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1 Buffalo Sabres Game Notes Sat, Oct 9, 2010 NHL Game #13 Buffalo Sabres (2 pts) New York Rangers Team Game: 2 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 1 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Ryan Miller Patrick Lalime # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 D Jordan Leopold D Steve Montador D Mike Weber C Cody McCormick C Derek Roy C Tim Connolly C Rob Niedermayer R Drew Stafford R Michael Grier L Thomas Vanek D Shaone Morrisonn C Paul Gaustad R Jason Pominville D Chris Butler R Patrick Kaleta C Nathan Gerbe D Andrej Sekera D Craig Rivet (C) C Jochen Hecht D Tyler Myers L Tyler Ennis # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Henrik Lundqvist Martin Biron # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Michael Del Zotto D Dan Girardi L Brandon Prust R Marian Gaborik C Todd White L Tim Kennedy L Sean Avery C Brandon Dubinsky D Marc Staal L Ruslan Fedotenko C Derek Stepan C Brian Boyle R Ryan Callahan (A) C Erik Christensen L Alex Frolov D Michal Rozsival D Michael Sauer C Artem Anisimov D Steve Eminger L Derek Boogaard D Matt Gilroy General Manager Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coach Goaltender Coach Darcy Regier Lindy Ruff Brian McCutcheon James Patrick Jim Corsi President & General Manager Assistant GM & Assistant Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach & Goaltending Coach Assistant Coach Glen Sather Jim Schoenfeld John Tortorella Benoit Allaire Mike Sullivan Tonight's Officials Referees #18 Greg Kimmerly, #33 Kevin Pollock Linesmen #75 Derek Amell, #54 Greg Devorski Ntl. Anthem Doug Allen Video Judge John Galipeau Today's Schedule BOS : 6:00 BUF : 7:00 TOR : 7:00 NYI : 7:00 PIT : 7:00 WSH : 7:00 STL : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 VAN : 7:00 TBL : 7:30 CHI : 7:30 SJS : 9:00

2 Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 3 Jordan Leopold D 6' 1" 206 Aug 3, 1980 Golden Valley, MN, USA 4 Steve Montador D 6' 0" 207 Dec 21, 1979 Vancouver, BC, CAN 6 Mike Weber D 6' 2" 211 Dec 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 8 Cody McCormick C 6' 3" 221 Apr 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN 9 Derek Roy C 5' 9" 184 May 4, 1983 Ottawa, ON, CAN 19 Tim Connolly C 6' 1" 190 May 7, 1981 Syracuse, NY, USA 20 Rob Niedermayer C 6' 2" 203 Dec 28, 1974 Cassiar, BC, CAN 21 Drew Stafford R 6' 2" 214 Oct 30, 1985 Milwaukee, WI, USA 25 Michael Grier R 6' 1" 224 Jan 5, 1975 Detroit, MI, USA 26 Thomas Vanek L 6' 2" 205 Jan 19, 1984 Vienna, AUT 27 Shaone Morrisonn D 6' 4" 210 Dec 23, 1982 Vancouver, BC, CAN 28 Paul Gaustad C 6' 5" 212 Feb 3, 1982 Fargo, ND, USA 29 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 185 Nov 30, 1982 Repentigny, QC, CAN 30 Ryan Miller G 6' 2" 175 Jul 17, 1980 East Lansing, MI, USA 34 Chris Butler D 6' 1" 200 Oct 27, 1986 St. Louis, MO, USA 36 Patrick Kaleta R 6' 1" 206 Jun 8, 1986 Buffalo, NY, USA 40 Patrick Lalime G 6' 3" 192 Jul 7, 1974 St. Bonaventur, QC, CAN 42 Nathan Gerbe C 5' 5" 178 Jul 24, 1987 Oxford, MI, USA 44 Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 201 Jun 8, 1986 Bojnice, SVK 52 Craig Rivet D 6' 2" 207 Sep 13, 1974 North Bay, ON, CAN 55 Jochen Hecht C 6' 1" 198 Jun 21, 1977 Mannheim, DEU 57 Tyler Myers D 6' 8" 227 Feb 1, 1990 Houston, TX, USA 63 Tyler Ennis L 5' 9" 157 Oct 6, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 200 Age: 28.2 Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks New York Rangers: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Michael Del Zotto D 6' 0" 193 Jun 24, 1990 Stouffville, ON, CAN 5 Dan Girardi D 6' 1" 206 Apr 29, 1984 Welland, ON, CAN 8 Brandon Prust L 6' 2" 192 Mar 16, 1984 London, ON, CAN 10 Marian Gaborik R 6' 1" 204 Feb 14, 1982 Trencin, SVK 12 Todd White C 5' 10" 198 May 21, 1975 Kanata, ON, CAN 13 Tim Kennedy L 5' 10" 173 Apr 30, 1986 Buffalo, NY, USA 16 Sean Avery L 5' 10" 195 Apr 10, 1980 North York, ON, CAN 17 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' 1" 210 Apr 29, 1986 Anchorage, AK, USA 18 Marc Staal D 6' 4" 208 Jan 13, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 19 Ruslan Fedotenko L 6' 1" 200 Jan 18, 1979 Kiev, UKR 21 Derek Stepan C 6' 0" 182 Jun 18, 1990 Hastings, MN, USA 22 Brian Boyle C 6' 7" 244 Dec 18, 1984 Hingham, MA, USA 24 Ryan Callahan R 5' 10" 190 Mar 21, 1985 Rochester, NY, USA 26 Erik Christensen C 6' 1" 200 Dec 17, 1983 Edmonton, AB, CAN 30 Henrik Lundqvist G 6' 1" 195 Mar 2, 1982 Are, SWE 31 Alex Frolov L 6' 2" 210 Jun 19, 1982 Moscow, RUS 33 Michal Rozsival D 6' 2" 212 Sep 3, 1978 Vlasim, CZE 38 Michael Sauer D 6' 3" 213 Aug 7, 1987 St. Cloud, MN, USA 42 Artem Anisimov C 6' 4" 200 May 24, 1988 Yaroslavl, RUS 43 Martin Biron G 6' 2" 180 Aug 15, 1977 Lac St. Charles, QC, CAN 44 Steve Eminger D 6' 2" 203 Oct 31, 1983 Woodbridge, ON, CAN 94 Derek Boogaard L 6' 7" 265 Jun 23, 1982 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 97 Matt Gilroy D 6' 1" 201 Jul 20, 1984 North Bellmore, NY, USA 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 26.9 Injured Reserve List (2 Players) 20 Vinny Prospal C 6' 2" 195 Feb 17, 1975 Ceske Budejovice, CZE 23 Chris Drury C 5' 10" 191 Aug 20, 1976 Trumbull, CT, USA Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Derek Roy : L 63 Tyler Ennis : D 57 Tyler Myers : D 27 Shaone Morrisonn : R 25 Michael Grier : R 36 Patrick Kaleta : D 44 Andrej Sekera : R 21 Drew Stafford : L 26 Thomas Vanek : C 8 Cody McCormick : R 29 Jason Pominville : C 20 Rob Niedermayer : D 4 Steve Montador : C 28 Paul Gaustad : D 3 Jordan Leopold : C 19 Tim Connolly : C 55 Jochen Hecht : D 52 Craig Rivet : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 30 Ryan Miller New York Rangers: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM

4 New York Buffalo Sabres Team Records New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Last game: - Friday AT OTTAWA (2-1 W) Next game: - Saturday VS NY RANGERS Overall record/streak: / 0 / / Win 1 / Undef 1 Home record/streak: / 0 / / Lost 0 Road record/streak: / 0 / / Win 1 / Undef 1 Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Northeast: vs. Atlantic: vs. Southeast: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. Northwest: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: November: December: January: February: March: April: Totals:

5 New York Buffalo Sabres Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg New York Rangers: Opponents: Buffalo Sabres: ( 2.0 avg.) Opponents: ( 1.0 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg New York Rangers: Opponents: Buffalo Sabres: (36.0 avg.) Opponents: (26.0 avg.) Power Play New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-8th NHL) Home: Road: (T-5th NHL) - 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) Penalty Killing New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: (T-1st NHL) Home: Road: (T-1st NHL) - 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-3rd NHL) Penalties New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (T-9th NHL) Goal Situations New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

6 New York Buffalo Sabres Situations Individual Leaders New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Points: D. ROY (2),T. ENNIS (2),S. MORRISONN (1) Goals: D. ROY (2) Assists: T. ENNIS (2),S. MORRISONN (1),T. MYERS (1) PP Goals: D. ROY (1) SH Goals: GW Goals: D. ROY (1) 3+ Goals: PIM: C. RIVET (2),M. GRIER (2),J. LEOPOLD (2) Shots: T. VANEK (6),D. ROY (5),J. HECHT (3) +/-: C. RIVET (+1),D. ROY (+1),D. STAFFORD (+1) Shootout New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Player G A P Derek Roy Tyler Myers Tyler Ennis Short Handed New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Player G A P

7 Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes LAST GAME Friday, October 8 Buffalo Ottawa 1 Goals: Roy (2) Goalie: Miller (25 saves/26 shots) PP: 1/5; PK: 6/6; Shots: Buffalo 36 Ottawa 26 TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS Oct. 6: Jhonas Enroth and Marc-Andre Gragnani assigned to Portland (AHL); signed Mark Parrish; Parrish loaned to Portland. Oct. 7: Matt Ellis cleared waivers, assigned to Portland (AHL). CURRENT INJURIES (Man Games Lost: --) none UPCOMING GAMES Monday, Oct. 11: Wednesday, Oct. 13: Friday, Oct. 15: Saturday, Oct. 16 Chicago at Buffalo, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. (40 th anniversary celebration) Buffalo at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. TONIGHT S GAME 40 th HOME OPENER IN SABRES HISTORY -Tonight is the 40 th home opener in Buffalo Sabres franchise history. -The Sabres have an all-time record of in home openers. -Buffalo has never hosted the NY Rangers in a home opener. SABRES vs. RANGERS -This is the first of four meetings between the Sabres and Rangers in This is the 155 th time these two teams have played each other; Buffalo leads all-time series Buffalo holds a all-time home advantage over the Rangers. -Buffalo was vs. Rangers last season: in Buffalo. -The Sabres are in their last 10 vs. Rangers; on the road. -Next game in New York: Thursday, November 11 (7 p.m.) -Next game in Buffalo: Wednesday, March 30 (7 p.m.) ABOUT LAST NIGHT Buffalo s 2-1 win was the identical score to the first game in franchise history on Oct. 10/70 at Pittsburgh Derek Roy scored both goals, making him the first Sabre to score twice on opening night since Daniel Briere on Oct. 5/05 Shaone Morrisonn picked up an assist in his first game as a Sabre Tyler Ennis assisted on both of Roy s goals Thomas Vanek led both teams with 6 shots Rob Niedermayer won 6 of 8 faceoffs Buffalo blocked 20 shots to Ottawa s 7 Tyler Myers led both teams in ice time at 24:32. THE BOYS OF FALL The month of October has been very kind to the Sabres in recent years. In fact, Buffalo hasn t posted a losing record in the first month of the season since (3-5-2). Since the season, Buffalo s October record of (.722) is second only to Detroit s (.725). This includes their start in 2006, and an run to open last season. LET S PLAY TWO Tonight s game concludes the first of Buffalo s league-high 22 sets of back-to-back games this season. The Sabres played 18 sets of back-to-back games last season. They were in the first games, and in the second. They swept four sets, and were swept on three occasions. In the other 11 sets they: earned 3 points three times; 2 points six times; and picked up a single point twice. SAY HELLO TO THE 40 TH ANNIVERSARY JERSEY Buffalo s new 40 th anniversary third jersey makes its game action debut tonight, after previously being unveiled at an open practice on September 18. This will now serve as the team s alternate third jersey, and will be worn 12 times this season at HSBC Arena. This classically-designed uniform is a tribute to not only the history of Buffalo hockey, but early NHL jersey designs of the past. The jersey will next be worn on November 3 vs. Boston.

8 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN Buffalo opens the season playing six games in nine days, including four of their first five at home. October is one of the four months this season that has the Sabres playing 12 games. March is the team s busiest month with 16 games (7/9) in 31 days. Over the first 11 weeks of the season, Buffalo will play back-to-back Friday/Saturday games nine times including the first five weeks in a row. THE IRON MAN Jason Pominville enters tonight s game as the team s active leader in consecutive games played at 334. Pominville has played in all 82 games in each of the last four seasons, and has the NHL s fifth longest active ironman streak. He hasn t missed a game since being a healthy scratch vs. Philadelphia on April 7, Calgary s Jay Bouwmeester is the league leader with 424 consecutive games played ROSTER NOTES Of the 23 players on Buffalo s opening night roster: *13 were originally drafted by the Sabres -- four were first-round Buffalo selections (Thomas Vanek, 2003; Drew Stafford, 2004; Tyler Myers and Tyler Ennis, 2008) *7 were signed as free agents: Grier, McCormick, Niedermayer, Leopold, Montador, Morrisonn, Lalime. *3 were acquired in trades: Connolly, Hecht, Rivet *There are also three other first-round selections: Niedermayer (FLA, 1993); Connolly (NYI, 1999); Morrisonn (BOS, 2001) *19 played in Buffalo at some point last season (McCormick played 3 playoff games) *Three are new to the Sabres this season: Jordan Leopold was signed as a UFA on July 1 after spending last season with Florida/Pittsburgh; Niedermayer was signed as a UFA on July 7 after playing with New Jersey last season; Morrisonn signed as a UFA on Aug. 2 after playing five years with Washington. *Three players (Ennis, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber) are opening the season on an NHL roster for the first time in their careers. DID YOU KNOW?... Since Lindy Ruff was named Buffalo's head coach on July 21, 1997, there have been 155 coaching changes in the NHL PRE-SEASON Buffalo finished the pre-season with the NHL s 6 th -best record at Derek Roy s 10 points (3+7) were tied with Toronto s Phil Kessel for the NHL scoring lead Roy scored at least one point in each of the five games he played in Roy and Drew Stafford were tied for the league lead with seven assists Stafford had nine points (2+7) in five games, and led the league with 27 shots on goal Ryan Miller was 3-1 with a 1.59 GAA and.932 save %... The Sabres were 6/25 (24%) on the PP; and 21/25 (84%) on the PK SEASON RECAP Buffalo captured the Northeast Division title last season with a record of The Sabres were eliminated by Boston 4-2 in the opening round of the playoffs Ryan Miller took home the Vezina Trophy as the NHL s top goaltender, finishing with a record of , 5 SO s, 2.22 GAA and.929 save %... Tyler Myers was awarded the Calder Trophy as the NHL s top rookie Derek Roy led the Sabres in scoring for the third straight season, collecting 69 points (23+46) in 80 games Thomas Vanek s 28 goals were tops on the team for the fourth consecutive season Special Teams: Buffalo s PK was 2 nd in the league (246/284, 86.6%), and the PP was 17 th (55/313, 17.6%). SABRES RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP; PK] 1-10: (2), 2/1, 1/5; 6/6 MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player Needs Milestone) Games Played Jochen Hecht 2 games 700 career NHL games Cody McCormick 9 games 200 career NHL games Thomas Vanek 10 games 400 career NHL games Mike Grier 12 games 1000 career NHL games Jason Pominville 13 games 400 career NHL games Tyler Myers 17 games 100 career NHL games Rob Niedermayer 17 games 1100 career NHL games Assists Jordan Leopold 5 assists 100 career assists Points Steve Montador 9 points 100 career points Wins Ryan Miller 12 wins 200 career wins

9 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. 1 Ottawa Senators W ,9p / /09/2010 New York Rangers 3 10/11/2010 Chicago Blackhawks 4 10/13/2010 New Jersey Devils 5 10/15/2010 Montreal Canadiens 6 Chicago Blackhawks 7 Atlanta Thrashers 8 10/22/2010 Ottawa Senators 9 New Jersey Devils 10 Philadelphia Flyers 11 Atlanta Thrashers 12 Dallas Stars 13 11/03/2010 Boston Bruins 14 11/05/2010 Montreal Canadiens 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 16 New Jersey Devils 17 New York Rangers 18 11/13/2010 Washington Capitals 19 11/15/2010 Vancouver Canucks 20 Washington Capitals 21 11/19/2010 Los Angeles Kings 22 11/20/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 23 11/24/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins 24 11/26/2010 Toronto Maple Leafs 25 Montreal Canadiens 26 12/03/2010 Columbus Blue Jackets 27 Ottawa Senators 28 Boston Bruins 29 12/09/2010 San Jose Sharks 30 12/11/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins 31 12/15/2010 Boston Bruins 32 Florida Panthers 33 Tampa Bay Lightning 34 12/21/2010 Anaheim Ducks 35 12/23/2010 Florida Panthers 36 Calgary Flames 37 Edmonton Oilers 38 01/01/2011 Boston Bruins 39 Colorado Avalanche 40 San Jose Sharks 41 Phoenix Coyotes 42 01/11/2011 Philadelphia Flyers 43 01/13/2011 Carolina Hurricanes 44 New York Islanders 45 01/18/2011 Montreal Canadiens 46 Boston Bruins 47 01/21/2011 New York Islanders 48 New York Islanders 49 Ottawa Senators 50 Pittsburgh Penguins 51 02/05/2011 Toronto Maple Leafs 52 Tampa Bay Lightning 53 Florida Panthers 54 02/13/2011 New York Islanders 55 Montreal Canadiens 56 02/16/2011 Toronto Maple Leafs 57 02/18/2011 St Louis Blues 58 02/20/2011 Washington Capitals 59 02/23/2011 Atlanta Thrashers 60 02/25/2011 Ottawa Senators 61 02/26/2011 Detroit Red Wings 62 New York Rangers 63 Carolina Hurricanes 64 Philadelphia Flyers 65 Minnesota Wild 66 Pittsburgh Penguins 67 Boston Bruins 68 Toronto Maple Leafs 69 03/13/2011 Ottawa Senators 70 03/15/2011 Carolina Hurricanes 71 03/19/2011 Atlanta Thrashers 72 03/20/2011 Nashville Predators 73 Montreal Canadiens 74 03/25/2011 Florida Panthers 75 03/26/2011 New Jersey Devils 76 Toronto Maple Leafs 77 03/30/2011 New York Rangers 78 Washington Capitals 79 Carolina Hurricanes 80 04/05/2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 81 04/08/2011 Philadelphia Flyers 82 Columbus Blue Jackets

10 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. LEOPOLD #3 MONTADOR #4 MCCORMICK #8 ROY #9 CONNOLLY #19 NIEDERMAYER #20 STAFFORD #21 Oct OTT 0-0 3/-1 20: /-1 17: /0 9: (W) 5/1 19: /-1 13: /0 14: /1 15:49 Date Opp. GRIER #25 VANEK #26 MORRISONN #27 GAUSTAD #28 POMINVILLE #29 Oct OTT 0-0 1/0 14: /-1 15: /0 21: /0 13: /-1 17: /0 9: /1 16:23 KALETA #36 SEKERA #44 Date Opp. RIVET #52 HECHT #55 MYERS #57 Oct OTT 0-0 1/1 15: /0 13: /0 24: /1 17:34 DND DND DND ENNIS #63 BUTLER # GERBE # WEBER # Date Opp. MILLER #30 LALIME #40 Oct OTT 1/26W 60 DNP

11 Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Lindy Ruff Please refer to pgs of the Buffalo Sabres media guide for a complete Lindy Ruff bio, along with his career coaching stats and NHL rankings. #30: Ryan Miller (G) 6' 2", 175 lbs. / Jul 17, 1980 (30 years and 2 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 5th round (138th overall) of 1999 Entry Draft. 8th NHL / 8th BUF Season Last Win: OCT 8, OTTAWA Last SO: JAN 3, MONTREAL (35) Career Shootouts: 119/167 (.713), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Awarded Vezina Trophy as league's best goaltender; was named on 28 of 30 ballots, including 23 first-place selections... Named to NHL's First All-Star Team... Set franchise single-season win record (41)... Set career bests in GAA (2.22) and SV% (.929)... Won 30 games for fifth consecutive season... Named Olympic tournament MVP... Played in 300th career NHL game vs. TB (1/6). #40: Patrick Lalime (G) 6' 3", 192 lbs. / Jul 7, 1974 (36 years and 3 months) Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 6th round (156th overall) of 1993 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as unrestricted free agent on July 1, th NHL / 3rd BUF Season Last Win: MAR 27, 2010 vs TAMPA BAY (2) Last SO: FEB 27, 2008 vs PHOENIX (48) Career Shootouts: 27/45 (.600), 5-8 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves : Won 200th career game vs. TB (3/27); 66th NHL goalie to record 200 career victories... Sent to Portland (AHL) for two-game conditioning stint (12/4-12/5)... Picked up win in relief of Ryan Miller vs. PIT (12/29); stopped all 27 shots faced as Buffalo rallied from 3-0 deficit to win 4-3. #3: Jordan Leopold (D) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Aug 3, 1980 (30 years and 2 months) Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in 2nd round (44th overall) of 1999 draft. Acquired: Signed as unrestricted free agent on July 1, th NHL / 1st BUF Season Last Goal: APR 11, NY ISLANDERS (1) Last Assist: MAR 28, 2010 vs TORONTO (7) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Split the season between Florida (61 games) and Pittsburgh (20 games)... Scored a career-high 11 goals... Scored two game-winning overtime goals in final week of the regular season with Pittsburgh. #4: Steve Montador (D) 6' 0", 207 lbs. / Dec 21, 1979 (30 years and 9 months) Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Calgary (4/10/00). Acquired: Signed as unrestricted free agent on July 1, th NHL / 2nd BUF Season Last Goal: APR 1, TORONTO (6) Last Assist: APR 6, 2010 vs NY RANGERS (4) Career Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Played in 400th career NHL OTT (12/16)... Scored his first goal as a Buffalo Sabre on Nov. 11 vs EDM... Set a career high in assists (18), and matched his career high with 23 points.

12 #6: Mike Weber (D) 6' 2", 211 lbs. / Dec 16, 1987 (22 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (57th overall) of 2006 Entry Draft. 2nd NHL / 2nd BUF Season Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Career vs. Opp : Scored first career AHL playoff goal vs. Manchester (4/19)... Played in 150th career AHL Providence (2/5). #8: Cody McCormick (C) 6' 3", 221 lbs. / Apr 18, 1983 (27 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (144th overall) of 2001 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as free agent on August 1, th NHL / 2nd BUF Season Last Goal: OCT 16, 2008 vs PHILADELPHIA (54) Last Assist: MAR 25, 2009 vs ANAHEIM (9) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Recalled from Portland (4/20), making Sabres debut 4/21 vs. BOS... Tallied two points (0+2) and 14 PIM in three playoff games vs. BOS... Had 29 points (17+12) and team-high 168 PIMs in 66 games with Portland (AHL). #9: Derek Roy (C) 5' 9", 184 lbs. / May 4, 1983 (27 years and 5 months) ROY Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (32nd overall) of 2001 Entry Draft. 7th NHL / 7th BUF Season Last Goal: OCT 8, OTTAWA Last Assist: APR 11, NEW JERSEY (1) Career Shootouts: 7/22 (32%), 2 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Led the Sabres in scoring (69) for third consecutive season... Tied for team lead with six GWG... Played in 400th career NHL ANA (1/19)... Posted 200th career assist vs. DAL (3/10). #19: Tim Connolly (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / May 7, 1981 (29 years and 5 months) Drafted: Selected by NY Islanders in 1st round (5th overall) of 1999 Entry Draft. Acquired: From NYI on June 24, th NHL / 9th BUF Season Last Goal: MAR 24, 2010 vs MONTREAL (2) Last Assist: MAR 21, CAROLINA (3) Career Shootouts: 4/21 (19%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Set career highs in points (65) and assists (48)... Set career-high with 16-game point streak (7+18) from 12/23-1/25; 3rd longest streak in franchise history... Scored 100th career NHL ANA (1/19)... Registered 300th career NHL point vs. PHI (11/6)... Played in 500th career NHL BOS (11/7). #20: Rob Niedermayer (C) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Dec 28, 1974 (35 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Florida in 1st round (5th overall) of 1993 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as unrestricted free agent on July 7, th NHL / 1st BUF Season Last Goal: MAR 17, 2010 vs PITTSBURGH (14) Last Assist: MAR 10, 2010 vs NY RANGERS (18) Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Finished with second-best faceoff percentage among all Devils skaters (50.6%, 478/945)... Missed 11 games with upper body injury (11/6-11/28)... Recorded points in four straight games Oct (2+2).

13 #21: Drew Stafford (R) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Oct 30, 1985 (24 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (13th overall) of 2004 Entry Draft. 5th NHL / 5th BUF Season Last Goal: APR 6, 2010 vs NY RANGERS (3) Last Assist: APR 8, BOSTON (2) Career Shootouts: 9/26 (35%), 2 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Played in 200th career NHL game vs. CGY (11/13)... Matched career-high five-game point streak (10/13-10/24)... Missed nine games due to injury: seven - groin (3/7-3/18), one - lower body (11/14), one - upper body (4/11). #25: Michael Grier (R) 6' 1", 224 lbs. / Jan 5, 1975 (35 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by St. Louis in 7th round (219th overall) of 1993 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as unrestricted free agent on August 10, th NHL / 4th BUF Season Last Goal: MAR 20, FLORIDA (13) Last Assist: MAR 29, BOSTON (8) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Recorded 200th career NHL assist vs. MTL (12/3)... Had two different three-game point streaks (11/28-12/3; 12/23-12/27)... Led Buffalo with 33 hits in six playoff games. #26: Thomas Vanek (L) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Jan 19, 1984 (26 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (5th overall) of 2003 Entry Draft. 6th NHL / 6th BUF Season Last Goal: APR 11, NEW JERSEY (1) Last Assist: MAR 27, 2010 vs TAMPA BAY (3) Career Shootouts: 8/34 (24%), 3 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Led Sabres in goals (28) for fourth consecutive season... Recorded 10 multi-point games... Scored four OTT (4/10)... Tied for team lead with six GWG... Scored 300th career point (goal) vs. PHI (3/5). #27: Shaone Morrisonn (D) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / Dec 23, 1982 (27 years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected by Boston in 1st round (19th overall) in 2001 Entry Draft. Acquired: Sidned as unrestricted free agent on August 2, th NHL / 1st BUF Season Last Goal: JAN 27, 2010 vs ANAHEIM (26) Last Assist: OCT 8, OTTAWA Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Ranked second among Capitals skaters in hits (163) and fourth in blocked shots (104)... Averaged 17:34 TOI... Played in 400th NHL MTL (2/10). #28: Paul Gaustad (C) 6' 5", 212 lbs. / Feb 3, 1982 (28 years and 8 months) GAW-stad Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 7th round (220th overall) of 2000 Entry Draft. 7th NHL / 7th BUF Season Last Goal: MAR 29, BOSTON (8) Last Assist: APR 6, 2010 vs NY RANGERS (4) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Matched career high with 12 goals... Ranked sixth in the NHL in faceoff percentage (57.4%)... Third on team with 112 hits... Played in 300th career NHL TOR (12/21).

14 #29: Jason Pominville (R) 6' 0", 185 lbs. / Nov 30, 1982 (27 years and 10 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (55th overall) of 2001 Entry Draft. 7th NHL / 7th BUF Season Last Goal: MAR 31, 2010 vs FLORIDA (7) Last Assist: APR 6, 2010 vs NY RANGERS (4) Career Shootouts: 9/22 (41%), 3 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Played in all 82 games for the fourth straight season; has played in 332 consecutive regular season games (5th-longest active streak in NHL)... Registered fourth-straight 20-goal season (24) and fourth consecutive season with at least 60 points (62)... Scored 100th career NHL goal vs. NYI (10/16)... Registered 300th career point (goal) vs. TB (3/27)... Tied for team lead in playoff scoring with four points (2+2) in six games. #34: Chris Butler (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Oct 27, 1986 (23 years and 11 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 4th round (96th overall) of 2005 Entry Draft. 3rd NHL / 3rd BUF Season Last Goal: JAN 18, PHOENIX (24) Last Assist: MAR 27, 2010 vs TAMPA BAY (5) Career Career vs. Opp : Recorded first career multi-point game STL (12/27)... Missed 12 games with ankle injury (Dec. 5-26)... Played 100th career NHL game vs. OTT (3/26). #36: Patrick Kaleta (R) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Jun 8, 1986 (24 years and 4 months) KAH-letta Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 6th round (176th overall) of 2004 Entry Draft. 5th NHL / 5th BUF Season Last Goal: MAR 20, FLORIDA (5) Last Assist: MAR 2, PITTSBURGH (14) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Set career highs in goals (10), points (15) and games played (55)... Led Sabres in SHG (2) and hits (48)... Played 100th career NHL game vs. PHO (10/8). #42: Nathan Gerbe (C) 5' 5", 178 lbs. / Jul 24, 1987 (23 years and 2 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 5th round (142nd overall) of 2005 Entry Draft. 3rd NHL / 3rd BUF Season Last Goal: MAR 31, 2010 vs FLORIDA (6) Last Assist: APR 10, OTTAWA (1) Career Career vs. Opp : Scored five points (2+3) in 10 games during two recalls to Buffalo... Scored first career NHL goal vs. WAS (12/9)... Scored first career NHL GWG vs. FLA (3/31)... Recorded first career NHL playoff point (assist) in first career NHL playoff game vs. BOS (4/23). #44: Andrej Sekera (D) 6' 0", 201 lbs. / Jun 8, 1986 (24 years and 4 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 3rd round (71st overall) of 2004 Entry Draft. 5th NHL / 5th BUF Season Last Goal: FEB 5, 2010 vs CAROLINA (19) Last Assist: APR 10, OTTAWA (1) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Scored career-high four goals... Matched career high with a pair of two-point games (12/3 vs. MTL 2/5 vs. CAR)... Missed seven games with a rib injury (10/13-10/30).

15 #52: Craig Rivet (D) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / Sep 13, 1974 (36 years) Drafted: Selected by Montreal in 3rd round (68th overall) of 1992 Entry Draft. Acquired: From San Jose on July 4, th NHL / 3rd BUF Season Last Goal: JAN 21, LOS ANGELES (32) Last Assist: MAR 27, 2010 vs TAMPA BAY (7) Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Led Sabres with 100 PIM... Averaged 18:13 TOI/game... Scored first career playoff GWG vs. BOS (4/15)... Recorded three-game point streak (0+3) from 11/4-11/7. #55: Jochen Hecht (C) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Jun 21, 1977 (33 years and 3 months) HESHT, yoh-kin Drafted: Selected by St. Louis in 2nd round (49th overall) of 1995 Entry Draft. Acquired: From Edmonton on June 22, th NHL / 8th BUF Season Last Goal: APR 6, 2010 vs NY RANGERS (1) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2010 vs FLORIDA (4) Career Shootouts: 3/6 (50%), 1 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Recorded 400th career NHL point (goal) vs. WAS (3/3)... Had three-game point streak (2+2) from 11/28-12/3... Recorded seven multipoint games... Scored 20 or more goals (21) for second time in his career. #57: Tyler Myers (D) 6' 8", 227 lbs. / Feb 1, 1990 (20 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (12th overall) of 2008 Entry Draft. 2nd NHL / 2nd BUF Season Last Goal: MAR 29, BOSTON (8) Last Assist: OCT 8, OTTAWA Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Awarded Calder Trophy as NHL's top rookie; recieved 94 of 133 first-place votes... One of four rookies to play all 82 games... Ranked at or near the top in several rookie categories, including TOI (1st, 23:44), shorthanded time (1st), assists (1st), blocked shots (1st, 137), plusminus (t-2nd) and points (3rd)... Scored first career NHL playoff goal vs. BOS (4/17). #63: Tyler Ennis (L) 5' 9", 157 lbs. / Oct 6, 1989 (21 years) Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (26th overall) of 2008 Entry Draft. 2nd NHL / 2nd BUF Season Last Goal: APR 6, 2010 vs NY RANGERS (4) Last Assist: OCT 8, OTTAWA Season Career Career vs. Opp : /8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT 10/8 vs. OTT : Named AHL Rookie of the Year... Named MVP of 2010 AHL All-Star game with three points (1+2)... Scored first career NHL goal in NHL PHI (11/14)... Appeared in first six NHL playoff games, recording four points (1+3) vs. BOS.

16 New York Rangers: Media Notes LAST PRE-SEASON GAME: Oct. 2: Rangers 5 at Senators 8 - Artem Anisimov responded to an earlier Ottawa goal to get the Rangers on the board at 11:23 of the first period. The Senators reclaimed the lead 71 seconds into the middle frame, but Todd White (two goals) answered two minutes later with his first of two goals in the second period. After an Ottawa goal at 3:45 of the second, rookie Derek Stepan and Todd White tallied consecutive goals to give the Blueshirts' their first lead of the contest with 3:27 remaining in the middle frame. Ottawa tied the score at four goals apiece late in the second, and took the lead with a power play goal at 5:13 of the third. Mats Zuccarello notched his first goal as a Ranger one minute later to tie the score at five, but the Senators' Jesse Winchester (one goal and one assist) tallied the go-ahead goal with 5:48 remaining in regulation. Ottawa's Zack Smith (three goals and one assist) and Chris Kelly (three goals) each added empty net goals in the final minute to complete their respective hat tricks. Martin Biron turned aside 20 of 26 shots in net and recorded the only assist on Stepan's second period goal. Tim Kennedy, Brandon Dubinsky, Ruslan Fedotenko, Dale Weise, and Matt Gilroy each tallied one assist for the Rangers, who concluded their pre-season campaign with a record. Shots on Goal: NYR (30); OTT (28) Power Play: NYR (0-5); OTT (2-5) Penalty Killing: NYR (3-5); OTT (5-5) Three Stars: 1. Zack Smith (OTT); 2. Chris Kelly (OTT); 3. Todd White (NYR) INJURIES: Chris Drury (IR - Sept. 20) Vinny Prospal (IR - Sept. 24) Total Man-Games Lost: 0 RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Oct. 3: Assigned defensemen Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko, and forwards Dale Weise and Mats Zuccarello to Hartford Oct. 4: Agreed to terms with free agent forward Ruslan Fedotenko TONIGHT'S GAME The Rangers will begin their regular season tomorrow against the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena (7:00 p.m.), marking the 85th anniversary of the team's inception, dating back to This will be the third consecutive year the Blueshirts have started the season on the road. In six pre-season contests, New York posted a record of (8 pts.), including two overtime wins and a shootout victory on Oct. 1 vs. Ottawa. The Sabres enter the contest with a (2 pts.) record to rank fifth in the Eastern Conference, having won their season opener, 2-1, last night at Ottawa. Following tonight's game, the Rangers will travel to Long Island to face-off against the New York Islanders on Monday, October 11, at Nassau Coliseum (1:00 p.m.), in a matinée match-up between Atlantic Division rivals. BROADCAST INFORMATION: TV: MSG Network 6:30 p.m. - Rangers Pre-Game Show with BIll Pidto and Ron Duguay 7:00 p.m. - Sabres Broadcasters: Sam Rosen (Play-By-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst), John Giannone (In-Game Reporter) Radio: 970 The Apple 6:30 p.m. - Rangers Pre-Game with Don LaGreca 7:00 p.m. - Sabres Broadcasters: Don LaGreca (Play-By-Play), Dave Maloney (Analyst) SEASON OPENERS: The Rangers are all-time in 83 season-opening games, including a record in 59 season openers away from MSG. New York has out-scored their opponents, in season-openers. Entering the season, Rangers Head Coach John Tortorella ranked fifth among active NHL head coaches in season openers with a record of in seven career season-opening games for a.714 winning percentage. Blueshirts legend Andy Bathgate holds the franchise record for most assists and points in a season-opening game, having registered four assists and five points on Oct. 7, 1955 at Chicago. His four assists and five points in the season opener are tied for second all-time in the NHL. Former Ranger Walt Tkaczuk also tallied four assists in a season-opening game on Oct. 9, 1974 vs. Washington. Ron Murphy, who skated with the Rangers from to , holds the franchise record for most goals by a Blueshirt player in a season-opening game, having tallied three goals in the season opener at Chicago on Oct. 7, Former Rangers' captain Jaromir Jagr holds the team record for fastest goal to start a game in a season opener with his goal just 29 seconds into the contest on Oct. 5, 2006 vs. Washington. Andy Bathgate, Rod Gilbert and Walt Tkaczuk are tied for the Rangers' record for most career points in season-opening games, with each player having tallied 13 career points in season openers.

17 Former Rangers' goaltender Gump Worsley holds the franchise record for most opening night wins with five career wins in seasonopening games. The Rangers are in season openers all-time vs. Buffalo, having been defeated by the Sabres, 1-2, in their only previous meeting in a season-opening game on Jan. 20, 1995 at MSG. RANGERS vs. SABRES: All-Time: The Rangers are all-time against the Sabres: at home and on the road : This is the first of four meetings between the Rangers and Sabres this season, and the first at HSBC Arena. Last Season: New York was against the Sabres in , including a mark at HSBC Arena. Three of their four meetings were decided by one goal, including a 2-1 overtime loss on Mar. 7 at MSG. New York ranked 13th in the NHL on the road with a record of (45 pts.) in 41 games last season; Buffalo posted a record of (56 pts.) in 41 home games tying for eighth in the league last season The Rangers posted a record of vs. the Northeast Division last season; the Sabres registered an mark vs. the Atlantic Division last season Henrik Lundqvist posted a record of with a 2.62 goals against average in four appearances vs. the Sabres last season; Lundqvist is with a 2.45 goals against average in 15 career regular season contests vs. Buffalo Marian Gaborik (one goal and two assists) led the Rangers with three points in four games vs. Buffalo last season; Ryan Callahan notched a team-high, two goals in four games against the Sabres, and Gaborik, Michael Del Zotto and Artem Anisimov each tallied a team-high, two assists in the season series Ruslan Fedotenko has tallied a team-high 14 assists and 23 points in 33 career regular season games vs. the Sabres; Todd White leads the team with 12 goals in 30 career regular season contests vs. Buffalo NHL Debut - Ryan Callahan made his NHL debut at Buffalo on Dec. 1, 2006 First Goal - Ruslan Fedotenko notched his first NHL goal vs. Buffalo on Nov. 4, 2000 New York lists three former Sabres on their roster: Martin Biron ( ); Chris Drury ( ); Tim Kennedy ( ) Buffalo lists no former Rangers on their roster SPECIAL TEAMS: Power Play: Last season, the Rangers ranked 13th in the NHL with an 18.3% (55-301) success rate, including a 12.6% (17-135) success rate on the road to rank 29th in the league. New York registered six goals in 17 five-on-three attempts (13:48), and converted two-of-six (5:16) with a four-on-three advantage. Shorthanded goals allowed (7): 10/26 (V. Fiddler); 12/12 (P. Kaleta); 12/14 (C. Armstrong); 12/26 (B. Comeau); 1/4 (M. Hunwick); 2/2 (A. Kopitar); 3/16 (T. Plekanec). Penalty Killing: Last season, the Blueshirts tied for seventh in the NHL with an 84.3% ( ) success rate overall, and third in the league with an 84.8% ( ) success rate on the road. The Rangers allowed seven goals in 23 three-on-five chances (17:44), and were 11-of-13 (11:24) in three-on-four situations last season. New York notched a three-on-four shorthanded goal on Jan. 17 vs. Montreal, the first for the team since Oct. 25, 1996 at Florida (Adam Graves). Shorthanded goals for (5): 10/3 (B. Dubinsky); 10/11 (D. Girardi); 11/14 (V. Prospal); 12/23 (M. Gaborik); 1/17 (B. Dubinsky). Four-on-Four: New York has skated in 104 (154:32) four-on-four situations last season. Four-on-Four goals for (4): 10/8 (R. Callahan); 10/17 (B. Dubinsky); 2/12 (O. Jokinen); 2/14 (V. Prospal). Four-on-Four goals allowed (8): 10/24 (M. Cammalleri); 12/9 (D. Byfuglien); 12/17 (A. MacDonald); 1/2 (R. Whitney); 1/23 (S. Gomez and M. Cammalleri); 3/7 (P. Kaleta); 3/27 (N. Kulemin). NEW FACES The Rangers have eight new players on their opening night roster: Martin Biron, Derek Boogaard, Steve Eminger, Ruslan Fedotenko, Alex Frolov, Tim Kennedy, Derek Stepan, and Todd White. Stepan is looking to make his NHL debut. GETTING STARTED: The Rangers have posted a record of all-time in the month of October, including a mark at home and a record on the road. New York is scheduled to play 10 games during the season's opening month in , with five games being contested at MSG and five scheduled on the road. Legendary Rangers' defenseman Brian Leetch holds the franchise record for most points in the month of October, having registered 43 goals and 130 assists for 173 career points in the season's opening month. The Blueshirts' all-time leader for most career wins in the month of October is Mike Richter, who registered 40 career wins during the season's opening month. Last season, New York tied the franchise record for longest winning streak in the month of October, winning seven consecutive games from Oct. 3, 2009 vs. Ottawa to Oct. 17, 2009 at Toronto. The Rangers also won seven straight October games in , beginning on Oct. 16 vs. Vancouver and ending on Oct. 30 vs. Pittsburgh. Their seven-game winning streak last season was also the team's longest since they won seven straight from Feb. 1, 2006 vs. Pittsburgh to Mar. 2, 2006 at Philadelphia.

18 MILESTONES IN SIGHT: Sean Avery: 4 points from 100th Ranger career Ryan Callahan: 4 points from 100th NHL/Ranger career Chris Drury: 4 power play goals from 100th NHL career

19 New York Rangers: 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. 1 Buffalo Sabres 2 New York Islanders 3 10/15/2010 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 10/18/2010 Colorado Avalanche 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 Boston Bruins 7 10/24/2010 New Jersey Devils 8 10/27/2010 Atlanta Thrashers 9 10/29/2010 Carolina Hurricanes 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 11 11/01/2010 Chicago Blackhawks 12 Philadelphia Flyers 13 New Jersey Devils 14 11/07/2010 St Louis Blues 15 11/09/2010 Washington Capitals 16 11/11/2010 Buffalo Sabres 17 11/14/2010 Edmonton Oilers 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 19 11/17/2010 Boston Bruins 20 Colorado Avalanche 21 Minnesota Wild 22 11/22/2010 Calgary Flames 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 24 Florida Panthers 25 Nashville Predators 26 11/29/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins 27 New York Islanders 28 12/03/2010 New York Islanders 29 12/05/2010 Ottawa Senators 30 Ottawa Senators 31 Columbus Blue Jackets 32 12/12/2010 Washington Capitals 33 Pittsburgh Penguins 34 12/16/2010 Phoenix Coyotes 35 Philadelphia Flyers 36 12/23/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 37 12/27/2010 New York Islanders 38 New Jersey Devils 39 Tampa Bay Lightning 40 Florida Panthers 41 01/05/2011 Carolina Hurricanes 42 Dallas Stars 43 St Louis Blues 44 01/11/2011 Montreal Canadiens 45 01/13/2011 Vancouver Canucks 46 Montreal Canadiens 47 01/16/2011 Philadelphia Flyers 48 01/19/2011 Toronto Maple Leafs 49 Carolina Hurricanes 50 Atlanta Thrashers 51 Washington Capitals 52 01/25/2011 Florida Panthers 53 02/01/2011 Pittsburgh Penguins 54 02/03/2011 New Jersey Devils 55 Montreal Canadiens 56 Detroit Red Wings 57 Atlanta Thrashers 58 02/13/2011 Pittsburgh Penguins 59 02/17/2011 Los Angeles Kings 60 New Jersey Devils 61 02/20/2011 Philadelphia Flyers 62 Carolina Hurricanes 63 Washington Capitals 64 02/27/2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 65 03/01/2011 Buffalo Sabres 66 03/03/2011 Minnesota Wild 67 Ottawa Senators 68 03/06/2011 Philadelphia Flyers 69 Anaheim Ducks 70 San Jose Sharks 71 03/15/2011 New York Islanders 72 03/18/2011 Montreal Canadiens 73 Pittsburgh Penguins 74 03/22/2011 Florida Panthers 75 03/24/2011 Ottawa Senators 76 Boston Bruins 77 Buffalo Sabres 78 New York Islanders 79 Philadelphia Flyers 80 04/04/2011 Boston Bruins 81 04/07/2011 Atlanta Thrashers 82 04/09/2011 New Jersey Devils

20 New York Rangers: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

21 New York Rangers: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: John Tortorella In his second full season with the Rangers after being named the 34th head coach in the franchise's 85-year history on Feb. 23, 2009 Posted a mark in his first full season as Rangers' head coach in Currently ranks first on the NHL's all-time wins list among U.S.-born coaches with 289 career victories, having passed Peter Laviolette on Mar. 17, 2009 at Montreal Made his 600th career NHL head coaching appearance on Dec. 31, 2009 at Carolina Served as an assistant coach for the Silver Medal winning Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver Won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach following the season, while guiding Tampa Bay to a franchise record 46 wins and 106 points, and capturing the team's only Stanley Cup Led the Lightning to four straight Stanley Cup Playoff appearances, and two Southeast Division Championships ( , ) All-Time Regular Season Record: All-Time Regular Season Rangers Record: #30: Henrik Lundqvist (G) 6' 1", 195 lbs. / Mar 2, 1982 (28 years and 7 months) LUHND-kvihst Drafted: th round (205th overall) by the New York Rangers 6th NHL / 6th NYR Season Last Win: APR 9, 2010 vs PHILADELPHIA (1) Last SO: APR 2, TAMPA BAY (5) Career Shootouts: 143/191 (.749), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Posted a record of 3-0-0, with a 2.92 goals against average and a.907 save percentage in three pre-season appearances Established a career-high with a franchise record, 73 games played, and posted a career-best, 1,942 saves Tied for second in the NHL in games played, ranked fourth in saves, fifth in ice time (4,204), eighth in goals against average (2.38), and tied for seventh in save percentage (.921) and 10th in wins (35) Captured the Rangers' MVP Award for the fourth consecutive season Made 35 saves through regulation/overtime, and stopped all three shots faced in the shootout, to post his 30th win of the season on Mar. 25 at New Jersey Is the only goalie in NHL history to post 30-or-more wins in each of his first five seasons, and the first Rangers goaltender in team history to post five straight 30-win seasons Milestones Achieved: 150th career NHL win (11/1 vs. BOS); 300th career NHL game (12/30 vs. PHI) #43: Martin Biron (G) 6' 2", 180 lbs. / Aug 15, 1977 (33 years and 1 month) BEE-rawn, MAHR-tihn Drafted: st round (16th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres Acquired: Signed as a free agent on Jul. 1, th NHL / 1st NYR Season Last Win: APR 6, 2010 vs MONTREAL (2) Last SO: OCT 31, 2009 vs BUFFALO (22) Career Shootouts: 32/60 (.533), 8-14 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Registered the only assist on Derek Stepan's even strength goal at 8:03 of the second period in a 8-5 loss on Oct. 2 at Ottawa Posted a record of in his final 11 starts of the season with the NY Islanders Recorded 30 or more saves on 10 occasions, including a 38-save shutout on Oct. 31 vs. Buffalo to earn his 200th career victory Posted a season-high, four-game winning streak from Mar. 25 vs. Calgary to Apr. 6 vs. Montreal, recording a 2.50 goals against average and a.915 save percentage over the span Milestones Achieved: 200th career NHL win (10/31 vs. BUF); 450th career NHL game (12/27 at PHI)