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1 Pittsburgh Penguins Game Notes Wed, Nov 7, 00 NHL Game #59 Pittsburgh Penguins (0 pts) Vancouver Canucks ( pts) Team Game: 0 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 8 Road Game: (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Brent Johnson Marc-Andre Fleury # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Alex Goligoski D Zbynek Michalek D Deryk Engelland D Ben Lovejoy D Paul Martin R Pascal Dupuis C Mark Letestu L Chris Kunitz C Michael Rupp R Chris Conner C Mike Comrie L Matt Cooke C Maxime Talbot R Craig Adams R Eric Godard D Brooks Orpik 5 R Arron Asham 0 8 C Tyler Kennedy D Kris Letang C Evgeni Malkin (A) C Sidney Crosby (C) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Roberto Luongo Cory Schneider # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Dan Hamhuis 9 D Kevin Bieksa (A) D Keith Ballard D Christian Ehrhoff L Raffi Torres L Alexandre Burrows 7 5 L Tanner Glass C Ryan Kesler (A) L Peter Schaefer 0 - L Mason Raymond 7 7 L Daniel Sedin (A) 7 6 D Alexander Edler R Mikael Samuelsson C Manny Malhotra (A) D Aaron Rome 0-6 C Henrik Sedin (C) R Jannik Hansen C Rick Rypien D Andrew Alberts 7 6 C Mario Bliznak 0 0 Executive VP & General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Ray Shero Jason Botterill Dan Bylsma Tony Granato, Todd Reirden Gilles Meloche President & General Manager Mike Gillis VP & Assistant GMs L. Henning, L. Gilman Head Coach Alain Vigneault Associate Coach Rick Bowness Assistant Coaches/Goaltending Coach N. Brown, D. Williams; R. Melanson Tonight's Officials Referees Steve Kozari (0); Don VanMassenhoven () Linesmen Tim Nowak (77); Bryan Pancich (9) Ntl. Anthem Sarah Marince Video Judge DJ Johnson Today's Schedule NYI : 7:00 NYR : 7:00 PIT : 7:00 WSH : 7:00 CAR : 7:00 ATL : 7:00 MIN : 7:00 COL : 7:00 DET : 7:0 CGY : 7:0 EDM : 7:0 LAK : 7:0

2 Pittsburgh Penguins: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Brent Johnson G 6' " 99 Mar, 977 Farmington, MI, USA Alex Goligoski D 5' " 80 Jul 0, 985 Grand Rapids, MN, USA Zbynek Michalek D 6' " 0 Dec, 98 Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE 5 Deryk Engelland D 6' " 0 Apr, 98 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6 Ben Lovejoy D 6' " 5 Feb 0, 98 Concord, NH, USA 7 Paul Martin D 6' " 00 Mar 5, 98 Minneapolis, MN, USA 9 Pascal Dupuis R 6' " 05 Apr 7, 979 Laval, QC, CAN 0 Mark Letestu C 5' " 95 Feb, 985 Elk Point, AB, CAN Chris Kunitz L 6' 0" 9 Sep 6, 979 Regina, SK, CAN 7 Michael Rupp C 6' 5" 0 Jan, 980 Cleveland, OH, USA 8 Chris Conner R 5' 8" 80 Dec, 98 Westland, MI, USA 9 Mike Comrie C 5' 0" 85 Sep, 980 Edmonton, AB, CAN Matt Cooke L 5' " 05 Sep 7, 978 Belleville, ON, CAN 5 Maxime Talbot C 5' " 90 Feb, 98 Lemoyne, QC, CAN 7 Craig Adams R 6' 0" 97 Apr 6, 977 Seria, BRN 8 Eric Godard R 6' " Mar 7, 980 Vernon, BC, CAN 9 Marc-Andre Fleury G 6' " 80 Nov 8, 98 Sorel, QC, CAN Brooks Orpik D 6' " 9 Sep 6, 980 San Francisco, CA, USA 5 Arron Asham R 5' " 05 Apr, 978 Portage La Prairie, MB, CAN 8 Tyler Kennedy C 5' " 8 Jul 5, 986 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 58 Kris Letang D 6' 0" 0 Apr, 987 Montreal, QC, CAN 7 Evgeni Malkin C 6' " 95 Jul, 986 Magnitogorsk, RUS 87 Sidney Crosby C 5' " 00 Aug 7, 987 Cole Harbour, NS, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 99 Age: 8.5 Injured Reserve List ( Players) Jordan Staal C 6' " 0 Sep 0, 988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks SIDNEY CROSBY (7 / 5 Games) EVGENI MALKIN ( / Games) Point Streaks SIDNEY CROSBY (6-7- / 6 Games) EVGENI MALKIN (--5 / Games) MATT COOKE (-- / Games) Vancouver Canucks: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Roberto Luongo G 6' " 7 Apr, 979 Montreal, QC, CAN Dan Hamhuis D 6' " 09 Dec, 98 Smithers, BC, CAN Kevin Bieksa D 6' " 98 Jun 6, 98 Grimsby, ON, CAN Keith Ballard D 5' " 08 Nov 6, 98 Baudette, MN, USA 5 Christian Ehrhoff D 6' " 0 Jul 6, 98 Moers, DEU Raffi Torres L 6' 0" 6 Oct 8, 98 Toronto, ON, CAN Alexandre Burrows L 6' " 88 Apr, 98 Pincourt, QC, CAN 5 Tanner Glass L 6' " 0 Nov 9, 98 Regina, SK, CAN 7 Ryan Kesler C 6' " 0 Aug, 98 Livonia, MI, USA 8 Peter Schaefer L 6' " 00 Jul, 977 Regina, SK, CAN Mason Raymond L 6' 0" 85 Sep 7, 985 Cochrane, AB, CAN Daniel Sedin L 6' " 87 Sep 6, 980 Ornskoldsvik, SWE Alexander Edler D 6' " 5 Apr, 986 Ostersund, SWE 6 Mikael Samuelsson R 6' " 8 Dec, 976 Mariefred, SWE 7 Manny Malhotra C 6' " 0 May 8, 980 Mississauga, ON, CAN 9 Aaron Rome D 6' " 8 Sep 7, 98 Nesbitt, MB, CAN Henrik Sedin C 6' " 88 Sep 6, 980 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 5 Cory Schneider G 6' " 95 Mar 8, 986 Marblehead, MA, USA 6 Jannik Hansen R 6' " 95 Mar 5, 986 Herlev, DNK 7 Rick Rypien C 5' " 90 May 6, 98 Coleman, AB, CAN Andrew Alberts D 6' 5" 8 Jun 0, 98 Minneapolis, MN, USA 6 Mario Bliznak C 6' 0" 85 Mar 6, 987 Trencin, SVK Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 6 Sami Salo D 6' " Sep, 97 Turku, FIN 0 Ryan Parent D 6' " 98 Mar 7, 987 Prince Albert, SK, CAN Guillaume Desbiens R 6' " 0 Apr 0, 985 Alma, QC, CAN 9 Alexandre Bolduc C 6' " 97 Jun 6, 985 Montreal, QC, CAN Goal Streaks DANIEL SEDIN ( / Games) Assist Streaks HENRIK SEDIN (7 / Games) DANIEL SEDIN ( / Games) CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF ( / Games) Point Streaks DANIEL SEDIN (--7 / Games) HENRIK SEDIN (0-7-7 / Games) MIKAEL SAMUELSSON (-- / Games) CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF (0-- / Games) ALEXANDER EDLER (-- / Games)

3 Pittsburgh Penguins: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 87 Sidney Crosby : C 7 Evgeni Malkin :0 5. D 58 Kris Letang : D Alex Goligoski : L Chris Kunitz : L Matt Cooke : R 9 Pascal Dupuis :. 7 C 0 Mark Letestu : D 7 Paul Martin : C 5 Maxime Talbot : C 8 Tyler Kennedy : C 9 Mike Comrie : R 5 Arron Asham :9. R 7 Craig Adams : C 7 Michael Rupp : D 5 Deryk Engelland :9 0.0 D Brooks Orpik : D 6 Ben Lovejoy : D Zbynek Michalek : R 8 Eric Godard : R 8 Chris Conner : 0.0 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Brent Johnson Marc-Andre Fleury Vancouver Canucks: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L Daniel Sedin : 0.0 C Henrik Sedin : 5. 5 D Alexander Edler : C 7 Ryan Kesler : R 6 Mikael Samuelsson :0. L Mason Raymond :. 6 C 7 Manny Malhotra : D 5 Christian Ehrhoff : L Raffi Torres :8 0.0 L 5 Tanner Glass : R 6 Jannik Hansen : 8. 5 D Andrew Alberts : D Kevin Bieksa :7 0.0 D Dan Hamhuis : L Alexandre Burrows :. 9 D 9 Aaron Rome : L 8 Peter Schaefer : C 6 Mario Bliznak :8 5. C 7 Rick Rypien :6 69. C 9 Alexandre Bolduc : R Guillaume Desbiens : 00.0 D Keith Ballard : D 0 Ryan Parent : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Roberto Luongo Cory Schneider

4 Vancouver Pittsburgh Penguins Team Records Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins Last game: Monday AT BUFFALO (- O) Monday VS NY RANGERS (- O) Next game: Saturday VS CHICAGO Friday VS CAROLINA Overall record/streak: / OTL / OTL Home record/streak: / Win 6 / Undef / OTL Road record/streak: - - / OTL / Win / Undef Last 5 Games: Last 0 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Vancouver Pittsburgh Penguins Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Vancouver Canucks: (. avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Pittsburgh Penguins: 0 57 (.0 avg.) Opponents: (.7 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Vancouver Canucks: (.9 avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Pittsburgh Penguins: (.5 avg.) Opponents: (6.6 avg.) Power Play Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins G Att % G Att % Overall: (nd NHL) 9.0 (th NHL) Home: 6 6. (9th NHL) 6.6 (rd NHL) Road: 9. (st NHL) (th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-5th NHL) Penalty Killing Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins G Att % G Att % Overall: (7th NHL) (T-th NHL) Home: (nd NHL) (0th NHL) Road: (7th NHL) 9. (nd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-rd NHL) Penalties Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 7.6 (T-th NHL) (rd NHL) Goal Situations Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : on : on : on : on : on : on 5: 0 0 on 5: 8 8 Empty Net: 0 Penalty Shots: 0 0 Total:

6 Vancouver Pittsburgh Penguins Situations Individual Leaders Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins Points: D. SEDIN (),H. SEDIN (),A. EDLER () S. CROSBY (8),E. MALKIN (7),K. LETANG (7) Goals: D. SEDIN (),R. KESLER (9),R. TORRES (7) S. CROSBY (),E. MALKIN (7),P. DUPUIS (5) Assists: H. SEDIN (),D. SEDIN (),A. EDLER () S. CROSBY (6),K. LETANG (),E. MALKIN (0) PP Goals: D. SEDIN (6),R. KESLER (),R. TORRES () S. CROSBY (5),C. KUNITZ (),A. GOLIGOSKI () SH Goals: M. MALHOTRA () M. COOKE (),C. ADAMS () GW Goals: M. RAYMOND (),R. TORRES (),D. SEDIN () E. MALKIN (),A. GOLIGOSKI (),M. LETESTU () + Goals: R. TORRES() E. MALKIN() PIM: R. RYPIEN (),R. TORRES (),A. ALBERTS () D. ENGELLAND (0),K. LETANG (0),M. RUPP (9) Shots: R. KESLER (58),D. SEDIN (5),M. SAMUELSSON (5) E. MALKIN (8),S. CROSBY (7),T. KENNEDY (5) +/-: M. MALHOTRA (+),K. BIEKSA (+),J. HANSEN (+) K. LETANG (+9),A. GOLIGOSKI (+7),P. DUPUIS (+) Shootout Vancouver Canucks Shooter G/S % GDG Daniel Sedin / Ryan Kesler / Mikael Samuelsson 0 / Mason Raymond 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Roberto Luongo 0-5/5.000 Pittsburgh Penguins Shooter G/S % GDG Mark Letestu / 00.0 Sidney Crosby 0 / Kris Letang 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Brent Johnson - 0 0/.000 Power Play Vancouver Canucks Player G A P Daniel Sedin 6 5 Henrik Sedin 9 0 Christian Ehrhoff 6 8 Alexander Edler 6 8 Ryan Kesler 6 Mason Raymond Raffi Torres 0 Mikael Samuelsson 0 Aaron Rome 0 Manny Malhotra 0 Kevin Bieksa 0 Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Sidney Crosby 5 8 Alex Goligoski 5 7 Evgeni Malkin 5 Kris Letang 0 Chris Kunitz Mark Letestu Paul Martin 0 Mike Comrie 0 Zbynek Michalek 0 Short Handed Vancouver Canucks Player G A P Manny Malhotra 0 Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Matt Cooke Craig Adams Pascal Dupuis 0 Brooks Orpik 0 Kris Letang 0

7 Pittsburgh Penguins: Media Notes LAST GAMES: Nov. 5: NY Rangers, Pittsburgh OT Chris Kunitz and Matt Cooke tallied 8 seconds apart late in the third period, but it was the New York Rangers who earned the extra point by defeating the Penguins, - in overtime, at CONSOL Energy Center on a Ryan Callahan goal. Sidney Crosby extended his scoring streak to a season-high six games with an assist. Nov. : Pittsburgh, Atlanta Evgeni Malkin notched his sixth career hat trick and added an assist for a season-high four points, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped shots to record his second straight victory as the Penguins defeated the Atlanta Thrashers, -, at Philips Arena. Crosby scored a goal for the fifth straight game and added a pair of helpers. INJURIES Position, Player, Status (Games missed) C Jordan Staal, foot ()/hand (7) RW Tyler Kennedy, illness () Total Man-Games Lost: 5 TONIGHT S GAME: The Penguins continue their three-game homestand by hosting the Vancouver Canucks (7:00 p.m.; TV: FSN Pittsburgh; 05.9 the X) in the only meeting of the season between the teams. Pittsburgh concludes the homestand on Friday against Carolina. Tonight s matchup features the National Hockey League s top-two scorers from last season in the Penguins Sidney Crosby and Vancouver s Henrik Sedin. Last year, it was Sedin capturing his first Art Ross Trophy as the NHL scoring champion with points. Crosby finished a close second with 09 points. The two are right back at the top of the charts again this season. Crosby enters Wednesday tied with Tampa Bay s Steven Stamkos atop the scoring chart with 8 points (G-6A). Sedin is close behind, ranking fourth (tied) with points (G-A) through 7 games. This is the first time Crosby and Vancouver goaltender Roberto Luongo have played against one another since the two teamed together to help Team Canada capture the gold medal at the 00 Winter Olympic Games last February in Vancouver. The two players were instrumental in Canada s - overtime defeat of Team USA in the Gold Medal Game. Luongo stopped of 6 shots, while Crosby tallied the game-winning goal 7:0 into the extra period. During last season s meeting between the two teams in Vancouver, Penguins goaltending prospect Alexander Pechurskiy made his NHL debut in a relief appearance. He stopped of shots to earn the game s No. star. Pechurskiy was signed by the Penguins to a one-day amateur tryout contract that morning with Marc-Andre Fleury and Brent Johnson both injured. Penguins forward Matt Cooke spent his first eight-plus seasons with the Canucks. During his time in Vancouver, Cooke recorded 8 goals and 0 points in 566 games. Evgeni Malkin is on the verge a personal milestone. The center sits two points shy of 00 (50G-8A) for his career. Malkin will become the th player in team history to record 00 points in a Penguins sweater. Pittsburgh will wear their blue third sweaters tonight. Pittsburgh is -0 this season when they wear blue and -7- all-time since first debuting the jerseys at the 008 NHL Winter Classic. DESTINY HAS A NEW HOME The 00- Penguins campaign marks the inaugural season of the brand-new state-of-the-art CONSOL Energy Center (pronounced kun-sahl, as in consolidated). The arena, which has a seating capacity of 8,087, gives the Penguins the best venue in the National Hockey League. CONSOL Energy Center: By the Numbers 80,000 cubic yards of bulk excavation 9,000 cubic yards of concrete foundation,600 linear foot of foundation wall 7,000 tons of steel made up of over 0,000 pieces,000 cubic yards of concrete (enough to pour a sidewalk foot wide and miles long) PENGUINS vs. CANUCKS: Overall Record: Penguins lead In Pittsburgh: Penguins lead --7 OT Record: Penguins lead -- Shootout Record: Penguins lead Results: Vancouver won the only meeting between the two teams last season, 6-, on Jan. 6. Evgeni Malkin and Matt Cooke scored for Pittsburgh.

8 TEAM NOTES: FULL HOUSE The Penguins currently boast a sellout streak of 75 consecutive games (regular season and playoffs). Tonight, the Penguins will surpass three-million mark in attendance during the streak. Since Pittsburgh s sellout streak began on Feb., 007 against Chicago,,999,89 fans have seen the Penguins in action, an average of 7, per game. Pittsburgh filled every seat in Mellon Arena (capacity: 6,90) for the final three-plus seasons of its operation. STAR OF THE WEEK Penguins captain Sidney Crosby earned the NHL s No. Star for the week ending Nov.. In three games last week, Crosby notched eight points (G-5A) as the Penguins went -. Crosby recorded multiple points in all three games: Nov. 0 vs. BOS (G-A); Nov. vs. TBL (G-A); Nov. at ATL (G-A) PACK LEADER Crosby won his first Rocket Richard Trophy last season as the NHL s leading goal scorer and ranked second overall with 09 points. Crosby has been just as dominant offensively this season. He enters Wednesday s game riding a season-high six-game scoring streak where he has registered points (6G-7A). Crosby, who has finished with multiple-point efforts in six of his past eight games, recently recorded a five-game goal-scoring streak (Nov. 5-Nov. ) that is tied for the longest in the NHL this season. Crosby s recent scoring binge has vaulted him into a tie with Tampa Bay s Steven Stamkos at the top of the NHL scoring list with 8 points (G-6A) through 9 games. The following are Crosby s rank in several major individual categories: 8 points (t- st ); goals (t- rd ); 6 assists ( nd ); 5 power-play goals (t- rd ); 7 shots (7 th ); 5 faceoff wins ( nd ) CENTER OF ATTENTION Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has thrived since moving back to his natural center position at Dallas on Nov.. Malkin has recorded points in four of his past five games for a total of eight (G-A). He is coming off a performance at Atlanta on Saturday night when he notched his sixth career hat trick and added an assist for a season-high four points. His hat trick goal was the 50 th of his career. Malkin ranks second (tied) on the team with 7 points (7G-0A) through 8 games. His 8 shots lead the NHL. FLOWER POWER Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury became the 7 th -youngest goaltender in NHL history to win 50 games at 5 years, 9 days following a 5-save victory against Tampa Bay on Nov.. He followed that up with a -save effort in a victory at Atlanta the next night to give him wins in back-to-back games. Over his past three starts, Fleury has posted an unbeaten -0- record,.96 goals-against average and.99 save percentage. DEFENSIVE PRODUCTION Led by Kris Letang, whose 7 points (G-A) are tied for most among NHL defensemen, the Pittsburgh offense has been aided all season by consistent scoring production from its blueliners. Penguins defensemen have factored into of the team s 57 goals (7.9 percent), with Letang and Alex Goligoski leading the charge. The following are Letang s ranking among NHL defensemen: Letang: points (7, t- st ); assists (, t- nd ); goals (, t- th ); rating (plus-9, 7 th ) SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN Power Play Overall: -9, % ( th in NHL) 5-on-: 0-78,.8% 5-on-: -8,.5% - Goals For: Oct. Phi (Crosby) -on-: -6, 6.7% - Goals For: Oct. 5 vs. NYI (Goligoski) Penalty Kill Overall: 70-80, 87.5% ( th in NHL) 5-on-: 6-7, 88.7% 5-on-: -, 50% -on-: 5-5, 00% -on- Goals For: (Oct. 9 vs. MON, Malkin; Oct. PHI, Letestu; NSH, Letang) Goals Against: STL, E. Johnson; Nov. 5 vs. NYR, Callahan)

9 HBO PREVIEW HBO Sports will present Preview to /7 Penguins/Capitals: Road To The NHL Winter Classic, a -minute preview of the upcoming NHL reality series featuring the spirited rivalry between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals, which is set to air exclusively on HBO. Debuting Saturday, Nov. 0 at :5 a.m. ET/9:5 p.m. PT (or immediately following the conclusion of the live World Championship Boxing telecast from Atlantic City), the special will serve as a primer to the acclaimed series for new viewers as well an introduction of the players and coaches from the Penguins and Capitals, who will appear on the all-access series. RECENT CAREER MILESTONES REACHED: - Evgeni Malkin scored his 50 th career NHL goal (/ at Atlanta) - Arron Asham recorded his 00 th career NHL assist (/ at Atlanta) - Marc-Andre Fleury became the 7 th -youngest goaltender to record 50 career wins (//0 vs. Tampa Bay) CAREER MILESTONES WATCH: - Evgeni Malkin ( points from 00) - Mike Comrie ( assists from 00) - Sidney Crosby (5 goals from 00)

10 Pittsburgh Penguins: 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. 0/07/00 Philadelphia Flyers L ,p / /09/00 Montreal Canadiens L , / New Jersey Devils W ,0p, / //00 Toronto Maple Leafs L p,5, / /5/00 New York Islanders W* ,6,p / Philadelphia Flyers W ,0,87p,87p,s / /8/00 Ottawa Senators W p,87p,7,9, / Nashville Predators W* ,87,87, / St Louis Blues O* / Tampa Bay Lightning L s,s, / /9/00 Philadelphia Flyers L , / Carolina Hurricanes W ,5, / Dallas Stars L , / 567 Anaheim Ducks L p, / Phoenix Coyotes W** ,7,p / /0/00 Boston Bruins L ,,,87p / 8+ 7 //00 Tampa Bay Lightning W ,,5,87, / Atlanta Thrashers W ,87,7p, / /5/00 New York Rangers O* , / /7/00 Vancouver Canucks /9/00 Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Buffalo Sabres /6/00 Ottawa Senators 5 /7/00 Calgary Flames 6 New York Rangers 7 /0/00 Atlanta Thrashers 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 9 /06/00 New Jersey Devils 0 /08/00 Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers /5/00 New York Rangers /0/00 Phoenix Coyotes 5 //00 Florida Panthers 6 Washington Capitals 7 Ottawa Senators 8 /8/00 Atlanta Thrashers 9 New York Islanders 0 0/0/0 Washington Capitals 0/05/0 Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens 0/08/0 Minnesota Wild 0/0/0 Boston Bruins 5 Montreal Canadiens 6 Boston Bruins 7 0/8/0 Detroit Red Wings 8 New Jersey Devils 9 0//0 Carolina Hurricanes 50 0/5/0 New York Islanders 5 New York Rangers 5 0/0/0 New York Islanders 5 0/0/0 Buffalo Sabres 5 Washington Capitals 55 0/08/0 Columbus Blue Jackets 56 0/0/0 Los Angeles Kings 57 New York Islanders 58 New York Rangers 59 Colorado Avalanche 60 Chicago Blackhawks 6 0//0 Washington Capitals 6 0//0 San Jose Sharks 6 Carolina Hurricanes 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 65 Toronto Maple Leafs 66 New Jersey Devils 67 Boston Bruins 68 0/08/0 Buffalo Sabres 69 0//0 Montreal Canadiens 70 0//0 Edmonton Oilers 7 Ottawa Senators 7 0/0/0 New York Rangers 7 Detroit Red Wings 7 Philadelphia Flyers 75 0/5/0 New Jersey Devils 76 0/7/0 Florida Panthers 77 0/9/0 Philadelphia Flyers 78 Tampa Bay Lightning 79 Florida Panthers 80 0/05/0 New Jersey Devils 8 New York Islanders 8 Atlanta Thrashers

11 Pittsburgh Penguins: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. GOLIGOSKI # MICHALEK # ENGELLAND #5 LOVEJOY #6 MARTIN #7 HUTCHINSON #8 Oct 7 Vs PHI -0 /0 :0 0-0/- 8: /0 :8 DND 0- /- 0:59 MIN 0-0 0/0 : Oct 9 Vs MTL 0- / : /- 0:07 DND 0-0 /0 0: 0-5/0 :08 MIN 0-0 /- 5:05 N.J -0 5/ 7: /0 7:9 0-0 /0 : /0 : - /0 6: MIN 0-0 0/0 :57 Oct Vs TOR 0- / :9 INJ 0-0 0/- 0:5 0-0/ 8: 0-0 0/- 7: 0-0 0/- : /0 6: Oct 5 Vs NYI -0 (W) /0 8: INJ 0-0/0 8: /- 6: 0- / 7: 0-0 0/0 6:6 0-0 /0 5:7 Oct PHI 0- / :6 INJ 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 / 6:09 0-0/ : /0 :6 0- / :6 Oct 8 Vs OTT 0- /0 5:5 INJ 0-0 0/0 6: 0- /0 :0 0-0/ : /- 7: -0 / 6:6 NSH 0-0 / 6:7 INJ 0-0 0/- : /0 6: 0-0 0/ 5:57 0- /0 7: 0-0 /- : STL 0-0 /0 5: INJ 0-0 /0 : /0 : /- :05 DND 0-0 /0 5: Oct T.B 0-0 /0 8:9 INJ 0-0 /- : 0-0 0/- 8: /- : MIN -0 / 5:5 Oct 9 Vs PHI 0-0 /- :0 INJ 0-0 0/- :0 0-0 /0 : 0-0 / :0 MIN 0-0 /0 6:09 Oct CAR 0-5/ : INJ 0-0 /0 8: 0-0 0/ : /0 6:58 MIN -0 (W) / 7:0 DAL 0-0 /- :07 0-0/- 9: 0-0 / 6: DND 0-0 0/0 :0 MIN PER Nov ANA 0- /- 0: 0-0 /- 9: /- 0:0 DND 0-0 / : MIN 0-5/- 6:0 Nov PHX 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/ : /- 6: DND 0-0/- 9: MIN 0-0 5/ 9:0 Nov 0 Vs BOS 0- /- 6: 0-0 /0 : DND 0-0 /- :8 0-0 /0 :0 MIN 0-0 7/- 9:6 Nov Vs T.B -0 (W) / 9: /0 : -0 / :9 DND 0-0 0/0 0: MIN - / :5 ATL 0-0 / : 0-0 0/0 :5 0- / :55 DND 0- /- 6:9 MIN 0-0 /0 7:07 Nov 5 Vs NYR 0-0 /- 7:7 0-0 /0 8: /- 0:5 DND 0-0 /- 0: MIN 0- /0 5:0 DUPUIS #9 Date Opp. LETESTU #0 KUNITZ # RUPP #7 CONNER #8 Oct 7 Vs PHI 0-0 /0 5:8 0-0/0 9: /- 0: MIN 0-0 /0 7:6 0-0 /0 : /0 0:09 Oct 9 Vs MTL -0 / :5 0-0 /- : /0 0: MIN 0-0 /- 5: 0- / :7 0-0 /0 :07 N.J -0 (W) 6/- 5:9 0- / 7:0 0-0 /0 :9 MIN 0-0 0/0 6: 0-0 /0 : /0 :5 Oct Vs TOR 0-0 /- 8:6-0 /- 0: 0-0 0/0 0: MIN DND 0-0/ :8-0 / : Oct 5 Vs NYI 0- / : /0 9:55-0 /0 0: MIN 0-0 /- : /0 : 0-0 /0 6: Oct PHI -0 (W) / :57-0 / 7: 0-0 /0 9:06 MIN 0-0/0 5:08-0 / : 0-0 0/0 :6 Oct 8 Vs OTT - / 5: 0-0 / 6:8 0-0/0 7:8 MIN 0- / : 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /0 5:6 NSH 0-0 / : 0-0/0 0: 0-0 0/0 :07 MIN 0- / 0: /- : 0-0 /- :9 STL 0-0 /0 6: /0 7: /0 :7 MIN 0-0 /0 :5 0-0 /0 5: /0 :8 Oct T.B 0-0 /- :5 0-0 /- 0: /0 :57 MIN 0-0 /- 7:7 - /0 : /- :07 Oct 9 Vs PHI 0-0 0/0 6: /0 7:0 0-0 /0 :8 MIN 0- /0 : /0 :7 0-0 /0 :7 Oct CAR 0-0 /0 5:58 0-0/ 5: 0-0/ :06 MIN 0-0 /0 9: /0 6:5-0 / : DAL 0-0 / : 0-0 /- 7: 0-0 / :9 MIN 0-0 0/- 5: -0 /- 5:9 0- / :55 Nov ANA 0-0 /0 5:0 0-0 /0 7: /0 :8 MIN 0-0 /- 0:0 0-0 /- : /0 :0 Nov PHX 0- /- 5:9-0 / 0: /0 :07 MIN 0-0 /- 0: 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 /- :0 Nov 0 Vs BOS 0-0 /- :59-0 /0 9: 0-0 0/- 9:0 DND INJ 0-0/ 5: /0 : Nov Vs T.B 0- / :55 0-0/ 6:5 0- / 8: 0-0 / :8 DND 0-0 /0 5:05 - / :8 ATL 0-0 /0 :5 0-0 /0 9: /- 7: /0 0:5 DND 0- / : /- :8 Nov 5 Vs NYR 0-0 /0 : -0 /0 0: /0 9: /0 : /0 7:5-0 /0 5: 0-0 /0 0:6 COMRIE #9 COOKE # TALBOT #5 Date Opp. TANGRADI #6 ADAMS #7 GODARD #8 ORPIK # ASHAM #5 KENNEDY #8 Oct 7 Vs PHI 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 /- 0:06 DND 0-0 /0 5:5 INJ -0 / :0 0- /0 :0 Oct 9 Vs MTL 0-0 /- : 0-0 /0 0:0 DND 0-0 0/- 8:6 INJ 0-0 /0 8:6 0-0 /0 : N.J 0- /0 6: / :0 DND INJ INJ 0-0 0/0 :5 0-0/ 5:8 Oct Vs TOR 0-0 /- : /- 8: 0-0 0/0 : INJ INJ 0- / :6 0-0 /0 5: Oct 5 Vs NYI -0 / :57 DND 0-0 0/ : INJ INJ 0-0 /0 0:0 0-0 / 0:55 Oct PHI 0-0 0/0 0: DND 0-0 0/0 7: INJ INJ 0-0 /0 : 0- / 7:9 Oct 8 Vs OTT 0-0 0/0 9:5 0- / :0 DND INJ INJ 0-0 5/0 :0-0 / :0 NSH 0-0 /0 8: /0 :07 DND INJ INJ 0- / :5 - (W) / 6:5 STL 0-0 /0 9:0 0-0 /0 0:50 DND 0-0 /0 7:59 INJ 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 /- :08 Oct T.B MIN - / 0: DND 0- / :0 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 /- 8:9 0- /- 0: Oct 9 Vs PHI MIN 0-0 /0 9:0 DND 0-0 /- 8:6 0-0 / :0-0 / : - / 6:09 Oct CAR MIN 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/0 8:5 0-0 / 5:5 0- / :9 0-0 /0 : /0 9: DAL MIN 0-0 0/0 : / 6: /- 8:0 0-0 /0 :6-0 /- :7 0-0 /- 7:5 Nov ANA MIN 0-0 /- 0:00 DND 0-0 /- 9: 0-0 /0 : /- :0 0- / 6:0 Nov PHX MIN 0-0 /- : DND 0-0 /- 0:0 0- /- 0: 0-0 /- :8 0-0 /0 5: Nov 0 Vs BOS MIN 0-0 /0 0: 0-0 0/0 :9-0 /0 0: -0 /- 0: 0-0 8/- :5 0- /- : Nov Vs T.B MIN 0-0 / :55 DND 0-0 / 0: 0-0 0/0 7: 0-0 0/ : 0- / :50 ATL MIN 0-0 /- :6 DND 0-0 0/0 9:8 0-0/ 9: 0-0 /- : 0- / : Nov 5 Vs NYR MIN 0-0 0/0 7: DND 0-0 0/ 7:9 0-0 /0 0: INJ 0-0 5/0 : LETANG #58

12 Pittsburgh Penguins: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. MALKIN #7 CROSBY #87 GRANT # PIERRO-ZABOTEL # JOHNSON # Oct 7 Vs PHI 0-0 5/- : /- : INJ INJ DNP /7L 59 DND Oct 9 Vs MTL -0 /0 0:57 0-5/- :5 INJ INJ DNP /7L 59 MIN N.J 0-0 5/0 0: / : INJ INJ /W 60 DNP MIN Oct Vs TOR 0-6/- :6-0 /0 0:57 INJ MIN DNP /L 59 MIN Oct 5 Vs NYI 0- / : 0-5/- :07 INJ MIN /W 6 DNP MIN Oct PHI 0- / 9: - 8/ :5 INJ MIN /0W 60 DNP MIN Oct 8 Vs OTT - (W) / 7: - /0 9: INJ MIN /W 60 DNP MIN NSH - 8/ :55-9/ : INJ MIN DNP /W 6 MIN STL 0-0 5/- : /- :9 INJ MIN /O 6 DNP MIN Oct T.B 0-0 /- :0 0- /- :5 INJ MIN DNP /0L 59 MIN Oct 9 Vs PHI 0- /- 6:7 0- /0 :0 INJ MIN DNP /L 59 MIN Oct CAR INJ 0-5/ 7:5 INJ MIN 0/W 60 DNP MIN DAL 0-0 /- : /- 8:9 INJ MIN 5/9L 60 DNP MIN Nov ANA 0-0 5/- :07-0 /0 : INJ MIN DNP /9L 59 MIN Nov PHX -0 5/0 :0-6/ :5 INJ MIN /W 58 /5 7 MIN Nov 0 Vs BOS 0-7/0 :6 - /- :5 INJ MIN 6/L 59 DNP MIN Nov Vs T.B 0-0 /0 7: - / 0:6 INJ MIN DNP /6W 60 MIN ATL - (W) 7/ 8:9 - / :05 INJ MIN DNP /W 60 MIN Nov 5 Vs NYR 0-7/- 7:8 0- /- 9:5 INJ MIN DNP /5O 6 MIN FLEURY #9 KILLEEN #

13 Pittsburgh Penguins: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Dan Bylsma Dan Bylsma (BYLE-zmuh) has already become one of the most successful coaches in Penguins¹ history in less than two seasons. Bylsma (7-9- overall record), after being promoted from WBS to head coach in Feb. 009, directed the team to its third Stanley Cup in franchise history a feat previously accomplished by legendary coaches "Badger" Bob Johnson and Scott Bowman. In the 009 playoffs, Bylsma¹s team clinched all series on the road and twice rallied from -0 series deficits (WSH in the second round; DET in the Stanley Cup Final). In first full season as head coach (009-0), the Grand Haven, Mich. native led the club to a record breaking 00 points (0) for the 6th time in team history. Bylsma, the 8th fastest coach in NHL history to reach 50 wins (78 games), began his coaching career as an assistant with Cincinnati of the AHL in and made his NHL coaching debut as an assistant with the NYI in Dan played nine NHL seasons at right wing for LA and ANA. #: Brent Johnson (G) 6' ", 99 lbs. / Mar, 977 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by COL in 5th rd. (9th overall) in 995 draft Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 7//09 0th NHL / nd PIT Season Last Win: NOV 6, PHOENIX () Last SO: OCT 0, CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: / (.77), 6-7 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 0/8 vs. OTT 0/0 vs. CAR 00- NOTES * Stopped of shots in relief on Nov. 6 at Phoenix to record his sixth win of the season. * Is 6-- in nine games this season. * Ranks among league leaders in goals-against average (., 7th) and save percentage (.97, 7th). * Made saves at Carolina on Oct. 0 to record his first shutout since Apr., 006 against Ottawa. * Has allowed two or fewer goals in six of his eight starts this season. * Made his 50th career NHL start against the Blues Oct.. #9: Marc-Andre Fleury (G) 6' ", 80 lbs. / Nov 8, 98 (5 years and months) FLUH-ree, MAHRK-an-DRAY Drafted: Drafted by PIT st rd. (st overall) in 00 draft 7th NHL / 7th PIT Season Last Win: NOV, ATLANTA () Last SO: MAR 8, BOSTON () Career Shootouts: 67/9 (.78), 9- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs. ATL / vs. ATL 00- NOTES * Has posted a -0- record,.96 goals-against average and.99 save percentage over his past three games. * Stopped of shots at Atlanta Nov. to record his second straight victory. * Became the seventh-youngest goalie in league history to 50 wins (5 years, 9 days) with a victory Friday. * Made 5 saves in his second victory of the season versus the Lightning Nov.. * Recorded 5 or more wins in three of his seven NHL seasons. * His 67 games played last season tied a franchise record and set a new career high. #: Alex Goligoski (D) 5' ", 80 lbs. / Jul 0, 985 (5 years and months) Drafted: Selected by PIT in nd rd. (6st overall) in 00 draft rd NHL / rd PIT Season Last Goal: NOV, 00 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: NOV 0, 00 vs BOSTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + x 7x x x 0/5 vs. NYI x 0/ vs. NSH x 00- NOTES * Notched his fourth goal of the season and a plus- rating versus the Lightning Nov.. * Ranks fifth (tied) among NHL defensemen with four goals on the season. * Is second on the team with a plus-7 rating. * Tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals. * Tied a career high with a seven-game scoring streak, posting seven points (G-A) from Oct. 8 vs. PHI to Oct. 8 vs. OTT. * Established career highs in games (69), goals (8), assists (9) and points (7) in '09-0.

14 #: Zbynek Michalek (D) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Dec, 98 (7 years and 0 months) Drafted: Not drafted Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 7//0 7th NHL / st PIT Season Last Goal: JAN, 00 vs NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: NOV, DALLAS (6) Season Career Career vs. Opp :56 + x x x /6 vs. PHX x x /6 vs. PHX 00- NOTES * Has logged or more minutes in four of the past five games. * Collected his second assist of the season at Dallas Nov.. * Ranks third on the team with 5 blocked shots despite appearing in only 0 games this season. * Returned the lineup Nov. at Dallas after missing nine consecutive games due to injury. * Led the Coyotes with 56 blocked shots in 7 games last season. (Pronunciation: z'bigh-nehk mih-khal-ihk) #5: Deryk Engelland (D) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Apr, 98 (8 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by NJD in 6th rd. (9th overall) 000 draft Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 07/6/07 nd NHL / nd PIT Season Last Goal: NOV, 00 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: NOV, ATLANTA () Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 + / vs. TBL x x 0/9 vs. PHI 0/5 vs. NYI x x / vs. TBL 00- NOTES * Has posted a plus- rating over his past three games. * Recorded his first goal of the season and first of his NHL career versus Tampa Bay Nov.. * Appeared in 7 games, averaging :9 minutes of ice time per contest. * Currently leads the team with 0 penalty minutes, while ranking second among team defensemen with hits. * Made his NHL debut Nov. 0, 009 at Boston. #6: Ben Lovejoy (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Feb 0, 98 (6 years and 8 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent 07/07/08 rd NHL / rd PIT Season Last Goal: Last Assist: OCT 8, 00 vs OTTAWA (6) Season Career Career vs. Opp : + x x 0/7 vs. TBL 0/ vs. TOR 0/8 vs. OTT x 0/0 vs. CAR 00- NOTES * Did not dress vs. NY Rangers Nov. 5. * Collected his second assist of the season versus the Senators Oct. 8. * Registered a plus-9 rating in 6 career games with the Penguins. * Recorded his first NHL point with an assist Nov., 009 at Boston. #7: Paul Martin (D) 6' ", 00 lbs. / Mar 5, 98 (9 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by NJD in nd rd. (6nd overall) in 000 draft Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 7//0 7th NHL / st PIT Season Last Goal: OCT, NEW JERSEY (6) Last Assist: NOV, ATLANTA () Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + 0/ vs. NJD 8x 0/ vs. NJD x /6 vs. PHX 0/9 vs. MTL 8x 0/8 vs. OTT 00- NOTES * His assist at Atlanta Nov. gives him nine points (G-8A) on the season. * Leads the team (tied) with 8 blocked shots while ranking fourth with eight assists. * Ranks second on the team in TOI at :7 minutes through 9 games. * Is five assists shy of 50 for his career.

15 #9: Pascal Dupuis (R) 6' ", 05 lbs. / Apr 7, 979 ( years and 7 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Trade from ATL along with Marian Hossa /6/08 9th NHL / th PIT Season Last Goal: NOV, 00 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: NOV 5, 00 vs NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: / (67%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /0 vs. CAR x x 0/7 vs. TBL /0 vs. BOS /0 vs. BOS 5x / vs. TBL 00- NOTES * Has seven points (G-A) in his last nine games, including his fourth assist of the season vs. NY Rangers Nov. 5. * Recorded a season-high seven shots vs. Boston Nov. 0 and has shots over his past six games. * Appeared in his 600th NHL game against the Ducks Nov. 5. * Missed his first game of the season on Nov. at Dallas due to the birth of his daughter, Lola. He and his wife Carole-Lyne now have four children. * Set a new career high with five game-winning goals in #0: Mark Letestu (C) 5' ", 95 lbs. / Feb, 985 (5 years and 9 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent //07 nd NHL / nd PIT Season Last Goal: OCT 8, 00 vs OTTAWA () Last Assist: NOV, 00 vs TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: / (00%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 6 + x 0/5 vs. NYI x x 0/ vs. TOR 0/ vs. NJD x 0/5 vs. NYI 00- NOTES * Collected his fifth assist of the season while winning six of 0 faceoffs versus Tampa Bay Nov.. * Tallied his first career shootout deciding goal at Phoenix Nov. 6. * Leads all NHL rookies in power-play goals (), while ranking fourth in goals () and fifth in points (9). * Ranks second on the team with takeaways. * Has won 5.0 percent of his faceoffs this season. * Leads the team (tied) with two game-winning goals this season. * Has five goals in 9 career NHL regular season games. #: Jordan Staal (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep 0, 988 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by PIT in st rd. (nd overall) in 006 draft 5th NHL / 5th PIT Season Last Goal: MAR, WASHINGTON (8) Last Assist: APR 8, 00 vs NY ISLANDERS () Season Career Career vs. Opp NOTES * Currently out of the lineup due to injury (broken hand). * Tied a career high with 9 points (G-8A) in 8 games last season. * Surpassed the 0-goal plateau for the third time in four seasons. * Played in 8 games in each of the past three seasons.

16 #: Chris Kunitz (L) 6' 0", 9 lbs. / Sep 6, 979 ( years and month) Drafted: Undrafted free agent signed by ANA //0 Acquired: Trade with ANA /6/009 8th NHL / rd PIT Season Last Goal: NOV 5, 00 vs NY RANGERS Last Assist: NOV, 00 vs TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: 7/ (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x 5x 0x / vs. DAL 0/9 vs. MTL x 0/9 vs. MTL / vs. TBL 00- NOTES * Scored his fifth goal of the season Nov. 5 vs. NY Rangers. * Has scored three goals and posted four points his past five games. * Notched his 50th career point vs. Boston Nov. 0. * Scored the game-tying goal while appearing in his 00th career NHL game against the Coyotes Nov. 6. * Notched his fourth assist of the season at Carolina Oct. 0. * Ranks third on the team with 50 hits. #7: Michael Rupp (C) 6' 5", 0 lbs. / Jan, 980 (0 years and 0 months) Drafted: Drafted by NJD in rd rd. (76th overall) in 000 draft Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 7//09 8th NHL / nd PIT Season Last Goal: OCT 5, 00 vs NY ISLANDERS () Last Assist: NOV, 00 vs TAMPA BAY () Season Career Career vs. Opp : /5 vs. NYI x x 0/6 vs. PHI /5 vs. ANA 5x 0/9 vs. MTL / vs. TBL 00- NOTES * Collected his third assist of the season while dishing out five hits versus Tampa Bay Nov.. * Recorded a plus or even rating (+) in 6 of his 9 games this season. * Ranks fourth on the team with 5 hits. * More than doubled his previous career high with goals, to go along with 9 points, last season. #8: Chris Conner (R) 5' 8", 80 lbs. / Dec, 98 (6 years and 0 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 7/5/09 5th NHL / nd PIT Season Last Goal: JAN 5, NY RANGERS () Last Assist: NOV 5, LOS ANGELES (8) Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + /5 vs. NYR / vs. TBL /5 vs. NYR / vs. TBL 00- NOTES * Has played in each of the past three games, posting a plus- rating while averaging : TOI. * Prior to his recall he had spent the entire season with WBS, where he has totaled nine points (G-6A) through games. * Played eight games with the Penguins in 009-0, scoring two goals and three points. * Appeared in one postseason contest with Pittsburgh. * Spent a majority of the season with WBS, scoring 9 goals and 56 points in 59 games. #9: Mike Comrie (C) 5' 0", 85 lbs. / Sep, 980 (0 years and months) Drafted: Selected by EDM in rd rd. (9st overall) in 999 draft Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 9//0 0th NHL / st PIT Season Last Goal: APR, ANAHEIM (5) Last Assist: OCT 9, 00 vs PHILADELPHIA (5) Career Shootouts: 7/ (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 + 0/8 vs. OTT 0/8 vs. OTT 0/9 vs. MTL 0/7 vs. PHI 0/7 vs. PHI /6 vs. PHX x 00- NOTES * Returned to the lineup vs. NY Rangers Nov. 5 after missing three straight games. * Has five assists in his past games, including his fifth of the season versus the Flyers Oct. 9. * Is three assists shy of 00 for his career. * Has collected 0-plus goals and 60-plus points two times in his career ('0-'0; '05-'06). * His uncle, Fred Comrie, was drafted by the Penguins in the eighth round (9th overall) in the 97 draft.

17 #: Matt Cooke (L) 5' ", 05 lbs. / Sep 7, 978 ( years and months) Drafted: Drafted by VAN in 6th rd. (th overall) in 997 draft Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 7/5/08 th NHL / rd PIT Season Last Goal: NOV 5, 00 vs NY RANGERS Last Assist: NOV, ATLANTA () Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 7 + x 0/ vs. TOR x 0/5 vs. NYI 0/0 vs. CAR x x / vs. ATL 00- NOTES * Has nine points (G-5A) in his last 6 games, including his fourth goal of the season vs. NY Rangers Nov. 5. * His two shorthanded goals this season rank second (tied) in the NHL, while his 6 hits are fourth. * Tied a career high with 5 goals while recording a plus-7 rating last season. #5: Maxime Talbot (C) 5' ", 90 lbs. / Feb, 98 (6 years and 9 months) TAL-buht, MAX-eem Drafted: Drafted by PIT in 8th rd. (th overall) in 00 draft. 6th NHL / 6th PIT Season Last Goal: NOV, 00 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: NOV, 00 vs TAMPA BAY () Season Career Career vs. Opp : + x x / vs. TBL /0 vs. BOS 0/5 vs. NYI 5x x / vs. TBL 00- NOTES * Has four points (G-A) in his last eight games, including his first multi-point game (G-A) of the season versus the Lightning Nov.. * Leads all Penguin forwards with an average ice time of :0 minutes while shorthanded. * Three goals shy of 50 for his career. * Ranks sixth (tied) in franchise history with 0 career shorthanded goals. #7: Craig Adams (R) 6' 0", 97 lbs. / Apr 6, 977 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Drafted by HFD in 9th rd (rd overall) in 996 draft Acquired: Claimed off waivers from CHI //09 th NHL / rd PIT Season Last Goal: OCT 7, TAMPA BAY (9) Last Assist: OCT 7, TAMPA BAY (9) Season Career Career vs. Opp :55 + 0/7 vs. TBL 0/7 vs. TBL 0/7 vs. TBL 0/ vs. STL / vs. TBL x x 0/7 vs. TBL 00- NOTES * Appeared in his 600th career NHL game at Dallas Nov.. * Tied a career high with three points (G-A) in the first period against the Lightning Oct. 7 (last time, Dec., 006 vs. CHI). * Ranks fifth on the team with 5 hits and paces all forwards with blocked shots. * His tally at Tampa Bay on Oct. 7 was his first regular-season goal in 8 games. * Was the last draft pick for the Hartford Whalers franchise.

18 #8: Eric Godard (R) 6' ", lbs. / Mar 7, 980 (0 years and 8 months) Drafted: Signed as undrafted free agent by NYI 8/06 Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent 7//08 8th NHL / rd PIT Season Last Goal: APR, NY ISLANDERS (6) Last Assist: DEC 5, 009 vs PHILADELPHIA () Season Career Career vs. Opp :5-5 + x 0/0 vs. CAR / vs. DAL x 00- NOTES * Did not dress vs. NY Rangers Nov. 5. * Has appeared in six of 9 games this season. * Skated a season-high 8:5 minutes of ice time at Carolina Oct. 0. * Missed 6 games (Jan. 8 - Mar. 7, 00) last season due to injury. * Collected three points (G-A) and 76 penalty minutes in 5 games last season. #: Brooks Orpik (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Sep 6, 980 (0 years and month) OHR-pihk, BRUKS Drafted: Drafted by PIT in st rd. (8th overall) in 000 draft 7th NHL / 7th PIT Season Last Goal: NOV 0, 00 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: OCT 7, TAMPA BAY (9) Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :5 8 + /0 vs. BOS 0/7 vs. TBL x x 0/0 vs. CAR x 0/9 vs. PHI 0/7 vs. TBL 00- NOTES * Notched his first goal of the season vs. Boston Nov. 0. * Ranks second on the team and first among defensemen with 5 hits this season. * Leads all Penguin players with nearly four minutes (:) of ice time per game while shorthanded. * Notched his first point of the season (assist) while posting a plus- rating Oct. 7 at Tampa Bay. * Returned to the lineup Oct. at St. Louis after missing the previous six games due to injury. * Established career highs in assists () and points (5) in #5: Arron Asham (R) 5' ", 05 lbs. / Apr, 978 ( years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by MTL in rd rd. (7st overall) in 996 draft Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent 8/0/0 th NHL / st PIT Season Last Goal: NOV 0, 00 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: NOV, ATLANTA () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 0 -- Career Career vs. Opp :0 7 + /0 vs. BOS x x /0 vs. BOS 0/9 vs. PHI x / vs. DAL / vs. ATL 00- NOTES * Has recorded four points (G-A) over his past eight games, including his third assist of the season at Atlanta Nov.. * Notched his first goal of the season and first as a Penguin vs. Boston Nov. 0. * Missed the first nine games of the season due to an upper-body injury. * Has recorded 0 or more points six times in his career. * Registered points (0G-A) for Philadelphia last season, his highest total since the season with the Islanders. #8: Tyler Kennedy (C) 5' ", 8 lbs. / Jul 5, 986 ( years and months) Drafted: Drafted by PIT in th rd. (99th overall) in 00 draft th NHL / th PIT Season Last Goal: NOV, DALLAS (5) Last Assist: OCT, NASHVILLE (0) Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 8 + x x 5x / vs. DAL 0/ vs. NSH /0 vs. BOS x 5x 00- NOTES * Did not dress vs. NY Rangers Nov. 5 due to illness. * Ranks third on the team with 5 shots, including a season-high eight vs. Boston Nov. 0. * Appeared in his 00th career NHL game against the Ducks Nov. 5. * Collected his third goal of the season against the Stars Nov.. * Has recorded a goal in three straight season openers, including the first Penguin goal at CONSOL Energy Center versus Philadelphia Oct. 7. * Is seven assists shy of 50.

19 #58: Kris Letang (D) 6' 0", 0 lbs. / Apr, 987 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Drafted by PIT rd rd. (6nd overall) in 005 draft 5th NHL / 5th PIT Season Last Goal: OCT 9, 00 vs PHILADELPHIA (8) Last Assist: NOV, ATLANTA () Career Shootouts: /7 (%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + x x 0/ vs. NSH 0/5 vs. NYI /5 vs. NYR /5 vs. NYR 6x 5x 00- NOTES * Has 5 points (G-A) in his last games, including his th assist of the season at Atlanta Nov.. * Tied for the league-lead among blueliners with 7 points and ranks second in assists () and th in goals (). * Leads the team with a plus-9 rating through 9 games. * Registered his first game-winning goal of the season with an overtime tally at Nashville Oct.. #7: Evgeni Malkin (C) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Jul, 986 ( years and months) Drafted: Drafted by PIT in st rd. (nd overall) in 00 draft 5th NHL / 5th PIT Season Last Goal: NOV, ATLANTA () Last Assist: NOV 5, 00 vs NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: 6/6 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 8 + / vs. ATL /0 vs. BOS / vs. ATL x /5 vs. NYR 0/ vs. NSH 0/9 vs. MTL x 00- NOTES * Registered his 0th assist of the season vs. NY Rangers on Nov. 5 to give him eight points (G-A) over his past five games. * Notched his sixth career hat trick and added an assist for a season-best four points at Atlanta Nov.. * His third goal against Atlanta was the 50th of his NHL career. * Had a season-long, five-game point streak, posting seven points (G-5A) from Oct. to Oct.. * Leads the NHL with 8 shots. * Sits two points short of 00 for his career and two assists shy of 50. * Finished second on the team in goals (8), assists (9), shots (68) and points (77) last year. #87: Sidney Crosby (C) 5' ", 00 lbs. / Aug 7, 987 ( years and months) CRAWS-bee, SID-nee Drafted: Drafted by PIT in st rd. (st overall) in 005 draft 6th NHL / 6th PIT Season Last Goal: NOV, ATLANTA () Last Assist: NOV 5, 00 vs NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: 0/9 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 9 + x x x / vs. DAL /5 vs. NYR 0/ vs. NSH x 5x 00- NOTES * Currently riding a season-high six-game scoring streak (6G-7A). * Had a NHL-best five-game goal-scoring streak (6 goals) from Nov * Tied a season high by recording three points (G-A) at Atlanta Nov. to give him multiple-point efforts in six of his past eight games. * Leads the team and is tied for the NHL scoring lead with 8 points (G-6A) through 9 games. * Tied a career high with nine shots on goal at Nashville Oct. (Last time //09 vs. FLA). * According to Elias Sports Bureau, Crosby became the third youngest player in NHL history to record 500 points ( years, days).

20 Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes GAME PREVIEW: CANUCKS AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Tonight's game marks the only meeting between the Canucks and Penguins in the 00. regular season The Canucks played the Penguins once in 009.0, winning 6- at Rogers Arena on January 6th...Mikael Samuelsson scored the game-winning-goal and added an assist while Henrik Sedin led all Canucks in scoring with three points (--) in the contest...vancouver is all-time and 7-- in the last 0 games...the Penguins have not defeated the Canucks in regulation since Nov. /00 when the Canucks lost -. LAST GAME NOV. 5 - CANUCKS at SABRES (OT) Vancouver erased a two goal deficit in the third period to force overtime with goals from Alex Edler and Mikael Samuelsson...Daniel Sedin was the game's second star with a three-point effort (--)...Henrik Sedin also collected three points (0--)...Vancouver was perfect on the penalty kill, finishing 5 for 5...Dan Hamhuis registered a game-high four hits...cory Schneider registered 5 saves, including six in overtime. CURRENT INJURIES NAME GAMES INJURY DATES Sami Salo 8 Ankle Oct. 9 to Alex Bolduc 7 Ankle Oct. to Ryan Parent 9 Groin Nov. to Guillaume Desbiens 5 Hand Nov. 6 to TOTAL MAN-GAMES LOST: 7 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Nov. 0 - Mario Bliznak recalled from Manitoba. Nov. - Jeff Tambellini re-assigned to Manitoba. Oct. 8 Alex Bolduc, Cory Schneider and Jeff Tambellini recalled from Manitoba. Oct. 8 Lee Sweatt, Cody Hodgson and Eddie Lack re-assigned to Manitoba. Oct. 7 Peter Schaefer signs. Oct. 7 Nathan Paetsch acquired from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Sean Zimmerman. Oct. 6 Andrew Peters acquired from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Darcy Hordichuk. Oct. 6 Ryan Parent and Jonas Andersson acquired from the Nashville Predators in exchange for Shane O Brien and Dan Gendur. ON THIS DAY November 7, 988, Trevor Linden scored his first NHL hat trick and added an assist in a 7-6 loss to Minnesota. That same game, defenceman Harold Snepsts became only the second Vancouver player to appear in 700 games. ROAD WARRIORS Vancouver has compiled a -- record on the road this month. Daniel Sedin leads the League in points on the road with 6 (9-7-6) in 0 road games. As a team, Vancouver has scored more power play goals on the road than any other team (). They've been successful on the penalty kill too, killing 0 of their opponents' last road power plays. 00 CLUB With a 6- win over the Ottawa Senators Nov., Vancouver ensured it was a game to remember for Head Coach Alain Vigneault. The win was his 00th as an NHL head coach making him only the 9th coach in NHL history to accomplish the feat. His 9 wins with Vancouver in 5 games give him a franchise high.607 winning percentage. He has led Vancouver to more division championships () than any other coach in Canucks history. TAMING THE EAST Vancouver finished the season with a -5-0 record against Eastern Conference teams. The Canucks outscored their Eastern opponents 6-8 last season with Roberto Luongo registering two shutouts. Daniel Sedin recorded a hat trick while brother Henrik led all Canucks in scoring recording points (6-7-) in 8 games versus Eastern Conference opponents. Vancouver has continued their winning ways this season with a 5-- record versus Eastern Conference opponents. LEADING THE PACK With points, Vancouver is currently four points back of the League lead (Washington - 7 points). Collectively, Vancouver is leading in more than just the standings. Their power play ranks second overall at 9.% and first on the road at a.% efficiency rate. Canucks centremen are leading the League in faceoff percentage (56.%). Stats through November. 5th. STARTING STRONG Canucks alternate captain Daniel Sedin started the season strong, registering points in each of the first nine games played. Daniel now ranks second all-time in franchise history for scoring streaks to start the season. Tony Tanti holds the franchise record, set Oct. 8/8