Colorado Avalanche Game Notes

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1 Colorado Avalanche Game Notes Tue, Oct 8, 4 NHL Game # Colorado Avalanche (7 pts) San Jose Sharks ( pts) Team Game: Home Game: Team Game: Road Game: # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Nick Holden D Tyson Barrie D Nate Guenin 4-6 D Erik Johnson 9 7 C John Mitchell D Jan Hejda C Matt Duchene L Jamie McGinn R Jarome Iginla D Brad Stuart 9-6 D Zach Redmond 4 C Marc-Andre Cliche C Maxime Talbot C Nathan MacKinnon L Alex Tanguay D Ryan Wilson - 48 C Daniel Briere L Cody McLeod C Ryan O'Reilly L Gabriel Landeskog 9-5 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Antti Niemi Alex Stalock # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Jason Demers 8-8 C Joe Pavelski C Andrew Desjardins - L Patrick Marleau L James Sheppard C Joe Thornton L John Scott 5 5 L Tye McGinn 7-7 D Scott Hannan R Adam Burish C Logan Couture D Mirco Mueller 7 44 D Marc-Edouard Vlasic C Tomas Hertl 4 5 C Chris Tierney 8-5 D Matt Irwin C Tommy Wingels D Justin Braun 8 8 L Matt Nieto D Brent Burns 8 4 President Exec. VP / General Manager Head Coach / VP of Hockey Ops Coaching Staff Josh Kroenke Joe Sakic Patrick Roy Tim Army, Andre Tourigny, Mario Duhamel (video), Francois Allaire (goaltending), Adam Foote (defense) General Manager VP & Assistant General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Doug Wilson Wayne Thomas Joe Will Todd McLellan Larry Robinson, Jim Johnson, Jay Woodcroft, Corey Schwab, Mike Ricci, Brett Heimlich Tonight's Officials Referees Kyle Rehman(7), Dave Jackson(8) Linesmen David Brisebois(96), Matt MacPherson(8) Supervisor Video Judge Kris Schoech Ntl. Anthem Jake Schroeder Today's Schedule BOS : 7: CBJ : 7: CGY : 7: COL : 7: NYI : 7: PHI : 7: PIT : 7: VAN : 7: CHI : 7: DAL : 7: TBL : 7: TOR : 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' 4" May 5, 987 St. Albert, AB, CAN 4 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' 4" Mar, 988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 John Mitchell C 6' " 4 Jan, 985 Oakville, ON, CAN 8 Jan Hejda D 6' 4" Jun 8, 978 Prague, CZE 9 Matt Duchene C 5' " Jan 6, 99 Haliburton, ON, CAN Jamie McGinn L 6' " Aug 5, 988 Fergus, ON, CAN Jarome Iginla R 6' " Jul, 977 Edmonton, AB, CAN 7 Brad Stuart D 6' " 5 Nov 6, 979 Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN Reto Berra G 6' 4" Jan, 987 Bulach, CHE Zach Redmond D 6' " 5 Jul 6, 988 Traverse City, MI, USA 4 Marc-Andre Cliche C 6' " Mar, 987 Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN 5 Maxime Talbot C 5' " 9 Feb, 984 Lemoyne, QC, CAN 9 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' " 95 Sep, 995 Halifax, NS, CAN 4 Alex Tanguay L 6' " 94 Nov, 979 Ste-Justine, QC, CAN 44 Ryan Wilson D 6' " Feb, 987 Windsor, ON, CAN 48 Daniel Briere C 5' 9" 74 Oct 6, 977 Gatineau, QC, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' " Jun 6, 984 Binscarth, MB, CAN 9 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' " Feb 7, 99 Clinton, ON, CAN 9 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' " Nov, 99 Stockholm, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " 5 Age: 8.7 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Jesse Winchester C 6' " 5 Oct 4, 98 Long Sault, ON, CAN 58 Patrick Bordeleau L 6' 6" 5 Mar, 986 Montreal, QC, CAN Goal Streaks JAMIE MCGINN ( / Games) Assist Streaks ALEX TANGUAY ( / Games) TYSON BARRIE (4 / Games) Point Streaks TYSON BARRIE (-5-6 / 4 Games) ALEX TANGUAY (--5 / 5 Games) JAMIE MCGINN (-- / Games) San Jose Sharks: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Jason Demers D 6' " 95 Jun 9, 988 Dorval, QC, CAN 8 Joe Pavelski C 5' " 9 Jul, 984 Plover, WI, USA Andrew Desjardins C 6' " 95 Jul 7, 986 Lively, ON, CAN Patrick Marleau L 6' " Sep 5, 979 Aneroid, SK, CAN 5 James Sheppard L 6' " 5 Apr 5, 988 Halifax, NS, CAN 9 Joe Thornton C 6' 4" Jul, 979 London, ON, CAN John Scott L 6' 8" 6 Sep 6, 98 Edmonton, AB, CAN 5 Tye McGinn L 6' " 5 Jul 9, 99 Fergus, ON, CAN 7 Scott Hannan D 6' " 5 Jan, 979 Richmond, BC, CAN Antti Niemi G 6' " Aug 9, 98 Vantaa, FIN Alex Stalock G 6' " 9 Jul 8, 987 St. Paul, MN, USA 7 Adam Burish R 6' " 95 Jan 6, 98 Madison, WI, USA 9 Logan Couture C 6' " Mar 8, 989 Guelph, ON, CAN 4 Mirco Mueller D 6' " 5 Mar, 995 Winterthur, CHE 44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic D 6' " 5 Mar, 987 Montreal, QC, CAN 48 Tomas Hertl C 6' " Nov, 99 Praha, CZE 5 Chris Tierney C 6' " 95 Jul, 994 Keswick, ON, CAN 5 Matt Irwin D 6' " Nov 9, 987 Brentwood Bay, BC, CAN 57 Tommy Wingels C 6' " Apr, 988 Evanston, IL, USA 6 Justin Braun D 6' " 5 Feb, 987 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 Players Total Avg: 6' " 7 Age: 7.8 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Mike Brown R 5' " 5 Jun 4, 985 Chicago, IL, USA 8 Tyler Kennedy R 5' " 85 Jul 5, 986 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN Goal Streaks BRENT BURNS ( / Games) Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks BRENT BURNS (--4 / 4 Games)

3 Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D Nick Holden :57. 4 D 4 Tyson Barrie :. 5 D 5 Nate Guenin :6. 5 D 6 Erik Johnson :48. 9 C 7 John Mitchell : D 8 Jan Hejda : C 9 Matt Duchene : L Jamie McGinn :. 5 R Jarome Iginla : D 7 Brad Stuart :4. D Zach Redmond. 6: C 4 Marc-Andre Cliche : C 5 Maxime Talbot : C 9 Nathan MacKinnon : L 4 Alex Tanguay : D 44 Ryan Wilson -. :. 6 C 48 Daniel Briere : L 55 Cody McLeod :46. 4 C 9 Ryan O'Reilly : L 9 Gabriel Landeskog : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra

4 San Jose Sharks: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D 5 Jason Demers : C 8 Joe Pavelski : C Andrew Desjardins - 8. : L Patrick Marleau : L 5 James Sheppard : R 8 Mike Brown 7. 7:5. 4 C 9 Joe Thornton : L John Scott :. L 5 Tye McGinn 7-6. :8. 5 D 7 Scott Hannan :. 4 7 R 7 Adam Burish : C 9 Logan Couture : D 4 Mirco Mueller :9. 9 D 44 Marc-Edouard Vlasic :. 6 C 48 Tomas Hertl 4. 6:6 4. C 5 Chris Tierney 8-8. : D 5 Matt Irwin :9. 6 C 57 Tommy Wingels : D 6 Justin Braun 8. : L 8 Matt Nieto :54. 9 D 88 Brent Burns :. 4 4 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Antti Niemi Alex Stalock

5 San Jose Colorado Avalanche Team Records San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche Last game: Sunday AT ANAHEIM (4- W) Sunday AT WINNIPEG (- O) Next game: Thursday AT MINNESOTA Thursday VS NY ISLANDERS Overall record/streak: / Win / Undef / OTL Home record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Win / Undef Road record/streak: / Win / Undef - - / OTL 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:

6 San Jose Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg San Jose Sharks: 8 (. avg.) Opponents: 5 7 (.7 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (. avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg San Jose Sharks: (.5 avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (9.9 avg.) Opponents: (4. avg.) Power Play San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-6th NHL) (nd NHL) Home: 4 7. (5th NHL) 5. (T-th NHL) Road: (T-rd NHL) 8.7 (4th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-7th NHL) (4th NHL) Home: 9. (th NHL) 9.9 (9th NHL) Road: (st NHL) (T-7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-6th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-rd NHL) Penalties San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (7th NHL) (5th NHL) Goal Situations San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: 9 5 on : 4 on 4: 4 4 on : on : on 4: on 5: 4 on 5: 7 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 7 9

7 San Jose Colorado Avalanche Situations Individual Leaders San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche Points: P. MARLEAU (),B. BURNS (),L. COUTURE () J. IGINLA (7),M. DUCHENE (7),T. BARRIE (7) Goals: J. PAVELSKI (5),P. MARLEAU (4),L. COUTURE (4) A. TANGUAY (),J. MCGINN (),M. DUCHENE () Assists: P. MARLEAU (8),B. BURNS (8),J. THORNTON (7) T. BARRIE (6),J. IGINLA (5),R. O'REILLY (4) PP Goals: J. PAVELSKI (),P. MARLEAU (),L. COUTURE () G. LANDESKOG (),E. JOHNSON (),J. MCGINN () SH Goals: J. MITCHELL () GW Goals: P. MARLEAU (),J. PAVELSKI (),M. VLASIC () D. BRIERE () + Goals: PIM: J. SCOTT (),A. DESJARDINS (),A. BURISH (8) C. MCLEOD (6),E. JOHNSON (),G. LANDESKOG () Shots: T. WINGELS (8),L. COUTURE (),B. BURNS () M. DUCHENE (),R. O'REILLY (5),N. MACKINNON (4) +/-: M. VLASIC (+6),J. PAVELSKI (+5),J. THORNTON (+4) J. IGINLA (+),C. MCLEOD (+),E. JOHNSON (+) Shootout San Jose Sharks Shooter G/S % GDG Logan Couture /. Joe Pavelski / 5. Joe Thornton /. Patrick Marleau /. Brent Burns /. Tomas Hertl /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Alex Stalock - /5.6 Antti Niemi - /. Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play San Jose Sharks Player G A P Logan Couture 5 Patrick Marleau 5 Joe Pavelski 4 Brent Burns 4 4 Tommy Wingels Joe Thornton Matt Nieto Matt Irwin Marc-Edouard Vlasic Tomas Hertl Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Tyson Barrie Ryan O'Reilly Gabriel Landeskog Nathan MacKinnon Erik Johnson Jamie McGinn Alex Tanguay Matt Duchene Nick Holden Short Handed San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Player G A P John Mitchell

8 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes LAST GAME (Oct. 6) - Colorado at Winnipeg in OT Bryan Little scored with 5 seconds left in overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a - victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the MTS Centre. Jamie McGinn had the lone goal for Colorado, and Semyon Varlamov made 6 saves. CURRENT INJURIES Patrick Bordeleau (back). Out indefinitely. Ryan Wilson (shoulder). Out - weeks. Jesse Winchester (head). Day-to-day. RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. - Sami Aittokallio reassigned to Lake Erie (AHL). Oct. - Semyon Varlamov activated from IR... Calvin Pickard reassigned to Lake Erie (AHL). AVS OPEN TWO-GAME HOMESTAND TONIGHT AGAINST SHARKS The Colorado Avalanche opens a two-game homestand tonight against the San Jose Sharks at Pepsi Center. The Avs, who are in the middle of a stretch that finds them playing seven of nine at home, will wrap up the homestand on Thursday night against the New York Islanders. AVALANCHE & SHARKS Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Avalanche and Sharks this season, and San Jose's only visit to Pepsi Center. The Avs will make their one trip to San Jose on April. The Sharks are the only Pacific Division team who will play the Avs twice in 4-5 (the rest will play Colorado three times). Last year, Colorado and San Jose met four times, the only Pacific Division team to meet the Avs more than three times. All-time Record vs. San Jose: Home Record: Road Record: Record Since Moving To Denver: Record: -- (-- at home) - San Jose's Tye McGinn is the younger brother of Avalanche forward Jamie McGinn. - Jamie McGinn was a second-round pick of the Sharks in 6 (6th overall) and began his NHL career with San Jose. - Brad Stuart was selected by San Jose in the first round (third overall) of the 998 Entry Draft. He began his NHL career with the Sharks and had two separate stints with San Jose, appearing in 486 games. - Scott Hannan spent three-plus seasons with Colorado. - Jarome Iginla has 5 points (7g/4a) in 65 games versus San Jose, second among active players behind Shane Doan (6 points). SPECIALTY TEAMS ON A ROLL The Avs have scored a power-play goal in each of their last three games, going 4-for- (.8%). This recent stretch comes after Colorado began the year by scoring only one PPG in its first six games (-for-, 4.5%). The Avalanche's penalty kill unit has not allowed a goal in the last two games, killing off all seven short-handed situations. The Avs rank fourth in the league in penalty killing at 88.6% (/5). STREAKING - Alex Tanguay has a five-game point streak (g/a). Alex had a three-game goal streak from Oct. 6-, which was his longest such streak since April -6, with Calgary. - Tyson Barrie has a four-game point streak (g/5a), one shy of his career long set Jan. 5 to Feb., 4. Barrie leads the Avs in assists (6) and is tied for first in points (7). He equaled his career high with three points (g/a) on Oct. 4 versus the Canucks. IGINLA CONTINUES TO CLIMB ALL-TIME LISTS Jarome Iginla scored his 56st and 56nd career goals on Oct. 4, passing Guy Lafleur (56) and Mike Modano (56) for rd place on the NHL's all-time goals list. He is now two shy of tying Mats Sundin and Joe Nieuwendyk for st. Iginla passed Bobby Hull (,7) for sole possession of 49th place on the NHL s all-time points list with an assist on Oct.. Iginla has 56 goals and 6 assists for,74 points in,9 career games. Only Jaromir Jagr has more goals among active players and only Jagr and Joe Thornton have more points. Iginla has twice finished runner-up for the Hart Trophy (, 4), which included finishing second in the closest voting

9 ever in -. He won the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL s leading goal scorer in both and 4 and captured the Art Ross Trophy as the league s scoring leader. Iginla was named to the NHL s First All-Star Team in -, 7-8 and 8-9, and the NHL s Second All-Star Team in -4. He was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team and was a finalist for the Calder Trophy in ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS (No. -5). Mats Sundin 564 Joe Nieuwendyk 564. Jarome Iginla Mike Modano Guy Lafleur 56 MOST GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 77 Jarome Iginla 56 Marian Hossa 465 MOST POINTS, ALL-TIME (No. 46-5) 46. Dino Ciccarelli 47. Rod Brind Amour Sergei Fedorov Jarome Iginla Bobby Hull 7 MOST POINTS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 76 Joe Thornton Jarome Iginla 74 STUART NEARING, Brad Stuart needs just six games to reach, career regular season games in the NHL. Alex Tanguay can also reach the,- game mark this season, as he has appeared in 947 contests, 5 shy of,. TANGUAY MOVES INTO NINTH IN FRANCHISE SCORING With an assist on Oct. 4, Alex Tanguay moved past Valeri Kamensky (44) for sole possession of ninth place on the franchise's alltime scoring list. Tanguay now has 46 points (44g/7a) in 475 games with the Avalanche. FRANCHISE SCORING LEADERS. Joe Sakic 64. Peter Stastny 48. Michel Goulet Milan Hejduk Peter Forsberg Anton Stastny Dale Hunter Paul Stastny Alex Tanguay 46. Valeri Kamensky 44 BRIERE TALLIES TH IN DRAMATIC FASHION Daniel Briere scored his th NHL goal on Oct. at Boston, lighting the lamp with under a second left in regulation to give the Avalanche a - victory. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Briere is the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to score a game-winning goal with one second left in regulation. Prior to that, Colorado's latest game-winning goal was scored at 9:5 of the third period a mark set by Jan Hejda in a 4- victory on April, vs. Vancouver. Briere s goal was only the fourth last-second tiebreaking goal (in regulation) over the last eight seasons. The other buzzer beaters since 7-8 were scored by Brad Richards (Dec. 7, at Phoenix), Drew Doughty (Feb., vs. Columbus) and David Krejci (Oct. 4, vs. San Jose). Briere became the 6th active player to reach the -goal milestone.

10 MAC SURPASSES, PIM Cody McLeod surpassed, career penalty minutes on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver. He became the first player in Avalanche history and sixth in franchise history to reach, PIM. CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPS The Avalanche tied their franchise record with 5 wins and posted their-second highest point total ever () en route to winning the Central Division title in -4. Colorado finished 5--8, exactly 6--4 at home (56 points) and 6--4 on the road (56 points). The Avs set a franchise mark for road wins on their way to finishing with the best road record in the NHL. NINTH DIVISION CROWN; FIRST SINCE - The Avs last season won their ninth division championship since moving to Denver, their first since -. It marked Colorado/Quebec s th division title in franchise history, which includes an NHL-record streak of nine consecutive division crowns from 995 to. The Avalanche/Nordiques have now won the Central Division (-4), five Northwest Division titles ( to - ), three Pacific Division crowns (995-98), a Northeast Division title (994-95) and an Adams Division banner (985-86). AWARD-WINNING SEASON The Avalanche took home three individual trophies at the 4 NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas on June 4. Nathan MacKinnon won the Calder Trophy as the league s top rookie, Ryan O Reilly won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct, while Patrick Roy won the Jack Adams Award as the coach of the year. The Avs and Boston Bruins were the only teams to produce three winners. Semyon Varlamov was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, making Colorado one of only two teams with four awards finalists (Tampa Bay was the other). SEASON INJURY LIST PLAYER GAMES NATURE & DATES Reto Berra neck (Oct. 8) Patrick Bordeleau 9 back (Oct. 9 - present) John Mitchell 4 head (Oct. 9-4) Semyon Varlamov groin (Oct. 6-) Ryan Wilson head (Oct. 4) shoulder ( games, Oct. 4 - present) Jesse Winchester 9 head (Oct. 9 - present) TOTALS 9

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. Minnesota Wild L / 998+ //4 Minnesota Wild L / 89+ Boston Bruins W -- -, / Toronto Maple Leafs O* , / Ottawa Senators L ,7s,9p / Montréal Canadiens L , / //4 Florida Panthers O* p,9p, / /4/4 Vancouver Canucks W -4-7-,,6p,48,9,9, / 79 9 Winnipeg Jets O* p / 56+ /8/4 San Jose Sharks //4 New York Islanders St. Louis Blues //4 Anaheim Ducks 4 /4/4 Vancouver Canucks 5 /6/4 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Philadelphia Flyers 7 New York Islanders 8 New York Rangers 9 New Jersey Devils //4 Washington Capitals //4 Carolina Hurricanes Arizona Coyotes /6/4 Chicago Blackhawks 4 /9/4 Dallas Stars 5 //4 Montréal Canadiens 6 Calgary Flames 7 Winnipeg Jets 8 /9/4 Nashville Predators 9 //4 Winnipeg Jets //4 St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings 4 //4 St. Louis Blues 5 /7/4 Chicago Blackhawks 6 St. Louis Blues 7 //4 Philadelphia Flyers 8 //5 Edmonton Oilers 9 /4/5 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Chicago Blackhawks 4 /8/5 Ottawa Senators 4 //5 Dallas Stars 4 Washington Capitals 44 Carolina Hurricanes 45 Florida Panthers 46 Tampa Bay Lightning 47 St. Louis Blues 48 //5 Boston Bruins 49 Nashville Predators 5 //5 Nashville Predators 5 Dallas Stars 5 /5/5 Detroit Red Wings 5 Minnesota Wild 54 Winnipeg Jets 55 //5 New York Rangers 56 /4/5 Dallas Stars 57 /6/5 Arizona Coyotes 58 /8/5 Los Angeles Kings 59 Chicago Blackhawks 6 //5 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Nashville Predators 6 Dallas Stars 6 /8/5 Minnesota Wild 64 /4/5 Pittsburgh Penguins 65 Columbus Blue Jackets 66 Minnesota Wild 67 //5 Los Angeles Kings 68 //5 New Jersey Devils 69 /4/5 Calgary Flames 7 Arizona Coyotes 7 Anaheim Ducks 7 Calgary Flames 7 Edmonton Oilers 74 Vancouver Canucks 75 /8/5 Buffalo Sabres 76 //5 Edmonton Oilers 77 San Jose Sharks 78 Anaheim Ducks 79 Los Angeles Kings 8 4/7/5 Nashville Predators 8 4/9/5 Winnipeg Jets 8 4//5 Chicago Blackhawks

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 # 4 GUENIN # 5 JOHNSON # 6 MITCHELL # 7 HEJDA # 8 DUCHENE # 9 Oct MIN -,/- : -,/- :6 -,/- 4:49 -,/- :5 -,/- 7:9 -,/ 9:56 Oct Vs MIN -,/- 4:57 -,4/- : DND -,/ 7: -,/ :49 -,/ 8: BOS -,/ :4 -,4/ :5 DND -,/ 4:56 -,/ : -,/ 7:9 Oct TOR -,/ :8 -,/- 6:55 -,/- 7:9 -,/ 6:7 -,/- 7:5 -,/- 9:7 Oct OTT -,/- :47 -,/- 9: -,/ 6: -,/- 4: -,/- : -,/ 7: -,/- 6:6 Oct MTL -,/- 8:54 -,/ 4:5 -,/ : -,/ 7:9 -,/ :4 -,/ 6: -,/ :5 Oct Vs FLA -,/- 8: -,/- :8 DND -,/ 7: -,/- 5:5 -,/ 4: -,/ : Oct 4 Vs VAN -,/ 9:44 -,/- :5 DND -,/ 8:55 -,/ :45 -,/ 6:55 -,6/ 9:9 Oct WPG -,/ :8 -,/- : DND -,/- 6:47 -,/ 4: -,/- :4 -,/- 8: Date Opp. MCGINN # IGINLA # STUART # 7 REDMOND # CLICHE # 4 TALBOT # 5 MACKINNON # 9 Oct MIN -,/- : -,/ 8: -,/- :5 -,/- :9 -,/- :4 -,/- 6: Oct Vs MIN -,/- :56 -,/ 5:4 -,/- : -,/ : -,/ :54 -,4/- 6:4 BOS -,/ : -,/ 7:7 -,/ :4 -,/ : -,/ 9:6 -,/ 8: Oct TOR -,/ : -,/ 8: -,/ 9:8 -,/ : -,/ :48 -,/- : Oct OTT -,/- 4:55 -,/- 6: -,/ 7:55 DND -,/ :9 -,7/ 5:46 Oct MTL -,/ 7:55 -,4/ 9:56 -,/ 6:9 -,/ 8:55 -,/ :9 -,/- 6:8 Oct Vs FLA -,4/- 4:49 -,/ : -,/ :8 -,/ 8:49 -,/ :6 -,/- 7:9 Oct 4 Vs VAN -,4/ 5:54 -,5/ 9:4 -,/ 5:6 -,/ :8 -,/ :58 -,/ 6:7 -,4/- 5:8 Oct WPG -,/ 5: -,5/- 8:44 -,/ :5 -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ 6:8 -,/ 4:49 Date Opp. TANGUAY # 4 WILSON # 44 EVERBERG # 45 BRIERE # 48 MCLEOD # 55 O'REILLY # 9 LANDESKOG # 9 Oct MIN -,/- 6:54 -,/ 7:56 -,/- 4:57 -,/ : -,/- 9:4 -,/- 6:6 Oct Vs MIN -,/- 5:59 -,/- 8:9 -,/- 7:4 -,/- :49 -,/ :5 -,6/- 8: -,/- 7: BOS -,/ 9:8 -,/ 6:7 -,/ :4 -(W),4/ 7:57 -,/ 7:5 -,/ 6:5 -,/ 6:5 Oct TOR -,/ 4:5 INJ -,/- : -,/ :4 -,/ :6 -,4/ : -,/ 5:6 Oct OTT -,/ 7:5 DND -,/ 8:48 -,/ :4 -,/ :49 -,/- 8: -,/- 6: Oct MTL -,5/ 8: DND MIN -,/ 8:46 -,/- 9:9 -,/- 8:5 -,/ 7: Oct Vs FLA -,/ 8:44 -,/- 8:5 MIN -,/- 9:49 -,/ 9:44 -,5/- 9:7 -,5/- 8:4 Oct 4 Vs VAN -,/ 8:4 INJ MIN -(W),/ 6:5 -,/ 7:57 -,/- 8:7 -,4/- 7:4 Oct WPG -,/- :54 INJ MIN -,/ 8: -,/ 9:54 -,/- 7:7 -,/ 8:8 Date Opp. VARLAMOV # BERRA # PICKARD # Oct MIN 5/8 L 4: / : Oct Vs MIN / L 57:8 DNP BOS DNP /8 W 59:45 Oct TOR /4 O 6:4 DNP Oct OTT INJ / :46 4/7 L 56:6 Oct MTL INJ INJ /6 L 58: DNP Oct Vs FLA INJ 4/6 O 6: DNP DND Oct 4 Vs VAN /9 W 6: DNP MIN MIN Oct WPG /8 O 64:8 DNP MIN MIN AITTOKALLIO # 74

13 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Patrick Roy - Was named Head Coach/VP of Hockey Operations on May, and begins his second season in that role. - Won the 4 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 (). - Roy s Avalanche also set a franchise mark with 6 road wins en route to compiling the best road record in the NHL at 6--4 (.68). - 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. - Became the first coach in Avalanche history and second in franchise history to win the Jack Adams Award (Marc Crawford ). - Prior to joining the Avs, spent the previous eight seasons as head coach and GM of the Quebec Remparts (QMJHL). - Was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 6. #: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Apr 7, 988 (6 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 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Last SO: APR 5, ST. LOUIS (7) Career Shootouts: 7/94 (.755), 8- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves /4 vs TOR - Earned his 79th victory as a member of the Avalanche on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver, tying Mario Gosselin (79) for sixth place on the franchise s all-time wins list. - Missed three games due to a groin injury, Oct Was placed on Injured Reserve, Oct. 6 (retroactive to Oct. 4) and activated on Oct.. - Made his th career start on Oct. vs. Minnesota. - Made his fourth consecutive Opening Night start on Oct. 9 at Minnesota. - Named to the NHL s Second All-Star Team and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy last season. - Finished fourth in voting for the Hart Trophy. - Led all NHL goaltenders with 4 victories, breaking Patrick Roy s franchise record for most wins in a single season (4, -). - Also led all netminders in saves (,867) and shots faced (,) and finished third in save percentage (.97). - Ranked among the league s top goalies in appearances (6-4th), starts (6-7th) and minutes (64-5th). - His.97 save percentage was the highest in franchise history. #: Reto Berra (G) 6' 4", lbs. / Jan, 987 (7 years and 9 months) REH-to BAIR-uh Drafted: St. Louis' 6th choice (4th round, 6th overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary for a nd round selection in 4 NHL Draft, March 5, 4 Last Win: OCT, BOSTON () Last SO: - Career Shootouts: 6/ (.76), 4- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 6 6 / vs FLA - Has made three starts and appeared once in relief. - Left early in the first period on Oct. 6 at Ottawa due to injury (neck), forcing him to sit out on Oct. 8 at Montreal. - Earned a - victory in his first start of the season on Oct. at Boston, stopping 7-of-8 shots. - Is beginning his second NHL season. - Appeared in combined games between the Avalanche and Flames last season, posting a 9-8- record with a.7 goals-against average and.89 save percentage. - Saw action in two games after joining Colorado, going -- with a 5.8 GAA. - Represented Switzerland at the 4 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, posting an - record with a. GAA in one start for the Swiss. - Also competed for his nation at the 4 IIHF World Championship in Belarus.

14 #: Nick Holden (D) 6' 4", lbs. / May 5, 987 (7 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: APR 5, ST. LOUIS (4) Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 4: times times times times / vs MIN times times /4 vs VAN - Signed a three-year extension with the Avalanche on July, 4. - Finished second among Avalanche defensemen with goals while appearing in 54 games during his first full NHL season in Ranked fourth among Colorado D-men in points (5) and assists (5). - Went on to lead all Avalanche defensemen with three goals and four points (g/a) in seven games during the postseason. - Was the first Colorado defender to score three goals in a single series since Rob Blake tallied five in the Western Conference Semifinal against Los Angeles. #4: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jul 6, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's 4th selection (rd round, 64th overall) in 9 Entry Draft Last Goal: OCT, 4 vs FLORIDA () Last Assist: OCT 6, WINNIPEG Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 4 + / vs FLA /4 vs VAN /4 vs VAN times /8 vs MTL times /6 vs WPG times - Leads the Avalanche in assists (6) and is tied for first on the team in points (7). - Tied his career high with three points (g/a) on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver. - It marked his second career three-point effort, as he also had three assists on Feb. 8, 4 at NY Islanders. - Led all Colorado defensemen with goals last season, the most by an Avs blueliner since 6-7 (John-Michael Liles - 4). - Barrie finished second among Avalanche defensemen in both points (8) and assists (5) while appearing in 64 games. - Scored three overtime goals last year, tying the single-season franchise record set by David Jones in -. - Was the first NHL defenseman to score three OT goals in one season since Atlanta s Dustin Byfuglien in -. - Has scored four career overtime 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 (4th round, 7th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, Last Goal: FEB 8, 4 vs PHOENIX (4) Last Assist: APR 5, ST. LOUIS (9) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 + 4 times 4 times 4 times /6 vs OTT /4 vs TOR /6 vs OTT times /6 vs OTT - Appeared in 68 games during his first full NHL season with the Avalanche in -4, tallying nine points (g/8a) with a + plus/minus rating. - Finished third on the Avalanche in blocked shots (8) and was second on the club in short-handed ice time at :48 per game. - Was nominated by the Colorado chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey). #6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' 4", lbs. / Mar, 988 (6 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 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 9 -- Career Career vs. Opp :9 4 + /4 vs VAN times /4 vs VAN / vs MIN /8 vs MTL 4 times times /4 vs VAN - Leads the Avalanche in ice time at :48 per game. - Recorded his first multi-point effort of the year with a goal and an assist on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver. - Is in his seventh NHL season, his fifth with Colorado. - Led all Colorado defensemen with 9 points last year, tying his career high set in 9- with St. Louis. - Also led all Avs defensemen with a career-high assists. - Led the club in ice time at : per game, the first Avalanche player to average over minutes a night since Kyle Quincey in 9- (:7).

15 #7: John Mitchell (C) 6' ", 4 lbs. / Jan, 985 (9 years and 9 months) Drafted: Toronto's 4th choice (5th round, 58th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: OCT 6, OTTAWA (4) Last Assist: OCT 8, MONTREAL () Career Shootouts: 4/ (6%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + /6 vs OTT /8 vs MTL times /6 vs WPG / vs FLA times /4 vs VAN /8 vs MTL - Was activated from the Injured Non-Roster list on Oct. 6 and scored a short-handed goal in his season debut that night in Ottawa. - The goal was Mitchell's first career short-handed tally and marked the third time in as many seasons with Colorado that he's scored a goal in his first game of the year. - Began the season on the Injured Non-Roster list, forcing him to miss the first four games of the year. - Set career highs in assists () and points () while appearing in 75 games for Colorado last season. - His goals were one shy of his career best set with Toronto in 8-9. #8: Jan Hejda (D) 6' 4", lbs. / Jun 8, 978 (6 years and 4 months) YAHN HAY-dah Drafted: Buffalo's 4th choice (4th round, 6th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, Last Goal: JAN 8, NASHVILLE (4) Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times times times / vs FLA times /4 vs TOR times - Leads the team with 9 hits. - Recorded his th NHL assist on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver. - Is beginning his ninth NHL season, his fourth with Colorado. - Set a career high with six goals and added assists for 7 points in 78 games last season. #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 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: /8 (6%), 5 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + times /4 vs VAN /4 vs VAN times / vs FLA /8 vs MTL /4 vs TOR /4 vs VAN - Shares the team lead in goals () and points (7) and also leads the Avs in shots (). - Scored a goal and fired a career-high shots on Oct. 8 at Montreal. - Duchene's shots were the most by an Avalanche player in seven years, since Ryan Smyth had on Oct. 6, 7 vs. Calgary. - Is beginning his sixth NHL season. - Has either led or shared the team lead in scoring in three of his five NHL seasons, including each of the last two campaigns. - Led the Avalanche in scoring with a career-high 7 points (g/47a) in 7 games last season. #: Jamie McGinn (L) 6' ", lbs. / Aug 5, 988 (6 years and months) Drafted: San Jose's nd choice (nd round, 6th overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from San Jose, along with Mike Connolly and Michael Sgarbossa, in exchange for T.J. Galiardi, Daniel Winnik and a 7th round selection in the Entry Draft, Feb. 7, Last Goal: OCT 6, WINNIPEG Last Assist: OCT 4, TORONTO (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /4 vs TOR 4 times /4 vs TOR /8 vs MTL times /4 vs VAN /4 vs VAN - Is tied for first on the team in goals (). - Scored the Avalanche s first goal of the season on Oct. at Boston. - Beginning his seventh NHL season, his fourth with Colorado. - Set a career high in points (8), assists (9), game-winning goals (), shots (67) and games played (79) last season. - His 9 goals fell one short of his personal best set in -

16 #: Jarome Iginla (R) 6' ", lbs. / Jul, 977 (7 years and months) Drafted: Dallas' st choice (st round, th overall) in 995 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 4 Last Goal: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: /4 (4%), 5 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /4 vs VAN /4 vs TOR /4 vs VAN /4 vs TOR / vs FLA times times /4 vs VAN - Is tied for first on the Avalanche in points (7) and leads the team in plus/minus (+). - Scored his 56st and 56nd career goals on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver, passing Guy Lafleur (56) and Mike Modano (56) for rd place on the NHL's alltime goals list. - Passed Bobby Hull (,7) for 49th place on the all-time scoring list on Oct. vs. Florida. - Is in his 8th NHL season. - Has twice finished runner-up for the Hart Trophy (, 4). - Won the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL s leading goal scorer in both and 4. - Captured the Art Ross Trophy as the league s scoring leader and also won the Lester B. Pearson Award (NHLPA MVP). - Was named to the NHL s First All-Star Team in -, 7-8 and 8-9, and the NHL s Second All-Star Team in Was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team and was a finalist for the Calder Trophy in #7: Brad Stuart (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Nov 6, 979 (4 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, 4 Last Goal: TORONTO (49) Last Assist: APR, 4 vs EDMONTON (4) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 9 times 9 times times /4 vs VAN /4 vs VAN /6 vs OTT /4 vs VAN - Leads the team in blocked shots (). - Needs just six games to reach, for his NHL career. - Is entering his 5th NHL season and his first with Colorado after being acquired from San Jose on July, 4. - Has spent most of his career with San Jose but has also played for Boston, Calgary, Los Angeles and Detroit. - Helped the Red Wings capture the 8 Stanley Cup championship. #8: Jesse Winchester (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Oct 4, 98 ( years) Drafted: Signed by Ottawa as an undrafted free agent, March 4, 8 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 4 Last Goal: MAR 7, 4 vs BUFFALO () Last Assist: APR 8, 4 vs PHILADELPHIA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Has missed the first nine games due to injury (head). - Was placed on Injured Reserve, Oct. 6 (retroactive to Sept. ). - Is beginning his first season with Colorado after signing a two-year contract with the Avalanche on July, 4. - Tallied 8 points (9g/9a) in 5 games for the Florida Panthers last season. - Has appeared in 85 career NHL games between the Panthers and Ottawa Senators, recording 7 points (g/5a). #: Zach Redmond (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Jul 6, 988 (6 years and months) Drafted: Atlanta's 7th choice (7th round, 84th overall) in 8 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 4 Last Goal: APR, 4 vs PITTSBURGH (6) Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career -6-8 Career vs. Opp :5 + times /4 vs VAN /4 vs VAN times /6 vs WPG /4 vs VAN /4 vs VAN times - Made his Avalanche debut on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver, recording an assist in :8 of ice time. - Begins his first season with Colorado after signing with the club on July, 4. - Appeared in 8 games with the Winnipeg Jets over the last two seasons, tallying seven points (g/5a). - Skated in games for the Jets last year, tallying three points (g/a). - Spent most of the -4 season with Winnipeg s American Hockey League affiliate, the St. John s IceCaps, where he recorded 5 points (6g/9a) in 4 regular-season games and 4 points (g/a) in playoff contests.

17 #4: Marc-Andre Cliche (C) 6' ", lbs. / Mar, 987 (7 years and 7 months) KLEESH Drafted: NY Rangers' rd choice (nd round, 56th overall) in 5 Entry Draft Acquired: Claimed by Colorado off waivers from Los Angeles, Sept., Last Goal: FEB, 4 vs BUFFALO (6) Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 8 times /4 vs VAN /4 vs VAN / vs FLA /6 vs WPG times 8 times /4 vs VAN - Logged his second career NHL fight on Oct. vs. Florida (Derek MacKenzie). - Skated in 76 games for Colorado during his first full NHL season in -4, recording seven points (g/6a). #5: Maxime Talbot (C) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Feb, 984 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Pittsburgh's 9th choice (8th round, 4th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for Steve Downie, Oct., Last Goal: MAR 8, MONTREAL () Last Assist: APR, ANAHEIM (9) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 9 times 9 times /6 vs OTT /4 vs VAN /6 vs OTT /8 vs MTL times - Beginning his th NHL season. - Appeared in 7 games after joining the Avalanche last season, totaling 5 points (7g/8a) with a +4 rating. - Skated in 8 combined games between Colorado and Philadelphia, recording 7 points (8g/9a) with a +5 rating. - Talbot s 9 assists were a career high, while his 7 combined points were the second-most of his career. - Won a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 8-9. #9: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Sep, 995 (9 years and month) Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, st overall) in Draft Last Goal: APR 5, ST. LOUIS (4) Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /6 vs OTT /6 vs OTT 9 times / vs BOS /6 vs OTT times / vs BOS - Won the 4 Calder Memorial Trophy. - Became the youngest player to ever win the Calder (8 years, 4 days on the final day of regular season). - Was the fifth player in the 4-year history of the Avalanche/Nordiques franchise to capture rookie of the year honors, joining Peter Stastny (98-8), Peter Forsberg (994-95), Chris Drury (998-99) and Gabriel Landeskog (-). - Led all rookies in points (6), goals (4-tied), assists (9), power-play goals (8), game-winning goals (5-tied), shots (4) and games played (8-tied). - Became the first NHL player to lead all rookies in goals, assists and points since Evgeni Malkin in Went on to share the team scoring lead during the playoffs with points (g/8a) in seven contests. - His points were the third-most by an 8-year-old in one playoff year, behind Jaromir Jagr (, 99) and Ed Olczyk (, 985). #4: Alex Tanguay (L) 6' ", 94 lbs. / Nov, 979 (4 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, 4 vs FLORIDA () Last Assist: OCT 6, WINNIPEG Career Shootouts: 9/5 (7%), 9 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times 5 times /4 vs TOR /6 vs WPG /8 vs MTL /4 vs TOR times - Is tied for first on the Avalanche in goals (). - Had a three-game goal streak, Oct. 6-, his longest such streak since April -6, with Calgary. - Passed Valeri Kamensky (44) for ninth place on the franchise's all-time points list with an assist on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver. - Passed Dale Hunter (4) for ninth place on the franchise's all-time goal-scoring list on Oct. 8 at Montreal. - Has 46 points (44g/7a) in 475 games with the Avalanche. - Beginning his 5th NHL season and eighth with the Avalanche. - Appeared in only 6 games last season due to injury. Colorado was 5-- with Tanguay in the lineup.

18 #44: Ryan Wilson (D) 6' ", lbs. / Feb, 987 (7 years and 8 months) Drafted: Signed by Calgary as an undrafted free agent, July, 8 Acquired: Acquired from Calgary, along with Lawrence Nycholat and nd round pick in 9, in exchange for Jordan Leopold, March 4, 9 Last Goal: OCT CALGARY (9) Last Assist: APR, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :9 4 + times times times times / vs MIN / vs MIN / vs MIN / vs BOS - Left in the second period on Oct. vs. Florida due to a shoulder injury. - Left the game on Oct. at Boston due to injury (head), forcing him to sit out on Oct. 4 at Toronto. #48: Daniel Briere (C) 5' 9", 74 lbs. / Oct 6, 977 (7 years) Drafted: Phoenix's nd choice (st round, 4th overall) in 996 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Montreal for PA Parenteau and a 5th round pick in 5 NHL Draft, June, 4 Last Goal: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT 6, OTTAWA (4) Career Shootouts: /54 (9%), 8 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /6 vs OTT times 4 times / vs BOS / vs BOS /4 vs TOR times - Has scored the game-winning goal in both of Colorado's victories thus far. - Scored his th NHL goal on Oct. at Boston, lighting the lamp with less than a second left in regulation to give the Avalanche a - victory. - Became the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to score a game-winning goal with one second left in regulation. - Was the 6th active player to reach the -goal milestone. - Is beginning his 6th NHL season, his first with Colorado. #55: Cody McLeod (L) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 6, 984 ( years and 4 months) Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 6, 6 nd NHL / nd COL Season Last Goal: MAR 9, 4 vs SAN JOSE () Last Assist: MAR 7, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 9 times 9 times times /6 vs OTT / vs BOS / vs MIN /4 vs VAN - Surpassed, career penalty minutes on Oct. 4 vs. Vancouver. - He became the first player in Avalanche history and sixth in franchise history to surpass, PIM. - Has four fighting majors this season and 94 in his career (most in Avalanche history). - Has spent his entire career with the Avalanche after signing as a free agent on July 6, 6. - Signed a three-year extension with the club prior to this season on Sept. 9, 4. #58: Patrick Bordeleau (L) (*Injured) 6' 6", 5 lbs. / Mar, 986 (8 years and 7 months) BOHR-duh-loh Drafted: Minnesota's 6th choice (4th round, 4th overall) in 4 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: APR, SAN JOSE () Last Assist: APR, ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Will begin the season on the Injured Non-Roster list (back). - Was one of only two Avalanche players to appear in all 8 games last season (Nathan MacKinnon was the other).

19 #9: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 7, 99 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Colorado's nd selection (nd round, rd overall) in 9 Entry Draft Last Goal: OCT 4, TORONTO (5) Last Assist: OCT 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: 7/7 (4%), 4 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 6 + /4 vs TOR / vs FLA / vs FLA 9 times /4 vs TOR / vs MIN times times - Needs four points to reach career points. - Is in his sixth NHL season. - Won the 4 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability. - Became only the second player in franchise history to win the Lady Byng Trophy, joining Joe Sakic in. - Led the team with a career-high 8 goals, the most by an Avalanche player since 9- (Chris Stewart, 8). - Also led the club in power-play goals (9) and game winners (6-tied) and ranked first among Avalanche forwards in ice time (9:49). - Was flagged for just one minor penalty all season, joining Butch Goring (977-78, Los Angeles) as the only players ever to receive two or fewer PIM over 8 or more games. - Led the NHL with 8 takeaways, the second time in his career that he s paced the league in that category (-). #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 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: APR 8, EDMONTON () Career Shootouts: /6 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 9 times times / vs MIN / vs FLA / vs FLA /9 vs MIN 4 times - Is tied for first on the team in goals (). - Appeared in his th NHL game on Opening Night at Minnesota on Oct Is entering his fourth NHL season, his third as team captain. - Set career highs and finished second on the Avalanche in points (65), goals (6) and assists (9-tied) last season. - Led the team with a + plus/minus rating. - Was named team captain of the Avalanche on Sept. 4,, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history (9 years, 86 days). - Was days younger than Sidney Crosby, who was 9 years, 97 days when he was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins on May, 7. - Is just the fourth captain in Avalanche history, joining Joe Sakic, Adam Foote and Milan Hejduk.

20 San Jose Sharks: Media Notes 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 4-5 media guide, can be accessed at Password: sharks99 LAST GAME GAME /6/4 SJS 4 at ANA Four different Sharks scored as nine different Sharks recorded at least one point in a penaltyfilled 4- win in Anaheim. The Sharks snapped Anaheim s seven-game winning streak, and a four-game losing streak of their own, in the win, which included 65 minutes in penalties between the two teams. Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture each recorded two assists while San Jose got goals from Joe Pavelski, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Tommy Wingels and Brent Burns. Antti Niemi made saves for the win. RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS: /7 Assigned F Tyler Kennedy to Worcester (AHL) on conditioning assignment /4 Assigned F Eriah Hayes to Worcester (AHL) / Recalled F James Sheppard from Worcester (AHL) conditioning assignment. /8 Recalled F Eriah Hayes from Worcester (AHL); placed F Mike Brown on injured reserve. /7 Assigned F James Sheppard to Worcester (AHL) on conditioning assignment. / Assigned F Eriah Hayes to Worcester (AHL) TONIGHT S OPPONENT: COLORADO AVALANCHE All-Time Series The Sharks are all-time vs. the Quebec/Colorado franchise...logan Couture has 6 points in 8 games vs. the Avalanche (6--6) Joe Thornton has 5 points in 4 games (4-8-5) Dec., 5 at HP Pavilion: Nils Ekman tied a franchise record with four assists as the Sharks defeated the Avalanche with a 5- win March 8, 7 at Colorado: Ron Wilson became the th head coach in NHL history to reach the, game mark in a Sharks overtime loss to the Avs April 7, 9 at HP Pavilion: Evgeni Nabokov and Peter Budaj both 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, 47 th of his career. Joe Pavelski scored the shootout game-winner March 8, at HP Pavilion: In a 4- Sharks win, Joe Thornton missed his first game since becoming a Shark (lower body injury) 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 4- 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 4-. Matt Irwin scored his first career NHL goal and Thomas Greiss recorded his first NHL shutout Mar., at Colorado: Patrick Marleau scored his 4 th career goal, becoming the th player in NHL history to score his first 4 goals with one team, in a - Sharks overtime loss. The game-winning goal was scored by Matt Duchene with. seconds left in overtime TIES TO COLORADO - Scott Hannan played for the Avalanche for parts of four seasons (7-8 thru -). He played in his 9 th career game on March, at Colorado (while with Calgary). - Jason Demers played his first NHL game on Oct., 9 at Colorado. - Matt Irwin scored his first NHL goal on Jan. 6, vs. Colorado (Varlamov). - Patrick Marleau potted his 4 th career NHL goal on March, at Colorado and his 9 th career point on Jan. 4, 4 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. - 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 -