST CAPTAIN Gabriel Landeskog was named team captain on Sept., 0, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history (9 years, 86 days). He was days younger than Sidney Crosby, who was 9 years, 97 days when he was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins on May, 007. Landeskog is entering his second season wearing the 'C' and at age 0 still remains the youngest current captain in the league. John Tavares is second at years of age. SEASON INJURY LIST PLAYER GAMES NATURE & DATES Gabriel Landeskog leg (Oct. ) Ryan Wilson knee (Oct. -0) Totals 5

10 Colorado Avalanche: 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. 0/0/0 Anaheim Ducks W ,7p,7,,,9p / /0/0 Nashville Predators W ,58, / 5 9 Toronto Maple Leafs W , / Boston Bruins W p, / Washington Capitals W ,9,9p,0s, / /5/0 Dallas Stars W ,8, / /7/0 Detroit Red Wings L p,9p / Buffalo Sabres W ,9,9p, / Pittsburgh Penguins W / /5/0 Carolina Hurricanes 0/7/0 Winnipeg Jets Dallas Stars /0/0 Montréal Canadiens /06/0 Nashville Predators 5 /08/0 Calgary Flames 6 /0/0 Washington Capitals 7 Carolina Hurricanes 8 St. Louis Blues 9 /6/0 Florida Panthers 0 /9/0 Chicago Blackhawks Phoenix Coyotes Los Angeles Kings /7/0 St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild 5 /0/0 Minnesota Wild 6 Edmonton Oilers 7 Calgary Flames 8 Vancouver Canucks 9 /0/0 Phoenix Coyotes 0 Winnipeg Jets //0 Minnesota Wild /6/0 Dallas Stars Dallas Stars /9/0 Edmonton Oilers 5 Los Angeles Kings 6 San Jose Sharks 7 Chicago Blackhawks 8 /9/0 Winnipeg Jets 9 //0 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0/0/0 Philadelphia Flyers 0/0/0 San Jose Sharks 0/06/0 Calgary Flames 0/08/0 Ottawa Senators 0/0/0 New York Islanders 5 Minnesota Wild 6 Chicago Blackhawks 7 0/6/0 New Jersey Devils 8 Nashville Predators 9 0//0 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 Florida Panthers 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Dallas Stars 5 0/0/0 Minnesota Wild 5 0/0/0 Buffalo Sabres 55 New Jersey Devils 56 New York Rangers 57 Philadelphia Flyers 58 New York Islanders 59 0/6/0 Los Angeles Kings 60 0/8/0 Phoenix Coyotes 6 0/0/0 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Chicago Blackhawks 6 Detroit Red Wings 6 0/08/0 St. Louis Blues 65 0/0/0 Winnipeg Jets 66 0//0 Chicago Blackhawks 67 0//0 Anaheim Ducks 68 Ottawa Senators 69 Montréal Canadiens 70 Winnipeg Jets 7 0//0 Boston Bruins 7 Nashville Predators 7 0/7/0 Vancouver Canucks 7 0/9/0 San Jose Sharks 75 Columbus Blue Jackets 76 0/0/0 New York Rangers 77 St. Louis Blues 78 0/06/0 Pittsburgh Penguins 79 Edmonton Oilers 80 Vancouver Canucks 8 San Jose Sharks 8 Anaheim Ducks

11 Colorado Avalanche: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. BARRIE # GUENIN #5 JOHNSON #6 MITCHELL #7 HEJDA #8 DUCHENE #9 Oct Vs ANA 0- / 7:5 0-0 / 8: 0-0 0/ 8:5-0 / :6 0-0 /0 9:5-0 / 7:50-0 / 5:7 Oct Vs NSH 0-0 / 5:6 0- / 5: 0-0 / :08 0- / 6: 0-0 / 9: /- 8: 0- / 6:56 Oct TOR 0-0 /0 5: 0-0 /0 6:0 0-0 /- : 0-0 /0 :5 0-0 /0 : 0- / 9:9 0-0/0 :5 Oct BOS 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 /0 : /0 : /0 5:0 - / 8:9 0-0 /0 0: WSH DND 0-0 0/- 7: /0 : /0 : / :5-0 (W) /0 8:5-0 / :8 Oct 5 Vs DAL DND 0-0 0/0 6: 0- / : 0-0 /0 9:6-0 / :0-0 (W) / 5: 0-0 / 5: Oct 7 Vs DET DND 0-0 /0 6: -0 /- : /0 : /- : /- 8:5 0-0 /- :08 Oct BUF DND 0-0 0/ 6:8 0-0/0 9:8 0-0 /0 6:8 0-0 /0 : - (W) /0 5: 0-0 /0 :8 PIT DND 0-0 /0 0: /0 8: /0 : /0 7: 0-0 /0 7: 0-0 0/0 : MCGINN # Date Opp. PARENTEAU #5 SARICH #6 DOWNIE #7 CLICHE # STASTNY #6 MACKINNON #9 TANGUAY #0 Oct Vs ANA 0- /0 8:0 0-0 / 9:0 - (W) / 6: DND 0-0 /0 :8 0- / 5:0 0-0/ :8 Oct Vs NSH -0 / 6: 0-0 0/ 8: /- :5 0- / 7:00 0- / :08 0- /0 7: 0-0 /0 8: Oct TOR -0 (W) / : -0 / 8: 0- /0 0:5 DND 0-0 /0 8:0 0- /0 0:8 0-0 /0 7:7 Oct BOS 0-0 /0 : / 7: 0- / 9:8 DND 0-0 /0 9: /0 0: 0-0 /0 6: WSH 0-0/ 7:0 0-0 / 9: / 8:08 DND 0- / 6:5 - / :5-0 / 7: Oct 5 Vs DAL 0- / : 0-0 /0 8: / 6: DND 0-0 /- 0: 0- / : /- 8:7 Oct 7 Vs DET 0-0 /- 8: 0-0 /0 5: 0-0 /- 8:06 DND 0- /0 9:6 0-0 /- :5 0-0 /0 9:9 Oct BUF 0-0 /- 5: /- 9: 0- / 0: 0-0 /0 9:8-0 / 9:5 0-0 /0 : / 9:7 PIT 0-0 0/0 : 0-0/ 6:9 0-0 /0 7: 0-0 /0 7: / 7: 0-0 /0 0:5 0-0 / 5: Date Opp. WILSON # MCLEOD #55 BORDELEAU #58 BENOIT #6 O'REILLY #90 LANDESKOG #9 Oct Vs ANA INJ 0- / 9: 0-0 0/0 8: / :0-6/ 9:6 0-0 /0 6:07 DND Oct Vs NSH INJ 0-0 / 9:0-0 (W) / 5: /- :5 0-0 /0 9: INJ DND Oct TOR INJ 0-0 0/0 8: /0 5: 0-0 / :8 0-0 / 8:5 0-0 /0 9:07 DND Oct BOS INJ 0-0 /0 : /0 5:0 0-0/ :7-0 (W) / 8: 0-0 /0 8:8 DND WSH 0-0 /0 6: /0 5: /0 8:07 0- / 9:0 0- /0 9:55 0- / 7:9 DND Oct 5 Vs DAL 0-0 / 5: /0 9: /0 5:8 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 / 8: /- 8: DND Oct 7 Vs DET 0-0 0/- 6: 0-0 0/0 0: 0-0 0/0 5: /- : 0-0 /- :8-0 6/0 5:7 DND Oct BUF 0-0/ 7:0 SUS 0-0 0/0 5:59 0- /- 0:8-5/0 9:6 - / 8: DND PIT 0- / 7: SUS 0-0 0/0 :5 0-0 /0 7: /0 :5-0 (W) / 6:6 DND HOLDEN # Date Opp. HUNWICK # VARLAMOV # GIGUERE #5 Oct Vs ANA DND /6W 60 DNP Oct Vs NSH DND /7W 60 DNP Oct TOR DND /8W 60 DNP Oct BOS DND DNP 0/9W 60 WSH MIN /W 60 DNP Oct 5 Vs DAL MIN /W 59 DNP Oct 7 Vs DET MIN /8L 58 DNP Oct BUF MIN DNP /0W 60 PIT MIN DNP 0/W 60

12 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Patrick Roy - Has guided Colorado to an 8--0 record in his first nine games, matching the club s best start to any season in franchise history. - Led the Avalanche to a start, tying the NHL record for consecutive wins by a head coach to begin his career (Mario Tremblay ). - Was named Head Coach / Vice President of Hockey Operations on May, 0. - Is the sixth head coach in Avalanche history and the th in franchise history. - Has spent the last eight seasons as head coach and general manager of the Quebec Remparts (QMJHL). - Guided the Remparts to a record (.60) in 5 regular season games behind the bench, which included leading Quebec to the 006 Memorial Cup title. - Was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Retired with the most regular season wins (55) and playoff victories (5) in NHL history. - The four-time Stanley Cup champion is the only player in league history to win three Conn Smythe Trophies (986, 99, 00). #: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Apr 7, 988 (5 years and 5 months) sehm-yawn vahr-la-mawv Drafted: Washington's nd choice (st round, rd overall) in 006 Entry Draft. Acquired: Acquired from Washington in exchange for a st round pick in 0 and a conditional nd round pick in 0, July, 0. 6th NHL / rd COL Season Last Win: OCT 5, 0 vs DALLAS () Last SO: MAR 0, 0 vs NASHVILLE () Career Shootouts: 55/7 (.775), -7 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 0 x 0/ vs. WSH - Has started six of the first nine games. - Won his first five starts this year, matching the franchise record for the longest winning streak to begin a season. - Quebec's Stephane Fiset also won his first five games in and Mario Gosselin did the same in Allowed just one goal in each of his first four starts, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history to allow one goal or less in his first four starts of a season. - Varlamov and Jean-Sebastien Giguere were named the NHL's Second Stars for the week ending Oct.. - Made a season-high 0 saves in his first start against his former team, the Washington Capitals, on Oct. at the Verizon Center. - Stopped 5-of-6 shots in a 6- victory over Anaheim in the season opener on Oct. at Pepsi Center. - It was Varlamov's third consecutive Opening Night start since joining the Avalanche...Only Patrick Roy (7) started more openers with the Avs. #5: Jean-Sebastien Giguere (G) 6' ", 0 lbs. / May 6, 977 (6 years and 5 months) ZHAWN-suh-BAS-t-yehn zhih-gair Drafted: Hartford's st choice (st round, th overall) in 995 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 0 6th NHL / rd COL Season Last Win: OCT, PITTSBURGH Last SO: OCT, PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 9/55 (.600), -9 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 9 9 0/0 vs. BOS 0/0 vs. BOS - Has recorded two shutouts in his first three starts, becoming the first netminder in Avalanche/Nordiques history to post two shutouts in his first three games of a season. - Is tied with Tom Barrasso and Sean Burke for 7th place on the NHL s all-time shutout list with 8. - Ranks 5th all-time in both wins (5) and appearances (578). - Among active netminders, he is sixth in games, seventh in shutouts and ninth in wins. - Stopped all shots in a -0 victory at Pittsburgh on Oct.. - Giguere and Semyon Varlamov were named the NHL's Second Stars for the week ending Oct.. - In his first start of the year, Oct. 0 at Boston, Jiggy stopped all 9 shots in a -0 victory over the Bruins. - The 9 saves were Giguere's most-ever in a regular-season shutout.

13 #: Nick Holden (D) 6' ", 07 lbs. / May 5, 987 (6 years and 5 months) Drafted: Signed by Columbus as a non-drafted free agent, March 8, 008 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, 0 rd NHL / st COL Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp Has appeared in seven career NHL games, all with the Columbus Blue Jackets. - In 0-, Holden skated in two games for the Blue Jackets (0g/0a) and 7 contests with their AHL affiliate in Springfield. - Led all Springfield defensemen with nine goals and 9 points. - Appeared in five games for Columbus in 00-. #: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' 0", 90 lbs. / Jul 6, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's th selection (rd round, 6th overall) in 009 Entry Draft rd NHL / rd COL Season Last Goal: MAR 0, 0 vs NASHVILLE (8) Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs ANAHEIM () Season 0-- Career Career vs. Opp :5 + 0/ vs. ANA 0/ vs. ANA 0/0 vs. BOS 0/ vs. ANA 0/8 vs. TOR x x - Made his second straight appearance on the Avalanche's Opening Night roster. - Led all Colorado defensemen in goals (), assists () and points () while appearing in games during the 0- season. - His points ranked fifth among NHL rookie defensemen, trailing only Justin Schultz (7), Patrick Wiercioch (9), Dougie Hamilton (6) and Jake Muzzin (6) All four of those players appeared in at least 0 more games than Barrie. - Led the Avalanche in average ice time at : per game, the second-highest number among all rookie defensemen (Jonas Brodin :). #5: Nate Guenin (D) 6' ", 07 lbs. / Dec 0, 98 (0 years and 0 months) GEH-nihn Drafted: NY Rangers' rd choice (th round, 7th overall) in 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, 0 7th NHL / st COL Season Last Goal: MAR 9, SAN JOSE (0) Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs NASHVILLE (7) Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 + 0/ vs. NSH 0/ vs. NSH 0/ vs. PIT 0/ vs. PIT x 0/ vs. WSH 0/9 vs. BUF - Leads the Avalanche in blocked shots (5). - Has appeared in all nine games. - Recorded a club season-high seven blocked shots on Oct. at Washington. - Made his Avalanche debut in the season opener on Oct. vs. Anaheim. - It was his first NHL contest since March, 0 when he was a member of the Ducks. - Has played for five NHL teams, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Anaheim and now Colorado. - Spent the 0- season with the Norfolk Admirals (AHL), where he finished second among team defensemen with points (g/0a). #6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' ", lbs. / Mar, 988 (5 years and 7 months) Drafted: St. Louis' st pick (st round, st overall) in 006 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis, along with Jay McClement and a st round pick in 0, in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a nd round choice in 0, Feb. 8, 0 6th NHL / th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 7, 0 vs DETROIT () Last Assist: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + 0/7 vs. DET x x 0/5 vs. DAL 0/8 vs. TOR 0/7 vs. DET 0/8 vs. TOR 0/5 vs. DAL - Had a season-high three-game point streak, Oct. 5-9 (g/a). - Tallied his first goal of the season on Oct. 7 vs. Detroit. - Recorded an assist and was + on Oct. 5 vs. Dallas.

14 #7: John Mitchell (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Jan, 985 (8 years and 9 months) Drafted: Toronto's th choice (5th round, 58th overall) in 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 0 6th NHL / nd COL Season Last Goal: OCT, 0 vs ANAHEIM (8) Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs NASHVILLE (7) Career Shootouts: / (6%), GDG Season 9 -- Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + 0/ vs. ANA 0/ vs. NSH x 0/7 vs. DET 0/ vs. NSH 0/9 vs. BUF 0/8 vs. TOR x - Scored a goal in the season opener on Oct. vs. Anaheim...Mitchell also scored in the 0- season opener at Minnesota. - Tallied 0 goals and 0 assists for 0 points in 7 games during his first season with the Avalanche in Finished second on the team in plus/minus (+5), was third in hits (99) and fourth in goals. #8: Jan Hejda (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Jun 8, 978 (5 years and months) YAHN HAY-dah Drafted: Buffalo's th choice (th round, 06th overall) in 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 8th NHL / rd COL Season Last Goal: OCT 5, 0 vs DALLAS () Last Assist: MAR 8, VANCOUVER () Season Career Career vs. Opp : 7 + 0/5 vs. DAL 0/5 vs. DAL 0/ vs. PIT 0/7 vs. DET x x - Leads Colorado in ice time, averaging :8 per game. - Also leads the club in shifts-per-game (9.0) - Is games shy of 500 NHL contests. - Registered a career-high seven shots on Oct. 7 vs. Detroit. - Logged a season-high 5:0 of ice time on Oct. 0 at Boston. - Finished second among Avalanche defensemen in scoring with 0 points (g/9a) in 6 games during the 0- season. #9: Matt Duchene (C) 5' ", 00 lbs. / Jan 6, 99 ( years and 9 months) DOO-shayn Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, rd overall) in 009 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Last Assist: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: 7/ (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /5 vs. DAL x x 0/8 vs. TOR 0/7 vs. DET 0/8 vs. TOR 0/5 vs. DAL - Leads the NHL with three game-winning goals. - Leads the Avalanche in goals (6), points (9), power-play goals (), game-winning goals (), shots (6-tied) and faceoff percentage (55.%). - Scored the game-winning goal in three straight Colorado victories, Oct Was the first Avalanche player to be credited with the GWG in three consecutive victories since Marek Svatos in November Scored twice on Oct. 5 vs. Dallas to reach 00 points for his NHL career. - At years, 7 days, Duchene became the fourth-youngest player in franchise history to surpass the 00-point mark. - Only Hall of Famers Joe Sakic, Michel Goulet and Mats Sundin reached the plateau at a younger age. - Shared the team scoring lead with points (7g/6a) in 7 games during the 0- season. - Also led Colorado in assists, game-winning goals (), shots (), faceoff percentage (5.6%) and takeaways (). #: Jamie McGinn (L) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Aug 5, 988 (5 years and months) Drafted: San Jose's nd choice (nd round, 6th overall) in 006 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from San Jose, along with Mike Connolly and Michael Sgarbossa, in exchange for T.J. Galiardi, Daniel Winnik and a 7th round selection in the 0 Entry Draft, Feb. 7, 0 6th NHL / rd COL Season Last Goal: OCT, WASHINGTON () Last Assist: OCT 8, TORONTO (6) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. ANA x 0/ vs. ANA 0/0 vs. BOS 0/ vs. NSH x 0/ vs. ANA x - Leads the Avalanche in hits (5). - Tied his career high with two goals (fourth time) in the season opener on Oct. vs. Anaheim. - Was the first Avalanche player to score twice in a season opener since Paul Stastny on Oct. 7, 00 vs. Chicago. - Is beginning his sixth NHL season. - Finished fourth on the Avalanche in scoring with points (g/a) in 7 games during the 0- season.

15 #5: PA Parenteau (R) 6' 0", 9 lbs. / Mar, 98 (0 years and 7 months) pair-ehn-toh Drafted: Anaheim's th choice (9th round, 6th overall) in 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 0 6th NHL / nd COL Season Last Goal: OCT 8, TORONTO (6) Last Assist: OCT 5, 0 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (50%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 0/ vs. NSH 0/5 vs. DAL x 0/0 vs. BOS 0/7 vs. DET x 0/0 vs. BOS x - Is tied for second on the club in points (7), goals () and plus/minus (+). - Tied his career high with two goals (fifth time) on Oct. vs. Nashville. - Shared the team scoring lead with points (8g/5a) while appearing in all 8 games during his first season with the Avalanche in Also led the club in goals (8), power-play goals (6), games played (8-tied) and shooting percentage (7.%). #6: Cory Sarich (D) 6' ", 07 lbs. / Aug 6, 978 (5 years and months) SAHR-ihch Drafted: Buffalo's nd choice (nd round, 7th overall) in 996 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary, along with Alex Tanguay, in exchange for David Jones and Shane O'Brien, June 7, 0 5th NHL / st COL Season Last Goal: OCT 8, TORONTO (6) Last Assist: OCT, PITTSBURGH Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. TOR 0/ vs. PIT x 0/7 vs. DET 0/ vs. WSH x 0/ vs. WSH x - Leads Colorado in plus/minus with a +8 rating. - Scored his first goal of the season on Oct. 8 at Toronto, his first tally since Jan. 0, 0. - Is beginning his 5th NHL season, his first with the Avalanche. - Began his career with Buffalo before spending six seasons each with Tampa Bay ( to ) and Calgary ( to 0-). - Won a Stanley Cup with the Lightning in Had a streak of 5 consecutive games played from Nov. 7, 00 to Feb. 9, 008. #7: Steve Downie (R) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Apr, 987 (6 years and 6 months) Drafted: Philadelphia's st choice (st round, 9th overall) in 005 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Tampa Bay in exchange for Kyle Quncey, Feb., 0 7th NHL / rd COL Season Last Goal: OCT, 0 vs ANAHEIM (8) Last Assist: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. ANA x 0/ vs. ANA 0/9 vs. BUF 0/8 vs. TOR 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. PIT 0/5 vs. DAL - Leads Colorado in penalty minutes (6) and is tied for second in plus/minus (+). - Recorded his first career "Gordie Howe hat trick" in the season opener on Oct. vs. Anaheim. - It was the first "Gordie Howe hat trick" by an Avalanche player since Jamie McGinn on March 6, 0 vs. Minnesota. - Is beginning his seventh NHL campaign. - Suffered a season-ending knee injury in the second game of last year on Jan., 0 vs. Los Angeles. #: Marc-Andre Cliche (C) 6' 0", 0 lbs. / Mar, 987 (6 years and 7 months) KLEESH Drafted: NY Rangers' rd choice (nd round, 56th overall) in 005 Entry Draft Acquired: Claimed by Colorado off waivers from Los Angeles, Sept., 0 nd NHL / st COL Season Last Goal: Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs NASHVILLE () Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 0/ vs. NSH 0/ vs. NSH 0/9 vs. BUF x x 0/ vs. NSH - Recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Oct. vs. Nashville. - Was claimed off waivers from Los Angeles during the preseason on Sept., 0. - Had appeared in one NHL game prior to this season, March, 00 at Dallas as a member of the Kings. - In 0-, he appeared in 57 games for Los Angeles AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, tallying 0 goals and 0 assists.

16 #6: Paul Stastny (C) 6' 0", 05 lbs. / Dec 7, 985 (7 years and 9 months) STAS-nee Drafted: Colorado's nd selection (nd round, th overall) in 005 Entry Draft 8th NHL / 8th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Last Assist: OCT 7, 0 vs DETROIT () Career Shootouts: 0/8 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :08 + 0/9 vs. BUF 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. ANA 0/ vs. NSH 0/0 vs. BOS 0/8 vs. TOR 0/ vs. WSH - Surpassed 00 career points with a pair of assists on Oct. at Washington. - Became the 0th player in franchise history and fifth in Avalanche history to surpass 00 points. - Is the third player from the 005 draft class to reach the 00-point mark, joining Sidney Crosby and Anze Kopitar. - Has 0 career multi-point games (Avs are 8-8- all-time when Stastny collects two or more points). - Sits 0th on the franchise s all-time scoring list with 0 points (6g/67a) in 76 games. #9: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' 0", 8 lbs. / Sep, 995 (8 years and month) Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, st overall) in 0 Draft st NHL / st COL Season Last Goal: OCT, WASHINGTON () Last Assist: OCT 5, 0 vs DALLAS () Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. ANA x 0/5 vs. DAL 0/ vs. NSH x 0/8 vs. TOR 0/5 vs. DAL - Leads Colorado in assists (6) and is tied for second in points (7). - Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. at Washington, becoming the youngest player in franchise history to score a goal (8 years, days). - Had an assist in each of his first three NHL games, becoming the fifth player in franchise history to accomplish that feat. - Made his NHL debut at the age of 8 years, days on Oct. vs. Anaheim, becoming the youngest player in franchise history. - Notched two assists in that debut to become the youngest player to record two or more points in a game since January 8, 9, when Ted Kennedy (8 years, 7 days) had four points (g/a) for the Maple Leafs in a - win over the Bruins in Toronto. #0: Alex Tanguay (L) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Nov, 979 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, th overall) in 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary, along with Cory Sarich, in exchange for David Jones and Shane O'Brien, June 7, 0 th NHL / 7th COL Season Last Goal: OCT, WASHINGTON () Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs ANAHEIM (8) Career Shootouts: 9/5 (7%), 9 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 + 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. ANA 0/ vs. ANA x 0/9 vs. BUF 0/0 vs. BOS 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. WSH - Has 05 points (9g/66a) in 59 regular season games with the Avs, ranking him ninth on the franchise s all-time scoring chart. - Tallied a season-high two goals on Oct. at Washington. - Had three assists in the season opener on Oct. vs. Anaheim in what was his first regular season game with Colorado since April 7, Was the first Avalanche player to register three points in a season opener since , when Paul Stastny and Andrew Brunette both accomplished the feat. #: Ryan Wilson (D) 6' ", 07 lbs. / Feb, 987 (6 years and 8 months) Drafted: Signed by Calgary as a free agent, July, 008 Acquired: Acquired from Calgary, along with Lawrence Nycholat and nd round pick in 009, in exchange for Jordan Leopold, March, 009 5th NHL / 5th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 6, CALGARY (67) Last Assist: OCT, PITTSBURGH Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 + x x 0/7 vs. DET 0/9 vs. BUF x x 0/9 vs. BUF - Was activated from IR on Oct. and made his season debut that night in Washington, appearing in his 00th NHL game. - Began the season on Injured Reserve (knee), forcing him to miss the first four games from Oct. -0.

17 #55: Cody McLeod (L) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Jun 6, 98 (9 years and months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 6, 006 7th NHL / 7th COL Season Last Goal: APR, ST. LOUIS (9) Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs ANAHEIM (6) Career Shootouts: / (00%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 + 0/ vs. ANA 0/ vs. ANA 0/7 vs. DET 0/0 vs. BOS 0/ vs. NSH 0/8 vs. TOR x - Is currently serving a five-game suspension (eligible to return on Nov. vs. Montreal). - Ranks sixth in franchise history in career penalty minutes (88). - Needs 65 PIM to tie Adam Foote (98) for the most penalty minutes in Avalanche history (since the franchise relocated in 995). - Has 80 fights in his career, tops in Avalanche history. - Received a game misconduct on Oct. 7 vs. Detroit. - Appeared in his 00th NHL game on Oct. 0 at Boston. - Was one of two Colorado players to appear in all 8 games last season. - Recorded eight goals and four assists with a team-leading 8 penalty minutes. #58: Patrick Bordeleau (L) 6' 6", 5 lbs. / Mar, 986 (7 years and 7 months) BOHR-duh-loh Drafted: Minnesota's 6th choice (th round, th overall) in 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 0 nd NHL / nd COL Season Last Goal: OCT, 0 vs NASHVILLE (7) Last Assist: APR 7, 0 vs MINNESOTA (9) Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. NSH 0/ vs. NSH 0/0 vs. BOS 0/ vs. ANA 0/ vs. NSH 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. NSH - Scored his first career game-winning goal on Oct. vs. Nashville. - Made his second straight appearance on the Avalanche's Opening Night roster. - Appeared in 6 of Colorado s 8 games during his first NHL season in Led the Avalanche in hits (6) and finished second in both penalty minutes (70) and major penalties (6). #6: Andre Benoit (D) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jan 6, 98 (9 years and 9 months) ben-wah Drafted: Signed by Montreal as a non-drafted free agent, Jan. 9, 006 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, 0 rd NHL / rd COL Season Last Goal: APR, BOSTON () Last Assist: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. WSH 0/ vs. NSH x 0/7 vs. DET 0/ vs. WSH - Ranks second on the club in average ice time (:). - Had a season-high two assists and was + on Oct. at Washington. - Logged a career-high :5 of ice time on Oct. vs. Nashville. - Logged a game-high :0 of ice time in his Avalanche debut on Oct. vs. Anaheim. - Appeared in games for the Ottawa Senators last season, recording 0 points (g/7a). - Two of his three goals were game winners. #90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 0", 00 lbs. / Feb 7, 99 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Colorado's nd selection (nd round, rd overall) in 009 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Last Assist: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: /0 (0%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 6 + x x x 0/ vs. PIT 0/ vs. ANA 5x x - Leads Colorado in takeaways (). - Is tied for second on the club in goals () and tied for fourth in points (6). - Had a goal and an assist in the season opener on Oct. vs. Anaheim. - Is beginning his fifth NHL season. - Recorded 0 points (6g/a) in 9 games with Colorado last season after signing with the Avalanche on Feb. 8, 0.

18 #9: Gabriel Landeskog (L) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Nov, 99 (0 years and months) Drafted: Colorado's st choice (st round, nd overall) in 0 Entry Draft. rd NHL / rd COL Season Last Goal: OCT, PITTSBURGH Last Assist: OCT 9, BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x 0/ vs. WSH x 0/0 vs. BOS 0/8 vs. TOR 0/7 vs. DET x x - Current three-game goal streak, one shy of his career high (March -0, 0). - Is tied for first on the Avalanche in shots (6). - Recorded a season-high two assists on Oct. at Washington. - Did not dress on Oct. vs. Nashville (leg). - Beginning his third NHL season, his second as team captain. - Was named team captain of the Avalanche on Sept., 0, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at the age of 9 years, 86 days. - Was days younger than Sidney Crosby, who was 9 years, 97 days when he was named captain of the Penguins on May, Is just the fourth captain in Avalanche history, joining Joe Sakic, Adam Foote and Milan Hejduk. - Led Colorado with three short-handed goals last season, the most by an Avs player since (Brad Richardson, ).

19 Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes LAST GAME Minnesota, Carolina October, 0 * Xcel Energy Center * St. Paul, MN Carolina Goal: Alexander Semin (PP) Minnesota Goals: Nino Niederreiter (PP), Zach Parise (GW), Dany Heatley (PP, EN) Carolina Goaltenders: Cam Ward :07, 5 saves, 5 shots faced; Justin Peters (Loss) 55:6, 9 saves, shots faced Minnesota Goaltenders: Josh Harding (Win) 0:00, 0 saves, shots faced; Niklas Backstrom 0:00, 7 saves, 7 shots faced Noteworthy: Carolina F Eric Staal skated in his 700 th NHL/Hurricanes game and extended his point streak to five games with an assist Carolina G Cam Ward left the game in the first period with a lower-body injury Carolina F Alexander Semin tallied his third goal of the season Carolina D Brett Bellemore recorded a career-high-tying seven hits Minnesota F Nino Niederreiter scored his first career power-play goal Minnesota F Zach Parise scored his fifth goal of the season and leads the team in points with eight. GOALS BY PER SHOTS PEN/MIN PP CAR 0--0= 8 5/0-5 MIN -0-= 7 5/0-5 INJURIES Forward Patrick Dwyer, upper body, has missed one game Goalie Anton Khudobin, lower body, has missed four games Forward Elias Lindholm, upper body, has missed five games Defenseman Tim Gleason, injured reserve, concussion, has missed 0 games Defenseman Joni Pitkanen, out for season, heel, has missed 0 games 0- MAN GAMES LOST: 5 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. Placed Anton Khudobin on injured reserve Oct. Recalled Justin Peters from Charlotte (AHL) Oct. 5 Recalled Mike Murphy on emergency from Charlotte (AHL) TONIGHT S GAME The Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche on Friday will square off in the first of two meetings between the teams this season (9 p.m. ET, SportSouth, Hurricanes Radio Network). The clubs will also play in Raleigh on Nov. in the season finale. They will match up multiple times in a season for just the second time since the campaign. The Hurricanes have earned points in four of the last five games against the Avalanche, winning three of those games. FAST FACTS Denver Dominance: The Carolina franchise owns a winning record all-time at home against Colorado. However, Carolina has never won at the Pepsi Center, and the franchise s last win in Denver was in 996, when it was located in Hartford. Back-to-Back Games: Friday s game will be the second of a back-to-back for Carolina. They are playing the second of 0 sets of back-to-back games in 0-. In their first set on Oct. 0 and, the Hurricanes won at Washington, -, and earned a point against Los Angeles in a - shootout loss. Another Milestone for the Captain: F Eric Staal skated in his 700 th NHL/Hurricanes game on Thursday in Minnesota. On Oct. vs. Los Angeles, Staal passed Carolina assistant coach, Rod Brind Amour, for second on the Hurricanes (since relocation) games-played list and passed Brind Amour for fourth on the franchise s all-time games-played list. He extended his point streak to a season-high five games with an assist against the Wild. Early Tests: For the first time since the season, the Hurricanes played eight or more playoff teams from the previous season in their first 0 games of a season. Minnesota was the eighth playoff team from last season Carolina played, and they posted a -- record in those games. Sensational Skinner: F Jeff Skinner leads the Hurricanes in assists (6), points (9) and shots (6), and is tied for the team lead in goals (). He has recorded an (even) or better rating in all but one game and has earned at least one point in seven of 0 games this season. INSIDE THE NUMBERS 0 Goalies Justin Peters and Mike Murphy have a combined zero appearances against Colorado in their careers D Brett Bellemore leads the team and ranks fifth among NHL defensemen in hits with STREAKS Eric Staal has points in five consecutive games (0/-0/: g, a)