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New York IslandersGame Notes

Sat, Oct 7, 2017 NHL Game #20

New York IslandersTeam Game: 2Home Game: 1

0 - 1 - 0 (0 pts)0 - 0 - 0 (Home)0 - 1 - 0 (Road)

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 2Road Game: 1

0 - 0 - 1 (1 pts)0 - 0 - 1 (Home)0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%1 Thomas Greiss 1 0 1 0 9.38 .808

41 Jaroslav Halak 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.000

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%31 Chad Johnson - - - - - -40 Robin Lehner 1 0 0 1 1.85 .950

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Nick Leddy 1 0 0 0 -1 04 D Dennis Seidenberg 1 0 0 0 -3 06 D Ryan Pulock - - - - - -7 C Jordan Eberle 1 0 0 0 -2 0

12 R Josh Bailey 1 0 0 0 -1 013 C Mathew Barzal 1 0 0 0 -1 214 D Thomas Hickey 1 0 0 0 0 015 R Cal Clutterbuck 1 0 0 0 -1 216 L Andrew Ladd 1 0 0 0 -1 025 L Jason Chimera 1 0 0 0 0 027 L Anders Lee 1 0 0 0 -2 029 C Brock Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 042 D Scott Mayfield - - - - - -44 D Calvin de Haan 1 0 0 0 -2 050 D Adam Pelech 1 0 0 0 -1 053 C Casey Cizikas 1 0 0 0 -1 055 D Johnny Boychuk 1 0 0 0 -1 566 R Joshua Ho-Sang - - - - - -72 C Anthony Beauvillier 1 0 0 0 0 086 L Nikolay Kulemin 1 0 0 0 -1 091 C John Tavares 1 0 0 0 -2 2

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Josh Gorges - - - - - -5 D Matt Tennyson 1 0 0 0 -1 06 D Marco Scandella 1 0 0 0 -1 09 L Evander Kane 1 0 1 1 1 2

10 C Jacob Josefson 1 0 0 0 0 015 C Jack Eichel 1 0 1 1 0 217 C Jordan Nolan 1 0 0 0 0 019 D Jake McCabe 1 0 0 0 0 021 R Kyle Okposo 1 0 0 0 -2 022 C Johan Larsson 1 0 0 0 0 023 C Sam Reinhart 1 0 0 0 -1 025 C Seth Griffith 1 0 1 1 0 226 L Matt Moulson - - - - - -28 C Zemgus Girgensons 1 0 0 0 0 029 R Jason Pominville 1 2 0 2 1 047 D Zach Bogosian - - - - - -55 D Rasmus Ristolainen 1 0 0 0 0 067 L Benoit Pouliot 1 0 0 0 -1 082 D Nathan Beaulieu 1 0 0 0 1 090 C Ryan O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 -2 093 D Victor Antipin 1 0 0 0 0 0

Co-Owners Jon Ledecky, Scott Malkin,Charles B. Wang, Dewey Shay

President, Alt. Gov. & GeneralManager

Garth Snow

Head Coach Doug WeightAssociate/Assistant Coaches Greg Cronin (Associate)/ Luke

Richardson, Kelly Buchberger,Scott Gomez, Matt Bertani

Goaltending Coach Fred Brathwaite

Owner/CEO Terry PegulaPresident/Alternate Governor Russ BrandonGeneral Manager Jason BotterillHead Coach Phil HousleyCoaching Staff Davis Payne (Associate

Coach), Chris Hajt (AssistantCoach), Tom Ward (Assistant

Coach), Andrew Allen(Goaltending Coach), Mat

Myers (Video Coach)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Kelly Sutherland (11), Justin StPierre (12) Linesmen Steve Miller (89), Shandor Alphonso (52)

Supervisor Jeff Weintraub Video Judge Eric Peck

Ntl. Anthem JW Cortes

Today's ScheduleCOL @ NJD : 2:00 VGK @ ARI : 6:00 PHI @ ANA : 7:00 MIN @ CAR : 7:00 TBL @ FLA : 7:00 BUF @ NYI : 7:00DET @ OTT : 7:00 NSH @ PIT : 7:00 DAL @ STL : 7:00 NYR @ TOR : 7:00 EDM @ VAN : 7:00 MTL @ WSH : 7:00CBJ @ CHI : 7:30 LAK @ SJS : 7:30 WPG @ CGY : 8:00

New York Islanders: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place1 Thomas Greiss G 6' 1" 227 Jan 29, 1986 Fussen, DEU2 Nick Leddy D 6' 0" 204 Mar 20, 1991 Eden Prairie, MN, USA4 Dennis Seidenberg D 6' 0" 199 Jul 18, 1981 Schwenningen, DEU6 Ryan Pulock D 6' 2" 214 Oct 6, 1994 Dauphin, MB, CAN7 Jordan Eberle C 5' 11" 187 May 15, 1990 Regina, SK, CAN12 Josh Bailey R 6' 1" 203 Oct 2, 1989 Bowmanville, ON, CAN13 Mathew Barzal C 6' 0" 189 May 26, 1997 Coquitlam, BC, CAN14 Thomas Hickey D 6' 0" 188 Feb 8, 1989 Calgary, AB, CAN15 Cal Clutterbuck R 5' 11" 216 Nov 18, 1987 Welland, ON, CAN16 Andrew Ladd L 6' 3" 192 Dec 12, 1985 Maple Ridge, BC, CAN25 Jason Chimera L 6' 3" 215 May 2, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN27 Anders Lee L 6' 3" 231 Jul 3, 1990 Edina, MN, USA29 Brock Nelson C 6' 3" 212 Oct 15, 1991 Warroad, MN, USA41 Jaroslav Halak G 5' 11" 183 May 13, 1985 Bratislava, SVK42 Scott Mayfield D 6' 4" 227 Oct 14, 1992 St. Louis, MO, USA44 Calvin de Haan D 6' 1" 198 May 9, 1991 Carp, ON, CAN50 Adam Pelech D 6' 3" 217 Aug 16, 1994 Toronto, ON, CAN53 Casey Cizikas C 5' 11" 200 Feb 27, 1991 Toronto, ON, CAN55 Johnny Boychuk D 6' 2" 227 Jan 19, 1984 Edmonton, AB, CAN66 Joshua Ho-Sang R 6' 0" 173 Jan 22, 1996 Toronto, ON, CAN72 Anthony Beauvillier C 5' 11" 182 Jun 8, 1997 Sorel-Tracy, QC, CAN86 Nikolay Kulemin L 6' 1" 228 Jul 14, 1986 Magnitogorsk, RUS91 John Tavares C 6' 1" 208 Sep 20, 1990 Mississauga, ON, CAN

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 205 Age: 28.0

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)10 Alan Quine C 6' 0" 203 Feb 25, 1993 Belleville, ON, CAN11 Shane Prince L 5' 11" 193 Nov 16, 1992 Rochester, NY, USA

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 204 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN5 Matt Tennyson D 6' 2" 205 Apr 23, 1990 Minneapolis, MN, USA6 Marco Scandella D 6' 3" 208 Feb 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN9 Evander Kane L 6' 2" 212 Aug 2, 1991 Vancouver, BC, CAN10 Jacob Josefson C 6' 0" 196 Mar 2, 1991 Stockholm, SWE15 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 206 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA17 Jordan Nolan C 6' 3" 219 Jun 23, 1989 Garden River, First Nations, ON, CAN19 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 210 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA22 Johan Larsson C 5' 11" 198 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE23 Sam Reinhart C 6' 1" 192 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN25 Seth Griffith C 5' 9" 190 Jan 4, 1993 Wallaceburg, ON, CAN26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 203 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 2" 207 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA29 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 180 Nov 30, 1982 Repentigny, QC, CAN31 Chad Johnson G 6' 3" 197 Jun 10, 1986 Saskatoon, SK, CAN40 Robin Lehner G 6' 4" 245 Jul 24, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE47 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 221 Jul 15, 1990 Massena, NY, USA55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 218 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN67 Benoit Pouliot L 6' 3" 200 Sep 29, 1986 Alfred, ON, CAN82 Nathan Beaulieu D 6' 2" 200 Dec 5, 1992 Strathroy, ON, CAN90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 1" 216 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN93 Victor Antipin D 5' 11" 175 Dec 6, 1992 Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 205 Age: 27.1

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)41 Justin Falk D 6' 5" 223 Oct 11, 1988 Snowflake, MB, CAN71 Evan Rodrigues L 5' 11" 182 Jul 28, 1993 Toronto, ON, CAN

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

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

D 2 Nick Leddy 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 22:54 0.00 1 1D 4 Dennis Seidenberg 1 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 17:24 0.00 2 3C 7 Jordan Eberle 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 16:53 0.00 2 0R 12 Josh Bailey 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 16:28 0.00 0 1C 13 Mathew Barzal 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 15:02 33.33 0 0D 14 Thomas Hickey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 19:06 0.00 3 1R 15 Cal Clutterbuck 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 10:45 0.00 4 0L 16 Andrew Ladd 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 15:34 0.00 1 0L 25 Jason Chimera 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 13:57 0.00 2 1L 27 Anders Lee 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 15:36 0.00 1 0C 29 Brock Nelson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 13:20 53.84 0 0D 44 Calvin de Haan 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 18:12 0.00 1 1D 50 Adam Pelech 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 19:38 0.00 2 2C 53 Casey Cizikas 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 13:01 53.84 1 0D 55 Johnny Boychuk 1 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 2 0.0 20:45 0.00 4 2C 72 Anthony Beauvillier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 15:27 0.00 1 0L 86 Nikolay Kulemin 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 12:56 50.00 0 1C 91 John Tavares 1 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 18:41 61.11 0 2

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM1 Thomas Greiss 1 32 9.38 0 1 0 0 5 21 .808 0 0 0

41 Jaroslav Halak 1 28 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.000 0 0 0

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

R 29 Jason Pominville 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 66.7 16:21 100.00 0 0L 9 Evander Kane 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 11 0.0 18:42 50.00 2 0C 15 Jack Eichel 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 19:22 33.33 1 1C 25 Seth Griffith 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 13:51 0.00 0 0D 5 Matt Tennyson 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:28 0.00 1 0D 6 Marco Scandella 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 21:11 0.00 4 0C 10 Jacob Josefson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:34 53.84 1 3C 17 Jordan Nolan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:00 0.00 0 0D 19 Jake McCabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16:39 0.00 1 3R 21 Kyle Okposo 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 19:58 0.00 0 1C 22 Johan Larsson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11:29 66.66 1 1C 23 Sam Reinhart 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15:46 42.85 1 0C 28 Zemgus Girgensons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 12:24 0.00 0 0D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 26:58 0.00 5 2L 67 Benoit Pouliot 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 14:03 0.00 2 0D 82 Nathan Beaulieu 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 23:29 0.00 1 3C 90 Ryan O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 20:27 60.00 0 0D 93 Victor Antipin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 14:29 0.00 0 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM31 Chad Johnson - - - - - - - - - - - - -40 Robin Lehner 1 65 1.85 0 0 1 0 2 38 .950 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ New York IslandersTeam Records

Buffalo Sabres New York IslandersLast game: Thursday VS MONTREAL (3-2 O) Friday AT COLUMBUS (5-0 L)Next game: Saturday AT NY ISLANDERS Saturday VS BUFFALO

Overall record/streak: 0 - 0 - 1 / OTL 1 0 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1Home record/streak: 0 - 0 - 1 / OTL 1 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0Road record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0 0 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1

Last 5 Games: 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0Last 10 Games: 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 01-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 02-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 03-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 1

Scoring first 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0Opponent scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Trailing after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

Tied after 1 period 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0Leading after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0OT Record - This Season: 0 - 1 0 - 0

OT Record - Franchise: 177 - 176 - 215 186 - 178 - 194Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 1 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 69 - 65 71 - 56Outshooting opponent: 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0

vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month RecordBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 0-0-1 1 0-1-0 0

Totals: 0-0-1 1 0-1-0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ New York IslandersSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 1 1 0 0 2 ( 2.0 avg.)Opponents: 1 0 1 0 2 ( 2.0 avg.)

New York Islanders: 0 0 0 0 0 ( 0.0 avg.)Opponents: 2 3 0 0 5 ( 5.0 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 11 18 12 4 45 (45.0 avg.)Opponents: 17 10 10 3 40 (40.0 avg.)

New York Islanders: 8 10 11 0 29 (29.0 avg.)Opponents: 14 17 6 0 37 (37.0 avg.)

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

G Att % G Att %Overall: 1 5 20.0 (T-13th NHL) 0 1 0.0 (T-16th NHL)Home: 1 5 20.0 (T-7th NHL) 0 0 0.0Road: 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 (T-8th NHL)

1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-27th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)

Penalty KillingBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

G Att % G Att %Overall: 0 4 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 1 2 50.0 (T-24th NHL)Home: 0 4 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 0 0 0.0Road: 0 0 0.0 1 2 50.0 (14th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-3rd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-3rd NHL)

PenaltiesBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank1 8 8.0 (T-5th NHL) 1 11 11.0 (T-19th NHL)

Goal SituationsBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

For Against For Against6 on 5: 0 0 0 06 on 4: 0 0 0 06 on 3: 0 0 0 05 on 5: 1 1 0 35 on 4: 1 1 0 05 on 3: 0 0 0 04 on 4: 0 0 0 04 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 03 on 6: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 0 0 0 14 on 6: 0 0 0 05 on 6: 0 0 0 1

Empty Net: 0 0 0 0Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 2 2 0 5

Buffalo Sabres @ New York IslandersSituations

Individual LeadersBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

Points: J. POMINVILLE (2),E. KANE (1),S. GRIFFITH (1)Goals: J. POMINVILLE (2)

Assists: E. KANE (1),S. GRIFFITH (1),J. EICHEL (1)PP Goals: J. POMINVILLE (1)SH Goals:

GW Goals:3+ Goals:

PIM: E. KANE (2),S. GRIFFITH (2),J. EICHEL (2) J. BOYCHUK (5),C. CLUTTERBUCK (2),J. TAVARES (2)Shots: E. KANE (11),Z. GIRGENSONS (6),N. BEAULIEU (4) J. TAVARES (4),A. LEE (4),C. DE HAAN (3)

+/-: J. POMINVILLE (+1),E. KANE (+1),N. BEAULIEU (+1) J. CHIMERA (0),T. HICKEY (0),B. NELSON (0)

ShootoutBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

Shooter G/S % GDGJason Pominville 0 / 1 0.0 0Jacob Josefson 0 / 1 0.0 0Sam Reinhart 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDG

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Robin Lehner 0 - 1 1/2 .500

Goaltender Rec. G/S %

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

Player G A PSeth Griffith 0 1 1Jason Pominville 1 0 1

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Short HandedBuffalo Sabres New York Islanders

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Last Three Games (0-1-0) NYI 0 at CBJ 5 Fri. Oct. 6 NYI Goal Scorers: None CBJ Goal Scorers: Sonny Milano, Ryan Murray, Cam Atkinson, Zach Werenski, Pierre-Luc Dubois Goaltenders: Bobrovsky (W, 29/29), Greiss (L, 21/26), Halak (11/11), Three Stars: 1. S. Bobrovsky (CBJ), 2. P. Dubois (CBJ), 3. A. Panarin (CBJ) Summary: The Islanders allow five goals in their 5-0 loss in the season opener to the Blue Jackets on Friday night in Columbus.Thomas Greiss made 21 saves in the start, Jaroslav Halak made 11 saves in relief. NYI 5 at PHI 2 Sun. Oct 1 (Preseason) NYI Goal Scorers: D. Seidenberg, A. Lee, A. Beauvillier (2), S. Bernier PHI Goal Scorers: M. Raffl, W. Simmonds Goaltenders: Greiss (W, 31/33), Elliott (L, 17/21) Three Stars: 1. A. Beauvillier (NYI), 2. D. Seidenberg (NYI), 3. T. Greiss (NYI) Summary: The Islanders closed out the preseason with a 5-2 win over the Flyers in Philadelphia Sunday night. Anthony Beauvillier(2G), Casey Cizikas (2A) and Adam Pelech (2A) led the Islanders with multi-point nights. The Islanders finished the preseason with a 6-0-2 record, the only team in the NHL without a regulation loss. NYI 3 at BUF 1 Fri. Sept. 29 (Preseason) NYI Goal Scorers: A. Lee, J. Eberle, N. Kulemin BUF Goal Scorers: S. Reinhart Goaltenders: Halak (W, 20/21), Lehner (L, 19/21) Three Stars: 1. A. Lee (NYI), 2. J. Eberle (NYI), 3. S. Reinhart (BUF) Summary: Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle and Nikolay Kulemin scored for the Islanders, while 20 year-old Mathew Barzal recorded anassist on all three goals as the Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 Friday at KeyBank Center. Barzal has six points (three goals,three assists) in four preseason games. Jaroslav Halak got the start in net and stopped 20-of-21 shots to improve to 2-0-1 thispreseason. NEW YORK ISLANDERS INJURIES0 2 games missed this season ** Play on injured reserve

MAN GAMES LOST TO INJURY 2017-18: 1 Previous Seasons: 2016-17: 198, 2015-16: 271, 2014-15: 275 RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Oct. 3: Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta cleared waivers and were loaned to Bridgeport. Oct. 2: Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta were placed on waivers. Oct. 2: Devon Toews was returned on loan to Bridgeport Sept. 30: Devon Toews was recalled from loan from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Sept. 24: Christopher Gibson, Kristers Gudlevskis, Seth Helgeson and Connor Jones cleared waivers and were assigned to Bridgeport. Sept. 23: Sebastian Aho, Kyle Burroughs, Michael Dal Colle, Tanner Fritz, Ross Johnston, Kane LaFranchise, Eamon McAdam, KyleSchempp, John Stevens, Devon Toews, Mitchell Vande Sompel and Parker Wotherspoon were loaned to Bridgeport. Sept. 23: Casey Bailey, Scott Eansor, Jeff Kubiak, Ben Holmstrom, Travis St. Denis and Yannick Turcotte were released from theirprofessional tryout contracts. Sept. 23: Christopher Gibson, Kristers Gudlevskis, Seth Helgeson and Connor Jones were placed on waivers. Sept. 22: Kieffer Bellows (Portland, WHL), Arnaud Durandeau (Halifax, QMJHL) and David Quenneville (Medicine Hat, WHL) werereturned to their junior clubs.

New York Islanders: Media Notes

PLAYER INJURY DATE GAMES MISSED

SHANE PRINCE** LB Aug. 14 1

ALAN QUINE** UB Sept. 12 1

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ALL-TIME ISLANDERS vs. BUFFALO: All-Time Record:67-71-18-9 Last Regulation Win:4/2/17, NYI 4 at BUF 2 Last Regulation Loss: 11/01/15, NYI 1 vs BUF 2 Overtime Record: 6-3-10 Last OT Decision: 12/16/16, NYI 2 at BUF 3 Shootout Record: 2-6 Last Shootout: 12/27/14, NYI 3 at BUF 4 2017-18 ISLANDERS vs. SABRES: Oct. 7 vs Buffalo 7:00 Dec. 27 vs. Buffalo 7:00 Feb. 8 at Buffalo 7:00 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

ISLANDERS ALL-TIME RECORD 1538-1484-347-132 TEAM NOTES:

OPENING NIGHT: The Islanders are 2-2-1 on Opening Night over the last five years (including last night) and are 3-9-3 in their last

15 Openers. Overall, the Isles are 11-23-11 on Opening Night (9-19-8 on the road). The Isles are 11-25-9 in their first road game of

the season.

NEW FACES: On June 22, 2017 the Islanders acquired forward Jordan Eberle from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Ryan

Strome. Eberle, 27, is entering his eighth NHL season. He has totaled 382 points (165g/217a) in 507 NHL games. In his seven

previous NHL seasons, Eberle has hit the 20-goal mark five times (had 16 in 48 games during 2012-13 shortened NHL season).

Eberle is the only player on the 23-man roster that did not play for the Islanders last season.

BENCH BOSSES: Doug Weight was named interim head coach of the New York Islanders on January 17, 2017, and became the

19th Head Coach in Islanders history. The Islanders went 24-12-4 in 40 games under Weight. On April 12 the ‘interim’ tag was

removed. Weight promoted Greg Cronin to associate coach and named Kelly Buchberger, Luke Richardson, Scott Gomez and Fred

Brathwaite to his coaching staff over the summer. Weight, Cronin, Buchberger and Richardson will coach from the benches in-

game. Weight is one of 4 NHL coaches who will make their opening night head-coach debuts this week.

STRONG FINISH: The Islanders finished the 2016-17 on a six game winning-streak, just one point shy of a playoff spot. As of

January 19, 2017 the Islanders finished in the top five in the league in Points (52, 2nd most), Wins (24, second most), Goals (120, T-

4th), Road Wins (13, T-2nd) and Fewest Penalty Minutes (276, T-4th).

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) TV

Sat. Oct 7 SabresBarclays Center

(Brooklyn, NY)7:00 MSG +

Mon. Oct. 9 BluesBarclays Center

(Brooklyn, NY)1:00 MSG +

Wed. Oct. 11 DucksHonda Center

(Anaheim, CA)10:00 MSG +

Sat. Oct. 14 SharksSAP Center

(San Jose, CA)10:30 MSG +

Sun. Oct. 15 KingsStaples Center

(Los Angeles, CA)10:30 MSG +

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YOUNG GUNS: There are currently three players 21 years old or younger on the Islanders 27-man roster. Mathew Barzal, 20, made

his NHL debut last season before being sent down to juniors (Seattle, WHL) after two games. Anthony Beauvillier, 20, made his NHL

debut and recorded 24 points (nine goals, 15 assists) in 66 games during his rookie season last year with NYI. Josh Ho-Sang, 21,

also made his NHL debut in 2016-17. He scored 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 21 games with up with the Islanders. Beauvillier,

who turned 20 on June 8th is the youngest player on the roster. He is 13 days younger than Barzal.

BACK-TO-BACKS: The Islanders will play 16 sets of back-to-backs this season. The home opener vs. Buffalo will be the back end

of their first set. The Islanders are 0-1-0 in front ends of back-to-backs

IRONMEN: Jason Chimera is the reigned ironman with 189 consecutive games played (106 w/ WSH, 83 with NYI). Four current

Islanders played a full 82-game schedule last season: Josh Bailey, Chimera, Calvin deHaan and Eberle (EDM)

BY THE NUMBERS: The Islanders roster includes 12 first-round draft picks: Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal, Anthony Beauvillier, Calvin

deHaan, Jordan Eberle, Joshua Ho-Sang, Thomas Hickey, Andrew Ladd, Nick Leddy, Brock Nelson, Ryan Pulock & John Tavares.

The Islanders 23-man roster is made up of players from six countries HOW THE ISLANDERS WERE BUILT

ICE-TIME LEADERS: The Islanders' record when the following player leads the team in minutes Leddy (1): 0-1-0 NYI COACHES CHALLENGES (0-0) ---MILESTONE WATCH: Nick Leddy: 1 games from 500 Andrew Ladd: 3 points from 500 Jaroslav Halak: 4 games from 400 John Tavares: 12 games from 600 Cal Clutterbuck: 12 points from 200 Thomas Greiss: 15 wins from 100 Jordan Eberle: 18 points from 400 Calvin deHaan: 28 games from 300

DRAFT TRADE FREE AGENT WAIVERS

2015- Barzal (1st, 16th) 2017- Eberle (June 22) 2016- Chimera (July 1) 2013- Hickey (Jan. 15)

2015- Beauvillier (1st, 28th) 2016- Prince (Feb. 29) 2016- Ladd (July 1)

2014- Ho-Sang (1st, 28th) 2014- Leddy (Oct. 4) 2016- Seidenberg (Sept. 28)

2013- Pulock (1st, 15th) 2014- Boychuk (Oct. 4) 2015- Greiss (July 1)

2013- Quine (6th ,166th) 2014- Halak (May 1) 2014- Kulemin (July 2)

2012- Pelech (3rd, 65th) 2009- Clutterbuck (Dec. 28)

2011- Mayfield (2nd, 34th)

2010- Nelson (1st, 30th)

2009- Tavares (1st, 1st)

2009- deHaan (1st,12th)

2009- Cizikas (4th, 92nd)

2009- Lee (6th, 152nd)

2008- Bailey (1st, 9th)

ISLANDERS FRANCHISE LEADERS

Bold- Current NYI Player **- Active NHL Player MULTI-POINT GAMES: --- MULTI-GOAL GAMES: --- MULTI-ASSISTS GAMES: --- GAME-WINNING GOALS: --- THREE STAR SELECTION LEADERS: (1st, 2nd, 3rd - Total) Chief Statistician Eric Hornick contributed to these notes.

GAMES PLAYED GOALS ASSISTS POINTS

1. B. Trottier (1,123) 1. M. Bossy (573) 1. B. Trottier (853) 1. B. Trottier (1,353)

2. D. Potvin (1,060) 2. B. Trottier (500) 2. D. Potvin (742) 2. M. Bossy (1,126)

3. B. Nystrom (900) 3. D. Potvin (310) 3. M. Bossy (553) 3. D. Potvin (1,052)

8. B. Sutter (694) T-6.Sutter/Lafantaine (287) 9. B. Bourne (304) 8. B. Bourne (542)

**9. J. Bailey (640) 7. B. Bourne (238) **10. J. Tavares (302) **9. J.Tavares (537)

16. J.Tonelli (594) 8. B. Nystrom (235) **17.Nielsen/Okposo (230) 19. Z. Palffy (331)

**17. J. Tavares (589) **8. J. Tavares (235) **18.J. Bailey(200) **20. J. Bailey (306)

New York Islanders: 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 10/06/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets L 00-01-00 0-5 22 0-1 1-2 29-37 72 / 1 18595+2 10/07/2017 Buffalo Sabres3 10/09/2017 St. Louis Blues4 10/11/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks5 10/14/2017 @ San Jose Sharks6 10/15/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings7 10/19/2017 @ New York Rangers8 10/21/2017 San Jose Sharks9 10/24/2017 Arizona Coyotes

10 10/26/2017 @ Minnesota Wild11 10/28/2017 @ Nashville Predators12 10/30/2017 Vegas Golden Knights13 11/02/2017 @ Washington Capitals14 11/05/2017 Colorado Avalanche15 11/07/2017 Edmonton Oilers16 11/10/2017 @ Dallas Stars17 11/11/2017 @ St. Louis Blues18 11/16/2017 Carolina Hurricanes19 11/18/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning20 11/19/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes21 11/22/2017 Philadelphia Flyers22 11/24/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers23 11/25/2017 @ Ottawa Senators24 11/28/2017 Vancouver Canucks25 12/01/2017 Ottawa Senators26 12/04/2017 @ Florida Panthers27 12/05/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning28 12/07/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins29 12/09/2017 @ Boston Bruins30 12/11/2017 Washington Capitals31 12/13/2017 Dallas Stars32 12/14/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets33 12/16/2017 Los Angeles Kings34 12/19/2017 Detroit Red Wings35 12/21/2017 Anaheim Ducks36 12/23/2017 Winnipeg Jets37 12/27/2017 Buffalo Sabres38 12/29/2017 @ Winnipeg Jets39 12/31/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche40 01/02/2018 Boston Bruins41 01/04/2018 @ Philadelphia Flyers42 01/05/2018 Pittsburgh Penguins43 01/07/2018 New Jersey Devils44 01/13/2018 @ New York Rangers45 01/15/2018 @ Montréal Canadiens46 01/16/2018 New Jersey Devils47 01/18/2018 Boston Bruins48 01/20/2018 @ Chicago Blackhawks49 01/22/2018 @ Arizona Coyotes50 01/25/2018 @ Vegas Golden Knights51 01/30/2018 Florida Panthers52 01/31/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs53 02/03/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets54 02/05/2018 Nashville Predators55 02/08/2018 @ Buffalo Sabres56 02/09/2018 Detroit Red Wings57 02/11/2018 Calgary Flames58 02/13/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets59 02/15/2018 New York Rangers60 02/16/2018 @ Carolina Hurricanes61 02/19/2018 Minnesota Wild62 02/22/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs63 02/24/2018 @ New Jersey Devils64 02/28/2018 @ Montréal Canadiens65 03/02/2018 Montréal Canadiens66 03/03/2018 @ Pittsburgh Penguins67 03/05/2018 @ Vancouver Canucks68 03/08/2018 @ Edmonton Oilers69 03/11/2018 @ Calgary Flames70 03/15/2018 Washington Capitals71 03/16/2018 @ Washington Capitals72 03/18/2018 Carolina Hurricanes73 03/20/2018 Pittsburgh Penguins74 03/22/2018 Tampa Bay Lightning75 03/24/2018 Chicago Blackhawks76 03/26/2018 Florida Panthers77 03/27/2018 @ Ottawa Senators78 03/30/2018 Toronto Maple Leafs79 03/31/2018 @ New Jersey Devils80 04/03/2018 Philadelphia Flyers81 04/05/2018 New York Rangers82 04/07/2018 @ Detroit Red Wings

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

Date Opp. LEDDY# 2

SEIDENBERG# 4

EBERLE# 7

BAILEY# 12

BARZAL# 13

HICKEY# 14

CLUTTERBUCK# 15

Oct 6 @ CBJ 0-0,1/-1 22:54 0-0,0/-3 17:24 0-0,1/-2 16:53 0-0,1/-1 16:28 0-0,3/-1 15:02 0-0,1/0 19:06 0-0,1/-1 10:45

Date Opp. LADD# 16

CHIMERA# 25

LEE# 27

NELSON# 29

DE HAAN# 44

PELECH# 50

CIZIKAS# 53

Oct 6 @ CBJ 0-0,1/-1 15:34 0-0,1/0 13:57 0-0,4/-2 15:36 0-0,1/0 13:20 0-0,3/-2 18:12 0-0,2/-1 19:38 0-0,1/-1 13:01

Date Opp. BOYCHUK# 55

BEAUVILLIER# 72

KULEMIN# 86

TAVARES# 91

GREISS# 1

HALAK# 41

Oct 6 @ CBJ 0-0,2/-1 20:45 0-0,1/0 15:27 0-0,1/-1 12:56 0-0,4/-2 18:41 5/26 L 31:50 0/11 28:10

Doug Weight was named interim head coach of the New York Islanders on January 17, 2017, and became the 19th Head Coach in Islandershistory. On April 12 the ‘interim’ tag was removed, making him the fulltime head coach of the Islanders. Prior to assuming the role, the Detroit, Mich. native served as Assistant Coach and Assistant GM. Weight, a four-time NHL All-Star, was named the 12th captain in Islanders history on October 2, 2009. Originally drafted by the New YorkRangers in the second round (34th overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Weight's career included stints with the Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, St.Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks and Islanders. He totaled 1,033 points (278 goals, 755 assists) in 1,238 career games.Weight was inducted into the USA Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013. Upon retiring as a player on May 26, 2011, Weight was named Islanders Assistant Coach and Senior Advisor to the General Manager.

New York Islanders: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Doug Weight

#1: Thomas Greiss (G) 6' 1", 227 lbs. / Jan 29, 1986 (31 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by the San Jose Sharks (3rd round, 94th overall) in the 2004NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on July 1,20157th NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Win: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Last SO: FEB 23, 2017 @ MONTREAL (17)Career Shootouts: 46/61 (.754), 8-7

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 1 0-1-0 0 9.38 .808Career 182 85-60-20 7 2.53 .915

Career vs. Opp 4 2-2-0 0 1.77 .943

Season Highs: Shots Saves2626

2110/6 vs CBJ

- Posted a 26-18-5 while appearing in 52 games for the Islanders last season. - Established career highs in wins (26), games (51), starts (49) & shutouts (3) during his second season with the Islanders- Led all Islanders goalies in appearances and wins for second straight season, while also posting the club’s top goals-against average (2.69)- Ranked second on the team with 14 “Three-Star” selections.

#41: Jaroslav Halak (G) 5' 11", 183 lbs. / May 13, 1985 (32 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Montreal Canadiens (9th Round, 271st Overall) in the2003 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Acquired from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a fourth-roundpick in the 2014 National Hockey League Draft on May 1, 201412th NHL / 3rd NYI SeasonLast Win: APR 8, 2017 @ NEW JERSEY (1)Last SO: APR 6, 2017 @ CAROLINA (2)Career Shootouts: 127/188 (.676), 28-28

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 1 0-0-0 0 0.00 1.000Career 396 212-124-42 41 2.41 .917

Career vs. Opp 10 8-2-0 2 2.29 .913


1110/6 vs CBJ

- Posted a 12-9-5 record with two shutouts during his 11th professional season and third season with the Islanders. - Finished the season on a 6-0-0 streak.

2016-17 INJURIES/TRANSACTIONS:- Placed on waivers on Dec. 30- Cleared waivers and assigned to Bridgeport Sound Tigers of AHL on Dec. 31- Recalled from Bridgeport Sound Tigers on March 23

#2: Nick Leddy (D) 6' 0", 204 lbs. / Mar 20, 1991 (26 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Minnesota Wild (1st round, 16th overall) in the 2009 NHLDraft.Acquired: Acquired by the Islanders from the Chicago Blackhawks, along with KentSimpson, in exchange for TJ Brennan, Anders Nilsson and Ville Pokka on Oct. 4,20147th NHL / 3rd NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 11, 2017 @ ST. LOUIS (16)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 1 0-0-0 -1 0Career 499 46-170-216 15 85

Career vs. Opp 14 2-3-5 4 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ22:54

10/6 vs CBJ1

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- Set new single-season career highs in goals (11) and points (46), while matching a career-high with 35 assists during his seventh professional season

and his third with the Islanders.

- Led Islanders defensemen in goals, assists, points and TOI.

- Finished 14th in scoring amongst NHL defensemen.

- Recorded his 200th NHL point on Feb. 12 vs. COL

2016-17 INJURIES/TRANSACTIONS:

- Missed 1 game with an upper body injury (Oct. 21)

#4: Dennis Seidenberg (D) 6' 0", 199 lbs. / Jul 18, 1981 (36 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers (6th round, 172nd overall) in the 2001DraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on Sept. 2815th NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 2, 2017 @ DALLAS (19)Last Assist: APR 4, 2017 @ NASHVILLE (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 44 3-10-13 4 16


10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ17:24

10/6 vs CBJ0

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- Scored 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) in 73 games during his first season with the Islanders and 14th professional season.

- Recorded his 200th NHL assist on March 18 vs. CBJ

- Skated in his 800th NHL game on Feb. 3 at DET

- Led the team in +/- with a plus-25 rating


- Missed 7 games with an upper body injury (Nov. 14-30)

#6: Ryan Pulock (D) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Oct 6, 1994 (23 years)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 15th Overall) in the 2013NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 15th Overall) in the 2013NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 4, 2016 vs TAMPA BAY (5)Last Assist: APR 10, 2016 vs PHILADELPHIA (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 16 2-2-4 2 5

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

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -

- Appeared in one game with the Islanders this season.

2016-17 INJURIES/TRANSACTIONS

- Missed 16 games with a lower body injury (Oct. 23- Nov.28)

#7: Jordan Eberle (C) 5' 11", 187 lbs. / May 15, 1990 (27 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Edmonton's first round selection, 22nd overall in the 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: Edmonton's first round selection, 22nd overall in the 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 9, 2017 vs VANCOUVER (1)Last Assist: APR 6, 2017 @ SAN JOSE (3)Career Shootouts: 20/52 (38%), 3 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 1 0-0-0 -2 0Career 508 165-217-382 -50 120



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CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018-19

2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS: Has scored 20+ goals in four consecutive seasons, and for five of his seven seasons in the NHL ... One of six Oilers to appear

in all 82 games of the regular season ... Registered his second career hat trick on the final day of the season, on Apr. 9, in a 5-2 win over Vancouver; His

first hat trick (3G, 1) came on Feb. 11, 2016 vs. Toronto ... Ranks 12th in all-time Oilers scoring, with 382 points (165G, 217A) in 507 games ...

Appeared in his 500th career NHL game on Mar. 25 vs. Colorado, becoming only the 21st player in 500 games with the Oilers

#10: Alan Quine (C) (*Injured) 6' 0", 203 lbs. / Feb 25, 1993 (24 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (6th Round, 166th Overall) in the 2013NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (6th Round, 166th Overall) in the 2013NHL Entry Draft1st NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: JAN 31, 2017 vs WASHINGTON (23)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWACareer Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 63 6-13-19 -2 8



- Scored 18 points (5 goals, 13 assists) in 61 games during his first full professional season

- Recorded his first NHL regular season GWG on Oct. 23 vs. MIN

- Tallied his first NHL multi-point game on Dec. 27 vs. WSH


- Missed 7 games with an upper body injury (March 2- 13)

#11: Shane Prince (L) (*Injured) 5' 11", 193 lbs. / Nov 16, 1992 (24 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Ottawa Senators in the second round (61st overall) in the2011 Draft.Acquired: Acquired by the Islanders on Feb. 29, 2016 along with a 7th round pick inexchange for a 3rd round pick.2nd NHL / 2nd NYI SeasonLast Goal: DEC 31, 2016 @ WINNIPEG (21)Last Assist: MAR 7, 2017 @ EDMONTON (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




- Set new single-season career highs in assists (13) and points (18) in 50 games during his first full season with the Islanders and third professional

season.

- Skated in his 100th NHL game on Jan. 22 vs. PHI


- Missed 5 games with a lower body injury (Oct. 16-26)

- Missed 7 games with an upper body injury (Feb. 14-25)

- Missed 8 games with an upper body injury (March 9- 24)

#12: Josh Bailey (R) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Oct 2, 1989 (28 years)

BAY-leeDrafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 9th Overall) in the 2008NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 9th Overall) in the 2008NHL Entry Draft9th NHL / 9th NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 27, 2017 vs NASHVILLE (8)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Career Shootouts: 6/18 (33%), 4 GDG


Career vs. Opp 30 2-11-13 0 8


10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ16:28

10/6 vs CBJ1

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ--1

10/6 vs CBJ

- Set new single-season career highs in points (56) and assists (43) during his ninth season with the Islanders. Added 13 goals in 82 games this

season.

- Skated in his 600th NHL game on Jan. 19 vs. DAL

- Scored his 100th NHL goal on Jan. 24 vs. CBJ

- Recorded his 300 NHL point on March 24 at PIT

- Was one of three Islanders to play in all 82 games this season.

#13: Mathew Barzal (C) 6' 0", 189 lbs. / May 26, 1997 (20 years and 4 months)

1st NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/6 vs CBJ0

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10/6 vs CBJ2

10/6 vs CBJ15:02

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- Made the Islanders 23-man roster out of training camp as a 19-year old

- Made his NHL debut on Oct. 15 vs. WSH

2016-17 INJURIES/TRANSACTIONS

- Assigned to Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) on Nov. 9

#14: Thomas Hickey (D) 6' 0", 188 lbs. / Feb 8, 1989 (28 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings (1st Round, 4th Overall) in the 2007 NHLEntry DraftAcquired: Claimed off waivers by the NY Islanders from the Los Angeles Kings onJanuary 15, 20135th NHL / 5th NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 4, 2017 @ NASHVILLE (4)Last Assist: MAR 13, 2017 vs CAROLINA (12)Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 1 0-0-0 0 0Career 341 17-69-86 10 133



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10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ19:06

10/6 vs CBJ1

10/6 vs CBJ3

10/6 vs CBJ+0

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- Recorded 20 points (4 goals, 16 assists) in 76 games during his fifth season with the Islanders.

- Two of his four goals were in overtime (Nov. 28 vs. CGY, Apr. 4 at NAS)

- Ranked T-9th in the NHL with two OT goals)

- Skated in his 300th NHL game on Dec. 31 at WPG


- Missed 2 games with a lower body injury (Jan. 26-31)

#15: Cal Clutterbuck (R) 5' 11", 216 lbs. / Nov 18, 1987 (29 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Minnesota Wild (3rd Round, 72nd Overall) in the 2006 NHLEntry DraftAcquired: Acquired by the Islanders from the Minnesota Wild, along with a third-roundpick (70th overall) in the 2013 National Hockey League Draft, in exchange for NinoNiederreiter on June 30, 20139th NHL / 4th NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 2, 2017 @ BUFFALO (5)Last Assist: MAR 14, 2017 @ CAROLINA (14)Career Shootouts: 2/10 (20%), 2 GDG




10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ2

10/6 vs CBJ10:45

10/6 vs CBJ1

10/6 vs CBJ4

10/6 vs CBJ--1

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- Recorded 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 66 games during his 10th professional season and fourth with the Islanders.

- Skated in his 600th NHL game on Dec. 15 vs. CHI

- Scored his 100th NHL goal on March 30 at PHI

- Named one of the team's alternate captains


-Agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension on Dec. 9, 2016

-Missed 1 game with an upper body injury (Nov. 23)

-Missed 3 games with a lower body injury (Jan. 16-21)

-Missed 1 game with a lower body injury (Jan. 31)

-Missed 9 games with a lower body injury (Feb. 4-19)

-Missed 2 games with a lower body injury (Feb. 23-25)

#16: Andrew Ladd (L) 6' 3", 192 lbs. / Dec 12, 1985 (31 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes (1st Round 4th Overall) in the 2004NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on July 1,201612th NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Last Assist: MAR 13, 2017 vs CAROLINA (15)Career Shootouts: 18/49 (37%), 9 GDG


Career vs. Opp 25 6-8-14 2 23


10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ15:34

10/6 vs CBJ1

10/6 vs CBJ1

10/6 vs CBJ--1

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- Recorded 31 points (23 goals, 8 assists) in 78 games during his first season with the Islanders and 12th professional campaign.

- Skated in his 800th NHL game on Dec. 18 vs. OTT


-Missed 4 games with an upper body injury (Jan. 16-22)

#25: Jason Chimera (L) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / May 2, 1979 (38 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Edmonton Oilers (5th Round, 121st overall) in the 1997 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent on July 1,201617th NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2017 vs NEW JERSEY (6)Career Shootouts: 2/12 (17%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 1 0-0-0 0 0Career 1034 183-219-402 -19 855

Career vs. Opp 28 4-13-17 9 24


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- Matched his single-season career high with 20 goals during his first season as an Islander.

- Recorded his 400th NHL point on March 31 at NJD

- Skated in 1000th NHL game on Feb. 3 at DET

- He is the Islanders reigning 'Ironman' at 188 consecutive games played (106 with WAS, 82 with NYI)

- Was one of three Islanders to play in all 82 games this season.

- Scored on the Islanders lone penalty shot attempt this season.

#27: Anders Lee (L) 6' 3", 231 lbs. / Jul 3, 1990 (27 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (6th Round, 152nd Overall) in the 2009NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (6th Round, 152nd Overall) in the 2009NHL Entry Draft4th NHL / 4th NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Last Assist: APR 6, 2017 @ CAROLINA (3)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




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- Led the Islanders in goals and set new single-season career highs in goals (34) and points (52) during his fifth season as an Islander.

- Added 18 assists in 81 games, just three shy of his career high

- Tied for 10th in the NHL in goals.

- Led the Islanders multi-goal games (8) and game-winning goals (6)

- Played in his 200th NHL game on Nov. 5 at SJS

- Scored his 100th NHL point (goal) on Dec. 4 vs. DET

- Tied for second on the team with five "First-Star" selections


- Missed 1 game with illness symptoms (Jan. 24)

#29: Brock Nelson (C) 6' 3", 212 lbs. / Oct 15, 1991 (25 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 30th Overall) in the 2010NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 30th Overall) in the 2010NHL Entry Draft4th NHL / 4th NYI SeasonLast Goal: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Career Shootouts: 3/8 (38%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 11 2-1-3 -1 0


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10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ13:20

10/6 vs CBJ1

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- Set new single-season career highs in assists (25) and points (45) in 81 games this season while hitting the 20-goal mark for the third straight year.

- Skated in his 300th NHL game on March 7 at EDM


- Missed 1 game with an upper body injury (March 14)

#42: Scott Mayfield (D) 6' 4", 227 lbs. / Oct 14, 1992 (24 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (2nd Round, 34th Overall) in the 2011NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (2nd Round, 34th Overall) in the 2011NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 6, 2017 @ CAROLINA (2)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWACareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




- Posted 9 points (2 goals, 7 assists) in 25 games with the Islanders this season.

- Recorded his first NHL assist & multi-point game on Nov. 30 vs. PIT


- Placed on waivers on Oct. 6, 2016

- Cleared waivers and assigned to Bridgeport Sound Tigers of AHL on Oct. 7

- Recalled on emergency basis from Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Nov. 14

- Returned to Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Dec. 2

- Recalled on emergency basis from Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Dec. 6

- Returned to Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Dec. 13

- Recalled from Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Jan. 12

#44: Calvin de Haan (D) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / May 9, 1991 (26 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 12th Overall) in the 2009NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 12th Overall) in the 2009NHL Entry Draft4th NHL / 4th NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 13, 2017 vs CAROLINA (15)Last Assist: APR 8, 2017 @ NEW JERSEY (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/6 vs CBJ0

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10/6 vs CBJ0

10/6 vs CBJ18:12

10/6 vs CBJ3

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- Set new single-season career highs in goals (5) assists (20) and points (25) in 82 games during his fourth season with the Islanders.

- Ranked second on the team in assists and points among defensemen.

- Played in his 200th NHL game on Nov. 3 vs. PHI

- Ranked 4th in the NHL in blocked shots with 190

- Was one of three Islanders to play in all 82 games

#50: Adam Pelech (D) 6' 3", 217 lbs. / Aug 16, 1994 (23 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (3rd Round, 65th Overall) in the 2012NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (3rd Round, 65th Overall) in the 2012NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 8, 2017 @ NEW JERSEY (2)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/6 vs CBJ0

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10/6 vs CBJ19:38

10/6 vs CBJ2

10/6 vs CBJ2

10/6 vs CBJ--1

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- Recorded 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 44 games this season for the Islanders.

- Scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 22 at ANA


- Assigned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Oct. 11

- Recalled from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Nov. 7

- Missed 14 games with an upper body injury (Nov. 30-Dec. 29)

- Assigned on loan to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Dec. 31

- Recalled from loan from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Jan. 5

#53: Casey Cizikas (C) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Feb 27, 1991 (26 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (4th Round, 92nd Overall) in the 2009NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (4th Round, 92nd Overall) in the 2009NHL Entry Draft6th NHL / 6th NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 24, 2017 @ PITTSBURGH (4)Last Assist: MAR 30, 2017 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 0 GDG




10/6 vs CBJ0

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10/6 vs CBJ13:01

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- Recorded 25 points (8 goals, 17 assists) in 59 games during his sixth season with the Islanders.

- Played in his 300th NHL game on Nov. 1 vs. TBL

- Recorded his 100th Point on Jan. 31 vs. WSH


- Missed 6 games with an upper body injury (Dec. 16-29)

- Missed 11 games with an upper body injury (Feb. 23- March 16)

- Missed 6 games with an upper body injury (March 31- April 9)

#55: Johnny Boychuk (D) 6' 2", 227 lbs. / Jan 19, 1984 (33 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Colorado Avalanche (2nd Round, 61st Overall) in the 2002NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Acquired by the Islanders from the Boston Bruins in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL EntryDraft, and a conditional third-round pick on Oct. 4, 20158th NHL / 3rd NYI SeasonLast Goal: JAN 31, 2017 vs WASHINGTON (23)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 vs OTTAWA (1)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


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- Posted 23 points (6 goals, 17 assists) in 66 games during his 10th professional season and fourth season with the Islanders. - Recorded his 100th NHL assist on Oct. 21 vs. ARI- Skated in his 500th NHL game on Jan. 7 at ARI

2016-17 INJURIES/TRANSACTIONS:- Missed 1 game with an illness (Dec. 6)- Missed 1 game with an upper body injury (Jan. 14)- Missed 2 games with an upper body injury (Jan. 19-21)- Missed 12 games with a lower body injury (March 5- March 27)

#66: Joshua Ho-Sang (R) 6' 0", 173 lbs. / Jan 22, 1996 (21 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 28th Overall) in the 2014NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 28th Overall) in the 2014NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 2, 2017 @ BUFFALO (4)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2017 vs NEW JERSEY (5)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 21 4-6-10 1 12



- Recorded 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 21 games during his first professional season.

- Ranked 16th among NHL rookies in points per game (0.48)

- Made his NHL debut on March 2 at DAL

- Scored his first NHL goal/point on March 7 at EDM

- Recorded his first multi-point game on March 13 vs. CAR

- Finished the season 9th among NHL rookies in shooting percentage at 18.2% (min. 10 GP)


- Recalled on emergency basis from Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Feb. 28

- Returned to Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Feb. 28

- Recalled on emergency basis from Bridgeport Sound Tigers on March 1

- Moved to regular recall, Emergency conditions terminated on March 5

#72: Anthony Beauvillier (C) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Jun 8, 1997 (20 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 28th Overall) in the 2015NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 28th Overall) in the 2015NHL Entry Draft1st NHL / 1st NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 31, 2017 vs NEW JERSEY (6)Last Assist: APR 8, 2017 @ NEW JERSEY (2)Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 0 GDG




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- Recorded 24 points (9 goals, 15 assists) in 66 games during his rookie season.

- Made the Islanders 23-man roster out of training camp as a 19-year old

- Made his NHL debut & recorded his first NHL point on Oct. 13 at NYR

- Recorded his first NHL goal on Oct. 18 vs. SJS

- Recorded his first multi-point game on Oct. 23 vs. MIN


- Missed 1 game with a lower body injury (Jan. 24)

- Missed 1 game with illness (March 2)

#86: Nikolay Kulemin (L) 6' 1", 228 lbs. / Jul 14, 1986 (31 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs (2nd Round, 44th Overall) in the 2006NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by the Islanders as a free agent to a four-year deal on July 2, 2014.9th NHL / 3rd NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 22, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (3)Last Assist: APR 8, 2017 @ NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 7/23 (30%), 2 GDG


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- Recorded 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists) in 72 games during his third season with the Islanders and ninth professional season.

- Played in his 600th NHL game on Nov. 22 at ANA


- Missed 2 games with an upper body injury (Oct. 26-27)

- Missed 7 games with an upper body injury (March 25- April 6)

- Missed 1 game with an upper body injury (April 9)

#91: John Tavares (C) 6' 1", 208 lbs. / Sep 20, 1990 (27 years)

Tah-VEH-rihsDrafted: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 1st Overall) in the 2009 NHLEntry DraftAcquired: Selected by the New York Islanders (1st Round, 1st Overall) in the 2009NHL Entry Draft8th NHL / 8th NYI SeasonLast Goal: MAR 25, 2017 vs BOSTON (4)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2017 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 15/54 (28%), 4 GDG


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- Led the Islanders in points (66) for the third straight season and for the seventh time in his eight year career.

- Recorded his 500th NHL point & sixth career hat-trick on Jan. 13 at FLA

- Recorded his 300th NHL assist on March 24 at PIT

- Led the Islanders with seven "First-Star" selections & 20 total "Three Stars" selections.

- Finished the season ranked 3rd in power-play faceoff wins with 173 and T-9th in power-play shots with 68.


- Missed 5 games with a lower body injury (April 2-9)

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LAST GAMEThursday, October 5Montreal 3 at Buffalo 2 (SO)Goals: Pominville (2)Goalie: Lehner (43 saves/45 shots)PP: 1/5; PK: 4/4; Shots: Buffalo 45 – Montreal 40 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 3)Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missedJustin Falk (undisclosed, Oct. 5; injured reserve) – 1 gameEvan Rodrigues (hand, Oct. 5; injured reserve) – 1 gameZach Bogosian (lower body, Oct.5) – 1 game TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS10/3: Placed F Evan Rodrigues and D Justin Falk on IR; Signed F Jack Eichel to an eight-year contract extension with an AAV of$10 million10/4: Acquired D Zach Redmond from Montreal in exchange for F Nicolas Deslauriers; assigned Redmond to Rochester (AHL) UPCOMING GAMESMonday, Oct. 9: New Jersey at Buffalo, 3 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 12: Buffalo at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 14: Buffalo at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 15: Buffalo at Anaheim, 9 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 17: Buffalo at Vegas, 10 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAMESABRES at ISLANDERS

This is first of three meetings between the Sabres and Islanders this season.

Last meeting: New York defeated Buffalo 4-2 in Buffalo on April 2

Next meeting: Wednesday, Dec. 27 in New York

The Sabres are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Islanders; 6-4-0 on the road.

This is the 166th game all-time between Buffalo and New York; Buffalo has an 80-62-23 series record.

The Sabres are 36-35-11 on the road against the Islanders all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 7-2-1 all-time on October 7.

October 7, 2011: Thomas Vanek (2+1) and Jason Pominville (1+2) each record three points as the Sabres top the Ducks 4-1 at

Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Buffalo had a franchise-record 10 players in the opening night lineup who weren’t on the team’s roster in 2016-17. According to the

Elias Sports Bureau, it’s the most new players an NHL team has had in its opening night lineup since the 2011-12 Florida Panthers

(11).

Fourteen of the last 20 games between these teams have been decided by a single goal.

Zemgus Girgensons has scored in each of his last two games against the Islanders.

Matt Moulson has eight points (6+2) in 10 career games against the Islanders.

Robin Lehner is 3-2-2 with a .918 save percentage in seven career games against the Islanders.

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Tonight marks the 47th road-opener in Buffalo Sabres franchise history.

Buffalo is 19-26-1 all-time in road-openers.

The Sabres have previously opened their road schedule against the Islanders three times in franchise history: Oct. 13, 1979 (5-2

win), Oct. 6, 2007 (3-2 loss) and Oct. 13, 2008 (7-1 win) ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?The 23 players on the Sabres’ opening-day roster had combined to play 7,866 NHL games before Thursday’s opener vs. Montreal,1,044 more than last year’s 23-man opening-day roster had between them. The average Sabres skater entering the 2017-18 seasonhas played 45 more NHL games than his counterpart from last season.

SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings before 10/6 games)

Buffalo Sabres: 100.0% PK (T-1st), 45 S/GP (T-1st), 20.0% PP (T-9th)

Kane: 11 S (1st)

Lehner: .950 SV% (6th)

Pominville: 2 G (T-5th), 1 PPG (T-3rd)

Ristolainen: 26:58 TOI/GP (6th) 2017 PRESEASON

Buffalo finished the preseason with a 1-4-1 record; 1-2-1 at home and 0-2-0 on the road.

Jack Eichel led all Sabres with four points (1+3) in four preseason games.

Linus Ullmark ranked in the top 10 in the preseason in both save percentage (4th, .956) and goals-against average (6th, 1.48) in 81

minutes of play. 2017-18 ROSTER NOTES Of the 23 players on Buffalo’s opening night roster:

Six were originally drafted by the Sabres -- four were first-round Buffalo selections (Girgensons, 2012; Ristolainen, 2013; Reinhart

, 2014; Eichel, 2015) and two were second-round picks (Pominville, 2001; McCabe, 2012).

Nine were acquired in trades: Beaulieu, Bogosian, Gorges, Kane, Larsson, Lehner, O’Reilly, Pominville, Scandella

Eight were signed as free agents: Antipin, Griffith, Johnson, Josefson, Moulson, Okposo, Pouliot, Tennyson

One was claimed off waivers: Nolan

13 played in Buffalo at some point last season: Bogosian, Eichel, Girgensons, Gorges, Kane, Larsson, Lehner, McCabe,

Moulson, Okposo, O’Reilly, Reinhart, Ristolainen

10 are new to the Sabres this season: Antipin, Beaulieu, Griffith, Johnson, Josefson, Nolan, Pominville, Pouliot, Scandella,

Tennyson

Sabres’ Opening-Day NHL Experience

Season Total NHL GP Average GP/Player

2017-18 7,866 342

2016-17 6,822 297

2015-16 5,914 257

2014-15 5,858 255

2013-14 5,516 240

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BUF-NYI CONNECTIONSFormer Sabres:

Jaroslav Halak was a member of the Sabres for six days during the 2013-14 season. He was acquired from the St. Louis Blues on

Feb. 28 before being dealt to the Washington Capitals on March 5, and did not appear in a game during his brief stint in Buffalo. Former Islanders:

Matt Moulson played for the Islanders from 2009-2013, registering 223 points (118+105) in 223 games.

Kyle Okposo was selected by New York in the first round (7th overall) of the 2006 NHL Draft. Okposo spent nine years in the

Islanders organization and compiled 369 points (139+230) in 529 games.

Chad Johnson played for the Islanders during the 2014-15 season, he appeared in 19 games going 8-8-1 with a 3.08 goals-against

average. Local Players:

Shane Prince was born in Rochester, New York. Phil Housley:

Played against Dennis Seidenberg (Germany) in the quarterfinals at the 2002 Winter Olympics. USA won 5-0 and Housley had an

assist in the game. Davis Payne

Coached Jaroslav Halak with the St. Louis Blues from 2010-2012. Zach Bogosian:

Teammates with Andrew Ladd for the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets from 2010-2015. Josh Gorges:

Played with Jaroslav Halak for the Montreal Canadiens from 2006-2010.

Played with Thomas Greiss for the Worcester Sharks in 2006-07 season Seth Griffith

Played with Dennis Seidenberg in Boston from 2014-2016. Evander Kane:

Played with Andrew Ladd for the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets from 2010-2015. The two also represented Canada at the 2011

and 2012 World Championships. Chad Johnson

Played with Jonny Boychuck and Dennis Seidenberg in Boston for the 2013-14 season.

Represented Canada alongside Calvin De Haan at the 2017 World Championship. Robin Lehner

Played with Shane Prince in Ottawa from 2014-2016 and for the Binghamton Senators in 2012-13. Jason Pominville:

Played with Cal Clutterbuck for the Minnesota Wild during the 2012-13 season.

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Played with Cal Clutterbuck for the Minnesota Wild from 2007-11 and for the Houston Aeros from 2007-09.

Teammates with Jordan Eberle in Edmonton from 2014-2017.

Played with Jonny Boychuck and Dennis Seidenberg in Boston for the 2011-12 season.

Played with Jaroslav Halak in Montreal during the 2009-10 season. Marco Scandella:

Played with Cal Clutterbuck for the Minnesota Wild from 2010-2013. Matt Tennyson

Was on the San Jose Sharks with Thomas Greiss during the 2012-13 season. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERSHits: Ristolainen (5), Scandella (4), Kane/Pouliot (2)Blocked Shots: Beaulieu (3), Josefson (3), McCabe (3)Shots: Kane (11), Girgensons (6), Beaulieu/Ristolainen (4) SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]1-10: 0-0-1 (1), 2/3, 1/5, 4/4 OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; 108-11 all-time)N/A SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-1; 69-65 all-time)Oct. 5 vs. MTL: L, 3-2 (GDG-Drouin) MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)Games PlayedEvander Kane … 3 games … 500 career games playedKyle Okposo … 5 games … 600 career games playedJordan Nolan … 7 games … 300 career games playedAssistsJason Pominville … 4 assists … T-8th in franchise history (Hawerchuk)Matt Moulson … 7 assists … 200 career assistsPointsSam Reinhart … 10 points … 100 career points RECENT MILESTONESN/A

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 10/05/2017 Montréal Canadiens O** 00-00-01 2-3 29p,29 92 1-5 4-4 45-40 31 / 40 19070+2 10/07/2017 @ New York Islanders3 10/09/2017 New Jersey Devils4 10/12/2017 @ San Jose Sharks5 10/14/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings6 10/15/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks7 10/17/2017 @ Vegas Golden Knights8 10/20/2017 Vancouver Canucks9 10/21/2017 @ Boston Bruins

10 10/24/2017 Detroit Red Wings11 10/25/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets12 10/28/2017 San Jose Sharks13 11/02/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes14 11/04/2017 @ Dallas Stars15 11/07/2017 Washington Capitals16 11/10/2017 Florida Panthers17 11/11/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens18 11/14/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins19 11/17/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings20 11/18/2017 Carolina Hurricanes21 11/20/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets22 11/22/2017 Minnesota Wild23 11/24/2017 Edmonton Oilers24 11/25/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens25 11/28/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning26 12/01/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins27 12/02/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins28 12/05/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche29 12/08/2017 @ Chicago Blackhawks30 12/10/2017 @ St. Louis Blues31 12/12/2017 Ottawa Senators32 12/14/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers33 12/15/2017 Carolina Hurricanes34 12/19/2017 Boston Bruins35 12/22/2017 Philadelphia Flyers36 12/23/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes37 12/27/2017 @ New York Islanders38 12/29/2017 @ New Jersey Devils39 01/01/2018 New York Rangers40 01/04/2018 @ Minnesota Wild41 01/05/2018 @ Winnipeg Jets42 01/07/2018 @ Philadelphia Flyers43 01/09/2018 Winnipeg Jets44 01/11/2018 Columbus Blue Jackets45 01/18/2018 @ New York Rangers46 01/20/2018 Dallas Stars47 01/22/2018 @ Calgary Flames48 01/23/2018 @ Edmonton Oilers49 01/25/2018 @ Vancouver Canucks50 01/30/2018 New Jersey Devils51 02/01/2018 Florida Panthers52 02/03/2018 St. Louis Blues53 02/06/2018 Anaheim Ducks54 02/08/2018 New York Islanders55 02/10/2018 @ Boston Bruins56 02/11/2018 Colorado Avalanche57 02/13/2018 Tampa Bay Lightning58 02/15/2018 @ Ottawa Senators59 02/17/2018 Los Angeles Kings60 02/19/2018 Washington Capitals61 02/22/2018 @ Detroit Red Wings62 02/24/2018 @ Washington Capitals63 02/25/2018 Boston Bruins64 02/28/2018 @ Tampa Bay Lightning65 03/02/2018 @ Florida Panthers66 03/05/2018 Toronto Maple Leafs67 03/07/2018 Calgary Flames68 03/08/2018 @ Ottawa Senators69 03/10/2018 Vegas Golden Knights70 03/15/2018 Toronto Maple Leafs71 03/17/2018 Chicago Blackhawks72 03/19/2018 Nashville Predators73 03/21/2018 Arizona Coyotes74 03/23/2018 Montréal Canadiens75 03/24/2018 @ New York Rangers76 03/26/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs77 03/29/2018 Detroit Red Wings78 03/31/2018 @ Nashville Predators79 04/02/2018 @ Toronto Maple Leafs80 04/04/2018 Ottawa Senators81 04/06/2018 @ Tampa Bay Lightning82 04/07/2018 @ Florida Panthers

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. TENNYSON# 5

SCANDELLA# 6

KANE# 9

JOSEFSON# 10

EICHEL# 15

NOLAN# 17

MCCABE# 19

Oct 5 Vs MTL 0-0,2/-1 17:28 0-0,2/-1 21:11 0-1,11/1 18:42 0-0,0/0 12:34 0-1,3/0 19:22 0-0,0/0 12:00 0-0,0/0 16:39

Date Opp. OKPOSO# 21

LARSSON# 22

REINHART# 23

GRIFFITH# 25

GIRGENSONS# 28

POMINVILLE# 29

RISTOLAINEN# 55

Oct 5 Vs MTL 0-0,2/-2 19:58 0-0,0/0 11:29 0-0,0/-1 15:46 0-1,2/0 13:51 0-0,6/0 12:24 2-0,3/1 16:21 0-0,4/0 26:58

Date Opp. POULIOT# 67

BEAULIEU# 82

O'REILLY# 90

ANTIPIN# 93

JOHNSON# 31

LEHNER# 40

Oct 5 Vs MTL 0-0,2/-1 14:03 0-0,4/1 23:29 0-0,3/-2 20:27 0-0,1/0 14:29 DND 2/40 O 64:49

Phil Housley is in his first season behind the bench for the Sabres after being named the 18th head coach in Buffalo’s franchise history. The Hockey Hallof Famer and former Sabres defenseman is the seventh alumnus to serve as the team’s head coach. Housley joined the Sabres after helping to guide the Nashville Predators to their first ever Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2016. Named an assistantcoach on May 22, 2013, Housley was a driving force behind one of the NHL’s best defensive groups throughout his tenure. A native of South St. Paul, Minnesota, Housley began his coaching career in 2004 as head coach of Stillwater Area High School in Minnesota. Duringhis nine seasons at the helm, Housley turned around the school’s program while also accepting numerous opportunities to coach for Team USA at theinternational level. Visit www.sabresdigitalpressbox.com/media-information/philhousley for a full bio.

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Phil Housley

#31: Chad Johnson (G) 6' 3", 197 lbs. / Jun 10, 1986 (31 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the fifth Round (125th overall) of the 2006NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Win: FEB 24, 2017 @ FLORIDA (3)Last SO: NOV 30, 2016 vs TORONTO (23)Career Shootouts: 30/43 (.698), 6-8

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 137 68-45-12 7 2.44 .915

Career vs. Opp 3 1-1-0 0 3.47 .902

Season Highs: Shots Saves- -

2016-17:• Set a career high with three shutouts in 36 games played• Made his Flames debut and was second star after he stopped 30 shots at VAN (10/15)• Posted his first win as a Flame vs. BUF (10/18)• Earned his first shutout as a Flame with a 27-save night at MIN (11/15)• Played 117:56 without allowing a goal (11/20/16 at DET to 11/25/16 at BOS), topping his previous best shutout streak by 7:19 • Made 34 saves and posted his second shutout of the season at CBJ (11/23)• Became the first Flames goaltender since December 1999 to post three shutouts in a calendar month with his 39-save performance vs. TOR (11/30)• Tied a career best with his sixth straight win vs. WPG (12/10), improving to 9-1-0 in a 10-game stretch2017 Playoffs:• Appeared in his first career postseason contest vs. ANA (4/19), stopping 20 of 21 shots in a losing effort

#40: Robin Lehner (G) 6' 4", 245 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (26 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the second round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHLDraftAcquired: From Ottawa on with David Legwand on June 26, 2015 in exchangefor a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Win: APR 5, 2017 vs MONTREAL (2)Last SO: FEB 16, 2017 vs COLORADO (20)Career Shootouts: 37/70 (.529), 7-16

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 1 0-0-1 0 1.85 .950Career 167 58-71-27 5 2.75 .918

Career vs. Opp 7 3-2-2 0 2.80 .918


3810/5 vs MTL

2017-18:• Stopped 38 shots in the season debut vs. MTL (10/5)2016-17: • Games missed due to injury: seven; two – illness (10/25-10/27), one – hip (12/1), three – illness (1/10-1/13), one – neck (2/26) • Was credited with his third career assist on the game-winning goal at NSH (1/24) • Stopped all 37 shots faced in a shutout vs. OTT (2/4) • Made a season-high 43 saves on 44 shots at TOR (2/11) • Won three straight games (2/14-2/18) for the first time since winning four straight to close out the 2013-14 season • Stopped all 23 shots faced in 2-0 win vs. COL (2/16) • Went 5-6-1 in 12 games in February, the most appearances in a single month in his career • Posted a .930 SV% in February, the third-best monthly total of his career (minimum five games played) • Stopped all 24 shots faced in 40 minutes of relief vs. CBJ (3/11)

#4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (33 years and 1 month)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: From Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the2016 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 10, 2017 @ COLUMBUS (14)Last Assist: APR 5, 2017 vs MONTREAL (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 16; three – foot (12/3-12/6), one – hip (1/3), 12 – hip (1/7-2/4)

• Tied his career high with 143 hits for the second consecutive season

• Played in his 700th NHL game vs. TBL (11/17)

#5: Matt Tennyson (D) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Apr 23, 1990 (27 years and 5 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Goal: DEC 5, 2015 vs TAMPA BAY (53)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2017 vs DETROIT (8)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




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2017-18:

• Skated 17:28 and had two shots and a hit in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Had a two-game assist streak (11/27-11/29)

• Recalled from Charlotte (AHL) on 11/12; led Checkers defensemen in scoring with seven points (3+4) in nine games at the time of his recall

• Ranked second among Checkers in plus/minus (plus-7)

• Earned his first professional hat trick with three goals at Iowa (11/11)

#6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' 3", 208 lbs. / Feb 23, 1990 (27 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (55th overall) of 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota with Jason Pominville and a fourth-round pick in the 2018NHL Draft in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and a third-round pick in the2018 NHL Draft, June 30, 2017Last Goal: MAR 9, 2017 @ TAMPA BAY (18)Last Assist: MAR 12, 2017 @ CHICAGO (16)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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2017-18:

• Skated 21:11 and had two shots and four hits in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Ranked fourth on team in blocked shots (83)

• Registered a season-high five shots at EDM (12/4)

• Tallied a season-high two points (1+1) at WPG (2/28)

• Had a season-best three-game point streak (1+2) from 3/9-3/12

2017 Playoffs:

• Tied for first in goals and playoff games among Wild defenseman

• Skated a playoff career-high 26:41 in Game 1 vs. STL (4/12)

#9: Evander Kane (L) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Aug 2, 1991 (26 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round (4th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Winnipeg with Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 inexchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 9, 2017 @ TAMPA BAY (1)Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs MONTREALCareer Shootouts: 3/21 (14%), 2 GDG


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2017-18:

• Had 11 shots on goal vs MTL (10/5), tying his career high (3x) and logging the most shots by a Sabre since his last 11-shot game on at PIT (3/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 12; 11 – cracked ribs (10/16-11/7), one – illness (2/14)

• Ranked ninth in the league with .36 even-strength goals per game, the best rate by a Sabre since Jason Pominville (.37) in 2006-07

• Became the first player to lead the Sabres in both goals and penalty minutes since 1985-86 (Mike Foligno)

• Ranked fifth in the league with 3.7 shots per game

• Logged nine multi-point games; the Sabres recorded a 7-2-0 record in these games

• Led all forwards with 22:09 of ice time in his first game back from injury vs. OTT (11/9)

• Tied his career high with 11 shots on goal at PIT (3/5)

• Recorded his 300th NHL point with a goal at TBL (4/9)

#10: Jacob Josefson (C) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / Mar 2, 1991 (26 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Goal: FEB 4, 2017 @ COLUMBUS (13)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 @ DETROIT (1)Career Shootouts: 11/22 (50%), 4 GDG


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2017-18:

• Tallied one hit in his 12:34 of ice time in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Scored his fourth career game-deciding shootout goal vs. TOR (11/23)

• Missed five games with concussion (12/18-12/27)

• Missed six games with an illness (1/2-1/12)

• Had assists in consecutive games 1/26-1/31 and 2/12-2/14

• Scored the game-winning goal at CBJ (2/4)

• Missed 17 games (3/2-4/4) with an upper-body injury

#15: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (20 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 3, 2017 vs TORONTO (4)Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs MONTREALCareer Shootouts: 1/9 (11%), 0 GDG




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2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 21 – high ankle sprain (10/30-11/25)

• At 20 years of age, became just the fourth different player in franchise history to lead the team (or tie for the team lead) in points before his 21st

birthday

• His .93 points per game ranked 11th among NHL skaters with at least 20 games played and were the most by a Sabre under the age of 21 since Pierre

Turgeon (1.33) in 1989-90

• Played in his 100th NHL game vs. PHI (1/10)

• Tied his career high with 10 shots at PIT (3/5) and scored a goal, becoming the second player in NHL history to record a point against 29 different

opponents in his first two seasons in the league

• Earned his 100th career point with a goal vs. PHI (3/7)

• Recorded a career-best 11-game point streak (5+11) from 2/14-3-7 that tied as the fourth-longest NHL streak of the season and was the longest by a

Sabre since Tim Connolly (16) in 2009-10; the streak included a nine-game assist streak that was the longest in the league

#17: Jordan Nolan (C) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Jun 23, 1989 (28 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the seventh round (186th overall) of the 2009NHL DraftAcquired: Claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Sept. 27, 2017Last Goal: JAN 31, 2017 @ ARIZONA (7)Last Assist: JAN 23, 2017 @ NY RANGERS (10)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2017-18

• Skated 12:00 in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Missed 10 games due to injury, Feb 27-Mar. 19

• Posted his first career two-goal game at ARI (12/1)

• Recorded two points (1+1) at NYR (1/23)

• Scored a goal at ARI (1/31)

#19: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (44th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 11, 2017 vs COLUMBUS (13)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2017 @ COLUMBUS (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2017-18:

• Had one hit and blocked three shots during his 16:39 time on ice in the season debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: five – shoulder (1/21-2/4)

• Set career highs in assists (17) and points (20); the team was 13-4-2 when he recorded a point

• Played in his 100th career game vs. NJD (11/11)

• Set a career high with 28:52 of ice time and tied career high with four shots on goal at WSH (12/5)

• Logged his first career power-play goal and his first career game-winning goal with a goal vs. DAL (1/16)

• Recorded first career two-point night (1+1) vs. NSH (2/28), matching his previous career high in points (14) in 19 fewer games

• Tied his career best with points in three straight games (1+3) from 2/26-3/2

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (29 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by NY Islanders in the first Round (7th overall) of the 2006 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016Last Goal: FEB 28, 2017 vs NASHVILLE (4)Last Assist: MAR 25, 2017 vs TORONTO (2)Career Shootouts: 14/42 (33%), 9 GDG




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2017-18:

• Played 19:58 in his season debut vs. MTL (10/5) taking two shots and blocking one.

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 17; one – bruised knee (10/13), 10 – ribs (3/4-3/21), six – illness (3/28-4/9)

• Represented the Sabres at the 2017 NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, tallying one assist for the Atlantic Division team

• The Sabres were 7-0-2 when he recorded at least two points

• Scored a goal on his first shot and added an assist to tally two points in his Sabres debut at EDM (10/16)

• Notched three assists vs. LAK (12/13)

• Recorded his 400th career point with a goal at NSH (1/24)

• Logged a seven-game point streak (3+4) from 2/4-2/14, falling one game shy of his longest streak

• Put up multiple points in consecutive games vs. NSH (2/28) and vs. ARI (3/2)

#22: Johan Larsson (C) 5' 11", 198 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (25 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (56th overall) of the 2010 NHLDraftAcquired: From Minnesota on April 3, 2013 with Matt Hackett, a first-round selectionin the 2013 NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft inexchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: DEC 22, 2016 vs CAROLINA (5)Last Assist: DEC 13, 2016 vs LOS ANGELES (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2017-18:

• Had 11:29 of ice time in his season debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 46 – wrist (1/3-4/9)

• The team logged a 5-1-0 record in games in which he scored and an 8-2-1 record when he recorded a point

• Of his six goals, two were game-winners and three were lasting-lead goals

• Logged a season-best, three-game point streak (1+2) from 11/1-11/5

• Scored a goal on a career-high six shots vs. CGY (11/21)

#23: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (21 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first Round (2nd overall) of the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 21, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (8)Last Assist: APR 3, 2017 vs TORONTO (4)Career Shootouts: 3/9 (33%), 1 GDG




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2017-18:

• Made his season debut at center totaling 15:46 time on ice vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: two – illness (2/18-2/19)

• The Sabres were 12-4-1 in games in which he scored a goal and 7-0-1 in his multi-point games

• Logged 22:12 of ice time at VAN (10/20), the second-highest total of his career

• Played in his 100th game at BOS (11/7)

• Had points (2+3) in a career-best four straight games from 11/25 at WSH to 12/3 vs. BOS; topped that streak with a five-game run (2+4) from 12/20 at

FLA to 12/29 vs. BOS

• Tied a career high with three points (1+2) vs. PHI (1/10)

• Registered two separate three-game point streaks in February (2/7-2/11 and 2/14-2/25), totaling seven points (3+4) in a seven-game span

#25: Seth Griffith (C) 5' 9", 190 lbs. / Jan 4, 1993 (24 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Boston in the fifth round (131st overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Goal: DEC 29, 2014 vs DETROIT (33)Last Assist: OCT 5, 2017 vs MONTREALCareer Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG




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2017-18:

• Tallied an assist vs. MTL (10/5) in his first game as a Sabre

2016-17:

• Appeared in 24 NHL games with the Maple Leafs and Panthers, tallying a career-best five assists

• Ranked second among Marlies skaters in assists (34) and fifth in points (44) despite appearing in just 38 AHL games

• His 1.16 points per game ranked sixth among all AHL skaters with at least 25 games played

• Recorded assists in consecutive games (12/15-12/16)

• Returned to lineup vs. NYI (1/13) after missing four games due to injury

#26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (33 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in the ninth round (263rd overall) of the 2003 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: MAR 20, 2017 @ DETROIT (8)Last Assist: APR 2, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (3)Career Shootouts: 16/41 (39%), 7 GDG


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2016-17:

• Tied for 11th in the league with 11 power-play goals, the most by a Sabre since Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford (11) in 2010-11

• Logged 20:52 of ice time at MIN (11/1), topping 20 minutes for the first time since 4/1/15 vs. TOR (20:01)

• Posted three-game point streaks from 11/11-11/15 and 3/10-3/14

• Played in his 600th NHL game vs. DET (1/20)

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (23 years and 9 months)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnsDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 2, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (5)Last Assist: MAR 27, 2017 vs FLORIDA (7)Career Shootouts: 4/14 (29%), 4 GDG


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2017-18:

• Had six shots during his 12:24 time on ice in the season debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: seven – middle body (2/9-2/19)

• Appeared in a career-high 75 games in his fourth NHL season

• Had his first multi-point game of the season (1+1) vs. WPG (1/7)

• Recorded two points (1+1) at NSH (1/24)

#29: Jason Pominville (R) 6' 0", 180 lbs. / Nov 30, 1982 (34 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (55th overall) of 2001 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota with Marco Scandella and a fourth-round pick in the 2018NHL Draft in exchange for Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and a third-round pick in the2018 NHL Draft, June 30, 20172nd NHL / 2nd BUF SeasonLast Goal: OCT 5, 2017 vs MONTREALLast Assist: APR 8, 2017 @ ARIZONA (1)Career Shootouts: 28/69 (41%), 8 GDG


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2017-18

•With his first of two goals vs. MTL (10/5) he now has 457 career points as a member of the Sabres, breaking a tie with Miroslav Satan for 11th-most

points in franchise history. He now trails Thomas Vanek by 39 points for 10th on the franchise list

•With his two goals vs. MTL (10/5), the Sabres have now had a newly-acquired player score in five of their last seven season-opening games

2016-17:

• Ranked fifth among all Wild skaters in assists and shots on goal and tied for sixth in points

• Recorded a six-game point streak (2+6) from 1/19-1/31 to kick off a stretch in which he recorded 21 points (4+17) in 17 games, including a point in all

but two

• Tied his career high with four points (2+2) at WPG (2/7)

• Named NHL First Star of Week (2/13) after leading the league with eight points (2+6) in four games

• Tallied his 400th career assist vs. COL (4/2)

#41: Justin Falk (D) (*Injured) 6' 5", 223 lbs. / Oct 11, 1988 (28 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2007 NHLDraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2016Last Goal: MAR 6, 2015 @ NEW JERSEY (79)Last Assist: MAR 25, 2017 vs TORONTO (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: four – calf (3/16-3/21)

• Played a career-high 52 NHL games

• The Sabres were 6-2-0 when he recorded a point

• Tallied an assist vs. LAK (12/13) to record his first point in a Buffalo uniform

• Recorded an assist in 200th NHL game vs. DET (1/20)

• Notched four assists in six-game span (2/4-2/14)

#47: Zach Bogosian (D) 6' 3", 221 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (27 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf on Feb. 11, 2015 inexchange for Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux, Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 27, 2017 vs FLORIDA (6)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 @ TAMPA BAYCareer Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG


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2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 26; 20 – MCL sprain (11/3-12/16), six – rib (2/4-2/12)

• The Sabres went 8-2-1 in games in which he recorded a point

• Played in his 500th NHL game at CAR (1/13)

• Scored his fourth career game-winning goal in overtime at MTL (1/21)

• Set new career high with 33:29 of ice time vs. PIT (3/21)

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (22 years and 11 months)

RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 5, 2017 vs MONTREAL (3)Last Assist: MAR 20, 2017 @ DETROIT (7)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG


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2016-17:

• Averaged 26:23 of ice time per game, the most by a Sabres skater in a full season with the team since Alexei Zhitnik (26:33) in 2002-03

• Recorded an assist on 20.2 percent of his teammates’ goals, joining Phil Housley (22.6% in 1989-90) as just the second Sabres defenseman ever to

record an assist on more than 20 percent of his teammates’ goals in a season

• His 39 assists tied him for seventh among all NHL defensemen and were the 19th-most by a defenseman in franchise history; only one other Sabres

defenseman in the last 20 years has matched this mark (Brian Campbell, 42 in 2006-07)

• Had two assists and scored an overtime goal vs. EDM (12/6), again tying his career high in points

• Had points (2+7) in a career-best five straight games from 12/5 at WSH to 12/16 vs. NYI; topped that streak with a six-game streak (0+6) from 2/12 vs.

VAN to 2/25 at COL

• Earned his 100th career point with an assist vs. STL (2/18)

• Missed three games (3/25-3/28) due to suspension

#67: Benoit Pouliot (L) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Sep 29, 1986 (31 years)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the first round (4th overall) of the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, July 1, 2017Last Goal: MAR 25, 2017 vs COLORADO (8)Last Assist: MAR 23, 2017 @ COLORADO (9)Career Shootouts: 3/13 (23%), 3 GDG


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2017-18:

• In his Sabres debut skated 14:03 and tallied two shots and two hits vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Finished fourth on the team with 39 takeaways

• Tied for first among Oilers forwards with 39 blocked shots

• Scored the game-winning goal vs. WSH (10/26)

• Played in his 500th career NHL game vs. NYR (11/13)

#71: Evan Rodrigues (L) (*Injured) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Jul 28, 1993 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as a free agent, April 22, 2015Last Goal: MAR 28, 2017 @ COLUMBUS (5)Last Assist: FEB 16, 2017 vs COLORADO (24)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




2016-17:

• Appeared in 30 NHL games during three recalls to Buffalo in his second professional season, totaling six points (4+2)

• Registered 30 points (9+21) in 48 games with Rochester (AHL), matching his 2015-16 AHL totals in goals, assists and points in 24 fewer games

• Turned in his first professional multi-goal game (2+0) at St. John’s (10/28)

• Matched his AHL career high with three points at Utica (12/31) and vs. Albany (4/14)

• Logged a five-game AHL point streak (3+4) from 12/26-1/6

• Recorded his first NHL point of the season with an assist vs. VAN (2/12); scored his first NHL goal of the season at COL (2/25)

• Scored a goal at ARI (2/26), giving him goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career

#82: Nathan Beaulieu (D) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Dec 5, 1992 (24 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by Montreal in the first round (17th overall) of the 2011 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired by Buffalo from Montreal in exchange for a third-round pick (68thoverall) in the 2017 NHL Draft, June 17, 2017Last Goal: APR 8, 2017 @ DETROIT (1)Last Assist: MAR 30, 2017 vs FLORIDA (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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2017-18:

• Skated 23:29 with four shots in his Sabres debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Set career-high totals in every major category, including games played (74), goals (4), assists (24) and points (28)

• Returned to action vs. NJD (12/8), after missing six games with an upper-body injury sustained vs. OTT (11/22)

• Set a personal-high with a plus-4 rating vs. COL (12/10)

• Played a career-high 28:22 vs. CBJ (12/23)

• Tied for seventh among NHL defensemen with a plus-9 rating in December

• Set a new career high with three points (1+2) at DAL (1/4)

• Tied to lead Canadiens in January in assists (9 - ranked third among NHL defensemen), points by a defenseman (10) and power-play points (7 - tied

for fourth-most in the NHL)

• Played his 200th career game at COL (2/7)

#90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (26 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NHLDraftAcquired: From Colorado with Jamie McGinn on June 26, 2015 in exchange for NikitaZadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHLDraftLast Goal: APR 3, 2017 vs TORONTO (4)Last Assist: APR 9, 2017 @ TAMPA BAY (1)Career Shootouts: 11/32 (34%), 6 GDG




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2016-17:

• Games missed due to injury: 10; five – oblique (11/12-11/21), four – appendix (12/27-1/3), one – middle body (11/9)

• Ranked fifth in the league and set a new career high in faceoff win percentage (58.0%); it was the fourth-best season by a Sabres center since the

league began publishing faceoff percentage in 1997-98

• Led all NHL forwards in average ice time per game (21:27) for the second consecutive season

• The Sabres were 14-2-2 when he scored a goal, 22-9-9 when he recorded a point and 10-0-1 in his multi-point games

• Set a career high with four points (2+2) in his 500th NHL game at EDM (10/16)

• Recorded his 200th career assist vs. NJD (11/11)

• Tied a career high with three straight multi-point games (1+5) from 1/5-1/10

• Tied his career high with a three-game goal streak from 3/2-3/5

• Tied to lead Team Canada with six goals in 10 games at the 2017 IIHF World Championship

#93: Victor Antipin (D) 5' 11", 175 lbs. / Dec 6, 1992 (24 years and 10 months)

an-TEE-pihnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent, May 25, 2017Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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2017-18:

• Skated 14:29 in his North American debut vs. MTL (10/5)

2016-17:

• Earned a Golden Helmet as a member of the KHL’s First All-Star Team

• Set career-best marks in KHL games played (59), assists (18), points (24) and shots on goal (80)

• Earned KHL Defenseman of the Week honors (11/27) after logging four points (2+2), including two game-winning goals, and a plus-3 rating from

11/21-11/25

• Topped his previous playoff highs in goals (7) and points (11); his seven postseason goals led all KHL defensemen

• Was named KHL Defenseman of the Week during the Gagarin Cup Finals after totaling three goals in a five-game series against SKA St. Petersburg

• Helped Russia to a bronze medal at the 2017 IIHF World Championship with four assists in 10 games.

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