St. Louis Blues Playoff Game Notes

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1 St. Louis Blues Playoff Game Notes Wed, May 8, 03 Round Game 5 St. Louis Blues - Los Angeles Kings - Team Game: 5 Home Game: Team Game: 5 Road Game: # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Brian Elliott Jake Allen Jaroslav Halak # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Kris Russell D Barret Jackman (A) L Jaden Schwartz L Andy McDonald (A) C Scott Nichol L Vladimir Sobotka D Jay Bouwmeester L Alexander Steen (A) C Patrik Berglund 4 - D Kevin Shattenkirk C Andrew Murray R Chris Stewart R Dmitrij Jaskin D Alex Pietrangelo (A) D Ian Cole D Jeff Woywitka L Chris Porter D Jordan Leopold D Jani Hakanpaa C David Backes (C) D Taylor Chorney D Roman Polak L David Perron R T.J. Oshie R Ryan Reaves C Evgeny Grachev R Adam Cracknell R Vladimir Tarasenko # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 3 Martin Jones Jonathan Quick Jean-Francois Berube Jonathan Bernier # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Matt Greene (A) D Keaton Ellerby D Jake Muzzin D Rob Scuderi D Drew Doughty C Mike Richards C Anze Kopitar (A) 4-3 L Kyle Clifford R Justin Williams C Brad Richardson C Trevor Lewis R Dustin Brown (C) C Colin Fraser L Dustin Penner D Slava Voynov D Alec Martinez 0 8 C Jarret Stoll D Robyn Regehr C Jordan Nolan C Tyler Toffoli L Dwight King C Jeff Carter Executive VP & GM/Alt. Governor Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Doug Armstrong Ken Hitchcock Brad Shaw Gary Agnew, Ray Bennett, Dan Brooks (Video) Corey Hirsch President/General Manager VP/Assistant General Manager Special Assistant to the GM Head Coach Coaching Staff Dean Lombardi Ron Hextall Jack Ferreira Darryl Sutter John Stevens, Davis Payne, Bill Ranford Tonight's Officials Referees #3 Tom Kowal #3 Brad Watson Linesmen #68 Scott Driscoll #97 Jean Morin Supervisor #6 Rob Shick Video Judge Jerry Burt Ntl. Anthem Charles Glenn Stand By Referee # Justin St. Pierre Today's Schedule TOR : 7:00 ANA : 7:00 NYR : 7:30 STL : 8:00

2 St. Louis Blues: Roster Active (3 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Brian Elliott G 6' " 09 Apr 9, 985 Newmarket, ON, CAN 4 Kris Russell D 5' 0" 73 May, 987 Caroline, AB, CAN 5 Barret Jackman D 6' 0" 03 Mar 5, 98 Trail, BC, CAN 9 Jaden Schwartz L 5' 0" 90 Jun 5, 99 Melfort, SK, CAN 0 Andy McDonald L 5' 0" 75 Aug 5, 977 Strathroy, ON, CAN Scott Nichol C 5' 8" 79 Dec 3, 974 Edmonton, AB, CAN 7 Vladimir Sobotka L 5' 0" 97 Jul, 987 Trebic, CZE 9 Jay Bouwmeester D 6' 4" Sep 7, 983 Edmonton, AB, CAN 0 Alexander Steen L 5' " Mar, 984 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Patrik Berglund C 6' 3" 7 Jun, 988 Vesteras, SWE Kevin Shattenkirk D 5' " 07 Jan 9, 989 Greenwich, CT, USA 3 Andrew Murray C 6' " 0 Nov 6, 98 Selkirk, MB, CAN 5 Chris Stewart R 6' " 3 Oct 30, 987 Toronto, ON, CAN 6 Dmitrij Jaskin R 6' " 96 Mar 3, 993 Omsk, RUS 7 Alex Pietrangelo D 6' 3" 0 Jan 8, 990 King City, ON, CAN 8 Ian Cole D 6' " 9 Feb, 989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 9 Jeff Woywitka D 6' 3" 7 Sep, 983 Vermilion, AB, CAN 3 Chris Porter L 6' " 06 May 9, 984 Toronto, ON, CAN 33 Jordan Leopold D 6' " 06 Aug 3, 980 Golden Valley, MN, USA 34 Jake Allen G 6' " 95 Aug 7, 990 Fredericton, NB, CAN 37 Jani Hakanpaa D 6' 5" 8 Mar 3, 99 Kirkkonummi, FIN 4 Jaroslav Halak G 5' 0" 86 May 3, 985 Bratislava, SVK 4 David Backes C 6' 3" May, 984 Minneapolis, MN, USA 43 Taylor Chorney D 6' " 89 Apr 7, 987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 46 Roman Polak D 6' 0" 36 Apr 8, 986 Ostrava, CZE 57 David Perron L 5' " 96 May 8, 988 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 74 T.J. Oshie R 5' " 89 Dec 3, 986 Mt. Vernon, WA, USA 75 Ryan Reaves R 6' " 4 Jan 0, 987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 78 Evgeny Grachev C 6' 4" 5 Feb, 990 Khabarovsk, RUS 79 Adam Cracknell R 6' " 0 Jul 5, 985 Prince Albert, SK, CAN 9 Vladimir Tarasenko R 6' 0" 9 Dec 3, 99 Yaroslavl, RUS 3 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 05 Age: 6.9 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 5 Jamie Langenbrunner R 6' " 05 Jul 4, 975 Cloquet, MN, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Los Angeles Kings: Roster Active (6 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Matt Greene D 6' 3" 3 May 3, 983 Grand Ledge, MI, USA 5 Keaton Ellerby D 6' 5" Nov 5, 988 Strathmore, AB, CAN 6 Jake Muzzin D 6' 3" 5 Feb, 989 Woodstock, ON, CAN 7 Rob Scuderi D 6' " 6 Dec 30, 978 Syosset, NY, USA 8 Drew Doughty D 6' " 08 Dec 8, 989 London, ON, CAN 0 Mike Richards C 5' " 00 Feb, 985 Kenora, ON, CAN Anze Kopitar C 6' 3" 5 Aug 4, 987 Jesenice, SVN 3 Kyle Clifford L 6' " 09 Jan 3, 99 Ayr, ON, CAN 4 Justin Williams R 6' " 88 Oct 4, 98 Cobourg, ON, CAN 5 Brad Richardson C 6' 0" 97 Feb 4, 985 Belleville, ON, CAN Trevor Lewis C 6' " 99 Jan 8, 987 Salt Lake City, UT, USA 3 Dustin Brown R 6' 0" Nov 4, 984 Ithaca, NY, USA 4 Colin Fraser C 6' " 89 Jan 8, 985 Sicamous, BC, CAN 5 Dustin Penner L 6' 5" 45 Sep 8, 98 Winkler, MB, CAN 6 Slava Voynov D 6' 0" 90 Jan 5, 990 Chelyabinsk, RUS 7 Alec Martinez D 6' " 06 Jul 6, 987 Rochester Hills, MI, USA 8 Jarret Stoll C 6' " Jun 4, 98 Melville, SK, CAN 3 Martin Jones G 6' 4" 89 Jan 0, 990 North Vancouver, BC, CAN 3 Jonathan Quick G 6' " 8 Jan, 986 Milford, CT, USA 35 Jean-Francois Berube G 6' " 74 Jul 3, 99 Repentigny, QC, CAN 44 Robyn Regehr D 6' 3" 5 Apr 9, 980 Recife, BRA 45 Jonathan Bernier G 6' 0" 85 Aug 7, 988 Laval, QC, CAN 7 Jordan Nolan C 6' 3" 5 Jun 3, 989 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 73 Tyler Toffoli C 6' " 87 Apr 4, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 74 Dwight King L 6' 4" 3 Jul 5, 989 Meadowlake, SK, CAN 77 Jeff Carter C 6' 4" 0 Jan, 985 London, ON, CAN 6 Players Total Avg: 6' " 08 Age: 6.7 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks ALEC MARTINEZ ( / Games) Point Streaks ALEC MARTINEZ (0-- / Games)

3 St. Louis Blues: Playoff Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 7 Vladimir Sobotka : R 74 T.J. Oshie : L 0 Alexander Steen : C Patrik Berglund : L 57 David Perron : D Kevin Shattenkirk : D 5 Barret Jackman : C 4 David Backes : D 9 Jay Bouwmeester : D 7 Alex Pietrangelo : R 5 Chris Stewart : R 9 Vladimir Tarasenko : D 33 Jordan Leopold : L 0 Andy McDonald : D 46 Roman Polak : R 75 Ryan Reaves : L 3 Chris Porter : R 79 Adam Cracknell : L 9 Jaden Schwartz : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Brian Elliott Los Angeles Kings: Playoff Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 0 Mike Richards : R 4 Justin Williams : C Anze Kopitar : R 3 Dustin Brown : D 7 Alec Martinez : D 6 Jake Muzzin : C 77 Jeff Carter : D 6 Slava Voynov : L 5 Dustin Penner : D 8 Drew Doughty : L 74 Dwight King : C Trevor Lewis : D 44 Robyn Regehr : C 8 Jarret Stoll : C 5 Brad Richardson : C 4 Colin Fraser : D 5 Keaton Ellerby : D 7 Rob Scuderi : L 3 Kyle Clifford : C 7 Jordan Nolan : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 3 Jonathan Quick

4 Los Angeles St. Louis Blues Team Records Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Last game: Monday VS ST. LOUIS (4-3 W) Monday AT LOS ANGELES (4-3 L) Next game: Friday VS ST. LOUIS Friday AT LOS ANGELES Overall record/streak: - - / Win / Undef / Lost Home record/streak: / Win / Undef / Win / Undef Road record/streak: / Lost / Lost -Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - Playoffs: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: Month by Month Record Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 Los Angeles St. Louis Blues Situations Goals by Period 3 OT T Avg Los Angeles Kings: (.8 avg.) Opponents: 3 7 (.8 avg.) St. Louis Blues: 3 7 (.8 avg.) Opponents: (.8 avg.) Shots by Period 3 OT T Avg Los Angeles Kings: (7.0 avg.) Opponents: (9.8 avg.) St. Louis Blues: (9.8 avg.) Opponents: (7.0 avg.) Power Play Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues G Att % G Att % Overall: 8.3 (4th NHL) (T-0th NHL) Home: (T-4th NHL) 9. (3th NHL) Road: (T-6th NHL) (T-6th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-6th NHL) 9.7 (3rd NHL) Home: (T-0th NHL) (T-0th NHL) Road: (4th NHL) (T-st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-6th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-st NHL) Penalties Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (7th NHL) (T-3rd NHL) Goal Situations Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: 0 0 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Los Angeles St. Louis Blues Situations Individual Leaders Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Points: M. RICHARDS (3),J. WILLIAMS (),D. BROWN () V. SOBOTKA (3),A. STEEN (),T. OSHIE () Goals: J. WILLIAMS (),J. CARTER (),D. BROWN () A. STEEN (),T. OSHIE (),B. JACKMAN () Assists: M. RICHARDS (3),J. MUZZIN (),A. MARTINEZ () V. SOBOTKA (3),K. SHATTENKIRK (),D. PERRON () PP Goals: D. BROWN () A. STEEN (),T. OSHIE () SH Goals: A. STEEN () GW Goals: J. WILLIAMS (),S. VOYNOV () B. JACKMAN (),A. STEEN () 3+ Goals: PIM: D. DOUGHTY (6),D. BROWN (4),C. FRASER (4) B. JACKMAN (8),D. PERRON (6),A. STEEN (4) Shots: J. WILLIAMS (),J. CARTER (3),D. BROWN () D. BACKES (5),A. STEEN (),J. SCHWARTZ () +/-: S. VOYNOV (+4),M. RICHARDS (+3),R. REGEHR (+) V. SOBOTKA (+3),A. PIETRANGELO (+),A. MCDONALD (+) Power Play Los Angeles Kings Player G A P Dustin Brown 0 Mike Richards 0 Anze Kopitar 0 St. Louis Blues Player G A P Kevin Shattenkirk 0 Alexander Steen 0 T.J. Oshie 0 David Perron 0 Short Handed Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Player G A P Player G A P Alexander Steen 0

7 Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues (-) Season Series St. Louis Blues Kings Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Apr 30, 03 7,6 Brian Elliott / Jonathan Quick Alex Steen May, 03 8,68 Brian Elliott / Jonathan Quick Barret Jackman Los Angeles Blues Kings Attend Goaltenders W. Goal May 4, ,8 Jonathan Quick / Brian Elliott Vjateslav Voinov May 6, ,334 Jonathan Quick / Brian Elliott Justin Williams Kings Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Mike Richards Justin Williams Anze Kopitar Dustin Brown Jake Muzzin Alec Martinez Vjateslav Voinov Dustin Penner Jeff Carter Robyn Regehr Drew Doughty Dwight King Trevor Lewis Jarret Stoll Rob Scuderi Jordan Nolan Kyle Clifford Keaton Ellerby Brad Richardson Colin Fraser Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Jonathan Quick Power play - (8.3%) Penalty Killing 3-5 (86.7%) Blues Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Vladimir Sobotka T.J. Oshie Alex Steen Patrik Berglund David Perron Kevin Shattenkirk Barret Jackman David Backes Alex Pietrangelo Chris Stewart Jay Bouwmeester Jordan Leopold Jaden Schwartz Ryan Reaves Adam Cracknell Roman Polak Chris Porter Andy McDonald Vladimir Tarasenko Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Brian Elliott Power play - 5 (3.3%) Penalty Killing - (9.7%)

8 St. Louis Blues: Media Notes *For Game Notes, League Stats and News Clips visit stlouisblues.com/media Scottrade Center Wireless Info Username: stcpress Password: Injuries Jamie Langenbrunner Total Man Games Lost (reg. season): 9 Recent Transactions Apr. 7 Recalled Taylor Chorney, Evgeny Grachev and Jeff Woywitka Apr. 3 Recalled Jani Hakanpaa from Peoria Scoring Blues: Backes, Oshie, Oshie Kings: Carter, Penner, Kopitar, Williams Shots: Blues, / Kings, 9 Three Stars:. M. Richards. D. Penner 3. V. Sobotka GAME 4: BLUES, 3 AT KINGS, 4 ROUND : BLUES AT KINGS Game 4 (Blues, 3 at Kings, 4) T.J. Oshie logged his first career multi-goal postseason effort he joins Patrik Berglund, Alexander Steen and Chris Stewart as the only current Blues to produce such a game Vladimir Sobotka landed a Blues record 0 hits (stat tracked since 005) and his first career multi-point postseason game ( assists) Vladimir Tarasenko made his NHL playoff debut and played 5:5 Game 3 (Blues, 0 at Kings, ) Blues held the Kings to under goals for the 3rd straight game the last time they held a playoff opponent to fewer than goals in 3 straight was Apr. 0 3 in the conf. quarters vs. CHI in 00 (3 straight shutouts) Blues won the F/O battle for the third straight game including winning 67% of the draws on the PP and 60% in the defensive zone they own the nd best team rate in the 03 playoffs at 57.% The Blues landed 39 hits and for the first time this season, each player logged at least one Backes led with 6 David Backes logged a playoff career high 6 SOG Blues outshot the Kings 0- in the 3rd per they own the postseason s highest 3rd per. shot differential at +8 the Blues were t- 4th at -7 during the reg. season Game (Blues, vs. Kings, ) The Blues earned their first 3rd per. comeback win vs. LA since Oct. 6, 007 (reg + postseason) It was the club s first 3rd per. comeback in a playoff game since gm 5 of the conf. quarters vs. SJS in 0 Game Blues, Kings OT Blues earned their first OT playoff victory since gm 3 of the conf. finals vs. COL in 00 The Blues 4 SOG were their highest postseason total since equaling that total in gm of the conf. quarters vs. SJS in 0 the last time they posted a higher mark was a 48 shot effort in gm 3 of the conf. semis vs. DAL in 00 The Blues won 63.8% of their F/O, tying a franchise best postseason win rate (stat began tracking in 000) the mark was first set by the 00 club in gm of the conf. finals vs. COL Series Notes Blues will be looking to advance to the nd round in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 00 and 00 7 of the Blues current 3 roster players appeared in last year s series with the Kings

9 The Blues landed 38+ hits for the 4th consecutive game in gm 4 dating back to their series last season, the Blues have recored 38+ hits in 6 consecutive playoff games vs. LA Chris Stewart (gm 4, 0), Alexander Steen (gm, 03) and T.J. Oshie (gm 4, 03) are 3 of 6 Blues in club history to log a multigoal postseason game vs. LAK (Jim Campbell, Pavol Demitra, Pierre Turgeon) Blues have allowed the Kings just PPG ( came 5 on 3) on 33 overall playoff opportunities dating back to their nd round meeting last season Dating back to their series in 998, the Blues have conceded just PPG (5 on 3 adv.) on home ice in 33 Kings opportunities Playoff History vs. Kings Blues are 0-6 all-time vs. LA (6- at home, 4-4 on the road) game was their first ever OT game Geoff Courtnall (-6-7) is the Blues all-time leader in postseason points vs. LA while David Backes (--4) and David Perron (0-4-4) share the active lead Each of the three previous playoff series between the two teams have been sweeps (Blues win 4-0 in 969 and 998, Kings win 4-0 in 0) Regular season records and postseason results vs. LAK Reg. Season Playoffs Series Tied Kings win Blues win Blues win 4-0 HOT vs. LAK (reg. + postseason) Vladimir Sobotka -4-5 in last 6 Kevin Shattenkirk in last 7 Alex Pietrangelo -3-4 in last in last 4 David Perron -4-5 in last 6 Alexander Steen -0- in last 4 Vladimir Tarasenko goals in last Jaroslav Halak 6-3-0,.4 GAA,.98 sv% and SO in 9 career games Reg. Season History vs. LAK All-Time: at Home/on Road: / All-Time OT: -0-3 at Home/on Road: -0-7 / Last Time: Nov., W (WG: Alexander Khavanov) All- Time Shootout: - at Home/on Road: 0- / - Last Shootout: Mar., 0 0- L (WG: Jeff Carter) Top Reg. Season Career Performers vs. LAK GP: McDonald, 48 G: Langenbrunner, 9 A: McDonald, 3 Pts: McDonald, Team Ranks GA/G: 3rd,.75 PK: 3rd, 9.7% SA/G: st, 7.0 Blocks: 4th, 58 Hits: nd, 6 F/O%: 3rd, 54.9% Shot Differential: 5th, + 3rd Per. Shot Diff: t-nd, +3 BLUES PLAYOFF NOTES

10 03 Individual Ranks SOG: Backes, t-6th (5) F/O%: Sobotka, 3rd (6.%) Backes, 9th (59%) Hits: Sobotka, nd (0) Porter, t-3rd (9) Reaves, t-3rd (9) Backes, t-6th (6) Blocks: Jackman, t-st (4) TOI/G: Pietrangelo, 6th (7:7) Team The Blues are 0- all-time when winning gm of a series The Blues are 0-0 all-time when taking a -0 series lead The Blues have killed 46 of the last 50 power plays they have faced in the postseason dating back to rd of 0 Since 99, the Blues are 35-3 when not allowing a PPG in a playoff game that mark improves to 0-9 on home ice The Blues have converted on the PP twice in their series vs. LA Since 99, the Blues are 4-35 in playoff games in which they log at least PPG The Blues are 4- in their last 6 playoff games in which they log the first goal Individual Alex Pietrangelo is one of 4 d-men averaging over 4 min of PP ice time and 3 min of SH ice time per game (Dan Girardi, Niklas Kronwall, Francois Beauchemin) Jaden Schwartz ranks 5th among rookie fwds averaging 5: of ice time per game The Blues current roster entered the 03 postseason with 57 combined games of NHL playoff experience with Jamie Langenbrunner (46) leading the fwds in experience and Jordan Leopold (59) leading the d-men Andy McDonald leads the current club with 4 (6-8-4) career playoff points as a Blue while Barret Jackman paces the club in playoff games played as a Blue (5) Jamie Langenbrunner leads the Blues and ranks t-3th overall among active players with 87 playoff pts ( ) for his NHL career Blues past Stanley Cup winners include Head Coach Ken Hitchcock, who won with Dallas in 999 and Jamie Langenbrunner, who won with Hitchcock in 999 and with New Jersey in 003 Team Records Yeas in the Stanley Cup Playoffs: 37 (current) last (0) Most Consecutive Season in Stanley Cup Playoffs: (NHL Record) Years in the Stanley Cup Finals: Three times (968, 969, 970) Years in the Stanley Cup Semifinals (or Conference Finals): Six times last (00) Years in the Division Finals (or Conference Semifinals): 0 times last (0) Totally Playoff Series: 59 (current) All-Time Record: (9-67 at home, 5-09 on the road) All-Time OT Record: 9-6 (-0 at home, 8-6 on road) All-Time Pts Leader: Brett Hull ( ) Team Leaders PTS: Stewart (36), Backes (8) G: Stewart (8), Berglund (7) A: Backes (), Steen/Pietrangelo (7) +/-: Jackman/Russell (+6), Backes/Steen/Porter (+5) PIM: Reaves (79), Backes (6) PPG: Stewart (6), Berglund (5) GWG: Stewart/Berglund/Steen (3) Ev Strength Goals: Stewart (), Berglund (0) BLUES REGULAR SEASON NOTES Blues Trending Up Heading Into Playoffs Blues finished with the NHL s 6th best record and 4th overall in the West after sitting in 9th place in the Western Conf. heading into April The Blues.65 win% (9-7-) for the season was the 7th best in club history The Blues PK yielded just 3 PPG on 38 opportunities in April, a 9.% kill rate that trumps there 8.% mark from the previous three months Penalty killing features prominently in the playoffs as each of the last 5 Stanley Cup winners have ranked in the top 6 in PK% during the playoffs (Blues t-st with LA in PK% during last year s playoffs) Last Five Stanley Cup Winners PK Rank During Postseason

11 0- Los Angeles, t-st (9.%) 0 Boston, 6th (84.4%) 00 Chicago, 4th (83.3%) 009 Pittsburgh, 5th (83.3%) 008 Detroit, 4th (85.7%) Elliott Stars Since April (reg + postseason #s) 3-4-0,.38 GAA,.944 sv%, 3 shutouts For April (reg. season), led the league in wins, GAA and sv% while he shared the lead in shutouts Overall, since April he has turned aside 39 of 43 shots he has faced (reg + postseason) Elliott has allowed goal or fewer in 9 of his last games and no more than goals in 5 of his last 8 appearances dating back to Mar. 5 (reg + postseason) Elliott has won 8 straight home starts on the heels of 4 consecutive losses (reg + postseason) First 6 Home Starts Last 8 Home Starts -4- Rec GAA SV%.959 Hitchcock Notches 600 Blues Head Coach Ken Hitchcock became the th coach in NHL history to win 600 games on Apr. 7 vs. VAN and the 9th coach in Blues history to record 70 wins on Apr. 3 vs. COL The 600 win club includes (in order from ) Scotty Bowman, Al Arbour, Dick Irvin, Pat Quinn, Mike Keenan, Joel Quenneville, Ron Wilson, Bryan Murray, Jacques Lemaire, Jacques Martin and Hitchcock Bowman, Arbour, Keenan, Quenneville and Martin are all former Blues head coaches Among the top coaches all-time in terms of wins, only Bowman (.657) and Quenneville (.6) have a better career win% than Hitchcock (.595) Hitchcock ranks th all-time in playoff wins all-time (7) and 3rd among active coaches (Quenneville, Babcock)

12 St. Louis Blues: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 04/30/03 Los Angeles Kings W* p,0s / /0/03 Los Angeles Kings W , / Los Angeles Kings L / Los Angeles Kings L ,74p, / /08/03 Los Angeles Kings 6 Los Angeles Kings 7 05/3/03 Los Angeles Kings

13 St. Louis Blues: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. CHORNEY # GRACHEV # JACKMAN #5 SCHWARTZ #9 MCDONALD #0 SOBOTKA #7 BOUWMEESTER #9 Apr 30 Vs L.A DND DND 0-0 /- 4: /0 9: /0 0:3 0-0 /0 9:3 0-0 / 6:37 May Vs L.A DND DND -0 (W) / 0: /0 5: / 4:47 0-0/ 3: /0 :4 May L.A DND DND 0-0 0/0 8: /0 : /0 6: /0 4: /0 :3 May L.A DND DND 0-0 /- 6: /0 3:7 0-0 /0 7:57 0- / 8:3 0- /0 6:04 Date Opp. STEEN #0 BERGLUND # SHATTENKIRK # STEWART #5 PIETRANGELO #7 PORTER #3 LEOPOLD #33 Apr 30 Vs L.A -0 (W) 5/0 4: / 8:35 0-3/0 0: /0 0: /0 9: /0 : /0 7:33 May Vs L.A 0-0 /0 0:40-0 3/ 6: / 7:08 0- / 5: 0- / 6:3 0-0 /0 8: /0 3:9 May L.A 0-0 3/0 :5 0-0 /0 5: /- 9: /0 4: /0 7: /- 7: /- 6:04 May L.A 0-0 3/ 0:03 0-0/-3 9:0 0- /- 8: /0 5:6 0-0 / 5: /0 8: /- 5:45 Date Opp. BACKES #4 POLAK #46 PERRON #57 OSHIE #74 REAVES #75 CRACKNELL #79 TARASENKO #9 Apr 30 Vs L.A 0-0 3/- 5: /0 7: /0 8: /- 8:0 0-0 /0 9:0 0-0 /0 9:54 DND May Vs L.A 0-0 3/0 0: / 0:7 0- / 5: / 8: /0 7: /0 6: DND May L.A 0-0 6/0 : /0 6: /0 5: /0 8: /- 6: /- 6:5 DND May L.A -0 3/ 6: /- 7:30 0- /-3 5:39-0 /-3 5: /0 7:55 DND 0-0 0/0 5:5 Date Opp. COLE # HAKANPAA # JASKIN # LANGENBRUNNER # MURRAY # Apr 30 Vs L.A DND DND DND INJ DND DND DND May Vs L.A DND DND DND INJ DND DND DND May L.A DND DND DND INJ DND DND DND May L.A DND DND DND INJ DND DND DND NICHOL # RUSSELL # Date Opp. WOYWITKA # ELLIOTT # HALAK #4 ALLEN # Apr 30 Vs L.A DND /9W 73 DNP DND May Vs L.A DND /9W 60 DNP DND May L.A DND /L 59 DNP DND May L.A DND 4/9L 59 DNP DND

14 St. Louis Blues: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Ken Hitchcock Hitchcock, 60, was named the 4th head coach in Blues history on Nov. 7, 0. In 0-, he led the Blues to their best 0-game start under a new coach in franchise history and the club's second best season overall (49--, 09 pts). Hitchcock guided the Blues to their first division title since 000 en route to becoming the NHL's 0 Jack Adams Award winner, the fourth coach in Blues history to recieve the honor. Hitchcock has also coached in Dallas, Philadelphia and Columbus compiling an overall record of in,0 regular season games. He currently ranks nd among active coaches in games behind the bench and nd in wins. Hitchcock has guided his teams to six division titles including winning the 999 Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars. In addition, Hitchcock served as assistant coach for Team Canada when they won Gold in the 00 and 00 Winter Olympics. NHL Record: / Playoff Record: 7-6 Record with the Blues: / Playoff Record: 6-7 #: Brian Elliott (G) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Apr 9, 985 (8 years) Drafted: Ottawa's 9th round pick, 9st overall, in 003 Acquired: Signed as free agent on July, 0 6th NHL / nd STL Season Last Win: APR 7, 03 vs CHICAGO Last SO: APR, MINNESOTA (8) Playoff Highs: Shots Saves 9 8 3x x GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 6GP / /.99 SV% /.8 GAA / SO '-3' at Home: 7-4- /.887 SV% /.56 GAA '-3' on Road: /.97 SV% /.94 GAA '-3' Playoffs: --0 /.935 SV% /.67 GAA / 0 SO --Won 8 consecutive home games (reg. + postseason)...for April (reg. season), led the league with wins (--0), a.8 GAA and a.948 sv% while sharing the lead with 3 SO --Set a franchise record with 0:9 of consecutive shutout hockey on the road across 3+ games from Apr Along with Jaroslav Halak, earned the 0 Jennings Trophy, the second in Blues history --In 0-, set modern day NHL record for GAA and SV%...Set Blues records for shutouts (9) and shutout sequence (4:33) --As a tandem, Elliott and Halak set a franchise record and tied a modern day NHL record for combined shutouts (5)...Became the first tandem in NHL history to each record at least 6 SO and the first in Blues history to each record 0 wins #34: Jake Allen (G) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Aug 7, 990 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Blues' nd round pick, 34th overall, in 008 st NHL / st STL Season Last Win: APR 5, 03 vs COLUMBUS () Last SO: MAR 4, 03 vs PHOENIX (6) Playoff Highs: Shots Saves - - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 5GP / /.905 SV% /.46 GAA / SO '-3' at Home: 4--0 /.933 SV% /.86 GAA / SO '-3' on Road: 5--0 /.879 SV% /.94 GAA / 0 SO '-3' Playoffs: /.000 SV% / 0.00 GAA / 0 SO --Leads all rookie goaltenders with 9 wins --Recorded first career shutout on Mar. 4 vs. PHX (8 saves) --Career high 39 saves (most for a Blues goaltender this season) vs. SJS on Mar. --Made his first NHL start on Feb. 3 at DET...became the 3rd goalie in NHL history to win his first NHL start in Detroit (Damian Rhodes, 9' and Rastislav Stana, 04') ,.9 GAA,.904 sv% and SO with Peoria this season --Set PEO records for wins (4), min. played (805), saves (306) and shutouts (6) in 00-

15 #4: Jaroslav Halak (G) 5' 0", 86 lbs. / May 3, 985 (7 years and months) Drafted: Montreal's 9th round pick, 7st overall, in 003 Acquired: June 7, 00 from Montreal in exchange for Lars Eller and Ian Schultz 7th NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Win: MAR 3, EDMONTON (4) Last SO: MAR 3, EDMONTON (4) Playoff Highs: Shots Saves - - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 9GP / /.95 SV% /.3 GAA / 6 SO '-3' at Home: 4--0 /.939 SV% /.07 GAA '-3' on Road: -3- /.865 SV% /.86 GAA '-3' Playoffs: /.000 SV% / 0.00 GAA / 0 SO --9-save shutout on 3/3 vs. EDM giving him 6 for his Blues career, tying Glenn Hall for the frachise record --Along with Brian Elliott captured the nd Jennings Trophy in club history in 0- --Made saves in Game of the 0 Conference Quarterfinals (left w/lower body injury)...part of the first combined shutout in Blues playoff history --Last season, set a new career high with an 8-game win streak from /3 to 3/ including 6 straight wins on the road --3 shutouts in first nine games in passed Jacques Plante in Blues' history as the quickest goaltender to record 3 shutouts (Plante had 3 SO in first starts) #4: Kris Russell (D) 5' 0", 73 lbs. / May, 987 (6 years) Drafted: Columbus' 3rd round pick, 67th overall, in 005 Acquired: Nov., 0 from Columbus in exchange for Nikita Nikitin 6th NHL / nd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 6, 03 vs ANAHEIM (9) Last Assist: APR 7, 03 vs CHICAGO Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 77GP, 5--6, PIM '-3' at Home: 6GP, -3-4 '-3' on Road: 8GP, '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, in last 0 games , +9 rating over last 8 games --Ranked 3rd among Blues defensemen in goals (6) and set a career high with a +3 rating in 0- --Scored in his Blues debut / vs. TBL --Posted 4 pts (--4) in 5 games for TPS Turku of SM-liiga (Finland) this season

16 #5: Barret Jackman (D) 6' 0", 03 lbs. / Mar 5, 98 (3 years and months) JAK-man Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 7th overall, in 999 th NHL / th STL Season Last Goal: APR, MINNESOTA () Last Assist: APR 7, DETROIT (9) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 3x 5/6 vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 644GP, 3-8-5, 88 PIM '-3' at Home: GP, --3 '-3' on Road: 4GP, -7-9 '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, -0-, 8 PIM --Logged his first career playoff GWG in game...st playoff GWG by a Blues d-man since Bryce Salvador in gm 5 of conf. quarters vs. SJS in 00 --Last season, ranked nd on the team with a +0 rating...ranked 4th in the NHL with a +3 home rating, 8th in blocked shots (53) and 9th in shorthanded ice/game (3:6) --Jackman, Bob and Barclay Plager and Al MacInnis only defensemen in club history to appear in at least 600 games --Became the only Calder Trophy winner in franchise history in 003 #9: Jaden Schwartz (L) 5' 0", 90 lbs. / Jun 5, 99 (0 years and 0 months) Drafted: Blues' first round pick, 4th overall, in 00 nd NHL / nd STL Season Last Goal: APR 7, 03 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: APR 5, 03 vs COLUMBUS () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :36 6-5/ vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK x Career as a Blue: 5GP, 9-7-6, 4 PIM '-3' at Home: GP, 3--5 '-3' on Road: 3GP, '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0-0-0, PIM --Ranks 5th among rookie fwds in the playoffs playing 5: per game --9:36 of ice time in gm (playoff debut) was the most by a Blues rookie since T.J. Oshie (6:00) in 009 vs. VAN --Tied a Blues rookie record with 6 SOG in game...it was the most SOG by a Blues rookie in a playoff game since Jochen Hecht (6) in 000 vs SJS --Became 3th player in Blues history to score in NHL debut on 3/7 at TBL...3rd player to score in first NHL games --Named Captain of Team Canada for the 0 World Juniors (-3-5 in 6gp, won the Bronze)

17 #0: Andy McDonald (L) 5' 0", 75 lbs. / Aug 5, 977 (35 years and 8 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Dec. 4, 007 from Anaheim in exchange for Doug Weight, Michal Birner and a 7th round pick in the 008 Entry Draft th NHL / 6th STL Season Last Goal: APR 5, 03 vs CALGARY () Last Assist: APR 7, 03 vs CHICAGO Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /30 vs. LAK 5/4 vs. LAK x 5/ vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 94GP, , 8 PIM '-3' at Home: 9GP, -7-9 '-3' on Road: 8GP, 5-7- '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Won 8 of 9 faceoffs in gm...the best F/O win percentage by a Blue in a playoff game since that stat began tracking in in last 3 games (reg. + postseason) --Last season, led the Blues in power play ice/game (:56)...Missed 5 games due to a concussion suffered on Oct. 3 in DAL --Recorded his 400th point 0//0 vs. CHI...becoming the 3rd player in franchise history to reach 400 career pts while with the club --Won a Stanley Cup with Anaheim in #: Scott Nichol (C) 5' 8", 79 lbs. / Dec 3, 974 (38 years and 4 months) Drafted: Buffalo's th round pick, 7nd overall, in 993 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, 0 3th NHL / nd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 7, PHOENIX () Last Assist: MAR 5, PHOENIX (34) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 0GP, 4-5-9, 08 PIM '-3' at Home: 5GP, '-3' on Road: 5GP, -0- '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --5th in the NHL in faceoff win% (60.6) --Ranked 4th on the Blues in PIM (83) while he ranked 3th in the NHL overall in F/O win% (57.6% - at least 00 attempts) --Played his 600th game /3 vs. DET --30th among active players with 89 career PIM #5: Jamie Langenbrunner (R) (*Injured) 6' ", 05 lbs. / Jul 4, 975 (37 years and 9 months) Drafted: Dallas' nd round pick, 35th overall, in 993 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 6, 0 8th NHL / nd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 7, 0 vs NASHVILLE (9) Last Assist: JAN 3, COLUMBUS () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 74GP, 6-9-5, 3 PIM '-3' at Home: GP, '-3' on Road: GP, 0-- '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Became st American player to reach the,00-game mark on 3/7 vs. NSH --Among American players all-time ranks 0th in GWG (58), 4th in assists (49), 7th in goals (43) and 8th in pts (66) --Won Stanley Cup with DAL in 999 and NJD in Captained Team USA at 00 Olympics...Also represented USA in the 004 World Cup and 998 Olympics

18 #7: Vladimir Sobotka (L) 5' 0", 97 lbs. / Jul, 987 (5 years and 0 months) Drafted: Boston's 4th round pick, 06th overall, in 005 Acquired: June 6, 00 from Boston in exchange for the rights to David Warsofsky 6th NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: MAR 4, CALGARY (7) Last Assist: APR 3, 03 vs COLORADO () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 85GP, , 46 PIM '-3' at Home: 4GP, -6-8 '-3' on Road: 3GP, 6-5- '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0-3-3, 0 PIM --Posted a Blues playoff record 0 hits in gm 4 (stat tracked since 005) --Led the Blues with a 88% success rate on F/O in gm 3 (7 for 8) in last 4 games (reg. + postseason) --Logged first career hat trick on 3/9 vs. SJS --Posted 5 pts (0-5-5) in 7 games with Slavia Praha in the Czech league this season #9: Jay Bouwmeester (D) 6' 4", lbs. / Sep 7, 983 (9 years and 7 months) Drafted: Florida's first round pick, 3rd overall, in 00 Acquired: From Calgary in exchange for Mark Cundari, the rights to Reto Berra and a conditional st round pick and conditional 4th round pick in the 03 Entry Draft 0th NHL / st STL Season Last Goal: APR 6, 03 vs VANCOUVER (6) Last Assist: APR 5, 03 vs CALGARY () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK x 5/6 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 4GP, -6-7, 6 PIM '-3' at Home: 8GP, -4-5 '-3' on Road: 6GP, 0-- '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0--, 0 PIM --Logged 6:37 in his NHL playoff debut in gm , +7 in last 8 games (reg. + postseason) in 33 games with CGY this season --Currently the NHL's leading Iron Man with 635 consecutive games played ---time NHL All-Star (007, 009) and named to the NHL All-Rookie Team #0: Alexander Steen (L) 5' ", lbs. / Mar, 984 (9 years and months) Drafted: Toronto's first round pick, 4th overall, in 00 Acquired: Nov. 4, 008 from Toronto (w/ Carlo Colaiacovo) in exchange for Lee Stempniak 8th NHL / 5th STL Season Last Goal: APR 5, 03 vs CALGARY () Last Assist: APR 9, 03 vs DALLAS (4) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /30 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK x 4/30 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK x 5/6 vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 84GP, , PIM '-3' at Home: GP, 4--5 '-3' on Road: 9GP, 4-8- '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, -0-, 4 PIM --Steen's shorthanded OT GWG in gm was the first of it's kind in Blues history and the first OT GWG by a Blue overall in a playoff game since Scott Young in 00 vs. COL --Steen became the first player in the NHL overall to score a shorthanded OT GWG since Fernando Pisani of EDM in the 006 Stanley Cup final , +4 in last 9 games (reg. + postseason) --Last season, led the Blues and tied for th in the NHL overall with a career high +4 rating --Posted 3 pts (8-5-3) in 0 games with Modo of the SEL (Swedish Elite League) this season

19 #: Patrik Berglund (C) 6' 3", 7 lbs. / Jun, 988 (4 years and months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 5th overall, in 006 5th NHL / 5th STL Season Last Goal: APR 7, 03 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: APR, COLORADO (3) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK x 5/4 vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK x 5/6 vs. LAK x Career as a Blue: 358GP, , 00 PIM '-3' at Home: 4GP, 7--9 '-3' on Road: 4GP, '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, --, PIM in last 8 gms (reg + postseason)...led the league in shooting% at.3% during reg. season -- of 7 Blues to play in all 48 games this season --Ranked nd on the team with 7 goals this season --Posted 3 pts (0--3) in 8 games for VIK Vasteras (Sweden) this season #: Kevin Shattenkirk (D) 5' ", 07 lbs. / Jan 9, 989 (4 years and 3 months) Drafted: Colorado's st round pick, 4th overall, in 007 Acquired: Feb. 9, 0 from Colorado along with Chris Stewart and a conditional nd round pick in the 0 Entry Draft in exchange for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional st round pick in 0 Entry Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: APR, COLORADO (3) Last Assist: MAR 8, 03 vs LOS ANGELES (5) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : x x 4/30 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK x 5/6 vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 55GP, , 96 PIM '-3' at Home: 4GP, -0- '-3' on Road: 4GP, 4-8- '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0--, 4 PIM --Ranks 4th among American-born defenseman since entering the league in 00- (. Dustin Byfuglien,. Keith Yandle, 3. Ryan Suter) --In 0-, along with Alex Pietrangelo, became the 4th set of d-men in Blues history to each record 40+ pts in the same season (MacInnis/Pronger, MacInnis/Steve Duchesne, Jeff Brown/Scott Stevens) --9-game pt streak in 00- was just the second time in NHL history a rookie d-man has compiled a pt streak of 9 or more games (Barry Beck ) #3: Andrew Murray (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Nov 6, 98 (3 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected by Columbus in the 00 Entry Draft (8th round, 4nd overall) Acquired: Signed by San Jose as a free agent on July 9, 0 6th NHL / st STL Season Last Goal: NOV 6, 0 vs VANCOUVER (0) Last Assist: JAN, WINNIPEG (6) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM '-3' at Home: GP, '-3' on Road: 0GP, '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Ranks 4th on Peoria (Blues' AHL affiliate) with 3 pts (4-7-3) in 5 games this season --Appeared in 39 games with San Jose last year posting 4 pts (-3-4) --Spent four seasons with Columbus from 007-0

20 #5: Chris Stewart (R) 6' ", 3 lbs. / Oct 30, 987 (5 years and 6 months) Drafted: Colorado's st round pick, 8th overall, in 006 Acquired: Feb. 9, 0 from Colorado along with Kevin Shattenkirk and a conditional nd round pick in the 0 Entry Draft in exchange for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a conditional st round pick in 0 Entry Draft 5th NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: APR 3, 03 vs COLORADO () Last Assist: APR 5, 03 vs CALGARY () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 5/4 vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 53GP, , 64 PIM '-3' at Home: 4GP, 3-9- '-3' on Road: 4GP, '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0--, 0 PIM in last 3 games (reg + postseason) --Became 5th player in franchise history to score goals in Blues debut, /9/0 vs. ANA --6 goals in first 5 games was the best start to a Blues' career in franchise history --Posted an assist in 5 games with Liberec (Czech) as well as 0 pts (6-4-0) in 5 games with Crimmitschau (German) this season #6: Dmitrij Jaskin (R) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Mar 3, 993 (0 years and month) Drafted: Blues' nd round pick, 4st overall, in 0 st NHL / st STL Season Last Goal: Last Assist: Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM '-3' at Home: GP, '-3' on Road: GP, '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Made NHL debut on 4/6 vs. VAN --Led Moncton and ranked 5th overall in the QMJHL with 99 pts (46G, 53A) in 5 games this season --Named the QMJHL's first star for Nov. 0 and Jan. 03 while also earning first star of the week honors during consecutive weeks in Jan Prior to 0-3, spent seasons with Slavia Praha HC of the Czech Extraleague posting pts (4G, 8A) in 63 games

21 #7: Alex Pietrangelo (D) 6' 3", 0 lbs. / Jan 8, 990 (3 years and 3 months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 4th overall, in 008 5th NHL / 5th STL Season Last Goal: MAR 7, PHOENIX (4) Last Assist: APR, COLORADO (3) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : / vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK x Career as a Blue: 4GP, 9-9-, 73 PIM '-3' at Home: 3GP, --3 '-3' on Road: 4GP, 3-8- '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0--, PIM --5 blocks and 5 SOG in gm marked the nd time in his playoff career he has posted at least as many of each in a game (6 BS, 6 SOG in 0 vs. SJS) in last games (reg + postseason) --In 0-, along with Kevin Shattenkirk, became the 4th set of d-men in Blues history to each record 40+ pts in the same season (MacInnis/Pronger, MacInnis/Steve Duchesne, Jeff Brown/Scott Stevens) --Youngest player in club history to record back to back 40 pt seasons --Became the nd d-man in Blues history (Al MacInnis) to log 6 GWG and 6 PPG in the same season #8: Ian Cole (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Feb, 989 (4 years and months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 8th overall, in 007 3rd NHL / 3rd STL Season Last Goal: DEC 8, 0 vs ANAHEIM (30) Last Assist: JAN 9, 03 vs DETROIT (4) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 67GP, -9-, 67 PIM '-3' at Home: 7GP, 0-- '-3' on Road: 8GP, '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Last season, tied a career high in GP (6) and set new marks in assists (5), pts (6) and +/- (+7) --Registered his first two NHL points including his first career goal, 3/9/ at CBJ in 34 games with Peoria this season #9: Jeff Woywitka (D) 6' 3", 7 lbs. / Sep, 983 (9 years and 8 months) WOI-wiht-ka Drafted: Philadelphia's st round pick, 7th overall, in 00 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 0 9th NHL / 6th STL Season Last Goal: NOV 3, 0 vs ANAHEIM () Last Assist: DEC 30, FLORIDA () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 5GP, , 06 PIM '-3' at Home: 0GP, '-3' on Road: 0GP, '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Recorded pts (-0-) in 34 games with Peoria this season --Previously spent four seasons with the Blues from Logged 6 pts (-5-6) in 7 games with NYR as well as 3 pts (0-3-3) in 6 games with Connecticut (AHL) last season

22 #3: Chris Porter (L) 6' ", 06 lbs. / May 9, 984 (8 years and months) Drafted: Chicago's 9th round pick, 8nd overall, in 003 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on Aug., 007 4th NHL / 4th STL Season Last Goal: APR 7, DETROIT () Last Assist: APR 5, 03 vs CALGARY () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp :4 9-4/30 vs. LAK 3x 5/6 vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 7GP, 0-4-4, 7 PIM '-3' at Home: 4GP, -3-4 '-3' on Road: 5GP, -3-4 '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Landed a career high 9 hits in gm 4 (reg or postseason)...nd highest total by a Blue in a postseason game ever (stat tracked since 005) --Made his playoff debut in gm --Plus or even rating in 8 of last 9 games (+3) (reg + postseason) --Posted 0 pts (7-3-0) in games with Peoria this season --Last seson, set career highs in GP (47), goals (4), while tying a career high in pts (7)...ranked 5th on the team in hits (4) #33: Jordan Leopold (D) 6' ", 06 lbs. / Aug 3, 980 (3 years and 9 months) Drafted: Anaheim's nd round pick, 44th overall, in 999 Acquired: From Buffalo in exchange for a nd round pick and a conditional 5th pick in the 03 Entry Draft 0th NHL / st STL Season Last Goal: MAR 6, TAMPA BAY (6) Last Assist: APR 3, 03 vs COLORADO () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /30 vs. LAK 5/4 vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 5GP, 0--, 0 PIM '-3' at Home: 8GP, 0-- '-3' on Road: 7GP, '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM in last games (reg + postseason) in 4 games with BUF this season --Wtih BUF this year, ranked nd on team in overall TOI/G (:08), 3rd in SH TOI/G and 7th in PP TOI/G #37: Jani Hakanpaa (D) 6' 5", 8 lbs. / Mar 3, 99 ( years and month) Drafted: Blues' 4th round pick, 04th overall, in 00 st NHL / st STL Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM '-3' at Home: 0GP, '-3' on Road: 0GP, '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Looking to become the first Finnish D-man to appear for the Blues since Tomas Koivisto in pts (-3-5) in 34 games with the Blues of Finland's SM-liiga this season --4 pts (-3-4) in 4 games with the Rivermen this season

23 #4: David Backes (C) 6' 3", lbs. / May, 984 (9 years) Back-es Drafted: Blues' nd round pick, 6nd overall, in 003 7th NHL / 7th STL Season Last Goal: APR, COLORADO (3) Last Assist: APR 7, 03 vs CHICAGO Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 5/4 vs. LAK 5/4 vs. LAK 5/6 vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 494GP, , 663 PIM '-3' at Home: 4GP, 3--5 '-3' on Road: 4GP, '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, -0-, 0 PIM --Broke a 6-gm postseason goal drought in gm F/O wins in gm tied a postseason career best...his 70% success rate was the best by a Blue since FO win% began tracking in 000 (at least 0 draws taken) --Last season, led the Blues in goals (4), PPG (8 - career high) and shots (34 - career high) while tying for the lead in pts (54) --Recored over 00 hits in 5 straight seasons, Dustin Brown the only other player with that distinction --Was one of three NHL players with at least 30 goals and 00 hits (Alex Ovechkin, Brenden Morrow) and led all NHL forwards with a +3 rating in 00- #43: Taylor Chorney (D) 6' ", 89 lbs. / Apr 7, 987 (6 years) Drafted: Edmonton's nd choice, 36th overall, in the 005 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Claimed off waivers from Edmonton on Oct., 0 3rd NHL / nd STL Season Last Goal: FEB 5, 0 vs DALLAS (0) Last Assist: FEB 5, 0 vs DALLAS (0) Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp Career as a Blue: GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM '-3' at Home: 0GP, '-3' on Road: 0GP, '-3' Playoffs: 0GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM --Logged 4 pts (4-0-4) in 73 games with Peoria this season --Prior to joining Blues, recorded 7 pts (-6-7) in 59 games with EDM #46: Roman Polak (D) 6' 0", 36 lbs. / Apr 8, 986 (7 years) POH-lahk Drafted: Blues' 6th round pick, 80th overall, in 004 7th NHL / 7th STL Season Last Goal: APR, MINNESOTA (9) Last Assist: APR 5, 03 vs CALGARY () Playoffs Career Playoffs Season Career Career vs. Opp : /4 vs. LAK 4/30 vs. LAK 5/ vs. LAK x 5/ vs. LAK Career as a Blue: 35GP, , 48 PIM '-3' at Home: 4GP, 0-- '-3' on Road: 4GP, -3-4 '-3' Playoffs: 4GP, 0-0-0, PIM --4 SOG in gm was a playoff career high ---- over last games (reg + postseason) --This reg. season, ranked 3rd on the club in PIM (48), hits (0) and blocks (78) --Posted 8 pts (-6-8) in games with Vitkovice HC of the Czcech league this season