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Wed, Jan 13, 2021 NHL Game #5

Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 - 0 St. Louis Blues 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% 31 Philipp Grubauer ------35 Ville Husso ------39 Pavel Francouz ------50 ------

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 6 D ------4 D ------7 D Devon Toews ------6 D ------8 D Cale Makar ------9 L Sammy Blais ------11 L Matt Calvert ------10 C Brayden Schenn ------13 R Valeri Nichushkin ------12 L ------17 C ------13 L Kyle Clifford ------20 L Brandon Saad ------17 L ------22 D Conor Timmins ------18 C Robert Thomas ------27 D Ryan Graves ------21 C Tyler Bozak ------28 D ------29 D ------29 C Nathan MacKinnon ------41 D ------37 C J.T. Compher ------47 D ------41 C Pierre-Edouard Bellemare ------49 C Ivan Barbashev ------49 D Samuel Girard ------55 D ------72 R Joonas Donskoi ------57 L ------91 C ------68 C Mike Hoffman ------92 L ------70 C ------95 L Andre Burakovsky ------72 D Justin Faulk ------96 R Mikko Rantanen ------90 C Ryan O'Reilly ------

President/Governor President of Hockey Ops/GM Exec. VP / Assistant GM, Hockey Operations Assistant GM Craig Billington, Chris MacFarland Assistant Coaches Jim Montgomery, Steve Ott, Head Coach Mike Van Ryn Assistant Coaches Ray Bennett, Nolan Pratt, Jussi Goaltending Coach David Alexander Parkkila (goaltending), Brett Heimlich (video), Shawn Allard (skills)

Tonight's Officials Referees Trevor Hanson (14), Kyle Rehman (10) Linesmen Vaughan Rody (73), Devin Berg (87) Supervisor Brad Watson Video Judge Ntl. Anthem * Denotes Standby Official.

Today's Schedule PIT @ PHI : 5:30 MTL @ TOR : 7:00 VAN @ EDM : 8:00 CHI @ TBL : 8:00 STL @ COL : 8:30 : Roster Active (21 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 6 Erik Johnson D 6' 4" 225 Mar 21, 1988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 Devon Toews D 6' 1" 191 Feb 21, 1994 Abbotsford, BC, CAN 8 Cale Makar D 5' 11" 187 Oct 30, 1998 , AB, CAN 11 Matt Calvert L 5' 11" 186 Dec 24, 1989 Brandon, MB, CAN 13 Valeri Nichushkin R 6' 4" 210 Mar 4, 1995 Chelyabinsk, RUS 17 Tyson Jost C 5' 11" 187 Mar 14, 1998 St. Albert, AB, CAN 20 Brandon Saad L 6' 1" 206 Oct 27, 1992 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 22 Conor Timmins D 6' 2" 185 Sep 18, 1998 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 27 Ryan Graves D 6' 5" 220 May 21, 1995 Yarmouth, NS, CAN 28 Ian Cole D 6' 1" 225 Feb 21, 1989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 29 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' 0" 200 Sep 1, 1995 Halifax, NS, CAN 31 Philipp Grubauer G 6' 1" 188 Nov 25, 1991 Rosenheim, DEU 37 J.T. Compher C 6' 0" 190 Apr 8, 1995 Northbrook, IL, USA 39 Pavel Francouz G 6' 0" 179 Jun 3, 1990 Plzen, CZE 41 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare C 6' 0" 198 Mar 6, 1985 Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA 49 Samuel Girard D 5' 10" 170 May 12, 1998 Roberval, QC, CAN 72 Joonas Donskoi R 6' 0" 190 Apr 13, 1992 Raahe, FIN 91 Nazem Kadri C 6' 0" 192 Oct 6, 1990 London, ON, CAN 92 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' 1" 215 Nov 23, 1992 , SWE 95 Andre Burakovsky L 6' 3" 201 Feb 9, 1995 Klagenfurt, AUT 96 Mikko Rantanen R 6' 4" 215 Oct 29, 1996 Nousiainen, FIN 21 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 198 Age: 27.5

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

St. Louis Blues: Roster Active (21 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Carl Gunnarsson D 6' 2" 198 Nov 9, 1986 Orebro, SWE 6 Marco Scandella D 6' 3" 212 Feb 23, 1990 , QC, CAN 9 Sammy Blais L 6' 2" 205 Jun 17, 1996 Montmagny, QC, CAN 10 Brayden Schenn C 6' 1" 200 Aug 22, 1991 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 12 Zach Sanford L 6' 4" 207 Nov 9, 1994 Salem, MA, USA 13 Kyle Clifford L 6' 2" 211 Jan 13, 1991 Ayr, ON, CAN 17 Jaden Schwartz L 5' 10" 190 Jun 25, 1992 Wilcox, SK, CAN 18 Robert Thomas C 6' 0" 188 Jul 2, 1999 Aurora, ON, CAN 21 Tyler Bozak C 6' 1" 199 Mar 19, 1986 Regina, SK, CAN 29 Vince Dunn D 6' 0" 203 Oct 29, 1996 Mississauga, ON, CAN 35 Ville Husso G 6' 3" 205 Feb 6, 1995 Helsinki, FIN 41 Robert Bortuzzo D 6' 4" 216 Mar 18, 1989 , ON, CAN 47 Torey Krug D 5' 9" 186 Apr 12, 1991 Livonia, MI, USA 49 Ivan Barbashev C 6' 0" 187 Dec 14, 1995 , RUS 50 Jordan Binnington G 6' 1" 174 Jul 11, 1993 Richmond Hill, ON, CAN 55 Colton Parayko D 6' 6" 230 May 12, 1993 St. Albert, AB, CAN 57 David Perron L 6' 0" 200 May 28, 1988 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN 68 Mike Hoffman C 6' 0" 182 Nov 24, 1989 Kitchener, ON, CAN 70 Oskar Sundqvist C 6' 3" 209 Mar 23, 1994 Boden, SWE 72 Justin Faulk D 6' 0" 217 Mar 20, 1992 South St. Paul, MN, USA 90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 1" 216 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN 21 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 201 Age: 28.6

Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche Team Records St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche 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 Season: 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 St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points Totals: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg St. Louis Blues: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Colorado Avalanche: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shots by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg St. Louis Blues: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Colorado Avalanche: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Power Play St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche 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 St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche 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 St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goal Situations St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche 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 St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche Situations Individual Leaders St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche Points: Goals: Assists: PP Goals: SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: Shots: +/-:

Shootout St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG

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

Power Play St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Player G A P No players to display No players to display

Short Handed St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Player G A P No players to display No players to display Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes

UPCOMING Time (MT) TV Radio Jan. 13 vs. ST. LOUIS 8:30 p.m. ALT / NBCSN 92.5 Jan. 15 vs. ST. LOUIS 7 p.m. ALT 92.5 Jan. 19 @ Los Angeles 8 p.m. ALT 92.5 Jan. 21 @ Los Angeles 8 p.m. ALT 92.5

ON THE CALL TV: Marc Moser, Peter McNab, Lauren Jbara Radio: Conor McGahey

HONORING PIERRE Prior to tonight's game, the Avalanche will hold a brief ceremony and moment of silence in honor of former general manager Pierre Lacroix, who passed away on Dec. 13 ... The Avs will wear 'PL' decals on their helmets throughout the season.

25 SEASONS OF AVALANCHE HOCKEY The Avalanche will celebrate the organization’s 25th anniversary season in during the 2020-21 campaign ... The Avalanche will wear a special “25th” patch on its jerseys and will introduce several jersey modifications, including the adidas Reverse Retro sweater and the home and away sweaters switching to the primary color of blue for the shorts, gloves and helmets ... The Avs arrived in the Mile High City on July 1, 1995 when COMSAT Entertainment Group officially acquired the Nordiques ... Six weeks later on August 10, 1995, the team was introduced as the Colorado Avalanche ... The Avs played their inaugural game on October 6, 1995, a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings at McNichols Sports Arena.

TONIGHT The Avalanche opens the 2020-21 regular season tonight against the St. Louis Blues at ... Colorado’s 56-game schedule will consist entirely of divisional games, as the NHL realigned into four new divisions this year ... The Avs will face fellow Honda West Division foes Anaheim, Arizona, Los Angeles, Minnesota, St. Louis, San Jose and Vegas eight times apiece (four home/away) ... Tonight’s start date is the third latest to begin a season in franchise history behind the lockout shortened 1994-95 (Jan. 21) and 2012-13 (Jan. 19) campaigns ... Tonight is the club’s first game at Ball Arena since March 11, 2020 (3-2 OT win over NY Rangers) ... This is the first time Colorado will play the same opponent in two straight regular season games since Feb. 15-17, 2007 at Calgary and the first time at home since Oct. 27-29, 2005 vs. Vancouver.

2019-20 RECAP The Avalanche finished second in the Central Division and the Western Conference with 92 points in 70 games ... The Avs ended two points behind St. Louis (94) but played one fewer game than the Blues when the regular season was paused on March 12 and eventually concluded ... The Avs’ 92 points tied Tampa Bay for third in the NHL behind only the Blues and (100) ... Colorado’s .657 points percentage was its third highest since relocating to Denver, trailing only the 2000-01 team (.720) and the 2013-14 squad (.683) ... The Avalanche clinched a playoff berth for the third straight year and advanced to the second round for the second consecutive season ... The Avs went on to compile a 9-5-1 record during the 2020 , coming within a Game 7 overtime period of advancing to the Conference Final.

SUCCESS ON OPENING NIGHT The Avalanche franchise owns a 23-10-7 (.663) all-time record on Opening Night, the second-best mark in the NHL ... Colorado has won four straight openers, tied with Philadelphia for the second-longest active win streak behind Tampa (six straight) ... The club’s four straight season-opening wins is the longest such streak in Avalanche history and the second-longest in franchise history ( won eight in a row from 1981-82 to 1988-89).

BEST IN SEASON OPENERS (excluding Vegas) GP W-L-O PTS% Tampa Bay 27 18-7-2 .704 Colorado 40 23-10-7 .663 New Jersey 45 23-12-10 .622

BEDNAR 4-0 IN OPENERS The Avs are 4-0-0 in season openers under head coach Jared Bednar ... With a win tonight, Bednar can become the sixth head coach in NHL history to win his first five career Opening Night games ... The record is eight by ... Bednar and Ralph Krueger (2-0) are the only active coaches who remain perfect in season openers

HOME SWEET HOME The Avalanche franchise is 28-8-4 (.750) all-time in home openers ... Colorado is 16-5-3 (.729) in home openers since moving from Quebec, which includes a 14-4-2 (.750) mark at Ball Arena.

HOMEBODIES The Avs will begin their season at home for the third straight year, the 12th time in the last 15 seasons and for the 14th time in the last 18.

AVS & BLUES This is the first of eight meetings between Colorado and St. Louis and the first of four at Ball Arena ... They will face off again here on Friday night ... The Avs and Blues split the four meetings last season, with the home team winning every matchup ... The Avalanche won the lone postseason meeting on Aug. 2 in , as Nazem Kadri scored with 0:01 left in regulation to give the Avs a 2-1 victory.

SERIES RECORD All-Time: 63-63-18 H: 40-23-10 A: 23-40-8 Since '95-96: 49-38-13 H: 30-14-7 A: 19-24-6 Last Season: 2-2-0 H: 2-0-0 2020 Playoffs: 1-0-0

SEASON SCHEDULE Jan. 13 (H) Jan. 15 (H) Feb. 6 (A) Feb. 7 (A) Apr. 3 (H) Apr. 20 (H) Apr. 22 (A) Apr. 24 (A)

CONNECTIONS Erik Johnson (first overall in 2006) and Ian Cole (18th in 2007) were first-round picks by the Blues and began their careers with St. Louis ... Ryan O'Reilly was drafted by Colorado (33rd overall) in 2009 and began his career with the Avs ... Ray Bennett spent 10 seasons on the Blues' coaching staff.

TIP OF CAP Gabriel Landeskog enters his 10th NHL season and ninth as the Avalanche’s ... Landeskog was the youngest captain in NHL history when he assumed the role at 19 years, 286 days on Sept. 4, 2012, a title he held for four years before Connor McDavid was given the “C” at 19 years, 266 days on Oct. 5, 2016 ... Landeskog is the second-longest serving captain in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (17 seasons overall, 16 consecutive) ... Only four current players have served as captain of their respective teams for a longer period of time.

Sidney Crosby (PIT) 14th season (2007-08) (CHI) 13th (2008-09) Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 12th (2009-10) (ANA) 11th (2010-11) Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 9th (2012-13) (PHI) 9th (2012-13)

FAMILIAR FACES Colorado’s 56-game schedule will consist entirely of divisional games, as the Avs will face fellow Honda West Division foes Anaheim, Arizona, Los Angeles, Minnesota, St. Louis, San Jose and Vegas eight times apiece (four home/away) ... This year marks the first time that the Avs will face an opponent eight times in a season since 2007-08, when they met each of their Northwest Division foes eight times apiece ... Colorado also played its division rivals eight times each in 2005-06 and 2006-07 ... Prior to the franchise relocating, the played their Adams Division opponents eight times per season from 1981-82 to 1991-92 and met the expansion nine times in 1992-93 ... The Avs have several stretches this season in which they play the same opponent four straight times, a franchise first.

BEDNAR Jared Bednar begins his fifth season as Colorado’s head coach ... He has guided the Avalanche to three consecutive playoff appearances, including two straight trips to the second round ... Bednar, 48, owns a 145-136-35 (.514) record in four seasons behind the bench, which includes a 123-80-31 (.592) mark over the past three years ... Only Bob Hartley (193) has more wins in Avalanche history ... Bednar’s 145 victories rank fourth in franchise annals behind Michel Bergeron (265), Hartley (193) and Marc Crawford (165) ... The 2020-21 campaign marks Bednar’s 19th season of coaching professional hockey, 11 of which have been as a head coach ... He guided his teams to championships at both the AHL and ECHL levels ... Hired on Aug. 25, 2016, Bednar is now the sixth-longest tenured head coach in the NHL.

Jon Cooper (TBL) March 25, 2013 (WPG) Jan. 12, 2014 (DET) June 9, 2015 John Tortorella (CBJ) Oct. 21, 2015 Mike Sullivan (PIT) Dec. 12, 2015 Jared Bednar (COL) Aug. 25, 2016 (BOS) Feb. 7, 2017

GETTING IT DONE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE ICE Colorado last season tied for third among all teams in goals scored (236) and ranked fourth in goals/game (3.37) ... The Avs shared the league lead in 5- on-5 tallies (162) ... Colorado led all teams in both first period (73) and second period (95) goals and its +46 goal differential was third in the NHL ... Colorado’s ranked sixth in team goals-against average (2.69), finishing among the NHL’s top 10 in that category for the first time since 2002-03 ... The Avs ranked fourth in team save percentage (.913).

CARRYING THE LOAD Nathan MacKinnon won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy and was a finalist for the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award for the second time in three seasons ... MacKinnon ranked fifth in league scoring with 93 points (35g/58a) in 69 games ... He finished 43 points ahead of Colorado’s second-leading scorer, Cale Makar (50), the largest gap of any team since the 2007-08 Capitals (Ovechkin 112, Backstrom 69) ... MacKinnon is the first player in franchise history to lead the team in scoring for four straight seasons ... He added 25 points (9g/16a) in 15 postseason contests, the most by an Avalanche player in a playoff year since had 27 in 2002.

CALDER CALE Cale Makar won the Calder Trophy, becoming the first defenseman in Avalanche/Nordiques history to win the award ... He was just the 12th defenseman to win the Calder and only the second in the last 10 seasons, joining in 2014-15 ... With 50 points (12g/38a) in 57 games, Makar's 0.88 points-per-game average led all rookies and tied for the third-highest total by a rookie defenseman in NHL history (min. 50 GP) ... Only Brian Leetch (1.04, NYR, 1988-89) and Larry Murphy (0.95, LAK, 1980-81) averaged more ... Makar added 15 points (4g/11a) in 15 playoff contests, becoming the first rookie defenseman in NHL history to average at least a point-per-game during a single postseason (min 15 GP).

THIS DAY IN AVS HISTORY Jan. 13, 2000 - Peter Forsberg and Joe Sakic each had three assists to lead the Avs to a 4-3 victory over the Penguins in Denver.

Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Jared Bednar - Fifth season as Colorado’s head coach. - Named to his position on Aug. 25, 2016, Bednar is the seventh coach in Avalanche history and 15th in the history of the franchise. - Signed a two-year extension through 2021-22 on July 9, 2019. - Bednar, 48, has guided the Avalanche to three straight playoff appearances, including two straight trips to the second round. - Led the Avs to a second-place finish in the Central Division and the Western Conference with 92 points in 70 games in 2019-20. - Colorado’s .657 points percentage was its third highest since relocating to Denver. - Owns a 145-136-35 (.514) record in four seasons behind the bench, which includes a 123-80-31 (.592) mark over the past three years. - Only Bob Hartley (193) has more wins in Avalanche history. - His 145 victories rank fourth in franchise annals behind Michel Bergeron (265), Hartley (193) and Marc Crawford (165). - 19th season of coaching pro hockey, 11th as a head coach. - Won AHL and ECHL championships as a head coach.

#31: Philipp Grubauer (G) 6' 1", 188 lbs. / Nov 25, 1991 (29 years and 1 month)

groo-BAHW-uhr GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Washington's 3rd choice (4th round, 112th overall) in the 2010 NHL Season ------Entry Draft Career 174 79-52-20 11 2.44 .920 Acquired: Acquired by Colorado, along with , in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, June 22, 2018 Career vs. Opp 7 2-3-2 0 3.25 .881 Last Win: AUG 19, 2020 vs ARIZONA (1) Last SO: AUG 12, 2020 vs ARIZONA (4) Career Shootouts: 29/45 (.644), 5-7

Season Highs: Shots Saves - -

2019-20 SEASON - Tied his career high in wins (18). - All 36 appearances came as a starter, which led the club and set a personal best. - Missed a total of 20 games due to injury, including the final 13 of the regular season. - Finished the 2020 playoffs with a 5-0-1 record and a 1.87 goals-against average, third best among NHL goaltenders. - His .922 postseason save percentage ranked ninth.

CAREER - Won a with Washington in 2017-18. - Grubauer's .920 career regular-season save percentage is the sixth-highest in NHL history (min 150 GP). - His .916 Sv% with Colorado trails only (.918) in franchise history. - His .924 playoff save percentage with Colorado is the highest in franchise postseason history.

#39: Pavel Francouz (G) 6' 0", 179 lbs. / Jun 3, 1990 (30 years and 7 months)

FRAN-sohs GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, May 2, 2018. Season ------Last Win: AUG 26, 2020 @ DALLAS (1) Career 36 21-9-4 1 2.40 .923 Last SO: AUG 5, 2020 @ DALLAS (5) Career Shootouts: 3/3 (1.000), 1-0 Career vs. Opp ------

Season Highs: Shots Saves - -

2019-20 SEASON - Tied for fifth in the NHL in save percentage (.923) and ranked seventh in goals-against average (2.41). - First Avs netminder to finish among the league’s top 10 in BOTH categories since David Aebischer in 2003-04. - Led the team in wins (21). - Started five games during the 2020 postseason and appeared once in relief. - Stopped all 27 shots in his first career playoff start on Aug. 5 vs. Dallas (4-0 win), becoming the first goalie in franchise history to record a shutout in his postseason debut.

CAREER - Led the AHL in saves (1403) and was third in wins (27-tied) during the 2018-19 season with the . - Played three seasons with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL (2015-18) and three with HC Litvinov of the (2012-15). - Has competed in six IIHF World Championships and one Olympics for the . #6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' 4", 225 lbs. / Mar 21, 1988 (32 years and 9 months)

Drafted: St. Louis' 1st pick (1st round, 1st overall) in the 2006 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis, along with Jay McClement and a 1st round pick Season ------() in 2011, in exchange for , Chris Stewart and a Career 776 80-223-303 -29 476 2nd round choice () in 2011, Feb. 18, 2011 Last Goal: MAY 2, 2019 vs SAN JOSE (12) Career vs. Opp 32 5-3-8 -13 19 Last Assist: AUG 17, 2020 @ ARIZONA (2) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

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

2020-21 - Entering his 13th NHL season and 11th with the Avalanche. - Missed training camp (unfit).

2019-20 - Was a career-best +9. - Ranked first on the club in shorthanded ice time (3:01) and shifts-per-game (26.1).

CAREER - Is tied for 40th all-time in games played by an American defenseman (776). - Needs two goals to tie (62) for fourth place among franchise defensemen. - His 573 games since joining Colorado ranks eighth in Avalanche history (since 1995) and second among defensemen (Adam Foote 760). - Needs 33 games to pass Steven Finn (605) for second place in franchise history among defensemen (Adam Foote, 967).

#7: Devon Toews (D) 6' 1", 191 lbs. / Feb 21, 1994 (26 years and 10 months)

deh-VAHN TAYVS GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: NY Islanders’ 5th selection (4th round, 108th overall) in 2014 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: Acquired from NY Islanders for 2nd round selection in 2021 NHL Draft and Career 116 11-35-46 8 20 2nd round pick in 2022 NHL Draft, Oct. 12, 2020 Last Goal: SEP 17, 2020 vs TAMPA BAY Career vs. Opp 4 1-2-3 0 0 Last Assist: SEP 11, 2020 vs TAMPA BAY (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

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

2020-21 - Was acquired from the Islanders on Oct. 12, 2020 and signed a four-year contract with Colorado on Oct. 27, 2020. - Has appeared in every game since making his NHL debut for the Isles in December 2018 (116 consecutive, 146 including playoffs).

2019-20 - Played in all 68 contests for the Islanders during his first full NHL season, tallying 28 points (6g/22a). - His six goals and 28 points finished second among New York defenders. - Skated in all 22 playoff games, where he tied for first among team defensemen with 10 points (2g/8a).

CAREER - Made his NHL debut on Dec. 23, 2018 and recorded 18 points (5g/13a) in 48 contests for New York in 2018-19. - From the night of his debut through the end of the 2018-19 season, he co-led all NHL rookie defensemen in goals and was fourth in points. - Began his pro career with Bridgeport (AHL) in 2016-17, collecting 45 points (5g/40a) en route to being named to the AHL All-Rookie Team. - Played three seasons at Quinnipiac University (ECAC) from 2013-16. #8: Cale Makar (D) 5' 11", 187 lbs. / Oct 30, 1998 (22 years and 2 months)

mah-KAR GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 4th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: SEP 2, 2020 @ DALLAS (1) Career 57 12-38-50 12 12 Last Assist: AUG 31, 2020 vs DALLAS (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 2-2-4 -2 2

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

2019-20 - Won the , becoming the first defenseman in Avalanche/Nordiques history to win the award. - 12th defenseman in NHL history to win the Calder and only the second in the last 10 seasons (Aaron Ekblad 2014-15). - Finished second among NHL rookies with 50 points (12g/38a) in 57 games. - 0.88 points/game average led all rookies and tied for the third-highest single-season total by a rookie defenseman in history (min 50 GP). - Led all rookie blueliners with 12 goals and tied for first among all rookies with four game-winning tallies. - Added 15 points (4g/11a) in 15 playoff contests, the second most points ever by an NHL rookie defenseman in a single postseason. - Was the fifth rookie ever—and the only rookie defenseman—to average at least a point-per-game during a single postseason (min 15 GP).

CAREER - 2019 Hobey Baker Award with UMass. - Only player in NHL history to score a goal while making his NHL debut in the playoffs.

#11: Matt Calvert (L) 5' 11", 186 lbs. / Dec 24, 1989 (31 years)

Drafted: Columbus’ 5th selection (5th round, 127th overall) in the 2008 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2018. Season ------Last Goal: AUG 17, 2020 @ ARIZONA (1) Career 548 95-105-200 -21 370 Last Assist: AUG 17, 2020 @ ARIZONA (1) Career Shootouts: 1/10 (10%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 23 5-3-8 -2 18

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

2019-20 SEASON - Led the Avalanche with three shorthanded goals, tied for fifth in the NHL. - Finished tied for fourth on the club in plus/minus rating (+13). - Ranked first on the squad in fighting majors (5).

CAREER - The 2019-20 campaign marks his 11th NHL season and third with Colorado. - Had spent his entire NHL career with the Blue Jackets prior to signing with the Avalanche as a free agent on July 1, 2018 #13: Valeri Nichushkin (R) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / Mar 4, 1995 (25 years and 10 months)

nih-CHOOSH-kihn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Dallas' 1st choice (1st round, 10th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, Aug. 19, 2019. Career 288 36-65-101 39 36 Last Goal: AUG 30, 2020 @ DALLAS (3) Last Assist: AUG 31, 2020 vs DALLAS (2) Career vs. Opp 17 0-3-3 2 0 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

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

2020-21 - Re-signed to a two-year contract on Oct. 10, 2020.

2019-20 SEASON - Finished second on the Avalanche and tied for eighth in the NHL in plus/minus rating (+26). - Only three NHL forwards posted a higher plus/minus rating: Artemi Panarin (+36), Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point (both +28). - Ranked seventh on the team with 13 goals, one shy of his career high. - Had a career best three game-winning goals.

CAREER - Prior to playing for Dallas in 2018-19, Nichushkin spent the previous two seasons skating for CSKA Moscow. - Registered 34 points (14g/20a) in 79 games during his first NHL campaign with Dallas in 2013-14.

#17: Tyson Jost (C) 5' 11", 187 lbs. / Mar 14, 1998 (22 years and 9 months)

JOHST GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 10th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: AUG 14, 2020 vs ARIZONA (10) Career 208 32-40-72 -6 62 Last Assist: APR 26, 2019 @ SAN JOSE (18) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 15 0-3-3 -5 2

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2019-20 SEASON - Tied his career high with 15 assists. - Finished tied for seventh on the Avalanche in plus/minus rating (+11). - Tallied his first career hat trick on Oct. 19, 2019 at Tampa Bay.

CAREER - Played his freshman season at the University of North Dakota in 2016-17 before joining the Avalanche at the end of that year. - Was the 2015-16 BCHL MVP with the Penticton Vees. #20: Brandon Saad (L) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Oct 27, 1992 (28 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Chicago’s 4th selection (2nd round, 43rd overall) in 2011 NHL Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Chicago, along with Dennis Gilbert, in exchange for Anton Season ------Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov, Oct. 10, 2020 Career 588 169-178-347 51 108 Last Goal: AUG 7, 2020 vs EDMONTON (5) Last Assist: AUG 18, 2020 @ VEGAS Career vs. Opp 29 7-10-17 -3 0 Career Shootouts: 1/9 (11%), 1 GDG

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2019-20 SEASON - Tallied 21 goals and 33 points (21g/12a) in 58 games for the Blackhawks. - Finished third on the club in goals and led the team with five game-winning tallies. - It marked the fifth 20-goal campaign of his NHL career.

CAREER - Two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Blackhawks (2012-13 and 2014-15). - Scored a career high 31 goals and was selected to the NHL All-Star Game with Columbus in 2015-16. - Finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 2012-13.

#22: Conor Timmins (D) 6' 2", 185 lbs. / Sep 18, 1998 (22 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Colorado's 2nd pick (2nd round, 32nd overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: - Season ------Last Assist: - Career 2 0-0-0 2 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 0 0-0-0 0 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------

2019-20 SEASON - Began the season with the Avalanche, appearing in Colorado's first two games (0g/0a) before being reassigned to the AHL's Eagles on Oct. 7. - Spent the rest of the year with the Eagles, notching 27 points (3g/24a) in 40 contests. - His 27 points tied him for second among team defensemen. - Joined the Avalanche for the 2020 postseason. - Made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut in Game 5 of the second round vs. Dallas on Aug. 31.

CAREER - Did not play during the 2018-19 season due to a head injury. - Spent three seasons with Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) from 2015-18. - Tied for first among all OHL defensemen in postseason scoring with 18 points (5g/13a) in 23 playoff contests in 2018. - Helped Team Canada win the gold medal at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship in Buffalo. #27: Ryan Graves (D) 6' 5", 220 lbs. / May 21, 1995 (25 years and 7 months)

Drafted: NY Rangers' 4th selection (4th round, 110th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired by Colorado from the in exchange for Chris Season ------Bigras, Feb. 26, 2018 Career 95 12-19-31 44 47 Last Goal: AUG 2, 2020 vs ST. LOUIS (14) Last Assist: AUG 31, 2020 vs DALLAS (2) Career vs. Opp 5 0-1-1 -1 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2019-20 SEASON - Led the NHL with a +40 plus/minus rating. - First Avalanche player to lead the league in that category since and Peter Forsberg (+52) in 2002-03. - Became the first NHL defenseman to finish +40 or better in 10 years (Jeff Schultz +50 with Washington in 2009-10). - Finished second among Avalanche defensemen in goals (nine) and tied for third in points (26) - Ranked first on the team in blocked shots (150) and second in hits (112). - His 150 blocks finished sixth in the NHL. - Paced the team in total shorthanded minutes (193:11).

CAREER - Split the 2018-19 season between the Avalanche and Colorado Eagles (AHL). - Played four years in the QMJHL (2011-15) with four different teams.

#28: Ian Cole (D) 6' 1", 225 lbs. / Feb 21, 1989 (31 years and 10 months)

Drafted: St. Louis' 2nd pick (1st round, 18th overall) in the 2007 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2018 Season ------Last Goal: JUN 6, 2016 @ SAN JOSE (60) Career 541 26-112-138 95 507 Last Assist: SEP 4, 2020 vs DALLAS Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 15 0-2-2 5 11

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2019-20 SEASON - Set a new career high in assists (22) and tied his personal best in points (26). - Finished second on the team in blocked shots (122) and third in plus/minus rating (+21). - Finished third among Avalanche defensemen in goals (4-tied), assists (22) and points (26-tied).

CAREER - Helped the Penguins win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2015-16 and 2016-17. - Has skated in 541 career NHL games with St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Colorado. - Played college hockey at Notre Dame (2007-10). #29: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Sep 1, 1995 (25 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 1st overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: SEP 2, 2020 @ DALLAS (1) Season ------Last Assist: SEP 2, 2020 @ DALLAS (1) Career 525 190-305-495 39 197 Career Shootouts: 11/27 (41%), 4 GDG Career vs. Opp 29 11-15-26 -3 8 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------

2020-21 - Needs five points to become the seventh player in franchise history and fourth in Avalanche history to reach 500.

2019-20 - Won the Lady Byng Trophy and was a finalist for the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award. - Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team. - Fifth in league scoring with 93 points (35g/58a) in 69 games. - First player in franchise history to lead the team in scoring for four straight seasons. - Finished 43 points ahead of Colorado’s second-leading scorer, Cale Makar (50), the largest gap of any team since the 2007-08 (Alex Ovechkin 112, Nicklas Backstrom 69).

CAREER - 2020 Lady Byng Trophy. - 2014 Calder Trophy. - Two-time finalist for the Hart Trophy (2018, 20). - Memorial Cup MVP (2013).

#37: J.T. Compher (C) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Apr 8, 1995 (25 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Buffalo's 2nd choice (2nd round, 35th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with , Nikita Zadorov and Season ------2nd round pick (later traded to San Jose - Jeremy Roy) in the 2015 NHL Draft, in Career 223 43-48-91 -28 73 exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O’Reilly, June 26, 2015 Last Goal: AUG 19, 2020 vs ARIZONA (7) Career vs. Opp 16 3-2-5 -3 5 Last Assist: SEP 4, 2020 vs DALLAS Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

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2019-20 SEASON - Set a career high with 20 assists and his 31 points fell one shy of his career-best total. - Tied for the league lead with three shorthanded assists, the most by an Avalanche player since 2009-10 (T.J. Galiardi, three). - Recorded a personal-high +9 plus/minus rating.

CAREER - Agreed to a four-year contract through 2022-23 on July 17, 2019. - In 2017-18, he was the first rookie in Avalanche history to score two or more PPG, SHG and GWG in the same season. - Played three seasons at the University of (2013-16) where as a junior he served as team captain and was a finalist for the 2016 Hobey Baker Award. #41: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (C) 6' 0", 198 lbs. / Mar 6, 1985 (35 years and 10 months)

BEHL-mahr GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Signed by Philadelphia as a non-drafted free agent, June 11, 2014 Season ------Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2019. Career 454 38-49-87 -3 102 Last Goal: AUG 31, 2020 vs DALLAS (2) Last Assist: AUG 17, 2020 @ ARIZONA (8) Career vs. Opp 14 1-4-5 -3 2 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2019-20 SEASON - Set career highs in points (22), goals (9) and assists (13) in his first season with Colorado. - Led the Avalanche in takeaways (53). - Ranked second on the club in shorthanded goals (2-tied). - Won 53.0% of his faceoffs, second among Avalanche players who qualified.

CAREER - His 454 career games are the third-most by a French-born player in NHL history (Paul MacLean 719, Antoine Roussel 519). - Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent on June 11, 2014, Bellemare was selected by Vegas in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. - Played five seasons with Skelleftea of the from 2009-14. - Has competed internationally for France nearly every year since 2001.

#49: Samuel Girard (D) 5' 10", 170 lbs. / May 12, 1998 (22 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Nashville’s 2nd choice (2nd round, 47th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Nashville, with Vladislav Kamenev and a 2nd round pick in 2018, as Season ------well as Shane Bowers, Andrew Hammond, a 1st round pick in 2018 and 3rd round Career 225 12-72-84 -2 31 pick in 2019 from Ottawa. sent to Ottawa, Kyle Turris sent to Nashville, Nov. 5, 2017 Career vs. Opp 12 1-6-7 4 4 Last Goal: AUG 19, 2020 vs ARIZONA (7) Last Assist: SEP 2, 2020 @ DALLAS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2020-21 - Enters the season with an ironman streak of 220 consecutive games, the third-longest streak ever by an Avs defenseman behind Martin Skoula (285 straight) and Karlis Skrastins (226).

2019-20 SEASON - One of two Avalanche players to appear in all 70 contests. - Extended his ironman streak to 220 consecutive regular-season games. - Led Colorado in average ice time (21:18). - Second among team blueliners with career-high 34 points. - Finished second among Avalanche defensemen with 10 points (1g/9a) in 15 postseason games.

CAREER - Agreed to a seven-year contract extension through 2026-27 on July 31, 2019. - Has not missed a regular-season game with Colorado. - Named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team in both 2015-16 and 2016-17 with Shawinigan. #72: Joonas Donskoi (R) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Apr 13, 1992 (28 years and 9 months)

DAWN-skoy, YOH-nuhs GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Florida's 10th selection (fourth round, 99th overall) in the 2010 Entry Draft Season ------Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2019 Career 348 61-94-155 21 92 Last Goal: AUG 17, 2020 @ ARIZONA (3) Last Assist: AUG 19, 2020 vs ARIZONA (2) Career vs. Opp 13 3-3-6 3 2 Career Shootouts: 6/13 (46%), 2 GDG

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2019-20 SEASON - Set a career high with 16 goals, ranking sixth on the team. - Finished eighth on the Avalanche in points (33). - Tied for fourth on the team with a career-high four power-play goals. - Scored twice in his Avalanche debut on Opening Night (Oct. 3) vs. Calgary.

CAREER - Former fourth-round pick of the Panthers spent his first four NHL seasons with the Sharks prior to signing with Colorado.

#91: Nazem Kadri (C) 6' 0", 192 lbs. / Oct 6, 1990 (30 years and 3 months)

KA-dree, NA-zihm GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: 's 1st pick (1st round, 7th overall) in the 2009 Entry Draft Season ------Acquired: Acquired by Colorado, along with Calle Rosen and 3rd round selection in Career 612 180-213-393 -20 484 2020, in exchange for , Alexander Kerfoot and 6th round pick in 2020, July 1, 2019 Career vs. Opp 16 7-2-9 -6 19 Last Goal: SEP 4, 2020 vs DALLAS Last Assist: SEP 4, 2020 vs DALLAS Career Shootouts: 5/25 (20%), 4 GDG

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2019-20 SEASON - Finished tied for fourth on the Avalanche with 19 goals despite playing just 51 games. - Led Colorado and ranked ninth in the NHL in faceoff percentage (56.8%). - Suffered a lower-body injury on Feb. 9 at Minnesota, forcing him to miss the final 16 games of the regular season. - Led the NHL in both game-winning goals (5) and power-play markers (6) during the 2020 . - Tied Nathan MacKinnon for the team lead with nine postseason goals. - Kadri’s five game winners and six power-play markers were the second most in franchise playoff history.

CAREER - Former first round pick spent his first 10 NHL seasons with the Maple Leafs. - Named to the 2010 OHL Second All-Star Team with London. #92: Gabriel Landeskog (L) 6' 1", 215 lbs. / Nov 23, 1992 (28 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Colorado's 1st choice (1st round, 2nd overall) in 2011 Entry Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: AUG 26, 2020 @ DALLAS (3) Season ------Last Assist: AUG 31, 2020 vs DALLAS (1) Career 633 198-262-460 36 489 Career Shootouts: 5/18 (28%), 4 GDG Career vs. Opp 38 4-16-20 -4 30 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------

2020-21 - 10th NHL season and ninth as team captain. - Second-longest serving captain in franchise history behind Joe Sakic (17 seasons overall, 16 consecutive). - Has 198 regular-season goals, two shy of becoming the seventh player in franchise history and fourth in Avalanche history to reach 200 goals.

2019-20 SEASON - Second on the team in goals (21). - Seventh career 20-goal season, third most in Avalanche history behind Sakic and Milan Hejduk (both 11). - Fourth on the team in points (44) and fifth in assists (23). - Second on Colorado in faceoff percentage (56.4), although he did not have enough draws to qualify among the league leaders.

CAREER - 2012 Calder Trophy.

#95: Andre Burakovsky (L) 6' 3", 201 lbs. / Feb 9, 1995 (25 years and 11 months)

buhr-a-KAWV-skee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Washington's 1st choice (1st round, 23rd overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: Acquired from Washington in exchange for Scott Kosmachuk, a 2nd round Career 386 82-108-190 45 99 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a 3rd round selection (previously acquired from Arizona) in the 2020 NHL Draft, on June 28, 2019. Career vs. Opp 13 4-4-8 4 6 Last Goal: SEP 4, 2020 vs DALLAS Last Assist: SEP 4, 2020 vs DALLAS Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

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2020-21 - Re-signed to a two-year contract on Oct. 10, 2020.

2019-20 SEASON - Reached the 20-goal mark for the first time in his career and also set personal highs in points (45) and assists (25). - Third on the Avs in goals and points. - Led the team with a career-high six game-winning goals, tied for 10th in the NHL. - Led the club and ranked sixth in the NHL in shooting percentage (19.4%). - Shared the team lead in multi-goal games (4) and was second in multi-point efforts (13). - Set postseason career highs in points (17), goals (7) and assists (10). - Ranked fourth on the team in points and tied for third in goals during the playoffs.

CAREER - Helped Washington capture its first Stanley Cup championship in 2017-18. - First player in franchise history to wear No. 95. - A Swedish citizen, Andre was born in Austria while his father played there.

#96: Mikko Rantanen (R) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Oct 29, 1996 (24 years and 2 months)

ran-TA-nehn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 10th overall) in 2015 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: SEP 2, 2020 @ DALLAS (1) Career 281 99-151-250 -21 126 Last Assist: SEP 4, 2020 vs DALLAS Career Shootouts: 3/8 (38%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 17 6-7-13 -6 6

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2019-20 SEASON - Ranked fifth on the Avalanche with 41 points (19g/22a) despite being limited to just 42 games due to injury. - Finished second on the team in power-play goals (8) and his 19 goals overall tied him for fourth on the squad. - Signed a six-year contract prior to the start of the season on Sept. 28, 2019. - Finished second on the team in playoff scoring with a postseason career-high 21 points (7g/14a) in 15 games. - His 21 points tied for sixth in the NHL and he was fourth in points-per-game (1.40).

CAREER - Finished second on the Avalanche in points during both the 2018-19 (87) and 2017-18 (84) seasons and led the club with 20 goals as a rookie in 2016-17. - Co-winner of the AHL's Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as league rookie of the year with San Antonio in 2015-16. St. Louis Blues: Media Notes

BLUES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ivan Barbashev (EYE-van, BAHR-buh-shev) Sammy Blais (BLAY) Robert Bortuzzo (bohr-TOOZ-oh) Tyler Bozak (BOH-zak) Justin Faulk (FAWK) Torey Krug (KROOG) Colton Parayko (KOHL-tuhn, pa-RAY-koh) David Perron (per-RAHN) Oskar Sundqvist (SUHND-qvihst) (tear-uh-SEHN-koh)

THIS DAY IN BLUES HISTORY 1993 – Craig Janney scored his 100th career NHL goal in a 4-3 Blues’ loss at Toronto

CURRENT INJURIES Vladimir Tarasenko (upper-body) 2020-21 Total Man Games Lost: 0

BLUES VS. AVALANCHE -The Blues and Avs will face each other 8 times this season -The teams split the season series in 2019-20 with each team holding serve on home ice -Dating back to the 2018-19 reg. season, the Blues are 6-2-0 vs. the Avs -Over the past two seasons, Ryan O’Reilly (9) shares 5th overall in pts vs. the Avs (1. , 13) -David Perron’s 5 goals vs. the Avs last season were 2 more than any other NHL player (2. Connor McDavid)

History vs. Avalanche (*Includes Quebec) All-Time: 70-56-18 All-Time OT: 5-3-11 (last – Dec. 14, 2018, 4-3 W / GWG: Ryan O’Reilly) All-Time Shootout: 2-4 (last – Apr. 1, 2019, 3-2 W / GW: Ryan O’Reilly)

2019-20 RECAP -The Blues finished the regular season atop the Western Conference standings with 94 pts in 71 games -Lost in six games to Vancouver in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs -The team finished the reg. season 5th in goals against/game (2.68) and 3rd in power play (24.3%) -Ryan O’Reilly led the team with 61 points

5 ON 5 PLAY (2019-20) -Last season, Ryan O’Reilly (36), Robert Thomas (34) and Jaden Schwartz (32) paced the Blues in 5 vs 5 pts (Artemi Panarin led NHL w/59) -Thomas also 9th in the NHL overall with 18 primary assists -Colton Parayko (19:25) trailed only Thomas Chabot (21:04), Darnell Nurse and in 5v5 ice time per game -The Blues (2.01) trailed only Boston (1.88) and Dallas in 5v5 goals against per 60 minutes -The team (152) ranked 9th in 5v5 goals for (1. TBL/TOR, 161) and 5th (120) in 5v5 goals against (1. BOS, 105)

O’REILLY NAMED CAPTAIN -Ryan O’Reilly was named the 23rd captain in Blues history on Dec. 23, 2020 -He is in his 3rd season with the Blues and 12th in the NHL overall -In 2019, he captured the Conn Smythe and Selke Trophy -He served as an assistant captain for Buffalo from 2015-2018 and for Team Canada at the 2016, 2017 and 2018 World Championships

NEW ADDITIONS Torey Krug (7-year, 45.5 million) -Krug was undrafted out of Michigan State and spent his previous 7 full seasons with the Bruins -He has logged 40 or more points in 6 of 7 seasons and 49 or more in each of his last 4 -Over the past 4 seasons he ranks 6th among all d-men in pts (212) (1. Brent Burns, 271) and shares 1st in power play points (107) with John Carlson (Blues ranked 3rd in PP% in 2019-20 – 24.3%)

Mike Hoffman (1-year, 4 million) -Hoffman has played 6 full NHL seasons, including the past two with Florida -He has scored 20 or more goals in each of his full seasons and more than 55 pts in each of the past 5 -Over the past 2 seasons, he ranks 16th overall in goals (65) (1. Ovechkin, 99) and shares 5th in power play goals (28) (1. David Pastrnak, 37)

Kyle Clifford (2-year, 2 million) -Clifford was drafted by the Kings in 2009 and has appeared in 676 career reg. season games across 10 seasons -Since 2010-11, he ranks 23rd overall in hits (1,493, 1. Matt Martin, 2,977) and 11th in PIM (842, 1. Cody McLeod, 1,210)

Ville Husso -Drafted by the Blues in the 4th round of the 2014 Entry Draft -Spent the past 3 seasons with Blues former AHL affiliate, the -Named to the AHL All-Rookie Team in 2017-18 -Posted a 2.56 GAA and a .909 SV% last season compared to 3.67 GAA and .871 SV% in 2018-19

2019 AND BEYOND (All stats since start of 2019 calendar year) Points

1. BOS, 161

2. STL, 159

3. TBL, 156

GA/G

1. DAL, 2.41

2. BOS, 2.44

3. STL, 2.48

Even Strength Goal Diff

1. BOS, +72

2. TBL, +72

3. STL, +60

Power Play Goal Diff

1. BOS, +30

2. TBL, +22

3. FLA, +20

4. STL, +18

F/O Win%

1. PHI, 54.3%

2. TOR, 53%

3. STL, 51.3%

QUICK HITS -The Blues had the third most wins (29) and the fewest losses (2) when scoring first last season -The Blues’ 24.3% conversion rate on the PP last year was the second best mark on record for the franchise (1. 24.6 in 1986-87 *stat dates back to 1977) -Since joining the Blues (2017-18), Brayden Schenn (182, 384) is one of 4 NHL players with at least 180 points and 300 hits (Ovechkin, Matthew Tkachuk, Landeskog) -Only 6 players (Bergeron, Toews, Kopitar, Crosby, Giroux, Tavares) have taken more F/O than Ryan O’Reilly (14,836) since he entered the league (2009-10) -Only the Avalanche (41) have won more games on the road that the Blues (40) since Jan. 1, 2019 -Jordan Binnington’s 30 wins last season tied for 9th most in a single season in Blues history (1. Roman Turek, 42 in 1999-00) -During Blues Assistant Coach Jim Montgomery’s tenue behind the Dallas bench, the Stars ranked 2nd in goals against/game (2.40)

MILESTONE WATCH -Ryan O’Reilly is 5 shy of 200 career goals -Ryan O’Reilly 2 shy of 100 assists as a Blue -Justin Faulk is 10 shy of 100 career penalty minutes -Marco Scandella is 5 shy of 100 career assists St. Louis Blues: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Craig Berube -Berube, 55, was named head coach of the Blues on June 25, 2019 after first serving as interim head coach beginning Nov. 19, 2018 -The Calahoo, Alberta native, led the Blues to the 2019 Stanley Cup Championship after guiding the team out of last place in the NHL standings on Jan. 1 (2019) -Berube led the Blues to a 16-10 record in the 2019 postseason, and became just the 7th head coach in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup after taking over head coaching duties midseason -On Dec. 21 at San Jose, posting his 61st w/ Blues, which set the franchise record for most wins in the first 100 games as the Blues head coach Blues record: 80-38-16 Career record (STL &PHI): 155-96-44

#35: Ville Husso (G) 6' 3", 205 lbs. / Feb 6, 1995 (25 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Blues' 4th round pick, 94th overall, in 2014 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 - - Regular Season Career as a Blue: 0 GP / 0-0-0 / .000 SV% / 0.00 GAA / 0 SO

Notes -Improved from a .871 sv% to a .909 sv% from 2018-19 to 2019-20 with the AHL's San Antonio Rampage -Named to the AHL's All-Rookie Team during the 2017-18 season

#50: Jordan Binnington (G) 6' 1", 174 lbs. / Jul 11, 1993 (27 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Blues' 3rd round pick, 88th overall, in 2011 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Last Win: JUN 12, 2019 @ BOSTON (5) Season ------Last SO: MAY 19, 2019 @ SAN JOSE (13) Career 83 54-18-8 8 2.31 .917 Career Shootouts: 17/21 (.810), 4-2 Career vs. Opp 5 3-2-0 0 3.48 .871 Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Regular Season Career as a Blue: 83GP, 54-18-8 .917 Save % 2.31 GAA, 8 SO

Notes -Ranked 3rd in the NHL with 30 wins last season -Since entering the NHL, ranks 3rd in GAA (2.30) (1. Ben Bishop, 2.23. *min 50 GP) -1st rookie goaltender in NHL history to record all 16 of his team's wins en route to a Stanley Cup

#4: Carl Gunnarsson (D) 6' 2", 198 lbs. / Nov 9, 1986 (34 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Maple Leafs' 7th round pick, 194th overall, in 2007 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Toronto, along with a 2014 4th round pick (Ville Husso), in exchange Season ------for Roman Polak on June 28, 2014 Career 617 30-106-136 57 173 Last Goal: MAY 29, 2019 @ BOSTON (11) Last Assist: AUG 16, 2020 @ VANCOUVER (1) Career vs. Opp 19 1-3-4 12 6 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 313GP, 15-35-50, 81 PIM

Notes -His 6 seasons as a Blue are tied for the 4th most of any current Blue (1. Schwartz/Perron, 9 seasons) -Became the 3rd player in NHL history to score his 1st career postseason goal in overtime of the Stanley Cup Final (Cy Wentworth w/CHI in Game 3 of 1931 SCF at MTL, &Brian Skrudland w/MTL in Game 2 of 1986 SCF at CGY)

#6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' 3", 212 lbs. / Feb 23, 1990 (30 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Wild's 2nd round pick, 55th overall, in 2008 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Montreal, in exchange for a second-round pick in 2020 and a Season ------conditional fourth-round pick in 2021 on Feb. 18, 2020 Career 580 42-95-137 -24 231 Last Goal: APR 16, 2016 @ DALLAS (18) Last Assist: APR 26, 2015 vs ST. LOUIS (24) Career vs. Opp 26 0-4-4 4 8 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 11 GP, 0-1-1, 4 PIM

Career Notes -+14 rating in 2019-20 was the best single-season mark of his career -His uncle, , spent played in parts of 4 seasons with the St. Louis Blues (1988-89 to 1990-91, &1996-97), recording 114 points (44g, 70a)

#9: Sammy Blais (L) 6' 2", 205 lbs. / Jun 17, 1996 (24 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Blues' 6th round pick, 176th overall, in 2014 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: AUG 14, 2020 vs VANCOUVER (4) Season ------Last Assist: AUG 19, 2020 vs VANCOUVER (1) Career 83 9-11-20 -2 32 Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 0-1-1 1 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------

Regular Season Career as a Blue: 83 GP, 9-11-20, 32 PIM

Career Notes -Ranked 4th in the NHL with 3.9 hits per game (min. 30 games) (1. Ryan Reaves, 4.5) -Scored his 1st career postseason goal in his postseason debut on May 5 at DAL (Game 6 of WCSF), becoming the 12th player in franchise history to score in their Stanley Cup Playoffs debut

#10: Brayden Schenn (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Aug 22, 1991 (29 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Kings' 1st round pick, 5th overall, in 2009 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: from Philadelphia, in exchange for Jori Lehtera, a 2017 first round pick Season ------(Morgan Frost), and a conditional first round pick in 2018 on June 23, 2017 Career 658 179-251-430 -16 357 Last Goal: AUG 19, 2020 vs VANCOUVER (1) Last Assist: AUG 12, 2020 vs VANCOUVER (5) Career vs. Opp 22 7-7-14 -7 25 Career Shootouts: 4/18 (22%), 3 GDG

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

Regular Season Career as a Blue: 225 GP, 70-112-182, 140 PIM

Notes -Logged 25 or more goals in 4 of last 5 seasons -Had a career -32 rating before joining Blues, +16 since -Finished last season with 10 pts in his last 9 reg. season games

#12: Zach Sanford (L) 6' 4", 207 lbs. / Nov 9, 1994 (26 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Capitals' 2nd round pick, 61st overall, in 2013 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: from Washington, along with a 2017 1st round pick (Traded to Philadelphia) Season ------and conditional 2nd round pick in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk on Feb. 27, 2017 Career 157 28-30-58 23 59 Last Goal: AUG 19, 2020 vs VANCOUVER (1) Last Assist: AUG 16, 2020 @ VANCOUVER (3) Career vs. Opp 9 2-4-6 3 6 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 157 GP, 28-30-58, 59 PIM

Notes -Posted a career high 16g and 14a last season -Has 3 career hat tricks (last: Dec. 5, 2017 at MTL) -Won a Silver Medal with Team Canada at the 2011 World Junior Championship #13: Kyle Clifford (L) 6' 2", 211 lbs. / Jan 13, 1991 (30 years)

Drafted: Kings' 2nd round pick, 35th overall, in 2009 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent on October 11, 2020 Season ------Last Goal: JUN 4, 2014 vs NY RANGERS (17) Career 676 61-71-132 -13 842 Last Assist: APR 22, 2016 vs SAN JOSE (9) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 24 5-1-6 1 14

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM

Notes -Had 17 points last season - his second highest single-season total -Landed over 100 hits in each season of his career -In his 11th NHL season (10 with LA, 16gms with TOR)

#17: Jaden Schwartz (L) 5' 10", 190 lbs. / Jun 25, 1992 (28 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 14th overall, in 2010 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: AUG 21, 2020 @ VANCOUVER Season ------Last Assist: JUN 12, 2019 @ BOSTON (9) Career 520 146-218-364 72 133 Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 29 9-11-20 -3 16 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------

Regular Season Career as a Blue: 520 GP, 146-218-364, 133 PIM

Notes -Posted 50 or more points in 3 of his last 4 seasons -Became the 1st player in franchise history to record multiple hat tricks in a single postseason in 2019 -Won a Silver Medal with Team Canada at the 2011 WJC, as well as a Bronze Medal at the 2012 WJC

#18: Robert Thomas (C) 6' 0", 188 lbs. / Jul 2, 1999 (21 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 20th overall, in 2017 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: AUG 9, 2020 vs DALLAS (6) Season ------Last Assist: AUG 19, 2020 vs VANCOUVER (1) Career 136 19-56-75 7 32 Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 7 2-0-2 -1 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 136 GP, 19-56-75, 32 PIM

Notes -Improved from a -2 in his rookie season to a +9 in his sophomore campaign (last season) -Won a Gold Medal with Team Canada at the 2018 WJC, posting 6 points (1g, 5a) in 7 games -Recorded 2 assists in Game 7 vs. DAL of the WCSF in 2019, including Maroon's double OT winner, becoming the 2nd teenager in NHL history to factor on a series-clinching overtime goal (Bep Guidolin, 17 yrs old, Game 5 of 1943 SF w/BOS)

#21: Tyler Bozak (C) 6' 1", 199 lbs. / Mar 19, 1986 (34 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2018 Season ------Last Goal: MAY 21, 2019 vs SAN JOSE (15) Career 733 162-270-432 -81 212 Last Assist: AUG 19, 2020 vs VANCOUVER Career Shootouts: 22/52 (42%), 7 GDG Career vs. Opp 20 6-11-17 3 6

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

Regular Season Career as a Blue: 139 GP, 26-41-67, 30 PIM

Notes -Logged 13 goals in each of his two seasons with the Blues -As a Blue, has recorded over 54% success rate in face-offs -Has 2 career hat tricks (last: Dec. 21, 2015 w/TOR at COL)

#29: Vince Dunn (D) 6' 0", 203 lbs. / Oct 29, 1996 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Blues' 2nd round pick, 56th overall, in 2015 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: MAY 13, 2019 @ SAN JOSE (14) Season ------Last Assist: AUG 21, 2020 @ VANCOUVER Career 224 26-56-82 30 92 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 13 2-6-8 0 7 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 224 GP, 26-56-82, 92 PIM

Notes -Led the Blues with a +15 rating last season -Recorded his first career multi-goal game on Mar. 16, 2019 at PIT

#41: Robert Bortuzzo (D) 6' 4", 216 lbs. / Mar 18, 1989 (31 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Penguins' 3rd round pick, 78th overall, in 2007 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Pittsburgh along with a 2016 7th round pick (Filip Helt) in exchange Season ------for Ian Cole on March 2nd, 2015 Career 377 16-42-58 37 372 Last Goal: MAY 29, 2019 @ BOSTON (6) Last Assist: MAY 9, 2016 vs DALLAS (31) Career vs. Opp 18 1-2-3 0 8 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 264 GP, 12-26-38, 201 PIM

Notes -Last season, ranked 2nd on the Blues D-men with 2:29 shorthanded TOI per game (Bouwmeester 2:38) -Ranked 3rd on the Blues with a +12 rating (1. Dunn, +15) in 2019-20 -Won the 2008 OHL championship with the , posting 8 assists and a +18 rating in 18 playoff games

#47: Torey Krug (D) 5' 9", 186 lbs. / Apr 12, 1991 (29 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent on Oct. 9, 2020 Season ------Last Goal: JUN 1, 2019 @ ST. LOUIS (17) Career 523 67-270-337 23 220 Last Assist: AUG 26, 2020 vs TAMPA BAY (2) Career Shootouts: 2/11 (18%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 14 2-2-4 -3 8

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM

Notes -Logged 40 or more assists in 5 straight seasons -Spent his first full 7 seasons with the Bruins -Served as captain of Michigan State from 2010-12

#49: Ivan Barbashev (C) 6' 0", 187 lbs. / Dec 14, 1995 (25 years)

Drafted: Blues' 2nd round pick, 33rd overall, in 2014 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: JUN 1, 2019 vs BOSTON (6) Season ------Last Assist: MAY 15, 2019 vs SAN JOSE (12) Career 232 37-40-77 4 46 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 14 2-3-5 0 4 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 232 GP, 37-40-77, 46 PIM

Notes -Last season, his 26 points matched his career-high and he ranked 2nd on the team with 144 hits (Blais, 153) -Won a Silver Medal with Team Russia at the 2015 WJC, posting 6 points (3g, 3a) in 7 games -Also won a Bronze Medal with Team Russia at the 2014 WJC, posting 2 points (1g, 1a) in 7 games #55: Colton Parayko (D) 6' 6", 230 lbs. / May 12, 1993 (27 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Blues' 3rd round pick, 86th overall, in 2012 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: AUG 6, 2020 vs VEGAS (7) Season ------Last Assist: MAY 21, 2019 vs SAN JOSE (16) Career 386 39-120-159 56 105 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 22 4-5-9 11 7 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 386 GP, 39-120-159, 105 PIM

Notes -Has posted 10 goals in back-to-back seasons, including a combined +28 rating in that span -Won a Silver Medal with Team Canada at the 2017 World Championships, leading all d-men with 3 goals and named to the All-Star Team -Named to the NHL's All-Rookie Team in 2015-16

#57: David Perron (L) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / May 28, 1988 (32 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 26th overall, in 2007 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2018 Season ------Last Goal: AUG 16, 2020 @ VANCOUVER (3) Career 850 223-327-550 7 648 Last Assist: AUG 21, 2020 @ VANCOUVER Career Shootouts: 21/60 (35%), 11 GDG Career vs. Opp 39 16-15-31 3 24

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 550 GP, 150-200-350, 384 PIM

Notes -Last season, his 25 goals were 3 shy of his career-high (28g in 2013-14 w/EDM) -In 2019-20, shared 3rd in the NHL with 9 GWG, which is also a career-high (1. Draisaitl/Pastrnak, 10) -Recorded 50 assists in 2017-18 for Vegas during their inaugural season, NHL record for assists for a 1st year team

#68: Mike Hoffman (C) 6' 0", 182 lbs. / Nov 24, 1989 (31 years and 1 month)

Drafted: Senators' 5th round pick, 130th overall, in 2009 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent on January 11, 2020 Season ------Last Goal: AUG 7, 2020 vs NY ISLANDERS Career 493 172-187-359 -19 177 Last Assist: AUG 5, 2020 vs NY ISLANDERS (1) Career Shootouts: 4/17 (24%), 3 GDG Career vs. Opp 12 5-8-13 3 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM

Notes -Scored 22 or more goals in 6 straight seasons -Tallied 11 or more PPG in consecutive seasons -Captured a with Binghamton of the AHL in 2010-11

#70: Oskar Sundqvist (C) 6' 3", 209 lbs. / Mar 23, 1994 (26 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Penguins' 3rd round pick, 81st overall, in 2012 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Pittsburgh, along with a 2017 1st round pick (Klim Kostin), in Season ------exchange for Ryan Reaves on June 23, 2017 Career 201 28-35-63 -5 70 Last Goal: MAY 19, 2019 @ SAN JOSE (16) Last Assist: AUG 19, 2020 vs VANCOUVER (1) Career vs. Opp 10 1-4-5 1 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 173 GP, 27-32-59, 64 PIM

Notes -The Blues were 37-12-8 with him in the lineup last season -Won a Silver Medal with Team at the 2014 WJC, scoring 2 goals in 7 games

#72: Justin Faulk (D) 6' 0", 217 lbs. / Mar 20, 1992 (28 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Hurricanes' 2nd round pick, 37th overall, in 2010 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Carolina, along with a 2020 5th round draft pick, in exchange for Joel Season ------Edmundson, , and a 2021 7th round draft pick Career 628 90-184-274 -103 297 9th NHL Season / 1st With Blues Last Goal: AUG 16, 2020 @ VANCOUVER (3) Career vs. Opp 17 2-3-5 -4 6 Last Assist: MAY 14, 2019 vs BOSTON (10) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 69 GP, 5-11-16, 32 PIM

Notes -Since entering the NHL in 2011-12, he ranks 5th in the NHL among d-men with 41 power play goals (1. Weber, 66) -Has won 2 Bronze Medals with Team USA at the World Championships (2013, 2015) -Won the NCAA Championship in 2010-11 with the -Duluth, posting 33 points (8g, 25a) in 39 games

#90: Ryan O'Reilly (C) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Feb 7, 1991 (29 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Avalanche's 2nd round pick, 33rd overall, in 2009 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Buffalo in exchange for , Vladimir Sobotka, Tage Season ------Thompson, St. Louis' 1st round pick in 2019 and the Blues' 2nd round pick in 2021 Career 804 195-365-560 -20 106 Last Goal: AUG 19, 2020 vs VANCOUVER (1) Last Assist: AUG 21, 2020 @ VANCOUVER Career vs. Opp 14 2-16-18 8 0 Career Shootouts: 15/44 (34%), 9 GDG

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------Regular Season Career as a Blue: 153 GP, 40-98-138, 22 PIM

Notes -First Blue to record back-to-back 40-plus assist seasons since D.Weight in 2002-03 (52) &2003-04 (51) -2019 Selke Winner was also nominated for 2020 Selke -2nd player in NHL history to win Conn Smythe and Selke Trophy in same season ( 1978- 79)