Washington Capitals Game Notes

Washington Capitals Game Notes Sun, Mar 7, 0 NHL Game #0 Washington Capitals - - ( pts) Buffalo Sabres 0 - - ( pts) Team Game: 8 Home Game: 7-7 - 0 (Home) - 8 - (Road) Team Game: 9 Road Game: 6-6 - (Home) - 8 - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 0 Michal Neuvirth 0.99.899 70 Braden Holtby 8 9 9 0.97.909 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Tom Poti 0-8 L Alex Ovechkin (C) 7 0-7 9 C Mike Ribeiro 7 0 9 9 - R Joey Crabb 0-8 6 R Eric Fehr 6 6 7 8 7 L Wojtek Wolski 8-6 9 C Nicklas Backstrom (A) 7 9-0 0 R Troy Brouwer 6 9 8 7-6 C Brooks Laich (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 L Aaron Volpatti L Jason Chimera 7 0 8 8-6 0 6 C Matt Hendricks 7 6-8 7 D Karl Alzner 7 8 6 D Tomas Kundratek 6 7-8 8 D Jack Hillen 0 0 0 - R Joel Ward 7 6 8 D Jeff Schultz 0-8 0 6 D Steve Oleksy 7 0 7 7 D John Carlson 7 8 0 8 R Jay Beagle 7 0 8 8 C Mathieu Perreault 8 6 0 6 90 C Marcus Johansson -8 0 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% Jhonas Enroth 0..896 0 Ryan Miller 9.87.9 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Jordan Leopold 8-6 6 D Mike Weber 6 9 C Steve Ott 8 9 0 D Christian Ehrhoff 7 0 6 0 C Kevin Porter 0-6 9 C Cody Hodgson 8 0-6 R Drew Stafford (A) 8 7-8 L Ville Leino 0 0 D Robyn Regehr 0-9 6 L Thomas Vanek (A) 6 0 8 9 R Jason Pominville (C) 8 9 0-8 L John Scott 0 0 0-6 R Patrick Kaleta 8 0 0 0-6 L Nathan Gerbe 6-0 D Andrej Sekera 7 8 - C Jochen Hecht 7 6 8 7 D Tyler Myers 6-6 6 C Tyler Ennis 7 7 8-8 6 C Brian Flynn 7 0 8 L Marcus Foligno 7 8 - Vice President and General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Director of Goaltending & NHL Goaltender Coach George McPhee Adam Oates Tim Hunter, Calle Johansson, Blaine Forsythe Dave Prior Owner President General Manager Interim Head Coach Coaching Staff Terry Pegula Ted Black Darcy Regier Ron Rolston James Patrick (Assistant), Kevyn Adams (Assistant), Teppo Numminen (Assistant), Jim Corsi (Goaltender) Tonight's Officials Referees Rob Martell #6; Dennis LaRue # Linesmen Derek Nansen #70; Thor Nelson #80 Ntl. Anthem Caleb Green Video Judge Mike Jukoski Today's Schedule BOS @ PIT : :0 WPG @ OTT : :00 NSH @ EDM : 6:00 BUF @ WSH : 7:00

Washington Capitals: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Tom Poti D 6' " 90 Mar, 977 Worcester, MA, USA 8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' " 0 Sep 7, 98 Moscow, RUS 9 Mike Ribeiro C 6' 0" 77 Feb 0, 980 Montreal, QC, CAN Joey Crabb R 6' " 90 Apr, 98 Anchorage, AK, USA 6 Eric Fehr R 6' " Sep 7, 98 Winkler, MB, CAN 7 Wojtek Wolski L 6' " Feb, 986 Zabrze, POL 9 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' " Nov, 987 Gavle, SWE 0 Troy Brouwer R 6' " Aug 7, 98 Vancouver, BC, CAN Brooks Laich C 6' " 0 Jun, 98 Wawota, SK, CAN Aaron Volpatti L 6' 0" May 0, 98 Revelstoke, BC, CAN Jason Chimera L 6' " May, 979 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6 Matt Hendricks C 6' 0" Jun 7, 98 Blaine, MN, USA 7 Karl Alzner D 6' " Sep, 988 Burnaby, BC, CAN 0 Michal Neuvirth G 6' " 09 Mar, 988 Ústí nad Labem, CZE 6 Tomas Kundratek D 6' " 0 Dec 6, 989 Prerov, CZE 8 Jack Hillen D ' 0" 90 Jan, 986 Minnetonka, MN, USA Joel Ward R 6' " 6 Dec, 980 North York, ON, CAN Jeff Schultz D 6' 6" 0 Feb, 986 Calgary, AB, CAN 6 Steve Oleksy D 6' 0" 90 Feb, 986 Chesterfield, MI, USA 70 Braden Holtby G 6' " 0 Sep 6, 989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN 7 John Carlson D 6' " Jan 0, 990 Natick, MA, USA 8 Jay Beagle R 6' " Oct 6, 98 Calgary, AB, CAN 8 Mathieu Perreault C ' 0" 8 Jan, 988 Drummondville, QC, CAN 90 Marcus Johansson C 6' " 0 Oct 6, 990 Landskrona, SWE Players Total Avg: 6' " 07 Age: 7.7 Injured Reserve List ( Players) John Erskine D 6' " 0 Jun 6, 980 Kingston, ON, CAN Mike Green D 6' " 07 Oct, 98 Calgary, AB, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Jhonas Enroth G ' 0" 66 Jun, 988 Stockholm, SWE Jordan Leopold D 6' " 06 Aug, 980 Golden Valley, MN, USA 6 Mike Weber D 6' " Dec 6, 987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 9 Steve Ott C 6' 0" 90 Aug 9, 98 Summerside, PE, CAN 0 Christian Ehrhoff D 6' " 0 Jul 6, 98 Moers, DEU Kevin Porter C ' " 9 Mar, 986 Detroit, MI, USA 9 Cody Hodgson C 6' 0" 9 Feb 8, 990 Toronto, ON, CAN Drew Stafford R 6' " Oct 0, 98 Milwaukee, WI, USA Ville Leino L 6' " 90 Oct 6, 98 Savonlinna, FIN Robyn Regehr D 6' " Apr 9, 980 Recife, BRA 6 Thomas Vanek L 6' " 0 Jan 9, 98 Vienna, AUT 9 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 8 Nov 0, 98 Repentigny, QC, CAN 0 Ryan Miller G 6' " 7 Jul 7, 980 East Lansing, MI, USA John Scott L 6' 8" 70 Sep 6, 98 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6 Patrick Kaleta R 6' " 06 Jun 8, 986 Buffalo, NY, USA Nathan Gerbe L ' " 78 Jul, 987 Oxford, MI, USA Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 0 Jun 8, 986 Bojnice, SVK Jochen Hecht C 6' " 98 Jun, 977 Mannheim, DEU 7 Tyler Myers D 6' 8" 7 Feb, 990 Houston, TX, USA 6 Tyler Ennis C ' 9" 7 Oct 6, 989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6 Brian Flynn C 6' " 80 Jul 6, 988 Lynnfield, MA, USA 8 Marcus Foligno L 6' " 6 Aug 0, 99 Buffalo, NY, USA Players Total Avg: 6' " 00 Age: 7.9 Injured Reserve List ( Players) Alexander Sulzer D 6' " 0 May 0, 98 Kaufbeuren, DEU Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF ( / Games) Point Streaks CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF (0-- / Games)

Washington Capitals: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Mike Ribeiro 7 0 9 9-0 6 7.8 7:0. 8 L 8 Alex Ovechkin 7 0-7 7 0 9.0 0: 0.0 6 C 9 Nicklas Backstrom 7 9-0 0 7.0 0:0 0.7 7 R 0 Troy Brouwer 6 9 8 7-6 0 9. 8:9 0. 7 0 R Joel Ward 7 6 8 0 0 0.0 :7 7. 7 R 6 Eric Fehr 6 6 7 8. :6 0.0 9 D 7 John Carlson 7 8 0 0 0 0 6 6. :9 00.0 0 70 C 8 Mathieu Perreault 8 6 0 6 0 0 9. 0:.7 9 L 7 Wojtek Wolski 8-6 0 0 8 8. : 0.0 9 L Jason Chimera 7 0 8 8-6 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 :0 6.0 9 7 D Mike Green 6 7 6 0 0 0 6.6 :9 0.0 6 D 6 Tomas Kundratek 6 7-8 0 0 0. 6:08 0.0 C 6 Matt Hendricks 7 6-8 0 0.9 :8 7.7 8 D John Erskine 7 6 0 0 0 0. 8: 0.0 D 6 Steve Oleksy 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 8: 0.0 0 0 R 8 Jay Beagle 7 0 8 0 0.0 :8.6 9 C 90 Marcus Johansson -8 0 0 0 6.7 : 6.8 D 7 Karl Alzner 7 8 0 0 0 9. : 0.0 9 8 D Jeff Schultz 0-8 0 0 0 0 0.0 :6 0.0 6 R Joey Crabb 0-8 0 0 0 9 0. 9: 8.8 7 L Aaron Volpatti 0 0 0 8. 7: 0.0 D Tom Poti 0-0 0 0 8 0.0 : 0.0 D 8 Jack Hillen 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.0 9:08 0.0 0 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 70 Braden Holtby 8 990.97 9 9 0 9 89.909 0 0 Michal Neuvirth 0.99 0 7 0.899 0 0 0 Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 6 Thomas Vanek 6 0 8 6 87 6. 9: 7. 0 C 9 Cody Hodgson 8 0-6 0 7.7 9:00 7.0 R 9 Jason Pominville 8 9 0-8 8. 0: 8.8 C 6 Tyler Ennis 7 7 8-8 0 0 7 9.9 8:0.6 C 9 Steve Ott 8 9 0 0 6 8. 7:9 8. D 0 Christian Ehrhoff 7 0 6 0 0 0 6. : 0.0 9 R Drew Stafford 8 7-8 0 0 0 68.9 6:6. 0 L 8 Marcus Foligno 7 8-0 0 0 7. :6 0.0 60 8 C Jochen Hecht 7 6 8 0 0.9 :00 0. 6 D Andrej Sekera 7 8-0 0 0 0.0 9:8 0.0 9 L Nathan Gerbe 6-0 0 0 8.8 : 0.0 D 6 Mike Weber 6 0 0 0 7. 7:6 0.0 69 0 D Jordan Leopold 8-6 0 0 0.0 :08 0.0 6 D Alexander Sulzer 7 0 0 0 0.0 6: 0.0 9 D 7 Tyler Myers 6-6 0 8 0.7 0: 0.0 6 C 6 Brian Flynn 7 0 0 0 0 9 0. :8. 0 D Robyn Regehr 0-9 0 0 0 0.0 8:0 0.0 6 C Kevin Porter 0-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 :.8 0 7 L Ville Leino 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 : 0.0 0 0 L John Scott 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.0 :0 0.0 6 R 6 Patrick Kaleta 8 0 0 0-6 0 0 0 6 0.0 0:08 0.0 8 7 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 0 Ryan Miller.87 9 0 69 70.9 0 0 Jhonas Enroth 8. 0 0 0.896 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals Team Records Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Last game: Saturday VS OTTAWA (- O) Saturday AT BOSTON (- L) Next game: Tuesday AT MONTREAL Tuesday AT PITTSBURGH Overall record/streak: 0 - - / OTL - - / Lost Home record/streak: - 6 - / OTL 7-7 - 0 / Lost Road record/streak: - 8 - / Lost - 8 - / Lost Last Games: - - - - 0 Last 0 Games: - - - - 0 -Goal Games: 6-7 - 6 - - -Goal Games - 0 - -Goal Games - - 9 Scoring first 7 - - 7-7 - 0 Opponent scoring first - 0 - - 8 - Leading after period - - - - 0 Trailing after period 0-6 - 0-8 - Tied after period 7-6 - - - 0 Leading after periods - 0-6 - - 0 Trailing after periods - 0 - - 0 - Tied after periods - - 0 - - 0 OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: 9 - - - - 8 Shootout Record - This Season: - 0-0 Shootout Record - Franchise: 6-9 0 - Outshooting opponent: - - - - 0 Outshot by opponent: 8-0 - 7 - - Even shots: 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 vs. Northeast: - - - - 0 vs. Atlantic: - - - 7 - vs. Southeast: - 6-0 7 - - 0 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - - - - vs. Central: 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 vs. Pacific: 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 vs. Northwest: 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 Month by Month Record Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 November: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 December: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 January: -- 7 -- February: -9-0 0 6-6-0 March: -- 7 --0 8 April: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 Totals: 0-- --

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: 9 0 0 70 (. avg.) Opponents: 9 7 8 86 (. avg.) Washington Capitals: 9 0 7 (.7 avg.) Opponents: 6 8 (.0 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: 97 77 88 (9. avg.) Opponents: 0 79 7 96 (. avg.) Washington Capitals: 7 7 79 (7.7 avg.) Opponents: 9 0 6 8 86 (.0 avg.) Power Play Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals G Att % G Att % Overall: 0 0.9 (0th NHL) 90. (rd NHL) Home: 7. (8th NHL) 8 7. (nd NHL) Road: 9 8. (8th NHL) 9. (th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (0th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-8th NHL) Penalty Killing Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals G Att % G Att % Overall: 78.6 (T-th NHL) 0 76. (8th NHL) Home: 0 76. (7th NHL) 9 79. (st NHL) Road: 70 80.0 (T-6th NHL) 8 7. (6th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (nd NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 8.8 (8th NHL) 7.0 (6th NHL) Goal Situations Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals For Against For Against on : 0 7 on : 9 on : 0 0 on : on : 0 0 0 0 on : 0 0 0 0 on : 0 0 0 on : 0 0 on : 9 9 Empty Net: 0 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 Total: 70 86 7 8

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals Situations Individual Leaders Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Points: T. VANEK (0),C. HODGSON (),J. POMINVILLE (0) M. RIBEIRO (9),A. OVECHKIN (),N. BACKSTROM () Goals: T. VANEK (),C. HODGSON (0),J. POMINVILLE (9) M. RIBEIRO (0),A. OVECHKIN (0),T. BROUWER (9) Assists: T. VANEK (6),C. HODGSON (),S. OTT () M. RIBEIRO (9),N. BACKSTROM (9),A. OVECHKIN () PP Goals: T. VANEK (6),S. OTT (),J. POMINVILLE () A. OVECHKIN (7),M. RIBEIRO (),T. BROUWER () SH Goals: J. HECHT (),J. POMINVILLE (),T. VANEK () E. FEHR () GW Goals: T. MYERS (),J. POMINVILLE (),C. EHRHOFF () A. OVECHKIN (),W. WOLSKI (),T. BROUWER () + Goals: T. VANEK() A. OVECHKIN() PIM: S. OTT (9),P. KALETA (6),M. WEBER (6) M. HENDRICKS (8),M. RIBEIRO (),A. VOLPATTI () Shots: T. VANEK (87),J. POMINVILLE (8),C. HODGSON (7) A. OVECHKIN (),J. CARLSON (6),T. BROUWER (9) +/-: C. EHRHOFF (+6),J. HECHT (+),S. OTT (+) E. FEHR (+7),J. ERSKINE (+6),J. WARD (+) Shootout Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Thomas Vanek / 66.7 Jason Pominville / 60.0 Tyler Ennis /. 0 Goaltender Rec. G/S % Ryan Miller - /.8 Washington Capitals Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Thomas Vanek 6 9 Tyler Ennis 6 7 Jason Pominville Christian Ehrhoff 0 Steve Ott Marcus Foligno 0 Tyler Myers 0 Drew Stafford 0 Washington Capitals Player G A P Mike Ribeiro 0 Alex Ovechkin 7 Troy Brouwer 6 0 Nicklas Backstrom 8 9 Mathieu Perreault Joel Ward Mike Green 0 Tomas Kundratek 0 Marcus Johansson 0 Eric Fehr 0 Wojtek Wolski 0 John Carlson 0 Tom Poti 0 Short Handed Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Cody Hodgson Steve Ott 0 Jochen Hecht 0 Jason Pominville 0 Thomas Vanek 0 Nathan Gerbe 0 Mike Weber 0 Marcus Foligno 0 Washington Capitals Player G A P Eric Fehr 0

Buffalo Sabres (0-) @ Washington Capitals (-0) Season Series Washington Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Jan 7, 0 8,06 Michal Neuvirth / Ryan Miller Alex Ovechkin Sabres Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Tyler Ennis 0 0 0 0 0.0 Marcus Foligno 0 0 0 0 0 0. Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Steve Ott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Alexander Sulzer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Matt Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Jason Pominville 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Robyn Regehr 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Mikhail Grigorenko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Tyler Myers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Cody Hodgson 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 John Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Nathan Gerbe 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Ryan Miller 8.06 0 0 0 0.900 Power play 0 - (0%) Penalty Killing - (66.7%) Capitals Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Joel Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Mike Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Alex Ovechkin 0-0 0 0 0.0 John Erskine 0 0 0 0 0. Mike Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Troy Brouwer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Wojtek Wolski 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Eric Fehr 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Joey Crabb 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Matt Hendricks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Tomas Kundratek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 John Carlson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Jay Beagle 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Karl Alzner 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Mathieu Perreault 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Nicklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Michal Neuvirth 60.00 0 0 0.97 Power play - (.%) Penalty Killing - (00%)

Washington Capitals: Media Notes Boston Washington * March 6, 0 * TD Bank Garden Caps Goals: Johansson Shots: WSH, BOS 8 Power Plays: WSH 0-, BOS - Three Stars: -Horton (BOS), -Khudobin (BOS), -Lucic (BOS) RECENT TRANSACTIONS March 6 Assigned Cameron Schilling to Hershey March Acquired Nicolas Deschamps from Toronto in exchange for Kevin Marshall March Acquired Chay Genoway from Minnesota for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 0 INJURIES/ILLNESSES F Brooks Laich, missed 7 games (/9-/6) D Mike Green, missed 8 games (/-6) D John Erskine, missed games (/-6) D Tomas Kundratek, missed game (/6) Total Man-Games Lost: 90 TONIGHT S GAME The Washington Capitals return home for the second half of back-to-backs to host the Buffalo Sabres tonight at Verizon Center. The Capitals went - on their recent two-game road trip, defeating Carolina on March before falling to Boston - yesterday in Boston. Washington enters tonight s contest with a record of --. The Sabres played Ottawa yesterday in Buffalo. UPCOMING GAMES Date Opponent Time (ET) TV March 7 vs. Buffalo 7 p.m. CSN, NBCSN, TSN March 9 at Pittsburgh 7:0 p.m. CSN, NBCSN, TSN March at Winnipeg Jets 8 p.m. CSN March at Winnipeg Jets 7 p.m. CSN, CBC March at New York Rangers 7 p.m. CSN Radio: Caps games can be heard on WJFK 06.7 FM, WFED 00 AM and the Caps Radio Network Audio: WashingtonCaps.com, Caps Mobile App MEDIA RESOURCES The 0- Washington Capitals media guide is available for download by following this link: 0- Washington Capitals media guide Free wireless internet is available in the Verizon Center press box and Event Level press room. Please reference the bulletin boards in those locations or the nametag at your press box seat for login information. NOTE OF THE NIGHT Early returns Four players selected in the first round of the 008 NHL Entry Draft are scheduled to suit up tonight. John Carlson (7th overall) has tallied 87 points ( goals, 66 assists) in career NHL games with Washington and currently ranks tied for th in points in his draft class (as of Saturday). Cody Hodgson (0th overall), Tyler Myers (th overall) and Tyler Ennis (6th overall) were all selected in the first round in 008. TOP FIVE CAPS FACTS The tip of the sword Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have combined for 8 points in 8 career games against the Sabres. Ovechkin has tallied 8 goals and assists in 8 games, including three goals in 0-, while Backstrom has collected eight goals and 0 assists in 0 games against Buffalo. Besting Buffalo Joey Crabb and Jason Chimera have each posted nearly a point-per-game against Buffalo in their careers. Crabb has registered nine points (three goals, six assists) in career games against the Sabres with seven of those points coming last season. Crabb has tallied more points against Buffalo than any other team in his career. Chimera has recorded points (two goals, assists) in career games against the Sabres, including two assists on Jan. 7. Club 700 Captain Alex Ovechkin tallied a goal and an assist on March at Carolina for his 700 and 70st career points in his 79thcareer game. Ovechkin became the third-fastest active player to reach the 700-point plateau, behind only Teemu Selanne () and

Jaromir Jagr (7). Ovechkin also became the fastest player to reach 700 points since Peter Forsberg did so in his 9th game in October 00. Ovechkin became just the third Capital (Peter Bondra and Mike Gartner) to record 700 or more points as a member of Washington and just the nd player to record 700 or more points in his first eight seasons. Ovechkin trails Bondra by just one assist for sixth all-time in Capitals history. Quite a start Capitals defenseman Steve Oleksy made his NHL debut on March vs. Boston and tallied his first career NHL point (an assist). On March 7 vs. Florida, Oleksy collected his first career multi-point game with two assists and led the Capitals in ice time (:) and blocked shots (). On March 0 against the Rangers, Oleksy scored his first career NHL goal. Oleksy recorded a careerhigh in ice time, skating a team-high 7: on March at Carolina and has led the team in ice time in each of his last two games. Never out of it The Capitals scored three un-answered goals in their - victory over Carolina on March, including two goals in the third period. The Capitals have outscored their opponents - in the third period since Feb. and have won three games this season when trailing after two periods, trailing only Anaheim and Edmonton (four wins) in that category. SERIES NOTES * Washington trails, -80-- entering the nd meeting (-7-9- at home). * This is the second of three meetings between these two clubs this season. * Washington earned its first win of the season on Jan. 7 against Buffalo in Washington. The - victory was the first of head coach Adam Oates s coaching career. * Last year, the Capitals went --0. Home: /7 WSH vs. BUF /0 WSH vs. BUF Road: /6 WSH at BUF /6 WSH at BUF MORE CAPITALS NOTES All about Ovi * Alex Ovechkin finished the 0- season ranked fifth in the NHL with 8 goals. * Alex Ovechkin has scored the most goals (9) and points (70) in the NHL since the 00-06 season. * Alex Ovechkin scored his 0th goal of the season on March 8, 0, in Chicago and became the ninth player in NHL history to score 0 or more goals in his first seven seasons in the league. He also became just the third player in the league to have scored 0 or more goals every season since 00-06 (Ovechkin s rookie season). * Alex Ovechkin s overtime goal against the Lightning on March 8, 0, was the th of his NHL career. Since his rookie season (00-06), Ovechkin has scored more overtime goals than any other NHL player. * Alex Ovechkin s 9 goals in his first seven seasons are the seventh-most in NHL history. * Alex Ovechkin registered 0 shots on net last season, tied for the fifth-highest total in the NHL. Since entering the league in 00-06, Ovechkin has tallied 00 or more shots each season to become the only active player in the NHL to have accomplished such feat in each of the last seven seasons. * Alex Ovechkin was the only player in the league to score 0 or more goals (8) and also dish out 00 or more hits () in 0-. Freshman fancy Capitals prospect Riley Barber (sixth-round draft pick, 67th overall, in 0) was named to the 0 CCHA All- Conference First Team as well as the 0 CCHA All-Rookie Team after leading all NCAA freshman in points (6) and assists () this season. Barber led the CCHA in overall scoring adding goals during the regular season, and helped Miami University win the CCHA regular-season title. Holtby shuts the door Braden Holtby s three shutouts this season are more than Washington s team leader had in that department in of the team s previous 7 seasons of existence. With six career shutouts, Holtby has tied Pat Riggin and Rick Tabaracci for seventh on the franchise s all-time list. Riggin needed games to get his six shutouts; Tabaracci needed 69 games. Holtby recorded his sixth shutout in his th career NHL game. Explosive offense The Capitals scored four goals in the game s first 8:0 on March 7 vs. Florida. That marks the second-fastest four goals scored to start a game in Capitals history. The first came in 6:9 on //86 vs. the Minnesota North Stars. The four first-period goals tied a season high for a single period while the seven goals scored were a single-game high this season for Washington. UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES Wojtek Wolski is goal away from 00 career NHL goals (99) Jeff Schultz is games away from 00 career NHL games played (9) Mike Ribeiro points away from 600 career NHL points (89) Nicklas Backstrom is points away from 00 career NHL points (89)

HOW THE CAPS WERE BUILT Draft (): Alzner, Backstrom, Carlson, Fehr, Green, Holtby, Johansson, Neuvirth, Ovechkin, Perreault, Schultz Free agency (9): Beagle, Crabb, Erskine, Hendricks, Hillen, Oleksy, Poti, Ward, Wolski Trade (): Brouwer, Chimera, Kundratek, Laich, Ribeiro Waivers (): Volpatti Seven players who scored,000 or more career points have gone on to become NHL head coaches: Name Career Points Years Coached Wayne Gretzky,87 00-09 Phil Esposito,90 986-87, 988-89 Bryan Trottier, 00-0 Adam Oates,0 0-present Denis Savard,8 006-008 Alex Delvecchio,8 97-977 Dale Hunter,00 0- ONE-TIMERS * For the first time since the 00-0 season and just the fourth time in franchise history (978-79, 997-98 and 00-0), the Capitals opened a season with a new head coach. Adam Oates made his NHL head coaching debut on Jan. 9 in Tampa Bay after becoming the 6th head coach in franchise history this off-season. Oates earned his first career head coaching win on Jan. 7 vs. Buffalo (-). * Both Capitals assistant coaches returned to the franchise after previous stints in Washington. Calle Johansson was a defenseman for the Capitals and holds the record for the most games played as a Capital, appearing in 98 games from 989-00. Tim Hunter is back for his second stint as an assistant coach in D.C. Hunter has coached,0 games in an assistant role during his -season NHL coaching career, including five years behind the Washington bench (997-00). * Adam Oates played in 87 games with Washington and became the fourth head coach to have also played for the Capitals during his career. Dale Hunter appeared in 87 games for the Capitals from 987-99. Roger Crozier, head coach for one game during the 98-8 season, played in three games for the Caps in 976-77 while Terry Murray, head coach for games from 990-99, appeared in 7 games with Washington during the 98-8 season.

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. 0/9/0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning L 00-0-00-6 p,,7 6 - -7 0-9 / 70 90+ 0//0 Winnipeg Jets L 00-0-00-6,0p 6 - - -9 / 70 806+ 0//0 Montréal Canadiens L 00-0-00-79 0- -6 - / 0 806+ 0//0 @ New Jersey Devils O* 00-0-0-9p, 7-8 -6 8-0 / 0 76+ 0/7/0 Buffalo Sabres W 0-0-0 -,,8p 8 - - 0-0 / 0 806+ 6 0/9/0 @ Ottawa Senators L 0-0-0-0,6 0- - -7 / 0 967+ 7 0//0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-0-0 -,8p 9-7-8-0 / 0 97+ 8 0/0/0 Philadelphia Flyers W 0-0-0-9,0,7 7 0- - 6-70 / 0 806+ 9 0/0/0 Pittsburgh Penguins L 0-06-0-6,7,9p - - -6 9 / 70 806+ 0 0/0/0 Toronto Maple Leafs L 0-07-0-90p,9p - - 6-0 / 0 806+ 0/07/0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 0-08-0-9,8p 8 - - -8 9 / 70 860+ 0/09/0 Florida Panthers W 0-08-0-0 0,0p,,8,8 0 - - -7 70 / 60 806+ 0//0 @ Florida Panthers W* 0-08-0 6-9p,7,6,6,8p,0 0 - - 9-70 / 0 0 0//0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W 0-08-0-0p,6,6,8 8 - - 9-0 70 / 90+ 0/7/0 @ New York Rangers L 0-09-0-7 0- - 8-0 0 / 70 700+ 6 0//0 New Jersey Devils L 0-0-0-8p,9p 7 - -6 9-7 0 / 70 806+ 7 0//0 New Jersey Devils W 06-0-0-8,8,6s,8p,0p 8 - - 6-70 / 806+ 8 0/6/0 Carolina Hurricanes W 07-0-0-0 9p,,7 9 - - 0-70 / 0 806+ 9 0/7/0 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 07--0-7 0- - - 0 / 70 990+ 0 0/0/0 @ Winnipeg Jets W 08--0-0 6,0,9 6 0- - - 70 / 00+ 0/0/0 Boston Bruins W* 09--0-9,6,7,6 6 0- - 6-70 / 0 806+ 0/07/0 Florida Panthers W 0--0 7-,7,7,9,8p,6p,8 7 - - 6-0 70 / 806+ 0/09/0 @ New York Islanders L 0--0-8p,9 9 - -6-0 / 89 0/0/0 New York Rangers L 0--0-6 0- - 9-0 / 70 806+ 0//0 Carolina Hurricanes L 0--0 0-77 0- - 6-6 / 70 806+ 6 0//0 @ Carolina Hurricanes W --0 -,8p,9 9 - - -8 0 / 680 7 0/6/0 @ Boston Bruins L --0-90 6 0-0- -8 / 0 76+ 8 0/7/0 Buffalo Sabres 9 0/9/0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0//0 @ Winnipeg Jets 0//0 @ Winnipeg Jets 0//0 @ New York Rangers 0/6/0 New York Islanders 0/0/0 @ Buffalo Sabres 0//0 @ Philadelphia Flyers 6 0/0/0 @ Carolina Hurricanes 7 0/0/0 New York Islanders 8 0/06/0 @ Florida Panthers 9 0/07/0 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0/09/0 @ Montréal Canadiens 0//0 Carolina Hurricanes 0//0 Tampa Bay Lightning 0/6/0 Toronto Maple Leafs 0/8/0 @ Ottawa Senators 0/0/0 @ Montréal Canadiens 6 0//0 Winnipeg Jets 7 0//0 Ottawa Senators 8 0/7/0 Boston Bruins

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. POTI # ERSKINE # OVECHKIN #8 Jan 9 @ T.B 0- /- :0 DND 0-0 /0 : 0- / 8: DND DND -0 / : Jan Vs WPG 0-0 0/- : DND 0- /0 :9 0- /0 : 0-0 /0 6:00 DND 0-0 /- 6:0 Jan Vs MTL 0-0 / :9 DND 0-0 /- :6 0-0 0/0 6:0-0 /0 : DND 0-0 /- 8:8 Jan @ N.J DND 0-0 /- 7:0 0-0 /0 :9-0 /0 :9 0-0 /0 :8 0-0 /0 9:0 0-0 /- : Jan 7 Vs BUF DND -0 / 0:6-0 (W) /- 8:9 0- / :6 0-0 0/- :0 0-0 /- 8: 0-0 /- :09 Jan 9 @ OTT DND 0-0/0 : 0-0 /0 9: 0-0 /- 7: 0-0 / : 0-0 /- 8:6 0- /0 :9 Jan @ TOR DND 0-0 /0 7:6-0 /- 9:9 0-0/ 7:07 0-0 /- :8 0-0 /- : 0-0 0/0 :7 Feb Vs PHI DND 0-0 / 9: 0-0 7/0 :6 0-0 /0 8:0 0-0 /0 6: 0-0 0/0 :8-0 (W) /0 7:07 Feb Vs PIT 0-0 /- 6:7 SUS 0- / : - / 0:09 0-0 0/0 8: 0-0 0/- 8: 0- /0 6:7 Feb Vs TOR 0-0 /- :6 SUS 0- /- : -0 /- :08 0-0 0/0 :0 0-0 0/0 7:00 0-0 /- 7:7 Feb 7 @ PIT DND SUS - 6/- 9:6 - /0 9:6 0-0 /0 :9 0-0 /0 0: 0-0 /- :7 Feb 9 Vs FLA DND 0-0 / 7: -0 / 0:9 0-0/ 7:7 0-0 0/0 :0 0-0/ :07 0-0 / :8 Feb @ FLA DND 0-0 /- 9:0 - /- 6: - /- 6: 0-0 0/- 0:06 - / :06 0-0 /- 6:9 Feb @ T.B DND 0-0 / : 0-0 /- 9:0 0-0 /- 7:9 0-0 / 8:06-0 / :7 0-0 /0 8:7 Feb 7 @ NYR 0-0 0/- 9:6 0-0 / :6 0-0 7/ :6 0-0/ 8:6 0-0 /0 8: 0-0/ 6: 0-0 /- :9 Feb Vs N.J 0-0 0/0 :06 0-0 0/- 6: 0-0 /- :9-0 /- :9 0-0 /0 :9 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /0 8: Feb Vs N.J 0-0 0/ 7:06 0-0 /0 8: - (W) 7/ 6:0 0- / 6: 0-0 0/0 9: -0 /0 :0 0-0 /0 :07 Feb 6 Vs CAR 0-0 /0 7: -0 / 0: 0-0/0 7: 0-0/0 6: 0-0 0/0 :9 0-0 / : 0-0 /0 :7 Feb 7 @ PHI 0- / :6 0-0 /0 9: 0-0 6/- : 0-0 /- : 0-0 0/0 6: 0-0 0/- 7: 0-0 / :9 Mar @ WPG 0-0 0/0 :7 0-0/ 9:8 0- / 9: - / 6: 0-0 0/0 6: 0- / 9:6 DND Mar Vs BOS 0-0 0/ : 0-0 0/- 9: 0- / :9-0 / 9: 0-0 /- :9 - (W) / 9:7-0 / 8:7 Mar 7 Vs FLA DND -0 / 8:0 - / 7: - / 6:9 0-0 /0 :7-0 / :06 - (W) / : Mar 9 @ NYI DND 0-0 /0 :8 0-0 /- 8:0 0-0 0/- 8: 0-0 /0 8:0 0-0 /0 :6 0-0 0/0 7:0 Mar 0 Vs NYR 0-0 /0 :9 DND 0-0 /- :6 0-0 /- 0:9 0-0 0/0 7:9 0-0 /0 : DND Mar Vs CAR DND INJ 0-0 0/- :7 0-0 /- 7: DND 0-0 /0 7:06 0-0 /0 9:0 Mar @ CAR 0-0 0/0 7:0 INJ - 6/ : -0 (W) /0 :9-0 / :0 0-0 /0 :6 DND Mar 6 @ BOS 0-0 0/0 :7 INJ 0-0 /- 0: 0-0 /- 7: 0-0 0/0 8: 0-0 0/- :9 DND RIBEIRO #9 CRABB # FEHR #6 WOLSKI #7 Date Opp. BACKSTROM #9 BROUWER #0 VOLPATTI # CHIMERA # HENDRICKS #6 ALZNER #7 KUNDRATEK #6 Jan 9 @ T.B 0-0 /- 9:7 0-0 /- :0 0- /0 : 0-0 /- :0 0-0 /0 : MIN Jan Vs WPG 0- /- :7-0 /- 0:0 0-0 /0 :0-0 / 9:8 0-0 /0 9:0 0-0 /0 :00 Jan Vs MTL 0-0 /- 8:0 0-0 /0 6:6 0- / : 0-0 /- : 0-0 /- 7: 0-0 /0 :09 Jan @ N.J 0-0 / : 0-0 /- : 0-0 /0 :7 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/ :7 0-0 0/- :6 Jan 7 Vs BUF 0-0 /0 9: 0-0 /0 8:0 0- / : 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/- :0 0-0 0/0 0: Jan 9 @ OTT 0- /0 8:0-0 /0 7: 0-0 /- :7-0 / :7 0-0 /0 8: 0-0 /0 : Jan @ TOR 0-0/0 8:8 0-0 /0 7:0 0- / :9 0-0 /- : 0-0 / :8 0-0 /- : Feb Vs PHI - / :9-0 / 8:8 0-0 0/ :0 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/0 8: 0-0 /- :9 Feb Vs PIT 0- /0 : 0- /0 0:9 0-0 /- :0 0-0 0/0 :6 0-0 0/- 0: 0-0 0/- : Feb Vs TOR 0- /- 7:7 0- /- 8: 0-0 /- :9 0-0 0/- 0: 0-0 /- :0 0-0/- 0:9 Feb 7 @ PIT 0-0 /0 8:0 0-0 /0 6:7 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /- 9: 0- /0 :07 Feb 9 Vs FLA 0-0 / 8: -0 (W) / 7: 0- / : 0-0 /0 :6 0-0 0/ :9 0-0 / 6:6 Feb @ FLA 0- / :00-0 (W) /0 0: 0-0 0/- : -0 / 7: -0 / :8 0-0/- :9 Feb @ T.B 0- /0 0: -0 /0 9:6 0-0 /- :6 0-0 / 9: 0-0 /- 6: 0- /0 : Feb 7 @ NYR 0-0 0/- 0: 0-0 /- 7:0 0-0 0/0 :0 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 0/0 0: 0-0 /0 : Feb Vs N.J 0- /- 0: 0- /- 8: 0-0 /- 0:7 0-0 0/0 :6 0-0 0/0 9:7 0-0 0/0 9:0 Feb Vs N.J 0-0/- :06-0 /- 0: 0- / : 0- / : 0-0 / 0: 0- / : Feb 6 Vs CAR - (W) / 7:8 0-0 / 6:0 0-0 7/0 :6 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/0 7:6 0-0 0/0 6:07 Feb 7 @ PHI 0-0 /0 8:0 0-0 0/- 7:9 0-0 0/- 0: 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 0/- : 0-0 / 7: Mar @ WPG 0- / :6-0 / : 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /0 :7-0 (W) / :8 0-0 0/ 0:6 0-0 0/ :7 Mar Vs BOS 0- / : DND 0-0 0/0 : 0-0 /0 : 0-0 / :6 0-0 0/ :7 - / :0 Mar 7 Vs FLA 0- /0 6:0 0- / 6:9 DND 0-0 /0 :0 0- / :00 0-0 0/ 7:7 0-0 / 0:06 Mar 9 @ NYI -0 /- 9: 0- /0 9:07 DND 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /- 7:9 0-0/0 :08 0-0 0/0 : Mar 0 Vs NYR 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 /0 9:0 0-0 0/0 6: 0- / :9 0-0 0/- :8 0-0 0/- : 0-0 /- 0:06 Mar Vs CAR 0-0 /- 0:7 0-0 /- 9: DND 0-0 /- :7 0-0 0/- :8 0-0 /- :6 0-0 /- : Mar @ CAR 0-0/0 0: 0- /- 6:7 0-0/ :8 0-0 /- :9 0-0 0/0 : 0- / :6 0-0 0/- : Mar 6 @ BOS 0-0 /- 8: 0-0 /- 8: 0-0 0/0 :8 0-0 6/0 8:0 0-0 /- 8: 0-0 /- : DND

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. HILLEN #8 WARD # HAMRLIK # SCHILLING # GREEN # SCHULTZ # Jan 9 @ T.B 0-0 0/- :9-0 / :7 0-0/0 :6 MIN 0-0 /- 6:7 0-0 /0 9: Jan Vs WPG INJ 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 /- :8 MIN 0-0 /0 7: DND Jan Vs MTL INJ 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/0 9:8 MIN 0-0 /0 : DND Jan @ N.J INJ 0- / :9 DND MIN - / :0 0-0 0/0 9:0 Jan 7 Vs BUF INJ - / : DND MIN 0- /0 7:8 0-0 /0 9:6 Jan 9 @ OTT INJ 0-0 /0 6:0 DND MIN 0-0 /0 :0 0-0 0/0 :0 Jan @ TOR INJ -0 / : DND MIN 0-0 / :7 0-0 /- : Feb Vs PHI INJ 0-0 /0 9:0 DND MIN 0- / : 0-0 /0 :06 Feb Vs PIT INJ 0-0 /- :9 DND MIN -0 /0 :8 0-0 0/0 : Feb Vs TOR INJ 0-0 /0 :7 DND MIN 0-0 /- 7: 0-0 0/- 0: Feb 7 @ PIT INJ 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/0 6: MIN 0- /- :0 0-0 0/0 :00 Feb 9 Vs FLA INJ - / :0 DND MIN 0-0 / : 0- / 7: Feb @ FLA INJ 0- / :6 DND MIN 0- / 7: 0-0 0/- :7 Feb @ T.B INJ 0- / :06 DND MIN 0-0 /- : 0- /0 9:6 Feb 7 @ NYR INJ 0-0 /0 6: DND MIN DND 0-0 0/- :8 Feb Vs N.J INJ 0-0 0/0 : DND MIN DND 0-0 0/0 : Feb Vs N.J INJ 0-0 /0 6:0 DND MIN DND 0-0/ :6 Feb 6 Vs CAR INJ 0-6/ 7:0 DND MIN 0-0 /0 : DND Feb 7 @ PHI INJ -0 / : DND MIN 0-0 /- : DND Mar @ WPG INJ 0-0 0/0 :8 DND MIN DND 0-0 0/0 :6 Mar Vs BOS INJ 0-0 0/0 8: DND MIN INJ DND 0- / 0:0 Mar 7 Vs FLA INJ 0-0 0/0 8: Traded to NYR MIN INJ 0-0 /0 9: 0-0/ : Mar 9 @ NYI INJ 0- /- 6:7 MIN INJ 0-0 0/- 9:8 0-0 0/- 0: Mar 0 Vs NYR INJ 0-0 / 6:0 MIN INJ 0-0 /0 6:8-0 /0 6: Mar Vs CAR INJ 0-0 0/- : 0-0 0/- :8 INJ 0-0 /- 0:0 0-0 /- :0 Mar @ CAR INJ 0-0 /- 7: DND INJ 0-0 0/- 7: 0-0 /0 7: Mar 6 @ BOS 0-0 /- :8 0-0 /0 :7 MIN INJ 0-0 0/0 6: 0-0 /- :0 OLEKSY #6 Date Opp. CARLSON #7 BEAGLE #8 PERREAULT #8 JOHANSSON #90 WELLMAN # NEUVIRTH #0 GRUBAUER # Jan 9 @ T.B 0- / :0 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/- : 0-0 /- 7: MIN DNP MIN Jan Vs WPG 0-0 /0 0:6 0-0 /0 :07 0-0 /0 :8 0-0 0/- 0:0 MIN DNP MIN Jan Vs MTL 0-0 /- 9:8 0- / : 0-0 /- : 0-0 /0 :8 MIN /L 60 MIN Jan @ N.J 0-0 /- : 0-0 0/0 :9 DND 0-0 0/- 6: MIN /O 6 MIN Jan 7 Vs BUF 0-0 /0 :8 0-0 /- 8: 0-0 0/- 9:09 DND MIN /W 60 MIN Jan 9 @ OTT 0-0 /0 : 0- / : 0-0 /0 9: DND MIN /7L 9 MIN Jan @ TOR 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /- : DND 0-0 /- : MIN /0L 9 MIN Feb Vs PHI 0-0/0 : 0-0 0/0 : DND 0-0 0/0 7: MIN DNP MIN Feb Vs PIT -0 /- : 0-0 /- :6 DND 0-0 0/- : MIN DNP MIN Feb Vs TOR 0-0 /- :0 0-0 /- 0: DND -0 /0 :0 MIN /L 9 MIN Feb 7 @ PIT 0-0 /0 0: 0-0 /- : DND 0-0 0/0 :7 MIN / MIN Feb 9 Vs FLA 0- / 0:0 0-0 0/0 0:7 - / :0 DND MIN DNP MIN Feb @ FLA 0-0 /0 : 0-0 0/- 0: 0-0 / 0:0 DND MIN DNP MIN Feb @ T.B 0- / :0-0 (W) / 0:0 0- / :6 DND MIN DNP MIN Feb 7 @ NYR -0 / 6: 0-0 /0 0: 0-0 /0 : DND MIN DNP MIN Feb Vs N.J 0-0 /- 0: 0-0 /0 : -0 /0 :0 DND MIN DNP MIN Feb Vs N.J 0-0 /0 : 0-0 / 0: 0-0 0/0 : DND MIN DNP MIN Feb 6 Vs CAR - 6/ :0 0-0 /0 :9 0- / : INJ DND DNP MIN Feb 7 @ PHI 0-0 /0 0:0 0-0/ :06 0-0 /0 :0 INJ DND DND 0/ Mar @ WPG 0-0 0/ : 0-0 0/0 :06 0-0 /0 :0 INJ MIN DNP MIN Mar Vs BOS 0-0 0/- 7:0 0-0 /0 6: 0-0 0/- 8:07 INJ MIN DNP MIN Mar 7 Vs FLA - / 6:9 0-0 /0 : - / : INJ MIN DND DNP Mar 9 @ NYI 0- /- 9: 0-0 /0 :06-0 /- 8:9 INJ MIN DND /L 9 Mar 0 Vs NYR 0-0 /0 6:9 0-0 /0 0: DND 0- /0 : MIN / 8 MIN Mar Vs CAR 0-0 /- :6 0-0 0/0 9:0 0-0 /0 : 0-0 /- :0 MIN DNP MIN Mar @ CAR 0- / 7:6 0-0 / 0:8 DND 0-0 /- :00 MIN /8W 60 MIN Mar 6 @ BOS 0-0 /0 :9 0-0 0/0 8: DND -0 / 8:8 MIN /8L 60 MIN

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. HOLTBY #70 Jan 9 @ T.B 6/L 60 Jan Vs WPG /9L 9 Jan Vs MTL DNP Jan @ N.J DNP Jan 7 Vs BUF DNP Jan 9 @ OTT DNP Jan @ TOR DNP Feb Vs PHI /W 60 Feb Vs PIT 6/6L 60 Feb Vs TOR DNP Feb 7 @ PIT /7L 7 Feb 9 Vs FLA 0/7W 60 Feb @ FLA /W 60 Feb @ T.B /0W 60 Feb 7 @ NYR /0L 9 Feb Vs N.J /7L 9 Feb Vs N.J /W 60 Feb 6 Vs CAR 0/W 60 Feb 7 @ PHI /8L Mar @ WPG 0/W 60 Mar Vs BOS /W 6 Mar 7 Vs FLA /0W 60 Mar 9 @ NYI DNP Mar 0 Vs NYR /9L Mar Vs CAR /L 60 Mar @ CAR DNP Mar 6 @ BOS DNP

Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Adam Oates - Made his NHL head coaching debut on /9 at TB - Earned first head coaching win on /7 vs. BUF - Became the 6th head coach in Washington Capitals history on June 6, 0 - Spent three seasons as an assistant coach with Tampa Bay (009-0) and New Jersey (00-) - Played 9 seasons in the NHL from 98-00, appearing in,7 games and collecting,0 points ( goals,,079 assists) with Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Anaheim and Edmonton - Named to the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 6, 0, the same day he was named Washington s head coach, becoming the sixth former Capital to be named to the Hall of Fame - In NHL history only Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr and Mario Lemieux averaged more assists per-game than Oates - During the 990 s only Gretzky (66) recorded more assists than Oates (66) - Ranks sixth all-time in assists and 6th all-time in points in NHL history - Played 87 games for the Capitals from 996-00, compiling 6 points (7 goals, 90 assists) #0: Michal Neuvirth (G) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Mar, 988 ( years and months) Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft rd NHL / rd WSH Season Last Win: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Last SO: MAR, 0 vs TORONTO (8) Career Shootouts: /8 (.68), 6- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 0 -- 0.99.899 Career 8 --0 7.68.908 Career vs. Opp 6 --0 0.09.899 Season Highs: Shots Saves 0 7 / vs. TOR / vs. TOR 0- - Made 7 saves on / at TOR... Won first game of the season, stopping shots on /7 vs. BUF... Stopped of shots on / at NJ Career - Currently ranks rd in wins () all-time in Capitals history among goalies originally drafted by the team (Kolzig, 0; Carey, 70) 0- - Recorded st career assist on /8 at CHI - Played his 00th career NHL game on /, a shutout win against TOR #70: Braden Holtby (G) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep 6, 989 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Capitals' fourth-round choice, 9rd overall, in the 008 Entry Draft nd NHL / nd WSH Season Last Win: MAR 7, 0 vs FLORIDA () Last SO: MAR, 0 @ WINNIPEG () Career Shootouts: 6/ (.), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 8 9-9-0.97.909 Career 9 -- 6.7.99 Career vs. Opp 0-- 0..867 Season Highs: Shots Saves 0 8 /7 vs. NYR /7 vs. NYR 0- - Stopped 9 shots for the win in his th consecutive start on /7 vs. FLA... Made 0 saves in 0th consecutive start for the win on / vs. BOS... Stopped all shots he faced for his sixth career shutout on / at WPG... Made saves for second shutout of the season on /6 vs. CAR... Stopped shots, including second career PS (Bernier), for the win on / vs. NJ... Made saves on / vs. NJ... Stopped 8 of 0 shots on /7 at NYR... Made 7 saves for third consecutive win on / at TB... Recorded his first shutout of the season and an assist on /9 vs. FLA... Earned first win of the season on / vs. PHI... -- record with a. GAA and a.9 SV% in games with Hershey 0- - Became just the third goaltender to own a.90 SV% and.00 GAA or better (in a minimum of games played) in the playoffs at age or younger (Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy)

#: Tom Poti (D) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Mar, 977 ( years and months) POH-tee Drafted: Edmonton's third-round choice, 9th overall, in the 996 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 007 th NHL / 6th WSH Season Last Goal: NOV 6, 00 vs TAMPA BAY (9) Last Assist: FEB 7, 0 @ PHILADELPHIA () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 0-- - Career 8 69-8-7 86 Career vs. Opp 8-9- - 6 - :6 + x x / vs. NJD / vs. TOR / vs. TOR / vs. WPG / vs. BOS 0- - Recorded an assist on /7 at PHI... Led WSH in blocked shots () on / vs. NJ... On /9 at TB appeared in his first NHL game since // at TB and recorded an assist 0- - Missed the entire season due to injury #: John Erskine (D) (*Injured) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Jun 6, 980 ( years and 8 months) UHR-skin Drafted: Dallas' second-round choice, 9th overall, in the 998 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept., 006 th NHL / 7th WSH Season Last Goal: MAR 7, 0 vs FLORIDA () Last Assist: MAR, 0 @ WINNIPEG () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 7 -- 6 0 Career --9-6 79 Career vs. Opp 7 -- : 8 + x x x x / vs. TBL x /9 vs. OTT x 0- - Scored a goal on /7 vs. FLA... Fighting major (Thornton) on / vs. BOS... Collected an assist on the GWG on / at WPG... Scored his second goal of the season on /6 vs. CAR... Skated : on / at TB... Fighting major (Parros) on /9 vs. FLA... Tallied an assist on /9 at OTT... Scored first goal of the season and skated 0:6 on /7 vs. BUF; first goal since // at TOR... Made season debut on / at NJ 0- - Played in his 00th NHL game and skated 8: on /8 vs. DAL (the team he was originally drafted by) - Missed the last seven games (/-/7) due to injury - Missed nine games (0/8-0/9) due to injury #8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Sep 7, 98 (7 years and 6 months) oh-vehch-kihn Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 00 Entry Draft 8th NHL / 8th WSH Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Last Assist: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: 0/6 (%), 7 GDG Season 7 0-- -7 Career 80 9--70 7 96 Career vs. Opp 8 8--0-8 :9 7 + / vs. NJD /7 vs. FLA / vs. NJD / vs. BOS / vs. WPG x x /7 vs. FLA 0- - nd in NHL in shots () - T-st on WSH in goals - T-nd on WSH in points - Tallied his 700 and 70st career points with g-a on / at CAR... Scored a PPG and added a on /7 vs. FLA... Added an assist on / at WPG... Scored th career hat trick and added an assist on / vs. NJ... Scored a goal and an assist on / at FLA... Registered a goal and shots on /9 vs. FLA... Scored a goal and an assist and led WSH in shots (6) and hits () on /7 at PIT... Tallied a power-play assist on / vs. TOR... Registered an assist on / vs. PIT... Tallied a PPG on / at TOR... Scored first goal of the season, the GWG, on /7 vs. BUF... Tallied his first assist of the season on / vs. WPG. Career - Became rd fastest active player to reach 700 points, reaching it in 79 career games (Selanne, Jagr) - Became rd WSH player to record 700 points with the Capitals (Bondra/Gartner)

#9: Mike Ribeiro (C) 6' 0", 77 lbs. / Feb 0, 980 ( years and month) Drafted: Montrealâs second-round choice, th overall, in the 998 Entry Draft Acquired: From Dallas in exchange for Cody Eakin and Washingtonâs second-round choice in the 0 NHL Draft th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Last Assist: MAR 7, 0 vs FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: / (8%), 7 GDG Season 7 0-9-9 - Career 76 8-06-89 8 Career vs. Opp 6 -- :9 + 0x 6x x /7 vs. PHI / vs. NJD 6x / vs. CAR x 0- - st on WSH in points - T-st on WSH in assists - T-st in goals - T-th in NHL in points - Fighting major (Marchand) on /6 at BOS... Scored GWG on / at CAR... Scored a goal and recorded a on /7 vs. FLA... Scored a goal on / vs. BOS... Collected a goal and an assist on / at WPG... Registered assists on / vs. NJ... Scored a PPG on / vs. NJ... Tallied a goal and assists on / at FLA... Registered a goal and an assist on /7 at PIT... Collected a PPG on / vs. TOR... Scored a goal and an assist on / vs. PIT... Recorded two assists on / at TOR... Tallied two assists on /7 vs. BUF... Scored his first goal with WSH on / at NJ... Recorded an assist and skated : on / vs. WPG... Made WSH debut on /9 at TB and tallied assists Career - One of active players in the NHL who has had eight-consecutive 0-point seasons 0- - Finished ranked rd on DAL in points - T-st on the team with assists - Ranked th on DAL in goals #: Joey Crabb (R) 6' ", 90 lbs. / Apr, 98 (9 years and months) Drafted: New York Rangers' seventh-round choice, 6th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent July, 0 th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Last Assist: APR, 0 @ BUFFALO (7) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season -0- - 8 Career 69 0-- - 9 Career vs. Opp -6-9 - :0 + x x x /7 vs. BUF /9 vs. NYI /9 vs. OTT x 0- - Scored second goal of the season on / at CAR... Won all 6 face-offs on / vs. PIT... Scored first goal with WSH on / vs. MTL... Made WSH debut on / vs. WPG 0- - Ranked 8th on TOR in goals - T-th on the team in plus/minus - T-nd on TOR in GWG - Played in 00th career NHL game and collected an assist / vs. BUF - Appeared in nine games with TOR (AHL), recording points (7g-8a)

#6: Eric Fehr (R) 6' ", lbs. / Sep 7, 98 (7 years and 6 months) FAIR Drafted: Capitalsâ first-round choice, 8th overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent Jan., 0 8th NHL / 7th WSH Season Last Goal: MAR 7, 0 vs FLORIDA () Last Assist: MAR, 0 vs BOSTON (6) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 6-6- 7 8 Career 89 --08 98 Career vs. Opp -- 0 9:7 + / vs. TBL / vs. BOS / vs. BOS x / vs. BOS x /6 vs. BOS / vs. BOS 0- - st on WSH in +/- - Registered a goal on /7 vs. FLA... Scored the OT GWG, tallied assists and skated a career-high 9:7 on / vs. BOS... Recorded an assist on / at WPG... Scored first career SHG on / vs. NJ... Extended point streak to games with an assist on /7 at NYR... Tallied goals on / at TB... Scored a goal and an assist on / at FLA... Tallied first assist on /9 vs. FLA... Made season debut on / at NJ; first game with WSH since /9/ at FLA Career - Tallied 9 points (6g-7a) in 0 career games with WSH from 00-0 0- - Made his WPG debut on /9 vs. PHI - Recorded his first point, an assist, on /9 vs. OTT - Scored his first goal on /0 at BOS #7: Wojtek Wolski (L) 6' ", lbs. / Feb, 986 (7 years) Drafted: Coloradoâs first-round choice, st overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July, 0 8th NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: MAR 7, 0 vs FLORIDA () Last Assist: MAR 7, 0 vs FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: /8 (%), 6 GDG Season --8-6 Career 7 99-67-66 Career vs. Opp 8 -- - 6 8:7 + x /7 vs. FLA /7 vs. FLA x / vs. BOS / vs. WPG x x 0- - Scored g-a on /7 vs. FLA... Scored the GTG on / vs. BOS... Recorded an assist on / vs. PIT... Scored GWG on / vs. PHI... Recorded first assist with WSH on /9 at TOR... Fired team high shots on / vs. WPG... Made WSH debut on /9 at TB and scored his first goal with WSH 0- - Had season-high four-game point streak (--, /9-/) - Acquired by FLA from the NYR on / - Totaled three points (a) in nine games with NYR - Totaled five points (g-a) in six games with CON (AHL)

#9: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' ", lbs. / Nov, 987 ( years and months) Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 006 Entry Draft 6th NHL / 6th WSH Season Last Goal: MAR 9, 0 @ NY ISLANDERS () Last Assist: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: 8/ (%), GDG Season 7-9- - 0 Career 9 0-8-89 8 9 Career vs. Opp 0 8-0-8 8 : + x / vs. BOS / vs. BOS x / vs. PIT / vs. PHI /9 vs. FLA x 0- - T-st on WSH in assists - T-nd on WSH in points - Registered an assist on / at CAR... Scored a goal on /9 at NYI... Tallied an assist on /7 vs. FLA... Recorded assists on / vs. BOS... Collected an assist on / at WPG... Tallied a goal and an assist on /6 vs. CAR... Recorded an assist on / vs. NJ... Tallied an assist and won of 6 face-offs on / vs. NJ... Recorded an assist on / at TB... Registered assists on / at FLA... Added an assist on / vs. TOR... Recorded an assist and led all WSH forwards in ice time (:) on / vs. PIT... Scored a goal and an assist on / vs. PHI... Recorded an assist on / at TOR... Registered an assist and won of 9 face-offs on /9 at OTT... Led WSH forwards in ice time on / at NJ (:)... Recorded first two assists of the season on / vs. WPG Career - The top-scoring player from his draft class (006) #0: Troy Brouwer (R) 6' ", lbs. / Aug 7, 98 (7 years and 7 months) Drafted: Chicago's th selection, th overall, in the 00 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: From Chicago in exchange for WSH's first-round choice in the 0 NHL Entry Draft 7th NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 @ WINNIPEG (6) Last Assist: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: /7 (%), GDG Season 6 9-8-7-6 Career 6 76-77- - Career vs. Opp 8 0-0-0-7 0 : + /9 vs. FLA x x / vs. NJD / vs. NJD / vs. FLA / vs. FLA x 0- - nd on WSH in hits (7) - rd on WSH in goals - Collected an assist on / at CAR... Tallied an assist on /9 at NYI.. Recorded assists on /7 vs. FLA... Scored a goal on / at WPG... Scored a PPG on / vs. NJ... Registered assists on / vs. NJ... Tallied a PPG on / at TB... Scored the OT/GWG on / at FLA... Scored goals on /9 vs. FLA... Added an assist on / vs. TOR... Recorded an assist on / vs. PIT... Tallied a goal on / vs. PHI... Scored WSH's first goal of the game on /9 at OTT.. Scored first goal of the season on the power play on / vs. WPG 0- - Led the team and ranked 9th in the NHL with 7 hits - th on the team in goals - One of just three WSH forwards to play in all 8 games - Scored first career hat trick on / vs. TB - Scored his first goal with WSH on 0/0 vs. TB - Made his WSH debut on 0/8 vs. CAR - T-7th on WSH in playoff points - T-th on the team in postseason goals - Ranked rd on WSH in hits (9)

#: Brooks Laich (C) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Jun, 98 (9 years and 8 months) LIKE Drafted: Ottawa's sixth-round choice, 9rd overall, in the 00 Entry Draft Acquired: From Ottawa with Ottawa's second-round choice in the 00 Entry Draft and future considerations for Peter Bondra, Feb. 8, 00 9th NHL / 9th WSH Season Last Goal: APR, 0 vs FLORIDA () Last Assist: APR 7, 0 @ NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: /6 (%), GDG Season 0 0-0-0 0 0 Career 7 6-6-78 6 7 Career vs. Opp 8-7-9-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0- - Finished t-th on the team in goals (6) and 6th in points () - Played in all 8 games for the second-consecutive year - Played in his 00th career NHL game, against his original team, and scored GWG in overtime on / vs. OTT - Played as a defenseman on / vs. NJ - Finished t-th on the team in playoff points and nd in assists - Ranked nd among Capitals forwards in ice time per game during the postseason (0:) #: Aaron Volpatti (L) 6' 0", lbs. / May 0, 98 (7 years and 9 months) Acquired: Claimed off of waivers from VAN on Feb. 8, 0 rd NHL / st WSH Season Last Goal: JAN, 0 @ ANAHEIM (7) Last Assist: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season -- Career 9 -- - 86 Career vs. Opp - ----- - - :8 6 + / vs. ANA / vs. CAR x x /6 vs. BOS / vs. ANA /7 vs. SJS x 0- - Tallied first point with WSH on / at CAR... Made WSH debut and recorded a fighting major (Peluso) on / at WPG... Claimed off of waivers by WSH from VAN on /8... Ranked nd on VAN in PIM before joining WSH... Fighting major (Reaves) on /7 vs. STL... Fighting major (Garbutt) on / vs. DAL... Fighting major (Murray) on /7 at SJ... Scored a goal and fighting major (Beleskey) on / at ANA #: Jason Chimera (L) 6' ", lbs. / May, 979 ( years and 0 months) Drafted: Edmonton's fifth-round choice, st overall, in the 997 Entry Draft Acquired: From Columbus for Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina, Dec. 8, 009 th NHL / th WSH Season Last Goal: APR, 0 @ TAMPA BAY (9) Last Assist: MAR 0, 0 vs NY RANGERS () Career Shootouts: /8 (%), GDG Season 7 0-8-8-6 0 Career 690 8--6-678 Career vs. Opp -- - 6 8:0 7 + /7 vs. BUF /7 vs. BUF / vs. TOR /6 vs. BOS /6 vs. CAR /9 vs. OTT /7 vs. BUF 0- - Collected an assist on /0 vs. NYR... Recorded an assist on / vs. NJ... Tallied an assist on /9 vs. FLA... Registered an assist on / at TOR... Recorded assists on /7 vs. BUF... Tallied an assist on / vs. MTL... Recorded an assist on /9 at TB 0- - Set career highs in points (9) and goals (0) - Played in all 8 games - Scored career-high 0th goal of season on / at TB - rd on WSH in goals and T-st in GWGs - Scored his 00th and 0st career goals in the third period on 0/0 vs. TB - Finished playoffs t-rd on WSH in points and nd in goals - Ranked t-nd on the team in plus/minus - Finished rd in shots (8) on WSH during the postseason - Four of his seven career playoff goals have been GWG

#6: Matt Hendricks (C) 6' 0", lbs. / Jun 7, 98 ( years and 9 months) Drafted: Nashville's fifth-round choice, st overall, in the 000 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 7, 00 th NHL / rd WSH Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 @ WINNIPEG (7) Last Assist: MAR 7, 0 vs FLORIDA () Career Shootouts: 8/ (67%), GDG Season 7 --6-8 Career 6-0-6-9 0 Career vs. Opp 9 -- 0 7:9 6 + x x 6x / vs. PHI /9 vs. NYI /6 vs. BOS x 8x 0- - Leads WSH in PIM - Two fighting majors (Horton/McQuaid) on /6 at BOS... Recorded an assist on /7 vs. FLA... Scored GWG on / at WPG... Tallied first assist of the season on / vs. NJ... Scored a goal on / at FLA... Fighting major (Rinaldo) on / vs. PHI... Won 9 of face-offs on / at TOR... Scored a goal and won 6 of his 7 face-offs on /9 at OTT... Registered a fighting major (Prust) on / vs. MTL... Scored his first goal of the season, recorded hits and fighting majors (Slater/Thorburn) on / vs. WPG... Won all 6 of his face-offs on /9 at TB 0- - T-8th in the league in hits (8) - Played in a career high 78 games - Has the highest shootout percentage among Capitals players, having scored eight times on career shootout attempts (66.7%) - Led WSH in hits (6) during the playoffs - Won 6% of his face-offs during the postseason #7: Karl Alzner (D) 6' ", lbs. / Sep, 988 ( years and months) Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, th overall, in the 006 Entry Draft rd NHL / rd WSH Season Last Goal: FEB, 0 @ FLORIDA () Last Assist: MAR, 0 @ CAROLINA () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season 7 -- 8 Career -7-7 Career vs. Opp -- - 0 6: + / vs. FLA x x /7 vs. PIT / vs. TBL 6x x x 0- - Stopped 6 shots for nd win of the season on / at CAR... Made 7 saves on / at TOR... Won first game of the season, stopping shots on /7 vs. BUF... Stopped of shots on / at NJ Career - Currently ranks rd in wins () all-time in Capitals history among goalies originally drafted by the team (Kolzig, 0; Carey, 70) 0- - Recorded st career assist on /8 at CHI - Played his 00th career NHL game on /, a shutout win against TOR #6: Tomas Kundratek (D) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Dec 6, 989 ( years and months) Drafted: New York Rangers' third-round choice, 90th overall, in the 008 Entry Draft Acquired: From the New York Rangers for F Francois Bouchard on Nov. 8, 0 nd NHL / nd WSH Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 vs BOSTON () Last Assist: MAR, 0 vs BOSTON () Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season -6-7 - 8 Career 0-6-7-0 Career vs. Opp 0-0-0 0 0 : + / vs. BOS 6x / vs. BOS x / vs. CAR / vs. CAR /7 vs. PHI / vs. BOS 0- - Skated career-high : on / vs. CAR... Scored first career NHL goal and added an assist for first career multi-point game on / vs. BOS... Recorded an assist on / vs. NJ... Tallied an assist on / at TB... Registered an assist on / at FLA... Recorded an assist on /7 at PIT for first point streak ( games) of NHL career... Tallied his first career NHL point (assist) on / vs. TOR... Made season debut on / vs. WPG... Led Hershey in goals () and ranked rd in points (6) while adding assists at the time of his recall... Has already set career highs in goals, assists (tied) and points despite playing in just AHL games so far this season... Was named to the AHL Eastern Conference All-Star squad for the 0 Dunkin' Donuts AHL All-Star Classic 0- - Set AHL career highs in goals, assists and points - Earned his first NHL recall on /0 and made his NHL debut one night later against PIT at Verizon Center