NHL SEASON OPENERS

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1 NHL SEASON OPENERS The NHL season opens Wednesday, Oct. 3, highlighted by the Washington Capitals raising their Stanley Cup banner at Capital One Arena prior to their game against the Boston Bruins (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TVAS). ALL-TIME RECORDS IN SEASON OPENERS GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA OPENING GAME Vegas Golden Knights Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. PHI Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. FLA Colorado Avalanche Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. MIN Ottawa Senators Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. CHI New Jersey Devils Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. EDM Montréal Canadiens Wednesday, Oct. 3 at TOR Edmonton Oilers Saturday, Oct. 6 at NJD St. Louis Blues Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. WPG Minnesota Wild Thursday, Oct. 4 at COL Vancouver Canucks Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. CGY Florida Panthers Saturday, Oct. 6 at TBL Buffalo Sabres Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. BOS Arizona Coyotes Thursday, Oct. 4 at DAL Nashville Predators Thursday, Oct. 4 at NYR Dallas Stars Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. ARI Philadelphia Flyers Thursday, Oct. 4 at VGK Chicago Blackhawks Thursday, Oct. 4 at OTT Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. WSH Los Angeles Kings Friday, Oct. 5 vs. SJS Winnipeg Jets Thursday, Oct. 4 at STL Detroit Red Wings Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. CBJ Boston Bruins Wednesday, Oct. 3 at WSH Washington Capitals* Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. BOS San Jose Sharks Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. ANA New York Rangers Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. NSH Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. MTL Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday, Oct. 4 at DET Calgary Flames Wednesday, Oct. 3 at VAN New York Islanders Thursday, Oct. 4 at CAR Carolina Hurricanes Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. NYI Anaheim Ducks Wednesday, Oct. 3 at SJS * Defending Stanley Cup champions own an all-time record of (97 GP) in season openers, including a mark over the last 10 years and clip over the past 20 seasons. (There was no Stanley Cup champion in due to the influenza epidemic. A non-nhl team won the Stanley Cup in )... Continued on following page...

2 ALL-TIME RECORDS WHEN OPENING THE SEASON AT HOME GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA Florida Panthers Minnesota Wild Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals Arizona Coyotes Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Montréal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins Chicago Blackhawks Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators Winnipeg Jets Carolina Hurricanes Calgary Flames Columbus Blue Jackets New York Islanders ALL-TIME RECORDS WHEN OPENING THE SEASON ON THE ROAD GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA Vegas Golden Knights Ottawa Senators Winnipeg Jets Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets St. Louis Blues Montréal Canadiens Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils Philadelphia Flyers Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers San Jose Sharks Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Blackhawks Buffalo Sabres Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers Arizona Coyotes Nashville Predators New York Islanders Florida Panthers Detroit Red Wings Calgary Flames Washington Capitals Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes Minnesota Wild Anaheim Ducks

3 ALL-TIME RECORDS IN HOME OPENERS GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA HOME OPENER Vegas Golden Knights Oct. 4 vs. PHI Minnesota Wild Oct. 6 vs. VGK Colorado Avalanche Oct. 4 vs. MIN Arizona Coyotes Oct. 6 vs. ANA New York Islanders Oct. 6 vs. NSH Florida Panthers Oct. 11 vs. CBJ Tampa Bay Lightning Oct. 6 vs. FLA Ottawa Senators Oct. 4 vs. CHI Montréal Canadiens Oct. 11 vs. LAK Nashville Predators Oct. 9 vs. CGY Boston Bruins Oct. 8 vs. OTT St. Louis Blues Oct. 4 vs. WPG Philadelphia Flyers Oct. 9 vs. SJS Edmonton Oilers Oct. 18 vs. BOS Washington Capitals Oct. 3 vs. BOS New Jersey Devils Oct. 6 vs. EDM Dallas Stars Oct. 4 vs. ARI Anaheim Ducks Oct. 8 vs. DET Detroit Red Wings Oct. 4 vs. CBJ Vancouver Canucks Oct. 3 vs. CGY Pittsburgh Penguins Oct. 4 vs. WSH Los Angeles Kings Oct. 5 vs. SJS Toronto Maple Leafs Oct. 3 vs. MTL San Jose Sharks Oct. 3 vs. ANA Chicago Blackhawks Oct. 7 vs. TOR Calgary Flames Oct. 6 vs. VAN New York Rangers Oct. 4 vs. NSH Buffalo Sabres Oct. 4 vs. BOS Winnipeg Jets Oct. 9 vs. LAK Columbus Blue Jackets Oct. 5 vs. CAR Carolina Hurricanes Oct. 4 vs. NYI ACTIVE HEAD COACHES RECORDS IN SEASON OPENERS GP W L T/OT PTS P% Bruce Cassidy (BOS) Jared Bednar (COL) Travis Green (VAN) Mike Yeo (STL) Guy Boucher (OTT) Dave Hakstol (PHI) Todd McLellan (EDM) Jon Cooper (TBL) John Stevens (LAK) Gerard Gallant (VGK) Jeff Blashill (DET) John Tortorella (CBJ) Claude Julien (MTL) Peter Laviolette (NSH) Mike Babcock (TOR) Barry Trotz (NYI) Paul Maurice (WPG) Peter DeBoer (SJS) Mike Sullivan (PIT) John Hynes (NJD) Phil Housley (BUF) Joel Quenneville (CHI) Randy Carlyle (ANA) Bill Peters (CGY) Bruce Boudreau (MIN) Bob Boughner (FLA) Rick Tocchet (ARI) Rod Brind Amour (CAR) Jim Montgomery (DAL) David Quinn (NYR) Todd Reirden (WSH)

4 LONGEST WIN STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY 9 Montréal Canadiens, from St. Louis Blues, from Detroit Red Wings, from Quebec Nordiques, from Boston Bruins, from New York Rangers, from Pittsburgh Penguins, from San Jose Sharks, from Active Streaks: 4 Montréal Canadiens, from Tampa Bay Lightning, from Vancouver Canucks, from St. Louis Blues, from LONGEST POINT STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY 17 Montréal Canadiens, from (13-0-4) 15 Detroit Red Wings, from (14-0-1) 12 Boston Bruins, from (9-0-3) 10 Dallas Stars, from (7-0-3) 9 Montréal Canadiens, from (9-0-0) St. Louis Blues, from (9-0-0) Quebec Nordiques, from (8-0-1) New Jersey Devils, from (7-0-2) Los Angeles Kings, from (6-0-3) Active Streaks: 4 Montréal Canadiens, from (4-0-0) Tampa Bay Lightning, from (4-0-0) Vancouver Canucks, from (4-0-0) Washington Capitals, from (2-0-2) 3 Ottawa Senators, from (2-0-1) Philadelphia Flyers, from (2-0-1) St. Louis Blues, from (3-0-0) LONGEST WINLESS STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY 12 Detroit Red Wings, from (0-8-4) 10 St. Louis Blues, from to (0-6-4) 8 Boston Bruins, from (0-5-3) Toronto Maple Leafs, from (0-4-4) Hartford Whalers, from (0-6-2) Calgary Flames, from (0-7-1) Active Streaks: 8 Calgary Flames, from (0-7-1) 5 Buffalo Sabres, from (0-4-1) FASTEST GOALS FROM START OF A SEASON OPENER, NHL HISTORY Date Team Opponent Player Time Oct. 11, 1986 MNS at QUE Kent Nilsson 0:10 Oct. 7, 1981 WSH at BUF Ryan Walter 0:12 Oct. 31, 1943 CHI vs. TOR Bill Mosienko 0:13 Oct. 7, 1981 CHI vs. PIT Denis Savard 0:13 Oct. 30, 1943 TOR vs. NYR Gus Bodnar 0:15 Oct. 4, 1991 CGY vs. EDM Theo Fleury 0:16 Oct. 10, 1974 BUF vs. BOS Danny Gare 0:18 Oct. 10, 1973 STL at CGS Lou Angotti 0:20 Oct. 5, 1989 BUF vs. QUE Alexander Mogilny 0:20 Oct. 10, 1970 STL vs. NYR Christian Bordeleau 0:21

5 MOST GOALS IN A SEASON OPENER, NHL HISTORY Date Team Opponent Player Goals Dec. 19, 1917 MWN vs. TAN Harry Hyland 5 Dec. 19, 1917 MTL at SEN Joe Malone 5 Dec. 16, 1922 TSP vs. MTL Babe Dye 5 Dec. 19, 1917 TAN at MWN Reg Noble 4 Oct. 6, 1976 VAN at PIT Rick Blight 4 Oct. 8, 1987 VAN vs. STL Greg Adams 4 Oct. 7, 1992 TBL vs. CHI Chris Kontos 4 Oct. 12, 2016 TOR at OTT Auston Matthews 4 * Overall, there have been 56 instances of a player scoring a hat trick in a season opener, including the eight listed above. Active NHL Players w/ 3+ Goals in a Season Opener: Date Team Opponent Player Goals Oct. 12, 2016 TOR at OTT Auston Matthews 4 Oct. 3, 2007 COL vs. DAL Paul Stastny 3 Oct. 9, 2010 NYR at BUF Derek Stepan 3 Oct. 9, 2014 ANA at PIT Corey Perry 3 Oct. 8, 2015 MIN at COL Zach Parise 3 Oct. 9, 2015 DET vs. TOR Justin Abdelkader 3 Oct. 4, 2017 PHI at SJS Wayne Simmonds 3 Oct. 4, 2017 EDM vs. CGY Connor McDavid 3 Oct. 5, 2017 WSH at OTT Alex Ovechkin 3 Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT Brandon Saad 3 MOST ASSISTS IN A SEASON OPENER, NHL HISTORY Date Team Opponent Player Assists Oct. 10, 1985 NJD at PHI Greg Adams 5 Oct. 5, 1990 PIT at WSH John Cullen 5 * Overall, there have been 21 instances of a player collecting at least four assists in a season opener, including the two listed above. Last Five Players w/ 4+ Assists in a Season Opener: Date Team Opponent Player Assists Oct. 5, 2017 DET vs. MIN Mike Green 4 Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT Ryan Hartman 4 Oct. 5, 2006 PHX vs. NYI Steve Reinprecht 4 Oct. 10, 2002 TOR at PIT Darcy Tucker 4 Oct. 10, 1998 MTL vs. NYR Mark Recchi 4 MOST POINTS IN A SEASON OPENER, NHL HISTORY Date Team Opponent Player Points Oct. 5, 1990 PIT at WSH Kevin Stevens Dec. 19, 1917 MWN vs. TAN Harry Hyland Dec. 19, 1917 MTL at SEN Joe Malone Dec. 16, 1922 TSP vs. MTL Babe Dye Oct. 10, 1973 BOS vs. VAN Phil Esposito Oct. 10, 1974 BUF vs. BOS Gilbert Perreault Oct. 9, 1986 TOR vs. MTL Tom Fergus Jan. 20, 2013 BUF vs. PHI Thomas Vanek Oct. 13, 2016 BOS at CBJ Brad Marchand Oct. 7, 1955 NYR at CHI Andy Bathgate Oct. 4, 1983 QUE vs. NYI Michel Goulet Oct. 5, 2006 PHX vs. NYI Steve Reinprecht Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT Ryan Hartman Oct. 10, 1985 NJD at PHI Greg Adams Oct. 5, 1990 PIT at WSH John Cullen * Overall, there have been 96 instances of a player recording at least four points in a season opener, including the 15 listed above. Last Six Players w/ 4+ Points in a Season Opener: Date Team Opponent Player Points Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT Ryan Hartman Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT Patrick Kane Oct. 5, 2017 DET vs. MIN Mike Green Oct. 13, 2016 BOS at CBJ Brad Marchand Oct. 13, 2016 BOS at CBJ David Pastrnak Oct. 12, 2016 TOR at OTT Auston Matthews 4-0 4

6 MOST CAREER GOALS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP G Michel Goulet Dino Ciccarelli Cam Neely Alexander Mogilny Radim Vrbata Brett Hull Maurice Richard Luc Robitaille Jaromir Jagr Aurel Joliat Guy Lafleur Brendan Shanahan Most Career Goals in Season Openers, Active NHL Players: Player GP G Patrick Marleau Zach Parise 12 9 Alex Ovechkin 13 9 Thomas Vanek 13 9 Paul Stastny 12 8 James Neal 10 7 Corey Perry 13 7 Kyle Turris 7 6 Sidney Crosby 11 6 Bryan Little 11 6 MOST CAREER ASSISTS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP A Jaromir Jagr Adam Oates Ray Bourque Dale Hunter Marcel Dionne Wayne Gretzky Doug Gilmour Al MacInnis Gordie Howe Gary Suter Joe Sakic Most Career Assists in Season Openers, Active NHL Players: Player GP A Mike Green Joe Thornton Nicklas Backstrom Jason Spezza Justin Williams Joe Pavelski Steven Stamkos 10 9 Alexander Steen 12 9 MOST CAREER POINTS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP PTS Jaromir Jagr Ray Bourque Joe Sakic Wayne Gretzky Michel Goulet Phil Esposito Al MacInnis Gordie Howe Adam Oates Marcel Dionne Dale Hunter

7 Most Career Points in Season Openers, Active NHL Players: Player GP PTS Joe Thornton Patrick Marleau Zach Parise Alex Ovechkin Justin Williams Mike Green Thomas Vanek Paul Stastny Patrick Kane Joe Pavelski Jason Spezza MOST CAREER WINS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP W Curtis Joseph Martin Brodeur Marc-Andre Fleury* 13 9 Ryan Miller* 13 9 Jacques Plante 12 8 Mike Vernon 13 8 Andy Moog 10 7 Henrik Lundqvist* 12 7 Kirk McLean 12 7 John Ross Roach 12 7 Tony Esposito 13 7 Ed Belfour 14 7 Terry Sawchuk 14 7 Gump Worsley 15 7 Tom Barrasso 16 7 Patrick Roy 17 7 * Active MOST CAREER SHUTOUTS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP SO Glenn Hall 11 3 Jacques Plante 12 3 Bill Beveridge 4 2 Ken Dryden 6 2 Antti Niemi* 6 2 Bill Durnan 7 2 Jimmy Howard* 7 2 Lorne Chabot 8 2 Stephane Fiset 8 2 Alec Connell 11 2 Tiny Thompson 11 2 Sean Burke 12 2 John Ross Roach 12 2 Marc-Andre Fleury* 13 2 Roberto Luongo* 15 2 Martin Brodeur 18 2 * Active #####