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5 minutes with ... Claude Giroux

Born: Jan. 12, 1988 Offseason residence: Ottawa, Ontario Hometown: Hearst, Ontario Favorite food: Grilled cheese and shepherd's pie

Born: Jan. 12, 1988

Offseason residence: Ottawa, Ontario

Hometown: Hearst, Ontario

Favorite food: Grilled cheese and shepherd's pie

Least favorite food: Tomatoes

First car: 1997 purple Toyota Corolla

Best-dressed teammate: Ville Leino

Worst-dressed teammate: James van Riemsdyk

Game-day routine: Breakfast, pregame skate, pregame meal with pasta and chicken, sleep 3 hours, wake up, drive to rink, eat a grilled cheese.

Favorite road city: Ottawa

Least favorite road city: Buffalo

Best team prankster: Scott Hartnell

Favorite hockey memory: Last year's run to the Stanley Cup finals

Superstitious: Yes. Let's say I play a good game. I'll wear the same dress shirt or tie the next day, something like that. If I'm playing well, I don't like to change things up.

Best part about living in Philly: It's a sports town.