NEW YORK RANGERS vs. OTTAWA SENATORS

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1 NEW YORK RANGERS vs. OTTAWA SENATORS OCTOBER 2, 2010 SCOTIABANK PLACE OTTAWA, ON PRE-SEASON ROSTER NEW YORK RANGERS # Pos Goaltender GP W-L-OT GAA SV% 30 G Henrik Lundqvist G Martin Biron # Pos Player GP G-A-P +/- PIM 4 D Michael Del Zotto E 0 8 RW Brandon Prust C Todd White LW Tim Kennedy E 2 17 C/LW Brandon Dubinsky LW Ruslan Fedotenko C Brian Boyle C Erik Christensen RW Dale Weise E 0 36 RW Mats Zuccarello D Michael Sauer C Artem Anisimov D Steve Eminger D Pavel Valentenko E 6 51 D Ryan McDonagh C Derek Stepan E 0 94 LW Derek Boogaard D Matt Gilroy ! President and General Manager Glen Sather Assistant GM, Player Personnel, and Assistant Coach Jim Schoenfeld Assistant GM, Hockey Administration Cam Hope Head Coach John Tortorella Assistant Coach and Goaltender Coach Benoit Allaire Assistant Coach Mike Sullivan Video Coach Jerry Dineen Training Staff Jim Ramsay, Acacio Marques, Jason Levy, Bruce Lifrieri, Reg Grant

2 TONIGHT'S GAME October 2, 2010: The Rangers face-off against the Ottawa Senators tonight at Scotiabank Place (7:00 p.m.), to complete their pre-season schedule. New York enters the contest with a record of in preseason action after defeating the Senators, 5-4, in the shootout last night at Madison Square Garden, improving to at home during the exhibition schedule. The Rangers will begin their regular season schedule vs. the Buffalo Sabres, on Saturday, October 9 (7:00 p.m.), at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, marking the third consecutive season the Blueshirts will open the season on the road. RECENT GAMES October 1, 2010: Rangers 5 vs. Senators 4 (SO): Erik Christensen tallied the game-deciding goal in the third round of the shootout and Henrik Lundqvist stopped two of three shootout attempts to improve to in the pre-season. After a scoreless first period, Brian Boyle (one goal and one assist) opened the game s scoring at 10:36 of the second, assisted by Brandon Prust (two assists) and Dan Girardi. Rookie Derek Stepan notched a shorthanded goal at 15:55 of the middle frame, off a feed from Ruslan Fedotenko, to extend the Blueshirts lead to two goals. Ottawa responded with three consecutive goals, before Derek Boogaard tallied his first goal as a Ranger at 6:31 of the third period. The Senators reclaimed the lead with a power play goal five minutes later. Marc Staal answered with his first goal of the pre-season with 3:59 remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime. After a scoreless extra frame, Stepan and Christensen both converted in the shootout, and Lundqvist (28 saves) turned aside two of three shootout attempts to secure the victory. Brandon Dubinsky and Steve Eminger each recorded an assist in the contest to help the Rangers improve to in the pre-season, including a record at MSG. September 29, 2010: Rangers 5 vs. Red Wings 1: Marian Gaborik (one goal and one assist), Ruslan Fedotenko (two assists) and Derek Stepan (one goal and one assist) each recorded two-point efforts and Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves to improve to in preseason play.. New York opened the scoring one minute into the contest with Gaborik s teamleading, third power play tally of the pre-season. Sean Avery notched the eventual game winning goal at 4:39 of the first, and Michael Sauer recorded his first tally of the pre-season at 19:01 to provide New York with a 3-0 lead heading into the first intermission. Brian Rafalski registered Detroit s lone goal, on the power play, at 8:21 of the second stanza. In the final frame Stepan and Michael Del Zotto extended the Rangers lead to four goals with evenstrength tallies. Pavel Valentenko, Erik Christensen and Michal Rozsival each recorded their first assist of the preseason in the 5-1 victory. September 26, 2010: Rangers 3 at Red Wings 5: Sean Avery, Erik Christensen and Artem Anisimov all recorded their first goals of the pre-season, and Todd White and Alex Frolov each registered an assist in the contest. Detroit forwards Dan Cleary (one goal and one assist) and Henrik Zetterberg (one goal and one assist) opened the scoring with even-strength tallies in a 2:10 span, less than four minutes into the contest. New York left wing Sean Avery responded at 8:36 of the first to close the deficit to 2-1. Early in the second period, Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski (one goal and three assists) extended Detroit s lead to two, before Christensen and Anisimov notched goals in a 27-second span mid-way through the period. Christensen s tally was unassisted at 11:37, and Anisimov s was a shorthanded goal that tied the score at three heading into the final frame. In the third, Red Wings forwards Tomas Holmstrom (one goal and one assist) tallied the go-ahead goal for Detroit early in the period, and Patrick Eaves clinched the victory with a late goal for the Red Wings. Biron turned away 19 of 22 shots through the opening two periods in a no decision, while Johnson stopped 10 of 12 shots in the third to drop to in pre-season play. September 25, 2010: Rangers 5 at Devils 4 (OT): Michael Del Zotto (one goal and three assists) tallied four power play points, including the overtime game-winner, and both Ryan Callahan (one goal and two assists) and Ruslan Fedotenko (one goal and two assists) registered three points. The Rangers notched four power play goals, including three unanswered goals on the man advantage in the game s final 10:51 to complete their comeback from a two-goal deficit mid-way through the third period. After an early goal by New Jersey s Ilya Kovalchuk, Callahan recorded an even strength goal at 3:33 of the opening frame to put the Blueshirts on the board. New Jersey responded with two straight goals to enter the third period with a 3-1 advantage. In the final frame, Rangers defenseman Matt Gilroy (one goal and one assist) cut the deficit in half with a power play goal just 66 seconds into the period. The Devils Brian Rolston extended the lead at 5:36, before the Rangers recorded three consecutive power play goals beginning with Artem

3 Anisimov s tally at 10:01. Fedotenko tied the game at four goals two minutes and 32 seconds later, and Del Zotto completed the comeback just 52 seconds into overtime. Todd White and Tim Kennedy each recorded their first point as a Ranger with one assist each, and Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves in net while making his preseason debut. September 23, 2010: Rangers 4 vs. Devils 3 (OT): Marian Gaborik tallied two power play goals, including the game-winner in overtime, and Alex Frolov led the team with three points (one goal and two assists) in his Rangers debut. Gaborik opened the game s scoring with his first power play tally at 6:43 of the first period, assisted by Frolov and Derek Stepan, the Rangers second round pick (51st overall) in The Devils Travis Zajac (one goal and one assist) responded later in the opening frame to tie the score at one goal heading into the second period. Frolov notched the Blueshirts second goal with an unassisted tally at 5:15 of the second, before Ilya Kovalchuk (one goal and one assist) answered at 12:14 of the middle frame. Brian Boyle gave New York its third lead of the game two minutes and six seconds later, assisted by the Rangers 2008 fourth round selection (111th overall), Dale Weise. The Rangers protected the one-goal lead until Zach Parise (one goal and two assists) tied the score at three with 1:46 remaining in regulation to send the contest into overtime. In the extra frame, Gaborik notched the game-winner with his second power play goal of the game at 3:12 of the overtime period, assisted by Frolov and defenseman Dan Girardi. Martin Biron turned aside 17 of 19 shots through the game s first two periods while making his Rangers debut, and Chad Johnson entered the game to begin the third period and stopped six of seven shots to pick up the win PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE: September 23 NYR 4 vs. New Jersey 3 (OT) September 25 NYR 5 at New Jersey 4 (OT) September 26 NYR 3 at Detroit 5 September 29 NYR 5 vs. Detroit 1 October 1 NYR 5 vs. Ottawa 4 (SO) October 2 NYR at Ottawa RANGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 9 Regular Season Game at Buffalo 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 11 Regular Season Game at NY Islanders 1:00 p.m. Friday, October 15 Regular Season Game vs. Toronto 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 18 Regular Season Game vs. Colorado 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 21 Regular Season Game at Toronto 7:00 p.m. *ALL TIMES FOR SCHEDULE REPRESENT EASTERN STANDARD TIME ROSTER MOVES: Sept. 24: Sept. 27: Oct. 2: Assigned goaltenders Jordan Parise and Cameron Talbot; defensemen Lee Baldwin, Sam Klassen, Tomas Kundratek, Jyri Niemi, Blake Parlett, and Nigel Williams; and forwards Chris Chappell, Devin DiDiomete, Brodie Dupont, Ryan Garlock, Chris McKelvie, Justin Soryal, and Kelsey Tessier to Hartford (AHL) and returned goaltender Scott Stajcer (Owen Sound, OHL); defensemen Daniel Maggio (Guelph, OHL) and Dylan McIlrath (Moose Jaw, WHL); and forwards Ryan Bourque (Quebec, QMJHL), Roman Horak (Chilliwack, WHL), Randy McNaught (Saskatoon, WHL), Christian Thomas (Oshawa, OHL), Ethan Werek (Kingston, OHL), Jason Wilson (Owen Sound, OHL), and Andrew Yogan (Erie, OHL) to their respective junior clubs. Assigned goaltender Chad Johnson; defenseman Wade Redden; and forwards Dane Byers, Evgeny Grachev, Kris Newbury, Dale Weise, Jeremy Williams and Mats Zuccarello to Hartford (AHL) and released defensemen Garnet Exelby, Brandon Manning and Alexei Semenov from their tryout agreements. Recalled forwards Dale Weise and Mats Zuccarello from Hartford (AHL).

4 NEW YORK RANGERS STAFF GLEN SATHER President and General Manager With a strong mix of experienced veterans and promising home-grown youth on the roster, Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather continues to illustrate why he is one of the great architects in the history of hockey management. With 33 years of hockey experience on his Hall of Fame resume, which includes five Stanley Cup Championships, he is the league s longest tenured general manager, serving the past 10 seasons with New York and prior to that, 21 years in Edmonton. During his time in New York, Sather has laid the foundation for long-term success by stockpiling talented prospects and adding significant pieces via trades and free agency. Over the last five seasons, the Blueshirts have totaled 209 wins and a.577 winning percentage, ranking sixth and fourth in the Eastern Conference, respectively. The Rangers posted 40-or-more wins in four consecutive seasons from to , marking only the second time in franchise history the team has achieved the feat ( to ). In that time period, the Rangers were also one of only two Eastern Conference teams to advance to the playoffs in each of the four seasons. Sather became New York s 12th President and 10th General Manager on June 1, He also served as head coach from January 30, 2003 to February 25, Sather led the Edmonton Oilers to five Stanley Cup Championships between , overseeing the development of a revolutionary team concept as well as some of the finest individual talents ever to play the game. Sather s achievements were recognized and honored on September 9, 1997 when he became the first member of the Edmonton Oilers organization to be selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. During his tenure with the Oilers, the club posted a record in 1,666 regular season games (.539 winning percentage), capturing three President s Trophies, six division titles and six conference championships. In Stanley Cup playoff action, Sather s teams compiled a record in 215 games (.619 winning percentage), leading to the club s five Stanley Cup titles. Upon his retirement as a player following the season, Sather immediately joined the coaching ranks, guiding the Edmonton Oilers to 12 straight WHA and NHL playoff appearances, four Stanley Cup Championships and five Stanley Cup Finals appearances between 1977 and Sather added the title of General Manager on June 15, 1979, and was named the team s President prior to the season. Before embarking on his executive career, Sather put together one of the most impressive coaching records in NHL history. He has served as a Head Coach in 932 NHL regular season games, compiling a record of (.602 winning percentage), ranking 16th on the NHL s all-time coaching list with 497 victories. In 127 Stanley Cup playoff games, Sather posted a record of , ranking sixth on the all-time list for playoff wins with 89 and first all-time with a.705 playoff winning percentage. He received the Jack Adams Trophy as the NHL s Coach of the Year in and is one of only six coaches to coach in five or more NHL All-Star Games. Sather s knowledge of the game, tactical negotiating strategies, strong developmental skills and keen ability to get the best out of his players are keys to his managerial success. During his administration in Edmonton, Sather developed a dynasty by nurturing talented draft picks Mark Messier, Kevin Lowe, Jari Kurri, Grant Fuhr, Paul Coffey, Esa Tikkanen and Glenn Anderson, along with the acquisition of a rising star named Wayne Gretzky. Sather s management experience and success also carries over to the international arena. Most recently, he served as Team Canada s General Manager and Coach for the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. He also guided Team Canada s 1994 Canada Cup Championship and was the General Manager of the gold medal-winning team in the 1994 World Hockey Championships. A native of High River, Alberta, Sather enjoyed a successful junior career with the Edmonton Oil Kings. Following the completion of his amateur days, he became property of the Detroit Red Wings but would never wear a Winged Wheel jersey. After a season with the Central League s Memphis Wings, Sather was drafted away from the Red Wings by the Boston Bruins in 1965, and would make his National Hockey League debut with the Bruins in the season. Sather would go on to play 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars. In 658 NHL regular season games, the feisty winger registered 80 goals and 113 assists for 193 points, along with 724 penalty minutes. As a member of the New York Rangers from 1970 through 1974, Sather appeared in 188 regular season games, recording 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points, along with 193 penalty minutes. In addition, he was a member of the Rangers club which advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. Sather and his wife, Ann, have two sons, Justin and Shanon. JIM SCHOENFELD Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel, Assistant Coach and General Manager, Hartford Wolf Pack Jim Schoenfeld begins his fourth season as Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel of the Rangers. In his role, he assists President and General Manager Glen Sather on all player transactions. In addition, Schoenfeld also continues as a member of the coaching staff, having joined Tortorella as an assistant coach on February 23, He is also responsible for all hockey-related matters for the Hartford Wolf Pack. Schoenfeld has spent the past seven seasons as General Manager of the Hartford Wolf Pack and served as head coach of the team for two seasons from to He assumed head coaching duties for the organization on July 13, 2005,

5 when he became the fourth head coach in franchise history. Schoenfeld has played a key role in developing the organization s pool of prospects. Prior to joining Hartford, he served as an assistant coach with the Rangers for the campaign. He joined the Rangers after serving as a lead analyst for ESPN s National Hockey Night from 1999 through A veteran of 10 seasons in the National Hockey League as a head coach, Schoenfeld compiled a record (.509 winning percentage) with the Buffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and the Phoenix Coyotes. His most recent NHL head coaching stint was with Phoenix in and compiling a record of Schoenfeld guided the team to a record in , which ranks second in franchise history for most victories in a single season. Schoenfeld represented the Coyotes that year at the NHL All-Star Game, as a member of the North American team s coaching staff. After leaving ESPN to assume head coaching duties of the Washington Capitals on January 27, 1994, Schoenfeld posted a record of in 249 games. He ranks fourth in Capitals history in games coached (249), victories (113) and winning percentage (.522). Schoenfeld guided the New Jersey Devils from January 26, 1988 through November 6, 1990, leading the club to a record of in 124 games. During the season, he was responsible for leading the Devils to the team s first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff appearance, taking the club to within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals. Schoenfeld made his NHL head coaching debut with the Buffalo Sabres during the season, where he directed the team until General Manager Scotty Bowman resumed his coaching career on January 15th. He also served as head coach of Buffalo s top American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for a portion of the season. Schoenfeld s stint behind the Americans bench ended when he came out of retirement and rejoined the Sabres active lineup on December 19, A veteran of 13 seasons in the National Hockey League, Schoenfeld appeared in 719 games with the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins from through A former captain of the Buffalo Sabres, he registered 51 goals and 204 assists for 255 points, along with 1,132 penalty minutes. Originally selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 5th overall, in the 1972 NHL Entry Draft, Schoenfeld is a member of the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame. A Native of Galt, Ontario, Schoenfeld and his wife, Theresa, have a daughter, Katie, and three sons, Justin, Adam and Nathan. JOHN TORTORELLA Head Coach John Tortorella begins his second full season with the Rangers after being named the 34th head coach in the 85-season history of the franchise on February 23, He currently ranks first on the NHL s all-time wins list among U.S.-born coaches with 289 career victories, having passed Peter Laviolette with a 4-3 shootout win at Montreal on March 17, Last season, he became the 44th head coach in NHL history to coach 600 NHL games following a 2-1 victory at Carolina on December 31, After joining the Rangers bench in 2009, Tortorella led New York to a mark over the final 21 games to earn a playoff berth. Prior to returning to the Rangers, Tortorella served as Head Coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning for seven seasons. Under his guidance, Tampa Bay compiled a record in 535 games. He led the Lightning to four consecutive Stanley Cup Playoff appearances, including two Southeast Division Championships in and In , Tortorella guided Tampa Bay to a franchise record 46 wins and 106 points, and went on to capture the only Stanley Cup Championship in franchise history. He was awarded the Jack Adams Award as the National Hockey League s top coach following that season. Tortorella joined Tampa Bay following a one-year stint with the Rangers in where he was an Assistant Coach and served as Head Coach for the final four games of the season. Prior to joining the Rangers, he spent two seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Phoenix Coyotes. He joined Phoenix during the season, after spending the previous eight seasons with the Buffalo Sabres organization. Tortorella served as an Assistant Coach with the Sabres from to and as Head Coach with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans, during the and campaigns. He guided the club to the Calder Cup championship in , and followed that up by posting the AHL Northern Conference s best record during the regular season. Tortorella s coaching experience spans 23 years and includes several accolades. He began his tenure behind the bench with the Virginia Lancers of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL), where he spent two seasons as General Manager and Head Coach from to and immediately established himself as one of the league s best. In two seasons with the Lancers, Tortorella compiled a record to earn Coach of the Year honors both seasons, along with the league championship during the campaign. Following the season, Tortorella joined the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League (IHL) during their 1988 playoff run before serving as an Assistant Coach with the New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) in Tortorella has also carried over his coaching success to the international stage. Most recently, he served as an assistant coach for the silver medal-winning Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. He also served as head coach for Team USA at the 2008 World Championship, and was an assistant coach at the 2005 World Championship. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Tortorella played at Salem State College before transferring to the University of Maine of the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC), where he skated for three seasons as a right winger. After playing in Sweden, he returned to North America to skate in the ACHL with the Hampton Roads Gulls, Erie Golden Blades and Virginia Lancers. Additionally, Tortorella takes an active role in the community through The John and Christine Tortorella Family Foundation. Both personally, and in conjunction with the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the Tortorellas have focused their unique resources to advance amateur hockey and educational enrichment opportunities for children, along with medical research and treatment for those in need.

6 A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Tortorella and his wife, Chris, have two children, Brittany and Dominick. GC W L T OT PCT NHL Totals Rangers Totals BENOIT ALLAIRE Assistant Coach and Goaltending Coach Benoit Allaire begins his seventh season with the Rangers coaching staff after being named Assistant Coach and Goaltending Coach on July 15, Under the direction of Allaire, Rangers standout Henrik Lundqvist has achieved considerable success, becoming the first goalie in NHL history to record 30-or-more wins in each of his first five seasons and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy in each of his first three seasons. In , with Allaire, Lundqvist enjoyed a breakout rookie season and was among the league leaders in several categories for goaltenders. Lundqvist was selected to the NHL s All- Rookie Team, while ranking fourth in the league in save percentage (.922) and fifth in goals against average (2.24). Prior to coming to New York, Allaire spent seven seasons as the goaltending coach for the Phoenix Coyotes. He also served as the goaltending instructor for the Montreal Canadiens for one season in Allaire was the first to implement the hybrid style of goaltending, a combination of stand-up and butterfly, relying on quickness and reaction to the puck, while utilizing butterfly technique in certain situations. Under the direction of Allaire, the Coyotes goaltenders enjoyed tremendous improvement and success. Before joining the Coyotes organization in 1999, Sean Burke appeared in 536 NHL matches and posted a 3.21 goals against average and.895 save percentage and 19 shutouts. While with Allaire, Burke s play improved enormously, appearing in 211 matches with Phoenix and recording a 2.39 goals against average, a.919 save percentage and 15 shutouts. He was also nominated for both the Vezina and Lester B. Pearson Trophies following the season and appeared in the NHL All-Star Game twice (2001, 2002). Additionally, Coyotes goaltender Brian Boucher established a new modern NHL record shutout streak from December 22, 2003 to January 11, 2004, going 332:01 without allowing a goal and recording five shutouts. Stanley Cup winning goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin also posted significantly improved statistics under the tutelage of Allaire. Prior to Allaire joining Phoenix, Khabibulin posted a 3.02 goals against average and a.906 save percentage with nine shutouts ( ). Over his two seasons with Allaire ( , ), Khabibulin twice participated in the NHL All-Star Game and shaved more than half a goal off his goals against average. In 133 games under Allaire, he registered a 2.45 goals against average and a.911 save percentage and 12 shutouts. A native of St. Janvier, Quebec, Allaire served as a goaltending instructor for six seasons ( ) in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with three different teams: Laval, Verdun and Granby. During his stay in the QMJHL, the goaltenders under Allaire s supervision won two President s Cups (QMJHL s championship) and played in two Memorial Cup Tournaments (Canadian Hockey League championship). Over the course of his career, Allaire has helped develop some of the game s best goaltenders including Jose Theodore, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Mathieu Garon, Tomas Vokoun and Jonathan Bernier. Allaire and his wife, Lyne Chalut, live in New York City. MIKE SULLIVAN Assistant Coach Mike Sullivan begins his second season with the Rangers coaching staff after being named Assistant Coach on July 16, He arrived in New York after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He served as an assistant coach under John Tortorella with Tampa Bay during the season. Prior to joining the Lightning, Sullivan served as head coach for the U.S. Men s team at the 2007 World Championships in Russia. He also served as assistant coach for the U.S. Men s Olympic Team at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. Sullivan began his coaching career in 2002 as head coach of the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL). He led Providence to a record and first place in the AHL s North Division through the team s first 71 games, before being named assistant coach of their parent NHL club, the Boston Bruins. The following season, Sullivan was named head coach of the Bruins (NHL), and led the team to a mark and the Northeast Division title. In two seasons as Boston s head coach, he posted a record in 164 regular season games. Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Sullivan skated in 709 career NHL games in 11 seasons with the San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and Phoenix Coyotes, registering 54 goals and 82 assists for 136 points, along with 203 penalty minutes. The Marshfield, Massachusetts native was originally selected by the Rangers in the fourth round, 69th overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. He began his NHL career with San Jose in 1991 after spending one season with the San Diego Gulls of the International Hockey League. Prior to turning pro, Sullivan attended Boston University, where he skated in 141 career college games and registered 61 goals and 138 points over four seasons. Sullivan and his wife, Kate, have two daughters, Kaitlin and Kiley, and son, Matthew.

7 NEW YORK RANGERS ALPHABETICAL INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SUMMARIES #42 Artem Anisimov, Center 2010 Pre-Season: Won six of 10 faceoffs (60%) in 16:10 of ice time in last night s 5-4 shootout win vs. Ottawa... Recorded two shots in 17:06 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Registered a short handed goal and a plus-one rating in 12:22 of ice time on Sunday at Detroit Recorded a power play goal at 10:01 of the third period, and won nine of 17 faceoffs (53%) in 16:19 of ice time while making his 2010 pre-season debut on Sept. 25 at New Jersey : Appeared in 82 games with the Rangers, registering 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points, along with 32 penalty minutes Ranked ninth among NHL rookies in goals, 10th in points and tied for 15th in assists... Tied for 11th in the NHL among first-year players with two game-winning goals... Ranked sixth on the team in goals, eighth in points and 12th in assists... Tied for second on the team with seven goals against the Atlantic Division, and ranked fifth on the Rangers in even strength goals (11) and even strength points (26)... One of four NHL rookies and four Rangers to appear in all 82 games... The Rangers posted a record of when he tallied a goal and when he recorded a point... Ended the season riding a career-high four-game assist/point streak (four assists), and registered five assists in the last six games... Notched his 10th goal of the season on Mar. 4 vs. Pittsburgh Recorded his 20th point of the season with an assist in a 3-2 overtime win at Pittsburgh on Feb. 12 Recorded a career-high three points (one goal and two assists) on Nov. 23 vs. Columbus Recorded his first career multi-point effort with two assists on Oct. 12 vs. Toronto Notched his first career NHL goal with a power play tally Oct. 11 vs. Anaheim Tallied his first career NHL point with an assist on Oct. 8 at Washington. #16 Sean Avery, Left Wing 2010 Pre-Season: Registered two shots in 12:25 of ice time last night vs. Ottawa... Recorded the game winning goal, a plustwo rating and three shots in 13:30 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Tallied an even strength goal, a team-high four shots on goal and a team-high five faceoff wins in 13:25 of ice time at Detroit on Sunday Registered 14 penalty minutes in his 2010 pre-season debut on Sept. 25 at New Jersey : Skated in 69 contests with the Rangers, recording 11 goals and 20 assists for 31 points, along with 160 penalty minutes Established a career-high with three power play goals... Tied for fifth on the team in assists, and ranked seventh in goals and points... Nine of his 11 goals and 20 of his 31 points were recorded at MSG The Rangers posted a record of when he notched a goal, and when he recorded a point Recorded six multi-point performances Tallied two goals on Mar. 14 vs. Philadelphia Notched his first career penalty shot goal on Feb. 14 vs. Tampa Bay, and the first penalty shot goal by a Ranger since Michal Rozsival on Dec. 17, 2008 at Los Angeles Tied his single-game career-highs with three assists and four points on Jan. 6 vs. Dallas Recorded his 200th NHL point with an assist on Nov. 28 at Pittsburgh... Tallied two goals, including the game-winner, on Nov. 23 vs. Columbus. #43 Martin Biron, Goaltender 2010 Pre-Season: Dressed but did not play in last night s 5-4 shootout win vs. Ottawa... Stopped 19 of 22 shots faced during the opening two periods at Detroit on Sunday Turned aside 17 of 19 shots in the first two periods (40:00) in a no decision, while making his Rangers debut in New York s 4-3 overtime win vs. New Jersey on Sept : Appeared in 29 contests with the New York Islanders, registering a record, along with a 3.27 goals against average and.896 save percentage Recorded 30-plus saves on 10 occasions, including a 38-save shutout on Oct. 31 vs. Buffalo (5-0) which represented his 200th career victory Registered a record in his last 11 starts of the season Posted a season-high, four-game winning streak from Mar. 25 vs. Calgary to Apr. 6 vs. Montreal, recording a 2.50 goals against average and a.915 save percentage over the span Made his 450th career appearance on Dec. 27 at Philadelphia. #94 Derek Boogaard, Left Wing 2010 Pre-Season: Tallied one goal and registered a plus-two rating last night vs. Ottawa; notched his last goal on January 7, 2006, in a 4-1 win vs. Anaheim as a member of the Minnesota Wild... Registered two hits in 11:07 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Recorded two hits in 9:41 of ice time on Sept. 25 at New Jersey... Registered 10 penalty minutes and a plus-one rating in 5:45 of ice time, while making his Rangers debut on Sept. 23 vs. New Jersey : Skated in 57 games with the Minnesota Wild, recording four assists and 105 penalty minutes Registered a teamhigh 105 penalty minutes Led Minnesota with nine major penalties Ranked eighth on the team with 83 hits The Wild posted a record when he dressed and a record when he tallied a point Eclipsed the 500 career penaltyminute mark with 11 penalty minutes against Vancouver on Jan. 13 Logged a career-high 11:58 of ice time and team-high five hits at Ottawa on Dec. 19 Amassed a career-high 15 penalty minutes in 5:42 of ice time at Anaheim on Dec. 29. #22 Brian Boyle, Center 2010 Pre-Season: Registered two points (one goal and one assist) and registered four hits last night vs. Ottawa... Recorded three hits and a blocked shot in 11:18 of ice time at Detroit on Sunday Tallied one goal, four hits and five penalty minutes in his pre-season debut on Sept. 23 vs. New Jersey.

8 : Skated in 71 games with the Rangers, recording four goals and two assists for six points, along with 47 penalty minutes Established career-highs in assists, points, penalty minutes, games played and shots, and tied his career-high in goals and game-winning goals Made his Rangers debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh... Skated in his 100th career NHL game on Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo Three of his four goals were registered against Western Conference opponents... Five of his six points were recorded at MSG Tallied his first assist as a Ranger on Oct. 26 vs. Phoenix Tallied his first goal/point, the game-winner, as a Ranger on Oct. 14 vs. Los Angeles. #24 Ryan Callahan, Right Wing 2010 Pre-Season: Registered four hits in 16:53 of ice time last night vs. Ottawa... Recorded two shots, one blocked shot and tied the game-high with four hits in 15:52 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Notched an even strength goal at 3:33 of the first period and added two power play assists, including the primary assist on Del Zotto's overtime game-winning goal, while making his 2010 pre-season debut in New York s 5-4 overtime win at New Jersey on Sept : Appeared in 77 games with the Rangers, registering 19 goals and 18 assists for 37 points, along with 48 penalty minutes Named Alternate Captain on Oct Established career-highs in power play goals, game winning goals and penalty minutes, and tied his career-high in assists... Captured his second consecutive Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award... Ranked third in the NHL in hits and fourth among forwards in blocked shots Ranked second on the team in shots, fourth in goals and road points (15), fifth in home points (22), and tied for second in road goals (nine) and tied for fourth in points... Finished second on the team in power play goals, third in power play points (20) and fourth in power play assists (11)... The Rangers posted a record of when he registered a point Recorded a career-high, nine multi-point performances, including three multi-goal efforts Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Jan. 25 vs. Pittsburgh Recorded his second four-point effort of the season with two goals and two assists on Jan. 17 vs. Montreal Set a career-high with four points (two goals and two assists) on Dec. 17 at Long Island Attempted his first career NHL penalty shot on Dec. 6 vs. Detroit (save). #26 Erik Christensen, Center 2010 Pre-Season: Tallied the game-deciding goal in the third round of the shootout in last night s 5-4 win vs. Ottawa... Recorded his first assist of the pre-season and a plus-two rating while winning eight of 12 faceoffs in 15:29 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Registered an unassisted goal and four hits in 17:02 of ice time at Detroit on Sunday Won nine of 18 faceoffs (50%) and registered three shots in 18:30 of ice time, while making his 2010 pre-season debut on Sept. 23 vs. the Devils : Appeared in 49 contests with the Rangers, recording eight goals and 18 assists for 26 points, along with 14 penalty minutes Claimed by the Rangers off waivers from Anaheim on Dec. 2 Made his Rangers debut on Dec. 5 at Buffalo... Established a career-high with a plus-11 rating overall... Tied for third on the team with 26 points (eight goals and 18 assists) in the final 43 games of the season, dating back to Dec. 31 at Carolina... Ranked second on the team with a plus-14 rating in his 49 games with the Rangers... Recorded a career-high, eight multi-point efforts, including four multi-assist performances The Rangers posted a record of when he tallied a goal, and were when he recorded a point... Named co-recipient of the John Halligan Good Guy Award for cooperation with the media... Ranks 11th in the NHL all-time in shootout percentage (51.4%), and tied for ninth in shootout game-deciding goals (eight) and 10th in shootout goals (18)... Notched his sixth career two-goal effort on Apr. 7 vs. Toronto... Recorded his fifth career two-goal effort, tallied in a 1:46 span of the second period including the game-winner, and added one assist to tie his career-high with three points on Feb. 14 vs. Tampa Bay... Also skated in nine games with the Anaheim Ducks. #4 Michael Del Zotto, Defenseman 2010 Pre-Season: Enters tonight s contest tied for second on the team in pre-season scoring with five points (two goals and three assists) Registered a team-high, three shots and logged 23:26 of ice time last night vs. Ottawa... Recorded a goal, plus-two rating, team-high four shots, three shots and one blocked shot in a game-high 22:16 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Led all skaters with four power play points, including the overtime game-winning goal and a team-high three assists, while logging a game-high, 24:18 of ice time in New York s 5-4 overtime win at New Jersey on Sept : Appeared in 80 games with the Rangers, registering nine goals and 28 assists for 37 points, along with 32 penalty minutes Made his NHL debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh... Named to the 2010 NHL All-Rookie Team Led all NHL rookies in power play assists (18), ranked second in power play points (22) and tied for fifth in power play goals... Ranked second in the NHL among rookies in hits, fourth in assists and blocked shots, seventh in points and tied for 15th in goals... Led the team in power play assists, ranked second in power play points, third in assists, tied for fourth in points, and ranked fifth in power play goals and eighth in goals... Led all team defensemen in goals, assists and points... The Rangers posted a record of when he recorded a point... Named NHL Rookie of the Month for October... Registered seven multi-point efforts, including five multi-assist performances Registered eight points (two goals and six assists) in a seven-game span from Mar. 21 at Boston to Apr. 3 at Florida, and recorded five assists on the Rangers six-game road trip from Mar. 25 at New Jersey to Apr. 6 at Buffalo Registered his 30th point of the season with one goal on Mar. 21 at Boston... Recorded two power play points (one goal and one assist), including his first career NHL assist on Oct. 5 at New Jersey Tallied his first career NHL point with the game-winning goal on Oct. 3 vs. Ottawa, becoming the first teenager to score a goal for the Rangers since Manny Malhotra ( ) and the second youngest defensemen in team history to accomplish the feat behind Red Garrett; was the first game-winning goal tallied by an NHL rookie this season. #23 Chris Drury, Center : Skated in 77 contests with the Rangers, recording 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points, along with 31 penalty minutes Led all NHL forwards in blocked shots (97)... Ranked first on the team and tied for 21st in the league overall in

9 faceoff winning percentage Tied for third on the team in even strength goals (12), and ranked fifth in goals and sixth in points... Nominated for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy... Captured the Players Player Award for the second consecutive season... The Rangers posted a record of when he notched a goal Posted multi-assist performances in back-to-back games on Mar. 12 at Atlanta (two assists) and Mar. 14 vs. Philadelphia (two assists) Tallied one assist and registered a fighting major on Feb. 12 at Pittsburgh; it was his first fighting major since Mar. 9, 2008 vs. Boston Recorded his 250th career NHL goal and 600th career NHL point with an empty net goal on Feb. 14 vs. Tampa Bay Skated in his 800th career NHL game on Oct. 19 vs. San Jose Tallied the Rangers first goal of the season on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh. #17 Brandon Dubinsky, Center/Left Wing 2010 Pre-Season: Tallied the primary assist on Staal s game-tying goal at 16:01 of the third period, and tied for the game-high with five hits in 17:47 of ice time last night vs. Ottawa... Recorded two hit and a blocked shot in 16:21 of ice time on Sunday at Detroit Logged 19:56 of ice time in his pre-season debut vs. New Jersey on Sept : Appeared in 69 games with the Rangers, registering 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points, along with 54 penalty minutes Established career-highs in goals, points, power play goals and shorthanded goals Led the Rangers in gamewinning goals for the second straight season, with 12 of his 33 goals counting as the game-winner since the start of the season Ranked first on the team and tied for 13th in the NHL in shorthanded goals Tied for second on the team in goals, ranked third in points and even strength scoring (32 points), tied for third in power play goals and even strength goals (12), and finished fourth in assists... Tied a career-high with 10 multi-point performances, ranking third on the team... The Rangers posted a record of when he notched a goal... Tallied his 20th goal of the season, marking the first time he reached the 20-goal mark in his career, on Apr. 9 vs. Philadelphia... Registered two assists on Apr. 7 vs. Toronto, establishing a new career-high with 43 points... Recorded his third straight 40-point season with one power play goal on Apr. 2 at Tampa Bay Notched a power play goal and a career-high eight shots in a season-high 26:48 of ice time on Mar. 25 at New Jersey Missed 13 games due to a broken hand suffered on Nov. 7 at Calgary Reached the 20-assist mark for the third straight season with one assist on Mar. 18 vs. St. Louis Notched his career-high 15th goal of the season on Mar. 4 vs. Pittsburgh Posted his third career Gordie Howe Hat Trick in an 8-2 win on Jan. 19 vs. Tampa Bay Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Jan. 6 vs. Dallas Tallied two assists, including his 100th career NHL point, on Jan. 4 vs. Boston. #44 Steve Eminger, Defenseman 2010 Pre-Season: Registered an assist on Staal s game-tying goal and logged 21:26 of ice time last night vs. Ottawa... Blocked two shots and logged 22:25 of ice time while making his Rangers debut on Sept. 25 at New Jersey : Appeared in 63 games with the Anaheim Ducks, registering four goals and 12 assists for 16 points, along with 30 penalty minutes Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (99) and third among Anaheim defensemen in hits (102) Recorded 14 (four goals and 10 assists) of his 16 points in his final 36 games Posted a career-high plus-five rating, tying Anaheim s team record for plus/minus rating in a single game, and recorded two points (one goal and one assist) in a 5-2 win at Colorado on Mar. 31 Skated in his 300th NHL game recorded on Nov. 14 at Detroit Finished fourth among Ducks defensemen in total ice time (1,227:11). #19 Ruslan Fedotenko, Left Wing 2010 Pre-Season: Enters tonight s contest ranked first on the team in the pre-season with five assists and six points in four games Recorded an assist on Stepan s shorthanded goal and registered a plus-two rating in last night s contest vs. Ottawa... Recorded two assists, a plus-two rating, and two hits in 14:39 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Notched a power play goal at 12:33 of the third period to tie the score at four goals, and added two assists in New York s 5-4 overtime win at New Jersey on Sept Tied for the team lead with six shots on goal in New York s 4-3 overtime win vs. New Jersey on Sept : Appeared in 80 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, recording 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points, along with 50 penalty minutes Ranked fifth on the team in hits (132), and fourth among Pittsburgh forwards in blocked shots (46) Tallied 21 of his 30 points at Mellon Arena to rank seventh on the team in home points Tied for sixth on the team in home goals (eight) and seventh in home assists (13) Recorded seven multi-point efforts Notched his 150th career goal with a power play tally and added an assist on Mar. 27 vs. Philadelphia Registered his 300th career point with an assist on Jan. 28 vs. Ottawa Tallied six assists in a six-game span from Jan. 16 at Vancouver to Jan. 28 vs. Ottawa Tied his career-high for points in a game with three assists on Jan. 21 vs. Washington Skated in his 600th NHL game on Oct. 7 vs. Phoenix Also skated in six playoff contests with the Penguins. #31 Alex Frolov, Left Wing 2010 Pre-Season: Enters tonight s contest tied for second on the team in pre-season scoring with five points (one goal and four assists) Logged 18:06 of ice time last night vs. Ottawa... Registered his fourth assist of the pre-season, a plus-one rating and three shots in 14:51 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Recorded an assist in 17:36 of ice time at Detroit on Sunday Led all Rangers in scoring with three points and two assists, and tied for the game-high with six shots on goal, while making his Rangers debut in New York s 4-3 overtime win vs. New Jersey on Sept : Appeared in 81 games with the Los Angeles Kings, registering 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points, along with 26 penalty minutes Tied for third among Kings skaters in assists (32) Finished fifth on the team in goals (19) and points (51) Appeared in 81 of Los Angeles 82 games Recorded two, four-game point streaks from Oct. 3 vs. Phoenix to Oct. 10 at St. Louis (one goal and three assists) and Oct. 22 vs. Dallas to Oct. 28 at San Jose (three goals and four assists) Finished the month of October with four goals and eight assists for 12 points in 13 games Recorded 10 multi-point performances

10 Tallied a season-high four points (one goal and three assists) on Mar. 8 vs. Columbus Appeared in 500th NHL game on Jan. 9 vs. St. Louis Registered 11 points (four goals and seven assists) in 15 games during the month of March Posted four points (one goal and three assists) in six playoff games Appeared in first playoff contest and tallied first playoff point, an assist, on Apr. 15 at Vancouver Recorded first playoff multi-point game (two assists) on Apr. 24 vs. Vancouver. #10 Marian Gaborik, Right Wing 2010 Pre-Season: Enters tonight s contest ranked first on the team in goals (three) and power play goals (three) Logged 19:41 of ice time last night vs. Ottawa... Registered his second multi-point game of the pre-season (one goal and one assist), a plus-one rating, a blocked shot and two hits in 16:30 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Recorded 16:56 of ice time on Sunday at Detroit Notched two power play goals, including the game-winner at 3:12 of overtime, in his pre-season debut on Thursday vs. New Jersey : Skated in 76 contests with the Rangers, recording 42 goals and 44 assists for 86 points, along with 37 penalty minutes Established career-highs in assists, points, power play goals and average ice time, and tied his career-high in goals Ranked fifth in the NHL in goals, 10th in points, 16th in shots, and tied for third in the league in home goals (26) and power play goals... Ranked eighth among NHL forwards in average ice time... Led the Rangers in goals, assists, points, power play goals, power play points (26), plus/minus rating and shots, and ranked third on the team in power play assists (12)... Established a career-high and led the team with 26 multi-point performances, including nine games with three-or-more points and seven multi-goal efforts Notched one goal in his Rangers debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh Eclipsed the 40-goal, 40-assist and 80-point marks for the second time in his career... The Rangers posted a record of when he recorded two-or-more points, including a mark when he tallied two-or-more goals, and were when he registered three-or-more points Tied a career-high with his 42nd goal of the season, the game-winner, and added an assist on Apr. 9 vs. Philadelphia... Recorded his career-high 84th point of the season with one assist on Apr. 7 vs. Toronto... Tallied two points (one goal and one assist), including his career-high 42nd assist of the season, on Apr. 3 at Florida... Posted his second career 40-goal season with one goal on Mar. 30 at the NY Islanders, marking the 21st time in franchise history a Rangers player tallied 40 goals in a season and becoming the 18th different player in team history to reach the mark... Registered two goals and one assist on Mar. 24 vs. the Islanders; the assist was his 40th of the season, marking the second time in his career he has reached the 40-assist mark Notched five goals on the Rangers three-game Western Conference road trip (Jan Feb. 2), including his 30th goal on Jan. 30 at Phoenix and his first hat trick as a Ranger on Jan. 31 at Colorado Registered his first hat trick as a Ranger on Jan. 31 at Colorado, the 10th of his career and first since posting five goals vs. the Rangers on Dec. 12, 2007; his first goal was the 250th of his career, and his 500th career NHL point Tallied one goal on Jan. 30 at Phoenix to post his sixth career 30-goal season Tied his career-high with four assists in an 8-2 win on Jan. 19 vs. Tampa Bay, the most by a Ranger since Jaromir Jagr tallied four assists on Oct. 26, 2002 at Phoenix Tallied two assists on Oct. 17 at Toronto to tie the franchise record for longest point streak (eight games) to begin the season by a new Ranger, set in (Dave Creighton); the eight-game point streak is also his longest point streak to begin a season in his career and best start through eight games since he recorded 13 points (five goals and eight assists) to begin the season. #97 Matt Gilroy, Defenseman 2010 Pre-Season: Enters the contest with a team-leading, plus-four rating... Tied for the game-high with a plus-two rating, and logged 21:39 of ice time last night vs. Ottawa... Registered a game-high, plus-three rating, two hits and a blocked shot in 18:18 of ice time on Wednesday vs. Detroit Recorded four hits in 22:06 of ice time on Sunday at Detroit Registered two power play points (one goal and one assist), including the primary assist on Fedotenko's game-tying goal at 12:33 of the third period, and logged 20:39 of ice time while making his 2010 pre-season debut in New York s 5-4 overtime win at New Jersey on Sept : Appeared in 69 games with the Rangers, registering four goals and 11 assists for 15 points, along with 23 penalty minutes Recorded a game-high, plus-two rating in his NHL debut on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh... Tied for sixth in the NHL among rookie defensemen in goals, seventh in blocked shots and ninth in points... Ranked fourth among team defensemen in goals and fifth in points... The Rangers posted a record of when he recorded a point... Three of his four goals were tallied on the road... Recorded his first career multi-point performance with two assists on Jan. 19 vs. Tampa Bay... Registered a careerhigh five blocked shots on Jan. 25 vs. Pittsburgh Tallied his first career NHL assist on Oct. 19 vs. San Jose Tallied his first career NHL point with a goal, the game-winner, on Oct. 5 at New Jersey. #5 Dan Girardi, Defenseman 2010 Pre-Season: Registered one assist, led the team with 24:21 of ice time, and led all skaters with four blocked shots in last night s 5-4 shootout win vs. Ottawa... Recorded two hits and four blocked shots in 23:06 of ice time on Sunday at Detroit Tallied a power play assist on Gaborik s overtime, game winning goal at 3:12 of the extra frame, and blocked two shots in 26:40 of ice time on Thursday vs. New Jersey : Skated in 82 contests with the Rangers, recording six goals and 18 assists for 24 points, along with 53 penalty minutes Led the team and ranked sixth in the NHL in blocked shots (180)... Ranked second among team defensemen and ninth on the team overall in even strength scoring, registering 19 of his 24 points at even strength... Ranked third among team defensemen in goals and points, and fourth in assists... Tied for first among team defensemen and second overall in hits, and ranked second on the Rangers in average ice time and third on the team with a plus-nine rating at home... One of four Rangers to skate in all 82 games... The Rangers posted a record of when he registered a goal Tied a career-high three-game assist/point steak (three assists) from Dec. 16 vs. the NY Islanders to Dec. 19 at Philadelphia Tallied a goal and blocked a season-high seven shots on Nov. 7 at Calgary Recorded his first career multi-goal game with two goals on Oct. 12 vs. Toronto Registered one assist and a plus-three rating while skating in his 200th career NHL game on Oct. 3 vs. Ottawa.