Colorado Avalanche Game Notes

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1 Colorado Avalanche Game Notes Wed, Oct, 5 NHL Game #9 Colorado Avalanche - - (4 pts) Carolina Hurricanes ( pts) Team Game: 6 Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 6 Road Game: (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Nick Holden 5 4 D Tyson Barrie 4-5 D Nate Guenin 4-6 D Erik Johnson 5-7 C John Mitchell R Jack Skille C Matt Duchene 5-5 R Jarome Iginla L Blake Comeau D Nikita Zadorov D Brad Stuart - 5 C Mikhail Grigorenko 9 C Nathan MacKinnon D Francois Beauchemin C Carl Soderberg L Alex Tanguay D Brandon Gormley L Cody McLeod L Gabriel Landeskog R Mikko Rantanen 5-5 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Cam Ward Eddie Lack..897 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Noah Hanifin 5-7 D Ryan Murphy 5 C Jordan Staal 5 - C Eric Staal L Nathan Gerbe 5-5 C Andrej Nestrasil 5-6 C Elias Lindholm 5 8 C Jay McClement 5 - C Riley Nash L Brock McGinn 4 C Brad Malone 5 L Chris Terry 5-6 D John-Michael Liles D Justin Faulk 5 4 R Kris Versteeg L Joakim Nordstrom 47 D Michal Jordan 4-49 C Victor Rask 5-5 L Jeff Skinner D Rasmus Rissanen D Ron Hainsey 5 - President Exec. VP / General Manager Head Coach / VP of Hockey Ops Coaching Staff Josh Kroenke Joe Sakic Patrick Roy Tim Army, Dave Farrish, Francois Allaire (goaltending), Brett Heimlich (video) Exec. VP/General Manager Asst. General Managers Head Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach / Video Coach Ron Francis Mike Vellucci, Brian Tatum, Ricky Olczyk Bill Peters Rod Brind'Amour, Steve Smith David Marcoux / Chris Huffine Tonight's Officials Referees Brad Meier (4), Gord Dwyer (9) Linesmen Andy McElman (9), Scott Cherrey (5) Supervisor Video Judge Gary Pedigo Ntl. Anthem Jake Schroeder Today's Schedule BUF : 7: EDM : 7: BOS : 8: COL : 8:

2 Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Semyon Varlamov G 6' " 9 Apr 7, 988 Samara, RUS Nick Holden D 6' 4" May 5, 987 St. Albert, AB, CAN 4 Tyson Barrie D 5' " 9 Jul 6, 99 Victoria, BC, CAN 5 Nate Guenin D 6' " 7 Dec, 98 Aliquippa, PA, USA 6 Erik Johnson D 6' 4" Mar, 988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 John Mitchell C 6' " 4 Jan, 985 Oakville, ON, CAN 8 Jack Skille R 6' " 6 May 9, 987 Madison, WI, USA 9 Matt Duchene C 5' " Jan 6, 99 Haliburton, ON, CAN Jarome Iginla R 6' " Jul, 977 Edmonton, AB, CAN 4 Blake Comeau L 6' " Feb 8, 986 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN 6 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" Apr 6, 995 Moscow, RUS 7 Brad Stuart D 6' " 5 Nov 6, 979 Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN Reto Berra G 6' 4" Jan, 987 Bulach, CHE 5 Mikhail Grigorenko C 6' " 9 May 6, 994 Khabarovsk, RUS 9 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' " 95 Sep, 995 Halifax, NS, CAN Francois Beauchemin D 6' " 8 Jun 4, 98 Sorel, QC, CAN 4 Carl Soderberg C 6' " 6 Oct, 985 Malmö, SWE 4 Alex Tanguay L 6' " 94 Nov, 979 Ste-Justine, QC, CAN 46 Brandon Gormley D 6' " 96 Feb 8, 99 Murray River, PE, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' " Jun 6, 984 Binscarth, MB, CAN 9 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' " Nov, 99 Stockholm, SWE 96 Mikko Rantanen R 6' 4" Oct 9, 996 Nousiainen, FIN Players Total Avg: 6' " 7 Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Jesse Winchester C 6' " 5 Oct 4, 98 Long Sault, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks CARL SODERBERG ( / Games) Point Streaks CARL SODERBERG (-- / Games) Carolina Hurricanes: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Noah Hanifin D 6' " 6 Jan 5, 997 Boston, MA, USA 7 Ryan Murphy D 5' " 85 Mar, 99 Aurora, ON, CAN Jordan Staal C 6' 4" Sep, 988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Eric Staal C 6' 4" 5 Oct 9, 984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 4 Nathan Gerbe L 5' 5" 78 Jul 4, 987 Oxford, MI, USA 5 Andrej Nestrasil C 6' " Feb, 99 Prague, CZE 6 Elias Lindholm C 6' " 9 Dec, 994 Boden, SWE 8 Jay McClement C 6' " 5 Mar, 98 Kingston, ON, CAN Riley Nash C 6' " May 9, 989 Consort, AB, CAN Brock McGinn L 6' " 85 Feb, 994 Fergus, ON, CAN 4 Brad Malone C 6' " 7 May, 989 Miramichi, NB, CAN 5 Chris Terry L 5' " 95 Apr 7, 989 Brampton, ON, CAN 6 John-Michael Liles D 5' " 85 Nov 5, 98 Indianapolis, IN, USA 7 Justin Faulk D 6' " 5 Mar, 99 South St.Paul, MN, USA Cam Ward G 6' " 85 Feb 9, 984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN Eddie Lack G 6' 4" 87 Jan 5, 988 Norrtälje, SWE Kris Versteeg R 5' " 76 May, 986 Lethbridge, AB, CAN 4 Joakim Nordstrom L 6' " 89 Feb 5, 99 Stockholm, SWE 47 Michal Jordan D 6' " 95 Jul 7, 99 Zlin, CZE 49 Victor Rask C 6' " Mar, 99 Leksand, SWE 5 Jeff Skinner L 5' " May 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 6 Rasmus Rissanen D 6' " 7 Jul, 99 Kuopio, FIN 65 Ron Hainsey D 6' " Mar 4, 98 Bolton, CT, USA Players Total Avg: 6' " 97 Age: 6.4 Injured Reserve List ( Players) James Wisniewski D 5' " Feb, 984 Canton, MI, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks JEFF SKINNER (-- / Games)

3 Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 9 Gabriel Landeskog :. 8 8 C 9 Nathan MacKinnon : D Francois Beauchemin : C 7 John Mitchell : C 4 Carl Soderberg :. D 6 Erik Johnson :. 9 R Jarome Iginla : D Nick Holden 5. 9:46. 7 L 4 Alex Tanguay :5. 4 R 8 Jack Skille : D 4 Tyson Barrie 4-5. :4. 5 C 9 Matt Duchene : L 4 Blake Comeau :. 7 4 D 6 Nikita Zadorov :4. 6 C 5 Mikhail Grigorenko. 5: L 55 Cody McLeod :48. 8 D 5 Nate Guenin :. D 7 Brad Stuart -. :5. 4 R 96 Mikko Rantanen :54. 7 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra Carolina Hurricanes: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C Eric Staal : D 7 Justin Faulk : R Kris Versteeg :8. L Brock McGinn 5. 4:9. L 5 Jeff Skinner :5. C 4 Brad Malone. 9:49. 7 L 4 Nathan Gerbe :5. 5 C 6 Elias Lindholm :5 4.4 L 5 Chris Terry :. 4 C 49 Victor Rask : D 5 Noah Hanifin :. 4 D 7 Ryan Murphy 5. 9:. 4 C 8 Jay McClement 5 -. : D 6 John-Michael Liles : D 65 Ron Hainsey 5-9. : C Jordan Staal : C 5 Andrej Nestrasil 5-7. :8. C Riley Nash. 8:58 5. D James Wisniewski. :47. L 4 Joakim Nordstrom. :. D 47 Michal Jordan :55. 5 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Cam Ward Eddie Lack

4 Carolina Colorado Avalanche Team Records Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Last game: Saturday AT WASHINGTON (4- L) Sunday AT LOS ANGELES (- L) Next game: Friday AT LOS ANGELES Saturday VS COLUMBUS Overall record/streak: / Lost - - / Lost Home record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Lost Road record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Lost 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 Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals:

5 Carolina Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: 5 5 (. avg.) Opponents: 4 7 (.4 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (. avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Carolina Hurricanes: (. avg.) Opponents: (5.6 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (4. avg.) Opponents: (.6 avg.) Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall:. (T-6th NHL) 6 8. (nd NHL) Home:. (st NHL) 5 5. (st NHL) Road:. (th NHL) 8.5 (T-6th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: 7.7 (6th NHL) (4th NHL) Home: 4. (T-st NHL) (T-9th NHL) Road: (T-8th NHL) 9. (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (st NHL) (T-rd NHL) Goal Situations Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: 6 5 on : 4 on 4: 4 on : on : on 4: on 5: 4 on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 7 6 6

6 Carolina Colorado Avalanche Situations Individual Leaders Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Points: E. STAAL (4),K. VERSTEEG (4),J. FAULK (4) G. LANDESKOG (6),N. MACKINNON (6),F. BEAUCHEMIN (5) Goals: E. STAAL (),J. FAULK (),K. VERSTEEG () J. MITCHELL (4),G. LANDESKOG (4),J. IGINLA () Assists: K. VERSTEEG (),E. STAAL (),B. MALONE () F. BEAUCHEMIN (5),C. SODERBERG (4),N. MACKINNON (4) PP Goals: J. FAULK () J. IGINLA (),E. JOHNSON (),M. DUCHENE () SH Goals: GW Goals: K. VERSTEEG () J. MITCHELL (),N. MACKINNON () + Goals: PIM: J. SKINNER (6),E. STAAL (),K. VERSTEEG () C. MCLEOD (6),A. TANGUAY (8),G. LANDESKOG (6) Shots: J. FAULK (),E. STAAL (8),J. SKINNER () N. MACKINNON (5),F. BEAUCHEMIN (4),J. MITCHELL () +/-: B. MALONE (+),E. LINDHOLM (+),E. STAAL (+) C. MCLEOD (+),J. MITCHELL (+),J. SKILLE (+) Shootout Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Justin Faulk Kris Versteeg John-Michael Liles Eric Staal Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Jarome Iginla Carl Soderberg Francois Beauchemin Erik Johnson Gabriel Landeskog Nathan MacKinnon Tyson Barrie Matt Duchene Short Handed Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P No players to display Colorado Avalanche Player G A P No players to display

7 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes UPCOMING GAMES (TV) Wed, Oct. vs. CAROLINA - 8: p.m. MT (Altitude) Sat, Oct. 4 vs. COLUMBUS - 7: p.m. MT (Altitude) Tue, Oct. 7 at Florida - 5: p.m. MT (Altitude) LAST GAME - Oct. 8 (Colorado at Los Angeles ) Despite 8 saves from Reto Berra, the Avalanche fell to the Kings - at STAPLES Center. Marian Gaborik and Tyler Toffoli had the goals for Los Angeles, while Matt Duchene scored a power-play goal for Colorado. CURRENT INJURIES Jesse Winchester (head). Man Games Lost Due To Injury: 5 Man Games Lost Due To Injury Last Season: 495 (nd in NHL) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. - Borna Rendulic reassigned to San Antonio (AHL). THIS DAY IN AVALANCHE HISTORY Oct., 5 - After missing the first six games of the 5-6 campaign due to injury, Milan Hejduk made his season debut in style, scoring two goals and adding an assist in Colorado s 7- victory over the Oilers in Edmonton. TONIGHT: AVS OPEN TWO-GAME HOMESTAND The Colorado Avalanche opens a two-game homestand tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes at Pepsi Center. The Avs will host Columbus on Saturday. AVALANCHE & HURRICANES Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Avalanche and Hurricanes this season, and the only matchup here in Denver. These two teams will close out the season series next week in Raleigh. The Avs have won straight home games over the Hurricanes and are -- ( wins, two ties) in their last home matchups versus Carolina. The last time the Hurricanes beat the Avalanche in Denver they were still the Hartford Whalers, Feb. 9, 996 at McNichols Sports Arena (-). Colorado is 9-- all-time versus Carolina at Pepsi Center. On the flip side, the Avs have dropped their last five visits to Raleigh (--). The Avalanche/Nordiques' 7 all-time wins against the Whalers/Hurricanes are tied for their most against any one opponent (also Edmonton and Vancouver). All-time Record vs. Carolina: Home: Road: Record Since Moving To Denver: vs. Carolina: -- (-- at home) John-Michael Liles was drafted by Colorado (fifth round, 59th overall in ) and spent his first seven NHL seasons with the Avs. Liles, who is still the highest-scoring defenseman in franchise history with 75 points (68g/7a) in 5 games, was recently named to the Avalanche's th Anniversary Team. Brad Malone was drafted by Colorado (fourth round, 5th overall in 7) and began his NHL career with Colorado. Jay McClement spent a season-and-a-half with the Avalanche. GRIN AND BERRA IT Reto Berra has posted a -- record with one shutout, a.85 goals-against average and.975 save percentage in three games (two starts) this year. He ranks second among NHL goaltenders in both GAA and Sv%. Berra saw his shutout streak of : dating back to last season end on Sunday night in Los Angeles. If you include streaks that span multiple seasons, Berra's streak was the longest in franchise history. He eclipsed Patrick Roy's mark of 9:9 set during the - campaign. MITCHELL SETS AVS RECORD FOR SEASON-OPENING GOAL STREAK John Mitchell opened the year with a four-game goal streak, becoming the first Avalanche player to ever score goals in each of the first four games of a season. He was the third player in franchise history to score in each of the team s first four games, joining Quebec's Michel Goulet (98-84) and Mats Sundin (99-9). Sundin did it his first five games of that 99-9 campaign. Mitchell's four-game goal streak was a new career high.

8 BLOCK PARTY Colorado leads all NHL teams with 6 blocked shots, averaging 5. per game. Montreal () is the only other team in triple digits. The Avs blocked 4 shots on Friday night in Anaheim, their most ever in a single game. Individually, Francois Beauchemin leads all NHL players with 4 blocked shots. NOTEWORTHY - Gabriel Landeskog is one point shy of career NHL points. - Jarome Iginla is tied with Norm Ullman (,9) for 9th place on the NHL's all-time scoring list. - Semyon Varlamov has 7 wins as a member of the Avalanche, tied with Dan Bouchard for second place on the franchise's all-time list. Patrick Roy is first with 6. POWERING UP Colorado has scored a power-play goal in four of its five games, going 6-for-8 (.%) with the man advantage to rank second in the NHL. The Avs have gone 5-for- (5%) on the power play at home, best in the league. The Avs began the year by scoring two PPG in each of their first two games, the first team in Avalanche history to accomplish that feat. PK NOT TOO SHABBY EITHER The Avs enter this evening's contest having killed off consecutive opponent power plays. For the year, Colorado ranks fourth in penalty killing at 88.% (5/7). The Avs were the only NHL team that did not allow a power-play goal this preseason, as Colorado s PK unit killed off all short-handed situations. The Avalanche finished fifth in the league in penalty killing last season at 84.6%, the club s first top five ranking since -. TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM As part of the Colorado Avalanche's th Anniversary Season, the Avalanche on Saturday announced the th Anniversary Team as selected by the fans. Here are the players, who along with former president and general manager Pierre Lacroix, will be honored in a special on-ice ceremony before Colorado's game against the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 7. Forwards Adam Deadmarsh Chris Drury Matt Duchene Peter Forsberg Milan Hejduk Valeri Kamensky Gabriel Landeskog Claude Lemieux Joe Sakic Paul Stastny Alex Tanguay Stephane Yelle Defensemen Rob Blake Ray Bourque Adam Foote Erik Johnson John-Michael Liles Sandis Ozolinsh Goaltenders Patrick Roy Semyon Varlamov TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON The Colorado Avalanche will celebrate their th Anniversary Season in 5-6. Here is the list of special events that will take place throughout the campaign, headlined by the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series outdoor game on Feb. 7 at Coors Field.

9 OCTOBER 8: Opening Night The Kickoff to the th Anniversary Season OCTOBER 4: Celebration of Hockey in Colorado DECEMBER 7: th Anniversary Team JANUARY 8: Museum Night at Pepsi Center JANUARY : Top Plays FEBRUARY 6: Avalanche-Red Wings Alumni Game FEBRUARY 7: 6 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series Game MARCH 5: Military Appreciation Day APRIL 9: Fan Appreciation Day GETTING OFFENSIVE Colorado has scored 6 goals in the first five games, averaging. per game. The Avs scored goals in the first two games, their most through the first two contests of a season since the franchise relocated to Denver in 995. FAST STARTS ON THE BACK END Francois Beauchemin recorded five points (g/5a) in his first two games, the most ever by an Avalanche defenseman over his first two games of a season. Only one Quebec defender had more, Kerry Huffman, who notched six points in two games to begin the 99-9 campaign. With goals in his first two games, Erik Johnson became the first Avalanche defenseman to score in each of his first two games of a season since Aaron Miller in CLIMBING THE ALL-TIME LISTS: IGGY NEARS,4 GAMES, 6 GOALS Jarome Iginla is nine goals shy of becoming the 9th player in NHL history to score 6. Iggy ranks second among active players in goals, trailing only Jaromir Jagr. Jarome s,9 career points are tied with Norm Ullman for 9th place on the NHL's all-time scoring list. Only Jagr and Joe Thornton have more points among active players. Now in his 9th season, Iginla has appeared in,97 games, third among active players and 5th all time. ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS 8. Jari Kurri 6 9. Jarome Iginla 59. Mark Recchi 577 GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 76 Jarome Iginla 59 Marian Hossa 487 ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 8. Phil Housley 9. Jarome Iginla 9 9. Norm Ullman 9 POINTS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 89 Joe Thornton 64 Jarome Iginla 9 MOST GAMES, ALL-TIME 4. Shane Doan 4 5. Jarome Iginla Roman Hamrlik 95 MOST GAMES, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 556 Shane Doan 4 Jarome Iginla 97

10 POWER-PLAY GOALS, ALL-TIME 6. Mark Messier 79 Jarome Iginla Michel Goulet 78 POWER-PLAY GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 5 Jarome Iginla 79 Alex Ovechkin 76 EAST SIDE STORY The Avs are - versus Eastern Conference teams so far. The Avs won their last five games against Eastern teams last season and finished 7--5 for the year (-5- at home). Under head coach Patrick Roy, the Avs are 8--7 (.68) against teams from the other conference. In fact, Colorado is against the East since the start of the - season, since 9- and since 5-6. TEENAGE DREAM Mikko Rantanen made his NHL debut in the season opener, becoming the fifth 8-year-old to play for the Avalanche since the franchise relocated to Denver in 995. A look at Colorado's youngest players (listed by years, days). Nathan MacKinnon 8. Oct., vs. Anaheim Ryan O'Reilly 8.6 Oct., 9 vs. San Jose Matt Duchene 8.58 Oct., 9 vs. San Jose Gabriel Landeskog 8.9 Oct. 8, vs. Detroit Mikko Rantanen 8.44 Oct. 8, 5 vs. Minnesota A FIRST IMPRESSION Thirteen (or 57%) of the players on Colorado's Opening Night roster were selected in the first round of their respective drafts. Erik Johnson Nathan MacKinnon Gabriel Landeskog Matt Duchene Brad Stuart Jack Skille Mikko Rantanen Jarome Iginla Mikhail Grigorenko Alex Tanguay Brandon Gormley Nikita Zadorov Semyon Varlamov st 6 (STL) st (COL) nd (COL) rd 9 (COL) rd 998 (SJS) 7th 5 (CHI) th 5 (COL) th 995 (DAL) th (BUF) th 998 (COL) th (PHX) 6th (BUF) rd 6 (WSH) MILESTONE WATCH - Gabriel Landeskog needs point for. - Blake Comeau needs 4 points for. - Jarome Iginla needs games for,4 and 9 goals for 6. - Erik Johnson needs 4 points for. - Carl Soderberg needs points for. SEASON INJURY LIST PLAYER GAMES DATES & INJURY Winchester 5 head (Oct. 8 - present) TOTALS 5

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12 Colorado Avalanche: 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 Minnesota Wild L p,6p,9, / 87+ //5 Dallas Stars W ,6p,p,7,9, / 64 /4/5 Boston Bruins L p, / 58 4 Anaheim Ducks W ,8, / Los Angeles Kings L p / 8+ 6 //5 Carolina Hurricanes 7 /4/5 Columbus Blue Jackets 8 Florida Panthers 9 Tampa Bay Lightning Carolina Hurricanes //5 San Jose Sharks //5 Calgary Flames Arizona Coyotes 4 /6/5 New York Rangers 5 Philadelphia Flyers 6 Boston Bruins 7 Montréal Canadiens 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 9 Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals Winnipeg Jets /5/5 Ottawa Senators /8/5 Winnipeg Jets 4 New York Islanders 5 New Jersey Devils 6 New York Rangers 7 Minnesota Wild 8 /7/5 Minnesota Wild 9 /9/5 Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks /7/5 New York Islanders 4 /9/5 Edmonton Oilers 5 //5 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 /7/5 Arizona Coyotes 7 San Jose Sharks 8 //5 Chicago Blackhawks 9 //6 Calgary Flames 4 /4/6 Los Angeles Kings 4 /6/6 St. Louis Blues 4 /8/6 Nashville Predators 4 Chicago Blackhawks 44 //6 Tampa Bay Lightning 45 /4/6 New Jersey Devils 46 Columbus Blue Jackets 47 Winnipeg Jets 48 //6 Buffalo Sabres 49 //6 St. Louis Blues 5 Dallas Stars 5 San Jose Sharks 5 Los Angeles Kings 5 //6 Chicago Blackhawks 54 /4/6 Dallas Stars 55 /6/6 Winnipeg Jets 56 /9/6 Vancouver Canucks 57 Ottawa Senators 58 Detroit Red Wings 59 Buffalo Sabres 6 /7/6 Montréal Canadiens 6 Edmonton Oilers 6 Vancouver Canucks 6 /4/6 San Jose Sharks 64 /7/6 Detroit Red Wings 65 Minnesota Wild 66 //6 Florida Panthers 67 /5/6 Nashville Predators 68 /7/6 Arizona Coyotes 69 /9/6 Anaheim Ducks 7 Winnipeg Jets 7 Vancouver Canucks 7 Calgary Flames 7 Edmonton Oilers 74 /4/6 Philadelphia Flyers 75 /6/6 Minnesota Wild 76 Nashville Predators 77 St. Louis Blues 78 4//6 Washington Capitals 79 4//6 St. Louis Blues 8 Nashville Predators 8 Dallas Stars 8 4/9/6 Anaheim Ducks

13 Colorado Avalanche: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. HOLDEN # BARRIE # 4 GUENIN # 5 JOHNSON # 6 MITCHELL # 7 SKILLE # 8 DUCHENE # 9 Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/- :4 -,/- 8:8 -,/- 4:4 -,/ 9:7 -,/ 5:45 -,/ 9: -,/- 9:8 Oct Vs DAL -,/ 5: -,/- :55 -,/ 6: -,4/ :55 -(W),/ 6: -,/ 9:57 -,/ 6:9 Oct 4 Vs BOS -,/- 7:54 -,/- 4:49 DNP -,/- 8:4 -,/- 9:7 -,/- :4 -,/- 5:5 Oct ANA -,/ :4 -,/ :8 -,/ 6:5 -,/ 8:9 -,/ 8:6 -,/ 7:4 -,/ 7:8 Oct LAK -,/- :7 SUS -,/ 4:6 -,/- 5:5 -,/ :7 -,/ 7: -,/- 6:55 Date Opp. IGINLA # COMEAU # 4 ZADOROV # 6 STUART # 7 GRIGORENKO # 5 MACKINNON # 9 BEAUCHEMIN # Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/- 9:55 -,/- 7:4 -,/- :8 -,5/ 8: -,/ :6 Oct Vs DAL -,/ 8: -,/ 4:4 -,/- 5:59 -,/ 8:55 -,/ 4:4 Oct 4 Vs BOS -,/- 7: -,4/- 4: -,/- :57 -,/ :4 -,/- :4 -,/- :6 Oct ANA -,/ 7:4 -,/ 5: -,/ 7:6 DNP -,/ 6:9 -(W),/ 6:5 -,/ : Oct LAK -,/- 9: -,/ 5: -,/ 5:4 -,/- :5 -,/ 5: -,/- : -,/- 6:46 Date Opp. SODERBERG # 4 TANGUAY # 4 MCLEOD # 55 RENDULIC # 7 LANDESKOG # 9 RANTANEN # 96 VARLAMOV # Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/ 6:6 -,/- 8: -,/ :6 -,/ 7:9 -,/- 8:6 -,/ 7:4 5/ L 58:6 Oct Vs DAL -,/- 6:49 -,/ 8:5 -,/ 9:56 -,/ 7: -,/ :7 -,/- 8:9 / W 6: Oct 4 Vs BOS -,/-4 7:8 -,/ 7:6 -,/ :7 -,/- 8:5 -,/ 9:46 -,/- 8: 5/9 L 5: Oct ANA -,/ 9: -,/ 5: -,/ 8:4 DNP -,/ 6:6 -,4/ :4 DND Oct LAK -,/ 8: -,/- 9:8 -,/ 4:7 DNP -,4/- : -,/- 9: DND Date Opp. BERRA # Oct 8 Vs MIN DND Oct Vs DAL DND Oct 4 Vs BOS /5 : Oct ANA /5 W 6: Oct LAK /4 L 59:5

14 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Patrick Roy - Named Head Coach/Vice President of Hockey Operations on May, and begins his third season in that role. - Has posted a record (.69) as the club s head coach. - Won the 4 Jack Adams Award after guiding the Avalanche to a 5--8 record (.68) and the Central Division title in his rookie season behind the bench. - Helped Colorado match its franchise record for wins and post its second-highest point total ever (). - Colorado, which finished 9th in the league standings the year before, became the first club since the NHL expanded to teams in 979 to go from the bottom three to the top three in a single season. - The former netminder was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 6. #: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Apr 7, 988 (7 years and 5 months) sehm-yawn vahr-law-mawv Drafted: Washington's nd choice (st round, rd overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Washington in exchange for a st round pick in and a conditional nd round pick in, July, Last Win: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Last SO: MAR 7, COLUMBUS (5) Career Shootouts: 94/7 (.74), 4-4 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs DAL - Started Colorado's first three games. - Varlamov's 7 career wins rank fourth all-time among Russian goaltenders, trailing only Evgeni Nabokov (5), Nikolai Khabibulin () and Ilya Bryzgalov (). - Has 7 wins as a member of the Avalanche, tied with Dan Bouchard for second place on the franchise's all-time win list. - His games played with Colorado rank fourth in franchise history behind Patrick Roy (478), Peter Budaj (4) and Bouchard (5). - Set a career high with five shutouts last season, tied for eighth in the league. - Had three 4+ save shutouts, becoming just the third goaltender since the expansion to have three shutouts of at least 4 saves in a season (Bill Ranford in and Mike Smith in -). #: Reto Berra (G) 6' 4", lbs. / Jan, 987 (8 years and 9 months) REH-to BAIR-uh Drafted: St. Louis' 6th choice (4th round, 6th overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary for a nd round selection in 4 NHL Draft, March 5, 4 Last Win: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Last SO: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: 9/5 (.76), 6- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves /8 vs LAK - Made a season-high 8 saves in a - loss at Los Angeles on Oct Saw his shutout streak of : dating back to last season end on Oct If you include streaks that span multiple seasons, Berra's streak was the longest in franchise history, eclipsing Patrick Roy's mark of 9:9 set during the - campaign. - Stopped all 5 shots in his first start of the season, a - victory at Anaheim on Oct Made his season debut in relief on Oct. 4 vs. Boston, stopping all five shots he faced. - Entering his third NHL campaign. - His 5 career games rank fourth among Swiss-born goaltenders behind Jonas Hiller (8), Martin Gerber (9) and David Aebischer (4). - Recorded his first NHL shutout in his final start of 4-5 on April 9 vs. Winnipeg. #: Nick Holden (D) 6' 4", lbs. / May 5, 987 (8 years and 5 months) Drafted: Signed by Columbus as a non-drafted free agent, March 8, 8 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, Last Goal: FEB 6, 5 vs ARIZONA () Last Assist: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5 -- Career Career vs. Opp -- - : times /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA / vs DAL times /6 vs ANA - Ranks second on the team in hits (7). - Recorded a career-high two assists and was + on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Logged a team-high :4 of ice time in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct Is entering his third season with the Avalanche. - Appeared in a career-high 78 games last year, tallying 4 points (5g/9a).

15 #4: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jul 6, 99 (4 years and months) Drafted: Colorado's 4th selection (rd round, 64th overall) in 9 Entry Draft Last Goal: MAR 8, 5 vs BUFFALO () Last Assist: OCT 4, 5 vs BOSTON () Career Shootouts: /4 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times times /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS / vs DAL /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA - Currently serving a three-game suspension for "charging and interference" on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Is entering his fifth NHL season. - Led all Colorado defensemen in points (5), goals (-tied) and assists (4) last season. - His 5 points ranked eighth among NHL defensemen and were the most by an Avalanche blueliner since - (Rob Blake 56). - Was the first Avs D to record that many assists since Ray Bourque had 5 in -. - Led the team in assists and plus/minus (+5), while ranking second in average ice time (:) and power-play points (g/4a). - Tyson s 4 assists tied him for eighth among league rearguards. - Recorded 7 of his points at even strength (g/7a), tying the franchise record for a defenseman set by Steve Duchesne with Quebec in Has scored four career OT goals, the most by a blueliner in franchise history. #5: Nate Guenin (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Dec, 98 ( years and months) GEH-nihn Drafted: NY Rangers' rd choice (4th round, 7th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, Last Goal: FEB 7, DALLAS (4) Last Assist: MAR, 5 vs EDMONTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 4 times 4 times 4 times 4 times / vs DAL / vs DAL 4 times / vs DAL - Recorded a game-high seven blocked shots in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct. 8. He led the Avs in blocked shots a year ago with 6. - Is entering his third season with the Avalanche. - Set career highs in games played (76), points (5), goals () and assists () last season. #6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' 4", lbs. / Mar, 988 (7 years and 7 months) Drafted: St. Louis' st pick (st round, st overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis, along with Jay McClement and a st round pick in, in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a nd round choice in, Feb. 8, Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Last Assist: OCT 8, 5 vs MINNESOTA (4) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /8 vs MIN /8 vs MIN /6 vs ANA /8 vs LAK / vs DAL /6 vs ANA / vs DAL - Scored a power-play goal and had an assist in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct. 8 and followed that up with another PPG on Oct. vs. Dallas. - Was the first Avalanche defenseman to score a goal in each of his first two games of a season since Aaron Miller in Signed a seven-year contract extension through the - campaign on Sept.. - Finished tied for first among Avs defensemen with a career-high goals last season despite missing the final 4 games of the year due to injury. - Was selected to his first NHL All-Star Game, the first Avalanche defenseman to be picked since Rob Blake in -4. #7: John Mitchell (C) 6' ", 4 lbs. / Jan, 985 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Toronto's 4th choice (5th round, 58th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Last Assist: APR, SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: 4/ (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 5 times 4 times /8 vs LAK /8 vs LAK /8 vs MIN /8 vs LAK times - Opened the year with a four-game goal streak, becoming the first Colorado Avalanche player to score goals in each of the first four games of a season. - Was the third player in franchise history to score in each of the team s first four games of a season, joining Quebec's Michel Goulet (98-84) and Mats Sundin (99-9). - Mitchell's four-game goal streak was a career high. - Scored in the season opener on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota, the fourth time in as many years with Colorado that Mitchell has scored in his first game of the season.

16 #8: Jack Skille (R) 6' ", 6 lbs. / May 9, 987 (8 years and 5 months) Drafted: Chicago's st selection (st round, 7th overall) in 5 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed by Colorado on Oct. 6, 5. Last Goal: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :4 + /6 vs ANA / vs DAL times /8 vs LAK /4 vs BOS times /6 vs ANA times - Scored his first goal as a member of the Avalanche on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Made his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Attended Colorado's training camp as a PTO before signing a one-year contract just prior to the season on Oct Was Chicago's first-round pick (seventh overall) in the 5 Entry Draft. - Has recorded 6 points (g/a) in 9 career NHL games. - Spent the 4-5 campaign with the Columbus Blue Jackets, tallying eight points (6g/a) in 45 games. #9: Matt Duchene (C) 5' ", lbs. / Jan 6, 99 (4 years and 9 months) DOO-shayn Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, rd overall) in 9 Entry Draft Last Goal: OCT 8, LOS ANGELES Last Assist: APR, 5 vs CHICAGO (5) Career Shootouts: 6/4 (8%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + /8 vs LAK 5 times /8 vs LAK /8 vs LAK /8 vs MIN /8 vs LAK /6 vs ANA times - Is in his seventh NHL season, all with the Avalanche. - Ranks th on the franchise's all-time scoring list with 9 points (7g/9a) in 44 games. - Appeared in all 8 games for the first time in his career last season. - Shared the team lead with four game-winning goals, becoming the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to lead the team in game-winning goals for three straight seasons. - Finished second on the Avs in shots (7), plus/minus rating (+) and faceoff percentage (5.%), while ranking third in points (55-tied) and fourth in both goals () and assists (4). - Led the team in even-strength scoring with 48 points (9g/9a). #: Jarome Iginla (R) 6' ", lbs. / Jul, 977 (8 years and months) Drafted: Dallas' st choice (st round, th overall) in 995 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 4 Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Last Assist: OCT 8, LOS ANGELES Career Shootouts: /45 (7%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :55 + times /8 vs LAK times / vs DAL /8 vs MIN /6 vs ANA times times - Scored a goal in each of his first two games of a season for the first time in his career. - Is in his 9th NHL season, his second with Colorado. - Needs nine goals to become the 9th player in NHL history to score 6. - Iginla s 59 tallies rank 9th all-time and second among active players (Jaromir Jagr). - Jarome s,9 career points are tied with Norm Ullman for 9th place on the all-time scoring list, and trail only Jagr and Joe Thornton among active players. - Has appeared in,97 career games, third among active players and 5th all-time. - Ranks second among current players with 79 career power-play goals, tied with Mark Messier for 6th all time. - In 4-5, Iginla the Avs with 9 goals and shared the team lead with 59 points, becoming the oldest player in franchise history to lead the team in either category (7 years, 84 days). He was nine days older than Joe Sakic was when he led the club with 6 goals and points at the age of 7 years, 75 days in 6-7.

17 #4: Blake Comeau (L) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 8, 986 (9 years and 8 months) KOH-moh Drafted: NY Islanders' nd choice (nd round, 47th overall) in 4 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 5 Last Goal: MAR 4, 5 vs ST. LOUIS (4) Last Assist: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: /4 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA times /8 vs MIN /4 vs BOS / vs DAL /6 vs ANA - Entering his first season with the Avalanche, his th in the NHL. - Needs four points to reach career points. - Is games shy of 5 NHL contests. - Made his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Spent the 4-5 season with the Pittsburgh Penguins where he recorded 6 goals and 5 assists for points in 6 games. - Shared the team lead with five game-winning goals, which included two overtime winners. - All 6 of his tallies came at even strength, ranking fourth on the Penguins. - Finished second on the team with 88 hits. #6: Nikita Zadorov (D) 6' 5", lbs. / Apr 6, 995 ( years and 6 months) Za-DOHR-aw Drafted: Buffalo's st choice (st round, 6th overall) in NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and nd round pick in 5 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O Reilly, June 6, 5 Last Goal: FEB 5, 5 vs PHILADELPHIA (5) Last Assist: OCT 4, 5 vs BOSTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- - : times /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS times /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS times times - Leads the Avs with hits. - Made his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Is only the second Avalanche player to have his last name start with the letter "Z" (Greg Zanon). - Was acquired from Buffalo this past June. - Appeared in 6 games as a rookie for the Sabres in 4-5, tallying 5 points (g/a) with 5 penalty minutes. - Led all NHL rookie defensemen with 4 hits, fourth most on the team. - Finished sixth among NHL rookie blueliners in points, was tied for fourth in assists, tied for second in power-play goals () and ranked fifth in average time-on-ice (7:4). #7: Brad Stuart (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Nov 6, 979 (5 years and months) Drafted: San Jose's st choice (st round, rd overall) in 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from San Jose for a nd round selection in 6 NHL Draft and 6th round choice in 7 NHL Draft, July, 4 Last Goal: MAR 8, 5 vs BUFFALO (8) Last Assist: APR, ANAHEIM (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :4 + times times times times /4 vs BOS times times /4 vs BOS - Ranks fifth among active defensemen in games played (,5). - Led the Avalanche in short-handed ice time (: per game) and finished second on the club in hits (77) last season. - Appeared in his,th NHL game last year on Dec. 8 at Pittsburgh. #8: Jesse Winchester (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Oct 4, 98 ( years) Drafted: Signed by Ottawa as an undrafted free agent, March 4, 8 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 4 Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp Is on Injured Reserve (head). - Missed the entire 4-5 season due to the same injury.

18 #5: Mikhail Grigorenko (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / May 6, 994 ( years and 5 months) grih-gohr-ehn-koh Drafted: Buffalo's st choice (st round, th overall) in NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Nikita Zadorov, J.T. Compher and nd round pick in 5 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O Reilly, June 6, 5 Last Goal: APR, COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :9 + times /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA times /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA - Recorded an assist in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Is beginning his first season with Colorado, his fourth in the NHL. - This marks the third time that he's appeared on an Opening Night roster (- and -4 with Buffalo). #9: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Sep, 995 ( years and month) Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, st overall) in Draft Last Goal: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: 6/ (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + times times / vs DAL 5 times /8 vs LAK /8 vs MIN /8 vs LAK / vs DAL - Leads the Avs in points (6-tied) and shots (5). - Tied his career high with three points (g/a) on Oct. vs. Dallas. - Had two assists and a team-high five shots in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct Is entering his third NHL season. - Missed the final 8 games of the 4-5 campaign due to a fractured foot. - Did return to the ice after the season to help Canada win the gold medal at the 5 IIHF World Championship. - Won the Calder Memorial Trophy in -4, becoming the youngest player to ever win the award (8 years, 4 days). #: Francois Beauchemin (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Jun 4, 98 (5 years and 4 months) boh-sheh-meh Drafted: Montreal's rd choice (rd round, 75th overall) in 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 5. Last Goal: APR, 5 vs EDMONTON (8) Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /8 vs MIN /8 vs MIN 5 times /8 vs LAK 4 times times / vs DAL - Leads the team with 4 blocked shots. - Recorded five points (g/5a) in his first two games, the most ever by an Avalanche defenseman over his first two games of a season. - Only one Quebec defender had more, Kerry Huffman, who notched six points in two games to begin the 99-9 campaign. - Registered two assists and eight blocked shots on Oct. vs. Dallas. - Recorded three assists in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Is entering his th NHL season, his first with Colorado. - Appeared in 64 games for the Anaheim Ducks last year, tallying points (g/a) while averaging a team-high :44 of ice time per game. - Finished second on the Ducks in plus/minus rating (+7) and blocked shots (7-tied), while his career-high goals ranked second among Anaheim defensemen. - Also dressed in all 6 playoff contests, averaging a team-best 5:4 of ice time. - Won a Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 6-7 and was named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team with the Ducks in -.

19 #4: Carl Soderberg (C) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Oct, 985 ( years) Drafted: St. Louis' nd choice (nd round, 49th overall) in 4 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Boston in exchange for 6th round pick in 6 NHL Draft, June 5, 5 Last Goal: APR, DETROIT (9) Last Assist: OCT 8, LOS ANGELES Career Shootouts: /4 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 5 times 4 times 4 times 5 times /6 vs ANA times 5 times times - Has an assist in four of his five games this season. - Needs two points to reach for his career. - Has appeared in 9 consecutive games. - Had an assist and was + in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Enters his fourth NHL season, his first with Colorado. - Spent the past three years with Boston. - Appeared in all 8 games for the Bruins last season, tallying 44 points (g/a) with a + plus/minus rating. - Finished tied for third on the Bruins in points, while also ranking third in assists. - Scored five power-play goals, tied for second on the club. - Was one of only two Bruins to appear in every game (Dennis Seidenberg). #4: Alex Tanguay (L) 6' ", 94 lbs. / Nov, 979 (5 years and months) Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, th overall) in 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary, along with Cory Sarich, in exchange for David Jones and Shane O'Brien, June 7, Last Goal: MAR 6, VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT 6, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: /6 (7%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 5 times / vs DAL / vs DAL /6 vs ANA /8 vs LAK / vs DAL /4 vs BOS / vs DAL - Only three players from the 998 draft class have more career points than Tanguay s 8: Vincent Lecavalier (9), Brad Richards (96) and Pavel Datsyuk (869). - Ranks seventh on the franchise s all-time scoring list with 469 points (6g/6a) in 55 games. - Ranks eighth in team history in both goals (6) and assists (6). - Tanguay s 469 points are the fourth-most in Avalanche history (since ), trailing Joe Sakic (5), Milan Hejduk (85) and Peter Forsberg (75). - Is the NHL s active leader in career shooting percentage (min 7 shots) at 8.9% Has twice led the NHL in that category, 5-6 (.%) and 4-5 (.%). - Won a Stanley Cup with Colorado in. #46: Brandon Gormley (D) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Feb 8, 99 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Phoenix's st choice (st round, th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Arizona in exchange for Stefan Elliott, Sept. 9, 5 Last Goal: DEC, EDMONTON () Last Assist: MAR 9, 5 vs COLORADO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Was acquired by Colorado just prior to training camp on Sept Has appeared in games with the Coyotes over the last two seasons, including 7 games last year (g/a). - Former first-round pick won a bronze medal with Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship and won a Memorial Cup with Shawinigan (QMJHL) in -.

20 #55: Cody McLeod (L) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 6, 984 ( years and months) Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 6, 6 nd NHL / nd COL Season Last Goal: APR, 5 vs CHICAGO (5) Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 + 5 times / vs DAL / vs DAL /8 vs LAK /8 vs MIN /6 vs ANA /8 vs MIN times - Enters his ninth NHL season, all with Colorado. - Has appeared in 554 career games, the fourth-most regular season contests by an Avalanche player since the franchise relocated to Denver in Only Milan Hejduk (,), Joe Sakic (87) and Adam Foote (76) appeared in more. - His,95 career penalty minutes are the most in Avalanche history and fifth-most in franchise history. - Has two fighting majors this season and in his career, the most in Avs history. - Was one of five Colorado players to dress in all 8 games in Led the team with 68 hits, the most ever by an Avalanche player in a single season. - Also paced the club with a career-high 9 penalty minutes, the most by an Avs player since Jeff Odgers had 59 in McLeod s 9 PIM finished second in the league while his 68 hits ranked sixth. - Tied a franchise record with his seventh career -PIM season. #9: Gabriel Landeskog (L) 6' ", lbs. / Nov, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's st choice (st round, nd overall) in Entry Draft. Last Goal: OCT 4, 5 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: /9 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs DAL / vs DAL / vs DAL /8 vs MIN /8 vs LAK /8 vs LAK /8 vs MIN / vs DAL - Owns the longest active ironman streak on the team at 67 games. - Scored a goal in each of his first three games, his longest streak to open a season. - Recorded his first career four-point game with a pair of goals and assists on Oct. vs. Dallas. - Was the first Avalanche player to tally four points in a game since Dec. 6, (Paul Stastny vs. Dallas). - Is in his fifth NHL season, his fourth as team captain. - Shared the team scoring lead with 59 points (g/6a) while appearing in all 8 games last season. - Also led the club in shots (4), power-play goals (8-tied) and PP points (7). - Finished second on the Avs in goals (), third in assists (6) and fourth in hits (69). - Was one of four NHL players with at least 59 points and 65 hits (Ovechkin, N. Foligno, Ladd). - Was named team captain of the Avalanche on Sept. 4,, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history (9 years, 86 days). - Was days younger than Sidney Crosby (9 years, 97 days on May, 7). #96: Mikko Rantanen (R) 6' 4", lbs. / Oct 9, 996 (8 years and months) ran-ta-nehn Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, th overall) in 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 5 times 5 times 5 times /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA 5 times times - Made his NHL debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota, becoming the fifth 8-year-old to play for the Avalanche (Nathan MacKinnon, Ryan O'Reilly, Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog). - Is the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to wear #96. - Was Colorado's first-round pick (th overall) in the 5 NHL Draft. - Spent last season playing for TPS in the Finnish Elite League. - Represented Finland at the 5 IIHF World Junior Championship in Toronto/Montreal.

21 Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes LAST GAME Washington 4, Carolina October 7, 5 * Verizon Center * Washington, DC Carolina Goals: Jeff Skinner Washington Goals: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin Carolina Goaltender: Cam Ward (Loss), 6:, saves on 4 shots Washington Goaltender: Braden Holtby (Win), 6:, 8 saves on 9 shots Noteworthy: Washington F Alex Ovechkin tallied his third goal of the season Washington F Nicklas Backstrom earned one goal and two assists Washington F T.J. Oshie and Washington D John Carlson each netted one power play goal Carolina F Jeff Skinner scored the lone goal for the Hurricanes (unassisted) Carolina F Jordan Staal won of 4 face-offs. INJURIES Defenseman James Wisniewski, ACL (left), out six months Forward Riley Nash, shoulder, out two weeks 5-6 MAN GAMES LOST: 7 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. Returned defenseman Danny Biega to Charlotte (AHL) Oct. 4 Recalled forward Brock McGinn and defenseman Brett Pesce from Charlotte (AHL) Oct. 8 Returned defenseman Brett Pesce to Charlotte (AHL) Oct. Recalled defenseman Rasmus Rissanen from Charlotte (AHL) TODAY S GAME The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on Saturday in the first of two 5-6 meetings between the squads ( p.m., FOX Sports Carolinas, Hurricanes Radio Network). The Avalanche and the Hurricanes met twice in the 4-5 season, with the teams splitting the series. Wednesday s game is the third of a seven-game road swing that continues through Oct. 9. HURRICANES STREAKS Jeff Skinner has points in the last two games (/6/5-/7/5) HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Jordan Staal is five points shy of Hurricanes points John-Michael Liles is three games shy of Hurricanes games played HURRICANES FIRSTS AND MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Brock McGinn made his Hurricanes/NHL debut at DET (/6) Brock McGinn had his first NHL/Hurricanes point (goal) at DET (/6) Noah Hanifin notched his first NHL/Hurricanes point (assist) vs. DET (/) James Wisniewski made his Hurricanes debut at NSH (/8) Kris Versteeg made Hurricanes debut at NSH (/8) Joakim Nordstrom made Hurricanes debut at NSH (/8) Noah Hanifin made his Hurricanes/NHL debut at NSH (/8) HURRICANES vs. AVALANCHE SERIES NOTES -- Carolina trails all-time, (8), including (68) at home and 7-4- (7) on the road. -- The teams meet twice in 5-6: at COL: Oct., at CAR: Oct.. -- The teams split the 4-5 season series --. The home team won both meetings. -- The Avalanche have not won at PNC Arena since Jan., 8, a 5-4 victory. -- The Hurricanes have won each of the last five games against the Avalanche at home. Colorado has posted a -- record in those games. -- Carolina has played eleven home games against Colorado since relocating from Hartford. Eight of those games were decided by one goal or fewer (one tie). -- Carolina is -8- at the Pepsi Center (opened October 999) and the Carolina franchise s last win in Denver came on Feb. 9, 996, a - Hartford OT win at McNichols Arena.