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1 St. Louis Blues Game Notes Tue, Nov, NHL Game #6 St. Louis Blues (9 pts) Buffalo Sabres - - (8 pts) Team Game: 5 Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 7 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Brian Elliott Jake Allen 5..9 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Carl Gunnarsson 7 5 D Barret Jackman 9 C Steve Ott - 5 C Joakim Lindstrom - C Jori Lehtera L Jaden Schwartz D Jay Bouwmeester L Alexander Steen 5 8 C Patrik Berglund - 6 D Kevin Shattenkirk 8 R Dmitrij Jaskin 6-6 C Paul Stastny D Alex Pietrangelo D Ian Cole 7 L Chris Porter 6 D Jordan Leopold 7 C Maxim Lapierre 8 C David Backes L Magnus Paajarvi 5-75 R Ryan Reaves 9 R Vladimir Tarasenko # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Jhonas Enroth Michal Neuvirth # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Josh Gorges D Mike Weber -6 8 C Cody McCormick 6-8 R Brian Gionta C Torrey Mitchell C Cody Hodgson 6-9 R Drew Stafford D Tyson Strachan 6 6 L Matt Moulson C Zemgus Girgensons D Andrej Meszaros - 6 L Nicolas Deslauriers D Nikita Zadorov 5 55 D Rasmus Ristolainen D Tyler Myers D Andre Benoit C Tyler Ennis C Brian Flynn 7-8 R Chris Stewart L Marcus Foligno -5 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 Owner/CEO President/Alternate Governor General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Terry Pegula Ted Black Tim Murray Ted Nolan Bryan Trottier, Danny Flynn, Tom Coolen, Arturs Irbe Tonight's Officials Referees Gord Dwyer(9), Mike Leggo() Linesmen Darren Gibbs(66), John Grandt(98) Supervisor Video Judge Jerry Burt Ntl. Anthem Charles Glenn Today's Schedule ARI : 7: NJD : 7: NSH : 7: NYI : 7: NYR : 7: STL : 7: VAN : 7: WSH : 7: CHI : 7: FLA : 7: MTL : 7:

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 6 Paul Stastny C 6' " 5 Dec 7, 985 Quebec City, QC, CAN 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 75 Ryan Reaves R 6' " Jan, 987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 9 Vladimir Tarasenko R 6' " 9 Dec, 99 Yaroslavl, RUS Players Total Avg: 6' " 6 Age: 7.9 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 7 T.J. Oshie R 5' " 89 Dec, 986 Everett, WA, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks VLADIMIR TARASENKO ( / Games) JADEN SCHWARTZ ( / Games) Point Streaks VLADIMIR TARASENKO (5--8 / 5 Games) JORI LEHTERA (--5 / Games) JADEN SCHWARTZ (-- / Games) Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Jhonas Enroth G 5' " 66 Jun 5, 988 Stockholm, SWE Josh Gorges D 6' " Aug, 98 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6 Mike Weber D 6' " Dec 6, 987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 8 Cody McCormick C 6' " Apr 8, 98 London, ON, CAN Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 76 Jan 8, 979 Rochester, NY, USA 7 Torrey Mitchell C 5' " 89 Jan, 985 Greenfield Park, QC, CAN 9 Cody Hodgson C 6' " 9 Feb 8, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN Drew Stafford R 6' " Oct, 985 Milwaukee, WI, USA Tyson Strachan D 6' " 5 Oct, 98 Melfort, SK, CAN 6 Matt Moulson L 6' " Nov, 98 North York, ON, CAN 8 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' " 9 Jan 5, 99 Riga, LVA Michal Neuvirth G 6' " 9 Mar, 988 Ústí nad Labem, CZE Andrej Meszaros D 6' " Oct, 985 Považská Bystrica, SVK Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' " 9 Feb, 99 LaSalle, QC, CAN 5 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" Apr 6, 995 Moscow, RUS 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' " 9 Oct 7, 99 Turku, FIN 57 Tyler Myers D 6' 8" 9 Feb, 99 Houston, TX, USA 6 Andre Benoit D 5' " 9 Jan 6, 98 St. Albert, ON, CAN 6 Tyler Ennis C 5' 9" 69 Oct 6, 989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 65 Brian Flynn C 6' " 8 Jul 6, 988 Lynnfield, MA, USA 8 Chris Stewart R 6' " Oct, 987 Toronto, ON, CAN 8 Marcus Foligno L 6' " Aug, 99 Buffalo, NY, USA Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 6.9 Injured Reserve List ( Players) Matt Hackett G 6' " 7 Mar 7, 99 London, ON, CAN 6 Patrick Kaleta R 6' " 98 Jun 8, 986 Buffalo, NY, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks BRIAN GIONTA ( / Games) Point Streaks ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS (-- / Games) BRIAN GIONTA (-- / 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 :. 7 L 7 Jaden Schwartz : C Jori Lehtera : D Kevin Shattenkirk 8. :. L Alexander Steen : D 7 Alex Pietrangelo :. 9 C David Backes : C 6 Paul Stastny : D 5 Barret Jackman. 6: R 75 Ryan Reaves :. 5 7 C Patrik Berglund : C Maxim Lapierre 8 5. : C Joakim Lindstrom -.8 :6. D 9 Jay Bouwmeester :. R Dmitrij Jaskin :. D Carl Gunnarsson 7 5. :7. 9 C 9 Steve Ott :5 5.8 R 7 T.J. Oshie : D 8 Ian Cole : L Chris Porter :9 5. D Jordan Leopold 7. :. 8 L 56 Magnus Paajarvi 5 -. :9. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Brian Elliott Jake Allen

4 Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R Drew Stafford :9. 6 C 6 Tyler Ennis : C 8 Zemgus Girgensons : 5. 8 L 8 Marcus Foligno : L 6 Matt Moulson : R Brian Gionta : D Tyson Strachan 6. 5: C 7 Torrey Mitchell : C 9 Cody Hodgson : L Nicolas Deslauriers : R 8 Chris Stewart :6. 5 D 57 Tyler Myers :5. 7 C 65 Brian Flynn 7-7. : 5. 7 D Josh Gorges :8. 58 C 8 Cody McCormick : 5. D Andrej Meszaros :. 8 D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen :9. 8 D 6 Mike Weber : D 5 Nikita Zadorov 5. :. D 6 Andre Benoit - 8. :. 6 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Jhonas Enroth Michal Neuvirth

5 Buffalo St. Louis Blues Team Records Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues Last game: Saturday VS PITTSBURGH (6- L) Saturday VS NASHVILLE (- L) Next game: Tuesday AT ST. LOUIS Tuesday VS BUFFALO Overall record/streak: - - / Lost / Lost Home record/streak: / Lost / Lost Road record/streak: / Lost - - / 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 Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: Totals:

6 Buffalo St. Louis Blues Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: (. avg.) Opponents: 7 5 (. avg.) St. Louis Blues: 9 (. avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: (. avg.) Opponents: (7. avg.) St. Louis Blues: 6 6 (. avg.) Opponents: (6.6 avg.) Power Play Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues G Att % G Att % Overall: 5. (th NHL) 9.5 (5th NHL) Home: 6.7 (9th NHL) (7th NHL) Road:. (T-8th NHL) 7. (T-nd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) Penalty Killing Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues G Att % G Att % Overall: (th NHL) (T-7th NHL) Home: 87.5 (T-8th NHL) (7th NHL) Road: (th NHL) (5th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-st NHL) Penalties Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 6. (5th NHL) (th NHL) Goal Situations Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 5: 9 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total: 8 5 7

7 Buffalo St. Louis Blues Situations Individual Leaders Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues Points: D. STAFFORD (8),T. ENNIS (7),Z. GIRGENSONS (6) V. TARASENKO (7),J. SCHWARTZ (),K. SHATTENKIRK () Goals: T. ENNIS (),D. STAFFORD (),Z. GIRGENSONS () V. TARASENKO (9),J. SCHWARTZ (6),A. STEEN () Assists: D. STAFFORD (5),B. GIONTA (),T. STRACHAN () K. SHATTENKIRK (),J. LEHTERA (8),V. TARASENKO (8) PP Goals: D. STAFFORD () D. BACKES (),V. TARASENKO (),J. SCHWARTZ () SH Goals: T. ENNIS () GW Goals: N. DESLAURIERS () A. STEEN (),D. BACKES (),V. TARASENKO () + Goals: V. TARASENKO(),J. SCHWARTZ() PIM: D. STAFFORD (7),T. MYERS (7),M. WEBER () S. OTT (5),I. COLE (),J. LEHTERA () Shots: C. STEWART (),Z. GIRGENSONS (),T. ENNIS () V. TARASENKO (56),J. SCHWARTZ (6),A. STEEN () +/-: N. ZADOROV (+),T. STRACHAN (),J. LARSSON (-) V. TARASENKO (+),I. COLE (+7),J. LEHTERA (+7) Shootout Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Zemgus Girgensons / 66.7 Brian Gionta / 5. Tyler Ennis / 5. Matt Moulson /. Drew Stafford /. Chris Stewart /. Cody Hodgson /. Marcus Foligno /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Jhonas Enroth - /8.875 Michal Neuvirth - /6.5 St. Louis Blues Shooter G/S % GDG Joakim Lindstrom / 5. Alexander Steen /. Vladimir Tarasenko /. T.J. Oshie /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Brian Elliott - /9.778 Power Play Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Drew Stafford Tyler Ennis Tyler Myers St. Louis Blues Player G A P Kevin Shattenkirk 7 8 Vladimir Tarasenko 6 David Backes Jaden Schwartz Jori Lehtera Alexander Steen Alex Pietrangelo Paul Stastny Short Handed Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Tyler Ennis Drew Stafford 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 WESTERM CONFERENCE STANDINGS (GP). ANA (6),. VAN (6),. NSH (),. CGY (7), 5. STL (), 9 CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS (GP). NSH (), pts. STL (), 9 pts. WPG (5), 8 pts. CHI (5), 7 pts 5. MIN (), pts 6. COL (6), pts 7. DAL (), pts INJURIES T.J. Oshie -5 Total Man Games Lost: 5 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Nov. 6 Activated Paul Stastny from IR Oct. Recalled Dmitrij Jaskin from Chicago; Placed Paul Stastny on IR ON TAP The Blues are in the midst of a five-game home stand which has seen a - W over NJD and a - loss to NSH to this point. The Blues have won 7 of their last 8 games after dropping of 6 to start the season. Jaden Schwartz (--7) and Vladimir Tarasenko (--7) share the team lead in home points thus far, while Brian Elliott (5 starts) and Jake Allen ( starts) have combined for a.9 save percentage (9 sv/ sog) at Scottrade Center. Two of the Blues final three games of the home stand will come against Eastern Conference opponents including tonight and Saturday (WSH). Since last season, the Blues are -- at home vs. the East. Last Three Home Stands of Five or More Games Current: -- Mar. 7 Apr. 5, : -- Nov. 7 6, : -- Oct. 5, : -- LAST TIME OUT Blues, vs. Predators, Stars:. Pekka Rinne /. Brian Elliott /. James Neal --Jori Lehtera scored the Blues lone goal for his first career tally at Scottrade Center. Lehtera extended his point streak to four games (--5), including two straight at home (--). He was pointless through his first six home games of the season --Jaden Schwartz notched an assist, extending his point streak to three games (--). It s his longest stretch since a four-game segment from Feb. 8 last season

9 --Vladimir Tarasenko had his four-game goal streak snapped but did tally an assist, extending his overall point streak to five games (5- -8) which matches a career high for the fourth time BLUES VS. SABRES Recent Series vs. BUF Record in last 5: -- Record in last 5 at home: -- Hot vs. BUF David Backes --5 in last Alexander Steen 6 pts (--6) in last 6 Alex Pietrangelo -- in last Patrik Berglund -- in last 5 Jaden Schwartz -gm assist streak (--) Brian Elliott --,.7 gaa,.9 sv% - career Recent Rundown The Blues swept the Sabres last season (- on Nov. 9 and - on Apr. ) and have earned victories in of their last 6 meetings dating back to 999. They have also taken 6 of the last 7 encounters at Scottrade Center, outscoring the Sabres - during that span. Last season, the Blues owned the NHL s best record in inter-conference play (-7-), while they are off to a -- start this season. Player Watch Alexander Steen is the Blues most accomplished player when it comes to facing the Sabres, logging points (6 games) spread evenly between goals and assists (g, a). Paul Stastny (-5-6) has averaged over a point a game against Buffalo, though he s only faced them five times in his career. On the other side, Sabres forward Chris Stewart will return to St. Louis after Buffalo acquired him at the trade deadline last season. Stewart, who was acquired by the Blues (along with Kevin Shattenkirk) from Colorado on Feb. 9,, accumulated 5 points (6-5-5) in games with the Blues, including 5 points (--5) in 5 games at Scottrade Center. This Day in Hockey History (989) Greg Millen became the st goalie in NHL history to earn career NHL wins, when the Blues won 8- over Pittsburgh History vs. BUF All-Time: 5-5- at Home/on Road: -5-7 / --6 Last Time: Apr., - W (GWG: Brenden Morrow) All-Time OT: -- at Home/on Road: -- / -- Last Time: Dec., 6 - W (GWG: Bill Guerin) All- Time Shootout: - at Home/on Road: - / - Last Shootout: None BLUE NOTES 9 Earns Another Star Vladimir Tarasenko was named the NHL s Third Star for the week ending Nov. 9. He shared second overall with Sidney Crosby and Jakub Voracek with six points (--6) for the week, leading the Blues to three wins in four outings. He is currently riding a careerhigh tying five-game point streak (5--8) that is tied for the third longest active stretch League-wide (. Jakub Voracek - 8 gms), while his nine goals overall share 5th (. Rick Nash/Corey Perry, ). In addition, he joins John Tavares (NYI) and Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) as the only players with a regulation goal, OT goal and a game-deciding shootout goal this season. Thus far, the Yaroslavl,

10 Russia native has been one of the NHL s top performers in November November Goals Vladimir Tarasenko, 5 Filip Forsberg (NSH), 5 Elias Lindholm (CAR), 5 November Points Mark Giordano (CGY), Sidney Crosby (PIT), 9 Vladimir Tarasenko, 8 Alex Ovechkin (WSH), 8 November Plus/Minus (forwards) Brad Marchand (BOS), +7 Nathan Gerbe (CAR), +6 Jason Garrison (TBL). +6 Vladimir Tarasenko, +5 Even STRENGTH The Blues share nd overall with 6 even strength goals allowed this season (. NSH, ), while their + even strength goal differential shares 9th overall. Brian Elliott and Jake Allen have backstopped the Blues to a.9 team goals against average (rd,. CHI,.87), and in fact, the duo has only allowed even strength goals over the team s last 8 games. Individually, Elliott has recorded a.9 even strength sv% (98 shots, 87 saves), while Allen comes in at.95 ( shots, 97 saves). Offensively, Vladimir Tarasenko paces the club and shares 6th overall with 6 even strength tallies (. NYR s Rick Nash, ). In terms of ice time, Alex Pietrangelo is the most familiar face at even strength, ranking th League-wide with 9:5 per game 9--7 Over the Blues last eight games, of which they have won seven, Vladimir Tarasenko, Jori Lehtera and Jaden Schwartz have provided a large part of the offense. The trio has combined for goals, or 6% of the team s goal production, and 5 points overall, or 6% of the team s total production. Collectively, they are a + during that stretch, having only been on the ice for one even strength goal against Shattenkirk Contributes from the Blueline After posting five assists in his last seven games, Kevin Shattenkirk has points on the season (--), which shares 6th among all defensemen (. CGY s Mark Giordano, 9). Since joining the Blues via trade from Colorado on Feb. 9,, he has 9 points (7--9), which ranks 8th among all defensemen (. Erik Karlsson, 9 / 5. Alex Pietrangelo, -7-8). Shattenkirk figures even more prominently on special teams as his 66 power play points since joining the Blues share rd best overall, just 9 pts shy of first place Erik Karlsson (OTT), who has played over more PP minutes than Shattenkirk over that span (Shattenkirk 77: / Karlsson 86:9) Blues Faceoff Numbers Overall: 5.% (8th,. MTL, 5.9) Ev. Strength: 5.9% (75/79) Power Play: 7.% (9/) Shorthanded:.9% (/98) QUICK HITS --The Blues share nd overall (w/ana and NYI) with six wins in one-goal games (6--). MTL paces the League at Over the Blues last seven games (since Oct. 8), Steve Ott (6.%) and David Backes (58.5%) rank rd and th respectively in faceoff win percentage overall (players with at least 5 draws taken) --Ryan Reaves leads the Blues with 5 hits this season, 5 more than any of his teammates

11 --Alex Pietrangelo ranks 5th overall in shorthanded ice time per game (:), while he is one of players overall that average over two minutes of power play ice time (:9) and three minutes of shorthanded ice time per game --The Blues +6 shot differential this season ranks rd overall (. CHI, +55) and their + even strength goal differential shares 9th (. TBL, +) --Over the past seasons (-), David Backes (9G, +67) is of 8 players with 9+ goals and a +/- north of 65 (Brad Marchand, Jonathan Toews, Chris Kunitz, Anze Kopitar, Sidney Crosby, Marian Hossa, Tyler Seguin) --Alex Pietrangelo (.5) and Jay Bouwmeester (.9) rank th and 8th respectively in shifts per game this season, while Alexander Steen leads all forwards and shares 8th overall with. --Vladimir Tarasenko is averaging. shots per game which ranks 7th overall (. Alex Ovechkin/Claude Giroux,.6). The last Blue to average at least shots per game for a season was Scott Young (.) in -. Tarasenko s 56 shots overall share 6th Leaguewide and are more than any other Blue --Tarasenko s + rating shares 6th overall (. Filip Forsberg, +5) HITCHCOCK IN EXCLUSIVE COMPANY (Reg. Season) 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) Most Wins, All-Time. Scott Bowman,, 6. Mike Keenan, Ken Hitchcock, 666 Most Wins, Active Coaches. Joel Quenneville, 7. Ken Hitchcock, 666. Lindy Ruff, 65 Most Wins, Blues History. Joel Quenneville, 7. Brian Sutter, 5. Ken Hitchcock, FRANCHISE PERSPECTIVE (Reg. Season) All-Time GP. Brian Sutter, 779. Brett Hull, 7. Barret Jackman, 77. Jamal Mayers, 595. David Backes, 58 All-Time Goals 7. Red Berenson, 7 8. David Backes, 6 All-Time Points 7. Keith Tkachuk, 7

12 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. Brendan Shanahan,. Al MacInnis/David Backes, MILESTONE WATCH Jay Bouwmeester 7 shy of 5 PIM, NHL career Kevin Shattenkirk shy of GP, NHL career Barret Jackman shy of, PIM, NHL career

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 W** , / 798 New York Rangers W** p,, / 86+ New Jersey Devils W p / 5 5 /6/ New Jersey Devils W ,7,p,p / 65 /8/ Nashville Predators L / // 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 Nov Vs COL -,/ :5 -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ :56 -,/ 9:55 -,/ 9:5 -,/ 6:7 NYR -,/ 8:8 -,/ :8 -,/ : -,/ 6:5 -,/ 8:59 -,/ :55 -,/- 7:8 NJD -,/ :9 -,/ 9: -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 7: -,/ 8:8 -,/ 6:7 Nov 6 Vs NJD -,/ :5 -,/ 7: -,/- :9 -,/ :55 -,/ 7: -,5/ 5:5 -,/- :9 Nov 8 Vs NSH -,/ 6: -,/ 6:5 -,/ : -,/ :7 -,/ 7:9 -,/ 8: -,/- :7 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 Nov Vs COL -,/ : -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ 8:5 INJ -,/ 7:5 -,/ 5:9 NYR -,5/ :5 -,5/ :6 -,/ 7:6 DNP INJ -,/- 7:9 -,/ : NJD -,/ : -,/ 7:5 -,/ 8:5 -,/ : INJ -,/ 6: -,/ : Nov 6 Vs NJD -,/- :9 -,/ 5:8 -,/ :5 -,/- : -,/- 5:7 -,/- 7: -,/ 5: Nov 8 Vs NSH -,/- : -,/ :8 -,5/- :5 DNP -,/- 9:8 -,/- : -,/ 6:6 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 Nov Vs COL DNP DNP -,/ :5 -,/ 7: MIN -,/ :8 DNP NYR -,/ 7: DNP -,/ 9: -,/ :55 MIN -,/ 9: INJ NJD -,/ :5 DNP -,/ 8:8 -,/ : MIN DNP INJ Nov 6 Vs NJD DNP DNP -,/- :5 -(W),/- :9 MIN DNP INJ Nov 8 Vs NSH -,/ 7:56 DNP -,/ : -,/- : MIN DNP INJ 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: Nov Vs COL -,/ 9:6 -,7/ 9:8 /9 W 65: DND NYR -,/ 7: -,/ 8:8 /9 W 65: DND NJD -,/ : -(W),/ 5:7 DND /6 W 59:5 Nov 6 Vs NJD -,/- 8: -,/ 5:9 DND /7 W 6: Nov 8 Vs NSH -,/ 8: -,/ 9:7 /5 L 58:5 DND

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: -59- / Playoff Rec: 8- #: Brian Elliott (G) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Apr 9, 985 (9 years and 7 months) Drafted: Ottawa's 9th round pick, 9st overall, in Acquired: Signed as free agent on July, Last Win: NY RANGERS () Last SO: OCT LOS ANGELES (6) Career Shootouts: 77/7 (.658), 7-7 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs NYR Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP / /.96 SV% /.88 GAA / 7 SO -5 Stats: Home: -- /.97 SV% /.98 GAA Road: -- /.98 SV% /.6 GAA Trend:.88 GAA as a Blue is the best in franchise history (goaltenders with at least 5 GP) -This season, ranks th in GAA (.6) and 8th in sv% (.9) -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: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY Last SO: NEW JERSEY () Career Shootouts: / (.), - Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs NJD GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP / -5- /.95 SV% /.8 GAA / SO -5 Season Stats: Home: -- /.98 SV% /. GAA / SO Road: -- /.98 SV% /.5 GAA / SO Trend: Ranks nd in sv% (.9) and st in GAA (.)...Leads all rookies with wins -Became the second Blues rookie goalie ever to produce back-to-back shutouts on Oct. vs. ANA and Nov. at NJD (Ernie Wakely, 969-7) -Went 8:8 consecutive shutout minutes from / vs. VAN (rd per) to /6 vs. NJD (rd per), marking the longest such streak by a rookie goalie in Blues history -In -, was named an AHL All-Star, and the League's Best Goaltender, leading the League in goals against average (.) and save percentage (.98) -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 (8 years) 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 () Last Assist: OCT, vs ANAHEIM (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp :8 + 7 times / vs ANA / vs ANA 7 times / vs NYR /6 vs NJD times / vs ANA Regular Season Career as a Blue: 7GP, --, 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 with a + rating last season -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 8 months) JAK-man Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 7th overall, in 999 NHL / STL Season Last Goal: DETROIT (6) Last Assist: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :5 + times times times / vs CGY / vs COL times times 7 times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 77GP, 6--69, 99 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- Trend: Been a plus-player in five consecutive seasons leading into overall during that span ---, + in last 5 games -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 () Last Assist: OCT 5, vs CHICAGO (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 6 + times /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /8 vs ARI / vs ANA /8 vs NSH /8 vs NSH / vs ANA Regular Season Career as a Blue: 7GP, --, 5 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- Trend: Won 7 of 56 (66%) faceoffs at home this season -Last season, ranked 5th in the NHL overall with hits...tied for nd on the Blues with hits this season -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 () Last Assist: NOV, vs CALGARY (6) Career Shootouts: /7 (9%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- 6:5 + / vs CGY times / vs CGY /9 vs ANA / vs NYR / vs NYR times / vs CGY Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, --, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 7GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- 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: NOV 8, vs NASHVILLE Last Assist: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -8-7 Career -8-7 Career vs. Opp : + times times times /6 vs NJD /5 vs CHI times times times Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, -8-, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -- Road: 5GP, -6-8 Trend: Leads the team and ranks 7th overall with a 56.9% faceoff win% -Riding a four-game points streak (--5) -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: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: NOV 8, vs NASHVILLE Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- :6 7 + /8 vs ARI 6 times /8 vs ARI times /8 vs DAL /8 vs ARI /6 vs LAK /6 vs NJD Regular Season Career as a Blue: 6GP, --8, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, --7 Road: 6GP, --5 Trend: Riding a three-game points streak (--) after going pointless in the previous games -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: NY RANGERS () Last Assist: APR CHICAGO (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :8 + / vs NYR times / vs NYR times / vs NYR times times times Regular Season Career as a Blue: GP, 6-9-5, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- Trend: Ranks 8th overall with.9 shifts per game this season -Currently the leading Iron Man in major pro sports with 7 consecutive games played (7 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 8 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: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: NOV, vs COLORADO () Career Shootouts: 5/ (%), GDG Season -5-8 Career Career vs. Opp :5 7 + times 5 times /8 vs ARI times / vs NYR /8 vs DAL times times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 66GP, 9-8-7, 7 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, --5 Road: 6GP, -- Trend: -- in last 7 games -Leads all forwards and shares 8th overall, 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 5 months) Drafted: Blues' st round pick, 5th overall, in 6 Last Goal: NY RANGERS () Last Assist: OCT 5, vs CHICAGO (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + / vs NYR /5 vs CHI times times / vs ANA / vs NYR 6 times /5 vs CHI Regular Season Career as a Blue: 9GP, 7-5-, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 7GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- Trend: --, SOG in last games -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 (8) Last Assist: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Career Shootouts: 5/ (8%), GDG Season -- 8 Career Career vs. Opp -- 7:6 5 + / vs VAN / vs CGY / vs CGY times / vs NYR times /6 vs LAK / vs CGY Regular Season Career as a Blue: 5GP, 7--9, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -5-6 Road: 6GP, -5-5 Trend: Shares 6th among defensemen with pts this season...ranks th among defensemen with 8 power play pts (-7-8) -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 (5) Last Assist: FEB 6, vs BOSTON (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- : + /5 vs CHI 6 times /5 vs CHI times / vs NJD /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI Regular Season Career as a Blue: 7GP, --, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Scored his first career GWG on Oct. 5 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) 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 (5) Last Assist: OCT, vs CALGARY () Career Shootouts: /8 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :8 6 + /9 vs NYR / vs CGY / vs CGY / vs CGY /8 vs NSH /6 vs LAK 6 times / vs CGY Regular Season Career as a Blue: 6GP, --, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Returned from an eight-game absence (upper-body) last Thurs. vs. NJD -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 () Last Assist: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 5 -- : + / vs CGY /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /5 vs CHI /6 vs LAK / vs NYR /9 vs ANA /5 vs CHI Regular Season Career as a Blue: 9GP, 8--79, 7 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -5-6 Road: 6GP, -- 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 () Last Assist: MAR 7, vs WINNIPEG (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 7 Career Career vs. Opp -- :6 + times times times /6 vs LAK /9 vs ANA / vs CGY / vs ANA /8 vs DAL Regular Season Career as a Blue: 7GP, 5-7-, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- Trend: Shares rd on the team with 7 blocked shots -Leads Blues defense and shares th among all defensemen with a +7 rating -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 (9) Last Assist: DEC 8, vs CHICAGO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 6 -- Career Career vs. Opp :5 + 6 times 6 times 6 times times / vs NJD / vs CGY /8 vs NSH 6 times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 55GP, -5-5, PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Plus or even rating in 8 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: Ranks 6th 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 (7) Last Assist: OCT, vs ANAHEIM (5) Career Shootouts: 6/ (5%), GDG Season -- 8 Career Career vs. Opp : + times times times times / vs ANA / vs ANA times / vs ANA Regular Season Career as a Blue: 85GP, 9-8-7, 86 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- Trend: Two assists in last 8 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 6 months) Back-es Drafted: Blues' nd round pick, 6nd overall, in Last Goal: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: OCT, vs VANCOUVER (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times /8 vs ARI / vs VAN / vs NYR times / vs NYR times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 58GP, 6--6, 788 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 7GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- Trend: 5% or better on faceoffs in 6 straight games (55/9, 58.5% overall during that stretch) -Recorded GWG as a Blue, tying Al MacInnis for th in club history -Recorded his second career hat trick on Mar. 5, in TOR...set a new career high with 5 GWG last reg. season - of players since 8-9 with over, hits and pts (Alex Ovechkin) -in -, ranked rd overall with 7 hits...it was 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 (9) Last Assist: MAR, vs EDMONTON (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- :8 + 5 times 5 times 5 times / vs COL /9 vs ANA times / vs NYR times Regular Season Career as a Blue: 6GP, 6-6-, 8 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: GP, -- Road: GP, -- Trend: Played over mins in four of his five games this season -Made his Blues debut on Oct. 7, at CHI -Ranked th among rookies with 5 goals in - #7: T.J. Oshie (R) (*Injured) 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 (5) Last Assist: APR 8, vs WASHINGTON (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp : times times times / vs NYR /8 vs ARI times times / vs ANA Regular Season Career as a Blue: 8GP, --, 8 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, -- Road: 6GP, -- Trend: Two goals in last 8 games -Leads the team with 5 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: NOV 6, vs NEW JERSEY () Last Assist: NOV 8, vs NASHVILLE Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- - :6 7 + /8 vs DAL /8 vs ARI /8 vs DAL times / vs VAN times times /8 vs DAL Regular Season Career as a Blue: 6GP, 8--79, 6 PIM -5 Season Stats: Home: 8GP, --7 Road: 6GP, 5-5- Trend: Riding a career-high tying five-game points streak (--6)...8 goals in last 7 games overall -Named the NHL's rd Star last week (Nov. - Nov. 9), ranking nd overall in that span with 6 pts (--6) -Logged his first career hat trick and -pt game, including the OT GWG on Oct. 8 at DAL...Only second player in Blues history to score a hat trick including the GW OT goal (Brett Hull, Oct. 9, 997) -Named First Star of the Week (Oct. 7 Nov. ) -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

24 Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes LAST GAME Saturday, November 8 Pittsburgh 6 at Buffalo Goals: Girgensons Goalie: Enroth ( saves/9 shots) PP: /; PK: /5; Shots: Pittsburgh 9 Buffalo CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost: 6) Player (injury, first game missed) total games missed Matt Hackett (lower body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) 6 games Patrick Kaleta (upper body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) 6 games Marcus Foligno (upper body, Nov. ) games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS /9: Assigned F Johan Larsson to Rochester (AHL) UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, Nov. : Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5: Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8: San Jose at Buffalo, 7: p.m. Friday, Nov. : NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. : Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. TONIGHT S GAME SABRES at BLUES This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Blues this season. Next meeting: Thursday, February 5, in Buffalo The Sabres are -7- in their last games vs. the Blues; -- on the road. This is the th game all-time between Buffalo and St. Louis; Buffalo has a series record. The Sabres are 5--9 on the road against the Blues all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY The Sabres are -6- all-time on November November, 978: Don Edwards stops 5 shots in a - victory at Washington to earn his ninth NHL shutout and the th win in Sabres history. November, 98: Randy Cunneyworth scores his first NHL goal against Steve Weeks in a 7- loss to the Rangers. November, 6: Drew Stafford scores his first career NHL goal against Antero Niittymaki in a 5- overtime win at Philadelphia. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW The Sabres are looking to snap a four-game losing streak against the Blues. Their last win against St. Louis was a 5- victory in St. Louis on Dec. 7, 9. Michal Neuvirth has faced the Blues once in his career; he stopped 5 of 7 shots on March, vs. STL to earn his st win of the season, setting the Washington Capitals franchise record for wins by a rookie. Chris Stewart and Tyson Strachan both played for the Blues in the loss. Stewart will face the Blues tonight for the first time since the Sabres acquired him from St. Louis last season. He leads the Sabres with 5 career points (8+7) in nine games against the Blues, including five straight multi-point games from Dec. 7, 9 to Nov. 5, as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.