Columbus Blue Jackets. Game Notes. Sat, Nov 7, 2009 NHL Game #233. Team Game: 16 Road Game: 9. Linesmen Greg Devoski (54); Shane Heyer (55)

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1 Columbus Blue Jackets Game Notes Sat, Nov 7, 2009 NHL Game #233 Columbus Blue Jackets (18 pts) Carolina Hurricanes (7 pts) Team Game: 16 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 16 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 1 Steve Mason Mathieu Garon # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Marc Methot D Anton Stralman D Jan Hejda D Kris Russell R Mike Blunden L Raffi Torres R Derek Dorsett C Derick Brassard L RJ Umberger (A) L Alexandre Picard D Mike Commodore (A) C Derek MacKenzie L Jason Chimera C Samuel Pahlsson L Nikita Filatov R Jared Boll C Antoine Vermette (A) D Fedor Tyutin R Rick Nash (C) R Jakub Voracek D Rostislav Klesla (A) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Cam Ward Michael Leighton # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Aaron Ward D Tim Gleason D Niclas Wallin C Matt Cullen C Zach Boychuk C Eric Staal (A) L Ray Whitney (A) R Sergei Samsonov R Tuomo Ruutu C Brandon Sutter C Rod Brind'Amour (C) C Stephane Yelle R Scott Walker D Joni Pitkanen R Erik Cole R Tom Kostopoulos L Jussi Jokinen R Tim Conboy D Andrew Alberts R Chad LaRose D Joe Corvo General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Scott Howson Ken Hitchcock Gary Agnew Gordy Murphy Claude Noel President/General Manager Vice President/Assistant General Manager Head Coach Associate Head Coach/Director of Player Personnel Assistant Coaches Jim Rutherford Jason Karmanos Paul Maurice Ron Francis Tom Rowe, Kevin McCarthy, Tom Barrasso Tonight's Officials Referees Brian Pochmara (43); Don VanMassenhoven (21) Linesmen Greg Devoski (54); Shane Heyer (55) Ntl. Anthem Leo Welsh Video Judge Dave Harvey Today's Schedule LAK : 1:00 NYI : 7:00 PHI : 7:00 BOS : 7:00 MTL : 7:00 OTT : 7:00 TOR : 7:00 WSH : 7:00 ANA : 7:00 CBJ : 7:00 MIN : 7:00 SJS : 7:30 CGY : 8:00

2 Columbus Blue Jackets: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 1 Steve Mason G 6' 4" 220 May 29, 1988 Oakville, ON, CAN 3 Marc Methot D 6' 3" 230 Jun 21, 1985 Ottawa, ON, CAN 6 Anton Stralman D 6' 2" 193 Aug 1, 1986 Tibro, SWE 8 Jan Hejda D 6' 3" 229 Jun 18, 1978 Prague, CZE 10 Kris Russell D 5' 10" 185 May 2, 1987 Red Deer, AB, CAN 12 Mike Blunden R 6' 4" 211 Dec 15, 1986 Toronto, ON, CAN 14 Raffi Torres L 6' 0" 216 Oct 8, 1981 Toronto, ON, CAN 15 Derek Dorsett R 5' 11" 187 Dec 20, 1986 Kindersley, SK, CAN 16 Derick Brassard C 6' 1" 190 Sep 22, 1987 Hull, QC, CAN 18 RJ Umberger L 6' 2" 219 May 3, 1982 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 21 Alexandre Picard L 6' 2" 206 Oct 9, 1985 Les Saules, QC, CAN 22 Mike Commodore D 6' 5" 235 Nov 7, 1979 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN 24 Derek MacKenzie C 5' 11" 185 Jun 11, 1981 Sudbury, ON, CAN 25 Jason Chimera L 6' 2" 216 May 2, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN 26 Samuel Pahlsson C 6' 0" 203 Dec 17, 1977 Ange, SWE 28 Nikita Filatov L 6' 0" 185 May 25, 1990 Moscow, RUS 32 Mathieu Garon G 6' 2" 202 Jan 9, 1978 Chandler, QC, CAN 40 Jared Boll R 6' 3" 210 May 13, 1986 Charlotte, NC, USA 50 Antoine Vermette C 6' 1" 200 Jul 20, 1982 St. Agapit, QC, CAN 51 Fedor Tyutin D 6' 3" 218 Jul 19, 1983 Izhevsk, RUS 61 Rick Nash R 6' 4" 218 Jun 16, 1984 Brampton, ON, CAN 93 Jakub Voracek R 6' 2" 213 Aug 15, 1989 Kladno, CZE 97 Rostislav Klesla D 6' 3" 220 Mar 21, 1982 Novy Jicin, CZE 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 208 Age: 25.8 Injured Reserve List (3 Players) 17 Andrew Murray C 6' 2" 210 Nov 6, 1981 Selkirk, MB, CAN 20 Kristian Huselius L 6' 2" 184 Nov 10, 1978 Osterhaninge, SWE 33 Fredrik Modin L 6' 4" 218 Oct 8, 1974 Sundsvall, SWE Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks JASON CHIMERA (1-4-5 / 3 Games) Carolina Hurricanes: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Aaron Ward D 6' 2" 209 Jan 17, 1973 Windsor, ON, CAN 6 Tim Gleason D 6' 0" 217 Jan 29, 1983 Clawson, MI, USA 7 Niclas Wallin D 6' 3" 220 Feb 20, 1975 Boden, SWE 8 Matt Cullen C 6' 1" 200 Nov 2, 1976 Virginia, MN, USA 11 Zach Boychuk C 5' 10" 185 Oct 4, 1989 Airdrie, AB, CAN 12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 205 Oct 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 13 Ray Whitney L 5' 10" 180 May 8, 1972 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN 14 Sergei Samsonov R 5' 8" 188 Oct 27, 1978 Moscow, RUS 15 Tuomo Ruutu R 6' 0" 205 Feb 16, 1983 Vantaa, FIN 16 Brandon Sutter C 6' 3" 183 Feb 14, 1989 Huntington, NY, USA 17 Rod Brind'Amour C 6' 1" 205 Aug 9, 1970 Ottawa, ON, CAN 18 Stephane Yelle C 6' 2" 182 May 9, 1974 Ottawa, ON, CAN 24 Scott Walker R 5' 10" 196 Jul 19, 1973 Cambridge, ON, CAN 25 Joni Pitkanen D 6' 3" 210 Sep 19, 1983 Oulu, FIN 26 Erik Cole R 6' 2" 205 Nov 6, 1978 Oswego, NY, USA 29 Tom Kostopoulos R 6' 0" 200 Jan 24, 1979 Mississauga, ON, CAN 30 Cam Ward G 6' 1" 185 Feb 29, 1984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 36 Jussi Jokinen L 5' 11" 198 Apr 1, 1983 Kalajoki, FIN 38 Tim Conboy R 6' 2" 210 Mar 22, 1982 Farmington, MN, USA 41 Andrew Alberts D 6' 5" 218 Jun 30, 1981 Minneapolis, MN, USA 49 Michael Leighton G 6' 3" 186 May 19, 1981 Petrolia, ON, CAN 59 Chad LaRose R 5' 10" 181 Mar 27, 1982 Fraser, MI, USA 77 Joe Corvo D 6' 0" 204 Jun 20, 1977 Oak Park, IL, USA 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 198 Age: 29.9 Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 20 Michael Ryan L 6' 1" 188 May 16, 1980 Boston, MA, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Columbus Blue Jackets: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 61 Rick Nash : R 93 Jakub Voracek : C 50 Antoine Vermette : L 25 Jason Chimera : L 18 RJ Umberger : C 16 Derick Brassard : L 14 Raffi Torres : L 20 Kristian Huselius : D 51 Fedor Tyutin : D 6 Anton Stralman : C 26 Samuel Pahlsson : D 97 Rostislav Klesla : D 10 Kris Russell : R 15 Derek Dorsett : D 3 Marc Methot : D 22 Mike Commodore : D 8 Jan Hejda : L 28 Nikita Filatov : C 24 Derek MacKenzie : C 17 Andrew Murray : R 12 Mike Blunden : R 40 Jared Boll : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 1 Steve Mason Mathieu Garon Carolina Hurricanes: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 36 Jussi Jokinen : L 13 Ray Whitney : C 8 Matt Cullen : C 17 Rod Brind'Amour : R 15 Tuomo Ruutu : D 77 Joe Corvo : R 14 Sergei Samsonov : C 12 Eric Staal : D 25 Joni Pitkanen : R 24 Scott Walker : C 16 Brandon Sutter : D 7 Niclas Wallin : D 6 Tim Gleason : R 59 Chad LaRose : R 29 Tom Kostopoulos : D 4 Aaron Ward : D 41 Andrew Alberts : C 18 Stephane Yelle : R 38 Tim Conboy : R 26 Erik Cole : C 11 Zach Boychuk : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 30 Cam Ward Michael Leighton

4 Carolina Columbus Blue Jackets Team Records Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets Last game: Friday VS TORONTO (3-2 L) Thursday AT ATLANTA (4-3 W) Next game: Wednesday VS LOS ANGELES Wednesday VS DETROIT Overall record/streak: / Lost / Win 1 / Undef 1 Home record/streak: / Lost / OTL 2 Road record/streak: / Lost / Win 2 / Undef 2 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 Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Carolina Columbus Blue Jackets Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: ( 1.9 avg.) Opponents: ( 3.6 avg.) Columbus Blue Jackets: ( 3.2 avg.) Opponents: ( 3.3 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: (30.9 avg.) Opponents: (29.9 avg.) Columbus Blue Jackets: (29.1 avg.) Opponents: (31.3 avg.) Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets G Att % G Att % Overall: (28th NHL) (8th NHL) Home: (28th NHL) (T-12th NHL) Road: (T-18th NHL) (4th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-7th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-7th NHL) Penalty Killing Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-15th NHL) (21st NHL) Home: (T-11th NHL) (T-19th NHL) Road: (T-18th NHL) (T-18th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-14th NHL) 3 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL) Penalties Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (30th NHL) (24th NHL) Goal Situations Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets 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 Carolina Columbus Blue Jackets Situations Individual Leaders Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets Points: J. JOKINEN (9),R. WHITNEY (8),M. CULLEN (6) R. NASH (21),J. VORACEK (12),A. VERMETTE (12) Goals: R. WHITNEY (4),M. CULLEN (3),J. JOKINEN (3) R. NASH (10),R. TORRES (8),K. HUSELIUS (5) Assists: J. JOKINEN (6),R. BRIND'AMOUR (4),R. WHITNEY (4) R. NASH (11),A. VERMETTE (9),D. BRASSARD (7) PP Goals: J. CORVO (2),E. STAAL (2),R. BRIND'AMOUR (1) R. TORRES (4),R. UMBERGER (2),R. NASH (2) SH Goals: T. KOSTOPOULOS (1) R. NASH (2),R. UMBERGER (1) GW Goals: J. JOKINEN (1) R. TORRES (2),K. HUSELIUS (1),R. KLESLA (1) 3+ Goals: PIM: E. STAAL (34),A. ALBERTS (26),T. KOSTOPOULOS (25) D. DORSETT (42),J. BOLL (34),J. CHIMERA (20) Shots: E. STAAL (54),C. LAROSE (38),M. CULLEN (36) R. NASH (62),J. CHIMERA (39),R. UMBERGER (32) +/-: S. WALKER (+2),T. GLEASON (0),Z. BOYCHUK (0) J. HEJDA (+8),J. VORACEK (+6),S. PAHLSSON (+4) Shootout Carolina Hurricanes Shooter G/S % GDG Jussi Jokinen 2 / Tuomo Ruutu 1 / Sergei Samsonov 1 / Ray Whitney 0 / Matt Cullen 0 / Eric Staal 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Cam Ward 1-2 5/ Columbus Blue Jackets Shooter G/S % GDG Kristian Huselius 0 / Antoine Vermette 0 / Rick Nash 0 / Anton Stralman 0 / Nikita Filatov 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Steve Mason 0-2 2/4.500

7 Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes Last Game CBJ 4, at ATL 3 Raffi Torres had two goals, while Derick Brassard and Jakub Voracek added each and Columbus held on for a win at Philips Arena (10,878). The line of Jason Chimera-Brassard-Voracek scored twice in the span of 1:07. Voracek got the Jackets on the board at 10:11 of the first with Brassard pushing the lead to 2-0 at 12:18. Atlanta twice pulled within a goal in the second period, but each time was answered by a Torres goal. Atlanta went 2-for-8 on the power play, while Columbus was 0-for-2 with the man advantage. Mathieu Garon had 32 saves in the win. Recent Transactions 11/5: Added LW Alexandre Picard to the roster on emergency recall from Syracuse (AHL). Placed LW Kristian Huselius on injured reserve. 11/4: Activated D Jan Hejda off injured reserve. Added C Derek MacKenzie to the roster on emergency recall from Syracuse (AHL). OhioHealth Injury Report LW Fredrik Modin (9/18 at MIN-preseason) is out 4-6 weeks. C Andrew Murray (IR on Oct. 20) is out at least four weeks. LW Kristian Huselius is out at least a week. RW Mike Blunden, RW Derek Dorsett and D Mike Commodore are all day-to-day. Storylines For Tonight s Game Home Sweet Home: After opening the season seven of its first 10 games on the road (and in the Pacific and Mountain time zones), Columbus returns to the friendly confines of Nationwide Arena and are in the midst of playing seven of nine at home, including four-straight. The Jackets have posted a at home so far this season are at Nationwide Arena since Nov. 29, Bring on the East: The Blue Jackets will face their fourth Eastern Conference team of the season with tonight s game against Carolina. It will be a welcome sight for Columbus, who is in the midst of playing four of five games against Eastern opponents. Dating back to the start of last season, the Jackets are against the East and outscored them G Steve Mason has gone against the East with a 1.41 goals-against average,.950 save percentage and six shutouts. C R.J. Umberger also enjoyed success against foes from the Eastern Conference, collecting and is +4 in 21 games since the start of last season. Torres A Multi-Goal Machine: LW Raffi Torres, who had one multi-goal game all of last season, has recorded two multi-goal games in the past three outings to push his season total to eight goals ranking him second on the club in that category. His 32.0 shooting percentage ranks third in the NHL. With two multi-goal efforts this season, he has almost matched his total of the previous three seasons (three multi-goal outings in 165 games). Four of his goals have come on the power play, which ranks him tied for fifth in the NHL, while his eight goals rank tied for 15 th. His power play goal total in 15 games this season is equal to his total of the previous three seasons combined (165 games). Jake the Snake is at it Again: RW Jakub Voracek has caught fire as of late. He has a pair of multi-point games to his credit in the past three contests to raise his season totals to in 15 games. He notched this past Thursday at Atlanta for his fourth multipoint game of the season. Last season, he had six multi-point games in 80 games. He has five goals in 15 games this season compared to scoring nine goals in 80 games last season. Columbus is now all-time when he has a multi-point outing. The Brass is Back: C Derick Brassard has points in back-to-back games after collecting an assist Sunday at Washington. The assist came on Raffi Torres game-tying goal that forced overtime. All but two of his points (two assists) have come on the power play this season. After being held scoreless the first three games of the season, he has registered the past nine games. He also had five shots on goal against the Capitals, matching a career high. Nash Being Nash: RW Rick Nash scored his 10 th goal of the season with a power play tally Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. It was his second power play goal of the season, matching his shorthanded goal total for the season. He had a three-game point streak (4-2-6) come to an end this past Thursday, but has registered in 15 games this season. He ranks tied for fourth in the NHL in points, tied for sixth in goals and is tied for 14 th in assists. On Nov. 1 at Washington, he registered his sixth multi-point game and third three-point game of the season with He reached the 20-point plateau in his 13 th game, marking the fastest he has reached the 20-point mark in his career by six games. His previous best was scoring his 20 th point in his 19 th game in Tonight s Opponent Carolina: Tonight marks the first and only meeting this season between the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes. Columbus is all-time against Carolina and is at Nationwide Arena. After going against Carolina from Mar. 7, Dec. 15, 2005, Columbus has won the past two meetings. CBJ vs. CAR: Rick Nash has in six career games against Carolina, while Antoine Vermette has in 16 career games. Steve Mason is with a 1.00 GAA in one game. CAR vs. CBJ: Tuomo Ruutu has in 22 career games against Columbus, while Scott Walker has in 19 career games. Cam Ward is with a 4.20 GAA in two career games. Chim-Dog Gets a Pair: This past Thursday at Atlanta, LW Jason Chimera was reunited with a pair of linemates he enjoyed great success with last season. Playing alongside C Derick Brassard and RW Jakub Voracek, Chimera tallied a pair of assists for his second multi-assist game in the past three contests. He has points in three-straight games (1-4-5) to give him in 15 games this season. He has registered the past eight games after being held to the first seven games of the campaign. He had his first multiassist game since Nov. 14, 2008 at Buffalo with a pair of assists Nov. 1 at Washington. Umberger Gets Hot: LW R.J. Umberger notched his sixth assist of the season Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. He had a three-game point streak (2-2-4) snap Thursday night at Atlanta. He has registered the past eight games after being held to the previous six outings.

8 On Nov. 1 at Washington, he notched his first multi-point game of the season with a pair of goals. It could not have come at a better time, as his second goal was the game-winner in overtime. Last season he had five multi-goal efforts to his credit, one shy of the club record. He also set a career high with 26 goals. Special Teams Notes: Power Play: Columbus ranks seventh in the NHL in power play percentage (23.9 percent). The club has scored with the man advantage in 11-of-15 games. The Jackets have scored two or more power play goals in a game three times this season. Columbus has scored two power play goals with a two-man advantage this season. Raffi Torres leads the club in power play goals with four. The Jackets have allowed one shorthanded goal this season. Penalty Kill: The Jackets rank 22 nd in the NHL in penalty kill percentage, killing off 77.9 percent of opponent s chances. The club is in which it shuts out its opponents on the power play. The club has scored three shorthanded goals, ranking tied for second in the NHL, including one 3-on-5 goal. Attendance at Nationwide Arena: The Blue Jackets are averaging 15,401 fans (92,411 total) per game in six home games at Nationwide Arena (capacity 18,144) this season. In 334 home games since joining the NHL in 2000, the Blue Jackets have averaged 16,759 fans per game (5,597,354 total), which is 91.6 percent of capacity at Nationwide Arena. There have been 130 sellouts. Slap Shots G Mathieu Garon stopped 32-of-35 shots this past Thursday at Atlanta. He has a career record in games in which he s faced at least 35 shots on goal, including a current streak of 10-consecutive wins in such games dating back to February Information courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau. D Jan Hejda returned to the lineup Nov. 4 vs. San Jose after missing the previous eight games due to injury. In his first two games back, he has led the club in ice time and also added an assist Thursday night at Atlanta. RW Derek Dorsett has collected the past four games after recording the first nine games of the season. C Derek MacKenzie, added to the roster on emergency recall on Nov. 4, notched his first point of the season with an assist against his former team this past Thursday at Atlanta. It was his first assist as a Blue Jacket. C Antoine Vermette was acquired by the Jackets at the trade deadline last March from Ottawa in exchange for goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a second round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft. He collected in 58 games (.482 points per game) for the Senators prior to the trade, but has registered in the 32 games (.781) since being acquired by Columbus. After going in its previous six outings, Columbus has gone in its past four games. Upcoming Player Milestones D Mike Commodore is 10 points shy of 100 for his NHL career ( in 382 games). G Mathieu Garon is four wins shy of 100 for his NHL career ( in 209 games). C Samuel Pahlsson is three assists shy of 100 for his NHL career ( in 572 games). LW R.J. Umberger is seven assists shy of 100 for his NHL career ( in 325 games). C Antoine Vermette is 10 goals shy of 100 and nine games shy of 400 for his NHL career ( in 391 games). RW Jakub Voracek is five games shy of 100 for his NHL career ( in 95 games). Recently Achieved Player Milestones D Anton Stralman played the 100 th game of his NHL career Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. LW Rick Nash scored the 200 th goal of his NHL career Oct. 24 at Anaheim. C Antoine Vermette collected the 100 th assist of his NHL career Oct. 24 at Anaheim.

9 Columbus Blue Jackets: 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 10/03/2009 Minnesota Wild W s, / Vancouver Canucks W ,20,97,28,14p / San Jose Sharks L ,25,14p / Phoenix Coyotes W , / /13/2009 Calgary Flames W p, / /17/2009 Los Angeles Kings W ,14p,61s,93p / Calgary Flames L s,16p,93p / Edmonton Oilers L ,14p,20, / Anaheim Ducks W ,61,93,93,51, / Los Angeles Kings L ,20p / /28/2009 Phoenix Coyotes L p / /30/2009 Pittsburgh Penguins O** p,61, / Washington Capitals W* ,18p,14,14,18p / /04/2009 San Jose Sharks O** ,61p / Atlanta Thrashers W ,16,14, / /07/2009 Carolina Hurricanes 17 11/11/2009 Detroit Red Wings 18 11/13/2009 Anaheim Ducks 19 11/16/2009 Edmonton Oilers 20 Dallas Stars 21 Nashville Predators 22 New York Rangers 23 Montreal Canadiens 24 Ottawa Senators 25 11/28/2009 Calgary Flames 26 11/30/2009 St Louis Blues 27 Chicago Blackhawks 28 12/03/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs 29 12/05/2009 Colorado Avalanche 30 12/09/2009 Florida Panthers 31 Nashville Predators 32 12/12/2009 Anaheim Ducks 33 12/14/2009 Nashville Predators 34 Minnesota Wild 35 12/17/2009 Phoenix Coyotes 36 Colorado Avalanche 37 Phoenix Coyotes 38 Dallas Stars 39 Detroit Red Wings 40 12/28/2009 Detroit Red Wings 41 New York Islanders 42 12/31/2009 Nashville Predators 43 01/02/2010 Colorado Avalanche 44 Vancouver Canucks 45 Edmonton Oilers 46 Calgary Flames 47 01/10/2010 Dallas Stars 48 St Louis Blues 49 Chicago Blackhawks 50 01/16/2010 Chicago Blackhawks 51 01/18/2010 St Louis Blues 52 Philadelphia Flyers 53 Boston Bruins 54 Minnesota Wild 55 01/26/2010 Nashville Predators 56 01/28/2010 Los Angeles Kings 57 St Louis Blues 58 Colorado Avalanche 59 02/04/2010 Dallas Stars 60 02/06/2010 Buffalo Sabres 61 02/10/2010 San Jose Sharks 62 02/12/2010 Vancouver Canucks 63 02/14/2010 Chicago Blackhawks 64 03/02/2010 Vancouver Canucks 65 San Jose Sharks 66 Los Angeles Kings 67 Anaheim Ducks 68 03/11/2010 Atlanta Thrashers 69 03/13/2010 St Louis Blues 70 03/15/2010 Edmonton Oilers 71 03/19/2010 Minnesota Wild 72 Nashville Predators 73 New Jersey Devils 74 03/25/2010 Chicago Blackhawks 75 03/27/2010 New York Islanders 76 Chicago Blackhawks 77 03/30/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 78 Detroit Red Wings 79 04/03/2010 Washington Capitals 80 St Louis Blues 81 Detroit Red Wings 82 04/09/2010 Detroit Red Wings

10 Columbus Blue Jackets: Player Game By Game Summary Date Opp. METHOT #3 STRALMAN #6 HEJDA #8 RUSSELL #10 BLUNDEN #12 TORRES #14 DORSETT #15 Oct 3 Vs MIN 0-1 1/1 21:14 MIN 0-0 5/1 21: /0 16:42 DND 0-0 1/1 13:39 DND Oct VAN 0-0 0/1 18:26 DND 0-0 1/3 19: /1 15:24 DND 1-0 3/0 14:28 DND Oct S.J 0-0 0/0 18: /-2 19: /1 21:24 DND 0-0 0/0 11: /-2 14: /0 9:29 Oct PHX 0-0 1/0 19: /0 16: /2 24: /0 13:40 DND 0-0 1/0 12: /0 10:53 Oct 13 Vs CGY 0-0 1/-1 14: /1 21: /1 21: /-1 16:14 DND 0-0 0/0 11: /-1 13:47 Oct 17 Vs L.A 0-0 0/1 17: /0 19:53 INJ 0-1 2/0 18:16 DND 1-0 (W) 1/0 12: /0 10:29 Oct CGY 0-0 0/-2 18: /-2 21:31 INJ 0-0 2/-2 16:16 DND 0-0 1/-1 13: /-1 11:08 Oct EDM 0-0 1/1 20: /-1 19:48 INJ 0-0 0/0 19: /0 7: /0 12: /2 11:57 Oct ANA 0-2 1/1 22: /2 21:21 INJ 0-0 2/0 15: /1 5: /0 16: /0 14:56 Oct L.A INJ 0-0 1/-2 17:41 INJ 0-0 0/-2 20: /0 11: /0 18: /0 3:08 Oct 28 Vs PHX 0-0 0/0 19: /0 20:22 INJ 0-1 1/-1 18:08 DND 0-1 1/-1 14: /0 14:18 Oct 30 Vs PIT 0-0 0/0 21: /-1 22:54 INJ 0-0 1/1 17: /0 4: /0 12: /0 11:13 Nov WSH 0-0 1/-2 23: /-1 22:06 INJ 0-0 0/0 17: /0 4: /1 11: /0 11:50 Nov 4 Vs S.J 0-0 1/0 16: /1 23: /-1 23: /0 18: /0 4: /0 15: /0 13:58 Nov ATL 0-0 1/2 17: /0 18: /1 25: /1 12:18 DND 2-0 (W) 4/2 13: /2 9:38 Date Opp. BRASSARD #16 MURRAY #17 UMBERGER #18 HUSELIUS #20 COMMODORE #22 MACKENZIE #24 CHIMERA #25 Oct 3 Vs MIN 0-0 2/0 18: /1 8: /1 20: /0 17:18 INJ MIN 0-0 3/0 14:50 Oct VAN 0-0 0/-1 16: /0 6: /0 19: /-1 17:27 INJ MIN 0-0 1/0 15:19 Oct S.J 0-0 2/-1 14:44 DND 0-0 1/0 16: /0 15:06 INJ MIN 1-0 4/0 13:11 Oct PHX 0-1 1/1 14: /0 9: /1 18: /1 15:38 INJ MIN 0-0 0/0 13:24 Oct 13 Vs CGY 0-1 3/0 16: /0 8: /1 16: (W) 3/0 18:22 INJ MIN 0-0 2/0 15:45 Oct 17 Vs L.A 0-1 1/0 15: /0 9: /0 18: /0 15:37 INJ MIN 1-0 4/0 12:35 Oct CGY 1-1 2/-2 17: /-2 8: /-2 20: /-2 18:20 INJ MIN 0-0 1/-1 13:20 Oct EDM 0-0 2/-3 13:41 DND 0-1 2/-2 15: /1 16:24 DND MIN 1-0 5/1 13:40 Oct ANA 0-0 0/0 7:49 INJ 0-1 2/1 22: /2 17: /2 15:43 MIN 0-1 3/0 16:19 Oct L.A 0-0 3/0 14:54 INJ 0-1 2/-2 20: /-1 16: /0 19:05 MIN 0-1 0/-2 12:48 Oct 28 Vs PHX 1-0 4/-1 15:31 INJ 0-0 1/0 17: /0 18: /0 15:52 MIN 0-0 4/0 12:27 Oct 30 Vs PIT 0-1 2/-1 18:44 INJ 0-1 2/-2 21: /0 19: /1 15:32 MIN 0-0 4/-1 11:55 Nov WSH 0-1 5/1 13:11 INJ 2-0 (W) 6/1 18: /0 17: /1 17:28 MIN 0-2 3/1 17:05 Nov 4 Vs S.J DND INJ 0-1 2/-1 23:27 INJ DND 0-0 0/0 7: /1 19:26 Nov ATL 1-1 2/1 11:01 INJ 0-0 1/-1 21:02 INJ DND 0-1 0/1 6: /2 16:13 Date Opp. PAHLSSON #26 FILATOV #28 ROY #36 BOLL #40 VERMETTE #50 Oct 3 Vs MIN 0-0 4/0 17: /0 9: /0 14: /0 5: /1 18: /1 21: /0 18:27 Oct VAN 0-0 0/0 19: (W) 3/1 7: /2 14: /0 0: /2 21: /-3 25: /0 20:20 Oct S.J 0-0 1/0 17: /0 6: /1 16:55 INJ 0-1 1/-2 16: /-2 23: /-2 17:57 Oct PHX 0-0 1/1 17: /0 4:49 DND DND 0-0 0/0 19: /0 22: (W) 4/2 18:54 Oct 13 Vs CGY 0-0 1/-1 16:12 DND DND 0-0 0/0 7: /0 16: /0 23: /1 19:54 Oct 17 Vs L.A 0-1 1/2 15:17 DND 0-0 0/0 18: /0 7: /-1 19: /-1 24: /2 19:31 Oct CGY 0-1 1/1 15:12 DND 0-1 2/-1 16: /0 6: /-2 17: /-2 20: /-2 20:13 Oct EDM 0-1 2/1 17: /0 5: /1 11:32 DND 0-1 2/1 20: /-1 23: /-3 20:14 Oct ANA 0-0 3/-1 19: /0 4:59 DND DND 1-2 3/4 15: (W) 3/4 20: /2 20:46 Oct L.A 0-0 2/-1 13: /0 9: /-2 17:27 DND 1-0 2/0 19: /-1 20: /-2 20:44 Oct 28 Vs PHX 0-0 1/0 13: /0 8:43 MIN 0-0 0/0 3: /0 18: /-1 24: /0 21:06 Oct 30 Vs PIT 0-1 1/0 17:03 DND MIN 0-0 0/0 3: /1 24: /-1 26: /-1 23:09 Nov WSH 0-1 2/0 18:34 DND MIN 0-0 1/0 3: /-1 21: /1 21: /0 23:00 Nov 4 Vs S.J 0-0 0/1 21: /0 11:33 MIN 0-0 0/0 6: /-1 22: /1 23: /-1 21:11 Nov ATL 0-0 0/1 19: /0 5:48 MIN 0-0 0/0 6: /0 21: /1 20: /0 23:00 TYUTIN #51 NASH #61 Date Opp. VORACEK #93 KLESLA #97 MODIN # PICARD # MASON #1 GARON #32 Oct 3 Vs MIN 0-1 3/1 14: (W) 2/1 20:52 INJ MIN 1/33W 60 DNP Oct VAN 0-1 0/1 14: /-1 24:27 INJ MIN 3/43W 60 DNP Oct S.J 0-0 0/-1 14: /-4 19:58 INJ MIN 5/20L 42 1/8 18 Oct PHX 0-0 0/0 11: /2 22:13 INJ MIN DNP 0/36W 60 Oct 13 Vs CGY 0-0 2/0 16: /0 19:58 INJ MIN 1/23W 60 DNP Oct 17 Vs L.A 1-0 2/0 14: /1 18:14 INJ MIN 1/28W 60 DNP Oct CGY 1-0 2/-1 14: /-2 18:51 INJ MIN 6/22L 60 DNP Oct EDM 0-2 3/2 14: /0 21:35 INJ MIN DNP 5/31L 60 Oct ANA 2-0 4/3 15: /-1 22:35 INJ MIN 4/36W 60 DNP Oct L.A 0-0 2/-1 17: /1 19:39 INJ MIN 6/25L 60 DNP Oct 28 Vs PHX 0-0 2/-1 16: /0 16:40 INJ MIN 4/23L 60 DNP Oct 30 Vs PIT 0-0 3/0 19: /-1 20:31 INJ MIN 3/32O 65 DNP Nov WSH 0-2 1/1 16: /-2 20:16 INJ MIN 4/36W 60 0/0 2 Nov 4 Vs S.J 0-0 2/1 20: /-1 23:45 INJ MIN 2/38O 65 DNP Nov ATL 1-1 1/1 10: /1 25:11 INJ DND DNP 3/35W 60

11 Columbus Blue Jackets: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Ken Hitchcock * Named fourth head coach in Blue Jackets history Nov. 22, 2006 * Compiled a record in 998 regular season games with Columbus, Philadelphia and Dallas during his NHL coaching career * In 11 full seasons behind the bench, he has led his teams to nine Stanley Cup Playoffs appearances and six division titles * Led his teams to a record in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a 16-7 mark in when he guided the Stars to the Stanley Cup * Has led the Jackets to a record in 241 games and led the club to its first Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance with a franchise-best record (92 pts.) in * Became the 13th coach in NHL history to record 500 wins when the Jackets earned a 4-3 shootout win at Toronto Feb. 19, 2009 * On Apr. 5, 2008 at St. Louis, he became the 20th coach in NHL history to coach in 900 or more games. #1: Steve Mason (G) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / May 29, 1988 (21 years and 5 months) 2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Win: NOV 1, WASHINGTON (1) Last SO: MAR 26, 2009 vs CALGARY (20) GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Is this season when facing 25 or more shots, while going when facing fewer than 25 shots. Is two shutouts shy of tying the Blue Jackets career record of 12 set by Marc Denis. #32: Mathieu Garon (G) 6' 2", 202 lbs. / Jan 9, 1978 (31 years and 9 months) MA-tyew Gah-ROHN 7th NHL / 1st CBJ Season Last Win: NOV 5, ATLANTA Last SO: OCT 10, PHOENIX (3) GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Is when facing at least 35 shots, including a current streak of 10-consecutive wins in such games dating back to February Recorded his second 30-plus save performance of the season with a 32-save effort Nov. 5 at Atlanta. Had 36 saves in his first start as a Blue Jacket Oct. 10 at Phoenix to become the first CBJ goalie to post a shutout in his first CBJ start. #3: Marc Methot (D) 6' 3", 230 lbs. / Jun 21, 1985 (24 years and 4 months) muh-thaht 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: JAN 20, EDMONTON (45) Last Assist: OCT 24, ANAHEIM (5) Season Career Career vs. Opp Had two assists Oct. 24 at Anaheim for his first multi-assist game of his career. Has played in 18-or-more minutes in 10-of-14 games this season; had a game-high four blocked shots Nov. 1 at Washington. #6: Anton Stralman (D) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Aug 1, 1986 (23 years and 3 months) STRAHL-man 3rd NHL / 1st CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 13, 2009 vs CALGARY (10) Last Assist: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1) Season Career Career vs. Opp Played the 100 th game of his NHL career and recorded his first multi-assist game of his career with two assists Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. Has the past 11 games; has played in 20-or-more minutes in seven-of-13 games this season. #8: Jan Hejda (D) 6' 3", 229 lbs. / Jun 18, 1978 (31 years and 4 months) YAHN HAY-dah 4th NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR 24, TAMPA BAY (16) Last Assist: NOV 5, ATLANTA Season Career Career vs. Opp Missed eight games after being injured Oct. 13 vs. Calgary; returned to the lineup Nov. 4 vs. San Jose; had Nov. 5 at Atlanta. Has led the club in ice time in back-to-back games; ranks tied for 12 th overall and tied for sixth among defensemen with a +8 rating. #10: Kris Russell (D) 5' 10", 185 lbs. / May 2, 1987 (22 years and 6 months) 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: DEC 29, LOS ANGELES (60) Last Assist: NOV 5, ATLANTA Registered the past four games after collecting the first nine games of the season. Season Career Career vs. Opp

12 Has played in 17-or-more minutes seven of the past 10 games and has at least one shot on goal in all but three games this season. #12: Mike Blunden (R) 6' 4", 211 lbs. / Dec 15, 1986 (22 years and 10 months) 1st NHL / 1st CBJ Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Played a season high 11:39 of action Oct. 25 at Los Angeles. Season Career Career vs. Opp #14: Raffi Torres (L) 6' 0", 216 lbs. / Oct 8, 1981 (28 years) 8th NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: NOV 5, ATLANTA Last Assist: OCT 28, 2009 vs PHOENIX (4) Season Career Career vs. Opp Has two multi-goal outings in the past thee games after registering one multi-goal game all of last season. He ranks second on the club in goals with eight to his credit, while his four power play goals rank him tied for fifth in the NHL. His power play goal total in 15 games this season is equal to his total of the previous three seasons combined (165 games). #15: Derek Dorsett (R) 5' 11", 187 lbs. / Dec 20, 1986 (22 years and 10 months) DOHRS-it 2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 30, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Last Assist: NOV 5, ATLANTA Season Career Career vs. Opp Has collected the past four games after recording the first nine games of the season. Has played in 10-plus minutes in 11-of-13 games and has at least one shot on goal in eight-of-13 games. #16: Derick Brassard (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Sep 22, 1987 (22 years and 1 month) bruh-sahrd 2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: NOV 5, ATLANTA Last Assist: NOV 5, ATLANTA Season Career Career vs. Opp After being held scoreless the first three games of the season, has points in eight of the past 11 games, including four-straight (2-3-5). #17: Andrew Murray (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Nov 6, 1981 (28 years) 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR 7, DETROIT (18) Last Assist: OCT 3, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (5) Season Career Career vs. Opp Was placed on injured reserve Oct. 27 retroactive to Oct. 20 and is expected to miss at least four weeks. #18: RJ Umberger (L) 6' 2", 219 lbs. / May 3, 1982 (27 years and 6 months) 5th NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: NOV 1, WASHINGTON (2) Last Assist: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1) Season Career Career vs. Opp Recorded his first multi-goal game of the season Nov. 1 at Washington; had points in three-straight games (2-2-4) Oct. 30-Nov. 4. Has the past 10 games after being held to the previous six outings. #20: Kristian Huselius (L) (*Injured) 6' 2", 184 lbs. / Nov 10, 1978 (30 years and 11 months) hoo-say-lee-uhs 8th NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 25, LOS ANGELES (3) Last Assist: OCT 20, CALGARY (6) Season Career Career vs. Opp Was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 3 on Nov. 5. Recorded his first multi-goal game of the season with a pair of tallies Oct. 22 at Edmonton; is third on the club in goals. #21: Alexandre Picard (L) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Oct 9, 1985 (24 years) pih CAHRD 2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: Last Assist: JAN 10, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (2) Season Career Career vs. Opp

13 Was added to the roster on emergency recall Nov. 5; was tied for the club lead in points for Syracuse (AHL) at time of recall. #22: Mike Commodore (D) 6' 5", 235 lbs. / Nov 7, 1979 (30 years) 9th NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: FEB 14, CAROLINA (31) Last Assist: OCT 30, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (1) Season Career Career vs. Opp Made his season debut with an assist and was +2 Oct. 24 at Anaheim; has assists in three of the past five games. #24: Derek MacKenzie (C) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Jun 11, 1981 (28 years and 4 months) 4th NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: MAR 30, CHICAGO (6) Last Assist: NOV 5, ATLANTA Season Career Career vs. Opp Was added to the roster on emergency recall from Syracuse (AHL) on Nov. 4; had his first point of the season (assist) Nov. 5 at Atlanta. #25: Jason Chimera (L) 6' 2", 216 lbs. / May 2, 1979 (30 years and 6 months) chih-mair-uh 7th NHL / 5th CBJ Season Last Goal: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1) Last Assist: NOV 5, ATLANTA Season Career Career vs. Opp Tallied a pair of assists for his second multi-assist game in the past three contests Nov. 5 at Atlanta. Has points in three-straight games (1-4-5); registered the past eight games after being held to the first seven games. #26: Samuel Pahlsson (C) 6' 0", 203 lbs. / Dec 17, 1977 (31 years and 10 months) PAWL-suhn 9th NHL / 1st CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 3, 2009 vs NASHVILLE (19) Last Assist: NOV 1, WASHINGTON (2) Season Career Career vs. Opp Tallied his first point as a Blue Jacket with an assist Oct. 17 vs. Los Angeles, had assists in three-straight games Oct Had assists in back-to-back games Oct. 30-Nov. 1, the second he has had back-to-back point outings this season. #28: Nikita Filatov (L) 6' 0", 185 lbs. / May 25, 1990 (19 years and 5 months) nih-kee-tuh FIHL-uh-tawf 1st NHL / 1st CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 5, VANCOUVER (8) Last Assist: Season Career Career vs. Opp Scored his first goal of the season when he lit the lamp Oct. 5 at Vancouver; has at least one shot on goal in four of the past five games. #33: Fredrik Modin (L) (*Injured) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Oct 8, 1974 (35 years) moh-deen 12th NHL / 4th CBJ Season Last Goal: FEB 10, 2009 vs COLORADO (3) Last Assist: FEB 3, 2009 vs ST. LOUIS (6) Season Career Career vs. Opp Placed on IR Sept. 29; was injured Sept. 18 at Minnesota (preseason) and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks. #40: Jared Boll (R) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / May 13, 1986 (23 years and 5 months) 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 11, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (10) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2009 vs NASHVILLE (15) Season Career Career vs. Opp Had a game-high six hits Nov. 4 vs. San Jose; had a season-high 12 penalty minutes Nov. 1 at Washington and Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. #50: Antoine Vermette (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jul 20, 1982 (27 years and 3 months) AN-twuhn vuhr-meht 6th NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 25, LOS ANGELES (5) Last Assist: OCT 30, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Season Career Career vs. Opp

14 Had a five-game (2-5-7) point streak come to an end Oct. 28 vs. Phoenix, which tied for the longest point streak of his career. His two assists Oct. 24 at Anaheim gave him 100 for his NHL career; he was +4 in the game and tied the CBJ single game record. He has recorded in 32 games since being acquired by the Jackets on Mar. 4, 2009; had Oct. 30 vs. Pittsburgh. #51: Fedor Tyutin (D) 6' 3", 218 lbs. / Jul 19, 1983 (26 years and 3 months) FEH-dohr TOO-tihn 6th NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 24, ANAHEIM (6) Last Assist: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1) Season Career Career vs. Opp Notched his fifth assist of the season Nov. 1 at Washington; has played in 20-or-more minutes in every game this season. Recorded Oct. 24 at Anaheim; goal was the game-winner, his first as a Blue Jacket and first since Oct. 27, #61: Rick Nash (R) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Jun 16, 1984 (25 years and 4 months) 7th NHL / 7th CBJ Season Last Goal: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1) Last Assist: NOV 1, WASHINGTON (2) Season Career Career vs. Opp Notched his second multi-goal game of the campaign with a pair Oct. 30 vs. Pittsburgh; had Nov. 1 at Washington. Has the past seven games, including first multi-goal game of the season Oct. 24 at ANA; leads club in goals, assists and points. The goals were the 199 th and 200 th of his career; ranks tied for fourth in the NHL in points, tied for sixth in goals and is tied for 14 th in assists. #93: Jakub Voracek (R) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Aug 15, 1989 (20 years and 2 months) YAH-kub VOHR-uh-chehk 2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: NOV 5, ATLANTA Last Assist: NOV 5, ATLANTA Season Career Career vs. Opp Has a pair of multi-point games to his credit in the past three contests to raise his season totals to in 15 games. Notched this past Thursday at Atlanta for his fourth multi-point game of the season (six multi-point games last season). Has five goals in 15 games this season compared to scoring nine goals in 80 games last season. #97: Rostislav Klesla (D) 6' 3", 220 lbs. / Mar 21, 1982 (27 years and 7 months) RAH-stih-slahv KLEHS-luh 8th NHL / 8th CBJ Season Last Goal: OCT 5, VANCOUVER (13) Last Assist: OCT 10, PHOENIX (11) Season Career Career vs. Opp Had two blocked shots Nov. 5 at Atlanta; ranks 20 th in the NHL in blocked shots (32); had five hits Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. Has played in 19-or-more minutes in 12-of-15 games this season and has at least one shot on goal in all but four games.

15 Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes LAST GAME Toronto 3, Hurricanes 2 Nov. 6, 2009 * RBCCenter, Raleigh, NC Jason Blake s third-period, power-play goal was the difference as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs knocked off the Hurricanes 3-2 at the RBC Center to extend Carolina s winless streak to 11 games. Carolina had jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, as Brandon Sutter netted his third goal in four games and Sergei Samsonov notched his second goal of the season. But Toronto answered with second-period tallies by John Mitchell and Nikolai Kulemin to even the score after two. Toronto netminder Jonas Gustavsson stopped 18 Hurricanes shots in the final period, and 34 in the game, to seal the win for the Maple Leafs. Cam Ward made 23 saves on 26 shots for Carolina. SCORE BY PER SHOTS PEN/MIN PP TOR = /4 0-3 CAR = /6 1-2 INJURIES Left wing Ray Whitney, upper body, missed one game Center Eric Staal, upper body, expected to miss 2-4 weeks, missed two games Forward Michael Ryan, upper body, injured reserve, missed 15 games MAN GAMES LOST: 38 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Nov. 5: Recalled forward Zach Boychuk from Albany (AHL) Nov. 3: Assigned defenseman Jay Harrison to Albany (AHL) Nov. 1: Activated winger Erik Cole from injured reserve Oct. 24: Recalled center Brandon Sutter from Albany (AHL); Placed winger Erik Cole on injured reserve Oct. 24: Forward Tuomo Ruutu suspended three games by the National Hockey League TODAY S GAME The Hurricanes travel to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets (7 p.m., FOX Sports Carolinas HD, Hurricanes Radio Network). Saturday s game is the second game of a back-to-back set for Carolina, as the Hurricanes fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 last night in Raleigh. Carolina enters Saturday s game winless in its last 11 games (0-8-3), matching the team s longest winless streak since arriving in North Carolina (3/13/03-4/6/03: 0-9-2). Carolina s last win, and lone regulation win this season, came against the Florida Panthers in Raleigh on Oct. 9 by a 7-2 score. The Hurricanes are winless on the road this season (0-6-2). BROADCAST NOTES FOX Sports Carolinas continues its coverage of live Hurricanes games on Saturday with a high-definition telecast of Carolina s game at Columbus. As always, John Forslund will provide play-by-play and former professional goaltender Tripp Tracy will provide color analysis. Fans can tune in to Hurricanes Radio Network flagship station 99.9 FM The Fan to listen to Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Kaiton s call of every Canes game. The Fan s Mike Maniscalco hosts Stormfront and Aftermath surrounding all broadcasts. HURRICANES STREAKS Goaltender Cam Ward has started three consecutive games HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Winger Tuomo Ruutu is one assist shy of 100 NHL assists Center Rod Brind Amour is one assist shy of tying Kevin Dineen (294) for 2 nd on the franchise s assists list Left wing Sergei Samsonov is two assists shy of 300 NHL assists HURRICANES MILESTONES AND FIRSTS RECENTLY ACHIEVED Right wing Scott Walkerplayed his 800 th NHL game, Nov. 1 vs. SJ Defenseman Niclas Wallin(480)passed Geoff Sanderson (479) for 10 th on the franchise s games-played list, Oct. 24 at MIN Left wing Ray Whitney played his 1,000 th NHL game and 300 th Hurricanes game, Oct. 21 at NYI HURRICANES vs. BLUE JACKETS SERIES NOTES Carolina leads all time 6-4-0, including at home and at Nationwide Arena. The teams meet just once in on Nov. 7 at Columbus. The Blue Jackets won the teams lone meeting in by a 5-1 score at the RBC Center on Feb. 14.

16 The Hurricanes and the Blue Jackets have never played an overtime game against each other. Rick Nash is the only player on either team s roster with a point-per-game or better career average against the other team 6 points (2g, 4a) in 6 games. Carolina s roster boasts former Blue Jackets captain Ray Whitney while Columbus roster includes former Canes defenseman Mike Commodore. UPCOMING GAMES (times are ET) DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO Nov. 7 at Columbus 7 p.m. FSCR (HD) HRN Nov. 11 Los Angeles 7 p.m. FSCR (HD) HRN Nov. 13 NY Islanders 7 p.m. HRN Nov. 15 Minnesota 1:30 p.m. HRN Nov. 17 at Montreal 7:30 p.m. HRN * All times are Eastern FSCR = FOX Sports Carolinas HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE DATE DAY LOCATION TIME Nov. 7 Saturday Nationwide Arena 11:30 a.m. Nov. 8 Sunday off Nov. 9 Monday RBC Center 11:00 a.m. Nov. 10 Tuesday RBC Center 11:00 a.m. Nov. 11 Wednesday RBC Center 10:30 a.m. Nov. 12 Thursday RecZone 11:00 a.m. Nov. 13 Friday RBC Center 10:30 a.m. Nov. 14 Saturday RBC Center 11:00 a.m. Nov. 15 Sunday none Nov. 16 Monday RBC Center 11:00 a.m. * All times are local Times and locations subject to change FAST FACTS Missing Pieces: Eric Staal and Ray Whitney each missed last night s game against Toronto. Either Staal or Whitney had led the Hurricanes in scoring in each of the last four seasons, as the pair combined for 603 points (251g, 352a) from through Their 251 combined goals accounted for nearly 25 percent of Carolina s goal scoring during that time frame. Back-to-Back Games: Saturday s game marks the second game of Carolina s fifth of 16 sets of back-to-back games this season. Carolina is in back-to-back games this season, including a record in the first halves and an record in the back halves. The Hurricanes next face a back-to-back situation on Nov when they host Atlanta before traveling to Buffalo. Road Struggles: The Hurricanes are winless in their first eight road games this season, posting a record of 0-6-2, to make them the only team in the NHL without an away victory this season. The deepest the team has ever gone into its road schedule without earning a victory was in , when the Whalers didn t win an away contest until the 12 th road game, a 5-3 win at Toronto on Dec. 2, The franchise record for fewest road wins in a season was set in the team s first NHL season, , when Hartford posted just five road wins in 40 games. Killers Heating Up: After allowing seven goals during their first 16 penalty kill situations of the season, the Hurricanes have now killed off 52 of their last 59 (88.1%) shorthanded situations. Carolina got its first shorthanded goal of the season on Oct. 9 against Florida, as Tom Kostopoulos netted an unassisted, shorthanded tally for his first goal with the team. Last season, the Hurricanes did not score a shorthanded goal until Jan. 29, the team s 50 th game of the season. Powerless: The Hurricanes are 0-for-their-last-25 over the last five games on the power-play, dropping their season power-play percentage to 13.4 percent. Tough Start: With just seven points (2-10-3) in their first 15 games, the Hurricanes start to matches the worst in franchise history. The franchise also managed just seven points through 15 games in , and Carolina s current 11- game winless streak matches the longest winless streak since the team s arrival in North Carolina (3/13/03-4/6/03: 0-9-2). The longest winless streak in franchise history was a 14-game stretch from Jan. 4, 1992 through Feb. 9, 1992 (0-8-6). Workhorse: Hurricanes netminder Cam Ward has started 14 of the team s 15 games this season. Ward also started 28 of 29 regular-season games to conclude the season, and played all 18 of Carolina s Stanley Cup playoff games. Home Sweet Home: The Canes are in the midst of a stretch that will see them play six of nine, and eight of 12 games at the RBC Center from Oct. 28-Nov. 15. Carolina is at home thus far this season. Average Joe: Prior to last night s games, defenseman Joe Corvo ranked fifth among all NHL skaters, averaging 26:10 of ice time per game in Carolina s first 14 games. Contact Sport: Signed as a free agent this summer to add another physical presence to the Carolina blueline, defenseman Andrew Alberts ranked tied for 12th in the NHL in hits (44) through games of Nov. 5.