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1 St. Louis Blues Game Notes Sat, Jan 19, 2013 NHL Game #9 St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings Team Game: 1 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 1 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 1 Brian Elliott Jaroslav Halak # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Kris Russell D Barret Jackman (A) L Jaden Schwartz L Andy McDonald (A) C Scott Nichol R Jamie Langenbrunner (A) L Vladimir Sobotka L Alexander Steen (A) C Patrik Berglund D Kevin Shattenkirk R Chris Stewart D Alex Pietrangelo D Ian Cole D Jeff Woywitka R Matt D'Agostini C David Backes (C) D Roman Polak L David Perron R T.J. Oshie R Ryan Reaves R Vladimir Tarasenko # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 35 Jimmy Howard Jonas Gustavsson # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Brendan Smith D Jakub Kindl L Justin Abdelkader R Daniel Cleary C Pavel Datsyuk (A) R Patrick Eaves D Ian White L Drew Miller R Jordin Tootoo C Damien Brunner C Cory Emmerton D Kyle Quincey D Carlo Colaiacovo R Mikael Samuelsson L Jan Mursak L Henrik Zetterberg (C) R Todd Bertuzzi C Valtteri Filppula D Jonathan Ericsson D Niklas Kronwall (A) R Johan Franzen Executive VP & GM/Alt. Governor Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Doug Armstrong Ken Hitchcock Brad Shaw Gary Agnew, Ray Bennett Corey Hirsch Senior Vice President Exec. VP/General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Associate Coach and Asst Coaches Jim Devellano Ken Holland Jim Nill, Ryan Martin Mike Babcock Tom Renney, Bill Peters, Keith McKittrick, Jim Bedard Tonight's Officials Referees #18 Greg Kimmerly #5 Chris Rooney Linesmen #80 Thor Nelson #96 David Brisebois Ntl. Anthem Charles Glenn Video Judge Jim Kehm Today's Schedule LAK : 12:00 WPG : 2:00 PHI : 3:00 BOS : 7:00 MTL : 7:00 NYI : 7:00 TBL : 7:00 STL : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 DAL : 7:00 VAN : 7:00 FLA : 7:30 MIN : 8:00

2 St. Louis Blues: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 1 Brian Elliott G 6' 3" 204 Apr 9, 1985 Newmarket, ON, CAN 4 Kris Russell D 5' 10" 172 May 2, 1987 Caroline, AB, CAN 5 Barret Jackman D 6' 0" 205 Mar 5, 1981 Trail, BC, CAN 9 Jaden Schwartz L 5' 9" 179 Jun 25, 1992 Melfort, SK, CAN 10 Andy McDonald L 5' 11" 185 Aug 25, 1977 Strathroy, ON, CAN 12 Scott Nichol C 5' 9" 180 Dec 31, 1974 Edmonton, AB, CAN 15 Jamie Langenbrunner R 6' 1" 202 Jul 24, 1975 Cloquet, MN, USA 17 Vladimir Sobotka L 5' 10" 198 Jul 2, 1987 Trebic, CZE 20 Alexander Steen L 6' 1" 206 Mar 1, 1984 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 21 Patrik Berglund C 6' 4" 219 Jun 2, 1988 Vesteras, SWE 22 Kevin Shattenkirk D 5' 11" 208 Jan 29, 1989 Greenwich, CT, USA 25 Chris Stewart R 6' 2" 232 Oct 30, 1987 Toronto, ON, CAN 27 Alex Pietrangelo D 6' 3" 205 Jan 18, 1990 King City, ON, CAN 28 Ian Cole D 6' 1" 225 Feb 21, 1989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 29 Jeff Woywitka D 6' 3" 227 Sep 1, 1983 Vermilion, AB, CAN 36 Matt D'Agostini R 6' 0" 198 Oct 23, 1986 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 41 Jaroslav Halak G 5' 11" 182 May 13, 1985 Bratislava, SVK 42 David Backes C 6' 3" 225 May 1, 1984 Minneapolis, MN, USA 46 Roman Polak D 6' 1" 225 Apr 28, 1986 Ostrava, CZE 57 David Perron L 6' 0" 200 May 28, 1988 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 74 T.J. Oshie R 5' 11" 194 Dec 23, 1986 Mt. Vernon, WA, USA 75 Ryan Reaves R 6' 1" 229 Jan 20, 1987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 91 Vladimir Tarasenko R 6' 0" 202 Dec 13, 1991 Yaroslavl, RUS 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 204 Age: 27.3 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Detroit Red Wings: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 2 Brendan Smith D 6' 2" 198 Feb 8, 1989 Toronto, ON, CAN 4 Jakub Kindl D 6' 3" 216 Feb 10, 1987 Sumperk, CZE 8 Justin Abdelkader L 6' 1" 219 Feb 25, 1987 Muskegon, MI, USA 11 Daniel Cleary R 6' 0" 208 Dec 18, 1978 Carbonear, NL, CAN 13 Pavel Datsyuk C 5' 11" 198 Jul 20, 1978 Sverdlovsk, RUS 17 Patrick Eaves R 6' 0" 187 May 1, 1984 Calgary, AB, CAN 18 Ian White D 5' 10" 191 Jun 4, 1984 Steinbach, MB, CAN 20 Drew Miller L 6' 2" 178 Feb 17, 1984 Dover, NJ, USA 22 Jordin Tootoo R 5' 9" 199 Feb 2, 1983 Churchill, MB, CAN 24 Damien Brunner C 5' 10" 176 Mar 9, 1986 OBERLUNKHOFEN, CHE 25 Cory Emmerton C 6' 0" 191 Jun 1, 1988 St. Thomas, ON, CAN 27 Kyle Quincey D 6' 2" 207 Aug 12, 1985 Kitchener, ON, CAN 28 Carlo Colaiacovo D 6' 1" 200 Jan 27, 1983 Toronto, ON, CAN 35 Jimmy Howard G 6' 0" 218 Mar 26, 1984 Syracuse, NY, USA 37 Mikael Samuelsson R 6' 2" 218 Dec 23, 1976 Mariefred, SWE 39 Jan Mursak L 5' 11" 190 Jan 20, 1988 Maribor, SVN 40 Henrik Zetterberg L 5' 11" 197 Oct 9, 1980 Njurunda, SWE 44 Todd Bertuzzi R 6' 3" 229 Feb 2, 1975 Sudbury, ON, CAN 50 Jonas Gustavsson G 6' 3" 192 Oct 24, 1984 Danderyd, SWE 51 Valtteri Filppula C 6' 0" 195 Mar 20, 1984 Vantaa, FIN 52 Jonathan Ericsson D 6' 4" 221 Mar 2, 1984 Karlskrona, SWE 55 Niklas Kronwall D 6' 0" 190 Jan 12, 1981 Stockholm, SWE 93 Johan Franzen R 6' 3" 223 Dec 23, 1979 Vetlanda, SWE 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 201 Age: 29.6 Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 43 Darren Helm C 5' 11" 192 Jan 21, 1987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Goal Streaks JIRI HUDLER (2 / 2 Games) Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks JIRI HUDLER (2-0-2 / 2 Games)

3 Detroit Red St. Louis Blues Team Records Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Last game: - - Next game: - - Overall record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Home record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Road record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

4 Detroit Red St. Louis Blues Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: Opponents: St. Louis Blues: Opponents: Shots by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: Opponents: St. Louis Blues: Opponents: Power Play Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalty Killing Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalties Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank Goal Situations Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

5 Individual Leaders Points: Goals: Assists: PP Goals: SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: Shots: +/-: Detroit Red St. Louis Blues Situations Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Shootout Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Player G A P Player G A P Short Handed Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Player G A P Player G A P

6 St. Louis Blues: Media Notes Recent Transactions Jan. 17 Signed GM Doug Armstrong to a five-year contract extension Aug. 7 - Named Dave Taylor Vice President of Hockey Operations, Al MacInnis as Senior Advisor to the General Manager and Rob DiMaio as Director of Pro Scouting July 20 - Re-Signed forward T.J. Oshie to a 5-yr contract July 10 - Re-Signed forward Jamie Langenbrunner to a 1-yr contract July 5 - Re-Signed forward David Perron to 4-yr contract July 2 - Signed defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a 1-yr contract TONIGHT S MATCHUP: BLUES VS. RED WINGS --The Blues have won two of their last three home openers including last year s 4-2 loss to NSH in franchise history, they have gone in home openers overall Tonight will mark the Blues first ever home opener vs. DET overall they have gone vs. the Red Wings in season openers which includes a 4-3 win in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 2, For reference on this year s start, below are the Blues records in October and January over the past three seasons also listed is there first 10 games under Head Coach Ken Hitchcock October January First 10 Games Under Hitchcock *best 10-gm start for Blues coach in history The have dropped four consecutive games to the Red Wings, however, they have earned at least a point in 8 of their last 9 home games posting a record during that span. --The Blues allowed just five goals in three games vs. DET at home last season, a 1.67 goals per game avg the Red Wings road season avg. was 2.37, 19 th overall in NHL 1.67 also tied for the Blues lowest single season goals allowed per game avg. vs. DET at Scottrade Center in club history (tied w/97-98 and ) Overall, DET ranked 7 th in the NHL in goals per game (2.91) in Alex Steen (3-0-3, 4gms) and (0-3-3, 6gms) led the Blues vs. DET last season Steen also fired 12 shots in his 4 outings (25% shooting percentage) and posted a pair of PPG Steen was one of 9 players to score at least 3 goals vs. DET last season while his shooting percentage was second only to Sam Gagner (30%) among players w/at least 12 SOG vs. DET --From a career standpoint, Andy McDonald is t-15 th among active players with 31 career pts (40 gms) vs. DET. His 0.78 career pts/gm avg. is 7 th among active players behind only D. Sedin, H. Sedin, Jarome Iginla, Teemu Selanne, Rich Nash and Patrick Marleau --New to the Blues lineup will be rookies Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko. Schwartz (draft: 14 th overall in 2010) did play in 7 games towards the end of last season posting 3 pts (2-1-3). Prior to joining the Blues, Schwartz spent two seasons at Colorado College where he led the country in pts per game with a 1.57 average (47 pts, 30 gms). He was also named team captain for Canada at the 2012 World Juniors. Schwartz, who will wear #9, is ranked 7 th among NHL prospects by hockeysfuture.com Tarasenko (draft: 16 th overall in 2010) has spent the past five seasons in the KHL including this season where he posted 31 pts ( ) in 31 games with St. Petersburg SKA. He has also represented Russia several times including serving as team captain for both the 2011 World Championships and World Juniors. Tarasenko, who will wear #91, is ranked 2 nd among NHL prospects by hockeysfuture.com. He is the Blues first ever Russian-born first round draft pick --Blues have had just 6 combined PP opportunities (PPO) in their last 3 games vs. DET dating back 7 games, when the Blues log 4 or more PPO they have converted at a 35% (7/20) clip while they have not converted with 3 or fewer. Going back further, over the past 4 seasons the Blues have had 3 or fewer PPO in a game vs. DET 8 times, scoring in just 2 of those games they have had 4 or more PPO 10 times and scored in 8 of those games including multiple PPG in 4 of them. Since , their record with 4 or more PPO is with 3 or fewer, This Day in Hockey History (2004): Pavol Demitra scored two goals, including the game winner 48 seconds into overtime, as the Blues won 2-1 over the Panthers at Florida. The two goals gave Demitra 500 points in his 525 th game NHL career.

7 HOT vs. DET Andy McDonald in last 16 Patrik Berglund in last 12 David Backes in last 16 Matt D Agostini in last 10 Vladimir Sobotka in last 8 Kevin Shattenkirk in last 8 Top Performers vs. DET As A Blue (Current Blues) GP: Jackman, 45 G: Backes, 9 A: McDonald, 14 Pts: McDonald, 21 Pts/G: McDonald, 1.11 ( , 19 gms) Top NHL Career Performers vs. DET GP: Jackman, 45 G: McDonald, 10 A: McDonald, 21 Pts: McDonald, 31 Blues History vs. DET All-Time: at Home/on Road: / All-Time OT: at Home/on Road: / Last Time: Jan. 20, L (WG: Darren Helm) All- Time Shootout: 3-3 at Home/on Road: 1-2 / 2-1 Last Shootout: Apr. 4, L (WG: Todd Bertuzzi) RECAP Blues Win Central Division, Record 2 nd Best Season in Club History The Blues captured the Central Division title for the first time since their President s Trophy winning campaign in The Blues etched the 2 nd best season in club history with an overall record of and 109 points. In addition, the Blues posted a (65 pts) record at Scottrade Center setting franchise records for home wins and home points in a season. All-Time Records All Time Home Records (114) (65) (109) (64) (107) (62) Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak Capture the Jennings Trophy Blues goaltenders Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak captured the National Hockey League s (NHL) William Jennings Trophy with only 165 goals allowed this season. Elliott and Halak captured their first Jennings Trophy and the second in Blues history ( , Roman Turek). The duo combined for a League-high 15 shutouts, tying a modern NHL record set by the Chicago Blackhawks in and surpassing the club mark of 13 set by Glenn Hall and Jacques Plante in Elliott (nine) and Halak (six) also are the first tandem in NHL history to record at least six shutouts apiece in the same season and the first in Blues history to each record 20 wins in a season. Jaroslav Halak - 5 th in the NHL in GAA (1.97 career low), 7 th in sv% (.926 career high) and tied for 5 th in shutouts (6) -Set a new career high with an eight-game win streak from Feb. 23 to Mar. 11 including a six-game road win streak Brian Elliott -Led the NHL in GAA (1.56 career high) and sv% (.940 career high) while he tied for 2 nd in shutouts (9 doubling career total) -Set a modern day NHL record for goals against average in a season and turned in the highest single season save percentage by a goaltender since that stat has been tracked (1982) -Set Blues records for single season shutouts (passing Glenn Hall, ) and SO sequence with 241:33 consecutive minutes (passing Manny Legace, ) while he tied a club record with three consecutive shutouts from Mar. 22 to Mar. 27 (tying Greg Millen,

8 88-89 ) Hitchcock Makes his Mark Ken Hitchcock was named the 24 th head coach in Blues history on Nov. 7, 2011 and guided the Blues to their second best record in club history. With 43 wins in just 69 games, Hitchcock s season behind the bench is among the best in club history as only Joel Quenneville (97-98, ), Brian Sutter (90-91 ) and Red Berenson (80-81 ) have had more wins in a season. Hitchcock s points percentage of.703 was the NHL s bests and the best season percentage in Blues history, surpassing Joel Quenneville s.695 (114 pts) during the Blues Presidents Trophy winning campaign in Best 10-game start for a new Blues coach Top Points Percentage in Club History Ken Hitchcock (.800) Ken Hitchcock,.703 Joel Quenneville (.700) Joel Quenneville,.695 Red Berenson (.700) Red Berenson,.669 Pietrangelo and Shattenkirk Join Elite Group Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk recorded 51 and 43 points respectively last season, becoming the fourth different set of defensemen in Blues history to each record 40 points in the same season. In addition, Pietrangelo became the youngest (fourth overall) defenseman in club history to register back-to-back 40 point seasons as well as just the second to post at least six game-winning goals and six power play goals in the same season, joining Al MacInnis. Defensive Duo 40-Point Seasons Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk Al MacInnis, Chris Pronger (also, and ) Al MacInnis, Steve Duchesne Jeff Brown, Scott Stevens FRANCHISE PERSPECTIVE Among Defensemen Barret Jackman (139) 2 Pts shy of tying Bob Plager (141) for 9 th (119) 1 A shy of tying Paul Cavallini (120) for 8 th (20) 1 G shy of tying Tim Bothwell/Alex Khavanov/Rich Wilson 14 th (843) 23 PIM shy of tying Bob Gassoff (866) for 4 th Alex Pietrangelo (24) 3 G shy of tying Robert Hess (27) for 12 th (97) 9 Pts shy of tying Carlo Colaiacovo (106) for 14 th Among Forwards David Backes (29)3 PPG shy of tying Blake Dunlop (32) for 17 th (601) 76 PIM shy of tying Keith Tkachuk (677) for 9 th Among Goaltenders Jaroslav Halak (13) 3 SO shy of tying Glenn Hall (16) for 1 st (53) 4 wins shy of tying Chris Mason (57) for 11 th Overall Barret Jackman (598) 5 GP shy of tying Larry Patey (603) for 8 th (843) 23 PIM shy of tying Bob Gassoff (866) for 6 th David Backes (126) 1 G shy of tying Al MacInnis (127) for 16 th

9 St. Louis Blues: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Ken Hitchcock Hitchcock, 60, was named the 24th head coach in Blues history on Nov. 7, In , he led the Blues to their best 10-game start under a new coach in franchise history and the club's second best season overall ( , 109 pts). Hitchcock guided the Blues to their first division title since 2000 en route to becoming the NHL's 2012 Jack Adams Award winner, the fourth coach in Blues history to recieve the honor. Hitchcock has also coached in Dallas, Philadelphia and Columbus compiling an overall record of in 1,110 regular season games. He currently ranks 5th among active coaches in games behind the bench and 4th in wins. Hitchcock has guided his teams to six division titles including winning the 1999 Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars. In addition, Hitchcock served as assistant coach for Team Canada when they won Gold in the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics. NHL Record: / Playoff Record: Record with the Blues: / Playoff Record: 4-5 #1: Brian Elliott (G) 6' 3", 204 lbs. / Apr 9, 1985 (27 years and 9 months) Drafted: Ottawa's 9th round pick, 291st overall, in 2003 Acquired: Signed as free agent on July 1, th NHL / 2nd STL Season Last Win: MAR 27, 2012 vs NASHVILLE (2) Last SO: MAR 27, 2012 vs NASHVILLE (2) Career Shootouts: 44/69 (.638), 7-14 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Career as a Blue: 38GP / /.940 SV% / 1.56 GAA / 9 SO 12'-13' at Home: /.000 SV% / 0.00 GAA 12'-13' on Road: /.000 SV% / 0.00 GAA --Along with Jaroslav Halak, earned the 2012 Jennings Trophy, the second in Blues history --Last season, led the NHL in GAA (1.56), SV% (.940) and ranked 2nd in SO (9) --In , set modern day NHL record for GAA and SV%...Set Blues records for shutouts (9) and shutout sequence (241:33) --As a tandem, Elliott and Halak set a franchise record and tied a modern day NHL record for combined shutouts (15)...Became the first tandem in NHL history to each record at least 6 SO and the first in Blues history to each record 20 wins #41: Jaroslav Halak (G) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / May 13, 1985 (27 years and 8 months) Drafted: Montreal's 9th round pick, 271st overall, in 2003 Acquired: June 17, 2010 from Montreal in exchange for Lars Eller and Ian Schultz 7th NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Win: APR 7, DALLAS Last SO: FEB 12, 2012 vs SAN JOSE (15) Career Shootouts: 71/100 (.710), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Career as a Blue: 103GP / /.917 SV% / 2.24 GAA / 13 SO 12'-13' at Home: /.000 SV% / 0.00 GAA 12'-13' on Road: /.000 SV% / 0.00 GAA --Along with Brian Elliott captured the 2nd Jennings Trophy in club history in Made 12 saves in Game 2 of the 2012 Conference Quarterfinals (left w/lower body injury)...part of the first combined shutout in Blues playoff history --Last season, set a new career high with an 8-game win streak from 2/23 to 3/11 including 6 straight wins on the road --Tied for 2nd on the Blues' all-time shutouts list, 3 shy of Glenn Hall (16) --3 shutouts in first nine games in passed Jacques Plante in Blues' history as the quickest goaltender to record 3 shutouts (Plante had 3 SO in first 11 starts)

10 #4: Kris Russell (D) 5' 10", 172 lbs. / May 2, 1987 (25 years and 8 months) Drafted: Columbus' 3rd round pick, 67th overall, in 2005 Acquired: Nov. 11, 2011 from Columbus in exchange for Nikita Nikitin 6th NHL / 2nd STL Season Last Goal: APR 7, DALLAS Last Assist: MAR 29, CHICAGO (4) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 43GP, 4-5-9, 12 PIM --Ranked 3rd among Blues defensemen in goals (6) and set a career high with a +13 rating in Scored in his Blues debut 11/12 vs. TBL --Posted 14 pts ( ) in 15 games for TPS Turku of SM-liiga (Finland) this season #5: Barret Jackman (D) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Mar 5, 1981 (31 years and 10 months) JAK-man Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 17th overall, in th NHL / 11th STL Season Last Goal: FEB 18, 2012 vs MINNESOTA (24) Last Assist: MAR 13, CHICAGO (11) Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 598GP, , 843 PIM --Last season, ranked 2nd on the team with a +20 rating...ranked 4th in the NHL with a +23 home rating, 18th in blocked shots (153) and 9th in shorthanded ice/game (3:26) --Became 8th player in club history to record over 800 PIM on 11/10 vs. TOR --Tied for 4th all-time among Blues' defenseman in games played (9th overall) --Jackman, Bob and Barclay Plager, Al MacInnis and Chris Pronger only defensemen in club history to appear in over 500 games --Became the only Calder Trophy winner in franchise history in 2003 #9: Jaden Schwartz (L) 5' 9", 179 lbs. / Jun 25, 1992 (20 years and 6 months) Drafted: Blues' first round pick, 14th overall, in nd NHL / 2nd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 21, ANAHEIM (5) Last Assist: MAR 25, PHOENIX (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 7GP, 2-1-3, 0 PIM --Became 13th player in Blues history to score in NHL debut on 3/17 at TBL...3rd player to score in first 2 NHL games --Recorded 19 pts ( ) in 33 games for Peoria this season --Named Captain of Team Canada for the 2012 World Juniors (2-3-5 in 6gp, won the Bronze)...Currently rated as the NHL's #7 prospect by hockeysfuture.com

11 #10: Andy McDonald (L) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Aug 25, 1977 (35 years and 4 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Dec. 14, 2007 from Anaheim in exchange for Doug Weight, Michal Birner and a 7th round pick in the 2008 Entry Draft 12th NHL / 6th STL Season Last Goal: APR 4, 2012 vs DETROIT (2) Last Assist: APR 6, 2012 vs PHOENIX (1) Career Shootouts: 17/45 (38%), 3 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 257GP, , 102 PIM --Last season, led the Blues in power play ice/game (2:56)...Missed 51 games due to a concussion suffered on Oct. 13 in DAL --Recorded his 400th point 10/22/10 vs. CHI...becoming the 23rd player in franchise history to reach 400 career pts while with the club --Won a Stanley Cup with Anaheim in #12: Scott Nichol (C) 5' 9", 180 lbs. / Dec 31, 1974 (38 years) Drafted: Buffalo's 11th round pick, 272nd overall, in 1993 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, th NHL / 2nd STL Season Last Goal: FEB 29, EDMONTON (16) Last Assist: MAR 25, PHOENIX (4) Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 80GP, 3-5-8, 83 PIM --Ranked 4th on the Blues in PIM (83) while he ranked 13th in the NHL overall in F/O win% (57.6% - at least 100 attempts) --Played his 600th game 1/23 vs. DET --30th among active players with 891 career PIM #15: Jamie Langenbrunner (R) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Jul 24, 1975 (37 years and 5 months) Drafted: Dallas' 2nd round pick, 35th overall, in 1993 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 6, th NHL / 2nd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 27, 2012 vs NASHVILLE (5) Last Assist: APR 7, DALLAS Career Shootouts: 13/33 (39%), 6 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 70GP, , 32 PIM --Became 21st American player to reach the 1,100-game mark on 3/27 vs. NSH --Among American players all-time ranks 10th in GWG (58), 24th in assists (419), 27th in goals (243) and 28th in pts (662) --Won Stanley Cup with DAL in 1999 and NJD in Captained Team USA at 2010 Olympics...Also represented USA in the 2004 World Cup and 1998 Olympics

12 #17: Vladimir Sobotka (L) 5' 10", 198 lbs. / Jul 2, 1987 (25 years and 6 months) Drafted: Boston's 4th round pick, 106th overall, in 2005 Acquired: June 26, 2010 from Boston in exchange for the rights to David Warsofsky 6th NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 6, 2012 vs CHICAGO (15) Last Assist: MAR 3, SAN JOSE (16) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 138GP , 111 PIM --Last season, set career highs in +/- (+12), GP (73) and shots (117) --Played his 200th NHL game 10/8/11 vs. NSH --Played in his 100th game as a Blue on 1/14/12 vs. MIN --Posted 25 pts ( ) in 27 games with Slavia Praha in the Czech league this season #20: Alexander Steen (L) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Mar 1, 1984 (28 years and 10 months) Drafted: Toronto's first round pick, 24th overall, in 2002 Acquired: Nov. 24, 2008 from Toronto (w/ Carlo Colaiacovo) in exchange for Lee Stempniak 8th NHL / 5th STL Season Last Goal: APR 7, DALLAS Last Assist: MAR 31, 2012 vs COLUMBUS (3) Career Shootouts: 5/16 (31%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 244GP, , 108 PIM --Last season, led the Blues and tied for 12th in the NHL overall with a career high +24 rating --Missed 39 games with a concussion from 12/30/11 to 3/25/12 --Posted 23 pts ( ) in 20 games with Modo of the SEL (Swedish Elite League) this season #21: Patrik Berglund (C) 6' 4", 219 lbs. / Jun 2, 1988 (24 years and 7 months) Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 25th overall, in th NHL / 5th STL Season Last Goal: APR 6, 2012 vs PHOENIX (1) Last Assist: MAR 13, CHICAGO (11) Career Shootouts: 0/9 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 310GP, , 88 PIM --Last season, 1 of 2 Blues (Backes) to play in all 82 games this season and score a pair of SH goals --Ranked 6th on the team in pts (38) and 3rd in goals (19) --Scored his first career penalty shot goal vs. Marc-Andre Fleury on 1/24/12 vs. PIT --Posted 31 pts ( ) in 28 games for VIK Vasteras (Sweden) this season

13 #22: Kevin Shattenkirk (D) 5' 11", 208 lbs. / Jan 29, 1989 (23 years and 11 months) Drafted: Colorado's 1st round pick, 14th overall, in 2007 Acquired: Feb. 19, 2011 from Colorado along with Chris Stewart and a conditional 2nd round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft in exchange for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional 1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 3, SAN JOSE (16) Last Assist: APR 7, DALLAS Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 107GP, , 76 PIM --Last season, ranked 4th on the team in pts (43), 3rd in assists (34), 2nd in +/- (+20) and 4th in PPG (5) --Set career highs this season in games played (81), +/- and shots (178) while tying career marks in points, assists and goals (9) --Along with Alex Pietrangelo, became the 4th set of d-men in Blues history to each record 40+ pts in the same season (MacInnis/Pronger, MacInnis/Steve Duchesne, Jeff Brown/Scott Stevens) --9-game pt streak in was just the second time in NHL history a rookie d-man has compiled a pt streak of 9 or more games (Barry Beck ) --Posted 6 pts (2-4-6) in 12 games with TPS Turku of SM-liiga (Finland) this season #25: Chris Stewart (R) 6' 2", 232 lbs. / Oct 30, 1987 (25 years and 2 months) Drafted: Colorado's 1st round pick, 18th overall, in 2006 Acquired: Feb. 19, 2011 from Colorado along with Kevin Shattenkirk and a conditional 2nd round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft in exchange for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional 1st round pick in 2011 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 10, 2012 vs COLUMBUS (13) Last Assist: APR 7, DALLAS Career Shootouts: 4/13 (31%), 3 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 105GP, , 124 PIM --Last season, set a career high with 79 GP and ranked 8th on the team in pts (30) and 6th in goals (15) --Became 5th player in franchise history to score 2 goals in Blues debut, 2/19/10 vs. ANA --6 goals in first 5 games was the best start to a Blues' career in franchise history --Posted an assist in 5 games with Liberec (Czech) as well as 20 pts ( ) in 15 games with Crimmitschau (German) this season

14 #27: Alex Pietrangelo (D) 6' 3", 205 lbs. / Jan 18, 1990 (23 years) Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 4th overall, in th NHL / 5th STL Season Last Goal: MAR 25, PHOENIX (6) Last Assist: APR 7, DALLAS Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 177GP, , 63 PIM --Set career highslast season in pts (51), goals (12), assists (39), PPG (6), shots (202) and GWG (6) --Set a career high and a team high for the season with a 9-gm pts streak from 1/3-1/21 (3g, 8a) --Along with Kevin Shattenkirk, became the 4th set of d-men in Blues history to each record 40+ pts in the same season (MacInnis/Pronger, MacInnis/Steve Duchesne, Jeff Brown/Scott Stevens) --Youngest player in club history to record back to back 40 pt seasons --Became the 2nd d-man in Blues history (Al MacInnis) to log 6 GWG and 6 PPG in the same season #28: Ian Cole (D) 6' 1", 225 lbs. / Feb 21, 1989 (23 years and 10 months) Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 18th overall, in rd NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: DEC 8, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (15) Last Assist: MAR 8, 2012 vs ANAHEIM (6) Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 52GP, , 57 PIM --Last season, tied a career high in GP (26) and set new marks in assists (5), pts (6) and +/- (+7) --Registered his first two NHL points including his first career goal, 3/9/11 at CBJ in 34 games with Peoria this season #29: Jeff Woywitka (D) 6' 3", 227 lbs. / Sep 1, 1983 (29 years and 4 months) WOI-wiht-ka Drafted: Philadelphia's 1st round pick, 27th overall, in 2001 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 2, th NHL / 5th STL Season Last Goal: NOV 3, 2011 vs ANAHEIM (21) Last Assist: DEC 30, FLORIDA (1) Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 152GP, , 106 PIM --Previously spent four seasons with the Blues from Logged 6 pts (1-5-6) in 27 games with NYR as well as 3 pts (0-3-3) in 6 games with Connecticut (AHL) last season

15 #36: Matt D'Agostini (R) 6' 0", 198 lbs. / Oct 23, 1986 (26 years and 2 months) Drafted: Montreal's 6th round pick, 190th overall, in 2005 Acquired: March 2, 2010 from Montreal in exchange for Aaron Palushaj 6th NHL / 4th STL Season Last Goal: JAN 5, 2012 vs EDMONTON (15) Last Assist: FEB 3, 2012 vs LOS ANGELES (5) Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 144GP, , 69 PIM --Tied for 6th on the team in PPG (3) and 4th in GWG (3) while setting a new career high with a +12 rating --200th career NHL game, 11/15 vs. DET --Posted 8 pts (2-6-8) in 10 games with Riessersee SC of the German league this season #42: David Backes (C) 6' 3", 225 lbs. / May 1, 1984 (28 years and 8 months) Back-es Drafted: Blues' 2nd round pick, 62nd overall, in th NHL / 7th STL Season Last Goal: MAR 31, 2012 vs COLUMBUS (3) Last Assist: MAR 27, 2012 vs NASHVILLE (5) Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 446GP, , 601 PIM --Last season, led the Blues in goals (24), PPG (8 - career high) and shots (234 - career high) while tying for the lead in pts (54) --Recored over 200 hits in 5 straight seasons, Dustin Brown the only other player with that distinction --1 of 3 players last season (Dustin Brown, Ryan Callahan) with over 225 hits and 20 goals --Was one of three NHL players with at least 30 goals and 200 hits (Alex Ovechkin, Brenden Morrow) and led all NHL forwards with a +32 rating in #46: Roman Polak (D) 6' 1", 225 lbs. / Apr 28, 1986 (26 years and 8 months) POH-lahk Drafted: Blues' 6th round pick, 180th overall, in th NHL / 7th STL Season Last Goal: MAR 30, DETROIT (82) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2012 vs NY ISLANDERS (20) Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 304GP, , 200 PIM --Last season, led the Blues defense in hits (173), ranked 2nd in blocked shots (141) and tied for 3rd in PIM (57) --Set a career high with 15 PIM on 1/5/12 vs. EDM --Posted 8 pts (2-6-8) in 22 games with Vitkovice HC of the Czcech league this season

16 #57: David Perron (L) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / May 28, 1988 (24 years and 7 months) Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 26th overall, in th NHL / 6th STL Season Last Goal: APR 7, DALLAS Last Assist: MAR 13, CHICAGO (11) Career Shootouts: 5/23 (22%), 4 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 292GP, , 188 PIM --Last season, ranked 5th on the team in pts (42) and assists (21), 2nd in goals (21 - career high), 4th in +/- (+19 - career high) and tied for 2nd in GWG (4 - career high) --Ranked 5th in the NHL in S% (18.4% - at least 100 attempts) --Set a new career high with a 7-gm pt streak from 2/7/12 to 2/18/12 (7g, 3a) and a 4-gm goal streak twice; from 2/7/12-2/12/12 (6g) and from 3/27/12-4/4/12 (4g) --Missed 97 consecutive games ( ) with post concussion symptoms #74: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' 11", 194 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (26 years) Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 24th overall, in th NHL / 5th STL Season Last Goal: MAR 27, 2012 vs NASHVILLE (5) Last Assist: APR 7, DALLAS Career Shootouts: 16/33 (48%), 7 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 262GP, , 131 PIM --Last season, set career highs in GP (80), pts (54), goals (19), assists (35), +/- (+15), PIM (50), GWG (3) and shots (188) --Recorded 14 multi-pt games in including a career high tying 3 pts twice (last - 2/16/12 vs. NYI) --Tied for the team lead in pts, 3rd in goals and 2nd in assists #75: Ryan Reaves (R) 6' 1", 229 lbs. / Jan 20, 1987 (25 years and 11 months) Drafted: Blues' 5th round pick, 156th overall, in rd NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 25, PHOENIX (4) Last Assist: JAN 10, MONTREAL (34) Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 88GP, 5-3-8, 202 PIM --Last season, set career highs in GP (60), goals (3) and PIM (124) --Led the Blues in PIM and ranked 3rd in hits (171) while tying for 10th in the NHL overall in fighting majors (13) --Posted 9 pts (6-3-9) in 13 games with the ECHL's Orlando Solar Bears this season

17 #91: Vladimir Tarasenko (R) 6' 0", 202 lbs. / Dec 13, 1991 (21 years and 1 month) Drafted: Blues' first round pick, 16th overall, in st NHL / 1st STL Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Recorded 31 pts ( ) in 31 games with St. Petersburg SKA of the KHL this season --Currently rated as the NHL's #2 prospect by hockeysfuture.com

18 Detroit Red Wings: Media Notes INJURIES Darren Helm - Back Man Games Lost (Season Total): 0 TRANSACTIONS Jan signed M. Knuble (F) to a PTO Jan recalled D. Brunner (F), B. Lashoff (D) and B. Smith (D) from Grand Rapids (AHL) Jan reassigned B. Lashoff (D) to Grand Rapids (AHL) Jan released M. Knuble (F) Jan placed D. Helm (F) on Injured Reserve Jan removed Patrick Eaves (F) from Injured Reserve DETROIT VS ST LOUIS All-Time Record vs STL: (268 GP) All-Time Road Record at STL: (134 GP) Last Head-to-Head Game: DET 3, STL 2 (SO) on Apr. 4, 2012, at STL (T. Bertuzzi SO GWG and 2 assists; J. Franzen 2 goals; P. Datsyuk 2 assists; J. Howard 27 saves) Record vs STL: (1-2-0 on road) Leaders vs STL: Datsyuk (2-5-7 in 6 GP); Franzen (5-0-5 in 6 GP); Howard (4-2-0, 1.65 GAA,.943 SV% in 6 GP) DET is in its last 10 games played vs STL DET is in its last 5 games played at STL P. Datsyuk has 69 points ( ) in 58 career GP vs STL, his highest career point total vs any NHL team H. Zetterberg has 22 goals and 59 points ( ) in 53 career GP vs STL, his highest career goal and point totals vs any NHL team N. Kronwall has 24 points ( ) in 39 career GP vs STL, his highest career point total vs any NHL team J. Howard is with a 2.30 GAA and.924 SV% in 15 career GP vs STL and his 10 wins against the Blues are his highest career total vs any NHL team J. Franzen has scored 14 career goals vs STL, his highest total vs any NHL team D. Cleary has recorded 29 career points ( ) vs STL, his highest total vs any NHL team V. Filppula has recorded 11 career goals and 19 career points ( ) vs STL, his highest totals vs any NHL team J. Tootoo has recorded 6 career goals and 14 career points (6-8-14) vs STL, his highest totals vs any NHL team J. Abdelkader has recorded 6 career points (3-3-6) vs STL, his highest total vs any NHL team DETROIT RED WINGS TEAM AND PLAYER NOTES DET is in its last 10 season openers dating back to DET is the last 83 times its scored 4+ goals in a game DET finished with the most home wins (31) in the NHL in but ranked T-16th with 17 road wins DET finished 1st in the NHL in with a 1.44 goals for/goals against ratio while 5-on-5 DET tied for 4th in the NHL in winning 51.6% of its face-offs taken DET finished as the NHL's 2nd least penalized team (8.5 PIM per game) DET ranked third in allowing 27.0 shots on goal per game DET tied for 4th last season averaging 32.2 shots on goal per game DET ranked 7th last season averaging 2.92 goals for per game DET ranked 7th last season allowing 2.44 goals against per game P. Datsyuk is 3 goals behind Tomas Holmstrom (243) for 11th-most in team history P. Datsyuk is 10 points behind Ted Lindsay (728) for 7th-most in team history N. Kronwall is 1 goal behind Eddie Ware (50) for 8th-most in team history among D N. Kronwall is 1 assist behind Brian Rafalski (169) for 8th-most in team history among D H. Zetterberg is 9 points behind Brendan Shanahan (633) for 9th-most in team history H. Zetterberg is 10 assists behind Reed Larson (382) for 9th-most in team history H. Zetterberg is 12 goals behind Nicklas Lidstrom (264) for 9th-most in team history J. Howard is 2 wins behind Manny Legace (112) for 8th-most in team history among G A WINNING TRADITION IN HOCKEYTOWN Since the start of the season, the Detroit Red Wings have won more games (790) than any other team in the NHL. Detroit's 683 regular season victories and 107 playoff wins are both tops in the NHL over that span. THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY Jan. 19, Gordie Howe appears in a record breaking 14th consecutive All-Star Game, making it Howe's 22nd All-Star appearance in 23 years.

19 SAYING GOODBYE TO ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS DET D Nicklas Lidstrom officially hung up his skates on May 31, 2012, retiring from the NHL after one of the most illustrious careers in league history. The Vasteras, Sweden, native left behind a lasting legacy with fans in the Motor City and across the entire hockey world. Below is a brief recap of the career accomplishments of one of the game's all-time greats: Four-time Stanley Cup champion (1997, '98, 2002, '08) Seven-time Norris Trophy winner (2001, '02, '03, '06, '07, '08, '11) 20 seasons in DET - never missed the playoffs 14 division titles (13-Central; 1-Norris) Eight trips to the Western Conference Finals Six trips to the Stanley Cup Final Six Presidents' Trophies 264 goals (9th all-time among D; 9th overall in DRW history) 878 assists (6th all-time among D; 3rd overall in DRW history) 1,142 points (6th all-time among D; 4th overall in DRW history) 132 PPG (5th all-time among D) 263 postseason games played (2nd all-time (Chelios-266); Most in DRW history) 1,564 GP (10th all-time; 2nd in DRW history (Howe-1,687)) First European-born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (2002) First European-born captain to lead his team to the Stanley Cup (2008) 35th captain in DRW history ( ) First Team NHL All-Star 10 times (1998, '99, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '06, '07, '08, '11) and Second Team All-Star twice (2009, '10) Selected to play in 12 NHL All-Star Games Highest +/- rating in the NHL from (+450) Named the NHL's Player of the Decade ( ) by both the Sporting News and Sports Illustrated Holds the DET franchise records for asists (64) and points (80) in a season by a D 1992 All-Rookie Team (Runner-up for Calder Trophy to P. Bure) Missed only 44 games in 20 seasons (12 of which came in due to a broken ankle) Appeared in 263 of the 265 playoff games DET played from postseason goals (3rd all-time among D; 3rd overall in DRW history) 129 postseason assists (2nd all-time among D; 2nd overall in DRW history) 183 postseason points (2nd all-time among D; 2nd overall in DRW history) FLASHBACK TO THE LAST SHORTENED NHL SEASON IN 1995 (48 GAMES) DET won the Presidents' Trophy after finishing with a league best 33 wins and 70 points ( record) Paul Coffey led DET in scoring and paced all NHL D with 58 points ( in 45 GP) Paul Coffey led DET in assists (44) and shots on goal (181) Ray Sheppard led DET with 30 goals in 43 GP Vladimir Konstantinov led DET with 101 PIM in 47 GP DET won the Western Conference and advanced to the Stanley Cup Final before falling to NJD, 4-0 Bob Rouse was the only DET player to appear in all 48 games PIT's Jaromir Jagr ( ) and PHI's Eric Lindros ( ) led the NHL with 70 points WSH's Peter Bondra led the NHL with 34 goals PIT's Ron Franics led the NHL with 48 assists BOS's Cam Neely led the NHL with 16 PPG QUE's Owen Nolan led the NHL with 8 GWG BOS's Ray Bourque led the NHL with 210 shots on goal TB's Enrico Ciccone led the NHL with 225 PIM BUF's Dominik Hasek led the NHL with a 2.11 GAA PIT's Ken Wregget led the NHL with 25 wins BUF's Dominik Hasek and CHI's Ed Belfour tied for the league lead with 5 shutous RED WINGS APPROACHING MILESTONES IN N. Kronwall - 1 goal to 50 M. Samuelsson - 2 goals to 150 J. Tootoo - 4 goals to 50 K. Quincey - 5 points to 100 M. Samuelsson - 6 assists to 200 T. Bertuzzi - 7 GP to 1,100 J. Howard - 8 GP to 200

20 THE LAST TIME... DET recorded a shutout: Home: 3/3/12, 6-0 vs MIN (Howard) Away: 10/8/11, 3-0 at COL (Conklin) DET was shutout: Home: 2/4/11, 3-0 vs CBJ (Mason) Away: 3/14/12, 4-0 at ANA (Hiller) A DET player scored an OT goal: Home: 1/14/12, T. Bertuzzi vs CHI (Crawford) Away: 1/8/12, P. Datsyuk at CHI (Crawford) A rival player recorded an OT goal: Home: 11/1/11, D. Setoguchi vs MIN (Howard) Away: 3/21/12, R. Callahan at NYR (Conklin) A DET player had a 3-goal game: Home: 11/8/11, J. Franzen vs COL (Varlamov/Empty Net) Away: 12/29/10, P. Eaves at DAL (Lehtonen) A rival player had a 3-goal game: Home: 3/7/09, R. Nash vs CBJ (Osgood/Conklin) Away: 3/7/10, A. Ladd at CHI (Howard) A DET player had a 4-goal game: Home: 3/15/01, B. Shanahan vs CGY Away: 12/2/95, V. Kozlov at MTL A rival player had a 4-goal game: Home: 4/2/09, D. Backes vs STL Away: 2/24/04, D. Sedin at VAN A DET player had a 5-goal game: Home: 12/26/96, S. Fedorov vs WSH Away: 2/2/11, J. Franzen at OTT A rival player had a 5-goal game: Home: Never Away: 2/2/77, I. Turnbull at TOR A DET player had a penalty shot: Home: 11/11/10, M. Modano vs EDM (Khabibulin - save) Away: 4/9/10, D. Helm at CBJ (Mason - save) A rival player had a penalty shot: Home: 4/11/09, D. Byfuglien vs CHI (Osgood - goal) Away: 1/8/12, J. Hayes at CHI (Conklin - save) A DET player scored a SHG: Home: 12/8/10, P. Datsyuk vs NSH (Lindback) Away: 2/4/12, V. Filppula at EDM (Dubnyk) A DET player scored two SHG in one game: Home: , D. Helm vs COL (Anderson/Empty Net) Away: 10/10/02, K. Maltby at SJS (Kiprusoff) THREE GRIFFINS NAMED TO AHL'S WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR TEAM The Grand Rapids Griffins, Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate, are enjoying success in at both the team and individual levels. The Griffins currently lead the AHL's Midwest Division with a record (through games played Jan. 17) and are just one of three AHL teams to send three players to 2013 AHL All-Star Classic in Providence, R.I. on Jan Representing the Griffins on the 2013 AHL Western Conference All-Star Team are: Stats through Jan. 17 games F Gustav Nyquist - leads Grand Rapids with 38 points ( ), 24 assists and a +14 rating. Ranks second on the Griffins with 114 SOG. This is his second AHL All-Star Game appearance in just his second AHL season. G Petr Mrazek - has posted a record, 2.24 GAA and.916 SV% in 19 GP during his rookie AHL campaign. He set a Griffins franchise record by winning his first six AHL starts from Nov D Chad Billins - has registered 19 points ( ) and leads all Grand Rapids D with 18 helpers. In his first professional season, the former Ferris St. Bulldog racked up 16 points ( ) over his first 16 AHL games. This is the first time since 2006 (Valtteri Filppula, Jiri Hudler and Donald MacLean) the team has had three players selected to the AHL's midseason event.

21 Detroit Red Wings: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Mike Babcock Mike Babcock is in his 8th season as head coach of the Red Wings. He has compiled an impressive record during his tenure in the Motor City. Overall, Babcock is in his career, placing him 24th on the NHL s all-time wins list. Last season, the 49-year-old native of Saskatoon, SK, became the 3rd-fastest coach to reach 400 wins, accomplishing the feat in 699 games. Only Scott Bowman (690 games) and Glen Sather (694 games) reached the 400-win plateau faster. Babcock was a finalist for the 2008 Jack Adams Award and won the Sporting News' 2008 NHL Coach of the Year award as voted on by his peers. He was named the NHL's Coach of the Decade ( ) by both the Sporting News and Sports Ilustrated.com. Babcock has also served behind the bench for Team Canada at several IIHF events and he is the first coach to win all 3 components of the Triple Gold Club - World Championships (2004), Stanley Cup (2008) and Olympics (2010). #35: Jimmy Howard (G) 6' 0", 218 lbs. / Mar 26, 1984 (28 years and 9 months) Drafted: 2nd round (64th overall) by DET in 2003 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 5th DET Season Last Win: APR 4, ST. LOUIS (2) Last SO: MAR 2, 2012 vs MINNESOTA (9) Career Shootouts: 74/98 (.755), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - CAREER: First DRW goaltender in franchise history to win 35-or-more games in his first three full seasons with the team ( , and )... Runner-up for the 2010 Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year Member of the NHL All-Rookie Team for Selected by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Assoc. as the Red Wings Rookie of the Year Member of the AHL All-Rookie Team in Holds the U of Maine school records for best single-season and career GAA and SV% Won a Gold Medal with Team USA at the 2002 IIHF World U-18 Championships : Started 57 games (missed 15 games with a broken finger and groin injuries)... Posted a 2.13 GAA and.920 SV%, both career bests... Finished with a record... Played in his first career NHL All-Star Game Collected his 100th career win on 1/12 vs PHX PERSONAL: Jimmy is the team spokesman for the Arthritis Foundation... Hockey hero: Mike Richter... Favorite food: chicken... Favorite sport besides hockey: golf #50: Jonas Gustavsson (G) 6' 3", 192 lbs. / Oct 24, 1984 (28 years and 2 months) Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 1, th NHL / 1st DET Season Last Win: MAR 3, MONTREAL (7) Last SO: MAR 10, 2012 vs PHILADELPHIA (4) Career Shootouts: 17/28 (.607), 5-5 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - CAREER: Signed a two-year contract with DET on 7/1/12... Made his NHL debut with TOR on 10/3/09 at WSH... Won Bronze medals with Sweden at the 2009 and 2010 IIHF World Championships... Has posted five career shutouts : Tied a career high by playing in 42 games for TOR (started 36)... Posted a record, 2.92 GAA and.902 SV%... Led TOR with 17 wins (career high) and 2.92 GAA... Registered a team-high and career-high four shutouts, including three in the month of January (1/5 vs WPG, 1/10 vs BUF and 1/23 vs NYI) : Appeared in 23 games for TOR... Finished with a record, 3.29 GAA and.890 SV%... Posted a record, 1.14 GAA and.955 SV% with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) PERSONAL: Nicknamed 'The Monster'... Favorite hockey memory: playing for Sweden at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver... Favorite pre-game meal: pasta