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1 Nashville Predators Game Notes Sat, Oct 4, 5 NHL Game # Nashville Predators ( pts) Pittsburgh Penguins (6 pts) Team Game: 8 Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 8 Road Game: - - (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Carter Hutton Pekka Rinne # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Anthony Bitetto - D Seth Jones D Ryan Ellis D Barret Jackman D Shea Weber L Filip Forsberg C Cody Hodgson 7 - C Mike Fisher D Mattias Ekholm R Craig Smith 7 8 R James Neal C Calle Jarnkrok 7-4 L Eric Nystrom 7 8 C Paul Gaustad 7-7 L Colin Wilson L Austin Watson 4 57 R Gabriel Bourque D Roman Josi C Mike Ribeiro D Victor Bartley - # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 9 Marc-Andre Fleury Jeff Zatkoff # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Adam Clendening 4 D Olli Maatta 7 4 D Rob Scuderi 6-7 C Matt Cullen D Brian Dumoulin 7-9 R Pascal Dupuis C Kevin Porter 6 D Ben Lovejoy 7 4 C Nick Bonino L Chris Kunitz 7 7 R Bryan Rust 4 4 R Bobby Farnham 5 8 D Ian Cole R Daniel Sprong 5 57 L David Perron 7-58 D Kris Letang L Sergei Plotnikov C Evgeni Malkin R Patric Hornqvist R Phil Kessel 7 87 C Sidney Crosby 7 - President of Hockey Ops/General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Additional Coaches David Poile Paul Fenton Peter Laviolette Phil Housley & Kevin McCarthy Ben Vanderklok (Goaltender) & Lawrence Feloney (Video) Executive VP and General Manager Associate General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach / Special Assistant to the Head Coach Jim Rutherford Jason Botterill Mike Johnston Gary Agnew, Rick Tocchet Mike Bales / Jacques Martin Tonight's Officials Referees Ghislain Hebert (), Dean Morton (6) Linesmen Brandon Gawryletz (64), Jay Sharrers (57) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem Dennis K. Morgan Today's Schedule MIN : 5: BUF : 7: COL : 7: DAL : 7: MTL : 7: NSH : 7: OTT : 7: PHI : 7: STL : 7: VAN : 7: CHI : 7: SJS : 7:

2 Nashville Predators: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Anthony Bitetto D 6' " Jul 5, 99 Island Park, NY, USA Seth Jones D 6' 4" 8 Oct, 994 Arlington, TX, USA 4 Ryan Ellis D 5' " 8 Jan, 99 Hamilton, ON, CAN 5 Barret Jackman D 6' " Mar 5, 98 Trail, BC, CAN 6 Shea Weber D 6' 4" 6 Aug 4, 985 Sicamous, BC, CAN 9 Filip Forsberg L 6' " 5 Aug, 994 Ostervala, SWE Cody Hodgson C 6' " 9 Feb 8, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN Mike Fisher C 6' " 6 Jun 5, 98 Peterborough, ON, CAN 4 Mattias Ekholm D 6' 4" 5 May 4, 99 Borlange, SWE 5 Craig Smith R 6' " 8 Sep 5, 989 Madison, WI, USA 8 James Neal R 6' " Sep, 987 Whitby, ON, CAN 9 Calle Jarnkrok C 5' " 86 Sep 5, 99 Gävle, SWE 4 Eric Nystrom L 6' " Feb 4, 98 Syosset, NY, USA 8 Paul Gaustad C 6' 5" 7 Feb, 98 Fargo, ND, USA Carter Hutton G 6' " Dec 9, 985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Colin Wilson L 6' " Oct, 989 Greenwich, CT, USA 5 Pekka Rinne G 6' 5" 7 Nov, 98 Kempele, FIN 5 Austin Watson L 6' 4" 4 Jan, 99 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 57 Gabriel Bourque R 5' " 6 Sep, 99 Rimouski, QC, CAN 59 Roman Josi D 6' " Jun, 99 Bern, CHE 6 Mike Ribeiro C 6' " 79 Feb, 98 Montreal, QC, CAN 64 Victor Bartley D 6' " 5 Feb 7, 988 Ottawa, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 6 Age: 7.9 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks COLIN WILSON ( / Games) MIKE RIBEIRO ( / Games) JAMES NEAL ( / Games) Point Streaks COLIN WILSON (--4 / Games) JAMES NEAL (5--8 / 4 Games) MIKE RIBEIRO (--4 / Games) Pittsburgh Penguins: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Adam Clendening D 6' " 9 Oct 6, 99 Niagara Falls, NY, USA Olli Maatta D 6' " 6 Aug, 994 Jyväskylä, FIN 4 Rob Scuderi D 6' " Dec, 978 Syosset, NY, USA 7 Matt Cullen C 6' " Nov, 976 Virginia, MN, USA 8 Brian Dumoulin D 6' 4" 7 Sep 6, 99 Biddeford, ME, USA 9 Pascal Dupuis R 6' " 5 Apr 7, 979 Laval, QC, CAN Kevin Porter C 5' " 9 Mar, 986 Detroit, MI, USA Ben Lovejoy D 6' " 6 Feb, 984 Concord, NH, USA Nick Bonino C 6' " 96 Apr, 988 Hartford, CT, USA 4 Chris Kunitz L 6' " 95 Sep 6, 979 Regina, SK, CAN 7 Bryan Rust R 5' " 9 May, 99 Pontiac, MI, USA 4 Bobby Farnham R 5' " 88 Jan, 989 North Andover, MA, USA 8 Ian Cole D 6' " 9 Feb, 989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 9 Marc-Andre Fleury G 6' " 8 Nov 8, 984 Sorel, QC, CAN 7 Jeff Zatkoff G 6' " 79 Jun 9, 987 Detroit, MI, USA 4 Daniel Sprong R 6' " 8 Mar 7, 997 Amsterdam, NLD 57 David Perron L 6' " May 8, 988 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 58 Kris Letang D 6' " Apr 4, 987 Montreal, QC, CAN 6 Sergei Plotnikov L 6' " Jun, 99 KOMSOMOLSK, RUS 7 Evgeni Malkin C 6' " 95 Jul, 986 Magnitogorsk, RUS 7 Patric Hornqvist R 5' " 89 Jan, 987 Sollentuna, SWE 8 Phil Kessel R 6' " Oct, 987 Madison, WI, USA 87 Sidney Crosby C 5' " Aug 7, 987 Cole Harbour, NS, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 97 Age: 8.5 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 6 Eric Fehr C 6' 4" Sep 7, 985 Winkler, MB, CAN 9 Beau Bennett R 6' " 95 Nov 7, 99 Gardena, CA, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Nashville Predators: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 8 James Neal :47. 5 L 9 Filip Forsberg : D 59 Roman Josi : L Colin Wilson : C 6 Mike Ribeiro : D 4 Ryan Ellis :58. 4 D 6 Shea Weber : D Seth Jones : R 5 Craig Smith :9. 6 D 4 Mattias Ekholm :8. 5 L 4 Eric Nystrom :4. 4 C Mike Fisher : L 5 Austin Watson 4 5. : C 9 Calle Jarnkrok 7-7. : C 8 Paul Gaustad : D Anthony Bitetto -. :7. D 5 Barret Jackman :58. C Cody Hodgson 7-5. : R 57 Gabriel Bourque :. 5 4 D 64 Victor Bartley -. :5. 5 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Carter Hutton Pekka Rinne Pittsburgh Penguins: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 7 Evgeni Malkin : D 58 Kris Letang :. R 8 Phil Kessel :9. C 87 Sidney Crosby 7-5. : D 4 Rob Scuderi :6. 8 D Olli Maatta : C Nick Bonino : R 9 Beau Bennett :9. 7 R 4 Daniel Sprong 5 9. :9. C 7 Matt Cullen : C Kevin Porter 6 7. : L 6 Sergei Plotnikov : 5. 6 R 7 Patric Hornqvist :46. 4 D Adam Clendening 4. :6. D 8 Brian Dumoulin :. 5 R 9 Pascal Dupuis 5. :4. D Ben Lovejoy :59. 7 L 4 Chris Kunitz : R 7 Bryan Rust :5. 4 R 4 Bobby Farnham 5. 6:4. D 8 Ian Cole :6. L 57 David Perron :6. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 9 Marc-Andre Fleury Jeff Zatkoff

4 Pittsburgh Nashville Predators Team Records Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators Last game: Thursday VS DALLAS (4- L) Thursday VS ANAHEIM (5- W) Next game: Wednesday AT WASHINGTON Wednesday AT SAN JOSE Overall record/streak: / Lost / Win / Undef Home record/streak: - - / Lost / Win 4 / Undef 4 Road record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Win / Undef Last 5 Games: Last 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 Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals:

5 Pittsburgh Nashville Predators Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Pittsburgh Penguins: 6 (.6 avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Nashville Predators: (. avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Pittsburgh Penguins: (.7 avg.) Opponents: (8. avg.) Nashville Predators: (9. avg.) Opponents: (9.4 avg.) Power Play Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 8. (8th NHL) 5.7 (T-th NHL) Home: 8. (nd NHL) 5.4 (8th NHL) Road: 7. (T-6th NHL). (T-7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators G Att % G Att % Overall: (5th NHL) 85.7 (th NHL) Home: (T-th NHL) (T-9th NHL) Road: (T-st NHL) 6 8. (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-4th NHL) Penalties Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (7th NHL) (9th NHL) Goal Situations Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: 5 5 on : 4 on 4: 4 on : on : on 4: on 5: 4 on 5: 4 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 5 4

6 Pittsburgh Nashville Predators Situations Individual Leaders Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators Points: E. MALKIN (5),K. LETANG (4),S. CROSBY () J. NEAL (8),F. FORSBERG (6),M. RIBEIRO (5) Goals: E. MALKIN (),P. KESSEL (),S. CROSBY () J. NEAL (5),C. SMITH (),E. NYSTROM () Assists: K. LETANG (),R. SCUDERI (),E. MALKIN () M. RIBEIRO (4),C. WILSON (4),F. FORSBERG (4) PP Goals: E. MALKIN (),S. CROSBY () J. NEAL (),C. WILSON (),R. JOSI () SH Goals: R. JOSI () GW Goals: E. MALKIN (),O. MAATTA () R. JOSI (),R. ELLIS (),C. SMITH () + Goals: PIM: E. MALKIN (6),P. HORNQVIST (6),N. BONINO (6) J. NEAL (8),B. JACKMAN (7),P. GAUSTAD (7) Shots: K. LETANG (4),P. KESSEL (4),E. MALKIN () J. NEAL (9),C. SMITH (),R. JOSI (9) +/-: O. MAATTA (+),B. RUST (+),M. CULLEN (+) C. WILSON (+5),M. RIBEIRO (+4),J. NEAL (+4) Shootout Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Filip Forsberg /. James Neal / 5. Craig Smith /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Pekka Rinne - /. Carter Hutton - /.667 Power Play Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Sidney Crosby Kris Letang Evgeni Malkin Nashville Predators Player G A P Roman Josi Ryan Ellis Seth Jones James Neal Shea Weber Filip Forsberg Craig Smith Colin Wilson Short Handed Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P No players to display Nashville Predators Player G A P Paul Gaustad Roman Josi

7 Nashville Predators: Media Notes NASHVILLE PREDATORS PRESSBOX PAGE: Visit nashvillepredators.com/pressbox for all media resources from the Nashville Predators 5-6 media guide, clips, notes and supplemental stats to postgame quotes, audio and team headshots. Password: hockey TOTAL MAN-GAMES LOST DUE TO INJURY/SUSPENSION: LAST TIME OUT: Nashville 5, Anaheim at Bridgestone Arena Five different Nashville Predators (Ryan Ellis, Colin Wilson, Eric Nystom, Mathias Ekholm, Mike Ribeiro) registered a goal to give the team a 5- win. The win was the team's fourth at home this season, giving them a perfect 4-- record at Bridgestone Arena. Five different Nashville Predators registered multiple points, including Colin Wilson (g-a) and Ryan Ellis (g-a) who each earned three points. Paul Gaustad won 67 percent of his faceoffs (4-of-), leading the Preds on the dot. Pekka Rinne stopped 7-of-8 shots, the fourth time in six starts he s allowed one goal or fewer. The win was Nashville's first home victory over Anaheim since Dec.,. Nashville went 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and -for-5 on the power play. WE'RE GOING STREAKING! The Nashville Predators played to another sellout crowd of 7, on Thursday night. It was the fourth sellout this season, 5th consecutive of the regular-season (dating back to 4-5) and 8th overall, including the 5 Stanley Cup Playoffs. During the 4-5 regular season, the Predators set a franchise record for attendance with 69,8 fans, including 7,4 on Dec., 4 against St. Louis, the single-game hockey attendance record for the building. Last season, the Arena averaged 6,854 fans in attendance (98.5 percent). RUNNING ON ICE The Nashville Predators are off to a 6-- record ( points), which is the second time in franchise history that the club has started with at least six wins in their first seven games. In 5-6, the team started with a 6-- record. Listed below are the best starts in franchise history, by point totals after seven and eight games: Best Starts In Franchise History (seven games) * by points 4 points (7--) points - none points -5-6 (6--); 4-5 (5--) points - none Best Starts In Franchise History (eight games) * by points 6 points (8--) 5 points - none 4 points -none points - none points (5--) The Predators have won their first four home games of a season for the second time in franchise history. They last accomplished that feat in 5-6, when they went 5-- in their first five games at Bridgestone Arena. NEAL BEFORE ZOD Preds forward James Neal is currently on a four-game point streak, having posted five goals, three assists and shots over that span. This is the first time Neal has posted a point streak of at least four games since Nov. 8-5, 4 when he also had points in fourstraight games (g-a). Neal's longest point streak of his career is eight games, which he accomplished from Dec. 8-7, (7g-4a).

8 A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN Nashville Predators General Manager David Poile won his,th game as an NHL general manager on Saturday, Oct. vs. Edmonton. Poile is the longest active tenured NHL GM and the third-longest in NHL history. David Poile Highlights Poile has consecutive years at the helm of a franchise (8 with Nashville, 5 with Washington) dating back to Aug., 98 when he was hired by the Washington Capitals. He is the only general manager in NHL history to be at the helm of two different clubs for, games and 5 victories, On Dec. 6, 4 against Boston, he won his,7st game as an NHL GM to pass Harry Sinden and move into second place in wins by a GM. He is second all-time in both games (,46) and wins (,) by a general manager, trailing only Glen Sather (,7 games,,9 wins). 5-6 QUICK HITS The Preds have killed off 8-of- opposition power plays (85.7 percent) in seven games and scored one shorthanded goal. The club has allowed two power-play goals on home ice this season (-for-5 on PK). The Preds have scored the game's first goal in all seven contests they've played, scoring within the first minutes of the game on three occasions. Nashville has not allowed a first-period goal this season, outscoring the opposition 6- and outshooting it 8-6 (plus-7). Pekka Rinne and Carter Hutton have combined for a.9 save percentage and a.95 goals-against average. Through the first seven games of the season, 6 different Preds have registered at least one point. Five different players have multiple goals. STORYLINES VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Nashville and Pittsburgh play on Saturday night in their first of two meetings of the season. The Predators split the season series last year, with each team losing on their home ice. Nashville is looking for their first win against Pittsburgh at Bridgestone Arena since Jan. 8, 9, when they defeated the Penguins 5-. All-time, the Preds are -8- against the Penguins. Last time Nashville and Pittsburgh met on Feb., 5, Roman Josi and Gabriel Bourque got on the board in the first minutes of the game to give the Preds a - lead. Goals by Eric Nystrom and Mike Fisher, as well as Carter Hutton's -save shutout capped the team s 4- win at Consol Energy Center. Who's Hot Versus Pittsburgh Gabriel Bourque has goals in two of his last three games against Pittsburgh (g). Mike Fisher has a two-game point streak versus the Penguins (g-a). Paul Gaustad's eight career goals vs. Pittsburgh is tied for his most against any NHL opponent (Toronto). Carter Hutton's only career appearance against Pittsburgh was a -save shutout on Feb., 5. Roman Josi had a two-point night in his last outing against Pittsburgh (g-a), including the game winner, on Feb., 5. Mike Ribeiro has points in his last games versus Pittsburgh (4g-7a). LOOKING BACK ONE LAST TIME The Nashville Predators finished the 4-5 NHL regular season with a record, which was good for 4 points and second place in the Central Division. Head Coach Peter Laviolette, who coached his first season for the Preds, led the team to a 6-point improvement in the standings over the prior season, and the club went from a minus-6 goal differential in -4 to a plus-4 in 4-5. MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

9 Mike Fisher (79) is tied with Kimmo Timonen (79) for th on the all-time goal list in franchise history. Roman Josi (4) is one goal away from surpassing Nick Spaling and Joel Ward (4) for 7th on the all-time goal list in franchise history. Roman Josi (94) is six assists away from for his NHL career. Mike Fisher (74) is one point away from tying Marek Zidlicky (75) for 5th on the all-time points in franchise history. Mike Fisher is four goals away from 5 for his career. Shea Weber is three goals away from 5 for his career. Cody Hodgson is four games away from for his career. Pekka Rinne (7) is three shutouts away from the 4th of his NHL career. Shea Weber (69) is eight games away from playing the 7th of his NHL career. Calle Jarnkrok (9) is seven games away from playing the th of his NHL career. The Nashville Predators are 5 games away from playing their,th game in franchise history (currently at,85 games played).

10 Nashville Predators: 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. /8/5 Carolina Hurricanes W p, / 74+ //5 Edmonton Oilers W , / 7+ New Jersey Devils W p,59s, / 7 4 New York Islanders L ,9, / Ottawa Senators W** p,5,8p / //5 Tampa Bay Lightning W** ,6,8, / 7+ 7 //5 Anaheim Ducks W ,4,6,4,p / 7+ 8 /4/5 Pittsburgh Penguins 9 San Jose Sharks Los Angeles Kings Anaheim Ducks Minnesota Wild /7/5 St. Louis Blues 4 //5 Ottawa Senators 5 //5 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 /4/5 Winnipeg Jets 7 /7/5 Anaheim Ducks 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 9 Minnesota Wild New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers /8/5 Buffalo Sabres 4 //5 Arizona Coyotes 5 //5 Florida Panthers 6 Detroit Red Wings 7 Boston Bruins 8 Chicago Blackhawks 9 //5 Chicago Blackhawks //5 Colorado Avalanche /5/5 Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues /9/5 Minnesota Wild 4 //5 Montréal Canadiens 5 /6/5 Detroit Red Wings 6 /8/5 New York Rangers 7 St. Louis Blues 8 Dallas Stars 9 Carolina Hurricanes 4 /5/6 Winnipeg Jets 4 Colorado Avalanche 4 Arizona Coyotes 4 Chicago Blackhawks 44 Winnipeg Jets 45 /6/6 Minnesota Wild 46 /9/6 Chicago Blackhawks 47 Winnipeg Jets 48 Edmonton Oilers 49 Vancouver Canucks 5 Calgary Flames 5 //6 St. Louis Blues 5 /4/6 Philadelphia Flyers 5 /6/6 San Jose Sharks 54 /9/6 Washington Capitals 55 Tampa Bay Lightning 56 Florida Panthers 57 /5/6 Dallas Stars 58 /8/6 Boston Bruins 59 //6 Los Angeles Kings 6 Montréal Canadiens 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Chicago Blackhawks 6 /7/6 St. Louis Blues 64 //6 Dallas Stars 65 //6 New Jersey Devils 66 Colorado Avalanche 67 Winnipeg Jets 68 Calgary Flames 69 Vancouver Canucks 7 Edmonton Oilers 7 /7/6 New York Islanders 7 Washington Capitals 7 //6 Los Angeles Kings 74 /4/6 Vancouver Canucks 75 /6/6 Columbus Blue Jackets 76 /8/6 Colorado Avalanche 77 Dallas Stars 78 Pittsburgh Penguins 79 4//6 San Jose Sharks 8 4/5/6 Colorado Avalanche 8 4/7/6 Arizona Coyotes 8 Dallas Stars

11 Nashville Predators: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. BITETTO # JONES # ELLIS # 4 JACKMAN # 5 WEBER # 6 FORSBERG # 9 HODGSON # Oct 8 Vs CAR -,/ :4 -,/ 8:6 -,/ 8:8 -,/- :7 -,/ 7:58 -,/ : Oct Vs EDM -,/ 9: -,/ :5 -,/ 5:5 -,/ :8 -,4/ 9:9 -,/ :5 NJD -,/ 9:5 -,/ 9:5 -,/ 7:6 -,/ 4: -,/ 6:55 -,/ :9 Oct NYI -,4/- :4 -,4/ 8: -,/ 5: -,5/- 4: -,/ 5:46 -,/ :4 Oct OTT -,/ :5 -,/ 7: -,/ : -,/- 6:7 -,/- :4 -,/- : Oct Vs TBL -,/- :7 -,/ 4: DNP DNP -,4/ 4:4 -,/ :46 -,/- : Oct Vs ANA DNP -,/ :4 -(W),/ 9:6 -,/ 6:54 -,/ :58 -,/ 7: -,/ 9: Date Opp. FISHER # EKHOLM # 4 SMITH # 5 NEAL # 8 JARNKROK # 9 NYSTROM # 4 GAUSTAD # 8 Oct 8 Vs CAR -,/- 8:4 -,/ 7:5 -,/- 5:58 -,5/ 6:4 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ :44 Oct Vs EDM -,/ 8:8 -,/ 9:4 -(W),/ 4:9 -,/ 5:4 -,/ 4:6 -,/ :6 -,/ :9 NJD -,/ 6:58 -,/ 7:4 -,/ 6: -,/ 5:59 -,/ 4:4 -,/ :5 -,/ :54 Oct NYI -,/ 6:6 -,/ 5:7 -,6/- 8:4 -,5/ 6: -,5/- : -,/ 9:7 -,/- :4 Oct OTT -,/- : -,/ 8:57 -,/ 5:4 -,5/- : -,/ :4 -,/ :57 -,/ :49 Oct Vs TBL -,/ 8: -,/ :46 -,/ :4 -,8/ :8 -,/- : -,/- 9: -,/- :4 Oct Vs ANA -,/ 7:5 -,/ 7:44 -,/ :47 -,/ 6:7 -,/ : -,/ 4:8 -,/ 7:9 Date Opp. WILSON # ARVIDSSON # 8 WATSON # 5 BOURQUE # 57 JOSI # 59 RIBEIRO # 6 BARTLEY # 64 Oct 8 Vs CAR -,/- 6:44 -(W),/ :4 -,/ : -,/- :44 -,/ 5:59 Oct Vs EDM -,/ 5:56 -,/ 8: -,/ :4 -,5/ :57 -,/ 7:9 NJD -,/ 5: DNP -,/ :7 -,/ 4:4 -(W),/ : -,/ 6:6 Oct NYI -,/ 8:5 DNP -,/ 8: -,/- 4:57 -,/ 5:59 -,/- 9:47 Oct OTT -,/ 5:55 DNP -,/- :5 -,/- : -,/- 9:5 -,/ 6: Oct Vs TBL -,/ 9:48 -,/- :4 DNP -,/- : -,/ 6: -,/ :8 -,/- :5 Oct Vs ANA -,/ : DNP -,/ : -,/ : -,4/ :6 -,/ :5 DNP Date Opp. HUTTON # RINNE # 5 Oct 8 Vs CAR DND /6 W 6: Oct Vs EDM DND / W 6: NJD DND / W 6: Oct NYI DND 4/8 L 58:5 Oct OTT /4 W 64:44 DND Oct Vs TBL DND 4/9 W 64:57 Oct Vs ANA DND /8 W 6:

12 Nashville Predators: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Peter Laviolette - Hired as the second head coach in Nashville Predators history on May 6, 4. - Is second in wins among U.S.-born NHL coaches and one just eight men employed as an NHL head coach at the start of the 4-5 season to have won a Stanley Cup (with Carolina in 6). - Guided the Predators to their fifth + point season in franchise history, with 4 points equaling the third-highest point total in team history. - Nashville improved by nine wins (8-47) and 6 points (88-4) in 4-5 (from -4), while recording the second best home record in Began his NHL coaching career after seasons playing professionally in the National, International and American Hockey Leagues and internationally for the U.S. National Team. #: Carter Hutton (G) 6' ", lbs. / Dec 9, 985 (9 years and months) KAHR-tuhr HUH-ut uhn Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on July 5,. NHL / NSH Season Last Win: OCT 7, OTTAWA Last SO: FEB, PITTSBURGH (7) Career Shootouts: 4/7 (.649), 5-4 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp --.. Season Highs: Shots Saves /7 vs OTT 5-6 Season Highlights * Recorded his first win of the season in his first start on Oct. at Ottawa. * In only appearance of the season (Oct. at Ottawa), surpassed career-high for most shots faced in a game (now 4). * Stopped shots he faced on Feb. against Pittsburgh to record his second career NHL shutout. * On #5: Pekka Rinne (G) 6' 5", 7 lbs. / Nov, 98 ( years and months) PECK-ah REEN-eh Drafted: Nashville's tenth choice, 58th overall (eighth round), in the 4 NHL Entry Draft. NHL / NSH Season Last Win: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Last SO: OCT, 5 vs EDMONTON (4) Career Shootouts: 45/ (.74), 8-7 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs EDM 5-6 Highlights * Earned his first shutout of the season and the 7th of his NHL career on Oct., 5 vs. Edmonton ( saves). * Is games away from 4 for his career. * Finished runner-up to Carey Price for the Vezina Trophy, given to the League s top goalie as judged by the NHL s GMs. * Was Nashville s nominee for the Masterton Trophy. * Finished in the NHL s Top in save percentage (.9) and goals-against average (.8). Golden Nuggets * Pekka's 7 career shutouts are tied for the second most since the start of the 8-9 season (with Jonathan Quick, and are one behind first-place Henrik Lundqvist) * Named Most Valuable Player at the 4 World Championship after posting a 6- record,.88 goals-against average,.98 save percentage and three shutouts to lead Finland to a silver medal despite having only two other NHLers on the roster. * Titles won: 4 & 5 SM-Liiga Championships

13 #: Anthony Bitetto (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jul 5, 99 (5 years and months) Drafted: Nashville's fourth choice, 68th overall (sixth round) in the NHL Draft. Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :7 -- / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL 5-6 Season Highlights * Played his first game of the season on Oct. vs. Tampa Bay. * Spent majority of season with Milwaukee Admirals in the AHL. * Recalled to Nashville on four separate occasions. * Made his NHL debut on Jan. 7, 5 at Detroit. * Ranked second among Admirals blue-liners with points (4g-6a). Golden Nuggets * Played years in the Apple Core development system that has produced NHLers Rob Scuderi, Douglas Murray, Mark Eaton and Eric Nystrom. * Spent two years at Northeastern prior to turning pro. #: Seth Jones (D) 6' 4", 8 lbs. / Oct, 994 ( years) SEHTH JOHNZ Drafted: Nashville's first choice, fourth overall (first round) in the Entry Draft. NHL / NSH Season Last Goal: APR 9, 5 vs MINNESOTA (8) Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times times 7 times / vs TBL /5 vs NYI times / vs EDM 5-6 Season Highlights * Earned the fifth multi-point game of his career during season opener on Oct. 8 vs. Carolina. * The Preds were 5-- when he scored a goal during the 4-5 season. * One of four Nashville skaters to play in all 8 games (Forsberg, Smith, Ribeiro) * Set a career high with 7 points (8g-9a) during the season. * Had a career-high five-game point streak Feb. -. Golden Nuggets * Has points in two of his last three games against the Ducks (g-a). * Ten of 4 career goals have come against Eastern Conference opponents. * Was named one of Nashville Lifestyle Magazine's 5 Most Beautiful People * Is one of eight NHL players all-time born in the state of Texas. * Younger brother, Caleb Jones, was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round (7th overall) of the 5 NHL Draft * Titles won: WHL Champions (Ed Chynoweth Cup), World Junior Championship (Team USA), & World U8 Championships. * On

14 #4: Ryan Ellis (D) 5' ", 8 lbs. / Jan, 99 (4 years and 9 months) RIGH-uhn EHL-ihs Drafted: Nashville's first choice, th overall (first round) in the 9 Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (7%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- - :5 4 + / vs ANA / vs ANA / vs ANA 6 times / vs EDM /5 vs NYI /7 vs OTT / vs ANA 5-6 * Missed Tuesday's game due to a lower-body injury. * Tied his career high in points with an assist in the last regular season game of 4-5 (9g-8a-7pts). * Played in his th career NHL game on April 7 at Colorado. * Tallied a career-high nine goals. * Averaged 8:5 in time-on-ice, nearly three minutes more than his previous career-high average time of 6:4 during the -4 season. * Registered the second fighting major of his NHL career on Nov. at St. Louis. * Recorded the first three-point game of his career (g-a) and first-career game-deciding shootout tally on Oct. versus Arizona. Golden Nuggets * During junior hockey tenure with Windsor, was named the League's "smartest" player in a coaches poll. * Has two Labradors: Molly and Max #5: Barret Jackman (D) 6' ", lbs. / Mar 5, 98 (4 years and 7 months) Drafted: St. Louis's first choice, 7th overall (first round), in the 999 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on July, 5. Last Goal: MAR, 5 vs WINNIPEG () Last Assist: MAR 4, PITTSBURGH () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 6 times 6 times 6 times /7 vs OTT /8 vs CAR times 4 times / vs EDM 5-6 Season Highlights * Missed Tuesday's game due to an upper-body injury. * Spent 4-5 NHL season with St. Louis Blues. * Blues lost one game -- (against Pittsburgh) when he registered a point. * Earned at least one shot in 5 of 8 contests. * Had four or more blocked shots in a single game on eight different occasions. * Nashville Predators are his second NHL team. Played 8 games with St. Louis, posting 8 points (8g-5a). Golden Nuggets * Is one of defensemen all-time to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year (won in ).

15 #6: Shea Weber (D) 6' 4", 6 lbs. / Aug 4, 985 ( years and months) SHAY WEHB-uhr Drafted: Nashville's fourth choice, 49th overall (second round) in the NHL Entry Draft. 4 NHL / 4 NSH Season Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs TBL times / vs TBL / vs EDM /7 vs OTT /5 vs NYI / vs EDM / vs TBL 5-6 Season Highlights * Eight games from playing in the 7th of his NHL career. * Four points away from the 4th of his NHL career. * Finished fourth in Norris Trophy voting as NHL s top defenseman. * Since the beginning of the - season, has played in the second most minutes of any player in the NHL. * Finished second among Preds defensemen in points (5g-a-45pts) and in the Top among all defensemen League wide. * 4-5 was the fifth season in the last seven that he has reached 45 points. * Finished the season a plus-5, the second best plus/minus in his career (plus- in -). * Won the NHL s Hardest Shot Competition (8.5 mph) during the NHL Skills Competition. Golden Nuggets * Has been in the Top- for Norris Trophy voting (Top NHL Defenseman) for seven consecutive seasons. * Titles won: 4 Olympics, Olympics, 7 WC, 5 WJC, & 5 WHL Titles, 4 Memorial Cup. #9: Filip Forsberg (L) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Aug, 994 ( years and months) FIHL-ihp FOHRZ-buhrg Acquired: Acquired from Washington for forwards Martin Erat and Michael Latta on April,. Last Goal: OCT 5, NY ISLANDERS () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: 5/ (45%), 4 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- :4 4 + times / vs TBL times /5 vs NYI /7 vs OTT / vs EDM 6 times / vs TBL 5-6 Season Highlights * Has two multi-point games over his last four games. * Scored the shootout-deciding goal on Tuesday. * Set a franchise record for points by a rookie (6g-7a-6pts) and led the team in that category. * Among all NHL rookies, finished in the Top 5 in points (third, 6), goals (tied for second, 6), assists (third, 7), power-play goals (tied for second, 6), power-play points (second, 9), and game-winning goals (tied for first, 6). * Averaged 7:9 time on ice, second among all rookie forwards. * The fifth youngest player in NHL history to lead a playoff-bound team in scoring. * Became one of just rookies since the 5-6 season to record 6 or more points with a goal and an assist on April 4 versus Dallas. * Tallied 5 multi-point games during the season. Golden Nuggets * Titles won: World Junior Championship, Swedish Junior League title

16 #: Cody Hodgson (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Feb 8, 99 (5 years and 8 months) Drafted: Vancouver's first choice, th overall (first round), in the 8 Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 5. Last Goal: APR, 5 vs TORONTO () Last Assist: FEB 8, FLORIDA (6) Career Shootouts: 6/9 (%), 5 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 + 7 times 7 times 7 times / vs NJD / vs NJD times /5 vs NYI /8 vs CAR 5-6 Season Highlights * Four games away from the th of his NHL career. * Spent 4-5 season with Buffalo Sabres #: Mike Fisher (C) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Jun 5, 98 (5 years and 4 months) MIGHK FIH-shuhr Acquired: Acquired from Ottawa for a first-round selection in the Entry Draft and a third-round selection in the Entry Draft. NHL / NSH Season Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: 6/6 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 6 + / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL times /7 vs OTT times /5 vs NYI / vs TBL * Nashville was -4- when he scored a goal during the season. * The Predators nominee for the 5 King Clancy Award, the third time in the past four seasons that his teammates have chosen him for the honor. * Finished the season with a 5. winning percent in the face-off circle, a career high in the category. * Tallied his 5th career NHL point on Jan. 9 versus St. Louis. * Appeared in his 9th career NHL game on Dec. 7 against Philadelphia. * Played in his first game of the season on Nov. 7 against Edmonton after suffering Achilles tendon injury during offseason. Golden Nuggets * On #4: Mattias Ekholm (D) 6' 4", 5 lbs. / May 4, 99 (5 years and 5 months) ma-tee-uhs EHK-hohlm Drafted: Nashville's seventh choice, nd overall (fourth round) in the 9 Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 4 -- :46 + / vs ANA times / vs ANA times / vs TBL / vs ANA times / vs ANA 4-5 Highlights * Recorded 8 points (7g-a) during regular season, improving on his previous career-high nine points (g-8a) set in -4 (rookie season). * Averaged 9: time on ice, more than two minutes more than he averaged during his -4 rookie season (6:49). * Nashville was 5-- when he tallied a goal. * Logged a career-high 4:44 on Jan. 9 against St. Louis. * Tallied career-high six shots on goal on Feb. 5 against Anaheim. * Played in his th career NHL game on Dec. 9 at Chicago. * Recorded his first game-winning goal of his career in overtime on Dec. at Minnesota. * Recorded assists (a) in three consecutive games Oct. 9-Nov., 4. * Changed his number from No. 4 to No. 4 at the start of the 4-5 season. Golden Nuggets * Helped Sweden to a bronze medal at the 4 World Championship and was named one of the nation's three best players in the process. * Given the Swedish Hockey League's Defenseman of the Year Award in.

17 #5: Craig Smith (R) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Sep 5, 989 (6 years and month) KRAYG SMIHTH Drafted: Nashville's sixth choice, 98th overall (fourth round), in the 9 Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT 7, OTTAWA () Last Assist: APR 9, 5 vs MINNESOTA (8) Career Shootouts: 8/ (7%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp : times 7 times times / vs ANA / vs TBL /5 vs NYI / vs ANA 4 times * Finished the season tied for second on the Preds in goals (). * Led Nashville with 5 shots on goal. * One of four Preds players to play in all 8 games. * Tallied his th goal of the season on Feb. 6 vs. Minnesota, his second straight season to hit the -goal plateau. * Nashville posted a 4-- record when he earned a goal. * Played in his th career NHL game on Oct. 8 at Chicago. Golden Nuggets * Named one of the USA's best players at the 4 World Championship, the third time in four years he's gained the honor #8: James Neal (R) 6' ", lbs. / Sep, 987 (8 years and month) Acquired: Acquired from Pittsburgh for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling on June 7, 4. Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: 6/44 (6%), 9 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times / vs TBL / vs EDM /7 vs OTT / vs TBL / vs EDM / vs TBL 5-6 Season Highlights * Currently on a four-game point streak (5g-a) with shots in that span. * Five overtime goals since the start of -4 is the most by any NHL player during that span. * Recorded six game-winning goals, matching his career high, most recently during -. * Recorded or more goals for seventh straight season (8-9 to 4-5) and is one of seven current NHL players to record at least goals in each of his first seven (or more) NHL seasons. * Nashville posted a -- record when he scored a goal. * Thirteen of his goals came in the third period () or overtime (). * Scored all three of the Preds goals on Oct. vs. Chicago, tallying a natural hat trick, the fifth time in his career that he has recorded three goals in a game. Golden Nuggets * Pittsburgh is the only NHL club he's never scored against. * Titles won: 7 Robertson Cup (OHL Champions), 7 World Junior Championship (Canada). * On

18 #9: Calle Jarnkrok (C) 5' ", 86 lbs. / Sep 5, 99 (4 years) KAHL-leh YAHRN-krohk Acquired: Acquired from Detroit along with Patrick Eaves and a second-round selection in the 4 Entry Draft for David Legwand. Last Goal: APR 7, COLORADO (9) Last Assist: OCT 8, 5 vs CAROLINA (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /8 vs CAR /8 vs CAR 7 times / vs EDM /5 vs NYI 7 times /8 vs CAR 5-6 Season Highlights * Seven games away from the th of his NHL career * Nashville went 5-- when he scored a goal. * Tallied his first-career game-winning goal on Jan. in Minnesota. * Recorded a career-high five shots on Nov. 7 versus Edmonton and Dec. at Arizona. Golden Nuggets * Seven of nine career goals have come on the road. * Helped Sweden to a bronze medal in his third consecutive World Championship tournament in 4. * Won a SHL title in with Brynas, playing alongside Preds defenseman Mattias Ekholm. Led all junior players in goals () and points (9) during the title-winning season of -, but finished runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting to Ekholm. He ranked ninth in points in - (g-9a-4pts) among all skaters (g-9a-4pts). * Titles Won: WC * On #4: Eric Nystrom (L) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 4, 98 ( years and 8 months) AIR-ihk NIGH-stuhm Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on July 5,. Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Last Assist: FEB, 5 vs TAMPA BAY (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp -- 4:8 + times 7 times times 7 times / vs ANA / vs ANA times times * Played in his 5th career NHL game on Nov. 6 versus Dallas. Golden Nuggets * Nashville is undefeated (8--) when he recorded a goal (since last season). Team has not lost since March 8, 4 when he scores a goal. * Was a golf caddie as his first job. * Considers a wolverine to be his spirit animal. * His father, Bob, has his No. retired by the Islanders. The elder Nystrom was known as Mr. Islander in the early 98s after recording the 98 Stanley Cup-clinching goal at 7: of OT in Game 6 vs. the Flyers. It was the first Stanley Cup in club history and first of four straight for the Isles. * On

19 #8: Paul Gaustad (C) 6' 5", 7 lbs. / Feb, 98 ( years and 8 months) PAWL GAW-stad Acquired: Acquired along with a fourth-round pick in the Entry Draft from Buffalo for a first-round pick in the Entry Draft on Feb. 7,. Last Goal: MAR 6, TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: OCT, NEW JERSEY (4) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times / vs NJD / vs NJD /7 vs OTT / vs ANA /8 vs CAR / vs TBL times * On March against Buffalo, recorded a perfect - record on face-off circle. * Led Nashville, and was in the NHL s Top in face-off percentage during season (56.4%). * Finished at 56.4 percent or higher on the face-off dot for the seventh consecutive season. * Played in 7 games, his sixth season in a row he has played in 7 or more games. * Appeared in his 6th career NHL game on Oct. 9, 4 at Edmonton. * Recorded a Gordie Howe Hat Trick (one goal, one assist and one fight) on Oct., 4 versus Dallas. Golden Nuggets * Nashville s nominee for the 4 Masterton Trophy. * Recorded a Gordie Howe Hat Trick (one goal, one assist and one fight) on Oct., 4 versus Dallas. #: Colin Wilson (L) 6' ", lbs. / Oct, 989 (6 years) KAH-lihn WIHL-suhn Drafted: Nashville's first choice, seventh overall (first round) in the 8 Entry Draft. NHL / NSH Season Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: /7 (4%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :48 + / vs ANA / vs ANA / vs ANA / vs ANA / vs TBL /7 vs OTT /5 vs NYI / vs ANA * Recorded his th career NHL assist on March 4 versus Montreal. * His plus-9 rating during the regular season ranked among the NHL s Top and was a career high. * Tallied his th goal of the season on March 5 against the Islanders to hit the -goal mark for the first time in his career. * His 4 points (g-a) during the season were a career high, besting his previous high of 5 points (5g-a-5pts, 68 gp in -). * Recorded his third career four-point night (g-a) on Jan. against Vancouver. * Nashville posted a -4- record in 4-5 when he tallied a goal. * Eleven of his goals came in the game s final period. * Played in his th career NHL game on Oct. 9 at Edmonton. Golden Nuggets * Titles won: 9 NCAA National Championship, 6 Under-8 World Championship * His dad, Carey, played seasons in the NHL for Calgary, Hartford and N.Y. Rangers. #5: Austin Watson (L) 6' 4", 4 lbs. / Jan, 99 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Nashville's first choice, 8th overall (first round) in the Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT 5, NY ISLANDERS () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 4 -- Career -- Career vs. Opp : + /5 vs NYI / vs ANA times /7 vs OTT / vs ANA /5 vs NYI times times * Played 74 games for Milwaukee (AHL). * Led Milwaukee in goals (6) and finished second in points (4).).

20 #57: Gabriel Bourque (R) 5' ", 6 lbs. / Sep, 99 (5 years and month) gah-bree-ehl BOHRK Drafted: Nashville's ninth choice, overall (fifth round) in the 9 Entry Draft. Last Goal: FEB, PITTSBURGH (4) Last Assist: APR 4, 5 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: /6 (7%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 7 times 7 times /7 vs OTT /5 vs NYI / vs NJD times / vs NJD * Registered three multi-point games on the season. * Recorded a career-high six hits on Jan. 4 at Anaheim. * Played in his th career NHL game on Feb. 6 versus Minnesota. Golden Nuggets * Titles won: QMJHL title #59: Roman Josi (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jun, 99 (5 years and 4 months) ROH-man YO-see Drafted: Nashville's third choice, 8th overall (second round) in the 8 Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT, NEW JERSEY (4) Last Assist: OCT 7, OTTAWA () Career Shootouts: 4/ (6%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 5 + / vs NJD /7 vs OTT times /8 vs CAR /7 vs OTT / vs EDM / vs ANA / vs TBL 5-6 Season Highlights * Became the first player in Predators franchise history to record a shorthanded, empty-net, game-winning goal on Oct. at New Jersey. * Is six assists away from for his NHL career. * Earned a multi-goal game (including the game-winner) on Oct., 5 at New Jersey. * Finished fifth in voting for the Norris Trophy, given to the NHL s top defenseman. * Finished the season with eight points (4g-4a) in his final regular season games. * After All-Star Break, posted 7 points (8g-9a), second most among NHL defensemen. * His 55 regular-season points (5g-4a) were first among Preds blue-liners and tied for fifth among NHL defensemen. Golden Nuggets * Represented Switzerland at the 4 Olympics. He was held scoreless in four games, but recorded six shots and averaged : of ice time. - * Titles won: Swiss NLA title, 9 Swiss Jr. League title, 9 Div. World Junior Championship -On

21 #6: Mike Ribeiro (C) 6' ", 79 lbs. / Feb, 98 (5 years and 8 months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on July 5, 4. Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: /6 (5%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + / vs ANA 4 times / vs ANA times / vs TBL /5 vs NYI times / vs ANA 5-6 Season Highlights * Currently on a three-game point streak (g, a). * Was second on the Preds with 6 points (5g-47a) during regular season. * First Preds player to hit the 6-point mark since the 8-9 season. * Nashville was -- when he scored a goal. * Set a Nashville franchise record for most assists in a season by a Preds center with 47. * His 47 assists was tops on the team and was in the NHL s Top 5 it was the sixth time in his career to register45 or more assists in a season. * One of four Preds players to play in all 8 games. * Led all Nashville forwards with 8:44 time on ice. * Tallied his 5th career NHL assist on April 4 versus Dallas. * Played in his 9th career NHL game on Dec. 9 in Chicago. * Tallied three points (g-a) on Dec. 4 against St. Louis. Golden Nuggets * Trilingual (English, French, Portugal). #64: Victor Bartley (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Feb 7, 988 (7 years and 8 months) VIHK-tohr BAR-tlee Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on May 4,. NHL / NSH Season Last Goal: MAR, CALGARY (48) Last Assist: MAR, NEW JERSEY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- :5 -- / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL 5-6 Season Highlights * Made his season debut on Oct. at New Jersey. * Played in his th career NHL game on Feb. versus Tampa Bay. * Set a career high for points (a) in a season. * Tied his career high of two points in a game twice in 4-5 Dec. (a) and Dec. (a). * Set a career high with a three-game point/assist streak from Dec. 6-Dec. (5a).

22 Pittsburgh Penguins: Media Notes LAST GAMES: Oct. : Dallas 4, Pittsburgh CONSOL Energy Center PGH Goals: Bonino Multiple Points: None Goalie: Fleury (9 saves/ shots) Key Stats: Dallas swept the series, improving its winning streak against Pittsburgh to four-straight games. Nick Bonino s goal was his first with Pittsburgh. PP: -5 PK: - Oct. : Pittsburgh, Florida OT CONSOL Energy Center PGH Goals: Crosby; Kessel; Malkin Multiple Points: Crosby (G-A); Malkin (G-A); Letang (A) Goalie: Fleury ( saves/ shots) Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin s overtime, power-play goal capped the Penguins first foray into -on- OT. Sidney Crosby s first goal of the season doubled as Pittsburgh s first man-advantage tally of the year. PP: - PK: - INJURIES Position, Player, Status (Consecutive Games Missed) F Beau Bennett, undisclosed (4) F Eric Fehr, elbow (7) 5-6 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 4 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. F Tom Kuhnhackl assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) Oct. D Tim Erixon re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) Oct. 6 D Tim Erixon recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) Oct. 6 F Beau Bennett placed on injured reserve Oct. 5 F Bryan Rust recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and D Tim Erixon assigned to WBS TONIGHT S GAME -The Penguins play their first road game since Oct. at Arizona when they visit the Nashville Predators (TV: ROOT SPORTS; Radio: 5.9 The X) at Bridgestone Arena. -This game begins a stretch that will see the Penguins play six of their next seven games on the road. -Pittsburgh has won five of the last six meetings against Nashville. -The Penguins enter tonight having won three straight games against the Predators in Nashville. -Last year Pittsburgh earned a - win on Oct. 5 at Bridgestone Arena as Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 5 shots to record the first of his league-leading shutouts. FOLLOW PENGUINS PR ON SOCIAL MEDIA DISTRIBUTION LIST Any media members that would like to be added to Pittsburgh Penguins distribution list to receive audio files, game notes and schedule changes, please Jason Seidling (jseidling@pittsburghpenguins.com).

23 PENGUINS vs. PREDATORS: Pittsburgh s All-Time Record vs. Predators: 9-9- In Nashville: 5-6- OT Record vs. Predators: -- Shootout Record vs. Predators: Results: Both teams went - TEAM NOTES: SUPER DUPER RETURN Thursday night s game against Dallas marked the first regular-season game action for Pascal Dupuis since Nov. 5, 4. Dupuis had missed the first six games of this season due to a lower-body injury suffered at the end of training camp. Dupuis missed the final 66 games of last season after having a blood clot discovered in his lung. The clot originally developed in his leg and traveled to his lung. Three days prior to the diagnosis, Dupuis scored twice and recorded eight shots on goal in a - win at Toronto on Nov. 4. Dupuis skated :4 minutes and tied for the team lead with five shots on goal against the Stars. By the end of the game, he was back playing alongside Sidney Crosby, a spot he practiced at again Friday (the two were joined by Patric Hornqvist). CHEMISTRY LESSON Based on yesterday s practice lines, the Penguins plan to put Sidney Crosby and former Predator Patric Hornqvist back together. That combination played the majority of last season together, during which Hornqvist notched the second-highest point total (5) and third-highest goal mark (5) of his career. WORKHORSE Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has started each of the first seven games of the season the second-longest such streak of his career. The only time he started more consecutive games at the outset of a season was 6-7 when he started the first games. Entering tonight s game, only two other NHL goalies have started all of their team s games this year: Ben Bishop Tampa Bay 7GP Ryan Miller Vancouver 7GP THIS N AT *Pascal Dupuis, who made his 5-6 season debut on Thursday against Dallas, has played just 56 of Pittsburgh s last games due to injury. Prior to that, Dupuis had played in of Pittsburgh s games from 9-. *Marc-Andre Fleury is 5- with a.65 goals-against average ( GA/6 MIN) and a.99 save percentage ( saves/4 shots) his past six starts against the Predators. *Fleury has won three-straight starts in Nashville, allowing a total of just four goals during that span. *Captain Sidney Crosby has notched three points in each of his last three visits to Bridgestone Arena: Date G A PTS Oct., March 4, 4 Oct. 5, 4 *Crosby has points (G-9A) in five career visits to Bridgestone Arena. INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: PENGUINS vs. STARS *John Klingberg s first-period power-play goal ended Pittsburgh s run of nine-consecutive opposition power plays killed off. *The Penguins outshot the Stars, 4-. It marked the sixth time in seven games that Pittsburgh has outshot its opposition. The exception was Oct. at Arizona, when the Coyotes held a 9-8 advantage. *Pittsburgh s.7 average shots per game leads the NHL. *Nick Bonino s goal was his first point with Pittsburgh. *Bonino s goal was unassisted, the fourth such tally of the season for the Penguins. *Patric Hornqvist s eight hits against the Stars represented his highest single-game total since joining the Penguins (previous best: 5).