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1 Washington Capitals Game Notes Thu, Oct 0, 0 NHL Game #50 Washington Capitals 0 ( pts) Carolina Hurricanes ( pts) Team Game: 4 Home Game: 0 0 (Home) 0 0 (Road) Team Game: 4 Road Game: 0 (Home) 0 0 (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 0 Michal Neuvirth Braden Holtby # P Player GP G A P +/ PIM 4 D John Erskine R Alex Ovechkin (C) R Martin Erat R Eric Fehr C Nicklas Backstrom (A) R Troy Brouwer C Brooks Laich (A) L Aaron Volpatti L Jason Chimera D Karl Alzner 0 4 D Alexander Urbom R Joel Ward R Tom Wilson C Michael Latta D Mike Green (A) D Connor Carrick D Steve Oleksy D John Carlson R Jay Beagle C Mikhail Grabovski C Marcus Johansson # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 0 Cam Ward Anton Khudobin # P Player GP G A P +/ PIM 4 D Andrej Sekera D Mike Komisarek D Ryan Murphy R Kevin Westgarth C Jordan Staal (A) C Eric Staal (C) 0 4 C Nathan Gerbe C Elias Lindholm R Radek Dvorak 0 9 L Jiri Tlusty C Riley Nash L Drayson Bowman D Justin Faulk R Alexander Semin R Patrick Dwyer C Brett Sutter D Jay Harrison 9 5 L Jeff Skinner 0 65 D Ron Hainsey D Brett Bellemore Vice President and General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Head Goaltending Coach Video Coach George McPhee Adam Oates Calle Johansson, Blaine Forsythe Olie Kolzig Brett Leonhardt President/General Manager Vice President of Hockey Operations Vice President of Team Operations Head Coach Assistant Coaches Jim Rutherford Ron Francis Brian Tatum Kirk Muller Rod Brind'Amour, Dave Lewis, John MacLean, Greg Stefan Tonight's Officials Referees Mike Hasenfratz (), Tim Peel (0) Linesmen Steve Barton (59), Vaughan Rody (7) Ntl. Anthem Caleb Green Video Judge Mike Jukoski Today's Schedule BOS : 7:00 BUF : 7:00 WSH : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 MIN : 7:00 VAN : 7:00 ANA : 7:00 DET : 7:0 TBL : 7:0 EDM : 7:0

2 Washington Capitals: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 John Erskine D 6' 4" 0 Jun 6, 980 Kingston, ON, CAN 8 Alex Ovechkin R 6' " 0 Sep 7, 985 Moscow, RUS 0 Martin Erat R 6' 0" 96 Aug 9, 98 Trebic, CZE 6 Eric Fehr R 6' 4" Sep 7, 985 Winkler, MB, CAN 9 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' " 08 Nov, 987 Gävle, SWE 0 Troy Brouwer R 6' " Aug 7, 985 Vancouver, BC, CAN Brooks Laich C 6' " 0 Jun, 98 Wawota, SK, CAN 4 Aaron Volpatti L 6' 0" 5 May 0, 985 Revelstoke, BC, CAN 5 Jason Chimera L 6' " May, 979 Edmonton, AB, CAN 7 Karl Alzner D 6' " 7 Sep 4, 988 Burnaby, BC, CAN 0 Michal Neuvirth G 6' " 09 Mar, 988 Ústí nad Labem, CZE 4 Alexander Urbom D 6' 4" 5 Dec 0, 990 Stockholm, SWE 4 Joel Ward R 6' " 6 Dec, 980 North York, ON, CAN 4 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 0 Mar 9, 994 Toronto, ON, CAN 46 Michael Latta C 6' 0" 09 May 5, 99 Kitchener, ON, CAN 5 Mike Green D 6' " 07 Oct, 985 Calgary, AB, CAN 58 Connor Carrick D 5' " 85 Apr, 994 Orland Park, IL, USA 6 Steve Oleksy D 6' 0" 90 Feb 4, 986 Chesterfield, MI, USA 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 84 Mikhail Grabovski C 5' " 8 Jan, 984 Potsdam, DEU 90 Marcus Johansson C 6' " 05 Oct 6, 990 Landskrona, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " 08 Age: 7.0 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Jack Hillen D 5' 0" 90 Jan 4, 986 Minnetonka, MN, USA Goal Streaks ALEX OVECHKIN (4 / Games) Assist Streaks MIKE GREEN (4 / Games) MARCUS JOHANSSON (4 / Games) Point Streaks ALEX OVECHKIN (46 / Games) MIKE GREEN (044 / Games) MARCUS JOHANSSON (044 / Games) Carolina Hurricanes: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 0 Jun 8, 986 Bojnice, SVK 5 Mike Komisarek D 6' 4" 5 Jan 9, 98 West Islip, NY, USA 7 Ryan Murphy D 5' " 85 Mar, 99 Aurora, ON, CAN 8 Kevin Westgarth R 6' 4" 4 Feb 7, 984 Amherstburg, ON, CAN Jordan Staal C 6' 4" 0 Sep 0, 988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Eric Staal C 6' 4" 05 Oct 9, 984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 4 Nathan Gerbe C 5' 5" 78 Jul 4, 987 Oxford, MI, USA 6 Elias Lindholm C 6' " 9 Dec, 994 Boden, SWE 8 Radek Dvorak R 6' " 95 Mar 9, 977 Tabor, CZE 9 Jiri Tlusty L 6' 0" 09 Mar 6, 988 Slany, CZE 0 Riley Nash C 6' " 00 May 9, 989 Consort, AB, CAN Drayson Bowman L 6' " 95 Mar 8, 989 Grand Rapids, MI, USA 7 Justin Faulk D 6' 0" 5 Mar 0, 99 South St.Paul, MN, USA 8 Alexander Semin R 6' " 09 Mar, 984 Krasnojarsk, RUS 0 Cam Ward G 6' " 85 Feb 9, 984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Anton Khudobin G 5' " 0 May 7, 986 UstKamenogorsk, KAZ 9 Patrick Dwyer R 5' " 75 Jun, 98 Spokane, WA, USA 4 Brett Sutter C 6' 0" 00 Jun, 987 Viking, AB, CAN 44 Jay Harrison D 6' 4" 0 Nov, 98 Oshawa, ON, CAN 5 Jeff Skinner L 5' " 00 May 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 65 Ron Hainsey D 6' " 0 Mar 4, 98 Bolton, CT, USA 7 Brett Bellemore D 6' 4" 5 Jun 5, 988 Windsor, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 04 Age: 7.0 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 6 Tim Gleason D 6' 0" 7 Jan 9, 98 Clawson, MI, USA 5 Tuomo Ruutu C 6' 0" 05 Feb 6, 98 Vantaa, FIN 5 Joni Pitkanen D 6' " 0 Sep 9, 98 Oulu, FIN 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 R 8 Alex Ovechkin : C 84 Mikhail Grabovski : C 9 Nicklas Backstrom : C 90 Marcus Johansson : D 5 Mike Green : D 58 Connor Carrick : R 4 Joel Ward : D 7 Karl Alzner : R 6 Eric Fehr : R 4 Tom Wilson : D 6 Steve Oleksy : C 46 Michael Latta : D 4 John Erskine : D 74 John Carlson : D 8 Jack Hillen : R 8 Jay Beagle : R 0 Martin Erat : R 0 Troy Brouwer : 5. C Brooks Laich : L 5 Jason Chimera : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 0 Michal Neuvirth Braden Holtby Carolina Hurricanes: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/ PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D 7 Justin Faulk : L 5 Jeff Skinner : R 8 Radek Dvorak : C 4 Nathan Gerbe : D 44 Jay Harrison : D 4 Andrej Sekera : C Eric Staal : R 9 Patrick Dwyer : D 7 Ryan Murphy : L Drayson Bowman : D 7 Brett Bellemore : C 0 Riley Nash : C Jordan Staal : L 9 Jiri Tlusty : C 4 Brett Sutter : R 8 Alexander Semin : D 65 Ron Hainsey : C 6 Elias Lindholm : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Anton Khudobin Cam Ward

4 Carolina Washington Capitals Team Records Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals Last game: Tuesday AT PITTSBURGH (5 L) Saturday AT DALLAS ( L) Next game: Friday VS LOS ANGELES Saturday VS COLORADO Overall record/streak: / Lost 0 / Lost Home record/streak: 0 / Win / Undef 0 0 / Win / Undef Road record/streak: 0 0 / Lost 0 0 / Lost Last 5 Games: 0 Last 0 Games: 0 Goal Games: 0 0 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: 0 0 OT Record Franchise: Shootout Record This Season: Shootout Record Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: null null null null null null vs. Atlantic: null null null null null null vs. Southeast: null null null null null null vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: null null null null null null vs. Central: null null null null null null vs. Pacific: null null null null null null vs. Northwest: null null null null null null vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: null null null null null null Month by Month Record Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals WLOT Points WLOT Points October: 0 November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals: 0

5 Carolina Washington Capitals Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: 0 6 (.0 avg.) Opponents: 5 9 (.0 avg.) Washington Capitals: (.0 avg.) Opponents: 6 0 ( 4.0 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: 9 9 (.0 avg.) Opponents: (.0 avg.) Washington Capitals: 9 97 (. avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals G Att % G Att % Overall: 9. (T5th NHL) (st NHL) Home: 7 4. (0th NHL) 66.7 (st NHL) Road: (T7th NHL) (4th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (Tst NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (Tst NHL) Penalty Killing Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals G Att % G Att % Overall: (T0th NHL) 8.8 (4th NHL) Home: (Tst NHL) (T6th NHL) Road:. (5th NHL) 6 8. (T9th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T8th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T8th NHL) Penalties Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 5 8. (6th NHL) (th NHL) Goal Situations Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on : on 4: on : on : on 4: on 5: on 5: 0 0 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 6 9 9

6 Carolina Washington Capitals Situations Individual Leaders Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals Points: J. FAULK (),J. SKINNER (),R. DVORAK () A. OVECHKIN (6),M. GRABOVSKI (5),N. BACKSTROM (4) Goals: R. DVORAK (),N. GERBE (),J. HARRISON () A. OVECHKIN (4),M. GRABOVSKI (),N. BACKSTROM () Assists: J. FAULK (),J. SKINNER (),A. SEKERA () M. GREEN (4),M. JOHANSSON (4),N. BACKSTROM () PP Goals: N. GERBE () A. OVECHKIN (),M. GRABOVSKI (),N. BACKSTROM () SH Goals: GW Goals: R. DVORAK () + Goals: M. GRABOVSKI() PIM: J. HARRISON (9),R. DVORAK (),A. SEMIN () C. CARRICK (6),T. WILSON (5),J. ERSKINE (4) Shots: N. GERBE (4),J. SKINNER (),E. STAAL (9) A. OVECHKIN (4),M. GREEN (9),M. GRABOVSKI (7) +/: R. NASH (+),J. SKINNER (+),R. DVORAK (+) M. JOHANSSON (+),N. BACKSTROM (0),J. CARLSON (0) Shootout Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Alex Ovechkin / Mikhail Grabovski / 00.0 Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Michal Neuvirth 0 0/.000 Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Nathan Gerbe 0 Jay Harrison 0 Justin Faulk 0 Washington Capitals Player G A P Alex Ovechkin 5 Mikhail Grabovski 4 Mike Green Nicklas Backstrom Marcus Johansson 0 Short Handed Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals Player G A P Player G A P

7 Washington Capitals: Media Notes Dallas, Washington October 5, 0 * American Airlines Center * Dallas, TX Washington Goals: Alex Ovechkin (PP) Shots: WSH 6, DAL Power Plays: WSH, DAL 0 Three Stars:. Chiasson (DAL),. Lehtonen (DAL),. Cole (DAL) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 8: Recalled Michael Latta from Hershey (AHL) Oct. : Claimed Alexander Urbom off waivers from New Jersey and reassigned Michael Latta to Hershey (AHL) CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Marcus Johannson One point shy of 00 NHL/Capitals points John Carlson Three points shy of 00 NHL/Capitals points Mikhail Grabovski Three goals shy of 00 NHL goals Brooks Laich Two points shy of passing Craig Laughlin (8) for nd place on the Capitals franchise points list CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Connor Carrick Scored his first career NHL goal and earned his first NHL point on Oct. vs. CGY Nicklas Backstrom Passed Sergei Gonchar (46) for th place on the Capitals franchise points list on Oct. at CHI Connor Carrick Played in first NHL/Capitals game on Oct. at CHI Mike Green Passed Ryan Walter (77) for 4th place on the Capitals franchise points list on Oct. at CHI Mikhail Grabovski Played in first Capitals game on Oct. at CHI Mikhail Grabovski Earned first Washington Capitals point with an assist on Oct. at CHI Mikhail Grabovski Scored first Washington Capitals goal on Oct. at CHI Mikhail Grabovski Earned first career hat trick on Oct. at CHI Michael Latta Played in first NHL/Capitals game on Oct. at CHI INJURIES/ILLNESSES Jack Hillen, missed one game (0/5) Total ManGames Lost: TONIGHT S GAME The Washington Capitals begin a seasonlong fivegame home stand tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes. The game marks the first division contest for the Capitals in the newlyformed Metropolitan Division. Washington is alltime and 454 at home against the Hartford/Carolina franchise. The Capitals went 40 against the Hurricanes last season. Tonight s game marks the first of five meetings between the teams this season. UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO Oct. 0 Carolina 7 p.m. CSN Oct. Colorado 7 p.m. CSN, RDS Oct. 4 Edmonton 7 p.m. CSN Oct. 6 NY Rangers 8 p.m. NBCSN Oct. 9 Columbus 7 p.m. CSN * All times are Eastern Caps Radio Network Caps Radio Network Caps Radio Network Caps Radio Network Caps Radio Network Series Notes The Capitals have won four of their last five games against the Hurricanes (40). 5 of the last 5 meetings between the teams have been decided by one goal, with Washington posting an 04 record in those contests. Washington is against Carolina since the start of the 00 season. The Capitals are 7 in their last 0 home games against the Hurricanes. NOTE OF THE NIGHT Power Surge The Capitals are 6 for (50.0%) on the power play this season and have scored a powerplay goal in each of their first three games. The last time Washington scored six powerplay goals through its first three games of a season was 000, and the last

8 time the Capitals scored a powerplay goal in each of their first three games of a season was TOP FIVE CAPS FACTS Hurricane Killers Braden Holtby is 40 with a.60 GAA and one shutout in five career games against Carolina. Alex Ovechkin has played in 5 career games against the Hurricanes, the most of any player on Washington s roster. Ovechkin has registered 65 points (4g, 4a) and 7 penalty minutes against Carolina. Nicklas Backstrom (9 points) and John Carlson ( points) have recorded more career points against the Hurricanes than any other NHL team. Ovechkin Named NHL s First Star Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was named the NHL s First Star for the week ending Oct. 6. Ovechkin led the NHL in goals (4), points (6), powerplay goals (), powerplay points (5) and shots on goal (4) following the NHL s opening week. This marks the 8th time in his NHL career that Ovechkin has been named an NHL star of the week or player of the week and the 0th time he has been named the NHL s First Star of the week. Dating back to last season, Ovechkin has claimed the NHL s First Star of the week award in three of the last seven regularseason weeks. Urbom To Make Debut Alexander Urbom is scheduled to play in his first game with the Capitals tonight against Carolina. Urbom was claimed off waivers from New Jersey on Oct.. The 6 4, 5pound defenseman has scored two goals and registered nine penalty minutes in 4 career NHL games. Ovi On Fire Alex Ovechkin has scored a powerplay goal in three consecutive games (0/0/5). The last time Ovechkin scored a powerplay goal in three consecutive games was March 9 March, 0. Through games of Oct. 8, Ovechkin ranks first in the NHL in powerplay goals (), powerplay points (5) and tied for second in powerplay assists (). Hot Starts This season marks the most points Mikhail Grabovski (5 points) and Marcus Johansson (4 points) have earned in the first three games of a season in their careers. It marks the most points Alex Ovechkin (6 points) has earned in the first three games of a season since 0090 (9 points). MORE CAPITALS NOTES League Leaders Alex Ovechkin, Mikhail Grabovski, Mike Green and Marcus Johnasson are among the league leaders in several statistical categories (through games of Oct. 8). Ovechkin ranks second in the NHL in goals (4) and tied for second in points (6), Grabovski ranks tied for third in goals () and tied for sixth in points (5) and Green and Johnasson rank tied for third in assists (4). Prospect Update Capitals 0 firstround pick Andre Burakovsky is playing this season for the Erie Otters (OHL). Burakovsky earned five points (g, 4a) on Oct. 5 in Erie s 84 win over the North Bay Battalion. The 6 4, 84pound left wing has registered eight points (g, 5a) in four OHL games this season. Shots Fired Through games of Oct. 8, Alex Ovechkin ranks first in the NHL in shots (4), while Washington ranks 0th in the NHL in shots per game (.). Logging Minutes Mike Green has led all skaters in ice time in each of Washington s three games this season. Through games of Oct. 8, Green ranks second in the NHL in average time on ice per game (8:8). All About Ovi Alex Ovechkin finished the 0 season ranked first in the NHL in goals (), powerplay goals (6) and shots (0). Alex Ovechkin won his third Hart Trophy and third Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy in 0. Ovechkin is the only active player to have won the Hart Trophy multiple times, and just the eighth player in NHL history to win the award three or more times. Ovechkin is the only player in NHL history to win the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy three times. Alex Ovechkin has scored the most goals (7) and points (75) in the NHL since the season. Alex Ovechkin s 7 career goals are the seventhmost by a player through his first eight seasons in NHL history. Alex Ovechkin is one of only nine players in NHL history to score 0 or more goals in each of his first eight seasons. Alex Ovechkin is the only player in the NHL to score 0 or more goals in every season since MEDIA RESOURCES The 04 Washington Capitals media guide is available for download here.

9 Washington Capitals: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team WLOT Record GFGA Scorers W Goal PP PK SFSA WL Gltdr. Attend. Chicago Blackhawks L p,84,84p,84p / /0/0 Calgary Flames W** ,8p,8,9p / Dallas Stars L p 6 / /0/0 Carolina Hurricanes 5 0//0 Colorado Avalanche 6 0/4/0 Edmonton Oilers 7 0/6/0 New York Rangers 8 0/9/0 Columbus Blue Jackets 9 Winnipeg Jets 0 Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames Vancouver Canucks Philadelphia Flyers 4 /0/0 Florida Panthers 5 /05/0 New York Islanders 6 /07/0 Minnesota Wild 7 Phoenix Coyotes 8 Colorado Avalanche 9 //0 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Detroit Red Wings /7/0 St. Louis Blues /0/0 Pittsburgh Penguins //0 Montréal Canadiens 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 /7/0 Ottawa Senators 6 /9/0 Montréal Canadiens 7 New York Islanders 8 /0/0 Carolina Hurricanes 9 /07/0 Nashville Predators 0 New York Rangers /0/0 Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers /5/0 Philadelphia Flyers 4 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Carolina Hurricanes 6 //0 New Jersey Devils 7 //0 Anaheim Ducks 8 /7/0 New York Rangers 9 Buffalo Sabres 40 Ottawa Senators 4 0/0/04 Carolina Hurricanes 4 Minnesota Wild 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 44 0/0/04 Toronto Maple Leafs 45 0//04 Buffalo Sabres 46 0/4/04 San Jose Sharks 47 Pittsburgh Penguins 48 Columbus Blue Jackets 49 New York Rangers 50 0//04 Ottawa Senators 5 New Jersey Devils 5 Montréal Canadiens 5 Buffalo Sabres 54 Columbus Blue Jackets 55 Detroit Red Wings 56 0/0/04 Detroit Red Wings 57 0/04/04 New York Islanders 58 0/06/04 Winnipeg Jets 59 0/08/04 New Jersey Devils 60 Florida Panthers 6 Boston Bruins 6 0/0/04 Philadelphia Flyers 6 Philadelphia Flyers 64 Boston Bruins 65 0/08/04 Phoenix Coyotes 66 0/0/04 Pittsburgh Penguins 67 Pittsburgh Penguins 68 0/4/04 Vancouver Canucks 69 0/6/04 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 Anaheim Ducks 7 Los Angeles Kings 7 San Jose Sharks 7 0/5/04 Los Angeles Kings 74 0/9/04 Boston Bruins 75 Nashville Predators 76 04/0/04 Dallas Stars 77 New Jersey Devils 78 New York Islanders 79 St. Louis Blues 80 Carolina Hurricanes 8 04//04 Chicago Blackhawks 8 04//04 Tampa Bay Lightning

10 Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: GoalsAssists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. ERSKINE #4 OVECHKIN #8 ERAT #0 FEHR #6 BACKSTROM #9 BROUWER #0 CHI 00 / 9:48 9/ : 00 /0 9:0 00 / 4:45 0 / 0:4 00 0/ 8:0 00 / 7:6 Oct Vs CGY 00 /0 9:5 / :4 00 /0 6:0 00 / : / 9:8 00 /0 9:6 00 / :05 Oct DAL 00 4/ 6:07 0 4/0 : / 8:7 00 / :0 00 /0 0:6 00 / 0:40 00 /0 6:57 LAICH # Date Opp. CHIMERA #5 ALZNER #7 HILLEN #8 CHI 00 0/ 4:6 00 / 9:7 00 / 6:0 0 / 6:6 00 /0 6:40 00 /0 6:04 0 6/ 6:48 Oct Vs CGY 00 / 6:00 0 4/0 7:5 00 / : 00 / 4:56 00 /0 5:5 MIN 0 / :0 Oct DAL 00 0/ 4:40 00 /0 0:48 INJ 00 0/ 4: /0 6:8 MIN 0 /0 7:05 WARD #4 WILSON #4 LATTA #46 GREEN #5 Date Opp. CARRICK #58 OLEKSY #6 CARLSON #74 BEAGLE #8 GRABOVSKI #84 JOHANSSON #90 CHI 00 0/ 0:45 DND 00 0/0 : DND 4/0 7: 00 0/ 5:9 Oct Vs CGY 0 4/0 7:6 DND 00 / 8:0 00 0/0 6:4 0 0/ 8:9 0 / 7:46 DND Oct DAL 00 /0 :4 00 / 5:5 00 / 4:4 00 / 7:5 00 /0 9:5 0 0/0 7:4 DND URBOM # Date Opp. VOLPATTI # NEUVIRTH #0 HOLTBY #70 CHI DND DNP 5/4L 59 Oct Vs CGY DND /8W 49 / 6 Oct DAL DND DNP /L 59

11 Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Adam Oates Entering second season as Washington's head coach Record as Capitals head coach: 800 Became the 6th head coach in Washington Capitals history on June 6, 0 Spent three seasons as an assistant coach with Tampa Bay (0090) 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 pergame than Oates During the 990 s only Gretzky (66) recorded more assists than Oates (66) Ranks sixth alltime in assists and 6th alltime in points in NHL history Played 87 games for the Capitals from 99600, compiling 6 points (7 goals, 90 assists) #0: Michal Neuvirth (G) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Mar, 988 (5 years and 6 months) Drafted: Capitals' secondround choice, 4th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th WSH Season Last Win: OCT, 0 vs CALGARY Last SO: MAR, 0 vs TORONTO () Career Shootouts: 7/40 (.675), 75 GP WLOT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 7 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 04 Served as backup at DAL (0/5)... Stopped 7 of 8 shots in win vs. CGY (0/)... Served as backup at CHI (0/) 0 Stopped 9 of 4 shots faced on 4/5 vs. OTT... Made 7 saves for the win on 4/9 at MTL... Stopped 8 shots for the win on 4/7 vs. TB... 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 #70: Braden Holtby (G) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep 6, 989 (4 years) Drafted: Capitals' fourthround choice, 9rd overall, in the 008 Entry Draft 4th NHL / 4th WSH Season Last Win: APR 7, 0 vs BOSTON () Last SO: MAR, WINNIPEG (8) Career Shootouts: 4/0 (.700), 4 GP WLOT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 4 9 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 04 Stopped 9 of shots at DAL (0/5)... Stopped eight of shots vs. CGY (0/)... Stopped 9 of 4 shots at CHI (0/) 0 Ranked 4th in NHL in wins ()... Earned rd win of the season, a career high, on 4/7 vs. BOS... Stopped careerhigh 4 shots on 4/ vs. CAR... Made 5 saves for 6th win on 4/4 vs. NYI... Won 4th game of the season and added an assist on /0 at BUF... Made 0 saves for th win of the season on /4 at NYR... Set career high with th win of the season and 4th shutout on / at WPG... Stopped 9 shots for the win in his th consecutive start on /7 vs. FLA... Stopped all 5 shots he faced for his sixth career shutout on / at WPG... Made saves for second shutout of the season on /6 vs. CAR... Stopped shots, including second career PS (Bernier), for the win on / vs. NJ... Recorded his first shutout of the season and an assist on /9 vs. FLA

12 #4: John Erskine (D) 6' 4", 0 lbs. / Jun 6, 980 ( years and months) UHRskin Drafted: Dallas' secondround choice, 9th overall, in the 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 4, 006 th NHL / 8th WSH Season Last Goal: MAR 7, 0 vs FLORIDA (7) Last Assist: APR, 0 vs WINNIPEG (5) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :48 4 x 0/ vs. CHI 0/5 vs. DAL x 04 Recorded four shots and two hits at DAL (0/5)... Registered two penalty minutes and two hits in 9:5 of ice time against CGY (0/)... Was () with two hits and two blocked shots in 9:48 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Tallied an assist and 7 blocked shots on 4/ vs. WPG... Led WSH with 8 hits on 4/ vs. TB... Scored a goal on /7 vs. FLA... Fighting major (Thornton) on /5 vs. BOS... Collected an assist on the GWG on / at WPG... Scored his second goal of the season on /6 vs. CAR... Skated :4 on /4 at TB... Fighting major (Parros) on /9 vs. FLA... 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 #8: Alex Ovechkin (R) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep 7, 985 (8 years) ohvehchkihn Drafted: Capitals' firstround choice, first overall, in the 004 Entry Draft 9th NHL / 9th WSH Season Last Goal: OCT 5, DALLAS Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: 4/69 (5%), 8 GDG Season 46 4 Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. CGY x 0/ vs. CGY x 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 04 Scored a PPG at DAL (0/5)... Scored two goals, earned one assist, registered shots and five hits vs. CGY (0/)... Scored a powerplay goal, earned an assist and registered nine shots at CHI (0/) 0 Won third career Hart Trophy... Won third career Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy... Named to NHL First AllStar Team at right wing... Named to NHL Second AllStar Team at left wing st in NHL in shots (0) st in NHL in goals st in NHL in PPG Trd in NHL in points st on WSH in goals st on WSH in points #0: Martin Erat (R) 6' 0", 96 lbs. / Aug 9, 98 ( years and month) Drafted: Nashville's seventhround choice (9st overall) in the 999 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From Nashville with Michael Latta in exchange for Filip Forsberg th NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: APR 6, 0 vs TORONTO (8) Last Assist: APR 8, OTTAWA (7) Career Shootouts: 5/47 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 0/ vs. CHI x 0/ vs. CGY 04 Tallied one hit in 8:7 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Registered three hits in 6:0 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Skated in 9:0 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Tallied an assist on 4/8 at OTT... Scored first goal, the GWG, and first assist with WSH on 4/6 vs. TOR... Returned to the lineup (injury) on 4/ vs. TB... Made WSH debut on 4/4 vs. NYI... Tallied g7a in final 8 games with NSH

13 #6: Eric Fehr (R) 6' 4", lbs. / Sep 7, 985 (8 years and month) FAIR Drafted: Capitalsâ firstround choice, 8th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Jan., 0 9th NHL / 8th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 7, 0 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: APR 6, 0 vs TORONTO (8) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :45 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 04 Won eight of faceoffs at DAL (0/5)... Won seven of faceoffs (64%) vs. CGY (0/)... Recorded two penalty minues and three shots in 4:45 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 st on WSH in +/ Scored the OT/GWG on 4/7 vs. BOS... Recorded an assist on 4/6 vs. TOR... Tallied ga on 4/ vs. TB... Scored a goal on 4/9 at MTL... Registered a goal on /7 vs. FLA... Scored the OT GWG, tallied assists and skated a careerhigh 9:57 on /5 vs. BOS... Recorded an assist on / at WPG... Scored first career SHG on / vs. NJ... Extended point streak to 4 games with an assist on /7 at NYR... Tallied goals on /4 at TB... Scored a goal and an assist on / at FLA... Tallied first assist on /9 vs. FLA... Made season debut on /5 at NJ; first game with WSH since 4/9/ at FLA #9: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' ", 08 lbs. / Nov, 987 (5 years and 0 months) Drafted: Capitals' firstround choice, fourth overall, in the 006 Entry Draft 7th NHL / 7th WSH Season Last Goal: OCT, 0 vs CALGARY () Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: 9/6 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :4 + 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CHI x 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CGY x 0/ vs. CGY 04 Registered three hits in 0:6 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Scored a goal and earned an assist in 9:8 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Earned two assists and registered three hits in 0:4 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Finished st on WSH in assists; nd on WSH in points... Ranked rd in the NHL in assists; Tth in NHL in points... Registered ga on 4/ vs. WPG... Scored a goal and an assist on 4/0 at MTL... Tallied assists on 4/9 at MTL... Recorded a on 4/6 at FLA... Tallied 4 assists on 4/ at CAR... Scored a goal in his 400th NHL game on / at PHI... Scored ga and SOG on /4 at NYR... Collected a goal and an assist on / at WPG... Recorded assists on /7 vs. BUF... Recorded assists on /5 vs. BOS... Tallied a goal and an assist on /6 vs. CAR... Registered assists on / at FLA... Ranked Tst on the team with 4 points during the postseason... Led the team in faceoff winning percentage (54.5%) during the playoffs #0: Troy Brouwer (R) 6' ", lbs. / Aug 7, 985 (8 years and month) Drafted: Chicago's th selection, 4th overall, in the 004 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From Chicago in exchange for WSH's firstround choice in the 0 NHL Entry Draft 8th NHL / rd WSH Season Last Goal: APR 0, MONTREAL (6) Last Assist: APR 7, 0 vs BOSTON () Career Shootouts: /7 (4%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :40 5 0/5 vs. DAL 0/5 vs. DAL 0/ vs. CGY 04 Registered four hits in 0:40 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Recorded five hits in 9:6 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Registered four hits in 8:0 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Ranked nd on WSH in goals, nd on WSH in hits (08) and 4th on WSH in points... Ranked T6th in NHL in goals... Tied careerhigh in powerplay goals (7)... Scored twice, including GWG, on 4/0 at MTL... Scored g on 4/ vs. CAR... Recorded a goal and an assist on /0 at BUF... Scored GWG on / at WPG... Registered ga on /7 vs. BUF... Recorded assists on /7 vs. FLA... Registered assists on / vs. NJ... Scored the OT/GWG on / at FLA... Scored goals on /9 vs. FLA...Ranked Tst on the team with 0 PIM during the postseason.

14 #: Brooks Laich (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Jun, 98 (0 years and months) LIKE Drafted: Ottawa's sixthround choice, 9rd overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: From Ottawa with Ottawa's secondround choice in the 005 Entry Draft and future considerations for Peter Bondra, Feb. 8, 004 0th NHL / 0th WSH Season Last Goal: MAR, WINNIPEG (9) Last Assist: MAR, PHILADELPHIA (5) Career Shootouts: 4/6 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :05 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY x 04 Was (even) in 6:57 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Recorded two hits and two blocked shots in :05 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Registered two hits in 7:6 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Registered an assist on / at PHI... Recorded an assist on /0 at BUF... Scored first goal of the season on / at WPG... Tallied first assist of the season on / at WPG... Made season debut on /9 at PIT after missing 8 games due to injury #4: Aaron Volpatti (L) 6' 0", 5 lbs. / May 0, 985 (8 years and 4 months) Acquired: Claimed off of waivers from VAN on Feb. 8, 0 4th NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: JAN 5, ANAHEIM (9) Last Assist: MAR 4, CAROLINA () Season Career Career vs. Opp Served as a healthy extra in three games (0/0/5) 0 Tallied first point with WSH on /4 at CAR... Made WSH debut and recorded a fighting major (Peluso) on / at WPG... Claimed off of waivers by WSH from VAN on /8... Ranked nd on VAN in PIM before joining WSH... Fighting major (Reaves) on /7 vs. STL... Fighting major (Garbutt) on /5 vs. DAL... Fighting major (Murray) on /7 at SJ... Scored a goal and fighting major (Beleskey) on /5 at ANA #5: Jason Chimera (L) 6' ", lbs. / May, 979 (4 years and 5 months) Drafted: Edmonton's fifthround choice, st overall, in the 997 Entry Draft Acquired: From Columbus for Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina, Dec. 8, 009 th NHL / 5th WSH Season Last Goal: APR, 0 vs WINNIPEG (5) Last Assist: APR, 0 vs WINNIPEG (5) Career Shootouts: /8 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :00 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CHI 04 Was () in 4:40 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Recorded two hits in 6:00 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Registered three hits in 4:6 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Tallied ga and 4 hits on 4/ vs. WPG... Added an assist on 4/6 vs. TOR... Scored a goal on 4/ vs. TB... Tallied an assist on 4/7 vs. TB... Played in 700th career game and recorded a fighting major (Strachan) on 4/6 at FLA... Scored st goal of the season on /7 vs. BUF... Collected an assist on /0 vs. NYR... Recorded an assist on / vs. NJ... Tallied an assist on /9 vs. FLA... 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

15 #7: Karl Alzner (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Sep 4, 988 (5 years) Drafted: Capitals' firstround choice, 5th overall, in the 007 Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th WSH Season Last Goal: FEB, FLORIDA (8) Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs CALGARY () Season 0 Career Career vs. Opp :5 4 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 04 Blocked three shots in 0:48 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Earned an assist, recorded two penalty minutes and registered four shots in 7:5 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Was () in 9:6 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Finished rd on WSH in ice time (0:57)... Ranked nd on WSH in blocked shots (85)... Registered an assist on 4/0 at MTL... Recorded an assist on / at WPG... Tallied an assist on /4 at CAR... Registered an assist on /9 at NYI... Scored first goal of the season on / at FLA... Ranked tied for first on the team in plus/minus (+) and third in ice time per game (:8) during the playoffs. #4: Alexander Urbom (D) 6' 4", 5 lbs. / Dec 0, 990 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: New Jersey's third choice, 7rd overall, in 009 Entry Draft. Acquired: Claimed off waivers from NJ on Oct., 0 4th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: DEC, 0 vs WASHINGTON () Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp Served as a healthy extra at DAL (0/5) 0 Was () in 4: of ice time against MTL on 4/... Registered eight assists and 64 PIM in 68 games with Albany (AHL) #8: Jack Hillen (D) (*Injured) 5' 0", 90 lbs. / Jan 4, 986 (7 years and 8 months) Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by NYI on April, 008 Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 7th NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: APR 6, 0 vs TORONTO (7) Last Assist: APR, 0 vs WINNIPEG (4) Season Career Career vs. Opp 0 4 6:0 0/ vs. CHI x 0/ vs. CHI 04 Missed game at DAL (0/5) due to injury... Was () in : of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Tallied two hits in 6:0 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Recorded an assist on 4/ vs. WPG... Registered an assist on 4/8 at OTT... Scored a goal on 4/6 vs. TOR... Scored a goal on 4/ vs. TB... Tallied an assist and the GWG, his first with WSH, on 4/9 at MTL... Recorded first multipoint game (a) with WSH on 4/7 vs. TB... Tallied first assist with WSH on / at PHI... Skated seasonhigh :0 on /7 vs. BUF... Returned to the lineup on /6 at BOS after missing 5 games due to injury... Made WSH debut on /9 at TB

16 #4: Joel Ward (R) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Dec, 980 ( years and 0 months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 7th NHL / rd WSH Season Last Goal: APR 7, 0 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: OCT, CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 0 5 Career Career vs. Opp 4 4 6:6 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CGY x 04 Was () in 4:04 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Registered two penalty minutes in 4:56 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Earned an assist and blocked three shots in 6:6 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 T6th on WSH in goals (8)... Missed the final 9 games due to injury... Tallied ga on4/7 vs. TB... Scored a SHG on 4/ at CAR... Registered an assist on / at WPG...Collected assists on /7 vs. BUF... Tallied an assist on /9 at NYI... Scored a goal on/7 at PHI... Registered an assist on /4 at TB... Recorded assists on / at FLA...Tallied a goal and an assist on /9 vs. FLA... 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 multigoal game with WSH; Led WSH with 5 shots... Ranked Tst on the team with 4 points and assists during the postseason. #4: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 0 lbs. / Mar 9, 994 (9 years and 6 months) Drafted: Capitals' firstround choice, 6th overall, in the 0 Entry Draft st NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp 5 6:40 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CGY 0/5 vs. DAL 04 Registered three hits in 6:8 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Sparred with Lance Bouma vs. CGY (0/)... Skated in 6:40 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Made professional debut with HER in Game of the AHL ECQF vs. PRO and recorded g 6 PIM in playoff games... Helped Plymouth reach OHL Western Conference Championship Series where they fell to London in 5 games... Earned OHL Player of the Week honors for the week ending 4/ and collected 6ga and PIM in his last 4 games of the championship series... Recorded 7 points (9g8a) and 4 PIM in playoff games... Collected g5a and 04 PIM in 48 regular season games with Plymouth. #46: Michael Latta (C) 6' 0", 09 lbs. / May 5, 99 ( years and 4 months) Drafted: Predators' thirdround choice, 7nd overall, in the 009 Entry Draft Acquired: From Nashville with Martin Erat in exchange for Filip Forsberg, April, 0 st NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp 6:04 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 04 Was recalled from Hershey (AHL) on 0/8... Made his NHL debut and skated in 6:04 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Appeared in 67 games for Milwaukee (AHL)... Ranked second on Milwaukee in assists (6) and fourth in points (5)... Traded to WSH along with Martin Erat in exchange for Filip Forsberg (4/)... Skated in nine games for Hershey (AHL)... Appeared in five playoff games for the Bears... Ranked trd on the team in goals and t4 in points during the postseason.

17 #5: Mike Green (D) 6' ", 07 lbs. / Oct, 985 (7 years and months) Drafted: Capitals' firstround choice, 9th overall, in the 004 Entry Draft 9th NHL / 9th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 7, 0 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: OCT 5, DALLAS Career Shootouts: 0/6 (0%), 0 GDG Season 044 Career Career vs. Opp :0 6 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CHI 0/ vs. CGY 04 Earned an assist and registered three takeaways in 7:05 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Earned an assist, blocked five shots and led all skaters with :0 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Earned two assists, registered two penalty minutes, blocked four shots and tallied six shots on goal in 6:48 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Led NHL defensemen in goals ()... Ranked 4th on WSH in goals... Led WSH in ice time per game (4:5)... Scored PPG and added an assist on 4/7 vs. BOS... Recorded two assists on 4/0 at MTL... Tallied a on 4/6 vs. TOR... Scored OT/GWG on 4/ vs. TB... Tallied the GWG on 4/ vs. CAR... Scored a goal in 4th straight game on 4/4 vs. NYI... Scored goals on 4/ at CAR... Recorded a goal and an assist on /0 at 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 all WSH skaters in time on ice (6:57) on /9 at TB #58: Connor Carrick (D) 5' ", 85 lbs. / Apr, 994 (9 years and 5 months) Drafted: Capitals' fifthround choice, 7th overall, in the 0 Entry Draft st NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: OCT, 0 vs CALGARY () Last Assist: Season 0 6 Career 0 6 Career vs. Opp 7:6 4 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY x 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY x 04 Recorded two penalty minutes in :4 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Scored his first NHL goal and registered four shots in 7:6 of ice time at CGY (0/)... Made his NHL debut and registered two penalty minutes in 0:46 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Appeared in 68 games for Plymouth (OHL)... Named an alternate captain for the Whalers in his first season with the team... Ranked first among Whalers defensemen in goals () and second in assists () and points (44)... Skated in 5 playoff games for Plymouth... Ranked first among Whalers skaters in assists (6) and third in points (8) during the postseason. #6: Steve Oleksy (D) 6' 0", 90 lbs. / Feb 4, 986 (7 years and 8 months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 4, 0 nd NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: MAR 0, 0 vs NY RANGERS (5) Last Assist: APR, 0 vs TAMPA BAY (7) Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 0/5 vs. DAL 0/5 vs. DAL 0/5 vs. DAL 04 Made his season debut at DAL (0/5), registering one shot and one hit in 5:5 of ice time... Served as a healthy extra at CHI (0/) and vs. CGY (0/) 0 Ranked 5th on WSH in blocked shots (5)... T4th on WSH in +/... Registered assists on 4/ vs. TB... Fighting major (Voracek) on / at PHI... Tallied an assist on /4 at NYR... Recorded an assist on / at WPG... Fighting major (Wright) on / at WPG... Led WSH in ice time (4:0) on /6 at BOS... Skated a careerhigh 7:55 on /4 at CAR... Recorded first career fighting major (Bowman) on / vs. CAR... Scored first career NHL goal on /0 vs. NYR... Tallied assists for first career multipoint game on /7 vs. FLA... Made NHL debut and recorded his first NHL assist on /5 vs. BOS... ga and 55 PIM in 55 games with Hershey (AHL)... Led HER in PIM at time of recall.

18 #74: John Carlson (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jan 0, 990 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Capitals' firstround choice, 7th overall, in the 008 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 7, 0 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: APR 6, 0 vs TORONTO (8) Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 + 0/ vs. CGY x x 0/ vs. CGY 04 Registered two shots and two hits in 4:4 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Registered two hits in 8:0 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Skated in : of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Ranked Trd in NHL in blocked shots ()... Finished nd among WSH defensemen in points... Recorded a on 4/6 vs. TOR... Recorded an assist and 7 blocked shots on 4/9 at MTL... Scored a goal and an assist on /7 vs. FLA... Recorded a goal and an assist on /6 vs. CAR... Led WSH in ice time (0:4) on / vs. NJ... Scored a goal and led WSH in ice time (6:5) on /7 at NYR... Played in 00th career NHL game and recorded an assist on /4 at TB... Tied team high with 5 blocked shots and recorded an assist on / vs. PHI... Recorded teamhigh (tied) 6 blocked shots on / at TOR... Registered 4 shots and blocked shots on /9 at BUF... Recorded an assist and teamhigh 4 blocked shots on /9 at TB... Led the team with blocked shots during playoffs #8: Jay Beagle (R) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Oct 6, 985 (7 years and months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent, March 6, 008 6th NHL / 6th WSH Season Last Goal: MAR, WINNIPEG (9) Last Assist: APR, 0 vs WINNIPEG (4) Season Career Career vs. Opp 0 4 7:5 0/5 vs. DAL 0/5 vs. DAL 0/ vs. CGY 04 Was () in 7:5 of ice time at DAL (0/5)... Was (even) in 6:4 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Served as a healthy extra at CHI (0/) 0 Ranked 4th on WSH in faceoff percentage (56.)... Registered an assist on 4/ vs. WPG... Recorded an assist on 4/ vs. TB... Tallied an assist on 4/ vs. CAR... Scored a goal on / at WPG... Registered an assist on /7 at PHI... Played 00th career game on /6 vs. CAR... Scored first goal of the year, the GWG, on /4 at TB... Tallied an assist on /9 at BUF... Won of his 5 faceoffs (80%) on /7 vs. BUF... Won 7 of faceoffs on /5 at NJ... Recorded his first assist of the season on /4 vs. MTL. #84: Mikhail Grabovski (C) 5' ", 8 lbs. / Jan, 984 (9 years and 8 months) Drafted: Montreal's fourthround choice, 50th overall, in the 004 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Aug., 0 8th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: OCT, CHICAGO () Last Assist: OCT, 0 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: 4/5 (7%), GDG Season 5 0 Career Career vs. Opp :5 4 0/ vs. CHI x 0/ vs. CHI 0/5 vs. DAL 0/ vs. CHI 0/5 vs. DAL 04 Registered three shots, three hits and won seven of 0 faceoffs at DAL (0/5)... Earned an assist in 8:9 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Skated in his first game with the Capitals... Earned his first career hat trick and added an assist in 7: of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Played in 48 games for the Maple Leafs... Collected 6 points (9g, 7a) with 4 PIM... Scored a goal and earned an assist on / at PIT... Collected a goal and an assist on /6 at NYR... Played 00th career Maple Leafs game on / vs. BOS... Collected 00th career Maple Leafs point on / at OTT... Scored GWG and named first star on /5 at PHI... Scoed a goal and named third star on / vs. BOS... Collected a point in three consecutive games (//5)

19 #90: Marcus Johansson (C) 6' ", 05 lbs. / Oct 6, 990 ( years) Drafted: Capitals' firstround choice, 4th overall, in the 009 Entry Draft 4th NHL / 4th WSH Season Last Goal: APR 6, 0 vs TORONTO (8) Last Assist: OCT 5, DALLAS Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :46 + 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY 0/5 vs. DAL 0/ vs. CGY 04 Earned an assist at DAL (0/5)... Registered a careerhigh three points in 7:46 of ice time vs. CGY (0/)... Skated in 5:9 of ice time at CHI (0/) 0 Collected an assist on 4/5 vs. OTT... Recorded an assist on 4/ vs. WPG... Tallied an assist on 4/0 at MTL... Scored a PPG on 4/6 vs. TOR... Added an assist on 4/9 at MTL...Registered a on 4/6 at FLA... Added an assist on 4/4 vs. NYI... Tallied assists on 4/ at CAR... Collected ga on / at PHI... Recorded an assist on /6 vs. NYI... Recorded assists on / at WPG... Tallied a goal and an assist on / at WPG... Registered the GWG and an assist on /7 vs. BUF... Scored a goal on /6 at BOS... Returned to the lineup and recorded an assist on /0 vs. NYR... Scored first goal of the season on /5 vs. TOR.

20 Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes LAST GAME Pittsburgh 5, Carolina October 8, 0 * CONSOL Energy Center * Pittsburgh, PA Carolina Goals: Eric Staal, Nathan Gerbe Pittsburgh Goals: Jussi Jokinen (), Paul Martin, Tanner Glass Carolina Goaltender: Cam Ward (Loss) 59:44, saves, 7 shots faced Pittsburgh Goaltender: MarcAndre Fleury (Win) 60:00, saves, 4 shots faced Noteworthy: Carolina D Andrej Sekera recorded his first two assists with the Hurricanes Former Carolina F Jussi Jokinen tallied his first hat trick since 007 Pittsburgh D Olli Maatta notched his first two NHL assists... Pittsburgh D Brandon Sutter earned an assist for the third consecutive game and won of 8 face offs. GOALS BY PER SHOTS PEN/MIN PP CAR 0= 4 6/5 0 PIT =5 7 5/ INJURIES Defenseman Tim Gleason, injured reserve, concussion, has missed three games Forward Tuomo Ruutu, injured reserve, lower body, has missed three games Defenseman Joni Pitkanen, out for season, heel, has missed three games 04 MAN GAMES LOST: 9 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. Recalled Ryan Murphy from Charlotte (AHL) Oct. Assigned Matt Corrente to Charlotte (AHL) Oct. Signed forward Radek Dvorak to a oneyear contract Oct. 7 Placed Tim Gleason on injured reserve, retroactive to Sept. TONIGHT S GAME The Carolina Hurricanes will play their first set of backtoback games in 04 when they travel to Washington on Thursday to face the Washington Capitals (7 p.m., SportSouth, Hurricanes Radio Network), and return home on Friday to take on the Los Angeles Kings (7 p.m., SportSouth, Hurricanes Radio Network). Thursday s matchup will be the first of five between Carolina and Washington this season, and their first as foes in the newlycreated Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes will play five of their first seven games of the season at PNC Arena. FAST FACTS BacktoBack Games: Carolina will play 0 sets of backtoback games in 04, beginning on Thursday at Washington and Friday vs. Los Angeles. The Hurricanes played nine sets of backtoback games in 0 and went 98 in those contests. Carolina posted a 44 record in the first halves and a 540 record in the back halves. Franchise Milestone: On Thursday in Washington, Carolina will play its,00 th regularseason game since the team s relocation from Hartford in 997. The Hurricanes have posted a record of since moving to North Carolina. The Captain: With an appearance against the Capitals, Eric Staal will play in his 694 th game as a Hurricane. He would tie Rod Brind Amour for fourth on the franchise s alltime gamesplayed list and second on the Hurricanes (since relocation) gamesplayed list. Staal ranks second in franchise history in goals (69), assists (59) and points (68). Immediate Impact: D Andrej Sekera earned two assists at Pittsburgh on Tuesday, becoming the third Hurricanes newcomer to record a point in the team s first three games of the season. The other two fresh faces, F Radek Dvorak and F Nathan Gerbe, are tied for the team lead in goals (). Dvorak became the first newcomer in franchise history to score in each of the team s first two games of a season. G Anton Khudobin, signed as a free agent in the offseason, earned the victory in his first Hurricanes appearance against Philadelphia on Sunday, stopping 7 of the 8 shots he faced. Up Next: On Friday, in Carolina s back half of their first backtoback set of games this season, the Hurricanes will square off against the Los Angeles Kings in the first of two meetings between the teams in 04. Carolina and Los Angeles will play multiple times in a season for the first time since 000. Six of the last seven meetings between the teams have been decided by one goal, including Carolina s victory in their last meeting during the 0 season. HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Carolina Hurricanes will play their,00 th regularseason game since relocation on Oct. 0 at WSH. Tim Gleason is one game shy of 600 NHL games played and one point shy of 00 Hurricanes points Eric Staal is one game shy of tying Rod Brind Amour for second on the Hurricanes (since relocation) gamesplayed list and tying Brind Amour for fourth on the franchise s alltime gamesplayed list