Colorado Avalanche. Game Notes. Sat, Oct 24, 2009 NHL Game #141. Team Game: 9 Road Game: 4. Konowalchuk

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1 Colorado Avalanche Game Notes Sat, Oct 24, 2009 NHL Game #141 Colorado Avalanche Detroit Red Wings Team Game: 11 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 9 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Tyler Weiman Peter Budaj Craig Anderson # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Brett Clark C TJ Hensick L Wojtek Wolski C Matt Duchene D Kyle Cumiskey C Matt Hendricks R Darcy Tucker R Brian Willsie D Scott Hannan R Milan Hejduk (A) R Chris Stewart C Paul Stastny (A) D Kyle Quincey L David Koci C Ryan O'Reilly L TJ Galiardi R Marek Svatos D Ryan Wilson D Adam Foote (C) R David Jones # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Chris Osgood Jimmy Howard # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Nicklas Lidstrom (C) L Justin Abdelkader R Dan Cleary C Pavel Datsyuk (A) D Derek Meech R Patrick Eaves L Kirk Maltby L Ville Leino D Brett Lebda D Brad Stuart L Brad May D Brian Rafalski C Jason Williams C Kris Draper (A) L Henrik Zetterberg (A) C Darren Helm R Todd Bertuzzi C Valtteri Filppula D Jonathan Ericsson D Niklas Kronwall L Tomas Holmstrom Colorado Avalanche Management President General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Video/Development Coach Pierre Lacroix Greg Sherman Joe Sacco Sylvain Lefebvre, Steve Konowalchuk Adam Deadmarsh Detroit Red Wings Management Senior Vice President Exec. Vice President/General Manager Vice President/Hockey Vice President/Asst. General Manager Coaching Staff Jim Devellano Ken Holland Steve Yzerman Jim Nill Mike Babcock, Paul MacLean, Brad McCrimmon, Keith McKittrick, Jim Bedard Tonight's Officials Referees Chris Lee (#28), Brad Watson (#23) Linesmen Mike Cvik (#88), Jonny Murray (#95) Ntl. Anthem Jake Schroeder Video Judge Kris Schoech Today's Schedule VAN : 4:00 PHX : 6:00 NYI : 7:00 PHI : 7:00 MTL : 7:00 OTT : 7:00 ATL : 7:00 STL : 7:00 COL : 7:00 ANA : 7:00 MIN : 7:00 PIT : 7:30 TBL : 7:30 CHI : 7:30 CGY : 8:00

2 Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Brett Clark D 6' 0" 195 Dec 23, 1976 Wapella, SK, CAN 7 TJ Hensick C 5' 10" 185 Dec 10, 1985 Lansing, MI, USA 8 Wojtek Wolski L 6' 3" 210 Feb 24, 1986 Zabrze, POL 9 Matt Duchene C 5' 11" 200 Jan 16, 1991 Haliburton, ON, CAN 10 Kyle Cumiskey D 5' 10" 185 Dec 2, 1986 Abbotsford, BC, CAN 15 Matt Hendricks C 6' 0" 215 Jun 17, 1981 Blaine, MN, USA 16 Darcy Tucker R 5' 10" 178 Mar 15, 1975 Castor, AB, CAN 18 Brian Willsie R 6' 1" 202 Mar 16, 1978 Belmont, ON, CAN 22 Scott Hannan D 6' 1" 225 Jan 23, 1979 Richmond, BC, CAN 23 Milan Hejduk R 6' 0" 190 Feb 14, 1976 Usti, CZE 25 Chris Stewart R 6' 2" 228 Oct 30, 1987 Toronto, ON, CAN 26 Paul Stastny C 6' 0" 205 Dec 27, 1985 Quebec City, QC, CAN 27 Kyle Quincey D 6' 2" 207 Aug 12, 1985 Kitchener, ON, CAN 28 David Koci L 6' 6" 238 May 12, 1981 Prague, CZE 30 Tyler Weiman G 5' 11" 180 Jun 5, 1984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 31 Peter Budaj G 6' 1" 200 Sep 18, 1982 Banska Bystrica, SVK 37 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 0" 200 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN 39 TJ Galiardi L 6' 2" 190 Apr 22, 1988 Calgary, AB, CAN 40 Marek Svatos R 5' 10" 185 Jun 17, 1982 Kosice, SVK 41 Craig Anderson G 6' 2" 180 May 21, 1981 Park Ridge, IL, USA 44 Ryan Wilson D 6' 1" 207 Feb 3, 1987 Windsor, ON, CAN 52 Adam Foote D 6' 2" 220 Jul 10, 1971 Toronto, ON, CAN 54 David Jones R 6' 2" 210 Aug 10, 1984 Guelph, ON, CAN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 201 Age: 26.7 Injured Reserve List (3 Players) 4 John-Michael Liles D 5' 10" 185 Nov 25, 1980 Indianapolis, IN, USA 24 Ruslan Salei D 6' 1" 212 Nov 2, 1974 Minsk, BLR 55 Cody McLeod L 6' 2" 210 Jun 26, 1984 Binscarth, MB, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks RYAN O'REILLY (4 / 3 Games) WOJTEK WOLSKI (2 / 2 Games) Point Streaks RYAN O'REILLY (2-6-8 / 6 Games) WOJTEK WOLSKI (1-2-3 / 2 Games) Detroit Red Wings: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 6' 1" 190 Apr 28, 1970 Vasteras, SWE 8 Justin Abdelkader L 6' 1" 212 Feb 25, 1987 Muskegon, MI, USA 11 Dan Cleary R 6' 0" 205 Dec 18, 1978 Carbonear, NL, CAN 13 Pavel Datsyuk C 5' 11" 194 Jul 20, 1978 Sverdlovsk, RUS 14 Derek Meech D 5' 11" 200 Apr 21, 1984 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 17 Patrick Eaves R 6' 0" 191 May 1, 1984 Calgary, AB, CAN 18 Kirk Maltby L 6' 0" 195 Dec 22, 1972 Guelph, ON, CAN 21 Ville Leino L 6' 1" 190 Oct 6, 1983 Savonlinna, FIN 22 Brett Lebda D 5' 9" 195 Jan 15, 1982 Buffalo Grove, IL, USA 23 Brad Stuart D 6' 2" 210 Nov 6, 1979 Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN 24 Brad May L 6' 1" 213 Nov 29, 1971 Toronto, ON, CAN 28 Brian Rafalski D 5' 10" 194 Sep 28, 1973 Dearborn, MI, USA 29 Jason Williams C 5' 11" 192 Aug 11, 1980 London, ON, CAN 30 Chris Osgood G 5' 10" 180 Nov 26, 1972 Peace River, AB, CAN 33 Kris Draper C 5' 10" 188 May 24, 1971 Toronto, ON, CAN 35 Jimmy Howard G 6' 0" 210 Mar 26, 1984 Syracuse, NY, USA 40 Henrik Zetterberg L 5' 11" 195 Oct 9, 1980 Njurunda, SWE 43 Darren Helm C 5' 11" 195 Jan 21, 1987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 44 Todd Bertuzzi R 6' 3" 225 Feb 2, 1975 Sudbury, ON, CAN 51 Valtteri Filppula C 6' 0" 193 Mar 20, 1984 Vantaa, FIN 52 Jonathan Ericsson D 6' 4" 220 Mar 2, 1984 Karlskrona, SWE 55 Niklas Kronwall D 6' 0" 192 Jan 12, 1981 Stockholm, SWE 96 Tomas Holmstrom L 6' 0" 198 Jan 23, 1973 Pitea, SWE 23 Players Total Avg: 5' 11" 199 Age: 30.6 Injured Reserve List (2 Players) 3 Andreas Lilja D 6' 3" 220 Jul 13, 1975 Helsingborg, SWE 93 Johan Franzen R 6' 3" 222 Dec 23, 1979 Vetlanda, SWE Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks HENRIK ZETTERBERG (5 / 4 Games) Point Streaks HENRIK ZETTERBERG (1-5-6 / 4 Games)

3 Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 8 Wojtek Wolski : R 23 Milan Hejduk : C 26 Paul Stastny : C 37 Ryan O'Reilly : D 27 Kyle Quincey : R 16 Darcy Tucker : C 9 Matt Duchene : L 55 Cody McLeod : R 54 David Jones : D 4 John-Michael Liles : D 5 Brett Clark : L 39 TJ Galiardi : R 40 Marek Svatos : D 22 Scott Hannan : R 25 Chris Stewart : D 10 Kyle Cumiskey : C 15 Matt Hendricks : D 44 Ryan Wilson : C 7 TJ Hensick : L 28 David Koci : D 24 Ruslan Salei : D 52 Adam Foote : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 41 Craig Anderson Detroit Red Wings: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 40 Henrik Zetterberg : L 96 Tomas Holmstrom : C 29 Jason Williams : D 28 Brian Rafalski : C 51 Valtteri Filppula : L 18 Kirk Maltby : D 52 Jonathan Ericsson : R 11 Dan Cleary : D 55 Niklas Kronwall : C 13 Pavel Datsyuk : L 21 Ville Leino : R 44 Todd Bertuzzi : D 5 Nicklas Lidstrom : C 33 Kris Draper : L 8 Justin Abdelkader : R 93 Johan Franzen : D 22 Brett Lebda : C 43 Darren Helm : R 17 Patrick Eaves : D 14 Derek Meech : L 24 Brad May : D 23 Brad Stuart : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 30 Chris Osgood Jimmy Howard

4 Detroit Red Colorado Avalanche Team Records Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche Last game: Thursday AT PHOENIX (3-2 O) Friday VS CAROLINA (5-4 W) Next game: Tuesday AT VANCOUVER Tuesday AT EDMONTON Overall record/streak: / OTL / Win 1 / Undef 1 Home record/streak: / OTL / Win 3 / Undef 3 Road record/streak: / OTL / OTL 1 Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Detroit Red Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: ( 3.0 avg.) Opponents: ( 3.4 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: ( 3.4 avg.) Opponents: ( 2.3 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: (30.3 avg.) Opponents: (29.8 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (26.3 avg.) Opponents: (32.5 avg.) Power Play Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: (4th NHL) (T-1st NHL) Home: (T-7th NHL) (T-5th NHL) Road: (7th NHL) (6th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-13th NHL) Penalty Killing Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-22nd NHL) (11th NHL) Home: (10th NHL) (13th NHL) Road: (30th NHL) (T-15th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) Penalties Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (4th NHL) (14th NHL) Goal Situations Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Detroit Red Colorado Avalanche Situations Individual Leaders Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche Points: H. ZETTERBERG (9),T. HOLMSTROM (6),B. RAFALSKI (5) W. WOLSKI (10),M. HEJDUK (9),P. STASTNY (9) Goals: T. HOLMSTROM (5),K. MALTBY (2),V. FILPPULA (2) W. WOLSKI (5),D. TUCKER (4),M. HEJDUK (4) Assists: H. ZETTERBERG (8),P. DATSYUK (4),B. RAFALSKI (4) R. O'REILLY (7),K. QUINCEY (6),P. STASTNY (6) PP Goals: T. HOLMSTROM (3),N. LIDSTROM (1),T. BERTUZZI (1) M. HEJDUK (3),D. TUCKER (2),M. SVATOS (2) SH Goals: K. MALTBY (1) D. JONES (1) GW Goals: T. HOLMSTROM (1),H. ZETTERBERG (1),J. FRANZEN (1) D. JONES (2),W. WOLSKI (1),C. MCLEOD (1) 3+ Goals: PIM: K. MALTBY (16),B. MAY (10),N. KRONWALL (10) C. MCLEOD (20),D. TUCKER (15),D. KOCI (15) Shots: H. ZETTERBERG (28),J. WILLIAMS (20),N. LIDSTROM (18) M. HEJDUK (26),W. WOLSKI (23),P. STASTNY (23) +/-: N. LIDSTROM (+3),K. MALTBY (+3),B. RAFALSKI (+2) S. HANNAN (+8),R. O'REILLY (+7),K. QUINCEY (+5) Shootout Detroit Red Wings Shooter G/S % GWG Jason Williams 1 / Henrik Zetterberg 0 / Ville Leino 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Chris Osgood 0-1 2/2.000 Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GWG Darcy Tucker 1 / Milan Hejduk 2 / Marek Svatos 2 / Matt Hendricks 0 / Wojtek Wolski 0 / Paul Stastny 0 / Chris Stewart 0 / Ryan O'Reilly 0 / Matt Duchene 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Craig Anderson 1-2 6/15.600

7 Detroit Red Wings Colorado Avalanche (1-0) Season Series Detroit Avalanche Red Wings Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Oct 17, ,763 Craig Anderson / Chris Osgood Milan Hejduk Red Wings Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Valtteri Filppula Todd Bertuzzi Justin Abdelkader Darren Helm Ville Leino Jason Williams Dan Cleary Henrik Zetterberg Kris Draper Nicklas Lidstrom Brad May Kirk Maltby Tomas Holmstrom Brad Stuart Brian Rafalski Niklas Kronwall Jonathan Ericsson Brett Lebda Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Chris Osgood Power play 1-4 (25%) Penalty Killing 3-3 (100%) Avalanche Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Cody McLeod Ryan O'Reilly Matt Duchene Brett Clark T.J. Galiardi David Jones Kyle Quincey Wojtek Wolski Marek Svatos David Koci Scott Hannan Adam Foote Matt Hendricks Darcy Tucker Milan Hejduk Paul Stastny Kyle Cumiskey Ryan Wilson Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Craig Anderson Power play 0-3 (0%) Penalty Killing 2-3 (66.7%)

8 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes LAST GAME (Oct. 23: Carolina 4 at Colorado 5) Paul Stastny scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Avalanche to a 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at Pepsi Center. Milan Hejduk, Ryan O'Reilly and Wojtek Wolski each had a goal and an assist for Colorado, which improved to Craig Anderson made 32 saves in his 10th consecutive start, which set a franchise record to begin a season. Anderson also tied the club mark for wins in the month of October with seven. Matt Cullen, Joe Corvo, Tuomo Ruutu and Ray Whitney had the goals for Carolina. CURRENT INJURIES Peter Budaj (flu). Out indefinitely. John-Michael Liles (shoulder). Out approximately two weeks. Placed on IR, Oct. 22 (retroactive to Oct. 13). Cody McLeod (eye). Out indefinitely. Placed on IR, Oct. 23 (retroactive to Oct. 21). Tom Preissing (knee). Out 4-6 weeks. Ruslan Salei (back). Out indefinitely. Placed on IR, Oct. 11 (retroactive to Oct. 8). Darcy Tucker (head). Out indefinitely. TRANSACTIONS (since Opening Night) Oct Ruslan Salei placed on IR (retroactive to Oct. 8). Oct Ryan Wilson recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). Oct Chris Stewart reassigned to Lake Erie (AHL). Oct Chris Stewart recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). Oct Tyler Weiman recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). Oct Brian Willsie recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). Cody McLeod placed on IR (retro to Oct. 21). AVS HOST WINGS AFTER 5-4 VICTORY OVER CAROLINA The Colorado Avalanche faces off against the Detroit Red Wings tonight at Pepsi Center. The Avs defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 here at Pepsi Center last night in what was the team's first home game in nearly three weeks. The Avalanche wrapped up a sevengame roadtrip earlier this week, the franchise's longest since moving to Denver in Colorado finished on its seven-game journey, collecting 10 out of a possible 14 points (.714%). The Avalanche heads back on the road after this, opening a four-game road trip on Tuesday in Edmonton. The Avs are 3-0 on home ice this year. AVALANCHE OFF TO ONE OF BEST STARTS IN TEAM HISTORY The Avalanche sits atop the Northwest Division and the Western Conference with 16 points (7-1-2). This marks Colorado's secondbest record after 10 games since the franchise moved to Denver in The only other Avalanche club to post a better record at the 10-game mark was the Stanley Cup championship team, who went for 18 points on their way to the Presidents' Trophy. Years Record Pts The only two times that the Quebec Nordiques had a better record after 10 games was in (8-1-1) and (9-1-0). Thus, the Avalanche is currently off to its fourth-best start in franchise history. RECORD-SETTING START FOR ANDERSON Craig Anderson started his 10th straight game last night, setting a new franchise record for consecutive starts by a goaltender to begin a season. The previous mark was nine consecutive starts by Quebec s Mario Gosselin to open the campaign. Anderson, New Jersey's Martin Brodeur and Philadelphia's Ray Emery are the only three netminders to play every minute for their respective teams this season. OCTOBERFEST Craig Anderson recorded his seventh victory of the season last night, tying the franchise record for most wins in the month of October. Patrick Roy won seven games with Colorado in October of and , and Ron Hextall had seven wins with the Nordiques in October of Anderson has posted a record with a 2.25 goals-against average,.929 save percentage and one shutout in 10 starts this year. Only Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury (8) has more victories in Player W W-L-TOT Month Craig Anderson October 2009 Patrick Roy October 1996 Patrick Roy October 2000 Ron Hextall October 1992

9 BACK-TO-BACK The Avalanche is playing back-to-back games for the second time this season, as they face the Red Wings tonight after defeating Carolina 5-4 last night. Colorado swept its first back-to-back set, winning at Boston and Toronto Oct The Avs will play 16 backto-back games this year, their most in a single season since moving to Denver in The previous high was 13 in , and O'REILLY ON A ROLL Ryan O'Reilly is riding a six-game point streak (2g/6a), which included a goal and an assist in last night's victory over the Hurricanes. The 18-year-old center has played in all 10 games for the Avalanche this season, tallying nine points (2g/7a) and a +7 plus/minus rating. He is now tied for the NHL rookie scoring lead with Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto. O'Reilly is also tied for first among rookies in plus/minus and leads all newcomers in faceoff percentage at 51.5%. The Clinton, Ontario native leads the Avalanche in assists and ranks second in points (tied) and plus/minus. NOT TO BE OUTDONE Fellow 18-year-old Matt Duchene had a two-point effort of his own last night, contributing a pair of assists in the victory over the Hurricanes. Duchene has also skated in all 10 games this year, tallying six points (1g/5a). After recording just one assist through his first four games, Duchene has collected five points (1g/4a) in his last six contests. Duchene is averaging 17:26 of ice time, second among NHL rookie forwards behind John Tavares (19:48). Duchene and O'Reilly each made their NHL debut on Opening Night, making the Avalanche the first NHL team to have two 18-yearolds play in a season opener since the Winnipeg Jets in (Shane Doan, Jason Doig). At 18 years, 236 days, O Reilly became the youngest player in Avalanche history, and the second youngest in franchise history. The youngest was Owen Nolan, who beat O'Reilly by two days when he made his debut with the Nordiques at the age of 18 years, 234 days in O'Reilly and Duchene (18 years, 258 days) are the first 18-year-olds to ever play with the Colorado Avalanche. The youngest Avalanche player had been goaltender Marc Denis at 19 years, 128 days. AVALANCHE & RED WINGS Tonight marks the second of four meetings between the Avalanche and Red Wings in Colorado won the first matchup 4-3 in a shootout last Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena. The Avs have won four of the last five meetings against Detroit, with three of those victories coming in a shootout. Colorado went against the Wings last season. Tonight is the 100th all-time meeting between the Avalanche/Nordiques and Red Wings, with Colorado/Quebec trailing the all-time series The Avs are against the Wings since moving to Denver in POWER PLAY The Avalanche scored twice on the power-play in last night victory over the Hurricanes, already the fifth time in 10 games that the Avs have scored more than one PPG in a single game this year. Colorado ranks first in the NHL in power-play percentage at 28.6% (12-for- 42). The Avalanche finished tied for 25th last season. The Avs scored a power-play goal in each of their first six games, their best season-opening stretch since (nine straight). SECOND STAR FOR SECOND TIME IN Craig Anderson was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for Oct , the second time in three weeks he's earned that honor (also Oct. 1-4). Anderson recorded four consecutive road victories with a 2.20 goals-against average and.928 save percentage in four appearances last week. SAVE IT Craig Anderson, who ranks among the league leaders in save percentage this year at.929, finished third among NHL goaltenders last season with a.924 Sv% in 31 appearances with Florida. He owns a.928 combined save percentage since , best in the NHL. YOUNG GUNS Colorado has the fourth-youngest active roster in the NHL with an average age of 26.7 years old (does not include players on IR). Only Columbus (25.6), Chicago (26.2) and Los Angeles (26.5) boast younger active rosters (as of Oct. 21). SHOOTOUTS Colorado is 1-2 in shootouts this season after finishing 9-4 in The Avs own a all-time record in shootouts. TEAM - Season: 5-for-14 (35.7%). All-Time: 61-for-159 (38.4%). OPPONENTS - Season: 6-for-15 (40.0%). All-Time: 52-for-159 (32.7%). Duchene Season: 0-for-1 (0.0%). 0-for-1 (0.0%). Foote Season: no attempts. 0-for-1 (0.0%)

10 Hejduk Season: 2-for-3 (66.7%). 14-for-36 (38.9%) with 6 GDG. Hendricks Season: 0-for-1 (0.0%). 0-for-1 (0.0%). Hensick Season: no attempts. 0-for-3 (0.0%). Jones Season: no attempts. 0-for-1 (0.0%). Liles Season: no attempts. 1-for-1 (100%). McLeod Season: no attempts. 1-for-1 (100%) O Reilly Season: 0-for-1 (0.0%). 0-for-1 (0.0%). Stastny Season: 0-for-1 (0.0%). 0-for-5 (0.0%). Stewart Season: 0-for-1 (0.0%). 0-for-2 (0.0%) Svatos Season: 2-for-3 (66.7%). 10-for-29 (34.5%) with 4 GDG. Tucker Season: 1-for-1 (100%). 4-for-13 (30.8%). Wolski Season: 0-for-2 (0.0%). 17-for-28 (60.7%) with 3 GDG. Anderson Season: 1-2 Rec, 6/15 G/S, 600 SV%. 2-9 Rec, 18/35 G/S,.486 Sv% Budaj Season: no attempts Rec, 37/85 G/S,.565 Sv% No career attempts for Clark, Cumiskey, Galiardi, Hannan, Koci, Quincey, Preissing, Salei, Wilson SEASON INJURY LIST PLAYER GAMES MISSED NATURE & DATES OF INJURY Peter Budaj 1 flu (10/23 - present) David Jones 4 chest (10/1-10/10) John-Michael Liles 4 shoulder (10/15 - present) Cody McLeod 1 eye (10/23 - present) Tom Preissing 10 knee (10/1 - present) Ruslan Salei 7 back (10/10 - present) Total 27

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. 1 10/01/2009 San Jose Sharks W ,8,55,8,4p / /03/2009 Vancouver Canucks W ,26p,16p / Nashville Predators L p,40p / Chicago Blackhawks O** ,8,23p / Boston Bruins W p,22,40p,54s / Toronto Maple Leafs W p,54,16p, / Montreal Canadiens W ,10, / Detroit Red Wings W** ,9, / Minnesota Wild O** , / /23/2009 Carolina Hurricanes W ,26,23p,8,26p / /24/2009 Detroit Red Wings 12 Edmonton Oilers 13 Calgary Flames 14 San Jose Sharks 15 Vancouver Canucks 16 11/04/2009 Phoenix Coyotes 17 11/06/2009 Chicago Blackhawks 18 11/08/2009 Edmonton Oilers 19 Chicago Blackhawks 20 11/14/2009 Vancouver Canucks 21 Calgary Flames 22 Edmonton Oilers 23 Vancouver Canucks 24 11/23/2009 Philadelphia Flyers 25 11/25/2009 Nashville Predators 26 Minnesota Wild 27 11/28/2009 Minnesota Wild 28 Tampa Bay Lightning 29 Florida Panthers 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 31 Columbus Blue Jackets 32 St Louis Blues 33 12/09/2009 Minnesota Wild 34 12/11/2009 Tampa Bay Lightning 35 12/13/2009 Calgary Flames 36 12/15/2009 Washington Capitals 37 12/19/2009 Columbus Blue Jackets 38 Minnesota Wild 39 12/22/2009 Anaheim Ducks 40 12/26/2009 Dallas Stars 41 Ottawa Senators 42 Detroit Red Wings 43 Columbus Blue Jackets 44 01/06/2010 New York Islanders 45 Carolina Hurricanes 46 Buffalo Sabres 47 Calgary Flames 48 01/16/2010 New Jersey Devils 49 01/18/2010 Edmonton Oilers 50 01/22/2010 Nashville Predators 51 01/24/2010 Dallas Stars 52 01/28/2010 Minnesota Wild 53 Dallas Stars 54 01/31/2010 New York Rangers 55 02/02/2010 Columbus Blue Jackets 56 Nashville Predators 57 02/06/2010 Edmonton Oilers 58 02/08/2010 St Louis Blues 59 02/10/2010 Atlanta Thrashers 60 02/12/2010 Phoenix Coyotes 61 Los Angeles Kings 62 03/01/2010 Detroit Red Wings 63 Anaheim Ducks 64 Phoenix Coyotes 65 03/06/2010 St Louis Blues 66 03/09/2010 Vancouver Canucks 67 03/11/2010 Florida Panthers 68 Dallas Stars 69 St Louis Blues 70 03/17/2010 Calgary Flames 71 Anaheim Ducks 72 Los Angeles Kings 73 03/24/2010 Los Angeles Kings 74 Phoenix Coyotes 75 San Jose Sharks 76 03/31/2010 Anaheim Ducks 77 04/02/2010 Calgary Flames 78 04/04/2010 San Jose Sharks 79 Vancouver Canucks 80 Edmonton Oilers 81 04/09/2010 Chicago Blackhawks 82 04/11/2010 Los Angeles Kings

12 Colorado Avalanche: Player Game By Game Summary Date Opp. YIP # LILES #4 CLARK #5 HENSICK #7 WOLSKI #8 DUCHENE #9 CUMISKEY #10 Oct 1 Vs S.J INJ 1-1 2/1 20: /0 16:45 DND 2-0 2/2 19: /-1 14: /-1 12:13 Oct 3 Vs VAN INJ 0-0 1/0 21: /1 20:09 DND 1-1 (W) 6/1 15: /0 15: /1 16:13 Oct NSH INJ 0-1 0/-1 20:36 DND 0-1 3/-2 17: /0 10: /-1 19: /-1 15:56 Oct CHI INJ 0-0 1/-1 24: /-1 14:40 DND 1-0 1/0 23: /-1 19: /0 13:47 Oct BOS INJ 0-0 1/-2 20: /1 17:36 DND 0-1 3/-1 15: /-1 15: /1 12:35 Oct TOR INJ 1-1 3/1 14: /0 21:59 DND 0-1 1/0 16: /1 16: /0 17:16 Oct MTL INJ DND 0-0 1/1 19:23 DND 0-0 3/0 15: /-1 16: /2 18:11 Oct DET INJ DND 0-1 1/-1 18:52 DND 0-0 1/0 10: /0 18: /-2 20:45 Oct MIN INJ DND 0-0 2/0 23:37 DND 0-1 2/1 16: /1 19: /0 18:26 Oct 23 Vs CAR INJ INJ 0-0 3/-1 15:47 DND 1-1 4/2 19: /0 19: /1 19:37 Date Opp. HENDRICKS #15 TUCKER #16 HANNAN #22 HEJDUK #23 SALEI #24 STEWART #25 STASTNY #26 Oct 1 Vs S.J 0-0 2/0 9: /1 16: /3 21: /2 20:58 DND 0-1 2/2 12: /2 21:23 Oct 3 Vs VAN 0-0 4/0 10: /0 15: /0 18: /1 20:53 DND 0-0 0/0 17: /1 18:47 Oct NSH 0-0 3/0 8: /-1 15: /-1 21: /-1 18: /-1 19: /0 8: /-1 18:10 Oct CHI 1-0 1/1 8: /-1 13: /1 25: /1 24:18 DND 0-0 0/0 9: /1 23:22 Oct BOS 0-0 1/-1 8: /0 14: /0 23: /0 19:05 INJ DND 0-0 3/0 19:05 Oct TOR 0-0 2/0 9: /1 14: /1 21: /0 18:52 INJ DND 0-0 0/0 17:25 Oct MTL 0-0 0/0 6: /-1 16: /-1 23: /1 19:15 INJ DND 0-1 1/1 19:00 Oct DET 0-0 0/0 7: /0 15: /3 26: /0 23:04 INJ DND 0-0 2/0 25:27 Oct MIN 0-0 1/0 6: /1 16: /2 27: /0 17:05 INJ MIN 0-0 5/0 25:48 Oct 23 Vs CAR 0-0 2/0 10: /0 6: /0 23: /0 20:41 INJ 0-2 5/1 16: (W) 3/0 20:49 Date Opp. QUINCEY #27 KOCI #28 O'REILLY #37 GALIARDI #39 Oct 1 Vs S.J 0-1 1/2 27: /0 2: /1 10: /1 16: /-1 12:20 MIN 0-0 0/1 22:29 Oct 3 Vs VAN 0-1 0/0 23: /0 1: /0 13: /0 16: /0 11:54 MIN 0-0 1/0 20:10 Oct NSH 1-0 3/-1 25:19 DND 0-0 0/-1 15: /0 12: /-1 14:57 MIN 0-0 0/-1 17:21 Oct CHI 0-2 4/1 26: /1 3: /0 14: /1 16: /-2 12:40 MIN 0-0 1/0 25:07 Oct BOS 0-1 0/-1 22: /-1 3: /0 15: /0 16: /-1 12:12 DND 0-0 0/-1 23:14 Oct TOR 0-0 2/1 25: /0 6: /1 18: /0 13: /0 12:37 DND 0-0 0/1 19:56 Oct MTL 0-0 2/-1 24: /0 3: (W) 2/2 11: /0 15: /-1 12: /1 11: /2 21:52 Oct DET 0-0 2/2 27: /0 4: /2 16: /1 18: /0 12: /1 12: /-1 20:52 Oct MIN 1-1 3/2 28: /0 2: /1 15: /0 14: /1 16: /0 11: /0 21:58 Oct 23 Vs CAR 0-0 1/0 27: /0 4: /1 19: /-2 10: /-1 15: /0 11: /0 18:26 SVATOS #40 WILSON #44 FOOTE #52 Date Opp. JONES #54 MCLEOD #55 BUDAJ #31 ANDERSON #41 Oct 1 Vs S.J DND 1-0 (W) 2/0 12:05 DNP 2/40W 60 MIN Oct 3 Vs VAN DND 0-0 2/0 15:15 DNP 0/35W 60 MIN Oct NSH DND 0-0 2/-1 17:13 DNP 3/37L 59 MIN Oct CHI DND 0-0 1/-1 14:21 DNP 3/26O 65 MIN Oct BOS 1-1 (W) 4/1 17: /0 14:30 DNP 3/32W 60 MIN Oct TOR 1-1 (W) 2/2 18: /1 13:19 DNP 1/31W 60 MIN Oct MTL 0-1 0/2 17: /2 15:07 DNP 2/31W 60 MIN Oct DET 0-0 1/-2 17: /2 14:50 DNP 3/31W 65 MIN Oct MIN 0-0 3/0 15: /1 11:32 DNP 2/26O 65 MIN Oct 23 Vs CAR 0-0 0/-1 16:16 DND DND 4/36W 60 DNP WEIMAN #30

13 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Goalie Bios Head Coach: Joe Sacco Joe Sacco is in his first season as an NHL head coach after being named the fifth head coach in Avalanche history, and the 13th in franchise history on June 4, Sacco has guided the Avalanche to its second-best record (7-1-2) after 10 games. Sacco, 40, spent the last two seasons as head coach of Colorado s American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. The campaign marks his fifth season overall with the organization, as he also spent two years as an assistant coach in the AHL. The Monsters finished with a record (76 pts) in , posting eight more wins and 11 more points than they did in their inaugural season. Sacco also served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2009 IIHF World Championship. A fourth-round pick (71st overall) by Toronto in the 1987 Entry Draft, Sacco appeared in 738 games over his 13-year career in the NHL. Born in Medford, Mass., Joe attended Boston University and played for the United States at the 1992 Olympics. #30: Tyler Weiman 5' 11", 180 Jun 5, nd NHL / 2nd COL Season Last Win: - Last SO: - GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Season Career Was recalled from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League on Oct Has appeared in six games for the Monsters this season, posting a record with a 2.16 GAA and.916 Sv%. - Is coming off his first shutout of the season, as he stopped all 27 shots in a 1-0 victory at Houston on Oct Colorado s sixth selection (fifth round, 164th overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft. - Led the AHL with eight shutouts in 44 games with Lake Erie in Has appeared in one NHL game during his career, stopping all 10 shots he faced in relief on Oct. 4, 2007 at Nashville. #31: Peter Budaj BOO-digh 6' 1", 200 Sep 18, th NHL / 5th COL Season Last Win: APR 5, VANCOUVER (3) Last SO: APR 7, SAN JOSE (2) GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Season Career Is out with the flu. - Ranks third in franchise history in shutouts (7) and is fifth in both appearances (182) and wins (81). - Needs three wins and six games to tie Stephane Fiset for fourth place in both categories. - Made his fifth straight appearance on Colorado's Opening Night roster. - Led the Avs with 20 victories a year ago, reaching the 20-win plateau for the second time in his career (31 in ). #41: Craig Anderson 6' 2", 180 May 21, th NHL / 1st COL Season Last Win: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Last SO: OCT 3, 2009 vs VANCOUVER (8) GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Season Career Has started all 10 games, setting a new franchise record for consecutive starts to open a season. - Ranks among the league leaders in wins (7), save percentage (.929), shutouts (1), shots faced (325) and saves (302). - Has tied the franchise record for wins in the month of October with seven. - Stopped Ray Whitney s penalty shot on Oct. 23 vs. Carolina. Has turned aside 2-of-4 career penalty shot attempts. - Was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for Oct , the second time in three weeks he's earned that honor. - Recorded four consecutive road victories with a 2.20 goals-against average and.928 save percentage during the week. - Was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for the opening week of the season. - Went 2-0 with a 1.00 GAA and.973 Sv% in two starts during the week, stopping 73 of 75 shots. - Made his first career Opening Night start on Oct. 1 vs. San Jose, stopping 38 shots in a 5-2 victory. - Signed a two-year contract with the Avalanche on July 1.

14 Colorado Avalanche: Skater Bios #5: Brett Clark 6' 0", 195 Dec 23, th NHL / 6th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 13, TORONTO (4) Last Assist: OCT 17, DETROIT (2) Season Career Had a point in five of his first seven games this year. - Scored his first goal of the year on Oct. 13 at Toronto. - Set an Avalanche record with 238 blocked shots last season, second most in the NHL (Zbynek Michalek - 271). #7: TJ Hensick 5' 10", 185 Dec 10, rd NHL / 3rd COL Season Last Goal: JAN 21, 2009 vs LOS ANGELES (28) Last Assist: OCT 8, NASHVILLE - Had an assist in his season debut on Oct. 8 at Nashville. - Needs seven games to reach 100 for his NHL career. - Opened the season with Lake Erie (AHL) but spent most of the year with the Avalanche. Season Career #8: Wojtek Wolski VOY-teck VOHL-skee 6' 3", 210 Feb 24, th NHL / 5th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA - Colorado's leading scorer with five goals and 10 points. - Scored two goals in the season opener against San Jose on Oct Is 17-for-28 in career shootout attempts (60.7%), the highest percentage in league history. - Led all NHL players last year in both shootout goals (10-of-12) and percentage (83.3%). Season Career #9: Matt Duchene 5' 11", 200 Jan 16, st NHL / 1st COL Season Last Goal: OCT 17, DETROIT (2) Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Season Career Ranks second among NHL rookie forwards in ice time (17:26). - Collected his first multi-point game (2a) on Oct. 23 vs. Carolina. - Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 17 at Detroit. - Made his NHL debut in the season opener on Oct. 1 vs. San Jose, recording an assist for his first NHL point. - Colorado's first-round pick (third overall) in the 2009 Entry Draft. - Is the Avalanche's highest draft pick since the team moved to Denver and the franchise's highest pick since 1991 (Eric Lindros). - He and Ryan O'Reilly are the first 18-year-olds to ever play for the Colorado Avalanche. - Has spent the last two seasons with the Brampton Battalion (OHL). #10: Kyle Cumiskey 5' 10", 185 Dec 2, th NHL / 4th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 15, MONTREAL (3) Last Assist: OCT 15, MONTREAL (3) - Has dressed in all 10 games - Recorded a career-high two points (1g/1a), including his second career goal, on Oct. 15 at Montreal. - Made his first appearance on an Opening Night roster. - Missed the final 33 games of the season after suffering a shoulder injury on Jan. 29 vs. Toronto. Season Career #15: Matt Hendricks 6' 0", 215 Jun 17, nd NHL / 2nd COL Season Last Goal: OCT 10, CHICAGO (6) Last Assist: - Made his first appearance on an Opening Night roster and has dressed in all 10 games. Season Career

15 - Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 10 at Chicago. - Spent most of the season with Lake Erie (AHL) but also skated in four games with the Avalanche. #16: Darcy Tucker 5' 10", 178 Mar 15, th NHL / 2nd COL Season Last Goal: OCT 21, MINNESOTA (1) Last Assist: OCT 13, TORONTO (4) Season Career Left in the second period on Oct. 23 vs. Carolina (head). - Is tied for second on the Avalanche with four goals. - Collected points in each of his first three games, his longest point streak to start a season. - Is one of six active players with at least 200 goals and 1300 PIM (R. Blake, Guerin, Nolan, Shanahan, Tkachuk). #18: Brian Willsie 6' 1", 202 Mar 16, th NHL / 5th COL Season Last Goal: JAN 21, 2009 vs LOS ANGELES (26) Last Assist: JAN 18, 2009 vs CALGARY (27) - Was recalled from Lake Erie (AHL) on Oct Willsie, Lake Erie s captain, has tallied six points (3g/3a) in nine games for the Monsters this season. - Is tied for second on the team in goals and ranks third in points. - Skated in 42 games for the Avalanche last season, recording four points (1g/3a). - Has 52 goals and 56 assists in 376 career games in the National Hockey League. Season Career #22: Scott Hannan 6' 1", 225 Jan 23, th NHL / 3rd COL Season Last Goal: OCT 12, BOSTON (5) Last Assist: OCT 13, TORONTO (4) - Is a team-best Ranks second on the club in ice time (23:18). - Has appeared in 173 of 174 regular season games since joining the Avalanche. - Scored his first goal of the year on Oct. 12 at Boston. - Was +3 in the season opener on Oct. 1 vs. San Jose. Season Career #23: Milan Hejduk HAY-dook 6' 0", 190 Feb 14, th NHL / 11th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Season Career Has appeared in 163 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team. - Is tied for second on the team in both goals (4) and points (9). - Leads the Avalanche with 26 shots. - Had points in each of his first five games (2g/4a), his longest point streak to start a season. - On Sept. 24, agreed to a one-year contract extension through Has scored 302 goals since the start of the season, the fourth highest total in the NHL behind Jarome Iginla (350), Marian Hossa (324) and Ilya Kovalchuk (306). - Ranks fourth in franchise history in both games played and goals, and sits fifth in points. - Is the franchise s all-time leader in regular season overtime goals with nine and his 52 career game-winning tallies rank second. - Led the Avalanche with 27 goals and shared the team lead with 59 points in #25: Chris Stewart 6' 2", 228 Oct 30, nd NHL / 2nd COL Season Last Goal: APR 9, 2009 vs DALLAS (7) Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Season Career Tied his career high with two points (0g/2a) on Oct. 23 vs. Carolina. - Was recalled from Lake Erie (AHL) on Oct Appeared in two games with the Monsters (0 points, 2 PIM). - Opened the season with the Avalanche, tallying one assist in four games before being sent to Lake Erie on Oct. 20.

16 - Made his first appearance on an Opening Night roster and had an assist in the season opener against San Jose on Oct. 1. #26: Paul Stastny STAS - nee 6' 0", 205 Dec 27, th NHL / 4th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA - Scored a season-high two goals and added an assist on Oct. 23 vs. Carolina. - Is tied for second on the club in both assists (6) and points (9). - Skated in his 200th NHL game on Oct. 15 at Montreal. - Participated in Team USA's Olympic Orientation Camp over the summer. - Finished fifth on the team in scoring last season with 36 points (11g/25a) despite playing only 45 games. - Missed a total of 37 games due to two separate injuries. Season Career #27: Kyle Quincey 6' 2", 207 Aug 12, th NHL / 1st COL Season Last Goal: OCT 21, MINNESOTA (1) Last Assist: OCT 21, MINNESOTA (1) Season Career Leads the club in ice time (25:44) - Colorado's top scoring defenseman with eight points (2g/6a). - Had points in each of his first five games (1g/5a), the first Avalanche defenseman to open a season with points in five straight games since Sandis Ozolinsh in Scored his first goal as a member of the Avalanche on Oct. 8 at Nashville. - Had an assist and was +2 in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 1 vs. San Jose. - Was acquired by Colorado this offseason. - Led all Kings defensemen in scoring last season with 38 points (4g/34a) in 72 games. #28: David Koci 6' 6", 238 May 12, th NHL / 1st COL Season Last Goal: MAR 26, MONTREAL (16) Last Assist: FEB 22, 2009 vs BOSTON (26) Season Career Has dressed in nine of the first 10 games. - Is tied for second on the team with 15 penalty minutes. - Was credited with a game-high six hits on Oct. 12 at Boston. - Signed with Colorado as a free agent on July 1. - Appeared in 37 combined games with Tampa Bay and St. Louis in , recording two points (1g/1a) and 141 penalty minutes. #37: Ryan O'Reilly 6' 0", 200 Feb 7, st NHL / 1st COL Season Last Goal: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA Season Career Current six-game point streak (2g/6a). - Leads the Avalanche in assists (7) and ranks second in points (9 - tied) and plus/minus (+7). - Is tied for the NHL rookie scoring lead with Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto. - Leads all rookies in faceoff percentage at 51.5%. - Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 15 at Montreal, the game-winning tally in the third period of a 3-2 victory. - Made his NHL debut in the season opener on Oct. 1 vs. San Jose, recording an assist for his first NHL point. - At 18 years, 236 days, became the youngest player in Avalanche history and the second-youngest in franchise history behind Owen Nolan (18 years, 234 days). - Signed a three-year, entry-level contract on Sept Colorado's second pick (33rd overall) in the 2009 Entry Draft. - Has spent the past two seasons with the Erie Otters (OHL), where he served as an assistant captain in Served as captain of Team Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in North Dakota. #39: TJ Galiardi

17 6' 2", 190 Apr 22, nd NHL / 2nd COL Season Last Goal: APR 5, VANCOUVER (14) Last Assist: OCT 17, DETROIT (2) Season Career Leads the Avalanche in short-handed time on ice (3:51 per game). - Assisted on the game-winning goal and won five-of-six faceoffs on Oct. 12 at Boston. - Made his first appearance on an Opening Night roster and had an assist in the season opener against San Jose on Oct Dressed in each of the final 11 games for the Avalanche in , tallying three goals and one assist. - Finished fourth on the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) in scoring with 27 points (10g/17a) in 66 games. #40: Marek Svatos MAIR-ehk SVA-tos 5' 10", 185 Jun 17, th NHL / 6th COL Season Last Goal: OCT 12, BOSTON (5) Last Assist: OCT 13, TORONTO (4) - Needs nine goals to reach 100 for his NHL career. - Scored his first goal of the season on Oct. 8 at Nashville. - Made his sixth straight appearance on Colorado's Opening Night roster. - Appeared in a career-high 69 games last season, recording 14 goals and 20 assists. Season Career #44: Ryan Wilson 6' 1", 207 Feb 3, st NHL / 1st COL Season Last Goal: Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 vs CAROLINA - Collected his first NHL point with an assist on Oct. 23 vs. Carolina. - Made his NHL debut on Oct. 15 at Montreal, posting a +1 rating in 11:34 of ice time. - Was recalled from the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League on Oct Appeared in three games with the Monsters, registering no points and a team-high 17 penalty minutes. - The Windsor, Ontario native was acquired from Calgary last season on March 4. Season Career #52: Adam Foote 6' 2", 220 Jul 10, th NHL / 16th COL Season Last Goal: FEB 20, WASHINGTON (19) Last Assist: MAR 8, CHICAGO (12) Season Career Named team captain prior to the start of training camp on Sept Is the second captain in Avalanche history and only the ninth in the 30-year history of the franchise. - Entering his 18th season in the NHL, his 16th with the Avalanche/Nordiques. - Has appeared in more regular season (863) and playoff games (164) than any other defenseman in franchise history. - Overall, has skated in 1,050 career games in the NHL, recording 291 points (66g/225a) and 1,449 penalty minutes. - Ranks as the second highest scoring defenseman in team history with 242 points (56g/186a). #54: David Jones 6' 2", 210 Aug 10, rd NHL / 3rd COL Season Last Goal: OCT 13, TORONTO (4) Last Assist: OCT 15, MONTREAL (3) Season Career Leads the Avalanche with two game-winning goals. - Collected a point in each of his first three games (2g/3a), his longest career point streak. - Scored a short-handed, game-winning goal and also had an assist in his season debut on Oct. 12 at Boston. - Missed the first four games of the season due to injury (chest). - Suffered the injury in a preseason game on Sept. 23 vs. Los Angeles. - Missed the final 34 games of the season after suffering a shoulder injury on Jan. 27 vs. San Jose.

18 Detroit Red Wings: Media Notes LAST GAME Coyotes 3, Red Wings 2 (OT) Thu., Oct. 22, 2009 Jobing.com Arena Petr Prucha scored with 2:40 remaining in regulation and Adrian Aucoin tallied 1:57 into OT to erase a 2-1 deficit and help the Phoenix Coyotes earn two points in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Tomas Holmstrom and Brett Lebda scored for Detroit while Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg chipped in with two assists apiece. Chris Osgood made 30 saves on 33 shots in the OT loss. Detroit went 1-4 on the power play and have now scored at least one PP goal in each of the first 8 games this season. 3-Stars:1) Adrian Aucoin-PHX 2) Pavel Datsyuk-DET 3) Petr Prucha-PHX INJURIES Man Games Lost: 19 Andreas Lilja-8 (concussion - indefinite) Johan Franzen-5 (knee months) Pavel Datsyuk-2 (upper body, 10/15-10/17) Darren Helm-4 (shoulder, 10/2-10/12) RECENT TRANSACTIONS 10/8/09 - signed F Brad May to a one-year deal 10/8/09 - assigned F Justin Abdelkader to Grand Rapids (AHL) 10/10/09 - recalled F Justin Abdelkader from Grand Rapids (AHL) 10/10/09 - placed F Johan Franzen on IR DETROIT RED WINGS TEAM NOTES WINGS VS AVS AT A GLANCE DET and COL will face-off for the 100th time this evening DET holds a all-time record vs COL DET is in 50 road games at COL DET dropped its only meeting with COL this season 4-3 in a shootout on 10/17 at Joe Louis Arena DET went 1-4 on the PP vs COL on 10/17 while the PK killed off all 3 COL PP attempts Pavel Datsyuk has 29 points ( ) in 28 career games vs COL Henrik Zetterberg has 15 points (6-9-15) in 22 career games vs COL Nicklas Lidstrom has 46 points ( ) in 58 career games vs COL Valtteri Filppula has 9 points (7-2-9) in 13 career games vs COL THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY Oct. 24, The Red Wings trade F Ray Sheppard to San Jose for F Igor Larionov HOT STATS The Detroit Red Wings have not had a player record more than one goal in a game this season Tomas Holmstrom has recorded 6 points over the last 7 games (5-1-6) Henrik Zetterberg is currently on a four-game point streak (1-5-6) Darren Helm has recorded his only two career regular season points vs COL (0-2-2) Justin Abdelkader scored the only regular season goal of his career on 10/17 vs COL Detroit's power-play has recorded at least one goal in each of Detroit's first eight games of Detroit's PK has killed off 13 of the last 14 power-play attempts by opponents (92.9%) A WINNING TRADITION IN HOCKEYTOWN Since the season, the Red Wings have won more games (641) than any other team in the NHL. Detroit's 547 regular season wins and 94 playoff wins are both tops in the NHL over the past 12 seasons. The Detroit Red Wings have won eight consecutive Central Division titles ( ) and 12 of the last 15. In , the Detroit Red Wings set a new NHL record by recording their ninth consecutive 100-point season. The Montreal Canadiens recorded eight consecutive 100-point seasons from The Detroit Red Wings topped the 50-win plateau for the fourth consecutive season in and the sixth time in franchise history. This marks just the third time in NHL history that a team has won 50 or more games in four consecutive seasons. The Detroit Red Wings qualified for the postseason for the 18th consecutive season in the longest current streak in professional sports.