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1 Edmonton Oilers Game Notes Thu, Oct 5, 8 NHL Game # Edmonton Oilers - - (7 pts) Washington Capitals - - ( pts) Team Game: 8 Home Game: - - (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 9 Road Game: - - (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 9 Mikko Koskinen Cam Talbot # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Kris Russell 7 5 D Kevin Gravel - 6 D Adam Larsson 7 6 D Jason Garrison - 6 L Jujhar Khaira C Ryan Strome 7 - R Tobias Rieder 7-5 D Darnell Nurse L Milan Lucic C Kyle Brodziak C Leon Draisaitl R Alex Chiasson R Zack Kassian R Kailer Yamamoto 7-65 C Cooper Marody 75 D Evan Bouchard 6-77 D Oscar Klefbom 7-9 L Drake Caggiula - 9 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C Connor McDavid R Jesse Puljujarvi 7-6 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Pheonix Copley Braden Holtby # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Matt Niskanen 8-6 D Michal Kempny L Alex Ovechkin D Dmitry Orlov 8-5 R Brett Connolly L Jakub Vrana C Chandler Stephenson C Nicklas Backstrom 8 6 C Lars Eller D Madison Bowey 9 R Dmitrij Jaskin 5-5 R Devante Smith-Pelly 8 6 C Nic Dowd 8-9 D Christian Djoos 8 R Tom Wilson D Brooks Orpik 8 65 L Andre Burakovsky D John Carlson R T.J. Oshie L Nathan Walker 9 C Evgeny Kuznetsov President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Senior V.P., Hockey Operations Assistant General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Peter Chiarelli Craig MacTavish Keith Gretzky Todd McLellan Glen Gulutzan, Trent Yawney, Manny Viveiros, Dustin Schwartz (Goaltending Coach), Jeremy Coupal (Video Coach) Senior VP and General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Video Analyst Brian MacLellan Todd Reirden Scott Arniel, Reid Cashman, Blaine Forsythe, Brett Leonhardt (Video) Scott Murray Tim Ohashi Tonight's Officials Referees Marc Joannette (5), Ian Walsh (9) Linesmen Ryan Gibbons (58), Steve Barton (59) Supervisor Video Judge Matt Beaudry Ntl. Anthem Robert Clark * Denotes Standby Official. Today's Schedule ARI : 7: BOS : 7: BUF : 7: CGY : 7: EDM : 7: MIN : 7: NJD : 7: STL : 7: CHI : 7: DAL : 7:

2 Edmonton Oilers: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Kris Russell D 5' " 7 May, 987 Caroline, AB, CAN 5 Kevin Gravel D 6' " Mar 6, 99 Kingsford, MI, USA 6 Adam Larsson D 6' " 8 Nov, 99 Skellefteå, SWE Jason Garrison D 6' " 8 Nov, 98 White Rock, BC, CAN 6 Jujhar Khaira L 6' " Aug, 99 Surrey, BC, CAN 8 Ryan Strome C 6' " 9 Jul, 99 Mississauga, ON, CAN 9 Mikko Koskinen G 6' 7" Jul 8, 988 Vantaa, FIN Tobias Rieder R 5' " 86 Jan, 99 Landshut, DEU 5 Darnell Nurse D 6' " Feb, 995 Hamilton, ON, CAN 7 Milan Lucic L 6' " Jun 7, 988 Vancouver, BC, CAN 8 Kyle Brodziak C 6' " 5 May 5, 98 St. Paul, AB, CAN 9 Leon Draisaitl C 6' " 8 Oct 7, 995 Cologne, DEU Cam Talbot G 6' " 96 Jul 5, 987 Caledonia, ON, CAN 9 Alex Chiasson R 6' " 8 Oct, 99 Montreal, QC, CAN Zack Kassian R 6' " Jan, 99 Windsor, ON, CAN 56 Kailer Yamamoto R 5' 8" 5 Sep 9, 998 Spokane, WA, USA 65 Cooper Marody C 6' " 8 Dec, 996 Brighton, MI, USA 75 Evan Bouchard D 6' " 9 Oct, 999 Oakville, ON, CAN 77 Oscar Klefbom D 6' " 6 Jul, 99 Karlstad, SWE 9 Drake Caggiula L 5' " 76 Jun, 99 Pickering, ON, CAN 9 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C 6' " 8 Apr, 99 Burnaby, BC, CAN 97 Connor McDavid C 6' " 9 Jan, 997 Richmond Hill, ON, CAN 98 Jesse Puljujarvi R 6' " May 7, 998 Alvkarleby, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " 99 Age: 6. Injured Reserve List ( Players) Andrej Sekera D 6' " Jun 8, 986 Bojnice, SVK 8 Ty Rattie R 6' " 8 Feb 5, 99 Calgary, AB, CAN 8 Matt Benning D 6' " May 5, 99 Edmonton, AB, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Washington Capitals: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Pheonix Copley G 6' " Jan 8, 99 North Pole, AK, USA Matt Niskanen D 6' " Dec 6, 986 Virginia, MN, USA 6 Michal Kempny D 6' " 9 Sep 8, 99 Hodonin, CZE 8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' " 5 Sep 7, 985 Moscow, RUS 9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' " Jul, 99 Novokuznetsk, RUS Brett Connolly R 6' " 95 May, 99 Campbell River, BC, CAN Jakub Vrana L 6' " 97 Feb 8, 996 Prague, CZE 8 Chandler Stephenson C 6' " Apr, 99 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 9 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' " Nov, 987 Gävle, SWE Lars Eller C 6' " 7 May 8, 989 Rodovre, DNK Madison Bowey D 6' " 98 Apr, 995 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Dmitrij Jaskin R 6' " 6 Mar, 99 Omsk, RUS 5 Devante Smith-Pelly R 6' " Jun, 99 Scarborough, ON, CAN 6 Nic Dowd C 6' " 97 May 7, 99 Huntsville, AL, USA 9 Christian Djoos D 6' " 69 Aug 6, 99 Gothenburg, SWE Tom Wilson R 6' " 8 Mar 9, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN Brooks Orpik D 6' " 7 Sep 6, 98 San Francisco, CA, USA 65 Andre Burakovsky L 6' " Feb 9, 995 Klagenfurt, AUT 7 Braden Holtby G 6' " Sep 6, 989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN 7 John Carlson D 6' " 8 Jan, 99 Natick, MA, USA 77 T.J. Oshie R 5' " 95 Dec, 986 Everett, WA, USA 79 Nathan Walker L 5' 9" 86 Feb 7, 99 Cardiff, GBR 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' " May 9, 99 Chelyabinsk, RUS Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 7.7 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 7 Travis Boyd C 5' " 85 Sep, 99 Hopkins, MN, USA Goal Streaks JOHN CARLSON ( / Games) Assist Streaks JAKUB VRANA ( / Games) LARS ELLER ( / Games) Point Streaks EVGENY KUZNETSOV (--6 / Games) JOHN CARLSON (--7 / Games) JAKUB VRANA (-- / Games) NICKLAS BACKSTROM (-6-7 / Games) LARS ELLER (-- / Games)

3 Edmonton Oilers: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 97 Connor McDavid : 9.5 C 9 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins :6.75 C 9 Leon Draisaitl : 5. D 5 Darnell Nurse :6. 9 L 7 Milan Lucic : D Kris Russell 7 6. : D 77 Oscar Klefbom :. 7 R 9 Alex Chiasson. 8:. R 8 Ty Rattie 5 9. :. 5 D 6 Adam Larsson :. R 56 Kailer Yamamoto 7-9. :. 7 8 R 98 Jesse Puljujarvi : R Tobias Rieder 7 -. : 5. D 5 Kevin Gravel -. :. D Jason Garrison -. 9:. L 6 Jujhar Khaira 6-7. :. 8 C 8 Ryan Strome 7 -. :.9 C 8 Kyle Brodziak : R Zack Kassian :55. 6 C 65 Cooper Marody. 9:58. D 75 Evan Bouchard 6-8. :. 6 6 D 8 Matt Benning -. :57. L 9 Drake Caggiula - 7. :. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 9 Mikko Koskinen Cam Talbot Washington Capitals: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 8 Alex Ovechkin :9. D 7 John Carlson :7. 9 C 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov : 7. C 9 Nicklas Backstrom : R 77 T.J. Oshie :. 8 R Brett Connolly :. 9 C Lars Eller : L Jakub Vrana 8 6. : D Matt Niskanen :. 7 C 8 Chandler Stephenson : R 5 Devante Smith-Pelly : D Brooks Orpik 8. 5:. 5 9 D 9 Christian Djoos 8. :. 6 C 6 Nic Dowd 8-9. : D 6 Michal Kempny :. 8 8 D 9 Dmitry Orlov 8-5. :6. L 79 Nathan Walker. 8:8. 5 D Madison Bowey 9. :7. R Dmitrij Jaskin :. 5 L 65 Andre Burakovsky : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Pheonix Copley Braden Holtby

4 Washington Edmonton Oilers Team Records Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers Last game: Monday AT VANCOUVER (5- W) Tuesday VS PITTSBURGH (6-5 O) Next game: Thursday AT EDMONTON Thursday VS WASHINGTON Overall record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / OTL Home record/streak: - - / OTL - - / OTL Road record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / 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 Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals:

5 Washington Edmonton Oilers Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Washington Capitals: 9 (. avg.) Opponents: (.6 avg.) Edmonton Oilers: 8 8 (.6 avg.) Opponents: (.6 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Washington Capitals: (.5 avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) Edmonton Oilers: (9. avg.) Opponents: (9. avg.) Power Play Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers G Att % G Att % Overall: 8.7 (st NHL) 7. (5th NHL) Home: 5. (st NHL) 7. (7th NHL) Road: 8. (T-8th NHL). (th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) Penalty Killing Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers G Att % G Att % Overall: (5th NHL) (9th NHL) Home: (rd NHL) 9. (T-6th NHL) Road: 69. (T-6th NHL) 6.6 (8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-8th NHL) Penalties Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 8 8. (T-9th NHL) (T-9th NHL) Goal Situations Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers For Against For Against 6 on 5: 6 on : 6 on : 5 on 5: on : 7 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 6: on 5: 7 5 on 6: 5 on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 9 8 5

6 Washington Edmonton Oilers Situations Individual Leaders Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers Points: A. OVECHKIN (),N. BACKSTROM (),J. CARLSON () C. MCDAVID (),R. NUGENT-HOPKINS (9),L. DRAISAITL (8) Goals: A. OVECHKIN (8),T. OSHIE (5),J. CARLSON (5) C. MCDAVID (5),L. DRAISAITL (),A. CHIASSON () Assists: N. BACKSTROM (),J. CARLSON (8),E. KUZNETSOV (8) C. MCDAVID (8),R. NUGENT-HOPKINS (7),L. DRAISAITL () PP Goals: E. KUZNETSOV (5),A. OVECHKIN (),N. BACKSTROM () C. MCDAVID (),M. LUCIC (),R. NUGENT-HOPKINS () SH Goals: GW Goals: A. OVECHKIN (),T. OSHIE (),M. NISKANEN () D. NURSE (),L. DRAISAITL (),C. MCDAVID () + Goals: PIM: J. VRANA (),L. ELLER (),M. BOWEY (9) M. LUCIC (),J. KHAIRA (7),A. LARSSON (6) Shots: A. OVECHKIN (),E. KUZNETSOV (8),J. VRANA () C. MCDAVID (),R. NUGENT-HOPKINS (),D. NURSE () +/-: T. OSHIE (+7),N. BACKSTROM (+6),J. CARLSON (+6) T. RATTIE (+),R. NUGENT-HOPKINS (+),A. CHIASSON () Shootout Washington Capitals Shooter G/S % GDG T.J. Oshie /. Evgeny Kuznetsov /. Alex Ovechkin /. Nicklas Backstrom /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Pheonix Copley - /.5 Edmonton Oilers Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Washington Capitals Player G A P Nicklas Backstrom 6 8 John Carlson 7 8 Evgeny Kuznetsov 5 7 Alex Ovechkin 7 Brett Connolly Lars Eller T.J. Oshie Edmonton Oilers Player G A P Connor McDavid 7 Leon Draisaitl 5 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 5 Oscar Klefbom Milan Lucic Short Handed Washington Capitals Player G A P No players to display Edmonton Oilers Player G A P No players to display

7 Edmonton Oilers: Media Notes

8 Edmonton Oilers: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. New Jersey Devils L p, / + Boston Bruins L / New York Rangers W ,97p / 785 Winnipeg Jets W* p,8,97p,98, / /8/8 Boston Bruins W* ,9p, / //8 Nashville Predators L / //8 Pittsburgh Penguins O* ,9,9,97p,9p / /5/8 Washington Capitals 9 Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks //8 Minnesota Wild //8 Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Red Wings Washington Capitals 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Florida Panthers 7 //8 Colorado Avalanche 8 //8 Montréal Canadiens 9 Calgary Flames /8/8 Vegas Golden Knights San Jose Sharks Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings /7/8 Dallas Stars 5 /9/8 Los Angeles Kings 6 //8 Vegas Golden Knights 7 Dallas Stars 8 St. Louis Blues 9 /7/8 Minnesota Wild /9/8 Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Winnipeg Jets //8 Philadelphia Flyers Vancouver Canucks 5 /8/8 St. Louis Blues 6 //8 Tampa Bay Lightning 7 /7/8 Vancouver Canucks 8 /9/8 San Jose Sharks 9 //8 Winnipeg Jets Arizona Coyotes Los Angeles Kings Anaheim Ducks San Jose Sharks //9 Florida Panthers 5 //9 Arizona Coyotes 6 //9 Buffalo Sabres 7 Vancouver Canucks 8 /9/9 Calgary Flames 9 //9 Carolina Hurricanes 5 //9 Detroit Red Wings 5 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Montréal Canadiens 5 /5/9 Chicago Blackhawks 5 Minnesota Wild 55 /9/9 San Jose Sharks 56 Pittsburgh Penguins 57 Carolina Hurricanes 58 New York Islanders 59 /9/9 Arizona Coyotes 6 //9 New York Islanders 6 //9 Anaheim Ducks 6 Nashville Predators 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Ottawa Senators 65 Columbus Blue Jackets 66 Buffalo Sabres 67 /7/9 Vancouver Canucks 68 /9/9 Toronto Maple Leafs 69 //9 New York Rangers 7 //9 New Jersey Devils 7 Arizona Coyotes 7 Vegas Golden Knights 7 St. Louis Blues 7 //9 Columbus Blue Jackets 75 //9 Ottawa Senators 76 /6/9 Los Angeles Kings 77 /8/9 Dallas Stars 78 //9 Anaheim Ducks 79 Vegas Golden Knights 8 Colorado Avalanche 8 //9 San Jose Sharks 8 Calgary Flames

9 Edmonton Oilers: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. RUSSELL # GRAVEL # 5 LARSSON # 6 RATTIE # 8 GARRISON # KHAIRA # 6 STROME # 8 Oct NJD -,/ :8 -,/ 9:7 -,/ 9: -,/ : -,/- : BOS -,/ 7: -,/- 5:9 -,/ : -,/ 8:8 -,/ :5 NYR -,/ :5 -,/- : -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ :5 -,/ : Oct WPG -,/- 5:7 -,/ : -,5/ 6: -,/- 8:5 -,/- 9:9 -,/ 6: Oct 8 Vs BOS -,/ : -,/ :7 -,/ 7: DNP -,/- : -,/ : Oct Vs NSH -,/ 8: -,/ :59 DNP -,/ 8: -,/- 8:8 -,/- :8 Oct Vs PIT -,/- :57 -,/- : -,/ : INJ DNP DNP -,/- 7:9 Date Opp. RIEDER # NURSE # 5 LUCIC # 7 BRODZIAK # 8 DRAISAITL # 9 CHIASSON # 9 KASSIAN # Oct NJD -,/- 9: -,/- :59 -,/- 9: -,/- 9:5 -,/- 8:6 -,/- : BOS -,/ :7 -,/ :6 -,/- 7:5 DNP -,/- : -,/ :7 NYR -,/ : -,/ : -,/- 7: -,/ :56 -,/- :8 DNP Oct WPG -,/ :8 -(W),5/ 7: -,/- : -,/- 7: -,/- 7:8 DNP Oct 8 Vs BOS -,/- :59 -,/- 7:9 -,/ 5:5 -,/- 7:57 -(W),/ 9: -,/ : Oct Vs NSH -,/ :8 -,/- : -,/- 6: -,/ 8: -,/- :8 -,/ 7:8 -,/ 9:5 Oct Vs PIT -,/ :8 -,5/- :5 -,/ 7:5 -,/- 8:8 -,/ : -,/ : -,/- 7: Date Opp. YAMAMOTO # 56 MARODY # 65 BOUCHARD # 75 KLEFBOM # 77 BENNING # 8 CAGGIULA # 9 NUGENT-HOPKINS # 9 Oct NJD -,/- 5:8 -,/ :57 -,/ : -,/- :7 -,/ : BOS -,/- :7 -,/ :7 -,/- :7 -,/ 6: -,/- :6 -,/ : NYR -,/ :9 -,/ :5 -,/ :5 DNP -,/ : -,/ :9 Oct WPG -,/- :7 DNP -,/ : -,/- : -,/- :56 -,/ : Oct 8 Vs BOS -,/ :7 -,/- :7 -,/ 8: -,/ :7 DNP -,/- :8 Oct Vs NSH -,/- 5: -,/- :6 -,5/- :9 INJ DNP -,5/- 7: Oct Vs PIT -,/ 7:5 -,/ 9:58 -,/ 8:7 -,5/ 8:6 INJ DNP -,/ :5 Date Opp. MCDAVID # 97 PULJUJARVI # 98 KOSKINEN # 9 TALBOT # Oct NJD -,/ : -,/ :7 DND /6 L 59:5 BOS -,/ :55 -,/ :6 DND / L 58:6 NYR -(W),/ :5 -,/ : DND / W 59:55 Oct WPG -,/ : -,/- 6:5 DND / W 6:6 Oct 8 Vs BOS -,/ :58 -,/ :6 DND /9 W 6:7 Oct Vs NSH -,/- : -,/- : DND /7 L 57: Oct Vs PIT -,8/- 8:6 -,/- 9: DND 6/ O 6:

10 Edmonton Oilers: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Todd McLellan Todd McLellan, 5, is entering his fourth season as the Edmonton Oilers Head Coach. McLellan is the th Head Coach in Oilers franchise history. McLellan has accumulated a record of 7-- as the Oilers bench boss over three seasons, leading Edmonton to wins and a -point season in 6-7, marking their first -plus point season since He also led the Oilers to their first playoff berth since 5-6, advancing to the Western Conference semi-finals. Overall, McLellan has a record in 79 games as an NHL head coach. In -5, McLellan served as the Head Coach of Team Canada at the 5 World Hockey Championship, leading Canada to their first gold medal since 7 with an undefeated record of - and an impressive 6- win over Team Russia in the gold medal final. He was also the Head Coach of Team North America at the 6 World Cup of Hockey. #9: Mikko Koskinen (G) 6' 7", lbs. / Jul 8, 988 ( years and months) Drafted: New York Islanders' second round selection, st overall, in the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent with the Oilers on May, 8 Last Win: - Last SO: - Career Shootouts: / (.), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 Signed a one-year contract with the Oilers on May, 8. Oct. vs. NSH: Backed up Talbot 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Helped SKA St. Petersburg reach the KHL semi-finals before being eliminated by CSKA Moscow in six games... Started all 5 playoff games for SKA St. Petersburg, posting a.6 GAA and a.9 SV%... Played for Finland at the 8 Winter Olympic Games, finishing sixth overall Had a.9 SV% for Finland at the Olympics, ranking third overall among all goaltenders #: Cam Talbot (G) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Jul 5, 987 ( years and months) Drafted: Signed by the New York Rangers as an undrafted free agent on March, Acquired: Acquired via trade from the N.Y. Rangers on June 7th, in exchange for the Oilers 57th, 79th, and 8th picks in the 5 NHL Draft. Last Win: OCT 8, 8 vs BOSTON () Last SO: OCT, 7 vs CALGARY (7) Career Shootouts: /69 (.59), -9 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 9 /6 vs WPG CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 season Oct. vs. NSH: L, 57: MIN, GA, 7 SOG, 5 SVS Appeared in his th game as an Oiler on Oct. WPG 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Talbot now ranks fifth all-time on the Oilers most games played by a goaltender (96)... Made + saves in 6 games Had a.9-or-better save percentage in games... Had a career-high seven-game winning streak from Nov. - Dec., 7... Played in his th career NHL game vs. NJD on Nov. 9, posting a - W (OT)... Posted his th career NHL win on Nov. vs. NJD, with a 6- W Posted his 9th career NHL shutout and th as an Oiler on Oct. vs. CGY, making 7 saves.

11 #: Andrej Sekera (D) (*Injured) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 8, 986 ( years and months) Drafted: Buffalo's third round selection, 7st overall, in the NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July, 5 Last Goal: MAR, COLORADO () Last Assist: MAR, CALGARY () Season Career Career vs. Opp CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through HIGHLIGHTS: On Injured Reserve after suffering a lower body injury during the off-season Has appeared in 97 regular season NHL games with Edmonton, three short of 7-8: His th NHL season and third with Edmonton... The Oilers are his fourth organization Had points in six of the last eight games of the season (6A) Had a season-high five blocked shots on Dec. vs. MTL Reached a season-high in ice-time (:5) on CGY Played + minutes in six games Had a season-high five shots on net on Mar. vs. NYR His first season without a goal since his first season (6-7), when he only appeared in two games Returned to play on Dec. vs. STL, with no points and 6: in ice-time Missed the first games of the season to injury, after suffering a lower body injury vs. ANA during the 7 NHL playoffs... Played for Slovakia at the 8 IIHF World Hockey Championship, finishing ninth overall #: Kris Russell (D) 5' ", 7 lbs. / May, 987 ( years and 5 months) Drafted: Columbus' third round selection, 67th overall, in the 5 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Oilers on Oct. 7, 6 Last Goal: FEB 9, ANAHEIM () Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp :7 7 times / vs PIT / vs PIT times /6 vs WPG / vs NYR / vs NYR times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through HIGHLIGHTS: Activated from Injured Reserve on Oct. 6 Oct. vs. NSH: --, E, PIM, 8: TOI, SOG, HIT, BkS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Led the NHL with blocked shots, reaching + blocked shots for a fifth consecutive season Over the past five seasons, Russell has led the NHL in blocked shots three times, finishing twice once and third once Came within one game of matching his career-best of 79 games played Reached a season-high 6:9 in ice-time on MIN Reached + minutes played in 5 games Played in his 7th NHL game on Feb. vs. BOS... Played in his th game as an Oiler on Dec.... Had a season-high five shots on net on Dec. vs. NSH Posted his th career NHL point vs. TOR on Nov.... Posted his 7th career multi-point game against Vancouver, his first since //7 vs. CGY in the Oilers 6-7 season opener, and first regular season game at Rogers Place. #5: Kevin Gravel (D) 6' ", lbs. / Mar 6, 99 (6 years and 7 months) Drafted: Los Angeles' fifth round selection, 8th overall in NHL Entry Draft Acquired: SIgned by the Oilers as a free agent on Jul., 8 Last Goal: FEB, 7 vs BOSTON (6) Last Assist: FEB 7, 8 vs EDMONTON () Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- - : -- / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 Recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) on Oct. 9 Has appeared in four games with the AHL's Bakersfield Condors, posting one point (A) and a plus-minus rating. 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Appeared in 6 NHL games for Los Angeles, posting three assists, two penalty minutes and a - plus-minus rating Played a career-high : DAL on Jan.... Spent most of the season with the AHL's Ontario Reign, where he served as an alternate captain... Was diagnosed with Crohn's disease prior to the 7-8 season. PLAYOFFS: Appeared in his first NHL playoff game for Los Angeles on VGK, going over minutes in ice-time (:5) for only the second time in his NHL career.

12 #6: Adam Larsson (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Nov, 99 (5 years and months) Drafted: New Jersey's first round selection, fourth overall, in NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Acquired by the OIlers in a trade with New Jersey on June 9, 6 Last Goal: MAR 7, FLORIDA (8) Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 7 7 times times times times / vs BOS / vs PIT /8 vs BOS times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 : Oct. vs. NSH: --, E, PIM, :59 TOI, SOG, HITS, TkA, BkS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked second on the Oilers and sixth in the NHL with 9 hits, his second straight season with + hits Credited with at least one hit in 6 of his 6 games Ranked third on the Oilers with blocked shots Posted his th career NHL point, an assist, on Mar. vs. LAK... Had a season-high five shots on goal on CGY Had two games in which he posted a + plus-minus rating (Jan. vs. VAN, OTT), tying the team high for the season Reached 5+ minutes played in six games Played his th career game on Feb. 7 vs. SJS... Reached a season-high 7:7 in ice-time on Nov. DAL. Had a season-high hits vs. NJD on Nov. ; added one assist, a + plus-minus and had six blocked shots... Won a gold medal with Sweden at the 8 World Hockey Championship, where he was named to the Tournament All-Star Team. #8: Ty Rattie (R) (*Injured) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Feb 5, 99 (5 years and 8 months) Drafted: St. Louis' second round selection, nd overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by the Oilers as a free agent on July, 7 Last Goal: OCT 6, WINNIPEG () Last Assist: OCT, BOSTON () Season 5 -- Career Career vs. Opp : 5 /6 vs WPG / vs BOS times 5 times /6 vs NJD /6 vs WPG /6 vs NJD times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 Signed a one-year extension with the Oilers on Apr., 8 : Placed on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Despite only appearing in regular season games, he set career highs with nine points, five goals and four assists Was recalled and appeared in the Oilers final regular season games, posting nine points (5G, A) Had three multiple-point games: Mar. FLA (G, A), OTT (G, A) and Apr. 5 vs. VGK (G, A) Scored the game-winning goal on Apr. 5 vs. VGK Reached a season-high 9: in icetime on Mar. vs. LAK Scored his first goal as an Oiler on Mar. FLA, also registering a season-high six shots on net... Made his Oilers debut on Feb. 5 vs. ANA Finished the season ranked second in scoring with Bakersfield (AHL), posting points (G, A) in only 5 games Led Bakersfield with 57 shots on goal Played in the 8 AHL All-Star Game. #: Jason Garrison (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Nov, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Undrafted, signed as a free agent by Florida on Apr., 8 Acquired: Signed as a free agent by the Oilers on Oct., 8 Last Goal: NOV 5, 6 vs COLUMBUS (59) Last Assist: OCT 6, DALLAS () Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : + times times times / vs NSH / vs NYR times times times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 : Appeared in his first game as an Oiler on NYR: --, E, PIM, : TOI Oct. vs. NSH: --, E, PIM, 8: TOI, SOG, BkS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: His tenth NHL season, first with Vegas Split the season between Vegas and the AHL's Chicago Wolves Top scoring defenceman with Chicago, posting 8 points (8G, A) in 58 games... Named an alternate captain in Vegas at the beginning of the season Selected by Vegas in the 7 NHL Expansion Draft.

13 #6: Jujhar Khaira (L) 6' ", lbs. / Aug, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Edmonton's third round selection, 6rd overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's third round selection, 6rd overall, in the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 5, 8 vs ARIZONA () Last Assist: MAR 5, 8 vs ANAHEIM () Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 6 times 6 times 6 times / vs BOS /8 vs BOS times times times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, 8:8 TOI, BkS, / FO (%) 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Set career highs with points, goals, assists and 69 games Had the first four multiple-point games of his NHL career: Nov. vs. VGK (A), Nov. vs. TOR (A), Dec. MTL (G) and Dec. vs. MTL (G, A) Reached a season-high 7:9 in ice-time on Feb. ANA Posted his first career two-goal game on Dec. MTL... Had points in consecutive games for the first time in his NHL career on Nov. -, posting G, A Had a career-high four shots on net on Oct. 6 vs. DAL After wearing #5 with the Oilers, he changed to #6 for the 7-8 season, becoming the th Oiler to wear that number and first since Teddy Purcell in 5-6. #8: Ryan Strome (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jul, 99 (5 years and months) Drafted: New York Islanders's first round selection, fifth overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired by the Oilers in a trade with the New York Islanders on June, 7 Last Goal: MAR, CAROLINA (6) Last Assist: APR 5, 8 vs VEGAS (8) Career Shootouts: /8 (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 7 times 7 times 7 times times / vs PIT times times /8 vs BOS CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 9- Signed a two-year contract extension with the Oilers through 9- on July 6, 8 Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, :8 TOI, SOG, HIT, TkA, BkS, 7/ FO (7%) 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked fourth in team scoring with points in 8 games One of four players to appear in all 8 games, setting a career high Set a career high with takeaways... Posted his th career NHL assist on Mar. 5 vs. ARI... Had points in four straight games (G+A=6PTS) from Feb. through Mar.... Scored three game-winning goals, a career high for one season: Nov. BOS, Feb. COL and LAK Reached a season-high : in ice-time on Jan. 5 vs. CGY, also winning a season-high faceoffs, going / (65%) Played in his th career NHL game on Jan. DAL... Scored the,th goal in Oilers NHL history (including shootout deciding goals) on Dec. 8 vs. SJS... Made his Oilers debut on Oct., 7 vs. Calgary #: Tobias Rieder (R) 5' ", 86 lbs. / Jan, 99 (5 years and 9 months) Drafted: Edmonton's fourth round selection, th overall, in the Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by the Oilers as a free agent on Jul., 8 Last Goal: APR 5, 8 vs MINNESOTA (8) Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 8 -- :8 + 7 times / vs PIT / vs PIT /8 vs BOS / vs PIT / vs NSH / vs NYR 5 times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 Signed by the Oilers as a free agent on Jul., 8 Appeared in his first game as an Oiler on Oct. NJD (in Gothenburg, SWE): --, -, PIM, 9: TOI Oct. vs. NSH: --, E, PIM, :8 TOI, SOG, / FO (%) 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Scored two goals on COL, his first multi-point game with Los Angeles... Appeared in his th career NHL game on Mar. at ARI... Made his debut with Los Angeles on Feb. vs. DAL (:9 TOI)... Acquired by Los Angeles in a trade with Arizona on Feb. along with Scott Wedgewood in exchange for Darcy Kuemper Recorded his th career NHL point, a goal, on TOR Began the season with ARI with a three-game point streak, from Oct. 5- (G, A).

14 #5: Darnell Nurse (D) 6' ", lbs. / Feb, 995 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, seventh overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's first round selection, seventh overall, in the NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 6, WINNIPEG () Last Assist: OCT, NY RANGERS () Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 7: 5 /6 vs WPG times times /6 vs NJD /6 vs WPG times 5 times / vs BOS CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 9- Signed a two-year contract extension with the Oilers on Sept. 7, 8 Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, : TOI, SOG, HIT Had three-game stretch in which he posted at least one point from Oct. -6, tying a career high for consecutive games with at least one point 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Set career highs with 8 games, six goals, assists and 6 points Led Oilers defencemen in scoring with 6 points in 8 games Had the second best plus-minus rating with the Oilers, at 5 Also ranked second in average time-on-ice, with :5 Ranked second on the team with 5 blocked shots, and ranked third with 6 hits Led Oilers defencemen with 8 takeaways Led the team in shorthanded time-on-ice, 8:5 Scored the first two game-winning goals of his NHL career One of four players to appear in all 8 regular season games Played for Canada at the 8 World Hockey Championship in Denmark, finishing fourth overall. #7: Milan Lucic (L) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 7, 988 ( years and months) Drafted: Boston's second round selection, 5th overall, in the 6 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent by the Oilers on July, 6 Last Goal: OCT 6, NEW JERSEY (6) Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 9 + /6 vs NJD times /6 vs NJD /6 vs WPG /6 vs NJD / vs PIT / vs NYR times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through - season Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, 6: TOI, SOG, HITS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: An alternate captain for the Oilers since Led the Oilers and ranked third in the NHL with 5 hits One of four players to appear in all 8 regular season games Tied for fourth in team scoring, with points (G, A) in 8 games Ranked fifth on the Oilers with 9 takeaways Had six multiple-point games: Oct. 6 vs. DAL (A), Nov. NJD (G, A), CGY (G, A), Dec. MTL (G, ), Dec. MIN (G, A), Jan. vs. VAN (A) Had a season-high six shots on net on Mar. vs. NSH Reached a season-high :5 in ice-time on Feb. ANA Reached + minutes in three games Played in his 8th career NHL game on Mar. 7 vs. FLA... Has reached 9 career NHL goals, eight goals from... Has 99 career power play points, one from... Played in his th game as an Oiler on Nov. 6 vs. STL. #8: Kyle Brodziak (C) 6' ", 5 lbs. / May 5, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Oilers' 7th round pick, th overall, in Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 5 nd NHL / nd EDM Season Last Goal: MAR, LOS ANGELES () Last Assist: APR 6, CHICAGO (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 6 times 6 times 6 times / vs NYR times times times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 season Signed by the Oilers as a free agent on Jul., 8 Oct. vs. NSH: --, E, PIM, 8: TOI, HITS, BkS, /7 FO (57%) 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Tied a career-high with assists (9-)... Also set a career-high with a plus-minus rating and 8 hits Appeared in his 8th career NHL game on Dec. WPG Scored the game-winning goal on Nov. 5 vs. MIN and on VAN... Had seven multi-point games... Had three shorthanded points, including a shorthanded goal on Nov. 5 vs. MIN... Played a season-high : TOI on CBJ, recording one assist and two shots on goal.

15 #9: Leon Draisaitl (C) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Oct 7, 995 ( years and months) Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, third overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's first round selection, third overall, in the NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: OCT 6, WINNIPEG () Career Shootouts: 6/ (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 6 -- :8 / vs PIT /6 vs WPG times 7 times / vs NSH times /6 vs NJD / vs PIT CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through -5 season Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, :8 TOI, TkA, BkS, / FO (5%) 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Led the Oilers with 67 faceoff wins, and a 56. winning percentage, a career-high Had 8 multiple-point games, including one four-point night, a career high, on Mar. at CAR Also posted four three-point nights, along with two-point games Ranked second on the team and ninth in the NHL, with 78 takeaways Posted his th point during a four-point game on Mar. at CAR... Tied a team best plus-minus rating of + vs. CAR on Mar. Posted his th career NHL assist on Dec. MTL, in his 6th NHL game... Reached a season-high 5: in icetime on Jan. CGY Scored his fourth career overtime game-winning goal on Nov. NJD Played in his th career NHL game on Nov. 5 vs. DET... Returned to Oilers lineup on PIT, after missing four games due to an upper body injury he sustained on Oct. 9 vs. WPG. #9: Alex Chiasson (R) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Oct, 99 (8 years) Drafted: DAL - nd round (8th overall) in the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as free agent, Oct., 7 Last Goal: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: MAR 6, NY RANGERS (6) Career Shootouts: /8 (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp : / vs PIT times / vs PIT times / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 season Appeared in his first game as an Oiler on Oct. vs. NSH Oct. vs. NSH: --, E. PIM, 7:8 TOI, BkS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: His sixth NHL season and first with Washington The Capitals were his fourth NHL organization, after Calgary, Ottawa and Dallas Helped Washington capture its first Stanley Cup, appearing in 6 playoff games Led Washington with three shorthanded points... Had three points (G, A) vs. NYI on Mar. 6, including a power-play goal... Had two goals, including the game-winning goal while BOS on Dec.... Signed with Washington as an unrestricted free agent on Oct., 7 after attending camp on a professional tryout (PTO). #: Zack Kassian (R) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 99 (7 years and 9 months) Drafted: Buffalo's first round selection, th overall, in the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: Aquired via trade from Montreal in exchange for G Ben Scrivens on Dec. 8, 5 Last Goal: FEB, 8 vs COLORADO () Last Assist: MAR, CALGARY (8) Career Shootouts: /7 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 5 : + 5 times 5 times 5 times / vs PIT /8 vs BOS / vs PIT times times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 9- Oct. vs. NSH : --, E, PIM, 9:5 TOI, SOG, HITS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked tied for sixth on the team with 9 hits, tied for third among forwards Had three multiple-point games, on Nov. vs. TOR (G, A), on SJS (G), and on CGY (A) Had three takeaways on Feb. 5 vs. CGY Posted the second two-goal game of his career on Feb. at SJS, and first as an Oiler... Had a season-high seven hits in a game twice, on Jan. vs. VAN and on Feb. vs. COL Had a season best + plus-minus rating on CGY Posted his th career NHL point, an assist, on Nov. 9 vs. NJD, in his 8th career game Had a season-high five shots on net on Nov. 5 vs. DET Reached a season-high 6:9 in ice-time on Oct. vs. CGY, registering three shots on net. Signed a three-year contract extension with the Oilers on June 6, 7

16 #56: Kailer Yamamoto (R) 5' 8", 5 lbs. / Sep 9, 998 ( years) Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, nd overall, in the 7 NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's first round selection, nd overall, in the 7 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 8, 8 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: OCT 9, CHICAGO () Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 7:5 /8 vs BOS 7 times /8 vs BOS / vs PIT / vs PIT times times /8 vs BOS CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through - Scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 8 vs. BOS Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, 5: TOI, SOG, HITS, TkA, BKS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Registered his first NHL point, an assist, in his third game, on Oct. vs. OTT... Appeared in nine game for the Oilers, posting three points (A), prior to being assigned to Spokane (WHL)... His fourth season with the WHL's Spokane Chiefs... In his final 7 regular season games with Spokane after returning from the World Juniors, he posted 5 points (9G, A)... Won a bronze medal with the U.S. National Junior Team at the 8 World Junior Hockey Championship in Buffalo, NY #65: Cooper Marody (C) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Dec, 996 ( years and months) Drafted: Philadelphia's sixth round selection, 58th overall, in the 5 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Philadelphia in a trade on Mar., 8 Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Season -- Career -- Career vs. Opp :58 + / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT / vs PIT CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through - Recalled by Edmonton from Bakersfield (AHL) on Oct. Has appeared in five games with the AHL's Bakersfield Condors this season, posting six points (G, A) and two penalty minutes. Acquired in a trade with Philadelphia on Mar., 8, in exchange for third round draft pick in the 9 NHL Draft CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Played three seasons with the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA's Big Ten conference Led the Big Ten conference in scoring in 7-8, posting 5 points in games Finished his collegiate career with points in four consecutive games, and points in ten of his last games (6GA=8PTS)... Was named First Team All-Big Ten Named Second Team All-American Celebrated his th birthday at the Yost Ice Arena, Michigan's home arena where he would eventually play for three seasons. #75: Evan Bouchard (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Oct, 999 (9 years) Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, th overall, in the 8 NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's first round selection, th overall, in the 8 NHL Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 + 6 times 6 times 6 times / vs NYR / vs NSH / vs NSH /6 vs NJD times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed to a three-year entry-level contract Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Oilers on Jul. 7, 8 Played his first career NHL game on Oct. NJD (in Gothenburg, Sweden) Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, :6 TOI, SOG, HIT, BkS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Played for Canada a the 8 World Junior Hockey Showcase in August, 8 in Kamloops, BC... His third season in the OHL, all with the London Knights... Led London in scoring in 7-8, also serving as team captain A finalist for the Max Kaminsky Trophy as OHL Defenceman of the Year and the Red Tilson Trophy as Most Valuable Player in 7-8 Played for Canada s National Under-8 Team at the 6 Hlinka Cup, where Canada finished fifth.

17 #77: Oscar Klefbom (D) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Jul, 99 (5 years and months) Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, 9th overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's first round selection, 9th overall, in the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR, 8 vs SAN JOSE (9) Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 5 7 times times times / vs BOS / vs NSH times / vs NSH times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through - Oct. vs. NSH: --, E, PIM, :9 TOI, 5 SOG, HITS 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS : Led the team in average ice-time (:5) Ranked second on team with shots on net Had five blocked shots in five games (Oct. 9 vs. CHI, Oct. 6 vs. DAL, Jan. vs. CHI, Feb.5 vs. VGK, Mar. vs. NYR)... Had two multiple-point games : Nov. vs. VGK (G, A) and Mar. vs. SJS (G, A) Scored his first career overtime game-winning goal vs. ARI on Mar. 5, also posting a season-high four takeaways Played in his th career NHL game on Nov. vs. PIT... Reached a season-high 7:9 in ice-time on Oct. 6 vs. DAL, reaching 5+ minutes played in games for the Oilers Had nine shots on net vs. CGY on Oct. matching a career best (st time: Mar., 7 in a 7- win vs. DAL)... Underwent successful shoulder surgery on Mar.. #8: Matt Benning (D) (*Injured) 6' ", lbs. / May 5, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Boston's sixth round selection, 75th overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent by the Oilers on Aug. 7, 6 Last Goal: APR 5, 8 vs VEGAS (5) Last Assist: MAR 7, 8 vs COLUMBUS (7) Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- - :7 + times times times times /6 vs NJD /6 vs NJD /6 vs NJD times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 9- Signed a two-year contract extension on June 9, 8. Placed on Injured Reserve on Oct HIGHLIGHTS: Set career highs with points, six goals, 5 assists and 7 games played Ranked fourth on the team with 9 hits, with a season-high eight hits on Mar. vs. NYR Ranked third among Oilers defencemen with shots on net Reached + minutes in ice-time in n games Had points in three consecutive games (A) from Mar. -5, setting a new personal record Played his th career NHL game on Jan. DAL Had two multiple-point games, on Nov. 8 vs. ARI (G, A) and on CBJ (G, A) Had a season-high : in ice-time on BUF Tied a team-high individual plus-minus rating with a + on DET Had a season-high and career-high six shots on net on Oct. 7 vs. WSH #9: Drake Caggiula (L) 5' ", 76 lbs. / Jun, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Edmonton on May 7, 6 Acquired: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Edmonton on May 7, 6 Last Goal: MAR 7, 8 vs COLUMBUS (8) Last Assist: APR 5, 8 vs VEGAS () Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- - :56 + times times times / vs BOS /6 vs WPG / vs NYR times / vs NYR CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 9- Signed a two-year extension with the Oilers on Jun., 8. Oct. vs. NSH: Did not play 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked fifth on the team and second among forwards with 7 hits Had four multiple-point games, on OTT (A), VGK (G, A), Nov. DAL (G), Nov. vs. NJD (G, A) Scored the game-winning goal on Dec. in a - win vs. STL Appeared in his th career NHL game on Feb. 7 at LAK Reached a season high 8:8 in ice-time on Nov. vs. PIT Had a season-high five hits on Nov. vs. PIT After wearing #6 in his rookie season, he changed to #9 for the 7-8 season, becoming the third Oiler all-time to wear this number and first since Magnus Paajarvi in -

18 #9: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Apr, 99 (5 years and 6 months) Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, first overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's first round selection, first overall, in the NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 8, 8 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 7/ (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + times /6 vs WPG /6 vs WPG 7 times / vs NSH / vs NSH / vs BOS /6 vs WPG CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through - Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, 7: TOI, 5 SOG, TkA, BkS, / FO (%) 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: The Oilers nomination for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the player that best exemplifies leadership qualities and has given back to the community... Ranked third in team scoring and goals scored, with 8 points and goals, despite missing a total of games to injury Matched his career-high with goals Posted a + plus-minus rating on OTT, tying the team season-high Reached a season-high :9 in ice-time on CGY... Registered his th career point on Mar. vs. MIN, one of eight players in franchise history to reach points before the age of 5 years old... Scored his th career NHL goal on Nov. vs. PIT... Played in th career NHL game on Oct. 7 vs. CAR... Played for Canada at the 8 World Hockey Championship in Denmark, finishing fourth overall. #97: Connor McDavid (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jan, 997 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, first overall, in the 5 NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's first round selection, first overall, in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: OCT, 8 vs PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 6/ (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 8 + /6 vs WPG times /6 vs WPG 7 times / vs PIT / vs PIT times /6 vs WPG CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 5-6 Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, : TOI, SOG, TkA, BkS, 5/ FO (6%) Named NHL Second Star of the Week on Oct. 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Won the NHL scoring race with 8 points in 8 games, capturing the Art Ross Trophy Led the NHL with 8 even strength points and 5 even strength goals His 8 even strength points were the most by one player since (Jaromir Jagr, 95)... Led the NHL with takeaways First player to get back-to-back + point seasons since Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby achieved in 9- The seventh player in NHL history to record multiple -pt seasons by the age of Played in his th game vs. CAR on Mar.... First Oiler since Petr Klima in - to post three hat tricks in one season... Played in 8 NHL All-Star Game, posting four assists & winning the Fastest Skater competition #98: Jesse Puljujarvi (R) 6' ", lbs. / May 7, 998 ( years and 5 months) Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, fourth overall, in the 6 NHL Draft Acquired: Edmonton's first round selection, fourth overall, in the 6 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 6, WINNIPEG () Last Assist: MAR, CAROLINA (6) Season Career -5-9 Career vs. Opp -- 6:5 + /6 vs WPG 7 times /6 vs WPG times /6 vs WPG /6 vs WPG times times CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 8-9 Oct. vs. NSH: --, -, PIM, : TOI, SOG, BkS, / FO (%) 7-8 HIGHLIGHTS: Set new career highs with points, goals, eight assists and 65 games played... Scored two game-winning goals (Dec. MIN, Jan. vs. VAN) Posted the first three-point game (G, A) of his career on Jan. vs. VAN... Reached a season-high : in ice-time on Dec. 9 vs. CHI Had a season-high seven shots on net twice, on Nov. vs. TOR and on Dec. WPG Had his first two-goal NHL game on Dec. at Calgary... Had five multiple-point games, including one three-point game and four two-point games Had four points (G, A) in games with Bakersfield this season, leading the team with shots on net Started the season with Bakersfield (AHL), before being recalled on Nov.

19 Washington Capitals: Media Notes LAST GAME Washington 5, Vancouver October, 8 * Rogers Arena * Vancouver, B.C. Shots: WSH: ; VAN: Power Plays: WSH: /5; VAN: / Three Stars:. Ovechkin (WSH),. Carlson (WSH),. Backstrom (WSH) RECENT TRANSACTIONS None CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Alex Ovechkin - Two power-play goals shy of passing Marcel Dionne () for eighth place on the NHL power-play goals list. Two multi-goal games shy of passing Steve Yzerman () for th place on the NHL multi-goal games list. Dmitry Orlov - Five assists shy of career assists Devante Smith-Pelly - Five points shy of NHL points CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Nicklas Backstrom: Recorded 6th career NHL/Capitals assist, / at VAN Alex Ovechkin - Passed Dino Ciccarelli () for ninth on the NHL power-play goals list, / at VAN. Passed Marian Hossa and Patrick Marleau (,) for 5th on the NHL all-time point list, / at VAN. Passed Mark Messier () for th on the NHL multigoal games list, / at VAN. INJURIES/ILLNESSES Travis Boyd, /-/ (eight games) Michal Kempny, /-/ (two games) Man Games Lost: Date Time (EST) Opp. Broadcast Info Oct. 5 9 p.m. at EDM NBCSW, 6.7 FM/Caps /7 Oct. 7 p.m. at CGY NBCSW, 6.7 FM/Caps /7 Nov. 7: p.m. at MTL NBCSW, 6.7 FM/Caps /7 Nov. 7 p.m. vs. DAL NBCSW, 6.7 FM/Caps /7 Nov. 5 7 p.m. vs. EDM NBCSW, 6.7 FM/Caps /7 TONIGHT'S GAME The Capitals face the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday in the first of two meetings between the teams this season. The Capitals are all-time against the Oilers and 7-- over the last meetings. NOTE OF THE NIGHT Alex Ovechkin (8g, 5a), Nicklas Backstrom (g, a), Evgeny Kuznetsov (5g, 8a) and John Carlson (5g, 8a) each lead the Capitals with points through the team's first eight games of the season and are each tied for eighth in the NHL. They are the only four teammates in the NHL to rank in the top- in NHL points so far this season. Ovechkin, Backstrom, Kuznetsov or Carlson have factored in on 7 of the team's goals (79 percent) this season. Seven of Carlson's eight assists have come on goals scored by either Ovechkin, Backstrom or Kuznetsov (88 percent), while Backstrom has set up four of Ovechkin's goals this season, including three on the power play (5 percent). Carlson has factored in on three of Kuznetsov's five power play goals, and Backstrom (g, 6a) and Carlson (g, 7a) are tied for the NHL lead in power play points with eight, while Ovechkin (g, a) and Kuznetsov (5g, a) are tied for third with seven through games played /. TOP FIVE CAPS FACTS Great 8 - Alex Ovechkin recorded four points (g, a) against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, marking his 5th career game with at least four points. It was also Ovechkin's third multi-goal game of the season and the rd multi-goal game of his career. This season, Ovechkin leads the Caps with eight goals and is tied for third in the NHL. Since joining the Capitals during the 5-6 season, Ovechkin has led the Capitals in goals in each season (co-led in 6-7 with T.J. Oshie, goals each). With 65 career goals, which ranks 7th all-time, Ovechkin sits goals shy of passing Joe Sakic and Jarome Iginla (65) for 5th place on the all-time goals list. In

20 7-8 he led the NHL in goals for the seventh time, finishing with 9, and he s tied with Bobby Hull for the most times a single player has led the NHL in goals in a season. Ovechkin, the NHL s active leader in goals as well as the Capitals franchise leader, is the only player in NHL history to win a Calder Memorial Trophy, an Art Ross Trophy, a Hart Memorial Trophy, a Ted Lindsay Award, a Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy and a Conn Smythe Trophy. Among the top goal scorers all-time, Ovechkin's.6 goals per game ranks second (Mario Lemieux:.75 goals per game). Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL's all-time record for goals scored (89) and has played 76 more games than Ovechkin. Should Ovechkin play in 76 more games and maintain his.6 goals per game rate, Ovechkin is on a 95-goal pace. Swede Nicky - With a three assist night against the Vancouver Canucks, his th career game with at least three assists, Nicklas Backstrom, reached the 6 career assist mark, becoming the first player in franchise history to reach the milestone. Backstrom became the first player from the 6 NHL Draft class to reach the 6 assist mark, and he currently has more assists than Claude Giroux, who has the second-most assists from the 6 NHL Draft class. Backstrom became the 87th player in NHL history to reach the 6 assist mark and, according to NHL Stats, the 7th player in NHL history to reach the mark in fewer than 85 games. Additionally, Backstrom became the ninth Swedish-born player and the second-fastest Swede to reach the mark (Peter Forsberg reached 6 assists in 67 games). Backstrom has set up 5 different teammates on the road to 6 career assists, including helpers on goals by Alex Ovechkin (9 percent). He has only set up two other players at least times (T.J. Oshie: 8; Alexander Semin: ), per NHL Stats. Backstrom followed his 6 th assist with his 6 st, and with his latest assist, Backstrom passed Henrik Sedin (6) for the most assists since the 7-8 season, Backstrom s first season in the NHL. Backstrom leads the Caps with assists this season, which is tied for second in the NHL, and six of them have been primary assists. Super Carly - John Carlson has led the Capitals in ice time in every game this season, and his 6:7 TOI per game (minimum: two games played) ranks third in the NHL. Additionally, through the first eight games of the season, Carlson has five goals and eight assists, and his points are second among all NHL defensemen this season. According to NHL Stats, Carlson is the 7th defenseman to have points through his team s first eight games to begin a season. Carlson has been on the ice for just five goals against at five-on-five and a team-leading goals for. The Capitals are -- this season when Carlson records a point, and Carlson is tied with Alex Ovechkin with five multi-point games this season. Carlson is the th different defenseman in NHL history to record five multi-point games through his team s first eight games of a season, and the first since Jeff Brown in the season, per NHL Stats. All That Power - Through the first eight games of the season, the Capitals are for on the power play, and their 8.7 percent success rate ranks first in the NHL, and their power play goals lead the NHL. Evgeny Kuznetsov leads the Capitals and is first in the NHL with five power play goals. Nicklas Backstrom (g, 6a) and John Carlson (g, 7a) lead the NHL in power play points, while Alex Ovechkin (g, a) and Kuznetsov (5g, a) are tied for third through games played /. The Capitals hold a -- record when they score at least one power play goal, and they've scored a power play goal in six of their eight games this season. Since the 9- season, the Capitals'.6 cumulative power play percentage (57 goals on,86 opportunities) ranks first, percentage points higher than the Pittsburgh Penguins, who rank second. Ovechkin's career power play goals rank first among active players, 67 more goals than Patrick Marleau in 57 fewer games, who ranks second among active players. Additionally, Backstrom's 7 career power play assists ranks third among active players. Draining Oil - Alex Ovechkin has registered points (g, a) in 6 career games against the Oilers. T.J. Oshie has earned points (6g, 8a) in 8 career games against Edmonton, tied for his fifth-most points against an NHL franchise (Chicago: 9, Colorado: 5, Columbus: 5, Dallas: 5, Nashville: ). Nicklas Backstrom has earned points (5g, 6a) in games against the Oilers. Evgeny Kuznetsov has seven points (5g, a) in eight career games against Edmonton. Additional Capitals Notes Kuz Control Evgeny Kuznetsov's points (5g, 8a) is tied for team lead this season and is tied for the eighth most in the NHL. All five of Kuznetsov's goals have come on the power play this season, two shy from his career high of seven power play goals set during the 7-8 season. In his last 59 games, including the regular season and playoffs, Kuznetsov has recorded 79 points (g, 9a). Over a full 8-game regular season, that equates to points. During that span, Kuznetsov has recorded multi-point efforts, including four four-point games. Kuznetsov has 78 points (85g, 9a) in 8 career games, and his.8 points per game ranks fifth among all players selected in the NHL Draft. Additionally, Kuznetsov's.56 assists per game leads all forwards selected in the NHL Draft. Holtbeast - Braden Holtby has posted a 7-- record in career games against the Oilers with a.78 goals against average, his second-lowest career goals against average against an NHL franchise (Montreal:.57), and a.99 save percentage. Only Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk (minimum: games played) has posted a better goals against average (.) and save percentage (.97) against the Oilers than Holtby among active goaltenders. In two starts against the Oilers last season, Holtby stopped a combined