Pittsburgh Penguins Game Notes
Sat, Oct 5, 2019 NHL Game #22
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 - 1 - 0 (0 pts) Columbus Blue Jackets 0 - 1 - 0 (0 pts) Team Game: 2 0 - 1 - 0 (Home) Team Game: 2 0 - 1 - 0 (Home) Home Game: 2 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% 30 Matt Murray 1 0 1 0 3.10 .927 70 Joonas Korpisalo 1 0 1 0 4.00 .862 35 Tristan Jarry ------90 Elvis Merzlikins ------
# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Chad Ruhwedel ------3 D Seth Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 D Jack Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 D Scott Harrington 1 0 0 0 -1 2 4 D Justin Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 D Zach Werenski 1 0 0 0 -1 0 6 D John Marino ------10 C Alexander Wennberg 1 0 0 0 -1 0 8 D Brian Dumoulin 1 0 0 0 -2 2 13 R Cam Atkinson 1 1 0 1 0 0 12 C Dominik Simon 1 0 0 0 -1 0 14 C Gustav Nyquist 1 0 0 0 -1 0 13 L Brandon Tanev 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 L Jakob Lilja 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 C Alex Galchenyuk 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 C Pierre-Luc Dubois 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 C Jared McCann 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 C Riley Nash 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 C Dominik Kahun 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 L Sonny Milano ------27 C Nick Bjugstad 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 D Ryan Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 D Marcus Pettersson 1 0 0 0 0 2 28 R Oliver Bjorkstrand 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 D Erik Gudbranson 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 C Boone Jenner 1 0 0 0 -1 2 46 C Zach Aston-Reese 1 0 0 0 -1 0 42 C Alexandre Texier 1 0 0 0 0 2 50 D Juuso Riikola ------44 D Vladislav Gavrikov ------53 C Teddy Blueger 1 0 0 0 -1 0 46 D Dean Kukan ------58 D Kris Letang 1 0 1 1 -2 0 52 C Emil Bemstrom 1 0 0 0 0 0 59 L Jake Guentzel 1 0 0 0 -1 0 58 D David Savard 1 0 0 0 -1 2 71 C Evgeni Malkin 1 1 0 1 0 0 65 D Markus Nutivaara 1 0 0 0 -1 2 72 R Patric Hornqvist 1 0 0 0 -1 0 71 L Nick Foligno 1 0 0 0 -1 0 87 C Sidney Crosby 1 0 1 1 -1 0 77 R Josh Anderson 1 0 0 0 -1 2
Executive VP and General Manager Jim Rutherford General Manager & Alternate Jarmo Kekalainen Assistant GMs Jason Karmanos Governor Head Coach Mike Sullivan Senior VP of Hockey Ops, Associate Bill Zito GM & Alternate Governor Assistant Coaches Sergei Gonchar, Jacques Martin, Mark Recchi Assistant General Managers Basil McRae, Josh Flynn Goaltending Coach / Video Coaches Mike Buckley / Andy Saucier, Head Coach John Tortorella Madison Nikkel Coaching Staff (Assistants / Brad Larsen, Brad Shaw, Goaltending / Video) Kenny McCudden / Manny Legace / Dan Singleton
Tonight's Officials Referees Peter MacDougall (38), Steve Kozari (40) Linesmen Devin Berg (87), Steve Barton (59) Supervisor Video Judge Jim Weaver Ntl. Anthem Jeff Jimerson * Denotes Standby Official.
Today's Schedule BOS @ ARI : 6:00 SJS @ ANA : 7:00 NJD @ BUF : 7:00 MIN @ COL : 7:00 TBL @ FLA : 7:00 DET @ NSH : 7:00 NYR @ OTT : 7:00 CBJ @ PIT : 7:00 DAL @ STL : 7:00 MTL @ TOR : 7:00 CAR @ WSH : 7:00 VAN @ CGY : 8:00 LAK @ EDM : 8:00 Pittsburgh Penguins: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 2 Chad Ruhwedel D 5' 11" 191 May 7, 1990 San Diego, CA, USA 3 Jack Johnson D 6' 1" 227 Jan 13, 1987 Indianapolis, IN, USA 4 Justin Schultz D 6' 2" 193 Jul 6, 1990 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6 John Marino D 6' 1" 181 May 21, 1997 North Easton, MA, USA 8 Brian Dumoulin D 6' 4" 207 Sep 6, 1991 Biddeford, ME, USA 12 Dominik Simon C 5' 11" 190 Aug 8, 1994 Prague, CZE 13 Brandon Tanev L 6' 0" 180 Dec 31, 1991 Toronto, ON, CAN 18 Alex Galchenyuk C 6' 1" 207 Feb 12, 1994 Milwaukee, WI, USA 19 Jared McCann C 6' 1" 185 May 31, 1996 Stratford, ON, CAN 24 Dominik Kahun C 5' 11" 175 Jul 2, 1995 Plana, CZE 27 Nick Bjugstad C 6' 6" 215 Jul 17, 1992 Minneapolis, MN, USA 28 Marcus Pettersson D 6' 3" 177 May 8, 1996 Skellefteå, SWE 30 Matt Murray G 6' 4" 178 May 25, 1994 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 35 Tristan Jarry G 6' 2" 194 Apr 29, 1995 Surrey, BC, CAN 44 Erik Gudbranson D 6' 5" 217 Jan 7, 1992 Ottawa, ON, CAN 46 Zach Aston-Reese C 6' 0" 204 Aug 10, 1994 Staten Island, NY, USA 50 Juuso Riikola D 6' 0" 189 Nov 9, 1993 Joensuu, FIN 53 Teddy Blueger C 6' 0" 185 Aug 15, 1994 Riga, LVA 58 Kris Letang D 6' 0" 201 Apr 24, 1987 Montreal, QC, CAN 59 Jake Guentzel L 5' 11" 180 Oct 6, 1994 Omaha, NE, USA 71 Evgeni Malkin C 6' 3" 195 Jul 31, 1986 Magnitogorsk, RUS 72 Patric Hornqvist R 5' 11" 189 Jan 1, 1987 Sollentuna, SWE 87 Sidney Crosby C 5' 11" 200 Aug 7, 1987 Cole Harbour, NS, CAN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 193 Age: 27.3
Injured Reserve List (2 Players) 5 Zach Trotman D 6' 3" 217 Aug 26, 1990 Carmel, IN, USA 17 Bryan Rust R 5' 11" 192 May 11, 1992 Pontiac, MI, USA
Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks
Columbus Blue Jackets: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 3 Seth Jones D 6' 4" 209 Oct 3, 1994 Arlington, TX, USA 4 Scott Harrington D 6' 2" 204 Mar 10, 1993 Kingston, ON, CAN 8 Zach Werenski D 6' 2" 212 Jul 19, 1997 Grosse Pointe, MI, USA 10 Alexander Wennberg C 6' 2" 197 Sep 22, 1994 Stockholm, SWE 13 Cam Atkinson R 5' 8" 175 Jun 5, 1989 Riverside, CT, USA 14 Gustav Nyquist C 5' 11" 179 Sep 1, 1989 Halmstad, SWE 15 Jakob Lilja L 6' 1" 196 Jul 23, 1993 Malmo, SWE 18 Pierre-Luc Dubois C 6' 3" 218 Jun 24, 1998 Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, QC, CAN 20 Riley Nash C 6' 2" 185 May 9, 1989 Consort, AB, CAN 22 Sonny Milano L 6' 0" 194 May 12, 1996 Massapequa, NY, USA 27 Ryan Murray D 6' 1" 206 Sep 27, 1993 Regina, SK, CAN 28 Oliver Bjorkstrand R 6' 0" 177 Apr 10, 1995 Herning, DNK 38 Boone Jenner C 6' 2" 208 Jun 15, 1993 Dorchester, ON, CAN 42 Alexandre Texier C 6' 0" 187 Sep 13, 1999 St. Martin D'heres, FRA 44 Vladislav Gavrikov D 6' 3" 213 Nov 21, 1995 Yaroslavl, RUS 46 Dean Kukan D 6' 2" 192 Jul 8, 1993 Volketswil, CHE 52 Emil Bemstrom C 6' 0" 190 Jun 1, 1999 Nykoping, SWE 58 David Savard D 6' 2" 229 Oct 22, 1990 St. Hyacinthe, QC, CAN 65 Markus Nutivaara D 6' 1" 187 Jun 6, 1994 Oulu, FIN 70 Joonas Korpisalo G 6' 3" 191 Apr 28, 1994 Pori, FIN 71 Nick Foligno L 6' 0" 208 Oct 31, 1987 Buffalo, NY, USA 77 Josh Anderson R 6' 3" 222 May 7, 1994 Burlington, ON, CAN 90 Elvis Merzlikins G 6' 3" 181 Apr 13, 1994 Riga, LVA 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 198 Age: 25.7
Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 17 Brandon Dubinsky C 6' 2" 208 Apr 29, 1986 Anchorage, AK, USA
Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks Pittsburgh Penguins: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 71 Evgeni Malkin 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 25.0 20:20 40.00 0 0 D 58 Kris Letang 1 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 27:45 0.00 1 3 C 87 Sidney Crosby 1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 21:01 48.14 1 1 D 3 Jack Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 14:06 0.00 3 3 D 4 Justin Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 20:05 0.00 0 1 D 8 Brian Dumoulin 1 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 19:27 0.00 4 3 C 12 Dominik Simon 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 10:47 0.00 3 0 L 13 Brandon Tanev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 13:31 0.00 5 3 C 18 Alex Galchenyuk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 15:22 0.00 3 0 C 19 Jared McCann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 14:01 100.00 3 0 C 24 Dominik Kahun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10:49 0.00 1 1 C 27 Nick Bjugstad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15:01 50.00 1 0 D 28 Marcus Pettersson 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 19:19 0.00 2 0 D 44 Erik Gudbranson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15:03 0.00 2 0 C 46 Zach Aston-Reese 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 11:34 0.00 5 1 C 53 Teddy Blueger 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10:19 53.84 1 2 L 59 Jake Guentzel 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 20:15 0.00 3 0 R 72 Patric Hornqvist 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 19:56 0.00 4 0
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 30 Matt Murray 1 58 3.10 0 1 0 0 3 38 .927 0 0 0 35 Tristan Jarry ------
Columbus Blue Jackets: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 13 Cam Atkinson 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 14.3 19:38 0.00 1 1 D 3 Seth Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 24:03 0.00 1 1 D 4 Scott Harrington 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:54 0.00 1 2 D 8 Zach Werenski 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 21:33 0.00 0 2 C 10 Alexander Wennberg 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16:55 60.00 1 0 C 14 Gustav Nyquist 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:38 0.00 0 0 L 15 Jakob Lilja 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 07:58 0.00 1 1 C 18 Pierre-Luc Dubois 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 17:05 30.76 2 0 C 20 Riley Nash 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11:11 16.66 1 0 D 27 Ryan Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22:35 0.00 0 3 R 28 Oliver Bjorkstrand 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 16:14 0.00 0 0 C 38 Boone Jenner 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 13:54 47.05 4 1 C 42 Alexandre Texier 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 16:52 0.00 2 1 C 52 Emil Bemstrom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 09:10 0.00 0 1 D 58 David Savard 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 20:04 0.00 2 1 D 65 Markus Nutivaara 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 13:23 0.00 0 0 L 71 Nick Foligno 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 17:05 55.55 2 1 R 77 Josh Anderson 1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 6 0.0 16:54 0.00 2 2
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 70 Joonas Korpisalo 1 60 4.00 0 1 0 0 4 25 .862 0 0 0 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins Team Records Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins Last game: Friday VS TORONTO (4-1 L) Thursday VS BUFFALO (3-1 L) Next game: Monday VS BUFFALO Tuesday VS WINNIPEG Overall record/streak: 0 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 0 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 Home record/streak: 0 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 0 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 Road record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0 Last 5 Games: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 Last 10 Games: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 2-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 1 3-Goal Games 0 - 1 0 - 0 Scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opponent scoring first 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Trailing after 1 period 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0 OT Record - Franchise: 151 - 132 - 33 221 - 175 - 176 Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0 Shootout Record - Franchise: 68 - 65 77 - 53 Outshooting opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 Even shots: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Atlantic: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 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 Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 0-1-0 0 0-1-0 0 Totals: 0-1-0 0 0-1-0 0 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins Situations Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: 0 1 0 0 1 ( 1.0 avg.) Opponents: 1 1 2 0 4 ( 4.0 avg.)
Pittsburgh Penguins: 0 1 0 0 1 ( 1.0 avg.) Opponents: 1 2 0 0 3 ( 3.0 avg.)
Shots by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Columbus Blue Jackets: 9 11 9 0 29 (29.0 avg.) Opponents: 10 9 10 0 29 (29.0 avg.)
Pittsburgh Penguins: 13 5 11 0 29 (29.0 avg.) Opponents: 17 13 11 0 41 (41.0 avg.)
Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins G Att % G Att % Overall: 1 5 20.0 (T-15th NHL) 1 5 20.0 (T-15th NHL) Home: 1 5 20.0 (T-8th NHL) 1 5 20.0 (T-8th NHL) Road: 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)
Penalty Killing Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins G Att % G Att % Overall: 2 5 60.0 (25th NHL) 1 2 50.0 (T-26th NHL) Home: 2 5 60.0 (13th NHL) 1 2 50.0 (T-14th NHL) Road: 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-4th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-4th NHL)
Penalties Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 1 12 12.0 (25th NHL) 1 4 4.0 (T-4th NHL)
Goal Situations Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins 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 1 0 2 5 on 4: 1 0 1 0 5 on 3: 0 0 0 0 4 on 4: 0 1 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 2 0 1 4 on 6: 0 0 0 0 5 on 6: 0 0 0 0 Empty Net: 0 0 0 0 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 1 4 1 3 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins Situations Individual Leaders Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins Points: C. ATKINSON (1) E. MALKIN (1),S. CROSBY (1),K. LETANG (1) Goals: C. ATKINSON (1) E. MALKIN (1) Assists: S. CROSBY (1),K. LETANG (1) PP Goals: C. ATKINSON (1) E. MALKIN (1) SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: D. SAVARD (2),B. JENNER (2),S. HARRINGTON (2) B. DUMOULIN (2),M. PETTERSSON (2) Shots: C. ATKINSON (7),J. ANDERSON (6),B. JENNER (3) J. SCHULTZ (6),E. MALKIN (4),K. LETANG (4) +/-: R. NASH (0),C. ATKINSON (0),R. MURRAY (0) E. MALKIN (0),J. JOHNSON (0),J. SCHULTZ (0)
Shootout Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG
Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S %
Power Play Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Player G A P Cam Atkinson 1 0 1 Sidney Crosby 0 1 1 Kris Letang 0 1 1 Evgeni Malkin 1 0 1
Short Handed Columbus Blue Jackets Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Player G A P No players to display No players to display Pittsburgh Penguins: Media Notes
LAST GAME:
October 3: Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 1 – PPG Paints Arena PIT Goals: Malkin (PPG) Multiple Points: None Goalie: Murray (38 saves/41 shots) Key Stats: Former Penguin Conor Sheary scored twice for the Sabres, snapping Pittsburgh’s 18-game unbeaten streak against Buffalo. PP: 1-5 PK: 1-2
INJURIES Position, Player, Status (Consecutive Games Missed) F Bryan Rust, upper-body (1) D Zach Trotman, sports hernia surgery (1) 2019-20 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 2 2018-19 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 226
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 2 – D John Marino recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). Bryan Rust placed on LTIR Oct. 1 – D John Marino and G Casey DeSmith assigned to WBS. Sept. 29 – F Adam Johnson assigned to WBS
TONIGHT’S GAME -The Penguins continue their four-game season-opening homestand as they host the Columbus Blue Jackets (TV: AT&T SportsNet, ESPN+; Radio: 105.9 The X) at PPG Paints Arena. -Last year, the Penguins went 3-1 against the Blue Jackets, including a 2-0 mark at home where they outscored the Jackets by a 7-2 margin. -Pittsburgh has picked up points in 10 of its last 11 games against Columbus (9-1-1). -The Penguins have also won seven consecutive home games versus the Blue Jackets, with their last loss coming on November 13, 2015. Pittsburgh is 15-4-0 at home all time against the Jackets.
QUICK HITS 1) Last season, Jake Guentzel (4G-1A) and Sidney Crosby (2G-3A) tied for the team lead in scoring against the Blue Jackets. Guentzel’s four goals paced the team as well. 2) Goaltender Matt Murray is 8-2-1 all-time against Columbus with a 2.65 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. He blanked the Blue Jackets in his last outing at home against them on March 7, 2019, stopping all 25 shots he faced.
3) Evgeni Malkin is currently riding a nine-game point streak (3G-8A) versus Columbus. He has recorded at least a point in 22 of 24 career contests against them (12G-18A).
4) Patric Hornqvist’s 13 career goals against the Blue Jackets are the second-most he’s scored against any one team (Colorado, 15).
5) Last year the Pens went 15-8-5 against the Metropolitan Division and finished 8-1-4 in their last 13 games against Metropolitan Division foes.
DISTRIBUTION LIST Any media members that would like to be added to the Penguins’ distribution lists to receive audio files, game notes and schedule changes, please email Evan Schall ([email protected]).
PENGUINS vs. BLUE JACKETS: Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Blue Jackets: 26-9-4 In Pittsburgh: 15-4-0 In Columbus: 11-5-4 OT Record vs. Blue Jackets: 7-2-2 Shootout Record vs. Blue Jackets: 3-2 2018-19 Results: Pittsburgh went 3-1-0
TEAM NOTES:
GUENTZEL VS. THE BLUE JACKETS Jake Guentzel has made a habit of finding the back of the net against Columbus in his three seasons with the Penguins. In 11 regular season games, Guentzel has seven goals, five assists and 12 points. His seven goals and 12 points are the most he has against any one team, and since his NHL debut, only New York Rangers’ forward Chris Kreider has tallied more goals (12) against the Blue Jackets than Guentzel.
Last season, Guentzel recorded his first career regular-season hat trick in the Penguins 4-2 win over the Jackets at home on November 24.
GALCHENYUK, KAHUN, TANEV DEBUT Offseason acquisitions Alex Galchenuk, Dominik Kahun and Brandon Tanev all made their debuts in a Penguins sweater on Thursday in the team’s home opener. Galchenyuk and Tanev were centered by Evgeni Malkin, while Kahun saw time on the third line with Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann. Below is a quick recap on how they fared:
Galchenyuk: Recorded one shot and three hits in 15:22 minutes. Also played 2:53 minutes on the power play Kahun: Skated 10:49 minutes, recording one hit and one blocked shot Tanev: Led all Penguins with five hits (tied) and three blocked shots (tied). Also had three shots in 13:31 minutes
NOTEABLES FROM LAST GAME (OCT. 3 VS. BUF) *Evgeni Malkin scored the lone goal for the Penguins on the power play. The goal gave Malkin 15 points (5G-10A) in 13 career season openers. His 15 points in season opening games are tied for fourth in the NHL among active players. *Sidney Crosby picked up an assist on Malkin’s goal, giving him 14 points (6G-8A) in 13 career season openers. The assist was the 1,217th point of his career, moving him into a tie with former Penguin Larry Murphy for the 42nd most points in NHL history. *Kris Letang finished with an assist and led all skaters with 27:45 minutes of time-on-ice. Letang has led the Penguins in TOI/G in each of the last five seasons. *Pittsburgh finished 1-for-5 on the power play, and have now scored a power-play goal in four-consecutive season opening games.
PENS TO WEAR 3RD JERSEYS TONIGHT The Penguins will be wearing their yellow third jerseys tonight for the first time this season. Last year, Pittsburgh went 10-2 in them over the course of the season. Below is the team’s full third jersey schedule this year:
Oct. 5 - Columbus Oct. 19 - Vegas Nov. 2 - Edmonton Nov. 9 - Chicago Nov. 16 - Toronto Dec. 14 - Los Angeles Dec. 28 - Nashville Jan. 5 - Florida Jan. 19 - Boston Feb. 16 - Detroit Feb. 22 - Buffalo Mar. 7 - Washington Mar. 8 - Carolina Mar. 15 - NY Islanders Mar. 22 – Washington
WBS BEGINS 2019-20 CAMPAIGN The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins open up their 2019-20 season on the road tonight when they take on the Hershey Bears. They’ll be led by head coach Mike Vellucci, who is starting his first season as the WBS bench boss after being named AHL Coach of the Year in 2018-19 after coaching the Charlotte Checkers to a Calder Cup Championship. David Warsofsky will serve as WBS captain while defenseman Kevin Czuczman and newly acquired forward Andrew Agozzino will be the alternate captains.
MURRAY CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS Penguins goaltender Matt Murray, who entered the 2019-20 campaign with 97 career wins, is looking to join Marc-Andre Fleury (375), Tom Barrasso (226) and Ken Wregget (104) as the only netminders in Penguins history to win 100 games with the team.
More impressively, Murray has reached his 97 wins in just 162 career appearances, and has a chance to make history as one of the fastest goalies in NHL history to notch 100 wins. Below is a list of goaltenders to reach 100 wins in the fewest number of games post- expansion era:
Team Player Appearances Date of 100th Win
MTL Michel Larocque 148 Jan. 25, 1979
NYR Bob Froese 155 Feb. 4, 1987
DET Chris Osgood 158 Oct. 1, 1997
EDM Andy Moog 163 Dec. 8, 1985
MTL Ken Dryden 165 Feb. 26, 1975
CHI Tony Esposito 165 Feb. 4, 1972
BOS Pete Peeters 166 Jan. 17, 1983
TOR Frederik Andersen 171 Feb. 14, 2017
DET Jimmy Howard 171 Jan. 12, 2012
SJS Antti Niemi 174 Jan. 27, 2013
PRESEASON RECAP Pittsburgh finished the preseason with a 2-1-3 record. Justin Schultz led the team in points with six (6A), while Bryan Rust and rookie Nathan Legare paced the team with two goals apiece. In total, the Penguins got goals from 15 different players.
Matt Murray, who appeared in three of the six games, finished a strong preseason with a 2-0-1 record, 1.62 goals-against average and .942 save percentage.
2018-19 RECAP The Penguins (44-26-12) relied on their stars to crack the 100-point mark for the 13th time in club history. By doing so, the Pens locked up their 13th-straight playoff berth, extending a club record in that category. Pittsburgh’s 13-consecutive playoff appearances represents the longest active postseason streak among all NHL teams.
The Penguins have now hit the 100-point mark 10 times in 12 full seasons during their playoff streak (excludes the lockout campaign). Since the streak began in 2006-07, the Pens have more wins (605) and points (1,315) than any NHL team. San Jose sits in second place in both categories with 594 and 1,301, respectively.
Other team highlights included: *The Penguins scored a total of 271 goals in the regular season, the sixth-highest total in the NHL. The team’s 271 goals mark the third-highest goal total during the Sidney Crosby era. *Special teams played a key factor in Pittsburgh’s offensive output, as it had the league’s fifth-best power play, which operated at a 24.6% success rate. Despite receiving the 21st most power-play opportunities (228) in the NHL, the Penguins still managed to score the fifth-most power-play goals (56). *Crosby (100 points in 79 games), Phil Kessel (82 points in 82 games) and Evgeni Malkin (72 points in 68 games) all finished averaging a point-per-game or better. *Malkin became the 88th player in NHL history, and fifth Russian-born player, to record 1,000 career points on March 12 against the Washington Capitals. *Crosby skated in his 916th-career game on February 9, surpassing Mario Lemieux for most games played in franchise history. Less than one month later, Crosby became the 48th player in NHL history to record 1,200 points on March 5 with an assist on a Jake Guentzel goal. *Kris Letang broke three major team records for a defenseman including points (441, Oct. 6 vs. Montreal), goals (109, Feb. 11 at Philadelphia) and games played (704, Nov. 27 at Winnipeg).
2019-20 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN Power Play Overall: 1-5, 20% 5-on-4: 1-5, 20% 5-on-3: 0-0, 0.0% 4-on-3: 0-0, 0.0%
Penalty Kill Overall: 1-2, 50% 5-on-4: 1-2, 50% 5-on-3: 0-0, 0.0% 4-on-3: 0-0, 0.0%
2019-20 ATTENDANCE FIGURES & SELLOUT STREAK INFORMATION 2019-20 Regular-Season Attendance: 18,616 2019-20 Average Attendance: 18,616 Consecutive Sellouts: 575 (Regular Season: 486; Postseason: 89) Attendance During Sellout Streak: 10,425,897 (Average: 18,129) Overall Record: 371-166-38 PPG Paints Arena Capacity: 18,387 Largest Crowd in PPG Paints Arena History: 18,680, June 9, 2016 vs. San Jose (Game 5)
MILESTONES WATCH F Sidney Crosby 1 point from surpassing Larry Murphy for sole possession of 42nd place on the NHL’s all-time points list with 1,218 G Matt Murray 1 shutout from tying Les Binkley for the third-most shutouts in club history at 11 F Alex Galchenyuk 4 points from 300 F Brandon Tanev 4 games from 200 G Matt Murray 3 wins from 100 F Nick Bjugstad 4 goals from 100
Pittsburgh Penguins: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 10/03/2019 Buffalo Sabres L 00-01-00 1-3 71p 43 1-5 1-2 29-41 40 / 30 18616+ 2 10/05/2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 10/08/2019 Winnipeg Jets 4 10/10/2019 Anaheim Ducks 5 10/12/2019 @ Minnesota Wild 6 10/13/2019 @ Winnipeg Jets 7 10/16/2019 Colorado Avalanche 8 10/18/2019 Dallas Stars 9 10/19/2019 Vegas Golden Knights 10 10/22/2019 @ Florida Panthers 11 10/23/2019 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 12 10/26/2019 @ Dallas Stars 13 10/29/2019 Philadelphia Flyers 14 11/02/2019 Edmonton Oilers 15 11/04/2019 @ Boston Bruins 16 11/07/2019 @ New York Islanders 17 11/09/2019 Chicago Blackhawks 18 11/12/2019 @ New York Rangers 19 11/15/2019 @ New Jersey Devils 20 11/16/2019 Toronto Maple Leafs 21 11/19/2019 New York Islanders 22 11/21/2019 @ New York Islanders 23 11/22/2019 New Jersey Devils 24 11/25/2019 Calgary Flames 25 11/27/2019 Vancouver Canucks 26 11/29/2019 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 27 11/30/2019 @ St. Louis Blues 28 12/04/2019 St. Louis Blues 29 12/06/2019 Arizona Coyotes 30 12/07/2019 @ Detroit Red Wings 31 12/10/2019 Montréal Canadiens 32 12/12/2019 Columbus Blue Jackets 33 12/14/2019 Los Angeles Kings 34 12/17/2019 @ Calgary Flames 35 12/20/2019 @ Edmonton Oilers 36 12/21/2019 @ Vancouver Canucks 37 12/27/2019 @ Nashville Predators 38 12/28/2019 Nashville Predators 39 12/30/2019 Ottawa Senators 40 01/02/2020 San Jose Sharks 41 01/04/2020 @ Montréal Canadiens 42 01/05/2020 Florida Panthers 43 01/07/2020 @ Vegas Golden Knights 44 01/10/2020 @ Colorado Avalanche 45 01/12/2020 @ Arizona Coyotes 46 01/14/2020 Minnesota Wild 47 01/16/2020 @ Boston Bruins 48 01/17/2020 @ Detroit Red Wings 49 01/19/2020 Boston Bruins 50 01/21/2020 @ Philadelphia Flyers 51 01/31/2020 Philadelphia Flyers 52 02/02/2020 @ Washington Capitals 53 02/06/2020 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 54 02/08/2020 @ Florida Panthers 55 02/11/2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 56 02/14/2020 Montréal Canadiens 57 02/16/2020 Detroit Red Wings 58 02/18/2020 Toronto Maple Leafs 59 02/20/2020 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 60 02/22/2020 Buffalo Sabres 61 02/23/2020 @ Washington Capitals 62 02/26/2020 @ Los Angeles Kings 63 02/28/2020 @ Anaheim Ducks 64 02/29/2020 @ San Jose Sharks 65 03/03/2020 Ottawa Senators 66 03/05/2020 @ Buffalo Sabres 67 03/07/2020 Washington Capitals 68 03/08/2020 Carolina Hurricanes 69 03/10/2020 @ New Jersey Devils 70 03/12/2020 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 71 03/14/2020 @ Carolina Hurricanes 72 03/15/2020 New York Islanders 73 03/18/2020 @ New York Rangers 74 03/20/2020 New York Rangers 75 03/22/2020 Washington Capitals 76 03/24/2020 Carolina Hurricanes 77 03/25/2020 @ Chicago Blackhawks 78 03/28/2020 @ Carolina Hurricanes 79 03/29/2020 @ Philadelphia Flyers 80 03/31/2020 New Jersey Devils 81 04/02/2020 New York Rangers 82 04/04/2020 @ Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. JOHNSON SCHULTZ DUMOULIN SIMON TANEV GALCHENYUK MCCANN # 3 # 4 # 8 # 12 # 13 # 18 # 19 Oct 3 Vs BUF 0-0,1/0 14:06 0-0,6/0 20:05 0-0,1/-2 19:27 0-0,1/-1 10:47 0-0,3/0 13:31 0-0,1/0 15:22 0-0,2/0 14:01
Date Opp. KAHUN BJUGSTAD PETTERSSON GUDBRANSON ASTON-REESE BLUEGER LETANG # 24 # 27 # 28 # 44 # 46 # 53 # 58 Oct 3 Vs BUF 0-0,0/0 10:49 0-0,0/0 15:01 0-0,2/0 19:19 0-0,0/0 15:03 0-0,1/-1 11:34 0-0,0/-1 10:19 0-1,4/-2 27:45
Date Opp. GUENTZEL MALKIN HORNQVIST CROSBY MURRAY JARRY # 59 # 71 # 72 # 87 # 30 # 35 Oct 3 Vs BUF 0-0,0/-1 20:15 1-0,4/0 20:20 0-0,2/-1 19:56 0-1,1/-1 21:01 3/41 L 57:45 DND Pittsburgh Penguins: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Mike Sullivan 2019-20 *Signed 4-year extension thru 2023-24 on July 5, 2019
CAREER *Has coached over 400 NHL games and won over 200 NHL games *1st American-born HC to win 2 Stanley Cups (1 of 6 U.S. coaches to win) *Joined Toe Blake as only NHL HCs to win the Cup in first 2 years behind the bench w/a team *1st HC since Larry Robinson (2000 & '01) to make SCF in 1st 2 years w/a team *1st Pens coach to win first 9 postseason series *50 wins in '16-17 most among Pens coaches in 1st full season (3rd to win 50) *2017 Co-Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year *Named PIT head coach Dec. 12, 2015 *Led WBS Pens to 18-5-0 start as HC in '15-16 *70-56-23-15 record w/1 playoff berth from 2003-06 as HC of Boston Bruins *NHL asst. coach from 2007-14 w/TBL, NYR & VAN *Head coach of Team USA at 2006 World Championships & asst. coach at '06 Olympics & '16 World Cup
Career Record: 244-149-56-15 PIT Record: 174-93-33 (3rd in wins in PIT history) Playoff Record: 41-27 (38-23 w/PIT; 2nd on PIT all-time wins list)
#30: Matt Murray (G) 6' 4", 178 lbs. / May 25, 1994 (25 years and 4 months)
MUHR-ee, MAT GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Drafted by PIT in 3rd round (83rd overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft Season 1 0-1-0 0 3.10 .927 4th NHL / 4th PIT Season Career 162 97-43-14 10 2.62 .918 Last Win: APR 4, 2019 vs DETROIT (2) Last SO: MAR 7, 2019 vs COLUMBUS (15) Career vs. Opp 11 8-2-1 1 2.65 .912 Career Shootouts: 22/31 (.710), 6-6
Season Highs: Shots Saves 41 38 41 10/3 vs BUF 2019-20 *Started a team-high three games in goal in preseason, went 2-0-1 with a 1.62 GAA and a .942 SV%.
CAREER *Win total ranks 4th in PIT history. *Career-high 9-game win streak Dec. 15, 2018-Jan. 11, 2019. *Started career-high 11-straight games (5-3-2 rec.) Mar. 16- Apr. 6, 2019. *1st rookie goalie to win Stanley Cup clinching game 2x, becoming 4th rookie to win the Cup. NHL record 22 playoff Ws as rookie. *1st goalie since Jacques Plante (1953-55) to start SCF game in multiple yrs as rookie. *Quickest goalie to 25 playoff Ws in NHL history (36GP). *Owns PIT playoff record SO sequence (225:49) - 4th longest streak since 1990. *1 of 9 NHL goalies all-time w/3-straight playoff SOs. *2016 and '17 Stanley Cup champ.
Single Game Highs: Saves: 50 Shots: 51
#35: Tristan Jarry (G) 6' 2", 194 lbs. / Apr 29, 1995 (24 years and 5 months)
Jar-EE, TRIH-stan GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Drafted by PIT in 2nd round (44th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft Season ------2nd NHL / 2nd PIT Season Career 29 14-8-3 2 2.84 .906 Last Win: MAR 15, 2018 @ MONTREAL (2) Last SO: JAN 5, 2018 @ NY ISLANDERS (14) Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 2.00 .946 Career Shootouts: 1/3 (.333), 0-1
Season Highs: Shots Saves - - 2019-20 *Took the net for two games during the preseason where he went 0-0-2 with a 3.66 GAA and a .872 SV%.
CAREER *Went 0-1-1 in 2 starts w/PIT in 2018-19. *Became 1st goalie in WBS franchise history to score a goal on Nov. 14, 2018 at Springfield. *His 14 Ws in 2017-18 were the most among NHL rookies. *Stopped career-high 35 of 38 shots in win Mar. 5, 2018 vs. CGY. *NHL career-long 4-game win-streak ended Dec. 5, 2017 vs NYR. That night also ended 6-game point streak (4-0-2) to start the '17-18 season. *Posted 1st NHL SO on Dec. 1, 2017 @BUF (4-0, W; 34 saves). *Posted 1st career NHL win (4th career start; 1st career home start) on Nov 25, 2017 vs TBL. *Made NHL debut Apr. 9, 2017 @ NYR. *Dressed as PIT's backup in First Round in 2016 and 2017. Was a member of the "Black Aces" practice squad the last three years. *Won 28 AHL games in 2016-17, 3rd-most in AHL.
Single Game Highs: Saves: 35 Shots: 38
#2: Chad Ruhwedel (D) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / May 7, 1990 (29 years and 4 months)
ROO-weed-uhl, CHAD GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted Season ------Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent on 7/1/2016 Career 129 5-14-19 -8 32 5th NHL / 4th PIT Season Last Goal: FEB 19, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (3) Career vs. Opp 8 0-1-1 3 2 Last Assist: FEB 26, 2019 @ COLUMBUS Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2019-20 *Signed 2-year contract on May 23, 2019. *Skated in two games in preseason, had 4 SOG.
CAREER *Set a career high w/44 GP during 2017-18 regular season. *Played his 100th NHL game Mar 3, 2018 @PHI. *Tallied 1st multi-pt game of career Mar. 8, 2017 @WPG (3A). *Recorded 2nd career G during Stadium Series game vs. PHI Feb. 25, 2017. *Scored 1st career NHL G Dec. 23, 2016 vs. NJD (against Cory Schneider). *Made PIT debut Dec. 20, 2016 vs. NYR. *Spent first 3+ years of career w/Buffalo Sabres org. *Made NHL debut Apr. 13, 2013 vs. PHI. *Dressed for all 12 PIT playoff games in 2018. *Made NHL playoff debut in Game 6 vs. WSH in the 2017 Second Round. *2017 Stanley Cup champion.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 96GP 5G-12A-17PTS Single Game Highs: G: 1 A: 3 P: 3 Career Info: PPG: 0 SHG: 0
#3: Jack Johnson (D) 6' 1", 227 lbs. / Jan 13, 1987 (32 years and 8 months)
JAWN-suhn, JAK GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by CAR in the 1st round (3rd overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent on 7/1/2018 Career 871 67-224-291 -113 495 13th NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: OCT 25, 2018 @ CALGARY (75) Career vs. Opp 20 0-8-8 -4 8 Last Assist: FEB 26, 2019 @ COLUMBUS (20) Career Shootouts: 13/41 (32%), 4 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 14:06 1 3 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Recorded one assist (vs. BUF on Sept. 16) in three preseason games.
CAREER *Surpassed 200 hits for 1st time in career in 2018-19. *Appeared in 800th career NHL game Nov. 3, 2018 vs. TOR. *Entered 2019-20 w/13 career SO goals. Only teammate Kris Letang (24) had more among NHL D-men all-time. *Joined PIT on a 5-year contract in the '18 offseason following 6-plus seasons with CBJ. Was an alternate captain for CBJ. *Played some of his best hockey vs. PIT in the playoffs, registering 9 pts (4G-5A) in 11 GP vs. the Pens. *Ranked 2nd on CBJ w/135 BkS and was 4th in TOI/game at 19:32 in 2017-18. *Suited up for Team USA at 2016 World Cup of Hockey, 2010 Olympics (bronze medal), 4 World Championships and 2 World Junior Championships. *Captain of 2010 & '12 WC teams.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 83GP 1G-12A-13PTS Single Game Highs: G: 2 A: 3 P: 4 Career Info: PPG: 29 SHG: 0
#4: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 193 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (29 years and 2 months)
SHUHLTZ, JUHS-tihn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by ANA in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Trade from EDM for a 2016 3rd-rd pick on 2/27/16 Career 437 47-155-202 -22 104 8th NHL / 5th PIT Season Last Goal: MAR 25, 2019 @ NY RANGERS (6) Career vs. Opp 15 1-8-9 0 6 Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 20:05 6 0 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Had a team-high six assists in the preseason, tied for the most in the NHL.
CAREER *Suffered a left leg fracture on Oct. 13, 2018 at MTL that sidelined him for 4 months (missed 53 games). *Recorded 200th PT (assist) Mar. 12 vs WSH. *Led team w/plus-22 in 2017-18. Also led team w/plus-27 in 2016-17. *Played 400th game Mar 23, 2018 vs NJD. *Scored 1st career OTG Mar 5, 2018 vs CGY. *Career highs in G (12), A (39) & PTS (51) in '16-17. *Career-long 6-game pt streak ended Jan. 12, 2017 @OTT (1G-5A). *Notched 1st playoff GWG Game 4 vs WSH in 2017. *Led NHL D-men in GWG (2) & PPPts (7) in 2017 playoffs. *2016 & '17 Stanley Cup champion.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 188GP 19G-81A-100PTS Single Game Highs: G: 1 A: 4 P: 4 Career Info: PPG: 11 SHG: 0
#5: Zach Trotman (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 217 lbs. / Aug 26, 1990 (29 years and 1 month)
TRAWT-muhn, ZAK GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: 2010 by BOS (8th pick/210th overall) Season ------Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent on 7/1/2017 Career 83 3-10-13 2 26 4th NHL / 3rd PIT Season Last Goal: FEB 14, 2016 @ DETROIT (20) Career vs. Opp 5 0-0-0 4 0 Last Assist: MAR 14, 2019 @ BUFFALO (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2019-20 *Placed on LTIR on Oct. 1 following sports hernia surgery.
CAREER *Split 2018-19 season between PIT and WBS. *Notched 7 goals, 17 points and a plus-24 in 49 GP w/WBS last season. *Skated in 3 NHL games w/PIT last year. *Played in 1st game w/PIT on Oct. 26, 2017 vs. WPG. *Missed the majority of 2016-17 due to an upper-body injury. Saw action in just 9 AHL games with the Ontario Reign of the AHL, the Los Angeles Kings' minor-league affiliate. *Before joining the PIT organization, his entire NHL experience all came with the Boston Bruins. *Played 3 years of collegiate hockey at Lake Superior State. Was an alternate captain for his team his final campaign.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 16GP 0G-1A-1PTS Single Game Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1 Career Info: PPG: 0 SHG: 0
#6: John Marino (D) 6' 1", 181 lbs. / May 21, 1997 (22 years and 4 months)
mah-REE-no, JAHN GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by EDM in 6th round (154th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: Trade from EDM for a 2021 Cond. 6th RD pick on 7/26/19 Career ------1st NHL / 1st PIT Season Last Goal: - Career vs. Opp ------Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2019-20 *Looking to make his NHL debut. *Called up to PIT on Oct. 2. *Played in five preseason games, finished with two assists and a plus-5. *Acquired from Edmonton on July 26. Signed two-year, entry-level contract on August 8.
CAREER *Played 3 seasons of college hockey at Harvard. Tallied 7G-35A-42PTS in 101GP. *Recorded 15PTS (2G-13A) in 35GP during in 2016-17, helping Harvard to an ECAC Championship. *Named to the NCAA All-Ivy League Second Team following the 2016-17 season. #8: Brian Dumoulin (D) 6' 4", 207 lbs. / Sep 6, 1991 (28 years)
DOO-moh-lihn, BRIGH-uhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by CAR in the 2nd round (51st overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -2 2 Acquired: From CAR with Brandon Sutter and a 2012 1st round pick for Jordan Staal Career 320 10-64-74 36 86 6th NHL / 6th PIT Season Last Goal: MAR 14, 2019 @ BUFFALO (9) Career vs. Opp 15 2-1-3 4 0 Last Assist: MAR 31, 2019 vs CAROLINA (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 19:27 1 4 --2 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Scored one goal in three preseason games.
CAREER *Finished 5th in NHL with +31 in 2018-19. *Set career highs with 20A & 23PTS in 18-19. *Played in 300th GP Feb. 13, 2019 vs EDM. *Set career high w/5G in 2017-18. *Led the Pens w/132 blocked shots in '17-18. His 20:37 TOI was 3rd on the team (2nd among D-men). *Had career-long 4-game pt streak (1G-3A) Feb. 18-27, 2018. *Biddeford, Maine native became the 1st player from Maine to win the Stanley Cup. *Scored opening goal of PIT's Stanley Cup-clinching Game 6 win at San Jose June 12, 2016. *Had 6 pts (1G-5A) in Round 1 vs. PHI in 2018 - highest single-round total his career. *Combined w/Evgeni Malkin to score the fastest 2 goals in NHL playoff history (5 seconds apart) Game 3 @PHI in 2018. *2016 & '17 Stanley Cup champ.
Single Game Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2 Career Info: PPG: 0 SHG: 0
#12: Dominik Simon (C) 5' 11", 190 lbs. / Aug 8, 1994 (25 years and 1 month)
SEE-mohn, dom-UH-nick GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by PIT in 5th round (137th overall) in 2015 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 3rd NHL / 3rd PIT Season Career 110 12-30-42 8 34 Last Goal: MAR 16, 2019 vs ST. LOUIS (11) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2019 vs CAROLINA (4) Career vs. Opp 6 0-2-2 0 2 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 10:47 1 3 --1 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Tallied one goal in his five preseason games.
CAREER *Set career highs w/8G-20A-28PTS in 18-19. *Recorded career-high 5-game point streak Oct. 23 - Nov. 1, 2018 (2G-4A). *Played 100th NHL game Mar. 17 vs. PHI. *Logged first significant NHL action w/PIT in 2017-18, often times skating on the top line w/Sidney Crosby. *Notched 12 points (4G-8A) in 33 regular-season GP & 3 assists in 8 playoff GP w/PIT in '17-18. *Had 1st multi-goal game (2G) Jan. 25, 2018 vs MIN. *Scored 1st NHL goal Jan. 14, 2018 vs NYR against Henrik Lundqvist. *Had 17PTS (4G-13A) in 21GP w/WBS of the AHL in '17-18. *T-3rd in scoring on WBS in 2016-17 w/46 points (15G-31A) in 70 GP. *Led WBS w/25 goals as a rookie in 2015-16. *Assisted on Matt Cullen's GWG on March 13, 2016 at NYR for 1st NHL point in 1st NHL game. *Notched 1st career playoff pt (1A) in NHL playoff debut Apr 18, 2018 @PHI.
Single Game Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 2 Career Info: PPG: 1 SHG: 0
#13: Brandon Tanev (L) 6' 0", 180 lbs. / Dec 31, 1991 (27 years and 9 months)
TA-nehv, BRAN-duhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent on 7/1/19 Career 196 24-27-51 16 87 4th NHL / 1st PIT Season Last Goal: MAR 28, 2019 vs NY ISLANDERS (4) Career vs. Opp 5 1-0-1 1 0 Last Assist: APR 1, 2019 @ CHICAGO (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 13:31 3 5 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Made Pens debut Oct. 3 vs. BUF. *Recorded two points (1G-1A) in preseason action. *Signed with the Penguins on July 1, 2019 after spending the past three-plus seasons with Winnipeg.
CAREER *Set career highs w/ 80GP, 14G, 15A, 29PTS, 278HTS and 81BlkS in 2018-19. *Set a WPG franchise record for most hits in a season with 278, also ranked 3rd in NHL. *Offensive production has increased with every year in the NHL. *Reliable, defensive forward is a career plus-16.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 1GP 0G-0A-0PTS Single Game Highs: G: 3 A: 2 P: 3 Career Info: PPG: 0 SHG: 5 #17: Bryan Rust (R) (*Injured) 5' 11", 192 lbs. / May 11, 1992 (27 years and 4 months)
RUHST, BRIGH-uhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by PIT in the 3rd round (80th overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft Season ------5th NHL / 5th PIT Season Career 253 51-63-114 23 74 Last Goal: APR 22, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (10) Last Assist: MAY 31, 2017 vs NASHVILLE (20) Career vs. Opp 11 0-2-2 -3 8 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2019-20 *Placed on LTIR on Oct. 2.
CAREER *Set career high w/18G in 2018-19. *Recorded 100th career point (SHG) Jan. 8 vs FLA. *Career-long 5-game point streak (5G-3A-8PTS) Dec. 15-22, 2018. *Career-long 4 game goal-scoring streak (5G) Dec. 15-20, 2018. *Set career highs w/25A & 38PTS in 2017-18. *Had series-clinching GWG vs. CBJ & WSH in 2017 playoffs. *4th player in NHL history to have 1st 3 career GWGs clinch a series. *1st NHL player since Jeremy Roenick (1990-92) to have 1st 3 multi-goal playoff games come in elimination GP. *2nd rookie in NHL history to record multiple goals in 2 series-clinching wins (Jeremy Roenick, 1990). *Has 11 pts (10G-1A) in 18 career playoff elimination GP. *2016 & '17 Stanley Cup champion.
Single Game Highs: G: 3 A: 2 P: 4 Career Info: PPG: 2 SHG: 4
#18: Alex Galchenyuk (C) 6' 1", 207 lbs. / Feb 12, 1994 (25 years and 7 months)
gal-CHEN-yuhk, AL-ex GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by MTL in 1st RD (3rd overall) of 2012 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Trade from ARZ for Phil Kessel on 6/29/19 Career 491 127-169-296 -53 185 8th NHL / 1st PIT Season Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 vs WINNIPEG (1) Career vs. Opp 15 3-4-7 -12 4 Last Assist: MAR 23, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (8) Career Shootouts: 11/40 (28%), 4 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 15:22 1 3 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Made Pens debut Oct. 3 vs. BUF. *Scored one goal in his one preseason game. *Acquired from Arizona w/Pierre-Olivier Joseph in exchange for Phil Kessel on June 29.
CAREER *Has hit 40PTS in 5-consecutive seasons. *Led Coyotes during lone season w/ARI in 18-19 w/19G and 9PPG. *Recorded 50PTS twice w/Montreal in 15-16 and 17-18. *Spent 1st 6 seasons of career with MTL. *Tallied 108G-147A-255PTS in 418GP w/MTL. *Won gold w/USA at 2013 WJC. *Born in Milwaukee, WI but grew up in Europe/Russia.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 1GP 0G-0A-0PTS Single Game Highs: G: 3 A: 4 P: 4 Career Info: PPG: 39 SHG: 0 #19: Jared McCann (C) 6' 1", 185 lbs. / May 31, 1996 (23 years and 4 months)
muh-KAN, JAIR-uhd GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by VAN in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Acquired from FLA with Nick Bjugstad on 2/1/19 for Derick Brassard, Riley Career 245 38-50-88 3 97 Sheahan and 3 2019 draft picks 4th NHL / 2nd PIT Season Career vs. Opp 11 2-2-4 4 6 Last Goal: MAR 23, 2019 @ DALLAS (7) Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (1) Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 14:01 2 3 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Scored one goal in four preseason games.
CAREER *Set career highs w/19G & 35PTS in 2018-19. *Led PIT w/3SHGs in 18-19. Had 4 total (1 w/FLA). *T-2nd on PIT in goals since joining the team Feb. 1. *Acquired from FLA w/Nick Bjugstad on Feb. 1. *Set highs for assists (19) & plus/minus (+11) w/FLA in '17-18. *Was acquired by FLA on May 25, 2016 in exchange for Erik Grudbranson. *Signed through 2019-20. He will be a RFA at the end of the deal. *Played 3 seasons w/Sault Ste. Marie of the OHL (2012-13 to 2014-15). Named to OHL All-Rookie Team in '12-13. *Won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2014 Under-18 World Junior Championship.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 33GP 11G-6A-17PTS Single Game Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 3 Career Info: PPG: 3 SHG: 4
#24: Dominik Kahun (C) 5' 11", 175 lbs. / Jul 2, 1995 (24 years and 3 months)
KAH-hoon, DOHN-ihn-ihk GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Trade from CHI for Olli Maatta on 6/15/19 Career 83 13-24-37 10 6 2nd NHL / 1st PIT Season Last Goal: APR 5, 2019 vs DALLAS (2) Career vs. Opp 2 0-1-1 -1 0 Last Assist: APR 3, 2019 vs ST. LOUIS (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 10:49 0 1 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Made Pens debut Oct. 3 vs. BUF. *Had 8 shots in four preseason games. *Acquired from Chicago in exchange for Olli Maatta on June 15.
CAREER *Tied for 4th in assists (24), 6th in points (37) and 8th in goals (13) among NHL rookies in 2018-19. *Scored first career NHL goal on Oct. 11, 2018 @MIN. *Tallied his first points in the NHL (2A) on Oct. 7, 2018 vs. TOR. *Made his NHL debut on Oct. 4 @OTT. *Helped Team Germany to a silver medal in the 2018 Olympic Games, notching five points (2G, 3A) in seven games. *Appeared in seven contests for Team Germany during the 2018 IIHF World Championships, recording three points (1G, 2A). *Represented Team Germany at the 2017 IIHF World Championships, notching seven points (2G, 5A) in eight games.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 1GP 0G-0A-0PTS Single Game Highs: G: 2 A: 2 P: 3 Career Info: PPG: 1 SHG: 0
#27: Nick Bjugstad (C) 6' 6", 215 lbs. / Jul 17, 1992 (27 years and 2 months)
BYOOG-stad, NIHK GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by FLA in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Acquired from FLA with Jared McCann on 2/1/19 for Derick Brassard, Riley Career 427 96-109-205 -45 190 Sheahan and 3 2019 draft picks 7th NHL / 2nd PIT Season Career vs. Opp 17 6-3-9 0 8 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (1) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2019 vs CAROLINA (4) Career Shootouts: 11/32 (34%), 5 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 15:01 0 1 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Assisted on one goal in four preseason games, had 8 shots.
CAREER *Recorded 200th career point Mar. 14 @BUF. *Scored 1st goal w/PIT in 400th NHL game Feb. 11 @PHI. *Acquired from FLA w/Jared McCann on Feb. 1. *Registered 100th NHL assist Nov. 1, 2018 vs. WPG. *Played all 82 games in 2017-18, recording 19 goals & a career-high 49 points. *Tallied a career-high 24 times in 2014-15. *Lone NHL hat trick came Mar. 6, 2018 @TBL. *His uncle, Scott Bjugstad, played 24 games and scored 3 goals w/PIT in 1988-89. Scott also wore No. 27. *Signed through the 2020-21 campaign at a $4.1 million average annual value. *Played 3 years at the University of Minnesota. *Played in 2 World Championships w/Team USA in 2013 & '17. Won bronze in '13. *Also skated in the 2011 & '12 WJC for Team USA. Won bronze in '11.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 33GP 9G-5A-14PTS Single Game Highs: G: 3 A: 2 P: 4 Career Info: PPG: 17 SHG: 1
#28: Marcus Pettersson (D) 6' 3", 177 lbs. / May 8, 1996 (23 years and 4 months)
PEH-tuhr-suhn, MAHR-kuhs GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by ANA in the 2nd round (38th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 2 Acquired: Acquired from ANA on 12/3/18 for Daniel Sprong Career 107 3-26-29 22 74 2nd NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: FEB 17, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (24) Career vs. Opp 5 0-0-0 0 2 Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 19:19 2 2 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Was a team-high plus-7 in three preseason games. *Signed 1-year extension thru 2019-20 on Sept. 12.
CAREER *Led the NHL in GP w/84. *Skated in 100th NHL game Mar. 23 @DAL. *Tallied career-high five-game assist/point streak (6A) Jan. 2-11. *Acquired from ANA in exchange for Daniel Sprong Dec. 3, 2018. *Split his 1st season between ANA of the NHL (22 GP, 1G-3A-4PTS, +5) & San Diego of the AHL (44 P, 0G-14A-14PTS, +22). *Scored 1st NHL goal on March 4, 2018 vs. CHI on Anton Forsberg.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 58GP 2G-17A-19PTS Single Game Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2 Career Info: PPG: 1 SHG: 0
#44: Erik Gudbranson (D) 6' 5", 217 lbs. / Jan 7, 1992 (27 years and 8 months)
guhd-BRAN-suhn, AIR-ihk GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by FLA in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Acquired from VAN on 2/25/19 for Tanner Pearson Career 468 16-48-64 -90 486 9th NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: NOV 10, 2018 @ BUFFALO (59) Career vs. Opp 14 1-1-2 3 17 Last Assist: MAR 23, 2019 @ DALLAS (7) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 15:03 0 2 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Tallied two shots in three preseason games.
CAREER *The Pens went 11-4-3 last year with him in the lineup. *Acquired by PIT from VAN for Tanner Pearson on Feb. 25. *Appeared in 400th NHL game Oct. 22 @WSH. *Career-long 5-game point streak (2G-4A-6PTS) Oct. 31-Nov. 10, 2018. *Played the last 3 seasons w/VAN. Had been acquired by the Canucks for current Pens F Jared McCann back in 2016. *Was the 3rd overall pick of the 2010 NHL Draft by Florida. Chosen directly after Taylor Hall & Tyler Seguin. *Signed thru 2020-21 season at an average annual of $4 million. *Played 3 seasons in OHL w/Kingston Frontenacs before joining Florida. *Won a silver medal w/Canada at the 2011 WJC. Led all tourney D-men w/3 goals.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 20GP 0G-2A-2PTS Single Game Highs: G: 1 A: 2 P: 2 Career Info: PPG: 0 SHG: 0 #46: Zach Aston-Reese (C) 6' 0", 204 lbs. / Aug 10, 1994 (25 years and 1 month)
AS-tuhn-REES, ZAK GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent 3/14/2017 Career 60 12-11-23 13 28 2nd NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: MAR 9, 2019 @ COLUMBUS (2) Career vs. Opp 6 2-1-3 2 2 Last Assist: FEB 26, 2019 @ COLUMBUS (7) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 11:34 1 5 --1 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Notched two points (2A) in five preseason games. Tallied 11 shots. *Signed 2-year contract thru 2020-21 on July 22.
CAREER *Career-long 4-game point streak (2G-2A-4PTS) Dec. 29-Jan. 4. *Tallied 1st career SHG & 1st career 3-point night (2G-1A) Dec. 14 vs BOS. Tied career high w/9 hits. *Scored 1st & 2nd NHL goals Feb 13, 2018 vs OTT. 1st NHL G came on Mike Condon. *Notched 1st NHL point w/A on Riley Sheahan goal Feb 9, 2018 @DAL. *Played 1st career NHL game Feb. 3, 2018 @NJD. *Spent most of first full pro season w/WBS in 2017-18, recording 29 points (9G-20A) in 41 GP. *Led the NCAA in goals (31) and points (63) as a senior in 2016-17 with Northeastern. *Was 1 of 3 finalists for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award, given to the best player in college hockey. *Notched 1st NHL playoff pt (1A) Apr 18, 2018 @PHI. *Made NHL playoff debut Apr 11, 2018 vs PHI.
Single Game Highs: G: 2 A: 1 P: 3 Career Info: PPG: 0 SHG: 1
#50: Juuso Riikola (D) 6' 0", 189 lbs. / Nov 9, 1993 (25 years and 10 months)
REH-kohl-uh, YOO-seh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted Season ------Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent on 5/18/2018 Career 37 2-3-5 3 10 2nd NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: JAN 18, 2019 @ ARIZONA (13) Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 1 0 Last Assist: MAR 1, 2019 @ BUFFALO (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2019-20 *Tallied one goal in four preseason games. *Signed 1-year contract on May 30.
CAREER *Played 37 games in rookie season w/PIT in 2018-19. *Played 5 games for WBS in 18-19, posting 2 assists. *Made his North American debut with Pittsburgh in 18-19. *During the 2017-18 campaign, he scored a career-high eight times and added 16 assists for 24 points in 59 games with KalPa of the SM-Liiga. *Scored 26 goals, 63 assists and 89 points in 283 regular-season games with KalPa. He tacked on 10 points (2G-8A) in 31 playoff games.
Single Game Highs: G: 1 A: 1 P: 1 Career Info: PPG: 2 SHG: 0
#53: Teddy Blueger (C) 6' 0", 185 lbs. / Aug 15, 1994 (25 years and 1 month)
BLEW-guhr, TEH-dee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by PIT in the 2nd round (52nd overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 2nd NHL / 2nd PIT Season Career 29 6-4-10 6 15 Last Goal: MAR 25, 2019 @ NY RANGERS (6) Last Assist: MAR 23, 2019 @ DALLAS (7) Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 0 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 10:19 0 1 --1 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Recorded one assist in the preseason. *Signed 2-year contract on July 16.
CAREER *1st NHL 2-goal game & SHG Mar. 25 @NYR. *Tallied 2nd NHL goal on 2nd career shot Jan. 2 @TOR. *Scored 1st NHL goal Feb. 1 vs. OTT (vs. Anders Nilsson). Goal came on 1st NHL shot in 2nd game. *Made NHL debut Jan. 30 vs TBL. *23rd Latvian (20th skater) in NHL history. 3rd Pens Latvian. *Tied for 14th in AHL w/39 PTs (21G-18A) in 45 GP. His 21 goals were 4th in AHL. *Team-high +20 was 4th in AHL. *Spent Feb. 8-19, 2018 w/PIT, but didn't play in a game. *Suited up for Latvia at the 2018 & '17 World Championship. Tallied 3 points (1G-2A) in 5 GP at the '18 tourney. *Skated with Black Aces practice squad 2016-18. *Had 45PTS (21G-24A) & plus-16 in 70 GP w/WBS in 2017-18. *Set AHL career highs in G & PTS in '17-18. *Played 1st full pro season in '16-17 w/WBS. *Played 4 years at Minnesota State-Mankato.
Single Game Highs: G: 2 A: 1 P: 2 Career Info: PPG: 0 SHG: 1 #58: Kris Letang (D) 6' 0", 201 lbs. / Apr 24, 1987 (32 years and 5 months)
leh-TANG, KRIHS GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by PIT in the 3rd round (62nd overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft Season 1 0-1-1 -2 0 13th NHL / 13th PIT Season Career 748 112-382-494 59 542 Last Goal: MAR 19, 2019 @ CAROLINA (5) Last Assist: OCT 3, 2019 vs BUFFALO Career vs. Opp 22 8-12-20 3 14 Career Shootouts: 24/66 (36%), 14 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 27:45 4 1 --2 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Recorded one assist in the opener on Oct. 3 vs. BUF. *Played in two preseason games, recorded three shots.
CAREER *Owns all major franchise records by a PIT dman in regular season and playoffs (GP, G, A, PTS). *Tied Paul Coffey's Pens D-man record w/5th 50-pt season & 5th 40-assist season. *16 goals in 2018-19 tied career high ('15-16). *Played in 5th NHL All-Star Game. Had 5 PTS (2G-3A). *Became 8th Pens player to play 700 GP Nov. 19, 2018 vs.BUF. *Passed Syl Apps for 6th on Pens' all-time assists list w/350 Nov. 15, 2018 vs. TBL. *Scored 100th career goal Oct. 18, 2018 @TOR. Only 2nd Pens D-man (Coffey) to score 100G. *Moved into Pens' top-10 all-time scorers w/goal Oct. 13, 2018 at MTL (443rd point). *Named alt. captain Sept 23, 2017. *Owns PIT playoff records by a defenseman for goals (21), assists (58) & points (79). *3x Stanley Cup champ ('09,'16,'17).
Single Game Highs: G: 2 A: 5 P: 5 Career Info: PPG: 37 SHG: 4 #59: Jake Guentzel (L) 5' 11", 180 lbs. / Oct 6, 1994 (24 years and 11 months)
GENT-zuhl, JAYK GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by PIT in the 3rd round (77th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 4th NHL / 4th PIT Season Career 205 78-79-157 10 78 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (1) Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (1) Career vs. Opp 11 7-5-12 2 8 Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 20:15 0 3 --1 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *4 points (1G-3A) in preseason.
CAREER *2nd player besides Crosby or Malkin to lead team in goals during Crosby/Malkin era (Kunitz, 2012-13). *20th PIT player to score 40G. *Set career highs in G, A & PTS in 2018-19. *5th PIT player in last 10 years w/70 PTS. *200th NHL GP Mar. 29 vs. NSH. *1st NHL OTG Mar. 5 vs FLA. *Career-high 6-game pt streak Nov 24-Dec 6, 2018 & Jan 2-12. *Signed 5-yr ext w/PIT thru 2023-24 Dec. 27, 2018. *Career-long 8-game home pt streak Nov 19-Dec 15 (7G-6A-13PTS). *Tallied 100th NHL point (1A) Nov. 27 @WPG. *1st reg. season hat trick Nov. 24 vs. CBJ. *Joined Mario Lemieux as only players w/10+ goals in 1st 2 playoff yrs. *Scored 20G in 1st 32 playoff GP. T-10th fastest in NHL history. *His 21 pts in '17 playoffs tied NHL rookie record. *Set PIT rookie record w/13G (2nd in NHL history) in '17. *5 GWG in '17 are NHL rookie playoff record (tied Lemieux's overall PIT record). *2017 Stanley Cup champ.
Single Game Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 Career Info: PPG: 14 SHG: 1 #71: Evgeni Malkin (C) 6' 3", 195 lbs. / Jul 31, 1986 (33 years and 2 months)
MAHL-kihn, ehv-GEH-nee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by PIT in the 1st round (2nd overall) in the 2004 NHL Draft Season 1 1-0-1 0 0 14th NHL / 14th PIT Season Career 853 392-611-1003 66 902 Last Goal: OCT 3, 2019 vs BUFFALO Last Assist: APR 4, 2019 vs DETROIT (2) Career vs. Opp 24 12-18-30 6 22 Career Shootouts: 23/66 (35%), 9 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 20:20 4 0 +0 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Scored Pens lone goal in opener on Oct. 3 vs. BUF. *Notched two assists in the preseason.
CAREER *88th player in NHL history & 5th Russian to record 1000 career points Mar. 12 vs WSH. *Reached 20 goals for 6th-straight year & 11th time overall in 2018-19. *Passed Pavel Datsyuk for 3rd on all-time assists list among Russians (605) March 1 @BUF. *4th Pen w/600 career assists Jan. 30 vs TBL. Fastest Russian (834 GP) to do so. *Passed Jaromir Jagr for 3rd on Pens' all-time GP list (807) Nov. 27, 2018 @WPG. *Skated in 800th NHL game Nov. 13, 2018 @NJD. *Became 4th Russian-born player to win 3 Stanley Cups in 2017. *Led NHL w/28 pts in '17 playoffs- 2nd time in career (2009). *Joined top-20 all-time NHL playoff scorers w/164th point May 3, 2018 vs. WSH (Game 4). *2nd Pens player to reach 100 playoff assists on Apr. 15, 2018 vs. PHI. *3x Stanley Cup champion (2009, '16, '17).
Single Game Highs: G: 3 A: 5 P: 5 Career Info: PPG: 143 SHG: 4 #72: Patric Hornqvist (R) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jan 1, 1987 (32 years and 9 months)
HOHRN-kvihst, PAT-rihk GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by NSH in the 7th round (230th overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 Acquired: Traded from NSH with Nick Spaling for James Neal on 6/27/14 Career 719 221-227-448 76 359 12th NHL / 6th PIT Season Last Goal: MAR 31, 2019 vs CAROLINA (4) Career vs. Opp 42 13-13-26 4 28 Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/6 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 19:56 2 4 --1 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *Had two points (1G-1A) in the preseason.
CAREER *Played 700th NHL game March 1 @BUF. *Set franchise record for fastest Pens hat trick in 2:47 minutes Dec. 4, 2018 vs. COL. 4-point night (3G-1A) was a season-high and tied career-high. *Tallied his 100G & 200PT w/PIT Oct. 25 @CGY. *Led team w/15PPGs in 2017-18. *5-game goal-scoring streak (Mar 29-Apr 6, 2018) longest w/PIT. *Career-long-tying 7-game pt streak (6G-3A) Mar 27-Apr 6, 2018 - longest w/PIT. *Has hit 20G & 40PTS 5 straight yrs & 8 times total. *Signed 5-yr ext to stay w/PIT thru 2022-23 on Feb 27, 2018. *Skated in 600th career NHL game Nov 24, 2017 @BOS. 2nd final draft pick in NHL history to play 600 GP (Kim Johnsson). *Scored '17 Cup-clinching goal w/1:35 left in Game 6 vs. NSH. *2016 & '17 Stanley Cup champ.
REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 356GP 115G-117A-232PTS Single Game Highs: G: 3 A: 3 P: 4 Career Info: PPG: 81 SHG: 0
#87: Sidney Crosby (C) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Aug 7, 1987 (32 years and 1 month)
CRAWS-bee, SID-nee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Drafted by PIT in the 1st round (1st overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft Season 1 0-1-1 -1 0 15th NHL / 15th PIT Season Career 944 446-771-1217 182 658 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (1) Last Assist: OCT 3, 2019 vs BUFFALO Career vs. Opp 29 9-24-33 -1 25 Career Shootouts: 39/96 (41%), 17 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 21:01 1 1 --1 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF 10/3 vs BUF
2019-20 *In 15th season, 2nd-most in club history (Lemieux, 17). *Assisted on Malkin goal in opener against BUF on Oct. 3. *Scored one goal in two preseason games.
CAREER *Hart Trophy Finalist in 18-19. *Team MVP for 8th time in 18-19. *Only active player w/6 100-point seasons. *Hit 60 assists for 6th time in 18-19. *9th 30-goal season. *Tied Lemieux for most 20G seasons in PIT history (12). *Career-long-tying 5-game multi-PT streak (2x last year). *48th NHL player w/1200PTS Mar. 5 vs FLA. *Passed Jaromir Jagr for 2nd on Pens' all-time goals list (440) Mar. 2 @MTL. *Set PIT record w/916 GP Feb. 9 @TBL. *Selected to 8th All-Star Game (named games' MVP). *14 OTGs 1st in PIT history. *Most PIT playoff PTs w/173. *B2B Conn Smythe Trophy winner (2016 & '17). *3x Stanley Cup champ (2009, '16, '17).
Single Game Highs: G: 3 A: 5 P: 6 Career Info: PPG: 136 SHG: 3
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes
The Columbus Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, daily clips, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2019-20 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox.
THE LAST GAME: Oct. 4, 2019 – CBJ 1 vs. TOR 4 CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Atkinson TOR Goal Scorers: PP – Marner, Ceci, Marner, PP – Matthews Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (25/29, 60:00); TOR – Andersen (28/29, 60:00) CBJ PP: 1/5; PK: 3/5 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / TOR: 29 3 Stars: 1. Marner, TOR; 2. Andersen, TOR; 3. Rielly, TOR Noteworthy: CBJ, which had won previous 2 season openers, is now 8-9-1-1 all-time in a campaign’s first game… Atkinson has scored a goal in 6-straight season openers, tied for longest in NHL history (2x before)… CBJ have scored a PPG in 8-straight season openers… Bemstrom and Lilja made their NHL debuts.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT Dubinsky (wrist); Placed on Injured Reserve (10/1); indefinitely (1 game) Foudy (upper-body); placed on Injured/Non-Roster list (10/1); four to six weeks TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Sept. 30 Assigned Robinson to Cleveland (AHL) and released Stewart from pro tryout contract Oct. 1 Assigned Peeke to Cleveland (AHL), placed Dubinsky on IR and Foudy on Injured Non-Roster list
AGAINST THE PENGUINS 2019-20 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at PIT) 2018-19 Series: 1-3-0 (0-2-0 at PIT) All-Time Series: 13-19-0-7 (4-12-0-3 at PIT) Last 10 (Overall | Away): 2-5-3 | 2-5-3 All-Time GF/GA: 104/126 All-Time SF/SA: 1,195/1,258 All-Time PP: 21-of-147 All-Time PK: 109-of-148
LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD GAME: Mar. 9, 2019 – CBJ 4 vs. PIT 1 CBJ Goal Scorers: Jenner, SH – Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Atkinson PIT Goal Scorers: Aston-Reese Goalies: CBJ – Bobrovsky (28/29; 60:00); PIT – Murray (29/32, 59:07) CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / PIT: 33 3 Stars: 1. Atkinson, CBJ; 2. Bobrovksy, CBJ; 3. Anderson, CBJ Noteworthy: Atkinson recorded 7th multi-goal game of the year, tying the franchise mark for most multi-goal contests in a single season… Anderson recorded his 100th career CBJ/NHL point (assist).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Nov. 29 at CBJ… Dec. 12 at PIT… Mar. 12 at CBJ.
CBJ/PIT CONNECTIONS CBJ: Zito was born in Pittsburgh... Harrington made NHL debut (10 games in 2014-15) after being selected in 2nd round in 2011 Draft. // PIT: Johnson posted 36-118-154 in 445 games (2012-18).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. PIT) Atkinson collected 1st NHL assist on 2/26/12 at PIT… Dubois collected two assists to break the Jackets' single season rookie points mark (48) on 4/5/18 vs. PIT (47, Werenski in 2016-17).
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. PIT) Teams have met in 1st round in two playoffs (2014, 2017)… 5 of last 11 games have been decided after regulation (3 in OT/2 in SO)… PIT owns only two shutouts in the all-time series… CBJ owns 2-of-3 of hat tricks in series (MR: Hartnell, 12/22/16)... Most goals scored vs. PIT: 4 (3x, MR: 12/27/17)… Most goals allowed at PIT: 5 (6x, MR: 12/27/17).
HOW THE JACKETS WERE BUILT (Active: 23, Injured: 2) Drafted (17): Anderson, Atkinson, Bemstrom, Bjorkstrand, Dubois, Foudy, Gavrikov, Jenner, Korpisalo, Merzlikins, Milano, Murray, Nutivaara, Savard, Texier, Wennberg, Werenski Trade (4): Dubinsky, Foligno, Harrington, Jones Free Agent (4): Kukan, Lilja, Nash, Nyquist
BLUE JACKETS NOTES ENTERING THEIR 19th SEASON Columbus enters its 19th NHL season, looking to continue its upward trajectory and earn the seventh winning season in the past eight campaigns. The Jackets completed their 18th season with a 47-31-4 record (98 pts.), finishing fifth in the Metropolitan Division, eighth in the Eastern Conference and 13th overall in the NHL. The 2018-19 campaign marked the second-best regular season in club history after 2016-17’s 50-24-8 (108 pts.) season.
OPENING TIDBITS The Blue Jackets open 2019-20 and play three of their first four games of the campaign at Nationwide Arena. Following Friday’s 4-1 loss to Toronto, Columbus is now 8-9-1-1 overall in season openers, and has opened at home in 13 of their first 19 campaigns. The Jackets are 10-7-1 in the first game of a campaign played on the road, including wins in eight of the past 11 road openers.
YOUTH IS SERVED (AGAIN) Thanks in large part due to five rookies, the Jackets’ opening game roster sits as the youngest roster (25.7) for the third time in the past four seasons. CBJ had the youngest roster in both 2016-17 (25.1) and 2018-19 (25.1). The Jackets had the sixth youngest roster in 2017-18 (25.8).
ROOKIE READY The Blue Jackets’ opening night roster features five rookies: Emil Bemstrom, Vladislav Gavrikov, Jakob Lilja, Elvis Merzlikins and Alexandre Texier. Bemstrom led the SHL in goals with 23, tied for the third-most by a teenager in a season in league history. Gavrikov came over from the KHL and played a pair of playoff contests last season. Texier played two regular season games and eight playoff contests with CBJ. Lilja, a teammate of Bemstrom with Djurgarden in the SHL, finished 10th-T in the league in points with 12-25-37. Merzlikins joins the team after winning the Swiss National League’s Goaltender of the Year award in 2015-16 and 2017-18. Bemstrom, Lilja and Texier each played in the opener vs. Toronto.
OCTOBER BREAKDOWN After opening the season vs. Toronto, the Blue Jackets will play 11 more games in the month of October, including six more at Nationwide Arena. The club will play in three sets of back-to-back games (10/4 vs. TOR and 10/5 at PIT, 10/11 vs. ANA and 10/12 at CAR as well as 10/18 at CHI and 10/19 vs. NYI). Columbus will face four division opponents this month (PIT, CAR – 2x, NYI, PHI) and six Eastern Conference teams (TOR – 2x, PIT, BUF, CAR – 2x, NYI, PHI).
GOING BACK-TO-BACK After falling to Toronto, 4-1, the Blue Jackets travel to Pittsburgh to complete a season-opening back-to-back set. The Blue Jackets have 16 sets of back-to-back games this season. Last year, the Blue Jackets played 16 back-to-back sets and posted an overall record of 17-12-3 with a 7-6-3 in the second game. The club swept five sets and failed to pick up a point in three of them. The Jackets open up a season with a back-to-back set for the third-straight campaign and 10th time overall.
A THIRD-STRAIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCE Columbus earned a playoff spot for the third-straight campaign, a first in franchise history in 2018-19. CBJ advanced past the first round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history after sweeping the Presidents’ Trophy winners, Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-0. It marked the fourth time in NHL history, and the first time in the first round, that a team swept the best team in a playoff series. CBJ ultimately fell to Boston 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
IN RARE COMPANY Cam Atkinson is looking to replicate his career-best 41-goal season and a key to fulfilling that will be getting off to a good start. After tallying in Friday’s opener, Atkinson has now scored a goal in each of Columbus’ last six season-opening games, tying an NHL record in the process. Two other players have scored in their team’s first game in six consecutive seasons: Mud Bruneteau (DET, 6; 1940- 41–1945-46) and Yvon Cournoyer (MTL, 6; 1973-74–1978-79).
NYQUIST’S NIGHT? Gustav Nyquist played his first game as a Blue Jacket last night vs. Toronto, skating 12:38. The Swedish forward is coming off a career season where he accumulated career highs in assists and points with 22-38-60 in 81 games split between Detroit and San Jose. Nyquist has notched 4-8-12 in 15 career games vs. the Penguins, including 3-3-6 in the last five meetings.
ON THE FARM The AHL’s Cleveland Monsters kicked off their season on Friday night with a 3-2 win at Laval as Calvin Thurkauf, Adam Clendening and Trey Fix-Wolansky scored in the victory. Elsewhere, Tyler Angle (2019, 7th Round) has opened his season in Windsor (OHL) with 3-1-4 in four games while Kirill Marchenko (2018, 2nd round) has 6-1-7 in eight games with SKA-Neva St. Petersburg in the VHL.
BY THE NUMBERS 1.23/.953 – Korpisalo finished preseason with a 1.23 GAA and .953 SV% 9 – CBJ’s opening roster includes players from 9 countries, tied for most in the NHL (COL) 16 – Number of players drafted by CBJ on the opening night roster (active), most in the NHL (PHI, 14) 17 – Most points recorded by a CBJ player in Oct. in franchise history (Nash; 9-8-17 in Oct. 2009) 42 – Klesla’s club record of career goals by a defenseman are in reach by Savard (40), Jones (39) and Werenski (38)
UPCOMING MILESTONES •Bjorkstrand is 3 points from 100 and 2 points from 200 in CBJ/NHL career •Jenner is 3 assists from 100 and 1 point from 200 in CBJ/NHL career •Nash is 5 assists from 100 in NHL career
2018-19 TEAM QUICK HITS •CBJ went 22-17-2 (46 pts) at home and a franchise-best 25-14-2 (52 pts) on the road •CBJ killed off 170-of-200 penalties (85.0 pct.), which ranked 1st-T (TBL) in the NHL •CBJ finished 18-9-1 within the Metropolitan Division in 2018-19, including going 14-5-0 in the final 19 contests •CBJ were 23-11-1 following a loss and 32-2-0 when taking a lead into the third period
2018-19 PLAYER QUICK HITS •Atkinson, who set career highs in goals and points with 41-28-69, ranked 6th-T in the NHL in goals •Jones put up 9-37-46 in 75 games and ranked 4th in the NHL in TOI (25:49) •Werenski (11-33-44) has scored at least 11 goals in each of his 1st 3 seasons •Anderson ranked 6th-T among NHL forwards in plus/minus (+25)
CBJ 2018-19 TEAM GAME HIGHS GOALS: 7 (5x, MR: 3/12 vs. BOS)... GOALS AGAINST: 9 (12/4 vs. CGY)… PPG: 2 (5x, MR: 4/2 vs. BOS)... PPGA: 4 (10/13 at TBL)... SHOTS: 42 (3/3 vs. WPG)... SHOTS AGAINST: 46 (3/15 vs. CAR)... PIM: 25 (12/22 at PHI)... HITS: 46 (3/7 at PIT)... FOW: 48 (4/5 vs. NYR)... BKS: 30 (11/1 at SJS).
CBJ 2018-19 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS GOALS: 3 – 3x, Jenner (MR: 3/12 vs. BOS)... ASSISTS: 4 – Panarin (3/30 at NSH)... POINTS: 4 – 6x, MR: Panarin (3/30 at NSH)... HITS: 8 – 4x, MR: Jenner (2/7 at ARI)... PLUS/MINUS RATING: +5 – 3x, MR: Atkinson, Panarin (12/31 vs. OTT)… SOG: 8 – 4x, MR: Jenner (2/22 at OTT)... TOI: 30:14 – Jones (11/4 at ANA)... SAVES: 46 – Bobrovsky (3/15 vs. CAR, 46 shots). Columbus Blue Jackets: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 1 10/04/2019 Toronto Maple Leafs L 00-01-00 1-4 13p 83 1-5 3-5 29-29 31 / 70 18776+ 2 10/05/2019 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3 10/07/2019 Buffalo Sabres 4 10/11/2019 Anaheim Ducks 5 10/12/2019 @ Carolina Hurricanes 6 10/16/2019 Dallas Stars 7 10/18/2019 @ Chicago Blackhawks 8 10/19/2019 New York Islanders 9 10/21/2019 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 10 10/24/2019 Carolina Hurricanes 11 10/26/2019 @ Philadelphia Flyers 12 10/30/2019 Edmonton Oilers 13 11/01/2019 @ St. Louis Blues 14 11/02/2019 Calgary Flames 15 11/05/2019 Vegas Golden Knights 16 11/07/2019 @ Arizona Coyotes 17 11/09/2019 @ Colorado Avalanche 18 11/12/2019 @ Montréal Canadiens 19 11/15/2019 St. Louis Blues 20 11/19/2019 Montréal Canadiens 21 11/21/2019 Detroit Red Wings 22 11/23/2019 @ Winnipeg Jets 23 11/25/2019 Ottawa Senators 24 11/27/2019 Philadelphia Flyers 25 11/29/2019 Pittsburgh Penguins 26 11/30/2019 @ New York Islanders 27 12/03/2019 Arizona Coyotes 28 12/05/2019 New York Rangers 29 12/07/2019 @ Florida Panthers 30 12/09/2019 @ Washington Capitals 31 12/12/2019 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 32 12/14/2019 @ Ottawa Senators 33 12/16/2019 Washington Capitals 34 12/17/2019 @ Detroit Red Wings 35 12/19/2019 Los Angeles Kings 36 12/21/2019 New Jersey Devils 37 12/23/2019 @ New York Islanders 38 12/27/2019 @ Washington Capitals 39 12/29/2019 Chicago Blackhawks 40 12/31/2019 Florida Panthers 41 01/02/2020 @ Boston Bruins 42 01/04/2020 San Jose Sharks 43 01/06/2020 @ Los Angeles Kings 44 01/07/2020 @ Anaheim Ducks 45 01/09/2020 @ San Jose Sharks 46 01/11/2020 @ Vegas Golden Knights 47 01/14/2020 Boston Bruins 48 01/16/2020 Carolina Hurricanes 49 01/18/2020 New Jersey Devils 50 01/19/2020 @ New York Rangers 51 01/22/2020 Winnipeg Jets 52 02/01/2020 @ Buffalo Sabres 53 02/02/2020 @ Montréal Canadiens 54 02/04/2020 Florida Panthers 55 02/07/2020 Detroit Red Wings 56 02/08/2020 Colorado Avalanche 57 02/10/2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 58 02/13/2020 @ Buffalo Sabres 59 02/14/2020 New York Rangers 60 02/16/2020 @ New Jersey Devils 61 02/18/2020 @ Philadelphia Flyers 62 02/20/2020 Philadelphia Flyers 63 02/22/2020 @ Nashville Predators 64 02/24/2020 Ottawa Senators 65 02/25/2020 @ Minnesota Wild 66 02/28/2020 Minnesota Wild 67 03/01/2020 Vancouver Canucks 68 03/04/2020 @ Calgary Flames 69 03/07/2020 @ Edmonton Oilers 70 03/08/2020 @ Vancouver Canucks 71 03/12/2020 Pittsburgh Penguins 72 03/14/2020 Nashville Predators 73 03/16/2020 @ Boston Bruins 74 03/19/2020 Washington Capitals 75 03/21/2020 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 76 03/23/2020 @ New Jersey Devils 77 03/24/2020 @ New York Rangers 78 03/27/2020 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 79 03/28/2020 @ Dallas Stars 80 03/30/2020 New York Islanders 81 04/02/2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 04/03/2020 @ Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. JONES HARRINGTON WERENSKI WENNBERG ATKINSON NYQUIST LILJA # 3 # 4 # 8 # 10 # 13 # 14 # 15 Oct 4 Vs TOR 0-0,3/0 24:03 0-0,0/-1 12:54 0-0,2/-1 21:33 0-0,0/-1 16:55 1-0,7/0 19:38 0-0,0/-1 12:38 0-0,1/0 07:58
Date Opp. DUBOIS NASH MURRAY BJORKSTRAND JENNER TEXIER BEMSTROM # 18 # 20 # 27 # 28 # 38 # 42 # 52 Oct 4 Vs TOR 0-0,0/0 17:05 0-0,0/0 11:11 0-0,0/0 22:35 0-0,2/0 16:14 0-0,3/-1 13:54 0-0,0/0 16:52 0-0,0/0 09:10
Date Opp. SAVARD NUTIVAARA FOLIGNO ANDERSON KORPISALO MERZLIKINS # 58 # 65 # 71 # 77 # 70 # 90 Oct 4 Vs TOR 0-0,1/-1 20:04 0-0,2/-1 13:23 0-0,2/-1 17:05 0-0,6/-1 16:54 4/29 L 60:00 DND Columbus Blue Jackets: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: John Tortorella John Tortorella was named head coach of the Jackets on 10/21/15. He has compiled a 622-494-142 record in 1,258 games during his NHL coaching career with TBL, NYR, VAN and CBJ. His teams have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs 11 times and he led TBL to the 2004 Stanley Cup and the NYR to the 2012 Eastern Conference Final.
The Boston native won his 2nd Jack Adams Award as NHL's Coach of the Year (1st in 2003-04 w/ TBL) after leading CBJ to the best season in club history in 2016-17 (50-24-8). He ranks 1st among U.S.-born coaches in all-time NHL wins and owns CBJ's franchise record in wins and games coached (176-118-27 in 321 games).
Internationally, Tortorella served as head coach for Team USA at the World Cup of Hockey 2016 and was an assistant coach with Team USA at the 2010 Olympic Games (silver). He also served as the squad’s head coach at the 2008 World Championships and was an assistant coach at the 2005 World Championships.
#70: Joonas Korpisalo (G) 6' 3", 191 lbs. / Apr 28, 1994 (25 years and 5 months)
YOH-nuhs kohr-pih-SAL-loh GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Columbus’ third round pick, 62nd overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft Season 1 0-1-0 0 4.00 .862 4th NHL / 4th CBJ Season Career 91 41-32-9 1 2.90 .906 Last Win: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Last SO: FEB 25, 2017 vs NY ISLANDERS (53) Career vs. Opp 3 0-3-0 0 3.43 .900 Career Shootouts: 23/31 (.742), 6-3
Season Highs: Shots Saves 29 25 29 10/4 vs TOR Last Game: Made 25 saves on 29 shots in loss on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 9 GP, 5-3-0, 3.88 GAA, .881 SV%
2018-19: Set a new career high with a 4-game win streak from 10/4-27 and 7-game regulation unbeaten streak from 10/4-11/10 (5-0-2)... Made 18 saves to pick up the win in the season opener on 10/4 at Detroit
Career: Entering his 5th season with CBJ... Played in 27 games last season, career-high is 31 (2015-16)... Helped Lake Erie (AHL) capture the 2016 Calder Cup. Single-Game Highs: Sv - 44... W Streak - 4... Pt Streak - 7... GP - 13 (12GS)
Career at Home: 44 GP, 21-13-4, 2.78 GAA, .909 SV%, SO Career on Road: 47 GP, 20-19-5, 3.02 GAA, .904 SV%
Stat or Streak: Has now made back-to-back season-opening starts for Columbus (10/04/18 at DET, 10/04/19 vs. TOR)
#90: Elvis Merzlikins (G) 6' 3", 181 lbs. / Apr 13, 1994 (25 years and 5 months)
EHL-vihs muhrz-lih-kihns GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% 1st NHL / 1st CBJ Season Season ------Last Win: - Career ------Last SO: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0 Career vs. Opp ------
Season Highs: Shots Saves - - Last Game Served as backup on 10/4 vs. TOR.
2018-19 (NLA): Went 22-18-0 with a 2.44 GAA, .921 SV% and a career-high 5 shutouts in 43 games with HC Lugano (NLA)... Finished 2nd-T in the league in wins, 3rd-T in shutouts and 4th in SV%... Posted a 2.78 GAA and .914 SV% in 5 appearances for Latvia at the IIHF World Championships.
Career: Is entering his 1st season with CBJ...Twice won the "Jacques Plante Trophy" given annually to the top goaltender in the NLA (2015-16 and 2017-18)...Has represented Latvia in the past four IIHF World Championships.
Stat or Streak: Made his debut in Switzerland's top league, NLA, back in 2013-14 as a 19-year old. #3: Seth Jones (D) 6' 4", 209 lbs. / Oct 3, 1994 (25 years)
SEHTH JOHNZ GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville’s first round pick, fourth overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Acquired by Columbus from Nashville in exchange for Ryan Johansen on Career 469 54-174-228 -17 148 January 6, 2016 7th NHL / 5th CBJ Season Career vs. Opp 18 0-6-6 -6 14 Last Goal: MAR 3, 2019 vs WINNIPEG (18) Last Assist: APR 2, 2019 vs BOSTON (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 24:03 3 1 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 3 shots, 3 takeaways and kated a team-high 24:03 on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 57 GP, 6-20-26, +8, 4 PIM
2018-19: Multi-point games: 5... Finished 4th among NHL defensemen in TOI (25:49) and led CBJ defensemen in assists and points (9-37-46)... Selected to participate in his 3rd-straight All-Star game (DNP in 2018)... Collected 200th career NHL point (assist) on 12/13 vs. LAK... Had 5-game point streak from 11/26-12/6 (3-4-7)... Skated in 200th career CBJ game on 11/3 at LAK.
Career: Entering his 4th full season with the Blue Jackets... Set single-season club records for goals scored (16, tied with Werenski) and points (57) by a defenseman in 2017-18... 2nd Team NHL All-Star (2017-18) and finished 4th in Norris Trophy voting. Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (3x)... A - 3 (3x)... Pts - 4 (1x)
Career at Home: 237 GP, 29-104-133, +5, 78 PIM Career on Road: 232 GP, 25-70-90, -21, 70 PIM
Stat or Streak: His 4 GWG last season were T-4th among blueliners.
#4: Scott Harrington (D) 6' 2", 204 lbs. / Mar 10, 1993 (26 years and 6 months)
SKAWT HAIR-ihng-tuhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Pittsburgh’s second round pick, 54th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft. Season 1 0-0-0 -1 2 Acquired: Acquired from Toronto along with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Career 153 5-21-26 -2 51 Kerby Rychel on June 25, 2016 6th NHL / 4th CBJ Season Career vs. Opp 10 1-1-2 -2 4 Last Goal: FEB 28, 2019 vs PHILADELPHIA (17) Last Assist: FEB 26, 2019 vs PITTSBURGH (18) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 12:54 0 1 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 2 blocked shots on 12:54 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 18 GP, 0-5-5, +1, 8 PIM
2018-19: Set career highs in assists, points and games with 2-15-17 in 73 outings... Collected 1-2-3 in 4 games from 11/23-29... Had career-high two assists on 10/25 at STL.
Career: Entering his 4th season in the Blue Jackets organization... Played in his 100th career Blue Jackets game on 1/7/19 at ARI. Single-Game Highs: G - 1 (5x)... A - 2 (1x)... Pts - 2 (2x)
Career at Home: 73 GP, 1-10-11, +1, 24 PIM Career on Road: 80 GP, 4-11-15, -3, 27 PIM
Stat or Streak: Played 10 games for Pittsburgh in 2014-15 after being drafted by the club in the second round, 54th overall of the 2011 NHL Draft. #8: Zach Werenski (D) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Jul 19, 1997 (22 years and 2 months)
ZAK wuh-REHN-skee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ first round pick, eighth overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 4th NHL / 4th CBJ Season Career 238 38-90-128 12 48 Last Goal: MAR 19, 2019 @ CALGARY (10) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2019 @ BUFFALO (4) Career vs. Opp 9 1-2-3 -2 0 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 21:33 2 0 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 2 shots and 2 blocked shots on 21:33 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 31 GP, 7-13-20, +4, 10 PIM
2018-19: Led Blue Jackets defensemen in goals and ranked second in assists, points and TOI/game (22:54) with 11-33-44 in 82 games... Set career highs and tied the CBJ single game marks for assists and points by a defenseman in a game with 1-3-4 on 3/12 vs. Boston.
Career: Entering his 4th full season with the Blue Jackets... Has appeared in one All-Star Game (2018)... Finished third in Calder Trophy voting in 2016- 17 and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)... His 16 goals tied a single-season club-record in 2017-18 (Jones)... Captured the 2016 Calder Cup with the Cleveland Monsters, going 5-9-14 in 17 postseason games. Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (1x)... A - 3 (2x)... Pts - 4 (1x).
Career at Home: 121 GP, 20-43-63, -1, 32 PIM Career on Road: 117 GP, 18-47-65, +13, 16 PIM
Stat or Streak: Werenski's lone-career goal against PIT came on 04/05/18.
#10: Alexander Wennberg (C) 6' 2", 197 lbs. / Sep 22, 1994 (25 years)
al-ehx-AN-duhr WEHN-buhrg GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ first round pick, 14th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 6th NHL / 6th CBJ Season Career 359 35-144-179 9 69 Last Goal: FEB 5, 2019 @ COLORADO (24) Last Assist: MAR 28, 2019 vs MONTREAL (4) Career vs. Opp 16 3-4-7 -2 4 Career Shootouts: 6/20 (30%), 3 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 16:55 0 1 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Won 6-of-10 faceoffs on 16:55 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 47 GP, 3-21-24, -5, 14 PIM
2018-19: Factored into 75 games and went 2-23-25... Registered his first career shorthanded goal in his 300th career NHL game on 11/10 vs. NYR
Career: Finished 2nd on CBJ in plus/minus and fourth in assists with 8-27-35 and was a career-high +22 in 66 games in 2017-18... Led Columbus in assists (46) and multi-point games (14, tied) and finished second in points (59), setting career highs in goals (13), assists and points, plus/minus (+21) and games played (80) in 2016-17. Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (2x)... A - 4 (1x)... Pts - 4 (2x)
Career at Home: 185 GP, 13-47-87, -3, 42 PIM Career on Road: 174 GP, 22-70-92, +12, 27 PIM
Stat or Streak: Collected 3-7-10 at the 2019 IIHF World Championship with Sweden, T-2nd most assists and points on the team. #13: Cam Atkinson (R) 5' 8", 175 lbs. / Jun 5, 1989 (30 years and 4 months)
KAM AT-kihn-suhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ sixth round pick, 157th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft Season 1 1-0-1 0 0 9th NHL / 9th CBJ Season Career 528 187-156-343 31 136 Last Goal: OCT 4, 2019 vs TORONTO Last Assist: APR 2, 2019 vs BOSTON (3) Career vs. Opp 25 9-3-12 -4 8 Career Shootouts: 15/39 (38%), 8 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 0 19:38 7 1 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Scored a power-play goal and posted 7 shots on 19:38 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 65 GP, 24-17-41, -22, 12 PIM
2018-19: Set career highs with 41-28-69 and 19:23 TOI/game in 80 outings... Led the team and finished 6th-T in the NHL in goals, tying Rick Nash's single season record (2003-04)... Became the 3rd player in CBJ history to skate in 500 career games with the franchise on 2/12 vs. WSH.
Career: Has orchestrated 6-straight 20-plus goal seasons... Ranks 2nd in both goals (186) and points (342) in franchise history... Two-time All-Star Game participant. Single-Game Highs: G - 3 (6x)... A - 4 (1x)... Pts - 4 (3x)
Career at Home: 267 GP, 98-87-185, +23, 70 PIM Career on Road: 261 GP, 89-69-158, +9, 66 PIM
Stat or Streak: Has scored a goal in six-straight season openers, a feat only accomplished twice before in NHL history (Mud Bruneteau, DET, 1940-46 and Yvon Cournoyer, MTL, 1973-79).
#14: Gustav Nyquist (C) 5' 11", 179 lbs. / Sep 1, 1989 (30 years and 1 month)
GUS NIGH-qwihst GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by DET in 2008 (4th round, 121st overall) Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 Acquired: Acquired by SJS from DET in exchange for a 2019 2nd round selection and Career 501 131-175-306 3 128 a conditional 2020 third round selection 8th NHL / 1st CBJ Season Career vs. Opp 15 4-8-12 2 4 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 vs COLORADO (1) Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 vs COLORADO (1) Career Shootouts: 14/43 (33%), 3 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 12:38 0 0 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Skated 12:38 in his CBJ debut on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 57 GP, 20-22-42, -13, 18 PIM
2018-19: Set career highs in assists, points and multi-point efforts (13) with 22-38-60 in 81 games with DET and SJS... Added 1-10-11 in 20 Stanley Cup Playoff outings to help the Sharks advance to the Western Conference Finals... Played in his 500th NHL game 4/6 v. COL and recorded his 300th NHL point (assist), 3/18 v. Vegas.
Career: Has played 81+ games in 4 of the past 5 seasons... Representing Sweden, has two IIHF World Championship medals, winning gold in 2018 and bronze in 2016... Captured a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics... Won the 2013 Calder Cup with Grand Rapids (AHL). Single-Game Highs: G - 3 (1x)... A - 3 (3x)... Pts - 4 (2x)
Career at Home: 252 GP, 72-95-167, +31, 58 PIM Career on Road: 249GP, 59-80-139, -28, 70 PIM
Stat or Streak: Is 3-3-6 in his past five games vs. Pittsburgh, all played as a member of Detroit. #15: Jakob Lilja (L) 6' 1", 196 lbs. / Jul 23, 1993 (26 years and 2 months)
JAY-kuhb LIHL-yuh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed a one-year entry level contract on June 15, 2019 Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 1st NHL / 1st CBJ Season Career 1 0-0-0 0 0 Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career vs. Opp ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 7:58 1 1 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted a shot, hit and blocked shot on 7:58 TOI in his CBJ/NHL debut on 10/4 vs. TOR. Career in October: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0, 0 PIM
2018-19 (SHL): Tallied 12-25-37 and averaged 18:03 of ice time in 52 games with Djurgardens IF in the Swedish Hockey League... Set career highs in assists and points... Led the club and ranked 8th-T in the league in assists and 10th-T in points... Had 9 multi-point efforts... Added 3-5-8 in 19 playoff outings to help the team advance to the SHL final.
Career: Played in 222 games in the SHL split between Rogle BK, Linkoping HC and Djurgardens IF, gathering 48-51-99 and +14.... Had a 13.5 shooting percentage in the SHL. Career at Home: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0, 0 PIM
Stat or Streak: Tied for the team-lead in points this preseason with 2-1-3 in four games (Dubinsky, 0-3-3).
#17: Brandon Dubinsky (C) (*Injured) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / Apr 29, 1986 (33 years and 5 months)
BRAN-duhn doo-BIHN-skee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: NY Rangers’ fourth round pick, 60th overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: Acquired by Columbus with Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon and a first round Career 823 153-285-438 24 905 pick in the 2013 Draft from NY Rangers in exchange for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and a conditional third round pick in the 2013 Draft on July 23, 2012 Career vs. Opp 53 13-21-34 0 68 14th NHL / 8th CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 25, 2019 @ BOSTON (5) Last Assist: APR 16, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (18) Career Shootouts: 4/16 (25%), 3 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
2019 Preseason: Did not play (wrist) on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 102 GP, 19-37-56, +6, 144 PIM
2018-19: Led CBJ and ranked 6th-T in the NHL in faceoff percentage (57.1 pct.)... Recorded hits in all but 5 games... Played in 400th career Blue Jackets game on 1/5 at Florida.
Career: Entering his 8th season with Columbus... Has played in 430 games with CBJ, going 72-153-225... Registered his 7th career 40-point campaign and 3rd in the past 4 seasons in 2016-17 with 12-29-41 in 80 contests. Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (10x)... A - 3 (5x)... Pts - 4 (1x)
Career at Home: 415 GP, 72-167-239, +37, 453 PIM Career on Road: 408 GP, 81-118-199, -13, 452 PIM
Stat or Streak: Has won 53.3 pct. of faceoffs since joining the Blue Jackets. #18: Pierre-Luc Dubois (C) 6' 3", 218 lbs. / Jun 24, 1998 (21 years and 3 months)
pee-AIHR-lewk doo-BWAH GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus' first round pick, third overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft. Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 3rd NHL / 3rd CBJ Season Career 165 47-62-109 24 113 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2019 @ BUFFALO (4) Career vs. Opp 8 1-5-6 2 2 Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 17:05 0 2 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted two hits on 17:05 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 24 GP, 5-4-9, -5, 22 PIM
2018-19: Set career highs in goals, assists and points with 27-34-61 in 82 outings... Ranked 4th on the team in goals (tied) and points... Collected his 100th career NHL point with an assist on 2/22 at OTT, becoming the fastest Blue Jacket to reach 100 career points to begin his NHL career (143 games)(Zherdev, 156 games).
Career: Finished 7th-T among NHL rookies in goals and 8th in assists and points with 20-28-48 in 82 games in 2017-18... Set CBJ single season rookie records in goals, points and games played. Single-Game Highs: G - 3 (1x)... A - 3 (1x)... Pts - 4 (1x)
Career at Home: 83 GP, 21-31-52, -1, 40 PIM Career on Road: 82 GP, 26-31-57, +25, 73 PIM
Stat or Streak: With a 20-plus goal campaign, would become the 1st Blue Jacket to begin his career with 3-straight 20-goal seasons.
#20: Riley Nash (C) 6' 2", 185 lbs. / May 9, 1989 (30 years and 4 months)
RYE-lee NAHSH GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Edmonton's first round pick, 21st overall, in the 2007 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Acquired: Signed a three-year contract with Columbus on July 1, 2018 Career 478 56-95-151 -11 120 9th NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Career vs. Opp 24 4-4-8 -2 2 Last Assist: MAR 12, 2019 vs BOSTON (13) Career Shootouts: 6/14 (43%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 11:11 0 1 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted a hit on 11:11 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR. Career in October: 55GP, 4-10-14, +2, 10 PIM
2018-19: Played in 78 games on the year, contributing 3-9-12...Tallied 1-2-3 in seven playoff games, notching his first career Stanley Cup Playoffs goal in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on 4/12 at Tampa Bay... Skated in his 400th career NHL game in his CBJ debut on 10/4 at Detroit.
Career: Set career highs with 15-26-41 while playing in 76 games with Boston in 2017-18... Tallied 8-11-19 in 22 contests from 2/7-3/23/18... Prior to joining Boston in 2016, played in Carolina for parts of four seasons. Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (5x)... A - 2 (9x)... Pts - 3 (2x)
Career at Home: 243 GP, 36-56-92, +14, 45 PIM Career on Road: 235 GP, 20-39-59, -25, 75 PIM
Stat or Streak: Nash (Cornell), is one of four Blue Jackets to come from the NCAA circuit (Atkinson, Nyquist, Werenski). #22: Sonny Milano (L) 6' 0", 194 lbs. / May 12, 1996 (23 years and 4 months)
SUH-nee mih-LAHN-oh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus' first round pick, 16th overall in the 2014 Draft Season ------5th NHL / 5th CBJ Season Career 70 15-9-24 -10 10 Last Goal: OCT 18, 2018 vs PHILADELPHIA (2) Last Assist: APR 5, 2018 vs PITTSBURGH (9) Career vs. Opp 4 1-1-2 0 0 Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
Last Game Did not dress (healthy extra) on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 19 GP, 6-1-7, 0, 4 PIM
2018-19: Started campaign with CBJ, notching 1-0-1 in eight games... Added 11-13-24 in 27 contests with Cleveland (AHL)... Led Monsters in assists and points in the Calder Cup Playoffs with 2-8-10 in 8 outings... Missed majority of season due to injuries.
Career: Finished 2nd among CBJ rookies with 14-8-22 in 55 games in 2017-18 (4th most by rookie in single season in club history)... Led CLE (AHL) in points and assists and ranked 2nd in goals with 18-29-47 in 64 games in 2016-17... Added 4-4-8 in 17 playoff games to help club capture 2016 Calder Cup. Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (2x)... A - 1 (9x)... Pts - 2 (2x)
Career at Home: 33 GP, 6-4-10, -5, 4 PIM Career on Road: 37 GP, 9-5-14, -5, 6 PIM
Stat or Streak: 6 of Milano's 15 career goals were scored in October, the most of any month.
#27: Ryan Murray (D) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Sep 27, 1993 (26 years)
RIGH-unn MUHR-ee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ first round pick, second overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 7th NHL / 7th CBJ Season Career 321 13-88-101 22 100 Last Goal: NOV 6, 2018 vs DALLAS (42) Last Assist: FEB 16, 2019 @ CHICAGO (2) Career vs. Opp 13 1-2-3 0 4 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 22:35 0 0 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 3 blocked shots on 22:35 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 52 GP, 3-13-16, -2, 12 PIM
2018-19: Set single-season career highs and finished 3rd among CBJ blueliners in assists and points with 1-28-29 in 56 games... Missed final 24 games of regular season as well as entire 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs with upper body injury... Set a single-game career high in assists and points with three assists, reaching 100 career NHL points in the process, on 2/16 at CHI.
Career: Tallied 1-11-12 in 44 games with Columbus in 2017-18 and missed 35 games due to injury... Notched 2-9-11 in 60 games with the Jackets in 2016-17 and contributed then-career highs of 4-21-25 and 40 penalty minutes in 82 games in 2015-16. Single-Game Highs: G - 1 (13x)... A - 3 (1x)... Pts - 3 (1x)
Career at Home: 167 GP, 9-44-53, +23, 52 PIM Career on Road: 154 GP, 4-44-48, -1, 48 PIM
Stat or Streak: Is 1-0-1 and +2 in his past five games vs. PIT. #28: Oliver Bjorkstrand (R) 6' 0", 177 lbs. / Apr 10, 1995 (24 years and 5 months)
AWL-ih-vuhr bih-YOHRK-strand GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ third round pick, 89th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 5th NHL / 5th CBJ Season Career 198 44-53-97 22 23 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Career vs. Opp 9 2-1-3 1 0 Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 16:14 2 0 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 2 shots on 16:14 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 27 GP, 3-6-9, -1, 9 PIM
2018-19: Set career highs in goals (23) and plus/minus rating (+8)... Tallied 17-6-23 and was +13 in final 36 games of season... Posted a career-high 6- game goal streak from 3/24-4/2 (7-0-7), which tied for the 3rd-longest in franchise history and 2nd-longest in the NHL during the season.
Career: Set then-career highs in assists and points, finishing fourth on the club in assists and sixth in points with 11-29-40 in 82 games in 2017-18... Captured the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy (Playoff MVP) after leading Lake Erie to the 2016 Calder Cup championship and leading the postseason in goals and finishing 3rd-T in points with 10-6-16 in 17 contests. Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (4x)... A - 3 (1x)... Pts - 3 (2x)
Career at Home: 100 GP, 19-24-43, +7, 13 PIM Career on Road: 98 GP, 25-29-54, +15, 10 PIM
Stat or Streak: His 1.45 G/60 was T-21st in the NHL last season.
#38: Boone Jenner (C) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / Jun 15, 1993 (26 years and 3 months)
BOON JEH-nuhr GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ second round pick, 37th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 2 7th NHL / 7th CBJ Season Career 420 102-97-199 6 269 Last Goal: MAR 30, 2019 @ NASHVILLE (5) Last Assist: MAR 26, 2019 vs NY ISLANDERS (7) Career vs. Opp 21 6-5-11 -4 41 Career Shootouts: 2/7 (29%), 2 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 13:54 3 4 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 3 shots, 4 hits on 13:54 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 45 GP, 12-2-14, -10, 22 PIM
2018-19: Set a career high in assists with 22... Won 54.1 pct. of his faceoffs taken and led club in faceoff wins (626)... Notched his 1st career hat trick and his 100th career NHL goal on his 2nd of the game, on 3/12 vs. Boston (Tuukka Rask 2, EN).
Career: Led the Jackets in hits (205), finishing 20th in the NHL in 2017-18... Skated in a career-best 175-straight contests from 3/21/15 - 4/9/17... Set a career high, finishing second on the club and 19th-T in the NHL with 216 hits in 2016-17. Single-Game Highs: G - 3 (1x)... A - 3 (1x)... Pts - 3 (5x)
Career at Home: 212 GP, 53-48-101, -4, 144 PIM Career on Road: 208 GP, 49-49-98, +10, 125 PIM
Stat or Streak: Jenner led CBJ with four hits in their first game of the season. #42: Alexandre Texier (C) 6' 0", 187 lbs. / Sep 13, 1999 (20 years)
al-ehx-AND-duhr TEHX-ee-ay GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus' second round pick, 45th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft. Season 1 0-0-0 0 2 2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Career 3 1-0-1 3 2 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Last Assist: APR 14, 2019 vs TAMPA BAY (5) Career vs. Opp ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 16:52 0 2 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 2 hits on 16:52 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR. Career in October: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0, 2 PIM
2018-19: Made North American pro debut at end of campaign... Made his NHL debut on 4/5 at NYR and scored 1st NHL goal a day later at OTT... Added 2-1-3 while skating in 8 of 10 Stanley Cup Playoff contests... Also made AHL debut, collecting 5-2-7 in 7 regular season outings with CLE... Started season with KalPa in Finland's top professional league (Liiga), collecting 14-27-41 in 55 appearances... Led KalPa in assists and points... Finished 2nd among the league’s teenagers in assists and points..
Career: In 108-career Liiga games collected 27-36-63... Had 13-9-22 in 53 outings with KalPa (Liiga) in 2017-18 while skating as the club's youngest player at the age of 18. Single-Game Highs: G - 1 (1x)... Pts - 1 (1x)
Career at Home: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0, 2 PIM Career on Road: 2 GP, 1-0-1, +3, 0 PIM
Stat or Streak: Last night was Texier's first regular-season contest at home.
#44: Vladislav Gavrikov (D) 6' 3", 213 lbs. / Nov 21, 1995 (23 years and 10 months)
vla-dih-SLAV GAV-rih-kawv GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus' sixth-round pick, 159th overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft Season ------2nd NHL / 2nd CBJ Season Career ------Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career vs. Opp ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
Last Game: Did not dress (healthy extra) on 10/4 vs. TOR.
2018-19: Made his NHL debut with CBJ in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, skating in two games... Made his league debut in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on 5/4 at BOS... Began campaign with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League... Led the league in plus/minus and set career highs in assists, points, plus/minus and games played with 5-15-20 and +48 in 60 contests... Skated in 18 postseason games with St. Petersburg... Played in 10 games for Russia at the IIHF World Championships.
Career: Spent three seasons with Yaroslavl before the move to SKA St. Petersburg for two campaigns... In 222 KHL games, collected 16-33-49 with a +97 rating... Won a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics competing for Olympic Athletes of Russia.
Stat or Streak: Is one of two current CBJ players to possess Olympic medals (Nyquist, silver with Sweden in 2014). #46: Dean Kukan (D) 6' 2", 192 lbs. / Jul 8, 1993 (26 years and 2 months)
DEEN KOO-kahn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted Season ------Acquired: Signed by Columbus to a two-year entry level contract on June 1, 2015 Career 44 0-9-9 17 8 4th NHL / 4th CBJ Season Last Goal: MAY 4, 2019 @ BOSTON (1) Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 0 0 Last Assist: MAR 30, 2019 @ NASHVILLE (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------
Last Season: Did not dress (healthy extra) on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 5 GP, 0-0-0, -1, 4 PIM
2018-19: Set career highs in assists, points and games played with 0-5-5 in 25 games... Made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, skating in all 10 outings... Notched his 1st career goal in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on 5/4 at Boston
Career: Posted 0-4-4 in 20 games with CBJ in 2017-18, including his 1st NHL point (assist) on 1/30 vs. MIN... Added 1-14-15 in 32 contests with CLE (AHL) and was selected to play in the AHL All-Star Classic...In 142 AHL games over parts of 4 seasons, is 9-50-59. Single-Game Highs: A - 2 (1x)... Pts - 2 (1x)
Career at Home: 17 GP, 0-5-5, +9, 4 PIM Career on Road: 27 GP, 0-4-4, +8, 4 PIM
Stat or Streak: Last time facing TOR, picked up an assist (02/14/2018).
#52: Emil Bemstrom (C) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Jun 1, 1999 (20 years and 4 months)
eh-MIHL BEHM-struhm GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus' fourth-round pick, 117th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 1st NHL / 1st CBJ Season Career 1 0-0-0 0 0 Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career vs. Opp ------Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 9:10 0 0 +0 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted a blocked shot on 9:10 TOI in his NHL debut on 10/4 vs. TOR. Career in October: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0, 0 PIM
2018-19 (SHL): Led the Swedish Hockey League in goals and PPGs with 23-12-35 and 10 PPGs in 47 games with Djurgardens IF... Captured the SHL’s Rookie of the Year and Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Arets Junior) awards after leading all league rookies in goals, points and PPGs... His 23 goals were tied for the 3rd-most by a teenager in a season in league history, trailing only Kent Nilsson (28, 1975-76) and Elias Pettersson (24, 2017- 18).
Career: Had 5-5-10 in 19 playoff games with Djurgardens IF this past spring... Made his SHL debut with Leksands IF in 2016-17, appearing in five games. Career at Home: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0, 0 PIM
Stat or Streak: Was named a Top Three player for Sweden at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, collecting 4-2-6 in five games. #58: David Savard (D) 6' 2", 229 lbs. / Oct 22, 1990 (28 years and 11 months)
DAY-vid suh-VAHRD GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ fourth round pick, 94th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 2 9th NHL / 9th CBJ Season Career 490 40-109-149 45 274 Last Goal: MAR 30, 2019 @ NASHVILLE (5) Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Career vs. Opp 22 0-4-4 1 10 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 20:04 1 2 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 2 PIM and 2 hits on 20:04 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 71 GP, 5-19-24, -7, 34 PIM
2018-19: Led the Blue Jackets in blocked shots (123) and ranked 3rd among CBJ defensemen in goals (8)... Played in all 82 games for the 2nd time in his career (2014-15)... Notched his 1st career Stanley Cup Playoffs goal in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on 4/10 at TBL
Career: Entering his 9th season with CBJ... Set a franchise record and finished 3rd-T in the NHL in plus/minus with a +33 in 2016-17, one behind the league leaders (MIN’s Suter and Zucker)...Is currently 8th all-time on the Blue Jackets franchise games played list (489). Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (14x)... A - 2 (9x)... Pts - 3 (1x)
Career at Home: 249 GP, 23-54-77, +40, 120 PIM Career on Road: 241 GP, 17-55-72, +5, 154 PIM
Stat or Streak: Has played in 164 of possible 165 games since the start of the 2017-18 season.
#65: Markus Nutivaara (D) 6' 1", 187 lbs. / Jun 6, 1994 (25 years and 3 months)
MAHR-kuhs noo-tih-VAH-ruh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ seventh round pick, 189th overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 2 4th NHL / 4th CBJ Season Career 208 14-37-51 22 28 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Last Assist: MAR 30, 2019 @ NASHVILLE (5) Career vs. Opp 9 0-1-1 2 4 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 13:23 2 0 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 2 shots and 2 PIM on 13:23 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 26 GP, 1-8-9, -2, 6 PIM
2018-19: Set career highs in games played (80), shots (99) and ice time (17:41) and tied his career high in assists (16)... Missed the final 8 games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs due to injury... Skated in his 200th career NHL game on 3/24 at VAN.
Career: Entering his 4th full season with Columbus... Finished 3rd among Jackets defensemen and set career highs with 7-16-23 in 61 games in 2017- 18. Single-Game Highs: G - 1 (14x)... A - 2 (3x)... Pts - 2 (3x)
Career at Home: 106 GP, 8-16-24, +4, 14 PIM Career on Road: 102 GP, 6-21-27, +18, 14 PIM
Stat or Streak: Took only three minor penalties (6 PIM) in 80 games last season. #71: Nick Foligno (L) 6' 0", 208 lbs. / Oct 31, 1987 (31 years and 11 months)
NIHK foh-LEE-noh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Ottawa’s first round pick, 28th overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft Season 1 0-0-0 -1 0 Acquired: Rights acquired by Columbus from Ottawa in exchange for Marc Methot on Career 842 186-249-435 0 675 July 1, 2012 13th NHL / 8th CBJ Season Career vs. Opp 40 7-19-26 -8 39 Last Goal: MAR 31, 2019 @ BUFFALO (4) Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 @ OTTAWA (1) Career Shootouts: 0/11 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 17:05 2 2 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 2 shots, 2 hits and won 5-of-9 faceoffs on 17:05 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 115 GP, 22-35-57, -8, 88 PIM
2018-19: Was a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy and was named the CBJ Community MVP... Scored 17 goals and has tallied 15 or more in 5 of the past 6 seasons... Finished 2nd on the club in hits (175) and faceoff percentage (56.6).
Career: Entering his 8th season with CBJ and 5th season as team captain...Has played in 490 games with CBJ, going 125-162-287...Became the 1st player in NHL history to win the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and Mark Messier Leadership Award in the same campaign (2016-17). Single-Game Highs: G - 3 (2x)... A - 3 (4x)... Pts - 4 (1x)
Career at Home: 429 GP, 111-119-230, +15, 230 PIM Career on Road: 413 GP, 75-130-205, -15, 355 PIM
Stat or Streak: A full season of games played will vault Foligno up to No. 3 all-time on the games played as a Blue Jacket leader board.
#77: Josh Anderson (R) 6' 3", 222 lbs. / May 7, 1994 (25 years and 4 months)
JAWSH AN-dur-suhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ fourth round pick, 95th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft. Season 1 0-0-0 -1 2 6th NHL / 6th CBJ Season Career 242 64-47-111 34 197 Last Goal: MAR 31, 2019 @ BUFFALO (4) Last Assist: APR 2, 2019 vs BOSTON (3) Career vs. Opp 12 0-4-4 1 4 Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 16:54 6 2 --1 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR 10/4 vs TOR
Last Game: Posted 6 shots, 2 hits and 2 blocked shots on 16:54 TOI on 10/4 vs. TOR.
Career in October: 29 GP, 11-4-15, +10, 28 PIM
2018-19: Set career highs in goals, assists, points and hits (214) with 27-20-47 while playing in all 82 contests... Led the team with a +25 plus/minus rating, ranking 6th-T among NHL forwards in 2018-19 and 2nd all-time among CBJ players... Led the team in hits with 214.
Career: Entering his 4th full season with CBJ...Has improved his goal and point totals each season...Won the 2016 Calder Cup with Lake Erie (AHL). Single-Game Highs: G - 2 (5x)... A - 3 (1x)... Pts - 4 (1x)
Career at Home: 120 GP, 30-30-60, +24, 84 PIM Career on Road: 122 GP, 34-17-51, +10, 113 PIM
Stat or Streak: His 46 takeaways last season were 2nd among CBJ forwards (Atkinson, 47).