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1 Colorado Avalanche Game Notes Fri, Nov 6, 5 NHL Game #97 Colorado Avalanche (9 pts) New York Rangers (8 pts) Team Game: Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: Road Game: (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra.79.9 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Nick Holden 6 6 D Tyson Barrie D Nate Guenin 9 6 D Erik Johnson C John Mitchell R Jack Skille 5 9 C Matt Duchene 6-8 C Ben Street - R Jarome Iginla L Blake Comeau - 6 D Nikita Zadorov D Brad Stuart - 5 C Mikhail Grigorenko 9 C Nathan MacKinnon 5 9 D Francois Beauchemin C Carl Soderberg L Alex Tanguay 6 5 R Dennis Everberg 7-6 D Brandon Gormley L Cody McLeod 8 9 L Gabriel Landeskog # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Henrik Lundqvist Antti Raanta # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Dan Girardi 6 D Dylan McIlrath 8 D Kevin Klein 7 C J.T. Miller 5 6 R Kevin Hayes C Derick Brassard D Marc Staal R Jesper Fast L Chris Kreider 5 C Derek Stepan 5 - D Dan Boyle 6 C Oscar Lindberg L Viktor Stalberg 8 6 C Jarret Stoll 6 7 D Ryan McDonagh 6 8 C Dominic Moore 6 R Mats Zuccarello L Rick Nash D Keith Yandle R Emerson Etem 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) President General Manager Senior Vice President/Assistant General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Glen Sather Jeff Gorton Jim Schoenfeld Alain Vigneault Scott Arniel (Associate Coach), Ulf Samuelsson, Darryl Williams, Benoit Allaire (Goaltending Coach) Tonight's Officials Referees Jean Hebert (5), Mike Leggo () Linesmen Ryan Gibbons (58), Vaughan Rody (7) Supervisor Video Judge Gary Pedigo Ntl. Anthem Jake Schroeder Today's Schedule ANA : 7: CAR : 7: COL : 7: EDM : 7: NJD : 7: TOR : 7:

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' " May 5, 987 St. Albert, AB, CAN 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' " Mar, 988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 John Mitchell C 6' " 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 Ben Street C 5' " 85 Feb, 987 Coquitlam, BC, CAN Jarome Iginla R 6' " Jul, 977 Edmonton, AB, CAN 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' " Jan, 987 Bulach, CHE 5 Mikhail Grigorenko C 6' " 9 May 6, 99 Khabarovsk, RUS 9 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' " 95 Sep, 995 Halifax, NS, CAN Francois Beauchemin D 6' " 8 Jun, 98 Sorel, QC, CAN Carl Soderberg C 6' " 6 Oct, 985 Malmö, SWE Alex Tanguay L 6' " 9 Nov, 979 Ste-Justine, QC, CAN 5 Dennis Everberg R 6' " 5 Dec, 99 Vasteras, SWE 6 Brandon Gormley D 6' " 96 Feb 8, 99 Murray River, PE, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' " Jun 6, 98 Binscarth, MB, CAN 9 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' " Nov, 99 Stockholm, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " 6 Age: 8. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Jesse Winchester C 6' " 5 Oct, 98 Long Sault, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks New York Rangers: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Dan Girardi D 6' " 8 Apr 9, 98 Welland, ON, CAN 6 Dylan McIlrath D 6' 5" Apr, 99 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 8 Kevin Klein D 6' " Dec, 98 Kitchener, ON, CAN J.T. Miller C 6' " 5 Mar, 99 East Palestine, OH, USA Kevin Hayes R 6' 5" 7 May 8, 99 Dorchester, MA, USA 6 Derick Brassard C 6' " 5 Sep, 987 Hull, QC, CAN 8 Marc Staal D 6' " 7 Jan, 987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 9 Jesper Fast R 6' " 88 Dec, 99 Nassjo, SWE Chris Kreider L 6' " 6 Apr, 99 Boxford, MA, USA Derek Stepan C 6' " 96 Jun 8, 99 Hastings, MN, USA Dan Boyle D 5' " 9 Jul, 976 Ottawa, ON, CAN Oscar Lindberg C 6' " 95 Oct 9, 99 Skellefteå, SWE 5 Viktor Stalberg L 6' " 9 Jan 7, 986 Gothenburg, SWE 6 Jarret Stoll C 6' " 6 Jun, 98 Melville, SK, CAN 7 Ryan McDonagh D 6' " 6 Jun, 989 St. Paul, MN, USA 8 Dominic Moore C 6' " 9 Aug, 98 Thornhill, ON, CAN Henrik Lundqvist G 6' " 88 Mar, 98 Are, SWE Antti Raanta G 6' " 9 May, 989 Rauma, FIN 6 Mats Zuccarello R 5' 7" 79 Sep, 987 Oslo, NOR 6 Rick Nash L 6' " Jun 6, 98 Brampton, ON, CAN 9 Keith Yandle D 6' " 96 Sep 9, 986 Boston, MA, USA 96 Emerson Etem R 6' " Jun 6, 99 Long Beach, CA, USA Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 8. Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Nathan MacKinnon : R Jarome Iginla : L 9 Gabriel Landeskog : D Francois Beauchemin : D Tyson Barrie :. 6 C 9 Matt Duchene : D 6 Erik Johnson 6-6. :. 8 L Alex Tanguay : C Carl Soderberg :. 9 D Nick Holden :. 7 C 7 John Mitchell : R 8 Jack Skille : L 55 Cody McLeod :. 5 5 L Blake Comeau :8. 6 D 6 Nikita Zadorov :8. 9 C 5 Mikhail Grigorenko 5. 8: D 5 Nate Guenin 9. :. 6 C Ben Street -. 7: 5.9 D 7 Brad Stuart -. :. 8 6 R 5 Dennis Everberg :57. 5 D 6 Brandon Gormley 5-6. :9. 8 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra New York Rangers: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 6 Mats Zuccarello :8. 8 C 6 Derick Brassard : 57.8 C Oscar Lindberg : R Kevin Hayes : D 9 Keith Yandle :56. 9 C J.T. Miller : L 6 Rick Nash :. 8 C Derek Stepan : D 8 Marc Staal :. 6 5 L Chris Kreider 5. 6:. D 8 Kevin Klein 7. :. L 5 Viktor Stalberg 8 7. :. 7 7 D 5 Dan Girardi 7. :8. R 9 Jesper Fast : C 6 Jarret Stoll 6 7. : D Dan Boyle :. 8 C 8 Dominic Moore 5. : 5. D 7 Ryan McDonagh 6. :. 9 7 R 96 Emerson Etem. :7. D 6 Dylan McIlrath. 6:5. 5 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Henrik Lundqvist Antti Raanta.5.978

4 New York Colorado Avalanche Team Records New York Rangers Colorado Avalanche Last game: Tuesday VS WASHINGTON (5- W) Thursday AT ARIZONA (- L) Next game: Saturday AT ARIZONA Tuesday AT PHILADELPHIA Overall record/streak: / Win / Undef / Lost Home record/streak: / Win 5 / Undef / Win / Undef Road record/streak: - - / OTL - - / 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 New York Rangers Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: Totals:

5 New York Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg New York Rangers: 8 6 (. avg.) Opponents: (.8 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: 9 5 (.7 avg.) Opponents: 5 (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg New York Rangers: 9 5 (8.5 avg.) Opponents: (.5 avg.) Colorado Avalanche: (8. avg.) Opponents: 7 9 (. avg.) Power Play New York Rangers Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: 9.8 (st NHL) (7th NHL) Home: (T-8th NHL) 9 7. (T-nd NHL) Road:. (6th NHL) 7.7 (9th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) Penalty Killing New York Rangers Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-5th NHL) (th NHL) Home: 86. (9th NHL) 85.7 (T-th NHL) Road: 9. (T-nd NHL) (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties New York Rangers Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (T-6th NHL).8 (st NHL) Goal Situations New York Rangers Colorado Avalanche For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : 9 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 5: 8 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 6 5

6 New York Colorado Avalanche Situations Individual Leaders New York Rangers Colorado Avalanche Points: D. BRASSARD (),M. ZUCCARELLO (),O. LINDBERG (9) N. MACKINNON (),J. IGINLA (),G. LANDESKOG () Goals: M. ZUCCARELLO (7),O. LINDBERG (6),D. BRASSARD () J. IGINLA (6),G. LANDESKOG (5),N. MACKINNON (5) Assists: K. YANDLE (6),D. BRASSARD (6),R. NASH (5) N. MACKINNON (9),F. BEAUCHEMIN (8),T. BARRIE (7) PP Goals: D. BRASSARD (),K. YANDLE (),M. ZUCCARELLO () J. IGINLA (),E. JOHNSON (),M. DUCHENE () SH Goals: E. JOHNSON () GW Goals: K. HAYES (),D. MOORE (),K. KLEIN () N. MACKINNON (),J. MITCHELL () + Goals: M. ZUCCARELLO() PIM: M. STAAL (),R. NASH (8),K. KLEIN (7) C. MCLEOD (8),G. LANDESKOG (6),A. TANGUAY () Shots: R. NASH (),C. KREIDER (),M. ZUCCARELLO (6) N. MACKINNON (5),G. LANDESKOG (6),M. DUCHENE () +/-: K. KLEIN (+),V. STALBERG (+8),O. LINDBERG (+8) N. MACKINNON (+),A. TANGUAY (+),C. MCLEOD (+) Shootout New York Rangers Shooter G/S % GDG Derek Stepan /. Dominic Moore /. Mats Zuccarello /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Henrik Lundqvist - /. Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play New York Rangers Player G A P Dan Boyle Derick Brassard Keith Yandle Mats Zuccarello Kevin Hayes Chris Kreider Rick Nash Derek Stepan Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Francois Beauchemin 5 Jarome Iginla 5 Carl Soderberg Tyson Barrie Matt Duchene Gabriel Landeskog Nathan MacKinnon Erik Johnson Short Handed New York Rangers Player G A P No players to display Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Francois Beauchemin Erik Johnson Gabriel Landeskog

7 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes UPCOMING GAMES (TV) Fri, Nov. 6 vs. NY RANGERS - 7: p.m. MT (Altitude ) Tue, Nov. at Philadelphia - 5: p.m. MT (Altitude) Thu, Nov. at Boston - 5: p.m. MT (Altitude) LAST GAME - Nov. 5 (Colorado at Arizona ) Nicklas Grossmann scored twice to lead the Coyotes to a - victory over the Avalanche in Phoenix. Cody McLeod and Matt Duchene had the goals for Colorado, and Semyon Varlamov made saves. CURRENT INJURIES John Mitchell (oblique). Day-to-day. Jesse Winchester (head). Out indefinitely. Man Games Lost Due To Injury: 6 Man Games Lost Due To Injury Last Season: 95 (nd in NHL) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Nov. - Ben Street recalled from San Antonio (AHL). THIS DAY IN AVALANCHE HISTORY Nov. 6, 9 - Brett Clark recorded a career-high blocked shots, the most in a single game in team history, and Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout to lead the Avalanche to a - win over the Blackhawks in Denver. AVS HOST RANGERS IN SECOND HALF OF BACK-TO-BACK The Colorado Avalanche takes on the New York Rangers tonight at Pepsi Center. This evening's contest is the second half of a backto-back for the Avs, who lost - last night in Arizona. Tonight ends a stretch of seven games in days going back to Oct. 7. The Avs, who are in a stretch that has them playing 8-of-5 on the road, will depart for a seven-game, 5-day road trip on Monday. After tonight, Colorado's next home game is the day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 5 vs. Ottawa. The Avs are wearing their blue third jerseys for the third time this season. BACK-TO-BACK The Avs are playing their second back-to-back of the season, as they host the Rangers tonight after falling to the Coyotes - last night in Arizona. Colorado split its first back-to-back, beating the Lightning - in Tampa on Oct. 9 before falling to Carolina - in Raleigh on Oct.. Colorado will play a total of back-to-back games this season after having in -5. AVALANCHE & NY RANGERS Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Avalanche and Rangers in 5-6. This is New York's only visit to Pepsi Center this year, while the Avs will make their one trip to Manhattan next month on Dec.. The Avs and Rangers split the two matchups last year, with Colorado winning - in a shootout at Madison Square Garden on Nov. and the Rangers winning 6- here at Pepsi Center on Feb.. Colorado is -- in its last 6 games against the Broadway Blueshirts and 5-5- in the last meetings. 5-6 vs. NY Rangers: --- Home: --- Road: --- All-time Record vs. NY Rangers: Home: -5- Road: 5-- Record Since Moving To Denver: Record: -- (- at home) ROAD TRIP ON DECK Next up for the Avalanche is a seven-game road trip starting Tuesday night in Philadelphia. The 5-day trip will include stops in Philly, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Washington and Winnipeg. The seven-game journey matches the longest road trip in Avalanche history, as the Avs also had a seven-game "roadie" from Oct. 8-, 9. This upcoming trip will be the longest in terms of days, however, as that 9 voyage saw the Avs return home for a few days between the sixth and seventh games. Prior to moving to Denver, the Quebec Nordiques had a nine-game trip in 98-8 and an eight-gamer later that same season.

8 WORTH NOTING Erik Johnson needs one point to reach for his career... Blake Comeau needs two points for. Jarome Iginla is two points shy of tying Peter Stastny (,9) for 7th on the all-time scoring list. Alex Tanguay has scored 65 goals as a member of the Avalanche, one shy of tying Valeri Kamensky (66) for seventh place on the franchise's all-time goals list. Matt Duchene has three goals in his last two games, which included a pair of tallies on Tuesday against Calgary. That was his first multi-goal effort since Feb. 8, at NY Islanders. Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avs in points (), assists (9), game-winning goals (), plus/minus (+) and shots (5). His three game-winning goals are tied for the league lead. IGGY CLOSES IN ON 6 GOALS; SITS TWO POINTS SHY OF 7TH ALL-TIME IN SCORING Jarome Iginla has 595 career goals, five shy of becoming the 9th player in NHL history to reach 6. With,7 career points, Iginla is two short of tying Peter Stastny for 7th on the all-time scoring list. Iggy scored his 8th career power-play goal on Nov. vs. San Jose, breaking a tie with Mark Messier for 6th place on the NHL's all-time list. Iginla appeared in his,th career game on Oct. 7 at Florida, becoming the 5th player in NHL history to reach that milestone. The Edmonton native ranks second among active players in goals and power-play goals, and is third in points and games played. ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 7. Peter Stastny 9 8. Jarome Iginla 7 9. Phil Housley POINTS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 8 Joe Thornton 69 Jarome Iginla 7 ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS 8. Jari Kurri 6 9. Jarome Iginla 595. Mark Recchi 577 GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 78 Jarome Iginla 595 Marian Hossa 87 MOST GAMES, ALL-TIME. Shane Doan 6 5. Jarome Iginla 5 6. Roman Hamrlik 95 MOST GAMES, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 559 Shane Doan 6 Jarome Iginla 5 POWER-PLAY GOALS, ALL-TIME 5. Mike Bossy 8 6. Jarome Iginla 8 7. Mark Messier 79 POWER-PLAY GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 6 Jarome Iginla 8 Alex Ovechkin 76

9 BLOCK PARTY Colorado all NHL teams with 9 blocked shots, averaging nearly per game (9.). The Avs blocked shots in their victory over Calgary on Tuesday, and earlier in the year, set a franchise record with blocked shots on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. Francois Beauchemin leads the team with 7 blocked shots. TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM As part of the Colorado Avalanche's th Anniversary Season, the Avs unveiled 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. OCTOBER 8: Opening Night The Kickoff to the th Anniversary Season OCTOBER : 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 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 accomplish the feat, joining Quebec's Michel Goulet (98-8) 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.

10 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 GRIN AND BERRA IT Reto Berra saw his shutout streak of : dating back to last season end on Oct. 8 at Los Angeles. 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. EAST SIDE STORY The Avs are -- versus Eastern Conference teams so far. The Avs finished 7--5 against the other conference last season (-5- at home). Colorado is against the East since the start of the - season, since 9- and since 5-6. APPROACHING MILESTONES - Tyson Barrie needs games to reach. - Blake Comeau needs points for and games for 5. - Matt Duchene needs 6 assists for. - Jarome Iginla needs 5 goals for 6. - Erik Johnson needs point for. MILESTONES REACHED Gabriel Landeskog - th career point (Oct. 7 at Florida) Jarome Iginla -,th game (Oct. 7 at Florida) Carl Soderberg - th career point (Nov. vs. San Jose) SEASON INJURY LIST PLAYER GAMES DATES & INJURY John Mitchell oblique (Nov. - present) Brad Stuart back (Oct. -9) Jesse Winchester head (Oct. 8 - present) TOTALS 8

11 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, / 6 //5 Boston Bruins L p, / 58 Anaheim Ducks W ,8, / Los Angeles Kings L p / 8+ 6 //5 Carolina Hurricanes O* / 86 7 //5 Columbus Blue Jackets L ,,9p / Florida Panthers L / 69 9 Tampa Bay Lightning W -5- -, / 99+ Carolina Hurricanes L -6- -, / 95 //5 San Jose Sharks L p,p, / 78 //5 Calgary Flames W ,,6s,9,9p, / 8 Arizona Coyotes L , / 7 /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 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 /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 //6 Los Angeles Kings /6/6 St. Louis Blues /8/6 Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks //6 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 //6 New Jersey Devils 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 Winnipeg Jets 8 //6 Buffalo Sabres 9 //6 St. Louis Blues 5 Dallas Stars 5 San Jose Sharks 5 Los Angeles Kings 5 //6 Chicago Blackhawks 5 //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 //6 San Jose Sharks 6 /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 7 //6 Philadelphia Flyers 75 /6/6 Minnesota Wild 76 Nashville Predators 77 St. Louis Blues 78 //6 Washington Capitals 79 //6 St. Louis Blues 8 Nashville Predators 8 Dallas Stars 8 /9/6 Anaheim Ducks

12 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 # GUENIN # 5 JOHNSON # 6 MITCHELL # 7 SKILLE # 8 DUCHENE # 9 Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/- : -,/- 8:8 -,/- : -,/ 9:7 -,/ 5:5 -,/ 9: -,/- 9:8 Oct Vs DAL -,/ 5: -,/- :55 -,/ 6: -,/ :55 -(W),/ 6: -,/ 9:57 -,/ 6:9 Oct Vs BOS -,/- 7:5 -,/- :9 DNP -,/- 8: -,/- 9:7 -,/- : -,/- 5:5 Oct ANA -,/ : -,/ :8 -,/ 6:5 -,/ 8:9 -,/ 8:6 -,/ 7: -,/ 7:8 Oct LAK -,/- :7 SUS -,/ :6 -,/- 5:5 -,/ :7 -,/ 7: -,/- 6:55 Oct Vs CAR -,/ : SUS -,/ 5:7 -,/- :6 -,/ 8: -,/ 7:9 -,/ 8:7 Oct Vs CBJ -,/ 8: SUS -,/ :9 -,/ :59 -,/- 5:6 -,/ 7:9 -,/ 7:5 Oct FLA -,/ 8:55 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 9:5 -,/- : -,/ :5 -,/- 7:5 Oct TBL -,/ : -,/ 8:6 -,/ :5 -,/ :6 -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/ 7: CAR -,/- : -,/- :8 DNP -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/- :9 -,/ 9: Nov Vs SJS -,/- 9: -,/- :9 -,/ : -,/- :5 -,/ :7 -,/ 7: -,/- 8: Nov Vs CGY -,/ 8:7 -,/ :7 DNP -,/ :6 INJ -,/ 8:9 -,6/ 7: Nov ARI -,/ 9:8 -,/ 8: DNP -,5/ 5: INJ -,/ 7:5 -,/ 8:9 Date Opp. STREET # IGINLA # COMEAU # ZADOROV # 6 STUART # 7 GRIGORENKO # 5 MACKINNON # 9 Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/- 9:55 -,/- 7: -,/- :8 -,5/ 8: Oct Vs DAL -,/ 8: -,/ : -,/- 5:59 -,/ 8:55 Oct Vs BOS -,/- 7: -,/- : -,/- :57 -,/ : -,/- : Oct ANA -,/ 7: -,/ 5: -,/ 7:6 DNP -,/ 6:9 -(W),/ 6:5 Oct LAK -,/- 9: -,/ 5: -,/ 5: -,/- :5 -,/ 5: -,/- : Oct Vs CAR -,/ 7:6 -,/- : -,/ 5:5 DNP -,/ 5:8 -,/ :6 Oct Vs CBJ -,/ : -,/ 6:5 -,/- 5:5 INJ -,/ 5: -,7/- :5 Oct FLA -,/ 8:7 -,/ :55 -,/ 8: INJ -,/ 9:8 -,/ 8:56 Oct TBL -,6/ 9:8 -,/ : -,/ :59 INJ -,/ 7:55 -(W),5/ :6 CAR -,/ 6: -,/ 5:8 -,/ :6 DNP -,/ 8:5 -,/ 7: Nov Vs SJS -,/- :9 -,/ 7:8 DNP -,/ :6 -,/ 7: -,/- :5 Nov Vs CGY -,/- 7: -,/ 6:7 -,/- 6:5 DNP -,/ 7:6 -,/ : -(W),/ 6:5 Nov ARI -,/ 6: -,/- 9:9 -,/- : -,/- :6 DNP -,/- : -,6/ : Date Opp. BEAUCHEMIN # SODERBERG # TANGUAY # EVERBERG # 5 GORMLEY # 6 MCLEOD # 55 RENDULIC # 7 Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/ :6 -,/ 6:6 -,/- 8: -,/ :6 -,/ 7:9 Oct Vs DAL -,/ : -,/- 6:9 -,/ 8:5 -,/ 9:56 -,/ 7: Oct Vs BOS -,/- :6 -,/- 7:8 -,/ 7:6 -,/ :7 -,/- 8:5 Oct ANA -,/ : -,/ 9: -,/ 5: -,/ 8: DNP Oct LAK -,/- 6:6 -,/ 8: -,/- 9:8 -,/ :7 DNP Oct Vs CAR -,/ : -,/ 7:57 -,/ 7: -,/ 7: -,/ 7:6 MIN Oct Vs CBJ -,/ :9 -,/- 6:9 -,/- 7:8 -,/- : -,/- 9:7 -,/ 6:59 MIN Oct FLA -,/- :5 -,/- 8:7 -,/ 7: -,/ 9: DNP -,/ :9 MIN Oct TBL -,/ 7: -,/ 9: -,/ : -,/ 7: DNP -,/ 8: MIN CAR -,/ : -,/ 7:59 -,/ 8: -,/- : -,/ : -,/ 9:6 MIN Nov Vs SJS -,/- :6 -,/- : -,/- 7: -,/ 7:56 DNP -,/ : MIN Nov Vs CGY -,/ :5 -,6/ 9:9 -,/ 6:5 -,/ :5 -,/ 6:7 -,/ 5: MIN Nov ARI -,/- : -,/- 8:5 -,/ 8: -,/- :9 -,/- 8:5 -,/ :8 MIN Date Opp. LANDESKOG # 9 RANTANEN # 96 VARLAMOV # BERRA # Oct 8 Vs MIN -,/- 8:6 -,/ 7: 5/ L 58:6 DND Oct Vs DAL -,/ :7 -,/- 8:9 / W 6: DND Oct Vs BOS -,/ 9:6 -,/- 8: 5/9 L 5: /5 : Oct ANA -,/ 6:6 -,/ : DND /5 W 6: Oct LAK -,/- : -,/- 9: DND / L 59:5 Oct Vs CAR -,/- : -,/ : /9 O 6:9 DND Oct Vs CBJ -,7/- : MIN /6 L 59:5 DND Oct FLA -,/ 9:5 MIN DND /8 L 59: Oct TBL -,/ 6:7 MIN /5 W 6: DND CAR -,6/ 8: MIN /6 L 57:6 DND Nov Vs SJS -,/- 9:9 MIN / L 58:5 DND Nov Vs CGY -,/ 8: MIN /5 W 6: DND Nov ARI -,/- 8:5 MIN /7 L 59: DND

13 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 (.596) as the club s head coach. - Won the 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 6 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: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Last SO: MAR 7, COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: 9/7 (.7), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 6 6 /9 vs TBL - Has started of the first games. - Earned his 8th win as a member of the Avalanche on Oct. 9 at Tampa Bay, passing Dan Bouchard (7) for second place on the franchise's all-time win list. Patrick Roy is first with 6. - His 8 games played with Colorado rank fourth in franchise history behind Patrick Roy (78), Peter Budaj () and Bouchard (5). #: Reto Berra (G) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 987 (8 years and months) REH-to BAIR-uh Drafted: St. Louis' 6th choice (th round, 6th overall) in 6 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary for a nd round selection in NHL Draft, March 5, 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 /8 vs LAK - Has started three games and appeared once in relief. - 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. vs. Boston, stopping all five shots he faced. #: Nick Holden (D) 6' ", 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 (8) Last Assist: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -6-6 Career Career vs. Opp -- - : + times /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA /6 vs ANA / vs CAR times times /6 vs ANA - Ranks second on the team in hits (). - Recorded a career-high two assists and was + on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Logged a team-high : of ice time in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct Is in his third season with the Avalanche.

14 #: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jul 6, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's th selection (rd round, 6th overall) in 9 Entry Draft Last Goal: MAR 8, 5 vs BUFFALO (7) Last Assist: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 8: + times / vs CGY / vs CGY times /5 vs ARI /7 vs FLA times /6 vs ANA - Ranks second among Avalanche defensemen in points (g/7a). - Logged a season-high 8: of ice time on Nov. 5 at Arizona, the fourth-most minutes of his career. - Tied his career high with three assists/points on Nov. vs. Calgary. - Served a three-game suspension, Oct. 8-, for "charging and interference" on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Is in his fifth NHL season. - Led all Colorado defensemen in points (5), goals (-tied) and assists () 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 -. - 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 (th round, 7th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, Last Goal: FEB 7, DALLAS (9) Last Assist: MAR, 5 vs EDMONTON (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 9 -- Career Career vs. Opp : + 9 times 9 times 9 times 9 times / vs DAL times times times - 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 in 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' ", 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: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Last Assist: NOV 5, ARIZONA Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times times times /8 vs LAK /5 vs ARI / vs CGY / vs DAL - Leads all Colorado defensemen in goals (). - Scored his second career short-handed goal on Nov. vs. Calgary, his first since Dec., vs. Phoenix when he was a member of the Blues. - Johnson s short-handed goal was the first by an Avalanche defenseman since Jeff Finger did it exactly eight years before on Nov., 7 vs. Vancouver. - Scored a power-play goal 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 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 -.

15 #7: John Mitchell (C) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 985 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Toronto's th choice (5th round, 58th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: OCT 6, ANAHEIM (7) Last Assist: APR, SAN JOSE (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -6- :7 5 + times times times times /8 vs LAK /8 vs MIN /8 vs LAK times - Has missed the last two games due to injury (oblique). - 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, joining Quebec's Michel Goulet (98-8) 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. #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, 5 vs COLUMBUS (6) Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 5 Career Career vs. Opp :5 + times / vs DAL times /8 vs LAK /7 vs FLA /7 vs FLA times times - Has been plus or even in of his games. - 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 Spent the -5 campaign with the Columbus Blue Jackets, tallying eight points (6g/a) in 5 games. #9: Matt Duchene (C) 5' ", lbs. / Jan 6, 99 ( years and 9 months) DOO-shayn Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, rd overall) in 9 Entry Draft Last Goal: NOV 5, ARIZONA Last Assist: NOV, 5 vs SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: 6/ (8%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 6 + / vs CGY times / vs CGY times /8 vs MIN / vs CGY / vs CAR / vs CBJ - Recorded a season-high two goals on Nov. vs. Calgary, his first multi-goal effort since Feb. 8, at NY Islanders. - Is in his seventh NHL season, all with the Avalanche. - Ranks th on the franchise's all-time scoring list with points (g/9a) in 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. - Led the team in even-strength scoring with 8 points (9g/9a). #: Ben Street (C) 5' ", 85 lbs. / Feb, 987 (8 years and 8 months) Drafted: Signed by Calgary as a free agent, July, Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: - Last Assist: WASHINGTON (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career -- - Career vs. Opp : + times times times times / vs CGY / vs CGY /5 vs ARI /5 vs ARI - Made his season debut for Colorado on Nov. vs. Calgary. - Was recalled by the Avalanche on Nov.. - Is San Antonio's leading scorer with points (g/9a) in six games this season. - Has recorded at least one point in all six AHL games, including two or more points in five of the six contests. - Also leads the Rampage in assists and plus/minus (+8). - Had appeared in career NHL games prior to this year (g/a), including three with Colorado last season. - He began his NHL career with the Calgary Flames.

16 #: 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, Last Goal: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Last Assist: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: /5 (7%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 6 + / vs CGY /9 vs TBL / vs CGY / vs DAL / vs CBJ /9 vs TBL times /9 vs TBL - Leads the team in goals (6) and power-play tallies (). - Is in his 9th NHL season, his second with Colorado. - Ranks 9th all-time in goals (595), 8th in points (,7), 5th in games (,5) and 6th in power-play goals (8). - Needs five goals to become the 9th player in NHL history to score 6. - Iginla s 595 tallies rank second among active players (Jaromir Jagr). - Had a season high two goals and three points on Nov. vs. Calgary. - Scored his 8th career power-play goal on Nov. vs. San Jose, breaking a tie with Mark Messier for 6th all time. - Passed Phil Housley (,) for 8th place on the all-time scoring list on Oct. 9 at Tampa Bay. - Appeared in his,th career game on Oct. 7 at Florida, becoming the 5th player in NHL history to reach that milestone. - Passed Norm Ullman (,9) for sole possession of 9th place on the all-time points list on Oct. vs. Columbus. - Scored a goal in each of his first two games of a season for the first time in his career. #: Blake Comeau (L) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 8, 986 (9 years and 8 months) KOH-moh Drafted: NY Islanders' nd choice (nd round, 7th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, 5 Last Goal: MAR, 5 vs ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: OCT, CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + times times times / vs CBJ /8 vs MIN / vs BOS /7 vs FLA times - Needs two points to reach career points. - Is four games shy of 5 NHL contests. - Is in his first season with the Avalanche, his th in the NHL. - Made his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Spent the -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. #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 () Last Assist: OCT 7, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- - : times times times times / vs BOS times times /9 vs TBL - 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 -5, tallying 5 points (g/a) with 5 penalty minutes. - Led all NHL rookie defensemen with 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:).

17 #7: Brad Stuart (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Nov 6, 979 (6 years) 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, Last Goal: MAR 8, 5 vs BUFFALO () Last Assist: APR, ANAHEIM (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :6 + times times times times / vs CGY times times times - Ranks fifth among active defensemen in games played (,5). - Missed three games due to injury (back), Oct 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, 98 ( years and month) Drafted: Signed by Ottawa as an undrafted free agent, March, 8 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July, Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp Is on Injured Reserve (head). - Missed the entire -5 season due to the same injury. #5: Mikhail Grigorenko (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / May 6, 99 ( 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, CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp -- - : + times times times / vs CBJ / vs CGY /6 vs ANA /7 vs FLA times - Recorded an assist in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 6 at Anaheim. - Is in 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 - with Buffalo). #9: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Sep, 995 ( years and months) Drafted: Colorado's st selection (st round, st overall) in Draft Last Goal: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Last Assist: NOV 5, ARIZONA Career Shootouts: 6/ (5%), GDG Season 5-9- Career Career vs. Opp -- - : times times times /5 vs ARI / vs CBJ / vs CBJ /8 vs LAK times - Leads the Avs in points (), assists (9), game-winning goals (), plus/minus (+) and shots (5). - Led Colorado in scoring during the month of October with points (g/6a) in games. - Tied his career high with three points on Oct. vs. Dallas (g/a) and again on Nov. vs. Calgary (g/a). - Had two assists and a team-high five shots in the season opener against Minnesota on Oct Is in his third NHL season. - Missed the final 8 games of the -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 -, becoming the youngest player to ever win the award (8 years, days).

18 #: Francois Beauchemin (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Jun, 98 (5 years and 5 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: NOV, 5 vs SAN JOSE () Last Assist: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + / vs SJS /8 vs MIN /8 vs MIN /7 vs FLA /9 vs TBL 5 times /9 vs TBL / vs DAL - Leads the team in ice time (:8) and blocked shots (7). - Ranks first among Colorado defensemen in scoring with nine points (g/8a). - 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 in his th NHL season, his first with Colorado. - Appeared in 6 games for the Anaheim Ducks last year, tallying points (g/a) while averaging a team-high : 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: of ice time. #: Carl Soderberg (C) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Oct, 985 ( years) Drafted: St. Louis' nd choice (nd round, 9th overall) in Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Boston in exchange for 6th round pick in 6 NHL Draft, June 5, 5 Last Goal: OCT, CAROLINA () Last Assist: NOV, 5 vs SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 6 -- : 6 + / vs CAR 5 times 6 times times / vs SJS / vs CGY /7 vs FLA times - Has appeared in consecutive games. - Recorded his th career point with an assist on Nov. vs. San Jose. - Scored his first goal as a member of the Avs on Oct. at Carolina. - Had an assist and was + in his Avalanche debut on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota. - Is in his fourth NHL season, his first with Colorado. - Spent the past three years with Boston. - Last season, he finished tied for third on the Bruins in points (), while also ranking third in assists (). - Was one of only two Bruins to appear in every game (Dennis Seidenberg). #: Alex Tanguay (L) 6' ", 9 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: OCT, CAROLINA () Last Assist: OCT 9, TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: /6 (7%), GDG Season --6 Career Career vs. Opp : + times / vs DAL times /6 vs ANA /9 vs TBL times times times - Is tied for second on the team in plus/minus rating (+). - 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 7 points (65g/7a) in 559 games. - Ranks eighth in team history in both goals (65) and assists (7). - Needs one goal to tie Valeri Kamensky (66) for seventh place. - Tanguay s 7 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 -5 (.%).

19 #5: Dennis Everberg (R) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Dec, 99 ( years and months) Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, April 9, Last Goal: APR, ANAHEIM (9) Last Assist: APR, ANAHEIM (9) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- - :5 + 7 times 7 times 7 times 7 times / vs CGY / vs CBJ times / vs SJS - Made his season debut on Oct. vs. Columbus. - Was recalled from San Antonio (AHL) on Oct.. - Totaled five points (g/a) with a + rating in three games for the Rampage this season. - Had four separate stints with Colorado last season. - Began the -5 campaign with the Avalanche and went on to appear in 55 games during his first NHL season (g/9a). #6: 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: EDMONTON (5) Last Assist: MAR 9, 5 vs COLORADO (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 + 5 times 5 times 5 times times / vs CBJ times / vs CAR / vs CAR - Had a team-high five blocked shots on Nov. vs. Calgary. - Made his Avalanche/season debut on Oct. vs. Carolina. - 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 -. #55: Cody McLeod (L) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 6, 98 ( years and months) Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 6, 6 nd NHL / nd COL Season Last Goal: NOV 5, ARIZONA Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 8 Career Career vs. Opp : + times / vs DAL times /8 vs LAK / vs CGY /9 vs TBL / vs SJS times - Leads the Avs in penalty minutes (8) and major penalties (). - Is tied for second on the team in plus/minus rating (+). - Is in his ninth NHL season, all with Colorado. - Has appeared in 56 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,7 career penalty minutes are the most in Avalanche history and fifth-most in franchise history. - Has four 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. - Tied a franchise record with his seventh career -PIM season.

20 #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 7, FLORIDA (5) Last Assist: NOV, 5 vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: /9 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 5 -- : 7 + / vs DAL times / vs DAL times /8 vs LAK / vs CBJ /8 vs MIN / vs DAL - Is tied for second on the Avalanche in goals (5) and points (). - Owns the longest active ironman streak on the team at 75 games. - Led the Avs with five goals in October, while his eight points ranked second. - Recorded his th NHL point with a goal on Oct. 7 at Florida. - 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. - Was named team captain of the Avalanche on Sept.,, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history (9 years, 86 days). - Was days younger than Sidney Crosby (9 years, 97 days on May, 7).

21 New York Rangers: Media Notes LAST GAME Nov., Rangers 5 vs. Capitals - Nine different players recorded a point and five different players tallied a goal for the Rangers, who extended their point streak to seven games. Oscar Lindberg opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the season at 7:59 of the first period. After the Capitals tied the game, Kevin Hayes registered a goal with : remaining in the first period to give New York a - lead. Kevin Klein and Derick Brassard each notched a goal in the second period to extend the Rangers' lead to three, and Jarret Stoll closed out the scoring with his first goal as a Ranger. Henrik Lundqvist made saves to earn the win. Shots: NYR ; WSH PP: NYR -/:; WSH -/: Stars:. H. Lundqvist (NYR);. D. Brassard (NYR);. O. Lindberg (NYR) INJURIES ( Man-Games Lost to Injury) Rick Nash - back (day-to-day) RECENT TRANSACTIONS None TONIGHT'S GAME The Rangers play their th game of the 5-6 season and begin a back-to-back set tonight, Nov. 6, against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center (9: p.m. ET - TV: MSG ; Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). New York enters the contest with a seven-game point streak (5-- ). The Blueshirts enter the contest with an 8-- record, following a 5- win against the Washington Capitals on Nov. at MSG. STATS OF THE GAME. The Rangers have posted eight wins and 8 points through the first games of the 5-6 season. The Blueshirts' eight wins and 8 points are tied for the fourth-most wins and fourth-most points the team has posted in the first games of a season in franchise history.. Over the last eight games (dating back to Oct. 5 at Montreal), Rangers goaltenders Henrik Lundqvist and Antti Raanta have combined to post a.955 SV% ( saves on shots). In 5-6, Rangers goaltenders have posted a league-best.97 SV% (56 saves on 76 shots).. The Rangers lead the NHL in road wins (55) and road points (5) since the start of the - season. Dating back to last season, the Blueshirts have won of their last 5 road contests (--) and have earned a point in 9 of their last road games (7--). RANGERS VS. AVALANCHE All-Time*: (--- at home; on the road) *Note: Record includes games against the Quebec Nordiques from : Tonight's game is the first of two meetings between the Rangers and Avalanche, and the only meeting between the two teams in Colorado. Following tonight's game, the Rangers and Avalanche will play against each other on the following date: Dec. (at MSG). -5: The Rangers posted a -- record (-- at home; -- on the road) against Colorado. The Blueshirts registered at least three goals in both games against the Avalanche, outscoring Colorado, 9-7, in the season series. Kevin Hayes led all skaters with two goals and four points, and tied for first among all skaters with a plus-five rating in the season series. Rick Nash recorded three points (one goal, two assists) against Colorado, while Ryan McDonagh and Mats Zuccarello each tallied two points (one goal, one assist). The Rangers have earned at least one point in each of the four games they have played against Colorado since the start of the - season (--).