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Thu, Jan 14, 2021 NHL Game #6

Buffalo Sabres 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Team Game: 1 0 - 0 - 0 (Home) Team Game: 1 0 - 0 - 0 (Home) Home Game: 1 0 - 0 - 0 (Road) Road Game: 1 0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 35 ------30 Ilya Samsonov ------40 ------41 Vitek Vanecek ------

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 L ------2 D Justin Schultz ------9 C ------3 D Nick Jensen ------10 D Henri Jokiharju ------4 D Brenden Dillon ------12 C ------8 L Alex Ovechkin ------13 L Tobias Rieder ------9 D Dmitry Orlov ------15 C Riley Sheahan ------10 R Daniel Sprong ------19 D Jake McCabe ------13 L Jakub Vrana ------20 C Cody Eakin ------14 R Richard Panik ------21 R ------19 C Nicklas Backstrom ------22 R Jack Quinn ------20 C Lars Eller ------23 R ------21 R Garnet Hathaway ------24 C Dylan Cozens ------26 C ------26 D Rasmus Dahlin ------33 D Zdeno Chara ------27 C Curtis Lazar ------34 D Jonas Siegenthaler ------33 D Colin Miller ------43 R Tom Wilson ------44 D Matt Irwin ------57 D Trevor van Riemsdyk ------53 L ------62 L ------55 D ------73 L Conor Sheary ------62 D Brandon Montour ------74 D John Carlson ------68 L Victor Olofsson ------77 R T.J. Oshie ------72 R Tage Thompson ------92 C ------

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

Tonight's Officials Referees Justin StPierre (12), Chris Lee (28) Linesmen Libor Suchanek (60), Bryan Pancich (94) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem Cami Clune * Denotes Standby Official.

Today's Schedule SJS @ ARI : 7:00 WSH @ BUF : 7:00 VAN @ EDM : 7:00 MIN @ LAK : 7:00 BOS @ NJD : 7:00 CBJ @ NSH : 7:00 NYI @ NYR : 7:00 ANA @ VGK : 7:00 CGY @ WPG : 7:00 CAR @ DET : 7:30 Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active (23 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 , FIN 12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 195 Oct 29, 1984 , ON, CAN 13 Tobias Rieder L 5' 11" 189 Jan 10, 1993 Landshut, DEU 15 Riley Sheahan C 6' 3" 214 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 , MB, CAN 21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA 22 Jack Quinn R 6' 0" 176 Sep 19, 2001 Ottawa, ON, CAN 23 Sam Reinhart R 6' 2" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West , BC, CAN 24 Dylan Cozens C 6' 3" 188 Feb 9, 2001 Whitehorse, YT, CAN 26 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' 3" 207 Apr 13, 2000 Lidkoping, SWE 27 Curtis Lazar C 6' 0" 193 Feb 2, 1995 Salmon Arm, BC, CAN 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 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 , FIN 62 Brandon Montour D 6' 0" 194 Apr 11, 1994 , 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 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 200 Age: 27.1

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

Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks

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 30 Ilya Samsonov G 6' 3" 200 Feb 22, 1997 Magnitogorsk, RUS 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 Toronto, 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: 29.8

Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres Team Records Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres Last game: - - Next game: **NONE** **NONE** Overall record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 Home record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 Road record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 Last 5 Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Last 10 Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 1-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 2-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 0 3-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 0 Scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opponent scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Trailing after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Tied after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Leading after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 OT Record - This : 0 - 0 0 - 0 OT Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0 Shootout Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 0 - 0 Outshooting opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 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 Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points Totals: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres Situations Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Washington Capitals: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shots by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Washington Capitals: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Power Play Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Road: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Penalty Killing Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres G Att % G Att % Overall: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Road: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Penalties Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goal Situations Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres For Against For Against 6 on 5: 0 0 0 0 6 on 4: 0 0 0 0 6 on 3: 0 0 0 0 5 on 5: 0 0 0 0 5 on 4: 0 0 0 0 5 on 3: 0 0 0 0 4 on 4: 0 0 0 0 4 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 4: 0 0 0 0 3 on 5: 0 0 0 0 3 on 6: 0 0 0 0 4 on 5: 0 0 0 0 4 on 6: 0 0 0 0 5 on 6: 0 0 0 0 Empty Net: 0 0 0 0 Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 0 0 0 0 Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres Situations Individual Leaders Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres Points: Goals: Assists: PP Goals: SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: Shots: +/-:

Shootout Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG

Goaltender Rec. G/S % Rec. G/S %

Power Play Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Player G A P No players to display No players to display

Short Handed Washington Capitals Buffalo Sabres Player G A P Player G A P No players to display No players to display Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

LAST GAME N/A

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 0) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Zemgus Girgensons (hamstring, Jan. 14; injured reserve) – 0 games Kyle Okposo (lower body, Jan. 14) – 0 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 1/8: Signed F Riley Sheahan to a one-year contract worth $700,000 1/11: Assigned F Brandon Biro, F Steven Fogarty, F Brett Murray, F C.J. Smith, D Casey Fitzgerald, D Ryan Jones, G Michael Houser and G Dustin Tokarski to Rochester (AHL) 1/12: Assigned F Andrew Oglevie, F Arttu Ruotsalainen, D Jacob Bryson and D Mattias Samuelsson to Rochester (AHL). 1/13: Assigned F Rasmus Asplund, F Casey Mittelstadt, D William Borgen, D Brandon Davidson and G Jonas Johansson to the taxi squad

UPCOMING GAMES Friday, Jan. 15: Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7: p.m. Friday, Jan. 22: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME CAPITALS at SABRES

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

• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Washington 3-2 (SO) in Buffalo on March 9, 2020

• Next meeting: Friday, Jan. 15 in Buffalo

• The Sabres are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 5-3-2 at home.

• This is the 164th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has a 90-52-21 series record.

• The Sabres are 49-23-9 at home against the Capitals all-time.

THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY

• The Sabres are 9-10-3 all-time on January 14.

• January 14, 1972: The Sabres acquire Jim Lorentz from the in exchange for a second-round pick in the 1972 .

• January 14, 1983: Steve Patrick records his first career two-goal game to lead the Sabres to a 3-2 victory over the Capitals at Buffalo Memorial

Auditorium.

• January 14, 2003: Ryan Miller stops all 22 Minnesota shots to earn a 1-0 victory and his first career shutout.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

• With a win tonight, the Sabres would have wins in three consecutive visits from the Capitals for the first time since they won four in a row from Nov. 17,

2005 to Oct. 13, 2007.

• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded seven points (2+5) in five career meetings with the Capitals.

• Sam Reinhart has totaled seven points (4+3) in his last seven games against Washington.

• Taylor Hall has recorded six points (2+4) in his last six meetings with the Capitals.

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

OPENING NIGHT • Tonight’s game marks the 50th season-opener in franchise history.

• The Sabres are 25-19-5 all-time in season-openers; 17-10-5 when opening on the home.

• Buffalo is 22-20-7 all-time in their first home game of the season. This is the team’s sixth season-opener in the last seven seasons to take place at

home.

• The Sabres have previously opened their season against the Capitals twice (1979-80 and 1981-82), earning wins at home to open both of those

seasons.

WELCOME TO BUFFALO The Sabres have eight new players on their opening-day roster this season:

Player, Pos. How Acquired Pronunciation Notes

Buffalo’s first-round pick (7th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft recently earned a silver medal Dylan Cozens, C Draft (2019) KUH-zihns and was named to the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship all-star team after leading all players with eight goals in the tournament.

His 10 career shorthanded goals tie for 20th- Cody Eakin, C Free Agency EE-kihn most in the NHL since he entered the league in 2011-12.

Won the as the NHL’s Taylor Hall, LW Free Agency HAWL MVP in 2017-18; his 1.05 points per game in the last three seasons ranks 17th in the NHL.

Has a career attempts percentage (SAT%) Matt Irwin, D Free Agency UHR-wihn of 51.3 percent and has never finished a full NHL season below 50.1 percent.

Tied for the OHL lead with 34 even-strength goals and tied for eighth in the league with 89 Jack Quinn, RW Draft (2020) KWIHN points in 2019-20, helping the Ottawa 67’s to a league-best 50-11-1 record.

His three shorthanded goals in the 2020 tied an NHL postseason Tobias Rieder, LW Free Agency REE-duhr record; he was the seventh player ever to score three in a single postseason.

His 5.42 goals against per 60 minutes on the penalty kill in 2019-20 ranked 15th-best among Riley Sheahan, C Free Agency SHAY-uhn the top 100 NHL forwards in shorthanded ice time.

Enters the 2020-21 season ranked in the top 10 among active NHL players in career regular- Eric Staal, C Trade (MIN) STAWL season games played (7th), goals (6th) and points (8th).

GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS The Sabres have had a newly acquired player score in five of their last nine season-openers: Jason Pominville (Oct. 5, 2017 vs. MTL), Jack Eichel (Oct. 8, 2015 vs. OTT), Zemgus Girgensons (Oct. 2, 2013 at DET), Steve Ott (Jan. 20, 2013 vs. PHI) and Ville Leino (Oct. 7, 2011 vs. ANA). Each player scored on his first shot, except for Eichel, who scored on his second shot.

BACK-TO-BACK Tonight’s game opens Buffalo’s first of eight sets of back-to-back games this season, which continues tomorrow night vs. Washington. The Sabres were 4-6-2 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 6-5-1 in the second game last season. Buffalo’s point breakdown in 2019-20 back-to-back sets was: four points (1), three points (3), two points (5), one point (0) and zero points (3).

2020-21 ROSTER NOTES Of the 23 players on Buffalo’s opening night roster:

• Nine were originally drafted by the Sabres -- six were first-round selections (Ristolainen, 2013; Reinhart, 2014; Eichel, 2015; Dahlin, 2018; Cozens,

2019; Quinn, 2020), one was a second-round pick (McCabe, 2012), one was a sixth-round pick (Ullmark, 2012) and one was a seventh-round pick (

Olofsson, 2014).

• Six were acquired in trades: Jokiharju, Miller, Montour, Skinner, Staal, Thompson

• Eight were signed as free agents: Eakin, Hall, Hutton, Irwin, Lazar, Okposo, Rieder, Sheahan

• Fifteen played in Buffalo at some point last season: Dahlin, Eichel, Hutton, Jokiharju, Lazar, McCabe, Miller, Montour, Okposo, Olofsson,

Reinhart, Ristolainen, Skinner, Thompson, Ullmark

• Eight are new to the Sabres this season: Cozens, Eakin, Hall, Irwin, Quinn, Rieder, Sheahan, Staal

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: N/A Blocked Shots: N/A Shots: N/A

SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] 1-10: 0-0-0 (0), 0/0, 0/0, 0/0

OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; 126-134 all-time) N/A

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0; 77-71 all-time) N/A

MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone) Games Played Linus Ullmark … 3 games … 100 career games played Rasmus Ristolainen … 7 games … 500 career games played Goals Kyle Okposo … 4 goals … 200 career goals Points Brandon Montour … 9 points … 100 career points Wins Carter Hutton … 7 wins … 100 career wins

RECENT MILESTONES N/A 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 5 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 ------Draft Career 97 41-41-10 3 2.81 .911 Last Win: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON Last SO: OCT 25, 2019 @ DETROIT (29) Career vs. Opp 3 1-2-0 0 3.27 .895 Career Shootouts: 21/25 (.840), 4-2

Season Highs: Shots Saves - - 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 on Oct. 25 at Detroit. •Tied his previous career high with 44 saves in a 7-1 win vs. on Dec. 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. Los Angeles to Jan. 9 at St. Louis. •Allowed just four goals on 122 even-strength shots faced (.967) in five consecutive team games from Jan. 12 at Detroit to Jan. 28 vs. Ottawa.

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

KAHR-tuhr HUH-tuhn GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Undrafted Season ------Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2018 Career 219 93-78-26 13 2.67 .911 Last Win: FEB 22, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (4) Last SO: OCT 17, 2019 @ LOS ANGELES (26) Career vs. Opp 9 3-3-2 0 3.19 .888 Career Shootouts: 45/72 (.625), 11-9

Season Highs: Shots Saves - - 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. Dallas and Oct. 17 at Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles. •Appeared in his 200th NHL game on Nov. 17 at Chicago. •Recorded his fifth career assist on Feb. 13 vs. Columbus.

#4: Taylor Hall (L) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 14, 1991 (29 years and 1 month)

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 ------Last Goal: AUG 15, 2020 vs COLORADO (2) Career 627 218-345-563 -42 350 Last Assist: AUG 15, 2020 vs COLORADO (2) Career Shootouts: 8/32 (25%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 14 3-5-8 -3 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Registered the seventh 50-point season of his NHL career. •Led the 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. •Played 65 of his teams’ 67 regular-season games, missing two games for “precautionary reasons” before being traded mid-season. •Tied his previous best assist streak with eight assists in seven games from Oct. 19 vs. Vancouver to Nov. 7 at Calgary. •Played in his 600th career NHL game on Jan. 2 vs. Anaheim. •Recorded six points (2+4) in nine postseason contests for the Coyotes. #9: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (24 years and 2 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 ------Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON Career 354 137-200-337 -60 136 Last Assist: FEB 18, 2020 @ OTTAWA (9) Career Shootouts: 6/21 (29%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 11 3-5-8 -4 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------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 (or tie to lead) the teamin all three major scoring categories (goals, assists and points) twice in his career. •Finished the season as one of three players in franchise history to score 20 or more goals in each of his first five NHL seasons and one of five to record at least 50 points in each of his first five NHL seasons. •Appeared in his third consecutive NHL All-Star Game in 2020. •Tied Gilbert Perreault’s record for most consecutive appearances with a point by a Sabre (18), tallying 32 points (16+16) from Nov. 16 to Dec. 21. •Selected as the NHL’s Third Star of the Week in consecutive weeks (Dec. 9 and 16). •Scored four goals vs. Ottawa on Nov. 16 to become the Sabres’ first four-goal scorer since (April 10, 2010 at Ottawa). •Became the first Sabre ever to score on a penalty shot in overtime with his game-winner on Jan. 2 vs. Edmonton.

#10: Henri Jokiharju (D) 6' 0", 199 lbs. / Jun 17, 1999 (21 years and 6 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 on July 9, 2019 Season ------Last Goal: JAN 4, 2020 vs FLORIDA (26) Career 107 4-23-27 -13 48 Last Assist: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (7) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 1-0-1 -1 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------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 on Oct. 3 at Pittsburgh. •Recorded his first point as a member of the Sabres with an assist on Oct. 14 vs. Dallas. •Posted his third career multi-point game (0+2) on Oct. 19 at San Jose. •Led the team with five shots and scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 1 at Washington. •Scored his first career power-play goal on Dec. 2 vs. New Jersey. •Led the team with a season-high 22:22 of ice time on Feb. 11 vs. Detroit before topping that ice time with 22:26 in the team’s next game on Feb. 13 vs. Columbus. •Recorded an assist in his 100th NHL game on Feb. 23 vs. Winnipeg.

#12: Eric Staal (C) 6' 4", 195 lbs. / Oct 29, 1984 (36 years and 2 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 ------Last Goal: AUG 7, 2020 vs VANCOUVER Career 1240 436-585-1021 -47 818 Last Assist: AUG 4, 2020 @ VANCOUVER (2) Career Shootouts: 6/27 (22%), 5 GDG Career vs. Opp 79 30-44-74 3 59

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Appeared in his sixth career NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis. •Tied for the team lead with 14 even-strength goals while leading all 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. Los Angeles to Nov. 7 at San Jose. •Became the 113th player in NHL history to appear in 1,200 regular-season NHL games with a multi-point performance (1+1) on Nov. 29 vs. Ottawa. •Recorded his 1,000th NHL point with a goal on Dec. 15 at Chicago, becoming the 89th player in NHL history to achieve that milestone. #13: Tobias Rieder (L) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jan 10, 1993 (28 years)

Drafted: Selected by Edmonton in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2011 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 2020 Career 434 59-79-138 -80 50 Last Goal: AUG 16, 2020 vs DALLAS (2) Last Assist: AUG 20, 2020 vs DALLAS Career vs. Opp 12 2-4-6 5 0 Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Notched his fifth career shorthanded goal in his 400th NHL game on Dec. 5 vs. Buffalo. •Tied his longest career point streak with points in three straight games from Dec. 5 vs. Buffalo to Dec. 9 at Colorado (1+2). •Scored goals in consecutive games for the second time in his career on Feb. 8 at Vancouver and Feb. 10 at San Jose. •Recorded five points (3+2) in 10 playoff contests with the Flames. •Scored his first career playoff goal while shorthanded on Aug. 1 vs. Winnipeg. •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, , , Wayne Presley, Todd Marchant) and the first player to do so since 1997.

#15: Riley Sheahan (C) 6' 3", 214 lbs. / Dec 7, 1991 (29 years and 1 month)

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 ------Last Goal: APR 18, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (12) Career 513 66-98-164 -50 83 Last Assist: APR 22, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (10) Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 21 0-5-5 -4 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Ranked second on the 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. •Set career-high totals in assists (3) and points (4) on Jan. 18, 2020 vs. Arizona. •Tallied his third career shorthanded goal on Dec. 20 vs. Pittsburgh. •Scored the game winning goal on Dec. 21 vs. Montreal. •Skated in his 500th NHL game on Feb. 15 at Florida.

#19: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (27 years and 3 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 ------Last Goal: MAR 5, 2020 vs PITTSBURGH (2) Career 340 17-57-74 -30 194 Last Assist: FEB 29, 2020 @ ARIZONA (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 11 0-0-0 -1 5

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------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%). •Led all Sabres in ice time in the team’s season-opener on Oct. 3 at Pittsburgh (25:11) and again on Dec. 19 at Philadelphia (21:30). •Scored his second career game-winning goal on Oct. 25 at Detroit. •Appeared in his 300th NHL game on Nov. 30 at Toronto. •Tied the longest point streak of his career with assists in three consecutive games from Feb. 26 at Colorado to Feb. 29 at Arizona. •Scored his second career shorthanded goal on March 5 vs. Pittsburgh. #20: Cody Eakin (C) 6' 0", 196 lbs. / May 24, 1991 (29 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Selected by Washington in the third round (85th overall) of the 2009 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 11, 2020 Career 586 103-134-237 -1 242 Last Goal: APR 23, 2019 @ SAN JOSE (4) Last Assist: MAY 4, 2018 vs SAN JOSE (22) Career vs. Opp 16 3-6-9 2 24 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Appeared in 41 games and missed 21 due to injury in his third season with the before being traded to the . •Scored his 100th NHL goal and logged a season-high 18:58 of ice time on Nov. 19 vs. Toronto, 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.

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (32 years and 8 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 ------Draft Career 800 196-310-506 -113 443 Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016 Last Goal: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (7) Career vs. Opp 35 11-11-22 0 16 Last Assist: MAR 3, 2020 @ WINNIPEG (3) Career Shootouts: 14/43 (33%), 9 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------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 on Feb. 16 vs. Toronto. •Tallied six points (4+2) during a five-game point streak from Feb. 16 vs. Toronto to Feb. 26 at Colorado. •Appeared in his 800th career NHL game on March 9 vs. Washington.

#22: Jack Quinn (R) 6' 0", 176 lbs. / Sep 19, 2001 (19 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: - Season ------Last Assist: - Career ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: • Was selected by the Sabres with the eighth overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. • Ranked second in the OHL with 52 goals last season, joining Alex DeBrincat, Arthur Kaliyev and Jeff Skinner as just the fourth OHL player in the past 10 years to score at least 50 goals in his draft season. • Tied for the OHL lead with 34 even-strength goals and tied for eighth in the league with 89 points in 2019-20, helping the 67’s to a league-best 50-11-1 record.

2020-21: • Won a silver medal with Team at the 2021 IIHF World Juniors. Named a Top 3 player on the team after leading the tournament in goals (8). #23: Sam Reinhart (R) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (25 years and 2 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 ------Last Goal: FEB 22, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (8) Career 400 109-146-255 -69 80 Last Assist: FEB 22, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (8) Career Shootouts: 7/21 (33%), 4 GDG Career vs. Opp 14 5-4-9 -5 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------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 on Jan. 2 vs. Edmonton. •Tied his career high with three points (1+2) on Jan. 14 vs. Vegas. •Logged a career-high 25:34 of ice time on Feb. 9 vs. Anaheim. •Appeared in his 400th NHL game on March 9 vs. Washington.

#24: Dylan Cozens (C) 6' 3", 188 lbs. / Feb 9, 2001 (19 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (7th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: - Season ------Last Assist: - Career ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Set new career highs in goals (38) and points (85) in 51 games as co- of the (WHL) and earned a spot on the WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team. •Tied for fifth in the WHL in goals and ranked seventh in points; his 1.67 points per game ranked third. •Tied to lead the WHL with four shorthanded goals. •Logged a shooting percentage over 15 percent for the third consecutive season. •Recorded three separate seven-game point streaks and never went more than a single game without recording a point. •Topped his previous career-best goal streak with goals in four consecutive games from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4 (five goals) and then matched his new mark with another four-game streak from Jan. 18 to 25 (eight goals).

2020-21: • Won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Juniors. Named a Top 3 player on the team and earned All-Tournament honors after leading the tournament in goals (8).

#26: Rasmus Dahlin (D) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Apr 13, 2000 (20 years and 9 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 ------Last Goal: FEB 9, 2020 vs ANAHEIM (13) Career 141 13-71-84 -20 72 Last Assist: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 5 2-5-7 -2 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •With a career-best 36 assists, joined as the second defenseman in franchise history to record at least 30 assists in both of his first two NHL seasons. •His .678 points per game represented the best single-season scoring rate by a Sabres defenseman since Brian Campbell (.683) in 2007-08. •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; only four Sabres defensemen with more than 10 career games with the team posted higher career scoring rates as Sabres: Phil Housley (.918), John Van Boxmeer (.731), (.626) and Doug Bodger (.599). •Became the sixth different Sabres defenseman ever 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 on Oct. 5 vs. New Jersey. •Scored on his first career shootout attempt on March 9 vs. Washington. #27: Curtis Lazar (C) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Feb 2, 1995 (25 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in the first round (17th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2019 Season ------Last Goal: FEB 26, 2020 @ COLORADO (6) Career 284 20-41-61 -20 68 Last Assist: FEB 11, 2020 vs DETROIT (12) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 11 0-0-0 -6 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Set career-high marks in faceoff percentage (51.3%) and goals per game (.13); tied his career high in points per game (.26). •The Sabres were 5-2-1 when he recorded at least a point. •Played 18 games for the (AHL), leading the team in points per game (.78) and ranking third with a plus-10 rating. •Tallied a career-best five points (2+3) in Rochester’s game against the on Oct. 26. •Scored on his first shot on goal in his Sabres debut on Nov. 14 vs. Carolina. •Tied his previous career best with three-game point streaks from Dec. 29 to Jan. 2 (2+1) and Jan. 12 to 16 (1+3). •Recorded his first career multi-assist game with two assists on Jan. 12 at Detroit.

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

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 on Nov. 14 at Florida. •Scored his seventh career shorthanded goal on Jan. 12 at Detroit. •Recorded points in three consecutive games for the fifth time of his career from Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh to Feb. 26 at Colorado (2+2).

#33: Colin Miller (D) 6' 1", 199 lbs. / Oct 29, 1992 (28 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2012 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Acquired: From Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft Career 301 23-87-110 -13 213 and a fifth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on June 28, 2019 Last Goal: DEC 8, 2019 @ EDMONTON (27) Career vs. Opp 11 2-1-3 -4 6 Last Assist: FEB 16, 2020 vs TORONTO (8) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------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 on Oct. 3 at Pittsburgh. •Scored his first career overtime goal on Dec. 8 at Edmonton, also marking his first goal as a member of the Sabres. •Recorded assists in back-to-back games on Feb. 6 vs. Detroit and Feb. 7 at NY Rangers. •Appeared in his 300th NHL game on March 7 at Philadelphia.

#44: Matt Irwin (D) 6' 2", 189 lbs. / Nov 29, 1987 (33 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 9, 2020 Season ------Last Goal: DEC 6, 2018 @ VANCOUVER (68) Career 359 22-60-82 9 150 Last Assist: MAR 4, 2020 @ COLORADO (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 +/------2019-20: •Appeared in 27 games in his fourth season with the 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 on March 4 at Colorado. #53: Jeff Skinner (L) 5' 11", 197 lbs. / May 16, 1992 (28 years and 7 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 , a second-round pick in the 2019 Season ------NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 Career 720 258-207-465 -118 322 NHL Draft on August 2, 2018 Last Goal: FEB 29, 2020 @ ARIZONA (4) Career vs. Opp 42 12-14-26 -4 14 Last Assist: FEB 13, 2020 vs COLUMBUS (11) Career Shootouts: 6/36 (17%), 3 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------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. New Jersey to Oct. 9 vs. Montreal. •Tallied his 200th NHL assist on Oct. 16 at Anaheim. •Recorded two points (1+1) and six shots on goal on Nov. 14 vs. Carolina, 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 on Dec. 2 vs. New Jersey. •Appeared in his 700th NHL game on Dec. 27 vs. .

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 221 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (26 years and 2 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 ------Last Goal: MAR 3, 2020 @ WINNIPEG (3) Career 493 42-185-227 -145 255 Last Assist: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 16 0-8-8 -8 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20:

•One of four players to appear 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. •Logged a career-high 7.74 hits per 60; ranked eighth in the league and led all NHL defensemen with 203 total hits. •Became the ninth defenseman to record 200 career points with the Sabres with an assist on Nov. 8 vs. Tampa Bay. •Recorded points in a season-best five straight games (1+5) from Nov. 29 vs. Toronto to Dec. 7 at Vancouver. •Registered four-game point streaks from Jan. 11 vs. Vancouver to Jan. 16 at Dallas (1+3) and Feb. 13 vs. Columbus to Feb. 22 at Pittsburgh (0+6). •Tied Bill Hajt for 10th-most career goals scored by a Sabres defenseman with his tally on March 3 at Winnipeg.

#62: Brandon Montour (D) 6' 0", 194 lbs. / Apr 11, 1994 (26 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in the second round (55th overall) of the 2014 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Acquired: From Anaheim in exchange for and a first-round pick in the Career 243 24-67-91 20 140 2019 NHL Draft on Feb. 24, 2019 Last Goal: FEB 18, 2020 @ OTTAWA (9) Career vs. Opp 7 0-1-1 1 0 Last Assist: FEB 28, 2020 @ VEGAS (5) Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Scored in back-to-back games for the third time in his career with goals on Nov. 19 vs. Minnesota and Nov. 21 at Boston. •Split time between forward and defense on Nov. 24 at Florida, recording an assist while playing as a forward. •Appeared in his 200th NHL game on Nov. 27 vs. Calgary. •Tied his longest career point streak with assists in four straight games from Nov. 29 vs. Toronto to Dec. 5 at Calgary. •Posted his second career multi-goal game with two tallies on Feb. 18 at Ottawa, adding an assist for his third career game with at least three points. #68: Victor Olofsson (L) 5' 11", 182 lbs. / Jul 18, 1995 (25 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the seventh round (181st overall) of the 2014 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Last Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON Career 60 22-24-46 0 8 Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PHILADELPHIA (1) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 2 1-0-1 -1 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------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. •Recorded .78 points per game, marking the highest scoring rate by a Sabres rookie with at least 15 games played since Ray Sheppard (.88) in 1987-88. •His 11 power-play goals tied for 11th-most in the NHL. •The Sabres were 10-4-4 when he scored at least one goal. •Scored the first even-strength goal of his career and led both teams with 13 shot attempts and a career-high seven shots on goal on Nov. 9 at Tampa Bay. •Recorded two separate six-game point streaks from Nov. 19 to 29 (3+3) and Dec. 10 to 21 (4+4). •Recorded two points in three straight games (Dec. 2 to 7), becoming the first Sabres rookie to do so since Tyler Ennis in January 2011.

#72: Tage Thompson (R) 6' 7", 219 lbs. / Oct 30, 1997 (23 years and 2 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 ------Acquired: From St. Louis with Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Sobotka, a first-round pick in Career 107 10-11-21 -34 32 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 5 0-2-2 1 2 Last Goal: JAN 29, 2019 @ COLUMBUS (24) Last Assist: MAR 7, 2019 @ CHICAGO (8) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------2019-20: •Sustained a season-ending injury in his first NHL game of the 2019-20 season on Nov. 17 at Chicago. •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 on Oct. 4 vs. Syracuse. •Scored the game-deciding goal in a 3-2 shootout victory for the Americans on Oct. 13 at Hartford. Washington Capitals: Media Notes

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CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH Brenden Dillon - 2 games shy of 600 career games Nicklas Backstrom - 6 games shy of passing Peter Bondra for the third most games in franchise history Alex Ovechkin - 3 goals shy of passing Mike Gartner (708) for the seventh most goals in NHL history

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE Jan. 15, 7 p.m. (ET) at Buffalo (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps24/7) Jan. 17, 12 p.m. (ET) at Pittsburgh (NBC, 106.7 The Fan/Caps24/7) Jan. 19, 7 p.m. (ET) at Pittsburgh (NBCSN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps24/7) Jan. 22, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Buffalo (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps24/7) Jan. 24, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Buffalo (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps24/7)

Tonight's Game The Capitals face the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday in Washington's season opener, marking the third time in franchise history the Capitals have opened their season against Buffalo and the first time since Oct. 7, 1981. The Capitals have a 22-21-1-1 record all-time in season openers and are 4-0-2 over the last six seasons. Alex Ovechkin has recorded 18 points (11g, 7a) in 15 season-opening games, and his 11 goals in season openers are the most among active players. Only 12 players in NHL history have scored at least 12 career goals in their team’s season-opening games – with Ovechkin only a hat trick away from a share of the all-time lead. Nicklas Backstrom’s 14 assists in 12 season-opening contests are the most among active players, two shy of tying Gary Suter (16a in 15 games) and (16a in 20 games) for 10th place on the NHL’s all-time list. There are 14 players in NHL history with at least 15 career assists in such contests.

AWAY vs. BUF

Record Goals For Goals Against Current Streak

26-46-6-3 206 297 1 BUF OTW (3/9/20)

CAPITALS vs. SABRES ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)

Games Goals Assists Points

Chara (101) Ovechkin (33) Chara (37) Ovechkin (51)

Ovechkin (50) Chara (13) Backstrom (21) Chara (50)

Backstrom (42) Backstrom (8) Ovechkin (18) Backstrom (29)

Note of the Night - Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin led the NHL with 48 goals last season, winning his third straight and NHL record ninth overall Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy as the League’s top scorer. With 13 games remaining prior to the 2019-20 season suspension, Ovechkin was on pace for 57 goals, which would have been the second-highest total of his career, his highest total since 2007-08 (65g) and the ninth time Ovechkin would have reached the 50-goal mark. - With 706 career goals, Ovechkin needs three goals to pass Mike Gartner (708) for seventh place on the NHL’s all-time goals list. A 30-goal season would propel Ovechkin to 736 goals, which would pass Gartner, (717) and (731) for fifth on the NHL’s all-time goals list, leaving Ovechkin six goals shy of passing Brett Hull (741) for fourth. - Ovechkin has reached the 30-goal mark in each of his 15 NHL seasons, including scoring 32 in 2012-13 when teams contested a 48-game schedule. His 15 career 30-goal campaigns trail only Gartner (17) for the most in League history – Ovechkin’s 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. - Ovechkin’s 260 career power-play goals in the regular season are the third-most in NHL history (since 1933-34 when goals by type were officially tracked), five back of Brett Hull (265) for second place. The League’s all-time leader is Dave Andreychuk with 274 – Ovechkin has scored at least 15 power-play goals, the amount needed to pass Andreychuk, in 11 of his 15 NHL seasons.

Top Caps Facts COACHING DEBUT - Peter Laviolette will take part in his first game tonight as head coach of the Capitals. Laviolette became the 19th head coach in franchise history on Sept. 15, 2020 and brings 18 years of NHL coaching experience to the franchise, having previously coached the (2001-03), the (2003-08), the (2009-13) and the Nashville Predators (2014-20). - Laviolette has compiled a career coaching record of 637-425-25-123 and ranks second in wins among U.S. born coaches and 16th overall in NHL history. - With each of Laviolette’s previous NHL coaching stops, the team saw an overall improvement from their season prior to his arrival. The Islanders finished with 96 points and the eighth-best record in the League in 2001-02 after finishing the previous season 30th in the NHL with 52 points. In 2005- 06, Laviolette’s first full season with the Hurricanes, Carolina finished with 112 points and captured the Stanley Cup after finishing with 76 points the year prior. With Philadelphia, the Flyers improved to 106 points in 2010-11 after finishing with 88 points in 2009-10. Laviolette led the Predators to 104 points in his first season in 2014-15 from 88 points the season prior. - He has reached the Stanley Cup Final with each of his last three franchises he’s coached.

YOUNG DUO - Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek are one of three NHL goaltending combos to be selected in the first (Samsonov) and second round (Vanecek) of the NHL Draft, joining the Vegas Golden Knights (Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner) and the ( and Jake Allen). - Samsonov, who is 23 years, 10 months and 23 days old on Jan. 14 and Vanecek, who will be 25 years and five days old, are the youngest goaltending duo on a NHL roster this season. - This marks the third time in franchise history the Capitals have had a goaltending duo that were both under the age of 25 years and six days old to start a season (2012-13: Braden Holtby and Michal Neuvirth; 1983-84: and Al Jensen). - Since 2000, six teams have had a goaltending duo as young as Samsonov and Vanecek, but none since 2012-13 - Samsonov finished 2019-20 with a 16-6-2 record with one shutout, a 2.55 goals against average and a .913 save percentage. He became one of two goaltenders in NHL history to win each of his first 10 career games on the road, joining Brent Johnson, who set the record with 11 wins from Feb. 26, 1999 to Jan. 13, 2001 with the St. Louis Blues. - Vanecek set AHL career bests in goals against average (2.26) and save percentage (.917) in 2019-20, which ranked fifth and 10th in the , respectively. Vanecek is one of two goaltenders to appear in the last two AHL All-Star Classics (2019, 2020), earning the Most Valuable Player honor in 2020.

NEW FACES - Six players on the Capitals' opening season roster will look to make their Capitals' debut: Forwards Conor Sheary and Daniel Sprong; Defensemen Zdeno Chara, Justin Schultz and Trevor van Riemsdyk; Goaltender Vitek Vanecek - Chara’s 1,553 games rank third among all active players and first among defensemen. He trails Nicklas Lidstrom by 11 games for fifth in NHL history among defensemen. - Over his five seasons with Pittsburgh, Schultz’s 113 points (22g, 91a) ranked second among Penguins defensemen, despite ranking fourth in games played (234). - In 364 career games with the and the Carolina Hurricanes, van Riemsdyk has recorded a 52.8 shot attempt percentage at five- on-five (5,386 shot attempts for, 4,808 against), tied for the 17th highest percentage among defensemen since 2014-15 (min. 300 games). - Sheary 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. - Upon his trade to Anaheim on Dec. 3, 2018, Sprong’s 14 goals ranked second on the Ducks, only trailing Jakob Silfverberg (19g), until he was traded to Washington in exchange for Christian Djoos on Feb. 24, 2020.

SWEET NICKY - Nicklas Backstrom became the second player in franchise history to reach the 900-point mark last season and currently sits at 927 points (243g, 684a), behind only Alex Ovechkin (1,278). - With 42 assists in the shortened 2019-20 season, Backstrom’s six consecutive seasons with 50 assists came to an end. He is one of 18 players in NHL history to accomplish the feat. - Backstrom (956) is six games shy of passing Peter Bondra (961) and 28 games of Calle Johansson (983) for the second-most games played in franchise history. Additionally, Backstrom is 30 assists shy of passing Daniel Alfredsson (713) for the fourth-most assists by a Swedish-born player.

SUPER CARLY - During the 2019-20 season, John 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 were one shy of tying the franchise record for the most by a defenseman in a single season (, 1988-89: 61a), and his 75 points were six shy of the record (Larry Murphy, 1986-87: 81). - Over the last twenty seasons, only three other defensemen have recorded at least 60 assists in a season (Nicklas Lidstrom, twice, 2005-06 and 2007- 08: 64 and 60 assists, respectively; Erik Karlsson, 2015-16: 66 assists; , 2018-19: 67 assists). - Carlson’s 213 points over the last three seasons (43g, 170a) rank first among defensemen. - On Feb. 23, 2020, Carlson recorded an assist for his 475th career point, passing Calle Johansson for the most by a defenseman in franchise history. Carlson ranks 76th among defensemen in NHL history in points. However, among the top-100 point totals recorded by a defenseman, Carlson’s 0.63 points per game are tied for the 26th-best rate.

NEW DIVISION - The Capitals are in the newly-formed MassMutual East Division, where last year Washington finished with a combined 11-10-2 record against the opponents. - Alex Ovechkin scored 12 of 48 goals against MassMutual East Division opponents last year, while Nicklas Backstrom recorded 19 of his 42 assists against the opponents. Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Peter Laviolette -NHL record as head coach: 637-425-25-123 -Became the 19th head coach in Washington Capitals history on Sept. 15, 2020. -Entering his 19th season as a head coach and the first with Washington. Laviolette previously coached the New York Islanders (2001-03), the Carolina Hurricanes (2003-08), the Philadelphia Flyers (2009-13) and the Nashville Predators (2014-20). -Is one of four coaches in NHL history to lead three different teams to the Stanley Cup Final (Carolina: 2006; Philadelphia: 2010; Nashville: 2017), joining Dick Irvin, and . -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.

#30: Ilya Samsonov (G) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Feb 22, 1997 (23 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 22nd overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Last Win: JAN 31, 2020 @ OTTAWA (6) Season ------Last SO: JAN 13, 2020 vs CAROLINA (9) Career 26 16-6-2 1 2.55 .913 Career Shootouts: 2/5 (.400), 1-1 Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Career as a Capital - 26 GP, 16-6-2, 2.55 GAA, .913 SV% Contract: Signed through 2020-21 Career Highlights - Became one of three goaltenders in NHL history to record an 11 game decision streak - Recorded his first career shutout, Jan. 13 against the Carolina Hurricanes - Is one of two goaltenders in NHL history to win their first 10 career road games - Became the fourth goaltender is franchise history to record eight wins in his first 10 starts, joining , Jim Carey and - Became first goaltender in franchise history and 18th all-time to win first five starts of his career - Became third rookie goaltender in franchise history to record three wins in his first three starts, joining Semyon Varlamov (2008-09) and Jim Carey (1994-95) - Made 25 saves on 26 shots to earn his first career win on Oct. 4 against the New York Islanders

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

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Last Win: - Season ------Last SO: - Career ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0 Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0-0-0, --- GAA, .--- SV%, 0 SO Contract: Signed through 2021-22

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 goals against average and a .929 save percentage - Closed out the 2019-20 season with five straight wins - Selected to the AHL All-Star Classic for the second-straight year, where he earned Most Valuable Player honors - Finished third among American Hockey League goaltenders with a 2.54 goals against average in 39 games with the in 2016-17 - In 32 games with the in 2015-16, he finished 18-7-6 with a 2.03 goals against average and a .917 save percentage, earning ECHL All-Rookie Team honors #2: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (30 years and 6 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 ------Last Goal: APR 10, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (7) Career 482 50-164-214 -35 110 Last Assist: AUG 1, 2020 vs MONTREAL (3) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 17 2-8-10 10 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22 Career Highlights - Recorded four-game assist streak last season, 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 overtime goal, 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 - Led Pittsburgh with +27 plus/minus rating in 2016-17 - Recorded first career playoff game winning goal in Game 4 of ECSR, vs. WSH (5/3/17) - Led NHL defensemen in game winning goals (2) and power play points (7) in 2017 playoffs - Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#3: Nick Jensen (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Sep 21, 1990 (30 years and 3 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 in Season ------exchange for Madison Bowey and a 2020 second round pick Career 278 6-50-56 -10 73 Last Goal: OCT 11, 2018 vs TORONTO (145) Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career vs. Opp 11 0-0-0 0 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 88 GP, 0g-13a-13p, 17 PIM Contract - Signed through 2022-23 Career Highlights - Has played in 278 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 - His 355:42 minutes on the penalty kill since 2018-19 ranks 28th among defensemen in the NHL - Since becoming a full-time NHL player during the 2017-18 season, Jensen has played in 229 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 2 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From San Jose in exchange for a 2020 second round pick and a conditional Season ------2021 third round pick Career 598 22-92-114 13 574 Last Goal: DEC 12, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (35) Last Assist: AUG 14, 2020 vs NY ISLANDERS (3) Career vs. Opp 13 0-0-0 0 15 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 10 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 21 PIM Contract - Signed through 2023-24 Career Highlights - Ranked 13th in the NHL in hits (194) in 2019-20 - Ranks fifth in the NHL among defensemen in hits (1,243) since 2013-14 - His run of 206 consecutive games played is the eighth longest active streak among defensemen - Is one of just six active undrafted defensemen with at least 500 games played and ranks third among them in games played (Andy Greene: 933 games; : 893 games) - Made Capitals debut, vs. MTL (2/20/20) - Has recorded two Gordie Howe 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 3 months)

oh-VEHCH-kihn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: AUG 18, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (1) Career 1152 706-572-1278 82 719 Last Assist: AUG 16, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (2) Career Shootouts: 34/108 (31%), 14 GDG Career vs. Opp 50 33-18-51 -2 69

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 1,152 GP, 706g-572a-1,278p, 719 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 Career Highlights - Has won 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), 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 (2005-06) - Ranks seventh on the NHL's all-time goals list and is three goals shy of passing Mike Gartner (708) for seventh - Has recorded eight 50-goal seasons in his career, the third most in NHL history (Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky: 9) - Has recorded 11 career 40-goal season, one shy of Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record - Became eighth player in NHL history to score 700 goals, at NJD (2/22/20) - Has been selected to 11 All-Star Games

#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) 5' 11", 211 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (29 years and 5 months)

ohr-LAWF GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: MAY 17, 2018 vs TAMPA BAY (23) Career 516 37-143-180 61 205 Last Assist: AUG 18, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 21 1-6-7 8 8

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 516 GP, 37g-143a-180p, 205 PIM Contract - Signed through 2022-23

Career Highlights - On an active 397 consecutive games played streak - the fifth-longest active streak in the NHL - 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 9 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 ------Last Goal: JAN 5, 2020 vs NASHVILLE (6) Career 97 19-11-30 -17 10 Last Assist: JAN 5, 2020 vs NASHVILLE (6) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -2 0

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22 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 11th among players from the 2015 draft class with at least 90 career games in goals per 60 minutes of play (0.90) #13: Jakub Vrana (L) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Feb 28, 1996 (24 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: JUN 7, 2018 @ VEGAS (15) Season ------Last Assist: MAY 28, 2018 @ VEGAS (19) Career 245 65-67-132 27 59 Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 9 4-1-5 3 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 245 GP, 65g-67a-132p, 59 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21

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 last season - 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 last season - 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) - Has appeared in every game in each of the last two seasons

#14: Richard Panik (R) 6' 2", 203 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (29 years and 11 months)

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 ------Last Goal: AUG 3, 2020 @ TAMPA BAY (7) Career 469 84-97-181 19 256 Last Assist: APR 17, 2017 @ NASHVILLE (9) Career Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 16 1-3-4 -1 6

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 59 GP, 9g-13a-22p, 36 PIM Contract - Signed through 2022-23

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) last season - 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 1 month)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: APR 20, 2019 vs CAROLINA (7) Season ------Last Assist: AUG 3, 2020 @ TAMPA BAY (4) Career 956 243-684-927 119 462 Career Shootouts: 27/71 (38%), 11 GDG Career vs. Opp 42 8-21-29 2 16 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 956 GP, 243g-684a-927p, 462 PIM Contract - Signed through 2024-25

Career Highlights - Has led Capitals forwards in assists (42) for six out of the last eight seasons - Passed Kelly Miller (940) for fourth place on the Capitals’ franchise games played list, at LA (2/4/20) - 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 (885) for seventh place among Swedish-born players in career points, at FLA (11/7/19) - His 684 assists rank first in franchise history - His 927 points (243g, 684a) rank second in franchise history, behind only Alex Ovechkin (1,278) - Ranks first among the 2006 NHL Draft class in points (927) and assists (684), despite ranking fourth in games played (956) - His 300 career power play assists are the 38th-most in NHL history - Was named to the 2016 NHL All-Star Game

#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (31 years and 8 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 ------2017 and 2018 NHL Draft, June 24, 2016 Career 754 132-162-294 -22 460 Last Goal: APR 11, 2019 vs CAROLINA (11) Last Assist: AUG 3, 2020 @ TAMPA BAY (4) Career vs. Opp 40 3-5-8 -8 6 Career Shootouts: 6/19 (32%), 3 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 312 GP, 59g-79a-138p, 159 PIM Contract: Signed through 2022-23

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 - Led Capitals centers in faceoff win percentage (51.9) last season - 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 138 points (59g, 79a) are tied for sixth on the Capitals - Scored the game-winning goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 7, 2018, securing the Capitals’ first ever Stanley Cup - As a member of the Montreal Canadiens, 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 1 month)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 1, 2019 Season ------Last Goal: MAR 5, 2020 @ NY RANGERS (2) Career 241 25-31-56 22 298 Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 0-2-2 2 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 66 GP, 9g-7a-16p, 79 PIM Contract: Signed through 2022-23

Career Highlights - His 2.38 drawn penalties per 60 minutes of five-on-five play over the last three seasons 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) last season - 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 7 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 ------Last Goal: APR 20, 2019 vs CAROLINA (10) Career 251 24-39-63 -3 103 Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (1) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 7 0-1-1 -1 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 120 GP, 15g-22a-37p, 48 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22

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) last season - Played 400th career game, vs. NJD (3/23/18) - Scored first career overtime goal, vs. CGY (3/5/18) - 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 9 months)

Drafted: 1996 by NYI (3rd pick / 56th overall) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Dec. 30, 2020 Season ------Last Goal: JUN 9, 2019 @ ST. LOUIS (14) Career 1553 205-451-656 288 1956 Last Assist: AUG 31, 2020 @ TAMPA BAY Career Shootouts: 3/11 (27%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 101 13-37-50 17 99

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 Career Highlights - Ranks 30th in NHL history in points among defensemen with 656 (205g, 451a) - His 1,553 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 (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 37,128:55 minutes - A Stanley Cup champion with Boston in 2011, he became the second European-born captain to win the Stanley Cup - Was awarded the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman in 2008-09 - Recipient of the 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 8 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 (28) Season ------Last Assist: JAN 7, 2020 vs OTTAWA (20) Career 90 2-11-13 17 53 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 4 0-0-0 1 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 90 GP, 2g-11a-13p, 53 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 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 - Over the last two seasons, Siegenthaler has started 52 percent of his face-offs outside of the offensive zone, the highest percentage among current Capitals defensemen - Recorded his first career goal, vs. VGK (11/9/19) - Recorded his first career point, at CAR (12/14/18) - 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 9 months)

Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: AUG 9, 2020 vs BOSTON (5) Season ------Last Assist: AUG 14, 2020 vs NY ISLANDERS (3) Career 522 78-110-188 30 1027 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 20 2-5-7 6 27 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 522 GP, 78g-110a-188p, 1,027 PIM Contract: Signed through 2023-24

Career Highlights - Set career highs in assists (23) and points (44) in 2019-20, despite only playing 68 games - Set career highs in power play goals (5), game-winning goals (5) and shots (154) last season - Ranked third in the NHL in hits (253) in 2019-20 - Recorded fewest penalty minutes (93) of his career last season - 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 who has accumulated at least 400 penalty minutes (408) and recorded 100 points (119) over the last three seasons - His 713:22 of penalty-killing ice time ranks first among Capitals forwards over the last five seasons - Played 500th career game, vs. CAR (1/13/20), becoming the youngest forward in franchise history to reach the milestone - 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 5 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 10, 2020 Season ------Last Goal: APR 23, 2016 vs ST. LOUIS (16) Career 364 15-54-69 10 102 Last Assist: AUG 13, 2020 @ BOSTON (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 11 0-2-2 5 2

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 Career Highlights - In 364 career games, he has recorded a 52.8 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (5,386 shot attempts for, 4,808 against), tied for the 17th highest percentage among defensemen since 2014-15 - Tied a career high in point 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 4 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 ------conditional 2020 sixth round pick Career 604 101-165-266 102 254 Last Goal: APR 22, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (18) Last Assist: AUG 6, 2020 @ PHILADELPHIA (6) Career vs. Opp 24 7-3-10 8 18 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 78 GP, 11g-25a-36p, 26 PIM Contract: Signed through 2022-23 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) last season - 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 +102 plus/ minus rating ranks 14th in the NHL since 2011-12 - His 54.1 shot attempt percentage (1,332 shot attempts for, 1,129 against) is tied for eighth in the NHL among left wings with at least 70 games played over the last two seasons - Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#73: Conor Sheary (L) 5' 9", 178 lbs. / Jun 8, 1992 (28 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as free agent, Dec. 22, 2020 Season ------Last Goal: JUN 8, 2017 vs NASHVILLE (17) Career 325 72-78-150 2 62 Last Assist: AUG 3, 2020 vs MONTREAL (2) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 9 5-3-8 8 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 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 recorded150 career points (72g, 78a) in 325 career games, making him one of 33 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)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: JUN 4, 2018 vs VEGAS (13) Season ------Last Assist: AUG 18, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (1) Career 757 105-373-478 92 258 Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 29 2-7-9 1 6 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 757 GP, 105g-373a-478p, 258 PIM Contract: Signed through 2025-26 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 last season - 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) last season - Led the Capitals in points and assists in 2019-20 - Set career highs in points and assists last season - 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) - Was named the NHL’s First Star of the Month for October, becoming the first defenseman to receive the honor since Calgary’s Mark Giordano (November 2014) - Ranks second in franchise history in games played among defensemen

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

OH-shee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: From St. Louis in exhange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and a third- Career 803 238-329-567 126 402 round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, July 2, 2015 Last Goal: AUG 12, 2020 vs NY ISLANDERS (4) Career vs. Opp 18 3-8-11 7 10 Last Assist: APR 13, 2019 vs CAROLINA (10) Career Shootouts: 45/87 (52%), 20 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 359 GP, 128g-129a-257p, 163 PIM Contract - Signed through 2024-25 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 128 goals (Alex Ovechkin: 231) - Recorded 10 power play goals last season, his most since 2015-16 - Ranked first on the team in shooting percentage (19.6 percent) 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 7 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 ------Acquired: Career 479 120-269-389 61 246 Last Goal: AUG 18, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (1) Last Assist: AUG 18, 2020 @ NY ISLANDERS (1) Career vs. Opp 17 3-11-14 12 6 Career Shootouts: 18/43 (42%), 5 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Career as a Capital - 479 GP, 120g-269a-389p, 246 PIM Contract - Signed through 2024-25 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) last season - Passed (363) for the 19th-most points in franchise history - Played in his 400th career game on March 3, 2019 vs. the New York Rangers to become one of 42 players to reach the mark in franchise history - Reached the 300-point mark (87g, 214a) on Jan. 6, 2019 vs. the Detroit Red Wings 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