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1 Vancouver Canucks Game Notes Sun, Oct 6, NHL Game # Vancouver Canucks - - (8 pts) Washington Capitals - - ( pts) Team Game: 8 Home Game: Team Game: 8 Road Game: # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Ryan Miller Eddie Lack.6.86 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Dan Hamhuis 7-9 D Kevin Bieksa D Luca Sbisa 7-6 D Yannick Weber 7 R Linden Vey 7-8 D Christopher Tanev 7 9 R Zack Kassian 7 - C Nick Bonino 7 5 R Alexandre Burrows R Brad Richardson 7-7 R Radim Vrbata 7 8 L Chris Higgins 7 L Daniel Sedin 7 8 D Alexander Edler 7 6 D Frank Corrado C Shawn Matthias L Tom Sestito C Henrik Sedin R Jannik Hansen 7-5 R Derek Dorsett 7-5 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 5 Justin Peters Braden Holtby # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Matt Niskanen 7 8 R Alex Ovechkin R Eric Fehr 7 9 C Nicklas Backstrom R Troy Brouwer 7 C Brooks Laich 5-5 L Jason Chimera D Karl Alzner 7 8 D Jack Hillen R Joel Ward 7 5 D Brooks Orpik 7 6 C Michael Latta 7 5 D Mike Green L Andre Burakovsky C Chris Brown 7 D John Carlson R Jay Beagle 87 C Liam O'Brien 7 88 D Nate Schmidt 7 9 C Marcus Johansson 7 9 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 7 President, Hockey Operations General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Assistant Coaches/Goaltending Coach Trevor Linden Jim Benning Laurence Gilman and Lorne Henning Willie Desjardins Doug Lidster, Glen Gulutzan and Perry Pearn/Roland Melanson Senior VP and General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach Video Coach Brian MacLellan Barry Trotz Lane Lambert, Todd Reirden, Blaine Forsythe Mitch Korn Brett Leonhardt Tonight's Officials Referees Ian Walsh(9), Brad Watson() Linesmen Matt MacPherson(8), Trent Knorr(6) Supervisor Video Judge Malcolm Ashford Ntl. Anthem Mark Donnelly PR Contacts VAN - Chris Brumwell, Ben Brown, Stephanie Maniago, Alfred De Vera; WSH - Sergey Kocharov Today's Schedule LAK : : WPG : : ANA : 5: CHI : 6: VAN : 6:

2 Vancouver Canucks: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Dan Hamhuis D 6' " 9 Dec, 98 Smithers, BC, CAN Kevin Bieksa D 6' " 98 Jun 6, 98 Grimsby, ON, CAN 5 Luca Sbisa D 6' " 98 Jan, 99 Ozieri, ITA 6 Yannick Weber D 5' " Sep, 988 Morges, CHE 7 Linden Vey R 6' " 89 Jul 7, 99 Wakaw, SK, CAN 8 Christopher Tanev D 6' " 85 Dec, 989 Toronto, ON, CAN 9 Zack Kassian R 6' " Jan, 99 Windsor, ON, CAN Nick Bonino C 6' " 96 Apr, 988 Hartford, CT, USA Alexandre Burrows R 6' " 88 Apr, 98 Pincourt, QC, CAN 5 Brad Richardson R 6' " 97 Feb, 985 Belleville, ON, CAN 7 Radim Vrbata R 6' " 9 Jun, 98 Mlada Boleslav, CZE Chris Higgins L 6' " 5 Jun, 98 Smithtown, NY, USA Daniel Sedin L 6' " 87 Sep 6, 98 Ornskoldsvik, SWE Alexander Edler D 6' " 5 Apr, 986 Ostersund, SWE 6 Frank Corrado D 6' " 9 Mar 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 7 Shawn Matthias C 6' " Feb 9, 988 Mississauga, ON, CAN 9 Tom Sestito L 6' 5" 8 Sep 8, 987 Rome, NY, USA Ryan Miller G 6' " 68 Jul 7, 98 East Lansing, MI, USA Eddie Lack G 6' " 87 Jan 5, 988 Norrtälje, SWE Henrik Sedin C 6' " 88 Sep 6, 98 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 6 Jannik Hansen R 6' " 95 Mar 5, 986 Herlev, DNK 5 Derek Dorsett R 6' " 9 Dec, 986 Kindersley, SK, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' " 97 Age: 8.7 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 8 Ryan Stanton D 6' " 96 Jul, 989 St. Albert, AB, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks RADIM VRBATA ( / Games) CHRIS HIGGINS ( / Games) NICK BONINO ( / Games) Point Streaks CHRIS HIGGINS (-- / Games) RADIM VRBATA (-- / Games) HENRIK SEDIN (-- / Games) NICK BONINO (-- / Games) ALEXANDRE BURROWS (-- / Games) Washington Capitals: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Matt Niskanen D 6' " 9 Dec 6, 986 Virginia, MN, USA 8 Alex Ovechkin R 6' " Sep 7, 985 Moscow, RUS 6 Eric Fehr R 6' " Sep 7, 985 Winkler, MB, CAN 9 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' " 8 Nov, 987 Gävle, SWE Troy Brouwer R 6' " Aug 7, 985 Vancouver, BC, CAN Brooks Laich C 6' " Jun, 98 Wawota, SK, CAN 5 Jason Chimera L 6' " May, 979 Edmonton, AB, CAN 7 Karl Alzner D 6' " 7 Sep, 988 Burnaby, BC, CAN 5 Justin Peters G 6' " Aug, 986 Blyth, ON, CAN 8 Jack Hillen D 5' " 9 Jan, 986 Minnetonka, MN, USA Joel Ward R 6' " 6 Dec, 98 North York, ON, CAN Brooks Orpik D 6' " 9 Sep 6, 98 San Francisco, CA, USA 6 Michael Latta C 6' " 9 May 5, 99 Kitchener, ON, CAN 5 Mike Green D 6' " 7 Oct, 985 Calgary, AB, CAN 65 Andre Burakovsky L 6' " 78 Feb 9, 995 Klagenfurt, AUT 67 Chris Brown C 6' " 5 Feb, 99 Flower Mound, TX, USA 7 Braden Holtby G 6' " Sep 6, 989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN 7 John Carlson D 6' " Jan, 99 Natick, MA, USA 8 Jay Beagle R 6' " 5 Oct 6, 985 Calgary, AB, CAN 87 Liam O'Brien C 6' " 5 Jul 9, 99 Halifax, NS, CAN 88 Nate Schmidt D 6' " 9 Jul 6, 99 St. Cloud, MN, USA 9 Marcus Johansson C 6' " 5 Oct 6, 99 Landskrona, SWE 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' " 7 May 9, 99 Chelyabinsk, RUS Players Total Avg: 6' " 7 Age: 7. Injured Reserve List ( Players) John Erskine D 6' " Jun 6, 98 Kingston, ON, CAN 9 Dmitry Orlov D 6' " Jul, 99 Novokuznetsk, RUS 7 Aaron Volpatti L 6' " 5 May, 985 Revelstoke, BC, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks NICKLAS BACKSTROM (-- / Games)

3 Vancouver Canucks: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D Dan Hamhuis :. D Kevin Bieksa :. 7 D 5 Luca Sbisa :. D 6 Yannick Weber 8. 5:. 7 R 7 Linden Vey 7-6. :6. D 8 Christopher Tanev :6. 9 R 9 Zack Kassian :7. 9 C Nick Bonino :. 7 R Alexandre Burrows :. 8 5 R 5 Brad Richardson 7-8. : R 7 Radim Vrbata :. D 8 Ryan Stanton 6. :8. L Chris Higgins 7. 5:8. 8 L Daniel Sedin :9. D Alexander Edler :. C 7 Shawn Matthias : C Henrik Sedin : R 6 Jannik Hansen :5. 9 R 5 Derek Dorsett : # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM Ryan Miller Eddie Lack

4 Washington Capitals: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks D Matt Niskanen 7 9. :7. 8 R 8 Alex Ovechkin :. 9 6 R 6 Eric Fehr 7. 7:9. 6 C 9 Nicklas Backstrom : R Troy Brouwer : C Brooks Laich :. 5 7 L 5 Jason Chimera : D 7 Karl Alzner : D 8 Jack Hillen. :. R Joel Ward : 5. 7 D Brooks Orpik 7. :. 9 7 C 6 Michael Latta 7. 8: D 5 Mike Green : L 65 Andre Burakovsky : 5.8 C 67 Chris Brown. 6:56. D 7 John Carlson :8. 6 R 8 Jay Beagle 5. :6 69. C 87 Liam O'Brien : D 88 Nate Schmidt 7 6. :9. 6 C 9 Marcus Johansson 7. :5. 9 C 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov 7 9. :9.8 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 5 Justin Peters Braden Holtby

5 Washington Vancouver Canucks Team Records Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks Last game: Saturday AT CALGARY (- W) Friday AT COLORADO (7- L) Next game: Wednesday VS DETROIT Tuesday VS CAROLINA Overall record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Lost Home record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Lost Road record/streak: - - / Win / Undef - - / Lost Last 5 Games: Last Games: Goal Games: Goal Games - - -Goal Games - - Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after period Trailing after period Tied after period Leading after periods Trailing after periods Tied after periods OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: - - Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: Totals:

6 Washington Vancouver Canucks Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Washington Capitals: (. avg.) Opponents: 7 (.9 avg.) Vancouver Canucks: (. avg.) Opponents: 8 5 (. avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Washington Capitals: (. avg.) Opponents: (.7 avg.) Vancouver Canucks: (.7 avg.) Opponents: (.6 avg.) Power Play Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks G Att % G Att % Overall: (rd NHL) (8th NHL) Home: (8th NHL). (T-th NHL) Road: 9. (nd NHL) 5. (T-8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-7th NHL) Penalty Killing Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 8. (th NHL) (th NHL) Home: (th NHL) (T-rd NHL) Road: (T-6th NHL) 87. (8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-5th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-5th NHL) Penalties Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank (th NHL) (7th NHL) Goal Situations Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks For Against For Against 5 on 5: on : on : on : on : on : on : on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

7 Washington Vancouver Canucks Situations Individual Leaders Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks Points: N. BACKSTROM (7),A. OVECHKIN (6),M. GREEN (6) D. SEDIN (),H. SEDIN (9),R. VRBATA (8) Goals: A. OVECHKIN (5),J. WARD (),M. GREEN () R. VRBATA (),H. SEDIN (),D. SEDIN () Assists: N. BACKSTROM (5),J. CARLSON (),A. BURAKOVSKY () D. SEDIN (8),H. SEDIN (6),R. VRBATA () PP Goals: A. OVECHKIN (),J. WARD (),M. GREEN () L. VEY (),R. VRBATA (),A. BURROWS () SH Goals: GW Goals: J. WARD (),A. OVECHKIN (),M. JOHANSSON () R. VRBATA (),N. BONINO () + Goals: PIM: L. O'BRIEN (),B. ORPIK (),J. CHIMERA (8) Z. KASSIAN (),D. DORSETT (5),D. HAMHUIS (9) Shots: A. OVECHKIN (9),M. GREEN (6),J. CARLSON (6) R. VRBATA (),D. SEDIN (),K. BIEKSA () +/-: A. BURAKOVSKY (+5),M. GREEN (+),N. SCHMIDT (+) H. SEDIN (+),D. SEDIN (+),R. VRBATA (+) Shootout Washington Capitals Shooter G/S % GDG Nicklas Backstrom / 66.7 Eric Fehr / 5. Alex Ovechkin / 5. Evgeny Kuznetsov /. Andre Burakovsky /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Justin Peters - /.5 Braden Holtby - /5. Vancouver Canucks Shooter G/S % GDG Chris Higgins /. Radim Vrbata /. Nick Bonino /. Goaltender Rec. G/S % Ryan Miller - /. Power Play Washington Capitals Player G A P John Carlson Alex Ovechkin Nicklas Backstrom Andre Burakovsky Marcus Johansson Evgeny Kuznetsov Joel Ward Mike Green Matt Niskanen Vancouver Canucks Player G A P Radim Vrbata Daniel Sedin Linden Vey Henrik Sedin Alexandre Burrows Alexander Edler Dan Hamhuis Christopher Tanev Kevin Bieksa Short Handed Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks Player G A P Player G A P

8 Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes GAME PREVIEW: CANUCKS VS CAPITALS The Canucks face the Capitals for their first of two meetings this season. Vancouver is 5- in their last five games against the Capitals at home; the last time Washington earned a victory in Vancouver took place on Feb. /. The Canucks are 8- in their last games against the Capitals. Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin and Radim Vrbata have each collected at least one point in six of seven games the Canucks have played this season. The Canucks host their Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night during tonight's game. As part of the evening, a patient from BC Children's Hospital will be on hand for a ceremonial puck drop, guests from the Canadian Cancer Society and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will attend the game in the Canucks Community Suite and Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Movember, and Prostate Cancer Canada will have display tables in multiple locations on the concourse for fans to learn more. SERIES RECAP VS WASHINGTON OVERALL HOME ROAD ALL-TIME LAST WIN Oct. 8/ (-) LAST HOME WIN Oct. 8/ (-) LAST GAME Mar. / (- WSH). SERIES PTS LEADERS (VAN) Chris Higgins (-- in GP) Chris Tanev (-- in GP) CAREER PTS LEADER (VAN) vs WSH CAREER PTS/GP LEADERS (VAN) vs WSH Chris Higgins (7-5- in GP) Chris Tanev.5 PT/GP (-- in GP) Alex Edler.8 PT/GP (--5 in 6 GP) Jannik Hansen.8 PT/GP (-- in 5 GP) Daniel Sedin.67 PT/GP (5--8 in GP) Henrik Sedin.6 PT/GP (-7-8 in GP) WIRELESS INFORMATION FOR PC USERS FOR APPLE USERS Network: VCLGUEST Network: VCLGUEST Username: guest Password: StanleyCup Password: ra97 LAST GAME OCT. - CANUCKS at AVALANCHE 7 Henrik Sedin opened scoring seconds into the first period...alex Burrows and Daniel Sedin also each collected a goal...daniel Sedin led Canucks skaters in scoring on the night (--)...Eddie Lack faced 8 shots. RECENT TRANSACTIONS

9 Oct. 9/ Bo Horvat assigned to Utica on conditioning assignment Oct. 8/ Frank Corrado recalled from Utica THE FLASH On Oct. / at COL, Henrik Sedin notched a goal just seconds into the first period, becoming the third fastest goal by a Canuck to start a game. Alex Burrows holds the record at six seconds (Mar. 6/ vs DET) followed by Trevor Linden at nine seconds (Jan. 6/9 at ANA). ON THIS DAY IN CANUCKS HISTORY : Canucks first franchise Captain, Orland Kurtenbach, became the first inductee into the Canucks Ring of Honour. QUICK START Daniel Sedin recorded at least a point in the first five consecutive games played this season. His eight points in the first five opening contests is his fastest start in points and assists (7). He previously recorded seven points in the first five games of the. season. He currently holds the Canucks scoring lead with points (-8-). Daniel is currently tied for fourth in the League in assists (8). ROOKIE WATCH Linden Vey is currently sixth among League rookies in scoring (--). He recorded his second NHL goal on the power play, Oct. at STL; with the power play tally, he now ranks first on the Canucks and tied for first among League rookies in PPG. His four points on the season ranks him tied for sixth on the team in scoring. ELITE COMPANY With his fourth win of the season, Oct. / at STL, Ryan Miller is now only two wins away from in his career. He would be the th goaltender in NHL history to accomplish the feat. Miller ranks fourth among active goaltenders in wins and is four wins away from surpassing Mike Richter for third all-time in wins among American-born goaltenders. He is the fifth American-born goaltender in franchise history to play for Vancouver. DRAWING A BLANK On Oct. 7/ at EDM, Ryan Miller earned his first shutout as a Vancouver Canuck and th in his career. With the shutout he moves into a tie for 5 rd all-time in League history alongside Roger Crozier, Cesare Maniago and Jaroslav Halak and is only one back from Tim Thomas in 5nd. The shutout also now puts him tied for sixth among active goaltenders in this category. SHARP SHOOTER Veteran winger Radim Vrbata has terrorized goaltenders throughout the League since the introduction of the shootout after the.5 work stoppage. Vrbata is currently tied for fourth all-time with 5 career shootout goals in 8 career attempts (.%). This past season Vrbata tallied five shootout goals, including one GDG, on attempts (.7%). This ranks him tied for fifth best in the League in shootout goals scored. ADVANTAGE - SEDIN When playing with the man advantage, Daniel Sedin has collected goals. He is now only four power play goals from establishing the franchise record in this category, surpassing Markus Naslund who currently holds the record with. Daniel has scored 5.9% of his career goals while on the power play. ON THE RADAR Kevin Bieksa () is GWG away from passing Jyrki Lumme () in third for most GWG by a d-man; Sami Salo leads the charge with. Ryan Miller is wins away from career wins. Chris Higgins is points away from his th career point. Henrik Sedin is goals away from career goals. Nick Bonino is games away from his th NHL game. Jannik Hansen is games away from his th career game.

10 Alex Edler (58) is 7 goals from surpassing Doug Lidster (65) in th place for most goals by a Canucks D-man. Alex Burrows is 9 SHG from moving into st; Pavel Bure holds the franchise record with. Daniel Sedin (7) is goals from moving into nd for most goals; Trevor Linden ranks nd (8) and Markus Naslund ranks st (6). Daniel Sedin is games away from career GP. CANUCKS MILESTONES Daniel Sedin surpassed the 5 career assists mark after recording three helpers, Oct. vs EDM. Linden Vey scored his st NHL goal (on the PP), Oct. vs EDM. Alex Edler appeared in his 5th career game, Oct. at STL. HOW THE TEAM WAS BUILT Drafted - 6 Trades - 7 Free Agents - 8 Waiver Claims - VANCOUVER CANUCKS FRANCHISE NUMBERS 97 to.5 Total GAMES PLAYED 7 8 POINTS 8 9 WINS 7 GOALS FOR 7 7 VANCOUVER'S.5 RECORD WHEN... Score + Goals: -- Score Goals or Less: -- Allow + Goals: -- Allow Goals or Less: -- On Days Rest: -- On Day Rest: -- On + Days Rest: -- Score a PPG: -- Give up a PPG: -- + Shots on Goal: -- Less than shots: THREE STARS Player Higgins October Standings 5 points D. Sedin points Miller points H. Sedin 5 points Vrbata 5 points

11 Bonino 5 points

12 Vancouver Canucks: 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. Calgary Flames W -- - p,9,7, / 989+ // Edmonton Oilers W -- 5-,,7p,7p / Edmonton Oilers W , / 689+ /8/ Tampa Bay Lightning L -- -,p / Dallas Stars L ,9, / St. Louis Blues W -- -,,7p, / Colorado Avalanche L -- -7,, / 79 8 /6/ Washington Capitals 9 /8/ Carolina Hurricanes // Montréal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers // Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks 5 Los Angeles Kings 6 Anaheim Ducks 7 // Ottawa Senators 8 // Arizona Coyotes 9 Edmonton Oilers // Anaheim Ducks // Chicago Blackhawks /5/ New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings 5 Washington Capitals 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 Ottawa Senators 9 Montréal Canadiens // New York Rangers /7/ Dallas Stars // Calgary Flames // Arizona Coyotes Anaheim Ducks 5 San Jose Sharks 6 //5 Los Angeles Kings 7 //5 Detroit Red Wings 8 /6/5 New York Islanders 9 /8/5 Florida Panthers //5 Calgary Flames Nashville Predators Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 6 /7/5 Anaheim Ducks 7 //5 Buffalo Sabres 8 //5 Minnesota Wild 9 //5 Winnipeg Jets 5 /5/5 San Jose Sharks 5 /7/5 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Minnesota Wild 5 Chicago Blackhawks 5 //5 Boston Bruins 55 Calgary Flames 56 /6/5 Minnesota Wild 57 New York Rangers 58 New Jersey Devils 59 New York Islanders 6 Boston Bruins 6 Buffalo Sabres 6 //5 St. Louis Blues 6 //5 San Jose Sharks 6 Arizona Coyotes 65 San Jose Sharks 66 /9/5 Anaheim Ducks 67 //5 Los Angeles Kings 68 //5 Toronto Maple Leafs 69 /7/5 Philadelphia Flyers 7 /9/5 Columbus Blue Jackets 7 Los Angeles Kings 7 Arizona Coyotes 7 //5 Winnipeg Jets 7 /6/5 Colorado Avalanche 75 /8/5 Dallas Stars 76 St. Louis Blues 77 Nashville Predators 78 Chicago Blackhawks 79 Winnipeg Jets 8 /6/5 Los Angeles Kings 8 /9/5 Arizona Coyotes 8 //5 Edmonton Oilers

13 Vancouver Canucks: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. HAMHUIS # BIEKSA # SBISA # 5 WEBER # 6 VEY # 7 TANEV # 8 KASSIAN # 9 Oct CGY -,/ :7 -,/ :6 -,/ 8: -,/ :6 -,/- 9:5 -,/ :7 Oct Vs EDM -,/ : -,/- :6 -,/- 7: -,/- 7:5 -,/ : -,/- :5 Oct EDM -,/ : -,/ : -,/ :57 -,/ 5: -,/ :56 -,/ : Oct 8 Vs TBL -,/- :7 -,/- : -,/ :58 -,/ :6 -,/ :57 -,/ 8: -,/ :7 DAL -,/- : -,5/- :59 -,/ 6:7 -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/ 6: -,/ : STL -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ 7:8 -,/ 6:5 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ :7 COL -,/- 9:5 -,/- :5 -,/-5 6: -,/- 6: -,/- 5: -,/ 7:9 -,/- : Date Opp. BONINO # BURROWS # RICHARDSON # 5 VRBATA # 7 STANTON # 8 HIGGINS # Oct CGY -,/ 6: -,/ 5:5 -,/ : -(W),/ 7: -,5/ 7: -,/ 6: -,/ 8: Oct Vs EDM -,5/ 9:7 -,/ 7:6 -,/- : -,5/ :7 -,/- :7 -,/ 7:59 -,6/ :9 Oct EDM -,/ 7:9 -,/ 5:6 -,/ 6: -(W),/ 7: -,/ 5: -,/ 6: -,/ 7:5 Oct 8 Vs TBL -,/ 7:5 -,/ 5: -,/ : -,5/- 7: INJ -,/ 5: -,/- :9 DAL -,/- :59 -,/- :5 -,6/ 5: -,7/ 8: INJ -,/- :5 -,/ : STL -(W),/ 7: -,/ :6 -,/ 5:5 -,/ :7 INJ -,6/ : -,/ : COL -,/ 7:6 -,/ :6 -,/- : -,/- 8:59 INJ -,/ 6: -,6/ 7:5 SEDIN # Date Opp. EDLER # MATTHIAS # 7 SEDIN # HANSEN # 6 DORSETT # 5 Oct CGY -,/- : -,/- 9:9 -,/ 9: -,/- 9:5 -,/- 9:5 /5 W 6: DNP Oct Vs EDM -,/ :5 -,/ 9: -,/ : -,/ 9:6 -,/ 8:7 /9 W 6:6 DNP Oct EDM -,/ :6 -,/ 9:56 -,/ 7:8 -,/ 9:6 -,/ 9:9 /8 W 6: DNP Oct 8 Vs TBL -,/ : -,/- 9: -,/- 9:5 -,/- :5 -,/- 9: DNP / L 57: DAL -,/- 8:9 -,/ :7 -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 9:59 5/ L :7 /5 8:9 STL -,/ : -,/ :5 -,/ : -,/ :6 -,/ : / W 6: DNP COL -,/ :57 -,/- :5 -,/ 8: -,/- : -,/ 9: DNP 7/8 L 6: MILLER # LACK #

14 Vancouver Canucks: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Willie Desjardins (WIH-lee DAY-zhar-dan) Willie Desjardins became the 8th Head Coach in Canucks history on June,. Desjardins served as Head Coach of Texas for two seasons compiling a 9-- (.667) regular season record in 5 AHL games and led the Stars to a Calder Cup Championship in. He was awarded the Louis A. R. Pieri Award in. Desjardins also served as an Associate Coach with Dallas for two years. From - Desjardins was Head Coach of Medicine Hat (WHL) adding the role of GM in 5. Desjardins twice led the Tigers to WHL championships in. and 6.7 seasons. In two Memorial Cup berths Desjardins Tigers advanced to the Finals once in 7. Desjardins was awarded the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (WHL) and presented with the Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award (CHL). Internationally, Desjardins has represented Canada as Head Coach in (silver) and Assistant Coach in 9 (gold) at the World Junior Championships. He was Assistant Coach for the Canadian national men s team in 999. #: Ryan Miller (G) 6' ", 68 lbs. / Jul 7, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected in the fifth round, 8th overall by BUF in the 999 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July,. Last Win: ST. LOUIS Last SO: OCT EDMONTON () Career Shootouts: /8 (.7), 5- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs STL.5 NHL SEASON MOST SHOTS FACED IN A GAME: - Oct. / at STL MOST SAVES IN A GAME: - Oct. / at STL SHOOTOUT RECORD: - SHUTOUTS THIS SEASON: CAREER SHUTOUTS: : -Collected his first shutout as a Canuck, Oct. 7/ at EDM -Appeared in his first game as a Canuck and earned his first victory as a member of Vancouver, Oct. 8/ at CGY #: Eddie Lack (G) 6' ", 87 lbs. / Jan 5, 988 (6 years and 9 months) Drafted: N/A Acquired: Signed as a free agent, June,. Last Win: APR 5, vs LOS ANGELES () Last SO: MAR 9, vs NASHVILLE () Career Shootouts: /5 (.8), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 8 / vs COL.5 NHL SEASON MOST SHOTS FACED IN A GAME: 8 - Oct. / at COL MOST SAVES IN A GAME: - Oct. / at COL SHOOTOUT RECORD: SHUTOUTS THIS SEASON: CAREER SHUTOUTS: :

15 #: Dan Hamhuis (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Dec, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected in the first round, th overall by NSH in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July,. Last Goal: MAR FLORIDA (8) Last Assist: OCT, vs EDMONTON (5) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 7 times times times / vs EDM / vs EDM /7 vs EDM / vs EDM times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: Twice Latest Oct. / vs EDM MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Twice Latest Oct. / vs EDM: -- POWER PLAY GOALS: #: Kevin Bieksa (D) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Jun 6, 98 ( years and months) Bee-EK-sa Drafted: Selected in the fifth round, 5st overall by VAN in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Selected in the fifth round, 5st overall by VAN in the NHL Entry Draft. rd NHL / rd VAN Season Last Goal: JAN 6, vs PHOENIX () Last Assist: OCT 8, vs TAMPA BAY () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 7 -- : times /8 vs TBL /8 vs TBL /8 vs CGY / vs DAL / vs DAL /7 vs EDM times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - Oct. 8/ vs TBL MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. 8/ vs TBL POWER PLAY GOALS:

16 #5: Luca Sbisa (D) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Jan, 99 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected in the first round, 9th overall by ANA in the 8 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: From ANA with Nick Bonino and the th and 85th selections in the NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Ryan Kesler and a third round pick in the 5 NHL Entry Draft. Last Goal: MAR VANCOUVER () Last Assist: MAR, vs WINNIPEG () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 6 -- : times 7 times 7 times times /7 vs EDM 5 times times times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: POWER PLAY GOALS: -Appeared in his first game as a Canuck, Oct. 8/ at CGY #6: Yannick Weber (D) 5' ", lbs. / Sep, 988 (6 years and month) Drafted: Selected in the third round, 7rd overall by MTL in the 7 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 5,. Last Goal: APR, vs CALGARY () Last Assist: MAR, vs NY ISLANDERS (8) Career Shootouts: / (5%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp : + times times times times / vs DAL / vs DAL / vs COL / vs DAL.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: POWER PLAY GOALS:

17 #7: Linden Vey (R) 6' ", 89 lbs. / Jul 7, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected in the fourth round, 96th overall by LA in the 9 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: From LA in exchange for a second round pick (Roland McKeown), June 8,. Last Goal: ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + times times times / vs EDM / vs EDM / vs EDM / vs COL times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at STL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at DAL MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at STL: -- POWER PLAY GOALS: - Latest Oct. / at STL - Appeared in his first game for Vancouver and collected his first point (an assist) as a Canuck, Oct. 8/ at CGY - Registered his first career NHL goal, Oct. / vs EDM #8: Christopher Tanev (D) 6' ", 85 lbs. / Dec, 989 ( years and months) Drafted: N/A Acquired: Signed as a free agent May,. Last Goal: MAR, vs NY ISLANDERS () Last Assist: DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp -- : + 7 times /8 vs CGY /8 vs CGY / vs DAL / vs EDM times / vs COL times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - Oct. 8/ at CGY (ties a career high) MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. 8/ at CGY: -- (ties a career high) POWER PLAY GOALS:

18 #9: Zack Kassian (R) 6' ", lbs. / Jan, 99 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Selected in the first round, th overall by BUF in the 9 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: From BUF in exchange for Cody Hodgson, Feb. 7,. Last Goal: DALLAS () Last Assist: EDMONTON (8) Career Shootouts: /7 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 5 -- : + times 7 times times / vs COL /7 vs EDM /8 vs CGY times /8 vs CGY.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at DAL (ties a career high) MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at DAL: -- POWER PLAY GOALS: #: Nick Bonino (C) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Apr, 988 (6 years and 6 months) Drafted: Selected in the sixth round, 7rd overall by SJ in the 7 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From ANA with Luca Sbisa and the th and 85th selections in the NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Ryan Kesler and a third round pick in the 5 NHL Entry Draft. Last Goal: ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: COLORADO Career Shootouts: 6/ (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 5 + times times / vs STL times / vs EDM / vs EDM times / vs STL.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at STL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: Three Times - Latest Oct. / at COL MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / at STL: -- - Oct. / at STL POWER PLAY GOALS: -Appeared in his first game as a Canuck, Oct. 8/ at CGY -Recorded his first goal as a Canuck, Oct. / vs EDM

19 #: Alexandre Burrows (R) 6' ", 88 lbs. / Apr, 98 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: N/A Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Nov. 8, 5. rd NHL / rd VAN Season Last Goal: COLORADO Last Assist: ST. LOUIS () Career Shootouts: / (8%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :6 5 + times / vs STL / vs STL times / vs EDM /8 vs TBL /8 vs CGY / vs STL.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at COL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / at STL MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / at STL: -- POWER PLAY GOALS: - Oct. 8/ at CGY #5: Brad Richardson (R) 6' ", 97 lbs. / Feb, 985 (9 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected in the fifth round, 6rd overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 5,. Last Goal: APR 5, vs LOS ANGELES () Last Assist: DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : times /8 vs CGY /8 vs CGY times /7 vs EDM / vs DAL / vs COL /8 vs CGY.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - Oct. 8/ at CGY MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. 8/ at CGY: -- POWER PLAY GOALS:

20 #7: Radim Vrbata (R) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Jun, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected in the seventh round, nd overall by COL in the 999 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July,. Last Goal: DALLAS () Last Assist: COLORADO Career Shootouts: 5/8 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :7 7 + times times times / vs EDM / vs EDM / vs DAL times times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: - x - Latest Oct. / at DAL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - x - Latest Oct. / at COL MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Twice - Latest Oct. 7/ at EDM: -- - Latest Oct. 7/ at EDM POWER PLAY GOALS: - Oct. / vs EDM -Appeared in his first game as a Canuck and collected his first goal for Vancouver, Oct. 8/ at CGY #8: Ryan Stanton (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Jul, 989 (5 years and months) Drafted: N/A Acquired: Claimed off waivers from CHI, Sept.,. Last Goal: OCT BUFFALO (59) Last Assist: MAR 9, vs ANAHEIM (9) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season -- Career Career vs. Opp : 5 + times times times times /8 vs CGY /8 vs CGY /8 vs CGY /8 vs CGY.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: POWER PLAY GOALS:

21 #: Chris Higgins (L) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Jun, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected in the first round, th overall by MTL in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: From FLA in exchange for Evan Oberg and a third round draft pick, Feb. 8,. Last Goal: ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: COLORADO Career Shootouts: 6/ (7%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp : times times / vs STL times / vs EDM / vs STL / vs EDM / vs STL.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at STL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - Twice Latest Oct. / at STL MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / at STL POWER PLAY GOALS: #: Daniel Sedin (L) 6' ", 87 lbs. / Sep 6, 98 ( years and month) suh-deen Drafted: Selected in the first round, second overall by VAN in the 999 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Selected in the first round, second overall by VAN in the 999 NHL Entry Draft. 7th NHL / 7th VAN Season Last Goal: COLORADO Last Assist: COLORADO Career Shootouts: /7 (5%), GDG Season 7-8- Career Career vs. Opp :9 6 + times / vs EDM / vs EDM 7 times / vs EDM times / vs EDM /7 vs EDM.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: - Twice Latest Oct. / at COL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / vs EDM MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / vs EDM: -- POWER PLAY GOALS: -Surpassed the 5 career assists mark after recording three assists, Oct. vs. EDM

22 #: Alexander Edler (D) 6' ", 5 lbs. / Apr, 986 (8 years and 6 months) EHD-luhr, al-ehx-an-duhr Drafted: Selected in the third round, 9st overall by VAN in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Selected in the third round, 9st overall by VAN in the NHL Entry Draft. NHLLast Goal: OCT 8, vs TAMPA BAY () Last Assist: COLORADO Career Shootouts: 6/ (6%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp :57 + /8 vs TBL times /8 vs TBL / vs DAL / vs COL times / vs COL times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: - Oct. 8/ vs TBL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: x - Latest Oct. / at COL MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. 8/ vs TBL: -- POWER PLAY GOALS: - Oct. 8/ vs TBL -Appeared in his 5th career NHL game, Oct. / at STL #6: Frank Corrado (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Mar 6, 99 ( years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected in the fifth round, 5th overall by VAN in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Selected in the fifth round, 5th overall by VAN in the NHL Entry Draft. Last Goal: APR, vs CALGARY Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: POWER PLAY GOALS:

23 #7: Shawn Matthias (C) 6' ", lbs. / Feb 9, 988 (6 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected in the second round, 7th overall by FLA in the 6 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: From FLA with Jakob Markstrom in exchange for Roberto Luongo and Steven Anthony, Mar.,. Last Goal: EDMONTON (8) Last Assist: EDMONTON (8) Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp :5 + 7 times 7 times 7 times / vs COL / vs STL / vs COL /7 vs EDM times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: POWER PLAY GOALS: #9: Tom Sestito (L) 6' 5", 8 lbs. / Sep 8, 987 (7 years) Drafted: Selected in the third round, 85th overall by CBJ in the 6 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Claimed off waiver from PHI, Mar.,. Last Goal: JAN 9, vs CHICAGO (5) Last Assist: MAR, vs NY ISLANDERS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: POWER PLAY GOALS:

24 #: Henrik Sedin (C) 6' ", 88 lbs. / Sep 6, 98 ( years and month) suh-deen Drafted: Selected in the first round, third overall by VAN in the 999 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Selected in the first round, third overall by VAN in the 999 NHL Entry Draft. 7th NHL / 7th VAN Season Last Goal: COLORADO Last Assist: ST. LOUIS () Career Shootouts: /5 (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + times /7 vs EDM times /7 vs EDM / vs EDM times / vs DAL times.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: x - Latest Oct. / at COL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - Oct. 7/ at EDM MOST POINTS IN A GAME: Three Times - Latest Oct. 7/ at EDM: -- POWER PLAY GOALS: #6: Jannik Hansen (R) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Mar 5, 986 (8 years and 7 months) YAN-ick Drafted: Selected in the seventh round, 87th overall by VAN in the NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: Selected in the seventh round, 87th overall by VAN in the NHL Entry Draft. st NHL / st VAN Season Last Goal: ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: MAR MINNESOTA () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp 5 -- :6 + times 7 times times 7 times / vs STL / vs DAL / vs STL / vs STL.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: Twice - Latest Oct. / at STL MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / at DAL POWER PLAY GOALS:

25 #5: Derek Dorsett (R) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Dec, 986 (7 years and months) Drafted: Selected in the seventh round, 89th overall by CBJ in the 6 NHL Entry Draft. Acquired: From NYR in exchange for the 85th pick in the NHL Entry Draft, June 7,. Last Goal: MAR 6, vs PHILADELPHIA (5) Last Assist: DALLAS () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp : + 7 times / vs DAL / vs DAL / vs COL / vs STL / vs DAL / vs EDM / vs STL.5 NHL SEASON MOST GOALS IN A GAME: MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / at DAL MOST POINTS IN A GAME: - Oct. / at DAL POWER PLAY GOALS: - Appeared in his first game as a Canuck, Oct. 8/ at CGY - Registered his first point (an assist) as a Canuck, Oct. / at DAL

26 Washington Capitals: Media Notes Washington, Calgary October 5, * Scotiabank Saddledome * Calgary, Alberta Washington Goals: Joel Ward (), Nicklas Backstrom Shots: WSH:, CGY: Power Plays: WSH: -, CGY: - Three Stars:. Ward (WSH),. Green (WSH),. Backstrom (WSH) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. : Re-assigned Tom Wilson to Hershey (AHL) CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Jason Chimera One game shy of 8 NHL games played Marcus Johansson One assist shy of NHL/Capitals assists Mike Green Two power-play goals shy of passing Sergei Gonchar (5) for first place on the Capitals franchise power-play goals by a defenseman list Brooks Laich Two points shy of NHL/Capitals points Nicklas Backstrom Four assists shy of passing Dale Hunter (75) for fourth place on the Capitals franchise assists list Matt Niskanen Two games shy of 5 NHL games played Alex Ovechkin Six points shy of passing Peter Bondra (85) for first place on the Capitals franchise points list CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Braden Holtby Passed Jose Theodore (6) for seventh place on the Capitals franchise wins list, Oct. 5 at CGY Alex Ovechkin Passed Kevin Hatcher (685) for ninth place on the Capitals franchise games played list, Oct. 5 at CGY Nicklas Backstrom Registered his 5th NHL/Capitals point, Oct. at EDM Joel Ward Played in his th Capitals game, Oct. at EDM Karl Alzner Played in his th consecutive game, Oct. at EDM Nicklas Backstrom Played in his 5th NHL game, Oct. 8 vs. FLA Justin Peters Earned his first Capitals win, Oct. 8 vs. FLA INJURIES/ILLNESSES Aaron Volpatti, missed seven games (/9-/5) Dmitry Orlov, missed seven games (/9-/5) John Erskine, missed two games (/5) Brooks Laich, missed two games (/5) Tom Wilson, missed five games (/9-/8) Jay Beagle, missed five games (/9-/8) Mike Green, missed one game (/9) Total Man-Games Lost: 9 TONIGHT S GAME The Washington Capitals complete their three-game road trip on Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. The game marks the first of two meetings between the teams this season (Dec. ) and the second game of a back-to-back set. The Capitals defeated the Calgary Flames - on Saturday. Washington is all-time against the Canucks. UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO Oct. 6 at Vancouver 9: p.m. CSN WJFK 6.7/WFED 5 Oct. 9 Detroit 7: p.m. NBCSN, TVA, SN WJFK 6.7/WFED 5 Nov. at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. CSN+, FX Canada WJFK 6.7/WFED 5 Nov. Arizona 7 p.m. CSN WJFK 6.7/WFED 5 Nov. Calgary 7 p.m. CSN WJFK 6.7/WFED 5

27 * All times are Eastern NOTE OF THE NIGHT Chimera to Play No. 8 Jason Chimera is scheduled to play in his 8th NHL game on Sunday against Vancouver. Chimera was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round, st overall, in the 997 NHL Draft. The Edmonton native has registered points (7g, 7a) in 799 career games and 9 points (56g, 8a) in 8 games with Washington. Chimera has tallied points (8g, a) in 8 career games against Vancouver. TOP FIVE CAPS FACTS Hit Parade Brooks Orpik tallied hits on Saturday against Calgary, marking the first time a Capitals player has recorded or more hits since Troy Brower earned hits on Jan., vs. Pittsburgh. Saturday marked Orpik s fourth-career -hit game and his first since Jan., vs. Ottawa (The NHL began recording hits in -5). Orpik and Alex Ovechkin rank tied for eighth in the NHL in hits (9) and Washington ranks th in the League in hits (95). Getting Defensive Washington has held its opponent to fewer than shots on goal in each of its seven games this season. The last time the Capitals held their opponent to fewer than shots in seven consecutive games was /7/-/9/. The Capitals rank tied for third in the NHL in goals against per game (.86), third in the League in shots against per game (.7) and first in the Eastern Conference in shots against per game. Ward s World Joel Ward scored two goals on Saturday against Calgary, marking his seventh career multi-goal game. The Toronto native has scored four goals this season, ranking second on the team. Ward set career highs in goals (), assists (5), points (9), games played (8) and power-play goals (6) last season. Closing in on Bondra Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin sits six points shy of passing Peter Bondra (85) for first place on Washington s franchise points list. Ovechkin leads the team in goals (5) and ranks tied for second in points (6) this season. The Moscow native has recorded seven points (5g, a) in eight career games against Vancouver. Capitals Franchise Points. Peter Bondra 85. Alex Ovechkin 8. Mike Gartner 789. Michal Pivonka Dale Hunter 556 Saint Nick Nicklas Backstrom scored a goal on Saturday against Calgary, marking the second consecutive game he has tallied a point (/-/5: g, a). Backstrom has earned a point in five of Washington s seven games this season (g, 5a) and ranks first among Washington skaters in points (7). The Gavle, Sweden, native earned his 5th NHL point on Oct. against Edmonton and played in his 5th NHL/Capitals game on Oct. 8 vs. Florida. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only five active players have reached the 5-point milestone faster than Backstrom: Sidney Crosby (69 GP), Alex Ovechkin (7 GP), Evgeni Malkin ( GP), Jaromir Jagr (9 GP) and Dany Heatley (56 GP). ADDITIONAL CAPITALS NOTES Holt-beast Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby stopped of shots on Saturday against Calgary to earn his third win of the season. Holtby has posted a -- record this season with one shutout, a.9 goals-against average and a.9 save percentage. With his win Saturday, Holtby passed Jose Theodore (6) for seventh place on the Capitals franchise wins list. Special Play The Capitals have scored a power-play goal in five of their first seven games this season. Washington is 7 for 5 (8.%) on the power play in -5, ranking third in the NHL. Last season, the Capitals ranked tied for first in the NHL in power-play percentage (.%), Alex Ovechkin led the NHL in power-play goals () and Nicklas Backstrom led the League in power-play assists (8) and power-play points () in -. Washington is for 5 (8.%) on the penalty kill this season, ranking th in the League. Caps Connections Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner (Burnaby) and right wing Troy Brouwer (Vancouver) were both born in British Columbia.

28 Goal Oriented Washington ranks tied for seventh in the NHL in goals per game (.). In their last six games against the Canucks, the Capitals have averaged.7 goals per game. O From D Defensemen Matt Niskanen, Karl Alzner and Brooks Orpik each earned an assist on Saturday against Calgary. Washington s defensemen have combined to register 9 points (g, 5a) in seven games this season and registered points (g, 8a) last season. Pete-Dawg Capitals goaltender Justin Peters has posted a -- record this season with a.5 goals-against average and a.99 save percentage. The Blyth, Ont., native stopped of shots he faced on Oct. 8 against Florida to earn his first Capitals win in his first Capitals start. In one career appearance against Vancouver, Peters stopped of 5 shots (/9/). Dynamic Duo Nicklas Backstrom has earned an assist on four of Alex Ovechkin s five goals this season. Since he entered the NHL in 7-8, Backstrom has earned an assist on of Ovechkin s 9 goals (.8%). Back-to-Back Games The Capitals complete their first of 6 sets of back-to-back games this season on Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. Washington defeated the Calgary Flames - on Saturday at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Capitals posted a --8 record in back-to-back games last season. Last We Met Evgeny Kuznetsov, playing in his third NHL game, earned three assists against Vancouver on March, at Verizon Center in Washington s - victory. Kuznetsov s assists marked his first NHL points and the Chelyabinsk, Russia, native became the first Capitals rookie to earn three assists in a game since Nicklas Backstrom on March, 8, vs. Boston. Shots Fired Alex Ovechkin leads Washington in shots this season (9). Ovechkin led the NHL in shots last season (86), marking the eighth time in his career he has done so. The Moscow native led the NHL in shots in six straight seasons (5-), the only player to do so since the statistic was first tracked in Ovechkin has recorded or more shots on goal in a game 8 times in his career, more than any other active player (Jaromir Jagr, 5). Goals Galore Alex Ovechkin ranks tied for fourth in NHL history in goals per game (min. games played). Goals Per Game: All-Time NHL Leaders Mike Bossy.76 Cy Denneny.755 Mario Lemieux.75 Alex Ovechkin.6 Pavel Bure.6 MEDIA RESOURCES The -5 Washington Capitals media guide is available for download here.

29 Washington Capitals: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. /9/ Montréal Canadiens O / Boston Bruins W p,8,5p, / // San Jose Sharks O p,5,8,8p, / /6/ New Jersey Devils W ,67,9,9,,65p / /8/ Florida Panthers W / Edmonton Oilers L p, / Calgary Flames W -- - p,, / Vancouver Canucks 9 /9/ Detroit Red Wings Tampa Bay Lightning // Arizona Coyotes // Calgary Flames Chicago Blackhawks /8/ Carolina Hurricanes 5 // Columbus Blue Jackets 6 // New Jersey Devils 7 St. Louis Blues 8 Arizona Coyotes 9 Colorado Avalanche // Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders /8/ New York Islanders Toronto Maple Leafs // Vancouver Canucks 5 Carolina Hurricanes 6 New Jersey Devils 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 // Columbus Blue Jackets 9 // Tampa Bay Lightning Florida Panthers Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils // Ottawa Senators New York Rangers 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 New York Islanders 7 //5 Chicago Blackhawks 8 //5 Florida Panthers 9 Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia Flyers //5 Detroit Red Wings //5 Colorado Avalanche //5 Philadelphia Flyers Nashville Predators 5 Dallas Stars 6 //5 Edmonton Oilers 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 8 /8/5 Pittsburgh Penguins 9 Montréal Canadiens 5 //5 St. Louis Blues 5 //5 Los Angeles Kings 5 Ottawa Senators 5 /6/5 Anaheim Ducks 5 /8/5 Philadelphia Flyers 55 San Jose Sharks 56 Los Angeles Kings 57 Anaheim Ducks 58 Pittsburgh Penguins 59 /9/5 Winnipeg Jets 6 //5 New York Islanders 6 Philadelphia Flyers 6 /5/5 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Carolina Hurricanes 6 //5 Toronto Maple Leafs 65 Columbus Blue Jackets 66 /5/5 Minnesota Wild 67 /7/5 Buffalo Sabres 68 //5 New York Rangers 69 //5 Dallas Stars 7 /5/5 Boston Bruins 7 Buffalo Sabres 7 Minnesota Wild 7 Winnipeg Jets 7 /6/5 New Jersey Devils 75 /8/5 Nashville Predators 76 New York Rangers 77 //5 Carolina Hurricanes 78 Montréal Canadiens 79 Ottawa Senators 8 Detroit Red Wings 8 /8/5 Boston Bruins 8 //5 New York Rangers

30 Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. NISKANEN # OVECHKIN # 8 FEHR # 6 BACKSTROM # 9 BROUWER # LAICH # CHIMERA # 5 Oct 9 Vs MTL -,/- 6: -,/- : -,/- :7 -,/- :5 -,/ 8: -,/ 7: -,/ 6:5 BOS -,/ :5 -(W),7/ 8:8 -,/ 6: -,/ 9:9 -,/ 7: -,/ 6: -,/ :55 Oct Vs SJS -,/ 6:7 -,8/ : -,/ 9:9 -,/ :5 -,/ 9: -,/- : -,/- :8 Oct 6 Vs NJD -,/ :5 -,5/ 7:5 -,/ :7 -,/ 7: -,/ 8: -,/ : -,/ : Oct 8 Vs FLA -,/ 7:9 -,/ :6 -,/ 7: -,/ : -,/ : -,/ :5 -,5/ 8: EDM -,/- :7 -,/- 9: -,/- 5: -,/- 9:5 -,/- 9: DND -,/- : Oct CGY -,/ : -,/ 7:7 -,/ 6: -,/ 9:58 -,/ 6:8 DND -,/ :8 Date Opp. ALZNER # 7 HILLEN # 8 WARD # ORPIK # LATTA # 6 GREEN # 5 BURAKOVSKY # 65 Oct 9 Vs MTL -,/- :57 -,/ : -,/ 9:5 -,/ :7 -,/ 5:58 BOS -,/ : DND -,/ 8:9 -,/ : -,/ 7:5 -,/ 7: -,/ :8 Oct Vs SJS -,/ : DND -,/- 6: -,/- 8: -,/ 6:58 -,/ :8 -,/ 5:7 Oct 6 Vs NJD -,/ 8: DND -,/ 8: -,/ 7:8 DND -,/ 9: -,/ :6 Oct 8 Vs FLA -,/ :9 DND -,/ : -,/ :7 DND -,/ 9:5 -,/ :5 EDM -,/- 5: DND -,/- 7:5 -,/- : -,/ 8:8 -,/ 9:6 -,/ 5:56 Oct CGY -,/ 7: DND -(W),/ 6: -,/ :58 -,/ :7 -,/ 9: -,/ :5 Date Opp. BROWN # 67 CARLSON # 7 BEAGLE # 8 O'BRIEN # 87 SCHMIDT # 88 JOHANSSON # 9 KUZNETSOV # 9 Oct 9 Vs MTL -,/ : -,/ : -,/ : -,/ : -,/ 6:9 -,/ 6:6 BOS DND -,/ :56 -,/ 6:59 -,/ :55 -,/ : -,/ :9 Oct Vs SJS DND -,/- :7 -,/ 6: -,/ 5:9 -,/ 6: -,/ :5 Oct 6 Vs NJD -,/ :6 -,/ : -,/ :6 -,/ 5:55 -(W),/ : -,/ 6: Oct 8 Vs FLA -,/ 6: -,/ 5: -,/ 6: -,/ : -,/ :5 -,/ :8 EDM DND -,/- 5:5 -,/ 5:7 -,/ 7:6 -,/ 5:6 -,/ 6:5 -,/ :57 Oct CGY DND -,/ :5 -,/ :6 -,/ 9:5 -,/ 5:5 -,/ :9 -,/ : Date Opp. PETERS # 5 HOLTBY # 7 Oct 9 Vs MTL DNP / O 65: BOS DNP /9 W 6: Oct Vs SJS /6 O 55:6 /7 9: Oct 6 Vs NJD DNP /8 W 59:59 Oct 8 Vs FLA / W 65: DNP EDM DNP / L 58:9 Oct CGY DNP / W 6:

31 Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Barry Trotz - Entering his first season as Washington's head coach - Became the 7th head coach in Washington Capitals history on May 6, - Record as NHL head coach: Spent 5 seasons as head coach of the Nashville Predators - Ranks th on the NHL's all-time wins list (56) and ranks fourth among active coaches - Was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in and - Ranks third all-time in both games coached (,96) and wins (557) with a single franchise - One of just six coaches in all four major North American sports leagues to have coached or managed a team's first 5 seasons of existence #5: Justin Peters (G) 6' ", lbs. / Aug, 986 (8 years and month) Drafted: Carolina's second-round choice, 8th overall, in the NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, Last Win: OCT 8, vs FLORIDA Last SO: NOV 7, vs NY ISLANDERS (6) Career Shootouts: 7/8 (.89), -5 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves /8 vs FLA -5 Stopped of shots and earned his first Capitals win in his first Capitals game vs. FLA (/8)... Made his Capitals debut, stopping shots in relief of Braden Holtby... Served as a backup in five games (/9-/, /6, /-/5). #7: Braden Holtby (G) 6' ", lbs. / Sep 6, 989 (5 years and month) Drafted: Capitals' fourth-round choice, 9rd overall, in the 8 NHL Draft Last Win: OCT CALGARY Last SO: BOSTON () Career Shootouts: 5/5 (.66), -5 Season Highs: Shots Saves / vs BOS GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Stopped of shots to earn his third win of the season at CGY (/5)... Stopped 7 of shots at EDM (/)... Served as backup vs. FLA (/8)... Made 6 saves and was named the game's first star vs. NJ (/6)... Stopped four shots vs. SJ (/)... Stopped all 9 shots he faced to earn his th career shutout at BOS (/)... Stopped of shots vs. MTL (/9). #: Matt Niskanen (D) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Dec 6, 986 (7 years and months) Drafted: Dallas' first-round choice, 8th overall, in the 5 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, Last Goal: MAR 6, vs PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: OCT CALGARY Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season 7 -- Career Career vs. Opp :9 + 7 times /6 vs NJD /6 vs NJD /8 vs FLA /8 vs FLA times times 5 times -5 Earned an assist at CGY (/5)... Recorded :7 of ice time at EDM (/)... Recorded two penalty minutes and led all skaters in ice time (7:9) vs. FLA (/8)... Earned two assists, marking his first Capitals points, and was named the game's second star vs. NJ (/6)... Led WSH in ice time (6:7) vs. SJ (/)... Was (+) in :5 of ice time at BOS (/)... Led WSH in ice time (6:) in his Capitals debut vs. MTL (/9). #: John Erskine (D) (*Injured) 6' ", lbs. / Jun 6, 98 ( years and months) UHR-skin Drafted: Dallas' second-round choice, 9th overall, in the 998 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept., 6 8th NHL / th WSH Season Last Goal: JAN MONTREAL () Last Assist: MAR 9, vs BOSTON () Career Shootouts: / (%), GDG Season Career Career vs. Opp Missed two games due to injury (/-/5)... Served as a healthy extra in five games (/9-/8)