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1 Buffalo Sabres Game Notes Tue, Oct, 7 NHL Game #5 Buffalo Sabres (6 pts) Detroit Red Wings - - (9 pts) Team Game: Home Game: - - (Home) - - (Road) Team Game: Road Game: (Home) - - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Chad Johnson Robin Lehner # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Matt Tennyson 9-6 D Marco Scandella L Evander Kane C Jack Eichel C Jordan Nolan 7-9 D Jake McCabe 9 - R Kyle Okposo C Johan Larsson 9-5 C Sam Reinhart C Seth Griffith 7-6 L Matt Moulson D Taylor Fedun 8 C Zemgus Girgensons 7 9 R Jason Pominville D Zach Redmond D Rasmus Ristolainen 9-67 L Benoit Pouliot 9 8 D Nathan Beaulieu C Ryan O'Reilly D Victor Antipin 5-95 R Justin Bailey # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Petr Mrazek..9 5 Jimmy Howard # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Nick Jensen L Justin Abdelkader 9-6 R Gustav Nyquist L David Booth L Tomas Tatar C Scott Wilson - 5 D Mike Green 9 8 R Luke Witkowski 5 9 R Anthony Mantha C Henrik Zetterberg R Luke Glendening 9 R Martin Frk 9 - L Darren Helm 9-5 C Frans Nielsen D Jonathan Ericsson D Niklas Kronwall 6 6 D Xavier Ouellet 9-65 D Danny DeKeyser - 7 C Dylan Larkin D Trevor Daley 9-6 Owner/CEO President/Alternate Governor General Manager Head Coach Coaching Staff Terry Pegula Russ Brandon Jason Botterill Phil Housley Davis Payne (Associate Coach), Chris Hajt (Assistant Coach), Tom Ward (Assistant Coach), Andrew Allen (Goaltending Coach), Mat Myers (Video Coach) Senior Vice President Executive VP & General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Asst. Coaches / Goaltending Coach / Asst. Coach/Video Jim Devellano Ken Holland Ryan Martin Jeff Blashill John Torchetti, Doug Houda, Pat Ferschweiler / Jeff Salajko / Adam Nightingale Tonight's Officials Referees Ghislain Hebert (), Kevin Pollock () Linesmen Brad Kovachik (7), Tony Sericolo (8) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem Doug Allen Today's Schedule CAR : 7: COL : 7: MIN : 7: NSH : 7: NYI : 7: PHI : 7: PIT : 7: VGK : 7: BUF : 7: MTL : 7: OTT : 7:

2 Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Matt Tennyson D 6' " 5 Apr, 99 Minneapolis, MN, USA 6 Marco Scandella D 6' " 8 Feb, 99 Montreal, QC, CAN 9 Evander Kane L 6' " Aug, 99 Vancouver, BC, CAN 5 Jack Eichel C 6' " 6 Oct 8, 996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA 7 Jordan Nolan C 6' " 9 Jun, 989 Garden River, First Nations, ON, CAN 9 Jake McCabe D 6' " Oct, 99 Eau Claire, WI, USA Kyle Okposo R 6' " Apr 6, 988 St. Paul, MN, USA Johan Larsson C 5' " 98 Jul 5, 99 Lau, SWE Sam Reinhart C 6' " 9 Nov 6, 995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN 5 Seth Griffith C 5' 9" 9 Jan, 99 Wallaceburg, ON, CAN 6 Matt Moulson L 6' " Nov, 98 North York, ON, CAN 7 Taylor Fedun D 6' " Jun, 988 Edmonton, AB, CAN 8 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' " 7 Jan 5, 99 Riga, LVA 9 Jason Pominville R 6' " 8 Nov, 98 Repentigny, QC, CAN Chad Johnson G 6' " 97 Jun, 986 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 8 Zach Redmond D 6' " Jul 6, 988 Traverse City, MI, USA Robin Lehner G 6' " 5 Jul, 99 Gothenburg, SWE 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' " 8 Oct 7, 99 Turku, FIN 67 Benoit Pouliot L 6' " Sep 9, 986 Alfred, ON, CAN 8 Nathan Beaulieu D 6' " Dec 5, 99 Strathroy, ON, CAN 9 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' " 6 Feb 7, 99 Clinton, ON, CAN 9 Victor Antipin D 5' " 75 Dec 6, 99 Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ 95 Justin Bailey R 6' " Jul, 995 Buffalo, NY, USA Players Total Avg: 6' " 5 Age: 6.9 Injured Reserve List (5 Players) Josh Gorges D 6' " Aug, 98 Kelowna, BC, CAN Jacob Josefson C 6' " 96 Mar, 99 Stockholm, SWE Justin Falk D 6' 5" Oct, 988 Snowflake, MB, CAN 7 Zach Bogosian D 6' " Jul 5, 99 Massena, NY, USA 7 Evan Rodrigues L 5' " 8 Jul 8, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN Goal Streaks JACK EICHEL ( / Games) Assist Streaks MARCO SCANDELLA ( / Games) RYAN O'REILLY ( / Games) Point Streaks JACK EICHEL (-- / Games) RYAN O'REILLY (--6 / Games) JUSTIN BAILEY (-- / Games) MARCO SCANDELLA (-- / Games) Detroit Red Wings: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Nick Jensen D 6' " 9 Sep, 99 St. Paul, MN, USA 8 Justin Abdelkader L 6' " Feb 5, 987 Muskegon, MI, USA Gustav Nyquist R 5' " 8 Sep, 989 Halmstad, SWE 7 David Booth L 6' " Nov, 98 Detroit, MI, USA Tomas Tatar L 5' " 85 Dec, 99 Ilava, SVK Scott Wilson C 5' " 8 Apr, 99 Oakville, ON, CAN 5 Mike Green D 6' " 7 Oct, 985 Calgary, AB, CAN 8 Luke Witkowski R 6' " Apr, 99 Holland, MI, USA Petr Mrazek G 6' " 8 Feb, 99 Ostrava, CZE 5 Jimmy Howard G 6' " 8 Mar 6, 98 Syracuse, NY, USA 9 Anthony Mantha R 6' 5" 5 Sep 6, 99 Longueuil, QC, CAN Henrik Zetterberg C 6' " 97 Oct 9, 98 Njurunda, SWE Luke Glendening R 5' " 9 Apr 8, 989 Grand Rapids, MI, USA Martin Frk R 6' " 5 Oct 5, 99 Pelhrimov, CZE Darren Helm L 6' " 96 Jan, 987 St. Andrews, MB, CAN 5 Frans Nielsen C 6' " 88 Apr, 98 Herning, DNK 5 Jonathan Ericsson D 6' " Mar, 98 Karlskrona, SWE 55 Niklas Kronwall D 6' " 9 Jan, 98 Stockholm, SWE 6 Xavier Ouellet D 6' " 85 Jul 9, 99 Bayonne, FRA 65 Danny DeKeyser D 6' " 9 Mar 7, 99 Detroit, MI, USA 7 Dylan Larkin C 6' " 98 Jul, 996 Waterford, MI, USA 8 Trevor Daley D 5' " 95 Oct 9, 98 Toronto, ON, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 98 Age: 9. Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks MIKE GREEN ( / Games) Point Streaks MIKE GREEN (-- / Games)

3 Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 9 Evander Kane :8. R 9 Jason Pominville : 6.8 C 5 Jack Eichel : C 9 Ryan O'Reilly : D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen :7. C Sam Reinhart : 8.57 R 95 Justin Bailey 8 5. :9. 7 C 8 Zemgus Girgensons 7 9. :6 5. C Johan Larsson : L 67 Benoit Pouliot 9 8. : D 6 Marco Scandella 9-6. :7. D 9 Jake McCabe :. 7 D 8 Nathan Beaulieu :. R Kyle Okposo :7. 7 C 5 Seth Griffith 7 -. :. D Josh Gorges. :. 6 9 D 5 Matt Tennyson : C Jacob Josefson 6 -. : C 7 Jordan Nolan :. L 6 Matt Moulson :7. D 7 Taylor Fedun. :57. D 9 Victor Antipin 5 -. :8. # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Chad Johnson Robin Lehner Detroit Red Wings: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D 5 Mike Green :5. 8 C Henrik Zetterberg : C 7 Dylan Larkin :5 5.7 R 9 Anthony Mantha :7. L Tomas Tatar :. 7 R Martin Frk :5. 5 L 8 Justin Abdelkader : R Gustav Nyquist :9. 5 D Nick Jensen : L Darren Helm : 5. 8 R Luke Glendening : C 5 Frans Nielsen :.8 D 5 Jonathan Ericsson :. 5 D 55 Niklas Kronwall :9. 5 D 8 Trevor Daley 9-6. :. 5 L 7 David Booth. :56. C Scott Wilson -. : 5. 5 R 8 Luke Witkowski 5. 5:. D 6 Xavier Ouellet :. 7 D 65 Danny DeKeyser -. 9:. 9 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Petr Mrazek Jimmy Howard

4 Detroit Red Buffalo Sabres Team Records Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres Last game: Sunday VS VANCOUVER (- L) Saturday AT BOSTON (5- W) Next game: Tuesday AT BUFFALO Tuesday VS DETROIT Overall record/streak: - - / Lost / Win / Undef 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 Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals:

5 Detroit Red Buffalo Sabres Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: 6 (.9 avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Buffalo Sabres: (.8 avg.) Opponents: (.9 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Detroit Red Wings: (9.8 avg.) Opponents: (.6 avg.) Buffalo Sabres: (.9 avg.) Opponents: (. avg.) Power Play Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 5. (rd NHL) (nd NHL) Home: (T-6th NHL) 6.7 (8th NHL) Road: 6.5 (nd NHL) 5. (8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-5th NHL) 6 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (st NHL) Penalty Killing Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: (9th NHL) (5th NHL) Home: 6 8. (T-6th NHL). (T-st NHL) Road: 85.7 (T-8th NHL) 6 7. (7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 9 9. (5th NHL) (T-6th NHL) Goal Situations Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres For Against For Against 6 on 5: 6 on : 6 on : 5 on 5: on : 6 5 on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 6: on 5: 6 on 6: 5 on 6: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 Detroit Red Buffalo Sabres Situations Individual Leaders Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres Points: M. GREEN (),H. ZETTERBERG (9),D. LARKIN (9) J. POMINVILLE (),E. KANE (),J. EICHEL () Goals: H. ZETTERBERG (),A. MANTHA (),T. TATAR () E. KANE (6),J. POMINVILLE (5),J. EICHEL () Assists: M. GREEN (),D. LARKIN (8),H. ZETTERBERG (5) J. EICHEL (7),J. POMINVILLE (6),E. KANE (5) PP Goals: J. ABDELKADER (),T. TATAR (),M. FRK () R. O'REILLY (),J. POMINVILLE (),E. KANE () SH Goals: D. HELM (),L. GLENDENING () E. KANE () GW Goals: H. ZETTERBERG (),F. NIELSEN (),L. GLENDENING () R. O'REILLY (),S. REINHART () + Goals: PIM: M. GREEN (),D. LARKIN (8),T. TATAR (7) E. KANE (),J. EICHEL (8),K. OKPOSO (6) Shots: T. TATAR (6),A. MANTHA (5),G. NYQUIST () E. KANE (7),R. O'REILLY (5),J. EICHEL () +/-: N. KRONWALL (+),M. GREEN (+),D. LARKIN (+) J. POMINVILLE (+),Z. GIRGENSONS (+),J. GORGES (+) Shootout Detroit Red Wings Shooter G/S % GDG Frans Nielsen /. Trevor Daley /. Gustav Nyquist /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Jimmy Howard - /. Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Jason Pominville /. Jacob Josefson /. Sam Reinhart /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Robin Lehner - /.5 Power Play Detroit Red Wings Player G A P Mike Green Martin Frk Anthony Mantha Henrik Zetterberg Justin Abdelkader Niklas Kronwall Dylan Larkin Tomas Tatar Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Evander Kane Ryan O'Reilly Jason Pominville Rasmus Ristolainen Nathan Beaulieu Jack Eichel Seth Griffith Sam Reinhart Short Handed Detroit Red Wings Player G A P Luke Glendening Darren Helm Dylan Larkin Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Evander Kane Jack Eichel Ryan O'Reilly

7 Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes LAST GAME Saturday, October Buffalo 5 at Boston (OT) Goals: Pominville, Eichel, Pouliot, Kane, O Reilly Goalie: Lehner (7 saves/ shots) PP: /; PK: /; Shots: Buffalo Boston CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost: 7) Player (injury, first game missed) total games missed Justin Falk (undisclosed, Oct. 5; injured reserve) 9 games Evan Rodrigues (hand, Oct. 5; injured reserve) 9 games Zach Bogosian (lower body, Oct.5; injured reserve) 9 games Jacob Josefson (lower body, Oct. 7; injured reserve) games Josh Gorges (lower body, Oct. ; injured reserve) games Zemgus Girgensons (lower body, Oct. ) games Nathan Beaulieu (upper body, Oct. ) game TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS /: Recalled D Taylor Fedun from Rochester (AHL); placed F Jacob Josefson on IR /: Recalled D Zach Redmond from Rochester (AHL); placed D Josh Gorges on IR /: Signed F Cliff Pu to a three-year, entry-level contract UPCOMING GAMES Wednesday, Oct. 5: Buffalo at Columbus, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8: San Jose at Buffalo, p.m. Thursday, Nov. : Buffalo at Arizona, p.m. Saturday, Nov. : Buffalo at Dallas, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7: Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m. TONIGHT S GAME RED WINGS at SABRES This is the first of four meetings between the Sabres and Red Wings this season. Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Detroit - in Detroit on March Next meeting: Friday, Nov. 7 in Detroit The Sabres are -- in their last games vs. the Red Wings; -6- at home This is the th game all-time between Buffalo and Detroit; Buffalo has a series record. The Sabres are 6-9- at home against the Red Wings all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY The Sabres are 7-8- all-time on October. October, 98: Sean McKenna records his first NHL goal in a 6- win vs. St. Louis. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW If he dresses, tonight will be Jordan Nolan s th NHL game. Robin Lehner has a -- record, a.95 save percentage and a.7 goals-against average in four games against the Red Wings since joining the Sabres. Rasmus Ristolainen has nine assists in nine games against the Red Wings since the beginning of the 5-6 season. Jack Eichel has seven points (+) in his last six games against Detroit.

8 Ryan O Reilly has four points (+) in his last four games against the Red Wings. Matt Tennyson recorded an assist in both of his two previous meetings with the Red Wings. WINNING WAYS The Sabres enter tonight s game with three consecutive wins against Detroit for the first time since Buffalo swept the three-game season series in A win tonight would give the Sabres their first four-game winning streak against the Red Wings since the team won five in a row from Feb. 6, 98 to Jan. 6, 98. With a -- record in their last four meetings against the Red Wings, the Sabres are seeking their first five-game point streak against Detroit since the team went -- in their meetings with the Red Wings from Jan., 986 to Dec., 987. A win tonight would give Buffalo wins in consecutive home games against Detroit for the first time since the team won three straight from Dec. 8, 988 to Dec. 6, 989. A win overtime loss would give the Sabres points in three straight home games against the Red Wings for the first time since they went -- at home against Detroit from Dec. 8, 988 to Jan. 6, 99. TERRIFIC TRIO Jack Eichel has recorded a point on six goals with each of Evander Kane and Jason Pominville through nine games this season. Entering play Monday, Eichel/Kane and Eichel/Pominville both tied as the eighth-most prolific scoring combinations in the NHL. With points each, Eichel, Kane and Pominville all entered play Monday tied for seventh in the league in scoring. Pominville entered play Monday ranked third in the league with five multi-point games. Eichel (four, T-th) and Kane (three, T-th) also ranked in the top 5. BACK-TO-BACK Tonight s game opens Buffalo s third of 6 sets of back-to-back games this season, which continues tomorrow night at Columbus. The Sabres are -- in the first game of back-to-back sets and -- in the second game so far this season. Buffalo s point breakdown in previous back-to-back sets is: four points (), three points (), two points (), one point () and zero points (). SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres league rankings before / games) Eichel: 9 EVP (T-6th), PTS (T-7th) Kane: SHG (st), 7 S (nd), 6 G (T-th), PTS (T-7th) O Reilly: FOW (st), 6 FO (st), 6.% FO% (rd), PPG (T-6th) Pominville: 9 EVP (T-6th) Ristolainen: 7:7 TOI (st) BUF-DET CONNECTIONS Jack Eichel: Played with Dylan Larkin in the United States NTDP from -. They also represented the United States at the 5 World Junior Championship and World Championship and played together for Team North America at the 6 World Cup of Hockey. Chad Johnson: Teammates with Frans Nielsen for the New York Islanders during the -5 season. Johan Larsson: Played with Niklas Kronwall, Henrik Zetterberg and Jonathan Ericsson for Sweden at the World Championship.

9 Jake McCabe: Played with Justin Adbelkader and Danny DeKeyser for the United States at the World Championship. Matt Moulson: Played with Frans Nielsen for the New York Islanders from 9-. Kyle Okposo: Represented the United States alongside Justin Abdelkader at the 7 World Junior Championship. Teammates with Jimmy Howard for the United States at the World Championship. Played with Frans Nielsen for the New York Islanders from 7-6. Jason Pominville: Represented the United States alongside David Booth at the 8 World Championship. Sam Reinhart: Teammates with Anthony Mantha for Team Canada at the World Junior Championship. NHL Draft: Ryan O Reilly (rd overall), Robin Lehner (6th overall) and Tomas Tatar (6th overall) were all second-round picks in the 9 NHL Draft. Jake McCabe (th overall) was taken five picks before Martin Frk (9th overall) in the second round of the NHL Draft. Rasmus Ristolainen (8th overall) and Anthony Mantha (th overall) were both first-round picks in the NHL Draft. Sam Reinhart (nd overall) and Dylan Larkin (5th overall) were both taken in the first round of the NHL Draft. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: Ristolainen (), Kane (), Pouliot (7) Blocked Shots: McCabe (7), Ristolainen (), Scandella () Shots: Kane (7), O Reilly (5), Eichel () SABRES RECORD IN GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] -: -5- (6), 5/6, 5/, 7/ OVERTIME RESULTS (-; 9- all-time) Oct. 7 at VGK: L, 5- (GWG-Perron) Oct. at BOS: W, 5- (GWG-O Reilly) SHOOTOUT RESULTS (-; all-time) Oct. 5 vs. MTL: L, - (GDG-Drouin) MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player Needs Milestone) Games Played Jordan Nolan game career games played Assists Matt Moulson 7 assists career assists Points Sam Reinhart 7 points career points Marco Scandella 9 points career points RECENT MILESTONES Kyle Okposo 6th NHL game Oct. vs. VAN

10 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. /5/7 Montréal Canadiens O** p, / 97+ New York Islanders L s,9s, / 5+ /9/7 New Jersey Devils L p, / 7697 San Jose Sharks L , / 7 5 Los Angeles Kings L , / 8+ 6 Anaheim Ducks W ,, / Vegas Golden Knights O* p,9p,p, / //7 Vancouver Canucks L , / 85 9 Boston Bruins W* ,5,67,9, / //7 Detroit Red Wings Columbus Blue Jackets /8/7 San Jose Sharks Arizona Coyotes Dallas Stars 5 /7/7 Washington Capitals 6 //7 Florida Panthers 7 Montréal Canadiens 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 9 Detroit Red Wings /8/7 Carolina Hurricanes //7 Columbus Blue Jackets //7 Minnesota Wild //7 Edmonton Oilers Montréal Canadiens 5 /8/7 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 //7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 8 Colorado Avalanche 9 Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Blues //7 Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers /5/7 Carolina Hurricanes /9/7 Boston Bruins 5 //7 Philadelphia Flyers 6 Carolina Hurricanes 7 New York Islanders 8 New Jersey Devils 9 //8 New York Rangers Minnesota Wild Winnipeg Jets Philadelphia Flyers /9/8 Winnipeg Jets //8 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 New York Rangers 6 //8 Dallas Stars 7 Calgary Flames 8 Edmonton Oilers 9 Vancouver Canucks 5 //8 New Jersey Devils 5 //8 Florida Panthers 5 //8 St. Louis Blues 5 /6/8 Anaheim Ducks 5 /8/8 New York Islanders 55 Boston Bruins 56 //8 Colorado Avalanche 57 //8 Tampa Bay Lightning 58 Ottawa Senators 59 /7/8 Los Angeles Kings 6 /9/8 Washington Capitals 6 Detroit Red Wings 6 Washington Capitals 6 /5/8 Boston Bruins 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 65 Florida Panthers 66 /5/8 Toronto Maple Leafs 67 /7/8 Calgary Flames 68 Ottawa Senators 69 //8 Vegas Golden Knights 7 /5/8 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 /7/8 Chicago Blackhawks 7 /9/8 Nashville Predators 7 //8 Arizona Coyotes 7 //8 Montréal Canadiens 75 New York Rangers 76 Toronto Maple Leafs 77 /9/8 Detroit Red Wings 78 Nashville Predators 79 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 //8 Ottawa Senators 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 Florida Panthers

11 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. GORGES # TENNYSON # 5 SCANDELLA # 6 KANE # 9 JOSEFSON # Oct 5 Vs MTL -,/- 7:8 -,/- : -,/ 8: -,/ : -,/ 9: -,/ : Oct NYI -,/- 6:7 -,/ 8:5 -,8/ :5 -,/- :9 -,/- : DNP Oct 9 Vs NJD -,/ 8: -,/- 8:9 -,7/- 7:5 -,/- : -,/- 9:58 DNP SJS -,/ 5:6 -,/ 6: -,/- :7 -,/ 9: -,/ :9 -,/ 9:7 -,/ 9:5 LAK -,/ : -,/ 8: -,/ : -,/ 9:5 -,/ :8 -,/ :5 -,/ : Oct ANA -,/ :9 -,/ 8:9 -,/ :9 -,/- :5 -,/ 7:8 -,/ :8 -,/ 6: Oct VGK -,/- : -,5/- 8:5 -,/ : -,5/ :55 DNP -,/- : -,/- 6:9 Oct Vs VAN DNP -,/- 9: -,/- 6:6 -,/- :5 INJ -,/ :9 -,/- 7: BOS INJ -,/- 6:8 -,6/ 7: -,5/ :6 INJ -,/- : -,/- 8:9 EICHEL # 5 NOLAN # 7 Date Opp. MCCABE # 9 OKPOSO # LARSSON # REINHART # GRIFFITH # 5 MOULSON # 6 Oct 5 Vs MTL -,/ 6:9 -,/- 9:58 -,/ :9 -,/- 5:6 -,/ :5 Oct NYI -,/ 7:9 -,/- 8: -,/- :9 -,/-5 5:9 -,/- :57 -,/ : Oct 9 Vs NJD -,/- 7:58 -,/- 5:55 -,/- : -,/ 5:7 -,/ :5 -,/- :6 SJS -,/- 6: -,5/ :5 -,/- : -,/- :8 -,/ :7 DNP LAK -,/ 6:6 DNP -,/ : -,/- :8 -,/ : -,/ 9:5 Oct ANA -,/ 9: DNP -,5/ 5:5 -(W),/ 7: DNP -,/ 7: Oct VGK -,/- 7: -,/- 6:56 -,/- 6:55 -,/ 9:9 DNP -,/ 9:7 Oct Vs VAN -,/ 8: -,/ 9: -,/- 6:9 -,/ 6:6 -,/ 7:57 -,/- 7: BOS -,/ : -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/ :6 -,/- 9:8 -,/- :9 -,/ :57 FEDUN # 7 Date Opp. GIRGENSONS # 8 POMINVILLE # 9 RISTOLAINEN # 55 POULIOT # 67 BEAULIEU # 8 O'REILLY # 9 Oct 5 Vs MTL -,6/ : -,/ 6: -,/ 6:58 -,/- : -,/ :9 -,/- :7 -,/ :9 Oct NYI -,/- 9: -,/ 5:6 -,/ :7 -,/ : -,/- :6 -,/- 9:9 -,/- 5: Oct 9 Vs NJD -,/ :7 -,/- :6 -,/- 6:7 -,/ : -,/- 8:9 -,/ 8:5 -,/- 5: SJS -,/ :9 -,/ 7:7 -,6/- 6:56 -,/- :5 -,/ 9: -,/ 9: DNP LAK -,/ 6:7 -,/ 8: -,/ 8: -,/ : -,/ 9:8 -,/- 8:8 DNP Oct ANA -,/ 8:5 -,/ 6:7 -,/ 6:5 -,/ :59 -,/ 5:6 -,/ : DNP Oct VGK -,/ : -,/ 7: -,/- 8:8 -,/ : -,/- :8 -,5/- 6:58 DNP Oct Vs VAN DNP -,/ 8: -,/- 8:7 -,/ : -,/- :7 -,/- : -,/ :5 BOS DNP -,/ 5:6 -,/ 9: -,5/ 5: DNP -(W),5/ 8:5 -,/- :6 ANTIPIN # 9 Date Opp. BAILEY # 95 JOHNSON # LEHNER # Oct 5 Vs MTL DND / O 6:9 Oct NYI /6 : /6 L 7: Oct 9 Vs NJD 6/ L : /9 : SJS DND /6 L 58:6 LAK DND /9 L 59: Oct ANA -,/ 9:9 /6 W 59:5 DND Oct VGK -,/ : 5/ O 6:7 DND Oct Vs VAN -,/ :56 / L 58: DND BOS -,/ 5:5 DND / W 6:59

12 Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Phil Housley Phil Housley is in his first season behind the bench for the Sabres after being named the 8th head coach in Buffalo s franchise history. The Hockey Hall of Famer and former Sabres defenseman is 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 ever Stanley Cup Final appearance in 6. Named an assistant coach on May,, 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 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. #: Chad Johnson (G) 6' ", 97 lbs. / Jun, 986 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the fifth Round (5th overall) of the 6 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July, 7 Last Win: OCT 5, ANAHEIM () Last SO: NOV, 6 vs TORONTO (8) Career Shootouts: / (.698), 6-8 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 7 / vs VAN 7-8: Had 5 saves during : time on ice during relief in his first appearance of the season at NYI (/7) Made 5 saves in his first win of the 7-8 season at ANA (/5) 6-7: Set a career high with three shutouts in 6 games played Made his Flames debut and was second star after he stopped shots at VAN (/5) Posted his first win as a Flame vs. BUF (/8) Earned his first shutout as a Flame with a 7-save night at MIN (/5) Played 7:56 without allowing a goal (//6 at DET to /5/6 at BOS), topping his previous best shutout streak by 7:9 Became the first Flames goaltender since December 999 to post three shutouts in a calendar month with his 9-save performance vs. TOR (/) Tied a career best with his sixth straight win vs. WPG (/), improving to 9-- in a -game stretch 7 Playoffs: Appeared in his first career postseason contest vs. ANA (/9), stopping of shots in a losing effort #: Robin Lehner (G) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Jul, 99 (6 years and months) LEH-nuhr Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the second round (6th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Ottawa on with David Legwand on June 6, 5 in exchange for a first-round pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Win: OCT, BOSTON Last SO: FEB 6, 7 vs COLORADO (5) Career Shootouts: 7/7 (.59), 7-6 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 /5 vs MTL 7-8: Stopped 8 shots in his season debut vs. MTL (/5) Had 7 saves in his first win of the season at BOS (/) 6-7: Games missed due to injury: seven; two illness (/5-/7), one hip (/), three illness (/-/), one neck (/6) Was credited with his third career assist on the game-winning goal at NSH (/) Stopped all 7 shots faced in a shutout vs. OTT (/) Made a season-high saves on shots at TOR (/) Won three straight games (/-/8) for the first time since winning four straight to close out the - season Stopped all shots faced in - win vs. COL (/6) Went 5-6- in games in February, the most appearances in a single month in his career Posted a.9 SV% in February, the third-best monthly total of his career (minimum five games played) Stopped all shots faced in minutes of relief vs. CBJ (/)

13 #: Josh Gorges (D) (*Injured) 6' ", lbs. / Aug, 98 ( years and months) JOHR-juhz Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: From Montreal on July, in exchange for a nd-round pick in the 6 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR, COLUMBUS (8) Last Assist: APR 5, 7 vs MONTREAL (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp :6 + times times times times / vs SJS /5 vs ANA / vs LAK times 7-8 Skated 5:6 in his season debut at SJS (/) 6-7: Games missed due to injury: 6; three foot (/-/6), one hip (/), hip (/7-/) Tied his career high with hits for the second consecutive season Played in his 7th NHL game vs. TBL (/7) #5: Matt Tennyson (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Apr, 99 (7 years and 6 months) TEHN-ihs-suhn Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July, 7 Last Goal: DEC 5, 5 vs TAMPA BAY (6) Last Assist: MAR 8, 7 vs DETROIT (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- 9: times 9 times 9 times times / vs VAN /7 vs VGK /7 vs NYI / vs SJS 7-8: 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) and skated 8:5, his highest total since Feb. 9, 5 6-7: Had a two-game assist streak (/7-/9) Recalled from Charlotte (AHL) on /; led Checkers defensemen in scoring with seven points (+) in nine games at the time of his recall Ranked second among Checkers in plus/minus (plus-7) Earned his first professional hat trick with three goals at Iowa (/) #6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Feb, 99 (7 years and 8 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, June, 7 Last Goal: MAR 9, TAMPA BAY (6) Last Assist: OCT, BOSTON Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times times / vs SJS / vs BOS / vs BOS /5 vs MTL times 7-8: Skated : and had two shots and four hits in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (/5) Tallied his first point, an assist, as a Sabre vs. VAN (/) Has a two-game point streak starting Oct. vs. VAN to Oct. at BOS 6-7: Ranked fourth on team in blocked shots (8) Registered a season-high five shots at EDM (/) Tallied a season-high two points (+) at WPG (/8) Had a season-best three-game point streak (+) from /9-/ 7 Playoffs: Tied for first in goals and playoff games among Wild defenseman Skated a playoff career-high 6: in Game vs. STL (/)

14 #9: Evander Kane (L) 6' ", lbs. / Aug, 99 (6 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round (th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb., 5 in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a firstround pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, BOSTON Last Assist: OCT 7, VEGAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /7 vs VGK times /5 vs ANA /7 vs VGK /5 vs MTL /9 vs NJD times 7-8: Had shots on goal vs MTL (/5), tying his career high (x) and logging the most shots by a Sabre since his last -shot game on at PIT (/5) Scored two shorthanded goals at NYI (/7) to make him the first Sabre to score two in a game since Alexi Zhitnik on March 9, 998 First NHL player with two shorthanded goals in a game (/7 at NYI) since Michael Frolik on March, 6 Logged his first multi-point game of the season at NYI (/7) with three points (+) Recorded back-to-back two goal games at NYI (/7) & vs. NJD (/9) Appeared in his 5th NHL game at SJS (/) Tallied his second three point (+) game of the season at VGK (/7) 6-7: Ranked ninth in the league with.6 even-strength goals per game, the best rate by a Sabre since Jason Pominville (.7) in 6-7 Became the first player to lead the Sabres in both goals and penalty minutes since (Mike Foligno) Logged nine multi-point games; the Sabres recorded a 7-- record in these games #: Jacob Josefson (C) (*Injured) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Mar, 99 (6 years and 7 months) JAY-kuhb JOH-sehf-suhn Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in the st round (th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July, 7 Last Goal: FEB, COLUMBUS (8) Last Assist: APR 9, DETROIT (6) Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 8 -- :9 + 6 times 6 times 6 times 6 times /7 vs NYI /7 vs NYI /7 vs NYI times 7-8: Tallied one hit in his : of ice time in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (/5) 6-7: Scored his fourth career game-deciding shootout goal vs. TOR (/) Missed five games with concussion (/8-/7) Missed six games with an illness (/-/) Had assists in consecutive games /6-/ and /-/ Scored the game-winning goal at CBJ (/) Missed 7 games (/-/) with an upper-body injury

15 #5: Jack Eichel (C) 6' ", 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, BOSTON Last Assist: OCT 7, VEGAS () Career Shootouts: /9 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + times times times times /7 vs VGK times times times 7-8: Recorded his first assist of the season vs. MTL (/5) in 9: time on ice Had a multi-point night at NYI (/7) that included his first goal of the season and an assist on Evander Kane's second goal Assisted on both the Sabres goals at SJS (/) Fourth multi-point (+) of the season at VGK (/7) 6-7: At years of age, became just the fourth different player in franchise history to lead the team (or tie for the team lead) in points before his st birthday His.9 points per game ranked th among NHL skaters with at least games played and were the most by a Sabre under the age of since Pierre Turgeon (.) in Played in his th NHL game vs. PHI (/) Tied his career high with shots at PIT (/5) and scored a goal, becoming the second player in NHL history to record a point against 9 different opponents in his first two seasons in the league Earned his th career point with a goal vs. PHI (/7) #7: Jordan Nolan (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jun, 989 (8 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the seventh round (86th overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: Claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Sept. 7, 7 Last Goal: JAN, ARIZONA () Last Assist: JAN, NY RANGERS (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- - : + 7 times 7 times 7 times 7 times /5 vs MTL times times times 7-8 Skated : in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (/5) 6-7: Missed games due to injury, Feb 7-Mar. 9 Posted his first career two-goal game at ARI (/) Recorded two points (+) at NYR (/) Scored a goal at ARI (/) #9: Jake McCabe (D) 6' ", lbs. / Oct, 99 ( years) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR, 7 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT, BOSTON Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 9 times / vs BOS / vs BOS /7 vs NYI / vs BOS / vs BOS times times 7-8: Had one hit and blocked three shots during his 6:9 time on ice in the season debut vs. MTL (/5) Had first multi-point night of the season at BOS (/) compiling two assists 6-7: Games missed due to injury: five shoulder (/-/) Set career highs in assists (7) and points (); the team was -- when he recorded a point Played in his th career game vs. NJD (/) Set a career high with 8:5 of ice time and tied career high with four shots on goal at WSH (/5) Logged his first career power-play goal and his first career game-winning goal with a goal vs. DAL (/6) Recorded first career two-point night (+) vs. NSH (/8), matching his previous career high in points () in 9 fewer games Tied his career best with points in three straight games (+) from /6-/

16 #: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' ", lbs. / Apr 6, 988 (9 years and 6 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: FEB 8, 7 vs NASHVILLE () Last Assist: OCT, 7 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), 9 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times / vs VAN / vs VAN times / vs SJS / vs SJS / vs BOS / vs BOS 7-8: Played 9:58 in his season debut vs. MTL (/5), taking two shots and blocking one Appeared in his 6th career NHL game, tallied an assist his first point of the season vs. VAN (/) 6-7: Games missed due to injury: 7; one bruised knee (/), ribs (/-/), six illness (/8-/9) Represented the Sabres at the 7 NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, tallying one assist for the Atlantic Division team The Sabres were 7-- when he recorded at least two points Scored a goal on his first shot and added an assist to tally two points in his Sabres debut at EDM (/6) Notched three assists vs. LAK (/) Recorded his th career point with a goal at NSH (/) Logged a seven-game point streak (+) from /-/, falling one game shy of his longest streak Put up multiple points in consecutive games vs. NSH (/8) and vs. ARI (/) #: Johan Larsson (C) 5' ", 98 lbs. / Jul 5, 99 (5 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (56th overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: From Minnesota on April, with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the NHL Draft in exchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 5, ANAHEIM () Last Assist: OCT 5, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /5 vs ANA /5 vs ANA /5 vs ANA 9 times /7 vs VGK /5 vs ANA /7 vs NYI /5 vs ANA 7-8: Had :9 of ice time in his season debut vs. MTL (/5) Had a multi-point game (+) at ANA (/5) for his first points of the 7-8 season 6-7: Games missed due to injury: 6 wrist (/-/9) The team logged a 5-- record in games in which he scored and an 8-- record when he recorded a point Of his six goals, two were game-winners and three were lasting-lead goals Logged a season-best, three-game point streak (+) from /-/5 Scored a goal on a career-high six shots vs. CGY (/) #: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Nov 6, 995 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first Round (nd overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 7, VEGAS () Last Assist: OCT, BOSTON Career Shootouts: /9 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 + times / vs BOS times 9 times /7 vs VGK / vs LAK times / vs BOS 7-8: Made his season debut at center, totaling 5:6 time on ice vs. MTL (/5) Scored his first goal of the season at ANA (/5) Tallied a goal in back-to-back games at ANA (/5) and at VGK (/7) 6-7: Games missed due to injury: two illness (/8-/9) The Sabres were -- in games in which he scored a goal and 7-- in his multi-point games Logged : of ice time at VAN (/), the second-highest total of his career Played in his th game at BOS (/7) Had points (+) in a career-best four straight games from /5 at WSH to / vs. BOS; topped that streak with a five-game run (+) from / at FLA to /9 vs. BOS Tied a career high with three points (+) vs. PHI (/) Registered two separate three-game point streaks in February (/7-/ and /-/5), totaling seven points (+) in a seven-game span

17 #5: Seth Griffith (C) 5' 9", 9 lbs. / Jan, 99 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston in the fifth round (st overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July, 7 Last Goal: DEC 9, vs DETROIT (9) Last Assist: OCT 5, 7 vs MONTREAL (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp -- :5 + 7 times /5 vs MTL /5 vs MTL /5 vs MTL /5 vs MTL /5 vs MTL / vs SJS 5 times 7-8: Tallied an assist vs. MTL (/5) in his first game as a Sabre 6-7: Appeared in NHL games with the Maple Leafs and Panthers, tallying a career-best five assists Ranked second among Marlies skaters in assists () and fifth in points () despite appearing in just 8 AHL games His.6 points per game ranked sixth among all AHL skaters with at least 5 games played Recorded assists in consecutive games (/5-/6) Returned to lineup vs. NYI (/) after missing four games due to injury #6: Matt Moulson (L) 6' ", lbs. / Nov, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the ninth round (6rd overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July, Last Goal: MAR, DETROIT (5) Last Assist: APR, 7 vs NY ISLANDERS () Career Shootouts: 6/ (9%), 7 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + 7 times 7 times 7 times 7 times / vs LAK times / vs LAK times 7-8: Blocked one shot and skated : in season debut at NYI (/7) 6-7: Tied for th in the league with power-play goals, the most by a Sabre since Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford () in - Logged :5 of ice time at MIN (/), topping minutes for the first time since //5 vs. TOR (:) Posted three-game point streaks from /-/5 and /-/ Played in his 6th NHL game vs. DET (/) #7: Taylor Fedun (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jun, 988 (9 years and months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July, 5 Last Goal: NOV TAMPA BAY (8) Last Assist: JAN, NASHVILLE (9) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career -- Career vs. Opp -- - :57 + / vs BOS / vs BOS / vs BOS / vs BOS / vs BOS / vs BOS / vs BOS / vs BOS 7-8: Had :57 time on ice and one blocked shot in his season debut 6-7: Games missed due to injury: 5; five shoulder (/5-/6), foot (/-/9) Registered career-high totals in NHL games played (7), assists (7) and points (7) Tallied an assist in his first career game as a Sabre vs. TBL (/7) Tied a career high with two points (+) vs. CGY (/) Logged a career-best, three game point streak (+) in his first three games with Buffalo (/7-/) Totaled points (5+8) in 9 AHL games in his first season with Rochester.

18 #8: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Jan 5, 99 ( years and 9 months) ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhns Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, LOS ANGELES () Last Assist: OCT, SAN JOSE () Career Shootouts: / (9%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp : / vs LAK / vs SJS / vs SJS /9 vs NJD /5 vs ANA /5 vs MTL / vs SJS times 7-8: Had six shots during his : time on ice in the season debut vs. MTL (/5) Tallied two assists in :9 of ice time at SJS (/) Scored his first goal of the season at LAK (/) 6-7: Games missed due to injury: seven middle body (/9-/9) Appeared in a career-high 75 games in his fourth NHL season Had his first multi-point game of the season (+) vs. WPG (/7) Recorded two points (+) at NSH (/) #9: Jason Pominville (R) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Nov, 98 ( 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, June, 7 nd NHL / nd BUF Season Last Goal: OCT, BOSTON Last Assist: OCT, BOSTON Career Shootouts: 8/69 (%), 8 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + times times 5 times /9 vs NJD / vs VAN / vs BOS / vs BOS / vs BOS 7-8 His two goals vs. MTL (/5) gave him 57 career points as a member of the Sabres, breaking a tie with Miroslav Satan for th-most points in franchise history. With his two goals vs. MTL (/5), the Sabres have now had a newly-acquired player score in five of their last seven season-opening games Scored twice at SJS (/) for his second two-goal game of the season Tallied two assists at LAK (/) for his third multi-point game of the season Had a three game point streak (+) from /9 vs. NJD to / at LAK Fifth multi-point (+) game of the season at BOS (/) 6-7: Ranked fifth among all Wild skaters in assists and shots on goal and tied for sixth in points Recorded a six-game point streak (+6) from /9-/ to kick off a stretch in which he recorded points (+7) in 7 games, including a point in all but two Tied his career high with four points (+) at WPG (/7) Tallied his th career assist vs. COL (/) #8: Zach Redmond (D) 6' ", lbs. / Jul 6, 988 (9 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the seventh round (8th overall) of 8 NHL Draft Acquired: From Montreal in exchange for Nicolas Deslauriers, October, 7 Last Goal: APR 9, 6 vs ANAHEIM (6) Last Assist: JAN, 7 vs NY RANGERS (6) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Recalled from Rochester on /; tied to lead Amerks skaters in points (), assists () and plus/minus rating (plus-) at time of recall

19 #: Justin Falk (D) (*Injured) 6' 5", lbs. / Oct, 988 (9 years) Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the fourth round (th overall) of the 7 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July, 6 Last Goal: MAR 6, NEW JERSEY (79) Last Assist: MAR 5, 7 vs TORONTO (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Games missed due to injury: four calf (/6-/) Played a career-high 5 NHL games The Sabres were 6-- when he recorded a point Tallied an assist vs. LAK (/) to record his first point in a Buffalo uniform Recorded an assist in th NHL game vs. DET (/) Notched four assists in six-game span (/-/) #7: Zach Bogosian (D) (*Injured) 6' ", lbs. / Jul 5, 99 (7 years and months) buh-goh-zhuhn Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round (rd overall) of the 8 NHL Draft Acquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb., 5 in exchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a firstround pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 7, 7 vs FLORIDA (6) Last Assist: APR 9, TAMPA BAY Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Games missed due to injury: 6; MCL sprain (/-/6), six rib (/-/) The Sabres went 8-- in games in which he recorded a point Played in his 5th NHL game at CAR (/) Scored his fourth career game-winning goal in overtime at MTL (/) Set new career high with :9 of ice time vs. PIT (/) #55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Oct 7, 99 ( years and months) RAS-muhs rihs-toh-ligh-nehn Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 5, 7 vs MONTREAL () Last Assist: OCT, 7 vs VANCOUVER () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times times times times / vs BOS / vs SJS / vs BOS / vs BOS 7-8: Played a team-high 6:58 in the season opener vs. MTL (/5) Had his first assist of the season at NYI (/7) and blocked three shots Tallied back-to-back assists for the second time this season at VGK (/7) and vs. VAN (/) 6-7: Averaged 6: of ice time per game, the most by a Sabres skater in a full season with the team since Alexei Zhitnik (6:) in - Recorded an assist on. percent of his teammates goals, joining Phil Housley (.6% in 989-9) as just the second Sabres defenseman ever to record an assist on more than percent of his teammates goals in a season His 9 assists tied him for seventh among all NHL defensemen and were the 9th-most by a defenseman in franchise history; only one other Sabres defenseman in the last years has matched this mark (Brian Campbell, in 6-7) Earned his th career point with an assist vs. STL (/8)

20 #67: Benoit Pouliot (L) 6' ", lbs. / Sep 9, 986 ( years) BEHN-wah POO-lee-aht Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the first round (th overall) of the 5 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July, 7 Last Goal: OCT, BOSTON Last Assist: OCT 5, ANAHEIM () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 9 -- Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + / vs BOS /5 vs ANA times /7 vs VGK / vs BOS / vs BOS /7 vs NYI / vs BOS 7-8: Skated : in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (/5) and tallied two shots and two hits Tallied an assist at ANA (/5) for his first point as a Sabre Scored his fist goal as a Sabre at BOS (/) 6-7: Finished fourth on the team with 9 takeaways Tied for first among Oilers forwards with 9 blocked shots Scored the game-winning goal vs. WSH (/6) Played in his 5th career NHL game vs. NYR (/) #7: Evan Rodrigues (L) (*Injured) 5' ", 8 lbs. / Jul 8, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as a free agent, April, 5 Last Goal: MAR 8, COLUMBUS (5) Last Assist: FEB 6, 7 vs COLORADO () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : Appeared in NHL games during three recalls to Buffalo in his second professional season, totaling six points (+) Registered points (9+) in 8 games with Rochester (AHL), matching his 5-6 AHL totals in goals, assists and points in fewer games Turned in his first professional multi-goal game (+) at St. John s (/8) Matched his AHL career high with three points at Utica (/) and vs. Albany (/) Logged a five-game AHL point streak (+) from /6-/6 Recorded his first NHL point of the season with an assist vs. VAN (/); scored his first NHL goal of the season at COL (/5) Scored a goal at ARI (/6), giving him goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career #8: Nathan Beaulieu (D) 6' ", lbs. / Dec 5, 99 ( years and months) BOH-l yew Drafted: Selected by Montreal in the first round (7th overall) of the NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired by Buffalo from Montreal in exchange for a third-round pick (68th overall) in the 7 NHL Draft, June 7, 7 Last Goal: APR 8, DETROIT (8) Last Assist: OCT 7, VEGAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :9 + 8 times times times /9 vs NJD /5 vs MTL /5 vs MTL /5 vs ANA / vs SJS 7-8: Skated :9 with four shots in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (/5) Had first assist of the season at ANA (/5) Had assists in back-to-back games at ANA (/5) and at VGK (/7) 6-7: Set career-high totals in every major category, including games played (7), goals (), assists () and points (8) Returned to action vs. NJD (/8), after missing six games with an upper-body injury sustained vs. OTT (/) Set a personal-high with a plus- rating vs. COL (/) Played a career-high 8: vs. CBJ (/) Tied for seventh among NHL defensemen with a plus-9 rating in December Set a new career high with three points (+) at DAL (/) Tied to lead Canadiens in January in assists (9 - ranked third among NHL defensemen), points by a defenseman () and power-play points (7 - tied for fourth-most in the NHL) Played his th career game at COL (/7)

21 #9: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' ", 6 lbs. / Feb 7, 99 (6 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in the second round (rd overall) of the 9 NHL Draft Acquired: From Colorado with Jamie McGinn on June 6, 5 in exchange for Nikita Zadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 5 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT, BOSTON Last Assist: OCT, BOSTON Career Shootouts: / (%), 6 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /7 vs VGK times times 9 times /7 vs VGK times / vs SJS times 7-8: Scored two goals at VGK (/7) for his first two goals of the season and skated a career high 6:56 Scored the overtime goal at BOS (/) and recorded multi-point night (+) 6-7: Games missed due to injury: ; five oblique (/-/), four appendix (/7-/), one middle body (/9) Ranked fifth in the league and set a new career high in faceoff win percentage (58.%); it was the fourth-best season by a Sabres center since the league began publishing faceoff percentage in Led all NHL forwards in average ice time per game (:7) for the second consecutive season The Sabres were -- when he scored a goal, -9-9 when he recorded a point and -- in his multi-point games Set a career high with four points (+) in his 5th NHL game at EDM (/6) Recorded his th career assist vs. NJD (/) Tied to lead Team Canada with six goals in games at the 7 IIHF World Championship #9: Victor Antipin (D) 5' ", 75 lbs. / Dec 6, 99 ( years and months) an-tee-pihn Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, May 5, 7 Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 5 times 5 times 5 times / vs VAN /9 vs NJD times / vs BOS / vs VAN 7-8: Skated :9 in his NHL debut vs. MTL (/5) 6-7: Earned a Golden Helmet as a member of the KHL s First All-Star Team Set career-best marks in KHL games played (59), assists (8), points () and shots on goal (8) Earned KHL Defenseman of the Week honors (/7) after logging four points (+), including two game-winning goals, and a plus- rating from /-/5 Topped his previous playoff highs in goals (7) and points (); his seven postseason goals led all KHL defensemen Was named KHL Defenseman of the Week during the Gagarin Cup Finals after totaling three goals in a five-game series against SKA St. Petersburg Helped Russia to a bronze medal at the 7 IIHF World Championship with four assists in games.