Carolina Hurricanes Game Notes

Carolina Hurricanes Game Notes Tue, Oct 5, 03 NHL Game #86 Carolina Hurricanes - - (6 pts) Chicago Blackhawks 3 - - (7 pts) Team Game: 7 Home Game: 5 - - (Home) - - 0 (Road) Team Game: 6 Road Game: 3-0 - (Home) 0 - - 0 (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Cam Ward 4 0 3.3.903 35 Justin Peters 0 0 0 0 0.00.000 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Andrej Sekera 6 0 3 3 0 4 5 D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 7 D Ryan Murphy 5 0 3 3 0 8 R Kevin Westgarth 0 0 0 0 0 C Jordan Staal (A) 6 0-6 C Eric Staal (C) 6 3-5 6 4 C Nathan Gerbe 6 3 5 0 4 5 C Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0-6 C Elias Lindholm 5 0-0 8 R Radek Dvorak 6 0 3 9 L Jiri Tlusty 6 0 0 0-3 0 0 C Riley Nash 5 0 4 0 L Drayson Bowman 6 0 0 0-7 D Justin Faulk 6 0 4 4 0 8 R Alexander Semin 6 0-4 6 39 R Patrick Dwyer 6 0-4 C Brett Sutter 6 0 0 0-4 44 D Jay Harrison 6 3 5 53 L Jeff Skinner 6 5 7 4 4 65 D Ron Hainsey 6 0 0 0-5 0 73 D Brett Bellemore 6 0 0 0-5 0 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 39 Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0.00.895 50 Corey Crawford 4.45.90 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Duncan Keith (A) 5 0 4 4-0 4 D Niklas Hjalmarsson 5 0 4 4 4 4 6 D Michael Kostka 0 0 0 0 0 7 D Brent Seabrook 5 3-0 8 D Nick Leddy 5 0 0 0 L Patrick Sharp (A) 5 0 3 3 0 6 C Marcus Kruger 5 0 7 D Sheldon Brookbank 0 0 0 0 5 9 C Jonathan Toews (C) 5 4-4 0 L Brandon Saad 5 4 0 6 C Michal Handzus 4 7 D Johnny Oduya 5 0 4 8 R Ben Smith 3 0 9 L Bryan Bickell 5 0-4 3 D Michal Rozsival 0 0 37 C Brandon Pirri 0 0 0 0 4 C Joakim Nordstrom 5 0 5 L Brandon Bollig 5 0 4 65 C Andrew Shaw 5 0 4 8 R Marian Hossa 5 0 88 R Patrick Kane 5 4 5-3 4 President/General Manager Vice President of Hockey Operations Vice President of Team Operations Head Coach Assistant Coaches Jim Rutherford Ron Francis Brian Tatum Kirk Muller Rod Brind'Amour, Dave Lewis, John MacLean, Greg Stefan Chairman President/CEO VP/General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches W. Rockwell 'Rocky' Wirtz John F. McDonough Stan Bowman Joel Quenneville Mike Kitchen, Jamie Kompon, Steve Weeks Tonight's Officials Referees Justin St. Pierre #, Kelly Sutherland # Linesmen Brian Murphy #93, Derek Nansen #70 Ntl. Anthem Amanda Kessell Video Judge Bill Kicinski Siren Sounder Bryce Washington Today's Schedule MIN @ TOR : 7:00 BUF @ NYI : 7:00 VAN @ PHI : 7:00 EDM @ PIT : 7:00 CHI @ CAR : 7:00 SJS @ STL : 7:00 FLA @ NSH : 7:00 MTL @ WPG : 7:00 DAL @ COL : 7:00 OTT @ PHX : 7:00 LAK @ TBL : 7:30 CBJ @ DET : 8:00

Carolina Hurricanes: Roster Active (3 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 0 Jun 8, 986 Bojnice, SVK 5 Mike Komisarek D 6' 4" 35 Jan 9, 98 West Islip, NY, USA 7 Ryan Murphy D 5' " 85 Mar 3, 993 Aurora, ON, CAN 8 Kevin Westgarth R 6' 4" 34 Feb 7, 984 Amherstburg, ON, CAN Jordan Staal C 6' 4" 0 Sep 0, 988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Eric Staal C 6' 4" 05 Oct 9, 984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 4 Nathan Gerbe C 5' 5" 78 Jul 4, 987 Oxford, MI, USA 5 Tuomo Ruutu C 6' 0" 05 Feb 6, 983 Vantaa, FIN 6 Elias Lindholm C 6' " 9 Dec, 994 Boden, SWE 8 Radek Dvorak R 6' " 95 Mar 9, 977 Tabor, CZE 9 Jiri Tlusty L 6' 0" 09 Mar 6, 988 Slany, CZE 0 Riley Nash C 6' " 00 May 9, 989 Consort, AB, CAN Drayson Bowman L 6' " 95 Mar 8, 989 Grand Rapids, MI, USA 7 Justin Faulk D 6' 0" 5 Mar 0, 99 South St.Paul, MN, USA 8 Alexander Semin R 6' " 09 Mar 3, 984 Krasnojarsk, RUS 30 Cam Ward G 6' " 85 Feb 9, 984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 35 Justin Peters G 6' " 0 Aug 30, 986 Blyth, ON, CAN 39 Patrick Dwyer R 5' " 75 Jun, 983 Spokane, WA, USA 4 Brett Sutter C 6' 0" 00 Jun, 987 Viking, AB, CAN 44 Jay Harrison D 6' 4" 0 Nov 3, 98 Oshawa, ON, CAN 53 Jeff Skinner L 5' " 00 May 6, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 65 Ron Hainsey D 6' 3" 0 Mar 4, 98 Bolton, CT, USA 73 Brett Bellemore D 6' 4" 5 Jun 5, 988 Windsor, ON, CAN 3 Players Total Avg: 6' " 04 Age: 7. Injured Reserve List (3 Players) 6 Tim Gleason D 6' 0" 7 Jan 9, 983 Clawson, MI, USA 5 Joni Pitkanen D 6' 3" 0 Sep 9, 983 Oulu, FIN 3 Anton Khudobin G 5' " 03 May 7, 986 Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ Goal Streaks JEFF SKINNER ( / Games) Assist Streaks NATHAN GERBE ( / Games) Point Streaks NATHAN GERBE (--4 / 4 Games) JEFF SKINNER (--4 / 3 Games) Chicago Blackhawks: Roster Active (3 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Duncan Keith D 6' " 00 Jul 6, 983 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 4 Niklas Hjalmarsson D 6' 3" 07 Jun 6, 987 Eksjo, SWE 6 Michael Kostka D 6' " 0 Nov 8, 985 Etobicoke, ON, CAN 7 Brent Seabrook D 6' 3" Apr 0, 985 Richmond, BC, CAN 8 Nick Leddy D 6' 0" 9 Mar 0, 99 Eden Prairie, MN, USA 0 Patrick Sharp L 6' " 99 Dec 7, 98 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6 Marcus Kruger C 6' 0" 8 May 7, 990 Stockholm, SWE 7 Sheldon Brookbank D 6' " 0 Oct 3, 980 Lanigan, SK, CAN 9 Jonathan Toews C 6' " 08 Apr 9, 988 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 0 Brandon Saad L 6' " 0 Oct 7, 99 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 6 Michal Handzus C 6' 5" 5 Mar, 977 Banska Bystrika, SVK 7 Johnny Oduya D 6' 0" 90 Oct, 98 Stockholm, SWE 8 Ben Smith R 5' " 07 Jul, 988 Winston-Salem, NC, USA 9 Bryan Bickell L 6' 4" 33 Mar 9, 986 Bowmanville, ON, CAN 3 Michal Rozsival D 6' " Sep 3, 978 Vlasim, CZE 37 Brandon Pirri C 6' 0" 83 Apr 0, 99 Toronto, ON, CAN 39 Nikolai Khabibulin G 6' " 08 Jan 3, 973 Sverdlovsk, RUS 4 Joakim Nordstrom C 6' " 60 Feb 5, 99 Stockholm, SWE 50 Corey Crawford G 6' " 08 Dec 3, 984 Montreal, QC, CAN 5 Brandon Bollig L 6' " 3 Jan 3, 987 St. Charles, MO, USA 65 Andrew Shaw C 5' 0" 80 Jul 0, 99 Belleville, ON, CAN 8 Marian Hossa R 6' " 0 Jan, 979 Stará Lubovna, SVK 88 Patrick Kane R 5' " 8 Nov 9, 988 Buffalo, NY, USA 3 Players Total Avg: 6' " 0 Age: 8. Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks DUNCAN KEITH (3 / Games) BRENT SEABROOK ( / Games) Point Streaks DUNCAN KEITH (0-3-3 / Games) BEN SMITH (-- / Games) BRENT SEABROOK (0-- / Games)

Carolina Hurricanes: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 53 Jeff Skinner 6 5 7 4 4 0 0 4 8.3 5:50 46. 0 C 4 Nathan Gerbe 6 3 5 0 4 0 5.0 8:5 0.0 4 0 D 7 Justin Faulk 6 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 5:05 0.0 C Eric Staal 6 3-5 6 0 0 0 9 0.5 0:40 40.8 6 3 D 44 Jay Harrison 6 3 5 0 0 0 8.5 4:55 0.0 0 3 D 7 Ryan Murphy 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 6:46 0.0 7 D 4 Andrej Sekera 6 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 9 0.0 :5 0.0 5 7 R 8 Radek Dvorak 6 0 3 0 0 5 40.0 3:9 50.0 C 6 Elias Lindholm 5 0-0 0 0 0 50.0 8:5 48.4 3 C 0 Riley Nash 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 6.7 3:43 47.3 9 R 8 Alexander Semin 6 0-4 6 0 0 3 7.7 9:55 0.0 R 39 Patrick Dwyer 6 0-0 0 0 5 0.0 6:5 50.0 7 C Jordan Staal 6 0-6 0 0 0 3 0.0 9:53 45.5 0 D 65 Ron Hainsey 6 0 0 0-5 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 :4 0.0 9 0 D 5 Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4:4 0.0 C 5 Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0:8 0.0 0 L Drayson Bowman 6 0 0 0-0 0 0 4 0.0 9: 0.0 3 D 73 Brett Bellemore 6 0 0 0-5 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 8:9 0.0 9 8 R 8 Kevin Westgarth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6:38 0.0 0 L 9 Jiri Tlusty 6 0 0 0-3 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 5:5 0.0 0 3 C 4 Brett Sutter 6 0 0 0-4 0 0 0 3 0.0 8:04 43. 0 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 3 Anton Khudobin 3 50.00 0 0 0 5 65.99 0 0 0 30 Cam Ward 4 7 3.3 0 0.903 0 0 0 Chicago Blackhawks: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 88 Patrick Kane 5 4 5-3 4 0 8. 9:7 0.0 C 9 Jonathan Toews 5 4-4 0 0 6.5 0:5 58.9 0 L 0 Brandon Saad 5 4 0 0 0 8 5.0 6: 4.9 0 D Duncan Keith 5 0 4 4-0 0 0 0 9 0.0 4:58 0.0 3 7 D 4 Niklas Hjalmarsson 5 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 0.0 :04 0.0 0 D 7 Brent Seabrook 5 3-0 0 0 9. :0 0.0 0 8 L 0 Patrick Sharp 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 8:4 56. 6 C 6 Michal Handzus 4 0 0 5 0.0 :0 57.9 4 R 8 Ben Smith 3 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 9:9 0.0 0 R 8 Marian Hossa 5 0 0 0 0 7 5.9 7: 0.0 3 D 7 Johnny Oduya 5 0 4 0 0 7 4.3 9:45 0.0 5 C 4 Joakim Nordstrom 5 0 0 0 0 7 4.3 : 44.4 8 0 L 5 Brandon Bollig 5 0 4 0 0 0 7 4.3 9:5 0.0 4 0 D 3 Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5:6 0.0 3 C 65 Andrew Shaw 5 0 4 0 0 0 5 0.0 6:8 4.9 7 C 6 Marcus Kruger 5 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 4:48 45.3 4 6 D 8 Nick Leddy 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 6:8 0.0 6 L 9 Bryan Bickell 5 0-4 0 0 0 7 0.0 5: 50.0 9 0 D 7 Sheldon Brookbank 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0.0 :4 0.0 5 D 6 Michael Kostka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6:03 0.0 C 37 Brandon Pirri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9:9 60.0 0 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 50 Corey Crawford 4 44.45 0 0 0.90 0 0 39 Nikolai Khabibulin 60.00 0 0 0 7.895 0 0 0

Chicago Blackhawks @ Carolina Hurricanes Team Records Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes Last game: Saturday VS BUFFALO (- W) Sunday VS PHOENIX (5-3 L) Next game: Tuesday AT CAROLINA Tuesday VS CHICAGO Overall record/streak: 3 - - / Win / Undef - - / Lost Home record/streak: 3-0 - / Win / Undef - - / Lost Road record/streak: 0 - - 0 / Lost - - 0 / Win / Undef Last 5 Games: 3 - - - - Last 0 Games: 3 - - - - -Goal Games: - - - 0 - -Goal Games - 0 0-3-Goal Games 0-0 0 - Scoring first 3-0 - - 0 - Opponent scoring first 0 - - 0 - - Leading after period - 0-0 - 0 - Trailing after period 0-0 - 0 - - 0 Tied after period - - 0 - - Leading after periods 3-0 - - 0 - Trailing after periods 0-0 - 0 0 - - 0 Tied after periods 0 - - 0 - - OT Record - This Season: 0-0 - OT Record - Franchise: 30-36 - 0 0-39 - 0 Shootout Record - This Season: 0-0 - Shootout Record - Franchise: 45-48 4-33 Outshooting opponent: 3-0 - - - 0 Outshot by opponent: 0 - - 0 0 - - Even shots: 0-0 - 0 0-0 - 0 vs. Atlantic: - 0-0 - 0 - vs. Metropolitan: - 0-0 - - 0 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 3-0 - - - vs. Central: 0 - - 0 0-0 - 0 vs. Pacific: 0-0 - 0 0 - - vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - - 0 0 - - Month by Month Record Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 3-- 7 -- 6 November: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 December: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 January: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 February: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 March: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 April: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 Totals: 3-- 7 -- 6

Chicago Blackhawks @ Carolina Hurricanes Situations Goals by Period 3 OT T Avg Chicago Blackhawks: 6 6 3 0 5 ( 3.0 avg.) Opponents: 4 6 0 (.4 avg.) Carolina Hurricanes: 3 7 3 0 3 (. avg.) Opponents: 3 5 8 7 (.8 avg.) Shots by Period 3 OT T Avg Chicago Blackhawks: 65 65 37 69 (33.8 avg.) Opponents: 39 4 47 30 (6.0 avg.) Carolina Hurricanes: 58 63 68 9 (3.8 avg.) Opponents: 56 64 68 6 94 (3.3 avg.) Power Play Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 0 5.0 (T-8th NHL) 4 8 4.3 (3rd NHL) Home: 3 8 6.7 (T-8th NHL) 3 4.3 (nd NHL) Road: 00.0 (st NHL) 7 4.3 (T-6th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-st NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-nd NHL) Penalty Killing Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 4 64.3 (T-9th NHL) 4 8.0 (5th NHL) Home: 4 66.7 (T-5th NHL) 3 84.6 (T-th NHL) Road: 50.0 (T-8th NHL) 8 75.0 (T-6th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-th NHL) Penalties Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 5 4 8. (5th NHL) 6 59 9.8 (7th NHL) Goal Situations Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes For Against For Against 5 on 5: 9 7 9 0 5 on 4: 5 0 3 5 on 3: 0 0 0 4 on 4: 0 0 0 4 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 4: 0 0 0 0 3 on 5: 0 0 0 0 4 on 5: 0 5 0 4 Empty Net: 0 0 0 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 5 3 7

Chicago Blackhawks @ Carolina Hurricanes Situations Individual Leaders Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes Points: P. KANE (5),J. TOEWS (4),B. SAAD (4) J. SKINNER (7),N. GERBE (5),J. FAULK (4) Goals: P. KANE (4),J. TOEWS (),B. SAAD () N. GERBE (3),R. DVORAK (),E. STAAL () Assists: D. KEITH (4),N. HJALMARSSON (4),P. SHARP (3) J. SKINNER (5),J. FAULK (4),A. SEKERA (3) PP Goals: P. KANE (),B. SEABROOK (),J. TOEWS () J. SKINNER (),A. SEMIN (),N. GERBE () SH Goals: GW Goals: M. HANDZUS (),J. ODUYA (),P. KANE () R. DVORAK (),N. GERBE () 3+ Goals: PIM: S. BROOKBANK (5),B. BICKELL (4),N. HJALMARSSON (4) J. HARRISON (5),A. SEMIN (6),E. STAAL (6) Shots: D. KEITH (9),P. SHARP (8),P. KANE (8) N. GERBE (5),J. SKINNER (4),E. STAAL (9) +/-: J. ODUYA (+4),N. HJALMARSSON (+4),B. SMITH (+) R. NASH (+4),J. SKINNER (+4),R. DVORAK (+3) Shootout Chicago Blackhawks Shooter G/S % GDG Marian Hossa 0 / 0.0 0 Jonathan Toews 0 / 0.0 0 Patrick Kane 0 / 0.0 0 Goaltender Rec. G/S % Corey Crawford 0 - /.500 Carolina Hurricanes Shooter G/S % GDG Alexander Semin 0 / 0.0 0 Nathan Gerbe 0 / 0.0 0 Jeff Skinner 0 / 0.0 0 Goaltender Rec. G/S % Cam Ward 0 - /.500 Power Play Chicago Blackhawks Player G A P Patrick Kane 3 Patrick Sharp 0 3 3 Jonathan Toews Brandon Saad Brent Seabrook 0 Marian Hossa 0 Nick Leddy 0 Andrew Shaw 0 Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Jeff Skinner 3 Nathan Gerbe 3 Alexander Semin 0 Jay Harrison 0 Eric Staal 0 Andrej Sekera 0 Justin Faulk 0 Short Handed Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes Player G A P Player G A P

Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes LAST GAME Phoenix 5, Carolina 3 October 3, 03 * PNC Arena * Raleigh, NC Carolina Goals: Eric Staal, Riley Nash, Jeff Skinner (PP) Phoenix Goals: Mikkel Boedker (PP), Rob Klinkhammer (), Lauri Korpikoski, Shane Doan (PP) Carolina Goaltender: Anton Khudobin 9:5, 8 saves, 0 shots faced; Cam Ward (Loss) 8:44, 9 saves, shots faced Phoenix Goaltender: Mike Smith (Win) 60:00, 3 saves, 34 shots faced Noteworthy: Carolina F Nathan Gerbe recorded an assist and extended his point streak to a career-high four games Carolina F Jeff Skinner scored a power-play goal for the second consecutive game and recorded a season-high six shots Carolina G Anton Khudobin left the game in the second period with a lower-body injury Phoenix F Rob Klinkhammer recorded his first career multigoal game. GOALS BY PER SHOTS PEN/MIN PP PHX --=5 3 / -5 CAR --0=3 34 7/4-9 INJURIES Forward Elias Lindholm, upper body, has missed one game Defenseman Tim Gleason, injured reserve, concussion, has missed six games Defenseman Joni Pitkanen, out for season, heel, has missed six games 03-4 MAN GAMES LOST: 8 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 7 Placed Tim Gleason on injured reserve, retroactive to Sept. Oct. 4 Placed Anton Khudobin on injured reserve Oct. 4 Recalled Justin Peters from Charlotte (AHL) TODAY S GAME The Carolina Hurricanes will play their third consecutive game against a Western Conference opponent on Tuesday when the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks come to town (7 p.m., FOX Sports Carolinas, Hurricanes Radio Network). Tuesday s matchup will be the first of two between the teams this season. The Hurricanes and Blackhawks will play multiple times in a season for the first time since 000-0. FAST FACTS Cup Killers: In June, Chicago hoisted the Stanley Cup for the second time in the last four years. Since the start of the 009-0 season, the Hurricanes have posted a 7-- record against defending Stanley Cup champions (009-0: 3-0- vs. PIT; 00-: 0--0 vs. CHI; 0-: 4-0-0 vs. BOS; 0-3: DNP vs. LA). Chicago Crush: The Hurricanes have won nine of their last games against the Blackhawks, including six of their last seven at home. Since the team relocated from Hartford, the Hurricanes are -3- against Chicago. Sensational Skinner: F Jeff Skinner tallied his second power-play goal in as many games on Sunday to extend his point streak to three games (g, a). He leads the team in assists (5) and points (7), and was tied for seventh in the NHL in points through games of Oct. 4. Gerbe s Immediate Impact: F Nathan Gerbe, signed as a free agent in the offseason, earned his second assist in as many games on Sunday and extended his point streak to a career-high four games (0/8-0/3: g, a). With an assist against the Blackhawks, he would tie his personal career-best assist streak of three games. He leads the team in goals with three and was tied for eighth in the NHL in shots (5) through games of Oct. 4. Fantastic Faulk: D Justin Faulk enters Tuesday s game ranked second on the team and tied for fifth among NHL defensemen in assists (4). He was one of NHL skaters to average 5 or more minutes on ice per game through Oct. 4. STREAKS Nathan Gerbe has points in four consecutive games (0/8-0/3: g, a) Jeff Skinner has points in three consecutive games (0/0-0/3: g, a) HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Ron Hainsey is three games shy of 600 NHL games played Eric Staal is four games shy of 700 NHL/Hurricanes games played Andrej Sekera is five points shy of 00 NHL points

Tim Gleason is one game shy of 600 NHL games played and one point shy of 00 Hurricanes points HURRICANES FIRSTS AND MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Nathan Gerbe earned his first Hurricanes assist, Oct. vs. LA Mike Komisarek made his Hurricanes debut, Oct. vs. LA Eric Staal passed Rod Brind Amour for second on the Hurricanes (since relocation) games-played list and fourth on the franchise s alltime games-played list, Oct. vs. LA Carolina Hurricanes played their,00 th regular-season game since relocation on Oct. 0 at WSH Elias Lindholm scored his first NHL goal, Oct. 0 at WSH Andrej Sekera earned his first Hurricanes assist, Oct. 8 at PIT HURRICANES vs. BLACKHAWKS SERIES NOTES -- Carolina trails all-time, 8-9-8 (65), including 7--4 (33) at home and -7-4 (3) in Chicago. -- The teams will meet twice in 03-4: In Raleigh, Oct. 5; in Chicago, March. -- The teams will play multiple times in a single season for the first time since 000-0. -- The Hurricanes and Blackhawks did not meet last season. Carolina won the only meeting in 0-, a 3-0 win at PNC Arena (0/8/). -- The Hurricanes have earned points in of their last games against Chicago (3/8/00-0/8/: 9--). -- Chicago has not earned a win at Carolina since Jan. 4, 998, a 4- decision at the Greensboro Coliseum. -- Cam Ward is 3-0-, with a 0.98 GAA and two shutouts in four appearances against Chicago. -- CHI career point-per-game players vs. CAR: Bryan Bickell two pts (g, a) in two games; Marian Hossa 54 pts (3g, 3a) in 49 games. -- Corey Crawford is --0 with a.67 in three career games against Carolina. Nikolai Khabibulin is 7-7-5 with three shutouts and a.37 GAA in 9 games against Carolina. -- Carolina forward Tuomo Ruutu was a first-round pick (00 9 th overall) of the Chicago Blackhawks. He recorded 08 points (48g, 60a) in 8 games over four seasons with Chicago. UPCOMING GAMES DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO Oct. 5 Chicago 7 p.m. FSCR HRN Oct. 7 at Toronto 7 p.m. SPSO HRN Oct. 9 at NY Islanders 7 p.m. SPSO HRN Oct. 4 at Minnesota 8 p.m. SPSO HRN Oct. 5 at Colorado 9 p.m. SPSO HRN * All times are Eastern FSCR = FOX Sports Carolinas SPSO =SportSouth HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE DATE DAY LOCATION TIME 0/5 Tuesday PNC Arena 0:30 a.m. 0/6 Wednesday PNC Arena a.m. 0/7 Thursday Air Canada Centre :30 a.m. 0/8 Friday Off 0/9 Saturday Nassau Coliseum :30 a.m. * All times are local Times and locations subject to change 03-4 TICKET INFORMATION Single-game tickets for all Hurricanes games at PNC Arena are currently on sale at the PNC Arena Box Office, TicketMaster locations, by calling -800-745-3000 or at www.carolinahurricanes.com. For information on Hurricanes ticket packages, call -866-NHL-CANES or visit www.carolinahurricanes.com. 03-4 MEDIA GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The Carolina Hurricanes 03-4 media guide is now available in.pdf form at www.carolinahurricanes.com/mediaguide. A limited number of printed copies will be made available to media covering games at PNC Arena throughout the season. BROADCAST NOTES -- FOX Sports Carolinas, the Carolina Hurricanes broadcast partner, will televise 8 of the team s 8 regular-season games during the 03-4 season. Of the 8 games, 64 will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas, while 7 will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas sister station, SportSouth. John Forslund handles the play-by-play duties for the 9 th straight season and former professional goaltender,

Tripp Tracy, who is in his 5 th season in the broadcast booth, provides analysis. Chantel McCabe is in her second season with Forslund and Tracy as sideline reporter. McCabe also hosts the network s 30-minute pregame show, Hurricanes Live, which includes appearances from Forslund and Tracy. -- Fans can tune into the Hurricanes Radio Network s flagship station, 99.9 FM The Fan, as Hall of Fame broadcaster, Chuck Kaiton, calls every Hurricanes game. Hurricanes Insider, Mike Maniscalco, hosts 99.9 FM The Fan s 30-minute pregame show, Stormfront, and the station s postgame show, The Aftermath, surround each broadcast. CANESPR.COM The Hurricanes Media Relations Department created CanesPR.com to provide local, visiting and national media with a variety of convenient resources to cover the team. Please visit CanesPR.com for team media guides, practice and media availability information, game notes, audio of player and coach interviews, media clips and more. HURRICANES AUDIO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE The Hurricanes Media Relations Department has created an audio pronunciation guide to help media correctly pronounce players names. The pronunciation guide features short.mp3 files of each Hurricanes player saying his name as he considers correct and acceptable. You can find the audio pronunciation guide at CanesPR.com.

Carolina Hurricanes: 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. 0/04/03 Detroit Red Wings O* 00-00-0-3 8,4p 90-3 3-3 5-38 35 / 30 8680+ 0/06/03 Philadelphia Flyers W 0-00-0-44,8 8 0-4 - 34-8 3 / 35 6088 3 0/08/03 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 0-0-0-5,4 36 0- -3 34-37 9 / 30 845+ 4 0/0/03 @ Washington Capitals W 0-0-0 3-6,8p,4 4-5 5-5 36-3 3 / 70 8506+ 5 0//03 Los Angeles Kings O** 0-0-0-53p 77-5 3-3 8-37 3 / 30 6353 6 0/3/03 Phoenix Coyotes L 0-0-0 3-5,0,53p 36-9 3-5 34-3 4 / 30 5384 7 0/5/03 Chicago Blackhawks 8 0/7/03 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 9 0/9/03 @ New York Islanders 0 0/4/03 @ Minnesota Wild 0/5/03 @ Colorado Avalanche 0/8/03 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 /0/03 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 /0/03 @ New York Rangers 5 /05/03 Philadelphia Flyers 6 /07/03 New York Islanders 7 /09/03 Minnesota Wild 8 //03 Colorado Avalanche 9 /5/03 Anaheim Ducks 0 /6/03 @ St. Louis Blues /8/03 Boston Bruins //03 @ Detroit Red Wings 3 /3/03 @ Boston Bruins 4 /4/03 Ottawa Senators 5 /7/03 @ New Jersey Devils 6 /9/03 New Jersey Devils 7 /0/03 Vancouver Canucks 8 /03/03 @ Washington Capitals 9 /05/03 @ Nashville Predators 30 /06/03 San Jose Sharks 3 /09/03 @ Vancouver Canucks 3 /0/03 @ Edmonton Oilers 33 //03 @ Calgary Flames 34 /4/03 @ Phoenix Coyotes 35 /0/03 Washington Capitals 36 //03 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 37 /3/03 Columbus Blue Jackets 38 /7/03 Pittsburgh Penguins 39 /9/03 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 40 /3/03 Montréal Canadiens 4 0/0/04 @ Washington Capitals 4 0/04/04 @ New York Islanders 43 0/05/04 Nashville Predators 44 0/07/04 @ Buffalo Sabres 45 0/09/04 Toronto Maple Leafs 46 0/0/04 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 47 0/3/04 Calgary Flames 48 0/8/04 Florida Panthers 49 0/9/04 Tampa Bay Lightning 50 0//04 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5 0/3/04 @ Buffalo Sabres 5 0/4/04 Ottawa Senators 53 0/7/04 Columbus Blue Jackets 54 0/8/04 @ Montréal Canadiens 55 0/3/04 St. Louis Blues 56 0/04/04 Winnipeg Jets 57 0/07/04 Florida Panthers 58 0/08/04 Montréal Canadiens 59 0/7/04 @ Dallas Stars 60 03/0/04 @ Los Angeles Kings 6 03/0/04 @ Anaheim Ducks 6 03/04/04 @ San Jose Sharks 63 03/07/04 New York Rangers 64 03/08/04 @ New Jersey Devils 65 03//04 New York Rangers 66 03/3/04 Buffalo Sabres 67 03/5/04 @ Boston Bruins 68 03/6/04 Edmonton Oilers 69 03/8/04 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 70 03//04 @ Chicago Blackhawks 7 03//04 @ Winnipeg Jets 7 03/5/04 New York Islanders 73 03/7/04 @ Florida Panthers 74 03/9/04 Columbus Blue Jackets 75 03/3/04 @ Ottawa Senators 76 04/0/04 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 77 04/03/04 Dallas Stars 78 04/05/04 New Jersey Devils 79 04/08/04 @ New York Rangers 80 04/0/04 Washington Capitals 8 04//04 @ Detroit Red Wings 8 04/3/04 @ Philadelphia Flyers

Carolina Hurricanes: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. SEKERA #4 KOMISAREK #5 MURPHY #7 WESTGARTH #8 Oct 4 Vs DET 0-0 3/- :43 DND 0-0 0/0 7:00 DND 0-0 /- :03 0-0 /-3 0:3-0 5/0 0:6 Oct 6 Vs PHI 0-0 0/- :7 DND 0- / 6:0 DND 0-0 /0 9:59 0-0 /0 6:09 0-0 4/0 8:48 Oct 8 @ PIT 0-0/ :4 DND 0-0 /- 9:55 DND 0-0 6/0 0:4-0 5/0 9:0-0 5/0 7:46 Oct 0 @ WSH 0-0 / 3:56 DND 0- /0 : DND 0-0/0 8:07 0- /0 :05-0 (W) 7/0 5:6 Oct Vs L.A 0- /0 4:34 0-0 0/0 4:4 DND 0-0 /0 6:38 0-0 4/0 :05 0-0 3/- 3:3 0- /0 9:38 Oct 3 Vs PHX 0-0 3/0 :9 DND 0- /0 8:45 DND 0-0 /0 8:6-0 5/- :40 0- /0 7:49 STAAL # STAAL # GERBE #4 Date Opp. RUUTU #5 LINDHOLM #6 DVORAK #8 TLUSTY #9 NASH #0 BOWMAN # Oct 4 Vs DET INJ 0-0 0/0 9:6-0 / :30 0-0 /- 5:45 0-0 3/ 4:49 0-0 0/0 9:06 0- /- 3: Oct 6 Vs PHI INJ 0-0 0/- 7:34-0 (W) / 4:50 0-0 3/0 5:47 0-0 0/ 6:59 0-0 /- 7:48 0-0 /- 5:44 Oct 8 @ PIT INJ 0-0 0/0 9:0 0-0 0/- :47 0-0 0/- 3:43 0-0 0/0 3:6 0-0 0/ 9:4 0-5/ 3: Oct 0 @ WSH INJ -0 /0 3:48 0-0 / 0:5 0-0 5/0 8:05 0-0 /0 0:6 0-0 0/0 7:4 0- / 8:03 Oct Vs L.A INJ 0-0 /0 4:8 0-0 0/- 6:6 0-0 3/- 9:43 DND 0-0 0/0 5:33 0-0 0/- 3:0 Oct 3 Vs PHX 0-0 /- 0:8 DND 0-0 0/ 3:43 0-0 /0 :05-0 / 3:05 0-0 /- 6:53 0-0 4/0 7:0 FAULK #7 Date Opp. SEMIN #8 DWYER #39 SUTTER #4 HARRISON #44 SKINNER #53 HAINSEY #65 BELLEMORE #73 Oct 4 Vs DET 0-0 0/- 9:5 0-0 /- 9:8 0-0 /0 7:04 0- / 7:8 0- / 3:35 0-0 /- 3: 0-0 0/- :39 Oct 6 Vs PHI 0-0 0/0 7:53 0-0 3/0 5:37 0-0 /- 8:40-0 4/ 3:40 0-5/ 9:9 0-0 /0 0:48 0-0 /0 8:7 Oct 8 @ PIT 0-0 /0 6:56 0- /0 7:9 0-0 /- 6:53 0-0 /- 5:9 0-0 4/0 6: 0-0 0/- :09 0-0 0/- 7: Oct 0 @ WSH -0 4/0 :3 0-0 4/- 4:04 0-0 0/0 8:5 0-0 /0 3:0 0-3/0 :5 0-0 /- 9:0 0-0 /- 9:06 Oct Vs L.A 0-0 4/- :0 0-0 4/0 7:30 0-0 0/0 8:47 0-0 0/0 7:04-0 4/0 4:35 0-0 /0 5:37 0-0 0/0 0:6 Oct 3 Vs PHX 0-0 3/- :6 0-0 0/0 3:43 0-0 0/- 8:39 0-0/0 3: -0 6/ 9:8 0-0 0/- 8: 0-0 /- 3:5 Date Opp. GLEASON # WARD #30 KHUDOBIN #3 Oct 4 Vs DET DND 3/38O 63 DNP Oct 6 Vs PHI DND DNP /8W 60 Oct 8 @ PIT INJ 5/37L 60 DNP Oct 0 @ WSH INJ DNP /3W 60 Oct Vs L.A INJ /37O 65 DNP Oct 3 Vs PHX INJ 3/L 9 /0 30

Carolina Hurricanes: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Kirk Muller * Is in his third season with Carolina * Was 9-5-4 in his second season as head coach of the Hurricanes * Was named head coach on Nov. 8, 0 * Spent 6 games as head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) during the 0- season, leading the team to a 0-6-0 record. * Spent five seasons (006-) as an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens... Helped guide the Canadiens to the playoffs four consecutive seasons, including a trip to the 00 Eastern Conference final * Spent one season (005-06) as head coach of the Queen's University Golden Gaels in Kingston, Ont. * Totaled 357 goals and 60 assists (959 points) in,349 games over 9 NHL seasons with NJ, MTL, NYI, TOR, FLA and DAL * Had 69 points (33g, 36a) in 7 career Stanley Cup playoff games... Scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal for MTL (993) * Represented Canada at the 984 Olympic Games * Hurricanes/NHL record: 46-47-8 ( games) #30: Cam Ward (G) 6' ", 85 lbs. / Feb 9, 984 (9 years and 7 months) Drafted: Carolina 00. First Hurricanes pick, 5th overall, first round. 9th NHL / 9th CAR Season Last Win: MAR 3, 03 @ FLORIDA (4) Last SO: MAR 7, 0 @ TORONTO (4) Career Shootouts: 6/0 (.64), -3 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 4 0-- 0 3.3.903 Career 435 4-57-49.75.90 Career vs. Opp 4 3-0- 0.98.97 Season Highs: Shots Saves 38 36 0/4 vs. DET 0/ vs. LAK Last Game: Entered the game as an injury replacement and made 9 saves on shots in Carolina's loss vs. PHX (0/3) * Recorded 30 or more saves in each of his first three games of a season for the first time in his career * Played his first full game since suffering a season-ending knee injury on March (0/4) * OFF THE RADAR: Cam started his own program, called "Cam's Champs," through which he hosts Special Olympics athletes in a suite at PNC Arena * Career Penalty Shots: (4 goals on attempts) * Career Highs: Saves: 57 Consecutive Starts: 8 Consec. Wins: 9 Shutout Sequence: 34:08 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 435 gp,.75 gaa (4,867 min.,,39 ga), 4-57-49, so #3: Anton Khudobin (G) (*Injured) 5' ", 03 lbs. / May 7, 986 (7 years and 5 months) Drafted: Minnesota 004. th Wild pick, 06th overall, seventh round. Acquired: 7/5/3, Signed as a free agent 5th NHL / st CAR Season Last Win: OCT 0, 03 @ WASHINGTON () Last SO: MAR 3, 03 @ BUFFALO (7) Career Shootouts: /3 (.667), 0- GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 3-0-0 0.00.99 Career 4 6-5-.03.93 Career vs. Opp - ----0 - - - Season Highs: Shots Saves 3 30 0/0 vs. WSH 0/0 vs. WSH * Placed on injured reserve on Oct. 4 with a lower-body injury Last Game: Started the game and made 8 saves on 0 shots before leaving with a lower-body injury vs. PHX (0/3) * Made 30 saves on 3 shots in Carolina's win at WSH (0/0) * Made his Hurricanes debut and earned the win, saving 8 of 9 shots vs. PHI (0/6) * Career Penalty Shots: (0 goals on attempt) * Career Highs: Saves: 45 Consec. Wins: 5 Shutout Sequence: 4:9 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 3 gp,.00 gaa (50 min., 5 ga), -0-0, 0 so #35: Justin Peters (G) 6' ", 0 lbs. / Aug 30, 986 (7 years and month) Drafted: Carolina 004. Second Hurricanes pick, 38th overall, second round. 5th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Win: APR 3, 03 vs BOSTON (4) Last SO: MAR, 03 @ WASHINGTON (6) Career Shootouts: 3/8 (.375), 0-3 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 0 0-0-0 0 0.00.000 Career 47 5--4 3.3.896 Career vs. Opp 0--0 0 5.00.88 Season Highs: Shots Saves - - * Recalled from Charlotte (AHL) on Oct. 4, marking his first NHL recall this season * Appeared in one game for Charlotte (AHL) prior to his recall, posting a -0-0 record with a.00 GAA and a.94 save percentage. * Career Penalty Shots: (0 goals on attempts) * Career Highs: Saves: 48 Consec. Starts: 7 Consec. Wins: 3 Shutout sequence: 8:58 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 47 gp, 3.3 gaa (,478 min., 37 ga), 5--4, so

#4: Andrej Sekera (D) 6' 0", 0 lbs. / Jun 8, 986 (7 years and 4 months) Drafted: Buffalo 004. Third Sabres pick, 7st overall, third round. Acquired: 6/30/3, Trade with BUF 8th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: MAR 8, 03 @ FLORIDA (0) Last Assist: OCT, 03 vs LOS ANGELES () Season 6 0-3-3 0 4 Career 345 7-78-95 6 06 Career vs. Opp 6 0-0-0 0-4:34 3 + 0/8 vs. PIT 0/8 vs. PIT x 0/ vs. LAK x x 0/8 vs. PIT Last Game: Blocked three shots, recorded two penalty minutes and was (even) in :9 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Ranked tied for nd in the NHL in blocked shots (7) through games of 0/4 * Recorded his first two assists as a member of the Hurricanes and was (+) in :4 of ice time at PIT (0/8) * Made his Hurricanes debut vs. DET (0/4) * OFF THE RADAR: Andrej's charitable involvement includes helping less fortunate children afford to play hockey in his hometown of Bojnice, Slovakia * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 6 gp, 0-3-3, 4 pim #5: Mike Komisarek (D) 6' 4", 35 lbs. / Jan 9, 98 (3 years and 8 months) Drafted: Montreal 00. First Canadiens pick, seventh overall, first round. Acquired: 7/5/3, Signed as a free agent th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: NOV 5, 0 vs PHOENIX (33) Last Assist: MAR 0, 0 vs NY ISLANDERS (0) Season 0-0-0 0 0 Career 50 4-63-77-5 665 Career vs. Opp 4 0-0-0-3 0 - - - - 4:4 - - 0/ vs. LAK 0/ vs. LAK Last Game: Was a healthy extra vs. PHX (0/3) * Made his Hurricanes debut and was (even) in 4:4 of ice time vs. LA (0/) * Was a healthy extra for five games (0/4-0/0, 0/3) * Twitter: @mkomisarek * OFF THE RADAR: Mike is involved with Camp Ooch, an organization that provides summer camps and other opportunities for children with cancer * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, 0-0-0, 0 pim #6: Tim Gleason (D) (*Injured) 6' 0", 7 lbs. / Jan 9, 983 (30 years and 8 months) GLEE-suhn Drafted: Ottawa 00. Second Senators pick, 3rd overall, first round. Acquired: 9/9/06, Trade with LA 0th NHL / 8th CAR Season Last Goal: DEC 8, 0 @ FLORIDA (90) Last Assist: APR 8, 03 @ WINNIPEG (5) Season 0 0-0-0 0 0 Career 599 5--7-3 58 Career vs. Opp 0-3-3 6 - - - - - - - - * Was placed on injured reserve on 0/7, retroactive to 9/ Last Game: Missed the game vs. PHX (0/3) with a concussion 03-4 Season: * Has missed six games with a concussion 0-3 Season: * Earned nine assists (9 points) in 4 games played * Ranked second on the team and first among Carolina defensemen in hits with 90 * Was second on the team in blocked shots with 64 * Was selected by his teammates as the winner of the 0-3 Steve Chiasson Award, given to the Hurricanes player who best exemplifies determination and dedication while proving to be an inspiration to his teammates through his performance and approach to the game * OFF THE RADAR: Tim won a silver medal with the United States at the 00 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver * Career Highs: G: A: 3 P: 3 PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 474 gp, 3-86-99, 483 pim

#7: Ryan Murphy (D) 5' ", 85 lbs. / Mar 3, 993 (0 years and 6 months) Drafted: Carolina 0. First Hurricanes pick, th overall, first round. nd NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: Last Assist: OCT 3, 03 vs PHOENIX Season 5 0-3-3 0 Career 9 0-3-3-3 Career vs. Opp - ----- - - - - 9:55 + 3x 3x 0/8 vs. PIT x x 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Earned an assist and was (even) in 8:45 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Earned his second assist of the season at WSH (0/0) * Recorded his first career NHL point with an assist and was (+) in 6:0 of ice time vs. PHI (0/6) * OFF THE RADAR: Ryan and 0 Calder Trophy winner, Jeff Skinner, were teammates with the Kitchener Rangers (OHL) during the 009-0 season * Career Highs: G: 0 A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 9 gp, 0-3-3, pim #8: Kevin Westgarth (R) 6' 4", 34 lbs. / Feb 7, 984 (9 years and 8 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: /3/3, Trade with LA 5th NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: APR 7, 03 @ PITTSBURGH () Last Assist: APR 5, 03 vs NY RANGERS () Season 0-0-0 0 0 Career 3-6-9-7 98 Career vs. Opp 5 0-0-0 0 - - - - 6:38-0/ vs. LAK 0/ vs. LAK 0/ vs. LAK Last Game: Was a healthy extra vs. PHX (0/3) * Made his season debut and was (even) in 6:38 of ice time vs. LA (0/) * Was a healthy extra for five games (0/4-0/0, 0/3) * Twitter: @KWesty9 * OFF THE RADAR: Kevin's wife, Meagan, is the daughter of N.C. State graduate and former NFL coach, Bill Cowher * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 3 gp, --4, 45 pim #: Jordan Staal (C) 6' 4", 0 lbs. / Sep 0, 988 (5 years and month) Drafted: Pittsburgh 006. First Penguins pick, second overall, first round. Acquired: 6//, Trade with PIT 8th NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: APR 3, 03 vs NY ISLANDERS (8) Last Assist: OCT 0, 03 @ WASHINGTON () Season 6 0-- - 6 Career 485 30-50-80 34 69 Career vs. Opp 5 --4 3 - :05 6 3-0/0 vs. WSH 0/0 vs. WSH 3x 0/ vs. LAK 0/8 vs. PIT 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Was (even) with two penalty minutes in 8:6 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Earned his first assist of the season, recorded two penalty minutes and was (even) in 8:07 of ice time at WSH (0/0) * OFF THE RADAR: Jordan and his wife, Heather, were married on June, 0 - the same day that he was traded to the Hurricanes * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 54 gp, 0--3, 38 pim

#: Eric Staal (C) 6' 4", 05 lbs. / Oct 9, 984 (8 years and months) STAHL Drafted: Carolina 003. First Hurricanes pick, second overall, first round. 0th NHL / 0th CAR Season Last Goal: OCT 3, 03 vs PHOENIX Last Assist: OCT 0, 03 @ WASHINGTON () Career Shootouts: 3/8 (7%), GDG Season 6 --3-5 6 Career 696 70-360-630-33 537 Career vs. Opp 7-4-6-3 3:3 5 - x 0/0 vs. WSH 3x 3x 0/ vs. LAK x 0/3 vs. PHX Last Game: Scored his second goal of the season, recorded five shots and was (-) in :40 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Played in his 695th career game, passing Rod Brind'Amour for second on the Hurricanes' (since relocation) games-played list and fourth on the franchise's all-time games-played list vs. LA (0/) * Earned his first assist of the season at WSH (0/0) * Scored his first goal of the season at PIT (0/8) * OFF THE RADAR: Eric hosts underprivileged children in his suite at Hurricanes home games as part of his "Eric's Entourage" initiative * Career Highs: G: 4 A: 4 P: 6 PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 696 gp, 70-360-630, 537 pim #4: Nathan Gerbe (C) 5' 5", 78 lbs. / Jul 4, 987 (6 years and months) Drafted: Buffalo 005. Fifth Sabres pick, 4nd overall, fifth round. Acquired: 7/6/3, Signed as a free agent 6th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: OCT 0, 03 @ WASHINGTON () Last Assist: OCT 3, 03 vs PHOENIX Career Shootouts: 4/0 (40%), 3 GDG Season 6 3--5 0 4 Career 94 3-45-77 4 9 Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0-0 0:6 7-3x x 5x x 0/4 vs. DET 0/0 vs. WSH 0/ vs. LAK Last Game: Extended his point streak to a career-high four games with an assist vs. PHX (0/3) * Leads the team in goals (3) and ranks second in points (5) * Ranked tied for eighth in the NHL in shots (5) through games of 0/4 * Earned his first Hurricanes assist vs. LA (0/) * Scored the game-winning goal and recorded seven shots at WSH (0/0) * Made his Hurricanes debut and notched his first Hurricanes goal vs. DET (0/4) * OFF THE RADAR: Nathan's charity involvement in Buffalo included Tickets For Troops, Camp Good Days and serving as spokesperson for SABAH, which provided ice skating experiences for individuals with special needs * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 4 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 6 gp, 3--5, 4 pim #5: Tuomo Ruutu (C) 6' 0", 05 lbs. / Feb 6, 983 (30 years and 7 months) TOO-oh-moh ROO-too Drafted: Chicago 00. First Blackhawks pick, ninth overall, first round. Acquired: /6/08, Trade with CHI 0th NHL / 7th CAR Season Last Goal: APR 7, 03 @ PITTSBURGH () Last Assist: APR 3, 03 vs NY ISLANDERS (3) Career Shootouts: 9/ (4%), 4 GDG Season 0-0-0 - Career 550 33-75-308-43 58 Career vs. Opp 4 -- 6 - - - 0:8-0/3 vs. PHX 0/3 vs. PHX 0/3 vs. PHX 0/3 vs. PHX Last Game: Made his season debut, recorded two penalty minutes and was (-) in 0:8 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Was activated from injured reserve prior to the game on 0/3 vs. PHX * Missed five games (0/4-0/) with a lower-body injury suffered at MTL on 9/ * OFF THE RADAR: Tuomo speaks English, Finnish, Swedish and some German * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 5 PIM: 9 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 3 gp, 85-5-00, 59 pim

#6: Elias Lindholm (C) 6' ", 9 lbs. / Dec, 994 (8 years and 0 months) Drafted: Carolina 03. First Hurricanes pick, fifth overall, first round. st NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: OCT 0, 03 @ WASHINGTON () Last Assist: Season 5-0- - 0 Career 5-0- - 0 Career vs. Opp - ----- - - - - 3:48-0/0 vs. WSH 0/0 vs. WSH 0/0 vs. WSH x 0/0 vs. WSH Last Game: Missed the game vs. PHX on 0/3 with an injury * Scored his first career NHL goal, won eight-of-3 face offs and was (even) in 3:48 of ice time at WSH (0/0) * Became the youngest Swedish-born player in NHL history to score a goal (8 years, 3 days) (credit: Elias) * Made his NHL debut and was (even) in 9:6 of ice time vs. DET (0/4) * Twitter: @lindholmelias * OFF THE RADAR: Elias' father, Mikael, played for the Los Angeles Kings during the 989-90 season, and also played professionally in the AHL, IHL and leagues in Sweden and Germany * Career Highs: G: A: 0 P: PIM: 0 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 5 gp, -0-, 0 pim #8: Radek Dvorak (R) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Mar 9, 977 (36 years and 7 months) RA-dehk duh-vohr-ak Drafted: Florida 995. First Panthers pick, 0th overall, first round. Acquired: 0//3, Signed as a free agent 8th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: OCT 6, 03 vs PHILADELPHIA (4) Last Assist: FEB 4, 0 vs MINNESOTA (6) Career Shootouts: / (50%), GDG Season 6-0- 3 Career 06 5-358-583-0 40 Career vs. Opp 34 9-8-7-8 8-6:6 + x x 0/8 vs. PIT 0/ vs. LAK x 0/6 vs. PHI 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Was (+) in 3:43 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Became the first newcomer in franchise history to score in each of the team's first two games of a season vs. PHI (0/6) * Made his Hurricanes debut and scored his first goal with Carolina vs. DET (0/4) * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 6 gp, -0-, pim #9: Jiri Tlusty (L) 6' 0", 09 lbs. / Mar 6, 988 (5 years and 6 months) YIH-ree T'LOO-stee Drafted: Toronto 006. First Maple Leafs pick, 3th overall, first round. Acquired: /3/09, Trade with TOR 7th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: APR 5, 03 vs NY RANGERS (7) Last Assist: APR 7, 03 @ PITTSBURGH (6) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG Season 6 0-0-0-3 0 Career 8 57-55- 78 Career vs. Opp 3 -- 0 - - - - 9:43 5 5-0/ vs. LAK 0/0 vs. WSH 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Was (even) in :05 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Was (even) with a team-leading five hits vs. PHI (0/6) * Twitter: @J_T_9 * OFF THE RADAR: Jiri spends his summers in Kladno, Czech Republic, where he still enjoys helping out on the family farm * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 PIM: 6 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 08 gp, 47-45-9, 64 pim

#0: Riley Nash (C) 6' ", 00 lbs. / May 9, 989 (4 years and 5 months) Drafted: Edmonton 007. Third Oilers pick, st overall, first round. Acquired: 6/6/0, Trade with EDM 3rd NHL / 3rd CAR Season Last Goal: OCT 3, 03 vs PHOENIX Last Assist: APR 8, 03 @ BOSTON (3) Career Shootouts: / (00%), GDG Season 5-0- 4 0 Career 4 5-6- 0 Career vs. Opp - ----- - - - - 6:59 3 3 + 0/3 vs. PHX 0/3 vs. PHX 0/6 vs. PHI 0/4 vs. DET 0/8 vs. PIT 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Scored his fifth career goal and won -of-5 face offs (73%) vs. PHX (0/3) * Owns an even or better plus/minus rating in each game he has played this season * Twitter: @rileynash0 * OFF THE RADAR: Riley was teammates with his brother, Brendon, at Cornell. Brendon now plays for the Hartford Wolfpack (AHL). * Career Highs: G: A: P: 3 PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 4 gp, 5-6-, 0 pim #: Drayson Bowman (L) 6' ", 95 lbs. / Mar 8, 989 (4 years and 7 months) Drafted: Carolina 007. Second Hurricanes pick, 7nd overall, third round. 5th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: APR 8, 03 @ BOSTON (7) Last Assist: MAR, 03 @ WASHINGTON (9) Season 6 0-0-0 - Career -0- -7 39 Career vs. Opp - ----- - - - - - 5:33 + 0/8 vs. PIT 0/ vs. LAK x 0/6 vs. PHI 0/8 vs. PIT Last Game: Was (-) in 6:53 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Was (even) in 5:33 of ice time vs. LA (0/) * OFF THE RADAR: Was born in Grand Rapids, MI, but raised in Littleton, CO * Career Highs: G: A: P: 3 PIM: 5 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: gp, -0-, 39 pim #5: Joni Pitkanen (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 0 lbs. / Sep 9, 983 (30 years) YOH-nee PIHT-ka-nuhn Drafted: Philadelphia 00. First Flyers pick, fourth overall, first round. Acquired: 7//08, Trade with EDM 9th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: FEB, 03 @ PHILADELPHIA (5) Last Assist: MAR 30, 03 @ WINNIPEG () Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 0 0-0-0 0 0 Career 535 57-5-8-8 484 Career vs. Opp 0-3-4 8 - - - - - - - - * Suffered a broken left calcaneus (heel) bone vs. WSH (4//3) and is currently on the long-term injured reserve list * Ranks third among team defensemen in assists (6) and points (40) and fourth in goals (4) since the Hurricanes' relocation in 997 * OFF THE RADAR: Joni and his wife, Sini, welcomed their second child, a daughter named Elle, on 0// * Career Highs: G: A: 3 P: 3 PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 65 gp, 4-6-40, 8 pim #7: Justin Faulk (D) 6' 0", 5 lbs. / Mar 0, 99 ( years and 6 months) Drafted: Carolina 00. Second Hurricanes pick, 37th overall, second round. 3rd NHL / 3rd CAR Season Last Goal: APR 0, 03 vs PHILADELPHIA (0) Last Assist: OCT 0, 03 @ WASHINGTON () Season 6 0-4-4 0 Career 0 3-8-4-5 46 Career vs. Opp - ----- - - - 8:03 5 5 + 0/4 vs. DET 0/4 vs. DET 0/4 vs. DET 0/0 vs. WSH 0/8 vs. PIT 0/0 vs. WSH 0/8 vs. PIT Last Game: Was (even) in 7:0 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Ranked second on the team and tied for fifth among NHL defensemen in assists (4) through games of 0/4 * Was one of NHL skaters to average 5 or more minutes on ice per game through Oct. 4 * Registered an assist, recorded five hits and was (+) in 8:03 of ice time at WSH (0/0) * Tied his career high with two assists and recorded four blocked shots vs. DET (0/4) * Twitter: @justinfaulk7 * OFF THE RADAR: Justin is involved with the BH3 Foundation, which helps families meet the costs of playing hockey * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 0 gp, 3-8-39, 46 pim

#8: Alexander Semin (R) 6' ", 09 lbs. / Mar 3, 984 (9 years and 7 months) Drafted: Washington 00. Second Capitals pick, 3th overall, first round. Acquired: 7/6/, Signed as a free agent 9th NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: OCT 0, 03 @ WASHINGTON () Last Assist: APR, 03 @ TAMPA BAY (7) Career Shootouts: 5/45 (33%), 6 GDG Season 6-0- -4 6 Career 59-4-453 75 50 Career vs. Opp 6 0-3-3-3 6 - :3 4-0/0 vs. WSH 0/0 vs. WSH 3x 0/0 vs. WSH x 0/ vs. LAK Last Game: Was (-) with two penalty minutes in :6 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Was just one of seven players in the NHL with a plus-00 rating or better over the past five seasons through games of 0/3 * Tallied his first goal of the season, recorded two penalty minutes and was (even) in :3 of ice time at WSH (0/0) * OFF THE RADAR: Alex does charity work with a foster home in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, donating sports equipment and clothing * Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 5 PIM: 5 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 50 gp, 4-3-45, 50 pim #39: Patrick Dwyer (R) 5' ", 75 lbs. / Jun, 983 (30 years and 3 months) Drafted: Atlanta 00. Third Thrashers pick, 6th overall, fourth round. Acquired: 7/7/06, Signed as a free agent 6th NHL / 6th CAR Season Last Goal: APR 3, 03 vs NY ISLANDERS (8) Last Assist: OCT 8, 03 @ PITTSBURGH (3) Season 6 0-- - Career 76 9-3-60-0 55 Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 - - 9:8 4 3-0/8 vs. PIT 0/8 vs. PIT 0/3 vs. PHX 0/4 vs. DET x x Last Game: Was (even) with two penalty minutes in 3:43 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Earned one assist and was (even) in 7:9 of ice time at PIT (0/8) * Twitter: @pattydwyer39 * OFF THE RADAR: Patrick's first job was working as a cart boy at a grocery store * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 76 gp, 9-30-59, 55 pim #4: Brett Sutter (C) 6' 0", 00 lbs. / Jun, 987 (6 years and 4 months) Drafted: Calgary 005. Seventh Flames pick, 79th overall, sixth round. Acquired: /7/0, Trade with CGY 6th NHL / 4th CAR Season Last Goal: DEC 3, 008 vs ANAHEIM (4) Last Assist: NOV 7, 0 @ OTTAWA (6) Season 6 0-0-0-4 Career 43-4-5-0 9 Career vs. Opp 0-0-0 0 0 - - - 8:47 3-0/0 vs. WSH 0/ vs. LAK 3x 0/3 vs. PHX Last Game: Was (-) in 8:39 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Was (even) with two penalty minutes in 8:5 of ice time at WSH (0/0) * OFF THE RADAR: Brett is the older cousin of former Hurricanes center, Brandon Sutter, as well as Hurricanes' 0 draft pick, Brody Sutter * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 5 gp, 0-3-3, 7 pim #44: Jay Harrison (D) 6' 4", 0 lbs. / Nov 3, 98 (30 years and months) Drafted: Toronto 00. Fourth Maple Leafs pick, 8nd overall, third round. Acquired: 7/9/09, Signed as a free agent 8th NHL / 5th CAR Season Last Goal: OCT 6, 03 vs PHILADELPHIA (4) Last Assist: OCT 3, 03 vs PHOENIX Season 6 --3 5 Career 55 7-37-54-3 66 Career vs. Opp 0-0-0-9 7:8 4 3 + 0/6 vs. PHI x 3x 0/8 vs. PIT 0/4 vs. DET 0/6 vs. PHI 0/4 vs. DET 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Was (even) in 3: of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Ranked sixth among NHL defensemen in penalty minutes (5) through games of 0/4 * Scored his first goal of the season and was (+) vs. PHI (0/6) * Earned an assist and was (+) vs. DET (0/4) * OFF THE RADAR: Jay has played guitar since he was 0, and the person he would most like to meet is Slash * Career Highs: G: A: P: PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 35 gp, 7-34-5, 48 pim

#53: Jeff Skinner (L) 5' ", 00 lbs. / May 6, 99 ( years and 4 months) Drafted: Carolina 00. First Hurricanes pick, seventh overall, first round. 4th NHL / 4th CAR Season Last Goal: OCT 3, 03 vs PHOENIX Last Assist: OCT 0, 03 @ WASHINGTON () Career Shootouts: 6/8 (33%), 3 GDG Season 6-5-7 4 4 Career 94 66-7-38-3 Career vs. Opp -0-0 9:9 6 + x x x x 0/6 vs. PHI 0/3 vs. PHX x 0/6 vs. PHI Last Game: Extended his point streak to three games with a goal and recorded a season-high six shots vs. PHX (0/3) * Leads the team in assists (5) and points (7) * Ranks tied for seventh in the NHL in points (7) and tied for eighth in assists (5) through games of 0/4 * Has points in five of six games this season (0/4-0/3: g, 5a) * Scored his first goal of the season vs. LA (0/) * Earned two assists at WSH (0/0) * Earned two assists and was (+) vs. PHI (0/6) * OFF THE RADAR: Is second-youngest of six hockey-playing siblings, including five who played college hockey: Andrea (Cornell), Jennifer (Harvard), Erica (Carleton), Ben (Wilfrid Laurier) and Jillian (Mercyhurst) * Career Highs: G: A: 3 P: 3 PIM: * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 94 gp, 66-7-38, 3 pim #65: Ron Hainsey (D) 6' 3", 0 lbs. / Mar 4, 98 (3 years and 6 months) Drafted: Montreal 000. First Canadiens pick, 3th overall, first round. Acquired: 9//3, Signed as a free agent th NHL / st CAR Season Last Goal: MAR, 0 @ PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: APR 3, 03 @ WASHINGTON (7) Career Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 6 0-0-0-5 0 Career 597 34-58-9-34 7 Career vs. Opp 6 -- -7 3 - - - - 5:37 3-0/ vs. LAK 0/6 vs. PHI 0/4 vs. DET Last Game: Was (-) in 8: of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Made his Hurricanes debut and skated 3: of ice time vs. DET (0/4) * OFF THE RADAR: Ron and his wife, Hayley, have a three-year-old daughter named Alexa * Career Highs: G: A: P: 3 PIM: 7 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 6 gp, 0-0-0, 0 pim #73: Brett Bellemore (D) 6' 4", 5 lbs. / Jun 5, 988 (5 years and 3 months) Drafted: Carolina 007. Fifth Hurricanes pick, 6nd overall, sixth round. nd NHL / nd CAR Season Last Goal: Last Assist: APR 8, 03 @ BOSTON (6) Season 6 0-0-0-5 0 Career 4 0-- -7 7 Career vs. Opp - ----- - - - - - - :39 7-0/4 vs. DET 0/6 vs. PHI 0/4 vs. DET Last Game: Was (-) in 3:5 of ice time vs. PHX (0/3) * Ranked tied for fifth among NHL defensemen in hits (9) through games of 0/4 * Recorded a career-high seven hits and was (-) in :39 of ice time vs. DET (0/4) * OFF THE RADAR: Was teammates with fellow Hurricanes prospects, Chris Terry, Michal Jordan, Austin Levi and Beau Schmitz in Plymouth (OHL) * Career Highs: G: 0 A: P: PIM: 5 * HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 4 gp, 0--, 7 pim

Chicago Blackhawks: Media Notes BLACKHAWKS LAST FIVE (3--) Oct. vs. BUF (- W) Oct. vs. NYI (3- W) Oct. 9 at STL (-3 L) Oct. 5 vs. TB (3- SOL) Oct. vs. WSH (6-4 W) BLACKHAWKS NEXT FIVE Thursday, Oct. 7 vs. St. Louis Blues, 7 p.m. CT (CSN, WGN Radio) Friday, Oct. 9 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 6 p.m. CT (WGN TV, WGN Radio) Tuesday, Oct. at Florida Panthers, 6:30 p.m. CT (CSN, WGN Radio) Thursday, Oct. 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning, 6:30 p.m. CT (CSN, WGN Radio) Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. Minnesota Wild, 7 p.m. CT (WGN TV, WGN Radio) CURRENT INJURIES None 03-4 MAN-GAMES LOST: 0 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. : Recalled F Brandon Pirri from Rockford (AHL); Assigned F Jimmy Hayed to Rockford (AHL). Sept. 9: Assigned F Kyle Beach to HV7 (Sweden) Sept. 8: Recalled G Antti Raanta from Rockford (AHL); Assigned F Jeremy Morin, F Brandon Pirri and G Antti Raanta to Rockford (AHL). TONIGHT'S BROADCAST INFORMATION Blackhawks TV: CSN; Pat Foley (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst) Blackhawks Radio: WGN; John Wiedeman (play-by-play), Troy Murray (analyst) TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS vs. CAROLINA HURRICANES 03-4 Games: Oct. 5 at CAR; March vs. CAR 0-3 Record: DNP All-time Record (Includes Hartford 979-97): 65 GP, 30-7-7- Home: 3 GP, 8-0-3- Road: 33 GP, -7-4-0 Career Leaders: Marian Hossa (49 GP, 3-3-54); Michal Rozsival (3 GP, -7-9); Johnny Oduya (7 GP, -5-7) Last Home Win: March 4, 0 (5-) Last Road Win: Jan. 4, 998 (4-) Last Home Loss: March, 008 (0-3) Last Road Loss: Oct. 8, 0 (0-3) BLACKHAWKS IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES The Blackhawks will play 8 sets of back-to-back games this season, tied for third most in the NHL... Chicago posted a 0-- (0-- in game and 0-- in game ) record in sets of back-to-back games last season. Game One Game Two Oct. vs. NYI (3- W) Oct. vs. BUF (- W) Oct. 8 at MIN Nov. at WPG Nov. 9 at DAL Nov. 6 at NSH Nov. 9 at DAL Dec. 5 at MIN Dec. 0 at DAL Dec. 4 at TOR Dec. 7 vs. COL Oct. 9 vs. OTT Nov. 3 vs. CGY Nov. 0 vs. EDM Nov. 7 vs. SJ Nov. 30 at PHX Dec. 6 vs. ANA Dec. vs. PHI Dec. 5 vs. LA Dec. 8 at STL