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1 Buffalo Sabres Game Notes Thu, Oct 8, 2015 NHL Game #6 Buffalo Sabres Ottawa Senators Team Game: 1 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 1 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 31 Chad Johnson Robin Lehner # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Mark Pysyk D Mike Weber L Evander Kane R Brian Gionta C Jack Eichel C David Legwand L Johan Larsson C Sam Reinhart D Carlo Colaiacovo L Matt Moulson C Zemgus Girgensons D Jake McCabe L Nicolas Deslauriers D Cody Franson D Rasmus Ristolainen C Tyler Ennis D Matt Donovan L Marcus Foligno L Jamie McGinn C Ryan O'Reilly # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 29 Matthew O'Connor Craig Anderson # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Jared Cowen D Marc Methot D Cody Ceci R Bobby Ryan C Kyle Turris L Milan Michalek L Shane Prince C Zack Smith L Clarke MacArthur R Chris Neil R Curtis Lazar C Jean-Gabriel Pageau D Chris Wideman D Patrick Wiercioch R Mark Stone D Erik Karlsson L Mike Hoffman D Mark Borowiecki R Alex Chiasson C Mika Zibanejad 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 General manager and president of hockey ops. Assistant general managers Head coach Assistant coaches Video coach Bryan Murray Pierre Dorion, Randy Lee Dave Cameron Jason Smith, Andre Tourigny, Rick Wamsley Tim Pattyson Tonight's Officials Referees Frederick L'Ecuyer (17), Dan O'Rourke (9) Linesmen Ryan Galloway (82), Bryan Pancich (94) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem Kevin Kennedy Officiating Manager Bill McCreary Today's Schedule BOS : 7:00 BUF : 7:00 COL : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 STL : 7:00 DAL : 7:30 TBL : 7:30

2 Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 3 Mark Pysyk D 6' 1" 200 Jan 11, 1992 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN 6 Mike Weber D 6' 2" 217 Dec 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 9 Evander Kane L 6' 2" 204 Aug 2, 1991 Vancouver, BC, CAN 12 Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 178 Jan 18, 1979 Rochester, NY, USA 15 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 201 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA 17 David Legwand C 6' 2" 207 Aug 17, 1980 Detroit, MI, USA 22 Johan Larsson L 5' 11" 200 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE 23 Sam Reinhart C 6' 1" 189 Nov 6, 1995 North Vancouver, BC, CAN 25 Carlo Colaiacovo D 6' 1" 202 Jan 27, 1983 Toronto, ON, CAN 26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 212 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN 28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 1" 203 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA 29 Jake McCabe D 6' 0" 214 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA 31 Chad Johnson G 6' 3" 196 Jun 10, 1986 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 40 Robin Lehner G 6' 5" 240 Jul 24, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE 44 Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' 1" 212 Feb 22, 1991 LaSalle, QC, CAN 46 Cody Franson D 6' 5" 234 Aug 8, 1987 Sicamous, BC, CAN 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 207 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN 63 Tyler Ennis C 5' 9" 160 Oct 6, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 65 Matt Donovan D 6' 1" 205 May 9, 1990 Edmond, OK, USA 82 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 226 Aug 10, 1991 Buffalo, NY, USA 88 Jamie McGinn L 6' 1" 205 Aug 5, 1988 Fergus, ON, CAN 90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 1" 210 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 205 Age: 26.0 Injured Reserve List (6 Players) 4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 203 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN 8 Cody McCormick C 6' 2" 228 Apr 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN 24 Bobby Sanguinetti D 6' 3" 188 Feb 29, 1988 Trenton, NJ, USA 35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 212 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE 45 Brendan Guhle D 6' 2" 186 Jul 29, 1997 Edmonton, AB, CAN 47 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 219 Jul 15, 1990 Massena, NY, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Ottawa Senators: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 2 Jared Cowen D 6' 5" 238 Jan 25, 1991 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 3 Marc Methot D 6' 3" 228 Jun 21, 1985 Ottawa, ON, CAN 5 Cody Ceci D 6' 3" 205 Dec 21, 1993 Ottawa, ON, CAN 6 Bobby Ryan R 6' 2" 209 Mar 17, 1987 Cherry Hill, NJ, USA 7 Kyle Turris C 6' 1" 190 Aug 14, 1989 New Westminster, BC, CAN 9 Milan Michalek L 6' 2" 220 Dec 7, 1984 Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE 10 Shane Prince L 5' 11" 185 Nov 16, 1992 Rochester, NY, USA 15 Zack Smith C 6' 2" 209 Apr 5, 1988 Maple Creek, SK, CAN 16 Clarke MacArthur L 6' 0" 195 Apr 6, 1985 Lloydminster, AB, CAN 25 Chris Neil R 6' 1" 206 Jun 18, 1979 Flesherton, ON, CAN 27 Curtis Lazar R 6' 0" 209 Feb 2, 1995 Salmon Arm, BC, CAN 29 Matthew O'Connor G 6' 6" 205 Feb 14, 1992 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 41 Craig Anderson G 6' 2" 184 May 21, 1981 Park Ridge, IL, USA 44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 5' 10" 180 Nov 11, 1992 Ottawa, ON, CAN 45 Chris Wideman D 5' 10" 180 Jan 7, 1990 St. Louis, MO, USA 46 Patrick Wiercioch D 6' 5" 202 Sep 12, 1990 Burnaby, BC, CAN 61 Mark Stone R 6' 3" 205 May 13, 1992 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 65 Erik Karlsson D 6' 0" 191 May 31, 1990 Landsbro, SWE 68 Mike Hoffman L 6' 1" 180 Nov 24, 1989 Kitchener, ON, CAN 74 Mark Borowiecki D 6' 2" 205 Jul 12, 1989 Ottawa, ON, CAN 90 Alex Chiasson R 6' 3" 208 Oct 1, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN 93 Mika Zibanejad C 6' 2" 222 Apr 18, 1993 Huddinge, SWE 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 202 Age: 26.4 Injured Reserve List (2 Players) 4 Chris Phillips D 6' 3" 219 Mar 9, 1978 Calgary, AB, CAN 30 Andrew Hammond G 6' 1" 220 Feb 11, 1988 Surrey, BC, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Ottawa Buffalo Sabres Team Records Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres Last game: - - Next game: **NONE** **NONE** Overall record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Home record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Road record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points Totals:

4 Ottawa Buffalo Sabres Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Ottawa Senators: Opponents: Buffalo Sabres: Opponents: Shots by Period OT T Avg Ottawa Senators: Opponents: Buffalo Sabres: Opponents: Power Play Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalty Killing Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalties Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank Goal Situations Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

5 Individual Leaders Points: Goals: Assists: PP Goals: SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: Shots: +/-: Ottawa Buffalo Sabres Situations Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres Shootout Ottawa Senators Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Ottawa Senators Player G A P No players to display Buffalo Sabres Player G A P No players to display Short Handed Ottawa Senators Player G A P No players to display Buffalo Sabres Player G A P No players to display

6 LAST GAME N/A Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost: 0) Player (injury, first game missed) total games missed Zach Bogosian (lower body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) 0 games Josh Gorges (lower body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) 0 games Brendan Guhle (upper body, Oct. 9; injured reserve0 0 games Cody McCormick (blood clot, Oct. 9; injured reserve) 0 games Bobby Sanguinetti (lower body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) 0 games Linus Ullmark (lower body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) 0 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 10/2: Assigned F William Carrier, F Evan Rodrigues, F Tim Schaller, D Jerome Leduc (pending waivers), D Chad Ruhwedel (pending waivers) and G Nathan Lieuwen to Rochester (AHL); Released F Matt Ellis and F Patrick Kaleta from PTOs. 10/3: Assigned F Jason Akeson to Rochester (AHL). 10/4: Assigned F Cal O Reilly to Rochester (AHL). 10/6: Placed F Cody McCormick, D Zach Bogosian, D Josh Gorges, D Brendan Guhle, D Bobby Sanguinetti and G Linus Ullmark on IR. UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, Oct. 10: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12: Columbus at Buffalo, 3:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15: Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17: Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21: Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. TONIGHT S GAME SENATORS at SABRES This is the first of four meetings between the Sabres and Senators this season. Next meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 26 in Ottawa The Sabres are in their last 10 games vs. the Senators; at home This is the 125th game all-time between Buffalo and Ottawa; Buffalo has a series record. The Sabres are at home against the Senators all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY The Sabres are all-time on October 8. October 8, 1972: Tim Horton makes his Sabres debut in a 5-3 win at home against the Atlanta Flames. October 8, 1992: Dominik Hasek makes his first Sabres appearance, starting in the team s season-opener at home, a 5-4 loss to the Quebec Nordiques. October 8, 2010: The Sabres opened their season with a 2-1 win at Ottawa. Derek Roy scored both goals for the Sabres, with Tyler Ennis logging two assists. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW The Sabres are opening the season with three consecutive home games for the second time in franchise history ( ). Dan Bylsma makes his Sabres coaching debut tonight. The Sabres have an all-time record of in the first game with a new head coach. Buffalo and Ottawa have had 11 of their last 14 matchups decided by a single goal.

7 Seven of the last eight meetings between the teams in Buffalo have been decided by one goal; five have gone to overtime. The Sabres are 8-4 all-time in shootouts against the Senators. Their 12 shootouts against Ottawa tie their totals against Boston and New Jersey for most against a single opponent. Brian Gionta leads all Sabres with 30 points (18+12) in 45 career games against the Senators. Mike Weber has seven points (1+6) in 23 career games against the Senators, his highest total against any team. OPENING NIGHT Tonight marks the 45th season-opener in Buffalo Sabres franchise history The Sabres are all-time in season-openers; when opening at home Buffalo is all-time in home-openers The Sabres have opened their season against the Senators twice in franchise history. Both games ( and ) were Sabres wins in Ottawa. The Sabres have opened their home schedule against Ottawa once in franchise history, a 1-0 loss on Oct. 4, A NEW LOOK As many as 10 players could make their Sabres regular-season debuts tonight: Carlo Colaiacovo, Matt Donovan, Jack Eichel, Cody Franson, Chad Johnson, Evander Kane, David Legwand, Robin Lehner, Jamie McGinn, Ryan O Reilly Barring any late roster moves, at least six of these players will appear in tonight s game. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time the Sabres had at least six players make their Sabres debut in the team s season-opener was in (Christian Ruuttu, Clark Gillies, Jim Korn, Ken Priestlay, Scott Arniel, Shawn Anderson and Wilf Paiement). Only nine of the 20 Sabres players who dressed for the first game of the season appear on the team s 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 OPENING HIS ACCOUNT EARLY Zemgus Girgensons has scored the Sabres first goal of the season in each of his first two NHL seasons. He is the only player in Sabres history to accomplish that feat. With a goal tonight, he would be the third player in franchise history to score in at least three consecutive season-openers, joining Dave Andreychuk ( to ) and Gilbert Perreault ( to ), who each scored in four straight. A FRESH FACE If he dresses for tonight s game, Jack Eichel will become the eighth 18-year-old ever to dress for the Sabres and the fifth to do so on opening day. The Sabres have had an 18-year-old in the opening day lineup each of the last three years ( Sam Reinhart; : Rasmus Ristolainen; : Mikhail Grigorenko). YOUNGEST SABRES DEBUTS Player Season Age First Game Pierre Turgeon years, 41 days 10/8/87 vs. Minnesota Nikita Zadorov years, 187 days 10/19/13 vs. Colorado Jay McKee years, 215 days 4/10/96 vs. Ottawa Mikhail Grigorenko years, 249 days 1/20/13 vs. Philadelphia Wayne Primeau years, 333 days 5/3/95 vs. New Jersey Sam Reinhart years, 338 days 10/9/14 vs. Columbus Rasmus Ristolainen years, 340 days 10/2/13 at Detroit Jack Eichel* years, 346 days 10/8/15 vs. Ottawa

8 ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? The 22 players on the Sabres opening day roster have combined to play 5,914 NHL games, 56 more than last year s 23-man opening day roster had between them. The average Sabres skater entering the season has played 14 more NHL games than his counterpart from last season and 46 more games than his counterpart PRESEASON Buffalo finished the preseason with a record; at home and on the road Jack Eichel led all Sabres and tied for ninth in the league with six points (2+4) in four preseason games, including a league-high two shorthanded goals. Sam Reinhart tied for fifth in the league with five assists in five games. The Sabres ranked fourth in the league with 26 goals, including a league-high five shorthanded goals ROSTER NOTES Of the 22 players on Buffalo s opening night roster: Nine were originally drafted by the Sabres -- six were first-round Buffalo selections (Ennis, 2008; Pysyk, 2010; Girgensons, 2012; Ristolainen, 2013; Reinhart, 2014; Eichel, 2015), two were second-round picks (Weber, 2006; McCabe, 2012) and one was a fourth-round pick (Foligno, 2009) 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 12 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-OTT CONNECTIONS Former Sabres: Clarke MacArthur played for the Sabres from While with the team, MacArthur appeared in 187 games and recorded 79 points (41+38). Former Senators: David Legwand and Robin Lehner were both acquired via trade from the Senators on June 26, Lehner was drafted by the Senators in the second round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft and went with a.914 save percentage and a 2.88 goalsagainst average in 86 games played for Ottawa. Legwand spent one season ( ) with the Senators and had 27 points (9+18) and a plus-1 rating in 80 games. Carlo Colaiacovo: Represented Team Canada alongside Marc Methot at the 2011 World Championship. Nicolas Deslauriers: Played with Jean-Gabriel Pageau for the Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) during the season. Matt Donovan: Played at the University of Denver (WCHA) with Patrick Wiercioch during the season. Jack Eichel: Played with Matt O Connor at Boston University during the season.

9 Marcus Foligno: Played with Jared Cowen for Team Canada at the 2011 World Junior Championship held in Buffalo. The Canadian squad was coached by Ottawa head coach Dave Cameron. Cody Franson: Played with Clarke MacArthur for the Toronto Maple Leafs from Johan Larsson: Represented Team Sweden alongside Erik Karlsson at the 2012 World Championship. Jamie McGinn: Played with Milan Michalek for the San Jose Sharks during the season. Mark Pysyk: Played with Curtis Lazar for the Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) from Ryan O Reilly: Played alongside Craig Anderson for the Colorado Avalanche from Sam Reinhart: Represented Team Canada alongside Curtis Lazar at the 2014 and 2015 World Junior Championships. Reinhart tied for the tournament lead with 11 points (5+6) and Lazar served as team captain as Canada took the gold medal at the tournament. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: N/A Blocked Shots: N/A Shots: N/A SABRES RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] 1-10: (0), 0/0, 0/0, 0/0 OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; all-time) N/A SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0; all-time) N/A MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player Needs Milestone) Games Played Nicolas Deslauriers 1 game 100 career games played Marcus Foligno 8 games 200 career games played Goals Ryan O Reilly 10 goals 100 career goals Assists Zach Bogosian 6 assists 100 career assists Josh Gorges 10 assists 100 career assists RECENT MILESTONES N/A

10 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 17th head coach in franchise history on May 28, Bylsma joined the Sabres after spending six seasons as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he led the team to a overall regular-season record and became the winningest head coach in Penguins history. He began the 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 as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL). He also served as an assistant for the New York Islanders in , and for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from to before being named head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the season. For a full Dan Bylsma bio, please visit #31: Chad Johnson (G) 6' 3", 196 lbs. / Jun 10, 1986 (29 years and 3 months) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 5th Round (125th Overall) of 2006 NHL Draft Acquired: From the New York Islanders with a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft on March 2, 2015 in exchange for Michal Neuvirth Last Win: FEB 24, 2015 vs ARIZONA (1) Last SO: MAR 21, COLORADO (23) Career Shootouts: 12/18 (.667), 2-4 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Won his first three decisions of the season (10/11-10/25), his first as a member of the Islanders Compiled a record with a.935 save percentage and a 2.20 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 18 games of the season. #35: Linus Ullmark (G) (*Injured) 6' 4", 212 lbs. / Jul 31, 1993 (22 years and 2 months) Last Win: - Last SO: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - #40: Robin Lehner (G) 6' 5", 240 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (24 years and 2 months) Drafted: Ottawa's second second-round pick (46th overall) Acquired: Acquired from Ottawa with David legwand in exchange for a firstround pick in the 2015 NHL Draft on June 26, Last Win: FEB 14, 2015 vs EDMONTON (1) Last SO: JAN 14, MINNESOTA (41) Career Shootouts: 34/54 (.630), 7-9 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Missed 31 games due to injury, appearing in 25 games while healthy Began the season in a four-game stretch (10/11-10/28) in which he posted a.939 SV% and a 2.18 GAA Stopped 35 of 36 shots in a win at BUF (2/10) Went in games in which he faced at least 35 shots, posting a.943 SV% and a 2.12 GAA in those contests. #3: Mark Pysyk (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jan 11, 1992 (23 years and 8 months) MAHRK PEH-sick Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (23rd overall) of 2010 Entry Draft Last Goal: FEB 24, COLUMBUS (1) Last Assist: FEB 26, 2015 vs VANCOUVER Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: four upper body (10/9-10/14) Had two blocked shots in 19:58 of ice time in his season debut at BOS (12/21) Scored his first NHL goal of the season and was a plus-2 at OTT (12/29) Scored a goal and finished with a career-high plus-3 rating at CBJ (2/24) Appeared in 54 games for Rochester, tallying three goals and tying a career high with 14 assists in his third AHL season.

11 #4: Josh Gorges (D) (*Injured) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (31 years and 1 month) Acquired: From Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in 2016 Last Goal: OCT 12, VANCOUVER (107) Last Assist: DEC 27, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (19) Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: 36; 27 knee (2/15-4/11), seven lower body (11/13-11/28), two undisclosed (12/16-12/20) Played in his 600th NHL game at EDM (1/29) Registered his 100th NHL point with an assist vs. TBL (12/2) Ranked second in the NHL with 148 blocked shots at the time of his season-ending knee injury. #6: Mike Weber (D) 6' 2", 217 lbs. / Dec 16, 1987 (27 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (57th overall) of 2006 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 13, 2015 vs DETROIT (29) Last Assist: MAR 30, ARIZONA (1) Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: 15; six lower body (12/13-12/17), five hernia (4/3-4/11), two undisclosed (1/17-1/18), two upper body (2/22-2/24) Recorded a three-game point streak (0+3) from 11/15-11/22 Skated a career-high 28:18 of ice time at BOS (3/17) Appeared in his 300th career NHL game vs. NJD (3/20). #8: Cody McCormick (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 228 lbs. / Apr 18, 1983 (32 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (144th overall) of 2001 NHL Draft. Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014 Last Goal: JAN 9, TAMPA BAY Last Assist: NOV 18, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (13) Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: 49; 39 lower body (1/13-4/11), six lower body (12/13-12/27), four upper body (11/26-12/2) Scored his first career shorthanded goal at TBL (1/9) Played in his 400th NHL game vs. TBL (12/31) Notched an assist in consecutive games (11/15 vs. TOR and 11/18 vs. SJS). #9: Evander Kane (L) 6' 2", 204 lbs. / Aug 2, 1991 (24 years and 2 months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in 1st round (4th overall) of 2009 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a firstround pick in the 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 21, 2015 vs COLUMBUS (4) Last Assist: JAN 27, PITTSBURGH (3) Career Shootouts: 3/16 (19%), 2 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Did not play for the Sabres after being acquired on 2/11 due to a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the last 27games of the season Scored his 100th career NHL goal, adding an assist and a fight vs. PIT (11/6) Scored two power-play goals at CBJ (11/25) Missed two games (12/9-12/11) due to suspension Scored a goal in three straight games (1/11-1/15) Tied his career high with three assists at PIT (1/27).

12 #12: Brian Gionta (R) 5' 7", 178 lbs. / Jan 18, 1979 (36 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in 3rd round (82nd overall) of 1998 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014 Last Goal: APR 10, COLUMBUS (1) Last Assist: APR 10, COLUMBUS (1) Career Shootouts: 22/61 (36%), 7 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: 13 upper body (12/23-1/18) Recorded his first point as a Sabre with an assist at CAR (10/14) Notched an assist in his 800th career NHL game vs. SJS (11/18) Recorded the 500th point of his career with a goal at PHI (2/19) Scored 16 points (6+10) in his last 14 games of the season, including six two-point efforts in a nine-game span Scored a shorthanded goal at ARI (3/30), his first since 3/17/11 vs. TBL. #15: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 201 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (18 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (second overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Career vs. Opp Led all NCAA Division I skaters with 71 points (26+45) in 40 games at Boston University Won the Hobey Baker Award, becoming the second freshman ever to earn the award (Paul Kariya, ) Earned several other end-of-year accolades, including Hockey East Player of the Year, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, the Tim Taylor Award as the nation s outstanding freshman and was the only unanimous first-team Hockey East All-Star selection Was named Most Valuable Player at the Hockey East Tournament after leading the Terriers to a conference title with 11 points (6+5) in four tournament games Recorded five points (2+3) in four NCAA Tournament games Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World Championship, ranking third on the team with seven points (2+5) in 10 games Served as captain for Team USA at the 2015 World Junior Championship, recording four points (1+3) in five tournament games. #17: David Legwand (C) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / Aug 17, 1980 (35 years and 1 month) Drafted: Nashville's first-round pick (second overall) Acquired: Acquired from Ottawa with Robin Lehner in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft on June 26, 2015 Last Goal: MAR 19, 2015 vs BOSTON (12) Last Assist: MAR 28, TORONTO (8) Career Shootouts: 10/33 (30%), 4 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Tied for the team lead with six power-play goals and two shorthanded points (0+2) Appeared in his 1,000th NHL game at TBL (11/29), becoming the 33rd American player to reach that milestone Had points in five straight games (1+4) from 1/8-1/17 Recorded his 600th NHL point (assist) vs. CGY (3/8) 2015 Playoffs: Appeared in three playoff games for the Senators.

13 #22: Johan Larsson (L) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (23 years and 2 months) Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in 2nd round (56th overall) of 2010 NHL Draft Acquired: From Minnesota with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft on April 3, 2013 in exchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (2) Last Assist: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (2) Career Career vs. Opp Scored his first career NHL goal vs. COL (12/20) Notched an assist at BOS (12/21) Recalled for the third time this season on 2/15 Had 37 points (14+23) in 41 games for Rochester at the time of his recall Tallied an assist at FLA (2/28) Scored a goal and had a game-high five hits at WSH (3/7) Recorded his first career three-point game with a goal and two assists at TOR (3/11) Scored a goal and went 15-for-24 on faceoffs vs. WSH (3/16) Notched an assist and a team-high six hits at BOS (3/17) Registered an assist at DAL (3/23) Tallied an assist and went 11-for-18 on faceoffs vs. ARI (3/26) Had an assist at COL (3/28) Collected an assist vs. TOR (4/1) Scored a goal and went 10-for-17 on faceoffs vs. CHI (4/3) Tallied two points (1+1) and had a plus-2 rating vs. CAR (4/6) #23: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' 1", 189 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (19 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st Round (2nd overall) of 2014 Entry Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: OCT 25, SAN JOSE (2) Career Career vs. Opp Logged 13:37 of ice time in his first career NHL game vs. CBJ (10/9); became the third-youngest player (18 years, 338 days) ever to dress for the Sabres on opening day Recorded his first NHL point with an assist at SJS (10/25) Notched two assists in his AHL debut vs. Utica (4/17) Had an assist at Adirondack (4/19) Named a WHL Second Team All-Star Scored the game-winning goal for Team Canada in the gold medal game at the 2015 World Junior Championship Tied for the tournament lead in both goals (5) and points (11) at the 2015 World Junior Championship Named to the tournament All-Star Team at the 2015 World Junior Championship Led the Kootenay Ice (WHL) in points per game (1.38).

14 #24: Bobby Sanguinetti (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 188 lbs. / Feb 29, 1988 (27 years and 7 months) Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Season Career Career vs. Opp NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: HAT TRICKS: GAME-WINNING GOALS: POWER PLAY GOALS: SHORTHANDED GOALS: OVERTIME POINTS: PENALTY SHOT RECORD: RECENT MILESTONES #25: Carlo Colaiacovo (D) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Jan 27, 1983 (32 years and 8 months) Drafted: 1st round (17th overall) by Toronto in 2001 Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent, July 3, 2015 Last Goal: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (2) Last Assist: MAR 25, 2015 vs CHICAGO (6) Career Career vs. Opp Made his season debut vs. EDM (11/4) Recorded his first point of the season (assist) vs. FLA (11/6) Logged a season-high 23:04 at STL (3/12) Broke a 38-game goal drought at PIT (4/1) and scored again three games later vs. NYI (4/7). #26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 212 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (31 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (263rd overall) of 2003 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014 Last Goal: APR 1, 2015 vs TORONTO (3) Last Assist: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (2) Career Shootouts: 15/37 (41%), 6 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: five; three illness (12/20-12/23), two illness (4/3-4/4) Recorded an assist in his 400th NHL game vs. ANA (10/13) Scored a goal vs. NYR (2/20) for his 300th career NHL point Had three separate three-game point streaks (11/11-11/15, 2/19-2/22, 3/30-4/6) Notched two assists and tied his career high with a plus-4 rating vs. VAN (2/26).

15 #28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (21 years and 9 months) ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhns Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in first round (14th overall) of 2012 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 24, COLUMBUS Last Assist: FEB 24, COLUMBUS Career Shootouts: 3/12 (25%), 3 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: 21 ankle (2/26-4/11) Elected by the fans to play in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game with a league-high 1,574,896 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 (10/9), 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 (2+1) from 11/28-12/2 Scored his first career power-play goal vs. PHI (1/17). #29: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 0", 214 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (21 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in second round (44th overall) of 2012 Entry Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: APR 13, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (2) Career Career vs. Opp Recalled from Rochester on Feb. 22 Had 25 points (4+21) in 49 games at the time of his recall Recorded three hits and one block in 10:00 of ice time during his season debut vs. NSH (2/22) #44: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) 6' 1", 212 lbs. / Feb 22, 1991 (24 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in 3rd round (84th overall) of 2009 NHL Draft Acquired: From Los Angeles with Hudson Fasching on March 5, 2014 in exchange for Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 19, PHILADELPHIA (24) Last Assist: MAR 30, ARIZONA (6) Career Career vs. Opp The only player to appear in all 82 games for the Sabres Scored his first career game-winning goal at SJS (10/25) Tied a career best with points in three straight games (2+2) from 12/ Registered his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist in 17:51 of ice time vs. NYI (12/27). #45: Brendan Guhle (D) (*Injured) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 29, 1997 (18 years and 2 months) Drafted: Selected in the second round (51st overall) in 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Career vs. Opp

16 #46: Cody Franson (D) 6' 5", 234 lbs. / Aug 8, 1987 (28 years and 2 months) Drafted: Nashville Predators - 3rd Round (79th Overall, 2005) Acquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on Sept. 10, 2015 Last Goal: MAR 31, 2015 vs VANCOUVER (3) Last Assist: MAR 9, ARIZONA (13) Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Set career-best marks in assists (29) and points (36) for the second consecutive season Tied for 15th among NHL defensemen with 17 power-play points (5+12) Set a career-high with five power-play goals Recorded six multi-point games Had career-best nine-game point streak (2+9) from 11/4-11/20 Played a career-high 26:14 vs. DET (11/22) At the time of his trade, led all Toronto defensemen with 32 points and tied for team lead with 26 assists Appeared in his 400th NHL game vs. MIN (4/9). #47: Zach Bogosian (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (25 years and 2 months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in 1st round (3rd overall) of 2008 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a firstround pick in the 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 16, CHICAGO (31) Last Assist: APR 10, COLUMBUS (1) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Recorded a plus-5 rating vs. FLA (1/13) Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal and played 25:28 of ice time at CHI (11/2) Totaled 13 points (3+10) and a plus-1 rating in 41 games with Winnipeg Made his Sabres debut vs. PHI (2/15) and recorded a game-high 11 hits Logged a career-high 32:23 of ice time and led the Sabres with seven blocks and six hits at PHI (2/19) Recorded his first Sabres point (assist) at CBJ (2/24) Recorded a season-high seven shots and skated 26:54 of ice time at TBL (3/3) Tallied an assist and skated a team-high 25:16 of ice time at OTT (3/6) Skated a game-high 30:53 and had six hits at TOR (3/11) Recorded his first multi-point (0+2) game as a member of the Sabres vs. CAR (4/6) Led the Sabres in ice time in 16 of his 21 games with the team, averaging 26:39 per game. #55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 207 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (20 years and 11 months) RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-ligh-nehn Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in first round (8th overall) of 2013 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 30, ARIZONA (5) Last Assist: APR 3, 2015 vs CHICAGO (4) Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: three; two illness (12/29-12/31), one flu (4/1) Led the team in ice time in 12 games, averaging 20:36 for the season Scored his first goal of the season at MIN (11/13) Scored his second goal of the season and was named the game's third star vs. OTT (12/15) Scored a power-play goal and skated a team-high 26:46 of ice time at BOS (12/21) Set a new career high with 28:36 of ice time vs. NYR (3/14) Scored a power-play goal and had 28:23 TOI at BOS (3/17) Had two points (1+1) and finished with a plus-1 rating at COL (3/28) Tallied a career-high three assists vs. CHI (4/3) Recorded points in a career-best four straight games from 3/26-4/3 (3+4).

17 #63: Tyler Ennis (C) 5' 9", 160 lbs. / Oct 6, 1989 (26 years) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (26th overall) of 2008 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (2) Last Assist: APR 10, COLUMBUS (1) Career Shootouts: 14/39 (36%), 6 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: four; two lower body (2/26-2/28), two upper body (3/28-3/30) Tied his best single-game point total four times, with three points on 11/15 vs. TOR, 12/11 vs. CGY, 1/18 at DET and 3/11 at TOR Scored his first career shorthanded goal at CHI (10/11) Notched his 100th career assist vs. MTL (11/5) Earned his first NHL fighting major at STL (11/11) Named the NHL's First Star of the Week for the week of Dec after scoring five points (1+4) in three games Tallied his 200th career point with a goal at OTT (3/6). #65: Matt Donovan (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / May 9, 1990 (25 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by the New Yoark Islanders (4th Round, 96th Overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as a free agent July 1, 2015 Last Goal: MAR 27, TAMPA BAY (21) Last Assist: DEC 11, ST. LOUIS (6) Career Career vs. Opp #82: Marcus Foligno (L) 6' 3", 226 lbs. / Aug 10, 1991 (24 years and 1 month) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 4th round (104th overall) of 2009 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 3, 2015 vs CHICAGO (4) Last Assist: APR 10, COLUMBUS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Games missed due to injury: 25; 19 undisclosed (12/23-2/8), four upper body (11/2-11/8), one upper body (10/13), 1 upper body (11/13) Set a personal best with 20 points (8+12) on the season Tallied his first two goals of the season at CAR (10/14) Scored in a career-high three consecutive games from 12/11 vs. CGY to 12/15 vs. OTT Notched two points (1+1) vs. NYI (2/8) in his return from an injury that sidelined him for 19 games Scored twice and finished with a plus-2 rating vs. CHI (4/3). #88: Jamie McGinn (L) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Aug 5, 1988 (27 years and 2 months) Drafted: San Jose's 2nd choice (2nd round, 36th overall) in 2006 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Colorado with Ryan O'Reilly in exchange for Nikita Zadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft on June 26, 2015 Last Goal: NOV 4, 2014 vs VANCOUVER (5) Last Assist: OCT 30, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (8) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Was placed on injured reserve 11/ 21 (retroactive to 11/15) and missed the final 63 games of the season with a back injury Scored Colorado s first goal of the season at BOS (10/13) Scored in consecutive games 10/24 vs. VAN and 10/26 at WPG.

18 #90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (24 years and 8 months) Drafted: Colorado's 2nd selection (2nd round, 33rd overall) in 2009 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Colorado with Jamie McGinn in exchange for Nikita Zadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher, and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft on June 26, Last Goal: APR 7, 2015 vs NASHVILLE (2) Last Assist: MAR 28, 2015 vs BUFFALO (7) Career Shootouts: 10/23 (43%), 6 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Appeared in all 82 games for the Avalanche for the first time in his career Tied for the league lead with 98 takeaways, marking his third time leading the NHL in that category Led Colorado skaters in faceoff percentage (53.3%) and shorthanded points (1+1) Ranked first among Avalanche forwards and 14th among NHL forwards in average ice time (19:43) Recorded his 200th NHL point with (assist) vs. TOR (11/6) Appeared in his 400th NHL game vs. NYR (2/12) Won a career-high 20 faceoffs vs. LAK (2/18), going 20-for-26 (76.9%) Tied his career high with a three-game goal streak from 3/14-3/20 Had a career-best eight-game point streak (5+8) from 3/14-3/30 Scored his fourth career shorthanded goal at ANA (3/20) Equaled his career best with three points (1+2) at EDM (3/25) Named the NHL's Third Star of the Week for 3/23-3/29 after leading the league with eight points (1+7) in 4 games Led the team with 17 points (5+12) in March, his personal high for a single month.

19 Ottawa Senators: Media Notes SEASON-OPENER: The Senators will open a campaign on the road for a fifth consecutive occasion when the team meets the Sabres on Thursday at Buffalo's First Niagara Center. The contest will mark the fourth time that Ottawa has opposed the Sabres in a seasonopener and the Senators' second season-opening visit to the Queen City over the last three years. Erik Karlsson scored the night's only goal while Craig Anderson made 35 saves to earn his ninth shutout with Ottawa in a 1-0 Senators' win in Buffalo on 10/4/13. Clarke MacArthur and Bobby Ryan each made their respective Senator debuts in that contest. BROADCAST INFORMATION: The Senators season-opening game against the Sabres will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS. On the radio, the game will be available via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French). OPENING GAME RECORDS: Thursday's contest in western New York represents the 23rd season-opening game for the Senators... Ottawa has a record of in 15 season-opening games played on the road following last season's 3-2 setback at Nashville on 10/9/14... The Senators have outscored their opponents through 22 season-opening games. WHAT'S NEXT: Ottawa's season-opening two-game road trip concludes when the club visits Toronto on Saturday at 7 p.m.... The game will be televised nationally on CBC as part of Hockey Night in Canada. INJURY REPORT: G Andrew Hammond and D Chris Phillips are on injured reserve and did not accompany the team on its seasonopening two-game road trip. Total man-games lost: 0. RECENT TRANSACTIONS: None. OTTAWA vs. BUFFALO - History: (0-0-0): Oct. Buffalo, Jan. Ottawa, Feb. Ottawa, March Buffalo (3-0-1): Buffalo (5-4 SOL), Ottawa (5-2 win), Buffalo (2-1 win), Ottawa (3-2 win) Series record: Overall: , Home: , Away: Last Ottawa Ottawa: 3/6/15 Buffalo: 2/10/15 (2-1) Last Buffalo Ottawa: 3/10/12 (4-3 Buffalo: 12/15/14 (5-4 SO) Last OT result: 3/16/13 (4-3 OT Buffalo Last shootout: 12/15/14 (5-4 SO Buffalo Most goals, game: Scored: 10, (11/2/05, 10-4 win); Allowed: 12, (10/20/92, 12-3 loss); Both teams: 15, (10/20/92, 12-3 loss) Last Game: 3/6/15, 3-2 Ottawa: OTT Goals: Karlsson, Zibanejad, Stone; BUF Goals: Varone, Ennis; OTT Scratches: Cowen, Greening; OTT Injuries: Lehner, MacArthur, Neil, Phillips, Smith; OTT Goalie: Hammond; BUF Goalie: Lindback; OTT PP: 0-3; BUF PP: 0-0; Shots: Career vs. Buffalo: Phillips leads all players in career games played (84); Karlsson leads in goals (10), Neil leads in assists (15), points (24) and penalty minutes (150) against Buffalo. HERITAGE JERSEY: The Senators are scheduled to wear the heritage jersey on 11 occasions this season and will do so for the first time when they host New Jersey on Oct Ottawa wore the heritage jersey 11 times last season and earned a record of while wearing its alternate threads... The Senators hold a record of when wearing an alternate jersey; when wearing a red alternate, when wearing a black alternate and when wearing a cream alternate. ATTENDANCE REPORT: The Senators averaged 18,247 patrons through their 41 home games last season while attracting 11 sellout crowds... The club also averaged 16,731 fans over three pre-season contests... With the addition of Canadian Tire Centre's new Club Bell at the west end of the arena this season, venue capacity is now 18,694. HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa earned a record of through its 41 home games last season... Hoffman led the club with 16 home goals while Karlsson earned the assist lead with 26 at Canadian Tire Centre in Karlsson, with 12 goals and 26 assists, was the team-leader in having recorded 38 points in Ottawa... The Senators registered a record of through 41 home contests in ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators registered a record of through 41 road contests last season... Stone was the club-leader in having scored 12 goals on the road in while Turris led the club in assists recorded outside of Ottawa with Turris (11 goals, 23 assists) was the Senators' leading scorer with 34 points on the road last season... The Senators registered a record of through 41 road contests in

20 FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of over 1,740 games... The Senators are through 870 all-time home games and through 870 all-time road games. BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 14 occasions this season and is first scheduled to do so when the team visits Toronto on Saturday before welcoming Montreal in its home-opener the following evening... The Senators played back-toback games on 13 occasions last season and earned a record of in the first half of contests on consecutive nights while posting a record in the second half of games in back-to-back sets. ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators were 47-for-280 (16.8%) on the power play last season. The team s efficiency rating saw it tie for 21st in the NHL... Karlsson, Legwand and MacArthur shared the team-lead with six power-play markers each while Karlsson led the club with 30 points on the power play... The club tallied multiple power-play goals on nine occasions last season. ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa overcame 213 of 257 (82.9%) shorthanded situations last season and concluded the campaign ranked 11th in the NHL... Condra, Michalek, Pageau (twice), Stone and Turris scored the team's six shorthanded goals in INDIVIDUAL NOTES COACH CAMERON: A native of Kildare Capes, P.E.I., Dave Cameron made his NHL head coaching debut on 12/11/14 against Los Angeles (5-3 loss) after being appointed the 11th head coach in franchise history three days earlier. Now in the midst of his fifth season with the Senators (after three-plus campaigns as an assistant coach), he was originally hired by the club on 6/23/11. He presently ranks seventh among all-time Ottawa coaches with 32 head coaching victories to his credit. SECOND SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR EK65: Erik Karlsson was appointed the ninth captain in Senators franchise history on 10/2/14. A native of Landsbro, Sweden, Karlsson succeeded Jason Spezza who served in the role in A two-time Norris Trophy recipient and a First Team NHL All-Star last season, Karlsson is assisted by alternates Chris Neil and Chris Phillips and ranks second among franchise defencemen and 10th among all-time Senators with 303 points for his NHL career. SENATORS DEBUTS: Ottawa's season-opening roster features only two players who have yet to make their respective Senators (and NHL) debuts -- goaltender Matt O'Connor and defenceman Chris Wideman. Heading into Saturday's season-opener at Buffalo, defenceman Cody Ceci (12/12/13) is the most recent Senator to make his league debut against the Sabres while Roman Wick (2/26/11) was the last to do so at First Niagara Center. ALL-TIME LEADERS: Chris Phillips is the Senators' all-time leader in games played (1,179)... Daniel Alfredsson leads in goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108)... Following Phillips in games played is Alfredsson (1,178), Neil (893), Wade Redden (838), Radek Bonk (689), Jason Spezza (686) and Mike Fisher (675)... Neil leads in penalty minutes (2,294) while former goaltender Patrick Lalime holds the lead in games played (283), wins (146) and shutouts (30). MILESTONES WITHIN REACH: Karlsson - Three games from 400 Methot - Four points from 100 Michalek - Three games from 700 Neil - Seven games from 900; Six penalty minutes from 2,300 Ryan - Nine points from 400 Turris - Two games from 400 HOW THE SENATORS WERE BUILT (24): Draft (15): Borowiecki, Ceci, Cowen, Hoffman, Karlsson, Lazar, Neil, Pageau, Phillips, Prince, Smith, Stone, Wideman, Wiercioch, Zibanejad Trade (6): Anderson, Chiasson, Methot, Michalek, Ryan, Turris Free Agency (3): Hammond, MacArthur, O'Connor B-SENS: The Binghamton Senators (AHL) will open their 14th season as Ottawa s primary affiliate when they host Albany on Saturday at Broome County, New York's Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. Last season, Shane Prince (28 goals, 37 assists) led the team in scoring with 65 points while Darren Kramer led the club with 284 penalty minutes. COMMUNICATIONS: Brian Morris is the Senators communications contact for Oct Follow the Senators on Twitter for practice day and in-game updates.