Washington Capitals Game Notes · 2021. 1. 1. · Washington Capitals: Roster Active (21 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 2 Justin Schultz D 6' 2" 186 Jul 6, 1990 Kelowna,

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Washington CapitalsGame Notes

Sun, Jan 24, 2021 NHL Game #82

Washington CapitalsTeam Game: 6Home Game: 2

3 - 0 - 2 (8 pts)1 - 0 - 0 (Home)2 - 0 - 0 (Road)

Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 6Road Game: 4

1 - 3 - 1 (3 pts)0 - 2 - 0 (Home)1 - 1 - 0 (Road)

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%31 Craig Anderson - - - - - -41 Vitek Vanecek 3 2 0 1 2.90 .898

# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%34 Jonas Johansson 1 0 0 0 3.15 .88935 Linus Ullmark 2 0 1 1 2.44 .90640 Carter Hutton 3 1 2 0 2.65 .899

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Justin Schultz 5 0 0 0 4 03 D Nick Jensen 5 0 1 1 1 24 D Brenden Dillon 5 1 1 2 6 9

10 R Daniel Sprong 3 0 1 1 -2 013 L Jakub Vrana 5 3 2 5 5 214 R Richard Panik 5 0 1 1 -1 019 C Nicklas Backstrom 5 3 2 5 0 020 C Lars Eller 5 1 1 2 -1 221 R Garnet Hathaway 5 1 0 1 3 026 C Nic Dowd 5 2 0 2 3 433 D Zdeno Chara 5 0 1 1 3 234 D Jonas Siegenthaler 1 0 0 0 -1 043 R Tom Wilson 5 3 3 6 2 257 D Trevor van Riemsdyk - - - - - -62 L Carl Hagelin 5 0 0 0 2 064 C Brian Pinho 1 0 0 0 -2 073 L Conor Sheary 3 0 1 1 -2 474 D John Carlson 5 1 3 4 -1 277 R T.J. Oshie 5 1 4 5 0 8

# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 L Taylor Hall 5 1 5 6 -1 09 C Jack Eichel 5 0 6 6 -1 0

10 D Henri Jokiharju 5 1 0 1 -1 012 C Eric Staal 5 1 1 2 -2 013 L Tobias Rieder 5 1 0 1 0 015 C Riley Sheahan 5 1 1 2 1 019 D Jake McCabe 5 1 1 2 2 520 C Cody Eakin 5 0 0 0 -1 021 R Kyle Okposo - - - - - -23 R Sam Reinhart 5 2 1 3 -3 026 D Rasmus Dahlin 5 0 0 0 -4 227 C Curtis Lazar 5 2 1 3 1 033 D Colin Miller 5 0 0 0 -2 237 C Casey Mittelstadt - - - - - -44 D Matt Irwin - - - - - -53 L Jeff Skinner 5 0 1 1 1 255 D Rasmus Ristolainen 5 1 0 1 4 462 D Brandon Montour 5 0 1 1 -5 268 L Victor Olofsson 5 2 2 4 -4 072 R Tage Thompson 4 0 1 1 -2 2

Senior VP and General Manager Brian MacLellanHead Coach Peter LavioletteAssistant Coaches Scott Arniel, Blaine Forsythe,

Kevin McCarthy, BrettLeonhardt (Video)

Goaltending Coach Scott MurrayVideo Coordinator Jared Elenberger

Owner/CEO Terry PegulaOwner/President Kim PegulaGeneral Manager Kevyn AdamsHead Coach Ralph KruegerCoaching Staff Mike Bales (Assistant Coach),

Don Granato (AssistantCoach), Steve Smith (Assistant

Coach), Myles Fee (VideoCoach), Kyle Smith (Video

Coordinator)

Tonight's Officials

Referees Dan O'Rourke (9), Ghislain Hebert (22) Linesmen Greg Devorski (54), James Tobias (61)Supervisor Video Judge John SheiryNtl. Anthem

Today's ScheduleDET @ CHI : 11:30 VGK @ ARI : 2:00 TOR @ CGY : 2:00 BUF @ WSH : 3:00 COL @ ANA : 5:00 NSH @ DAL : 7:00SJS @ MIN : 7:00 NYI @ NJD : 7:00 NYR @ PIT : 7:00 LAK @ STL : 7:00 EDM @ WPG : 8:00

Washington Capitals: RosterActive (21 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Justin Schultz D 6' 2" 186 Jul 6, 1990 Kelowna, BC, CAN3 Nick Jensen D 6' 1" 205 Sep 21, 1990 Rogers, MN, USA4 Brenden Dillon D 6' 4" 220 Nov 13, 1990 New Westminster, BC, CAN10 Daniel Sprong R 6' 0" 200 Mar 17, 1997 Amsterdam, NLD13 Jakub Vrana L 6' 0" 197 Feb 28, 1996 Prague, CZE14 Richard Panik R 6' 2" 203 Feb 7, 1991 Martin, SVK19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 206 Nov 23, 1987 Gävle, SWE20 Lars Eller C 6' 2" 208 May 8, 1989 Rodovre, DNK21 Garnet Hathaway R 6' 2" 212 Nov 23, 1991 Kennebunkport, ME, USA26 Nic Dowd C 6' 1" 192 May 27, 1990 Huntsville, AL, USA31 Craig Anderson G 6' 2" 186 May 21, 1981 Park Ridge, IL, USA33 Zdeno Chara D 6' 9" 250 Mar 18, 1977 Trencin, SVK34 Jonas Siegenthaler D 6' 3" 211 May 6, 1997 Zurich, CHE41 Vitek Vanecek G 6' 2" 187 Jan 9, 1996 Havlickuv Brod, CZE43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 220 Mar 29, 1994 Toronto, ON, CAN57 Trevor van Riemsdyk D 6' 3" 188 Jul 24, 1991 Middletown, NJ, USA62 Carl Hagelin L 5' 11" 185 Aug 23, 1988 Sodertalje, SWE64 Brian Pinho C 6' 1" 190 May 11, 1995 Beverly, MA, USA73 Conor Sheary L 5' 9" 178 Jun 8, 1992 Winchester, MA, USA74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 215 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA77 T.J. Oshie R 5' 11" 196 Dec 23, 1986 Everett, WA, USA

21 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 201 Age: 30.2

Injured Reserve List (4 Players)8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 238 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' 11" 211 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS30 Ilya Samsonov G 6' 3" 200 Feb 22, 1997 Magnitogorsk, RUS92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 1" 205 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksT.J. OSHIE (2 / 2 Games)JOHN CARLSON (2 / 2 Games)JAKUB VRANA (2 / 2 Games)

Point StreaksT.J. OSHIE (0-2-2 / 2 Games)TOM WILSON (3-3-6 / 4 Games)JOHN CARLSON (0-2-2 / 2 Games)JAKUB VRANA (1-2-3 / 2 Games)

Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Taylor Hall L 6' 1" 206 Nov 14, 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN9 Jack Eichel C 6' 2" 213 Oct 28, 1996 North Chelmsford, MA, USA10 Henri Jokiharju D 6' 0" 199 Jun 17, 1999 Oulu, FIN12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 195 Oct 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN13 Tobias Rieder L 5' 11" 189 Jan 10, 1993 Landshut, DEU15 Riley Sheahan C 6' 2" 216 Dec 7, 1991 St. Catharines, ON, CAN19 Jake McCabe D 6' 1" 204 Oct 12, 1993 Eau Claire, WI, USA20 Cody Eakin C 6' 0" 196 May 24, 1991 Winnipeg, MB, CAN21 Kyle Okposo R 6' 0" 220 Apr 16, 1988 St. Paul, MN, USA23 Sam Reinhart R 6' 2" 193 Nov 6, 1995 West Vancouver, BC, CAN26 Rasmus Dahlin D 6' 3" 207 Apr 13, 2000 Lidkoping, SWE27 Curtis Lazar C 6' 0" 193 Feb 2, 1995 Salmon Arm, BC, CAN33 Colin Miller D 6' 1" 199 Oct 29, 1992 Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN34 Jonas Johansson G 6' 5" 220 Sep 19, 1995 Gävle, SWE35 Linus Ullmark G 6' 4" 215 Jul 31, 1993 Lugnvik, SWE37 Casey Mittelstadt C 6' 1" 196 Nov 22, 1998 Eden Prairie, MN, USA40 Carter Hutton G 6' 0" 208 Dec 19, 1985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN44 Matt Irwin D 6' 2" 189 Nov 29, 1987 Victoria, BC, CAN53 Jeff Skinner L 5' 11" 197 May 16, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 221 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN62 Brandon Montour D 6' 0" 194 Apr 11, 1994 Brantford, ON, CAN68 Victor Olofsson L 5' 11" 182 Jul 18, 1995 Ornskoldsvik, SWE72 Tage Thompson R 6' 7" 219 Oct 30, 1997 Phoenix, AZ, USA

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 27.5

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

Goal StreaksNo active streaks

Assist StreaksNo active streaks

Point StreaksNo active streaks

Washington Capitals: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

R 43 Tom Wilson 5 3 3 6 2 2 0 0 1 8 37.5 17:09 44.44 22 1L 13 Jakub Vrana 5 3 2 5 5 2 0 0 1 12 25.0 14:20 0.00 7 1C 19 Nicklas Backstrom 5 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 11 27.3 19:42 36.62 1 3L 8 Alex Ovechkin 4 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 13 7.7 19:09 0.00 13 4R 77 T.J. Oshie 5 1 4 5 0 8 1 0 0 10 10.0 18:13 52.94 16 3D 74 John Carlson 5 1 3 4 -1 2 0 0 0 14 7.1 24:33 0.00 10 5C 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 4 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 11 9.1 15:31 41.30 2 3C 26 Nic Dowd 5 2 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 3 66.7 13:03 35.89 13 1D 4 Brenden Dillon 5 1 1 2 6 9 0 0 0 3 33.3 19:34 0.00 14 9C 20 Lars Eller 5 1 1 2 -1 2 0 0 0 5 20.0 16:59 54.25 1 1R 21 Garnet Hathaway 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 11:35 50.00 20 0D 3 Nick Jensen 5 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0.0 18:55 0.00 9 4R 10 Daniel Sprong 3 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 10:21 0.00 2 1R 14 Richard Panik 5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 13:14 0.00 15 0D 33 Zdeno Chara 5 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 8 0.0 19:32 0.00 10 4L 73 Conor Sheary 3 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 09:48 0.00 1 0D 2 Justin Schultz 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 18:08 0.00 3 3D 9 Dmitry Orlov 4 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 2 0.0 20:48 0.00 6 6D 34 Jonas Siegenthaler 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 20:13 0.00 4 2L 62 Carl Hagelin 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 14:03 0.00 1 2C 64 Brian Pinho 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 07:26 62.50 0 0

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM30 Ilya Samsonov 2 125 3.36 1 0 1 0 7 46 .868 0 0 031 Craig Anderson - - - - - - - - - - - - -41 Vitek Vanecek 3 186 2.90 2 0 1 0 9 79 .898 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

L 4 Taylor Hall 5 1 5 6 -1 0 1 0 0 12 8.3 21:02 0.00 8 3C 9 Jack Eichel 5 0 6 6 -1 0 0 0 0 15 0.0 21:44 52.21 4 5L 68 Victor Olofsson 5 2 2 4 -4 0 1 0 0 13 15.4 17:05 0.00 0 2R 23 Sam Reinhart 5 2 1 3 -3 0 1 0 1 12 16.7 20:41 66.66 1 1C 27 Curtis Lazar 5 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 33.3 11:59 51.85 10 1C 12 Eric Staal 5 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 15:21 50.79 2 2C 15 Riley Sheahan 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 33.3 11:08 72.22 2 1D 19 Jake McCabe 5 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 5 20.0 18:41 0.00 8 4D 10 Henri Jokiharju 5 1 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 5 20.0 17:53 0.00 4 6L 13 Tobias Rieder 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 9.1 12:37 0.00 8 5D 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 5 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 10 10.0 21:53 0.00 23 4L 53 Jeff Skinner 5 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 15 0.0 14:22 0.00 2 2D 62 Brandon Montour 5 0 1 1 -5 2 0 0 0 13 0.0 21:34 0.00 5 5R 72 Tage Thompson 4 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 14:41 50.00 4 3C 20 Cody Eakin 5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 13:55 55.17 3 0D 26 Rasmus Dahlin 5 0 0 0 -4 2 0 0 0 13 0.0 18:53 0.00 4 2D 33 Colin Miller 5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 17:17 0.00 10 3

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM34 Jonas Johansson 1 19 3.15 0 0 0 0 1 8 .889 0 0 035 Linus Ullmark 2 123 2.44 0 1 1 0 5 48 .906 0 0 040 Carter Hutton 3 158 2.65 1 2 0 0 7 62 .899 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington CapitalsTeam Records

Buffalo Sabres Washington CapitalsLast game: Friday AT WASHINGTON (4-3 L) Friday VS BUFFALO (4-3 W)Next game: Tuesday VS NY RANGERS Tuesday VS NY ISLANDERS

Overall record/streak: 1 - 3 - 1 / OTL 1 3 - 0 - 2 / Win 1 / Undef 1Home record/streak: 0 - 2 - 0 / Lost 2 1 - 0 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1Road record/streak: 1 - 1 - 0 / OTL 1 2 - 0 - 0 / OTL 2

Last 5 Games: 1 - 3 - 1 3 - 0 - 2Last 10 Games: 1 - 3 - 1 3 - 0 - 21-Goal Games: 0 - 1 - 1 2 - 0 - 22-Goal Games 0 - 1 1 - 03-Goal Games 1 - 1 0 - 0

Scoring first 1 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 - 1Opponent scoring first 0 - 3 - 0 1 - 0 - 1Leading after 1 period 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 2Trailing after 1 period 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Tied after 1 period 0 - 2 - 1 2 - 0 - 0Leading after 2 periods 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 0 - 0 - 1 1 - 0 - 2OT Record - This Season: 0 - 1 1 - 2

OT Record - Franchise: 203 - 206 - 215 215 - 191 - 185Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 1 1 - 1

Shootout Record - Franchise: 77 - 72 66 - 70Outshooting opponent: 1 - 2 - 0 2 - 0 - 0

Outshot by opponent: 0 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 - 2Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Atlantic: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. Central: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0

Month by Month RecordBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT PointsJanuary: 1-3-1 3 3-0-2 8

Totals: 1-3-1 3 3-0-2 8

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington CapitalsSituations

Goals by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 3 6 5 0 14 ( 2.8 avg.)Opponents: 3 6 6 0 15 ( 3.0 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 8 7 3 0 18 ( 3.6 avg.)Opponents: 4 8 3 1 16 ( 3.2 avg.)

Shots by Period1 2 3 OT T Avg

Buffalo Sabres: 48 66 47 0 161 (32.2 avg.)Opponents: 46 46 37 4 133 (26.6 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 54 36 34 6 130 (26.0 avg.)Opponents: 39 59 38 5 141 (28.2 avg.)

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

G Att % G Att %Overall: 3 17 17.0 (19th NHL) 2 9 22.0 (16th NHL)Home: 1 8 12.0 (20th NHL) 0 1 0.0 (T-25th NHL)Road: 2 9 22.0 (15th NHL) 2 8 25.0 (T-8th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-1st NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-20th NHL)

Penalty KillingBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

G Att % G Att %Overall: 1 6 83.0 (T-11th NHL) 3 18 83.0 (T-11th NHL)Home: 1 2 50.0 (27th NHL) 0 2 100.0 (T-1st NHL)Road: 0 4 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 3 16 81.0 (12th NHL)

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-11th NHL) 0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-11th NHL)

PenaltiesBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank5 19 3.0 (1st NHL) 5 43 8.0 (17th NHL)

Goal SituationsBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

For Against For Against6 on 5: 1 2 0 06 on 4: 0 0 0 06 on 3: 0 0 0 05 on 5: 10 12 15 105 on 4: 3 0 1 05 on 3: 0 0 0 14 on 4: 0 0 0 04 on 3: 0 0 1 03 on 3: 0 0 0 13 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 13 on 6: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 0 1 0 24 on 6: 0 0 0 05 on 6: 0 0 1 1

Empty Net: 0 2 1 0Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0

Total: 14 15 18 16

Buffalo Sabres @ Washington CapitalsSituations

Individual LeadersBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Points: T. HALL (6),J. EICHEL (6),V. OLOFSSON (4) T. WILSON (6),A. OVECHKIN (5),T. OSHIE (5)Goals: C. LAZAR (2),S. REINHART (2),V. OLOFSSON (2) N. BACKSTROM (3),T. WILSON (3),J. VRANA (3)

Assists: J. EICHEL (6),T. HALL (5),V. OLOFSSON (2) A. OVECHKIN (4),T. OSHIE (4),J. CARLSON (3)PP Goals: T. HALL (1),S. REINHART (1),V. OLOFSSON (1) T. OSHIE (1),N. BACKSTROM (1)SH Goals:

GW Goals: S. REINHART (1) T. WILSON (1),J. VRANA (1)3+ Goals:

PIM: J. MCCABE (5),R. RISTOLAINEN (4),J. SKINNER (2) B. DILLON (9),T. OSHIE (8),N. DOWD (4)Shots: J. SKINNER (15),J. EICHEL (15),B. MONTOUR (13) J. CARLSON (14),A. OVECHKIN (13),J. VRANA (12)

+/-: R. RISTOLAINEN (+4),J. MCCABE (+2),R. SHEAHAN (+1) B. DILLON (+6),J. VRANA (+5),J. SCHULTZ (+4)

ShootoutBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Shooter G/S % GDGTaylor Hall 0 / 1 0.0 0Sam Reinhart 0 / 1 0.0 0Jack Eichel 0 / 1 0.0 0

Shooter G/S % GDGJohn Carlson 1 / 1 100.0 1Alex Ovechkin 0 / 1 0.0 0T.J. Oshie 0 / 2 0.0 0Nicklas Backstrom 0 / 2 0.0 0Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 / 1 0.0 0Jakub Vrana 0 / 1 0.0 0

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Linus Ullmark 0 - 1 1/4 .750

Goaltender Rec. G/S %Vitek Vanecek 1 - 0 0/4 1.000Ilya Samsonov 0 - 1 1/4 .750

Power PlayBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Player G A PJack Eichel 0 3 3Taylor Hall 1 2 3Victor Olofsson 1 1 2Sam Reinhart 1 0 1

Player G A PAlex Ovechkin 0 2 2Nicklas Backstrom 1 0 1John Carlson 0 1 1Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 1 1T.J. Oshie 1 0 1

Short HandedBuffalo Sabres Washington Capitals

Player G A P

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Player G A P

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Buffalo Sabres (0-2-1) @ Washington Capitals (3-0)Season Series

Washington Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. GoalJan 22, 2021 4 3 0 Vitek Vanecek / Linus Ullmark John CarlsonJan 24, 2021 0 0 0 /Apr 13, 2021 0 0 0 /Apr 15, 2021 0 0 0 /

Buffalo Capitals Sabres Attend Goaltenders W. GoalJan 14, 2021 6 4 0 Ilya Samsonov / Carter Hutton Jakub VranaJan 15, 2021 2 1 0 Vitek Vanecek / Linus Ullmark Tom WilsonFeb 11, 2021 0 0 0 /Feb 13, 2021 0 0 0 /

Sabres Head To Head StatsPlayer GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %Taylor Hall 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 25.0Victor Olofsson 3 1 2 3 -4 0 0 0 0 0 10 10.0Jack Eichel 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0Jake McCabe 3 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 4 25.0Dylan Cozens 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33.3Eric Staal 3 1 0 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 5 20.0Tobias Rieder 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 14.3Riley Sheahan 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0Rasmus Ristolainen 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 16.7Sam Reinhart 3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Curtis Lazar 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Jeff Skinner 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Tage Thompson 3 0 1 1 -2 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Henri Jokiharju 3 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Cody Eakin 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Rasmus Dahlin 3 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0Colin Miller 3 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Brandon Montour 3 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%Carter Hutton 1 59 5 5.12 0 0 1 0 27 .815Linus Ullmark 2 123 5 2.44 0 0 1 1 53 .906

Power play 1 - 10 (10%) Penalty Killing 1 - 3 (66.7%)

Capitals Head To Head StatsPlayer GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW EN S %Jakub Vrana 3 3 1 4 5 2 0 0 1 0 9 33.3Nicklas Backstrom 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 22.2T.J. Oshie 3 1 3 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 16.7Tom Wilson 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 20.0John Carlson 3 1 2 3 -1 2 0 0 0 0 13 7.7Brenden Dillon 3 1 1 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 3 33.3Alex Ovechkin 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Garnet Hathaway 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 33.3Nic Dowd 3 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 100.0Nick Jensen 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Lars Eller 3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Zdeno Chara 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0Conor Sheary 3 0 1 1 -2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Justin Schultz 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Dmitry Orlov 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Daniel Sprong 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0Richard Panik 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0Jonas Siegenthaler 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Carl Hagelin 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0Brian Pinho 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0

Goaltender GP Min GA GAA SO W L OT SA SV%Vitek Vanecek 2 125 4 1.92 0 2 0 0 58 .931Ilya Samsonov 1 60 4 4.00 0 1 0 0 26 .846

Power play 1 - 3 (33.3%) Penalty Killing 1 - 10 (90%)

LAST GAME

Washington 4, Buffalo 3 SO

January 22, 2021 *Capital One Arena* Washington, D.C.

Shots: WSH: 32; BUF: 27

Power Plays: WSH: 0/1; BUF: 0/2

Three Stars: Vrana (WSH), Carlson (WSH), Cozens (BUF)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

- Recalled Brian Pinho from the Taxi Squad, 1/22

- Recalled Craig Anderson from the Taxi Squad, 1/21

- Assigned Connor McMichael to the Taxi Squad, 1/21

CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

Nicklas Backstrom - 1 game shy of passing Peter Bondra for the third most games in franchise history

Alex Ovechkin - 2 goals shy of passing Mike Gartner (708) for the seventh most goals in NHL history

Richard Panik - 2 assists shy of 100 career assists

Evgeny Kuznetsov - 7 points shy of 400 career points

Tom Wilson - 6 points shy of 200 career points

Lars Eller - 4 points shy of 300 career points

CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED

John Carlson - Passed Dale Hunter for the fifth-most assists in franchise history, 1/22 vs. BUF

Daniel Sprong - Played 100th career game, 1/22 vs. BUF

INJURIES/ILLNESSES

Alex Ovechkin - 1/22 (1 game)

Evgeny Kuznetsov - 1/22 (1 game)

Dmitry Orlov - 1/22 (1 game)

Ilya Samsonov - 1/22 (1 game)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Jan. 26, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. NY Islanders (NBCSN, NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Jan. 28, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. NY Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Jan. 30, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Boston (NBCSW, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Feb. 1, 7 p.m. (ET) vs. Boston (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Feb. 4, 7 p.m. (ET) at NY Rangers (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps 24/7)

Tonight's Game

The Capitals face the Buffalo Sabres Sunday at 3 p.m. in their fourth matchup of the season. Washington has won each of the first three matchups, and

their nine straight home wins over Buffalo dating to March 3, 2015 marks longest active run against one opponent. Washington is 8-1-1 in their last 10

games overall against Buffalo.

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

HOME vs. BUF

Record Goals For Goals Against Current Streak

33-38-9-3 230 263 9 WSH Ws (3/7/05 - 1/22/21)

CAPITALS vs. SABRES ALL-TIME (CAREER TOTALS)

Games Goals Assists Points

Chara (104) Ovechkin (33) Chara (38) Ovechkin (53)

Ovechkin (52) Chara (13) Backstrom (23) Chara (51)

Backstrom (45) Backstrom (10) Ovechkin (20) Backstrom (33)

Note of the Night

HOT START

- The Capitals are 3-0-2 through their first five games of the season, marking the third time in franchise history the Capitals have recorded at least a

point in their opening five games (2011-12: 7-0-0; 2014-15: 3-0-2).

- In 2011-12, the Capitals recorded 92 points (42-32-8) and finished in second place in the Southeast Division, while in 2014-15, Washington recorded

101 points (45-26-11) and finished second in the Metropolitan Division.

- Through games played Jan. 22, the Capitals' 18 goals are tied for the fourth-most in the NHL, while their 15 goals scored during five-on-five play ranks

first.

- The Capitals have only trailed for 16:30 minutes in their five combined games, the second-lowest total in the NHL (Florida Panthers: trailed for 1:11 in

two games).

Top Caps Facts

SWEET NICKY

- With tonight's game, Nicklas Backstrom will pass Peter Bondra (961) for the third-most games played in franchise history. He will also be 22 games shy

of Calle Johansson (983) for the second-most games played in franchise history.

- Backstrom has recorded five points (3g, 2a) in the Capitals' first four games, the second time in the last three seasons he's recorded at least four points

in the first five games (2018-19: 1g, 6a). Backstrom averaged 0.93 points per game last time this occurred in 2018-19 (74 points in 80 games).

- Backstrom has scored three goals in the first five games, the first time he has accomplished this feat since he scored four goals in five games in 2015-

16.

- Backstrom became the second player in franchise history to reach the 900-point mark last season and currently sits at 932 points (246g, 686a), behind

only Alex Ovechkin (1,283).

- With 42 assists in the shortened 2019-20 season, Backstrom’s six consecutive seasons with 50 assists came to an end. He is one of 18 players in NHL

history to accomplish the feat.

- Additionally, Backstrom is 28 assists shy of passing Daniel Alfredsson (713) for the fourth-most assists by a Swedish-born player.

SUPER CARLY

- With an assist against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, John Carlson passed Dale Hunter (375) for the fifth-most assists in franchise history. Carlson

recorded his 376th assist in his 762nd game, while Hunter recorded 375 assists in 872 games with the Capitals.

- Carlson scored the game-deciding shootout goal on Friday, the first time in his career Carlson scored the decisive goal and the second shootout goal

of his career.

- Carlson passed Mike Gartner (758) for the eighth-most games played in franchise history on Jan. 15 against the Buffalo Sabres.

- During the 2019-20 season, Carlson set personal highs for points (15g, 60a) and assists in a season, leading all NHL defensemen in both respective

categories.

- Carlson’s 60 assists last season were one shy of tying the franchise record for the most by a defenseman in a single season (Scott Stevens, 1988-89:

61a), and his 75 points were six shy of the record (Larry Murphy, 1986-87: 81).

- Over the last twenty seasons, only three other defensemen have recorded at least 60 assists in a season (Nicklas Lidstrom, twice, 2005-06 and 2007-

08: 64 and 60 assists, respectively; Erik Karlsson, 2015-16: 66 assists; Brent Burns, 2018-19: 67 assists).

- Carlson’s 217 points over the last four seasons (44g, 173a) rank first among defensemen.

YOUNG V

- Jakub Vrana has three goals in the Capitals first five games this season and recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Friday against the

Buffalo Sabres (1g, 1a).

- Over the last three seasons, Vrana ranks third in the NHL with 1.45 goals per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five (min. 100 games), only trailing Alex

Ovechkin (1.48) and Montreal's Brenden Gallagher (1.46).

- Vrana set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and points (52) last season, despite only playing 69 games.

- Among the 60 players with at least 50 goals since 2018-19, Vrana’s two power play goals are the lowest among the group, three lower than Gallagher,

who has the second-lowest.

- Vrana’s 14:25 TOI per game is the lowest among any player with 50 goals since 2018-19, and Travis Konecny is the second-lowest at 15:57.

BIG Z

- Zdeno Chara recorded his first point as a Capital in Friday night’s 4-3 shootout win against the Buffalo Sabres.

- Chara became the fifth defenseman in NHL history to record a regular-season point at the age of 43 or older, joining Chris Chelios (7g, 27a), Doug

Harvey (2g, 20a), Tim Horton (1g, 14a) and Allan Stanley (1g, 5a), and he’s the oldest player in franchise history to record a point (previously Doug

Mohns, age 41 in 1974-75 season).

- Chara has averaged 19:33 TOI this season. Chara could become the first player since 1997-98, both his first season and the NHL’s first season of

tracking time on ice, to average at least 19 minutes per game at the age of 43 or older.

- Since 1997-98, Chara has led the NHL with 37,226:38 minutes, over 6,000 more minutes than the next closest player.

- Chara averaged 21:01 minutes per game last season, making him one of two defensemen in NHL history to record at least 21 minutes per game at the

age of 42 since the NHL began tracking time on ice (Chelios: 2003-04).

- His 1,558 games rank third among all active players, first among defensemen, and he trails Nicklas Lidstrom by six games for fifth in NHL history

among defensemen.

NO DOWD ABOUT IT

- Nic Dowd scored his second goal of the season on Friday against the Buffalo Sabres.

- Dowd set a personal career high with 19:10 TOI on Friday against Buffalo (previously 18:30 on Nov. 13, 2016 as a member of the Los Angeles Kings

against the Winnipeg Jets).

- Since joining the Capitals in 2018, Dowd’s 62.2 goals for percentage (51 goals for, 31 against) at even strength over the last three seasons is the sixth-

highest percentage among NHL forwards with at least 100 games.

GREAT DANE

- Lars Eller scored against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, his first goal of the season.

- Eller is now four points shy of his 300th career point (133g, 163a).

- Eller set a career high with 39 points (16g, 23a) in the shortened 2019-20 season. Eller led the Capitals with a career-high 55.8 shot attempt

percentage, the third-highest percentage by a Capital since 2009-10.

- Eller's 296 points are the third-highest total of any Danish-born player in NHL history.

- Eller's 54.3 face-off win percentage (51 wins, 43 losses) is the 11th-highest face-off percentage among players with at least 70 draws taken this year.

Eller has won 56.0 percent of his draws taken in the neutral zone (14 wins on 25 draws) and 60 percent of his draws taken in the defensive zone (27

wins on 45 draws).

OSH-BABE

- Since 2015-16, T.J. Oshie ranks second on the Capitals with 129 goals (Alex Ovechkin: 232). He’s one of 44 players with over 120 goals in the last six

seasons.

- Since 2015-16, Oshie has scored 129 goals on 741 shots (17.4 percent). That’s tied for the second-highest shooting percentage in the NHL among

players with at least 120 goals during that span (Winnipeg's Mark Scheifele: 17.7 percent; Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl: 17.4).

HOME COOKING

- Since 2014-15, the Capitals hold a record of 155-60-24 at home, the third-most home wins and points (334) in the NHL during that span.

- Washington has outscored opponents at home 768 to 572 during that span, the fifth-most goals for and the lowest goals against in the NHL during that

span (excluding the Vegas Golden Knights).

Washington Capitals: 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 01/14/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres W 01-00-00 6-4 19,77p,74,4,13,21 13 1-2 2-3 28-26 30 / 40 02 01/15/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres W 02-00-00 2-1 13,43 43 0-0 5-5 21-31 41 / 35 03 01/17/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O** 02-00-01 3-4 26,8,19p 59 1-4 5-5 23-27 1 / 30 04 01/19/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O* 02-00-02 4-5 20,43,43,92 87 0-2 1-3 26-30 1 / 41 05 01/22/2021 Buffalo Sabres W** 03-00-02 4-3 19,26,13 74 0-1 2-2 32-27 41 / 35 06 01/24/2021 Buffalo Sabres7 01/26/2021 New York Islanders8 01/28/2021 New York Islanders9 01/30/2021 Boston Bruins

10 02/01/2021 Boston Bruins11 02/04/2021 @ New York Rangers12 02/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers13 02/09/2021 Philadelphia Flyers14 02/11/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres15 02/13/2021 @ Buffalo Sabres16 02/14/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins17 02/16/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins18 02/20/2021 New York Rangers19 02/21/2021 New York Rangers20 02/23/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins21 02/25/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins22 02/27/2021 @ New Jersey Devils23 03/01/2021 @ New Jersey Devils24 03/03/2021 @ Boston Bruins25 03/05/2021 @ Boston Bruins26 03/07/2021 New Jersey Devils27 03/09/2021 New Jersey Devils28 03/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers29 03/13/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers30 03/15/2021 New York Islanders31 03/16/2021 New York Islanders32 03/19/2021 New York Rangers33 03/25/2021 New Jersey Devils34 03/26/2021 New Jersey Devils35 03/28/2021 New York Rangers36 03/30/2021 @ New York Rangers37 04/01/2021 @ New York Islanders38 04/02/2021 @ New Jersey Devils39 04/04/2021 @ New Jersey Devils40 04/06/2021 @ New York Islanders41 04/08/2021 Boston Bruins42 04/10/2021 Boston Bruins43 04/13/2021 Buffalo Sabres44 04/15/2021 Buffalo Sabres45 04/17/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers46 04/18/2021 @ Boston Bruins47 04/20/2021 @ Boston Bruins48 04/22/2021 @ New York Islanders49 04/24/2021 @ New York Islanders50 04/27/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers51 04/29/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins52 05/01/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins53 05/03/2021 @ New York Rangers54 05/05/2021 @ New York Rangers55 05/07/2021 Philadelphia Flyers56 05/08/2021 Philadelphia Flyers

Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. SCHULTZ# 2

JENSEN# 3

DILLON# 4

OVECHKIN# 8

ORLOV# 9

SPRONG# 10

VRANA# 13

Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,1/2 15:56 0-1,0/1 20:17 1-0,1/3 17:21 0-2,3/1 19:36 0-0,0/-2 19:41 1-0(W),5/1 14:07Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,1/1 17:19 0-0,0/1 19:13 0-0,1/1 19:25 0-0,2/0 14:51 0-0,0/-1 22:15 1-0,1/1 13:56Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,0/0 18:10 0-0,0/0 17:20 0-0,0/-1 18:31 1-1,6/0 23:50 0-0,1/-1 20:47 0-0,0/-1 08:01 0-0,2/-1 11:51Jan 19 @ PIT 0-0,1/1 20:11 0-0,0/0 18:35 0-0,0/2 19:03 0-1,2/0 18:20 0-0,1/0 20:32 0-1,4/1 12:50 0-1,1/1 13:06Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,1/0 19:08 0-0,3/-1 19:12 0-1,1/1 23:31 DNP DNP 0-0,2/-2 10:14 1-1,3/3 18:44

Date Opp. PANIK# 14

BACKSTROM# 19

ELLER# 20

HATHAWAY# 21

DOWD# 26

CHARA# 33

SIEGENTHALER# 34

Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,2/0 11:18 1-1,3/1 17:54 0-1,0/-1 15:13 1-0,2/1 12:13 0-0,0/1 11:24 0-0,1/2 20:16Jan 15 @ BUF 0-0,0/0 12:24 0-1,3/0 16:22 0-0,1/0 17:30 0-0,0/0 09:05 0-0,0/0 12:30 0-0,3/1 20:06Jan 17 @ PIT 0-0,3/-1 13:21 1-0,2/-1 23:33 0-0,1/-1 17:15 0-0,0/1 10:26 1-0,1/1 11:10 0-0,3/1 19:22Jan 19 @ PIT 0-1,0/1 15:49 0-0,0/-1 19:45 1-0,2/1 17:30 0-0,1/0 09:52 0-0,1/0 11:03 0-0,0/0 18:51Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-0,1/-1 13:19 1-0,3/1 20:56 0-0,1/0 17:29 0-0,1/1 16:19 1-0,1/1 19:10 0-1,1/-1 19:08 0-0,1/-1 20:13

Date Opp. WILSON# 43

HAGELIN# 62

PINHO# 64

SHEARY# 73

CARLSON# 74

OSHIE# 77

KUZNETSOV# 92

Jan 14 @ BUF 0-0,0/0 17:11 0-0,1/1 12:54 0-1,0/0 10:40 1-1,6/-2 23:43 1-2,3/1 19:29 0-0,0/0 16:29Jan 15 @ BUF 1-1(W),1/1 18:44 0-0,3/0 13:55 0-0,0/0 08:52 0-0,1/-1 22:19 0-0,1/0 16:16 0-0,3/1 14:58Jan 17 @ PIT 0-1,0/0 18:32 0-0,0/1 11:51 DNP 0-0,0/-1 25:59 0-0,2/-1 20:29 0-2,2/0 16:08Jan 19 @ PIT 2-0,3/0 18:23 0-0,1/0 11:43 DNP 0-1,1/1 22:10 0-1,2/0 17:06 1-0,6/0 14:31Jan 22 Vs BUF 0-1,4/1 12:57 0-0,0/0 19:52 0-0,1/-2 07:26 0-0,0/-2 09:52 0-1,6/2 28:37 0-1,2/0 17:45 DNP

Date Opp. SAMSONOV# 30

ANDERSON# 31

VANECEK# 41

Jan 14 @ BUF 4/26 W 60:00 DNDJan 15 @ BUF DND 1/31 W 60:00Jan 17 @ PIT 3/27 O 65:00 DNDJan 19 @ PIT DND 5/30 O 61:11Jan 22 Vs BUF DNP DND 3/27 W 64:57

-NHL record as head coach: 640-425-25-125- Capitals record as head coach: 3-0-2-Became the 19th head coach in Washington Capitals history on Sept. 15, 2020.-In his 19th season as a head coach and the first with Washington. He previously coached the New York Islanders (2001-03), the Carolina Hurricanes(2003-08), the Philadelphia Flyers (2009-13) and the Nashville Predators (2014-20). -Is one of four coaches in NHL history to lead three different teams to the Stanley Cup Final (Carolina: 2006; Philadelphia: 2010; Nashville: 2017), joiningDick Irvin, Scotty Bowman and Mike Keenan. -Coached Nashville to a Presidents' Trophy-winning season in 2017-18.-Internationally, Laviolette has coached Team USA at the World Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2014. He has also represented his country in fourOlympic Games, first as a player in the 1988 Calgary Games and the 1994 Lillehammer Games, then as a head coach at the 2006 Torino Games, andas an assistant at February’s 2014 Sochi Games.

Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Peter Laviolette

#30: Ilya Samsonov (G) (*Injured) 6' 3", 200 lbs. / Feb 22, 1997 (23 years and 11 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 22nd overall, in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Win: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (1)Last SO: JAN 13, 2020 vs CAROLINA (11)Career Shootouts: 5/9 (.556), 1-2

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 2 1-0-1 0 3.36 .868Career 28 17-6-3 1 2.62 .910

Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 4.00 .846

Season Highs: Shots Saves2727

241/17 vs PIT

Career as a Capital - 28 GP, 17-6-3, 2.62 GAA, .910 SV%Contract: Signed through 2020-21Career Highlights- Became one of three goaltenders in NHL history to record an 11 game decision streak- Recorded his first career shutout, Jan. 13 against the Carolina Hurricanes- Is one of two goaltenders in NHL history to win their first 10 career road games- Became the fourth goaltender is franchise history to record eight wins in his first 10 starts, joining Bob Mason, Jim Carey and Semyon Varlamov- Became first goaltender in franchise history and 18th all-time to win first five starts of his career- Became third rookie goaltender in franchise history to record three wins in his first three starts, joining Semyon Varlamov (2008-09) and Jim Carey(1994-95)- Made 25 saves on 26 shots to earn his first career win on Oct. 4 against the New York Islanders

#31: Craig Anderson (G) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / May 21, 1981 (39 years and 8 months)

Drafted: 2001 - Chicago's third-round pick (73rd overall)Acquired: Trade from Colorado in exchange for B. Elliott on 2/18/11Last Win: MAR 7, 2020 @ SAN JOSE (1)Last SO: MAR 26, 2019 vs BUFFALO (37)Career Shootouts: 149/223 (.668), 32-31

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 648 289-251-67 42 2.84 .913

Career vs. Opp 33 20-10-2 3 2.36 .927

Season Highs: Shots Saves- -

Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .902 SV%, 0 SO Contract - Signed through 2020-21Career Highlights- Ranks ninth among active goaltenders with 289 career wins, while his .913 save percentage is tied for 14th among goaltenders with atleast 400 games played.- In 648 career games, tied for the 39th-most by a goaltender in NHL history, Anderson has a record of 289-251-2-67 with 42 shutouts,a 2.84 goals against average and a .913 save percentage with the Senators, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and ChicagoBlackhawks.- Won the Bill Masterton Trophy as the player who best exemplifies qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication in 2017.

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

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 39th overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Win: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOLast SO: -Career Shootouts: 4/4 (1.000), 1-0


Career vs. Opp 2 2-0-0 0 1.92 .931


301/15 vs BUF

Career as a Capital - 3 GP, 2-0-1, 2.90 GAA, .898 SV%, 0 SOContract: Signed through 2021-22 Career Highlights- Made his first career start and earned his first career win, at BUF (1/15/21) - Stopped all four shots he faced in the shootout, vs. BUF (1/22/21)- Set AHL career bests in goals against average (2.26) and save percentage (.917) in 2019-20, which ranked fifth and 10th in the AHL, respectively - From Dec. 6, 2019 through March 7, 2020, he posted a 15-6-0 record with a 2.00 goals against average and a .929 save percentage- Selected to the AHL All-Star Classic for the second-straight year, where he earned Most Valuable Player honors- Finished third among American Hockey League goaltenders with a 2.54 goals against average in 39 games with the Hershey Bears in 2016-17- In 32 games with the South Carolina Stingrays in 2015-16, he finished 18-7-6 with a 2.03 goals against average and a .917 save percentage, earningECHL All-Rookie Team honors

#2: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 186 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (30 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Drafted by ANA in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2008 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 9, 2020Last Goal: MAR 10, 2020 @ NEW JERSEY (5)Last Assist: MAR 8, 2020 vs CAROLINA (6)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 5 0-0-0 4 0Career 487 50-164-214 -31 110

Career vs. Opp 20 2-8-10 13 4

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-0

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Career as a Capital - 5 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2021-22Career Highlights- Recorded four-game assist streak last season, tying a career-high (4a; 10/10/19-10/16/19)- Recorded 200th career point, an assist, vs. WSH (3/12/19)- Played 400th career game, vs. NJD (3/23/18)- Scored first career overtime goal, vs. CGY (3/5/18)- Led Pittsburgh with +22 plus/minus rating in 2017-18- Recorded career long six-game point streak (1g, 5a; 12/23/16-1/11/17)- Set career highs in goals (12), assists (39) and points (51) in 2016-17- Led Pittsburgh with +27 plus/minus rating in 2016-17- Recorded first career playoff game winning goal in Game 4 of ECSR, vs. WSH (5/3/17)- Led NHL defensemen in game winning goals (2) and power play points (7) in 2017 playoffs- Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#3: Nick Jensen (D) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Sep 21, 1990 (30 years and 4 months)

Drafted: DET's 5th choice (150th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Via trade with a 2019 fifth round pick, from the Detroit Red Wings inexchange for Madison Bowey and a 2020 second round pickLast Goal: OCT 11, 2018 vs TORONTO (150)Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 5 0-1-1 1 2Career 283 6-51-57 -9 75

Career vs. Opp 14 0-1-1 1 0


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Career as a Capital - 93 GP, 0g-14a-14p, 19 PIMContract - Signed through 2022-23Career Highlights- Has played in 283 career NHL games. No defensemen selected later than Jensen (150th overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft has appeared in morethan 20 games- His 2.98 power play goals against per 60 minutes of penalty kill time in 2019-20 ranked first in the NHL among players with at least 120minutes played on the penalty kill- His 368:51 minutes on the penalty kill since 2018-19 ranks 27th among defensemen in the NHL- Since becoming a full-time NHL player during the 2017-18 season, Jensen has played in 234 games and has not missed a game due to injury- His 50.43 shot attempt percentage (947 shot attempts for, 931 against) with Detroit in 2018-19 led defensemen at five-on-five among playerswith at least 40 games played

#4: Brenden Dillon (D) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Nov 13, 1990 (30 years and 2 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: From San Jose in exchange for a 2020 second round pick and a conditional2021 third round pickLast Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (4)Last Assist: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 5 1-1-2 6 9Career 603 23-93-116 19 583

Career vs. Opp 16 1-1-2 5 22


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Career as a Capital - 15 GP, 1g-1a-2p, 30 PIM Contract - Signed through 2023-24Career Highlights- Played in his 600th career game, at BUF (1/15)- Ranked 13th in the NHL in hits (194) in 2019-20- Ranks fifth in the NHL among defensemen in hits (1,257) since 2013-14- His run of 211 consecutive games played is the seventh longest active streak among defensemen- Is one of just three active undrafted defensemen with at least 600 games played (Andy Greene: 937 games; Mark Giordano: 896 games)- Made Capitals debut, vs. MTL (2/20/20)- Has recorded two Gordie Howe Hat Tricks in his career (with Dallas, vs. PHX 2/1/13; with San Jose, vs. CGY 3/24/18)

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) (*Injured) 6' 3", 238 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (35 years and 4 months)

oh-VEHCH-kihnDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHCareer Shootouts: 34/109 (31%), 14 GDG


Career vs. Opp 52 33-20-53 -1 69


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Career as a Capital - 1,156 GP, 707g-576a-1,283p, 719 PIMContract - Signed through 2020-21Career Highlights- Has won 18 individual awards in his 15 seasons: Nine Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophies (2007-08, 2008-09, 2012- 13, 2013-14, 2014-15,2015-16, 2017-18, 2018- 19), three Hart Memorial Trophies (2007-08, 2008- 09, 2012-13), three Ted Lindsay Awards (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10), an Art Ross Trophy (2007-08), a Conn Smythe Trophy (2017- 18) and a Calder Memorial Trophy (2005-06)- Ranks seventh on the NHL's all-time goals list and is two goals shy of passing Mike Gartner (708) for seventh- Has recorded eight 50-goal seasons in his career, the third most in NHL history (Mike Bossy and Wayne Gretzky: 9)- Has recorded 11 career 40-goal season, one shy of Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record- Became eighth player in NHL history to score 700 goals, at NJD (2/22/20)- Has been selected to 11 All-Star Games

#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) (*Injured) 5' 11", 211 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (29 years and 6 months)

ohr-LAWFDrafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 9, 2020 @ BUFFALO (4)Last Assist: FEB 25, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (10)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 4 0-0-0 -4 2Career 520 37-143-180 57 207



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Career as a Capital - 520 GP, 37g-143a-180p, 207 PIMContract - Signed through 2022-23 Career Highlights- One of five current players and two defensemen to record at least 20 assists in five straight seasons for Washington (Carlson, Backstrom,Kuznetsov &Oshie)- Recorded a 53.4 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (1,279 shot attempts for, 1,114 against) in 2019-20, the second-highest percentage inhis career- Since 2015-16, his 149 points (31g, 118a) rank first among Russian-born defensemen in the NHL- Played in his 500th career game, vs. PIT (2/2/20)

#10: Daniel Sprong (R) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Mar 17, 1997 (23 years and 10 months)

Drafted: By Pittsburgh in the second round (46th overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftAcquired: From Anaheim in exchange for Christian DjoosLast Goal: JAN 5, 2020 vs NASHVILLE (9)Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIMSeason 3 0-1-1 -2 0Career 100 19-12-31 -19 10

Career vs. Opp 4 0-0-0 -4 0


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Career as a Capital - 3 GP, 0g-1a-1p, 0 PIMContract - Signed through 2021-22Career Highlights- Recorded his first point as a Capital, an assist, at PIT (1/19/21)- Made his Capitals debut, at PIT (1/17/21)- Recorded 33 points (12g, 21a) in 44 games between San Diego and Hershey in 2019-20 and two points (1g, 1a) in eight games with Anaheim- Registered three points (1g, 2a), including the game-winning goal, in his Hershey debut on Feb. 29, 2020 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton- Set a career high with 23 points (14g, 9a) in 63 games with Pittsburgh and Anaheim in 2018-19- Ranks 11th among players from the 2015 draft class with at least 90 career games in goals per 60 minutes of play (0.88)

#13: Jakub Vrana (L) 6' 0", 197 lbs. / Feb 28, 1996 (24 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOLast Assist: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOCareer Shootouts: 2/5 (40%), 2 GDG




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Career as a Capital - 250 GP, 68g-69a-137p, 61 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21 Career Highlights- Set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and points (52) in 2019-20- Ranked fourth in the NHL in goals per 60 minutes of play (1.54) at five-on-five in 2019-20- Only player in the NHL with 25 goals and just one power play goal last season- Led the Capitals and ranked 13th in the NHL in points per 60 minutes of play (2.66) in 2019-20- Recorded career high four multi-goal games last season- Recorded 100th career point, vs. FLA (11/27/19)- Played 200th career game, at NYR (11/20/19)- Recorded first career hat trick, vs. CGY (11/3/19)- Has appeared in every game in each of the last two seasons

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

Drafted: TBL's second choice (2nd round, 52nd overall) 2009 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2019Last Goal: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (6)Last Assist: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 1/8 (12%), 0 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 64 GP, 9g-14a-23p, 36 PIM Contract - Signed through 2022-23 Career Highlights- Ranked second on Washington with a 54.9 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (611 shot attempts for, 501 shot attempts against) lastseason- Ranked first on the team and seventh in the NHL in points per 60 minutes of play at five-on-five from Dec. 14 to March 12 (3.18) in 2019-20- Recorded 20 points (7g, 13a) in his final 36 games of 2019-20, with all 20 of his points coming at even strength- Recorded his fifth career multi-goal game, vs. NSH (1/29/20)- Recorded his first and only career hat trick with Chicago, vs. NSH (10/15/16)

#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (33 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOLast Assist: JAN 15, 2021 @ BUFFALO (3)Career Shootouts: 27/73 (37%), 11 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 961 GP, 246g-686a-932p, 462 PIMContract - Signed through 2024-25 Career Highlights- Has led Capitals forwards in assists (42a in 2019-20) for six out of the last eight seasons- Passed Kelly Miller (940) for fourth place on the Capitals’ franchise games played list, at LA (2/4/20)- Recorded four points (2g, 2a), including his 900th career point and became one of two active Capitals players to reach the mark (AlexOvechkin), at NJD (12/20/19)- Passed Peter Forsberg (885) for seventh place among Swedish-born players in career points, at FLA (11/7/19)- His 686 assists rank first in franchise history- His 932 points (246g, 686a) rank second in franchise history, behind only Alex Ovechkin (1,283)- Ranks first among the 2006 NHL Draft class in points (932) and assists (686), despite ranking tied for third in games played (961)- His 300 career power play assists are the 38th-most in NHL history- Was named to the 2016 NHL All-Star Game

#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (31 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 13th overall, in the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: From Montreal in exchange for Washington's second-round pick in the2017 and 2018 NHL Draft, June 24, 2016Last Goal: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (4)Career Shootouts: 6/19 (32%), 3 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 317 GP, 60g-80a-140p, 161 PIMContract: Signed through 2022-23 Career Highlights- Set a career high in points with 39 (16g, 23a) and time on ice per game (17:01) in the shortened 2019-20 season- Tied a career high in assists (23) in 2019-20- Led Capitals centers in faceoff win percentage (51.9) last season- Played in his 700th career game, becoming the second Danish-born player in NHL history to reach the milestone, vs. BUF (11/1/19)- Since joining Washington in the 2016-17 season, Eller’s 140 points (60g, 80a) rank seventh on the Capitals- Scored the game-winning goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 7, 2018, securing the Capitals’first ever Stanley Cup- As a member of the Montreal Canadiens, he recorded four goals on Jan. 4, 2015, his first and only career hat trick, one of 28 active players inthe NHL with a four-goal game

#21: Garnet Hathaway (R) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / Nov 23, 1991 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as a free agent July 1, 2019Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (4)Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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Career as a Capital - 71 GP, 10g-7a-17p, 79 PIMContract: Signed through 2022-23 Career Highlights- His 2.32 drawn penalties per 60 minutes of five-on-five play over the last three seasons ranks first in the NHL among players with at least 200games played during that span- Ranked second on the Capitals in hits and 16th in the NHL (189) in 2019-20- Ranked second on the Capitals in penalty minutes (79) last season- With 16 points (9g, 7a) in 66 games in 2019-20, Hathaway was on pace to pass his career high of 19 points (11g, 8a) set in 2018-19- Recorded second career multi-goal game, at SJ (12/3/19)- Played in his 200th career NHL game, at DET (11/30/19)

#26: Nic Dowd (C) 6' 1", 192 lbs. / May 27, 1990 (30 years and 7 months)

Drafted: Kings Seventh Round pick (198th overall) in 2009 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as free agent, July 1, 2018Last Goal: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOLast Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (6)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG




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Career as a Capital - 125 GP, 17g-22a-39p, 52 PIMContract - Signed through 2021-22 Career Highlights- Led the team in shorthanded goals (3) and ranked tied for fifth in the NHL in 2019-20- Set a career high in plus/minus (11) last season- Played 400th career game, vs. NJD (3/23/18)- Scored first career overtime goal, vs. CGY (3/5/18)- Recorded his first career multi-goal game and his second career three-point game (2g, 1a), at PIT (3/7/20)- Recorded his fourth career multi-point game (2a), at SJ (12/3/19)- Played in his 200th career NHL game, vs. COL (10/14/19)

#33: Zdeno Chara (D) 6' 9", 250 lbs. / Mar 18, 1977 (43 years and 10 months)

Drafted: 1996 by NYI (3rd pick / 56th overall)Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Dec. 30, 2020Last Goal: NOV 27, 2019 @ OTTAWA (48)Last Assist: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOCareer Shootouts: 3/11 (27%), 2 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 5 GP, 0g-1a-1p, 2 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21Career Highlights- Ranks 30th in NHL history in points among defensemen with 657 (205g, 452a)- His 1,558 games rank third among all active players and first among defensemen- As a member of the Bruins, he recorded 481 points (148g, 333a) to rank third among defensemen in franchise history, behind Hall of FamersRay Bourque (1,506) and Bobby Orr (888)- Since 1997-98, both his first season and the NHL’s first season of tracking time on ice, he has led the NHL with 37,226:38 minutes- A Stanley Cup champion with Boston in 2011, he became the second European-born captain to win the Stanley Cup- Was awarded the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman in 2008-09- Recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2010-11- Has been named to the NHL First All-Star Team three times (2003-04, 2008-09, 2013-14) and the Second All-Star Team four times (2005-06,2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12)

#34: Jonas Siegenthaler (D) 6' 3", 211 lbs. / May 6, 1997 (23 years and 8 months)

Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 57th overall, in the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: DEC 20, 2019 @ NEW JERSEY (29)Last Assist: JAN 7, 2020 vs OTTAWA (21)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG




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Career as a Capital - 91 GP, 2g-11a-13p, 53 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21Career Highlights- Ranked second on the team in blocked shots (105) in 2019-20 and his 6.25 blocked shots per 60 minutes of play ranked 13th in the NHL- Siegenthaler led the Capitals in 2019-20 in penalty kill minutes per game (3:11) and ranked 11th in the NHL- Over the last two seasons, Siegenthaler has started 52 percent of his face-offs outside of the offensive zone, the highest percentage amongcurrent Capitals defensemen- Recorded his first career goal, vs. VGK (11/9/19)- Recorded his first career point, at CAR (12/14/18)- Just the second Swiss-born player to play for the Capitals in franchise history (Timo Helbling: 2006-07) and just the eighth Swiss defensemanto play at least 70 games in NHL history

#43: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 220 lbs. / Mar 29, 1994 (26 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOCareer Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 527 GP, 81g-113a-194p, 1,029 PIMContract: Signed through 2023-24 Career Highlights- Set career highs in assists (23) and points (44) in 2019-20, despite only playing 68 games- Set career highs in power play goals (5), game-winning goals (5) and shots (154) last season- Ranked third in the NHL in hits (253) in 2019-20- Recorded fewest penalty minutes (93) of his career last season- Recorded 1,000th penalty minute, vs. NJD (1/11/20)- Recorded 100th career assist, vs. TB (12/21/20)- Is the only player in the NHL who has accumulated at least 400 penalty minutes (410) and recorded 100 points (124) over the last threeseasons- His 721:19 of penalty-killing ice time ranks first among Capitals forwards over the last five seasons- Played 500th career game, vs. CAR (1/13/20), becoming the youngest forward in franchise history to reach the milestone- Recorded a career high six-game goal streak and eight-game point streak (11/21/18-2/2/18)

#57: Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) 6' 3", 188 lbs. / Jul 24, 1991 (29 years and 6 months)

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as free agent, Oct. 10, 2020Last Goal: APR 23, 2016 vs ST. LOUIS (16)Last Assist: AUG 13, 2020 @ BOSTON (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

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Career as a Capital - 0 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21Career Highlights- In 364 career games, he has recorded a 52.8 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five (5,386 shot attempts for, 4,808 against), tied for the 17thhighest percentage among defensemen since 2014-15- Tied a career high in point with 16 in 2017-18 and set a new career high in assists (13)- Won a Stanley Cup in his rookie season with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015

#62: Carl Hagelin (L) 5' 11", 185 lbs. / Aug 23, 1988 (32 years and 5 months)

Drafted: NYR's sixth round pick (168th overall) in the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: Acquired from Los Angeles in exchange for a 2019 third round pick and aconditional 2020 sixth round pickLast Goal: MAR 5, 2020 @ NY RANGERS (7)Last Assist: MAR 7, 2020 @ PITTSBURGH (6)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 83 GP, 11g-25a-36p, 26 PIMContract: Signed through 2022-23Career Highlights- Led Capitals forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:55) in 2019-20- Set a career high with three shorthanded points (1g, 2a) last season- Played in his 600th career NHL game, at MIN (3/1/20)- Recorded his 100th career goal, vs. PIT (2/23/20)- Recorded longest point streak of his career (seven games, 3g, 4a) from 1/16/20 to 2/4/20- His career +104 plus/minus rating ranks 13th in the NHL since 2011-12- His 53.9 shot attempt percentage (1,363 shot attempts for, 1,165 against) is tied for ninth in the NHL among left wings with at least 70 gamesplayed over the last two seasons- Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#64: Brian Pinho (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / May 11, 1995 (25 years and 8 months)

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Career as a Capital - 1 GP, 0g-0a-0p, 0 PIMContract: Signed through 2021-22Career Highlights- Made his NHL regular season debut, vs. BUF (1/22/21)- Skated in two Stanley Cup Playoff games, at NYI (8/16/20, 8/18/20)- Finished 2019-20 with 37 points (20g, 17a) in 62 games , which ranked fourth on Hershey.- His 20 goals were the second most on Hershey and he led the team in game winning goals (4) and shorthanded goals (3) in 2019-20

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

Drafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed as free agent, Dec. 22, 2020Last Goal: MAR 3, 2020 vs OTTAWA (7)Last Assist: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (2)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG




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Career as a Capital - 3 GP, 0g-1a-1p, 4 PIM Contract - Signed through 2020-21Career Highlights- Has recorded at least 30 points in three of his last four seasons, and with 23 points in 63 games, was again on a 30-point pace prior to the2019-20 season suspension- Has recorded 151 career points (72g, 79a) in 328 career games, making him one of 33 active players with at least that many points and fewerthan 350 games played- Reached 10-goal plateau for fourth-straight season, vs. OTT (3/3/20)- Played in his 300th career game with Buffalo, vs. VAN (1/11/20)- Became the first rookie to score an overtime goal in a Stanley Cup Final (Game 2) since Montreal Canadien Brian Skrudland in the 1986Stanley Cup Final- Two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016, 2017) with Pittsburgh

#74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (31 years)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (4)Last Assist: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOCareer Shootouts: 2/4 (50%), 1 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 762 GP, 106g-376a-482p, 260 PIMContract: Signed through 2025-26Career Highlights- Led all NHL defensemen in points (75), assists (60) and game winning goals (6) in 2019-20- Ranked fourth among all NHL skaters in assists last season- Ranked first among all defensemen in primary assists (38) and third among all skaters in 2019-20- Ranked seventh in the NHL in TOI (1,699:41) last season- Led the Capitals in points and assists in 2019-20- Set career highs in points and assists last season- Became the seventh defenseman in franchise history to receive multiple All-Star Game selections (2018-19, 2019-20)- Passed Calle Johansson (470) for the most points in franchise history by a defenseman, vs. PIT (2/23/20)- Was named the NHL’s First Star of the Month for October 2019, becoming the first defenseman to receive the honor since Calgary’s MarkGiordano (November 2014)- Ranks second in franchise history in games played among defensemen

#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' 11", 196 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (34 years and 1 month)

OH-sheeDrafted: Blues' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: From St. Louis in exhange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, July 2, 2015Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 @ BUFFALO (4)Last Assist: JAN 22, 2021 vs BUFFALOCareer Shootouts: 45/89 (51%), 20 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 365 GP, 129g-133a-262p, 171 PIMContract - Signed through 2024-25Career Highlights- Recorded 26 goals in 2019-20, the second straight season he reached the 25 goal mark and tied for the second-most goals in a single seasonin his career- Since joining the Capitals in 2015-16, he ranks second on the Capitals with 129 goals (Alex Ovechkin: 232)- Recorded 10 power play goals last season, his most since 2015-16- Ranked first on the team in shooting percentage (19.6 percent) and fifth in the NHL (min. 50 shots) in 2019-20- Named to All-Star Game for the first time in his career in 2019-20- Played his 800th career game, vs. PHI (3/4/20)- Recorded his 300th career assist, at PIT (3/12/19)- Recorded his 500th career point, at SJ (2/14/19)

#92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) (*Injured) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (28 years and 8 months)

ehv-GEH-nee kooz-neht-SAWFDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 26th overall, in the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired:Last Goal: JAN 19, 2021 @ PITTSBURGHLast Assist: JAN 17, 2021 @ PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 18/44 (41%), 5 GDG


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Career as a Capital - 483 GP, 121g-271a-392p, 250 PIMContract - Signed through 2024-25Career Highlights- Is one of 10 players in franchise history to record five-straight 50 point seasons- Ranked first among Capitals with at least 30 games played in assists per 60 minutes of five-on-five play (1.41) in 2019-20- Ranked second among Capitals in points per 60 minutes of five-on-five play (2.33) last season- Passed Adam Oates (363) for the 19th-most points in franchise history- Played in his 400th career game on March 3, 2019 vs. the New York Rangers to become one of 42 players to reach the mark in franchisehistory- Reached the 300-point mark (87g, 214a) on Jan. 6, 2019 vs. the Detroit Red Wings in his 375th career game to become the eighth player infranchise history to record his 300th point in 375 games or fewer games- Selected to the 2015-16 All-Star Game

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LAST GAME

Friday, January 22

Buffalo 3 at Washington 4 (SO)

Goals: Staal, Cozens, Sheahan

Goalie: Ullmark (29 saves/32 shots)

PP: 0/2; PK: 1/1; Shots: Washington 32 – Buffalo 27

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 11)

Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed

Zemgus Girgensons (hamstring, Jan. 14; injured reserve) – 5 games

Kyle Okposo (lower body, Jan. 14) – 5 games

Carter Hutton (upper body, Jan. 22) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS

1/18: Recalled G Jonas Johansson from the taxi squad

1/19: Recalled F Rasmus Asplund from the taxi squad; Placed F Kyle Okposo on IR

1/21: Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski from Rochester (AHL) to the taxi squad; Loaned F Rasmus Asplund to the taxi squad

1/24: Recalled F Casey Mittelstadt from taxi squad; Activated F Kyle Okposo from IR; Loaned F Dylan Cozens to taxi squad

UPCOMING GAMES

Tuesday, Jan. 26: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 28: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 30: New Jersey at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 31: New Jersey at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 2: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 6 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME

SABRES at CAPITALS

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

Last meeting: Washington defeated Buffalo 4-3 (SO) in Washington on Jan. 22

Next meeting: Thursday, Feb. 11 in Buffalo

The Sabres are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Capitals; 1-6-3 on the road.

This is the 167th game all-time between Buffalo and Washington; Buffalo has a 90-54-22 series record.

The Sabres are 41-29-13 on the road against the Capitals all-time.

THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY

The Sabres are 11-8-0 all-time on January 24.

January 24, 1978: The Sabres host the NHL All-Star game at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Sabres forward Rick Martin scores to tie the game late in

the third period and Gilbert Perreault scores the game-winning goal in overtime.

January 24, 1981: Twelve Sabres get on the scoresheet, led by Danny Gare’s two-goal night, as the Sabres defeat the Capitals 7-4 in Washington.

January 24, 2017: Jack Eichel beats Juuse Saros in overtime to earn a 5-4 win at Nashville, giving the Sabres three straight overtime wins.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Today’s game will be broadcast on ESPN 1520 in Buffalo due to Buffalo Bills coverage on WGR 550.

If he plays, today will be Linus Ullmark’s 100th NHL game. He would become the 15th goaltender to appear in at least 100 regular-season games for

the Sabres. With a win, he would tie Robin Lehner for the 12th-most wins in franchise history (42).

Eric Staal, Dylan Cozens and Riley Sheahan all scored their first goals as Sabres on Friday at Washington. They were the second trio of Sabres ever

to score their first goals for the team in the same game, joining Dave Andreychuk, Paul Cyr and Hannu Virta (Oct. 6, 1982 vs. Quebec).

Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes

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Taylor Hall has recorded nine points (3+6) in his last nine meetings with the Capitals.

Jack Eichel has posted nine points (3+6) in nine games against the Capitals since the beginning of the 2017-18 season.

Rasmus Dahlin has recorded four points (1+3) in four career road games in Washington.

GOOD DAY FOR A MATINEE

Today’s game is the first of 11 afternoon games for the Sabres this season.

Buffalo went 7-2-2 in afternoon games during the 2019-20 season, including a 6-2-0 record at home and a 1-0-2 mark on the road.

YOU AGAIN?

The Capitals have won the first three games in the season series against the Sabres despite Buffalo outchancing* them by a 65-46 margin (50-37 at 5-

on-5) in those games. The Sabres have had a high-danger scoring chance advantage of 29-17 (23-13 at 5-on-5) in the season series.

A total of 26 players (13 on each team) have recorded at least a point in the first three games between these teams this season. Each team has had

eight different goal-scorers.

Of players with at least 20 minutes of ice time in the season series, eight Sabres (Jake McCabe, Rasmus Ristolainen, Colin Miller, Sam Reinhart,

Taylor Hall, Jack Eichel, Riley Sheahan, Tobias Rieder) have matched or bettered the top Capitals player (Alex Ovechkin) in terms of shot attempts

percentage at even strength.

All but Reinhart, Hall and Eichel did so despite having offensive zone start percentages below 50 percent in the series.

McCabe (62.7% SAT%) and Ristolainen (61.7%), in particular, have had success at even strength against Washington. With the pair on the ice

together, the Sabres have outchanced* the Capitals 23-5 and outscored them 6-1 during 5-on-5 play.

*Scoring chance data tracked by NaturalStatTrick.com and originally defined by WAR On Ice: http://blog.war-on-ice.com/new-defining-scoring-

chances/index.html

ONE BUFFALO

The Sabres and the Buffalo Bills are playing on the same day for the only time this season after doing so six times last season. The Sabres were 4-2-0

in those six games.

The teams have previously played on the same date 244 times, with both teams winning their respective games on 61 of those days.

The Sabres are 131-77-36 all-time when playing on a Bills game day.

Of the 244 days on which both teams have played, 20 have been Bills playoff game days, including the AFC Championship games in 1992 and 1993.

The Sabres are 11-8-1 on Bills playoff game days.

The last time the Sabres and Bills both won on the same date was Nov. 24, 2019.

DOMINANT DEFENSE

Entering play Saturday, Jake McCabe (14th, 59.7%) and Rasmus Ristolainen (20th, 57.7%) rank among the league’s top 20 defensemen in shot

attempts percentage (min. 30 minutes played).

According to NaturalStatTrick.com, McCabe and Ristolainen have the sixth-best possession numbers among NHL pairs who have played at least 30

minutes together this season. They have a SAT% of 59.8 percent when skating together during 5-on-5 play despite an offensive zone start rate (36.7%)

that ranks as the 15th-toughest among the 79 qualifying pairs.

RISTO’S RECORDS

With his goal on Jan. 15 vs. Washington, Rasmus Ristolainen ascended the Sabres’ record books in two categories:

His 43rd career goal broke a tie with Bill Hajt for the 10th-most goals by a defenseman in Sabres history. He now trails Tyler Myers and Jim Schoenfeld

by two goals for eighth-most.

He tied Jim Schoenfeld for the seventh-most career points recorded by a Sabres defenseman (228). He now trails Bill Hajt by 16 points for sixth-most.

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Ristolainen already held the franchise record for most overtime goals by a defenseman (4) and is tied for ninth all-time among the team’s blueliners

with six game-winning goals.

Ristolainen’s career per-game output ranks him among the franchise’s top 15 defensemen in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .09 G/GP

(13th), .37 A/GP (12th), .46 PTS/GP (11th)

WE LIKE EICH

With six assists through his first five games of the season, Jack Eichel entered play Saturday tied for the NHL lead in assists.

Eichel is one goal from tying Jochen Hecht for the 19th-most goals in franchise history (138).

Eichel’s career per-game output ranks in the franchise’s top 15 in every major scoring category (min. 82 GP): .38 G/GP (14th), .57 A/GP (10th), .96

PTS/GP (11th)

WELCOME TO BUFFALO

The Sabres had seven new players on their opening-night roster this season:

Player, Pos. How Acquired Pronunciation Notes

Dylan Cozens, C Draft (2019) KUH-zihns

Buffalo’s first-round pick (7th

overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft

recently earned a silver medal

and was named to the 2020 IIHF

World Junior Championship all-

star team after leading all players

with eight goals in the

tournament.

Cody Eakin, C Free Agency EE-kihn

Entering play in 2020-21, his 10

career shorthanded goals tied for

20th-most in the NHL since he

entered the league in 2011-12.

Taylor Hall, LW Free Agency HAWL

Won the Hart Memorial Trophy as

the NHL’s MVP in 2017-18; his

1.05 points per game in the last

three seasons ranks 17th in the

NHL.

Matt Irwin, D Free Agency UHR-wihn

Has a career shot attempts

percentage (SAT%) of 51.3

percent and has never finished a

full NHL season below 50.1

percent.

Tobias Rieder, LW Free Agency REE-duhr

His three shorthanded goals in

the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs

tied an NHL postseason record;

he was the seventh player ever to

score three in a single

postseason.

Riley Sheahan, C Free Agency SHAY-uhn

His 5.42 goals against per 60

minutes on the penalty kill in

2019-20 ranked 15th-best among

the top 100 NHL forwards in

shorthanded ice time.

Eric Staal, C Trade (MIN) STAWL

Entered the 2020-21 season

ranked in the top 10 among active

NHL players in career regular-

season games played (7th), goals

(6th) and points (8th).

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SABRES AMONG LEAGUE-LEADERS (Sabres’ league rankings before 1/23 games)

Eichel: 6 A (T-1st)

Hall: 5 A (T-5th)

Reinhart: 1 GWG (T-4th)

Ristolainen: 23 hits (T-5th)

SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS

Hits: Ristolainen (23), Lazar (10), Miller (10)

Blocked Shots: Jokiharju (6), Eichel/Montour/Rieder (5)

Shots: Eichel (15), Skinner (15), Dahlin/Montour/Olofsson (13)

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

1-10: 1-3-1 (3), 14/16, 3/17, 5/6

OVERTIME RESULTS (0-0; 126-134 all-time)

N/A

SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-1; 77-72 all-time)

Jan. 22 at.WSH: L, 4-3 (GDG-Carlson)

MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)

Games Played

Linus Ullmark … 1 game … 100 career games played

Rasmus Ristolainen … 2 games … 500 career games played

Cody Eakin … 9 games … 600 career games played

Goals

Rasmus Ristolainen … 2 goals … 45 career goals (T-8th in franchise history, defensemen)

Kyle Okposo … 4 goals … 200 career goals

Points

Rasmus Ristolainen … 1 point … 229 career points (sole possession, 7th in franchise history, defensemen)

Brandon Montour … 8 points … 100 career points

Wins

Carter Hutton … 6 wins … 100 career wins

RECENT MILESTONES

N/A

Buffalo Sabres: 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 01/14/2021 Washington Capitals L 00-01-00 4-6 4p,13,19,68 13 1-3 1-2 26-28 30 / 40 02 01/15/2021 Washington Capitals L 00-02-00 1-2 55 43 0-5 0-0 31-21 41 / 35 03 01/18/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 01-02-00 6-1 27,23p,23,27,10,68p 23 2-4 1-1 37-22 40 / 79 04 01/19/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 01-03-00 0-3 11 0-3 2-2 40-30 37 / 40 05 01/22/2021 @ Washington Capitals O** 01-03-01 3-4 12,24,15 74 0-2 1-1 27-32 41 / 35 06 01/24/2021 @ Washington Capitals7 01/26/2021 New York Rangers8 01/28/2021 New York Rangers9 01/30/2021 New Jersey Devils

10 01/31/2021 New Jersey Devils11 02/02/2021 @ New York Islanders12 02/04/2021 @ New York Islanders13 02/06/2021 @ Boston Bruins14 02/08/2021 @ Boston Bruins15 02/11/2021 Washington Capitals16 02/13/2021 Washington Capitals17 02/15/2021 New York Islanders18 02/16/2021 New York Islanders19 02/20/2021 @ New Jersey Devils20 02/22/2021 @ New Jersey Devils21 02/26/2021 Philadelphia Flyers22 02/28/2021 Philadelphia Flyers23 03/02/2021 @ New York Rangers24 03/05/2021 @ New York Islanders25 03/07/2021 @ New York Islanders26 03/09/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers27 03/11/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins28 03/13/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins29 03/16/2021 @ New Jersey Devils30 03/18/2021 Boston Bruins31 03/20/2021 Boston Bruins32 03/22/2021 @ New York Rangers33 03/24/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins34 03/26/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins35 03/29/2021 Philadelphia Flyers36 03/30/2021 Philadelphia Flyers37 04/01/2021 New York Rangers38 04/03/2021 New York Rangers39 04/06/2021 @ New Jersey Devils40 04/08/2021 New Jersey Devils41 04/09/2021 New Jersey Devils42 04/11/2021 @ Philadelphia Flyers43 04/13/2021 @ Washington Capitals44 04/15/2021 @ Washington Capitals45 04/17/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins46 04/19/2021 Pittsburgh Penguins47 04/22/2021 Boston Bruins48 04/23/2021 Boston Bruins49 04/25/2021 @ New York Rangers50 04/27/2021 @ New York Rangers51 04/29/2021 @ Boston Bruins52 05/01/2021 @ Boston Bruins53 05/03/2021 New York Islanders54 05/04/2021 New York Islanders55 05/06/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins56 05/08/2021 @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Buffalo Sabres: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. HALL# 4

EICHEL# 9

JOKIHARJU# 10

STAAL# 12

RIEDER# 13

SHEAHAN# 15

MCCABE# 19

Jan 14 Vs WSH 1-1,2/0 19:30 0-2,1/0 22:12 0-0,0/-2 14:56 0-0,1/-2 14:45 1-0,3/1 11:36 0-0,1/-1 09:55 1-1,1/0 16:36Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-1,0/1 21:36 0-1,3/1 23:23 0-0,0/-1 14:15 0-0,2/-1 17:43 0-0,2/-1 12:42 0-0,0/0 08:21 0-0,1/1 17:36Jan 18 @ PHI 0-3,2/0 18:20 0-3,3/0 18:36 1-0,2/2 18:08 0-1,0/1 15:27 0-0,1/0 12:49 0-1,1/2 13:12 0-0,1/0 18:54Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,6/-2 20:38 0-0,4/-2 20:58 0-0,1/0 19:42 0-0,5/0 15:59 0-0,3/0 12:30 0-0,0/-1 11:21 0-0,0/-1 16:57Jan 22 @ WSH 0-0,2/0 25:08 0-0,4/0 23:31 0-0,2/0 22:28 1-0,2/0 12:54 0-0,2/0 13:30 1-0,1/1 12:53 0-0,2/2 23:22

Date Opp. EAKIN# 20

REINHART# 23

COZENS# 24

DAHLIN# 26

LAZAR# 27

MILLER# 33

SKINNER# 53

Jan 14 Vs WSH 0-0,0/1 13:23 0-1,2/-2 19:34 0-1,1/1 12:09 0-0,4/0 24:20 0-0,2/-1 11:33 0-0,1/-1 15:14 0-0,2/-1 14:25Jan 15 Vs WSH 0-0,0/-1 12:17 0-0,2/1 21:25 0-0,1/-1 12:49 0-0,2/-1 21:31 0-0,0/0 08:47 0-0,3/-1 15:35 0-0,2/0 14:28Jan 18 @ PHI 0-0,1/0 13:47 2-0(W),6/0 18:38 0-0,0/1 14:29 0-0,3/1 19:56 2-0,2/2 12:17 0-0,0/2 18:40 0-0,5/2 16:10Jan 19 @ PHI 0-0,1/0 13:37 0-0,2/-2 20:54 0-0,1/0 11:28 0-0,2/-2 18:34 0-0,2/-1 14:09 0-0,1/-1 18:43 0-0,5/-1 14:33Jan 22 @ WSH 0-0,0/-1 16:35 0-0,0/0 22:54 1-0,1/0 13:24 0-0,2/-2 10:08 0-1,0/1 13:12 0-0,0/-1 18:13 0-1,1/1 12:15

Date Opp. RISTOLAINEN# 55

MONTOUR# 62

OLOFSSON# 68

THOMPSON# 72

ASPLUND# 74

JOHANSSON# 34

ULLMARK# 35

Jan 14 Vs WSH 0-0,1/1 22:22 0-0,0/-2 20:37 1-1,2/-2 18:10 0-1,2/0 17:08 DNDJan 15 Vs WSH 1-0,3/1 20:51 0-0,4/-1 19:13 0-0,4/-1 19:51 0-0,2/-1 19:39 2/21 L 57:58Jan 18 @ PHI 0-0,1/1 20:43 0-1,5/0 18:40 1-0,3/1 15:48 0-0,1/0 13:26 DND DNPJan 19 @ PHI 0-0,3/-1 18:51 0-0,2/-1 23:40 0-0,0/-1 17:11 DNP 0-0,2/0 07:20 1/9 19:02 DNPJan 22 @ WSH 0-0,2/2 26:39 0-0,2/-1 25:44 0-1,4/-1 14:25 0-0,0/-1 08:34 MIN DND 3/32 O 65:00

Date Opp. HUTTON# 40

Jan 14 Vs WSH 5/27 L 58:36Jan 15 Vs WSH DNDJan 18 @ PHI 1/22 W 60:00Jan 19 @ PHI 1/20 L 39:53Jan 22 @ WSH DNP

Ralph Krueger was named the 19th head coach in Buffalo Sabres history on May 15, 2019 and he is currently in his second season behind the bench forthe team in 2020-21. In his first at the helm, Krueger guided the team to improvements in points percentage, goals for per game and goals against per game. The Sabres alsoposted their highest regulation wins total since 2016-17 despite only playing 69 games due to a shortened season. A full Ralph Krueger bio can be found on page 10 of the 2020-21 Sabres media guide at Sabres.com/mediaguide.

Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Ralph Krueger

#34: Jonas Johansson (G) 6' 5", 220 lbs. / Sep 19, 1995 (25 years and 4 months)

Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in the third round (61st overall) of the 2014 NHLDraftLast Win: FEB 23, 2020 vs WINNIPEG (3)Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 0/2 (.000), 0-1


Career vs. Opp - ----- - - -


81/19 vs PHI

2019-20:•Represented the Rochester Americans at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic in Ontario, California on 1/27• Earned his first NHL recall on 1/29; ranked in the top five among AHL goaltenders in save percentage (.925) and goals-against average (2.19) at thetime of his recall• Made 13 saves on 14 shots (.929) in 29:34 after making his NHL debut in a relief appearance vs. COL (2/4)• Stopped Troy Terry on a penalty shot vs. ANA (2/9)• Turned aside 25 of 26 shots to earn his first NHL win vs. WPG (2/23)• Assigned to Rochester (3/6)

#35: Linus Ullmark (G) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Jul 31, 1993 (27 years and 5 months)

LEE-nuhs UHL-mahrkDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (163rd overall) of the 2012 NHLDraftLast Win: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON (2)Last SO: OCT 25, 2019 @ DETROIT (31)Career Shootouts: 24/29 (.828), 4-3


Career vs. Opp 5 1-3-1 0 2.94 .899


291/22 vs WSH

2019-20:•Stopped eight of nine total shootout attempts to go 2-0 in shootouts and finished the season with the best career shootout save percentage in Sabreshistory (.840)•Posted his third career shutout by stopping all 41 shots faced at DET (10/25)•Tied his previous career high with 44 saves in a 7-1 win vs. NJD (12/2), improving to 4-0-1 when facing at least 40 shots in 2019-20•Logged eight straight starts for the Sabres from Dec. 21 vs. LAK to Jan. 9 at STL•Allowed just four goals on 122 even-strength shots faced (.967) in five consecutive team games from Jan. 12 at DET to Jan. 28 vs. OTT 2020-21:• Made 19 saves in his first game of the season vs. WSH (1/15)

#40: Carter Hutton (G) 6' 0", 208 lbs. / Dec 19, 1985 (35 years and 1 month)

KAHR-tuhr HUH-tuhnDrafted: UndraftedAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2018Last Win: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Last SO: OCT 17, 2019 @ LOS ANGELES (29)Career Shootouts: 45/72 (.625), 11-9


Career vs. Opp 10 3-4-2 0 3.39 .881


221/14 vs WSH

2019-20:•Began the season with wins in his first six appearances, becoming the first Sabres goaltender to start a season 6-0-0 since Martin Biron in 2006-07•Posted a new career-best shutout streak by playing 134:22 without allowing a goal from Oct. 9 to Oct. 22; the four-game stretch included shutouts inconsecutive appearances on Oct. 14 vs. DAL and Oct. 17 at LAK that earned him NHL Third Star of the Week honors for the second time in his career•Set a Sabres franchise record for most saves in a shutout (47) in the Oct. 17 win at LAK•Appeared in his 200th NHL game at CHI (11/17) 2020-21:• Made 22 saves in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)• Made 21 saves and allowed only one goal at PHI (1/18)

#4: Taylor Hall (L) 6' 1", 206 lbs. / Nov 14, 1991 (29 years and 2 months)

Drafted: Selected by Edmonton in the first round (1st overall) of the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 11, 2020Last Goal: JAN 14, 2021 vs WASHINGTON (4)Last Assist: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (2)Career Shootouts: 8/33 (24%), 2 GDG


Career vs. Opp 17 4-7-11 -2 4


1/14 vs WSH3

1/18 vs PHI3

1/18 vs PHI0

5 times25:08

1/22 vs WSH6

1/19 vs PHI3

2 times+1

1/15 vs WSH

2019-20:•Registered the seventh 50-point season of his NHL career•Led the New Jersey Devils in points (25), assists (19) and shots (109) through 30 games played before being traded to the Arizona Coyotes onDec. 16; led or tied to lead the Coyotes in goals (10), assists (17), points (27) and shots (123) in the team’s 35 games following the trade•Tied his previous best assist streak with eight assists in seven games from Oct. 19 vs. VAN to Nov. 7 at CGY•Played in his 600th career NHL game vs. ANA (1/2)•Recorded six points (2+4) in nine postseason contests for the Coyotes 2020-21:• Scored a power-play goal and added an assist in his first game as a Sabre vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded an assist vs. WSH (1/15)• Tallied three assists at PHI (1/18), becoming the 20th player in franchise history to begin his Sabres' career on a three-game point streak.• Had a team-high six shots on goal at PHI (1/19)

#9: Jack Eichel (C) 6' 2", 213 lbs. / Oct 28, 1996 (24 years and 2 months)

JAK IGH-kuhlDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2015 NHL DraftLast Goal: MAR 9, 2020 vs WASHINGTON (5)Last Assist: JAN 18, 2021 @ PHILADELPHIA (2)Career Shootouts: 6/22 (27%), 1 GDG


Career vs. Opp 14 3-8-11 -3 2


5 times3

1/18 vs PHI3

1/18 vs PHI0

5 times23:31

1/22 vs WSH4

2 times2

2 times+1

1/15 vs WSH

2019-20:•Scored a career-best 36 goals, ranking eighth in the league; tied for 10th in points (78)•Became the fifth player to lead (or tie to lead) the teamin all three major scoring categories (goals, assists and points) twice in his career•Finished the season as one of three players in franchise history to score 20 or more goals in each of his first five NHL seasons and one of fiveto record at least 50 points in each of his first five NHL seasons•Appeared in his third consecutive NHL All-Star Game in 2020•Tied Gilbert Perreault’s record for most consecutive appearances with a point by a Sabre (18), tallying 32 points (16+16) from Nov. 16 to Dec.21•Selected as the NHL’s Third Star of the Week in consecutive weeks (Dec. 9 and 16)•Scored four goals vs. OTT (11/16) 2020-21:• Tallied two assists in the first game of the season vs. WSH (1/14)•Recorded an assist vs. WSH (1/15)• Had three assists at PHI (1/18) marking his first three-assist game since Nov. 3, 2018 vs. OTT

#10: Henri Jokiharju (D) 6' 0", 199 lbs. / Jun 17, 1999 (21 years and 7 mo

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