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1 Columbus Blue Jackets Game Notes Tue, Oct 5, 0 NHL Game #6 Columbus Blue Jackets ( pts) Detroit Red Wings (0 pts) Team Game: 9 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 7 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Steve Mason Curtis Sanford Allen York # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Marc Methot D John Moore D Aaron Johnson 0 8 L Maksim Mayorov D Kris Russell D Grant Clitsome R Derek Dorsett C Derick Brassard 8-8 L RJ Umberger (A) C Ryan Johansen 5 0 D James Wisniewski (A) L Vinny Prospal C Derek MacKenzie C Samuel Pahlsson L Alexandre Giroux 0 - C Cody Bass C Antoine Vermette (A) D Fedor Tyutin D David Savard R Rick Nash (C) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 9 Ty Conklin Joey MacDonald Jimmy Howard # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Jakub Kindl D Nicklas Lidstrom (C) 6 8 L Justin Abdelkader R Danny Cleary 6 0 C Pavel Datsyuk (A) R Patrick Eaves D Ian White L Drew Miller 0 0 D Mike Commodore D Brad Stuart C Jiri Hudler L Henrik Zetterberg (A) 6 0 C Darren Helm R Todd Bertuzzi C Cory Emmerton 6 5 C Valtteri Filppula D Jonathan Ericsson D Niklas Kronwall (A) L Fabian Brunnstrom R Johan Franzen L Tomas Holmstrom 0 Executive VP & General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach/Video Assistant Coach Scott Howson Chris MacFarland Scott Arniel Brad Berry, Dan Hinote & Todd Richards Ian Clark/Dan Singleton Senior Vice President Exec. VP/General Manager VP/Asst. General Manager Asst. GM, Hockey Admin. Coaching Staff Jim Devellano Ken Holland Jim Nill Ryan Martin Mike Babcock, Bill Peters, Jeff Blashill, Keith McKittrick, Jim Bedard Tonight's Officials Referees Justin St. Pierre (); Kelly Sutherland () Linesmen Brad Kovachik (7); Andy McElman (90) Ntl. Anthem Leo Welsh Video Judge Bill McKenzie Today's Schedule NYI : 7:00 CAR : 7:00 CBJ : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 PHX : 7:00 BUF : 7:0 CHI : 7:0 EDM : 7:0 LAK : 7:0

2 Columbus Blue Jackets: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Steve Mason G 6' " 7 May 9, 988 Oakville, ON, CAN Marc Methot D 6' " 7 Jun, 985 Ottawa, ON, CAN John Moore D 6' " 0 Nov 9, 990 Winnetka, IL, USA 5 Aaron Johnson D 6' " 0 Apr 0, 98 Port Hawkesbury, NS, CAN 8 Maksim Mayorov L 6' " 98 Mar 6, 989 Leninogorsk, RUS 0 Kris Russell D 5' 0" 7 May, 987 Caroline, AB, CAN Grant Clitsome D 5' " 5 Apr, 985 Gloucester, ON, CAN 5 Derek Dorsett R 6' 0" 9 Dec 0, 986 Kindersley, SK, CAN 6 Derick Brassard C 6' " 0 Sep, 987 Hull, QC, CAN 8 RJ Umberger L 6' " 0 May, 98 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 9 Ryan Johansen C 6' " 0 Jul, 99 Vancouver, BC, CAN James Wisniewski D 6' 0" 08 Feb, 98 Canton, MI, USA Vinny Prospal L 6' " 9 Feb 7, 975 Ceské Budejovice, CZE Derek MacKenzie C 5' " 80 Jun, 98 Sudbury, ON, CAN 6 Samuel Pahlsson C 6' 0" 0 Dec 7, 977 Ange, SWE 8 Alexandre Giroux L 6' " 08 Jun 6, 98 Quebec City, QC, CAN 0 Curtis Sanford G 5' " 87 Oct 5, 979 Owen Sound, ON, CAN Cody Bass C 6' 0" 05 Jan 7, 987 Owen Sound, ON, CAN Allen York G 6' " 88 Jun 7, 989 Wetaskiwin, AB, CAN 50 Antoine Vermette C 6' " 98 Jul 0, 98 St. Agapit, QC, CAN 5 Fedor Tyutin D 6' " 6 Jul 9, 98 Izhevsk, RUS 58 David Savard D 6' " 9 Oct, 990 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN 6 Rick Nash R 6' " 9 Jun 6, 98 Brampton, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 6.7 Injured Reserve List (6 Players) Radek Martinek D 6' " 0 Aug, 976 Havlicko Brod, CZE 7 Jeff Carter C 6' " 99 Jan, 985 London, ON, CAN 0 Kristian Huselius L 6' " 8 Nov 0, 978 Osterhaninge, SWE Mark Dekanich G 6' " 85 May 0, 986 N. Vancouver, BC, CAN 0 Jared Boll R 6' " 9 May, 986 Charlotte, NC, USA 9 Theo Ruth D 6' " 00 Feb, 989 Naperville, IL, USA Goal Streaks AARON JOHNSON ( / Games) Assist Streaks VINNY PROSPAL ( / Games) ANTOINE VERMETTE ( / Games) Point Streaks DERICK BRASSARD (-- / Games) RICK NASH (-- / Games) AARON JOHNSON (-- / Games) VINNY PROSPAL (0-- / Games) ANTOINE VERMETTE (0-- / Games) Detroit Red Wings: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Jakub Kindl D 6' " 99 Feb 0, 987 Sumperk, CZE 5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 6' " 90 Apr 8, 970 Vasteras, SWE 8 Justin Abdelkader L 6' " Feb 5, 987 Muskegon, MI, USA Danny Cleary R 6' 0" 05 Dec 8, 978 Carbonear, NL, CAN Pavel Datsyuk C 5' " 9 Jul 0, 978 Sverdlovsk, RUS 7 Patrick Eaves R 6' 0" 9 May, 98 Calgary, AB, CAN 8 Ian White D 5' 0" 00 Jun, 98 Steinbach, MB, CAN 0 Drew Miller L 6' " 78 Feb 7, 98 Dover, NJ, USA Mike Commodore D 6' " Nov 7, 979 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN Brad Stuart D 6' " 0 Nov 6, 979 Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN 6 Jiri Hudler C 5' 0" 8 Jan, 98 Olomouc, CZE 9 Ty Conklin G 6' " 9 Mar 0, 976 Anchorage, AK, USA Joey MacDonald G 6' 0" 97 Feb 7, 980 Pictou, NS, CAN 5 Jimmy Howard G 6' 0" 0 Mar 6, 98 Syracuse, NY, USA 0 Henrik Zetterberg L 5' " 95 Oct 9, 980 Njurunda, SWE Darren Helm C 5' " 95 Jan, 987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Todd Bertuzzi R 6' " 5 Feb, 975 Sudbury, ON, CAN 8 Cory Emmerton C 6' 0" 90 Jun, 988 St. Thomas, ON, CAN 5 Valtteri Filppula C 6' 0" 9 Mar 0, 98 Vantaa, FIN 5 Jonathan Ericsson D 6' " 0 Mar, 98 Karlskrona, SWE 55 Niklas Kronwall D 6' 0" 9 Jan, 98 Stockholm, SWE 76 Fabian Brunnstrom L 6' " 06 Feb 6, 985 Jonstorp, SWE 9 Johan Franzen R 6' " Dec, 979 Vetlanda, SWE 96 Tomas Holmstrom L 6' 0" 98 Jan, 97 Pitea, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 0 Age: 0. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 9 Jan Mursak L 5' " 67 Jan 0, 988 Maribor, SVN

3 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks NICKLAS LIDSTROM ( / Games) Point Streaks NICKLAS LIDSTROM (-- / Games) PAVEL DATSYUK (-- / Games)

4 Columbus Blue Jackets: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L Vinny Prospal : R 6 Rick Nash : D 5 Aaron Johnson : 0.0 C 6 Derick Brassard : C 7 Jeff Carter : D 0 Kris Russell : D 58 David Savard : C 50 Antoine Vermette : D 5 Fedor Tyutin :8 0.0 D Grant Clitsome : L 8 Maksim Mayorov : L 8 Alexandre Giroux : D Radek Martinek : R 5 Derek Dorsett : C 9 Ryan Johansen :.5 L 8 RJ Umberger :5.0 7 C Derek MacKenzie : C Cody Bass : D John Moore : C 6 Samuel Pahlsson : 9.5 D Marc Methot : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 0 Curtis Sanford Steve Mason Detroit Red Wings: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 9 Johan Franzen : C 5 Valtteri Filppula : 5. 8 C Pavel Datsyuk : D 5 Nicklas Lidstrom : C 6 Jiri Hudler : D 8 Ian White : L 96 Tomas Holmstrom : L 0 Henrik Zetterberg : D 55 Niklas Kronwall : C 8 Cory Emmerton :.6 R Todd Bertuzzi : D Jakub Kindl : L 0 Drew Miller : R Danny Cleary :5 0.0 L 8 Justin Abdelkader : D 5 Jonathan Ericsson : C Darren Helm : R 7 Patrick Eaves : D Brad Stuart : L 76 Fabian Brunnstrom : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 5 Jimmy Howard Ty Conklin

5 Detroit Red Columbus Blue Jackets Team Records Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets Last game: Saturday AT WASHINGTON (7- L) Saturday AT OTTAWA (- L) Next game: Tuesday AT COLUMBUS Tuesday VS DETROIT Overall record/streak: / Lost / Lost Home record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost Road record/streak: / Lost / Lost Last 5 Games: Last 0 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

6 Detroit Red Columbus Blue Jackets Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: (. avg.) Opponents: 7 0 (. avg.) Columbus Blue Jackets: (. avg.) Opponents: (.5 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: (7.0 avg.) Opponents: (6.5 avg.) Columbus Blue Jackets: (9. avg.) Opponents: (8. avg.) Power Play Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets G Att % G Att % Overall: (th NHL) (6th NHL) Home: (th NHL) 9 5. (8th NHL) Road: 8. (th NHL) (T-th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets G Att % G Att % Overall: (7th NHL) (0th NHL) Home: 7.7 (rd NHL) 8.6 (T-th NHL) Road: (rd NHL) (0th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-5th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-5th NHL) Penalties Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (th NHL) (9th NHL) Goal Situations Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 5: Empty Net: 0 0 Penalty Shots: Total: 9 7 8

7 Detroit Red Columbus Blue Jackets Situations Individual Leaders Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets Points: J. FRANZEN (7),V. FILPPULA (7),P. DATSYUK (5) V. PROSPAL (8),R. NASH (8),A. JOHNSON () Goals: J. FRANZEN (),N. LIDSTROM (),P. DATSYUK () V. PROSPAL (),R. NASH (),A. JOHNSON () Assists: V. FILPPULA (5),T. HOLMSTROM (),P. DATSYUK () V. PROSPAL (5),R. NASH (5),J. CARTER () PP Goals: J. FRANZEN (),N. LIDSTROM (),N. KRONWALL () V. PROSPAL (),A. JOHNSON (),R. NASH () SH Goals: GW Goals: J. FRANZEN (),P. DATSYUK (),J. HUDLER () + Goals: PIM: T. BERTUZZI (8),J. FRANZEN (8),J. HUDLER (6) D. DORSETT (),V. PROSPAL (0),K. RUSSELL (8) Shots: H. ZETTERBERG (9),D. CLEARY (9),P. DATSYUK (7) V. PROSPAL (),R. NASH (),J. CARTER (0) +/-: I. WHITE (+5),V. FILPPULA (+),D. MILLER (+) K. RUSSELL (+),V. PROSPAL (+),D. MACKENZIE (+) Shootout Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Rick Nash / Vinny Prospal 0 / Jeff Carter 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Steve Mason 0 - /.000 Power Play Detroit Red Wings Player G A P Johan Franzen 0 Valtteri Filppula 0 Nicklas Lidstrom Tomas Holmstrom 0 Niklas Kronwall 0 Pavel Datsyuk 0 Ian White 0 Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Vinny Prospal Rick Nash Fedor Tyutin 0 David Savard 0 Aaron Johnson 0 Derick Brassard 0 Antoine Vermette 0 Short Handed Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Player G A P

8 Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets (0-) Season Series Detroit Blue Jackets Red Wings Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Oct, 0 5 0,066 Jimmy Howard / Steve Mason Pavel Datsyuk Red Wings Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Valtteri Filppula Johan Franzen Nicklas Lidstrom Tomas Holmstrom Pavel Datsyuk Henrik Zetterberg Drew Miller Jonathan Ericsson Ian White Jiri Hudler Niklas Kronwall Brad Stuart Dan Cleary Todd Bertuzzi Cory Emmerton Darren Helm Justin Abdelkader Jakub Kindl Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Jimmy Howard Power play - 5 (60%) Penalty Killing - (75%) Blue Jackets Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Aaron Johnson Derick Brassard Rick Nash Antoine Vermette Vinny Prospal Kris Russell Grant Clitsome Marc Methot Fedor Tyutin R.J. Umberger Radek Martinek Alexandre Giroux Derek MacKenzie Sammy Pahlsson Ryan Johansen Maxim Mayorov Derek Dorsett Cody Bass Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Steve Mason Power play - (5%) Penalty Killing - 5 (0%)

9 Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes Last Game at OTT, CBJ The Blue Jackets held leads of - and -, but Ottawa scored twice in the final minute to hand Columbus the loss at Scotiabank Place (8,867). Filip Kuba opened the scoring with a power play goal 6:7 into the first, but was matched by Aaron Johnson s goal at :56 of the period. Kris Russell scored 6 seconds into the middle frame to give Columbus a - edge, but Zack Smith knotted the game at - with a goal at :0. Rick Nash regained the lead for the Jackets with a power play goal at 9:0 of the third period. Jason Spezza then scored at 9: and Milan Michalek gave the Senators a - lead at 9:55. Ottawa outshot Columbus 7- on the night. Recent Transactions 0/: Placed D Radek Martinek on injured reserve. Recalled D John Moore from Springfield (AHL). 0/0: Added G Allen York to the roster on emergency recall from Springfield (AHL). 0/9: Assigned G Mathieu Corbeil to Saint John (QMJHL). 0/8: Placed C Jeff Carter on injured reserve; added G Mathieu Corbeil to the roster on emergency recall from Saint John (QMJHL). 0/7: Assigned LW Matt Calvert to Springfield (AHL). Recalled C Cody Bass from Springfield (AHL). OhioHealth Injury Report RW Jared Boll (hand, Sept. 0 at Carolina preseason) is out at least -6 weeks. C Jeff Carter (foot, Oct. 5 at Dallas) is listed as week-to-week. G Mark Dekanich (lower body, Sept. 0 vs. Winnipeg preseason) is out - weeks. LW Kristian Huselius (upper body, off-season) is out indefinitely. D Radek Martinek (upper body, Oct. at Detroit) is out at least one week. D Marc Methot (hand, Oct. at Detroit) is listed as day-to-day. D Theo Ruth (lower body, Sept. vs. Washington preseason) is out - weeks. G Curtis Sanford (lower body) is out - weeks. Total Man Games Lost: Storylines For Tonight s Game Columbus Looks to Notch First Win Tonight: The Blue Jackets have opened the season winless in its first eight games for the first time in franchise history. The previous was the 00-0 season, when the club opened with a mark its first six games. Columbus is 0-7- to start this season and looks to pick up its first win of the season tonight against Detroit. The Wiz is Free: D James Wisniewski is expected to make his Blue Jackets debut tonight against the Red Wings. The Canton, Michigan native signed with the Blue Jackets as a free agent on July, 0 and missed the season s first eight games due to suspension. Last season he set career highs in goals (0), assists (), points (5) and power play goals (7) en route to ranking fifth among NHL defensemen in points and seventh in assists. Nash First Blue Jacket to Play 600 Games; Three Points Shy of 500: LW Rick Nash, in his ninth NHL season, became the first Blue Jacket to play in 600 games with the club this past Saturday at Ottawa. He has points in three-straight games to push his career totals to and,996 shots in 600 games, leaving him four points shy of 500 and four shots shy of,000. He has recorded -5-8 in eight games this season and ranks 0th (tied) in the NHL in points. He is the Blue Jackets all-time leader in games played, goals, assists, points, power play goals (78), power play points (65), game-winning goals (), shorthanded goals (), hat tricks (5), shots on goal, multi-goal games () and multi-point games (5). He has scored at least 0 goals in five of the last six seasons, eclipsed the 0 assist mark in five-straight and has recorded 65-or-more points in four-straight campaigns. Tyutin His Own Horn to 500 NHL Games: LW Rick Nash is not the only player to hit a games played milestone, as D Fedor Tyutin played the 500th game of his NHL career against the Sens. In 500 career games, he has collected 7--6 and 5 penalty minutes, including and 6 penalty minutes in 50 games with the Blue Jackets. He had an assist at Ottawa and has played in -or-more minutes in every game this season. My Cousin Vinny: LW Vinny Prospal recorded his second multi-point game of the season Saturday at Ottawa with a pair of assists to give him points in back-to-back games. He has collected -5-8 in eight games this season and is tied for the team lead in points with Rick Nash (-5-8 in eight games). He has points in six of the eight games and has at least one shot on goal in seven of those games. Dating back to last season, he has -9- and is +5 his last 7 games. Tonight s Opponent Detroit: Tonight marks second of six meetings overall and first of three at Nationwide Arena this season between the Blue Jackets and Red Wings. Columbus is all-time against Detroit, including a mark at Nationwide Arena. The Jackets have gone 9-5- against the Wings over the past four-plus seasons compared to 8--6 from Johnson Bolsters Blueline: D Aaron Johnson leads all club defensemen and is third overall in scoring with -- in four games. In his last two games, he has notched -- with a + plus/minus rating and logged 9:9 of ice time. He tallied -- and a season-high 5: TOI Oct. at Detroit and scored a goal and was + in :8 of action at Ottawa the following night. Johnson, who was the club s fourth pick, 85th overall in the 00 Entry Draft and spent the with the club, rejoined the Jackets as a free agent last July. His goal at Detroit was his first with the club since Mar. 9, 007 vs. Anaheim. Brassard Bounces Back: After being held without a point and logging less than :00 TOI per game in his first five outings this season, C Derick Brassard has tallied points in his last three games with -- and averaged just under 8:00 TOI during that span. He scored his first goal of the season vs. Dallas on Oct. 8, added a goal at Detroit on Oct. and picked up an assist at Ottawa on Oct.. Ironman Umberger Looks to Build on Career Season: LW R.J. Umberger has set the franchise record for consecutive games played, playing in 5-consecutive games, a streak that began Oct. 0, 008. He broke Jason Chimera s record of, which was set

10 Oct. 9, 005-Apr. 5, 008. Umberger has played in 57-straight games overall, dating back to Apr., 008 vs. Pittsburgh (with Philadelphia). Last season he set career highs in points (57), shorthanded goals () and games played (8-tied), while falling one goal short of matching a career best (6). He has averaged nearly 5 goals per season over the past three campaigns and has hit the 50- point mark in three of the past four seasons. So Savvy: Rookie D David Savard recorded the first point of his NHL career with an assist on Vinny Prospal s goal Oct. 5 at Dallas. The point came in his fifth NHL game, as he made his NHL debut Oct. 7 vs. Nashville. He had points in back-to-back games after notching his second assist Oct. 8 vs. Dallas. Blue Jackets Play 6 Back-To-Back Sets: Columbus plays in 6 back-to-back sets this season. The Jackets play one home/home sets, home/road sets five times, road/home sets on five occasions and five back-to-back road/road sets. Columbus is 7-7- all-time in the first game of back-to-backs and is all-time in the second game. Special Teams Notes: Power Play: Columbus ranks 6th in the NHL in power play percentage (0.5 percent). The club has scored with the man advantage in -of-8 games. Four players lead the team with one power play goal each. Penalty Kill: The Jackets rank 0th in the NHL in penalty kill percentage, killing off 6. percent of opponent s chances. The club is 0-- in which it shuts out its opponents on the power play. Attendance at Nationwide Arena: The Blue Jackets are averaging,95 fans (5,578 total) per game in four home games at Nationwide Arena (capacity 8,) this season. In home games since joining the NHL in 000, the Blue Jackets have averaged 6,9 fans per game (6,78,957 total), which is 90. percent of capacity at Nationwide Arena. There have been sellouts. Slap Shots * Columbus has power play goals in four-straight games (-of-8,. percent) after being held without a power play goal the first four games of the season (0-for-0). * The Blue Jackets have allowed the first goal in six of eight games this season. * D Kris Russell scored his first goal of the season Oct. 8 vs. Dallas. It was his first goal in games, as he last scored Mar. 9, 0 at Minnesota. He has goals in two of the past three games after scoring Saturday at Ottawa. * C Ryan Johansen tallied the first point of his NHL career with an assist on Russell s goal Saturday at Ottawa. The point came in his fifth NHL game. * C Antoine Vermette has points in back-to-back games after picking up an assist Saturday at Ottawa against his former team. He has played in 89 consecutive games since making his Blue Jackets debut Mar. 7, 009. The streak is the fourth longest in franchise history and five games shy of the third longest (David Vyborny, 9 from Oct. 7, 00-Dec. 0, 005). Upcoming Player Milestones LW Rick Nash is four points shy of 500 for his NHL career (6--96 in 600 games). LW Vinny Prospal is games shy of,000 and points shy of 700 for his NHL career ( in 986 games). C Antoine Vermette is seven points shy of 00 for his NHL career (-60-9 in 58 games). Recently Achieved Player Milestones LW Rick Nash played the 600th game of his NHL career Oct. at Ottawa. D Fedor Tyutin played the 500th game of his NHL career Oct. at Ottawa.

11 Columbus Blue Jackets: 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. 0/07/0 Nashville Predators L , / 87+ Minnesota Wild L , / /0/0 Vancouver Canucks L , / 987 0//0 Colorado Avalanche O** , / Dallas Stars L p, / /8/0 Dallas Stars L p, / Detroit Red Wings L ,5p / Ottawa Senators L ,0,6p / /5/0 Detroit Red Wings 0 Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks 0/0/0 Anaheim Ducks /0/0 Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers 5 /0/0 Chicago Blackhawks 6 //0 Winnipeg Jets 7 /5/0 Minnesota Wild 8 Boston Bruins 9 Nashville Predators 0 //0 Calgary Flames New Jersey Devils /5/0 Buffalo Sabres /7/0 St Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks 5 Calgary Flames 6 Edmonton Oilers 7 Montréal Canadiens 8 /08/0 Nashville Predators 9 /0/0 Boston Bruins 0 //0 Vancouver Canucks /5/0 Los Angeles Kings /7/0 Tampa Bay Lightning St Louis Blues Nashville Predators 5 Chicago Blackhawks 6 /7/0 Calgary Flames 7 Dallas Stars 8 //0 Washington Capitals 9 San Jose Sharks 0 Los Angeles Kings Anaheim Ducks Chicago Blackhawks 0//0 Phoenix Coyotes 0//0 San Jose Sharks 5 0/7/0 Edmonton Oilers 6 0/9/0 Nashville Predators 7 Detroit Red Wings 8 Nashville Predators 9 Tampa Bay Lightning 50 San Jose Sharks 5 Los Angeles Kings 5 Anaheim Ducks 5 0/07/0 Minnesota Wild 5 0/09/0 Dallas Stars 55 Minnesota Wild 56 0//0 Anaheim Ducks 57 0//0 St Louis Blues 58 0/8/0 Chicago Blackhawks 59 New York Rangers 60 0//0 San Jose Sharks 6 0//0 Colorado Avalanche 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 0/8/0 Detroit Red Wings 6 Colorado Avalanche 65 Phoenix Coyotes 66 0/06/0 Phoenix Coyotes 67 0/08/0 Los Angeles Kings 68 St Louis Blues 69 0//0 St Louis Blues 70 Edmonton Oilers 7 Vancouver Canucks 7 Calgary Flames 7 0/0/0 Chicago Blackhawks 7 0//0 Carolina Hurricanes 75 0/5/0 Edmonton Oilers 76 Detroit Red Wings 77 0/8/0 Detroit Red Wings 78 0/0/0 Florida Panthers 79 St Louis Blues 80 Phoenix Coyotes 8 Colorado Avalanche 8 0/07/0 New York Islanders

12 Columbus Blue Jackets: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. MARTINEK # METHOT # MOORE # JOHNSON #5 CARTER #7 MAYOROV #8 RUSSELL #0 Oct 7 Vs NSH 0-0 /0 : /0 5: MIN DND 0-6/ 0:0 DND 0-0 /0 7:55 Oct MIN 0-0 /0 :8 0-0 /- 7:6 MIN 0- /0 : 0-5/- 9:9-0 /0 9: DND Oct 0 Vs VAN 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 /0 6:8 MIN DND 0-0 /0 7: 0-0 /0 :9 0-0 /- 6:8 Oct Vs COL -0 /0 6: 0-0 0/0 5:7 MIN DND 0-0 / :50 DND 0-0 /0 5: Oct DAL 0-0 0/- 0: /- 9:50 MIN DND 0-0 /0 0: /- :0 0-0 /0 7:6 Oct 8 Vs DAL 0-0 /- :9 INJ MIN 0-0 /- : INJ 0-0 /- :8-0 /0 7:0 DET 0-0 0/0 0: /0 6:6 MIN - 6/0 5: INJ 0-0 0/0 0: / 9: OTT INJ INJ 0-0 0/0 9:5-0 / :8 INJ 0-0 0/0 :5-0 / :0 Date Opp. CALVERT # ATKINSON # CLITSOME # DORSETT #5 BRASSARD #6 UMBERGER #8 JOHANSEN #9 Oct 7 Vs NSH 0-0 0/0 8: /- 7:6 0-0 /0 : /0 0:5 0-0 /0 0: /- 8: 0-0 0/0 8:6 Oct MIN 0-0/ 0:0 0-0 /- 6:5 0-0/0 :08-0 /0 0:0 0-0 /0 :9 0-0 /0 8: DND Oct 0 Vs VAN 0-0 0/0 7:6-0 /0 7:5 0- /0 0: /0 5: 0-0 0/0 6: 0-0 /0 9:9 DND Oct Vs COL 0-0 /0 8: /- :6 0-0 /0 5: 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 /- :9 0-0 /0 7:9 0-0 /0 8:6 Oct DAL 0-0 0/0 7:5 MIN 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/- : 0-0 0/0 8: 0-0/- 6:58 DND Oct 8 Vs DAL MIN MIN 0-0 /0 : /- :7-0 /- 8: 0-0 /- 0:0 0-0 /0 7: DET MIN MIN 0-0 0/- 8: /0 9:0-0 /- 8: /0 0:0 0-0 /0 : OTT MIN MIN 0-0 /- 5: 0-0 /0 :8 0- /0 6:9 0-0 /0 9:00 0- / 7: Date Opp. PROSPAL # MACKENZIE # PAHLSSON #6 GIROUX #8 BASS # VERMETTE #50 Oct 7 Vs NSH - / 0:7 0-0 /0 9: /0 0: MIN MIN 0-0 /- 0: 0-0 /0 : Oct MIN 0-0 /0 9: 0-0 / 0: / 0:07 MIN MIN 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/ : Oct 0 Vs VAN -0 /0 7: 0- /0 8:5 0-0 /0 : MIN MIN 0-0 /0 :8 0-0 / : Oct Vs COL 0- / 8:0 0-0 /0 : /0 6:07 MIN MIN 0-0 /- 7:5 0-0 /0 :6 Oct DAL -0 /0 7: /0 9: /- :7-0 /- :55 MIN 0-0 0/- 8:5 0- /0 :9 Oct 8 Vs DAL 0-0 5/0 0: /0 7: 0-0 0/- :0 0-0 /0 8: /0 6:5 0-0 /0 9:7 0-0 /- :7 DET 0-7/- 8: 0-0 /0 7:9 0-0 /0 0: /- 7:6 0-0 /0 0:0 0- /0 8:5 0-0 /- 7: OTT 0-0/0 7:5 0-0 /0 9: /- : 0-0 0/0 0: 0-0 /0 8:8 0-0/ 9:0 0- /- 6:7 TYUTIN #5 Date Opp. SAVARD #58 NASH #6 BOLL # RUTH # WISNIEWSKI # Oct 7 Vs NSH 0-0 /0 6: - / 0:5 INJ INJ SUS /L 59 DNP Oct MIN 0-0 /0 8: /- 0: INJ INJ SUS /L 0 0/ 8 Oct 0 Vs VAN 0-0 /0 0:5 0- /0 7:8 INJ INJ SUS /5L 58 DNP Oct Vs COL 0-0 /0 : - / 0: INJ INJ SUS /O 65 DNP Oct DAL 0- /- 8:9 0-0 /0 0: INJ INJ SUS /L 60 DNP Oct 8 Vs DAL 0- /- 7:5 0- /- :8 INJ INJ SUS /8L 58 INJ DET DND 0-0/- 0: INJ INJ SUS /L 59 INJ OTT 0-0 /0 9:8-0 6/0 8: INJ INJ SUS /7L 60 INJ MASON # SANFORD #0 Date Opp. YORK # Oct 7 Vs NSH MIN INJ Oct MIN MIN INJ Oct 0 Vs VAN MIN INJ Oct Vs COL MIN INJ Oct DAL MIN INJ Oct 8 Vs DAL MIN INJ DET DNP INJ OTT DNP INJ DEKANICH #

13 Columbus Blue Jackets: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Scott Arniel * Named fifth head coach in Blue Jackets history on June 8, 00 and led club to a -5- record his first season. * Club set records for road wins (7), road points () and longest road streak earning at least a point, going 6-0- Jan. 5-Feb. 8, 0. * Also led the team to its best start in franchise history, going -6-0 the first 0 games of the season. * Joined the Blue Jackets after spending four seasons as the head coach of the Manitoba Moose (AHL) * Led the Moose to a record (.67) from and four appearances in the Calder Cup Playoffs * Named AHL Coach of the Year after guiding the Moose to a record * Prior to his stint in Manitoba, served as an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres for four seasons between 00 and 006 * Was Winnipeg s second pick, nd overall, in the 98 Entry Draft * Played parts of seasons in the NHL from 98-9, registering and 599 penalty minutes in 70 career games with Buffalo, Winnipeg &Boston #: Steve Mason (G) 6' ", 7 lbs. / May 9, 988 ( years and months) Drafted: Columbus' nd pick, 69th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Win: MAR 9, 0 vs FLORIDA () Last SO: FEB, 0 vs NASHVILLE () Career Shootouts: 59/9 (.6), 0-8 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 0 0/5 vs. DAL 0/ vs. COL Went 6-6- last season when facing 0-or-more shots compared to an 8-5- record when facing fewer than 0 shots. #0: Curtis Sanford (G) 5' ", 87 lbs. / Oct 5, 979 ( years) Drafted: Not drafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent July, 0 5th NHL / st CBJ Season Last Win: DEC 8, 008 vs OTTAWA () Last SO: DEC 8, 008 vs OTTAWA () Career Shootouts: 8/5 (.5), -8 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 0/8 vs. MIN 0/8 vs. MIN Is expected to miss - weeks with a lower body injury. #: Mark Dekanich (G) (*Injured) 6' ", 85 lbs. / May 0, 986 (5 years and 5 months) Drafted: Nashville's rd pick, 6th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent July, 0 st NHL / st CBJ Season Last Win: Last SO: Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Suffered a lower body injury Sept. 0 vs. Winnipeg (preseason) and is expected to miss -6 weeks. #: Allen York (G) 6' ", 88 lbs. / Jun 7, 989 ( years and months) Drafted: Columbus' 6th pick, 58th overall, in the 007 Entry Draft st NHL / st CBJ Season Last Win: - Last SO: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Was recalled from Springfield (AHL) on Oct. 0; his first appearance in a game will mark his Blue Jackets and NHL debut. Enters his first full professional season after appearing in four games with Springfield in 00-.

14 #: Radek Martinek (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Aug, 976 (5 years and month) Drafted: NY Islanders' th pick, 8th overall, in the 999 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 6, 0 0th NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT, 0 vs COLORADO () Last Assist: MAR, 0 vs NY RANGERS () Season Career Career vs. Opp : - 0/ vs. COL 0/ vs. COL 0/ vs. COL x 0/5 vs. DAL Was placed on injured reserve on Oct. ; is going to miss at least one week. #: Marc Methot (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Jun, 985 (6 years and months) muh-thaht Drafted: Columbus' 8th pick, 00th overall, in 00 Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR 5, 00 vs EDMONTON (9) Last Assist: JAN, 0 vs PHOENIX () Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 - x 0/ vs. COL 0/7 vs. NSH 0/8 vs. MIN Was injured Oct. at Detroit; is listed as day-to-day with a hand injury. #: John Moore (D) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Nov 9, 990 (0 years and months) Drafted: st pick, st overall, in 009 Entry Draft st NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. OTT Was recalled from Springfield (AHL) Oct. ; made his season debut and had 9:5 TOI Oct. at Ottawa. Appeared in two games with Columbus last season; made his NHL debut and had :05 of ice time Feb. 5 vs. Edmonton. #5: Aaron Johnson (D) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Apr 0, 98 (8 years and 5 months) Drafted: Columbus' th pick, 85th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 5, 0 7th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT, OTTAWA Last Assist: OCT, DETROIT () Season -- 0 Career Career vs. Opp : 6 + x x 0/ vs. DET 0/ vs. DET 0/ vs. DET 0/ vs. DET x 0/ vs. OTT Leads all club defensemen and is third overall in scoring with -- in four games; has goals in back-to-back games. Has -- with a + plus/minus rating and logged 9:9 of ice time the last two games. Scored his first goal of the season Oct. at Detroit; was his first goal in games (Mar., 00 vs. San Jose with Edmonton). #7: Jeff Carter (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 99 lbs. / Jan, 985 (6 years and 9 months) Drafted: Philadelphia's st pick, th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: From Philadelphia in exchange for Jakub Voracek, a st round pick (Sean Couturier) and rd round pick (Nick Cousins) in the 0 Entry Draft on June, 0 7th NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: APR, NEW JERSEY (9) Last Assist: OCT 8, MINNESOTA () Career Shootouts: /0 (5%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /7 vs. NSH 0/7 vs. NSH x 0/ vs. COL 0/7 vs. NSH 0/7 vs. NSH x Was placed on injured reserve Oct. 8; listed as week-to-week with a foot injury.

15 #8: Maksim Mayorov (L) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Mar 6, 989 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Columbus' 5th pick, 9th overall, in the 007 Entry Draft st NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 8, MINNESOTA (5) Last Assist: Career Shootouts: / (50%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5-0/8 vs. MIN 0/8 vs. MIN 0/8 vs. MIN 0/ vs. OTT x 0/ vs. DET Was unsuccessful against Vancouver s Cory Schneider in the first penalty shot attempt of his NHL career Oct. 0 vs. Vancouver. Scored his first goal of the season Oct. 8 at Minnesota; was second goal of his NHL career (scored first Apr., 0 vs. Chicago). #0: Kris Russell (D) 5' 0", 7 lbs. / May, 987 ( years and 5 months) Drafted: Columbus' rd pick, 67th overall, in the 005 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT, OTTAWA Last Assist: MAR, COLORADO () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 + x x x 0/ vs. OTT 0/8 vs. DAL 0/7 vs. NSH 0/ vs. OTT Scored his first goal of the season Oct. 8 vs. Dallas; was his first goal in games (last scored Mar. 9, 0 at Minnesota). Has goals in two of the past three games after scoring his second of the season Oct. at Ottawa. #: Grant Clitsome (D) 5' ", 5 lbs. / Apr, 985 (6 years and 6 months) Drafted: Columbus' th pick, 7st overall, in the 00 Entry Draft nd NHL / nd CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR 5, 0 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: OCT 0, 0 vs VANCOUVER (5) Season Career Career vs. Opp :00 - x x 0/0 vs. VAN 0/ vs. DET x x Played in a career high 8:00 of ice time last night at Detroit; had two hits and two blocked shots in the game. Has played in -or-more minutes in every game this season; had assists in back-to-back games Oct #5: Derek Dorsett (R) 6' 0", 9 lbs. / Dec 0, 986 ( years and 0 months) DOHRS-it Drafted: Columbus' 9th pick, 89th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 8, MINNESOTA (6) Last Assist: MAR 9, 0 vs FLORIDA () Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5-0/8 vs. MIN 0/8 vs. MIN 0/ vs. COL 0/0 vs. VAN 0/8 vs. MIN 0/8 vs. DAL Scored his first goal of the season Oct. 8 at Minnesota; had four shots and two hits in the game. #6: Derick Brassard (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep, 987 ( years and month) bruh-sahrd Drafted: Columbus' st pick, 6th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT, DETROIT () Last Assist: OCT, OTTAWA Career Shootouts: / (5%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : - x 0/ vs. OTT x x 0/8 vs. DAL 0/8 vs. DAL 0/ vs. DET Had goals in back-to-back games after scoring his second goal of the season Oct. at Detroit. Scored his first goal of the season Oct. 8 vs. Dallas; goal was the,000th in Blue Jackets history. Has points (--) in three-straight games after recording an assist Oct. at Ottawa.

16 #8: RJ Umberger (L) 6' ", 0 lbs. / May, 98 (9 years and 5 months) Drafted: Vancouver's st pick, 6th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: From Philadelphia with a th round pick in the 008 Entry Draft (Drew Olson) in exchange for a st round pick (Luca Sbisa) and rd round pick (Marc-Andre Bourdon) in the 008 Entry Draft on June 0, 008 7th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Goal: APR, 0 vs ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: OCT 5, DALLAS () Career Shootouts: 0/5 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 5-0/5 vs. DAL 0/5 vs. DAL 0/ vs. DET 0/ vs. DET x 0/ vs. OTT Has played in a franchise record 5-straight consecutive games with Columbus, a streak that began Oct. 0, 008. Picked up his first point of the season with an assist Oct. 5 at Dallas. #9: Ryan Johansen (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Jul, 99 (9 years and months) Drafted: Columbusâ first pick, th overall in the 00 Entry Draft st NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: Last Assist: OCT, OTTAWA Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 0/ vs. OTT 0/ vs. OTT 0/8 vs. DAL 0/ vs. OTT 0/ vs. DET 0/ vs. OTT 0/ vs. OTT Recorded the first point of his NHL career with an assist (Kris Russell goal) Oct. at Ottawa. Also played in a career high 7: of TOI in the game; made his NHL debut Oct. 7 vs. Nashville. #0: Kristian Huselius (L) (*Injured) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Nov 0, 978 ( years and months) hoo-say-lee-uhs Drafted: Florida's nd pick, 7th overall, in the 997 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent July, 008 0th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 9, 0 vs BUFFALO Last Assist: FEB 8, CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: /6 (%), 5 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Expected to miss -6 months due to a torn pectoral injury suffered during the offseason. #: James Wisniewski (D) 6' 0", 08 lbs. / Feb, 98 (7 years and 8 months) Wiz-NOO-skee Drafted: Chicago's 5th pick, 56th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 0 6th NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR 0, MINNESOTA (9) Last Assist: APR 7, OTTAWA () Career Shootouts: /5 (0%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Is available to return to the lineup tonight against the Red Wings. Was suspended four preseason and eight regular season games for his actions Sept. at Minnesota (preseason). Ranked fifth among NHL defensemen in points (5) and was seventh in assists () during the 00- season. Set career highs in goals (0), assists, points, power-play goals (7), game-winning goals (), shots (58) and games played (75). #: Vinny Prospal (L) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Feb 7, 975 (6 years and 8 months) Drafted: Philadelphia's nd pick, 7st overall, in the 99 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Columbus as a free agent July, 0 6th NHL / nd CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 5, DALLAS () Last Assist: OCT, OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 6/6 (8%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 7 + x 0/ vs. OTT x 0/5 vs. DAL 0/7 vs. NSH 0/ vs. DET 0/5 vs. DAL x Recorded his second multi-point game of the season Oct. at Ottawa with a pair of assists to give him points in back-to-back games. Has collected -5-8 in eight games this season and is tied for the team lead in points with Rick Nash (-5-8 in eight games). Has points in six of the eight games and has at least one shot on goal in seven of those games; ranks 0th (tied) in the NHL in points.

17 #: Derek MacKenzie (C) 5' ", 80 lbs. / Jun, 98 (0 years and months) Drafted: Atlanta's 6th pick, 8th overall, in the 999 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 007 6th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR, COLORADO (7) Last Assist: OCT 0, 0 vs VANCOUVER (5) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /0 vs. VAN 0/0 vs. VAN 0/ vs. DET 0/ vs. COL 0/ vs. DET 0/ vs. DET 0/8 vs. MIN Had a game-high six hits Oct. at Detroit; picked up his first point of the season with an assist Oct. 0 vs. Vancouver. #6: Samuel Pahlsson (C) 6' 0", 0 lbs. / Dec 7, 977 ( years and 0 months) PAWL-suhn Drafted: Colorado's 0th pick, 76th overall, in the 996 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 009 th NHL / rd CBJ Season Last Goal: APR, 0 vs CHICAGO () Last Assist: APR 9, 0 vs BUFFALO (8) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :07 + 0/ vs. COL x 0/7 vs. NSH 0/8 vs. MIN Was one of three players to play in all 8 games (R.J. Umberger, Antoine Vermette) in 00-. Was second (tied) on the club in face-off percentage (5.0) and third in hits (6) last season. #8: Alexandre Giroux (L) 6' ", 08 lbs. / Jun 6, 98 (0 years and months) Drafted: Ottawaâs 7th pick, th overall, in the 999 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 0 nd NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 5, DALLAS () Last Assist: MAR, PITTSBURGH (7) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :59-0/5 vs. DAL 0/5 vs. DAL 0/5 vs. DAL 0/8 vs. DAL 0/8 vs. DAL x Made his Blue Jackets debut and scored his first goal with the club Oct 5 at Dallas; recalled from Springfield (AHL) on Oct.. #: Cody Bass (C) 6' 0", 05 lbs. / Jan 7, 987 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Ottawa's rd pick, 95th overall, in the 005 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 0 rd NHL / rd CBJ Season Last Goal: APR, TORONTO (7) Last Assist: APR, TORONTO (7) Season Career Career vs. Opp :0-0/8 vs. DAL 0/ vs. DET 0/ vs. DET x Made his Blue Jackets debut Oct. 8 vs. Dallas; had five penalty minutes and two hits in the game; recalled from Springfield Oct. 7. #0: Jared Boll (R) (*Injured) 6' ", 9 lbs. / May, 986 (5 years and 5 months) Drafted: Columbus' th pick, 0st overall, in the 005 Entry Draft th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 9, 0 vs BUFFALO Last Assist: MAR 9, 0 vs ST. LOUIS (6) Season Career Career vs. Opp Has 6-5- the past 68 games after being held to -- the previous 5 games. Has set a career high in goals, one better than his previous best of five set in 75 games in Ranks seventh in the NHL in penalty minutes, with 8 to his credit; has over 00 penalty minutes in all four of his NHL seasons.

18 #9: Theo Ruth (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 00 lbs. / Feb, 989 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Washington's nd pick, 6th overall, in the 007 Entry Draft Acquired: From Washington in exchange for Sergei Fedorov on Feb. 6, 008 st NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Season Career Career vs. Opp Suffered an injury Sept. vs. Washington (preseason) and is expected to be out - weeks. #50: Antoine Vermette (C) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Jul 0, 98 (9 years and months) AN-twuhn vuhr-meht Drafted: Ottawa's rd pick, 55th overall, in the 000 Entry Draft Acquired: From Ottawa in exchange for Pascal Leclaire and nd round pick (Robin Lehner) in the 009 Entry Draft on Mar., 009 8th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR, WASHINGTON () Last Assist: OCT, OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 7/ (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + x x 0/ vs. COL 0/0 vs. VAN x x 0/ vs. OTT Has assists/points in back-to-back games after picking up a helper Oct. at Ottawa. Has not missed a game since making his debut with the club Mar. 7, 009; streak of 88 games (fourth longest streak in club history). #5: Fedor Tyutin (D) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Jul 9, 98 (8 years and months) FEH-dohr TOO-tihn Drafted: NY Rangers' nd pick, 0th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: From NY Rangers with Christian Backman in exchange for Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche on July, 008 8th NHL / th CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR, WASHINGTON () Last Assist: OCT, OTTAWA Career Shootouts: /0 (0%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + x x x 0/ vs. DET 0/8 vs. DAL 0/ vs. DET x Played the 500th game of his NHL career and had an assist Oct. at Ottawa; played in -or-more minutes in every game this season. Notched his first point of the season with an assist Oct. 5 at Dallas; was his first assist in 9 games (Mar., 0 vs. Los Angeles). #58: David Savard (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Oct, 990 ( years) Drafted: Columbusâ rd pick, 9th overall, in the 009 Entry Draft st NHL / st CBJ Season Last Goal: Last Assist: OCT 8, 0 vs DALLAS () Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 - x x x 0/0 vs. VAN x x Made his NHL and Blue Jackets Oct. 7 vs. Nashville; recorded the first point of his NHL career with an assist Oct. 5 at Dallas. Had points in back-to-back games after picking up an assist Oct. 8 vs. Dallas. #6: Rick Nash (R) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jun 6, 98 (7 years and months) Drafted: Columbus' st pick, st overall, in the 00 Entry Draft 9th NHL / 9th CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT, OTTAWA Last Assist: OCT, DETROIT () Career Shootouts: /59 (9%), 6 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 6 + x 5x x x 0/8 vs. DAL 0/ vs. OTT x 0/7 vs. NSH Has points (--) in three-straight games, including a goal Oct. at Ottawa. Picked up -- Oct. vs. Colorado for the 5th multi-point game of his NHL career. Has points in six-of-eight games this season; leads the team and ranks 0th (tied) in the NHL in points.

19 Detroit Red Wings: Media Notes LAST GAME Detroit at Washington 7 October, 0 st Period: WSH (PP) - Green (Backstrom, Ovechkin); WSH - Johansson (Semin, Knuble) nd Period: WSH (PP) - Green (Ovechkin, Wideman); DET (PP) - Kronwall (Datsyuk, Lidstrom); WSH - Perreault (Hendricks, Green) rd Period: WSH - Ward (Laich, Green); WSH - Perreault (Halpern, Hendricks); WSH - Backstrom (Carlson, Brouwer) Shots: DET - (0, 6, 7); WSH - 5 (8, 6, ) PP: DET (-); WSH (-) Goalies: DET - Conklin (L, 8 saves); WSH - Vokoun (W, saves) Stars: Green, WSH; Vokoun, WSH; Perreault, WSH Associated Press Recap: WASHINGTON, DC (AP) - Using effective puck possession, offense in waves, contributions from four lines and standout goaltending, the Washington Capitals ripped a page from the Detroit playbook and beat the Red Wings at their own game to stay perfect this season. Mike Green had two goals and two assists, Matthieu Perreault added two goals, and the Capitals routed the Red Wings 7- on Saturday night in a matchup of the NHL's last remaining unbeaten teams. TIt was only the second time in NHL history that two teams with records of at least 5-0 had faced off. The other occurred Oct., 986, when the 7-0 Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the 5-0 Flyers in Philadelphia. Marcus Johansson, Joel Ward and Nicklas Backstrom also scored for Washington, which is off to a franchise-best 7-0 start. Alex Ovechkin and Matt Hendricks had two assists each. Niklas Kronwall had the lone goal for Detroit, which was trying to open 6-0 for the first time since the 97-7 season. Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom had an assist in his,500th career game. He is the th NHL player to reach that milestone. LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD GAME Columbus at Detroit 5 October, 0 st Period: DET (PP) Franzen (Filppula); DET (PP) Franzen (Filppula); CLB Brassard (Johnson, Nash) nd Period: DET Datsyuk (Holmstrom, Zetterberg) rd Period: CLB (PP) Johnson (Prospal, Vermette); DET (PP) - Lidstrom (Filppula, Holmstrom); DET (EN) Filppula (Franzen, Lidstrom) Shots: CLB - (,, 0); DET - (, 7, ) PP: CLB (-); DET (-5) Goalies: CLB - Mason (L, 8 saves); DET - Howard (W, saves) Stars: Franzen, DET; Filppula, DET; Johnson, CLB CURRENT INJURIES J. Mursak, Fractured Left Ankle (6 games missed) M. Commodore, Lower Body (6 games missed) Man Games Lost (Season Total): RECENT TRANSACTIONS 0// - Recalled J. MacDonald (G) from Grand Rapids (AHL) 0/9/ - Signed P. Mrazek (G) to three-year entry-level contract 0/6/ - Reassigned B. Smith (D) to Grand Rapids (AHL) 0// - Recalled B. Smith (D) from Grand Rapids (AHL) 0/9/ - Reassigned B. Smith (D) to Grand Rapids (AHL) 0/8/ - Recalled B. Smith (D) from Grand Rapids (AHL) and placed M. Commodore (D) on 7-day IR 0// - Assigned J. MacDonald (G), C. Conner (F), L. Pyett (D), G. Exelby (D), D. Janik (D) to Grand Rapids (AHL) 0// - Signed F. Brunnstrom (F) to a one-year, two-way contract

20 DETROIT RED WINGS TEAM NOTES DET is all-time vs CLB DET is -6-- all-time at CLB DET is --5 in their last 9 Tuesday games A DET player has registered a hat trick against CLB on occasions (most recent: H. Zetterberg, /9/08) DET is 5-- the last 59 times they've scored + goals in a game DETROIT RED WINGS PLAYER NOTES P. Datsyuk is PPG behind A. Zhamnov for th place all-time in NHL history amongst Russian-born players (6) P. Datsyuk is assist behind N. Ullman for 6th place all-time in DET team history () P. Datsyuk's next point will tie him with R. Sheppard for 7th place all-time in NHL history (657) D. Cleary's next assist will tie him with F. Smith, P. MacDonald, and M. Lapointe for 57th place in DET history () D. Cleary is goals away from becoming the rd player to score 00 goals as a Red Wing D. Cleary played in his 500th NHL game on //07 at CLB D. Cleary recorded the first hat trick of his career on /8/06 at CLB T. Bertuzzi is points behind M. Straka and P. Nedved for 88th place all-time in NHL history (77) T. Bertuzzi is goals behind T. Lysiak and M. Ridley for 8nd place all-time in NHL history (9) N. Lidstrom's next SHG will tie him with N. Libbett for 9th place in DET team history () N. Lidstrom tallied 0G-5A-5P in 5 Tuesday games last season J. MacDonald recorded his nd career shutout on /7/ at CLB (-0 W, 7 saves) D. Miller has tallied G-A-6P in his last 6 games vs CLB J. Franzen has registered 6G-8A-P in his last October games N. Kronwall recorded his first career multi-point game on //09 at CLB N. Kronwall notched his first career PPG on /7/06 at CLB V. Filppula has registered G-5A-7P in his last GP V. Filppula has registered 5G-5A-0P in his last 7 games vs CLB J. Abdelkader recorded his first career multi-goal game on //09 at CLB H. Zetterberg tallied his 00th career point on 0//05 at CLB H. Zetterberg played in his 00th career game /8/09 at CLB H. Zetterberg registered G-A-8P in 5 Tuesday games last season HOLMSTROM NEARING TOP 5 IN ALL-TIME DET PPG: All-Time Red Wings Power Play Goals: - G. Howe, 09 - S. Yzerman, Steve, 0 - N. Lidstrom,8 - S. Fedorov, Sergei,7 5 - B. Shanahan, T. Holmstrom, HOW THE TEAM WAS BUILT J. Abdelkader: Drafted in the nd round (nd overall) in 005. Signed to a two-year contract (08//00) T. Bertuzzi: Signed as an unrestricted free agent (08/8/009) F. Brunnstrom: Invited to training camp (08//0). Signed as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year, two-way contract (0/0/0) D. Cleary: Signed as an unrestricted free agent (0/0/005). Signed to a five-year contract extension (0//008) M. Commodore: Signed as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year contract (07/0/0) T. Conklin: Signed as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year contract (07/0/0) P. Datsyuk: Drafted in the 6th round (7st overall) on (06/7/998). Re-signed to a seven-year contract (0/06/007) P. Eaves: Signed as a free agent (08/0/009). Re-signed to a three-year contract (07/0/0) C. Emmerton: Drafted in the nd round (st overall) in 006. Signed to a three-year contract extension on 0/8/0 J. Ericsson: Drafted in the 9th round (9st overall) in 00. Re-signed to a three-year contract (06/0/0) V. Filppula: Drafted in the rd round (95th overall) in 00. Re-signed as a restricted free agent to a five-year contract (07/0/008) J. Franzen: Drafted in the rd round (97th overall) in 00. Signed to an -year contract (0//009)