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1 Buffalo Sabres Game Notes Fri, Oct, 5 NHL Game # Buffalo Sabres (4 pts) Montréal Canadiens (4 pts) Team Game: 7 Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 8 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Chad Johnson Linus Ullmark # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Mark Pysyk 6 4 D Josh Gorges D Mike Weber 6-9 L Evander Kane 6 - R Brian Gionta - 5 C Jack Eichel C David Legwand 4 - L Johan Larsson 5 C Sam Reinhart 6 5 D Carlo Colaiacovo - 6 L Matt Moulson C Zemgus Girgensons 6 9 D Jake McCabe 4 44 L Nicolas Deslauriers D Cody Franson D Rasmus Ristolainen 6-6 C Tyler Ennis 6-8 L Marcus Foligno 6 88 L Jamie McGinn 6-9 C Ryan O'Reilly 6 - # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Carey Price Mike Condon..95 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 6 D Greg Pateryn R Brendan Gallagher R Alexander Semin C Tomas Plekanec L Tomas Fleischmann C Torrey Mitchell R Devante Smith-Pelly 7 8 R Dale Weise 7 4 D Jarred Tinordi D Jeff Petry 7 7 C Alex Galchenyuk D Nathan Beaulieu 7 5 C Brian Flynn 7 4 L Paul Byron C David Desharnais L Max Pacioretty D Alexei Emelin D P.K. Subban D Tom Gilbert 7 79 D Andrei Markov C Lars Eller 7 Owner/CEO President/Alternate Governor General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Terry Pegula Russ Brandon Tim Murray Dan Bylsma Terry Murray, Dave Barr, Dan Lambert, Andrew Allen VP exéc. & Dir. gén. / Exec. VP & GM VP principal, opér. hockey / Sr. VP, Hockey Ops. Directeurs gén. adj. / Assistant GMs Entraîneur-chef / Head Coach Entr. adjoints / Assistant Coaches Marc Bergevin Rick Dudley Larry Carrière, Scott Mellanby Michel Therrien Clément Jodoin, Jean-Jacques Daigneault, Dan Lacroix, Stéphane Waite (Entraîneur des gardiens/goaltending Coach Tonight's Officials Referees Brian Pochmara (6), Francis Charron (6) Linesmen David Brisebois (96), Steve Miller (89) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem Doug Allen Officiating Managers Rob Shick, Dave Baker Today's Schedule BUF : 7: CGY : 7: EDM : 7: WPG : 7: LAK : 7: NYI : 7:

2 Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Mark Pysyk D 6' " Jan, 99 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN 4 Josh Gorges D 6' " Aug 4, 984 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6 Mike Weber D 6' " 7 Dec 6, 987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 9 Evander Kane L 6' " 4 Aug, 99 Vancouver, BC, CAN Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 78 Jan 8, 979 Rochester, NY, USA 5 Jack Eichel C 6' " Oct 8, 996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA 7 David Legwand C 6' " 7 Aug 7, 98 Detroit, MI, USA Johan Larsson L 5' " Jul 5, 99 Lau, SWE Sam Reinhart C 6' " 89 Nov 6, 995 North Vancouver, BC, CAN 5 Carlo Colaiacovo D 6' " Jan 7, 98 Toronto, ON, CAN 6 Matt Moulson L 6' " Nov, 98 North York, ON, CAN 8 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' " Jan 5, 994 Riga, LVA 9 Jake McCabe D 6' " 4 Oct, 99 Eau Claire, WI, USA Chad Johnson G 6' " 96 Jun, 986 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 5 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" Jul, 99 Lugnvik, SWE 44 Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' " Feb, 99 LaSalle, QC, CAN 46 Cody Franson D 6' 5" 4 Aug 8, 987 Sicamous, BC, CAN 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 7 Oct 7, 994 Turku, FIN 6 Tyler Ennis C 5' 9" 6 Oct 6, 989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 8 Marcus Foligno L 6' " 6 Aug, 99 Buffalo, NY, USA 88 Jamie McGinn L 6' " 5 Aug 5, 988 Fergus, ON, CAN 9 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' " Feb 7, 99 Clinton, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 4 Age: 6. Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Cody McCormick C 6' " 8 Apr 8, 98 London, ON, CAN 4 Robin Lehner G 6' 5" 4 Jul 4, 99 Gothenburg, SWE 47 Zach Bogosian D 6' " 9 Jul 5, 99 Massena, NY, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Montréal Canadiens: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 6 Greg Pateryn D 6' " Jun, 99 Sterling Heights, MI, USA Brendan Gallagher R 5' 9" 84 May 6, 99 Edmonton, AB, CAN Alexander Semin R 6' " Mar, 984 Krasnojarsk, RUS 4 Tomas Plekanec C 5' " 95 Oct, 98 Kladno, CZE 5 Tomas Fleischmann L 6' " 9 May 6, 984 Koprivnice, CZE 7 Torrey Mitchell C 5' " 9 Jan, 985 Greenfield Park, QC, CAN Devante Smith-Pelly R 6' " 4 Jun 4, 99 Scarborough, ON, CAN Dale Weise R 6' " 6 Aug 5, 988 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 4 Jarred Tinordi D 6' 6" Feb, 99 Burnsville, MN, USA 6 Jeff Petry D 6' " 4 Dec 9, 987 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 7 Alex Galchenyuk C 6' " 7 Feb, 994 Milwaukee, WI, USA 8 Nathan Beaulieu D 6' " 5 Dec 5, 99 Strathroy, ON, CAN Carey Price G 6' " 6 Aug 6, 987 Anahim Lake, BC, CAN Brian Flynn C 6' " 8 Jul 6, 988 Lynnfield, MA, USA 9 Mike Condon G 6' " 97 Apr 7, 99 Needham, MA, USA 4 Paul Byron L 5' 8" 58 Apr 7, 989 Ottawa, ON, CAN 5 David Desharnais C 5' 7" 74 Sep 4, 986 Laurier-Station, QC, CAN 67 Max Pacioretty L 6' " Nov, 988 New Canaan, CT, USA 74 Alexei Emelin D 6' " 6 Apr 5, 986 Togliatti, RUS 76 P.K. Subban D 6' " May, 989 Toronto, ON, CAN 77 Tom Gilbert D 6' " Jan, 98 Bloomington, MN, USA 79 Andrei Markov D 6' " 94 Dec, 978 Voskresensk, RUS 8 Lars Eller C 6' " 7 May 8, 989 Rodovre, DNK Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 7.7 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks BRENDAN GALLAGHER ( / Games) ALEX GALCHENYUK ( / Games) Point Streaks BRENDAN GALLAGHER (-- / Games) TOMAS PLEKANEC (-- / Games) ALEX GALCHENYUK (-- / Games)

3 Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 9 Evander Kane : L 6 Matt Moulson :4. D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen :. 6 9 C 9 Ryan O'Reilly : 57. L 8 Marcus Foligno 6 4. :5. C 5 Jack Eichel : C Sam Reinhart :5 4. L 44 Nicolas Deslauriers :5. 4 C 6 Tyler Ennis :4. L 88 Jamie McGinn 6-4. :5. D 9 Jake McCabe :6. 8 D 4 Josh Gorges :. 8 9 D Mark Pysyk 6. 5:. 5 6 D 6 Mike Weber : R Brian Gionta : C 7 David Legwand :8 4.7 L Johan Larsson 5. : D 5 Carlo Colaiacovo -. 6:7. C 8 Zemgus Girgensons 6. 6: 5.8 D 46 Cody Franson 6-5. : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Chad Johnson Robin Lehner Montréal Canadiens: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 67 Max Pacioretty :4. 7 C 4 Tomas Plekanec : R Brendan Gallagher : C 7 Alex Galchenyuk :46 5. C 5 David Desharnais : D 76 P.K. Subban : D 79 Andrei Markov :. 7 5 L 5 Tomas Fleischmann :4 4.8 C 7 Torrey Mitchell : C 8 Lars Eller : R Alexander Semin :54. R Dale Weise : D 6 Jeff Petry : C Brian Flynn : R Devante Smith-Pelly :7. D 8 Nathan Beaulieu :4. 7 D 74 Alexei Emelin : D 77 Tom Gilbert : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Carey Price Mike Condon 6..95

4 Montréal Buffalo Sabres Team Records Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres Last game: Tuesday VS ST. LOUIS (- W) Wednesday VS TORONTO (- W) Next game: Saturday VS TORONTO Saturday VS NEW JERSEY Overall record/streak: / Win 7 / Undef / Win / Undef Home record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Win / Undef Road record/streak: / Win 4 / Undef / 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 Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals:

5 Montréal Buffalo Sabres Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Montréal Canadiens: 6 6 (. avg.) Opponents: 6 7 (. avg.) Buffalo Sabres: 6 (.7 avg.) Opponents: (.5 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Montréal Canadiens: (4. avg.) Opponents: (8. avg.) Buffalo Sabres: (9.7 avg.) Opponents: (5. avg.) Power Play Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: (st NHL) 5 5. (T-th NHL) Home: 6.7 (T-6th NHL) (7th NHL) Road: 6.5 (T-7th NHL) 9. (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-rd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: (nd NHL) (8th NHL) Home:. (T-st NHL) (4th NHL) Road: 84.6 (T-th NHL) (T-7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (5th NHL) (nd NHL) Goal Situations Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on : 4 on 4: 4 on : on : on 4: on 5: 4 on 5: 4 Empty Net: 4 Penalty Shots: Total: 7 5

6 Montréal Buffalo Sabres Situations Individual Leaders Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres Points: M. PACIORETTY (7),T. PLEKANEC (6),B. GALLAGHER (6) M. MOULSON (),R. O'REILLY (),E. KANE () Goals: T. PLEKANEC (5),M. PACIORETTY (5),T. FLEISCHMANN () J. EICHEL (),M. MOULSON (),T. ENNIS () Assists: P. SUBBAN (5),B. GALLAGHER (5),A. GALCHENYUK (5) M. FOLIGNO (),M. MOULSON (),J. MCGINN () PP Goals: D. DESHARNAIS (),J. PETRY (),M. PACIORETTY () M. MOULSON (),T. ENNIS (),R. O'REILLY () SH Goals: GW Goals: T. FLEISCHMANN (),T. PLEKANEC (),J. PETRY () J. EICHEL () + Goals: PIM: T. MITCHELL (8),A. EMELIN (8),D. SMITH-PELLY (8) J. GORGES (8),N. DESLAURIERS (5),M. MOULSON (4) Shots: M. PACIORETTY (),T. PLEKANEC (),B. GALLAGHER () T. ENNIS (4),E. KANE (),R. RISTOLAINEN (9) +/-: A. MARKOV (+),P. SUBBAN (+9),M. PACIORETTY (+9) M. PYSYK (+),J. MCCABE (+),S. REINHART (+) Shootout Montréal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Matt Moulson /. Tyler Ennis /. Ryan O'Reilly /. Evander Kane /. Jack Eichel /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Chad Johnson - /5.8 Power Play Montréal Canadiens Player G A P David Desharnais Alex Galchenyuk Jeff Petry Nathan Beaulieu Brendan Gallagher Andrei Markov Max Pacioretty Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Ryan O'Reilly Rasmus Ristolainen Marcus Foligno Evander Kane Matt Moulson Jack Eichel Tyler Ennis Jamie McGinn Short Handed Montréal Canadiens Player G A P No players to display Buffalo Sabres Player G A P No players to display

7 Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes LAST GAME Wednesday, October Toronto at Buffalo (SO) Goals: Kane; GDG- Moulson Goalie: Johnson ( saves/4 shots) PP: /4; PK: /; Shots: Buffalo 5 Tampa Bay 4 CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost: 9) Player (injury, first game missed) total games missed Zach Bogosian (lower body, Oct. 8; injured reserve) 6 games Cody McCormick (blood clot, Oct. 8; injured reserve) 6 games Robin Lehner (high ankle sprain, Oct. ) 5 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS /: Activated D Bobby Sanguinetti from IR; placed Sanguinetti on waivers /: Assigned D Bobby Sanguinetti to Rochester (AHL) UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, Oct. 4: New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9: Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. : Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. : Buffalo at NY Islanders, 7: p.m. TONIGHT S GAME CANADIENS at SABRES This is the first of five meetings between the Sabres and Canadiens this season. Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Montreal, -, in Montreal on Feb. Next meeting: Wednesday, Feb. in Montreal The Sabres are 4-5- in their last games vs. the Canadiens; 5-- at home This is the 67th game all-time between Buffalo and Montreal; Buffalo has a -6-8 series record. The Sabres are at home against the Canadiens all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY The Sabres are -8- all-time on October. October, 98: The Sabres top the Winnipeg Jets, 5-, to earn the 5th win in franchise history. October, 99: Dominik Hasek relieves Daren Puppa to start the third period vs. San Jose and earns his first of 4 wins with the Sabres. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW In his last four games, Chad Johnson has stopped 7 of 7 shots in 85:5 at even strength, logging a.959 even-strength save percentage and a.97 even-strength goals-against average during that stretch. Entering Thursday night s games, Ryan O Reilly (:) and Evander Kane (:7) ranked second and third, respectively, among NHL forwards in average time on ice per game. Tyler Ennis (:4) ranked eighth. Jake McCabe (7:7) set a career-high in ice time for the second consecutive game on Wednesday vs. Toronto.

8 SABRES-CANADIENS NOTES The Sabres have gone 4-6- in their last games against the Canadiens. With a win tonight, the Sabres would have wins in four straight games against Montreal for the first time since they won six in a row from Jan. 8, to Jan.,. With a win or overtime loss, they d have points in five straight matchups with the Canadiens for the first time since they had points in nine straight (8--) from Jan. 8, to March,. Buffalo has more wins against Montreal () than against any other NHL team. The Sabres have wins against the Bruins, but have played more games against Boston than against Montreal. Tyler Ennis has 4 points (7+7) in his last 6 games against the Canadiens and points (6+6) in his last at home against Montreal. Matt Moulson has recorded points (9+) in his last games against the Canadiens, dating back to the beginning of the - season. Ryan O Reilly has six points (+) in seven career games against Montreal. Nathan Lieuwen made his NHL debut against Montreal, stopping of shots in :45 of relief on March 6, 4. Brian Gionta leads all Sabres with points (+8) in 8 career games against Montreal. BACK-TO-BACK Tonight s game opens up Buffalo s first of 5 sets of back-to-back games this season, which continues tomorrow night vs. NJD. The Sabres were 4-4- in the first game of back-to-back sets and 4-4- in the second game last season. Buffalo s point breakdown in back-to-back sets last season was: four points (), three points (), two points (5), one point () and zero points (). QUICK DRAW McGRAW Entering Thursday night s action, Ryan O Reilly was tied for sixth in the league with 5 faceoffs taken, accounting for 6.5% of Buffalo s total faceoffs. O Reilly s faceoff percentage (57.%) ranked him 5th in the league among players with at least 5 faceoffs taken before Thursday s games. GETTING OUT OF TROUBLE Entering play Thursday, 8 NHL players with at least five even-strength defensive zone starts had a 5-on-5 offensive zone start percentage of less than 4 percent and a corsi for percentage of greater than 5 percent. Two of those players are Sabres forwards. Jamie McGinn is one of only two NHL players (Ryan Garbutt) through Wednesday s games with at least five defensive zone starts to log a positive CF% despite a ZSO% of 5 percent or less. Players with Offensive Zone Start Percentage under 4% Rank* Player Team GP CF% ZSO% Patrice Bergeron BOS % 6.84% Beau Bennett PIT 58.57% 8.46% Aleksander Barkov FLA % 4.% 4 Jonathan Huberdeau FLA % 6.84% 5 Scott Hartnell CBJ %.4% 6 Johan Larsson BUF % 8.4% 7 Kyle Brodziak STL % 8.57% 8 Jamie McGinn BUF % 5.% *CF% ranking among players with at least five total DZ starts and fewer than 4 percent of their even-strength OZ/DZ faceoffs in the offensive zone as of Oct.. (Stats courtesy of war-on-ice.com)

9 A NEW LOOK Nine players made their Sabres regular-season debuts in the season-opener on Oct. 8 vs. OTT: Carlo Colaiacovo, Jack Eichel, Cody Franson, Chad Johnson, Evander Kane, David Legwand, Robin Lehner, Jamie McGinn and Ryan O Reilly According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this was the most debuts the Sabres have ever had in a season-opener and the most since seven players did so in (Christian Ruuttu, Clark Gillies, Jim Korn, Ken Priestlay, Scott Arniel, Shawn Anderson and Wilf Paiement). Only of the Sabres players who dressed for the first game of the 4-5 season appeared on the team s 5-6 opening day roster. Only five players on this year s opening day roster suited up for the team in the season-opener two years ago: Tyler Ennis, Zemgus Girgensons, Mark Pysyk, Rasmus Ristolainen, Mike Weber ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? Entering the season, the players on the Sabres opening day roster had combined to play 6,5 NHL games, 66 more than last year s opening-day roster had between them. The average Sabres skater entering the 5-6 season had played 8 more NHL games than his counterpart from last season and 6 more games than his -4 counterpart. 5-6 ROSTER NOTES Of the players on Buffalo s opening night roster: Nine were originally drafted by the Sabres -- six were first-round Buffalo selections (Ennis, 8; Pysyk, ; Girgensons, ; Ristolainen, ; Reinhart, 4; Eichel, 5), two were second-round picks (Weber, 6; McCabe, ) and one was a fourth-round pick (Foligno, 9) Eight were acquired in trades: Deslauriers, Johnson, Kane, Larsson, Legwand, Lehner, McGinn, O Reilly Five were signed as free agents: Colaiacovo, Donovan, Franson, Gionta, Moulson played in Buffalo at some point last season Eight are new to the Sabres this season: Colaiacovo, Donovan, Eichel, Franson, Legwand, Lehner, McGinn, O Reilly Two are opening the season on an NHL roster for the first time in their careers: Eichel, McCabe BUF-MTL CONNECTIONS Former Sabres: Paul Byron was drafted by the Sabres in the sixth round (79th overall) of the 7 NHL Draft. With Buffalo, he appeared in eight games during the - season and recorded two points (+). Brian Flynn played in parts of three seasons for Buffalo, totaling 4 points (7+4) in 59 games. Drafted by the Sabres in the first round (th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft, Zack Kassian played in 7 games for the Sabres during the - season. He had seven points (+4) in 7 games. Torrey Mitchell played 6 games for the Sabres during parts of the -4 and 4-5 seasons. He had 4 points (7+7) and penalty minutes during his time in Buffalo. Former Canadiens: Brian Gionta played for the Canadiens from 9-4, registering 7 points (97+76) in games played. He also served as the team s captain from -4. Josh Gorges was a member of the Canadiens from 6-4, registering 88 points (+75) over 464 games played. Carlo Colaiacovo: He and P.K. Subban were both born in Toronto, Ontario. Colaiacovo and Lars Eller played together for the St. Louis Blues during the 9- season.

10 Tyler Ennis: He and Brendan Gallagher were both born in Edmonton, Alberta. Ennis and P.K. Subban both represented Canada at the 9 World Junior Championship. Marcus Foligno: He and Zack Kassian represented Team Canada at the World Junior Championship held in Buffalo. Chad Johnson: Teammates with Dale Weise for the New York Rangers during the - season. Evander Kane: He and P.K. Subban both represented Canada at the 9 World Junior Championship. Johan Larsson: Played with Tom Gilbert and Torrey Mitchell for the Minnesota Wild from during the - season. Jake McCabe: Represented the United States alongside Alex Galchenyuk at the World Junior Championship and the 4 World Championship. Jeff Petry was also a part of the 4 World Championship squad. Jamie McGinn: Played with Torrey Mitchell for the San Jose Sharks from 9-. Ryan O Reilly: Played with Tomas Fleischmann for the Colorado Avalanche during part of the - season. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: Kane (8), Deslauriers (4), Foligno () Blocked Shots: Gorges/Ristolainen (9), Pysyk/Weber (6), Franson (4) Shots: Ennis (4), Kane (), Ristolainen (9) SABRES RECORD IN GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] -: -4- (4), /5, 5/, 4/9 OVERTIME RESULTS (-; 98- all-time) N/A SHOOTOUT RESULTS (-; 66-5 all-time) Oct. vs. TOR: W, - (GDG-Moulson) MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player Needs Milestone) Games Played Marcus Foligno games career games played Goals Ryan O Reilly 9 goals career goals Assists Zach Bogosian 6 assists career assists Josh Gorges 9 assists career assists

11 Buffalo Sabres: 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 Ottawa Senators L p / 97+ //5 Tampa Bay Lightning L / 779 //5 Columbus Blue Jackets W p,9p,5,6p / Florida Panthers L ,6p / 66 5 Tampa Bay Lightning L / //5 Toronto Maple Leafs W** / //5 Montréal Canadiens 8 /4/5 New Jersey Devils 9 Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins //5 Philadelphia Flyers New York Islanders /5/5 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 /7/5 Vancouver Canucks 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Florida Panthers 7 /4/5 San Jose Sharks 8 /7/5 Dallas Stars 9 St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars //5 St. Louis Blues /5/5 Nashville Predators /7/5 Carolina Hurricanes 4 Nashville Predators 5 Detroit Red Wings 6 /4/5 Arizona Coyotes 7 Edmonton Oilers 8 Vancouver Canucks 9 Calgary Flames //5 Los Angeles Kings Detroit Red Wings /5/5 New Jersey Devils /7/5 Anaheim Ducks 4 /9/5 Chicago Blackhawks 5 Boston Bruins 6 /8/5 Washington Capitals 7 Washington Capitals 8 //5 New York Islanders 9 //6 Detroit Red Wings 4 /5/6 Florida Panthers 4 Chicago Blackhawks 4 Winnipeg Jets 4 Minnesota Wild 44 /5/6 Boston Bruins 45 /6/6 Washington Capitals 46 Arizona Coyotes 47 Colorado Avalanche 48 //6 Detroit Red Wings 49 New York Rangers 5 Ottawa Senators 5 Montréal Canadiens 5 /4/6 Boston Bruins 5 Boston Bruins 54 /9/6 Florida Panthers 55 Philadelphia Flyers 56 //6 Montréal Canadiens 57 /4/6 Colorado Avalanche 58 Ottawa Senators 59 Columbus Blue Jackets 6 //6 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Anaheim Ducks 6 San Jose Sharks 6 Los Angeles Kings 64 //6 Edmonton Oilers 65 //6 Calgary Flames 66 /5/6 Minnesota Wild 67 Toronto Maple Leafs 68 /8/6 New York Rangers 69 Montréal Canadiens 7 //6 Carolina Hurricanes 7 /6/6 Montréal Canadiens 7 /8/6 Ottawa Senators 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 74 Carolina Hurricanes 75 /6/6 Winnipeg Jets 76 Detroit Red Wings 77 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 //6 Toronto Maple Leafs 79 New York Rangers 8 New Jersey Devils 8 4/8/6 Columbus Blue Jackets 8 New York Islanders

12 Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. PYSYK # GORGES # 4 WEBER # 6 KANE # 9 GIONTA # EICHEL # 5 LEGWAND # 7 Oct 8 Vs OTT -,/- 7:7 -,/ : -,/- 7:8 -,/- :58 -,/- :58 -,/- 8:57 Oct Vs TBL -,/ 6:55 -,/ 9:5 -,/- 9:6 -,/- :55 -,/- 8:56 -,/- 8:44 Oct Vs CBJ -,/ 4:6 -,/ : -,/ 6:49 -,/ :6 -(W),/ 8: -,/ 9:5 Oct FLA -,/ :47 -,/- 8: -,/ 5: -,4/- 9:49 -,/- 9:9 -,/- 8:56 DNP Oct TBL -,/ 5: -,/ :55 -,/ 6:8 -,/ : -,/ 8: -,4/- 8: -,/ : Oct Vs TOR -,/ 5:59 -,/ 8:4 -,/- 9:4 -,7/ :5 -,/ 8: -,6/- 9:4 DNP Date Opp. LARSSON # REINHART # COLAIACOVO # 5 MOULSON # 6 GIRGENSONS # 8 MCCABE # 9 DESLAURIERS # 44 Oct 8 Vs OTT -,/ :5 -,/ :4 -,/- 6:8 -,/- 6:49 -,/- 6:7 -,/- :4 Oct Vs TBL -,/ 4:5 -,/ :5 -,/- 6:47 -,/ : -,/ 7:58 -,/- 8:7 Oct Vs CBJ -,/ :48 -,/ 9:58 DNP -,/ 4:6 -,/ 8:4 -,/ :7 -,/ 9:55 Oct FLA -,/ :7 -,/ :7 DNP -,/ :55 -,/ 5: -,/ 4:44 -,/ 8:4 Oct TBL DNP -,/ 5:4 DNP -,/- 6: -,/ :5 -,/ 6:6 -,/ 5: Oct Vs TOR -,/ : -,/ 5:7 DNP -,4/ :5 -,/ 7: -,/ 7:7 -,/ :8 Date Opp. FRANSON # 46 RISTOLAINEN # 55 ENNIS # 6 FOLIGNO # 8 MCGINN # 88 O'REILLY # 9 JOHNSON # Oct 8 Vs OTT -,/- :8 -,/- : -,/- : -,/ 4:8 -,/- : -,/- :7 /9 L :9 Oct Vs TBL -,/- 6:6 -,/ 6:4 -,/- 8: -,/- 5: -,/- :5 -,/- 9:5 4/ L 59:47 Oct Vs CBJ -,6/ :5 -,4/ 4:58 -,4/ : -,/ 7:4 -,/ :4 -,5/ :5 /4 W 59:57 Oct FLA -,/ :5 -,4/- 4:8 -,5/ :7 -,/ 9: -,/ :9 -,/ :5 /9 L 58:6 Oct TBL -,/ :7 -,/- :57 -,7/ 8:45 -,/ :44 -,/ 8:46 -,5/ : / L 57: Oct Vs TOR -,/- : -,/ 4:9 -,/ 4:6 -,/ 9: -,/- :44 -,/ :8 /4 W 65: Date Opp. LEHNER # 4 Oct 8 Vs OTT / 7: Oct Vs TBL INJ Oct Vs CBJ INJ Oct FLA INJ Oct TBL INJ Oct Vs TOR INJ

13 Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Dan Bylsma Dan Bylsma is currently in his first year as head coach of the Sabres after being hired as the 7th head coach in franchise history on May 8, 5. Bylsma joined the Sabres after spending six seasons as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he led the team to a 5-7- overall regular-season record and became the winningest head coach in Penguins history. He began the 5-6 season with the best points percentage (.668) of any head coach in NHL history with at least three full seasons coached. The Grand Haven, Michigan native began his coaching career in 4-5 as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL). He also served as an assistant for the New York Islanders in 5-6, and for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from 6-7 to 7-8 before being named head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the 8-9 season. For a full Dan Bylsma bio, please visit #: Chad Johnson (G) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Jun, 986 (9 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 5th Round (5th Overall) of 6 NHL Draft Acquired: From the New York Islanders with a third-round pick in the 6 NHL Draft on March, 5 in exchange for Michal Neuvirth Last Win: OCT, 5 vs TORONTO Last SO: MAR, COLORADO (9) Career Shootouts: 6/ (.696), -4 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 7 / vs TBL 5-6: Made his Sabres debut in relief vs. OTT (/8) Made saves on 4 shots to earn his first win with the Sabres vs. CBJ (/) Stopped of 4 shots and 4 of 5 shootout chances to earn a win vs. TOR (/) 4-5: Won his first three decisions of the season (/-/5), his first as a member of the Islanders Compiled a -- record with a.95 save percentage and a. goals-against average in five games during the month of February Suffered an ankle injury during morning skate before his first start with the Sabres and missed the final 8 games of the season #5: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", lbs. / Jul, 99 ( years and months) Last Win: - Last SO: - Career Shootouts: / (.), - Season Highs: Shots Saves : Appeared in 5 games in his second full season with Modo, matching his career-high total set in -4 Helped Modo avoid relegation with a 4- postseason record, recording a.5 GAA and a.98 SV% GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp #4: Robin Lehner (G) (*Injured) 6' 5", 4 lbs. / Jul 4, 99 (4 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in nd round (46th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Ottawa with David Legwand in exchange for a first-round pick in the 5 NHL Draft on June 6, 5. Last Win: FEB 4, 5 vs EDMONTON () Last SO: JAN 4, MINNESOTA (4) Career Shootouts: 4/54 (.6), 7-9 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves /8 vs OTT 5-6: Left the game on /8 vs. OTT with lower body injury 4-5: Missed games due to injury, appearing in 5 games while healthy Began the season -- in a four-game stretch (/-/8) in which he posted a.99 SV% and a.8 GAA Stopped 5 of 6 shots in a win at BUF (/) Went 6-- in games in which he faced at least 5 shots, posting a.94 SV% and a. GAA in those contests

14 #: Mark Pysyk (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 99 ( years and 9 months) MAHRK PEH-sick Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (rd overall) of NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 4, COLUMBUS (7) Last Assist: FEB 6, 5 vs VANCOUVER (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 6 -- Career Career vs. Opp :7 + 6 times 6 times 6 times /5 vs FLA /8 vs OTT times /5 vs FLA times 4-5: Games missed due to injury: four upper body (/9-/4) Had two blocked shots in 9:58 of ice time in his season debut at BOS (/) Scored his first NHL goal of the season and was a plus- at OTT (/9) Scored a goal and finished with a career-high plus- rating at CBJ (/4) Appeared in 54 games for Rochester, tallying three goals and tying a career high with 4 assists in his third AHL season #4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' ", lbs. / Aug 4, 984 ( years and months) Acquired: From Montreal on July, 4 in exchange for a nd-round pick in the 6 NHL Draft Last Goal: VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY (4) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- - : times / vs TBL / vs TBL 4 times /7 vs TBL times / vs CBJ / vs TOR 5-6: Recorded his first assist of the season vs. TBL (/) 4-5: Games missed due to injury: 6; 7 knee (/5-4/), seven lower body (/-/8), two undisclosed (/6-/) Played in his 6th NHL game at EDM (/9) Registered his th NHL point with an assist vs. TBL (/) Ranked second in the NHL with 48 blocked shots at the time of his season-ending knee injury #6: Mike Weber (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Dec 6, 987 (7 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in nd round (57th overall) of 6 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN, 5 vs DETROIT (5) Last Assist: MAR, ARIZONA (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 + 6 times 6 times 6 times /5 vs FLA / vs TBL times times / vs CBJ 4-5: Games missed due to injury: 5; six lower body (/-/7), five hernia (4/-4/), two undisclosed (/7-/8), two upper body (/-/4) Recorded a three-game point streak (+) from /5-/ Skated a career-high 8:8 of ice time at BOS (/7) Appeared in his th career NHL game vs. NJD (/) #8: Cody McCormick (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Apr 8, 98 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (44th overall) of NHL Draft. Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, 4 Last Goal: JAN 9, TAMPA BAY Last Assist: NOV 8, 4 vs SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Games missed due to injury: 49; 9 lower body (/-4/), six lower body (/-/7), four upper body (/6-/) Scored his first career shorthanded goal at TBL (/9) Played in his 4th NHL game vs. TBL (/) Notched an assist in consecutive games (/5 vs. TOR and /8 vs. SJS).

15 #9: Evander Kane (L) 6' ", 4 lbs. / Aug, 99 (4 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in st round (4th overall) of 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb., 5 in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a firstround pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs TORONTO Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: /7 (8%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs TOR times times / vs CBJ / vs TOR / vs TOR times times 5-6: Recorded an assist in :58 TOI in his Buffalo Sabres debut vs. OTT (/8) Had an assist vs. CBJ (/) Tallied seven shots and scored his first goal as a Buffalo Sabre vs. TOR (/) 4-5: Did not play for the Sabres after being acquired on / due to a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the last 7games of the season Scored his th career NHL goal, adding an assist and a fight vs. PIT (/6) Scored two power-play goals at CBJ (/5) Missed two games (/9-/) due to suspension Scored a goal in three straight games (/-/5) Tied his career high with three assists at PIT (/7) #: Brian Gionta (R) 5' 7", 78 lbs. / Jan 8, 979 (6 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in rd round (8nd overall) of 998 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, 4 Last Goal: APR, COLUMBUS (4) Last Assist: APR, COLUMBUS (4) Career Shootouts: /6 (6%), 7 GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :9 + times times times times /5 vs FLA times /5 vs FLA times 5-6: Made his season debut at FLA (/5) after missing the first three games of the season with a lower-body injury 4-5: Games missed due to injury: upper body (/-/8) Recorded his first point as a Sabre with an assist at CAR (/4) Notched an assist in his 8th career NHL game vs. SJS (/8) Recorded the 5th point of his career with a goal at PHI (/9) Scored 6 points (6+) in his last 4 games of the season, including six two-point efforts in a nine-game span Scored a shorthanded goal at ARI (/), his first since /7/ vs. TBL

16 #5: Jack Eichel (C) 6' ", lbs. / Oct 8, 996 (8 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (nd overall) of the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 6 times times times /8 vs OTT / vs TOR times / vs CBJ 5-6: Scored his first career NHL goal in his first career game (/8 vs. OTT), became the third-youngest player in Sabres history to score in his debut and the second-youngest player ever to score in a Sabres season-opener. Recorded the game-winning goal and had a plus- rating vs. CBJ (/) 4-5: Led all NCAA Division I skaters with 7 points (6+45) in 4 games at Boston University Won the Hobey Baker Award, becoming the second freshman ever to earn the award (Paul Kariya, 99-9) Was named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, won the Tim Taylor Award as the nation s outstanding freshman and was the only unanimous first-team Hockey East All-Star selection Recorded five points (+) in four NCAA Tournament games Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 5 IIHF World Championship. Served as captain for Team USA at the 5 World Junior Championship, recording four points (+) in five tournament games. #7: David Legwand (C) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Aug 7, 98 (5 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the st round (nd overall) of the 998 NHL Draft Acquired: From Ottawa with Robin Lehner in exchange for a first-round pick in the 5 NHL Draft on June 6, 5 Last Goal: MAR 9, 5 vs BOSTON (6) Last Assist: MAR 8, TORONTO () Career Shootouts: / (%), 4 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 4 times 4 times 4 times 4 times /7 vs TBL /8 vs OTT /7 vs TBL times 5-6: Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (/8) 4-5: Tied for the team lead with six power-play goals and two shorthanded points (+) Appeared in his,th NHL game at TBL (/9), becoming the rd American player to reach that milestone Had points in five straight games (+4) from /8-/7 Recorded his 6th NHL point (assist) vs. CGY (/8) 5 Playoffs: Appeared in three playoff games for the Senators

17 #: Johan Larsson (L) 5' ", lbs. / Jul 5, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in nd round (56th overall) of NHL Draft Acquired: From Minnesota with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the 4 NHL Draft on April, in exchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 4 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 6, 5 vs CAROLINA (7) Last Assist: APR 6, 5 vs CAROLINA (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 5 -- Career Career vs. Opp -- 4:5 + 5 times 5 times 5 times 5 times / vs TBL times times 5 times 4-5: Scored his first career NHL goal vs. COL (/) Notched an assist at BOS (/) Recalled for the third time this season on /5 Had 7 points (4+) in 4 games for Rochester at the time of his recall Tallied an assist at FLA (/8) Scored a goal and had a game-high five hits at WSH (/7) Recorded his first career three-point game with a goal and two assists at TOR (/) Scored a goal and went 5-for-4 on faceoffs vs. WSH (/6) Notched an assist and a team-high six hits at BOS (/7) Registered an assist at DAL (/) Tallied an assist and went -for-8 on faceoffs vs. ARI (/6) Had an assist at COL (/8) Collected an assist vs. TOR (4/) Scored a goal and went -for-7 on faceoffs vs. CHI (4/) Tallied two points (+) and had a plus- rating vs. CAR (4/6) #: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' ", 89 lbs. / Nov 6, 995 (9 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st Round (nd overall) of 4 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 7, TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY (4) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 6 -- Career 5 -- Career vs. Opp :4 + /7 vs TBL / vs TBL times 6 times /7 vs TBL /7 vs TBL times /5 vs FLA 5-6: Notched his first assist of the season vs. TBL (/) Scored his first career NHL goal and logged a career high in ice time with 5:4 at TBL (/7) 4-5: Logged :7 of ice time in his first career NHL game vs. CBJ (/9); became the third-youngest player (8 years, 8 days) ever to dress for the Sabres on opening day Recorded his first NHL point with an assist at SJS (/5) Notched two assists in his AHL debut vs. Utica (4/7) Had an assist at Adirondack (4/9) Named a WHL Second Team All-Star Scored the game-winning goal for Team Canada in the gold medal game at the 5 World Junior Championship Tied for the tournament lead in both goals (5) and points () at the 5 World Junior Championship Named to the tournament All-Star Team at the 5 World Junior Championship Led the Kootenay Ice (WHL) in points per game (.8)

18 #5: Carlo Colaiacovo (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jan 7, 98 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Toronto in st round (7th overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July, 5 Last Goal: APR 7, 5 vs NY ISLANDERS (4) Last Assist: MAR 5, 5 vs CHICAGO (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :47 -- times times times times / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL / vs TBL 5-6: Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (/8) 4-5: Made his season debut vs. EDM (/4) Recorded his first point of the season (assist) vs. FLA (/6) Logged a season-high :4 at STL (/) Broke a 8-game goal drought at PIT (4/) and scored again three games later vs. NYI (4/7) #6: Matt Moulson (L) 6' ", lbs. / Nov, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (6rd overall) of NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July, 4 Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: 6/8 (4%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs CBJ / vs CBJ / vs CBJ times /8 vs OTT / vs TOR / vs TBL times 5-6: Had three points (+) vs. CBJ (/) 4-5: Games missed due to injury: five; three illness (/-/), two illness (4/-4/4) Recorded an assist in his 4th NHL game vs. ANA (/) Scored a goal vs. NYR (/) for his th career NHL point Had three separate three-game point streaks (/-/5, /9-/, /-4/6) Notched two assists and tied his career high with a plus-4 rating vs. VAN (/6) #8: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' ", lbs. / Jan 5, 994 ( years and 9 months) ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhns Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (4th overall) of NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 4, COLUMBUS (6) Last Assist: FEB 4, COLUMBUS (6) Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season 6 -- Career Career vs. Opp : times 6 times 6 times / vs CBJ / vs CBJ / vs TBL /5 vs FLA / vs TOR 5-6: Won of 6 face offs he took vs. TOR (/) 4-5: Games missed due to injury: ankle (/6-4/) Elected by the fans to play in the 5 NHL All-Star Game with a league-high,574,896 votes Led all Sabres and tied for fifth in the NHL with three shorthanded goals Scored the Sabres' only goal in the season opener vs. CBJ (/9), becoming the first player in franchise history to score the team s first goal in consecutive seasons Tied his career-best three-game point streak (+) from /8-/ Scored his first career power-play goal vs. PHI (/7)

19 #9: Jake McCabe (D) 6' ", 4 lbs. / Oct, 99 ( years) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in nd round (44th overall) of NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 5, FLORIDA () Last Assist: APR, 4 vs NY ISLANDERS (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 4 -- Career Career vs. Opp :7 4 + /5 vs FLA 4 times /5 vs FLA 4 times / vs TOR /5 vs FLA /7 vs TBL /5 vs FLA 5-6: Scored his first career NHL goal at FLA (/5) Logged a career high in ice time with 6:6 at TBL (/7) 4-5: Appeared in two games for the Buffalo Sabres (NHL) Had a productive rookie campaign for Rochester (AHL) that saw him produce 9 points (5+4) in 57 games Led all Amerks rookies in scoring and finished sixth among all first-year AHL defensemen Logged :54 of ice time in his AHL debut against Rockford (/) Registered his first AHL point (assist) vs. Adirondack (/4) Scored his first professional goal at Hamilton (/6) Recorded his first multi-point game (+) vs. Utica (/) Missed two games (/-/) due to illness Posted a six-game point streak (+5) from /-/8 Returned to the lineup at Iowa (4/) after missing the previous nine games (/6-4/) due to injury Missed the last three games of the season (4/7-4/9) due to injury #44: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) 6' ", lbs. / Feb, 99 (4 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in rd round (84th overall) of 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Los Angeles with Hudson Fasching on March 5, 4 in exchange for Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the 4 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs TAMPA BAY (4) Last Assist: OCT 5, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 + / vs TBL /5 vs FLA times / vs CBJ / vs TOR / vs TBL 4 times /5 vs FLA 5-6: Played in his th NHL game on /8 vs. OTT Scored his first goal of the season vs. TBL (/) 4-5: The only player to appear in all 8 games for the Sabres Scored his first career game-winning goal at SJS (/5) Tied a career best with points in three straight games (+) from /--7 Registered his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist in 7:5 of ice time vs. NYI (/7)

20 #46: Cody Franson (D) 6' 5", 4 lbs. / Aug 8, 987 (8 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Nashville in rd Round (79th Overall) of the 5 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on Sept., 5 Last Goal: MAR, 5 vs VANCOUVER (9) Last Assist: MAR 9, ARIZONA (9) Career Shootouts: /5 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times 6 times 6 times /7 vs TBL / vs TOR / vs CBJ /5 vs FLA times 5-6: Had two shots on goal in his Sabres debut vs. OTT (/8) 4-5: Set career-best marks in assists (9) and points (6) for the second consecutive season Tied for 5th among NHL defensemen with 7 power-play points (5+) Set a career-high with five power-play goals Recorded six multi-point games Had career-best nine-game point streak (+9) from /4-/ Played a career-high 6:4 vs. DET (/) At the time of his trade, led all Toronto defensemen with points and tied for team lead with 6 assists Appeared in his 4th NHL game vs. MIN (4/9) #47: Zach Bogosian (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jul 5, 99 (5 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in st round (rd overall) of the 8 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb., 5 in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a firstround pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 6, CHICAGO () Last Assist: APR, COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Recorded a plus-5 rating vs. FLA (/) Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal and played 5:8 of ice time at CHI (/) Totaled points (+) and a plus- rating in 4 games with Winnipeg Made his Sabres debut vs. PHI (/5) and recorded a game-high hits Logged a career-high : of ice time and led the Sabres with seven blocks and six hits at PHI (/9) Recorded his first Sabres point (assist) at CBJ (/4) Recorded a season-high seven shots and skated 6:54 of ice time at TBL (/) Tallied an assist and skated a team-high 5:6 of ice time at OTT (/6) Skated a game-high :5 and had six hits at TOR (/) Recorded his first multi-point (+) game as a member of the Sabres vs. CAR (4/6) Led the Sabres in ice time in 6 of his games with the team, averaging 6:9 per game

21 #55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 7 lbs. / Oct 7, 994 ( years and months) RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-ligh-nehn Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (8th overall) of NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT 5, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :4 4 + / vs CBJ times / vs CBJ 6 times / vs TBL times times times 5-6: Led the Sabres in ice time vs. OTT (/8) with : TOI Had a two-point game (+) and led Sabres skaters with 4:58 of ice time vs. CBJ (/) Notched an assist at FLA (/5) 4-5: Games missed due to injury: three; two illness (/9-/), one flu (4/) Led the team in ice time in games, averaging :6 for the season Scored his first goal of the season at MIN (/) Scored his second goal of the season and was named the game's third star vs. OTT (/5) Scored a power-play goal and skated a team-high 6:46 of ice time at BOS (/) Set a new career high with 8:6 of ice time vs. NYR (/4) Scored a power-play goal and had 8: TOI at BOS (/7) Had two points (+) and finished with a plus- rating at COL (/8) Tallied a career-high three assists vs. CHI (4/) Recorded points in a career-best four straight games from /6-4/ (+4) #6: Tyler Ennis (C) 5' 9", 6 lbs. / Oct 6, 989 (6 years) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in st round (6th overall) of 8 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 5, FLORIDA () Last Assist: OCT 7, TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: 5/4 (8%), 6 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 7 + /5 vs FLA /7 vs TBL times 6 times / vs TOR /7 vs TBL /5 vs FLA /7 vs TBL 5-6: Scored his first goal of the season at FLA (/5) Recorded an assist and a team-high seven shots at TBL (/7) 4-5: Games missed due to injury: four; two lower body (/6-/8), two upper body (/8-/) Tied his best single-game point total four times, with three points on /5 vs. TOR, / vs. CGY, /8 at DET and / at TOR Scored his first career shorthanded goal at CHI (/) Notched his th career assist vs. MTL (/5) Earned his first NHL fighting major at STL (/) Named the NHL's First Star of the Week for the week of Dec. 8-4 after scoring five points (+4) in three games Tallied his th career point with a goal at OTT (/6)

22 #8: Marcus Foligno (L) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Aug, 99 (4 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 4th round (4th overall) of 9 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR, 5 vs CHICAGO () Last Assist: OCT 5, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 6 -- Career Career vs. Opp : times times times /7 vs TBL / vs CBJ / vs TOR /7 vs TBL /5 vs FLA 5-6: Recorded his first assist of the season in Buffalo's season-opener vs. OTT (/8) Notched an assist vs. CBJ (/) Had an assist at FLA (/5) 4-5: Games missed due to injury: 5; 9 undisclosed (/-/8), four upper body (/-/8), one upper body (/), upper body (/) Set a personal best with points (8+) on the season Tallied his first two goals of the season at CAR (/4) Scored in a career-high three consecutive games from / vs. CGY to /5 vs. OTT Notched two points (+) vs. NYI (/8) in his return from an injury that sidelined him for 9 games Scored twice and finished with a plus- rating vs. CHI (4/) #88: Jamie McGinn (L) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Aug 5, 988 (7 years and months) Drafted: Selected by San Jose in nd round (6th overall) of the 6 NHL Draft Acquired: From Colorado with Ryan O'Reilly on June 6, 5 in exchange for Nikita Zadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: NOV 4, 4 vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 5 -- : times / vs CBJ / vs CBJ /5 vs FLA / vs CBJ /7 vs TBL times / vs CBJ 5-6: Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (/8) Recorded his first point with the Sabres as part of a two-assist game vs. CBJ (/) 4-5: Was placed on injured reserve / (retroactive to /5) and missed the final 6 games of the season with a back injury Scored Colorado s first goal of the season at BOS (/) Scored in consecutive games /4 vs. VAN and /6 at WPG

23 #9: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 7, 99 (4 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in nd round (rd overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Colorado with Ryan O'Reilly on June 6, 5 in exchange for Nikita Zadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, 5 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT 5, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: /4 (4%), 6 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + / vs CBJ times / vs CBJ 6 times /7 vs TBL times / vs TOR /7 vs TBL 5-6: Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (/8) Recorded his first goal and assist as a Sabre vs. CBJ (/) Notched an assist at TBL (/7) 4-5: Tied for the league lead with 98 takeaways, marking his third time leading the NHL in that category Led Colorado skaters in faceoff percentage (5.%) and shorthanded points (+) Ranked first among Avalanche forwards and 4th among NHL forwards in average ice time (9:4) Recorded his th NHL point with (assist) vs. TOR (/6) Won a career-high faceoffs vs. LAK (/8), going -for-6 (76.9%) Tied his career high with a three-game goal streak from /4-/ Had a career-best eight-game point streak (5+8) from /4-/ Equaled his career best with three points (+) at EDM (/5) Named the NHL's Third Star of the Week for /-/9 after leading the league with eight points (+7) in 4 games Led the team with 7 points (5+) in March, his personal high for a single month

24 Montréal Canadiens: Media Notes MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES 4 OCT. VS 9h / 7 p.m. 7 h / p.m. 9 h / 9 p.m. h / 9 p.m. NOV. VS 9h / 7 p.m. RAPPORT MÉDICAL / INJURY REPORT Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return Aucun / None NOMBRE DE JOUEURS-PARTIES RATÉS / TOTAL MAN-GAMES LOST 5-6 : : : -7 - : : : : 6-6 RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS 6 oct. : Tomas Plekanec signe une prolongation de contrat de deux ans / signs a -year contract extension 6 oct. : Jacob De La Rose cédé à Hamilton / assigned to Hamilton 6 oct. : Paul Byron réclamé au ballottage de CGY / claimed off waivers (CGY) 4 oct. : Tomas Fleischmann signe un contrat d un an / signs a -year contract NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON - Tom Gilbert va disputer son 6e match en carrière dans la LNH. - Il ne manque qu un point de classement à Michel Therrien pour rejoindre Michel Bergeron au 4e rang pour le plus de points comme entraîneur-chef dans la LNH. - Tom Gilbert will play his 6th career NHL game. - Michel Therrien is one standings point away from tying Michel Bergeron for 4rd for the most points by a head coach in the NHL. RE ÉTOILE DE LA SEMAINE / ST STAR OF THE WEEK Carey Price a été nommé la re étoile de la LNH pour la semaine se terminant le 8 octobre, grâce à une fiche de --, avec une moyenne de buts alloués de,, un pourcentage d arrêts de,96 et un jeu blanc. C est la sixième fois en carrière qu il est nommé la re étoile de la semaine dans la LNH et la e fois qu il est une des trois étoiles de la semaine. Carey Price has been named the NHL s First Star for the week ending on October 8, courtesy of a -- record, with a. goalsagainst average,.96 save percentage and one shutout. This is the sixth time in his career that he is named the NHL s First Star of the week and th time he is named one of the NHL s Three Stars of the week. UNE VICTOIRE HISTORIQUE / AN HISTORIC WIN Selon Elias, les Canadiens sont devenus la sixième équipe dans l histoire de la LNH et la première en ans à débuter la saison avec sept victoires consécutives, toutes en temps réglementaire. Les autres : les Sabres en , les Nordiques en , les Devils en , les Maple Leafs en et les Penguins en Seuls les Sabres de ont prolongé leur séquence à huit matchs. Via Elias, the Canadiens became the sixth team in NHL history and first in years to begin a season with seven consecutive victories, all in regulation. The others: the Sabres, Nordiques, Devils, Maple Leafs and Penguins. Only the Sabres extended their streak to eight games.