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1 Washington Capitals Game Notes Fri, Feb, 0 NHL Game #0 Washington Capitals ( pts) Philadelphia Flyers (4 pts) Team Game: 8 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 8 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 0 Michal Neuvirth Braden Holtby # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 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 C Brooks Laich (A) L Jason Chimera C Matt Hendricks D Karl Alzner D Tomas Kundratek R Joel Ward D Roman Hamrlik D Mike Green (A) 7 55 D Jeff Schultz D John Carlson R Jay Beagle C Mathieu Perreault C Marcus Johansson # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 0 Ilya Bryzgalov Michael Leighton # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Kurtis Foster D Braydon Coburn D Andreas Lilja D Nicklas Grossmann R Mike Knuble C Brayden Schenn C Sean Couturier L Tye McGinn R Wayne Simmonds D Luke Schenn 7 4 R Matt Read C Maxime Talbot L Ruslan Fedotenko D Bruno Gervais R Claude Giroux L Tom Sestito C Zac Rinaldo D Andrej Meszaros D Kimmo Timonen 7 45 L Jody Shelley R Danny Briere R Jakub Voracek 7-4 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 Chairman President & COO of Comcast- Spectacor General Manager Senior Vice President Head Coach Ed Snider Peter A. Luukko Paul Holmgren Bob Clarke Peter Laviolette Tonight's Officials Referees Wes McCauley #4; Mike Hasenfratz # Linesmen Michel Cormier #76; Steve Barton #59 Ntl. Anthem Bob McDonald Video Judge Mike Jukoski Today's Schedule WSH : 7:00 CAR : 7:00 VAN : 7:00 ANA : 7:00 TBL : 7:0 DET : 7:0 DAL : 7:0

2 Washington Capitals: Roster Active (4 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Tom Poti D 6' " 90 Mar, 977 Worcester, MA, USA 4 John Erskine D 6' 4" 0 Jun 6, 980 Kingston, ON, CAN 8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' " 0 Sep 7, 985 Moscow, RUS 9 Mike Ribeiro C 6' 0" 77 Feb 0, 980 Montreal, QC, CAN 5 Joey Crabb R 6' " 90 Apr, 98 Anchorage, AK, USA 6 Eric Fehr R 6' 4" Sep 7, 985 Winkler, MB, CAN 7 Wojtek Wolski L 6' " 5 Feb 4, 986 Zabrze, POL 9 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' " Nov, 987 Gavle, SWE 0 Troy Brouwer R 6' " Aug 7, 985 Vancouver, BC, CAN Brooks Laich C 6' " 0 Jun, 98 Wawota, SK, CAN 5 Jason Chimera L 6' " May, 979 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6 Matt Hendricks C 6' 0" Jun 7, 98 Blaine, MN, USA 7 Karl Alzner D 6' " Sep 4, 988 Burnaby, BC, CAN 0 Michal Neuvirth G 6' " 09 Mar, 988 Ústí nad Labem, CZE 6 Tomas Kundratek D 6' " 0 Dec 6, 989 Prerov, CZE 4 Joel Ward R 6' " 6 Dec, 980 North York, ON, CAN 44 Roman Hamrlik D 6' " 06 Apr, 974 Zlin, CZE 5 Mike Green D 6' " 07 Oct, 985 Calgary, AB, CAN 55 Jeff Schultz D 6' 6" 0 Feb 5, 986 Calgary, AB, CAN 70 Braden Holtby G 6' " 0 Sep 6, 989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN 74 John Carlson D 6' " Jan 0, 990 Natick, MA, USA 8 Jay Beagle R 6' " 5 Oct 6, 985 Calgary, AB, CAN 85 Mathieu Perreault C 5' 0" 85 Jan 5, 988 Drummondville, QC, CAN 90 Marcus Johansson C 6' " 05 Oct 6, 990 Landskrona, SWE 4 Players Total Avg: 6' " 08 Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Jack Hillen D 5' 0" 90 Jan 4, 986 Minnetonka, MN, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks NICKLAS BACKSTROM ( / Games) Point Streaks NICKLAS BACKSTROM (0-- / Games) Philadelphia Flyers: Roster Active (4 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Kurtis Foster D 6' 5" 5 Nov 4, 98 Carp, ON, CAN 5 Braydon Coburn D 6' 5" 0 Feb 7, 985 Shaunavon, SK, CAN 6 Andreas Lilja D 6' " 0 Jul, 975 Helsingborg, SWE 8 Nicklas Grossmann D 6' 4" 0 Jan, 985 Stockholm, SWE 9 Mike Knuble R 6' " 9 Jul 4, 97 Toronto, ON, CAN 0 Brayden Schenn C 6' " 90 Aug, 99 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 4 Sean Couturier C 6' " 97 Dec 7, 99 Phoenix, AZ, USA 5 Tye McGinn L 6' " 05 Jul 9, 990 Fergus, ON, CAN 7 Wayne Simmonds R 6' " 8 Aug 6, 988 Scarborough, ON, CAN Luke Schenn D 6' " 9 Nov, 989 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 4 Matt Read R 5' 0" 85 Jun 4, 986 Ilderton, ON, CAN 5 Maxime Talbot C 5' " 90 Feb, 984 Lemoyne, QC, CAN 6 Ruslan Fedotenko L 6' " 00 Jan 8, 979 Kiev, UKR 7 Bruno Gervais D 6' " 00 Oct, 984 Longueuil, QC, CAN 8 Claude Giroux R 5' " 7 Jan, 988 Hearst, ON, CAN 0 Ilya Bryzgalov G 6' " Jun, 980 Togliatti, RUS Tom Sestito L 6' 5" 8 Sep 8, 987 Rome, NY, USA 6 Zac Rinaldo C 5' " 69 Jun 5, 990 Missisauga, ON, CAN 4 Andrej Meszaros D 6' " Oct, 985 Považská Bystrica, SVK 44 Kimmo Timonen D 5' 0" 94 Mar 8, 975 Kuopio, FIN 45 Jody Shelley L 6' " 0 Feb 7, 976 Thompson, MB, CAN 48 Danny Briere R 5' 0" 79 Oct 6, 977 Gatineau, QC, CAN 49 Michael Leighton G 6' " 86 May 9, 98 Petrolia, ON, CAN 9 Jakub Voracek R 6' " 4 Aug 5, 989 Kladno, CZE 4 Players Total Avg: 6' " 04 Age: 8.9 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 9 Scott Hartnell L 6' " 0 Apr 8, 98 Regina, SK, CAN 0 Chris Pronger D 6' 6" 0 Oct 0, 974 Dryden, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Washington Capitals: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Mike Ribeiro :0. 5 R 4 Joel Ward : L 5 Jason Chimera : C 9 Nicklas Backstrom : L 8 Alex Ovechkin : D 5 Mike Green : R 0 Troy Brouwer : C 6 Matt Hendricks : D 4 John Erskine : L 7 Wojtek Wolski :5 0.0 R 8 Jay Beagle : R 5 Joey Crabb : D 74 John Carlson : D 44 Roman Hamrlik : D Tom Poti :5 0.0 D 8 Jack Hillen : D 6 Tomas Kundratek : D 7 Karl Alzner : C 85 Mathieu Perreault : D 55 Jeff Schultz : R 6 Eric Fehr : C 90 Marcus Johansson : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 0 Michal Neuvirth Braden Holtby Philadelphia Flyers: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 7 Wayne Simmonds : R 4 Matt Read : R 8 Claude Giroux : 50.9 C 4 Sean Couturier : D 44 Kimmo Timonen : R 9 Jakub Voracek : L 6 Ruslan Fedotenko : L 5 Tye McGinn : D Luke Schenn : D 5 Braydon Coburn : C 5 Maxime Talbot : C 0 Brayden Schenn : R 9 Mike Knuble : D 8 Nicklas Grossmann : L 9 Scott Hartnell : D Kurtis Foster : L 45 Jody Shelley : R 48 Danny Briere :0. C 6 Zac Rinaldo : D 6 Andreas Lilja :8 0.0 D 7 Bruno Gervais : D 4 Andrej Meszaros : L Tom Sestito : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 0 Ilya Bryzgalov Michael Leighton

4 Philadelphia Washington Capitals Team Records Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Last game: Tuesday AT NY RANGERS (- L) Thursday AT TORONTO (- L) Next game: Saturday VS CAROLINA Sunday VS PITTSBURGH Overall record/streak: / Lost / Lost Home record/streak: / Win / Undef / Win / Undef Road record/streak: / Lost / Lost Last 5 Games: Last 0 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Philadelphia Washington Capitals Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Philadelphia Flyers: (.0 avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) Washington Capitals: (. avg.) Opponents: (.6 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Philadelphia Flyers: (7. avg.) Opponents: (8. avg.) Washington Capitals: (9.7 avg.) Opponents: (.6 avg.) Power Play Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals G Att % G Att % Overall: (rd NHL) (8th NHL) Home: 8.5 (T-nd NHL) 8. (T-7th NHL) Road: (0th NHL) (7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-rd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals G Att % G Att % Overall: (7th NHL) (rd NHL) Home: (9th NHL) (4th NHL) Road: (st NHL) (9th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-9th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-9th NHL) Penalties Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (5th NHL) (T-5th NHL) Goal Situations Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on : on 4: 4 on : on : on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Philadelphia Washington Capitals Situations Individual Leaders Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Points: W. SIMMONDS (5),M. READ (4),C. GIROUX (4) M. RIBEIRO (8),J. WARD (6),J. CHIMERA (5) Goals: M. READ (),C. GIROUX (),W. SIMMONDS () J. WARD (4),M. HENDRICKS (),A. OVECHKIN () Assists: W. SIMMONDS (),K. TIMONEN (),M. TALBOT () M. RIBEIRO (7),J. CHIMERA (5),N. BACKSTROM (4) PP Goals: K. TIMONEN (),C. GIROUX (),J. VORACEK () A. OVECHKIN (),M. RIBEIRO (),J. WARD () SH Goals: GW Goals: J. VORACEK (),M. READ () A. OVECHKIN () + Goals: M. READ() PIM: W. SIMMONDS (7),B. COBURN (4),S. HARTNELL () M. HENDRICKS (),M. RIBEIRO (4),T. BROUWER (0) Shots: J. VORACEK (8),W. SIMMONDS (8),D. BRIERE (4) A. OVECHKIN (),M. GREEN (),W. WOLSKI (9) +/-: K. FOSTER (+),L. SCHENN (+),B. SCHENN (+) J. WARD (+5),J. CHIMERA (+),M. RIBEIRO (+) Shootout Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Philadelphia Flyers Player G A P Wayne Simmonds 4 Kimmo Timonen Claude Giroux Jakub Voracek Matt Read 0 Mike Knuble 0 Brayden Schenn 0 Sean Couturier 0 Washington Capitals Player G A P Mike Ribeiro 4 5 Alex Ovechkin 0 Joel Ward Mike Green 0 Nicklas Backstrom 0 Troy Brouwer 0 Tom Poti 0 Short Handed Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Player G A P Player G A P

7 Washington Capitals: Media Notes Toronto Washington * January, 0 * Air Canada Centre Caps Goals: Ward, Ovechkin (PP) Shots: WSH, TOR 40 Power Plays: WSH -, TOR -8 Three Stars: -van Riemsdyk (TOR), -Frattin (TOR), -Neuvirth (WSH) INJURIES/ILLNESSES F Brooks Laich, missed 7 games (/9-) D Jack Hillen, missed 6 games (/-) Total Man-Games Lost: TONIGHT S GAME The Washington Capitals return home from their two-game Canadian road trip to face the Philadelphia Flyers tonight. Washington dropped a pair of - contests to the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs and will look to rebound on home ice against the Flyers. Washington won its last home game on Jan. 7 against Buffalo, giving head coach Adam Oates his first career head coaching win. The Capitals enter play with a record of -5- while Philadelphia is coming off of a - loss to the Rangers on Tuesday and enters tonight s contest with a -5-0 record. UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Time (ET) TV Feb. vs. Philadelphia 7 p.m. CSN, RDS Feb. vs. Pittsburgh :0 p.m. NBC, TSN Feb. 5 vs. Toronto 7 p.m. CSN Feb. 7 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. CSN, NHLN Feb. 9 vs. Florida 7 p.m. CSN Radio: Caps games can be heard on WJFK 06.7 FM, WFED 500 AM and the Caps Radio Network Audio: WashingtonCaps.com, Caps Mobile App MEDIA RESOURCES The 0- Washington Capitals media guide is available for download by following this link: 0- Washington Capitals media guide Free wireless internet is available in the Verizon Center press box and Event Level press room. Please reference the bulletin boards in those locations or the nametag at your press box seat for login information. NOTE OF THE NIGHT No Brotherly Love The Capitals have gone 7--4 in their last games against Philadelphia and have gone 6--4 over the last three seasons against Philadelphia. Six of the last eight matchups have been decided by one goal while five of those six games have required overtime or a shootout. Alex Ovechkin has registered 8 points (g-5a) in 6 career games against the Flyers, including three goals in the series last season. The 8 points are the most against any Atlantic Division opponent in Ovechkin s career. TOP FIVE CAPS FACTS Phamiliar phoe The Capitals and Flyers have matched up 9 times in their history, the third-most games against an opponent in Capitals history. The 7 wins that Washington has accumulated against Philadelphia are the sixth-most that the Capitals have against any opponent. Class mates Nicklas Backstrom (fourth overall) and Claude Giroux (nd overall) were both drafted in the 006 NHL Entry Draft. Backstrom has tallied a draft class-leading 7 points in his 7 career games, with 9 of those points (seven goals, assists) coming in 8 career games against the Flyers, his highest point total against any non-southeast Division team. Giroux s 47 career points rank him fifth among all players drafted in 006 and he has recorded eight points (six goals, two assists) in career games against Washington. Flying high The Capitals goaltenders have combined for a -- record in seven career games against the Flyers. Braden Holtby has compiled a -0- record with a.44 goals-against average and a.94 save percentage in two games against the Flyers, including his first career NHL start on Nov. 7, 00, at Verizon Center. Michal Neuvirth has compiled a -- record with a.88 goals-against average in five career games against Philadelphia.

8 Back-to-backs Tonight will mark the second half of back-to-backs for the Capitals. Washington fell - in overtime to New Jersey on the second night of back-to-backs earlier this season and, dating back to last season, has not lost in regulation in the second half of back-to-backs in the last five contests (-0-). Ward heating up Joel Ward scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season last night against Philadelphia, giving him four goals and two assists in his first seven games and four points (two goals, two assists) in his last four games. Ward didn t tally his fourth goal of the season last year until his th game of the campaign. In seven career games against the Flyers, Ward has collected two goals and two assists. SERIES NOTES * Washington trails entering the 9nd meeting ( at home). * This is the first of three meetings between these two clubs this season. * Last year, the Capitals went --. Home: /4 WSH 0 vs. PHI / WSH vs. PHI 5 Road: / WSH at PHI SO 0/0 WSH 5 at PHI MORE CAPITALS NOTES All about Ovi * Alex Ovechkin finished the 0- season ranked fifth in the NHL with 8 goals. * Alex Ovechkin has scored the most goals (4) and points (68) in the NHL since the season. * Alex Ovechkin scored his 0th goal of the season on March 8, 0, in Chicago and became the ninth player in NHL history to score 0 or more goals in his first seven seasons in the league. He also became just the third player in the league to have scored 0 or more goals every season since (Ovechkin s rookie season). * Alex Ovechkin s overtime goal against the Lightning on March 8, 0, was the th of his NHL career. Since his rookie season (005-06), Ovechkin has scored more overtime goals than any other NHL player. * Alex Ovechkin s 9 goals in his first seven seasons are the seventh-most in NHL history. * Alex Ovechkin registered 0 shots on net last season, tied for the fifth-highest total in the NHL. Since entering the league in , Ovechkin has tallied 00 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 0 or more goals (8) and also dish out 00 or more hits (5) in 0-. Sealing the deal Alex Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal on Jan. 7 against Buffalo, his 56th career game-winning tally. Ovechkin currently ranks second all-time in Capitals history in game-winning goals, trailing only Peter Bondra (7) and ranks tied for 7th among all active NHL players in game-winners (as of Thursday). Going Green Mike Green has skated an average of 7: per game this season, ranking sixth in the league, and has led the Capitals in ice time in each of the team s first seven games. Secret weapon - John Erskine scored his first goal of the season on Jan. 7 vs. Buffalo, his first tally since April 5, 0, when he scored against the Maple Leafs in Toronto. Washington has never lost a regular-season game in which Erskine has scored a goal; it is now 9-0 in those contests. Roman Empire Roman Hamrlik currently leads all active NHL players in career games played, having appeared in,8 games dating back to the 99-9 season, and ranks third in goals, assists and points among active NHL defensemen. Back in the saddle Defenseman Tom Poti appeared in his first NHL game in over two seasons on Jan. 9 at Tampa Bay and recorded his first assist since Dec., 00, vs. New Jersey. Prior to the Jan. 9 game, Poti s last NHL game came with the Capitals on Jan., 0, also at Tampa Bay. UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES Tomas Kundratek s next goal, assist or point will be the first of his NHL career Eric Fehr is four points away from 00 career NHL points (96) Wojtek Wolski is four goals away from 00 career NHL goals (96) Mike Ribeiro is six assists away from 400 career NHL assists (94) John Carlson is seven games away from 00 career NHL games (9) HOW THE CAPS WERE BUILT Draft (): Alzner, Backstrom, Carlson, Fehr, Green, Holtby, Johansson, Neuvirth, Ovechkin, Perreault, Schultz

9 Free agency (9): Beagle, Crabb, Erskine, Hamrlik, Hendricks, Hillen, Poti, Ward, Wolski Trade (5): Brouwer, Chimera, Kundratek, Laich, Ribeiro Seven players who scored,000 or more career points have gone on to become NHL head coaches: Name Career Points Years Coached Wayne Gretzky, Phil Esposito, , Bryan Trottier, Adam Oates,40 0-present Denis Savard, Alex Delvecchio, Dale Hunter,00 0- ONE-TIMERS * For the first time since the 00-0 season and just the fourth time in franchise history (978-79, and 00-0), the Capitals opened a season with a new head coach. Adam Oates made his NHL head coaching debut on Jan. 9 in Tampa Bay after becoming the 6th head coach in franchise history this off-season. Oates earned his first career head coaching win on Jan. 7 vs. Buffalo (-). * Both Capitals assistant coaches returned 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 98 games from Tim Hunter is back for his second stint as an assistant coach in D.C. Hunter has coached,04 games in an assistant role during his -season NHL coaching career, including five years behind the Washington bench (997-00). * Adam Oates played in 87 games with Washington and became the fourth head coach to have also played for the Capitals during his career. Dale Hunter appeared in 87 games for the Capitals from Roger Crozier, head coach for one game during the 98-8 season, played in three games for the Caps in while Terry Murray, head coach for 5 games from , appeared in 74 games with Washington during the 98-8 season. * Three of the 0 Capitals draft picks in the 0 NHL Draft participated in the 0 World Championship U-0 gold medal game. Riley Barber (sixth round) helped USA win the gold medal while Filip Forsberg (first round) and Christian Djoos (seventh round) helped Sweden capture silver. Forsberg was named to the tournament all-star team and one of Sweden s top- players.

10 Washington Capitals: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. Tampa Bay Lightning L p,4, / //0 Winnipeg Jets L ,0p / /4/0 Montréal Canadiens L / New Jersey Devils O* p, / /7/0 Buffalo Sabres W ,4,8p / Ottawa Senators L , / Toronto Maple Leafs L ,8p / /0/0 Philadelphia Flyers 9 0/0/0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0/05/0 Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins 0/09/0 Florida Panthers Florida Panthers 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 New York Rangers 6 0//0 New Jersey Devils 7 0//0 New Jersey Devils 8 0/6/0 Carolina Hurricanes 9 Philadelphia Flyers 0 Winnipeg Jets 0/05/0 Boston Bruins 0/07/0 Florida Panthers New York Islanders 4 0/0/0 New York Rangers 5 0//0 Carolina Hurricanes 6 Carolina Hurricanes 7 Boston Bruins 8 0/7/0 Buffalo Sabres 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets New York Rangers 0/6/0 New York Islanders 4 Buffalo Sabres 5 Philadelphia Flyers 6 Carolina Hurricanes 7 04/04/0 New York Islanders 8 Florida Panthers 9 04/07/0 Tampa Bay Lightning 40 Montréal Canadiens 4 04//0 Carolina Hurricanes 4 04//0 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 04/6/0 Toronto Maple Leafs 44 Ottawa Senators 45 Montréal Canadiens 46 04//0 Winnipeg Jets 47 04/5/0 Ottawa Senators 48 04/7/0 Boston Bruins

11 Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. POTI # ERSKINE #4 OVECHKIN #8 Jan T.B 0- /- :0 DND 0-0 4/0 :5 0- / 8: DND DND -0 / 4:4 Jan Vs WPG 0-0 0/- : DND 0-4/0 :59 0- /0 : 0-0 /0 6:00 DND 0-0 5/- 6:0 Jan 4 Vs MTL 0-0 / 5:49 DND 0-0 /- : /0 6:0-0 /0 : DND 0-0 /- 8:8 Jan N.J DND 0-0 /- 7:0 0-0 /0 :9-0 /0 4: /0 :8 0-0 /0 9:0 0-0 /- 4:4 Jan 7 Vs BUF DND -0 / 0:56-0 (W) 5/- 8:9 0- / : /- 5: /- 8: /- :09 Jan OTT DND 0-0/0 : 0-0 /0 9:5 0-0 /- 7: / :4 0-0 /- 8:6 0- /0 :9 RIBEIRO #9 CRABB #5 FEHR #6 WOLSKI #7 Date Opp. BACKSTROM #9 BROUWER #0 CHIMERA #5 HENDRICKS #6 ALZNER #7 KUNDRATEK #6 Jan T.B 0-0 /- 9: /- :0 0- /0 : 0-0 /- :0 0-0 /0 : MIN 0-0 0/- :9 Jan Vs WPG 0- /- :7-0 /- 0:0 0-0 /0 4:04-0 / 9: /0 9: /0 :00 INJ Jan 4 Vs MTL 0-0 /- 8:0 0-0 /0 6:6 0- / : 0-0 /- :4 0-0 /- 7: 0-0 /0 :09 INJ Jan N.J 0-0 / :4 0-0 /- :5 0-0 /0 : /0 : / : /- :6 INJ Jan 7 Vs BUF 0-0 /0 9:4 0-0 /0 8:40 0- / : /0 5: 0-0 0/- 5: /0 0:4 INJ Jan OTT 0- /0 8:0-0 /0 7: 0-0 /- :47-0 / : /0 8:4 0-0 /0 :5 INJ HILLEN #8 Date Opp. WARD #4 HAMRLIK #44 GREEN #5 SCHULTZ #55 CARLSON #74 BEAGLE #8 PERREAULT #85 Jan T.B -0 5/ :7 0-0/0 :6 0-0 /- 6: /0 9:5 0- / 5:0 0-0 /0 5: /- :5 Jan Vs WPG 0-0 /0 : /- : /0 7:5 DND 0-0 4/0 0: /0 5: /0 4:58 Jan 4 Vs MTL 0-0 /0 : /0 9: /0 5:44 DND 0-0 /- 9:8 0- / 4:5 0-0 /- :5 Jan N.J 0- / 5:9 DND - 4/ : /0 9: /- 5: 0-0 0/0 4:9 DND Jan 7 Vs BUF - / 5: DND 0- /0 7: /0 9: /0 :8 0-0 /- 8: 0-0 0/- 9:09 Jan OTT 0-0 /0 6:40 DND 0-0 5/0 5: /0 5: /0 4:4 0- / 5: 0-0 /0 9:4 Date Opp. JOHANSSON #90 NEUVIRTH #0 HOLTBY #70 Jan T.B 0-0 /- 7:5 DNP 6/4L 60 Jan Vs WPG 0-0 0/- 0:0 DNP 4/9L 59 Jan 4 Vs MTL 0-0 /0 :58 4/L 60 DNP Jan N.J 0-0 0/- 6:5 /5O 65 DNP Jan 7 Vs BUF DND /4W 60 DNP Jan OTT DND /7L 59 DNP

12 Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Adam Oates - Made his NHL head coaching debut on /9 at TB - Earned first head coaching win on /7 vs. BUF - Became the 6th head coach in Washington Capitals history on June 6, 0 - Spent three seasons as an assistant coach with Tampa Bay (009-0) and New Jersey (00-) - Played 9 seasons in the NHL from , appearing in,7 games and collecting,40 points (4 goals,,079 assists) with Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim and Edmonton - Named to the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 6, 0, 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 990 s only Gretzky (66) recorded more assists than Oates (66) - Ranks sixth all-time in assists and 6th all-time in points in NHL history - Played 87 games for the Capitals from , compiling 6 points (7 goals, 90 assists) #0: Michal Neuvirth (G) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Mar, 988 (4 years and 0 months) Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 4th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft rd NHL / rd WSH Season Last Win: JAN 7, 0 vs BUFFALO () Last SO: MAR, 0 vs TORONTO () Career Shootouts: 5/8 (.658), 6-5 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 40 7 / vs. TOR / vs. TOR 0- - Made 7 saves on / at TOR... Won first game of the season, stopping shots on /7 vs. BUF... Stopped of 5 shots on /5 at NJ Career - Currently ranks rd in wins (5) all-time in Capitals history among goalies originally drafted by the team (Kolzig, 0; Carey, 70) 0- - Recorded st career assist on /8 at CHI - Played his 00th career NHL game on /, a shutout win against TOR #70: Braden Holtby (G) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep 6, 989 ( years and 4 months) Drafted: Capitals' fourth-round choice, 9rd overall, in the 008 Entry Draft nd NHL / nd WSH Season Last Win: APR 7, NY RANGERS () Last SO: MAR 5, 0 vs MINNESOTA (5) Career Shootouts: 6/ (.545), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 9 5 / vs. WPG / vs. WPG record with a.4 GAA and a.9 SV% in 5 games with Hershey 0- - Finished 5th in the NHL in postseason wins, rd in GAA and SV% and 5th in playoff minutes (9) and saves (49) - Became just the third goaltender to own a.90 SV% and.00 GAA or better (in a minimum of games played) in the playoffs at age or younger (Martin - Brodeur and Patrick Roy) - Went all 4 postseason games without suffering back-to-back losses - Set a Capitals rookie record with 4 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.6 GAA and a.906 SV% in 40 games with Hershey

13 #: Tom Poti (D) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Mar, 977 (5 years and 0 months) POH-tee Drafted: Edmonton's third-round choice, 59th overall, in the 996 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 007 4th NHL / 6th WSH Season Last Goal: NOV 6, 00 vs TAMPA BAY (7) Last Assist: JAN 9, TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + /9 vs. TBL /9 vs. TBL / vs. WPG x / vs. WPG /4 vs. MTL 0- - On /9 at TB appeared in his first NHL game since // at TB and recorded an assist 0- - Missed the entire season due to injury #4: John Erskine (D) 6' 4", 0 lbs. / Jun 6, 980 ( years and 7 months) UHR-skin Drafted: Dallas' second-round choice, 9th overall, in the 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 4, 006 th NHL / 7th WSH Season Last Goal: JAN 7, 0 vs BUFFALO () Last Assist: JAN 9, OTTAWA () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 8 + /7 vs. BUF /9 vs. OTT x /7 vs. BUF /9 vs. OTT x /9 vs. OTT /7 vs. BUF 0- - Tallied an assist on /9 at OTT... Scored first goal of the season and skated 0:56 on /7 vs. BUF; first goal since 4/5/ at TOR... Made season debut on /5 at NJ 0- - Played in his 400th NHL game and skated 8: on /8 vs. DAL (the team he was originally drafted by) - Missed the last seven games (/5-4/7) due to injury - Missed nine games (0/8-0/9) due to injury #8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep 7, 985 (7 years and 4 months) oh-vehch-kihn Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 004 Entry Draft 8th NHL / 8th WSH Season Last Goal: JAN, TORONTO Last Assist: JAN, 0 vs WINNIPEG (5) Career Shootouts: 0/65 (%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x / vs. WPG x x / vs. WPG /7 vs. BUF / vs. WPG 0- - Tallied a PPG on / at TOR... Scored first goal of the season, the GWG, on /7 vs. BUF... Tallied his first assist of the season and led all WSH forwards in ice time (:59) with 4 shots and 4 hits on / vs. WPG... Led all WSH forwards in ice time (:5) and fired 4 shots on /9 at TB Career - Already ranks third in career goal scoring and in points for the Caps - Holds the Capitals record for career overtime goals () - Became the 9th player in NHL history to score 0 or more goals in his first 7 seasons in the league; Also became just the rd player in the league to have scored 0 or more goals every season since Led WSH in goals and points - Led WSH, T-5th in the NHL in shots on goal (0); Finished 5th in the league in goals

14 #9: Mike Ribeiro (C) 6' 0", 77 lbs. / Feb 0, 980 ( years and months) Drafted: Montrealâs second-round choice, 45th overall, in the 998 Entry Draft Acquired: From Dallas in exchange for Cody Eakin and Washingtonâs second-round choice in the 0 NHL Draft th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: JAN 5, NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: JAN, TORONTO Career Shootouts: /55 (8%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + /5 vs. NJD x x / vs. WPG / vs. WPG x / vs. TOR /7 vs. BUF 0- - Recorded two assists on / at TOR... Tallied two assists on /7 vs. BUF... Scored his first goal with WSH on /5 at NJ... Recorded an assist and skated : on / vs. WPG... Made WSH debut on /9 at TB and tallied assists Career - One of active players in the NHL who has had eight-consecutive 50-point seasons 0- - Finished ranked rd on DAL in points - T-st on the team with 45 assists - Ranked 4th on DAL in goals - Finished 5th on the team in penalty minutes - Ranked rd on DAL in GWG - Tallied 5th-most shots on the team - Led all forwards in ice time per game (0:0) - Played in his 700th career NHL game on // vs. BOS - Recorded his 500th career NHL point on 0/5/ vs. CBJ #5: Joey Crabb (R) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Apr, 98 (9 years and 9 months) Drafted: New York Rangers' seventh-round choice, 6th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent July, 0 4th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: JAN 4, 0 vs MONTREAL (4) Last Assist: APR, BUFFALO (8) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /4 vs. MTL /4 vs. MTL /7 vs. BUF /7 vs. BUF x /9 vs. OTT /9 vs. OTT 0- - Scored first goal with WSH on /4 vs. MTL... Made WSH debut on / vs. WPG 0- - Ranked 8th on TOR in goals - T-5th on the team in plus/minus - T-nd on TOR in GWG - Played in 00th career NHL game and collected an assist / vs. BUF - Appeared in nine games with TOR (AHL), recording 5 points (7g-8a)

15 #6: Eric Fehr (R) 6' 4", lbs. / Sep 7, 985 (7 years and 4 months) FAIR Drafted: Capitalsâ first-round choice, 8th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent Jan., 0 8th NHL / 7th WSH Season Last Goal: MAR 4, 0 vs DALLAS (5) Last Assist: NOV 9, 0 vs OTTAWA (4) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 - /5 vs. NJD x /9 vs. OTT 0- - Made season debut on /5 at NJ; first game with WSH since 4/9/ at FLA Career - Tallied 9 points (46g-47a) in 0 career games with WSH from Made his WPG debut on /9 vs. PHI - Recorded his first point, an assist, on /9 vs. OTT - Scored his first goal on /0 at BOS #7: Wojtek Wolski (L) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Feb 4, 986 (6 years and months) Drafted: Coloradoâs first-round choice, st overall, in the 004 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 8th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: JAN 9, TAMPA BAY (6) Last Assist: JAN 9, OTTAWA () Career Shootouts: 5/58 (4%), 6 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 5 + /9 vs. TBL /9 vs. OTT x x /4 vs. MTL / vs. WPG / vs. WPG /9 vs. TBL 0- - Recorded first assist with WSH on /9 at TOR... Fired team high 5 shots on / vs. WPG... Made WSH debut on /9 at TB and scored his first goal with WSH 0- - Had season-high four-game point streak (-4-5, /9-/5) - Acquired by FLA from the NYR on /5 - Totaled three points (a) in nine games with NYR - Totaled five points (g-a) in six games with CON (AHL) #9: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' ", lbs. / Nov, 987 (5 years and months) Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 006 Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 7, NY RANGERS (7) Last Assist: JAN, TORONTO Career Shootouts: 8/5 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :4 + / vs. WPG / vs. WPG x /5 vs. NJD /9 vs. TBL / vs. WPG /5 vs. NJD 0- - Recorded an assist on / at TOR... Registered an assist and won of 9 face-offs on /9 at OTT... Led WSH forwards in ice time on /5 at NJ (:4)... Recorded first two assists of the season on / vs. WPG Career - Recorded 66 career assists, the most by a Capital in his first five seasons, and 67 points, trailing only Alex Ovechkin (59) and Mike Gartner (40) for scoring by a Cap in a player s first five seasons - Ranks sixth in the league in assists over the last five years (trailing Henrik Sedin, Joe Thornton, Martin St. Louis, Ryan Getzlaf and Evgeni Malkin) - The top-scoring player from his draft class (006) 0- - Finished 5th on the team in points (44) despite missing 40 games (/7-/9) due to injury - Ranked nd on WSH in playoff scoring and st in assists and penalty minutes - Led all WSH forwards in ice time per game (:) and all Capitals in takeaways during the postseason (9)

16 #0: Troy Brouwer (R) 6' ", lbs. / Aug 7, 985 (7 years and 5 months) Drafted: Chicago's th selection, 4th overall, in the 004 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From Chicago in exchange for WSH's first-round choice in the 0 NHL Entry Draft 7th NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: JAN 9, OTTAWA () Last Assist: APR 5, 0 vs FLORIDA (8) Career Shootouts: /7 (4%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 - x x / vs. TOR /5 vs. NJD /7 vs. BUF x 0- - Scored WSH's first goal of the game on /9 at OTT.. Scored first goal of the season on the power play on / vs. WPG 0- - Led the team and ranked 9th in the NHL with 47 hits - 4th on the team in goals - One of just three WSH forwards to play in all 8 games - Scored first career hat trick on / vs. TB - Scored his first goal with WSH on 0/0 vs. TB - Made his WSH debut on 0/8 vs. CAR - T-7th on WSH in playoff points - T-4th on the team in postseason goals - Ranked rd on WSH in hits (9) #: Brooks Laich (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Jun, 98 (9 years and 7 months) LIKE Drafted: Ottawa's sixth-round choice, 9rd overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: From Ottawa with Ottawa's second-round choice in the 005 Entry Draft and future considerations for Peter Bondra, Feb. 8, 004 9th NHL / 9th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 5, 0 vs FLORIDA () Last Assist: APR 7, NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: 4/6 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Finished t-5th on the team in goals (6) and 6th in points (4) - Played in all 8 games for the second-consecutive year - Played in his 500th career NHL game, against his original team, and scored GWG in overtime on / vs. OTT - Played as a defenseman on / vs. NJ - Finished t-5th on the team in playoff points and nd in assists - Ranked nd among Capitals forwards in ice time per game during the postseason (0:)

17 #5: Jason Chimera (L) 6' ", lbs. / May, 979 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Edmonton's fifth-round choice, st overall, in the 997 Entry Draft Acquired: From Columbus for Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina, Dec. 8, 009 th NHL / 4th WSH Season Last Goal: APR, TAMPA BAY (9) Last Assist: JAN, TORONTO Career Shootouts: /8 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /7 vs. BUF /7 vs. BUF / vs. TOR / vs. WPG x /9 vs. OTT /7 vs. BUF 0- - Registered an assist on / at TOR... Recorded assists on /7 vs. BUF... Tallied an assist on /4 vs. MTL... Recorded an assist on /9 at TB 0- - Set career highs in points (9) and goals (0) - Played in all 8 games - Scored career-high 0th goal of season on 4/ at TB - rd on WSH in goals and T-st in GWGs - Scored his 00th and 0st career goals in the third period on 0/0 vs. TB - Finished playoffs t-rd on WSH in points and nd in goals - Ranked t-nd on the team in plus/minus - Finished rd in shots (8) on WSH during the postseason - Four of his seven career playoff goals have been GWG #6: Matt Hendricks (C) 6' 0", lbs. / Jun 7, 98 ( years and 7 months) Drafted: Nashville's fifth-round choice, st overall, in the 000 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 7, 00 5th NHL / rd WSH Season Last Goal: JAN 9, OTTAWA () Last Assist: MAR, 0 vs MONTREAL (0) Career Shootouts: 8/ (67%), 4 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 4 + x x / vs. WPG /7 vs. BUF / vs. WPG / vs. WPG x 0- - Won 9 of face-offs on / at TOR... Scored a goal and won 6 of his 7 face-offs on /9 at OTT... Registered a fighting major (Prust) on /4 vs. MTL... Scored his first goal of the season, recorded 4 hits and fighting majors (Slater/Thorburn) on / vs. WPG... Won all 6 of his face-offs on /9 at TB 0- - T-8th in the league in hits (8) - Played in a career high 78 games - Has the highest shootout percentage among Capitals players, having scored eight times on career shootout attempts (66.7%) - Led WSH in hits (6) during the playoffs - Won 56% of his face-offs during the postseason - Skated 6:05 per game during the playoffs compared to :07 per game during the regular season - Scored first career playoff goal in Game 7 of ECQF at BOS on 4/5 - Recorded first career postseason assist in Game of ECSF at NYR on 4/0

18 #7: Karl Alzner (D) 6' ", lbs. / Sep 4, 988 (4 years and 4 months) Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fifth overall, in the 007 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th WSH Season Last Goal: OCT 7, EDMONTON (8) Last Assist: APR 5, 0 vs FLORIDA (8) Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 + /9 vs. OTT /7 vs. BUF x x x 0- - Blocked team-high (tied) 6 shots on / at TOR... Skated 5:0 on /7 vs. BUF... Led WSH in blocked shots (4) on /5 at NJ 0- - Set career highs in points and assists while playing in all 8 games for the second-consecutive year. - Ranked 4th on the team in ice time per game (0:5) - Finished rd on the team in blocked shots (9) - T-st on the team in plus/minus (+) - First career fighting major (Downie) / vs. TB - Led the team in postseason time on ice per game (4:5) - Ranked rd on WSH in blocked shots () during the playoffs #6: Tomas Kundratek (D) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Dec 6, 989 ( years and month) Drafted: New York Rangers' third-round choice, 90th overall, in the 008 Entry Draft Acquired: From the New York Rangers for F Francois Bouchard on Nov. 8, 0 nd NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 - /4 vs. MTL / vs. TOR / vs. TOR x 0- - Made season debut on / vs. WPG... Led Hershey in goals () and ranked rd in points (6) while adding assists at the time of his recall... Had recorded 6 points ( goals, 4 assists) during his current 5-game AHL point streak and ranked rd in goals among AHL defensemen at time of recall... Has already set career highs in goals, assists (tied) and points despite playing in just 4 AHL games so far this season... Was named to the AHL Eastern Conference All-Star squad for the 0 Dunkin' Donuts AHL All-Star Classic 0- - Set AHL career highs in goals, assists and points - Traded by NYR to WSH in exchange for Francois Bouchard on /8 - Led all HER blueliners in goals - Earned his first NHL recall on /0 and made his NHL debut one night later against PIT at Verizon Center #8: Jack Hillen (D) (*Injured) 5' 0", 90 lbs. / Jan 4, 986 (7 years) Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by NYI on April, 008 Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 5th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: DEC 6, 0 vs PHOENIX () Last Assist: JAN, 0 vs CALGARY (9) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /9 vs. TBL 0- - Made WSH debut on /9 at TB 0- - Played his 00th career game on /8 at CBJ - Made NHL playoff debut in Game of WCQF vs. DET on 4/ and skated 8:0

19 #4: Joel Ward (R) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Dec, 980 ( years and month) Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 6th NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: JAN, TORONTO Last Assist: JAN 7, 0 vs BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /9 vs. TBL x x x /9 vs. OTT /9 vs. TBL x /7 vs. BUF 0- - Scored a goal on / at TOR... Registered a goal and an assist and named First Star on /7 vs. BUF... Tallied an assist on /5 at NJ... Scored goals on /9 at TB for first multi-goal game with WSH; Led WSH with 5 shots 0- - Finished the season T-st on the team in plus/minus (+) - Scored his st goal of the season and with WSH on 0/0 at PHI - Recorded his 00th career NHL point and st point as a Capital with his assist on 0/8 vs. CAR - Made his WSH debut on 0/8 vs. CAR - Finished ranked T-5th on the team in postseason points - Finished 5th on WSH in hits (8) during the playoffs - Ranked T-rd on WSH in postseason assists - Scored the GWG at :57 of overtime in Game 7 of ECQF at BOS #44: Roman Hamrlik (D) 6' ", 06 lbs. / Apr, 974 (8 years and 9 months) Drafted: Tampa Bay's first-round choice, first overall, in the 99 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 0th NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: FEB, 0 vs SAN JOSE (9) Last Assist: JAN 9, TAMPA BAY () Season Career Career vs. Opp :48 - /9 vs. TBL /9 vs. TBL /4 vs. MTL / vs. WPG /4 vs. MTL 0- - Recorded an assist on /9 at TB Career - Has played the most games (,8) and ranks third in goals (55), assists (48) and points (68) amongst active NHL defensemen - Has played the most games in NHL history among Czech Republic natives 0- - Finished nd on the team in blocked shots (49) - rd on the team in plus/minus (+) - Passed Bobby Holik for the most NHL games played by a Czech native at,5 on 0/5 vs. OTT - Led WSH in blocked shots in each of his first three games - Made his WSH debut on 0/8 vs. CAR - Finished ranked t-nd among WSH defensemen in points during the playoffs - Led the team in plus/minus during the postseason - Ranked nd on WSH in penalty minutes - Ranked 4th on the team in ice time per game (:7) - Recorded the nd-most blocked shots (7) on WSH during the postseason

20 #5: Mike Green (D) 6' ", 07 lbs. / Oct, 985 (7 years and months) Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 9th overall, in the 004 Entry Draft 8th NHL / 8th WSH Season Last Goal: JAN 5, NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: JAN 7, 0 vs BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: 0/6 (0%), 0 GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp : /5 vs. NJD x /5 vs. NJD /5 vs. NJD /5 vs. NJD x / vs. WPG x 0- - Tallied an assist and led WSH in ice time (7:58) on /7 vs. BUF... For the 0th time in his career he skated over 0 minutes (:0) in a single game and scored GTG while adding an assist on /5 at NJ... Led WSH in ice time for third consecutive game (5:44) and led WSH with 5 shots on /4 vs. MTL... Led WSH in ice time (7:5) and T-st with 4 hits on / vs. WPG... Led all WSH skaters in time on ice (6:57) on /9 at TB Career - A two-time member of the NHL First All-Star Team and a two-time Norris Trophy runner-up - Joins Nicklas Lidstrom, Scott Niedermayer and Shea Weber as the only defensemen named to two First All-Star Teams since One of two active defensemen with a 70-point season (Erik Karlsson) #55: Jeff Schultz (D) 6' 6", 0 lbs. / Feb 5, 986 (6 years and months) Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 7th overall, in the 004 Entry Draft 7th NHL / 7th WSH Season Last Goal: FEB, 0 vs SAN JOSE (6) Last Assist: NOV, 0 vs PHOENIX (4) Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 - / vs. TOR /9 vs. OTT /7 vs. BUF /9 vs. TBL 0- - Scored st goal of the season on / vs. SJ - Tallied his st assist of the season on 0/0 vs. TB - Ranked 7th on the team in blocked shots during the postseason #74: John Carlson (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jan 0, 990 ( years) Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 7th overall, in the 008 Entry Draft 4th NHL / 4th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 7, NY RANGERS (7) Last Assist: JAN 9, TAMPA BAY (6) Season Career Career vs. Opp : 4 + /9 vs. TBL /9 vs. TBL x /5 vs. NJD x 5x /9 vs. TBL 0- - Recorded team-high (tied) 6 blocked shots on / at TOR... Registered 4 shots and blocked shots on /9 at BUF... Collected 4 shots and blocked shots on /5 at NJ... Recorded an assist and team-high 4 blocked shots on /9 at TB 0- - Led the team in blocked shots (5) - nd among WSH defensemen in shots (5) and points () - Set a career high in goals (9) - Played in all 8 games for the second- consecutive season - Led WSH defensemen and t-5th on the team in postseason points - T-st among blueliners in goals and assists during playoffs - Tied for team lead among defensemen in shots (7) - nd on team in ice time per game (4:0) - 4th on WSH in hits (0) and st in blocked shots (8) during the playoffs

21 #8: Jay Beagle (R) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Oct 6, 985 (7 years and months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent, March 6, 008 5th NHL / 5th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 5, 0 vs FLORIDA (8) Last Assist: JAN 9, OTTAWA () Season Career Career vs. Opp : + x x /5 vs. NJD /7 vs. BUF x / vs. WPG x 0- - Tallied an assist on /9 at BUF... Won of his 5 face-offs (80%) on /7 vs. BUF... Won 7 of face-offs on /5 at NJ... Recorded his first assist of the season on /4 vs. MTL 0- - Set career highs in games played (4), goals (4), points (5) and PIM () despite missing games (0/5-/6) due to injury - Finished the season having won 57.7% of his faceoffs; nd on the team - Scored first career playoff goal in Game 5 of ECQF at BOS on 4/ - Tallied first career postseason assist in Game of ECSF at NYR on 4/0 - Averaged 8:5 of ice time per game during the playoffs compared to :5 per game during the regular season - T-6th on WSH in hits (5) and 5th among WSH forwards in blocked shots () during playoffs - Led WSH in face-off percentage (54%) during postseason #85: Mathieu Perreault (C) 5' 0", 85 lbs. / Jan 5, 988 (5 years) Drafted: Capitals' sixth-round choice, 77th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft 4th NHL / 4th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 7, NY RANGERS (5) Last Assist: APR, TAMPA BAY (7) Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 - /9 vs. OTT /4 vs. MTL / vs. WPG /9 vs. TBL 0- - Set career highs in goals, assists and points - Finished st on WSH in shooting percentage (6.7%) - T-4th on the team in GWG - Tallied st career hat trick on /4 vs. BOS - Appeared in his first NHL playoff game on 4// in Game of ECQF at BOS #90: Marcus Johansson (C) 6' ", 05 lbs. / Oct 6, 990 ( years and months) Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 4th overall, in the 009 Entry Draft rd NHL / rd WSH Season Last Goal: MAR 9, BOSTON (9) Last Assist: APR 7, NY RANGERS (5) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 - - /9 vs. TBL x 0- - Finished T-rd on the team in points (46) - rd on WSH in assists - Set career highs in games played (80), goals (4), assists () and points (46) - Had 0 points (g-9a) in his last games - Finished fourth among Capitals forwards in playoff ice time per game (9:5)

22 Philadelphia Flyers: Media Notes TONIGHT'S GAME The Flyers wrap up a four-game road swing tonight with a visit to Washington to take on the Capitals. The Flyers are -5 on the season and are looking to snap a two-game losing skid after a - setback to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. The Flyers are playing their sixth road game of the year, but will return home tomorrow to start a four-game homestand when they host Carolina at the Wells Fargo Center. VS. WASHINGTON This is the first of three meetings between the Flyers and Capitals this season, and is their only visit of the year to the Verizon Center. Fri., Feb. Flyers at Washington, 7PM Wed., Feb. 7 Washington at Flyers, 7:0 PM Sun., Mar. Washington at Flyers, 7:0 PM PHI CAREER LEADERS VS. WSH Mike Knuble 8 GP, -4-7 Danny Briere 4 GP, -4-5 Ruslan Fedotenko 5 GP, --4 Kimmo Timonen 7 GP, -7-9 Scott Hartnell 6 GP, -7-8 Ilya Bryzgalov 6GP, 4--0,.98 GAA, SO LIFETIME The Flyers are in 9 games against Washington and are in 94 games here in the nation s capital. CONNECTIONS WSH R Mike Knuble- Played with Philadelphia for four seasons ( through ), appearing in 0 games Recorded 4 goals and 07 assists for points, along with 70 penalty minutes. UPCOMING MILESTONES #5 Braydon Coburn needs penalty minutes to reach 400 in the NHL #8 Nicklas Grossmann needs penalty minutes to reach 00 in the NHL #8 Claude Giroux needs 8 games to reach 00 in the NHL RECENT ACTION Tuesday, January 9: NY Rangers, Flyers at Madison Square Garden Goals by Michael Del Zotto and Ryan Callahan gave the Rangers enough cushion to extend their home winning streak over the Flyers with a - decision. Del Zotto s goal came less than two minutes into the contest and Callahan tallied on a power play at : of the second. That was enough for Henrik Lundquvist to work with, as he made 6 saves 0 of them on Danny Briere, who tied a career high 0 shots. Kimmo Timonen fired home a slapshot on a third-period power play for the Flyers only goal. Ilya Bryzgalov also made 6 saves. Stars of the Game: Michael Del Zotto; Henrik Lundqvist; Rick Nash. Sunday, January 7: Tampa Bay 5, Flyers at Tampa Times Forum The Flyers scored a goal in the game s first minute and that ended up being it, as the Lightning responded with five goals to take the win in the first meeting of the season between the teams. Sean Couturier snuck a puck between the skate of Anders Lindback and the post 59 seconds into the contest, but the Lightning netminder shut the door after that point. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay posted three first-period goals and added two more in the third period, going -for-5 on the power play while shutting down the Flyers on six power play chances, including a four-minute opportunity in the first period. Michael Leighton took the loss in his first start of the season, making saves. Stars of the Game: Vincent Lecavalier; Sami Salo; Martin St. Louis. Saturday, January 6, 0: Flyers 7, Florida at BB&T Center Matt Read recorded his first career hat trick, Tye McGinn recorded his first NHL goal and three other Flyers scored to give the Flyers a second consecutive win. Ruslan Fedotenko scored his first goal as a Flyer since April 00, and Luke Schenn also grabbed his first Flyers goal, while Wayne Simmonds had the other tally