The Orioles have made the following roster move:
- Acquired LHP Danny Coulombe (KOO-lohm) from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for cash considerations. He has not yet reported.
The Orioles have made the following roster move:
MESA – The Chicago Cubs today acquired right-handed pitcher Carlos Guzman from Detroit for infielder Zach McKinstry.
Guzman, 24, last season posted a 4.11 ERA (49 ER/107.1 IP) in 27 games (23 starts) between High-A West Michigan and Double-A Erie, striking out 90 against 34 walks. He spent a majority of the season with West Michigan, pitching to a 0.41 ERA (1 ER/22.0 IP) with a .372 opponent OPS in his final four outings, August 19-September 6, prior to his promotion to Erie.
Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent in March of 2015, the six-foot one-inch tall Guzman is 22-22 with a 3.80 ERA (134 ER/317.0 IP), one complete game and four saves in 84 career minor league games (64 starts). He has walked 118 and struck out 298 batters, allowing less than one home run per 9.0 innings (28 HR/317.0 IP).
McKinstry, 27, was acquired by Chicago last July 30 for right-handed pitcher Chris Martin and hit .206 (32-for-155) with six doubles, three triples, four home runs and 12 RBI in 47 games for the Cubs.
New York, N.Y., – Today, New York City Football Club (NYCFC) announced that it has acquired Midfielder Richard Ledezma on an intraleague loan from Real Salt Lake through the end of the 2023 season.
Real Salt Lake will receive $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) in 2023 and a second-round MLS SuperDraft pick in 2024. Real Salt Lake will receive an additional $50,000 in 2024 GAM if certain performance-based incentives are met. There is no option to buy at the end of the loan.
The American Midfielder joins from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven after starting his career in the Real Salt Lake Academy. Ledezma made 23 appearances, scoring one goal and providing one assist for the Rood-witten across all competitions, including the Europa League.
Sporting Director David Lee said: “We are delighted to have acquired Richy on a loan deal through the end of the season. Richy is an extremely talented player with excellent technical qualities which suit our methodology, and will play an important role across several positions in our midfield. Richy has also gained experience playing in Europe during the past years and will be an important addition to our group.
“We will play in a number of competitions throughout the season, so building a strong squad is an important part of our strategy and Richy adds quality and depth to our roster.”
Ledezma joined PSV Academy in 2019 and featured in 47 matches for PSV U21 scoring and assisting seven times across all campaigns. Ledezma made his professional debut for USL side Real Monarchs in 2018 and has featured for the U.S. Men’s National Team in 2020, in addition to making appearances for the U.S. U23 and U20 teams.
Midfielder Richard Ledezma said: “I am really excited to be joining New York City Football Club. It’s a Club that has had success the past couple of seasons and have developed many great players. I look forward to working hard every day to continue my development and reach the level I know I am capable of.
“I will use the experience I have gained overseas to help this Club compete for every trophy available. I look forward to meeting my teammates and the coaching staff and can’t wait to play in front of the New York faithful and give them a reason to cheer this season.”
Transaction: New York City Football Club acquires Midfielder Richard Ledezma on an intraleague loan from Real Salt Lake through the end of the 2023 season.
Name: Richard ‘Richy’ Ledezma
Position: Midfield
Date of Birth: September 6, 2000
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 155lb
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona
Revolution II goalkeeper elevated to MLS roster for Saturday at D.C. United
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution have elevated Revolution II goalkeeper Nico Campuzano (NEE-co camp-oo-ZAH-no) to the MLS roster on a Short-Term Agreement for Saturday’s away match at D.C. United (7:30 p.m. ET, free on the Apple TV app, 98.5 FM, 1260 AM).
Campuzano, 25, earns the short-term call-up to supplement the Revolution’s goalkeeping unit as Earl Edwards Jr. is unavailable for Saturday’s match due to illness. He first signed with Revolution II in December after spending the 2022 season with FC Cincinnati 2. The goalkeeper recorded 14 saves across four appearances last season.
In college, the Cantabria, Spain native made 40 appearances at the University of Pittsburgh, where he logged 118 career saves and earned a 29-9-2 record in two seasons with the Panthers. In 2021, Campuzano was named to the United Soccer Coaches first team South All-Region, All-ACC first team, All-ACC Tournament Team, and All-ACC Academic Team. While at Pittsburgh, he earned his master’s degree in information systems.
A club may sign a player, age 25 or younger, during the league season from its MLS NEXT Pro affiliate to a maximum of four Short-Term Agreements (up to four-game contracts) each season (maximum of 16 days). An individual player may be included on up to four MLS league season match rosters each season, however, that player may appear in no more than two MLS league season matches. An individual player may appear in any number of non-league games during the terms of his four Short-Term Agreements.
TRANSACTION: New England Revolution sign Revolution II goalkeeper Nico Campuzano on a Short-Term Agreement on March 24, 2023.
Pronunciation: NEE-co camp-oo-ZAH-no
Position: Goalkeeper
Date of Birth: 1/29/1998 (25)
Hometown: Cantabria, Spain
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 185
How Acquired: Signed by Revolution II to an MLS NEXT Pro professional contract on December 8, 2022.
WINNIPEG, MB., – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the signing of American placekicker Chandler Staton.
Staton (5-11, 195; Appalachian State; born: in Gainesville, GA) comes to Winnipeg after a collegiate career with the Mountaineers (2017-21) that earned him a look from the Green Bay Packers last year as an undrafted free agent.
Staton connected on 64 of 81 field goals (79 %) during his days at Appalachian State, with a career best of 53 yards, and left as the school’s career leader in points (464), field goals (64), and field goal percentage.
He also set a school record by converting on 20 of 21 field goal attempts in his final season while being named a First-team All-Sun Belt Conference, a Pro Football Network First-Team All-American and a semi-finalist for the Groza Award as the nation’s top kicker
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. ARIZONA GP RECORD HOME (51) AWAY (49) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. ARIZONA 100 51-31-3-15 28-15-2-6 23-16-1-9 326 301
OILERS vs. ARIZONA – 2022-23 2 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 12 5
QUICK FACTS
Monday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third and final game against Arizona this season and the lone game in Arizona.
The last time these teams met was on March 22nd in Edmonton where the Oilers defeated the Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime.
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl lead the team lead with 35 career points against Arizona and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has appeared in a team leading 41 career games against the Coyotes.
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 27 times this season, posting a record of 25-2-1 when scoring five or more goals in a game.
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 114. They also rank 1st in the NHL in first period goals with 79 goals.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. ARIZONA
Record: 8-1-1
GF: 44 GA: 24
2022-23 3/25/23 @ EDM 4-3 W (OT)
2022-23 12/7/22 @ EDM 8-2 W
2021-22 3/28/22 @ EDM 6-1 W
2021-22 11/24/21 @ ARI 5-3 W
2021-22 10/21/21 @ ARI 5-1 W
2019-20 2/4/20 @ ARI 3-0 L
2019-20 1/18/20 @ EDM 7-3 W
2019-20 11/24/19 @ ARI 4-3 W (SO)
2019-20 11/4/19 @ EDM 3-2 L (OT)
2018-19 3/16/19 @ ARI 3-2 W (OT)
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona has dropped its last four games (0-2-2) after posting an 8-game point streak. The team is 6-3-4 since the NHL’s trade deadline (March 3) and 11-6-7 since the All-Star break
• The Yotes enter tonight on an 8-game home point streak (6-0-2). If the team can push the run to nine consecutive home games without a regulation loss, it would be the team’s longest such streak since 10/3/13 – 11/21/13 (9-0-2)
• Fresh off setting a Coyotes team record for longest point streak yesterday (12 games), Clayton Keller looks to climb the Coyotes/Jets all-time franchise leaderboard. That run enters tonight T-7th in that criteria. Keller’s 12-game point streak is tied with Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson for the longest active such streak in the NHL
LAST GAME
Avalanche 4, Coyotes 3 (SO) – March 26, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Maccelli (8), Fischer (12), Keller (36)
COL Goals: Rantanen (48), Byram (8), Nichushkin (15)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (O) – 29 svs on 32 shots
COL Goalie: Georgiev (W) – 27 svs on 30 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 2-3
Notes: ARI fell to COL in shootout, ending the club’s 6-game home win streak; The shootout loss extended the Coyotes’ home point streak to 8 games (6-0-2)…Yesterday was ARI’s first shootout loss at home since 11/18/21 vs CBJ…Clayton Keller delivered the game-tying goal, his 36th of the season to extend his point streak to 12 games; That run set a record for the longest point streak by a Coyote (since 1996-97)…Keller also reached the 80-point mark in 2022-23 with his goal (36-44-80)…Matias Maccelli got the Coyotes on the board with his 8th goal of the season…Nick Schmaltz tallied an assist for the fifth consecutive game; Schmalz has tallied six assists over that five-game run…Michael Kesselring recorded his first career NHL point with an assist on Christian Fischer’s goal…The tally from Fischer was his 12th of the season, making his goal total in 2022-23 the second-most he’s recorded in a campaign…Jack McBain reached 20 pts (11-9-20) on the season with an assist…JJ Moser blocked 7 shots, tied for a season-high by a Coyote (Moser on 11/23)…The Coyotes held Nathan MacKinnon off the scoresheet, who entered yesterday with an 11-game point streak to share the NHL’s longest active run with Keller and VAN’s Elias Pettersson
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (6 / 3/14)
Zack Kassian…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (4 / 3/18)
Laurent Dauphin…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (2 / 3/21)
Brett Ritchie…Day-to-Day…Illness (1 / 3/24)
Total man games lost: 142 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body | 3 (3/12 – 3/16)
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness | 1 (3/12) – Lower-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
Patrik Nemeth – 1 (3/14) – Lower-Body
Brett Ritchie – 1 (3/22) – Upper-Body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/24 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/24 – Recalled F Nathan Smith from Tucson (AHL)
-3/22 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen from Tucson (AHL)
-3/21 – Recalled D Michael Kesselring from Tucson (AHL)
-3/19 – Assigned D Michael Kesselring to Tucson (AHL)
-3/18 – Recalled D Michael Kesselring from Tucson (AHL)
-3/17 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and D Michael Kesselring to Tucson (AHL)
-3/16 – Signed F Josh Doan to a three-year entry-level contract, beginning with the 2023-24 NHL season
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Fri, March 31 7:30pm vs DAL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM
Sat, April 1 7pm vs SJ Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Mon, April 3 7pm at SEA Climate Pledge Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
YOTES & OIL
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE OILERS
Clayton Keller…4-6-10…17 career GP
Zack Kassian…5-2-7…14 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…1-8-9…15 career GP
Travis Boyd…3-5-8…15 career GP
Jack McBain…1-0-1…2 career GP
JJ Moser…1-0-1…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Kassian, 5)… Assists (Schmaltz, 8)…Points (Keller, 10)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Moser/Nemeth, 1)… Assists (Valimaki, 2)…Points (Valimaki, 2)
COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MDT) TV Radio
Mon, Mar. 27 at Anaheim 8 p.m. Altitude 2 950 AM
Wed, Mar. 29 MINNESOTA 8 p.m. TNT 92.5 FM
Sat, April 1 DALLAS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO AVALANCHE (43-23-6, 92 PTS) at ANAHEIM DUCKS (23-40-10, 56 PTS)
8:08 p.m. MDT / 7:08 p.m. PDT – Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Altitude 2 / 950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche faces the Anaheim Ducks tonight at the Honda Center … This evening’s game is the second half of a back-to-back for the Avs, who beat the Coyotes 4-3 in a shootout yesterday afternoon in Tempe … Colorado is 15-4-1 in its last 20 contests and 23-6-3 in its last 32 games … The Avs have won a season-high five straight road games, are 9-1-0 in their last 10 road contests and 12-2-1 in their last 15 away from the Mile High City … Colorado is 11-4-2 in its last 17 home games … The team is in a busy stretch of 15 contests in 26 days (March 4-29).
ON THE CALL
Altitude: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Altitude Radio: Conor McGahey
LAST GAME
March 26 – Colorado 4, Arizona 3 in shootout
Alexandar Georgiev stopped all seven shootout attempts and Valeri Nichushkin ended the tiebreaker on the 14th attempt as the Avalanche beat the Coyotes, 4-3, at Mullett Arena … Mikko Rantanen had a goal and one assist, Nichushkin scored a power-play goal and Bowen Byram also lit the lamp … Alexandar Georgiev made 27 saves through regulation and overtime.
SF: 32 SA: 30 PP: 1-3 PK: 3-3
The victory was Colorado’s season-high fifth straight road win … The Avs are 9-1-0 in their last 10 road contests and 12-2-1 in their last 15 away from the Mile High City. The Avalanche improved to 15-4-1 in their last 20 contests overall and 23-6-3 in their last 32 games The Avs are 16-5-1 against Central Division teams this season The Avalanche lead the NHL with 13 wins beyond regulation, going 7-3 in overtime and 6-3 in shootouts Colorado finished 8-1-0 in day games this year, 4-0-0 at home and 4-1-0 on the road … The Avs are 13-2-0 in afternoon dates over the past two seasons and 21-4-1 (.827) since 2019-20 Colorado’s power-play unit scored for the 11th consecutive game, the second-longest streak with a power-play goal in Avalanche history (since 1995-96) … It’s the longest streak in the NHL this season The Avalanche scored the first goal of the game for the 46th time this season, the most of any team Rantanen scored his 48th goal of the season, third most in the NHL, and his league-leading 37th even-strength tally Georgiev posted his 18th road win of the season, tying the franchise record set by David Aebischer in 2003-04 Nichushkin has a six-game point streak (2g/5a) … He has 23 points (7g/16a) in his last 18 contests …. His 17 points (5g/12a) this month are his most-ever in one month
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 24 – Erik Johnson activated from Injured Reserve … Alex Galchenyuk reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Mar. 22 – Darren Helm activated from Injured Reserve
CURRENT INJURIES
Pavel Francouz – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – knee (Oct. 12 – present)
Artturi Lehkonen – finger (March 15 – present)
Josh Manson – lower body (March 4 – present)
Total Man-Game Lost: 411
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ANAHEIM DUCKS
Tonight is the second of three meetings between the Avalanche and Ducks in 2022-23 and the first of two in Southern California … Anaheim won the first matchup 5-3 on Jan. 26 at Ball Arena … That loss snapped Colorado’s seven-game winning streak over the Ducks, the longest winning streak by either team in this series … The Avalanche won all three meetings against the Ducks last year, sweeping a season series from Anaheim for the first time in franchise history.
SCHEDULE vs. DUCKS
Jan. 26 vs. ANAHEIM (L, 3-5)
Mar. 27 @ Anaheim
Apr. 9 @ Anaheim
RECORD vs. DUCKS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-1-0 Overall: 3-0-0 Overall: 51-36-19 Overall: 50-35-19 Series: 1 (0-1)
Home: 0-1-0 Home: 2-0-0 Home: 27-20-7 Home: 27-19-7 W-L: 0-4
Road: — Road: 1-0-0 Road: 24-16-12 Road: 23-16-12 Last: 2006 CSF (L, 0-4)
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
MARCH 25, 2023 – ANAHEIM 3 vs. ST. LOUIS 6
The Ducks fell 6-3 to the St. Louis Blues at Honda Center Saturday night. Nikita Nesterenko scored his first career NHL goal at 4:05 of the first period, becoming the second Ducks player this season to net their first NHL goal (also Pavol Regenda, Nov. 9 vs. MIN; 1-0=1). Troy Terry opened the scoring with his 21st goal (PPG) at 1:46 of the first period and tallied his 35th assist for his team-leading 15th multi-point performance. Mason McTavish registered his 26th assist and 42nd point of the season, passing Chris Kunitz for sole possession of fourth most points by a Ducks rookie in a single season (19-22=41 in 2005-06). His primary assist also pushed his rookie-leading tally to 18 this season. Ryan Strome netted his 14th goal at 5:39 of the third period, his third goal the past five games (3-1=4). Trevor Zegras recorded his team-leading 37th assist and 59th point, while Kevin Shattenkirk, Max Jones and Jakob Silfverberg also earned assists. John Gibson stopped 30 shots in his 50th appearance of the season
PP: 1-4 PK: 4-4 SF: 25 SA: 36 TOI: Cam Fowler (24:20)
Three Stars: 1. B. Schenn 2. K. Kapanen 3. J. Vrana
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Mar. 30 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Apr. 1 Edmonton Rogers Place 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Apr. 2 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 5 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Apr. 5 Edmonton Honda Center 7 p.m. TNT / Ducks Stream
Apr. 8 Arizona Mullet Arena 2:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 2 Signed RW Jaxsen Wiebe (Prince George, WHL) to a three-year entry-level contract.
Acquired RW Dylan Sikura from Chicago for LW Max Golod.
Mar. 3 Acquired Brock McGinn and a 2024 third-round selection from Pittsburgh for D Dmitry Kulikov.
Acquired D Andrej Sustr, C Nikita Nesterenko and a 2025 fourth-round selection from Minnesota for D John Klingberg.
Acquired D Chase Priskie from Buffalo for D Austin Strand.
Mar. 15 Signed C Nikita Nesterenko to a two-year entry-level contract.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 374
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 73
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 65
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 23
Anthony Stolarz Knee surgery Week-to-week 21
Adam Henrique MCL sprain Week-to-week 15
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude an eight-game homestand spanning 16 days tonight vs .the Colorado Avalanche at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports West AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with points nine of their last 15 games (6-6-3) and 10 of the last 17 overall (6-7-4). The Ducks have also earned points in 14 of the last 25 games overall (10-11-4) and are 11-12-5 the last 28 contests. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will begin a three-game road trip beginning Thursday, March 30 at Seattle (7 p.m. PT). The road trip also includes a back-to-back matchup at Edmonton (Saturday, April 1, 7 p.m. PT) and Calgary (Sunday, April 2, 5 p.m. PT).
EIGHT STRAIGHT: The Ducks conclude an eight-game homestand tonight that began March 12, the second-longest homestand of the 2022-23 season and also tied for the second-longest in franchise history. Anaheim hosted a club record 10-game homestand Dec. 23-Jan. 13 spanning 24 days (3-6-1 record). The homestand was tied for the third-longest in NHL history, trailing 12 straight at home by Tampa Bay (2010-11) and the California Golden Seals (1975-76). Anaheim’s longest prior homestand was eight games (three times), including Dec. 28, 2014-Jan. 16, 2015 (6-2-0, 12 pts.), Mar. 2-18, 2007 (6-1-1, 13 pts.) and Oct. 28-Nov. 14, 2001 (2-4-2, 6 pts.).
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Seattle 7 at Nashville 2
Goals: Tolvanen (2), Sprong, Larsson, Beniers, McCann, Bjorkstrand
Goalie: Grubauer (14/16)
PP: 1/4 PK: 3/3 Shots: Seattle 39 – Nashville 16
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 207)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 72 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 22 games – week-to-week
John Hayden (lower body) – 3 games – week-to-week
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
March 20, 2023: Recalled G Joey Daccord on an emergency basis from Coachella Valley (AHL)
March 25, 2023: Reassigned G Joey Daccord to Coachella Valley (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 30: Anaheim at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, April 1: Los Angeles at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Monday, April 3: Arizona at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Tuesday, April 4: Seattle at Vancouver, 7 p.m. PT
Thursday, April 6: Arizona at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is final of three games the Kraken will play against the Wild this season and the second time the two teams are playing in Minnesota this year. Both of the teams’ previous two meetings ended in a shutout. Martin Jones shut out the Wild in a 4-0 Seattle win on Nov. 3 and then March-Andre Fleury shut out the Kraken in a 1-0 Minnesota win on Nov. 11.
• Tonight’s game is the final of a four-game road trip in which all four games will be played against Central Division teams. It is the 20th of 25 games the Kraken will play against Central Division teams this season, with Seattle holding an 10-3-6 record against the Central Division this year.
• A win tonight would give Seattle its 10th series win of the season, having previously won its season series against Buffalo, Colorado, Columbus, Detroit, Nashville, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose and St. Louis. The Kraken have one game remaining to play against Los Angeles, but they will record a series win regardless of the outcome after going 3-0-0 against the Kings in their first three meetings of the season. The Kraken have four season series that still could be won: Anaheim, Arizona, Chicago and Vegas.
• Entering play Sunday, Jared McCann (1.92) was leading the NHL in goals-per-60 at five-on-five this season among players that have played in at least eight games this year.
• With the Kraken’s four-goal outing in their game on March 3 against Columbus, they surpassed their goal total from all of last season in 20 fewer games. Seattle has scored 253 goals in 72 games this season compared to 213 goals in 2021-22. The team’s 253 goals this season was tied for fifth in the NHL entering play Sunday.
• Jordan Eberle’s goal in the Kraken’s game on March 3 at Columbus was his 50th point of the season. It is the sixth time in his career and first time since 2017-18 that Eberle has recorded 50 or more points in a season.
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
SEATTLE KRAKEN
All-Time Wild Record: 3-2-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-1-0 at Seattle)
2022-23: Minnesota is 1-1-0 in two games this against Seattle this season… The Wild fell by a 4-0 score at Xcel Energy Center (11/3) and earned a 1-0 win at Climate Pledge Arena (11/11)…RW Mats Zuccarello (1-0=1) has scored the Wild’s lone goal, assisted by LW Kirill Kaprizov (0-1=1) and D Jon Merrill (0-1=1)…G Marc-Andre Fleury is 1-1-0 with a 2.00 GAA, a .922 SV% and one shutout in two starts against the Kraken this season…C Morgan Geekie (1-0=1), D Jamie Oleksiak (1-0=1) and C Alex Wennerg (2-0=2) have all scored for the Kraken…G Martin Jones is 1-1-0 with a 0.51 GAA, a .977 SV% and one shutout in two starts against the Wild this season.
WILD LEADERS: LW Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild with six points (1-5=6) in five games against the Kraken…C Ryan Hartman has five points (2-3=5) in three contests…C Joel Eriksson Ek has three points (2-1=3) in five games…D John Klingberg has three points (1-2=3) in four games.
WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 3-1-1 with a 2.17 GAA, a .926 SV% and one shutout in five career starts vs. the Kraken…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced Seattle.
KRAKEN LEADERS: C Jaden Schwartz leads the Kraken with 27 points (13-14=27) in 40 contests vs. Minnesota…RW Jordan Eberle has 23 points (7-16=23) in 36 games…LW Andre Burakovsky owns 16 points (4-12=16) in 25 contests.
KRAKEN GOALIES: Jones is 11-11-2 with a 2.77 GAA, a .900 SV% and five shutouts in 26 games (25 starts) against the Wild…G Philipp Grubauer is 9-6-0 with a 2.87 GAA, a .899 SV% and one shutout in 15 career starts against the Wild…G Joey Daccord has not faced Minnesota.
INJURIES
Kirill Kaprizov: lower body
John Klingberg: upper body
Gustav Nyquist: upper body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 17 – March 26, 2023
3/24/23 Reassigned F Sammy Walker to Iowa
HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 21-6-2 at home for a .759 point percentage, tied for the most wins and ranking third in home point percentage in the NHL during that span.
• The team recorded a seven-game home win streak from Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, the fourth-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.
• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild has allowed 2.14 goals per game and recorded a .925 save percentage, ranking second in the NHL in each category.
• Minnesota ranks sixth in the NHL with a .662 home point percentage this season and is sixth with 23 home victories.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
Ottawa Senators 3 New Jersey Devils 5
(35-33-5 – 75 PTS) (46-19-8 – 100 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Hughes 2. J. Bratt 3. D. Hamilton
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Ottawa 1 2 0 – – 3
DEVILS 1 2 1 – – 5
Goals:
OTT: B. Tkachuk, T. Chabot, M. Kastelic
NJD: J. Hughes (PPG), J. Bratt, D. Mercer, D. Hamilton, T. Tatar (ENG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 73
Nate Bastian Upper-body 3/13/23 7
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 4
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 204
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
3/17/23 Nolan Foote Recalled from Utica
3/26/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils officially clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017-18, but also earned 100 points in a season for the first time since 2011-12 (48-28-6=102 PTS). It marked the 14th time in franchise history that the Devils earned 100, or more, points in a single season for the standings. The most points that the Devils earned in a single season was 111 PTS, after posting a 48-19-12 record in 2000-01. The last time that the Devils earned 46, or more, wins in a single season was also in 2011-12 when the team earned 48 wins, as noted above. The team earned more than 45 wins in a season 12 times for franchise history. The Devils concluded their 11th back-to-back set for the 2022-23 campaign, after a 5-4 loss at Buffalo on Friday, but then a 5-3 win at home vs Ottawa on Saturday . The team improved to 9-2-0 in second half games played this season. The Devils own a league-leading nine wins in second half games played for back-to-back sets this season. The Devils enter Saturday’s contest five wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09. Jersey’s team allowed three goals in the first period vs Buffalo on Friday, which marked the first time this season that the Devils surrendered three goals in the first period of play.
MARCH MADNESS
The Devils’ schedule for March entails 16 games, which marks the most contests that the team plays in a single month this season. The second most games played in a single month this season was 14 in November, after the team posted a 13-1-0 record. New Jersey’s schedule entails six more games vs Divisional opponents, while the next MET contest is on Mon. Mar. 27, at NYI. The team then hosts the NY Rangers on Thursday, March 30.
VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 21-4-5 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18, which was logged in 2000-01. The Devils enter Monday’s contest with a 25-15-3 record vs the Eastern Conference and 14-5-2 vs the Metropolitan Division. The team’s 14 divisional wins are the second most for all MET div. teams, while Carolina’s 18 wins vs the MET rank first for all NHL teams.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 14-7-1
First game: 5-5-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-4-1
Second game: 9-2-0 | home: 4-2-0 | road: 5-0-0
STATS EXPANDED
The Devils are 25-9-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 21-10-6 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 21 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per March 26, while Boston (19-10-2) ranked second. The Devils are 29-1-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 41-1-2 record. The Devils are 15-4-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 30-15-6 when outshooting teams. The team’s four regulation losses when outshot the third fewest in the NHL. Carolina’s two regulation losses ranks first in the NHL for this matter. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 15 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Saturday, March 25 Loss BUF 2 at NYI 0 None Varlamov (33/34)
Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov turned aside 33 of 34 shots faced, but Buffalo’s Kyle Okposo found the back of the net in the third period and Jeff Skinner recorded an empty-net goal in the final minutes of regulation as the New York Islanders fell to the Buffalo Sabres, 2-0, Saturday evening at UBS Arena. Bo Horvat led the Islanders with five shots on goal and 11 faceoff wins, and Cal Clutterbuck registered a team-high five hits in the Islanders’ fifth shutout loss of the season. Mar. 20 Otto Koivula has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Samuel Bolduc has been recalled from loan.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Mar. 14 Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Mar. 11 Cal Clutterbuck has been activated off the team’s IR list.
INJURIES GAMES MISSED
Man Games Lost: 188
RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, Mar. 25 vs. Buffalo L (2-0)
Friday, Mar. 24 at Columbus L/ OT (5-4)
Tuesday, Mar. 21 vs. Toronto W (7-2)
Saturday, Mar. 18 at San Jose W (4-1)
Wednesday, Mar. 15 at Anaheim W (6-3)
Tuesday, Mar. 14 at Los Angeles L (5-2)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 29 at Washington Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) 7:30pm
Apr. 1 at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena (Tampa, FL) 7:00pm
Apr. 2 at Carolina PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC) 6:00pm
Apr. 6 vs. Tampa Bay UBS Arena 7:30pm
Apr. 8 vs. Philadelphia UBS Arena 7:30pm
VS. NEW JERSEY
Last five meetings (4-1-0)
Dec. 9, 2022 Prudential Center W (6-4)
Oct. 20, 2022 UBS Arena L (4-1)
Apr. 4, 2022 Prudential Center W (4-3)
Jan. 13, 2022 UBS Arena W (3-2)
Dec. 11, 2021 UBS Arena W (4-2)
2022-23 1-1-0
Franchise History 146-87-22-8
NYI Home 83-36-11-3
NYI Away 63-51-11-5
SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Oct. 20, 2022 UBS Arena L, 4-1
Dec. 9, 2022 Prudential Center W, 6-4
Mar. 27, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm
TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the New Jersey Devils in the third and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was December 9, 2022, in New Jersey. Four Islanders recorded multi-point games, including Alexander Romanov, Cal Clutterbuck, Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal. Forward Josh Bailey leads active Islanders in points against New Jersey, with 30 (ten goals, 20 assists). Tonight’s game will be the Devils’ second visit to UBS Arena this season. The Islanders are 5-2-0 at home against the Devils since the 2020-21 campaign, and 2-1-0 on UBS Arena ice. The Islanders have collected points in four of their last five games, and will look to capture their 14th win of the season against Metropolitan Division opponent tonight. They have a 4-1-1 record in their last six matchups with division foes. The Islanders will face an intra-division opponent three times in the next seven days (New Jersey, Washington, Carolina).
BOUNCING BACK
Tonight, the Islanders will look to capture a win after being shut out for the fifth time this season, and first time since December 19 (Colorado), on Saturday evening against the Buffalo Sabres. The Islanders have a 2-1-1 record this season in the contest immediately following a shutout loss.
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 8 VS. CBJ 2 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Hoffman, Ylönen, Harvey-Pinard, Harvey-Pinard, Gallagher, Harvey-Pinard (AN/PP), Belzile, Suzuki
Buts CBJ Goals – Pederson, Marchenko
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (21-23)
Gardien CBJ Goalie – Merzlikins (18-24) ; Hutchinson (6-8)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/3
Avantage numérique CBJ Powerplay – 0/4
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 22:15) ; S (Ylönen – 4) ; HT (Edmundson – 4) ; BS (Savard – 6)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
28 MARS @ PHILADELPHIE 19 h / 7 p.m.
30 MARS VS. FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.
1 AVRIL VS. CAROLINE 19 h / 7 p.m.
4 AVRIL VS. DETROIT 19 h / 7 p.m.
6 AVRIL VS. WASHINGTON 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 73 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 73 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 29 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 48 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 27 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 20 –
K. Guhle – Cheville / Ankle 4 –
J. Anderson – Cheville / Ankle 2 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Anthony Richard au Rocket de Laval (22/03)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Anthony Richard to the Laval Rocket (03/22)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard du Rocket de Laval (09/03)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Anthony Richard from the Laval Rocket (03/09)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Frédéric Allard au Rocket de Laval (06/03)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Frédéric Allard to the Laval Rocket (03/06)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Frédéric Allard du Rocket de Laval (04/03)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Frédéric Allard from the Laval Rocket (03/04)
Les Canadiens ont acquis l’attaquant Denis Gurianov des Stars de Dallas (26/02)
The Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars (02/26)
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 26/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/26
PTS (64 – 28e/28th)
V/W (29 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (207 – 25e/25th)
BC/GA (268 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.4 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.8 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (1457 – 27e/27th)
MP/PIM (864 – 2e/2nd)
AN/PP (17.3% – 28e/28th)
DN/PK (73.1% – 29e/29th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 5-15-1 11 48 92
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 10-8-2 22 65 71
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 29-38-6 64 211 270
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 110
Victoires/Wins : 43
Fiche : 43-57-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 96
CANADIENS VS. BUFFALO
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. BUF 126-115-31-19 (291 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 76-47-12-10 (145 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 50-68-19-9 (146 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 7-2 L @ MTL (22/11/22)
J. Allen 7-38 | C. Anderson 2-31
BG / WG: A. Tuch
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE BUFFALO / LAST 10 GAMES VS. BUFFALO:
22/11/23 – BUF 7 @ MTL 2
27/10/22 – MTL 3 @ BUF 2
23/02/22 – BUF 0 @ MTL 4
13/02/22 – BUF 5 @ MTL 3
26/11/21 – MTL 1 @ BUF 4
14/10/21 – MTL 1 @ BUF 5
30/01/20 – MTL 3 @ BUF 1
09/10/19 – MTL 4 @ BUF 5 (P/OT)
23/03/19 – BUF 4 @ MTL 7
23/11/18 – MTL 2 @ BUF 3 (P/OT)
CETTE SAISON CONTRE BUFFALO / THIS SEASON VS. BUFFALO
Match #1: 27/10/2022 @ BUF – V/W 3-2
Match #2: 22/11/2022 @ MTL – D/L 7-2
Match #3: 27/03/2022 @ BUF
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE BUFFALO / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. BUFFALO:
1) Brendan Gallagher (16-3-19, 34 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-11-19, 27 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (8-11-19, 18 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE BUFFALO / LEADING SCORERS VS. BUFFALO:
1) Mike Hoffman (8-11-19, 27 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (16-3-19, 33 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (8-11-19, 18 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE BUFFALO / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. BUFFALO:
1) David Savard (16, 24 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (15, 34 pj/gp)
3) Chris Wideman (15, 13 pj/gp)
BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Saturday, March 25
Buffalo 2 at NY Islanders 0
Goals: Okposo, Skinner
Goalies: Comrie (26 saves/26 shots)
PP: 0/3; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 35 – New York (26)
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 135)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Mattias Samuelsson (upper body, March 13) – 7 games
Jordan Greenway (upper body, March 21) – 3 games
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
3/25: Recalled F Lukas Rousek from Rochester (AHL)
3/26: Loaned F Lukas Rousek to Rochester (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, March 31: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 1: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4: Buffalo at Florida, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 6: Buffalo at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 8: Carolina at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
TODAY’S GAME
CANADIENS AT SABRES
• This is the third and final meeting between the Sabres and Canadiens this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Montreal 7-2 in Montreal on Nov. 22, 2022.
• The Sabres are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games against the Montreal; 6-3-1 at home.
• This is the 292nd game all-time between Buffalo and Montreal; Buffalo has an 134-116-41 series record.
• The Sabres are 77-42-27 at home against the Canadiens all-time.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• With a win tonight, Buffalo would earn its 36th win of 2022-23, which would be highest win total since the team earned 39 wins in 2011-12.
• A win in tonight’s game would give the Sabres their sixth winning streak of three or more games this season.
• Buffalo last won three consecutive games from Feb. 23 to 26.
• Alex Tuch has recorded 13 points (8+5) in his last 12 games dating back to Feb. 15 at Anaheim.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 39 points (18+21) in his last 39 games, including 20 points (9+11) in his last 20 games.
• With one point in tonight’s game, Thompson would become the 10th skater in Sabres history to record 90 or more points in a single season.
Daniel Briere’s 95 points (32+63) in 2006-07 is the last instance of a Buffalo skater reaching 90 points.
• Jeff Skinner has notched 20 points (11+9) in his last 20 games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Skinner a four-game point streak.
• JJ Peterka has registered six points (1+5) in his last six games.
• With a point in tonight’s game, Dylan Cozens will have recorded his third point streak of four or more games in 2022-23.
• In his last three games, Jack Quinn has earned three points (1+2).