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Game NotesWed, Dec 9, 2009 NHL Game #442

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 28Home Game: 17

16 - 9 - 2 (34 pts)9 - 5 - 2 (Home)7 - 4 - 0 (Road)

Washington CapitalsTeam Game: 31Road Game: 17

19 - 5 - 6 (44 pts)9 - 2 - 3 (Home)10 - 3 - 3 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Ryan Miller 24 16 6 2 1.90 .93540 Patrick Lalime 3 0 2 0 4.54 .836

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%40 Semyon Varlamov 16 12 1 2 2.21 .92460 Jose Theodore 16 7 3 4 3.07 .902

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Steve Montador 27 1 5 6 -3 295 D Toni Lydman 13 0 1 1 1 89 C Derek Roy 27 6 15 21 -1 16

10 D Henrik Tallinder 27 1 7 8 8 1413 L Tim Kennedy 27 3 5 8 1 2819 C Tim Connolly 27 6 15 21 -4 621 R Drew Stafford 25 7 5 12 0 822 C Adam Mair 14 0 1 1 -2 1325 R Michael Grier 21 5 2 7 1 826 L Thomas Vanek 25 8 10 18 0 1629 R Jason Pominville 27 7 12 19 2 634 D Chris Butler 25 0 8 8 -7 836 R Patrick Kaleta 24 3 3 6 6 6137 L Matt Ellis 24 1 3 4 3 438 D Nathan Paetsch 7 0 0 0 0 641 L Clarke MacArthur 27 8 6 14 -9 3544 D Andrej Sekera 17 1 4 5 -2 452 D Craig Rivet (C) 25 0 8 8 -2 4355 C Jochen Hecht 27 4 4 8 -1 1557 D Tyler Myers 27 3 12 15 5 10

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Brian Pothier 27 3 5 8 11 103 D Tom Poti (A) 24 0 6 6 6 24 D John Erskine 19 0 1 1 7 248 L Alex Ovechkin (A) 22 20 12 32 14 449 C Brendan Morrison 30 9 14 23 13 20

10 R Matt Bradley 29 5 5 10 3 1714 C Tomas Fleischmann 19 10 7 17 3 416 R Eric Fehr 20 8 7 15 9 817 R Chris Clark (C) 30 3 8 11 -5 2219 C Nicklas Backstrom 30 8 25 33 8 1221 C Brooks Laich 30 10 15 25 5 1223 D Milan Jurcina 22 0 3 3 -1 1226 D Shaone Morrisonn 21 0 3 3 -2 2728 L Alexander Semin 21 11 14 25 4 1833 L Alexandre Giroux 8 1 2 3 4 439 L David Steckel 30 1 2 3 -2 452 D Mike Green 29 5 25 30 11 2055 D Jeff Schultz 23 1 5 6 13 1085 C Mathieu Perreault 16 2 4 6 5 489 D Tyler Sloan 19 2 1 3 -1 1292 C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 0

General Manager Darcy RegierHead Coach Lindy RuffAssociate Coach Brian McCutcheonAssistant Coach James PatrickGoaltender Coach Jim Corsi

Vice President and General Manager George McPheeHead Coach Bruce BoudreauAssistant Coaches Dean Evason, Bob WoodsAssistant Coach/Video Blaine ForsytheGoaltending Coach Arturs Irbe

Tonight's Officials

Referees Marc Joannette #25, Chris Lee #28 Linesmen Steve Barton #59, Pierre Champoux #67

Ntl. Anthem Tara Minogue Video Judge Scott Brinkman

Today's ScheduleCAR @ NJD : 7:00 WSH @ BUF : 7:00 NYI @ TOR : 7:00 MIN @ COL : 7:00 FLA @ CBJ : 7:00 EDM @ TBL : 7:30NYR @ CHI : 7:30 STL @ DET : 7:30 ATL @ CGY : 7:30 LAK @ SJS : 7:30

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (22 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Steve Montador D 6' 0" 211 Dec 21, 1979 Vancouver, BC, CAN5 Toni Lydman D 6' 1" 210 Sep 25, 1977 Lahti, FIN9 Derek Roy C 5' 9" 188 May 4, 1983 Ottawa, ON, CAN10 Henrik Tallinder D 6' 3" 214 Jan 10, 1979 Stockholm, SWE13 Tim Kennedy L 5' 10" 173 Apr 30, 1986 Buffalo, NY, USA19 Tim Connolly C 6' 1" 191 May 7, 1981 Syracuse, NY, USA21 Drew Stafford R 6' 1" 216 Oct 30, 1985 Milwaukee, WI, USA22 Adam Mair C 6' 1" 208 Feb 15, 1979 Hamilton, ON, CAN25 Michael Grier R 6' 1" 227 Jan 5, 1975 Detroit, MI, USA26 Thomas Vanek L 6' 2" 207 Jan 19, 1984 Vienna, AUT29 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 186 Nov 30, 1982 Repentigny, QC, CAN30 Ryan Miller G 6' 2" 175 Jul 17, 1980 East Lansing, MI, USA34 Chris Butler D 6' 1" 203 Oct 27, 1986 St. Louis, MO, USA36 Patrick Kaleta R 5' 11" 198 Jun 8, 1986 Buffalo, NY, USA37 Matt Ellis L 6' 0" 212 Aug 31, 1981 Welland, ON, CAN38 Nathan Paetsch D 6' 1" 198 Mar 30, 1983 Leroy, SK, CAN40 Patrick Lalime G 6' 3" 189 Jul 7, 1974 St. Bonaventur, QC, CAN41 Clarke MacArthur L 5' 11" 191 Apr 6, 1985 Lloydminster, AB, CAN44 Andrej Sekera D 6' 0" 197 Jun 8, 1986 Bojnice, SVK52 Craig Rivet D 6' 2" 210 Sep 13, 1974 North Bay, ON, CAN55 Jochen Hecht C 6' 1" 199 Jun 21, 1977 Mannheim, DEU57 Tyler Myers D 6' 8" 222 Feb 1, 1990 Houston, TX, USA

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 201 Age: 28.0

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)28 Paul Gaustad C 6' 4" 229 Feb 3, 1982 Fargo, ND, USA

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Washington Capitals: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Brian Pothier D 6' 0" 204 Apr 15, 1977 New Bedford, MA, USA3 Tom Poti D 6' 3" 197 Mar 22, 1977 Worcester, MA, USA4 John Erskine D 6' 4" 220 Jun 26, 1980 Kingston, ON, CAN8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 2" 233 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS9 Brendan Morrison C 5' 11" 185 Aug 15, 1975 Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN10 Matt Bradley R 6' 3" 201 Jun 13, 1978 Stittsville, ON, CAN14 Tomas Fleischmann C 6' 1" 192 May 16, 1984 Koprivnice, CZE16 Eric Fehr R 6' 4" 212 Sep 7, 1985 Winkler, MB, CAN17 Chris Clark R 6' 0" 198 Mar 8, 1976 South Windsor, CT, USA19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 210 Nov 23, 1987 Gavle, SWE21 Brooks Laich C 6' 2" 200 Jun 23, 1983 Wawota, SK, CAN23 Milan Jurcina D 6' 4" 236 Jun 7, 1983 Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK26 Shaone Morrisonn D 6' 4" 217 Dec 23, 1982 Vancouver, BC, CAN28 Alexander Semin L 6' 2" 208 Mar 3, 1984 Krasnojarsk, RUS33 Alexandre Giroux L 6' 3" 202 Jun 16, 1981 Quebec City, QC, CAN39 David Steckel L 6' 5" 217 Mar 15, 1982 Milwaukee, WI, USA40 Semyon Varlamov G 6' 2" 209 Apr 27, 1988 Samara, RUS52 Mike Green D 6' 1" 204 Oct 12, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN55 Jeff Schultz D 6' 6" 230 Feb 25, 1986 Calgary, AB, CAN60 Jose Theodore G 5' 11" 185 Sep 13, 1976 Laval, QC, CAN85 Mathieu Perreault C 5' 10" 174 Jan 5, 1988 Drummondville, QC, CAN89 Tyler Sloan D 6' 4" 204 Mar 15, 1981 Calgary, AB, CAN92 Michael Nylander C 6' 1" 200 Oct 3, 1972 Stockholm, SWE

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 2" 206 Age: 28.0

Injured Reserve List (3 Players)15 Boyd Gordon R 6' 1" 200 Oct 19, 1983 Unity, SK, CAN22 Mike Knuble R 6' 3" 223 Jul 4, 1972 Toronto, ON, CAN53 Quintin Laing L 6' 3" 193 Jun 8, 1979 Harris, SK, CAN

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksALEXANDER SEMIN (6 / 3 Games)

Point StreaksERIC FEHR (5-5-10 / 7 Games)ALEXANDER SEMIN (2-6-8 / 3 Games)TOMAS FLEISCHMANN (3-2-5 / 3 Games)

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

C 9 Derek Roy 27 6 15 21 -1 16 3 0 2 70 8.6 18:59 51.3 11 16C 19 Tim Connolly 27 6 15 21 -4 6 3 0 2 68 8.8 18:32 43.1 13 16R 29 Jason Pominville 27 7 12 19 2 6 2 0 0 76 9.2 18:55 48.6 16 18L 26 Thomas Vanek 25 8 10 18 0 16 4 0 2 61 13.1 16:23 0.0 13 3D 57 Tyler Myers 27 3 12 15 5 10 1 0 0 31 9.7 22:06 0.0 27 37L 41 Clarke MacArthur 27 8 6 14 -9 35 2 0 1 55 14.5 15:29 46.0 24 10R 21 Drew Stafford 25 7 5 12 0 8 3 0 0 64 10.9 14:57 53.0 18 5C 28 Paul Gaustad 20 6 2 8 6 31 3 0 1 41 14.6 15:15 63.6 31 8C 55 Jochen Hecht 27 4 4 8 -1 15 1 0 1 75 5.3 17:11 45.0 11 10L 13 Tim Kennedy 27 3 5 8 1 28 0 0 2 45 6.7 12:56 36.5 23 12D 10 Henrik Tallinder 27 1 7 8 8 14 0 0 0 18 5.6 19:23 0.0 18 31D 34 Chris Butler 25 0 8 8 -7 8 0 0 0 28 0.0 20:55 0.0 21 31D 52 Craig Rivet 25 0 8 8 -2 43 0 0 0 28 0.0 19:39 0.0 15 20R 25 Michael Grier 21 5 2 7 1 8 0 0 1 46 10.9 15:40 38.5 33 11R 36 Patrick Kaleta 24 3 3 6 6 61 0 0 0 27 11.1 9:43 0.0 66 13D 4 Steve Montador 27 1 5 6 -3 29 0 0 1 47 2.1 17:52 0.0 18 22D 44 Andrej Sekera 17 1 4 5 -2 4 0 0 0 21 4.8 17:09 0.0 9 13L 37 Matt Ellis 24 1 3 4 3 4 0 0 1 33 3.0 8:22 56.9 10 5C 22 Adam Mair 14 0 1 1 -2 13 0 0 0 9 0.0 7:34 40.0 28 2D 5 Toni Lydman 13 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 14 0.0 17:36 0.0 20 17D 38 Nathan Paetsch 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.0 9:45 0.0 4 3

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM30 Ryan Miller 24 1420 1.90 16 6 2 3 45 650 .935 0 0 040 Patrick Lalime 3 145 4.54 0 2 0 0 11 56 .836 0 0 0

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

C 19 Nicklas Backstrom 30 8 25 33 8 12 3 0 1 71 11.3 20:40 45.2 24 27L 8 Alex Ovechkin 22 20 12 32 14 44 5 0 4 120 16.7 21:06 57.1 63 5D 52 Mike Green 29 5 25 30 11 20 2 0 1 81 6.2 24:57 0.0 41 44L 28 Alexander Semin 21 11 14 25 4 18 4 0 1 82 13.4 19:38 40.0 9 4C 21 Brooks Laich 30 10 15 25 5 12 6 0 1 85 11.8 19:25 49.6 33 15C 9 Brendan Morrison 30 9 14 23 13 20 3 0 2 42 21.4 17:15 49.7 12 10C 14 Tomas Fleischmann 19 10 7 17 3 4 4 0 1 39 25.6 17:16 55.0 12 6R 16 Eric Fehr 20 8 7 15 9 8 1 0 0 37 21.6 12:19 0.0 16 6R 22 Mike Knuble 19 5 10 15 10 18 1 0 1 42 11.9 16:26 0.0 14 15R 17 Chris Clark 30 3 8 11 -5 22 0 0 1 47 6.4 11:58 22.2 26 10R 10 Matt Bradley 29 5 5 10 3 17 0 1 2 35 14.3 12:11 50.0 35 8D 2 Brian Pothier 27 3 5 8 11 10 1 0 1 39 7.7 18:04 0.0 34 39C 85 Mathieu Perreault 16 2 4 6 5 4 0 0 0 20 10.0 11:28 45.8 5 6D 55 Jeff Schultz 23 1 5 6 13 10 0 0 0 16 6.2 18:26 0.0 24 39D 3 Tom Poti 24 0 6 6 6 2 0 0 0 20 0.0 21:37 0.0 9 37D 89 Tyler Sloan 19 2 1 3 -1 12 0 0 0 15 13.3 12:58 50.0 26 15L 39 David Steckel 30 1 2 3 -2 4 1 0 0 43 2.3 13:41 61.9 38 11L 33 Alexandre Giroux 8 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 15 6.7 10:33 0.0 14 1D 23 Milan Jurcina 22 0 3 3 -1 12 0 0 0 26 0.0 17:45 0.0 40 33D 26 Shaone Morrisonn 21 0 3 3 -2 27 0 0 0 10 0.0 17:06 0.0 47 33L 53 Quintin Laing 18 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 22 9.1 11:36 57.1 21 13R 15 Boyd Gordon 7 0 1 1 -2 8 0 0 0 2 0.0 10:02 57.6 5 2D 4 John Erskine 19 0 1 1 7 24 0 0 0 23 0.0 16:43 0.0 43 19

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM40 Semyon Varlamov 16 924 2.21 12 1 2 2 34 415 .924 0 1 060 Jose Theodore 16 842 3.07 7 3 4 0 43 397 .902 0 0 0

Washington Capitals @ Buffalo SabresTeam Records

Washington Capitals Buffalo SabresLast game: Monday AT TAMPA BAY (3-0 W) Monday VS NEW JERSEY (3-0 L)Next game: Wednesday AT BUFFALO Wednesday VS WASHINGTON

Overall record/streak: 19 - 5 - 6 / Win 6 / Undef 6 16 - 9 - 2 / Lost 2Home record/streak: 9 - 2 - 3 / Win 2 / Undef 2 9 - 5 - 2 / Lost 2Road record/streak: 10 - 3 - 3 / Win 4 / Undef 4 7 - 4 - 0 / Win 2 / Undef 2

Last 5 Games: 5 - 0 - 0 3 - 2 - 0Last 10 Games: 7 - 1 - 2 4 - 5 - 11-Goal Games: 7 - 4 - 6 6 - 1 - 22-Goal Games 5 - 0 2 - 43-Goal Games 7 - 1 8 - 4

Scoring first 14 - 5 - 4 12 - 2 - 2Opponent scoring first 5 - 0 - 2 4 - 7 - 0Leading after 1 period 11 - 4 - 4 7 - 1 - 2Trailing after 1 period 2 - 0 - 0 3 - 7 - 0

Tied after 1 period 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 0Leading after 2 periods 13 - 0 - 2 10 - 0 - 0Trailing after 2 periods 2 - 4 - 2 1 - 9 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 4 - 1 - 2 5 - 0 - 2OT Record - This Season: 4 - 6 3 - 2

OT Record - Franchise: 100 - 96 - 185 102 - 99 - 215Shootout Record - This Season: 3 - 2 2 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 19 - 28 29 - 23Outshooting opponent: 10 - 2 - 3 7 - 6 - 1

Outshot by opponent: 9 - 3 - 3 9 - 3 - 0Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1

vs. Northeast: 4 - 1 - 2 3 - 2 - 2vs. Atlantic: 5 - 3 - 3 5 - 4 - 0

vs. Southeast: 7 - 0 - 0 3 - 3 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 16 - 4 - 5 11 - 9 - 2

vs. Central: 1 - 1 - 1 2 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0

vs. Northwest: 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 3 - 1 - 1 5 - 0 - 0

Month by Month RecordWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 8-2-3 19 8-2-1 17

November: 8-3-3 19 7-5-1 15December: 3-0-0 6 1-2-0 2

January: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0February: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

March: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0April: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0

Totals: 19-5-6 44 16-9-2 34

Washington Capitals @ Buffalo SabresSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Washington Capitals: 39 34 34 1 108 ( 3.6 avg.)Opponents: 14 30 32 4 80 ( 2.7 avg.)

Buffalo Sabres: 23 17 30 1 71 ( 2.6 avg.)Opponents: 19 19 22 2 62 ( 2.3 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Washington Capitals: 316 316 305 16 953 (31.8 avg.)Opponents: 292 289 310 20 911 (30.4 avg.)

Buffalo Sabres: 294 270 295 10 869 (32.2 avg.)Opponents: 240 300 251 10 801 (29.7 avg.)

Power PlayWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

G Att % G Att %Overall: 31 127 24.4 (1st NHL) 22 120 18.3 (21st NHL)Home: 15 65 23.1 (7th NHL) 16 71 22.5 (9th NHL)Road: 16 62 25.8 (3rd NHL) 6 49 12.2 (27th NHL)

2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-10th NHL) 3 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-17th NHL)

Penalty KillingWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

G Att % G Att %Overall: 24 117 79.5 (19th NHL) 14 95 85.3 (3rd NHL)Home: 7 52 86.5 (3rd NHL) 8 57 86.0 (5th NHL)Road: 17 65 73.8 (25th NHL) 6 38 84.2 (8th NHL)

1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-21st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-29th NHL)

PenaltiesWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank30 326 10.9 (T-4th NHL) 27 375 13.9 (17th NHL)

Goal SituationsWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

For Against For Against5 on 5: 70 48 46 395 on 4: 28 2 19 35 on 3: 3 0 1 04 on 4: 1 6 1 44 on 3: 0 0 2 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 1 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 14 on 5: 1 23 0 13

Empty Net: 5 0 1 2Penalty Shots: 0 0 1 0

Total: 108 80 71 62

Washington Capitals @ Buffalo SabresSituations

Individual LeadersWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

Points: N. BACKSTROM (33),A. OVECHKIN (32),M. GREEN (30) T. CONNOLLY (21),D. ROY (21),J. POMINVILLE (19)Goals: A. OVECHKIN (20),A. SEMIN (11),B. LAICH (10) T. VANEK (8),C. MACARTHUR (8),J. POMINVILLE (7)

Assists: M. GREEN (25),N. BACKSTROM (25),B. LAICH (15) T. CONNOLLY (15),D. ROY (15),J. POMINVILLE (12)PP Goals: B. LAICH (6),A. OVECHKIN (5),T. FLEISCHMANN (4) T. VANEK (4),T. CONNOLLY (3),P. GAUSTAD (3)SH Goals: M. BRADLEY (1)

GW Goals: A. OVECHKIN (4),B. MORRISON (2),M. BRADLEY (2) T. CONNOLLY (2),D. ROY (2),T. VANEK (2)3+ Goals:

PIM: A. OVECHKIN (44),S. MORRISONN (27),J. ERSKINE (24) P. KALETA (61),C. RIVET (43),C. MACARTHUR (35)Shots: A. OVECHKIN (120),B. LAICH (85),A. SEMIN (82) J. POMINVILLE (76),J. HECHT (75),D. ROY (70)

+/-: A. OVECHKIN (+14),B. MORRISON (+13),J. SCHULTZ (+13) H. TALLINDER (+8),P. GAUSTAD (+6),P. KALETA (+6)

ShootoutWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

Shooter G/S % GDGChris Clark 1 / 1 100.0 1Nicklas Backstrom 2 / 4 50.0 1Alexander Semin 1 / 2 50.0 0Alex Ovechkin 1 / 4 25.0 1Mike Green 0 / 1 0.0 0Eric Fehr 0 / 2 0.0 0Mike Knuble 0 / 1 0.0 0Tomas Fleischmann 0 / 2 0.0 0Brooks Laich 0 / 1 0.0 0Matt Bradley 0 / 1 0.0 0Brendan Morrison 0 / 2 0.0 0Mathieu Perreault 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDGDerek Roy 1 / 2 50.0 0Jason Pominville 1 / 2 50.0 1Tyler Myers 1 / 2 50.0 1Tim Connolly 0 / 2 0.0 0Thomas Vanek 0 / 1 0.0 0Drew Stafford 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Jose Theodore 0 - 1 2/2 .000Semyon Varlamov 3 - 1 3/20 .850

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Ryan Miller 2 - 0 1/10 .900

Power PlayWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

Player G A PMike Green 2 12 14Nicklas Backstrom 3 10 13Alexander Semin 4 8 12Alex Ovechkin 5 6 11Brooks Laich 6 4 10Tomas Fleischmann 4 5 9Brendan Morrison 3 3 6Chris Clark 0 4 4Eric Fehr 1 2 3Mike Knuble 1 2 3Tom Poti 0 2 2David Steckel 1 0 1Brian Pothier 1 0 1

Player G A PTim Connolly 3 8 11Derek Roy 3 6 9Thomas Vanek 4 4 8Jason Pominville 2 4 6Clarke MacArthur 2 4 6Chris Butler 0 6 6Craig Rivet 0 5 5Paul Gaustad 3 1 4Drew Stafford 3 1 4Tyler Myers 1 3 4Jochen Hecht 1 0 1Adam Mair 0 1 1Andrej Sekera 0 1 1

Short HandedWashington Capitals Buffalo Sabres

Player G A PMatt Bradley 1 0 1

Player G A P

Washington Capitals (1-0) @ Buffalo Sabres (0-1)Season Series

Washington Sabres Capitals Attend Goaltenders W. GoalNov 25, 2009 0 2 18,277 Semyon Varlamov / Ryan Miller Alex Ovechkin

Capitals Head To Head StatsPlayer GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %Eric Fehr 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3Alex Ovechkin 1 1 0 1 1 15 0 0 1 0 3 33.3Jeff Schultz 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Mike Green 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Brendan Morrison 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Karl Alzner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Nicklas Backstrom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Milan Jurcina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0David Steckel 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Brian Pothier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Chris Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Jay Beagle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Mathieu Perreault 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Matt Bradley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Tomas Fleischmann 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Brooks Laich 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Tyler Sloan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0John Erskine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%Semyon Varlamov 1 60 0 .00 1 1 0 0 25 1.000

Power play 0 - 0 (%) Penalty Killing 3 - 3 (100%)

Sabres Head To Head StatsPlayer GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %Craig Rivet 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Tim Kennedy 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Patrick Kaleta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Clarke MacArthur 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Matt Ellis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Derek Roy 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Tim Connolly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Toni Lydman 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Mike Grier 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Tyler Myers 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Paul Gaustad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Chris Butler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Drew Stafford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Thomas Vanek 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Jason Pominville 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Steve Montador 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Henrik Tallinder 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Jochen Hecht 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%Ryan Miller 1 59 2 2.03 0 0 1 0 24 .917

Power play 0 - 3 (0%) Penalty Killing 0 - 0 (%)

LAST GAME Monday, December 7New Jersey 3 @ Buffalo 0Goals: -Goalie: Miller (34 saves/37 shots)PP: 0/4; PK: 3/4; Shots: New Jersey 37 –Buffalo 22 TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYSDec. 6: Patrick Lalime recalled from Portland; Jhonas Enroth assigned to Portland.Dec. 4: Jhonas Enroth recalled from Portland; Patrick Lalime assigned to Portland.Dec. 4: Paul Gaustad placed on IR. CURRENT INJURIES –(Man Games Lost: 46)Paul Gaustad (leg) (11/28-present)Chris Butler (ankle) (12/05-present) TONIGHT’S GAMEWASHINGTON @ BUFFALO- This is the second of four games between the Sabres and Capitals this season.- Washington won the first meeting 2-0 on Nov. 25 at the Verizon Center.- This is the 130th meeting between Buffalo and Washington: Buffalo leads the all-time series 78-36-15. - This is the 65th meeting in Buffalo; the Sabres lead the all-time series at home 40-18-6. - The Sabres are 7-3-0 in their last 10 at home vs. the Capitals. - Next game in BUF: Wed., Mar. 3 @ 7 p.m.; Next game at WSH: Wed., Dec. 23 @ 7 p.m. FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW…The Sabres have lost two straight, and are 4-5-1 in their last 10… Buffalo’s PK is at 91.7% (44/48) in their last 13 games… PatrickKaleta leads the Sabres in hits with 66… Buffalo and Edmonton are the only two teams without a SH goal this season… Tyler Myershas skated 20+ minutes in 21 straight games. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES (as of 12/8)Power Play: Buffalo is 21st in the NHL in power play percentage (18.3%). The club has scored with the man advantage in 17 of 27games. The Sabres have also scored 2 or more power play goals in a game 5 times this season. Thomas Vanek leads the club in PPGwith 4. Penalty Kill: The Sabres are 3rd in the NHL in penalty kill percentage, killing off 85.3% of opponent’s chances. The club is 9-3-2 inwhich it shuts out its opponents on the power play. The Sabres have yet to score a shorthanded goal this season. BUSY TIME OF YEARBuffalo will play 15 games in December -- 9 home and 6 away. They are currently in the midst of a five game/nine days homestand,where they are playing every other day from Dec. 3-11. The Sabres are 1-2 through the first three games. The Sabres don’t have twoconsecutive days off until the league-mandated Christmas break on Dec. 24-25. MYERS CONTINUES TO GROWRookie defenseman Tyler Myers leads the Sabres in TOI (22:06) and blocked shots (37). The 19-year-old has skated 20+ minutes in 21straight games, and 23 of 27 overall. His season high is 26:03 @ OTT on Nov. 21. Myers has five points (0+5) in his last five games,including a career-high three-point effort vs. CAR on Nov. 28. BUFFALO’S CAPITAL CONNECTIONS*Tim Kennedy: Originally drafted by Washington in the 6th round (181st overall) in 2005 Draft. He was subsequently traded to Buffalothat same day for Buffalo’s 6th-round choice (Mathieu Perreault) in 2006. *Mike Grier: Acquired by Buffalo from the Capitals on March 9/04 in exchange for Jakub Klepis. *Nathan Paetsch: Originally drafted by Washington in the 2nd round (58th overall) of the 2001 Entry Draft. Paetsch re-entered the draftin 2003, and was chosen in the seventh-round (202nd overall) by Buffalo. FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIMEA trio of Sabres made their NHL debuts against the Washington Capitals: *Adam Mair: Nov. 29, 1999 (as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs)*Jason Pominville: December 27, 2003 * Henrik Tallinder: April 12, 2002

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

EARLY STAFF MEETINGDrew Stafford is tied for second on the Sabres with seven goals, but five of those have been the first goal scored in a game. That’sgood for third in the league, trailing only the 7 curtain raisers scored by Alex Ovechkin, and 6 from Jarome Iginla. Stafford scored 20goals last season, and four were the first scored in a game. MILLER STOPS EM’ COLDRyan Miller posted his 15th career shutout on Nov. 30 with a 3-0 win in Toronto, and now has sole possession of third place on the all-time franchise list. Next on Miller’s radar is Martin Biron at 18, and Dominik Hasek on top with 55. Miller already has 3 SO’s this season,two short of the career-best 5 he finished with in 59 games last season. SECOND TO NONE With a record of 10-0-0, the Sabres are among eight undefeated teams when leading after two periods this season. The New JerseyDevils lead the league at 12-0-0.

DID YOU KNOW?...Since Lindy Ruff was named Buffalo's head coach on July 21, 1997, there have been 149 coaching changes in the NHL. THE IRON MANJason Pominville enters tonight’s game as the team’s active leader in consecutive games played at 278 –the seventh-longest activestreak in the NHL. Calgary’s Jay Bouwmeester is the NHL leader. Pominville has played in all 82 games in each of the last threeseasons, and hasn’t missed a game since being a healthy scratch vs. Philadelphia on April 7, 2006.

BACK TO BACKThe Sabres will play 17 sets of back-to-back games throughout the season. In the six to date, the Sabres are 4-1-1 in the first gameand 2-4-0 in the second contest. They have swept two sets, split two, and been swept twice. SABRES RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS[W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP; PK] 1-10: 8-1-1 (17), 33/19, 9/49; 30/37 11-20: 4-5-1 (9), 21/31, 10/49; 31/37 21-30: 4-3-0 (8), 19/12, 3/22; 20/21 SHOOTOUT RESULTS (2-0; 29-23 all-time) Oct. 24 @ Tampa Bay W 3-2 (shootout 1-0, 6 attempts; SDG-Myers) Nov. 13 vs. Calgary W 2-1 (shootout 2-1, 4 attempts; SDG-Pominville) OVERTIME RESULTS (1-2; 67-74 all-time) Oct. 3 vs. Montreal L 2-1 (GWG-Gionta, 2:42) Oct. 30 vs. Toronto W 3-2 (GWG-Connolly, 1:04 PP)Nov. 20 vs. Boston L 2-1 (GWG-Bergeron, :47) HOW THE SABRES WERE BUILT Draft (13): Roy, Tallinder, Stafford, Vanek, Gaustad, Pominville, Miller, Butler, Kaleta, Paetsch, MacArthur, Sekera, Myers Trade (6): Kennedy, Connolly, Mair, Hecht, Lydman, Rivet Free Agency (3): Montador, Grier, Lalime Waivers (1): Ellis MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player …Needs …Milestone) Adam Mair …3 points …100 career NHL points Patrick Lalime …4 wins …200 career NHL wins Paul Gaustad …3 games …300 career NHL games Henrik Tallinder …4 points …100 career NHL points Tim Connolly …6 goals …100 career NHL goals RECENT MILESTONES REACHED (Player …Milestone …Date) Mike Grier …200th career NHL assist …Dec. 3 vs. MTLToni Lydman …600th career NHL game …Nov. 25 @ WSH

Buffalo Sabres: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/03/2009 Montreal Canadiens O* 00-00-01 1-2 19p 21 1-7 6-6 35-17 31 / 30 18690+2 10/08/2009 Phoenix Coyotes W 01-00-01 2-1 41,26p 26 1-7 2-3 39-24 30 / 1 18690+3 10/10/2009 @ Nashville Predators W 02-00-01 1-0 25 25 0-4 1-1 42-25 30 / 35 142094 10/13/2009 Detroit Red Wings W 03-00-01 6-2 21p,36,26,41,26,28 26 1-4 1-2 37-25 30 / 30 174595 10/16/2009 New York Islanders W 04-00-01 6-3 57,41,19p,55,36,29 55 1-5 1-2 34-39 30 / 30 18690+6 10/17/2009 Atlanta Thrashers L 04-01-01 2-4 41,21p 12 1-5 3-5 42-27 1 / 40 18690+7 10/21/2009 @ Florida Panthers W 05-01-01 5-2 25,29p,37,57,26 37 1-4 6-7 36-43 30 / 29 126078 10/24/2009 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W** 06-01-01 3-2 25,21 57 0-3 2-2 32-26 30 / 41 158049 10/28/2009 @ New Jersey Devils W 07-01-01 4-1 41,13,28,29p 13 1-4 4-5 27-32 30 / 30 14182

10 10/30/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs W* 08-01-01 3-2 21p,19,19p 19 2-6 4-4 28-35 30 / 50 1830011 10/31/2009 @ New York Islanders L 08-02-01 0-5 10 0-5 1-2 38-30 43 / 30 888912 11/04/2009 New York Islanders W 09-02-01 3-0 9p,26p,28 9 2-5 3-3 39-24 30 / 43 1762613 11/06/2009 Philadelphia Flyers L 09-03-01 2-5 9p,57p 21 2-4 2-2 30-37 29 / 30 1852514 11/07/2009 @ Boston Bruins L 09-04-01 2-4 9,29 61 0-7 1-3 30-37 40 / 1 17565+15 11/11/2009 Edmonton Oilers W 10-04-01 3-1 21,4,55 4 0-4 6-7 26-29 30 / 35 1779716 11/13/2009 Calgary Flames W** 11-04-01 2-1 9p 29 1-4 4-4 33-26 30 / 34 18690+17 11/14/2009 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 12-04-01 3-2 26p,63,28p 28 2-7 4-4 25-31 30 / 29 19641+18 11/18/2009 Florida Panthers L 12-05-01 2-6 21,41p 61 1-4 2-3 28-24 29 / 30 1854619 11/20/2009 Boston Bruins O* 12-05-02 1-2 28p 37 1-2 4-4 26-26 40 / 30 1829120 11/21/2009 @ Ottawa Senators L 12-06-02 3-5 26p,36,29 9 1-7 4-5 41-26 30 / 40 1720621 11/25/2009 @ Washington Capitals L 12-07-02 0-2 8 0-3 0-0 25-24 40 / 30 18277+22 11/27/2009 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 13-07-02 4-2 21,28p,19,19 19 1-3 5-5 25-33 30 / 29 19673+23 11/28/2009 Carolina Hurricanes W 14-07-02 5-1 25,41p,9,55p,26 41 2-5 5-5 24-31 30 / 49 18690+24 11/30/2009 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 15-07-02 3-0 13,10,55 13 0-2 4-4 31-38 30 / 50 19110+25 12/03/2009 Montreal Canadiens W 16-07-02 6-2 41,29,9,13,44,25 9 0-2 1-1 37-23 30 / 41 18690+26 12/05/2009 New York Rangers L 16-08-02 1-2 29 24 0-3 2-2 37-32 30 / 30 1830127 12/07/2009 New Jersey Devils L 16-09-02 0-3 12 0-4 3-4 22-37 30 / 30 18690+28 12/09/2009 Washington Capitals29 12/11/2009 Chicago Blackhawks30 12/12/2009 @ New York Rangers31 12/14/2009 @ Montreal Canadiens32 12/16/2009 @ Ottawa Senators33 12/18/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs34 12/19/2009 Pittsburgh Penguins35 12/21/2009 @ Toronto Maple Leafs36 12/23/2009 @ Washington Capitals37 12/26/2009 Ottawa Senators38 12/27/2009 @ St Louis Blues39 12/29/2009 Pittsburgh Penguins40 01/01/2010 Atlanta Thrashers41 01/03/2010 @ Montreal Canadiens42 01/06/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning43 01/08/2010 Toronto Maple Leafs44 01/09/2010 Colorado Avalanche45 01/14/2010 @ Atlanta Thrashers46 01/16/2010 @ New York Islanders47 01/18/2010 @ Phoenix Coyotes48 01/19/2010 @ Anaheim Ducks49 01/21/2010 @ Los Angeles Kings50 01/23/2010 @ San Jose Sharks51 01/25/2010 @ Vancouver Canucks52 01/27/2010 New Jersey Devils53 01/29/2010 Boston Bruins54 02/01/2010 @ Pittsburgh Penguins55 02/03/2010 Ottawa Senators56 02/05/2010 Carolina Hurricanes57 02/06/2010 @ Columbus Blue Jackets58 02/09/2010 Boston Bruins59 02/11/2010 @ Carolina Hurricanes60 02/13/2010 San Jose Sharks61 03/02/2010 @ Pittsburgh Penguins62 03/03/2010 Washington Capitals63 03/05/2010 Philadelphia Flyers64 03/07/2010 @ New York Rangers65 03/10/2010 Dallas Stars66 03/12/2010 Minnesota Wild67 03/13/2010 @ Detroit Red Wings68 03/16/2010 @ Atlanta Thrashers69 03/18/2010 @ Tampa Bay Lightning70 03/20/2010 @ Florida Panthers71 03/21/2010 @ Carolina Hurricanes72 03/24/2010 Montreal Canadiens73 03/26/2010 Ottawa Senators74 03/27/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning75 03/29/2010 @ Boston Bruins76 03/31/2010 Florida Panthers77 04/01/2010 @ Toronto Maple Leafs78 04/03/2010 @ Montreal Canadiens79 04/06/2010 New York Rangers80 04/08/2010 @ Boston Bruins81 04/10/2010 @ Ottawa Senators82 04/11/2010 @ New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. MONTADOR #4

LYDMAN #5

ROY #9

TALLINDER #10

KENNEDY #13

CONNOLLY #19

STAFFORD #21

Oct 3 Vs MTL 0-0 2/-1 22:49 INJ 0-1 2/0 20:35 0-0 1/0 17:17 0-0 2/-1 13:00 1-0 2/0 19:21 0-0 3/-1 13:14Oct 8 Vs PHX 0-0 2/0 17:46 INJ 0-1 5/0 18:13 0-0 0/1 14:46 0-0 3/0 10:53 0-0 1/1 20:18 0-0 7/0 16:04Oct 10 @ NSH 0-0 2/0 16:31 INJ 0-0 3/0 19:20 0-0 1/0 21:27 0-1 5/1 13:30 0-0 4/0 17:45 0-0 2/0 16:29Oct 13 Vs DET 0-0 4/0 17:28 0-0 1/0 16:49 0-3 3/3 17:34 0-0 1/5 20:33 0-0 3/-1 14:41 0-0 1/0 18:30 1-0 2/2 14:00Oct 16 Vs NYI 0-0 1/0 19:24 0-0 0/0 23:30 0-0 2/-1 17:57 0-1 0/1 15:27 0-0 2/1 12:32 1-1 4/0 16:15 0-1 3/0 16:17Oct 17 Vs ATL 0-0 1/0 20:27 0-0 3/0 19:30 0-0 3/-1 17:35 0-0 0/-1 15:40 0-0 2/0 9:39 0-2 6/0 19:46 1-0 5/0 15:31Oct 21 @ FLA 0-1 2/1 19:12 0-0 2/1 17:50 0-1 3/2 16:58 0-2 0/2 18:16 0-1 3/1 10:50 0-1 1/-1 17:23 0-1 3/2 14:04Oct 24 @ T.B 0-0 0/-1 15:15 INJ 0-1 2/0 21:07 0-0 0/1 20:57 0-1 1/1 12:32 0-0 5/-1 18:15 1-0 5/0 17:44Oct 28 @ N.J 0-2 1/2 15:18 INJ 0-0 0/0 14:49 0-0 0/0 18:59 1-0 (W) 2/1 13:11 0-1 2/1 17:37 0-0 2/0 13:39Oct 30 Vs TOR 0-0 1/0 15:40 INJ 0-1 2/0 20:42 0-0 0/1 21:05 0-0 0/-1 13:02 2-1 (W) 4/0 18:04 1-0 4/-1 15:27Oct 31 @ NYI 0-0 3/0 18:22 INJ 0-0 1/-1 18:55 0-0 2/-1 17:47 0-0 0/-1 12:17 0-0 3/-1 17:56 0-0 2/-1 16:42Nov 4 Vs NYI 0-0 2/0 17:17 INJ 1-0 (W) 4/0 12:42 0-1 2/1 18:06 0-0 1/0 15:14 0-1 4/0 19:16 0-1 1/0 13:29Nov 6 Vs PHI 0-0 2/0 18:36 INJ 1-1 2/-1 18:03 0-0 2/-1 19:00 0-0 2/-1 13:38 0-1 1/-2 18:31 0-0 2/-1 14:14Nov 7 @ BOS 0-0 2/-2 16:49 INJ 1-0 4/-1 19:02 0-0 0/1 16:42 0-0 2/0 15:05 0-1 2/1 17:02 0-0 2/0 18:24Nov 11 Vs EDM 1-0 (W) 4/1 17:22 INJ 0-0 3/0 17:34 0-0 0/0 18:53 0-0 1/0 11:03 0-2 1/2 19:44 1-0 1/2 13:47Nov 13 Vs CGY 0-0 6/0 20:09 INJ 1-0 7/0 25:21 0-0 0/0 23:27 0-0 1/0 13:03 0-0 3/-1 20:00 0-0 2/-1 10:41Nov 14 @ PHI 0-0 1/1 18:02 INJ 0-1 1/-2 21:04 0-0 0/-1 17:21 0-1 1/1 12:34 0-0 3/0 15:54 DNDNov 18 Vs FLA 0-0 1/0 20:16 INJ 0-0 0/-2 16:04 0-0 0/-2 18:20 0-0 1/-1 9:21 0-1 1/-2 22:13 1-0 3/-2 18:16Nov 20 Vs BOS 0-0 1/0 17:48 0-0 0/0 18:20 0-0 1/0 22:17 0-0 0/-1 22:10 0-0 0/-1 11:39 0-0 1/-1 18:59 0-0 1/0 2:08Nov 21 @ OTT 0-0 1/-3 15:09 0-0 2/-3 13:12 0-2 4/0 19:07 0-2 2/1 19:41 0-0 0/0 10:03 0-1 1/-2 19:14 DNDNov 25 @ WSH 0-0 2/-1 17:33 0-0 1/-1 16:13 0-0 3/-1 20:13 0-0 0/-1 19:41 0-0 0/-1 13:51 0-0 1/0 14:53 0-0 3/0 15:40Nov 27 @ PHI 0-1 1/0 21:01 0-1 0/1 15:45 0-0 0/0 20:43 0-0 0/0 24:42 0-0 4/-1 9:58 2-2 (W) 4/2 21:13 1-1 3/2 14:49Nov 28 Vs CAR 0-0 1/1 18:24 0-0 0/1 19:22 1-1 3/0 17:08 0-0 0/0 16:58 0-1 2/2 12:08 0-0 1/0 21:05 0-0 1/0 21:37Nov 30 @ TOR 0-1 0/1 16:21 0-0 2/1 16:53 0-1 2/2 20:13 1-0 3/1 20:54 1-0 (W) 1/1 15:39 0-0 2/0 17:55 0-0 2/0 13:38Dec 3 Vs MTL 0-0 1/0 18:34 0-0 2/1 17:41 1-1 (W) 6/2 22:46 0-1 3/3 21:45 1-0 2/2 17:08 0-0 1/1 16:42 0-1 1/1 15:46Dec 5 Vs NYR 0-0 2/-1 18:33 0-0 1/0 16:01 0-0 3/0 20:38 0-0 1/-1 19:45 0-0 3/0 17:22 0-0 6/0 18:38 0-0 3/-1 18:11Dec 7 Vs N.J 0-0 1/-1 12:27 0-0 0/0 17:54 0-0 1/0 15:56 0-0 0/-1 24:06 0-0 1/-1 15:30 0-0 3/-1 18:06 0-0 1/-1 13:59

Date Opp. MAIR #22

GRIER #25

VANEK #26

GAUSTAD #28

POMINVILLE #29

BUTLER #34

KALETA #36

Oct 3 Vs MTL MIN 0-0 2/-1 13:10 0-0 1/0 17:42 0-0 0/0 11:37 0-0 3/0 17:07 0-0 3/-1 22:57 0-0 0/0 9:05Oct 8 Vs PHX MIN 0-0 1/0 14:58 1-0 (W) 2/0 15:49 0-0 4/0 16:56 0-0 4/1 19:45 0-0 1/0 21:18 0-0 0/0 9:55Oct 10 @ NSH MIN 1-0 (W) 6/1 14:22 0-0 3/0 18:59 0-0 1/0 12:35 0-0 0/0 16:42 0-1 2/1 21:49 0-0 2/0 9:03Oct 13 Vs DET DND 0-0 2/-1 15:19 2-0 (W) 3/2 7:54 1-1 4/2 13:55 0-2 3/1 17:59 0-0 3/-1 22:38 1-1 1/2 10:05Oct 16 Vs NYI DND 0-0 0/1 15:15 DND 0-1 2/2 15:07 1-0 3/0 15:11 0-0 1/1 21:36 1-0 3/1 12:27Oct 17 Vs ATL 0-0 0/0 9:13 0-0 4/-1 15:07 DND 0-0 5/0 15:42 0-1 3/0 21:05 0-1 1/0 21:43 0-0 1/0 8:39Oct 21 @ FLA DND 1-0 2/1 16:12 1-0 3/2 15:13 0-0 2/1 14:59 1-0 3/-1 17:01 0-1 1/0 22:58 0-1 1/1 8:37Oct 24 @ T.B DND 1-0 2/2 15:17 0-0 3/0 18:06 0-0 1/0 15:48 0-0 2/-1 20:49 0-0 1/0 29:18 0-0 1/0 8:52Oct 28 @ N.J DND 0-0 2/1 16:32 0-0 5/0 15:04 1-0 2/1 16:38 1-1 2/1 15:56 0-1 1/1 24:50 0-0 2/1 10:05Oct 30 Vs TOR 0-0 0/0 6:06 0-0 2/-1 17:16 0-1 2/0 18:04 DND 0-2 3/1 18:57 0-0 1/-2 23:51 0-0 0/0 6:13Oct 31 @ NYI 0-0 1/-1 8:00 0-0 2/-2 14:10 0-0 3/0 18:11 DND 0-0 8/0 18:06 0-0 2/-2 20:26 DNDNov 4 Vs NYI DND 0-0 2/0 15:51 1-1 4/0 11:47 1-0 3/1 15:14 0-0 0/0 19:28 0-0 0/0 22:21 0-0 0/1 12:18Nov 6 Vs PHI DND 0-0 0/-1 16:34 0-0 2/-1 15:20 0-0 2/-2 13:34 0-1 1/-1 17:01 0-0 0/-3 20:56 0-0 0/-1 8:26Nov 7 @ BOS DND 0-0 1/0 15:36 0-0 2/0 17:26 0-0 2/0 16:08 1-0 3/0 17:14 0-0 0/1 20:00 0-0 0/0 10:00Nov 11 Vs EDM DND 0-0 1/0 13:20 0-1 3/2 14:15 0-0 1/1 15:59 0-0 2/1 17:48 0-0 1/1 20:13 0-0 0/0 6:33Nov 13 Vs CGY 0-0 0/0 7:03 INJ 0-1 1/-1 12:55 0-0 0/0 14:33 0-0 3/0 23:12 0-0 0/-1 19:37 0-0 1/0 14:32Nov 14 @ PHI 0-1 1/0 7:18 INJ 1-0 1/-1 14:50 1-0 (W) 2/0 18:09 0-0 1/-2 20:29 0-0 1/-1 21:06 0-1 1/1 12:44Nov 18 Vs FLA 0-0 0/-1 8:45 INJ 0-2 3/-2 18:48 0-0 4/0 19:27 0-0 4/-1 18:09 0-0 1/-2 19:08 0-0 2/0 14:16Nov 20 Vs BOS 0-0 2/0 9:02 INJ 0-0 5/-1 17:30 1-0 3/0 16:13 0-1 1/-1 21:25 0-1 2/-1 18:12 0-0 3/0 13:23Nov 21 @ OTT 0-0 0/1 7:21 INJ 1-0 4/-3 18:11 0-0 1/0 19:05 1-0 4/0 22:41 0-1 2/0 21:36 1-0 5/1 13:11Nov 25 @ WSH DND 0-0 3/-1 15:15 0-0 1/-1 18:12 0-0 1/0 14:46 0-0 4/-1 19:55 0-0 0/0 22:03 0-0 1/0 8:55Nov 27 @ PHI 0-0 0/0 4:13 0-0 2/-1 15:36 0-0 1/0 16:27 1-0 1/0 8:54 0-0 1/0 18:40 0-1 3/0 21:51 0-0 0/0 2:06Nov 28 Vs CAR 0-0 1/0 7:04 1-0 3/2 17:08 1-1 2/2 16:37 DND 0-1 4/1 16:57 0-1 0/1 20:57 SUSNov 30 @ TOR 0-0 1/0 7:26 0-1 3/1 16:39 0-0 3/1 14:23 DND 0-2 2/2 19:29 0-0 1/1 19:58 SUSDec 3 Vs MTL 0-0 0/-1 8:18 1-1 4/1 16:21 0-3 2/2 19:40 INJ 1-1 4/2 19:14 0-0 0/0 1:56 0-0 1/0 7:14Dec 5 Vs NYR 0-0 0/0 3:32 0-0 2/0 19:12 0-0 1/0 20:58 INJ 1-0 7/0 20:26 DND 0-0 0/0 4:30Dec 7 Vs N.J 0-0 3/0 12:37 DND 0-0 1/-1 17:36 INJ 0-0 1/0 20:02 DND 0-0 2/-1 12:08

Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. ELLIS #37

PAETSCH #38

MACARTHUR #41

SEKERA #44

RIVET #52

HECHT #55

MYERS #57

Oct 3 Vs MTL 0-0 1/0 10:05 DND 0-0 0/-1 13:23 0-0 2/-1 21:54 0-1 5/-1 23:24 0-0 5/-1 15:55 0-0 1/0 16:13Oct 8 Vs PHX 0-0 0/0 8:08 DND 1-1 4/1 16:17 0-0 1/0 16:34 0-0 2/0 22:55 0-0 1/0 15:00 0-1 1/1 19:49Oct 10 @ NSH 0-0 2/0 8:05 DND 0-0 3/0 16:36 0-0 0/0 13:30 0-0 2/1 18:40 0-0 4/1 15:42 0-0 0/0 24:56Oct 13 Vs DET 0-1 2/2 10:47 DND 1-0 2/1 17:56 INJ 0-0 0/1 20:24 0-0 1/-1 16:11 0-1 1/3 22:08Oct 16 Vs NYI 0-1 1/1 12:12 DND 1-1 3/0 14:49 INJ 0-1 1/0 22:08 1-0 (W) 4/1 15:43 1-1 3/2 18:28Oct 17 Vs ATL DND DND 1-0 3/0 17:34 INJ 0-0 2/0 20:21 0-0 2/-1 19:08 0-0 0/-1 17:04Oct 21 @ FLA 1-0 (W) 2/1 7:40 DND 0-0 1/-1 12:37 INJ 0-0 1/0 19:20 0-1 4/1 15:38 1-0 2/2 20:44Oct 24 @ T.B 0-0 0/0 7:32 0-0 5/-1 13:09 0-0 2/-1 15:34 INJ 0-1 0/0 26:11 0-0 1/1 16:49 0-0 1/1 21:42Oct 28 @ N.J 0-1 0/1 9:45 0-0 0/2 15:10 1-0 2/1 13:54 INJ 0-1 1/1 21:28 0-1 2/1 15:58 0-0 1/0 22:03Oct 30 Vs TOR 0-0 2/0 9:53 0-0 0/0 10:47 0-0 1/0 16:27 INJ 0-0 1/-2 21:48 0-0 4/-1 16:28 0-0 1/1 22:36Oct 31 @ NYI 0-0 1/-1 9:58 0-0 0/-1 8:38 0-0 2/0 18:37 0-0 3/-2 17:34 0-0 2/-1 18:33 0-0 2/-3 17:10 0-0 1/-2 22:25Nov 4 Vs NYI 0-0 6/1 11:59 DND 0-0 1/0 13:52 0-0 1/0 17:31 0-1 2/0 19:42 0-0 4/0 16:43 0-1 2/1 21:13Nov 6 Vs PHI 0-0 2/-2 6:50 DND 0-0 5/-2 17:21 0-0 1/-1 17:45 0-1 1/-2 19:42 0-0 4/0 15:01 1-0 1/-3 21:10Nov 7 @ BOS 0-0 3/0 10:23 DND 0-1 1/-1 14:23 0-0 0/-2 15:56 0-1 0/1 20:46 0-0 5/0 14:25 0-1 1/1 22:02Nov 11 Vs EDM 0-0 1/0 5:23 DND 0-0 2/0 12:59 0-1 2/2 17:34 0-0 1/2 20:05 1-0 2/1 17:06 0-0 0/0 22:20Nov 13 Vs CGY 0-0 2/0 7:25 DND 0-1 1/0 16:39 0-0 1/0 15:56 0-0 0/-1 20:16 0-0 3/0 17:22 0-0 2/0 25:55Nov 14 @ PHI 0-0 1/0 7:15 DND 0-1 1/-2 15:50 0-0 2/1 16:52 0-0 2/0 18:40 0-0 1/0 18:08 0-1 1/-1 21:31Nov 18 Vs FLA 0-0 1/0 7:54 DND 1-0 2/-1 12:11 0-0 1/0 20:00 0-1 1/-2 15:50 0-0 1/-1 15:14 0-0 2/-2 21:38Nov 20 Vs BOS 0-0 0/0 6:03 DND 0-0 1/-1 14:24 DND 0-0 0/-1 18:43 0-0 4/0 21:42 0-0 1/-1 25:10Nov 21 @ OTT 0-0 3/0 7:47 DND 0-0 4/-2 15:09 0-0 1/0 7:22 0-0 1/0 17:23 0-0 3/0 19:17 0-0 3/1 26:03Nov 25 @ WSH 0-0 0/0 8:36 DND 0-0 3/0 15:56 DND 0-0 2/0 20:26 0-0 0/-1 16:38 0-0 0/-1 20:30Nov 27 @ PHI DND DND 0-1 2/2 15:43 DND 0-0 0/1 11:58 0-0 3/-1 17:03 0-1 0/0 24:26Nov 28 Vs CAR 0-0 0/0 4:57 0-0 0/0 6:17 1-0 (W) 2/-1 19:08 0-1 0/1 16:12 DND 1-1 3/0 18:00 0-3 1/0 20:50Nov 30 @ TOR 0-0 2/0 7:58 0-0 0/0 5:41 0-0 0/0 15:14 0-1 0/1 19:42 DND 1-0 5/2 19:44 0-0 2/1 24:13Dec 3 Vs MTL DND DND 1-0 3/1 16:50 1-1 4/0 16:52 0-0 1/1 18:26 0-1 1/1 19:41 0-1 1/3 23:06Dec 5 Vs NYR 0-0 1/0 4:49 DND 0-0 2/-1 15:38 0-0 1/0 19:38 0-0 0/0 16:54 0-0 4/0 19:04 0-1 0/0 23:49Dec 7 Vs N.J 0-0 0/0 9:29 0-0 1/0 8:36 0-0 2/-1 13:13 0-0 1/-1 20:44 0-0 0/0 17:21 0-0 2/0 19:07 0-0 2/-1 25:04

Date Opp. ENNIS #63

ENROTH #1

MILLER #30

LALIME #40

Oct 3 Vs MTL MIN MIN 2/17O 63 DNPOct 8 Vs PHX MIN MIN 1/24W 60 DNPOct 10 @ NSH MIN MIN 0/25W 60 DNPOct 13 Vs DET MIN MIN 2/25W 60 DNPOct 16 Vs NYI MIN MIN 3/39W 60 DNPOct 17 Vs ATL MIN MIN DNP 4/27L 59Oct 21 @ FLA MIN MIN 2/43W 60 DNPOct 24 @ T.B MIN MIN 2/26W 64 DNPOct 28 @ N.J MIN MIN 1/32W 60 DNPOct 30 Vs TOR MIN MIN 2/35W 61 DNPOct 31 @ NYI MIN MIN 3/16L 32 2/14 28Nov 4 Vs NYI MIN DNP 0/24W 60 DNDNov 6 Vs PHI MIN DNP 4/36L 58 DNDNov 7 @ BOS MIN 4/37L 58 DNP DNDNov 11 Vs EDM MIN DNP 1/29W 60 DNDNov 13 Vs CGY MIN MIN 1/26W 65 DNPNov 14 @ PHI 1-0 4/1 14:13 MIN 2/31W 60 DNPNov 18 Vs FLA MIN MIN 5/23L 60 DNPNov 20 Vs BOS MIN MIN 2/26O 61 DNPNov 21 @ OTT MIN MIN DNP 5/26L 58Nov 25 @ WSH MIN MIN 2/24L 59 DNPNov 27 @ PHI MIN MIN 2/33W 60 DNPNov 28 Vs CAR MIN MIN 1/31W 60 DNPNov 30 @ TOR MIN MIN 0/38W 60 DNPDec 3 Vs MTL MIN DNP 2/23W 60 MINDec 5 Vs NYR MIN DNP 2/32L 58 MINDec 7 Vs N.J MIN MIN 3/37L 60 DNP

Please refer to pgs. 11-12 of the 2009-10 Buffalo Sabres media guide for a complete Lindy Ruff bio, along with his career coaching stats andNHL rankings.

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Lindy Ruff

#30: Ryan Miller (G) 6' 2", 175 lbs. / Jul 17, 1980 (29 years and 4 months)

7th NHL / 7th BUF SeasonLast Win: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)Last SO: NOV 30, 2009 @ TORONTO (3)

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 24 16-6-2 3 1.90 .935Career 288 162-92-28 15 2.59 .912

Career vs. Opp 14 9-4-0 2 2.60 .908

Season Highs: Shots Saves43

10/21 @ FLA41

10/21 @ FLA

-posted second longest shutout streak of his career (148:31), from Nov. 28-Dec. 3.-Named NHL's Third Star of the Week (Nov. 9-15), finishing with 3-0 record, 1.30 GAA, .953 save %-2008-09: Won 30 games for the fourth-straight season; set new career high with 2.53 GAA, .918 save percentage and five shutouts.

#40: Patrick Lalime (G) 6' 3", 189 lbs. / Jul 7, 1974 (35 years and 5 months)

11th NHL / 2nd BUF SeasonLast Win: MAR 12, 2009 vs FLORIDA (6)Last SO: FEB 27, 2008 vs PHOENIX (35)


Career vs. Opp 17 9-6-2 2 2.25 .910


10/17 vs. ATL23

10/17 vs. ATL

-missed 4 games with a groin injury (Nov. 4-12).-In his first start of the season, made 24 saves in 4-2 L vs. ATL on Oct. 17.-In 1996-97 season: set NHL record for longest unbeaten streak by a rookie goaltender to begin his career (14-0-2)

#4: Steve Montador (D) 6' 0", 211 lbs. / Dec 21, 1979 (29 years and 11 months)

8th NHL / 1st BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 11, 2009 vs EDMONTON (12)Last Assist: NOV 30, 2009 @ TORONTO (3)

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 27 1-5-6 -3 29Career 395 19-55-74 8 633

Career vs. Opp 26 0-2-2 1 23

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits1

11/11 vs. EDM2

10/28 @ NJD2

10/28 @ NJD7

11/30 @ TOR22:49

10/3 vs. MTL6

11/13 vs. CGY3

11/21 @ OTT

-scored his first goal as a Buffalo Sabre on Nov. 11 vs EDM.-made his NHL debut in Buffalo on Nov. 23, 2001 as a member of the Calgary Flames.-is an athlete ambassador for Right to Play.

#5: Toni Lydman (D) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Sep 25, 1977 (32 years and 2 months)

LOOD-man9th NHL / 5th BUF SeasonLast Goal: MAR 21, 2009 @ NY RANGERS (22)Last Assist: NOV 27, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (5)

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 13 0-1-1 1 8Career 606 29-150-179 5 429

Career vs. Opp 21 0-9-9 4 18

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits- 1

11/27 @ PHI1

11/27 @ PHI24x

23:3010/16 vs. NYI

310/17 vs. ATL

411/20 vs. BOS

-Played in 600th career NHL game, Nov. 25 @ WASH-Missed 11 games with groin injury (Oct. 24-Nov. 18).-Missed first three games of season (Oct. 3-10) with hand injury sustained during pre-season.

#9: Derek Roy (C) 5' 9", 188 lbs. / May 4, 1983 (26 years and 7 months)

ROY6th NHL / 6th BUF SeasonLast Goal: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)


Career vs. Opp 19 9-7-16 10 16

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits16x

310/13 vs. DET

310/13 vs. DET

28x

25:2111/13 vs. CGY

711/13 vs. CGY

111x

-was 14-0 on faceoffs on Nov. 4 vs. NYI (most by a Sabre since Curtis Brown was 19-0, 10/4/01)-tied career-high with 3 assists (all in 2nd period) on Oct. 13 vs. DET-Buffalo's leading scorer the past two seasons.

#10: Henrik Tallinder (D) 6' 3", 214 lbs. / Jan 10, 1979 (30 years and 10 months)

tah-LEEN-duhr8th NHL / 8th BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 30, 2009 @ TORONTO (3)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)


Career vs. Opp 20 0-5-5 12 12


11/30 @ TOR22x

22x

410/21 @ FLA

24:4211/27 @ PHI

32x

310/10 @ NSH

-played in his 400th career NHL game, Nov. 7 vs. BOS.-was a career-best +5 in 6-2 win vs. DET, Oct. 13.

#13: Tim Kennedy (L) 5' 10", 173 lbs. / Apr 30, 1986 (23 years and 7 months)

1st NHL / 1st BUF SeasonLast Goal: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)Last Assist: NOV 28, 2009 vs CAROLINA (4)


Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 -1 0


15x

18x

1011/7 @ BOS

17:2212/5 vs. NYR

510/10 @ NSH

32x

-scored first NHL goal @ NJ (Martin Brodeur) on Oct. 28.-Picked up first career NHL point (assist on Grier GWG) @ NASH, Oct. 10.NCAA CAREER: Scored game-tying goal and assisted on Justin Abdelkader's game winner in 2007 national championship game.

#19: Tim Connolly (C) 6' 1", 191 lbs. / May 7, 1981 (28 years and 7 months)

10th NHL / 8th BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 27, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (5)Last Assist: NOV 27, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (5)

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 27 6-15-21 -4 6Career 513 94-215-309 -45 218

Career vs. Opp 27 5-12-17 9 10


23x

411/27 @ PHI

23x

22:1311/18 vs. FLA

62x

22x

-Matched his career best, with his third career four-point game (2+2), Nov. 27 @ PHIL-Had an assist in four consecutive games from 11/4 vs. NYI to 11/11 vs. EDM.-Played in his 500th career NHL game, Nov. 7 @ BOS-Registered his 300th career NHL point, Nov. 6 vs. PHIL.

#21: Drew Stafford (R) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Oct 30, 1985 (24 years and 1 month)

4th NHL / 4th BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 27, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (5)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)


Career vs. Opp 10 5-1-6 -1 2


15x

211/27 @ PHI

24x

21:3711/28 vs. CAR

710/8 vs. PHX

24x

- missed 2 games with a lower body injury (Nov. 14, Nov. 21).- played in his 200th career NHL game, 11/13/09 vs. CGY.- had a season high five game point streak from 10/13 vs. DET to 10/24 @ TB.

#22: Adam Mair (C) 6' 1", 208 lbs. / Feb 15, 1979 (30 years and 9 months)

MAIR11th NHL / 7th BUF SeasonLast Goal: MAR 28, 2009 @ MONTREAL (21)Last Assist: NOV 14, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (9)


Career vs. Opp 24 5-5-10 7 54


11/14 @ PHI1

11/14 @ PHI7

11/13 vs. CGY12:37

12/7 vs. NJD3

12/7 vs. NJD4

11/30 @ TOR

2009-10: Made season debut Oct. 17 vs. ATL; missed first four games of the season following arthroscopic hip surgery in September.

#25: Michael Grier (R) 6' 1", 227 lbs. / Jan 5, 1975 (34 years and 11 months)

12th NHL / 3rd BUF SeasonLast Goal: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (1)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (1)

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 21 5-2-7 1 8Career 935 152-200-352 -4 492

Career vs. Opp 17 4-5-9 6 2


12x

212/3 vs. MTL

24x

19:1212/5 vs. NYR

610/10 @ NSH

42x

-his GWG @ NASH on Oct. 10 was first as a Sabre since March 16/06 vs. TOR -- also a game winner.-Missed five games (Nov. 13-21) with groin injury.

#26: Thomas Vanek (L) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / Jan 19, 1984 (25 years and 10 months)

5th NHL / 5th BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 28, 2009 vs CAROLINA (4)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)


Career vs. Opp 17 6-5-11 5 8


10/13 vs. DET3

12/3 vs. MTL3

12/3 vs. MTL6

11/11 vs. EDM20:58

12/5 vs. NYR52x

211/21 @ OTT

-missed 2 games with an upper body injury (Oct. 16-21).-reached 40-goal plateau for the second time in his career.-led league with 20 PPG’s in 2008-09.

#28: Paul Gaustad (C) (*Injured) 6' 4", 229 lbs. / Feb 3, 1982 (27 years and 10 months)

GAW-stad5th NHL / 5th BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 27, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIALast Assist: OCT 16, 2009 vs NY ISLANDERS (15)


Career vs. Opp 14 0-2-2 8 38


12x

210/13 vs. DET

711/7 @ BOS

19:2711/18 vs. FLA

510/17 vs. ATL

611/20 vs. BOS

-missed 2 games with flu-like symptoms (Oct. 30-31).-2008-09: Second on team last season with 858 faceoffs taken, and 452 faceoff wins (52.7%)

#29: Jason Pominville (R) 6' 0", 186 lbs. / Nov 30, 1982 (27 years)

5th NHL / 5th BUF SeasonLast Goal: DEC 5, 2009 vs NY RANGERS (1)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)


Career vs. Opp 16 5-5-10 2 2


23x

25x

23x

23:1211/13 vs. CGY

810/31 @ NYI

25x

-scored his 100th career NHL goal, Oct.16 vs. NYI.-Buffalo’s current ironman leader; hasn’t missed a game since being a healthy scratch on 4/7/06.

#34: Chris Butler (D) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Oct 27, 1986 (23 years and 1 month)

2nd NHL / 2nd BUF SeasonLast Goal: APR 11, 2009 vs BOSTON (25)Last Assist: NOV 28, 2009 vs CAROLINA (2)




8x18x

411/14 @ PHI

29:1810/24 @ TBL

33x

311/13 vs. CGY

-one of only two NHLers born in the state of Missouri (Cam Janssen of St. Louis).-2008-09: scored his first NHL goal on 3/20/09 vs. PHI.

#36: Patrick Kaleta (R) 5' 11", 198 lbs. / Jun 8, 1986 (23 years and 6 months)

KAH-letta4th NHL / 4th BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 21, 2009 @ OTTAWA (5)Last Assist: NOV 14, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (8)




13x

210/13 vs. DET

1511/27 @ PHI

14:3211/13 vs. CGY

511/21 @ OTT

72x

-missed 1 game with flu-like symptoms (Oct.31).-posted first career multi-point game (1+1), vs. DET on Oct.13.-played in his 100th career NHL game on Oct. 8 vs. PHX.

#37: Matt Ellis (L) 6' 0", 212 lbs. / Aug 31, 1981 (28 years and 3 months)

4th NHL / 2nd BUF SeasonLast Goal: OCT 21, 2009 @ FLORIDA (18)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2009 @ NEW JERSEY (16)




10/21 @ FLA13x

14x

22x

12:1210/16 vs. NYI

611/4 vs. NYI

23x

Scored a career-high three points (2+1) @ BOS on January 3, 2009.

#38: Nathan Paetsch (D) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Mar 30, 1983 (26 years and 8 months)

4th NHL / 4th BUF SeasonLast Goal: FEB 6, 2009 vs MONTREAL (11)Last Assist: FEB 2, 2009 @ ANAHEIM (13)



Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits- - - 2

3x15:10

10/28 @ NJD5

10/24 @ TBL14x

Has been a "plus" player in each of his three previous NHL seasons, including career-high +10 in 63 games during 2006-07.

#41: Clarke MacArthur (L) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / Apr 6, 1985 (24 years and 8 months)

4th NHL / 4th BUF SeasonLast Goal: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)Last Assist: NOV 27, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (5)




16x

22x

1511/11 vs. EDM

19:0811/28 vs. CAR

511/6 vs. PHI

311/7 @ BOS

-had a three game goal streak from Oct. 13 vs. DET. to Oct. 17 vs. ATL.-2008-09: Posted career highs in games (71), goals (17), assists (14) and points (31).

#44: Andrej Sekera (D) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Jun 8, 1986 (23 years and 6 months)

3rd NHL / 3rd BUF SeasonLast Goal: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)




12/3 vs. MTL14x

212/3 vs. MTL

22x

21:5410/3 vs. MTL

412/3 vs. MTL

22x

-missed 7 games with a rib injury (Oct. 13-30).

#52: Craig Rivet (D) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Sep 13, 1974 (35 years and 2 months)

15th NHL / 2nd BUF SeasonLast Goal: MAR 25, 2009 vs FLORIDA (34)Last Assist: NOV 18, 2009 vs FLORIDA (7)


Career vs. Opp 35 1-7-8 -3 29


8x18x

1910/31 @ NYI

26:1110/24 @ TBL

510/3 vs. MTL

311/20 vs. BOS

-played in his 800th career game 3/27/09 vs. TOR.-named 23rd captain in franchise history on October 8, 2008.

#55: Jochen Hecht (C) 6' 1", 199 lbs. / Jun 21, 1977 (32 years and 5 months)

HESHT, yoh-KIN10th NHL / 7th BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 30, 2009 @ TORONTO (3)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs MONTREAL (2)


Career vs. Opp 25 8-10-18 1 12


14x

211/28 vs. CAR

511/7 @ BOS

21:4211/20 vs. BOS

53x

310/30 vs. TOR

2008-09: Played in his 600th career NHL game @ CAR, Feb. 26/09.

#57: Tyler Myers (D) 6' 8", 222 lbs. / Feb 1, 1990 (19 years and 10 months)

1st NHL / 1st BUF SeasonLast Goal: NOV 6, 2009 vs PHILADELPHIA (14)Last Assist: DEC 5, 2009 vs NY RANGERS (1)




311/28 vs. CAR

311/28 vs. CAR

410/30 vs. TOR

26:0311/21 @ OTT

32x

32x

-picked up career high three points (0+3) vs. CAR, Nov. 28-first NHL goal: vs. NYI, Oct. 16; first NHL point (assist) vs. PHX, Oct. 10.-became the 16th youngest player to play for the Sabres in a season opener (19 yrs, 245 days) vs. MTL, Oct. 3-was listed at 6'7", 204 lbs. when drafted 12th overall by Sabres in 2008 Entry Draft

LAST GAME Washington 3, Tampa Bay 0December 7, 2009 •St. Pete Times Forum •Tampa, Fla. Score by Period Shots Pen/Min PPWSH 0-3-0—3 34 6/12 1-5TB 0-0-0—0 26 8/16 0-3Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in his return from a two-game NHL suspension and Semyon Varlamov stopped all 26 shots he facedas Washington won a sixth straight game, 3-0 at Tampa Bay. It marked the 12th win in a row for the Capitals against the Lightning, aclub record against one team. Alexander Semin and Tomas Fleischmann each had two assists while Eric Fehr’s goal gave him points inseven straight games. INJURIES RW Mike Knuble –broken finger, out 1 week, missed 11 gamesC Boyd Gordon –back, out 2-3 weeks, missed 10 gamesLW Quintin Laing –broken jaw, out 2-3 weeks, missed 9 games Total Man-Games Lost: 114 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Dec. 7: Capitals assigned D Karl Alzner to Hershey (AHL).Dec. 2: Capitals assigned C Jay Beagle to Hershey (AHL).Nov. 27: Capitals recalled LW Alexandre Giroux from Hershey (AHL).Nov. 25: Capitals recalled D Karl Alzner from Hershey (AHL). TONIGHT'S GAME Washington (19-5-6) puts its best-in-the-NHL record on the line in its first visit to Buffalo this season, the second time the Caps andSabres (16-9-2) have met in three weeks. The Capitals have won six in a row, stand 17-3-4 since Oct. 15 and boast an 11-point lead inthe Southeast Division. The Sabres trail Boston by just one point in the Northeast Division. Tonight's Broadcasts:WSH TV: CSN (Joe Beninati, Craig Laughlin) WSH Radio: 1500 AM, 820 AM (Steve Kolbe) MEDIA RESOURCES –The 2009-10 Washington Capitals Official Guide is available for download (.pdf) at WashingtonCaps.com (click on "Team").–Updated notes will be provided during the game at twitter.com/capsmedia or twitter.com/washcaps. UPCOMING GAMES

NOTE OF THE NIGHT Top of the world –The Capitals enter Wednesday’s game with an NHL-leading 44 points through 30 games, their best record through30 games in franchise history and just the second time they have led the NHL standings this late in the season (also 1991-92).Washington also leads the league in goals (108) and on the power play (24.4%) and has the fewest regulation losses in the league (5).

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Caps TV Caps Radio

Dec. 11 vs. Carolina Verizon Center 7 p.m. CSN (HD) 1500 AM, 820 AM,XM

Dec. 12 at Toronto Toronto, Ontario 7 p.m. CSN+ 1500 AM, 820 AM,XM

Dec. 15 at Colorado Denver, Colo. 9:30 p.m. CSN 1500 AM, 820 AM,XM

FIVE MORE NOTES NO MEDIA PERSON SHOULD BE WITHOUT Going streaking –Washington carries a six-game winning streak into Wednesday’s game, its second six-game streak of the seasonand the longest active streak in the league. The Capitals are the only team in the NHL with two winning streaks of six games or morethis season. A win in Buffalo would match the Capitals’ longest winning streaks under head coach Bruce Boudreau and the longest bythe team since 1985-86. Four of those wins have come on the road; a win in Buffalo would match the longest road winning streak for Washington since the1983-84 team won a club-record six straight away from home. Marching two by two –Six Capitals have combined to produce at least one multiple-goal game in each of its last five games (EricFehr, Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin, Tomas Fleischmann, Mike Green and Alex Ovechkin). On the season nine Capitals havecombined for 22 two-goal games, but no hat tricks yet. No other team has more than six players with multiple-goal games or 12multiple-goal games total. Plus 8 –Alex Ovechkin scored two goals Monday night in his first game back after a two-game NHL suspension. Ovechkin, who leadsthe league in points per game (1.45) and goals per game (0.91) is just one goal off the NHL goal-scoring lead despite missing eightgames. Ovechkin has points in each of the last six games he has played (5g-3a, +5) and leads the league with seven multiple-goalgames. He also leads the league by scoring the first goal of the game seven times and has scored the Caps’ first goal in 10 of the 22games he has played. Blank stare –Semyon Varlamov has posted two shutouts in his last four games and, dating back to the playoffs, has four shutouts inhis last 28 games. He is 7-0-2 with a 1.53 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage in his last nine appearances and hasbeen one of the three stars in four of his last six games. Varlamov’s 12-1-2 record gives him the best points percentage in the NHL andmakes him 16-1-3 in his career. Improving D –Thanks to improved team defense and the play of Semyon Varlamov and Jose Theodore in goal the Capitals haveallowed two goals or less in seven of their last eight games. Washington has improved to 10th in the league in team defense, allowing2.67 goals per game. SERIES NOTES –Washington trails, 36-76-15-2, entering the 130th meeting, including 18-40-6-0 in Buffalo–Semyon Varlamov had a 25-save shutout in the first meeting, Nov. 25 in Washington–The Capitals won last year's season series, 2-1-1 (Buffalo was 2-2-0)–The Sabres were one of two teams to shut out the Caps last season (5-0, 11/1/08 in BUF)–Washington is 4-1-1 in the last six meetings but had lost six in a row prior to that–The Capitals do not have any former Sabres on their roster; Buffalo features former Capital Mike Grier and two former Capitals draftpicks (Tim Kennedy and Nathan Paetsch) MORE CAPS NOTES Start me up –Washington has only trailed after the first period twice this year, both against the New York Islanders and both times theCapitals came back to win. The Capitals have outscored their opponents 39-14 in the first period; they lead the league in goals in thefirst period and are tied with Chicago for the fewest allowed. Caps goaltenders have a .952 save percentage in the first period. Washington has scored at least one goal in the first period of 25 of their 30 games (outscoring opponents 17-5 in the last 10 games).Washington has scored first in 23 of 30 games this year. In the rare occasions that the Capitals have allowed the first goal they are 5-0-2. Fehr warning –Eric Fehr carries a career-best seven-game point-scoring streak (5g-5a) and finished November as the Capitals’leading goal scorer in the month (six). Fehr’s eight goals on the year (20 GP) are two-thirds of his total from last season (12 in 61 GP).In 14 games since returning from injury Fehr has posted seven goals and seven assists with a +9 rating. He has only had one minusgame all season. Seeking 20 –The Capitals are seeking their 20th victory in their 31st game, which would be two games ahead of last season’s pace(20-10-3). The only Capitals team to reach 20 wins faster was in 1991-92 (started 20-8-0). Leadership qualities –The Capitals are the only team in the NHL with four 10-plus goal scorers. Six teams, including the Sabres, don’thave a single 10-goal scorer.

Division doings –Washington, which has won consecutive Southeast Division titles, is 7-0-0 against the Southeast Division, the onlyteam in the NHL with a perfect record against its own division. Power surge –After a six-game stretch in which the Capitals scored one power-play goal, they are 8-for-23 (34.8%) in the last threegames. They lead the league at 24.4% on the power play. The Capitals have had a 23.5% power play since Bruce Boudreau was hired(167-for-712). Back it up –Nicklas Backstrom’s five-point game Saturday night –the first by a Capital since his five-point game 11/15/08 at NewJersey –gave him the team lead in points with 33. It’s the first time that a player other than Alex Ovechkin has led the team in scoringthis late in a season since the 2003-04 season. Going Green –Mike Green and the Rangers’ Marian Gaborik are the only players in the NHL with two point streaks of eight-plus gamesthis season; he has points in 19 of his last 24 games, including four points Saturday night that matched his career high. He leads allNHL defensemen with 30 points in 29 games. Multiplication table –Alexander Semin shares the Capitals lead with 10 multiple-point games, outings that account for 24 of his 25points. He has three straight multiple-point games (2g-6a) after missing seven games due to injury. After you …–Washington has trailed at some point in 15 games this year and has won more than half of them (8-5-3). The Capitals are5-0-2 when their opponent scores first. Always in it –Washington has held a lead in the second period or later in 29 of its 30 games. They have led at some point in all 30. Star power –Alex Ovechkin has been named one of the three stars of the game in 13 of his 22 games this season, was one of theNHL's three stars of the week twice in a four-week span and was the league’s No. 2 star in October. ONE-TIMERS –Washington has beaten Tampa Bay 12 straight times, the longest winning streak against one team in franchise history–The Capitals are 12-1 in games decided by more than one goal–The Capitals are 10-0-3 when Alex Ovechkin scores and 7-0-1 when Brooks Laich scores; when both score they are 3-0-0–The Capitals scored their first shorthanded goal of the year last Thursday night (Matt Bradley)–Tom Poti had two assists, including the 300th point of his NHL career, in his return from injury Saturday night–Bruce Boudreau’s autobiography, Gabby: Confessions of a Hockey Lifer, was released Oct. 31–Alex Ovechkin has 118 career goals at home and 121 career goals on the road–Alex Ovechkin hasn’t been held without a point in consecutive games since Jan. 6-9, 2009 (61 GP since)–Alex Ovechkin became just the third player in history and the first in 27 years to record three points in each of the first three games ofthe season (joining Guy Lafleur, 1975-76, and Peter Stastny, 1982-83)–Two of the five youngest goaltenders to see action in the NHL this season have played for Washington (Michal Neuvirth, SemyonVarlamov, both 21)

Washington Capitals: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend.1 10/01/2009 @ Boston Bruins W 01-00-00 4-1 21p,8,21p,8 8 2-4 5-5 34-20 60 / 30 17565+2 10/03/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs W 02-00-00 6-4 8,22p,21,28,9,28 9 1-3 3-3 27-31 40 / 50 18277+3 10/06/2009 @ Philadelphia Flyers O* 02-00-01 5-6 8,8,28,28p,9 48 1-5 6-9 36-41 29 / 60 19567+4 10/08/2009 New York Rangers L 02-01-01 3-4 28,19,19p 10 1-9 4-5 28-29 30 / 60 18277+5 10/10/2009 @ Detroit Red Wings L 02-02-01 2-3 10,9p 96 1-3 3-5 24-37 30 / 60 191226 10/12/2009 New Jersey Devils O** 02-02-02 2-3 52,22 15 0-5 5-5 33-29 30 / 60 18277+7 10/15/2009 San Jose Sharks W 03-02-02 4-1 28p,8,8,10 8 1-5 3-3 36-28 40 / 20 18277+8 10/17/2009 Nashville Predators W** 04-02-02 3-2 8p,8 8 1-3 4-4 35-24 40 / 39 18277+9 10/22/2009 @ Atlanta Thrashers W 05-02-02 5-4 16,33,55,10,17 17 0-7 6-8 28-26 40 / 31 13192

10 10/24/2009 @ New York Islanders W* 06-02-02 3-2 52,20,21 21 0-4 2-2 24-30 60 / 30 1154111 10/27/2009 Philadelphia Flyers W 07-02-02 4-2 8,19p,28,8 28 1-4 3-5 36-43 60 / 29 18277+12 10/29/2009 @ Atlanta Thrashers W 08-02-02 4-3 8p,8,9p,22 22 2-5 1-2 32-41 40 / 31 1289313 10/30/2009 New York Islanders O* 08-02-03 3-4 8p,14,14p 2 2-6 3-3 40-30 30 / 60 18277+14 11/01/2009 Columbus Blue Jackets O* 08-02-04 4-5 19,21p,21,53 18 1-5 4-6 36-32 1 / 60 18277+15 11/04/2009 @ New Jersey Devils L 08-03-04 2-3 89,14 18 0-1 3-5 28-32 30 / 40 1349816 11/06/2009 @ Florida Panthers W 09-03-04 4-1 89,9,2p,9 9 1-2 1-2 25-29 60 / 29 1587717 11/07/2009 Florida Panthers W 10-03-04 7-4 22,21p,85,53,14,22,14 14 1-4 2-2 32-28 60 / 30 18277+18 11/11/2009 New York Islanders W** 11-03-04 5-4 28,14p,28p,16 17 2-3 2-3 41-31 40 / 30 18277+19 11/13/2009 Minnesota Wild W 12-03-04 3-1 52p,2,21 2 1-3 3-3 41-30 40 / 37 18277+20 11/14/2009 @ New Jersey Devils L 12-04-04 2-5 14p,85 9 1-1 2-3 29-23 30 / 60 1652121 11/17/2009 @ New York Rangers W 13-04-04 4-2 8p,21p,10,2 10 2-4 3-4 26-20 40 / 30 18200+22 11/20/2009 Montreal Canadiens L 13-05-04 2-3 16,9 13 0-3 1-2 34-22 31 / 30 18277+23 11/21/2009 @ Toronto Maple Leafs O** 13-05-05 1-2 8 81 0-4 2-2 32-39 35 / 40 19455+24 11/23/2009 @ Ottawa Senators O* 13-05-06 3-4 17,9,83 12 0-3 2-3 28-37 30 / 40 1621025 11/25/2009 Buffalo Sabres W 14-05-06 2-0 8,16 8 0-0 3-3 24-25 40 / 30 18277+26 11/28/2009 @ Montreal Canadiens W** 15-05-06 4-3 16,8,16p 19 1-3 2-4 23-24 40 / 31 21273+27 11/30/2009 @ Carolina Hurricanes W 16-05-06 3-2 19,16,19 19 0-5 6-7 33-40 60 / 49 1279728 12/03/2009 Florida Panthers W 17-05-06 6-2 28,14,10s,19p,9p,28p 10 3-12 5-5 44-28 40 / 34 18277+29 12/05/2009 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 18-05-06 8-2 14,14p,52p,21p,17,19,52,39p 52 4-6 1-1 30-36 60 / 29 19789+30 12/07/2009 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W 19-05-06 3-0 8,16,8p 8 1-5 3-3 34-26 40 / 41 1240031 12/09/2009 @ Buffalo Sabres32 12/11/2009 Carolina Hurricanes33 12/12/2009 @ Toronto Maple Leafs34 12/15/2009 @ Colorado Avalanche35 12/18/2009 @ Vancouver Canucks36 12/19/2009 @ Edmonton Oilers37 12/23/2009 Buffalo Sabres38 12/26/2009 New Jersey Devils39 12/28/2009 Carolina Hurricanes40 12/30/2009 @ San Jose Sharks41 01/02/2010 @ Los Angeles Kings42 01/05/2010 Montreal Canadiens43 01/07/2010 Ottawa Senators44 01/09/2010 @ Atlanta Thrashers45 01/12/2010 @ Tampa Bay Lightning46 01/13/2010 @ Florida Panthers47 01/15/2010 Toronto Maple Leafs48 01/17/2010 Philadelphia Flyers49 01/19/2010 Detroit Red Wings50 01/21/2010 @ Pittsburgh Penguins51 01/23/2010 Phoenix Coyotes52 01/26/2010 @ New York Islanders53 01/27/2010 Anaheim Ducks54 01/29/2010 Florida Panthers55 01/31/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning56 02/02/2010 @ Boston Bruins57 02/04/2010 @ New York Rangers58 02/05/2010 Atlanta Thrashers59 02/07/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins60 02/10/2010 @ Montreal Canadiens61 02/11/2010 @ Ottawa Senators62 02/13/2010 @ St Louis Blues63 03/03/2010 @ Buffalo Sabres64 03/04/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning65 03/06/2010 New York Rangers66 03/08/2010 Dallas Stars67 03/10/2010 Carolina Hurricanes68 03/12/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning69 03/14/2010 @ Chicago Blackhawks70 03/16/2010 @ Florida Panthers71 03/18/2010 @ Carolina Hurricanes72 03/20/2010 @ Tampa Bay Lightning73 03/24/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins74 03/25/2010 @ Carolina Hurricanes75 03/28/2010 Calgary Flames76 03/30/2010 Ottawa Senators77 04/01/2010 Atlanta Thrashers78 04/03/2010 @ Columbus Blue Jackets79 04/05/2010 Boston Bruins80 04/06/2010 @ Pittsburgh Penguins81 04/09/2010 Atlanta Thrashers82 04/11/2010 Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. POTHIER #2

POTI #3

ERSKINE #4

OVECHKIN #8

MORRISON #9

BRADLEY #10

FLEISCHMANN #14

Oct 1 @ BOS 0-0 0/-1 16:15 0-1 2/2 21:20 0-0 2/-1 17:42 2-1 (W) 5/2 20:14 0-0 1/1 14:46 0-0 0/0 9:55 INJOct 3 Vs TOR 0-0 1/0 14:40 0-0 0/1 21:07 0-1 2/0 18:44 1-2 5/2 22:12 1-1 (W) 1/1 13:21 0-0 1/-1 11:30 INJOct 6 @ PHI DND 0-0 0/-2 23:26 0-0 3/-2 18:38 2-1 7/2 22:54 1-0 2/0 16:19 0-2 1/2 10:38 INJOct 8 Vs NYR 0-1 2/1 17:09 0-0 0/-1 18:57 0-0 0/1 13:54 0-0 9/-1 24:57 0-0 1/-1 17:24 0-0 0/1 11:25 INJOct 10 @ DET 0-0 1/-1 17:31 0-1 0/1 18:58 DND 0-1 9/0 22:57 1-0 1/0 16:01 1-0 2/1 10:35 INJOct 12 Vs N.J 0-0 0/0 13:47 0-0 2/-1 29:29 0-0 0/2 6:39 0-2 7/2 24:31 0-0 1/-2 16:09 0-0 0/0 10:26 INJOct 15 Vs S.J 0-0 1/1 15:00 0-0 1/1 20:50 INJ 2-0 (W) 13/2 20:53 0-2 0/2 16:52 1-0 1/1 11:57 INJOct 17 Vs NSH 0-0 0/-1 16:06 0-0 1/1 23:25 INJ 2-0 6/0 22:43 0-1 1/0 17:44 0-0 2/-1 14:02 INJOct 22 @ ATL 0-0 1/1 13:27 0-0 0/1 23:46 INJ 0-0 4/0 24:38 0-1 3/2 16:00 1-0 2/1 12:27 INJOct 24 @ NYI 0-0 0/0 17:16 0-0 2/1 21:11 INJ 0-1 2/-1 26:48 0-0 0/2 16:52 0-0 2/0 13:10 MINOct 27 Vs PHI 0-0 0/0 15:49 0-0 1/1 23:19 INJ 2-0 5/3 21:00 0-0 1/0 14:46 0-0 0/0 12:33 MINOct 29 @ ATL 0-0 1/0 20:11 0-0 2/1 19:42 INJ 2-1 6/0 19:23 1-0 3/0 16:53 0-0 2/-1 13:33 0-0 3/0 16:04Oct 30 Vs NYI 0-0 2/0 17:20 0-0 0/-1 18:14 INJ 1-0 7/-1 25:51 0-0 1/0 16:27 0-0 0/-2 10:32 2-0 4/0 13:55Nov 1 Vs CBJ 0-0 1/1 16:39 0-1 2/0 26:33 INJ 0-0 1/0 7:43 0-1 1/1 17:47 0-1 1/1 13:59 0-1 2/0 17:42Nov 4 @ N.J DND 0-0 0/0 20:27 0-0 2/0 16:21 INJ 0-0 1/0 12:47 0-0 1/0 11:11 1-0 2/1 16:36Nov 6 @ FLA 1-2 3/3 25:20 0-0 0/0 28:42 DND INJ 2-0 (W) 2/2 14:23 0-0 4/0 12:51 0-1 1/0 19:43Nov 7 Vs FLA 0-1 1/3 19:50 0-1 0/3 24:34 0-0 0/2 13:14 INJ 0-1 2/-1 18:52 0-1 1/0 11:33 2-0 (W) 4/3 17:41Nov 11 Vs NYI 0-0 2/0 19:47 0-0 1/-1 22:45 0-0 2/0 17:00 INJ 0-1 1/0 20:55 0-0 2/0 15:00 1-0 2/-2 17:49Nov 13 Vs MIN 1-0 (W) 3/1 19:24 0-0 1/1 20:32 0-0 2/1 18:10 INJ 0-1 4/0 20:20 0-0 2/0 12:29 0-1 2/0 18:35Nov 14 @ N.J 0-0 2/-1 18:22 0-0 1/-2 20:29 DND INJ 0-1 1/0 18:56 0-1 2/1 15:55 1-0 1/-4 16:44Nov 17 @ NYR 1-0 2/1 18:36 0-0 0/0 21:45 0-0 3/1 18:34 1-0 1/-1 19:23 0-0 3/1 18:55 1-0 (W) 1/1 13:27 0-1 0/1 19:28Nov 20 Vs MTL 0-0 1/0 16:34 0-0 0/-1 9:59 0-0 1/0 14:20 0-0 5/0 23:26 1-0 2/0 19:48 0-0 1/0 11:20 0-0 2/0 22:05Nov 21 @ TOR 0-0 3/0 21:33 INJ 0-0 0/0 20:41 1-0 6/1 26:38 0-0 2/-1 17:00 0-0 1/0 15:36 0-0 2/-1 17:50Nov 23 @ OTT 0-1 2/0 23:17 INJ 0-0 1/-1 19:50 0-1 3/0 21:56 1-0 2/1 15:56 0-0 2/0 17:28 0-0 0/1 18:23Nov 25 Vs BUF 0-0 2/0 17:02 INJ 0-0 0/0 18:41 1-0 (W) 3/1 15:25 0-1 0/1 15:26 0-0 2/0 12:55 0-0 3/1 15:15Nov 28 @ MTL 0-0 0/1 20:38 INJ 0-0 0/0 17:42 1-1 8/1 25:32 0-0 3/1 18:40 0-0 0/-1 9:37 0-1 1/0 16:02Nov 30 @ CAR 0-0 3/2 19:13 INJ 0-0 3/3 17:45 0-1 1/1 3:08 0-0 1/0 22:45 0-0 0/0 14:05 0-0 2/0 17:06Dec 3 Vs FLA 0-0 3/0 19:12 INJ 0-0 1/1 16:25 SUS 1-2 1/1 18:19 1-0 (W) 2/0 10:14 1-0 2/0 15:46Dec 5 @ PHI DND 0-2 0/0 20:53 0-0 1/0 17:28 SUS 0-1 0/1 21:36 0-0 0/0 3:20 2-0 4/2 16:12Dec 7 @ T.B 0-0 2/0 18:06 0-0 4/1 18:25 0-0 0/0 15:57 2-0 (W) 7/1 22:02 0-0 0/1 15:39 DND 0-2 2/1 15:10

Date Opp. GORDON #15

FEHR #16

CLARK #17

BACKSTROM #19

AUCOIN #20

LAICH #21

KNUBLE #22

Oct 1 @ BOS 0-0 2/0 12:47 INJ 0-0 1/-1 11:04 0-3 3/1 19:51 MIN 2-1 5/0 16:08 0-0 2/1 14:58Oct 3 Vs TOR 0-0 0/-1 12:19 INJ 0-1 0/0 11:54 0-2 1/2 20:41 MIN 1-1 4/1 16:27 1-0 3/1 15:20Oct 6 @ PHI 0-0 0/-1 10:49 INJ 0-0 4/1 11:19 0-3 2/2 20:54 MIN 0-1 2/1 21:25 0-0 4/-1 16:45Oct 8 Vs NYR 0-0 0/-1 8:14 INJ 0-0 1/-1 13:04 2-0 5/1 21:43 MIN 0-1 1/0 19:10 0-0 1/0 17:16Oct 10 @ DET 0-1 0/1 10:22 0-0 0/0 8:15 0-0 0/0 12:20 0-0 1/-1 21:04 MIN 0-0 0/-1 20:55 0-0 4/0 18:55Oct 12 Vs N.J 0-0 0/0 9:51 0-0 3/0 9:52 0-0 0/0 10:02 0-0 2/2 22:54 MIN 0-0 1/-2 20:59 1-1 4/2 19:52Oct 15 Vs S.J INJ 0-0 1/-1 12:07 0-0 1/-1 11:07 0-1 1/0 21:02 0-0 0/-1 9:22 0-0 1/0 18:47 0-2 3/2 16:00Oct 17 Vs NSH INJ 0-0 1/0 6:07 0-0 1/-1 8:18 0-0 1/-1 21:02 0-0 0/0 5:51 0-0 5/-1 19:38 0-2 2/1 17:14Oct 22 @ ATL INJ 1-0 3/1 12:27 1-0 (W) 1/0 10:38 0-0 3/-1 22:07 0-2 0/1 5:39 0-0 1/1 19:22 0-0 3/0 20:17Oct 24 @ NYI INJ 0-0 0/0 9:11 0-0 0/-1 14:06 0-0 4/-2 24:10 1-0 1/1 8:47 1-1 (W) 4/1 17:53 0-1 1/0 20:29Oct 27 Vs PHI INJ INJ 0-0 0/0 8:10 1-3 4/3 19:45 0-1 1/0 10:29 0-0 3/0 20:44 0-0 2/0 17:02Oct 29 @ ATL INJ INJ 0-0 0/0 11:45 0-1 2/0 16:56 0-0 1/0 11:59 0-3 4/0 17:46 1-0 (W) 1/1 15:11Oct 30 Vs NYI INJ INJ 0-1 2/-1 8:21 0-1 4/-1 23:34 0-1 0/-1 9:28 0-0 4/0 20:18 0-0 1/0 17:57Nov 1 Vs CBJ INJ INJ 0-0 1/-1 7:20 1-0 6/-1 18:26 0-0 0/-1 6:49 2-0 5/-1 21:29 0-0 1/0 16:33Nov 4 @ N.J INJ INJ 0-1 0/1 9:28 0-0 1/0 19:18 MIN 0-1 4/0 21:26 0-0 3/1 17:04Nov 6 @ FLA INJ INJ 0-1 1/1 11:32 0-1 1/0 19:06 MIN 0-1 1/1 17:41 0-1 4/2 15:45Nov 7 Vs FLA INJ 0-1 0/0 11:32 0-1 4/0 13:29 0-2 2/3 18:44 MIN 1-1 3/0 16:44 2-2 2/2 14:15Nov 11 Vs NYI INJ 1-0 2/1 9:28 0-1 2/1 13:47 0-1 2/-2 20:10 MIN 0-0 5/0 20:50 0-1 1/-2 16:46Nov 13 Vs MIN INJ 0-1 2/1 12:25 0-0 4/-1 14:15 0-0 3/0 19:03 MIN 1-0 5/0 20:23 0-0 0/0 4:47Nov 14 @ N.J 0-0 0/0 5:55 0-0 1/0 15:35 0-0 4/-1 14:23 0-0 2/-3 15:38 MIN 0-0 4/0 19:16 INJNov 17 @ NYR INJ 0-0 2/0 9:19 0-1 1/-1 14:45 0-0 2/-1 18:00 MIN 1-0 1/2 17:04 INJNov 20 Vs MTL INJ 1-0 1/1 14:23 0-0 2/-1 10:57 0-1 0/0 21:48 MIN 0-0 4/-1 17:43 INJNov 21 @ TOR INJ 0-0 1/0 13:47 0-0 5/0 12:36 0-0 0/1 21:40 MIN 0-1 6/1 22:09 INJNov 23 @ OTT INJ 0-1 3/1 13:20 1-0 2/1 15:38 0-0 5/0 21:40 MIN 0-0 0/0 19:37 INJNov 25 Vs BUF INJ 1-0 3/1 15:01 0-0 1/0 15:52 0-0 2/0 21:57 MIN 0-0 0/1 16:51 INJNov 28 @ MTL INJ 2-0 4/1 17:13 0-0 0/0 12:26 0-1 2/1 24:22 MIN 0-1 1/1 20:39 INJNov 30 @ CAR INJ 1-1 2/1 13:44 0-0 3/0 11:13 2-1 (W) 4/2 22:05 MIN 0-0 4/0 23:48 INJDec 3 Vs FLA INJ 0-1 3/0 12:37 0-1 2/0 11:06 1-0 3/1 21:33 MIN 0-2 2/1 19:35 INJDec 5 @ PHI INJ 0-2 4/1 17:20 1-0 2/1 14:49 1-4 2/1 19:50 MIN 1-0 2/0 18:20 INJDec 7 @ T.B INJ 1-0 1/1 12:50 0-0 2/0 13:33 0-0 1/1 21:02 MIN 0-0 3/0 19:50 INJ


Date Opp. JURCINA #23

MORRISONN #26

ALZNER #27

SEMIN #28

GIROUX #33

KANE #34

STECKEL #39

Oct 1 @ BOS 0-0 1/1 17:46 0-0 1/0 19:52 MIN 0-2 4/1 18:42 MIN 0-0 0/0 9:12 0-0 1/-1 14:10Oct 3 Vs TOR 0-1 0/2 17:23 0-0 0/0 18:01 MIN 2-1 4/1 19:50 MIN 0-0 2/-1 10:33 0-0 0/-1 13:46Oct 6 @ PHI 0-0 0/1 16:04 0-1 0/2 17:43 MIN 2-0 5/0 21:09 MIN 0-0 0/0 4:53 0-0 2/-1 14:56Oct 8 Vs NYR DND 0-0 1/0 15:05 MIN 1-1 3/0 21:49 MIN MIN 0-0 1/-1 12:11Oct 10 @ DET 0-0 0/1 14:37 0-0 0/0 16:28 MIN 0-0 2/0 18:51 MIN MIN 0-0 1/0 12:43Oct 12 Vs N.J 0-0 3/0 20:45 0-0 1/-1 19:46 MIN 0-0 1/-2 19:45 MIN MIN 0-0 2/0 14:25Oct 15 Vs S.J 0-1 1/1 15:57 0-0 0/0 16:24 MIN 1-0 6/0 20:41 MIN MIN 0-0 1/1 12:02Oct 17 Vs NSH 0-0 2/0 21:47 INJ MIN 0-0 4/0 19:11 MIN MIN 0-0 2/0 17:02Oct 22 @ ATL 0-0 0/0 14:07 0-0 1/1 16:00 MIN INJ 1-0 2/1 5:23 MIN 0-1 1/1 15:13Oct 24 @ NYI 0-0 1/0 16:17 0-1 0/0 17:10 MIN INJ 0-0 0/0 9:16 MIN 0-0 2/1 13:44Oct 27 Vs PHI 0-0 0/0 17:41 0-0 2/1 17:49 MIN 1-2 (W) 4/3 18:52 0-0 0/0 8:20 MIN 0-0 4/0 16:40Oct 29 @ ATL 0-0 1/1 16:47 0-0 1/-1 15:43 MIN 0-0 0/0 17:37 MIN MIN 0-0 1/0 15:33Oct 30 Vs NYI 0-0 1/-2 16:06 0-0 0/-2 14:43 MIN 0-0 4/0 22:04 MIN MIN 0-0 1/-1 10:46Nov 1 Vs CBJ 0-0 1/1 16:21 0-0 1/-1 17:08 MIN 0-2 6/0 19:44 MIN MIN 0-1 0/1 16:16Nov 4 @ N.J 0-0 1/1 19:59 0-0 0/-1 17:38 MIN 0-0 3/-1 17:51 MIN MIN 0-0 0/0 15:23Nov 6 @ FLA 0-0 2/0 23:12 0-0 0/0 17:23 MIN 0-0 1/0 19:14 MIN MIN 0-0 2/0 13:14Nov 7 Vs FLA 0-0 1/-4 18:43 0-1 0/2 19:30 MIN 0-0 2/0 19:10 MIN MIN 0-0 2/0 12:28Nov 11 Vs NYI 0-0 4/-1 19:42 0-0 1/0 21:38 MIN 2-0 11/0 19:30 MIN MIN 0-0 1/0 13:12Nov 13 Vs MIN INJ 0-0 0/-1 15:22 MIN 0-0 4/1 21:07 MIN MIN 0-0 4/0 13:15Nov 14 @ N.J INJ 0-0 0/-1 19:26 MIN 0-0 3/-2 17:23 MIN MIN 0-0 0/0 12:03Nov 17 @ NYR INJ 0-0 0/-1 10:27 MIN INJ MIN MIN 0-0 3/0 16:51Nov 20 Vs MTL INJ INJ MIN INJ MIN MIN 0-0 1/1 11:13Nov 21 @ TOR INJ INJ MIN INJ MIN MIN 0-0 1/0 15:39Nov 23 @ OTT INJ INJ MIN INJ MIN MIN 0-0 2/-1 12:39Nov 25 Vs BUF 0-0 1/0 19:18 INJ 0-0 0/0 20:15 INJ MIN MIN 0-0 1/1 13:58Nov 28 @ MTL 0-0 0/-1 17:41 INJ 0-1 0/0 20:05 INJ 0-1 1/1 14:36 MIN 0-0 1/-1 11:25Nov 30 @ CAR 0-0 2/-1 16:16 INJ 0-0 2/-1 17:21 INJ 0-1 1/3 9:53 MIN 0-0 1/-1 13:42Dec 3 Vs FLA 0-0 2/0 15:08 DND 0-0 3/-1 16:23 2-2 5/1 21:53 0-0 6/0 13:39 MIN 0-0 3/-1 12:02Dec 5 @ PHI 0-1 2/-1 18:58 INJ 0-1 0/1 16:57 0-2 3/1 16:28 0-0 4/-1 15:33 MIN 1-0 1/1 12:20Dec 7 @ T.B DND 0-0 1/1 16:05 MIN 0-2 7/1 21:33 0-0 1/0 7:48 MIN 0-0 1/0 12:01

Date Opp. GREEN #52

LAING #53

SCHULTZ #55

GORDON #63

CARLSON #74

BEAGLE #83

PERREAULT #85

Oct 1 @ BOS 0-0 4/1 24:12 0-0 0/-1 11:35 DND MIN MIN MIN MINOct 3 Vs TOR 0-1 1/-1 24:18 0-0 2/-1 11:54 DND MIN MIN MIN MINOct 6 @ PHI 0-1 4/2 28:23 0-0 0/0 9:35 0-0 0/1 15:05 MIN MIN MIN MINOct 8 Vs NYR 0-0 2/0 27:38 0-0 1/-1 10:14 0-0 0/-1 15:40 MIN MIN MIN MINOct 10 @ DET 0-0 1/-1 26:50 0-0 1/1 7:03 DND MIN MIN MIN MINOct 12 Vs N.J 1-0 5/0 30:31 0-0 1/0 10:14 DND MIN MIN MIN MINOct 15 Vs S.J 0-1 3/0 27:59 0-0 2/1 9:56 0-0 0/1 17:05 MIN MIN MIN MINOct 17 Vs NSH 0-1 3/0 27:00 0-0 3/0 17:21 0-0 0/-1 20:45 MIN MIN MIN MINOct 22 @ ATL 0-1 2/1 26:50 0-0 0/1 13:46 1-2 1/3 17:08 MIN MIN MIN MINOct 24 @ NYI 1-1 3/1 26:08 0-0 1/0 9:28 0-1 1/1 17:52 MIN MIN MIN MINOct 27 Vs PHI 0-1 5/3 23:15 DND 0-1 3/1 17:50 MIN MIN MIN MINOct 29 @ ATL 0-1 2/-1 22:03 DND 0-0 1/0 20:36 MIN MIN MIN MINOct 30 Vs NYI 0-2 8/-1 26:21 DND 0-0 1/0 19:22 MIN MIN MIN MINNov 1 Vs CBJ 0-1 4/-1 26:31 1-0 2/1 12:56 0-0 1/0 18:39 MIN MIN MIN MINNov 4 @ N.J 0-0 4/0 23:27 0-0 0/0 12:06 0-0 1/1 22:05 MIN MIN MIN 0-2 2/2 10:30Nov 6 @ FLA 0-0 0/0 2:44 0-0 2/1 14:00 0-0 0/1 7:27 MIN MIN MIN 0-0 0/1 13:17Nov 7 Vs FLA DND 1-0 4/0 12:24 DND MIN MIN MIN 1-0 2/0 10:26Nov 11 Vs NYI 0-2 2/0 25:26 0-0 0/0 12:06 DND MIN MIN MIN 0-0 0/1 9:41Nov 13 Vs MIN 1-0 2/0 20:21 0-0 1/1 13:08 DND MIN MIN MIN 0-1 1/1 9:05Nov 14 @ N.J 0-2 2/-1 23:51 0-0 2/0 11:29 0-0 0/-1 15:53 MIN MIN MIN 1-0 4/0 13:09Nov 17 @ NYR 0-2 5/1 24:55 0-0 0/0 9:34 0-0 0/0 20:19 MIN MIN 0-1 1/1 10:16 0-0 1/0 8:50Nov 20 Vs MTL 0-2 5/0 26:21 INJ 0-0 3/0 19:07 MIN 0-0 1/0 17:24 0-0 2/0 10:35 0-1 2/1 13:33Nov 21 @ TOR 0-1 0/1 31:38 INJ 0-0 1/1 22:20 0-0 0/-1 6:23 0-0 1/-1 13:33 0-0 3/0 11:00 0-0 0/0 11:47Nov 23 @ OTT 0-1 4/-1 27:37 INJ 0-0 0/-1 21:24 0-0 0/-1 6:59 0-0 0/1 11:33 1-0 1/-1 5:39 0-0 1/0 13:11Nov 25 Vs BUF 0-1 3/2 23:27 INJ 0-1 1/2 21:41 MIN MIN 0-0 1/0 10:58 0-0 0/0 10:12Nov 28 @ MTL 0-0 0/1 27:47 INJ 0-0 0/1 19:52 MIN MIN 0-0 1/-1 6:36 0-0 1/0 12:51Nov 30 @ CAR 0-0 3/1 24:41 INJ 0-0 1/0 17:55 MIN MIN DND 0-0 0/0 8:41Dec 3 Vs FLA 0-1 2/1 26:25 INJ 0-0 0/1 19:05 MIN MIN MIN 0-0 2/0 11:46Dec 5 @ PHI 2-2 (W) 2/2 21:13 INJ 0-0 0/2 17:35 MIN MIN MIN 0-0 3/-1 14:56Dec 7 @ T.B 0-0 0/1 26:02 INJ 0-0 1/1 19:13 MIN MIN MIN 0-0 1/0 11:46


Date Opp. SLOAN #89

NYLANDER #

NEUVIRTH #30

VARLAMOV #40

THEODORE #60

HOLTBY #70

Oct 1 @ BOS DND DND MIN DNP 1/20W 60 MINOct 3 Vs TOR DND DND MIN 4/31W 60 DNP MINOct 6 @ PHI DND DND MIN 4/25 34 2/16O 30 MINOct 8 Vs NYR 0-1 0/0 7:22 DND MIN DNP 4/29L 58 MINOct 10 @ DET 0-0 1/-1 18:33 DND MIN DNP 3/37L 59 MINOct 12 Vs N.J DND DND MIN DNP 2/29O 65 MINOct 15 Vs S.J DND DND MIN 0/15W 40 1/13 20 MINOct 17 Vs NSH 0-0 1/-1 16:50 DND MIN 2/24W 65 DND DNPOct 22 @ ATL DND MIN MIN 4/26W 60 DNP MINOct 24 @ NYI DND MIN MIN DNP 2/30W 61 MINOct 27 Vs PHI 0-0 1/0 8:00 MIN MIN DNP 2/43W 60 MINOct 29 @ ATL 0-0 1/0 8:51 MIN MIN 3/41W 60 DNP MINOct 30 Vs NYI 0-0 0/-1 6:37 MIN MIN DNP 4/30O 60 MINNov 1 Vs CBJ DND MIN MIN DNP 5/32O 61 MINNov 4 @ N.J 1-0 3/1 10:42 DND MIN 3/32L 59 DNP MINNov 6 @ FLA 1-0 1/3 18:25 DND MIN DNP 1/29W 60 MINNov 7 Vs FLA 0-0 2/-2 19:46 DND MIN DNP 4/28W 60 MINNov 11 Vs NYI DND DND MIN 1/26W 58 3/5 7 MINNov 13 Vs MIN 0-0 1/0 21:19 DND MIN 1/30W 60 DNP MINNov 14 @ N.J 0-0 0/0 21:14 DND MIN DNP 5/23L 60 MINNov 17 @ NYR DND DND DNP 2/20W 60 DND MINNov 20 Vs MTL 0-0 1/0 16:28 DND 3/22L 59 DNP DND MINNov 21 @ TOR 0-0 0/-1 14:10 DND MIN 1/39O 65 DNP MINNov 23 @ OTT 0-0 0/2 13:53 DND MIN 4/37O 61 DNP MINNov 25 Vs BUF 0-0 1/0 8:46 DND MIN 0/25W 60 DNP MINNov 28 @ MTL PER DND MIN 3/24W 64 DNP MINNov 30 @ CAR 0-0 0/0 8:00 DND MIN DNP 2/40W 60 MINDec 3 Vs FLA 0-0 2/-1 7:08 DND MIN 2/28W 60 DNP MINDec 5 @ PHI 0-0 0/0 13:01 DND MIN DNP 2/36W 60 MINDec 7 @ T.B 0-0 0/0 7:22 DND MIN 0/26W 60 DNP MIN

* Has a career record of 106-46-21 in 173 games; the fourth-fastest coach to reach 100 wins (164 GP) in NHL history and the fastest who tookover during the season * Autobiography, "Gabby" was released 10/31 * The fastest Capitals coach to 50 wins (85 games) and the fifth-winningest Caps coach all-time * 2008 Jack Adams Award winner in his first full season as an NHL head coach

Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Bruce Boudreau

#40: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Apr 27, 1988 (21 years and 7 months)

SEHM-yahn var-LA-mohv1st NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Win: DEC 7, 2009 @ TAMPA BAYLast SO: DEC 7, 2009 @ TAMPA BAY


Career vs. Opp 2 1-0-1 1 2.46 .909


10/29 @ ATL382x

* Has a 1.53 GAA and a .945 save pct., with two shutouts, in his last nine games (7-0-2)* Has been one of the three stars in four of his last six games* Posted his first two career regular-season shutouts (11/25 vs. BUF - 25 saves and 12/7 at TB - 26 saves)* Has stopped a career-high 38 shots twice (10/29 at ATL and 11/21 at TOR)

#60: Jose Theodore (G) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Sep 13, 1976 (33 years and 2 months)

JOE-zay THEE-uh-dohr12th NHL / 2nd WSH SeasonLast Win: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIALast SO: MAR 17, 2009 @ FLORIDA (23)


Career vs. Opp 24 9-12-1 1 2.84 .897


10/27 vs. PHI41

10/27 vs. PHI

* Has won back-to-back games with a .947 save percentage in that time* Ranks sixth among active goalies in games played and eighth in wins

#2: Brian Pothier (D) 6' 0", 204 lbs. / Apr 15, 1977 (32 years and 7 months)

POH-thee-uhr8th NHL / 4th WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 17, 2009 @ NY RANGERS (8)Last Assist: NOV 23, 2009 @ OTTAWA (5)


Career vs. Opp 24 2-8-10 4 18


211/6 @ FLA

311/6 @ FLA

25x

25:2011/6 @ FLA

35x

411/25 vs. BUF

* Fourth on the team at +11* Shared the lead among all NHL defensemen at +11 in November* Has 3g-4a and +10 in the last 14 games (11/6-12/7)* Tied his career high with 3 points (1g-2a) and was +3 11/6 at FLA

#3: Tom Poti (D) 6' 3", 197 lbs. / Mar 22, 1977 (32 years and 8 months)

POH-tee11th NHL / 3rd WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 22, 2008 @ SAN JOSE (61)Last Assist: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)


Career vs. Opp 25 3-9-12 -1 24


12/5 @ PHI2

12/5 @ PHI2

10/29 @ ATL29:29

10/12 vs. NJD4

12/7 @ TBL22x

* Had 2a, including his 300th career point, in his return from injury 12/5 at PHI* Has led the team in ice time in four games this year

#4: John Erskine (D) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Jun 26, 1980 (29 years and 5 months)

UHR-skin8th NHL / 4th WSH SeasonLast Goal: JAN 19, 2008 vs FLORIDA (96)Last Assist: OCT 3, 2009 vs TORONTO (17)




10/3 vs. TOR1

10/3 vs. TOR7

10/1 @ BOS20:41

11/21 @ TOR33x

711/23 @ OTT

* Third on the team with 43 hits* Had a team-high 7 hits 11/23 at OTT

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 2", 233 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (24 years and 2 months)

oh-VEHCH-kihn5th NHL / 5th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 7, 2009 @ TAMPA BAYLast Assist: NOV 30, 2009 @ CAROLINA (1)


Career vs. Opp 16 12-7-19 -3 47


22x

34x

152x

26:4810/24 @ NYI

1310/15 vs. SJS

1010/10 @ DET

* Tied for second in the NHL in goals (20), second in shots (120), tied for 12th in points (32) and fourth in plus/minus (+14)* Leads the league in goals per game (0.91) and points per game (1.45)* Posted his NHL-leading seventh multiple-goal game 12/7 at TB in his return from a two-game suspension* Has 6g-3a in eight games since missing 6 GP due to injury* His six multi-goal games tied Mario Lemieux for the most in October in NHL history

#9: Brendan Morrison (C) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Aug 15, 1975 (34 years and 3 months)

11th NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 3, 2009 vs FLORIDA (2)Last Assist: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)


Career vs. Opp 19 7-10-17 4 6


11/6 @ FLA22x

312/3 vs. FLA

210x

22:4511/30 @ CAR

411/13 vs. MIN

22x

* Fifth on the team with 22 points and tied for second (fifth in the NHL) at +13* Six of his nine goals have come on the road* Has 18 points (6g-12a) and +14 in the last 23 games

#10: Matt Bradley (R) 6' 3", 201 lbs. / Jun 13, 1978 (31 years and 5 months)

BRAD-lee, MAT8th NHL / 5th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 3, 2009 vs FLORIDA (1)Last Assist: NOV 14, 2009 @ NEW JERSEY (9)


Career vs. Opp 19 0-1-1 -6 22


210/6 @ PHI

210/6 @ PHI

53x

17:2811/23 @ OTT

411/6 @ FLA

411/17 @ NYR

* Matched last year's total (in 81 GP) with his fifth goal of the season 12/3 vs. FLA, Caps' first SHG of the year

#14: Tomas Fleischmann (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / May 16, 1984 (25 years and 6 months)

TAW-mash FLIGHSH-muhn4th NHL / 4th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: DEC 7, 2009 @ TAMPA BAY




212/7 @ TBL

24x

22x

22:0511/20 vs. MTL

43x

22x

* Has 10 goals and 17 points since returning to the lineup (19 GP)* Scored eight goals in the eight games Alex Ovechkin was out of the lineup* Had a career-best nine-game point-scoring streak from 10/30 to 11/17 that is tied for the fourth-longest in the NHL this year* Missed the first 11 games recovering from deep vein thrombosis in his leg

#15: Boyd Gordon (R) (*Injured) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Oct 19, 1983 (26 years and 1 month)

6th NHL / 6th WSH SeasonLast Goal: JAN 1, 2009 vs TAMPA BAY (34)Last Assist: OCT 10, 2009 @ DETROIT (2)


Career vs. Opp 12 2-0-2 -2 2


10/10 @ DET1

10/10 @ DET24x

12:4710/1 @ BOS

210/1 @ BOS

410/12 vs. NJD

#16: Eric Fehr (R) 6' 4", 212 lbs. / Sep 7, 1985 (24 years and 3 months)

FAIR3rd NHL / 3rd WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 7, 2009 @ TAMPA BAYLast Assist: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)




11/28 @ MTL2

12/5 @ PHI23x

42x

17:2012/5 @ PHI

42x

310/10 @ DET

* Has points in a career-best seven straight games (5g-5a, +6)* Led the team with six goals in November* Has 7g-7a and +9 in 14 games since returning from injury, including his first career two-goal outing at Montreal (11/28)

#17: Chris Clark (R) 6' 0", 198 lbs. / Mar 8, 1976 (33 years and 9 months)

10th NHL / 5th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs FLORIDA (2)


Career vs. Opp 20 2-3-5 -2 14


18x

111x

52x

15:5211/25 vs. BUF

511/21 @ TOR

32x

* Has nearly doubled his offensive output from last season (1g-5a in 32 GP)* Played his 500th career game 11/14 at NJ

#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (22 years)

3rd NHL / 3rd WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)




412/5 @ PHI

512/5 @ PHI

26x

24:2211/28 @ MTL

611/1 vs. CBJ

33x

* Tied for eighth in the NHL in points; tied for fifth in assists* The only player besides Alex Ovechkin to lead the Caps in scoring this late in a season since 2003-04* Named the NHL First Star of the Week for the week ending 12/6* Had five points, the most by a Cap this year, 12/5 at PHI* Posted his second two-goal game of the year and added an assist 11/30 at CAR* The only NHLer in the last three seasons to record 10 points in his team's first four games (Martin Havlat was the last, in 2006-07 for Chicago)

#21: Brooks Laich (C) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Jun 23, 1983 (26 years and 5 months)

LIKE5th NHL / 5th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: DEC 3, 2009 vs FLORIDA (2)


Career vs. Opp 17 2-4-6 -5 6


310/29 @ ATL

32x

26x

23:4811/30 @ CAR

611/21 @ TOR

32x

* Fourth on the team with 25 points (10g-15a) in 30 GP; tied for third on the team with 10 goals* Shares the team lead in third-period scoring (4g-7a)* Played in his 200th consecutive game 11/4 at NJ and has the longest current streak on the team* Has 37 points (15g-22a) in his last 37 regular-season games

#22: Mike Knuble (R) (*Injured) 6' 3", 223 lbs. / Jul 4, 1972 (37 years and 5 months)

kuh-NOO-buhl12th NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 7, 2009 vs FLORIDA (2)Last Assist: NOV 11, 2009 vs NY ISLANDERS (1)


Career vs. Opp 44 18-9-27 10 16


11/7 vs. FLA23x

411/7 vs. FLA

42x

20:2910/24 @ NYI

44x

32x

* Out one more week with a broken finger suffered 11/13 vs. MIN* Sixth on the team at +10* Has 12 of his 15 points at home

#23: Milan Jurcina (D) 6' 4", 236 lbs. / Jun 7, 1983 (26 years and 6 months)

MEE-lahn YEWR-chee-nah5th NHL / 4th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 16, 2008 @ NY ISLANDERS (69)Last Assist: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA


Career vs. Opp 17 1-3-4 0 14


3x13x

410/22 @ ATL

23:1211/6 @ FLA

411/11 vs. NYI

510/30 vs. NYI

* Third on the team in hits (41)

#26: Shaone Morrisonn (D) 6' 4", 217 lbs. / Dec 23, 1982 (26 years and 11 months)

SHAWN5th NHL / 5th WSH SeasonLast Goal: FEB 22, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (43)Last Assist: NOV 7, 2009 vs FLORIDA (5)


Career vs. Opp 20 0-2-2 0 23


3x13x

1511/6 @ FLA

21:3811/11 vs. NYI

210/27 vs. PHI

511/6 @ FLA

* Second on the team in hits (47)

#28: Alexander Semin (L) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / Mar 3, 1984 (25 years and 9 months)

SEHM-in5th NHL / 5th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 3, 2009 vs FLORIDA (2)Last Assist: DEC 7, 2009 @ TAMPA BAY


Career vs. Opp 10 1-1-2 -8 6


26x

412/3 vs. FLA

611/4 @ NJD

22:0410/30 vs. NYI

1111/11 vs. NYI

211/1 vs. CBJ

* Has three straight multiple-point games since missing seven games due to injury, including 2g-2a on 12/3 vs. FLA* Second on the team in goals (11) and tied for fourth in points (25) in 21 GP* Tied the Caps record for fastest goal to start a game 0:08 into 11/11 vs. NYI and added a second goal and a shootout goal in the game

#33: Alexandre Giroux (L) 6' 3", 202 lbs. / Jun 16, 1981 (28 years and 5 months)

1st NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 22, 2009 @ ATLANTA (7)Last Assist: NOV 30, 2009 @ CAROLINA (3)




10/22 @ ATL12x

13x

411/28 @ MTL

15:3312/5 @ PHI

612/3 vs. FLA

410/24 @ NYI

* Recalled from Hershey (AHL) for the second time 11/27 and has two assists since then* Reigning AHL MVP who has 10-17-27 in 16 GP for Hershey this season; second in the AHL in points at the time of his recall

#39: David Steckel (L) 6' 5", 217 lbs. / Mar 15, 1982 (27 years and 8 months)

3rd NHL / 3rd WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2009 vs COLUMBUS (16)




12/5 @ PHI12x

13x

22x

17:0210/17 vs. NSH

42x

33x

* Second in the NHL at 61.9% on faceoffs, including 14-for-15 on 11/25 vs. BUF* Scored his first goal of the season 12/5 at PHI* Had a season-high in wins (16) and faceoffs (27) on 10/27 vs. PHI

#52: Mike Green (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Oct 12, 1985 (24 years and 1 month)

4th NHL / 4th WSH SeasonLast Goal: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: DEC 5, 2009 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)


Career vs. Opp 13 1-4-5 -3 12


12/5 @ PHI26x

412/5 @ PHI

410/10 @ DET

31:3811/21 @ TOR

810/30 vs. NYI

511/21 @ TOR

* Leads NHL defensemen with 30 points and shares the lead with 81 shots on goal* Tied for fifth in the NHL and tied for first on the team with 25 assists* Leads the team in ice time (24:57) and blocked shots (44)* Had an eight-game point-scoring streak, including four multiple-assist games, snapped 11/28 at MTL (1g-11a)* Had points in nine straight games (2g-9a from 10/12 to 11/1), the longest point streak by a Cap or an NHL defenseman this season* He and Marian Gaborik are the only players in the NHL with two point streaks of at least eight games this year

#53: Quintin Laing (L) (*Injured) 6' 3", 193 lbs. / Jun 8, 1979 (30 years and 6 months)

2nd NHL / 2nd WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 7, 2009 vs FLORIDA (4)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2008 @ TAMPA BAY (27)




- 12x

- 17:2110/17 vs. NSH

411/7 vs. FLA

411/7 vs. FLA

* Out 2-3 more weeks with a broken jaw

#55: Jeff Schultz (D) 6' 6", 230 lbs. / Feb 25, 1986 (23 years and 9 months)

4th NHL / 4th WSH SeasonLast Goal: OCT 22, 2009 @ ATLANTA (18)Last Assist: NOV 25, 2009 vs BUFFALO (5)




10/22 @ ATL2

10/22 @ ATL3

10/22 @ ATL25x

22:2011/21 @ TOR

32x

33x

* Tied for second on the team with 39 blocked shots

#85: Mathieu Perreault (C) 5' 10", 174 lbs. / Jan 5, 1988 (21 years and 11 months)

1st NHL / 1st WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 14, 2009 @ NEW JERSEY (10)Last Assist: NOV 20, 2009 vs MONTREAL (8)




211/4 @ NJD

211/4 @ NJD

22x

14:5612/5 @ PHI

411/14 @ NJD

15x

* Recorded two assists in his NHL debut 11/4 at NJ* Had 1-6-7 in 11 GP with Hershey (AHL)

#89: Tyler Sloan (D) 6' 4", 204 lbs. / Mar 15, 1981 (28 years and 8 months)

2nd NHL / 2nd WSH SeasonLast Goal: NOV 6, 2009 @ FLORIDA (11)Last Assist: OCT 8, 2009 vs NY RANGERS (18)




110/8 vs. NYR

13x

26x

21:1911/13 vs. MIN

311/4 @ NJD

33x

* Scored goals in back-to-back games (11/4-11/7); both were the first of the game* Has played both defense and forward

#92: Michael Nylander (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Oct 3, 1972 (37 years and 2 months)

15th NHL / 15th WSH SeasonLast Goal: APR 5, 2009 vs ATLANTA (3)Last Assist: APR 9, 2009 @ TAMPA BAY (1)


Career vs. Opp 38 7-21-28 -1 16

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