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1 Carolina Hurricanes Game Notes Mon, Dec, 0 NHL Game #556 Carolina Hurricanes (6 pts) Columbus Blue Jackets ( pts) Team Game: 7 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 7 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 0 Cam Ward Justin Peters # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Andrej Sekera D Mike Komisarek D Tim Gleason (A) D Ryan Murphy R Kevin Westgarth C Jordan Staal (A) C Eric Staal (C) L Nathan Gerbe R Tuomo Ruutu R Radek Dvorak L Jiri Tlusty C Riley Nash L Drayson Bowman 5-8 C Manny Malhotra 0 7 D Justin Faulk R Alexander Semin R Patrick Dwyer D Jay Harrison L Jeff Skinner D Ron Hainsey D Brett Bellemore 6 0 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 0 Mike McKenna Curtis McElhinney # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 R Jack Skille D Nikita Nikitin D Jack Johnson (A) L Matt Calvert R Cam Atkinson L Blake Comeau C Brandon Dubinsky (A) L RJ Umberger C Ryan Johansen D Tim Erixon D James Wisniewski C Derek MacKenzie R Corey Tropp D Ryan Murray C Boone Jenner C Artem Anisimov D Fedor Tyutin C Mark Letestu (A) D David Savard L Nick Foligno President/General Manager Vice President of Hockey Operations Vice President of Team Operations Head Coach Assistant Coaches Jim Rutherford Ron Francis Brian Tatum Kirk Muller Rod Brind'Amour, Dave Lewis, John MacLean, Greg Stefan President, Hockey Operations General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Coaching Staff John Davidson Jarmo Kekalainen Chris MacFarland, Bill Zito Todd Richards Craig Hartsburg (Associate), Dan Hinote (Assistant), Ian Clark (Goaltender), Dan Singleton (Video) Tonight's Officials Referees Frederick L'Ecuyer #7, Chris Lee #8 Linesmen Matt MacPherson #8, Bryan Pancich #9 Ntl. Anthem Amanda Kessell Bell Video Judge Bill Kicinski Siren Sounder Santa Today's Schedule CGY : 6:00 BUF : 7:00 NYR : 7:00 WSH : 7:00 CAR : 7:00 CHI : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 OTT : 7:0 DET : 7:0 FLA : 7:0 PHI : 7:0 EDM : 7:0 LAK : 7:0 SJS : 7:0

2 Carolina Hurricanes: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 0 Jun 8, 986 Bojnice, SVK 5 Mike Komisarek D 6' " 5 Jan 9, 98 West Islip, NY, USA 6 Tim Gleason D 6' 0" 7 Jan 9, 98 Clawson, MI, USA 7 Ryan Murphy D 5' " 85 Mar, 99 Aurora, ON, CAN 8 Kevin Westgarth R 6' " Feb 7, 98 Amherstburg, ON, CAN Jordan Staal C 6' " 0 Sep 0, 988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Eric Staal C 6' " 05 Oct 9, 98 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Nathan Gerbe L 5' 5" 78 Jul, 987 Oxford, MI, USA 5 Tuomo Ruutu R 6' 0" 05 Feb 6, 98 Vantaa, FIN 8 Radek Dvorak R 6' " 95 Mar 9, 977 Tabor, CZE 9 Jiri Tlusty L 6' 0" 09 Mar 6, 988 Slany, CZE 0 Riley Nash C 6' " 00 May 9, 989 Consort, AB, CAN Drayson Bowman L 6' " 95 Mar 8, 989 Grand Rapids, MI, USA Manny Malhotra C 6' " 0 May 8, 980 Mississauga, ON, CAN 7 Justin Faulk D 6' 0" 5 Mar 0, 99 South St.Paul, MN, USA 8 Alexander Semin R 6' " 09 Mar, 98 Krasnojarsk, RUS 0 Cam Ward G 6' " 85 Feb 9, 98 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 5 Justin Peters G 6' " 0 Aug 0, 986 Blyth, ON, CAN 9 Patrick Dwyer R 5' " 75 Jun, 98 Spokane, WA, USA Jay Harrison D 6' " 0 Nov, 98 Oshawa, ON, CAN 5 Jeff Skinner L 5' " 00 May 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 65 Ron Hainsey D 6' " 0 Mar, 98 Bolton, CT, USA 7 Brett Bellemore D 6' " 5 Jun 5, 988 Windsor, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 06 Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 5 Joni Pitkanen D 6' " 0 Sep 9, 98 Oulu, FIN Anton Khudobin G 5' " 0 May 7, 986 Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks RILEY NASH (-- / Games) Columbus Blue Jackets: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Jack Skille R 6' " 6 May 9, 987 Madison, WI, USA 6 Nikita Nikitin D 6' " Jun 6, 986 Omsk, RUS 7 Jack Johnson D 6' " 8 Jan, 987 Indianapolis, IN, USA Matt Calvert L 5' " 87 Dec, 989 Brandon, MB, CAN Cam Atkinson R 5' 8" 7 Jun 5, 989 Riverside, CT, USA Blake Comeau L 6' " 0 Feb 8, 986 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN 7 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' " 6 Apr 9, 986 Anchorage, AK, USA 8 RJ Umberger L 6' " May, 98 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 9 Ryan Johansen C 6' " Jul, 99 Vancouver, BC, CAN 0 Tim Erixon D 6' " 00 Feb, 99 Port Chester, NY, USA James Wisniewski D 5' " 0 Feb, 98 Canton, MI, USA Derek MacKenzie C 5' " 8 Jun, 98 Sudbury, ON, CAN 6 Corey Tropp R 6' 0" 85 Jul 5, 989 Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA 7 Ryan Murray D 6' " 08 Sep 7, 99 Regina, SK, CAN 0 Mike McKenna G 6' " 8 Apr, 98 St. Louis, MO, USA Curtis McElhinney G 6' " 05 May, 98 London, ON, CAN 8 Boone Jenner C 6' " 08 Jun 5, 99 Dorchester, ON, CAN Artem Anisimov C 6' " 98 May, 988 Yaroslavl, RUS 5 Fedor Tyutin D 6' " Jul 9, 98 Izhevsk, RUS 55 Mark Letestu C 5' 0" 99 Feb, 985 Elk Point, AB, CAN 58 David Savard D 6' " 9 Oct, 990 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN 7 Nick Foligno L 6' 0" 0 Oct, 987 Buffalo, NY, USA Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 6.5 Injured Reserve List (5 Players) 8 Nathan Horton R 6' " 9 May 9, 985 Welland, ON, CAN 0 Marian Gaborik R 6' " 0 Feb, 98 Trencin, SVK 0 Jared Boll R 6' " May, 986 Charlotte, NC, USA 7 Dalton Prout D 6' " Mar, 990 Kingsville, ON, CAN 7 Sergei Bobrovsky G 6' " 8 Sep 0, 988 Novokuznetsk, RUS Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks NIKITA NIKITIN ( / Games) JACK JOHNSON ( / Games) ARTEM ANISIMOV ( / Games) RYAN MURRAY ( / Games) Point Streaks NICK FOLIGNO (-- / Games) NIKITA NIKITIN (0-- / Games) JACK JOHNSON (0-- / Games) ARTEM ANISIMOV (0-- / Games) RYAN MURRAY (0-- / Games)

3 Carolina Hurricanes: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C Eric Staal : L 5 Jeff Skinner : D Andrej Sekera : C Jordan Staal : L Nathan Gerbe : D 7 Justin Faulk : L 9 Jiri Tlusty :6 5.0 R 8 Alexander Semin : 0.0 R 9 Patrick Dwyer : C 0 Riley Nash : D 65 Ron Hainsey : D 7 Ryan Murphy : R 5 Tuomo Ruutu : D Jay Harrison : R 8 Radek Dvorak : L Drayson Bowman : C Manny Malhotra : D 7 Brett Bellemore : D 6 Tim Gleason : D 5 Mike Komisarek : R 8 Kevin Westgarth : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 5 Justin Peters Cam Ward Anton Khudobin Columbus Blue Jackets: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Ryan Johansen : C 7 Brandon Dubinsky : L 7 Nick Foligno : L 8 RJ Umberger : D James Wisniewski : R Cam Atkinson : C Artem Anisimov : D 5 Fedor Tyutin : R 0 Marian Gaborik : C 55 Mark Letestu : D 58 David Savard : D 7 Ryan Murray : D 7 Jack Johnson : D 6 Nikita Nikitin : L Matt Calvert : L Blake Comeau : C 8 Boone Jenner : R 6 Corey Tropp : R 5 Jack Skille : C Derek MacKenzie : D 7 Dalton Prout : R 0 Jared Boll : D 0 Tim Erixon :0 0.0 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 7 Sergei Bobrovsky Curtis McElhinney Mike McKenna

4 Columbus Blue Carolina Hurricanes Team Records Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes Last game: Saturday VS PHILADELPHIA (6- W) Saturday AT TAMPA BAY (- O) Next game: Monday AT CAROLINA Monday VS COLUMBUS Overall record/streak: / Win / Undef / OTL Home record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost Road record/streak: / Lost / OTL 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. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Columbus Blue Carolina Hurricanes Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: (.7 avg.) Opponents: (.8 avg.) Carolina Hurricanes: (. avg.) Opponents: (.7 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: (7.6 avg.) Opponents: (0.7 avg.) Carolina Hurricanes: (9. avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-th NHL) (7th NHL) Home: 6 9. (T-6th NHL) (9th NHL) Road: (0th NHL) (T-7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-5th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-nd NHL) Penalty Killing Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes G Att % G Att % Overall: (5th NHL) (rd NHL) Home: (8th NHL) (th NHL) Road: (T-rd NHL) (8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) 7 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (st NHL) Penalties Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 6. (T-th NHL) (th NHL) Goal Situations Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : 8 5 on : 0 0 on : 6 5 on : on : on : 0 0 on 5: 0 0 on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Columbus Blue Carolina Hurricanes Situations Individual Leaders Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes Points: R. JOHANSEN (9),B. DUBINSKY (),N. FOLIGNO (0) E. STAAL (9),J. SKINNER (),A. SEKERA (9) Goals: R. JOHANSEN (),R. UMBERGER (0),N. FOLIGNO (0) J. SKINNER (),E. STAAL (9),J. STAAL (8) Assists: J. WISNIEWSKI (7),B. DUBINSKY (6),R. JOHANSEN (5) E. STAAL (0),A. SEKERA (),J. FAULK () PP Goals: R. UMBERGER (),R. JOHANSEN (),B. DUBINSKY () A. SEKERA (),J. SKINNER (),A. SEMIN () SH Goals: B. DUBINSKY (),A. ANISIMOV (),C. ATKINSON () P. DWYER (),E. STAAL (),A. SEKERA () GW Goals: N. FOLIGNO (),R. UMBERGER (),C. ATKINSON () R. DVORAK (),P. DWYER (),J. SKINNER () + Goals: J. SKINNER() PIM: B. DUBINSKY (68),N. FOLIGNO (5),J. BOLL (8) E. STAAL (8),J. HARRISON (0),T. RUUTU () Shots: C. ATKINSON (07),R. JOHANSEN (00),B. DUBINSKY (75) N. GERBE (07),E. STAAL (05),J. SKINNER (89) +/-: N. FOLIGNO (+),M. CALVERT (+),M. GABORIK (+) R. DVORAK (+6),M. MALHOTRA (+),P. DWYER (+) Shootout Columbus Blue Jackets Shooter G/S % GDG Cam Atkinson / 00.0 Mark Letestu / Artem Anisimov 0 / Ryan Johansen 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Curtis McElhinney 0 - /.500 Sergei Bobrovsky - 0 /.750 Carolina Hurricanes Shooter G/S % GDG Riley Nash / Alexander Semin 0 / Nathan Gerbe 0 / Jeff Skinner 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Cam Ward 0 - /5.600 Justin Peters - /6. Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Ryan Johansen 6 0 James Wisniewski RJ Umberger 8 Fedor Tyutin 5 6 Brandon Dubinsky 5 Nick Foligno Ryan Murray Boone Jenner Jack Johnson Mark Letestu Cam Atkinson Artem Anisimov Marian Gaborik 0 David Savard 0 Matt Calvert 0 Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Jeff Skinner 5 8 Andrej Sekera 7 Eric Staal 6 7 Nathan Gerbe 6 Alexander Semin Justin Faulk 0 Ryan Murphy Riley Nash 0 Jordan Staal 0 Tuomo Ruutu 0 Jay Harrison 0 Jiri Tlusty 0 Short Handed Columbus Blue Jackets Player G A P Brandon Dubinsky Artem Anisimov 0 Cam Atkinson 0 Mark Letestu 0 Ryan Murray 0 Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Eric Staal Patrick Dwyer 0 Andrej Sekera 0 Nathan Gerbe 0 Jiri Tlusty 0 Manny Malhotra 0 Ron Hainsey 0 Jordan Staal 0 Riley Nash 0

7 Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes LAST GAME Tampa Bay, Carolina (OT) December, 0 * Tampa Bay Times Forum * Tampa, FL Carolina Goals: Jiri Tlusty (, SH) Tampa Bay Goals: Victor Hedman, Martin St Louis (PP), Radko Gudas (GW) Carolina Goaltender: Justin Peters (OT) 6:6, 7 saves, 50 shots faced Tampa Bay Goaltender: Ben Bishop (Win) 6:5, 5 saves, 7 shots faced Noteworthy: The Hurricanes scored their NHL-leading seventh shorthanded goal of the season Justin Peters made 7 saves, the most by a Carolina goalie this season CAR F Jiri Tlusty scored his first NHL shorthanded goal CAR D Ron Hainsey recorded a season-high six hits D Victor Hedman (g, a) and F Valtteri Filppula (0g, a) each earned two points for Tampa Bay. GOALS BY PER SHOTS PEN/MIN PP CAR --0-0= 7 5/0 0- TB -0--= 50 / -5 INJURIES Goalie Anton Khudobin, ankle, has missed 0 games Defenseman Joni Pitkanen, out for season, heel, has missed 6 games 0- MAN GAMES LOST: 7 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Dec. Activated Alexander Semin from injured reserve Dec. 8 Agreed to terms with Trevor Carrick Dec. 9 Assigned Elias Lindholm to Sweden s World Junior Championship team Dec. 0 Activated Mike Komisarek from injured reserve Dec. 0 Agreed to terms with Daniel Altshuller TONIGHT S GAME The Hurricanes and Blue Jackets on Monday will play the first of a five-game season series (7 p.m., FOX Sports Carolinas, Hurricanes Radio Network). Carolina will try to end a five-game losing skid against Columbus. Monday will mark the first of three games between the teams at PNC Arena this season. The next meeting between the clubs is scheduled for Jan. 0 at Nationwide Arena. On Saturday, the Hurricanes earned a point in a - overtime loss at Tampa Bay, while the Blue Jackets defeated Philadelphia, 6-. HURRICANES vs. BLUE JACKETS SERIES NOTES -- Carolina trails all-time, 6-7-0, including --0 at home and --0 at Nationwide Arena. -- The teams square off five times in 0-: at CAR: Dec., Jan. 7 and March 9; at CBJ: Jan. 0 and March The teams did not meet last season and met just once in 0-: at CBJ: March (5- CBJ win). -- Columbus has won each of last five meetings. The Hurricanes last win against the Blue Jackets came on Dec. 5, 005 (- in Raleigh). -- The teams have not played an overtime game in all-time meetings. -- CAR career point-per-game players against CBJ: Justin Faulk one assist in one game. -- Cam Ward is 0--0 with a.7 GAA in five career appearances against Columbus. Justin Peters has not faced the Blue Jackets in his career. -- CBJ career point-per-game players against CAR: Marian Gaborik points (0g, a) in 9 games; Nikita Nikitin two assists in one game; Matt Calvert one assist in one game; David Savard one assist in one game. -- Sergei Bobrovsky is --0 with a.0 GAA in five career games against the Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney is 0--0 with a 5.0 GAA in two career games against Carolina. Mike McKenna is 0--0 with a.67 GAA in two career appearances against the Hurricanes. -- Ron Hainsey and Manny Malhotra have played for the Blue Jackets in their careers. -- The Hurricanes drafted Blue Jackets defenseman, Jack Johnson, with the third overall selection in the 005 NHL Entry Draft. Johnson never played for Carolina as the Hurricanes traded him to Los Angeles along with Oleg Tverdovsky on Sept. 9, 006, in exchange for Tim Gleason and Eric Belanger. FAST FACTS Skinner s Scoring: F Jeff Skinner s eight goals in the month of December are tied for second-most in the NHL through games of Dec.. He has recorded 0 points (8g, a) and three multi-point games in his last nine games. Skinner leads the team in goals () and ranks second in points () despite missing of the team s 6 games due to injury (0/5-/8). Positive Production: D Brett Bellemore has earned an even or better plus/minus rating in each of his last 9 games (0/7-/: +7). The stretch is the longest of Bellemore s professional career. He posted an even or better plus/minus rating in 8 consecutive games for the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL during the campaign (/8/05-//06: +).

8 Shots Fired: Carolina allowed 50 shots to Tampa Bay on Saturday, the most they have allowed in a game this season. The last time they allowed 50 shots or more in a game was Oct. 5, 008, when they allowed 60 to the Islanders. The 9 shots taken by the Lightning in the first period equaled the most the Hurricanes have allowed in a period during the 0- campaign. Overtime Woes: Carolina s overtime loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday was their eighth loss in overtime this season. They own a -8 record in overtime games, including a - record in shootouts. INSIDE THE NUMBERS.98 Justin Peters career GAA. He s one of six goalies in franchise history (including Hartford) with a sub-.00 GAA (minimum 50 games played). Since Jeff Skinner returned from injured reserve on Nov., Carolina s top line of Skinner/Eric Staal/Tuomo Ruutu has a combined points (6g, 8a) in 5 games. 7 Justin Peters made 7 saves on Saturday at Tampa Bay, the second-most in his NHL career 60 The Hurricanes NHL-leading number of takeaways recorded this season. Eric Staal is tied for third in the league with 9 takeaways. PETERS BETWEEN THE PIPES Justin Peters on Saturday stopped a season-high 7 shots, the most by a Carolina goalie this season and the second-most in his NHL career. It was his second game with 0 or more saves this season (also: on / at DET). He stopped a career-high 8 shots on Dec. 7, 0 at Pittsburgh. Since Nov. 5, Peters has posted a 7-- record,.7 GAA and.9 SV%. He ranks among the top three goalies in GAA and SV% with at least eight games played during that span. He owns a.0 GAA and.90 SV% in 8 games played this season, and has already established a new career high with,090 minutes played. Peters current GAA would set a new career best, while his.9 SV% in seven games during the 0- season is his career high. SHORTHANDED SUCCESS On Saturday at Tampa Bay, F Jiri Tlusty scored his first NHL shorthanded goal and Carolina s NHL-leading seventh of the season. All seven have come in the team s last games on the road. Only one other team has scored more than three shorthanded goals on the road this season (CGY ). Forwards Patrick Dwyer and Eric Staal are tied for the league lead with two shorthanded goals apiece. of the 0 NHL teams have not totaled two shorthanded goals on the road all season. POINTS APLENTY FOR STAAL F Eric Staal owns 0 points (6g, a) in his last 8 games, including an assist on Jiri Tlusty s first career shorthanded goal on Saturday. Staal has earned at least one point in 5 of those 8 games, and recorded a season-long seven-game point streak during the stretch (/5-/7: g, 6a). He leads the team in assists (0) and points (9), and ranks second in goals (9), behind only Jeff Skinner (). STREAKS Riley Nash has points in consecutive games (/0-/: g, a) HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Eric Staal is three games shy of tying Glen Wesley for first on the Hurricanes (since relocation) games-played list HURRICANES FIRSTS AND MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Jiri Tlusty scored his first NHL shorthanded goal, Dec. at TB Tim Gleason earned his 00 th Hurricanes point, Dec. at PHX Patrick Dwyer played in his 00 th NHL/Hurricanes game, Dec. at CGY Jeff Skinner recorded his first career hat trick, Dec. 5 at NSH Ron Hainsey earned his 00 th NHL point, Dec. 5 at NSH UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO Dec. Columbus 7 p.m. FSCR HRN Dec. 7 Pittsburgh 7 p.m. FSCR HRN Dec. 9 at Toronto 7 p.m. FSCR HRN Dec. Montreal 7 p.m. FSCR HRN Jan. at Washington 7 p.m. FSCR HRN * All times are Eastern FSCR = FOX Sports Carolinas SPSO = SportSouth HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE DATE DAY LOCATION TIME

9 / Monday * All times are local. Times and locations subject to change. Off Kirk Muller available to media in Hurricanes locker room at approx. :5 a.m. / Tuesday Off /5 Wednesday Off /6 Thursday Off /7 Friday PNC Arena 0:0 a.m. ATTENDANCE The Hurricanes have welcomed a sellout crowd of 8,680 one time in 0- (Oct. vs. DET), and have a total attendance of 7,98 through 8 home games (avg. 5,8). Carolina hosted sellout crowds eight times in 0-, and a total of,5 attended the team s home games. The club s per-game attendance average of 7,560 set a new franchise record, eclipsing the previous record of 7,87 per game in BROADCAST NOTES -- FOX Sports Carolinas, the Carolina Hurricanes broadcast partner, will televise 8 of the team s 8 regular-season games during the 0- season. Of the 8 games, 6 will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas, while 7 will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas sister station, SportSouth. John Forslund handles the play-by-play duties for the 9 th straight season and former professional goaltender, Tripp Tracy, who is in his 5 th season in the broadcast booth, provides analysis. Chantel McCabe is in her second season with Forslund and Tracy as sideline reporter. McCabe also hosts the network s 0-minute pregame show, Hurricanes Live, which includes appearances from Forslund and Tracy. -- 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 Hurricanes game. Hurricanes Insider, Mike Maniscalco, hosts 99.9 FM The Fan s 0-minute pregame show, Stormfront, and the station s postgame show, The Aftermath, surround each broadcast. 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 the 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. 0/0/0 Detroit Red Wings O* ,p / /06/0 Philadelphia Flyers W , / Pittsburgh Penguins L , / Washington Capitals W ,8p, / //0 Los Angeles Kings O** p / //0 Phoenix Coyotes L ,0,5p / /5/0 Chicago Blackhawks O** , / Toronto Maple Leafs W p,, / New York Islanders W ,p,5, / Minnesota Wild L p / Colorado Avalanche L , / /8/0 Pittsburgh Penguins L p / 5 50 /0/0 Tampa Bay Lightning L / 5 88 New York Rangers L p / /05/0 Philadelphia Flyers W* , / /07/0 New York Islanders W / /09/0 Minnesota Wild O** , / //0 Colorado Avalanche W , / 78 9 /5/0 Anaheim Ducks W** p, / St. Louis Blues L s,s / /8/0 Boston Bruins L / 0 99 Detroit Red Wings L ,,s / Boston Bruins O* p,9s / //0 Ottawa Senators W ,5,6p, / New Jersey Devils W ,5,65,9s / /9/0 New Jersey Devils L , / /0/0 Vancouver Canucks L , / Washington Capitals W ,5,p, / Nashville Predators W ,5,0,5p, / /06/0 San Jose Sharks W ,0,,6, / 55 Vancouver Canucks L / Edmonton Oilers O* p,,s, / Calgary Flames O* / Phoenix Coyotes W ,5, / /0/0 Washington Capitals L ,0p / Tampa Bay Lightning O* ,9s / //0 Columbus Blue Jackets 8 /7/0 Pittsburgh Penguins 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 //0 Montréal Canadiens Washington Capitals New York Islanders 0/05/0 Nashville Predators Buffalo Sabres 5 0/09/0 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 0//0 Calgary Flames 8 0/8/0 Florida Panthers 9 0/9/0 Tampa Bay Lightning 50 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Buffalo Sabres 5 0//0 Ottawa Senators 5 0/7/0 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Montréal Canadiens 55 0//0 St. Louis Blues 56 0/0/0 Winnipeg Jets 57 0/07/0 Florida Panthers 58 0/08/0 Montréal Canadiens 59 Dallas Stars 60 Los Angeles Kings 6 Anaheim Ducks 6 San Jose Sharks 6 0/07/0 New York Rangers 6 New Jersey Devils 65 0//0 New York Rangers 66 0//0 Buffalo Sabres 67 Boston Bruins 68 0/6/0 Edmonton Oilers 69 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 Chicago Blackhawks 7 Winnipeg Jets 7 0/5/0 New York Islanders 7 Florida Panthers 7 0/9/0 Columbus Blue Jackets 75 Ottawa Senators 76 Pittsburgh Penguins 77 0/0/0 Dallas Stars 78 0/05/0 New Jersey Devils 79 New York Rangers 80 0/0/0 Washington Capitals 8 Detroit Red Wings 8 Philadelphia Flyers

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. SEKERA # KOMISAREK #5 GLEASON #6 MURPHY #7 WESTGARTH #8 Oct Vs DET 0-0 /- : DND DND 0-0 0/0 7:00 DND 0-0 /- :0 0-0 /- 0: Oct 6 Vs PHI 0-0 0/- :7 DND DND 0- / 6:0 DND 0-0 /0 9: /0 6:09 Oct PIT 0-0/ : DND INJ 0-0 /- 9:55 DND 0-0 6/0 0: -0 5/0 9:0 Oct WSH 0-0 / :56 DND INJ 0- /0 : DND 0-0/0 8:07 0- /0 :05 Oct Vs L.A 0- /0 : 0-0 0/0 : INJ DND 0-0 /0 6:8 0-0 /0 : /- : Oct Vs PHX 0-0 /0 :9 DND INJ 0- /0 8:5 DND 0-0 /0 8:6-0 5/- :0 Oct 5 Vs CHI 0-0 /0 :5 DND INJ 0-0 / 5:0 DND 0-0 /0 0: 0- /- : Oct TOR 0-0 /- :5 DND INJ -0 /0 5:9 0-0 /0 : /- 8:50-0 6/ :00 Oct NYI 0-0 0/ 8: 0-0 0/ 8: INJ 0- /0 : /0 :5-0 /- : 0- / :08 MIN 0- /0 : DND INJ 0-0 /- 0: /0 :9 0-0 /0 0:9 0- /- 9:0 Oct COL - / : /- 0: 0-0 /0 7:9 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/0 6:06 0- / :8 0-0 /- 0: Oct 8 Vs PIT 0-0 /- : DND 0-0 0/0 : /0 : /- :8 0-0 /- : 0-0 /- :0 Nov Vs T.B 0-0 /- :55 DND 0-0 /0 : /- 0:55 INJ 0-0 /0 9: /- :5 NYR -0 5/- 0:0 DND INJ 0-0 /- 0: INJ 0-0 /- 7: /0 0:6 Nov 5 Vs PHI 0-0 0/0 :07 DND INJ 0-0 / :55 INJ -0 / 6:6 0- / :6 Nov 7 Vs NYI 0-0 /0 :5 DND INJ 0-0 /0 8:0 INJ 0-0 0/0 7: 0-0 /0 8:0 Nov 9 Vs MIN 0-0 /- :8 DND INJ -0 /0 0:55 INJ 0-0 /0 7:0 0-0 /0 : Nov Vs COL 0-0 / 8:7 DND INJ 0-0 /0 6:0 INJ - / 7:7 0-0 /0 7:50 Nov 5 Vs ANA 0- /- : /0 8:9 DND 0- /0 9:55 INJ 0-0 /0 : -0 /- 9:57 Nov STL 0-0 0/- : /0 :8 0-0 /0 5:7 DND INJ 0-0 /0 8:7-0 /0 :00 Nov 8 Vs BOS 0-0 /0 0:0 0-0 /0 6: 0-0 0/- :9 0-0 /- 0: INJ 0-0 0/0 9:5 0- /- 9:5 DET -0 / 0:5 DND 0-0 /- 6: 0-0 /- 0:5 INJ 0- / 0:05 0- /- 8:9 BOS -0 / :6 DND 0-0 /- 8: /- : /0 5:9 0-0 / 8:07 0- /0 9:0 Nov Vs OTT 0-0 / :08 DND INJ 0-0 5/- 5: 0-0 /- 9:5 0- / 5: - / 9: Nov N.J 0- / 0: DND INJ 0-0 0/0 7:0 SUS 0-0 0/- 7:9 0- /0 8: Nov 9 Vs N.J INJ 0-0 0/- 6:8 INJ 0- /- 8:59 SUS -0 /0 7: 0-0 /0 9: Dec Vs VAN INJ 0-0 /- :8 INJ 0-0 /- 7: 0-0 0/- : -0 / 0:0 0- /0 :6 WSH -0 /0 : 0-0 / 5: INJ DND DND 0-0 0/0 8: 0- / 9:05 Dec NSH 0- / : /0 : INJ 0-0/ :50 DND 0-0 /0 6:59 0- / 0:5 Dec 6 Vs S.J 0- / : INJ 0-0 /0 8: 0-0 /- 9: /0 :5-5/ 7:6-0 /0 :58 Dec VAN 0-0 /- : INJ 0-0 0/0 5: 0-0 0/0 :7 0-0 /0 : /0 7: /- 0:59 Dec EDM 0- / :8 INJ 0-0 0/0 6: 0-0 /- 8: / 8:5-0 /- 7:8-0 /- 9:9 CGY 0-0 /- 5: INJ 0-0 0/- 7: 0-0 / 0:9 DND 0-0 /- 0: 0- /0 0:8 PHX 0-0 / 6:07 INJ 0- /0 6: /0 7:07 DND 0-5/ 9:0-5/ :6 Dec 0 Vs WSH 0- / 6:9 DND 0-0 0/0 6:57 DND DND -0 5/ 8: /- :0 T.B 0-0 /0 8:9 DND 0-0 /- 6:0 DND DND 0-0 /- 7:56 0-0/0 9:55 STAAL # STAAL # Date Opp. GERBE # RUUTU #5 LINDHOLM #6 DVORAK #8 TLUSTY #9 NASH #0 BOWMAN # Oct Vs DET -0 5/0 0:6 INJ 0-0 0/0 9:6-0 / :0 0-0 /- 5:5 0-0 / : /0 9:06 Oct 6 Vs PHI 0-0 /0 8:8 INJ 0-0 0/- 7: -0 (W) / : /0 5: / 6: /- 7:8 Oct PIT -0 5/0 7:6 INJ 0-0 0/0 9: /- : /- : 0-0 0/0 : / 9: Oct WSH -0 (W) 7/0 5:6 INJ -0 /0 :8 0-0 / 0: /0 8: /0 0: /0 7: Oct Vs L.A 0- /0 9:8 INJ 0-0 /0 : /- 6:6 0-0 /- 9: DND 0-0 0/0 5: Oct Vs PHX 0- /0 7:9 0-0 /- 0:8 INJ 0-0 0/ : 0-0 /0 :05-0 / : /- 6:5 Oct 5 Vs CHI 0-0 /- 8:50 0- /0 7: INJ 0-0 / 9:6 0-0 /0 : /0 5: 0-0 /0 0: Oct TOR 0-0 0/- 6: /0 :6 INJ 0-0 /0 :8 0-0 /0 6: 0-0 0/0 5: 0-0 /0 7:8 Oct NYI 0- /0 8:0 0- / :9 INJ 0-0 0/0 9: -0 (W) / 5:5 0- / : /0 8:6 MIN 0-0 /0 0:5 0-0 /0 5:58 INJ 0-0 0/0 5:9 0-0 /0 7:8 0-0 /0 7: 0-0 /0 :5 Oct COL 0-0 /0 6: /- 7: / : /- 8:0 0- /0 8:9 0-0 /- : -0 / :5 Oct 8 Vs PIT -0 5/- : /- :5 0-0/- 7:0 DND 0-0 /0 5: 0-0 0/0 : /- 9:7 Nov Vs T.B 0-0 /0 0: /- :7 0-0 /- :57 INJ 0-0 /- :5 0-0 /- : /0 8: NYR 0-0 /- 7: /- 6: /- 5:5 INJ 0- /- : /- : /0 8:0 Nov 5 Vs PHI 0-0 5/0 6: 0-0 /0 :7 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /0 :58 0- / 7:7 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /0 :6 Nov 7 Vs NYI 0-0 /0 :9 0-0 /0 :6 MIN -0 (W) / :6 0-0 /0 : /0 : / 0:0 Nov 9 Vs MIN 0-0 /0 7: /- 0:8 MIN 0-0 / :8-0 / 9:5 0-0 /- :8 0-0/ 0: Nov Vs COL 0-5/ 5:9 0-0 /0 :7 MIN 0-0 /0 0:8 0-0 /0 6: 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 /0 : Nov 5 Vs ANA 0-0 /0 9: /0 :5 MIN INJ 0-0 /0 : /0 : -0 6/0 : Nov STL -0 /0 7: /- 6:0 MIN INJ 0-0 0/- 6:5 0- /0 :5 0-0 /0 :5 Nov 8 Vs BOS 0-0 /- 9:08-0 /- 9: MIN 0-0 0/- : /- : /0 8:7 0- /- 8: DET 0-0 / 9:9 0-0 /0 5:59 MIN 0- / :9 0-0 /- 9: /- 8:0 0-0/ 0:5 BOS 0-0 /- 5: /0 6: 0-0 0/- : /- : 0-0 /- : DND 0-0 0/0 0: Nov Vs OTT 0-0 / 7:5-0 (W) 6/ :57-0 /0 5: 0-0 0/ : 0-0 / : DND 0-0 /- : Nov N.J 0-0 /0 5:7-0 / : /0 :0 0- / 5:09 0- /- : /0 9:8 0-0 / :9 Nov 9 Vs N.J 0-0 /0 5:7 0-0 /0 6:8 0-0 /- : /- : /- :0 0- /0 8:7 0-0 /- :6 Dec Vs VAN -0 /0 0:0 0-0 /0 : /0 8: /0 5: /0 0: DND 0-0 /0 : WSH 0-0 /0 : / 8: / 8:0 0-0/ :55-0 / : / 9:7 0-0 /0 :5 Dec NSH 0-0 /- 6:5 0- / 7: 0-0 /- : /0 : 0-0 /0 5:0-0 (W) / : /0 6:07 Dec 6 Vs S.J 0-6/ 6:5 0-0 /- 9:58 - (W) / 5:5 0-0 / : / :09 - / 8:6 INJ Dec VAN 0-0 /0 5: /- 8: 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/0 0:0 0-0 /- : 0-0 /0 0:5 INJ Dec EDM 0- /- 7:6-0 /- 6:0 0-0/0 : 0-0 0/0 8:7 0-0 /0 5: /0 : INJ CGY 0-0 /0 0:8 0- /0 6: /0 :57 DND 0-0 /0 :5 0-0 /0 0:0 0-0 /0 :5 PHX -0 / 9: / 9:6 DND 0-0 /- 7: 0-0 /0 5: /0 :0 0-0 /- 9:0 Dec 0 Vs WSH 0- / 8: /- 9:7 MIN 0-0 /0 7: 0-0 /0 :0-0 /0 :9 0-0 /0 5:8 T.B 0-0 /- :0 0-0 /0 7:09 MIN 0-0 /0 :5-0 / :7 0- / 0: /0 9:

12 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. MALHOTRA # FAULK #7 SEMIN #8 BOYCHUK # DWYER #9 SUTTER # HARRISON # Oct Vs DET 0- /- : 0-0 0/- 9:5 MIN 0-0 /- 9:8 0-0 /0 7:0 0- / 7:8 Oct 6 Vs PHI 0-0 /- 5: 0-0 0/0 7:5 MIN 0-0 /0 5:7 0-0 /- 8:0-0 / :0 Oct PIT 0-5/ : 0-0 /0 6:56 MIN 0- /0 7:9 0-0 /- 6:5 0-0 /- 5:9 Oct WSH 0- / 8:0-0 /0 : MIN 0-0 /- : /0 8:5 0-0 /0 :0 Oct Vs L.A 0-0 0/- :0 0-0 /- :0 MIN 0-0 /0 7: /0 8: /0 7:0 Oct Vs PHX 0-0 /0 7:0 0-0 /- :6 MIN 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/- 8:9 0-0/0 : Oct 5 Vs CHI 0-0 / : -0 6/0 :00 MIN 0-0 /0 : /0 5: 0-0 0/ :8 Oct TOR 0- /- 5: / 0:50 MIN 0-0 /0 : DND 0-0 /0 :5 Oct NYI 0-0 / : 0- / 7: MIN 0-0 /0 7:6 DND 0-0 0/0 :0 MIN 0-0 0/0 0: -0 /- 9:9 MIN INJ 0-0 /0 5: 0-0 /- :5 Oct COL 0-0 / :8 0-5/0 0:57 MIN INJ 0-0 /- 6:5 DND Oct 8 Vs PIT 0-0 0/- :05 0- /- : MIN 0-0 /- 5: 0-0 /0 6: 0-0 0/0 : Nov Vs T.B 0-0 0/- 8: /- : /- :58 MIN 0-0 /0 5: /0 :5 0-0 /- 5:0 NYR 0-0 0/0 :0 0-0/- 0:6 0-0 /0 8:50 MIN 0-0 0/- : /0 8: /- 5:5 Nov 5 Vs PHI -0 (W) / 5: / : / : MIN 0-0 /0 :07 MIN 0-0 /0 5:9 Nov 7 Vs NYI 0-0 0/ : /0 : /0 6:5 MIN 0-0 /0 5:9 MIN 0-0 / 7:5 Nov 9 Vs MIN 0-0 / 5: /0 5:7 0- /0 : MIN 0-0 /0 :58 MIN 0-0 0/0 :06 Nov Vs COL 0-0 /0 6: / : 0-0 /0 7:8 MIN - (W) / 7: MIN 0-0 /0 8:0 Nov 5 Vs ANA 0-0 0/ :5 0-0 /- :8 0- /- :0 MIN 0-0 / 7:5 MIN 0-0 /0 5:6 Nov STL 0-0/0 :5 0-0 /- : /- :55 MIN 0-0 0/0 6: MIN 0-0 /0 6: Nov 8 Vs BOS 0-0 0/0 : /- : INJ MIN 0-0 5/0 6:09 MIN INJ DET 0-0 0/ : /- :6 INJ MIN 0-0 /0 7:5 MIN DND BOS 0-0 0/0 :9 0-0 / 6:00 INJ MIN -0 / 6:8 MIN DND Nov Vs OTT 0-0/0 5:7 0- / : INJ MIN -0 / :9 MIN 0-0 /- : Nov N.J 0-0/ 5:8-0 / :6 INJ MIN -0 (W) 5/- 7:09 MIN 0-0 0/0 6:5 Nov 9 Vs N.J 0-0 /- : 0- /- 5: INJ MIN 0-0 0/ 5: MIN 0-0 /0 7:9 Dec Vs VAN 0-0 /- :0 0-5/0 6: INJ MIN 0- / :5 MIN 0-0 /0 : WSH 0-0 0/ :6 0-0 /0 6: INJ MIN 0-0 0/0 6:5 MIN 0-0/ 8:8 Dec NSH 0-0 0/- :0 - / 6: INJ MIN 0-0/ 9: MIN 0-0 /0 7:7 Dec 6 Vs S.J 0-0 0/0 :5 0-0 / :57 INJ 0- / 7:5 INJ MIN - /0 7: Dec VAN 0-0 0/0 :0 0-0 /- :8 INJ MIN 0-0 /0 :0 MIN 0-0 /0 5:7 Dec EDM 0-0 0/ : /0 5: INJ MIN 0-0 /0 :6 MIN 0-0 / : CGY 0-0 /0 : /- 7: 0-0 /- 0:7 MIN 0-0 /0 6:7 MIN 0-0 /- 7:9 PHX 0-0 /- : 0-0 0/ : / : MIN 0-0 /0 :0 MIN 0-0 / : Dec 0 Vs WSH 0-0 0/0 9: 0- /0 :50 0-6/0 8:8 MIN 0-0 /0 :0 MIN 0-0 /0 6:6 T.B 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 /0 9: 0-0 /- 5:5 MIN 0-0/ : MIN 0-0 0/0 : Date Opp. SKINNER #5 TERRY #58 HAINSEY #65 BELLEMORE #7 WARD #0 KHUDOBIN # Oct Vs DET 0- / :5 MIN 0-0 /- : 0-0 0/- :9 /8O 6 DNP MIN Oct 6 Vs PHI 0-5/ 9:9 MIN 0-0 /0 0:8 0-0 /0 8:7 DNP /8W 60 MIN Oct PIT 0-0 /0 6: MIN 0-0 0/- : /- 7: 5/7L 60 DNP MIN Oct WSH 0- /0 :5 MIN 0-0 /- 9:0 0-0 /- 9:06 DNP /W 60 MIN Oct Vs L.A -0 /0 :5 MIN 0-0 /0 5: /0 0:6 /7O 65 DNP MIN Oct Vs PHX -0 6/ 9:8 MIN 0-0 0/- 8: 0-0 /- :5 /L 9 /0 0 MIN Oct 5 Vs CHI 0-0 / 9:07 MIN -0 /- 8: 0-0 0/- :6 /6O 65 INJ DNP Oct TOR 0- /0 6:0 MIN -0 (W) / 9: 0-0 / 7:5 /6W 60 INJ DNP Oct NYI -0 / : MIN 0-0 /0 9:59 DND /5W 60 INJ DNP MIN 0-0 /- 9:0 MIN 0-0 /0 0: /0 7:7 0/5 INJ /L 56 Oct COL INJ MIN 0-0 0/- 7: INJ INJ INJ /L 58 Oct 8 Vs PIT DND MIN 0-0 /0 8: INJ INJ INJ /9L 59 Nov Vs T.B INJ MIN 0-0 /0 9:0 INJ INJ INJ /L 60 NYR INJ MIN 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 /0 9:06 INJ INJ 5/8L 60 Nov 5 Vs PHI INJ MIN 0- / 8:7 0-0 /0 5:0 INJ INJ /9W 6 Nov 7 Vs NYI INJ 0-0 /0 :5 0-0/ 8: 0-0 /0 6:9 INJ INJ 0/W 60 Nov 9 Vs MIN INJ 0-0 /- : 0-0 /0 : 0- /0 9:05 INJ INJ /0O 6 Nov Vs COL INJ 0-0 /0 0:9 0-0 /0 : /0 :9 INJ INJ /W 60 Nov 5 Vs ANA INJ 0-0 /0 9: / : / 9:09 INJ INJ /0W 65 Nov STL INJ 0-0 /- : / : 0-0 / 5:06 INJ INJ /L 60 Nov 8 Vs BOS INJ 0-0 /0 0: 0-0 /0 : /0 9:0 /9L 59 INJ DNP DET 0-0 /0 7: /- 9: 0-0 /0 :8-0 / 8:0 DNP INJ /7L 60 BOS 0- /- 7:0 MIN 0-0 /0 9: 0-0 /0 0: /8O 6 INJ DNP Nov Vs OTT 0-0 0/0 : MIN 0-0 /0 : /0 0:5 /6W 60 INJ DNP Nov N.J 0-0 /0 :6 MIN -0 /0 : /0 0:0 /W 60 INJ DNP Nov 9 Vs N.J -0 /- 5:00 MIN 0-0/- : 0-0 0/0 7:8 5/L 60 INJ DNP Dec Vs VAN 0-0 /0 6:0 MIN 0- / : 0-0 / 6:5 /0L 59 INJ DNP WSH - (W) 7/ 7: MIN 0-0 / : / : DNP INJ /7W 60 Dec NSH -0 6/ 8:8 MIN 0-0/ :7 INJ DNP INJ /W 60 Dec 6 Vs S.J 0-0 /- : MIN 0-0 0/0 0:50 INJ /5W 60 INJ DNP Dec VAN 0-0 5/- 9:0 MIN 0-0 /0 : INJ DNP INJ /5L 60 Dec EDM - /- 6:0 MIN 0-0 /- :7 INJ 5/9O 6 INJ DNP CGY -0 7/0 8: MIN 0-0 0/ :07 INJ DNP INJ /0O 65 PHX -0 (W) / 7: MIN 0-0 /- 8:55 DND DNP INJ /8W 60 Dec 0 Vs WSH 0-0 6/- : MIN 0-0 0/- 8: 0-0 0/0 :6 /8L 59 INJ DNP T.B 0-0 /- 7:5 MIN 0-0/ 5:9 0-0 /0 9:58 DNP INJ /50O 6 PETERS #5

13 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. MURPHY #70 Oct Vs DET MIN Oct 6 Vs PHI MIN Oct PIT MIN Oct WSH MIN Oct Vs L.A MIN Oct Vs PHX MIN Oct 5 Vs CHI MIN Oct TOR MIN Oct NYI MIN MIN MIN Oct COL DNP Oct 8 Vs PIT DNP Nov Vs T.B DNP NYR DNP Nov 5 Vs PHI DNP Nov 7 Vs NYI DNP Nov 9 Vs MIN DNP Nov Vs COL DNP Nov 5 Vs ANA DNP Nov STL DNP Nov 8 Vs BOS MIN DET MIN BOS MIN Nov Vs OTT MIN Nov N.J MIN Nov 9 Vs N.J MIN Dec Vs VAN MIN WSH MIN Dec NSH MIN Dec 6 Vs S.J MIN Dec VAN MIN Dec EDM MIN CGY MIN PHX MIN Dec 0 Vs WSH MIN T.B MIN

14 Carolina Hurricanes: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Kirk Muller * Is in his third season with Carolina * Was 9-5- in his second 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 57 goals and 60 assists (959 points) in,9 games over 9 NHL seasons with NJ, MTL, NYI, TOR, FLA and DAL * Had 69 points (g, 6a) in 7 career Stanley Cup playoff games... Scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal for MTL (99) * Represented Canada at the 98 Olympic Games * Hurricanes/NHL record: ( games) #0: Cam Ward (G) 6' ", 85 lbs. / Feb 9, 98 (9 years and 9 months) Drafted: Carolina 00. First Hurricanes pick, 5th overall, first round. 9th NHL / 9th CAR Season Last Win: DEC 6, 0 vs SAN JOSE () Last SO: MAR 7, TORONTO (7) Career Shootouts: 6/0 (.65), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 6 x 0/ vs. LAK Last Game: Served as the backup and did not play at TB (/) * Has missed 0 games due to injury this season (0/5-/6) * Was the only goalie in the NHL with 0 or more saves in each of his first four starts this season * Recorded 0 or more saves in each of his first three games of a season for the first time in his career * 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: ( goals on attempts) * Career Highs: Saves: 57 Consecutive Starts: 8 Consec. Wins: 9 Shutout Sequence: :08 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 8 gp,.75 gaa (5,596 min.,,75 ga), 9-6-5, so #: Anton Khudobin (G) (*Injured) 5' ", 0 lbs. / May 7, 986 (7 years and 7 months) Drafted: Minnesota 00. th Wild pick, 06th overall, seventh round. Acquired: 7/5/, Signed as a free agent 5th NHL / st CAR Season Last Win: OCT 0, WASHINGTON () Last SO: MAR, BUFFALO (7) Career Shootouts: / (.667), 0- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 0 0/0 vs. WSH 0/0 vs. WSH * Placed on injured reserve on Oct. with a lower-body injury Last Game: Missed the game at TB with a lower-body injury (/) * Has missed 0 games due to injury this season (0/5-/) * Started the game and made 8 saves on 0 shots before leaving with a lower-body injury vs. PHX (0/) * Made his Hurricanes debut and earned the win, saving 8 of 9 shots vs. PHI (0/6) * Career Penalty Shots: (0 goals on attempt) * Career Highs: Saves: 5 Consec. Wins: 5 Shutout Sequence: :9 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp,.00 gaa (50 min., 5 ga), -0-0, 0 so

15 #5: Justin Peters (G) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Aug 0, 986 (7 years and months) Drafted: Carolina 00. Second Hurricanes pick, 8th overall, second round. 5th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Win: DEC, PHOENIX () Last SO: NOV 7, 0 vs NY ISLANDERS () Career Shootouts: 5/ (.57), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 50 7 / vs. TBL / vs. TBL Last Game: Made a season-high 7 saves on 50 shots faced in Carolina's - overtime loss at TB (/) * Stopped 7 shots, the second-most in his career and the most by a Carolina goalie this season at TB (/) * Since Nov. 5, he has posted a.7 GAA and.9 SV% * Started a career-high 0 consecutive games from 0/5-/6 * Recorded a career-high five consecutive games without a regulation loss from /5-/5 * Posted a.6 GAA and.958 SV% and stopped 8 of shots faced in the team's five-game homestand from /5-/5 * Made saves at DET (/) * Earned his second consecutive win and third career shutout, stopping all shots faced in Carolina's win vs. NYI (/7) * Career Penalty Shots: (0 goals on attempts) * Career Highs: Saves: 8 Consec. Starts: 0 Consec. Wins: Shutout sequence: 8:58 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 65 gp,.98 gaa (,568 min., 77 ga), -0-7, so #: Andrej Sekera (D) 6' 0", 0 lbs. / Jun 8, 986 (7 years and 6 months) Drafted: Buffalo 00. Third Sabres pick, 7st overall, third round. Acquired: 6/0/, Trade with BUF 8th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: DEC, WASHINGTON (8) Last Assist: DEC 0, 0 vs WASHINGTON () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season 6--9 Career Career vs. Opp :9 5 + / vs. DET x 5x /9 vs. MIN / vs. TBL / vs. NYR 0/5 vs. CHI x Last Game: Was (even) in 8:9 of ice time at TB (/) * Ranks tied for second on the team in assists (), third in points (9) and tied for fifth in goals (6) * Leads Carolina defensemen in goals (6) and points (9), and ranks tied for first in assists () * Ranks second on the team in time on ice per game (:) * Is tied for second on the team in blocked shots (5) * Set a new career high for goals in a season (5) through just games * Recorded his first career shorthanded goal and multi-goal game at DET (/) * Recorded his 00th NHL point vs. ANA (/5) * OFF THE RADAR: Andrej's charitable involvement includes helping less fortunate children afford to play hockey in his hometown of Bojnice, Slovakia * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, 6--9, pim #5: Mike Komisarek (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Jan 9, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Montreal 00. First Canadiens pick, seventh overall, first round. Acquired: 7/5/, Signed as a free agent th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: NOV 5, 0 vs PHOENIX () Last Assist: MAR 0, 0 vs NY ISLANDERS (9) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + x 0/9 vs. NYI / vs. VAN /5 vs. ANA / vs. WSH Last Game: Was a healthy extra at TB (/) * Was activated from injured reserve on /0 * Was a healthy extra for games (0/-0/0, 0/-0/7, 0/, 0/8-/, /-/7, /0-/) * Made his Hurricanes debut and was (even) in : of ice time vs. LA (0/) * * OFF THE RADAR: Mike is involved with Camp Ooch, an organization that provides summer camps and other opportunities for children with cancer * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 0 gp, 0-0-0, pim

16 #6: Tim Gleason (D) 6' 0", 7 lbs. / Jan 9, 98 (0 years and 0 months) GLEE-suhn Drafted: Ottawa 00. Second Senators pick, rd overall, first round. Acquired: 9/9/06, Trade with LA 0th NHL / 8th CAR Season Last Goal: DEC 8, FLORIDA (0) Last Assist: DEC, PHOENIX () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 6 - / vs. PHX / vs. PHX 5x /6 vs. SJS x 0/8 vs. PIT Last Game: Was (-) with two penalty minutes in 6:0 of ice time at TB (/) * Recorded his 00th point as a member of the Hurricanes at PHX (/) * Missed games to injury this season (0/-0/, /-/, /-/5) * Was a healthy extra for one game this season (/5) * Skated in his 600th career NHL game at COL (0/5) * OFF THE RADAR: Tim won a silver medal with the United States at the 00 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 88 gp, , 9 pim #7: Ryan Murphy (D) 5' ", 85 lbs. / Mar, 99 (0 years and 8 months) Drafted: Carolina 0. First Hurricanes pick, th overall, first round. nd NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: NOV 9, 0 vs MINNESOTA (5) Last Assist: DEC 5, NASHVILLE (5) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :0 5 + x 7x 9x x 0/5 vs. CHI / vs. OTT x 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Was a healthy extra at TB (/) * Ranks third among Carolina defensemen in assists (7) and tied for third in points (9) * Scored the first goal of his NHL career at TOR (0/7) * Recorded his first career NHL point with an assist vs. PHI (0/6) * * OFF THE RADAR: Ryan and 0 Calder Trophy winner, Jeff Skinner, were teammates with the Kitchener Rangers (OHL) during the season * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 5 gp, -7-9, 8 pim #8: Kevin Westgarth (R) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 7, 98 (9 years and 0 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: //, Trade with LA 5th NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: APR 7, PITTSBURGH () Last Assist: APR 5, 0 vs NY RANGERS () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + x / vs. OTT x 7x /0 vs. EDM Last Game: Was a healthy extra at TB (/) * Missed 0 games to injury this season (/-/) * Missed two games to suspension this season (/7-/9) * Was a healthy extra for games (0/-0/0, 0/-0/5, /-/5, /-/) * * OFF THE RADAR: Kevin's wife, Meagan, is the daughter of N.C. State graduate and former NFL coach, Bill Cowher * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, --, 9 pim

17 #: Jordan Staal (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep 0, 988 (5 years and months) Drafted: Pittsburgh 006. First Penguins pick, second overall, first round. Acquired: 6//, Trade with PIT 8th NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: DEC 0, 0 vs WASHINGTON () Last Assist: DEC, PHOENIX () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x 7x x 6x 0/5 vs. COL 0/8 vs. PIT /0 vs. WSH / vs. COL Last Game: Was (-) with two penalty minutes in 7:56 of ice time at TB (/) * Ranks third on the team in goals (8) * Ranks third on the team in hits with 80 * Scored goals in consecutive games for the first time this season (/9-/) * Earned an assist, won -of-6 faceoffs (8%) and was (+) in 5: of ice time vs. OTT (/) * Played in his 500th NHL game vs. BOS (/8) * 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: A: P: PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 8 gp, 8-8-5, pim #: Eric Staal (C) 6' ", 05 lbs. / Oct 9, 98 (9 years and month) STAHL Drafted: Carolina 00. First Hurricanes pick, second overall, first round. 0th NHL / 0th CAR Season Last Goal: DEC, PHOENIX () Last Assist: DEC, TAMPA BAY Career Shootouts: /8 (7%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x x x x /6 vs. STL x /5 vs. PHI / vs. PHX Last Game: Earned an assist and was (even) in 9:55 of ice time at TB (/) * Has earned at least one point in 5 of his last 8 games (/5-/: 6g, a) * Leads the team in assists (0) and points (9), and is second on the team in goals (9) * Recorded a seven-game point streak (/5-/7: g, 6a), the longest by a Carolina skater this season * Registered a five-game assist streak (/8-/7: g, 6a), the longest by a Carolina skater this season * Scored a goal and earned two assists at PHX (/) * Earned his first three-point game of the season (g, a) vs. OTT (/) * Passed Kevin Dineen for third on the franchise's all-time games-played list (709) vs. ANA (/5) * Earned an assist in his 700th NHL/Hurricanes game at MIN (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: A: P: 6 PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 76 gp, , 569 pim #: Nathan Gerbe (L) 5' 5", 78 lbs. / Jul, 987 (6 years and months) Drafted: Buffalo 005. Fifth Sabres pick, nd overall, fifth round. Acquired: 7/6/, Signed as a free agent 6th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: DEC, PHOENIX () Last Assist: DEC 0, 0 vs WASHINGTON () Career Shootouts: / (6%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x / vs. COL / vs. COL x 0/8 vs. PIT 0/0 vs. WSH x / vs. COL Last Game: Was (-) in :0 of ice time at TB (/) * Ranks fourth on the team in goals (7) and tied for fourth in points (5) * Leads the team in shots with 07 * Tied his career high with two assists and earned his first multi-point game of the season vs. COL (/) * Played in his 00th NHL game vs. PIT (0/8) * Extended his point streak to a career-high four games with an assist vs. PHX (0/) * OFF THE RADAR: Nathan's charity involvement in Buffalo included Tickets For Troops, Camp Good Days and serving as spokesperson for SABAH, which provided ice skating experiences for individuals with special needs * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 6 gp, 7-8-5, pim

18 #5: Tuomo Ruutu (R) 6' 0", 05 lbs. / Feb 6, 98 (0 years and 0 months) TOO-oh-moh ROO-too Drafted: Chicago 00. First Blackhawks pick, ninth overall, first round. Acquired: /6/08, Trade with CHI 0th NHL / 7th CAR Season Last Goal: DEC 0, EDMONTON () Last Assist: DEC, CALGARY () Career Shootouts: 9/ (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x x 8x 0/7 vs. TOR / vs. VAN / vs. OTT / vs. VAN /5 vs. NSH Last Game: Was (even) with two penalty minutes in 7:09 of ice time at TB (/) * Leads the team in hits with 0 * Recorded nine hits on Dec. vs. VAN, his most since Jan. 7, 0, when he had 0 * Scored the game-winning goal, recorded a season-high six shots and was (+) in :57 of ice time vs. OTT (/) * Tallied his first goal of the season vs. BOS (/8) * OFF THE RADAR: Tuomo speaks English, Finnish, Swedish and some German * Career Highs: G: A: P: 5 PIM: 9 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 5 gp, , 8 pim #8: Radek Dvorak (R) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Mar 9, 977 (6 years and 9 months) RA-dehk duh-vohr-ak Drafted: Florida 995. First Panthers pick, 0th overall, first round. Acquired: 0//, Signed as a free agent 8th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: NOV 7, 0 vs NY ISLANDERS (7) Last Assist: DEC, WASHINGTON (7) Career Shootouts: / (50%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 + x x 6x 8x 0/ vs. LAK 6x /8 vs. BOS 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Was (even) with two penalty minutes in :5 of ice time at TB (/) * Ranks first on the team with a (+6) rating * Has missed five games due to injury this season (0/8-/, /5-/6) * Earned his first Hurricanes assist at DET (/) * Became the first newcomer in franchise history to score in each of the team's first two games of a season vs. PHI (0/6) * Made his Hurricanes debut and scored his first goal with Carolina vs. DET (0/) * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 0 gp, --5, 6 pim #9: Jiri Tlusty (L) 6' 0", 09 lbs. / Mar 6, 988 (5 years and 9 months) YIH-ree T'LOO-stee Drafted: Toronto 006. First Maple Leafs pick, th overall, first round. Acquired: //09, Trade with TOR 7th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: DEC, TAMPA BAY Last Assist: NOV 7, NEW JERSEY () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : x x x x 0/ vs. LAK 0/0 vs. WSH x /6 vs. SJS Last Game: Scored two goals -- including his first career shorthanded goal -- and was (+) in :7 of ice time at TB (/) * Recorded his 00th Hurricanes point at WSH (/) * Skated in his 00th NHL game vs. OTT (/) * * 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: P: PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 8 gp, 5-9-0, 7 pim