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1 Tampa Bay Lightning Game Notes Sat, Jan 19, 2013 NHL Game #7 Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals Team Game: 1 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 1 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 32 Mathieu Garon Anders Lindback # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Eric Brewer D Keith Aulie C Vincent Lecavalier (C) D Sami Salo C Tom Pyatt L Ryan Malone D Brian Lee R Teddy Purcell R Adam Hall R B.J. Crombeen D Matthew Carle R Martin St Louis (A) D Brendan Mikkelson C Dana Tyrell C Nate Thompson D Marc-Andre Bergeron L Benoit Pouliot L Pierre-Cedric Labrie D Victor Hedman C Cory Conacher C Steven Stamkos (A) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Michal Neuvirth Braden Holtby # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Tom Poti D John Erskine L Alex Ovechkin (C) C Mike Ribeiro R Joey Crabb R Eric Fehr L Wojtek Wolski C Nicklas Backstrom (A) R Troy Brouwer (A) C Brooks Laich (A) L Jason Chimera C Matt Hendricks D Karl Alzner D Jack Hillen R Joel Ward D Roman Hamrlik D Mike Green D Jeff Schultz D John Carlson R Jay Beagle C Mathieu Perreault C Marcus Johansson Vice President, General Manager Assistant General Managers Senior Advisor to the General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Steve Yzerman Julien BriseBois, Pat Verbeek Tom Kurvers Guy Boucher Dan Lacroix, Martin Raymond, Frantz Jean Vice President and General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Director of Goaltending & NHL Goaltender Coach George McPhee Adam Oates Tim Hunter, Calle Johansson, Blaine Forsythe Dave Prior Tonight's Officials Referees Ghislain Hebert (22), Eric Furlatt (27) Linesmen Mark Shewchyk (92), Scott Cherrey (50) Ntl. Anthem Organist Krystof Srebakowski Video Judge Ron Greenberg Today's Schedule LAK : 12:00 WPG : 2:00 PHI : 3:00 BOS : 7:00 MTL : 7:00 NYI : 7:00 TBL : 7:00 STL : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 DAL : 7:00 VAN : 7:00 FLA : 7:30 MIN : 8:00

2 Tampa Bay Lightning: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 2 Eric Brewer D 6' 4" 216 Apr 17, 1979 Vernon, BC, CAN 3 Keith Aulie D 6' 6" 228 Jun 11, 1989 Rouleau, SK, CAN 4 Vincent Lecavalier C 6' 4" 215 Apr 21, 1980 Ile Bizard, QC, CAN 6 Sami Salo D 6' 4" 215 Sep 2, 1974 Turku, FIN 11 Tom Pyatt C 5' 11" 188 Feb 14, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 12 Ryan Malone L 6' 4" 224 Dec 1, 1979 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 15 Brian Lee D 6' 3" 200 Mar 26, 1987 Moorhead, MN, USA 16 Teddy Purcell R 6' 3" 203 Sep 8, 1985 St. John's, NL, CAN 18 Adam Hall R 6' 2" 212 Aug 14, 1980 Kalamazoo, MI, USA 19 B.J. Crombeen R 6' 2" 209 Jul 10, 1985 Denver, CO, USA 25 Matthew Carle D 6' 0" 205 Sep 25, 1984 Anchorage, AK, USA 26 Martin St Louis R 5' 8" 180 Jun 18, 1975 Laval, QC, CAN 29 Brendan Mikkelson D 6' 3" 210 Jun 22, 1987 Regina, SK, CAN 32 Mathieu Garon G 6' 1" 198 Jan 9, 1978 Chandler, QC, CAN 39 Anders Lindback G 6' 6" 210 May 3, 1988 Gavle, SWE 42 Dana Tyrell C 5' 10" 192 Apr 23, 1989 Airdrie, AB, CAN 44 Nate Thompson C 6' 0" 212 Oct 5, 1984 Anchorage, AK, USA 47 Marc-Andre Bergeron D 5' 9" 190 Oct 13, 1980 Trois-Rivieres, QC, CAN 67 Benoit Pouliot L 6' 3" 197 Sep 29, 1986 Alfred, ON, CAN 76 Pierre-Cedric Labrie L 6' 3" 234 Dec 6, 1986 Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN 77 Victor Hedman D 6' 6" 233 Dec 18, 1990 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 89 Cory Conacher C 5' 8" 179 Dec 14, 1989 Burlington, ON, CAN 91 Steven Stamkos C 6' 0" 190 Feb 7, 1990 Markham, ON, CAN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 206 Age: 28.6 Injured Reserve List (2 Players) 5 Mattias Ohlund D 6' 4" 233 Sep 9, 1976 Pitea, SWE 55 Matt Taormina D 5' 10" 182 Oct 20, 1986 Warren, MI, USA Goal Streaks STEVEN STAMKOS (2 / 2 Games) Assist Streaks MARTIN ST LOUIS (2 / 2 Games) BRIAN LEE (2 / 2 Games) Point Streaks MARTIN ST LOUIS (1-2-3 / 2 Games) STEVEN STAMKOS (2-0-2 / 2 Games) BRIAN LEE (0-2-2 / 2 Games) Washington Capitals: Roster Active (24 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 3 Tom Poti D 6' 3" 190 Mar 22, 1977 Worcester, MA, USA 4 John Erskine D 6' 4" 220 Jun 26, 1980 Kingston, ON, CAN 8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 230 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS 9 Mike Ribeiro C 6' 0" 177 Feb 10, 1980 Montreal, QC, CAN 15 Joey Crabb R 6' 1" 190 Apr 3, 1983 Anchorage, AK, USA 16 Eric Fehr R 6' 4" 212 Sep 7, 1985 Winkler, MB, CAN 17 Wojtek Wolski L 6' 3" 215 Feb 24, 1986 Zabrze, POL 19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 213 Nov 23, 1987 Gavle, SWE 20 Troy Brouwer R 6' 3" 213 Aug 17, 1985 Vancouver, BC, CAN 21 Brooks Laich C 6' 2" 210 Jun 23, 1983 Wawota, SK, CAN 25 Jason Chimera L 6' 3" 213 May 2, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN 26 Matt Hendricks C 6' 0" 211 Jun 17, 1981 Blaine, MN, USA 27 Karl Alzner D 6' 3" 213 Sep 24, 1988 Burnaby, BC, CAN 30 Michal Neuvirth G 6' 1" 209 Mar 23, 1988 Ústí nad Labem, CZE 38 Jack Hillen D 5' 10" 190 Jan 24, 1986 Minnetonka, MN, USA 42 Joel Ward R 6' 1" 226 Dec 2, 1980 North York, ON, CAN 44 Roman Hamrlik D 6' 2" 206 Apr 12, 1974 Zlin, CZE 52 Mike Green D 6' 1" 207 Oct 12, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN 55 Jeff Schultz D 6' 6" 230 Feb 25, 1986 Calgary, AB, CAN 70 Braden Holtby G 6' 2" 203 Sep 16, 1989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN 74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 212 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA 83 Jay Beagle R 6' 3" 215 Oct 16, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN 85 Mathieu Perreault C 5' 10" 185 Jan 5, 1988 Drummondville, QC, CAN 90 Marcus Johansson C 6' 1" 205 Oct 6, 1990 Landskrona, SWE 24 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 208 Age: 28.4 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks JASON CHIMERA (1-1-2 / 2 Games)

3 Washington Tampa Bay Lightning Team Records Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning Last game: - - Next game: - - Overall record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Home record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Road record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

4 Washington Tampa Bay Lightning Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Washington Capitals: Opponents: Tampa Bay Lightning: Opponents: Shots by Period OT T Avg Washington Capitals: Opponents: Tampa Bay Lightning: Opponents: Power Play Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalty Killing Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalties Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank Goal Situations Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

5 Individual Leaders Points: Goals: Assists: PP Goals: SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: Shots: +/-: Washington Tampa Bay Lightning Situations Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning Shootout Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning Player G A P Player G A P Short Handed Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning Player G A P Player G A P

6 Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes TONIGHT'S MATCHUP The Lightning kick off their landmark 20th Anniversary NHL season tonight when they host the Washington Capitals at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Tonight's game is the first of four meetings between the two division rivals, with each of the first two both being played in Tampa Bay. The Lightning won their final home game of the season against the Capitals, 4-2, with Steven Stamkos notching the game-winning goal. The Lightning won all three games against the Capitals at the Times Forum last season and picked up points in five of six games total (3-1-2). TONIGHT'S STORYLINES Tonight's matchup features the top two goal scorers in the NHL over the past three seasons. Steven Stamkos has scored 156 goals, while Alex Ovechkin has tallied 120 since the beginning of the season...the Lightning will play six of their first eight games on home ice to open the season...the Lightning finished the season winning their final four games at the Times Forum and finished with a record of at home, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference in wins at home, while also tying a franchise record. Three of the six games between the Bolts and Caps last season were decided in either overtime or a shootout. LIGHTNING SEASON OPENERS The Lightning have never faced the Washington Capitals in a season opener in the team's history...tampa Bay holds an all-time record of in season openers and are opening seasons on home ice...the Lightning have won each of their past two season openers (at Carolina in and versus Atlanta in )...In the Bolts opened up their regular season with five straight road contests. CONNECTIONS Washington's Roman Hamrlik was the first draft choice in Lightning franchise history, getting selected first overall in Hamrlik is the only member of the inaugural Lightning team still playing in the NHL. He accumulated 52 goals and 133 assists over 287 games with the Bolts from to , representing the team at the 1996 NHL All-Star Game in Boston...Nate Thompson and Capitals forward Joey Crabb were teammates during the NHL lock-out with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL...Former Lightning assistant coach Adam Oates is now the head coach of the Capitals. STAT PACK/WHO'S HOT Steven Stamkos is entering the regular season fresh off a 60-goal season that awarded him win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer...stamkos also finished last season ranked second in the NHL with 97 points and tied for first with 12 game-winning goals...stamkos was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for period ending April 9 to close out the season...martin St. Louis has registered 68 points (23 goals, 45 assists) in 68 games against the Capitals in his NHL career. NOTEWORTHY The Lightning held a record of in one-goal games during the season, which accounted for the highest winning percentage in the league at.694. Of the Lightning's final 14 wins, 11 were decided by one goal. Tampa Bay also led the league with nine wins in games it trailed after two periods. INJURIES Regular Season Man Games Lost: 0 Current Injuries: Player Injury Status Games Lost Mattias Ohlund Knee, IR 0 Matt Taormina Upper Body, IR 0 RECENT TRANSACTIONS January 18: Reassigned forwards J.T. Wyman, Kyle Wilson and Mike Angelidis to Syracuse (AHL) January 17: Reassigned forward Tyler Johnson and defensemen Mark Barberio and Radko Gudas to Syracuse (AHL) THE GOAL STANDARD Steven Stamkos leads all NHL players with the most goals since the start of the season. Player Team Goals Since Steven Stamkos TBL 156

7 Alex Ovechkin WSH 120 Corey Perry ANA 114 THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS Martin St. Louis is the all-time franchise leader with nine overtime goals.the only active players that have scored more overtime goals for their current club are Patrik Elias (NJ,15), Alex Ovechkin (WSH, 12), Shane Doan (PHX, 10) and Daniel Sedin (VAN, 10). STAMKOS SHINES IN OVERTIME Steven Stamkos set a new NHL record last season by scoring his fifth overtime goal on 3/31 vs. WPG. He had been tied for the record with nine other players. The nine prior players to have scored four overtime goals in a season are: Ilya Kovalchuk (NJD ), Daniel Sedin (VAN ), Markus Naslund (VAN ), Patrik Elias (NJD ), Scott Niedermayer (NJD ), Mats Sundin (TOR ), Johnny Gagnon (MTL ), Frank Finnegan (OTT ) and Howie Morenz (MTL ). EVEN STEVEN Steven Stamkos scored his 60th goal of the season in the final game of the season in Winnipeg on April 7. It was also his 48th even-strength goal last season, which was the most even-strength goals for any NHL player since , when the trio of Teemu Selanne (52), Alexander Mogilny (49) and Mario Lemieux (47) all reached that mark. CENTER OF ATTENTION Steven Stamkos became the first NHL center to score 60 goals in a season since See how Stamkos' goal-scoring season rates compared to top goal-scoring seasons by centers in recent history. Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier's campaign also ranked in the top-five in the same category. Player Team/Season Goals Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh ( ) 69 Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay () 60 Joe Sakic Colorado ( ) 54 Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay ( ) 52 DYNAMIC DUOS Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis ranked among the top goal-scoring teammate pairs in the NHL during the regular season: Teammate Pair Evgeni Malkin & James Neal 90 Steven Stamkos & Martin St. Louis 85 Marian Gaborik & Ryan Callahan 70 Milan Michalek & Jason Spezza 69 Combined Goals UPCOMING MILESTONES Vincent Lecavalier is two games shy of 1,000 in his NHL career...cory Conacher is looking to make his NHL debut tonight...benoit Pouliot, Anders Lindback, Sami Salo and B.J. Crombeen are looking to make their Lightning debuts tonight...salo is seven goals shy of 100 in his career. AHL REPORT The Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, currently rank second in the Eastern Conference and are tied for second in the league with a record of for 53 points. Despite losing last night to Rochester, 4-1, the Crunch have gone over their past 10 games and host the Lake Erie Monsters tonight at 7:30 p.m. Second-year prospect Tyler Johnson leads all Crunch scorers and ranks tied for seventh in the AHL with 36 points (20 goals, 16 assists). INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals, Game: 3 (Multiple Players - Last: 4/7 at WPG) Most Assists, Game: 3 (Multiple Players - Last: 2/26 at NJ) Most Points, Game: 4 (Multiple Players - 2/26 at NJ SJ) Most Goals, Period: 3 (Stamkos - 11/4 vs. CHI)

8 Most Assists, Period: 3 (Multiple Players - Last: 12/31 vs. CAR) Most Points, Period: 3 (Multiple Players - Last: 2/23 at WPG) Most SOG, Game: 8 (Multiple Players - Last: 4/5 at TOR) Most PIM, Game: 20 (Downie - 1/3 at TOR) Most TOI, Game: 29:35 (St. Louis - 3/10 vs. CAR) Best +/-, Game: +4 (Teddy Purcell - 4/7 at WPG) Most PPGs, Game: 1 (Multiple Players - Last: 4/2 vs. WSH) Most Consecutive Games With A Goal: 5 (Stamkos - 12/27-1/7) Most Consecutive Games With An Assist: 8 (St. Louis 1/13-2/4) Most Consecutive Games With A Point: 11 (Purcell - 2/16-3/8) TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored, Period: 4 (Multiple Times, Last: 3/13 vs. BOS) Most Goals Scored, Game: 6 (Multiple Times, Last: 3/13 vs. BOS) Most Goals Allowed, Period: 5 (12/21 at SJ) Most Goals Allowed, Game: 8 (2/25 at PIT) Most PPGs For, Game: 2 (Multiple Times, Last - 3/8 at WSH) Most PPGs Against, Game: 5 (10/17 vs. FLA) Most PPs For, Game: 8 (3/31 vs. WPG) Most PPs Against, Game: 9 (10/17 vs. FLA) Most SOG, Game: 39 (Multiple Times, Last - 3/31 vs. WPG) Most SOG, Period: 21 (3/31 vs. WPG) Fewest SOG, Game: 15 (3/26 at PHI) Fewest SOG, Period: 1 (3/22 vs. EDM) Most SOG Allowed, Game: 50 (2/16 vs. SJ) Most SOG Allowed, Period: 20 (Multiple Times, Last: 2/16 vs. SJ) Fewest SOG Allowed, Game: 15 (11/9 vs. PHI) Fewest SOG Allowed, Period: 2 (3/13 vs. BOS) Most Blk/S, Game: 26 (12/10 at PHI) Fewest Blk/S, Game: 4 (11/14 at WPG) Most Lightning PIM, Game: 38 (3/31 vs. WPG) Fewest Lightning PIM, Game: 2 (Multiple Times, Last: 3/22 vs. EDM) Largest Margin Of Victory: 5 (3/13 vs. BOS) Largest Margin Of Defeat: 7 (2/27 at PIT)

9 Tampa Bay Lightning: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Guy Boucher Guy Boucher was named the seventh head coach in Tampa Bay Lightning history on June 10, After a slow start in, battling a number of injuries to key players, Boucher's team finished strong down the stretch, posting a record in its final 38 games. The Lightning also put together a record in their final 10 games, tied for the fourth best mark in the Eastern Conference. Boucher also continued to emphasize the importance of winning for the home fans and the team responded by tying the franchise record for home wins in a season with 25. Despite being known for defense, Boucher's team ranked in the top 10 in the NHL in goals scored per game for the second consecutive season with The Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec native entered the regular season with the highest winning percentage of any coach in Lightning history, going in 164 games for a.570 percentage (Tortorella -.508). #32: Mathieu Garon (G) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Jan 9, 1978 (35 years) Drafted: Selected by Montreal in the second round, 44th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, th NHL / 2nd TBL Season Last Win: MAR 3, CAROLINA (1) Last SO: OCT 22, 2011 vs BUFFALO (43) Career Shootouts: 79/105 (.752), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves Played in 48 games last season with the Lightning, compiling a record of with a 2.85 GAA and.901 save percentage - Missed the final 16 games of the season with a groin injury - Ranked first on the Lightning last season in games played, wins, GAA, save percentage and minutes played (2483:45) - Posted a record of over his final 17 starts - Registered a record, with a 2.41 goals-against average,.908 save percentage and one shutout at home last year - Has won 12 of his last 16 decisions at the Tampa Bay Times Forum #39: Anders Lindback (G) 6' 6", 210 lbs. / May 3, 1988 (24 years and 8 months) Drafted: Nashville's seventh choice, 207th overall (seventh round), in the 2008 Entry Draft. Acquired: By Tampa Bay in a trade from Nashville, along with forward Kyle Wilson and the Predators' 7th round selection in the 2012 NHL Draft for Sebastien Caron, Minnesota's 2nd round selection (previously acquired) in the 2012 Draft, Philadelphia's 2nd round selection (previously acquired) in the 2012 Draft and Tampa Bay's 3rd round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft on June 15, rd NHL / 1st TBL Season Last Win: APR 7, COLORADO Last SO: DEC 13, 2010 vs NY ISLANDERS (25) Career Shootouts: 3/3 (1.000), 1-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves Looking to make his first appearance with the Lightning tonight - Played in 16 games last season with the Nashville Predators, compiling a record of with a 2.42 GAA and.912 save percentage - Won three of his final four appearances to close out the regular season - Won his first career shootout on April 3 vs. Minnesota, stopping 25-of-26 shots in a 2-1 win

10 #2: Eric Brewer (D) 6' 4", 216 lbs. / Apr 17, 1979 (33 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by the NY Islanders in the first round, fifth overall, at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis in exchange for Brock Beukeboom and a thirdround draft pick at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft on February 18, th NHL / 3rd TBL Season Last Goal: DEC 17, COLUMBUS (50) Last Assist: APR 2, 2012 vs WASHINGTON (3) Career Career vs. Opp One of three players to appear in all 82 games last season with the Lightning (Steven Stamkos/Brett Clark) - Posted one goal and 21 points to go along with 49 penalty minutes last season - Ranked tied for first amongst Lightning defensemen with 20 assists last season - Led the Lightning with 23:16 time on ice and hit with 197 in - Ranked second on the club last season with 176 blocked shots - Appeared in his 800th career NHL game on January 12, 2012 vs. Carolina - Played in his 100th game with the Bolts on March 31, 2012 vs. Winnipeg #3: Keith Aulie (D) 6' 6", 228 lbs. / Jun 11, 1989 (23 years and 7 months) Drafted: Originally Calgary's third choice, 116th overall, in the 2007 Entry Draft. Acquired: From Toronto on February 27, 2012 in exchange for Carter Ashton 3rd NHL / 2nd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 19, 2011 vs BOSTON (45) Last Assist: MAR 29, NEW JERSEY (5) Career Career vs. Opp Played in 20 games this season with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL), recording three goals and six points to go along with 34 penalty minutes - Skated in 18 games for Norfolk (AHL) last year during the playoffs, registering a goal and six points and captured the Calder Cup - Played in 19 games with the Lightning last season, notching one assist and 13 penalty minutes - Logged a Lightning season-high, 15:50 TOI on April 5, 2012 at Toronto - Made his Lightning debut on March 2, 2012 vs. NY Rangers - Skated in 17 games with the Maple Leafs last season and 23 games with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) prior to being traded #4: Vincent Lecavalier (C) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Apr 21, 1980 (32 years and 8 months) (luh-kav-uhl-yay, VIHN-sihnt) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, 1st overall, at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft 14th NHL / 14th TBL Season Last Goal: APR 4, MONTREAL (2) Last Assist: APR 7, WINNIPEG Career Shootouts: 12/49 (24%), 4 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Two games shy from 1,000 in the NHL - Has recorded 65 points (32 goals, 33 assists) in 73 career games against the Capitals - Played in 64 games last season, collecting 22 goals and 49 points with 50 penalty minutes - Ranked second on the Bolts in game-winning goals with five last season - Missed 18 games due to a hand injury from Feb. 21 through Mar. 27 last season - Collected his 800th career NHL point on Oct. 25 at Buffalo last season

11 #5: Mattias Ohlund (D) (*Injured) 6' 4", 233 lbs. / Sep 9, 1976 (36 years and 4 months) (OH-luhnd, mat-tee-uhs) Drafted: Selected by Vancouver in the first round, 13th overall, at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, th NHL / 4th TBL Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Missed all 82 games last season due to injury #6: Sami Salo (D) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Sep 2, 1974 (38 years and 4 months) Drafted: Ottawa's 9th round choice, 239th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, th NHL / 1st TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 30, 2012 vs DALLAS (4) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2012 vs CALGARY (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Expected to make his Lightning debut tonight against the Capitals - Skated in 69 games last season with the Vancouver Canucks, recording nine goals and 25 points - Ranked first on the Canucks defense in power play goals (seven) and game-winning goals (three) - Registered his 300th career NHL point on Feb. 20 at Edmonton - Set the Canucks defensemen record last season for most game-winning goals (20) on Nov. 25 at Phoenix, surpassing Mattias Ohlund - Skated in five games with the Canucks during the 2012 playoffs #11: Tom Pyatt (C) 5' 11", 188 lbs. / Feb 14, 1987 (25 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by NY Rangers in the fourth round, 107th overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 6, th NHL / 2nd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 26, PHILADELPHIA (7) Last Assist: APR 2, 2012 vs WASHINGTON (3) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Played in 74 games last season with the Lightning, recording 12 goals and 19 points - Set career highs last season in games played, goals, assists (seven), points, power play goals (one) and game-winning goals (one) - Ranked second amongst team forwards with 52 blocked shots during the season - Skated in a career-high 23:05 on March 26, 2012 at Philadelphia - Made his Lightning debut on Oct. 8, 2012 at Boston #12: Ryan Malone (L) 6' 4", 224 lbs. / Dec 1, 1979 (33 years and 1 month) (MA-lohn, RIGH-uhn) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the fourth round, 115th overall, at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From PIT with Gary Roberts in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft on June 28, th NHL / 5th TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 31, 2012 vs WINNIPEG (4) Last Assist: APR 5, TORONTO (1) Career Shootouts: 3/13 (23%), 3 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Reached the 20-goal plateau for the sixth time last season in his career by scoring two goals on March 31 vs. Winnipeg - Played in 68 games with the Lightning last season, tallying 20 goals and 48 points - Ranked first on the Bolts in penalty minutes with 82 last season - Ranked first among Lightning forwards in hits (142) and third on the team in takeaways (37) in - Set a career-high with 28 assists last season - Netted his fourth career hat trick on March 29, 2012 vs. New Jersey

12 #15: Brian Lee (D) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Mar 26, 1987 (25 years and 9 months) Drafted: Ottawa's first round pick (ninth overall) Acquired: From Ottawa on February 26, 2012 in exchange for Matt Gilroy 6th NHL / 2nd TBL Season Last Goal: FEB 20, NY ISLANDERS (22) Last Assist: APR 7, WINNIPEG Career Career vs. Opp Played in 20 games with the Lightning last season, notching eight assists and eight penalty minutes - Set career highs in assists (15) and penalty minutes (35) - Made his Lightning debut last season on February 28 vs. Montreal - Acquired from the Ottawa Senators on February 26, 2012 in exchange for Matt Gilroy - Scored his lone goal of the season last year as a member of the Senators on February 20 at NY Islanders #16: Teddy Purcell (R) 6' 3", 203 lbs. / Sep 8, 1985 (27 years and 4 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: From LAK along with a third round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft in exchange for Jeff Halpern on March 3, th NHL / 4th TBL Season Last Goal: APR 7, WINNIPEG Last Assist: MAR 31, 2012 vs WINNIPEG (4) Career Shootouts: 2/10 (20%), 2 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Played in 81 games for the Lightning during the season, recording 24 goals and 65 points - Set career highs in goals (24), assists (41), points (65), power-play goals (eight), game-winning goals (three) and plus/minus (+9) in - Ranked first last season on the Lightning in plus/minus, second in assists, and third in goals and points - Registered a Lightning season-high and personal best, 11-game point streak from Feb. 21 through March 8 (seven goals, 11 assists) - Recorded a hat trick in the final game of the season last year at Winnipeg - Finished the season recording 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists) over his final 31 games - Represented Team Canada at the 2012 IIHF World Championships, collecting a goal and two points in eight games during the tournament #18: Adam Hall (R) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Aug 14, 1980 (32 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the second round, 52nd overall, at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, th NHL / 4th TBL Season Last Goal: FEB 28, 2012 vs MONTREAL (10) Last Assist: MAR 17, 2012 vs ST. LOUIS (2) Career Shootouts: 3/10 (30%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Played in 57 games with the Bolts last season, collecting two goals and seven points - Ranked second in the NHL in faceoff percentage amongst players with at least 200 faceoff wins at 59.5% - Ranked sixth amongst Lightning forwards with 89 hits #19: B.J. Crombeen (R) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Jul 10, 1985 (27 years and 6 months) Drafted: June 21, Dallas' second round selection, 54th overall Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis on July 10, 2012 along with a 2014 fifth round draft pick in exchange for Tampa Bay's 2013 and 2014 fourth round picks 6th NHL / 1st TBL Season Last Goal: JAN 21, 2012 vs BUFFALO (28) Last Assist: FEB 22, 2012 vs BOSTON (15) Career Career vs. Opp Skated in two games with the Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) during the NHL lockout, recording two penalty minutes - Played in 40 games last season with the St. Louis Blues, collecting a goal and three points with 71 penalty minutes - Missed the season's first 35 games due to injury - Skated in a career-high seven postseason games with the Bues during the 2012 NHL playoffs, scoring his first career playoff goal on April 19 at San Jose

13 #25: Matthew Carle (D) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Sep 25, 1984 (28 years and 3 months) Drafted: by San Jose - 2nd Round (47th overall) in 2003 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 4, th NHL / 2nd TBL Season Last Goal: DEC 10, 2011 vs TAMPA BAY (54) Last Assist: APR 1, PITTSBURGH (3) Career Career vs. Opp Signed as a free agent by the Lightning on July 4, Played in all 82 games last season with the Flyers, posting four goals and 38 points with a career-best 36 penalty minutes - Led the Flyers with 23:01 TOI last season - Was one of three Flyers to appear in all 82 games last season - Skated in 11 games during the 2012 NHL playoffs, collecting two goals and six points - Ranked first on the Flyers defense in playoff goals, assists (four) and points #26: Martin St Louis (R) 5' 8", 180 lbs. / Jun 18, 1975 (37 years and 7 months) (SAINT loo-ee, mahr-tehn) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 31, th NHL / 12th TBL Season Last Goal: APR 5, TORONTO (1) Last Assist: APR 7, WINNIPEG Career Shootouts: 7/31 (23%), 4 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Has recorded 68 points (23 goals, 45 assists) in 68 games against the Capitals in his career - Played in 77 games with the Lightning last season, recording 25 goals and 74 points - Ranked first on the Lightning last season in assists with 49, and second in goals and points - Led all Lightning skaters in takeaways with 66 - Recorded two hat tricks during the season (Feb. 4 vs. Florida &Feb. 26 at New Jersey) - Extended his franchise record for most consecutive seasons with at least 70 points in (six straight seasons)- Played in his 900th NHL game on 2/4 vs. FLA - Collected his 800th NHL point on December 6, 2011 at NY Islanders - Picked up his 300th Lightning goal on November 26, 2011 vs. Florida - Had his streak of 499 straight games played snapped when he missed his first game since the season on December 8, 2011 at NY Rangers (facial and nasal fractures) #29: Brendan Mikkelson (D) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / Jun 22, 1987 (25 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in the second round, 31st overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From Calgary in exchange for Blair Jones on January 6, th NHL / 2nd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 17, 2012 vs ST. LOUIS (11) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2012 vs SAN JOSE (24) Career Career vs. Opp Played in 41 games with the Lightning last season, recording a goal and three points - Scored his first career NHL goal on March 17, 2012 vs. St. Louis - Played in his 100th career NHL game on Feb. 11, 2012 at Buffalo - Made his Lightning debut on Jan. 10 vs. Vancouver - Acquired from Calgary on Jan. 6, 2012 in exchange for Blair Jones

14 #42: Dana Tyrell (C) 5' 10", 192 lbs. / Apr 23, 1989 (23 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the second round, 47th overall, at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 19, OTTAWA (36) Last Assist: DEC 17, COLUMBUS (14) Career Career vs. Opp Played in 26 games with the Lightning last season, recording five assists and six penalty minutes - Missed the final 35 games of the season with a torn ACL - Recorded a career-high three-game point streak (three assists) last season from Dec.12 through Dec Appeared in 18 games last season with Norfolk (AHL), notching four goals and nine points #44: Nate Thompson (C) 6' 0", 212 lbs. / Oct 5, 1984 (28 years and 3 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston in the sixth round, 183rd overall. at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Claimed off waivers from NYI on January 21, th NHL / 4th TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 13, 2012 vs BOSTON (6) Last Assist: APR 2, 2012 vs WASHINGTON (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Recorded four points (two goals, two assists) last season against Washington, his most against any opponent - Skated in 24 games during the NHL lockout with the Alaska Aces (ECHL), tallying seven goals and 21 points - Played in 68 games with the Lightning last season, recording nine goals and 15 points - Led all Lightning forwards with 56 blocked shots and was third in hits with Played for Team USA at the 2012 IIHF World Championships #47: Marc-Andre Bergeron (D) 5' 9", 190 lbs. / Oct 13, 1980 (32 years and 3 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent on January 4, th NHL / 3rd TBL Season Last Goal: DEC 29, 2011 vs MONTREAL (7) Last Assist: JAN 10, 2012 vs VANCOUVER (2) Career Career vs. Opp Played in 43 games with the Bolts last season, recording four goals and 24 points - Missed the final 29 games of the season with an upper body injury - Ranked first on the Lightning defense in points and tied for first in assists (20) last season - Recorded a five-game point streak from Oct. 10 through Oct. 20, 2011

15 #55: Matt Taormina (D) (*Injured) 5' 10", 182 lbs. / Oct 20, 1986 (26 years and 2 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 6, rd NHL / 1st TBL Season Last Goal: FEB 19, MONTREAL (6) Last Assist: FEB 21, TORONTO (5) Career Career vs. Opp Played in 36 games this season with Syracuse (AHL), collecting three goals and 16 points with a +10 rating - Ranks second on the Crunch defense in points - Skated in 30 games last season with New Jersey, registering a goal and seven points - Appeared in 33 games with Albany (AHL) during the season, tallying six goals and 16 points #67: Benoit Pouliot (L) 6' 3", 197 lbs. / Sep 29, 1986 (26 years and 3 months) Drafted: 2005 (1st/4th) by MIN Acquired: Acquired in a trade by Tampa Bay from Boston on June 23, th NHL / 1st TBL Season Last Goal: APR 5, OTTAWA (1) Last Assist: MAR 25, ANAHEIM (7) Career Shootouts: 2/8 (25%), 2 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Looking to make his Lightning debut tonight against the Capitals - Played in 74 games in his first season with Boston Bruins last season, recording career highs in points (32), game-winning goals (five) and plus/minus (+18) - Played in his 200th career NHL game on Nov. 26, 2011 vs. Winnipeg - Skated in seven postseason games with the Bruins during the 2012 playoffs, recording a goal and two points #76: Pierre-Cedric Labrie (L) 6' 3", 234 lbs. / Dec 6, 1986 (26 years and 1 month) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed to a free-agent contract on December 29, nd NHL / 2nd TBL Season Last Goal: Last Assist: MAR 24, 2012 vs NY ISLANDERS (2) Career Career vs. Opp Played in 32 games this season with Syracuse (AHL), recording eight goals and 13 points and 74 penalty minutes - Skated in 14 games with the Lightning last season, collecting two assists and 15 penalty minutes - Recorded first career NHL point (assist) on Jan. 21, 2012 at Phoenix - Appeared in 56 games with Norfolk (AHL) last season, posting career highs in goals (14), assists (21) and points (35) - Ranked second in the AHL and on Norfolk with a +33 rating - Played in 18 Calder Cup playoff games in 2012, recording five goals and nine points, capturing the Calder Cup with the Admirals

16 #77: Victor Hedman (D) 6' 6", 233 lbs. / Dec 18, 1990 (22 years and 1 month) (HEHD-muhn, VIHK-tohr) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, 2nd overall, at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. 4th NHL / 4th TBL Season Last Goal: APR 2, 2012 vs WASHINGTON (3) Last Assist: APR 7, WINNIPEG Career Shootouts: 2/7 (29%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Played in 61 games with the Lightning last season, registering five goals and 23 assists - Set a career-high in goals and average time on ice (23:05) - Ranked first on the Lightning blue-line in penalty minutes, and second in goals and points - Played for Team Sweden at the 2012 IIHF World Championships - Skated in his 200th career NHL game on March 8 at Washington #89: Cory Conacher (C) 5' 8", 179 lbs. / Dec 14, 1989 (23 years and 1 month) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on July 5, st NHL / 1st TBL Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Career vs. Opp Looking to make his NHL debut tonight against the Capitals - Skated in 36 games this season with Syracuse (AHL), recording 12 goals and 28 points with 56 penalty minutes - Played in 75 games last season with the Norfolk Admirals (AHL), registering 39 goals and 80 points - Led the AHL in goals and was second in points last season - Became the fourth rookie in AHL history to be named the winner of the Les Cummingham Award as the league's most valuable player in Won the Calder Cup in 2012 with the Admirals #91: Steven Stamkos (C) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Feb 7, 1990 (22 years and 11 months) (STAM-kohs, STEE-vehn) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, 1st overall, at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th TBL Season Last Goal: APR 7, WINNIPEG Last Assist: APR 2, 2012 vs WASHINGTON (3) Career Shootouts: 5/25 (20%), 2 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Led the NHL last season in goals (60) and was second in points (97) - Won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for the second time in his career last season - Set the NHL single-season record with five overtime goals during the season - Finished tied for first in the NHL last season with 12 game-winning goals - Set a team record with 36 goals on home ice last season - Ranked third amongst all NHL forwards in TOI (22:01) last season - Represented the Lightning at the 2012 NHL All-Star Game - Named NHL First Star of the Week for the period ending January 2, 2012 and Second Star of the Week for period ending April 9, 2012

17 Washington Capitals: Media Notes TONIGHT S GAME The Washington Capitals will open the regular-season schedule tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Capitals earned their fifth-consecutive playoff berth last season, finishing the regular season with a record of (92 points). Washington went on to eliminate the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series in seven games before falling to the New York Rangers in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last season the Capitals went against Tampa Bay, earning all three victories at Verizon Center. Three of the six contests required overtime to be decided with one of those three going to a shootout. UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Location Time (ET) TV Caps Radio Sat., Jan. 19 at Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Times Forum 7 p.m. CSN WJFK FM and the Caps Radio Network Tue., Jan. 22 vs. Winnipeg Verizon Center 7 p.m. CSN, TSN WJFK FM and the Caps Radio Network Thu., Jan. 24 vs. Montreal Verizon Center 7 p.m. CSN, RDS WJFK FM and the Caps Radio Network Fri., Jan. 25 at New Jersey Prudential Center 7 p.m. CSN WJFK FM and the Caps Radio Network Sun., Jan. 27 vs. Buffalo Verizon Center 3 p.m. CSN, NHLN-US WJFK FM and the Caps Radio Network MEDIA RESOURCES The Washington Capitals media guide is available for download by following this link: Washington Capitals media guide NOTE OF THE NIGHT A new start For the first time since the season and just the fourth time in franchise history ( , and ), the Capitals will open a season with a new head coach. Adam Oates is poised to make his NHL head coaching debut tonight in Tampa Bay after becoming the 16th head coach in franchise history this off-season. Washington is in season openers with a new head coach, winning two of those three contests on the road. Top Five Caps Facts Familiar faces Adam Oates played in 387 games with Washington and becomes the fourth head coach to have also played for the Capitals during his career. Dale Hunter appeared in 872 games for the Capitals from Roger Crozier, head coach for one game during the season, played in three games for the Caps in while Terry Murray, head coach for 325 games from , appeared in 74 games with Washington during the season. Kicking things off The Washington Capitals will be opening their NHL regular-season schedule on the road for the first time since the season, when they dropped a 4-2 contest in Atlanta. Washington is in season openers all-time and in its last 10 season openers. New kids on the block Several players are scheduled to make their Capitals debut this season. The next game played for Mike Ribeiro, Joey Crabb, Wojtek Wolski and Jack Hillen will mark their first as a Washington Capital. Back in D.C. Both Capitals assistant coaches are returning to the franchise after previous stints in Washington. Calle Johansson was a defenseman for the Capitals and holds the record for the most games played as a Capital, appearing in 983 games from Tim Hunter is back for his second stint as an assistant coach in D.C. Hunter has coached 1,041 games in an assistant role during his 13-season NHL coaching career, including five years behind the Washington bench ( ). Fireworks Only four players have recorded multiple 50-goal seasons since Alex Ovechkin has collected four 50-goal seasons during that time period while Steven Stamkos has two. Ovechkin has registered 62 points (28 goals, 34 assists) in 47 career games against Tampa Bay while Stamkos has recorded 20 points (13 goals, seven assists) in 24 career games against Washington.

18 SERIES NOTES * Washington leads, , entering the 107th meeting ( on the road) * This is the first of four meetings between these two clubs this season. * Last year, the Capitals went W: 10/10 WSH 6 vs. TB 5 (SO) 1/13 WSH 4 vs. TB 3 3/8 WSH 3 vs. TB 2 (OT) L: 1/31 WSH 3 at TB 4 (OT) 2/18 WSH 1 at TB 2 4/2 WSH 2 at TB 4 MORE CAPITALS NOTES All about Ovi * Alex Ovechkin finished the season ranked fifth in the NHL with 38 goals. * Alex Ovechkin has scored the most goals (339) and points (679) in the NHL since the season. * Alex Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season on March 18 in Chicago and became the ninth player in NHL history to score 30 or more goals in his first seven seasons in the league. He also became just the third player in the league to have scored 30 or more goals every season since (Ovechkin s rookie season). * Alex Ovechkin s overtime goal against the Lightning on March 8, 2012, was the 12th of his NHL career. Since his rookie season ( ), Ovechkin has scored more overtime goals than any other NHL player. * Alex Ovechkin s 339 goals in his first seven seasons are the seventh-most in NHL history. * Alex Ovechkin registered 303 shots on net last season, tied for the fifth-highest total in the NHL. Since entering the league in , Ovechkin has tallied 300 or more shots each season to become the only active player in the NHL to have accomplished such feat in each of the last seven seasons. * Alex Ovechkin was the only player in the league to score 30 or more goals (38) and also dish out 200 or more hits (215) in. A veteran squad Washington does not have a rookie on the opening-night roster for the second-consecutive season. The last time the Capitals opened a season with a rookie on the roster was in The Caps had three first-year players take the ice to start that season (John Carlson, Marcus Johansson and Michal Neuvirth). Back in the saddle Defenseman Tom Poti was named to the starting roster to open the season. Poti missed the entire season and the final 61 games of the season due to injury. Poti s last NHL game came with the Capitals on Jan. 12, 2011, at Tampa Bay. Quick starts Washington won its first seven games of the season from 10/8 10/22 to start the year for the first time in franchise history. The previous record of was set in and matched in Roster breakdown 11 players on the Capitals opening night roster were originally drafted by the team. Nine players were signed as free agents while three were acquired via trade. UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES Mike Green Two games away from 400 career NHL games (398)

19 Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Adam Oates - Will make his head coaching debut tonight against Tampa Bay - Became the 16th head coach in Washington Capitals history on June 26, Spent three seasons as an assistant coach with Tampa Bay ( ) and New Jersey ( ) - Played 19 seasons in the NHL from , appearing in 1,337 games and collecting 1,420 points (341 goals, 1,079 assists) with Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim and Edmonton - Named to the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 26, 2012, the same day he was named Washington s head coach, becoming the sixth former Capital to be named to the Hall of Fame - In NHL history only Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux averaged more assists per-game than Oates - During the 1990 s only Gretzky (662) recorded more assists than Oates (636) - Ranks sixth all-time in assists and 16th all-time in points in NHL history - Played 387 games for the Capitals from , compiling 363 points (73 goals, 290 assists) - Retired from the NHL on April 3, 2004 #30: Michal Neuvirth (G) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Mar 23, 1988 (24 years and 9 months) Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 34th overall, in the 2006 Entry Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd WSH Season Last Win: MAR 31, 2012 vs MONTREAL (2) Last SO: MAR 11, 2012 vs TORONTO (8) Career Shootouts: 25/38 (.658), 6-5 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Career - Currently ranks 3rd in wins (51) all-time in Capitals history among goalies originally drafted by the team (Kolzig, 301; Carey, 70) - Recorded 1st career assist on 3/18 at CHI - Played his 100th career NHL game on 3/11, a shutout win against TOR #70: Braden Holtby (G) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Sep 16, 1989 (23 years and 4 months) Drafted: Capitals' fourth-round choice, 93rd overall, in the 2008 Entry Draft 2nd NHL / 2nd WSH Season Last Win: APR 7, NY RANGERS Last SO: MAR 25, 2012 vs MINNESOTA (3) Career Shootouts: 6/11 (.545), 1-2 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves record with a 2.14 GAA and a.932 SV% in 25 games with Hershey - Finished 5th in the NHL in postseason wins, 3rd in GAA and SV% and 5th in playoff minutes (922) and saves (429) - Became just the third goaltender to own a.920 SV% and 2.00 GAA or better (in a minimum of 13 games played) in the playoffs at age 22 or younger (Martin - Brodeur and Patrick Roy) - Went all 14 postseason games without suffering back-to-back losses - Set a Capitals rookie record with 14 playoff games and tied a rookie record with seven wins in a single postseason - Became the third rookie goaltender to defeat the defending Stanley Cup champions in a playoff series (Montreal s Ken Dryden and Calgary s Mike Vernon), defeating Boston in seven games in the ECQF - Became the seventh rookie goaltender to post an overtime win in Game 7 of a playoff series and the first since Buffalo s Steve Shields defeated Ottawa in with a 2.61 GAA and a.906 SV% in 40 games with Hershey

20 #3: Tom Poti (D) 6' 3", 190 lbs. / Mar 22, 1977 (35 years and 9 months) POH-tee Drafted: Edmonton's third-round choice, 59th overall, in the 1996 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, th NHL / 6th WSH Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career - Last appeared in an NHL game with WSH on Jan. 12, 2011, at TB - Missed the entire season due to injury #4: John Erskine (D) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Jun 26, 1980 (32 years and 6 months) UHR-skin Drafted: Dallas' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 1998 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 14, th NHL / 7th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 5, TORONTO (30) Last Assist: NOV 11, NEW JERSEY (23) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Played in his 400th NHL game and skated 18:11 on 11/8 vs. DAL (the team he was originally drafted by) - Missed the last seven games (3/25-4/7) due to injury - Missed nine games (10/8-10/29) due to injury #8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 3", 230 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (27 years and 4 months) oh-vehch-kihn Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft 8th NHL / 8th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 7, NY RANGERS Last Assist: MAR 29, BOSTON (4) Career Shootouts: 20/65 (31%), 7 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career - Only six players scored more goals in their first seven seasons than Ovechkin (339); there are only 11 players with more points in their first seven seasons - Already ranks third in career goal scoring and in points for the Caps - Has posted 41 more goals and 22 more points than any other NHLer since he entered the league - Holds the Capitals record for career overtime goals (12) - Became the 9th player in NHL history to score 30 or more goals in his first 7 seasons in the league; Also became just the 3rd player in the league to have scored 30 or more goals every season since Tied Peter Bondra for first place in all-time playoff goal scoring in Capitals history with a goal in Game 6 of the ECSF vs. NYR - Led WSH in goals and points - Led WSH, T-5th in the NHL in shots on goal (303); Finished 5th in the league in goals - Led the Capitals in goals, shots and points during the postseason and was t-3rd in assists