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1 Colorado Avalanche Game Notes Sun, Nov, 5 NHL Game #6 Colorado Avalanche (7 pts) San Jose Sharks ( pts) Team Game: Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: Road Game: (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra.79.9 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Nick Holden - D Tyson Barrie 7-5 D Nate Guenin 8 6 D Erik Johnson - 7 C John Mitchell R Jack Skille 5 9 C Matt Duchene -5 R Jarome Iginla 7 - L Blake Comeau 6 D Nikita Zadorov D Brad Stuart - 5 C Mikhail Grigorenko 7 9 C Nathan MacKinnon 6 D Francois Beauchemin C Carl Soderberg 5-5 L Alex Tanguay 6 5 R Dennis Everberg - 6 D Brandon Gormley 55 L Cody McLeod 9 L Gabriel Landeskog # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Martin Jones Alex Stalock.5.8 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Brenden Dillon 6 7 D Paul Martin 7 8 C Joe Pavelski 5 9 C Bryan Lerg L Patrick Marleau 6-8 R Mike Brown 7 9 C Joe Thornton R Ben Smith - 7 R Joonas Donskoi 5 R Joel Ward 6 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic 6 8 C Tomas Hertl 5 C Chris Tierney - 57 C Tommy Wingels - 6 D Justin Braun 6 7 D Dylan DeMelo - 8 D Matt Tennyson 8 L Matt Nieto 5 88 D Brent Burns R Barclay Goodrow President Exec. VP / General Manager Head Coach / VP of Hockey Ops Coaching Staff Josh Kroenke Joe Sakic Patrick Roy Tim Army, Dave Farrish, Francois Allaire (goaltending), Brett Heimlich (video) General Manager VP & Assistant General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Player Development Doug Wilson Joe Will Peter DeBoer Bob Boughner, Steve Spott, Johan Hedberg, Dan Darrow Larry Robinson, Mike Ricci, Evgeni Nabokov Tonight's Officials Referees Graham Skilliter (), Ian Walsh (9) Linesmen Mike Cvik (88), Brad Lazarowich (86) Supervisor Video Judge Kris Schoech Ntl. Anthem Jake Schroeder Today's Schedule COL : : ANA : 5: CAR : 5: MTL : 7: NYI : 7:

2 Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Semyon Varlamov G 6' " 9 Apr 7, 988 Samara, RUS Nick Holden D 6' " May 5, 987 St. Albert, AB, CAN Tyson Barrie D 5' " 9 Jul 6, 99 Victoria, BC, CAN 5 Nate Guenin D 6' " 7 Dec, 98 Aliquippa, PA, USA 6 Erik Johnson D 6' " Mar, 988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 John Mitchell C 6' " Jan, 985 Oakville, ON, CAN 8 Jack Skille R 6' " 6 May 9, 987 Madison, WI, USA 9 Matt Duchene C 5' " Jan 6, 99 Haliburton, ON, CAN Jarome Iginla R 6' " Jul, 977 Edmonton, AB, CAN Blake Comeau L 6' " Feb 8, 986 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN 6 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" Apr 6, 995 Moscow, RUS 7 Brad Stuart D 6' " 5 Nov 6, 979 Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN Reto Berra G 6' " Jan, 987 Bulach, CHE 5 Mikhail Grigorenko C 6' " 9 May 6, 99 Khabarovsk, RUS 9 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' " 95 Sep, 995 Halifax, NS, CAN Francois Beauchemin D 6' " 8 Jun, 98 Sorel, QC, CAN Carl Soderberg C 6' " 6 Oct, 985 Malmö, SWE Alex Tanguay L 6' " 9 Nov, 979 Ste-Justine, QC, CAN 5 Dennis Everberg R 6' " 5 Dec, 99 Vasteras, SWE 6 Brandon Gormley D 6' " 96 Feb 8, 99 Murray River, PE, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' " Jun 6, 98 Binscarth, MB, CAN 9 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' " Nov, 99 Stockholm, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " 7 Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Jesse Winchester C 6' " 5 Oct, 98 Long Sault, ON, CAN Goal Streaks ALEX TANGUAY ( / Games) Assist Streaks NATHAN MACKINNON ( / Games) Point Streaks ALEX TANGUAY (-- / Games) NATHAN MACKINNON (-- / Games) San Jose Sharks: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Brenden Dillon D 6' " 5 Nov, 99 New Westminster, BC, CAN 7 Paul Martin D 6' " Mar 5, 98 Minneapolis, MN, USA 8 Joe Pavelski C 5' " 9 Jul, 98 Plover, WI, USA Bryan Lerg C 5' " 75 Jan, 986 Livonia, MI, USA Patrick Marleau L 6' " Sep 5, 979 Aneroid, SK, CAN 8 Mike Brown R 5' " 5 Jun, 985 Chicago, IL, USA 9 Joe Thornton C 6' " Jul, 979 London, ON, CAN Ben Smith R 5' " 99 Jul, 988 Winston-Salem, NC, USA 7 Joonas Donskoi R 6' " 8 Apr, 99 Raahe, FIN Martin Jones G 6' " 87 Jan, 99 North Vancouver, BC, CAN Alex Stalock G 6' " 9 Jul 8, 987 St. Paul, MN, USA Joel Ward R 6' " 6 Dec, 98 North York, ON, CAN Marc-Edouard Vlasic D 6' " 5 Mar, 987 Montreal, QC, CAN 8 Tomas Hertl C 6' " Nov, 99 Praha, CZE 5 Chris Tierney C 6' " 95 Jul, 99 Keswick, ON, CAN 57 Tommy Wingels C 6' " Apr, 988 Evanston, IL, USA 6 Justin Braun D 6' " 5 Feb, 987 Minneapolis, MN, USA 7 Dylan DeMelo D 6' " 95 May, 99 London, ON, CAN 8 Matt Tennyson D 6' " 5 Apr, 99 Minneapolis, MN, USA 8 Matt Nieto L 5' " 9 Nov 5, 99 Long Beach, CA, USA 88 Brent Burns D 6' 5" Mar 9, 985 Barrie, ON, CAN 89 Barclay Goodrow R 6' " 5 Feb 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 9 Logan Couture C 6' " Mar 8, 989 Guelph, ON, CAN Goal Streaks JOE PAVELSKI ( / Games) Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks JOE PAVELSKI (-- / Games) MATT NIETO (-- / Games)

3 Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Nathan MacKinnon 6.5 9: L 9 Gabriel Landeskog : R Jarome Iginla : L Alex Tanguay : 5. 6 D Francois Beauchemin :. 5 C Carl Soderberg : 6. 8 C 7 John Mitchell : D Nick Holden -. :. 7 D 6 Erik Johnson - 9. :59. 5 R 8 Jack Skille 5. : 5. 6 L Blake Comeau. 5: C 9 Matt Duchene : D Tyson Barrie 7-5. :. 5 D 6 Nikita Zadorov :. 7 C 5 Mikhail Grigorenko 7. 6: L 55 Cody McLeod. 8:. 7 D 5 Nate Guenin 8. :6. 6 D 7 Brad Stuart -. :5. R 5 Dennis Everberg -. 9:. D 6 Brandon Gormley. 6:. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra San Jose Sharks: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R Joel Ward : C 8 Joe Pavelski : C 9 Joe Thornton : L Patrick Marleau : D 88 Brent Burns : L 8 Matt Nieto 5. :. 6 5 C 8 Tomas Hertl 8. 5: 6. C 57 Tommy Wingels : C 5 Chris Tierney : D Marc-Edouard Vlasic 6 8. : D 7 Paul Martin 7 5. :. 8 8 D 6 Justin Braun 6. :9. 6 R 89 Barclay Goodrow 7. : R 8 Mike Brown :. R 7 Joonas Donskoi :9. D Brenden Dillon :. 5 C 9 Logan Couture 7. 7: D 8 Matt Tennyson 9. :. 7 5 C Bryan Lerg. 9:9. 7 R Ben Smith -. 6:. D 7 Dylan DeMelo -. :6. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Martin Jones Alex Stalock

4 San Jose Colorado Avalanche Team Records San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche Last game: Saturday AT DALLAS (5- L) Friday AT CAROLINA (- L) Next game: Tuesday VS COLUMBUS Tuesday VS CALGARY Overall record/streak: / Lost / Lost Home record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Lost Road record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Lost Last 5 Games: Last Games: Goal Games: Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: - - Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals:

5 San Jose Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg San Jose Sharks: (.6 avg.) Opponents: (.5 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: 7 7 (. avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg San Jose Sharks: (. avg.) Opponents: (8. avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (7. avg.) Opponents: 7 (.7 avg.) Power Play San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 6. (th NHL) (9th NHL) Home: 9. (T-8th NHL) 6. (T-rd NHL) Road: 5.7 (th NHL).5 (9th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) Penalty Killing San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-6th NHL) (T-8th NHL) Home: 7. (8th NHL) 8 8. (T-th NHL) Road: 5 8. (th NHL) (T-rd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) Penalties San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 9 9. (th NHL) 6.6 (rd NHL) Goal Situations San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 5: 6 8 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 6 5 9

6 San Jose Colorado Avalanche Situations Individual Leaders San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche Points: J. WARD (),J. PAVELSKI (9),J. THORNTON (7) N. MACKINNON (),G. LANDESKOG (8),J. IGINLA (7) Goals: J. WARD (6),J. PAVELSKI (5),P. MARLEAU () G. LANDESKOG (5),J. MITCHELL (),N. MACKINNON () Assists: J. THORNTON (5),B. BURNS (5),J. WARD () F. BEAUCHEMIN (6),N. MACKINNON (6),J. IGINLA () PP Goals: J. PAVELSKI (),J. THORNTON (),J. WARD () J. IGINLA (),E. JOHNSON (),M. DUCHENE () SH Goals: M. NIETO () GW Goals: J. PAVELSKI (),J. THORNTON (),P. MARLEAU () N. MACKINNON (),J. MITCHELL () + Goals: J. WARD() PIM: M. BROWN (7),B. BURNS (),B. GOODROW () C. MCLEOD (),G. LANDESKOG (6),A. TANGUAY () Shots: B. BURNS (),J. PAVELSKI (),P. MARLEAU () N. MACKINNON (),G. LANDESKOG (6),J. IGINLA () +/-: M. VLASIC (+),J. BRAUN (+),J. THORNTON (+) N. MACKINNON (+),A. TANGUAY (+),C. MCLEOD (+) Shootout San Jose Sharks Shooter G/S % GDG Brent Burns /. Joe Pavelski /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Martin Jones - /.667 Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play San Jose Sharks Player G A P Brent Burns Joe Pavelski Patrick Marleau Joe Thornton Joel Ward Tomas Hertl Marc-Edouard Vlasic Tommy Wingels Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Jarome Iginla Francois Beauchemin Nathan MacKinnon Carl Soderberg Erik Johnson Gabriel Landeskog Tyson Barrie Matt Duchene Short Handed San Jose Sharks Player G A P Matt Nieto Tommy Wingels Colorado Avalanche Player G A P No players to display

7 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes UPCOMING GAMES (TV) Sun, Nov. vs. SAN JOSE - : p.m. MT (Altitude) Tue, Nov vs. CALGARY - 7: p.m. MT (Altitude) Thu, Nov. 5 at Arizona - 7: p.m. MT (Altitude ) LAST GAME - Oct. (Colorado at Carolina ) Cam Ward made saves to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a - win over the Colorado Avalanche at PNC Arena. Alex Tanguay and Carl Soderberg scored for the Avs, and Semyon Varlamov stopped shots. CURRENT INJURIES Jesse Winchester (head). Out indefinitely. Man Games Lost Due To Injury: Man Games Lost Due To Injury Last Season: 95 (nd in NHL) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. - Dennis Everberg recalled from San Antonio (AHL)... Mikko Rantanen reassigned to San Antonio (AHL). THIS DAY IN AVALANCHE HISTORY Nov., Claude Lemieux scored twice and Jocelyn Thibault made 8 saves as the Avs rolled to a 6- victory over the Calgary Flames at McNichols Arena. The Avs would finish -- against the Flames during that inaugural season. TODAY: AVS OPEN TWO-GAME HOMESTAND WITH MATINEE VERSUS SHARKS The Colorado Avalanche opens a two-game homestand with a matinee affair against the San Jose Sharks at Pepsi Center. The Avs will host Calgary on Tuesday to wrap up the two-game stay. The Avs are in a stretch that has them playing 8-of-5 on the road from Oct. 7 to Dec. 5. Colorado is also in a busy stretch that has them playing seven games in days from Oct. 7 to Nov 6. The Avs will wear their new blue third jerseys for the second time this season (lost - to Columbus on Oct. ). DAYTIME HOCKEY Today is the first of five afternoon games for the Avalanche this season, four of which will be played here at Pepsi Center. The Avs host Nashville on March 5 (: p.m.), Minnesota on March 6 (: p.m.) and will wrap up the regular season with a : p.m. tilt against Anaheim on April 9 in Denver. Colorado's lone day game on the road is Feb. in Buffalo (: p.m. ET). The Avalanche had only three afternoon games last season and only one at home, Jan. vs. Dallas (- win). Colorado finished -- in day games last season and are 6-- in daytime affairs since -. HOME AFTERNOON GAMES RARE THIS TIME OF YEAR Today marks the first time Colorado has played a home afternoon game this early in the season since 9-, when the Avs hosted Vancouver in the second game of the year on Oct., 9. In fact, today is only the third afternoon game held in Denver prior to Thanksgiving over the last seasons. On Oct. 8, 7, the Avs and Wild moved their puck drop from 6: to : to accommodate the Rockies hosting Game of the World Series against Boston at Coors Field. AVALANCHE & SHARKS Today is the first of four meetings between the Sharks and Avalanche in 5-6, and the first of two in Denver. San Jose is the only Pacific Division team who will face the Avs four times, as the others will all play Colorado three times. The Avs and Sharks have been that "odd couple" when it comes to scheduling since the divisions were realigned in -. The Sharks were the only Pacific team to meet Colorado twice last year and the only one to meet the Avs four times in -. Brad Stuart was selected by San Jose in the first round (third overall) of the 998 Entry Draft and appeared in 86 games during two separate stints with San Jose. 5-6 vs. San Jose: --- Home: --- Road: --- All-time Record vs. San Jose: -- Home: --6 Road: 8--5 Record Since Moving To Denver: vs. San Jose: -- (-- at home)

8 IGGY PASSES HOUSLEY FOR 8TH IN SCORING With a pair of assists on Thursday night in Tampa, Jarome Iginla passed Phil Housley (,) for 8th place on the NHL's all-time scoring list. Iginla now has, points in, games. He appeared in his,th career game on Tuesday night in Florida, becoming the 5th player in NHL history to reach that milestone. With 59 career goals, Iginla is eight shy of becoming the 9th player in NHL history to score 6. Iginla ranks second among active players in goals and power-play goals, and is third in points and games. ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 7. Peter Stastny 9 8. Jarome Iginla 9. Phil Housley POINTS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 8 Joe Thornton 66 Jarome Iginla ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS 8. Jari Kurri 6 9. Jarome Iginla 59. Mark Recchi 577 GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 78 Jarome Iginla 59 Marian Hossa 87 MOST GAMES, ALL-TIME. Shane Doan 5 5. Jarome Iginla 6. Roman Hamrlik 95 MOST GAMES, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 559 Shane Doan 5 Jarome Iginla POWER-PLAY GOALS, ALL-TIME 6. Mark Messier 79 Jarome Iginla Michel Goulet 78 POWER-PLAY GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 5 Jarome Iginla 79 Alex Ovechkin 76 BLOCK PARTY Colorado leads all NHL teams with blocked shots, averaging. per game. The Avs blocked shots on Oct. 6 at Anaheim, their most ever in a single game. Individually, Francois Beauchemin ranks second in the league with 5 blocked shots. NOTEWORTHY - Alex Tanguay has scored 65 goals as a member of the Avalanche, one shy of tying Valeri Kamensky (66) for seventh place on the franchise's all-time goals list. - Carl Soderberg needs one point for career points, while Blake Comeau needs two points for.

9 TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM As part of the Colorado Avalanche's th Anniversary Season, the Avs unveiled the th Anniversary Team as selected by the fans. Here are the players, who along with former president and general manager Pierre Lacroix, will be honored in a special on-ice ceremony before Colorado's game against the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 7. Forwards Adam Deadmarsh Chris Drury Matt Duchene Peter Forsberg Milan Hejduk Valeri Kamensky Gabriel Landeskog Claude Lemieux Joe Sakic Paul Stastny Alex Tanguay Stephane Yelle Defensemen Rob Blake Ray Bourque Adam Foote Erik Johnson John-Michael Liles Sandis Ozolinsh Goaltenders Patrick Roy Semyon Varlamov TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON The Colorado Avalanche will celebrate their th Anniversary Season in 5-6. Here is the list of special events that will take place throughout the campaign, headlined by the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series outdoor game on Feb. 7 at Coors Field. OCTOBER 8: Opening Night The Kickoff to the th Anniversary Season OCTOBER : Celebration of Hockey in Colorado DECEMBER 7: th Anniversary Team JANUARY 8: Museum Night at Pepsi Center JANUARY : Top Plays FEBRUARY 6: Avalanche-Red Wings Alumni Game FEBRUARY 7: 6 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series Game MARCH 5: Military Appreciation Day APRIL 9: Fan Appreciation Day BACK-TO-BACK The Avs just wrapped up their first back-to-back set of the season, beating Tampa - on Thursday before falling to Carolina - on Friday. Colorado will play a total of back-to-back games this season after having in -5. MITCHELL SETS AVS RECORD FOR SEASON-OPENING GOAL STREAK John Mitchell opened the year with a four-game goal streak, becoming the first Avalanche player to ever score goals in each of the first four games of a season. He was the third player in franchise history to accomplish the feat, joining Quebec's Michel Goulet (98-8) and Mats Sundin (99-9). Sundin did it his first five games of that 99-9 campaign. Mitchell's four-game goal streak was a new career high.

10 FAST STARTS ON THE BACK END Francois Beauchemin recorded five points (g/5a) in his first two games, the most ever by an Avalanche defenseman over his first two games of a season. Only one Quebec defender had more, Kerry Huffman, who notched six points in two games to begin the 99-9 campaign. With goals in his first two games, Erik Johnson became the first Avalanche defenseman to score in each of his first two games of a season since Aaron Miller in GRIN AND BERRA IT Reto Berra saw his shutout streak of : dating back to last season end on Oct. 8 at Los Angeles. If you include streaks that span multiple seasons, Berra's streak was the longest in franchise history, eclipsing Patrick Roy's mark of 9:9 set during the - campaign. EAST SIDE STORY The Avs are -- versus Eastern Conference teams so far. The Avs finished 7--5 against the other conference last season (-5- at home). Colorado is against the East since the start of the - season, since 9- and since 5-6. A FIRST IMPRESSION Thirteen (or 57%) of the players on Colorado's Opening Night roster were selected in the first round of their respective drafts. Erik Johnson Nathan MacKinnon Gabriel Landeskog Matt Duchene Brad Stuart Jack Skille Mikko Rantanen Jarome Iginla Mikhail Grigorenko Alex Tanguay Brandon Gormley Nikita Zadorov Semyon Varlamov st 6 (STL) st (COL) nd (COL) rd 9 (COL) rd 998 (SJS) 7th 5 (CHI) th 5 (COL) th 995 (DAL) th (BUF) th 998 (COL) th (PHX) 6th (BUF) rd 6 (WSH) APPROACHING MILESTONES - Blake Comeau needs points for. - Jarome Iginla needs 8 goals for 6. - Erik Johnson needs points for. - Carl Soderberg needs point for. MILESTONES REACHED Gabriel Landeskog - th career point (Oct. 7 at Florida) Jarome Iginla -,th game (Oct. 7 at Florida) SEASON INJURY LIST PLAYER GAMES DATES & INJURY Brad Stuart back (Oct. -9) Winchester head (Oct. 8 - present) TOTALS

11 Colorado Avalanche: 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. /8/5 Minnesota Wild L p,6p,9, / 87+ //5 Dallas Stars W ,6p,p,7,9, / 6 //5 Boston Bruins L p, / 58 Anaheim Ducks W ,8, / Los Angeles Kings L p / 8+ 6 //5 Carolina Hurricanes O* / 86 7 //5 Columbus Blue Jackets L ,,9p / Florida Panthers L / 69 9 Tampa Bay Lightning W -5- -, / 99+ Carolina Hurricanes L -6- -, / 95 //5 San Jose Sharks //5 Calgary Flames Arizona Coyotes /6/5 New York Rangers 5 Philadelphia Flyers 6 Boston Bruins 7 Montréal Canadiens 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 9 Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals Winnipeg Jets /5/5 Ottawa Senators /8/5 Winnipeg Jets New York Islanders 5 New Jersey Devils 6 New York Rangers 7 Minnesota Wild 8 /7/5 Minnesota Wild 9 /9/5 Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks /7/5 New York Islanders /9/5 Edmonton Oilers 5 //5 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 /7/5 Arizona Coyotes 7 San Jose Sharks 8 //5 Chicago Blackhawks 9 //6 Calgary Flames //6 Los Angeles Kings /6/6 St. Louis Blues /8/6 Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks //6 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 //6 New Jersey Devils 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 Winnipeg Jets 8 //6 Buffalo Sabres 9 //6 St. Louis Blues 5 Dallas Stars 5 San Jose Sharks 5 Los Angeles Kings 5 //6 Chicago Blackhawks 5 //6 Dallas Stars 55 /6/6 Winnipeg Jets 56 /9/6 Vancouver Canucks 57 Ottawa Senators 58 Detroit Red Wings 59 Buffalo Sabres 6 /7/6 Montréal Canadiens 6 Edmonton Oilers 6 Vancouver Canucks 6 //6 San Jose Sharks 6 /7/6 Detroit Red Wings 65 Minnesota Wild 66 //6 Florida Panthers 67 /5/6 Nashville Predators 68 /7/6 Arizona Coyotes 69 /9/6 Anaheim Ducks 7 Winnipeg Jets 7 Vancouver Canucks 7 Calgary Flames 7 Edmonton Oilers 7 //6 Philadelphia Flyers 75 /6/6 Minnesota Wild 76 Nashville Predators 77 St. Louis Blues 78 //6 Washington Capitals 79 //6 St. Louis Blues 8 Nashville Predators 8 Dallas Stars 8 /9/6 Anaheim Ducks

12 Colorado Avalanche: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. HOLDEN # BARRIE # GUENIN # 5 JOHNSON # 6 MITCHELL # 7 SKILLE # 8 DUCHENE # 9 Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/- : -,/- 8:8 -,/- : -,/ 9:7 -,/ 5:5 -,/ 9: -,/- 9:8 Oct Vs DAL -,/ 5: -,/- :55 -,/ 6: -,/ :55 -(W),/ 6: -,/ 9:57 -,/ 6:9 Oct Vs BOS -,/- 7:5 -,/- :9 DNP -,/- 8: -,/- 9:7 -,/- : -,/- 5:5 Oct ANA -,/ : -,/ :8 -,/ 6:5 -,/ 8:9 -,/ 8:6 -,/ 7: -,/ 7:8 Oct LAK -,/- :7 SUS -,/ :6 -,/- 5:5 -,/ :7 -,/ 7: -,/- 6:55 Oct Vs CAR -,/ : SUS -,/ 5:7 -,/- :6 -,/ 8: -,/ 7:9 -,/ 8:7 Oct Vs CBJ -,/ 8: SUS -,/ :9 -,/ :59 -,/- 5:6 -,/ 7:9 -,/ 7:5 Oct FLA -,/ 8:55 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 9:5 -,/- : -,/ :5 -,/- 7:5 Oct TBL -,/ : -,/ 8:6 -,/ :5 -,/ :6 -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/ 7: CAR -,/- : -,/- :8 DNP -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/- :9 -,/ 9: Date Opp. IGINLA # COMEAU # ZADOROV # 6 STUART # 7 GRIGORENKO # 5 MACKINNON # 9 BEAUCHEMIN # Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/- 9:55 -,/- 7: -,/- :8 -,5/ 8: -,/ :6 Oct Vs DAL -,/ 8: -,/ : -,/- 5:59 -,/ 8:55 -,/ : Oct Vs BOS -,/- 7: -,/- : -,/- :57 -,/ : -,/- : -,/- :6 Oct ANA -,/ 7: -,/ 5: -,/ 7:6 DNP -,/ 6:9 -(W),/ 6:5 -,/ : Oct LAK -,/- 9: -,/ 5: -,/ 5: -,/- :5 -,/ 5: -,/- : -,/- 6:6 Oct Vs CAR -,/ 7:6 -,/- : -,/ 5:5 DNP -,/ 5:8 -,/ :6 -,/ : Oct Vs CBJ -,/ : -,/ 6:5 -,/- 5:5 INJ -,/ 5: -,7/- :5 -,/ :9 Oct FLA -,/ 8:7 -,/ :55 -,/ 8: INJ -,/ 9:8 -,/ 8:56 -,/- :5 Oct TBL -,6/ 9:8 -,/ : -,/ :59 INJ -,/ 7:55 -(W),5/ :6 -,/ 7: CAR -,/ 6: -,/ 5:8 -,/ :6 DNP -,/ 8:5 -,/ 7: -,/ : Date Opp. SODERBERG # TANGUAY # EVERBERG # 5 GORMLEY # 6 MCLEOD # 55 RENDULIC # 7 LANDESKOG # 9 Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/ 6:6 -,/- 8: -,/ :6 -,/ 7:9 -,/- 8:6 Oct Vs DAL -,/- 6:9 -,/ 8:5 -,/ 9:56 -,/ 7: -,/ :7 Oct Vs BOS -,/- 7:8 -,/ 7:6 -,/ :7 -,/- 8:5 -,/ 9:6 Oct ANA -,/ 9: -,/ 5: -,/ 8: DNP -,/ 6:6 Oct LAK -,/ 8: -,/- 9:8 -,/ :7 DNP -,/- : Oct Vs CAR -,/ 7:57 -,/ 7: -,/ 7: -,/ 7:6 MIN -,/- : Oct Vs CBJ -,/- 6:9 -,/- 7:8 -,/- : -,/- 9:7 -,/ 6:59 MIN -,7/- : Oct FLA -,/- 8:7 -,/ 7: -,/ 9: DNP -,/ :9 MIN -,/ 9:5 Oct TBL -,/ 9: -,/ : -,/ 7: DNP -,/ 8: MIN -,/ 6:7 CAR -,/ 7:59 -,/ 8: -,/- : -,/ : -,/ 9:6 MIN -,6/ 8: Date Opp. RANTANEN # 96 VARLAMOV # BERRA # Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/ 7: 5/ L 58:6 DND Oct Vs DAL -,/- 8:9 / W 6: DND Oct Vs BOS -,/- 8: 5/9 L 5: /5 : Oct ANA -,/ : DND /5 W 6: Oct LAK -,/- 9: DND / L 59:5 Oct Vs CAR -,/ : /9 O 6:9 DND Oct Vs CBJ MIN /6 L 59:5 DND Oct FLA MIN DND /8 L 59: Oct TBL MIN /5 W 6: DND CAR MIN /6 L 57:6 DND

13 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Patrick Roy - Named Head Coach/Vice President of Hockey Operations on May, and begins his third season in that role. - Has posted a record (.6) as the club s head coach. - Won the Jack Adams Award after guiding the Avalanche to a 5--8 record (.68) and the Central Division title in his rookie season behind the bench. - Helped Colorado match its franchise record for wins and post its second-highest point total ever (). - Colorado, which finished 9th in the league standings the year before, became the first club since the NHL expanded to teams in 979 to go from the bottom three to the top three in a single season. - The former netminder was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 6. #: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Apr 7, 988 (7 years and 6 months) sehm-yawn vahr-law-mawv Drafted: Washington's nd choice (st round, rd overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Washington in exchange for a st round pick in and a conditional nd round pick in, July, Last Win: OCT 9, TAMPA BAY () Last SO: MAR 7, COLUMBUS (9) Career Shootouts: 9/7 (.7), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 6 6 /9 vs TBL - Has started seven of the first games. - Earned his 8th win as a member of the Avalanche on Oct. 9 at Tampa Bay, passing Dan Bouchard (7) for second place on the franchise's all-time win list. Patrick Roy is first with 6. - His 6 games played with Colorado rank fourth in franchise history behind Patrick Roy (78), Peter Budaj () and Bouchard (5). #: Reto Berra (G) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 987 (8 years and 9 months) REH-to BAIR-uh Drafted: St. Louis' 6th choice (th round, 6th overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary for a nd round selection in NHL Draft, March 5, Last Win: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Last SO: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: 9/5 (.76), 6- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 /8 vs LAK - Has started three games and appeared once in relief. - Made a season-high 8 saves in a - loss at Los Angeles on Oct Saw his shutout streak of : dating back to last season end on Oct If you include streaks that span multiple seasons, Berra's streak was the longest in franchise history, eclipsing Patrick Roy's mark of 9:9 set during the - campaign. - Stopped all 5 shots in his first start of the season, a - victory at Anaheim on Oct Made his season debut in relief on Oct. vs. Boston, stopping all five shots he faced. #: Nick Holden (D) 6' ", lbs. / May 5, 987 (8 years and 5 months) Drafted: Signed by Columbus as a non-drafted free agent, March 8, 8 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, Last Goal: FEB 6, 5 vs ARIZONA (5) Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp 5 -- : + times /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA / vs CAR / vs CBJ times /6 vs ANA - Ranks second on the team in hits (7). - Recorded a career-high two assists and was + on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Logged a team-high : of ice time in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct Is in his third season with the Avalanche.

14 #: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jul 6, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's th selection (rd round, 6th overall) in 9 Entry Draft Last Goal: MAR 8, 5 vs BUFFALO () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs BOSTON () Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 6 -- :9 + 7 times times times / vs BOS / vs BOS /7 vs FLA times /6 vs ANA - Served a three-game suspension, Oct. 8-, for "charging and interference" on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Is in his fifth NHL season. - Led all Colorado defensemen in points (5), goals (-tied) and assists () last season. - His 5 points ranked eighth among NHL defensemen and were the most by an Avalanche blueliner since - (Rob Blake 56). - Was the first Avs D to record that many assists since Ray Bourque had 5 in -. - Led the team in assists and plus/minus (+5), while ranking second in average ice time (:) and power-play points (g/a). - Has scored four career OT goals, the most by a blueliner in franchise history. #5: Nate Guenin (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Dec, 98 ( years and months) GEH-nihn Drafted: NY Rangers' rd choice (th round, 7th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, Last Goal: FEB 7, DALLAS (8) Last Assist: MAR, 5 vs EDMONTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 8 -- Career Career vs. Opp : + 8 times 8 times 8 times 8 times / vs DAL times times times - Recorded a game-high seven blocked shots in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct. 8. He led the Avs in blocked shots a year ago with 6. - Is in his third season with the Avalanche. - Set career highs in games played (76), points (5), goals () and assists () last season. #6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' ", lbs. / Mar, 988 (7 years and 7 months) Drafted: St. Louis' st pick (st round, st overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis, along with Jay McClement and a st round pick in, in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a nd round choice in, Feb. 8, Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS (8) Last Assist: OCT 8, 5 vs MINNESOTA (9) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :5 + times /8 vs MIN /8 vs MIN times /8 vs LAK times times / vs DAL - Leads all Colorado defensemen in goals (). - Scored a power-play goal in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct. 8 and followed that up with another PPG on Oct. vs. Dallas. - Was the first Avalanche defenseman to score a goal in each of his first two games of a season since Aaron Miller in Signed a seven-year contract extension through the - campaign on Sept.. - Finished tied for first among Avs defensemen with a career-high goals last season despite missing the final games of the year due to injury. - Was selected to his first NHL All-Star Game, the first Avalanche defenseman to be picked since Rob Blake in -. #7: John Mitchell (C) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 985 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Toronto's th choice (5th round, 58th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: OCT 6, ANAHEIM (6) Last Assist: APR, SAN JOSE (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 5 + times times times times /8 vs LAK /8 vs MIN /8 vs LAK times - Ranks second on the club in goals (). - Opened the year with a four-game goal streak, becoming the first Colorado Avalanche player to score goals in each of the first four games of a season. - Was the third player in franchise history to score in each of the team s first four games, joining Quebec's Michel Goulet (98-8) and Mats Sundin (99-9). - Mitchell's four-game goal streak was a career high. - Scored in the season opener on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota, the fourth time in as many years with Colorado that Mitchell has scored in his first game of the season.

15 #8: Jack Skille (R) 6' ", 6 lbs. / May 9, 987 (8 years and 5 months) Drafted: Chicago's st selection (st round, 7th overall) in 5 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed by Colorado on Oct. 6, 5. Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 5 Career Career vs. Opp :5 + times / vs DAL times /8 vs LAK /7 vs FLA /7 vs FLA times times - Scored his first goal as a member of the Avalanche on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Made his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Attended Colorado's training camp as a PTO before signing a one-year contract just prior to the season on Oct Spent the -5 campaign with the Columbus Blue Jackets, tallying eight points (6g/a) in 5 games. #9: Matt Duchene (C) 5' ", lbs. / Jan 6, 99 ( years and 9 months) DOO-shayn Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, rd overall) in 9 Entry Draft Last Goal: OCT 8, LOS ANGELES (5) Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: 6/ (8%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + /8 vs LAK / vs CBJ times times /8 vs MIN times / vs CAR / vs CBJ - Is in his seventh NHL season, all with the Avalanche. - Ranks th on the franchise's all-time scoring list with points (7g/9a) in 9 games. - Appeared in all 8 games for the first time in his career last season. - Shared the team lead with four game-winning goals, becoming the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to lead the team in game-winning goals for three straight seasons. - Finished second on the Avs in shots (7), plus/minus rating (+) and faceoff percentage (5.%), while ranking third in points (55-tied) and fourth in both goals () and assists (). - Led the team in even-strength scoring with 8 points (9g/9a). #: Jarome Iginla (R) 6' ", lbs. / Jul, 977 (8 years and months) Drafted: Dallas' st choice (st round, th overall) in 995 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT 9, TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: /5 (7%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 6 + times /9 vs TBL times / vs DAL / vs CBJ /9 vs TBL times /9 vs TBL - Is in his 9th NHL season, his second with Colorado. - Ranks 9th all-time in goals (59), 8th in points (,) and 5th in games (,). - Needs eight goals to become the 9th player in NHL history to score 6. - Iginla s 59 tallies rank second among active players (Jaromir Jagr). - Ranks second among current players with 79 career power-play goals, tied with Mark Messier for 6th all time. - Passed Phil Housley (,) for 8th place on the all-time scoring list on Oct. 9 at Tampa Bay. - Appeared in his,th career game on Oct. 7 at Florida, becoming the 5th player in NHL history to reach that milestone. - Passed Norm Ullman (,9) for sole possession of 9th place on the all-time points list on Oct. vs. Columbus. - Scored a goal in each of his first two games of a season for the first time in his career. #: Blake Comeau (L) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 8, 986 (9 years and 8 months) KOH-moh Drafted: NY Islanders' nd choice (nd round, 7th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 5 Last Goal: MAR, 5 vs ST. LOUIS (9) Last Assist: OCT, CAROLINA Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + times times times / vs CBJ /8 vs MIN / vs BOS /7 vs FLA times - Needs two points to reach career points. - Is seven games shy of 5 NHL contests. - Is in his first season with the Avalanche, his th in the NHL. - Made his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Spent the -5 season with the Pittsburgh Penguins where he recorded 6 goals and 5 assists for points in 6 games. - Shared the team lead with five game-winning goals, which included two overtime winners.

16 #6: Nikita Zadorov (D) 6' 5", lbs. / Apr 6, 995 ( years and 6 months) Za-DOHR-aw Drafted: Buffalo's st choice (st round, 6th overall) in NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and nd round pick in 5 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O Reilly, June 6, 5 Last Goal: FEB 5, 5 vs PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: OCT 7, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- : times times times times / vs BOS times times /9 vs TBL - Leads the Avs with hits. - Made his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Is only the second Avalanche player to have his last name start with the letter "Z" (Greg Zanon). - Was acquired from Buffalo this past June. - Appeared in 6 games as a rookie for the Sabres in -5, tallying 5 points (g/a) with 5 penalty minutes. - Led all NHL rookie defensemen with hits, fourth most on the team. - Finished sixth among NHL rookie blueliners in points, was tied for fourth in assists, tied for second in power-play goals () and ranked fifth in average time-on-ice (7:). #7: Brad Stuart (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Nov 6, 979 (5 years and months) Drafted: San Jose's st choice (st round, rd overall) in 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from San Jose for a nd round selection in 6 NHL Draft and 6th round choice in 7 NHL Draft, July, Last Goal: MAR 8, 5 vs BUFFALO (8) Last Assist: APR, ANAHEIM (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : + times times times times / vs BOS times times / vs BOS - Ranks fifth among active defensemen in games played (,5). - Missed three games due to injury (back), Oct Led the Avalanche in short-handed ice time (: per game) and finished second on the club in hits (77) last season. - Appeared in his,th NHL game last year on Dec. 8 at Pittsburgh. #8: Jesse Winchester (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Oct, 98 ( years) Drafted: Signed by Ottawa as an undrafted free agent, March, 8 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp Is on Injured Reserve (head). - Missed the entire -5 season due to the same injury. #5: Mikhail Grigorenko (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / May 6, 99 ( years and 5 months) grih-gohr-ehn-koh Drafted: Buffalo's st choice (st round, th overall) in NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Nikita Zadorov, J.T. Compher and nd round pick in 5 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O Reilly, June 6, 5 Last Goal: APR, COLUMBUS (8) Last Assist: OCT, CAROLINA Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 7 times times times / vs CBJ /7 vs FLA /6 vs ANA /7 vs FLA times - Recorded an assist in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Is in his first season with Colorado, his fourth in the NHL. - This marks the third time that he's appeared on an Opening Night roster (- and - with Buffalo).

17 #9: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Sep, 995 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, st overall) in Draft Last Goal: OCT 9, TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: OCT, CAROLINA Career Shootouts: 6/ (5%), GDG Season -6- Career Career vs. Opp 5 -- :5 7 + times times / vs DAL times / vs CBJ / vs CBJ /8 vs LAK times - Leads the Avs in points (), assists (6-tied), plus/minus (+), game-winning goals () and shots (). - Led Colorado in scoring during the month of October with points (g/6a) in games. - Tied his career high with three points (g/a) on Oct. vs. Dallas. - Had two assists and a team-high five shots in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct Is in his third NHL season. - Missed the final 8 games of the -5 campaign due to a fractured foot. - Did return to the ice after the season to help Canada win the gold medal at the 5 IIHF World Championship. - Won the Calder Memorial Trophy in -, becoming the youngest player to ever win the award (8 years, days). #: Francois Beauchemin (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Jun, 98 (5 years and months) boh-sheh-meh Drafted: Montreal's rd choice (rd round, 75th overall) in 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 5. Last Goal: APR, 5 vs EDMONTON () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + times /8 vs MIN /8 vs MIN /7 vs FLA /9 vs TBL times /9 vs TBL / vs DAL - Leads the team in ice time (:), assists (6-tied) and blocked shots (). - Leads all Colorado defensemen in scoring with six points (g/6a). - Recorded five points (g/5a) in his first two games, the most ever by an Avalanche defenseman over his first two games of a season. - Only one Quebec defender had more, Kerry Huffman, who notched six points in two games to begin the 99-9 campaign. - Registered two assists and eight blocked shots on Oct. vs. Dallas. - Recorded three assists in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Is in his th NHL season, his first with Colorado. - Appeared in 6 games for the Anaheim Ducks last year, tallying points (g/a) while averaging a team-high : of ice time per game. - Finished second on the Ducks in plus/minus rating (+7) and blocked shots (7-tied), while his career-high goals ranked second among Anaheim defensemen. - Also dressed in all 6 playoff contests, averaging a team-best 5: of ice time. #: Carl Soderberg (C) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Oct, 985 ( years) Drafted: St. Louis' nd choice (nd round, 9th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Boston in exchange for 6th round pick in 6 NHL Draft, June 5, 5 Last Goal: OCT, CAROLINA Last Assist: OCT 8, LOS ANGELES (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 9: + / vs CAR times 5 times times times /7 vs FLA /7 vs FLA times - Needs one point to reach for his career. - Has appeared in 97 consecutive games. - Scored his first goal as a member of the Avs on Oct. at Carolina. - Had an assist and was + in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Is in his fourth NHL season, his first with Colorado. - Spent the past three years with Boston. - Last season, he finished tied for third on the Bruins in points (), while also ranking third in assists (). - Was one of only two Bruins to appear in every game (Dennis Seidenberg).

18 #: Alex Tanguay (L) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Nov, 979 (5 years and months) Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, th overall) in 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary, along with Cory Sarich, in exchange for David Jones and Shane O'Brien, June 7, Last Goal: OCT, CAROLINA Last Assist: OCT 9, TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: /6 (7%), GDG Season --6 Career Career vs. Opp : + times / vs DAL times /6 vs ANA /9 vs TBL times / vs BOS times - Only three players from the 998 draft class have more career points than Tanguay s 8: Vincent Lecavalier (9), Brad Richards (96) and Pavel Datsyuk (869). - Ranks seventh on the franchise s all-time scoring list with 7 points (65g/7a) in 556 games. - Ranks eighth in team history in both goals (65) and assists (7). - Needs one goal to tie Valeri Kamensky (66) for seventh place. - Tanguay s 7 points are the fourth-most in Avalanche history (since ), trailing Joe Sakic (5), Milan Hejduk (85) and Peter Forsberg (75). - Is the NHL s active leader in career shooting percentage (min 7 shots) at 8.9% Has twice led the NHL in that category, 5-6 (.%) and -5 (.%). #5: Dennis Everberg (R) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Dec, 99 ( years and months) Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, April 9, Last Goal: APR, ANAHEIM (6) Last Assist: APR, ANAHEIM (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- - : + times times times times / vs CBJ / vs CBJ times times - Made his season debut on Oct. vs. Columbus. - Was recalled from San Antonio (AHL) on Oct.. - Totaled five points (g/a) with a + rating in three games for the Rampage this season. - Had four separate stints with Colorado last season. - Began the -5 campaign with the Avalanche and went on to appear in 55 games during his first NHL season (g/9a). #6: Brandon Gormley (D) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Feb 8, 99 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Phoenix's st choice (st round, th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Arizona in exchange for Stefan Elliott, Sept. 9, 5 Last Goal: EDMONTON () Last Assist: MAR 9, 5 vs COLORADO (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :7 + times times times / vs CAR / vs CBJ times / vs CAR / vs CAR - Made his Avalanche/season debut on Oct. vs. Carolina. - Was acquired by Colorado just prior to training camp on Sept Has appeared in games with the Coyotes over the last two seasons, including 7 games last year (g/a). - Former first-round pick won a bronze medal with Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship and won a Memorial Cup with Shawinigan (QMJHL) in -.

19 #55: Cody McLeod (L) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 6, 98 ( years and months) Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 6, 6 nd NHL / nd COL Season Last Goal: APR, 5 vs CHICAGO () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :6 + times / vs DAL / vs DAL /8 vs LAK /8 vs MIN /9 vs TBL times times - Leads the Avs in penalty minutes () and major penalties (). - Is in his ninth NHL season, all with Colorado. - Has appeared in 559 career games, the fourth-most regular season contests by an Avalanche player since the franchise relocated to Denver in Only Milan Hejduk (,), Joe Sakic (87) and Adam Foote (76) appeared in more. - His, career penalty minutes are the most in Avalanche history and fifth-most in franchise history. - Has three fighting majors this season and in his career, the most in Avs history. - Was one of five Colorado players to dress in all 8 games in Led the team with 68 hits, the most ever by an Avalanche player in a single season. - Also paced the club with a career-high 9 penalty minutes, the most by an Avs player since Jeff Odgers had 59 in McLeod s 9 PIM finished second in the league while his 68 hits ranked sixth. - Tied a franchise record with his seventh career -PIM season. #9: Gabriel Landeskog (L) 6' ", lbs. / Nov, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's st choice (st round, nd overall) in Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT 7, FLORIDA () Last Assist: OCT, CAROLINA Career Shootouts: /9 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 7 + / vs DAL / vs DAL / vs DAL times /8 vs LAK / vs CBJ /8 vs MIN / vs DAL - Leads the Avalanche in goals (5). - Owns the longest active ironman streak on the team at 7 games. - Led the Avs with five goals in October, while his eight points ranked second. - Recorded his th NHL point with a goal on Oct. 7 at Florida. - Scored a goal in each of his first three games, his longest streak to open a season. - Recorded his first career four-point game with a pair of goals and assists on Oct. vs. Dallas. - Was the first Avalanche player to tally four points in a game since Dec. 6, (Paul Stastny vs. Dallas). - Is in his fifth NHL season, his fourth as team captain. - Shared the team scoring lead with 59 points (g/6a) while appearing in all 8 games last season. - Was named team captain of the Avalanche on Sept.,, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history (9 years, 86 days). - Was days younger than Sidney Crosby (9 years, 97 days on May, 7).

20 San Jose Sharks: Media Notes With new advanced filtering and enhanced stats, visit NHL.com/Stats to get the most in depth NHL team and player information and insights. The NHL runs its stats with SAP. SAN JOSE SHARKS MEDIA RESOURCES WEBSITE The San Jose Sharks Media Resources website, which includes game notes, stats, daily clips, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 5-6 media guide, can be accessed at Password: sharks99 LAST GAME GAME //5 SJS at DAL 5 Joe Pavelski and Joel Ward both scored power-play goals while Matt Nieto scored the Sharks first short-handed goal of the year, but it was not as the Sharks lost to the Stars 5-. Tommy Wingels recorded an assist to give him career points. SJ Goals: Pavelski (PP), Nieto (SH), Ward (PP) Shots For: 9 Shots Against: 5 SJ PP: - SJ PK: -5 Win: Niemi Loss: Stalock * denotes GWG RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS: //5 Recalled F Bryan Lerg, and D Dylan DeMelo from San Jose (AHL). /6/5 Reassigned F Bryan Lerg, John McCarthy and D Mirco Mueller to San Jose (AHL). //5 Reassigned F Micheal Haley to San Jose (AHL). //5 Recalled F Micheal Haley and D Mirco Mueller from San Jose (AHL). Reassigned F s Nikolay Goldobin and Bryan Lerg, and D Dylan DeMelo to San Jose (AHL). /9/5 Recalled F Bryan Lerg from San Jose (AHL). /6/5 Recalled F Nikolay Goldobin from San Jose (AHL). TONIGHT S OPPONENT: COLORADO AVALANCHE All-Time Series The Sharks are all-time vs. the Quebec/Colorado franchise...logan Couture has 9 points in games vs. the Avalanche (8--9) Joe Thornton has 5 points in 5 games (-9-5) Nov. 8, 5 at Colorado: Avalanche C Pierre Turgeon became the th player in NHL history to score 5 career NHL goals April 7, 9 at HP Pavilion: Evgeni Nabokov earned a shutout as the game was scoreless in regulation. San Jose recorded the first - shootout win in franchise history. This was Nabokov s seventh shutout of the season, 7 th of his career...feb. 9, at HP Pavilion: Devin Setoguchi recorded his first career hat trick and Antti Niemi recorded his fifth shutout of the season in a - win. It marked the first time in Sharks history that a player recorded a hat trick and a goalie recorded a shutout in the same game. March 6, at HP Pavilion: Joe Pavelski scored his th career point (two goals), Dan Boyle scored his 5 th point (two assists), Andrew Desjardins got the game-winner, and all four Sharks lines scored a goal in a 5- thrashing of the Avalanche Jan 6, at HP Pavilion: Patrick Marleau scored at least two goals in his fourth straight game, tying a record for most consecutive multi-goal games to start a season set in 97-8 by Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators, as the Sharks shutout the Avalanche -. Matt Irwin scored his first career NHL goal and Thomas Greiss recorded his first NHL shutout Mar., at Colorado: Patrick Marleau scored his th career goal, becoming the th player in NHL history to score his first goals with one team, in a - Sharks overtime loss. Apr., 5 at SAP Center: Patrick Marleau tied Theo Fleury for 55 th place on the NHL s All-Time Goals List with 55 as the Sharks beat the Avalanche 5-. TIES TO COLORADO - Patrick Marleau potted his th career NHL goal on March, at Colorado and his 9 th career point on Jan., at Colorado. - Joe Pavelski recorded his th NHL point on March 6, vs. Colorado. - Joe Thornton played his 8 th career game on Jan. 7, 9 at Colorado.

21 - Marc-Edouard Vlasic potted his th NHL assist on Nov., at Colorado. - Raffi Torres played in his th NHL game at Colorado on Nov. 8, 7 and recorded his th career point on Dec. 9, 6 vs. the Avalanche (both milestones while with Edmonton). - Development Coach Mike Ricci played with the Colorado Avalanche from995-98, won a Stanley Cup with the team in 996, and was named Denver's Sexiest Athlete" in Scout Bryan Marchment played for Colorado in -. - Assistant Coach Bob Boughner had two stints with the Colorado Avalanche (- and 5-6). UPCOMING MILESTONES Patrick Marleau 99 points Joe Pavelski 9 points Marc-Edouard Vlasic 9 points Joe Thornton,95 games played Justin Braun 97 games played MILESTONES RECENTLY REACHED Joel Ward goals scored (/ vs. CAR) Paul Martin 7 games played (/ at WSH) Tommy Wingels points (/ at DAL) Below is a look at a handful of career firsts that have been accomplished this season: First NHL game Donskoi 7 at Los Angeles Goldobin Oct. 6 at New Jersey DeMelo 7 at NY Islanders First NHL point Donskoi 7 at Los Angeles (goal) Goldobin 7 at NY Islanders (goal) Stalock 7 at NY Islanders (assist) First NHL goal Donskoi 7 at Los Angeles Goldobin 7 at NY Islanders CURRENT IRON-MAN STREAKS (Top-) GAMES STREAK BEGAN PLAYER 7 /9/9 Patrick Marleau // Joe Pavelski 5 // Brent Burns 5-6 SHARKS TEAM NOTES: AFTERNOON DELIGHT The Sharks will embark on a back-to-back, two-game road trip that will see San Jose play two afternoon games in a row. According to Elias, the last time the Sharks played consecutive games which started before 5 p.m. local time was Feb. 7-8, 8 at Madison Square Garden ( p.m.) and at Nassau Coliseum ( p.m.). The Sharks will play in seven afternoon games (start times of p.m. or earlier) this season, with two of those instances coming this weekend in Dallas and Colorado. In addition, two of those seven afternoon contests will come against Dallas ( p.m. March 6 in San Jose).