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Penguins Game Notes

Thu, Oct 3, 2019 NHL Game #7

Pittsburgh Penguins 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Team Game: 1 0 - 0 - 0 (Home) Team Game: 1 0 - 0 - 0 (Home) Home Game: 1 0 - 0 - 0 (Road) Road Game: 1 0 - 0 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Matt Murray ------35 Linus Ullmark ------35 ------40 Carter Hutton ------

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Chad Ruhwedel ------6 D Marco Scandella ------3 D Jack Johnson ------9 C ------4 D ------10 D Henri Jokiharju ------6 D John Marino ------13 L Jimmy Vesey ------8 D Brian Dumoulin ------17 C Vladimir Sobotka ------12 C Dominik Simon ------19 D Jake McCabe ------13 L Brandon Tanev ------21 R ------18 C Alex Galchenyuk ------22 C Johan Larsson ------19 C Jared McCann ------23 C Sam Reinhart ------24 C ------26 D Rasmus Dahlin ------27 C ------28 C Zemgus Girgensons ------28 D ------33 D Colin Miller ------44 D ------37 C Casey Mittelstadt ------46 C Zach Aston-Reese ------43 L ------50 D Juuso Riikola ------53 L ------53 C Teddy Blueger ------55 D ------58 D ------58 D John Gilmour ------59 L Jake Guentzel ------68 L Victor Olofsson ------71 C ------71 L ------72 R Patric Hornqvist ------90 L Marcus Johansson ------87 C ------

Executive VP and General Manager Owner/CEO Terry Pegula Assistant GMs Jason Karmanos Owner/President Kim Pegula Head Coach Mike Sullivan General Manager Assistant Coaches , Jacques Head Coach Martin, Coaching Staff Mike Bales (Assistant Coach), Goaltending Coach / Video Coach Mike Buckley / Andy Saucier Don Granato (Assistant Coach), Steve Smith (Assistant Coach), Chris Taylor (Assistant Coach), Myles Fee (Video Coach), Kyle Smith (Video Coordinator)

Tonight's Officials Referees Chris Schlenker (3), Trevor Hanson (14) Linesmen Steve Miller (89), Kory Nagy (97) Supervisor Video Judge Ntl. Anthem * Denotes Standby Official.

Today's Schedule ARI @ ANA : 7:00 MTL @ CAR : 7:00 CGY @ COL : 7:00 MIN @ NSH : 7:00 WPG @ NYR : 7:00 BUF @ PIT : 7:00 FLA @ TBL : 7:00 BOS @ DAL : 7:30 : 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 , CZE 13 Brandon Tanev L 6' 0" 180 Dec 31, 1991 , ON, CAN 18 Alex Galchenyuk C 6' 1" 207 Feb 12, 1994 , 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 , LVA 58 Kris Letang D 6' 0" 201 Apr 24, 1987 , 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 , 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 Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks

Buffalo Sabres: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 6 Marco Scandella D 6' 3" 210 Feb 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN 9 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 200 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA 10 Henri Jokiharju D 6' 0" 193 Jun 17, 1999 Oulu, FIN 13 Jimmy Vesey L 6' 3" 199 May 26, 1993 , MA, USA 17 Vladimir Sobotka C 5' 11" 189 Jul 2, 1987 Trebic, CZE 19 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 206 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA 21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 219 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA 22 Johan Larsson C 5' 11" 202 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE 23 Sam Reinhart C 6' 1" 192 Nov 6, 1995 West , BC, CAN 26 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' 3" 190 Apr 13, 2000 Lidkoping, SWE 28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 2" 211 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA 33 Colin Miller D 6' 1" 196 Oct 29, 1992 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN 35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 213 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE 37 Casey Mittelstadt C 6' 1" 202 Nov 22, 1998 Eden Prairie, MN, USA 40 Carter Hutton G 6' 0" 198 Dec 19, 1985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 43 Conor Sheary L 5' 8" 176 Jun 8, 1992 Winchester, MA, USA 53 Jeff Skinner L 5' 11" 187 May 16, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN 55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 215 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN 58 John Gilmour D 6' 0" 190 May 17, 1993 Montreal, QC, CAN 68 Victor Olofsson L 5' 11" 181 Jul 18, 1995 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 71 Evan Rodrigues L 5' 10" 176 Jul 28, 1993 Toronto, ON, CAN 90 Marcus Johansson L 6' 1" 205 Oct 6, 1990 Landskrona, SWE 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 197 Age: 26.3

Injured Reserve List (4 Players) 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 6' 4" 196 Mar 9, 1999 Espoo, FIN 4 Zach Bogosian D 6' 3" 226 Jul 15, 1990 Massena, NY, USA 48 D 5' 11" 194 May 21, 1985 Warren, MI, USA 62 Brandon Montour D 6' 0" 193 Apr 11, 1994 Brantford, ON, CAN

Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins Team Records Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Last game: - - Next game: **NONE** **NONE** Overall record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 Home record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 Road record/streak: 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 0 - 0 - 0 / 0 / 0 Last 5 Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Last 10 Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 1-Goal Games: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 2-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 0 3-Goal Games 0 - 0 0 - 0 Scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Opponent scoring first 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Trailing after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Tied after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Leading after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0 OT Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0 Shootout Record - Franchise: 0 - 0 0 - 0 Outshooting opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month Record Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points Totals: 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0 Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins Situations Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pittsburgh Penguins: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shots by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Buffalo Sabres: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pittsburgh Penguins: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Power Play Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins G Att % G Att % Overall: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Road: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Penalty Killing Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins G Att % G Att % Overall: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Road: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Penalties Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Shootout Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG

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

Power Play Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Player G A P No players to display No players to display

Short Handed Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Player G A P No players to display No players to display Pittsburgh Penguins: Media Notes

INJURIES 2018-19 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 226

RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 2 – D John Marino recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the . 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 open the 2019-20 season by hosting the Buffalo Sabres (TV: AT&T ; Radio: 105.9 The X) at PPG Paints Arena. -The Penguins are facing the Sabres in their season opener for the first time since October 4, 1991 (5-4 win in Buffalo), and for the third time overall in franchise history. Pittsburgh is 1-1 in those contests. -Pittsburgh is currently riding a franchise-long 18-game unbeaten streak against Buffalo (15-0-3) dating back to October 5, 2013. During that span, the Penguins have outscored the Sabres by a 71-32 margin. -The Penguins have gone 11-3-1 against Buffalo here at PPG Paints Arena since the venue opened its doors for the 2010-11 campaign.

QUICK HITS 1) Forwards Alex Galchenyuk, Dominik Kahun and Brandon Tanev are looking to make their Penguins’ debuts tonight. Defenseman John Marino is looking to make his NHL debut.

2) Pittsburgh is 27-14-10 all-time in home openers, including a 4-1-1 mark in its last six.

3) The Penguins are 24-20-7 all-time in season openers.

4) Last year the Pens went 11-7-6 against the Atlantic Division and finished 5-1-1 in their last seven games against Atlantic Division foes.

5) Head coach Mike Sullivan enters tonight’s game having coached exactly 300 games (174-92-34) with the Penguins. He is one of only three coaches in Penguins history to coach 300 or more games with the team, and his .637 points percentage currently is the second-highest percentage in team history (, .668).

PENGUINS vs. SABRES: Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Sabres: 89-62-40 In PIT: 54-23-20 In BUF: 35-39-20 OT Record vs. Sabres: 10-8-15 Shootout Record vs. Sabres: 4-1 2017-18 Results: Pittsburgh went 1-0-2

TEAM NOTES: 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.

MARINO CRACKS OPENING NIGHT ROSTER After a strong showing in the preseason, defenseman John Marino has earned a spot on the Penguins 23-man opening night roster after Bryan Rust was placed on long-term injured reserve. The Penguins acquired Marino from the Oilers this summer in exchange for a 2021 sixth-round pick, and after signing him to a two-year entry level contract on August 8, the 22-year old rookie dressed in a team-leading five preseason games (tied) where he registered two assists. His plus-5 ranked second on the team, trailing only fellow blueliner Marcus Pettersson (+7).

Marino, who has spent the previous three seasons playing collegiate hockey for Harvard University, is looking to make his NHL debut.

STREAKING VS. THE SABRES In addition to the Penguins’ 18-game unbeaten stretch (15-0-3), the following are all active streaks versus Buffalo:

-Pittsburgh is 8-0-1 in its last nine home games against the Sabres. - Sidney Crosby is currently riding a six-game point streak (5G-6A) versus Buffalo. He has recorded at least one point in 35 of 39 career games played against them, while his 61 points (20G-41A) are the most he’s tallied against any non- opponent. -Evgeni Malkin has points in nine consecutive games against Buffalo (3G-10A), and has 50 points (15G-35A) in 39 career games overall. -Patric Hornqvist has a six-game point streak (5G-5A), which includes three multi-point efforts. His 1.11 points-per-game average (21 points in 19 games) against Buffalo is his highest versus any one team. -Goaltender Matt Murray has never lost in regulation to the Sabres in his career. He is 4-0-1 in five appearances which includes a 3-0 record at home.

MURRAY CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS Penguins goaltender Matt Murray, who enters the 2019-20 campaign with 97 career wins, is looking to join Marc-Andre Fleury (375), Tom Barrasso (226) and (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 161 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 to reach 100 wins in the fewest 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 163 Dec. 8, 1985

MTL Ken Dryden 165 Feb. 26, 1975

CHI Tony Esposito 165 Feb. 4, 1972

BOS 166 Jan. 17, 1983

TOR Frederik Andersen 171 Feb. 14, 2017

DET 171 Jan. 12, 2012

SJS 174 Jan. 27, 2013

CROSBY’S TWO-WAY PLAY Captain Sidney Crosby continued to assert himself as one of the top players in the NHL after turning in the sixth 100-point campaign (35G-65A) of his career in 2018-19. He was one of just six players in the NHL to register 100 or more points, and was also one of just eight players to record at least 30+ goals and 60+ assists.

Crosby also had one of the best two-way performances of his career, putting himself in the conversation for the Selke Trophy, awarded to the top defensive forward in the NHL. He ranked fifth in the NHL in faceoff wins with 1,012 (55.4 win percentage), and led all Penguins’ forwards with a plus-18, finishing fourth overall in Selke Trophy voting with 34 first-place votes. Over the course of his career, Crosby has refined the defensive aspects of his game at no expense to his offensive output, and especially over the last five seasons, the Selke Trophy voting has reflected his improvement in his two-way play:

Year Points Rank in Selke Trophy Voting 2018-19 100 (35G-65A) 4th 2017-18 89 (29G-60A) 9th 2016-17 89 (44G-45A) 10th 2015-16 85 (36G-49A) 7th 2014-15 84 (28G-56A) 19th

GUENTZEL LOOKS TO BUILD OFF OF BREAKOUT YEAR Jake Guentzel took a huge step forward in his third NHL season when he scored a team-high 40 goals in 2018-19 while playing in all 82 games for a second-straight season. In doing so, Guentzel became just the second Penguins player not named Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin to lead the team in goals during the Crosby/Malkin Era, joining (22 goals in 2012-13).

More impressively, Guentzel did the bulk of his damage at even strength where he scored 33 of his 40 goals. His 33 even-strength tallies ranked third in the NHL (tied) in 2018-19, trailing only Toronto’s (37) and ’s (35), and was the most scored by a Penguin in a single season since Evgeni Malkin had 38 even-strength goals during his 50-goal campaign in 2011-12.

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 the 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), (82 points in 82 games) and Evgeni Malkin (72 points in 68 games) all finished averaging a point-per-game or better.

RUTHERFORD ELECTED TO HHOF & HONORED BY OHL Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford’s summer was a busy one. In addition to re-tooling the team’s roster via trades and free agency, Rutherford was elected to the in the builders’ category on June 25th, 2019. A three-time Champion (CAR – 2006; PIT – ’16, ’17), Rutherford has spent the past 25 years as an executive in the NHL, and is one of just seven general managers to win three or more Stanley Cups since the 1967 NHL expansion. This year’s Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on November 18th in Toronto.

In addition to Rutherford’s Hall of Fame induction, the Hockey League (OHL) re-named their goaltender of the year award to the ‘Jim Rutherford Goaltender of the Year Award’. Rutherford is a former two-time OHL Executive of the Year (1993, ’94) and won an OHL Championship with Windsor in 1988.

FINAL 2018-19 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN Power Play Overall: 56-228, 24.6% 5-on-4: 52-212, 24.5% 5-on-3: 0-7, 0.0% 4-on-3: 4-9, 44.4%

Penalty Kill Overall: 178-223, 79.8% 5-on-4: 170-209, 81.3% 5-on-3: 2-5, 40.0% 4-on-3: 4-7, 57.1%

2018-19 ATTENDANCE FIGURES & SELLOUT STREAK INFORMATION 2018-19 Regular-Season Attendance: 761,483 2018-19 Average Attendance: 18,573 Consecutive Sellouts: 572 (Regular Season: 485; Postseason: 87) Attendance During Sellout Streak: 10,370,062 (Average: 18,129)

MILESTONES WATCH F Sidney Crosby 1 point from tying Larry Murphy for 42nd place on the NHL’s all-time points list with 1,217 G Matt Murray 1 from tying Les Binkley for the third-most in club history at 11 F Alex Galchenyuk 4 points from 300 G Matt Murray 3 wins from 100

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 *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: 244-148-56-15 PIT Record: 174-92-33 (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 ------4th NHL / 4th PIT Season Career 161 97-42-14 10 2.62 .917 Last Win: MAY 3, 2018 vs WASHINGTON (6) Last SO: APR 18, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (12) Career vs. Opp 5 3-0-1 0 3.57 .888 Career Shootouts: 22/31 (.710), 6-6

Season Highs: Shots Saves - - 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 2 2-0-0 1 0.50 .985 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 4 0-0-0 -2 4 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 ------Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent on 7/1/2018 Career 870 67-224-291 -113 495 13th NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: APR 18, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (4) Career vs. Opp 21 0-9-9 1 14 Last Assist: APR 16, 2017 vs PITTSBURGH (5) Career Shootouts: 13/41 (32%), 4 GDG

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

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 , 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 , 2010 Olympics (bronze medal), 4 World Championships and 2 World Junior Championships. *Captain of 2010 & '12 WC teams.

REGULAR-SEASON NUMBERS w/PIT: 82GP 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 ------Acquired: from EDM for a 2016 3rd-rd pick on 2/27/16 Career 436 47-155-202 -22 104 8th NHL / 5th PIT Season Last Goal: APR 10, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (3) Career vs. Opp 14 2-7-9 10 2 Last Assist: APR 14, 2019 vs NY ISLANDERS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

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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: 187GP 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 @ (20) Career vs. Opp 6 0-1-1 3 0 Last Assist: MAR 14, 2019 @ BUFFALO (4) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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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 of the AHL, the 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

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2019-20 *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 ------Acquired: From CAR with and a 2012 1st round pick for Career 319 10-64-74 38 84 6th NHL / 6th PIT Season Last Goal: APR 15, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (13) Career vs. Opp 10 1-1-2 4 8 Last Assist: APR 10, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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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 ------3rd NHL / 3rd PIT Season Career 109 12-30-42 9 34 Last Goal: MAR 16, 2019 vs ST. LOUIS (10) Last Assist: APR 10, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (3) Career vs. Opp 3 0-1-1 1 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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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 . *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 '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 ------Acquired: Signed by PIT as free agent on 7/1/19 Career 195 24-27-51 16 87 4th NHL / 1st PIT Season Last Goal: APR 14, 2019 @ ST. LOUIS (3) Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -1 2 Last Assist: APR 18, 2019 vs ST. LOUIS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2019-20 *Recorded two points (1G-1A) in preseason action. *Signed with the Penguins on July 1, 2019 after spending the past three-plus seasons with .

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.

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 7 0-2-2 -1 4 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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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 (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 ------Acquired: Trade from ARZ for Phil Kessel on 6/29/19 Career 490 127-169-296 -53 185 8th NHL / 1st PIT Season Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 vs WINNIPEG Career vs. Opp 25 9-9-18 7 8 Last Assist: MAR 23, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (7) Career Shootouts: 11/40 (28%), 4 GDG

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2019-20 *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.

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 ------Acquired: Acquired from FLA with Nick Bjugstad on 2/1/19 for , Riley Career 244 38-50-88 3 97 Sheahan and 3 2019 draft picks 4th NHL / 2nd PIT Season Career vs. Opp 11 1-4-5 5 6 Last Goal: MAR 23, 2019 @ DALLAS (6) Last Assist: APR 16, 2019 vs NY ISLANDERS Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 0 GDG

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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: 32GP 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 ------Acquired: Trade from CHI for Olli Maatta on 6/15/19 Career 82 13-24-37 10 6 2nd NHL / 1st PIT Season Last Goal: APR 5, 2019 vs DALLAS (1) Career vs. Opp 2 0-1-1 2 0 Last Assist: APR 3, 2019 vs ST. LOUIS (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2019-20 *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 , 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.

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 ------Acquired: Acquired from FLA with Jared McCann on 2/1/19 for Derick Brassard, Riley Career 426 96-109-205 -45 190 Sheahan and 3 2019 draft picks 7th NHL / 2nd PIT Season Career vs. Opp 23 9-10-19 10 16 Last Goal: APR 17, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS (6) Last Assist: APR 15, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (7) Career Shootouts: 11/32 (34%), 5 GDG

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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, , 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 . *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: 32GP 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 ------Acquired: Acquired from ANA on 12/3/18 for Career 106 3-26-29 22 72 2nd NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: FEB 17, 2019 vs NY RANGERS (23) Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -3 2 Last Assist: APR 14, 2019 vs NY ISLANDERS (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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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: 57GP 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 ------Acquired: Acquired from VAN on 2/25/19 for Career 467 16-48-64 -90 486 9th NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: APR 12, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (2) Career vs. Opp 22 1-2-3 1 27 Last Assist: MAR 23, 2019 @ DALLAS (6) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

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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 & . *Signed thru 2020-21 season at an average annual of $4 million. *Played 3 seasons in OHL w/ 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: 19GP 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 ------Acquired: Signed by PIT as a free agent 3/14/2017 Career 59 12-11-23 14 28 2nd NHL / 2nd PIT Season Last Goal: MAR 9, 2019 @ COLUMBUS (1) Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 -1 0 Last Assist: APR 18, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (9) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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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 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 1 0-1-1 1 0 Last Assist: MAR 1, 2019 @ BUFFALO (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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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-. *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 ------2nd NHL / 2nd PIT Season Career 28 6-4-10 7 15 Last Goal: MAR 25, 2019 @ NY RANGERS (5) Last Assist: MAR 23, 2019 @ DALLAS (6) Career vs. Opp 2 0-1-1 1 2 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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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 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 ------13th NHL / 13th PIT Season Career 747 112-381-493 61 542 Last Goal: MAY 7, 2018 vs WASHINGTON (4) Last Assist: APR 10, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (3) Career vs. Opp 31 4-17-21 14 14 Career Shootouts: 24/66 (36%), 14 GDG

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2019-20 *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 '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 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 ------4th NHL / 4th PIT Season Career 204 78-79-157 11 78 Last Goal: APR 16, 2019 vs NY ISLANDERS Last Assist: MAY 1, 2018 vs WASHINGTON (7) Career vs. Opp 8 4-2-6 2 0 Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 1 GDG

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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 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 ------14th NHL / 14th PIT Season Career 852 391-611-1002 66 902 Last Goal: APR 10, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (3) Last Assist: APR 12, 2019 @ NY ISLANDERS (2) Career vs. Opp 39 15-35-50 10 38 Career Shootouts: 23/66 (35%), 9 GDG

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2019-20 *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 for 3rd on all-time assists list among (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: 142 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 ------Acquired: Traded from NSH with Nick Spaling for on 6/27/14 Career 718 221-227-448 77 359 12th NHL / 6th PIT Season Last Goal: MAY 5, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (5) Career vs. Opp 19 10-11-21 14 12 Last Assist: MAY 3, 2018 vs WASHINGTON (6) Career Shootouts: 0/6 (0%), 0 GDG

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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: 355GP 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 ------15th NHL / 15th PIT Season Career 943 446-770-1216 183 658 Last Goal: MAY 5, 2018 @ WASHINGTON (5) Last Assist: APR 16, 2019 vs NY ISLANDERS Career vs. Opp 39 20-41-61 21 18 Career Shootouts: 39/96 (41%), 17 GDG

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2019-20 *In 15th season, 2nd-most in club history (Lemieux, 17). *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 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

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

LAST GAME N/A

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 0) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Zach Bogosian (hip, Oct. 3; injured reserve) – 0 games Matt Hunwick (neck, Oct. 3; injured reserve) – 0 games Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (hip; Oct. 3, injured reserve) – 0 games Brandon Montour (hand, Oct. 3; injured reserve) – 0 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 9/29: Assigned D William Borgen to Rochester (AHL) 9/30: Placed F Remi Elie, F , F Scott Wilson and D Casey Nelson on waivers; Assigned F Rasmus Asplund, F Tage Thompson and D Lawrence Pilut to Rochester (AHL) 10/1: Recalled F Jean-Sebastien Dea, F Curtis Lazar and D Lawrence Pilut from Rochester (AHL); Assigned F Remi Elie, F Curtis Lazar, F Victor Olofsson, F Scott Wilson, D Henri Jokiharju and D Casey Nelson Rochester; Placed D Zach Bogosian, D Matt Hunwick, D Brandon Montour and G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on IR 10/3: Recalled F Victor Olofsson and D Henri Jokiharju from Rochester (AHL); Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea, F Curtis Lazar and D Lawrence Pilut to Rochester

UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, Oct. 5: New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7: Buffalo at Columbus, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9: Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11: Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14: Dallas at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME SABRES at PENGUINS • This is the first of three meetings between the Sabres and Penguins this season. • Last meeting: Pittsburgh defeated Buffalo 5-0 in Buffalo on March 14 • Next meeting: Saturday, Feb. 22 in Pittsburgh • The Sabres are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Penguins; 2-6-2 on the road. • This is the 192nd game all-time between Buffalo and Pittsburgh; Buffalo has a 67-81-43 series record. • The Sabres are 25-50-21 on the road against the Penguins all-time.

THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY • The Sabres are 0-1-1 all-time on October 3. • October 3, 1997: Erik Rasmussen scores his first NHL goal in his second career game, a 6-2 Sabres loss at Washington. • October 3, 2009: Tim Connolly scores Buffalo’s goal in a 2-1 loss vs. Montreal, marking his first of a career-high 65 points in the 2009-10 season.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW • The Sabres and Penguins meet today for the third time in 18 days after the teams faced off twice during the preseason. After tonight, the teams won’t see each other again until the Sabres travel to Pittsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 22. • The Sabres’ last season-opener in Pittsburgh was the team’s first game ever played, a 2-1 win on Oct. 10, 1970 with goals scored by Jim Watson and Gilbert Perreault. Wally Boyer scored the lone Penguins goal in the game. • Buffalo’s last game in Pittsburgh was a 5-4 overtime win on Nov. 19, 2018, when the Sabres snapped an eight-game winless streak in road games against the Penguins. A win tonight would give them wins in consecutive visits to Pittsburgh for the first time since 2012-13. • The Sabres went 2-1-0 against the Penguins in 2018-19 with both wins coming in overtime, marking the first time they’ve bested Pittsburgh in a season series since they went 2-1-0 against the Penguins in 2012-13. • Five of the last 10 games between these teams have gone to overtime, with Buffalo winning three of those five games.

HOT AGAINST PITTSBURGH • Jack Eichel has totaled seven points (4+3) in his last seven games against the Penguins, including points in each of his last four visits to Pittsburgh (3+3). • Carter Hutton is 3-0-0 with two shutouts in five career visits to Pittsburgh, posting a .956 save percentage and a 1.36 goals-against average in those contests. • Marcus Johansson has recorded nine points (3+6) in his last nine games against the Penguins, including an assist in each of his last four visits to Pittsburgh. • Conor Sheary has totaled four points (2+2) in his first three games against his former team. • Kyle Okposo has posted 18 points (8+10) in 20 games against the Penguins since the beginning of the 2013-14 season, including nine points (1+8) in 10 road games. • Sam Reinhart has recorded five points (1+4) in four road games against the Penguins since the beginning of the 2016-17 season.

OPENING NIGHT • Tonight’s game marks the 49th season-opener in franchise history. • The Sabres are 24-19-5 all-time in season-openers; 7-9-0 when opening on the road. • Buffalo is 20-27-1 all-time in their first road game of the season. This is the team’s first season-opener on the road since Oct. 2, 2013 at Detroit (2-1 loss). • The Sabres have previously opened their season against the Penguins three times, including 2-1 Sabres wins in the team’s first two season-openers on Oct. 10, 1970 in Pittsburgh and Oct. 10, 1971 in Buffalo. The third was a 5-4 Sabres loss on Oct. 4, 1991 in Buffalo.

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

Player, Pos. How Acquired Pronunciation Notes

Finished 2018-19 ranked second among AHL defensemen in goals John Gilmour, D Free Agency GIHL-mohr (20) and points (54), earning AHL First-Team All-Star honors.

Totaled 30 points (13+17) in 58 games with New Jersey and Marcus Johansson, LW Free Agency joh-HAN-suhn Boston in 2018-19, adding 11 points (4+7) in 22 playoff games for the Bruins.

Recorded 12 assists in 38 NHL Henri Jokiharju, D Trade (CHI) yoh-kee-HAHR-yoo games as a rookie with Chicago in 2018-19.

In two seasons with Vegas (2017-18 and 2018-19), led all Colin Miller, D Trade (VGK) MIH-luhr Golden Knights defensemen in assists (57) and points (70). Has scored 43 of his 50 career goals at even strength and Jimmy Vesey, LW Trade (NYR) VEE-see ranked third among Rangers skaters with 31 even-strength points in 2018-19.

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

2019 PRESEASON • Buffalo finished the preseason with a 4-2-0 record; 3-0-0 at home and 1-2-0 on the road. • Jack Eichel led all Sabres with six points (1+5) in three preseason games. Three other players also registered point-per-game totals: Sam Reinhart (3 GP, 2+2), Conor Sheary (2 GP, 1+2) and Victor Olofsson (3 GP, 3+0). • Olofsson led the team with three goals in three preseason games. • Linus Ullmark led Sabres goaltenders with a .936 save percentage in three appearances.

2019-20 ROSTER NOTES Of the 22 players on Buffalo’s opening night roster: • Nine were originally drafted by the Sabres -- six were first-round selections (Girgensons, 2012; Ristolainen, 2013; Reinhart, 2014; Eichel, 2015; Mittelstadt, 2017; Dahlin, 2018), one was a second-round pick (McCabe, 2012), one was a sixth-round pick (Ullmark , 2012) and one was a seventh-round pick (Olofsson, 2014). • Eight were acquired in trades: Jokiharju, Larsson, Miller, Scandella, Sheary, Skinner, Sobotka, Vesey • Five were signed as free agents: Gilmour, Hutton, Johansson, Okposo, Rodrigues • Seventeen played in Buffalo at some point last season: Dahlin, Eichel, Girgensons, Hutton, Larsson, McCabe, Mittelstadt, Okposo, Olofsson, Reinhart, Ristolainen, Rodrigues, Scandella, Sheary, Skinner, Sobotka, Ullmark • Five are new to the Sabres this season: Gilmour, Johansson, Jokiharju, Miller, Vesey

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

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

OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; 120-128 all-time) N/A

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0; 75-69 all-time) N/A

MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone) Assists Jeff Skinner … 2 assists … 200 career assists Points Colin Miller … 1 point … 100 career points Rasmus Ristolainen … 6 points … 200 career points Jimmy Vesey … 10 points … 100 career points Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Ralph Krueger Ralph Krueger was named the 19th head coach in Buffalo Sabres history on May 15, 2019, returning to the NHL after spending the last five- plus seasons as the Chairman of Southampton Football Club.

Krueger previously served as the head coach of the in 2012-13 after spending two seasons as the team’s associate coach. His most recent coaching experience was as head coach of Team Europe at the .

A full Ralph Krueger bio can be found on page 11 of the 2019-20 Sabres media guide at Sabres.com/mediaguide.

#1: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (G) (*Injured) 6' 4", 196 lbs. / Mar 9, 1999 (20 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (54th overall) of the 2017 NHL GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Draft Season ------Last Win: - Career ------Last SO: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (.000), 0-0 Career vs. Opp ------

Season Highs: Shots Saves - - 2018-19 • Won the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHL’s Most Outstanding Player, was named the OHL Goaltender of the Year and was selected to the OHL First All-Star Team after leading all OHL goaltenders in wins (38), save percentage (.920) and shutouts (6) with the Sudbury Wolves in his first season in North America; his 38 wins broke the Wolves’ franchise record. • Opened the season with five straight wins and later posted a .940 save percentage during an 11-game win streak from Nov. 23, 2018 to Jan. 16, 2019 that included three shutouts. • Made his AHL debut with the , stopping 34 of 36 shots to earn a win in his lone appearance on April 14, 2019 at Belleville. • Backstopped Finland to a gold medal at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, earning a spot on the tournament All-Star Team after going 4-2-0 with a .932 save percentage and a 1.80 goals-against average.

#35: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", 213 lbs. / Jul 31, 1993 (26 years and 2 months)

LEE-nuhs UHL-mahrk GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (163rd overall) in the 2012 NHL Season ------Draft Career 63 24-27-7 2 2.87 .910 Last Win: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Last SO: DEC 22, 2018 vs ANAHEIM (24) Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 2.80 .932 Career Shootouts: 13/16 (.812), 2-2

Season Highs: Shots Saves - - 2018-19: • Went 15-14-5 in his first full NHL season, posting the seventh-most wins ever recorded by a Sabres rookie and the most by a rookie since ’s 30 in 2005-06. • Stopped nine of 10 shootout attempts, earning his first two career shootout wins; finished the season with the sixth-best career shootout save percentage (.813) of any goaltender with at least 15 shots faced. • Recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Sam Reinhart’s goal on Nov. 30 vs. Florida. • Logged his first two NHL shutouts with 3-0 wins in his first appearance of the season on Oct. 13 at Arizona (36 saves) and again on Dec. 22 vs. Anaheim (40 saves); became the first Sabres rookie to post multiple shutouts in a season since (5) in 1999-00. • Set a new career-best streak with wins in four straight games from Dec. 11 to Jan. 3. The streak included his longest career shutout sequence (100:02). • Faced his first NHL penalty shot and made a save on Ryan Donato in a 4-2 win on Dec. 16 at Boston.

#40: Carter Hutton (G) 6' 0", 198 lbs. / Dec 19, 1985 (33 years and 9 months)

KAHR-tuhr HUH-tuhn GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Undrafted Season ------Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2018 Career 188 81-64-22 11 2.58 .913 Last Win: APR 4, 2019 vs OTTAWA Last SO: FEB 3, 2018 @ BUFFALO (59) Career vs. Opp 6 3-1-0 2 2.14 .930 Career Shootouts: 44/70 (.629), 11-8

Season Highs: Shots Saves - - 2018-19: • Played a career-high 50 games, including 48 starts and two relief appearances. • Set a new career-best streak with wins in eight straight appearances from Nov. 8 to 27, posting a .936 save percentage and a 1.97 goals- against average during that stretch. • Recorded his fourth career assist on Feb. 23 vs. Washington. #4: Zach Bogosian (D) (*Injured) 6' 3", 226 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (29 years and 2 months)

ZAK buh-GOH-zhuhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Atlanta in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: From Winnipeg with Evander Kane and Jason Kasdorf in exchange for Joel Career 617 52-137-189 -87 549 Armia, Brendan Lemieux, , Drew Stafford and a first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft on Feb. 11, 2015 Career vs. Opp 27 4-7-11 -3 13 Last Goal: MAR 7, 2019 @ CHICAGO (6) Last Assist: MAR 20, 2019 vs TORONTO (1) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG

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2018-19: • Played 65 games, his highest total as a member of the Sabres and the most he’s played since 2011-12. • Ranked second among all Sabres with 116 blocked shots and led the team with a career-high 1.8 blocks per game. • Appeared in his 600th NHL game on Feb. 7 vs. Carolina and recorded an assist. • Scored his third career shorthanded goal (and first since the 2009-10 season) as part of a two-point night on March 7 at Chicago.

#6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / Feb 23, 1990 (29 years and 7 months)

MAHR-koh skan-DEHL-a GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (55th overall) of 2008 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: From Minnesota with Jason Pominville and a fourth-round pick in the 2018 Career 518 38-86-124 -38 211 NHL Draft in exchange for , and a third-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft on June 30, 2017 Career vs. Opp 13 0-2-2 -1 14 Last Goal: MAR 28, 2019 vs DETROIT (1) Last Assist: MAR 2, 2019 @ TORONTO (12) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Scored six goals, marking his highest total since he scored 11 in 2014-15. • Tallied his eighth career game-winning goal Oct. 8 vs. Vegas. • Recorded assists in both games of a home-and-home series against the on Nov. 1 and 3, tallying assists in consecutive games for the 10th time of his career. • Registered the 10th multi-point game of his career (1+1) on Dec. 29 vs. Boston. • Appeared in his 500th NHL game on Feb. 9 vs. Detroit.

#9: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (22 years and 11 months)

JAK IGH-kuhl GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: APR 4, 2019 vs OTTAWA (1) Career 286 101-158-259 -65 102 Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career Shootouts: 5/17 (29%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 10 4-3-7 2 6

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2018-19: • Was named the 19th full-season captain in franchise history on Oct. 3, becoming the youngest captain in Sabres history. • Set career-high marks in goals (28), assists (54) and points (82). • Became the first Sabre to record 82 points since Daniel Briere (95) and Thomas Vanek (84) in 2006-07. Was also the first Sabre to record at least 54 assists since Briere (63) in 2006-07 and the first to post at least 56 even-strength points since Briere (65) and Vanek (62) in 2006-07. His 27 multi-point games were the most since Briere’s 29 in 2006-07. • Finished the season as one of three Sabres ever to score 20 or more goals in each of his first four NHL seasons (Rick Martin and Thomas Vanek) and one of five to record at least 50 points in each of his first four NHL seasons (Martin, Gilbert Perreault, Phil Housley and Christian Ruuttu). • Ranked fifth in the league with a career-high 303 shots on goal, posting the seventh 300-shot season in Sabres history and the first since 1992-93. #10: Henri Jokiharju (D) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Jun 17, 1999 (20 years and 3 months)

Drafted: Selected by Chicago in the first round (29th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Chicago in exchange for Alexander Nylander on July 9, 2019 Season ------Last Goal: - Career 38 0-12-12 -7 16 Last Assist: JAN 14, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 1 0

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2018-19: • Played in 68 games during his first professional season, including 38 NHL games with the and 30 games with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL). • Began the season with Chicago, making his NHL debut on Oct. 4 vs. Ottawa; recorded two assists in the team’s next game on Oct. 6 at St. Louis and followed that up with a career-best three points (0+3) the next night on Oct. 7 vs. Toronto. • Recorded 17 points (2+15) in 30 AHL games with Rockford; his .57 points per game ranked eighth among rookie AHL defensemen with more than 20 games played. • Won two gold medals with Finland in 2019 after representing his country at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship and the 2019 IIHF World Championship.

#13: Jimmy Vesey (L) 6' 3", 199 lbs. / May 26, 1993 (26 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by Nashville in the third round (66th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From NY Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft Season ------on July 1, 2019 Career 240 50-40-90 -37 67 Last Goal: MAR 29, 2019 vs ST. LOUIS (5) Last Assist: FEB 27, 2019 vs TAMPA BAY (19) Career vs. Opp 11 1-0-1 -12 0 Career Shootouts: 3/8 (38%), 3 GDG

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2018-19: • Established career-high totals in games played (81), assists (18), points (35) and time on ice per game (16:03) while tying his previous best with 17 goals. • Of his 35 points, 31 were either a goal (17) or primary assist (18). • Ranked second among all Rangers in game-winning goals (4) and ranked third in even-strength goals (16). • Recorded a goal and an assist in three consecutive games from Feb. 23 vs. New Jersey to Feb. 27 vs. Tampa Bay, marking the longest goal-scoring streak of his career and tying as his longest assist streak and point streak. • Recorded an assist in his 200th NHL game on Jan. 8 at Vegas.

#17: Vladimir Sobotka (C) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jul 2, 1987 (32 years and 3 months)

VLA-dih-meer suh-BOHT-kuh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Boston in the fourth round (106th overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft Season ------Acquired: From St. Louis with Tage Thompson, Patrik Berglund, a first-round pick in Career 532 52-116-168 -24 358 the 2019 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft in exchange for forward Ryan O’Reilly on July 1, 2018 Career vs. Opp 19 1-3-4 -3 10 Last Goal: MAR 7, 2019 @ CHICAGO (8) Last Assist: MAR 20, 2019 vs TORONTO (3) Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Appeared in his 500th NHL game on Dec. 31 vs. NY Islanders. • Scored twice in Buffalo’s 6-5 overtime win on Nov. 8 at Montreal. • Recorded an assist in five of the Sabres’ eight games from Jan. 3 vs. Florida to Jan. 18 at Vancouver. • Tallied his fifth career shorthanded point with an assist on Jake McCabe’s goal on Jan. 8 vs. New Jersey. #19: Jake McCabe (D) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Oct 12, 1993 (25 years and 11 months)

JAYK muh-KAYB GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the second round (44th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: JAN 16, 2019 @ CALGARY (22) Career 274 14-47-61 -19 153 Last Assist: FEB 5, 2019 vs MINNESOTA (17) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 11 1-0-1 -6 9

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2018-19: • Appeared in 59 games, tying his career high with four goals. • The Sabres were 29-26-4 with him in the lineup, 3-1-0 when he scored and 8-2-1 when he recorded at least a point. • Ranked second on the team with a career-high 1.7 blocked shots per game. • Recorded seven points (1+6) in six games from Oct. 16 to Oct. 27; the stretch included consecutive games in which he tied his career high with two assists on Oct. 25 vs. Montreal and Oct. 27 at Columbus. • Was credited with a career-high five shots on goal on Nov. 17 at Minnesota. • Recorded his first career shorthanded point with a shorthanded goal on Jan. 8 vs. New Jersey.

#21: Kyle Okposo (R) 6' 0", 219 lbs. / Apr 16, 1988 (31 years and 5 months)

KIGHL oh-POH-soh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by NY Islanders in the first Round (7th overall) of the 2006 NHL Season ------Draft Career 748 187-300-487 -110 415 Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016 Last Goal: APR 4, 2019 vs OTTAWA (1) Career vs. Opp 46 14-21-35 -1 34 Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career Shootouts: 14/43 (33%), 9 GDG

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2018-19: • Served as an alternate captain for the Sabres for the third straight season. • Played 78 games, marking his highest total as a member of the Sabres. • Buffalo was 16-7-3 when he recorded at least a point, including a 3-0-0 record in his multi-point games. • Appeared in his 700th career NHL game on Dec. 8 vs. Philadelphia. • Recorded his 300th NHL assist on April 6 at Detroit.

#22: Johan Larsson (C) 5' 11", 202 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (27 years and 2 months)

YOH-han LAHR-suhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in the second round (56th overall) of the 2010 NHL Season ------Draft Career 331 32-47-79 -49 164 Acquired: From Minnesota with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft and a second-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft in exchange for Jason Career vs. Opp 13 0-2-2 -11 4 Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft on April 3, 2013 Last Goal: MAR 17, 2019 vs ST. LOUIS (10) Last Assist: MAR 28, 2019 vs DETROIT (5) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Set career highs in faceoffs taken (993) and won (503), ranking second among regular Sabres centers in both categories, as well as faceoff percentage (50.6%). • The Sabres were 4-1-1 when he scored a goal. • Scored his second career shorthanded goal on Dec. 29 vs. Vancouver. #23: Sam Reinhart (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / Nov 6, 1995 (23 years and 10 months)

SAM RIGHN-hahrt GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first Round (2nd overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career 331 87-118-205 -54 60 Last Assist: APR 4, 2019 vs OTTAWA (1) Career Shootouts: 7/17 (41%), 4 GDG Career vs. Opp 12 2-5-7 0 4

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2018-19: • Set career-high totals in assists (43) and points (65). • His 50 even-strength points shattered his previous single-season best (32 in 2015-16). He joined Jack Eichel (56 even-strength points) as the first Sabres to post at least 50 in a season since Derek Roy (53) and Jason Pominville (50) in 2007-08. • Tied for the league lead with three game-deciding shootout goals; it was the highest total by a Sabre since Ales Kotalik’s franchise-record four in 2006- 07 and 2008-09. • Was one of three players to appear in all 82 games for the Sabres. • Recorded a career-best 11-game point streak (5+13) from Nov. 27 vs. San Jose to Dec. 18 vs. Florida. • Posted a career-high three assists on Dec. 16 at Boston. • Logged his third career hat trick on Feb. 23 vs. Washington.

#26: Rasmus Dahlin (D) 6' 3", 190 lbs. / Apr 13, 2000 (19 years and 5 months)

RAS-muhs dah-LEEN GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (1st overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career 82 9-35-44 -13 34 Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -1 2

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2018-19: • Earned NHL All-Rookie honors, becoming the third defenseman ever to do so in his age-18 season (age as of Jan. 1). • Led rookie defensemen and ranked third among all NHL rookies with 44 points. His 35 assists ranked second among all rookies. • Finished the season with the second-most assists (35), points (44) and multi-point games (8) ever recorded by an 18-year-old defenseman in NHL history, trailing only Phil Housley in all three categories. • His three game-winning goals were the most ever recorded by a Sabres rookie defenseman, also tying for ninth-most by any Sabres rookie and eighth- most by any defenseman in a season in franchise history. • Scored his first NHL goal at on Oct. 13 at Arizona, becoming, the youngest defenseman in franchise history to score a goal. • Recorded a five-game point streak (1+4) from Jan. 8 vs. New Jersey to Jan. 16 at Calgary, tying the longest point streak by an 18-year-old defenseman in league history.

#28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 2", 211 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (25 years and 8 months)

ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnz GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (14th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career 420 49-70-119 -52 120 Last Assist: MAR 28, 2019 vs DETROIT (4) Career Shootouts: 4/14 (29%), 4 GDG Career vs. Opp 16 1-0-1 -15 4

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2018-19: • Led all Sabres forwards with 172:58 of shorthanded ice time, logging a career-high 2:24 of penalty kill time per game. • Recorded assists in consecutive games for the eighth time of his career on Oct. 20 at Los Angeles and Oct. 21 at Anaheim. • Tied his career high with two points (1+1) on Nov. 3 vs. Ottawa. • Appeared in his 400th NHL game and recorded an assist on Feb. 19 at Florida. #33: Colin Miller (D) 6' 1", 196 lbs. / Oct 29, 1992 (26 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2012 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Acquired: From Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft Career 250 22-77-99 -4 191 and a fifth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on June 28, 2019 Last Goal: APR 12, 2019 @ SAN JOSE (5) Career vs. Opp 7 0-4-4 3 9 Last Assist: APR 18, 2019 @ SAN JOSE (2) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Averaged a career-high 19:39 of ice time per game and tied his previous career high with 64 blocked shots. • Appeared in his 200th NHL game on Nov. 6 at Toronto. • Recorded his second career three-point game on Nov. 18 at Edmonton, also setting a new career high with three assists. • Tallied two assists in consecutive games on Jan. 19 vs. Pittsburgh and Jan. 21 vs. Minnesota. • Tied his single-game career high with seven shots and scored a goal on Feb. 28 vs. Florida.

#37: Casey Mittelstadt (C) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Nov 22, 1998 (20 years and 10 months)

KAY-see MIH-tuhl-stat GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: MAR 28, 2019 vs DETROIT (5) Career 83 13-17-30 -18 12 Last Assist: MAR 28, 2019 vs DETROIT (5) Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 1-0-1 0 0

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2018-19: • Appeared in 77 games during his first full professional season. • His 12 goals trailed only Jack Eichel’s and Sam Reinhart’s 2015-16 totals for most by a Sabres rookie since 2011-12. • Recorded his first NHL multi-point game (1+1) and a career-high 18:06 of ice time on Nov. 3 vs. Ottawa. • Scored on two of five shootout attempts, including the game-deciding goal on his first career attempt on Nov. 10 vs. Vancouver. • Set a new career-best point streak with points (1+3) in four straight games from Feb. 1 to 9. • Scored his first career game-winning goal on Feb. 9 vs. Detroit.

#43: Conor Sheary (L) 5' 8", 176 lbs. / Jun 8, 1992 (27 years and 3 months)

KAH-nuhr SHAIR-ee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted Season ------Acquired: From Pittsburgh with Matt Hunwick in exchange for a fourth-round pick in Career 262 62-65-127 7 52 the 2019 NHL Draft on June 27, 2018 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career vs. Opp 3 2-2-4 4 0 Last Assist: APR 4, 2019 vs OTTAWA (1) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG

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2018-19: • The Sabres were 20-7-2 in games in which he recorded a point and 10-2-0 when he scored a goal. • Tied for third among all Sabres with three game-winning goals and tied for second with four lasting-lead goals. • Recorded his 100th NHL point as part of a multi-point game (1+1) on Nov. 3 vs. Ottawa. • Topped his previous career-best goal streak with goals in three straight games from Nov. 3 to 8. • Scored the game-deciding goal on his first career shootout attempt on Nov. 16 at Winnipeg.

#48: Matt Hunwick (D) (*Injured) 5' 11", 194 lbs. / May 21, 1985 (34 years and 4 months)

MAT HUHN-wihk GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Boston in the seventh round (224th overall) of the 2004 NHL Season ------Draft Career 535 25-94-119 -19 207 Acquired: From Pittsburgh with Conor Sheary in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft on June 27, 2018 Career vs. Opp 21 2-6-8 7 14 Last Goal: FEB 27, 2018 vs NEW JERSEY (18) Last Assist: MAR 16, 2019 @ CAROLINA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Began the season on injured reserve, missing 32 games with a neck injury before making his Sabres debut with 18:24 of ice time and two shots on Dec. 16 at Boston. • Recorded his first point as a member of the Sabres with an assist on Feb. 23 vs. Washington. • Skated a season-high 21:11 on March 14 vs. Pittsburgh. #53: Jeff Skinner (L) 5' 11", 187 lbs. / May 16, 1992 (27 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by Carolina in the first round (10th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: From Carolina in exchange for , a second-round pick in the 2019 Season ------NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 Career 661 244-198-442 -96 304 NHL Draft on August 2, 2018 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career vs. Opp 33 6-7-13 -10 20 Last Assist: MAR 28, 2019 vs DETROIT (5) Career Shootouts: 6/36 (17%), 3 GDG

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2018-19: • Was one of three players to appear in all 82 games for the Sabres, marking his fourth 82-game season in his eight full NHL seasons. • Scored a career-high 40 goals to lead the Sabres and tie for 12th-most in the NHL. He also ranked fifth in the league in even-strength goals (32). • His 40 goals marked the third-highest total ever recorded by a first-year Sabre and his 32 even-strength tallies were the highest total by a player in his first year with the team, surpassing Danny Gare’s 26 in 1974-75. • Tied his career high with 63 points (40+23), topping the 20-goal and 20-assist marks for the fourth consecutive season and the seventh time in his eight full NHL seasons (he also finished the 48-game 2012-13 NHL season on pace to surpass 20 goals and 20 assists). • Recorded his fifth career hat trick on Oct. 20 at Los Angeles. • Selected to play in his second NHL All-Star Game and recorded two points (1+1) at the event on Jan. 26 in San Jose.

#55: Rasmus Ristolainen (D) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Oct 27, 1994 (24 years and 11 months)

RAS-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft Season ------Last Goal: JAN 5, 2019 @ BOSTON (36) Career 424 36-158-194 -143 209 Last Assist: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 15 0-5-5 -12 17

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2018-19: • With 38 assists and 43 points in 78 games, finished one assist and two points shy of his career-high totals set in the 2016-17 season. • Became just the third defenseman in Sabres history to record 40 points in at least four consecutive seasons, joining Phil Housley and Jerry Korab. • Ended the season ranked among the franchise’s top 15 defensemen in goals (13th), assists (9th), points (9th), and game-winning goals (T-10th). • With his fourth career overtime goal on Nov. 8 at Montreal, he passed Phil Housley and Tyler Myers for most ever by a Sabres defenseman. • Recorded 10 points (1+9) in 10 games from Dec. 4 vs. Toronto to Dec. 27 at St. Louis and later recorded points in nine of 10 games (0+9) from Jan. 14 at Edmonton to Feb. 9 vs. Detroit.

#58: John Gilmour (D) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / May 17, 1993 (26 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by Calgary in the seventh round (198th overall) of the 2013 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2019 Career 33 2-3-5 -14 18 Last Goal: FEB 28, 2018 @ VANCOUVER (23) Last Assist: MAR 22, 2018 @ PHILADELPHIA (13) Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 -3 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Ranked second among AHL defensemen and led the Harford Wolf Pack (AHL) with a career-high 54 points (20+34) in 70 games; his efforts earned him a selection to the AHL First All-Star Team and a spot in the 2019 AHL All-Star Classic. • His 34 assists also led all Hartford skaters and his 20 goals, which established a franchise record for Hartford defensemen, ranked him second among league blueliners.

#62: Brandon Montour (D) (*Injured) 6' 0", 193 lbs. / Apr 11, 1994 (25 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Selected by Anaheim in the second round (55th overall) of the 2014 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Acquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Brendan Guhle and a first-round pick in the Career 189 19-54-73 7 112 2019 NHL Draft on Feb. 24, 2019 Last Goal: APR 6, 2019 @ DETROIT Career vs. Opp 6 1-2-3 5 4 Last Assist: APR 2, 2019 vs NASHVILLE (2) Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Appeared in 82 games for the first time in his career, averaging a career-high 22:27 of ice time per game. • Also set career-high totals in assists (27) and points (35). • Spent the first 62 games of the season with Anaheim, leading all Ducks defensemen and ranking fifth on the team with 25 points (5+20) during that stretch. • Joined the Sabres for the team’s last 20 games of the season and ranked behind only Jack Eichel for the team lead with 10 points (3+7) in those games. • Recorded points in a career-best four straight games from Nov. 18 vs. Colorado to Nov. 25 at Nashville (1+5). • Tallied the first four-point game of his career (1+3) on Dec. 12 vs. Dallas, also setting a new single-game high in assists.

#68: Victor Olofsson (L) 5' 11", 181 lbs. / Jul 18, 1995 (24 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected in the seventh round (181st overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: APR 4, 2019 vs OTTAWA (1) Season ------Last Assist: APR 4, 2019 vs OTTAWA (1) Career 6 2-2-4 1 2 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp ------Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/------

2018-19: • Made his North American debut, leading the Rochester Americans and tying for eighth in the AHL with 30 goals in 66 games; his 63 points also topped all Amerks skaters. • Appeared in five games with the Sabres, recording an assist in his NHL debut on March 28, 2019 vs. Detroit and scoring his first NHL goal the next game on March 30, 2019 at NY Islanders; he finished his stint with Buffalo with four points (2+2) in six games.

#71: Evan Rodrigues (L) 5' 10", 176 lbs. / Jul 28, 1993 (26 years and 2 months)

EH-vuhn rahd-REE-gehz GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Undrafted Season ------Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on April 22, 2015 Career 154 21-41-62 -22 43 Last Goal: MAR 17, 2019 vs ST. LOUIS (8) Last Assist: APR 2, 2019 vs NASHVILLE (2) Career vs. Opp 4 0-1-1 0 0 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Set career-high marks in games played (74), goals (9), assists (20) and points (29) for the second consecutive season after spending the entire season with Buffalo for the first time in his career. • The Sabres were 16-5-3 in games in which he recorded a point and 6-2-1 when he scored a goal. • Scored goals in four straight games from Jan. 14 to 29, topping his previous career-high goal and point streaks. • Tied his previous single-game high in points (2) five times and matched his previous career high in assists (2) three times. • Logged a career-high 22:07 of ice time on Dec. 31 vs. NY Islanders. #90: Marcus Johansson (L) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Oct 6, 1990 (28 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Selected by Washington in the first round (24th overall) of the 2009 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season ------Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 6, 2019 Career 588 120-214-334 -5 84 Last Goal: JUN 1, 2019 @ ST. LOUIS (4) Last Assist: JUN 1, 2019 @ ST. LOUIS (4) Career vs. Opp 31 5-11-16 7 2 Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG

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2018-19: • Spent his first 48 games of the season with the before being traded to the Boston Bruins in February • Played in 10 regular-season games and a career-high 22 playoff contests with the Bruins, also setting career-high marks in playoff goals (4) and playoff assists (7) while helping Boston to a Stanley Cup Final appearance. • Recorded his 200th NHL assist on Nov. 21 vs. Montreal. • Tallied points in four straight games from Jan. 19 vs. Anaheim to Feb. 2 at Montreal (2+3). • Logged a new single-game career high with 24:32 of ice time on Feb. 7 vs. NY Islanders. • Scored the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on April 23 vs. Toronto.