Game Notes

Thu, Feb 18, 2021 NHL Game #667

Washington Capitals 7 - 4 - 3 (17 pts) 4 - 6 - 2 (10 pts) Team Game: 15 4 - 2 - 1 (Home) Team Game: 13 2 - 5 - 1 (Home) Home Game: 8 3 - 2 - 2 (Road) Road Game: 5 2 - 1 - 1 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 31 Craig Anderson 1 0 1 0 5.27 .750 35 Linus Ullmark 7 3 2 2 2.63 .912 41 Vitek Vanecek 12 6 3 2 3.06 .906 40 Carter Hutton 5 1 4 0 2.85 .898

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Justin Schultz 10 2 5 7 8 0 4 L Taylor Hall 12 1 8 9 -9 6 3 D 11 0 3 3 2 2 9 C Jack Eichel 12 2 9 11 -8 2 4 D Brenden Dillon 14 1 4 5 3 16 10 D Henri Jokiharju 9 1 0 1 -4 0 8 L Alex Ovechkin 10 5 8 13 -4 2 12 C Eric Staal 12 3 2 5 -6 4 9 D Dmitry Orlov 9 0 0 0 -3 2 13 L Tobias Rieder 12 3 0 3 -2 0 10 R Daniel Sprong 10 2 1 3 -1 0 15 C Riley Sheahan 12 1 1 2 1 2 13 L Jakub Vrana 13 5 5 10 4 4 19 D Jake McCabe 11 1 2 3 2 9 14 R Richard Panik 14 1 4 5 -6 8 20 C Cody Eakin 12 0 1 1 -3 0 19 C Nicklas Backstrom 14 7 12 19 -1 4 21 R Kyle Okposo 7 0 0 0 -2 0 20 C Lars Eller 10 2 3 5 -4 4 23 R Sam Reinhart 10 3 4 7 -11 0 21 R Garnet Hathaway 14 2 3 5 2 10 26 D Rasmus Dahlin 12 1 3 4 -12 4 26 C Nic Dowd 14 2 2 4 0 16 33 D Colin Miller 12 1 2 3 -10 4 33 D Zdeno Chara 14 2 3 5 4 10 37 C Casey Mittelstadt 2 0 1 1 -1 0 34 D Jonas Siegenthaler 6 0 0 0 -3 2 44 D Matt Irwin 5 0 1 1 -3 4 43 R Tom Wilson 12 5 7 12 -1 9 53 L Jeff Skinner 12 0 1 1 -1 6 57 D Trevor van Riemsdyk 7 1 0 1 -3 0 55 D Rasmus Ristolainen 10 2 4 6 2 6 62 L Carl Hagelin 14 1 1 2 -1 2 62 D Brandon Montour 10 0 2 2 -6 8 73 L Conor Sheary 11 3 1 4 0 6 68 L Victor Olofsson 12 5 6 11 -7 0 74 D John Carlson 14 4 8 12 -8 2 72 R Tage Thompson 7 0 1 1 -2 2 77 R T.J. Oshie 13 2 6 8 -6 10 92 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 6 2 2 4 0 4

Senior VP and General Manager Brian MacLellan Owner/CEO Terry Pegula Head Coach Peter Laviolette Owner/President Kim Pegula Assistant Coaches Scott Arniel, Blaine Forsythe, General Manager Kevyn Adams Kevin McCarthy, Brett Head Coach Ralph Krueger Leonhardt (Video) Coaching Staff Mike Bales (Assistant Coach), Goaltending Coach Scott Murray Don Granato (Assistant Video Coordinator Jared Elenberger Coach), Steve Smith (Assistant Coach), Myles Fee (Video Coach), Kyle Smith (Video Coordinator)

Tonight's Officials Referees Francois StLaurent (8), Dean Morton (36) Linesmen Brandon Gawryletz (64), James Tobias (61) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem * Denotes Standby Official.

Today's Schedule MIN @ ANA : 7:00 LAK @ ARI : 7:00 NJD @ BOS : 7:00 NSH @ CBJ : 7:00 NYR @ PHI : 7:00 NYI @ PIT : 7:00 SJS @ STL : 7:00 OTT @ TOR : 7:00 BUF @ WSH : 7:00 Washington Capitals: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 2 Justin Schultz D 6' 2" 186 Jul 6, 1990 Kelowna, BC, CAN 3 Nick Jensen D 6' 1" 205 Sep 21, 1990 Rogers, MN, USA 4 Brenden Dillon D 6' 4" 220 Nov 13, 1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN 8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 238 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS 9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' 11" 211 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS 10 Daniel Sprong R 6' 0" 200 Mar 17, 1997 Amsterdam, NLD 13 Jakub Vrana L 6' 0" 197 Feb 28, 1996 Prague, CZE 14 Richard Panik R 6' 2" 203 Feb 7, 1991 Martin, SVK 19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 206 Nov 23, 1987 Gävle, SWE 20 Lars Eller C 6' 2" 208 May 8, 1989 Rodovre, DNK 21 Garnet Hathaway R 6' 2" 212 Nov 23, 1991 Kennebunkport, ME, USA 26 Nic Dowd C 6' 1" 192 May 27, 1990 Huntsville, AL, USA 31 Craig Anderson G 6' 2" 186 May 21, 1981 Park Ridge, IL, USA 33 Zdeno Chara D 6' 9" 250 Mar 18, 1977 Trencin, SVK 34 Jonas Siegenthaler D 6' 3" 211 May 6, 1997 Zurich, CHE 41 Vitek Vanecek G 6' 2" 187 Jan 9, 1996 Havlickuv Brod, CZE 43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 220 Mar 29, 1994 , ON, CAN 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk D 6' 3" 188 Jul 24, 1991 Middletown, NJ, USA 62 Carl Hagelin L 5' 11" 185 Aug 23, 1988 Sodertalje, SWE 73 Conor Sheary L 5' 9" 178 Jun 8, 1992 Winchester, MA, USA 74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 215 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA 77 T.J. Oshie R 5' 11" 196 Dec 23, 1986 Everett, WA, USA 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 1" 205 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 204 Age: 30.6

Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Streaks JAKUB VRANA (2 / 2 Games) No active streaks JAKUB VRANA (2-0-2 / 2 Games) LARS ELLER (1-2-3 / 3 Games) NICKLAS BACKSTROM (2-4-6 / 4 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active (21 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Taylor Hall L 6' 1" 206 Nov 14, 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN 9 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 213 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA 10 Henri Jokiharju D 6' 0" 199 Jun 17, 1999 Oulu, FIN 12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 195 Oct 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 13 Tobias Rieder L 5' 11" 189 Jan 10, 1993 Landshut, DEU 15 Riley Sheahan C 6' 2" 216 Dec 7, 1991 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 19 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 204 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA 20 Cody Eakin C 6' 0" 196 May 24, 1991 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA 23 Sam Reinhart R 6' 2" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN 26 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' 3" 207 Apr 13, 2000 Lidkoping, SWE 33 Colin Miller D 6' 1" 199 Oct 29, 1992 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 215 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE 37 Casey Mittelstadt C 6' 1" 196 Nov 22, 1998 Eden Prairie, MN, USA 40 Carter Hutton G 6' 0" 208 Dec 19, 1985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 44 Matt Irwin D 6' 2" 189 Nov 29, 1987 Victoria, BC, CAN 53 Jeff Skinner L 5' 11" 197 May 16, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 221 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN 62 Brandon Montour D 6' 0" 194 Apr 11, 1994 Brantford, ON, CAN 68 Victor Olofsson L 5' 11" 182 Jul 18, 1995 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 72 Tage Thompson R 6' 7" 219 Oct 30, 1997 Phoenix, AZ, USA 21 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 202 Age: 27.7

Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 28 Zemgus Girgensons L 6' 2" 213 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA

Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks Washington Capitals: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 19 Nicklas Backstrom 14 7 12 19 -1 4 2 0 0 31 22.6 19:39 39.69 6 8 L 8 Alex Ovechkin 10 5 8 13 -4 2 1 0 1 39 12.8 20:55 0.00 31 7 R 43 Tom Wilson 12 5 7 12 -1 9 1 0 1 22 22.7 18:18 41.66 51 6 D 74 John Carlson 14 4 8 12 -8 2 3 0 1 39 10.3 24:52 0.00 15 18 L 13 Jakub Vrana 13 5 5 10 4 4 0 0 2 27 18.5 15:52 100.00 13 1 R 77 T.J. Oshie 13 2 6 8 -6 10 2 0 0 23 8.7 18:49 50.58 28 7 D 2 Justin Schultz 10 2 5 7 8 0 0 0 1 20 10.0 18:37 0.00 4 10 C 20 Lars Eller 10 2 3 5 -4 4 0 0 0 20 10.0 16:38 53.75 7 3 R 21 Garnet Hathaway 14 2 3 5 2 10 0 0 0 15 13.3 12:32 50.00 49 6 D 33 Zdeno Chara 14 2 3 5 4 10 0 0 0 24 8.3 19:51 0.00 23 19 D 4 Brenden Dillon 14 1 4 5 3 16 0 0 0 12 8.3 19:02 0.00 30 18 R 14 Richard Panik 14 1 4 5 -6 8 1 0 0 25 4.0 12:40 25.00 27 6 L 73 Conor Sheary 11 3 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 11 27.3 10:54 33.33 5 5 C 26 Nic Dowd 14 2 2 4 0 16 0 0 0 13 15.4 14:32 50.27 20 7 C 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 6 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 16 12.5 16:32 41.09 2 5 R 10 Daniel Sprong 10 2 1 3 -1 0 0 0 0 13 15.4 08:59 25.00 5 1 D 3 Nick Jensen 11 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 13 0.0 17:22 0.00 16 15 L 62 Carl Hagelin 14 1 1 2 -1 2 0 0 0 21 4.8 15:13 22.22 7 8 D 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk 7 1 0 1 -3 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 18:19 0.00 4 13 D 9 Dmitry Orlov 9 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 18:07 0.00 9 8 D 34 Jonas Siegenthaler 6 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 15:32 0.00 6 10

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 31 Craig Anderson 1 23 5.27 0 1 0 0 2 6 .750 0 0 0 41 Vitek Vanecek 12 705 3.06 6 3 2 0 36 346 .906 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 68 Victor Olofsson 12 5 6 11 -7 0 4 0 0 36 13.9 18:11 0.00 2 3 C 9 Jack Eichel 12 2 9 11 -8 2 1 0 1 42 4.8 21:12 53.87 5 8 L 4 Taylor Hall 12 1 8 9 -9 6 1 0 0 31 3.2 20:31 0.00 12 4 R 23 Sam Reinhart 10 3 4 7 -11 0 2 0 1 26 11.5 20:46 50.00 2 3 D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 10 2 4 6 2 6 1 0 0 20 10.0 23:34 0.00 35 13 C 12 Eric Staal 12 3 2 5 -6 4 1 0 0 19 15.8 15:09 54.68 5 5 D 26 Rasmus Dahlin 12 1 3 4 -12 4 1 0 0 34 2.9 20:42 0.00 10 7 L 13 Tobias Rieder 12 3 0 3 -2 0 0 0 0 17 17.6 12:57 0.00 9 9 D 19 Jake McCabe 11 1 2 3 2 9 0 0 0 13 7.7 19:17 0.00 18 13 D 33 Colin Miller 12 1 2 3 -10 4 1 0 0 14 7.1 18:04 0.00 23 12 C 15 Riley Sheahan 12 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 25.0 11:41 61.17 4 4 D 62 Brandon Montour 10 0 2 2 -6 8 0 0 0 17 0.0 21:01 0.00 8 12 D 10 Henri Jokiharju 9 1 0 1 -4 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 17:37 0.00 5 9 C 20 Cody Eakin 12 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 13:58 57.57 6 2 C 37 Casey Mittelstadt 2 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10:21 66.66 0 1 D 44 Matt Irwin 5 0 1 1 -3 4 0 0 0 7 0.0 16:39 0.00 12 9 L 53 Jeff Skinner 12 0 1 1 -1 6 0 0 0 27 0.0 13:57 50.00 4 4 R 72 Tage Thompson 7 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 11 0.0 13:50 50.00 11 4 R 21 Kyle Okposo 7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 12:30 0.00 4 1

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 35 Linus Ullmark 7 434 2.63 3 2 2 0 19 197 .912 0 0 0 40 Carter Hutton 5 274 2.85 1 4 0 0 13 115 .898 0 0 0 Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals Team Records Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Last game: Tuesday VS NY ISLANDERS (3-0 L) Tuesday AT PITTSBURGH (3-1 W) Next game: Saturday AT NEW JERSEY Saturday VS NY RANGERS Overall record/streak: 4 - 6 - 2 / Lost 3 7 - 4 - 3 / Win 1 / Undef 1 Home record/streak: 2 - 5 - 1 / Lost 3 4 - 2 - 1 / Lost 2 Road record/streak: 2 - 1 - 1 / Win 1 / Undef 1 3 - 2 - 2 / Win 1 / Undef 1 Last 5 Games: 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 4 - 0 Last 10 Games: 4 - 4 - 2 5 - 4 - 1 1-Goal Games: 3 - 1 - 2 4 - 0 - 3 2-Goal Games 0 - 3 2 - 2 3-Goal Games 1 - 2 1 - 2 Scoring first 2 - 0 - 1 5 - 3 - 2 Opponent scoring first 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 1 - 1 Leading after 1 period 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 3 Trailing after 1 period 2 - 4 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 Tied after 1 period 1 - 2 - 2 4 - 0 - 0 Leading after 2 periods 2 - 0 - 0 5 - 1 - 0 Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 6 - 1 0 - 2 - 0 Tied after 2 periods 2 - 0 - 1 2 - 1 - 3 OT Record - This Season: 2 - 2 2 - 3 OT Record - Franchise: 205 - 207 - 215 216 - 192 - 185 Shootout Record - This Season: 2 - 1 1 - 2 Shootout Record - Franchise: 79 - 72 66 - 71 Outshooting opponent: 2 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 2 - 4 - 2 3 - 2 - 3 Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month Record Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points January: 4-4-2 10 6-0-3 15 February: 0-2-0 0 1-4-0 2 Totals: 4-6-2 10 7-4-3 17 Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals Situations Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: 5 14 10 0 29 ( 2.4 avg.) Opponents: 13 11 12 1 37 ( 3.1 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 16 24 8 1 49 ( 3.5 avg.) Opponents: 12 19 18 1 50 ( 3.6 avg.)

Shots by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: 114 144 97 8 363 (30.3 avg.) Opponents: 112 111 123 11 357 (29.8 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 157 144 101 11 413 (29.5 avg.) Opponents: 149 155 134 10 448 (32.0 avg.)

Power Play Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals G Att % G Att % Overall: 13 43 30.2 (5th NHL) 11 36 30.6 (4th NHL) Home: 8 29 27.6 (14th NHL) 8 15 53.3 (1st NHL) Road: 5 14 35.7 (3rd NHL) 3 21 14.3 (T-23rd NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-11th NHL)

Penalty Killing Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals G Att % G Att % Overall: 5 27 81.5 (12th NHL) 9 48 81.3 (13th NHL) Home: 3 20 85.0 (11th NHL) 5 25 80.0 (T-18th NHL) Road: 2 7 71.4 (23rd NHL) 4 23 82.6 (9th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-19th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-19th NHL)

Penalties Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 12 63 5.3 (1st NHL) 14 117 8.4 (16th NHL)

Goal Situations Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals For Against For Against 6 on 5: 1 4 0 5 6 on 4: 0 0 0 0 6 on 3: 0 0 0 0 5 on 5: 15 26 37 32 5 on 4: 13 0 9 0 5 on 3: 0 0 0 1 4 on 4: 0 1 0 0 4 on 3: 0 0 1 0 3 on 3: 0 1 1 1 3 on 4: 0 0 0 0 3 on 5: 0 0 0 1 3 on 6: 0 0 0 0 4 on 5: 0 5 0 8 4 on 6: 0 0 0 0 5 on 6: 0 0 1 2 Empty Net: 0 4 2 5 Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 29 37 49 50 Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals Situations Individual Leaders Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Points: V. OLOFSSON (11),J. EICHEL (11),T. HALL (9) N. BACKSTROM (19),A. OVECHKIN (13),J. CARLSON (12) Goals: V. OLOFSSON (5),E. STAAL (3),T. RIEDER (3) N. BACKSTROM (7),A. OVECHKIN (5),T. WILSON (5) Assists: J. EICHEL (9),T. HALL (8),V. OLOFSSON (6) N. BACKSTROM (12),A. OVECHKIN (8),J. CARLSON (8) PP Goals: V. OLOFSSON (4),S. REINHART (2),E. STAAL (1) J. CARLSON (3),T. OSHIE (2),N. BACKSTROM (2) SH Goals: GW Goals: S. REINHART (1),J. EICHEL (1) J. VRANA (2),A. OVECHKIN (1),J. CARLSON (1) 3+ Goals: PIM: J. MCCABE (9),B. MONTOUR (8),J. SKINNER (6) N. DOWD (16),B. DILLON (16),Z. CHARA (10) Shots: J. EICHEL (42),V. OLOFSSON (36),R. DAHLIN (34) A. OVECHKIN (39),J. CARLSON (39),N. BACKSTROM (31) +/-: J. MCCABE (+2),R. RISTOLAINEN (+2),R. SHEAHAN (+1) J. SCHULTZ (+8),Z. CHARA (+4),J. VRANA (+4)

Shootout Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Jack Eichel 2 / 3 66.7 2 John Carlson 1 / 2 50.0 1 Taylor Hall 0 / 1 0.0 0 Alex Ovechkin 0 / 1 0.0 0 Sam Reinhart 0 / 1 0.0 0 T.J. Oshie 0 / 3 0.0 0 Victor Olofsson 0 / 1 0.0 0 Nicklas Backstrom 0 / 3 0.0 0 Casey Mittelstadt 0 / 1 0.0 0 Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 / 1 0.0 0 Rasmus Dahlin 0 / 1 0.0 0 Jakub Vrana 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Linus Ullmark 2 - 1 1/10 .900 Vitek Vanecek 1 - 1 1/6 .833

Power Play Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Player G A P Player G A P Victor Olofsson 4 5 9 Nicklas Backstrom 2 4 6 Jack Eichel 1 6 7 John Carlson 3 2 5 Taylor Hall 1 4 5 Alex Ovechkin 1 3 4 Rasmus Dahlin 1 3 4 Justin Schultz 0 4 4 Sam Reinhart 2 2 4 T.J. Oshie 2 1 3 Rasmus Ristolainen 1 3 4 Tom Wilson 1 2 3 Colin Miller 1 1 2 Lars Eller 0 2 2 Eric Staal 1 1 2 Evgeny Kuznetsov 1 1 2 Casey Mittelstadt 0 1 1 Jakub Vrana 0 2 2 Richard Panik 1 0 1

Short Handed Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Player G A P Player G A P No players to display No players to display Buffalo Sabres (1-2-1) @ Washington Capitals (3-0-1) Season Series

Washington Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Jan 22, 2021 4 3 0 Vitek Vanecek / Linus Ullmark John Carlson Jan 24, 2021 3 4 0 Linus Ullmark / Vitek Vanecek Jack Eichel Feb 18, 2021 0 0 0 / Apr 15, 2021 0 0 0 / Buffalo Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. Goal Jan 14, 2021 6 4 0 Ilya Samsonov / Carter Hutton Jakub Vrana Jan 15, 2021 2 1 0 Vitek Vanecek / Linus Ullmark Tom Wilson Mar 15, 2021 0 0 0 / Apr 9, 2021 0 0 0 /

Sabres Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Victor Olofsson 4 2 2 4 -4 0 1 0 0 0 15 13.3 Jack Eichel 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.0 Taylor Hall 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 9.1 Rasmus Ristolainen 4 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 Eric Staal 4 2 0 2 -3 0 1 0 0 0 10 20.0 Jake McCabe 4 1 1 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 Dylan Cozens 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 Colin Miller 4 1 1 2 -4 2 1 0 0 0 6 16.7 Sam Reinhart 4 0 2 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 Tobias Rieder 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 Riley Sheahan 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 Curtis Lazar 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 Casey Mittelstadt 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Jeff Skinner 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 Tage Thompson 3 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Henri Jokiharju 4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Cody Eakin 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 Kyle Okposo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Rasmus Dahlin 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 Brandon Montour 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Linus Ullmark 3 188 8 2.55 0 1 1 1 84 .905 Carter Hutton 1 59 5 5.12 0 0 1 0 27 .815

Power play 4 - 15 (26.7%) Penalty Killing 3 - 6 (50%)

Capitals Head To Head Stats Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S % Nicklas Backstrom 4 3 3 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 20.0 Jakub Vrana 4 3 2 5 5 2 0 0 1 0 10 30.0 T.J. Oshie 4 2 3 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 7 28.6 John Carlson 4 1 3 4 -1 2 0 0 0 0 16 6.2 Tom Wilson 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 20.0 Justin Schultz 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 Brenden Dillon 4 1 1 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 Alex Ovechkin 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 Garnet Hathaway 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 25.0 Nic Dowd 4 1 0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 Nick Jensen 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 Lars Eller 4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 Zdeno Chara 4 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 Conor Sheary 4 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Dmitry Orlov 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Daniel Sprong 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 Richard Panik 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 Connor McMichael 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 Jonas Siegenthaler 2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 Trevor van Riemsdyk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Carl Hagelin 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 Brian Pinho 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV% Vitek Vanecek 3 190 7 2.21 0 2 0 1 106 .934 Ilya Samsonov 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 0 0 26 .846

Power play 3 - 6 (50%) Penalty Killing 4 - 15 (73.3%) Washington Capitals: Media Notes

LAST GAME Washington 3, 1 February 16, 2021 *PPG Paints Arena* Pittsburgh, PA Shots: WSH: 42; PIT: 27 Power Plays: WSH: 0/5; PIT: 0/3 Three Stars: Panik (WSH), Vanecek (WSH), Dowd (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS - Assigned Ilya Samsonov to Hershey, 2/14 - Recalled Pheonix Copley from Hershey to Taxi Squad, 2/13 - Assigned Michael Sgarbossa and Martin Fehervary from Taxi Squad to Hershey, 2/10 - Re-assigned Craig Anderson and Daniel Carr to Taxi Squad, 2/9 - Assigned Pheonix Copley from Taxi Squad to Hershey, 2/9

CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Evgeny Kuznetsov - 7 points shy of 400 career points Lars Eller - 1 points shy of 300 career points Nicklas Backstrom - 4 assists shy of 700 career assists Justin Schultz - 8 games shy of 500 career games Alex Ovechkin - 9 points shy of 1,300 career points

CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Richard Panik - Recorded 100th career assist, 2/16 at PIT

INJURIES/ILLNESSES T.J Oshie - 2/7 (1 game) Jakub Vrana - 2/7 (1 game) Justin Schultz - 1/30-2/7 (4 games) Evgeny Kuznetsov - 1/22-2/7 (8 games) Ilya Samsonov - 1/22-2/7 (8 games) Connor Sheary - 2/4 (1 game) Lars Eller - 1/28-2/4 (4 games) Dmitry Orlov - 1/22-1/28 (4 games) Alex Ovechkin - 1/22-1/28 (4 games) Tom Wilson - 1/24 - 1/26 (2 games) Man Games Lost: 37

UPCOMING SCHEDULE Feb. 20, 12:30 p.m. (ET) vs. NY Rangers (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 21, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. New Jersey (NBCSN, NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 23, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSN, NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 25, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Pittsburgh (NBCSW, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7) Feb. 27, 1 p.m. (ET) at New Jersey (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Tonight's Game The Washington Capitals face the Buffalo Sabres Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the fifth matchup of the season (3-0-1). This year, Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals with six points (3g, 3a) against Buffalo, while Jakub Vrana and T.J. Oshie each have five points (Vrana: 3g, 2a; Oshie: 2g, 3a).

HOME vs. BUF

Record Goals For Goals Against Current Streak

33-38-9-4 233 266 1 BUF OTW (1/24/21)

CAPITALS vs. SABRES ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)

Games Goals Assists Points

Chara (105) Ovechkin (33) Chara (38) Ovechkin (53)

Ovechkin (52) Chara (13) Backstrom (24) Chara (51)

Backstrom (46) Backstrom (11) Ovechkin (20) Backstrom (35)

Note of the Night STRONG EFFORT - On Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the line of Conor Sheary, Lars Eller and Richard Panik skated together for 9:37 at five-on-five, scoring two goals, recording 13 shot attempts while allowing one (92.86 shot attempt percentage) and recorded 10 shots on goal without allowing one. - Lars Eller scored his second goal of the season during that game. Eller is now one point shy of his 300th career point (133g, 165a). With another point, Eller can become the third Danish-born player in NHL history to reach the 300 point mark. - Richard Panik recorded two assists in the game, marking his 100th and 101st career assist. The effort marked Panik's 32nd career multi-point game and his fourth as a Capital. - Conor Sheary scored his third goal in his 11th game as a Capital. Sheary, a former Buffalo Sabre and Pittsburgh Penguin, has a combined 16 points (10g, 6a) in 20 career games against his two former teams. - The Capitals recorded 42 shots against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the most shots they've recorded in a single game this season.

Top Caps Facts SWEET NICKY - Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals with 19 points (7g, 12a) in 14 games, tied for the seventh-most points in the NHL through games played Feb. 16. He's also on a four-game point streak (2g, 4a). - Backstrom has recorded a point in 12 of the Capitals' 14 games. That's tied with Boston's Brad Marchand for the most games with a point in the MassMutual East Division. - Backstrom is now four assists shy of 700 career assists, where he would become one of three active players to reach the 700 assist mark and the fifth Swedish-born player in NHL history, joining Nicklas Lidstrom (878), Henrik Sedin (830), Mats Sundin (785) and Daniel Alfredsson (713). - Backstrom's 0.72 assists per game are tied for the second-most among active NHL players with at least 500 assists, and that is tied for the 17th- highest rate in NHL history among players with 500 assists. - Backstrom's goal against the Penguins on Sunday marked his 250th career goal. He became the fourth player in franchise history to reach the mark (Alex Ovechkin: 711g; Peter Bondra: 472g; Mike Gartner: 397g). - Backstrom's 250th career goal passed Peter Forsberg (249g) for the fourth-most goals scored by a Swedish-born center (Mats Sundin: 564g; Henrik Zetterberg: 337g; Kent Nilsson and Thomas Steen: 264g).

NIGHT SHOW - This season, the Capitals are 7-2-1 in games played later than 6 p.m. ET. - Vitek Vanecek is 6-2-1 in games later than 6 p.m. ET with a 2.76 goals against average and a .912 save percentage. - The Capitals average 3.60 goals per game in games played after 6 p.m. ET, and 3.25 goals per game in earlier instances. - Washington has allowed 3.10 goals per game in games played after 6 p.m. ET, and 4.75 goals against per game in earlier instances.

GREAT 8 - At 711 goals, Alex Ovechkin now sits seven goals shy of passing Phil Esposito (717g) for the sixth-most goals in NHL history. - Ovechkin’s career 0.61 goals per game rate (711g in 1,162 games) is the highest among the NHL’s eight players who have reached the 700-goal milestone. - Ovechkin has 146 career multi-goal games, 62 more multi-goal games than the next-closest player since Ovechkin's rookie season in 2005-06 (Sidney Crosby: 84). That's more multi-goal games than 2,606 players have total goals during that span. - Ovechkin has scored against 144 different NHL goaltenders. There have been 6,451 players in NHL history who have scored 144 or fewer goals in their career. - Ovechkin’s 15 career 30-goal campaigns trail only Gartner (17) for the most in League history. Additionally, his 15 consecutive 30-goal seasons are tied with Gartner (1979-80–1993-94) and Jaromir Jagr (1991-92–2006-07) for the longest such run by an NHL player.

YOUNG V - Jakub Vrana scored his fifth goal of the season on Tuesday against Pittsburgh, his second-straight game with a goal, which he has accomplished for the second time this season (also: Jan. 14 and 15, 2g). - Over the last three seasons, Vrana ranks fourth in the NHL with 1.44 goals per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five (min. 100 games), only trailing Toronto's Auston Matthews (1.53), Montreal's Brendan Gallagher (1.49) and Alex Ovechkin (1.47). - Vrana set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and points (52) last season, despite only playing 69 games. - Among the 69 players with at least 50 goals since 2018-19, Vrana’s two power play goals are the lowest among the group, four lower than Gallagher and Colorado's Brandan Saad, who have the second-lowest. - Vrana’s 14:32 TOI per game is the lowest among any player with 50 goals since 2018-19, and Philadelphia's Trevor van Riemsdyk and Carolina's Andrei Svechnikov are the second-lowest at 15:45.

LEAVE IT TO VITEK - Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, earning his sixth win of the season, which is tied with Chicago's Kevin Lankinen for the most among rookie goaltenders. - Tuesday marked Vanecek's 11th consecutive start, making him the fourth rookie goaltender in franchise history to start as many in a row (: 21-straight, 14-5-2-0 record in 1994-95; Braden Holtby: 15-straight, 8-7-0 record in 2011-12; Semyon Varlamov: 13-straight: 7-6-0 record in 2008-09). - Vanecek was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for January after posting a 5-0-2 record with a 2.78 goals-against average and .918 save percentage in seven January appearances.

TEAM EFFORT - The Capitals have scored a goal in all 14 games this season. - Washington has had 11 different players score the first goal of the game. Only Nicklas Backstrom (3 times) and Conor Sheary (2 times) have scored the team's first goal multiple times. - The Capitals have had 18 different players score a goal this season. Only the Columbus Blue Jackets (20) and the (19), while the also have 18.

JUSTIN TIME - Justin Schultz's point streak of four-straight games (2g, 5a) came to an end on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. - This season, Schultz has averaged 18:37 of ice time and has recorded seven points (2g, 5a) in 10 games. - Schultz recorded three straight multi-point games (2g, 4a) from Jan. 24-28 for the first time in his career. - Schultz currently ranks 18th in the NHL among defensemen with at least 10 games played in points per game (0.70) and sixth among all Capitals, through games played Feb. 16. - Schultz’s 72.2 on-ice goals for percentage at even strength leads the Caps (13 on-ice goals for, 5 against) and is fourth in the NHL among defensemen with 10 games played, through games played Feb. 16. - Additionally, Schultz’s 50.5 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (137 shot attempts for, 134 against) ranks first on the Capitals among defensemen.

SUPER CARLY - John Carlson is tied for sixth among NHL defensemen in points (12) through games played Feb. 16. - Carlson is 10 points shy of 500 points. He could become one of 10 active defensemen to reach the milestone. - Carlson is now five goals shy of passing both Mike Green (113) and Calle Johansson (113) for the third-most goals in franchise history by a defenseman. - During the 2019-20 season, Carlson set personal highs for points (15g, 60a) and assists in a season, leading all NHL defensemen in both respective categories. - Carlson’s 60 assists last season were one shy of tying the franchise record for the most by a defenseman in a single season (Scott Stevens, 1988-89: 61a), and his 75 points were six shy of the record (Larry Murphy, 1986-87: 81). Washington Capitals: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 01/14/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres W 01-00-00 6-4 19,77p,74,4,13,21 13 1-2 2-3 28-26 30 / 40 0 2 01/15/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres W 02-00-00 2-1 13,43 43 0-0 5-5 21-31 41 / 35 0 3 01/17/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O** 02-00-01 3-4 26,8,19p 59 1-4 4-4 23-27 1 / 30 0 4 01/19/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O* 02-00-02 4-5 20,43,43,92 87 0-2 1-3 26-30 1 / 41 0 5 01/22/2021 Buffalo Sabres W** 03-00-02 4-3 19,26,13 74 0-1 2-2 32-27 41 / 35 0 6 01/24/2021 Buffalo Sabres O** 03-00-03 3-4 2,77p,19p 9 2-3 2-5 31-48 35 / 41 0 7 01/26/2021 New York Islanders W 04-00-03 3-2 74p,10,2 2 1-2 3-3 37-34 41 / 40 0 8 01/28/2021 New York Islanders W 05-00-03 6-3 73,73,21,74p,33,43p 74 2-3 2-3 23-30 41 / 40 0 9 01/30/2021 W* 06-00-03 4-3 19,57,14p,8 8 1-1 3-4 23-43 41 / 40 0 10 02/01/2021 Boston Bruins L 06-01-03 3-5 33,10,74p 25 1-4 4-4 26-33 41 / 41 0 11 02/04/2021 @ L 06-02-03 2-4 62,8 16 0-4 3-3 33-31 31 / 41 0 12 02/07/2021 L 06-03-03 4-7 8p,43,8,19 14 1-1 4-4 37-23 79 / 31 0 13 02/14/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 06-04-03 3-6 92p,13,19 59 1-4 1-2 31-38 35 / 41 0 14 02/16/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 07-04-03 3-1 73,13,20 13 0-5 3-3 42-27 41 / 35 0 15 02/18/2021 Buffalo Sabres 16 02/20/2021 New York Rangers 17 02/21/2021 18 02/23/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 19 02/25/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 20 02/27/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 21 02/28/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 22 03/03/2021 @ Boston Bruins 23 03/05/2021 @ Boston Bruins 24 03/07/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 25 03/09/2021 New Jersey Devils 26 03/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 27 03/13/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 28 03/15/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres 29 03/16/2021 New York Islanders 30 03/19/2021 New York Rangers 31 03/20/2021 New York Rangers 32 03/25/2021 New Jersey Devils 33 03/26/2021 New Jersey Devils 34 03/28/2021 New York Rangers 35 03/30/2021 @ New York Rangers 36 04/01/2021 @ New York Islanders 37 04/02/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 38 04/04/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 39 04/06/2021 @ New York Islanders 40 04/08/2021 Boston Bruins 41 04/09/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres 42 04/11/2021 Boston Bruins 43 04/15/2021 Buffalo Sabres 44 04/17/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 45 04/18/2021 @ Boston Bruins 46 04/20/2021 @ Boston Bruins 47 04/22/2021 @ New York Islanders 48 04/24/2021 @ New York Islanders 49 04/27/2021 New York Islanders 50 04/29/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 51 05/01/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 52 05/03/2021 @ New York Rangers 53 05/05/2021 @ New York Rangers 54 05/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 55 05/08/2021 Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. SCHULTZ JENSEN DILLON OVECHKIN ORLOV SPRONG VRANA # 2 # 3 # 4 # 8 # 9 # 10 # 13 Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,1/2 15:56 0-1,0/1 20:17 1-0,1/3 17:21 0-2,3/1 19:36 0-0,0/-2 19:41 1-0(W),5/1 14:07 Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,1/1 17:19 0-0,0/1 19:13 0-0,1/1 19:25 0-0,2/0 14:51 0-0,0/-1 22:15 1-0,1/1 13:56 Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,0/0 18:10 0-0,0/0 17:20 0-0,0/-1 18:31 1-1,6/0 23:50 0-0,1/-1 20:47 0-0,0/-1 08:01 0-0,2/-1 11:51 Jan 19 @ PIT 0-0,1/1 20:11 0-0,0/0 18:35 0-0,0/2 19:03 0-1,2/0 18:20 0-0,1/0 20:32 0-1,4/1 12:50 0-1,1/1 13:06 Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,1/0 19:08 0-0,3/-1 19:12 0-1,1/1 23:31 DNP DNP 0-0,2/-2 10:14 1-1,3/3 18:44 Jan 24 Vs BUF 1-1,5/1 24:39 DNP 0-0,0/0 18:50 DNP DNP 0-0,3/0 09:27 0-1,1/0 18:50 Jan 26 Vs NYI 1-1(W),4/2 20:05 DNP 0-1,0/-1 16:49 DNP DNP 1-0,2/1 11:22 0-0,1/-1 16:25 Jan 28 Vs NYI 0-2,1/2 14:31 DNP 0-1,1/1 21:52 DNP DNP 0-0,0/0 10:29 0-0,2/0 18:01 Jan 30 Vs BOS DNP 0-0,1/-1 18:17 0-1,0/0 21:25 1-1(W),3/0 14:24 DNP 0-0,0/-1 07:03 0-0,1/2 14:58 Feb 1 Vs BOS DNP 0-1,1/0 16:26 0-0,1/-2 17:36 0-0,5/-2 23:03 0-0,0/0 15:24 1-0,1/1 05:14 0-2,3/0 13:26 Feb 4 @ NYR DNP 0-0,1/1 13:04 0-0,1/0 15:46 1-0,7/0 27:17 0-0,1/1 14:29 0-0,1/0 05:27 0-0,1/-3 19:41 Feb 7 Vs PHI DNP 0-0,2/1 17:19 0-0,3/-3 20:14 2-2,4/-1 20:02 0-0,3/-1 16:58 0-0,0/0 09:52 DNP Feb 14 @ PIT 0-1,3/-1 16:48 0-0,0/-1 15:26 0-0,1/2 19:04 0-1,3/-2 25:46 0-0,0/-1 18:50 DNP 1-0,3/1 16:37 Feb 16 @ PIT 0-0,3/0 19:27 0-1,5/1 15:53 0-0,2/0 17:09 0-0,4/0 22:08 0-0,1/2 14:10 DNP 1-0(W),3/0 16:39

Date Opp. PANIK BACKSTROM ELLER HATHAWAY SGARBOSSA MCMICHAEL DOWD # 14 # 19 # 20 # 21 # 23 # 24 # 26 Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,2/0 11:18 1-1,3/1 17:54 0-1,0/-1 15:13 1-0,2/1 12:13 0-0,0/1 11:24 Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,0/0 12:24 0-1,3/0 16:22 0-0,1/0 17:30 0-0,0/0 09:05 0-0,0/0 12:30 Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,3/-1 13:21 1-0,2/-1 23:33 0-0,1/-1 16:27 0-0,0/1 09:38 1-0,1/1 11:10 Jan 19 @ PIT 0-1,0/1 15:49 0-0,0/-1 19:45 1-0,2/1 17:30 0-0,1/0 09:52 0-0,1/0 11:03 Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,1/-1 13:19 1-0,3/1 20:56 0-0,1/0 17:29 0-0,1/1 16:19 1-0,1/1 19:10 Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,2/0 11:50 1-1,6/0 22:16 0-0,2/0 18:15 0-0,1/1 14:09 0-0,1/0 09:54 0-0,1/1 17:18 Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 14:10 0-1,3/-1 16:12 0-0,1/0 15:10 0-1,0/0 14:27 0-0,2/1 13:33 MIN 0-0,2/0 14:59 Jan 28 Vs NYI 0-1,3/1 11:37 0-2,2/0 18:47 DNP 1-0,1/1 15:14 0-1,0/0 10:47 MIN 0-1,1/1 18:43 Jan 30 Vs BOS 1-0,5/0 13:17 1-2,1/2 18:35 DNP 0-0,2/1 15:59 0-0,0/-1 07:22 MIN 0-0,0/0 19:01 Feb 1 Vs BOS 0-0,1/-2 15:46 0-0,3/-1 22:15 DNP 0-1,0/-1 12:35 0-0,1/1 07:14 MIN 0-1,1/-1 14:49 Feb 4 @ NYR 0-0,1/-2 12:53 0-1,1/0 21:13 DNP 0-1,4/0 13:23 0-1,1/1 10:03 MIN 0-0,1/-1 15:25 Feb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,2/-4 09:30 1-2,3/0 21:17 0-1,3/-4 14:34 0-0,2/-1 14:56 MIN MIN 0-0,3/-1 17:11 Feb 14 @ PIT 0-0,2/0 10:56 1-0,1/-1 21:20 0-1,2/-1 15:56 0-0,0/-2 08:32 MIN MIN 0-0,0/-2 09:10 Feb 16 @ PIT 0-2,1/2 11:17 0-1,0/0 14:54 1-0,7/2 18:16 0-0,1/0 09:11 MIN MIN 0-0,1/0 11:38

Date Opp. CARR CHARA SIEGENTHALER WILSON VAN RIEMSDYK HAGELIN PINHO # 28 # 33 # 34 # 43 # 57 # 62 # 64 Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,1/2 20:16 0-0,0/0 17:11 0-0,1/1 12:54 Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,3/1 20:06 1-1(W),1/1 18:44 0-0,3/0 13:55 Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,3/1 19:22 0-1,0/0 18:32 0-0,0/1 11:51 Jan 19 @ PIT 0-0,0/0 18:51 2-0,3/0 18:23 0-0,1/0 11:43 Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-1,1/-1 19:08 0-0,1/-1 20:13 0-1,4/1 12:57 0-0,0/0 19:52 0-0,1/-2 07:26 Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,2/1 22:37 0-0,0/0 15:14 DNP 0-0,0/0 14:14 0-0,1/1 20:18 0-0,2/0 08:11 Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-1,1/1 10:49 0-0,3/1 20:38 0-0,2/0 17:59 DNP 0-0,2/0 18:32 0-0,3/-1 15:28 MIN Jan 28 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 10:00 1-1,1/2 22:55 0-0,0/-1 15:36 1-0,1/0 18:15 0-0,0/-1 19:28 0-1,2/1 17:54 MIN Jan 30 Vs BOS MIN 0-0,1/1 20:54 0-0,0/-1 17:10 0-1,2/0 19:47 1-0,1/2 20:23 0-0,4/-1 18:42 MIN Feb 1 Vs BOS MIN 1-0,3/0 20:06 DNP 0-0,1/-1 16:36 0-0,0/-2 17:51 0-0,1/-1 15:56 MIN Feb 4 @ NYR MIN 0-0,2/-2 20:40 0-0,0/0 07:00 0-0,3/0 21:19 0-0,3/-1 16:32 1-0,1/0 16:29 MIN Feb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,0/-3 09:56 0-0,2/0 19:19 DNP 1-3,4/0 21:02 0-0,1/-1 21:13 0-0,2/0 16:49 MIN Feb 14 @ PIT MIN 0-0,2/-2 14:16 DNP 0-0,2/-2 20:50 DNP 0-0,0/-2 09:37 MIN Feb 16 @ PIT MIN 0-1,0/0 18:54 DNP 0-0,1/0 16:02 DNP 0-0,2/0 11:43 MIN

Date Opp. SHEARY CARLSON OSHIE KUZNETSOV SAMSONOV ANDERSON VANECEK # 73 # 74 # 77 # 92 # 30 # 31 # 41 Jan 14 @ BUF 0-1,0/0 10:40 1-1,6/-2 23:43 1-2,3/1 19:29 0-0,0/0 16:29 4/26 W 60:00 DND Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,0/0 08:52 0-0,1/-1 22:19 0-0,1/0 16:16 0-0,3/1 14:58 DND 1/31 W 60:00 Jan 17 @ PIT DNP 0-0,0/-1 25:59 0-0,2/-1 20:29 0-2,2/0 16:08 3/27 O 65:00 DND Jan 19 @ PIT DNP 0-1,1/1 22:10 0-1,2/0 17:06 1-0,6/0 14:31 DND 5/30 O 61:11 Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,0/-2 09:52 0-1,6/2 28:37 0-1,2/0 17:45 DNP DNP DND 3/27 W 64:57 Jan 24 Vs BUF 0-0,0/0 10:11 0-1,3/0 28:52 1-0,1/0 22:03 DNP DNP DND 3/48 O 65:00 Jan 26 Vs NYI 0-0,2/0 14:40 1-1,5/-2 24:02 0-0,2/0 18:40 DNP DNP DND 2/34 W 60:00 Jan 28 Vs NYI 2-0,2/1 09:07 1-1(W),2/1 25:38 0-1,2/1 15:34 DNP DNP DND 3/30 W 60:00 Jan 30 Vs BOS 0-0,1/0 10:46 0-1,1/0 22:25 0-0,0/0 16:22 DNP DNP DND 3/43 W 60:28 Feb 1 Vs BOS 0-0,0/-1 12:24 1-0,4/-1 23:56 0-0,0/-3 22:47 DNP DNP DND 4/32 L 58:36 Feb 4 @ NYR DNP 0-0,3/-2 23:42 0-0,1/-3 18:37 DNP DNP DND 3/30 L 58:50 Feb 7 Vs PHI 0-0,0/0 10:32 0-0,2/-3 23:53 DNP DNP DNP 2/8 L 22:45 4/14 36:36 Feb 14 @ PIT 0-0,4/0 09:55 0-1,2/-1 27:20 0-0,5/-1 19:27 1-0,1/-1 18:24 MIN DND 4/36 L 59:19 Feb 16 @ PIT 1-0,2/2 12:56 0-0,3/1 25:42 0-1,2/0 20:10 0-0,4/0 18:45 MIN DND 1/27 W 60:00 Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Peter Laviolette -NHL record as head coach: 644-429-25-126 - Capitals record as head coach: 7-4-3 -Became the 19th head coach in Washington Capitals history on Sept. 15, 2020. -In his 19th season as a head coach and the first with Washington. He previously coached the New York Islanders (2001-03), the (2003-08), the Philadelphia Flyers (2009-13) and the (2014-20). -Is one of four coaches in NHL history to lead three different teams to the Final (Carolina: 2006; Philadelphia: 2010; Nashville: 2017), joining Dick Irvin, Scotty Bowman and Mike Keenan. -Coached Nashville to a Presidents' Trophy-winning season in 2017-18. -Internationally, Laviolette has coached Team USA at the World Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2014. He has also represented his country in four Olympic Games, first as a player in the 1988 Calgary Games and the 1994 Lillehammer Games, then as a head coach at the 2006 Torino Games, and as an assistant at February’s 2014 Sochi Games.

#31: Craig Anderson (G) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / May 21, 1981 (39 years and 8 months)

Drafted: 2001 - Chicago's third-round pick (73rd overall) GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Jan. 14, 2021 Season 1 0-1-0 0 5.27 .750 Last Win: MAR 7, 2020 @ SAN JOSE (2) Career 649 289-252-67 42 2.84 .913 Last SO: MAR 26, 2019 vs BUFFALO (38) Career Shootouts: 149/223 (.668), 32-31 Career vs. Opp 33 20-10-2 3 2.36 .927

Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 6 8 2/7 vs PHI Career as a Capital - 1 GP, 0-1-0, 5.27 GAA, .750 SV% Contract: Signed through 2020-21 Career Highlights - Ranks ninth among active goaltenders with 289 career wins, while his .913 save percentage is tied for 15th among active goaltenders with at least 400 games played - His 649 career games is tied for the 39th-most by a goaltender in NHL history - Has a 289-252-2-67 record with 42 career shutouts, a 2.84 goals against average and .913 save percentage - Won the Bill Masterson Trophy in 2017 as the player who best exemplifies qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication

#41: Vitek Vanecek (G) 6' 2", 187 lbs. / Jan 9, 1996 (25 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Last Win: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Season 12 6-3-2 0 3.06 .906 Last SO: - Career 12 6-3-2 0 3.06 .906 Career Shootouts: 5/6 (.833), 1-1 Career vs. Opp 3 2-0-1 0 2.21 .934 Season Highs: Shots Saves 48 45 48 1/24 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 12 GP, 6-3-2, 3.06 GAA, .906 SV%, 0 SO Contract: Signed through 2021-22 2020-21 Highlights - Recorded a seven-game point streak (1/15-1/30); becoming the second rookie goaltender in franchise history to earn points in his first seven career games, joining Jim Carey (seven games in 1994-95) - Stopped 26 of 27 shots faced, at PIT (2/16) - Recorded 45 saves on 48 shots (.938 SV%), vs. BUF (1/24), becoming the fifth rookie goaltender in franchise history to record at least 45 saves - Made his first career start and earned his first career win, at BUF (1/15/21) Career Highlights - Set AHL career bests in goals against average (2.26) and save percentage (.917) in 2019-20, which ranked fifth and 10th in the AHL, respectively - From Dec. 6, 2019 through March 7, 2020, he posted a 15-6-0 record with a 2.00 GAA and a .929 SV% - Selected to the AHL All-Star Classic for the second-straight year, where he earned Most Valuable Player honors #2: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (30 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Drafted by ANA in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 9, 2020 Season 10 2-5-7 8 0 Last Goal: JAN 26, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (3) Career 492 52-169-221 -27 110 Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 21 3-9-12 14 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 0 24:39 5 1 +2 2 times 1/28 vs NYI 3 times 10 times 1/24 vs BUF 1/24 vs BUF 4 times 3 times Career as a Capital - 10 GP, 2g-5a-7p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22 2020-21 Highlights - Has recorded seven points (2g, 5a) over his last five games - His 72.2 on-ice GF% at 5v5 (13 on-ice goals for, 5 against) is the second-highest rate on the Capitals - Recorded three straight multi-point games (1/24-1/28; 2g-4a-6p) - Recorded two points, (1g, 1a), including the GWG, vs. NYI (1/26) Career Highlights - Recorded four-game assist streak in 2019-20, tying a career high (4a; 10/10/19-10/16/19) - Recorded 200th career point, an assist, vs. WSH (3/12/19) - Played 400th career game, vs. NJD (3/23/18) - Scored first career OTG, vs. CGY (3/5/18) - Led Pittsburgh with +22 plus/minus rating in 2017-18 - Recorded career long six-game point streak (1g, 5a; 12/23/16-1/11/17) - Set career highs in goals (12), assists (39) and points (51) in 2016-17 - Recorded first career playoff GWG in Game 4 of ECSR, vs. WSH (5/3/17) - Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#3: Nick Jensen (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Sep 21, 1990 (30 years and 4 months)

Drafted: DET's 5th choice (150th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Via trade with a 2019 fifth round pick, from the Detroit Red Wings in Season 11 0-3-3 2 2 exchange for Madison Bowey and a 2020 second round pick Career 289 6-53-59 -8 75 Last Goal: OCT 11, 2018 vs TORONTO (156) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career vs. Opp 14 0-1-1 1 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 20:17 5 3 +1 11 times 3 times 3 times 1/17 vs PIT 1/14 vs BUF 2/16 vs PIT 1/17 vs PIT 5 times Career as a Capital - 99 GP, 0g-16a-16p, 19 PIM Contract - Signed through 2022-23 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks first among Capitals defensemen in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:39) - Recorded an assist, at PIT (2/16) - Skated a season-high 20:17 TOI, vs. BUF (1/14) Career Highlights - Has played in 289 career NHL games. No defensemen selected later than Jensen (150th overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft has appeared in more than 20 games - His 2.98 power play goals against per 60 minutes of penalty kill time in 2019-20 ranked first in the NHL among players with at least 120 minutes played on the penalty kill - Since becoming a full-time NHL player during the 2017-18 season, Jensen has played in 240 games and has not missed a game due to injury - His 50.43 shot attempt percentage (947 shot attempts for, 931 against) with Detroit in 2018-19 led defensemen at five-on-five among players with at least 40 games played #4: Brenden Dillon (D) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Nov 13, 1990 (30 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From San Jose in exchange for a 2020 second round pick and a conditional Season 14 1-4-5 3 16 2021 third round pick Career 612 23-96-119 16 590 Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (13) Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (5) Career vs. Opp 17 1-1-2 5 22 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 7 23:31 3 7 +3 1/14 vs BUF 4 times 5 times 2/4 vs NYR 1/22 vs BUF 2/7 vs PHI 1/19 vs PIT 1/14 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 24 GP, 1g-4a-5p, 37 PIM Contract - Signed through 2023-24 2020-21 Highlights - Leads Capitals defensemen in hits (30) - Recorded an assist in three straight games (1/26-1/30, 3a), tying a career-long assist streak - Played in his 600th career game, at BUF (1/15) - Scored his first goal as a Capital, at BUF (1/14) Career Highlights - Ranks fifth in the NHL among defensemen in hits (1,273) since 2013-14 - His run of 220 consecutive games played is the seventh longest active streak among defensemen - Ranked 13th in the NHL in hits (194) in 2019-20 - Is one of just three active undrafted defensemen with at least 600 games played (Andy Greene: 948 games; Mark Giordano: 908 games) - Made Capitals debut, vs. MTL (2/20/20) - Has recorded two Hat Tricks in his career (with Dallas, vs. PHX, 2/1/13; with San Jose, vs. CGY, 3/24/18)

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 3", 238 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (35 years and 5 months)

oh-VEHCH-kihn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft Season 10 5-8-13 -4 2 Last Goal: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Career 1162 711-580-1291 78 721 Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 34/109 (31%), 14 GDG Career vs. Opp 52 33-20-53 -1 69

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 2 4 2 27:17 7 6 +1 2/7 vs PHI 2 times 2/7 vs PHI 2/1 vs BOS 2/4 vs NYR 2/4 vs NYR 2/14 vs PIT 1/14 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 1,162 GP, 711g-580a-1,291p, 721 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 2020-21 Highlights - Recorded four points (2g, 2a), vs. PHI (2/7), marking his 146th career multi-goal game - Passed Mike Gartner (708) for the seventh most goals in NHL history, at NYR (2/4) Career Highlights - 18 individual awards in his 15 seasons: Nine Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies (2007-08, 2008-09, 2012- 13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018- 19, 2019-20), three Hart Memorial Trophies (2007-08, 2008- 09, 2012-13), three Ted Lindsay Awards (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009- 10), an Art Ross Trophy (2007-08), a Conn Smythe Trophy (2017- 18) and a Calder Memorial Trophy (2005-06) - His 0.61 goals per game rate (711g in 1,162 games) is the highest among the NHL's eight players who have reached the 700-goal milestone - Has recorded eight 50-goal seasons, the third most in NHL history (Mike Bossy and : 9) - Has recorded 11 career 40-goal seasons, one shy of Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record #9: Dmitry Orlov (D) 5' 11", 211 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (29 years and 6 months)

ohr-LAWF GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft Season 9 0-0-0 -3 2 Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 @ BUFFALO (9) Career 525 37-143-180 58 207 Last Assist: FEB 25, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (15) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 23 1-6-7 5 8

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 22:15 3 3 +2 9 times 9 times 9 times 1/19 vs PIT 1/15 vs BUF 2/7 vs PHI 1/19 vs PIT 2/16 vs PIT Career as a Capital - 525 GP, 37g-143a-180p, 207 PIM Contract - Signed through 2022-23 2020-21 Highlights - Led the team in blocked shots (2) and skated a season-high 22:15 time on ice, at BUF (1/15)

Career Highlights - One of five current players and two defensemen to record at least 20 assists in five straight seasons for Washington (Carlson, Backstrom, Kuznetsov &Oshie) - Recorded a 53.4 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (1,279 shot attempts for, 1,114 against) in 2019-20, the second-highest percentage in his career - Since 2015-16, his 149 points (31g, 118a) rank first among Russian-born defensemen in the NHL - Played in his 500th career game, vs. PIT (2/2/20)

#10: Daniel Sprong (R) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Mar 17, 1997 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: By Pittsburgh in the second round (46th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Christian Djoos Season 10 2-1-3 -1 0 Last Goal: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (2) Career 107 21-12-33 -18 10 Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (8) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 5 0-0-0 -4 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 0 12:50 4 2 +1 2 times 1/19 vs PIT 3 times 10 times 1/19 vs PIT 1/19 vs PIT 2/1 vs BOS 3 times Career as a Capital - 10 GP, 2g-1a-3p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22 2020-21 Highlights - Scored a goal, vs. BOS (2/1) - Scored his first goal as a Capital, vs. NYI (1/26) - Recorded his first point as a Capital, an assist, at PIT (1/19) - Made his Capitals debut, at PIT (1/17) Career Highlights - Recorded 33 points (12g, 21a) in 44 games between San Diego and Hershey in 2019-20 and two points (1g, 1a) in eight games with Anaheim - Registered three points (1g, 2a), including the game-winning goal, in his Hershey debut on Feb. 29, 2020 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton - Set a career high with 23 points (14g, 9a) in 63 games with Pittsburgh and Anaheim in 2018-19 - Ranks tied for 10th among players from the 2015 draft class with at least 90 career games played in goals per 60 minutes of play (0.93) #13: Jakub Vrana (L) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Feb 28, 1996 (24 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Season 13 5-5-10 4 4 Last Assist: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (3) Career 258 70-72-142 31 63 Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 13 7-3-10 8 4 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 2 19:41 5 2 +3 5 times 2/1 vs BOS 2 times 2 times 2/4 vs NYR 1/14 vs BUF 4 times 1/22 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 258 GP, 70g-72a-142p, 63 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks tied for second on the Capitals in goals (5) - Has scored a goal in two straight games - Recorded two assists, vs. BOS (2/1), marking his eighth career multi-assist game - Recorded two points (1g, 1a), vs. BUF (1/22) - Scored the game-winning goal, at BUF (1/14) Career Highlights - Set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and points (52) in 2019-20 - Ranked fourth in the NHL in goals per 60 minutes of play (1.54) at five-on-five in 2019-20 - Only player in the NHL with 25 goals and just one power play goal in 2019-20 - Led the Capitals and ranked 13th in the NHL in points per 60 minutes of play (2.66) in 2019-20 - Recorded career high four multi-goal games in 2019-20 - Recorded 100th career point, vs. FLA (11/27/19) - Played 200th career game, at NYR (11/20/19) - Recorded first career hat trick, vs. CGY (11/3/19)

#14: Richard Panik (R) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (30 years)

Drafted: TBL's second choice (2nd round, 52nd overall) 2009 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2019 Season 14 1-4-5 -6 8 Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (5) Career 483 85-101-186 13 264 Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 20 1-3-4 -2 6

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 2 15:49 5 5 +2 1/30 vs BOS 2/16 vs PIT 2/16 vs PIT 4 times 1/19 vs PIT 1/30 vs BOS 1/19 vs PIT 2/16 vs PIT Career as a Capital - 73 GP, 10g-17a-27p, 44 PIM Contract - Signed through 2022-23 2020-21 Highlights - His 56.6 shot attempt percentage (154 shot attempts for, 118 shot attempts against) ranks first on the Capitals - Recorded two assists, including his 100th career assist, at PIT (2/16) - Scored a goal, vs. BOS (1/30) Career Highlights - Ranked second on Washington with a 54.9 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (611 shot attempts for, 501 shot attempts against) in 2019- 20 - Ranked first on the team and seventh in the NHL in points per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five from Dec. 14 to March 12 (3.18) in 2019-20 - Recorded 20 points (7g, 13a) in his final 36 games of 2019-20, with all 20 of his points coming at even strength - Recorded his fifth career multi-goal game, vs. NSH (1/29/20) - Recorded his first and only career hat trick with Chicago, vs. NSH (10/15/16) #19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (33 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Season 14 7-12-19 -1 4 Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career 970 250-696-946 118 466 Career Shootouts: 27/74 (36%), 11 GDG Career vs. Opp 46 11-24-35 4 16 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 3 2 23:33 6 2 +2 7 times 3 times 2 times 2 times 1/17 vs PIT 1/24 vs BUF 2/16 vs PIT 1/30 vs BOS Career as a Capital - 970 GP, 250g-696a-946p, 466 PIM Contract - Signed through 2024-25 2020-21 Highlights - Leads the Capitals in points with 19 (7g, 12a) and ranks tied for seventh in the NHL through games played 2/16 - Record 82nd career three-point game (1g, 2a), vs. PHI (2/7) - Passed Peter Bondra (961) for the third-most games played in franchise history, vs. BUF (1/24) Career Highlights - Has led Capitals forwards in assists for six out of the last eight seasons - Recorded four points (2g, 2a), including his 900th career point and became one of two active Capitals players to reach the mark (Alex Ovechkin), at NJD (12/20/19) - Passed Peter Forsberg (885) for seventh place among Swedish-born players in career points, at FLA (11/7/19) - His 696 assists rank first in franchise history - His 946 points (250g, 696a) rank second in franchise history, behind only Alex Ovechkin (1,291) - Ranks first among 2006 NHL Draft class in points (946) and assists (696) - Was named to 2016 NHL All-Star Game

#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (31 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2007 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Montreal in exchange for Washington's second-round pick in the Season 10 2-3-5 -4 4 2017 and 2018 NHL Draft, June 24, 2016 Career 764 134-165-299 -26 464 Last Goal: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career vs. Opp 44 3-6-9 -9 6 Career Shootouts: 6/19 (32%), 3 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 18:16 7 2 +2 2 times 3 times 5 times 2 times 2/16 vs PIT 2/16 vs PIT 2 times 2/16 vs PIT Career as a Capital - 322 GP, 61g-82a-143p, 163 PIM Contract: Signed through 2022-23 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks seventh in the NHL in defensive zone faceoff win percentage (54.8%) among players with at least 70 defensive zone faceoffs - Led the Capitals with seven shots, at PIT (2/16) Career Highlights - Set a career high in points with 39 (16g, 23a) and time on ice per game (17:01) in the shortened 2019-20 season - Tied a career high in assists (23) in 2019-20 - Played in his 700th career game, becoming the second Danish-born player in NHL history to reach the milestone, vs. BUF (11/1/19) - Since joining Washington in the 2016-17 season, Eller’s 143 points (61g, 82a) rank seventh on the Capitals - Scored the series-clinching goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 7, 2018 - As a member of the , he recorded four goals on Jan. 4, 2015, his first and only career hat trick, one of 28 active players in the NHL with a four-goal game #21: Garnet Hathaway (R) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Nov 23, 1991 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 1, 2019 Season 14 2-3-5 2 10 Last Goal: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (6) Career 255 27-34-61 24 308 Last Assist: FEB 4, 2021 @ NY RANGERS (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 12 1-2-3 5 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 16:19 4 7 +1 2 times 3 times 5 times 5 times 1/22 vs BUF 2/4 vs NYR 1/17 vs PIT 6 times Career as a Capital - 80 GP, 11-10a-21p, 89 PIM Contract: Signed through 2022-23 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks second on the Capitals in hits (49) and ranks tied for 10th in the NHL through games played 2/16 - Scored a goal, vs. NYI (1/28) Career Highlights - His 2.23 drawn penalties per 60 minutes of five-on-five play since 2017-18 ranks first in the NHL among players with at least 200 games played during that span - Ranked second on the Capitals in hits and 16th in the NHL (189) in 2019-20 - Ranked second on the Capitals in penalty minutes (79) in 2019-20 - With 16 points (9g, 7a) in 66 games in 2019-20, Hathaway was on pace to pass his career high of 19 points (11g, 8a) set in 2018-19 - Recorded second career multi-goal game, at SJ (12/3/19) - Played in his 200th career NHL game, at DET (11/30/19)

#26: Nic Dowd (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / May 27, 1990 (30 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Kings Seventh Round pick (198th overall) in 2009 NHL Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as free agent, July 1, 2018 Season 14 2-2-4 0 16 Last Goal: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALO (9) Career 265 26-41-67 -3 119 Last Assist: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 11 1-1-2 2 12

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 4 19:10 3 7 +1 2 times 2 times 4 times 2 times 1/22 vs BUF 2/7 vs PHI 1/19 vs PIT 5 times Career as a Capital - 134 GP, 17g-24a-41p, 64 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks second in the NHL in neutral zone faceoff win percentage (61.0%) among players with at least 70 neutral zone faceoffs - Won nine of 11 faceoffs (82%), at PIT (2/16) - Scored a goal and skated a career-high 19:10 time on ice, vs. BUF (1/22) Career Highlights - Led the team in shorthanded goals (3) and ranked tied for fifth in the NHL in 2019-20 - Set a career high in plus/minus (+11) in 2019-20 - Recorded his first career multi-goal game and his second career three-point game (2g, 1a), at PIT (3/7/20) - Recorded his fourth career multi-point game (2a), at SJ (12/3/19) - Played in his 200th career NHL game, vs. COL (10/14/19) #33: Zdeno Chara (D) 6' 9", 250 lbs. / Mar 18, 1977 (43 years and 11 months)

Drafted: 1996 by NYI (3rd pick / 56th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Dec. 30, 2020 Season 14 2-3-5 4 10 Last Goal: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4) Career 1567 207-454-661 292 1966 Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 3/11 (27%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 105 13-38-51 20 103

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 4 22:55 3 4 +2 2 times 3 times 1/28 vs NYI 2/7 vs PHI 1/28 vs NYI 4 times 2/16 vs PIT 2 times Career as a Capital - 14 GP, 2g-3a-5p, 10 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks second on the Capitals in time on ice (278:02) - Passed Nicklas Lidstrom (1,564) for fifth most games played by a defensemen in NHL history, vs. PHI (2/7) Career Highlights - His 1,567 games rank third among all active players and first among defensemen - As a member of the Bruins, he recorded 481 points (148g, 333a) to rank third among defensemen in franchise history, behind Hall of Famers Ray Bourque (1,506) and Bobby Orr (888) - Since 1997-98, both his first season and the NHL’s first season of tracking time on ice, he has led the NHL with 37,406:57 minutes - Became second European-born to win the Stanley Cup in 2011 - Was awarded the Norris Trophy in 2008-09 - Recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2010-11 - Has been named to the NHL First All-Star Team three times (2003-04, 2008-09, 2013-14) and the Second All-Star Team four times (2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12)

#34: Jonas Siegenthaler (D) 6' 3", 211 lbs. / May 6, 1997 (23 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 57th overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: DEC 20, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (34) Season 6 0-0-0 -3 2 Last Assist: JAN 7, 2020 vs OTTAWA (26) Career 96 2-11-13 14 55 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 6 0-0-0 0 4 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 20:13 2 4 +0 6 times 6 times 6 times 1/24 vs BUF 1/22 vs BUF 1/26 vs NYI 1/22 vs BUF 3 times Career as a Capital - 96 GP, 2g-11a-13p, 55 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 2020-21 Highlights - Leads the Capitals in blocked shots per 60 minutes of play (6.43) among Capitals with at least 4 games played Career Highlights - Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (105) in 2019-20 and his 6.25 blocked shots per 60 minutes of play ranked 13th in the NHL - Siegenthaler led the Capitals in 2019-20 in penalty kill minutes per game (3:11) and ranked 11th in the NHL - Recorded his first career goal, vs. VGK (11/9/19) - Recorded his first career point, at CAR (12/14/18) - Made his NHL debut, vs. CBJ (11/9/18) - Just the second Swiss-born player to play for the Capitals in franchise history (Timo Helbling: 2006-07) and just the eighth Swiss defenseman to play at least 70 games in NHL history #43: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Mar 29, 1994 (26 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Season 12 5-7-12 -1 9 Last Assist: FEB 7, 2021 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Career 534 83-117-200 29 1036 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 23 3-7-10 8 27 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 3 4 5 21:19 4 10 +1 1/19 vs PIT 2/7 vs PHI 2/7 vs PHI 2/1 vs BOS 2/4 vs NYR 2 times 1/19 vs PIT 2 times Career as a Capital - 534 GP, 83g-117a-200p, 1,036 PIM Contract: Signed through 2023-24 2020-21 Highlights - Recorded four points (1g, 3a), including his 200th career point, vs. PHI (2/7) - Leads the Capitals in hits (51) and ranks eighth in the NHL - Recorded a six-game point streak (1/15-1/30; 4g, 4a) - Scored two goals, at PIT (1/19), marking his seventh career multi-goal game Career Highlights - Set career highs in assists (23) and points (44) in 2019-20 - Set career highs in power play goals (5), game-winning goals (5) and shots (154) in 2019-20 - Ranked third in the NHL in hits (253) in 2019-20 - Recorded fewest penalty minutes (93) of his career in 2019-20 - Recorded 1,000th penalty minute, vs. NJD (1/11/20) - Recorded 100th career assist, vs. TB (12/21/20) - Is the only player in the NHL with at least 400 PIM (417) and 100 points (131) since 2017-18 - Played 500th career game, vs. CAR (1/13/20) - Recorded a career high six-game goal streak and eight-game point streak (11/21/18-2/2/18)

#57: Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) 6' 3", 188 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (29 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 10, 2020 Season 7 1-0-1 -3 0 Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs BOSTON (3) Career 371 16-54-70 7 102 Last Assist: MAR 8, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (8) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 12 0-2-2 5 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 21:13 3 2 +2 1/30 vs BOS 7 times 1/30 vs BOS 7 times 2/7 vs PHI 2/4 vs NYR 1/30 vs BOS 1/30 vs BOS Career as a Capital - 7 GP, 1g-0a-1p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 2020-21 Highlights - Scored his first goal as a Capital, vs. BOS (1/30) - Made his Capitals debut, vs. BUF (1/24), skating 14:14 Career Highlights - In 371 career games, he has recorded a 52.7 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (5,492 shot attempts for, 4,922 against), the 19th highest percentage among defensemen since 2014-15 - Tied a career high in points with 16 in 2017-18 and set a new career high in assists (13) - Won a Stanley Cup in his rookie season with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015 #62: Carl Hagelin (L) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Aug 23, 1988 (32 years and 5 months)

Drafted: NYR's sixth round pick (168th overall) in the 2007 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Los Angeles in exchange for a 2019 third round pick and a Season 14 1-1-2 -1 2 conditional 2020 sixth round pick Career 618 102-166-268 101 256 Last Goal: FEB 4, 2021 @ NY RANGERS (3) Last Assist: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (6) Career vs. Opp 28 7-3-10 10 18 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 20:18 4 1 +1 2/4 vs NYR 1/28 vs NYI 2 times 1/26 vs NYI 1/24 vs BUF 1/30 vs BOS 7 times 4 times Career as a Capital - 92 GP, 12g-26a-38p, 28 PIM Contract: Signed through 2022-23 2020-21 Highlights - Leads the Capitals in shorthanded time on ice (43:40) and ranks sixth in the NHL among forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (3:07) - Scored first goal of the season, at NYR (2/4) Career Highlights - Led Capitals forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:55) in 2019-20 - Set a career high with three shorthanded points (1g, 2a) in 2019-20 - Played in his 600th career NHL game, at MIN (3/1/20) - Recorded his 100th career goal, vs. PIT (2/23/20) - Recorded longest point streak of his career (seven games, 3g, 4a) from 1/16/20 to 2/4/20 - His career +101 plus/minus rating ranks tied for 14th in the NHL since 2011-12 - Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#73: Conor Sheary (L) 5' 9", 178 lbs. / Jun 8, 1992 (28 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as free agent, Dec. 22, 2020 Season 11 3-1-4 0 6 Last Goal: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career 336 75-79-154 2 68 Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (10) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 13 5-4-9 6 8

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 1 2 2 14:40 4 2 +2 1/28 vs NYI 1/14 vs BUF 1/28 vs NYI 3 times 1/26 vs NYI 2/14 vs PIT 1/26 vs NYI 2/16 vs PIT Career as a Capital - 11 GP, 3g-1a-4p, 6 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks second on the Capitals in goals per 60 minutes at 5v5 (1.54) - Scored two goals, vs. NYI (1/28), marking his 12th career multi-goal game - Made his Capitals debut, at BUF (1/14), and recorded an assist Career Highlights - Has recorded at least 30 points in three of his last four seasons, and with 23 points in 63 games, was again on a 30-point pace prior to the 2019-20 season suspension - Has recorded 154 career points (75g, 79a) in 336 career games, making him one of 32 active players with at least that many points and fewer than 350 games played - Reached 10-goal plateau for fourth-straight season, vs. OTT (3/3/20) - Played in his 300th career game with Buffalo, vs. VAN (1/11/20) - Became the first rookie to score an overtime goal in a Stanley Cup Final (Game 2) since Montreal Canadien Brian Skrudland in the 1986 Stanley Cup Final - Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh #74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (31 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: FEB 1, 2021 vs BOSTON (4) Season 14 4-8-12 -8 2 Last Assist: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career 771 109-381-490 84 260 Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 33 3-10-13 0 8 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 2 28:52 6 3 +2 4 times 8 times 3 times 1/15 vs BUF 1/24 vs BUF 2 times 2 times 1/22 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 771 GP, 109g-381a-490p, 260 PIM Contract: Signed through 2025-26 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks fourth in points per game (0.86) among NHL defensemen with at least 14 games played - Recorded seven-game point streak (1/19-2/1: 3g, 6a) - Passed Dale Hunter (375) for the fifth most assists in franchise history, vs. BUF (1/22) Career Highlights - Led all NHL defensemen in points (75), assists (60) and game winning goals (6) in 2019-20 - Ranked fourth among all NHL skaters in assists in 2019-20 - Ranked first among all defensemen in primary assists (38) and third among all skaters in 2019-20 - Ranked seventh in the NHL in TOI (1,699:41) in 2019-20 - Led the Capitals in points and assists in 2019-20 - Became the seventh defenseman in franchise history to receive multiple All-Star Game selections (2018-19, 2019-20) - Passed Calle Johansson (470) for the most points in franchise history by a defenseman, vs. PIT (2/23/20) - Ranks second in franchise history in games played among defensemen

#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' 11", 196 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (34 years and 1 month)

OH-shee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft Season 13 2-6-8 -6 10 Acquired: From St. Louis in exhange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and a third- Career 816 240-335-575 120 412 round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, July 2, 2015 Last Goal: JAN 24, 2021 vs BUFFALO (7) Career vs. Opp 22 5-11-16 8 14 Last Assist: FEB 16, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH Career Shootouts: 45/90 (50%), 20 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 3 2 22:47 5 7 +1 2 times 1/14 vs BUF 1/14 vs BUF 5 times 2/1 vs BOS 2/14 vs PIT 1/17 vs PIT 2 times Career as a Capital - 373 GP, 130g-135a-265p, 173 PIM Contract - Signed through 2024-25 2020-21 Highlights - Ranks third among Capitals forwards in time on ice per game (18:50) - Ranks fourth among Capitals forwards in hits (28) - Recorded three points (1g, 2a), at BUF (1/14), marking his 33rd career game with at least three points Career Highlights - Recorded 26 goals in 2019-20, the second straight season he reached the 25-goal mark and tied for the second-most goals in a single season in his career - Since joining the Capitals in 2015-16, he ranks second on the Capitals with 130 goals (Alex Ovechkin: 236) - Recorded 10 power play goals in 2019-20, his most since 2015-16 - Ranked first on the team in shooting percentage (19.6%) and fifth in the NHL (min. 50 shots) in 2019-20 - Named to All-Star Game for the first time in his career in 2019-20 - Played his 800th career game, vs. PHI (3/4/20) - Recorded his 300th career assist, at PIT (3/12/19) - Recorded his 500th career point, at SJ (2/14/19) #92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (28 years and 8 months)

ehv-GEH-nee kooz-neht-SAWF GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 26th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft Season 6 2-2-4 0 4 Acquired: Career 485 122-271-393 61 250 Last Goal: FEB 14, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Last Assist: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (3) Career vs. Opp 19 3-11-14 13 8 Career Shootouts: 18/44 (41%), 5 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 2 18:45 6 1 +1 2 times 1/17 vs PIT 1/17 vs PIT 2 times 2/16 vs PIT 1/19 vs PIT 2 times 1/15 vs BUF Career as a Capital - 485 GP, 122g-271a-393p, 250 PIM Contract - Signed through 2024-25 2020-21 Highlights - His 83.3 on-ice GF% at 5v5 (5 on-ice goals for, 1 against) is the highest rate on the Capitals - Scored a goal, at PIT (2/14) - Recorded two assists, at PIT (1/17), marking his 48th career multi-assist game Career Highlights - Is one of 10 players in franchise history to record five-straight 50 point seasons - Ranked first among Capitals with at least 30 games played in assists per 60 minutes of five-on-five play (1.41) in 2019-20 - Ranked second among Capitals in points per 60 minutes of five-on-five play (2.33) in 2019-20 - Played in his 400th career game, vs. NYR (3/3/19), becoming one of 42 players to reach the mark in franchise history - Reached the 300-point mark (87g, 214a), vs. DET (1/6/19), in his 375th career game to become the eighth player in franchise history to record his 300th point in 375 games or fewer games - Selected to the 2015-16 All-Star Game Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

LAST GAME Tuesday, February 16 NY Islanders 3 at Buffalo 0 Goals: N/A Goalie: Hutton (21 saves/23 shots) PP: 0/2; PK: 2/2; Shots: NY Islanders 24 – Buffalo 20

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 34) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Zemgus Girgensons (hamstring, Jan. 14; injured reserve) – 12 games Dylan Cozens (COVID protocol, Feb. 15) – 2 games Curtis Lazar (COVID protocol, Feb. 15) – 2 games Casey Mittelstadt (COVID protocol, Feb. 15) – 2 games Brandon Montour (COVID protocol, Feb. 15) – 2 games Rasmus Ristolainen (COVID protocol, Feb. 15) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 2/12: Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad; Reassigned F C.J. Smith from the taxi squad to Rochester (AHL) 2/13: Reassigned F Steven Fogarty, F C.J. Smith and D Jacob Bryson from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad; Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski from the taxi squad to Rochester (AHL) 2/15: Recalled F Steven Fogarty, D William Borgen and D Brandon Davidson from the taxi squad; Reassigned F Rasmus Asplund and F Andrew Oglevie from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad 2/16: Recalled F Rasmus Asplund from the taxi squad; Loaned F Steven Fogarty and D Brandon Davidson to the taxi squad 2/17: Loaned F Rasmus Asplund and D William Borgen to the taxi squad; Reassigned F Steven Fogarty, F Andrew Oglevie, F C.J. Smith and D Jacob Bryson to Rochester (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, Feb. 20: Buffalo at New Jersey, 12:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23: Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25: New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28: Philadelphia at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME SABRES at CAPITALS

• This is the fifth of eight meetings between the Sabres and Capitals this season.

• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Washington 4-3 (SO) in Washington on Jan. 24

• Next meeting: Monday, March 15 in Buffalo

• The Sabres are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 1-6-3 on the road.

• This is the 168th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has a 91-54-22 series record.

• The Sabres are 42-29-13 on the road against the Capitals all-time.

THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY

• The Sabres are 6-5-4 all-time on February 18.

• February 18, 1971: Ron Anderson and Phil Goyette both contribute three points as the Sabres erase a 3-0 deficit following the first period to earn a 6-6

tie with Pittsburgh.

• February 18, 2017: Rasmus Ristolainen records his 100th NHL point in a 3-2 win vs. St. Louis, becoming the third-youngest Sabres defenseman

ever to reach that milestone.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

• Four of the nine games between these teams since the beginning of the 2018-19 season have gone to a shootout, including each of the last two.

• The Sabres’ special teams are plus-8 this season, with 13 goals for and five goals against. Entering play Wednesday, they were tied with the Boston

Bruins for the second-best differential in the league, trailing only the (plus-11).

• Victor Olofsson has recorded five points (3+2) in his last five games against Washington, including a point in both games of the series between the

teams on Jan. 22 and 24 (1+1).

• Jack Eichel has posted 10 points (3+4) in 10 games against the Capitals since the beginning of the 2017-18 season.

• Eric Staal scored in both of the Sabres’ last two games against Washington on Jan. 22 and 24.

SEASON SERIES Tonight’s game is the fifth of eight meetings between the Sabres and Capitals this season. The Sabres are 1-2-1 through the first four. Washington has won three of the first four games despite the Sabres having the edge in underlying 5-on-5 possession metrics:

5-on-5 Shots 5-on-5 Shot Attempts 5-on-5 Scoring Chances

Date BUF WSH BUF WSH BUF WSH

Jan. 14 19 21 35 33 16 13

Jan. 15 22 21 36 34 15 12

Jan. 22 22 25 49 42 19 12

Jan. 24 27 19 50 39 15 20

Total 90 86 170 148 65 57

Percentage 51.1% 48.9% 53.5% 46.5% 53.3% 46.7%

(All data courtesy of NaturalStatTrick.com)

DRAWING ATTENTION

• Entering play Wednesday, the Sabres ranked second in the NHL with a team faceoff percentage of 54.7 percent.

• The Sabres were the only team whose top four faceoff takers (Jack Eichel, Eric Staal, Cody Eakin and Riley Sheahan) all had a faceoff percentage

of at least 50 percent entering play Wednesday. All four Sabres are currently on pace for career-high faceoff percentages.

• Eichel ranked seventh in in the NHL in faceoffs taken per game (20.4) and eighth in faceoffs won per game (11.0) entering play Wednesday.

• Entering play Wednesday, Sheahan ranked seventh among all players with at least 30 faceoffs taken this season with a win percentage of 61.2

percent (52-for-85).

POWER UP

• Buffalo entered play Wednesday with the fifth-ranked power play in the league. The team has scored on 13 of its 43 power play opportunities this

season for a 30.2 percent conversion rate.

• The Sabres have scored at least one power-play goal in six of their last seven games, going 10-for-26 (38.5%) in those contests.

• Before Wednesday’s games, the Sabres led the NHL with nine different players with at least one goal on the power play. Their 10 players with at least

one power-play point this season tied for ninth-most in the league.

• Victor Olofsson entered play Wednesday tied for fourth in the league with four power-play goals and tied for seventh with nine power-play points. His

17 career power-play tallies trailed only David Pastrnak (22) and Leon Draisaitl (20) for the most in the league since he made his NHL debut on March

28, 2019.

KILLING IT

• Entering play Wednesday, the Sabres were the least-penalized team in the NHL with 5:15 of penalty time per game. At plus-16 (46 drawn/30 taken),

the Sabres also had the best penalty differential in the league. • The Sabres have killed 16 of their last 18 penalties to improve to 81.5 percent on the penalty kill this season, ranking 11th in the NHL before

Wednesday’s games.

• Through 12 games, Buffalo has allowed just five power-play goals. Entering play Wednesday, the team ranked third in the NHL with .42 power-play

goals against per game.

EVEN-STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT The Sabres have seen a positive trend at even strength through the team’s first 12 games of the season. So far, Buffalo’s 5-on-5 numbers have improved on the team’s per-60 rates from last season in several meaningful categories, including shot differential, shot attempt differential, scoring chance differential, high-danger scoring chance differential and expected goal differential.

Buffalo Sabres at 5-on-5 (via NaturalStatTrick.com as of 2/17)

SF% CF% SCF% HDCF% xGF%

2019-20 48.13 (23rd) 49.13 (19th) 48.73 (20th) 48.19 (25th) 47.56 (25th)

2020-21 49.09 (19th) 50.81 (12th) 50.73 (15th) 54.26 (7th) 51.38 (14th)

BRICK WALL

• Linus Ullmark stopped all three shooters in Buffalo’s last shootout on Jan. 30 vs. New Jersey to improve to 2-1 with nine saves on 10 attempts this

season.

• Ullmark is 6-3 in shootouts in his career with 30 saves on 35 career shots faced (.857). His six career shootout wins rank him third in franchise history

behind Ryan Miller (49) and Jhonas Enroth (10).

• Entering play Wednesday, Ullmark’s shootout save percentage of .857 ranked second all-time among NHL goaltenders with at least 20 shots faced

and first among active NHL goalies.

STAAL-TIME LEADERS

• Eric Staal scored his 439th career goal on Jan. 30 vs. New Jersey to pass Gary Roberts and improve to 68th on the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring list.

His next goal will tie Rick Tocchet for 67th.

• Among active players, Staal’s total of 439 career regular-season goals trails only Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Marleau, and Sidney Crosby.

• The goal was Staal’s 1,026th career point, breaking a tie with Patrik Elias for 82nd-most in NHL history. He is two points behind Brian Leetch for 81st.

WE LIKE EICH

• Jack Eichel’s goal on Jan. 28 vs. NY Rangers moved him past Jochen Hecht for sole possession of the 19th-most goals in franchise history (139). He

now trails Drew Stafford by six goals for 18th.

• Eichel’s career per-game output ranks in the franchise’s top 15 in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .38 G/GP (14th), .57 A/GP (10th), .95

PTS/GP (11th)

RISTO IN THE RECORD BOOK

• With his goal on Jan. 15 vs. Washington, Rasmus Ristolainen broke a tie with Bill Hajt for the 10th-most goals by a defenseman in Sabres history. He

now trails Tyler Myers and Jim Schoenfeld by one goal for eighth-most.

• Ristolainen’s first assist on Jan. 24 at Washington moved him past Jim Schoenfeld for the seventh-most career points recorded by a Sabres

defenseman. He currently trails Bill Hajt by 11 points for sixth-most.

• Ristolainen holds the franchise record for most overtime goals by a defenseman (4) and is tied for ninth all-time among the team’s blueliners with six

game-winning goals.

• Ristolainen’s career per-game output ranks him among the franchise’s top 15 defensemen in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .09 G/GP

(14th), .38 A/GP (12th), .46 PTS/GP (11th)

SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings before 2/17 games)

• Buffalo Sabres: 55.7% FOW% (2nd), 30.2% PP% (5th)

• Olofsson: 4 PPG (T-4th), 9 PPP (T-7th)

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: Ristolainen (35), Lazar (25), Miller (23) Blocked Shots: McCabe (13), Ristolainen (13), Miller/Montour (12) Shots: Eichel (42), Olofsson (36), Dahlin (34)

SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] 1-10: 4-4-2 (10), 30/32, 12/39, 19/23 11-20: 0-2-0 (0), 1/6, 1/4, 3/4

OVERTIME RESULTS (0-1; 126-135 all-time) Jan. 28 vs. NYR: L, 3-2 (GDG-Lafrenière)

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (2-1; 79-72 all-time) Jan. 22 at.WSH: L, 4-3 (GDG-Carlson) Jan. 24 at WSH: W, 4-3 (GDG-Eichel) Jan. 30 vs. NJD: W, 4-3 (GDG-Eichel)

MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone) Games Played Cody Eakin … 2 games … 600 career games played Curtis Lazar … 6 games … 300 career games played Goals Rasmus Ristolainen … 1 goal … 45 career goals (T-8th in franchise history, defensemen) Kyle Okposo … 4 goals … 200 career goals Assists Riley Sheahan … 1 assist … 100 career assists Points Brandon Montour … 7 points … 100 career points Wins Carter Hutton … 6 wins … 100 career wins

RECENT MILESTONES N/A Buffalo Sabres: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 01/14/2021 Washington Capitals L 00-01-00 4-6 4p,13,19,68 13 1-3 1-2 26-28 30 / 40 0 2 01/15/2021 Washington Capitals L 00-02-00 1-2 55 43 0-5 0-0 31-21 41 / 35 0 3 01/18/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 01-02-00 6-1 27,23p,23,27,10,68p 23 2-4 1-1 37-22 40 / 79 0 4 01/19/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 01-03-00 0-3 11 0-3 2-2 40-30 37 / 40 0 5 01/22/2021 @ Washington Capitals O** 01-03-01 3-4 12,24,15 74 0-2 1-1 27-32 41 / 35 0 6 01/24/2021 @ Washington Capitals W** 02-03-01 4-3 33p,68p,12p 9 3-5 1-3 48-31 35 / 41 0 7 01/26/2021 New York Rangers W 03-03-01 3-2 24p,13,9p 9 2-4 3-3 24-30 35 / 40 0 8 01/28/2021 New York Rangers O* 03-03-02 2-3 9,23p 13 1-4 3-3 25-39 31 / 35 0 9 01/30/2021 New Jersey Devils W** 04-03-02 4-3 12,13,68p 9 1-5 4-5 31-34 35 / 41 0 10 01/31/2021 New Jersey Devils L 04-04-02 3-5 27,26p,55p 20 2-4 3-3 33-37 1 / 40 0 11 02/15/2021 New York Islanders L 04-05-02 1-3 68p 44 1-2 1-2 21-29 40 / 35 0 12 02/16/2021 New York Islanders L 04-06-02 0-3 27 0-2 2-2 20-24 30 / 40 0 13 02/18/2021 @ Washington Capitals 14 02/20/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 15 02/22/2021 @ New York Islanders 16 02/23/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 17 02/25/2021 New Jersey Devils 18 02/27/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 19 02/28/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 20 03/02/2021 @ New York Rangers 21 03/04/2021 @ New York Islanders 22 03/06/2021 @ New York Islanders 23 03/07/2021 @ New York Islanders 24 03/09/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 25 03/11/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 26 03/13/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 27 03/15/2021 Washington Capitals 28 03/16/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 29 03/18/2021 Boston Bruins 30 03/20/2021 Boston Bruins 31 03/22/2021 @ New York Rangers 32 03/24/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 33 03/25/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 34 03/27/2021 @ Boston Bruins 35 03/29/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 36 03/31/2021 Philadelphia Flyers 37 04/01/2021 New York Rangers 38 04/03/2021 New York Rangers 39 04/06/2021 @ New Jersey Devils 40 04/08/2021 New Jersey Devils 41 04/09/2021 Washington Capitals 42 04/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers 43 04/13/2021 @ Boston Bruins 44 04/15/2021 @ Washington Capitals 45 04/17/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 46 04/18/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins 47 04/22/2021 Boston Bruins 48 04/23/2021 Boston Bruins 49 04/25/2021 @ New York Rangers 50 04/27/2021 @ New York Rangers 51 04/29/2021 @ Boston Bruins 52 05/01/2021 @ Boston Bruins 53 05/03/2021 New York Islanders 54 05/04/2021 New York Islanders 55 05/06/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 56 05/08/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. BORGEN HALL EICHEL JOKIHARJU STAAL RIEDER SHEAHAN # 3 # 4 # 9 # 10 # 12 # 13 # 15 Jan 14 Vs WSH 1-1,2/0 19:30 0-2,1/0 22:12 0-0,0/-2 14:56 0-0,1/-2 14:45 1-0,3/1 11:36 0-0,1/-1 09:55 Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-1,0/1 21:36 0-1,3/1 23:23 0-0,0/-1 14:15 0-0,2/-1 17:43 0-0,2/-1 12:42 0-0,0/0 08:21 Jan 18 @ PHI 0-3,2/0 18:20 0-3,3/0 18:36 1-0,2/2 18:08 0-1,0/1 15:27 0-0,1/0 12:49 0-1,1/2 13:12 Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,6/-2 20:38 0-0,4/-2 20:58 0-0,1/0 19:42 0-0,5/0 15:59 0-0,3/0 12:30 0-0,0/-1 11:21 Jan 22 @ WSH 0-0,2/0 25:08 0-0,4/0 23:31 0-0,2/0 22:28 1-0,2/0 12:54 0-0,2/0 13:30 1-0,1/1 12:53 Jan 24 @ WSH 0-0,7/-1 22:29 0-1,8/-1 24:28 0-0,2/0 14:13 1-0,5/0 15:50 0-0,1/0 13:08 0-0,0/0 10:31 Jan 26 Vs NYR 0-0,3/-2 18:04 1-0(W),3/-2 17:48 DNP 0-1,0/0 12:47 1-0,3/1 15:47 0-0,0/0 13:03 Jan 28 Vs NYR 0-1,2/0 17:04 1-0,3/0 17:52 DNP 0-0,0/-1 14:53 0-0,0/-1 15:16 0-0,0/0 16:15 Jan 30 Vs NJD 0-2,2/0 22:00 0-0,3/0 22:49 0-0,0/-1 16:00 1-0,1/0 16:08 1-0,1/0 12:47 0-0,1/0 10:38 Jan 31 Vs NJD 0-0,3/-2 21:25 0-2,7/-2 21:58 DNP 0-0,2/-1 13:44 0-0,0/-1 14:02 0-0,0/0 12:01 Feb 15 Vs NYI 0-0,1/0 14:43 0-0,1/-1 20:26 0-0,2/-1 21:37 0-0,0/-1 21:44 0-0,1/-1 15:15 0-0,1/0 09:42 0-0,0/0 11:26 Feb 16 Vs NYI 0-0,1/0 17:26 0-0,1/-2 19:39 0-0,1/-1 19:17 0-0,1/-1 17:09 0-0,0/-1 16:30 0-0,0/-1 11:35 0-0,0/0 10:45

Date Opp. FOGARTY MCCABE EAKIN OKPOSO REINHART COZENS DAHLIN # 17 # 19 # 20 # 21 # 23 # 24 # 26 Jan 14 Vs WSH 1-1,1/0 16:36 0-0,0/1 13:23 0-1,2/-2 19:34 0-1,1/1 12:09 0-0,4/0 24:20 Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-0,1/1 17:36 0-0,0/-1 12:17 0-0,2/1 21:25 0-0,1/-1 12:49 0-0,2/-1 21:31 Jan 18 @ PHI 0-0,1/0 18:54 0-0,1/0 13:47 2-0(W),6/0 18:38 0-0,0/1 14:29 0-0,3/1 19:56 Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,0/-1 16:57 0-0,1/0 13:37 0-0,2/-2 20:54 0-0,1/0 11:28 0-0,2/-2 18:34 Jan 22 @ WSH 0-0,2/2 23:22 0-0,0/-1 16:35 0-0,0/0 22:54 1-0,1/0 13:24 0-0,2/-2 10:08 Jan 24 @ WSH 0-0,0/0 19:33 0-0,1/0 12:56 0-0,0/0 13:43 0-1,4/-1 24:36 MIN 0-0,6/-1 22:47 Jan 26 Vs NYR 0-0,2/0 21:50 0-0,0/1 16:54 0-0,1/0 14:42 0-0,1/-2 17:45 1-0,3/1 10:12 0-1,4/-2 17:17 Jan 28 Vs NYR 0-0,2/-1 18:40 0-0,1/-1 14:15 0-0,0/0 10:12 1-1,2/-1 19:41 0-0,0/0 12:17 0-0,2/0 20:05 Jan 30 Vs NJD 0-0,2/1 19:51 0-1,0/0 14:31 0-0,0/0 11:22 DNP 0-0,2/0 16:30 0-1,3/0 21:56 Jan 31 Vs NJD 0-1,1/0 19:53 0-0,0/-1 13:11 0-0,0/-1 09:51 DNP 0-0,0/-1 12:23 1-0,4/-2 21:32 Feb 15 Vs NYI 0-0,0/0 08:28 DNP 0-0,1/0 12:10 0-0,0/0 14:23 0-1,3/-2 21:49 DNP 0-1,1/-1 25:02 Feb 16 Vs NYI MIN 0-0,1/0 18:58 0-0,1/-1 14:00 0-0,3/-1 13:17 0-0,4/-2 20:25 DNP 0-0,1/-2 25:21

Date Opp. LAZAR MILLER MITTELSTADT IRWIN SKINNER RISTOLAINEN MONTOUR # 27 # 33 # 37 # 44 # 53 # 55 # 62 Jan 14 Vs WSH 0-0,2/-1 11:33 0-0,1/-1 15:14 0-0,2/-1 14:25 0-0,1/1 22:22 0-0,0/-2 20:37 Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-0,0/0 08:47 0-0,3/-1 15:35 0-0,2/0 14:28 1-0,3/1 20:51 0-0,4/-1 19:13 Jan 18 @ PHI 2-0,2/2 12:17 0-0,0/2 18:40 0-0,5/2 16:10 0-0,1/1 20:43 0-1,5/0 18:40 Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,2/-1 14:09 0-0,1/-1 18:43 0-0,5/-1 14:33 0-0,3/-1 18:51 0-0,2/-1 23:40 Jan 22 @ WSH 0-1,0/1 13:12 0-0,0/-1 18:13 0-1,1/1 12:15 0-0,2/2 26:39 0-0,2/-1 25:44 Jan 24 @ WSH 0-0,1/0 10:45 1-1,2/-1 17:02 0-1,0/0 10:02 0-0,3/0 11:47 0-2,1/0 24:13 0-0,2/0 20:48 Jan 26 Vs NYR 0-0,0/0 12:31 0-0,0/-2 15:50 MIN 0-1,1/1 17:57 0-0,0/0 12:28 0-1,1/0 23:20 0-0,0/1 20:07 Jan 28 Vs NYR 0-0,0/0 13:45 0-0,2/0 18:29 MIN 0-0,1/0 17:42 0-0,3/0 13:43 0-0,1/-1 23:41 0-0,1/-1 21:33 Jan 30 Vs NJD 0-0,2/0 12:00 0-1,2/0 19:30 MIN DNP 0-0,2/0 15:05 0-0,3/0 26:50 0-1,1/0 17:07 Jan 31 Vs NJD 1-0,2/0 12:29 0-0,2/-2 14:19 0-0,0/-1 10:40 0-0,5/-2 13:15 0-0,1/-1 13:50 1-1,4/-1 28:11 0-0,0/-1 22:46 Feb 15 Vs NYI DNP 0-0,1/-1 22:38 DNP 0-0,0/-1 20:05 0-0,3/-1 16:44 DNP DNP Feb 16 Vs NYI DNP 0-0,0/-2 22:41 DNP 0-0,0/-1 14:19 0-0,0/0 12:01 DNP DNP

Date Opp. OLOFSSON THOMPSON ASPLUND DAVIDSON JOHANSSON ULLMARK HUTTON # 68 # 72 # 74 # 88 # 34 # 35 # 40 Jan 14 Vs WSH 1-1,2/-2 18:10 0-1,2/0 17:08 DND 5/27 L 58:36 Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-0,4/-1 19:51 0-0,2/-1 19:39 2/21 L 57:58 DND Jan 18 @ PHI 1-0,3/1 15:48 0-0,1/0 13:26 DND DNP 1/22 W 60:00 Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,0/-1 17:11 DNP 0-0,2/0 07:20 1/9 19:02 DNP 1/20 L 39:53 Jan 22 @ WSH 0-1,4/-1 14:25 0-0,0/-1 08:34 MIN DND 3/32 O 65:00 DNP Jan 24 @ WSH 1-0,5/0 21:25 DNP MIN DND 3/31 W 65:00 DNP Jan 26 Vs NYR 0-1,2/0 16:01 DNP MIN MIN 2/30 W 60:00 DND Jan 28 Vs NYR 0-1,5/0 14:58 DNP MIN MIN 3/39 O 62:47 DND Jan 30 Vs NJD 1-0,3/0 21:08 0-0,3/0 11:44 MIN MIN 3/34 W 64:57 DND Jan 31 Vs NJD 0-2,2/-2 20:27 DNP MIN MIN DND 4/36 L 58:03 Feb 15 Vs NYI 1-0,3/0 18:51 0-0,1/0 11:39 MIN 0-0,2/0 11:36 MIN 3/29 L 58:02 DND Feb 16 Vs NYI 0-0,3/-1 20:02 0-0,2/0 14:42 0-0,1/0 10:46 MIN MIN DND 2/23 L 57:07 Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Ralph Krueger Ralph Krueger was named the 19th head coach in Buffalo Sabres history on May 15, 2019 and he is currently in his second season behind the bench for the team in 2020-21.

In his first at the helm, Krueger guided the team to improvements in points percentage, goals for per game and goals against per game. The Sabres also posted their highest regulation wins total since 2016-17 despite only playing 69 games due to a shortened season.

A full Ralph Krueger bio can be found on page 10 of the 2020-21 Sabres media guide at Sabres.com/mediaguide.

#35: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Jul 31, 1993 (27 years and 6 months)

LEE-nuhs UHL-mahrk GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (163rd overall) of the 2012 NHL Season 7 3-2-2 0 2.63 .912 Draft Career 104 44-43-12 3 2.79 .911 Last Win: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (1) Last SO: OCT 25, 2019 @ DETROIT (36) Career vs. Opp 6 2-3-1 0 2.91 .899 Career Shootouts: 30/35 (.857), 6-3

Season Highs: Shots Saves 39 36 39 1/28 vs NYR 2019-20: •Stopped eight of nine total shootout attempts to go 2-0 in shootouts and finished the season with the best career shootout save percentage in Sabres history (.840) •Posted his third career shutout by stopping all 41 shots faced at DET (10/25) •Tied his previous career high with 44 saves in a 7-1 win vs. NJD (12/2), improving to 4-0-1 when facing at least 40 shots in 2019-20 •Logged eight straight starts for the Sabres from Dec. 21 vs. LAK to Jan. 9 at STL •Allowed just four goals on 122 even-strength shots faced (.967) in five consecutive team games from Jan. 12 at DET to Jan. 28 vs. OTT

2020-21: •Made 19 saves in his first game of the season vs. WSH (1/15) •Earned his first win of the season in his 100th career game at WSH (1/24) •Recorded his first regulation win of the season vs. NYR (1/26) with a 28-save effort • Made 31 saves in regulation and went a perfect 3-for-3 in the shootout vs. NJD (1/30)

#40: Carter Hutton (G) 6' 0", 208 lbs. / Dec 19, 1985 (35 years and 1 month)

KAHR-tuhr HUH-tuhn GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Undrafted Season 5 1-4-0 0 2.85 .898 Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2018 Career 224 94-82-26 13 2.67 .910 Last Win: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (3) Last SO: OCT 17, 2019 @ LOS ANGELES (31) Career vs. Opp 10 3-4-2 0 3.39 .881 Career Shootouts: 45/72 (.625), 11-9

Season Highs: Shots Saves 36 32 36 1/31 vs NJD 2019-20: •Began the season with wins in his first six appearances, becoming the first Sabres goaltender to start a season 6-0-0 since Martin Biron in 2006-07 •Posted a new career-best shutout streak by playing 134:22 without allowing a goal from Oct. 9 to Oct. 22; the four-game stretch included shutouts in consecutive appearances on Oct. 14 vs. DAL and Oct. 17 at LAK that earned him NHL Third Star of the Week honors for the second time in his career •Set a Sabres franchise record for most saves in a shutout (47) in the Oct. 17 win at LAK •Appeared in his 200th NHL game at CHI (11/17)

2020-21: •Made 22 saves in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Made 21 saves and allowed only one goal at PHI (1/18) #4: Taylor Hall (L) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 14, 1991 (29 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Edmonton in the first round (1st overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 11, 2020 Season 12 1-8-9 -9 6 Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (11) Career 639 219-353-572 -51 356 Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3) Career Shootouts: 8/33 (24%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 18 4-7-11 -3 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 3 3 2 25:08 7 3 +1 1/14 vs WSH 1/18 vs PHI 1/18 vs PHI 3 times 1/22 vs WSH 1/24 vs WSH 2 times 1/15 vs WSH 2019-20: •Registered the seventh 50-point season of his NHL career •Led the New Jersey Devils in points (25), assists (19) and shots (109) through 30 games played before being traded to the on Dec. 16; led or tied to lead the Coyotes in goals (10), assists (17), points (27) and shots (123) in the team’s 35 games following the trade •Tied his previous best assist streak with eight assists in seven games from Oct. 19 vs. VAN to Nov. 7 at CGY •Played in his 600th career NHL game vs. ANA (1/2) •Recorded six points (2+4) in nine postseason contests for the Coyotes

2020-21: •Scored a power-play goal and added an assist in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14) •Recorded an assist vs. WSH (1/15) •Tallied three assists at PHI (1/18), becoming the 20th player in franchise history to begin his Sabres' career on a three-game point streak. •Had a team-high six shots on goal at PHI (1/19) • Notched an assist vs. NYR (1/28) • Recorded two assists vs. NJD (1/30)

#9: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (24 years and 3 months)

JAK IGH-kuhl GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft Season 12 2-9-11 -8 2 Last Goal: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY RANGERS (4) Career 366 139-209-348 -68 138 Last Assist: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Career Shootouts: 8/24 (33%), 3 GDG Career vs. Opp 15 3-9-12 -4 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 3 3 2 24:28 8 2 +1 2 times 1/18 vs PHI 1/18 vs PHI 1/28 vs NYR 1/24 vs WSH 1/24 vs WSH 2 times 1/15 vs WSH 2019-20: •Scored a career-best 36 goals, ranking eighth in the league; tied for 10th in points (78) •Became the fifth player to lead the team in all three major scoring categories twice in his career •Tied Gilbert Perreault’s record for most consecutive appearances with a point by a Sabre (18), tallying 32 points from Nov. 16 to Dec. 21

2020-21: •Tallied two assists in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Recorded an assist vs. WSH (1/15) •Had three assists at PHI (1/18) marking his first three-assist game since Nov. 3, 2018 vs. OTT •Won 17 of 25 faceoffs, setting a new career high for faceoff wins in a game, at WSH (1/22) •Tallied an assist and scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout at WSH (1/24) •Scored his first goal of the season, a power-play tally, vs. NYR (1/26) •Scored a goal in a second consecutive game vs. NYR (1/28) • Scored the deciding shootout goal vs. NJD (1/30) • Tallied two assists and tied his career high with 17 faceoff wins vs. NJD (1/31) #10: Henri Jokiharju (D) 6' 0", 199 lbs. / Jun 17, 1999 (21 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the first round (29th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Chicago in exchange for Alexander Nylander on July 9, 2019 Season 9 1-0-1 -4 0 Last Goal: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (6) Career 116 5-23-28 -17 48 Last Assist: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (16) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 7 1-0-1 -4 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 22:28 2 1 +2 1/18 vs PHI 9 times 1/18 vs PHI 9 times 1/22 vs WSH 3 times 5 times 1/18 vs PHI 2019-20: •In his first full NHL season, was one of four players to appear in all 69 of Buffalo’s games •Made his Sabres debut at PIT (10/3) •Recorded his first point as a member of the Sabres with an assist vs. DAL (10/14) •Posted his third career multi-point game (0+2) at SJS (10/19) •Led the team with five shots and scored his first NHL goal at WSH (1/1) •Scored his first career power-play goal vs. NJD (12/2) •Led the team with a season-high 22:22 of ice time vs. Detroit (2/11) before topping that ice time with 22:26 in the team’s next game vs. Columbus (2/13) •Recorded an assist in his 100th NHL game vs. WPG (12/23)

2020-21: •Skated 14:56 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Scored his first goal of the season, the Sabres' fifth of the night, at PHI (1/18) •Skated a season high 22:28 at WSH (1/22)

#12: Eric Staal (C) 6' 4", 195 lbs. / Oct 29, 1984 (36 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Carolina in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Minnesota in exchange for Marcus Johansson on Sept. 16, 2020 Season 12 3-2-5 -6 4 Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3) Career 1252 439-587-1026 -53 822 Last Assist: JAN 26, 2021 vs NY RANGERS (5) Career Shootouts: 6/27 (22%), 5 GDG Career vs. Opp 83 32-44-76 0 59

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 4 17:43 5 2 +1 3 times 2 times 5 times 1/30 vs NJD 1/15 vs WSH 2 times 2/16 vs NYI 1/18 vs PHI 2019-20: •Tied for the team lead with 14 even-strength goals while leading all Minnesota Wild players in game-winning goals (5) and faceoff wins (495) •Ranked third among Wild skaters in goals (19) and points (47) •Tallied points in six straight games (4+5) from Oct. 26 vs. LA to Nov. 7 at SJS •Became the 113th player in NHL history to appear in 1,200 regular-season NHL games with a two points (1+1) vs. OTT (11/29) •Recorded his 1,000th NHL point with a goal at CHI (12/15), becoming the 89th player in NHL history to achieve that milestone

2020-21: •Skated 14:45 and won eight faceoffs in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14) •Tallied an assist for his first point as a Sabre at PHI (1/18) •Scored his first goal as a Sabre at WSH (1/22) •Scored a power-play goal, his second goal in as many games, at WSH (1/24) •Extended his point streak to three games with an assist vs. NYR (1/26) • Scored a goal and won five of six faceoffs vs. NJD (1/30) • Won nine of 13 faceoffs vs. NYI (2/15) #13: Tobias Rieder (L) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jan 10, 1993 (28 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Selected by Edmonton in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2011 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 12 3-0-3 -2 0 Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 2020 Career 446 62-79-141 -82 50 Last Goal: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3) Last Assist: FEB 21, 2020 vs BOSTON (19) Career vs. Opp 16 3-4-7 5 0 Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 15:47 3 4 +1 3 times 12 times 3 times 12 times 1/26 vs NYR 3 times 1/22 vs WSH 2 times 2019-20: •Notched his fifth career shorthanded goal in his 400th NHL game vs. BUF (12/5) •Tied his longest career point streak with points in three straight games from Dec. 5 vs. BUF to Dec. 9 at COL (1+2) •Scored goals in consecutive games for the second time in his career on Feb. 8 at VAN and Feb. 10 at SJS •Recorded five points (3+2) in 10 playoff contests with the Flames •Scored his first career playoff goal while shorthanded vs. WPG (8/1) •His three shorthanded goals in the playoffs tied an NHL postseason record; he was the seventh player to score three in a single postseason (Derek Sanderson, Bill Barber, Lorne Henning, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Presley, Todd Marchant) and the first player to do so since 1997.

2020-21: •Scored a goal in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14) •Scored his second goal of the season on a breakaway vs. NYR (1/26) • Scored his third goal of the season vs. NJD (1/30)

#15: Riley Sheahan (C) 6' 2", 216 lbs. / Dec 7, 1991 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Detroit in the first round (21st overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on Jan. 8, 2021 Season 12 1-1-2 1 2 Last Goal: JAN 22, 2021 @ WASHINGTON (7) Career 525 67-99-166 -49 85 Last Assist: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (9) Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 25 1-5-6 -4 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 16:15 1 2 +2 1/22 vs WSH 1/18 vs PHI 2 times 2/16 vs NYI 1/28 vs NYR 4 times 1/18 vs PHI 1/18 vs PHI 2019-20: •Ranked second on the Edmonton Oilers in faceoffs taken (834) and led the team in defensive zone draws (455) •Led the team in shorthanded faceoffs (210) and total shorthanded ice time (154:53), helping the Oilers to the league’s second-best penalty kill rate •His 5.42 goals against per 60 minutes on the penalty kill ranked 15th-best among the top 100 NHL forwards in shorthanded ice time •Ranked third among Edmonton forwards with 33 blocked shots •Tallied his third career shorthanded goal vs. PIT (12/20) •Set career-high totals in assists (3) and points (4) vs. ARI (1/18) •Skated in his 500th NHL game at FLA (2/15)

2020-21: •Skated 9:55 in his Sabres debut vs. WSH (1/14) •Recorded his first point as a Sabre with an assist and won five of six faceoffs at PHI (1/18) •Won five of eight faceoffs at PHI (1/19) •Scored his first goal as a Sabre at WSH (1/22) •Won four of five faceoffs at WSH (1/24) • Won all six faceoffs he took vs. NYR (1/26) • Won eight of 12 faceoffs vs. NJD (1/31) #19: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (27 years and 4 months)

JAYK muh-KAYB GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (44th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft Season 11 1-2-3 2 9 Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (10) Career 351 18-59-77 -28 203 Last Assist: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 15 1-1-2 2 12

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 5 23:22 2 4 +2 1/14 vs WSH 2 times 1/14 vs WSH 1/14 vs WSH 1/22 vs WSH 4 times 1/31 vs NJD 1/22 vs WSH 2019-20: •Served as one of the team’s alternate captains for the first time in his career •Led the team with a career-high 2:17 of shorthanded ice time per game, playing 53.5 percent of the Sabres’ penalty-kill time with him in the lineup •Led all Sabres with 90 blocked shots, including a team-high 22 while shorthanded •Finished the season with career-best puck-possession rates at even strength (50.4 SAT% and 50.7 USAT%) despite having the lowest offensive zone start percentage among the team’s regular blueliners (44.0%) •Scored his second career game-winning goal at DET (10/25) •Appeared in his 300th NHL game at TOR (11/30) •Tied the longest point streak of his career with assists in three consecutive games from Feb. 26 at COL to Feb. 29 at ARI

2020-21: •Tallied his eighth career multi-point game with two points (1+1) in the season opener vs. WSH (1/14) • Skated a season-high 23:22 at WSH (1/22) • Led all skaters with 4:49 shorthanded TOI vs. NYR (1/28) •Tallied an assist vs. NJD (1/31)

#20: Cody Eakin (C) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / May 24, 1991 (29 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Selected by Washington in the third round (85th overall) of the 2009 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 12 0-1-1 -3 0 Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 11, 2020 Career 598 103-135-238 -4 242 Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs ARIZONA (13) Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3) Career vs. Opp 20 3-6-9 1 24 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 16:54 1 2 +1 12 times 1/30 vs NJD 1/30 vs NJD 12 times 1/26 vs NYR 6 times 1/26 vs NYR 2 times 2019-20: •Appeared in 41 games and missed 21 due to injury in his third season with the Vegas Golden Knights before being traded to the Winnipeg Jets •Scored his 100th NHL goal and logged a season-high 18:58 of ice time vs. TOR (11/19), also tying his season high with five shots on goal. •Joined the Jets on Feb. 21 and totaled five points (1+4) in eight regular-season games with the team, including a three-game point streak to end the season •Averaged 17:03 of ice time in Winnipeg’s four playoff games

2020-21: •Skated 13:23 and won six faceoffs in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14) •Won at least 62 percent of his faceoffs for four consecutive games from Jan. 24 at WSH to Jan. 31 vs. NJD where he went 11-for-13 at the faceoff dot.

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (32 years and 10 months)

KIGHL oh-POH-soh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by NY Islanders in the first Round (7th overall) of the 2006 NHL Season 7 0-0-0 -2 0 Draft Career 807 196-310-506 -115 443 Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016 Last Goal: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (14) Career vs. Opp 36 11-11-22 0 16 Last Assist: MAR 3, 2020 @ WINNIPEG (10) Career Shootouts: 14/43 (33%), 9 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 14:42 3 2 +0 7 times 7 times 7 times 7 times 1/26 vs NYR 2/16 vs NYI 1/30 vs NJD 5 times 2019-20: •Buffalo was 8-6-1 when he recorded at least a point, including a 3-0-0 record in his multi-point games •Recorded his 500th NHL point with a goal vs. TOR (2/16) •Tallied six points (4+2) during a five-game point streak from Feb. 16 vs. TOR to Feb. 26 at COL •Appeared in his 800th career NHL game vs. WSH (3/9)

2020-21: •Skated 13:43 in his first game of the season at WSH (1/24)

#23: Sam Reinhart (R) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (25 years and 3 months)

SAM RIGHN-hahrt GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft Season 10 3-4-7 -11 0 Last Goal: JAN 28, 2021 vs NY RANGERS (2) Career 410 112-150-262 -80 80 Last Assist: FEB 15, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (1) Career Shootouts: 7/22 (32%), 4 GDG Career vs. Opp 18 5-6-11 -7 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 1 2 0 24:36 6 1 +1 1/18 vs PHI 4 times 2 times 10 times 1/24 vs WSH 1/18 vs PHI 2 times 1/15 vs WSH 2019-20: •Recorded a career-best .32 goals per game, scoring his 20th goal of the season in just his 55th game; it was 14 games quicker than his previous best season (2015-16) •Was one of four players to appear in all 69 games for the Sabres, marking his third consecutive season with no games missed •Scored his 100th NHL goal vs. EDM (1/2) •Tied his career high with three points (1+2) vs. VGK (1/14) •Logged a career-high 25:34 of ice time vs. ANA (2/9) •Appeared in his 400th NHL game on vs. WSH (3/9)

2020-21: •Tallied an assist in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Recorded the 10th multi-goal game of his career with two goals at PHI (1/18) •Tallied an assist and skated a season high 24:36 at WSH (1/24) •Scored a power-play goal and added an assist vs. NYR (1/28) • Notched an assist vs. NYI (2/15) #26: Rasmus Dahlin (D) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Apr 13, 2000 (20 years and 10 months)

RAS-muhs dah-LEEN GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (1st overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft Season 12 1-3-4 -12 4 Last Goal: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Career 153 14-74-88 -32 76 Last Assist: FEB 15, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (1) Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 9 2-5-7 -6 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 25:21 6 2 +1 1/31 vs NJD 3 times 4 times 2 times 2/16 vs NYI 1/24 vs WSH 1/31 vs NJD 1/18 vs PHI 2019-20: •With a career-best 36 assists, joined Phil Housley as the second defenseman in franchise history to record at least 30 assists in both of his first two NHL seasons. •Recorded .596 points per game through his first two NHL seasons, ranking as the 11th-highest career rate among active NHL defensemen with at least 100 career games played •Became the sixth Sabres defenseman to record at least 10 points (1+9) in the team’s first 10 games of a season •Recorded his first career three-point game with three assists vs. NJD (10/5)

2020-21: •Led all skaters with 25:25 TOI in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Had three shots in 19:56 TOI at PHI (1/18) • Tallied an assist for his first point of the season vs. NYR (1/26) • Recorded an assist and registered three shots vs. NJD (1/30) • Scored his first goal of the season vs. NJD (1/31) •Notched an assist and skated a team high 25:02 vs. NYI (2/15) • Skated a season high 25:21 vs. NYI (2/16)

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (L) (*Injured) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (27 years and 1 month)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnz GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: FEB 26, 2020 @ COLORADO (6) Career 489 61-77-138 -53 130 Last Assist: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (7) Career Shootouts: 4/14 (29%), 4 GDG Career vs. Opp 17 2-2-4 -1 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Tied his previous career high with 11 even-strength goals •Was one of four players to appear in all 69 games for the Sabres •With 12 goals and 19 points, logged his highest totals in both categories since his career-best numbers in 2014-15 •Led all Sabres forwards in shorthanded ice time for the second straight season, averaging 2:08 of penalty kill time per game •Tied his career high with two goals at FLA (11/14) •Scored his seventh career shorthanded goal at DET (1/12) •Recorded points in three consecutive games for the fifth time of his career from Feb. 20 at PIT to Feb. 26 at COL (2+2)

#33: Colin Miller (D) 6' 1", 199 lbs. / Oct 29, 1992 (28 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2012 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 12 1-2-3 -10 4 Acquired: From Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft Career 313 24-89-113 -23 217 and a fifth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on June 28, 2019 Last Goal: JAN 24, 2021 @ WASHINGTON (6) Career vs. Opp 15 3-2-5 -8 8 Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 2 22:41 3 4 +2 1/24 vs WSH 2 times 1/24 vs WSH 2 times 2/16 vs NYI 1/15 vs WSH 3 times 1/18 vs PHI 2019-20: •The Sabres were 8-0-2 when he recorded at least a point •Recorded his 100th NHL point with an assist in the Buffalo’s season-opener at PIT (10/3) •Scored his first career overtime goal at EDM (12/8), also marking his first goal as a member of the Sabres •Recorded assists in back-to-back games on Feb. 6 vs. DET and Feb. 7 at NYR •Appeared in his 300th NHL game at PHI (3/7)

2020-21: •Skated 15:14 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Scored his first goal of the season on the power play and added an assist at WSH (1/24) • Tallied an assist and skated a season high 19:30 vs. NJD (1/30) • Recorded a team high seven shot attempts vs. NYI (2/16) #37: Casey Mittelstadt (C) 6' 1", 196 lbs. / Nov 22, 1998 (22 years and 2 months)

KAY-see MIH-tuhl-stat GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft Season 2 0-1-1 -1 0 Last Goal: NOV 29, 2019 vs TORONTO (7) Career 116 17-23-40 -24 14 Last Assist: JAN 24, 2021 @ WASHINGTON (1) Career Shootouts: 3/8 (38%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 4 0-1-1 -1 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 10:40 0 0 +0 2 times 1/24 vs WSH 1/24 vs WSH 2 times 1/31 vs NJD 2 times 2 times 1/24 vs WSH 2019-20: •Appeared in 31 games for the Sabres before finishing the season ranked third among Rochester Americans (AHL) skaters with .69 points per game •Recorded his third career multi-point game with a career-best two assists in the Sabres’ season opener at PIT (10/3) •Beat Sergei Bobrovsky for his third career shootout goal in a 3-2 win vs. FLA (10/11) •Set new personal-best marks with two goals and three points at LAK (10/17) •Scored for the second consecutive game at SJS (10/19), marking the first goal streak of his NHL career •Assisted on Jack Eichel’s overtime goal vs. SJS (10/22) to extend his point streak to a season-best three games •Appeared in his 100th NHL game on at TBL (11/9) •Tallied at least a point in 22 of his 36 AHL games, recording two different four-game point streaks

2020-21: • Tallied an assist in his first game of the season at WSH (1/24)

#44: Matt Irwin (D) 6' 2", 189 lbs. / Nov 29, 1987 (33 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 2020 Season 5 0-1-1 -3 4 Last Goal: DEC 6, 2018 @ VANCOUVER (73) Career 364 22-61-83 6 154 Last Assist: JAN 26, 2021 vs NY RANGERS (4) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 9 2-1-3 -2 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 20:05 5 4 +1 5 times 1/26 vs NYR 1/26 vs NYR 2 times 2/15 vs NYI 1/31 vs NJD 2/15 vs NYI 1/26 vs NYR 2019-20: •Appeared in 27 games in his fourth season with the Nashville Predators before joining the for his final nine games of the season •Finished the season with a positive shot-attempt differential at even strength despite the most defensive deployment of his career (47.7 OZ%) •Led the Ducks in ice time per game (22:27), hits (27) and blocked shots (24) in his nine games with the team, also leading Anaheim defensemen with 18 shots on goal in those contests •Logged a career-high 27:42 of ice time at COL (3/4)

2020-21: • Skates 17:57 and tallied an assist in his Sabres debut vs. NYR (1/26) • Had a season high five shots vs. NJD (1/31) •Led the team in both hits (4) and blocked shots (4) and skated a season high 20:05 vs. NYI (2/15) #53: Jeff Skinner (L) 5' 11", 197 lbs. / May 16, 1992 (28 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Carolina in the first round (10th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Carolina in exchange for Cliff Pu, a second-round pick in the 2019 Season 12 0-1-1 -1 6 NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 Career 732 258-208-466 -119 328 NHL Draft on August 2, 2018 Last Goal: FEB 29, 2020 @ ARIZONA (16) Career vs. Opp 46 12-15-27 -4 14 Last Assist: JAN 22, 2021 @ WASHINGTON (7) Career Shootouts: 6/36 (17%), 3 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 16:44 5 1 +2 12 times 1/22 vs WSH 1/22 vs WSH 3 times 2/15 vs NYI 2 times 4 times 1/18 vs PHI 2019-20: •Buffalo was 9-2-3 when he scored a goal and 12-3-4 when he recorded a point •Ranked third on the Sabres with 14 even-strength goals •Scored in three straight games from Oct. 5 vs. NJD to Oct. 9 vs. MTL •Tallied his 200th NHL assist at ANA (10/16) •Recorded two points (1+1) and six shots on goal vs. CAR (11/14), also tying his previous career high with a plus-4 rating •Tallied two points (1+1), including the game-winning goal, and a team-high seven shots vs. NJD (12/2) •Appeared in his 700th NHL game vs. BOS (12/27)

2020-21: •Skated 14:31 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Tallied an assist for his first point of the season at WSH (1/22)

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 221 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (26 years and 3 months)

RAS-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft Season 10 2-4-6 2 6 Last Goal: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY Career 503 44-189-233 -143 261 Last Assist: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 20 1-10-11 -4 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 2 28:11 4 8 +2 2 times 1/24 vs WSH 2 times 3 times 1/31 vs NJD 1/31 vs NJD 1/18 vs PHI 1/22 vs WSH 2019-20: • Appeared in all 69 of Buffalo’s games •Led the team in average time on ice (22:48) and finished in the top five in points (5th, 33) and shots (4th, 128) for the fifth straight season •Became the ninth defenseman to record 200 career points with the Sabres with an assist vs. TBL (11/8)

2020-21: •Skated 22:22 and had three hits in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Scored his first goal of the season vs. WSH (1/15) •Led the team with eight hits and skated a team-high 20:43 at PHI (1/18) •Recorded his first multi-point game of the season with two assists at WSH (1/24), passing Jim Schoenfeld for sole possession of the seventh- most career points recorded by a Sabres defenseman (230) • Recorded an assist and led the team with 23:20 TOI in his 500th career game vs. NYR (1/26) • Skated a season high 26:50 vs. NJD (1/30) • Had a two-point night (1+1) and skated a team-high 3:50 while shorthanded vs. NJD (1/31) #62: Brandon Montour (D) 6' 0", 194 lbs. / Apr 11, 1994 (26 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in the second round (55th overall) of the 2014 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 10 0-2-2 -6 8 Acquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Brendan Guhle and a first-round pick in the Career 253 24-69-93 14 148 2019 NHL Draft on Feb. 24, 2019 Last Goal: FEB 18, 2020 @ OTTAWA (19) Career vs. Opp 11 0-1-1 -3 2 Last Assist: JAN 30, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (1) Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 25:44 5 2 +1 10 times 2 times 2 times 4 times 1/22 vs WSH 1/18 vs PHI 3 times 1/26 vs NYR 2019-20: •Scored in back-to-back games for the third time in his career with goals on Nov. 19 vs. MIN and Nov. 21 at BOS •Split time between forward and defense on at FLA (11/24), recording an assist while playing as a forward •Appeared in his 200th NHL game vs. CGY (11/27) •Tied his longest career point streak with assists in four straight games from Nov. 29 vs. TOR to Dec. 5 at CGY •Posted his second career multi-goal game with two tallies at OTT (2/18), adding an assist for his third career game with at least three points

2020-21: •Skated 20:43 in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Tallied an assist for his first point of the season and had five shots at PHI (1/18) •Skated a team high 23:40 at PHI (1/19) •Had a season high 25:44 TOI at WSH (1/22) • Recorded an assist vs. NJD (1/30)

#68: Victor Olofsson (L) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Jul 18, 1995 (25 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the seventh round (181st overall) of the 2014 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 12 5-6-11 -7 0 Last Goal: FEB 15, 2021 vs NY ISLANDERS (1) Career 72 27-30-57 -7 8 Last Assist: JAN 31, 2021 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 6 3-2-5 -5 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 0 21:25 5 1 +1 5 times 1/31 vs NJD 2 times 12 times 1/24 vs WSH 2 times 2 times 1/18 vs PHI 2019-20: •Earned a spot on the 2020 NHL All-Rookie Team after tying for second among NHL rookies with 20 goals in 54 games •Named NHL Rookie of the Month for October and December •Became the 16th Sabres rookie ever to record 20 goals in a season despite playing just 54 games •His 11 power-play goals tied for 11th-most in the NHL •Recorded two separate six-game point streaks from Nov. 19 to 29 (3+3) and Dec. 10 to 21 (4+4)

2020-21: •Scored a goal and added an assist in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14) •Scored his first power-play goal of the season at PHI (1/18) •Had an assist at WSH (1/22) •Scored a power-play goal at WSH (1/24) •Recorded an assist vs. NYR (1/26) • Tallied an assist and led the team with five shots vs. NYR (1/28) •Extended his point streak to a career-best seven games with a power-play goal vs. NYI (2/15) • Scored a power-play goal vs. NJD (1/30) • Extended his point streak to six games, tying his career high, with two assists vs. NJD (1/31) #72: Tage Thompson (R) 6' 7", 219 lbs. / Oct 30, 1997 (23 years and 3 months)

TAYJ TAHMP-suhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by St. Louis in the first round (26th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft Season 7 0-1-1 -2 2 Acquired: From St. Louis with Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka, a first-round pick in Career 114 10-12-22 -36 34 the 2019 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft in exchange for forward Ryan O’Reilly on July 1, 2018 Career vs. Opp 8 0-3-3 -1 4 Last Goal: JAN 29, 2019 @ COLUMBUS (31) Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (6) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 19:39 3 4 +0 7 times 1/14 vs WSH 1/14 vs WSH 1/22 vs WSH 1/15 vs WSH 1/30 vs NJD 2/16 vs NYI 5 times 2019-20: •Sustained a season-ending injury in his first NHL game of the 2019-20 season on Nov. 17 at CHI •Was tied for the Rochester Americans’ team lead with 12 points (6+6) and ranked second in the AHL with 67 shots at the time of his recall; had earned a three-star selection in five of the Amerks’ 16 games up to that point •Logged two goals, including the overtime game-winner, in Rochester’s season-opener vs. SYR (10/4) •Scored the game-deciding goal in a 3-2 shootout victory for the Americans at HFD (10/13)

2020-21: •Tallied an assist in 17:08 TOI in the season opener vs. WSH (1/14)