Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Game Notes

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1 Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Game Notes Fri, Apr 8, 04 Round Game Tampa Bay Lightning 0 - Montréal Canadiens - 0 Team Game: Home Game: Team Game: Road Game: # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Ben Bishop Kristers Gudlevskis Anders Lindback # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Eric Brewer (A) D Keith Aulie D Sami Salo D Radko Gudas D Mark Barberio C Tyler Johnson 0 0 C Tom Pyatt L Ryan Malone R Teddy Purcell C Alex Killorn 0 8 L Ondrej Palat R B.J. Crombeen D Michael Kostka R J.T. Brown R Ryan Callahan D Matthew Carle (A) R Cody Kunyk C Nate Thompson (A) C Valtteri Filppula C Cedric Paquette D Andrej Sustr R Richard Panik D Victor Hedman R Nikita Kucherov C Steven Stamkos (C) 0 0 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Peter Budaj Carey Price # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 6 D Douglas Murray L Brandon Prust R Brendan Gallagher C Tomas Plekanec R George Parros R Rene Bourque L Thomas Vanek 0 0 R Brian Gionta (C) 0 R Dale Weise D Jarred Tinordi D Josh Gorges (A) L Travis Moen D Mike Weaver C Daniel Briere 0 49 L Michael Bournival C David Desharnais C Ryan White D Francis Bouillon L Max Pacioretty D Alexei Emelin 0-76 D P.K. Subban D Andrei Markov (A) C Lars Eller 0 Vice President, General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Associate / Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Steve Yzerman Julien BriseBois, Pat Verbeek Jon Cooper Rick Bowness / Steve Thomas George Gwozdecky Frantz Jean VP exéc. & Dir. gén. / Exec. VP & GM Directeurs gén. adj. / Assistant GMs Entraîneur-chef / Head Coach Entr. adjoints / Assistant Coaches Entr. des gardiens / Goal. Coach Marc Bergevin Larry Carrière, Rick Dudley Michel Therrien C. Jodoin, G. Gallant, J.-J. Daigneault Stéphane Waite Tonight's Officials Referees Tim Peel (0), Chris Rooney (5), Gord Dwyer (9) Ntl. Anthem Molly Smith (O Canada), Sonya Bryson (National Anthem) Linesmen Scott Driscoll (68), Mark Shewchyk (9) Video Judge Ron Greenberg Today's Schedule TBL : 7:00 ANA : 7:00 BOS : 7:30

2 Tampa Bay Lightning: Roster Active (8 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Eric Brewer D 6' 4" 6 Apr 7, 979 Vernon, BC, CAN 3 Keith Aulie D 6' 6" 8 Jun, 989 Rouleau, SK, CAN 6 Sami Salo D 6' 3" 5 Sep, 974 Turku, FIN 7 Radko Gudas D 6' 0" 04 Jun 5, 990 Prague, CZE 8 Mark Barberio D 6' " 85 Mar 3, 990 Montreal, QC, CAN 9 Tyler Johnson C 5' 9" 8 Jul 9, 990 Spokane, WA, USA Tom Pyatt C 5' " 88 Feb 4, 987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Ryan Malone L 6' 4" 4 Dec, 979 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 6 Teddy Purcell R 6' 3" 03 Sep 8, 985 St. John's, NL, CAN 7 Alex Killorn C 6' " 05 Sep 4, 989 Halifax, NS, CAN 8 Ondrej Palat L 6' 0" 80 Mar 8, 99 Frydek-Mistek, CZE 9 B.J. Crombeen R 6' " 09 Jul 0, 985 Denver, CO, USA Michael Kostka D 6' " 0 Nov 8, 985 Etobicoke, ON, CAN 3 J.T. Brown R 5' 0" 70 Jul, 990 Burnsville, MN, USA 4 Ryan Callahan R 5' " 90 Mar, 985 Rochester, NY, USA 5 Matthew Carle D 6' 0" 05 Sep 5, 984 Anchorage, AK, USA 8 Cody Kunyk R 5' " 95 May 0, 990 SHERWOOD PARK, AB, CAN 30 Ben Bishop G 6' 7" 4 Nov, 986 Denver, CO, USA 37 Kristers Gudlevskis G 6' 4" 90 Jul 3, 99 Aizkraukle, LVA 39 Anders Lindback G 6' 6" 0 May 3, 988 Gävle, SWE 44 Nate Thompson C 6' 0" Oct 5, 984 Anchorage, AK, USA 5 Valtteri Filppula C 6' 0" 95 Mar 0, 984 Vantaa, FIN 54 Cedric Paquette C 6' " 98 Aug 3, 993 Gaspe, QC, CAN 6 Andrej Sustr D 6' 8" 5 Nov 9, 990 Plzen, CZE 7 Richard Panik R 6' " 08 Feb 7, 99 Martin, SVK 77 Victor Hedman D 6' 6" 33 Dec 8, 990 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 86 Nikita Kucherov R 5' " 7 Jun 7, 993 Moscow, RUS 9 Steven Stamkos C 6' 0" 90 Feb 7, 990 Markham, ON, CAN 8 Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 6.5 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 5 Mattias Ohlund D 6' 4" 33 Sep 9, 976 Pitea, SWE 5 Brian Lee D 6' 3" 00 Mar 6, 987 Moorhead, MN, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Montréal Canadiens: Roster Active (5 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 6 Douglas Murray D 6' 3" 40 Mar, 980 Bromma, SWE 8 Brandon Prust L 6' 0" 94 Mar 6, 984 London, ON, CAN Brendan Gallagher R 5' 9" 80 May 6, 99 Edmonton, AB, CAN 4 Tomas Plekanec C 5' " 96 Oct 3, 98 Kladno, CZE 5 George Parros R 6' 5" 4 Dec 9, 979 Washington, PA, USA 7 Rene Bourque R 6' " 7 Dec 0, 98 Lac La Biche, AB, CAN 0 Thomas Vanek L 6' 0" 7 Jan 9, 984 Vienna, AUT Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 76 Jan 8, 979 Rochester, NY, USA Dale Weise R 6' " 0 Aug 5, 988 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 4 Jarred Tinordi D 6' 6" 7 Feb 0, 99 Burnsville, MN, USA 6 Josh Gorges D 6' " 0 Aug 4, 984 Kelowna, BC, CAN 30 Peter Budaj G 6' " 9 Sep 8, 98 Banská Bystrica, SVK 3 Carey Price G 6' 3" Aug 6, 987 Anahim Lake, BC, CAN 3 Travis Moen L 6' " 0 Apr 6, 98 Stewart Valley, SK, CAN 43 Mike Weaver D 5' 0" 83 May, 978 Bramalea, ON, CAN 48 Daniel Briere C 5' 9" 74 Oct 6, 977 Gatineau, QC, CAN 49 Michael Bournival L 5' " 96 May 3, 99 Shawinigan, QC, CAN 5 David Desharnais C 5' 7" 70 Sep 4, 986 Laurier-Station, QC, CAN 53 Ryan White C 6' 0" 0 Mar 7, 988 Brandon, MB, CAN 55 Francis Bouillon D 5' 8" 94 Oct 7, 975 New York City, NY, USA 67 Max Pacioretty L 6' " 7 Nov 0, 988 New Canaan, CT, USA 74 Alexei Emelin D 6' " 4 Apr 5, 986 Togliatti, RUS 76 P.K. Subban D 6' 0" 7 May 3, 989 Toronto, ON, CAN 79 Andrei Markov D 6' 0" 0 Dec 0, 978 Voskresensk, RUS 8 Lars Eller C 6' " 5 May 8, 989 Rodovre, DNK 5 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 03 Age: 9.7 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 7 Alex Galchenyuk C 6' " 03 Feb, 994 Milwaukee, WI, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Tampa Bay Lightning: Playoff Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Steven Stamkos : C 7 Alex Killorn : R 86 Nikita Kucherov : R 3 J.T. Brown :5 0.0 C 9 Tyler Johnson : C 54 Cedric Paquette : D Michael Kostka : R 6 Teddy Purcell : D Eric Brewer : C 5 Valtteri Filppula : L 8 Ondrej Palat : D 7 Radko Gudas : R 7 Richard Panik : D 77 Victor Hedman : D 5 Matthew Carle : C 44 Nate Thompson : R 4 Ryan Callahan : D 6 Sami Salo :4 0.0 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 39 Anders Lindback Montréal Canadiens: Playoff Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R Brian Gionta : C 8 Lars Eller : D 74 Alexei Emelin : R Dale Weise : C 4 Tomas Plekanec : L 0 Thomas Vanek : C 5 David Desharnais : C 48 Daniel Briere : R Brendan Gallagher : D 6 Josh Gorges : D 43 Mike Weaver : L 49 Michael Bournival : D 55 Francis Bouillon : D 79 Andrei Markov : L 67 Max Pacioretty : D 76 P.K. Subban : R 7 Rene Bourque : L 8 Brandon Prust : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 3 Carey Price

4 Montréal Tampa Bay Lightning Team Records Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Last game: Wednesday AT TAMPA BAY (5-4 W) Wednesday VS MONTREAL (5-4 L) Next game: Sunday VS TAMPA BAY Sunday AT MONTREAL Overall record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost Home record/streak: / Lost / Lost Road record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost 0 -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 - Playoffs: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: Month by Month Record Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Montréal Tampa Bay Lightning Situations Goals by Period 3 OT T Avg Montréal Canadiens: 5 ( 5.0 avg.) Opponents: 0 4 ( 4.0 avg.) Tampa Bay Lightning: 0 4 ( 4.0 avg.) Opponents: 5 ( 5.0 avg.) Shots by Period 3 OT T Avg Montréal Canadiens: (44.0 avg.) Opponents: (5.0 avg.) Tampa Bay Lightning: (5.0 avg.) Opponents: (44.0 avg.) Power Play Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-9th NHL) (T-9th NHL) Home: (T-5th NHL) Road: (T-5th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-3th NHL) Penalty Killing Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-st NHL) (T-st NHL) Home: (T-st NHL) Road: (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-3rd NHL) Penalties Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (T-nd NHL) (T-nd NHL) Goal Situations Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Montréal Tampa Bay Lightning Situations Individual Leaders Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Points: B. GIONTA (),L. ELLER (),A. EMELIN () S. STAMKOS (),A. KILLORN (),N. KUCHEROV () Goals: B. GIONTA (),T. PLEKANEC (),T. VANEK () S. STAMKOS (),A. KILLORN (),N. KUCHEROV () Assists: A. EMELIN (),D. BRIERE (),B. GIONTA () A. KILLORN (),M. KOSTKA (),T. JOHNSON () PP Goals: SH Goals: B. GIONTA () GW Goals: D. WEISE () 3+ Goals: PIM: D. BRIERE (),A. EMELIN (),P. SUBBAN () A. KILLORN (),R. PANIK (),C. PAQUETTE () Shots: T. VANEK (7),D. DESHARNAIS (6),D. BRIERE (4) S. STAMKOS (5),A. KILLORN (3),E. BREWER () +/-: F. BOUILLON (+),M. WEAVER (+),D. BRIERE (+) S. STAMKOS (+),T. JOHNSON (+),R. GUDAS (+) Power Play Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Player G A P Player G A P Short Handed Montréal Canadiens Player G A P Brian Gionta 0 Mike Weaver 0 Lars Eller 0 Tampa Bay Lightning Player G A P

7 Montréal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning (0-) Season Series Tampa Bay Lightning Canadiens Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Apr 6, ,04 Carey Price / Anders Lindback Dale Weise Canadiens Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Brian Gionta Lars Eller Alexei Yemelin Dale Weise Tomas Plekanec Thomas Vanek Danny Briere David Desharnais Mike Weaver Josh Gorges Brendan Gallagher Brandon Prust Rene Bourque Francis Bouillon P.K. Subban Max Pacioretty Andrei Markov Michael Bournival Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Carey Price Power play 0 - (0%) Penalty Killing - (00%) Lightning Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Steven Stamkos Alexander Killorn Nikita Kucherov Michael Kostka Tyler Johnson J.T. Brown Cedric Paquette Sami Salo Victor Hedman Eric Brewer Richard Panik Valtteri Filppula Radko Gudas Matt Carle Ondrej Palat Nate Thompson Ryan Callahan Teddy Purcell Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Anders Lindback Power play 0 - (0%) Penalty Killing - (00%)

8 Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes FIRST ROUND - GAME Wednesday, April 6 - Tampa Bay 4 vs. Montreal 5 OT Dale Weise scored the game-winning goal late in overtime to give the Canadiens a 5-4 victory at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Wednesday night...steven Stamkos recorded a pair of goals in the game and Alex Killorn also notched a multi-point contest (one goal, one assist)...killorn's goal tied the game at 3-3 at the 3:7 mark of the third period, forcing extra time...both teams fired nine shots in overtime, but Weise's shot with :5 remaining in extra time lifted Montreal to a Game victory...the Lightning were out-shot 35-6 through the first three periods. SOG: TBL (5), MTL (44) PP: TBL (0-), MTL (0-) TONIGHT'S MATCHUP The Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens for Game of their best-of-seven matchup tonight at the Times Forum...Four of the five matchups between the Canadiens and Lightning this season have been decided in extra time, with both clubs winning twice...the Lightning went -for- on the penalty kill on Wednesday night and are now 6-for-6 this season against the Canadiens in that category...nate Thompson and Tyler Johnson both capitalized on Montreal power-play opportunies in the regular season, with each player registering a shorthanded goal...the two teams have combined for three shorthanded goals during the season series (regular and post-season), while they've only scored two goals on the man-advantage (both Lightning goals). TONIGHT'S STORYLINES The Lightning own an all-time record of 7-5 in Game 's, winning five of their past six such games...tampa Bay had eight skaters make their Stanley Cup playoff debuts in Game on Wednesday night...six Lightning players recorded their first career playoff points, including Nikita Kucherov who scored for the Lightning in the first period on Wednesday...Kucherov has now scored a goal in his first career regular season and playoff game...the Lightning's overtime loss on Wednesday night dropped their all-time playoff OT record to The Bolts own an all-time playoff record of 37-33, including a mark of 7-7 on home ice...the Lightning have gone 8--4 at the Times Forum over their last 4 home games (including the playoffs). TURN BACK THE CLOCK This is the second time the Lightning have faced the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs...in 004 the Lightning swept the Canadiens in four games and eventually went on to win the Stanley Cup...The Lightning shutout the Canadiens in Game at the Times Forum in a 4-0 victory...brad Richards recorded a pair of game-winning goals in Montreal in games 3 and 4 to seal the series victory for the Lightning. STAMMER TIME Steven Stamkos notched a pair of goals in Game against the Canadiens and was the game's second star...stamkos ranks tied ( Stastny) for first for playoff goals with two...the Lightning captain has now posted five points (three goals, two assists) over his past four postseason games dating back to 0...His two-goal performance was his fourth career playoff multi-point game and second multi-goal contest...he finished the 03-4 season with 5 goals and 40 points in 37 games played...since the beginning of the season, no player in the NHL has scored more goals than Stamkos' 0...Alex Ovechkin is the next closest player at 03. KILLER TIME Alex Killorn recorded a goal and set-up Steven Stamkos' third period, game-tying goal in his Stanley Cup playoffs debut on Wednesday evening...killorn skated in : time on ice in his first NHL playoff game, ranking fifth among Lightning forwards...he has now posted four points (two goals, two assists) over his last three games against the Canadiens (regular season and playoffs)... Killorn was one of three Lightning players to appear in all 8 games during the regular season (Johnson & Carle). COOPER'S TOWN Lightning head coach Jon Cooper put up some very impressive numbers in his first full season behind the Lightning bench...since taking full reigns of the team that finished in 8th place in 0-3, Cooper guided the Lightning to a second place finish in the Atlantic Division in The Lightning went 0--9 this season in one-goal games after ranking last in the NHL with a 5--4 record a season ago in that same category...he guided the Bolts to road wins this season, a feat the franchise has only reached three other times...tampa Bay also finished as one of the top teams (seventh) in the league this season with a 5-on-5 goals for/against ratio at.6. JOHNNY BE GOOD Tyler Johnson recorded an assist in his Stanley Cup playoffs debut in Game against Montreal...He set a new Lightning rookie record for most goals in a season with 4, surpassing Steven Stamkos' mark of 3 in Johnson finished the season ranked third among NHL rookies for points and was tied for first for goals with Nathan MacKinnon...He ranked tied for first in the NHL for shorthanded goals with five (Brad Marchand)...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Johnson is only the second rookie in NHL history to record five power-play and five shorthanded goals in a season (Dennis Maruk ).

9 PUTTING UP PALAT OF POINTS Ondrej Palat made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut on Wednesday but left the game with an upper body injury...he was named NHL Rookie of the Month for both January and March...He led all rookies for scoring since Jan., 04 with 44 points (7 goals, 7 assists)...palat ranked second among NHL rookies for assists with 36 and was second for points with 59...He represented Team Czech Republic at the 04 Winter Olympics, skating in four games...he recorded an eight-game point streak from Dec. 3-Jan. 9 this season, setting a Lightning franchise rookie record...palat (+3) became just the third Lightning player to ever record a season with a plus/minus rating of 30 or better (St. Louis +35 and Modin +3, both in ). HIT 'EM UP The Lightning landed a season-best 40 hits in Game against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night...radko Gudas landed a team-best nine hits and the Bolts had nine players record multi-hit games...gudas ranked tied for third with David Backes for the most hits in the NHL this season with 73...Gudas posted two, 0-hit games during the regular season. FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH The Lightning had eight players skate in their first Stanley Cup playoff games on Wednesday night...the Bolts ranked first in the NHL in 03-4 for points by rookies with 0...No other team in the NHL recorded 00 points combined by their rookies...the Bolts had 7 goals by rookies this season, ranking first in the NHL in that category (Florida second with 40 goals)...tampa Bay had eight rookies skate in at least 4 games, with the next closest teams only having three rookies reach the 4-game plateau. NOTEWORTHY Anders Lindback became the ninth goalie in Lightning history to appear in a postseason game for the club...lindback made 39 saves in a losing effort in Game against Montreal...Steven Stamkos' two-goal performance moved him into a tie for eighth place (Ruslan Fedotenko) on the Lightning's all-time playoff scoring list with 5 points...valtteri Filppula skated in his 06 career playoff game on Wednesday night and went 8-for-7 (67%) in the faceoff circle...nate Thompson went a team-best 70% (4-for-0) in the faceoff dot for the Bolts. INJURIES 03-4 Playoff Man Games Lost: Current Injuries: Ben Bishop (Upper Body - Out) Game Ondrej Palat (Upper Body) MILESTONES Matt Carle skated in his 600th career NHL game on Apr. vs. CBJ...Teddy Purcell skated in his 400th career NHL game on Apr. 0 vs. PHI INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals, Game: 4 (St. Louis - /8 vs. SJS) Most Assists, Game: 3 (Multiple Players, Last: Hedman - /3 vs. OTT) Most Points, Game: 4 (Multiple Players, Last, St. Louis- /8 vs. SJS) Most Goals, Period: 3 (St. Louis: /8 vs. SJS- st PER) Most Assists, Period: (Multiple Players: Last - Hedman on 4/8 vs. TOR - nd PER) Most Points, Period: 3 (Multiple Times, Last: St. Louis on /8 vs. SJS - st PER) Most SOG, Game: 9 (Stamkos - / at CAR) Most PIM, Game: (Gudas - 0/7 at FLA) Most TOI, Game: 9:4 (Carle - 0/7 at FLA) Best +/-, Game: +6 (Carle - / at PHI) Most PPGs, Game: (St. Louis - /8 vs. SJS) Most Consecutive Games With A Goal: 6 (Stamkos - 0/7 at FLA - Nov. 9 at DET) Most Consecutive Games With An Assist: 7 (Carle - / at VAN - /3 at CBJ) Most Consecutive Games With A Point: (Filppula, 3/8 vs. BOS - 3/30 at DET) 03-4 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored, Period: 4 (/ at PHI) Most Goals Scored, Game: 7 (0/0 vs. FLA) Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4 (3/ at COL - 3rd PER) Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6 (/6 at PHX) Most PPGs For, Game: (Multiple Times - Last: 4/ vs. MTL) Most PPGs Against, Game: 3 (Multiple Times, Last: 3/ at PIT) Most PPs For, Game: 9 (4/ vs. MTL) Most PPs Against, Game: 6 (Multiple Times, Last: 3/ at PIT) Most SOG, Game: 50 (/ vs. CAR)

10 Most SOG, Period: 9 (/ vs. CAR - st PER) Fewest SOG, Game: 6 (Multiple Times, Last: /7 at NSH) Fewest SOG, Period: 0 (0/5 at CHI, st PER) Most SOG Allowed, Game: 5 (/9 at CAR - Bishop) Most SOG Allowed, Period: (3/9 at TOR - 3rd PER) Fewest SOG Allowed, Game: 4 (/7 at WPG) Fewest SOG Allowed, Period: (Multiple Times: Last - /7 at WPG - st PER) Most Blk/S, Game: 8 (/9 at CAR) Fewest Blk/S, Game: 5 (Multiple Times, Last: /3 at FLA) Most Lightning PIM, Game: 33 (/7 at WPG) Fewest Lightning PIM, Game: (Multiple Times, Last: 4/3 at WSH) Largest Margin Of Victory: 5 (Multiple Times, Last: /3 at FLA) Largest Margin Of Defeat: 5 (0/9 vs. BOS)

11 Tampa Bay Lightning: 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. 04/6/04 Montréal Canadiens L* ,9,7, / /8/04 Montréal Canadiens 3 Montréal Canadiens 4 Montréal Canadiens 5 04/4/04 Montréal Canadiens 6 Montréal Canadiens 7 04/9/04 Montréal Canadiens

12 Tampa Bay Lightning: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

13 Tampa Bay Lightning: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Jon Cooper Cooper was named the franchise's eighth head coach on March 6, 03. Cooper joined the Lightning after having spent the previous three seasons behind the bench of Tampa Bay's top minor league affiliates, the Norfolk Admirals from 00- and the 0-3 season with the Syracuse Crunch, compiling a record of (.66) in AHL games. Cooper made his NHL head coaching debut with the Lightning on March 9, 03 in a 5-4 shootout victory against the New Jersey Devils at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. He guided the Lightning to a record of over their final 6 games of the 0-3 season after replacing Guy Boucher. In the summer of 03, Cooper served as a coaching assistant at USA Hockey's National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, NY. #30: Ben Bishop (G) 6' 7", 4 lbs. / Nov, 986 (7 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by St. Louis in the third round, 85th overall, at the 005 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Ottawa in exchange for Cory Conacher on April 3, 03 5th NHL / nd TBL Season Last Win: APR, 04 vs MONTREAL (3) Last SO: MAR 5, 04 vs NEW JERSEY () Playoff Highs: Shots Saves Missed Game versus Montreal with an upper body injury GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Ranked fourth in the NHL for victories with 37 - Ranked in the Top-0 in the NHL for both goals-against average and save percentage - Missed the final three games of the regular season with an upper body injury - Won his 37th game of the season, making 5 saves on 6 shots, on Apr. vs. MTL - Set a new Lightning franchise record for wins in a season with 3 on Mar. 5 vs. NJD - Recorded a Lightning franchise-best 48 saves, earning second star honors on Jan. 9 at CAR - Posted a 3-0- record against Montreal during the regular season to go along with a.94 goals-against average and.96 save percentage #37: Kristers Gudlevskis (G) 6' 4", 90 lbs. / Jul 3, 99 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected in the fifth round, 4th overall, at the 03 NHL Draft st NHL / st TBL Season Last Win: APR, 04 vs COLUMBUS Last SO: Playoff Highs: Shots Saves Made his NHL debut and was the game's first star, making 36 saves on Apr. vs. CBJ - Recalled by the Lightning on Apr. 9 - Appeared in two games with Team Latvia at the 04 Winter Olympics, posting a.99 save percentage - Played in 34 games for Syracuse, posting a record of 8--4 with a.68 GAA and.90 save % - Ranked tied for second in the AHL for shutouts with five at time of his call-up to Tampa Bay GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp

14 #39: Anders Lindback (G) 6' 6", 0 lbs. / May 3, 988 (5 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the seventh round, 07th overall, at the 008 NHL Draft Acquired: By Tampa Bay in a trade from Nashville, along with forward Kyle Wilson and the Predators' 7th round selection in the 0 NHL Draft for Sebastien Caron, Minnesota's nd round selection (previously acquired) in the 0 Draft, Philadelphia's nd round selection (previously acquired) in the 0 Draft and Tampa Bay's 3rd round selection in the 03 NHL Draft on June 5, 0 4th NHL / nd TBL Season Last Win: APR 3, WASHINGTON Last SO: APR 3, WASHINGTON GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Playoff Highs: Shots Saves /6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Made his first Stanley Cup playoff start, turning aside 39 saves in Game versus Montreal - Was named the NHL's First Star of the Week for period ending Apr. 3 - Recorded his first shutout of the season on Apr. 3 at WSH, making 8 saves - Named the game's first star in each of his past three outings, recording a 0.67 GAA and.975 save percentage during that stretch - Started in the Lightning's season opener on Oct. 3 at BOS - Has appeared in 3 minutes of playoff action in a relief effort for Pekka Rinne in the 0 playoffs while with Nashville #: Eric Brewer (D) 6' 4", 6 lbs. / Apr 7, 979 (35 years) Drafted: Selected by the NY Islanders in the first round, fifth overall, at the 997 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis in exchange for Brock Beukeboom and a thirdround draft pick at the 0 NHL Entry Draft on February 8, 0. 5th NHL / 4th TBL Season Last Goal: APR, 04 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: MAR 7, 04 vs NY ISLANDERS (9) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :37 4-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Skated in 8:37 TOI and recorded four hits and three blocked shots in Game against Montreal - Recorded three goals and a +5 rating over his final three games of the regular season - Ranked third on the Lightning for hits with 39 - Registered his third career two-goal game on Apr. vs. CBJ - Notched an assist in three games against Montreal during the regular season

15 #3: Keith Aulie (D) 6' 6", 8 lbs. / Jun, 989 (4 years and 0 months) Drafted: Selected by Calgary in the fourth round, 6th overall, at the 007 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Toronto in exchange for Ashton Carter on Feb. 7, 0 4th NHL / 3rd TBL Season Last Goal: APR 4, CAROLINA (7) Last Assist: MAR 0, 04 vs PHOENIX () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Was a healthy scratch for Game versus Montreal - Skated in 5 games during the regular season, posting one assist - Recorded first point (assist) of the season on March 0 vs. PHX - Missed games with a broken hand (Dec. 7-Jan. 8) - Missed seven games with an upper body injury (Nov. -5) #5: Mattias Ohlund (D) (*Injured) 6' 4", 33 lbs. / Sep 9, 976 (37 years and 7 months) (OH-luhnd, mat-tee-uhs) Drafted: Selected by Vancouver in the first round, 3th overall, at the 994 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 009 6th NHL / 5th TBL Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Missed all 8 games this season due to knee surgery #6: Sami Salo (D) 6' 3", 5 lbs. / Sep, 974 (39 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by the Ottawa Senators in the ninth round, 39th overall, at the 996 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 6, 0 5th NHL / 3rd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 30, DETROIT (5) Last Assist: MAR 0, OTTAWA (0) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Skated in 8:4 TOI in Game versus Montreal - Ranked first on the Lightning defense for plus/minus (+) - Won a Bronze Medal with Team Finland at the 04 Winter Olympics - Skated in six Olympic games with Finland, posting an assist and a + rating - Has skated in 00 career NHL playoff games, recording goals and 3 points - Reached the Stanley Cup Final with Vancouver in 0

16 #7: Radko Gudas (D) 6' 0", 04 lbs. / Jun 5, 990 (3 years and 0 months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the third round, 66th overall, at the 00 NHL Draft nd NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 9, TORONTO (3) Last Assist: APR 8, 04 vs TORONTO (3) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut, recording a game-high nine hits, in Game versus Montreal - Ranks tied for first in the league with nine postseason hits (nine) - Ranked third (tie-backes) in the NHL for hits with 73 and sixth for penalty minutes (5) - Registered two 0-hit games during the regular season - Appeared in three games for the Czech Republic at the Winter Olympics, recording four penalty minutes - Appeared in four games against Montreal this season, posting a season series high 6 penalty minutes #8: Mark Barberio (D) 6' ", 85 lbs. / Mar 3, 990 (4 years) Drafted: Selected by the Lightning in the sixth round, 5nd overall, in the 008 NHL Entry Draft nd NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 8, 04 vs BOSTON (3) Last Assist: JAN 8, 04 vs SAN JOSE (8) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Was a healthy scratch for Game versus Montreal - Ranked fourth (tied - DeKeyser) among rookie defensemen in the NHL with a +0 rating - Became the second Lightning player in franchise history on Jan. 9 at CAR to score his first two goals in the same game (Stamkos - Oct. 30, 008 vs. BUF) - Recorded a plus or even rating in 40 of his 49 games this season - Recorded his first career NHL point (assist) on Nov. vs. STL - Skated in three games versus the Canadiens this season, posting a + rating #9: Tyler Johnson (C) 5' 9", 8 lbs. / Jul 9, 990 (3 years and 8 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as free agent on March 7, 0 nd NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: APR 0, 04 vs PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: APR 0, 04 vs PHILADELPHIA () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :4 + 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut, notching an assist, in Game versus Montreal - Leads all rookies for average TOI in the postseason (4:4) - Ranked third among all NHL rookies for points and was tied for first (MacKinnon) for goals with 4 - Ranked first among all rookie forwards for TOI (8:47) and face-offs taken (,75) - Set a new Lightning rookie record for goals in a season (4) on Apr. 0 vs. PHI, passing Steven Stamkos' 3 in Ranked first (tie-marchand) in the NHL for shorthanded goals with five - Became the third Lightning rookie to record a 0-goal season - Recorded a goal and an assist against Montreal in four games

17 #: Tom Pyatt (C) 5' ", 88 lbs. / Feb 4, 987 (7 years and months) Drafted: Selected by NY Rangers in the fourth round, 07th overall, at the 005 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 6, 0 5th NHL / 3rd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 7, 04 vs VANCOUVER (7) Last Assist: MAR 8, 04 vs BOSTON () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Was a healthy scratch for Game versus Montreal - Went 9-for-93 (5.3%) in the face-off circle during the regular season - Missed 3 games with a broken collar bone from Oct. 0-Dec. 9 - Has skated in 5 career NHL playoff games, all with Montreal - Set playoff highs for games played (8), goals (), assists () and points (4) during the 00 playoffs with Montreal #: Ryan Malone (L) 6' 4", 4 lbs. / Dec, 979 (34 years and 4 months) (MA-lohn, RIGH-uhn) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the fourth round, 5th overall, at the 999 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From PIT with Gary Roberts in exchange for a third-round pick in the 009 NHL Entry Draft on June 8, th NHL / 6th TBL Season Last Goal: JAN, PHILADELPHIA (8) Last Assist: APR 5, 04 vs DALLAS Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Ranked third on the Lightning for penalty minutes with 67 - Scored twice and recorded six penalty minutes on Jan. at PHI - Missed 5 games from Nov. 7 to Dec. 9 with a lower body injury - Has skated in 43 career NHL playoff games, including 8 with the Lightning in 0 - Reached the Stanley Cup Final in 008 with the Penguins #5: Brian Lee (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 00 lbs. / Mar 6, 987 (7 years) Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the first round, ninth overall, at the 005 NHL Draft Acquired: From Ottawa on February 6, 0 in exchange for Matt Gilroy 7th NHL / 3rd TBL Season Last Goal: FEB 0, NY ISLANDERS (44) Last Assist: APR 7, WINNIPEG () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Missed all 8 games with knee surgery #6: Teddy Purcell (R) 6' 3", 03 lbs. / Sep 8, 985 (8 years and 7 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: From LAK along with a third round pick in the 00 Entry Draft in exchange for Jeff Halpern on March 3, 00. 7th NHL / 5th TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 0, OTTAWA () Last Assist: MAR 9, BUFFALO (7) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :46-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Skated in 7:46 TOI in Game versus Montreal - Ranked first (tie-filppula) on the club with 4 power-play assists - Ranked fifth on the Lightning with 30 assists and was second (tie-johnson) on the club with four game-winning goals - Recorded a five-game assist streak (seven assists) from Dec. 9 vs. NYR to Jan. 7 at WPG - Has skated in 8 career NHL postseason games, all with Tampa Bay in 0 - Ranks seventh on the Lightning's all-time playoff scoring list with 7 points

18 #7: Alex Killorn (C) 6' ", 05 lbs. / Sep 4, 989 (4 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by the Lightning in the 3rd Rd, 77th overall, at the 007 NHL Entry Draft nd NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: APR, 04 vs MONTREAL (6) Last Assist: APR, 04 vs COLUMBUS () Playoffs -- 0 Career Playoffs -- 0 Season Career Career vs. Opp : 3-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut, recording a goal and an assist, in Game versus Montreal - Scored the game-tying goal in the third period on Apr. 6 vs. MTL - One of three Lightning players to skate in all 8 games during the regular season - Ranked sixth on the Lightning for goals with 7 - Posted a goal and an assist in four games against Montreal this season #8: Ondrej Palat (L) 6' 0", 80 lbs. / Mar 8, 99 (3 years) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the seventh round, 08th overall, at the 0 NHL Draft nd NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: APR, 04 vs COLUMBUS Last Assist: APR 0, 04 vs PHILADELPHIA () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut but left the game in the second period with an upper body injury in Game versus Montreal - Finished the 03-4 season on a six-game point streak (four goals, four assists) - Ranked second among NHL rookies for assists with 36 and second for points with 59 - Named NHL Rookie of the Month for March and January - Skated in four games with the Czech Republic at the 04 Winter Oympics, recording one shot on goal - Registered a Lightning rookie franchise record eight-game point streak (four goals, six assists) from Dec. 3 through Jan. 9 - Ranked second among rookie forwards for average TOI per game (8:0) and first for plus/minus (+3) - Notched three assists in four games against Montreal in the regular season

19 #9: B.J. Crombeen (R) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Jul 0, 985 (8 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Dallas in the second round, 54th overall, at the 003 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis on July 0, 0 along with a 04 fifth round draft pick in exchange for Tampa Bay's 03 and 04 fourth round picks 7th NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 5, 04 vs NEW JERSEY (7) Last Assist: JAN 8, TORONTO (5) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Was a healthy scratch for Game versus Montreal - Ranked second on the Lightning for penalty minutes with 79 - Scored his third goal of the season, the game-winner, on March 5 vs. NJD - Posted an assist in three games versus the Canadiens during the regular season #: Michael Kostka (D) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Nov 8, 985 (8 years and 4 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Claimed off waivers from Chicago by Tampa Bay on Feb. 3, 04 3rd NHL / st TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 5, 04 vs NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: APR, 04 vs COLUMBUS () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Recorded his first career playoff point (assist) in Game versus Montreal - Recorded three assists and a +3 rating over the Lightning's final three regular season games - Missed three games with a concussion from Apr Claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay on Feb. 3 - Made his NHL playoffs debut last season while with the Toronto Maple Leafs #3: J.T. Brown (R) 5' 0", 70 lbs. / Jul, 990 (3 years and 9 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 8, 0 nd NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: DEC 3, FLORIDA (43) Last Assist: APR, 04 vs MONTREAL (6) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Made his Stanley Cup playoff debut, recording an assist and 5:5 TOI, in Game versus Montreal - Set career-highs this season for games played, goals, assists and points - Recorded his first career two-goal game on Dec. 3 at FLA - Scored first career NHL goal on Nov. 6 at PHX (Smith) - Played in 3 games for Syracuse, collecting four goals and six assists

20 #4: Ryan Callahan (R) 5' ", 90 lbs. / Mar, 985 (9 years) Drafted: Selected by the NY Rangers in the fourth round, 7th overall, at the 004 NHL Draft Acquired: In exchange for Martin St. Louis on March 4, 04 8th NHL / st TBL Season Last Goal: APR, 04 vs MONTREAL (6) Last Assist: APR 3, 04 vs CALGARY (5) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Recorded three hits and skated in 4:5 TOI in Game versus Montreal - Recorded a pair of goals and was the game's first star on Mar. 7 vs. NYI - Notched a point in 0 of his 0 games as a Bolt - Acquired by the Lightning from the NY Rangers on March 4 - Skated in six games with Team USA at the 04 Winter Olympics, recording one assist - Set career playoff highs for games played (0), goals (6), assists (4) and points (0) during the 0 playoffs while with the Rangers - Has only missed the postseason twice in his NHL career #5: Matthew Carle (D) 6' 0", 05 lbs. / Sep 5, 984 (9 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by San Jose in the second round, 47th overall, at the 003 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 4, 0 9th NHL / 3rd TBL Season Last Goal: JAN 8, TORONTO (9) Last Assist: APR 3, 04 vs CALGARY (5) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :6-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Recorded a team-high 9:6 TOI in Game versus Montreal - Ranked second on the Lightning defense for points (3) - Ranked first on the Lightning with 6 blocked shots - Recorded a career-high, seven-game point/assist streak (nine assists) from Jan at VAN to Jan. 3 at CBJ - Set a Lightning franchise record with a +6 rating on Jan. at PHI - Ranked second on the Lightning in average TOI (:) - Set career playoff highs while with the Flyers in 00 for games played (3), assists () and points (3) - Reached the Stanley Cup Final while with the Flyers in 00 #8: Cody Kunyk (R) 5' ", 95 lbs. / May 0, 990 (3 years and 0 months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 0, 04 st NHL / st TBL Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Made his NHL debut on Apr. 3 at WSH - Signed by the Lightning on Mar. 0 - Skated in 37 games for the Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks, posting goals and 43 points - Led the Nanooks for goals, points, power-play goals (six) and shorthanded goals (two) - Named the WCHA's Player of the Year and led the WCHA for scoring in 03-4

21 #44: Nate Thompson (C) 6' 0", lbs. / Oct 5, 984 (9 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston in the sixth round, 83rd overall. at the 003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Claimed off waivers from NYI on January, 00 7th NHL / 5th TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 5, 04 vs NEW JERSEY (5) Last Assist: APR 5, 04 vs DALLAS (4) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :39 4-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Went 4-for-0 (70%) in the faceoff circle and landed four hits in Game versus Montreal - Ranked second among Lightning forwards for hits with 4 - Ranked second (tie-palat) on the club with two shorthanded goals - Scored twice, including the overtime winner on Feb. at MTL - Named a Lightning assistant captain at the beginning of the season - Ranked sixth on the Lightning for hits (3) in 8 postseason games in 0 #5: Valtteri Filppula (C) 6' 0", 95 lbs. / Mar 0, 984 (30 years) Drafted: Selected by Detroit in the third round, 95th overall, at the 00 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, 03 9th NHL / st TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 30, DETROIT (5) Last Assist: APR 0, 04 vs PHILADELPHIA Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : - - 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Went 8-for-7 (67%) in the faceoff circle in Game versus Montreal - Missed the final two games of the regular season with a lower body injury - Recorded a career-best -game point streak from Mar posting five goals and assists during that span - Set a new career-high for goals in a season with 5 - Ranked second on the Lightning for points (58) and second for power-play goals (six) - Has skated in 05 career playoff games, all with Detroit, posting 9 goals and 57 points - Has never missed the playoffs in his NHL career #54: Cedric Paquette (C) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Aug 3, 993 (0 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the fourth round, 0st overall, at the 0 NHL Draft st NHL / st TBL Season Last Goal: Last Assist: APR, 04 vs COLUMBUS () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 4-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Made his Stanley Cup playoffs debut, notching an assist, in Game versus Montreal - Recorded his first career point (assist) in his NHL debut on Apr. vs. CBJ - Recalled by the Lightning on Apr. - Skated in 70 games with the Crunch, recording 0 goals and 44 points - Led all Crunch players for goals and ranked tied for first on the team with two shorthanded tallies at time of recall

22 #6: Andrej Sustr (D) 6' 8", 5 lbs. / Nov 9, 990 (3 years and 4 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 8, 03 nd NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: APR 5, 04 vs DALLAS (4) Last Assist: DEC 9, 03 vs NASHVILLE (5) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Was a healthy scratch for Game versus Montreal - Scored his first career NHL goal on Apr. 5 vs. DAL - Recalled by the Lightning on Apr. 4 - Skated in games with the Crunch, posting a goal and three assists - Recorded his first career NHL point (assist) on Oct. 5 vs. LAK - Skated in the season opener, recording 0:03 TOI on Oct. 3 at BOS #7: Richard Panik (R) 6' ", 08 lbs. / Feb 7, 99 (3 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the second round, 5nd overall, at the 009 NHL Entry Draft nd NHL / nd TBL Season Last Goal: APR 0, 04 vs PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: APR, 04 vs COLUMBUS () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :37-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Was a healthy scratch for Game versus Montreal - Four of his nine assists during the regular season came on the power-play - Represented Team Slovakia at the 04 Winter Olympics - Appeared in four games at the Olympics for Slovakia - Skated in 3 games with Syracuse, posting three goals and points #77: Victor Hedman (D) 6' 6", 33 lbs. / Dec 8, 990 (3 years and 4 months) (HEHD-muhn, VIHK-tohr) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, nd overall, at the 009 NHL Entry Draft. 5th NHL / 5th TBL Season Last Goal: APR 8, 04 vs TORONTO (3) Last Assist: APR 0, 04 vs PHILADELPHIA () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :3-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Skated in 9:3 TOI in Game versus Montreal - Posted two goals and 0 assists over the final 3 games of the regular season - Ranks first on the Lightning defense for both goals (3) and points (55) - Ranks fifth in the NHL among defensemen for points and was ninth (tie-barrie) for goals - Ranked second in the NHL among defensemen for multi-point games with 5 (Karlsson - 8) - Has skated in 8 career playoff games, all with the Lightning in 0 - Ranked tied for first (Brewer) among Lightning defensemen for assists with six during the 0 postseason

23 #86: Nikita Kucherov (R) 5' ", 7 lbs. / Jun 7, 993 (0 years and 0 months) Drafted: Selected in the second round, 58th overall, at the 0 NHL Draft st NHL / st TBL Season Last Goal: MAR 4, 04 vs OTTAWA (0) Last Assist: MAR 30, DETROIT (7) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :57-4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Scored his first career Stanley Cup playoffs goal in the first period of Game versus Montreal - Ranked seventh (tie) among NHL rookies with three game-winning goals - Notched a four-game point streak from Jan. through Jan. 7 - Recorded a three-game goal scoring streak from Jan. through Jan. 5 - Scored his first career goal in his NHL debut, on his first shot, on Nov. 5 vs. NYR - Became the seventh player in Lightning history to record a goal in their NHL debut #9: Steven Stamkos (C) 6' 0", 90 lbs. / Feb 7, 990 (4 years and months) (STAM-kohs, STEE-vehn) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, st overall, at the 008 NHL Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th TBL Season Last Goal: APR 0, 04 vs PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: APR 0, 04 vs PHILADELPHIA () Playoffs -0-0 Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL 4/6 vs. MTL - Tallied a pair of goals in Game versus Montreal - Ranks first in the NHL playoffs for goals with two - Has recorded five points (three goals, two assists) over his past four playoff games dating back to 0 - Ranked first on the Bolts with nine power play tallies - Recorded his sixth and seventh career hat tricks this season (Oct. 0 vs. FLA & March 9 at TOR) - Named the Lightning's 0th captain in team history on Mar. 6 - Missed 45 games with a broken right tibia from Nov. -Mar. 4 - Announced to Team Canada for the 04 Winter Olympics but missed due to injury - Has skated in 8 career postseason games, all in 0 with the Lightning - Ranked third (tie) on the Lightning for goals (6) and tied for second for power-play goals (3) during the 0 playoffs