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Buffalo SabresGame Notes
Fri, Nov 7, 2014 NHL Game #197
Buffalo SabresTeam Game: 15Home Game: 8
3 - 9 - 2 (8 pts)1 - 4 - 2 (Home)2 - 5 - 0 (Road)
Edmonton OilersTeam Game: 14Road Game: 6
4 - 8 - 1 (9 pts)4 - 4 - 0 (Home)0 - 4 - 1 (Road)
# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%1 Jhonas Enroth 8 1 6 1 3.34 .908
34 Michal Neuvirth 6 2 3 1 2.60 .925
# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%30 Ben Scrivens 11 4 6 0 3.11 .89435 Viktor Fasth 3 0 2 1 4.68 .861
# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Josh Gorges 14 0 0 0 -6 66 D Mike Weber 12 0 0 0 -6 138 C Cody McCormick 14 0 1 1 -4 18
12 R Brian Gionta 14 0 1 1 -6 417 C Torrey Mitchell 14 1 1 2 -4 819 C Cody Hodgson 14 1 1 2 -9 221 R Drew Stafford 14 2 5 7 -9 2322 L Johan Larsson 2 0 0 0 -1 024 D Tyson Strachan 5 0 3 3 0 226 L Matt Moulson 14 0 2 2 -7 228 C Zemgus Girgensons 14 2 2 4 -2 441 D Andrej Meszaros 11 0 1 1 -10 1244 L Nicolas Deslauriers 14 1 0 1 -2 1851 D Nikita Zadorov 3 0 0 0 1 055 D Rasmus Ristolainen 14 0 0 0 -8 657 D Tyler Myers 14 0 2 2 -5 2561 D Andre Benoit 12 0 0 0 -9 863 C Tyler Ennis 14 4 3 7 -7 465 C Brian Flynn 5 1 0 1 -1 080 R Chris Stewart 14 1 1 2 -5 1182 L Marcus Foligno 11 2 1 3 -5 4
# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Jeff Petry 12 0 1 1 -3 45 D Mark Fayne 13 1 2 3 -4 46 L Jesse Joensuu 13 2 1 3 -4 12
10 R Nail Yakupov 13 2 3 5 -5 214 R Jordan Eberle 12 3 6 9 -3 1016 R Teddy Purcell 13 1 4 5 -10 019 D Justin Schultz 13 2 4 6 -5 221 D Andrew Ference 11 0 1 1 -1 622 D Keith Aulie 1 0 0 0 1 223 L Matt Hendricks 13 2 0 2 -5 2526 C Mark Arcobello 13 3 2 5 1 427 C Boyd Gordon 13 1 2 3 -3 029 C Leon Draisaitl 13 1 3 4 -6 057 L David Perron 13 1 5 6 -7 062 R Iiro Pakarinen 1 0 0 0 0 067 L Benoit Pouliot 13 1 3 4 -4 684 D Oscar Klefbom 2 0 0 0 -2 085 D Martin Marincin 8 0 1 1 -2 286 D Nikita Nikitin 10 1 2 3 -1 693 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 11 4 4 8 -4 5
Owner/CEO Terry PegulaPresident/Alternate Governor Ted BlackGeneral Manager Tim MurrayHead Coach Ted NolanCoaching Staff Bryan Trottier, Danny Flynn,
Tom Coolen, Arturs Irbe
President of Hockey Operations &Vice Chair OEG
Kevin Lowe
General Manager Craig MacTavishSenior V.P. of Hockey Operations Scott HowsonAssistant General Manager Bill ScottHead Coach/Assistant Coaches Dallas Eakins/Keith Acton
(Associate Coach), CraigRamsay, Rocky Thompson,
Myles Fee (Video Coach)
Tonight's Officials
Referees Marc Joannette(25), Chris Rooney(5) Linesmen Derek Nansen(70), Steve Miller(89)
Supervisor Video JudgeNtl. Anthem Doug Allen Officiating Manager Dave Baker
Today's ScheduleARI @ ANA : 7:00 EDM @ BUF : 7:00 CBJ @ CAR : 7:00 WSH @ CHI : 7:30 NJD @ DET : 7:30
Buffalo Sabres: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place1 Jhonas Enroth G 5' 10" 166 Jun 25, 1988 Stockholm, SWE4 Josh Gorges D 6' 1" 201 Aug 14, 1984 Kelowna, BC, CAN6 Mike Weber D 6' 2" 212 Dec 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, PA, USA8 Cody McCormick C 6' 2" 224 Apr 18, 1983 London, ON, CAN12 Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 176 Jan 18, 1979 Rochester, NY, USA17 Torrey Mitchell C 5' 11" 189 Jan 30, 1985 Greenfield Park, QC, CAN19 Cody Hodgson C 6' 0" 192 Feb 18, 1990 Toronto, ON, CAN21 Drew Stafford R 6' 2" 214 Oct 30, 1985 Milwaukee, WI, USA22 Johan Larsson L 5' 11" 206 Jul 25, 1992 Lau, SWE24 Tyson Strachan D 6' 3" 215 Oct 30, 1984 Melfort, SK, CAN26 Matt Moulson L 6' 1" 200 Nov 1, 1983 North York, ON, CAN28 Zemgus Girgensons C 6' 1" 190 Jan 5, 1994 Riga, LVA34 Michal Neuvirth G 6' 1" 209 Mar 23, 1988 Ústí nad Labem, CZE41 Andrej Meszaros D 6' 2" 223 Oct 13, 1985 Považská Bystrica, SVK44 Nicolas Deslauriers L 6' 1" 209 Feb 22, 1991 LaSalle, QC, CAN51 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" 220 Apr 16, 1995 Moscow, RUS55 Rasmus Ristolainen D 6' 4" 219 Oct 27, 1994 Turku, FIN57 Tyler Myers D 6' 8" 219 Feb 1, 1990 Houston, TX, USA61 Andre Benoit D 5' 11" 191 Jan 6, 1984 St. Albert, ON, CAN63 Tyler Ennis C 5' 9" 169 Oct 6, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN65 Brian Flynn C 6' 1" 180 Jul 26, 1988 Lynnfield, MA, USA80 Chris Stewart R 6' 2" 231 Oct 30, 1987 Toronto, ON, CAN82 Marcus Foligno L 6' 3" 223 Aug 10, 1991 Buffalo, NY, USA
23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 26.7
Injured Reserve List (2 Players)31 Matt Hackett G 6' 2" 171 Mar 7, 1990 London, ON, CAN36 Patrick Kaleta R 6' 1" 198 Jun 8, 1986 Buffalo, NY, USA
Goal StreaksNo active streaks
Assist StreaksTYLER ENNIS (2 / 2 Games)
Point StreaksTYLER ENNIS (0-2-2 / 2 Games)
Edmonton Oilers: RosterActive (22 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Jeff Petry D 6' 3" 198 Dec 9, 1987 Ann Arbor, MI, USA5 Mark Fayne D 6' 3" 215 May 15, 1987 Nashua, NH, USA6 Jesse Joensuu L 6' 4" 213 Oct 5, 1987 Pori, FIN10 Nail Yakupov R 5' 11" 197 Oct 6, 1993 Nizhnekamsk, RUS14 Jordan Eberle R 5' 11" 183 May 15, 1990 Regina, SK, CAN16 Teddy Purcell R 6' 2" 198 Sep 8, 1985 St. John's, NL, CAN19 Justin Schultz D 6' 2" 196 Jul 6, 1990 Kelowna, BC, CAN21 Andrew Ference D 5' 11" 184 Mar 17, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN22 Keith Aulie D 6' 6" 222 Jun 11, 1989 Rouleau, SK, CAN23 Matt Hendricks L 6' 0" 211 Jun 17, 1981 Blaine, MN, USA26 Mark Arcobello C 5' 8" 172 Aug 12, 1988 Milford, CT, USA27 Boyd Gordon C 6' 0" 200 Oct 19, 1983 Unity, SK, CAN29 Leon Draisaitl C 6' 1" 210 Oct 27, 1995 Cologne, DEU30 Ben Scrivens G 6' 2" 181 Sep 11, 1986 Spruce Grove, AB, CAN35 Viktor Fasth G 6' 0" 181 Aug 8, 1982 Kalix, SWE57 David Perron L 6' 0" 200 May 28, 1988 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN62 Iiro Pakarinen R 6' 1" 215 Aug 25, 1991 Loviisa, FIN67 Benoit Pouliot L 6' 3" 193 Sep 29, 1986 Alfred, ON, CAN84 Oscar Klefbom D 6' 3" 210 Jul 20, 1993 Karlstad, SWE85 Martin Marincin D 6' 4" 203 Feb 18, 1992 Kosice, SVK86 Nikita Nikitin D 6' 4" 217 Jun 16, 1986 Omsk, RUS93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C 6' 0" 190 Apr 12, 1993 Burnaby, BC, CAN
22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 199 Age: 26.5
Injured Reserve List (1 Players)4 Taylor Hall L 6' 1" 198 Nov 14, 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM30 Ben Scrivens 11 636 3.11 4 6 0 1 33 279 .894 0 0 035 Viktor Fasth 3 141 4.68 0 2 1 0 11 68 .861 0 0 0
Edmonton Oilers @ Buffalo SabresTeam Records
Edmonton Oilers Buffalo SabresLast game: Thursday AT BOSTON (5-2 L) Wednesday VS MONTREAL (2-1 O)Next game: Sunday AT NY RANGERS Saturday VS PITTSBURGH
G Att % G Att %Overall: 6 43 14.0 (24th NHL) 2 46 4.3 (30th NHL)Home: 4 26 15.4 (23rd NHL) 2 26 7.7 (29th NHL)Road: 2 17 11.8 (22nd NHL) 0 20 0.0 (T-28th NHL)
2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-25th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-12th NHL)
Penalty KillingEdmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres
G Att % G Att %Overall: 8 36 77.8 (23rd NHL) 9 51 82.4 (13th NHL)Home: 2 18 88.9 (8th NHL) 2 25 92.0 (5th NHL)Road: 6 18 66.7 (29th NHL) 7 26 73.1 (23rd NHL)
1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-7th NHL)
PenaltiesEdmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres
GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank13 101 7.8 (3rd NHL) 14 176 12.6 (22nd NHL)
Goal SituationsEdmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres
For Against For Against5 on 5: 21 34 12 315 on 4: 5 2 2 15 on 3: 1 0 0 04 on 4: 1 0 0 14 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 3: 0 0 0 03 on 4: 0 0 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 1 8 1 9
Empty Net: 2 3 0 1Penalty Shots: 1 0 0 1
Total: 32 47 15 44
Edmonton Oilers @ Buffalo SabresSituations
Individual LeadersEdmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres
Points: T. HALL (10),J. EBERLE (9),R. NUGENT-HOPKINS (8) D. STAFFORD (7),T. ENNIS (7),Z. GIRGENSONS (4)Goals: T. HALL (6),R. NUGENT-HOPKINS (4),J. EBERLE (3) T. ENNIS (4),D. STAFFORD (2),M. FOLIGNO (2)
Assists: J. EBERLE (6),D. PERRON (5),T. PURCELL (4) D. STAFFORD (5),T. STRACHAN (3),T. ENNIS (3)PP Goals: B. GORDON (1),N. NIKITIN (1),T. PURCELL (1) D. STAFFORD (2)SH Goals: J. JOENSUU (1) T. ENNIS (1)
GW Goals: N. NIKITIN (1),B. POULIOT (1),R. NUGENT-HOPKINS (1) N. DESLAURIERS (1)3+ Goals:
PIM: M. HENDRICKS (25),J. JOENSUU (12),J. EBERLE (10) T. MYERS (25),D. STAFFORD (23),C. MCCORMICK (18)Shots: T. HALL (36),N. YAKUPOV (31),D. PERRON (30) C. STEWART (36),Z. GIRGENSONS (27),D. STAFFORD (26)
+/-: T. HALL (+4),K. AULIE (+1),M. ARCOBELLO (+1) N. ZADOROV (+1),T. STRACHAN (0),J. LARSSON (-1)
Player G A PTeddy Purcell 1 2 3Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 0 2 2Justin Schultz 0 2 2David Perron 0 2 2Boyd Gordon 1 0 1Nikita Nikitin 1 0 1Taylor Hall 1 0 1Jordan Eberle 1 0 1Nail Yakupov 0 1 1Leon Draisaitl 0 1 1
Player G A PDrew Stafford 2 0 2Tyler Ennis 0 2 2Tyler Myers 0 2 2
Short HandedEdmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres
Player G A PJesse Joensuu 1 0 1Mark Arcobello 0 1 1Mark Fayne 0 1 1
Player G A PTyler Ennis 1 0 1Drew Stafford 0 1 1
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LAST GAMEWednesday, November 5Montreal 2 at Buffalo 1 (SO)Goals: StaffordGoalie: Neuvirth (31 saves/32 shots)PP: 1/4; PK: 1/1; Shots: Montreal 32 – Buffalo 32 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 38)Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missedMatt Hackett (lower body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) – 13 gamesPatrick Kaleta (upper body, Oct. 9; injured reserve) – 13 gamesMarcus Foligno (upper body, Nov. 2) – 2 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS11/2: Recalled F Johan Larsson from Rochester (AHL); Signed F Justin Bailey to a three-year, entry-level contact UPCOMING GAMESSaturday, Nov. 8: Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 11: Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 13: Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 15: Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 18: San Jose at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAMEOILERS at SABRES
This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Oilers this season.
Next meeting: Thursday, Jan. 29 in Edmonton
The Sabres are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Oilers; 3-5-2 at home.
This is the 68th game all-time between Buffalo and Edmonton; Buffalo has a 22-35-10 series record.
The Sabres are 13-14-7 at home against the Oilers all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY
The Sabres are 6-11-3 all-time on November 7.
November 7, 1981: John Van Boxmeer records five points (3+2) in a 6-2 win at NYI. Van Boxmeer shares the record for most points
recorded in a single game by a Sabres defenseman with Phil Housley.
November 7, 1986: Gilbert Perreault scores the last two goals of his NHL career in a 7-6 loss vs. VAN. Perreault’s 512 goals as a
member of the Sabres still stand as the franchise record, 130 more than the next closest player (Rick Martin-382).
November 7, 2009: Jhonas Enroth makes his NHL debut, Tim Connolly appears in his 500th NHL game and Henrik Tallinder
appears in his 400th NHL game in a 4-2 loss at BOS. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
The Sabres have gone 7-1-0 in their last eight games against the Oilers, outscoring them by a 31-14 margin.
Four Sabres average at least a point per game in their limited experience against the Oilers: Drew Stafford (6 GP, 7+2), Matt
Chris Stewart leads the Sabres with 17 career points (11+6) in 21 games against the Oilers.
The Sabres are seeking their first three-game point streak since they won three straight home games from Feb. 25 to Feb. 28.
Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes
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HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCERThe Sabres will take part in the NHL Hockey Fights Cancer™ program during tonight’s game, presented by ECMC. To commemoratethe night, all Sabres players will wear purple jerseys and use sticks with purple tape during warm-ups, and the jerseys and sticks will beauctioned off on NHL.com immediately following the game to benefit cancer care and research. There will also be a ceremonial puckdrop before the game, so fans are strongly encouraged to be in their seats early. Fans attending the game will have the opportunity to purchase autographed “RJ” hats donated by New Era Cap Company in honor ofSabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret and his fight against cancer. A portion of the proceeds from the sale will be donated to cancer careand research. IN THE LINE OF FIRE
Josh Gorges has blocked an NHL-best 56 shots, 13 more than the next highest total (Kris Russell, CGY – 43 BS in 14 GP) through
Wednesday’s games. Gorges has blocked 14.1 percent of all opponent shot attempts taken with him on the ice this season, the
third-highest percentage among NHL defensemen who have faced at least 100 shot attempts (see chart below).
His best full-season on-ice shot blocking percentage was 13.0 percent in 2011-12 with Montreal. No NHL-regular defenseman has
topped 14 percent in a full season since the league started counting blocked shots in 2005-06.
FEARLESS LEADERS
Brian Gionta has been selected to wear the captain’s “C” for the Sabres in 2014-15, becoming the 19th full-season captain in
franchise history (excludes rotating captaincies in 2003-04 and 2007-08).
Gionta, who spent the last four seasons as captain of the Montreal Canadiens, is the 27th player to wear the captain’s “C” for at least
a one-month period.
Josh Gorges and Matt Moulson were named the team’s alternate captains. BUF-EDM CONNECTIONSTyler Ennis
He was born in Edmonton, as was Andrew Ference.
Shares a birthday with Nail Yakupov. Ennis was born on Oct. 6, 1989, and Yakupov was born four years later on Oct. 6, 1993. Jhonas Enroth:
Played with Viktor Fasth for Team Sweden at the 2012 World Hockey Championship. Brian Gionta:
Played with Benoit Pouliot for the Montreal Canadiens from 2009-2011.
Top NHL Defensemen, On-Ice Shot Blocking Percentage
(min. 100 shot attempts against)
Rank Player Team GP BSOn-Ice
BS%
1Jared
SpurgeonMIN 9 25 15.1%
2 Kris Russell CGY 14 43 14.2%
3 Josh Gorges BUF 14 56 14.1%
4 Karl Alzner WSH 12 27 13.8%
5Anton
VolchenkovNSH 10 17 13.4%
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Josh Gorges:
He and Justin Schultz are both from Kelowna, British Columbia.
Played with Benoit Pouliot for the Montreal Canadiens from 2009-2011. Cody Hodgson
He and Luke Gazdic were born in Toronto, Ontario.
Shares a birthday with Martin Marincin. Hodgson was born on Feb. 18, 1990, and Marincin was born two years later on Feb. 18,
1992.
Played with Jordan Eberle for Team Canada at the 2008 World U-18 Championship.
Represented Team Canada alongside Ben Scrivens at the 2014 World Championship. Johan Larsson:
Shares a birthday with Luke Gazdic. Larsson was born on July 25, 1992, while Gazdic was born three years earlier in 1989. Andrej Meszaros:
Played with Teddy Purcell for the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2009-10 season. Matt Moulson:
Played with Teddy Purcell for the Los Angeles Kings from 2007-2009.
Teammates with Jesse Joensuu for the New York Islanders from 2009-2013. Tyler Myers:
Played with Jordan Eberle for Team Canada at the 2010 World Championship.
Represented Team Canada alongside Ben Scrivens at the 2014 World Championship. Michal Neuvirth:
Teammates with Matt Hendricks for the Washington Capitals from 2010-2013 and Boyd Gordon from 2008-2011.
He and Taylor Hall both played for the Windsor Spitfires (OHL) during the 2007-08 season. Rasmus Ristolainen:
He and Leon Draisaitl were both born on Oct. 27. Ristolainen was born on Oct. 27, 1994, and Draisaitl was born a year later on Oct.
27, 1995. Chris Stewart:
Played with Jordan Eberle for Team Canada at the 2011 World Championship.
Played with Matt Hendricks for the Colorado Avalanche from 2008-2010. Cody McCormick was also part of the team during the
2008-09 season.
Teammates with Nikita Nikitin for the St. Louis Blues during the 2011-12 season.
Played with David Perron for the St. Louis Blues from 2011-2013. Tyson Strachan:
Teammates with Nikita Nikitin for the St. Louis Blues during the 2010-11 season.
Played with David Perron for the St. Louis Blues from 2008-2011.
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2009 World Juniors:
Tyler Ennis, Cody Hodgson, Tyler Myers, Keith Aulie and Jordan Eberle all represented Team Canada at the 2009 World Junior
Championship. Hodgson and Eberle were first and tied for second, respectively, in scoring in the tournament and Canada won the
gold medal. NHL Draft:
Michal Neuvirth (34th overall ), Jhonas Enroth (46thoverall), Mike Weber (57th overall), Jeff Petry (45th overall) and Jesse
Joensuu (60th overall) were all chosen in the second round of the 2006 NHL Draft.
Cody Hodgson (10th overall), Tyler Myers (12th overall), Tyler Ennis (26th overall) and Jordan Eberle (22nd overall) were all
drafted in the first-round of the 2008 Entry Draft.
Zemgus Girgensons (14th overall) and Nail Yakupov (1st overall) were both first-round draft picks in the 2012 NHL Draft. SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERSHits: Deslauriers (44), Weber (37), Foligno/Girgensons (36)Blocked Shots: Gorges (56), Weber (27), Benoit/Myers (23)Shots: Stewart (36), Girgensons (27), Stafford/Myers (26) SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]1-10: 2-8-0 (2), 11/33, 0/32, 33/3911-20: 1-0-2 (3), 6/7, 2/10, 7/7 OVERTIME RESULTS (0-1; 97-99 all-time)October 30 vs. Boston: L, 3-2 (GDG-Marchand, 1:20) SHOOTOUT RESULTS (2-1; 59-47 all-time)October 14 at Carolina: W, 4-3 (GDG-Girgensons)November 2 vs. Detroit: W, 3-2 (GDG-Girgensons)November 5 vs. Montreal: L, 2-1 (GDG-Parenteau) MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)Games PlayedAndrej Meszaros … 4 games … 600 career games playedChris Stewart … 5 games … 400 career games playedAssistsTyler Myers … 1 assist … 100 career assistsPointsJosh Gorges … 2 points … 100 career pointsTorrey Mitchell … 7 points … 100 career points RECENT MILESTONESTyler Ennis … 100 career assists … Nov. 5 vs. MTL
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 10/09/2014 Columbus Blue Jackets L 00-01-00 1-3 28 13 0-1 3-4 22-40 72 / 1 182152 10/11/2014 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 00-02-00 2-6 28,63s 88 0-4 3-4 23-47 50 / 1 22012+3 10/13/2014 Anaheim Ducks L 00-03-00 1-5 63 38 0-3 5-6 12-44 31 / 34 18912+4 10/14/2014 @ Carolina Hurricanes W** 01-03-00 4-3 82,17,82 28 0-2 3-3 26-25 1 / 30 149305 10/17/2014 Florida Panthers L 01-04-00 0-1 20 0-5 5-5 26-35 1 / 1 178646 10/18/2014 Boston Bruins L 01-05-00 0-4 27 0-7 3-3 32-36 72 / 1 186857 10/22/2014 @ Anaheim Ducks L 01-06-00 1-4 63 17 0-2 4-4 23-34 31 / 34 160678 10/23/2014 @ Los Angeles Kings L 01-07-00 0-2 77 0-3 1-3 29-39 32 / 1 18230+9 10/25/2014 @ San Jose Sharks W 02-07-00 2-1 19,44 44 0-3 1-1 15-30 34 / 32 17370
10 10/28/2014 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 02-08-00 0-4 42 0-2 5-6 10-37 45 / 34 18898+11 10/30/2014 Boston Bruins O* 02-08-01 2-3 21p,63 63 1-2 2-2 15-37 72 / 1 1747712 11/01/2014 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 02-09-01 0-5 14 0-4 2-5 18-34 29 / 1 18652+13 11/02/2014 Detroit Red Wings W** 03-09-01 3-2 65,80 28 0-4 4-4 21-38 34 / 35 1781514 11/05/2014 Montréal Canadiens O** 03-09-02 1-2 21p 15 1-4 1-1 32-32 35 / 34 1783715 11/07/2014 Edmonton Oilers16 11/08/2014 Pittsburgh Penguins17 11/11/2014 @ St. Louis Blues18 11/13/2014 @ Minnesota Wild19 11/15/2014 Toronto Maple Leafs20 11/18/2014 San Jose Sharks21 11/21/2014 New York Rangers22 11/22/2014 @ Washington Capitals23 11/26/2014 Winnipeg Jets24 11/28/2014 Montréal Canadiens25 11/29/2014 @ Montréal Canadiens26 12/02/2014 Tampa Bay Lightning27 12/04/2014 @ Tampa Bay Lightning28 12/06/2014 @ Florida Panthers29 12/09/2014 Los Angeles Kings30 12/11/2014 Calgary Flames31 12/13/2014 Florida Panthers32 12/16/2014 @ Winnipeg Jets33 12/20/2014 Colorado Avalanche34 12/21/2014 @ Boston Bruins35 12/23/2014 @ Detroit Red Wings36 12/27/2014 New York Islanders37 12/29/2014 @ Ottawa Senators38 12/31/2014 Tampa Bay Lightning39 01/02/2015 Florida Panthers40 01/03/2015 @ New York Rangers41 01/06/2015 @ New Jersey Devils42 01/08/2015 @ Carolina Hurricanes43 01/09/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning44 01/13/2015 Detroit Red Wings45 01/15/2015 Minnesota Wild46 01/17/2015 Philadelphia Flyers47 01/18/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings48 01/27/2015 @ Calgary Flames49 01/29/2015 @ Edmonton Oilers50 01/30/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks51 02/03/2015 @ Montréal Canadiens52 02/05/2015 St. Louis Blues53 02/07/2015 Dallas Stars54 02/08/2015 New York Islanders55 02/10/2015 Ottawa Senators56 02/15/2015 Philadelphia Flyers57 02/17/2015 @ New Jersey Devils58 02/19/2015 @ Philadelphia Flyers59 02/20/2015 Ottawa Senators60 02/22/2015 Nashville Predators61 02/24/2015 @ Columbus Blue Jackets62 02/26/2015 Vancouver Canucks63 02/28/2015 @ Florida Panthers64 03/03/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning65 03/06/2015 @ Ottawa Senators66 03/07/2015 @ Washington Capitals67 03/11/2015 @ Toronto Maple Leafs68 03/14/2015 New York Rangers69 03/16/2015 Washington Capitals70 03/17/2015 @ Boston Bruins71 03/20/2015 New Jersey Devils72 03/21/2015 @ Nashville Predators73 03/23/2015 @ Dallas Stars74 03/26/2015 Arizona Coyotes75 03/28/2015 @ Colorado Avalanche76 03/30/2015 @ Arizona Coyotes77 04/01/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs78 04/03/2015 Chicago Blackhawks79 04/04/2015 @ New York Islanders80 04/06/2015 Carolina Hurricanes81 04/10/2015 @ Columbus Blue Jackets82 04/11/2015 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
Oct 9 Vs CBJ 3/40 L 60:00 DNDOct 11 @ CHI 6/47 L 59:59 DNDOct 13 Vs ANA DND 5/44 L 59:46Oct 14 @ CAR 3/25 W 65:00 DNDOct 17 Vs FLA 1/35 L 59:41 DNDOct 18 Vs BOS 4/36 L 60:00 DNDOct 22 @ ANA DND 3/33 L 59:44Oct 23 @ LAK 2/39 L 59:36 DNDOct 25 @ SJS DND 1/30 W 59:50Oct 28 @ TOR DND 4/37 L 60:00Oct 30 Vs BOS 3/37 O 61:11 DNDNov 1 @ PIT 5/34 L 60:00 DNDNov 2 Vs DET DND 2/38 W 64:57Nov 5 Vs MTL DND 1/32 O 65:00
On Nov. 13, 2013, Terry Pegula announced that the Sabres had hired Ted Nolan as interim head coach following the team’s 4-15-1 start to the2013-14 season. In his second coaching stint in Buffalo, Nolan guided the team to the end of the season and signed a contract extension toofficially become head coach in March 2014. He joins Scotty Bowman as the second head coach to reprise his role with the Sabres in thefranchise’s 43-year history. For a full Ted Nolan bio, visit www.sabresdigitalpressbox.com/tednolan.
Buffalo Sabres: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Ted Nolan
#1: Jhonas Enroth (G) 5' 10", 166 lbs. / Jun 25, 1988 (26 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 2nd round (46th overall) of 2006 Entry DraftLast Win: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (5)Last SO: APR 13, 2013 vs PHILADELPHIA (39)Career Shootouts: 37/54 (.685), 6-5
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 8 1-6-1 0 3.34 .908Career 89 26-41-13 3 2.81 .913
Career vs. Opp 1 0-1-0 0 3.07 .893
Season Highs: Shots Saves4747
4110/11 vs CHI
2014-15:• Made 41 saves at CHI (10/11)• Stopped 22 shots and seven of eight shootout attempts to earn his first win of the season at CAR (10/14)• Named the game's second star after stopping 34 of 35 shots vs. FLA (10/17)• Turned away 32 shots vs. BOS (10/18)• Finished with 37 saves at LAK (10/23)• Stopped 34 of 37 shots vs. BOS (10/30) 2013-14:• Tied his career-high with 44 saves and earned his first victory of the season at FLA (10/25)• Won a silver medal with Team Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
#31: Matt Hackett (G) (*Injured) 6' 2", 171 lbs. / Mar 7, 1990 (24 years and 8 months)
Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in 3rd round (77th overall) of 2009 Entry DraftAcquired: from Minnesota with Johan Larsson, a first-round selection in the 2013Entry Draft and a second-round selection in the 2014 Entry Draft on April 3,2013 in exchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014Entry DraftLast Win: MAR 20, 2014 @ EDMONTON (7)Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 3/5 (.600), 1-0
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season - ----- -Career 21 4-13-1 0 2.82 .912
Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 1.00 .972
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2013-14:• Won his first game with the Sabres after stopping 35 of 36 shots at EDM on (3/20)• Led Rochester goaltenders in games (33), saves (980) and minutes played (1,952:11)• Posted a 13-17-2 record with a 3.07 goals-against average and a .898 save percentage• Won four straight games (1/17-2/7)• Had a strong month of January, going 4-3-0 with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage in seven games
#34: Michal Neuvirth (G) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Mar 23, 1988 (26 years and 7 months)
Drafted: Selected by Washington in 2nd round (34th overall) of 2006 Entry DraftAcquired: from Washington with Rostislav Klesla on March 5, 2014 in exchangefor Jaroslav Halak and a third-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry DraftLast Win: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (1)Last SO: MAR 11, 2012 vs TORONTO (42)Career Shootouts: 37/57 (.649), 9-8
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 6 2-3-1 0 2.60 .925Career 142 61-46-14 7 2.67 .912
Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 0 2.00 .929
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2014-15:• Stopped 39 shots vs. ANA (10/13)• Made 30 saves at ANA (10/22)• Turned away 29 of 30 shots to earn his first Sabres win at SJS (10/25)• Saved 33 of 37 shots at TOR (10/28)• Stopped 36 shots and two of three shootout attempts to earn his second win of the season vs. DET (11/2)• Made 31 saves on 32 shots vs. MTL (11/5) 2013-14:• Made 42 saves in his Sabres debut at FLA (3/7)• Turned aside a career-high 51 of 54 shots faced at CAR (3/13)• Stopped 42 of 45 shots at DET (1/31)• Stopped 32 shots and recorded an assist at PHX (11/9)• Stopped 27 of 28 shots in win vs. CGY (10/3).
#4: Josh Gorges (D) 6' 1", 201 lbs. / Aug 14, 1984 (30 years and 2 months)
Acquired: from Montreal on July 1, 2014 in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in 2016Last Goal: OCT 12, 2013 @ VANCOUVER (75)Last Assist: APR 9, 2014 @ CHICAGO (16)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
• Had a season-high seven blocked shots and was a plus-1 at SJS (10/25)
2013-14:
• Appeared in a career-high 68 NHL games
• Recorded points in a career-best four consecutive games (1+3, 4/6-4/12)
• Scored his first goal of the season vs. PHI (4/6)
• Logged a season-high 22:52 TOI and an assist at BOS (4/12)
• Played in his 200th career game at WPG (12/31)
• Notched his first point of the season with an assist vs. WPG (12/17).
#8: Cody McCormick (C) 6' 2", 224 lbs. / Apr 18, 1983 (31 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 5th round (144th overall) of 2001 Entry Draft.Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 5, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (18)Last Assist: OCT 25, 2014 @ SAN JOSE (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
• Recorded one hit in 10:46 of ice time vs. CBJ (10/9)
• Had one hit and blocked one shot at CHI (10/11)
• Notched his first assist of the season at SJS (10/25)
• Recorded a team-high five hits at PIT (11/1)
• Went 6-for-9 on faceoffs vs. DET (11/2)
2013-14:
• Recorded multi-point games at ANA (0+2, 11/8) and vs. PIT (1+1, 4/5)
• Appeared in career-high 13 playoff games with Minnesota
• Scored second NHL playoff goal in Game 2 at CHI (5/4)
• Tied Wild franchise record with 8 hits in Game 5 at CHI (5/11).
#12: Brian Gionta (R) 5' 7", 176 lbs. / Jan 18, 1979 (35 years and 9 months)
Drafted: Selected by New Jersey in 3rd round (82nd overall) of 1998 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 12, 2014 vs NY RANGERS (14)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (10)Career Shootouts: 21/56 (38%), 7 GDG
• Skated 15:39 TOI and had four shots on goal vs. CBJ (10/9)
• Earned his first Sabres point (assist) at CAR (10/14)
2013-14:
• Registered his seventh career 40-point season
• Recorded seven multi-point games
• Was the 2013-14 Jacques Beauchamp-Molson Trophy recipient
• Appeared in his 100th career playoff game in Game 1 at BOS (5/1)
• Tallied seven points (1+6) in 17 playoff games
#17: Torrey Mitchell (C) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Jan 30, 1985 (29 years and 9 months)
Drafted: Selected by San Jose in 4th round (126th overall) of 2004 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: from Minnesota with a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft anda second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft on March 5, 2014 in exchange forMatt Moulson and Cody McCormickLast Goal: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (10)Last Assist: OCT 30, 2014 vs BOSTON (3)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG
• Blocked one shot and had two hits at CHI (10/11)
• Scored his first goal of the season at CAR (10/14)
• Played in his 400th career NHL game at LAK (10/23)
• Notched his first assist of the season and went 5-for-7 on faceoffs vs. BOS (10/30)
2013-14:
• Scored his first goal as a Sabre in the season finale vs. NYI (4/13)
• Logged 13:24 TOI in his Sabres debut at TBL (3/6)
• Had a 3-game point streak (1-2=3, 11/1-11/5) one shy of career-best
#19: Cody Hodgson (C) 6' 0", 192 lbs. / Feb 18, 1990 (24 years and 8 months)
KOH-dee HAWD-suhnDrafted: Selected by Vancouver in 1st round (10th overall) of 2008 Entry DraftAcquired: from Vancouver with Alexander Sulzer on February 27, 2012 in exchangefor Zack Kassian and Marc-Andre GragnaniLast Goal: OCT 25, 2014 @ SAN JOSE (5)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (10)Career Shootouts: 5/18 (28%), 4 GDG
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (13th overall) of 2004 Entry DraftLast Goal: NOV 5, 2014 vs MONTREALLast Assist: OCT 30, 2014 vs BOSTON (3)Career Shootouts: 13/41 (32%), 3 GDG
• Reached 300 career points with two assists at CHI (10/11)
• Had an assist in consecutive games (10/11 at CHI and 10/13 vs. ANA)
• Earned his first fighting major of the season at LAK (10/23)
• Had the primary assist on Cody Hodgson's goal at SJS (10/25)
• Recorded his second two-point night (1+1) of the season vs. BOS (10/30)
• Scored the game-tying goal in the third period vs. MTL (11/5)
2013-14:
• Scored in three consecutive games (3/9-3/13)
• Skated 23:00, the third-highest TOI of his career, and scored a power play goal in his 500th career game vs. NSH (3/11)
• Logged two four-game point streaks (2/3-2/25 and 3/9-3/15)
• Recorded three points (2+1) vs. FLA (1/21).
#22: Johan Larsson (L) 5' 11", 206 lbs. / Jul 25, 1992 (22 years and 3 months)
Drafted: Selected by Minnesota in 2nd round (56th overall) in 2010 Entry DraftAcquired: from Minnesota with Matt Hackett, a first-round selection in the 2013 EntryDraft and a second-round selection in the 2014 Entry Draft on April 3, 2013 inexchange for Jason Pominville and a fourth-round selection in the 2014 Entry DraftLast Goal: -Last Assist: APR 4, 2014 @ DETROIT (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Drafted: Selected by Carolina in 5th round (137th overall) of 2003 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as unrestricted free agent on July 3, 2014Last Goal: FEB 12, 2012 @ NY ISLANDERS (68)Last Assist: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (1)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
• Recorded his first assist as a Sabre at CAR (10/14)
• Tallied his first career two-point game with a pair of assists vs. DET (11/2)
2013-14:
• Played 18 games for Washington and recorded two assists
• Skated a season-high 24:15 at NYI (4/5)
• Registered his first assist of the season at DET (1/31)
• Registered 19 points (4+15) and was a plus-13 in 60 games for Hershey (AHL)
• Had a season-high three points (1+2) at Binghamton (12/6)
#26: Matt Moulson (L) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Nov 1, 1983 (31 years)
Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh in 9th round (263rd overall) of 2003 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: APR 10, 2014 vs ST. LOUIS (15)Last Assist: OCT 22, 2014 @ ANAHEIM (7)Career Shootouts: 14/30 (47%), 5 GDG
• Played in his 400th career game and notched his first assist of the season vs. ANA (10/13)
• Scored a shootout goal at CAR (10/14)
• Had a season-high five shots vs. FLA (10/17)
• His second assist of the season came at ANA (10/22)
2013-14:
• Tallied more than 50 points (23+28) for the third time in his career
• Recorded points in a career-best eight consecutive games (3+7; 1/28-3/9) surrounding his midseason trade to Minnesota
• Led Sabres in goals (17) and points (36) at time of trade
• Missed four games with an upper-body injury (2/1-2/6)
• His first eight points with Sabres came in four two-point outings in seven-game span (10/28-11/12)
• Scored twice in his Sabres debut vs. DAL (10/28)
• Scored a goal and led Wild with five shots in Game 5 at COL (4/26)
• Missed last two games with lower-body injury
#28: Zemgus Girgensons (C) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Jan 5, 1994 (20 years and 10 months)
ZEHM-guhz GEER-gehn-suhnsDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in first round (14th overall) of 2012 Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 11, 2014 @ CHICAGO (12)Last Assist: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (1)Career Shootouts: 3/7 (43%), 3 GDG
• Scored the Sabres' only goal in the season opener vs. CBJ (10/9)
• Tallied his second goal of the season at CHI (10/11)
• Scored the shootout-clinching goal at CAR (10/14)
• Had an assist and five hits at SJS (10/25)
• Recorded a season-high nine hits and blocked two shots at TOR (10/28)
• Notched an assist and scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout vs. DET (11/2)
2013-14:
• Scored his first career goal and logged 11:23 TOI in his NHL debut at DET (10/2)
• Career-best three game point streak on two separate occasions (12/5-12/10 and 12/21-12/27)
• Tallied a shorthanded goal and an assist at PHX (1/30)
• Recorded a goal and an assist vs. BOS (2/26)
• Logged his first career two-goal game vs. DET (4/8)
#36: Patrick Kaleta (R) (*Injured) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Jun 8, 1986 (28 years and 4 months)
KAH-lettaDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 6th round (176th overall) of 2004 Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 7, 2013 vs NEW JERSEY (11)Last Assist: MAR 7, 2012 vs CAROLINA (51)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/-- - - - - - - -
2013-14:
• Appeared in first five games of the season with Buffalo
• Served 10-game suspension (10/12-10/31)
• Assigned to Rochester (AHL) on 11/3
• Recorded four points in seven games in November with Rochester before tearing his ACL and missing the remainder of the season
#41: Andrej Meszaros (D) 6' 2", 223 lbs. / Oct 13, 1985 (29 years)
Drafted: Selected by Ottawa in 1st round (23rd overall) of 2004 Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: MAR 30, 2014 @ PHILADELPHIA (16)Last Assist: OCT 11, 2014 @ CHICAGO (9)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
• Blocked three shots in 20:25 of ice time in Sabres debut vs. CBJ (10/9)
• Recorded his first Sabres point (assist) at CHI (10/11)
• Had two hits, three blocks and was a plus-1 in a team-high 25:46 of ice time vs. DET (11/2) 2013-14:
• Registered three multi-point games • Logged a career-high shooting percentage (8.3%)• Became the first Bruins defenseman to score in his first game with the team since 2004 with his Boston-debut goal at FLA (3/9)• Traded to Boston (3/5); ranked second among Flyers defensemen with five goals at time of trade• Registered his third career two-goal game vs. NYI (1/18)• Tied a career high with three assists vs. MTL (1/8)
• Tallied two assists in four playoff games with the Bruins
#44: Nicolas Deslauriers (L) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Feb 22, 1991 (23 years and 8 months)
Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in 3rd round (84th overall) of 2009 Entry DraftAcquired: from Los Angeles with Hudson Fasching on March 5, 2014 in exchange forBrayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker, a second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draftand a second-round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 25, 2014 @ SAN JOSE (5)Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
2014-15:• Scored the game-winning goal, his first of the season, at SJS (10/25)• Recorded five hits vs. BOS (10/30)
• Paced the team with four hits vs. DET (11/2)
• Led all skaters with five hits vs. MTL (11/5) 2013-14:• Scored his first NHL goal at DET (4/4)• Made his NHL debut at FLA (3/7), recording four shots and four hits in 15:08 TOI• Registered his first point as an Amerk (assist) and logged 19:13 TOI in his Rochester debut vs. Toronto (4/11)• Registered a six-game point streak (1+6) from 1/25-2/8• Logged his first career multi-goal game and added an assist vs. Springfield (11/29)
• Scored a goal in his Amerks playoff debut in Game 1 vs. Chicago (4/25).
#51: Nikita Zadorov (D) 6' 5", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1995 (19 years and 6 months)
nih-KEE-tuh za-DOHR-awvDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (16th overall) in 2013 Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 23, 2013 vs BOSTON (8)Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
2014-15:• Had three hits and was a plus-1 vs. DET (11/2) 2013-14:• Recorded three hits in 11:01 of ice time in his NHL debut vs. COL (10/19)• Had 30 points (11+19) in 36 games for the OHL's London Knights• Notched nine points (4+5) in nine games for London in the OHL playoffs• Led all defensemen with four goals at the 2014 World Junior Championship
RAZ-muhs rihs-toh-LIGH-nehnDrafted: Selected by Buffalo in first round (8th overall) of 2013 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: MAR 27, 2014 @ NASHVILLE (23)Last Assist: APR 13, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (14)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
2014-15:• Tied for the team lead with 1:19 of power-play time vs. CBJ (10/9)• Had one shot, one hit and one blocked shot at CHI (10/11)• Logged a season-high 19:22 of ice time and blocked two shots at SJS (10/25)• Skated a career-high 25:30 of ice time and was a plus-1 vs. DET (11/2) 2013-14:• Made his NHL debut vs. DET (10/2)• Scored his first NHL goal in the second period at FLA (10/25)• Scored the gold medal-clinching goal for Finland at the 2014 World Junior Championship• Played in 34 regular-season games for Rochester and recorded 20 points (6+14)• Scored his first two AHL goals at Hamilton (11/27)• Recorded back-to-back two-point games (2+2) on 11/27 and 11/29• Had a goal in two straight games (2/8-2/14)• Had two assists in five Amerks playoff games
#57: Tyler Myers (D) 6' 8", 219 lbs. / Feb 1, 1990 (24 years and 9 months)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (12th overall) of 2008 Entry DraftLast Goal: MAR 6, 2014 @ TAMPA BAY (19)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2014 vs MONTREALCareer Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG
• Logged 29:25 minutes at CAR(10/14), good for the second highest TOI of his career (31:05, 1/14/12 at NYI)
• Led the team with five shots on goal vs. BOS (10/18)
• Had three hits, two shots and two blocks at ANA (10/22)
• Earned his first fighting major of the season at LAK (10/23)
• Notched his first point of the season and skated a team-high 29:09 of ice time vs. BOS (10/30)
• Had three shots, two hits and five blocked shots at PIT (11/1)
• Had a primary assist and blocked four shots in 27:50 of ice time vs. MTL (11/5)
2013-14:
• Led Sabres defenseman in goals (9) and ranked second in assists (13) and points (22)
• Tallied three points (1+2) and was a plus- three vs. SJS (2/28)
• Netted two goals vs. CBJ (1/18)
• Contributed a pair of assists in 24:10 TOI vs. TOR (11/29)
#61: Andre Benoit (D) 5' 11", 191 lbs. / Jan 6, 1984 (30 years and 10 months)
Acquired: Signed by Buffalo as unrestricted free agent on July 23, 2014Last Goal: APR 3, 2014 vs NY RANGERS (18)Last Assist: MAR 27, 2014 vs VANCOUVER (20)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
• Blocked a team-high four shots in his Sabres debut vs. CBJ (10/9)
• Blocked five shots and had two hits at SJS (10/25)
• Blocked a shot in a team-high 23:07 of ice time at PIT (11/1)
2013-14:
• Finished third among Colorado defensemen in assists (21) and points (28) while appearing in a career-high 79 NHL games
• Scored two game-winning goals; four of his 10 career goals have been game winners
• Had two assists and was plus-3 at WSH (10/12)
• Recorded a career-high three points (1+2) at PHX (11/21)
• Logged a career-high 24:27 TOI and tied his career high with a plus-3 rating vs. DAL (12/16)
• Appeared in his 100th NHL game on vs. PHX (2/28)
• Scored his first career overtime goal at DET (3/6)
• Was plus-3 and had an assist in the Avalanche's first-round series with Minnesota
#63: Tyler Ennis (C) 5' 9", 169 lbs. / Oct 6, 1989 (25 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Selected by Buffalo in 1st round (26th overall) of 2008 Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 30, 2014 vs BOSTON (3)Last Assist: NOV 5, 2014 vs MONTREALCareer Shootouts: 10/29 (34%), 4 GDG
• Scored his first career shorthanded goal at CHI (10/11) for his first point of the season
• Tallied his second goal of the season vs. ANA (10/13)
• Notched his third goal of the season at ANA (10/22)
• Went 8-for-11 on faceoffs at TOR(10/28)
• Recorded his first multi-point game of the season (1+1) vs. BOS (10/30)
• Had an assist and scored in the shootout vs. DET (11/2)
• Notched the 100th assist of his career vs. MTL (11/5)
2013-14:
• Led all Sabres skaters in goals (21), finishing second in points (43)
• Career-best six-game point streak (3+4) from 1/12-1/23
• Recorded two assists during a career-high 25:13 TOI vs. CBJ (1/18)
• His goal 10 seconds into the game vs. STL (11/19) was the quickest Sabres goal to start a game since Drew Stafford scored 10 seconds in on Jan. 27,
2009 at EDM
#65: Brian Flynn (C) 6' 1", 180 lbs. / Jul 26, 1988 (26 years and 3 months)
Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 29, 2012Last Goal: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (1)Last Assist: MAR 27, 2014 @ NASHVILLE (13)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 0 GDG
• Scored his first goal of the season vs. DET (11/2)
2013-14:
• Appeared in his 100th career NHL game at STL (4/3)
• Notched an assist at VAN (3/23) and at NSH (3/27)
• Won 11-of-16 faceoffs at NYI (3/15) and seven-of-eight at CGY (3/18)
• Scored in back-to-back games (2/26-2/28)
• Registered his first career multi-point game with a shorthanded goal and an assist and was a plus- 3 vs. BOS (12/19)
• Logged a career-high 19:41 TOI and won eight-of-nine faceoffs vs. WSH (12/29)
• Appeared in 52 straight games without taking a penalty to begin his career
• Tallied his first point of the season with an assist at DET (10/2)
#80: Chris Stewart (R) 6' 2", 231 lbs. / Oct 30, 1987 (27 years)
Drafted: Selected by Colorado in 1st round (18th overall) of 2006 Entry DraftAcquired: from St. Louis with Jaroslav Halak, William Carrier a first-round pick in the2015 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft on February28, 2014 in exchange for Ryan Miller and Steve OttLast Goal: NOV 2, 2014 vs DETROIT (1)Last Assist: OCT 14, 2014 @ CAROLINA (10)Career Shootouts: 6/20 (30%), 3 GDG
• Recorded his first assist of the year in the season opener vs. CBJ (10/9)
• Led the team with six hits at CHI (10/11)
• Tallied his first two goals of the season at CAR (10/14)
• Had two shots, four hits and three blocked shots at LAK (10/23)
2013-14:
• Registered three multi-point outings vs. BOS (10/23), vs. BOS (12/19) and at TBL (3/6)
• Four game point-scoring streak (1+4, 10/19-10/26)
• Logged an assist and a career-high 22:13 TOI at BOS (4/12)
• Appeared in his 100th career game vs. FLA (1/9).
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GAME INFO vs. BUFFALOEdmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres7:00 p.m. ET at First Niagara CenterBROADCAST INFO: TV: Sportsnet– Radio: 630 CHED ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS vs. BUFFALOAll-time: 67 games played (35-21-10-1)Home: 33 games played (21-9-3-0)Road: 34 games played (14-12-7-1)This Season: 0-0-0 TEAM NOTES TOP SCORERSHall-10 PTS-6G, 4AEberle-9 PTS-3G, 6ANugent-Hopkins-8 PTS-4G, 4A MATCHUP VS. SABRES
Today’s game marks the first of two meetings this season between the Oilers and Sabres and the lone game in Buffalo. The next
game will come in Edmonton on January 29th.
The Oilers and Sabres split the season series last season with each team winning in the oppositions building. The last time these
teams met was on March 20th in Edmonton, where Buffalo defeated the Oilers by a score of 3-1.
The Oilers topped the sabers 3-2 in their last visit to Buffalo; David Perron posted a multi-point game (2A) in the win. ROAD TRIPPER
The Oilers are heading into their third game of a five game, nine day road trip where two out of the remaining three games will be
against Eastern Conference opponents (Buffalo and New York Rangers) and they will close out the road trip with a game in
Nashville. Edmonton is 4-2 this season against Eastern Conference teams. SHARP SABERS IN BUFFALO
David Perron has notched seven points (5G, 2A) in five career games against the Sabres.
Teddy Purcell has registered 11 points (9G, 2A) in 19 career games against Buffalo. STRONG IN THE CIRCLES
Boyd Gordon scored his first goal of the season last game against Boston and he is two goals away from his 50th career NHL goal
and two assists away from his 100th career assist. He leads the Oilers in faceoff percentage of (55.1%) and ranks 12th in the NHL in
faceoff wins (134).
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Today’s game marks the second game in a back-to-back set of games and the second of 11 back-to-back game sets for the Oilers
this season. The Oilers record in back-to-back games this season is currently 0-3. In 2013-14, the Oilers posted a record of 6-14-4 in
back-to-back series and accumulated a 2-6-4 record in the second game of back-to-backs. NHL DEBUT
Iiro Pakarinen made his NHL debut last game against the Boston Bruins, after being reclalled from the American Hockey League’s
Oklahoma City Barons where he has accumulated eight points (5G, 3A) in seven games this seson. UPCOMING MILESTONES
Jordan Eberle is one goal away from his 100th career NHL goal.
Boyd Gordon is two assists away from his 100th career NHL assist.
Taylor Hall is two goals away from his 100th career NHL goal.
Jeff Petry is two games away from his 250th career NHL game.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is five assists away from his 100th career NHL assist.
Andrew Ference is 8 games away from his 850th career NHL game.
Ryan Nugent Hopkins is 7 games away from his 200th career NHL game.
Jordan Eberle is 13 games away from his 300th NHL game. MILESTONES ACHIEVED
Leon Draisaitl played his 1st career NHL game on Oct. 9 vs. CGY
Brad Hunt scored his 1st NHL goal on the power play on Oct. 11 at VAN
Bogdan Yakimov played his 1st career NHL game on Oct. 14 at LA
Darnell Nurse played his 1st career NHL game on Oct. 14 at LA
Leon Draisaitl posted his first career NHL point (assist) on Oct. 15 at ARI
Mark Fayne scored his first goal as an Edmonton Oiler on Oct. 15 at ARI
Taylor Hall played his 250th career NHL game on Oct. 15 at ARI
Taylor Hall scored his 1st career penalty shot on Oct. 21 vs. TB - (Ben Bishop)
Nikita Nikitin scored his 1st goal as an Edmonton Oiler (GWG) on Oct. 22 vs. WSH
Mark Fayne played in his 250th career NHL game on Oct. 24 vs. CAR
Leon Draisaitl scored his 1st career National Hockey League goal (GWG) on Oct. 24 vs. CAR
Benoit Pouliot scored his 1st goal as an Edmonton Oiler (GWG) on Oct. 27 vs. MTL
Ben Scrivens recorded his 7th career shutout (29 saves) and 2nd as an Edmonton Oiler on Oct. 27 vs. MTL
Matt Hendricks played his 350th career NHL game on Oct. 29 vs. NSH
Keith Aulie played his 1st game as an Edmonton Oiler on Nov. 6 at BOS
Iiro Pakarinen played his 1st career NHL game on Nov. 6 at BOS WHO TO WATCH:
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Oilers in goals (4) and leads all Oilers forwards in time on ice, averaging 20:57 per game.
Nail Yakupov posted one assist and a team high in shots (5) last game against Boston. He has five points (2G, 3A) this season and
has posted one assist in one game against the Sabers in his career.
Teddy Purcell has recorded 11 points (2G, 9A) in 19 career games versus Buffalo; including three points (1G, 2A) in 4 games
against the Sabres last season. He also leads the Oilers in power play points (3) and he is currently tied for third on the team in
assists (4).
Mark Arcobello scored his third goal and fifth point of the season on the power play last game against the Bruins. He leads the
Oilers in takeaways (9) and ranks third on the team in faceoff percentage (46.7%). RECENT TRANSACTIONS 10/29/14 – G Richard Bachman was assigned to Oklahoma City (AHL) and F Luke Gazdic was assigned to Oklahoma City (AHL) ona conditioning assignment. 10/29/14 – G Viktor Fasth was activated of injured reserve. 10/31/14 – D Brandon Davidson was loaned to Oklahoma City (AHL). 11/02/14 – D Oscar Klefbom was recalled from Oklahoma City (AHL). 11/03/14 – D Keith Aulie was recalled from Oklahoma City (AHL) and D Brad Hunt was assigned to Oklahoma City (AHL). 11/05/14 – C Will Acton was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment. 11/06/14 – C Will Acton and D Martin Marincin were assigned to Oklahoma City (AHL). 11/06/14 – RW Iiro Pakarinen and D Martin Marincin were recalled from Oklahoma City (AHL). INJURY REPORT 2014-15 Man Games Lost to Injury: 25 2013-14 Man Games Lost to Injury: 299
DATES
PLAYER (INJURY)
GAMES
Nov. 1 – Present Taylor Hall (Knee) 2
Oct. 14 – 15 Jordan Eberle (upper body) 1
Oct. 14 – 17Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper
body)2
Oct. 14 – 29 Viktor Fasth (Groin) 7
Oct. 9 – Nov. 1 Luke Gazdic (shoulder) 10
Oct. 27 – Nov. 4 Nikita Nikitin (Ankle) 3
UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Nov 7: Morning Skate: NA, Game at Buffalo (7:00 p.m. ET, Broadcast: Sportsnet/630 CHED) Nov 8: No Practice/ No Media Availability Nov 9: Morning Skate: 10:30 a.m., Game at N.Y. Rangers (6:00 p.m. ET, Broadcast: Sportsnet/630 CHED) Nov 10: Practice – 1:00 p.m. at Bridgestone Arena Nov 11: Morning Skate: 11:30 a.m., Game at Nashville (7:00 p.m. CT, Broadcast: Sportsnet/630 CHED) OILERS LEAGUE RANKINGS Record: 4-8-1 – 9 PointsHome: 4-4-0Road: 0-4-1Last 10 Games: 4-6-0Division: 7th PlaceConference: 14th PlacePP: (Overall) 14.0% - 24th PK: (Overall) 77.8% - 23rd Goals For: 32Goals Against: 47
Edmonton Oilers: 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 10/09/2014 Calgary Flames L 00-01-00 2-5 16p,4p 21 2-3 1-2 40-26 31 / 30 16839+2 10/11/2014 @ Vancouver Canucks O** 00-01-01 4-5 59p,26,10,6s 20 1-3 5-7 29-43 30 / 35 18870+3 10/14/2014 @ Los Angeles Kings L 00-02-01 1-6 23 14 0-3 2-3 32-26 32 / 35 18230+4 10/15/2014 @ Arizona Coyotes L 00-03-01 4-7 4,5,26,4 89 0-2 3-4 27-30 41 / 30 116485 10/17/2014 Vancouver Canucks L 00-04-01 0-2 17 0-4 3-3 28-30 30 / 30 16839+6 10/20/2014 Tampa Bay Lightning W 01-04-01 3-2 19,4,93 93 0-2 2-2 23-24 30 / 30 16839+7 10/22/2014 Washington Capitals W 02-04-01 3-2 19,93,86p 86 1-2 1-2 20-34 30 / 70 16839+8 10/24/2014 Carolina Hurricanes W 03-04-01 6-3 14,6,14p,29,93,23 29 1-4 1-1 29-30 30 / 31 16839+9 10/27/2014 Montréal Canadiens W 04-04-01 3-0 67,10,4 67 0-6 4-4 19-29 30 / 35 16839+
10 10/29/2014 Nashville Predators L 04-05-01 1-4 4 41 0-2 1-1 27-35 35 / 30 16839+11 11/01/2014 Vancouver Canucks L 04-06-01 2-3 14,57 51 0-3 3-3 27-30 30 / 30 16839+12 11/04/2014 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 04-07-01 1-4 93 93 0-4 0-0 36-25 35 / 35 19566+13 11/06/2014 @ Boston Bruins L 04-08-01 2-5 27p,26 34 1-5 2-4 26-32 40 / 30 17565+14 11/07/2014 @ Buffalo Sabres15 11/09/2014 @ New York Rangers16 11/11/2014 @ Nashville Predators17 11/13/2014 Ottawa Senators18 11/16/2014 Arizona Coyotes19 11/19/2014 Vancouver Canucks20 11/21/2014 New Jersey Devils21 11/22/2014 Chicago Blackhawks22 11/25/2014 @ Dallas Stars23 11/27/2014 @ Nashville Predators24 11/28/2014 @ St. Louis Blues25 12/01/2014 Arizona Coyotes26 12/03/2014 @ Winnipeg Jets27 12/07/2014 San Jose Sharks28 12/09/2014 @ San Jose Sharks29 12/10/2014 @ Anaheim Ducks30 12/12/2014 Anaheim Ducks31 12/14/2014 New York Rangers32 12/16/2014 @ Arizona Coyotes33 12/18/2014 @ San Jose Sharks34 12/21/2014 Dallas Stars35 12/23/2014 Arizona Coyotes36 12/27/2014 @ Calgary Flames37 12/30/2014 Los Angeles Kings38 12/31/2014 @ Calgary Flames39 01/02/2015 @ Colorado Avalanche40 01/04/2015 New York Islanders41 01/06/2015 Detroit Red Wings42 01/09/2015 Chicago Blackhawks43 01/11/2015 Florida Panthers44 01/13/2015 @ St. Louis Blues45 01/15/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning46 01/17/2015 @ Florida Panthers47 01/20/2015 @ Washington Capitals48 01/27/2015 Minnesota Wild49 01/29/2015 Buffalo Sabres50 01/31/2015 @ Calgary Flames51 02/02/2015 @ San Jose Sharks52 02/04/2015 Pittsburgh Penguins53 02/07/2015 @ Toronto Maple Leafs54 02/09/2015 @ New Jersey Devils55 02/10/2015 @ New York Islanders56 02/12/2015 @ Montréal Canadiens57 02/14/2015 @ Ottawa Senators58 02/16/2015 @ Winnipeg Jets59 02/18/2015 Boston Bruins60 02/20/2015 Minnesota Wild61 02/21/2015 Anaheim Ducks62 02/24/2015 @ Minnesota Wild63 02/28/2015 St. Louis Blues64 03/03/2015 Los Angeles Kings65 03/06/2015 @ Chicago Blackhawks66 03/08/2015 @ Carolina Hurricanes67 03/09/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings68 03/12/2015 @ Pittsburgh Penguins69 03/13/2015 @ Columbus Blue Jackets70 03/16/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs71 03/18/2015 Columbus Blue Jackets72 03/21/2015 Philadelphia Flyers73 03/23/2015 Winnipeg Jets74 03/25/2015 Colorado Avalanche75 03/27/2015 Dallas Stars76 03/30/2015 @ Colorado Avalanche77 04/01/2015 @ Anaheim Ducks78 04/02/2015 @ Los Angeles Kings79 04/04/2015 Calgary Flames80 04/07/2015 Los Angeles Kings81 04/09/2015 San Jose Sharks82 04/11/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Oct 9 Vs CGY 0-1,3/-2 23:28 0-0,0/-1 17:40 0-0,1/-1 11:24 0-0,2/0 14:52 0-0,4/-1 10:47Oct 11 @ VAN 0-0,1/0 22:29 0-0,0/0 21:07 0-0,2/0 14:44 1-1,3/0 14:59 0-0,1/0 19:57Oct 14 @ LAK 0-0,2/-2 24:14 0-0,0/0 19:09 1-0,4/1 15:00 0-0,2/-1 18:04 0-0,0/-1 18:45 0-1,1/1 14:23Oct 15 @ ARI 0-0,1/0 27:07 0-0,1/-2 18:49 0-0,1/-1 09:36 0-0,0/-1 15:55 1-0,3/3 22:53 0-0,1/-1 16:32Oct 17 Vs VAN 0-0,0/-1 23:54 0-0,1/0 16:48 0-0,2/0 13:20 MIN 0-0,2/-1 16:19 0-0,2/0 14:08Oct 20 Vs TBL 1-0,3/0 19:48 0-0,2/-1 19:51 0-0,1/0 14:59 MIN 0-0,0/1 11:35 0-0,1/0 13:43Oct 22 Vs WSH 1-0,4/0 18:52 0-0,1/0 20:44 0-0,0/-1 10:36 MIN 0-0,1/0 12:42 0-0,2/-1 13:36Oct 24 Vs CAR 0-1,0/3 18:42 0-0,1/1 20:19 1-0,1/1 15:12 MIN 0-0,0/-1 11:45 0-1,1/2 13:52Oct 27 Vs MTL 0-0,1/0 19:25 0-0,0/2 18:42 0-0,0/0 13:25 MIN 0-1,1/2 13:16 0-0,0/0 14:00Oct 29 Vs NSH 0-0,2/0 24:35 0-0,0/-1 17:20 0-0,0/-1 11:22 MIN 0-0,0/0 12:01 0-0,2/-1 11:30Nov 1 Vs VAN 0-0,1/-2 21:36 0-1,2/1 17:53 0-0,2/-1 12:09 MIN 0-0,1/-1 13:54 0-0,2/-1 10:59Nov 4 @ PHI 0-1,0/1 23:25 DNP 0-0,1/-1 10:53 MIN 0-0,2/-1 19:43 0-0,0/-1 11:23Nov 6 @ BOS 0-1,2/-2 22:03 DNP 0-0,2/1 15:59 0-0,1/-1 11:59 MIN 1-0,2/0 17:54 1-0,2/0 12:36
Date Opp. DRAISAITL# 29
YAKIMOV# 39
ACTON# 41
PERRON# 57
HUNT# 59
PAKARINEN# 62
POULIOT# 67
Oct 9 Vs CGY 0-0,1/-1 14:47 0-1,3/0 16:16 0-0,1/-1 20:13 0-0,2/-1 15:30Oct 11 @ VAN 0-0,0/1 09:24 0-2,2/-1 15:09 1-0,1/0 21:07 0-1,0/1 12:53Oct 14 @ LAK 0-0,2/-3 14:22 0-0,1/-1 11:19 0-0,1/1 14:36 0-0,4/-2 15:11 0-0,4/-2 20:07 0-0,3/-2 12:45Oct 15 @ ARI 0-1,2/-1 11:36 MIN 0-0,1/-2 08:30 0-0,1/-2 16:21 DNP 0-1,2/-2 13:44Oct 17 Vs VAN 0-0,2/0 12:35 MIN DNP 0-0,0/-1 14:32 DNP 0-0,2/0 16:05Oct 20 Vs TBL 0-0,1/-2 14:04 MIN DNP 0-0,4/-2 14:54 DNP 0-0,1/1 12:36Oct 22 Vs WSH 0-1,3/1 13:39 MIN DNP 0-1,0/1 14:18 DNP 0-0,0/0 14:24Oct 24 Vs CAR 1-0(W),4/1 15:23 MIN DNP 0-1,1/1 16:02 DNP 0-0,3/-1 13:04Oct 27 Vs MTL 0-0,0/0 13:18 MIN DNP 0-0,2/1 15:52 0-0,0/0 18:26 1-1(W),1/2 16:15Oct 29 Vs NSH 0-0,2/-1 15:22 MIN DNP 0-0,3/-1 15:52 0-0,1/-1 22:03 0-0,0/0 13:15Nov 1 Vs VAN 0-1,0/1 14:59 MIN DNP 1-0,4/-1 17:38 0-0,0/-2 19:30 0-0,0/0 14:24Nov 4 @ PHI 0-0,2/-1 13:17 MIN 0-0,0/-1 09:02 0-0,4/-1 19:58 MIN 0-0,1/0 17:11Nov 6 @ BOS 0-0,1/-1 09:29 MIN MIN 0-0,2/1 17:10 MIN 0-0,0/0 05:50 0-0,1/-2 24:47
Date Opp. KLEFBOM# 84
MARINCIN# 85
NIKITIN# 86
NUGENT-HOPKINS# 93
SCRIVENS# 30
BACHMAN# 32
FASTH# 35
Oct 9 Vs CGY 0-0,2/-1 18:55 0-1,2/-2 20:35 5/26 L 59:05 DNDOct 11 @ VAN 0-0,0/1 22:20 0-0,3/0 19:40 DND 4/43 O 65:00Oct 14 @ LAK 0-0,2/-1 20:46 INJ 3/15 44:26 3/11 L 15:34Oct 15 @ ARI 0-1,1/0 25:24 INJ 6/29 L 57:43 DND INJOct 17 Vs VAN 0-0,0/-1 15:46 0-0,3/-1 23:37 0-0,2/-2 20:49 1/29 L 58:15 DND INJOct 20 Vs TBL 0-0,0/1 18:07 0-0,2/0 19:14 1-0(W),1/1 20:55 2/24 W 60:00 DND INJOct 22 Vs WSH 0-0,0/1 18:04 1-0(W),3/0 20:04 1-0,1/1 21:45 2/34 W 60:00 DND INJOct 24 Vs CAR 0-0,1/-2 16:33 0-1,2/4 18:25 1-0,2/0 18:50 3/30 W 59:44 DND INJOct 27 Vs MTL 0-0,1/1 17:45 DNP 0-1,1/1 19:48 0/29 W 60:00 DND INJOct 29 Vs NSH 0-0,2/-1 17:52 DNP 0-1,2/-1 22:02 4/35 L 59:51 DND INJNov 1 Vs VAN 0-1,0/0 19:12 DNP 0-0,3/0 20:41 3/30 L 58:40 MIN DNDNov 4 @ PHI 0-0,1/-2 18:22 0-0,0/-1 16:09 0-0,2/-1 21:12 1-0,4/0 21:00 DND MIN 4/25 L 60:00Nov 6 @ BOS 0-0,1/0 18:53 MIN 0-0,1/-2 17:59 0-1,2/-2 24:22 4/31 L 58:30 MIN DND
Dallas Eakins enters his second season with the Edmonton Oilers, after his inaugural season as the Oilers bench boss in 2013-14. Eakins was namedthe 12th Head Coach of the Edmonton Oilers on June 10, 2013. Eakins, 46, spent eight seasons in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization (2005-13), where he served as an Assistant Coach with the Maple Leafs fortwo seasons (2006-08), before becoming the Head Coach of the Leafs’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies in 2009. He wasalso an Assistant Coach with the Marlies in 2005-06 and served as the Maple Leafs’ Director of Player Development for one season in 2008-09.Drafted in the 10th round, 208th overall in 1985 by the Washington Capitals, Eakins recorded nine assists in 120 career NHL games and patrolled theblueline for the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, New York Rangers and theNew York Islanders.
Edmonton Oilers: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Dallas Eakins
#30: Ben Scrivens (G) 6' 2", 181 lbs. / Sep 11, 1986 (28 years and 1 month)
Drafted: NAAcquired: Acquired on Jan. 15 from Los Angeles in exchange for a 3rd rounddraft selection in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Win: OCT 27, 2014 vs MONTREAL (3)Last SO: OCT 27, 2014 vs MONTREAL (3)Career Shootouts: 12/20 (.600), 2-3
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 11 4-6-0 1 3.11 .894Career 83 31-36-6 7 2.75 .914
Career vs. Opp 6 2-2-2 0 3.00 .909
Season Highs: Shots Saves3535
3210/22 vs WSH
CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2015-16 season2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS:-Posted 7th career shutout Oct. 27 vs. MTL2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS: -Ranked 11th in the NHL in save percentage (.922) and shutouts (4)-Established a new National Hockey League record, making 59 saves in a 3-0 win over the San Jose Sharks on Jan. 29th, recording the most saves in aregulation shutout victoryPosted 1st win as an Oiler Jan. 26 vs. NSHPlayed 1st game as Oiler on Jan. 16 @ MIN-Recorded his third shutout (37 saves) Nov. 17 @ NYR-Posted his second shutout (26 saves) Nov. 15 @ NJ-Registered his first shutout (20 saves) of the season Oct. 13 @ FLACAREER HIGHLIGHTS:Posted back-to-back shutouts (his first shutouts in his NHL career) Feb. 16 vs. OTT (34 saves) and Feb. 18 @ FLA (37 saves) (2012-13)-Recorded a scoreless streak at 151:46 from Feb. 14-19 (2012-13)-Won NHL debut Nov. 3 @ CBJ (2011-12)-Ranked 1st in AHL in goals against average (2.04) (2011-12)-Won AHL’s Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award (2011-12)
#35: Viktor Fasth (G) 6' 0", 181 lbs. / Aug 8, 1982 (32 years and 2 months)
Drafted: NAAcquired: Acquired from Anaheim on March 5, 2014, in exchange for a 5thround selection in the 2014 NHL Draft and a 3rd round pick in the 2015 NHLDraftLast Win: APR 6, 2014 vs ANAHEIM (4)Last SO: APR 22, 2013 @ EDMONTON (16)Career Shootouts: 20/33 (.606), 6-4
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 3 0-2-1 0 4.68 .861Career 40 20-13-5 4 2.54 .911
Career vs. Opp - ----- - - -
Season Highs: Shots Saves4343
3910/11 vs VAN
CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2014-15 season 2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS: -Recorded his 2nd win as an Oiler (34 saves) against his former team Apr. 6 vs. ANA-Posted his first win as an Oiler (28 saves) in his Oilers debut Mar. 11 @ MIN -Acquired from Anaheim on Mar. 4, in exchange for a 5th round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft and a 3rd round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft-Posted 15 saves in his first win of the season on Oct. 6 @ WPGCAREER HIGHLIGHTS:-Became 3rd NHL goaltender all-time to win his first eight-or-more career decisions (2012-13)-Completed the season ranked 12th in the NHL in GAA, 13th in SV%, and tied for sixth in shutouts (2012-13)-Picked up his 1st career shutout in a 3-0 win (31 saves), Feb. 6 @ COL (2012-13)-Made NHL debut and recorded his 1st career NHL win on Jan. 26 vs. NSH (2012-13)INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:-Represented Sweden at the 2011 and 2012 World Hockey Championships was named Most Valuable Player and Top Goaltender in 2011
#2: Jeff Petry (D) 6' 3", 198 lbs. / Dec 9, 1987 (26 years and 10 months)
Drafted: Edmonton's 2nd round selection, 45th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Edmonton's 2nd round selection, 45th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: APR 12, 2014 vs VANCOUVER (12)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2014 vs CAROLINA (5)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
-Set career highs in goals (7), games played (80) and penalty minutes (42)
-Led the Oilers in hits (181) and blocked shots (132)
-Ranked 2nd on the team in average time on ice (21:35)
-Represented Team USA at the 2014 World Hockey Championship
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Led team in average time on ice (21:54) - (2012-13)
-Finished 1st on the team in scoring among defencemen with 25 points - (2011-12)
#4: Taylor Hall (L) (*Injured) 6' 1", 198 lbs. / Nov 14, 1991 (22 years and 11 months)
Drafted: Edmonton's 1st selection, 1st overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Edmonton's 1st selection, 1st overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 29, 2014 vs NASHVILLE (1)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2014 vs VANCOUVERCareer Shootouts: 4/13 (31%), 2 GDG
-Led Oilers and posted career highs in games (75), points (80), assists (53), ranked 2nd in goals (27) tying a career high
-Finished 7th in the NHL in scoring, 4th in the western conference; his 53 assists ranked 1st among left wingers in the NHL
-1st Oiler in 26 years to finish top 10 in NHL scoring two years in a row
-Recorded his 4th career hat trick Dec. 5 vs. COL
-Scored two goals Oct. 17 vs. NYI; his two goals in eight seconds set a new Oilers record for fastest two goals by an Oiler.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Collected his 1st NHL point (assist) Oct. 10 vs. FLA - (2010-11)
-Played his 1st NHL game Oct. 7 vs. CGY - (2010-11)
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
- Won Gold at 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
- Won silver with Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Junior U-20 Championship in Regina
#5: Mark Fayne (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / May 15, 1987 (27 years and 5 months)
Drafted: New Jersey's 5th round selection,155th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: OCT 15, 2014 @ ARIZONA (9)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2014 vs MONTREAL (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
10/15 vs ARICONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2017-18 season
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS:
-Played in his 250th career NHL game Oct. 24 vs. CAR
2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS:
-Finished 3rd on Devils in blocked shots (83)
-Posted career high in penalty minutes (30) and goals (4)
-Played his 200th NHL game Dec. 28 vs. NYI
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Played 1st NHL game Nov. 22 vs. WSH (2010-11)
-Scored 1st NHL goal Dec. 15 vs. PHX (2010-11)
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:-Represented Team USA at the 2011 World Hockey Championship, marking his 1st international appearance
#6: Jesse Joensuu (L) 6' 4", 213 lbs. / Oct 5, 1987 (27 years and 1 month)
Drafted: New York Islanders' 2nd round selection, 60th overall, in the 2006 NHL EntryDraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, 2013Last Goal: OCT 24, 2014 vs CAROLINA (5)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2014 vs MONTREAL (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
- Scored 1st goal as an Oiler Oct. 1 vs. WPG (2013-14)
- Ranked 2nd in Bridgeport team scoring with 48 points (14G, 34A) in 70 games (2009-10)
- Led Pori in scoring with 35 points (17G, 18A) in 56 games (2007-08)
#10: Nail Yakupov (R) 5' 11", 197 lbs. / Oct 6, 1993 (21 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 1st overall in the 2012 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 1st overall in the 2012 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: OCT 27, 2014 vs MONTREAL (4)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2014 @ BOSTONCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
-Set a career high in games played (63) and shots (122)
-Tied for 6th on the team in power play goals
-Appeared in his 100th NHL game Feb. 1 @ BOS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Scored his 1st NHL goal Jan. 22 vs. SJ
-Played in his first career NHL game Jan. 20 @ VAN
-Registered his 1st career hat-trick on Apr. 27 vs. VAN
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
-Represented Russia at the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships
#14: Jordan Eberle (R) 5' 11", 183 lbs. / May 15, 1990 (24 years and 5 months)
Drafted: Edmonton's 1st selection, 22nd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Edmonton's 1st selection, 22nd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: NOV 1, 2014 vs VANCOUVER (2)Last Assist: NOV 4, 2014 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Career Shootouts: 14/31 (45%), 2 GDG
-Finished the season 2nd on the team in scoring with 65 points (28G, 37A)
-Tied for the team lead in goals (28), power play points (20) and game winning goals (4)
-Set career highs in games (80) and shots (200)
-Tied career high, recording 20 multi-point games
-Posted his 100th career NHL assist and scored game winning goal Nov. 19 vs. CBJ
-Recorded his 200th career NHL point Jan. 29 vs. SJ
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Led the Oilers in points (76), goals (34) and assists (42) (2011-12)
-Finished T-15th in NHL scoring (2011-12)
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
-Represented Canada at the 2007 Canada Games
-Played for Team Canada in the 2007 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
-Won gold at the 2008 Under 18 World Hockey Championship.
-Represented Canada at the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championship
-Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championship
-Represented Canada at the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 World Hockey Championships.
#16: Teddy Purcell (R) 6' 2", 198 lbs. / Sep 8, 1985 (29 years and 1 month)
Drafted: NAAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2013Last Goal: OCT 9, 2014 vs CALGARY (12)Last Assist: OCT 22, 2014 vs WASHINGTON (6)Career Shootouts: 4/19 (21%), 3 GDG
2 timesCONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2015-16 season
2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS:
-Scored 1st goal as an Edmonton Oiler Oct. 9/14
2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS:
-Registered nine multi-point games, accumulating 38 points
-Scored four game winning goals
-Recorded two three-point games
-Ranked 5th on the Lightning in assists (30)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Played in his 300th career NHL game on Mar. 16 vs. CAR (2012-13)
-Recorded his 100th career NHL assist on Jan. 19 vs. WSH (2012-13)
-Recorded his 2nd career hat trick and a +4 rating on Apr. 7 at WPG (2011-12)
-Notched his 1st career NHL hat trick on Feb. 23rd vs. PHX (2010-11)
-Made NHL debut on Jan. 15 at EDM (2007-08)
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
-Represented Team Canada at the 2012 World Hockey Championship, collecting two points in eight games.
#19: Justin Schultz (D) 6' 2", 196 lbs. / Jul 6, 1990 (24 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Anaheim's 2nd round selection, 48th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on June 30, 2012Last Goal: OCT 22, 2014 vs WASHINGTON (6)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2014 @ BOSTONCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
-Recorded career highs and led all Oilers defenceman in points (33), goals (11) and assists (22)
-Led the Oilers in average time on ice (23:20)
-Ranked second on the team in game winning goals (3)
-Set career high in hits (30), blocked shots (107), shots (109) and shooting percentage (10.1)
-Played his 100th career NHL game Feb. 7 @ NJ.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
•Led Oilers defencemen in goals (8) and assists (19) and finished 5th on the team in points (27) (2012-13)
•Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team (2012-13)
•Named an AHL First Team All-Star (2012-13)
•Won the Eddie Shore Award as the AHL’s Defenceman of the Year (2012-13)
•Named to AHL All-Rookie Team (2012-13)
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
-Earned a selection to the 2011-12 All-WCHA First Team and WCHA Defensive Player of the Year.
-NCAA First West All-Star in 2011-12
#21: Andrew Ference (D) 5' 11", 184 lbs. / Mar 17, 1979 (35 years and 7 months)
Drafted: Pittsburgh's 8th round selection, 208th overall, in the 1997 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, 2013Last Goal: MAR 28, 2014 vs ANAHEIM (11)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2014 vs VANCOUVERCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
-Won gold with Team Canada at the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championship (2008-09)
#23: Matt Hendricks (L) 6' 0", 211 lbs. / Jun 17, 1981 (33 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Nashville's 5th round selection, 131st overall in the 200 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Acquired on Jan. 15 from Nashville in exchange for goaltender DevanDubnykLast Goal: OCT 24, 2014 vs CAROLINA (5)Last Assist: JAN 9, 2014 vs ANAHEIM (49)Career Shootouts: 9/18 (50%), 5 GDG
-Acquired from Nashville in exchange for Devan Dubnyk on Jan. 15
-Scored game winning goal on Feb. 3 @ BUF
-Recorded 1st goal as an Oiler on Jan. 24 @ PHX
-Played first game as an Oiler on Jan. 16 @ MIN
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Won career-high 56.8 percent of the face-offs he took (147 of 259) (2012-13)
-Tied for the NHL lead in shootout percentage among skaters taking at least three attempts (83.3) (2011-12)
-Set a career high in average ice time (12:07) (2011-12)
-Played 200th career NHL contest Mar. 8 vs. TB (2011-12)
-His first career shorthanded goal was also his first game-winning marker on Dec. 21 at MIN (2009-10)
-Made his NHL debut on March 10 vs. ATL, and picked up 11 penalty minutes (2008-09)
#26: Mark Arcobello (C) 5' 8", 172 lbs. / Aug 12, 1988 (26 years and 2 months)
Drafted: NAAcquired: Signed as a free agent on June 14, 2013Last Goal: NOV 6, 2014 @ BOSTONLast Assist: OCT 27, 2014 vs MONTREAL (4)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
-Ranked 5th on the team in faceoff percentage (51.0)
-Registered five multi-point games
-Posted a multi-point game (2G), including his 1st NHL goal and the game winning goal on Nov. 5 at FLA
-Recorded his first multi-point game of the season (3A) on Oct. 12 at TOR
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Ranks as Oklahoma City’s all-time leader in points (161), goals (60) and assists (101) (2010-14)
-Tied for 1st in Oklahoma City’s playoff games played (37) and is the all-time leader in playoff points (35), goals (18) and assists (17) (2010-13)
-Tied Oklahoma City Barons record for most assists (4) in one game on Dec.15 vs. SA (2012-13)
#27: Boyd Gordon (C) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Oct 19, 1983 (31 years)
Drafted: Washington's 1st round selection, 17th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 5, 2013Last Goal: NOV 6, 2014 @ BOSTONLast Assist: OCT 24, 2014 vs CAROLINA (5)Career Shootouts: 1/6 (17%), 0 GDG
-Leads Oilers forwards in blocked shots (18) and faceoff percentage (55.8)
2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS:
-Led Oilers in faceoff percentage and ranked 8th in the NHL (56.5)
-Ranked 6th in the NHL in faceoffs won (843)
-Led the team in shorthanded points (2)
-Scored 1st goal as an Oiler Oct. 1 vs. WPG
-Played 500th career NHL game on Oct. 29 vs. TOR
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Played in his 400th career NHL game Jan. 12 @ DET (2011-12)
Led the team in face-off percentage (59.3%) (2011-12 Playoffs)
-Led the team in face-off percentage (58%) (2010-11)
-Played in his 200th NHL game Mar. 27 @ TBL (2007-08)
-Scored his first NHL goal and added an assist on Oct. 11 vs. ATL (2003-04)
-Made his NHL debut Oct. 9 vs. NYI, recording an assist (2003-04)
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
-Represented Canada in the 2003 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, earning a silver medal
#29: Leon Draisaitl (C) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Oct 27, 1995 (19 years)
Drafted: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 3rd overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftAcquired: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 3rd overall, in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 24, 2014 vs CAROLINA (5)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2014 vs VANCOUVER (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
-Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round, 3rd overall in the 2014 NHL Draft.
-Appeared in 64 games with the Raiders, posting a career high in both goals and assists (38-67-105) and 24 penalty minutes.
-Finished tied for 4th in WHL scoring with 105 points and ranked third in assists (67).
-Participated in the 2014 Canadian Hockey League Top Prospects Game.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Represented Germany at the 2014 World Hockey Championship, recording four points (1G, 3A) in seven games.
-Participated with Germany twice at the World Junior Hockey Championship (2013, 2014).
-Represented Germany twice at the Under-18 World Junior Hockey Championship (2012, 2013).
-Was a member of Team Germany at the 2012 Under-17 World Hockey Challenge.
#57: David Perron (L) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / May 28, 1988 (26 years and 5 months)
Drafted: St. Louis' 1st round selection, 26th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Acquired from St. Louis on July 10, 2013, in exchange for Magnus Paajarviand a second round selection in the 2014 NHL DraftLast Goal: NOV 1, 2014 vs VANCOUVER (2)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2014 vs CAROLINA (5)Career Shootouts: 9/33 (27%), 5 GDG
-Led HIFK Helsinki in games played (60) and ranked 2nd in goals (20) and 4th in points. (30)
-His 30 points (20G, 10A) were all career highs.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
-Represented Finland at the 2014 World Hockey Championship, posting three goals and two penalty minutes in 10 games.
#67: Benoit Pouliot (L) 6' 3", 193 lbs. / Sep 29, 1986 (28 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Minnesota's 1st round selection, 4th overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: OCT 27, 2014 vs MONTREAL (4)Last Assist: OCT 27, 2014 vs MONTREAL (4)Career Shootouts: 3/12 (25%), 3 GDG
-Tied for sixth on the team in goals (8) and seventh in points (20)
-Registered 12 points in a ten-game span from Jan. 29 vs. FLA to Feb. 19 vs. TOR (4G, 8A)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Played his 200th career NHL game Nov. 26 vs. WPG (2011-12)
-Recorded the first goal/point of his NHL career as part of a two-goal effort on Mar. 22 at CGY (2007-08)
-Made his NHL debut on Nov. 22 at MTL (2006-07)
#84: Oscar Klefbom (D) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / Jul 20, 1993 (21 years and 3 months)
Drafted: Edmonton's second selection in the1st round, 19th overall, in the 2011 NHLEntry DraftAcquired: Edmonton's second selection in the1st round, 19th overall, in the 2011 NHLEntry DraftLast Goal: MAR 28, 2014 vs ANAHEIM (10)Last Assist: APR 1, 2014 @ SAN JOSE (8)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
-Played his first National Hockey League game on December 5th vs. Colorado, registering two penalty minutes and a plus one rating.
-He has posted seven points (3G, 4A) and a plus five rating in 24 games this season with the Barons.
-Represented Team Slovakia at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics - GP:4, SOG:4
#86: Nikita Nikitin (D) 6' 4", 217 lbs. / Jun 16, 1986 (28 years and 4 months)
Drafted: St. Louis' 5th round selection, 136th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent on June 25, 2014Last Goal: OCT 22, 2014 vs WASHINGTON (3)Last Assist: OCT 24, 2014 vs CAROLINA (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
- Appeared in five games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
-Played his 200th career NHL game on Mar. 18 vs. CAR
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Set career highs in goals (7), assists (25), points (32), power play goals (3), game-winning goals (3), time on ice (23:34) (2011-12)
-Played the 100th game of his NHL career Apr. 3 @ PHX (2011-12)
-Recorded the first multi-point game of his NHL career with (2A) and was +3 Mar. 30 @ DET (2010-11)
#93: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C) 6' 0", 190 lbs. / Apr 12, 1993 (21 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 1st overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry DraftAcquired: Edmonton's 1st round selection, 1st overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry DraftLast Goal: NOV 4, 2014 @ PHILADELPHIA (1)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2014 @ BOSTONCareer Shootouts: 2/7 (29%), 2 GDG
-Career highs in points (56), assists (37), power play goals (6), shots (178) and tied a career high in goals (19)
-Tied for the team lead in power play points (20) and game winning goals (4)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
-Named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy (2011-12)
-Finished the season tied for 1st in NHL rookie scoring (2011-12)
-Played 1st NHL game and scored 1st NHL goal Oct. 9 vs. PIT (2011-12)
-Registered 1st career hat-trick Oct. 15 vs. VAN (fastest EDM rookie to record a hat trick) (2011-12)
-Recorded 16 points in November and is one of only three Oilers to do so; others were Jari Kurri and Glen Anderson (2011-12)
-Posted 5 assists Nov. 19 vs. CHI (2011-12)
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:- Represented Team Canada at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Scored game winning goal in the gold medal game vs. USA.- Played in the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship, where he lead the tournament in scoring with 15 points