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1 Nashville Predators Game Notes Sat, Nov 9, 0 NHL Game #8 Nashville Predators ( pts) Columbus Blue Jackets - - (8 pts) Team Game: 9 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 9 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 5 Pekka Rinne Anders Lindback # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 L Blake Geoffrion D Shea Weber (C) D Jonathon Blum D Kevin Klein R Martin Erat C David Legwand C Mike Fisher L Nick Spaling C Craig Smith R Niclas Bergfors - 0 D Ryan Suter (A) R Jordin Tootoo R Brian McGrattan R Matt Halischuk C Jerred Smithson R Patric Hornqvist 7 7 C Colin Wilson D Jack Hillen D Francis Bouillon 0-7 L Sergei Kostitsyn 8 8 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Steve Mason Curtis Sanford # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Marc Methot 0-6 D John Moore D Aaron Johnson D Nikita Nikitin C Jeff Carter (A) L Matt Calvert 0-6 D Grant Clitsome R Derek Dorsett C Derick Brassard 6-7 C Mark Letestu L RJ Umberger (A) C Ryan Johansen 5 7 D James Wisniewski (A) L Vinny Prospal C Derek MacKenzie 8 6 C Samuel Pahlsson C Cody Bass R Jared Boll C Antoine Vermette (A) D Fedor Tyutin R Rick Nash (C) President of Hockey Operations/GM Assistant General Manager Director of Hockey Operations Head Coach Associate, Assistant & Goalie Coaches, Video Coordinator David Poile Paul Fenton Brian Poile Barry Trotz Peter Horachek, Lane Lambert & Mitch Korn, Lawrence Feloney 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 Tonight's Officials Referees Dan O'Rourke (#9), Don Van Massenhoven (#) Linesmen Lonnie Cameron (#7), Pierre Racicot (#65) Ntl. Anthem Teea Goins Video Judge Tony Paradise/Bob Sloan Today's Schedule LAK : :00 WPG : :00 BUF : 7:00 TOR : 7:00 MTL : 7:00 NYI : 7:00 TBL : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 MIN : 7:00 DAL : 7:00 FLA : 7:0 EDM : 8:00

2 Nashville Predators: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Blake Geoffrion L 6' " 90 Feb, 988 Plantation, FL, USA 6 Shea Weber D 6' " Aug, 985 Sicamous, BC, CAN 7 Jonathon Blum D 6' " 90 Jan 0, 989 Long Beach, CA, USA 8 Kevin Klein D 6' " 00 Dec, 98 Kitchener, ON, CAN 0 Martin Erat R 6' 0" 0 Aug 9, 98 Trebic, CZE David Legwand C 6' " 0 Aug 7, 980 Detroit, MI, USA Mike Fisher C 6' " 08 Jun 5, 980 Peterborough, ON, CAN Nick Spaling L 6' " 98 Sep 9, 988 Palmerston, ON, CAN 5 Craig Smith C 6' " 97 Sep 5, 989 Madison, WI, USA 8 Niclas Bergfors R 5' 0" 9 Mar 7, 987 Sodertalje, SWE 0 Ryan Suter D 6' " 98 Jan, 985 Madison, WI, USA Jordin Tootoo R 5' 9" 99 Feb, 98 Churchill, MB, CAN Brian McGrattan R 6' " 5 Sep, 98 Hamilton, ON, CAN Matt Halischuk R 6' 0" 85 Jun, 988 Toronto, ON, CAN 5 Jerred Smithson C 6' " 09 Feb, 979 Vernon, BC, CAN 7 Patric Hornqvist R 6' 0" 88 Jan, 987 Sollentuna, SWE Colin Wilson C 6' " 0 Oct 0, 989 Greenwich, CT, USA 5 Pekka Rinne G 6' 5" 09 Nov, 98 Kempele, FIN 8 Jack Hillen D 5' 0" 90 Jan, 986 Minnetonka, MN, USA 9 Anders Lindback G 6' 6" 0 May, 988 Gavle, SWE 5 Francis Bouillon D 5' 8" 98 Oct 7, 975 New York City, NY, USA 7 Sergei Kostitsyn L 6' 0" 07 Mar 0, 987 Novopolotsk, BLR Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 0 Age: 6.9 Injured Reserve List ( Players) Teemu Laakso D 6' " 5 Aug 7, 987 Tuusula, FIN Goal Streaks MARTIN ERAT ( / Games) Assist Streaks MIKE FISHER ( / Games) SHEA WEBER ( / Games) Point Streaks SHEA WEBER (-- / Games) MARTIN ERAT (-- / Games) MIKE FISHER (0-- / Games) 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 6 Nikita Nikitin D 6' " 7 Jun 6, 986 Omsk, RUS 7 Jeff Carter C 6' " 99 Jan, 985 London, ON, CAN Matt Calvert L 5' 0" 87 Dec, 989 Brandon, MB, 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 7 Mark Letestu C 5' " 95 Feb, 985 Elk Point, AB, 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 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 0 Jared Boll R 6' " 9 May, 986 Charlotte, NC, USA 50 Antoine Vermette C 6' " 98 Jul 0, 98 St. Agapit, QC, CAN 5 Fedor Tyutin D 6' " 6 Jul 9, 98 Izhevsk, RUS 6 Rick Nash R 6' " 9 Jun 6, 98 Brampton, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 7.0 Injured Reserve List ( Players) Radek Martinek D 6' " 0 Aug, 976 Havlicko Brod, CZE 0 Kristian Huselius L 6' " 8 Nov 0, 978 Osterhaninge, SWE Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks NIKITA NIKITIN ( / Games) GRANT CLITSOME ( / Games) Point Streaks NIKITA NIKITIN (0-- / Games) GRANT CLITSOME (0-- / Games)

3 Nashville Predators: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 5 Craig Smith : C David Legwand : D 6 Shea Weber : R 7 Patric Hornqvist : D 0 Ryan Suter : L 7 Sergei Kostitsyn : C Colin Wilson : R 0 Martin Erat : C Mike Fisher :9.6 6 R Matt Halischuk : L Nick Spaling : D 8 Kevin Klein : D 7 Jonathon Blum : R Jordin Tootoo : D 8 Jack Hillen : R 8 Niclas Bergfors : L 5 Blake Geoffrion : D 5 Francis Bouillon : 0.0 C 5 Jerred Smithson : R Brian McGrattan : D Teemu Laakso : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 5 Pekka Rinne Anders Lindback 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 :.9 5 D Grant Clitsome : C 9 Ryan Johansen :9.5 9 D 5 Fedor Tyutin :0 0.0 C 50 Antoine Vermette : 5. 9 D 5 Aaron Johnson : L 8 RJ Umberger :7.7 8 D James Wisniewski : C Derek MacKenzie : C 6 Derick Brassard :. 8 C 7 Mark Letestu : L Matt Calvert : D 6 Nikita Nikitin :9 0.0 C 7 Jeff Carter : R 5 Derek Dorsett : C 6 Samuel Pahlsson : D John Moore : D Radek Martinek : D Marc Methot : C Cody Bass : R 0 Jared Boll : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Steve Mason Curtis Sanford

4 Columbus Blue Nashville Predators Team Records Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators Last game: Thursday AT BOSTON (- O) Thursday VS TORONTO (- W) Next game: Saturday AT NASHVILLE Saturday VS COLUMBUS Overall record/streak: - - / OTL / Win / Undef Home record/streak: / Lost - - / Win / Undef 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 Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Columbus Blue Nashville Predators Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: 0 9 (. avg.) Opponents: (.6 avg.) Nashville Predators: (.8 avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: (. avg.) Opponents: (8.6 avg.) Nashville Predators: (5.9 avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-5th NHL) 9 6. (st NHL) Home: 6 5. (T-th NHL) (9th NHL) Road: 5. (rd NHL) (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-5th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-7th NHL) Penalty Killing Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators G Att % G Att % Overall: (8th NHL) (T-6th NHL) Home: (th NHL) (th NHL) Road: 0 6. (0th NHL) (6th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-rd NHL) Penalties Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 8.6 (rd NHL) 8. (T-8th NHL) Goal Situations Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : on : 0 0 on : 0 on : on : on : on 5: on 5: 6 7 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Columbus Blue Nashville Predators Situations Individual Leaders Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators Points: V. PROSPAL (),R. NASH (),G. CLITSOME (0) C. SMITH (),D. LEGWAND (),S. WEBER () Goals: V. PROSPAL (5),R. JOHANSEN (5),R. NASH () P. HORNQVIST (7),C. SMITH (7),D. LEGWAND (5) Assists: V. PROSPAL (9),R. NASH (8),G. CLITSOME (7) D. LEGWAND (9),S. WEBER (9),S. KOSTITSYN (8) PP Goals: R. NASH (),M. LETESTU (),V. PROSPAL () C. SMITH (),R. SUTER (),D. LEGWAND () SH Goals: D. MACKENZIE (),A. VERMETTE () M. ERAT (),R. SUTER (),S. WEBER () GW Goals: R. JOHANSEN () D. LEGWAND (),M. ERAT (),R. SUTER () + Goals: PIM: D. DORSETT (5),C. BASS (7),J. BOLL () B. MCGRATTAN (9),J. TOOTOO (),J. SMITHSON (6) Shots: R. NASH (6),R. UMBERGER (5),V. PROSPAL (8) S. WEBER (56),C. SMITH (5),P. HORNQVIST (9) +/-: D. MACKENZIE (+),R. JOHANSEN (+),A. JOHNSON (-) S. WEBER (+8),R. SUTER (+5),D. LEGWAND (+5) Shootout Columbus Blue Jackets Shooter G/S % GDG Mark Letestu / Rick Nash / Vinny Prospal 0 / Antoine Vermette 0 / Jeff Carter 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Curtis Sanford 0 - /. Steve Mason 0 - /.000 Nashville Predators Shooter G/S % GDG Matt Halischuk 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Pekka Rinne 0 - /.000 Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Rick Nash Vinny Prospal Grant Clitsome Fedor Tyutin 0 Mark Letestu 0 Derick Brassard Nikita Nikitin 0 Ryan Johansen 0 Aaron Johnson 0 Derek MacKenzie 0 RJ Umberger 0 Antoine Vermette 0 James Wisniewski 0 Nashville Predators Player G A P David Legwand 5 Craig Smith Ryan Suter Shea Weber Colin Wilson Sergei Kostitsyn 0 Patric Hornqvist 0 Mike Fisher 0 Martin Erat 0 Short Handed Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Derek MacKenzie 0 Antoine Vermette 0 RJ Umberger 0 Grant Clitsome 0 Nashville Predators Player G A P Ryan Suter Martin Erat 0 Shea Weber 0 David Legwand 0 Nick Spaling 0

7 Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators (-0) Season Series Columbus Predators Blue Jackets Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Oct 7, 0 8,7 Pekka Rinne / Steve Mason Matt Halischuk Blue Jackets Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Rick Nash Vinny Prospal Jeff Carter Derek Dorsett Kris Russell Grant Clitsome Marc Methot Fedor Tyutin R.J. Umberger Antoine Vermette Radek Martinek Derek MacKenzie Sammy Pahlsson Ryan Johansen David Savard Cameron Atkinson Matthew Calvert Derick Brassard Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Steve Mason Power play 0-5 (0%) Penalty Killing - (66.7%) Predators Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Ryan Suter Matt Halischuk Craig Smith Sergei Kostitsyn Cal O'Reilly Shea Weber David Legwand Blake Geoffrion Patric Hornqvist Teemu Laakso Kevin Klein Jordin Tootoo Jerred Smithson Martin Erat Colin Wilson Jack Hillen Jonathon Blum Nick Spaling Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Pekka Rinne Power play - (.%) Penalty Killing 5-5 (00%)

8 Nashville Predators: Media Notes FOR THE PREDATORS 0- MEDIA GUIDE VISIT: nashvillepredators.com/mediaguide MAN-GAMES LOST DUE TO INJURY: 8 David Legwand is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Teemu Laakso is out with an upper-body injury ERAT STREAKS With a two-goal performance on Thursday night, Martin Erat continued his offensive hot streak for the Predators. The Trebic, Czech Republic native has posted points in seven of nine games since returning from injury on Oct. 9, amassing nine points (5g-a) in that span; Erat was knocked out of the season opener vs. Columbus and missed Nashville s next eight games. His effort on Thursday was the th two-goal game of his career, and the first since Dec. 7, 00 against New Jersey. He was also a plus-three for the second straight game. Nashville is now -0-0 on the season when Erat scores. DYNAMIC DUO After combining for just six points in Nashville s first nine games, the defense pairing of Shea Weber and Ryan Suter is leading the way for the Predators. Weber (g-9a-pts) has posted nine points (g-6a), and Suter (g-7a-pts) has notched eight points (g-6a) in Nashville s last nine games. Weber has been on the ice for of Nashville s goals scored this season, while Suter has been on the ice for 0 of Nashville s goals scored, which puts them both among the League s Top 0 in the category. Suter and Weber have been present for the last eight Predator goals going back to the Predators,000th regular-season game last Saturday, while Weber has been on the ice for the last nine goals scored dating back to Nov. 9 at Anaheim. The duo ranks among the League s top three in plus/minus for the season, as Nashville s captain paces all NHLers (+8) and Suter (+5) is tied for second. Both posted plus-four efforts on Thursday night it was Suter s first plus-four since Jan. 5, 0 against Anaheim and the first time Weber has hit the plus-four mark since posting a plus-five in an 8-0 victory over Detroit on Feb. 8, 009. Suter has led the team in ice time in all but six contests this season, and ranks second in the League in average ice time (7:6). Weber, who has led the team the five times, ranks sixth (6:8). RINNE RELOADED Pekka Rinne is 8-- in his last starts dating back to an Oct. shutout at Calgary with a.7 goals-against average, a.98 save percentage and three shutouts his win total is tops in the League since that date. For the season, he is 0-- with a. goalsagainst average and a.96 save percentage. The Kempele, Finland native is tied for second among all goaltenders in wins (0), and leads the NHL in both shots faced (5) and saves (508). LAST 0 GAMES In its last 0 games, Nashville has posted a 7-- record (6pts), helping the club move from th in the topsy-turvy Western Conference prior to the stretch to fourth entering the weekend. The Predators have gone -0- at home and -- on the road during the stretch. They have been outshot or had an equal number of shots as their opponent in nine of those 0 games, but have moved into first in the NHL in wins when being outshot (9). Nashville has outscored its opponents - overall dating back to Oct. 7 against Tampa, while holding a 6-7 goal advantage in five home games. The Predators penalty kill has been integral to the club s success the past 0 games and all season long. They ve been perfect 0 times through 8 games, ranking sixth in the NHL (87.8 percent). LAST TIME OUT: Predators, Toronto at Bridgestone Arena Martin Erat posted his second consecutive two-point effort (g), after posting a goal and an assist against Washington on Tuesday. He also dished out a game-high five hits. Mike Fisher posted his second straight multi-assist game (a). Sergei Kostitsyn tied a career high with three points/assists; his other three-assist performance came on Feb. 0, 00 against Washington. With his first game-winning goal of the season, Ryan Suter has already tied his goals total () from the previous two campaigns. He scored just four goals in 70 games played in 00- and 8 games played in His career high is eight goals set in Brian McGrattan compiled a career-high 5 penalty minutes. His total was also a season-high for a Predator. The Predators were outshot for the 5th time this season, the most of any NHL team. Nashville allowed shots in the third period to tie for the third highest shots against total in a single frame, and second highest on home ice. Toronto s shots in the third also tied Nashville s shot total for the game. QUICK HITS: In their 0 victories this season, the Predators have received game-winning goals from 0 different players. The Predators are now 0-- when they have scored at least two goals, and are 8-0- when holding their opponent to two goals or less. In the last games, the Predators are 8-for- on the penalty kill (90. percent).

9 Jonathon Blum ranks among the League s top five in blocked shots (5). With 50 hits on the season, Jerred Smithson ranks among the League s Top-0 in the category. Nashville Head Coach Barry Trotz notched his 65th career win on Thursday vs. Toronto, passing Edmonton s Glen Sather for fifth on the games won with a single team list. TONIGHT S STORYLINES VS. COLUMBUS The Blue Jackets make their first trip to Bridgestone Arena tonight for the second match-up of the season between these two Central Division foes. The home team has won 9-of- games dating back to Dec. 7, 007. Nashville boasts the longest active home winning streak in the NHL with 7 wins on home ice against the Jackets. In the season opener for both squads on Oct. 7, the Predators edged the Blue Jackets - at Nationwide Arena. Seven different players posted points for the Predators, including Ryan Suter, who opened Nashville s 0- schedule with his nd multiple-point effort (g- a). Rookie Craig Smith scored his first NHL goal in his NHL debut, becoming the first Predator to score a goal in his club debut since Joel Ward on Oct. 0, 008 at St. Louis. Matt Halischuk notched his second game-winning goal in as many contests against Columbus after he scored just 9 seconds into the final frame. Halischuk also had the GWG in the second-to-last game of the 00- season against Columbus, a - victory. Pekka Rinne, who made saves, weathered Columbus late offensive attack to secure the Predators first victory of the season. Nashville closed out its 00- home schedule against the Jackets on April 8, 0. The Blue Jackets outshot the Predators 5-5, but Rinne stopped of those shots in the - win, giving him a career-high wins on the year. Patric Hornqvist led the Preds with three points (g-a) on the night. While Halischuk and Sergei Kostitsyn also scored. Nashville has outscored Columbus 5-0 during the 7-game home winning streak, with five of the last seven contests decided by one goal, and four of those needing overtime/a shootout to decide a victor. Going beyond the home winning streak, the Predators have only one regulation loss to the Blue Jackets at Bridgestone Arena since the start of the 00-0 season, going 6--()- in that span. Overall, Nashville is 7-5- in the series since , and --()- against the Jackets all time. Shea Weber has amassed points (7g-5a) in career games against the Blue Jackets, his highest total of any team. In addition to his three-point (g-a) effort on Jan., 0, Nashville s captain posted a career-high four points (g-a) against Columbus on Oct. 8, 008 Martin Erat has 0 points (g-7a) in nine games against the Blue Jackets since the start of the season. The Trebic, Czech Republic native has more career goals and points against the Blue Jackets than any other team in the League (g-9a-pts, 8gp), including points (9g-a) in games since the start of the 00-0 campaign Nashville s 007 first-round pick Jonathon Blum made his NHL debut against the Blue Jackets on Feb., 00 in the arena where he took the stage as the rd overall pick (first round) in the 007 Entry Draft. The Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., native scored his first NHL goal against the Blue Jackets on Feb. 7, 0, a - victory Jordin Tootoo has 95 penalty minutes in 8 games against Columbus, the highest total of any player against a single team in franchise history. HOME SUCCESS The Nashville Predators look to continue their success on home ice during this five-game homestand, and throughout 0-, after being among the League s best on home ice since the campaign. Last season, Nashville was one of just three teams (along with Conference-winners Vancouver and Washington) to amass more than 55 points and have fewer than 0 regulation losses on home ice, finishing with a -9-8 record (56 points). It marked the sixth consecutive season the Predators have posted at least home victories, making them the only franchise to do so. Since the start of the campaign, the Predators have posted 59 wins on home ice good for third in the League behind Detroit (65) and San Jose (6). REMEMBERING WADE BELAK The Nashville Predators are honoring former teammate and club employee Wade Belak who died tragically on August in several ways throughout the 0-. There are two logos being used to remember Belak a No. logo which is in the bottom left of each players helmet and an internal logo which can be found on the wall of the Predators dressing room and on team apparel. The team also has a firefighter helmet which goes to the player of the game after a win, as selected by the previous player who had it. Belak was a member of the Williamson County (Nashville suburbs) Fire and Rescue Squad.

10 Nashville Predators: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. Columbus Blue Jackets W p,5, / 87+ St Louis Blues W p,p,8, / //0 Phoenix Coyotes L s, / /5/0 New Jersey Devils O** p, / Edmonton Oilers L / Vancouver Canucks L / Calgary Flames W , / /5/0 San Jose Sharks L p / /7/0 Tampa Bay Lightning W ,,7,, / /9/0 Anaheim Ducks W ,0,6p / 695 Chicago Blackhawks O* ,5,7p, / Phoenix Coyotes W ,, / 678 San Jose Sharks W* ,7,0p, / 756+ Los Angeles Kings L ,5p, / Anaheim Ducks W ,,0s, / 59 6 //0 Montréal Canadiens O* s / /5/0 Washington Capitals W ,, / /7/0 Toronto Maple Leafs W ,0,0, / /9/0 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 //0 Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames 5 Vancouver Canucks 6 /0/0 Buffalo Sabres 7 /06/0 Phoenix Coyotes 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 9 /0/0 Anaheim Ducks 0 //0 Calgary Flames /5/0 Detroit Red Wings /7/0 St Louis Blues Washington Capitals //0 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Dallas Stars 6 /6/0 Detroit Red Wings 7 /8/0 Minnesota Wild 8 St Louis Blues 9 0/0/0 Calgary Flames 0 0/05/0 Dallas Stars 0/07/0 Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche 0//0 Colorado Avalanche 0//0 Philadelphia Flyers 5 New York Islanders 6 New York Rangers 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 8 0//0 Chicago Blackhawks 9 0//0 Columbus Blue Jackets 50 Chicago Blackhawks 5 Minnesota Wild 5 Philadelphia Flyers 5 0/0/0 St Louis Blues 5 0/07/0 Vancouver Canucks 55 Ottawa Senators 56 Boston Bruins 57 0//0 Chicago Blackhawks 58 Detroit Red Wings 59 Dallas Stars 60 0//0 Vancouver Canucks 6 0//0 St Louis Blues 6 0/5/0 San Jose Sharks 6 0/7/0 Los Angeles Kings 6 Carolina Hurricanes 65 Florida Panthers 66 0/06/0 Los Angeles Kings 67 0/08/0 Colorado Avalanche 68 0/0/0 Detroit Red Wings 69 Phoenix Coyotes 70 San Jose Sharks 7 Los Angeles Kings 7 Anaheim Ducks 7 0/0/0 Edmonton Oilers 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 75 0//0 Winnipeg Jets 76 Chicago Blackhawks 77 St Louis Blues 78 Detroit Red Wings 79 0//0 Chicago Blackhawks 80 0/0/0 Minnesota Wild 8 0/05/0 Dallas Stars 8 Colorado Avalanche

11 Nashville Predators: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. LAAKSO # GEOFFRION #5 WEBER #6 BLUM #7 KLEIN #8 ERAT #0 LEGWAND # Oct CBJ 0-0 /- :6 0-0 /0 8:8 0-5/ 5:5 0-0 /0 :8 0-0 /0 : /- 5: 0-0/ 8:8 Oct STL 0-0 0/0 9: /0 :6 0- /0 7:0 0-0 / :0-0 (W) / :05 DND - / 9:7 Oct Vs PHX 0-0 0/0 : /0 :5 0-0 /0 7:0 0-0 /- 0: 0-0 /- 0: INJ 0- /- 9:9 Oct 5 Vs N.J 0-0 /- :7 0-0 /0 9: /0 7: 0-0 / :06 0- / :05 INJ 0- /0 :09 Oct EDM 0-0 0/ 0: /0 : /0 6: 0-0 0/- 0:9 0-0/- 0:8 INJ 0-0 0/0 : Oct VAN 0-0 /- : /- :6 0-0 /0 :5 0- /- : /- : INJ 0-0 0/ 7:8 CGY 0-0 0/ 9: 0-0 0/ 9: 0-0 /0 7: 0-0 0/ : / : INJ 0-0 /0 7: Oct 5 Vs S.J DND 0-0 0/0 6:59 0- /- : /- 7:5 0-0 /- 0: INJ 0-0 /0 : Oct 7 Vs T.B DND 0-0/ 6: / 5: 0- / 6: 0-0 /- :05 INJ 0-0 /- 9:09 Oct 9 Vs ANA DND 0-0 /0 9:5 - / 7: /0 : /0 8:6-0 / 8:9 0- / :6 CHI DND 0-0 0/0 0:0 0-0 / 8: 0-0 0/0 9: 0- /- : 0-0/- 9: - /- :7 PHX DND 0- / 9: / 6:58-0 (W) / : 0-0 / 9:9 0-0 /0 8:5 0-5/ 9:6 Nov S.J 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/0 8: 0-5/ 6: 0-0 0/- : DND 0- /- 8: -0 (W) 5/ :08 Nov L.A 0-0 0/0 0: /- :0 0- / 0:5 0-0 /- 7:5 DND 0- /0 : /0 :08 Nov ANA DND 0-0 /0 0:8 0-0 / 7: /- :0 0-0 / 9:09-0 (W) 5/ 6:55 DND Nov Vs MTL DND 0-0 /0 :9-0 / 8: 0-0 0/0 :0 0-0 /- : /- 0:0 DND Nov 5 Vs WSH INJ 0-0 0/0 : - / : /0 5: /- :7 - / 8:0 DND Nov 7 Vs TOR INJ 0-0 0/0 :9 0- / 5: /0 5: /0 9:5-0 / 7:9 DND Date Opp. FISHER # SPALING # SMITH #5 O'REILLY #6 BERGFORS #8 SUTER #0 STORTINI # Oct CBJ MIN 0-0 5/- : -0 5/ :7 0- / 6:9 DND - / 6:8 DND Oct STL MIN 0- / 8:9 - / : /- :00 DND 0-0 0/0 8:8 0-0 /0 :5 Oct Vs PHX MIN 0-0 /- 8:8 0-0 /- 5: /0 :5 0-0 /- 9:9-0 /0 7:56 MIN Oct 5 Vs N.J MIN 0-0 0/ 9: 0-0 /0 7: /- :6 DND 0-0 5/0 9:09 MIN Oct EDM MIN 0-0 0/0 : /0 5: /- : DND 0-0 /0 8:7 MIN Oct VAN MIN 0-0 /- 7: /- : DND 0-0 /0 8:5 0-0 /0 6:6 MIN CGY MIN 0-0 /0 8: 0- / 6:5 DND -0 (W) / : /0 7: MIN Oct 5 Vs S.J 0-0/- 9:0 0-0 /- :0-0 6/- 9: DND DND 0-0 0/- 5:7 MIN Oct 7 Vs T.B - / 0: - (W) / 6: 0- / 7:8 DND 0-0 /0 8: / 5:05 MIN Oct 9 Vs ANA 0-0 /0 :9 0-0 /0 :9 0-0 / 7:59 DND DND 0- / 7:8 MIN CHI DND INJ -0 /- 5:6 DND 0-0/0 6:0 0-5/0 8:8 MIN PHX 0-0 0/0 9:6 INJ 0-6/ : DND 0-0 0/ 7: / 7:9 MIN Nov S.J 0-0 /- 9:59 INJ 0-0 /- 6:5 Traded to PHX 0-0 /0 7:0-0 / 7: MIN Nov L.A 0-0 /0 : INJ -0 /- 8: /- :56 0- / : MIN Nov ANA 0-0 5/0 9:5 INJ - 6/ 5: 0-0 /- 6: /0 7:9 MIN Nov Vs MTL 0-0 /- :5 0- / : /- 5: 0-0 0/0 8:5 0- / 8: MIN Nov 5 Vs WSH 0-5/ 8: /0 : /0 5: /0 0: 0-0 5/ :05 MIN Nov 7 Vs TOR 0- / 9: 0-0 / 6:0 0-0 /0 6:8 DND - (W) / 5: MIN Date Opp. TOOTOO # MCGRATTAN # HALISCHUK # SMITHSON #5 HORNQVIST #7 Oct CBJ 0-0 0/ :9-0 (W) / 5:5 0-0 /0 :7 0-0 /0 0:9 0-0 / :7 0-0 /- :9 Oct STL 0-0 0/- : /- 5: /0 5:7 0-0 /0 :7 0- / : 0-0 /0 0:58 Oct Vs PHX 0-0 /0 5: /0 6: / 6:5 0-0 /- : DND -0 5/- 8:0 DND Oct 5 Vs N.J 0- / : 0-0 0/0 :5 0-0 /- 5:59-0 /0 9: /0 9: -0 /0 8:7 0-0 /- :5 Oct EDM 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/0 :9 0-0 /0 6:0 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /- 0:5 0-0 /- 8: /0 :0 Oct VAN 0-0 /- 8: /0 9: -0 / :6 0-0 /- : 0-0 /- :5 0-0/ 5:6 DND CGY 0-0 0/0 5: 0-0/ 6:08 0- / 5: 0-0 /0 8:7 0-0 /0 6:0 0-0 /0 :59 0-0/ 9:5 Oct 5 Vs S.J 0-0 /- 5: 0-0 0/0 : /- : /- : 0-0 0/0 :0 0-0 /- 7: /0 :8 Oct 7 Vs T.B 0-0 / :5 DND 0- /0 :0 0-0 / 6: -0 / : 0-0 /- 8:0 0- / :0 Oct 9 Vs ANA 0- / :6 0-0 /0 5:6 0-0 /0 6: 0-0 /0 : -0 (W) 7/ 0: 0- / : / : CHI 0- / : /0 : /- : 0-0 0/0 9:9-0 /- 6: 0-0 /0 6:50 0- / : PHX 0-0 0/0 :8 DND -0 / 8: / 5:5-0 5/ 7:5 0- / 8: / : Nov S.J 0-0 /0 : /0 :9 0-0 /0 6: /0 : - / 9:5 0-6/ 8:6 0-0 /0 :9 Nov L.A 0-0 /- : /- : -0 / : /- :9-0 7/ 6:5 0-0 / 6: 0-0 0/0 0:7 Nov ANA 0-0 0/- : /0 5: 0-0 /0 6: /- 7:8 0- / 7:9 - / 7: /- :0 Nov Vs MTL 0-0 0/0 : DND 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/ :6 0-0 /- 7:0 0-0 /- 7:5 0-0 /0 0: Nov 5 Vs WSH 0-0 /0 :0 DND 0-0 /0 0: / 5: 0-0 /- 6:08-0 (W) /0 7: /0 :8 Nov 7 Vs TOR 0-0 /0 : /0 6:5-0 / 9: / :7 0-0 /0 6: /0 6: /0 :7 WILSON # HILLEN #8

12 Nashville Predators: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. EKHOLM # BOUILLON #5 THANG #65 KOSTITSYN #7 RINNE #5 LINDBACK #9 Oct CBJ DND INJ MIN 0-0/- 5:5 /W 60 DNP Oct STL DND INJ MIN 0-0/ 8:9 /W 60 DNP Oct Vs PHX 0-0 0/0 :0 INJ MIN 0- /0 6:7 /0L 60 DNP Oct 5 Vs N.J DND INJ MIN 0- /0 9:5 /O 65 DNP Oct EDM DND INJ MIN -0 /0 8: /L 59 DNP Oct VAN 0-0 /- :0 INJ MIN 0-0 /- 6:5 /6L 0 / 0 CGY MIN INJ MIN -0 / 8:6 0/W 60 DNP Oct 5 Vs S.J MIN 0-0 0/0 7: MIN 0-0 /- 8:57 /5L 59 DNP Oct 7 Vs T.B MIN 0-0 /- 9:9 MIN - / 9: /W 60 DNP Oct 9 Vs ANA MIN 0-0 0/ 8:5 MIN DND 0/0W 60 DNP CHI MIN 0-0 /- 5: /0 8: DND 5/5O 6 DNP PHX MIN 0-0 / 9: MIN 0-0 0/0 5:0 0/5W 60 DNP Nov S.J MIN 0- / : MIN DND /8W 6 DNP Nov L.A MIN 0-0 /- 8: MIN DND DNP /0L 59 Nov ANA MIN 0-0 / : MIN 0-0 0/0 0: /W 60 DNP Nov Vs MTL MIN 0-0 0/- :55 MIN 0-0 0/0 5: /5O 6 DNP Nov 5 Vs WSH MIN 0-0 0/- :5 MIN 0-0 0/ :0 /0W 60 DNP Nov 7 Vs TOR MIN 0-0 0/0 9: MIN 0-0/ 9:50 /9W 60 DNP

13 Nashville Predators: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Barry Trotz * Jack Adams Award finalist in both 00 &0 * The only coach to lead his team to the postseason in 6 of the last 7 seasons, and did so in 0- so despite having lost 8 man-games to injury, a number that ranked among the Top 5 in the NHL. The other 5 teams to advance to the playoffs in 6 of the last 7 have had a combined coaching changes. * Has the nd-longest current NHL coaching tenure (00 games); the only NHL coach who has been with their club longer is Lindy Ruff (BUF). Fourth on the games coached with a single franchise list. * Passed Roger Neilson for 9th on the all-time wins list on Nov. at PHX (6). * He also fifth on the wins with one franchise list (65), passing Edmonton s Glen Sather on Nov. 7 (6). Toe Blake (Montreal) is in the fourth spot with 500 wins. * Works closely with Best Buddies of TN, who creates opportunities for disabled people, My Friends House, who helps teens in need of better family situations and Peterson for Parkinson's Foundation. #5: Pekka Rinne (G) 6' 5", 09 lbs. / Nov, 98 (9 years) PECK-ah REEN-eh Drafted: Nashvilleâs tenth choice, 58th overall (eighth round), in the 00 NHL Entry Draft (June 7, 00). rd NHL / rd NSH Season Last Win: NOV 7, 0 vs TORONTO Last SO: NOV, PHOENIX (5) Career Shootouts: 80/05 (.76), 7-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 9 0/5 vs. NJD x Surpassed Tomas Vokoun for the franchise's all-time shutout mark with the nd of his career on Oct. 9 against Anaheim. All his shutouts have come since Dec., 008, putting him first in the League since that date. Recorded his 00th career win with a shutout victory against ANA on Oct Vezina Trophy runner-up Credits Pesapallo (Finnish baseball) with improving his eye-hand coordination growning up. Learn more about the sport at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pesapallo or balisunset.hubpages.com/hub/an-introduction-pesapallo--the-finnish-baseball Participated in a Science of Hockey video shoot for NBC Scholastic at the 0 Player Media Tour. The lessons he was involved in will be distributed to hundreds of schools across the United States. Titles won: 00 and 005 Finnish Elite League titles #9: Anders Lindback (G) 6' 6", 0 lbs. / May, 988 ( years and 6 months) AN-duhrs LIHND-bak Drafted: Nashville's seventh choice, 07th overall (seventh round), in 008 Entry Draft. st NHL / st NSH Season Last Win: MAR 0, BUFFALO () Last SO: DEC, 00 vs NY ISLANDERS () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 0 6 /8 vs. LAK /8 vs. LAK Started his first game of the season on Nov. 7 at Los Angeles. Made his season debut on Oct. 0 at Vancouver, stopping -of- shots in 0 minutes of play. An athletic goaltender that uses his size and quick reflexes to keep the puck out of the net. The tallest player ever drafted by the Predators. He was Nashville's seventh choice, 07th overall (seventh round), in the 008 Entry Draft. The tallest goaltender in the NHL, and together with Pekka Rinne, forms the tallest netminding duo in NHL history.

14 #: Teemu Laakso (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Aug 7, 987 ( years and months) TEE-moo LAK-soh Drafted: Nashville's second choice, 78th overall (third round), in 005 Entry Draft st NHL / st NSH Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp : + x /5 vs. SJS 0/0 vs. VAN /8 vs. LAK x On Injured Reserve with an upper-body injury Moves the puck out of trouble and isn t afraid to play with an edge. Models his game after Scott Stevens, who was his favorite player growing up #5: Blake Geoffrion (L) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Feb, 988 ( years and 9 months) BLAYK JEHF-REE-ohn Drafted: Nashville's first selection, 56th overall (second round) in the 006 Entry Draft. st NHL / st NSH Season Last Goal: MAR 0, BUFFALO (7) Last Assist: NOV, PHOENIX (6) Season Career Career vs. Opp : x x 0/9 vs. ANA 0/7 vs. EDM / vs. MTL 0/9 vs. ANA x A gritty forward who will make his living winning face-offs and scoring ugly goals. Won the 00 Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's most outstanding player. Grew up in Brentwood, Tenn. (a Nashville suburb) and is the first Tennessee native to play in the NHL. His two younger brothers Sebastien and Brice are forwards for the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. Titles won: 006 U-8 World Championships #6: Shea Weber (D) 6' ", lbs. / Aug, 985 (6 years and months) SHAY WEHB-uhr Drafted: Nashvilleâs fourth choice, 9th overall (second round), in the 00 NHL Entry Draft (June, 00). 6th NHL / 6th NSH Season Last Goal: NOV 5, 0 vs WASHINGTON () Last Assist: NOV 7, 0 vs TORONTO Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 6 + x /5 vs. SJS x 0/0 vs. VAN /8 vs. LAK 0/5 vs. NJD x /7 vs. TOR Has points (7g-5a) in games vs. Columbus, his highest total of any team. Has seven points (g-5a) in his last six games. Scored just five seconds after Colin Wilson (9:5) in the third period against Washington on Nov. 5 - posting the fastest two goals in team history. Paces the League in plus/minus rating (+8) Is ranked among the top 0 in the NHL in average ice time, and among the Top 0 defensemen in shots Has posted at least 0 points in four of his six NHL seasons. 0th overall on both the franchise goals (8) and points (6) lists; moved into ninth on the franchise points list with two points (g-a) against WSH. First in goals by a d-man and nd in points behind only Kimmo Timonen. Perhaps the NHL s most complete d-man. He scores, he hits, he shuts down opposing forwards. Titles won: 00 Olympics (Tournament All-Star Team), 007 World Champions, 005 World Junior Championships, 005 and 00 WHL titles, 00 Memorial Cup

15 #7: Jonathon Blum (D) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Jan 0, 989 ( years and 9 months) JAWN-ah-thuhn BLUHM Drafted: Nashville's first choice, rd overall (first round) in the 007 Entry Draft. st NHL / st NSH Season Last Goal: NOV, PHOENIX (6) Last Assist: OCT 7, 0 vs TAMPA BAY (9) Season Career Career vs. Opp -0-0 :06 + / vs. PHX x x x 0/5 vs. NJD /8 vs. LAK /8 vs. LAK 5x Made his NHL debut against the Blue Jackets on Feb., 00 in the arena where he took the stage as the rd overall pick (first round) in the 007 Entry Draft. The Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., native scored his first NHL goal against the Blue Jackets on Feb. 7, 0. Of his four career goals, half have been game winners, including his first of this season on Nov. at PHX. Ranked among the League's Top 5 in blocked shots. Displays excellent hockey sense always seems to be in the right position and knows when to jump up offensively. The first California-born and -raised player to be selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. Titles won: 007 Memorial Cup, 006 WHL title #8: Kevin Klein (D) 6' ", 00 lbs. / Dec, 98 (6 years and months) KEH-vihn KLIGHN Drafted: Nashvilleâs third selection, 7th overall (second round), in the 00 Entry Draft (June, 00). 6th NHL / 6th NSH Season Last Goal: OCT 8, ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: OCT, CHICAGO (5) Season Career Career vs. Opp :05 + 0/8 vs. STL x x 0/9 vs. ANA 0/5 vs. NJD 6x / vs. PHX /9 vs. ANA Perennially one of the top shot blockers in the League. His skating and shot-blocking allow him to be one of the team s most effective penalty killers. Titles won: 00 OHL title #0: Martin Erat (R) 6' 0", 0 lbs. / Aug 9, 98 (0 years and months) Mahr-TIHN EE-rat Drafted: Nashville's seventh-round selection (9st overall) in the 999 NHL Entry Draft. th NHL / th NSH Season Last Goal: NOV 7, 0 vs TORONTO Last Assist: NOV 5, 0 vs WASHINGTON () Career Shootouts: /7 (8%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /7 vs. TOR x x x /8 vs. LAK /9 vs. ANA /7 vs. TOR x He has more career goals and points against the Blue Jackets than any other team in the League (g-9a-pts, 8gp), including points (9g-a) in games since the start of the 00-0 campaign Has nine points (5g-a) in his nine games since returning from injury on Oct. 9 vs. ANA. Notched the club's first penalty shot goal since and the seventh penalty shot goal in franchise history - while shorthanded on Nov. 9 at ANA. Ranks second on the franchise s all-time goals, assists, and points lists. An excellent skater and scorer, is also defensively responsible. Adopted his black lab, Max, during a Predators Foundation event. Titles won: 00 Memorial Cup and WHL title; 00 World Junior Championship

16 #: David Legwand (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Aug 7, 980 ( years and months) DAY-vihd LEHG-wahnd Drafted: Nashvilleâs first selection, second overall (first round), in the 998 Entry Draft (June 6, 998). th NHL / th NSH Season Last Goal: NOV 5, SAN JOSE () Last Assist: NOV, PHOENIX () Career Shootouts: 5/6 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 5 + x x 0/8 vs. STL x 0/ vs. CHI x / vs. PHX /5 vs. SJS Is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Career high nine shots on goal vs. Columbus on Nov., 005 Has six points (g-a) in the last six games Nashville s all-time leader in points, goals, assists, games played, game-winning goals, overtime points, multiple-point games and multiple-goal games. The Predators first-ever draft selection and the club s first first-round pick to play in the NHL. One of the best defensive forwards in the NHL today, leads the Predators efforts in shutting down the opposition s top lines. A big University of Michigan football, and Detroit Tigers fan. Titles won: 005 Swiss Second Division title #: Mike Fisher (C) 6' ", 08 lbs. / Jun 5, 980 ( years and 5 months) Drafted: Ottawa's second choice, th overall (second round) in the 998 NHL Entry Draft (June 7, 998). Acquired: Acquired by Nashville from Ottawa for a first-round selection in the 0 Entry Draft and a conditional selection in the 0 Entry Draft (February 0, 0). th NHL / st NSH Season Last Goal: OCT 7, 0 vs TAMPA BAY (8) Last Assist: NOV 7, 0 vs TORONTO Career Shootouts: 6/0 (0%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + 0/7 vs. TBL x 0/7 vs. TBL /5 vs. SJS /8 vs. LAK x /5 vs. WSH /7 vs. TOR Has back-to-back two assist performances. Wears an "A" as one of the team's Alternate Captains. SIX shy of 00 career assists. A two-way player in the truest sense, is a dependable veteran presence at both the offensive and defensive ends of the ice. His book for 9- year old kids, Defender of Faith: The Mike Fisher Story, was released in September. Proceeds from the book go to World Vision.

17 #: Nick Spaling (L) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Sep 9, 988 ( years and months) NIHK SPAHL-ihng Drafted: Nashville's third choice, 58th overall (second round), in 007 Entry Draft (June, 007). rd NHL / rd NSH Season Last Goal: OCT 7, 0 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: NOV, 0 vs MONTREAL () Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + 0/7 vs. TBL x 0/7 vs. TBL x 0/5 vs. NJD 0/7 vs. CBJ 0/7 vs. TBL 5x Ranks in the Top Five among Nashville forwards in average ice time at more than 6:00 after averaging :55 a season ago. A determined and decisive mind on the penalty kill, he uses his speed to great effect when defending. Formed one of the top lines in junior hockey along with Predators teammate Matt Halischuk and L.A. prospect Justin Azevedo with the OHL's Kitchener Rangers during the season. Score two goals - including the series decider - in Game Six of Nashville's WCQ victory over Anaheim last spring, the first series win in franchise history. Assisted on both of Nashville's OT goals - at ANA in the WCQ (GM5) and at VAN in the WCS (GM) - during the 0 playoffs. Titles won: 008 OHL title. #5: Craig Smith (C) 6' ", 97 lbs. / Sep 5, 989 ( years and months) KRAYG SMIHTH Last Goal: NOV 9, ANAHEIM () Last Assist: NOV 9, ANAHEIM () Season Career Career vs. Opp -0-9: 6 + /9 vs. ANA x x 6x 0/5 vs. SJS x 5x x Scored his first career goal vs. Columbus in his NHL debut (Oct. 7, 0). Ranks among NHL's top rookies in points and goals (7g-7a-pts) Has 0 points (5g-5a) in his last games. A smooth skater who possesses a quick and accurate shot and isn t afraid to use it. Played on a line with Blake Geoffrion at the University of Wisconsin during his freshman season in Lists P.K. O Handley, his coach while with the Waterloo Black Hawks, as the most influential person on his career. #8: Niclas Bergfors (R) 5' 0", 9 lbs. / Mar 7, 987 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the st round (rd overall) of the 005 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on July, 0. th NHLLast Goal: OCT, CALGARY (8) Last Assist: OCT, CHICAGO (6) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. CGY 0/ vs. CHI x 0/ vs. PHX /8 vs. LAK 0/0 vs. VAN x Scored his first goal as a Predator, which was also the GWG, in his third game with the team at Calgary (Oct. ). Did it in just :9 of ice time after tying for a game high with four shots on goal despited playing a game-low 8:5 at Vancouver last Thursday. A smart, shifty skater with quick hands and a quick-release shot. Played in five U-8 World Championship (00. 00) or World Junior Championships (005, 006, 007) for Sweden. Teammate of Patric Hornqvist at the 005 U-8s and 007 WJC.

18 #0: Ryan Suter (D) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Jan, 985 (6 years and 9 months) RIGH-uhn SOO-tuhr Drafted: Nashvilleâs first choice, seventh overall (first round), in the 00 NHL Entry Draft (June, 00). 6th NHL / 6th NSH Season Last Goal: NOV 7, 0 vs TORONTO Last Assist: NOV 7, 0 vs TORONTO Season Career Career vs. Opp 8 -- : 5 + x 0/9 vs. ANA x 0/7 vs. EDM /8 vs. LAK x 5x /7 vs. TOR Has a eight points (g-6a) in his last nine games. Has already tied his goal total from both the 00- (70gms) and (8gms) seasons. Led the club in ice time in of 6 games, and ranks second the NHL in the category. Notched his 00th career point with an assist on Nov. 8 at Los Angeles Ranks second in assists and third in points on the franchise all-time defensive scoring list. A premier puck-moving defenseman that remains cool under pressure in the defensive zone. Enjoys farming on his land outside of Madison, Wis., during the summer, and is a big fan of the Green Bay Packers. Wears an "A" as one of the club's alternate captains. Titles won: 00 World Junior Championship, 00 U-8 and U-7 World Championships #: Jordin Tootoo (R) 5' 9", 99 lbs. / Feb, 98 (8 years and 9 months) JOHR-dihn TOO-too Drafted: Nashvilleâs sixth choice, 98th overall (fourth round), in the 00 NHL Entry Draft (June, 00). 7th NHL / 7th NSH Season Last Goal: APR 5, 0 vs ATLANTA (0) Last Assist: OCT, CHICAGO (7) Season Career Career vs. Opp : 7 + x x 0/0 vs. VAN 0/ vs. CGY 0/0 vs. VAN 0/5 vs. NJD 5x Has 95 penalty minutes in 8 games against Columbus, the highest total of any player against a single team in franchise history. TWO shy of 00 career points One of the NHL s most entertaining players to watch. Always gives his utmost effort and can deliver devastating hits. Is doing a regular TV segment this season with WKRN, Nashville s ABC affiliate, called "Tootoo on " and the Jordin Tootoo radio show is airing on select dates throughout the season on the Team's Predators flagship station, 0.5 The Game. Made his NHL debut (with Nashville) on Oct. 9, 00 vs. Anaheim, becoming the first person of Inuit descent to appear in an NHL game. The franchise's all-time leader in penalty minutes.

19 #: Brian McGrattan (R) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Sep, 98 (0 years and months) Drafted: Los Angeles' fifth choice, 0th overall (fourth round) in the 999 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Claimed on waivers from Anaheim on Oct., 0. 6th NHL / st NSH Season Last Goal: OCT 6, 009 vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT, CALGARY (7) Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 0/ vs. CGY 0/ vs. CGY /7 vs. TOR 0/0 vs. VAN 0/9 vs. ANA 0/0 vs. VAN 0/ vs. CGY Posted a career-high 5 penalty minutes against Toronto on Nov. 7. Recorded his first assist as a Predator on the game-winning goal in Calgary on Oct.. Recorded his first fighting major as a Predator in a bout with Cam Janssen on Oct. 5 vs. NJ, his second game with the club. It lasted nearly minutes, and is the top-rated fight of the 0- season on hockeyfights.com SIX games shy of 00 NHL games Claimed on waivers from Anaheim on Oct. A teammate of Mike Fisher in Ottawa from , and with the Sudbury Wolves in On #: Matt Halischuk (R) 6' 0", 85 lbs. / Jun, 988 ( years and 5 months) HUH-lihs-chuhk Drafted: New Jerseyâs fourth selection, 7th overall (fourth round), in the 007 Entry Draft. Acquired: Acquired from New Jersey along with a second-round selection in the 0 Entry Draft (Magnus Hellberg) for forward Jason Arnott on June 9, 00 nd NHL / st NSH Season Last Goal: NOV 7, 0 vs TORONTO Last Assist: OCT 7, 0 vs TAMPA BAY (9) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :57 + 5x x 7x 0/ vs. CHI /5 vs. SJS x /8 vs. LAK / vs. PHX Has five goals through 8 games in 0-. Entered this season with goals in 8 career games. Averaging nearly 6 more minutes of ice time in 0- than he did last season. Ended the longest game in franchise history with his double-ot goal in Game of the WCS at Vancouver last spring. Titles won: 008 World Junior Championships (scored OT GWG in Gold Medal Game), 007 OHL title (with Nick Spaling) His brother, Jeff, is a jazz musician in Toronto.

20 #5: Jerred Smithson (C) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Feb, 979 ( years and 9 months) JEHR-rehd SMIHTH-suhn Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on July, 00. 8th NHL / 6th NSH Season Last Goal: OCT 5, 0 vs NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: APR 8, 0 vs COLUMBUS (9) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /5 vs. NJD 0/5 vs. NJD / vs. MTL 0/5 vs. NJD / vs. PHX 0/ vs. CHI /5 vs. WSH Career high two goals on Jan., 007 vs. Columbus. Career high three assists/points vs. Columbus on Jan., 006 He ranks among the NHL s Top 0 in hits (50). One of the NHL s best face-off performers is also one of its best penalty killers. Oldest forward on the team... voted by his teammates as most likely to have the worst Movember mustache. Scored the first playoff OT goal in Game 5 of the 0 WCQ at Anaheim. Titles won: 999 WHL title. #7: Patric Hornqvist (R) 6' 0", 88 lbs. / Jan, 987 ( years and 0 months) PAT-rihk HOHRN-kvihst Drafted: Nashville's seventh choice, 0th overall (seventh round), in 005 Entry Draft (July, 005). rd NHL / rd NSH Season Last Goal: NOV 8, LOS ANGELES () Last Assist: NOV 9, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 7 + 0/ vs. CHI /9 vs. ANA /9 vs. ANA /8 vs. LAK 0/9 vs. ANA x 0/5 vs. NJD x Had seven goals and four assists during a seven-game point streak from Oct. 7 - Nov. 9, 0. Tied a franchise record with goals (7 total) in six consecutive games from Oct. 7 to Nov. 8. Played his 00th career contest against Los Angeles on Nov. 8. Known for setting up office in front of the opposition s goaltender, looking for rebounds and other goal-scoring opportunities. Is only one of three players selected last overall in the NHL Entry Draft to play at least 00 NHL games and score at least 0 goals. One of only two Predators draft picks (Scott Hartnell) to record back-to-back 0-goal seasons for the club : 0, 00-:. #: Colin Wilson (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Oct 0, 989 ( years) KAH-lihn WIHL-suhn Drafted: Nashville's first choice, seventh overall (first round), in 008 Entry Draft (June 0, 008). nd NHL / nd NSH Season Last Goal: NOV 5, 0 vs WASHINGTON () Last Assist: NOV 9, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x 6x /9 vs. ANA 0/0 vs. VAN 0/9 vs. ANA /5 vs. SJS x /5 vs. SJS His goal at (9:5) combined with Shea Weber's goal (9:0) of the third period against Washington, became the fastest two goals in team history. The previous record was eight seconds by Paul Kariya and Darcy Hordichuk on Jan., 006 against Columbus. A budding power forward and playmaker, he excels in high-traffic areas. His father, Carey, played seasons in the NHL for Calgary, Hartford and N.Y. Rangers. His grandfather, Gerry, had a brief stint in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and later was the Winnipeg Jets team doctor. Titles won: 009 NCAA National Championship, 006 U-8 World Championship