The Pittsburgh Pirates today optioned right-handed pitcher Yerry De Los Santos to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Catcher Tyler Heineman has been reassigned to Triple-A Indianapolis’ roster.
In addition, catcher Kevin Plawecki has been released from his minor league contract.
There are now 29 players in big league camp.
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finish a three-game California road trip on Tuesday night when they face the San Jose Sharks. The Jets have split the first two games of the trip – winning 3-2 in Anaheim over the Ducks on Thursday before losing 4-1 to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon. After Tuesday’s game, Winnipeg returns home for their final homestand of the season, which begins on Friday against the Detroit Red Wings.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat SJS
74 GP 73
41 W 19
30 L 39
3 OT 15
85 PTS 53
221 GF 209
209 GA 286
19.6% PP 17.4%
83.1% PK 83.1%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 28 At SJS TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 31 DET TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 2 NJD TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 5 CGY SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 8 NSH SN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 16 BOS 3-0 L 2L
Mar. 18 At NSH 3-2 OTW 1W
Mar. 19 At STL 3-0 L 1L
Mar. 21 ARI 2-1 W 1W
Mar. 23 At ANA 3-2 W 2W
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, March 28
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at San Jose Sharks 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29
Travel Day – No Media Availability
Thursday, March 30
Practice – Canada Life Centre 12:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
Los Angeles Kings 4
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorer: Dubois (25)
Kings Scorers: Arvidsson (21, 22), Iafallo (11), Doughty (7)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (25 sv, 3 ga)
Kings Goaltender: Joonas Korpisalo (25 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-6
Jets PK: 1-for-2
Recap: Pierre-Luc Dubois scored Winnipeg’s lone goal in the second period in a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon. Blake Wheeler paced the Jets with five shots, while Dubois and Nino Niederreiter each had five hits. Nate Schmidt had three blocked shots.
Where They Stand
The Jets are in the second wild card position in the Western Conference… Winnipeg trails the Seattle Kraken by three points for the first wild card spot, while the Calgary Flames are four points behind the Jets.
Low Scoring
Prior to Saturday’s game, Winnipeg had held their opponents to three goals or less in five consecutive games… Meanwhile, the Jets have been held to three goals or less in eight consecutive games, including being shut out twice… The last time Winnipeg scored more than three goals in
game was a 5-4 win at TBL on Mar. 11… The Jets have scored one goal or less in a game 19 times this season, which is tied for third most in the NHL season behind Chicago (25) and Anaheim (20).
Slim Margins
The Jets have earned their past five victories by one goal… Winnipeg has scored three goals or less in each of the wins… The Jets have 14 wins
when scoring three goals or less this season, which is tied for seventh in the NHL… Winnipeg also has five wins this season when scoring two
goals or less… The Jets 17 one-goal wins are tied for ninth in the NHL.
Against the Pacific
Winnipeg is 12-6-3 against the Pacific Division this season… Kyle Connor (10G, 16A) leads the Jets with 26 points in 21 games against the
Pacific Division this season, while Mark Scheifele has 13 goals in 21 games, including six of his 11 power play goals this season.
Backend Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 172 points (42G, 130A) this season, which is tied for sixth in the NHL… A defenceman has been in on 32 of
Winnipeg’s past 29 goals… Josh Morrissey (69), Neal Pionk (30), Dylan DeMelo (22), and Brenden Dillon (21) have all reached the 20-point
mark, while Nate Schmidt has 16 points.
Road Record
The Jets are 19-18-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg has won four of their past seven road games… Kyle Connor (13G, 21A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 34 points in 38 games… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 19 goals, which is tied for 12th in the NHL… Nikolaj Ehlers has 19 points (7G, 12A) in 21 road games this season and has a point in 12 of the 21 games.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is tied for fourth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.1% of the time… Winnipeg has been perfect on the penalty kill in eight of its past 11 games (22-for-27, 81.5%)… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.
Jets vs. SJS Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
39 13 21 5
Home Record
GP W L OT
19 5 11 3
Away Record
GP W L OT
20 8 10 2
Jets vs. SJS Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Sharks play their second of three meetings this the season Tuesday in San Jose… Winnipeg lost 3-2 in overtime to San Jose on Mar. 6…The Sharks make a return visit on Apr. 10 for the final game between the two clubs this season.
Recent History
Winnipeg is 6-3-3 in its past 12 games against the Sharks and went 1-1-1 last season the trio of games… Eight of the 12 games have been decided by one goal… The Jets have been held without a power play goal in their last four games against San Jose (0-for-12).
In San Jose
Winnipeg dropped their last two games at SAP Center at San Jose to the Sharks, but had one the previous four games prior to that… Both losses have come by one goal.
Player Notes
Sam Gagner has a team best 28 points (8G, 20A) in 45 games against the Sharks during his career… Blake Wheeler has 25 points (7G, 18A) in 29 games against San Jose. Ten of his 18 assists have come on the power play… Four of Mark Scheifele’s six career goals against the Sharks have come on the power play… Connor Hellebuyck is 7-5-2 with a .928 save percentage and 2.47 goals-against average in 15 career games against the Sharks.
Jets vs. SJS Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
12/20/2018 @SJ W 5 3 24 3 0 13 44 4 1 11
02/05/2019 SJ OTL 2 3 27 5 0 8 38 3 1 12
03/12/2019 SJ L 4 5 25 2 1 4 36 2 0 4
11/01/2019 @SJ W 3 2 19 2 0 4 53 2 0 4
11/27/2019 @SJ W 5 1 26 3 1 34 33 6 0 18
02/14/2020 SJ L 2 3 32 3 1 8 35 3 0 10
10/16/2021 @SJ L 3 4 23 3 0 17 31 5 2 13
10/30/2021 @SJ OTL 1 2 35 0 0 8 36 3 1 2
11/11/2021 SJ W 4 1 34 3 0 7 27 0 0 13
03/06/2023 SJ OTL 2 3 38 6 0 6 38 2 0 14
SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Game 73 – 3/25 – SJS 3 at CGY 5…Erik Karlsson (0g, 2a) set a personal best and Sharks record with his 67th and 68th assists of the
campaign, the most ever by a Sharks defenseman in one year. Andrew Agozzino (0g, 1a) extended his scoring streak to three games
with an assist on the Sharks’ first goal. Logan Couture (1g, 0a) netted his 25th goal of the season, his first 25-goal campaign since
2018-19 and seventh of his career. Nico Sturm (1g, 0a) and Martin Kaut (1g, 0a) also lit the lamp in the tilt.
SJ Goals: Couture (25), Sturm (14), Kaut (3)
SF: 31
SA: 30
SJ PP: 0/3
SJ PK: 1/1
W: Markstrom
L: Kahkonen
RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
3/25 Reassigned D Nikolai Knyzhov to the San Jose Barracuda
3/25 Signed D Henry Thrun to a two-year contract
3/25 Reassigned D Derrick Pouliot to the San Jose Barracuda
3/22 Recalled F Jacob Peterson from the San Jose Barracuda
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: WINNIPEG JETS
The Winnipeg Jets conclude their stay in California with a Tuesday contest against the Sharks, the third game of their swing through the Golden State. The Jets have split the first two matchups, taking a 3-2 win at Anaheim last Thursday and most recently falling 4-1 to Los Angeles on Saturday. The Sharks won the lone prior meeting between the clubs this season, a game in which San Jose tied the game in the final minute and went on to win in overtime. The Jets find themselves in the heat of a tight Western Conference wild card race, trailing Seattle by three points for the first wild card and four points ahead of Calgary. Nashville also lingers with two games in hand and five points back.
March 28, 7:30 p.m.
SAN JOSE SHARKS VS WINNIPEG JETS
19-39-15 (53 pts), 8th Pacific 2022-23 RECORD/STANDING 41-30-3 (85 pts), 4th Central, 2nd WC
0-3-2 LAST 5 GAMES 3-2-0
1-0-0 SEASON SERIES 0-0-1
24-10-2-3 (incl. as ATL) ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 13-21-2-3 (incl. as ATL)
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson (73) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 5 players (74)
Timo Meier (31) GOALS LEADER Mark Scheifele (38)
Erik Karlsson (68) ASSISTS LEADER Josh Morrissey (54)
Erik Karlsson (90) POINTS LEADER Kyle Connor (75)
PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 9-for-9 on a three-game Canadian road trip, including 3-for-3 against the league’s top power play in Edmonton, the Sharks are now tied for the league’s fourth-best penalty kill at 83.1-percent on the year. The Sharks have finished top-two in the NHL on the PK in two of the past three years, including second (85.2%) in 2021-22 and first (85.7%) in 2019-20.
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. VEGAS GP RECORD HOME (9) AWAY (9) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. VEGAS 18 10-6-0-2 5-2-0-2 5-4-0-0 54 54
OILERS vs. VEGAS – 2022-23 3 2-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-0 11 10
QUICK FACTS
Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s fourth and final game against the Golden Knights this season and the second of two games in Vegas.
The last time these teams met was on March 25th in Edmonton, with the Golden Knights winning 4-3 in overtime.
Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 22 career points against the Golden Knights and Evander Kane has appeared in a team high 20 career games against Vegas.
EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 11-5-4 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 87-77, while earning at least a point in 15 of the 20 games.
FIVE OF A KIND
The Oilers have scored 5+ goals 28 times this season, posting a record of 26-2-1 when scoring five or more goals in a game.
30 AND COUNTING
The Oilers have four 30+ goal scorers on the team and are the only NHL team to have four players at this mark.
McDavid (60)
Draisaitl (46)
Nugent-Hopkins (34)
Hyman (32)
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 115. They also rank 1st in the NHL in first period goals with 82 goals
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 46-21-6, 98 points (22-14-1 at Home, 24-7-5 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 28 vs. Edmonton Oilers 7 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 30 at San Jose Sharks 7:30 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 1 vs. Minnesota Wild 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Apr. 3 at Minnesota Wild 5 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 4 at Nashville Predators 5 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 25 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 OT
Nicolas Roy found the back of the net midway through overtime to propel the Vegas Golden Knights (46-21-6) to a 4-3 overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers (41-24-9) on Saturday night at Rogers Place. Jack Eichel got the scoring started as he put Vegas up, 1-0, at the 1:01 mark of the opening frame. Zach Hyman answered and tied the game for Edmonton, but Pavel Dorofeyev continued his hot streak with a power-play goal to send the visitors into the break with a 2-1 lead. In the second period, Leon Draisaitl was the only player to find the back of the net and the third period opened with the scored tied at 2-2. Jonathan Marchessault and Warren Foegele traded goals in the third to set the stage for overtime. Midway through the extra session, Roy buried his own rebound to lift the Golden Knights to the 4-3 victory.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
Magic Number
Vegas can clinch the team’s fifth playoff appearance in six years on Tuesday night if the Golden Knights win AND Winnipeg loses in
regulation or Nashville suffers a loss of any kind.
Seeking a Century
Vegas needs two more points to reach 100 for the second time in franchise history. The 2017-18 team recorded its 100th point in game No. 74, which the Golden Knights will play on Tuesday night.
All for One
Vegas has won each of its last three games by one goal and leads the league with 24 one-goal wins on the season (24-8-6).
Against the Oilers
Tuesday’s meeting marks the fourth and final game this season against Edmonton. The Golden Knights are 8-8-2 all-time against the Oilers and 5-4-1 when playing at home. These teams most recently met on Saturday at Rogers Place, where the Vegas captured the 4-3 win in overtime. Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore lead the Golden Knights in scoring against Edmonton this season, with Eichel’s four points (1-3—4) in three games played and Theodore’s four points (0-4—4) in two games played.
2022-23 Season EDM Series: 1-1-1 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 1-0-1)
Nov. 19 – at Edmonton (Vegas 3, Edmonton 4 OT)
Jan. 14 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Edmonton 4)
Mar. 25 – at Edmonton (Vegas 4, Edmonton 3 OT)
Mar. 28 – at Vegas
2021-22 Season EDM Series: 1-3-0 (Home: 0-2-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Oct. 22 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Edmonton 5)
Nov. 27 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Edmonton 3)
Feb. 8 – at Edmonton (Vegas 4, Edmonton 0)
Apr. 6 – at Edmonton (Vegas 0, Edmonton 4)
LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:
MARCH 28 vs. Calgary Flames – 7:00 PM MT (6:00 PM PT) // Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio
WARM-UPS
1) The Kings are the only club this season to record four or more power-play goals in multiple games (4 PPG on Jan. 9 vs. EDM; 4 PPG on Mar. 26 vs. STL).
2) Viktor Arvidsson and Phillip Danault each notched three points in Sunday night’s first period, becoming the third and fourth Kings players in the past ten years to record three or more points in the opening frame of a game, joining Kevin Fiala (2-1=3 on Feb. 18, 2022) and Jeff Carter (1-2=3 on Feb. 9, 2017).
3) Since the March 3 trade deadline, Vladislav Gavrikov’s plus-9 rating is tied for third-best among all league defensemen while his 20:49 time-on-ice/game ranks third among all Kings skaters behind only Drew Doughty (25:34) and Mikey Anderson (21:25).
4) Seven of Matt Roy’s nine goals this season have come on the road.
5) Anze Kopitar (18) sits two goals shy of recording his second career 20-road goal season (22G in 2017-18). Only five skaters in Kings history have registered multiple 20-road goal seasons: Marcel Dionne (5x), Wayne Gretzky (2x), Bernie Nicholls (4x), Luc Robitaille (6x) and Charlie Simmer (3x).
vs. CALGARY ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 104-119-21-9
Home: 63-50-9-4
Away: 41-69-12-5
OT: 14-11 (12 ties)
Shootout: 4-2
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 2-1-0
FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. CALGARY:
Luc Robitaille – 84 GP, 108 PTS (53-55=108)
Marcel Dionne – 67 GP, 85 PTS (49-36=85)
Dave Taylor – 95 GP, 85 PTS (30-55=85)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 82 PTS (21-61=82)
Bernie Nicholls – 61 GP, 63 PTS (20-43=63)
*-denotes active roster player
LAST MEETING vs. CALGARY: Mar. 20, 2023 – LAK 8 vs. CGY 2
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Grundstrom (10, 11), Doughty (6), Vilardi (23), Arvidsson (20), Kempe (33, 34), Anderson (5)
CGY Goals: Toffoli (29), Hanifin (6)
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W; 16 saves – 18 shots) CGY: Markstrom (L; 20 saves – 26 shots), Vladar (11 saves – 13 shots)
LAK PP: 2-for-5
LAK PK: 3-for-4
THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., March 30 | at Edmonton Oilers | 7:00 p.m. MT (6:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won their last two meetings against Edmonton and have points in their last three games vs. the Oilers in Edmonton (2-0-1).
Sat., April 1 | at Seattle Kraken | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Gabriel Vilardi and Phillip Danault are tied for most goals by a Kings skater vs. Seattle with four.
Sun., April 2 | at Vancouver Canucks | 5:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Only Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (22-39=61) has more points vs. Vancouver among active skaters than
Anze Kopitar (15-37=52).
INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Mar. 6 (upper-body)
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 10 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed)
D Sean Durzi, 9 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 6 games, Mar. 11 – Mar. 25 (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 132
RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/27/23)
Mar. 3 – Zack MacEwen (F) acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for Brendan Lemieux (F) and a 2024 fifth-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 – Nate Schnarr (F) acquired from Montreal in exchange for Frederic Allard (D).
Mar. 3 – Austin Wagner (F) traded to Chicago for future considerations.
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 9 – Trevor Moore (F) activated from injured reserve.
Mar. 20 – Rights to Cole Krygier (D) acquired from Florida in exchange for future considerations.
Mar. 25 – Cole Krygier (D) signed to a two-year entry-level contract with an AAV of $837,500.
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 25, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS [3]
The Flames welcomed the San Jose Sharks to the Scotiabank Saddledome for a matinee game on Saturday afternoon. Calgary jumped out in front just under five minutes into the contest with MacKenzie Weegar ripping home his fourth of the season to give the Flames the lead. Tyler Toffoli would double the Flames advantage shortly after with his 30th of the season, and second 30-goal campaign of his career. San Jose would draw within one before the end of the first, and then score two more early in the second to take a 3-2 lead. Just 25 seconds after San Jose claimed their first lead, Walker Duehr scored his fifth to tie the game again, and it stayed that way through 40 minutes of play. Nazem Kadri would make it goals in back-to-back games with his 23rd just under six minutes into the final frame, and that would end up being the game winner as Toffoli added an empty netter to give the Flames a 5-3 victory.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Weegar (4), Toffoli (30,31), Duehr (5), Kadri (23)
GOALIE: Markstrom (28/31, .903 Sv%)
PP: 0/1 (0%)
PK: 2/2 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 25, 2023 SJS [3] vs. CGY [5] Kadri Markstrom Kahkonen
March 23, 2023 VGK [3] vs. CGY [2] Roy Markstrom Thompson
March 21, 2023 CGY [5] at ANA [1] Stecher Vladar Gibson
March 20, 2023 CGY [2] at LAK [8] Vilardi Markstrom/Vladar Copley
March 18, 2023 DAL [6] vs. CGY 5 Robertson Markstrom Oettinger
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 28, 2023 7:00pm vs. Los Angeles Kings Scotiabank Saddledome
March 31, 2023 8:00pm at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
April 2, 2023 6:00pm vs. Anaheim Ducks Scotiabank Saddledome
April 4, 2023 7:00pm vs. Chicago Blackhawks Scotiabank Saddledome
April 5, 2023 5:30pm at Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the fourth and final matchup this season between the Flames and Kings. The Flames have gone 1-1-1 in their previous three meetings so far this season. This is a Pacific Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 12-6-3 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 21-14-7 against Western Conference opponents.
FLAMES VERSUS THE KINGS THIS SEASON:
The Flames and Kings are set to square off for the fourth and final time this season. Their first meeting came back in November where Jonathan Huberdeau scored his 200th NHL goal, and the Flames also saw Andrew Mangiapane, Brett Ritchie, Elias Lindholm, and Adam Ruzicka find the back of the net in a 6-5 win over the Kings. In their second matchup, Jonathan Huberdeau scored again just 3:23 into the first. The Kings would score three-unanswered goals to go up 3-1 in the third, but Calgary would battle back thanks to Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube who both tallied to tie the game. Calgary would eventually fall in overtime. Calgary also fell in their most recent meeting but have claimed points in their last four home meetings with the Kings dating back to the 2019-20 season.
QUICK HITS:
Nazem Kadri found the back of the net again to make it goals in back-to-back games, giving him 37 points (16G, 21A) in the Flames 33 wins this season. Dillon Dube had a game-high six shots on goal through his 13:14 of ice-time. MacKenzie Weegar scored his second game-opening goal of the month on Saturday against San Jose, which is tied with Cale Makar for the most among all defenseman in the NHL through March.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS
CGY vs. LAK ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
128-95-21-9 74-36-12-5 54-59-9-4 4-3-3 L2
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Los Angeles Kings
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 1-1-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 0-1-1)
Nov. 14, 2022 – LAK [5] at CGY [6]
Dec. 22, 2022 – CGY [3] at LAK 4
Mar. 20, 2023 – CGY [2] at. LAK [8]
Mar. 28, 2023 – LAK at CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. LAK: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Last Home Win vs. LAK: November 14, 2022 – Los Angeles [5] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ LAK: April 4, 2022 – Calgary [3] at Los Angeles [2]
Last Home Loss vs. LAK: March 20, 2022 – Los Angeles [3] vs. Calgary 2
Last Road Loss @ LAK: March 20, 2023 – Calgary [2] at Los Angeles [8]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 26 – signed Matthew Coronato (F) to a three-year entry level contract
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 62)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (14 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 25)
Chris Tanev – upper body injury (3 games: Mar. 21 – Mar. 25)
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
March 25, 2023 – STARS 1 vs. CANUCKS 3
Defenseman Ryan Suter (1-0—1) scored the long goal for Dallas in a 3-1 defeat to the Vancouver Canucks at American Airlines Center. Forwards Tyler Seguin (0-1—1) and Ty Dellandrea (0-1—1) tallied assists for the Stars, who went winless in three games against the Canucks this season (0-2-1). Making his third career start, rookie goaltender Matt Murray made 21 saves on 24 shots. Forward Joel Kiviranta led all skaters with seven hits in 9:10 TOI and defenseman Miro Heiskanen logged a game-high 26:40 TOI.
PP: 0-3 | PK: 3-3 | SF: 26 | SA: 24 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (26:40) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. VAN – T. Demko 2. VAN – B. Boeser 3. DAL – R. Suter
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue, March 28, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks 7:30 p.m. United Center BSSW/KTCK
Fri, March 31, 2023 Arizona Coyotes 9:30 p.m. Mullett Arena BSSW/KTCK
Sat, April 1, 2023 Colorado Avalanche 8 p.m. Ball Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Mon, April 3, 2023 Nashville Predators 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Thu, April 6, 2023 Philadelphia Flyers 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 21 – Recalled goaltender Remi Poirier from Texas (AHL) and loaned goaltender Matt Murray to Texas (AHL)
March 24 – Recalled goaltender Matt Murray from Texas (AHL) and loaned goaltender Remi Poirier to Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 69
NAME INJURY GAMES
MISSED DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21
F Joel Kiviranta Lower body 11 Feb. 8-Mar. 4
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 11 Feb. 18-Mar. 13
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
Undisclosed 13 Mar. 1-pres.
F Tyler Seguin Lower body 6 Mar. 11-21
F Mason Marchment Lower body 6 Mar. 14-pres.
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars hit the road for three games beginning this evening against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the fourth and final meeting between the two clubs this season, which has seen the Stars take two of the first three games (2-1-0). Following tonight’s game, the Stars will face Arizona on Friday and Colorado on Saturday.
MY SOURCES SAY THE ROADS ARE CLEAR AND STREET SIGNS POINT THE WAY
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 23, 2022 vs. Chicago – W, 6-4
Feb. 22 vs. Chicago – L, 4-3
March 2 at Chicago – W, 5-2
March 28 at Chicago
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 30 vs. STL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Saturday, April 1 vs. NJD, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN2, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, April 4 at CGY, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, April 6 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, April 8 at SEA, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 26 – Assigned Buddy Robinson to Rockford … March 25 – Activated Reese Johnson (concussion protocol) and assigned Anton Khudobin to Rockford … March 15 – Recalled Anton Khudobin from Rockford … March 14 – Signed Wyatt Kaiser to three-year, entry-level contract … March 13 – Recalled Mike Hardman and Buddy Robinson from Rockford … March 12 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Anton Khudobin to Rockford … March 9 – Recalled Filip Roos from Rockford.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (2) vs. Vancouver (4) – Sun., March 26 – United Center
CHI Goals: Murphy (6; SH), Reichel (5)
VAN Goals: Di Guiseppe (6), Pettersson (34), Pettersson (35; PP), Boeser (15; EN)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (27/30, 58:22) VAN – Delia (29/31, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 2/3
VAN PP: 1/3; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks began their four-game homestand on Sunday, falling to the Canucks 4-2 … Connor Murphy scored the first goal of the game shorthanded, his second shorthanded tally of the season and third of his career … Lukas Reichel scored the other goal for Chicago, his fifth on the year … He now has goals in consecutive contests (2G) … Petr Mrazek made his first start in five games and made 27 saves.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – DALLAS STARS
The Blackhawks have points in seven of their last 11 games against Dallas (4-4-3) … In Chicago’s last game against Dallas on March 2, Cole Guttman and Seth Jones each scored in the 5-2 loss … Jones has points in his last three straight against Dallas (2G, 2A) … Jason Dickinson was originally drafted by Dallas in the first round (29th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft and played there from 2015-21 … Chicago acquired a 2025 second-round pick and goaltender Anton Khudobin from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Max Domi and goaltender Dylan Wells on March 2, 2023 … Seth and Caleb Jones are both from Arlington, Texas.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: March 2 (2-5), March 28 | AWAY: Nov. 23 (4-6), Feb. 22 (4-3)
All-Time Record: 147-111-40 | Home: 83-46-18 | Road: 64-65-22
Last Home Win: May 9, 2021 (4-2) | Last Road Win: Feb. 22, 2023 (4-3) | Last Home Loss: March 2,
2023 (2-5) Last Road Loss: Nov. 23, 2022 (4-6)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. DAL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Andreas Athanasiou, 5; Tyler Johnson, 5; Seth Jones, 4
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 10; Connor Murphy, 9; Tyler Johnson, 9
POINTS: Seth Jones, 14; Tyler Johnson, 14; Connor Murphy, 12
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-20-1
Two-Days Rest: 5-5-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-2
Second Game of a B2B: 1-11-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 1-3-0
Tuesday: 4-8-1
Wednesday: 1-7-0
Thursday: 5-6-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-10-1
Sunday: 3-7-1
VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports Midwest
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the third and final meeting between the Canucks and Blues this season: Dec. 19 (5-1 L @ VAN), Feb. 23 (3-2 OTW @ STL), and Mar. 28 (away).
• Vancouver is 78-99-18-5 all time against St. Louis, including a 33-54-9-2 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games against the Blues, including 1-4-0 in their last five.
• Elias Pettersson leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against St. Louis with 15 (5-10-15 in 10 GP).
• J.T. Miller has 11 points (5-6-11) in 15 career games against the Blues.
• Conor Garland has 11 points (5-6-11) in 16 career games against the Blues.
• Filip Hronek has three points (1-2-3) in four career games against the Blues.
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks in career games played against St. Louis at 30.
• Thatcher Demko is 2-1-1 in four career games against the Blues with a 2.42 GAA and a .925 SV%.
• Collin Delia has yet to face St. Louis in his career.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson is on a career-high 12 game point-streak and has 17 points (7-10-17) in those games.
• J.T. Miller has 17 points (8-9-17) in his last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes has eight points (0-8-8) in his last six games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 12 points (7-5-12) in his last 12 games.
• Rick Tocchet is 16-9-2 since taking over as Head Coach on January 22.
LAST MEETING – FEB. 23/23: VAN 3 at STL 2 (OT)
J.T. Miller brought the Canucks within one with his first shorthanded goal of the season just past the nine-minute mark of the third period…Elias Pettersson recorded the only assist…Andrei Kuzmenko tied the game with 28.6 seconds left in regulation…Pettersson and Miller had the assists…Pettersson scored his third overtime winner of the season with 15 seconds left in the extra frame… Anthony Beauvillier and Ethan Bear recorded the assists…Pettersson set a career-high with 10 shots on goal…Jack Studnicka and Kyle Burroughs both led the team with two hits…Burroughs and Tyler Myers co-led the team with three blocked shots…Arturs Silovs made 20 saves.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN STL
Goals For/Game 3.36 (11th) 3.19 (17th)
Goals Against/Game 3.63 (26th) 3.64 (27th)
Power Play % 22.2 (11th) 20.3 (t-19th)
Penalty Kill % 70.8 (32nd) 75.1 (25th)
Penalty Min./Game 8:55 (21st) 7:58 (7th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 12:00pm PT on March 27, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 26/23: VAN 4 at CHI 2
Phillip Di Giuseppe scored the Canucks’ first goal at 19:43 in the second period to tie the game at one…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes registered assists…Elias Pettersson scored his first of two goals at 12:06 in the third…Ethan Bear and Andrei Kuzmenko were both credited with the assists…Pettersson extended the Canucks’ lead sixty-three seconds later on the power play…Kuzmenko tied the franchise record for most points in by a first year NHL-er (66) with the first helper…Brock Boeser recorded the second helper…Boeser regained the two goal lead with an empty netter at 18:57…Bear registered the sole assist on the play…Delia recorded his second career win against his former team stopping 29 shots…Pettersson led the team in shots (7)…Dakota Joshua led the team in hits (4) and blocked shots (3).
LAST 5 vs ST. LOUIS
• Feb. 23/23: VAN 3 at STL 2 (OT)
• Dec. 19/22: VAN 1 vs STL 5
• Mar. 30/22: VAN 3 vs STL 4
• Mar. 28/22: VAN 1 at STL 4
• Jan. 23/22: VAN 1 vs STL 3
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 251
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
27 – Assigned goaltender Joel Hofer to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
21 – Activated forward Jake Neighbours off IR
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions
BLUES vs. CANUCKS
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/30 – at Chicago
4/1 – at Nashville
4/2 – vs. Boston
4/4 – vs. Philadelphia
4/6 – vs. NY Rangers
A LOOK AHEAD
BLUES GO MARCHING IN
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 23: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Poehling, Ruhwedel, Guentzel (PP), Malkin
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (31 saves, 34 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin’s 81st career game-winning goal is tied for fifth among active players.
PP: 1-4
PK: 2-3
Mar. 23: Dallas 3, Pittsburgh 2 – American Airlines Center
PIT Goals: Crosby, Joseph
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (30 saves, 33 shots)
Key Stats: P.O Joseph extended his point streak to three games (1G-2A) as the Penguins fell on the road.
PP: 0-2
PK: 2-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 9 9
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 7 7
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 5 21
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 5 20
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 4 6
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 183
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 20 D Taylor Fedun recalled from WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Red Wings: 76-67-21
In Pittsburgh: 55-22-6
In Detroit: 21-45-15
OT Record vs. Red Wings: 6-4-8
Shootout Record vs. Red Wings: 3-1
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-0-1.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. RED WINGS:
Mario Lemieux: 27 GP, 58 PTS (21G-37A)
Jean Pronovost: 53 GP, 55 PTS (22G-33A)
Syl Apps: 35 GP, 39 PTS (12G-27A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 0 at PHILADELPHIA 3 (3/25/23)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: PHI Bellows (Tippett, Laughton) 10:10-EV; PHI Laughton (Ristolainen) 19:24-EV
3RD PERIOD: PHI Foerster (Farabee, Cates) 18:41-EN
SHOTS: DET 29 (8-8-13) / PHI 22 (6-8-8)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (L, 19-21) / PHI Hart (W, 29-29)
PP: DET 0-7 / PHI 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (43 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (38 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (16 / Feb. 25)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (5 / March 16)
Ville Husso – lower body (5 / March 23)
Total Man Games Lost: 272
Individual Man Games Lost: Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (14), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Adam Erne (2), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/27 – Signed defenseman William Wallinder to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/23 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/21 – Recalled forward Matt Luff from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. PENGUINS / 7:00 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 165th all-time meeting, 82nd in Detroit … Second of three games this season, first of two at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. PIT: 72-71-16-5 / HOME: 48-18-12-3 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. PIT: Dylan Larkin (7-7-14 in 18 GP), David Perron (3-9-12 in 18 GP), Robby Fabbri (2-2-4 in 8 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-3-3 in 4 GP), Filip Zadina (2-0-2 in 4 GP), Dominik Kubalík (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Matt Luff (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Joe Veleno (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Jonatan Berggren (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
PIT top scorers vs. DET: Evgeni Malkin (16-22-38 in 25 GP), Sidney Crosby (14-21-35 in 30 GP), Kris Letang (7-18-25 in 28 GP), Jeff Carter (9-9-18 in 26 GP), Rickard Rakell (7-10-17 in 16 GP), Mikael Granlund (7-6-13 in 26 GP), Jake Guentzel (4-7-11 in 12 GP), Jason Zucker (6-4-10 in 15 GP), Bryan Rust (2-6-8 in 15 GP), Chad Ruhwedel (2-4-6 in 9 GP), Taylor Fedun (0-3-3 in 6 GP), Josh Archibald (1-1-2 in 3 GP), Drew O’Connor (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Thu., Mar. 30: RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:30 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Fri., Mar. 31: RED WINGS at JETS / 8:00 p.m. / Canada Life Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Sun., Apr. 2: RED WINGS at MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / Scotiabank Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
March 25 at Philadelphia – 3-0 L
Detroit fell 3-0 at Philadelphia to move to 31-32-9 overall and 14-17-5 on the road … The result sent the Red Wings below the .500 mark for the first time all season … Detroit is 6-4-1 on the road against Metropolitan Division opponents this season … Dylan Larkin finished 19-for-27 (70.4%) at the faceoff circle … Moritz Seider matched a career high with six shots … Robert Hägg tied a career high with six hits … Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 19-of-21 shots in his first start since Dec. 8 at Florida … Nedeljkovic is one game shy of 100 for his NHL career … Detroit is 14-13-4 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 6-3-2 when doing so on the road … The Red Wings are 13-11-3 this season when tied after one period, and 5-5-3 when doing so on the road.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 1 at Boston 2
The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped a fourth-straight game in a 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins March 25 at TD Garden…Tampa Bay fell to 42-26-6 on the season with a road record of 17-19-1…The Bolts finished the season series vs. BOS with a 1-3-0 record…Patrice Bergeron opened the scoring with a power-play goal at the 6:46 mark of the first period to give BOS a 1-0 lead…Victor Hedman responded for the Lightning 2:44 later when he took a pass from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and hammered a slap shot past Linus Ullmark for his first career shorthanded goal to make it a 1-1 game…Garnet Hathaway jumped on a rebound in front of Andrei Vasilevskiy and scored the game-winning goal with 2:28 remaining in the second period…Vasilevskiy stopped 32 of 34 shots against in the loss.
PP: TBL – 0-5 BOS – 1-7
SOG: TBL – 27 BOS – 34
Attendance: 17,850
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Hurricanes are playing the third of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at PNC Arena…The Bolts are 0-1-1 vs. CAR this season following a 4-3 shootout loss Nov. 3 at AMALIE Arena and a 6-0 loss March 5 at PNC Arena…Nikita Kucherov has picked up points in five of his last six games vs. CAR (1-7—8)…Brayden Point has recorded three points over his last three games vs. CAR (1-2—3)…Steven Stamkos has picked up four points over his last three contests vs. CAR (1-3—4)…Alex Killorn has found the scoresheet in four of his last five games vs. CAR (2-2—4)…Ross Colton has pointed in two of his three career games at CAR (0-2—2)…Nick Paul has picked up points in four of his last six contests vs. CAR (3-1—4)…Victor Hedman has found the scoresheet in six of his last 10 games vs. CAR (2-5—7)…In nine career games at CAR, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 4-4-1 with a .923 save percentage and a 2.69 goals against average…Tampa Bay has scored five power-play goals over the last three games vs. CAR…The Lightning are 3-4-3 in their last 10 road games at CAR and 4-4-2 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 68-51-11 with 10 ties all-time vs. CAR, including a road record of 26-30-8 with seven ties…Martin St. Louis (38-48—86) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. CAR.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CAR
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the fourth and final game of a four-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on the road…The Lightning just wrapped up a 19-game stretch over the course of 33 days, the most games the team has played in a span of 33 days in franchise history…The Bolts are 10-7-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents and 21-18-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…The Bolts can clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with any combination of eight points gained by Tampa Bay or lost by Florida.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 104
Current Injuries:
None
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 4-3 shootout loss against the Boston Bruins at PNC Arena on Sunday. Jack Drury, Brady Skjei and Sebastian Aho each scored for Carolina, with Aho lighting the lamp for the third straight game. Brett Pesce also tallied two assists, and Martin Necas added a helper to extend his assist streak to three games. Frederik Andersen stopped 35 of 38 shots faced in net.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 72 games (10/12-3/26)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 71 games (10/14-3/26)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 27 games (1/21-3/26)
Antti Raanta, lower-body, missed 10 games (3/9-3/26)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed eight games (3/12-3/26)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 288
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 15 Placed Andrei Svechnikov on injured reserve
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 28 Tampa Bay 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 30 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
April 1 at Montreal 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 2 NY Islanders 6 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 4 Ottawa 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 28 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 29 Wednesday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
March 30 Thursday Little Caesars Arena 11:30 a.m.
March 31 Friday No practice
April 1 Saturday Bell Centre 11:30 a.m.
HURRICANES vs. LIGHTNING SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Tampa Bay in the third and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— The Hurricanes and Lightning are meeting for the 141st time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 62-56-10-12 overall record, including a 38-23-7-3 home record.
— Carolina leads the season series 2-0-0 in 2022-23 (Tampa Bay: 0-1-1), and the team is one win shy of posting just the second season sweep of the Lightning since relocation (2008-09: 6-0-0).
— The Hurricanes earned a 4-3 shootout win over the Lightning at Amalie Arena on 11/3. Seth Jarvis, Martin Necas and Brady Skjei scored in regulation before Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho scored in the shootout. Frederik Andersen made 23 saves in net and stopped five of six shootout attempts to register the win.
— Carolina posted a 6-0 win over Tampa Bay at PNC Arena on 3/5, going 4-for-5 on the power play. Jesperi Kotkaniemi earned a career-high five points (1g, 4a), and Teuvo Teravainen scored his second career hat trick (3g). Shayne Gostisbehere (1g, 2a) and Martin Necas (3a) also tallied three points, and Frederik Andersen stopped all 14 shots faced to record his first shutout of the season.
— Sebastian Aho has registered 17 points (7g, 10a) in 25 career regular-season games against the Lightning.
— Shayne Gostisbehere is a native of Pembroke Pines, Fla., and he ranks first in games played, goals, assists and points among all NHL players born in Florida.
— Martin Necas has recorded 15 points (7g, 8a), including two overtime winners, in 16 career regular-season games against Tampa Bay.
— Paul Stastny has tallied 20 points (11g, 9a) in 23 career regular-season games against the Lightning.
— Derek Stepan has earned 22 points (10g, 12a) in 32 career regular-season games against Tampa Bay.
— Ian Cole posted 19 points (2g, 17a) in 75 games with Carolina in 2021-22 and added two points (1g, 1a) in 14 playoff games, including his first postseason overtime goal in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round vs. NYR.
— Haydn Fleury was selected seventh overall by the Hurricanes in the 2014 NHL Draft and recorded 24 points (5g, 19a) in 167 NHL games with the team from 2017-21. He also registered 39 points (11g, 28a) in 101 AHL games with Charlotte from 2015-19 and served as an alternate captain in his final season with the team, helping lead the Checkers to their first Calder Cup championship. Fleury was traded to ANA in exchange for Jani Hakanpaa and a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on 4/12/21.
The Boston Celtics want to have the best NBA record and be the No. 1 team. 1 seed heading into the playoffs for the Eastern Conference, and the Washington Wizards also have something to play for on Tuesday against Boston.
After losing to Toronto 114-104 on Sunday, the Wizards (33-42) were tied with Indiana for 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Washington still has a slim chance of finishing the regular season with seven games left. No. seeding will be required for the Wizards. 7 to Number 10 to advance to the NBA’s play-in round and were three and a half games behind the No. tenth place going into league play on Monday.
Washington’s eighth loss in its last ten games came against Toronto. The Wizards did not have guard Monte Morris (left groin), forward Kyle Kuzma (right ankle), or guard Bradley Beal (left knee). Beal has been out of the team’s last three games, and Kuzma has been out of the team’s last four.
Beal is the team’s leading scorer with 23.2 points per game and an average of 5.4 assists after playing in 50 games this season. Washington’s No. 1 is Kuzma. 3rd scorer (21.2%).
Jayson Tatum was unable to play in Boston’s 137-93 victory over San Antonio on Sunday due to a hip injury. Tatum drives the Celtics (52-23) in scoring (30.1) and bouncing back (8.9).
Jaylen Brown scored 41 points against the Spurs to fill the void.
Entering Monday’s down against Detroit, Milwaukee had a 1 1/2-game lead over Boston for the lead position in the Eastern Gathering. The Bucks and Celtics have parted a couple of games this season and will meet for the last time during the ordinary season Thursday at Milwaukee.
The Celtics and Wizards will play their third game of the season on Tuesday. On Oct. 30, the Celtics won 112-94 and 130-121, respectively. Boston was the location of both games.
Brown scored the most points for Boston in each game. In the first game, he scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while in the second, he scored 36 points.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. BOSTON
OVERALL (34 GP) 14-16-(1)-3
HOME (18 GP) 10-8-(0)-0
ROAD (16 GP) 4-8-(1)-3
LAST MEETING Feb. 16, 2023 at NSH (L, 5-0)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 14-16-(1)-3 all-time against the Bruins, including a 4-8-(1)-3 record on the road.
− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Boston in 2022-23; it is the first and only at TD Garden.
− Nashville is 0-1-0 against Boston this season, falling 5-0 on Feb. 16 at Bridgestone Arena.
− The Predators are 1-3-1 in their last five games against the Bruins; they are 3-6-1 in their last 10; and 1-3-1 in their last five on the road.
− Boston is the only team that Nashville has never had a transaction with since the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft, in which the Predators selected center Mike Sullivan.
NOTABLES vs. BOSTON
− Ryan Johansen has 13 points (4g-9a) in 19 career games vs. the Bruins. Johansen recorded three assists at Boston on Dec. 21, 2020.
− Roman Josi has six goals and 11 points in 19 career games against Boston.
− Dante Fabbro played three seasons of collegiate hockey for Boston University from 2016-19, appearing in 111 games while posting 80 points (22g-58a), the most among team defensemen in that span.
− Jeremy Lauzon was drafted by Boston in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft. He played in 76 games for the Bruins from 2018-21.
− Predators Head Coach John Hynes and Assistant General Manager/Director of Scouting Jeff Kealty both played college hockey at Boston University. Hynes and Kealty helped lead the Terriers to four consecutive Frozen Four appearances and the 1995 NCAA title. Hynes made his debut as Predators head coach on Jan. 7, 2020 against Boston at Bridgestone Arena, the same day his hiring was announced.
− Predators Defense Development Coach Rob Scuderi won an NCAA title at Boston College in 2001; Forward Development Coach Nathan Gerbe was named NCAA Tournament MVP en route on Boston College’s title-winning team in 2008.
− Predators prospects Gunnarwolfe Fontaine (Northeastern), Cole O’Hara (UMass Amherst) and Ryan Ufko (UMass Amherst) all play college hockey in Massachusetts.
− Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile graduated from Northeastern University; Assistant General Manager/Director of Hockey Operations Brian Poile is a Boston College alumnus.
LAST TIME OUT
− Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Nashville Predators 2 – March 26 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Glass – PP (11), Barrie (13)
− TOR goals: Tavares – PP (31), Kerfoot (9), Tavares – PP/GWG (32)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Lankinen (L, 31/34); TOR – Woll (W, 23/25)
− Power plays: NSH 1-4; TOR 2-5
− Notes: Nashville moved to 18-14-4 at home in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game, regular-season series against the Maple Leafs with an 0-2-0 record… Nashville scored its first power-play goal since March 12, snapping an 0-for20 slide… The Predators outshot the Maple Leafs by a 9-0 margin to begin the first period… Tyson Barrie tallied a goal and an assist to give him back-to-back multi-point games; Barrie also led all skaters with six shots… Cody Glass’ goal was his fourth on the power play this season, matching his career high set in 2020-21 with Vegas.
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
RECENT GAMES:
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 116)
BOSTON vs NASHVILLE, LIFETIME SERIES
FUN FACTS
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 13: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL on an emergency basis.
Mar. 26: Oskar Steen recalled from Providence/AHL
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