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Game NotesSat, Nov 7, 2009 NHL Game #233

Columbus Blue JacketsTeam Game: 16Home Game: 7

8 - 5 - 2 (18 pts)3 - 1 - 2 (Home)5 - 4 - 0 (Road)

Carolina HurricanesTeam Game: 16Road Game: 9

2 - 10 - 3 (7 pts)2 - 4 - 1 (Home)0 - 6 - 2 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%1 Steve Mason 12 6 4 2 3.38 .889

32 Mathieu Garon 5 2 1 0 2.71 .918

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Cam Ward 14 2 9 3 3.00 .89849 Michael Leighton 2 0 1 0 6.04 .786

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM3 D Marc Methot 14 0 3 3 2 146 D Anton Stralman 13 1 6 7 -5 48 D Jan Hejda 7 0 2 2 8 4

10 D Kris Russell 14 0 4 4 -3 412 R Mike Blunden 7 0 0 0 1 1314 L Raffi Torres 15 8 1 9 0 815 R Derek Dorsett 13 1 2 3 2 4216 C Derick Brassard 14 3 7 10 -6 1018 L RJ Umberger (A) 15 4 6 10 -5 1121 L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 022 D Mike Commodore (A) 5 0 3 3 4 624 C Derek MacKenzie 2 0 1 1 1 025 L Jason Chimera 15 4 6 10 1 2026 C Samuel Pahlsson 15 0 5 5 4 628 L Nikita Filatov 10 1 0 1 1 440 R Jared Boll 10 0 0 0 0 3450 C Antoine Vermette (A) 15 3 9 12 2 451 D Fedor Tyutin 15 1 6 7 -4 1061 R Rick Nash (C) 15 10 11 21 -4 893 R Jakub Voracek 15 5 7 12 6 497 D Rostislav Klesla (A) 15 2 2 4 -6 16

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Aaron Ward 15 0 1 1 -10 146 D Tim Gleason 10 0 2 2 0 237 D Niclas Wallin 15 0 3 3 -3 68 C Matt Cullen 15 3 3 6 -8 6

11 C Zach Boychuk 1 0 0 0 0 012 C Eric Staal (A) 13 3 2 5 -5 3413 L Ray Whitney (A) 14 4 4 8 -4 614 R Sergei Samsonov 15 2 4 6 -9 1015 R Tuomo Ruutu 12 2 4 6 -3 1916 C Brandon Sutter 6 3 0 3 -1 017 C Rod Brind'Amour (C) 15 2 4 6 -11 1218 C Stephane Yelle 14 0 1 1 -2 1024 R Scott Walker 15 2 2 4 2 1525 D Joni Pitkanen 10 1 4 5 -9 2226 R Erik Cole 5 0 0 0 -4 029 R Tom Kostopoulos 15 1 0 1 -2 2536 L Jussi Jokinen 15 3 6 9 -5 638 R Tim Conboy 10 0 0 0 -5 2241 D Andrew Alberts 15 0 1 1 -2 2659 R Chad LaRose 15 0 2 2 -4 677 D Joe Corvo 15 2 4 6 -9 6

General Manager Scott HowsonHead Coach Ken HitchcockAssistant Coach Gary AgnewAssistant Coach Gordy MurphyAssistant Coach Claude Noel

President/General Manager Jim RutherfordVice President/Assistant GeneralManager

Jason Karmanos

Head Coach Paul MauriceAssociate Head Coach/Director ofPlayer Personnel

Ron Francis

Assistant Coaches Tom Rowe, Kevin McCarthy,Tom Barrasso

Tonight's Officials

Referees Brian Pochmara (43); Don VanMassenhoven(21)

Linesmen Greg Devoski (54); Shane Heyer (55)

Ntl. Anthem Leo Welsh Video Judge Dave Harvey

Today's ScheduleNSH @ LAK : 1:00 ATL @ NYI : 7:00 STL @ PHI : 7:00 BUF @ BOS : 7:00 TBL @ MTL : 7:00 NJD @ OTT : 7:00DET @ TOR : 7:00 FLA @ WSH : 7:00 PHX @ ANA : 7:00 CAR @ CBJ : 7:00 DAL @ MIN : 7:00 PIT @ SJS : 7:30NYR @ CGY : 8:00

Columbus Blue Jackets: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place1 Steve Mason G 6' 4" 220 May 29, 1988 Oakville, ON, CAN3 Marc Methot D 6' 3" 230 Jun 21, 1985 Ottawa, ON, CAN6 Anton Stralman D 6' 2" 193 Aug 1, 1986 Tibro, SWE8 Jan Hejda D 6' 3" 229 Jun 18, 1978 Prague, CZE10 Kris Russell D 5' 10" 185 May 2, 1987 Red Deer, AB, CAN12 Mike Blunden R 6' 4" 211 Dec 15, 1986 Toronto, ON, CAN14 Raffi Torres L 6' 0" 216 Oct 8, 1981 Toronto, ON, CAN15 Derek Dorsett R 5' 11" 187 Dec 20, 1986 Kindersley, SK, CAN16 Derick Brassard C 6' 1" 190 Sep 22, 1987 Hull, QC, CAN18 RJ Umberger L 6' 2" 219 May 3, 1982 Pittsburgh, PA, USA21 Alexandre Picard L 6' 2" 206 Oct 9, 1985 Les Saules, QC, CAN22 Mike Commodore D 6' 5" 235 Nov 7, 1979 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN24 Derek MacKenzie C 5' 11" 185 Jun 11, 1981 Sudbury, ON, CAN25 Jason Chimera L 6' 2" 216 May 2, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN26 Samuel Pahlsson C 6' 0" 203 Dec 17, 1977 Ange, SWE28 Nikita Filatov L 6' 0" 185 May 25, 1990 Moscow, RUS32 Mathieu Garon G 6' 2" 202 Jan 9, 1978 Chandler, QC, CAN40 Jared Boll R 6' 3" 210 May 13, 1986 Charlotte, NC, USA50 Antoine Vermette C 6' 1" 200 Jul 20, 1982 St. Agapit, QC, CAN51 Fedor Tyutin D 6' 3" 218 Jul 19, 1983 Izhevsk, RUS61 Rick Nash R 6' 4" 218 Jun 16, 1984 Brampton, ON, CAN93 Jakub Voracek R 6' 2" 213 Aug 15, 1989 Kladno, CZE97 Rostislav Klesla D 6' 3" 220 Mar 21, 1982 Novy Jicin, CZE

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 208 Age: 25.8

Injured Reserve List (3 Players)17 Andrew Murray C 6' 2" 210 Nov 6, 1981 Selkirk, MB, CAN20 Kristian Huselius L 6' 2" 184 Nov 10, 1978 Osterhaninge, SWE33 Fredrik Modin L 6' 4" 218 Oct 8, 1974 Sundsvall, SWE

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksJASON CHIMERA (1-4-5 / 3 Games)

Carolina Hurricanes: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Aaron Ward D 6' 2" 209 Jan 17, 1973 Windsor, ON, CAN6 Tim Gleason D 6' 0" 217 Jan 29, 1983 Clawson, MI, USA7 Niclas Wallin D 6' 3" 220 Feb 20, 1975 Boden, SWE8 Matt Cullen C 6' 1" 200 Nov 2, 1976 Virginia, MN, USA11 Zach Boychuk C 5' 10" 185 Oct 4, 1989 Airdrie, AB, CAN12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 205 Oct 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN13 Ray Whitney L 5' 10" 180 May 8, 1972 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN14 Sergei Samsonov R 5' 8" 188 Oct 27, 1978 Moscow, RUS15 Tuomo Ruutu R 6' 0" 205 Feb 16, 1983 Vantaa, FIN16 Brandon Sutter C 6' 3" 183 Feb 14, 1989 Huntington, NY, USA17 Rod Brind'Amour C 6' 1" 205 Aug 9, 1970 Ottawa, ON, CAN18 Stephane Yelle C 6' 2" 182 May 9, 1974 Ottawa, ON, CAN24 Scott Walker R 5' 10" 196 Jul 19, 1973 Cambridge, ON, CAN25 Joni Pitkanen D 6' 3" 210 Sep 19, 1983 Oulu, FIN26 Erik Cole R 6' 2" 205 Nov 6, 1978 Oswego, NY, USA29 Tom Kostopoulos R 6' 0" 200 Jan 24, 1979 Mississauga, ON, CAN30 Cam Ward G 6' 1" 185 Feb 29, 1984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN36 Jussi Jokinen L 5' 11" 198 Apr 1, 1983 Kalajoki, FIN38 Tim Conboy R 6' 2" 210 Mar 22, 1982 Farmington, MN, USA41 Andrew Alberts D 6' 5" 218 Jun 30, 1981 Minneapolis, MN, USA49 Michael Leighton G 6' 3" 186 May 19, 1981 Petrolia, ON, CAN59 Chad LaRose R 5' 10" 181 Mar 27, 1982 Fraser, MI, USA77 Joe Corvo D 6' 0" 204 Jun 20, 1977 Oak Park, IL, USA

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 198 Age: 29.9

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)20 Michael Ryan L 6' 1" 188 May 16, 1980 Boston, MA, USA

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Columbus Blue Jackets: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

R 61 Rick Nash 15 10 11 21 -4 8 2 2 1 62 16.1 20:33 60.0 18 7R 93 Jakub Voracek 15 5 7 12 6 4 2 0 0 27 18.5 15:19 0.0 4 4C 50 Antoine Vermette 15 3 9 12 2 4 0 0 0 27 11.1 19:29 54.0 11 8L 25 Jason Chimera 15 4 6 10 1 20 0 0 0 39 10.3 14:33 62.5 11 1L 18 RJ Umberger 15 4 6 10 -5 11 2 1 1 32 12.5 19:25 51.8 18 13C 16 Derick Brassard 14 3 7 10 -6 10 2 0 0 29 10.3 14:51 37.3 14 2L 14 Raffi Torres 15 8 1 9 0 8 4 0 2 25 32.0 13:53 57.1 29 3L 20 Kristian Huselius 13 5 4 9 0 4 1 0 1 28 17.9 17:14 25.0 2 2D 51 Fedor Tyutin 15 1 6 7 -4 10 0 0 1 31 3.2 22:57 0.0 8 28D 6 Anton Stralman 13 1 6 7 -5 4 1 0 0 22 4.5 20:24 0.0 6 13C 26 Samuel Pahlsson 15 0 5 5 4 6 0 0 0 20 0.0 17:25 53.7 17 6D 97 Rostislav Klesla 15 2 2 4 -6 16 0 0 1 15 13.3 20:59 0.0 22 32D 10 Kris Russell 14 0 4 4 -3 4 0 0 0 20 0.0 16:55 0.0 13 14R 15 Derek Dorsett 13 1 2 3 2 42 0 0 0 13 7.7 11:17 38.5 26 9D 3 Marc Methot 14 0 3 3 2 14 0 0 0 8 0.0 19:12 0.0 27 18D 22 Mike Commodore 5 0 3 3 4 6 0 0 0 2 0.0 16:44 0.0 14 7D 8 Jan Hejda 7 0 2 2 8 4 0 0 0 10 0.0 22:37 0.0 15 11L 28 Nikita Filatov 10 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 8 12.5 7:27 100.0 5 2C 24 Derek MacKenzie 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7:14 53.8 0 0C 17 Andrew Murray 6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 8:45 44.7 10 1R 12 Mike Blunden 7 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 3 0.0 6:57 28.6 14 3R 40 Jared Boll 10 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 4 0.0 5:05 0.0 20 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM1 Steve Mason 12 711 3.38 6 4 2 0 40 319 .889 0 1 0

32 Mathieu Garon 5 199 2.71 2 1 0 1 9 101 .918 0 0 0

Carolina Hurricanes: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

L 36 Jussi Jokinen 15 3 6 9 -5 6 1 0 1 24 12.5 15:51 49.4 7 6L 13 Ray Whitney 14 4 4 8 -4 6 0 0 0 28 14.3 18:18 33.3 3 2C 8 Matt Cullen 15 3 3 6 -8 6 1 0 0 36 8.3 18:27 45.7 16 6C 17 Rod Brind'Amour 15 2 4 6 -11 12 1 0 0 21 9.5 18:54 54.9 16 10R 15 Tuomo Ruutu 12 2 4 6 -3 19 0 0 0 33 6.1 15:24 22.2 29 1D 77 Joe Corvo 15 2 4 6 -9 6 2 0 0 30 6.7 26:00 0.0 8 19R 14 Sergei Samsonov 15 2 4 6 -9 10 1 0 0 29 6.9 15:51 0.0 7 5C 12 Eric Staal 13 3 2 5 -5 34 2 0 0 54 5.6 21:43 40.9 13 3D 25 Joni Pitkanen 10 1 4 5 -9 22 0 0 0 24 4.2 25:38 0.0 10 11R 24 Scott Walker 15 2 2 4 2 15 1 0 0 32 6.2 12:17 0.0 36 5C 16 Brandon Sutter 6 3 0 3 -1 0 0 0 0 17 17.6 13:01 44.4 4 0D 7 Niclas Wallin 15 0 3 3 -3 6 0 0 0 14 0.0 16:49 0.0 34 12D 6 Tim Gleason 10 0 2 2 0 23 0 0 0 16 0.0 21:37 0.0 28 16R 59 Chad LaRose 15 0 2 2 -4 6 0 0 0 38 0.0 16:17 25.0 33 3R 29 Tom Kostopoulos 15 1 0 1 -2 25 0 1 0 14 7.1 9:17 20.0 23 5D 4 Aaron Ward 15 0 1 1 -10 14 0 0 0 11 0.0 19:05 0.0 34 30D 41 Andrew Alberts 15 0 1 1 -2 26 0 0 0 14 0.0 16:08 0.0 44 19C 18 Stephane Yelle 14 0 1 1 -2 10 0 0 0 7 0.0 7:54 51.7 11 7R 38 Tim Conboy 10 0 0 0 -5 22 0 0 0 4 0.0 4:14 0.0 8 1R 26 Erik Cole 5 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 17:26 0.0 20 0C 11 Zach Boychuk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 15:11 100.0 2 0

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM30 Cam Ward 14 821 3.00 2 9 3 0 41 361 .898 0 1 049 Michael Leighton 2 89 6.04 0 1 0 0 9 33 .786 0 0 0

Carolina Hurricanes @ Columbus Blue JacketsTeam Records

Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue JacketsLast game: Friday VS TORONTO (3-2 L) Thursday AT ATLANTA (4-3 W)

Next game: Wednesday VS LOS ANGELES Wednesday VS DETROIT

Overall record/streak: 2 - 10 - 3 / Lost 5 8 - 5 - 2 / Win 1 / Undef 1

Home record/streak: 2 - 4 - 1 / Lost 3 3 - 1 - 2 / OTL 2

Road record/streak: 0 - 6 - 2 / Lost 2 5 - 4 - 0 / Win 2 / Undef 2

Last 5 Games: 0 - 5 - 0 2 - 1 - 2

Last 10 Games: 0 - 7 - 3 4 - 4 - 2

1-Goal Games: 1 - 2 - 3 4 - 0 - 2

2-Goal Games 0 - 2 3 - 1

3-Goal Games 1 - 6 1 - 4

Scoring first 2 - 4 - 1 3 - 2 - 1

Opponent scoring first 0 - 6 - 2 5 - 3 - 1

Leading after 1 period 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 3 - 1

Trailing after 1 period 0 - 3 - 2 3 - 2 - 0

Tied after 1 period 0 - 6 - 1 3 - 0 - 1

Leading after 2 periods 1 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 - 1

Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 6 - 2 0 - 4 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 1 - 4 - 1 0 - 0 - 1

OT Record - This Season: 1 - 3 1 - 2

OT Record - Franchise: 95 - 99 - 201 55 - 53 - 33

Shootout Record - This Season: 1 - 2 0 - 2

Shootout Record - Franchise: 14 - 17 22 - 25

Outshooting opponent: 1 - 6 - 1 3 - 3 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 1 - 3 - 2 5 - 1 - 1

Even shots: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 1

vs. Northeast: 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Atlantic: 0 - 3 - 2 0 - 0 - 1

vs. Southeast: 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 0 - 0

vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 0 - 1

vs. Central: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Pacific: 0 - 1 - 0 3 - 3 - 1

vs. Northwest: 0 - 1 - 1 3 - 2 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 3 - 1 6 - 5 - 1

Month by Month RecordCarolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 2-7-3 7 6-5-1 13

November: 0-3-0 0 2-0-1 5

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: 2-10-3 7 8-5-2 18

Carolina Hurricanes @ Columbus Blue JacketsSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Carolina Hurricanes: 10 9 10 0 29 ( 1.9 avg.)

Opponents: 14 22 17 1 54 ( 3.6 avg.)

Columbus Blue Jackets: 12 24 11 1 48 ( 3.2 avg.)

Opponents: 12 17 21 0 50 ( 3.3 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Carolina Hurricanes: 161 132 164 7 464 (30.9 avg.)

Opponents: 165 149 120 14 448 (29.9 avg.)

Columbus Blue Jackets: 151 163 116 7 437 (29.1 avg.)

Opponents: 137 162 166 5 470 (31.3 avg.)

Power PlayCarolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets

G Att % G Att %Overall: 9 67 13.4 (28th NHL) 14 60 23.3 (8th NHL)

Home: 3 31 9.7 (28th NHL) 6 27 22.2 (T-12th NHL)

Road: 6 36 16.7 (T-18th NHL) 8 33 24.2 (4th NHL)

1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-7th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-7th NHL)

Penalty KillingCarolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets

G Att % G Att %Overall: 15 76 80.3 (T-15th NHL) 15 68 77.9 (21st NHL)

Home: 5 31 83.9 (T-11th NHL) 5 23 78.3 (T-19th NHL)

Road: 10 45 77.8 (T-18th NHL) 10 45 77.8 (T-18th NHL)

1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-14th NHL) 3 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-2nd NHL)

PenaltiesCarolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank15 299 19.9 (30th NHL) 15 232 15.5 (24th NHL)

Goal SituationsCarolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets

For Against For Against5 on 5: 19 33 29 31

5 on 4: 9 0 10 1

5 on 3: 0 0 2 0

4 on 4: 0 2 0 2

4 on 3: 0 0 1 0

3 on 3: 0 0 0 0

3 on 4: 0 1 0 0

3 on 5: 0 2 1 1

4 on 5: 1 12 2 13

Empty Net: 0 4 3 1

Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 1

Total: 29 54 48 50

Carolina Hurricanes @ Columbus Blue JacketsSituations

Individual LeadersCarolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets

Points: J. JOKINEN (9),R. WHITNEY (8),M. CULLEN (6) R. NASH (21),J. VORACEK (12),A. VERMETTE (12)

Goals: R. WHITNEY (4),M. CULLEN (3),J. JOKINEN (3) R. NASH (10),R. TORRES (8),K. HUSELIUS (5)

Assists: J. JOKINEN (6),R. BRIND'AMOUR (4),R. WHITNEY (4) R. NASH (11),A. VERMETTE (9),D. BRASSARD (7)

PP Goals: J. CORVO (2),E. STAAL (2),R. BRIND'AMOUR (1) R. TORRES (4),R. UMBERGER (2),R. NASH (2)

SH Goals: T. KOSTOPOULOS (1) R. NASH (2),R. UMBERGER (1)

GW Goals: J. JOKINEN (1) R. TORRES (2),K. HUSELIUS (1),R. KLESLA (1)

3+ Goals:

PIM: E. STAAL (34),A. ALBERTS (26),T. KOSTOPOULOS (25) D. DORSETT (42),J. BOLL (34),J. CHIMERA (20)

Shots: E. STAAL (54),C. LAROSE (38),M. CULLEN (36) R. NASH (62),J. CHIMERA (39),R. UMBERGER (32)

+/-: S. WALKER (+2),T. GLEASON (0),Z. BOYCHUK (0) J. HEJDA (+8),J. VORACEK (+6),S. PAHLSSON (+4)

ShootoutCarolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets

Shooter G/S % GDGJussi Jokinen 2 / 3 66.7 0

Tuomo Ruutu 1 / 2 50.0 0

Sergei Samsonov 1 / 3 33.3 1

Ray Whitney 0 / 1 0.0 0

Matt Cullen 0 / 1 0.0 0

Eric Staal 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDGKristian Huselius 0 / 1 0.0 0

Antoine Vermette 0 / 1 0.0 0

Rick Nash 0 / 2 0.0 0

Anton Stralman 0 / 1 0.0 0

Nikita Filatov 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Cam Ward 1 - 2 5/11 .545

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Steve Mason 0 - 2 2/4 .500

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Last Game –CBJ 4, at ATL 3Raffi Torres had two goals, while Derick Brassard and Jakub Voracek added 1-1-2 each and Columbus held on for a win at PhilipsArena (10,878). The line of Jason Chimera-Brassard-Voracek scored twice in the span of 1:07. Voracek got the Jackets on the board at10:11 of the first with Brassard pushing the lead to 2-0 at 12:18. Atlanta twice pulled within a goal in the second period, but each timewas answered by a Torres goal. Atlanta went 2-for-8 on the power play, while Columbus was 0-for-2 with the man advantage. MathieuGaron had 32 saves in the win. Recent Transactions11/5: Added LW Alexandre Picard to the roster on emergency recall from Syracuse (AHL). Placed LW Kristian Huselius on injuredreserve. 11/4: Activated D Jan Hejda off injured reserve. Added C Derek MacKenzie to the roster on emergency recall from Syracuse(AHL). OhioHealth Injury Report LW Fredrik Modin (9/18 at MIN-preseason) is out 4-6 weeks. C Andrew Murray (IR on Oct. 20) is out at least four weeks. LWKristian Huselius is out at least a week. RW Mike Blunden, RW Derek Dorsett and D Mike Commodore are all day-to-day. Storylines For Tonight’s Game Home Sweet Home: After opening the 2009-10 season seven of its first 10 games on the road (and in the Pacific and Mountain timezones), Columbus returns to the friendly confines of Nationwide Arena and are in the midst of playing seven of nine at home, includingfour-straight. The Jackets have posted a 3-1-2 at home so far this season are 23-9-4 at Nationwide Arena since Nov. 29, 2008. Bring on the East: The Blue Jackets will face their fourth Eastern Conference team of the season with tonight’s game againstCarolina. It will be a welcome sight for Columbus, who is in the midst of playing four of five games against Eastern opponents. Datingback to the start of last season, the Jackets are 15-3-3 against the East and outscored them 62-39. G Steve Mason has gone 13-1-2against the East with a 1.41 goals-against average, .950 save percentage and six shutouts. C R.J. Umberger also enjoyed successagainst foes from the Eastern Conference, collecting 11-3-14 and is +4 in 21 games since the start of last season. Torres A Multi-Goal Machine: LW Raffi Torres, who had one multi-goal game all of last season, has recorded two multi-goal gamesin the past three outings to push his season total to eight goals ranking him second on the club in that category. His 32.0 shootingpercentage ranks third in the NHL. With two multi-goal efforts this season, he has almost matched his total of the previous threeseasons (three multi-goal outings in 165 games). Four of his goals have come on the power play, which ranks him tied for fifth in theNHL, while his eight goals rank tied for 15th. His power play goal total in 15 games this season is equal to his total of the previousthree seasons combined (165 games). Jake the Snake is at it Again: RW Jakub Voracek has caught fire as of late. He has a pair of multi-point games to his credit in thepast three contests to raise his season totals to 5-7-12 in 15 games. He notched 1-1-2 this past Thursday at Atlanta for his fourth multi-point game of the season. Last season, he had six multi-point games in 80 games. He has five goals in 15 games this seasoncompared to scoring nine goals in 80 games last season. Columbus is now 9-1-0 all-time when he has a multi-point outing. The Brass is Back: C Derick Brassard has points in back-to-back games after collecting an assist Sunday at Washington. The assistcame on Raffi Torres’ game-tying goal that forced overtime. All but two of his points (two assists) have come on the power play thisseason. After being held scoreless the first three games of the season, he has registered 2-6-8 the past nine games. He also had fiveshots on goal against the Capitals, matching a career high. Nash Being Nash: RW Rick Nash scored his 10th goal of the season with a power play tally Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. It was his secondpower play goal of the season, matching his shorthanded goal total for the season. He had a three-game point streak (4-2-6) come toan end this past Thursday, but has registered 10-11-21 in 15 games this season. He ranks tied for fourth in the NHL in points, tied forsixth in goals and is tied for 14th in assists. On Nov. 1 at Washington, he registered his sixth multi-point game and third three-pointgame of the season with 1-2-3. He reached the 20-point plateau in his 13th game, marking the fastest he has reached the 20-pointmark in his career by six games. His previous best was scoring his 20th point in his 19th game in 2007-08. Tonight’s Opponent –Carolina: Tonight marks the first and only meeting this season between the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes.Columbus is 4-6-0 all-time against Carolina and is 2-2-0 at Nationwide Arena. After going 1-6-0 against Carolina from Mar. 7, 2001-Dec. 15, 2005, Columbus has won the past two meetings. CBJ vs. CAR: Rick Nash has 2-4-6 in six career games against Carolina,while Antoine Vermette has 4-6-10 in 16 career games. Steve Mason is 1-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA in one game. CAR vs. CBJ: TuomoRuutu has 4-13-17 in 22 career games against Columbus, while Scott Walker has 6-9-15 in 19 career games. Cam Ward is 0-2-0 witha 4.20 GAA in two career games.

Chim-Dog Gets a Pair: This past Thursday at Atlanta, LW Jason Chimera was reunited with a pair of linemates he enjoyed greatsuccess with last season. Playing alongside C Derick Brassard and RW Jakub Voracek, Chimera tallied a pair of assists for his secondmulti-assist game in the past three contests. He has points in three-straight games (1-4-5) to give him 4-6-10 in 15 games this season.He has registered 2-6-8 the past eight games after being held to 2-0-2 the first seven games of the campaign. He had his first multi-assist game since Nov. 14, 2008 at Buffalo with a pair of assists Nov. 1 at Washington. Umberger Gets Hot: LW R.J. Umberger notched his sixth assist of the season Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. He had a three-game point streak(2-2-4) snap Thursday night at Atlanta. He has registered 2-5-7 the past eight games after being held to 1-1-2 the previous six outings.

Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

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On Nov. 1 at Washington, he notched his first multi-point game of the season with a pair of goals. It could not have come at a bettertime, as his second goal was the game-winner in overtime. Last season he had five multi-goal efforts to his credit, one shy of the clubrecord. He also set a career high with 26 goals. Special Teams Notes: Power Play: Columbus ranks seventh in the NHL in power play percentage (23.9 percent). The club hasscored with the man advantage in 11-of-15 games. The Jackets have scored two or more power play goals in a game three times thisseason. Columbus has scored two power play goals with a two-man advantage this season. Raffi Torres leads the club in power playgoals with four. The Jackets have allowed one shorthanded goal this season. Penalty Kill: The Jackets rank 22nd in the NHL inpenalty kill percentage, killing off 77.9 percent of opponent’s chances. The club is 4-2-1 in which it shuts out its opponents on the powerplay. The club has scored three shorthanded goals, ranking tied for second in the NHL, including one 3-on-5 goal. Attendance at Nationwide Arena: The Blue Jackets are averaging 15,401 fans (92,411 total) per game in six home games atNationwide Arena (capacity –18,144) this season. In 334 home games since joining the NHL in 2000, the Blue Jackets have averaged16,759 fans per game (5,597,354 total), which is 91.6 percent of capacity at Nationwide Arena. There have been 130 sellouts. Slap ShotsG Mathieu Garon stopped 32-of-35 shots this past Thursday at Atlanta. He has a 27-7-2 career record in games in which he’s facedat least 35 shots on goal, including a current streak of 10-consecutive wins in such games dating back to February 2008. Informationcourtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau. D Jan Hejda returned to the lineup Nov. 4 vs. San Jose after missing the previous eight games due to injury. In his first two gamesback, he has led the club in ice time and also added an assist Thursday night at Atlanta. RW Derek Dorsett has collected 1-1-2 the past four games after recording 0-1-1 the first nine games of the season. C Derek MacKenzie, added to the roster on emergency recall on Nov. 4, notched his first point of the season with an assist againsthis former team this past Thursday at Atlanta. It was his first assist as a Blue Jacket. C Antoine Vermette was acquired by the Jackets at the trade deadline last March from Ottawa in exchange for goaltender PascalLeclaire and a second round pick in the 2009 Entry Draft. He collected 9-19-28 in 58 games (.482 points per game) for the Senatorsprior to the trade, but has registered 10-15-25 in the 32 games (.781) since being acquired by Columbus. After going 1-4-1 in its previous six outings, Columbus has gone 2-0-2 in its past four games.

Upcoming Player MilestonesD Mike Commodore is 10 points shy of 100 for his NHL career (19-71-90 in 382 games). G Mathieu Garon is four wins shy of 100 for his NHL career (96-84-13 in 209 games). C Samuel Pahlsson is three assists shy of 100 for his NHL career (54-97-151 in 572 games). LW R.J. Umberger is seven assists shy of 100 for his NHL career (79-93-172 in 325 games). C Antoine Vermette is 10 goals shy of 100 and nine games shy of 400 for his NHL career (90-102-192 in 391 games). RW Jakub Voracek is five games shy of 100 for his NHL career (14-36-50 in 95 games).

Recently Achieved Player MilestonesD Anton Stralman played the 100th game of his NHL career Nov. 4 vs. San Jose. LW Rick Nash scored the 200th goal of his NHL career Oct. 24 at Anaheim. C Antoine Vermette collected the 100th assist of his NHL career Oct. 24 at Anaheim.

Columbus Blue Jackets: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/03/2009 Minnesota Wild W 01-00-00 2-1 18s,97 97 0-3 3-4 39-33 1 / 32 18159+2 10/05/2009 @ Vancouver Canucks W 02-00-00 5-3 50,20,97,28,14p 28 1-3 3-3 24-43 1 / 1 18810+3 10/08/2009 @ San Jose Sharks L 02-01-00 3-6 61,25,14p 15 1-3 4-4 27-28 20 / 1 17562+4 10/10/2009 @ Phoenix Coyotes W 03-01-00 2-0 61,18 61 0-2 7-7 19-36 32 / 30 175325 10/13/2009 Calgary Flames W 04-01-00 2-1 6p,20 20 1-4 1-1 33-23 1 / 34 132806 10/17/2009 Los Angeles Kings W 05-01-00 4-1 25,14p,61s,93p 14 2-6 5-5 24-28 1 / 32 152517 10/20/2009 @ Calgary Flames L 05-02-00 3-6 61s,16p,93p 3 2-7 5-5 30-22 34 / 1 19289+8 10/22/2009 @ Edmonton Oilers L 05-03-00 4-6 20,14p,20,25 71 1-4 4-7 32-32 35 / 32 16839+9 10/24/2009 @ Anaheim Ducks W 06-03-00 6-4 50,61,93,93,51,61 51 0-2 0-2 37-36 1 / 35 14468

10 10/25/2009 @ Los Angeles Kings L 06-04-00 2-6 50,20p 28 1-4 2-4 27-25 32 / 1 1582011 10/28/2009 Phoenix Coyotes L 06-05-00 1-4 16p 2 1-6 3-6 32-23 1 / 1 1318412 10/30/2009 Pittsburgh Penguins O** 06-05-01 3-4 61p,61,15 87 1-7 5-5 32-32 1 / 1 19136+13 11/01/2009 @ Washington Capitals W* 07-05-01 5-4 61,18p,14,14,18p 18 2-6 4-5 32-36 1 / 60 18277+14 11/04/2009 San Jose Sharks O** 07-05-02 2-3 25,61p 22 1-1 1-2 28-38 20 / 1 1340115 11/05/2009 @ Atlanta Thrashers W 08-05-02 4-3 93,16,14,14 14 0-2 6-8 21-35 32 / 31 1087816 11/07/2009 Carolina Hurricanes17 11/11/2009 Detroit Red Wings18 11/13/2009 Anaheim Ducks19 11/16/2009 Edmonton Oilers20 11/19/2009 @ Dallas Stars21 11/21/2009 @ Nashville Predators22 11/23/2009 @ New York Rangers23 11/24/2009 @ Montreal Canadiens24 11/26/2009 @ Ottawa Senators25 11/28/2009 Calgary Flames26 11/30/2009 St Louis Blues27 12/01/2009 @ Chicago Blackhawks28 12/03/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs29 12/05/2009 Colorado Avalanche30 12/09/2009 Florida Panthers31 12/10/2009 @ Nashville Predators32 12/12/2009 Anaheim Ducks33 12/14/2009 Nashville Predators34 12/15/2009 @ Minnesota Wild35 12/17/2009 Phoenix Coyotes36 12/19/2009 @ Colorado Avalanche37 12/21/2009 @ Phoenix Coyotes38 12/23/2009 @ Dallas Stars39 12/26/2009 @ Detroit Red Wings40 12/28/2009 Detroit Red Wings41 12/29/2009 @ New York Islanders42 12/31/2009 Nashville Predators43 01/02/2010 Colorado Avalanche44 01/05/2010 @ Vancouver Canucks45 01/07/2010 @ Edmonton Oilers46 01/08/2010 @ Calgary Flames47 01/10/2010 Dallas Stars48 01/12/2010 @ St Louis Blues49 01/14/2010 @ Chicago Blackhawks50 01/16/2010 Chicago Blackhawks51 01/18/2010 St Louis Blues52 01/19/2010 @ Philadelphia Flyers53 01/21/2010 @ Boston Bruins54 01/23/2010 @ Minnesota Wild55 01/26/2010 Nashville Predators56 01/28/2010 Los Angeles Kings57 01/30/2010 @ St Louis Blues58 02/02/2010 @ Colorado Avalanche59 02/04/2010 Dallas Stars60 02/06/2010 Buffalo Sabres61 02/10/2010 San Jose Sharks62 02/12/2010 Vancouver Canucks63 02/14/2010 Chicago Blackhawks64 03/02/2010 Vancouver Canucks65 03/06/2010 @ San Jose Sharks66 03/08/2010 @ Los Angeles Kings67 03/09/2010 @ Anaheim Ducks68 03/11/2010 Atlanta Thrashers69 03/13/2010 St Louis Blues70 03/15/2010 Edmonton Oilers71 03/19/2010 Minnesota Wild72 03/20/2010 @ Nashville Predators73 03/23/2010 @ New Jersey Devils74 03/25/2010 Chicago Blackhawks75 03/27/2010 New York Islanders76 03/28/2010 @ Chicago Blackhawks77 03/30/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning78 04/01/2010 @ Detroit Red Wings79 04/03/2010 Washington Capitals80 04/05/2010 @ St Louis Blues81 04/07/2010 @ Detroit Red Wings82 04/09/2010 Detroit Red Wings

Columbus Blue Jackets: Player Game By Game SummaryDate Opp. METHOT

#3STRALMAN #6

HEJDA #8

RUSSELL #10

BLUNDEN #12

TORRES #14

DORSETT #15

Oct 3 Vs MIN 0-1 1/1 21:14 MIN 0-0 5/1 21:47 0-0 2/0 16:42 DND 0-0 1/1 13:39 DNDOct 5 @ VAN 0-0 0/1 18:26 DND 0-0 1/3 19:41 0-1 1/1 15:24 DND 1-0 3/0 14:28 DNDOct 8 @ S.J 0-0 0/0 18:51 0-0 1/-2 19:26 0-1 1/1 21:24 DND 0-0 0/0 11:04 1-0 3/-2 14:16 0-0 1/0 9:29Oct 10 @ PHX 0-0 1/0 19:55 0-0 0/0 16:33 0-0 0/2 24:34 0-0 3/0 13:40 DND 0-0 1/0 12:35 0-0 2/0 10:53Oct 13 Vs CGY 0-0 1/-1 14:49 1-0 3/1 21:21 0-0 1/1 21:21 0-0 1/-1 16:14 DND 0-0 0/0 11:56 0-0 0/-1 13:47Oct 17 Vs L.A 0-0 0/1 17:47 0-0 0/0 19:53 INJ 0-1 2/0 18:16 DND 1-0 (W) 1/0 12:46 0-0 1/0 10:29Oct 20 @ CGY 0-0 0/-2 18:32 0-1 4/-2 21:31 INJ 0-0 2/-2 16:16 DND 0-0 1/-1 13:11 0-0 1/-1 11:08Oct 22 @ EDM 0-0 1/1 20:12 0-1 4/-1 19:48 INJ 0-0 0/0 19:45 0-0 1/0 7:30 1-0 2/0 12:37 0-1 2/2 11:57Oct 24 @ ANA 0-2 1/1 22:02 0-1 1/2 21:21 INJ 0-0 2/0 15:27 0-0 1/1 5:44 0-0 3/0 16:50 0-0 2/0 14:56Oct 25 @ L.A INJ 0-0 1/-2 17:41 INJ 0-0 0/-2 20:31 0-0 0/0 11:39 0-0 0/0 18:06 0-0 0/0 3:08Oct 28 Vs PHX 0-0 0/0 19:05 0-0 3/0 20:22 INJ 0-1 1/-1 18:08 DND 0-1 1/-1 14:50 0-0 0/0 14:18Oct 30 Vs PIT 0-0 0/0 21:13 0-0 3/-1 22:54 INJ 0-0 1/1 17:54 0-0 0/0 4:06 0-0 2/0 12:33 1-0 1/0 11:13Nov 1 @ WSH 0-0 1/-2 23:02 0-1 2/-1 22:06 INJ 0-0 0/0 17:35 0-0 0/0 4:10 2-0 3/1 11:49 0-0 0/0 11:50Nov 4 Vs S.J 0-0 1/0 16:35 0-2 0/1 23:55 0-0 1/-1 23:55 0-0 3/0 18:50 0-0 1/0 4:27 0-0 0/0 15:21 0-0 3/0 13:58Nov 5 @ ATL 0-0 1/2 17:11 0-0 0/0 18:27 0-1 1/1 25:42 0-1 2/1 12:18 DND 2-0 (W) 4/2 13:32 0-1 0/2 9:38

Date Opp. BRASSARD #16

MURRAY #17

UMBERGER #18

HUSELIUS #20

COMMODORE #22

MACKENZIE #24

CHIMERA #25

Oct 3 Vs MIN 0-0 2/0 18:11 0-1 3/1 8:29 1-0 2/1 20:34 0-0 3/0 17:18 INJ MIN 0-0 3/0 14:50Oct 5 @ VAN 0-0 0/-1 16:56 0-0 0/0 6:40 0-0 2/0 19:26 1-1 3/-1 17:27 INJ MIN 0-0 1/0 15:19Oct 8 @ S.J 0-0 2/-1 14:44 DND 0-0 1/0 16:32 0-1 2/0 15:06 INJ MIN 1-0 4/0 13:11Oct 10 @ PHX 0-1 1/1 14:07 0-0 0/0 9:49 1-0 1/1 18:16 0-1 1/1 15:38 INJ MIN 0-0 0/0 13:24Oct 13 Vs CGY 0-1 3/0 16:30 0-0 0/0 8:42 0-1 4/1 16:33 1-0 (W) 3/0 18:22 INJ MIN 0-0 2/0 15:45Oct 17 Vs L.A 0-1 1/0 15:06 0-0 1/0 9:52 0-0 2/0 18:28 0-0 0/0 15:37 INJ MIN 1-0 4/0 12:35Oct 20 @ CGY 1-1 2/-2 17:36 0-0 1/-2 8:59 0-0 2/-2 20:43 0-1 1/-2 18:20 INJ MIN 0-0 1/-1 13:20Oct 22 @ EDM 0-0 2/-3 13:41 DND 0-1 2/-2 15:51 2-0 4/1 16:24 DND MIN 1-0 5/1 13:40Oct 24 @ ANA 0-0 0/0 7:49 INJ 0-1 2/1 22:52 0-0 2/2 17:06 0-1 1/2 15:43 MIN 0-1 3/0 16:19Oct 25 @ L.A 0-0 3/0 14:54 INJ 0-1 2/-2 20:09 1-0 3/-1 16:42 0-1 0/0 19:05 MIN 0-1 0/-2 12:48Oct 28 Vs PHX 1-0 4/-1 15:31 INJ 0-0 1/0 17:12 0-0 3/0 18:42 0-0 1/0 15:52 MIN 0-0 4/0 12:27Oct 30 Vs PIT 0-1 2/-1 18:44 INJ 0-1 2/-2 21:34 0-0 2/0 19:40 0-1 0/1 15:32 MIN 0-0 4/-1 11:55Nov 1 @ WSH 0-1 5/1 13:11 INJ 2-0 (W) 6/1 18:36 0-0 1/0 17:43 0-0 0/1 17:28 MIN 0-2 3/1 17:05Nov 4 Vs S.J DND INJ 0-1 2/-1 23:27 INJ DND 0-0 0/0 7:54 1-0 3/1 19:26Nov 5 @ ATL 1-1 2/1 11:01 INJ 0-0 1/-1 21:02 INJ DND 0-1 0/1 6:35 0-2 2/2 16:13

Date Opp. PAHLSSON #26

FILATOV #28

ROY #36

BOLL #40

VERMETTE #50

TYUTIN #51

NASH #61

Oct 3 Vs MIN 0-0 4/0 17:49 0-0 0/0 9:18 0-0 0/0 14:09 0-0 1/0 5:09 0-0 2/1 18:41 0-1 1/1 21:53 0-0 4/0 18:27Oct 5 @ VAN 0-0 0/0 19:15 1-0 (W) 3/1 7:41 0-1 1/2 14:35 0-0 0/0 0:50 1-1 4/2 21:08 0-1 3/-3 25:45 0-3 1/0 20:20Oct 8 @ S.J 0-0 1/0 17:55 0-0 0/0 6:14 0-1 2/1 16:55 INJ 0-1 1/-2 16:51 0-1 2/-2 23:32 1-1 6/-2 17:57Oct 10 @ PHX 0-0 1/1 17:59 0-0 0/0 4:49 DND DND 0-0 0/0 19:20 0-0 2/0 22:14 1-1 (W) 4/2 18:54Oct 13 Vs CGY 0-0 1/-1 16:12 DND DND 0-0 0/0 7:03 0-0 4/0 16:17 0-0 2/0 23:59 0-2 4/1 19:54Oct 17 Vs L.A 0-1 1/2 15:17 DND 0-0 0/0 18:00 0-0 0/0 7:38 0-1 0/-1 19:28 0-0 2/-1 24:47 1-0 5/2 19:31Oct 20 @ CGY 0-1 1/1 15:12 DND 0-1 2/-1 16:50 0-0 2/0 6:32 0-1 0/-2 17:10 0-0 4/-2 20:54 1-0 3/-2 20:13Oct 22 @ EDM 0-1 2/1 17:52 0-0 0/0 5:42 0-1 0/1 11:32 DND 0-1 2/1 20:39 0-0 1/-1 23:49 0-0 0/-3 20:14Oct 24 @ ANA 0-0 3/-1 19:30 0-0 1/0 4:59 DND DND 1-2 3/4 15:41 1-1 (W) 3/4 20:14 2-1 4/2 20:46Oct 25 @ L.A 0-0 2/-1 13:54 0-0 1/0 9:51 0-0 2/-2 17:27 DND 1-0 2/0 19:15 0-0 3/-1 20:29 0-1 5/-2 20:44Oct 28 Vs PHX 0-0 1/0 13:37 0-0 1/0 8:43 MIN 0-0 0/0 3:40 0-0 3/0 18:17 0-0 3/-1 24:57 0-0 3/0 21:06Oct 30 Vs PIT 0-1 1/0 17:03 DND MIN 0-0 0/0 3:44 0-2 4/1 24:01 0-0 0/-1 26:34 2-0 7/-1 23:09Nov 1 @ WSH 0-1 2/0 18:34 DND MIN 0-0 1/0 3:04 0-0 0/-1 21:25 0-1 1/1 21:15 1-2 5/0 23:00Nov 4 Vs S.J 0-0 0/1 21:15 0-0 2/0 11:33 MIN 0-0 0/0 6:23 0-0 1/-1 22:45 0-1 2/1 23:00 1-0 7/-1 21:11Nov 5 @ ATL 0-0 0/1 19:58 0-0 0/0 5:48 MIN 0-0 0/0 6:47 0-0 1/0 21:19 0-0 2/1 20:55 0-0 4/0 23:00

Date Opp. VORACEK #93

KLESLA #97

MODIN #

PICARD #

MASON #1

GARON #32

Oct 3 Vs MIN 0-1 3/1 14:39 1-0 (W) 2/1 20:52 INJ MIN 1/33W 60 DNPOct 5 @ VAN 0-1 0/1 14:13 1-1 1/-1 24:27 INJ MIN 3/43W 60 DNPOct 8 @ S.J 0-0 0/-1 14:42 0-0 0/-4 19:58 INJ MIN 5/20L 42 1/8 18Oct 10 @ PHX 0-0 0/0 11:10 0-1 2/2 22:13 INJ MIN DNP 0/36W 60Oct 13 Vs CGY 0-0 2/0 16:02 0-0 2/0 19:58 INJ MIN 1/23W 60 DNPOct 17 Vs L.A 1-0 2/0 14:28 0-0 2/1 18:14 INJ MIN 1/28W 60 DNPOct 20 @ CGY 1-0 2/-1 14:01 0-0 1/-2 18:51 INJ MIN 6/22L 60 DNPOct 22 @ EDM 0-2 3/2 14:29 0-0 1/0 21:35 INJ MIN DNP 5/31L 60Oct 24 @ ANA 2-0 4/3 15:37 0-0 1/-1 22:35 INJ MIN 4/36W 60 DNPOct 25 @ L.A 0-0 2/-1 17:03 0-0 1/1 19:39 INJ MIN 6/25L 60 DNPOct 28 Vs PHX 0-0 2/-1 16:39 0-0 1/0 16:40 INJ MIN 4/23L 60 DNPOct 30 Vs PIT 0-0 3/0 19:22 0-0 0/-1 20:31 INJ MIN 3/32O 65 DNPNov 1 @ WSH 0-2 1/1 16:27 0-0 1/-2 20:16 INJ MIN 4/36W 60 0/0 2Nov 4 Vs S.J 0-0 2/1 20:12 0-0 0/-1 23:45 INJ MIN 2/38O 65 DNPNov 5 @ ATL 1-1 1/1 10:43 0-0 0/1 25:11 INJ DND DNP 3/35W 60

* Named fourth head coach in Blue Jackets history Nov. 22, 2006* Compiled a 519-350-129 record in 998 regular season games with Columbus, Philadelphia and Dallas during his NHL coachingcareer* In 11 full seasons behind the bench, he has led his teams to nine Stanley Cup Playoffs appearances and six division titles* Led his teams to a 66-55 record in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a 16-7 mark in 1998-99 when he guided the Stars to theStanley Cup* Has led the Jackets to a 111-101-29 record in 241 games and led the club to its first Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance with afranchise-best 41-31-10 record (92 pts.) in 2008-09* Became the 13th coach in NHL history to record 500 wins when the Jackets earned a 4-3 shootout win at Toronto Feb. 19, 2009* On Apr. 5, 2008 at St. Louis, he became the 20th coach in NHL history to coach in 900 or more games.

•Is 5-1-2 this season when facing 25 or more shots, while going 1-3-0 when facing fewer than 25 shots.•Is two shutouts shy of tying the Blue Jackets career record of 12 set by Marc Denis.

•Is 27-7-2 when facing at least 35 shots, including a current streak of 10-consecutive wins in such games dating back to February 2008.•Recorded his second 30-plus save performance of the season with a 32-save effort Nov. 5 at Atlanta.•Had 36 saves in his first start as a Blue Jacket Oct. 10 at Phoenix to become the first CBJ goalie to post a shutout in his first CBJ start.

•Had two assists Oct. 24 at Anaheim for his first multi-assist game of his career.•Has played in 18-or-more minutes in 10-of-14 games this season; had a game-high four blocked shots Nov. 1 at Washington.

•Played the 100th game of his NHL career and recorded his first multi-assist game of his career with two assists Nov. 4 vs. San Jose.•Has 1-6-7 the past 11 games; has played in 20-or-more minutes in seven-of-13 games this season.

•Missed eight games after being injured Oct. 13 vs. Calgary; returned to the lineup Nov. 4 vs. San Jose; had 0-1-1 Nov. 5 at Atlanta.•Has led the club in ice time in back-to-back games; ranks tied for 12th overall and tied for sixth among defensemen with a +8 rating.

•Registered 0-2-2 the past four games after collecting 0-2-2 the first nine games of the season.

Columbus Blue Jackets: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Ken Hitchcock

#1: Steve Mason (G) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / May 29, 1988 (21 years and 5 months)2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Win: NOV 1, 2009 @ WASHINGTON (1)Last SO: MAR 26, 2009 vs CALGARY (20)

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 12 6-4-2 0 3.38 .889Career 73 39-24-9 10 2.47 .911

Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 1.00 .963

#32: Mathieu Garon (G) 6' 2", 202 lbs. / Jan 9, 1978 (31 years and 9 months)MA-tyew Gah-ROHN7th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Win: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTALast SO: OCT 10, 2009 @ PHOENIX (3)


Career vs. Opp 3 1-2-0 1 3.14 .898

#3: Marc Methot (D) 6' 3", 230 lbs. / Jun 21, 1985 (24 years and 4 months)muh-THAHT3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: JAN 20, 2009 @ EDMONTON (45)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2009 @ ANAHEIM (5)

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 14 0-3-3 2 14Career 109 4-20-24 89

Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 0

#6: Anton Stralman (D) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Aug 1, 1986 (23 years and 3 months)STRAHL-man3rd NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 13, 2009 vs CALGARY (10)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1)

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 13 1-6-7 -5 4Career 101 5-24-29 42


#8: Jan Hejda (D) 6' 3", 229 lbs. / Jun 18, 1978 (31 years and 4 months)YAHN HAY-dah4th NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 24, 2009 @ TAMPA BAY (16)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA



#10: Kris Russell (D) 5' 10", 185 lbs. / May 2, 1987 (22 years and 6 months)3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: DEC 29, 2008 @ LOS ANGELES (60)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA



•Has played in 17-or-more minutes seven of the past 10 games and has at least one shot on goal in all but three games this season.

•Played a season high 11:39 of action Oct. 25 at Los Angeles.

•Has two multi-goal outings in the past thee games after registering one multi-goal game all of last season.•He ranks second on the club in goals with eight to his credit, while his four power play goals rank him tied for fifth in the NHL.•His power play goal total in 15 games this season is equal to his total of the previous three seasons combined (165 games).

•Has collected 1-1-2 the past four games after recording 0-1-1 the first nine games of the season.•Has played in 10-plus minutes in 11-of-13 games and has at least one shot on goal in eight-of-13 games.

•After being held scoreless the first three games of the season, has points in eight of the past 11 games, including four-straight (2-3-5).

•Was placed on injured reserve Oct. 27 retroactive to Oct. 20 and is expected to miss at least four weeks.

•Recorded his first multi-goal game of the season Nov. 1 at Washington; had points in three-straight games (2-2-4) Oct. 30-Nov. 4.•Has 3-5-8 the past 10 games after being held to 1-1-2 the previous six outings.

•Was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 3 on Nov. 5. •Recorded his first multi-goal game of the season with a pair of tallies Oct. 22 at Edmonton; is third on the club in goals.

#12: Mike Blunden (R) 6' 4", 211 lbs. / Dec 15, 1986 (22 years and 10 months)1st NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist:



#14: Raffi Torres (L) 6' 0", 216 lbs. / Oct 8, 1981 (28 years)8th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTALast Assist: OCT 28, 2009 vs PHOENIX (4)



#15: Derek Dorsett (R) 5' 11", 187 lbs. / Dec 20, 1986 (22 years and 10 months)DOHRS-it2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 30, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (3)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA



#16: Derick Brassard (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Sep 22, 1987 (22 years and 1 month)bruh-SAHRD2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTALast Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA



#17: Andrew Murray (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Nov 6, 1981 (28 years)3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 7, 2009 @ DETROIT (18)Last Assist: OCT 3, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (5)



#18: RJ Umberger (L) 6' 2", 219 lbs. / May 3, 1982 (27 years and 6 months)5th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 1, 2009 @ WASHINGTON (2)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1)



#20: Kristian Huselius (L) (*Injured) 6' 2", 184 lbs. / Nov 10, 1978 (30 years and 11 months)hoo-SAY-lee-uhs8th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 25, 2009 @ LOS ANGELES (3)Last Assist: OCT 20, 2009 @ CALGARY (6)



#21: Alexandre Picard (L) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Oct 9, 1985 (24 years)pih CAHRD2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist: JAN 10, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (2)



•Was added to the roster on emergency recall Nov. 5; was tied for the club lead in points for Syracuse (AHL) at time of recall.

•Made his season debut with an assist and was +2 Oct. 24 at Anaheim; has assists in three of the past five games.

•Was added to the roster on emergency recall from Syracuse (AHL) on Nov. 4; had his first point of the season (assist) Nov. 5 atAtlanta.

•Tallied a pair of assists for his second multi-assist game in the past three contests Nov. 5 at Atlanta.•Has points in three-straight games (1-4-5); registered 2-6-8 the past eight games after being held to 2-0-2 the first seven games.

•Tallied his first point as a Blue Jacket with an assist Oct. 17 vs. Los Angeles, had assists in three-straight games Oct. 17-22.•Had assists in back-to-back games Oct. 30-Nov. 1, the second he has had back-to-back point outings this season.

•Scored his first goal of the season when he lit the lamp Oct. 5 at Vancouver; has at least one shot on goal in four of the past fivegames.

•Placed on IR Sept. 29; was injured Sept. 18 at Minnesota (preseason) and is expected to be out 4-6 weeks.

•Had a game-high six hits Nov. 4 vs. San Jose; had a season-high 12 penalty minutes Nov. 1 at Washington and Nov. 4 vs. San Jose.

#22: Mike Commodore (D) 6' 5", 235 lbs. / Nov 7, 1979 (30 years)9th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 14, 2009 @ CAROLINA (31)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (1)



#24: Derek MacKenzie (C) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Jun 11, 1981 (28 years and 4 months)4th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 30, 2008 @ CHICAGO (6)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA



#25: Jason Chimera (L) 6' 2", 216 lbs. / May 2, 1979 (30 years and 6 months)chih-MAIR-uh7th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA



#26: Samuel Pahlsson (C) 6' 0", 203 lbs. / Dec 17, 1977 (31 years and 10 months)PAWL-suhn9th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 3, 2009 vs NASHVILLE (19)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2009 @ WASHINGTON (2)



#28: Nikita Filatov (L) 6' 0", 185 lbs. / May 25, 1990 (19 years and 5 months)nih-KEE-tuh FIHL-uh-tawf1st NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 5, 2009 @ VANCOUVER (8)Last Assist:



#33: Fredrik Modin (L) (*Injured) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Oct 8, 1974 (35 years)moh-DEEN12th NHL / 4th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 10, 2009 vs COLORADO (3)Last Assist: FEB 3, 2009 vs ST. LOUIS (6)


Career vs. Opp 36 15-17-32 12

#40: Jared Boll (R) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / May 13, 1986 (23 years and 5 months)3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 11, 2009 vs MINNESOTA (10)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2009 vs NASHVILLE (15)



#50: Antoine Vermette (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jul 20, 1982 (27 years and 3 months)AN-twuhn vuhr-MEHT6th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 25, 2009 @ LOS ANGELES (5)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (3)



•Had a five-game (2-5-7) point streak come to an end Oct. 28 vs. Phoenix, which tied for the longest point streak of his career.•His two assists Oct. 24 at Anaheim gave him 100 for his NHL career; he was +4 in the game and tied the CBJ single game record.•He has recorded 10-15-25 in 32 games since being acquired by the Jackets on Mar. 4, 2009; had 0-2-2 Oct. 30 vs. Pittsburgh.

•Notched his fifth assist of the season Nov. 1 at Washington; has played in 20-or-more minutes in every game this season.•Recorded 1-1-2 Oct. 24 at Anaheim; goal was the game-winner, his first as a Blue Jacket and first since Oct. 27, 2005.

•Notched his second multi-goal game of the campaign with a pair Oct. 30 vs. Pittsburgh; had 1-2-3 Nov. 1 at Washington.•Has 6-4-10 the past seven games, including first multi-goal game of the season Oct. 24 at ANA; leads club in goals, assists and points.•The goals were the 199th and 200th of his career; ranks tied for fourth in the NHL in points, tied for sixth in goals and is tied for 14th inassists.

•Has a pair of multi-point games to his credit in the past three contests to raise his season totals to 5-7-12 in 15 games.•Notched 1-1-2 this past Thursday at Atlanta for his fourth multi-point game of the season (six multi-point games last season).•Has five goals in 15 games this season compared to scoring nine goals in 80 games last season.

•Had two blocked shots Nov. 5 at Atlanta; ranks 20th in the NHL in blocked shots (32); had five hits Nov. 4 vs. San Jose.•Has played in 19-or-more minutes in 12-of-15 games this season and has at least one shot on goal in all but four games.

#51: Fedor Tyutin (D) 6' 3", 218 lbs. / Jul 19, 1983 (26 years and 3 months)FEH-dohr TOO-tihn6th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 24, 2009 @ ANAHEIM (6)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1)



#61: Rick Nash (R) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Jun 16, 1984 (25 years and 4 months)7th NHL / 7th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (1)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2009 @ WASHINGTON (2)



#93: Jakub Voracek (R) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Aug 15, 1989 (20 years and 2 months)YAH-kub VOHR-uh-chehk2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTALast Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA



#97: Rostislav Klesla (D) 6' 3", 220 lbs. / Mar 21, 1982 (27 years and 7 months)RAH-stih-slahv KLEHS-luh8th NHL / 8th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 5, 2009 @ VANCOUVER (13)Last Assist: OCT 10, 2009 @ PHOENIX (11)



LAST GAMEToronto 3, Hurricanes 2Nov. 6, 2009 * RBCCenter, Raleigh, NCJason Blake’s third-period, power-play goal was the difference as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs knocked off the Hurricanes 3-2 at theRBC Center to extend Carolina’s winless streak to 11 games. Carolina had jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period, as BrandonSutter netted his third goal in four games and Sergei Samsonov notched his second goal of the season. But Toronto answered withsecond-period tallies by John Mitchell and Nikolai Kulemin to even the score after two. Toronto netminder Jonas Gustavsson stopped18 Hurricanes shots in the final period, and 34 in the game, to seal the win for the Maple Leafs. Cam Ward made 23 saves on 26 shotsfor Carolina.

INJURIESLeft wing Ray Whitney, upper body, missed one gameCenter Eric Staal, upper body, expected to miss 2-4 weeks, missed two gamesForward Michael Ryan, upper body, injured reserve, missed 15 games2009-10 MAN GAMES LOST: 38 RECENT TRANSACTIONSNov. 5: Recalled forward Zach Boychuk from Albany (AHL)Nov. 3: Assigned defenseman Jay Harrison to Albany (AHL)Nov. 1: Activated winger Erik Cole from injured reserveOct. 24: Recalled center Brandon Sutter from Albany (AHL); Placed winger Erik Cole on injured reserveOct. 24: Forward Tuomo Ruutu suspended three games by the National Hockey League TODAY’S GAMEThe Hurricanes travel to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets (7 p.m., FOX Sports Carolinas HD, Hurricanes Radio Network).Saturday’s game is the second game of a back-to-back set for Carolina, as the Hurricanes fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 last nightin Raleigh. Carolina enters Saturday’s game winless in its last 11 games (0-8-3), matching the team’s longest winless streak sincearriving in North Carolina (3/13/03-4/6/03: 0-9-2). Carolina’s last win, and lone regulation win this season, came against the FloridaPanthers in Raleigh on Oct. 9 by a 7-2 score. The Hurricanes are winless on the road this season (0-6-2). BROADCAST NOTES· FOX Sports Carolinas continues its coverage of live Hurricanes games on Saturday with a high-definition telecast of Carolina’sgame at Columbus. As always, John Forslund will provide play-by-play and former professional goaltender Tripp Tracy will providecolor analysis.· Fans can tune in to Hurricanes Radio Network flagship station 99.9 FM The Fan to listen to Hall of Fame broadcaster ChuckKaiton’s call of every Canes game. The Fan’s Mike Maniscalco hosts Stormfront and Aftermath surrounding all broadcasts. HURRICANES STREAKS· Goaltender Cam Ward has started three consecutive games HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH· Winger Tuomo Ruutu is one assist shy of 100 NHL assists· Center Rod Brind’Amour is one assist shy of tying Kevin Dineen (294) for 2nd on the franchise’s assists list· Left wing Sergei Samsonov is two assists shy of 300 NHL assists HURRICANES MILESTONES AND FIRSTS RECENTLY ACHIEVED· Right wing Scott Walkerplayed his 800th NHL game, Nov. 1 vs. SJ· Defenseman Niclas Wallin(480)passed Geoff Sanderson (479) for 10th on the franchise’s games-played list, Oct. 24 at MIN· Left wing Ray Whitney played his 1,000th NHL game and 300th Hurricanes game, Oct. 21 at NYI HURRICANES vs. BLUE JACKETS SERIES NOTES · Carolina leads all time 6-4-0, including 4-2-0 at home and 2-2-0 at Nationwide Arena.· The teams meet just once in 2009-10 on Nov. 7 at Columbus.· The Blue Jackets won the teams’ lone meeting in 2008-09 by a 5-1 score at the RBC Center on Feb. 14.

Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes

SCORE BY PER SHOTS PEN/MIN PP

TOR 0-2-1 = 3 26 2/4 0-3

CAR 2-0-0 = 2 36 3/6 1-2

· The Hurricanes and the Blue Jackets have never played an overtime game against each other.· Rick Nash is the only player on either team’s roster with a point-per-game or better career average against the other team –6points (2g, 4a) in 6 games.· Carolina’s roster boasts former Blue Jackets captain Ray Whitney while Columbus’ roster includes former Canes defensemanMike Commodore. UPCOMING GAMES (times are ET)

* All times are Eastern | FSCR = FOX Sports Carolinas | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE

* All times are local… Times and locations subject to change FAST FACTS· Missing Pieces: Eric Staal and Ray Whitney each missed last night’s game against Toronto. Either Staal or Whitney had led theHurricanes in scoring in each of the last four seasons, as the pair combined for 603 points (251g, 352a) from 2005-06 through 2008-09.Their 251 combined goals accounted for nearly 25 percent of Carolina’s goal scoring during that time frame.· Back-to-Back Games: Saturday’s game marks the second game of Carolina’s fifth of 16 sets of back-to-back games thisseason. Carolina is 1-7-1 in back-to-back games this season, including a 1-4-0 record in the first halves and an 0-3-1 record in the backhalves. The Hurricanes next face a back-to-back situation on Nov. 27-28 when they host Atlanta before traveling to Buffalo.· Road Struggles: The Hurricanes are winless in their first eight road games this season, posting a record of 0-6-2, to make themthe only team in the NHL without an away victory this season. The deepest the team has ever gone into its road schedule withoutearning a victory was in 1981-82, when the Whalers didn’t win an away contest until the 12th road game, a 5-3 win at Toronto on Dec.2, 1981. The franchise record for fewest road wins in a season was set in the team’s first NHL season, 1979-80, when Hartford postedjust five road wins in 40 games.· Killers Heating Up: After allowing seven goals during their first 16 penalty kill situations of the season, the Hurricanes have nowkilled off 52 of their last 59 (88.1%) shorthanded situations. Carolina got its first shorthanded goal of the season on Oct. 9 againstFlorida, as Tom Kostopoulos netted an unassisted, shorthanded tally for his first goal with the team. Last season, the Hurricanes did notscore a shorthanded goal until Jan. 29, the team’s 50th game of the season.· Powerless: The Hurricanes are 0-for-their-last-25 over the last five games on the power-play, dropping their season power-playpercentage to 13.4 percent.· Tough Start: With just seven points (2-10-3) in their first 15 games, the Hurricanes’ start to 2009-10 matches the worst infranchise history. The franchise also managed just seven points through 15 games in 1992-93, and 1993-94. Carolina’s current 11-game winless streak matches the longest winless streak since the team’s arrival in North Carolina (3/13/03-4/6/03: 0-9-2). The longestwinless streak in franchise history was a 14-game stretch from Jan. 4, 1992 through Feb. 9, 1992 (0-8-6).· Workhorse: Hurricanes netminder Cam Ward has started 14 of the team’s 15 games this season. Ward also started 28 of 29regular-season games to conclude the 2008-09 season, and played all 18 of Carolina’s Stanley Cup playoff games.· Home Sweet Home: The Canes are in the midst of a stretch that will see them play six of nine, and eight of 12 games at theRBC Center from Oct. 28-Nov. 15. Carolina is 2-4-1 at home thus far this season.· Average Joe: Prior to last night’s games, defenseman Joe Corvo ranked fifth among all NHL skaters, averaging 26:10 of ice timeper game in Carolina’s first 14 games.· Contact Sport: Signed as a free agent this summer to add another physical presence to the Carolina blueline, defensemanAndrew Alberts ranked tied for 12th in the NHL in hits (44) through games of Nov. 5.

DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO

Nov. 7 at Columbus 7 p.m. FSCR (HD) HRN

Nov. 11 Los Angeles 7 p.m. FSCR (HD) HRN

Nov. 13 NY Islanders 7 p.m. HRN

Nov. 15 Minnesota 1:30 p.m. HRN

Nov. 17 at Montreal 7:30 p.m. HRN

DATE DAY LOCATION TIME

Nov. 7 Saturday Nationwide Arena 11:30 a.m.

Nov. 8 Sunday off

Nov. 9 Monday RBC Center 11:00 a.m.

Nov. 10 Tuesday RBC Center 11:00 a.m.

Nov. 11 Wednesday RBC Center 10:30 a.m.

Nov. 12 Thursday RecZone 11:00 a.m.

Nov. 13 Friday RBC Center 10:30 a.m.

Nov. 14 Saturday RBC Center 11:00 a.m.

Nov. 15 Sunday none

Nov. 16 Monday RBC Center 11:00 a.m.

STAAL’S IRONMAN STREAK ENDSEric Staal’s streak of 349 consecutive games played ended when the Hurricanes took the ice without him on Nov. 4 at Florida. Staal’sstreak is the longest consecutive games-played streak by a Carolina player since the franchise’s relocation in 1997, and the secondlongest in franchise history (Dave Tippett –419). Staal’s streak ranked third among active NHLers at the time it ended. WHITNEY REACHES 1,000Hurricanes winger and former Columbus Blue Jacket Ray Whitney played his 1,000th NHL game, and his 300th with Carolina, onWednesday, Oct. 21, at NY Islanders. Whitney has played more games with the Hurricanes (306) than any of the other five NHL teamshe has played for: San Jose (200), Edmonton (9), Florida (273), Columbus (151) and Detroit (67). He became the fourth player inCarolina franchise history to play his 1,000th NHL game with the team, joining Rod Brind’Amour (Nov. 15, 2002 vs. PHI), Glen Wesley(Jan. 20, 2001 vs. LA) and Brian Propp (March 2, 1994 vs. LA). Since the start of 2005-06, when Whitney joined the Hurricanes, theteam has gone 164-110-26 (.590) when he is in the lineup. ATTENDANCE The Hurricanes opened the 2009-10 season on Oct. 2 at the RBC Center in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,680. Through seven games,total attendance for the season stands at 106,318, an average of 15,188 per game. The Hurricanes hosted sell-out crowds of 18,680 atthe RBC Center 10 times in 2008-09 and averaged 16,573 per game. MEDIA GUIDEThe 2009-10 Carolina Hurricanes Media Guide is available for download (.pdf) at www.CarolinaHurricanes.com (click on “Stats”). Alimited quantity will be available to media and team broadcasters covering games at the RBC Center.

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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.1 10/02/2009 Philadelphia Flyers L 00-01-00 0-2 17 0-8 3-5 28-27 29 / 30 18680+2 10/03/2009 @ Boston Bruins L 00-02-00 2-7 24,12p 26 1-10 4-8 27-42 30 / 30 165923 10/06/2009 Tampa Bay Lightning W** 01-02-00 2-1 36p 14 1-5 7-8 28-30 30 / 41 161864 10/09/2009 Florida Panthers W 02-02-00 7-2 29s,15,36,13,8,17,44 36 0-3 6-6 33-27 30 / 29 135975 10/10/2009 @ Tampa Bay Lightning L 02-03-00 2-5 12p,17p 12 2-5 5-6 26-39 30 / 30 142126 10/14/2009 Pittsburgh Penguins O** 02-03-01 2-3 13,13 14 0-3 4-4 29-38 29 / 30 140537 10/17/2009 @ New Jersey Devils L 02-04-01 0-2 15 0-2 4-4 26-29 30 / 30 150218 10/21/2009 @ New York Islanders O** 02-04-02 3-4 8p,12,36 51 1-4 3-3 38-29 30 / 30 91229 10/23/2009 @ Colorado Avalanche L 02-05-02 4-5 77p,15,8,13 26 1-2 5-7 36-36 41 / 30 13673

10 10/24/2009 @ Minnesota Wild O* 02-05-03 2-3 14p,25 22 1-3 6-7 23-29 32 / 30 18145+11 10/28/2009 St Louis Blues L 02-06-03 2-5 77p,24p 18 2-6 1-1 36-18 50 / 30 1554912 10/31/2009 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 02-07-03 1-6 16 9 0-5 3-4 40-28 29 / 49 1907613 11/01/2009 San Jose Sharks L 02-08-03 1-5 16 59 0-3 4-5 26-25 20 / 30 1508914 11/04/2009 @ Florida Panthers L 02-09-03 0-3 27 0-5 5-6 32-25 29 / 30 1242415 11/06/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs L 02-10-03 2-3 16,14 55 0-3 1-2 36-26 50 / 30 1416416 11/07/2009 @ Columbus Blue Jackets17 11/11/2009 Los Angeles Kings18 11/13/2009 New York Islanders19 11/15/2009 Minnesota Wild20 11/17/2009 @ Montreal Canadiens21 11/19/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs22 11/21/2009 Tampa Bay Lightning23 11/23/2009 @ Dallas Stars24 11/25/2009 @ Anaheim Ducks25 11/27/2009 Atlanta Thrashers26 11/28/2009 @ Buffalo Sabres27 11/30/2009 Washington Capitals28 12/05/2009 Vancouver Canucks29 12/07/2009 @ Pittsburgh Penguins30 12/09/2009 @ New Jersey Devils31 12/11/2009 @ Washington Capitals32 12/12/2009 @ Ottawa Senators33 12/16/2009 Dallas Stars34 12/18/2009 @ Florida Panthers35 12/19/2009 Florida Panthers36 12/21/2009 New York Rangers37 12/23/2009 Montreal Canadiens38 12/26/2009 Philadelphia Flyers39 12/28/2009 @ Washington Capitals40 12/31/2009 New York Rangers41 01/02/2010 @ New York Rangers42 01/07/2010 @ Nashville Predators43 01/08/2010 Colorado Avalanche44 01/10/2010 Ottawa Senators45 01/12/2010 @ Toronto Maple Leafs46 01/14/2010 @ Detroit Red Wings47 01/16/2010 Atlanta Thrashers48 01/18/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning49 01/21/2010 @ Atlanta Thrashers50 01/23/2010 @ Philadelphia Flyers51 01/24/2010 Boston Bruins52 01/27/2010 @ New York Rangers53 01/28/2010 New York Islanders54 01/30/2010 Chicago Blackhawks55 02/01/2010 @ Edmonton Oilers56 02/03/2010 @ Calgary Flames57 02/05/2010 @ Buffalo Sabres58 02/06/2010 @ New York Islanders59 02/09/2010 Florida Panthers60 02/11/2010 Buffalo Sabres61 02/13/2010 New Jersey Devils62 03/02/2010 @ Toronto Maple Leafs63 03/04/2010 Ottawa Senators64 03/06/2010 @ Florida Panthers65 03/07/2010 @ Atlanta Thrashers66 03/10/2010 @ Washington Capitals67 03/11/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins68 03/13/2010 Phoenix Coyotes69 03/16/2010 Boston Bruins70 03/18/2010 Washington Capitals71 03/20/2010 @ Pittsburgh Penguins72 03/21/2010 Buffalo Sabres73 03/23/2010 @ Tampa Bay Lightning74 03/25/2010 Washington Capitals75 03/27/2010 Atlanta Thrashers76 03/29/2010 @ Atlanta Thrashers77 03/31/2010 @ Montreal Canadiens78 04/01/2010 @ Ottawa Senators79 04/03/2010 New Jersey Devils80 04/06/2010 @ Tampa Bay Lightning81 04/08/2010 Montreal Canadiens82 04/10/2010 @ Boston Bruins

Carolina Hurricanes: Player Game By Game SummaryDate Opp. WARD

#4GLEASON #6

WALLIN #7

CULLEN #8

BOYCHUK #11

STAAL #12

WHITNEY #13

Oct 2 Vs PHI 0-0 1/0 21:28 0-0 2/0 17:46 0-0 0/0 13:41 0-0 3/0 18:30 MIN 0-0 1/0 26:39 0-0 1/0 20:45Oct 3 @ BOS 0-1 1/-2 20:42 0-0 2/0 26:48 0-0 0/0 11:31 0-0 3/-1 19:35 MIN 1-0 5/0 15:48 0-0 0/0 17:15Oct 6 Vs T.B 0-0 1/0 20:47 0-0 2/0 26:03 0-0 1/0 18:24 0-0 2/0 21:56 MIN 0-0 4/0 23:20 0-0 2/0 17:21Oct 9 Vs FLA 0-0 0/1 20:29 0-1 1/1 20:02 0-1 1/3 18:39 1-1 3/2 16:12 MIN 0-0 2/0 18:57 1-0 1/2 13:56Oct 10 @ T.B 0-0 0/-2 18:18 0-0 3/-1 24:38 0-0 1/-2 15:05 0-1 1/-2 21:33 MIN 1-0 8/-2 23:10 0-1 2/-3 16:17Oct 14 Vs PIT 0-0 2/1 24:25 0-1 2/1 29:37 0-0 2/-1 20:45 0-0 0/-1 19:25 MIN 0-0 3/2 22:22 2-0 4/0 17:45Oct 17 @ N.J 0-0 0/0 6:29 0-0 0/0 23:15 0-0 1/-1 16:17 0-0 1/0 17:14 MIN 0-0 3/-2 19:05 0-0 2/-2 18:17Oct 21 @ NYI 0-0 0/-1 17:25 0-0 0/-1 11:26 0-0 1/0 20:41 1-0 5/-1 19:31 MIN 1-0 7/1 26:47 0-1 1/1 22:01Oct 23 @ COL 0-0 0/0 17:43 INJ 0-1 0/0 20:48 1-0 3/1 18:37 MIN 0-1 6/1 19:08 1-0 4/1 18:48Oct 24 @ MIN 0-0 0/0 20:20 INJ 0-0 1/-1 20:48 0-0 3/1 17:40 MIN 0-0 5/0 24:36 0-2 1/1 19:06Oct 28 Vs STL 0-0 0/-3 17:24 INJ 0-1 3/0 17:01 0-1 3/-1 19:36 MIN 0-1 1/-4 23:55 0-0 0/-2 20:47Oct 31 @ PHI 0-0 1/-1 17:48 INJ 0-0 1/-1 16:51 0-0 5/-2 17:27 MIN 0-0 7/-1 23:58 0-0 3/-1 19:17Nov 1 Vs S.J 0-0 2/-1 19:02 INJ 0-0 1/-1 18:10 0-0 1/-3 16:05 MIN 0-0 2/0 14:40 0-0 4/-1 18:46Nov 4 @ FLA 0-0 2/0 22:33 0-0 3/-1 18:06 0-0 0/0 11:57 0-0 3/-1 18:45 MIN INJ 0-0 3/0 16:02Nov 6 Vs TOR 0-0 1/-2 21:35 0-0 1/1 18:29 0-0 1/1 11:41 0-0 0/0 14:43 0-0 5/0 15:11 DND DND

Date Opp. SAMSONOV #14

RUUTU #15

SUTTER #16

BRIND'AMOUR #17

YELLE #18

WALKER #24

PITKANEN #25

Oct 2 Vs PHI 0-0 1/0 16:25 0-0 5/0 15:23 MIN 0-0 0/0 14:15 0-0 1/0 8:01 0-0 1/0 9:38 INJOct 3 @ BOS 0-1 4/1 15:37 0-0 4/-2 15:46 MIN 0-0 0/1 14:43 0-0 0/-1 9:28 1-0 3/1 10:14 INJOct 6 Vs T.B 0-0 0/0 16:20 0-0 2/0 15:20 MIN 0-0 0/0 19:08 0-0 0/0 7:33 0-0 1/0 10:23 0-1 1/0 9:37Oct 9 Vs FLA 0-1 1/-1 15:01 1-1 5/2 14:20 MIN 1-1 3/2 17:07 0-0 1/1 12:52 0-1 5/3 11:13 INJOct 10 @ T.B 0-1 2/-2 16:33 0-0 5/-2 17:45 MIN 1-0 1/-1 17:19 0-0 0/0 8:10 0-0 1/0 12:07 INJOct 14 Vs PIT 0-0 3/0 20:06 0-2 3/2 17:12 MIN 0-0 0/-1 19:45 0-0 1/0 6:53 0-0 2/0 13:04 INJOct 17 @ N.J 0-0 2/0 13:07 0-0 0/-2 17:26 MIN 0-0 1/-1 17:20 0-0 0/0 10:04 0-0 3/0 14:11 0-0 2/-1 28:15Oct 21 @ NYI 0-0 1/-1 15:11 0-0 2/-1 16:23 MIN 0-1 1/-2 19:10 0-0 0/0 5:16 0-0 0/1 11:37 0-2 6/0 30:43Oct 23 @ COL 0-0 1/0 13:44 1-1 4/0 7:57 MIN 0-1 0/0 19:36 0-1 2/0 6:03 0-1 5/1 15:49 0-0 2/1 23:31Oct 24 @ MIN 1-0 1/-2 17:14 SUS 0-0 1/-1 12:13 0-0 3/0 22:45 0-0 0/0 2:19 0-0 3/0 12:54 1-1 3/1 26:47Oct 28 Vs STL 0-0 1/-2 18:33 SUS 0-0 2/-2 13:35 0-0 5/-1 24:23 0-0 0/0 7:05 1-0 4/0 17:37 0-0 0/-4 30:31Oct 31 @ PHI 0-1 4/1 15:52 SUS 1-0 6/1 12:55 0-0 4/-4 23:11 0-0 0/-2 7:53 0-0 1/-1 16:05 0-0 0/-2 26:15Nov 1 Vs S.J 0-0 3/-1 13:14 0-0 0/0 12:48 1-0 1/1 11:26 0-0 0/-2 18:32 DND 0-0 0/-2 12:27 0-0 4/-1 25:18Nov 4 @ FLA 0-0 2/-2 13:57 0-0 2/0 16:39 0-0 4/0 10:28 0-0 0/-2 18:06 0-0 0/0 9:46 0-0 3/-1 9:40 0-0 2/-1 26:09Nov 6 Vs TOR 1-0 3/0 16:58 0-0 1/0 17:56 1-0 3/0 17:29 0-1 3/0 18:20 0-0 2/0 9:17 0-0 0/0 7:27 0-0 4/-2 29:17

Date Opp. COLE #26

KOSTOPOULOS #29

JOKINEN #36

CONBOY #38

ALBERTS #41

HARRISON #44

LAROSE #59

Oct 2 Vs PHI 0-0 4/0 21:42 0-0 1/0 7:14 0-0 2/0 14:33 DND 0-0 1/0 14:18 0-0 0/0 11:05 0-0 0/0 11:09Oct 3 @ BOS 0-0 0/-2 14:52 0-0 0/-1 7:53 0-0 2/-2 20:12 DND 0-0 0/-2 14:16 0-0 0/0 9:51 0-0 1/0 16:12Oct 6 Vs T.B INJ 0-0 0/0 8:34 1-0 2/0 13:20 0-0 0/0 3:25 0-0 2/0 22:20 DND 0-0 7/0 21:39Oct 9 Vs FLA INJ 1-0 2/1 12:58 1-2 (W) 2/3 13:18 0-0 1/-1 7:17 0-0 0/2 19:38 1-0 1/2 16:00 0-0 3/0 15:52Oct 10 @ T.B INJ 0-0 1/0 7:35 0-1 0/0 13:02 0-0 0/0 3:32 0-0 0/0 16:16 0-0 0/0 12:26 0-0 0/-2 17:14Oct 14 Vs PIT INJ 0-0 0/0 8:24 0-0 2/0 16:54 0-0 0/0 5:21 0-0 2/0 11:39 0-0 0/-1 12:09 0-0 2/-2 17:20Oct 17 @ N.J INJ 0-0 0/0 9:13 0-0 1/0 14:47 0-0 2/0 6:41 0-0 2/0 16:43 DND 0-0 4/0 17:12Oct 21 @ NYI INJ 0-0 6/0 10:54 1-0 2/-1 17:19 0-0 0/0 5:35 0-0 1/1 18:16 DND 0-0 3/0 18:49Oct 23 @ COL INJ 0-0 1/-1 12:35 0-1 0/-1 17:35 0-0 0/-2 2:23 0-0 1/0 16:36 0-0 1/-1 13:33 0-1 2/0 17:14Oct 24 @ MIN INJ 0-0 0/0 6:17 0-0 0/-2 16:24 0-0 0/0 1:01 0-0 0/-1 16:09 0-0 2/-1 10:21 0-0 0/1 17:54Oct 28 Vs STL INJ 0-0 3/0 9:22 0-1 2/-2 14:32 0-0 0/0 0:22 0-0 2/-1 14:11 0-0 0/-1 6:53 0-0 4/-2 16:27Oct 31 @ PHI INJ 0-0 0/-1 8:11 0-0 2/1 15:45 0-0 1/-2 6:43 0-0 0/-1 17:38 0-1 0/-1 11:07 0-0 4/0 12:27Nov 1 Vs S.J 0-0 0/-1 20:24 0-0 0/0 9:40 0-0 3/-1 15:29 DND 0-0 0/-1 14:34 0-1 2/-1 17:30 0-1 2/1 11:28Nov 4 @ FLA 0-0 0/-1 15:26 0-0 0/0 10:24 0-0 2/0 17:04 DND 0-0 1/0 14:10 MIN 0-0 3/0 15:11Nov 6 Vs TOR 0-0 3/0 14:49 0-0 0/0 10:15 0-1 2/0 17:33 DND 0-1 2/1 15:22 MIN 0-0 3/0 18:21

Date Opp. CORVO #77

RYAN #

WARD #30

LEIGHTON #49

Oct 2 Vs PHI 0-0 4/0 30:05 INJ 2/27L 58 DNPOct 3 @ BOS 0-0 2/0 27:43 INJ 4/28L 31 3/14 29Oct 6 Vs T.B 0-0 1/0 28:45 INJ 1/30W 65 DNPOct 9 Vs FLA 0-1 1/1 22:09 INJ 2/27W 60 DNPOct 10 @ T.B 0-0 1/-2 27:23 INJ 4/38L 60 DNPOct 14 Vs PIT 0-1 1/0 29:01 INJ 2/38O 65 DNPOct 17 @ N.J 0-0 2/-2 26:58 INJ 1/28L 59 DNPOct 21 @ NYI 0-1 2/-1 26:56 INJ 3/29O 65 DNPOct 23 @ COL 1-0 4/0 26:08 INJ 5/36L 59 DNPOct 24 @ MIN 0-0 0/0 26:22 INJ 3/29O 62 DNPOct 28 Vs STL 1-0 6/-1 26:02 INJ 4/17L 60 DNPOct 31 @ PHI 0-0 1/-2 22:19 INJ DNP 6/28L 60Nov 1 Vs S.J 0-0 1/-1 21:48 INJ 5/25L 60 DNPNov 4 @ FLA 0-0 2/-2 24:42 INJ 2/24L 60 DNPNov 6 Vs TOR 0-1 2/1 23:40 INJ 3/26L 59 DNP

* Is in his 11th season with the Hurricanes franchise, and is the all-time winningest coach in franchise history* Took over a team with a record of 12-11-2 in 2008-09, guiding Carolina to a 33-19-5 record over the remainder of the season and aberth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs* Directed the team to consecutive Game 7 road victories in the 2009 playoffs, knocking off New Jersey and Boston to reach the 2009Eastern Conference Finals* Led the Hurricanes to the 2002 Eastern Conference title and two Southeast Division crowns during his first term as the team’s headcoach from 1995-2003, including four consecutive winning seasons from 1998-2002* Ranks first in franchise history in playoff wins (25) and playoff games coached (53)* A native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., he collected a record of 76-66-22 during two seasons as Toronto's head coach from 2006-08* Led the OHL’s Detroit Jr. Red Wings to the 1995 OHL Championship* Hurricanes record: 303-320-123-16* NHL record: 379-386-145-16

* LAST GAME: Made 23 saves on 26 shots in a 3-2 loss vs. TOR (11/6)* Has started 14 of the Hurricanes' 15 games this season* In 2008-09, established franchise records for goaltender victories in a season (39) and consecutive victories (9)* Signed a six-year contract extension on 9/30/09, which goes through the 2015-16 season* OFF THE RADAR: The program Cam started with Special Olympics North Carolina, "Cam's Champs," has raised more than $30,000for SONC over the past three seasons* HOW ACQUIRED: 2002 NHL Entry Draft (1-25-1)* Career Shootout Record: 5-13 (24 goals on 58 attempts); Career Penalty Shots: 10 (4 goals on 10 attempts)* Season Highs: Saves: 36 Consec. Starts: 11 Consec. Wins: 2 Shutout sequence: 80:59* Career Highs: Saves: 57 Consecutive Starts: 28 Consec. Wins: 9 Shutout Sequence: 131:56* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 239 gp, 2.82 gaa (13,587 min., 639 ga), 122-86-21, 12 so

* LAST GAME: Served as backup to Ward vs. TOR (11/6)* Matched his career high for wins in a season (6) in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Michael's wife, Jennifer, gave birth to the couple's second daughter, Annalise Mae, on Oct. 30 at 4:19 a.m.* HOW ACQUIRED: 6/23/07, Trade with MTL* Career Shootout Record: 1-1 (3 goals on 5 attempts); Career Penalty Shots: 4 (2 goals on 4 attempts)* Season Highs: Saves: 26 Consec. Starts: 0 Consec. Wins: 0 Shutout sequence: 34:58* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 24 gp, 3.10 gaa (1,276 min., 66 ga), 7-9-3, 0 so

* LAST GAME: Registered two hits and two blocked shots in 21:35 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Leads the Hurricanes with 30 blocked shots this season* Ranked second among Bruins skaters in blocked shots (124) and third among Bruins in hits (151) despite missing 17 games due toinjury in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Aaron hosts his own weekly segment on 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh* HOW ACQUIRED: 7/24/09, Trade with BOS* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 4 TOI: 24:25 +/-: +1 SOG: 2 Hits: 7 Blkd Shts: 5* Career Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 3 PIM: 17* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 291 gp, 15-42-57, 215 pim

Carolina Hurricanes: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Paul Maurice

#30: Cam Ward (G) 6' 1", 185 lbs. / Feb 29, 1984 (25 years and 8 months)5th NHL / 5th CAR SeasonLast Win: OCT 9, 2009 vs FLORIDA (10)Last SO: APR 7, 2009 vs NY ISLANDERS (15)


Career vs. Opp 2 0-2-0 0 4.20 .821

#49: Michael Leighton (G) 6' 3", 186 lbs. / May 19, 1981 (28 years and 5 months)LAY-tohn6th NHL / 3rd CAR SeasonLast Win: FEB 5, 2009 @ SAN JOSE (6)Last SO: DEC 28, 2003 vs DETROIT (43)


Career vs. Opp 3 0-2-0 0 3.40 .885

#4: Aaron Ward (D) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Jan 17, 1973 (36 years and 9 months)15th NHL / 5th CAR SeasonLast Goal: MAR 12, 2009 vs OTTAWA (27)Last Assist: OCT 3, 2009 @ BOSTON (13)



* LAST GAME: Registered two hits and was (+1) vs. TOR (11/6)* OFF THE RADAR: Tim took part in the U.S. Olympic orientation camp in August* HOW ACQUIRED: 9/29/06, Trade with LA* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 17 TOI: 29:37 +/-: +1 SOG: 3 Hits: 8 Blkd Shts: 3* Career Highs: G: 1 A: 3 P: 3 PIM: 17* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 217 gp, 5-34-39, 232 pim

* LAST GAME: Was (+1) in 11:41 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Played his 480th game with the Hurricanes at MIN (10/24), passing Geoff Sanderson (479) for 10th in franchise history in gamesplayed* Matched his career highs in assists (8) and points (10) in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Niclas says his hero growing up was Borje Salming and plans to work with his father's transportation businesswhen his hockey career is over* HOW ACQUIRED: 2000 NHL Entry Draft (3-97-4)* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 2 TOI: 20:48 +/-: +3 SOG: 3 Hits: 5 Blkd Shts: 3* Career Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 16* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 485 gp, 18-49-67, 369 pim

* LAST GAME: Was (even) in 14:43 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Ranks tied for third among Hurricanes in scoring with six points (3g, 3a)* OFF THE RADAR: Matt has his own charity, "Cully's Kids," which provides financial resources to organizations that support children'sheathcare needs* HOW ACQUIRED: 7/17/07, Trade with NYR* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-1, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 11-26, 4 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 2 PIM: 2 TOI: 21:56 +/-: +2 SOG: 5 Hits: 5 Blkd Shts: 2* Career Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 4 PIM: 6* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 220 gp, 63-84-147, 96 pim

* LAST GAME: Made his Hurricanes season debut, firing five shots on net in 15:11 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Was recalled from Albany (AHL) 11/5... Ranked tied for second among River Rats skaters this season in scoring with nine points (4g,5a) through 12 games* Made his NHL debut in 2008-09, skating in two games with Carolina before returning to his junior team, Lethbridge of the WHL* OFF THE RADAR: Captured gold with Canada in the 2008 and 2009 IIHF World Junior Championships, serving as an alternatecaptain on the 2009 squad* HOW ACQUIRED: 2008 NHL Entry Draft (1-14-1)* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-0, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 0-0, 0 GDG* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 0 P: 0 PIM: 0 TOI: 15:11 +/-: 0 SOG: 5 Hits: 2 Blkd Shts: 0* Career Highs: G: 0 A: 0 P: 0 PIM: 0* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 3 gp, 0-0-0, 0 pim

#6: Tim Gleason (D) 6' 0", 217 lbs. / Jan 29, 1983 (26 years and 9 months)GLEE-suhn6th NHL / 4th CAR SeasonLast Goal: MAR 8, 2008 vs BUFFALO (91)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (4)



#7: Niclas Wallin (D) 6' 3", 220 lbs. / Feb 20, 1975 (34 years and 8 months)VA-leen9th NHL / 9th CAR SeasonLast Goal: MAR 14, 2009 @ WASHINGTON (26)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2009 vs ST. LOUIS (4)



#8: Matt Cullen (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Nov 2, 1976 (33 years)12th NHL / 4th CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 23, 2009 @ COLORADO (6)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2009 vs ST. LOUIS (4)



#11: Zach Boychuk (C) 5' 10", 185 lbs. / Oct 4, 1989 (20 years and 1 month)2nd NHL / 2nd CAR SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist:



#12: Eric Staal (C) 6' 4", 205 lbs. / Oct 29, 1984 (25 years)

* LAST GAME: Missed the game due to an upper-body injury.... Has missed two games with the injury* Missed the game at FLA (11/4) with an upper-body injury, ending his games-played streak at 349... The streak ranked second infranchise history behind Dave Tippett's 419-game streak* Is six points behind Geoff Sanderson for seventh in franchise history in regular-season scoring* Is one of just six NHL players (Heatley, Iginla, Kovalchuk, Ovechkin, Zetterberg) to have 30-plus goals in each of the last four seasons* OFF THE RADAR: Eric and his wife, Tanya, welcomed their first child, a son named Parker, on Aug. 22, 2009* HOW ACQUIRED: 2003 NHL Entry Draft (1-2-1)* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-1, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 2-12, 1 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 26 TOI: 26:47 +/-: +2 SOG: 8 Hits: 2 Blkd Shts: 1* Career Highs: G: 4 A: 4 P: 6 PIM: 26* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 422 gp, 167-196-363, 323 pim

* LAST GAME: Missed the game vs. TOR (11/6) due to an upper-body injury... Has missed one game with the injury* Leads the team in goals (4) this season* Played in his 1,000th career NHL game and 300th game with the Hurricanes at NYI (10/21), earning an assist* OFF THE RADAR: Ray collects classic cars and he and his wife own a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, 1970Chevrolet Chevelle and 1957 Ford Thunderbird* HOW ACQUIRED: 8/6/05, Signed as a free agent* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-1, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 4-14, 0 GDG* Season Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 2 TOI: 22:01 +/-: +2 SOG: 4 Hits: 1 Blkd Shts: 2* Career Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 5 PIM: 17* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 306 gp, 102-182-284, 156 pim

* LAST GAME: Netted his second goal of the season vs. TOR (11/6)* His 32 assists in 2008-09 marked his highest season total since he had 41 with Boston in 2001-02* Ranks 10th in NHL history in goals by a Russian-born player (210)* OFF THE RADAR: Sergei works with a group in Michigan that allows athletes with special needs to play hockey* HOW ACQUIRED: 1/8/08, On waivers from CHI* Shootout Stats, Season: 1-3, 1 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 6-18, 4 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 4 TOI: 20:06 +/-: +1 SOG: 4 Hits: 2 Blkd Shts: 1* Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 PIM: 19* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 134 gp, 32-54-86, 48 pim

* LAST GAME: Was (even) in a season-high 17:56 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Was suspended for three games (10/24-10/31) for a hit on Darcy Tucker at COL (10/23)* Established career highs in goals (26), assists (28) and points (54) in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Tuomo's brother, Jarkko, plays for the Ottawa Senators, and his cousin, Hanno Mottola, played basketball for theUniversity of Utah and the Atlanta Hawks* HOW ACQUIRED: 2/26/08, Trade with CHI* Shootout Stats, Season: 1-2, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 7-13, 3 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 15 TOI: 17:56 +/-: +2 SOG: 5 Hits: 5 Blkd Shts: 1* Career Highs: G: 2 A: 3 P: 5 PIM: 19

STAHL6th NHL / 6th CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 21, 2009 @ NY ISLANDERS (5)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2009 vs ST. LOUIS (2)



#13: Ray Whitney (L) 5' 10", 180 lbs. / May 8, 1972 (37 years and 5 months)18th NHL / 5th CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 23, 2009 @ COLORADO (5)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2009 @ MINNESOTA (4)



#14: Sergei Samsonov (R) 5' 8", 188 lbs. / Oct 27, 1978 (31 years)sam-SAWN-nahf12th NHL / 3rd CAR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 6, 2009 vs TORONTOLast Assist: OCT 31, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (3)



#15: Tuomo Ruutu (R) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Feb 16, 1983 (26 years and 8 months)TOO-oh-moh ROO-too6th NHL / 3rd CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 23, 2009 @ COLORADO (3)Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 @ COLORADO (3)


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* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 108 gp, 32-39-71 114 pim

* LAST GAME: Netted his third goal of the season and skated a season-high 17:29 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Has goals in three of the last four games (10/31-11/6: 3g, 0a)* Was recalled from Albany 10/24... Had four points (1g, 3a) and two penalty minutes in seven games for Albany (AHL) this season* Made his NHL debut in 2008-09, earning six points (1g, 5a) in 50 games for the Hurricanes* OFF THE RADAR: Was the ninth member of his family drafted into the NHL, and in 2008 became the first of the second-generation ofSutters to make his NHL debut* HOW ACQUIRED: 2007 NHL Entry Draft (1-11-1)* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-0, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 0-0, 0 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 0 P: 1 PIM: 0 TOI: 17:29 +/-: +1 SOG: 6 Hits: 3 Blkd Shts: 0* Career Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 5* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 56 gp, 4-5-9, 16 pim

* LAST GAME: Assisted on Sutter's goal and registered three hits in 18:20 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Ranks first among Hurricanes in face-off percentage (54.9%)* Is one assist behind Kevin Dineen (294) for second on the franchise's all-time assist leaders list* OFF THE RADAR: Rod is a big fan of the Rocky movies, particularly Rocky and Rocky II* HOW ACQUIRED: 1/23/00, Trade with PHI* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-0, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 4-9, 2 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 2 PIM: 2 TOI: 24:23 +/-: +1 SOG: 5 Hits: 3 Blkd Shts: 2* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 629 gp, 167-293-460, 378 pim

* LAST GAME: Was (even) in 9:17 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Has played in 12 career NHL game sevens... Only Patrick Roy and Scott Stevens have played in more at 13 each* Led all Bruins forwards with 56 blocked shots in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Stephane and his wife, Susan, welcomed their second daughter, Emme, on Aug. 1, 2009* HOW ACQUIRED: 8/19/09, Signed as a free agent* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 2 TOI: 12:52 +/-: +1 SOG: 2 Hits: 3 Blkd Shts: 2* Career Highs: G: 2 A: 3 P: 3 PIM: 12* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 14 gp, 0-1-1, 8 pim

* Has missed 15 games due to injury (concussion: 10/2-11/6)* Was placed on injured reserve prior to the start of the season after suffering a concussion in an exhibition game at ATL (9/21)* HOW ACQUIRED: 10/31/08, Signed as a free agent* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 0 P: 0 PIM: 0 TOI: 0:00 +/-: 0 SOG: 0 Hits: 0 Blkd Shts: 0* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 18 gp, 0-2-2, 2 pim

#16: Brandon Sutter (C) 6' 3", 183 lbs. / Feb 14, 1989 (20 years and 8 months)2nd NHL / 2nd CAR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 6, 2009 vs TORONTOLast Assist: DEC 27, 2008 vs BOSTON (27)



#17: Rod Brind'Amour (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Aug 9, 1970 (39 years and 2 months)BRIHN-duh-mohr21th NHL / 10th CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 10, 2009 @ TAMPA BAY (10)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2009 vs TORONTO



#18: Stephane Yelle (C) 6' 2", 182 lbs. / May 9, 1974 (35 years and 5 months)STEH-fan YEHL14th NHL / 1st CAR SeasonLast Goal: MAR 3, 2009 vs PHILADELPHIA (27)Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 @ COLORADO (5)



#20: Michael Ryan (L) (*Injured) 6' 1", 188 lbs. / May 16, 1980 (29 years and 5 months)4th NHL / 2nd CAR SeasonLast Goal: FEB 6, 2008 vs NEW JERSEY (26)Last Assist: FEB 26, 2009 vs BUFFALO (6)



#24: Scott Walker (R) 5' 10", 196 lbs. / Jul 19, 1973 (36 years and 3 months)

* LAST GAME: Blocked a season-high three shots and was (even) vs. TOR (11/6)* Earned his 100th point with the Hurricanes with an assist vs. FLA (10/9)* Was fifth among Hurricanes forwards in hits (79) in 2008-09, despite missing 41 games due to injury* OFF THE RADAR: Scott's wife, Julie, sounded the Hurricanes "Warning Siren" on Oct. 9 when the Hurricanes hosted Hockey FightsCancer Awareness Night* HOW ACQUIRED: 7/18/06, Trade with NSH* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-0, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 0-1, 0 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 5 TOI: 17:37 +/-: +3 SOG: 5 Hits: 4 Blkd Shts: 3* Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 PIM: 39* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 195 gp, 42-60-102, 214 pim

* LAST GAME: Skated a game-high 29:17 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Ranks second on the team in average time on ice (25:38)* Led all Hurricanes in ice time per game during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs (26:28), and was tied for first on the team in assists (8)* OFF THE RADAR: The player Joni most emulated growing up was Brian Leetch* HOW ACQUIRED: 7/1/08, Trade with EDM* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-0, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 0-1, 0 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 4 TOI: 30:43 +/-: +1 SOG: 6 Hits: 4 Blkd Shts: 3* Career Highs: G: 2 A: 3 P: 3 PIM: 12* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 81 gp, 8-30-38, 80 pim

* LAST GAME: Registered five hits in 14:49 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Missed 10 games due to injury this season (leg: 10/6-10/31)* Had 15 points (2g, 13a) in 17 regular-season games for Carolina after re-joining the team at the trading deadline in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Erik and his wife, Emily, have their own charitable foundation, the Erik Cole Dream Big Foundation, which benefitsyouth programs in North Carolina and his home state of New York* HOW ACQUIRED: 3/4/09, Trade with EDM* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-0, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 1-5, 1 GDG* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 0 P: 0 PIM: 0 TOI: 21:42 +/-: 0 SOG: 4 Hits: 5 Blkd Shts: 0* Career Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 4 PIM: 19* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 440 gp, 131-164-295, 416 pim

* LAST GAME: Was (even) in 10:15 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Matched his career high with 22 points (8g, 14a) in 2008-09, and established a new career-best in games played (78)* OFF THE RADAR: Tom's favorite team growing up was Toronto and his favorite player was Wendel Clark* HOW ACQUIRED: 7/14/09, Signed as a free agent* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-0, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 0-1, 0 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 0 P: 1 PIM: 14 TOI: 12:58 +/-: +1 SOG: 6 Hits: 6 Blkd Shts: 2* Career Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 22* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 15 gp, 1-0-1, 25 pim

SKAWT WAH-kuhr15th NHL / 4th CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2009 vs ST. LOUIS (4)Last Assist: OCT 23, 2009 @ COLORADO (6)



#25: Joni Pitkanen (D) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / Sep 19, 1983 (26 years and 1 month)YOH-nee PIHT-ka-nuhn6th NHL / 2nd CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 24, 2009 @ MINNESOTA (5)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2009 @ MINNESOTA (5)



#26: Erik Cole (R) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Nov 6, 1978 (31 years)8th NHL / 8th CAR SeasonLast Goal: MAR 14, 2009 @ WASHINGTON (16)Last Assist: APR 7, 2009 vs NY ISLANDERS (7)



#29: Tom Kostopoulos (R) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Jan 24, 1979 (30 years and 9 months)kaw-STAWP-oh-lihs8th NHL / 1st CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 9, 2009 vs FLORIDA (11)Last Assist: MAR 26, 2009 vs TAMPA BAY (23)



#36: Jussi Jokinen (L) 5' 11", 198 lbs. / Apr 1, 1983 (26 years and 7 months)

* LAST GAME: Assisted on Samsonov's goal and was (even) in 17:33 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Ranks first on the team in scoring (9 points) this season* Ranked tied for first in the NHL in game-winning goals (3) during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs* OFF THE RADAR: Jussi was childhood friends with Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen* HOW ACQUIRED: 2/7/09, Trade with TB* Shootout Stats, Season: 2-3, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 24-44, 7 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 3 PIM: 2 TOI: 20:12 +/-: +3 SOG: 3 Hits: 2 Blkd Shts: 2* Career Highs: G: 4 A: 2 P: 4 PIM: 4* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 40 gp, 4-16-20, 18 pim

* LAST GAME: Was a healthy extra avs. TOR (11/6)* The Hurricanes are 33-14-10 all-time in games with Conboy in the lineup* OFF THE RADAR: Tim's younger brother, Drew, plays in the Montreal Canadiens' system* HOW ACQUIRED: 7/21/06, Signed as a free agent* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 0 P: 0 PIM: 7 TOI: 7:17 +/-: 0 SOG: 2 Hits: 4 Blkd Shts: 1* Career Highs: G: 0 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 20* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 57 gp, 0-6-6, 119 pim

* LAST GAME: Earned his first point with the Hurricanes with an assist on Samsonov's goal vs. TOR (11/6)* Leads the Hurricanes in hits this season (44)... Ranked tied for 12th in the NHL in that category through games of 11/5* Established career highs in games played (79), assists (12), points (13) and plus/minus (+6) in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Andrew is a movie buff and his favorite film is The Shawshank Redemption* HOW ACQUIRED: 7/15/09, Signed as a free agent* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 7 TOI: 22:20 +/-: +2 SOG: 2 Hits: 7 Blkd Shts: 3* Career Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2 PIM: 17* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 15 gp, 0-1-1, 26 pim

* LAST GAME: Registered two hits in 18:21 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Established career-highs in games played (81), goals (19) and points (31) in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Chad says if he wasn't playing professional hockey, he would be a professional poker player* HOW ACQUIRED: 8/6/03, Signed as a free agent* Season Highs: G: 0 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 2 TOI: 21:39 +/-: +1 SOG: 7 Hits: 5 Blkd Shts: 2* Career Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 3 PIM: 17* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 283 gp, 37-50-87, 132 pim

* LAST GAME: Assisted on Sutter's goal and was (+1) in 23:40 of ice time vs. TOR (11/6)* Leads the Hurricanes in ice time per game (26:00)... Ranked fifth in the NHL in that category through games of 11/5

YEW-see YOH-kih-nihn5th NHL / 2nd CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 21, 2009 @ NY ISLANDERS (7)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2009 vs TORONTO



#38: Tim Conboy (R) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Mar 22, 1982 (27 years and 7 months)3rd NHL / 3rd CAR SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist: DEC 7, 2008 vs WASHINGTON (36)



#41: Andrew Alberts (D) 6' 5", 218 lbs. / Jun 30, 1981 (28 years and 4 months)5th NHL / 1st CAR SeasonLast Goal: JAN 10, 2009 vs TORONTO (55)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2009 vs TORONTO



#59: Chad LaRose (R) 5' 10", 181 lbs. / Mar 27, 1982 (27 years and 7 months)lah-ROHZ5th NHL / 5th CAR SeasonLast Goal: APR 4, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (18)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (2)



#77: Joe Corvo (D) 6' 0", 204 lbs. / Jun 20, 1977 (32 years and 4 months)7th NHL / 3rd CAR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2009 vs ST. LOUIS (4)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2009 vs TORONTO



* Leads Hurricanes defensemen and ranks tied for third among all Carolina skaters in points this season (6)* Ranked first among NHL defensemen in game-winning goals (6) in 2008-09* OFF THE RADAR: Joe was an outstanding baseball player growing up and attended pro camps with the Chicago Cubs and WrigleyField and the Chicago White Sox at Comisky Park* HOW ACQUIRED: 2/11/08, Trade with OTT* Shootout Stats, Season: 0-0, 0 GDG; Shootout Stats, Career: 1-3, 1 GDG* Season Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1 PIM: 2 TOI: 30:05 +/-: +1 SOG: 6 Hits: 3 Blkd Shts: 4* Career Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 5 PIM: 4* HURRICANES CAREER TOTALS: 119 gp, 23-42-65, 32 pim

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