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Game NotesMon, Nov 23, 2009 NHL Game #330

New York RangersTeam Game: 23Home Game: 12

11 10 1 (23 pts)6 5 0 (Home)5 5 1 (Road)

Columbus Blue JacketsTeam Game: 22Road Game: 12

12 6 3 (27 pts)6 2 2 (Home)6 4 1 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Henrik Lundqvist 19 9 8 1 2.57 .91540 Steve Valiquette 4 2 2 0 2.76 .884

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%1 Steve Mason 16 8 5 3 3.44 .88932 Mathieu Garon 8 4 1 0 2.46 .923

# P Player GP G A P +/ PIM4 D Michael Del Zotto 22 4 11 15 1 145 D Dan Girardi 22 4 5 9 1 206 D Wade Redden 22 1 4 5 0 410 R Marian Gaborik 20 16 12 28 5 412 R Ales Kotalik 22 6 11 17 10 2416 L Sean Avery 17 2 5 7 2 2117 C Brandon Dubinsky 18 3 7 10 7 1818 D Marc Staal 22 2 6 8 1 1220 C Vinny Prospal (A) 22 6 17 23 5 821 L Christopher Higgins 21 2 3 5 5 1622 C Brian Boyle 22 2 1 3 1 1723 C Chris Drury (C) 18 2 4 6 3 1024 R Ryan Callahan (A) 22 3 4 7 4 1333 D Michal Rozsival 22 0 5 5 0 1634 L Aaron Voros 15 0 1 1 2 2738 L PA Parenteau 5 1 1 2 0 042 C Artem Anisimov 22 4 4 8 1 881 R Enver Lisin 21 3 5 8 1 487 L Donald Brashear 14 0 1 1 3 2897 D Matt Gilroy 22 2 2 4 4 2

# P Player GP G A P +/ PIM3 D Marc Methot 20 0 3 3 0 166 D Anton Stralman 19 3 10 13 5 108 D Jan Hejda 13 0 2 2 5 410 D Kris Russell 16 0 4 4 3 812 R Mike Blunden 11 0 0 0 1 2014 L Raffi Torres 19 9 1 10 3 1015 R Derek Dorsett 18 1 3 4 2 5116 C Derick Brassard 20 3 9 12 8 1618 L RJ Umberger (A) 21 6 7 13 6 1520 L Kristian Huselius 17 8 8 16 2 422 D Mike Commodore (A) 9 0 3 3 0 1023 L Tom Sestito 1 0 0 0 0 524 C Derek MacKenzie 8 0 2 2 1 025 L Jason Chimera 21 4 6 10 2 2926 C Samuel Pahlsson 18 0 5 5 4 840 R Jared Boll 16 1 0 1 1 4450 C Antoine Vermette (A) 21 4 12 16 1 851 D Fedor Tyutin 21 1 11 12 5 1061 R Rick Nash (C) 21 14 11 25 7 1693 R Jakub Voracek 21 5 8 13 5 897 D Rostislav Klesla (A) 21 2 4 6 6 26

President & General Manager Glen SatherHead Coach John TortorellaAssistant Coach Jim SchoenfeldAssistant Coach Mike SullivanGoaltending Coach Benoit Allaire

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

Tonight's Officials

Referees Paul Devorski (10), David Banfield (44) Linesmen David Brisebois (96), Scott Cherrey (50)

Ntl. Anthem John Amirante Video Judge John Damante

Today's ScheduleDET @ NSH : 6:00 CBJ @ NYR : 7:00 NYI @ TOR : 7:00 BOS @ STL : 7:00 PHI @ COL : 7:00 PHX @ EDM : 7:00CGY @ ANA : 7:00 WSH @ OTT : 7:30 PIT @ FLA : 7:30 CAR @ DAL : 7:30

New York Rangers: RosterActive (22 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Michael Del Zotto D 6' 1" 195 Jun 24, 1990 Stouffville, ON, CAN5 Dan Girardi D 6' 2" 215 Apr 29, 1984 Welland, ON, CAN6 Wade Redden D 6' 2" 210 Jun 12, 1977 Lloydminster, SK, CAN10 Marian Gaborik R 6' 1" 200 Feb 14, 1982 Trencin, SVK12 Ales Kotalik R 6' 1" 225 Dec 23, 1978 Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE16 Sean Avery L 5' 10" 195 Apr 10, 1980 North York, ON, CAN17 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' 1" 205 Apr 29, 1986 Anchorage, AK, USA18 Marc Staal D 6' 4" 209 Jan 13, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN20 Vinny Prospal C 6' 2" 198 Feb 17, 1975 Ceske Budejovice, CZE21 Christopher Higgins L 6' 0" 205 Jun 2, 1983 Smithtown, NY, USA22 Brian Boyle C 6' 7" 252 Dec 18, 1984 Hingham, MA, USA23 Chris Drury C 5' 10" 190 Aug 20, 1976 Trumbull, CT, USA24 Ryan Callahan R 5' 11" 188 Mar 21, 1985 Rochester, NY, USA30 Henrik Lundqvist G 6' 1" 198 Mar 2, 1982 Are, SWE33 Michal Rozsival D 6' 2" 205 Sep 3, 1978 Vlasim, CZE34 Aaron Voros L 6' 4" 215 Jul 2, 1981 Vancouver, BC, CAN38 PA Parenteau L 6' 0" 198 Mar 24, 1983 Hull, QC, CAN40 Steve Valiquette G 6' 6" 210 Aug 20, 1977 Etobicoke, ON, CAN42 Artem Anisimov C 6' 4" 197 May 24, 1988 Yaroslavl, RUS81 Enver Lisin R 6' 2" 200 Apr 22, 1986 Moscow, RUS87 Donald Brashear L 6' 3" 237 Jan 7, 1972 Bedford, IN, USA97 Matt Gilroy D 6' 1" 201 Jul 20, 1984 NORTH BELLMORE, NY, USA

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 206 Age: 27.8

Goal StreaksMARIAN GABORIK (3 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksMARIAN GABORIK (549 / 6 Games)

Columbus Blue Jackets: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place1 Steve Mason G 6' 4" 220 May 29, 1988 Oakville, ON, CAN3 Marc Methot D 6' 3" 230 Jun 21, 1985 Ottawa, ON, CAN6 Anton Stralman D 6' 2" 193 Aug 1, 1986 Tibro, SWE8 Jan Hejda D 6' 3" 229 Jun 18, 1978 Prague, CZE10 Kris Russell D 5' 10" 185 May 2, 1987 Red Deer, AB, CAN12 Mike Blunden R 6' 4" 211 Dec 15, 1986 Toronto, ON, CAN14 Raffi Torres L 6' 0" 216 Oct 8, 1981 Toronto, ON, CAN15 Derek Dorsett R 5' 11" 187 Dec 20, 1986 Kindersley, SK, CAN16 Derick Brassard C 6' 1" 190 Sep 22, 1987 Hull, QC, CAN18 RJ Umberger L 6' 2" 219 May 3, 1982 Pittsburgh, PA, USA20 Kristian Huselius L 6' 2" 184 Nov 10, 1978 Osterhaninge, SWE22 Mike Commodore D 6' 5" 235 Nov 7, 1979 Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN23 Tom Sestito L 6' 5" 228 Sep 28, 1987 Rome, NY, USA24 Derek MacKenzie C 5' 11" 185 Jun 11, 1981 Sudbury, ON, CAN25 Jason Chimera L 6' 2" 216 May 2, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN26 Samuel Pahlsson C 6' 0" 203 Dec 17, 1977 Ange, SWE32 Mathieu Garon G 6' 2" 202 Jan 9, 1978 Chandler, QC, CAN40 Jared Boll R 6' 3" 210 May 13, 1986 Charlotte, NC, USA50 Antoine Vermette C 6' 1" 200 Jul 20, 1982 St. Agapit, QC, CAN51 Fedor Tyutin D 6' 3" 218 Jul 19, 1983 Izhevsk, RUS61 Rick Nash R 6' 4" 218 Jun 16, 1984 Brampton, ON, CAN93 Jakub Voracek R 6' 2" 213 Aug 15, 1989 Kladno, CZE97 Rostislav Klesla D 6' 3" 220 Mar 21, 1982 Novy Jicin, CZE

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 2" 209 Age: 26.2

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)17 Andrew Murray C 6' 2" 210 Nov 6, 1981 Selkirk, MB, CAN33 Fredrik Modin L 6' 4" 218 Oct 8, 1974 Sundsvall, SWE

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksKRISTIAN HUSELIUS (4 / 4 Games)FEDOR TYUTIN (5 / 3 Games)

Point StreaksKRISTIAN HUSELIUS (347 / 4 Games)FEDOR TYUTIN (055 / 3 Games)

New York Rangers: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/ PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits BlksR 10 Marian Gaborik 20 16 12 28 5 4 7 0 2 73 21.9 22:20 25.0 10 11C 20 Vinny Prospal 22 6 17 23 5 8 2 1 1 50 12.0 21:12 52.0 21 8R 12 Ales Kotalik 22 6 11 17 10 24 3 0 2 53 11.3 15:35 0.0 37 9D 4 Michael Del Zotto 22 4 11 15 1 14 3 0 1 21 19.0 17:52 0.0 46 25C 17 Brandon Dubinsky 18 3 7 10 7 18 0 1 0 27 11.1 18:28 48.9 43 13D 5 Dan Girardi 22 4 5 9 1 20 0 1 1 33 12.1 20:18 0.0 49 49C 42 Artem Anisimov 22 4 4 8 1 8 1 0 0 26 15.4 11:22 45.2 13 10R 81 Enver Lisin 21 3 5 8 1 4 0 0 0 41 7.3 13:55 0.0 30 6D 18 Marc Staal 22 2 6 8 1 12 0 0 1 23 8.7 22:18 0.0 53 30R 24 Ryan Callahan 22 3 4 7 4 13 2 0 0 63 4.8 19:51 46.2 84 23L 16 Sean Avery 17 2 5 7 2 21 1 0 0 35 5.7 13:10 0.0 30 4C 23 Chris Drury 18 2 4 6 3 10 0 0 0 29 6.9 16:15 50.0 17 25L 21 Christopher Higgins 21 2 3 5 5 16 0 0 0 49 4.1 17:09 43.9 39 18D 6 Wade Redden 22 1 4 5 0 4 0 0 0 26 3.8 19:19 100.0 16 28D 33 Michal Rozsival 22 0 5 5 0 16 0 0 0 16 0.0 17:24 0.0 25 34D 97 Matt Gilroy 22 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 1 33 6.1 19:07 0.0 18 27C 22 Brian Boyle 22 2 1 3 1 17 0 0 1 18 11.1 8:26 34.2 24 15L 38 PA Parenteau 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 13:56 50.0 6 1L 34 Aaron Voros 15 0 1 1 2 27 0 0 0 5 0.0 5:00 66.7 15 5L 87 Donald Brashear 14 0 1 1 3 28 0 0 0 6 0.0 6:18 0.0 16 5

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM30 Henrik Lundqvist 19 1098 2.57 9 8 1 1 47 509 .915 0 0 040 Steve Valiquette 4 217 2.76 2 2 0 1 10 76 .884 0 0 0

Columbus Blue Jackets: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/ PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits BlksR 61 Rick Nash 21 14 11 25 7 16 3 2 2 83 16.9 21:13 44.4 26 9L 20 Kristian Huselius 17 8 8 16 2 4 3 1 2 44 18.2 18:17 33.3 2 3C 50 Antoine Vermette 21 4 12 16 1 8 1 0 0 43 9.3 20:02 54.0 14 14L 18 RJ Umberger 21 6 7 13 6 15 2 1 1 45 13.3 19:12 49.6 26 18R 93 Jakub Voracek 21 5 8 13 5 8 2 0 0 43 11.6 15:17 0.0 8 5D 6 Anton Stralman 19 3 10 13 5 10 3 0 0 32 9.4 19:59 0.0 11 19C 16 Derick Brassard 20 3 9 12 8 16 2 0 0 39 7.7 14:37 34.4 22 2D 51 Fedor Tyutin 21 1 11 12 5 10 0 0 1 39 2.6 23:13 0.0 16 37L 14 Raffi Torres 19 9 1 10 3 10 5 0 2 30 30.0 13:13 48.1 31 3L 25 Jason Chimera 21 4 6 10 2 29 0 0 0 52 7.7 14:55 62.5 15 2D 97 Rostislav Klesla 21 2 4 6 6 26 0 0 1 24 8.3 20:27 0.0 30 40C 26 Samuel Pahlsson 18 0 5 5 4 8 0 0 0 20 0.0 17:18 53.1 23 7R 15 Derek Dorsett 18 1 3 4 2 51 0 0 0 19 5.3 11:10 35.7 34 11D 10 Kris Russell 16 0 4 4 3 8 0 0 0 21 0.0 16:40 0.0 15 15D 3 Marc Methot 20 0 3 3 0 16 0 0 0 10 0.0 19:45 0.0 39 25D 22 Mike Commodore 9 0 3 3 0 10 0 0 0 6 0.0 17:43 0.0 27 13C 24 Derek MacKenzie 8 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 10:27 53.8 6 1D 8 Jan Hejda 13 0 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 13 0.0 23:06 0.0 29 34R 40 Jared Boll 16 1 0 1 1 44 0 0 0 11 9.1 5:06 0.0 31 1C 17 Andrew Murray 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 8:45 44.7 10 1R 12 Mike Blunden 11 0 0 0 1 20 0 0 0 4 0.0 7:48 30.3 24 3L 23 Tom Sestito 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 4:58 0.0 1 0

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM1 Steve Mason 16 943 3.44 8 5 3 0 54 432 .889 0 2 232 Mathieu Garon 8 342 2.46 4 1 0 1 14 167 .923 0 0 0

Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York RangersTeam Records

Columbus Blue Jackets New York RangersLast game: Saturday AT NASHVILLE (43 O) Saturday VS FLORIDA (32 L)

Next game: Tuesday AT MONTREAL Wednesday AT FLORIDA

Overall record/streak: 12 6 3 / OTL 1 11 10 1 / Lost 2

Home record/streak: 6 2 2 / Win 2 / Undef 2 6 5 0 / Lost 3

Road record/streak: 6 4 1 / OTL 1 5 5 1 / Win 1 / Undef 1

Last 5 Games: 3 1 1 1 4 0

Last 10 Games: 6 1 3 3 7 0

1Goal Games: 7 0 3 4 3 1

2Goal Games 3 1 2 5

3Goal Games 2 5 5 2

Scoring first 5 2 2 8 3 0

Opponent scoring first 7 4 1 3 7 1

Leading after 1 period 3 3 2 5 1 1

Trailing after 1 period 4 3 0 1 3 0

Tied after 1 period 5 0 1 5 6 0

Leading after 2 periods 9 1 1 9 0 0

Trailing after 2 periods 1 5 0 0 9 0

Tied after 2 periods 2 0 2 2 1 1

OT Record This Season: 3 3 1 1

OT Record Franchise: 57 54 33 112 106 195

Shootout Record This Season: 2 3 1 0

Shootout Record Franchise: 24 26 35 24

Outshooting opponent: 5 3 0 4 5 0

Outshot by opponent: 6 2 2 6 5 1

Even shots: 1 1 1 1 0 0

vs. Northeast: 0 0 0 5 0 1

vs. Atlantic: 0 0 1 1 3 0

vs. Southeast: 3 0 0 1 3 0

vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 3 0 1 7 6 1

vs. Central: 0 1 1 0 0 0

vs. Pacific: 5 3 1 3 1 0

vs. Northwest: 4 2 0 1 3 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 9 6 2 4 4 0

Month by Month RecordColumbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers

WLOT Points WLOT PointsOctober: 651 13 851 17

November: 612 14 350 6

December: 000 0 000 0

January: 000 0 000 0

February: 000 0 000 0

March: 000 0 000 0

April: 000 0 000 0

Totals: 1263 27 11101 23

Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York RangersSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Columbus Blue Jackets: 17 30 15 1 63 ( 3.0 avg.)

Opponents: 19 24 26 0 69 ( 3.3 avg.)

New York Rangers: 21 21 22 0 64 ( 2.9 avg.)

Opponents: 17 26 17 1 61 ( 2.8 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Columbus Blue Jackets: 204 224 168 11 607 (28.9 avg.)

Opponents: 208 224 222 14 668 (31.8 avg.)

New York Rangers: 192 235 208 3 638 (29.0 avg.)

Opponents: 208 244 189 5 646 (29.4 avg.)

Power PlayColumbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers

G Att % G Att %Overall: 21 83 25.3 (2nd NHL) 19 86 22.1 (12th NHL)

Home: 9 40 22.5 (10th NHL) 12 41 29.3 (1st NHL)

Road: 12 43 27.9 (4th NHL) 7 45 15.6 (24th NHL)

2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T13th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T4th NHL)

Penalty KillingColumbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers

G Att % G Att %Overall: 21 99 78.8 (19th NHL) 15 98 84.7 (4th NHL)

Home: 9 42 78.6 (20th NHL) 8 48 83.3 (T10th NHL)

Road: 12 57 78.9 (T20th NHL) 7 50 86.0 (2nd NHL)

4 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T1st NHL) 3 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T5th NHL)

PenaltiesColumbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank21 336 16.0 (24th NHL) 22 303 13.8 (T14th NHL)

Goal SituationsColumbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers

For Against For Against5 on 5: 36 43 40 40

5 on 4: 16 2 16 1

5 on 3: 3 0 2 0

4 on 4: 0 2 2 1

4 on 3: 1 0 1 0

3 on 3: 0 0 0 0

3 on 4: 0 0 0 0

3 on 5: 1 1 0 1

4 on 5: 3 19 1 14

Empty Net: 3 1 2 4

Penalty Shots: 0 1 0 0

Total: 63 69 64 61

Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York RangersSituations

Individual LeadersColumbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers

Points: R. NASH (25),K. HUSELIUS (16),A. VERMETTE (16) M. GABORIK (28),V. PROSPAL (23),A. KOTALIK (17)

Goals: R. NASH (14),R. TORRES (9),K. HUSELIUS (8) M. GABORIK (16),V. PROSPAL (6),A. KOTALIK (6)

Assists: A. VERMETTE (12),F. TYUTIN (11),R. NASH (11) V. PROSPAL (17),M. GABORIK (12),A. KOTALIK (11)

PP Goals: R. TORRES (5),K. HUSELIUS (3),R. NASH (3) M. GABORIK (7),A. KOTALIK (3),M. DEL ZOTTO (3)

SH Goals: R. NASH (2),K. HUSELIUS (1),R. UMBERGER (1) V. PROSPAL (1),B. DUBINSKY (1),D. GIRARDI (1)

GW Goals: K. HUSELIUS (2),R. TORRES (2),R. NASH (2) A. KOTALIK (2),M. GABORIK (2),V. PROSPAL (1)

3+ Goals:

PIM: D. DORSETT (51),J. BOLL (44),J. CHIMERA (29) D. BRASHEAR (28),A. VOROS (27),A. KOTALIK (24)

Shots: R. NASH (83),J. CHIMERA (52),R. UMBERGER (45) M. GABORIK (73),R. CALLAHAN (63),A. KOTALIK (53)

+/: J. HEJDA (+5),J. VORACEK (+5),S. PAHLSSON (+4) B. DUBINSKY (+7),V. PROSPAL (+5),M. GABORIK (+5)

ShootoutColumbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers

Shooter G/S % GDGFedor Tyutin 1 / 1 100.0 0

Jakub Voracek 1 / 2 50.0 1

Rick Nash 2 / 5 40.0 0

Kristian Huselius 1 / 4 25.0 1

Antoine Vermette 0 / 1 0.0 0

Anton Stralman 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDGVinny Prospal 1 / 1 100.0 0

Ales Kotalik 1 / 1 100.0 0

PA Parenteau 1 / 1 100.0 1

Marian Gaborik 0 / 1 0.0 0

Christopher Higgins 0 / 1 0.0 0

Enver Lisin 0 / 1 0.0 0

Artem Anisimov 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Mathieu Garon 2 0 1/6 .833

Steve Mason 0 3 4/6 .333

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 2/7 .714

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LAST GAME: Nov. 21: Rangers 2 vs. Panthers 3 - New York took a one-goal lead into the second period following an unassisted goal by VinnyProspal (one goal and two points) at 14:11 of the first. Florida responded with three straight goals, tallying two in the second period andthe third early in the final frame. Marian Gaborik cut the Rangers deficit to one with a goal at 6:01 of the third, but New York was unableto complete their comeback bid. Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves in net for the Rangers, and Michal Rozsival recorded one assist. Shots on Goal: NYR (34); FLA (28) Power Play: NYR (0-1); FLA (0-2) Penalty Killing: NYR (2-2); FLA (1-1) Three Stars: 1. Nathan Horton (FLA); 2. Vinny Prospal (NYR); 3. Tomas Vokoun (FLA)

INJURIES: Chris Drury (injured, Nov. 7) - 4 games missed Brandon Dubinsky (injured, Nov. 7) - 4 games missed Total Man-Games Lost: 25 RECENT TRANSACTIONS:Nov. 13: Recalled forward P.A. Parenteau from Hartford (AHL) Nov. 13: Assigned forward Dane Byers to Hartford (AHL)

TONIGHT'S GAME: The Rangers face-off against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), to close out their three-gamehomestand. The Blueshirts currently rank fourth in the Atlantic Division standings, and 10th in the Eastern Conference, with a recordof 11-10-1 (23 pts.). New York enter tonight's contest having been defeated by Florida, 3-2, on Saturday at MSG, to drop to 7-4-0 intheir last 11 meetings with the Panthers at The Garden. Columbus enter the contest with a 12-6-3 (27 pts.) record, and rank sixth inthe Western Conference. Following tonight's game, the Rangers will face-off against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, November25, at BankAtlantic Center (7:30 p.m.), in the first game of a three-game road trip. BROADCAST INFORMATION:TV: MSG Network 6:30 p.m. - Rangers Pre-Game Show with Al Trautwig and Brian Leetch 7:00 p.m. - Rangers vs. Blue Jackets Broadcasters: Sam Rosen (Play-By-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst), Al Trautwig and John Giannone (In-Game Reporters) Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio 6:30 p.m. - Rangers Pre-Game with Kenny Albert 7:00 p.m. - Rangers vs. Blue Jackets Broadcasters: Kenny Albert (Play-By-Play), Dave Maloney (Analyst)

RANGERS vs. BLUE JACKETS: All-Time: The Rangers are 3-5-1-0 all-time against the Blue Jackets: 1-1-1-0 at home and 2-4-0-0 on the road. 2009-10: This is the first and only meeting between the Rangers and Blue Jackets this season. Last Season: New York were 1-0-0 against Columbus in 2008-09, having won their only meeting, 3-1, at Nationwide Arena on Oct.24. The Rangers penalty kill held the Blue Jackets scoreless in six power play opportunities.

SPECIAL TEAMS:Power Play: New York rank 12th in the NHL with a 22.1% (19-86) success rate, including a 29.3% (12-41) success rate at home torank first in the league. Shorthanded goals allowed (1): 10/26 (V. Fiddler). Penalty Killing: The Rangers rank fourth in the NHL with an 84.7% (83-98) success rate, and are tied for 10th in the league with an83.3% (40-48) success rate at MSG. Shorthanded goals for (3): 10/3 (B. Dubinsky); 10/11 (D. Girardi); 11/14 (V. Prospal). Four-on-Four: New York have skated in 25 (28:37) four-on-four situations. Four-on-Four goals for (2): 10/8 (R. Callahan); 10/17 (B.Dubinsky). Four-on-Four goals allowed (1): 10/24 (M. Cammalleri).

HOME SWEET HOME: The Rangers have sold-out 167 consecutive regular season games, dating back to Nov. 5, 2005 against New Jersey. The last regularseason non-sellout was Oct. 31, 2005 vs. Montreal (17,697). Including the playoffs, New York have sold-out 181 straight at MSG. THE GARDEN ADVANTAGE: New York have posted a record of 14-6-0 (28 pts.) and have out-scored their opponents, 71-44, in their last 20 regular season gamesat MSG dating back to last season. The Rangers have tallied nine goals in their three meetings with Columbus at The Garden,including a 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets on Dec. 3, 2002.

New York Rangers: Media Notes

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ROOKIE OF THE MONTH: Defenseman Michael Del Zotto was named NHL Rookie of the Month for October after leading all rookies with 12 points (four goalsand eight assists) in 14 games during the month. Del Zotto made his NHL debut in the season-opener on Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh,becoming the youngest defenseman and second youngest player in franchise history to play on opening night at 19 years 100 daysold. He tallied his first goal the next day on Oct. 3 vs. Ottawa, becoming the first teenager to score a goal for the Rangers since MannyMalhotra (1998-99), and the second youngest defenseman in team history to accomplish the feat behind Red Garrett (18 years 154days). The Rangers first round pick (20th overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft recorded points in nine of 14 games, including threemulti-point efforts and a four-game point streak (Oct. 3 to Oct. 11). He also quarterbacked a Rangers power play that ranked seventh inthe NHL with a 25.0% (14-56) success rate. BLUELINE SUPPORT: The Rangers defense corp currently rank sixth in the NHL with 13 goals, trailing Atlanta (18) by five, Pittsburgh (15) and Phoenix (15)by two, and Chicago (14) and Detroit (14) by one. New York defensemen are one goal ahead of the NY Islanders (12) and two aheadof Calgary (11), Los Angeles (11), Ottawa (11) and Nashville (11). WINS LEADERS SINCE 2006-07: Since the start of 2006-07, Henrik Lundqvist ranks sixth in the NHL with 121 wins, trailing Miikka Kiprusoff (136) by 15, EvgeniNabokov (126) by five, Roberto Luongo (123) and Martin Brodeur (123) by two, and Ryan Miller (122) by one. TEAM NOTES: The Rangers have posted an 8-3-0 (16 pts.) record in games when scoring first, but are 3-7-1 (seven pts.) when allowing the first goal New York rank third in the NHL in hits (596) and fifth in blocked shots (346) The Rangers are tied for 19th in the NHL at home with a record of 6-5-0 (12 pts.) in 11 games; the Blue Jackets have posted a recordof 6-4-1 (13 pts.) in 11 road games tying for 11th in the league New York have posted a record of 0-0-0 vs. the Central Division; Columbus have registered an 0-0-1 mark vs. the Atlantic Division Henrik Lundqvist posted a record of 1-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average in one appearance against Columbus last season;Lundqvist is 1-1-0 with a 2.02 goals against average in two career regular season contests vs. the Blue Jackets Marian Gaborik leads the Rangers with 11 goals and 18 points in 22 career regular season games against Columbus; MichalRozsival leads all Ranger defensemen with five assists and six points in seven career appearences vs. the Blue Jackets Marian Gaborik registered his second career NHL hat trick against Columbus on Mar. 10, 2002 New York lists no former Blue Jackets on their roster Columbus lists one former Ranger on their roster: Fedor Tyutin (2003-04 - 2007-08)

MILESTONES IN SIGHT: Sean Avery: 4 points from 200 NHL career Brandon Dubinsky: 9 points from 100 NHL career Enver Lisin: 1 game from 100 NHL career Vinny Prospal: 4 games from 900 NHL career

MILESTONES ACHIEVED:Michael Del Zotto: 1st career NHL game, Oct. 2 at PIT Matt Gilroy: 1st career NHL game, Oct. 2 at PIT Dan Girardi: 200th career NHL game, Oct. 3 vs. OTT Vinny Prospal: 600th career NHL point, Oct. 3 vs. OTT Michael Del Zotto: 1st career NHL goal/point, Oct. 3 vs. OTT Michael Del Zotto: 1st career NHL assist, Oct. 5 at NJD Matt Gilroy: 1st career NHL goal/point, Oct. 5 at NJD Artem Anisimov: 1st career NHL assist/point, Oct. 8 at WSH Artem Anisimov: 1st career NHL goal, Oct. 11 vs. ANA Vinny Prospal: 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 14 vs. LAK Chris Drury: 800th career NHL game, Oct. 19 vs. SJS Matt Gilroy: 1st career NHL assist, Oct. 19 vs. SJS P.A. Parenteau: 1st career NHL goal, Oct. 28 at NYI Dane Byers: 1st career NHL goal/point, Oct. 30 at MIN Henrik Lundqvist: 150th career NHL win, Nov. 1 vs. BOS Donald Brashear: 1,000th career NHL game, Nov. 12 vs. ATL Christopher Higgins: 300th career NHL game, Nov. 12 vs. ATL

New York Rangers: Game By Game Summary* = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout

# Date Team WLOT Record GFGA Scorers W Goal PP PK SFSA WL Gltdr. Attend.1 10/02/2009 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 000100 23 23,10 48 04 12 2731 29 / 30 17132+2 10/03/2009 Ottawa Senators W 010100 52 20,17,4,10,17s 4 05 44 3434 30 / 33 18200+3 10/05/2009 @ New Jersey Devils W 020100 32 4p,12p,97 97 26 56 2627 30 / 30 17625+4 10/08/2009 @ Washington Capitals W 030100 43 24,12,10,10p 10 15 89 2928 30 / 60 18277+5 10/11/2009 Anaheim Ducks W 040100 30 12p,42p,5s 12 25 44 3818 40 / 35 18200+6 10/12/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs W 050100 72 24p,6,5,16,10,5,16p 5 26 34 3329 30 / 35 18200+7 10/14/2009 Los Angeles Kings W 060100 42 20p,20p,22,10 22 23 67 2136 30 / 31 18200+8 10/17/2009 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 070100 41 17,18,4p,81 18 14 66 2835 30 / 29 19295+9 10/19/2009 San Jose Sharks L 070200 37 23,4p,81 16 13 57 2930 20 / 40 18200+10 10/22/2009 New Jersey Devils L 070300 24 10p,12 8 13 11 3125 30 / 30 18200+11 10/24/2009 @ Montreal Canadiens O* 070301 45 42,12,97,10 13 02 34 2731 41 / 30 21273+12 10/26/2009 Phoenix Coyotes W 080301 52 42,10p,20,10p,81 20 25 55 2432 30 / 30 18200+13 10/28/2009 @ New York Islanders L 080401 13 38 21 03 12 3532 30 / 30 1521314 10/30/2009 @ Minnesota Wild L 080501 23 36,18 20 02 33 2032 32 / 30 18106+15 11/01/2009 Boston Bruins W 090501 10 10 10 02 55 2329 30 / 30 18200+16 11/03/2009 @ Vancouver Canucks L 090601 14 21 37 05 56 2330 30 / 30 18810+17 11/05/2009 @ Edmonton Oilers W 100601 42 21,24p,12p,10p 12 37 44 3928 40 / 35 16839+18 11/07/2009 @ Calgary Flames L 100701 13 5 12 03 23 3322 34 / 40 19289+19 11/12/2009 Atlanta Thrashers L 100801 35 42,10p,22 9 14 35 3627 1 / 30 18200+20 11/14/2009 @ Ottawa Senators W** 110801 21 20s 38 04 55 2836 30 / 30 1756121 11/17/2009 Washington Capitals L 110901 24 10,10p 10 14 24 2026 40 / 30 18200+22 11/21/2009 Florida Panthers L 111001 23 20,10 16 01 22 3428 29 / 30 18200+23 11/23/2009 Columbus Blue Jackets24 11/25/2009 @ Florida Panthers25 11/27/2009 @ Tampa Bay Lightning26 11/28/2009 @ Pittsburgh Penguins27 11/30/2009 Pittsburgh Penguins28 12/05/2009 @ Buffalo Sabres29 12/06/2009 Detroit Red Wings30 12/09/2009 @ Chicago Blackhawks31 12/12/2009 Buffalo Sabres32 12/14/2009 Atlanta Thrashers33 12/16/2009 New York Islanders34 12/17/2009 @ New York Islanders35 12/19/2009 @ Philadelphia Flyers36 12/21/2009 @ Carolina Hurricanes37 12/23/2009 Florida Panthers38 12/26/2009 New York Islanders39 12/30/2009 Philadelphia Flyers40 12/31/2009 @ Carolina Hurricanes41 01/02/2010 Carolina Hurricanes42 01/04/2010 Boston Bruins43 01/06/2010 Dallas Stars44 01/07/2010 @ Atlanta Thrashers45 01/09/2010 @ Boston Bruins46 01/12/2010 New Jersey Devils47 01/14/2010 Ottawa Senators48 01/16/2010 @ St Louis Blues49 01/17/2010 Montreal Canadiens50 01/19/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning51 01/21/2010 @ Philadelphia Flyers52 01/23/2010 @ Montreal Canadiens53 01/25/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins54 01/27/2010 Carolina Hurricanes55 01/30/2010 @ Phoenix Coyotes56 01/31/2010 @ Colorado Avalanche57 02/02/2010 @ Los Angeles Kings58 02/04/2010 Washington Capitals59 02/06/2010 New Jersey Devils60 02/10/2010 Nashville Predators61 02/12/2010 @ Pittsburgh Penguins62 02/14/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning63 03/02/2010 @ Ottawa Senators64 03/04/2010 Pittsburgh Penguins65 03/06/2010 @ Washington Capitals66 03/07/2010 Buffalo Sabres67 03/10/2010 @ New Jersey Devils68 03/12/2010 @ Atlanta Thrashers69 03/14/2010 Philadelphia Flyers70 03/16/2010 Montreal Canadiens71 03/18/2010 St Louis Blues72 03/21/2010 @ Boston Bruins73 03/24/2010 New York Islanders74 03/25/2010 @ New Jersey Devils75 03/27/2010 @ Toronto Maple Leafs76 03/30/2010 @ New York Islanders77 04/02/2010 @ Tampa Bay Lightning78 04/03/2010 @ Florida Panthers79 04/06/2010 @ Buffalo Sabres80 04/07/2010 Toronto Maple Leafs81 04/09/2010 Philadelphia Flyers82 04/11/2010 @ Philadelphia Flyers

New York Rangers: Player Game By Game SummaryDate Opp. DEL ZOTTO

#4GIRARDI #5

REDDEN #6

GABORIK #10

KOTALIK #12

AVERY #16

DUBINSKY #17

Oct 2 @ PIT 00 1/0 17:01 00 0/1 19:54 00 0/1 18:31 10 8/0 24:26 00 3/1 13:36 INJ 01 0/1 23:12Oct 3 Vs OTT 10 (W) 1/1 11:49 01 1/3 19:08 00 1/1 21:43 11 5/3 22:11 00 3/0 14:58 INJ 21 4/3 22:36Oct 5 @ N.J 11 2/0 11:42 00 2/1 20:28 00 1/0 22:49 01 3/1 21:16 11 1/0 11:30 INJ 00 1/1 23:37Oct 8 @ WSH 01 1/0 14:05 00 1/2 24:04 00 0/0 20:46 20 (W) 4/0 21:04 10 1/1 12:39 INJ 00 1/0 22:57Oct 11 Vs ANA 01 1/0 17:04 10 4/1 22:49 00 2/0 18:18 01 4/0 21:04 10 (W) 1/0 10:48 01 3/0 10:42 00 3/0 21:22Oct 12 Vs TOR 00 1/0 18:22 20 (W) 4/2 18:47 12 3/2 19:21 11 6/3 19:21 01 1/0 15:19 20 3/1 10:38 02 3/2 16:16Oct 14 Vs L.A 02 1/1 14:22 01 1/1 20:10 00 0/1 22:26 10 3/0 21:18 02 0/1 12:14 00 1/0 10:21 00 1/0 20:14Oct 17 @ TOR 10 1/1 18:30 00 1/0 19:52 01 0/1 21:16 02 3/1 21:21 00 4/0 13:43 00 2/0 13:57 11 2/2 17:08Oct 19 Vs S.J 10 4/1 15:54 00 4/2 21:55 00 0/3 19:35 00 3/1 21:24 01 2/3 12:52 02 2/2 14:12 00 0/0 18:11Oct 22 Vs N.J 00 0/1 20:14 01 2/2 18:47 00 1/0 20:49 10 4/2 24:29 11 5/1 16:41 00 3/1 14:38 00 0/2 20:15Oct 24 @ MTL 01 0/2 17:58 01 1/1 24:08 00 2/0 19:51 11 1/0 23:11 10 2/0 16:55 01 4/0 18:45 00 1/1 8:51Oct 26 Vs PHX 02 0/1 18:34 00 2/1 18:09 00 0/1 18:30 21 2/1 18:05 01 1/0 16:46 00 0/0 12:28 01 0/0 17:38Oct 28 @ NYI 00 0/0 21:36 00 1/0 17:47 00 2/1 14:55 INJ 00 5/1 17:31 00 1/2 13:42 00 3/1 19:03Oct 30 @ MIN 00 0/1 24:01 00 0/1 18:58 01 1/1 15:25 INJ 00 1/0 19:52 INJ 00 1/1 16:03Nov 1 Vs BOS 00 1/0 14:30 00 0/1 22:55 00 0/0 23:09 10 (W) 3/1 21:37 00 1/0 12:34 00 2/0 12:39 00 3/0 17:25Nov 3 @ VAN 00 0/2 19:25 00 2/0 16:49 00 2/1 16:38 00 1/1 22:36 00 5/1 19:01 00 2/1 9:30 01 1/0 19:19Nov 5 @ EDM 01 1/0 21:02 00 0/1 18:05 00 1/0 16:22 11 6/0 24:03 12 (W) 5/1 17:57 00 1/1 5:56 00 1/1 18:45Nov 7 @ CGY 00 4/1 20:03 10 2/0 20:56 00 1/0 16:24 01 3/0 24:49 00 4/0 17:28 00 1/1 14:28 00 2/0 9:40Nov 12 Vs ATL 02 0/1 18:20 00 1/0 17:50 00 3/0 20:05 11 7/1 26:02 02 3/1 17:56 00 4/1 14:17 INJNov 14 @ OTT 00 0/0 18:43 00 1/0 24:28 00 0/0 20:31 01 1/1 24:07 00 0/1 15:32 00 1/0 16:26 INJNov 17 Vs WSH 00 1/1 19:29 01 2/1 20:08 00 4/1 18:59 20 4/0 24:03 00 2/1 19:25 01 0/0 16:03 INJNov 21 Vs FLA 00 1/1 20:36 00 1/0 20:44 00 2/2 18:48 10 2/1 20:29 00 3/1 17:50 00 5/0 15:12 INJ

Date Opp. STAAL #18

PROSPAL #20

HIGGINS #21

BOYLE #22

DRURY #23

CALLAHAN #24

ROZSIVAL #33

Oct 2 @ PIT 01 0/1 23:55 00 4/0 22:58 01 1/1 20:25 00 0/0 4:48 10 4/0 17:21 00 4/1 19:22 00 0/1 15:22Oct 3 Vs OTT 01 2/1 24:06 10 4/1 18:59 01 2/2 19:10 00 0/0 6:21 01 1/1 15:00 00 3/0 19:37 01 0/1 21:50Oct 5 @ N.J 00 0/0 23:17 02 1/1 20:47 00 3/1 18:16 00 1/0 9:10 00 1/1 15:48 01 1/1 17:37 00 0/0 18:19Oct 8 @ WSH 00 1/1 23:57 01 4/1 18:23 00 6/1 18:51 00 1/0 6:16 00 1/0 17:23 10 2/1 22:12 00 0/0 8:22Oct 11 Vs ANA 00 0/1 22:55 01 1/0 20:14 00 4/0 19:40 00 1/1 8:31 00 2/0 17:14 00 3/1 20:28 00 2/0 16:51Oct 12 Vs TOR 00 0/2 21:11 02 1/2 17:48 00 1/1 17:22 00 0/0 11:26 02 2/1 16:40 10 4/1 22:07 00 0/0 17:33Oct 14 Vs L.A 00 2/1 20:35 21 2/0 17:37 00 1/0 19:51 10 (W) 1/1 7:22 00 3/0 19:33 01 3/0 20:28 01 0/1 17:56Oct 17 @ TOR 10 (W) 1/0 20:57 01 1/2 18:07 00 0/1 15:02 00 0/1 11:03 00 3/0 14:26 00 1/0 18:03 01 3/1 17:49Oct 19 Vs S.J 01 1/1 23:39 00 2/1 18:30 00 0/1 12:49 00 0/3 9:46 10 1/1 16:59 01 3/1 20:54 00 0/1 16:32Oct 22 Vs N.J 00 1/2 20:03 01 4/1 24:09 00 1/0 15:08 00 1/0 4:02 00 0/1 18:12 00 6/2 16:57 00 1/0 17:39Oct 24 @ MTL 00 0/2 24:46 01 1/1 24:51 00 1/2 12:44 00 0/0 6:54 00 1/1 19:36 00 1/0 18:14 01 3/2 16:15Oct 26 Vs PHX 00 1/2 21:12 12 (W) 4/2 18:37 00 3/0 13:46 01 2/0 9:34 00 1/1 15:51 00 1/0 18:51 00 0/2 22:22Oct 28 @ NYI 00 2/0 22:23 00 3/1 21:25 00 1/1 13:26 00 3/0 8:28 00 1/1 17:29 00 6/1 20:49 00 0/1 24:14Oct 30 @ MIN 10 1/1 20:52 01 1/0 20:17 INJ 00 2/1 9:04 00 1/1 20:33 00 1/0 21:44 00 1/1 23:34Nov 1 Vs BOS 01 1/1 22:23 01 0/1 20:57 00 2/0 16:17 00 0/0 11:11 00 1/0 14:27 00 6/0 17:46 00 1/0 12:52Nov 3 @ VAN 00 1/1 24:53 00 0/1 22:29 10 2/0 19:42 00 0/0 6:14 01 4/0 17:59 00 2/1 16:37 00 0/2 15:17Nov 5 @ EDM 01 0/1 20:55 01 2/0 20:07 10 6/0 18:30 00 2/1 7:41 00 2/0 17:56 11 5/1 20:00 00 1/0 15:29Nov 7 @ CGY 00 2/0 22:24 01 3/0 25:59 00 3/0 17:19 00 0/0 14:20 00 0/0 0:19 00 3/1 20:01 00 0/1 17:52Nov 12 Vs ATL 00 2/0 20:11 00 2/2 27:52 01 3/1 15:24 10 2/1 13:43 INJ 00 2/2 20:00 00 1/1 15:15Nov 14 @ OTT 00 4/0 25:17 10 7/1 22:59 00 3/1 19:27 00 0/0 8:27 INJ 00 2/0 23:25 00 1/0 17:09Nov 17 Vs WSH 01 0/1 20:24 00 1/0 23:12 00 2/2 18:00 00 1/0 4:15 INJ 00 2/2 21:21 00 0/0 14:59Nov 21 Vs FLA 00 1/0 20:36 11 2/1 20:22 00 4/0 19:03 00 1/0 7:16 INJ 00 2/0 20:22 01 2/1 19:33

Date Opp. VOROS #34

BYERS #36

PARENTEAU #38

ANISIMOV #42

LISIN #81

BRASHEAR #87

GILROY #97

Oct 2 @ PIT 00 0/0 6:26 MIN MIN 00 1/1 11:07 00 1/1 13:33 00 0/0 6:04 00 0/2 19:58Oct 3 Vs OTT 00 0/1 4:36 MIN MIN 00 1/1 12:14 01 5/0 16:04 00 0/0 6:11 00 1/1 15:39Oct 5 @ N.J 00 1/0 5:34 MIN MIN 00 1/0 8:16 00 0/0 10:38 00 1/0 7:05 10 (W) 6/1 18:52Oct 8 @ WSH 00 2/0 5:20 MIN MIN 01 1/0 9:37 01 1/1 9:03 00 1/1 6:31 00 1/1 21:33Oct 11 Vs ANA DND MIN MIN 10 4/0 9:27 00 1/0 12:00 00 1/0 6:10 00 1/0 18:05Oct 12 Vs TOR DND MIN MIN 02 2/2 11:40 01 1/1 11:43 00 0/0 9:15 00 1/2 18:56Oct 14 Vs L.A 00 0/1 4:47 MIN MIN 00 0/0 8:26 00 2/0 8:42 INJ 00 0/1 21:37Oct 17 @ TOR DND MIN MIN 00 0/1 10:40 10 3/0 8:30 00 0/1 8:57 00 3/1 18:39Oct 19 Vs S.J DND MIN MIN 00 0/1 7:26 10 4/0 13:38 00 1/3 6:05 01 2/0 18:21Oct 22 Vs N.J 00 0/0 4:22 MIN MIN 00 0/1 7:24 00 1/0 15:18 INJ 00 1/0 20:05Oct 24 @ MTL 01 0/1 6:15 MIN MIN 10 1/1 7:08 01 3/2 17:37 INJ 10 5/1 19:42Oct 26 Vs PHX DND MIN MIN 10 1/0 8:37 11 4/0 17:14 01 1/1 7:58 00 1/1 15:00Oct 28 @ NYI 00 1/0 7:22 MIN 10 3/1 14:07 00 2/0 7:35 00 1/0 18:08 INJ 00 0/0 13:31Oct 30 @ MIN 00 0/1 4:57 10 3/1 9:33 00 1/0 11:05 01 2/2 16:20 00 3/1 20:18 00 1/1 6:12 00 0/1 16:42Nov 1 Vs BOS DND 00 0/0 5:57 MIN 00 0/1 10:23 00 1/0 10:51 INJ 00 1/0 22:07Nov 3 @ VAN 00 0/1 4:54 00 0/0 4:47 MIN 00 1/1 12:11 INJ INJ 00 0/0 22:49Nov 5 @ EDM 00 0/1 3:39 SUS MIN 00 1/1 12:12 00 0/0 12:15 INJ 01 5/0 21:06Nov 7 @ CGY DND 00 0/0 5:42 MIN 00 1/0 18:14 00 3/1 13:32 INJ 00 1/0 17:53Nov 12 Vs ATL 00 1/0 4:11 00 0/0 5:47 MIN 10 2/0 15:10 00 2/0 15:41 00 0/0 3:28 00 1/1 23:01Nov 14 @ OTT 00 0/0 3:33 MIN 00 3/1 14:14 00 1/0 14:46 00 2/0 16:40 00 0/0 4:54 00 2/0 19:59Nov 17 Vs WSH 00 0/0 3:41 MIN 01 0/0 14:48 00 0/0 15:31 00 1/0 14:39 00 0/0 3:47 00 0/1 19:31Nov 21 Vs FLA 00 0/0 5:24 MIN 00 1/0 15:28 00 4/0 16:01 00 2/0 16:16 00 0/0 5:41 00 1/2 17:37

New York Rangers: Player Game By Game SummaryDate Opp. LUNDQVIST

#30VALIQUETTE #40

Oct 2 @ PIT 3/31L 59 DNPOct 3 Vs OTT 2/34W 60 DNPOct 5 @ N.J 2/27W 60 DNPOct 8 @ WSH 3/28W 60 DNPOct 11 Vs ANA DNP 0/18W 60Oct 12 Vs TOR 2/29W 60 DNPOct 14 Vs L.A 2/36W 60 DNPOct 17 @ TOR 1/35W 60 DNPOct 19 Vs S.J 2/12 20 5/18L 40Oct 22 Vs N.J 3/24L 59 DNPOct 24 @ MTL 5/31O 63 DNPOct 26 Vs PHX 2/32W 60 DNPOct 28 @ NYI 3/32L 59 DNPOct 30 @ MIN 3/32L 59 DNPNov 1 Vs BOS 0/29W 60 DNPNov 3 @ VAN 3/29L 59 DNPNov 5 @ EDM DNP 2/28W 60Nov 7 @ CGY DNP 3/22L 57Nov 12 Vs ATL 4/26L 59 DNPNov 14 @ OTT 1/36W 65 DNPNov 17 Vs WSH 3/25L 59 DNPNov 21 Vs FLA 3/28L 59 DNP

•In his first full season with the Rangers after being named 34th head coach in the franchise's 84-year history on Feb. 23, 2009 •Won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach following the 2003-04 season, while guiding Tampa Bay to a franchise record 46wins and 106 points, and capturing the team's only Stanley Cup •Led the Lightning to four straight Stanley Cup Playoff appearances, and two Southeast Division Championships (2002-03, 2003-04) •Was an Assistant Coach with the Rangers in 1999-00, and served as Head Coach for the final four games of the season All-Time Regular Season Record: 262-242-37-41 All-Time Regular Season Rangers Record: 23-20-1-3

•Tied for 11th in the NHL in wins, ninth in shutouts (one) and ranks seventh in saves (509) •Made 35 saves and turned aside five of seven shootout attempts in a 2-1 win on Nov. 14 at Ottawa •Recorded his 150th career regular season win with a 29-save shutout on Nov. 1 against Boston •Is the fastest goalie to 150 wins (279 games) in Rangers history, reaching the mark 16 games ahead of Mike Richter (295 games) Season Highs: Sv (35, 11/14); GS Stk (7, 10/22 - 11/3); W Stk (6, 10/3 - 10/17); SO Stk (98:12, 10/30 - 11/3); Shootout Sv (5, 11/14) Career Shootout Record: 19-12, .781 Sv% (100-128)

•Tied for ninth in the NHL in shutouts (one) •Turned aside 18 shots on Oct. 11 vs. Anaheim to record his fourth career shutout Season Highs: Sv (26, 11/5); GS Stk (2, 11/5 - 11/7); W Stk (n/a); SO Stk (72:43, 10/11 - 10/19); Shootout Sv (n/a) Career Shootout Record: 3-2, .614 Sv% (10-15)

•Tied for third among NHL rookies in assists and points, and fifth in goals •Tied for ninth in the league among defensemen in points, 12th in goals and 14th in assists •Tied for 12th in the NHL in power play points (10) and 14th in power play assists (seven) •Named NHL Rookie of the Month for October Season Highs: G (1, 4x); A (2, 3x); P (2, 4x); PIM (4, 11/12); S (4, 2x); TOI (24:01, 10/30); H (5, 4x); BS (5, 10/24); +/- (+2, 10/24)

•Tied for 12th among NHL defensemen in goals •Tied for 12th in the NHL in blocked shots (49) Season Highs: G (2, 10/12); A (1, 5x); P (2, 10/12); PIM (10, 11/3); S (4, 3x); TOI (24:28, 11/14); H (5, 10/14); BS (7, 11/7); +/- (+3,10/3)

•Registered a season-high, four shots on Tuesday vs. Washington Season Highs: G (1, 10/12); A (2, 10/12); P (3, 10/12); PIM (2, 2x); S (4, 11/17); TOI (23:09, 11/1); H (2, 3x); BS (4, 10/24); +/- (+2,10/12)

New York Rangers: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: John Tortorella

#30: Henrik Lundqvist (G) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Mar 2, 1982 (27 years and 8 months)LUHNDkvihst5th NHL / 5th NYR SeasonLast Win: NOV 14, 2009 @ OTTAWA (2)Last SO: NOV 1, 2009 vs BOSTON (5)

GP WLOT SO GAA SV%Season 19 981 1 2.57 .915Career 284 1519135 21 2.33 .917

Career vs. Opp 2 110 0 2.02 .922

#40: Steve Valiquette (G) 6' 6", 210 lbs. / Aug 20, 1977 (32 years and 3 months)valihKEHT11th NHL / 5th NYR SeasonLast Win: NOV 5, 2009 @ EDMONTON (1)Last SO: OCT 11, 2009 vs ANAHEIM (3)


Career vs. Opp 0 000 0 0.00 .000

#4: Michael Del Zotto (D) 6' 1", 195 lbs. / Jun 24, 1990 (19 years and 4 months)DEHL ZAHtoh1st NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 19, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (13)Last Assist: NOV 12, 2009 vs ATLANTA (3)

GP GAP +/ PIMSeason 22 41115 1 14Career 22 41115 14

Career vs. Opp 0 000 0

#5: Dan Girardi (D) 6' 2", 215 lbs. / Apr 29, 1984 (25 years and 6 months)jihRAHRdee4th NHL / 4th NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 7, 2009 @ CALGARY (4)Last Assist: NOV 17, 2009 vs WASHINGTON (1)



#6: Wade Redden (D) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Jun 12, 1977 (32 years and 5 months)REHduhn14th NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 12, 2009 vs TORONTO (16)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2009 @ MINNESOTA (8)



•Tied for second in the NHL in goals, third in points, 12th in power play points (10), 14th in shots (73), and ranks second in power playgoals (seven) •Has recorded a point in 18 of 20 games this season, including a six-game point streak (five goals and nine points) entering tonight •Tallied his team-leading, ninth multi-point effort on the season with two goals on Tuesday vs. Washington Season Highs: G (2, 3x); A (2, 10/17); P (3, 10/26); PIM (2, 2x); S (8, 10/2); TOI (26:02, 11/12); H (2, 3x); BS (2, 2x); +/- (+3, 2x) Career Shootout Record: 1-14, 7.1% (1 GDG) | 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 2 (INJ)

•Tied for third in the NHL in power play assists (10) and fourth in power play points (13) •Recorded five points (one goal and four assists) in a three-game span from Nov. 5 at Edmonton to Nov. 12 vs. Atlanta Season Highs: G (1, 6x); A (2, 3x); P (3, 11/5); PIM (4, 2x); S (5, 4x); TOI (19:52, 10/30); H (4, 10/14); BS (2, 2x); +/- (+1, 2x) Career Shootout Record: 21-39, 53.8% (11 GDG)

•Tallied one power play assist on Tuesday vs. Washington Season Highs: G (2, 10/12); A (2, 10/19); P (2, 2x); PIM (5, 10/22); S (5, 11/21); TOI (18:45, 10/24); H (5, 10/11); BS (2, 11/17); +/-(+2, 10/19) Career Shootout Record: 0-2, 0.0% | 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 5 (INJ)

Season Highs: G (2, 10/3); A (2, 10/12); P (3, 10/3); PIM (4, 2x); S (4, 10/3); TOI (23:37, 10/5); H (10, 10/22); BS (2, 4x); +/- (+3, 10/3) Career Shootout Record: 0-1, 0.0% | 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 4 (INJ)

•Tied for 29th in the NHL in hits (53) Season Highs: G (1, 2x); A (1, 6x); P (1, 8x); PIM (4, 10/14); S (4, 11/14); TOI (25:17, 11/14); H (5, 2x); BS (5, 11/5); +/- (+2, 10/12)

•Tied for 10th in the NHL in assists and 18th in points •Recorded his fifth multi-point effort (one goal and one assist) on the season and won 16 of 23 (70%) faceoffs on Saturday vs. Florida •Tallied a shorthanded goal, led all skaters with seven shots and converted in the shootout on Nov. 14 at Ottawa Season Highs: G (2, 10/14); A (2, 3x); P (3, 2x); PIM (2, 4x); S (7, 11/14); TOI (27:52, 11/12); H (3, 10/5); BS (2, 2x); +/- (+2, 3x) Career Shootout Record: 6-15, 40.0% (3 GDG)

#10: Marian Gaborik (R) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Feb 14, 1982 (27 years and 9 months)GABrihk, MAReeuhn10th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 21, 2009 vs FLORIDALast Assist: NOV 14, 2009 @ OTTAWA (2)



#12: Ales Kotalik (R) 6' 1", 225 lbs. / Dec 23, 1978 (30 years and 11 months)KOHtahleek, ahlEHSH9th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2009 @ EDMONTON (5)Last Assist: NOV 12, 2009 vs ATLANTA (3)



#16: Sean Avery (L) 5' 10", 195 lbs. / Apr 10, 1980 (29 years and 7 months)AYvuhree10th NHL / 4th NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 12, 2009 vs TORONTO (15)Last Assist: NOV 17, 2009 vs WASHINGTON (1)



#17: Brandon Dubinsky (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Apr 29, 1986 (23 years and 6 months)dooBIHNskee4th NHL / 4th NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 17, 2009 @ TORONTO (10)Last Assist: NOV 3, 2009 @ VANCOUVER (2)



#18: Marc Staal (D) 6' 4", 209 lbs. / Jan 13, 1987 (22 years and 10 months)STAHL3rd NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 30, 2009 @ MINNESOTA (8)Last Assist: NOV 17, 2009 vs WASHINGTON (1)



#20: Vinny Prospal (C) 6' 2", 198 lbs. / Feb 17, 1975 (34 years and 9 months)PRAHSpuhl15th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 21, 2009 vs FLORIDALast Assist: NOV 21, 2009 vs FLORIDA



•Registered a season-high seven hits on Tuesday vs. Washington •Recorded an assist while skating in hIs 300th NHL game on Nov. 12 vs. Atlanta Season Highs: G (1, 2x); A (1, 3x); P (1, 5x); PIM (4, 11/3); S (6, 2x); TOI (20:25, 10/2); H (7, 11/17); BS (3, 2x); +/- (+2, 10/3) Career Shootout Record: 1-8, 12.5% | 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 1 (INJ)

Season Highs: G (1, 2x); A (1, 10/26); P (1, 3x); PIM (5, 10/24); S (3, 10/28); TOI (14:20, 11/7); H (3, 3x); BS (3, 10/24); +/- (+1, 4x)

•Tied for third in the NHL among forwards in blocked shots (25) Season Highs: G (1, 2x); A (2, 10/12); P (2, 10/12); PIM (2, 5x); S (4, 2x); TOI (20:33, 10/30); H (3, 10/19); BS (4, 10/8); +/- (+1, 3x) Career Shootout Record: 3-14, 21.4% (3 GDG) | 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 4 (INJ)

•Leads the NHL in hits (84) •Tallied his first multi-point effort of the season with two power play points (one goal and one assist) on Nov. 5 at Edmonton Season Highs: G (1, 3x); A (1, 4x); P (2, 11/5); PIM (5, 11/12); S (6, 3x); TOI (23:25, 11/14); H (9, 10/11); BS (4, 10/26); +/- (+1, 6x) Career Shootout Record: 1-4, 25.0%

•Tallied one assist in 19:33 of icetime on Saturday vs. Florida Season Highs: G (n/a); A (1, 5x); P (1, 5x); PIM (4, 11/1); S (3, 2x); TOI (24:14, 10/28); H (3, 3x); BS (5, 2x); +/- (+2, 2x) Career Shootout Record: 0-3, 0.0%

Season Highs: G (n/a); A (1, 10/24); P (1, 10/24); PIM (7, 11/17); S (2, 10/8); TOI (7:22, 10/28); H (3, 2x); BS (2, 2x); +/- (+1, 2x) 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 8 (DND)

•Recorded his first assist as a Ranger, a power play assist, on Tueday vs. Washington •Notched the game-deciding goal in the shootout on Nov. 14 at Ottawa following his recall from Hartford (AHL) on Nov. 13 •Tied for the AHL lead in goals (10) and ranked second in points (20) at the time of his recall •Tallied his first career NHL goal in his Rangers debut on Oct. 28 at NY Islanders

#21: Christopher Higgins (L) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Jun 2, 1983 (26 years and 5 months)HIHgihns7th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2009 @ EDMONTON (5)Last Assist: NOV 12, 2009 vs ATLANTA (3)



#22: Brian Boyle (C) 6' 7", 252 lbs. / Dec 18, 1984 (24 years and 11 months)BOIL12th NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 12, 2009 vs ATLANTA (3)Last Assist: OCT 26, 2009 vs PHOENIX (10)



#23: Chris Drury (C) 5' 10", 190 lbs. / Aug 20, 1976 (33 years and 3 months)DROOree12th NHL / 3rd NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 19, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (9)Last Assist: NOV 3, 2009 @ VANCOUVER (2)



#24: Ryan Callahan (R) 5' 11", 188 lbs. / Mar 21, 1985 (24 years and 8 months)KALahhan4th NHL / 4th NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2009 @ EDMONTON (5)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ EDMONTON (5)



#33: Michal Rozsival (D) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Sep 3, 1978 (31 years and 2 months)ROHzihvahl, MIGHkuhl10th NHL / 5th NYR SeasonLast Goal: FEB 22, 2009 vs TORONTO (38)Last Assist: NOV 21, 2009 vs FLORIDA



#34: Aaron Voros (L) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Jul 2, 1981 (28 years and 4 months)VOREose6th NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 28, 2008 @ FLORIDA (43)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2009 @ MONTREAL (8)



#38: PA Parenteau (L) 6' 0", 198 lbs. / Mar 24, 1983 (26 years and 7 months)pairEHNtoh2nd NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2009 @ NY ISLANDERS (4)Last Assist: NOV 17, 2009 vs WASHINGTON (1)



Season Highs: G (1, 10/28); A (1, 11/17); P (1, 2x); PIM (n/a); S (3, 2x); TOI (15:28, 11/21); H (4, 11/21); BS (1, 11/17); +/- (+1, 10/28) Career Shootout Record: 1-1, 100.0% (1 GDG) | 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 17 (HFD)

•Tied for fifth among NHL rookies in goals and ranks 11th in points Season Highs: G (1, 4x); A (2, 10/12); P (2, 10/12); PIM (2, 4x); S (4, 2x); TOI (18:14, 11/7); H (2, 11/21); BS (2, 3x); +/- (+2, 2x) Career Shootout Record: 0-1, 0.0%

•Is one game shy of 100 NHL career •Tallied three points in two games on Oct. 24 at Montreal and Oct. 26 against Phoenix Season Highs: G (1, 3x); A (1, 5x); P (2, 10/26); PIM (2, 2x); S (5, 10/3); TOI (20:18, 10/30); H (3, 4x); BS (1, 6x); +/- (+2, 10/24) Career Shootout Record: 0-1, 0.0% | 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 1 (INJ)

•Skated in his 1,000th NHL game on Nov. 12 vs. Atlanta Season Highs: G (n/a); A (1, 10/26); P (1, 10/26); PIM (5, 4x); S (1, 6x); TOI (9:15, 10/12); H (3, 10/12); BS (2, 10/26); +/- (+1, 2x) Career Shootout Record: 0-2, 0.0% | 2009-10 Regular Season Missed Game Information: 8 (INJ)

•Tied for seventh among NHL rookies in plus/minus rating, and tied for third among rookie defensemen in goals Season Highs: G (1, 2x); A (1, 2x); P (1, 4x); PIM (2, 10/11); S (6, 10/5); TOI (23:01, 11/12); H (3, 10/26); BS (3, 4x); +/- (+2, 2x)

#42: Artem Anisimov (C) 6' 4", 197 lbs. / May 24, 1988 (21 years and 5 months)aNEEseemawv, AHRtehm2nd NHL / 2nd NYR SeasonLast Goal: NOV 12, 2009 vs ATLANTA (3)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2009 @ MINNESOTA (8)



#81: Enver Lisin (R) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Apr 22, 1986 (23 years and 7 months)LEEsihn, EHNvuhr4th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 26, 2009 vs PHOENIX (9)Last Assist: OCT 26, 2009 vs PHOENIX (9)



#87: Donald Brashear (L) 6' 3", 237 lbs. / Jan 7, 1972 (37 years and 10 months)braSHEER17th NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: DEC 4, 2008 vs NY ISLANDERS (53)Last Assist: OCT 26, 2009 vs PHOENIX (5)



#97: Matt Gilroy (D) 6' 1", 201 lbs. / Jul 20, 1984 (25 years and 4 months)GIHLroy1st NHL / 1st NYR SeasonLast Goal: OCT 24, 2009 @ MONTREAL (11)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ EDMONTON (5)



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Last Game –at NSH 4, CBJ 3Columbus held leads of 1-0 and 2-1, but fell in a shootout at Sommet Center (13,790). R.J. Umberger scored a pair of goals, AntonStralman added 1-1-2 and Derick Brassard and Fedor Tyutin both had 0-2-2. Umberger got the Jackets on the board 4:55 into thegame. Jason Arnott knotted the game at 1-1 when he lit the lamp at 12:12, but Umberger scored his second 15 seconds later. Nashvilleopened up the second with a shorthanded goal from David Legwand and a power play goal from Martin Erat in the first 3:29 of theframe. Stralman scored on the power play at 19:02 of the second to tie the game at 3-3. Steve Mason stopped 45-of-48 shots asColumbus was outshot 48-29 on the night. Recent Transactions11/19: Activated LW Raffi Torres off injured reserve. 11/17: Loaned LW Nikita Filatov to CSKA Moscow (KHL). 11/15: Recalled LWTom Sestito from Syracuse (AHL). 11/13: Activated LW Kristian Huselius off injured reserve. Placed LW Raffi Torres on injured reserve. OhioHealth Injury Report LW Fredrik Modin (9/18 at MIN-preseason) is out indefinitely. C Andrew Murray (IR on Oct. 20) is out at least four weeks. RW DerekDorsett is day-to-day. Total Man Games Lost: 70 Storylines For Tonight’s Game And Away We Go: The Blue Jackets embark on their longest road trip of the season with a five-game road trip, which began this pastThursday night in Dallas. Following tonight’s contest, Columbus heads to Montreal tomorrow with the trip closing out Thursday inOttawa. The Jackets have posted a 6-4-1 road record this season and are 18-12-5 in their last 35 road contests dating back to Dec.29, 2008. After going 1-4-0 from Oct. 20-28, the Jackets have gone 6-1-3 in its past 10 games overall. Bring on the East: The Blue Jackets will face their fifth Eastern Conference team of the season with tonight’s game against theRangers. It will be a welcome sight for Columbus, who is 16-3-3 against the Eastern Conference dating back to the start of lastseason, while outscoring Eastern teams 65-41 during that stretch. G Steve Mason has gone 14-1-2 against the East with a 1.44 goals-against average, .949 save percentage and six shutouts. C R.J. Umberger also enjoyed success against foes from the EasternConference, collecting 11-3-14 and is +4 in 22 games since the start of last season. Sixty Minutes Not Enough Lately: After playing 11-straight games decided in regulation to start the season, Columbus has gone toovertime or the shootout in six of its last 10 outings. The Jackets won the lone contest decided in overtime –5-4 at Washington on Nov.1 –and have gone 2-3 in shootouts. After dropping its first two shootouts –4-3 vs. Pittsburgh on Oct. 30 and 3-2 vs. San Jose on Nov.4, the Jackets earned their first shootout win of the season with a 3-2 decision over Anaheim on Nov. 13 and won 3-2 againstEdmonton on Nov. 16. Columbus owns a 57-54-33 all-time record in games decided by OT/SO, including a 24-26 mark in shootouts. Quarter of a Century: RW Rick Nash scored his 14th goal of the season in his 20th game Dec. 19 at Dallas. It is the quickest he hasreached the 14-goal mark in his career. Last season he did not score his 14th goal until his 32nd game on Dec. 18 at Dallas. He hasgoals in seven of the past 10 contests and has collected 10-4-14 the past 10 games. He has tallied at least a point in 15-of-21 gamesto start the season, including seven multi-point outings. With 14-11-25 in 21 games this season, he ranks tied for sixth in goals andtied for ninth in points. He also is the only player in the NHL who has scored multiple power play (three), shorthanded (two) and game-winning (two) goals this season Welcome Back: After missing the previous four games due to injury, LW Kristian Huselius returned to the lineup Nov. 13 vs. Anaheimand has been on a tear. He recorded his fourth multi-point game of the season with two goals and an assist, including the game-winner Nov. 19 at Dallas. He has points in four-straight games and a pair of multi-point outings in that stretch. He scored shorthandedand on the power play against the Stars. He is only the third player in the NHL this season to score a shorthanded goal and power playin the same game (Ottawa’s Milan Michalek on Oct. 15 vs. Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby on Oct. 23 vs. Florida are theothers). The shorthanded goal was Huselius’ first since Nov. 11, 2007 at Colorado as a member of the Calgary Flames. He has tallied3-4-7 during the four-game streak to raise his season totals to 8-8-16 in 17 games. Tyutin His Own Horn: D Fedor Tyutin has a pair of multi-assist outings in his past three games, tallying two helpers Nov. 16 vs.Edmonton and this past Saturday at Nashville. He also had an assist Nov. 19 at Dallas and has points in three-straight games afterbeing held scoreless the previous four games. The multi-assist game against the Oilers was his first of the season and first since Dec.7, 2008 at Anaheim. He has recorded 1-10-11 in 21 games this season and ranks second among club defensemen in points. He hasplayed in 20-or-more minutes in every game this season and leads the club in ice time. Columbus is 6-1-2 this season when heregisters a point. Tonight’s Opponent –NY Rangers: Tonight marks the first and only meeting this season between the Blue Jackets and Rangers.Columbus is 5-3-1 all-time against the Rangers and is 1-1-1 at Madison Square Garden. The Jackets have won three of the past fourmeetings and won the last meeting at Madison Square Garden 3-2 on Feb. 24, 2007.

Stralman Finding a Home: D Anton Stralman has found a home in Columbus. Acquired by the Blue Jackets on Sept. 28 from Calgaryin exchange for a third round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft, he made his debut Oct. 8 at San Jose. After recording 1-3-4 in his first 10games of the season, he has tallied 2-7-9 the past nine games. He has two multi-point outings in the past three games, including a goaland an assist Saturday night at Nashville. The goal Nov. 16 vs. Edmonton snapped a 13-game goalless skid as his last goal prior to

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that came Oct. 13 vs. Calgary. He has 3-10-13 in 19 games to lead Blue Jackets defensemen in scoring. He also has tied a career highin goals, matching his total of three he had in 50 games for Toronto in 2007-08. Umberger Record Second Multi-Goal Game: LW R.J. Umberger notched his second multi-goal outing of the season with a pair thispast Saturday at Nashville. The goals snapped seven game goalless skid as he last scored Nov. 1 at Washington (had two goals in thegame). He has collected 4-6-10 the past 16 games after being held to 1-1-2 the previous six games. He ranks tied for fourth on the clubin points. He has played in 18-or-more minutes of action in 15-of-21 games and has registered a shot on goal in all but one game thisseason. The Brass is Back: C Derick Brassard snapped a five-game pointless skid with a pair of assists this past Saturday night at Nashville.Prior to the skid, he had a four-game point streak, which came to an end Nov. 7 vs. Carolina. He raised his season totals to 3-9-12 in 20games with the multi-point outing at Nashville, his third multi-point outing of the season. Blue Jackets Play 12 Back-To-Back Sets: Columbus plays in 12 back-to-back sets this season. The Jackets play home/road setseight times and four back-to-back road/road sets. Columbus is 64-60-16 all-time in the first game of back-to-backs and is 44-78-18 all-time in the second game. Tonight marks the first night of back-to-back games. Special Teams Notes: Power Play: Columbus ranks second in the NHL in power play percentage (25.3 percent). The club has scoredwith the man advantage in 15-of-21 games. The Jackets have scored two or more power play goals in a game five times this season.Columbus has scored three power play goals with a two-man advantage this season. Raffi Torres leads the club in power play goalswith five. The Jackets have allowed two shorthanded goals this season. Penalty Kill: The Jackets rank 19th in the NHL in penalty killpercentage, killing off 78.8 percent of opponent’s chances. The club is 6-2-1 in which it shuts out its opponents on the power play. Theclub has scored four shorthanded goals, ranking tops (tied) in the NHL, including one 3-on-5 goal. Attendance at Nationwide Arena: The Blue Jackets are averaging 15,117 fans (151,172 total) per game in 10 home games atNationwide Arena (capacity –18,144) this season. In 338 home games since joining the NHL in 2000, the Blue Jackets have averaged16,734 fans per game (5,656,115 total), which is 91.6 percent of capacity at Nationwide Arena. There have been 130 sellouts. Slap ShotsThe Blue Jackets have scored power play goals in four-straight games after being held without a power play goal the previous threecontests. Columbus was 0-for-7 in the previous three games, but is 7-for-18 (38.9 percent) the past four games. G Steve Mason is 7-2-3 this season when facing 25 or more shots compared to 1-3-0 when facing fewer than 25 shots. G Mathieu Garon stopped 32-of-35 shots Nov. 5 at Atlanta. He has a 27-7-2 career record in games in which he’s faced at least 35shots on goal, including a current streak of 10-consecutive wins in such games dating back to February 2008. Information courtesy ofthe Elias Sports Bureau.

Upcoming Player MilestonesD Mike Commodore is 10 points shy of 100 for his NHL career (19-71-90 in 386 games). G Mathieu Garon is two wins shy of 100 for his NHL career (98-84-13 in 212 games). C Samuel Pahlsson is three assists shy of 100 for his NHL career (54-97-151 in 575 games). LW R.J. Umberger is five assists shy of 100 for his NHL career (81-95-176 in 331 games). C Antoine Vermette is nine goals shy of 100, four points shy of 200 and three games shy of 400 for his NHL career (91-105-196 in397 games).

Recently Achieved Player MilestonesRW Jakub Voracek played the 100th game of his NHL career Nov. 19 at Dallas. D Anton Stralman played the 100th game of his NHL career Nov. 4 vs. San Jose.

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

# Date Team WLOT Record GFGA Scorers W Goal PP PK SFSA WL Gltdr. Attend.1 10/03/2009 Minnesota Wild W 010000 21 18s,97 97 03 34 3933 1 / 32 18159+2 10/05/2009 @ Vancouver Canucks W 020000 53 50,20,97,28,14p 28 13 33 2443 1 / 1 18810+3 10/08/2009 @ San Jose Sharks L 020100 36 61,25,14p 15 13 44 2728 20 / 1 17562+4 10/10/2009 @ Phoenix Coyotes W 030100 20 61,18 61 02 77 1936 32 / 30 17532+5 10/13/2009 Calgary Flames W 040100 21 6p,20 20 14 11 3323 1 / 34 132806 10/17/2009 Los Angeles Kings W 050100 41 25,14p,61s,93p 14 26 55 2428 1 / 32 152517 10/20/2009 @ Calgary Flames L 050200 36 61s,16p,93p 3 27 55 3022 34 / 1 19289+8 10/22/2009 @ Edmonton Oilers L 050300 46 20,14p,20,25 71 14 47 3232 35 / 32 16839+9 10/24/2009 @ Anaheim Ducks W 060300 64 50,61,93,93,51,61 51 02 02 3736 1 / 35 1446810 10/25/2009 @ Los Angeles Kings L 060400 26 50,20p 28 14 24 2725 32 / 1 1582011 10/28/2009 Phoenix Coyotes L 060500 14 16p 2 16 36 3223 1 / 1 1318412 10/30/2009 Pittsburgh Penguins O** 060501 34 61p,61,15 87 17 55 3232 1 / 1 19136+13 11/01/2009 @ Washington Capitals W* 070501 54 61,18p,14,14,18p 18 26 45 3236 1 / 60 18277+14 11/04/2009 San Jose Sharks O** 070502 23 25,61p 22 11 12 2838 20 / 1 1340115 11/05/2009 @ Atlanta Thrashers W 080502 43 93,16,14,14 14 02 68 2135 32 / 31 1087816 11/07/2009 Carolina Hurricanes W 090502 32 28,40,61 61 03 55 2626 1 / 49 1485017 11/11/2009 Detroit Red Wings L 090602 19 61 13 02 24 2639 35 / 1 1530418 11/13/2009 Anaheim Ducks W** 100602 32 61,20p 20 14 55 2934 32 / 35 1557719 11/16/2009 Edmonton Oilers W** 110602 32 6p,50p 93 24 35 3225 32 / 35 1303020 11/19/2009 @ Dallas Stars W 120602 41 61p,20s,20p,14p 20 37 44 2826 1 / 35 1615521 11/21/2009 @ Nashville Predators O** 120603 34 18,18,6p 11 13 68 2948 35 / 1 1379022 11/23/2009 @ New York Rangers23 11/24/2009 @ Montreal Canadiens24 11/26/2009 @ Ottawa Senators25 11/28/2009 Calgary Flames26 11/30/2009 St Louis Blues27 12/01/2009 @ Chicago Blackhawks28 12/03/2009 Toronto Maple Leafs29 12/05/2009 Colorado Avalanche30 12/09/2009 Florida Panthers31 12/10/2009 @ Nashville Predators32 12/12/2009 Anaheim Ducks33 12/14/2009 Nashville Predators34 12/15/2009 @ Minnesota Wild35 12/17/2009 Phoenix Coyotes36 12/19/2009 @ Colorado Avalanche37 12/21/2009 @ Phoenix Coyotes38 12/23/2009 @ Dallas Stars39 12/26/2009 @ Detroit Red Wings40 12/28/2009 Detroit Red Wings41 12/29/2009 @ New York Islanders42 12/31/2009 Nashville Predators43 01/02/2010 Colorado Avalanche44 01/05/2010 @ Vancouver Canucks45 01/07/2010 @ Edmonton Oilers46 01/08/2010 @ Calgary Flames47 01/10/2010 Dallas Stars48 01/12/2010 @ St Louis Blues49 01/14/2010 @ Chicago Blackhawks50 01/16/2010 Chicago Blackhawks51 01/18/2010 St Louis Blues52 01/19/2010 @ Philadelphia Flyers53 01/21/2010 @ Boston Bruins54 01/23/2010 @ Minnesota Wild55 01/26/2010 Nashville Predators56 01/28/2010 Los Angeles Kings57 01/30/2010 @ St Louis Blues58 02/02/2010 @ Colorado Avalanche59 02/04/2010 Dallas Stars60 02/06/2010 Buffalo Sabres61 02/10/2010 San Jose Sharks62 02/12/2010 Vancouver Canucks63 02/14/2010 Chicago Blackhawks64 03/02/2010 Vancouver Canucks65 03/06/2010 @ San Jose Sharks66 03/08/2010 @ Los Angeles Kings67 03/09/2010 @ Anaheim Ducks68 03/11/2010 Atlanta Thrashers69 03/13/2010 St Louis Blues70 03/15/2010 Edmonton Oilers71 03/19/2010 Minnesota Wild72 03/20/2010 @ Nashville Predators73 03/23/2010 @ New Jersey Devils74 03/25/2010 Chicago Blackhawks75 03/27/2010 New York Islanders76 03/28/2010 @ Chicago Blackhawks77 03/30/2010 Tampa Bay Lightning78 04/01/2010 @ Detroit Red Wings79 04/03/2010 Washington Capitals80 04/05/2010 @ St Louis Blues81 04/07/2010 @ Detroit Red Wings82 04/09/2010 Detroit Red Wings

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

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Oct 3 Vs MIN 01 1/1 21:14 MIN 00 5/1 21:47 00 2/0 16:42 DND 00 1/1 13:39 DNDOct 5 @ VAN 00 0/1 18:26 DND 00 1/3 19:41 01 1/1 15:24 DND 10 3/0 14:28 DNDOct 8 @ S.J 00 0/0 18:51 00 1/2 19:26 01 1/1 21:24 DND 00 0/0 11:04 10 3/2 14:16 00 1/0 9:29Oct 10 @ PHX 00 1/0 19:55 00 0/0 16:33 00 0/2 24:34 00 3/0 13:40 DND 00 1/0 12:35 00 2/0 10:53Oct 13 Vs CGY 00 1/1 14:49 10 3/1 21:21 00 1/1 21:21 00 1/1 16:14 DND 00 0/0 11:56 00 0/1 13:47Oct 17 Vs L.A 00 0/1 17:47 00 0/0 19:53 INJ 01 2/0 18:16 DND 10 (W) 1/0 12:46 00 1/0 10:29Oct 20 @ CGY 00 0/2 18:32 01 4/2 21:31 INJ 00 2/2 16:16 DND 00 1/1 13:11 00 1/1 11:08Oct 22 @ EDM 00 1/1 20:12 01 4/1 19:48 INJ 00 0/0 19:45 00 1/0 7:30 10 2/0 12:37 01 2/2 11:57Oct 24 @ ANA 02 1/1 22:02 01 1/2 21:21 INJ 00 2/0 15:27 00 1/1 5:44 00 3/0 16:50 00 2/0 14:56Oct 25 @ L.A INJ 00 1/2 17:41 INJ 00 0/2 20:31 00 0/0 11:39 00 0/0 18:06 00 0/0 3:08Oct 28 Vs PHX 00 0/0 19:05 00 3/0 20:22 INJ 01 1/1 18:08 DND 01 1/1 14:50 00 0/0 14:18Oct 30 Vs PIT 00 0/0 21:13 00 3/1 22:54 INJ 00 1/1 17:54 00 0/0 4:06 00 2/0 12:33 10 1/0 11:13Nov 1 @ WSH 00 1/2 23:02 01 2/1 22:06 INJ 00 0/0 17:35 00 0/0 4:10 20 3/1 11:49 00 0/0 11:50Nov 4 Vs S.J 00 1/0 16:35 02 0/1 23:55 00 1/1 23:55 00 3/0 18:50 00 1/0 4:27 00 0/0 15:21 00 3/0 13:58Nov 5 @ ATL 00 1/2 17:11 00 0/0 18:27 01 1/1 25:42 01 2/1 12:18 INJ 20 (W) 4/2 13:32 01 0/2 9:38Nov 7 Vs CAR 00 1/0 14:59 01 1/0 18:32 00 2/1 21:57 INJ DND 00 1/0 16:52 01 1/1 12:32Nov 11 Vs DET 00 0/1 20:58 00 1/1 14:32 00 0/4 19:42 DND DND 00 2/1 3:08 00 2/1 16:25Nov 13 Vs ANA 00 0/0 24:36 01 1/1 22:29 00 1/0 28:13 00 1/0 12:37 00 0/0 10:56 INJ 00 1/0 8:26Nov 16 Vs EDM 00 0/0 22:53 11 1/0 19:43 00 0/0 24:53 00 0/0 17:13 00 0/0 6:16 INJ 00 1/0 12:44Nov 19 @ DAL 00 1/1 21:05 00 1/0 19:14 00 0/0 19:54 DND 00 0/0 8:47 10 1/1 12:49 00 1/0 4:12Nov 21 @ NSH 00 0/0 21:46 11 5/2 20:10 00 0/0 27:20 DND 00 1/0 11:13 00 1/1 10:06 DND

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MURRAY #17

UMBERGER #18

HUSELIUS #20

COMMODORE #22

SESTITO #23

MACKENZIE #24

Oct 3 Vs MIN 00 2/0 18:11 01 3/1 8:29 10 2/1 20:34 00 3/0 17:18 INJ MIN MINOct 5 @ VAN 00 0/1 16:56 00 0/0 6:40 00 2/0 19:26 11 3/1 17:27 INJ MIN MINOct 8 @ S.J 00 2/1 14:44 DND 00 1/0 16:32 01 2/0 15:06 INJ MIN MINOct 10 @ PHX 01 1/1 14:07 00 0/0 9:49 10 1/1 18:16 01 1/1 15:38 INJ MIN MINOct 13 Vs CGY 01 3/0 16:30 00 0/0 8:42 01 4/1 16:33 10 (W) 3/0 18:22 INJ MIN MINOct 17 Vs L.A 01 1/0 15:06 00 1/0 9:52 00 2/0 18:28 00 0/0 15:37 INJ MIN MINOct 20 @ CGY 11 2/2 17:36 00 1/2 8:59 00 2/2 20:43 01 1/2 18:20 INJ MIN MINOct 22 @ EDM 00 2/3 13:41 DND 01 2/2 15:51 20 4/1 16:24 DND MIN MINOct 24 @ ANA 00 0/0 7:49 INJ 01 2/1 22:52 00 2/2 17:06 01 1/2 15:43 MIN MINOct 25 @ L.A 00 3/0 14:54 INJ 01 2/2 20:09 10 3/1 16:42 01 0/0 19:05 MIN MINOct 28 Vs PHX 10 4/1 15:31 INJ 00 1/0 17:12 00 3/0 18:42 00 1/0 15:52 MIN MINOct 30 Vs PIT 01 2/1 18:44 INJ 01 2/2 21:34 00 2/0 19:40 01 0/1 15:32 MIN MINNov 1 @ WSH 01 5/1 13:11 INJ 20 (W) 6/1 18:36 00 1/0 17:43 00 0/1 17:28 MIN MINNov 4 Vs S.J INJ INJ 01 2/1 23:27 INJ INJ MIN 00 0/0 7:54Nov 5 @ ATL 11 2/1 11:01 INJ 00 1/1 21:02 INJ INJ MIN 01 0/1 6:35Nov 7 Vs CAR 00 0/0 12:21 INJ 00 1/0 16:53 INJ 00 3/1 20:06 MIN 01 1/1 9:25Nov 11 Vs DET 00 2/2 14:53 INJ 01 2/2 20:23 INJ 00 0/4 21:50 MIN 00 1/0 9:53Nov 13 Vs ANA 00 2/1 13:20 INJ 00 4/1 18:54 11 4/1 20:55 INJ MIN 00 2/1 12:03Nov 16 Vs EDM 00 3/0 14:50 INJ 00 0/0 19:38 01 4/0 23:05 INJ 00 0/0 4:58 00 2/0 13:55Nov 19 @ DAL 00 0/0 16:18 INJ 00 1/0 19:04 21 (W) 4/1 22:30 00 1/1 17:43 DND 00 0/0 14:55Nov 21 @ NSH 02 3/1 12:51 INJ 20 5/2 17:19 01 4/0 20:22 00 0/0 16:10 DND 00 0/0 8:56

Date Opp. CHIMERA #25

PAHLSSON #26

FILATOV #28

ROY #36

BOLL #40

VERMETTE #50

TYUTIN #51

Oct 3 Vs MIN 00 3/0 14:50 00 4/0 17:49 00 0/0 9:18 00 0/0 14:09 00 1/0 5:09 00 2/1 18:41 01 1/1 21:53Oct 5 @ VAN 00 1/0 15:19 00 0/0 19:15 10 (W) 3/1 7:41 01 1/2 14:35 00 0/0 0:50 11 4/2 21:08 01 3/3 25:45Oct 8 @ S.J 10 4/0 13:11 00 1/0 17:55 00 0/0 6:14 01 2/1 16:55 INJ 01 1/2 16:51 01 2/2 23:32Oct 10 @ PHX 00 0/0 13:24 00 1/1 17:59 00 0/0 4:49 DND DND 00 0/0 19:20 00 2/0 22:14Oct 13 Vs CGY 00 2/0 15:45 00 1/1 16:12 DND DND 00 0/0 7:03 00 4/0 16:17 00 2/0 23:59Oct 17 Vs L.A 10 4/0 12:35 01 1/2 15:17 DND 00 0/0 18:00 00 0/0 7:38 01 0/1 19:28 00 2/1 24:47Oct 20 @ CGY 00 1/1 13:20 01 1/1 15:12 DND 01 2/1 16:50 00 2/0 6:32 01 0/2 17:10 00 4/2 20:54Oct 22 @ EDM 10 5/1 13:40 01 2/1 17:52 00 0/0 5:42 01 0/1 11:32 DND 01 2/1 20:39 00 1/1 23:49Oct 24 @ ANA 01 3/0 16:19 00 3/1 19:30 00 1/0 4:59 DND DND 12 3/4 15:41 11 (W) 3/4 20:14Oct 25 @ L.A 01 0/2 12:48 00 2/1 13:54 00 1/0 9:51 00 2/2 17:27 DND 10 2/0 19:15 00 3/1 20:29Oct 28 Vs PHX 00 4/0 12:27 00 1/0 13:37 00 1/0 8:43 MIN 00 0/0 3:40 00 3/0 18:17 00 3/1 24:57Oct 30 Vs PIT 00 4/1 11:55 01 1/0 17:03 DND MIN 00 0/0 3:44 02 4/1 24:01 00 0/1 26:34Nov 1 @ WSH 02 3/1 17:05 01 2/0 18:34 DND MIN 00 1/0 3:04 00 0/1 21:25 01 1/1 21:15Nov 4 Vs S.J 10 3/1 19:26 00 0/1 21:15 00 2/0 11:33 MIN 00 0/0 6:23 00 1/1 22:45 01 2/1 23:00Nov 5 @ ATL 02 2/2 16:13 00 0/1 19:58 00 0/0 5:48 MIN 00 0/0 6:47 00 1/0 21:19 00 2/1 20:55Nov 7 Vs CAR 00 1/1 12:29 00 0/0 15:07 10 2/1 9:17 MIN 10 3/1 9:00 00 2/0 20:50 00 0/0 21:54Nov 11 Vs DET 00 2/3 19:16 00 0/0 16:56 00 1/1 14:06 MIN 00 0/1 6:42 00 3/3 16:55 00 3/2 23:52Nov 13 Vs ANA 00 1/1 14:09 INJ 00 0/1 7:24 MIN 00 1/0 5:18 02 5/1 24:53 00 0/1 27:00Nov 16 Vs EDM 00 2/0 18:39 INJ DND MIN 00 1/0 2:45 10 3/0 25:47 02 3/0 22:33Nov 19 @ DAL 00 5/0 14:24 DND MIN MIN 00 2/1 3:23 01 3/0 21:04 01 0/0 22:29Nov 21 @ NSH 00 2/0 16:14 00 0/0 18:15 MIN MIN 00 0/0 3:45 00 0/1 19:00 02 2/2 25:29

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

#61VORACEK #93

KLESLA #97

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MASON #1

GARON #32

Oct 3 Vs MIN 00 4/0 18:27 01 3/1 14:39 10 (W) 2/1 20:52 INJ MIN 1/33W 60 DNPOct 5 @ VAN 03 1/0 20:20 01 0/1 14:13 11 1/1 24:27 INJ MIN 3/43W 60 DNPOct 8 @ S.J 11 6/2 17:57 00 0/1 14:42 00 0/4 19:58 INJ MIN 5/20L 42 1/8 18Oct 10 @ PHX 11 (W) 4/2 18:54 00 0/0 11:10 01 2/2 22:13 INJ MIN DNP 0/36W 60Oct 13 Vs CGY 02 4/1 19:54 00 2/0 16:02 00 2/0 19:58 INJ MIN 1/23W 60 DNPOct 17 Vs L.A 10 5/2 19:31 10 2/0 14:28 00 2/1 18:14 INJ MIN 1/28W 60 DNPOct 20 @ CGY 10 3/2 20:13 10 2/1 14:01 00 1/2 18:51 INJ MIN 6/22L 60 DNPOct 22 @ EDM 00 0/3 20:14 02 3/2 14:29 00 1/0 21:35 INJ MIN DNP 5/31L 60Oct 24 @ ANA 21 4/2 20:46 20 4/3 15:37 00 1/1 22:35 INJ MIN 4/36W 60 DNPOct 25 @ L.A 01 5/2 20:44 00 2/1 17:03 00 1/1 19:39 INJ MIN 6/25L 60 DNPOct 28 Vs PHX 00 3/0 21:06 00 2/1 16:39 00 1/0 16:40 INJ MIN 4/23L 60 DNPOct 30 Vs PIT 20 7/1 23:09 00 3/0 19:22 00 0/1 20:31 INJ MIN 3/32O 65 DNPNov 1 @ WSH 12 5/0 23:00 02 1/1 16:27 00 1/2 20:16 INJ MIN 4/36W 60 0/0 2Nov 4 Vs S.J 10 7/1 21:11 00 2/1 20:12 00 0/1 23:45 INJ MIN 2/38O 65 DNPNov 5 @ ATL 00 4/0 23:00 11 1/1 10:43 00 0/1 25:11 INJ DND DNP 3/35W 60Nov 7 Vs CAR 10 (W) 1/1 20:33 00 4/0 15:28 00 2/1 21:46 INJ MIN 2/26W 60 DNPNov 11 Vs DET 10 3/2 18:51 00 1/2 16:16 01 3/0 20:21 INJ MIN 8/27L 48 1/12 12Nov 13 Vs ANA 10 2/0 26:06 00 4/0 16:32 00 0/0 14:09 INJ MIN DNP 2/34W 65Nov 16 Vs EDM 00 7/0 24:33 00 3/0 15:43 00 2/0 20:52 INJ MIN DNP 2/25W 65Nov 19 @ DAL 10 4/0 21:34 01 3/0 14:49 01 1/0 17:49 INJ MIN 1/26W 60 DNPNov 21 @ NSH 00 4/0 25:41 00 1/1 12:29 00 1/1 19:46 INJ MIN 3/48O 65 DNP

* Named fourth head coach in Blue Jackets history Nov. 22, 2006* Compiled a 523-351-130 record in 1,004 regular season games with Columbus, Philadelphia and Dallas during his NHL coachingcareer* Became the 16th coach in NHL history to coach in 1,000 or more games on Nov. 11 vs. Detroit* In 11 full seasons behind the bench, he has led his teams to nine Stanley Cup Playoffs appearances and six division titles* Led his teams to a 66-55 record in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a 16-7 mark in 1998-99 when he guided the Stars to theStanley Cup* Has led the Jackets to a 115-102-30 record in 247 games and led the club to its first Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance with afranchise-best 41-31-10 record (92 pts.) in 2008-09* Became the 13th coach in NHL history to record 500 wins when the Jackets earned a 4-3 shootout win at Toronto Feb. 19, 2009* On Apr. 5, 2008 at St. Louis, he became the 20th coach in NHL history to coach in 900 or more games.

•Is 8-2-2 this season when facing 25 or more shots, while going 1-3-0 when facing fewer than 25 shots.•Is two shutouts shy of tying the Blue Jackets career record of 12 set by Marc Denis; is 3-1-3 in his last five starts.

•Is 27-7-2 when facing at least 35 shots, including a current streak of 10-consecutive wins in such games dating back to February 2008.•Recorded his second 30-plus save performance of the season with a 32-save effort Nov. 5 at Atlanta; has posted three-straight wins.•Has posted 13-straight shootout wins –an NHL record –and is 18-4 all-time in shootout games.

•Had two assists Oct. 24 at Anaheim for his first multi-assist game of his career; played in 18-or-more minutes in 15-of-20 games.•Played a season-high 24:36 and had four-hits Nov. 13 vs. Anaheim; has played in 20-plus minutes in five-straight games.

•Has two multi-point outings in his past three games; tied his career high in goals (3 with Toronto in 2007-08).•Played the 100th game of his NHL career and recorded his first multi-assist game of his career with two assists Nov. 4 vs. San Jose.•Has 3-10-13 the past 17 games; has assists in six of the past nine games including scoring a goal and an assist Nov. 21 vs. Nashville.

•Missed eight games after being injured Oct. 13 vs. Calgary; returned to the lineup Nov. 4 vs. San Jose.•Had a season-high 28:13 if ice time Nov. 13 vs. Anaheim; had a game-high six blocked shots Nov. 19 at Dallas.

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

#1: Steve Mason (G) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / May 29, 1988 (21 years and 5 months)2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Win: NOV 19, 2009 @ DALLAS (1)Last SO: MAR 26, 2009 vs CALGARY (24)


Career vs. Opp 0 000 0 0.00 .000

#32: Mathieu Garon (G) 6' 2", 202 lbs. / Jan 9, 1978 (31 years and 10 months)MAtyew GahROHN7th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Win: NOV 16, 2009 vs EDMONTONLast SO: OCT 10, 2009 @ PHOENIX (6)


Career vs. Opp 2 200 0 1.44 .950

#3: Marc Methot (D) 6' 3", 230 lbs. / Jun 21, 1985 (24 years and 5 months)muhTHAHT3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: JAN 20, 2009 @ EDMONTON (51)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2009 @ ANAHEIM (11)



#6: Anton Stralman (D) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Aug 1, 1986 (23 years and 3 months)STRAHLman3rd NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 21, 2009 @ NASHVILLELast Assist: NOV 21, 2009 @ NASHVILLE



#8: Jan Hejda (D) 6' 3", 229 lbs. / Jun 18, 1978 (31 years and 5 months)YAHN HAYdah4th NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 24, 2009 @ TAMPA BAY (22)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA (6)



#10: Kris Russell (D) 5' 10", 185 lbs. / May 2, 1987 (22 years and 6 months)3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: DEC 29, 2008 @ LOS ANGELES (62)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA (2)



•Has played in 17-or-more minutes eight of the past 12 games and has at least one shot on goal in all but four games this season.

•Played a season high 11:39 of action Oct. 25 at Los Angeles; skated in 10:56 of action and had five hits Nov. 13 vs. Anaheim.

•Was activated off injured reserve Nov. 19 after missing two games and had a goal against Dallas that night in his return.•Has two multi-goal outings in the past seven games after registering one multi-goal game all of last season.•He ranks second on the club in goals with nine to his credit, while his five power play goals rank him tied for sixth in the NHL.•His power play goal total in 19 games this season is one better than his total of the previous three seasons combined (165 games).

•Played in 10-plus minutes in 14-of-18 games; has at least one shot on goal in 13-of-18 games; ranks ninth in the NHL in penaltyminutes.

•Snapped a five-game pointless skid with a pair of assists this past Saturday at Nashville•Had a four-game point streak snapped Nov. 7 vs. Carolina; collected 2-3-5 during the streak.

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

•Snapped a seven-game goalless skid with a pair of goals Nov. 21 at Nashville; had two goals Nov. 1 at Washington.•Has 5-6-11 the past 16 games after being held to 1-1-2 the previous six outings.

•Was activated off injured reserve Nov. 13 after missing the past four games and has returned to record points in four-straight games.•Recorded his fourth multi-point game of the season with two goals and an assist, including the game-winner Nov. 19 at Dallas.•He scored shorthanded and on the power play against the Stars and is only the third player in the NHL this season to score ashorthanded goal and power play in the same game.•He has tallied 3-4-7 during the four-game streak to raise his season totals to 8-8-16 in 17 games.

#12: Mike Blunden (R) 6' 4", 211 lbs. / Dec 15, 1986 (22 years and 11 months)1st NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist:



#14: Raffi Torres (L) 6' 0", 216 lbs. / Oct 8, 1981 (28 years and 1 month)8th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 19, 2009 @ DALLAS (1)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2009 vs PHOENIX (8)



#15: Derek Dorsett (R) 5' 11", 187 lbs. / Dec 20, 1986 (22 years and 11 months)DOHRSit2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 30, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (8)Last Assist: NOV 7, 2009 vs CAROLINA (4)



#16: Derick Brassard (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Sep 22, 1987 (22 years and 2 months)bruhSAHRD2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA (6)Last Assist: NOV 21, 2009 @ NASHVILLE



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



#18: RJ Umberger (L) 6' 2", 219 lbs. / May 3, 1982 (27 years and 6 months)5th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 21, 2009 @ NASHVILLELast Assist: NOV 11, 2009 vs DETROIT (4)



#20: Kristian Huselius (L) 6' 2", 184 lbs. / Nov 10, 1978 (31 years)hooSAYleeuhs8th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 19, 2009 @ DALLAS (1)Last Assist: NOV 21, 2009 @ NASHVILLE



•Returned to the lineup Nov. 19 at Dallas after missing the previous two games and registered a game-high seven hits.

•Was recalled from Syracuse (AHL) on Nov. 15; was scoreless with five penalty minutes in his season debut Nov. 16 vs. Edmonton.

•Was added to the roster on emergency recall from Syracuse (AHL) on Nov. 4.•Has assists Nov. 5 and 7, his first two assists as a Blue Jacket.

•Tallied a pair of assists for his second multi-assist game in the past three contests Nov. 5 at Atlanta.•Had points in three-straight games (1-4-5) Nov. 1-5; registered 2-6-8 the past 14 games.

•Returned to action Nov. 21 at Nashville after missing the previous three games due to injury.•Had assists in back-to-back games Oct. 30-Nov. 1, the second time he has had back-to-back point outings this season.

•Placed on IR Sept. 29; was injured Sept. 18 at Minnesota (preseason) and is out indefinitely.

•Scored his first goal of the season Nov. 7 vs. Carolina; ranks second on the club in penalty minutes (44).•Had a game-high six hits Nov. 4 vs. San Jose; had a season-high 12 penalty minutes Nov. 1 at Washington and Nov. 4 vs. San Jose.

•He has recorded 11-18-29 in 38 games since being acquired by the Jackets on Mar. 4, 2009; had 0-2-2 Nov. 13 vs. Anaheim.•Has tallied 1-3-4 the past four games; had a three-game point streak come to an end Nov. 21 at Nashville.•Snapped an eight-game goalless skid, scoring his first goal since Oct. 25 vs. Los Angeles with a goal Nov. 16 vs. Edmonton.

#22: Mike Commodore (D) 6' 5", 235 lbs. / Nov 7, 1979 (30 years)9th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 14, 2009 @ CAROLINA (35)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2009 vs PITTSBURGH (5)



#23: Tom Sestito (L) 6' 5", 228 lbs. / Sep 28, 1987 (22 years and 1 month)1st NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal:Last Assist:



#24: Derek MacKenzie (C) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Jun 11, 1981 (28 years and 5 months)4th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: MAR 30, 2008 @ CHICAGO (12)Last Assist: NOV 7, 2009 vs CAROLINA (5)



#25: Jason Chimera (L) 6' 2", 216 lbs. / May 2, 1979 (30 years and 6 months)chihMAIRuh7th NHL / 5th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 4, 2009 vs SAN JOSE (7)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA (6)



#26: Samuel Pahlsson (C) 6' 0", 203 lbs. / Dec 17, 1977 (31 years and 11 months)PAWLsuhn9th NHL / 1st CBJ SeasonLast Goal: APR 3, 2009 vs NASHVILLE (22)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2009 @ WASHINGTON (5)



#33: Fredrik Modin (L) (*Injured) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Oct 8, 1974 (35 years and 1 month)mohDEEN12th NHL / 4th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: FEB 10, 2009 vs COLORADO (3)Last Assist: FEB 3, 2009 vs ST. LOUIS (6)



#40: Jared Boll (R) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / May 13, 1986 (23 years and 6 months)3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 7, 2009 vs CAROLINA (5)Last Assist: MAR 31, 2009 vs NASHVILLE (21)



#50: Antoine Vermette (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jul 20, 1982 (27 years and 4 months)ANtwuhn vuhrMEHT6th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 16, 2009 vs EDMONTON (2)Last Assist: NOV 19, 2009 @ DALLAS (1)



•Tallied his first multi-assist game of the season and first since Dec. 7, 2008 at Anaheim with two helpers Nov. 16 vs. Edmonton.•Matched the multi-assist outing with a pair of assists Nov. 21 at Nashville; has points in three-straight games.•Notched an assist Nov. 1 at Washington; has played in 20-or-more minutes in every game this season.

•Is the only player in the NHL with multi power play (3), shorthanded (2) and game-winning goals (2).•Has 10-4-14 the past 13 games, including goals in four of the past six games; leads club in goals and points.•Has goals in seven of the past 10 games; ranks tied for sixth in the NHL in goals and tied for ninth in points.

•Recorded an assist in the 100th game of his NHL career Nov. 19 at Dallas to raise his season totals to 5-8-13 in 21 games.•Notched 1-1-2 on Nov. 5 at Atlanta for his fourth multi-point game of the season (six multi-point games all of last season).•Has five goals in 21 games this season compared to scoring nine goals in 80 games last season.

•Had a game-high (tied) five hits Nov. 13 vs. Anaheim; ranks tied for 28th in the NHL in blocked shots (40).•Has assists in two of the past five games after being held without a point the previous 12 games.•Has played in 19-or-more minutes in 16-of-21 games this season and has at least one shot on goal in all but five games.

#51: Fedor Tyutin (D) 6' 3", 218 lbs. / Jul 19, 1983 (26 years and 4 months)FEHdohr TOOtihn6th NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 24, 2009 @ ANAHEIM (12)Last Assist: NOV 21, 2009 @ NASHVILLE



#61: Rick Nash (R) 6' 4", 218 lbs. / Jun 16, 1984 (25 years and 5 months)7th NHL / 7th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 19, 2009 @ DALLAS (1)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2009 @ WASHINGTON (8)



#93: Jakub Voracek (R) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Aug 15, 1989 (20 years and 3 months)YAHkub VOHRuhchehk2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ SeasonLast Goal: NOV 5, 2009 @ ATLANTA (6)Last Assist: NOV 19, 2009 @ DALLAS (1)



#97: Rostislav Klesla (D) 6' 3", 220 lbs. / Mar 21, 1982 (27 years and 8 months)RAHstihslahv KLEHSluh8th NHL / 8th CBJ SeasonLast Goal: OCT 5, 2009 @ VANCOUVER (19)Last Assist: NOV 19, 2009 @ DALLAS (1)



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