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1 Nashville Predators Game Notes Tue, Nov, 7 NHL Game #7 Nashville Predators ( pts) Washington Capitals ( pts) Team Game: 7 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 9 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 5 Pekka Rinne Juuse Saros # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Anthony Bitetto D Yannick Weber 8 C Kyle Turris 7-9 L Filip Forsberg C Colton Sissons 5 D Mattias Ekholm R Craig Smith L Scott Hartnell C Calle Jarnkrok 6 7 R Miikka Salomaki - L Kevin Fiala D Alexei Emelin 5 - L Viktor Arvidsson L Pontus Aberg L Austin Watson D Matt Irwin 55 L Cody McLeod 6 59 D Roman Josi D P.K. Subban C Ryan Johansen # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Philipp Grubauer Braden Holtby.5.97 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Taylor Chorney 8 8 L Alex Ovechkin D Dmitry Orlov 8-6 R Brett Connolly -6 L Jakub Vrana C Chandler Stephenson C Nicklas Backstrom 7 C Lars Eller D Madison Bowey R Devante Smith-Pelly D Christian Djoos R Alex Chiasson 7 - R Tom Wilson 5 55 D Brooks Orpik D Aaron Ness D John Carlson R T.J. Oshie L Nathan Walker 6 8 C Jay Beagle C Evgeny Kuznetsov President of Hockey Operations/General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Associate Coach/Assistant Coach Additional Coaches David Poile Paul Fenton Peter Laviolette Kevin McCarthy/Dan Muse Ben Vanderklok (Goaltender) & Lawrence Feloney (Video) Senior VP and General Manager Head Coach Associate Coach/Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Video Coach/Analyst Brian MacLellan Barry Trotz Todd Reirden/Blaine Forsythe, Lane Lambert Scott Murray Brett Leonhardt/Tim Ohashi Tonight's Officials Referees Gord Dwyer (9), Garrett Rank (7) Linesmen Shane Heyer (55), Trent Knorr (6) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem Raymond Cruz Today's Schedule EDM : 7: MIN : 7: NSH : 7: PIT : 7: WPG : 7: FLA : 7: LAK : 7: MTL : 7:

2 Nashville Predators: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Anthony Bitetto D 6' " Jul 5, 99 Island Park, NY, USA 7 Yannick Weber D 5' " Sep, 988 Morges, CHE 8 Kyle Turris C 6' " 9 Aug, 989 New Westminster, BC, CAN 9 Filip Forsberg L 6' " 5 Aug, 99 Ostervala, SWE Colton Sissons C 6' " Nov 5, 99 North Vancouver, BC, CAN Mattias Ekholm D 6' " 5 May, 99 Borlange, SWE 5 Craig Smith R 6' " 8 Sep 5, 989 Madison, WI, USA 7 Scott Hartnell L 6' " 5 Apr 8, 98 Regina, SK, CAN 9 Calle Jarnkrok C 5' " 86 Sep 5, 99 Gävle, SWE Miikka Salomaki R 5' " Mar 9, 99 Raahe, FIN Kevin Fiala L 5' " 9 Jul, 996 St. Gallen, CHE 5 Alexei Emelin D 6' " 8 Apr 5, 986 Togliatti, RUS Viktor Arvidsson L 5' 9" 8 Apr 8, 99 Skellefteå, SWE 5 Pekka Rinne G 6' 5" 7 Nov, 98 Kempele, FIN 6 Pontus Aberg L 5' " 96 Sep, 99 Stockholm, SWE 5 Austin Watson L 6' " Jan, 99 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 5 Matt Irwin D 6' " 7 Nov 9, 987 Victoria, BC, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' " Jun 6, 98 Binscarth, MB, CAN 59 Roman Josi D 6' " Jun, 99 Bern, CHE 7 Juuse Saros G 5' " 8 Apr 9, 995 Forssa, FIN 76 P.K. Subban D 6' " May, 989 Toronto, ON, CAN 9 Ryan Johansen C 6' " 8 Jul, 99 Vancouver, BC, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 7. Injured Reserve List ( Players) Ryan Ellis D 5' " 8 Jan, 99 Hamilton, ON, CAN Nick Bonino C 6' " 96 Apr, 988 Hartford, CT, USA Goal Streaks CALLE JARNKROK ( / Games) Assist Streaks MIIKKA SALOMAKI ( / Games) VIKTOR ARVIDSSON ( / Games) Point Streaks MIIKKA SALOMAKI (-- / Games) CALLE JARNKROK (-- / Games) VIKTOR ARVIDSSON (--5 / Games) Washington Capitals: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Taylor Chorney D 6' " 9 Apr 7, 987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' " 5 Sep 7, 985 Moscow, RUS 9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' " Jul, 99 Novokuznetsk, RUS Brett Connolly R 6' " 95 May, 99 Campbell River, BC, CAN Jakub Vrana L 6' " 97 Feb 8, 996 Prague, CZE 8 Chandler Stephenson C 6' " Apr, 99 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 9 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' " Nov, 987 Gävle, SWE Lars Eller C 6' " 7 May 8, 989 Rodovre, DNK Madison Bowey D 6' " 98 Apr, 995 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 5 Devante Smith-Pelly R 6' " Jun, 99 Scarborough, ON, CAN 9 Christian Djoos D 6' " 69 Aug 6, 99 Gothenburg, SWE Philipp Grubauer G 6' " 9 Nov 5, 99 Rosenheim, DEU 9 Alex Chiasson R 6' " 8 Oct, 99 Montreal, QC, CAN Tom Wilson R 6' " 8 Mar 9, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN Brooks Orpik D 6' " 7 Sep 6, 98 San Francisco, CA, USA 55 Aaron Ness D 5' " 8 May 8, 99 Roseau, MN, USA 7 Braden Holtby G 6' " Sep 6, 989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN 7 John Carlson D 6' " 8 Jan, 99 Natick, MA, USA 77 T.J. Oshie R 5' " 95 Dec, 986 Everett, WA, USA 79 Nathan Walker L 5' 9" 86 Feb 7, 99 Cardiff, GBR 8 Jay Beagle C 6' " 8 Oct 6, 985 Calgary, AB, CAN 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' " May 9, 99 Chelyabinsk, RUS Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 7. Injured Reserve List ( Players) Matt Niskanen D 6' " Dec 6, 986 Virginia, MN, USA 65 Andre Burakovsky L 6' " Feb 9, 995 Klagenfurt, AUT 9 Tyler Graovac C 6' 5" 8 Apr 7, 99 Brampton, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Nashville Predators: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 9 Filip Forsberg : D 76 P.K. Subban :5. 6 C 8 Kyle Turris : L Viktor Arvidsson : D 59 Roman Josi : C 9 Ryan Johansen : 55.6 R 5 Craig Smith : L 7 Scott Hartnell :9. 6 C 9 Calle Jarnkrok : D Mattias Ekholm :9. 7 L Kevin Fiala :57. 5 C Colton Sissons : R Miikka Salomaki :. 5 D 5 Matt Irwin 9.5 :. 6 L 5 Austin Watson : D 7 Yannick Weber 6. :. 8 D 5 Alexei Emelin :. L 6 Pontus Aberg :9. C Nick Bonino : L 55 Cody McLeod 6. 6:. 9 5 D Anthony Bitetto 5-8. : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 5 Pekka Rinne Juuse Saros Washington Capitals: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 8 Alex Ovechkin : C 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov : C 9 Nicklas Backstrom 7 9. :6 5. D 7 John Carlson :. 5 R 77 T.J. Oshie :9.6 9 C Lars Eller : L Jakub Vrana 8 7. :5 5. R 5 Devante Smith-Pelly : C 8 Chandler Stephenson : R Tom Wilson : C 8 Jay Beagle : D Madison Bowey :5. L 65 Andre Burakovsky : 5.8 D 9 Christian Djoos 5 6. :. D Taylor Chorney :. 6 D 9 Dmitry Orlov :. 8 D Brooks Orpik :9. 5 R Brett Connolly : R 9 Alex Chiasson : L 79 Nathan Walker :6. D Matt Niskanen 5 8. : D 55 Aaron Ness 8 8. :. 8 C 9 Tyler Graovac -. 5:. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Philipp Grubauer Braden Holtby

4 Washington Nashville Predators Team Records Washington Capitals Nashville Predators Last game: Sunday VS EDMONTON (- W) Saturday VS PITTSBURGH (5- W) Next game: Tuesday AT NASHVILLE Tuesday VS WASHINGTON Overall record/streak: / Win / Undef / Win / Undef Home record/streak: / Win / Undef - - / Win / Undef Road record/streak: / Lost / Win / Undef Last 5 Games: Last Games: Goal Games: Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: - - Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Washington Capitals Nashville Predators W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: Totals:

5 Washington Nashville Predators Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Washington Capitals: (.8 avg.) Opponents: 8 5 (.9 avg.) Nashville Predators: 8 (.8 avg.) Opponents: (.8 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Washington Capitals: (8.5 avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) Nashville Predators: (9. avg.) Opponents: (.7 avg.) Power Play Washington Capitals Nashville Predators G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-5th NHL) (8th NHL) Home:.8 (6th NHL) 5. (st NHL) Road: (rd NHL) 5.6 (8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-5th NHL) Penalty Killing Washington Capitals Nashville Predators G Att % G Att % Overall: (rd NHL) (8th NHL) Home: (T-nd NHL) (6th NHL) Road: (7th NHL) (rd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-5th NHL) Penalties Washington Capitals Nashville Predators GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 8 7. (8th NHL) (st NHL) Goal Situations Washington Capitals Nashville Predators For Against For Against 6 on 5: 6 on : 6 on : 5 on 5: on : 9 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 6: on 5: on 6: 5 on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 5 5 5

6 Washington Nashville Predators Situations Individual Leaders Washington Capitals Nashville Predators Points: A. OVECHKIN (9),E. KUZNETSOV (9),N. BACKSTROM () F. FORSBERG (6),P. SUBBAN (),K. TURRIS () Goals: A. OVECHKIN (),T. OSHIE (7),J. VRANA () F. FORSBERG (8),V. ARVIDSSON (6),C. SMITH (5) Assists: E. KUZNETSOV (6),J. CARLSON (),N. BACKSTROM () P. SUBBAN (8),R. JOHANSEN (8),F. FORSBERG (8) PP Goals: T. OSHIE (5),A. OVECHKIN (),N. BACKSTROM () F. FORSBERG (5),C. SMITH (),S. HARTNELL () SH Goals: J. BEAGLE () GW Goals: T. OSHIE (),A. OVECHKIN (),L. ELLER () F. FORSBERG (),V. ARVIDSSON (),R. JOSI () + Goals: A. OVECHKIN() PIM: T. WILSON (55),L. ELLER (8),A. BURAKOVSKY (7) C. MCLEOD (6),S. HARTNELL (),R. JOHANSEN (9) Shots: A. OVECHKIN (8),J. CARLSON (58),E. KUZNETSOV () V. ARVIDSSON (55),R. JOSI (5),F. FORSBERG () +/-: T. CHORNEY (+8),C. STEPHENSON (+6),C. DJOOS (+) V. ARVIDSSON (+5),C. JARNKROK (+),C. MCLEOD (+) Shootout Washington Capitals Shooter G/S % GDG Alex Ovechkin /. T.J. Oshie / 5. Evgeny Kuznetsov / 5. Nicklas Backstrom /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Braden Holtby - /6.8 Nashville Predators Shooter G/S % GDG Filip Forsberg /. Kevin Fiala / 5. Kyle Turris / 5. Viktor Arvidsson /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Pekka Rinne - /6.5 Power Play Washington Capitals Player G A P Nicklas Backstrom 6 7 John Carlson 5 6 Evgeny Kuznetsov 6 6 T.J. Oshie 5 6 Alex Ovechkin 6 Andre Burakovsky Lars Eller Nashville Predators Player G A P Filip Forsberg 5 9 P.K. Subban 6 7 Viktor Arvidsson Kevin Fiala Scott Hartnell Ryan Johansen Craig Smith Kyle Turris Mattias Ekholm Roman Josi Calle Jarnkrok Colton Sissons Short Handed Washington Capitals Player G A P Jay Beagle Alex Chiasson Taylor Chorney Nashville Predators Player G A P No players to display

7 Nashville Predators: Media Notes 7-8 STATS Nashville Washington Record: 9-5- ( pts, rd Central) -7- ( pts, rd Metropolitan) Home Record: Road Record: Leading Scorers: Filip Forsberg (8g-8a-6pts) Evgeny Kuznetsov (g-6a-9pts) P.K. Subban (g-8a-pts) Viktor Arvidsson (6g-a-pts) Alexander Ovechkin (g-6a-9pts) Nicklas Backstrom (g-a-pts) Leading Goaltender: Pekka Rinne (. GAA,.99 SV%) Braden Holtby (.5 GAA,.97 SV%) PREDS PRESS BOX - Visit (username: predators; password: media78) for a variety of media resources, including the 7-8 Predators media guide, notes, stats, quotes, audio and more. - on Twitter for more stats, notes, updates and behind-the-scenes insight into the Nashville Predators. UP NEXT FOR SMASHVILLE Riding a four-game winning streak, the Nashville Predators will continue their two-game homestand with a game against the Washington Capitals at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday night. Fresh off a 5- shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, Nashville sits third in the Central Division with a 9-5- record ( points), going 6-- in its last games. Washington is third in the Metropolitan Division at -7- ( points) and has won its last two games, taking down Pittsburgh in regulation and Edmonton in shootout on Sunday. BROADCAST INFO - TV: NBC Sports Network (Chris Cuthbert, play-by-play; Brian Boucher, color analyst) - Radio:.5 The Game (Pete Weber, play-by-play; Hal Gill, color analyst) LAST TIME OUT Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators 5 (SO) Bridgestone Arena (Nashville) NSH goals: Turris (), Subban PP (), Smith (5), Jarnkrok () PIT goals: Rust SH (), Kessel (7), Guentzel (5), Dumoulin () Goaltenders: NSH Pekka Rinne (W, GA, 6 saves on shots) / PIT Tristan Jarry (SOL, GA, saves on 8 shots) Power plays: NSH -6; PIT - Notes: Nashville extended its winning streak to four Filip Forsberg scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout Nashville and Pittsburgh split the regular-season series The Preds scored multiple power-play goals for the fourth time this season Eight different Nashville players recorded a point Both teams won 5 percent of their faceoffs Craig Smith led all Predators in shots () Forsberg (a) tallied his fifth multi-point game of the season Ryan Johansen tied Forsberg for the team lead in assists with eight Roman Josi led all skaters in TOI at :. ALL-TIME VS. WASHINGTON Overall (5 GP) -9-- Home ( GP) 7--- Road ( GP) -6-- Playoffs Never Met - The Predators are -9-- all-time against the Capitals, including a 7--- record at Bridgestone Arena. - The Preds have won two straight over the Caps and have taken four of the last five meetings between the two teams at home. - Nashville swept the two-game season-series with Washington last season, outscoring the Capitals The last transaction between the two clubs saw Filip Forsberg come to Nashville in exchange for Martin Erat and Michael Latta on April,. - Season series: NSH; WSH

8 NOTABLES VS. WASHINGTON - Matt Irwin set a career high for goals in a game with two vs. Washington on Oct.,. - Filip Forsberg has nine points (5g-a) in six career games against the Capitals. - Ryan Johansen is on a two-game point streak vs. the Caps (a) and has points (g-a) in 6 career matchups with tonight s opponent. - Roman Josi has points in four consecutive games against Washington, recording three goals and two assists in the streak. - Viktor Arvidsson is on a two-game goal streak vs. Washington. ON THE HUNT FOR FIVE Nashville is searching for its fifth-straight victory, a mark the team hasn t hit since the 5-6 season (Feb., 6 to March, 6). The Preds four-game winning streak is tied with their longest such streak from last season, which they accomplished twice. The Preds have averaged four goals per game during their win streak, scoring 6 in four games. Their penalty kill is also -for-6 during the run, further establishing its reputation as one of the league s best PK units (8. percent overall). TURRIS STARS IN PREDS DEBUT In his first game with the Predators on Saturday, forward Kyle Turris scored, had an assist and was named the No. star in Nashville s shootout victory. Turris led all Nashville forwards in even-strength time on ice, playing :, and he had :8 of power-play time. He became the fourth player on the team s current roster to score in their Preds debut, joining Ryan Johansen, Cody McLeod and P.K. Subban on the list. SWEDISH POWER - The Preds have gotten major production from their Swedish forwards of late, with both Viktor Arvidsson (four games) and Calle Jarnkrok (three games) riding point streaks. - Arvidsson has five points (g-a) in his last four games and has moved into third on the Preds in points with (6g-a). He scored the overtime winner in Los Angeles on Nov. and added goals against Columbus and Anaheim on Nashville s four-game road trip. - Jarnkrok has scored in two consecutive games and has found the back of the net in timely moments he tallied the game-winning goal on Nov. 7 at Columbus and gave the Preds a - lead in the third period on Saturday vs. Pittsburgh. With a point on Tuesday against Washington, he would come within one game his career-long point streak of five games (//-/8/; g-a). - Filip Forsberg tallied his fifth multi-point game of the season Saturday, recording two assists. He leads Nashville in goals (8), assists (8), points (6), power-play goals (5) and game-winning goals () COACH TROTZ RETURNS Current Capitals Head Coach Barry Trotz spent 5 seasons at the helm of the Predators, recording a record and making seven playoff appearances. Since joining Washington, Trotz is -- against his former team. INJURY REPORT Player Injury Games Missed Ryan Ellis Knee 7 Nick Bonino Lower Body 7-8 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 7 ROSTER BREAKDOWN - Via NHL Draft (): Pekka Rinne (eighth round, ); Roman Josi (second round, 8); Ryan Ellis (first round, 9); Craig Smith (fourth round, 9); Mattias Ekholm (fourth round, 9); Anthony Bitetto (sixth round, ); Miikka Salomaki (second round, ); Colton Sissons (second round, ); Juuse Saros (fourth round, ); Kevin Fiala (first round, ); Viktor Arvidsson (fourth round, ) - Via Trade (7): Filip Forsberg (from WSH, ); Calle Jarnkrok (from DET, ); Ryan Johansen (from CBJ, 6); P.K. Subban (from MTL, 6); Cody McLeod (from COL, 7); Alexei Emelin (from VGK, 7); Kyle Turris (from COL, 7) - Via Free Agency (5): Yannick Weber (6); Matt Irwin (6); Scott Hartnell (7); Nick Bonino (7) RECENT TRANSACTIONS - October : Removed defenseman Yannick Weber from injured reserve. Placed forward Nick Bonino on injured reserve. - November 5: Acquired forward Kyle Turris from Colorado for defenseman Samuel Girard, forward Vladislav Kamenev and Nashville s second-round selection in the 8 NHL Draft.

9 - November : Assigned forward Frederick Gaudreau to the AHL s Milwaukee Admirals. Sent forward Pontus Aberg to the AHL s Milwaukee Admirals on a conditioning assignment. RECENT/UPCOMING MILESTONES - Pekka Rinne is one shutout () away from passing Miikka Kiprusoff for first all-time among Finnish-born goaltenders. - Filip Forsberg is one goal away from in his NHL career. - Scott Hartnell is three goals away from with the Predators and points away from 7 in his NHL career. - Hartnell is five penalty minutes (56) away from passing Shea Weber (568) for second in team history in the category. - Roman Josi is one point (7) away from passing Scott Walker (7) for seventh in team history. - Ryan Johansen is four points away from in his NHL career and five assists from. - Calle Jarnkrok is five points away from in his NHL career.

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

11 Nashville Predators: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. BITETTO # WEBER # 7 TURRIS # 8 FORSBERG # 9 SISSONS # EKHOLM # Oct BOS -,/ : -,/ 9:5 -,/- :9 -,/ :5 -,/ :56 Oct PIT -,/ 6: -,/- :7 -,/- 8: -,/- 9: -,/- :5 -,/- :8 Oct Vs PHI DNP -,/ : -(W),/ 5:5 DNP -,/ 6: -,/- 5:8 Oct Vs DAL DNP -,/ :5 -(W),/ 8:5 -,/ :7 -,/ 7:6 -,/ :8 CHI -,/ : INJ -,/- 9:8 -,/- 8:7 -,/- :9 -,/- : Oct 7 Vs COL -,/ : INJ -,/ : -,/ 8:8 -,/ 5:7 -,/ 6:7 Oct PHI -,/ :9 INJ -,/ 6:6 -(W),/ 7:8 -,/ 6:9 -,/ 5:6 NYR DNP -,/- : -,/ :56 -,/ 7: -,/ :57 -,/ :7 Oct Vs CGY DNP -,/ :5 -,5/ 9: -,5/ 7: -,/- :58 -,/- :5 Oct CHI DNP -,/ : -,/- 7:9 -,/ 8:5 -,/ :8 -(W),/ :6 Oct 8 Vs NYI -,/- 6:8 -,/- 7:5 -,/ 6: -,/- 5: -,/- : -,/- 5:5 SJS DNP DNP -,/- 9: -,/ : -,/ 7:7 -,/ :9 ANA DNP -,/ : -,/- 5:5 -,/ 8:5 -,/ :6 -,/- :9 LAK DNP -,/ : -,5/ 7:59 -,/ 8:9 -,/- : -,/ 5:8 Nov CBJ DNP -,/ : -,/ 8: -,/ 8:56 -,/ 5:8 -,/ :9 Nov Vs PIT DNP -,/ 8:8 -,/ :8 -,/- 9:8 -,/- 6:9 -,/- 7:9 -,/ : SMITH # 5 Date Opp. HARTNELL # 7 JARNKROK # 9 SALOMAKI # FIALA # EMELIN # 5 ARVIDSSON # Oct BOS -,/- 7:5 -,/ : -,/ :5 -,/- :8 -,/ 9:7 -,/ 6:59 Oct PIT -,/- :56 -,/- 8:7 -,/ :9 DNP DNP -,/- 6:7 -,/- :5 Oct Vs PHI -,6/ : -,/- 7: -,/ 9:9 -,/- :5 -,/- 9: -,/ 9:6 -,/ :6 Oct Vs DAL -,/ 7: -,/ :59 DNP -,/ :59 -,/ :6 -,6/ 7:55 -,/ 6: CHI -,/- :6 -,/ 7: -,/ 5: -,/ : -,/ 8: -,5/ 8:9 -,/ 8: Oct 7 Vs COL -,/ 6: -,/ :7 DNP -,/ 6:7 -,/ 7:8 -,5/ 8:6 -,/ 9:55 Oct PHI -,/ :5 -,/ 7: -,/ :56 -,/ :58 -,/ :5 -,/ 9:8 DNP NYR -,/- 5:9 -,/- :5 -,/- 8: -,/- 5:5 -,/ 7: -,/ 8: DNP Oct Vs CGY -,/- :5 -,/ 9: DNP -,/ :5 -,/ :6 -,5/ 8:57 -,/- :6 Oct CHI -,/- 6: -,/ 5:8 -,/ :9 -,/ :9 -,/ 6:7 -,5/ 6:7 -,/ 8:57 Oct 8 Vs NYI -,/- :6 -,/- 5: -,/ : -,/- 7:56 -,/ 6:57 -,/ :6 -,/ 7:6 SJS -,/ 5:7 -,/ : -,/- 5:7 -,/ : -,/- :9 -,/ : DNP ANA -,/ 8:9 -,/ : DNP -,/- :8 -,/- 9:8 -(W),/- 8:6 -,/ 9: LAK -,/ 7: -,/ 8: -,/ 5: -,/- :8 -,/ :5 -(W),7/ :6 DNP Nov CBJ -,/ 5:7 -(W),/ 6: -,/ 5:5 -,/ : -,/ 8: -,/ 8:7 DNP Nov Vs PIT -,/ : -,/ 5: -,/ :9 -,/- 6: -,/- 9:9 -,/- 9:5 MIN ABERG # 6 Date Opp. WATSON # 5 IRWIN # 5 MCLEOD # 55 JOSI # 59 SUBBAN # 76 JOHANSEN # 9 Oct BOS -,/ : -,/- 7:5 -,/ :55 -,5/- 7:59 -,5/- 8: -,/ :7 Oct PIT -,/- :8 -,/- 6: -,/ 6: -,/- : -,/- 5: -,/- 7:57 Oct Vs PHI -,/ : -,/ 5: -,/ 7:9 DNP -,/ :5 -,/- 5:59 -,/- 8:5 Oct Vs DAL -,/ :6 -,/ :6 -,/ 7: DNP -,/ 8: -,/ 7: -,/ :5 CHI -,/ : -,/- 6: DNP DNP -,/ 6: -,/- 8: -,/- 6:57 Oct 7 Vs COL -,/ 8:7 -,/ : -,/ :5 -(W),7/ : -,/ 5:5 -,/ : DNP Oct PHI -,/ :8 -,/ : -,/ 7: -,5/ 5: -,/ : -,/ 7:9 DNP NYR -,/ : -,/- :5 -,/ 5:7 -,/ 7: -,/- 7:55 -,/ :6 DNP Oct Vs CGY -,/ 6:9 -,/ : -,/ 5: -,/- 7: -,/ 8:9 -,/- : DNP Oct CHI -,/ :6 DNP DNP -,7/- 6: -,/- :5 -,/- :5 -,/ : Oct 8 Vs NYI -,/ :5 DNP DNP -,/- :9 -,5/ :57 -,/ 6: DNP SJS -,/ : -,/- :57 -,/- :7 -,/ 7: -,/- : -,/ 8: -,/- :7 ANA -,/ 5:5 -,/ 5: -,/ 8:9 -,6/ :6 -,/- : -,/- :7 DNP LAK -,/ :9 -,/ :55 -,/ 5: -,/- 7:9 -,/ 5: -,/ 9:6 DNP Nov CBJ -,/- : -,6/ :8 -,/ 8: -,/ 6: -,/ :5 -,/ : DNP Nov Vs PIT -,/- :59 -,/ :5 -,/ 5: -,/- 9:5 -,/- : -,/- 8: GIRARD # 9 Date Opp. RINNE # 5 SAROS # 7 Oct BOS / L 56:6 DND Oct PIT DND / L 6: Oct Vs PHI 5/ W 58:5 DND Oct Vs DAL / W 6: DND CHI /5 O 6:5 DND Oct 7 Vs COL / W 59:6 DND Oct PHI /8 W 6: DND NYR DND / L 58:55 Oct Vs CGY / O 65: DND Oct CHI / W 59: DND Oct 8 Vs NYI DND 6/ L 6: SJS / L 6: DND ANA /8 W 59: DND LAK DND /9 W 6: Nov CBJ /6 W 59:7 DND Nov Vs PIT / W 65: DND

12 Nashville Predators: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Peter Laviolette * Hired as the second head coach in Nashville Predators history on May 6,. * With Nashville, has compiled a regular-season record. * Coached in his,th NHL game on March vs. Toronto. * Became the 5th head coach in NHL history -- and second U.S.-born head coach -- to win 5 games on Jan., 7, at Minnesota. * Was a finalist for the 5 Jack Adams Award. * Has a playoff record (-7 with Nashville), advancing to the Stanley Cup Final three times (7,, 6) and won the Stanley Cup in 6 with the Carolina Hurricanes. * Only three coaches have appeared with more than two teams in the Stanley Cup Final - Scotty Bowman (), Dick Irvin () and Mike Keenan () * One of just eight men currently employed as an NHL head coach to have won a Stanley Cup (with Carolina in 6) * Began his NHL coaching career after seasons playing professionally in the National, International and American Hockey Leagues and internationally for the U.S. National Team. #5: Pekka Rinne (G) 6' 5", 7 lbs. / Nov, 98 (5 years) PECK-ah REEN-eh Drafted: Nashville's tenth choice, 58th overall (eighth round), in the NHL Entry Draft. Last Win: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Last SO: OCT 9, PHILADELPHIA (6) Career Shootouts: 69/6 (.76), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves /7 vs CHI 7-8 Highlights Has made -plus saves in four of last six games... Recorded th career shutout and first of the season Oct. 9 at PHI Made season-high saves on Oct. 7 in - win vs. CHI. - Named Finland's MVP at the World Championship - Named top goaltender at the 5 World Championship - Franchise's all-time record holder in wins (69), games played (58), shutouts (), GAA (.8) and save percentage (.97). - Three-time Vezina Trophy finalist in the past seven years (,, 5). #7: Juuse Saros (G) 5' ", 8 lbs. / Apr 9, 995 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Nashville's fourth choice, 99th overall (fourth round), in the Entry Draft. Last Win: NOV, LOS ANGELES Last SO: DEC, ST. LOUIS (9) Career Shootouts: / (.), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs LAK 7-8 Highlights Stopped season-high 6 shots Nov. at LAK to post first win of season in overtime Made saves in season debut Oct. 7 at PIT Has started four games this season. - Named to the AHL All-Star Classic in 7. - Helped Finland win the World Junior Championship, its first goal medal at the tournament since Served as Finland's backup goalie to Pekka Rinne at the 5 World Championship.

13 #: Anthony Bitetto (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jul 5, 99 (7 years and months) bih-teh-toh, AN-thuh-nee Drafted: Nashville's fourth choice, 68th overall (sixth round) in the NHL Draft. Last Goal: MAR 9, CALGARY (9) Last Assist: APR 6, DALLAS (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 5 times 5 times 5 times / vs CHI /8 vs NYI times times times 7-8 Highlights Had one shot each on Oct. 8 vs. NYI, Oct. 9 at PHI and Oct. at CHI Skated season-high 6:8 of ice time Oct. 8 vs. NYI Made season debut Oct. 7 at PIT. - Played years in the Apple Core development system that has produced NHLers Rob Scuderi, Douglas Murray, Mark Eaton and Eric Nystrom. - Spent two years at Northeastern University (Hockey East) prior to turning pro. #: Ryan Ellis (D) (*Injured) 5' ", 8 lbs. / Jan, 99 (6 years and months) RIGH-uhn EHL-ihs Drafted: Nashville's first choice, th overall (first round) in the 9 Entry Draft. Last Goal: APR 8, WINNIPEG Last Assist: MAR 8, BOSTON (5) Career Shootouts: 5/5 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Highlights Has not appeared in a game this season (knee). - Has franchise's all-time lead in postseason assists (7). - Third defenseman in OHL history to record career points (7g-a). - Named CHL Player and Defenseman of the Year. #7: Yannick Weber (D) 5' ", lbs. / Sep, 988 (9 years and month) Drafted: Selected in the third round, 7rd overall by MTL in the 7 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 6. Last Goal: DEC, ST. LOUIS (5) Last Assist: NOV, LOS ANGELES () Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :5 + times times times times /8 vs NYI /8 vs NYI /7 vs CHI times 7-8 Highlights Handed out assists in back-to-back games Nov. at ANA and Nov. at LAK... Skated a season-high 7:5 of ice time Oct. 8 vs. NYI Has appeared in games this season. - Played for Switzerland in the Olympics and World Championships. - Set career highs in goals (), points (), games played (65), power-play goals (5), shots (7) and shooting percentage (9.%) in -5.

14 #8: Kyle Turris (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Aug, 989 (8 years and months) Drafted: Phoenix's first choice (third overall) in the 7 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Colorado in exchange for Samuel Girard, Vladislav Kamenev and Nashville's second-round pick in the 8 NHL Draft on Nov. 5, 7 Last Goal: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: /6 (7%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 + / vs EDM / vs CGY times / vs EDM /5 vs WSH /7 vs DET times times 7-8 Highlights Scored and had an assist in his Preds debut on Nov. vs. PIT... Tallied nine points (g-6a) with Ottawa before being acquired by Nashville on Nov Over the course of his seven seasons in Ottawa, Turris led the team in goals with 7 and was second to only Erik Karlsson in points (7) and powerplay points (7). - Led the Senators in goals in 6-7, scoring a career-high 7. - Helped lead Canada to a gold medal in the 8 World Junior Championship, tallying a team-high eight points (g-a). #9: Filip Forsberg (L) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Aug, 99 ( years and months) FIHL-ihp FOHRZ-buhrg Acquired: Acquired from Washington for forwards Martin Erat and Michael Latta on April,. Last Goal: OCT 8, 7 vs NY ISLANDERS (5) Last Assist: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 7/ (5%), 5 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs PHI times / vs PHI 5 times / vs NYR times times / vs DAL 7-8 Highlights Tallied two assists on Nov. vs. PIT Leads team with 6 points (8g-8a) Had four-game point streak /-/7 (g-a) Scored game-winning goals in back-to-back games Oct. vs. PHI and Oct. vs. DAL. - Holds franchise postseason records in all-time goals (5) and goals in a single postseason (9). - Member of the 5 NHL All-Rookie Team and finished fourth in voting for the Calder Trophy. - Titles won: World Junior Championship, Swedish Junior League title #: Colton Sissons (C) 6' ", lbs. / Nov 5, 99 ( years) KOHL-tuhn SIH-suhnz Drafted: Nashville's second choice, 5th overall (second round), in the Entry Draft. NHL / NSH Season Last Goal: OCT 9, PHILADELPHIA (9) Last Assist: NOV, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5 -- Career Career vs. Opp -- - : 5 + times times times /7 vs COL / vs SJS / vs CGY times 6 times 7-8 Highlights Scored goals in back-to-back games Oct. 7 vs. COL and Oct. 9 at PHI Scored game-winning goal in third period of - win over PHI on Oct Appeared in all 76 of Milwaukee's games in -5, ranking second on the team in goals (5) and third in points (). - First Admirals player in the team s AHL history to record back-to-back 5-goal seasons to start his career.

15 #: Nick Bonino (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Apr, 988 (9 years and 6 months) Drafted: Drafted by SJ in the 6th round (7rd overall) of the 7 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 7 Last Goal: OCT, 7 vs PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: APR 6, NEW JERSEY (6) Career Shootouts: 9/ (8%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 + / vs PHI 5 times / vs PHI / vs CHI / vs DAL / vs PHI /5 vs BOS / vs PHI 7-8 Highlights Made season debut Oct. 5 at BOS... Scored first goal Oct. vs. PHI and fired a season-high four shots. - Captured two consecutive Stanley Cups as a member of the Penguins (7, 6). - Earned a bronze medal with Team USA at the 5 World Championship, posting two goals and two assists in tournament games. - Won the 9 NCAA National Championship with Boston University while serving as an alternate captain. #: Mattias Ekholm (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / May, 99 (7 years and 5 months) ma-tee-uhs EHK-hohlm Drafted: Nashville's seventh choice, nd overall (fourth round) in the 9 Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT, NY RANGERS (8) Last Assist: NOV 7, COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 + / vs NYR times times / vs ANA / vs CHI / vs NYR /7 vs PIT /7 vs CBJ 7-8 Highlights Notched two assists Oct. vs. PHI and Oct. 8 vs. NYI... Scored first goal of season Oct. at NYR and fired season-best three shots Leads team with 7 blocked shots. - Helped Sweden to a bronze medal at the World Championship and was named one of the nation's three best players in the process. - Earned the Swedish Hockey League's Defenseman of the Year Award in, and was league rookie of the year in. - Earned a bronze medal while representing Sweden at the World Junior Championship. #5: Craig Smith (R) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Sep 5, 989 (8 years and months) KRAYG SMIHTH Drafted: Nashville's sixth choice, 98th overall (fourth round), in the 9 Entry Draft. Last Goal: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: /6 (8%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 5 times times / vs PIT times / vs PIT times /7 vs CHI 5 times 7-8 Highlights Scored his fourth power-play goal of the season Nov. vs. PIT... Had two-game goal streak from Oct. 7-8 Scored first goal, a power-play goal, Oct. vs. PHI... Had first assist Oct. 7 vs. COL. - Named one of the USA's best players at the World Championship, the third time in four years he's earned the honor. - In, ranked fourth on Team USA in points (g-5a) and tied for third in goals at the World Championships. - Has points (g-a) in 9 career World Championship games played.

16 #7: Scott Hartnell (L) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Apr 8, 98 (5 years and 6 months) Drafted: Nashville s first round pick, sixth overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 7. Last Goal: NOV, ANAHEIM () Last Assist: NOV, LOS ANGELES () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 6 + / vs PHI times / vs PHI /7 vs PIT / vs ANA / vs PHI /5 vs BOS / vs ANA 6-7 Highlights Scored first goal on Oct. 5 at BOS, a power-play goal... Posted two goals Oct. vs. PHI. - Has scored -plus goals nine times in his last full NHL seasons. - Made his NHL debut as a member of the Predators on Oct. 7,, becoming the youngest player in franchise history, at the time, (8 years, 7 days). #9: Calle Jarnkrok (C) 5' ", 86 lbs. / Sep 5, 99 (6 years and month) KAHL-leh YAHRN-krohk Acquired: Acquired from Detroit along with Patrick Eaves and a second-round selection in the Entry Draft for David Legwand. Last Goal: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: NOV, LOS ANGELES () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + times / vs LAK / vs LAK /7 vs CBJ / vs CGY / vs PIT 6 times times 7-8 Highlights Has a three-game point streak (g-a) dating to Nov. Scored first goal of season Oct. 7 at CHI Made season debut Oct. 5 at BOS and tallied one assist... Won season-high faceoffs Oct. vs. CGY. - Helped Sweden to a bronze medal in his third consecutive World Championship tournament in. - Won a SHL title in with Brynas, playing alongside Preds defenseman Mattias Ekholm. - Led all junior players in goals () and points (9) during the title-winning season of -, but finished runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting to Ekholm. He ranked ninth in points in - (g-9a-pts). - Titles Won: World Championship. #: Miikka Salomaki (R) 5' ", lbs. / Mar 9, 99 ( years and 8 months) sa-loh-mya-kee, MEEKA Drafted: Nashville's second choice, 5nd overall (second round) in the Entry Draft. Last Goal: NOV, LOS ANGELES () Last Assist: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- 5:5 + / vs LAK /7 vs CBJ /7 vs CBJ 7 times /7 vs CBJ times times /7 vs CBJ 7-8 Highlights Has a three-game point streak (g-a)... Scored his first goal of the season on Nov. at LAK. - Helped Sweden to a bronze medal in his third consecutive World Championship tournament in. - Won a SHL title in with Brynas, playing alongside Preds defenseman Mattias Ekholm. - Led all junior players in goals () and points (9) during the title-winning season of -, but finished runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting to Ekholm. He ranked ninth in points in - (g-9a-pts). - Titles Won: World Championship.

17 #: Kevin Fiala (L) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jul, 996 ( years and months) Drafted: Nashville's first choice (th overall) in the NHL Draft. Last Goal: APR 6, DALLAS (6) Last Assist: NOV 7, COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 7: times / vs PHI / vs PHI times /8 vs NYI times / vs PHI times 7-8 Highlights Second on team with seven assists Picked up two assists Oct. vs. PHI, both on power play Assisted on game-winning goal Oct. 9 at PHI. - Became the sixth-youngest player in NHL history to appear in a postseason game in 5. - In, became third player to appear in Under-8 World Championship, World Junior Championship and World Championship all in the same year. #5: Alexei Emelin (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Apr 5, 986 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Montreal's second choice (8th overall) in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Acquired from Vegas in exchange for a third-round selection in the 9 Draft on July, 7. Last Goal: JAN, 7 vs NY RANGERS (9) Last Assist: OCT 7, 7 vs COLORADO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /7 vs COL /7 vs COL /7 vs CBJ / vs LAK /7 vs CHI / vs CGY times 7-8 Highlights Notched two assists Oct. 7 vs. COL... Handed out season-best seven hits Oct. vs. CGY Ranks second on team with hits Took season-high three shots Oct. 7 at CHI. - Has recorded at least hits in each of the past three season and four times overall in his career. - Helped Russia win gold at the World Championship, recording two goals and four points. - Claimed by Vegas Golden Knights in the 7 Expansion Draft before being traded to Nashville. #: Viktor Arvidsson (L) 5' 9", 8 lbs. / Apr 8, 99 ( years and 7 months) AHR-vihd-suhn, VIHK-tuhr Drafted: Selected th (fourth round) by Nashville in the Draft. Last Goal: NOV 7, COLUMBUS () Last Assist: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times times times / vs SJS / vs LAK / vs DAL times 7-8 Highlights Riding a four-game point streak (g-a) Scored game-winning goal in back-to-back games Nov. at ANA and Nov. at LAK, the latter in overtime Second on team with six goals and third with points. - Helped Skelleftea win its second consecutive Le Mat Trophy as SHL champions in, tying for second in postseason assists () and ranking third in postseason points (6). - Earned a silver medal at the Under-8 World Championship, recording one assist in five games. - Tied with No. overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament lead in goals (5) while ranking second to him inpoints (6), helping Sweden to a bronze medal.

18 #6: Pontus Aberg (L) 5' ", 96 lbs. / Sep, 99 ( years and month) Drafted: Nashville's first choice, 7th overall (second round), in the Entry Draft Last Goal: NOV 7, OTTAWA () Last Assist: NOV, ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career -- Career vs. Opp -- 6: + 9 times times times /7 vs COL / vs DAL /7 vs PIT times / vs PHI 7-8 Highlights Tallied first point of season with an assist Oct. vs. PHI... Took season-best three shots vs. PIT in season debut on Oct Tied for the AHL lead in game-winning goals (8), and led the 5-6 Milwaukee Admirals with 5 goals overall. - Helped Farjestad advance to the Swedish Hockey League Final, earning a silver medal. - Led all Swedish second division (Allsvenskan) junior players in points in - (g-8a-pts) to become a finalist for the Swedish Elite League (Elitserien) Rookie of the Year. #5: Austin Watson (L) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 99 (5 years and months) WAWT-suhn, AW-stuhn Drafted: Nashville's first choice, 8th overall (first round) in the Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT 7, 7 vs COLORADO () Last Assist: NOV, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 7 + /7 vs COL / vs ANA times times / vs CGY / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs ANA 7-8 Highlights Scored his first goal of the season Oct. 7 vs. COL Skated a season-high 6:9 of ice time Oct. vs. CGY Leads team with 5 hits. - Named to the AHL All-Star Classic in 7. - Helped Finland win the World Junior Championship, its first goal medal at the tournament since Served as Finland's backup goalie to Pekka Rinne at the 5 World Championship. #5: Matt Irwin (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Nov 9, 987 (9 years and months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 6 Last Goal: NOV 7, COLUMBUS () Last Assist: MAR 5, 7 vs SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :5 6 + times times times /5 vs BOS /5 vs BOS /7 vs CBJ /5 vs BOS / vs ANA 7-8 Highlights Has scored goals in two of last four games Scored second goal of season Nov. 7 at CBJ on season-high six shots Made season debut Oct. 5 at BOS and handed out season-high four hits. - Set or matched career highs in goals (8) and points (9) with San Jose Sharks in Played in the AHL All-Star Game.

19 #55: Cody McLeod (L) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 6, 98 ( years and months) Acquired: Acquired from Colorado in exchange for forward Felix Girard on Jan., 7 Last Goal: MAR 5, 7 vs SAN JOSE () Last Assist: OCT, 7 vs DALLAS (9) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 6 Career Career vs. Opp :9 + times / vs DAL / vs DAL times / vs ANA times times times 7-8 Highlights Earned first point Oct. vs. DAL with an assist... Had season-high 7 penalty minutes Nov. at LAK and Oct. 7 at PIT Leads team in penalty minutes with 6 in games. - Has recorded at least penalty minutes in each of his NHL seasons, except for lockout-shortened - campaign. - Led Colorado with 68 hits in -5, the most ever by an Avalanche player in a single season. #59: Roman Josi (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jun, 99 (7 years and 5 months) ROH-man YO-see Drafted: Nashville's third choice, 8th overall (second round) in the 8 Entry Draft. Last Goal: NOV, ANAHEIM () Last Assist: NOV, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 7 + times times times times / vs PIT times times / vs ANA 7-8 Highlights Scored first goal and had first assist of season Oct. 7 vs. COL... Scored game-winning goal on power play vs. COL Tallied points in three of four game games from Oct. 7- (g-a). - Named Predators team captain ahead of 7-8 season. - Holds franchise record for most goals by a defenseman in a single postseason with six. - Represented Switzerland at the Olympics - Titles won: Swiss NLA title, 9 Swiss Jr. League title, 9 Div. World Junior Championship. #76: P.K. Subban (D) 6' ", lbs. / May, 989 (8 years and 6 months) Drafted: Montreal's third choice (rd overall) in the 7 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Acquired from Montreal in exchange for defenseman Shea Weber on June 9, 6 Last Goal: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: OCT 7, CHICAGO (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + times / vs PHI / vs PHI /7 vs CHI / vs DAL times times / vs DAL 7-8 Highlights Scored goals in back-to-back games Nov. and Nov. Scored points in four of team s first five games to start season from Oct. 5- (g-6a)... Dished out three assists Oct. vs. PHI... Leads team with eight assists and ranks second in points with (g-8a). - Winner of the Norris Trophy as the League s top defenseman, and an NHL First-Team All-Star in both and. - Won Olympic Gold with Canada at the Sochi Games. - Since the start of the - season, ranks third in assists (9) and points () by defensemen. Also tied for third in power-play assists (86) in that span.

20 #9: Ryan Johansen (C) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Jul, 99 (5 years and months) joh-han-suhn, RIGH-uhn Drafted: Columbus first choice, fourth overall (first round) in the NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired via trade from Columbus in exchange for Seth Jones on Jan. 6, 6. Last Goal: APR, ST. LOUIS (9) Last Assist: NOV, 7 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: /7 (%), 6 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 + 6 times /5 vs BOS /5 vs BOS / vs SJS / vs NYR times times / vs DAL 7-8 Highlights Tallied two assists in season debut Oct. 5 at BOS... Ranks second on team in assists with seven... Won season-high 8 faceoffs Oct. vs. PHI and leads team with 7 faceoffs won in 6 games. - Earned a silver medal and a spot on the tournament all-star team at the World Junior Championship after posting nine points (g-6a) in seven games. - A WHL First Team All-Star after recording 9 points (g-5a) in 6 regular-season WHL games.

21 Washington Capitals: Media Notes LAST GAME Washington, Edmonton (SO) November, 7 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C. Shots: WSH: 9; EDM: Power Plays: WSH: -; EDM: - Three Stars:. Holtby (WSH),. Brossoit (EDM),. Orlov (WSH) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Re-assigned Liam O'Brien to AHL Hershey, / CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Braden Holtby - Three shutouts shy of tying Olaf Kolzig in franchise history (5) Jay Beagle - Two points shy of career points Alex Ovechkin - One game-winning goal shy of passing Mats Sundin (96) for ninth place on the NHL game-winning goals list. Two power play goals shy of passing Jaromir Jagr and Mike Gartner (7) for th place on the NHL power play goals list. Three goals shy of passing Mike Bossy (57) on NHL goal scoring list. Two games shy of passing Kelly Miller (9) for third place on Capitals games played list. Devante Smith-Pelly - Two assists shy of 5 career assists. Dmitry Orlov - Four points shy of NHL/Capitals points. CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Braden Holtby - Won th career win, / vs. PIT Dmitry Orlov - Played th NHL/Capitals game, / vs. PIT INJURIES/ILLNESSES Andre Burakovsky, missed nine games (/6-/) Tyler Graovac, missed games (/-/) Matt Niskanen, missed games (/-/) Brett Connolly, missed seven games (/8-/) Madison Bowey, missed one game (/7) Nicklas Backstrom, missed one game (/6) Lars Eller, missed one game (/7) Total Man Games Lost: DATE TIME (EST) OPPONENT VENUE BROADCAST INFORMATION Nov. 8 p.m. Nashville Bridgestone Arena NBCSNW, NBCSN FAN 6.7 FM, Caps Radio /7 Nov. 6 9 p.m. Colorado Pepsi Center NBCSNW, FAN 6.7 FM, Caps Radio /7 Nov. 8 7: p.m. Minnesota Capital One Arena NBCSNW, FAN 6.7 FM, Caps Radio /7 Nov. 7 p.m. Calgary Capital One Arena NBCSNW+, FAN 6.7 FM, Caps Radio /7 Nov. 7 p.m. Ottawa Capital One Arena NBCSNW, FAN 6.7 FM, Caps Radio /7 TONIGHT'S GAME The Capitals take on the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday in the first of two meetings between the teams this season. Last season, Washington went -- against Nashville. The Capitals are -9-- all-time against the Predators. NOTE OF THE NIGHT Holtbeast - Braden Holtby was named the NHL's Third Star of the Week ending Nov.. Holtby went -- with a.7 goals-against average and.95 save percentage and recorded three wins during the award-winning week. Holtby has won his last six starts and has recorded a.79 goals against average and a.9 save percentage during the stretch. In six career starts against the Nashville Predators, Holtby is --. TOP FIVE CAPS FACTS Barry Good - Since Barry Trotz became head coach in -5, the Capitals lead the NHL in wins (66), points (6), goals against per game (.5) and power-play percentage (.) and are tied for first in goals per game (.) and tied for sixth in penalty kill percentage (8.). Trotz coached the Nashville Predators for their first 5 seasons of existence, making Trotz one of just six coaches in

22 all four major North American sports leagues to have coached or managed a team's first 5 seasons of existence. Trotz ranks third among active coaches in wins (7) and third in games coached (,6). On the Prowl The Capitals have won nine of their last 5 games against the Predators (9--). Nicklas Backstrom has earned 5 points (g, a) in 5 career games against Nashville and Alex Ovechkin has recorded points (9g, a) in 5 games against the Predators. In addition, T.J. Oshie has recorded points (g, 9a) in career games against Nashville, tied for the most goals Oshie has against a single franchise (Tampa Bay: ). Evgeny Kuznetsov has tallied six points (g, 5a) in seven games against the Predators. Minute Man - John Carlson led the team with 9:7 of ice time against the Edmonton Oilers, the third-most ice time Carlson has skated this season and the third time Carlson has recorded at least 9 minutes of ice time in the last games. Carlson has led the team in ice time in 6 of the 8 games this season and each of the last games. Carlson's averaged 7: minutes per game, the highest average in the NHL this season and :6 minutes more per game than his average last season. This season, Carlson's points (g, a) are tied for ninth among NHL defensemen and are tied for third on the team. Laying it on the Line - Brooks Orpik is tied for fifth in the NHL in blocked shots () and fourth in hits (5) among NHL defensemen through games played Nov.. Orpik has led or co-led the team in blocked shots in separate games, led or co-led the team in hits in seven separate games this season and led the team in both respective categories in six games. Since Orpik entered the NHL in the - season, Orpik ranks third in hits (,69) and seventh in blocked shots (,59). A Central First - Tuesday's matchup against the Nashville Predators will mark the first time the Capitals have played a Central Division team this season. Last season, the Capitals were -- against the Central Division. The Capitals' points against the Central Division last season were the most by an Eastern Conference opponent. Over the last two seasons, the Capitals rank first in wins against the Central Division () and points () among Eastern Conference teams. Last season, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom co-led the team in points against the Central Division (Ovechkin: g, 7a; Backstrom: g, 5a), while Holtby recorded an 8- - record, a.5 goals against average and a.9 save percentage. ADDITIONAL CAPITALS NOTES Young Guns - Through 8 games, the Capitals have had six different rookies play at least three games this season (Jakub Vrana: 8; Christian Djoos: 5; Madison Bowey: ; Chandler Stephenson: 9; Nathan Walker: 6; Liam O'Brien: ). Bowey ranks fourth among NHL defensemen in assists (5), while Vrana is tied for 7th in the NHL among rookie scorers with seven points (g, a). In total, 9 different NHL rookies have appeared in at least three games this season. Only the Boston Bruins, the Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings have had six different rookies appear in three games this season. Gritty Mentality - Tom Wilson recorded an assist on Nov. against the Edmonton Oilers. In the month of November, Wilson's four points (g, a) are tied for the third-most points in the month on the team. Wilson has also drawn five minor penalties this season, drawing.56 minor penalties per 6 minutes of five-on-five play. Since -, Wilson's 6 drawn penalties ranks second in the NHL, while his.7 drawn penalties per 6 minutes of five-on-five ranks first among players with at least games played during that time. Additionally, this season, Wilson's average shooting distance is. feet, the shortest shooting distance on the Capitals this season and the shortest average shooting distance of his career. O From the D - Dmitry Orlov recorded a goal against the Edmonton Oilers on Nov., while Madison Bowey recorded an assist. Capitals' defensemen have combined for 8 points this season, including 9 points over the last games (John Carlson: g, 6a; Bowey: 5a; Brooks Orpik: a; Taylor Chorney, g, a; Orlov: g, a). Last season, Capitals defensemen combined to record assists, the second-most assists in a season by Washington defensemen since (-5: 5). Washington finished second the NHL in assists by defensemen last season () and tied for fifth in points (7). Capitals defensemen earned a point in 7 of the team's 8 games last season and Washington posted a 5--6 record this season in games when a defenseman recorded a point. Finding A Rhythm The Capitals are 7-- this season in games when they have had exactly one day of rest prior to a playing a game. The Capitals beat the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. in a shootout, -. Put it on Net - The Capitals are 9-- in games where they score at least three goals, 5-- in games with at least one power play goal and -- in games where they outshoot the opponent. Dynamic D - This season, John Carlson and Christian Djoos have played together for 65.6 minutes at five-on-five. When the two are partnered together, they've generated 7 shot attempts for and allowed 8 against, a 6. shot attempt percentage at five-on-five.