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Pittsburgh PenguinsGame Notes

Thu, Oct 29, 2015 NHL Game #139

Pittsburgh PenguinsTeam Game: 10Home Game: 6

5 - 4 - 0 (10 pts)3 - 2 - 0 (Home)2 - 2 - 0 (Road)

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 10Road Game: 4

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

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%29 Marc-Andre Fleury 9 5 4 0 1.90 .93737 Jeff Zatkoff - - - - - -

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%31 Chad Johnson 8 3 5 0 3.04 .88435 Linus Ullmark 1 0 1 0 4.14 .857

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Adam Clendening 1 0 0 0 1 43 D Olli Maatta 9 1 1 2 5 24 D Rob Scuderi 8 0 2 2 2 07 C Matt Cullen 9 0 2 2 2 48 D Brian Dumoulin 9 0 0 0 -1 09 R Pascal Dupuis 3 0 0 0 1 2

11 C Kevin Porter 7 0 1 1 1 012 D Ben Lovejoy 9 0 0 0 2 413 C Nick Bonino 9 2 1 3 1 614 L Chris Kunitz 9 1 0 1 2 019 R Beau Bennett 4 2 0 2 0 428 D Ian Cole 9 0 0 0 -5 1041 R Daniel Sprong 7 1 0 1 0 057 L David Perron 9 0 1 1 -2 458 D Kris Letang 9 1 3 4 -3 461 L Sergei Plotnikov 7 0 1 1 0 671 C Evgeni Malkin 9 3 5 8 0 872 R Patric Hornqvist 9 0 1 1 -4 681 R Phil Kessel 9 4 1 5 1 087 C Sidney Crosby 9 1 2 3 -1 0

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM3 D Mark Pysyk 9 0 0 0 -1 24 D Josh Gorges 9 0 1 1 -5 106 D Mike Weber 7 0 0 0 -3 29 L Evander Kane 8 1 2 3 -5 2

12 R Brian Gionta 6 0 1 1 -4 015 C Jack Eichel 9 3 0 3 -6 417 C David Legwand 6 0 0 0 -5 022 L Johan Larsson 8 0 2 2 0 023 C Sam Reinhart 9 1 3 4 2 025 D Carlo Colaiacovo 4 0 1 1 -3 026 L Matt Moulson 9 2 2 4 0 628 C Zemgus Girgensons 9 1 0 1 0 229 D Jake McCabe 7 2 0 2 -2 244 L Nicolas Deslauriers 9 1 1 2 -4 546 D Cody Franson 9 0 4 4 -6 855 D Rasmus Ristolainen 9 1 2 3 -5 059 C Tim Schaller - - - - - -63 C Tyler Ennis 9 3 2 5 -3 282 L Marcus Foligno 8 0 3 3 -2 288 L Jamie McGinn 9 1 2 3 -6 290 C Ryan O'Reilly 9 3 5 8 -5 0

Executive VP and General Manager Jim RutherfordAssociate General Manager Jason BotterillHead Coach Mike JohnstonAssistant Coaches Gary Agnew, Rick TocchetGoaltending Coach / Special Assistantto the Head Coach

Mike Bales / Jacques Martin

Owner/CEO Terry PegulaPresident/Alternate Governor Russ BrandonGeneral Manager Tim MurrayHead Coach Dan BylsmaCoaching Staff Terry Murray, Dave Barr, Dan

Lambert, Andrew Allen

Tonight's Officials

Referees Kelly Sutherland (11), Chris Lee (28) Linesmen John Grandt (98), Trent Knorr (63)

Supervisor Video Judge Jim Weaver

Ntl. Anthem Jeff Jimerson

Today's ScheduleMTL @ EDM : 7:00 CAR @ NYI : 7:00 NJD @ PHI : 7:00 BUF @ PIT : 7:00 ANA @ STL : 7:00 CHI @ WPG : 7:00VAN @ DAL : 7:30 COL @ TBL : 7:30

Pittsburgh Penguins: RosterActive (22 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Adam Clendening D 6' 0" 190 Oct 26, 1992 Niagara Falls, NY, USA3 Olli Maatta D 6' 2" 206 Aug 22, 1994 Jyväskylä, FIN4 Rob Scuderi D 6' 1" 212 Dec 30, 1978 Syosset, NY, USA7 Matt Cullen C 6' 1" 200 Nov 2, 1976 Virginia, MN, USA8 Brian Dumoulin D 6' 4" 207 Sep 6, 1991 Biddeford, ME, USA9 Pascal Dupuis R 6' 1" 205 Apr 7, 1979 Laval, QC, CAN11 Kevin Porter C 5' 11" 191 Mar 12, 1986 Detroit, MI, USA12 Ben Lovejoy D 6' 1" 206 Feb 20, 1984 Concord, NH, USA13 Nick Bonino C 6' 1" 196 Apr 20, 1988 Hartford, CT, USA14 Chris Kunitz L 6' 0" 195 Sep 26, 1979 Regina, SK, CAN19 Beau Bennett R 6' 2" 195 Nov 27, 1991 Gardena, CA, USA28 Ian Cole D 6' 1" 219 Feb 21, 1989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA29 Marc-Andre Fleury G 6' 2" 180 Nov 28, 1984 Sorel, QC, CAN37 Jeff Zatkoff G 6' 2" 179 Jun 9, 1987 Detroit, MI, USA41 Daniel Sprong R 6' 0" 180 Mar 17, 1997 Amsterdam, NLD57 David Perron L 6' 0" 200 May 28, 1988 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN58 Kris Letang D 6' 0" 201 Apr 24, 1987 Montreal, QC, CAN61 Sergei Plotnikov L 6' 2" 202 Jun 3, 1990 KOMSOMOLSK, RUS71 Evgeni Malkin C 6' 3" 195 Jul 31, 1986 Magnitogorsk, RUS72 Patric Hornqvist R 5' 11" 189 Jan 1, 1987 Sollentuna, SWE81 Phil Kessel R 6' 0" 202 Oct 2, 1987 Madison, WI, USA87 Sidney Crosby C 5' 11" 200 Aug 7, 1987 Cole Harbour, NS, CAN

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 197 Age: 28.6

Injured Reserve List (2 Players)16 Eric Fehr C 6' 4" 212 Sep 7, 1985 Winkler, MB, CAN17 Bryan Rust R 5' 11" 192 May 11, 1992 Pontiac, MI, USA

Goal StreaksPHIL KESSEL (2 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksEVGENI MALKIN (3 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksEVGENI MALKIN (0-3-3 / 2 Games)PHIL KESSEL (2-0-2 / 2 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place3 Mark Pysyk D 6' 1" 200 Jan 11, 1992 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 203 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN6 Mike Weber D 6' 2" 217 Dec 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA9 Evander Kane L 6' 2" 204 Aug 2, 1991 Vancouver, BC, CAN12 Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 178 Jan 18, 1979 Rochester, NY, USA15 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 201 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA17 David Legwand C 6' 2" 207 Aug 17, 1980 Detroit, MI, USA22 Johan Larsson L 5' 11" 200 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE23 Sam Reinhart C 6' 1" 189 Nov 6, 1995 North Vancouver, BC, CAN25 Carlo Colaiacovo D 6' 1" 202 Jan 27, 1983 Toronto, ON, CAN26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 212 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 1" 203 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA29 Jake McCabe D 6' 0" 214 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA31 Chad Johnson G 6' 3" 196 Jun 10, 1986 Saskatoon, SK, CAN35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 212 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE44 Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' 1" 212 Feb 22, 1991 LaSalle, QC, CAN46 Cody Franson D 6' 5" 234 Aug 8, 1987 Sicamous, BC, CAN55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 207 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN59 Tim Schaller C 6' 2" 219 Nov 16, 1990 Merrimack, NH, USA63 Tyler Ennis C 5' 9" 160 Oct 6, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN82 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 226 Aug 10, 1991 Buffalo, NY, USA88 Jamie McGinn L 6' 1" 205 Aug 5, 1988 Fergus, ON, CAN90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 1" 210 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 204 Age: 26.2

Injured Reserve List (3 Players)8 Cody McCormick C 6' 2" 228 Apr 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN40 Robin Lehner G 6' 5" 240 Jul 24, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE47 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 219 Jul 15, 1990 Massena, NY, USA

Goal StreaksTYLER ENNIS (2 / 2 Games)

Assist StreaksCODY FRANSON (4 / 3 Games)RYAN O'REILLY (3 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksRYAN O'REILLY (2-3-5 / 3 Games)TYLER ENNIS (2-1-3 / 2 Games)CODY FRANSON (0-4-4 / 3 Games)

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

C 71 Evgeni Malkin 9 3 5 8 0 8 1 0 2 24 12.5 19:33 38.40 4 7R 81 Phil Kessel 9 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 32 12.5 19:48 0.00 3 1D 58 Kris Letang 9 1 3 4 -3 4 0 0 0 28 3.6 26:42 0.00 14 14C 13 Nick Bonino 9 2 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 11 18.2 15:58 56.37 4 7C 87 Sidney Crosby 9 1 2 3 -1 0 1 0 0 27 3.7 21:05 54.88 12 4R 19 Beau Bennett 4 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 12 16.7 13:53 0.00 10 2D 3 Olli Maatta 9 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 1 9 11.1 16:41 0.00 4 11D 4 Rob Scuderi 8 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 16:40 0.00 2 11C 7 Matt Cullen 9 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 10 0.0 11:07 50.66 5 3L 14 Chris Kunitz 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17 5.9 17:10 50.00 34 7R 41 Daniel Sprong 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8.3 10:07 0.00 3 0C 11 Kevin Porter 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 11:40 50.00 15 4L 57 David Perron 9 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 20 0.0 15:07 0.00 28 4L 61 Sergei Plotnikov 7 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 7 0.0 10:50 50.00 9 1R 72 Patric Hornqvist 9 0 1 1 -4 6 0 0 0 22 0.0 16:07 100.00 30 5D 2 Adam Clendening 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 13:16 0.00 1 0D 8 Brian Dumoulin 9 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 15:57 0.00 1 10R 9 Pascal Dupuis 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 0.0 15:59 0.00 1 1D 12 Ben Lovejoy 9 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 8 0.0 18:11 0.00 19 11R 17 Bryan Rust 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 08:12 0.00 4 1D 28 Ian Cole 9 0 0 0 -5 10 0 0 0 10 0.0 21:31 0.00 14 26

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM29 Marc-Andre Fleury 9 536 1.90 5 4 0 1 17 254 .937 0 0 037 Jeff Zatkoff - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

C 90 Ryan O'Reilly 9 3 5 8 -5 0 2 0 0 21 14.3 21:02 59.13 2 4C 63 Tyler Ennis 9 3 2 5 -3 2 2 0 0 33 9.1 20:09 0.00 11 2L 26 Matt Moulson 9 2 2 4 0 6 1 0 0 19 10.5 14:59 0.00 3 1C 23 Sam Reinhart 9 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 13 7.7 13:11 42.10 2 1D 46 Cody Franson 9 0 4 4 -6 8 0 0 0 20 0.0 20:11 0.00 16 5C 15 Jack Eichel 9 3 0 3 -6 4 2 0 1 27 11.1 19:26 47.41 6 3L 9 Evander Kane 8 1 2 3 -5 2 0 0 0 28 3.6 20:18 42.85 24 3D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 9 1 2 3 -5 0 1 0 0 24 4.2 24:12 0.00 10 18L 88 Jamie McGinn 9 1 2 3 -6 2 1 0 0 10 10.0 10:25 0.00 14 0L 82 Marcus Foligno 8 0 3 3 -2 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 12:41 0.00 13 6D 29 Jake McCabe 7 2 0 2 -2 2 0 0 0 5 40.0 16:44 0.00 13 7L 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 9 1 1 2 -4 5 0 0 0 7 14.3 09:36 0.00 25 4L 22 Johan Larsson 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 12:51 45.16 7 3C 28 Zemgus Girgensons 9 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 18 5.6 16:22 42.10 16 4D 4 Josh Gorges 9 0 1 1 -5 10 0 0 0 8 0.0 19:47 0.00 13 20R 12 Brian Gionta 6 0 1 1 -4 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 18:54 45.00 4 1D 25 Carlo Colaiacovo 4 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 16:26 0.00 2 7D 3 Mark Pysyk 9 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 16:14 0.00 6 9D 6 Mike Weber 7 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 17:16 0.00 12 6C 17 David Legwand 6 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 09:14 46.66 3 2

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM31 Chad Johnson 8 454 3.04 3 5 0 0 23 175 .884 0 0 035 Linus Ullmark 1 58 4.14 0 1 0 0 4 24 .857 0 0 040 Robin Lehner 1 28 2.14 0 0 0 0 1 11 .917 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh PenguinsTeam Records

Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh PenguinsLast game: Tuesday AT PHILADELPHIA (4-3 W) Wednesday AT WASHINGTON (3-1 W)Next game: Friday VS PHILADELPHIA Saturday AT TORONTO

Overall record/streak: 3 - 6 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 5 - 4 - 0 / Win 2 / Undef 2Home record/streak: 2 - 4 - 0 / Lost 2 3 - 2 - 0 / Lost 1Road record/streak: 1 - 2 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 2 - 2 - 0 / Win 2 / Undef 2

Last 5 Games: 2 - 3 - 0 4 - 1 - 0Last 10 Games: 3 - 6 - 0 5 - 4 - 01-Goal Games: 2 - 3 - 0 3 - 2 - 02-Goal Games 1 - 1 2 - 03-Goal Games 0 - 2 0 - 2

Scoring first 2 - 2 - 0 4 - 0 - 0Opponent scoring first 1 - 4 - 0 1 - 4 - 0Leading after 1 period 1 - 1 - 0 2 - 0 - 0Trailing after 1 period 1 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0

Tied after 1 period 1 - 2 - 0 3 - 1 - 0Leading after 2 periods 2 - 0 - 0 4 - 0 - 0Trailing after 2 periods 1 - 5 - 0 0 - 3 - 0

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

OT Record - Franchise: 165 - 152 - 215 182 - 138 - 176Shootout Record - This Season: 1 - 0 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 66 - 51 65 - 39Outshooting opponent: 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 3 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 0 - 2 - 0 2 - 1 - 0Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Atlantic: 1 - 5 - 0 3 - 1 - 0

vs. Metropolitan: 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 3 - 6 - 0 4 - 1 - 0

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

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

Month by Month RecordBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsOctober: 3-6-0 6 5-4-0 10

Totals: 3-6-0 6 5-4-0 10

Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh PenguinsSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 4 6 8 1 19 ( 2.1 avg.)Opponents: 7 9 13 0 29 ( 3.2 avg.)

Pittsburgh Penguins: 3 7 4 2 16 ( 1.8 avg.)Opponents: 5 6 6 0 17 ( 1.9 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 87 96 97 3 283 (31.4 avg.)Opponents: 70 95 68 6 239 (26.6 avg.)

Pittsburgh Penguins: 97 89 96 4 286 (31.8 avg.)Opponents: 75 114 81 1 271 (30.1 avg.)

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

G Att % G Att %Overall: 9 36 25.0 (T-5th NHL) 2 31 6.5 (30th NHL)Home: 7 25 28.0 (5th NHL) 2 18 11.1 (22nd NHL)Road: 2 11 18.2 (15th NHL) 0 13 0.0 (T-28th NHL)

1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-18th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)

Penalty KillingBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

G Att % G Att %Overall: 7 23 69.6 (30th NHL) 4 29 86.2 (10th NHL)Home: 4 12 66.7 (T-28th NHL) 2 14 85.7 (T-13th NHL)Road: 3 11 72.7 (25th NHL) 2 15 86.7 (11th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-15th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-15th NHL)

PenaltiesBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank9 51 5.7 (2nd NHL) 9 71 7.9 (7th NHL)

Goal SituationsBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

For Against For Against5 on 5: 9 20 12 125 on 4: 9 1 1 05 on 3: 0 0 0 04 on 4: 0 0 0 14 on 3: 0 0 1 03 on 3: 1 0 1 03 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 1 0 04 on 5: 0 6 0 4

Empty Net: 0 1 1 0Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 19 29 16 17

Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh PenguinsSituations

Individual LeadersBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

Points: R. O'REILLY (8),T. ENNIS (5),M. MOULSON (4) E. MALKIN (8),P. KESSEL (5),K. LETANG (4)Goals: T. ENNIS (3),R. O'REILLY (3),J. EICHEL (3) P. KESSEL (4),E. MALKIN (3),N. BONINO (2)

Assists: R. O'REILLY (5),C. FRANSON (4),M. FOLIGNO (3) E. MALKIN (5),K. LETANG (3),M. CULLEN (2)PP Goals: T. ENNIS (2),R. O'REILLY (2),J. EICHEL (2) E. MALKIN (1),S. CROSBY (1)SH Goals:

GW Goals: Z. GIRGENSONS (1),J. EICHEL (1) E. MALKIN (2),P. KESSEL (2),O. MAATTA (1)3+ Goals:

PIM: J. GORGES (10),C. FRANSON (8),M. MOULSON (6) I. COLE (10),E. MALKIN (8),P. HORNQVIST (6)Shots: T. ENNIS (33),E. KANE (28),J. EICHEL (27) P. KESSEL (32),K. LETANG (28),S. CROSBY (27)

+/-: S. REINHART (+2),M. MOULSON (0),J. LARSSON (0) O. MAATTA (+5),M. CULLEN (+2),R. SCUDERI (+2)

ShootoutBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

Shooter G/S % GDGMatt Moulson 1 / 1 100.0 1Tyler Ennis 1 / 1 100.0 0Ryan O'Reilly 0 / 1 0.0 0Evander Kane 0 / 1 0.0 0Jack Eichel 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDG

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Chad Johnson 1 - 0 1/5 .800

Goaltender Rec. G/S %

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

Player G A PRyan O'Reilly 2 4 6Rasmus Ristolainen 1 2 3Jack Eichel 2 0 2Tyler Ennis 2 0 2Marcus Foligno 0 2 2Cody Franson 0 2 2Evander Kane 0 2 2Jamie McGinn 1 1 2Matt Moulson 1 1 2Brian Gionta 0 1 1Johan Larsson 0 1 1

Player G A PSidney Crosby 1 1 2Kris Letang 0 2 2Evgeni Malkin 1 1 2

Short HandedBuffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins

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LAST GAME: Oct. 28: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1 – Verizon CenterPGH Goals: Bennett; Kessel; BoninoMultiple Points: Bonino (1G-1A)Goalie: Fleury (33 saves/34 shots)Key Stats: All four goals were scored in the third period. Washington scored first 1:28 into the final frame. The Penguins answered withBeau Bennett’s goal just 24 seconds later. There was just 1:57 minutes between Bennett and Phil Kessel’s goals.PP: 0-3PK: 3-3 INJURIESPosition, Player, Status (Consecutive Games Missed)F Eric Fehr, elbow (9)F Bryan Rust, undisclosed (1)2015-16 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 212014-15 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 343 RECENT TRANSACTIONSOct. 28 – F Beau Bennett activated from injured reserve and F Bryan Rust placed on IROct. 26 – F Bobby Farnham claimed off waivers by the New Jersey DevilsOct. 22 – F Pascal Dupuis activated from injured reserve TONIGHT’S GAME -The Penguins play the first of three contests this year against the Buffalo Sabres (TV: ROOT SPORTS; Radio: 105.9 The X) atCONSOL Energy Center.-Pittsburgh has won six-consecutive games against the Sabres, equaling the Penguins’ longest winning streak in the history of theseries. A win tonight would establish a new series best.-The Penguins have outscored the Sabres, 25-3, during this six-game winning streak.-Marc-Andre Fleury has shut out the Sabres in three of the last five meetings between the clubs.-Overall, the Penguins have won eight of the last 10 games in this series.-Last year the Penguins swept the series, 3-0, winning by a combined margin of 13-1.-The Penguins won’t play at home again until Nov. 11 when the Montreal Canadiens visit for the second time this year.-These two games mark the Penguins’ first back-to-back situations of the year. PENGUINS vs. SABRES:Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Sabres: 80-61-38In Pittsburgh: 49-22-20OT Record vs. Sabres: 8-6-14Shootout Record vs. Sabres: 3-02014-15 Results: Pittsburgh went 3-0 TEAM NOTES: BREATHTAKING AGAINThe Penguins find themselves over .500 for the first time all season. They owe a ton of credit for that record to goalie Marc-AndreFleury, who has played even better through the first nine games this season than last year, when he was the team’s MVP and an NHLAll-Star.Fleury turned away 33 of 34 shots against the Capitals – the third time in four outings he’s made at least 31 saves. Fleury has startedeach of the first nine games of the season – the second-longest such streak of his career. The only time he started more consecutivegames at the outset of a season was 2006-07 when he started the first 11 games.Fleury has given up just nine goals his last six starts, going 5-1 during that stretch. He’s expected to get a well-earned breather tonightin favor of backup Jeff Zatkoff.

Pittsburgh Penguins: Media Notes

BEST STARTThrough three weeks the Penguins are off to the best defensive start in club history, as Pittsburgh’s current 1.88 goal-against averageis the lowest mark posted in October in franchise history. Below is a look at the lowest team goals-against averages posted by thePenguins in the month of October: Year GAA2015-16 1.882011-12 2.082009-10 2.211971-72 2.252008-09 2.27 During its 0-3 start to the season, the Penguins allowed eight goals against. Since then, Pittsburgh has given up a total of just ninegoals while winning five of its last six contests. The Penguins’ 1.50 goals-against average since Oct. 15 ranks third (tied) in the NHL: Team GAALos Angeles 1.00Chicago 1.40Pittsburgh 1.50NY Rangers 1.50 KESSEL, MALKIN DO IT AGAINPhil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin have skated in two games together. Kessel has scored the game-winning goal off primary assists fromMalkin in both contests.Last night, Kessel’s game-winning marker came just 1:57 after Beau Bennett had tied the score at 1-1 early in the third period. Kesselleads the Penguins in goals (4) and shots (32) heading into tonight.Kessel and Malkin are two of the 16 NHL players that have tallied a pair of game-winning goals thus far this season.Last Saturday night against Nashville, the duio combined for the overtime, game-winning goal when Malkin helped set up Kessel, whodid the rest, skating through the Nashville defense before putting home his own rebound behind Pekka Rinne.The goal was the fourth career overtime tally for Kessel, and his first since Oct. 14, 2014 against the Colorado Avalanche when heplayed for Toronto. It was the 41st career game-winning marker – his first such tally with Pittsburgh – for Kessel. BEAU-TIFULHe’s only played in four games due to injury, but Beau Bennett has proven in a short period to be one of the Penguins’ top offensivethreats this year. His goal yesterday not only jump-started the offense, but it marked his second-straight game (not an official streak dueto games missed because of injury) he’s found the back of the net.Bennett’s tally against Washington came in a milestone contest for him – his 100th career regular-season appearance.Bennett’s offensive outburst began back in training camp, when he tied Phil Kessel for the team lead with three goals in the preseason. LETANG PLAYS 500TH NHL GAMELast night against the Capitals, Penguins blueliner Kris Letang became just the fourth defenseman in franchise history to play in 500games with the team, joining Brooks Orpik (703 games), Ron Stackhouse (621) and Dave Burrows (573).Letang sits 11 points shy of becoming just the fifth blueliner in club history to record 300 points with the team, which would place himalongside Paul Coffey (440 points), Stackhouse (343), Randy Carlyle (323) and Larry Murphy (301).Against the Capitals, Letang paced Pittsburgh with eight shot attempts (finished with 3 official shots on goal). THIS N’ AT*Captain Sidney Crosby has at least one point in 25 of 28 career meetings against the Sabres. When Buffalo held him scoreless in theseason finale last year, it ended a 19-game point streak against the Sabres (10G-26A-36PTS).*This will be Jeff Zatkoff’s first-career start against the Sabres. It’s his first NHL start since April 13, 2014 against the Ottawa Senatorsat CONSOL Energy Center.*This is the first time back coaching in Pittsburgh for Buffalo head coach Dan Bylsma. In five-plus seasons with Pittsburgh from 2009-14, Bylsma established franchise records for regular-season wins (252), playoff wins (43) and he won the Jack Adams Award as theNHL’s most outstanding coach in 2010-11. That year, Sidney Crosby (41 games missed), Evgeni Malkin (39) and Jordan Staal (39)all missed significant action. When Pittsburgh won the Cup in ’09, Bylsma directed the club to an 18-3-4 finish in 25 games behind thebench, helping the club jump from 10th place at his arrival to fourth by season’s end.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: PENGUINS vs. CAPITALS*Pittsburgh went 3-for-3 on the PK, improving to 17-for-18 (94.4%) over the last five games.*It won’t go down as an official third-period comeback since the Penguins weren’t down at the beginning of the final frame, butPittsburgh didn’t blink when it found itself down 1-0 less than two minutes into the third period, scoring twice in 1:57 seconds to take thelead for good.*Nick Bonino registered his first multiple-point game with Pittsburgh (1G-1A). He has three points (2G-1A) over his last three games.*Only Sidney Crosby (18:21 minutes) logged more ice time than Bonino’s 18:03 among Pittsburgh forwards. In addition to his points,Bonino blocked a team-high four shots, the third-highest single-game total of his career.*Bonino has gone 58-36 (61.7%) on faceoffs his last five games.*The 24:19 minutes played by Kris Letang was his lowest total of the year.*David Perron’s assist on Phil Kessel’s goal was his first point of the year. LONEY HELPS WBS WIN ITS 5TH-STRAIGHTPittsburgh native Ty Loney, playing in just his second AHL game this year for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, collected two assists as thePenguins won their fifth-straight game yesterday, 4-3, against Binghamton. Tyler Biggs, making his WBS debut, scored a goal and anassist. Loney and Biggs combined to set up J-S Dea’s game-winning goal midway through the third period. Rookie Dominik Simonscored again, giving him a team-leading (tied) eight points (3G-5A). Tristan Jarry is now 2-0, allowing only four goals in those contests. TEAM LEADERSShots:Kessel, 32Letang, 28Crosby, 27 Hits:ForwardsKunitz, 34Hornqvist, 30Perron, 28 D-MenLovejoy, 19Letang, 14Cole, 14 Blocked Shots:D-MenCole, 26 Letang, 14Lovejoy, 11Maatta, 11Scuderi, 11 ForwardsKunitz, 7Malkin, 7Bonino, 7 Faceoff Percentage:Bonino, 56.4%(84-65)Crosby, 54.9% (118-97)Cullen, 50.7% (38-37) DID YOU KNOW…Pittsburgh’s PK is quietly killing off penalties at a higher clip this year (86.2%) than even last year (84.8%) when the PK finished third inthe NHL.

2015-16 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWNPower PlayOverall: 2-31, 6.5%5-on-4: 1-28, 3.6%5-on-3: 0-3, 0.0%4-on-3: 1-1, 100.0% Penalty KillOverall: 25-29, 86.2%5-on-4: 25-29, 86.2%5-on-3: 0-0, 0.0%4-on-3: 0-0, 0.0% 2015-16 ATTENDANCE FIGURES & SELLOUT STREAK INFORMATION2015-16 Regular-Season Attendance: 92,7232015-16 Average Attendance: 18,545Consecutive Sellouts: 382 (Regular Season: 328; Postseason: 54)Attendance During Sellout Streak: 6,840,441 (Average: 17,907)Overall Record: 243-114-25 (.669 pct.)CONSOL Energy Center Capacity: 18,387Largest Crowd in CONSOL Energy Center History: April 10, 2015 vs. NY Islanders; April 12, 2014 vs. Philadelphia; and March 30,2013 vs. NY Islanders, 18,673 MILESTONES WATCHF David Perron 3 points from 300F Evgeni Malkin 4 games from 600D Ian Cole 4 games from 200D Rob Scuderi 6 assists from 100 MILESTONES ACHIEVEDD Kris Letang appeared in his 500th NHL game Oct. 28 at WashingtonF Beau Bennett played his 100th NHL game Oct. 28 at WashingtonG Marc-Andre Fleury played his 600th NHL game Oct. 17 vs. TorontoF Sergei Plotnikov notched his first NHL point with an assist on Olli Maatta’s goal Oct. 17 vs. TorontoF Daniel Sprong scored his first NHL goal against Craig Anderson Oct. 15 vs. Ottawa

Pittsburgh Penguins: 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 10/08/2015 @ Dallas Stars L 00-01-00 0-3 13 0-3 3-5 37-24 31 / 29 18532+2 10/10/2015 @ Arizona Coyotes L 00-02-00 1-2 81 48 0-4 4-4 28-39 41 / 29 17125+3 10/13/2015 Montréal Canadiens L 00-03-00 2-3 19,58 15 0-2 1-2 33-30 31 / 29 18626+4 10/15/2015 Ottawa Senators W 01-03-00 2-0 71,41 71 0-3 3-3 36-22 29 / 41 18486+5 10/17/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs W 02-03-00 2-1 71,3 3 0-5 4-4 33-27 29 / 45 18650+6 10/20/2015 Florida Panthers W* 03-03-00 3-2 87p,81,71p 71 2-3 2-2 35-33 29 / 1 18471+7 10/22/2015 Dallas Stars L 03-04-00 1-4 13 3 0-5 2-3 34-23 31 / 29 18490+8 10/24/2015 @ Nashville Predators W* 04-04-00 2-1 14,81 81 0-3 3-3 25-39 29 / 35 17163+9 10/28/2015 @ Washington Capitals W 05-04-00 3-1 19,81,13 81 0-3 3-3 25-34 29 / 70 18506+

10 10/29/2015 Buffalo Sabres11 10/31/2015 @ Toronto Maple Leafs12 11/04/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks13 11/06/2015 @ Edmonton Oilers14 11/07/2015 @ Calgary Flames15 11/11/2015 Montréal Canadiens16 11/13/2015 Columbus Blue Jackets17 11/14/2015 @ New Jersey Devils18 11/17/2015 Minnesota Wild19 11/19/2015 Colorado Avalanche20 11/21/2015 San Jose Sharks21 11/25/2015 St. Louis Blues22 11/27/2015 @ Columbus Blue Jackets23 11/28/2015 Edmonton Oilers24 12/01/2015 @ San Jose Sharks25 12/05/2015 @ Los Angeles Kings26 12/06/2015 @ Anaheim Ducks27 12/09/2015 @ Colorado Avalanche28 12/11/2015 Los Angeles Kings29 12/14/2015 Washington Capitals30 12/16/2015 @ Boston Bruins31 12/18/2015 Boston Bruins32 12/19/2015 Carolina Hurricanes33 12/21/2015 Columbus Blue Jackets34 12/26/2015 @ Minnesota Wild35 12/27/2015 @ Winnipeg Jets36 12/30/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs37 12/31/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings38 01/02/2016 New York Islanders39 01/05/2016 Chicago Blackhawks40 01/06/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks41 01/09/2016 @ Montréal Canadiens42 01/12/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes43 01/15/2016 @ Tampa Bay Lightning44 01/17/2016 Carolina Hurricanes45 01/18/2016 @ St. Louis Blues46 01/21/2016 Philadelphia Flyers47 01/23/2016 Vancouver Canucks48 01/24/2016 @ Washington Capitals49 01/26/2016 New Jersey Devils50 02/02/2016 Ottawa Senators51 02/05/2016 @ Tampa Bay Lightning52 02/06/2016 @ Florida Panthers53 02/08/2016 Anaheim Ducks54 02/10/2016 New York Rangers55 02/12/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes56 02/15/2016 @ Florida Panthers57 02/18/2016 Detroit Red Wings58 02/20/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning59 02/21/2016 @ Buffalo Sabres60 02/24/2016 @ Boston Bruins61 02/27/2016 Winnipeg Jets62 02/29/2016 Arizona Coyotes63 03/03/2016 New York Rangers64 03/05/2016 Calgary Flames65 03/06/2016 @ New Jersey Devils66 03/08/2016 @ New York Islanders67 03/11/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets68 03/13/2016 @ New York Rangers69 03/15/2016 New York Islanders70 03/17/2016 Carolina Hurricanes71 03/19/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers72 03/20/2016 Washington Capitals73 03/24/2016 New Jersey Devils74 03/26/2016 @ Detroit Red Wings75 03/27/2016 @ New York Rangers76 03/29/2016 Buffalo Sabres77 03/31/2016 Nashville Predators78 04/02/2016 @ New York Islanders79 04/03/2016 Philadelphia Flyers80 04/05/2016 @ Ottawa Senators81 04/07/2016 @ Washington Capitals82 04/09/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers

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

Date Opp. CLENDENING# 2

MAATTA# 3

SCUDERI# 4

CULLEN# 7

DUMOULIN# 8

DUPUIS# 9

PORTER# 11

Oct 8 @ DAL 0-0,1/0 16:42 0-0,2/-1 17:50 0-0,2/0 10:24 0-0,1/-1 13:42Oct 10 @ ARI 0-0,1/0 16:33 0-0,0/0 18:59 0-0,1/-1 12:43 0-0,2/0 15:16 0-0,1/-1 10:53Oct 13 Vs MTL 0-0,1/1 19:17 0-0,1/0 15:03 0-0,0/0 11:03 0-0,0/0 15:36 0-0,1/0 11:57Oct 15 Vs OTT 0-0,0/1 13:16 0-0,0/1 14:36 DNP 0-1,2/1 11:19 0-0,2/0 17:15 0-1,2/1 15:44Oct 17 Vs TOR DNP 1-0(W),4/1 16:30 0-1,0/1 16:07 0-0,2/1 12:20 0-0,0/0 14:04 0-0,2/1 13:08Oct 20 Vs FLA DNP 0-0,0/1 15:55 0-1,1/1 16:13 0-0,1/0 09:02 0-0,0/0 19:14 0-0,0/0 09:08Oct 22 Vs DAL DNP 0-0,1/-1 18:06 0-0,0/-2 15:29 0-0,0/0 09:09 0-0,3/0 17:09 0-0,5/0 12:43 0-0,1/0 09:20Oct 24 @ NSH DNP 0-0,1/0 15:39 0-0,0/1 16:45 0-1,0/1 13:21 0-0,0/0 14:47 0-0,2/0 18:40 DNPOct 28 @ WSH DNP 0-1,0/2 16:54 0-0,1/2 17:00 0-0,2/0 10:42 0-0,1/0 16:37 0-0,1/1 16:35 0-0,0/0 11:32

Date Opp. LOVEJOY# 12

BONINO# 13

KUNITZ# 14

RUST# 17

BENNETT# 19

FARNHAM# 24

COLE# 28

Oct 8 @ DAL 0-0,1/0 16:28 0-0,0/-1 15:44 0-0,3/0 19:09 0-0,1/-1 13:40 0-0,0/0 07:38 0-0,3/0 20:27Oct 10 @ ARI 0-0,1/0 16:02 0-0,2/0 14:48 0-0,1/1 16:06 0-0,2/0 14:44 DNP 0-0,3/-1 21:03Oct 13 Vs MTL 0-0,1/1 18:59 0-0,4/0 13:00 0-0,3/1 17:10 1-0,6/0 14:05 DNP 0-0,0/-1 21:46Oct 15 Vs OTT 0-0,0/0 18:51 0-0,0/0 16:49 0-0,2/0 16:05 0-0,2/0 07:33 DNP 0-0,1/0 05:49 0-0,0/1 24:24Oct 17 Vs TOR 0-0,0/0 16:51 0-0,0/1 16:49 0-0,2/0 16:38 0-0,0/1 04:40 INJ DNP 0-0,1/0 22:30Oct 20 Vs FLA 0-0,2/0 21:09 0-0,1/0 16:34 0-0,3/0 19:02 0-0,3/0 13:31 INJ 0-0,1/0 06:37 0-0,2/-2 20:04Oct 22 Vs DAL 0-0,2/0 17:36 1-0,2/0 14:08 0-0,2/-1 19:37 0-0,1/1 11:59 INJ DNP 0-0,0/-1 19:51Oct 24 @ NSH 0-0,0/1 17:31 0-0,1/0 17:52 1-0,1/0 17:24 0-0,0/0 03:21 INJ DNP 0-0,1/-1 22:17Oct 28 @ WSH 0-0,1/0 20:15 1-1,1/1 18:03 0-0,0/1 13:19 INJ 1-0,3/1 13:03 DNP 0-0,0/0 21:23

Date Opp. SPRONG# 41

PERRON# 57

LETANG# 58

PLOTNIKOV# 61

MALKIN# 71

HORNQVIST# 72

KESSEL# 81

Oct 8 @ DAL 0-0,1/0 08:59 0-0,0/-1 15:13 0-0,8/0 28:18 0-0,1/0 12:42 0-0,4/0 19:58 0-0,3/0 16:58 0-0,6/0 19:40Oct 10 @ ARI 0-0,1/-1 07:57 0-0,1/0 15:15 0-0,2/-1 26:05 0-0,1/-1 11:23 0-0,1/-1 18:43 0-0,5/-1 12:28 1-0,3/1 19:09Oct 13 Vs MTL 0-0,0/0 09:02 0-0,2/0 17:00 1-0,5/-1 26:40 0-0,0/-1 09:27 0-1,1/1 19:51 0-0,1/0 16:50 0-1,3/0 20:46Oct 15 Vs OTT 1-0,4/1 13:07 0-0,7/1 15:07 0-1,1/1 28:06 DNP 1-0(W),3/1 20:23 0-1,3/1 17:45 0-0,4/0 18:29Oct 17 Vs TOR 0-0,3/0 12:30 0-0,2/-1 16:33 0-0,3/0 28:34 0-1,3/1 08:41 1-0,3/0 20:00 0-0,5/-1 14:51 0-0,2/0 20:47Oct 20 Vs FLA DNP 0-0,2/-1 15:44 0-2,2/-2 25:26 0-0,0/0 14:11 1-1(W),4/-1 20:37 0-0,1/-1 16:04 1-0,3/0 21:00Oct 22 Vs DAL DNP 0-0,2/-1 14:26 0-0,3/0 26:07 0-0,0/1 10:37 0-0,5/-2 20:16 0-0,1/-2 15:27 0-0,3/-1 22:28Oct 24 @ NSH 0-0,2/0 09:47 0-0,3/0 12:58 0-0,1/0 26:44 0-0,2/0 08:54 0-2,1/1 18:52 0-0,1/0 18:15 1-0(W),6/0 19:20Oct 28 @ WSH 0-0,1/0 09:30 0-1,1/1 13:52 0-0,3/0 24:19 DNP 0-1,2/1 17:21 0-0,2/0 16:33 1-0(W),2/1 16:41

Date Opp. CROSBY# 87

FLEURY# 29

ZATKOFF# 37

Oct 8 @ DAL 0-0,0/0 22:04 3/24 L 57:31 DNDOct 10 @ ARI 0-0,0/1 20:53 2/39 L 59:00 DNDOct 13 Vs MTL 0-0,4/-1 20:19 3/30 L 59:10 DNDOct 15 Vs OTT 0-0,3/0 19:22 0/22 W 60:00 DNDOct 17 Vs TOR 0-0,1/0 20:27 1/27 W 60:00 DNDOct 20 Vs FLA 1-2,9/0 21:55 2/33 W 61:19 DNDOct 22 Vs DAL 0-0,3/-1 22:51 4/23 L 57:57 DNDOct 24 @ NSH 0-0,3/0 23:36 1/39 W 60:41 DNDOct 28 @ WSH 0-0,4/0 18:21 1/34 W 60:00 DND

*Second season as head coach.*Had the highest point total (56) and best points % (.683) thru 41 GP among any Pens coach in their 1st full season behind the bench in teamhistory.*Earned his 1st NHL win Oct. 9, 2014 vs. ANA (6-4).*Named head coach of the Penguins on July 25, 2014.*Spent 6 years as GM/head coach of the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL.*His Portland teams made 4 straight trips to the WHL Finals from 2011-14, winning the WHL championship and earning a Memorial Cup berthin '12-13.*Was a NHL associate/assistant coach for Vancouver (1999-2006) and Los Angeles (2006-08).*Worked for Hockey Canada from 1994-99, serving as head coach, associate coach and GM.*Was an assistant coach on Canada's 1998 Olympic Team.*As an assistant/associate coach for Canada, has won 5 medals (2 gold; 2 silver; 1 bronze) at the World Championships and 2 gold medals atthe World Junior Championships.*The 57 year old is a native of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.*Career Record: 48-31-12*Playoff Record: 1-4

Pittsburgh Penguins: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Mike Johnston

#29: Marc-Andre Fleury (G) 6' 2", 180 lbs. / Nov 28, 1984 (30 years and 11 months)

FLUH-ree, MAHRK-an-DRAYDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 1st round (1st overall) in the 2003 NHL Draft12th NHL / 12th PIT SeasonLast Win: OCT 28, 2015 @ WASHINGTONLast SO: OCT 15, 2015 vs OTTAWA (5)Career Shootouts: 178/237 (.751), 48-24

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 9 5-4-0 1 1.90 .937Career 604 327-193-53 39 2.58 .912

Career vs. Opp 27 18-5-2 4 2.16 .921

Season Highs: Shots Saves3939

3810/24 vs NSH

WORTH NOTING: Since the beginning of the 2013-14 season, Fleury's 16 shutouts rank 2nd behind Carey Price (17) for most among NHLgoaltenders. * Picked up his 5th win in last 6 games, stopping 33 of 34 shots on Oct. 28 at WSH.* Has now started 9-straight games to open season, 2nd-longest such streak of his career (2006-07; 11 starts).* Played in his 600th NHL game on Oct. 17. vs. TOR. Fleury is the 1st goaltender and 9th player to play that many games for PIT.* Posted his 323rd career win and 39th career shutout on Oct. 15 vs. OTT. 2014-15 SEASON/CAREER:* Penguins' 2014-15 Team MVP.* Became first goalie to finish with 10 shutouts in a season since Jonathan Quick in 2011-12 (10).* Was named to 2nd-career NHL All-Star game on Jan. 15.* Became the 31st goalie in NHL history to reach 300 wins Nov. 24 at BOS (27 saves).* Is 3rd-youngest goalie (29 years, 361 days) and 3rd fastest goalie (547 games) to win 300 games. Career Info:HIGHS: Saves: 47 Shots: 51PENALTY SHOTS: 13 Saves; 17 Shots

#37: Jeff Zatkoff (G) 6' 2", 179 lbs. / Jun 9, 1987 (28 years and 4 months)

ZAT-kawf, JEHFDrafted: Drafted by LA in the 3rd round (74th overall) in the 2006 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on 7/1/123rd NHL / 3rd PIT SeasonLast Win: MAR 22, 2014 vs TAMPA BAY (4)Last SO: NOV 2, 2013 @ COLUMBUS (18)Career Shootouts: 2/4 (.500), 1-1

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 21 12-7-2 1 2.58 .913

Career vs. Opp - ----- - - -

Season Highs: Shots Saves- -

WORTH NOTING: In 2014-15, Zatkoff combined with WBS goaltender Matt Murray to win the AHL's Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award,given to the duo that allows the fewest goals in the regular season. * Started 3 preseason games for PIT, going 0-2 with a 4.18 GAA and a .851 SVP. 2014-15 SEASON/CAREER:* Stopped 16 of 17 shots in relief in his season debut with PIT Dec. 23 at TB.* Notched 1st NHL win and 1st NHL shutout after stopping 19 shots @ CBJ Nov. 2, 2013.* Was the 1st Penguins goalie to notch a shutout in his 1st win with the team.* Was an AHL All-Star with WBS in 2013 and 2015.* Signed 2-year contract extension Dec. 21, 2013. Career Info:HIGHS: Saves: 42 Shots: 46PENALTY SHOTS: 0 Saves; 0 Shots

#2: Adam Clendening (D) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Oct 26, 1992 (23 years)

klen-DEHN-ihng, A-duhmDrafted: Drafted by CHI in the 2nd round (36th overall) in the 2011 NHL DraftAcquired: From VAN with Nick Bonino and 2016 2nd-round pick for Brandon Sutterand 2016 3rd-round pick on 7/28/20151st NHL / 1st PIT SeasonLast Goal: NOV 20, 2014 @ CALGARY (21)Last Assist: FEB 19, 2015 @ NY RANGERS (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 1 0-0-0 1 4Career 22 1-3-4 3 14

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

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

10/15 vs OTT0

10/15 vs OTT0

10/15 vs OTT4

10/15 vs OTT13:16

10/15 vs OTT0

10/15 vs OTT1

10/15 vs OTT+1

10/15 vs OTT

WORTH NOTING: Clendening, who was named an AHL All-Star twice while with Rockford in 2012-13 and 2013-14, became the first AHL defenseman

to make a postseason All-Star team in each of his first two professional seasons since Dan Boyle in 1999 and '00.

* Made his PIT debut on Oct. 15 vs. OTT.

* Recorded 1 goal and 1 assist and finished plus-3 in 4 preseason games with Pittsburgh.

2014-15 SEASON/CAREER:

* Skated in 23 playoff games with Utica (AHL) in 2014-15, ranking 2nd among Comets defensemen with 8 points (3G-5A) en route to a Calder Cup final

appearance.

* Appeared in his first NHL game as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 20, 2014 and scored his first NHL goal on his first NHL shot against

Calgary goaltender Jonas Hiller.

* Skated in 4 games with CHI before being traded to VAN in exchange for Gustav Forsling on Jan. 29, 2015.

* Appeared in his first game with VAN on Feb. 1, 2015 vs. MIN.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1

PPG: 1

SHG: 0

#3: Olli Maatta (D) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Aug 22, 1994 (21 years and 2 months)

MA-TA, OH-leeDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 1st round (22nd overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft3rd NHL / 3rd PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 17, 2015 vs TORONTO (4)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2015 @ WASHINGTONCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


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


10/17 vs TOR1

10/28 vs WSH1

2 times2

10/17 vs TOR19:17

10/13 vs MTL4

10/17 vs TOR2

10/15 vs OTT+2

10/28 vs WSH

WORTH NOTING: Maatta led all PIT players in the preseason with a plus-7 in 4 games.

* Assisted on Beau Bennett's opening goal on Oct. 28 at WSH.

* Scored 1st goal of the season - the eventual game-winner - on Oct. 17 vs. TOR.

* Appeared in 100th NHL game Oct. 10 at ARI.

* Played in first game since Dec. 6, 2014, after missing 56 games due to injury, on Oct. 8 at DAL.

* Recorded a goal and an assist in 4 preseason games.


* Missed the last 56 games of the season due to a shoulder injury.

* Underwent successful surgery on Nov. 4 to remove a cancerous tumor from his neck. Missed 6 games from Nov. 1-15 as a result.

* Recorded a career-high 3 points (3A) vs. ANA on Oct. 9.

* Scored 1st career penalty shot attempt vs. Niklas Backstrom vs. MIN on Dec. 19, 2013.

* 2nd D-man in team history to score on PS and 1st since George Konik on Jan. 31, 1968.

* Led all Finnish D-men w/3 goals to help win bronze medal at the 2014 Olympics.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 2 A: 3 P: 3

PPG: 3

SHG: 1

#4: Rob Scuderi (D) 6' 1", 212 lbs. / Dec 30, 1978 (36 years and 9 months)

SKUD-uh-ree, RAWBDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 5th round (134th overall) in the 1998 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on 7/5/1311th NHL / 7th PIT SeasonLast Goal: APR 10, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (9)Last Assist: OCT 20, 2015 vs FLORIDA (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




8 times1

2 times1

2 times0

8 times18:59

10/10 vs ARI2

10/8 vs DAL1

2 times+2

10/28 vs WSH

WORTH NOTING: Was 1 of just 2 Penguins (Nick Spaling) to play in all 82 games in 2014-15.

* Posted 2nd assist in as many games on Oct. 20 vs. FLA and ranks 2nd among PIT d-men with 2 points (0G-2A).

* Assisted on Olli Maatta's goal on Oct. 17 vs. TOR to earn 1st point of season and 50th assist as a Penguin.

* Finished even while skating 11:47 on average in 3 preseason games.


* Led PIT in SH/TOI in 2014-15, averaging 3:09 per game.

* Finished 3rd on PIT with 110 blocked shots. In 8 of his last 10 seasons, Scuderi has recorded 100-plus blocked shots.

* Became the 8th D-man in team history to play 400 games w/the team vs. WPG Jan. 27.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2

SHOOTOUT NUMBERS w/PIT: 0 G, 0 Att, 0.0 Pct

REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 443GP 4G-51A-55PTS

PPG: 0

SHG: 0

#7: Matt Cullen (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Nov 2, 1976 (38 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Drafted in the 2nd round (36th overall) by ANA in the 1996 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on 8/6/15Last Goal: MAR 2, 2015 @ NY RANGERS (22)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2015 @ NASHVILLE (1)Career Shootouts: 24/60 (40%), 9 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 9 0-2-2 2 4Career 1221 219-409-628 -36 512

Career vs. Opp 40 1-11-12 -16 24


9 times1

2 times1

2 times2

2 times13:21

10/24 vs NSH2

4 times2

10/22 vs DAL+1

3 times

WORTH NOTING: Ranks 3rd among PIT players with a 50.7 percent (38-37) faceoff winning percentage.

* Leads all PIT forwards averaging 2:46 of SH/TOI per game.

* Assisted on Chris Kunitz's opening goal on Oct. 24 at NSH.

* Registered his first point as a Penguin on Oct. 15 vs. OTT. Cullen had the primary assist on Daniel Sprong's first NHL goal.

* Made his PIT debut on Oct. 8 at DAL.

* Skated in 4 preseason games and finished with 2 shots for PIT.


* Finished with 25 points (7G-18A) in 62 games with Nashville in 2014-15.

* Won 54 percent of his faceoffs in 2014-15 with NSH, the 11th-straight season his faceoff percentage has been 50 percent or higher.

* Currently ranks 10th among active players in games played with 1,212.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 4



PPG: 53

SHG: 14

#8: Brian Dumoulin (D) 6' 4", 207 lbs. / Sep 6, 1991 (24 years and 1 month)

DOO-moh-lihn, BRIGH-uhnDrafted: Drafted by CAR in the 2nd round (51st overall) in the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From CAR with Brandon Sutter and a 2012 1st round pick for Jordan Staal2nd NHL / 2nd PIT SeasonLast Goal: DEC 15, 2014 vs TAMPA BAY (13)Last Assist: DEC 16, 2013 vs TORONTO (21)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 9 0-0-0 -1 0Career 23 1-1-2 0 6

Career vs. Opp - ----- - -


9 times0

9 times0

9 times0

9 times19:14

10/20 vs FLA3

10/22 vs DAL1

10/24 vs NSH+0

8 times

WORTH NOTING: Dumoulin signed a two-year, one-way deal with an average annual value of $800,000 on July 9, 2015.

* Had season-high 3 blocked shots on Oct. 28 at WSH in his 7th-straight game with an even rating or better.

* Recorded 1 assist and averaged 12:02 in 4 preseason games.


* Appeared in 8 games with the Penguins last season.

* Logged a season-high 19:51 minutes while skating on top pair w/Kris Letang Dec. 29 at NJ.

* Recorded a career-high 3 shots Dec. 6 vs. OTT.

* Led all WBS defensemen with 29 assists and 33 points in 62 games.

* His plus-25 was 2nd-best on WBS and 4th-highest in the AHL.

* Notched his 1st NHL point w/ assist on Chris Conner's goal vs. TOR Dec. 16, 2013.

* Played 3 years at Boston College ('09-12).

* Helped Eagles win 2010 and '12 national championships.

* Hobey Baker Award finalist in '11-12.

Career Info:

HIGHS: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1

PPG: 0

SHG: 0

#9: Pascal Dupuis (R) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Apr 7, 1979 (36 years and 6 months)

doo-PWEE, pas-KALDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Traded from ATL with Marian Hossa on 2/26/0814th NHL / 9th PIT SeasonLast Goal: NOV 14, 2014 @ TORONTO (4)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2014 vs BUFFALO (9)Career Shootouts: 4/12 (33%), 3 GDG


Career vs. Opp 33 6-12-18 3 10


3 times0

3 times0

3 times2

10/24 vs NSH18:40

10/24 vs NSH5

10/22 vs DAL1

10/22 vs DAL+1

10/28 vs WSH

WORTH NOTING: Has more shorthanded goals (8) than any other Pittsburgh skater since joining the team in 2007-08.

* Made his season debut on Oct. 22 vs. DAL - his first game in 342 days (Nov. 15, 2014).

* Missed the first 6 games of the season with a lower-body injury.

* Scored 1 goal in 4 games this preseason for Pittsburgh.


* Missed the final 66 games of the season due to a blood clot.

* Notched his 400th career point (PPG) Oct. 25 at NSH.

* Became the 6th player in franchise history to collect at least 4 points in a season opener and the 1st to do so since both Mario Lemieux (4A) and Ron

Francis (2G-2A) accomplished that feat to open the 1995-96 campaign.

* Recorded a career-high (tied) 4 points (1G-3A) vs. ANA on Oct. 9.

* Missed 43 games in 2013-14 due to a torn ACL.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 4



PPG: 22

SHG: 15

#11: Kevin Porter (C) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / Mar 12, 1986 (29 years and 7 months)

POHR-tuhr, KEH-vihnDrafted: Drafted by ARI in the 4th round (119th overall) of the 2004 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on 7/1/156th NHL / 1st PIT SeasonLast Goal: APR 14, 2013 vs TAMPA BAY (24)Last Assist: OCT 15, 2015 vs OTTAWA (4)Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 1 GDG




7 times1

10/15 vs OTT1

10/15 vs OTT0

7 times15:44

10/15 vs OTT2

2 times4

10/28 vs WSH+1

2 times

WORTH NOTING: Porter captained the American side at the 2006 World Junior Championships to a silver medal in Vancouver.

* Recorded first point with PIT on Oct. 15 vs. OTT, assisting on Daniel Sprong's second-period goal.

* Made his PIT debut on Oct. 10 at ARI.

* Played in 4 preseason games for Pittsburgh.


* Spent the season with the Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

* Helped the Griffins advance to the Western Conference Final, appearing in 16 postseason contests.

* Best NHL season was 2010-11 with Colorado. Established career highs in games played (74), goals (14), assists (11) and points (25).

* Won Hobey Baker Award as nation's top collegiate player following senior season at the University of Michigan that saw him post 63 points (33G-30A)

in 43 games.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 2 A: 1 P: 2



PPG: 2

SHG: 2

#12: Ben Lovejoy (D) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Feb 20, 1984 (31 years and 8 months)

LUHV-joi, BEHNDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Acquired from ANA in exchange for Simon Despres on 3/2/157th NHL / 6th PIT SeasonLast Goal: APR 4, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (13)Last Assist: MAR 26, 2015 @ CAROLINA (17)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




9 times0

9 times0

9 times2

2 times21:09

10/20 vs FLA2

2 times4

3 times+1

2 times

WORTH NOTING: Lovejoy has been a plus player in 5 of the last 6 NHL seasons.

* Has finished even or better in all 9 games this season.

* Finished with 15 shots in 4 preseason games.


* His 170 hits finished 1st among PIT D-men.

* Finished 4th on PIT with 106 blocked shots.

* Recorded a career-high 9 hits Mar. 28 vs. ARI.

* Scored his 1st goal since rejoining PIT Apr. 4 at CBJ.

* Acquired from ANA for Simon Despres on Mar. 2.

* Had 11 PTS (1G-10A) in 40 GP with ANA this season.

* Helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to the AHL Calder Cup finals in 2008.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 2



PPG: 0

SHG: 0

#13: Nick Bonino (C) 6' 1", 196 lbs. / Apr 20, 1988 (27 years and 6 months)

boh-NEE-noh, NIHKDrafted: Drafted by SJ in the 6th round (173rd overall) of the 2007 NHL Draft.Acquired: From VAN with Adam Clendening and 2016 2nd-round pick for BrandonSutter and 2016 3rd-round pick on 7/28/156th NHL / 1st PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2015 @ WASHINGTONLast Assist: OCT 28, 2015 @ WASHINGTONCareer Shootouts: 9/20 (45%), 3 GDG




2 times1

10/28 vs WSH2

10/28 vs WSH2

3 times18:03

10/28 vs WSH4

10/13 vs MTL1

4 times+1

2 times

WORTH NOTING: Bonino leads all PIT players with a 56.3 percent (72-56) faceoff winning percentage as of Oct. 26.

* Added empty-net goal and an assist for first multi-point game with PIT on Oct. 28 at WSH.

* His 14-2 faceoff record Oct. 24 at NSH was 2nd-highest faceoff winning percentage (88%) in single game this season (min. 11 FOs).

* Posted first point as a Penguin with 2nd-period tally Oct. 22 vs. DAL.

* Made his PIT debut Oct. 8 at Dallas.


* Career-high 6 game-winning goals in 2014-15, ranking 2nd on VAN. Only 14 players in the NHL had more game winners than Bonino.

* Won a bronze medal with Team USA at 2015 World Championships, finishing with 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points in 10 games.

* Has posted back-to-back seasons with 15 goals or more, finishing with 22 in ANA in 2013-14 and 15 with VAN in 2014-15.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4



PPG: 10

SHG: 0

#14: Chris Kunitz (L) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / Sep 26, 1979 (36 years and 1 month)

KOO-nihtz, KRIHSDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Traded from ANA with Eric Tangradi for Ryan Whitney on 2/26/0912th NHL / 8th PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 24, 2015 @ NASHVILLE (1)Last Assist: MAR 6, 2015 @ ANAHEIM (27)Career Shootouts: 14/36 (39%), 8 GDG


Career vs. Opp 24 10-8-18 11 18


10/24 vs NSH0

9 times1

10/24 vs NSH0

9 times19:37

10/22 vs DAL3

3 times6

10/22 vs DAL+1

3 times

WORTH NOTING: Is tied for 5th in the NHL in game-winning goals (18) since 2012-13.

* His 34 hits lead all PIT skaters and rank t-3rd among all NHL skaters as of Oct. 28.

* Scored 1st goal of season on Oct. 24 at NSH.

* Posted 3 assists while skating on a line with Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel in 4 preseason games.


* His 5 GWG's were tied for 1st on PIT.

* Finished 3rd on PIT with 8 PPGs and 5th on PIT with 17 total goals.

* Finished 1st on PIT with 211 hits, marking the 2nd time in his career he's recorded 200+ hits.

* Tied a career high with 3 assists Feb. 6 at CGY.

* Reached the 40-point plateau for the 9th time in 10 full seasons.

* Appeared in his 700th career game Jan. 30 at NJ.

* Recorded his 500th career point (SHG) Jan. 20 at PHI.

* Scored 1st Olympic goal in the gold medal game to help Canada win 2014 Olympic gold medal.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 4 A: 3 P: 5



PPG: 75

SHG: 5

#16: Eric Fehr (C) (*Injured) 6' 4", 212 lbs. / Sep 7, 1985 (30 years and 1 month)

FAIR, AIR-ihkDrafted: Drafted in the 1st round (18th overall) by WSH in the 2003 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on 7/28/1510th NHL / 1st PIT SeasonLast Goal: MAR 26, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (5)Last Assist: APR 4, 2015 @ OTTAWACareer Shootouts: 6/18 (33%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 454 89-88-177 49 152


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

WORTH NOTING: Fehr averaged a career-best 1:23 SH/TOI in 2014-15 with Washington.

* Currently sidelined after offseason elbow surgery on June 3, 2015.


* Scored 19 goals with WSH in 2014-15, his second-highest single-season total.

* Finished with 33 points (19G-14A) in 75 games with Washington in 2014-15.

* Posted 14 points in 24 games vs. PIT in his career, including 2 goals in the 2011 Winter Classic at Heinz Field.

* Scored a goal vs. CHI in the 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic (1/1), becoming the first player to record three career goals in outdoor games.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 2 A: 3 P: 3


REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 0GP-0A-0PTS

PPG: 10

SHG: 2

#17: Bryan Rust (R) (*Injured) 5' 11", 192 lbs. / May 11, 1992 (23 years and 5 months)

RUHST, BRIGH-uhnDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 3rd round (80th overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft1st NHL / 1st PIT SeasonLast Goal: DEC 15, 2014 vs TAMPA BAY (17)Last Assist: JAN 2, 2015 vs TAMPA BAY (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




5 times0

5 times0

5 times0

5 times13:31

10/20 vs FLA3

10/20 vs FLA3

10/17 vs TOR+1

2 times

WORTH NOTING: One of 6 players to make their NHL debut last season with Pittsburgh joining Bobby Farnham, Scott Wilson, Scott Harrington,

Dominik Uher and Derrick Pouliot.

* Currently sidelined with injury sustained on Oct. 24 at NSH, placed on IR Oct. 28.

* Recalled from WBS on Oct. 15.

* Made his season debut on Oct. 15 vs. OTT.

* Has 1 point, an assist, in two games this season for WBS.

2014-15 SEASON / CAREER:

* Netted his 1st career goal in his 2nd career game Dec. 15, 2014 vs. TB (Nabokov).

* Was 1 of just 3 WBS skaters to have more than one multi-goal game (3) last season.

* Had 15 points (10G-5A) in 28 games with WBS upon recall.

* Spent 4 seasons with Notre Dame (2010-14), where he registered 97 points (43G-54A) in 161 GP.

* Had a team-high 17 goals in 2013-14.

* Was an alternate captain for the Fighting Irish his senior season.

* Won a gold medal at the World Under-18 Championship with Team USA in 2010.

Career Info:

HIGHS: G: 1 A: 0 P: 1

PPG: 0

SHG: 0

#19: Beau Bennett (R) 6' 2", 195 lbs. / Nov 27, 1991 (23 years and 11 months)

BEH-neht, BOHDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 1st round (20th overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft4th NHL / 4th PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2015 @ WASHINGTONLast Assist: MAR 26, 2015 @ CAROLINA (12)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times0

4 times1

2 times2

2 times14:44

10/10 vs ARI6

10/13 vs MTL4

10/13 vs MTL+1

10/28 vs WSH

WORTH NOTING: Bennett skated in his 100th career game on Oct. 28 at Washington.

* Returned from IR on Oct. 28 at WSH and scored team's opening goal in 3-1 victory.

* Placed on injured reserve on Oct. 16.

* Currently sidelined with an undisclosed injury as of Oct. 15.

* Scored first goal of season on Oct. 13 vs. MTL and has totaled 4 goals in 7 preseason and regular season games combined.

* Tied for team lead (P.Kessel) with 3 goals in 4 preseason games.


* Had a career-high 4 goals.

* Recorded a career-high 9 shots Feb. 15 at CHI - the 2nd-highest single-game shot total by a PIT skater last season.

* Had a career-high 7 hits Mar. 21 at ARI.

* Picked up 2 assists in return to the lineup Dec. 31 vs. CAR, tying a career high.

* Logged a career-high 18:24 of TOI Nov 21. vs. NYI.

* Notched a career-high 3 PTS (1G-2A) Nov. 18 at MTL.

* Missed the first 12 games of the season due to injury.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 3

PPG: 1

SHG: 0

#28: Ian Cole (D) 6' 1", 219 lbs. / Feb 21, 1989 (26 years and 8 months)

KOHL, EE-anDrafted: Drafted by STL in the 1st round (18th overall) in the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired from STL in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo and a 2016 7th-rounddraft pick on 3/2/156th NHL / 2nd PIT SeasonLast Goal: MAR 26, 2015 @ CAROLINA (17)Last Assist: APR 7, 2015 @ OTTAWA (11)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




9 times0

9 times0

9 times4

10/28 vs WSH24:24

10/15 vs OTT3

2 times3

2 times+1

10/15 vs OTT

WORTH NOTING: Cole currently ranks t-3rd in the NHL with 26 blocked shots through 9 games (as of Oct. 28).

* Cole's 2.88 BkS per game rank 4th in the NHL among all skaters as of Oct. 28.

* His 4:40 SH/TOI Oct. 10 at ARI was the 2nd-highest single-game total of his career.

* Posted a goal and an assist in 4 preseason games. His goal came on the PP in PIT's win over TB in Kraft Hockeyville USA (Johnstown, Pa.).


* Had a career-long 5-game assist/point streak (6A) from Mar. 29-Apr. 7, 2015.

* Ranked 2nd among PIT D-men with a career-high 5 goals.

* Finished 3rd on Pittsburgh with a plus-14.

* His career-high 99 blocked shots ranked 5th on the Penguins.

* His 11 assists and 16 points were a career-high.

* Acquired from STL for Robert Bortuzzo and a 2016 7th-round draft pick on Mar. 2.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2



PPG: 0

SHG: 0

#41: Daniel Sprong (R) 6' 0", 180 lbs. / Mar 17, 1997 (18 years and 7 months)

SPRONG, DAN-yehlDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 2nd round (46th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft1st NHL / 1st PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 15, 2015 vs OTTAWA (3)Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/15 vs OTT0

7 times1

10/15 vs OTT0

7 times13:07

10/15 vs OTT4

10/15 vs OTT1

3 times+1

10/15 vs OTT

WORTH NOTING: Sprong is now the 3rd-youngest player to make his PIT debut since 2005 at 18 years, 6 months and 21 days. Sidney Crosby (18 yrs.,

1 mo., 28 days) and Jordan Staal (18 yrs., 25 days) are the only players to make their debut at a younger age.

* Missed games on Oct. 20 vs. FLA and Oct. 22 vs. DAL due to issue with appt. to extend work visa.

* Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 15 vs. Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson in the 2nd period.

* Made his NHL debut Oct. 8 at Dallas.

* Posted 3 points (2G-1A) in a team-high 5 preseason contests (tied-Plotnikov) for PIT.


* Led Charlottetown (QMJHL) in scoring with 88 points (39G-49A) in 68 games.

* Participated in CHL Top Prospects Game in 2014-15.

* Was the 20th ranked North American skater by NHL Central Scouting entering the 2015 NHL Draft.

* Born in Netherlands, but moved to Quebec at age 7 to focus on hockey.

Career Info:

HIGHS: G: 1 A: 0 P: 1

PPG: 0

SHG: 0

#57: David Perron (L) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / May 28, 1988 (27 years and 5 months)

peh-RAWN, DAY-vihdDrafted: Drafted by STL in the 1st Round (26th overall) in the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired from EDM on 1/2/15 in exchange for Rob Klinkhammer and a2015 first round draft pick9th NHL / 2nd PIT SeasonLast Goal: MAR 15, 2015 vs DETROIT (21)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2015 @ WASHINGTONCareer Shootouts: 13/40 (32%), 8 GDG




9 times1

10/28 vs WSH1

10/28 vs WSH2

2 times17:00

10/13 vs MTL7

10/15 vs OTT6

10/13 vs MTL+1

2 times

WORTH NOTING: Has the 6th most goals on Pittsburgh's roster since the beginning of the 2013-14 campaign (45).

* Record an assist and 4 hits on Oct. 28 at WSH.

* His 7 shots on Oct. 15 vs. OTT were the most he has recorded in a single game since Nov. 21, 2013 vs. FLA (career-high 9 shots).

* Skated in his 500th career NHL game on Oct. 8 at Dallas.

* Finished with 1 assist and 10 shots in 4 preseason games.


* Hit the 40-point plateau for the 5th time in his career.

* Had 12 goals in 43 games with PIT after scoring 5 goals in 38 games with EDM last season.

* Scored his 1st goal with PIT in his Penguins debut Jan. 3, 2015 vs. MTL.

* Acquired from EDM for Rob Klinkhammer and a 2015 1st round draft pick on Jan. 2, 2015.

* Has surpassed the 20-goal plateau 3 times and the 50-point plateau twice.

Career Info:

HIGHS: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4

SHOOTOUT NUMBERS w/PGH: 3 G, 5 Att, 60.0 Pct

REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS WITH PITTSBURGH: 51GP 12G-11A-23PTS

PPG: 30

SHG: 3

#58: Kris Letang (D) 6' 0", 201 lbs. / Apr 24, 1987 (28 years and 6 months)

leh-TANG, KRIHSDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 3rd round (62nd overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft9th NHL / 9th PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 13, 2015 vs MONTREAL (6)Last Assist: OCT 20, 2015 vs FLORIDA (3)Career Shootouts: 18/53 (34%), 9 GDG


Career vs. Opp 23 4-10-14 11 10


10/13 vs MTL2

10/20 vs FLA2

10/20 vs FLA2

2 times28:34

10/17 vs TOR8

10/8 vs DAL4

10/13 vs MTL+1

10/15 vs OTT

WORTH NOTING: Letang ranks 2nd among all NHL skaters in TOI/G with an average of 27:00 (Alex Pietrangelo - StL; 27:03) as of Oct. 26.

* Played in his 500th NHL game on Oct. 28 at WSH.

* Picked up 2 assists in first multi-point game of the season on Oct. 20 vs. FLA.

* Scored first goal of season on Oct. 13 vs. MTL.

* Appeared in first game on Oct. 8 at DAL since suffering a season-ending concussion on Mar. 28, 2015 vs. ARI.

* His 0.75 points-per-game average since 2010 is 2nd among all NHL D-men behind only Ottawa's Erik Karlsson (.82).

* Led all PIT defensemen with 4 points (1G-3A) in 4 preseason games.


* Was Penguins' Masterton Trophy nominee (recognition of sportsmanship, perseverance and dedication to hockey) for the 2nd consecutive season.

* Led all team D-men with 11 G, 43 A, 54 PTS, 24 PPP and 197 shots.

* Recorded a career-high 5 assists Jan. 27 vs. WPG, and became the only NHL d-man to have a 5-point game in 2014-15.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 2 A: 5 P: 5

PPG: 24

SHG: 3

#61: Sergei Plotnikov (L) 6' 2", 202 lbs. / Jun 3, 1990 (25 years and 4 months)

plot-NIH-kov, SAIR-gaiAcquired: Signed as a free agent on 7/1/20151st NHL / 1st PIT SeasonLast Goal: -Last Assist: OCT 17, 2015 vs TORONTO (3)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




7 times1

10/17 vs TOR1

10/17 vs TOR2

3 times14:11

10/20 vs FLA3

10/17 vs TOR3

10/24 vs NSH+1

2 times

WORTH NOTING: Plotnikov used personal funds to buy out his own KHL contract one year early to play in the NHL.

* Recorded first NHL point on Oct. 17 vs. TOR, an assist on Olli Maatta's GWG.

* Made his NHL debut on Oct. 8 at Dallas.

* Skated primarily on a line with Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist, netting 1 goal and 2 assists in 5 preseason games.

* His plus-3 in the preseason paced all PIT forwards.


* Posted new career highs in 2015 with Yaroslavl, scoring 15 goals (tied), 21 assists and 36 points while serving as an alternate captain.

* Played a total of 6 KHL seasons with Khabarovsk and Yaroslavl. Plotnikov twice was named a KHL All-Star, including in 2014-15.

* Helped Russia win a gold medal at the 2014 World Championships, finishing 3rd in the tournament in scoring with 12 points (6G-6A).

Career Info:

Highs: G: 0 A: 0 P: 0

PPG: 0

SHG: 0

#71: Evgeni Malkin (C) 6' 3", 195 lbs. / Jul 31, 1986 (29 years and 2 months)

MAHL-kihn, ehv-GEH-neeDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 1st round (2nd overall) in the 2004 NHL Draft10th NHL / 10th PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 20, 2015 vs FLORIDA (3)Last Assist: OCT 28, 2015 @ WASHINGTONCareer Shootouts: 20/53 (38%), 8 GDG


Career vs. Opp 30 12-25-37 9 28


3 times2

10/24 vs NSH2

2 times2

4 times20:37

10/20 vs FLA5

10/22 vs DAL2

10/17 vs TOR+1

4 times

WORTH NOTING: Malkin got off to a hot start in 2014-15, posting 17 points (6G-11A) in the season's first 11 games.

* Tied for NHL lead with 2 GWGs.

* Assisted on Phil Kessel's GWG on Oct. 28 at WSH.

* Had 2nd multi-point game in his last 3 Oct. 24 at NSH.

* Scored in his 3rd-straight game on Oct. 20 vs. FLA; leads all PIT players with 3 goals and 7 points (3G-4A).

* Scored his first goal of the season of Oct. 15 vs. OTT.

* Recorded his first point of the season on Oct. 13 vs. MTL, assisting on Kris Letang's 2nd-period marker.


* His 1.01 PTS/G average ranked 7th in the NHL.

* Posted 10 points (5G-5A) en route to a silver medal for Russia at the 2015 World Championships.

* Finished 5th in NHL with 52 PTS (24G-28A) vs. the Eastern Conference.

* 28 goals tied for 1st on PIT.

* Became the 4th player in PIT history to record 700 PTS with his assist on Mar. 12 vs. EDM.

* Was named to his 5th-career All-Star Game in 2015.

Career Info:

Highs: G: 3 A: 5 P: 5

PPG: 98

SHG: 4

#72: Patric Hornqvist (R) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jan 1, 1987 (28 years and 9 months)

HOHRN-kvihst, PAT-rihkDrafted: Drafted by NSH in the 7th round (230th overall) in the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Traded from NSH with Nick Spaling for James Neal on 6/27/148th NHL / 2nd PIT SeasonLast Goal: APR 7, 2015 @ OTTAWA (11)Last Assist: OCT 15, 2015 vs OTTAWA (5)Career Shootouts: 0/6 (0%), 0 GDG




9 times1

10/15 vs OTT1

10/15 vs OTT4

10/10 vs ARI18:15

10/24 vs NSH5

2 times8

10/22 vs DAL+1

10/15 vs OTT

WORTH NOTING: Averaged .80 points-per-game with Pittsburgh in 2014-15 compared to his .60 points-per-game average while with NSH from 2008-

14.

* His 7 hits on Oct. 24 at NSH were the 3rd-most in a single game in Hornqvist's 435 career contests.

* His 8 hits on Oct. 22 vs. DAL were the most in a single game since a career-high 9-hit game on Jan. 4, 2014 at FLA.

* Ranks 4th among PIT forwards with 20 shots.

* Picked up 1st point of the season with an assist on Evgeni Malkin's goal on Oct. 15 vs. OTT.


* His .80 points-per-game average ranked 3rd on PIT.

* 3rd on PIT with 25 goals.

* His 51 PTS were 4th on the PIT.

* Hit the 50 point-plateau for the 3rd time in his career.

* Is 1 of only 3 players picked last overall (230th, 2005) to play 100 games and score 20 goals.

Career Info:

HIGHS: G: 2 A: 3 P: 3


REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS WITH PITTSBURGH: 73GP 25G-26A-51PTS

PPG: 41

SHG: 0

#81: Phil Kessel (R) 6' 0", 202 lbs. / Oct 2, 1987 (28 years)

KEH-suhl, FIHLDrafted: Drafted by BOS in the 1st Round (5th overall) of the 2006 NHL DraftAcquired: From TOR with Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a conditional pick for KasperiKapanen, Nick Spaling, Scott Harrington, 2016 3rd-round pick and a conditional pickon 7/1/1510th NHL / 1st PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 28, 2015 @ WASHINGTONLast Assist: OCT 13, 2015 vs MONTREAL (6)Career Shootouts: 15/56 (27%), 13 GDG


Career vs. Opp 51 18-20-38 -4 16


4 times1

10/13 vs MTL1

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10/22 vs DAL6

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WORTH NOTING: Kessel has scored more goals than any other American-born player since 2007-08 (242).

* Leads PIT with 4 goals.

* Recorded game-winning goal in 2nd-straight game on Oct. 28 at WSH - tying him for PIT and NHL lead.

* Scored 3-on-3 OT GWG on Oct. 24 at NSH, his first GWG with PIT.

* Scored 2nd goal of season on Oct. 20 vs. FLA.

* Recorded his first goal and point with PIT with 2nd-period tally Oct. 10 at ARI.

* Fired 6 shots on goal in PIT debut on Oct. 8 at Dallas.


* Played in 446 consecutive games entering the 2015-16 season.

* Five-time 30-goal scorer, including a career-high 37 goals in 2013-14.

* Won silver medal with Team USA at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

* Won Bill Masterton Trophy for sportsmanship following the 2006-07 season after overcoming bout with testicular cancer.

Career Info:

HIGHS: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4


REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS WITH PITTSBURGH: 9GP-4G-1A-5PTS

PPG: 66

SHG: 1

#87: Sidney Crosby (C) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Aug 7, 1987 (28 years and 2 months)

CRAWS-bee, SID-neeDrafted: Drafted by PIT in the 1st round (1st overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft11th NHL / 11th PIT SeasonLast Goal: OCT 20, 2015 vs FLORIDA (3)Last Assist: OCT 20, 2015 vs FLORIDA (3)Career Shootouts: 31/71 (44%), 16 GDG


Career vs. Opp 28 14-31-45 16 18


10/20 vs FLA2

10/20 vs FLA3

10/20 vs FLA0

9 times23:36

10/24 vs NSH9

10/20 vs FLA5

10/13 vs MTL+1

10/10 vs ARI

WORTH NOTING: His 1.09 point-per-game average ranked 1st in the NHL in 2014-15.

* Picked up first points of the season on Oct. 20 vs. FLA, notching a PP goal and a pair of assists.

* Tied single-game career high with 9 shots on net vs. FLA on Oct. 20, the most he has had in a game since Oct. 21, 2010.

* Posted 2 goals and 2 assists in 4 preseason games for PIT.


* His 84 points ranked 3rd in the NHL.

* Ranked 1st on PIT in assists (55) and power-play points (31).

* Tied for 1st on PIT with 3 PTS and 2 goals in 2015 postseason.

* T-1st on PIT with 28 goals.

* Was named to his 5th-career All-Star Game Jan. 10.

* Notched his 800th career point Nov. 26 vs. TOR, becoming the 6th-fastest player in NHL history to reach 800 PTS (571 games).

* Captained Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2015 World Championships, becoming the 26th player to join the Triple Gold Club (Stanley Cup

championship, Olympic gold, World Championship gold).

Career Info:

Highs: G: 3 A: 5 P: 6

PPG: 92

SHG: 3

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LAST GAMETuesday, October 27Buffalo 4 at Philadelphia 3 (OT)Goals: Ennis, McGinn, McCabe, GirgensonsGoalie: Johnson (30 saves/33 shots)PP: 1/2; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 40 – Philadelphia 33 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 40)Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missedZach Bogosian (lower body, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 9 gamesCody McCormick (blood clot, Oct. 8; injured reserve) – 9 gamesRobin Lehner (high ankle sprain, Oct. 10) – 8 gamesEvander Kane (MCL, Oct. 27) – 1 game TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS10/23: Recalled G Linus Ullmark from Rochester (AHL); assigned G Nathan Lieuwen to Rochester10/26: Recalled F Tim Schaller from Rochester (AHL) UPCOMING GAMESFriday, Oct. 30: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 1: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 5: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 7: Vancouver at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 10: Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAMESABRES at PENGUINS

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

Next meeting: Sunday, Feb. 21 in Buffalo

Last meeting: Pittsburgh defeated Buffalo, 2-0, in Buffalo on Apr. 11

The Sabres are 2-8-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Penguins; 3-7-0 on the road.

This is the 180th game all-time between Buffalo and Pittsburgh; Buffalo has a 64-74-41 series record.

The Sabres are 24-47-19 on the road against the Penguins all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 5-5-4 all-time on October 29.

October 29, 1980: Buffalo has its five-game win streak against Pittsburgh snapped as the Sabres and Penguins battle to a 1-1 tie at

the Aud.

October 29, 2010: Thomas Vanek appears in his 400th career game and Cody McCormick appears in his 200th NHL game in a 4-3

overtime loss at Atlanta. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Through nine games, the Sabres have three forwards averaging more than 20 minutes of ice time per game: Ryan O’Reilly (21:02),

Evander Kane (20:18), Tyler Ennis (20:09). O’Reilly ranked second among all NHL in average ice time entering play Wednesday.

Before Wednesday’s games, Rasmus Ristolainen (who turned 21 on Tuesday) ranked 17th in the NHL and led all players ages 22

and younger in ice time per game (24:12).

Cody Franson has six points (2+4) in his last seven games against the Penguins.

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

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The Sabres need a win tonight to avoid losing seven consecutive matchups with the Penguins for the first time in franchise history.

The Sabres have not gone seven or more games without a win against Pittsburgh since they went 0-7-2 in a nine game stretch from

Nov. 24, 2001 to Dec. 16, 2003.

Buffalo’s last road win against Pittsburgh was on April 23, 2013. The Sabres will look to avoid their first four-game road losing streak

against the Penguins since Feb. 1, 2010 to March 8, 2011. STAYING REGULAR

The last 20 meetings between the Sabres and Penguins have been decided in regulation. The last overtime game between these

teams was a 2-1 Penguins shootout win on Dec. 19, 2009 in Buffalo.

Each of the last 16 Sabres visits to Pittsburgh has ended in regulation, with the last overtime game taking place on March 13, 2007. HOME AWAY FROM HOMETyler Ennis has eight points (3+5) and 32 shots in his last nine road games, including three points (2+1) and 16 shots in three roadgames this season. Ennis has never recorded a point in his nine career games in Pittsburgh. OUTSHOOTING OPPONENTSThe Sabres have outshot their opponents in seven of their first nine games this season, posting a 3-4-0 record in those games. Lastseason, the Sabres hadn’t outshot their opponents seven times until their 75th game and finished the season 5-5-0 when outshootingtheir opponent. POSSESSION PROGRESSION

The Sabres have led their opponent in even-strength shot attempts (corsi) in five of the team’s nine games this season, going 3-2-0

in those games. Buffalo finished the 2014-15 season with a 3-5-0 record in games in which they recorded more shot attempts than

their opponent.

Entering play Wednesday, the Sabres ranked ninth in the league with a corsi for percentage of 52.0%. Buffalo finished last season

with a CF% of 37.5%. The Sabres last finished a season with a CF% of more than 50% in 2010-11 (50.4%). QUICK DRAW McGRAWEntering play Wednesday, Ryan O’Reilly was ranked third in the league with 208 faceoffs taken, accounting for 37.5% of Buffalo’s totalfaceoffs. O’Reilly’s faceoff percentage (59.1%) ranked him ninth in the league among players with at least 50 faceoffs taken beforeWednesday’s games. READY TO MAKE HIS (ULL)MARKIf he earns a win before Dec. 6, Linus Ullmark (22 years, 91 days) would be the youngest goaltender to earn a win for the Sabressince Mika Noronen (21 years, 111 days) did so on Oct. 5, 2000 vs. Chicago. ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?Entering the season, the 23 players on the Sabres’ opening day roster had combined to play 6,520 NHL games, 662 more than lastyear’s opening-day roster had between them. The average Sabres skater entering the 2015-16 season had played 28 more NHLgames than his counterpart from last season and 60 more games than his 2013-14 counterpart. BUF-PIT CONNECTIONSFormer Sabres:

Kevin Porter played in 43 games for the Sabres from 2012 to 2014 and posted 10 points (4+6) and 12 penalty minutes. Former Penguins:

Dan Bylsma became the Penguins’ head coach during the 2008-09 season and led the team to a 18-3-0 record to close the regular

season and eventually won the Stanley Cup. Overall, he posted a 252-117-32 record in Pittsburgh in 401 games coached from 2008-

09 to 2013-14. He also won the Jack Adams award while with the penguins after the 2010-11 season.

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Local Players:

Adam Clendening was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Mike Weber was born in Pittsburgh. Carlo Colaiacovo:

Teammates with David Perron for the St. Louis Blues from 2008-2012.

Played with Ian Cole for the St. Louis Blues from 2010-2012 and again during the 2013-14 season. Jack Eichel:

Played with Nick Bonino for the United States at the 2015 World Championship. Tyler Ennis:

Represented Canada alongside Sidney Crosby at the 2015 World Championship. Cody Franson:

Played alongside Patric Hornqvist for the Nashville Predators from 2009-2011 and again at the end of the 2014-15 season. Matt

Cullen was also on the team during the 2014-15 season.

Teammates with Phil Kessel for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2011-2015. Brian Gionta:

Played with Rob Scuderi at Boston College from 1997-2001. Josh Gorges:

Played with Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury for Team Canada at the 2004 World Junior Championship. Johan Larsson:

Represented Sweden alongside Patric Hornqvist at the 2012 World Championship.

Played with Matt Cullen for the Minnesota Wild during the 2012-13 season. David Legwand:

Legwand, Kevin Porter and Jeff Zatkoff were all born in Detroit, Michigan.

Played alongside Patric Hornqvist for the Nashville Predators from 2008-2013. Matt Moulson:

Drafted by the Penguins in the ninth round (263rd overall) of 2003 NHL Draft but never suited up for Pittsburgh. Ryan O’Reilly:

Played with Kevin Porter for the Colorado Avalanche from 2009-2012. Rasmus Ristolainen:

Represented Finland alongside Olli Maata at the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships. NHL Draft:

Cody Franson (79th overall) and Kris Letang (62nd overall) were both taken in the third round of the 2005 NHL Draft. They also

both played for Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Championship.

Ryan O’Reilly (33rd overall by Colorado) and Brian Dumoulin (51st overall by Carolina) were both second-round picks in the 2009

NHL Draft.

• Zemgus Girgensons (14th overall) and Olli Maata (22nd overall) were both first-round picks in the 2012 NHL Draft. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERSHits: Deslauriers (25), Kane (24), Franson/Girgensons (16)Blocked Shots: Gorges (20), Ristolainen (18), Pysyk (9)Shots: Ennis (33), Kane (28), Eichel (27) SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]1-10: 3-6-0 (6), 20/29, 9/33, 19/26 OVERTIME RESULTS (1-0; 99-101 all-time)Oct. 27 at PHI: W, 4-3 (GWG-Girgensons) SHOOTOUT RESULTS (1-0; 66-51 all-time)Oct. 21 vs. TOR: W, 2-1 (GDG-Moulson) MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)GoalsRyan O’Reilly … 7 goals … 100 career goalsAssistsZach Bogosian … 6 assists … 100 career assistsJosh Gorges … 9 assists … 100 career assists RECENT MILESTONESLinus Ullmark … 1st NHL game … Oct. 24 vs. NJDMarcus Foligno … 200th NHL game … Oct. 27 at PHI

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 10/08/2015 Ottawa Senators L 00-01-00 1-3 15p 7 1-3 0-0 27-22 41 / 31 19070+2 10/10/2015 Tampa Bay Lightning L 00-02-00 1-4 44 86 0-2 3-3 25-31 30 / 31 177393 10/12/2015 Columbus Blue Jackets W 01-02-00 4-2 55p,90p,15,26p 15 3-7 1-3 33-24 31 / 72 180754 10/15/2015 @ Florida Panthers L 01-03-00 2-3 29,63p 16 1-6 3-5 26-29 1 / 31 116165 10/17/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning L 01-04-00 1-2 23 17 0-3 3-4 32-22 30 / 31 19092+6 10/21/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs W** 02-04-00 2-1 9 26 0-4 1-1 35-24 31 / 45 177627 10/23/2015 Montréal Canadiens L 02-05-00 2-7 26,90p 17 1-4 1-3 36-26 39 / 31 182148 10/24/2015 New Jersey Devils L 02-06-00 3-4 63p,90,15p 14 2-5 2-2 29-28 35 / 35 180409 10/27/2015 @ Philadelphia Flyers W* 03-06-00 4-3 63,88p,29,28 28 1-2 2-2 40-33 31 / 35 19432

10 10/29/2015 @ Pittsburgh Penguins11 10/30/2015 Philadelphia Flyers12 11/01/2015 @ New York Islanders13 11/05/2015 Tampa Bay Lightning14 11/07/2015 Vancouver Canucks15 11/10/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning16 11/12/2015 @ Florida Panthers17 11/14/2015 San Jose Sharks18 11/17/2015 Dallas Stars19 11/19/2015 @ St. Louis Blues20 11/21/2015 @ Dallas Stars21 11/23/2015 St. Louis Blues22 11/25/2015 Nashville Predators23 11/27/2015 Carolina Hurricanes24 11/28/2015 @ Nashville Predators25 12/01/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings26 12/04/2015 Arizona Coyotes27 12/06/2015 @ Edmonton Oilers28 12/07/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks29 12/10/2015 @ Calgary Flames30 12/12/2015 Los Angeles Kings31 12/14/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings32 12/15/2015 New Jersey Devils33 12/17/2015 Anaheim Ducks34 12/19/2015 Chicago Blackhawks35 12/26/2015 @ Boston Bruins36 12/28/2015 Washington Capitals37 12/30/2015 @ Washington Capitals38 12/31/2015 New York Islanders39 01/02/2016 Detroit Red Wings40 01/05/2016 Florida Panthers41 01/08/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks42 01/10/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets43 01/12/2016 @ Minnesota Wild44 01/15/2016 Boston Bruins45 01/16/2016 Washington Capitals46 01/18/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes47 01/20/2016 @ Colorado Avalanche48 01/22/2016 Detroit Red Wings49 01/25/2016 @ New York Rangers50 01/26/2016 @ Ottawa Senators51 02/03/2016 @ Montréal Canadiens52 02/04/2016 Boston Bruins53 02/06/2016 @ Boston Bruins54 02/09/2016 Florida Panthers55 02/11/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers56 02/12/2016 Montréal Canadiens57 02/14/2016 Colorado Avalanche58 02/16/2016 @ Ottawa Senators59 02/19/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets60 02/21/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins61 02/24/2016 @ Anaheim Ducks62 02/26/2016 @ San Jose Sharks63 02/27/2016 @ Los Angeles Kings64 03/01/2016 Edmonton Oilers65 03/03/2016 Calgary Flames66 03/05/2016 Minnesota Wild67 03/07/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs68 03/08/2016 New York Rangers69 03/10/2016 @ Montréal Canadiens70 03/12/2016 Carolina Hurricanes71 03/16/2016 Montréal Canadiens72 03/18/2016 Ottawa Senators73 03/19/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs74 03/22/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes75 03/26/2016 Winnipeg Jets76 03/28/2016 @ Detroit Red Wings77 03/29/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins78 03/31/2016 Toronto Maple Leafs79 04/02/2016 @ New York Rangers80 04/05/2016 @ New Jersey Devils81 04/08/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets82 04/09/2016 @ New York Islanders

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. PYSYK# 3

GORGES# 4

WEBER# 6

KANE# 9

GIONTA# 12

EICHEL# 15

LEGWAND# 17

Oct 8 Vs OTT 0-0,1/-1 17:17 0-0,2/0 20:33 0-0,1/-1 17:08 0-1,3/-1 21:58 1-0,3/-1 21:58 0-0,3/-1 08:57Oct 10 Vs TBL 0-0,1/0 16:55 0-1,1/0 19:51 0-0,0/-2 19:16 0-0,2/-1 20:55 0-0,1/-1 18:56 0-0,1/-2 08:44Oct 12 Vs CBJ 0-0,1/0 14:16 0-0,1/0 21:00 0-0,1/1 16:49 0-1,3/0 20:36 1-0(W),2/1 18:01 0-0,0/0 09:50Oct 15 @ FLA 0-0,0/1 13:47 0-0,1/-1 18:22 0-0,0/0 15:10 0-0,4/-1 19:49 0-0,3/-1 19:29 0-0,2/-1 18:56 DNPOct 17 @ TBL 0-0,0/1 15:03 0-0,0/0 21:55 0-0,0/0 16:28 0-0,3/0 21:23 0-0,1/0 18:02 0-0,4/-1 18:23 0-0,0/0 10:21Oct 21 Vs TOR 0-0,0/0 15:59 0-0,2/1 18:34 0-0,1/-1 19:04 1-0,7/0 22:05 0-0,3/0 18:31 0-0,6/-1 19:42 DNPOct 23 Vs MTL 0-0,2/-1 18:20 0-0,1/-3 18:33 0-0,3/0 17:00 0-0,4/-2 17:49 0-0,1/-1 21:12 0-0,4/-2 20:36 DNPOct 24 Vs NJD 0-0,0/-1 18:25 0-0,0/-1 18:59 DNP 0-0,2/0 17:56 0-0,4/-1 17:56 1-0,2/-1 19:42 0-0,0/0 08:33Oct 27 @ PHI 0-0,1/0 16:05 0-0,0/-1 20:23 DNP INJ 0-1,2/-1 18:18 0-0,3/1 18:40 0-0,0/-2 09:03

Date Opp. LARSSON# 22

REINHART# 23

COLAIACOVO# 25

MOULSON# 26

GIRGENSONS# 28

MCCABE# 29

DESLAURIERS# 44

Oct 8 Vs OTT 0-0,1/0 13:35 0-0,1/0 11:40 0-0,0/-2 16:08 0-0,2/-1 16:49 0-0,2/-1 16:17 0-0,0/-1 10:04Oct 10 Vs TBL 0-0,0/0 14:51 0-1,1/0 10:15 0-0,2/-1 16:47 0-0,1/0 13:11 0-0,3/0 17:58 1-0,1/-1 08:17Oct 12 Vs CBJ 0-0,1/0 12:48 0-0,0/0 09:58 DNP 1-2,3/1 14:16 0-0,1/0 18:04 0-0,0/0 12:27 0-0,0/0 09:55Oct 15 @ FLA 0-0,1/0 12:07 0-0,1/1 12:27 DNP 0-0,0/0 12:55 0-0,1/0 15:00 1-0,2/1 14:44 0-1,0/1 08:41Oct 17 @ TBL DNP 1-0,3/0 15:43 DNP 0-0,0/-1 16:23 0-0,2/0 13:51 0-0,0/0 16:26 0-0,0/0 05:30Oct 21 Vs TOR 0-0,0/0 11:00 0-0,1/0 15:27 DNP 0-0,4/1 12:53 0-0,1/1 17:01 0-0,0/0 17:27 0-0,0/0 10:38Oct 23 Vs MTL 0-0,3/-2 08:56 0-1,3/1 14:28 DNP 1-0,3/1 15:13 0-0,2/0 15:52 0-0,0/-2 16:56 0-0,2/-3 09:49Oct 24 Vs NJD 0-0,1/0 14:11 0-1,0/-1 15:18 0-0,1/-1 14:05 0-0,3/-1 17:14 0-0,1/0 15:53 0-0,1/-1 18:30 0-0,3/-1 07:59Oct 27 @ PHI 0-2,3/2 15:23 0-0,3/1 13:23 0-1,2/1 18:47 0-0,3/0 16:03 1-0(W),5/0 17:22 1-0,2/0 20:43 0-0,1/1 15:32

Date Opp. FRANSON# 46

RISTOLAINEN# 55

ENNIS# 63

FOLIGNO# 82

MCGINN# 88

O'REILLY# 90

JOHNSON# 31

Oct 8 Vs OTT 0-0,2/-1 20:28 0-0,3/-1 23:10 0-0,3/-1 20:11 0-1,0/0 14:28 0-0,0/-1 10:03 0-0,0/-2 20:17 1/9 L 31:29Oct 10 Vs TBL 0-0,2/-3 16:36 0-0,2/0 26:41 0-0,3/-1 18:10 0-0,0/-1 15:32 0-0,1/-1 11:53 0-0,3/-1 19:25 4/31 L 59:47Oct 12 Vs CBJ 0-0,6/0 21:05 1-1,4/1 24:58 0-0,4/0 21:12 0-1,1/0 17:42 0-2,0/1 12:40 1-1,5/0 20:35 2/24 W 59:57Oct 15 @ FLA 0-0,0/0 20:50 0-1,4/-1 24:28 1-0,5/0 21:17 0-1,0/1 09:13 0-0,0/0 12:29 0-1,2/0 22:35 3/29 L 58:36Oct 17 @ TBL 0-0,1/0 20:27 0-0,3/-1 23:57 0-1,7/1 18:45 0-0,1/0 10:44 0-0,2/0 08:46 0-0,5/1 23:13 2/22 L 57:00Oct 21 Vs TOR 0-0,1/-1 22:32 0-0,3/1 24:09 0-0,2/0 24:36 0-0,2/0 09:30 0-0,1/-1 10:44 0-0,1/0 23:08 1/24 W 65:00Oct 23 Vs MTL 0-2,2/0 20:40 0-0,0/-2 23:03 0-0,2/-2 17:55 0-0,1/0 13:49 0-0,1/-2 10:16 1-0,2/0 16:15 7/26 L 59:58Oct 24 Vs NJD 0-1,3/-1 20:34 0-0,2/-1 22:24 1-1,3/-1 20:52 DNP 0-0,2/0 07:13 1-2,1/-3 22:25 DNDOct 27 @ PHI 0-1,3/0 18:29 0-0,3/-1 25:02 1-0,4/1 18:28 0-0,0/-2 10:37 1-0,3/-2 09:47 0-1,2/0 21:27 3/33 W 62:24

Date Opp. ULLMARK# 35

LEHNER# 40

Oct 8 Vs OTT 1/12 27:30Oct 10 Vs TBL INJOct 12 Vs CBJ INJOct 15 @ FLA INJOct 17 @ TBL INJOct 21 Vs TOR INJOct 23 Vs MTL DND INJOct 24 Vs NJD 4/28 L 57:51 INJOct 27 @ PHI DND INJ

Dan Bylsma is currently in his first year as head coach of the Sabres after being hired as the 17th head coach in franchise history on May 28,2015. Bylsma joined the Sabres after spending six seasons as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he led the team to a 252-117-32overall regular-season record and became the winningest head coach in Penguins history. He began the 2015-16 season with the best pointspercentage (.668) of any head coach in NHL history with at least three full seasons coached. The Grand Haven, Michigan native began his coaching career in 2004-05 as an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL). He alsoserved as an assistant for the New York Islanders in 2005-06, and for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins from 2006-07 to 2007-08 beforebeing named head coach of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the 2008-09 season. For a full Dan Bylsma bio, please visit www.sabresdigitalpressbox.com/media-information/danbylsma

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Dan Bylsma

#31: Chad Johnson (G) 6' 3", 196 lbs. / Jun 10, 1986 (29 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 5th Round (125th Overall) of 2006 NHL DraftAcquired: From the New York Islanders with a third-round pick in the 2016 NHLDraft on March 2, 2015 in exchange for Michal NeuvirthLast Win: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIALast SO: MAR 21, 2014 @ COLORADO (31)Career Shootouts: 16/23 (.696), 3-4


Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 3.69 .867


3010/27 vs PHI

2015-16:• Made his Sabres debut in relief vs. OTT (10/8)• Made 22 saves on 24 shots to earn his first win with the Sabres vs. CBJ (10/12)• Stopped 23 of 24 shots and 4 of 5 shootout chances to earn a win vs. TOR (10/21)• Collected 30 saves in a 4-3 overtime win at PHI (10/27)2014-15:• Won his first three decisions of the season (10/11-10/25), his first as a member of the Islanders• Compiled a 2-2-1 record with a .935 save percentage and a 2.20 goals-against average in five games during the month of February• Suffered an ankle injury during morning skate before his first start with the Sabres and missed the final 18 games of the season

#35: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", 212 lbs. / Jul 31, 1993 (22 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the 6th round (163rd overall) in the 2012 NHLDraftLast Win: -Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0


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2410/24 vs NJD

2015-16:• Made 38 saves in his first AHL win vs. Utica (10/10)• Had 43 saves on 46 shots at Utica (10/21)• Recalled by Buffalo on Oct. 23• Made his NHL debut vs. NJD (10/24), made 24 saves on 28 shots2014-15:• Appeared in 35 games in his second full season with Modo, matching his career-high total set in 2013-14• Helped Modo avoid relegation with a 4-0 postseason record, recording a 0.50 GAA and a .980 SV%

#40: Robin Lehner (G) (*Injured) 6' 5", 240 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (24 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in 2nd round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Ottawa with David Legwand in exchange for a first-round pick inthe 2015 NHL Draft on June 26, 2015.Last Win: FEB 14, 2015 vs EDMONTON (2)Last SO: JAN 14, 2014 @ MINNESOTA (42)Career Shootouts: 34/54 (.630), 7-9


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1110/8 vs OTT

2015-16:• Left the game on 10/8 vs. OTT with lower body injury

2014-15:• Missed 31 games due to injury, appearing in 25 games while healthy• Began the season 3-0-1 in a four-game stretch (10/11-10/28) in which he posted a .939 SV% and a 2.18 GAA• Stopped 35 of 36 shots in a win at BUF (2/10)• Went 6-1-0 in games in which he faced at least 35 shots, posting a .943 SV% and a 2.12 GAA in those contests

#3: Mark Pysyk (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jan 11, 1992 (23 years and 9 months)

MAHRK PEH-sickDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (23rd overall) of 2010 NHL DraftLast Goal: FEB 24, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (10)Last Assist: FEB 26, 2015 vs VANCOUVER (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 9 0-0-0 -1 2Career 79 4-11-15 -15 20



9 times0

9 times0

9 times2

10/15 vs FLA18:25

10/24 vs NJD2

10/23 vs MTL2

10/15 vs FLA+1

2 times

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: four – upper body (10/9-10/14)

• Had two blocked shots in 19:58 of ice time in his season debut at BOS (12/21)

• Scored his first NHL goal of the season and was a plus-2 at OTT (12/29)

• Scored a goal and finished with a career-high plus-3 rating at CBJ (2/24)

• Appeared in 54 games for Rochester, tallying three goals and tying a career high with 14 assists in his third AHL season

#4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (31 years and 2 months)

Acquired: From Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the2016 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 12, 2013 @ VANCOUVER (116)Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs TAMPA BAY (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 27 0-6-6 -6 12


9 times1

10/10 vs TBL1

10/10 vs TBL2

5 times21:55

10/17 vs TBL2

2 times3

10/12 vs CBJ+1

10/21 vs TOR

2015-16:

• Recorded his first assist of the season vs. TBL (10/10)

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 36; 27 – knee (2/15-4/11), seven – lower body (11/13-11/28), two – undisclosed (12/16-12/20)

• Played in his 600th NHL game at EDM (1/29)

• Registered his 100th NHL point with an assist vs. TBL (12/2)

• Ranked second in the NHL with 148 blocked shots at the time of his season-ending knee injury

#6: Mike Weber (D) 6' 2", 217 lbs. / Dec 16, 1987 (27 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (57th overall) of 2006 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 13, 2015 vs DETROIT (36)Last Assist: MAR 30, 2015 @ ARIZONA (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG


Career vs. Opp 16 0-2-2 -1 27


7 times0

7 times0

7 times2

10/15 vs FLA19:16

10/10 vs TBL3

10/23 vs MTL3

3 times+1

10/12 vs CBJ

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 15; six – lower body (12/13-12/17), five – hernia (4/3-4/11), two – undisclosed (1/17-1/18), two – upper body (2/22-2/24)

• Recorded a three-game point streak (0+3) from 11/15-11/22

• Skated a career-high 28:18 of ice time at BOS (3/17)

• Appeared in his 300th career NHL game vs. NJD (3/20)

#8: Cody McCormick (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 228 lbs. / Apr 18, 1983 (32 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (144th overall) of 2001 NHL Draft.Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: JAN 9, 2015 @ TAMPA BAYLast Assist: NOV 18, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (13)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason - ----- - -Career 405 21-44-65 -24 550



2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 49; 39 – lower body (1/13-4/11), six – lower body (12/13-12/27), four – upper body (11/26-12/2)

• Scored his first career shorthanded goal at TBL (1/9)

• Played in his 400th NHL game vs. TBL (12/31)

• Notched an assist in consecutive games (11/15 vs. TOR and 11/18 vs. SJS).

#9: Evander Kane (L) 6' 2", 204 lbs. / Aug 2, 1991 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta Thrashers in 1st round (4th overall) of 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: OCT 21, 2015 vs TORONTO (2)Last Assist: OCT 12, 2015 vs COLUMBUS (5)Career Shootouts: 3/17 (18%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 17 5-11-16 -7 29


10/21 vs TOR1

2 times1

3 times2

10/12 vs CBJ22:05

10/21 vs TOR7

10/21 vs TOR4

4 times+0

4 times

2015-16:

• Recorded an assist in 21:58 TOI in his Buffalo Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

• Had an assist vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Tallied seven shots and scored his first goal as a Buffalo Sabre vs. TOR (10/21)

2014-15:

• Did not play for the Sabres after being acquired on 2/11 due to a shoulder injury that sidelined him for the last 27games of the season

• Scored his 100th career NHL goal, adding an assist and a fight vs. PIT (11/6)

• Scored two power-play goals at CBJ (11/25)

• Missed two games (12/9-12/11) due to suspension

• Scored a goal in three straight games (1/11-1/15)

• Tied his career high with three assists at PIT (1/27)

#12: Brian Gionta (R) 5' 7", 178 lbs. / Jan 18, 1979 (36 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in 3rd round (82nd overall) of 1998 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 10, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (7)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIACareer Shootouts: 22/61 (36%), 7 GDG


Career vs. Opp 55 18-21-39 -5 20


6 times1

10/27 vs PHI1

10/27 vs PHI0

6 times21:12

10/23 vs MTL4

10/24 vs NJD2

10/15 vs FLA+0

2 times

2015-16:

• Made his season debut at FLA (10/15) after missing the first three games with a lower-body injury

• Notched his first point of the season with an assist at PHI (10/27)

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 13 – upper body (12/23-1/18)

• Recorded his first point as a Sabre with an assist at CAR (10/14)

• Notched an assist in his 800th career NHL game vs. SJS (11/18)

• Recorded the 500th point of his career with a goal at PHI (2/19)

• Scored 16 points (6+10) in his last 14 games of the season, including six two-point efforts in a nine-game span

• Scored a shorthanded goal at ARI (3/30), his first since 3/17/11 vs. TBL

#15: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 201 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (19 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 24, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




3 times0

9 times1

3 times2

2 times21:58

10/8 vs OTT6

10/21 vs TOR2

10/23 vs MTL+1

2 times

2015-16:

• Scored his first career NHL goal in his first career game (10/8 vs. OTT), became the third-youngest player in Sabres history to score in his debut and

the second-youngest player ever to score in a Sabres season-opener.

• Recorded the game-winning goal and had a plus-1 rating vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Notched his third goal of the season vs. NJD (10/24)

2014-15:

• Led all NCAA Division I skaters with 71 points (26+45) in 40 games at Boston University

• Won the Hobey Baker Award, becoming the second freshman ever to earn the award (Paul Kariya, 1992-93)

• Was named Hockey East Player of the Year, Hockey East Rookie of the Year, won the Tim Taylor Award as the nation’s outstanding freshman and

was the only unanimous first-team Hockey East All-Star selection

• Recorded five points (2+3) in four NCAA Tournament games

• Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World Championship.

• Served as captain for Team USA at the 2015 World Junior Championship, had four points (1+3) in five games.

#17: David Legwand (C) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / Aug 17, 1980 (35 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1998 NHL DraftAcquired: From Ottawa with Robin Lehner in exchange for a first-round pick in the2015 NHL Draft on June 26, 2015Last Goal: MAR 19, 2015 vs BOSTON (18)Last Assist: MAR 28, 2015 @ TORONTO (14)Career Shootouts: 10/33 (30%), 4 GDG


Career vs. Opp 19 8-3-11 -4 27


6 times0

6 times0

6 times0

6 times10:21

10/17 vs TBL3

10/8 vs OTT2

10/17 vs TBL+0

3 times

2015-16:

• Made his Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

2014-15:

• Tied for the team lead with six power-play goals and two shorthanded points (0+2)

• Appeared in his 1,000th NHL game at TBL (11/29), becoming the 33rd American player to reach that milestone

• Had points in five straight games (1+4) from 1/8-1/17

• Recorded his 600th NHL point (assist) vs. CGY (3/8)

• 2015 Playoffs: Appeared in three playoff games for the Senators

#22: Johan Larsson (L) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (23 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in 2nd round (56th overall) of 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: From Minnesota with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the 2013 NHLDraft and a second-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft on April 3, 2013 inexchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 6, 2015 vs CAROLINA (10)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIACareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




8 times2

10/27 vs PHI2

10/27 vs PHI0

8 times15:23

10/27 vs PHI3

2 times2

3 times+2

10/27 vs PHI

2015-16:

• Tallied his first two points of the season with two asssists at PHI (10/27)

2014-15:

• Scored his first career NHL goal vs. COL (12/20)

• Notched an assist at BOS (12/21)

• Recalled for the third time this season on 2/15

• Had 37 points (14+23) in 41 games for Rochester at the time of his recall

• Tallied an assist at FLA (2/28)

• Scored a goal and had a game-high five hits at WSH (3/7)

• Recorded his first career three-point game with a goal and two assists at TOR (3/11)

• Scored a goal and went 15-for-24 on faceoffs vs. WSH (3/16)

• Notched an assist and a team-high six hits at BOS (3/17)

• Registered an assist at DAL (3/23)

• Tallied an assist and went 11-for-18 on faceoffs vs. ARI (3/26)

• Had an assist at COL (3/28)

• Collected an assist vs. TOR (4/1)

• Scored a goal and went 10-for-17 on faceoffs vs. CHI (4/3)

• Tallied two points (1+1) and had a plus-2 rating vs. CAR (4/6)

#23: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' 1", 189 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (19 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st Round (2nd overall) of 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 17, 2015 @ TAMPA BAY (4)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/17 vs TBL1

3 times1

4 times0

9 times15:43

10/17 vs TBL3

3 times1

2 times+1

3 times

2015-16:

• Notched his first assist of the season vs. TBL (10/10)

• Scored his first career NHL goal and logged a career high in ice time with 15:43 at TBL (10/17)

• Tallied an assist in two straight games vs. MTL (10/23) - NJD (10/24)

2014-15:

• Logged 13:37 of ice time in his first career NHL game vs. CBJ (10/9); became the third-youngest player (18 years, 338 days) ever to dress for the

Sabres on opening day

• Recorded his first NHL point with an assist at SJS (10/25)

• Notched two assists in his AHL debut vs. Utica (4/17)

• Had an assist at Adirondack (4/19)

• Named a WHL Second Team All-Star

• Scored the game-winning goal for Team Canada in the gold medal game at the 2015 World Junior Championship

• Tied for the tournament lead in both goals (5) and points (11) at the 2015 World Junior Championship

• Named to the tournament All-Star Team at the 2015 World Junior Championship

• Led the Kootenay Ice (WHL) in points per game (1.38)

#25: Carlo Colaiacovo (D) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Jan 27, 1983 (32 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Toronto in 1st round (17th overall) of the 2001 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 3, 2015Last Goal: APR 7, 2015 vs NY ISLANDERS (6)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIACareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




4 times1

10/27 vs PHI1

10/27 vs PHI0

4 times18:47

10/27 vs PHI2

2 times1

2 times+1

10/27 vs PHI

2015-16:


2014-15:

• Made his season debut vs. EDM (11/4)

• Recorded his first point of the season (assist) vs. FLA (11/6)

• Logged a season-high 23:04 at STL (3/12)

• Broke a 38-game goal drought at PIT (4/1) and scored again three games later vs. NYI (4/7)

#26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 212 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (31 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (263rd overall) of 2003 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: OCT 23, 2015 vs MONTREAL (2)Last Assist: OCT 12, 2015 vs COLUMBUS (6)Career Shootouts: 16/38 (42%), 7 GDG


Career vs. Opp 30 6-8-14 -13 4


2 times2

10/12 vs CBJ3

10/12 vs CBJ2

3 times17:14

10/24 vs NJD4

10/21 vs TOR2

10/10 vs TBL+1

3 times

2015-16:

• Had three points (1+2) vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Picked up his second goal of the season vs. MTL (10/23)

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: five; three – illness (12/20-12/23), two – illness (4/3-4/4)

• Recorded an assist in his 400th NHL game vs. ANA (10/13)

• Scored a goal vs. NYR (2/20) for his 300th career NHL point

• Had three separate three-game point streaks (11/11-11/15, 2/19-2/22, 3/30-4/6)

• Notched two assists and tied his career high with a plus-4 rating vs. VAN (2/26)

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 1", 203 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (21 years and 9 months)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnsDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (14th overall) of 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIALast Assist: FEB 24, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (9)Career Shootouts: 3/12 (25%), 3 GDG




10/27 vs PHI0

9 times1

10/27 vs PHI2

10/12 vs CBJ18:04

10/12 vs CBJ5

10/27 vs PHI4

10/15 vs FLA+1

10/21 vs TOR

2015-16:

• Won 12 of 16 face offs he took vs. TOR (10/21)

• Notched his first point of the season with a game-winning goal in OT at PHI (10/27)

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 21– ankle (2/26-4/11)

• Elected by the fans to play in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game with a league-high 1,574,896 votes

• Led all Sabres and tied for fifth in the NHL with three shorthanded goals

• Scored the Sabres' only goal in the season opener vs. CBJ (10/9), becoming the first player in franchise history to score the team’s first goal in

consecutive seasons

• Tied his career-best three-game point streak (2+1) from 11/28-12/2

• Scored his first career power-play goal vs. PHI (1/17)

#29: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 0", 214 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (22 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (44th overall) of 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIALast Assist: APR 13, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (9)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2 times0

7 times1

2 times2

10/24 vs NJD20:43

10/27 vs PHI2

2 times4

2 times+1

10/15 vs FLA

2015-16:

• Scored his first career NHL goal at FLA (10/15)

• Logged a career high in ice time with 16:26 at TBL (10/17)

2014-15:

• Appeared in two games for the Buffalo Sabres (NHL)

• Had a productive rookie campaign for Rochester (AHL) that saw him produce 29 points (5+24) in 57 games

• Led all Amerks rookies in scoring and finished sixth among all first-year AHL defensemen

• Logged 21:54 of ice time in his AHL debut against Rockford (10/22)

• Registered his first AHL point (assist) vs. Adirondack (10/24)

• Scored his first professional goal at Hamilton (11/16)

• Recorded his first multi-point game (0+2) vs. Utica (11/21)

• Missed two games (1/2-1/3) due to illness

• Posted a six-game point streak (2+5) from 1/30-2/8

• Returned to the lineup at Iowa (4/3) after missing the previous nine games (3/6-4/1) due to injury

• Missed the last three games of the season (4/17-4/19) due to injury

#44: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) 6' 1", 212 lbs. / Feb 22, 1991 (24 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in 3rd round (84th overall) of 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Los Angeles with Hudson Fasching on March 5, 2014 in exchange forBrayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft and asecond-round pick in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 10, 2015 vs TAMPA BAY (7)Last Assist: OCT 15, 2015 @ FLORIDA (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/10 vs TBL1

10/15 vs FLA1

2 times5

10/12 vs CBJ15:32

10/27 vs PHI3

10/24 vs NJD6

10/27 vs PHI+1

2 times

2015-16:

• Played in his 100th NHL game on 10/8 vs. OTT

• Scored his first goal of the season vs. TBL (10/10)

2014-15:

• The only player to appear in all 82 games for the Sabres

• Scored his first career game-winning goal at SJS (10/25)

• Tied a career best with points in three straight games (2+2) from 12/21-12-27

• Registered his first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist in 17:51 of ice time vs. NYI (12/27)

#46: Cody Franson (D) 6' 5", 234 lbs. / Aug 8, 1987 (28 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Nashville in 3rd Round (79th Overall) of the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on Sept. 10, 2015Last Goal: MAR 31, 2015 vs VANCOUVER (12)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIACareer Shootouts: 1/5 (20%), 1 GDG




9 times2

10/23 vs MTL2

10/23 vs MTL2

4 times22:32

10/21 vs TOR6

10/12 vs CBJ4

10/15 vs FLA+0

5 times

2015-16:

• Had two shots on goal in his Sabres debut vs. OTT (10/8)

• Tallied his first points as a Sabre with two assists vs. MTL (10/23)

• Has a three game point streak (0+4) from 10/23 vs. MTL - 10/27 at PHI

2014-15:

• Set career-best marks in assists (29) and points (36) for the second consecutive season

• Tied for 15th among NHL defensemen with 17 power-play points (5+12)

• Set a career-high with five power-play goals

• Recorded six multi-point games

• Had career-best nine-game point streak (2+9) from 11/4-11/20

• Played a career-high 26:14 vs. DET (11/22)

• At the time of his trade, led all Toronto defensemen with 32 points and tied for team lead with 26 assists

• Appeared in his 400th NHL game vs. MIN (4/9)

#47: Zach Bogosian (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (25 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in 1st 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: JAN 16, 2015 @ CHICAGO (31)Last Assist: APR 10, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (1)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 19 0-4-4 -4 6


2014-15:

• Recorded a plus-5 rating vs. FLA (1/13)

• Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal and played 25:28 of ice time at CHI (11/2)

• Totaled 13 points (3+10) and a plus-1 rating in 41 games with Winnipeg

• Made his Sabres debut vs. PHI (2/15) and recorded a game-high 11 hits

• Logged a career-high 32:23 of ice time and led the Sabres with seven blocks and six hits at PHI (2/19)

• Recorded his first Sabres point (assist) at CBJ (2/24)

• Recorded a season-high seven shots and skated 26:54 of ice time at TBL (3/3)

• Tallied an assist and skated a team-high 25:16 of ice time at OTT (3/6)

• Skated a game-high 30:53 and had six hits at TOR (3/11)

• Recorded his first multi-point (0+2) game as a member of the Sabres vs. CAR (4/6)

• Led the Sabres in ice time in 16 of his 21 games with the team, averaging 26:39 per game

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 207 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (21 years)

RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (8th overall) of 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 12, 2015 vs COLUMBUS (6)Last Assist: OCT 15, 2015 @ FLORIDA (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




10/12 vs CBJ1

2 times2

10/12 vs CBJ0

9 times26:41

10/10 vs TBL4

2 times2

4 times+1

2 times

2015-16:

• Led the Sabres in ice time vs. OTT (10/8) with 23:10 TOI

• Had a two-point game (1+1) and led Sabres skaters with 24:58 of ice time vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Notched an assist at FLA (10/15)

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: three; two – illness (12/29-12/31), one – flu (4/1)

• Led the team in ice time in 12 games, averaging 20:36 for the season

• Scored his first goal of the season at MIN (11/13)

• Scored his second goal of the season and was named the game's third star vs. OTT (12/15)

• Scored a power-play goal and skated a team-high 26:46 of ice time at BOS (12/21)

• Set a new career high with 28:36 of ice time vs. NYR (3/14)

• Scored a power-play goal and had 28:23 TOI at BOS (3/17)

• Had two points (1+1) and finished with a plus-1 rating at COL (3/28)

• Tallied a career-high three assists vs. CHI (4/3)

• Recorded points in a career-best four straight games from 3/26-4/3 (3+4)

#59: Tim Schaller (C) 6' 2", 219 lbs. / Nov 16, 1990 (24 years and 11 months)

Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on April 2, 2013Last Goal: DEC 21, 2014 @ BOSTON (15)Last Assist: MAR 16, 2015 vs WASHINGTON (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




2015-16:

• Had two points (1+1) in six games with Rochester

• Recalled by Buffalo on Oct. 26

2014-15:

• Made his NHL debut at MTL (11/29) and recorded three hits and three blocks

• Scored his first career NHL point (goal) at BOS (12/21)

• Notched an assist and finished with a plus-1 rating vs. WSH (3/16)

• Recalled for the sixth time this season on April 3

• Had 41 points (15+26) in 59 games for Rochester at the time of his recall

#63: Tyler Ennis (C) 5' 9", 160 lbs. / Oct 6, 1989 (26 years)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (26th overall) of 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIALast Assist: OCT 24, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Career Shootouts: 15/40 (38%), 6 GDG


Career vs. Opp 17 3-2-5 -4 6


3 times1

2 times2

10/24 vs NJD2

10/23 vs MTL24:36

10/21 vs TOR7

10/17 vs TBL3

10/15 vs FLA+1

2 times

2015-16:

• Scored his first goal of the season at FLA (10/15)

• Recorded an assist and a team-high seven shots at TBL (10/17)

• Notched a goal and an assist vs. NJD (10/24)

• Tallied his third goal of the season at PHI (10/27)

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: four; two – lower body (2/26-2/28), two – upper body (3/28-3/30)

• Tied his best single-game point total four times, with three points on 11/15 vs. TOR, 12/11 vs. CGY, 1/18 at DET and 3/11 at TOR

• Scored his first career shorthanded goal at CHI (10/11)

• Notched his 100th career assist vs. MTL (11/5)

• Earned his first NHL fighting major at STL (11/11)

• Named the NHL's First Star of the Week for the week of Dec. 8-14 after scoring five points (1+4) in three games

• Tallied his 200th career point with a goal at OTT (3/6)

#82: Marcus Foligno (L) 6' 3", 226 lbs. / Aug 10, 1991 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 4th round (104th overall) of 2009 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 3, 2015 vs CHICAGO (12)Last Assist: OCT 15, 2015 @ FLORIDA (4)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG




8 times1

3 times1

3 times2

10/17 vs TBL17:42

10/12 vs CBJ2

10/21 vs TOR4

10/17 vs TBL+1

10/15 vs FLA

2015-16:

• Recorded his first assist of the season in Buffalo's season-opener vs. OTT (10/8)

• Notched an assist vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Had an assist at FLA (10/15)

2014-15:

• Games missed due to injury: 25; 19 – undisclosed (12/23-2/8), four – upper body (11/2-11/8), one – upper body (10/13), 1 – upper body (11/13)

• Set a personal best with 20 points (8+12) on the season

• Tallied his first two goals of the season at CAR (10/14)

• Scored in a career-high three consecutive games from 12/11 vs. CGY to 12/15 vs. OTT

• Notched two points (1+1) vs. NYI (2/8) in his return from an injury that sidelined him for 19 games

• Scored twice and finished with a plus-2 rating vs. CHI (4/3)

#88: Jamie McGinn (L) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Aug 5, 1988 (27 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by San Jose in 2nd round (36th overall) of the 2006 NHL DraftAcquired: From Colorado with Ryan O'Reilly on June 26, 2015 in exchange for NikitaZadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHLDraftLast Goal: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIALast Assist: OCT 12, 2015 vs COLUMBUS (6)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG




10/27 vs PHI2

10/12 vs CBJ2

10/12 vs CBJ2

10/15 vs FLA12:40

10/12 vs CBJ3

10/27 vs PHI4

2 times+1

10/12 vs CBJ

2015-16:


• Recorded his first point with the Sabres as part of a two-assist game vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Scored his first goal as a Sabre at PHI (10/27)

2014-15:

• Was placed on injured reserve 11/ 21 (retroactive to 11/15) and missed the final 63 games of the season with a back injury

• Scored Colorado’s first goal of the season at BOS (10/13)

• Scored in consecutive games 10/24 vs. VAN and 10/26 at WPG

#90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (24 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NHL DraftAcquired: From Colorado with Ryan O'Reilly on June 26, 2015 in exchange for NikitaZadorov, Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and a second-round pick in the 2015 NHLDraftLast Goal: OCT 24, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIACareer Shootouts: 10/24 (42%), 6 GDG




3 times2

10/24 vs NJD3

10/24 vs NJD0

9 times23:13

10/17 vs TBL5

2 times1

2 times+1

10/17 vs TBL

2015-16:


• Recorded his first goal and assist as a Sabre vs. CBJ (10/12)

• Notched an assist at TBL (10/17)

• Tallied his second goal of the season vs. MTL (10/23)

• Collected three points (1+2) and won 65% of his face offs vs. NJD (10/24)

• Has a three game point streak (2+3) from 10/23 vs. MTL - 10/27 at PHI

2014-15:

• Tied for the league lead with 98 takeaways, marking his third time leading the NHL in that category

• Led Colorado skaters in faceoff percentage (53.3%) and shorthanded points (1+1)

• Recorded his 200th NHL point with (assist) vs. TOR (11/6)

• Had a career-best eight-game point streak (5+8) from 3/14-3/30

• Equaled his career best with 3 points (1+2) at EDM (3/25)

• Named the NHL's Third Star of the Week for 3/23-3/29 after leading the league with eight points (1+7) in 4 games

• Led the team with 17 points (5+12) in March, his personal high for a single month

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