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1 Buffalo Sabres Game Notes Mon, Oct 8, 8 NHL Game #34 Buffalo Sabres - - ( pts) Vegas Golden Knights - - ( pts) Team Game: 3 Home Game: (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: 3 Road Game: - - (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 35 Linus Ullmark Carter Hutton.9.94 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Zach Bogosian D Matt Tennyson D Marco Scandella 8 D Casey Nelson - 9 C Jack Eichel - C Patrik Berglund 7 C Vladimir Sobotka 4 9 D Jake McCabe - R Kyle Okposo - 3 C Sam Reinhart - 6 D Rasmus Dahlin - 8 C Zemgus Girgensons 9 R Jason Pominville 37 C Casey Mittelstadt - 43 L Conor Sheary - 53 C Jeff Skinner - 55 D Rasmus Ristolainen - 7 L Evan Rodrigues 4 7 C Tage Thompson - 8 L Remi Elie 8 D Nathan Beaulieu - 5 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 9 Marc-Andre Fleury Malcolm Subban.. # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Brayden McNabb 5 D Deryk Engelland - 6 D Colin Miller 5 D Jon Merrill - 9 R Reilly Smith D Nick Holden - 4 C Oscar Lindberg -3 6 C Paul Stastny 7 D Shea Theodore - 8 L William Carrier - 4 C Ryan Carpenter -3 4 L Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 45 D Jake Bischoff L Erik Haula L Max Pacioretty 4 7 C William Karlsson 75 R Ryan Reaves 5 77 D Brad Hunt C Jonathan Marchessault 9 L Tomas Nosek - Owner/CEO President General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Terry Pegula Kim Pegula Jason Botterill Phil Housley Davis Payne (Associate Coach), Steve Smith (Assistant Coach), Chris Hajt (Assistant Coach), Tom Ward (Assistant Coach), Andrew Allen (Goaltending Coach), Mat Myers (Video Coach) President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Executive VP, Asst. General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff George McPhee Kelly McCrimmon Gerard Gallant Assistants - Mike Kelly, Ryan McGill, Ryan Craig Goaltending - David Prior Video - Tommy Cruz Tonight's Officials Referees Chris Rooney (5), Ghislain Hebert () Linesmen Libor Suchanek (6), Andrew Smith (5) Supervisor Rob Shick Video Judge Ntl. Anthem Doug Allen * Denotes Standby Official. Today's Schedule BOS : : NYI : : BUF : 3: ANA : 7:

2 Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active (3 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 6 Jul 5, 99 Massena, NY, USA 5 Matt Tennyson D 6' " 5 Apr 3, 99 Minneapolis, MN, USA 6 Marco Scandella D 6' 3" Feb 3, 99 Montreal, QC, CAN 8 Casey Nelson D 6' " 85 Jul 8, 99 Wisconsin Rapids, WI, USA 9 Jack Eichel C 6' " Oct 8, 996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA Patrik Berglund C 6' 4" 5 Jun, 988 Västerås, SWE 7 Vladimir Sobotka C 5' " 89 Jul, 987 Trebic, CZE 9 Jake McCabe D 6' " 6 Oct, 993 Eau Claire, WI, USA Kyle Okposo R 6' " 9 Apr 6, 988 St. Paul, MN, USA 3 Sam Reinhart C 6' " 9 Nov 6, 995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN 6 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' 3" 9 Apr 3, Trollhattan, SWE 8 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' " Jan 5, 994 Riga, LVA 9 Jason Pominville R 5' " 8 Nov 3, 98 Repentigny, QC, CAN 35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 3 Jul 3, 993 Lugnvik, SWE 37 Casey Mittelstadt C 6' " Nov, 998 Eden Prairie, MN, USA 4 Carter Hutton G 6' " 98 Dec 9, 985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 43 Conor Sheary L 5' 8" 76 Jun 8, 99 Winchester, MA, USA 53 Jeff Skinner C 5' " 87 May 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 5 Oct 7, 994 Turku, FIN 7 Evan Rodrigues L 5' " 76 Jul 8, 993 Toronto, ON, CAN 7 Tage Thompson C 6' 6" 5 Oct 3, 997 Phoenix, AZ, USA 8 Remi Elie L 6' " 5 Apr 6, 995 Cornwall, ON, CAN 8 Nathan Beaulieu D 6' " Dec 5, 99 Strathroy, ON, CAN 3 Players Total Avg: 6' " Age: 6. Injured Reserve List (4 Players) Scott Wilson C 5' " 86 Apr 4, 99 Oakville, ON, CAN Johan Larsson C 5' " Jul 5, 99 Lau, SWE 4 Sean Malone C 6' " 97 Apr 3, 995 Buffalo, NY, USA 48 Matt Hunwick D 5' " 94 May, 985 Warren, MI, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Vegas Golden Knights: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 3 Brayden McNabb D 6' 4" Jan, 99 Davidson, SK, CAN 5 Deryk Engelland D 6' " 4 Apr 3, 98 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6 Colin Miller D 6' " 96 Oct 9, 99 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 5 Jon Merrill D 6' 3" 5 Feb 3, 99 Oklahoma City, OK, USA 9 Reilly Smith R 6' " 85 Apr, 99 Mimico, ON, CAN Nick Holden D 6' 4" 4 May 5, 987 St. Albert, AB, CAN 4 Oscar Lindberg C 6' " Oct 9, 99 Skellefteå, SWE 6 Paul Stastny C 6' " 93 Dec 7, 985 Quebec City, QC, CAN 7 Shea Theodore D 6' " 95 Aug 3, 995 Langley, BC, CAN 8 William Carrier L 6' " Dec, 994 LaSalle, QC, CAN 9 Marc-Andre Fleury G 6' " 8 Nov 8, 984 Sorel, QC, CAN 3 Malcolm Subban G 6' " Dec, 993 Toronto, ON, CAN 4 Ryan Carpenter C 6' " Jan 8, 99 Oviedo, FL, USA 4 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L 6' " 98 Mar 6, 985 Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA 45 Jake Bischoff D 6' " 94 Jul 5, 994 Cambridge, MN, USA 56 Erik Haula L 6' " 93 Mar 3, 99 Pori, FIN 67 Max Pacioretty L 6' " 6 Nov, 988 New Canaan, CT, USA 7 William Karlsson C 6' " 89 Jan 8, 993 Marsta, SWE 75 Ryan Reaves R 6' " 5 Jan, 987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 77 Brad Hunt D 5' 9" 87 Aug 4, 988 Maple Ridge, BC, CAN 8 Jonathan Marchessault C 5' 9" 74 Dec 7, 99 Cap-Rouge, QC, CAN 9 Tomas Nosek L 6' 3" Sep, 99 Pardubice, CZE Players Total Avg: 6' " 99 Age: 8.4 Injured Reserve List ( Players) Cody Eakin C 6' " 9 May 4, 99 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 89 Alex Tuch R 6' 4" May, 996 Syracuse, NY, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks JONATHAN MARCHESSAUL (-- / Games)

3 Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 43 Conor Sheary :37. C 9 Jack Eichel : C 3 Sam Reinhart - 5. :9. C 37 Casey Mittelstadt -. : D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen :34. 7 D 6 Marco Scandella 6. :4. 3 D 8 Casey Nelson -. 6:36. C Patrik Berglund. 5: C 7 Vladimir Sobotka 4. 8: D 9 Jake McCabe -. 9:5. 6 R Kyle Okposo :33. D 6 Rasmus Dahlin -. 9:5. C 8 Zemgus Girgensons. 3: R 9 Jason Pominville 3. :5. C 53 Jeff Skinner :4 8. L 7 Evan Rodrigues : C 7 Tage Thompson -. :35 5. L 8 Remi Elie. :47. D 8 Nathan Beaulieu - 5. :49. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 35 Linus Ullmark Carter Hutton Vegas Golden Knights: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 8 Jonathan Marchessault 9. : L 4 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare : L 67 Max Pacioretty :3. 6 D 6 Colin Miller 3. :7. 4 D 5 Jon Merrill -. 7:3. D 3 Brayden McNabb 3. : D 5 Deryk Engelland -. : R 9 Reilly Smith 5. :3. D Nick Holden -. 6:46. 3 C 4 Oscar Lindberg :6 4. C 6 Paul Stastny 6. 8: D 7 Shea Theodore - 4. :4. L 8 William Carrier -. 9:57. 9 C 4 Ryan Carpenter -3. : L 56 Erik Haula : 5. C 7 William Karlsson 3. : R 75 Ryan Reaves 5 3. : 4. 7 L 9 Tomas Nosek - 5. :46. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 9 Marc-Andre Fleury Malcolm Subban 3. 9.

4 Vegas Golden Buffalo Sabres Team Records Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres Last game: Saturday AT MINNESOTA (- W) Saturday VS NY RANGERS (3- W) Next game: Monday AT BUFFALO Monday VS VEGAS Overall record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Win / Undef Home record/streak: - - / Lost - - / Win / Undef Road record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Lost 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 Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals: -- --

5 Vegas Golden Buffalo Sabres Situations Goals by Period 3 OT T Avg Vegas Golden Knights: 3 (.5 avg.) Opponents: ( 3. avg.) Buffalo Sabres: 3 (.5 avg.) Opponents: 5 (.5 avg.) Shots by Period 3 OT T Avg Vegas Golden Knights: (33.5 avg.) Opponents: (7.5 avg.) Buffalo Sabres: (3.5 avg.) Opponents: (35. avg.) Power Play Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: 6. (T-st NHL) (T-6th NHL) Home: 3. (T-3th NHL) (T-6th NHL) Road: 3. (T-th NHL). SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-4th NHL) Penalty Killing Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-th NHL) (T-st NHL) Home: (T-7th NHL) (T-7th NHL) Road:. (T-st NHL). SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-9th NHL) Penalties Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (T-8th NHL) (T-8th NHL) Goal Situations Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres For Against For Against 6 on 5: 6 on 4: 6 on 3: 5 on 5: on 4: 5 on 3: 4 on 4: 4 on 3: 3 on 3: 3 on 4: 3 on 5: 3 on 6: 4 on 5: 4 on 6: 5 on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Vegas Golden Buffalo Sabres Situations Individual Leaders Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres Points: J. MARCHESSAUL (),M. FLEURY (),M. PACIORETTY () C. SHEARY (),J. EICHEL (),R. RISTOLAINEN () Goals: M. PACIORETTY (),J. MARCHESSAUL (),P. BELLE () C. SHEARY (),J. EICHEL () Assists: M. FLEURY (),J. MERRILL (),C. MILLER () R. RISTOLAINEN (),S. REINHART (),J. EICHEL () PP Goals: C. SHEARY () SH Goals: P. BELLE () GW Goals: C. SHEARY () 3+ Goals: PIM: R. REAVES (5),M. PACIORETTY (4),E. HAULA (4) N. BEAULIEU (5),V. SOBOTKA (4),E. RODRIGUES (4) Shots: J. MARCHESSAUL (9),P. STASTNY (6),M. PACIORETTY (6) J. EICHEL (8),M. SCANDELLA (6),J. SKINNER (6) +/-: J. MARCHESSAUL (+),R. SMITH (+),W. KARLSSON (+) J. POMINVILLE (),V. SOBOTKA (),P. BERGLUND () Shootout Vegas Golden Knights Shooter G/S % GDG Erik Haula /. William Karlsson /. Jonathan Marchessault /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Marc-Andre Fleury - /3. Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Vegas Golden Knights Player G A P No players to display Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Conor Sheary Jack Eichel Casey Mittelstadt Sam Reinhart Rasmus Ristolainen Short Handed Vegas Golden Knights Player G A P Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Buffalo Sabres Player G A P No players to display

7 Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes LAST GAME Saturday, October 6 NY Rangers at Buffalo 3 Goals: Sheary (), Eichel Goalie: Hutton (43 saves/44 shots) PP: /4; PK: 3/3; Shots: NY Rangers 44 Buffalo 9 CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost: ) Player (injury, first game missed) total games missed Zach Bogosian (lower body, Oct. 4) games Matt Hunwick (neck, Oct. 4; injured reserve) games Johan Larsson (lower body, Oct. 4; injured reserve) games Sean Malone (knee, Oct. 4; injured reserve) games Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) games Vladimir Sobotka (upper body, Oct. 6) game TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS /: Claimed F Remi Elie off waivers from Dallas; Placed F Johan Larsson, F Sean Malone, F Scott Wilson and D Matt Hunwick on IR UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, Oct. : Colorado at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3: Buffalo at Arizona, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6: Buffalo at Vegas, p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8: Buffalo at San Jose, :3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. : Buffalo at Los Angeles, 3:3 p.m. TODAY S GAME GOLDEN KNIGHTS at SABRES This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Golden Knights this season. Next meeting: Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Vegas Last meeting: Vegas defeated Buffalo - (OT) in Buffalo on March This is the fourth game all-time between Buffalo and Vegas; Buffalo has a -- series record. The Sabres are -- at home against the Golden Knights all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY The Sabres are all-time on October 8. October 8, 97: Tim Horton makes his Sabres debut in a 5-3 win at home against the Atlanta Flames. October 8, 99: Dominik Hasek makes his first Sabres appearance, starting in the team s season-opener at home, a 5-4 loss to the Quebec Nordiques. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Today s game is the third of a four-game home stand. The four games mark the longest home stretch to open a season in franchise history. The previous longest was three games ( and 5-6). Buffalo went -- against Vegas in their inaugural season in 7-8 and will look to extend that point streak to three games with a win today. The Sabres have three players who registered at least a point per game against the Golden Knights in 7-8: Jack Eichel ( GP, +), Jason Pominville ( GP, +), Jeff Skinner ( GP, +)

8 Carter Hutton stopped 3 of 33 shots (.97 SV%) to earn the win in his only meeting with the Golden Knights last season. After his eighth career two-goal game on Saturday night vs. NY Rangers, Conor Sheary now has five goals in his last seven games dating back to last season. LAST TIME OUT The Sabres earned their first win of the season with a 3- victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night at KeyBank Center. Carter Hutton led the way for the Sabres with 43 saves, marking the second most saves of his career, trailing only his 48-save shutout on Dec. 6, 7 vs. Winnipeg. Conor Sheary scored his first two goals as a member of the Sabres, tallying twice on the power play. His teams are now 8-- in his career when he scores two goals and 8-- when he records at least two points. Jack Eichel recorded two points (+) and skated a career-high 5:45, topping his previous high of 4:3 on Feb. 8, 7 vs. St. Louis. CAPTAIN JACK After being named captain on Wednesday, Jack Eichel became the 9th full-season captain in franchise history and the 8th player to wear the captain s C for at least a one-month period for the Sabres. At years of age, Eichel is the youngest captain in Sabres history, passing Jim Schoenfeld, who served as the team s captain as a 3-year-old in the season. WELCOME TO BUFFALO The Sabres had eight new players on their opening-day roster this season: Player, Pos. How Acquired Pronunciation Notes Patrik Berglund, C Trade (STL) BUHRG-luhnd Rasmus Dahlin, D Draft (st Overall) dah-leen Remi Elie, LW Waivers (DAL) EH-lee Carter Hutton, G Free Agency HUH-tuhn Conor Sheary, LW Trade (PIT) SHAIR-ee Jeff Skinner, LW Trade (CAR) SKIH-nuhr Vladimir Sobotka, C Trade (STL) suh-boht-kuh Tage Thompson, C Trade (STL) TAHMP-suhn Went 55.% on faceoffs in his th season with St. Louis in 7-8. Named Swedish Junior Player of the Year (SHL) in 7-8. Set NHL highs in every major category in 7 games in 7-8. Led NHL in SV% (.93) and GAA (.9) with St. Louis in 7-8. Two-time Stanley Cup Champion (6 and 7) with Pittsburgh. Ranks sixth in the NHL with 43 5-on-5 goals since entering the league in -. Set career-high totals in GP (8), G () and GWG (4) in 7-8. Made his NHL debut with St. Louis in 7-8. A NEW LOOK Seven players made their Sabres regular-season debuts on Thursday vs. Boston: Patrik Berglund, Rasmus Dahlin, Carter Hutton, Conor Sheary, Jeff Skinner, Vladimir Sobotka and Tage Thompson

9 It marked the second-most new players the Sabres have ever dressed in a season-opener, trailing only the nine players who made their Sabres debuts on Oct., 5 vs. TBL (Carlo Colaiacovo, Jack Eichel, Cody Franson, Chad Johnson, Evander Kane, David Legwand, Robin Lehner, Jamie McGinn and Ryan O Reilly). With his Sabres debut on Saturday vs. NY Rangers, Remi Elie became the eighth new player to dress for the Sabres this season. Only of the Sabres players who dressed for the first game of the 7-8 season appeared on the team s 8-9 opening day roster. Only six players on this year s opening day roster suited up for the team in the season-opener two years ago: Zach Bogosian, Zemgus Girgensons, Jake McCabe, Casey Nelson, Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Ristolainen A FRESH FACE On Thursday vs. Boston, Rasmus Dahlin (8 years, 75 days) became the second-youngest player ever to appear in a game with the Sabres, behind only fellow No. pick Pierre Turgeon (8 years, 4 days on Oct. 8, 987 vs. MNS). Dahlin skated :37 in his debut, trailing only Rasmus Ristolainen (4:) for the night. It was the highest ice time recorded by a Sabres player making his NHL debut and the st-highest ice time by any NHL player in their first game since the league began tracking ice time in the season. 8-9 ROSTER NOTES Of the 3 players on Buffalo s opening night roster: Nine were originally drafted by the Sabres -- six were first-round selections (Girgensons, ; Ristolainen, 3; Reinhart, 4; Eichel, 5; Mittelstadt, 7; Dahlin, 8), two were second-round picks (Pominville, ; McCabe, ) and one was a sixth-round pick (Ullmark, ). Nine were acquired in trades: Beaulieu, Berglund, Bogosian, Pominville, Scandella, Sheary, Skinner, Sobotka, Thompson Five were signed as free agents: Hutton, Nelson, Okposo, Rodrigues, Tennyson One was acquired via waivers: Elie Fifteen played in Buffalo at some point last season: Beaulieu, Bogosian, Eichel, Girgensons, McCabe, Mittelstadt, Nelson, Okposo, Pominville, Reinhart, Ristolainen, Rodrigues, Scandella, Tennyson, Ullmark Eight are new to the Sabres this season: Berglund, Dahlin, Elie, Hutton, Sheary, Skinner, Sobotka, Thompson Four opened the season on an NHL roster for the first time in their careers: Dahlin, Elie, Mittelstadt, Ullmark BUF-VGK CONNECTIONS Former Sabres: Golden Knights F William Carrier was spent three seasons (4-7) with the Sabres organization. He played in 4 games and recorded eight points (3+5). Golden Knights D Brayden McNabb was selected by Buffalo in the third round (66th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft. He spent parts of two seasons (-, 3-4) with the team, appearing in 37 games and notching eight points (+7). Nathan Beaulieu: Played with Golden Knights F Max Pacioretty in Montreal Patrik Berglund: Played with Golden Knights D Brad Hunt, F Ryan Reaves and F Paul Stastny in St. Louis

10 Jack Eichel: Played on Team North America during the 6 World Cup of Hockey when Golden Knights Head Coach Gerard Gallant was an assistant coach for the team Chris Hajt: Played for the Capitals when Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee held the same role in Washington Phil Housley: Played in Washington when Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee was the vice president of hockey operations for the Capitals Was an assistant coach for the Predators when Golden Knights D Brad Hunt was playing in Nashville Kyle Okposo: Played for the Islanders when Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee and Head Coach Gerard Gallant were a part of the front office in New York Davis Payne: Was on the coaching staff in Los Angeles when Golden Knights D Brayden McNabb played for the Kings Was the head coach of the Blues when Golden Knights F Ryan Reaves played in St. Louis Jason Pominville: Played with Golden Knights F Erik Haula and F Alex Tuch in Minnesota Conor Sheary: Played with Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury and F Ryan Reaves in Pittsburgh Steve Smith: Played with Golden Knights Assistant Coach Ryan McGill for the Chicago Blackhawks from Was the assistant coach in Edmonton when Golden Knights D Brad Hunt was playing for the Oilers Tage Thompson: Played with Golden Knights F Paul Stastny in St. Louis SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: Ristolainen (7), McCabe (6), Berglund/Girgensons (5) Blocked Shots: Berglund (6), Eichel (3), Nelson/McCabe/Ristolainen/Skinner () Shots: Eichel (8), Ristolainen/Scandella/Skinner (6) SABRES RECORD IN GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] -: -- (), 3/5, /6, 3/4 OVERTIME RESULTS (-; 3- all-time) N/A SHOOTOUT RESULTS (-; 7-66 all-time) N/A MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player Needs Milestone) Games Played Jason Pominville games 664 games played with Sabres (T-th in franchise history)

11 Patrik Berglund 4 games 7 career games played Remi Elie 9 games career games played Goals Jason Pominville goals goals with Sabres (T-th in franchise history) Points Jason Pominville 4 points 7 career points Conor Sheary 5 points career points Jason Pominville 7 points 497 points with Sabres (T-th in franchise history) RECENT MILESTONES Rasmus Dahlin st NHL Game Oct. 4 vs. BOS

12 Buffalo Sabres: 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. /4/8 Boston Bruins L / /6/8 New York Rangers W p,43p, / /8/8 Vegas Golden Knights 4 //8 Colorado Avalanche 5 Arizona Coyotes 6 Vegas Golden Knights 7 San Jose Sharks 8 Los Angeles Kings 9 Anaheim Ducks /5/8 Montréal Canadiens Columbus Blue Jackets /3/8 Calgary Flames 3 Ottawa Senators 4 /3/8 Ottawa Senators 5 New York Rangers 6 Montréal Canadiens 7 //8 Vancouver Canucks 8 /3/8 Tampa Bay Lightning 9 Winnipeg Jets Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins //8 Philadelphia Flyers 3 /3/8 Montréal Canadiens 4 Detroit Red Wings 5 /7/8 San Jose Sharks 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 7 Florida Panthers 8 Nashville Predators 9 /4/8 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 /8/8 Philadelphia Flyers 3 //8 Los Angeles Kings 3 /3/8 Arizona Coyotes 33 Washington Capitals 34 Boston Bruins 35 /8/8 Florida Panthers 36 Washington Capitals 37 //8 Anaheim Ducks 38 St. Louis Blues 39 /9/8 Boston Bruins 4 /3/8 New York Islanders 4 /3/9 Florida Panthers 4 Boston Bruins 43 /8/9 New Jersey Devils 44 Carolina Hurricanes 45 //9 Tampa Bay Lightning 46 Edmonton Oilers 47 Calgary Flames 48 Vancouver Canucks 49 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Dallas Stars 5 //9 Chicago Blackhawks 5 /5/9 Minnesota Wild 53 /7/9 Carolina Hurricanes 54 /9/9 Detroit Red Wings 55 //9 Winnipeg Jets 56 //9 New York Islanders 57 /5/9 New York Rangers 58 New Jersey Devils 59 Florida Panthers 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 /3/9 Washington Capitals 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 63 Philadelphia Flyers 64 3//9 Pittsburgh Penguins 65 Toronto Maple Leafs 66 3/4/9 Edmonton Oilers 67 Chicago Blackhawks 68 Colorado Avalanche 69 3//9 Dallas Stars 7 3/4/9 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Carolina Hurricanes 7 3/7/9 St. Louis Blues 73 3//9 Toronto Maple Leafs 74 Montréal Canadiens 75 New Jersey Devils 76 Ottawa Senators 77 3/8/9 Detroit Red Wings 78 New York Islanders 79 3/3/9 Columbus Blue Jackets 8 4//9 Nashville Predators 8 4/4/9 Ottawa Senators 8 Detroit Red Wings

13 Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. SCANDELLA # 6 NELSON # 8 EICHEL # 9 BERGLUND # SOBOTKA # 7 MCCABE # 9 OKPOSO # Oct 4 Vs BOS -,5/- 8:5 -,/ 9:7 -,4/- :3 -,/- 5:6 -,/ 8:4 -,/- 8: -,/- 6: Oct 6 Vs NYR -,/ :58 -,/- 4:5 -,4/ 5:45 -,/ 6:4 DNP -,/ : -,/- 4:47 Date Opp. REINHART # 3 DAHLIN # 6 GIRGENSONS # 8 POMINVILLE # 9 MITTELSTADT # 37 SHEARY # 43 SKINNER # 53 Oct 4 Vs BOS -,3/- :7 -,/- :37 -,/ 3: -,3/ :57 -,/- 4:3 -,/- 4:5 -,/- 7: Oct 6 Vs NYR -,/ : -,/ 7:5 -,/ 3:5 -,/ 8:54 -,/ :6 -(W),3/- 8:5 -,4/ 3:48 Date Opp. RISTOLAINEN # 55 RODRIGUES # 7 THOMPSON # 7 ELIE # 8 BEAULIEU # 8 ULLMARK # 35 HUTTON # 4 Oct 4 Vs BOS -,/- 4: -,/ :58 -,/- : -,/ 4:3 DND 3/5 L 55:9 Oct 6 Vs NYR -,4/ 6:57 -,/ 4:9 -,/ 9:48 -,/ :47 -,/- :6 DND /44 W 59:37

14 Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Phil Housley Phil Housley enters his second season behind the bench for the Sabres after completing his first season as an NHL head coach in 7-8. The Hockey Hall of Famer and former Sabres defenseman is the 8th head coach in Buffalo s franchise history and the seventh alumnus to serve as the team s head coach. Housley joined the Sabres after helping to guide the Nashville Predators to their first Stanley Cup Final appearance in franchise history. Named an assistant coach on May, 3, Housley was a driving force behind one of the NHL s best defensive groups throughout his tenure. A native of South St. Paul, Minnesota, Housley began his coaching career in 4 as head coach of Stillwater Area High School in Minnesota. During his nine seasons at the helm, Housley turned around the school s program while also accepting numerous opportunities to coach for Team USA at the international level. Visit for a full bio. #35: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", 3 lbs. / Jul 3, 993 (5 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (63rd overall) in the NHL Draft Last Win: JAN, 8 vs COLUMBUS (4) Last SO: - Career Shootouts: 4/6 (.667), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves : Recalled to the Buffalo Sabres on /8 Went -- in five appearances with the Sabres, logging his best NHL save percentage (.935) and goals-against average (.). Went -- (.65) in 44 games in his third season with the Rochester Americans, logging his best points percentage (.65), save percentage (.9) and goals-against average (.44), and earning a spot in the 7 AHL All-Star Classic. Set an NHL single-game career high with 44 saves on 45 shots on Jan. vs. Columbus, allowing only a single power play goal in a 3- Sabres win. #4: Carter Hutton (G) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Dec 9, 985 (3 years and 9 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July, 8 Last Win: OCT 6, 8 vs NY RANGERS Last SO: FEB 3, BUFFALO () Career Shootouts: 3/47 (.68), 8-5 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves /6 vs NYR 7-8: Posted a record, marking his best career points percentage (.685). Led all qualifying NHL goaltenders with a career-best.93 save percentage and.9 goals-against average. Won four straight starts on two separate occasions: Oct. to Nov. 9, 7 and Jan. 3 to Feb. 3, 8. Set the Blues franchise record for most saves in a shutout with a career-high 48 saves on Dec. 6, 7 vs. Winnipeg. #4: Zach Bogosian (D) 6' 3", 6 lbs. / Jul 5, 99 (8 years and months) buh-goh-zhuhn Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round (3rd overall) of the 8 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 5 NHL Draft on Feb., 5 Last Goal: MAR 7, 7 vs FLORIDA (4) Last Assist: JAN 4, MINNESOTA (3) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Made his season debut vs. PIT (/) after missing 5 games due to injury Led the team in ice time (5:3) and recorded an assist on Jan. 4 at Minnesota.

15 #5: Matt Tennyson (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Apr 3, 99 (8 years and 5 months) TEHN-ihs-suhn Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July, 7 Last Goal: DEC 5, 5 vs TAMPA BAY (67) Last Assist: MAR 8, 7 vs DETROIT () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Skated 7:8 and had two shots and a hit in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (/5) Registered a career-high five shots on net at VGK (/7) Skated :5 vs. SJS (/8), the second highest total of his career, and most since Feb., 5 #6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' 3", lbs. / Feb 3, 99 (8 years and 7 months) skan-dehl-uh Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (55th overall) of 8 NHL Draft Acquired: From Minnesota with Jason Pominville and a fourth-round pick in the 8 NHL Draft in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and a third-round pick in the 8 NHL Draft on June 3, 7 Last Goal: MAR 8, OTTAWA (6) Last Assist: APR 6, TAMPA BAY (3) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp -- - : times times times times /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR 7-8: One of three players to appear in all 8 games for the Sabres. Recorded a career-high 7 assists and finished one point shy of his career-best mark with points. Averaged 3:9 of ice time per game in his first season in Buffalo, marking the fourth-highest career average in franchise history. Led the team in ice time on 5 occasions, including 9: on Dec. vs. Philadelphia, his highest single-game total since the - season. Appeared in his 4th NHL game on Dec. at Pittsburgh. Earned his seventh career game-winning goal (and third career overtime goal) by scoring with. seconds left in overtime on Feb. at Detroit. #8: Casey Nelson (D) 6' ", 85 lbs. / Jul 8, 99 (6 years and months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on March, 6 Last Goal: MAR 6, TORONTO (8) Last Assist: FEB 4, WASHINGTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- 9:7 + times times times times /4 vs BOS times /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS 7-8: Set career-high totals in games played (37), goals (3), assists (5) and points (8). Registered his first career shorthanded point with an assist on Feb. 6 vs. Anaheim. Scored his first NHL goal while shorthanded on Feb. vs. Colorado; joined Kevin O'Shea as the second player in Sabres history to tally his first career goal while shorthanded. Tied his longest career point streak with points in three straight games from Feb. vs. Colorado to Feb. 5 at Ottawa. Ranked third among Rochester Americans skaters with a plus-4 rating in 4 AHL games.

16 #9: Jack Eichel (C) 6' ", lbs. / Oct 8, 996 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (nd overall) of the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 6, 8 vs NY RANGERS Last Assist: OCT 6, 8 vs NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: /9 (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR times /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR 7-8: Finished the season as one of four players in franchise history to score or more goals in each of his first three NHL seasons. Became the ninth different player in franchise history to lead the team or tie for the team lead in goals, assists and points. With his 5th goal of the season on March 9 vs. Detroit, he became the first Sabre aged or younger to reach the 5-goal mark since Pierre Turgeon did so in the 99-9 season. His five assists on March 3 at Nashville tied the Sabres' franchise record for most assists in a game. 8-9: Was named the 9th full-season captain in franchise history on Oct. 3, 8. At years old, Eichel became the youngest captain in Sabres history, passing Jim Schoenfeld, who served as the team s captain as a 3-year-old in the season. Skated a career-high 5:45 on Oct. 6 against the Rangers, topping his previous high of 4:3 on Feb. 8, 7 vs. St. Louis. #: Patrik Berglund (C) 6' 4", 5 lbs. / Jun, 988 (3 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by St. Louis in the first round (5th overall) of the 6 NHL Draft Acquired: From St. Louis with Tage Thompson, Vladimir Sobotka, a first-round pick in the 9 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the NHL Draft in exchange for Ryan O Reilly on July, 8 Last Goal: APR 6, CHICAGO (3) Last Assist: APR 7, COLORADO () Career Shootouts: 3/5 (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp -- 6:4 3 + times times times times /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR 7-8: The Blues were 8-4- when he scored and when he recorded a point in 7-8. Finished the 7-8 season ranked sixth in Blues history with 694 regular-season games played for the club. Recorded his 3th NHL point with a goal on Dec. 4, 7 vs. Anaheim. Scored his second career hat trick on April 6, 8 at Chicago. #7: Vladimir Sobotka (C) 5' ", 89 lbs. / Jul, 987 (3 years and 3 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston in the fourth round (6th overall) in the 5 NHL Draft Acquired: From St. Louis with Tage Thompson, Patrik Berglund, a first-round pick in the 9 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the NHL Draft in exchange for forward Ryan O Reilly on July, 8 Last Goal: MAR 8, CHICAGO () Last Assist: MAR 7, 8 vs SAN JOSE (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 4 Career Career vs. Opp :4 + /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS 7-8: Set career-high totals in games played (8), goals () and game-winning goals (4) in his ninth NHL season. The Blues were -- when he scored and 3-3- when he recorded a point. Appeared in his 4th NHL game on Nov. vs. NY Islanders. Scored his third career shorthanded goal on Nov. 6 at Edmonton.

17 #9: Jake McCabe (D) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Oct, 993 (4 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (44th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: JAN 3, 8 vs NEW JERSEY (5) Last Assist: JAN 4, MINNESOTA (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- - : 4 + times times times times /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR 7-8: Had one hit and blocked three shots during his 6:39 time on ice in the season debut vs. MTL (/5) Appeared in 53 games before undergoing season-ending surgery to repair an injured shoulder. Set a career high with two assists on Oct. at Boston. Matched his career high with two assists and added a goal for a career-best three points on Dec. 5 vs. Carolina. #: Scott Wilson (C) (*Injured) 5' ", 86 lbs. / Apr 4, 99 (6 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the seventh round (9th overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: From Detroit in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 9 NHL Draft on Dec. 4, 7 Last Goal: MAR 8, OTTAWA (4) Last Assist: APR 4, 8 vs OTTAWA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Spent the majority of the season with the Sabres after trades that took him from Pittsburgh to Detroit in October and then to Buffalo in December. Appeared in 49 of Buffalo s 55 games after his acquisition. Tied career highs with two points (+) on Feb. at Boston and points in three straight games from Jan. to 5, 8 (+). Logged his highest career ice time total (:3) on March vs. Vegas. #: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Apr 6, 988 (3 years and 5 months) oh-poh-soh Drafted: Selected by NY Islanders in the first Round (7th overall) of the 6 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, 6 Last Goal: APR 6, TAMPA BAY (3) Last Assist: MAR 6, TORONTO (8) Career Shootouts: 4/4 (33%), 9 GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : -- times times times /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS times times times 7-8: Appeared in his 6th career NHL game on Oct. vs. Vancouver. Tied his career-high with three assists on Jan. 9 vs. Winnipeg. Recorded three consecutive multi-point games from Jan. 9 vs. Winnipeg to Jan. 8 at NY Rangers, totaling seven points (+5) in those contests. #: Johan Larsson (C) (*Injured) 5' ", lbs. / Jul 5, 99 (6 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (56th overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: From Minnesota with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the 3 NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the 4 NHL Draft in exchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 4 NHL Draft on April 3, 3 Last Goal: MAR 5, 8 vs TORONTO (6) Last Assist: APR 6, TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Set career-high totals in games played (8) and assists (3) and matched his best career total with 7 points. Scored his first career shorthanded goal on Jan. 5, 8 at Vancouver. Tied a career high with two assists on Feb., 8 vs. Toronto.

18 #3: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Nov 6, 995 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first Round (nd overall) of the 4 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 7, FLORIDA () Last Assist: OCT 6, 8 vs NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: 4/ (36%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- - : 3 + times /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR times /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR 7-8: Set career-high totals in games played (8), goals (5) and points (5). One of three players to appear in all 8 games for the Sabres. With Jack Eichel, became the first pair of 5-goal scorers under 3 years of age for the Sabres since Alexander Mogilny and Donald Audette each topped 5 as -year-olds in the 99-9 season. Totaled 37 points (8+9) in his last 38 games of the season. His goals in 43 games in 8 tied him for th-most in the league from Jan. onward. Recorded his th NHL point with a goal on Nov. vs. Minnesota. #6: Rasmus Dahlin (D) 6' 3", 9 lbs. / Apr 3, (8 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (st overall) of the 8 NHL Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career -- - Career vs. Opp :37 + times times times times /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR 7-8: Earned 8 Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year honors, becoming the first 7-year-old to win the award since Mikael Andersson in 984. Tied for fourth among all SHL defensemen with seven goals. Averaged.49 points per game, ranking 4th-best among SHL blueliners. 7-8: Became the second-youngest player ever to appear in a game with the Sabres, behind only fellow No. pick Pierre Turgeon (8 years, 4 days on Oct. 8, 987 vs. Minnesota). #8: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' ", lbs. / Jan 5, 994 (4 years and 9 months) ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhns Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (4th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 5, 8 vs TORONTO (3) Last Assist: MAR 3, NASHVILLE (3) Career Shootouts: 4/4 (9%), 4 GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp -- 3:5 3 + times times times times /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS times 7-8: Played in his 3th NHL game on Dec. vs. Pittsburgh. Tied his career high with a three-game point streak (+) from Dec. 3 at Carolina to Dec. 9 at New Jersey. Tallied the fifth and sixth shorthanded goals of his career on Feb. vs. Florida and Feb. 6 vs. Anaheim.

19 #9: Jason Pominville (R) 5' ", 8 lbs. / Nov 3, 98 (35 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (55th overall) of NHL Draft Acquired: From Minnesota with Marco Scandella and a fourth-round pick in the 8 NHL Draft in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and a third-round pick in the 8 NHL Draft on June 3, 7 nd NHL / nd BUF Season Last Goal: APR 7, FLORIDA () Last Assist: MAR 9, 8 vs DETROIT (7) Career Shootouts: 8/7 (4%), 8 GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp -- : times times times times /4 vs BOS /4 vs BOS times times 7-8: Moved up the franchise's all-time leaderboard to rank th in regular-season games played (66), eighth in assists (89), th in points (49) and tied for fifth in shots (,774). Appeared in all 8 games for the eighth time of his career. Topped the 3-point mark for the 3th consecutive season. Opened the season with points (6+6) in games and closed it with points in six of seven games (4+). #37: Casey Mittelstadt (C) 6' ", lbs. / Nov, 998 (9 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 7 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 6, TAMPA BAY (3) Last Assist: OCT 6, 8 vs NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp :3 + times /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR times /4 vs BOS times /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR 7-8: Joined the Sabres following the conclusion of the NCAA season, recording points in five of six NHL games to finish the season. Recorded his first NHL point with an assist in his NHL debut on March 9 vs. Detroit. Played in 34 games during his freshman year at the University of Minnesota, ranking second among all Golden Gophers with 3 points (+9) in 34 games. Ranked fourth among all NCAA freshmen in points per game (.88), earning a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Helped lead the United States to a bronze medal at the 8 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo, earning tournament MVP honors after recording points (4+7) in seven games. #4: Sean Malone (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 97 lbs. / Apr 3, 995 (3 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (59th overall) of the 3 NHL Draft. Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Played in all but three regular-season games for the Rochester Americans and was named Rochester s Most Improved Player as voted on by his teammates in 7-8. Made his professional debut Oct., 7 vs. Charlotte. Recorded his first professional point with an assist on Nov., 7 at Belleville and scored his first goal on Nov., 7 at Syracuse. Recorded two assists in three games during his first professional playoff series against Syracuse in 8.

20 #43: Conor Sheary (L) 5' 8", 76 lbs. / Jun 8, 99 (6 years and 3 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: From Pittsburgh with Matt Hunwick in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 9 NHL Draft on June 7, 8 Last Goal: OCT 6, 8 vs NY RANGERS Last Assist: MAR 5, 8 vs PHILADELPHIA (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- 8: /6 vs NYR times /6 vs NYR times /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS times 7-8: Played a career-high 79 NHL games with Pittsburgh. Finished the season ranked sixth among all Penguins with 93 regular-season points (48+45) in 84 games since joining the team as a rookie in 5-6. The Penguins were -4- when he scored and -4-3 in games in which he recorded a point. Appeared in all of Pittsburgh s Stanley Cup Playoff games, recording two assists. 7-8: Scored two power play goals on Oct. 6 against the Rangers, recording his eighth career multi-goal game and th multi-point game. His six goals in games against the Rangers are his highest total against any NHL opponent. #48: Matt Hunwick (D) (*Injured) 5' ", 94 lbs. / May, 985 (33 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston in the seventh round (4th overall) of the 4 NHL Draft Acquired: from Pittsburgh with Conor Sheary in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 9 NHL Draft on June 7, 8 Last Goal: FEB 7, 8 vs NEW JERSEY (4) Last Assist: MAR 3, 8 vs MONTREAL () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Scored four goals and recorded points in 4 regular-season games in his only season with the Penguins. Set a career single-game high with seven shots on Dec. 7 vs. NY Islanders; scored his first career overtime goal with his seventh shot of the game. Appeared in his 5th NHL game on Dec. vs. Columbus. #53: Jeff Skinner (C) 5' ", 87 lbs. / May 6, 99 (6 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Carolina in the first round (th overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: From Carolina in exchange for Cliff Pu, a second-round pick in the 9 NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the NHL Draft on August, 8 Last Goal: MAR 3, 8 vs NY RANGERS (5) Last Assist: APR 5, PHILADELPHIA (3) Career Shootouts: 6/35 (7%), 3 GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : 4 + times times times times /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR times /6 vs NYR 7-8: Appeared in all 8 games for the Carolina Hurricanes for the third time in his career. Recorded 49 points (4+5), topping the -goal and -assist marks for the third consecutive season and the sixth time in his seven full NHL seasons (he also finished the 48-game -3 NHL season on pace to surpass goals and assists). Finished the season in Carolina s franchise top in games played (9th), goals (5th), points (7th), shots (3rd) and game-winning goals (T-8th). Appeared in his 5th NHL game on Oct. 4 at Winnipeg. Scored his th NHL goal on Feb. 8 vs. New Jersey. Tied his career-high mark with three points (+) on March vs. Arizona.

21 #55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 5 lbs. / Oct 7, 994 (3 years and months) RAS-muhs rihs-toh-ligh-nehn Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 3 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB, DETROIT (3) Last Assist: OCT 6, 8 vs NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp : times /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR times /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR 7-8: Averaged the most ice time per game of his career (6:9), the highest average ice time by a Sabres skater in a full season with the team since Alexei Zhitnik (6:33) in -3. Finished the season ranked among the franchise s top 5 defensemen in goals (5th), assists (3th), points (T-3th), points per game (4th) and game-winning goals (T-3th). With his third career overtime goal on Dec. 9 at New Jersey, he tied Phil Housley and Tyler Myers for most ever by a Sabres defenseman. Tied his personal best in assists and points with three assists on March 3 at Nashville. #7: Evan Rodrigues (L) 5' ", 76 lbs. / Jul 8, 993 (5 years and months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as a free agent on April, 5 Last Goal: MAR 9, 8 vs DETROIT (7) Last Assist: APR 7, FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- 4 Career Career vs. Opp :9 + times times times /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR times times times 7-8: Set career-high marks in games played (48), goals (7), assists (8) and points (5) despite sustaining a hand injury during the preseason that caused him to miss the first 8 games of the regular season. Recorded two points on six occasions, including a career-best two goals on Dec. at St. Louis. Logged points in three straight games on two occasions, topping his previous best streak of two games. Totaled points (5+5) in eight AHL games, leading all Rochester Americans with.5 points per game. #7: Tage Thompson (C) 6' 6", 5 lbs. / Oct 3, 997 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by St. Louis in the first round (6th overall) of the 6 NHL Draft Acquired: From St. Louis with Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka, a first-round pick in the 9 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the NHL Draft in exchange for forward Ryan O Reilly on July, 8 Last Goal: JAN 9, 8 vs FLORIDA (8) Last Assist: MAR 3, 8 vs VANCOUVER (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- - Career Career vs. Opp -- : + times times times times /4 vs BOS times /4 vs BOS /6 vs NYR 7-8: Logged :6 of ice time in his NHL debut on Oct. 4 at Pittsburgh. Recorded his first NHL point with a goal on Dec. at Edmonton. Played in 3 AHL games with the San Antonio Rampage, setting career-high totals in games played, goals (8), assists () and points (8) in his second professional season. Ranked sixth among Rampage regulars and first among San Antonio rookies in points per game (.6). #8: Remi Elie (L) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Apr 6, 995 (3 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Dallas in the second round (4th overall) of the 3 NHL Draft Acquired: Claimed off of waivers from Dallas on Oct., 8 Last Goal: MAR 4, TORONTO () Last Assist: MAR, 8 vs TAMPA BAY (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp -- - :47 + /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR /6 vs NYR 7-8: Recorded 4 points (6+8) in 7 regular-season games with Dallas. Tied for fifth among Stars forwards with hits. Scored five of his six goals in 36 road games. Skated in 9 Calder Cup Playoffs games with Texas.

22 #8: Nathan Beaulieu (D) 6' ", lbs. / Dec 5, 99 (5 years and months) BOH-l yew Drafted: Selected by Montreal in the first round (7th overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: From Montreal in exchange for a third-round pick (68th overall) in the 7 NHL Draft on June 7, 7 Last Goal: DEC 3, CAROLINA (37) Last Assist: MAR, 8 vs ARIZONA (7) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :3 + times times times /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS times /6 vs NYR /4 vs BOS 7-8: Made his Sabres debut with 3:9 of ice time on Oct. 5 vs. Montreal. Recorded his first point as a Sabre on Oct. 5 at Anaheim. Scored his first goal as a member of the Sabres on Dec. 3 at Carolina.

23 Vegas Golden Knights: Media Notes Vegas Golden Knights 8-9 Media Guide: nhl.com/goldenknights/mediaguide GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP October 6 - Vegas Golden Knights, Minnesota Wild (SO) The Vegas Golden Knights captured their first win of the 8-9 season after defeating the Minnesota Wild, -, in a shootout. It was also the team s first ever win against the Wild, after going -3 in their inaugural season. Minnesota got on the board first, scoring 9:3 into the game. The game took on a defensive tone, as neither team found the net until the 8:9 mark of the third period when Max Pacioretty buried his first goal as a Golden Knight after the team pulled Marc-Andre Fleury to add the extra attacker. Neither team found the back of the net during overtime and Erik Haula was the only player from either side to score during the shootout. Fleury, who collected the first win of his career at the Xcel Center, finished the game with 9 saves. GOLDEN KNIGHTS RECENT AND UPCOMING GAMES Golden Knights Record: --, points (-- at Home, -- on Road) DATE RESULT VGK Goals VGK GOALIE(S) OPP GOALIE(S) October 4 PHI 5, VGK Marchessault, Bellemare Fleury (L), Subban Elliott October 6 VGK, MIN (SO) Pacioretty, Haula (SO) Fleury Dubnyk DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO October 8 at Buffalo Sabres AT&T SportsNet October at Washington Capitals NBCSN October at Pittsburgh Penguins AT&T SportsNet October 3 at Philadelphia Flyers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/34 AM Fox Sports 98.9 FM/34 AM Fox Sports 98.9 FM/34 AM Fox Sports 98.9 FM/34 AM None None None None GOLDEN KNIGHTS RECENT TRANSACTIONS October - Assigned forwards Curtis McKenzie and Daniel Carr to the AHL's Chicago Wolves October - Placed forward Alex Tuch on the injured reserve list NOTES FOR TONIGHT Last time against the Buffalo Sabres March, 8: Vegas Golden Knights, Buffalo Sabres (SO) The Vegas Golden Knights captured their third win on a road trip, defeating the Buffalo Sabres - in a shootout. After two scoreless periods, the Sabres opened the scoring early in the third period. Deryk Engelland tied the game late in the period and forced overtime. After neither team found the net in overtime, the teams went to a shootout. David Perron scored in the first round for Vegas but Buffalo scored in the third round to tie the contest. Following a Sabres miss in the fifth round, Erik Haula clinched the victory for the Golden Knights. Century Mark For Games Played On Horizon The Golden Knights (5-4-7 in 7-8, -- in 8-9) sit just wins shy of setting the NHL record for wins through regularseason games (Nov. at BOS). The original Ottawa Senators were in their first games (97-), while the Canadiens (53-47-; 97-), Maple Leafs (5-48-; 97-) and Rangers (5-3-8; 96-8) are the only other clubs with 5+ wins in their first games. New Faces The Golden Knights will have a few new faces in their lineup for the 8-9 season. Defenseman Nick Holden bolsters the blue line after spending time with the Boston Bruins (8 games) and the New York Rangers (55 games) last season. The Golden Knights also added some new weapons offensively, acquiring forwards Max Pacioretty and Paul Stastny. Pacioretty joins the Golden Knights after spending the last years with the Montreal Canadiens. Stastny spent time with the Winnipeg Jets (9 games) and the St. Louis Blues (63 games) during the 7-8 season and help the Jets reach the Western Conference Final. Marching Into The Regular Season After finishing with a team-high eight points (4G, 4A) during the preseason, Jonathan Marchessault has continued his hot play into the regular season. He scored the first goal of the year for the Vegas Golden Knights 6:37 into the season opener against Philadelphia and