Game Notes. Edmonton Oilers. Tue, Oct 27, 2009 NHL Game #153. Edmonton Oilers. Colorado Avalanche (Home) (Road)

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1 Edmonton Oilers Game Notes Tue, Oct 27, 2009 NHL Game #153 Edmonton Oilers Colorado Avalanche Team Game: 12 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 12 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 35 Nikolai Khabibulin Jeff Deslauriers # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Ladislav Smid C Shawn Horcoff (A) R Robert Nilsson C Andrew Cogliano L Ethan Moreau (C) C Patrick O'Sullivan L Jean-Francois Jacques D Steve Staios (A) R Dustin Penner C Ryan Stone L Steve MacIntyre D Denis Grebeshkov D Taylor Chorney D Jason Strudwick D Sheldon Souray (A) R Zack Stortini D Theo Peckham C Gilbert Brule D Lubomir Visnovsky D Tom Gilbert R Ales Hemsky (A) C Sam Gagner C Mike Comrie # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Tyler Weiman Peter Budaj Craig Anderson # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Brett Clark C TJ Hensick L Wojtek Wolski C Matt Duchene D Kyle Cumiskey C Matt Hendricks R Brian Willsie D Scott Hannan R Milan Hejduk (A) R Chris Stewart C Paul Stastny (A) D Kyle Quincey L David Koci C Ryan O'Reilly L TJ Galiardi R Marek Svatos D Ryan Wilson L Chris Durno D Adam Foote (C) R David Jones Edmonton Oilers Management President of Hockey Operations General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Associate Coach/Assistant Coaches Kevin Lowe Steve Tambellini Kevin Prendergast, Ricky Olczyk Pat Quinn Tom Renney, Wayne Fleming/Kelly Buchberger Colorado Avalanche Management President General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Video/Development Coach Pierre Lacroix Greg Sherman Joe Sacco Sylvain Lefebvre, Steve Konowalchuk Adam Deadmarsh Tonight's Officials Referees Wes McCauley (4), Don VanMassenhoven (21) Linesmen Mark Shewchyk (92), Lyle Seitz (61) Ntl. Anthem Paul Lorieau Video Judge Randy Mitton Today's Schedule WSH : 7:00 VAN : 7:00 EDM : 7:30

2 Edmonton Oilers: Roster Active (25 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Ladislav Smid D 6' 3" 226 Feb 1, 1986 Frydlant, CZE 10 Shawn Horcoff C 6' 1" 208 Sep 17, 1978 Trail, BC, CAN 12 Robert Nilsson R 5' 11" 185 Jan 10, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN 13 Andrew Cogliano C 5' 10" 184 Jun 14, 1987 Toronto, ON, CAN 18 Ethan Moreau L 6' 2" 220 Sep 22, 1975 Huntsville, ON, CAN 19 Patrick O'Sullivan C 5' 11" 190 Feb 1, 1985 Toronto, ON, CAN 22 Jean-Francois Jacques L 6' 4" 217 Apr 29, 1985 Montreal, QC, CAN 24 Steve Staios D 6' 1" 200 Jul 28, 1973 Hamilton, ON, CAN 27 Dustin Penner R 6' 4" 245 Sep 28, 1982 Winkler, MB, CAN 32 Ryan Stone C 6' 2" 207 Mar 20, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN 33 Steve MacIntyre L 6' 5" 250 Aug 8, 1980 Brock, SK, CAN 35 Nikolai Khabibulin G 6' 1" 209 Jan 13, 1973 Sverdlovsk, RUS 37 Denis Grebeshkov D 6' 0" 209 Oct 11, 1983 Yaroslavl, RUS 38 Jeff Deslauriers G 6' 4" 200 May 15, 1984 St-Jean-Richelieu, QC, CAN 41 Taylor Chorney D 5' 11" 182 Apr 27, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 43 Jason Strudwick D 6' 4" 225 Jul 17, 1975 Edmonton, AB, CAN 44 Sheldon Souray D 6' 4" 233 Jul 13, 1976 Elk Point, AB, CAN 46 Zack Stortini R 6' 3" 228 Sep 11, 1985 Elliot Lake, ON, CAN 49 Theo Peckham D 6' 2" 223 Nov 10, 1987 Richmond Hill, ON, CAN 67 Gilbert Brule C 5' 10" 180 Jan 1, 1987 Edmonton, AB, CAN 71 Lubomir Visnovsky D 5' 10" 188 Aug 11, 1976 Topolcany, SVK 77 Tom Gilbert D 6' 3" 206 Jan 10, 1983 Minneapolis, MN, USA 83 Ales Hemsky R 6' 0" 192 Aug 13, 1983 Pardubice, CZE 89 Sam Gagner C 5' 11" 191 Aug 10, 1989 London, ON, CAN 91 Mike Comrie C 5' 10" 185 Sep 11, 1980 Edmonton, AB, CAN 25 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 207 Age: 27.4 Injured Reserve List (2 Players) 34 Fernando Pisani R 6' 1" 205 Dec 27, 1976 Edmonton, AB, CAN 78 Marc Pouliot C 6' 1" 195 May 22, 1985 Quebec, QC, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Brett Clark D 6' 0" 195 Dec 23, 1976 Wapella, SK, CAN 7 TJ Hensick C 5' 10" 185 Dec 10, 1985 Lansing, MI, USA 8 Wojtek Wolski L 6' 3" 210 Feb 24, 1986 Zabrze, POL 9 Matt Duchene C 5' 11" 200 Jan 16, 1991 Haliburton, ON, CAN 10 Kyle Cumiskey D 5' 10" 185 Dec 2, 1986 Abbotsford, BC, CAN 15 Matt Hendricks C 6' 0" 215 Jun 17, 1981 Blaine, MN, USA 18 Brian Willsie R 6' 1" 202 Mar 16, 1978 Belmont, ON, CAN 22 Scott Hannan D 6' 1" 225 Jan 23, 1979 Richmond, BC, CAN 23 Milan Hejduk R 6' 0" 190 Feb 14, 1976 Usti, CZE 25 Chris Stewart R 6' 2" 228 Oct 30, 1987 Toronto, ON, CAN 26 Paul Stastny C 6' 0" 205 Dec 27, 1985 Quebec City, QC, CAN 27 Kyle Quincey D 6' 2" 207 Aug 12, 1985 Kitchener, ON, CAN 28 David Koci L 6' 6" 238 May 12, 1981 Prague, CZE 30 Tyler Weiman G 5' 11" 180 Jun 5, 1984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 31 Peter Budaj G 6' 1" 200 Sep 18, 1982 Banska Bystrica, SVK 37 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 0" 200 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN 39 TJ Galiardi L 6' 2" 190 Apr 22, 1988 Calgary, AB, CAN 40 Marek Svatos R 5' 10" 185 Jun 17, 1982 Kosice, SVK 41 Craig Anderson G 6' 2" 180 May 21, 1981 Park Ridge, IL, USA 44 Ryan Wilson D 6' 1" 207 Feb 3, 1987 Windsor, ON, CAN 45 Chris Durno L 6' 4" 205 Oct 31, 1980 Scarborough, ON, CAN 52 Adam Foote D 6' 2" 220 Jul 10, 1971 Toronto, ON, CAN 54 David Jones R 6' 2" 210 Aug 10, 1984 Guelph, ON, CAN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 202 Age: 26.5 Injured Reserve List (4 Players) 4 John-Michael Liles D 5' 10" 185 Nov 25, 1980 Indianapolis, IN, USA 16 Darcy Tucker R 5' 10" 178 Mar 15, 1975 Castor, AB, CAN 24 Ruslan Salei D 6' 1" 212 Nov 2, 1974 Minsk, BLR 55 Cody McLeod L 6' 2" 210 Jun 26, 1984 Binscarth, MB, CAN Goal Streaks PAUL STASTNY (3 / 2 Games) Assist Streaks RYAN O'REILLY (5 / 4 Games) CHRIS STEWART (3 / 2 Games) Point Streaks RYAN O'REILLY (2-7-9 / 7 Games) PAUL STASTNY (3-1-4 / 2 Games) CHRIS STEWART (1-3-4 / 2 Games)

3 Edmonton Oilers: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 27 Dustin Penner : R 83 Ales Hemsky : C 89 Sam Gagner : D 71 Lubomir Visnovsky : C 67 Gilbert Brule : D 37 Denis Grebeshkov : C 19 Patrick O'Sullivan : C 91 Mike Comrie : C 13 Andrew Cogliano : L 22 Jean-Francois Jacques : D 5 Ladislav Smid : R 12 Robert Nilsson : C 32 Ryan Stone : D 43 Jason Strudwick : R 46 Zack Stortini : C 10 Shawn Horcoff : L 18 Ethan Moreau : D 77 Tom Gilbert : D 41 Taylor Chorney : D 49 Theo Peckham : D 44 Sheldon Souray : L 33 Steve MacIntyre : D 24 Steve Staios : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 35 Nikolai Khabibulin Jeff Deslauriers Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 8 Wojtek Wolski : C 26 Paul Stastny : C 37 Ryan O'Reilly : R 23 Milan Hejduk : D 27 Kyle Quincey : R 16 Darcy Tucker : L 39 TJ Galiardi : C 9 Matt Duchene : L 55 Cody McLeod : R 54 David Jones : D 4 John-Michael Liles : D 5 Brett Clark : R 25 Chris Stewart : D 22 Scott Hannan : R 40 Marek Svatos : D 10 Kyle Cumiskey : C 15 Matt Hendricks : C 7 TJ Hensick : D 44 Ryan Wilson : L 28 David Koci : D 24 Ruslan Salei : D 52 Adam Foote : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 41 Craig Anderson

4 Colorado Edmonton Oilers Team Records Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Last game: Saturday VS DETROIT (3-1 W) Sunday AT VANCOUVER (2-0 L) Next game: Wednesday AT CALGARY Thursday VS DETROIT Overall record/streak: / Win 2 / Undef / Lost 2 Home record/streak: / Win 4 / Undef / Win 4 / Undef 4 Road record/streak: / OTL / Lost 3 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 Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Colorado Edmonton Oilers Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: ( 3.4 avg.) Opponents: ( 2.2 avg.) Edmonton Oilers: ( 3.4 avg.) Opponents: ( 2.9 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: (26.0 avg.) Opponents: (34.0 avg.) Edmonton Oilers: (25.1 avg.) Opponents: (33.4 avg.) Power Play Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers G Att % G Att % Overall: (7th NHL) (14th NHL) Home: (9th NHL) (14th NHL) Road: (5th NHL) (15th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-12th NHL) 2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-22nd NHL) Penalty Killing Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers G Att % G Att % Overall: (6th NHL) (21st NHL) Home: (3rd NHL) (T-15th NHL) Road: (13th NHL) (25th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-9th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-20th NHL) Penalties Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (13th NHL) (19th NHL) Goal Situations Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers 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 Colorado Edmonton Oilers Situations Individual Leaders Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Points: W. WOLSKI (10),P. STASTNY (10),R. O'REILLY (10) D. PENNER (15),A. HEMSKY (12),S. GAGNER (10) Goals: W. WOLSKI (5),D. TUCKER (4),M. HEJDUK (4) D. PENNER (8),G. BRULE (4),S. GAGNER (4) Assists: R. O'REILLY (8),K. QUINCEY (6),P. STASTNY (6) A. HEMSKY (10),D. PENNER (7),S. GAGNER (6) PP Goals: M. HEJDUK (3),D. TUCKER (2),M. SVATOS (2) L. VISNOVSKY (2),D. PENNER (2),M. COMRIE (1) SH Goals: D. JONES (1) GW Goals: D. JONES (2),W. WOLSKI (1),C. MCLEOD (1) G. BRULE (2),L. VISNOVSKY (1),P. O'SULLIVAN (1) 3+ Goals: PIM: C. MCLEOD (20),D. TUCKER (15),D. KOCI (15) Z. STORTINI (28),J. JACQUES (16),L. SMID (15) Shots: M. HEJDUK (29),P. STASTNY (26),W. WOLSKI (24) P. O'SULLIVAN (32),D. PENNER (32),A. HEMSKY (30) +/-: R. O'REILLY (+10),S. HANNAN (+8),K. QUINCEY (+5) L. SMID (+9),D. PENNER (+8),L. VISNOVSKY (+7) Shootout Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GWG Darcy Tucker 1 / Milan Hejduk 2 / Marek Svatos 2 / Matt Hendricks 0 / Wojtek Wolski 0 / Paul Stastny 0 / Chris Stewart 0 / Ryan O'Reilly 0 / Matt Duchene 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Craig Anderson 1-2 6/ Edmonton Oilers Shooter G/S % GWG Ales Hemsky 1 / Patrick O'Sullivan 1 / Sam Gagner 0 / Goaltender Rec. G/S % Nikolai Khabibulin 1-1 2/5.600

7 LAST GAME: October 25, 2009 Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks 2, GM Place The Edmonton Oilers lost their second straight game when the Vancouver Cancuks shut them out 2-0 Sunday night. Roberto Luongo stopped all 27shots he faced and the Canucks got goals from Michael Grabner and Henrik Sedin. Jeff Deslauriers, in his second appearance of the season, stopped 27 shots in the loss. PP: 0/6 (0%) PK: 3/4 (75%) Edmonton Oilers: Media Notes Shots for: 27 Shots against: 29 INJURY REPORT regular season man games lost: regular season man games lost: 48 Oct. 3-Oct. 25 Marc Pouliot (Groin) 11 games Oct. 3-Oct. 25 Fernando Pisani (Back) 11 games Oct. 6 Ethan Moreau (Ankle) 1 game Oct. 8 Steve Staios (Head) 1 game Oct. 10-Oct.25 Sheldon Souray (Head) 8 games Oct. 12-Oct.25 Steve Staios (Head) 7 games Oct. 16 Ales Hemsky (Flu) 1 game Oct. 19-Oct.24 Gilbert Brule (Flu) 3 games Oct. 22-Oct.25 Ryan Stone (Leg) 3 games Oct. 24-Oct.25 Mike Comrie (Flu) 2 games TRANSACTIONS -October 12, 2009: Recalled Taylor Chorney (D) from Springfield (AHL) -October 23, 2009: Recalled Theo Peckham (D) from Springfield (AHL) PREVIOUS 5 GAMES Record: Date Opponent Site Result October 16 vs. MIN Rexall Place W 5-2 October 19 vs. VAN Rexall Place W 2-1 October 22 vs. CBJ Rexall Place W 6-4 October CGY Pengrowth Saddledome L 5-2 October VAN GM Place L 2-0 TONIGHT S GAME The surging Colorado Avalanche come to Rexall Place for the first of six meetings tonight. Last season the Oilers had a record with 19 GF and 15 GA. In the all-time series vs. Colorado/Quebec the Oilers are: OVERALL GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS

8 HOME GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS AWAY GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS CZECH MATE The Edmonton Oilers Ladislav Smid is tied for 3 rd in the NHL plus/minus with a +9 rating. The Czech native is having a solid year with four assists, +9 and 15 PIM playing over 18 minutes a game. Niklas Grossman of Dallas is 1 st with +12. LEADING THE WAY J-F Jacques is 4 th in the league in hits with 42. The Quebec native also has 4 points (1G, 3A) and has fit in nicely on the top two lines throughout the season. Shawn Horcoff is 2 nd in the NHL in faceoffs won (132) and 1 st in total draws taken (247). Zack Stortini is 8th in PIM with 28. He is also tied for 2nd in major penalties with 4. PENNER JUMPS INTO SCORING RACE Dustin Penner, with 15 points (8G, 7A) is tied for 5th in the scoring race. He is also a +8 on the season. HOME ATTENDANCE at REXALL PLACE Home Games Played Total Attendance Average Attendance 2009/10 Sellouts 7 117,873 16,839 7 EDMONTON OILERS THIS SEASON GP W L OTL GF GA PTS OVERALL HOME ROAD COMPARISON TO LAST SEASON SEASON GP W L OTL GF GA PTS Difference E E E E BACK-TO-BACK GAMES The Edmonton Oilers play 11 back-to-back games in the season: FIRST GAME (0-1-0) SECOND GAME (0-1-0) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Oct. CGY L 5-2 Oct. VAN L 2-0 Nov. OTT Nov. BUF Nov. ATL Nov. Nov. 27 vs. SJ Nov. VAN

9 Dec. 30 vs. TOR Dec. CGY Feb. 3 vs. PHI Feb. MIN Feb. ANA Feb. LA Mar. NAS Mar. CHI Mar. CBJ Mar. MIN Apr. DAL Apr. PHX Apr. LA Apr. ANA UPCOMING MILESTONES Ales Hemsky needs 6 goals for 100 career NHL goals. Steve MacIntyre needs 1 assist for 1 st career NHL assist. Robert Nilsson needs 2 games for 200 career NHL games played. Robert Nilsson needs 6 points for 100 career NHL points. Sheldon Souray needs 8 goals for 100 career NHL goals. Steve Staios needs 8 points for 200 career NHL points. Ryan Stone needs 1 goal for his 1 st career NHL goal. MILESTONES REACHED Ryan Stone played in his 1 st game as an Oiler (Oct. 3) Nikolai Khabibulin won his 300 th career NHL game (Oct. 6 vs. DAL) Taylor Chorney recorded his 1st NHL point (Oct. NAS - assist on Stortini goal) Sam Gagner scored his 100th career NHL point (Oct. CGY) OILERS POWER PLAY STATS Goals Attempts % Rank Overall th Home th Road th Oilers record when W-L-OTL-L/SO Oilers score 0 PPG Oilers score 1 PPG Oilers score 2 PPG Oilers score 3+ PPG Man PP Advantage Goals 2-Man Advantages % Overall Home Road Total Time on 2-Man PP: 2:45 Average 2-Man PP Time: 0:42 OILERS PENALTY KILLING STATS Goals Disadvantages % Rank Overall st Home th Road th

10 Oilers record when W-L-OTL-L/SO Oilers allow no PPG Oilers allow 1 PPG Oilers allow 2 PPG Oilers allow 3+ PPG Man PK Goals Allowed 2-Man Disadvantages % Overall Home Road Total Time on 2-Man PK: 1:33 Average 2-Man PK Time: 1:33 SHORTHANDED GOALS Shorthanded Goals For: 0 Shorthanded Goals Against: 2 Player Date Versus Result Player Date Versus Result J. Neal Oct. 6 vs. DAL W 5-4 (SO) R. Bourque Oct. CGY L 5-2 PENALTY SHOTS Penalty Shots For: 0 Penalty Shots Against: 0 Player Date Goaltender Result Player-Team Date Goaltender Result P. Sharp Oct. 14 Khabibulin No Goal EMPTY NET GOALS Empty Net Goals For: 1 Empty Net Goals Against: 0 Player Date Versus Result Player Date Versus Result R. Nilsson Oct. 22 vs. CBJ W 6-4 SHUTOUTS Shutouts For: 0 Shutouts Against: 1 Goaltender Date Result vs. Goaltender Date Result vs. R. Luongo Oct. 25 L 2-0 VAN

11 Edmonton Oilers: 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 Calgary Flames L ,67, / /06/2009 Dallas Stars W** p,89p,27, / /08/2009 Calgary Flames O** ,71p, / /10/2009 Montreal Canadiens W ,22, / Nashville Predators W ,67,46p,46,13, / Chicago Blackhawks L ,27,37p / /16/2009 Minnesota Wild W ,27,67,27, / /19/2009 Vancouver Canucks W , / /22/2009 Columbus Blue Jackets W ,27,83p,27p,71,12p / Calgary Flames L p,27p / Vancouver Canucks L / /27/2009 Colorado Avalanche 13 10/29/2009 Detroit Red Wings 14 Boston Bruins 15 New York Islanders 16 11/05/2009 New York Rangers 17 Colorado Avalanche 18 Ottawa Senators 19 Buffalo Sabres 20 Atlanta Thrashers 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 22 11/18/2009 Colorado Avalanche 23 11/21/2009 Chicago Blackhawks 24 11/23/2009 Phoenix Coyotes 25 11/25/2009 Los Angeles Kings 26 11/27/2009 San Jose Sharks 27 Vancouver Canucks 28 Detroit Red Wings 29 Dallas Stars 30 Florida Panthers 31 Tampa Bay Lightning 32 St Louis Blues 33 12/15/2009 Los Angeles Kings 34 12/17/2009 Nashville Predators 35 12/19/2009 Washington Capitals 36 12/21/2009 St Louis Blues 37 Minnesota Wild 38 Vancouver Canucks 39 12/28/2009 Calgary Flames 40 12/30/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs 41 Calgary Flames 42 San Jose Sharks 43 01/05/2010 Phoenix Coyotes 44 01/07/2010 Columbus Blue Jackets 45 01/12/2010 Nashville Predators 46 01/14/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins 47 San Jose Sharks 48 Colorado Avalanche 49 01/20/2010 Vancouver Canucks 50 01/22/2010 Dallas Stars 51 01/26/2010 Chicago Blackhawks 52 01/28/2010 St Louis Blues 53 Calgary Flames 54 02/01/2010 Carolina Hurricanes 55 02/03/2010 Philadelphia Flyers 56 Minnesota Wild 57 Colorado Avalanche 58 Phoenix Coyotes 59 Anaheim Ducks 60 Los Angeles Kings 61 02/14/2010 Anaheim Ducks 62 Nashville Predators 63 Chicago Blackhawks 64 03/05/2010 Minnesota Wild 65 03/07/2010 New Jersey Devils 66 03/09/2010 Ottawa Senators 67 Montreal Canadiens 68 Toronto Maple Leafs 69 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 Minnesota Wild 71 03/19/2010 Detroit Red Wings 72 03/21/2010 San Jose Sharks 73 03/23/2010 Vancouver Canucks 74 03/26/2010 Anaheim Ducks 75 St Louis Blues 76 Detroit Red Wings 77 Dallas Stars 78 Phoenix Coyotes 79 04/05/2010 Minnesota Wild 80 04/07/2010 Colorado Avalanche 81 Los Angeles Kings 82 Anaheim Ducks

12 Edmonton Oilers: Player Game By Game Summary Date Opp. SMID #5 HORCOFF #10 NILSSON #12 COGLIANO #13 MOREAU #18 O'SULLIVAN #19 JACQUES #22 Oct 3 Vs CGY 0-0 0/2 13: /-1 19:16 DND 0-0 1/1 16: /1 11: /-1 16: /-1 17:53 Oct 6 Vs DAL 0-1 0/0 16: /-1 22: /1 10: /0 12:39 INJ 0-0 3/0 18: /-1 13:44 Oct 8 Vs CGY 0-0 0/-1 22: /-1 23:20 DND 0-0 1/-1 13: /0 11: /1 16: /1 16:24 Oct 10 Vs MTL 0-1 0/1 23: /0 19:15 DND 0-0 1/0 11: /0 12: (W) 2/1 16: /0 15:28 Oct NSH 0-1 0/2 17: /1 18:04 DND 1-1 1/2 13: /2 14: /1 20: /1 10:11 Oct CHI 0-0 0/1 18: /-1 21:22 DND 1-0 1/1 12: /0 13: /-1 18: /-2 10:02 Oct 16 Vs MIN 0-0 0/3 19: /1 16: /1 14: /0 12: /0 11: /2 16: /1 13:31 Oct 19 Vs VAN 0-0 0/1 20: /-1 19: /-1 8: /0 16: /0 17: /2 18: /1 13:57 Oct 22 Vs CBJ 0-1 0/1 16: /-1 19: /-1 17: /1 17: /0 12: /-2 20: /-1 12:38 Oct CGY 0-0 0/-1 17: /-1 20: /-2 16: /0 16: /-1 16: /0 22: /0 10:56 Oct VAN 0-0 1/0 19: /-1 22: /0 11: /0 14: /0 12: /-1 19: /-1 13:05 Date Opp. STAIOS #24 PENNER #27 STONE #32 MACINTYRE #33 GREBESHKOV #37 CHORNEY #41 STRUDWICK #43 Oct 3 Vs CGY 0-0 2/0 19: /2 16: /-1 13:55 DND 0-0 3/0 22:30 MIN DND Oct 6 Vs DAL 0-0 2/0 23: /1 20: /0 12:46 DND 1-1 3/0 23:00 MIN DND Oct 8 Vs CGY DND 0-0 0/-3 18: /0 11:38 DND 0-2 0/0 24:42 MIN 0-0 0/-1 23:10 Oct 10 Vs MTL 0-0 0/1 21: /0 16: /1 13:30 DND 0-0 2/-1 20:39 MIN 0-1 0/1 15:53 Oct NSH DND 0-2 2/2 16: /-1 14:43 DND 1-0 1/1 23: /1 14: /1 20:27 Oct CHI DND 1-1 2/1 18: /-1 10:41 DND 1-0 2/-1 23: /1 18: /-1 17:02 Oct 16 Vs MIN DND 2-0 3/2 19: /1 13:24 DND 0-0 3/1 24: /0 16: /0 13:53 Oct 19 Vs VAN DND 0-0 2/1 17: /-1 2:31 DND 0-1 0/0 23: /0 14: /0 16:09 Oct 22 Vs CBJ INJ /3 18:14 INJ 0-0 0/0 2: /-1 23: /0 18: /-1 18:02 Oct CGY INJ 1-0 2/-1 20:09 INJ 0-0 0/0 0: /-2 18: /0 15: /0 14:14 Oct VAN INJ 0-0 3/0 20:57 INJ DND 0-0 1/-1 23: /0 12: /0 10:03 Date Opp. SOURAY #44 STORTINI #46 PECKHAM #49 BRULE #67 VISNOVSKY #71 GILBERT #77 Oct 3 Vs CGY 0-0 6/-1 25: /1 9:16 MIN 1-0 1/1 15: /2 17: /-1 22: /0 16:37 Oct 6 Vs DAL 0-0 1/0 25: /0 10:35 MIN 0-0 0/0 12: /0 19: /0 22: /-1 16:00 Oct 8 Vs CGY 0-0 1/0 7: /0 11:50 MIN 0-1 2/-1 13: /0 24: /0 25: /1 19:27 Oct 10 Vs MTL DND 0-0 0/0 8:59 MIN 0-0 0/-1 11: /1 18: /-1 20: /0 20:15 Oct NSH INJ 2-0 2/1 8:18 MIN 1-1 (W) 2/2 10: /2 20: /1 23: /0 13:40 Oct CHI INJ 0-0 1/1 11:38 MIN 0-1 3/1 13: /-2 18: /0 24: /0 16:32 Oct 16 Vs MIN INJ 0-0 0/0 10:24 MIN 2-0 (W) 4/1 13: /4 20: /0 24:56 DND Oct 19 Vs VAN INJ 0-0 0/0 9:41 MIN DND 0-0 3/0 21: /1 22: /0 19:16 Oct 22 Vs CBJ INJ 0-0 1/0 4:02 MIN DND 1-2 (W) 1/0 19: /0 19: /3 18:52 Oct CGY INJ 0-0 1/-2 16: /-1 11:18 DND 1-0 4/0 23: /-2 13: /-1 18:01 Oct VAN INJ 0-0 0/0 13: /-1 8: /0 13: /0 23: /0 20: /0 17:34 HEMSKY #83 Date Opp. GAGNER #89 COMRIE #91 PISANI # POULIOT # KHABIBULIN #35 DROUIN- DESLAURIERS #38 Oct 3 Vs CGY 1-0 2/1 9: /0 13:38 INJ INJ 4/21L 60 DNP Oct 6 Vs DAL 1-0 4/0 13: /1 15:36 INJ INJ 4/34W 65 DNP Oct 8 Vs CGY 0-0 5/0 14: /0 13:11 INJ INJ 3/28O 65 DNP Oct 10 Vs MTL 0-1 1/2 17: /0 12:24 INJ INJ 2/35W 60 DNP Oct NSH 0-0 0/-1 13: /2 13:12 INJ INJ DNP 1/41W 60 Oct CHI 0-0 1/-2 13: /0 16:19 INJ INJ 4/38L 59 DNP Oct 16 Vs MIN 0-1 0/2 14: /1 16:21 INJ INJ 2/31W 60 DNP Oct 19 Vs VAN 1-0 (W) 4/2 15: /0 12:27 INJ INJ 1/40W 60 DNP Oct 22 Vs CBJ 1-2 1/1 19: /-2 11:29 INJ INJ 4/32W 60 DNP Oct CGY 0-2 2/-1 20:56 DND INJ INJ 5/38L 60 DNP Oct VAN 0-0 2/0 18:09 DND INJ INJ DNP 2/29L 59

13 Edmonton Oilers: Head Coach and Goalie Bios Head Coach: Pat Quinn In his 1st season as head coach of the Edmonton Oilers...won his 1st game with the Oilers on Oct. 6 vs. DAL (5-4 SO)...has a career NHL coaching record of he is currently fifth in all-time regular season coaching wins in the NHL awarded the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's Coach-of-the-Year twice; in with Vancouver and with the Philadelphia Flyers...Quinn was named runner-up for the award in In addition to NHL Coach of the Year honours in with the Flyers, Quinn was named The Hockey News' Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1980, and The Hockey News' Executive of the Year in was also named The Sporting News' Coach of the Year in 1992 and is one of only four coaches (Scotty Bowman, Pat Burns, Jacques Lemaire) in league history to win the Jack Adams award with two different teams. 2009/10 Record: GF: 38 GA: 33 #35: Nikolai Khabibulin 6' 1", 209 Jan 13, th NHL / 1st EDM Season Last Win: OCT 22, 2009 vs COLUMBUS (1) Last SO: APR 12, 2009 vs DETROIT (9) Saves: 39 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Lowest goals allowed: 1 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Season Career Played in his first game as an Oiler on Oct. 3 vs. CGY stopping 17 shots in a 4-3 loss...won his first game as an Oiler and was his NHL career 300th win on Oct. 6 vs. DAL. He stopped 30 shots and all three shooters in the shootout in a 5-4 (SO) win. The win puts Khabibilin 24th all-time and 5th among active goalies in wins...stopped 33 shots and was named the game's 1st star on Oct. 10 vs. MTL...had a season high 39 saves in a 2-1 win on Oct. 19 vs. VAN #38: Jeff Deslauriers 6' 4", 200 May 15, nd NHL / 2nd EDM Season Last Win: OCT 12, NASHVILLE (1) Last SO: Saves: 40 (Oct. NAS) Lowest goals allowed: 1 (Oct. NAS) GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Season Career Started and won his first game of the year stopping 40 of 41 shots and was named second star on Oct. NAS Went in 5 games with a 2.35 GAA and.918 save %

14 Edmonton Oilers: Skater Bios #5: Ladislav Smid 6' 3", 226 Feb 1, th NHL / 4th EDM Season Last Goal: APR 7, CALGARY (136) Last Assist: OCT 22, 2009 vs COLUMBUS (2) Season Career Goals: 0 Assists: 1 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Points: 1 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Shots: 0 Plus/Minus: +3 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Time on Ice: 23:12 (Oct. 10 vs. MTL) Recorded his first point of the season (assist) on Oct. 6 vs. DAL...notched an assist on Oct. 10 vs. MTL and led the team with 23:12 of ice-time...was +3 on Oct. 16 vs MIN...was +1 with an assist on Oct. 22 vs. CBJ putting him 2nd in the NHL in plus/minus with +10 Appeared in 5 games (0G,0A), +3, 2PIM #10: Shawn Horcoff 6' 1", 208 Sep 17, th NHL / 9th EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 12, NASHVILLE (6) Last Assist: OCT 8, 2009 vs CALGARY (8) Season Career Career Hat Tricks: 1 - Jan. 10, 2006 at Pittsburgh (3 goals) Goals: 1 (Oct. NAS) Assists: 1 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Points: 1 (Oct. NAS)) Shots: 5 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Time on Ice: 23:20 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Played in 4 games (3G,1A), +1, 6 PIM #12: Robert Nilsson NIHL-son 5' 11", 185 Jan 10, th NHL / 4th EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 22, 2009 vs COLUMBUS (2) Last Assist: OCT 16, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (4) Season Career Goals: 1 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Assists: 1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Points: 1 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ)

15 Shots: 2 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Time on Ice: 17:18 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Played in his first game of the season and added an assist on Oct. 6 vs. DAL Played in 4 games (1G,3A), +2, 4 PIM #13: Andrew Cogliano 5' 10", 184 Jun 14, rd NHL / 3rd EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 14, CHICAGO (5) Last Assist: OCT 12, NASHVILLE (6) Goals: 1 (Oct. CHI) Assists: 2 (Oct. 6 vs. DAL) Points: 2 (Oct. NAS)) Shots: 2 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Plus/Minus: +2 (Oct. NAS)) Time on Ice: 17:08 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Season Career Collected two assists on Oct. 6 vs. DAL...scored a goal and added an assist on Oct. NAS Played in 5 games (1G,1A), -2, 0 PIM #18: Ethan Moreau moh-roh, EE-than 6' 2", 220 Sep 22, th NHL / 11th EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 8, 2009 vs CALGARY (8) Last Assist: OCT 14, CHICAGO (5) Career Hat Tricks: 1; Jan. 18/09 vs PHX (3 goals) Season Career Goals: 1 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Assists: 1 (Oct. CHI) Points: 1 (Oct. CHI) Shots: 2 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Plus/Minus: +2 (Oct. NAS) Time on Ice: 17:45 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Scored his 1st goal of the year and had a fight on Oct. 8 vs. CGY 4GP, 0G, 1A, -3, 4 PIM #19: Patrick O'Sullivan 5' 11", 190 Feb 1, th NHL / 2nd EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 19, 2009 vs VANCOUVER (3) Last Assist: OCT 19, 2009 vs VANCOUVER (3) Season Career

16 Goals: 1 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Assists: 1 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Points: 2 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Shots: 6 (Oct. 3 vs. CGY) Plus/Minus: +2 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Time on Ice: 22:00 (Oct. CGY) Scored his first goal on the season (GWG) on Oct. 10 vs. MTL...had a goal and an assist and was a +2 on Oct. 19 vs. VAN Played in 5 games (4G,3A), +5, 2 PIM...T-2nd on team in scoring (7 points) #22: Jean-Francois Jacques 6' 4", 217 Apr 29, 1985 Goals: 1 (Oct. 10 vs. MTL) Assists: 2 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Points: 2 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Shots: 3 (Oct. 10 vs. MTL) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Time on Ice: 17:53 (Oct. 3 vs. CGY) 5th NHL / 5th EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 10, 2009 vs MONTREAL (7) Last Assist: OCT 16, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (4) Season Career Scored a goal and had a team high 8 hits and was named the 3rd star on Oct. 10 vs. MTL...added two assists and led the team with 3 hits on Oct. 16 vs. MIN (his 1st career multi-point game) Played in 5 games (3G,1A), +1, 16 PIM...led team in PIM...T-2nd in goals #24: Steve Staios STAY-uhs 6' 1", 200 Jul 28, th NHL / 8th EDM Season Last Goal: JAN 16, COLORADO (41) Last Assist: MAR 26, PHOENIX (11) Season Career Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Shots: 2 (Oct. 6 vs. DAL) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. 10 vs. MTL) Time on Ice: 23:25 (Oct. 6 vs. DAL) Has missed action with a mild concussion since Oct was +1 and had 6 PIM in 3 games prior to that Played in 4 games (0G,1A), +1, 8 PIM

17 #27: Dustin Penner 6' 4", 245 Sep 28, th NHL / 3rd EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 24, CALGARY (1) Last Assist: OCT 22, 2009 vs COLUMBUS (2) Season Career Goals: 2 (Oct.22 vs. CBJ) Assists: 3 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Points: 5 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Shots: 11 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Plus/Minus: +3 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Time on Ice: 20:09 (Oct. CGY) Scored a goal and an assist, was a +2 and named 2nd star of game on Oct. 3 vs. CGY...posted two assists and was a +2 on Oct. NAS...scored a goal and an assist on Oct. CHI...scored two goals and was a +2 on Oct. 16 vs. MIN...had a career-best game on Oct. 22 vs. CBJ with 5 points (2G, 3A), +3, and 11 shots (putting him 4th in NHL scoring) Played in 5 games (2G,2A), +2, 0 PIM #32: Ryan Stone 6' 2", 207 Mar 20, st NHL / 1st EDM Season Last Goal: Last Assist: OCT 16, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (1) Goals: 0 Assists: 2 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Points: 2 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Shots: 2 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Time on Ice: 14:43 (Oct. NAS) Season Career Played in his first game as an Oiler on Oct. 3 vs. CGY...recorded his 1st point (assist) as an Oiler and was a +1 on Oct. 10 vs. MTL...collected 2 assists (his 1st multi-point game of his career) on Oct. 16 vs. MIN Played in 5 games (0G,3A), +4, 4 PIM #33: Steve MacIntyre 6' 5", 250 Aug 8, nd NHL / 2nd EDM Season Last Goal: APR 10, 2009 vs CALGARY (3) Last Assist: Last Game: Apr. Calgary (0-0-0, 2 PIM, -1, 7:23) Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Shots: 0 Plus/Minus: E (Oct. CGY) Time on Ice: 2:44 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Season Career

18 Appeared in his first game on Oct. 22 vs. CBJ Played in 5 games going scoreless with 12 PIM and a -1 #37: Denis Grebeshkov gruh-behsh-kahv 6' 0", 209 Oct 11, 1983 Goals: 1 (Oct. CHI) Assists: 2 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Points: 2 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Shots: 3 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Time on Ice: 24:42 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) 5th NHL / 3rd EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 14, CHICAGO (5) Last Assist: OCT 19, 2009 vs VANCOUVER (3) Season Career Scored a goal and an assist and had 3 blocked shots on Oct. 6 vs. DAL...added 2 assists on Oct. 8 vs. CGY and played 24:25 (season high) Played in 5 games (0G,1A), -1, 2 PIM #41: Taylor Chorney 5' 11", 182 Apr 27, st NHL / 1st EDM Season Last Goal: Last Assist: OCT 12, NASHVILLE (6) Season Career Goals: 0 Assists: 1 (Oct. NAS) Points: 1 (Oct. NAS) Shots: 2 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. CHI) Time on Ice: 18:24 (Oct. CHI) Recalled from Springfield (AHL) on Oct. 12 and played first game of the season recording an NAS...was tied in team defense scoring with 5 points at time of recall #43: Jason Strudwick 6' 4", 225 Jul 17, th NHL / 2nd EDM Season Last Goal: FEB 24, 2009 vs TAMPA BAY (30) Last Assist: OCT 16, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (4) Season Career Goals: 0

19 Assists: 1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Points: 1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Shots: 1 (Oct. CGY) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. NAS) Time on Ice: 23:10 (Oct. CGY) Recorded an assist and had 3 blocked shots on Oct. 10 vs. MTL Played in 6 games (0G,1A), +1, 14 PIM #44: Sheldon Souray SUHR-ay 6' 4", 233 Jul 13, th NHL / 3rd EDM Season Last Goal: APR 10, 2009 vs CALGARY (4) Last Assist: APR 10, 2009 vs CALGARY (4) Career Hat Tricks: 1; December 3/03 vs Nashville (3 goals) - with Montreal Season Career Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Shots: 6 (Oct. 3 vs. CGY) Plus/Minus: E (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Time on Ice: 25:20 (Oct. 6 vs. DAL) Has not played since Oct. 8 due to a concussion Played in 4 games (2G, 2A), +1, 8 PIM #46: Zack Stortini 6' 3", 228 Sep 11, th NHL / 4th EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 12, NASHVILLE (6) Last Assist: MAR 3, NASHVILLE (20) Goals: 2 (Oct. NAS) Assists: 0 Points: 2 (Oct. NAS) Shots: 2 (Oct. NAS) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. CHI) Time on Ice: 16:28 (Oct. CGY) Season Career Scored two goals and had a fight (all in the first period) and was named the first star on Oct. NAS Played in 5 games going pointless and registering 5 PIM #49: Theo Peckham

20 6' 2", 223 Nov 10, nd NHL / 2nd EDM Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Season Career Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Shots: 0 Plus/Minus: +2 (Oct. NAS) Time on Ice: 11:18 (Oct. CGY) Called up Oct. 23 from Springfield...had one assist and 23 PIM in 5 GP in the AHL #67: Gilbert Brule 5' 10", 180 Jan 1, th NHL / 2nd EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 16, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (1) Last Assist: OCT 14, CHICAGO (2) Season Career Goals: 2 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Assists: 1 (Oct. CHI) Points: 2 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Shots: 4 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Plus/Minus: +2 (Oct. NAS) Time on Ice: 15:42 (Oct.3 vs. CGY) Scored a goal and was a +1 on Oct. 3 vs. CGY...scored the GWG and added an assist on Oct. 12 NAS...scored 2 goals (including GWG) on Oct. 16 vs. MIN Played in 5 games (0G,2A), +1, 7 PIM #71: Lubomir Visnovsky 5' 10", 188 Aug 11, th NHL / 2nd EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 24, CALGARY (1) Last Assist: OCT 22, 2009 vs COLUMBUS (2) Career Hat Tricks: 1 - Nov. 2, 2005 at Dallas (3 Goals) Goals: 1 (Oct. CGY) Assists: 2 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Points: 3 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Shots: 4 (Oct. CGY) Plus/Minus: +4 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Time on Ice: 24:25 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Season Career

21 Collected an assist and was +4 on Oct. 16 vs. MIN...had a goal and two assists including GWG on Oct. 22 vs. CBJ Played in 4 games (0G,2A), -2, 4 PIM #77: Tom Gilbert 6' 3", 206 Jan 10, th NHL / 4th EDM Season Last Goal: APR 11, CALGARY (11) Last Assist: OCT 14, CHICAGO (5) Season Career Goals: 0 Assists: 1 (Oct. CHI) Points: 1 (Oct. CHI) Shots: 2 (Oct. CGY) Plus/Minus: +1 (Oct. NAS) Time on Ice: 25:08 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Played in 5 games (3G, 4A), +6, 4 PIM #83: Ales Hemsky 6' 0", 192 Aug 13, th NHL / 7th EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 22, 2009 vs COLUMBUS (2) Last Assist: OCT 24, CALGARY (1) Season Career Goals: 1 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Assists: 4 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Points: 5(Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Shots: 6 (Oct. VAN) Plus/Minus: +3 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ) Time on Ice: 20:15 (Oct. 10 vs. MTL) Had a 5-game point streak from Oct (1G, 4A)...missed Oct. 16 game with flu...had career best game with 5 points (1G, 4A) on Oct. 22 vs. CBJ...posted 2 assists on Oct. CGY Played in 4 games (0G, 3A), +1, 0 PIM #89: Sam Gagner 5' 11", 191 Aug 10, rd NHL / 3rd EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 22, 2009 vs COLUMBUS (2) Last Assist: OCT 24, CALGARY (1) Career Hat Tricks: 1; Mar. 19/09 at COL (Peter Budaj) Season Career Goals: 1 (Oct.22 vs. CBJ) Assists: 2 (Oct. CGY) Points: 3 (Oct. 22 vs. CBJ)

22 Shots: 5 (Oct. 8 vs. CGY) Plus/Minus: +2 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Time on Ice: 20:56 (Oct. CGY) 2009/10 Season: Had a goal and a fight and was +1 (Oct. 3) vs CGY...scored the GWG and was +2 on Oct. 19 vs. VAN...put up 3 points (1G, 2A) on Oct. 22 vs. CBJ...posted 2 assists on Oct. CGY...the second assist was his 100th career NHL point Played in 4 games (1G, 2A), +1, 2 PIM #91: Mike Comrie 5' 10", 185 Sep 11, th NHL / 4th EDM Season Last Goal: OCT 16, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (2) Last Assist: OCT 12, NASHVILLE (4) Season Career Career hat tricks: 0 Career penalty shots: 0 Goals: 1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Assists: 1 (Oct. NAS) Points: 1 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Shots: 3 (Oct. 19 vs. VAN) Plus/Minus: +2 (Oct. NAS) Time on Ice: 16:21 (Oct. 16 vs. MIN) Started the regular season with a 5-game point streak (2G, 3A)...missed game with flu on Oct. CGY Played in 5 games (3G, 7A), +5, 5 PIM...led the NHL in points (10), T-1st in NHL in assists (7).

23 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes LAST GAME (Oct. 24: Detroit 1 at Colorado 3) Craig Anderson stopped 48-of-49 shots to carry the Avalanche to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night at Pepsi Center. Chris Stewart and T.J. Galiardi each had a goal and an assist for the Avs, who improved to 4-0 at home and overall. Anderson's 48 saves equaled the second-highest total of his career and also the second-highest total in Avalanche history. The victory gave Anderson a franchise-record eight wins in the month of October. Kris Draper scored for Detroit and Jimmy Howard had 20 saves. CURRENT INJURIES Peter Budaj (flu). Out indefinitely. Matt Hendricks (groin). Day-to-day. John-Michael Liles (shoulder). Out approximately two weeks. Placed on IR, Oct. 22 (retroactive to Oct. 13). Cody McLeod (eye). Out indefinitely. Placed on IR, Oct. 24 (retroactive to Oct. 21). Tom Preissing (knee). Out 4-6 weeks. Ruslan Salei (back). Out indefinitely. Placed on IR, Oct. 11 (retroactive to Oct. 8). Darcy Tucker (head). Out indefinitely. Placed on IR, Oct. 26 (retroactive to Oct. 23). RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct Chris Stewart recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). Oct Tyler Weiman recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). Oct Brian Willsie recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). Cody McLeod placed on IR (retro to Oct. 21). Oct Chris Durno recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). Darcy Tucker placed on IR (retro to Oct. 23). AVS HIT THE ROAD AGAIN, OPEN FOUR-GAME TRIP TONIGHT IN EDMONTON The Colorado Avalanche opens a four-game road trip tonight in Edmonton against the Oilers. Four-game swing includes stops in Edmonton, Calgary, San Jose and Vancouver. The Avs already had a seven-game road trip earlier this month and are currently in the middle of a stretch that finds them playing 11 of 13 away from home. Colorado has won two straight, is in its last seven and has collected a point in each of its last eight (6-0-2). The Avalanche is 4-0 at home and on the road. AVALANCHE OFF TO ONE OF BEST STARTS IN TEAM HISTORY The Avalanche sits atop the Northwest Division and the Western Conference with 18 points (8-1-2). This marks the club s second-best record after 11 games since the franchise moved to Denver in The only other Avalanche squad to post a better record at the 11- game mark was the Stanley Cup championship team, who went for 20 points on their way to the Presidents Trophy. Years Record Pts The Avalanche is one victory shy of tying the franchise record for wins in the month of October. The team had nine wins ( ) during that season s opening month. This marks only the fourth time that the Avs/Nordiques have won eight or more games in October, as they also did it in October of (8-2-1), (8-4-1) and O'REILLY ON A ROLL Ryan O'Reilly is riding a seven-game point streak (2g/7a), longest by an NHL rookie this season, and the longest by an Avalanche rookie since Paul Stastny s 20-game streak in The 18-year-old center has played in all 11 games for the Avalanche this season, tallying 10 points (2g/8a) and a +10 plus/minus rating. As of Monday, he was tied for the NHL rookie scoring lead with Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto. O'Reilly was also leading all rookies in plus/minus and faceoff percentage. He needs just one point to equal the Avalanche record for points by a rookie in October (Marek Svatos 11 in ). O Reilly leads the Avalanche in assists and plus/minus, and is tied for first in overall scoring. NOT TO BE OUTDONE Fellow 18-year-old Matt Duchene has also skated in all 11 games this year, tallying six points (1g/5a). Duchene is tied for first among NHL rookies in power-play assists (4) and ranks second among rookie forwards in ice time at 17:12. Duchene and O'Reilly each made their NHL debut on Opening Night, making the Avalanche the first NHL team to have two 18-yearolds play in a season opener since the Winnipeg Jets in (Shane Doan, Jason Doig). At 18 years, 236 days, O Reilly became the youngest player in Avalanche history, and the second youngest in franchise history. The youngest was Owen Nolan, who beat O'Reilly by two days when he made his debut with the Nordiques at the age of 18 years, 234 days in O'Reilly and Duchene (18 years, 258 days) are the first 18-year-olds to ever play with the Colorado Avalanche. The youngest Avalanche player had been goaltender Marc Denis at 19 years, 128 days.

24 OCTOBERFEST Craig Anderson has set a new franchise record for most wins by a goaltender in the month of October with eight. The previous mark was seven set by Patrick Roy in and , and Ron Hextall in Anderson has posted an record with a 2.14 goals-against average,.936 save percentage and one shutout in 11 starts this year. He is tied with Los Angeles Jonathan Quick and Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury for the NHL lead in wins this season. Player W W-L-TOT Month Craig Anderson October 2009 Patrick Roy October 1996 Patrick Roy October 2000 Ron Hextall October SAVE EFFORT Craig Anderson's 48 saves on Saturday night against Detroit equaled the second-highest total of his career and also the secondhighest total in Avalanche history (since ). Patrick Roy made 51 on Dec. 10, 1997 at Toronto (2-2 tie) and had 48 on Oct. 15, 1997 at Edmonton (6-2 win). Thus, Anderson's 48 saves were the most by an Avalanche goaltender at home. The franchise record is 70 saves by Quebec's Ron Tugnutt on March 21, 1991 at Boston. RECORD-SETTING START FOR ANDERSON Craig Anderson has started all 11 games this year, the most consecutive starts to begin a season in franchise history. The previous mark was nine consecutive starts by Quebec s Mario Gosselin to open the campaign. Anderson and Martin Brodeur are the only two netminders to play every minute for their respective teams this season. BACK-TO-BACK The Avalanche is playing back-to-back games for the third time this season, as they face the Oilers tonight in Edmonton and the Flames tomorrow night in Calgary. The Avs have swept each of their previous two back-to-back sets, Oct vs. Carolina/Detroit and Oct at Boston/Toronto. The Avalanche will play 16 back-to-back games this year, their most in a single season since moving to Denver in The previous high was 13 in , and AVALANCHE & OILERS Tonight marks the first of six meetings between the Avalanche and Oilers in The Avs went against the Oilers last season, though Edmonton won the season series based on points (8-to-6). Colorado was here at Rexall Place. The Avalanche/Nordiques are all-time against the Oilers, which includes a mark since moving to Denver. SOMETHING SPECIAL The Avalanche ranks among the league leaders in both power-play (26.7%) and penalty killing (84.3%) percentage. The Avs have scored at least one power-play goal in seven of their 11 games, including two or more in five of the 11 contests. The Avalanche s penalty killing unit held Detroit scoreless on eight PP chances in Saturday s victory. Colorado has allowed at least one power-play goal in seven of its 11 games but only once has it yielded more than one. SECOND STAR FOR SECOND TIME IN Craig Anderson was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week for Oct , the second time in three weeks he's earned that honor (also Oct. 1-4). Anderson recorded four consecutive road victories with a 2.20 goals-against average and.928 save percentage in four appearances throughout the week. EMPTY FEELING NO MORE Paul Stastny on Saturday night scored the Avalanche s first empty-net goal since March 8, 2008 vs. Dallas, snapping a drought of 105 games (115 including the playoffs) without an empty netter. Colorado was the only NHL team without an empty-net goal in SHOOTOUTS Colorado is 1-2 in shootouts this season after finishing 9-4 in The Avs own a all-time record in shootouts. TEAM - Season: 5-for-14 (35.7%). All-Time: 61-for-159 (38.4%). OPPONENTS - Season: 6-for-15 (40.0%). All-Time: 52-for-159 (32.7%). Duchene Season: 0-for-1 (0.0%). Career: 0-for-1 (0.0%). Foote Season: no attempts. Career: 0-for-1 (0.0%) Hejduk Season: 2-for-3 (66.7%). Career: 14-for-36 (38.9%) with 6 GDG. Hendricks Season: 0-for-1 (0.0%). Career: 0-for-1 (0.0%). Hensick Season: no attempts. Career: 0-for-3 (0.0%).