Colorado Avalanche Game Notes
Tue, Nov 1, 2016 NHL Game #140
Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 - 0 (8 pts) Nashville Predators 2 - 5 - 1 (5 pts) Team Game: 8 1 - 1 - 0 (Home) Team Game: 9 2 - 1 - 0 (Home) Home Game: 3 3 - 2 - 0 (Road) Road Game: 6 0 - 4 - 1 (Road)
# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 1 Semyon Varlamov 5 2 3 0 2.82 .909 35 Pekka Rinne 6 1 4 1 3.21 .906 31 Calvin Pickard 2 2 0 0 2.50 .912 39 Marek Mazanec 2 0 1 0 5.06 .806
# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Tyson Barrie 7 1 4 5 -2 2 4 D Ryan Ellis 8 0 3 3 0 2 6 D Erik Johnson 7 0 4 4 -2 0 7 D Yannick Weber 7 0 1 1 -2 11 7 C John Mitchell 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 L Filip Forsberg 8 0 5 5 -5 4 8 C Joe Colborne 7 3 1 4 -1 2 10 C Colton Sissons 7 0 0 0 -2 0 9 C Matt Duchene 7 5 2 7 3 2 12 C Mike Fisher 7 3 1 4 -4 2 12 R Jarome Iginla 7 1 0 1 -1 25 14 D Mattias Ekholm 8 0 1 1 -1 2 14 L Blake Comeau 7 1 1 2 1 12 15 R Craig Smith 7 2 0 2 -1 6 16 D Nikita Zadorov 7 0 2 2 -2 8 18 R James Neal 8 1 1 2 -7 9 17 R Rene Bourque 5 1 1 2 0 4 19 C Calle Jarnkrok 8 1 0 1 -1 2 25 C Mikhail Grigorenko 7 0 4 4 0 6 25 D Matt Carle 6 0 1 1 -1 0 27 L Andreas Martinsen 7 1 0 1 1 4 26 L Harry Zolnierczyk 1 0 0 0 0 2 28 D Patrick Wiercioch 7 1 4 5 3 9 33 L Colin Wilson 8 2 0 2 -3 6 29 C Nathan MacKinnon 7 1 5 6 -1 0 38 L Viktor Arvidsson 8 4 2 6 -3 2 32 D Francois Beauchemin 7 0 2 2 4 2 51 L Austin Watson 4 0 0 0 1 5 34 C Carl Soderberg 7 2 1 3 3 2 52 D Matt Irwin 2 0 0 0 -1 0 44 D Eric Gelinas 3 0 1 1 0 2 56 L Kevin Fiala 8 2 0 2 -1 0 51 D Fedor Tyutin 4 0 2 2 0 0 59 D Roman Josi 8 1 4 5 -6 4 55 L Cody McLeod 3 0 0 0 0 5 63 C Mike Ribeiro 8 1 3 4 -2 6 92 L Gabriel Landeskog 7 2 2 4 1 2 76 D P.K. Subban 8 2 3 5 -7 8 96 R Mikko Rantanen 2 0 0 0 -2 0 92 C Ryan Johansen 8 0 4 4 -2 6
President Josh Kroenke President of Hockey Ops/General David Poile Exec. VP / General Manager Joe Sakic Manager Assistant GMs Craig Billington, Chris Assistant General Manager Paul Fenton MacFarland Head Coach Peter Laviolette Head Coach Jared Bednar Assistant Coaches Phil Housley & Kevin McCarthy Coaching Staff Tim Army, Dave Farrish, Additional Coaches Ben Vanderklok (Goaltender) & Nolan Pratt, Francois Allaire Lawrence Feloney (Video) (goaltending), Brett Heimlich (video)
Tonight's Officials Referees Jake Brenk (42), Brad Watson (23) Linesmen Scott Driscoll (68), Mark Wheler (56) Supervisor Video Judge Kris Schoech Ntl. Anthem Jake Schroeder
Today's Schedule SJS @ ARI : 7:00 DAL @ CBJ : 7:00 NSH @ COL : 7:00 BUF @ MIN : 7:00 STL @ NYR : 7:00 WSH @ WPG : 7:00 CGY @ CHI : 7:30 BOS @ FLA : 7:30 ANA @ LAK : 7:30 TBL @ NYI : 7:30 CAR @ OTT : 7:30 EDM @ TOR : 7:30 Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 1 Semyon Varlamov G 6' 2" 209 Apr 27, 1988 Samara, RUS 4 Tyson Barrie D 5' 10" 190 Jul 26, 1991 Victoria, BC, CAN 6 Erik Johnson D 6' 4" 225 Mar 21, 1988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 John Mitchell C 6' 1" 204 Jan 22, 1985 Oakville, ON, CAN 8 Joe Colborne C 6' 5" 221 Jan 30, 1990 Calgary, AB, CAN 9 Matt Duchene C 5' 11" 195 Jan 16, 1991 Haliburton, ON, CAN 12 Jarome Iginla R 6' 1" 210 Jul 1, 1977 Edmonton, AB, CAN 14 Blake Comeau L 6' 1" 202 Feb 18, 1986 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN 16 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" 230 Apr 16, 1995 Moscow, RUS 17 Rene Bourque R 6' 2" 217 Dec 10, 1981 Lac La Biche, AB, CAN 25 Mikhail Grigorenko C 6' 3" 209 May 16, 1994 Khabarovsk, RUS 27 Andreas Martinsen L 6' 3" 220 Jun 13, 1990 Bærum, NOR 28 Patrick Wiercioch D 6' 5" 202 Sep 12, 1990 Burnaby, BC, CAN 29 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' 0" 205 Sep 1, 1995 Halifax, NS, CAN 31 Calvin Pickard G 6' 1" 200 Apr 15, 1992 Moncton, NB, CAN 32 Francois Beauchemin D 6' 1" 208 Jun 4, 1980 Sorel, QC, CAN 34 Carl Soderberg C 6' 3" 210 Oct 12, 1985 Malmö, SWE 44 Eric Gelinas D 6' 4" 215 May 8, 1991 Vanier, ON, CAN 51 Fedor Tyutin D 6' 2" 221 Jul 19, 1983 Izhevsk, RUS 55 Cody McLeod L 6' 2" 210 Jun 26, 1984 Binscarth, MB, CAN 92 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' 1" 215 Nov 23, 1992 Stockholm, SWE 96 Mikko Rantanen R 6' 4" 211 Oct 29, 1996 Nousiainen, FIN 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 2" 210 Age: 28.0
Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks
Nashville Predators: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 4 Ryan Ellis D 5' 10" 180 Jan 3, 1991 Hamilton, ON, CAN 7 Yannick Weber D 5' 11" 200 Sep 23, 1988 Morges, CHE 9 Filip Forsberg L 6' 1" 205 Aug 13, 1994 Ostervala, SWE 10 Colton Sissons C 6' 1" 200 Nov 5, 1993 North Vancouver, BC, CAN 12 Mike Fisher C 6' 1" 216 Jun 5, 1980 Peterborough, ON, CAN 14 Mattias Ekholm D 6' 4" 215 May 24, 1990 Borlange, SWE 15 Craig Smith R 6' 1" 208 Sep 5, 1989 Madison, WI, USA 18 James Neal R 6' 2" 221 Sep 3, 1987 Whitby, ON, CAN 19 Calle Jarnkrok C 5' 11" 186 Sep 25, 1991 Gävle, SWE 25 Matt Carle D 6' 0" 197 Sep 25, 1984 Anchorage, AK, USA 26 Harry Zolnierczyk L 5' 11" 180 Sep 1, 1987 Toronto, ON, CAN 33 Colin Wilson L 6' 1" 221 Oct 20, 1989 Greenwich, CT, USA 35 Pekka Rinne G 6' 5" 217 Nov 3, 1982 Kempele, FIN 38 Viktor Arvidsson L 5' 9" 180 Apr 8, 1993 Skellefteå, SWE 39 Marek Mazanec G 6' 4" 187 Jul 18, 1991 Pisek, CZE 51 Austin Watson L 6' 4" 204 Jan 13, 1992 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 52 Matt Irwin D 6' 1" 207 Nov 29, 1987 Victoria, BC, CAN 56 Kevin Fiala L 5' 10" 193 Jul 22, 1996 St. Gallen, CHE 59 Roman Josi D 6' 1" 201 Jun 1, 1990 Bern, CHE 63 Mike Ribeiro C 6' 0" 179 Feb 10, 1980 Montreal, QC, CAN 76 P.K. Subban D 6' 0" 210 May 13, 1989 Toronto, ON, CAN 92 Ryan Johansen C 6' 3" 218 Jul 31, 1992 Vancouver, BC, CAN 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 201 Age: 27.4
Injured Reserve List (3 Players) 2 Anthony Bitetto D 6' 1" 210 Jul 15, 1990 Island Park, NY, USA 16 Cody Bass C 6' 0" 205 Jan 7, 1987 Owen sound, ON, CAN 20 Miikka Salomaki R 5' 11" 203 Mar 9, 1993 Raahe, FIN
Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks No active streaks No active streaks No active streaks Colorado Avalanche: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 9 Matt Duchene 7 5 2 7 3 2 0 0 2 17 29.4 17:40 59.61 2 6 C 29 Nathan MacKinnon 7 1 5 6 -1 0 0 0 0 20 5.0 18:37 47.96 4 0 D 4 Tyson Barrie 7 1 4 5 -2 2 0 0 1 15 6.7 22:17 0.00 7 5 D 28 Patrick Wiercioch 7 1 4 5 3 9 0 0 0 9 11.1 16:44 0.00 8 7 C 8 Joe Colborne 7 3 1 4 -1 2 2 0 0 10 30.0 12:37 30.76 5 4 L 92 Gabriel Landeskog 7 2 2 4 1 2 1 0 1 15 13.3 17:58 40.00 16 3 D 6 Erik Johnson 7 0 4 4 -2 0 0 0 0 19 0.0 23:06 0.00 22 16 C 25 Mikhail Grigorenko 7 0 4 4 0 6 0 0 0 11 0.0 15:12 55.55 2 1 C 34 Carl Soderberg 7 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 11 18.2 17:30 51.22 3 9 L 14 Blake Comeau 7 1 1 2 1 12 1 0 0 12 8.3 15:00 47.05 14 2 R 17 Rene Bourque 5 1 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 9 11.1 13:53 0.00 12 4 D 16 Nikita Zadorov 7 0 2 2 -2 8 0 0 0 7 0.0 17:07 0.00 17 9 D 32 Francois Beauchemin 7 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 20:34 0.00 7 10 D 51 Fedor Tyutin 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 18:31 0.00 9 5 R 12 Jarome Iginla 7 1 0 1 -1 25 1 0 0 14 7.1 15:30 50.00 14 1 L 27 Andreas Martinsen 7 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 9 11.1 11:27 100.00 16 3 D 44 Eric Gelinas 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 13:48 0.00 2 1 C 7 John Mitchell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 09:40 54.54 1 1 L 55 Cody McLeod 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0.0 07:08 0.00 3 0 R 96 Mikko Rantanen 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 17:42 100.00 0 2
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 1 Semyon Varlamov 5 298 2.82 2 3 0 1 14 140 .909 0 0 0 31 Calvin Pickard 2 120 2.50 2 0 0 0 5 52 .912 0 0 0
Nashville Predators: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks L 38 Viktor Arvidsson 8 4 2 6 -3 2 1 1 0 24 16.7 13:59 100.00 6 5 D 76 P.K. Subban 8 2 3 5 -7 8 2 0 0 18 11.1 24:15 0.00 11 22 D 59 Roman Josi 8 1 4 5 -6 4 1 0 0 24 4.2 24:27 0.00 5 10 L 9 Filip Forsberg 8 0 5 5 -5 4 0 0 0 16 0.0 19:30 33.33 15 3 C 12 Mike Fisher 7 3 1 4 -4 2 3 0 1 15 20.0 17:46 55.22 23 8 C 63 Mike Ribeiro 8 1 3 4 -2 6 1 0 0 8 12.5 15:32 48.68 7 1 C 92 Ryan Johansen 8 0 4 4 -2 6 0 0 0 11 0.0 16:46 52.34 11 4 D 4 Ryan Ellis 8 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 12 0.0 23:40 0.00 16 16 R 15 Craig Smith 7 2 0 2 -1 6 1 0 0 17 11.8 14:05 50.00 6 1 L 33 Colin Wilson 8 2 0 2 -3 6 1 0 0 10 20.0 15:34 0.00 7 3 L 56 Kevin Fiala 8 2 0 2 -1 0 0 0 1 15 13.3 12:22 0.00 6 0 R 18 James Neal 8 1 1 2 -7 9 0 0 0 30 3.3 19:57 100.00 8 6 C 19 Calle Jarnkrok 8 1 0 1 -1 2 0 0 0 10 10.0 13:46 43.39 4 3 D 7 Yannick Weber 7 0 1 1 -2 11 0 0 0 5 0.0 11:27 0.00 12 5 D 14 Mattias Ekholm 8 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 12 0.0 23:25 0.00 8 11 D 25 Matt Carle 6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 13:08 0.00 3 5 D 2 Anthony Bitetto 1 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 04:42 0.00 1 0 C 10 Colton Sissons 7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 10:28 45.07 14 2 C 16 Cody Bass 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 06:57 0.00 4 0 R 20 Miikka Salomaki 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 09:34 0.00 6 5 L 26 Harry Zolnierczyk 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 07:50 0.00 1 1 L 51 Austin Watson 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 0.0 11:19 0.00 10 0 D 52 Matt Irwin 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:31 0.00 5 3
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 35 Pekka Rinne 6 336 3.21 1 4 1 0 18 173 .906 0 0 0 39 Marek Mazanec 2 83 5.06 0 1 0 0 7 29 .806 0 0 0 Nashville Predators @ Colorado Avalanche Team Records Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Last game: Saturday AT SAN JOSE (4-1 L) Saturday AT ARIZONA (3-2 W) Next game: Tuesday AT COLORADO Tuesday VS NASHVILLE Overall record/streak: 2 - 5 - 1 / Lost 1 4 - 3 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 Home record/streak: 2 - 1 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 1 - 1 - 0 / Lost 1 Road record/streak: 0 - 4 - 1 / Lost 1 3 - 2 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 Last 5 Games: 1 - 3 - 1 2 - 3 - 0 Last 10 Games: 2 - 5 - 1 4 - 3 - 0 1-Goal Games: 1 - 1 - 1 3 - 1 - 0 2-Goal Games 0 - 2 0 - 0 3-Goal Games 1 - 2 1 - 2 Scoring first 0 - 0 - 1 1 - 1 - 0 Opponent scoring first 2 - 5 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 Leading after 1 period 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 Trailing after 1 period 0 - 3 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 Tied after 1 period 2 - 2 - 1 2 - 1 - 0 Leading after 2 periods 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 Tied after 2 periods 0 - 2 - 1 2 - 0 - 0 OT Record - This Season: 0 - 1 1 - 0 OT Record - Franchise: 125 - 127 - 60 169 - 137 - 204 Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0 Shootout Record - Franchise: 54 - 54 67 - 35 Outshooting opponent: 1 - 3 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 0 Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 vs. Atlantic: 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 vs. Metropolitan: 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 1 - 1 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 vs. Central: 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 vs. Pacific: 0 - 2 - 1 1 - 0 - 0 vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 1 - 4 - 1 2 - 1 - 0
Month by Month Record Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 2-5-1 5 4-3-0 8 Totals: 2-5-1 5 4-3-0 8 Nashville Predators @ Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Nashville Predators: 4 11 4 0 19 ( 2.4 avg.) Opponents: 8 11 8 1 28 ( 3.5 avg.)
Colorado Avalanche: 6 5 7 1 19 ( 2.7 avg.) Opponents: 6 6 7 0 19 ( 2.7 avg.)
Shots by Period 1 2 3 OT T Avg Nashville Predators: 84 83 69 1 237 (29.6 avg.) Opponents: 85 85 88 5 263 (32.9 avg.)
Colorado Avalanche: 65 63 68 1 197 (28.1 avg.) Opponents: 75 77 59 0 211 (30.1 avg.)
Power Play Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: 10 28 35.7 (1st NHL) 6 24 25.0 (T-6th NHL) Home: 5 13 38.5 (4th NHL) 2 7 28.6 (8th NHL) Road: 5 15 33.3 (T-1st NHL) 4 17 23.5 (11th NHL) 2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-24th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL)
Penalty Killing Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: 9 27 66.7 (29th NHL) 7 30 76.7 (22nd NHL) Home: 0 8 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 2 7 71.4 (26th NHL) Road: 9 19 52.6 (29th NHL) 5 23 78.3 (20th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-16th NHL)
Penalties Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 8 82 10.3 (21st NHL) 7 89 12.7 (29th NHL)
Goal Situations Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche For Against For Against 6 on 5: 0 1 0 0 6 on 4: 0 0 0 0 6 on 3: 0 0 0 0 5 on 5: 8 15 12 12 5 on 4: 8 2 5 0 5 on 3: 1 0 1 0 4 on 4: 0 0 0 0 4 on 3: 1 0 0 0 3 on 3: 0 1 1 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: 1 9 0 7 4 on 6: 0 0 0 0 5 on 6: 0 0 0 0 Empty Net: 0 2 0 0 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 19 28 19 19 Nashville Predators @ Colorado Avalanche Situations Individual Leaders Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Points: V. ARVIDSSON (6),P. SUBBAN (5),R. JOSI (5) M. DUCHENE (7),N. MACKINNON (6),P. WIERCIOCH (5) Goals: V. ARVIDSSON (4),M. FISHER (3),P. SUBBAN (2) M. DUCHENE (5),J. COLBORNE (3),C. SODERBERG (2) Assists: F. FORSBERG (5),R. JOSI (4),R. JOHANSEN (4) N. MACKINNON (5),E. JOHNSON (4),P. WIERCIOCH (4) PP Goals: M. FISHER (3),P. SUBBAN (2),M. RIBEIRO (1) J. COLBORNE (2),J. IGINLA (1),B. COMEAU (1) SH Goals: V. ARVIDSSON (1) GW Goals: M. FISHER (1),K. FIALA (1) M. DUCHENE (2),T. BARRIE (1),G. LANDESKOG (1) 3+ Goals: J. COLBORNE(1) PIM: Y. WEBER (11),J. NEAL (9),P. SUBBAN (8) J. IGINLA (25),B. COMEAU (12),P. WIERCIOCH (9) Shots: J. NEAL (30),R. JOSI (24),V. ARVIDSSON (24) N. MACKINNON (20),E. JOHNSON (19),M. DUCHENE (17) +/-: A. WATSON (+1),C. BASS (0),R. ELLIS (0) F. BEAUCHEMIN (+4),C. SODERBERG (+3),P. WIERCIOCH (+3)
Shootout Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG
Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S %
Power Play Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Player G A P Mike Fisher 3 1 4 Tyson Barrie 0 3 3 Ryan Johansen 0 4 4 Nathan MacKinnon 0 3 3 Roman Josi 1 3 4 Joe Colborne 2 0 2 P.K. Subban 2 2 4 Mikhail Grigorenko 0 2 2 Filip Forsberg 0 3 3 Erik Johnson 0 2 2 Viktor Arvidsson 1 1 2 Francois Beauchemin 0 1 1 Ryan Ellis 0 2 2 Rene Bourque 1 0 1 Mike Ribeiro 1 1 2 Blake Comeau 1 0 1 Craig Smith 1 0 1 Matt Duchene 0 1 1 Colin Wilson 1 0 1 Jarome Iginla 1 0 1 Gabriel Landeskog 1 0 1
Short Handed Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Player G A P Viktor Arvidsson 1 0 1 No players to display Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes
UPCOMING GAMES - MT (TV / Radio) Tue, Nov. 1 vs. NASHVILLE - 7:00 p.m. (Altitude TV / Altitude 950) Thu, Nov. 3 at Chicago - 6:30 p.m. (Altitude TV / 92.5 The Wolf) Sat, Nov. 5 vs. MINNESOTA - 1:00 p.m. (Altitude TV / Altitude 950)
Broadcasters: Altitude TV: Mike Haynes (play-by-play), Peter McNab (analyst), Lauren Gardner (reporter). Altitude Radio: Marc Moser (play-by-play).
LAST GAME - Oct. 29 (Colorado 3 at Arizona 2) Matt Duchene scored twice to lead the Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Coyotes at Gila River Arena. Rene Bourque also scored for his 300th NHL point, and Calvin Pickard made 24 saves to improve to 2-0 on the season. Colorado's penalty kill went 4-for-4 and has killed off 10 straight and 16-of-their-last-17 short-handed situations (94.1%).
CURRENT INJURIES Fedor Tyutin (groin). Man Games Lost Due To Injury: 10
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 23 - Ben Smith placed on waivers. Oct. 24 - Ben Smith claimed by Toronto ... Mikko Rantanen recalled from San Antonio (AHL). Oct. 31 - Gabriel Bourque reassigned to San Antonio (AHL).
TONIGHT'S GAME The Colorado Avalanche opens the month of November with a divisional matchup against the Nashville Predators at Pepsi Center. Tonight is the first of four straight Central Division games, as the Avs will play in Chicago on Thursday, host Minnesota on Saturday and play in St. Louis on Sunday.
AVALANCHE & PREDATORS Tonight is the first of five meetings between these Central Division rivals. The Avs will host the Predators three times while traveling to Nashville twice. Colorado finished 3-2-0 against the Preds last year, 1-1-0 at home.
SERIES RECORD 2016-17 vs. Nashville: --- All-time vs. Nashville: 31-27-11 Home: 18-13-4 Road: 13-14-7 Last Year vs. Nashville: 3-2-0 (1-1-0 home / 2-1-0 away)
SEASON SERIES Nov. 1 (home) Nov. 29 (home) Dec. 6 (away) Jan. 14 (home) Feb. 23 (away)
NOTEWORTHY Jarome Iginla has the most goals (38) and second-most points (63) all-time against the Predators franchise (Pavel Datsyuk 74) ... Semyon Varlamov is 11-5-1 in 17 career games against Nashville ... Matt Carle attended the University of Denver.
AVS OPEN NOVEMBER AFTER LIGHT OCTOBER The Avalanche's November schedule features 14 games, nine at home and five on the road. Colorado played only seven games last month, its fewest ever in the month of October. The previous low was nine games in October of 1979, 1998 and 2003. It tied Columbus for the fewest games in the NHL last month. The Avalanche had only two home games in October.
PK OK Colorado's penalty kill has killed off 10 straight and 16-of-their-last-17 short-handed situations (94.1%).
MOVING UP THE FRANCHISE LISTS With two goals on Saturday night in Arizona, Matt Duchene passed Paul Stastny (160) for ninth place on the franchise's all-time goals list with 161. Next up is Valeri Kamensky (166) in eighth place and Alex Tanguay (167) in seventh. With 27 career game-winning goals, Duchene is one behind Tanguay (28) for seventh in that category. Duchene appeared in his 500th NHL game on Oct. 22 at Florida. He became the 20th player in franchise history to appear in 500 games and the 10th in Avalanche history (since 1995-96). Duchene is the fourth player ever drafted by Colorado to play 500 games in an Avalanche sweater, joining Stastny, Tanguay and John- Michael Liles.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS Jarome Iginla is in his 20th NHL season. Here's a look at where he ranks in NHL history: - Ranks 16th on the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring list (612), just 13 behind Joe Sakic (625) for 15th. His 612 goals rank second among active players to Jaromir Jagr (750). - With 1,274 career points, Iginla needs 26 to become the 34th player in League history to reach 1,300. He is currently tied with Al MacInnis for 35th on the all-time points list, seven shy of Alex Delvecchio (1,281) for 34th. Only two active players have more points: Jagr (1,872) and Joe Thornton (1,349). - Needs 19 games to become the 16th player in NHL history to skate in 1,500 contests. His 1,481 career games rank second among active players (Jagr 1,638). He passed Doug Gilmour (1,474) for sole possession of 20th place on the all-time list in the season opener against Dallas on Oct. 15. - Ranks fourth among active players in career assists (662), placing him 61st all-time. - Has scored 97 career game-winning goals, tied with Guy Lafleur for eighth place on the all-time list. His next game winner will match him with Bobby Hull (98) for seventh. - Ranks 21st on the all-time power-play goals list with 191. Only Jagr (133) has more GWG and only Jagr (210) and Alex Ovechkin (196) have more PPG among active players. - Needs five penalty minutes to reach 1,000; only eight players in NHL history have scored 600 goals and amassed over 1,000 PIM.
ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS 15. Joe Sakic 625 16. Jarome Iginla 612 17. Bobby Hull 610
GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 750 Jarome Iginla 612 Alex Ovechkin 529
ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 34. Alex Delvecchio 1281 35. Jarome Iginla 1274 35. Al MacInnis 1274
POINTS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 1872 Joe Thornton 1349 Jarome Iginla 1274
MOST GAMES, ALL-TIME 19. Rod Brind'Amour 1484 20. Jarome Iginla 1481 21. Shane Doan 1474
MOST GAMES, ACTIVE Jaromir Jagr 1638 Jarome Iginla 1481 Shane Doan 1474
PP GOALS, ALL-TIME 20. Alex Ovechkin 196 21. Jarome Iginla 191 22. Pierre Turgeon 190
PP GOALS, ACTIVE Jaromir Jagr 210 Alex Ovechkin 196 Jarome Iginla 191
GW GOALS, ALL-TIME 7. Bobby Hull 98 8. Jarome Iginla 97 8. Guy Lafleur 97
GW GOALS, ACTIVE Jaromir Jagr 133 Jarome Iginla 97 Patrick Marleau 93
BACK-TO-BACK The Avs have played two of their 11 back-to-back games so far, going 1-1-0 in the first game and 1-1-0 in the second. Colorado had 10 back-to-back sets last season, finishing 6-3-1 in the first game and 6-4-0 in the second.
JOE GOAL-BORNE Joe Colborne recorded his first career hat trick in the Avalanche's 6-5 season-opening victory over the Dallas Stars on Oct. 15. A look at Colborne's notable evening: • Became the second player in Avalanche history to score a hat trick on Opening Night, joining Paul Stastny, who tallied three goals in the 2007-08 opener vs. Dallas (Oct. 3, 2007). Colborne was the fifth player in franchise history to score a hat trick on Opening Night. • Was the first Avalanche player to record a hat trick in his debut with the team. Was the second player in franchise history to have a hat trick in his first game with the club, as Real Cloutier scored three times in the Quebec Nordiques' inaugural game on Oct. 10, 1979 against the Atlanta Flames. • Was the first Avs player to score two goals in the first period of season opener since Joe Sakic on Oct 10, 1998 vs Ottawa.
"WINNING" MENTALITY Tyson Barrie scored his 12th career game-winning goal in the season-opening victory over the Stars, passing Sandis Ozolinsh (11) for the most GWG by a defenseman in franchise history. Barrie already holds the team record for OT goals by a defenseman with four.
HERE’S TO THE NEW BOSS Jared Bednar was hired on Aug. 25, 2016, becoming the seventh head coach in Avalanche history and the 15th in franchise history. Bednar, 44, guided the Columbus Blue Jackets’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, to the 2016 Calder Cup last season. The 2016-17 campaign marks Bednar’s 15th season in professional coaching and his seventh as a head coach. He posted a 251-158-42 (.603) combined record in his four years as an AHL head coach and two years as ECHL head coach. He guided the South Carolina Stingrays to the 2009 Kelly Cup as ECHL champions.
NOT BAD FOR OPENERS Colorado's 6-5 victory on Opening Night improved the franchise's record to 20-10-7 in season openers (.635), the second-best mark in the NHL behind Tampa Bay (15-7-2 .667).
IRONMEN Carl Soderberg owns the longest active ironman streak on the team at 176 consecutive games, a career high. Jarome Iginla ranks second at 171 straight games. Iginla has dressed in all 82 games in each of his two years with the Avalanche and in 11 seasons overall, the most 82-game campaigns in NHL history.
STRONG IN SHOOTOUTS The Avalanche finished 4-0 in shootouts last season, the league’s only unbeaten team. The Avs, who led all clubs with 10 shootout wins the previous season (10-4 in 2014-15), have won nine consecutive shootouts, one shy of the franchise record set March 19, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012. The Avs are 41-13 in their last 54. Semyon Varlamov is 27-14 in career shootouts with a .752 save percentage. His .752 Sv% is tied for the highest all-time (min 100 att), matching Mathieu Garon and Johan Hedberg. He is 23-8 as a member of the Avalanche, stopping .771 (96/22). As a team, the Avs own the highest shooting percentage in league history (39.7), and third-highest save percentage (.718).
THIS DAY IN AVALANCHE HISTORY Nov. 1, 1995 - Claude Lemieux scored twice and Jocelyn Thibault made 28 saves as the Avs rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Calgary Flames at McNichols Arena. The Avs would finish 4-0-1 against the Flames during that inaugural season.
COACHES CHALLENGES (2-FOR-2) (W) Oct. 18 at Pittsburgh - Evgeni Malkin goal overturned to no goal for interfering with goaltender Calvin Pickard. (W) Oct. 22 at Florida - Jason Demers goal overturned to no goal for Florida player being off-side.
APPROACHING MILESTONES • Nathan MacKinnon needs 1 assist for 100 • Fedor Tyutin needs 1 assist for 200 • Nikita Zadorov needs 4 games for 100
MILESTONES REACHED • Matt Duchene - 500th game (Oct. 22 at Florida) • Rene Bourque - 300th point (Oct. 29 at Arizona)
SEASON INJURIES
PLAYER GAMES NATURE
Rene Bourque 2 groin (Oct. 20-22)
John Mitchell 5 hip (Oct. 15-22)
Fedor Tyutin 3 groin (Oct. 22 - present)
TOTALS 10
Colorado Avalanche: 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 10/15/2016 Dallas Stars W 01-00-00 6-5 8p,8p,34,29,8,4 4 2-3 2-4 33-28 1 / 32 18007+ 2 10/17/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W* 02-00-00 4-3 12p,28,92p,92 92 2-6 3-5 31-31 31 / 29 18431+ 3 10/18/2016 @ Washington Capitals L 02-01-00 0-3 8 0-3 3-5 18-40 31 / 1 18506+ 4 10/20/2016 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W 03-01-00 4-0 9,9,27,34 9 0-2 3-3 16-27 1 / 30 19092+ 5 10/22/2016 @ Florida Panthers L 03-02-00 2-5 14p,9 81 1-3 5-6 28-38 1 / 1 14326 6 10/28/2016 Winnipeg Jets L 03-03-00 0-1 16 0-4 3-3 37-21 34 / 1 16135 7 10/29/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes W 04-03-00 3-2 9,17p,9 9 1-3 4-4 34-26 31 / 35 13533 8 11/01/2016 Nashville Predators 9 11/03/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks 10 11/05/2016 Minnesota Wild 11 11/06/2016 @ St. Louis Blues 12 11/08/2016 Arizona Coyotes 13 11/11/2016 Winnipeg Jets 14 11/13/2016 Boston Bruins 15 11/15/2016 Los Angeles Kings 16 11/17/2016 @ Dallas Stars 17 11/19/2016 @ Minnesota Wild 18 11/21/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 19 11/23/2016 Edmonton Oilers 20 11/26/2016 Vancouver Canucks 21 11/29/2016 Nashville Predators 22 12/01/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 23 12/03/2016 Dallas Stars 24 12/06/2016 @ Nashville Predators 25 12/08/2016 @ Boston Bruins 26 12/10/2016 @ Montréal Canadiens 27 12/11/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 28 12/14/2016 Philadelphia Flyers 29 12/16/2016 Florida Panthers 30 12/18/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets 31 12/20/2016 @ Minnesota Wild 32 12/22/2016 Toronto Maple Leafs 33 12/23/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks 34 12/27/2016 Calgary Flames 35 12/29/2016 @ Dallas Stars 36 12/31/2016 New York Rangers 37 01/02/2017 @ Vancouver Canucks 38 01/04/2017 @ Calgary Flames 39 01/06/2017 New York Islanders 40 01/12/2017 Anaheim Ducks 41 01/14/2017 Nashville Predators 42 01/17/2017 Chicago Blackhawks 43 01/19/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks 44 01/21/2017 @ San Jose Sharks 45 01/23/2017 San Jose Sharks 46 01/25/2017 Vancouver Canucks 47 01/31/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks 48 02/01/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings 49 02/04/2017 Winnipeg Jets 50 02/07/2017 Montréal Canadiens 51 02/09/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins 52 02/11/2017 @ New York Rangers 53 02/12/2017 @ New York Islanders 54 02/14/2017 @ New Jersey Devils 55 02/16/2017 @ Buffalo Sabres 56 02/17/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes 57 02/19/2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 58 02/21/2017 Los Angeles Kings 59 02/23/2017 @ Nashville Predators 60 02/25/2017 Buffalo Sabres 61 02/28/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers 62 03/02/2017 @ Ottawa Senators 63 03/04/2017 @ Winnipeg Jets 64 03/05/2017 St. Louis Blues 65 03/07/2017 Carolina Hurricanes 66 03/09/2017 New Jersey Devils 67 03/11/2017 Ottawa Senators 68 03/13/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes 69 03/15/2017 Detroit Red Wings 70 03/18/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings 71 03/19/2017 @ Chicago Blackhawks 72 03/21/2017 St. Louis Blues 73 03/23/2017 Edmonton Oilers 74 03/25/2017 @ Edmonton Oilers 75 03/27/2017 @ Calgary Flames 76 03/29/2017 Washington Capitals 77 03/31/2017 St. Louis Blues 78 04/02/2017 @ Minnesota Wild 79 04/04/2017 Chicago Blackhawks 80 04/06/2017 Minnesota Wild 81 04/08/2017 @ Dallas Stars 82 04/09/2017 @ St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. BARRIE JOHNSON MITCHELL COLBORNE DUCHENE IGINLA COMEAU # 4 # 6 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 12 # 14 Oct 15 Vs DAL 1-1(W),1/2 21:45 0-1,4/1 20:26 3-0,4/0 12:59 0-0,3/0 16:15 0-0,2/1 14:22 0-1,1/0 14:42 Oct 17 @ PIT 0-1,3/-1 21:16 0-2,4/1 24:28 0-0,2/0 15:13 0-0,0/0 17:12 1-0,3/-1 17:30 0-0,1/0 16:15 Oct 18 @ WSH 0-0,1/0 22:59 0-0,2/-1 22:04 0-0,0/-1 14:52 0-0,3/-1 19:28 0-0,0/0 12:06 0-0,1/0 14:13 Oct 20 @ TBL 0-0,0/0 21:46 0-0,2/1 22:20 0-1,1/1 14:42 2-1(W),3/3 16:47 0-0,2/1 16:55 0-0,2/1 15:34 Oct 22 @ FLA 0-1,0/-2 24:58 0-0,2/-3 24:19 0-0,2/-1 12:28 1-1,5/0 18:33 0-0,0/-2 15:36 1-0,2/-1 15:43 Oct 28 Vs WPG 0-0,2/0 24:15 0-0,3/-1 23:24 0-0,1/0 11:58 0-0,1/0 10:08 0-0,1/-1 17:24 0-0,4/-1 15:19 0-0,4/0 12:11 Oct 29 @ ARI 0-1,8/-1 19:06 0-1,2/0 24:45 0-0,1/0 07:22 0-0,0/0 08:03 2-0(W),2/2 18:05 0-0,3/1 16:43 0-0,1/1 16:25
Date Opp. ZADOROV BOURQUE SMITH GRIGORENKO MARTINSEN WIERCIOCH MACKINNON # 16 # 17 # 20 # 25 # 27 # 28 # 29 Oct 15 Vs DAL 0-1,3/0 14:27 0-0,2/-1 11:48 0-0,0/-2 14:12 0-1,5/1 15:22 0-0,1/-1 14:22 0-1,1/-1 15:46 1-1,1/2 16:01 Oct 17 @ PIT 0-0,1/0 16:39 0-1,3/1 14:26 0-0,0/1 08:25 0-1,0/0 11:14 0-0,1/1 11:20 1-0,1/1 14:16 0-2,5/0 19:44 Oct 18 @ WSH 0-0,0/-1 16:48 0-0,0/0 13:45 DNP 0-0,2/-1 14:28 0-0,1/0 09:01 0-0,1/0 17:04 0-0,4/0 19:17 Oct 20 @ TBL 0-1,1/2 19:37 INJ 0-0,0/0 09:23 0-1,1/2 16:48 1-0,1/1 13:58 0-2,0/2 14:10 0-1,0/1 20:16 Oct 22 @ FLA 0-0,0/-2 14:37 INJ 0-0,1/-1 11:05 0-0,1/0 16:21 0-0,1/0 11:57 0-1,4/1 17:17 0-0,3/-2 17:19 Oct 28 Vs WPG 0-0,1/-1 18:30 0-0,2/0 15:15 0-0,2/-1 16:37 0-0,3/0 11:36 0-0,0/0 19:09 0-0,3/0 20:12 Oct 29 @ ARI 0-0,1/0 19:13 1-0,2/0 14:15 0-1,0/-1 15:39 0-0,1/0 07:59 0-0,2/0 19:27 0-1,4/-2 17:34
Date Opp. BEAUCHEMIN SODERBERG GELINAS TYUTIN MCLEOD BOURQUE LANDESKOG # 32 # 34 # 44 # 51 # 55 # 57 # 92 Oct 15 Vs DAL 0-2,0/1 23:42 1-0,3/1 18:45 0-0,0/-1 20:42 0-0,1/0 11:52 0-1,1/2 17:11 Oct 17 @ PIT 0-0,2/-1 21:30 0-0,1/0 17:18 0-1,0/1 17:22 0-0,0/0 10:32 2-0(W),4/0 17:15 Oct 18 @ WSH 0-0,0/0 18:38 0-0,1/0 17:35 0-0,0/0 17:44 0-0,0/0 09:51 0-0,1/0 11:08 0-0,1/0 18:53 Oct 20 @ TBL 0-0,1/3 21:03 1-0,1/2 19:19 0-1,0/0 18:19 0-0,0/0 04:45 0-0,0/0 09:07 0-0,1/0 19:11 Oct 22 @ FLA 0-0,2/0 21:08 0-1,2/0 18:58 0-0,0/0 13:19 INJ 0-0,1/0 06:50 0-0,1/0 11:12 0-0,1/-2 18:28 Oct 28 Vs WPG 0-0,0/0 18:13 0-0,2/0 13:48 0-0,1/0 12:46 INJ DNP DNP 0-0,5/0 16:33 Oct 29 @ ARI 0-0,0/1 19:44 0-0,1/0 16:53 0-1,2/0 15:21 INJ DNP DNP 0-1,2/1 18:19
Date Opp. RANTANEN VARLAMOV PICKARD # 96 # 1 # 31 Oct 15 Vs DAL 5/28 W 60:00 DND Oct 17 @ PIT DND 3/31 W 60:22 Oct 18 @ WSH 3/40 L 60:00 DND Oct 20 @ TBL 0/27 W 60:00 DND Oct 22 @ FLA 5/38 L 59:57 DND Oct 28 Vs WPG 0-0,2/0 18:16 1/21 L 58:26 DND Oct 29 @ ARI 0-0,2/-2 17:09 DND 2/26 W 60:00 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Jared Bednar - Was named head coach of the Avalanche on Aug. 25, 2016 and begins his first season in this role. - Is the seventh head coach in Avalanche history and the 15th in franchise history. - Earned the victory in his NHL head coaching debut on Oct. 15 vs. Dallas. - Bednar, 44, guided the Columbus Blue Jackets’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, to the 2016 Calder Cup as AHL champions last season. - The 2016-17 campaign marks Bednar’s 15th season in professional coaching and his seventh as a head coach. - Posted a 251-158-42 (.603) combined record in his four years as an AHL head coach and two years as ECHL head coach. - Led the South Carolina Stingrays to the 2009 Kelly Cup as ECHL champions. - Played nine seasons of professional hockey, a career that spanned parts of six seasons in the ECHL, parts of three seasons in the AHL and one season in the IHL. - The defenseman was part of two Kelly Cup championship teams as a player, 1997 and 2001 with South Carolina.
#1: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Apr 27, 1988 (28 years and 6 months)
sehm-YAWN vahr-LAW-mawv GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Washington's 2nd choice (1st round, 23rd overall) in 2006 Entry Draft Season 5 2-3-0 1 2.82 .909 Acquired: Acquired from Washington in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2012 Career 329 165-120-35 21 2.60 .917 and a conditional 2nd round pick in 2012, July 1, 2011 Last Win: OCT 20, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (2) Career vs. Opp 17 11-5-1 2 2.98 .905 Last SO: OCT 20, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (2) Career Shootouts: 103/137 (.752), 27-14
Season Highs: Shots Saves 40 37 40 10/18 vs WSH - Has started five of the first seven games. - Ranks second in franchise history in games played (270), wins (135), shutouts (17) and save percentage (.917), trailing only Patrick Roy in each category. - Posted his first shutout of the season (21st career) on Oct 20 at Tampa Bay. - Made his sixth consecutive Opening Night start on Oct. 15 vs. Dallas. - Only Roy (eight) started more openers in franchise history. - Posted a 3-0-0 record in three preseason starts, finishing second in the NHL in save percentage (.978) and goals-against average (0.67). - Led the Avalanche in victories (27) for the fifth consecutive season in 2015-16, joining Roy (eight times) as the only goaltenders in franchise history to accomplish that feat.
#31: Calvin Pickard (G) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Apr 15, 1992 (24 years and 6 months)
PICK-erd GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Colorado's 2nd selection (2nd round, 49th overall) in 2010 Entry Draft Season 2 2-0-0 0 2.50 .912 Last Win: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Career 38 15-13-4 1 2.46 .926 Last SO: JAN 14, 2016 vs NEW JERSEY (16) Career Shootouts: 11/15 (.733), 3-1 Career vs. Opp 2 0-2-0 0 2.04 .944
Season Highs: Shots Saves 31 28 31 10/17 vs PIT - Has won both of his starts this season. - Made his first appearance on an NHL Opening Night roster. - Finished 1-0-0 with one shutout in two preseason games (one start), ranking sixth in the NHL in save percentage (.962) and eighth in goals- against average (1.20). - Split the 2015-16 season between the Avalanche and the club’s AHL affiliate in San Antonio. - Posted a 7-6-1 record with a 2.56 GAA, .922 Sv% and one shutout in 20 games (13 starts) with the Avs. - Helped Canada capture the gold medal at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia. - Earned his first two career wins in relief, Nov. 22-25, 2014, becoming the first goalie in NHL history to record his first two career victories in relief in back-to-back team games. - Is the all-time wins leader (60) for the Avalanche’s previous AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. - Spent four seasons with the Seattle Thunderbirds where he finished his junior career as the WHL’s all-time leader in minutes (14,025) and saves (7,727). #4: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' 10", 190 lbs. / Jul 26, 1991 (25 years and 3 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 4th selection (3rd round, 64th overall) in 2009 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 15, 2016 vs DALLAS (6) Season 7 1-4-5 -2 2 Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Career 271 41-117-158 -9 89 Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 17 3-4-7 -3 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 2 24:58 8 2 +2 10/15 vs DAL 4 times 10/15 vs DAL 10/15 vs DAL 10/22 vs FLA 10/29 vs ARI 3 times 10/15 vs DAL
- Is tied for first among Avalanche defensemen in scoring with five points (1g/4a). - Had a career-high eight shots on Oct. 29 at Arizona. - Scored the game-winning goal and had an assist in Colorado's 6-5 victory over the Stars in the season opener on Oct. 15. - It was his 12th career game-winning goal, passing Sandis Ozolinsh (11) for the most GWG by a blueliner in Avalanche/Nordiques franchise history. - Has scored four career overtime goals, the most by a defenseman in franchise history. - Signed a four-year contract through the 2019-20 season on July 31, 2016. - Led all Colorado defensemen in points (49), goals (13) and assists (36) while appearing in 78 games during the 2015-16 season. - Has led all Avalanche defensemen in goals for each of the past four seasons, and led all D-men in points for the past two years.
#6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' 4", 225 lbs. / Mar 21, 1988 (28 years and 7 months)
Drafted: St. Louis' 1st pick (1st round, 1st overall) in 2006 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis, along with Jay McClement and a 1st round pick in Season 7 0-4-4 -2 0 2011, in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a 2nd round choice (Ty Career 536 59-165-224 -45 351 Rattie) in 2011, Feb. 18, 2011 Last Goal: MAR 18, 2016 @ CALGARY (17) Career vs. Opp 32 0-6-6 -14 31 Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 2 2 0 24:45 4 6 +1 7 times 10/17 vs PIT 10/17 vs PIT 7 times 10/29 vs ARI 2 times 2 times 3 times
- Leads Colorado in average ice time (23:06 per game), hits (22) and blocked shots (16). - Is in his ninth NHL season and seventh with the Avalanche. - Ranked second among Avalanche defensemen in goals (11) and was third in points (27) last season. - Shared the team lead with two short-handed goals, the first Avalanche defenseman to score two SHG in one season since Karlis Skrastins in 2005-06. - Former first overall pick is the only defenseman from the 2006 draft class to play in 500 career games. - Represented Team USA at the World Cup of Hockey 2016.
#7: John Mitchell (C) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Jan 22, 1985 (31 years and 9 months)
Drafted: Toronto's 4th choice (5th round, 158th overall) in 2003 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2012 Season 2 0-0-0 0 0 Last Goal: MAR 24, 2016 vs PHILADELPHIA (10) Career 485 67-103-170 -18 222 Last Assist: APR 7, 2016 @ DALLAS (3) Career Shootouts: 4/13 (31%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 19 2-6-8 -2 10
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 11:58 1 1 +0 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/28 vs WPG 2 times 10/29 vs ARI 2 times
- Made his season debut on Oct. 28 vs. Winnipeg. - Missed the first five games due to injury (hip). - Is beginning his ninth NHL season, his fifth with Colorado. - Tallied 21 points (10g/11a) in 71 games with the Avalanche in 2015-16. - Set a career high with three game-winning goals. #8: Joe Colborne (C) 6' 5", 221 lbs. / Jan 30, 1990 (26 years and 9 months)
Drafted: Boston's 1st selection (1st round, 16th overall) in 2008 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2016. Season 7 3-1-4 -1 2 Last Goal: OCT 15, 2016 vs DALLAS (6) Career 240 41-69-110 -18 112 Last Assist: OCT 20, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (3) Career Shootouts: 8/18 (44%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp 7 0-0-0 -5 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 3 1 3 2 15:13 4 2 +1 10/15 vs DAL 10/20 vs TBL 10/15 vs DAL 10/17 vs PIT 10/17 vs PIT 10/15 vs DAL 10/20 vs TBL 10/20 vs TBL
- Ranks second on the team in goals (3). - Recorded his first career hat trick in the season opener against Dallas on Oct. 15 at Pepsi Center. - Became the second player in Avalanche history to score a hat trick on Opening Night, joining Paul Stastny, who tallied three goals in the 2007-08 opener vs. Dallas (Oct. 3, 2007). - Was the first Avalanche player to record a hat trick in his debut with the team. He was the second player in franchise history to accomplish the feat, as Real Cloutier scored three times in the Quebec Nordiques' inaugural game on Oct. 10, 1979 against the Atlanta Flames. - Was the first Avs player to score two goals in the first period of season opener since Joe Sakic on Oct 10, 1998 vs Ottawa. - Begins his first season with Avalanche after signing a two-year contract on July 1, 2016. - Set career highs in goals (19), assists (25) and points (44) while appearing in 73 games for the Flames last season. - Played two years at the University of Denver (2008-10).
#9: Matt Duchene (C) 5' 11", 195 lbs. / Jan 16, 1991 (25 years and 9 months)
DOO-shayn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 3rd overall) in 2009 Entry Draft Season 7 5-2-7 3 2 Last Goal: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Career 502 161-223-384 -24 130 Last Assist: OCT 22, 2016 @ FLORIDA (2) Career Shootouts: 17/45 (38%), 7 GDG Career vs. Opp 25 9-14-23 -9 6
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 1 3 2 19:28 5 1 +3 2 times 2 times 10/20 vs TBL 10/18 vs WSH 10/18 vs WSH 10/22 vs FLA 2 times 10/20 vs TBL
- Leads the team in points (7), goals (5) and game-winning goals (2). - With a pair of goals on Oct. 29 at Arizona, Duchene passed Paul Stastny (160) for ninth place on the franchise goals list with 161. - Recorded a goal and an assist in his 500th NHL game on Oct. 22 at Florida. - Is serving as an alternate captain in his eighth NHL season. - Has led the Avalanche in scoring on three different occasions (2010-11, '13-14, '15-16) and led the club in goals twice (2010-11, '15-16). - Has paced the team in game-winning goals for each of the past four seasons, the only player in Avs/Nordiques history to do that for four straight years. - Led the Avalanche with a career-high 30 goals in 2015-16, the first Avs player to hit the 30-goal mark since 2006-07 (Joe Sakic 36, Milan Hejduk 35). - Also led the club in points (59). - Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Cup of Hockey 2016.
#12: Jarome Iginla (R) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Jul 1, 1977 (39 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Dallas' 1st choice (1st round, 11th overall) in 1995 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2014 Season 7 1-0-1 -1 25 Last Goal: OCT 17, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (5) Career 1481 612-662-1274 59 995 Last Assist: APR 7, 2016 @ DALLAS (8) Career Shootouts: 12/45 (27%), 7 GDG Career vs. Opp 62 38-25-63 -4 33
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 17 17:30 4 5 +1 10/17 vs PIT 7 times 10/17 vs PIT 10/18 vs WSH 10/17 vs PIT 10/28 vs WPG 10/17 vs PIT 3 times
- Is in his 20th NHL season, his third with the Avalanche. - Ranks 16th on the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring list (612), second among active players to Jaromir Jagr (750). - With 1,274 career points, Iginla needs just 26 to become the 34th player in League history to reach 1,300. He is currently tied with Al MacInnis for 35th on the all-time points list. Only two active players have more: Jagr (1,872) and Joe Thornton (1,349). - Needs 19 games to become the 16th player in NHL history to skate in 1,500 contests. His 1,481 career games rank second among active players (Jagr 1,638). - Has scored 97 game-winning goals, tied with Guy Lafleur for eighth place on the all-time list. His next game winner will match him with Bobby Hull (98) for seventh. - Ranks 21st on the all-time power-play goals list with 191. - Needs five penalty minutes to reach 1,000; only eight players in NHL history have scored 600 goals and amassed over 1,000 PIM. - Ranks fourth among active players in career assists (662). #14: Blake Comeau (L) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Feb 18, 1986 (30 years and 8 months)
KOH-moh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: NY Islanders' 2nd choice (2nd round, 47th overall) in 2004 Entry Draft Season 7 1-1-2 1 12 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2015 Career 571 101-132-233 -54 358 Last Goal: OCT 22, 2016 @ FLORIDA (2) Last Assist: OCT 15, 2016 vs DALLAS (6) Career vs. Opp 17 4-5-9 3 10 Career Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 4 16:25 4 4 +1 10/22 vs FLA 10/15 vs DAL 2 times 2 times 10/29 vs ARI 10/28 vs WPG 10/28 vs WPG 2 times
- Is in his second season with the Avalanche. - Has appeared in 571 games over parts of 10 seasons with NY Islanders, Calgary, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Colorado. - Set career highs in games played (81) and assists (24) during his first year with the Avs in 2015-16. - His 36 points were the second-most of his career (46 with Islanders in 2010-11). - Shared the team lead with two short-handed goals.
#16: Nikita Zadorov (D) 6' 5", 230 lbs. / Apr 16, 1995 (21 years and 6 months)
Za-DOHR-aw GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Buffalo's 1st choice (1st round, 16th overall) in 2013 NHL Draft Season 7 0-2-2 -2 8 Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and Career 96 4-16-20 -21 75 2nd round pick (later traded to San Jose - Jeremy Roy) in 2015 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O’Reilly, June 26, 2015 Career vs. Opp 3 0-0-0 -1 0 Last Goal: FEB 15, 2015 vs PHILADELPHIA (49) Last Assist: OCT 20, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 19:37 3 4 +2 7 times 2 times 2 times 4 times 10/20 vs TBL 10/15 vs DAL 2 times 10/20 vs TBL
- Ranks second on the team in hits (17). - Made his second straight appearance on the Avalanche's Opening Night roster. - Began the 2015-16 season with the Avs and had three separate stints with Colorado throughout the 2015-16 campaign. - Dressed in a total of 22 games for the Avs, recording two assists. - Skated in 52 games for the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League, tallying 19 points (10g/19a) and 90 PIM. - Former first-round pick of the Sabres appeared in 60 games as a rookie with Buffalo in 2014-15, tallying 15 points (3g/12a). - Is only the second Avalanche player to have his last name start with the letter "Z" (Greg Zanon).
#17: Rene Bourque (R) 6' 2", 217 lbs. / Dec 10, 1981 (34 years and 10 months)
REH-nee BOHRK GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Signed by Chicago as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2004. Season 5 1-1-2 0 4 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, Oct. 10, 2016. Career 665 152-148-300 -32 532 Last Goal: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Last Assist: OCT 17, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (3) Career vs. Opp 37 7-8-15 3 18 Career Shootouts: 8/26 (31%), 3 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 15:15 3 6 +1 10/29 vs ARI 10/17 vs PIT 2 times 2 times 10/28 vs WPG 10/17 vs PIT 10/15 vs DAL 10/17 vs PIT
- Recorded his 300th NHL point with a goal on Oct. 29 at Arizona. - Missed two games due to a groin injury, Oct. 20-22. - Signed a one-year contract with the Avalanche on Oct. 10 after attending training camp as a PTO. - Shared the team scoring lead this preseason with four points (1g/3a) in five exhibition games. - Now in his 12th NHL season, Bourque has played with Chicago, Calgary, Montreal, Anaheim, Columbus and Colorado. - Has also picked up 15 points (11g/4a) in 27 playoff contests. - Dressed in 49 games for the Blue Jackets last season, registering eight points (3g/5a). - Produced three straight 20-goal campaigns with the Flames from 2008-11. - Helped the Montreal Canadiens to the Eastern Conference Final in 2013-14, notching a team-leading eight goals (8g/3a) in 17 playoff games. - Won the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Trophy as the AHL's rookie of the year with the Norfolk Admirals in 2004-05. - Played four seasons at the University of Wisconsin (2000-04). #25: Mikhail Grigorenko (C) 6' 3", 209 lbs. / May 16, 1994 (22 years and 5 months)
grih-gohr-EHN-koh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Buffalo's 1st choice (1st round, 12th overall) in 2012 NHL Draft Season 7 0-4-4 0 6 Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Nikita Zadorov, J.T. Compher and 2nd Career 149 12-33-45 -12 18 round pick (later traded to San Jose - Jeremy Roy) in 2015 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O’Reilly, June 26, 2015 Career vs. Opp 6 0-0-0 -3 0 Last Goal: MAR 29, 2016 @ ST. LOUIS (12) Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 4 16:48 5 1 +2 7 times 4 times 4 times 10/29 vs ARI 10/20 vs TBL 10/15 vs DAL 2 times 10/20 vs TBL
- Is tied for second on the team in assists (4). - Scored a team-high four goals this preseason, tied for first in the NHL. - Shared the team scoring lead this preseason with four points (4g/0a) in five exhibition games. - Appeared in 74 games for the Avalanche during his first full NHL season in 2015-16, tallying 27 points (6g/21a) with a +2 plus/minus rating. - Set career bests in games, goals, assists and points. - Won medals for his country at three IIHF World Junior Championships, 2012 (silver), 2013 (bronze) and 2014 (bronze). - Prior to turning pro, Grigorenko played three seasons of junior hockey for the Quebec Remparts (QMJHL), where he was named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team, QMJHL All-Rookie Team and named the Canadian Major Junior Rookie of the Year in 2011-12.
#27: Andreas Martinsen (L) 6' 3", 220 lbs. / Jun 13, 1990 (26 years and 4 months)
Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, May 15, 2015 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 20, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (3) Season 7 1-0-1 1 4 Last Assist: MAR 24, 2016 vs PHILADELPHIA (12) Career 62 5-7-12 -3 51 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 1-0-1 0 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 4 14:22 3 4 +1 10/20 vs TBL 7 times 10/20 vs TBL 10/22 vs FLA 10/15 vs DAL 10/28 vs WPG 2 times 2 times
- Is tied for first among Avalanche forwards in hits (16). - Scored his first goal of the year on Oct. 20 at Tampa Bay. - Begins his second NHL season. - Tallied 11 points (4g/7a) in 55 games for the Avalanche during his first NHL campaign in 2015-16. - Finished fourth on the team and fifth among NHL rookies with 155 hits. - His 2.82 hits-per-game average led all NHL rookies (min 40 GP). - Made his NHL debut on Nov. 10, 2015 at Philadelphia, becoming the eighth Norwegian-born player in NHL history and the third to play for the Avalanche (Jonas Holos, Anders Myrvold). - Scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 21, 2015 at Washington, becoming the fifth Norwegian-born player to score a goal. - Has represented Norway at each of the last seven world championships.
#28: Patrick Wiercioch (D) 6' 5", 202 lbs. / Sep 12, 1990 (26 years and 1 month)
PAT-rihk WEER-kawsh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Ottawa's 2nd choice (2nd round, 42nd overall) in 2008 Entry Draft. Season 7 1-4-5 3 9 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2016. Career 218 13-54-67 16 124 Last Goal: OCT 17, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (5) Last Assist: OCT 22, 2016 @ FLORIDA (2) Career vs. Opp 2 0-1-1 -3 4 Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 5 19:27 4 3 +2 10/17 vs PIT 10/20 vs TBL 10/20 vs TBL 10/22 vs FLA 10/29 vs ARI 10/22 vs FLA 2 times 10/20 vs TBL
- Is tied for first among Colorado defensemen in scoring with five points (1g/4a). - Scored his first goal as a member of the Avs on Oct 17 at Pittsburgh. - Tallied an assist in his Avalanche debut on Opening Night against the Dallas Stars at Pepsi Center (Oct. 15). - Had spent his entire career with the Ottawa Senators prior to signing with the Avalanche on July 1. - Skated in 52 games for the Senators last season, recording five points (0g/5a) with a +2 plus/minus rating. He missed 18 contests due to injury, including the final 13 games to close out the year. - Played two seasons at the University of Denver, where he was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team and WCHA Second All-Star Team as a freshman in 2008-09, and selected to the WCHA First All-Star Team and NCAA West First All-American Team as a sophomore in 2009-10. #29: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Sep 1, 1995 (21 years and 2 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 1st overall) in 2013 Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 15, 2016 vs DALLAS (6) Season 7 1-5-6 -1 0 Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Career 225 60-99-159 8 80 Career Shootouts: 8/15 (53%), 3 GDG Career vs. Opp 11 1-9-10 0 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 0 20:16 5 1 +2 10/15 vs DAL 10/17 vs PIT 2 times 7 times 10/20 vs TBL 10/17 vs PIT 4 times 10/15 vs DAL
- Leads the team in assists (5) and shots (20), and ranks second in points (6). - Tallied a pair of helpers on Oct. 17 at Pittsburgh. - Had a goal, assist and was +2 in the season opener on Oct. 15 vs. Dallas. - Beginning his fourth NHL season. - Will serve as an alternate captain. - Represented Team North America at the World Cup of Hockey 2016. - Finished third on the Avalanche in scoring last season with 52 points (21g/31a) in 72 games. - Led the team in shots (245) and shared the club lead in game-winning goals (6). - Won the 2014 Calder Trophy. - Was the first player to be selected first overall by the Avalanche since the franchise moved to Denver in 1995.
#32: Francois Beauchemin (D) 6' 1", 208 lbs. / Jun 4, 1980 (36 years and 4 months)
boh-sheh-MEH GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Montreal's 3rd choice (3rd round, 75th overall) in 1998 Entry Draft Season 7 0-2-2 4 2 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2015. Career 762 68-187-255 20 434 Last Goal: APR 7, 2016 @ DALLAS (8) Last Assist: OCT 15, 2016 vs DALLAS (6) Career vs. Opp 31 4-6-10 6 20 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 2 2 2 23:42 2 2 +3 7 times 10/15 vs DAL 10/15 vs DAL 10/28 vs WPG 10/15 vs DAL 2 times 2 times 10/20 vs TBL
- Leads the Avalanche in plus/minus rating (+4). - Had two assists while logging a team-high 23:42 of ice time in the season opener on Oct. 15 vs. Dallas. - Is beginning his 12th full NHL season, his second with Colorado. - Finished second among Avs defensemen with 34 points (8g/26a) while appearing in all 82 games during his first season with Colorado in 2015-16. - His 34 points were the second-highest total of his career (36 in 2005-06). - Led the NHL with 256 blocked shots, an Avalanche record…Broke the previous mark of 238 set by Brett Clark in 2008-09. - Led Colorado in average time-on-ice (25:04), the first Avalanche player to log over 25 minutes a night since 2002-03 (R. Blake 26:21, A. Foote 25:42). - Ranked first in the NHL in total shorthanded minutes (288:58) and was third in average shorthanded ice time (3:31). - Won a Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2006-07 and was named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team in 2012-13.
#34: Carl Soderberg (C) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / Oct 12, 1985 (31 years)
Drafted: St. Louis' 2nd choice (2nd round, 49th overall) in 2004 Entry Draft GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Boston in exchange for 6th round pick (previously acquired - Season 7 2-1-3 3 2 Boston selected Oskar Steen) in 2016 NHL Draft, June 25, 2015 Career 250 43-105-148 8 102 Last Goal: OCT 20, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY (3) Last Assist: OCT 22, 2016 @ FLORIDA (2) Career vs. Opp 9 1-7-8 4 10 Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 19:19 3 2 +2 2 times 10/22 vs FLA 3 times 10/17 vs PIT 10/20 vs TBL 10/15 vs DAL 10/20 vs TBL 10/20 vs TBL - Has appeared in 176 consecutive games, a career high and the longest active ironman streak on the club. - Scored a goal and won 9-of-13 faceoffs (69%) in the season opener on Oct. 15 vs. Dallas. - Is in his second season with the Avalanche. - Set career highs in points (51) and assists (39) while appearing in all 82 games during his first season with the Avs in 2015-16. - His 39 assists led the team, while his 51 points ranked fourth on the squad. - Represented Sweden at the World Cup of Hockey 2016. #44: Eric Gelinas (D) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / May 8, 1991 (25 years and 5 months)
AIR-ihk ZHEHL-ih-nuh GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: New Jersey's 2nd choice (2nd round, 54th overall) in 2009 Entry Draft Season 3 0-1-1 0 2 Acquired: Acquired from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for 3rd round selection in Career 165 14-41-55 -12 82 the 2017 NHL Draft, Feb. 29, 2016 Last Goal: OCT 10, 2015 @ WASHINGTON (42) Career vs. Opp 4 1-2-3 -1 2 Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 15:21 2 2 +0 3 times 10/29 vs ARI 10/29 vs ARI 10/22 vs FLA 10/29 vs ARI 10/29 vs ARI 10/29 vs ARI 3 times
- Made his season debut on Oct. 22 at Florida. - Was acquired by Colorado from New Jersey at the trade deadline last season on Feb. 29, 2016. - Suffered an elbow injury on March 18 at Calgary, forcing him to miss the final 10 games of the season. - Had spent his entire career with New Jersey prior to joining the Avalanche.
#51: Fedor Tyutin (D) 6' 2", 221 lbs. / Jul 19, 1983 (33 years and 3 months)
FEH-dohr TOOT-ihn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: NY Rangers’ 2nd choice (2nd round, 40th overall) in 2001 Entry Draft Season 4 0-2-2 0 0 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2016. Career 807 54-199-253 -28 510 Last Goal: MAR 4, 2016 vs EDMONTON (12) Last Assist: OCT 20, 2016 @ TAMPA BAY Career vs. Opp 36 1-12-13 -9 14 Career Shootouts: 4/11 (36%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 20:42 0 4 +1 4 times 2 times 2 times 4 times 10/15 vs DAL 4 times 10/20 vs TBL 10/17 vs PIT
- Has missed the last three games (groin). - Is in his 13th NHL season and his first with the Avalanche after signing a one-year deal on July 1. - Recorded three points (1g/2a) in 61 games during his eighth season with the Blue Jackets in 2015-16. - Finished his time in Columbus with 185 points (39g/146a) in 553 contests, the most points and games by a defenseman in Blue Jackets history. - Selected No. 40 overall by the Rangers in the second round of the 2001 Entry Draft, Tyutin made his NHL debut with New York during the 2003-04 campaign. - Acquired by Columbus prior to the 2008-09 season. - The Izhevsk, Russia, native represented his home country at three Olympics (2006, 2010, 2014) and three world championships (2008, 2011, 2013), winning a gold medal in 2008. - Also won gold with Russia at the 2002 and 2003 IIHF World Junior Championships and at the 2001 IIHF Under-18 World Championship.
#55: Cody McLeod (L) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Jun 26, 1984 (32 years and 4 months)
Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 6, 2006 GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: MAR 1, 2016 @ MINNESOTA (20) Season 3 0-0-0 0 5 Last Assist: MAR 28, 2016 @ NASHVILLE (9) Career 634 65-51-116 -32 1312 Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 34 6-4-10 4 67 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 5 9:51 1 2 +0 3 times 3 times 3 times 10/20 vs TBL 10/18 vs WSH 10/22 vs FLA 10/18 vs WSH 3 times
- Is in his 10th NHL season, all with the Avalanche. Originally signed with Colorado as a non-drafted free agent on July 6, 2006. - Only four players have ever appeared in more games for the Colorado Avalanche: Milan Hejduk (1,020), Joe Sakic (870) and Adam Foote (760). - His 1,312 career penalty minutes are the most in Avalanche history and fourth-most in franchise history. - Has 122 fighting majors for his career, the most in Avs history. - Appeared in all 82 games for the second straight year in 2015-16. - Led the Avs in hits (240), penalty minutes (138) and major penalties (12). - Surpassed 100 PIM for the eighth time in his career, the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to have eight career 100-PIM seasons. - Led the NHL with 12 fighting majors. #92: Gabriel Landeskog (L) 6' 1", 215 lbs. / Nov 23, 1992 (23 years and 11 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 1st choice (1st round, 2nd overall) in 2011 Entry Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 17, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (5) Season 7 2-2-4 1 2 Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 @ ARIZONA Career 363 102-148-250 31 294 Career Shootouts: 4/12 (33%), 3 GDG Career vs. Opp 18 8-3-11 -4 13 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 1 2 2 19:11 5 3 +2 10/17 vs PIT 2 times 10/17 vs PIT 10/18 vs WSH 10/20 vs TBL 10/28 vs WPG 4 times 10/15 vs DAL
- Is in his sixth NHL season, his fifth as team captain. - Leads the team in takeaways (7) and is tied for first among Avalanche forwards in hits (16). - Scored twice, including the overtime winner, on Oct. 17 at Pittsburgh - It was his fourth career OT goal. - Finished second on the Avalanche in scoring last season with 53 points (20g/33a) in 75 games. - Was named team captain of the Avalanche on Sept. 4, 2012, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history at the time (19 years, 286 days). - Has since been surpassed by Connor McDavid, who was named captain of the Edmonton Oilers at 19 years and 266 days old on Oct. 5, 2016. - Landeskog was 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby, who was 19 years, 297 days when he was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 31, 2007. - Represented Sweden at the World Cup of Hockey 2016. - Won the 2012 Calder Trophy.
#96: Mikko Rantanen (R) 6' 4", 211 lbs. / Oct 29, 1996 (20 years)
RAN-ta-nehn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 10th overall) in 2015 NHL Draft Season 2 0-0-0 -2 0 Last Goal: - Career 11 0-0-0 -9 2 Last Assist: - Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 0 0-0-0 0 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 18:16 2 0 +0 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/28 vs WPG 2 times 2 times 10/28 vs WPG
- Made his season debut for the Avalanche on Oct. 28 vs. Winnipeg. - Was recalled from San Antonio (AHL) on Oct. 24. - Recorded two points (0g/2a) in four games with the Rampage. - Missed the entire preseason after suffering an ankle injury during the Rookie Showcase on Sept. 17 vs. San Jose. - Co-winner of the 2016 Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding rookie. - Was named to the AHL Second All-Star Team and AHL All-Rookie Team. - Led the San Antonio Rampage in scoring with 60 points (24g/36a) in 52 games, second among AHL rookies. - His 60 points set a new franchise rookie record. - Also saw his first NHL action, appearing in nine games for the Avalanche (0g/0a). - Won a gold medal as captain of Team Finland at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki. - Won a silver medal for his country at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Moscow. - Is the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to wear #96. Nashville Predators: Media Notes
2016-17 Season Totals NASHVILLE COLORADO Record (Points) 2-5-1 (5 pts., 13th West) 4-3-0 (8 pts., T-8th West) Home Record 2-1-0 1-1-0 Road Record 0-4-1 3-2-0 Last Game L, 4-1 at SJ (Sat.) W, 3-2 at ARI (Sat.) Last Five/Streak 1-3-1/Three losses (0-2-1) 2-3-0/One win Last Ten 2-5-1 4-3-0 Points Leader Viktor Arvidsson (4g-2a-6pts) Matt Duchene (5g-2a-7pts) Goals Leader Viktor Arvidsson (4) Matt Duchene (5)
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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP The Predators and Avalanche on Tuesday will play the first of five games this season (8:00 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Tennessee, 102.5 The Game). Nashville and Colorado will also square off in Denver on Nov. 29 and Jan. 14. The Avs visit the Music City on Dec. 6 and Feb. 23.
STORYLINES VS. COLORADO • Colorado won the season series in 2015-16, 2-3-0. • Last season, Filip Forsberg earned seven points (3g-4a) in five games, Ryan Johansen recorded five points (1g-4a) in four games and Mattias Ekholm registered five points (0g-5a) in five games. • The Predators are 33-28-8 all-time against the Avalanche, including 18-12-4 at home and 15-16-4 on the road. • Nashville is 10-3-1 in its last 14 home games against Colorado, and has scored three or more goals in 13 of those contests.
WHO’S HOT VS. THE AVALANCHE Mattias Ekholm has earned at least one assist in four of his last five games against Colorado (0g-5a) Ryan Ellis has 12 career points against Colorado, his most vs. any NHL team (4g-8a) Filip Forsberg is on a four-game point streak against Colorado (3g-4a) Craig Smith is on a three-game point streak against Colorado (2g-1a), and has recorded a point in six of his last seven games against the Avalanche (4g-2a)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS VS. THE AVALANCHE Mike Fisher made his Predators debut on Feb. 12, 2011 vs. Colorado
THIS DATE IN PREDS HISTORY Nov. 1, 2006: Paul Kariya earned three assists in a 5-3 win at Edmonton to give him 800 points in his NHL career.
POWER PLAY SUCCESS (stats through games of 10/30) • The Predators lead the NHL in power-play percentage (35.7%), and are tied for the league lead in road power-play percentage (33.3%). • Nashville ranks second in the NHL in power-play goals with 10 (PHI – 11). • Mike Fisher, Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi and K. Subban are tied for 13th in the NHL in power-play points with four. • The Preds scored at least one power-play goal in each of its first six games of the season for the first time in franchise history. • On Friday, Oct. 21 at Detroit, Nashville scored two power-play goals in a span of 18 seconds, setting a franchise record for shortest span between two power-play goals. Subban (14:13) and Mike Ribeiro (14:31) each tallied in the second period. The previous record was 21 seconds set on April 18, 2006, vs. Detroit. (credit: Elias Sports Bureau)
PEKKA STANDING TALL • Pekka Rinne on Thursday at Los Angeles stopped 42 of 45 shots faced, including 19 of 20 in the third period. • The 42 saves equal his most since April 8, 2011 (44), the fourth-most in his career, and the most in the NHL this season. • He’s one of two goalies in the NHL to record 37 or more saves in multiple games this season (also: Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT).
ARVI LEADS THE WAY • Viktor Arvidsson leads the Preds in points (6) and goals (4) this season. • He scored his first career shorthanded goal on Thursday at Los Angeles. • Arvidsson tied his career high with two points (1g-1a) on Thursday. It marked the first game in his NHL career in which he earned one goal and one assist. • On Oct. 22 vs. Pittsburgh, Arvidsson tallied the second multi-goal game of his career (2g-0a). • He is halfway to his goals total from his first two NHL seasons (8 goals in 62 games).
P.K.’S STRONG START • P.K. Subban has earned at least one point in four of eight games this season, totaling five points (2g-3a), which ranks second on the team. • He scored the Predators’ first goal of the 2016-17 campaign on his first shot in a Gold uniform on Oct. 14 vs. Chicago. • He earned his first multi-point game of the season on Oct. 22 against Pittsburgh (0g-2a).
THE NEW CAPTAIN • Preds Captain Mike Fisher is second on the team in goals with three. All three have come on the man advantage. • He tallied the game-winning goal in his first game as captain on Oct. 14 vs. Chicago and added an assist.
THE ROOK NETS TWO • Rookie Kevin Fiala scored two goals in a 9:06 span in the second period against Pittsburgh on Oct. 22. • He entered the contest against the Penguins with one goal in 10 career NHL games.
SWISS THREES The Predators have tied an NHL record and are just the second team in league history to have at least three Swiss-born players on their roster in one season. Forward Kevin Fiala and defensemen Roman Josi and Yannick Weber all hail from Switzerland. The 2014- 15 Calgary Flames also had three Swiss-born players on their roster (Rafael Diaz, Sven Baertschi, Jonas Hiller). They first played together on Nov. 2, 2014. (credit: Elias Sports Bureau)
LAST GAME San Jose 4, Nashville 1 Saturday, Oct. 29, SAP Center, San Jose Goal: James Neal Assists: Ryan Ellis, Roman Josi Goaltender: Pekka Rinne (L) – 58:51, 23 saves on 26 shots faced Notes: • Neal scored his first goal of the season. • Josi earned his fourth assist of the season and is now tied for second on the team in helpers with Ryan Johansen. Filip Forsberg leads the team with five. • Ellis registered his third assist of the season.
INJURIES Cody Bass, upper-body, has missed four games Anthony Bitetto, upper-body, has missed seven games Miikka Salomaki, upper-body, has missed six games 2016-17 TOTAL MAN-GAMES LOST: 21
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct 24 – Recalled defenseman Matt Irwin from Milwaukee (AHL)
STREAKS None
UPCOMING MILESTONES Mike Fisher is one point shy of 200 as a member of the Predators, two goals shy of tying Scott Walker for seventh on the franchise’s all-time list, and six goals shy of 100 as a member of the Predators Roman Josi is five points shy of 200 in his NHL career, and three assists shy of tying Cliff Ronning and Greg Johnson for ninth on the franchise’s all-time list James Neal is four assists shy of 200 in his NHL career Craig Smith is five assists shy of 100 in his NHL career Filip Forsberg is 10 games shy of 200 in his NHL career Ryan Ellis is 11 games shy of 300 in his NHL career
BRIDGESTONE ARENA SELLOUTS The Predators have sold out each of their three home games of the 2016-17 season, including a standing room only crowd on opening night. Nashville Predators: 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 10/14/2016 Chicago Blackhawks W 01-00-00 3-2 76p,59p,12p 12 3-6 4-4 27-24 35 / 50 17256+ 2 10/15/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 01-01-00 3-5 33,15p,38 14 1-2 1-3 36-27 33 / 39 21665+ 3 10/18/2016 Dallas Stars L 01-02-00 1-2 12p 90 1-3 2-2 28-37 32 / 35 17113+ 4 10/21/2016 @ Detroit Red Wings L 01-03-00 3-5 76p,63p,12p 14 3-4 5-7 33-43 34 / 35 20027 5 10/22/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins W 02-03-00 5-1 38p,56,19,56,38 56 1-4 2-2 30-35 74 / 29 17113+ 6 10/26/2016 @ Anaheim Ducks L 02-04-00 1-6 33p 33 1-5 1-4 29-26 36 / 35 15421 7 10/27/2016 @ Los Angeles Kings O* 02-04-01 2-3 15,38s 77 0-3 2-3 26-45 31 / 35 18230+ 8 10/29/2016 @ San Jose Sharks L 02-05-01 1-4 18 8 0-1 1-2 28-26 31 / 35 17562+ 9 11/01/2016 @ Colorado Avalanche 10 11/03/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes 11 11/05/2016 Carolina Hurricanes 12 11/08/2016 Ottawa Senators 13 11/10/2016 St. Louis Blues 14 11/12/2016 Anaheim Ducks 15 11/15/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 16 11/17/2016 @ Ottawa Senators 17 11/19/2016 @ St. Louis Blues 18 11/21/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 19 11/23/2016 Dallas Stars 20 11/25/2016 Winnipeg Jets 21 11/27/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets 22 11/29/2016 @ Colorado Avalanche 23 12/03/2016 New Jersey Devils 24 12/04/2016 Philadelphia Flyers 25 12/06/2016 Colorado Avalanche 26 12/08/2016 @ Dallas Stars 27 12/10/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes 28 12/13/2016 St. Louis Blues 29 12/15/2016 Minnesota Wild 30 12/17/2016 New York Rangers 31 12/19/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers 32 12/20/2016 @ New Jersey Devils 33 12/22/2016 Los Angeles Kings 34 12/27/2016 Minnesota Wild 35 12/29/2016 Chicago Blackhawks 36 12/30/2016 @ St. Louis Blues 37 01/03/2017 Montréal Canadiens 38 01/05/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 39 01/06/2017 @ Florida Panthers 40 01/08/2017 @ Chicago Blackhawks 41 01/10/2017 Vancouver Canucks 42 01/12/2017 Boston Bruins 43 01/14/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche 44 01/17/2017 @ Vancouver Canucks 45 01/19/2017 @ Calgary Flames 46 01/20/2017 @ Edmonton Oilers 47 01/22/2017 @ Minnesota Wild 48 01/24/2017 Buffalo Sabres 49 01/26/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets 50 01/31/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 51 02/02/2017 Edmonton Oilers 52 02/04/2017 Detroit Red Wings 53 02/07/2017 Vancouver Canucks 54 02/09/2017 @ New York Rangers 55 02/11/2017 Florida Panthers 56 02/12/2017 Dallas Stars 57 02/18/2017 @ Minnesota Wild 58 02/19/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 59 02/21/2017 Calgary Flames 60 02/23/2017 Colorado Avalanche 61 02/25/2017 Washington Capitals 62 02/26/2017 Edmonton Oilers 63 02/28/2017 @ Buffalo Sabres 64 03/02/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens 65 03/04/2017 Chicago Blackhawks 66 03/07/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks 67 03/09/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings 68 03/11/2017 @ San Jose Sharks 69 03/13/2017 Winnipeg Jets 70 03/16/2017 @ Washington Capitals 71 03/18/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes 72 03/20/2017 Arizona Coyotes 73 03/23/2017 Calgary Flames 74 03/25/2017 San Jose Sharks 75 03/27/2017 @ New York Islanders 76 03/28/2017 @ Boston Bruins 77 03/30/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs 78 04/01/2017 Minnesota Wild 79 04/02/2017 @ St. Louis Blues 80 04/04/2017 New York Islanders 81 04/06/2017 @ Dallas Stars 82 04/08/2017 @ Winnipeg Jets Nashville Predators: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. BITETTO ELLIS WEBER FORSBERG SISSONS FISHER EKHOLM # 2 # 4 # 7 # 9 # 10 # 12 # 14 Oct 14 Vs CHI 0-0,0/-1 04:42 0-0,0/0 21:43 0-1,1/-1 20:44 0-0,0/-1 11:09 1-1(W),2/0 19:54 0-0,4/0 24:23 Oct 15 @ CHI DNP 0-0,1/0 24:42 0-0,0/0 10:09 0-0,4/-1 18:12 0-0,1/0 10:37 0-0,1/0 18:51 0-1,2/0 24:21 Oct 18 Vs DAL INJ 0-0,3/-1 24:57 0-0,0/-1 10:17 0-1,0/0 19:05 0-0,1/0 10:43 1-0,2/-2 17:02 0-0,1/-1 23:24 Oct 21 @ DET INJ 0-1,3/0 23:17 0-0,1/-1 08:56 0-1,1/-2 22:09 0-0,1/0 11:35 1-0,4/-1 18:21 0-0,1/0 23:59 Oct 22 Vs PIT INJ 0-1,1/0 21:19 0-1,0/2 15:00 0-2,2/1 17:51 DNP DNP 0-0,2/1 23:03 Oct 26 @ ANA INJ 0-0,1/-2 23:05 0-0,2/0 12:45 0-0,5/-1 16:31 0-0,1/0 12:24 0-0,2/0 15:19 0-0,1/-1 21:08 Oct 27 @ LAK INJ 0-0,3/2 28:07 0-0,2/0 11:08 0-0,2/-1 21:05 0-0,0/0 09:51 0-0,1/-1 18:25 0-0,0/1 23:35 Oct 29 @ SJS INJ 0-1,0/1 22:16 0-0,0/-2 11:58 0-0,1/0 20:25 0-0,0/-1 07:01 0-0,3/0 16:32 0-0,1/-1 23:33
Date Opp. SMITH BASS NEAL JARNKROK SALOMAKI CARLE ZOLNIERCZYK # 15 # 16 # 18 # 19 # 20 # 25 # 26 Oct 14 Vs CHI 0-0,1/0 13:33 0-0,1/0 18:26 0-0,0/-1 11:11 0-0,0/-1 12:23 0-0,1/-1 12:49 Oct 15 @ CHI 1-0,2/0 14:30 0-1,4/0 21:49 0-0,2/0 12:19 0-0,2/0 06:45 0-0,0/0 12:44 Oct 18 Vs DAL 0-0,2/0 14:07 0-0,0/0 06:30 0-0,7/-2 19:42 0-0,0/0 14:53 INJ 0-0,0/-1 11:32 Oct 21 @ DET 0-0,2/0 05:56 0-0,0/0 07:24 0-0,6/-2 22:15 0-0,1/0 15:49 INJ 0-0,0/-1 11:34 Oct 22 Vs PIT DNP INJ 0-0,5/0 23:42 1-0,5/2 15:57 INJ 0-1,1/2 15:39 0-0,0/0 07:50 Oct 26 @ ANA 0-0,2/-1 18:12 INJ 0-0,1/-2 14:49 0-0,0/-1 13:52 INJ 0-0,0/0 14:34 DNP Oct 27 @ LAK 1-0,5/1 16:01 INJ 0-0,3/-1 18:27 0-0,0/0 12:36 INJ DNP DNP Oct 29 @ SJS 0-0,3/-1 16:18 INJ 1-0,3/0 20:28 0-0,2/-1 13:34 INJ DNP DNP
Date Opp. WILSON ARVIDSSON WATSON IRWIN FIALA JOSI RIBEIRO # 33 # 38 # 51 # 52 # 56 # 59 # 63 Oct 14 Vs CHI 0-0,2/0 15:45 0-0,2/0 11:14 0-0,2/-1 11:21 1-1,5/-1 27:55 0-0,0/0 13:02 Oct 15 @ CHI 1-0,3/1 16:41 1-0,3/-1 13:26 0-0,1/-1 12:13 0-0,5/-1 23:33 0-1,2/0 14:45 Oct 18 Vs DAL 0-0,0/-2 17:18 0-0,4/0 12:23 0-0,2/0 12:42 0-0,2/0 22:56 0-0,0/0 14:12 Oct 21 @ DET 0-0,0/-1 13:41 0-1,4/-1 13:52 0-0,0/0 15:44 0-2,2/-2 25:27 1-0,1/-2 17:46 Oct 22 Vs PIT 0-0,2/1 12:44 2-0,4/1 20:36 0-0,1/2 12:36 2-0(W),3/1 12:12 0-0,1/1 22:48 0-1,1/1 14:43 Oct 26 @ ANA 1-0,2/-2 17:36 0-0,1/-1 13:20 0-0,0/0 12:25 0-0,2/0 11:48 0-0,4/-2 22:31 0-0,2/-1 17:21 Oct 27 @ LAK 0-0,1/0 16:54 1-1,1/1 11:51 0-0,1/0 10:28 0-0,0/0 12:15 0-0,2/0 13:04 0-0,2/-1 25:41 0-1,1/1 15:38 Oct 29 @ SJS 0-0,0/0 13:59 0-0,5/-2 15:15 0-0,0/-1 09:48 0-0,0/-1 12:47 0-0,3/0 09:54 0-1,3/0 24:45 0-0,1/-1 16:49
Date Opp. SUBBAN JOHANSEN RINNE MAZANEC # 76 # 92 # 35 # 39 Oct 14 Vs CHI 1-0,4/-1 23:04 0-3,2/-1 19:10 2/24 W 59:46 DND Oct 15 @ CHI 0-1,2/-1 24:58 0-0,1/-1 16:54 DND 5/27 L 58:26 Oct 18 Vs DAL 0-0,3/0 26:03 0-1,1/0 18:12 2/37 L 58:02 DND Oct 21 @ DET 1-0,3/-2 26:45 0-0,3/0 04:01 4/42 L 59:22 DND Oct 22 Vs PIT 0-2,1/0 22:18 0-0,1/0 21:59 DNP DND Oct 26 @ ANA 0-0,3/-1 23:57 0-0,0/0 13:13 4/17 L 35:04 2/9 24:56 Oct 27 @ LAK 0-0,1/-1 23:36 0-0,1/0 20:26 3/45 O 64:31 DND Oct 29 @ SJS 0-0,1/-1 23:21 0-0,2/0 20:20 3/26 L 58:51 DND Nashville Predators: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Peter Laviolette * Hired as the second head coach in Nashville Predators history on May 6, 2014. * With Nashville, has compiled an 90-56-24 regular-season record (.604). * Was a finalist for the 2015 Jack Adams Award. * Has a 52-50 playoff record (9-11 with Nashville), advancing to the Stanley Cup Final twice (2010, 2006) and won the Stanley Cup in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes. * Is second in wins among U.S.-born NHL coaches behind only John Tortorella. Wins entering this season: Tortorella - 480, Laviolette - 477. * One of just eight men currently employed as an NHL head coach to have won a Stanley Cup (with Carolina in 2006). * Guided the Predators to their fifth 100-plus point season in franchise history, with 104 points equaling the third-highest point total in team history during 2014-15 campaign. * Began his NHL coaching career after 11 seasons playing professionally in the National, International and American Hockey Leagues and internationally for the U.S. National Team.
#35: Pekka Rinne (G) 6' 5", 217 lbs. / Nov 3, 1982 (33 years and 11 months)
PECK-ah REEN-eh GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Nashville's tenth choice, 258th overall (eighth round), in the 2004 NHL Season 6 1-4-1 0 3.21 .906 Entry Draft. Career 453 239-140-54 40 2.39 .917 Last Win: OCT 14, 2016 vs CHICAGO (5) Last SO: FEB 27, 2016 vs ST. LOUIS (21) Career vs. Opp 27 15-7-2 1 2.33 .912 Career Shootouts: 155/215 (.721), 30-28
Season Highs: Shots Saves 45 42 45 10/27 vs LAK 2016-17 Highlights * Stopped 42 of 45 shots faced on Thursday at Los Angeles, including 19 of 20 in the third period. * The 42 saves equal his most since April 8, 2011 (44), the fourth-most in his career, and the most in the NHL this season. * Has made 150 total saves, which ranks fifth in the Western Conference.
Golden Nuggets * Named Most Valuable Player at the 2014 World Championship. * Helped Karpat Oulu capture Finnish Elite League championships in 2004 and 2005. * Named top goaltender at the 2015 World Championship.
* In 2014 World Championship, named one of Finland's three best players in the tournament.
#39: Marek Mazanec (G) 6' 4", 187 lbs. / Jul 18, 1991 (25 years and 3 months)
MAIR-ehk muh-ZAHN-itz GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Drafted: Nashville's ninth choice, 179th overall (sixth round), in the 2012 Entry Season 2 0-1-0 0 5.06 .806 Draft Career 29 8-12-4 2 2.89 .898 1 NHL / 1 NSH Season Last Win: JAN 7, 2014 vs SAN JOSE (7) Career vs. Opp 1 0-1-0 0 2.04 .926 Last SO: NOV 27, 2013 @ COLUMBUS (20) Career Shootouts: 5/10 (.500), 0-3
Season Highs: Shots Saves 27 22 27 10/15 vs CHI 2015-16 Season Highlights * Posted a 19-15-5 record with four shutouts (tied for sixth in the AHL), a 2.45 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage for the Milwaukee Admirals. * Appeared in 27 career NHL games since 2013-14, and was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for November 2013 after going 5-4-1 with two shutouts, a 2.00 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. * Helped HC Plzen win the 2013 Czech Extraliga title stopping 48-of-51 shots in Game Seven of the Czech League Final, with former NHLer Martin Straka scoring the title-winning goal at the 16:15 mark of double overtime.
#2: Anthony Bitetto (D) (*Injured) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Jul 15, 1990 (26 years and 3 months)
bih-TEH-toh, AN-thuh-nee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's fourth choice, 168th overall (sixth round) in the 2010 NHL Draft. Season 1 0-0-0 -1 5 Last Goal: MAR 9, 2016 @ CALGARY (6) Career 36 1-5-6 -2 31 Last Assist: MAR 17, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (3) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 0 2
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 5 4:42 0 1 --1 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI
2015-16 Season Highlights * Scored his first-career NHL goal on March 9, 2016 at Calgary. * Signed to a two-year contract on Feb. 26, 2016 that will keep him with the Predators through the 2017-18 season. * Played his first game of the season on Oct. 20 vs. Tampa Bay. * Earned an even or plus rating in 22 of his 26 games played on the season. * Posted a hit all but three games played. * Averaged 12:08 in time-on-ice per game. * Finished the season with 62 hits and 41 blocked shots.
Golden Nuggets * Played 13 years in the Apple Core development system that has produced NHLers Rob Scuderi, Douglas Murray, Mark Eaton and Eric Nystrom. * Spent two years at Northeastern (Hockey East) prior to turning pro.
#4: Ryan Ellis (D) 5' 10", 180 lbs. / Jan 3, 1991 (25 years and 9 months)
RIGH-uhn EHL-ihs GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's first choice, 11th overall (first round) in the 2009 Entry Draft. Season 8 0-3-3 0 2 Last Goal: APR 9, 2016 @ DALLAS (8) Career 289 30-76-106 33 107 Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 @ SAN JOSE Career Shootouts: 3/12 (25%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 15 4-8-12 6 4
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 28:07 3 4 +2 8 times 3 times 3 times 10/18 vs DAL 10/27 vs LAK 3 times 10/26 vs ANA 10/27 vs LAK
2015-16 Season Highlights * Posted career highs in goals (10), assists (22) and points (32). * Time-on-ice per game jumped from 19:47 prior to Ryan Johansen trade to 21:59 after Jan. 6. * Was one of seven players on the team to register a shorthanded goal. * Seven of his 10 goals came against Western Conference opponents, including four against the Central Division. * Finished third on the team in time-on-ice per game (20:53).
Golden Nuggets
* Is the third defenseman in Ontario Hockey League history to record 300 career points (73g-241a-314pts, +145, 207 PIMs, 226 gp), joining Rick Corriveau (329) and Denis Potvin (330).
#7: Yannick Weber (D) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Sep 23, 1988 (28 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected in the third round, 73rd overall by MTL in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 5, 2013. Season 7 0-1-1 -2 11 Last Goal: APR 9, 2015 vs ARIZONA (53) Career 281 22-49-71 -36 133 Last Assist: OCT 22, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 6 2-0-2 -2 4
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 5 15:00 2 7 +2 7 times 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/21 vs DET 10/22 vs PIT 2 times 10/15 vs CHI 10/22 vs PIT
2016-17 Season Highlights *Made his Predators debut on Oct. 15 at Chicago *Earned his first point as a Predator on Oct. 22 vs. Pittsburgh (0g-1a) #9: Filip Forsberg (L) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Aug 13, 1994 (22 years and 2 months)
FIHL-ihp FOHRZ-buhrg GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Washington for forwards Martin Erat and Michael Latta on Season 8 0-5-5 -5 4 April 3, 2013. Career 190 60-78-138 -2 79 Last Goal: APR 7, 2016 vs ARIZONA (9) Last Assist: OCT 22, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Career vs. Opp 11 6-6-12 8 4 Career Shootouts: 5/15 (33%), 4 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 2 2 4 22:09 5 5 +1 8 times 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/21 vs DET 10/21 vs DET 10/26 vs ANA 10/21 vs DET 10/22 vs PIT
2015-16 Season Highlights * Posted two natural hat tricks (Feb. 23 at Toronto+Feb. 27 vs. St. Louis), becoming the first player with multiple natural hat tricks in three or fewer games since Vancouver's Petri Skirko (Nov. 18, 1986 vs. Calgary and Nov. 21, 1986 vs. NY Rangers). * Reached a career-high for goals in a season. * Tied for NHL lead in goals in Feb. (12), earning the Third Star of the Month. * Was named the First Star of the Week for Feb. 29. * Notched three points on Feb. 6 vs San Jose (1g-2a) and followed it up with his fourth career multi-goal game on Feb. 9 vs. Washington.
Golden Nuggets * Titles won: 2012 World Junior Championship, 2010 Swedish Junior League title * Has the third-most goals in the NHL since Jan. 1 (21).
#10: Colton Sissons (C) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Nov 5, 1993 (22 years and 11 months)
KOHL-tuhn SIH-suhnz GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's second choice, 50th overall (second round), in the 2012 Entry Season 7 0-0-0 -2 0 Draft. Career 58 5-5-10 3 16 1 NHL / 1 NSH Season Last Goal: MAR 28, 2016 vs COLORADO (12) Career vs. Opp 3 1-1-2 1 0 Last Assist: MAR 8, 2016 @ WINNIPEG (21) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 12:24 1 5 +0 7 times 7 times 7 times 7 times 10/26 vs ANA 4 times 10/27 vs LAK 5 times
2015-16 Season Highlights * Posted first-career multi-point game on March 8 at Winnipeg (1g-1a). * Four of six points on the season came after the All-Star break (3g-1a). * Five of six points came against Western Conference opponents(3g-2a). * Three of four goals came in the month of March. * Was an even or plus player in 29 of 34 contests. * Posted a career-high plus-4 rating on Nov. 10, 2015 vs. Ottawa. * Posted a goal, one shot and a plus-4 rating in his first game with the Preds this season. * Named Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) team captain for 2015-16.
Golden Nuggets * Appeared in all 76 of Milwaukee's games in 2014-15, ranking second on the team in goals (25) and third in points (42), becoming the first Admirals player in the team’s AHL history to record back-to-back 25-goal seasons to start his career.
* On Twitter: @Colton_es15 #12: Mike Fisher (C) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / Jun 5, 1980 (36 years and 4 months)
MIGHK FIH-shuhr GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Ottawa for a first-round selection in the 2011 Entry Draft and Season 7 3-1-4 -4 2 a third-round selection in the 2012 Entry Draft. Career 1023 261-286-547 22 754 Last Goal: OCT 21, 2016 @ DETROIT (3) Last Assist: OCT 14, 2016 vs CHICAGO (6) Career vs. Opp 32 5-14-19 7 25 Career Shootouts: 6/26 (23%), 2 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 2 2 19:54 4 6 +0 3 times 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/21 vs DET 10/18 vs DAL 4 times
2016-17 Season Highlights * Is second on the team in goals with three. All three have come on the man advantage. * Tallied the game-winning goal in his first game as captain on Oct. 14 vs. Chicago and added an assist.
2015-16 Season Highlights * Finished second on the team in face-off efficiency with a 53.4 percent winning efficiency and third on the club with 142 hits. * Took more faceoffs than anyone else on the Preds (1,250) – a career-high. * Played in his 1,000th career NHL game on March 3 vs. New Jersey.
Golden Nuggets * On Twitter: @MikeFisher1212. * Nashville’s nominee for the King Clancy Award in four of the last five seasons, including 2016.
#14: Mattias Ekholm (D) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / May 24, 1990 (26 years and 5 months)
ma-TEE-uhs EHK-hohlm GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's seventh choice, 102nd overall (fourth round) in the 2009 Entry Season 8 0-1-1 -1 2 Draft. Career 235 16-47-63 15 108 Last Goal: MAR 26, 2016 vs COLUMBUS (15) Last Assist: OCT 15, 2016 @ CHICAGO (6) Career vs. Opp 14 0-6-6 -2 8 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 2 24:23 4 2 +1 8 times 10/15 vs CHI 10/15 vs CHI 10/29 vs SJS 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 2 times 2 times
2015-16 Season Highlights * Set career highs in goals (8), assists (27) and points (35). * Was one of four Nashville Predators to appear in all 82 games this season. * Ranked second on the team with a plus-14 rating. * Had a plus-13 rating following All-Star break (plus-1 prior). * Team was had 7-0-1 record when he scored. * Prior to Seth Jones trade was averaging 18:16 in time-on-ice per game, post-trade he averaged 22:08.
Golden Nuggets * Helped Sweden to a bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship and was named one of the nation's three best players in the process. * Given the Swedish Hockey League's Defenseman of the Year Award in 2012, and was league rookie of the year in 2011.
#15: Craig Smith (R) 6' 1", 208 lbs. / Sep 5, 1989 (27 years and 1 month)
KRAYG SMIHTH GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's sixth choice, 98th overall (fourth round), in the 2009 Entry Draft. Season 7 2-0-2 -1 6 Last Goal: OCT 27, 2016 @ LOS ANGELES (1) Career 366 88-95-183 10 162 Last Assist: APR 7, 2016 vs ARIZONA (8) Career Shootouts: 10/34 (29%), 4 GDG Career vs. Opp 20 8-7-15 7 18
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 4 18:12 5 2 +1 2 times 7 times 2 times 10/27 vs LAK 10/26 vs ANA 10/27 vs LAK 10/14 vs CHI 10/27 vs LAK
2016-17 Season Highlights * Scored his first goal of the season, a power-play goal at CHI (10/15).
2015-16 Season Highlights * Reached the 20-goal plateau for his third consecutive season (21), ranking third on the team in goals and shots (199). * Led all Nashville Predators with six game-winning goals. * Fourteen of 21 goals came at home. * Was one of four Nashville Predators to appear in all 82 games this season.
Golden Nuggets * Named one of the USA's best players at the 2014 World Championship, the third time in four years he's gained the honor. * In 2014, ranked fourth on Team USA in points (3g-5a) and tied for third in goals at the World Championships.
* Has 30 points (10g-20a) in 29 career World Championship games played.
#16: Cody Bass (C) (*Injured) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Jan 7, 1987 (29 years and 9 months)
BAS, KOH-dee GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: APR 3, 2008 @ TORONTO (48) Season 2 0-0-0 0 0 Last Assist: OCT 25, 2011 vs DETROIT (30) Career 68 2-3-5 -4 88 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 1 0-0-0 0 5 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 7:24 0 2 +0 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/21 vs DET 2 times 2 times 2 times
2015-16 Season Highlights * Appeared in 17 games with the Predators in two recalls this season, his first in the organization (0pts, 12 PIMs), and has 63 career NHL games to his credit with Nashville, Ottawa (where he was a teammate of Mike Fisher) and Columbus, posting five points (2g-3a) and 83 penalty minutes.
Golden Nuggets * Helped the Binghamton Senators win the 2011 Calder Cup as AHL champions, in addition to winning the 2011 Yanick Dupre Memorial Award as presented annually to the AHL’s man of the year for service to his local community. * He logged 247 Ontario Hockey League games with Mississauga and Saginaw from 2003-07, amassing 124 points (40g-84a) and 371 penalty minutes, and helped Canada earn a silver medal at the 2005 Under-18 World Championship.
#18: James Neal (R) 6' 2", 221 lbs. / Sep 3, 1987 (29 years and 1 month)
NEEL, JAYMS GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Pittsburgh for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling on June 27, Season 8 1-1-2 -7 9 2014. Career 570 216-196-412 49 480 Last Goal: OCT 29, 2016 @ SAN JOSE Last Assist: OCT 15, 2016 @ CHICAGO (6) Career vs. Opp 23 5-7-12 -4 10 Career Shootouts: 16/46 (35%), 9 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 5 23:42 7 3 +0 10/29 vs SJS 10/15 vs CHI 2 times 10/14 vs CHI 10/22 vs PIT 10/18 vs DAL 10/29 vs SJS 4 times
2015-16 Season Highlights * Ranked second on the team in goals (31), tied for fifth in assists (27), third in points (58) and first in shots (268). * Was two goals shy of tying franchise record for most goals scored by a member of the Nashville Predators in a single season (33). * Team was 25-2-4 when he scored a goal. * Appeared in the 2016 NHL All-Star Game.
Golden Nuggets * Titles won: 2007 Robertson Cup (OHL Champions), 2007 World Junior Championship (Canada).
* On Twitter: @jneal_18 #19: Calle Jarnkrok (C) 5' 11", 186 lbs. / Sep 25, 1991 (25 years and 1 month)
KAHL-leh YAHRN-krohk GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Acquired from Detroit along with Patrick Eaves and a second-round Season 8 1-0-1 -1 2 selection in the 2014 Entry Draft for David Legwand. Career 175 26-32-58 9 38 Last Goal: OCT 22, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Last Assist: MAR 28, 2016 vs COLORADO (14) Career vs. Opp 11 2-3-5 -3 0 Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 2 15:57 5 1 +2 10/22 vs PIT 8 times 10/22 vs PIT 10/21 vs DET 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 4 times 10/22 vs PIT
2015-16 Season Highlights * In his third NHL season, posted career highs in games played (81), goals (16), assists (14) and points (30). * Ranked second on the team with four game-winning goals. * Was one of seven Nashville Predators to register a shorthanded goal. * Team had a 12-3-1 record when he scored a goal.
Golden Nuggets * Helped Sweden to a bronze medal in his third consecutive World Championship tournament in 2014. * Won a SHL title in 2012 with Brynas, playing alongside Preds defenseman Mattias Ekholm. Led all junior players in goals (11) and points (29) during the title-winning season of 2011-12, but finished runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting to Ekholm. He ranked ninth in points in 2012-13 (13g-29a-42pts) among all skaters (13g-29a-42pts). * Titles Won: 2013 World Championship.
#20: Miikka Salomaki (R) (*Injured) 5' 11", 203 lbs. / Mar 9, 1993 (23 years and 7 months)
sa-loh-MYA-kee, MEEKA GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's second choice, 52nd overall (second round) in the 2011 Entry Season 2 0-0-0 -1 0 Draft. Career 64 6-5-11 -1 28 Last Goal: MAR 5, 2016 @ COLORADO (15) Last Assist: MAR 28, 2016 vs COLORADO (5) Career vs. Opp 4 2-1-3 3 2 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 12:23 2 4 +0 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/14 vs CHI 10/15 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 10/15 vs CHI
2015-16 Season Highlights * After playing one game in 2014-15, skated in 61 contests with Nashville this past season, notching 10 points (5g-5a). * Ranked second on the team and first among forwards with 164 hits. * Four of five goals came against Western Conference opponents.
Golden Nuggets * Scored a goal in his first NHL game, a 3-2 overtime victory vs. the Dallas Stars on Jan. 8, 2015. * In his first North American professional season in 2013-14, led Milwaukee in points (20g-30a-50pts) while tying for fifth among AHL rookies in points, and for seventh among first-year AHLers in assists. * Helped Finland to a silver medal at the 2014 World Championship, posting two points (1g-1a), 18 penalty minutes and a +3 rating while appearing in all 10 games in his first appearance at the tournament. * Product of the Karpat Oulu system that also produced Predators goaltender Pekka Rin yed.
#25: Matt Carle (D) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Sep 25, 1984 (32 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by San Jose in the second round, 47th overall, at the 2003 NHL GP G-A-P +/- PIM Draft Season 6 0-1-1 -1 0 Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on July 4, 2012 Career 730 45-238-283 82 251 Last Goal: FEB 26, 2016 @ NEW JERSEY (25) Last Assist: OCT 22, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (1) Career vs. Opp 17 0-4-4 -2 4 Career Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 1 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 1 1 0 15:39 1 2 +2 6 times 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 6 times 10/22 vs PIT 2 times 10/21 vs DET 10/22 vs PIT
2016-17 Season Highlights * Made his Predators debut on Oct. 14 vs. Chicago. * Earned his first point as a Predator on Oct. 22 vs. Pittsburgh (0g-1a). #26: Harry Zolnierczyk (L) 5' 11", 180 lbs. / Sep 1, 1987 (29 years and 2 months)
Drafted: Undrafted GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 3, 2015 Season 1 0-0-0 0 2 Last Goal: FEB 5, 2014 @ BUFFALO (7) Career 61 5-4-9 -13 85 Last Assist: FEB 18, 2013 @ NY ISLANDERS (22) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 2 0-0-0 0 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 2 7:50 0 1 +0 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT
2016-17 Season Highlights * Made his Predators debut on Oct. 22 vs. Pittsburgh.
#33: Colin Wilson (L) 6' 1", 221 lbs. / Oct 20, 1989 (27 years)
KAH-lihn WIHL-suhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's first choice, seventh overall (first round) in the 2008 Entry Draft. Season 8 2-0-2 -3 6 Last Goal: OCT 26, 2016 @ ANAHEIM (2) Career 440 85-119-204 27 112 Last Assist: APR 5, 2016 vs COLORADO (10) Career Shootouts: 1/7 (14%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 21 7-7-14 -1 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 0 1 2 17:36 3 1 +1 2 times 8 times 2 times 3 times 10/26 vs ANA 10/15 vs CHI 7 times 2 times
2016-17 Season Highlights * Scored his first goal of the season at CHI (10/15).
2015-16 Season Highlights * Recorded four multi-point games on the season, with the team going 4-0-0 in those games.
Golden Nuggets * Won the NCAA Championship with Boston University in 2009 and was named to the 2009 Frozen Four All-Tournament team after posting five points (2g-3a) in four NCAA Tournament games. * The lone college player on Team USA at the 2009 World Championship. * Named Team USA’s Most Outstanding Player at the 2009 World Junior Championship after tying for eighth in the tournament in points (3g-6a-9pts, 6gp). * Tied for the goal-scoring lead at the 2008 World Junior Championship and ranked second on Team USA in points (6g-1a-7pts).
#38: Viktor Arvidsson (L) 5' 9", 180 lbs. / Apr 8, 1993 (23 years and 6 months)
AHR-vihd-suhn, VIHK-tuhr GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Selected 112th (fourth round) by Nashville in the 2014 Draft. Season 8 4-2-6 -3 2 Last Goal: OCT 27, 2016 @ LOS ANGELES (1) Career 70 12-10-22 -11 37 Last Assist: OCT 27, 2016 @ LOS ANGELES (1) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 4 0-0-0 -1 0
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 1 2 2 20:36 5 3 +1 10/22 vs PIT 2 times 2 times 10/21 vs DET 10/22 vs PIT 10/29 vs SJS 10/29 vs SJS 2 times
2016-17 Season Highlights * Leads the team in goals (4) and points (6). * Scored his first career shorthanded goal on Thursday at Los Angeles. * On Oct. 22 vs. Pittsburgh, tallied the second multi-goal game of his career (2g-0a).
Golden Nuggets * Helped Skelleftea win its second consecutive Le Mat Trophy as SHL champions in 2014, tying for second in postseason assists (12) and ranking third in postseason points (16). * Earned a silver medal at the 2011 Under-18 World Championship, recording one assist in five games. * Tied with 2011 No. 1 overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament lead in goals (5) while ranking second to him in points (6), helping Sweden to a bronze medal.
#51: Austin Watson (L) 6' 4", 204 lbs. / Jan 13, 1992 (24 years and 9 months)
WAWT-suhn, AW-stuhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's first choice, 18th overall (first round) in the 2010 Entry Draft. Season 4 0-0-0 1 5 Last Goal: MAR 17, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (7) Career 67 4-7-11 -5 37 Last Assist: MAR 12, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (9) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 3 0-1-1 -1 7
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 5 12:36 1 4 +2 4 times 4 times 4 times 10/27 vs LAK 10/22 vs PIT 2 times 2 times 10/22 vs PIT
2015-16 Season Highlights * Played his first full season at the NHL level. * Reached the scoresheet in four of his final nine games played during the regular season (1g-3a).
Playoff Highlights * Making his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut. * Helped London claim the 2012 Robertson Cup as OHL playoff champions, receiving the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award presented to playoff MVP after tying for fourth in the 2012 OHL playoffs in goals (10), sixth in power-play goals (3) and eighth in plus/minus rating (+10). * Represented the United States at the 2012 World Junior Championship, leading the team in points (9) and assists (6) and ranking third in goals (3, tie) and plus/minus rating (+6). * Helped the United States win gold at the 2010 Under-18 World Championship. * Helped Windsor win both the 2009 Robertson Cup as OHL Champion and 2009 Memorial Cup.
#52: Matt Irwin (D) 6' 1", 207 lbs. / Nov 29, 1987 (28 years and 11 months)
Acquired: Free Agent (July 10, 2015) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: MAR 28, 2015 @ PHILADELPHIA (11) Season 2 0-0-0 -1 0 Last Assist: APR 4, 2015 @ ARIZONA (7) Career 157 16-34-50 1 63 Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 6 2-1-3 6 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 0 0 0 12:47 0 3 +0 2 times 2 times 2 times 2 times 10/29 vs SJS 2 times 10/27 vs LAK 10/27 vs LAK
#56: Kevin Fiala (L) 5' 10", 193 lbs. / Jul 22, 1996 (20 years and 3 months)
Drafted: Nashville's first choice (11th overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft. GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 22, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Season 8 2-0-2 -1 0 Last Assist: - Career 14 3-0-3 -2 0 Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 0 0-0-0 0 0 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 2 0 2 0 15:44 3 2 +1 10/22 vs PIT 8 times 10/22 vs PIT 8 times 10/21 vs DET 2 times 2 times 10/22 vs PIT
2016-17 Highlights: * Scored two goals in a 9:06 span in the second period against Pittsburgh on Oct. 22.
#59: Roman Josi (D) 6' 1", 201 lbs. / Jun 1, 1990 (26 years and 5 months)
ROH-man YO-see GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Nashville's third choice, 38th overall (second round) in the 2008 Entry Draft. Season 8 1-4-5 -6 4 Last Goal: OCT 14, 2016 vs CHICAGO (7) Career 342 53-142-195 -2 113 Last Assist: OCT 29, 2016 @ SAN JOSE Career Shootouts: 4/12 (33%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp 21 7-8-15 11 4
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 2 27:55 5 1 +1 10/14 vs CHI 10/21 vs DET 2 times 2 times 10/14 vs CHI 2 times 5 times 10/22 vs PIT
2016-17 Season Highlights * Scored a goal in a season opener for the first time in his career on Oct. 14 vs. Chicago. Also recorded an assist, a team-high five shots and two blocked shots in a team-high 27:55 of ice time.
2015-16 Season Highlights * Finished the season with 61 points (14g-47a), setting career highs in assists and points. * Ranked second among all Nashville Predators in points and fourth among all NHL blueliners (61), setting the franchise record for most assists and points by a defensemen in a single season. * Finished second in the Fastest Skater competition during NHL All Star Weekend, clocking in at 13.527 seconds. He finished behind Dylan Larkin, who set the record for the event at 12.894 seconds.
Golden Nuggets * Represented Switzerland at the 2014 Olympics. He was held scoreless in four games, but recorded six shots and averaged 21:03 of ice time. * Titles won: 2010 Swiss NLA title, 2009 Swiss Jr. League title, 2009 Div. 1 World Junior Championship.
#63: Mike Ribeiro (C) 6' 0", 179 lbs. / Feb 10, 1980 (36 years and 8 months)
rih-BAIR-roh, MIGHK GP G-A-P +/- PIM Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on July 15, 2014. Season 8 1-3-4 -2 6 Last Goal: OCT 21, 2016 @ DETROIT (4) Career 1036 225-547-772 8 569 Last Assist: OCT 27, 2016 @ LOS ANGELES (1) Career Shootouts: 22/63 (35%), 7 GDG Career vs. Opp 36 4-21-25 11 52
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 1 1 2 17:46 2 3 +1 10/21 vs DET 3 times 4 times 3 times 10/21 vs DET 2 times 10/29 vs SJS 2 times
2015-16 Season Highlights * Posted his 10th-career 50-point season and eighth career 40-assist season, notching seven goals and 43 assists. * Ranked second on the team, and first among forwards, and 11th in the NHL with 43 assists. * Six of seven goals were against Western Conference opponents. * Recorded 13 multi-point games. * Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game on Feb. 6, 2016 vs. San Jose Sharks.
Golden Nuggets * Tallied a pair of assists while helping Canada earn a bronze medal at the 2000 World Championship.
#76: P.K. Subban (D) 6' 0", 210 lbs. / May 13, 1989 (27 years and 5 months)
Drafted: 3e choix, 2e tour / 3rd pick, 2nd round - MTL (43 - 2007) GP G-A-P +/- PIM Last Goal: OCT 21, 2016 @ DETROIT (4) Season 8 2-3-5 -7 8 Last Assist: OCT 22, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (3) Career 442 65-218-283 28 540 Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp 8 3-3-6 -8 8 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 1 2 2 4 26:45 4 3 +0 2 times 10/22 vs PIT 10/22 vs PIT 10/14 vs CHI 10/21 vs DET 10/14 vs CHI 10/15 vs CHI 2 times
2016-17 Season Highlights * Has earned at least one point in four of seven games this season. * Has recorded five points (2g-3a), which ranks second on the team. * Scored the Predators' first goal of the season on his first shot in a gold uniform on Oct. 14 vs. Chicago. * Scored a power-play goal, took four shots, blocked three shots and recorded two hits in 23:04 of ice time in his Predators debut vs. Chicago on Oct. 14. #92: Ryan Johansen (C) 6' 3", 218 lbs. / Jul 31, 1992 (24 years and 3 months)
joh-HAN-suhn, RIGH-uhn GP G-A-P +/- PIM Drafted: Columbus’ first pick, fourth overall, in the 2010 Draft Season 8 0-4-4 -2 6 Acquired: Acquired via trade from Columbus in exchange for Seth Jones on Jan. 6, Career 359 87-144-231 -8 186 2016. Last Goal: MAR 31, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (12) Career vs. Opp 15 3-6-9 -3 10 Last Assist: OCT 18, 2016 vs DALLAS (5) Career Shootouts: 12/32 (38%), 6 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 0 3 3 2 21:59 3 3 +0 8 times 10/14 vs CHI 10/14 vs CHI 3 times 10/22 vs PIT 10/21 vs DET 10/27 vs LAK 6 times
2016-17 Season Highlights *Earned three assists in a 3-2 win vs. Chicago on Oct. 14.
Career Highlights * Was acquired from Columbus via trade on Jan. 6, in exchange for Seth Jones. * Posted 34 points in 42 games with Nashville (8g-26a) and 26 points (6g-20a) in 38 contests with Columbus. * Became the first Predator with a goal and an assist in his team debut since Denis Grebeshkov on March 2, 2010 and was the first Predator to score in his debut since Miikka Salomaki on Jan. 10, 2015 vs. Dallas.
Golden Nuggets * He earned a silver medal and a spot on the tournament all-star team at the 2011 World Junior Championship after posting nine points (3g-6a) in seven games, and was a 2011 WHL First Team All-Star after recording 92 points (40g-52a) in 63 regular-season WHL games.