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1 St. Louis Blues Game Notes Sat, Nov, NHL Game #6 St. Louis Blues ( pts) Colorado Avalanche - - ( pts) Team Game: Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: Road Game: (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Brian Elliott Jake Allen..9 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Carl Gunnarsson 5 D Barret Jackman C Steve Ott 9 C Joakim Lindstrom 8 - C Jori Lehtera L Jaden Schwartz D Jay Bouwmeester 9 5 L Alexander Steen 9 6 C Patrik Berglund 8 - D Kevin Shattenkirk R Dmitrij Jaskin 7 D Alex Pietrangelo D Ian Cole 9 8 L Chris Porter D Jordan Leopold 7 C Maxim Lapierre 9 C David Backes L Magnus Paajarvi - 7 R T.J. Oshie R Ryan Reaves 9 9 R Vladimir Tarasenko # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra.7.9 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Nick Holden -6 8 D Tyson Barrie D Nate Guenin 5 6 D Erik Johnson 6 7 C John Mitchell D Jan Hejda 6 9 C Matt Duchene 6 9 L Jamie McGinn 5 - R Jarome Iginla D Brad Stuart - 6 D Zach Redmond C Marc-Andre Cliche 7 5 C Maxime Talbot 6 9 C Nathan MacKinnon 6-5 L Alex Tanguay 6 - D Ryan Wilson - 5 R Dennis Everberg 6-8 C Daniel Briere L Cody McLeod 8 9 C Ryan O'Reilly L Gabriel Landeskog 5-8 President of Hockey Operations & GM/Alt. Gov. Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Doug Armstrong Ken Hitchcock Brad Shaw Ray Bennett, Kirk Muller, Sean Ferrell (Video) Jim Corsi President Exec. VP / General Manager Head Coach / VP of Hockey Ops Coaching Staff Josh Kroenke Joe Sakic Patrick Roy Tim Army, Andre Tourigny, Mario Duhamel (video), Francois Allaire (goaltending), Adam Foote (defense) Tonight's Officials Referees Kyle Rehman(7), Kelly Sutherland() Linesmen Tim Nowak(77), Ryan Galloway(8) Supervisor Video Judge Jim Kehm Ntl. Anthem Charles Glenn Today's Schedule BOS : 7: CAR : 7: FLA : 7: MIN : 7: NJD : 7: NYR : 7: PIT : 7: STL : 7: TBL : 7: TOR : 7: SJS : 7: EDM : 8:

2 St. Louis Blues: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Brian Elliott G 6' " 9 Apr 9, 985 Newmarket, ON, CAN Carl Gunnarsson D 6' " 96 Nov 9, 986 Orebro, SWE 5 Barret Jackman D 6' " Mar 5, 98 Trail, BC, CAN 9 Steve Ott C 6' " 89 Aug 9, 98 Summerside, PE, CAN Joakim Lindstrom C 6' " 87 Dec 5, 98 Skellefteå, SWE Jori Lehtera C 6' " Dec, 987 Helsinki, FIN 7 Jaden Schwartz L 5' " 9 Jun 5, 99 Wilcox, SK, CAN 9 Jay Bouwmeester D 6' " Sep 7, 98 Edmonton, AB, CAN Alexander Steen L 5' " Mar, 98 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Patrik Berglund C 6' " 7 Jun, 988 Västerås, SWE Kevin Shattenkirk D 5' " 7 Jan 9, 989 New Rochelle, NY, USA Dmitrij Jaskin R 6' " 96 Mar, 99 Omsk, RUS 7 Alex Pietrangelo D 6' " Jan 8, 99 King City, ON, CAN 8 Ian Cole D 6' " 9 Feb, 989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA Chris Porter L 6' " 6 May 9, 98 Toronto, ON, CAN Jordan Leopold D 6' " 6 Aug, 98 Golden Valley, MN, USA Jake Allen G 6' " 95 Aug 7, 99 Fredericton, NB, CAN Maxim Lapierre C 6' " 5 Mar 9, 985 Saint-Léonard, QC, CAN David Backes C 6' " May, 98 Minneapolis, MN, USA 56 Magnus Paajarvi L 6' " 8 Apr, 99 Norrkoping, SWE 7 T.J. Oshie R 5' " 89 Dec, 986 Everett, WA, USA 75 Ryan Reaves R 6' " Jan, 987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 9 Vladimir Tarasenko R 6' " 9 Dec, 99 Yaroslavl, RUS Players Total Avg: 6' " 5 Age: 7.8 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 6 Paul Stastny C 6' " 5 Dec 7, 985 Quebec City, QC, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks KEVIN SHATTENKIRK ( / Games) Point Streaks ALEXANDER STEEN (-- / Games) KEVIN SHATTENKIRK (-- / Games) Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Semyon Varlamov G 6' " 9 Apr 7, 988 Samara, RUS Nick Holden D 6' " May 5, 987 St. Albert, AB, CAN Tyson Barrie D 5' " 9 Jul 6, 99 Victoria, BC, CAN 5 Nate Guenin D 6' " 7 Dec, 98 Aliquippa, PA, USA 6 Erik Johnson D 6' " Mar, 988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 John Mitchell C 6' " Jan, 985 Oakville, ON, CAN 8 Jan Hejda D 6' " Jun 8, 978 Prague, CZE 9 Matt Duchene C 5' " Jan 6, 99 Haliburton, ON, CAN Jamie McGinn L 6' " Aug 5, 988 Fergus, ON, CAN Jarome Iginla R 6' " Jul, 977 Edmonton, AB, CAN 7 Brad Stuart D 6' " 5 Nov 6, 979 Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN Reto Berra G 6' " Jan, 987 Bulach, CHE Zach Redmond D 6' " 5 Jul 6, 988 Traverse City, MI, USA Marc-Andre Cliche C 6' " Mar, 987 Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN 5 Maxime Talbot C 5' " 9 Feb, 98 Lemoyne, QC, CAN 9 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' " 95 Sep, 995 Halifax, NS, CAN Alex Tanguay L 6' " 9 Nov, 979 Ste-Justine, QC, CAN Ryan Wilson D 6' " Feb, 987 Windsor, ON, CAN 5 Dennis Everberg R 6' " 5 Dec, 99 Vasteras, SWE 8 Daniel Briere C 5' 9" 7 Oct 6, 977 Gatineau, QC, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' " Jun 6, 98 Binscarth, MB, CAN 9 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' " Feb 7, 99 Clinton, ON, CAN 9 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' " Nov, 99 Stockholm, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " 5 Age: 8.5 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Jesse Winchester C 6' " 5 Oct, 98 Long Sault, ON, CAN 58 Patrick Bordeleau L 6' 6" 5 Mar, 986 Montreal, QC, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks ERIK JOHNSON ( / Games) Point Streaks ERIK JOHNSON (-- / Games) GABRIEL LANDESKOG (-- / Games)

3 St. Louis Blues: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 9 Vladimir Tarasenko :8. D Kevin Shattenkirk :. 7 8 L 7 Jaden Schwartz :6. 8 C Jori Lehtera : L Alexander Steen : C David Backes : D 7 Alex Pietrangelo :. C 6 Paul Stastny 8. :8 5.9 R 75 Ryan Reaves :7. 6 C Maxim Lapierre 9 5. : C Joakim Lindstrom 8-8. :5. R Dmitrij Jaskin 5. :. 7 D Carl Gunnarsson. :8. C 9 Steve Ott 9. : C Patrik Berglund : R 7 T.J. Oshie : D 5 Barret Jackman : D 9 Jay Bouwmeester 9 5. :. D 8 Ian Cole :. 7 L Chris Porter 5. 7:6. D Jordan Leopold 7. :. 8 L 56 Magnus Paajarvi -. :. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Brian Elliott Jake Allen

4 Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Matt Duchene : R Jarome Iginla : D Tyson Barrie :7. 6 L Alex Tanguay :. 6 6 D 6 Erik Johnson :. 9 8 C 9 Nathan MacKinnon : C 9 Ryan O'Reilly : L 9 Gabriel Landeskog :9. 9 L Jamie McGinn 5-5. : D 8 Jan Hejda 6. 9:59. C 8 Daniel Briere :7. C 7 John Mitchell : C Marc-Andre Cliche 7. : 5. L 55 Cody McLeod :. 5 6 D Nick Holden :. 7 5 C 5 Maxime Talbot 6. : D Zach Redmond 5. 5: D 5 Nate Guenin :5. 9 D 7 Brad Stuart :. 6 8 D Ryan Wilson -. :. 6 R 5 Dennis Everberg 6 -. :. 9 5 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra

5 Colorado St. Louis Blues Team Records Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues Last game: Thursday VS NY ISLANDERS (5- W) Thursday VS ANAHEIM (- W) Next game: Saturday AT ST. LOUIS Saturday VS COLORADO Overall record/streak: - - / Win / Undef / Win / Undef Home record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Win / Undef Road record/streak: - - / OTL - - / Win / Undef Last 5 Games: Last Games: Goal Games: Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: - - Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals:

6 Colorado St. Louis Blues Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: (.5 avg.) Opponents: 7 (.8 avg.) St. Louis Blues: (. avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: (9.5 avg.) Opponents: (6. avg.) St. Louis Blues: (. avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Power Play Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues G Att % G Att % Overall: 6 5. (nd NHL) 8 6. (th NHL) Home: 7.5 (th NHL). (T-st NHL) Road: 8.7 (5th NHL) 5 5. (rd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 9. (nd NHL) (nd NHL) Home: 95. (rd NHL) 8 8. (T-5th NHL) Road: 87.5 (5th NHL) 5 7. (th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) Penalties Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 5.6 (rd NHL) (th NHL) Goal Situations Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : 7 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 5: 6 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 7 7

7 Colorado St. Louis Blues Situations Individual Leaders Colorado Avalanche St. Louis Blues Points: M. DUCHENE (9),J. IGINLA (8),T. BARRIE (7) K. SHATTENKIRK (9),V. TARASENKO (9),J. SCHWARTZ (8) Goals: A. TANGUAY (),G. LANDESKOG (),J. MCGINN () J. SCHWARTZ (5),V. TARASENKO (),A. STEEN () Assists: J. IGINLA (6),M. DUCHENE (6),T. BARRIE (6) K. SHATTENKIRK (8),V. TARASENKO (5),A. STEEN () PP Goals: G. LANDESKOG (),E. JOHNSON (),J. MCGINN () D. BACKES (),J. SCHWARTZ (),K. SHATTENKIRK () SH Goals: A. TANGUAY (),J. MITCHELL () GW Goals: D. BRIERE (),C. MCLEOD () A. STEEN (),D. BACKES (),V. TARASENKO () + Goals: V. TARASENKO(),J. SCHWARTZ() PIM: C. MCLEOD (8),E. JOHNSON (),G. LANDESKOG (8) S. OTT (),B. JACKMAN (9),I. COLE (8) Shots: M. DUCHENE (5),N. MACKINNON (),G. LANDESKOG (9) V. TARASENKO (8),A. STEEN (9),J. SCHWARTZ (9) +/-: E. JOHNSON (+),J. IGINLA (+),J. HEJDA (+) V. TARASENKO (+6),J. BOUWMEESTER (+5),A. STEEN (+) Shootout Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Alex Tanguay /. Matt Duchene /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Semyon Varlamov - /. St. Louis Blues Shooter G/S % GDG Alexander Steen /. T.J. Oshie /. Vladimir Tarasenko /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Brian Elliott - /.667 Power Play Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Gabriel Landeskog Nathan MacKinnon Tyson Barrie Ryan O'Reilly Erik Johnson Jamie McGinn Alex Tanguay Matt Duchene Nick Holden St. Louis Blues Player G A P Kevin Shattenkirk 5 6 David Backes Jaden Schwartz Vladimir Tarasenko Jori Lehtera Alex Pietrangelo Alexander Steen Paul Stastny Short Handed Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Alex Tanguay John Mitchell Erik Johnson Jan Hejda St. Louis Blues Player G A P

8 St. Louis Blues: Media Notes *For Game Notes, League Stats and News Clips visit stlouisblues.com/media INJURIES Paul Stastny -5 Total Man Games Lost: RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. Recalled Dmitrij Jaskin from Chicago; Placed Paul Stastny on IR Oct. 9 Assigned Petteri Lindbohm to Chicago LAST TIME OUT Blues, vs. Ducks, Stars:. Jake Allen /. Ryan Reaves /. Alex Pietrangelo --Jake Allen made saves to earn the second shutout of his career...the Blues shutout the Ducks for the first time since Oct. 7, 9 (5- W) --Alexander Steen posted his second goal of the season, both of which have been game-winning goals --Kevin Shattenkirk added an assist, giving him three in his last two games --Ryan Reaves scored the Blues second goal, giving him two in his last three games --Jori Lehtera (/) and Maxim Lapierre (8/) combined to win 9 of 5 faceoffs they took. For Lehtera, it was his third game north of 75% this season BLUES VS. AVALANCHE Recent Series vs. COL Record in last 5: -- Record in last 5 at home: -- Hot vs. COL Patrik Berglund --5 in last 6 Jaden Schwartz -- in last David Backes 6-5- in last T.J. Oshie -6-6 in last Alexander Steen -- in last Vladimir Tarasenko -- in last Recent Rundown The Blues took three of four in the - season series and have points in 9 of their last dates with COL overall (7--). Prior to their recent success, the Blues had lost seven consecutive to the Avs from Dec. 7, 9 to Feb.,. One of the bright spots from last season was the power play, which outscored the Avs - despite COL holding a 9- advantage in opportunities. STL s % conversion rate shared rd best among all teams vs. COL last season. Another theme from last year was physicality, as the two teams combined for 69 PIM, while the Blues PIM were more than they had against any other team. The majority of the infractions (7 total PIM) were accumulated in the third period of their final meeting of - (Apr. 5), a frame that included a combined minors, major and misconducts. Rule of Three Prior to COL s shutout in the final meeting of -, the Blues had scored three or more goals in seven straight home games vs. the Avs, going 5-- over that span. Getting to three has been a recipe for success, as over the past five seasons (-present) the Blues

9 are 8-7- when scoring three or more, while that record improves to 76-- at Scottrade Center. The Blues have not lost in regulation at home when scoring three or more goals since Mar., vs. DET Home Cookin The Blues have been stout at home over the past five seasons (Since -), posting a.7 pts% (99-8-5) that ranks th over that span. Further, in that time they have averaged.9 goals per game, which ranks th overall, as well as buried power play goals (9.6% - 9th best), which shares 7th overall. Compare those numbers with their road marks:.5 goals per game (t-5th) / 79 power play goals (th) Top Home PTS% Since -. San Jose (98--8,.7). Chicago (-6-7,.79). Pittsburgh (--8,.76). St. Louis (99-8-5,.7) Player Watch Alexander Steen led the Blues and was one of three players League-wide to record three goals and a +5 rating vs. COL last season (SJS Martin Havlat / WPG Blake Wheeler). In addition, Steen fired shots on goal against them, leading the Blues and sharing th among all Western Conf. skaters. This Day in Hockey History (977) Garry Unger scored his 9th career hat trick in the Blues' 7- win against the Los Angeles Kings History vs. COL All-Time: at Home/on Road: -9-6 / 9--9 Last Time: Apr. 5, - L (GWG: Paul Stastny) All-Time OT: --9 at Home/on Road: -- / --6 Last Time: Feb., - L (GWG: David Jones) All- Time Shootout: - at Home/on Road: - / - Last Shootout: Dec., - L (GW SO: Ryan O Reilly) BLUE NOTES October Summary The Blues navigated a 5-- record during the first month of the season despite facing opponents with a combined record of -6-9 (.6 pts%). Vladimir Tarasenko (-5-9) and Kevin Shattenkirk (-8-9) shared the team lead with 9 points each, while the Blues got two October hat tricks (Tarasenko, 8th at DAL / Jaden Schwartz, 8th at ARZ) for the first time since the 99-9 campaign (Kevin Miller, Brendan Shanahan). The club finished the month with three consecutive wins against Chicago, Dallas and Anaheim respectively, and now share League s longest active win streak with Pittsburgh and Vancouver. Looking ahead, the past two Novembers have been kind to the Blues are they are a combined -5- since -. October Ranks Goal Diff: +5 (t-7th /. PIT, +) Even Strength Goal Diff: + (t-6th /. MIN, +6) PP Goal Diff: + (t-9th /. PIT, +9) Shot Diff: +7 (rd /. MIN, +) Steen Clutch Alexander Steen has two goals this season and both of them have been game-winners, giving him 6 overall for his Blues career and moving him into a tie with Brad Boyes for 8th most in team history. Steen joins other players overall with two GWG this season, while last year, he led the Blues and shared rd overall with a career high 9 GWG ( goals overall in - also led Blues and were

10 a career high). Steen goal production has been timely ever since he joined the Blues if you consider that since his first full season with the club (9-) -8 of his goals have come in the rd period (st on Blues) - have come in the last five minutes of a period (t-st on Blues w/david Backes) - have come when a game has been tied (nd on Blues /. David Backes, ) -6 have come in either OT or in the last min of a rd period with either a tie score or a one-goal difference in the score Shattenkirk Contributes from the Blueline After posting three assists in his last two games, Kevin Shattenkirk has 9 points on the season (-8-9), which shares second among all defensemen (. SJ s Brent Burns, ). Since joining the Blues via trade from Colorado on Feb. 9,, the New Rochelle, New York native has 7 points (7--7), which ranks 8th among all defensemen (. Erik Karlsson, 87). Shattenkirk figures even more prominently on special teams as his 6 power play points since joining the Blues are th best overall, just 8 pts shy of first place Erik Karlsson (OTT), who has played over more PP minutes than Shattenkirk over that span (Shattenkirk 75: / Karlsson 8:9) Controlling Shots The Blues share 5th overall, averaging. shots per game, while they rank second with. shots allowed per game (. MIN,.). Thus far, they are -- when outshooting their opponents (opening night vs. NYR was even), a situation that sees teams win 55.7% of the time League-wide this season (teams that outshoot their opponents are a combined 7-6- thus far). Vladimir Tarasenko has been the team s most opportunistic shooter, totaling 8, which shares th overall and is 9 more than any other Blue. Tarasenko has posted four or more shots in 7 games this season, joining Claude Giroux and Erik Karlsson as the only players with that distinction QUICK HITS --Alex Pietrangelo ranks 7th overall in shorthanded ice time per game (:5), while he is one of 8 players that average over two minutes of power play ice time (:7 and three minutes of shorthanded ice time per game. His teammate and sometimes partner, Jay Bouwmeester (: pp / :8 sh), is also in that group --Jay Bouwmeester shares th among all defensemen with a +5 rating --Over the past five seasons (9- - present), the Blues are 7th overall with a +8 regular season even strength goal differential --The Blues +7 shot differential this season ranks rd overall (. MIN, +). They have accrued the majority of that stat in the rd period, where they have out shot opponents by shots, second only to CHI (+8). --Kevin Shattenkirk (A on Oct. vs. CGY) is of only 5 d-men to log a -assist outing this season (Victor Hedman, TBL / Olli Maatta, PIT / Keith Yandle, ARI / Tyson Barrie, COL) -- Vladimir Tarasenko is averaging. shots per game which shares 8th overall (. Zach Parise, 5.). The last Blue to average at least shots per game for a season was Scott Young (.) in - --Tarasenko has been a plus or even in all but one game this season, and shares th among all forwards with a +6 rating overall (. LA s Jeff Carter, +) --T.J. Oshie is t-5th all-time with 7 career shootout goals, while his 55.% conversion rate is second only to Slava Kozlov, who scored 7 times on 6 attempts (58.7%) from 5- --The Blues are out shooting their opponents by an average of 8. shots per game thus far, which ranks rd overall. MIN leads the League at. HITCHCOCK IN EXCLUSIVE COMPANY Ken Hitchcock is a member of the NHL s 6-win club, a -member group that includes 5 other coaches that have served behind the Blues bench (Scotty Bowman, Al Arbour, Mike Keenan, Joel Quenneville, Jacques Martin)

11 Most Wins, All-Time. Scott Bowman,, 6. Mike Keenan, Ken Hitchcock, 66 Most Wins, Active Coaches. Joel Quenneville, 7. Ken Hitchcock, 66. Lindy Ruff, 65 Most Wins, Blues History. Joel Quenneville, 7. Brian Sutter, 5. Ken Hitchcock, 9 FRANCHISE PERSPECTIVE All-Time GP. Brian Sutter, 779. Brett Hull, 7. Barret Jackman, 7. Jamal Mayers, 595. David Backes, 576 All-Time Goals 7. Red Berenson, 7 8. Jorgen Pettersson/David Backes, 6 All-Time Points 7. Keith Tkachuk, 7 8. Red Berenson, 9. David Backes, 6 All-Time Shutouts. Jaroslav Halak,. Brian Elliott, 7. Glenn Hall, 6 All-Time PIM. Barclay Plager,,5. Barret Jackman, Perry Turnbull, David Backes, 788 All-Time PPG. Doug Gilmour/Wayne Babych,. Scott Young,. David Backes, All-Time GWG 7. Brian Sutter/Keith Tkachuk/Red Berenson, 9 8. Brad Boyes/Alexander Steen, 6. Al MacInnis,. David Backes/Gary Sabourin/Jorgen Pettersson,

12 Brian Elliott shy of GP as a Blue Jay Bouwmeester 7 shy of 5 PIM, NHL career MILESTONE WATCH

13 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. /9/ New York Rangers L , / 98+ // Calgary Flames W -- -,p,7p, / 7 Los Angeles Kings O** / 8+ Arizona Coyotes W p,,7p,7,p,7p / 5 Anaheim Ducks L / // Vancouver Canucks L -- - p / /5/ Chicago Blackhawks W ,75, / 9+ 8 Dallas Stars W* ,,9,9p / 6 9 // Anaheim Ducks W 5-- -, / 6 67 // Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers New Jersey Devils /6/ New Jersey Devils /8/ Nashville Predators 5 // Buffalo Sabres 6 // Nashville Predators 7 /5/ Washington Capitals 8 Boston Bruins 9 Montréal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Winnipeg Jets /5/ Ottawa Senators /8/ Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild 5 Chicago Blackhawks 6 Nashville Predators 7 New York Islanders 8 /8/ Florida Panthers 9 // New York Islanders Colorado Avalanche /6/ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche 5 /7/ Dallas Stars 6 /9/ Colorado Avalanche 7 Nashville Predators 8 Anaheim Ducks 9 San Jose Sharks Arizona Coyotes /8/5 San Jose Sharks //5 Carolina Hurricanes //5 Edmonton Oilers /5/5 Detroit Red Wings 5 /7/5 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 /9/5 Colorado Avalanche 7 /9/5 Nashville Predators 8 Carolina Hurricanes 9 Washington Capitals 5 //5 Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Buffalo Sabres 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 /8/5 Chicago Blackhawks 5 //5 Arizona Coyotes 55 Tampa Bay Lightning 56 Florida Panthers 57 /7/5 Dallas Stars 58 //5 Boston Bruins 59 //5 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 //5 Montréal Canadiens 6 Winnipeg Jets 6 Edmonton Oilers 6 Vancouver Canucks 6 Philadelphia Flyers 65 Toronto Maple Leafs 66 //5 Winnipeg Jets 67 //5 Philadelphia Flyers 68 //5 Minnesota Wild 69 Dallas Stars 7 Calgary Flames 7 Winnipeg Jets 7 Minnesota Wild 7 Detroit Red Wings 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 75 /8/5 Columbus Blue Jackets 76 //5 Vancouver Canucks 77 //5 Calgary Flames 78 Dallas Stars 79 Chicago Blackhawks 8 /7/5 Winnipeg Jets 8 /9/5 Chicago Blackhawks 8 //5 Minnesota Wild

14 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. GUNNARSSON # JACKMAN # 5 OTT # 9 LINDSTROM # LEHTERA # SCHWARTZ # 7 BOUWMEESTER # 9 Oct 9 Vs NYR -,/- :8 -,/ : -,/- :6 -,/- 6:5 -,/ 7:9 -,/ : Oct Vs CGY -,/ 5:7 -,/ 5: -,/ :6 -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ :5 Oct LAK -,/ 5:56 -,/ :58 -,/ : -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ : Oct ARI -,/ 9: -,/ 5:7 -,/ :5 -,/ :7 -,7/ 7: -,/ : Oct ANA -,/- :5 -,/ 5:5 -,/- :9 DNP -,/ 6:59 -,/ :8 Oct Vs VAN -,/- 6:8 -,/ :8 -,/ : -,/- 5:5 -,/- 7:58 -,/ :5 Oct 5 Vs CHI -,/ :5 -,/ :9 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 8:5 -,/ 5: Oct DAL -,/- :5 -,/ 5: -,/- :58 -,/- : -,/ 8: -,/ :6 -,/ :5 Oct Vs ANA -,/ : -,/ 8:8 -,/ 7:5 DNP -,/ 7: -,/ : -,/ :9 Date Opp. STEEN # BERGLUND # SHATTENKIRK # JASKIN # STASTNY # 6 PIETRANGELO # 7 Oct 9 Vs NYR -,/ 8:5 -,/- 6: -,/ :57 -,/ 7: -,/- 5:6 -,/ :6 Oct Vs CGY -,/ 8: DNP -,/ :55 -,/ 7:8 -,/ :7 -,/ 6: Oct LAK -,6/ :5 -,/ 7:9 -,5/ 5:5 -,6/ 9: -,/ : -,/ 8:58 Oct ARI -(W),/ :8 -,/ 8:57 -,/ 8:7 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 7:58 Oct ANA -,/ :5 -,/- 6: -,/ : DNP -,/ :6 -,/ :6 Oct Vs VAN -,/- : -,/ 5: -,/- : DNP -,/- : -,/ :58 Oct 5 Vs CHI -,/ : -,/ 5:9 -,/- : -(W),/ :6 INJ -,/ 5:5 -,/- 7:8 Oct DAL -,7/ : -,/- 8:7 -,/ 5:5 -,/- 9:5 INJ -,/ :58 -,/ :9 Oct Vs ANA -(W),/ 9:7 -,/ : -,/ :9 -,/ :6 INJ -,/ :5 -,/ :6 COLE # 8 Date Opp. PORTER # LEOPOLD # LAPIERRE # BACKES # LINDBOHM # 8 PAAJARVI # 56 Oct 9 Vs NYR -,/- 5:5 -,/ 7: -,/ 7:58 -,/- 7:5 Oct Vs CGY -,/ 8:5 -,/ 5:6 -,/ : -(W),/ 7:5 -,5/ 6: Oct LAK DNP -,/ :5 -,/ :8 -,/ 8:6 -,5/ 8:6 Oct ARI DNP -,/ 7:5 -,/ : -,/ 9: -,/ 5:6 Oct ANA -,/ 6:9 DNP -,/ 9:7 -,/ :5 -,/- :5 -,/- :8 -,/ :9 Oct Vs VAN DNP -,/- :6 -,/ :9 -,/- 9: MIN -,/ :6 -,/- 8: Oct 5 Vs CHI DNP -,/ : -,/ 6: -,/ 9: MIN DNP -,/ 9:8 Oct DAL DNP DNP -,/ : -,/ :8 MIN DNP -,/ :58 Oct Vs ANA -,/ 7:9 -,/ 7:8 -,/ 9: DNP MIN -,/ :5 DNP OSHIE # 7 Date Opp. REAVES # 75 TARASENKO # 9 # ELLIOTT # ALLEN # Oct 9 Vs NYR -,/ 7:5 -,/ 8:6 /5 L 59: DND Oct Vs CGY -,/ 9:8 -,5/ :56 / W 59: DND Oct LAK -,/ 7:8 -,/ 7: /8 O 65: DND Oct ARI -,/ :56 -,7/ 5:5 DND /5 W 6: Oct ANA -,/ 6:5 -,/ 5: /5 L 59:8 DND Oct Vs VAN -,/ 8: -,/- :6 DND / L 59:7 Oct 5 Vs CHI -,/ : -,/ 7:55 / W 6: DND Oct DAL -,/ 5: -(W),6/ : /8 W 6:7 DND Oct Vs ANA -,/ 7:59 -,/ : DND / W 6:

15 St. Louis Blues: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Ken Hitchcock Hitchcock was named the th head coach in Blues history on Nov. 7,, and has led the club to three straight postseason appearances, including a franchise best 5-win regular season campaign last year. In -, he led the Blues to the their second best season ever and their first division title since en route to becoming the NHL's Jack Adams Award winner, the fourth coach in Blues history to recieve the honor. Hitchcock has also coached in Dallas, Philadelphia and Columbus. He currently ranks rd among active coaches in games behind the bench and nd in wins including becoming the th coach in NHL history to earn 6 wins on Apr. 6,. Hitchcock has guided his teams to seven division titles including winning the 999 Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars. Hitchcock also served as an assistant coach for Team Canada when they won Gold at the, and Winter Olympics. NHL Rec: / Playoff Rec: 7-68 Blues Rec: / Playoff Rec: 8- #: Brian Elliott (G) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Apr 9, 985 (9 years and 6 months) Drafted: Ottawa's 9th round pick, 9st overall, in Acquired: Signed as free agent on July, Last Win: OCT DALLAS Last SO: OCT LOS ANGELES () Career Shootouts: 7/ (.69), 5-7 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves /8 vs DAL Regular Season Career as a Blue: 99GP / /.96 SV% /.87 GAA / 7 SO -5 Stats: Home: -- /.98 SV% /. GAA Road: -- /.95 SV% /.95 GAA Trend:.87 GAA as a Blue is the best in franchise history (goaltenders with at least 5 GP) -This season, ranks 5th in GAA (.98) and 5th in sv% (.97) -Ranks second on the all-time franchise shutout list with 7 -Earned the Jennings Trophy, the second in Blues history -As a tandem in -, Elliott and Jaroslav 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 wins #: Jake Allen (G) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Aug 7, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Blues' nd round pick, th overall, in 8 Last Win: OCT, vs ANAHEIM Last SO: OCT, vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (.), - Season Highs: Shots Saves 5 5 times GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Regular Season Career as a Blue: 8GP / -5- /.9 SV% /.6 GAA / SO -5 Season Stats: Home: -- /.95 SV% /.5 GAA / SO Road: -- /.96 SV% /. GAA / SO Trend: Ranks rd in sv% (.9) and st in GAA (.) -- Among goalies with at least starts -In -, was named an AHL All-Star, and the League's Best Goaltender, leading the League in goals against average (.) and save percentage (.98) -In -, led all rookie goaltenders with 9 wins and a.6 gaa...became st Blues rookie goalie with at least 9 wins since Curtis Joseph in Made his first NHL start on Feb. at DET...became the rd goalie in NHL history to win his first NHL start in Detroit (Damian Rhodes, 9' and Rastislav Stana, ')

16 #: Carl Gunnarsson (D) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Nov 9, 986 (7 years and months) Drafted: Toronto's 7th round pick, 9th overall, in 7 Acquired: From Toronto, along with a th round pick (Ville Husso), in exchange for Roman Polak on June 8, Last Goal: MAR 5, vs ST. LOUIS (9) Last Assist: OCT, vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp -- 5 :5 + times / vs ANA / vs ANA times /8 vs DAL / vs ANA times / vs ANA Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, --, PIM -5 Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Accrued a +7 rating over the past two seasons, after totaling a - through his first three seasons -Scored his first point as a Blue (assist) in his second game on Oct. vs. ANA -Led the Maple Leafs defense last season with a + rating -Ranked 7th among defensemen overall averaging :56 of shorthanded ice time per game last season #5: Barret Jackman (D) 6' ", lbs. / Mar 5, 98 ( years and 7 months) JAK-man Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 7th overall, in 999 NHL / STL Season Last Goal: DETROIT () Last Assist: MAR TORONTO (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 9 times 9 times 9 times / vs CGY /8 vs ARI times times times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 7GP, 6--66, 988 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Been a plus-player in five consecutive seasons leading into overall during that span -Longest tenured STL athlete -Blues' all-time leader in games played among defensemen...ranks th overall -Became the only Calder Trophy winner in franchise history in #9: Steve Ott (C) 6' ", 89 lbs. / Aug 9, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Dallas' st round pick, 5th overall, in Acquired: From Buffalo, along with Ryan Miller, in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a st round pick in 5 and a rd round pick in 6 on Feb. 8, Last Goal: FEB, vs EDMONTON (6) Last Assist: OCT 5, vs CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 9 -- Career Career vs. Opp :5 + 9 times /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /8 vs ARI / vs ANA times times / vs ANA Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, --, 5 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Won of faceoffs at home this season -Last season, ranked 5th in the NHL overall with hits -Led Buffalo forwards, averaging 9: of ice time per game last season -Ranks 8th among active skaters with,55 career penalty minutes

17 #: Joakim Lindstrom (C) 6' ", 87 lbs. / Dec 5, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Columbus' nd round pick, st overall, in Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 7, Last Goal: OCT, vs CALGARY (6) Last Assist: NOV, vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: /5 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 5 -- :9 + / vs CGY 8 times / vs CGY /9 vs ANA /9 vs ANA times times / vs CGY Regular Season Career as a Blue: 8GP, --, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Led Skelleftea in points (6) last season, and ranked nd on the club in - (5) -In -, he was named the Swedish Hockey League's (SHL) regular season Best Player, regular season MVP and playoff MVP (led league in playoff scoring, 8 pts)...ranked second in the SHL with 6 points during the reg. season -Won back-to-back SHL titles in and with Skelleftea -Made previous NHL stints with Columbus, Arizona and Colorado #: Jori Lehtera (C) 6' ", lbs. / Dec, 987 (6 years and months) Drafted: Blues' rd round pick, 65th overall, in 8 Last Goal: OCT DALLAS () Last Assist: OCT DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + times times times times /5 vs CHI / vs VAN times /8 vs DAL Regular Season Career as a Blue: 8GP, --6, 6 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, --6 Trend: Leads the team and ranks rd overall with a 6. faceoff win% -All six points have come in two games this season ( on Oct. 8 in ARZ / on Oct. 8 in DAL) -Led KHL's Sibir with points in - and 6 in - -Earned an a bronze medal with Finland at the Olympics and a silver at the World Championships ( pts in games) -Appeared in consecutive KHL All-Star games in and #7: Jaden Schwartz (L) 5' ", 9 lbs. / Jun 5, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, th overall, in Last Goal: OCT 5, vs CHICAGO () Last Assist: OCT ARIZONA (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 7 -- :6 7 + /8 vs ARI times /8 vs ARI times /8 vs DAL /8 vs ARI /6 vs LAK times Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, 9--8, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Shares th overall with five goals -Logged his first career hat trick on Oct. 8 in Arizona...added an assist as well for a single-game career high pts (--) -Became th youngest Blues to post a 5-goal season in - (. Rod Brind'Amour,. Doug Gilmour,. Wayne Babych) -Wears number 7 in rememberance of his sister Mandi, who passed away due to Leukemia in -Named Captain of Team Canada for the World Juniors (--5 in 6gp, won the Bronze)

18 #9: Jay Bouwmeester (D) 6' ", lbs. / Sep 7, 98 ( years and month) Drafted: Florida's st round pick, rd overall, in Acquired: From Calgary in exchange for Mark Cundari, the rights to Reto Berra and a st round pick (Emile Poirier) on April, Last Goal: DETROIT () Last Assist: APR CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp --5 5: + 9 times 9 times 9 times times /5 vs CHI / vs ANA times times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 5GP, 5-9-, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Ranks th overall with. shifts per game this season -Currently the leading Iron Man in major pro sports with 76 consecutive games played (78 including playoffs) -During the - reg. season, shared 9th in points, 7th in assists and 5th in plus/minus among all defensemen --time NHL All-Star (7, 9) and named to the - NHL All-Rookie Team -Earned Gold Medal with Canada at Olympics #: Alexander Steen (L) 5' ", lbs. / Mar, 98 ( years and 7 months) Drafted: Toronto's st round pick, th overall, in Acquired: From Toronto, along with Carlo Colaiacovo, in exchange for Lee Stempniak on Nov., 8 Last Goal: OCT, vs ANAHEIM Last Assist: OCT DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 7 + times times /8 vs ARI times /9 vs ANA /8 vs DAL /9 vs ANA /8 vs DAL Regular Season Career as a Blue: 6GP, 8-7-5, 7 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: --, + in last two games -Leads all forwards League-wide, averaging. shifts per game -During the - reg. season, shared th overall with a career-best goals -Became nd fastest Blue to reach goals in a season last year (g, games)...brett Hull scored in in Earned the Silver Medal with Sweden at the Olympics #: Patrik Berglund (C) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Jun, 988 (6 years and months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 5th overall, in 6 Last Goal: MAR NASHVILLE () Last Assist: OCT 5, vs CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career 6-5- Career vs. Opp : + 8 times /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI times / vs ANA /8 vs ARI times /5 vs CHI Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, 6-5-, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Fired at least one shot in each game this season -Last season, posted a + in the reg. season, his best mark since a +9 rating during his rookie season in 8-9 -In -, he led the NHL in shooting% (.) during reg. season...his % success rate was the highest by a Blue in a single season since Paul MacLean's.% in Earned Silver Medal with Sweden at Olympics

19 #: Kevin Shattenkirk (D) 5' ", 7 lbs. / Jan 9, 989 (5 years and 9 months) Drafted: Colorado's st round pick, th overall, in 7 Acquired: From Colorado, along with Chris Stewart and a nd round pick (Ty Rattie), in exchange for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a st round pick (Duncan Siemens) on Feb. 9, Last Goal: OCT, vs VANCOUVER () Last Assist: OCT, vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: 5/ (8%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 5 + / vs VAN / vs CGY / vs CGY times times /6 vs LAK /6 vs LAK / vs CGY Regular Season Career as a Blue: 5GP, 7--7, 8 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, --5 Road: GP, -- Trend: Shares nd among defensemen with 9 pts this season...shares th among defensemen with 6 power play pts (-5-6) -During the - reg. season, ranked th in points, including a career high goals...led all d-men with 7 road PPG -Scored a career-high 5 GWG during the reg. season last year, becoming the th d-man in club history with at least as many GWG in a single season (Brian Benning, Al MacInnis, Alex Pietrangelo) -Shares 8th in points (57) among defensemen since entering the League in (. OTT's Erik Karlsson, ) #: Dmitrij Jaskin (R) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Mar, 99 ( years and 7 months) Drafted: Blues' nd round pick, st overall, in Last Goal: OCT 5, vs CHICAGO () Last Assist: FEB 6, vs BOSTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career -- - Career vs. Opp -- - :6 + /5 vs CHI times /5 vs CHI times / vs ANA /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, --, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Scored his first career GWG last Saturday vs. CHI -Shared the team lead with pts (--) through four games with Chicago (AHL) -Scored first career NHL goal on Dec. 8, vs. CHI -Logged 9 points ( goals, 5 assists) in games with Chicago (AHL) last reg. season #6: Paul Stastny (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Dec 7, 985 (8 years and months) Drafted: Colorado's nd round pick, th overall, in 5 Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, Last Goal: OCT 9, vs NY RANGERS () Last Assist: OCT, vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: /8 (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp : 6 + /9 vs NYR / vs CGY / vs CGY / vs CGY /6 vs LAK /6 vs LAK times / vs CGY Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, --, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Shares th on the team with points thus far this season -Last season, ranked 5th on Colorado with 6 points (5g, 5a) during the reg. season -The St. Louis native is the third Stastny to play for the Blues, joining his dad, hall of famer Peter Stastny, and brother Yan Stastny. Peter and Paul are the fifth father-son combo to play for the Blues -Won a silver medal with the USA at the Olympics -Was a All-Star and was voted to the 7 All-Rookie Team

20 #7: Alex Pietrangelo (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jan 8, 99 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, th overall, in 8 Last Goal: OCT, vs CALGARY (7) Last Assist: OCT DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + / vs CGY /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /6 vs LAK times /9 vs ANA /5 vs CHI Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, , 7 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: He is the first defenseman in Blues history to record or more points in each of his first three full NHL seasons -During the - reg. season, ranked 8th League-wide playing 5: per game...shared 8th in points among all d-men -In -, along with Kevin Shattenkirk, became the th set of d-men in Blues history to each record + pts in the same season (MacInnis/Pronger, MacInnis/Steve Duchesne, Jeff Brown/Scott Stevens) -In - became the nd d-man in Blues history (Al MacInnis) to log 6 GWG and 6 PPG in the same season -Earned Gold Medal with Canada at Olympics #8: Ian Cole (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Feb, 989 (5 years and 8 months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 8th overall, in 7 Last Goal: MAR NASHVILLE (7) Last Assist: MAR 7, vs WINNIPEG () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 + 9 times 9 times 9 times /6 vs LAK /9 vs ANA / vs CGY / vs ANA /8 vs DAL Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, 5-7-, 6 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Shares nd on the team with blocked shots -During the - reg. season, posted a career-high +5 raing in 6 games...single-game career high + mark on Jan. 9, at CGY -Registered his first two NHL points including his first career goal, /9/ at CBJ #: Chris Porter (L) 6' ", 6 lbs. / May 9, 98 ( years and 5 months) Drafted: Chicago's 9th round pick, 8nd overall, in Acquired: Signed as a free agent on Aug., 7 Last Goal: APR DETROIT (6) Last Assist: DEC 8, vs CHICAGO (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :5 + times times times / vs CGY / vs CGY / vs CGY / vs CGY times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 5GP, -5-5, 9 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Plus or even rating in 5 of last NHL reg. season games (even) -Landed 65 hits in his NHL appearances during the - reg. season -Recorded 8 points (7--8) and 7 PIM in 8 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) last reg. season

21 #: Jordan Leopold (D) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Aug, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Anaheim's nd round pick, th overall, in 999 Acquired: From Buffalo in exchange for a second round (Justin Bailey) and fifth round pick (Anthony Florentiino) on Mar., Last Goal: FEB, vs OTTAWA () Last Assist: JAN CALGARY (8) Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp :5 + 7 times 7 times 7 times /8 vs ARI /8 vs ARI /5 vs CHI / vs ANA times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 9GP, -7-8, 8 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Shares 5th on the team with 8 blocked shots this season -Blues have posted a -- reg. season mark with him in the lineup -Broke a 8-gm goal drought with his first as a Blue on Feb., vs. OTT #: Maxim Lapierre (C) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Mar 9, 985 (9 years and 7 months) Drafted: Montreal's nd round pick, 6st overall, in Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, Last Goal: APR 8, vs WASHINGTON () Last Assist: OCT, vs ANAHEIM Career Shootouts: 6/ (5%), GDG Season 9 -- Career Career vs. Opp -- 9: + 9 times times times times / vs ANA / vs ANA times / vs ANA Regular Season Career as a Blue: 8GP, 9-8-7, 8 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Two assists in last three games -Posted 9 goals last season, tying for the second highest single-season total of his career (career high 5 in 8-9) -Served 5th career PIM on Dec., at MIN #: David Backes (C) 6' ", lbs. / May, 98 ( years and 5 months) Back-es Drafted: Blues' nd round pick, 6nd overall, in Last Goal: OCT ARIZONA () Last Assist: OCT, vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + times times /8 vs ARI / vs VAN /9 vs ANA times times times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 576GP, 6--6, 788 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: of players since 8-9 with over, hits and pts (Alex Ovechkin) -Recorded his second career hat trick on Mar. 5, in TOR...set a new career high with 5 GWG last reg. season -in -, ranked rd overall with 7 hits...it is the 6th time he has reached hits in a single-season -Served his 7th career PIM on Nov., vs. DAL, becoming the th Blue in club history to reach that plateau

22 #56: Magnus Paajarvi (L) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Apr, 99 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Edmonton's st round pick, th overall, in 9 Acquired: From Edmonton, along with a nd round pick (Ivan Barbashev) and a 5 th round pick, in exchange for David Perron and a 5 rd round pick on July, Last Goal: MAR NASHVILLE (7) Last Assist: MAR, vs EDMONTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :8 + times times times times /9 vs ANA times times times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 58GP, 6-6-, 6 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Played over mins in each of his three outings this season -Made his Blues debut on Oct. 7, at CHI -Ranked th among rookies with 5 goals in - #7: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' ", 89 lbs. / Dec, 986 (7 years and months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, th overall, in 5 Last Goal: MAR 7, vs MINNESOTA (5) Last Assist: OCT 5, vs CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: 7/9 (55%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /9 vs NYR /8 vs DAL times /8 vs ARI /5 vs CHI Regular Season Career as a Blue: 79GP, , 95 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Posted a career-high 6 points, including goals last season -Logged his first career hat trick on Mar. 7 vs. MIN last season -Led the NHL with 9 shootout goals last reg. season while his career GDG are just one shy of Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Mikko Koivu and Frans Nielsen for the all-time NHL lead -Was the star of the United States' shootout victory over Russia at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, scoring on of 6 shootout attempts -Has logged at least one shorthanded goal, one GWG and one power play goal in each of his 6 NHL seasons #75: Ryan Reaves (R) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 987 (7 years and 9 months) Drafted: Blues' 5th round pick, 56th overall, in 5 Last Goal: OCT, vs ANAHEIM Last Assist: APR 8, vs WASHINGTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 9 -- Career -- Career vs. Opp : times 9 times times times /8 vs ARI /5 vs CHI /8 vs ARI / vs ANA Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, --, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Two goals in last games -Leads the team with hits this season -During the - reg. season, ranked nd on the team with 9 hits and st with 6 PIM -Set a career high with eight points last reg. season

23 #9: Vladimir Tarasenko (R) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Dec, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 6th overall, in Last Goal: OCT DALLAS () Last Assist: OCT DALLAS () Career Shootouts: /8 (8%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 6 -- :6 7 + /8 vs DAL /8 vs ARI /8 vs DAL times / vs VAN /8 vs ARI times /8 vs DAL Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, -8-7, 6 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 5GP, -- Road: GP, --7 Trend: Logged his first career hat trick and -pt game last Tuesday at DAL...Shares 9th overall with 7 pts on the road -During the - reg. season, shared th among all forwards with + rating (+ in his rookie year in -) -th player in Blues history to score in first two NHL games...5 pts in first two NHL games equaled the most by a Blues rookie in his first two NHL games (Wayne Babych, 978) -Became th player in Blues history to score in his NHL debut and the second to score two goals (Doug Palazarri, 7') in the - reg. season opener vs. DET -In, became the Blues' first ever Russian-born first round draft pick

24 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes LAST GAME (Oct. ) - NY Islanders at Colorado 5 Semyon Varlamov stopped all shots and Nathan MacKinnon scored his first two goals of the season to give the Avalanche a 5- victory over the New York Islanders at Pepsi Center. Erik Johnson and Cody McLeod each had a goal and an assist and Matt Duchene and Maxime Talbot added two helpers apiece. CURRENT INJURIES Patrick Bordeleau (back). Out indefinitely. Ryan Wilson (shoulder). Out - weeks. Jesse Winchester (head). Day-to-day. RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. - Dennis Everberg recalled from Lake Erie (AHL). WITH POINTS IN FIVE STRAIGHT, AVS HEAD TO ST. LOUIS FOR ONE-GAME TRIP The Colorado Avalanche heads to St. Louis to take on the Blues tonight at the Scottrade Center. The Avs, who are in the middle of a stretch that finds them playing seven of nine at home, will return to Denver after this evening's contest where they will open a threegame homestand tomorrow night against the Ducks. Colorado has gained points in five straight games, going --. AVALANCHE & BLUES Tonight is the first of five meetings between these Central Division rivals. The Avs will face the Blues twice at home and three times here in St. Louis. All-time Record vs. St. Louis: Home Record: Road Record: --- Record Since Moving To Denver: Record: -- (-- on the road) - Erik Johnson was drafted first overall by St. Louis in 6 and began his NHL career with the Blues. - Paul Stastny was drafted by Colorado in the second round (th overall) of the 5 Entry Draft and spent his first eight NHL seasons with the Avalanche. - Kevin Shattenkirk was a first-round pick (th overall) by Colorado in 7 and began his career with the Avalanche. - Brian Elliott, Jordan Leopold and Joakim Lindstrom all spent time with the Avs. - Jarome Iginla has 7 points (8g/a) in 6 games against St. Louis. Among active players, only Pavel Datsyuk (7) has more points versus the Blues. SPECIALTY TEAMS ON A ROLL The Avs enter tonight's game having killed off 7 straight opponent power-play opportunities. The Avs went 6-for-6 on the PK in Thursday's 5- victory over the Islanders and headed into the weekend ranked second in penalty killing at 9.% (/5). Colorado has scored two short-handed goals this season, tied for the league lead as of Friday. The Avalanche's power-play has gone 5-for-8 (7.8%) over the last five games. This recent stretch comes after Colorado began the year by scoring only one PPG in its first six games (-for-,.5%). SAVING GRACE Semyon Varlamov has stopped 89-of-9 shots (.978%) over his last two starts, the most saves ever by an Avalanche goaltender over a two-game span. Only two goalies in franchise history, Quebec's Ron Tugnutt and Jacques Cloutier, ever stopped more shots in a twogame stretch. MOST SAVES IN TWO-GAME SPAN, FRANCHISE HISTORY 98 Ron Tugnutt March -, 99 9 Jacques Cloutier Feb. -, Semyon Varlamov Oct. 8-, 87 Scott Gordon Jan. -Feb., Patrick Roy March 5-6, 997

25 Varlamov made 9 saves in Tuesday's shootout loss to San Jose, falling one shy of his career-best of 5 saves set Feb. 6, at Edmonton. Varlamov's 9 stops tied the franchise record for most saves in a HOME game. Scott Gordon made 9 saves for Quebec at the Colisee on Feb., 99 vs. Boston. Varlamov stopped -of- shots in the first period on Tuesday, tying his career high for saves in a single period. Only Patrick Roy, who made saves in a period twice, has ever stopped more shots in one period for the Avalanche. Varlamov stopped all shots in a 5- victory over the Islanders on Thursday for his first shutout of the season. It was Varlamov s th career shutout and th as a member of the Avalanche, moving him into sole possession of third place on the franchise s all-time list behind Patrick Roy (7) and David Aebischer (). Varlamov s saves were his most-ever in a shutout, topping his previous high of stops in a - overtime win against the Predators on March, at Pepsi Center. Varlamov s effort was the first -save shutout by an Avalanche goaltender since Nov. 5,, when Roy made stops in a - win at Anaheim. In fact, Varly posted just the fourth -plus save shutout in Avalanche history (since ). MOST SAVES IN A SHUTOUT, AVALANCHE HISTORY (Since ) Goaltender Sv Date, Opponent Score Patrick Roy 6 March 5, 997 at Hartford - Patrick Roy Nov. 5, at Anaheim - Craig Billington Oct. 8, 996 vs. Washington - Semyon Varlamov Oct., vs. NY Islanders 5- BACK-TO-BACK The Avs are playing their second back-to-back of the season, as they face the Blues tonight before returning home to host the Ducks tomorrow night. Colorado is -- in the first game of a back-to-back this year and -- in the second game. The Avs will play a total of back-to-back games in -5. The Avalanche played last season, going 7-- in the first game and -- in the second. IGINLA CONTINUES TO CLIMB ALL-TIME LISTS Jarome Iginla scored his 56st and 56nd career goals on Oct., passing Guy Lafleur (56) and Mike Modano (56) for rd place on the NHL's all-time goals list. He is now two shy of tying Mats Sundin and Joe Nieuwendyk for st. Iginla passed Bobby Hull (,7) for sole possession of 9th place on the NHL s all-time points list with an assist on Oct.. Iginla has 56 goals and 6 assists for,75 points in, career games. Only Jaromir Jagr has more goals among active players and only Jagr and Joe Thornton have more points. Iginla has twice finished runner-up for the Hart Trophy (, ), which included finishing second in the closest voting ever in -. He won the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL s leading goal scorer in both and and captured the Art Ross Trophy as the league s scoring leader. Iginla was named to the NHL s First All-Star Team in -, 7-8 and 8-9, and the NHL s Second All-Star Team in -. He was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team and was a finalist for the Calder Trophy in ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS (No. -5). Mats Sundin 56 Joe Nieuwendyk 56. Jarome Iginla 56. Mike Modano Guy Lafleur 56 MOST GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 77 Jarome Iginla 56 Marian Hossa 66 MOST POINTS, ALL-TIME (No. 6-5) 6. Dino Ciccarelli 7. Rod Brind Amour 8 8. Sergei Fedorov Jarome Iginla Bobby Hull 7