Washington Capitals Game Notes

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Washington Capitals

Game Notes

Sat, Oct 17, 2015

NHL Game #70

Washington Capitals

Team Game: 4 Home Game: 4

2 - 1 - 0 (4 pts)

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

Carolina Hurricanes

Team Game: 5 Road Game: 3

1 - 3 - 0 (2 pts)

0 - 2 - 0 (Home) 1 - 1 - 0 (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 31 Philipp Grubauer - - - -70 Braden Holtby 3 2 1 0 2.40 .914 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 30 Cam Ward 3 1 2 0 3.07 .859 31 Eddie Lack 1 0 1 0 3.10 .897 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Matt Niskanen 3 2 1 3 -1 0 4 D Taylor Chorney 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 L Alex Ovechkin 2 2 1 3 1 2 9 D Dmitry Orlov 3 0 1 1 -2 0 14 R Justin Williams 3 0 2 2 0 0 18 C Chandler Stephenson 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 C Brooks Laich 3 0 0 0 -2 2 25 L Jason Chimera 3 1 1 2 -1 2 27 D Karl Alzner 3 0 0 0 -1 0 43 R Tom Wilson 3 0 1 1 0 0 44 D Brooks Orpik 3 1 0 1 2 2 46 C Michael Latta 2 0 0 0 0 0 49 R Stanislav Galiev 2 0 1 1 1 2 65 L Andre Burakovsky 3 0 1 1 1 0 74 D John Carlson 3 1 3 4 1 2 77 R T.J. Oshie 3 1 1 2 -2 0 83 R Jay Beagle 3 0 0 0 -2 2 88 D Nate Schmidt 2 0 0 0 -1 0 90 L Marcus Johansson 3 1 2 3 0 0 92 C Evgeny Kuznetsov 3 0 2 2 -1 4 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Noah Hanifin 4 0 1 1 -1 2 7 D Ryan Murphy 4 0 1 1 0 0 11 C Jordan Staal 4 0 0 0 -2 2 12 C Eric Staal 4 2 2 4 1 2 14 L Nathan Gerbe 4 1 0 1 -3 0 15 C Andrej Nestrasil 4 0 0 0 -2 0 16 C Elias Lindholm 4 1 0 1 2 2 18 C Jay McClement 4 0 1 1 -2 0 20 C Riley Nash 2 0 0 0 0 2 23 L Brock McGinn 1 1 1 2 0 0 24 C Brad Malone 2 0 2 2 2 0 25 L Chris Terry 4 1 0 1 -3 0 26 D John-Michael Liles 4 0 1 1 -3 0 27 D Justin Faulk 4 2 2 4 -1 2 32 R Kris Versteeg 4 1 3 4 -2 0 42 L Joakim Nordstrom 3 0 0 0 0 0 47 D Michal Jordan 3 0 0 0 0 0 49 C Victor Rask 4 1 0 1 -2 0 53 L Jeff Skinner 4 0 1 1 -1 6 54 D Brett Pesce - - - -65 D Ron Hainsey 4 0 1 1 -3 0

Senior VP and General Manager Brian MacLellan

Head Coach Barry Trotz

Assistant Coaches Lane Lambert, Todd Reirden,

Blaine Forsythe

Goaltending Coach Mitch Korn

Video Coach Brett Leonhardt

Exec. VP/General Manager Ron Francis

Asst. General Managers Mike Vellucci, Brian Tatum,

Ricky Olczyk

Head Coach Bill Peters

Assistant Coaches Rod Brind'Amour, Steve Smith

Goaltending Coach / Video Coach David Marcoux / Chris Huffine

Tonight's Officials

Referees Dean Morton (36), Dan O'Halloran (13) Linesmen Devin Berg (87), Tony Sericolo (84)

Supervisor Video Judge Mike Jukoski

Ntl. Anthem Caleb Green

Today's Schedule

BOS @ ARI : 7:00 DAL @ FLA : 7:00 DET @ MTL : 7:00 NSH @ OTT : 7:00 TOR @ PIT : 7:00 BUF @ TBL : 7:00

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Washington Capitals: Roster

Active (22 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place

2 Matt Niskanen D 6' 0" 200 Dec 6, 1986 Virginia, MN, USA

4 Taylor Chorney D 6' 1" 190 Apr 27, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN

8 Alex Ovechkin L 6' 3" 239 Sep 17, 1985 Moscow, RUS

9 Dmitry Orlov D 6' 0" 212 Jul 23, 1991 Novokuznetsk, RUS

14 Justin Williams R 6' 1" 186 Oct 4, 1981 Cobourg, ON, CAN

18 Chandler Stephenson C 5' 11" 190 Apr 22, 1994 Saskatoon, SK, CAN

21 Brooks Laich C 6' 2" 195 Jun 23, 1983 Wawota, SK, CAN

25 Jason Chimera L 6' 3" 216 May 2, 1979 Edmonton, AB, CAN

27 Karl Alzner D 6' 2" 214 Sep 24, 1988 Burnaby, BC, CAN

31 Philipp Grubauer G 6' 1" 182 Nov 25, 1991 Rosenheim, DEU

43 Tom Wilson R 6' 4" 215 Mar 29, 1994 Toronto, ON, CAN

44 Brooks Orpik D 6' 2" 221 Sep 26, 1980 San Francisco, CA, USA

46 Michael Latta C 6' 0" 207 May 25, 1991 Kitchener, ON, CAN

49 Stanislav Galiev R 6' 1" 187 Jan 17, 1992 Moscow, RUS

65 Andre Burakovsky L 6' 3" 198 Feb 9, 1995 Klagenfurt, AUT

70 Braden Holtby G 6' 2" 217 Sep 16, 1989 Lloydminster, SK, CAN

74 John Carlson D 6' 3" 215 Jan 10, 1990 Natick, MA, USA

77 T.J. Oshie R 5' 11" 189 Dec 23, 1986 Everett, WA, USA

83 Jay Beagle R 6' 3" 210 Oct 16, 1985 Calgary, AB, CAN

88 Nate Schmidt D 6' 0" 191 Jul 16, 1991 St. Cloud, MN, USA

90 Marcus Johansson L 6' 1" 209 Oct 6, 1990 Landskrona, SWE

92 Evgeny Kuznetsov C 6' 0" 192 May 19, 1992 Chelyabinsk, RUS

22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 203 Age: 27.1

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)

19 Nicklas Backstrom C 6' 1" 213 Nov 23, 1987 Gävle, SWE

Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

Carolina Hurricanes: Roster

Active (23 Players)

# Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place

5 Noah Hanifin D 6' 3" 206 Jan 25, 1997 Boston, MA, USA

7 Ryan Murphy D 5' 11" 185 Mar 31, 1993 Aurora, ON, CAN

11 Jordan Staal C 6' 4" 220 Sep 10, 1988 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN

12 Eric Staal C 6' 4" 205 Oct 29, 1984 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN

14 Nathan Gerbe L 5' 5" 178 Jul 24, 1987 Oxford, MI, USA

15 Andrej Nestrasil C 6' 3" 200 Feb 22, 1991 Prague, CZE

16 Elias Lindholm C 6' 1" 192 Dec 2, 1994 Boden, SWE

18 Jay McClement C 6' 1" 205 Mar 2, 1983 Kingston, ON, CAN

20 Riley Nash C 6' 1" 200 May 9, 1989 Consort, AB, CAN

23 Brock McGinn L 6' 0" 185 Feb 2, 1994 Fergus, ON, CAN

24 Brad Malone C 6' 2" 207 May 20, 1989 Miramichi, NB, CAN

25 Chris Terry L 5' 10" 195 Apr 7, 1989 Brampton, ON, CAN

26 John-Michael Liles D 5' 10" 185 Nov 25, 1980 Indianapolis, IN, USA 27 Justin Faulk D 6' 0" 215 Mar 20, 1992 South St.Paul, MN, USA

30 Cam Ward G 6' 1" 185 Feb 29, 1984 Saskatoon, SK, CAN

31 Eddie Lack G 6' 4" 187 Jan 5, 1988 Norrtälje, SWE

32 Kris Versteeg R 5' 11" 176 May 13, 1986 Lethbridge, AB, CAN

42 Joakim Nordstrom L 6' 1" 189 Feb 25, 1992 Stockholm, SWE

47 Michal Jordan D 6' 1" 195 Jul 17, 1990 Zlin, CZE

49 Victor Rask C 6' 2" 200 Mar 1, 1993 Leksand, SWE

53 Jeff Skinner L 5' 11" 200 May 16, 1992 Toronto, ON, CAN

54 Brett Pesce D 6' 3" 200 Nov 15, 1994 Tarrytown, NY, USA

65 Ron Hainsey D 6' 3" 210 Mar 24, 1981 Bolton, CT, USA

23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 196 Age: 26.3

Injured Reserve List (1 Players)

21 James Wisniewski D 5' 11" 203 Feb 21, 1984 Canton, MI, USA

Goal Streaks

No active streaks

Assist Streaks

BRAD MALONE (2 / 2 Games)

Point Streaks

BRAD MALONE (0-2-2 / 2 Games) JUSTIN FAULK (2-2-4 / 4 Games)

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Washington Capitals: Season Statistics

Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

D 74 John Carlson 3 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 10 10.0 24:14 0.00 1 1 D 2 Matt Niskanen 3 2 1 3 -1 0 1 0 0 4 50.0 24:05 0.00 2 4 L 8 Alex Ovechkin 2 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 10 20.0 20:35 0.00 4 0 L 90 Marcus Johansson 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 16.7 17:42 0.00 2 2 L 25 Jason Chimera 3 1 1 2 -1 2 0 1 0 8 12.5 13:48 0.00 2 2 R 77 T.J. Oshie 3 1 1 2 -2 0 1 0 0 10 10.0 21:33 16.66 5 3 R 14 Justin Williams 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 16:24 100.00 0 3 C 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 3 0 2 2 -1 4 0 0 0 4 0.0 20:19 48.00 4 1 D 44 Brooks Orpik 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 33.3 20:30 0.00 8 8 D 9 Dmitry Orlov 3 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 13:20 0.00 2 0 R 43 Tom Wilson 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 13:50 0.00 10 4 R 49 Stanislav Galiev 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 09:38 0.00 1 0 L 65 Andre Burakovsky 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 15:30 35.00 1 4 D 4 Taylor Chorney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12:41 0.00 2 0 C 18 Chandler Stephenson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 08:43 83.33 0 0 C 21 Brooks Laich 3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 7 0.0 12:28 44.44 4 2 D 27 Karl Alzner 3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 19:55 0.00 8 6 C 46 Michael Latta 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 08:30 52.38 6 0 R 83 Jay Beagle 3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 14:30 64.28 10 0 D 88 Nate Schmidt 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 14:16 0.00 2 5

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM

31 Philipp Grubauer - - -

-70 Braden Holtby 3 175 2.40 2 1 0 0 7 74 .914 0 0 0

Carolina Hurricanes: Season Statistics

Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks

C 12 Eric Staal 4 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 16 12.5 20:40 58.33 6 1 D 27 Justin Faulk 4 2 2 4 -1 2 2 0 0 16 12.5 26:18 0.00 6 5 R 32 Kris Versteeg 4 1 3 4 -2 0 0 0 1 7 14.3 17:36 0.00 0 1 L 23 Brock McGinn 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 15:21 0.00 1 0 C 24 Brad Malone 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 09:04 0.00 3 0 L 14 Nathan Gerbe 4 1 0 1 -3 0 0 0 0 8 12.5 15:54 0.00 4 0 C 16 Elias Lindholm 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 11 9.1 18:19 44.82 3 2 L 25 Chris Terry 4 1 0 1 -3 0 0 0 0 4 25.0 11:30 0.00 2 1 C 49 Victor Rask 4 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 7 14.3 19:13 60.52 2 3 D 5 Noah Hanifin 4 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 5 0.0 16:33 0.00 3 3 D 7 Ryan Murphy 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 19:32 0.00 1 3 C 18 Jay McClement 4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 10:58 63.88 3 0 D 26 John-Michael Liles 4 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 20:42 0.00 8 2 L 53 Jeff Skinner 4 0 1 1 -1 6 0 0 0 11 0.0 15:48 0.00 0 0 D 65 Ron Hainsey 4 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 21:22 0.00 7 6 C 11 Jordan Staal 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 4 0.0 16:11 56.52 8 1 C 15 Andrej Nestrasil 4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 13:22 0.00 1 1 C 20 Riley Nash 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.0 08:58 50.00 0 2 D 21 James Wisniewski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 00:47 0.00 1 0 L 42 Joakim Nordstrom 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 10:12 0.00 2 1 D 47 Michal Jordan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 16:17 0.00 2 4

# Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM

30 Cam Ward 3 176 3.07 1 2 0 0 9 55 .859 0 0 0

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Washington Capitals

Team Records

Carolina Hurricanes Washington Capitals

Last game: Friday AT DETROIT (5-3 W) Thursday VS CHICAGO (4-1 W)

Next game: Wednesday AT COLORADO Tuesday AT CALGARY

Overall record/streak: 1 - 3 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 2 - 1 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1

Home record/streak: 0 - 2 - 0 / Lost 2 2 - 1 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1

Road record/streak: 1 - 1 - 0 / Win 1 / Undef 1 0 - 0 - 0 / Lost 0

Last 5 Games: 1 - 3 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 Last 10 Games: 1 - 3 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 1-Goal Games: 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 2-Goal Games 1 - 0 1 - 0 3-Goal Games 0 - 1 1 - 1 Scoring first 1 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0

Opponent scoring first 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

Leading after 1 period 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0

Trailing after 1 period 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

Tied after 1 period 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0

Leading after 2 periods 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0

Trailing after 2 periods 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

Tied after 2 periods 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0

OT Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

OT Record - Franchise: 132 - 159 - 201 163 - 150 - 185

Shootout Record - This Season: 0 - 0 0 - 0

Shootout Record - Franchise: 31 - 43 48 - 57

Outshooting opponent: 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 Outshot by opponent: 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 Even shots: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Atlantic: 1 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 vs. Metropolitan: 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 vs. Central: 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 vs. Pacific: 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0

Month by Month Record

W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points

October: 1-3-0 2 2-1-0 4

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Washington Capitals

Situations

Goals by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Carolina Hurricanes: 1 5 4 0 10 ( 2.5 avg.)

Opponents: 3 3 7 0 13 ( 3.3 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 3 1 5 0 9 ( 3.0 avg.)

Opponents: 3 2 4 0 9 ( 3.0 avg.)

Shots by Period

1 2 3 OT T Avg

Carolina Hurricanes: 43 46 43 0 132 (33.0 avg.)

Opponents: 35 30 29 0 94 (23.5 avg.)

Washington Capitals: 23 30 29 0 82 (27.3 avg.)

Opponents: 33 32 18 0 83 (27.7 avg.)

Power Play

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 2 16 12.5 (21st NHL) 3 11 27.3 (6th NHL)

Home: 1 10 10.0 (20th NHL) 3 11 27.3 (7th NHL)

Road: 1 6 16.7 (T-13th NHL) 0 0 0.0

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

Penalty Killing

G Att % G Att %

Overall: 1 9 88.9 (T-7th NHL) 2 9 77.8 (23rd NHL)

Home: 0 4 100.0 (T-1st NHL) 2 9 77.8 (18th NHL)

Road: 1 5 80.0 (T-15th NHL) 0 0 0.0

0 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-9th NHL) 1 SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-1st NHL)

Penalties

GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank

4 20 5.0 (1st NHL) 3 20 6.7 (4th NHL)

Goal Situations

For Against For Against

5 on 5: 8 11 5 5 5 on 4: 2 0 2 0 5 on 3: 0 0 0 0 4 on 4: 0 0 0 0 4 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 3: 0 0 0 0 3 on 4: 0 0 0 0 3 on 5: 0 0 0 0 4 on 5: 0 1 1 2 Empty Net: 0 1 1 2 Penalty Shots: 0 0 0 0 Total: 10 13 9 9

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Washington Capitals

Situations

Individual Leaders

Points: E. STAAL (4),K. VERSTEEG (4),J. FAULK (4) J. CARLSON (4),A. OVECHKIN (3),M. NISKANEN (3) Goals: E. STAAL (2),J. FAULK (2),K. VERSTEEG (1) A. OVECHKIN (2),M. NISKANEN (2),J. CHIMERA (1) Assists: K. VERSTEEG (3),E. STAAL (2),B. MALONE (2) J. CARLSON (3),J. WILLIAMS (2),M. JOHANSSON (2)

PP Goals: J. FAULK (2) T. OSHIE (1),M. NISKANEN (1),M. JOHANSSON (1)

SH Goals: J. CHIMERA (1)

GW Goals: K. VERSTEEG (1) J. CARLSON (1),M. JOHANSSON (1)

3+ Goals:

PIM: J. SKINNER (6),E. STAAL (2),J. STAAL (2) E. KUZNETSOV (4),J. CHIMERA (2),B. ORPIK (2) Shots: E. STAAL (16),J. FAULK (16),J. SKINNER (11) A. OVECHKIN (10),T. OSHIE (10),J. CARLSON (10)

+/-: B. MALONE (+2),E. LINDHOLM (+2),E. STAAL (+1) B. ORPIK (+2),A. OVECHKIN (+1),J. CARLSON (+1)

Shootout

Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG

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

Power Play

Player G A P Justin Faulk 2 0 2 Kris Versteeg 0 2 2 John-Michael Liles 0 1 1 Eric Staal 0 1 1 Player G A P John Carlson 0 2 2 Marcus Johansson 1 0 1 Evgeny Kuznetsov 0 1 1 Matt Niskanen 1 0 1 Dmitry Orlov 0 1 1 T.J. Oshie 1 0 1 Alex Ovechkin 0 1 1 Justin Williams 0 1 1 Short Handed

Player G A P No players to display Player G A P John Carlson 0 1 1 Jason Chimera 1 0 1 Justin Williams 0 1 1

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Washington 4, Chicago 1

October 15, 2015 * Verizon Center * Washington, D.C.

Washington Goals: T.J. Oshie (PP), John Carlson, Matt Niskanen, Alex Ovechkin Shots: WSH: 24, CHI: 27

Power Plays: WSH: 1-2, CHI: 0-1

Three Stars: 1. Holtby (WSH), 2.Carlson (WSH), 3. Kuznetsov (WSH) RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Oct. 15: Recalled Chandler Stephenson from Hershey (AHL) and re-assigned Sean Collins to Hershey CAPITALS MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

Brooks Laich – One game shy of passing Kevin Hatcher (686) for 10th place on the Capitals franchise games played list Nicklas Backstrom – Two goals shy of passing Steve Konowalchuk (146) for 14th place on the Capitals franchise goals list Alex Ovechkin – Two points shy of 900 NHL/Capitals points

Jason Chimera – Four assists shy of 100 Capitals assists CAPITALS MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED

T.J. Oshie – Registered his first Capitals point, goal and assist, Oct. 15 vs. CHI Chandler Stephenson – Made his NHL/Capitals debut, Oct. 15 vs. CHI Taylor Chorney – Made his Capitals debut, Oct. 15 vs. CHI

Evgeny Kuznetsov – Played in his 100th NHL/Capitals game, Oct. 15 vs. CHI John Carlson – Played in his 400th NHL/Capitals game, Oct. 13 vs. SJ Matt Niskanen – Earned his 200th NHL point, Oct. 10 vs. NJ

Brooks Orpik – Scored his first Capitals goal, Oct. 10 vs. NJ Justin Williams – Earned his first Capitals point, Oct. 10 vs. NJ T.J. Oshie – Made his Capitals debut, Oct. 10 vs. NJ

Justin Williams – Made his Capitals debut, Oct. 10 vs. NJ Sean Collins – Made his Capitals debut, Oct. 10 vs. NJ INJURIES/ILLNESSES

Nicklas Backstrom, missed three games (10/10-10/15) Total Man-Games Lost: 3

TONIGHT’S GAME

Washington concludes its season-opening, four-game homestand on Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Capitals are 86-50-14-8 all-time against the Hurricanes and 47-24-4-4 at home against Carolina. Washington was 3-1-0 against the Hurricanes in 2014-15 and 2-0-0 at Verizon Center. Washington will face its Metropolitan Division foe four times this season.

UPCOMING GAMES

* All times are Eastern NOTE OF THE NIGHT

Hurricane Killers – The Capitals have posted a 5-1-1 record against the Hurricanes in the teams’ last seven meetings

(12/20/13-3/31/15). Nicklas Backstrom has recorded 46 points (12g, 34a) in 41 career games against Carolina, marking the most point he has earned against any NHL team. Alex Ovechkin has registered 73 points (28g, 45a) in 61 career games against the Hurricanes, marking the third-most points he has earned against any NHL franchise (Winnipeg: 84; Tampa Bay: 76). Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby has

Washington Capitals: Media Notes

DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO

Oct. 17 Carolina 7 p.m. CSN WJFK 106.7

Oct. 20 at Calgary 9 p.m. CSN, SN360 WJFK 106.7

Oct. 22 at Vancouver 10 p.m. CSN, SN360 WJFK 106.7

Oct. 23 at Edmonton 9 p.m. CSN WJFK 106.7

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recorded one shutout, a 2.08 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage in 11 career games against Carolina.

TOP FIVE CAPS FACTS

Nearing 900 – Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored a goal on Thursday against Chicago and now sits two points shy of 900 NHL

points (477g, 421a). Since entering the NHL in 2005-06, Ovechkin has posted 136 more goals and 45 more points than any other player. In addition, Ovechkin leads the NHL in goals since 2001-02 despite beginning his NHL career in 2005. Only four players have scored more goals (475) in their first 10 seasons than Ovechkin (Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Mario Lemieux, Brett Hull). The Moscow native ranks first in franchise history in goals (477), points (898), power-play goals (176), game-winning goals (80), overtime goals (15), shots (3,840) and multi-goal games (100).

Caps Connections – Capitals right wing Justin Williams registered 201 points (81g, 120a) in 265 games with Carolina from 2003-09.

Williams won a Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2005-06 and scored an empty-net goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers.

Red, White and Blueliner – John Carlson scored a goal and earned an assist on Thursday against Chicago, marking his second

multi-point game of the season (10/10: 2a) and his 34th career multi-multi-point game. Since 2013-14, Carlson ranks third among American defensemen in goals (23) assists (73) and points (96). In addition, the Natick, Mass., native has played in 381 consecutive games, marking the second-longest consecutive games played streak in Capitals franchise history, trailing Bob Carpenter (422). Carlson and teammate Karl Alzner, who has played in 379 consecutive games, are two of only three defensemen (Keith Yandle) that have not missed a regular-season game in each of the last six seasons (2010-15).

Last We Met – The Capitals defeated the Hurricanes 4-2 at Verizon Center on March 31 in the teams’ last meeting. Capitals captain

Alex Ovechkin scored his League-leading 50th goal of the season and added an assist, marking his 26th multi-point game of 2014-15. Evgeny Kuznetsov added two assists and Braden Holtby made 23 saves to earn his career-high 38th win of the season, passing Olie Kolzig (37, 2000-01) for sole possession of second place on the Capitals franchise single-season wins list.

O From Oshie – T.J. Oshie registered two points (1g, 1a) on Thursday against Chicago, marking his first points with the Capitals.

Thursday marked Oshie’s 75th multi-point game of his career and his first of the season. The Everett, Washington, native has registered 312 points (111g, 201a) in 446 career games.

ADDITIONAL CAPITALS NOTES

From Russia With Love – Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin (477) is seven goals shy of passing Sergei Fedorov (483) for first place

among Russian-born players in career NHL goals. Fedorov registered 46 points (13g, 33a) in 70 games with the Capitals from 2007-09 and broke Alexander Mogilny’s NHL record for career goals by a Russian-born player with two goals in Washington’s 6-5 overtime win at Dallas on Oct. 25, 2008. Fedorov scored 483 goals in 1,248 career NHL games. Ovechkin has scored 477 goals in 762 games.

Kuznetsov Plays No. 100 – Evgeny Kuznetsov earned two assists on Thursday against Chicago in his 100th NHL/Capitals game. The

Chelyabinsk, Russia, native has registered 48 points (14g, 34a) in 100 career NHL games. Thursday marked Kuznetsov’s fourth career multi-assist game and seventh career multi-point game. Kuznetsov was drafted by the Capitals in the first round, 26th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft.

Home Sweet Home – The Capitals conclude their season-opening, four-game homestand on Saturday against the Hurricanes.

Washington has posted a 2-1-0 record during the homestand and is 47-24-4-4 all-time at home against Carolina.

Holt-beast – Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby made 26 saves on Thursday against Chicago to earn his second win of the season.

Last season, Holtby set career highs in wins (41), shutouts (9), games played (73), goals-against average (2.22) and save percentage (.923). The 6’2”, 217-pound goaltender registered a franchise-record 1,887 saves in 2014-15 and tied the franchise record in wins, shutouts and games played. Holtby finished the 2014-15 season ranked first in the NHL in ice time (4,247), games played (73) and saves (1,887), tied for second in shutouts (9) and wins (41), fifth in goals-against average (2.22) and tied for seventh in save percentage (.923). Since the start of the 2012-13 season, Holtby ranks second the NHL in shutouts (17), trailing Carey Price (18).

New Faces – Chandler Stephenson made his NHL debut against the Blackhawks on Thursday and Taylor Chorney made his Capitals

debut. Stephenson won 5 of 6 faceoffs (83.3%) in his debut and Chorney registered two hits in 12:41 of ice time.

Good Mojo – Marcus Johansson registered two assists on Thursday against Chicago, marking his 19th career multi-assist game.

Johansson has registered three points (1g, 2a) in three games this season. The Landskrona, Sweden, native registered career highs in goals (20), points (47), shots (138) and games played (82) last season.

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Stan the Man – Stanislav Galiev earned an assist on Thursday against Chicago, marking his first NHL assist and his second NHL point

(4/11 vs. NYR: 1g). Galiev has earned two points (1g, 1a) in four career NHL games.

This Date In Caps History – On October 17, 1974, the Washington Capitals registered the first win in franchise history against the

Chicago Blackhawks at the Capital Centre. Before a crowd of 9,471 spectators, the Caps edged the Hawks, 4-3. Denis Dupere scored two goals for Washington and Jack Egers - with assists from Greg Joly and Yvon Labre - scored the first game-winning goal in franchise history at 8:46 of the third period.

SkyCam Test – SkyCam, an innovative computer-controlled aerial camera system, will be tested by CSN and NBC Sports at Verizon

Center during tonight’s Capitals game. The technology delivers dynamic views of the action at varying heights, speeds and angles for use on TV and the arena’s video boards.

MEDIA RESOURCES

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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 10/10/2015 New Jersey Devils W 01-00-00 5-3 25s,44,8,90p,2p 90 2-5 2-3 27-24 70 / 1 18506+

2 10/13/2015 San Jose Sharks L 01-01-00 0-5 19 0-4 4-5 31-32 31 / 70 18506+

3 10/15/2015 Chicago Blackhawks W 02-01-00 4-1 77p,74,2,8 74 1-2 1-1 24-27 70 / 33 18506+ 4 10/17/2015 Carolina Hurricanes 5 10/20/2015 @ Calgary Flames 6 10/22/2015 @ Vancouver Canucks 7 10/23/2015 @ Edmonton Oilers 8 10/28/2015 Pittsburgh Penguins 9 10/30/2015 Columbus Blue Jackets 10 10/31/2015 @ Florida Panthers 11 11/03/2015 @ New York Rangers 12 11/05/2015 Boston Bruins 13 11/07/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs 14 11/10/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings 15 11/12/2015 @ Philadelphia Flyers 16 11/13/2015 Calgary Flames 17 11/18/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings 18 11/19/2015 Dallas Stars 19 11/21/2015 Colorado Avalanche 20 11/23/2015 Edmonton Oilers 21 11/25/2015 Winnipeg Jets 22 11/27/2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 23 11/28/2015 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 24 12/03/2015 @ Montréal Canadiens 25 12/05/2015 @ Winnipeg Jets 26 12/08/2015 Detroit Red Wings 27 12/10/2015 @ Florida Panthers 28 12/12/2015 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 29 12/14/2015 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 30 12/16/2015 Ottawa Senators 31 12/18/2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 32 12/20/2015 @ New York Rangers 33 12/21/2015 @ Carolina Hurricanes 34 12/26/2015 Montréal Canadiens 35 12/28/2015 @ Buffalo Sabres 36 12/30/2015 Buffalo Sabres 37 12/31/2015 @ Carolina Hurricanes 38 01/02/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 39 01/05/2016 @ Boston Bruins 40 01/07/2016 @ New York Islanders 41 01/09/2016 @ New York Rangers 42 01/10/2016 Ottawa Senators 43 01/14/2016 Vancouver Canucks 44 01/16/2016 @ Buffalo Sabres 45 01/17/2016 New York Rangers 46 01/19/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 47 01/22/2016 Anaheim Ducks 48 01/24/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 49 01/27/2016 Philadelphia Flyers 50 02/02/2016 Florida Panthers 51 02/04/2016 New York Islanders 52 02/06/2016 @ New Jersey Devils 53 02/07/2016 Philadelphia Flyers 54 02/09/2016 @ Nashville Predators 55 02/11/2016 @ Minnesota Wild 56 02/13/2016 @ Dallas Stars 57 02/16/2016 Los Angeles Kings 58 02/18/2016 @ New York Islanders 59 02/20/2016 New Jersey Devils 60 02/22/2016 Arizona Coyotes 61 02/24/2016 Montréal Canadiens 62 02/26/2016 Minnesota Wild 63 02/28/2016 @ Chicago Blackhawks 64 03/02/2016 Toronto Maple Leafs 65 03/04/2016 New York Rangers 66 03/05/2016 @ Boston Bruins 67 03/07/2016 @ Anaheim Ducks 68 03/09/2016 @ Los Angeles Kings 69 03/12/2016 @ San Jose Sharks 70 03/15/2016 Carolina Hurricanes 71 03/18/2016 Nashville Predators 72 03/20/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 73 03/22/2016 @ Ottawa Senators 74 03/25/2016 @ New Jersey Devils 75 03/26/2016 St. Louis Blues 76 03/28/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 77 03/30/2016 @ Philadelphia Flyers 78 04/01/2016 @ Colorado Avalanche 79 04/02/2016 @ Arizona Coyotes 80 04/05/2016 New York Islanders 81 04/07/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 04/09/2016 @ St. Louis Blues

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Washington Capitals: Player Game By Game Summary

Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. NISKANEN # 2 CHORNEY # 4 OVECHKIN # 8 ORLOV # 9 WILLIAMS # 14 STEPHENSON # 18 LAICH # 21 Oct 10 Vs NJD 1-1,2/0 24:44 1-1,4/1 21:02 0-1,2/0 13:32 0-2,2/1 17:30 0-0,1/-1 12:37 Oct 13 Vs SJS 0-0,1/-2 24:50 DNP 0-0,1/-2 14:18 0-0,2/-2 16:38 0-0,5/-1 13:23 Oct 15 Vs CHI 1-0,1/1 22:43 0-0,0/0 12:41 1-0,6/0 20:09 0-0,0/0 12:12 0-0,1/1 15:04 0-0,0/0 08:43 0-0,1/0 11:26

Date Opp. CHIMERA # 25 ALZNER # 27 WILSON # 43 ORPIK # 44 LATTA # 46 GALIEV # 49 BURAKOVSKY # 65 Oct 10 Vs NJD 1-1,1/1 12:02 0-0,0/-1 19:51 0-1,0/2 13:41 1-0,3/1 18:06 0-0,0/0 09:31 0-0,1/0 14:41 Oct 13 Vs SJS 0-0,6/-2 13:41 0-0,1/-1 19:08 0-0,1/-2 11:15 0-0,0/0 19:12 0-0,1/0 07:30 0-0,0/0 10:20 0-0,1/-1 17:31 Oct 15 Vs CHI 0-0,1/0 15:43 0-0,2/1 20:48 0-0,3/0 16:35 0-0,0/1 24:13 DNP 0-1,1/1 08:57 0-1,0/2 14:18

Date Opp. CARLSON # 74 OSHIE # 77 BEAGLE # 83 SCHMIDT # 88 JOHANSSON # 90 KUZNETSOV # 92 GRUBAUER # 31 Oct 10 Vs NJD 0-2,3/1 22:32 0-0,4/-1 21:45 0-0,0/0 13:48 0-0,0/1 15:04 1-0(W),3/0 16:47 0-0,1/0 18:51 DND Oct 13 Vs SJS 0-0,4/-1 25:10 0-0,5/-1 24:40 0-0,0/-2 14:43 0-0,1/-2 13:28 0-0,1/-2 20:13 0-0,1/-1 21:52 DND Oct 15 Vs CHI 1-1(W),3/1 25:01 1-1,1/0 18:15 0-0,0/0 15:01 DNP 0-2,2/2 16:08 0-2,2/0 20:15 DND

Date Opp. HOLTBY # 70 Oct 10 Vs NJD 3/24 W 59:08 Oct 13 Vs SJS 3/30 L 55:47 Oct 15 Vs CHI 1/27 W 59:48

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- In his second season as Washington's head coach

- Became the 17th head coach in Washington Capitals history on May 26, 2014 - Earned his 600th NHL win on April 2, 2015 at MTL

- Record as NHL head coach: 604-506-60-111

- Spent 15 seasons as head coach of the Nashville Predators

- Ranks 13th on the NHL's all-time wins list (603) and ranks fourth among active coaches - Was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in 2010 and 2011

- 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 Bios

Head Coach: Barry Trotz

#31: Philipp Grubauer (G) 6' 1", 182 lbs. / Nov 25, 1991 (23 years and 10 months)

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Drafted: Capitals fourth-round choice, 112th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft Last Win: FEB 6, 2015 vs ANAHEIM

Last SO: -Career Shootouts: 21/32 (.656), 3-4 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season - --- -Career 20 7-6-5 0 2.44 .924 Career vs. Opp 3 1-0-1 0 2.55 .928

Season Highs: Shots Saves

-

-2015-16 Season

Served as backup in three games (10/10-10/15).

2014-15 Season

Posted a 27-17-5 record with six shutouts, a 2.30 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage in 49 games with Hershey (AHL) last season ... Ranks third in the AHL in wins, tied for third in shutouts, 10th in goals-against average and tied for 10th in the League in save percentage ... Stopped 23 of 25 shots in win vs. ANA (2/6) ... Served as backup in two games (3/15-3/16) ... Represented the Eastern Conference at the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic and won the top goaltender award at the skills competition.

#70: Braden Holtby (G) 6' 2", 217 lbs. / Sep 16, 1989 (26 years and 1 month)

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Drafted: Capitals' fourth-round choice, 93rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft Last Win: OCT 15, 2015 vs CHICAGO

Last SO: APR 8, 2015 vs BOSTON (4) Career Shootouts: 61/87 (.701), 13-7

GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV%

Season 3 2-1-0 0 2.40 .914

Career 181 103-52-18 20 2.44 .921

Career vs. Opp 11 7-4-0 1 2.08 .942

Season Highs: Shots Saves

30

30 10/13 vs SJS27 2015-16 Season

Made 26 saves to earn his second win of the season vs. CHI (10/15) ... Made 27 saves vs. SJ (10/13) ... Made 21 saves in win vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Set career highs in wins (41), shutouts (9), games played (73), goals-against average (2.22) and save percentage (.923) last season ... Ranked first in the NHL in ice time (4,247), games played (73) and saves (1,887), tied for second in shutouts (9) and wins (41), fifth in goals-against average (2.22) and tied for seventh in save percentage (.923).

#2: Matt Niskanen (D) 6' 0", 200 lbs. / Dec 6, 1986 (28 years and 10 months)

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Drafted: Dallas' first-round choice, 28th overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2014

Last Goal: OCT 15, 2015 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 2-1-3 -1 0

Career 576 41-160-201 45 313

Career vs. Opp 21 0-6-6 2 8

Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits

+/-1 2 times 1 10/10 vs NJD 2 10/10 vs NJD 0 3 times 24:50 10/13 vs SJS 2 10/10 vs NJD 2 10/15 vs CHI +1 10/15 vs CHI 2015-16 Season

Scored a goal vs. CHI (10/15) ... Logged 24:50 of ice time vs. SJ (10/13) ... Registered two points (1g, 1a), including his 200th NHL point, vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Played in all 82 games for the first time in his career ... Ranked second on the team in ice time (22:21) ... Scored a goal vs. BOS (4/8) ... Tallied an assist vs. CAR (3/31), extending his assist streak to four games ... Recorded a Caps season-high 28:51 of ice time vs. ANA (2/6) ... Recorded his second-career three-assist game, led WSH in ice time (22:35) and was named the game’s first star vs. NYI (11/28) ... Played his 500th NHL game vs. DET (10/29).

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#4: Taylor Chorney (D) 6' 1", 190 lbs. / Apr 27, 1987 (28 years and 5 months)

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Drafted: Oilers' second-round choice, 36th overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2015

Last Goal: FEB 15, 2011 vs DALLAS (18) Last Assist: FEB 15, 2011 vs DALLAS (18) Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 1 0-0-0 0 0

Career 69 1-6-7 -32 16

+/-0

10/15 vs CHI 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI12:41 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI2 10/15 vs CHI+0 2015-16 Season

Logged 12:41 of ice time in his Capitals debut vs. CHI (10/15) ... Served as a healthy extra in two games (10/10-10/13).

2014-15 Season

Appeared in seven regular-season games with the Penguins in 2014-15 ... Registered 19 points (4g, 15a) and 42 penalty minutes in 62 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and served as the team’s alternate captain... Played 400th pro game in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton debut vs. Lehigh Valley (10/11).

#8: Alex Ovechkin (L) 6' 3", 239 lbs. / Sep 17, 1985 (30 years and 1 month)

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Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, first overall, in the 2004 NHL Draft 9th NHL / 9th WSH Season

Last Goal: OCT 15, 2015 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (1) Career Shootouts: 27/92 (29%), 8 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 2 2-1-3 1 2

Career 762 477-421-898 58 516

Career vs. Opp 61 28-45-73 5 45

+/-1

2 times 10/10 vs NJD1 10/10 vs NJD2 10/15 vs CHI2 10/10 vs NJD21:02 10/15 vs CHI6 10/15 vs CHI3 10/10 vs NJD+1 2015-16 Season

Scored a goal vs. CHI (10/15) ... Scored a goal and earned an assist vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Led the NHL in goals (53), power-play goals (25), game-winning goals (11) and shots (395) ... Won his third consecutive and fifth career Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy ... Ranked tied for fourth in the NHL in points (81) ... Scored a PPG vs. NYR (4/11), marking his career-high and franchise record 25th PPG of the season ... With his first goal at MTL (4/2), passed Peter Bondra (472) for first place on the Capitals goals list.

#9: Dmitry Orlov (D) 6' 0", 212 lbs. / Jul 23, 1991 (24 years and 2 months)

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Drafted: Capitals' second-round choice, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 2, 2014 vs PHILADELPHIA (21)

Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 0-1-1 -2 0

Career 122 6-26-32 3 37

+/-0 3 times 1 10/10 vs NJD 1 10/10 vs NJD 0 3 times 14:18 10/13 vs SJS 2 10/10 vs NJD 2 10/15 vs CHI +0 2 times 2015-16 Season Earned an assist vs. NJ (10/10). 2014-15 Season

Recalled from Hershey (AHL) on April 2 ... Earned three assists in three games with the Bears (AHL) ... Re-assigned to Hershey (AHL) for conditioning purposes (3/27) ... Missed 79 games due to injury (10/9-3/26, 4/2-4/11).

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#14: Justin Williams (R) 6' 1", 186 lbs. / Oct 4, 1981 (34 years)

Drafted: Flyers' first-round choice, 28th overall, in the 2000 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2015

Last Goal: MAR 18, 2015 @ ANAHEIM (15) Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Career Shootouts: 8/25 (32%), 4 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 0-2-2 0 0

Career 921 227-357-584 92 574

Career vs. Opp 18 4-8-12 3 12

+/-0 3 times 2 10/10 vs NJD 2 10/10 vs NJD 0 3 times 17:30 10/10 vs NJD 2 2 times 0 3 times +1 2 times 2015-16 Season

Registered two assists in his Capitals debut vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Finished the season ranked fourth among Kings skaters in goals (18), tied for fourth in power-play goals (4), sixth in assists (23) and tied for sixth in points (41) ... Registered nine multi-point games in 2014-15 ... Earned two assists vs. EDM (4/2) ... Recorded two points (1g, 1a) at VAN (3/12) ... Tied his career high with three assists at COL (3/10) ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. DET (2/24) ... Scored two goals at TB (2/7) ... Recorded two points (1g, 1a) vs. NJ (1/14) ... Scored two goals vs. NYR (1/8) ... Tallied two assists vs. CGY (12/22) ... Earned two points (1g, 1a) at TOR (12/14) ... Scored two goals at DAL (11/22).

#18: Chandler Stephenson (C) 5' 11", 190 lbs. / Apr 22, 1994 (21 years and 5 months)

Drafted: Capitals' third-round pick, 77th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft Last Goal: Last Assist: -Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG GP G-A-P +/- PIM Season 1 0-0-0 0 0 Career 1 0-0-0 0 0 Career vs. Opp - --- -

-Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits

+/-0

10/15 vs CHI 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI8:43 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI0 10/15 vs CHI+0 2015-16 Season

Made his NHL debut vs. CHI (10/15) and won 5 of 6 faceoffs (83.3%) ... Recalled from Hershey (AHL) on Oct. 15 ... Earned an assist in season opener vs. AHL Springfield (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Registered 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 54 games with Hershey (AHL) and led the Bears in shorthanded goals.

#19: Nicklas Backstrom (C) (*Injured) 6' 1", 213 lbs. / Nov 23, 1987 (27 years and 10 months)

Drafted: Capitals' forst-round choice, fourth overall, in the 2006 NHL Draft 1s WSH SeasonLast Goal: FEB 19, 2015 vs WINNIPEG (23)

Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs NY RANGERS Career Shootouts: 19/53 (36%), 8 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season - --- -

-Career 577 145-427-572 79 298

Career vs. Opp 41 12-34-46 6 22

+/-- - -

-2015-16 Season

Missed three games due to injury (10/10-10/15).

2014-15 Season

Ranked first in the NHL in assists (60) and power-play assists (30), tied for third in power-play points (33), tied for fourth in primary assists (31) and sixth in points (78) ... Tallied his 60th assist of the season vs. NYR (4/11), marking the second consecutive season and the fourth time in his career he has registered 60 or more assists in a season ... Earned two assists vs. BOS (3/15), passing Alex Ovechkin and Michal Pivonka (418) for first place on the Capitals franchise assist list.

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#21: Brooks Laich (C) 6' 2", 195 lbs. / Jun 23, 1983 (32 years and 3 months)

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Drafted: Ottawa's sixth-round choice, 193rd overall, in the 2001 NHL Draft

Acquired: From Ottawa with Ottawa’s second-round choice in the 2005 NHL Draft and future considerations for Peter Bondra, Feb. 18, 2004

3rd NHL / 3rd WSH Season

Last Goal: MAR 31, 2015 vs CAROLINA (8) Last Assist: MAR 29, 2015 @ NY RANGERS (9) Career Shootouts: 7/19 (37%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 0-0-0 -2 2

Career 686 132-185-317 -3 285

Career vs. Opp 50 9-9-18 -1 30

+/-0

3 times 3 times0 3 times0 10/10 vs NJD2 10/13 vs SJS13:23 10/13 vs SJS5 10/13 vs SJS2 10/15 vs CHI+0 2015-16 Season

Registered five shots vs. SJ (10/13) ... Won 4 of 6 faceoffs (66.7%) vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Scored a goal vs. CAR (3/31) ... Passed Sergei Gonchar (654) for 11th place on the Capitals’ franchise games played list vs. PHI (2/8) ... Registered two points (1g, 1a) at NJ (12/6), marking his 300th NHL/Capitals point ... Passed Sylvain Cote (622) for 14th place on the Capitals’ franchise games played list vs. NYI (11/28).

#25: Jason Chimera (L) 6' 3", 216 lbs. / May 2, 1979 (36 years and 5 months)

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Drafted: Edmonton's fifth-round choice, 121st overall, in the 1997 NHL Draft Acquired: From Columbus in exhange for Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina, Dec. 28, 2009

Last Goal: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Career Shootouts: 2/10 (20%), 2 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 1-1-2 -1 2

Career 872 144-187-331 -21 795

Career vs. Opp 33 3-7-10 -5 16

+/-1 10/10 vs NJD 1 10/10 vs NJD 2 10/10 vs NJD 2 10/13 vs SJS 15:43 10/15 vs CHI 6 10/13 vs SJS 2 10/15 vs CHI +1 10/10 vs NJD 2015-16 Season

Led Washington with six shots vs. SJ (10/13) ... Scored his eighth career shorthanded goal and added an assist vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Scored two goals, including his 25th career game-winning goal, at NYR (3/29), marking his eighth career multi-goal game ... Played in his 400th career Capitals game vs. NJ (3/26) ... Played in his 800th career NHL game at VAN (10/26).

#27: Karl Alzner (D) 6' 2", 214 lbs. / Sep 24, 1988 (27 years)

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Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, fifth overall, in teh 2007 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 26, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (11)

Last Assist: MAR 26, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (11) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 0-0-0 -1 0

Career 430 12-71-83 23 123

Career vs. Opp 29 0-5-5 1 10

+/-0

3 times 3 times0 3 times0 3 times0 10/15 vs CHI20:48 10/15 vs CHI2 10/13 vs SJS4 10/15 vs CHI+1 2015-16 Season

Tallied four hits vs. SJ (10/13) ... Registered two blocked shots in 19:51 of ice time vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Played in his 82nd game of the season vs. NYR (4/11), marking the fifth consecutive season he has appeared in all of Washington’s games ... Boasts the third-longest consecutive games played streak in Capitals franchise history (376), trailing Bob Carpenter (422) and John Carlson (378) ... Registered career highs in goals (5) and points (21) and tied his career high in assists (16), games played (82) and plus/minus (+14) ... Earned an assist and scored his career-high fifth goal of the season vs. NJ (3/26).

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#43: Tom Wilson (R) 6' 4", 215 lbs. / Mar 29, 1994 (21 years and 6 months)

Drafted: Capitals first-round choice, 16th overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft Last Goal: MAR 3, 2015 @ COLUMBUS (18)

Last Assist: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 0-1-1 0 0

Career 152 7-21-28 0 323

Career vs. Opp 9 0-1-1 -2 9

+/-0 3 times 1 10/10 vs NJD 1 10/10 vs NJD 0 3 times 16:35 10/15 vs CHI 3 10/15 vs CHI 5 10/10 vs NJD +2 10/10 vs NJD 2015-16 Season Earned an assist vs. NJ (10/10). 2014-15 Season

Set career highs in goals (4), assists (13), points (17) and penalty minutes (172) ... Ranked fourth in the NHL in penalty minutes (172) ... Scored a goal and earned 17 PIM at CBJ (3/3) ... Earned two assists vs. TB (12/13), marking his first career multi-assist game ... Played in his 100th NHL game vs. CBJ (12/12) ... Scored a goal and earned 15 PIM vs. TOR (11/29) ... Earned an assist vs. NYI (11/28) ... Registered a game-high six hits and earned seven PIM at STL (11/15) ... Registered two points (1g, 1a) vs. ARI (11/2), marking his first multi-point game of the season and the second multi-point game of his career (11/5/13 vs. NYI: 1g, 1a).

#44: Brooks Orpik (D) 6' 2", 221 lbs. / Sep 26, 1980 (35 years)

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Drafted: Penguins' first-round choice, 18th overall, in the 2000 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2014

Last Goal: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (2) Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (3) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 1-0-1 2 2

Career 784 14-138-152 39 802

Career vs. Opp 38 1-10-11 6 64

+/-1 10/10 vs NJD 0 3 times 1 10/10 vs NJD 2 10/13 vs SJS 24:13 10/15 vs CHI 3 10/10 vs NJD 4 2 times +1 2 times 2015-16 Season

Led all skaters in hits (4) and blocked shots (6) vs. CHI (10/15) ... Recorded four hits vs. SJ (10/14) ... Scored his first Capitals goal vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Washington was 15-1-1 last season when Orpik earned a point ... Ranked third in the NHL in hits (306) and fourth in blocked shots (192) ... Earned most points (19) and assists (19) in a season since 2009-10 ... Registered 10 hits vs. NSH (3/28) ... Led all skaters in hits (9) vs. NYI (11/28) ... Earned an assist on Fehr’s overtime goal, led WSH in ice time (23:11) and registered five hits at ARI (11/18).

#46: Michael Latta (C) 6' 0", 207 lbs. / May 25, 1991 (24 years and 4 months)

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Drafted: Nashville's third-round choice, 72nd overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft Acquired: From Nashville with Martin Erat in exchange for Filip Forsberg, April 3, 2013

Last Goal: NOV 15, 2013 @ DETROIT (62) Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (2) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 2 0-0-0 0 0

Career 72 1-9-10 4 80

+/-0

2 times 2 times0 2 times0 2 times0 10/10 vs NJD9:31 10/13 vs SJS1 10/10 vs NJD5 2 times+0 2015-16 Season

Served as a healthy extra vs. CHI (10/15) ... Led Washington in hits (5) vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Led all Capitals rookies in penalty minutes (80) and hits (91) ... Tallied an assist vs. NYR (4/11) ... Earned an assist at SJ (2/11) ... Tallied two assists at CBJ (12/18), marking his first career multi-assist and multi-point game ... Earned an assist at NJ (12/6) ... Won 3 of 3 faceoffs at COL (11/20) ... Won 13 of 19 faceoffs (68.4%) vs. CGY (11/2) ... Earned an assist at CGY (10/25) ... Registered three hits in 8:08 of ice time at EDM (10/22) ... Registered five penalty minutes and three hits at BOS (10/11).

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#49: Stanislav Galiev (R) 6' 1", 187 lbs. / Jan 17, 1992 (23 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Capitals third-round choice, 86th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 11, 2015 vs NY RANGERS (2)

Last Assist: OCT 15, 2015 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 2 0-1-1 1 2

Career 4 1-1-2 2 2

Career vs. Opp - --- -

-Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits

+/-0 2 times 1 10/15 vs CHI 1 10/15 vs CHI 2 10/13 vs SJS 10:20 10/13 vs SJS 1 10/15 vs CHI 1 10/15 vs CHI +1 10/15 vs CHI 2015-16 Season

Earned his first NHL assist vs. CHI (10/15) ... Logged 10:20 of ice time in his season debut vs. SJ (10/13) ... Served as a healthy extra vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Scored his first NHL goal vs. NYR (4/11) ... Made his NHL debut vs. BOS (4/8) ... Recalled from Hershey (AHL) on April 7 ... Registered 45 points (25 goals, 20 assists) in 64 games with Hershey (AHL) last season ... Set career highs in goals, assists and points last season, led the AHL in power-play goals (15) and ranked first among Bears skaters in goals .. Recorded a career-high six game point streak from Feb. 6-15 (five goals, four assists) and has tallied 10 multi-point games.

#65: Andre Burakovsky (L) 6' 3", 198 lbs. / Feb 9, 1995 (20 years and 8 months)

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Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 23rd overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft Last Goal: FEB 15, 2015 @ ANAHEIM (14)

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 0-1-1 1 0

Career 56 9-14-23 13 10

+/-0

3 times 10/15 vs CHI1 10/15 vs CHI1 3 times0 10/13 vs SJS17:31 2 times1 10/15 vs CHI1 10/15 vs CHI+2 2015-16 Season

Earned his first point of the season with an assist vs. CHI (10/15) ... Led Washington with three blocked shots vs. SJ (10/13) ... Logged 14:41 of ice time vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Ranked second among Capitals rookies in games played (53), goals (9), assists (13) and points (22) ... Led Washington rookies in plus/minus (+12) ... Earned an assist vs. DAL (3/13) ... Scored two goals at ANA (2/15), marking his first career multi-goal game ... Scored his first NHL goal in his NHL debut vs. MTL (10/9) 6:43 in to the first period, marking the second-fastest first-career goal in franchise history

#74: John Carlson (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Jan 10, 1990 (25 years and 9 months)

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 15, 2015 vs CHICAGO

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 1-3-4 1 2

Career 401 46-147-193 37 144

Career vs. Opp 29 4-11-15 5 14

+/-1 10/15 vs CHI 2 10/10 vs NJD 2 2 times 2 10/10 vs NJD 25:10 10/13 vs SJS 4 10/13 vs SJS 1 10/10 vs NJD +1 2 times 2015-16 Season

Earned two points (1g, 1a) vs. CHI (10/15) ... Played in his 400th NHL/Capitals game and led all skaters in ice time (25:10) vs. SJ (10/13) ... Earned two assists vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Recorded career highs in goals (12), assists (43) and points (55) ... Ranked tied for second among NHL defensemen in primary assists (24), tied for fourth in assists (43), tied for fifth in points (55) and tied for 11th in goals (12) ... Played in his 82nd game of the season vs. NYR (4/11), marking the fifth consecutive season he has appeared in all of Washington’s games.

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#77: T.J. Oshie (R) 5' 11", 189 lbs. / Dec 23, 1986 (28 years and 9 months)

OH-shee

Drafted: Blues' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft

Acquired: From St. Louis in exhange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, July 2, 2015

Last Goal: OCT 15, 2015 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: OCT 15, 2015 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 31/59 (53%), 16 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 1-1-2 -2 0

Career 446 111-201-312 69 239

+/-1 10/15 vs CHI 1 10/15 vs CHI 2 10/15 vs CHI 0 3 times 24:40 10/13 vs SJS 5 10/13 vs SJS 2 2 times +0 10/15 vs CHI 2015-16 Season

Earned his first Capitals point, goal and assist vs. CHI (10/15) ... Recorded five shots vs. SJ (10/13) ... Made his Capitals debut vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Finished the season ranked tied for third among Blues skaters in assists (36), fourth in plus/minus (+17), tied for fourth in game-winning goals (4) and fifth on the team in points (55) and goals (19) ... Recorded three assists at VAN (3/1) ... Tallied three assists at WSH (2/1) ... Earned three assists at ARI (1/6) ... Was named the NHL’s First Star of the week ending Jan. 4 ... Registered his second career hat trick and matched his career high with four points (3g, 1a) at SJ (1/3) ... Appeared in his 400th game at NSH (12/30) ... Posted three points (1g, 2a), including the game-winning goal vs. NYI (12/11) ... Earned three points (1g, 2a) vs. EDM (11/28).

#83: Jay Beagle (R) 6' 3", 210 lbs. / Oct 16, 1985 (30 years)

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, March 26, 2008 Last Goal: MAR 7, 2015 vs BUFFALO (4) Last Assist: MAR 7, 2015 vs BUFFALO (4) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 0-0-0 -2 2

Career 257 23-24-47 -14 99

+/-0

3 times 3 times0 3 times0 10/13 vs SJS2 10/15 vs CHI15:01 3 times0 10/13 vs SJS5 2 times+0 2015-16 Season

Led all skaters in hits (5) and won 11 of 16 faceoffs (68.8%) vs. SJ (10/13) ... Won 10 of 14 faceoffs (71.4%) faceoffs vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Registered career highs in goals (10), assists (10), points (20) and plus/minus (+6) and tied his career high in games played (62) ... Washington posted a 15-0-1 recprd this season when he earned a point ... Earned two points (1g, 1a) vs. BUF (3/7) ... Earned a career-high three points (2g, 1a) and recorded his second career multi-goal game at SJ (2/11) ... Played in his 200th NHL game at CHI (11/7).

#88: Nate Schmidt (D) 6' 0", 191 lbs. / Jul 16, 1991 (24 years and 3 months)

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, April 2, 2013 Last Goal: MAR 15, 2015 vs BOSTON (5) Last Assist: DEC 13, 2014 vs TAMPA BAY (12) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 2 0-0-0 -1 0

Career 70 3-7-10 1 16

+/-0 2 times 0 2 times 0 2 times 0 2 times 15:04 10/10 vs NJD 1 10/13 vs SJS 1 2 times +1 10/10 vs NJD 2015-16 Season

Served as a healthy extra vs. CHI (10/15) ... Led Washington in blocked shots (4) and was +1 vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Scored his first goal of the season vs. BOS (3/15) ... Earned an assist vs. TB (12/13) ... Led WSH in hits (5) at TOR (11/29) ... Led WSH in blocked shots (3) vs. NYI (11/28) ... Earned an assist at STL (11/15) ... Earned an assist vs. CBJ (11/11).

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#90: Marcus Johansson (L) 6' 1", 209 lbs. / Oct 6, 1990 (25 years)

yoh-HAHN-suhn

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 24th overall, in the 2009 NHL Draft Last Goal: OCT 10, 2015 vs NEW JERSEY (2)

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 1-2-3 0 0

Career 348 62-127-189 -15 36

Career vs. Opp 23 3-10-13 5 2

+/-1 10/10 vs NJD 2 10/15 vs CHI 2 10/15 vs CHI 0 3 times 20:13 10/13 vs SJS 3 10/10 vs NJD 1 2 times +2 10/15 vs CHI 2015-16 Season

Earned two assists vs. CHI (10/15) ... Scored a PPG vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Registered career highs in goals (20), points (47), shots (138) and games played (82) last season ... This season marked the first time in Johansson’s career he has reached the 20-goal plateau ... Ranked third on the team in goals (20), fourth in points (47) and tied for fifth in assists (27) ... Scored his career-high 15th goal of the season vs. TOR (3/1), passing his previous career high of 14, set in 2011-12 (80 games) ... Played in his 300th

NHL/Capitals game vs. CHI (1/1) ... Scored a goal and earned an assist, marking his 100th NHL assist at TB (11/1).

#92: Evgeny Kuznetsov (C) 6' 0", 192 lbs. / May 19, 1992 (23 years and 4 months)

ehv-GEH-nee kooz-neht-SAWF

Drafted: Capitals' first-round choice, 26th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft Last Goal: APR 5, 2015 @ DETROIT (5)

GP G-A-P +/- PIM

Season 3 0-2-2 -1 4

Career 100 14-34-48 7 34

+/-0

3 times 10/15 vs CHI2 10/15 vs CHI2 2 times2 10/13 vs SJS21:52 10/15 vs CHI2 10/10 vs NJD3 2 times+0 2015-16 Season

Earned two assists vs. CHI (10/15) ... Won 11 of 20 faceoffs (55.0%) vs. NJ (10/10).

2014-15 Season

Earned the most points (37) by a Capitals rookie since John Carlson (37) in 2010-11 ... Became the 13th rookie in franchise history to earn 25 assists in a season ... Scored on four consecutive shootout attempts in 2014-15, matching the longest streak in the NHL this season ... Led all Capitals rookies in goals (11), assists (26), points (37) and games played (80) ... Ranked eighth among NHL rookies in assists (26) and ninth in points (37).

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LAST GAME Detroit 3, Carolina 5

October 16, 2015 * Joe Louis Arena * Detroit, MI

Carolina Goals: Brock McGinn, Justin Faulk, Eric Staal, Kris Versteeg, Chris Terry Detroit Goals: Gustav Nyquist, Riley Sheahan, Teemu Pulkkinen

Carolina Goaltender: Cam Ward (Win), 59:52, 17 saves on 20 shots Detroit Goaltender: Jimmy Howard (Loss), 57:44, 31 saves on 36 shots

Noteworthy: Hurricanes F Brock McGinn had his first NHL/Hurricanes point with a goal at 0:55 in the first period … Hurricanes F Kris Versteeg had two assists and one goal … Hurricanes F Eric Staal had one goal and two assists … Red Wings F Riley Sheahan

scored his first goal of the season.

INJURIES

Defenseman James Wisniewski, ACL (left), out six months Forward Riley Nash, shoulder, out two weeks

2015-16 MAN GAMES LOST: 5 RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Oct. 9 Recalled defenseman Danny Biega from Charlotte of the American Hockey League (AHL) Oct. 10 Returned defenseman Danny Biega to Charlotte (AHL)

Oct. 14 Recalled forward Brock McGinn and defenseman Brett Pesce from Charlotte (AHL) TODAY’S GAME

The Carolina Hurricanes clash with the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on Saturday in the first of of four 2015-16 match-ups between the squads (7 p.m., FOX Sports SouthEast, Hurricanes Radio Network). The Capitals and the Hurricanes met twice in the 2015 preseason, with the teams splitting the series. Saturday’s game is the second of a seven-game road swing that continues through Oct. 29.

HURRICANES STREAKS

Justin Faulk has points in the last four games (10/8-10/16; 2g, 2a) HURRICANES MILESTONES WITHIN REACH

Jordan Staal is five points shy of 100 Hurricanes points

HURRICANES FIRSTS AND MILESTONES RECENTLY ACHIEVED Brock McGinn made his Hurricanes/NHL debut at DET (10/16) Brock McGinn had his first NHL/Hurricanes point (goal) at DET (10/16) Noah Hanifin notched his first NHL/Hurricanes point (assist) vs. DET (10/10) James Wisniewski made his Hurricanes debut at NSH (10/8)

Kris Versteeg made Hurricanes debut at NSH (10/8) Joakim Nordstrom made Hurricanes debut at NSH (10/8) Noah Hanifin made his Hurricanes/NHL debut at NSH (10/8) HURRICANES vs. CAPITALS SERIES NOTES

-- Carolina trails all-time, 58-78-21-1 (158), including 30-37-11-1 (79) at home and 28-41-10 (79) on the road.

-- The clubs will meet four times during the 2015-16 season: at WSH: Oct. 17 and March 15; at CAR: Dec. 21 and Dec. 31.

-- The Hurricanes posted a 1-2-1 record in the four-game 2014-15 season series; the Capitals posted a 3-1-0 record in those games. -- Carolina has not gone winless in a season series with Washington since the 1997-98 season when the Hurricanes posted a 0-4-0 record against the Capitals.

-- 18 of the last 32 meetings between the teams have been decided by one goal, including 11 in Washington. -- Since the 2005-06 season, Carolina is 28-2-4 when it scores three or more goals against Washington. -- The Hurricanes have scored three or more goals in 21 of the last 36 meetings with the Capitals. -- CAR career point-per-game players against WSH: Eric Staal – 68 points (26g, 42a) in 68 games.

-- Cam Ward is 16-13-4 with a 2.60 GAA and four shutouts in 34 career games against Washington. Eddie Lack is 0-1-0 with a 4.07 GAA in one career game against the Capitals.

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-- WSH career point-per-game players against CAR: Alex Ovechkin – 73 points (28g, 45a) in 61 games.

-- Braden Holtby is 7-4-0 with a 2.08 GAA and one shutout in 11 career games against the Hurricanes. Philipp Grubauer is 1-0-1 with a 2.55 GAA in three career games against Carolina.

UPCOMING GAMES

* All times are Eastern | FSCR = Fox Sports Carolinas | NBCSN = NBC Sports Network | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE

* All time are local… Times and locations are subject to change FAST FACTS

-- Flurry of Firsts: Hurricanes newcomer F Kris Versteeg notched his first career Hurricanes goal in the third period at Detroit (10/16). Carolina forwards Eric Staal, Jeff Skinner and Jay McClement and defenseman Ron Hainsey each had their first assists of the season at DET (10/16). Forward Chris Terry also notched his first goal of the season.

-- Faulker on Top: Alternate Captain Justin Faulk leads the Hurricanes in both points (4) and average ice time per game (26:18). Faulk led the Hurricanes in assists (34) and average time on ice (24:26) for the 2014-15 season. Faulk ended the 2014-15 season ranked 12th in points (49) among all NHL defensemen.

-- Three for Versteeg: Hurricanes forward Kris Versteeg had three points (1g, 2a) in Friday’s game at Detroit. Versteeg now has one goal and three assists in four games played for the Hurricanes since Carolina acquired him from Chicago on Sept. 11, 2015.

WELCOME TO THE BIG LEAGUES

Hurricanes rookie forward Brock McGinn netted his first NHL goal on his first shift, just 55 seconds into Friday's game against the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. It was the fastest goal to start a career in franchise history, and the fastest to start an NHL career since Buffalo's Alexander Mogilny scored 20 seconds into his debut on Oct. 5, 1989, against the Quebec Nordiques. The NHL record for fastest goal to start a career is 15 seconds, set by Toronto's Gus Bodnar on Oct. 30, 1943, against the New York Rangers.

McGinn also tallied an assist in the second period. Prior to joining the Hurricanes, McGinn had two points (0g, 2a) with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL) in two games played in 2015-16.

FAULK IN THE RECORD BOOKS

Carolina defenseman Justin Faulk has points in each of the first four games of the season (2g, 2a). Risto Siltanen was the only other blueliner in franchise history to record points in four consecutive games to start a season. Siltanen earned a point in seven consecutive games to start the 1984-85 season for Hartford.

NOAH GETS GOING

After making his NHL debut at Nashville on Oct. 8, 2015, Hurricanes defenseman Noah Hanifin notched his first NHL point with an assist on Oct. 10 vs. Detroit. The Hurricanes’ 2015 first-round (5th overall) pick earned two assists in four preseason games during training camp. Hanifin completed his freshman season at Boston College in 2014-15. The Boston native ranked third among NCAA

DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO

Oct. 17 at Washington 7 p.m. FSSE HRN

Oct. 21 at Colorado 10 p.m. FSCR HRN

Oct. 23 at Los Angeles 10:30 p.m. FSCR HRN

Oct. 24 at San Jose 10:30 p.m. FSCR HRN

Oct. 27 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. FSCR HRN

DATE DAY LOCATION TIME

Oct. 17 Saturday Off

Oct. 18 Sunday Off

Oct. 19 Monday Raleigh Center Ice 11 a.m.

Oct. 20 Tuesday Raleigh Center Ice 11 a.m.

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rookie defensemen in scoring with 23 points and was a unanimous selection to the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team. Since the 2008 NHL Draft, just 14 defensemen (includes Hanifin) have made their NHL debuts in their draft years. Hanifin is the only defenseman selected in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft named to his team’s season-opening roster.

NHL DEFENSEMEN TO DEBUT IN THEIR DRAFT YEAR SINCE 2008 (statistics from each player’s draft year season)

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

1 Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn made his NHL/Hurricanes debut at Detroit (10/16) where he scored his first

NHL/Hurricanes point with a goal.

4 Carolina defenseman Justin Faulk ranks fourth among all NHL players in average time-on-ice (25:57).

88.9 The Hurricanes have posted an 88.9-percent penalty kill percentage, ranking them 7th in the NHL and 2nd in the Eastern

Conference.

10 The 2015-16 season marks the 10-year anniversary of the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup-winning team.

THIRD JERSEY DATES

YEAR PICK# TEAM PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM

2008 2 LA Drew Doughty 81 6 21 17 56 2008 3 ATL Zach Bogosian 47 9 10 19 47 2008 4 STL Alex Pietrangelo 8 0 1 1 2

2008 5 TOR Luke Schenn 70 2 12 14 71

2008 19 PHI Luca Sbisa 39 0 7 7 36

2009 2 TB Victor

Hedman 74 4 16 20 79

2009 14 FLA Dmitry

Kulikov 68 3 13 16 32

2010 12 ANA Cam Fowler 76 10 30 40 20

2011 4 NJ Adam Larsson 65 2 16 18 20 2013 4 NSH Seth Jones 77 6 19 25 24 2013 8 BUF Rasmus Ristolainen 34 2 2 4 6 2013 16 BUF Nikita Zadorov 7 1 0 1 4

2014 1 FLA Aaron Ekblad 81 12 27 39 32

2015 1 CAR Noah Hanifin 4 0 1 1 2

DAY DAY TIME OPPONENT

Oct. 30 Friday 7:00 P.M. COLORADO AVALANCHE

Nov. 12 Thursday 7:00 P.M. MINNESOTA WILD

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2015-16 MEDIA GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

The Carolina Hurricanes’ 2015-16 media guide is now available in .pdf form at www.CarolinaHurricanes.com/mediaguide. A limited number of printed copies will be made available to media covering games at PNC Arena throughout the season.

BROADCAST NOTES

-- FOX Sports Carolinas, the Carolina Hurricanes broadcast partner, will televise 81 of the team’s 82 regular-season games during the 2015-16 season. Of the 81 games, 70 will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas, while 11 will be carried on FOX Sports Carolinas’ sister network, FOX Sports Southeast (formerly SportSouth). John Forslund will handle the play-by-play duties for the 21st straight season and former professional goaltender, Tripp Tracy, who is entering his 17th season in the broadcast booth, will provide analysis. Michelle McMahon will join Forslund and Tracy as sideline reporter and will host FOX’s pregame show Hurricanes LIVE!

-- Fans can tune into the Hurricanes Radio Network’s flagship station, 99.9 FM The Fan, as Hall of Fame broadcaster, Chuck Kaiton, calls every Hurricanes game. Hurricanes Insider Mike Maniscalco will host 99.9 FM The Fan’s 30-minute pregame show, Stormfront, and the station’s postgame show, The Aftermath, bookending each broadcast.

Dec. 6 Sunday 5:00 P.M. ARIZONA COYOTES

Dec. 31 Thursday 6:00 P.M. WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Jan. 8 Friday 7:00 P.M. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

Jan. 15 Friday 7:00 P.M. VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Jan. 24 Sunday 6:00 P.M. CALGARY FLAMES

Feb. 16 Tuesday 7:00 P.M. WINNIPEG JETS

Feb. 23 Tuesday 7:00 P.M. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Feb. 28 Sunday 3:00 P.M. ST LOUIS BLUES

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Carolina Hurricanes: 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 10/08/2015 @ Nashville Predators L 00-01-00 1-2 12 38 0-3 2-3 26-25 35 / 30 17204+ 2 10/10/2015 Detroit Red Wings L 00-02-00 3-4 49,14,27p 8 1-6 1-1 47-19 34 / 30 18949+

3 10/13/2015 Florida Panthers L 00-03-00 1-4 16 86 0-4 3-3 23-30 35 / 31 10901

4 10/16/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings W 01-03-00 5-3 23,27p,12,32,25 32 1-3 2-2 36-20 30 / 35 20027 5 10/17/2015 @ Washington Capitals

6 10/21/2015 @ Colorado Avalanche 7 10/23/2015 @ Los Angeles Kings 8 10/24/2015 @ San Jose Sharks 9 10/27/2015 @ Detroit Red Wings 10 10/29/2015 @ New York Islanders 11 10/30/2015 Colorado Avalanche 12 11/01/2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 13 11/06/2015 Dallas Stars 14 11/07/2015 Ottawa Senators 15 11/10/2015 @ New York Rangers 16 11/12/2015 Minnesota Wild 17 11/14/2015 Philadelphia Flyers 18 11/16/2015 Anaheim Ducks 19 11/20/2015 Toronto Maple Leafs 20 11/22/2015 Los Angeles Kings 21 11/23/2015 @ Philadelphia Flyers 22 11/25/2015 Edmonton Oilers 23 11/27/2015 @ Buffalo Sabres 24 11/30/2015 @ New York Rangers 25 12/03/2015 New Jersey Devils 26 12/05/2015 Montréal Canadiens 27 12/06/2015 Arizona Coyotes 28 12/08/2015 @ Dallas Stars 29 12/11/2015 @ Anaheim Ducks 30 12/12/2015 @ Arizona Coyotes 31 12/15/2015 @ Philadelphia Flyers 32 12/18/2015 Florida Panthers 33 12/19/2015 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 34 12/21/2015 Washington Capitals 35 12/26/2015 New Jersey Devils 36 12/27/2015 @ Chicago Blackhawks 37 12/29/2015 @ New Jersey Devils 38 12/31/2015 Washington Capitals 39 01/02/2016 Nashville Predators 40 01/04/2016 @ Edmonton Oilers 41 01/06/2016 @ Vancouver Canucks 42 01/08/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 43 01/09/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 44 01/12/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 45 01/14/2016 @ St. Louis Blues 46 01/15/2016 Vancouver Canucks 47 01/17/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 48 01/21/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 49 01/22/2016 New York Rangers 50 01/24/2016 Calgary Flames 51 01/26/2016 Chicago Blackhawks 52 02/03/2016 @ Calgary Flames 53 02/05/2016 @ Winnipeg Jets 54 02/07/2016 @ Montréal Canadiens 55 02/12/2016 Pittsburgh Penguins 56 02/13/2016 New York Islanders 57 02/16/2016 Winnipeg Jets 58 02/18/2016 @ Ottawa Senators 59 02/19/2016 San Jose Sharks 60 02/21/2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 61 02/23/2016 Philadelphia Flyers 62 02/25/2016 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 63 02/26/2016 Boston Bruins 64 02/28/2016 St. Louis Blues 65 03/01/2016 @ New Jersey Devils 66 03/05/2016 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 67 03/08/2016 Ottawa Senators 68 03/10/2016 @ Boston Bruins 69 03/12/2016 @ Buffalo Sabres 70 03/15/2016 @ Washington Capitals 71 03/17/2016 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 72 03/19/2016 @ Minnesota Wild 73 03/22/2016 Buffalo Sabres 74 03/24/2016 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 75 03/26/2016 New York Islanders 76 03/27/2016 New Jersey Devils 77 03/29/2016 @ New York Islanders 78 03/31/2016 New York Rangers 79 04/02/2016 Columbus Blue Jackets 80 04/05/2016 @ Boston Bruins 81 04/07/2016 Montréal Canadiens 82 04/09/2016 @ Florida Panthers

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Carolina Hurricanes: Player Game By Game Summary

Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played

Date Opp. HANIFIN # 5 MURPHY # 7 STAAL # 11 STAAL # 12 GERBE # 14 NESTRASIL # 15 LINDHOLM # 16 Oct 8 @ NSH 0-0,0/-1 18:06 0-0,3/0 20:13 0-0,1/0 14:22 1-0,3/1 21:11 0-0,1/0 15:05 0-0,2/0 08:41 0-0,1/1 19:44 Oct 10 Vs DET 0-1,4/2 17:21 0-1,3/2 21:41 0-0,3/-1 15:03 0-0,9/0 23:58 1-0,3/-1 16:43 0-0,2/-1 14:01 0-0,3/1 24:25 Oct 13 Vs FLA 0-0,0/-1 16:05 0-0,2/0 21:35 0-0,0/0 16:33 0-0,1/-2 18:24 0-0,0/-2 14:19 0-0,0/-1 14:13 1-0,4/1 16:01 Oct 16 @ DET 0-0,1/-1 14:41 0-0,1/-2 14:40 0-0,0/-1 18:48 1-2,3/2 19:08 0-0,4/0 17:32 0-0,3/0 16:34 0-0,3/-1 13:06

Date Opp. MCCLEMENT # 18 NASH # 20 WISNIEWSKI # 21 MCGINN # 23 MALONE # 24 TERRY # 25 LILES # 26 Oct 8 @ NSH 0-0,1/0 10:30 0-0,1/0 16:03 0-0,0/0 00:47 0-0,1/-1 12:21 0-0,2/0 22:59 Oct 10 Vs DET 0-0,0/-1 09:43 0-0,0/0 01:54 DNP 0-0,0/-2 12:58 0-1,2/-1 19:52

Oct 13 Vs FLA 0-0,0/-2 12:06 DNP INJ 0-1,1/1 09:07 0-0,2/-1 12:34 0-0,2/-2 18:43

Oct 16 @ DET 0-1,2/1 11:34 DNP INJ 1-1,2/0 15:21 0-1,1/1 09:01 1-0,1/1 08:08 0-0,0/0 21:15

Date Opp. FAULK # 27 VERSTEEG # 32 NORDSTROM # 42 JORDAN # 47 RASK # 49 SKINNER # 53 HAINSEY # 65 Oct 8 @ NSH 0-1,1/0 29:28 0-0,4/0 17:14 0-0,1/0 10:03 0-0,0/0 17:25 0-0,2/0 16:55 0-0,2/1 25:20 Oct 10 Vs DET 1-0,7/-3 23:48 0-1,0/-1 19:21 0-0,1/0 06:24 0-0,1/-1 16:32 1-0,3/1 24:50 0-0,5/-1 14:29 0-0,1/-3 16:39 Oct 13 Vs FLA 0-1,4/0 24:35 0-0,1/-2 16:41 0-0,1/0 14:10 0-0,0/-1 13:27 0-0,1/-2 19:18 0-0,3/0 17:36 0-0,1/-2 20:12 Oct 16 @ DET 1-0,4/2 27:24 1-2(W),2/1 17:10 DNP 0-0,2/2 18:52 0-0,3/-1 15:22 0-1,1/0 14:14 0-1,3/1 23:18

Date Opp. WARD

# 30 LACK # 31 Oct 8 @ NSH 2/25 L 58:07 DND Oct 10 Vs DET 4/19 L 58:25 DND Oct 13 Vs FLA DND 3/29 L 58:25 Oct 16 @ DET 3/20 W 59:52 DND