Washington Capitals Game Notes Wed, Nov 23, 2016 NHL Game #291 Washington Capitals Team Game: 19 Home Game: 10 11 - 5 - 2 (24 pts) 6 - 3 - 0 (Home) 5 - 2 - 2 (Road) St. Louis Blues Team Game: 21 Road Game: 10 11 - 6 - 3 (25 pts) 8 - 1 - 2 (Home) 3 - 5 - 1 (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 31 Philipp Grubauer 4 2 1 1 2.00 .925 70 Braden Holtby 14 9 4 1 1.99 .927 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 34 Jake Allen 16 9 3 3 2.33 .914 40 Carter Hutton 6 2 3 0 2.77 .900 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Matt Niskanen 18 0 9 9 4 6 4 D Taylor Chorney 2 0 1 1 1 0 8 L Alex Ovechkin 18 9 4 13 -3 10 9 D Dmitry Orlov 18 1 5 6 5 8 10 R Brett Connolly 10 1 0 1 1 10 14 R Justin Williams 18 2 1 3 -3 12 19 C Nicklas Backstrom 18 5 12 17 1 10 20 C Lars Eller 17 2 0 2 -1 16 26 L Daniel Winnik 11 2 1 3 3 4 27 D Karl Alzner 18 2 2 4 7 8 43 R Tom Wilson 18 1 0 1 3 16 44 D Brooks Orpik 18 0 5 5 8 4 65 L Andre Burakovsky 18 2 5 7 -3 0 74 D John Carlson 18 0 7 7 0 0 77 R T.J. Oshie 17 8 4 12 10 10 82 C Zachary Sanford 16 0 1 1 1 4 83 C Jay Beagle 18 4 4 8 6 2 88 D Nate Schmidt 16 0 5 5 1 2 90 L Marcus Johansson 18 7 6 13 6 4 92 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 18 2 5 7 3 10 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 4 D Carl Gunnarsson 16 0 1 1 0 4 10 R Scottie Upshall 17 3 3 6 -3 11 12 C Jori Lehtera 16 3 2 5 2 8 15 C Robby Fabbri 19 4 5 9 -5 15 17 L Jaden Schwartz 16 6 4 10 3 4 18 R Ty Rattie 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 D Jay Bouwmeester 20 1 2 3 -3 10 20 L Alexander Steen 17 2 8 10 -8 27 21 C Patrik Berglund 20 1 5 6 -1 8 22 D Kevin Shattenkirk 20 4 10 14 0 21 23 R Dmitrij Jaskin 18 0 4 4 4 6 26 C Paul Stastny 20 5 6 11 -1 16 27 D Alex Pietrangelo 20 3 5 8 -7 12 28 C Kyle Brodziak 19 2 1 3 -2 19 41 D Robert Bortuzzo 6 1 0 1 5 2 48 D Petteri Lindbohm 5 0 0 0 -3 4 55 D Colton Parayko 20 0 9 9 -1 8 57 L David Perron 20 6 6 12 -7 12 64 R Nail Yakupov 15 2 3 5 -1 10 75 R Ryan Reaves 18 0 2 2 1 9 91 R Vladimir Tarasenko 20 7 13 20 0 2 Senior VP and General Manager Brian MacLellan Head Coach Barry Trotz Associate Coach/Assistant Coaches Todd Reirden/Blaine Forsythe, Lane Lambert Goaltending Coach Mitch Korn Video Coach/Analyst Brett Leonhardt/Tim Ohashi President of Hockey Operations & GM/Alt. Gov. Doug Armstrong Head Coach Ken Hitchcock Associate Coach Mike Yeo Assistant Coaches Ray Bennett, Steve Thomas, Rick Wilson, Sean Ferrell (Video) Goaltending Coach Jim Corsi Tonight's Officials Referees Tim Peel (20), Ian Walsh (29) Linesmen Darren Gibbs (66), Tim Nowak (77) Supervisor Video Judge John Sheiry Ntl. Anthem Bob McDonald Today's Schedule WPG @ MIN : 6:00 DET @ BUF : 7:00 CGY @ CBJ : 7:00 TOR @ NJD : 7:00 DAL @ NSH : 7:00 PIT @ NYR : 7:00 CHI @ SJS : 7:00 STL @ WSH : 7:00 NYI @ LAK : 7:30 PHI @ TBL : 7:30 VAN @ ARI : 8:00 EDM @ COL : 8:00
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# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%31 Philipp Grubauer 4 2 1 1 2.00 .92570 Braden Holtby 14 9 4 1 1.99 .927
# Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV%34 Jake Allen 16 9 3 3 2.33 .91440 Carter Hutton 6 2 3 0 2.77 .900
# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM2 D Matt Niskanen 18 0 9 9 4 64 D Taylor Chorney 2 0 1 1 1 08 L Alex Ovechkin 18 9 4 13 -3 109 D Dmitry Orlov 18 1 5 6 5 8
10 R Brett Connolly 10 1 0 1 1 1014 R Justin Williams 18 2 1 3 -3 1219 C Nicklas Backstrom 18 5 12 17 1 1020 C Lars Eller 17 2 0 2 -1 1626 L Daniel Winnik 11 2 1 3 3 427 D Karl Alzner 18 2 2 4 7 843 R Tom Wilson 18 1 0 1 3 1644 D Brooks Orpik 18 0 5 5 8 465 L Andre Burakovsky 18 2 5 7 -3 074 D John Carlson 18 0 7 7 0 077 R T.J. Oshie 17 8 4 12 10 1082 C Zachary Sanford 16 0 1 1 1 483 C Jay Beagle 18 4 4 8 6 288 D Nate Schmidt 16 0 5 5 1 290 L Marcus Johansson 18 7 6 13 6 492 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 18 2 5 7 3 10
# P Player GP G A P +/- PIM4 D Carl Gunnarsson 16 0 1 1 0 4
10 R Scottie Upshall 17 3 3 6 -3 1112 C Jori Lehtera 16 3 2 5 2 815 C Robby Fabbri 19 4 5 9 -5 1517 L Jaden Schwartz 16 6 4 10 3 418 R Ty Rattie 2 0 0 0 0 019 D Jay Bouwmeester 20 1 2 3 -3 1020 L Alexander Steen 17 2 8 10 -8 2721 C Patrik Berglund 20 1 5 6 -1 822 D Kevin Shattenkirk 20 4 10 14 0 2123 R Dmitrij Jaskin 18 0 4 4 4 626 C Paul Stastny 20 5 6 11 -1 1627 D Alex Pietrangelo 20 3 5 8 -7 1228 C Kyle Brodziak 19 2 1 3 -2 1941 D Robert Bortuzzo 6 1 0 1 5 248 D Petteri Lindbohm 5 0 0 0 -3 455 D Colton Parayko 20 0 9 9 -1 857 L David Perron 20 6 6 12 -7 1264 R Nail Yakupov 15 2 3 5 -1 1075 R Ryan Reaves 18 0 2 2 1 991 R Vladimir Tarasenko 20 7 13 20 0 2
Senior VP and General Manager Brian MacLellanHead Coach Barry TrotzAssociate Coach/Assistant Coaches Todd Reirden/Blaine Forsythe,
Lane LambertGoaltending Coach Mitch KornVideo Coach/Analyst Brett Leonhardt/Tim Ohashi
President of Hockey Operations &GM/Alt. Gov.
Doug Armstrong
Head Coach Ken HitchcockAssociate Coach Mike YeoAssistant Coaches Ray Bennett, Steve Thomas,
Rick Wilson, Sean Ferrell(Video)
Goaltending Coach Jim Corsi
Tonight's Officials
Referees Tim Peel (20), Ian Walsh (29) Linesmen Darren Gibbs (66), Tim Nowak (77)
Supervisor Video Judge John Sheiry
Ntl. Anthem Bob McDonald
Today's ScheduleWPG @ MIN : 6:00 DET @ BUF : 7:00 CGY @ CBJ : 7:00 TOR @ NJD : 7:00 DAL @ NSH : 7:00 PIT @ NYR : 7:00CHI @ SJS : 7:00 STL @ WSH : 7:00 NYI @ LAK : 7:30 PHI @ TBL : 7:30 VAN @ ARI : 8:00 EDM @ COL : 8:00
Washington Capitals: RosterActive (22 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place2 Matt Niskanen D 6' 1" 200 Dec 6, 1986 Virginia, MN, USA4 Taylor Chorney D 6' 0" 191 Apr 27, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 239 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS9 Dmitry Orlov D 5' 11" 212 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS10 Brett Connolly R 6' 3" 194 May 2, 1992 Campbell River, BC, CAN14 Justin Williams R 6' 1" 188 Oct 4, 1981 Cobourg, ON, CAN19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 213 Nov 23, 1987 Gävle, SWE20 Lars Eller C 6' 2" 207 May 8, 1989 Rodovre, DNK26 Daniel Winnik L 6' 2" 206 Mar 6, 1985 Toronto, ON, CAN27 Karl Alzner D 6' 3" 219 Sep 24, 1988 Burnaby, BC, CAN31 Philipp Grubauer G 6' 1" 182 Nov 25, 1991 Rosenheim, DEU43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 217 Mar 29, 1994 Toronto, ON, CAN44 Brooks Orpik D 6' 3" 219 Sep 26, 1980 San Francisco, CA, USA65 Andre Burakovsky L 6' 3" 205 Feb 9, 1995 Klagenfurt, AUT70 Braden Holtby G 6' 2" 217 Sep 16, 1989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 215 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA77 T.J. Oshie R 6' 0" 189 Dec 23, 1986 Everett, WA, USA82 Zachary Sanford C 6' 4" 203 Nov 9, 1994 Salem, MA, USA83 Jay Beagle C 6' 3" 215 Oct 16, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN88 Nate Schmidt D 6' 1" 194 Jul 16, 1991 St. Cloud, MN, USA90 Marcus Johansson L 6' 1" 204 Oct 6, 1990 Landskrona, SWE92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 2" 192 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS
22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 205 Age: 27.8
Goal StreaksNo active streaks
Assist StreaksNo active streaks
Point StreaksNo active streaks
St. Louis Blues: RosterActive (23 Players)# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place4 Carl Gunnarsson D 6' 2" 196 Nov 9, 1986 Orebro, SWE10 Scottie Upshall R 6' 0" 200 Oct 7, 1983 Fort McMurray, AB, CAN12 Jori Lehtera C 6' 2" 210 Dec 23, 1987 Helsinki, FIN15 Robby Fabbri C 5' 10" 180 Jan 22, 1996 Mississauga, ON, CAN17 Jaden Schwartz L 5' 10" 190 Jun 25, 1992 Wilcox, SK, CAN18 Ty Rattie R 6' 0" 178 Feb 5, 1993 Calgary, AB, CAN19 Jay Bouwmeester D 6' 4" 212 Sep 27, 1983 Edmonton, AB, CAN20 Alexander Steen L 5' 11" 212 Mar 1, 1984 Winnipeg, MB, CAN21 Patrik Berglund C 6' 3" 217 Jun 2, 1988 Västerås, SWE22 Kevin Shattenkirk D 6' 0" 202 Jan 29, 1989 New Rochelle, NY, USA23 Dmitrij Jaskin R 6' 2" 217 Mar 23, 1993 Omsk, RUS26 Paul Stastny C 6' 0" 205 Dec 27, 1985 Quebec City, QC, CAN27 Alex Pietrangelo D 6' 3" 210 Jan 18, 1990 King City, ON, CAN28 Kyle Brodziak C 6' 2" 212 May 25, 1984 St. Paul, AB, CAN34 Jake Allen G 6' 2" 195 Aug 7, 1990 Fredericton, NB, CAN40 Carter Hutton G 6' 1" 201 Dec 19, 1985 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN41 Robert Bortuzzo D 6' 4" 215 Mar 18, 1989 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN48 Petteri Lindbohm D 6' 3" 198 Sep 23, 1993 Helsinki, FIN55 Colton Parayko D 6' 6" 226 May 12, 1993 St. Albert, AB, CAN57 David Perron L 6' 0" 200 May 28, 1988 Sherbrooke, QC, CAN64 Nail Yakupov R 5' 11" 195 Oct 6, 1993 Nizhnekamsk, RUS75 Ryan Reaves R 6' 1" 224 Jan 20, 1987 Winnipeg, MB, CAN91 Vladimir Tarasenko R 6' 0" 219 Dec 13, 1991 Yaroslavl, RUS
23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 204 Age: 27.6
Injured Reserve List (1 Players)6 Joel Edmundson D 6' 4" 207 Jun 28, 1993 Brandon, MB, CAN
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM31 Philipp Grubauer 4 240 2.00 2 1 1 1 8 99 .925 0 0 070 Braden Holtby 14 846 1.99 9 4 1 1 28 354 .927 0 0 0
St. Louis Blues: Season StatisticsPos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks
# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM34 Jake Allen 16 903 2.33 9 3 3 1 35 372 .914 0 0 240 Carter Hutton 6 303 2.77 2 3 0 0 14 126 .900 0 0 2
St. Louis Blues @ Washington CapitalsTeam Records
St. Louis Blues Washington CapitalsLast game: Tuesday AT BOSTON (4-2 W) Sunday VS COLUMBUS (3-2 L)Next game: Saturday VS MINNESOTA Friday VS BUFFALO
G Att % G Att %Overall: 14 68 20.6 (11th NHL) 8 52 15.4 (19th NHL)Home: 5 39 12.8 (26th NHL) 6 34 17.6 (18th NHL)Road: 9 29 31.0 (2nd NHL) 2 18 11.1 (23rd NHL)
2 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-18th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-5th NHL)
Penalty KillingSt. Louis Blues Washington Capitals
G Att % G Att %Overall: 9 80 88.8 (2nd NHL) 10 55 81.8 (T-15th NHL)Home: 3 47 93.6 (2nd NHL) 5 25 80.0 (T-23rd NHL)Road: 6 33 81.8 (T-16th NHL) 5 30 83.3 (14th NHL)
0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-28th NHL) 2 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-6th NHL)
PenaltiesSt. Louis Blues Washington Capitals
GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank20 237 11.9 (27th NHL) 18 138 7.7 (T-3rd NHL)
Goal SituationsSt. Louis Blues Washington Capitals
For Against For Against6 on 5: 0 3 0 36 on 4: 0 0 0 06 on 3: 0 0 0 05 on 5: 30 32 35 225 on 4: 12 2 5 15 on 3: 2 0 1 04 on 4: 1 4 0 14 on 3: 0 0 2 03 on 3: 1 1 1 13 on 4: 0 1 0 03 on 5: 0 0 0 03 on 6: 0 0 0 04 on 5: 0 8 3 104 on 6: 0 0 0 05 on 6: 4 1 1 1
Empty Net: 5 3 2 3Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0
Total: 51 52 48 39
St. Louis Blues @ Washington CapitalsSituations
Individual LeadersSt. Louis Blues Washington Capitals
Points: V. TARASENKO (20),K. SHATTENKIRK (14),D. PERRON (12) N. BACKSTROM (17),A. OVECHKIN (13),M. JOHANSSON (13)Goals: V. TARASENKO (7),D. PERRON (6),J. SCHWARTZ (6) A. OVECHKIN (9),T. OSHIE (8),M. JOHANSSON (7)
Assists: V. TARASENKO (13),K. SHATTENKIRK (10),C. PARAYKO (9) N. BACKSTROM (12),M. NISKANEN (9),J. CARLSON (7)PP Goals: K. SHATTENKIRK (3),R. FABBRI (3),P. STASTNY (2) A. OVECHKIN (3),T. OSHIE (2),M. JOHANSSON (2)SH Goals: T. OSHIE (1),J. BEAGLE (1)
GW Goals: P. STASTNY (2),D. PERRON (2),J. SCHWARTZ (2) A. OVECHKIN (3),M. JOHANSSON (3),J. BEAGLE (2)3+ Goals: D. PERRON(1)
PIM: A. STEEN (27),K. SHATTENKIRK (21),K. BRODZIAK (19) L. ELLER (16),T. WILSON (16),J. WILLIAMS (12)Shots: V. TARASENKO (72),C. PARAYKO (55),A. PIETRANGELO (48) A. OVECHKIN (75),J. CARLSON (45),N. BACKSTROM (38)
+/-: R. BORTUZZO (+5),D. JASKIN (+4),J. SCHWARTZ (+3) T. OSHIE (+10),B. ORPIK (+8),K. ALZNER (+7)
Player G A PNicklas Backstrom 0 7 7Marcus Johansson 2 2 4T.J. Oshie 2 2 4Alex Ovechkin 3 1 4John Carlson 0 2 2Matt Niskanen 0 1 1Dmitry Orlov 0 1 1Justin Williams 1 0 1
Short HandedSt. Louis Blues Washington Capitals
Player G A P
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Player G A PJay Beagle 1 1 2T.J. Oshie 1 1 2Matt Niskanen 0 1 1
LAST GAMEColumbus 3, Washington 2November 20, 2016 * Verizon Center * Washington, D.C.Washington Goals: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin (PP)Shots: WSH: 21; CBJ: 23Power Plays: WSH: 1-1; CBJ: 2-3Three Stars: 1. Wennberg (CBJ), 2. Backstrom (WSH), 3. Ovechkin (WSH) RECENT TRANSACTIONSNov. 21: Re-assigned Paul Carey to Hershey (AHL)Nov. 19: Recalled Paul Carey from Hershey (AHL) CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACHAlex Ovechkin – Two power-play goals shy of becoming the 18th player in NHL history to score 200 power-play goalsEvgeny Kuznetsov – Three games shy of 200 NHL/Capitals games playedT.J. Oshie – Three games shy of 100 Capitals games playedBarry Trotz – Four wins shy of passing Mike Keenan (672) for eighth place on the NHL coaching wins list CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVEDJustin Williams – Played in his 100th Capitals game, Nov. 20 vs. CBJ INJURIES/ILLNESSESLars Eller, missed one game (11/20)T.J. Oshie, missed one game (11/20)Total Man Games Lost: 2 TONIGHT’S GAMEThe Capitals continue their season-long five-game homestand on Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues at Verizon Center.Wednesday’s game marks the first of two meetings between the teams this season (1/19 at STL). The Capitals are 24-18-4-0 all-time athome against the Blues. UPCOMING GAMES
* All times are Eastern NOTE OF THE NIGHTSaint Nick – Nicklas Backstrom registered two points (1g, 1a) on Sunday against Columbus, marking his fourth multi-point game of theseason and 180th of his career. Since he entered the NHL in 2007-08, Backstrom ranks sixth in the NHL in multi-point games (180).Alex Ovechkin (224) ranks first. Backstrom has earned eight points in his last four games (11/15-11/20: 4g, 4a) and leads the Capitalsin assists (12) and points (17) this season. In addition, Backstrom ranks tied for seventh in the NHL in points earned at home (12) and10th in faceoff win percentage (55/4%) this season (min. 200 faceoffs). TOP FIVE CAPS FACTS
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV AUDIO
Nov. 23 St. Louis 7 p.m. CSNWFED 1500/Caps Radio
24/7
Nov. 25 Buffalo 5 p.m. CSN Caps Radio 24/7
Nov. 26 at Toronto 7 p.m. CSN+ Caps Radio 24/7
Dec. 1 NY Islanders 7 p.m. CSNWFED 1500/Caps Radio
24/7
Dec. 3 at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. CSNWFED 1500/Caps Radio
24/7
Blues Beaters – Alex Ovehckin has earned 20 points (10g, 10a) in 13 career games against the Blues and has registered seven multi-point games against St. Louis. Nicklas Backstrom has earned 17 points (6g, 11a) in 12 career games against the Blues and has talliedfive multi-point games in his last nine games against St. Louis (12/1/10-4/9/16: 6g, 9a). Braden Holtby is 3-0-0 in his career against St.Louis with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .969 save percentage. Getting Defensive – Washington ranks third in the NHL in goals against per game (2.17) and sixth in shots against per game (27.3)this season. In addition, Capitals goaltender have combined for two shutouts this season and rank tied for second in the NHL in goals-against average (2.14), trailing Minnesota (1.93). Washington is one of just five teams in the NHL this season to have two goaltendersrecord a shutout (Colorado, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg). Western Bias – The Capitals are 6-2-0 against the Western Conference this season. Marcus Johansson leads the Capitals and rankstied for third among Eastern Conference skaters in points against Western Conference opponents this season (6g, 4a). Last season,Washington posted a 17-8-3 record against Western Conference teams, marking the second-most wins against the WesternConference among Eastern Conference teams. In addition, Evgeny Kuznetsov led the Eastern Conference in points against theWestern Conference, earning 36 points (10g, 26a) in 28 games. Home Cookin’ – The Capitals continue their season-long five-game homestand on Wednesday against St. Louis. Washington hasposted a 6-3-0 record at home this season. Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals with 12 points (4g, 8a) in nine home games thisseason. Alex Ovechkin (7g, 3a) has earned 10 points in nine home games. Dating back to last season, Braden Holtby has posted an 8-3-2 record with one shutout, a 1.98 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage in his last 13 home games. Backstrom Named “Third Star” of Week – Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom has been named the NHL’s “Third Star” forthe week ending Nov. 20. Backstrom led the NHL with eight points (four goals, four assists) in four games, including five points (2g, 3a)against Pittsburgh on Nov. 16, tying his career high. ADDITIONAL CAPITALS NOTESHolt-beast – Braden Holtby has posted a 7-2-0 record in his last nine games (10/30-11/20) with one shutout, a 1.77 goals-againstaverage and a.935 save percentage. The Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, native ranks tied for sixth in the NHL in wins (9), sixth in goals-against average (1.99) and 10th in save percentage (.927) this season (min. 7 GP). Holtby stopped all 25 shots he faced on Nov. 18against Detroit to earn his 24th career shutout and first of the season. Holtby ranks second in franchise history in career shutouts (OlieKolzig: 35) and ranks tied for third in the NHL in shutouts since 2012-13 (21), trailing Carey Price (22) and Tuukka Rask (22). Accordingto the Elias Sports Bureau, Holtby's average of one shutout every 10.4 starts is the fourth-best among active goaltenders (min. 200GP), trailing Tuukka Rask (9.8), Jaroslav Halak (9.5) and Brian Elliott (9.0). Friday marked Holtby’s fourth career 1-0 shutout (1/14/15vs. PHI, 11/23/15 vs. EDM, 3/25/16 at NJ), ranking second in franchise history (Olie Kolzig: 9). In addition, Holtby became the firstCapitals goaltender to record a shutout against Detroit since Bob Mason on Dec. 9, 1984 (4-0 W). Another Gr8 Milestone – Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored a goal against Columbus on Sunday and now sits just 21 points shyof 1,000 career NHL points (534g, 445a). Ovechkin is aiming to become the 37th player in NHL history to record 1,000 points with onefranchise. The Moscow native ranks second in the NHL in shots this season (75) and tied for seventh in goals (9). Last We Met – In Washington’s last meeting against St. Louis on April 9, the Capitals defeated the Blues 5-1 at Scottrade Center.Braden Holtby stopped 19 of 20 shots in the game to earn his 48th win of the season, tying Martin Brodeur for the NHL’s single-seasonwins record (48, 2006-07). Holtby (66 games played) secured his 48th win of the season in 12 fewer games than Brodeur (78 gamesplayed). Alex Ovechkin scored three goals on April 9 at St. Louis to reach the 50-goal plateau for the seventh time in his career (2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16). Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to score 50 goals in aseason seven times (Mike Bossy: 9, Wayne Gretzky: 9). In addition, it marked the second time Ovechkin has reached the 50-goalplateau by recording a hat trick (3/3/08: 3g, 2a). Nicklas Backstrom earned three assists at St. Louis to reach the 50-assist plateau forthe sixth time in his career (2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16). Backstrom ranks first in franchise history in 50-assist seasons and since he entered the NHL in 2007-08, Backstrom ranks tied for first in the NHL in 50-assist seasons (Ryan Getzlaf,Henrik Sedin, Joe Thornton). Caps Connections – T.J. Oshie was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round, 24th overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft. Oshieappeared in 443 games with the Blues from 2008-15, registering 310 points (110g, 200a) and 239 penalty minutes. Taylor Chorneyspeared in two games with St. Louis during the 2011-12 season. Lars Eller was drafted by St. Louis is the first round, 13th overall, inthe 2007 NHL Draft. Eller made his NHL debut with the Blues on Nov. 5, 2009 against Calgary and scored two goals in seven gameswith St. Louis during the 2009-10 season. Associate coach Todd Reirden recorded 31 points (6g, 25a) in 94 games with the Blues from1999-01.
Power Surge – Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal on Sunday against the Blue Jackets, marking his 198th career power-playgoal. Ovechkin now sits two power-play goals shy of becoming the 18th player in NHL history to score 200 power-play goals. First Things First – The Capitals have scored first in 15 of their 18 games this season and rank tied for first in the NHL in games whenscoring first (15) and tied for second in wins when scoring first (10). Last season, the Capitals posted a 34-2-2 record when scoring first,marking the highest win percentage (.895) when scoring first in an 82-game season in NHL history. Under head coach Barry Trotz(2014-16), Washington has posted an 81-7-8 record when scoring first, ranking first in the NHL in win percentage when scoring first(.844) during that span. O From D – Five defensemen earned a point for the Capitals on Nov. 16 against Pittsburgh, marking the most Washington defensemento register a point in a game since Nov. 21, 2015 vs. Colorado (6). Capitals defensemen have earned a point in 16 of the team’s 18games this season and have combined to register 37 points (3g, 34a). The Capitals are one of just seven teams in the NHL to playseven defensemen or fewer this season and all seven defensemen to play for the Capitals this season have registered an assist. Starting Strong – Washington has scored a goal in the first period in 13 of their 18 games this season and has outscored opponents20-8 in the first period this season. In addition, the Capitals have not allowed a first period goal in four consecutive games (11/15-11/20). The Capitals rank third in the NHL in first period goals (20) and tied for first in first period goals allowed (8). Last season,Washington ranked tied for 21st in the League in first period goals (55). Clutch Performers – Alex Ovechkin (3) and Marcus Johansson (3) rank tied for second in the NHL in game-winning goals this season.Since 2010-11, Ovechkin (50) and Johansson (18) rank first and second among Capitals skaters in game-winning goals.
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 10/13/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins O** 00-00-01 2-3 65,65 81 0-3 1-2 41-30 29 / 70 18630+2 10/15/2016 New York Islanders W 01-00-01 2-1 26,26 26 0-5 1-2 28-22 70 / 1 18506+3 10/18/2016 Colorado Avalanche W 02-00-01 3-0 8p,77p,77 8 2-5 3-3 40-18 31 / 1 18506+4 10/20/2016 @ Florida Panthers W 03-00-01 4-2 14,92,8,90 8 0-1 3-4 29-28 70 / 1 124405 10/22/2016 New York Rangers L 03-01-01 2-4 20,8 26 0-2 2-3 28-26 30 / 70 18506+6 10/26/2016 @ Edmonton Oilers L 03-02-01 1-4 8 67 0-3 3-4 35-29 33 / 70 183477 10/29/2016 @ Vancouver Canucks W 04-02-01 5-2 90,43,90p,77,27 90 1-2 3-3 35-25 31 / 25 183388 10/30/2016 @ Calgary Flames W 05-02-01 3-1 10,90p,90 90 1-2 2-2 29-22 70 / 1 184549 11/01/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets W 06-02-01 3-2 27,90,83 83 0-3 4-4 27-45 70 / 37 15294+
10 11/03/2016 Winnipeg Jets W* 07-02-01 4-3 19,77,8,8p 8 1-5 2-2 32-27 70 / 34 18506+11 11/05/2016 Florida Panthers W 08-02-01 4-2 77,8,77,20 77 0-4 1-2 36-24 70 / 1 18506+12 11/08/2016 San Jose Sharks L 08-03-01 0-3 44 0-3 2-2 24-23 31 / 70 18506+13 11/11/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks W* 09-03-01 3-2 83s,83,90 90 0-0 1-2 28-34 70 / 50 22075+14 11/12/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes L 09-04-01 1-5 92 86 0-2 5-6 21-38 30 / 31 1243615 11/15/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets O* 09-04-02 1-2 19 13 0-2 3-3 22-27 72 / 31 1173816 11/16/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins W 10-04-02 7-1 77s,19,77p,9,14p,8,19 19 2-7 4-4 39-26 70 / 30 18506+17 11/18/2016 Detroit Red Wings W 11-04-02 1-0 83 83 0-2 4-4 28-25 70 / 35 18506+18 11/20/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets L 11-05-02 2-3 19,8p 10 1-1 1-3 21-23 72 / 70 18506+19 11/23/2016 St. Louis Blues20 11/25/2016 Buffalo Sabres21 11/26/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs22 12/01/2016 New York Islanders23 12/03/2016 @ Tampa Bay Lightning24 12/05/2016 Buffalo Sabres25 12/07/2016 Boston Bruins26 12/09/2016 @ Buffalo Sabres27 12/11/2016 Vancouver Canucks28 12/13/2016 @ New York Islanders29 12/16/2016 @ Carolina Hurricanes30 12/17/2016 Montréal Canadiens31 12/21/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers32 12/23/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning33 12/27/2016 @ New York Islanders34 12/29/2016 New Jersey Devils35 12/31/2016 @ New Jersey Devils36 01/01/2017 Ottawa Senators37 01/03/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs38 01/05/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets39 01/07/2017 @ Ottawa Senators40 01/09/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens41 01/11/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins42 01/13/2017 Chicago Blackhawks43 01/15/2017 Philadelphia Flyers44 01/16/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins45 01/19/2017 @ St. Louis Blues46 01/21/2017 @ Dallas Stars47 01/23/2017 Carolina Hurricanes48 01/24/2017 @ Ottawa Senators49 01/26/2017 @ New Jersey Devils50 01/31/2017 @ New York Islanders51 02/01/2017 Boston Bruins52 02/04/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens53 02/05/2017 Los Angeles Kings54 02/07/2017 Carolina Hurricanes55 02/09/2017 Detroit Red Wings56 02/11/2017 Anaheim Ducks57 02/18/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings58 02/19/2017 @ New York Rangers59 02/22/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers60 02/24/2017 Edmonton Oilers61 02/25/2017 @ Nashville Predators62 02/28/2017 @ New York Rangers63 03/02/2017 New Jersey Devils64 03/04/2017 Philadelphia Flyers65 03/06/2017 Dallas Stars66 03/09/2017 @ San Jose Sharks67 03/11/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings68 03/12/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks69 03/14/2017 Minnesota Wild70 03/16/2017 Nashville Predators71 03/18/2017 @ Tampa Bay Lightning72 03/21/2017 Calgary Flames73 03/23/2017 Columbus Blue Jackets74 03/25/2017 Arizona Coyotes75 03/28/2017 @ Minnesota Wild76 03/29/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche77 03/31/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes78 04/02/2017 @ Columbus Blue Jackets79 04/04/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs80 04/05/2017 New York Rangers81 04/08/2017 @ Boston Bruins82 04/09/2017 Florida Panthers
Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
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. GRUBAUER# 31
HOLTBY# 70
Oct 13 @ PIT DND 2/30 O 64:44Oct 15 Vs NYI DND 1/22 W 59:42Oct 18 Vs COL 0/18 W 60:00 DNDOct 20 @ FLA DND 2/28 W 60:00Oct 22 Vs NYR DND 3/25 L 58:29Oct 26 @ EDM DND 4/29 L 60:00Oct 29 @ VAN 2/25 W 60:00 DNDOct 30 @ CGY DND 1/22 W 60:00Nov 1 @ WPG DND 2/45 W 59:56Nov 3 Vs WPG DND 3/27 W 63:21Nov 5 Vs FLA DND 2/24 W 59:45Nov 8 Vs SJS DND 2/22 L 58:31Nov 11 @ CHI DND 2/34 W 62:20Nov 12 @ CAR 4/37 L 59:33 DNDNov 15 @ CBJ 2/27 O 60:37 DNDNov 16 Vs PIT DND 1/26 W 59:54Nov 18 Vs DET DND 0/25 W 60:00Nov 20 Vs CBJ DND 3/23 L 59:18
- In his third season as Washington's head coach- Became the 17th head coach in Washington Capitals history on May 26, 2014- Record as NHL head coach: 668-528-60-121- Won the Jack Adams Trophy in 2016 as the NHL's top head coach.- Became the 10th coach in NHL history to reach 1,300 games coached on Nov. 27 vs. TB- Passed Jacques Martin (1,294) for 10th on the NHL's all-time games coached list on Nov. 18, 2015 at DET- Passed Ron Wilson (648) for ninth place on the NHL's all-time wins list on March 2 vs. TOR- Earned his 600th NHL win on April 2, 2015 at MTL- Spent 15 seasons as head coach of the Nashville Predators- Ranks fourth among active coaches on the NHL's all-time wins list (668)- Ranks third all-time in both games coached (1,196) and wins (557) with a single franchise- One of just six coaches in all four major North American sports leagues to have coached or managed a team's first 15 seasons of existence
Washington Capitals: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Barry Trotz
#31: Philipp Grubauer (G) 6' 1", 182 lbs. / Nov 25, 1991 (24 years and 11 months)
groo-BAHW-uhrDrafted: Capitals fourth-round choice, 112th overall, in the 2010 NHL DraftLast Win: OCT 29, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (2)Last SO: OCT 18, 2016 vs COLORADO (3)Career Shootouts: 21/32 (.656), 3-4
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 4 2-1-1 1 2.00 .925Career 46 17-16-7 1 2.34 .921
Career vs. Opp 1 0-1-0 0 4.02 .862
Season Highs: Shots Saves3737
3311/12 vs CAR
2016-17 Regular SeasonStopped 25 of 27 shots at CBJ (11/15) ... Made 33 saves at CAR (11/12) ... Stopped 23 of 25 shots in win at VAN (10/29) ... Stopped all 18shots he faced to earn his first NHL shutout vs. COL (10/18) ... Served as backup in 14 games (10/13-10/15, 10/20-10/26, 10/30-11/11, 11/16-11/20).
#70: Braden Holtby (G) 6' 2", 217 lbs. / Sep 16, 1989 (27 years and 2 months)
HOHLT-beeDrafted: Capitals' fourth-round choice, 93rd overall, in the 2008 NHL DraftLast Win: NOV 18, 2016 vs DETROIT (1)Last SO: NOV 18, 2016 vs DETROIT (1)Career Shootouts: 73/108 (.676), 17-10
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 14 9-4-1 1 1.99 .927Career 258 158-64-26 24 2.35 .921
Career vs. Opp 3 3-0-0 0 1.00 .969
Season Highs: Shots Saves4545
4311/1 vs WPG
2016-17 Regular SeasonMade 20 saves vs. CBJ (11/20) ... Earned his 24th career shutout vs. DET (11/18) ... Stopped 25 of 26 shots in win vs. PIT (11/16) ... Stopped32 of 34 shots in win at CHI (11/11) ... Made 20 saves vs. SJ (11/8) ... Made 22 saves vs. FLA (11/5) to earn his fourth consecutive victory ...Stopped 24 shots vs. WPG (11/3) ... Stopped 43 of 45 shots in win at WPG (11/1) ... Stopped 21 of 22 shots in win at CGY (10/30) ... Stopped25 of 29 shots at EDM (10/26) ... Made 22 saves vs. NYR (10/22) ... Stopped 26 of 28 shots in win at FLA (10/20) ... Stopped 21 of 22 shots inwin vs. NYI (10/15) ... Stopped 28 of 30 shots at PIT (10/13) ... Served as backup in four games (10/18, 10/29, 11/12-11/15).
#2: Matt Niskanen (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Dec 6, 1986 (29 years and 11 months)
NIHS-kah-nehnDrafted: Dallas' first-round choice, 28th overall, in the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2014Last Goal: MAR 5, 2016 @ BOSTON (35)Last Assist: NOV 20, 2016 vs COLUMBUSCareer Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG
Earned an assist and led WSH in ice time (23:13) vs. CBJ (11/20) ... Led WSH in ice time (25:29) vs. DET (10/18) ... Earned an assist vs. PIT (11/16) ...
Tallied an assist at CAR (11/12) ... Earned an assist at CHI (11/11) ... Led WSH in ice time (24:05) vs. SJ (11/8) ... Led WSH in ice time (24:53) vs. WPG
(11/3) ... Led WSH in ice time (23:50) at WPG (11/1) ... Logged 21:12 of ice time at CGY (10/30) ... Tallied an assist at VAN (10/29) ... Earned an assist
at EDM (10/26) ... Registered two hits and two blocked shots vs. NYR (10/22) ... Tallied two assists at FLA (10/20) ... Recorded three hits in 22:30 of ice
time vs. COL (10/18) ... Logged 21:02 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Earned an assist and led WSH in ice time (24:46) at PIT (10/13).
#4: Taylor Chorney (D) 6' 0", 191 lbs. / Apr 27, 1987 (29 years and 6 months)
CHOHR-neeDrafted: Oilers' second-round choice, 36th overall, in the 2005 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2015Last Goal: MAR 2, 2016 vs TORONTO (9)Last Assist: NOV 15, 2016 @ COLUMBUSCareer Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Earned his first point of the season with an assist at CBJ (11/15) ... Logged 13:31 of ice time in his season debut at CHI (11/11) ... Served as a healthy
extra in 16 games (10/13-11/8, 11/12, 11/16-11/20).
#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 3", 239 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (31 years and 2 months)
oh-VEHCH-kihnDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL DraftLast Goal: NOV 20, 2016 vs COLUMBUSLast Assist: NOV 5, 2016 vs FLORIDA (7)Career Shootouts: 29/95 (31%), 10 GDG
Scored a PPG vs. CBJ (11/20) ... Scored a goal vs. PIT (11/16) ... Led all skaters in hits (6) vs. SJ (11/8) ... Tallied two points (1g, 1a) vs. FLA (11/5) ...
Registered three points (2g, 1a), including the game-winning goal in OT vs. WPG (11/3) ... Earned an assist at CGY (10/30) ... Recorded four shots at
VAN (10/29) ... Scored a goal at EDM (10/26) ... Scored a goal vs. NYR (10/22) ... Scored a goal at FLA (10/20) ... Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. COL
(10/18) ... Tallied three shots in 19:07 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Registered five shots in 22:28 of ice time at PIT (10/13).
#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) 5' 11", 212 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (25 years and 4 months)
ohr-LAWFDrafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL DraftLast Goal: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (2)Last Assist: NOV 18, 2016 vs DETROIT (1)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG
Tallied an assist vs. DET (11/18) ... Scored a goal vs. PIT (11/16) ... Tallied an assist at CAR (11/12) ... Earned an assist on Johansson's GWG in OT at
CHI (11/11) ... Led WSH in blocked shots (3) vs. SJ (11/8) ... Led WSH with three hits and was (+2) vs. FLA (11/5) ... Was (+1) in 20:27 of ice time vs.
WPG (11/3) ... Registered 4 PIM at WPG (11/1) ... Led WSH in blocked shots (3) at CGY (10/30) ... Tallied three hits at EDM (10/26) ... Earned an assist
vs. NYR (10/22) ... Logged 21:55 of ice time at FLA (10/20) ... Earned an assist vs. COL (10/18) ... Was (+1) in 17:07 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ...
Logged 19:59 of ice time at PIT (10/13).
#10: Brett Connolly (R) 6' 3", 194 lbs. / May 2, 1992 (24 years and 6 months)
Drafted: Lightning's first-round choice, sixth overall, in the 2010 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2016Last Goal: OCT 30, 2016 @ CALGARY (6)Last Assist: MAR 1, 2016 vs CALGARY (20)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Tallied three hits vs. WPG (11/3) ... Led WSH with four hits at WPG (11/1) ... Scored his first Capitals goal at CGY (10/30) ... Registered two shots in
7:50 of ice time at VAN (10/29) ... Was (+1) in 10:23 of ice time at FLA (10/20) ... Made his Capitals debut and led the team in hits (4) vs. COL (10/18) ...
Served as a healthy extra in eight games (10/13-10/15, 10/22-10/26, 11/5-11/11, 11/15).
#14: Justin Williams (R) 6' 1", 188 lbs. / Oct 4, 1981 (35 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Flyers' first-round choice, 28th overall, in the 2000 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2015Last Goal: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (2)Last Assist: NOV 3, 2016 vs WINNIPEG (8)Career Shootouts: 8/25 (32%), 4 GDG
Scored a goal vs. PIT (11/16) ... Led WSH in shots (4) vs. SJ (11/8) ... Won 3 of 3 faceoffs vs. FLA (11/5) ... Earned an assist vs. WPG (11/3) ... Won 3
of 4 faceoffs at CGY (10/30) ... Won 6 of 6 faceoffs at VAN (10/29) ... Logged 15:30 of ice time at EDM (10/26) ... Logged 14:47 of ice time vs. NYR
(10/22) ... Scored a goal at FLA (10/20) ... Won 2 of 2 faceoffs in 15:18 of ice time vs. COL (10/18) ... Logged 17:50 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ...
Drafted: Capitals' forst-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL DraftLast Goal: NOV 20, 2016 vs COLUMBUSLast Assist: NOV 20, 2016 vs COLUMBUSCareer Shootouts: 21/57 (37%), 9 GDG
Earned two points (1g, 1a) vs. CBJ (11/20) ... Led all skaters in hits (5) vs. DET (11/18) ... Tied his career high with five points (2g, 3a) vs. PIT (11/16) ...
Scored a goal at CBJ (11/15) ... Won 11 of 16 faceoffs vs. SJ (11/8) ... Tallied an assist vs. FLA (11/5) ... Earned three points (1g, 2a) vs. WPG (11/3) ...
Won 10 of 15 faceoffs at WPG (11/1) ... Tallied an assist at CGY (10/30) ... Earned an assist at VAN (10/29) ... Logged 18:02 of ice time at EDM (10/26)
... Won 8 of 13 faceoffs vs. NYR (10/22) ... Tallied two shots in 16:21 of ice time at FLA (10/20) ... Earned an assist and won 13 of 17 faceoffs (76.5%)
vs. COL (10/18) ... Logged 18:34 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Tallied two assists at PIT (10/13).
#20: Lars Eller (C) 6' 2", 207 lbs. / May 8, 1989 (27 years and 6 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: NOV 5, 2016 vs FLORIDA (6)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 vs TAMPA BAY (17)Career Shootouts: 6/17 (35%), 3 GDG
Missed game vs. CBJ (11/20) due to injury ... Scored a goal vs. FLA (11/5) ... Was (+1) in 13:22 of ice time vs. WPG (11/3) ... Won 9 of 17 faceoffs at
WPG (11/1) ... Logged 15:46 of ice time at CGY (10/30) ... Won 5 of 6 faceoffs at EDM (10/26) ... Scored his first Capitals goal vs. NYR (10/22) ... Won 9
of 13 faceoffs (69.2%) at FLA (10/20) ... Tallied 2 PIM vs. COL (10/18) ... Logged 15:17 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Made his Capitals debut at PIT
(10/13).
#26: Daniel Winnik (L) 6' 2", 206 lbs. / Mar 6, 1985 (31 years and 8 months)
Drafted: Coyotes' ninth-round choice, 265th overall, in the 2004 NHL DraftAcquired: From Toronto with a fifth-round selection in the 2016 NHL Draft inexchange for Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and a second-round selection in the 2016NHL Draft, Feb. 28, 2016Last Goal: OCT 15, 2016 vs NY ISLANDERS (9)Last Assist: NOV 11, 2016 @ CHICAGO (2)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Earned an assist at CHI (11/11) ... Logged 10:35 of ice time vs. FLA (11/5) ... Logged 10:33 of ice time at EDM (10/26) ... Logged 10:18 of ice time vs.
NYR (10/22) ... Logged 12:12 of ice time at FLA (10/20) ... Logged 10:49 of ice time vs. COL (10/18) ... Scored two goals vs. NYI (10/15) ... Logged 7:32
of ice time at PIT (10/13) ... Served as a healthy extra in seven games (10/29-11/3, 11/12, 11/16-11/18).
#27: Karl Alzner (D) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Sep 24, 1988 (28 years and 1 month)
ALZ-nuhrDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fifth overall, in teh 2007 NHL DraftLast Goal: NOV 1, 2016 @ WINNIPEG (9)Last Assist: OCT 20, 2016 @ FLORIDA (14)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Led all skaters in blocked shots (4) vs. CBJ (11/20) ... Was (+1) in 21:03 of ice time vs. WPG (11/3) ... Scored a goal at WPG (11/1) ... Logged 20:04 of
ice time at CGY (10/30) ... Scored a goal at VAN (10/29) ... Led the team in blocked shots (3) at EDM (10/26) ... Tallied two blocked shots in 18:12 of ice
time vs. NYR (10/22) ... Earned an assist at FLA (10/20) ... Tallied three shots in 18:59 of ice time vs. COL (10/18) ... Earned an assist vs. NYI (10/15) ...
Was (+1) in 20:46 of ice time at PIT (10/13).
#43: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 217 lbs. / Mar 29, 1994 (22 years and 7 months)
Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 29, 2016 @ VANCOUVER (11)Last Assist: APR 9, 2016 @ ST. LOUIS (19)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Led all skaters with four hits vs. CBJ (11/20) ... Led WSH in hits (3) vs. FLA (11/5) ... Earned two hits vs. WPG (11/3) ... Tallied three hits at WPG (11/1)
... Led WSH in hits (3) vs. CGY (10/30) ... Scored a goal at VAN (10/29) ... Logged 13:33 of ice time at EDM (10/26) ... Recorded four hits vs. NYR
(10/22) ... Was (+1) in 14:01 of ice time at FLA (10/20) ... Earned 5 PIM vs. COL (10/18) ... Was (+2) in 11:26 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Registered
three hits and five penalty minutes at PIT (10/13).
#44: Brooks Orpik (D) 6' 3", 219 lbs. / Sep 26, 1980 (36 years and 1 month)
OHR-pihkDrafted: Penguins' first-round choice, 18th overall, in the 2000 NHL DraftAcquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2014Last Goal: FEB 26, 2016 vs MINNESOTA (39)Last Assist: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (2)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG
Earned an assist vs. PIT (11/16) ... Tallied an assist at CBJ (11/15) ... Earned an assist vs. FLA (11/5) ... Led WSH in hits (5) and blocked shots (3) vs.
WPG (11/3) ... Registered three hits at WPG (11/1) ... Logged 16:59 of ice time at CGY (10/30) ... Logged 19:33 of ice time at VAN (10/29) ... Logged
17:16 of ice time at EDM (10/26) ... Tallied an assist and led WSH in hits (6) and blocked shits (3) vs. NYR (10/22) ... Was (+2) in 15:44 of ice time at
FLA (10/20) ... Led WSH with three blocked shots vs. COL (10/18) ... Earned an assist vs. NYI (10/15) ... Registered three blocked shots and three hits
at PIT (10/13).
#65: Andre Burakovsky (L) 6' 3", 205 lbs. / Feb 9, 1995 (21 years and 9 months)
buhr-a-KAWV-skeeDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 23rd overall, in the 2013 NHL DraftLast Goal: OCT 13, 2016 @ PITTSBURGH (17)Last Assist: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (2)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Earned an assist vs. PIT (11/16) ... Tallied an assist vs. FLA (11/5) ... Earned an assist vs. WPG (11/3) ... Tallied an assist at VAN (10/29) ... Earned an
assist at EDM (10/26) ... Logged 15:10 of ice time vs. NYR (10/22) ... Tallied three shots at FLA (10/20) ... Recorded three shots in 16:22 of ice time vs.
COL (10/18) ... Tallied three shots vs. NYI (10/15) ... Scored two goals at PIT (10/13).
#74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (26 years and 10 months)
Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL DraftLast Goal: APR 9, 2016 @ ST. LOUIS (18)Last Assist: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (2)Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG
Earned an assist vs. PIT (11/16) ... Tallied an assist at CHI (11/11) ... Earned an assist vs. FLA (11/5) ... Tallied two assists vs. WPG (11/3) ... Earned an
assist at WPG (11/1) ... Led WSH in ice time at CGY (10/30) ... Led WSH in ice time (23:27) at VAN (10/29) ... Led WSH in ice time (23:19) at EDM
(10/26) ... Led WSH in ice time (24:45) vs. NYR (10/22) ... Led WSH in ice time (24:40) at FLA (10/20) ... Led WSH in ice time (23:42) vs. COL (10/18) ...
Earned an assist vs. NYI (10/15) ... Recorded five shots in 24:34 of ice time at PIT (10/13).
#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 6' 0", 189 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (29 years and 11 months)
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: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Last Assist: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (1)Career Shootouts: 36/66 (55%), 17 GDG
Missed game vs. CBJ (11/20) due to injury ... Tied his career high with four points (2g, 2a) vs. PIT (11/16) ... Earned an assist at CHI (11/11) ... Won 4 of
4 faceoffs vs. SJ (11/8) ... Scored two goals vs. FLA (11/5) ... Scored a goal vs. WPG (11/3) ... Logged 21:11 of ice time at WPG (11/1) ... Registered
two points (1g, 1a) at VAN (10/29) ... Led WSH in shots (5) at EDM (10/26) ... Logged 18:21 of ice time vs. NYR (10/22) ... Led WSH in hits (3) and was
(+2) in 17:11 of ice time at FLA (10/20) ... Scored two goals vs. COL (10/18) ... Logged 17:40 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Logged 20:02 of ice time and
Earned his first NHL point with an assist at CGY (10/30) ... Logged 7:24 of ice time at VAN (10/29) ... Logged 11:32 of ice time at EDM (10/26) ... Logged
10:23 of ice time vs. NYR (10/22) ... Served as a healthy extra in two games (10/18-10/20) ... Earned 2 PIM vs. NYI (10/15) ... Made his Capitals debut
at PIT (10/13).
#83: Jay Beagle (C) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Oct 16, 1985 (31 years and 1 month)
Acquired: Signed as a free agent, March 26, 2008Last Goal: NOV 18, 2016 vs DETROIT (1)Last Assist: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (2)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG
Scored his eighth career game-winning goal vs. DET (11/18) ... Earned an assist vs. PIT (11/16) ... Scored two goals in the first period at CHI (11/11) ...
Scored the game-winning goal with 30 seconds left in regulation at WPG (11/1) ... Earned two assists at CGY (10/30) ... Won 9 of 14 faceoffs (64.3%) at
VAN (10/29) ... Logged 11:15 of ice time at EDM (10/26) ... Won 6 of 7 faceoffs vs. NYR (10/22) ... Logged 14:03 of ice time at FLA (10/20) ... Won 6 of
9 faceoffs (66.7%) vs. COL (10/18) ... Tallied an assist vs. NYI (10/15) ... Logged 7:37 of ice time at PIT (10/13).
#88: Nate Schmidt (D) 6' 1", 194 lbs. / Jul 16, 1991 (25 years and 4 months)
Acquired: Signed as a free agent, April 2, 2013Last Goal: JAN 7, 2016 @ NY ISLANDERS (53)Last Assist: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (2)Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG
Earned an assist vs. PIT (11/16) ... Recorded two assists vs. FLA (11/5) ... Earned an assist at VAN (10/29) ... Logged 15:47 of ice time at EDM (10/26)
... Registered two hits in 16:47 of ice time vs. NYR (10/22) ... Earned an assist at FLA (10/20) ... Logged 12:38 of ice time vs. COL (10/18) ... Logged
15:33 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Logged 14:55 of ice time at PIT (10/13) ... Served as a healthy extra in two games (11/11, 11/15).
#90: Marcus Johansson (L) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Oct 6, 1990 (26 years and 1 month)
yoh-HAHN-suhnDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2009 NHL DraftLast Goal: NOV 11, 2016 @ CHICAGO (5)Last Assist: NOV 16, 2016 vs PITTSBURGH (2)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG
Earned an assist vs. PIT (11/16) ... Scored the game-winning goal in OT at CHI (11/11) ... Earned two points at WPG (11/1) ... Scored two goals at CGY
(10/30) ... Tied his career high with three points (2g, 1a) at VAN (10/29) ... Logged 17:04 of ice time at EDM (10/26) ... Logged 15:40 of ice time vs. NYR
(10/22) ... Scored a goal at FLA (10/20) ... Tallied two assists vs. COL (10/18) ... Logged 17:49 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Earned an assist at PIT
(10/13).
#92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) 6' 2", 192 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (24 years and 6 months)
ehv-GEH-nee kooz-neht-SAWFDrafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 26th overall, in the 2010 NHL DraftLast Goal: NOV 12, 2016 @ CAROLINA (4)Last Assist: NOV 1, 2016 @ WINNIPEG (9)Career Shootouts: 9/22 (41%), 3 GDG
Scored a goal at CAR (11/12) ... Won 10 of 15 faceoffs vs. WPG (11/3) ... Tallied two assists at WPG (11/1) ... Earned an assist at VAN (10/29) ...
Logged 16:47 of ice time at EDM (10/26) ... Earned an assist vs. NYR (10/22) ... Scored a goal at FLA (10/20) ... Earned an assist vs. COL (10/18) ...
Logged 15:25 of ice time vs. NYI (10/15) ... Logged 20:02 of ice time at PIT (10/13).
50TH ANNIVERSARY THROWBACK NOTEOn this day in 1968, St. Louis goalie Jacques Plante made 44 saves to earn his 66th career shutout as the Blues won 1-0 over thevisiting Chicago Blackhawks CURRENT INJURIESJoel Edmundson (upper-body)Alexander Steen (upper-body)2016-17 Total Man Games Lost: 30 RECENT TRANSACTIONS11/17 – Activated Robert Bortuzzo from IR11/13 – Recalled Ty Rattie from Chicago11/11 – Assigned Chris Butler to Chicago11/10 – Recalled Chris Butler from Chicago LAST GAMEBlues, 4 at Bruins, 23 Stars: 1. Jake Allen / 2. David Backes / 3. Jori LehteraNotes-The Blues won their fourth straight game and have won 8 of their last 9 contests at TD Garden -Jake Allen saved 39 of 41 shots tonight and earned his 66th career win, tying Roman Turek for 9th on the Blues all-time franchise list-Jori Lehtera recorded a multi-goal game with his 2nd and 3rd goal of the season-Robert Bortuzzo scored his 1st goal of the season-Paul Stastny scored his 5th goal of the year and the 35th GWG of his reg. season career-Jaden Schwartz recorded his 4th assist of the season-Colton Parayko recorded 2 assists tonight. This was his 2nd multi-point game of the season and 6th of his career-David Perron recorded an assist, extending his point streak to five games (3-4-7)-Patrik Beglund recorded a multi-point game with 2 assists BLUES VS. CAPITALS-St. Louis has won 3 of their last 4 against the Capitals, including a 5-1 loss in their last meeting (Apr. 9)-The Blues have won 3 of their last 4 trips to D.C., including a 4-0 victory on Mar. 26, most recently-The Blues are 3-2-1 against the East this season and have converted on 6 of their 21 PP chances in those games (28.6%)-Capitals forward T.J. Oshie spent his first 7 seasons with the Blues after the club drafted him 24th overall in 2005-Blues goaltender Jake Allen posted a 32-save shutout in his only career game against the Caps-Alex Ovechkin’s hat trick in the 2015-16 reg. season finale, against the Blues, gave him 50 goals for the season-Blues second-year defenseman Colton Parayko will dress in his 100th reg. season game tonight-The Blues are 2-1-0 in the second game of back-to-back sets this season Hot vs. WSH-Alex Pietrangelo has an assist in consecutive games (0-2-2)-Paul Stastny is riding a 3-game assist streak (0-4-4)-Patrik Berglund has 3 points over his last 3 games (2g, 1a)-Vladimir Tarasenko is riding a 3-game goal streak (3-1-4) History vs. WSHAll-Time: 41-39-13 *Last Time: Apr. 9, 2016 – 1-5 L (WG: Alex Ovechkin)All-Time OT: 0-1-7 *Last Time: Dec. 5, 1985 – 2-3 LAll- Time Shootout: 1-1 *Last Shootout: Feb. 13, 2010 – 4-3 W (GW SO goal: David Perron) BLUES NHL’S BEST-Since Ken Hitchcock was hired (Nov. 8, 2011), the Blues have posted the NHL’s best regular season record at 235-109-39-The Blues have posted a league-most 51 shutouts during Hitchcock’s tenure – 10 more than 2nd place LA
St. Louis Blues: Media Notes
-Over that span, the Blues rank 2nd overall in shots allowed per game (27.1) and goals allowed per game (2.27) (LA 1st in both,2.25/26.6) STREAKING-The Blues are riding a season-high 4-game win streak, including wins over BUF, SJS, NSH and BOS-St. Louis has posted a +6 3rd period goal differential during their streak, while they were -1 for the season previously-The Blues are also carrying a +10 even strength goal differential during the streak, while they were -14 for the year previously
DON’T CALL IT A 4TH LINE-Kyle Brodziak, Scottie Upshall and Ryan Reaves have combined for 3 goals, 2 assists and a +9 rating over the Blues’ last four games-The pack has also delivered 19 hits during that stretch, while Brodziak is 27 for 42 (64.3%) in the faceoff circle-Brodziak has played over 11 minutes in each of the Blues’ last 4 games, including a season-high 13:17 last Thursday vs. SJS-Reaves has played over 10 minutes in 3 of the last 4 – his first 10-minute games of the season-Upshall has played over 11 minutes in each of the last 4 games TARASENKO HEATS UP-Vladimir Tarasenko has 11 pts (3-8-11) over his last 9 games-His recent success has brought him to 20 pts for the year which shares 6th overall (1. Connor McDavid, 24)-Tarasenko shares 2nd overall with 7 PP assists (1. Alexander Wennberg, 9)-Along with Kevin Shattenkirk, he shares 4th overall in total PP points with 9 (1. Claude Giroux/Tyler Seguin/Shea Weber/Wennberg,10) SHATTENKIRK BIG AS A BLUE-Kevin Shattenkirk has a goal, 7 assists and a +6 rating over his last 9 games-He shares 6th amongst all defensemen with 14 pts (4-10-14) overall (1. Shea Weber, 17) while he ranks 2nd in that group with 9 PPpts (3-6-9) (1. Weber, 10)-Since joining the club via trade from Colorado (Feb. 19, 2011), Shattenkirk ranks 11th amongst all defensemen with 230 reg. seasonpoints (1. Erik Karlsson, 343)-As a Blue, he’s recorded 118 reg. season power play points, which ranks 3rd amongst all defensemenPP Points (Total PP Time) Since Feb. 19, 2011Erik Karlsson, 128 (1,629:58)P.K. Subban, 121 (1,579:30)Kevin Shattenkirk, 118 (1,161:52) FABBRI RESPONDS-Robby Fabbri was a healthy scratch for the first time in his career on Nov. 10 in Nashville-Since returning to the lineup, he’s logged a point in 4 of his last 5 games (3-2-5), including 3 PPG-His 3 PPG over the also 2 games have set a new single-season career high as he posted 2 PPG during his rookie campaign last year SALUTE YOUR SCHWARTZ-Jaden Schwartz has 3 goals and 2 assists over the past 4 games-Schwartz is averaging a point per game over his last 8 (5-3-8) with 7 of those points coming at even strength-The Blues are 4-1-0 when Schwartz scores this season and 51-17-1 over his career (reg. season)-During his career, the Blues are 166-72-18 with Schwartz in the lineup compared to 30-25-13 when he’s absent ALLEN ON TRACK-Jake Allen is 4-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and a .953 SV% over his last 4 starts-He’s allowed 2 or fewer goals in each of last 7 starts, translating to a 5-1-1 record-In his most recent outing, Allen made a season high 39 saves against BOS
4-Game Win Streak Since Nov. 15 (NHL rank)
Record: 4-0-0 (t-1st)
G/G: 3.50 (t-2nd)
GA/G: 1.50 (t-2nd)
Even Strength Goal Diff: +10 (1st)
Previous 16 Games (NHL rank)
Record: 7-6-3 (t-15th)
G/G: 2.31 (26th)
GA/G: 2.88 (20th)
Even Strength Goal Diff: -14 (t-29th)
PARAYKO INCREASING HIS PRESENCE-After a 5-game point drought, Colton Parayko has logged 6 assists over his last 7 games, trippling his point total for the season-Parayko’s 8 even strength helpers share 5th amongst all defensemen (1. Duncan Keith, 11)-Parayko logged 9 goals and 33 points last season, earning a selection to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team-The St. Albert, Alberta, native also appeared in three games with Team North America at the 2016 World Cup, sharing 3rd on the teamwith three points (3a)-He is averaging 20:54 of ice time per game compared to 19:23 in his rookie season-He is also averaging 2:12 of power play ice and 2:46 of shorthanded ice per game this season, compared to 1:38 and 0:59,respectively, last season PERRON PLAYING BIG ROLE-David Perron is riding a season-high 5-game point streak (2-5-7)-The Blues are 6-1-0 when he logs a point this season-With 6 goals already, Perron is halfway to his goal total from last season, when he tallied 12 goals between stints with PIT and ANA-He is logging 2:34 of PP time per game as well as 1:35 of SH time – which is almost a minute more than any other season in hiscareer HITCHCOCK IN EXCLUSIVE COMPANY-Ken Hitchcock (STL and DAL) is one of 6 coaches to earn at least 200 wins with two different teams (Scotty Bowman, Dick Irvin,Jacques Lemaire, Joel Quenneville, Dave Tippet)-Under Hitchcock, the Blues have posted three consecutive 100-point seasons for the first time in franchise history. He ranks 2nd onthe club’s all-time wins list (235) (1. Joel Quenneville, 307)-Each of the four winningest coaches in NHL history have all served behind the Blues’ bench (Scotty Bowman 67’-70’ and 71’ / JoelQuenneville 97’-04’ / Al Arbour 70’-71’ and 71’-72’)
BLUES CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY-The Blues were a part of the 1967 expansion of the NHL and are celebrating their 50th Anniversary this season-The Blues will host numerous events to commemorate the occasion including the 2017 Bridgestone Winter Classic vs. the Blackhawksat Busch Stadium-The franchise’s history includes 20 players who have gone on to the NHL Hall of Fame, 10 Division titles, the 1999-00 Presidents’Trophy, 40 playoff seasons and 3 trips to the Stanley Cup Final FRANCHISE PERSPECTIVE (Reg. Season)GoaltendersWins1 – Mike Liut, 1518 – Rick Wamsley, 759 – Roman Turek/Jake Allen, 66 Shutouts1 – Brian Elliott, 254 – Roman Turek, 135 – Brent Johnson/Jake Allen, 12 DefensemenGames1 – Barret Jackman, 8035 – Chris Pronger, 5986 – Alex Pietrangelo, 47912 – Jimmy Roberts, 395
Most Wins, All-Time
Scotty Bowman, 1,244
Joel Quenneville, 814
Al Arbour, 782
Ken Hitchcock, 768
Most Wins, Active Coaches
Joel Quenneville, 814
Ken Hitchcock, 768
Lindy Ruff, 709
13 – Kevin Shattenkirk, 384 Goals1 – Al MacInnis, 1275 – Jimmy Roberts, 636 – Alex Pietrangelo, 547 – Kevin Shattenkirk, 52 Assists1 – Al MacInnis, 3254 – Jeff Brown, 2145 – Alex Pietrangelo, 2096 – Barclay Plager, 1877 – Kevin Shattenkirk, 178 Points1 – Al MacInnis, 4524 – Jeff Brown, 2945 – Alex Pietrangelo, 2636 – Barclay Plager/Kevin Shattenkirk, 231 GWG1 – Al MacInnis, 222 – Pietrangelo/Pronger, 124 – Rob Ramage, 115 – Kevin Shattenkirk, 10 MILESTONE WATCHDavid Perron – 3 shy of 200 career assistsJay Bouwmeester – 3 shy of 300 career assistsAlexander Steen – 1 shy of 200 career goals / 7 shy of 300 career assists / 9 shy of 500 career pointsVladimir Tarasenko – 4 shy of 100 career PIMPaul Stastny – 9 shy of 200 career goals / 4 shy of 700 career gamesJori Lehtera – 6 shy of 100 career PIMKyle Brodziak – 5 shy of 100 games as a Blue / 9 shy of 400 career PIM FRANCHISE TOTALSSeasons: 49Reg. Season record: 1736-1523-561Playoff record: 158-196Total points: 4,033Total goals scored: 11,776
St. Louis Blues: 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 10/12/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks W 01-00-00 5-2 22p,91p,26p,91,10 26 3-5 3-4 33-19 34 / 50 21729+2 10/13/2016 Minnesota Wild W 02-00-00 3-2 20,64,56 56 0-3 5-5 31-21 34 / 40 19673+3 10/15/2016 New York Rangers W 03-00-00 3-2 91,26,27p 27 1-5 2-2 18-35 40 / 30 19197+4 10/18/2016 @ Vancouver Canucks O* 03-00-01 1-2 91 33 0-3 4-4 24-26 25 / 34 175685 10/20/2016 @ Edmonton Oilers L 03-01-01 1-3 64 27 0-3 2-2 35-23 33 / 34 183476 10/22/2016 @ Calgary Flames W 04-01-01 6-4 57p,57,26p,21,57,20 57 2-4 3-3 40-27 34 / 31 180767 10/25/2016 Calgary Flames L 04-02-01 1-4 22p 29 1-4 2-3 24-30 1 / 40 173378 10/27/2016 Detroit Red Wings O** 04-02-02 1-2 22 40 0-4 5-5 32-27 34 / 34 19229+9 10/29/2016 Los Angeles Kings W 05-02-02 1-0 17 17 0-4 5-5 25-27 34 / 31 18631
10 11/01/2016 @ New York Rangers L 05-03-02 0-5 5 0-2 4-6 35-29 30 / 34 18006+11 11/03/2016 @ Dallas Stars L 05-04-02 2-6 26,27 28 0-3 3-4 30-27 31 / 34 18532+12 11/05/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets W* 06-04-02 2-1 19,91 91 0-4 3-3 30-21 40 / 30 1824513 11/06/2016 Colorado Avalanche W 07-04-02 5-1 15,12,17p,10,57 12 1-4 6-6 28-23 34 / 1 1722014 11/09/2016 Chicago Blackhawks O* 07-04-03 1-2 27 72 0-3 5-5 28-30 50 / 34 1870415 11/10/2016 @ Nashville Predators L 07-05-03 1-3 17 18 0-2 5-5 24-28 35 / 40 17259+16 11/12/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets L 07-06-03 4-8 22p,15p,91p,15p 17 4-5 1-2 37-30 72 / 40 1578817 11/15/2016 Buffalo Sabres W 08-06-03 4-1 15p,17,28,10 17 1-1 3-4 31-24 34 / 40 1688418 11/17/2016 San Jose Sharks W 09-06-03 3-2 17,17,57p 57 1-4 6-6 25-31 34 / 31 1761819 11/19/2016 Nashville Predators W 10-06-03 3-1 57,28,91 28 0-3 2-3 34-31 34 / 35 1892220 11/22/2016 @ Boston Bruins W 11-06-03 4-2 12,41,26,12 26 0-2 2-3 28-41 34 / 40 17565+21 11/23/2016 @ Washington Capitals22 11/26/2016 Minnesota Wild23 11/28/2016 Dallas Stars24 12/01/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning25 12/03/2016 Winnipeg Jets26 12/06/2016 Montréal Canadiens27 12/08/2016 @ New York Islanders28 12/09/2016 @ New Jersey Devils29 12/11/2016 @ Minnesota Wild30 12/13/2016 @ Nashville Predators31 12/15/2016 New Jersey Devils32 12/17/2016 Chicago Blackhawks33 12/19/2016 Edmonton Oilers34 12/20/2016 @ Dallas Stars35 12/22/2016 @ Tampa Bay Lightning36 12/28/2016 Philadelphia Flyers37 12/30/2016 Nashville Predators38 01/02/2017 Chicago Blackhawks39 01/05/2017 Carolina Hurricanes40 01/07/2017 Dallas Stars41 01/10/2017 Boston Bruins42 01/12/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings43 01/14/2017 @ San Jose Sharks44 01/15/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks45 01/17/2017 Ottawa Senators46 01/19/2017 Washington Capitals47 01/21/2017 @ Winnipeg Jets48 01/24/2017 @ Pittsburgh Penguins49 01/26/2017 @ Minnesota Wild50 01/31/2017 Winnipeg Jets51 02/02/2017 Toronto Maple Leafs52 02/04/2017 Pittsburgh Penguins53 02/06/2017 @ Philadelphia Flyers54 02/07/2017 @ Ottawa Senators55 02/09/2017 @ Toronto Maple Leafs56 02/11/2017 @ Montréal Canadiens57 02/15/2017 @ Detroit Red Wings58 02/16/2017 Vancouver Canucks59 02/18/2017 @ Buffalo Sabres60 02/20/2017 Florida Panthers61 02/26/2017 @ Chicago Blackhawks62 02/28/2017 Edmonton Oilers63 03/03/2017 @ Winnipeg Jets64 03/05/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche65 03/07/2017 @ Minnesota Wild66 03/10/2017 Anaheim Ducks67 03/11/2017 New York Islanders68 03/13/2017 @ Los Angeles Kings69 03/15/2017 @ Anaheim Ducks70 03/16/2017 @ San Jose Sharks71 03/18/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes72 03/21/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche73 03/23/2017 Vancouver Canucks74 03/25/2017 Calgary Flames75 03/27/2017 Arizona Coyotes76 03/29/2017 @ Arizona Coyotes77 03/31/2017 @ Colorado Avalanche78 04/02/2017 Nashville Predators79 04/04/2017 Winnipeg Jets80 04/06/2017 @ Florida Panthers81 04/08/2017 @ Carolina Hurricanes82 04/09/2017 Colorado Avalanche
St. Louis Blues: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Oct 12 @ CHI 0-0,2/0 09:53 0-0,1/0 13:17 0-0,4/0 20:42 0-0,4/0 17:21 0-0,1/0 10:38Oct 13 Vs MIN 0-0,0/0 10:56 DNP 0-1,3/0 20:10 1-0(W),2/1 07:22 0-0,0/-1 17:50 1-1,3/1 08:30Oct 15 Vs NYR 0-0,0/0 02:22 DNP 0-1,0/0 19:44 0-0,0/0 10:33 0-0,2/1 19:13 0-0,0/0 12:09Oct 18 @ VAN DNP 0-0,0/0 12:45 0-0,0/-1 21:56 0-0,0/-1 09:52 0-0,2/-1 19:52 0-0,3/0 13:30Oct 20 @ EDM 0-0,0/0 07:38 0-0,2/0 12:43 0-0,1/-1 20:00 DNP 0-0,0/-1 18:16 1-0,1/0 12:29Oct 22 @ CGY 0-0,2/-1 11:39 DNP 0-0,2/1 21:34 DNP 3-1(W),6/3 16:02 0-1,2/0 09:26Oct 25 Vs CGY 0-0,0/-1 07:24 DNP 0-1,4/-1 19:34 DNP 0-0,3/-2 21:14 0-0,0/0 11:47Oct 27 Vs DET 0-0,1/0 10:05 0-0,1/1 08:34 0-0,1/0 22:23 DNP 0-0,4/0 16:44 0-0,1/1 09:53Oct 29 Vs LAK 0-0,0/0 09:58 DNP 0-0,2/0 21:13 MIN 0-0,2/0 21:14 0-0,1/0 08:36Nov 1 @ NYR 0-0,0/0 09:24 DNP 0-0,6/0 22:27 MIN 0-0,2/-1 17:06 0-0,1/-1 10:32Nov 3 @ DAL 0-0,0/0 07:51 INJ 0-0,4/-1 24:31 MIN 0-0,1/-4 16:29 0-0,1/0 07:28Nov 5 Vs CBJ 0-0,4/0 07:32 INJ 0-0,3/0 21:49 MIN 0-0,1/0 18:36 DNPNov 6 Vs COL 0-1,0/1 12:44 INJ 0-1,3/1 24:20 MIN 1-0,2/0 16:40 DNPNov 9 Vs CHI 0-0,1/0 11:41 INJ 0-0,2/0 09:49 0-0,2/-1 19:15 MIN 0-0,2/0 14:54 DNPNov 10 @ NSH 0-0,2/-1 09:00 INJ 0-0,1/0 13:04 0-1,1/-1 19:14 MIN 0-0,0/-1 15:17 0-0,1/-1 14:51Nov 12 @ CBJ 0-0,0/-3 07:09 INJ 0-0,2/-3 14:46 0-0,7/-2 21:54 MIN 0-3,0/-1 18:16 0-0,0/-3 07:28Nov 15 Vs BUF 1-0,1/1 11:02 INJ 0-0,3/0 15:31 0-2,6/1 18:43 MIN 0-1,1/1 15:50 DNPNov 17 Vs SJS 0-0,1/1 13:17 INJ 0-0,1/0 10:13 0-0,3/0 19:53 MIN 1-0(W),2/-1 15:28 0-0,0/0 08:03Nov 19 Vs NSH 1-0(W),2/1 13:08 0-0,1/2 12:51 DNP 0-0,2/1 17:40 MIN 1-0,6/1 20:41 DNPNov 22 @ BOS 0-0,3/0 12:36 1-0,2/2 17:08 DNP 0-2,1/3 19:02 MIN 0-1,1/0 17:40 0-1,0/2 09:17
St. Louis Blues: Player Game By Game SummarySkaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played
Date Opp. REAVES# 75
TARASENKO# 91
ALLEN# 34
HUTTON# 40
Oct 12 @ CHI 0-0,1/-1 06:11 2-1,5/1 19:35 2/19 W 60:00 DNDOct 13 Vs MIN 0-0,0/0 06:16 0-0,4/-1 19:00 2/21 W 60:00 DNDOct 15 Vs NYR 0-0,1/-1 04:54 1-1,4/1 20:12 DND 2/35 W 59:47Oct 18 @ VAN 0-0,0/0 08:22 1-0,6/0 21:20 2/26 O 61:40 DNDOct 20 @ EDM 0-0,1/0 05:09 0-0,7/-2 21:12 2/22 L 59:18 DNDOct 22 @ CGY 0-0,1/-1 07:48 0-1,5/2 16:29 4/27 W 60:00 DNDOct 25 Vs CGY 0-0,1/0 05:19 0-1,2/-1 18:55 DND 3/29 L 59:15Oct 27 Vs DET 0-0,0/0 06:29 0-0,7/-1 23:08 1/27 O 64:53 DNDOct 29 Vs LAK 0-0,0/0 07:25 0-1,1/1 15:30 0/27 W 59:46 DNDNov 1 @ NYR 0-0,1/0 06:15 0-0,3/-1 17:05 4/20 L 32:55 1/9 27:05Nov 3 @ DAL DNP 0-0,4/-1 16:19 5/26 L 59:43 DNDNov 5 Vs CBJ 0-0,1/1 04:05 1-0(W),4/1 19:36 DND 1/21 W 64:04Nov 6 Vs COL 0-1,1/1 07:34 0-1,2/1 14:18 1/23 W 59:24 DNDNov 9 Vs CHI 0-0,1/0 06:58 0-1,4/0 18:36 2/30 O 60:25 DNDNov 10 @ NSH 0-0,0/-1 05:08 0-1,2/1 18:32 DND 3/28 L 57:39Nov 12 @ CBJ DNP 1-3,5/-1 17:45 4/12 24:36 4/18 L 35:15Nov 15 Vs BUF 0-1,1/1 10:30 0-1,1/0 17:43 1/24 W 60:00 DNDNov 17 Vs SJS 0-0,1/1 08:24 0-0,2/-1 15:36 2/31 W 60:00 DNDNov 19 Vs NSH 0-0,1/1 10:33 1-0,3/1 16:31 1/31 W 59:57 DNDNov 22 @ BOS 0-0,1/0 10:11 0-1,1/0 17:12 2/41 W 60:00 DND
Hitchcock was named the 24th head coach in Blues history on Nov. 7, 2011, and has led the club to five straight postseason appearances, andCentral Division Titles in 2011-12 and 2014-15. In 2015-16, he led the Blues to a second place finish in the Western Conference and their firsttrip to the Conference Final since 2001. In 2011-12, he guided the Blues to the their second best season ever and their first division title since2000 en route to becoming the NHL's 2012 Jack Adams Award winner, the fourth coach in Blues history to receive the honor. Hitchcock hasalso coached in Dallas, Philadelphia and Columbus. During his career, Hitchcock has led his teams to eight division titles, while he capturedthe 1999 Stanley Cup with the Dallas Stars. Hitchcock also served as an assistant coach for Team Canada when they won Gold at the 2002,2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics.NHL Rec: 767-459-197 / Playoff Rec: 86-82Blues Rec: 235-109-39 / Playoff Rec: 20-27
St. Louis Blues: Head Coach and Player BiosHead Coach: Ken Hitchcock
#34: Jake Allen (G) 6' 2", 195 lbs. / Aug 7, 1990 (26 years and 3 months)
Drafted: Blues' 2nd round pick, 34th overall, in 2008Last Win: NOV 22, 2016 @ BOSTONLast SO: OCT 29, 2016 vs LOS ANGELES (9)Career Shootouts: 42/54 (.778), 8-3
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 16 9-3-3 1 2.33 .914Career 115 66-29-10 12 2.34 .915
Career vs. Opp 1 1-0-0 1 0.00 1.000
Season Highs: Shots Saves4141
3911/22 vs BOS
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 115 GP / 66-29-10 / .915 SV% / 2.33 GAA / 12 SO2016-17 Home: 8 GP / 6-0-2 / .953 SV% / 1.24 GAA / 1 SO 2016-17 Away: 8 GP / 3-3-1 / .871 SV% / 3.58 GAA / 0 SO2016-17 Total: 16 GP / 9-3-3 / .914 SV% / 2.33 GAA/ 1 SOQuick Hits-Stopped 39 of 41 shots and earned the games number 1 star on Tues. at BOS-Has won 4 straight starts, allowing only 6 total goals and posting a 1.50 GAA and a .953 SV% over that span-With his victory on Thurs. vs SJS, Jake Allen earned his 64th career win, moving him ahead of Manny Legace into 10th place on the Blues Franchiselist-Has allowed 2 or fewer goals in 13 consecutive regular season home games-Has the best home GAA (1.24) and shares the 3rd best home SV% in the NHL (.953) this season-Shared 2nd in shutouts with 6 last season -Appeared in 19 games vs the Central Division this season, going 13-5-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a .925 SV% in 2015-16
#40: Carter Hutton (G) 6' 1", 201 lbs. / Dec 19, 1985 (30 years and 11 months)
Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Nashville on July 5, 2013.Last Win: NOV 5, 2016 vs COLUMBUS (2)Last SO: FEB 13, 2016 @ FLORIDA (14)Career Shootouts: 25/39 (.641), 5-5
GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%Season 6 2-3-0 0 2.77 .900Career 82 35-27-12 4 2.57 .909
Career vs. Opp 3 2-1-0 0 3.25 .888
Season Highs: Shots Saves3535
3310/15 vs NYR
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 6 GP / 2-3-0 / .900 SV% / 2.77 GAA / 0 SO2016-17 Home: 3 GP / 2-1-0 / .929 SV% / 1.97 GAA / 0 SO 2016-17 Away: 3 GP/ 0-2-0 / .855 SV% / 4.00 GAA / 0 SO2016-17 Total: 6 GP/ 2-3-0 / .900 SV% / 2.77 GAA / 0 SOQuick Hits-Stopped 14 of the 18 shots he faced in relief of Jake Allen last Sat. at CBJ-Signed with the Blues as a free agent on Jul. 5-Nashville's nominee for the 2016 Masterton Trophy-Posted a career-best .918 SV% and 2.33 GAA last season-Has a 16-1-8 recorded in the 25 games of his NHL career where he has faced at least 30 shots, posting a .934 SV% and a 2.25 GAA
#4: Carl Gunnarsson (D) 6' 2", 196 lbs. / Nov 9, 1986 (30 years)
Drafted: Toronto's 7th round pick (194th overall) in 2007Acquired: From Toronto, along with a 2014 4th round pick (Ville Husso), in exchangefor Roman Polak on June 28, 2014Last Goal: MAR 25, 2016 vs VANCOUVER (20)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2016 vs COLORADO (7)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 80 GP, 1-9-10, 80 PIM
2016-17 Home: 7 GP, 0-0-0, 2 PIM
2016-17 Away: 6 GP, 0-1-1, 15 PIM
2016-17 Total: 13 GP, 0-1-1, 17 PIM
Quick Hits
-Placed on IR on Nov. 7 with an Upper-Body injury suffered on Nov. 6 vs COL
-Leads Blues D-men with 23 hits this season
-Ranked 2nd among rookie d-men, 4th among all rookies, and 3rd on the Blues with 63 PIM in 2015-16
-Ranked 2nd among all rookies with 165 hits in 2015-16
-Scored his first NHL goal on Mar. 25 vs VAN
#10: Scottie Upshall (R) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Oct 7, 1983 (33 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Nashville's first round pick, 6th overall, in 2002Acquired: Signed as a free agent on Oct. 6, 2015Last Goal: NOV 15, 2016 vs BUFFALO (3)Last Assist: NOV 19, 2016 vs NASHVILLE (1)Career Shootouts: 1/9 (11%), 0 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 91 GP, 22-24-46, 40 PIM
2016-17 Home: 11 GP, 2-4-6, 11 PIM
2016-17 Away: 8 GP, 2-1-3, 4 PIM
2016-17 Total: 19 GP, 4-5-9, 15 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded 2 hits and 1 shot on Tues. at BOS
-Scored 4 goals in his past 7 games
-Shared 6th among rookies with 18 goals in 2015-16
-Shared 12th among rookies with 19 assists in 2015-16
-On May 11, at DAL, Fabbri became the youngest player in Blues history to score in a Game 7 (20 yrs, 110 days) and the youngest overall since Tyler
Seguin scored for the Bruins on Apr. 25, 2012
-Is the youngest player in NHL history to post 3 points in a Game 7
#17: Jaden Schwartz (L) 5' 10", 190 lbs. / Jun 25, 1992 (24 years and 4 months)
Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 14th overall, in 2010Last Goal: NOV 17, 2016 vs SAN JOSE (2)Last Assist: NOV 22, 2016 @ BOSTONCareer Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 28 GP, 4-4-8, 6 PIM
2016-17 Home: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM
2016-17 Away: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM
2016-17 Total: 1 GP, 0-0-0, 0 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded 2 blocked shots in 7:05 TOI on Sat. vs NSH
-Posted one assist during his 3-game conditioning stint with Chicago (AHL) from Nov. 8-12
-Registered 4 goals and 6 points overall in 13 games with the Blues in 2015-16
-Recorded 17 goals and 29 assists in 62 games with the Chicago Wolves last season (AHL)
#19: Jay Bouwmeester (D) 6' 4", 212 lbs. / Sep 27, 1983 (33 years and 1 month)
Drafted: Florida's 1st round pick (3rd overall), in 2002Acquired: From Calgary in exchange for Mark Cundari, the rights to Reto Berra and a2013 1st round pick (Emile Poirier) on April 1, 2013Last Goal: NOV 5, 2016 vs COLUMBUS (8)Last Assist: NOV 19, 2016 vs NASHVILLE (1)Career Shootouts: 0/3 (0%), 0 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 260 GP, 11-68-79, 78 PIM
2016-17 Home: 11 GP, 1-1-2, 6 PIM
2016-17 Away: 9 GP, 0-1-1, 4 PIM
2016-17 Total: 20 GP, 1-2-3, 8 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded 3 shots and logged 24:55 TOI on Tues. at BOS
-Played in his 1000th career game on Nov. 1 at NYR
-Leads Blues and ranks 2nd in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game this season (3:46)
-Ranked 2nd among Blues skaters in 2015-16, averaging 23:07 TOI per game
-Led the Blues and shared 6th in the league in shorthanded ice time per game at 3:14 in 2015-16
-Won a Gold Medal with team Canada at this years World Cup of Hockey, and recorded 1 assist in 6 games
#20: Alexander Steen (L) 5' 11", 212 lbs. / Mar 1, 1984 (32 years and 8 months)
Drafted: Toronto's 1st round pick, 24th overall, in 2002Acquired: From Toronto, along with Carlo Colaiacovo, in exchange for Lee Stempniakon Nov. 24, 2008Last Goal: OCT 22, 2016 @ CALGARY (11)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2016 vs COLORADO (4)Career Shootouts: 21/48 (44%), 3 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 575 GP, 129-139-268, 188 PIM
2016-17 Home: 11 GP, 0-3-3, 4 PIM
2016-17 Away: 9 GP, 1-2-3, 4 PIM
2016-17 Total: 20 GP, 1-5-6, 8 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded his 4th and 5th assists of the season and recorded 4 shots on Tues. at BOS
-Ranks 2nd on Blues with 39 hits this season
-Had 10 goals in 2015-16, 5 of which were game winners, which sat 2nd among the Blues
-Ranked 2nd on the Blues with a +4 rating in the 2016 postseason
#22: Kevin Shattenkirk (D) 6' 0", 202 lbs. / Jan 29, 1989 (27 years and 9 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 1st round pick, 14th overall, in 2007Acquired: From Colorado, along with Chris Stewart and a 2011 2nd round pick (TyRattie), in exchange for Erik Johnson, Jay McClement and a 2011 1st round pick(Duncan Siemens) on Feb. 19, 2011Last Goal: NOV 12, 2016 @ COLUMBUS (4)Last Assist: NOV 15, 2016 vs BUFFALO (3)Career Shootouts: 8/23 (35%), 7 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 157 GP, 18-19-37, 56 PIM
2016-17 Home: 9 GP, 0-2-2, 6 PIM
2016-17 Away: 9 GP, 0-2-2, 0 PIM
2016-17 Total: 18 GP, 0-4-4, 6 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded 2 shots and had a +1 rating on Tues. at BOS
-Ranks 2nd on the Blues with a +4 rating this season
-5 of his 18 career goals are GWG
-In 2014-15, Jaskin became the first rookie in Blues History to recorded over 100 shots and 100 hits in a season
#26: Paul Stastny (C) 6' 0", 205 lbs. / Dec 27, 1985 (30 years and 10 months)
Drafted: Colorado's 2nd round pick, 44th overall, in 2005Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2014Last Goal: NOV 22, 2016 @ BOSTONLast Assist: NOV 17, 2016 vs SAN JOSE (2)Career Shootouts: 0/9 (0%), 0 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 158 GP, 31-75-106, 82 PIM
2016-17 Home: 11 GP, 1-3-4, 12 PIM
2016-17 Away: 9 GP, 4-3-7, 4 PIM
2016-17 Total: 20 GP, 5-6-11, 16 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded his 5th goal of the season and won 14 faceoffs on Tues. at BOS
-Recorded 2 PIM and recorded 17 faceoff wins (most in a single game for the Blues this season) on Sat. vs NSH
-Recorded his 100th point as a Blue on a first period goal on Oct. 15th vs NYR
-Ranks 4th in the NHL with 236 faceoff wins this season
-Shared first in the NHL last season with 19 points (4g, 15a) from Mar. 9 to the end of the season
-Led the Blues with 39 assists in 2014-15
-Led the Blues and ranked 17th in the NHL with 684 faceoff wins in 2015-16 (1. P. Bergeron 1130)
#27: Alex Pietrangelo (D) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / Jan 18, 1990 (26 years and 10 months)
Drafted: Blues' 1st round pick, 4th overall, in 2008Last Goal: NOV 9, 2016 vs CHICAGO (6)Last Assist: NOV 17, 2016 vs SAN JOSE (2)Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 479 GP, 54-209-263, 165 PIM
2016-17 Home: 11 GP, 2-1-3, 10 PIM
2016-17 Away: 9 GP, 1-4-5, 2 PIM
2016-17 Total: 20 GP, 3-5-8, 12 PIM
Quick Hits
-Blocked 4 shots and had a +2 rating in 25:38 TOI on Tues. at BOS
-Leads Blues and ranks 8th in the NHL with 25:31 TOI per game this season
-Shares 11th among all d-men with 5 points on the road this season
-Ranks 2nd on the Blues and 4th in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game this season (3:37)
-Leads Blues with 41 blocked shots this season
-Was named the 22nd captain in St. Louis Blues history on Aug. 25
-Won a Gold Medal with Team Canada at this summers World Cup of Hockey, posting 3 points (1g, 2a)
-Ranked 6th overall in TOI per game in 2015-16 (26:18) (1. E. Karlsson 28:58)
-Led Blues d-men and shared 16th among all d-men with 182 shots in 2015-16
-Ranked 2nd on the Blues and 9th in the league in shorthanded ice time per game at 3:11 in 2015-16
#28: Kyle Brodziak (C) 6' 2", 212 lbs. / May 25, 1984 (32 years and 5 months)
Drafted: Edmonton's 7th round pick, 214th overall, in 2003Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July 3, 2015Last Goal: NOV 19, 2016 vs NASHVILLE (1)Last Assist: NOV 6, 2016 vs COLORADO (7)Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 95 GP, 9-5-13, 56 PIM
2016-17 Home: 11 GP, 2-1-2, 15 PIM
2016-17 Away: 8 GP, 0-0-0, 4 PIM
2016-17 Total: 19 GP, 2-1-2, 19 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded 3 shots and won 6 of 8 faceoffs on Tues. at BOS
-One of only two Blues players (Steen) with a short-handed goal in the 2015-16 season
-Shared 3rd among Blues forwards with 1:45 shorthanded ice time per game in 2015-16
-Signed a two-year contract extension with the Blues on Jun. 29
#41: Robert Bortuzzo (D) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Mar 18, 1989 (27 years and 8 months)
Drafted: Pittsburgh's 3rd round pick, 78th overall, in 2007Acquired: From Pittsburgh along with a 2016 7th round pick in exchange for Ian ColeLast Goal: NOV 22, 2016 @ BOSTONLast Assist: APR 4, 2016 vs ARIZONA (6)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 59 GP, 4-2-6, 79 PIM
2016-17 Home: 2 GP, 0-0-0, 2 PIM
2016-17 Away: 4 GP, 1-0-1, 0 PIM
2016-17 Total: 6 GP, 1-0-1, 2 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded his 1st goal of the season and had a +2 rating on Tues. at BOS
-Leads the Blues with a +5 rating this season
-Returned from injury last Sat. vs NSH, and played in his first game since Oct. 27 against the Detroit Red Wings
-Ranked 5th on the Blues with 52 PIM in 2015-16
-Appeared in 40 games last season, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist
#48: Petteri Lindbohm (D) 6' 3", 198 lbs. / Sep 23, 1993 (23 years and 2 months)
Drafted: Blues' 6th round pick, 176th overall, in 2012Last Goal: MAR 1, 2015 @ VANCOUVER (23)Last Assist: DEC 18, 2014 @ LOS ANGELES (30)Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG
Regular Season Career as a Blue: 99 GP, 9-33-43, 37 PIM
2016-17 Home: 11 GP, 0-6-6, 4 PIM
2016-17 Away: 8 GP, 0-3-3, 4 PIM
2016-17 Total: 20 GP, 0-9-9, 8 PIM
Quick Hits
-Recorded his 8th and 9th assists of the season and had a +3 rating on Tues. at BOS
-Ranks 2nd on Blues with 35 blocked shots this season
-Appeared in this summers World Cup of Hockey with Team North America, posting 3 assists in 3 games
-Led Rookies, ranked 2nd among d-men, and ranked 5th overall with a +28 rating last season
-Ranked 2nd in rookie d-man scoring last season with 33 points (1. S. Gostisbehere 46 pts)
-Led Blues rookies and shared 7th among all rookies with 24 assists last season
-Tied a Blues rookie record with 3 game winning goals last season (Erik Johnson)
#57: David Perron (L) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / May 28, 1988 (28 years and 5 months)
Drafted: By St. Louis in the first round (26th overall) in the 2007 NHL DraftAcquired: From Pittsburgh with Adam Clendening in exchange for Carl Hagelin, Jan.15, 2016Last Goal: NOV 19, 2016 vs NASHVILLE (1)Last Assist: NOV 22, 2016 @ BOSTONCareer Shootouts: 16/47 (34%), 9 GDG