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1 Carolina Hurricanes Game Notes Thu, Jan 4, 03 NHL Game #43 Carolina Hurricanes (0 pts) Buffalo Sabres (4 pts) Team Game: 3 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 3 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Cam Ward Dan Ellis # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Jamie McBain D Tim Gleason (A) R Kevin Westgarth C Jordan Staal (A) 0 - C Eric Staal (C) L Zach Boychuk C Jiri Tlusty L Drayson Bowman C Zac Dalpe C Jeremy Welsh D Bobby Sanguinetti D Joni Pitkanen D Justin Faulk R Alexander Semin L Jussi Jokinen C Tim Brent R Patrick Dwyer D Jay Harrison C Jeff Skinner R Chad LaRose D Joe Corvo # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Jhonas Enroth Ryan Miller # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Jordan Leopold D Mike Weber C Steve Ott D Christian Ehrhoff C Cody Hodgson R Drew Stafford (A) D Robyn Regehr C Mikhail Grigorenko L Thomas Vanek (A) R Jason Pominville (C) L John Scott D TJ Brennan R Patrick Kaleta L Matt Ellis L Nathan Gerbe D Andrej Sekera D Alexander Sulzer C Jochen Hecht D Tyler Myers L Tyler Ennis L Marcus Foligno President/General Manager Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager Vice President of Hockey Operations Head Coach Assistant Coaches Jim Rutherford Jason Karmanos Ron Francis Kirk Muller Rod Brind'Amour, Dave Lewis, John MacLean, Greg Stefan Owner President General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Terry Pegula Ted Black Darcy Regier Lindy Ruff James Patrick (Assistant), Kevyn Adams (Assistant), Teppo Numminen (Assistant), Jim Corsi (Goaltender) Tonight's Officials Referees Dan O'Halloran (3); Justin St. Pierre () Linesmen Jean Morin (97); John Grandt (98) Ntl. Anthem Ruby Gibbs Video Judge Bill Kickinski Siren Sounder Clay Aiken Today's Schedule TOR : 7:00 PHI : 7:00 WSH : 7:00 CAR : 7:00 STL : 7:00 COL : 7:00 FLA : 7:30 DAL : 7:30 EDM : 7:30 SJS : 7:30

2 Carolina Hurricanes: Roster Active (3 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Jamie McBain D 6' " 00 Feb 5, 988 Edina, MN, USA 6 Tim Gleason D 6' 0" 7 Jan 9, 983 Clawson, MI, USA 8 Kevin Westgarth R 6' 4" 34 Feb 7, 984 Amherstburg, ON, CAN Jordan Staal C 6' 4" 0 Sep 0, 988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Eric Staal C 6' 4" 05 Oct 9, 984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 8 Zach Boychuk L 5' 0" 85 Oct 4, 989 Airdrie, AB, CAN 9 Jiri Tlusty C 6' 0" 09 Mar 6, 988 Slany, CZE Drayson Bowman L 6' " 95 Mar 8, 989 Grand Rapids, MI, USA Zac Dalpe C 6' " 90 Nov, 989 Paris, ON, CAN 3 Jeremy Welsh C 6' 3" 00 Apr 30, 988 Bayfield, ON, CAN 4 Bobby Sanguinetti D 6' 3" 90 Feb 9, 988 Trenton, NJ, USA 5 Joni Pitkanen D 6' 3" 0 Sep 9, 983 Oulu, FIN 7 Justin Faulk D 6' 0" 5 Mar 0, 99 South St.Paul, MN, USA 8 Alexander Semin R 6' " 09 Mar 3, 984 Krasnojarsk, RUS 30 Cam Ward G 6' " 85 Feb 9, 984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 3 Dan Ellis G 6' " 9 Jun 9, 980 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 36 Jussi Jokinen L 5' " 98 Apr, 983 Kalajoki, FIN 37 Tim Brent C 6' 0" 88 Mar 0, 984 Cambridge, CAN 39 Patrick Dwyer R 5' " 75 Jun, 983 Spokane, WA, USA 44 Jay Harrison D 6' 4" Nov 3, 98 Oshawa, ON, CAN 53 Jeff Skinner C 5' " 00 May 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 59 Chad LaRose R 5' 0" 8 Mar 7, 98 Fraser, MI, USA 77 Joe Corvo D 6' 0" 04 Jun 0, 977 Oak Park, IL, USA 3 Players Total Avg: 6' " 00 Age: 7.3 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 5 Tuomo Ruutu C 6' 0" 05 Feb 6, 983 Vantaa, FIN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active (3 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Jhonas Enroth G 5' 0" 66 Jun 5, 988 Stockholm, SWE 3 Jordan Leopold D 6' " 06 Aug 3, 980 Golden Valley, MN, USA 6 Mike Weber D 6' " Dec 6, 987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 9 Steve Ott C 6' 0" 90 Aug 9, 98 Summerside, PE, CAN 0 Christian Ehrhoff D 6' " 03 Jul 6, 98 Moers, DEU 9 Cody Hodgson C 6' 0" 94 Feb 8, 990 Toronto, ON, CAN Drew Stafford R 6' " 4 Oct 30, 985 Milwaukee, WI, USA 4 Robyn Regehr D 6' 3" 5 Apr 9, 980 Recife, BRA 5 Mikhail Grigorenko C 6' 3" 00 May 6, 994 Khabarovsk, RUS 6 Thomas Vanek L 6' " 05 Jan 9, 984 Vienna, AUT 9 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 85 Nov 30, 98 Repentigny, QC, CAN 30 Ryan Miller G 6' " 75 Jul 7, 980 East Lansing, MI, USA 3 John Scott L 6' 8" 70 Sep 6, 98 Edmonton, AB, CAN 33 TJ Brennan D 6' " 3 Apr 3, 989 Willingboro, NJ, USA 36 Patrick Kaleta R 6' " 06 Jun 8, 986 Buffalo, NY, USA 37 Matt Ellis L 6' 0" Aug 3, 98 Welland, ON, CAN 4 Nathan Gerbe L 5' 5" 78 Jul 4, 987 Oxford, MI, USA 44 Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 0 Jun 8, 986 Bojnice, SVK 5 Alexander Sulzer D 6' " 04 May 30, 984 Kaufbeuren, DEU 55 Jochen Hecht C 6' " 98 Jun, 977 Mannheim, DEU 57 Tyler Myers D 6' 8" 7 Feb, 990 Houston, TX, USA 63 Tyler Ennis L 5' 9" 57 Oct 6, 989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 8 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 6 Aug 0, 99 Buffalo, NY, USA 3 Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 7.5 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Cody McCormick C 6' 3" Apr 8, 983 London, ON, CAN Goal Streaks CODY HODGSON ( / Games) Assist Streaks JASON POMINVILLE (4 / Games) THOMAS VANEK (4 / Games) Point Streaks THOMAS VANEK (-4-6 / Games) JASON POMINVILLE (-4-5 / Games) CODY HODGSON (-0- / Games)

3 Carolina Hurricanes: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 53 Jeff Skinner : R 39 Patrick Dwyer : C Jordan Staal : D 5 Joni Pitkanen :0 0.0 R 8 Alexander Semin : D 7 Justin Faulk : L 8 Zach Boychuk : C Zac Dalpe : L Drayson Bowman : R 8 Kevin Westgarth : D 4 Bobby Sanguinetti : D 77 Joe Corvo : C 9 Jiri Tlusty : C Eric Staal :8 43. C 37 Tim Brent : R 59 Chad LaRose : L 36 Jussi Jokinen : D 44 Jay Harrison : D 6 Tim Gleason : C 3 Jeremy Welsh : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 3 Dan Ellis Cam Ward Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 6 Thomas Vanek : R 9 Jason Pominville : C 9 Cody Hodgson : C 9 Steve Ott : D 57 Tyler Myers : R Drew Stafford : D 0 Christian Ehrhoff :3 0.0 L 63 Tyler Ennis : D 44 Andrej Sekera : L 8 Marcus Foligno : L 3 John Scott : R 36 Patrick Kaleta : C 55 Jochen Hecht : D 5 Alexander Sulzer : L 37 Matt Ellis : D 3 Jordan Leopold : D 4 Robyn Regehr : C 5 Mikhail Grigorenko : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 30 Ryan Miller

4 Buffalo Carolina Hurricanes Team Records Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes Last game: Monday AT TORONTO (- W) Tuesday VS TAMPA BAY (4- L) Next game: Friday VS CAROLINA Friday AT BUFFALO Overall record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost Home record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost Road record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost Last 5 Games: Last 0 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Buffalo Carolina Hurricanes Situations Goals by Period 3 OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: ( 3.5 avg.) Opponents: (.5 avg.) Carolina Hurricanes: (.0 avg.) Opponents: ( 4.5 avg.) Shots by Period 3 OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: (30.5 avg.) Opponents: (3.0 avg.) Carolina Hurricanes: (39.0 avg.) Opponents: (5.5 avg.) Power Play Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-7th NHL) 9. (5th NHL) Home: (T-nd NHL) (T-6th NHL) Road: (T-9th NHL) (T-9th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes G Att % G Att % Overall: 8.8 (3th NHL) (4th NHL) Home: (T-7th NHL) (4th NHL) Road: (8th NHL) (T-3rd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-4th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-4th NHL) Penalties Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (30th NHL) (T-6th NHL) Goal Situations Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes For Against For Against 5 on 5: 5 5 on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 7 3 9

6 Buffalo Carolina Hurricanes Situations Individual Leaders Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes Points: T. VANEK (6),J. POMINVILLE (5),C. HODGSON () P. DWYER (),J. SKINNER (),A. SEMIN () Goals: T. VANEK (),C. HODGSON (),S. OTT () P. DWYER (),J. SKINNER () Assists: J. POMINVILLE (4),T. VANEK (4),C. EHRHOFF () A. SEMIN (),J. PITKANEN (),J. STAAL () PP Goals: S. OTT (),T. VANEK (),T. MYERS () J. SKINNER () SH Goals: GW Goals: J. POMINVILLE (),T. MYERS () 3+ Goals: PIM: P. KALETA (8),M. FOLIGNO (9),D. STAFFORD (7) J. CORVO (4),J. JOKINEN (4),C. LAROSE (4) Shots: T. VANEK (),C. HODGSON (9),D. STAFFORD (7) E. STAAL (0),J. SKINNER (9),A. SEMIN (7) +/-: C. HODGSON (+4),T. VANEK (+3),J. POMINVILLE (+) T. BRENT (+),P. DWYER (+),J. FAULK (+) Shootout Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Thomas Vanek 3 Jason Pominville 0 Steve Ott 0 Tyler Myers 0 Drew Stafford 0 Tyler Ennis 0 Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Jeff Skinner 0 Alexander Semin 0 Jordan Staal 0 Short Handed Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Player G A P

7 Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes LAST GAME Tampa Bay 4, Carolina January, 03 * PNC Arena * Raleigh, NC Carolina Goal: Jeff Skinner Tampa Bay Goals: Tom Pyatt, Cory Conacher (GW), Keith Aulie, Ryan Malone Carolina Goaltender: Cam Ward (Loss) 60:00, saves, 6 shots faced Tampa Bay Goaltender: Mathieu Garon (Win) 60:00, 35 saves, 36 shots faced Noteworthy: Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin earned their first Hurricanes assists and points Jeff Skinner scored his first goal of the season Carolina scored its first power play goal of the season Kevin Westgarth made his Hurricanes debut. GOALS BY PER SHOTS PEN/MIN PP TB -0-=4 6 7/4-6 CAR 0--0= 36 8/6-5 INJURIES Forward, Tuomo Ruutu, injured non-roster, hip 0-3 MAN GAMES LOST: RECENT TRANSACTIONS Jan. 4 Recalled Zac Dalpe, Brett Sutter and Riley Nash from Charlotte (AHL) Jan. 5 Reassigned Riley Nash and Jeremy Welsh to Charlotte (AHL) Jan. 6 Placed Tuomo Ruutu on the injured non-roster list Jan. 7 Reassigned Andreas Nodl and Brett Sutter to Charlotte (AHL) Jan. 8 Recalled Jeremy Welsh from Charlotte (AHL) Jan. 8 Reassigned Ryan Murphy to Kitchener (OHL) and Tim Wallace to Charlotte (AHL) TODAY S GAME The Hurricanes play their second home game of 0-3 on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres at PNC Arena (7 p.m., SportSouth, Hurricanes Radio Network). Thursday's matchup is the first game of a back-to-back, home-and-home set between the teams as they will meet again on Friday in Buffalo. Thursday and Friday will be Carolina s first of nine sets of back-to-back games in 0-3. HURRICANES STREAKS None HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Alexander Semin is three goals shy of 00 career NHL goals HURRICANES MILESTONES AND FIRSTS RECENTLY ACHIEVED Dan Ellis, Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin made their Carolina debuts, Jan. 9 Kevin Westgarth made his Carolina debut, Jan. Jordan Staal registered his first Hurricanes assist, Jan. Alexander Semin earned his first Hurricanes assist, Jan. HURRICANES vs. SABRES SERIES NOTES -- Carolina trails all-time (83), including (9) at home and (9) in Buffalo. -- The clubs meet three times in 0-3: In Raleigh, Jan. 4 and March 5; in Buffalo, Jan The Hurricanes won the season series in 0-, going -- against the Sabres. -- Five of the last nine games at PNC Arena between Carolina and Buffalo have gone to overtime, with the Canes posting a 4-0- record in those games. -- The Carolina franchise has earned points in every season series against Buffalo, but has won only eight of the 3 series between the teams (includes Hartford, dating back to ). -- Buffalo is the only NHL team with which the Carolina franchise has not conducted a trade of any kind. -- The Hurricanes are 4-7- in their last trips to First Niagara Center. -- Carolina has scored three or more goals in six out of the last games against Buffalo. -- Cam Ward is 8-6-3, with a.83 GAA and two shutouts in 7 career games against Buffalo. Dan Ellis is 0-0-0, with a 7.0 GAA in one appearance. -- BUF career point-per-game players vs. CAR:Thomas Vanek 6 points (g, 5a) in 6 games. -- Ryan Miller is -7-4 with a.66 GAA in 3 career appearances against the Hurricanes. Jhonas Enroth is -0-0, with a 0.49 GAA and one shutout in two games.

8 -- Buffalo assistant coach Kevyn Adams played for the Carolina Hurricanes from 00-07, winning the Stanley Cup with the franchise in 006. UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO Jan. 4 Buffalo 7 p.m. SPSO HRN Jan. 5 at Buffalo 7 p.m. FS-CR HRN Jan. 8 Boston 7 p.m. FS-CR HRN Feb. Ottawa 7 p.m. FS-CR HRN Feb. at Philadelphia 7 p.m. FS-CR HRN * All times are Eastern FSCR = FOX Sports Carolinas SPSO = SportSouth HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE DATE DAY LOCATION TIME /4 Thursday PNC Arena 0:30 a.m. /5 Friday First Niagara Center :30 a.m. /6 Saturday None /7 Sunday PNC Arena a.m. /8 Monday PNC Arena 0:30 a.m. /9 Tuesday PNC Arena a.m. /30 Wednesday PNC Arena 0 a.m. * All times are local Times and locations subject to change FAST FACTS -- Carolina Newcomers: The Hurricanes roster features several new faces to start the 0-3 season. Kevin Westgarth (LA) and Jordan Staal (PIT) join Carolina via trades, while Alexander Semin (WSH), Joe Corvo (BOS) and Dan Ellis (ANA) found their way to Carolina through free agency. Semin and Staal registered their first points as Hurricanes on Jan. when they assisted on Jeff Skinner s second period goal. -- Fire Away: The Hurricanes outshot Tampa Bay 36-6 on Tuesday after outshooting Florida 4-5 on Jan. 9. Carolina has not been outshot in any of its six periods played this season. -- Slow Start: Carolina has gone 0--0 in its first two games, marking the first time since that the team did not earn a point in its first two games of the season. The last time the team did not earn a point in its first three games was Home Ice Success: The Hurricanes play their second consecutive game at PNC Arena on Thursday after falling to Tampa Bay at home 4- on Tuesday. Carolina has posted a winning record at home for seven straight seasons and is all time at PNC Arena. The Hurricanes play three of their next four games at home. -- Plus Players: Through two games, Patrick Dwyer, Justin Faulk and Tim Brent lead the team in plus/minus. Each player is (+). -- Staal in the Family: The Hurricanes acquired Jordan Staal in a draft day trade in June, reuniting him with his older brother Eric Staal. The Staal brothers become just the third pair of brothers to play together in Carolina franchise history. Mark and Marty Howe played alongside one another from to 98-8, and Dave and Wayne Babych played together from to Jordan recorded his first assist with the Hurricanes on Jan. vs. Tampa Bay. SPECIAL TEAMS REPORT -- The Hurricanes recorded their first power play goal of the season on Tuesday when Jeff Skinner found the back of the net in the second period vs. Tampa Bay. Carolina is now -for- (9.%) on the power play in 0-3. The Hurricanes went 49-for-94 (6.7%) on the power play in 0-, ranking tied for 8 th in the NHL. -- Carolina killed five of six penalties vs. Tampa Bay on Tuesday and is 8-of- (66.7%) on the penalty kill this year. BACK-TO-BACK GAMES Thursday and Friday s games against Buffalo will be the first of nine sets of back-to-back games for the Hurricanes in 0-3. Carolina played 6 sets of back-to-back games in 0-, going in those contests. Carolina posted a 0-4- record in the front halves and a record in the back-halves. ATTENDANCE Carolina welcomed its first sellout crowd of 0-3 on Tuesday, as 8,680 fans filled PNC Arena to watch the Hurricanes home opener. Carolina recorded nine sellouts in 0-. A total of 657,747 fans attended the team's 4 games at PNC Arena (avg. 6,04). 0-3 TICKET INFORMATION Single-game tickets are currently on-sale at the PNC Arena Box Office, TicketMaster locations, by calling or at For ticket package information, fans can visit or call -866-NHL-CANES.

9 0-3 MEDIA GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The Carolina Hurricanes' 0-3 media guide is now available in.pdf form at A limited number of printed copies will be made available to media covering games at PNC Arena throughout the season. BROADCAST NOTES -- FOX Sports Carolinas, the Carolina Hurricanes broadcast partner, will televise all 48 games of the Hurricanes 0-3 schedule. Of the 48 games, 45 games will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas, while three will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas sister station, SportSouth, including Thursday s game against Buffalo. As always, John Forslund will handle the play-by-play duties and former professional goaltender Tripp Tracy will provide analysis. Starting this season, Forslund and Tracy will be joined by sideline reporter and host Chantel McCabe. Each of the team s games will be preceded by the network s 30-minute pre-game show, Hurricanes Live. -- Fans can tune into the Hurricanes Radio Network s flagship station, 99.9 FM The Fan as Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Kaiton calls every Canes game. Capitol Broadcasting s Mike Maniscalco hosts Stormfront and Aftermath surrounding all broadcasts. CANESPR.COM The Hurricanes Media Relations Department created CanesPR.com to provide local, visiting and national media with a variety of convenient resources to cover team. Please visit CanesPR.com for team media guides, practice and media availability information, game notes, audio of player and coach interviews, media clips and more.

10 Carolina Hurricanes: 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. Florida Panthers L / //03 Tampa Bay Lightning L p / /4/03 Buffalo Sabres 4 Buffalo Sabres 5 0/8/03 Boston Bruins 6 0/0/03 Ottawa Senators 7 Philadelphia Flyers 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 9 Ottawa Senators 0 Philadelphia Flyers New York Islanders New Jersey Devils 3 0/4/03 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Montréal Canadiens 5 0//03 Winnipeg Jets 6 0/3/03 Tampa Bay Lightning 7 New York Islanders 8 Washington Capitals 9 0/8/03 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 03/0/03 Florida Panthers Florida Panthers 03/05/03 Buffalo Sabres 3 03/07/03 Montréal Canadiens 4 03/09/03 New Jersey Devils 5 Washington Capitals 6 03/4/03 Washington Capitals 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 New York Rangers 9 03/9/03 Florida Panthers 30 03//03 New Jersey Devils 3 03/6/03 Winnipeg Jets 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 33 Winnipeg Jets 34 Montréal Canadiens 35 04/0/03 Washington Capitals 36 04/04/03 Tampa Bay Lightning 37 04/06/03 New York Rangers 38 Boston Bruins 39 04/09/03 Pittsburgh Penguins 40 Washington Capitals 4 04/3/03 Boston Bruins 4 Ottawa Senators 43 Winnipeg Jets 44 04/0/03 Philadelphia Flyers 45 Tampa Bay Lightning 46 04/3/03 New York Islanders 47 04/5/03 New York Rangers 48 Pittsburgh Penguins

11 Carolina Hurricanes: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. GLEASON #6 WESTGARTH #8 STAAL # STAAL # BOYCHUK #8 TLUSTY #9 BOWMAN # Jan FLA 0-0 /- 6:09 DND 0-0 /- 7: / : /0 0: /0 0: / 9:30 Jan Vs T.B 0-0 3/0 : /0 3: 0-4/0 0: /- :5 DND 0-0 /0 9: 0-0 /- 3:39 Date Opp. DALPE # WELSH #3 SANGUINETTI #4 PITKANEN #5 FAULK #7 SEMIN #8 JOKINEN #36 Jan FLA 0-0 /- 0:43 DND 0-0 0/- 6:0 0-0/ 5:6 0-3/ 5:8 0-0 /0 3: /0 8:55 Jan Vs T.B DND 0-0 /0 5: /- : /- : /0 6:6 0-6/- 3: 0-0 0/- 5:9 Date Opp. BRENT #37 DWYER #39 HARRISON #44 SKINNER #53 Jan FLA 0-0 / 9:48-0 3/ 8:0 0-0 /- 6: /- 7: /0 : /- 0: DND Jan Vs T.B 0-0 0/0 6:8 0-0 /0 4: 0-0 /- 5:57-0 5/- 6:0 0-0 /- 3:8 0-0 /- 5:3 DND LAROSE #59 CORVO #77 MCBAIN # Date Opp. WARD #30 ELLIS #3 Jan FLA 4/L 0 /3 40 Jan Vs T.B 4/6L 60 DNP

12 Carolina Hurricanes: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Kirk Muller * Is in his second season with Carolina * Was 5-0- in his first season as head coach of the Hurricanes * Was named head coach on Nov. 8, 0 * Spent 6 games as head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) during the 0- season, leading the team to a record. * Spent five seasons (006-) as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens... Helped guide the Canadiens to the playoffs four consecutive seasons, including a trip to the 00 Eastern Conference final * Spent one season (005-06) as head coach of the Queen's University Golden Gaels in Kingston, Ont. * Totaled 357 goals and 60 assists (959 points) in,349 games over 9 NHL seasons with NJ, MTL, NYI, TOR, FLA and DAL * Had 69 points (33g, 36a) in 7 career Stanley Cup playoff games... Scored the Stanley Cup clinching goal for MTL (993) * Represented Canada at the 984 Olympic Games * Hurricanes/NHL record: 5-- (59 games) #30: Cam Ward (G) 6' ", 85 lbs. / Feb 9, 984 (8 years and 0 months) Drafted: Carolina 00. First Hurricanes pick, 5th overall, first round. 8th NHL / 8th CAR Season Last Win: APR 5, 0 vs MONTREAL () Last SO: MAR 7, TORONTO (5) Career Shootouts: 6/99 (.66), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 6 / vs. TBL / vs. TBL Last Game: Allowed four goals on 6 shots in 60 minutes vs. TB (/) * Ranked second in the NHL in saves (,43) in 0-, surpassing the,000-save mark for the second consecutive season * Passed Arturs Irbe for most career shutouts () in franchise history on 3/7/ at TOR * Was credited with his first career NHL/Hurricanes goal vs. NJ on /6/ - becoming the first goaltender in franchise history to score a goal * OFF THE RADAR: Cam started his own program, called "Cam's Champs," through which he hosts Special Olympics athletes in a suite at PNC Arena * Career Penalty Shots: (4 goals on attempts) * Career Highs: Saves: 57 Consecutive Starts: 8 Consec. Wins: 9 Shutout Sequence: 34:08 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 46 gp,.75 gaa (3,80 min.,,09 ga), , so #3: Dan Ellis (G) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jun 9, 980 (3 years and 7 months) Drafted: Dallas 000. Second Stars pick, 60th overall, second round. Acquired: /3/3, Signed as a free agent 7th NHL / st CAR Season Last Win: OCT 7, SAN JOSE (0) Last SO: NOV 9, 00 vs TORONTO (47) Career Shootouts: 36/54 (.667), 7-8 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 3 /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA LAST GAME: Served as backup vs. TB (/) * Made his Hurricanes debut at FLA (/9) * Played 8 games in Charlotte (AHL) prior to signing with the Hurricanes... Posted an 8-7- record with a.46 GAA and two shutouts * Signed as a free agent with the Hurricanes on Jan. 3, 03 * Was -5-0 record with a.7 GAA and.9 save percentage in 0 appearances with Anaheim last season * OFF THE RADAR: Dan is involved with Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids and Teen Rance, a Christian hockey school * Career Penalty Shots: 5 (3 goals on 5 attempts) * Career Highs: Saves: 54 Shots faced: 57 Win streak: 7 Shutout Sequence: 33:39 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp,.50 gaa (40 min., ga), 0-0-0, 0 so

13 #4: Jamie McBain (D) 6' ", 00 lbs. / Feb 5, 988 (4 years and 0 months) Drafted: Carolina 006. First Hurricanes pick, 63rd overall, second round. 4th NHL / 4th CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 4, DETROIT (6) Last Assist: APR 5, 0 vs MONTREAL () Season Career Career vs. Opp Last Game: Was a healthy extra vs. TB (/) * Was a healthy extra for two games (/9-/) * Played seven games for Pelicans of Finland's SM-Liiga during the work stoppage, earning one assist * Set a new career high in goals (8) and led all Hurricanes defensemen is assists (9) and points (7) in 0- * Matched his career high for games played (76) in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Jamie's father owns and runs Minnesota Made Hockey, a hockey training program * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 4 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 66 gp, , 36 pim #6: Tim Gleason (D) 6' 0", 7 lbs. / Jan 9, 983 (9 years and months) GLEE-suhn Drafted: Ottawa 00. Second Senators pick, 3rd overall, first round. Acquired: 9/9/06, Trade with LA 9th NHL / 7th CAR Season Last Goal: DEC 8, FLORIDA (50) Last Assist: APR 3, OTTAWA (4) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /9 vs. FLA / vs. TBL / vs. TBL / vs. TBL Last Game: Was (even) with four hits and three shots in :3 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Ranks third in Carolina franchise history (since relocation) in games played by a defenseman (434); only Glen Wesley (79) and Niclas Wallin (57) played more * Led all Hurricanes blueliners in hits (6) in 0- * Was one of four Hurricanes to play in all 8 games, marking the second consecutive season in which he did not miss a game * OFF THE RADAR: Tim donates a suite at PNC Arena to the Wounded Warriors several times each season * Career Highs: G: A: 3 P: 3 PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 434 gp, , 445 pim #8: Kevin Westgarth (R) 6' 4", 34 lbs. / Feb 7, 984 (8 years and months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: /3/3, Trade with LAK 4th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: NOV 3, DALLAS (8) Last Assist: OCT 0, PHOENIX (3) Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. TBL Last Game: Made his Hurricanes debut vs. TB (/)... Was (even) in 3: of ice time vs. TB (/) * Was a healthy extra for one game (/9) * Skated in 5 games with Los Angeles last season, totaling two points (g, a) and 39 penalty minutes * Acquired by the Hurricanes on Jan. 3 in exchange for Anthony Stewart and two draft picks * Was a healthy extra for 57 regular season games last season and for all of the Kings' playoff games as LA won the Stanley Cup * OFF THE RADAR: Kevin's wife Meagan is the daughter of N.C. State graduate and former NFL player and coach Bill Cowher * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, 0-0-0, 0 pim

14 #: Jordan Staal (C) 6' 4", 0 lbs. / Sep 0, 988 (4 years and 4 months) Drafted: Pittsburgh 006. First Penguins pick, second overall, first round. Acquired: 6//, Trade with PIT 7th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 30, BUFFALO (6) Last Assist: JAN, 03 vs TAMPA BAY Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. TBL / vs. TBL / vs. TBL / vs. TBL / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Had an assit and was (even) with two penalty minutes, four hits and four shots in 0:30 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Recorded first assist as a Hurricane vs. TB (/) * Totaled a career-high 50 points for Pittsburgh in 0- - despite appearing in only 6 games * Scored 9 points (0g, 9a) in the final 8 games of the 0- season * Ranked tied for first among Penguins and fourth in the NHL with three shorthanded goals in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Jordan and his wife, Heather, were married on June, 0 - the same day that he was traded to the Hurricanes * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, 0--0, pim #: Eric Staal (C) 6' 4", 05 lbs. / Oct 9, 984 (8 years and months) STAHL Drafted: Carolina 003. First Hurricanes pick, second overall, first round. 9th NHL / 9th CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 30, 0 vs WINNIPEG (6) Last Assist: APR 7, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: 3/8 (7%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 7 + / vs. TBL / vs. TBL / vs. TBL x /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was (-) with seven shots and four penalty minutes in :5 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Will pass Kevin Dineen (50) for second place on the Hurricanes' all-time goal list with his next goal * Led the Hurricanes in goals (4), assists (46) and points (70) in 0- * Named the Hurricanes MVP for the 0- season by the Carolina Professional Hockey Writers Association * Ranked fifth among NHL forwards in ice time per game (:3) in 0- * Team was --4 when he scored a goal in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Eric hosts underprivileged children in his suite at Hurricanes home games as part of his "Eric's Entourage" initiative * Career Highs: G: 4 A: 4 P: 6 PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 644 gp, , 48 pim #5: Tuomo Ruutu (C) (*Injured) 6' 0", 05 lbs. / Feb 6, 983 (9 years and months) TOO-oh-moh ROO-too Drafted: Chicago 00. First Blackhawks pick, ninth overall, first round. Acquired: /6/08, Trade with CHI 9th NHL / 6th CAR Season Last Goal: APR 3, OTTAWA () Last Assist: MAR 7, TORONTO (5) Career Shootouts: 9/ (4%), 4 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Last Game: Missed game vs. TB (/) with a hip injury * Placed on injured non-roster list /6 following hip surgery; has missed two games (/9-/)... Is expected to be out until April * Ranked fourth on the Hurricanes in goals (8) and fifth on the team in points (34) in 0- * Led all Hurricanes skaters in hits (5) in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Tuomo speaks English, Finnish, Swedish and some German * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 5 PIM: 9 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 304 gp, 8-0-9, 49 pim

15 #8: Zach Boychuk (L) 5' 0", 85 lbs. / Oct 4, 989 (3 years and 3 months) Drafted: Carolina 008. First Hurricanes pick, 4th overall, first round. 5th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: JAN 6, NY ISLANDERS () Last Assist: NOV, NY RANGERS (9) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /9 vs. FLA * LAST GAME: Was a healthy extra vs. TB (/) * Played 37 games for Charlotte (AHL) in 0-3 during the work stoppage. Led team in goals (6) and points (3) and was second on team in assists (6) at the time of his recall * Skated in 6 games during two recalls to Carolina in 0-, totaling two assists and averaging 8:55 in ice time per game * OFF THE RADAR: Captured gold with Canada in the 008 and 009 IIHF World Junior Championships, serving as an alternate captain on the 009 squad * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 73 gp, 7--8, 6 pim #9: Jiri Tlusty (C) 6' 0", 09 lbs. / Mar 6, 988 (4 years and 0 months) YIH-ree T'LOO-stee Drafted: Toronto 006. First Maple Leafs pick, 3th overall, first round. Acquired: /3/09, Trade with TOR 6th NHL / 4th CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 4, DETROIT (8) Last Assist: MAR, 0 vs FLORIDA (0) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 4 - / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA x Last Game: Was (even) in 9: of ice time vs. TB (/) * Netted goals and added assists (3 points) and was (+7) in 4 games with Kladno of ther Czech League during the work stoppage * Set new career highs for goals (7), assists (9), points (36) and games played (79) in 0- * Hurricanes were 0--5 when he registered an assist in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Jiri spends his summers in Kladno, Czech Republic, where he still enjoys helping out on the family farm * Career Highs: G: A: 3 P: 3 PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 56 gp, , 46 pim #: Drayson Bowman (L) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Mar 8, 989 (3 years and 0 months) Drafted: Carolina 007. Second Hurricanes pick, 7nd overall, third round. 4th NHL / 4th CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 3, COLUMBUS (7) Last Assist: MAR 30, 0 vs WINNIPEG (4) Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. TBL / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA Last game: Was (-) with two penalty minutes and two hits in 3:39 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Played 37 games for Charlotte (AHL), ranking second on the team in goals (4) and sixth in points () prior to his recall * Established NHL career highs in games played (37), goals (6), assists (7) and points (3) in four stints with the Hurricanes in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Was born in Grand Rapids, MI, but raised in Littleton, CO * Career Highs: G: A: P: 3 PIM: 4 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 7 gp, 8-8-6, pim

16 #: Zac Dalpe (C) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Nov, 989 (3 years and months) DAHL-pee Drafted: Carolina 008. Second Hurricanes pick, 45th overall, second round. 3rd NHL / 3rd CAR Season Last Goal: DEC 9, 0 vs TORONTO (6) Last Assist: JAN, NY ISLANDERS () Season Career Career vs. Opp :43 - /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was a healthy extra vs. TB (/) * Skated in 38 games for Charlotte (AHL) in 0-3 during work stoppage... Led team in plus/minus (+4), ranked second on the team in points (8), third in goals (3) and tied for third in assists (5) at the time of his recall * Totaled one goal and two assists (3 points) during five NHL stints with the Hurricanes in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Zac was a finalist for CCHA Player of the Year in 009-0, after registering 45 points (g, 4a) in his sophomore season at The Ohio State University * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 3 gp, 4-3-7, 4 pim #3: Jeremy Welsh (C) 6' 3", 00 lbs. / Apr 30, 988 (4 years and 8 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: 4/5/, Signed as a free agent nd NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. TBL / vs. TBL Last Game: Was (even) in 5:46 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Was a healthy extra at FLA (/9) * Recalled from Charlotte (AHL) /8 * Registered six goals and seven assists (3 points) in 39 games for Charlotte (AHL) this season prior to his recall * Played in one game with the Hurricanes last season after signing as a free agent at the conclusion of his college season * Totaled 00 points (53g, 47a) in 9 games in three seasons with Union College * Named Most Outstanding Player of the 0 ECAC Championship and Most Outstanding Player of the 0 NCAA East Regional (Bridgeport, CT). * Career Highs: G: 0 A: 0 P: 0 PIM: 4 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, 0-0-0, 4 pim #4: Bobby Sanguinetti (D) 6' 3", 90 lbs. / Feb 9, 988 (4 years and 0 months) SAN-gwen-eh-tee Drafted: NY Rangers 006. First Rangers pick, st overall, first round. Acquired: 6/6/0, Trade with NYR 3rd NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 - - /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was (-) in :58 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Played in 36 games for Charlotte (AHL) prior to his recall, leading Charlotte defensemen in goals (6) and ranking tied for second on team in assists (5) and tied for sixth in points () * Played three NHL games with Carolina in 0-, averaging :56 per game in ice time * Established AHL career highs and Charlotte single-season franchise records for a defenseman in goals (0), assists (40) and points (50), ranking third among AHL defensemen in assists and points in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: A New Jersey native, Bobby represented the United States at the 008 World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic * Career Highs: G: 0 A: 0 P: 0 PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 5 gp, 0-0-0, 0 pim

17 #5: Joni Pitkanen (D) 6' 3", 0 lbs. / Sep 9, 983 (9 years and 4 months) YOH-nee PIHT-ka-nuhn Drafted: Philadelphia 00. First Flyers pick, fourth overall, first round. Acquired: 7//08, Trade with EDM 9th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: APR 7, FLORIDA () Last Assist: JAN 9, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 - + /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was (-) in :55 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Earned an assist on Dwyer's goal at FLA (/9) * Played in a career-low 30 games in 0-, missing 5 games with head and knee injuries * Ranked tied for fourth among Carolina defensemen in goals (5) in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Joni and his wife, Sini, welcomed their second child, a daughter named Elle, on Oct., 0 * Career Highs: G: A: 3 P: 3 PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 46 gp, , 06 pim #7: Justin Faulk (D) 6' 0", 5 lbs. / Mar 0, 99 (0 years and 0 months) Drafted: Carolina 00. Second Hurricanes pick, 37th overall, second round. nd NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 6, WASHINGTON (8) Last Assist: JAN 9, FLORIDA () Season Career Career vs. Opp : /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was (even) with five blocked shots in 6:6 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Earned an assist on Dwyer's goal at FLA (/9) * Played in 3 games for Charlotte (AHL) prior to his recall... Led the team in assists (9) and ranked tied for third in points (4) * Named to the 0- NHL All-Rookie Team * Ranked first among NHL rookie defensemen in ice time per game (:50) and power play goals (5), and was tied for first in goals (8), and ranked second in points () in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Justin is involved with the BH3 Foundation, which helps families meet the costs of playing hockey * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 68 gp, 8-5-3, 9 pim #8: Alexander Semin (R) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Mar 3, 984 (8 years and 0 months) Drafted: Washington 00. Second Capitals pick, 3th overall, first round. Acquired: 7/6/, Signed as a free agent 8th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: APR 5, 0 vs FLORIDA (3) Last Assist: JAN, 03 vs TAMPA BAY Career Shootouts: 5/43 (35%), 6 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 6 - / vs. TBL / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA / vs. TBL / vs. TBL x Last Game: Had an assit and was (-) with six shots in 3: of ice time vs. TB (/) * Recorded first assist as a Hurricane vs. TB (/) * Scored seven goals and added nine assists (6 points) in 0 games with Torpedo of the KHL during the work stoppage * Ranked second among Capitals skaters in goals (), assists (33) and points (54), and tied for fourth in plus/minus (+9) in 0- * 0- marked his sixth consecutive season with 0-or-more goals * OFF THE RADAR: Alex spends time working with a foster home in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, every summer, donating sports equipment and clothing * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 5 PIM: 5 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, 0--0, 4 pim

18 #36: Jussi Jokinen (L) 5' ", 98 lbs. / Apr, 983 (9 years and 9 months) YEW-see YOH-kih-nihn Drafted: Dallas 00. Seventh Stars pick, 9nd overall, sixth round. Acquired: /7/09, Trade with TB 8th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 7, TORONTO (7) Last Assist: APR 3, OTTAWA (4) Career Shootouts: 30/66 (45%), 9 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA Last game: Was (-) with three takeaways and four penalty minutes in 5:9 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Ranks second in NHL history with 30 shootout goals (Pavel Datsyuk - 3) * Skated in games for Karpat of Finland's SM-Liiga during the work stoppage, totaling points (7g, 4a) * Ranked second on the Hurricanes in assists (34) and points (46) in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Jussi donated $50 for every assist and $300 for every goal last season to the Kids 'N Community Foundation * Career Highs: G: 4 A: P: 4 PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 57 gp, 6--74, 30 pim #37: Tim Brent (C) 6' 0", 88 lbs. / Mar 0, 984 (8 years and 0 months) Drafted: Anaheim 004. Fourth Ducks pick, 75th overall, third round. Acquired: 7//, Signed as a free agent 7th NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 7, TORONTO (7) Last Assist: MAR 8, WINNIPEG () Season Career Career vs. Opp :48 + / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was (even) with two penalty minutes in 6:8 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Established career highs in goals () and points (4), and tied his career highs in assists () and games played (79) in 0- * Carolina was 6-4- last season when he recorded a point in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Tim is invovled with the Cambridge Pros Foundation and Toronto's SickKids Hospital * Career Highs: G: A: P: 3 PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 8 gp, --4, 9 pim #39: Patrick Dwyer (R) 5' ", 75 lbs. / Jun, 983 (9 years and 7 months) Drafted: Atlanta 00. Third Thrashers pick, 6th overall, fourth round. Acquired: 7/7/06, Signed as a free agent 5th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: JAN 9, FLORIDA () Last Assist: MAR 30, 0 vs WINNIPEG (5) Season -0-0 Career Career vs. Opp : /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was (even) with three hits in 4: of ice time vs. TB (/) * Netted first goal of season at FLA (/9) * Ranked tied for third on the team in hits (9) and second among team forwards in blocked shots (6) in 0- * Represented the United States at the 0 IIHF World Championship, notching three points (g, a) in eight games * OFF THE RADAR: Patrick's first job was working as a cart boy at a grocery store * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 6 gp, --44, 4 pim

19 #44: Jay Harrison (D) 6' 4", lbs. / Nov 3, 98 (30 years and months) Drafted: Toronto 00. Fourth Maple Leafs pick, 8nd overall, third round. Acquired: 7/9/09, Signed as a free agent 7th NHL / 4th CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 7, TORONTO (7) Last Assist: MAR 0, TAMPA BAY (6) Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 - /9 vs. FLA x / vs. TBL Last Game: Was (-) in 5:57 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Was named the winner of the 0- Josef Vasicek Award (media cooperation) by the Carolina Professional Hockey Writers Association * Nominated for the 0- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy by the Carolina PHWA * Established career highs in goals (9), assists (4) and points (3) in 0- * Led all Carolina defensemen in goals (9) and ranked second among defenseman with 53 blocked shots in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Jay has played guitar since he was 0, and the person he would most like to meet is Slash * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 84 gp, , 8 pim #53: Jeff Skinner (C) 5' ", 00 lbs. / May 6, 99 (0 years and 8 months) Drafted: Carolina 00. First Hurricanes pick, seventh overall, first round. 3rd NHL / 3rd CAR Season Last Goal: JAN, 03 vs TAMPA BAY Last Assist: MAR 30, 0 vs WINNIPEG (6) Career Shootouts: 5/6 (3%), 3 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. TBL / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Scored a goal and was (-) with five shots in 6:0 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Netted first goal of season at TB (/) * Ranked second among Hurricanes in goals (0) and third in points (44) in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Is second-youngest of six hockey-playing siblings, including four who played college hockey: Andrea (Cornell), Jennifer (Harvard), Erica (Carleton) and Ben (Wilfrid Laurier) * Career Highs: G: A: 3 P: 3 PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 48 gp, , 04 pim #59: Chad LaRose (R) 5' 0", 8 lbs. / Mar 7, 98 (30 years and 9 months) lah-rohz Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: 8/6/03, Signed as a free agent 8th NHL / 8th CAR Season Last Goal: APR 5, 0 vs MONTREAL (3) Last Assist: MAR 4, DETROIT (8) Career Shootouts: /3 (33%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x / vs. TBL /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was (-) with two penalty minutes in 3:8 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Ranked third on the team in goals (9) in 0-, matching his career high * Tied for the team lead with five game-winning goals in 0-, a career high * Scored his 8nd career goal on 3/4/ at DET, passing Justin Williams for eighth on the Carolina goal-scoring list (since relocation) * OFF THE RADAR: Chad's hero growing up was Steve Yzerman, and his first hockey team was the Fraser (MI) Novice * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 475 gp, , 6 pim

20 #77: Joe Corvo (D) 6' 0", 04 lbs. / Jun 0, 977 (35 years and 7 months) Drafted: Los Angeles 997. Fourth Kings pick, 83rd overall, fourth round. Acquired: 7//, Signed as a free agent 0th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 5, FLORIDA (7) Last Assist: MAR 6, TORONTO () Career Shootouts: /3 (33%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA /9 vs. FLA Last Game: Was (-) in 5:3 of ice time vs. TB (/) * Ranked second among Boston defensemen in scoring (5 points) in 0- * Ranked second among Bruins defensemen in power-play points (9) and tied for second in power-play assists (8) in 0- * OFF THE RADAR: Joe is involved with the APC 4-Hour Bike Challenge * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 5 PIM: 4 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, , 58 pim

21 Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes LAST GAME Monday, January Buffalo at Toronto Goals: Hodgson, Pominville Goalie: Miller (34 saves/35 shots) PP: 0/3; PK: 6/7; Shots: Toronto 35 Buffalo 0 CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost: 6) Nathan Gerbe (back, Jan. 0) games Cody McCormick (hand, Jan. 0; injured reserve) games Ville Leino (lower body, Jan. 0; injured reserve) games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS /8 Placed LW Nathan Gerbe and C Cody McCormick on IR /9 Assigned D Adam Pardy, F Kevin Porter and F Nick Tarnasky to Rochester (AHL) /4 Activated LW Nathan Gerbe from IR; Placed LW Ville Leino on IR UPCOMING GAMES Friday, Jan. 5 Sunday, Jan. 7 Tuesday, Jan. 9 Thursday, Jan. 3 Saturday, Feb. Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 3 p.m. Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, p.m. TODAY S GAME SABRES at HURRICANES -This is the first of three meetings between the Sabres and Hurricanes this season. -Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Carolina, 3- (OT), in Buffalo on March 7, 0. -The Sabres are 5-3- in their last 0 games vs. the Hurricanes; 4--4 on the road. -This is the 83 rd game all-time between Buffalo and Carolina; Buffalo leads the series with a record. They are on the road against the Hurricanes.. STORYLINES. The Sabres have started the season -0 for the th time in franchise history. Tonight, they will try to extend that record to 3-0 for the fifth time in franchise history and the third time in the last seven seasons.. After tonight s game, the teams will both travel to Buffalo for a second matchup tomorrow at First Niagara Center. Buffalo is all-time in the first game of a home-and-home series and in the second game. They have swept the pair 3 times and lost both games 5 times, splitting the other 00. (Source: Elias Sports Bureau) LEADING THE WAY AGAINST THE HURRICANES Thomas Vanek leads all Sabres with 6 points (+5) in 6 career games against the Hurricanes Vanek and Jason Pominville each had five points (3+) in four games against Carolina last season Jhonas Enroth is -0-0 with a 0.49 GAA and a.986 SV% against the Hurricanes, his best numbers against any team. WEATHERING THE STORM The Sabres have a record of against the Hurricanes since their seven-game series in the 006 Eastern Conference Finals. Buffalo went --0 against Carolina last season; the team has gotten at least half of the available points in the season series every year since going -- against the Hurricanes in STAFFORD S 400 th Tonight s game will be the 400 th of Drew Stafford s career, all of which he has spent with the Sabres. Stafford will become the fourth player on Buffalo s roster to play 400 games with the Sabres, joining Jochen Hecht (568), Thomas Vanek (549) and Jason Pominville (543). THOMAS THE TANK Thomas Vanek recorded a career-best five points (+3) Sunday vs. PHI, becoming the first Sabres player to notch five points since Drew Stafford (3+) vs. ATL on Jan. 8, 008. He followed up the five-point performance with an assist on Monday at TOR. Dating back to last season, Vanek has 7 points (5+) in his last games.