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1 Buffalo Sabres Game Notes Thu, Nov 7, 6 NHL Game # Buffalo Sabres ( pts) Tampa Bay Lightning ( pts) Team Game: 7 Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 8 Road Game: - - (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Anders Nilsson.96.9 Robin Lehner 6..9 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Josh Gorges D Cody Franson 6 9 L Evander Kane - R Brian Gionta 6 7 R Kyle Okposo C Johan Larsson C Sam Reinhart L Matt Moulson C Derek Grant 6-8 C Zemgus Girgensons 6-9 D Jake McCabe 6 8 D Taylor Fedun D Justin Falk - 7 D Zach Bogosian L William Carrier 6 D Rasmus Ristolainen L Evan Rodrigues - 7 R Nicholas Baptiste 6 77 D Dmitry Kulikov - 8 L Marcus Foligno C Ryan O'Reilly 9 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Ben Bishop Andrei Vasilevskiy # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Jason Garrison D Anton Stralman C Tyler Johnson C Brian Boyle 7 9 C Cedric Paquette 6 7 L Alex Killorn L Ondrej Palat C Brayden Point 7 R J.T. Brown 6-7 R Ryan Callahan L Jonathan Drouin - 8 D Luke Witkowski D Slater Koekkoek 8 C Valtteri Filppula 6 6 D Braydon Coburn 7 6 D Andrej Sustr D Victor Hedman 7 86 R Nikita Kucherov D Nikita Nesterov 9 C Vladislav Namestnikov C Steven Stamkos 7 9 Owner/CEO President/Alternate Governor General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Terry Pegula Russ Brandon Tim Murray Dan Bylsma Terry Murray, Bob Woods, Tom Ward, Andrew Allen (Goaltending Coach), Adam Nightingale (Video Coach) Vice President, General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coaches Steve Yzerman Julien BriseBois, Pat Verbeek Jon Cooper Rick Bowness Todd Richards, Brad Lauer, Frantz Jean Tonight's Officials Referees Kevin Pollock (), Pierre Lambert (7) Linesmen Shandor Alphonso (), Brad Kovachik (7) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem BAVPA Vocal Symphony Today's Schedule ANA : 7: BUF : 7: MIN : 7: PHI : 7: STL : 7: VAN : 7: DAL : 7: LAK : 7: OTT : 7: TOR : 7:

2 Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Josh Gorges D 6' " Aug, 98 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6 Cody Franson D 6' " Aug 8, 987 Sicamous, BC, CAN 9 Evander Kane L 6' " Aug, 99 Vancouver, BC, CAN Brian Gionta R ' 7" 78 Jan 8, 979 Rochester, NY, USA Kyle Okposo R 6' " 8 Apr 6, 988 St. Paul, MN, USA Johan Larsson C ' " Jul, 99 Lau, SWE Sam Reinhart C 6' " 9 Nov 6, 99 West Vancouver, BC, CAN 6 Matt Moulson L 6' " Nov, 98 North York, ON, CAN 7 Derek Grant C 6' " Apr, 99 Abbotsford, BC, CAN 8 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' " Jan, 99 Riga, LVA 9 Jake McCabe D 6' " 9 Oct, 99 Eau Claire, WI, USA Anders Nilsson G 6' 6" 9 Mar 9, 99 Lulea, SWE 8 Taylor Fedun D 6' " 98 Jun, 988 Edmonton, AB, CAN Robin Lehner G 6' " 9 Jul, 99 Gothenburg, SWE Justin Falk D 6' " Oct, 988 Snowflake, MB, CAN 7 Zach Bogosian D 6' " 8 Jul, 99 Massena, NY, USA 8 William Carrier L 6' " Dec, 99 LaSalle, QC, CAN Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' " Oct 7, 99 Turku, FIN 7 Evan Rodrigues L ' " 8 Jul 8, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 7 Nicholas Baptiste R 6' " 6 Aug, 99 Ottawa, ON, CAN 77 Dmitry Kulikov D 6' " Oct 9, 99 Lipetsk, RUS 8 Marcus Foligno L 6' " 8 Aug, 99 Buffalo, NY, USA 9 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' " Feb 7, 99 Clinton, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 9 Age: 6. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Cody McCormick C 6' " Apr 8, 98 London, ON, CAN Jack Eichel C 6' " 96 Oct 8, 996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' " 6 Feb, 99 LaSalle, QC, CAN 6 Tyler Ennis L ' 9" 7 Oct 6, 989 Edmonton, AB, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks MATT MOULSON (-- / Games) Tampa Bay Lightning: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Jason Garrison D 6' " 8 Nov, 98 White Rock, BC, CAN 6 Anton Stralman D ' " 9 Aug, 986 Tibro, SWE 9 Tyler Johnson C ' 8" 8 Jul 9, 99 Spokane, WA, USA Brian Boyle C 6' 6" Dec 8, 98 Hingham, MA, USA Cedric Paquette C 6' " 98 Aug, 99 Gaspe, QC, CAN 7 Alex Killorn L 6' " 96 Sep, 989 Halifax, NS, CAN 8 Ondrej Palat L 6' " 88 Mar 8, 99 Frydek-Mistek, CZE Brayden Point C ' " 66 Mar, 996 Calgary, AB, CAN J.T. Brown R ' " 69 Jul, 99 Burnsville, MN, USA Ryan Callahan R ' " 87 Mar, 98 Rochester, NY, USA 7 Jonathan Drouin L ' " 88 Mar 8, 99 Ste-Agathe, QC, CAN 8 Luke Witkowski D 6' " 7 Apr, 99 Holland, MI, USA 9 Slater Koekkoek D 6' " 9 Feb 8, 99 Winchester, ON, CAN Ben Bishop G 6' 7" 6 Nov, 986 Denver, CO, USA Valtteri Filppula C 6' " 96 Mar, 98 Vantaa, FIN Braydon Coburn D 6' " Feb 7, 98 Shaunavon, SK, CAN 6 Andrej Sustr D 6' 7" Nov 9, 99 Plzen, CZE 77 Victor Hedman D 6' 6" Dec 8, 99 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 86 Nikita Kucherov R ' " 78 Jun 7, 99 Maykop, RUS 88 Andrei Vasilevskiy G 6' " 7 Jul, 99 Tyumen, RUS 89 Nikita Nesterov D ' " 9 Mar 8, 99 Chelyabinsk, RUS 9 Vladislav Namestnikov C ' " 8 Nov, 99 Zhukovskiy, RUS 9 Steven Stamkos C 6' " 9 Feb 7, 99 Markham, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 98 Age: 6.6 Goal Streaks NIKITA KUCHEROV ( / Games) Assist Streaks BRAYDON COBURN ( / Games) NIKITA KUCHEROV ( / Games) VICTOR HEDMAN ( / Games) Point Streaks BRAYDON COBURN (-- / Games) VICTOR HEDMAN (-- / Games) STEVEN STAMKOS (-- / Games) VLADISLAV NAMESTNIKO (-- / Games) NIKITA KUCHEROV (-- / Games)

3 Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R Kyle Okposo 7. 9: C 9 Ryan O'Reilly 9 9. :6 6. L 6 Matt Moulson :9. 8 D Rasmus Ristolainen :. 6 7 R Brian Gionta :7. 7 C Sam Reinhart :8. 6 C Johan Larsson :6 9. L 8 Marcus Foligno :7. C 8 Zemgus Girgensons :.66 8 D 6 Cody Franson 6. 7:6. D 9 Jake McCabe 6. 9:8. 7 R 7 Nicholas Baptiste :. 9 L 6 Tyler Ennis :. C 7 Derek Grant 6 -. :. 9 D Josh Gorges :. L 9 Evander Kane :8 6. D Justin Falk -. :. L Nicolas Deslauriers :. 6 D 7 Zach Bogosian :9. 6 L 8 William Carrier 6. 8:8. L 7 Evan Rodrigues -. :9. D 77 Dmitry Kulikov - 6. :. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Anders Nilsson Robin Lehner Tampa Bay Lightning: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 86 Nikita Kucherov :8. 7 C 9 Steven Stamkos :. D 77 Victor Hedman 7 9. :. 6 C Valtteri Filppula :. 7 7 C 9 Tyler Johnson :. 7 8 L 7 Alex Killorn :. 9 6 C 9 Vladislav Namestnikov : D 6 Anton Stralman 6 7. :7. 6 L 8 Ondrej Palat : C Brian Boyle :.7 L 7 Jonathan Drouin : C Cedric Paquette :.8 7 C Brayden Point :. 7 6 D Braydon Coburn 7. 6:. 9 8 R J.T. Brown :. 9 D 9 Slater Koekkoek 8 6. :9. 7 D 6 Andrej Sustr :6. 6 R Ryan Callahan : D 89 Nikita Nesterov 8.6 6:. 9 D Jason Garrison :. 7 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Ben Bishop Andrei Vasilevskiy

4 Tampa Bay Buffalo Sabres Team Records Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres Last game: Tuesday AT DETROIT (- W) Tuesday AT ST. LOUIS (- L) Next game: Saturday AT PHILADELPHIA Saturday VS PITTSBURGH Overall record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost Home record/streak: - - / Lost - - / OTL Road record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Lost Last Games: Last 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 Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: Totals:

5 Tampa Bay Buffalo Sabres Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Tampa Bay Lightning: 9 (. avg.) Opponents: 6 (.6 avg.) Buffalo Sabres: (.9 avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Tampa Bay Lightning: (.8 avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Buffalo Sabres: 6 (8. avg.) Opponents: (.7 avg.) Power Play Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: (th NHL) 8.8 (th NHL) Home: 8.8 (6th NHL) 7. (9th NHL) Road: 8 6. (8th NHL) 6 9. (th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: 8 8. (9th NHL) (th NHL) Home: 8. (th NHL) 7. (T-st NHL) Road: 8.9 (th NHL) 7.6 (nd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (rd NHL) (9th NHL) Goal Situations Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres For Against For Against 6 on : 6 on : 6 on : on : on : on : on : on : on : on : on : on 6: on : 7 9 on 6: on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 9

6 Tampa Bay Buffalo Sabres Situations Individual Leaders Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres Points: N. KUCHEROV (),S. STAMKOS (),V. HEDMAN () K. OKPOSO (),R. O'REILLY (9),M. MOULSON (8) Goals: S. STAMKOS (9),N. KUCHEROV (8),A. KILLORN (6) M. MOULSON (6),K. OKPOSO (),R. O'REILLY () Assists: N. KUCHEROV (),S. STAMKOS (),V. HEDMAN () R. RISTOLAINEN (8),K. OKPOSO (),R. O'REILLY () PP Goals: S. STAMKOS (),T. JOHNSON (),N. KUCHEROV () M. MOULSON (),R. O'REILLY (),S. REINHART () SH Goals: J. BROWN () GW Goals: N. KUCHEROV (),V. HEDMAN (),V. FILPPULA () J. LARSSON (),B. GIONTA (),R. O'REILLY () + Goals: PIM: B. BOYLE (9),R. CALLAHAN (7),J. BROWN (7) J. GORGES (9),D. GRANT (),R. RISTOLAINEN () Shots: S. STAMKOS (8),N. KUCHEROV (),A. KILLORN (9) R. O'REILLY (),M. MOULSON (),B. GIONTA (7) +/-: N. KUCHEROV (+9),V. HEDMAN (+),S. KOEKKOEK (+) K. OKPOSO (+),W. CARRIER (+),N. BAPTISTE (+) Shootout Tampa Bay Lightning Shooter G/S % GDG Brayden Point /. Jonathan Drouin /. Vladislav Namestnikov /. Nikita Kucherov /. Ondrej Palat /. Victor Hedman /. Tyler Johnson /. Steven Stamkos /. Alex Killorn /. Anton Stralman /. Ryan Callahan /. Valtteri Filppula /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Ben Bishop - /6.8 Andrei Vasilevskiy - /.8 Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Sam Reinhart /. Brian Gionta /. Kyle Okposo /. Ryan O'Reilly /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Anders Nilsson - /. Robin Lehner - /. Power Play Tampa Bay Lightning Player G A P Nikita Kucherov 7 Steven Stamkos 7 Victor Hedman Tyler Johnson Vladislav Namestnikov Anton Stralman Jonathan Drouin Valtteri Filppula Alex Killorn Ondrej Palat Nikita Nesterov Brayden Point Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Matt Moulson 7 Kyle Okposo 6 Rasmus Ristolainen 6 6 Ryan O'Reilly Sam Reinhart Short Handed Tampa Bay Lightning Player G A P J.T. Brown Buffalo Sabres Player G A P No players to display

7 Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes LAST GAME Tuesday, November Buffalo at St. Louis Goals: Reinhart Goalie: Lehner (7 saves/ shots) PP: /; PK: /; Shots: St. Louis Buffalo CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost: 77) Player (injury, first game missed) total games missed Cody McCormick (blood clots, Oct. ; injured reserve) 6 games Jack Eichel (high-ankle sprain, Oct. ; injured reserve) 6 games Nicolas Deslauriers (knee, Oct. ; injured reserve) 9 games Zach Bogosian (MCL sprain, Nov. ) 7 games Tyler Ennis (groin, Nov. 9) games Dmitry Kulikov (middle body, Nov. ) games Ryan O Reilly (middle body, Nov. ) games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS /: Recalled D Justin Falk from Rochester (AHL) /: Assigned F Nicholas Baptiste, D Justin Falk and F Cole Schneider to Rochester (AHL) /: Recalled F Nicholas Baptiste, D Justin Falk and F Evan Rodrigues from Rochester (AHL) /6: Assigned D Casey Nelson to Rochester (AHL) /7: Recalled D Taylor Fedun from Rochester (AHL) UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, Nov. 9: Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. : Calgary at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. : Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. : Buffalo at Washington, p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9: Buffalo at Ottawa, 7: p.m. TONIGHT S GAME LIGHTNING at SABRES This is the first of four meetings between the Sabres and Lightning this season. Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Tampa Bay, -, in Tampa Bay on Nov., Next meeting: Thursday, Jan. in Tampa Bay The Sabres are -7- in their last games vs. the Lightning; -- at home This is the 9st game all-time between Buffalo and Tampa Bay; Buffalo has a --7 series record. The Sabres are -6- at home against the Lightning all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY The Sabres are 8-- all-time on November 7. November 7, 979: John Gould scores twice and Don Edwards stops shots as the Sabres top the North Stars -. November 7, : Taylor Pyatt scores a hat trick in Buffalo s 8- home win over Washington. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW The Sabres are looking for a win tonight to avoid the team s first three-game regulation losing streak since Jan. to and its first six-game winless streak since Dec. 8, to Jan. 8, 6. Buffalo is seeking a second consecutive win against Tampa Bay for the first time since the team s wins on March 9, and Feb. 6,.

8 The Lightning will be looking to win their fourth consecutive game in Buffalo for the first time since they won four straight in Buffalo from March 9, 99 to Oct., 996. The Sabres last home win against the Lightning was a - shootout victory on Dec.,. If he dresses tonight, Josh Gorges will appear in his 7th regular-season NHL game. He and Jets forward Chris Thorburn, who can also reach this milestone tonight, would become the 6th and 7th active players to reach 7 games. Kyle Okposo has 8 points (+) in career games against the Lightning. DAN-TONA Tonight is Dan Bylsma s th regular-season NHL game as a head coach. Bylsma becomes the 66th head coach (8th active) to reach this milestone. Among all NHL head coaches with at least games coached, only three have a better career record in the regular season. Best NHL Regular-Season Coaching Records (min. 99 games coached) Coach Games W L T OTL PTS PTS% Bruce Boudreau Scotty Bowman ,, 7,8.67 Toe Blake 9 9 -,9.6 Dan Bylsma Joel Quenneville, ,88.67 GOING STREAKING Matt Moulson has a point in each of his last three games. Excluding a four-game stretch that included the final two games of the - 6 season and the first two games of the 6-7 season, it is his first three-game point streak since Nov. 7 to Dec.,. Moulson has not had points in four straight games in one season since he tallied at least a point in a career-best eight straight (+7) from Jan. 8 to March 9,. TOPPING TAMPA Buffalo s all-time record of --7 (.67) against Tampa Bay is the team s second-best record against any Eastern Conference opponent, trailing only their (.6) mark against Washington. Since the beginning of the -6 season, Buffalo has compiled a record of -7- (.9) against Tampa Bay. The Sabres have scored seven or more goals in a single game against the Lightning six times during that stretch. SABRES IN THE TOP Buffalo was ranked fourth in the NHL in team faceoff percentage (.6%) entering play Wednesday. Ryan O Reilly ranked second among all NHL forwards with an average ice time of :6 per game before Wednesday s games. O Reilly finished the -6 season ranked first among forwards with : of ice time per game and has averaged : per game since the beginning of the - season, leading all NHL forwards during that time frame. O Reilly entered play Wednesday ranked seventh in the NHL in faceoffs won (87) and fourth among players with at least faceoffs in win percentage (6.%). He finished in the top in both categories in -6. Entering Wednesday s games, Matt Moulson was tied for second in the NHL with five power-play goals and tied for ninth with seven power-play points. Rasmus Ristolainen ranked sixth among all NHL skaters in average ice time per game (:) entering play Wednesday and was tied for third among all NHL defensemen with six power-play points.

9 Anders Nilsson entered play Wednesday ranked ninth among goaltenders with at least minutes in save percentage (.9) and th in goals-against average (.96). BUF-TBL CONNECTIONS Local Players: Ryan Callahan was born in Rochester, New York and played for the Buffalo Lightning (OPJHL) during the - season. Josh Gorges: Represented Canada alongside Braydon Coburn at the World Junior Championship. Dmitry Kulikov: Teammates with Jason Garrison for the Florida Panthers from 9-. Johan Larsson: Played at the World Championship for Team Sweden alongside Victor Hedman. Robin Lehner: Played with Ben Bishop for the Ottawa Senators from -. Matt Moulson: He and Brian Boyle were both members of the Los Angeles Kings from 7-9. Anders Nilsson: Represented Sweden with Victor Hedman at the World Championship. Sam Reinhart: Represented Canada alongside Jonathan Drouin at the World Junior Championship. Brayden Point was a member of Team Canada along with Reinhart at the World Junior Championship. World Championships: Kyle Okposo skated alongside Ben Bishop at the World Championship. Okposo and J.T. Brown represented the United States at the World Championship. Jake McCabe played with Tyler Johnson for the United States at the World Championship. NHL Draft: Cody Franson (79th overall by Nashville) and Ben Bishop (8th overall by St. Louis) were both third-round picks in the NHL Draft. Zemgus Girgensons (th overall) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (9th overall) were both first-round picks in the NHL Draft. Rasmus Ristolainen (8th overall) and Jonathan Drouin (rd overall) were both taken in the first round of the NHL Draft. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: Foligno (), Gorges (), Ristolainen (6) Blocked Shots: Gorges (), Ristolainen (7), McCabe (7) Shots: O Reilly (), Moulson (), Gionta/Okposo (7) SABRES RECORD IN GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] -: -- (), /, 8/, 6/ -: -- (), 7/7, /, /7

10 OVERTIME RESULTS (-; -7 all-time) Oct. 8 at EDM: L, - (GWG-Monahan) Nov. vs. NJD: L, - (GWG-Greene) SHOOTOUT RESULTS (-; 67-6 all-time) Oct. at PHI: L, - (GDG-Giroux) Nov. 9 vs. OTT: L, - (GDG-Ryan) MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player Needs Milestone) Games Coached Dan Bylsma game NHL games Wins Dan Bylsma 8 wins NHL wins Games Played Josh Gorges game 7 NHL games Points Marcus Foligno points NHL points RECENT MILESTONES Jake McCabe th NHL Game Nov. vs. NJD Ryan O Reilly th NHL Assist Nov. vs. NJD

11 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. //6 Montréal Canadiens L p / 97+ Edmonton Oilers W -- 6-,9p,9,,,6p / 87 Calgary Flames O* ,9p, / 989+ Vancouver Canucks L / 789 Philadelphia Flyers O** ,6p,6p / 99 6 /7/6 Minnesota Wild L / 8 7 /9/6 Florida Panthers W -- -,p,p / 86 8 Winnipeg Jets W -- -,, / 9+ 9 Minnesota Wild W , / 886+ //6 Toronto Maple Leafs L / 88 Ottawa Senators W -- -, / 6 Boston Bruins L / 76+ /9/6 Ottawa Senators O** / 788 //6 New Jersey Devils O* p / 8 New Jersey Devils L , / 6+ 6 St. Louis Blues L p / /7/6 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 /9/6 Pittsburgh Penguins 9 //6 Calgary Flames //6 Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals Ottawa Senators //6 New York Rangers //6 Boston Bruins Washington Capitals 6 /6/6 Edmonton Oilers 7 /9/6 Washington Capitals 8 //6 Los Angeles Kings 9 /6/6 New York Islanders Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers //6 Carolina Hurricanes New York Islanders Detroit Red Wings /9/6 Boston Bruins 6 Boston Bruins 7 New York Rangers 8 Chicago Blackhawks 9 /7/7 Winnipeg Jets //7 Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning Carolina Hurricanes /6/7 Dallas Stars Toronto Maple Leafs //7 Detroit Red Wings 6 Montréal Canadiens 7 Nashville Predators 8 Dallas Stars 9 Montréal Canadiens //7 New York Rangers //7 Ottawa Senators New Jersey Devils /7/7 San Jose Sharks /9/7 Anaheim Ducks Toronto Maple Leafs 6 //7 Vancouver Canucks 7 Ottawa Senators 8 /6/7 Colorado Avalanche 9 /8/7 St. Louis Blues 6 /9/7 Chicago Blackhawks 6 Colorado Avalanche 6 Arizona Coyotes 6 /8/7 Nashville Predators 6 //7 Arizona Coyotes 6 //7 Tampa Bay Lightning 66 Pittsburgh Penguins 67 /7/7 Philadelphia Flyers 68 Columbus Blue Jackets 69 //7 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 San Jose Sharks 7 Los Angeles Kings 7 Anaheim Ducks 7 Detroit Red Wings 7 //7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 //7 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 /7/7 Florida Panthers 77 Columbus Blue Jackets 78 //7 New York Islanders 79 //7 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 //7 Montréal Canadiens 8 Florida Panthers 8 Tampa Bay Lightning

12 Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. GORGES # FRANSON # 6 KANE # 9 SCHNEIDER # GIONTA # OKPOSO # LARSSON # Oct Vs MTL -,/- 8:6 -,/- 8:6 -,/ : -,/- : -,/- 7:6 Oct EDM -,/ : -,/- : DNP -,/ 7: -,/ 9: -,/ :9 Oct CGY -,/- 7: -,/ : DNP -,/ 7: -,/ 7:8 -,/- 8:6 VAN -,/ 7:9 -,/ : DNP -,/ 7:8 -,6/ : -,/ : PHI -,/ : -,/ : INJ -,/ 9: -,/ 9: -,/ :9 Oct 7 Vs MIN -,/ : -,/- :8 DNP -,/ 6: -,/- 9:6 -,/- 8: Oct 9 Vs FLA -,/ :6 -,/ : DNP -,/ 7:9 -,/ 7: -(W),/ 7: WPG -,/ : -,/ :9 DNP -(W),/ : -,/ 7: -,/ :8 MIN -,/ : -,/ : INJ -,/ : -,/ : -(W),/ :6 Nov Vs TOR -,/- : -,/ :8 INJ -,/- 8:8 -,/ :7 -,/ 7: OTT -,/ 9: -,/ 9: INJ -,/ 7:9 -,/ 7:8 -,/ 7: Nov BOS -,/ 6: -,6/- :8 INJ -,/- : -,/ 8: -,/- 6: Nov 9 Vs OTT -,/ 9: -,/ 7:8 -,/ :9 -,/ 7:9 -,/- 9:9 -,/ : -,/- 8:6 Nov Vs NJD -,/ : -,/ :7 -,/ 6:7 DNP -,/- 9: -,/ 6: -,/- 6:7 NJD -,/- :8 -,/ : -,/- : -,/ 7:8 -,/ 7: -,/ :8 -,/- : STL -,/ 7: -,/- :9 -,/- 8:6 MIN -,/ 6: -,/- 9:8 -,/ 7:8 Date Opp. REINHART # MOULSON # 6 GRANT # 7 GIRGENSONS # 8 MCCABE # 9 NELSON # DESLAURIERS # Oct Vs MTL -,/- : -,/- :9 -,/- : -,/- :9 -,/- : -,/- :7 -,/- : Oct EDM -,/ 8: -,/ :9 -,/- 9: -,/- : -,/ 9: DNP -,/ :9 Oct CGY -,/- :9 -,/ :9 -,/ : -,/ : -,/- : DNP -,/- 9:6 VAN -,/ : -,/ : -,/ :6 -,/ : -,/- 8:6 DNP -,/ : PHI -,/ :8 -,/ :6 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ :6 DNP -,/ 8: Oct 7 Vs MIN -,/- : -,/- 8: -,/- :6 -,/- :6 -,/- : DNP -,/- 7: Oct 9 Vs FLA -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/ : -,/ :7 -,/ :6 DNP -,/ 6:7 WPG -,/ :9 -,/ :6 -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/ :6 DNP DNP MIN -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 9:6 -,/ : -,/ : DNP DNP Nov Vs TOR -,/ 6: -,/ 6: -,/ 7: -,/- : -,/ 9: -,/- : DNP OTT -(W),/ : -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/ :7 -,/ : -,/ :6 DNP Nov BOS -,/ 7: -,/ 6:7 -,/ :7 -,/ :9 -,/ 8: -,/ :7 DNP Nov 9 Vs OTT -,/ : -,/ :7 -,/ :9 -,/- : -,/ : -,/ :7 INJ Nov Vs NJD -,/ : -,/ : -,/ : -,/ :6 -,/ : -,/- :7 INJ NJD -,/ 8: -,/- : -,/ : -,/- : -,/ :7 -,/ : INJ STL -,/- : -,/- :8 -,/- 8: -,/ : -,/- : -,/- : INJ Date Opp. BOGOSIAN # 7 CARRIER # 8 RISTOLAINEN # ENNIS # 6 KULIKOV # 77 FOLIGNO # 8 O'REILLY # 9 Oct Vs MTL -,/- : -,/- :7 -,/- 7:7 -,/- :7 -,/- : Oct EDM -,/ 9: -,/ 6: -,/- :6 -,/- 9: -,/ 7:8 -(W),/ : Oct CGY -,/- 9: -,/- 6: -,/- :9 -,/ 9: -,/ :6 -,/- :6 VAN -,/- 8: -,/ :8 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ : -,/ : PHI -,/ : -,/ :6 -,/ 6: -,/ :8 -,/ 7: -,/ : Oct 7 Vs MIN -,6/- : -,/- 6: -,9/- :8 -,/- : -,/ : -,/- 9: Oct 9 Vs FLA -,/ 9: -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/ :6 -,/ 7: -,/ : WPG -,/- : -,/ 6: -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/ 6: -,/ :9 MIN -,/ : -,/ :8 -,/ : -,/ 7: -,/ : -,/ :7 Nov Vs TOR DNP -,/ :9 -,/- :7 -,/- : -,/ 7:8 -,7/ : OTT DNP -,/ 6:6 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ : -,/ :6 -,/ : Nov BOS DNP -,/ 7: -,/ :6 -,/- 7: -,/- : -,/ 6: -,/ :8 Nov 9 Vs OTT DNP -,/ 9: -,/- 9:7 DNP -,/- : -,/ 7:6 DNP Nov Vs NJD DNP -,/ 7:9 -,/ :8 INJ DNP -,/- :7 -,/ : NJD DNP -,/ :7 -,/- 7: INJ DNP -,/ 6: DNP STL DNP -,/ :8 -,/ 7:7 INJ DNP -,/- 7:6 DNP Date Opp. NILSSON # LEHNER # Oct Vs MTL DND / L 7:6 Oct EDM DND / W 6: Oct CGY DND / O 6:8 VAN DND / L 8:6 PHI / O 6: DNP Oct 7 Vs MIN / L 9: DNP Oct 9 Vs FLA / W 9:8 DND WPG DND /8 W 6: MIN DND /8 W 6: Nov Vs TOR DND /9 L 8: OTT DND / W 6: Nov BOS DND / L 6: Nov 9 Vs OTT DND /9 O 6: Nov Vs NJD / O 6:9 DND NJD DND /7 L 6: STL DND / L 9:7

13 Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Dan Bylsma Dan Bylsma is in his second season as head coach of the Sabres after being hired as the 7th head coach in franchise history on May 8,. In his first season with the team in -6, Bylsma guided the Sabres to a 7-point improvement. Buffalo finished -6- overall and enjoyed the second-largest points percentage improvement in franchise history. Bylsma joined the Sabres after spending six seasons as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he led the team to a -7- overall regular-season record and became the winningest head coach in Penguins history. The Grand Haven, Mich. native began his coaching career in - as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL). He also served as an assistant for the New York Islanders in -6, and for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from 6-7 to 7-8 before being named head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the 8-9 season. Visit for a full bio. #: Anders Nilsson (G) 6' 6", 9 lbs. / Mar 9, 99 (6 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by New York Islanders in rd round (6nd overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo on July, 6 from St. Louis in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 7 NHL Draft Last Win: OCT 9, 6 vs FLORIDA () Last SO: OCT 9, 6 vs FLORIDA () Shootouts: /9 (.77), 6- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs NJD 6-7: Made his Sabres debut at PHI (/), making 8 saves on shots in a shootout loss Recorded a shutout vs. FLA (/9), stopping shots Turned away of shots vs. NJD (/) -6: Appeared in a career-high 9 NHL games with Edmonton and St. Louis Started in of his 6 appearances for Edmonton, posting a career-high wins Set career highs in both shots faced () and saves (8) at DAL (/) Started and won all five games in a five-game homestand from /-/, posting a.97 SV% Made three relief appearances for St. Louis Played two games with Bakersfield (AHL), winning both games and posting a.9 SV% #: Robin Lehner (G) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jul, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in nd round (6th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Ottawa on with David Legwand June 6, in exchange for a first-round pick in the NHL Draft Last Win: NOV, OTTAWA () Last SO: FEB 9, COLUMBUS () Shootouts: 6/6 (.8), 7- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 /7 vs BOS 6-7: Turned aside shots in a 6- win at EDM (/6) Saved 7 of 8 shots at MIN (/) Allowed one goal on shots at OTT (/) Made a season-high 8 saves on shots at BOS (/7) -6: Games missed due to injury: ; 9 high ankle sprain (/-/), high ankle (/8-/9) Ranked fourth among NHL goalies with at least games played in save percentage (.9) Recorded saves and an assist to earn his first win as a member of the Sabres at OTT (/6) Made 8 saves to earn his third career shutout at CBJ (/9), breaking his personal record for most saves in a shutout Set a new career-best shutout streak (6:9) from /6 at OTT to / vs. PIT Played in his th career NHL game at ANA (/) Appeared in three games for Rochester (AHL) during a conditioning stint in January.

14 #: Josh Gorges (D) 6' ", lbs. / Aug, 98 ( years and months) Acquired: From Montreal on July, in exchange for a nd-round pick in the 6 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB, 6 vs MONTREAL () Last Assist: APR 9, NY ISLANDERS (6) Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp -- - : + 6 times 6 times 6 times / vs STL / vs MIN times times times 6-7 Finished with a plus- rating in : of ice time at WPG (/) -6: Games missed due to injury: five; three upper body (/-/6), two upper body (/6-/8) Set a new career high with 7 penalty minutes (previous high: 9) Recorded his first point of the season with an assist vs. TBL (/) Scored his first goal as a member of the Sabres and was a plus- vs. CAR (/7); the goal was his first since Oct., at VAN and the plus- was his best rating since he posted a plus- on Oct. 6, vs. PHI Registered an assist and a plus- rating vs. COL (/) Recorded his th NHL assist at NYI (/9) #6: Cody Franson (D) 6' ", lbs. / Aug 8, 987 (9 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Nashville in rd Round (79th Overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on Sept., Last Goal: JAN 6, 6 vs WASHINGTON () Last Assist: NOV, NEW JERSEY () Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp : times times times times / vs STL /7 vs BOS times times 6-7: Recorded an assist at EDM (/6) Recorded an assist at PHI (/) Finished with a plus- rating in : of ice time vs. FLA (/9) -6: Games missed due to injury: upper body (/-/9) Tallied his first points as a Sabre with two assists vs. MTL (/) Had a three-game point streak (+) from / vs. MTL to /7 at PHI Scored in back-to-back games at TBL (/) and at FLA (/) for the first time since Feb. #8: Cody McCormick (C) (*Injured) 6' ", lbs. / Apr 8, 98 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in th round (th overall) of NHL Draft. Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp : Missed entire season due to injury (blood clots).

15 #9: Evander Kane (L) 6' ", lbs. / Aug, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in st round (th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb., in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a firstround pick in the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR, CAROLINA (7) Last Assist: MAR 8, 6 vs OTTAWA (9) Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp :9 + times times times times /9 vs OTT / vs MTL times times 6-7: Missed games due to cracked ribs Led all forwards with :9 of ice time in his first game back from injury vs. OTT (/9) -6: Games missed due to injury: 6; knee (/7-/7), six upper body (/9-/9) Ranked second among all NHL forwards in average ice time per game (:), trailing only teammate Ryan O'Reilly (:) Led all Sabres in shots (7), penalty minutes (9) and even-strength goals (7) despite missing 6 games to injury Ranked third in the NHL with. shots per game, ranking fourth in franchise history behind only Alexander Mogilny (.68 in 99-9), Rick Martin (. in 97-7) and Dave Andreychuk (. in 99-9) The Sabres went -- in games in which he scored a goal and 9-- when he recorded a point Logged eight multi-point games; the Sabres had a 7-- record in these games Tallied seven shots and scored his first goal as a member of the Sabres vs. TOR (/) #: Brian Gionta (R) ' 7", 78 lbs. / Jan 8, 979 (7 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in rd round (8nd overall) of the 998 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, Last Goal: OCT, WINNIPEG (8) Last Assist: NOV, NEW JERSEY () Shootouts: /6 (%), 7 GDG Season vs. Opp :9 + /6 vs EDM times /6 vs EDM times /9 vs OTT /9 vs FLA / vs TOR /6 vs EDM 6-7: Scored two goals at EDM (/6) Recorded an assist at CGY (/8) Tallied a goal at WPG (/) Added an assist at MIN (/) -6: Games missed due to injury: three lower body (/8-/) Became the st American-born player to appear in 9 career NHL regular-season games at OTT (/6) Tallied his 9th career game-winner at NYI (/9), tying Phil Housley for th-most career game-winning goals by an American player. #: Jack Eichel (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Oct 8, 996 ( years) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (nd overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: APR, NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: APR 9, NY ISLANDERS Shootouts: /6 (7%), GDG Season vs. Opp : Games missed due to injury: one flu (/9) Scored goals, seventh-most by a rookie in franchise history, and became the first Sabres rookie to lead the team in goals since Ray Sheppard (987-88) Tied Derek Plante for seventh-most points by a Sabres rookie (6) Tied to lead all Sabres with five game-winning goals, tying Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Ray Sheppard for second-most by a Sabres rookie; became the fourth Sabres rookie ever to lead the team in a season, joining Perreault (97-7), Martin (97-7) and Donald Audette (99-9) Tied for team lead with multi-point games Became the third-youngest player in Sabres history to score in his debut vs. OTT (/8) Set a career high with four points (+) at BOS (/6), becoming the second-youngest player to record four points in one game for the Sabres (Phil Housley vs. EDM, /7/8) Became the youngest Sabre ever to hit the -goal mark (9 yrs, days) with his goal at TOR (/7)

16 #: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Apr 6, 988 (8 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by New York Islanders in st Round (7th Overall) of the 6 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, 6 Last Goal: NOV, OTTAWA () Last Assist: NOV, ST. LOUIS Shootouts: /9 (6%), 9 GDG Season vs. Opp : 6 + / vs WPG times times / vs WPG / vs MIN / vs VAN times times 6-7: Scored a goal on his first shot and added an assist to tally two points in his Sabres' debut at EDM (/6) Had an assist at CGY (/8) Recorded an assist at PHI (/) Contributed a goal vs. FLA (/9) Had his first multi-goal game as a member of the Sabres when he scored two goals at WIN (/) Scored a goal at OTT (/) Logged an assist vs. NJD (/) -6: Led the Islanders with a career-high assists and finished second in points (6) Led the team with power-play points (7+6) Finished second on the team in penalty minutes () and tied for third with four game-winning goals Recorded multi-point games Recorded his th career assist vs. ARI (/6) Recorded a season-high shots on goal at PIT (/) Missed two games with a lower-body injury (/9-/) Recorded his second career hat trick vs. EDM (/7) Recorded a six-game point streak (+7) from /-/ #: Johan Larsson (C) ' ", lbs. / Jul, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in nd round (6th overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: From Minnesota on April, with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the NHL Draft in exchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the NHL Draft Last Goal: NOV, MINNESOTA (7) Last Assist: NOV, OTTAWA () Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp 7 -- : + times times 6 times times / vs NJD / vs TOR times times 6-7: Had an assist at EDM (/6) Tallied an assist at CGY (/8) Scored his first goal of the season with the game-winner vs. FLA (/9) Had the game-winning goal at MIN (/) Recorded an assist vs. TOR (/) Brought his point streak to three games by adding an assist at OTT (/) -6: Games missed due to injury: five; four lower body (/9-/), one lower body (/9) Set career highs in games played (7), goals () and points (7) The team logged a 7-- record in games in which he scored and an -- record when he recorded a point Five of his goals were game-winners, tying Jack Eichel for the Sabres team lead Tallied his first points of the season in his third career multi-point game (+) at PHI (/7) Scored his first career game-winning goal at DET (/) Played in his th NHL game at BOS (/6) Recorded the first multi-goal game of his career with two goals vs. TOR (/) Logged a career-best four-game point streak (+) from /9 to /

17 #: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Nov 6, 99 ( years) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st Round (nd overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: NOV, ST. LOUIS Last Assist: NOV, 6 vs TORONTO (6) Shootouts: / (67%), GDG Season vs. Opp -- : + times times /9 vs FLA / vs PHI / vs VAN /9 vs FLA /9 vs OTT /6 vs EDM 6-7: Tallied an assist vs. MTL (/) Recorded an assist at EDM (/6) Had his first multi-point game of the season (+) vs. FLA (/9) Contributed an assist vs. TOR (/) Scored the game-winning goal at OTT (/) Played in his th game at BOS (/7) Scored a power-play goal at STL (/) -6: Games missed due to injury: upper body (/-/6) His goals were the eighth-most by a rookie in Sabres franchise history and tied for third-most among all NHL rookies in -6 Ranked second among all Sabres skaters in goals () and third in points () Led all regular Sabres forwards in CF%/SAT% Sabres were 6-- when he recorded a multi-point game Scored his first NHL goal at TBL (/7) Had the first multi-goal game of his career (+) at NSH (/8) Scored his first career hat trick with three goals at WPG (/), becoming the first Sabres rookie to record a hat trick since Jason Pominville vs. LAK (//6) #6: Matt Moulson (L) 6' ", lbs. / Nov, 98 ( years) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (6rd overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, Last Goal: NOV, NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: NOV, ST. LOUIS Shootouts: 6/ (%), 7 GDG Season vs. Opp 6-8- : + / vs PHI times / vs PHI / vs WPG / vs MIN times / vs VAN times 6-7: Scored in Buffalo's season-opener vs. MTL (/), giving him a point in three straight games (+) dating back to last season and four goals in his last seven regular-season contests Scored a goal at EDM (/6) to push his consecutive point streak to four games (+) Notched two power-play goals at PHI (/), giving him four goals (all PPG) in the team's first five games of the season Tallied an assist vs. FLA (/9) Logged : of ice time at MIN (/), topping minutes for the first time since April, vs. TOR (:) Scored his fifth PPG of the season vs. NJD (/) Recorded a goal at NJD (/) Brought his point streak to three games by adding an assist at STL (/) -6: Recorded three points (+) vs. CBJ (/) Played in his th NHL game vs. ARI (/) Ended a -game goal drought by scoring his fifth goal of the season at OTT (/6)

18 #7: Derek Grant (C) 6' ", lbs. / Apr, 99 (6 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in th round (9th overall) of the 8 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, 6 Last Goal: - Last Assist: NOV, NEW JERSEY () Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp -- 9 : + 6 times times times /7 vs BOS /8 vs CGY times / vs VAN times 6-7 Had a season-high two shots at EDM (/6) Went 9-for- on faceoffs at MIN (/), winning 7 percent of his draws for the first time this season Recorded his first point in a Buffalo uniform with an assist vs. OTT (/9) Tallied an assist at NJD (/) -6: Recorded AHL career-high totals in goals (7), assists (8) and points () despite appearing in just 6 games with Stockton Named the Heat's Team MVP and best offensive player Tied for the team lead in goals Led all Heat players with. points per game Tied for sixth in the AHL in goals Led the Heat with a plus-7 rating and five game winning goals Named to the AHL All-Star Classic in Syracuse, marking his first career AHL All-Star Game appearance #8: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 99 ( years and months) ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhns Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 8, CALGARY () Last Assist: NOV, OTTAWA () Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp :6 + /8 vs CGY times times /7 vs BOS / vs NJD times /7 vs BOS times 6-7: Scored a goal at CGY (/8) Recorded an assist at PHI (/) Registered an assist at WPG (/) Added an assist at OTT (/) -6: Games missed due to injury: ; four upper body (/7-/), four upper body (/6-/), three lower body (/9-/) Scored all seven of his goals on the road Notched his first point of the season with his first career overtime goal at PHI (/7) Recorded points in consecutive games, including his first multi-point game of the season, with two points (+) at DET (/) and an assist vs. ARI (/) Tied his career high with two goals at NYR (/) Appeared in his th NHL game at NJD (/) Represented Latvia at the 6 IIHF World Championship in Russia.

19 #9: Jake McCabe (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Oct, 99 ( years and month) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in nd round (th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 9, PITTSBURGH () Last Assist: NOV, OTTAWA () Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp -- : + 6 times times times /7 vs BOS / vs STL /9 vs OTT times /6 vs EDM 6-7: Had an assist and finished with a plus- rating at EDM (/6) Registered an assist at WPG (/) Added an assist at OTT (/) Played in th career game vs. NJD (/) Led the Sabres with a season-high : of ice tine vs. NJD (/) Set a career high with : of ice time at STL (/) -6: Averaged 9:7 of ice time per game, the seventh-highest average ice time by a Sabres rookie since the league began tracking time on ice in the season Scored his first NHL goal at FLA (/) Had a career-best three-game point streak, tallying three points (+) in that span (/7-/6) Skated a career-high : vs. MIN (/) Tallied two points (+) in eight games for the United States at the 6 IIHF World Championship #8: Taylor Fedun (D) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Jun, 988 (8 years and months) Drafted: n/a Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent, July, Last Goal: NOV TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: JAN, CAROLINA Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp : Recalled to Buffalo for the first time on Nov. 7 Had points (+) in games played at the time of his recall -6: Played 6 games for the Utica Comets, racking up points (8+) and earning a plus- rating in that span Appeared in four postseason games for Utica Had an assist in his lone game with VAN in a - win at CAR (/) #: Justin Falk (D) 6' ", lbs. / Oct, 988 (8 years and month) Drafted: Minnesota s second pick, th overall, in the 7 Draft. Acquired: Acquired by Columbus along with a fifth round pick from Minnesota for Jordan Leopold on March,. Last Goal: MAR NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: JAN, 6 vs MONTREAL (9) Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp -- - : + times times times times / vs STL times / vs NJD / vs NJD 6-7: Recalled for the first time of the season on Nov. In nine games with the Rochester Americans, had seven games with an even or positive plus-minus rating (+ overall) Recalled by Buffalo for the second time of the season on Nov. -6: Had nine points (+7) in regular-season games with the Lake Erie Monsters Contributed four assists in 7 postseason games to help Lake Erie win the Calder Cup Appeared in games for Columbus, totaling four assists in his time with the Blue Jackets

20 #: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) (*Injured) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Feb, 99 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in rd round (8th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Los Angeles with Hudson Fasching on March, in exchange for Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 8, 6 vs OTTAWA (7) Last Assist: APR 9, NY ISLANDERS (7) Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp -- - : times 7 times 7 times /8 vs CGY /6 vs EDM / vs MTL / vs MTL times 6-7: Recorded a team-high three hits at CGY (/8) -6: Games missed due to injury: lower body (/-/6) Played in his th NHL game vs. OTT (/8) Scored his second career game-winning goal vs. OTT (/8), logging his sixth goal of the season and topping his previous career-high #7: Zach Bogosian (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Jul, 99 (6 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg in st round (rd overall) of the 8 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb., in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a firstround pick in the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 9, PITTSBURGH () Last Assist: APR, NY RANGERS () Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp : times 9 times 9 times times / vs PHI /7 vs MIN 6 times /6 vs EDM 6-7 Recorded a season-high six shots vs MIN (/7) -6: Games missed due to injury: 8; 7 upper body (/8-/), one lower body (/9) Netted his first goal as a member of the Sabres at DET (/) Contributed two assists vs. WSH (/6), including the th assist of his career Tied career highs with his fourth career three-point game (+) and third career two-goal game vs. PIT (/), including his first power play goal since Dec., Tied a career high with three power-play goals Finished the season with an average ice time of : per game in his 8 games played with the Sabres, the third-highest average career ice time ever recorded by a Sabres player, trailing only Alexei Zhitnik ( GP, :) and Christian Ehrhoff (9 GP, :). #8: William Carrier (L) 6' ", lbs. / Dec, 99 ( years and months) Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo from St. Louis with Chris Stewart, Jaroslav Halak, a first-round pick in the NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 6 NHL Draft in excahnge for Ryan Miller and Steve Ott on February 8,. Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp : times 6 times 6 times 6 times / vs NJD / vs NJD /9 vs OTT times 6-7: Scored a goal vs. Syracuse (/6) Had a two goal outing in a win at St. John's (/9) Received his first career recall to the Sabres on Nov., 6 Made his NHL debut at OTT (/), finishing with a plus- rating in 6:6 of ice time Eight hits vs. OTT (/9) set a new team benchmark for the season

21 #: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' ", lbs. / Oct 7, 99 ( years) RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-ligh-nehn Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (8th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR, 6 vs CALGARY () Last Assist: NOV, OTTAWA () Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp :7 + 6 times /6 vs EDM /6 vs EDM 6 times /9 vs OTT times /7 vs MIN times 6-7: Tallied an assist vs. MTL (/) Tied a career high for points in a game with three (+) at EDM (/6) Contributed an assist at PHI (/) Played in his th game vs MIN (/7) Recorded an assist vs. FLA (/9) Added an assist at OTT (/) Set a season high with 9:7 of ice time vs. OTT (/9) -6: Registered career-high totals in goals (9), assists () and points (), ranking third among all Sabres in assists and fourth in points Ranked th in the NHL with an average ice time of :6 per game; only Alexei Zhitnik (four times) has averaged more minutes per game in a full season with the Sabres Ranked third among all Sabres and ninth among all NHL defensemen with shots, becoming the first Sabres defenseman to record shots in a season since Phil Housley (989-9) Registered the first hat trick of his career at CGY (/) #6: Tyler Ennis (L) (*Injured) ' 9", 7 lbs. / Oct 6, 989 (7 years and month) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (6th overall) of the 8 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, PHILADELPHIA (7) Last Assist: OCT 8, CALGARY (9) Shootouts: / (6%), 6 GDG Season vs. Opp :7 9 + / vs PHI /8 vs CGY times times / vs MTL /7 vs MIN / vs WPG / vs PHI 6-7: Contributed an assist at CGY (/8) Tallied a goal at PHI (/) Tied a career high with nine shots vs. MIN (/7) -6: Games missed due to injury: 9; concussion (/-/9), upper body (/-/7), two lower body (/9-/) Recorded an assist and a team-high seven shots at TBL (/7), tying his second-highest career single-game shot total Led all Sabres skaters with :6 of ice time vs TOR (/), the second-highest total of his career Logged assists in four straight games from /-/. #7: Evan Rodrigues (L) ' ", 8 lbs. / Jul 8, 99 ( years and months) Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as a free agent, April, Last Goal: APR 9, NY ISLANDERS () Last Assist: APR 9, NY ISLANDERS () Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp :9 -- / vs STL / vs STL / vs STL / vs STL / vs STL / vs STL / vs STL / vs STL 6-7: Recalled by Buffalo on Nov. Had eight points (+) through thirteen games for Rochester -6: Recorded 8 points (9+9) in 69 games in his first professional season in Rochester (AHL) ranking second among Amerks rookies in both assists and points Recalled by Buffalo on April 7 Made NHL debut vs. CBJ (/8) Scored his first NHL goal and assisted on game-winning goal against NYI (/)

22 #7: Nicholas Baptiste (R) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Aug, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Drafted by Buffalo in the third round (69th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: NOV 9, 6 vs OTTAWA () Last Assist: - Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season vs. Opp : + times times times times / vs OTT times / vs STL times 6-7: Recorded a goal and an assist in Rochester s season-opener against Hershey (/) Received first career recall to Buffalo on Oct. Made his NHL debut at CGY (/8), finishing plus- in 8: of ice time Scored his first career goal at VAN (/) on an own-goal Became the fifth Sabre to score their first goal on or before their first shot, joining Hudson Fasching, Zemgus Girgensons, Matt Moulson and Kyle Okposo Scored a goal vs. OTT (/9) Had two goals in his return to Rochester at Springfield (/) Recalled by Buffalo for the second time on Nov. -6: Totaled 8 points (+) in 6 games during his rookie season with the Rochester Americans (AHL) Missed games (/-/6) due to injury Recorded his first professional point (assist) in his AHL debut vs. Lake Erie (/9) Scored his first professional goal and added an assist for the first multi-point game of his career vs. Syracuse (/) #77: Dmitry Kulikov (D) 6' ", lbs. / Oct 9, 99 (6 years) Drafted: Selected by Florida in st round (th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo from Florida with a second-round pick in the 6 NHL Draft on June, 6 in exchange for Mark Pysyk, a second-round pick in the 6 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 6 NHL Draft Last Goal: DEC NEW JERSEY (6) Last Assist: APR 9, 6 vs CAROLINA () Shootouts: /8 (%), GDG Season vs. Opp : + times times times / vs OTT / vs MIN /7 vs BOS times /8 vs CGY 6-7: Made his Sabres debut at EDM (/6) -6: Recorded points in back-to-back games (+) from /-/7 Played in his th NHL game at LAK (/7) Recorded his first multi-point game of the season (+), including his th career assist, vs. MIN (/) Logged highest ice time by a Panthers skater this season (7:) vs. EDM (/8) Recorded two assists and led Panthers with six blocked shots vs. WPG (/) Logged points in three consecutive games (+) from /-/7 Registered an assist and : TOI vs. PHI (/) Earned points in consecutive games (+) from /-/ 6 Playoffs: Scored first career playoff goal and registered an assist in Game of ECQF vs. NYI (/) Recorded points in Games - of ECQF (+).