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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (32-33-6) at Anaheim Ducks (23-39-10)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (32-33-6) at Anaheim Ducks (23-39-10)

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 251

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
21 – Activated forward Jake Neighbours off IR
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions
6 – Signed college free agent defenseman Anton Malmstrom to a two-year, entry-level contract

BLUES vs. DUCKS

  • The Blues and Ducks will meet for the 3rd and final matchup of the season
  • The Blues are 2-0-0 against the Ducks this season, winning a set of back-to-back games on Nov. 19 & 21, both of which were in St. Louis

-The Blues have won 3 straight games against Anaheim and are 3-0-1 in their last 4 games against the Ducks

  • The Blues have earned points in 7 of their last 8 games against Anaheim (4-1-3) and in 13 of their last 15 (10-2-3)
  • The Blues are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games in Anaheim, including an 8-game win streak from Mar. 12, 2018 to Mar. 3, 2021
  • The Blues have not allowed the Ducks a power play goal in 8 of their last 10 matchups, going 16 for 19 (84.2%) on the penalty kill over those 10 games
  • Jordan Kyrou has 20 goals on the road this season, which ranks 9th in the NHL (1. McDavid, 27)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/26 – at Los Angeles
3/28 – vs. Vancouver
3/30 – at Chicago
4/1 – at Nashville
4/2 – vs. Boston

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will play 4 more games in March, 3 of which will come on the road
  • All 4 of the Blues’ remining games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (1 against the Central)
  • After March, the Blues will play 7 games in April to finish out their season (4 home; 3 away)

BLUES GO MARCHING IN

  • Since Mar. 9, the Blues are 5-2-1 (11 points)
  • Their 5 wins since Mar. 9 share 6th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers/Vegas/Colorado, 7), while their 11 points share 7th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers, 15)
  • The Blues have scored 31 goals since Mar. 9, which shares 7th in the NHL (1. Dallas, 35)
  • Since Mar. 9, Jakub Vrana and Jordan Kyrou each have scored 5 goals, which shares 13th in the NHL (1. Keller, 9)
  • Of those 5 goals for Vrana, 3 have come on the power play, which shares the 5th most power play goals in the NHL since Mar. 9 (1. Reinhart/Chiasson/B. Tkachuk/MacKinnon, 4)

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 25-10-3 this season when scoring first
  • The Blues are 1 of 7 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1. Kings/Islanders, 4 / 2. Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks/Capitals, 3)
  • Since Dec. 11, 44 games, the Blues are 100 for 121 on the penalty kill (82.6%), which ranks 9th in the NHL over that span (1. Carolina, 114 for 131, 87.0%)
  • The Blues have scored 7 shorthanded goals this season, which shares 14th in the NHL (1. Edmonton/Vancouver, 13)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
MARCH 23, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 vs. WINNIPEG 3
The Ducks fell 3-2 to the Winnipeg Jets at Honda Center Thursday night. Cam Fowler opened the scoring with his 10th goal and 43rd point of the season at 11:41 of the first period, setting a new career high in points (10-33=43), surpassing his prior high set last season (9-33=42). Frank Vatrano scored his second PPG in as many games at 5:40 of the third period, his 18th goal of 2022-23. Troy Terry earned his 34th assist and sixth point his last six games (2-4=6). Max Jones tallied his eighth of the season, marking 2-2=4 points his last six contests. Kevin Shattenkirk and Derek Grant also earned assists. Lukas Dostal stopped 30 shots in his 12th start, improving to 2-1-1 with a .911 SV% his last four starts.
PP: 1-2 PK: 2-2 SF: 20 SA: 33 TOI: Cam Fowler (27:22)
Three Stars: 1. A. Lowry 2. F. Vatrano 3. P. Dubois Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Mar. 27 Colorado Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 15 Signed C Nikita Nesterenko to a two-year entry-level contract.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 369

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 72
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 64
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 22
Anthony Stolarz Knee surgery Week-to-week 20
Adam Henrique MCL sprain Week-to-week 14

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks host the penultimate contest of an eight-game homestand spanning 16 days tonight vs .the St. Louis Blues at Honda Center (7:30 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports West AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with points nine of their last 14 games (6-5-3) and 10 of the last 16 overall (6-6-4). The Ducks have also earned points in 14 of the last 24 games overall (10-10-4) and are 11-11-5 the last 27 contests. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will conclude the homestand Monday, March 27 vs. the Colorado Avalanche (7 p.m. PT) before embarking on a three-game road trip beginning Thursday, March 30 at Seattle (7 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.).

DUCKS-BLUES: Anaheim and St. Louis face off for the first time since November to wrap up a three-game season series tonight at Honda Center. The Ducks have won five of their last nine matchups against the Blues dating to the 2020-21 season (5-4-0). St. Louis opened the season series with wins in back-to-back contests, earning wins Nov. 19 (6-2) and Nov. 21 (3-1), both at Enterprise Center. Cam Fowler has factored in on all three Ducks goals vs. the Blues this season (2-1=3), scoring a goal in each contest in addition to a multi-point effort Nov. 19 (1-1=2). The Ducks own a 49-49-11 all-time record vs. the Blues, including a 26-24-3 mark in Anaheim. John Gibson has appeared in 21 career games against the Blues, tied for his most appearances against a single team in his career (also Colorado). Cam Fowler (5-18=23 in 42 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in career scoring and assists vs. the Blues and is tied with Derek Grant (5-2=7 in 12 GP) and Ryan Strome (5-4=9 in 15 GP) in career goals vs. St. Louis.

ANA-STL SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 19 Enterprise Center 6-2 STL win
Nov. 21 Enterprise Center 3-1 STL
Mar. 25 Honda Center 7:30 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-STL ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ St. Louis
All-Time Series: 49-49-11 26-24-3 23-24-8
Current Streak: Three STL wins One STL win Two STL wins
Last ANA Win: Dec. 12, 2021 (3-2 OT) Nov. 7, 2021 (4-1) Dec. 12, 2021 (3-2 OT)
Last STL Win: Nov. 21, 2022 (3-1) Apr. 24, 2022 (6-3) Nov. 21, 2022 (3-1)
ANA Last 10: 5-5-0 1-9-0 6-4-0

EXTRA TIME: Twenty of Anaheim’s 71 games this season have gone beyond regulation. The Ducks have won 10 games in overtime or a shootout (7-7 in OT and 3-3 in SO). The Ducks have also gone past regulation in 10 home games, posting six wins in OT and one in a SO at Honda Center.

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (45-21-6) at Edmonton Oilers (41-23-8)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (45-21-6) at Edmonton Oilers (41-23-8)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 45-21-6, 96 points (22-14-1 at Home, 23-7-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 25 at Edmonton Oilers 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 28 vs. Edmonton Oilers 7 p.m. ESPN+ 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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 23 – Vegas Golden Knights 3, Calgary Flames 2
The Golden Knights (45-21-6) narrowly defeated the Calgary Flames (32-26-15), 3-2, on Thursday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Jonathan Marchessault started things off for the Golden Knights halfway through the first with a top-shelf wrist shot. Less than five minutes later, Michael Amadio put Vegas up, 2-0. Milan Lucic then cut the Golden Knights’ lead in half with one minute remaining in the first. After a scoreless second, Nicolas Roy potted the game-winning goal in his first game back from injury. Nazem Kadri responded making it 3-2, but it was not enough as Vegas secured the victory.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Marchessault’s goal marked his 50th point of the season for the fifth time in his career
  • Alex Pietrangelo’s assist on Marchessault’s goal gives the defenseman seven assists in four games
  • In his return from injury, Logan Thomspon stopped 37 of 39 shots, posting a .949 save-percentage
  • Vegas’ 23rd win on the road marks a new franchise record for most road wins in a season
  • With the win, Vegas reaches 96 points, the largest point total the club has reached since the inaugural season

Road Trip Warriors
Vegas’ win in Calgary was the club’s 23rd road win this season, setting a new franchise record. The Golden Knights rank third in the NHL in points (51) and points percentage (.729) when playing on the road (behind New Jersey and Boston). Vegas has won six straight games as the visitor, one shy of the club record set last season (seven straight road wins, 12/3/21 to 1/24/22).

Second Half Success
Vegas’ remains in first place in the NHL standings in points percentage and in total points since the All-Star Break. In 21 games, the Golden Knights boast a 16-3-2 record, and have earned 34 out of the 42 possible points during the stretch. Their 6-1-2 February was just the third month in team history with only one regulation loss (also Jan. 2021, 5-1-1, and Dec. 2017, 11-1-1).

Most Points Since Feb. 6
34 – Vegas (16-3-2)
33 – Minnesota (14-5-5)
32 – Boston (15-4-0), NY Rangers (15-6-2)

Against the Oilers
Tonight’s meeting marks the third of four this season against Edmonton, and the final trip to Rogers Place for Vegas. The Golden Knights are 7-8-2 all time against the Oilers and 3-4-1 when on the road. The last time these two teams met, Vegas was unable to rebound from Edmonton’s quick start despite seeing goals from Keegan Kolesar, Paul Cotter and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights couldn’t solve Jack Campbell in the third period as the Oilers skated away with the 4-3 victory. Vegas will look to record their first win of the season over Edmonton as they currently trail the season series 0-1-1.

2022-23 Season EDM Series: 0-1-1 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 0-0-1)
Nov. 19 – at Edmonton (Vegas 3, Edmonton 4 OT)
Jan. 14 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Edmonton 4)
Mar. 25 – at Edmonton
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)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. VEGAS GP RECORD HOME (8) AWAY (9) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. VEGAS 17 10-6-0-1 5-2-0-1 5-4-0-0 51 50
OILERS vs. VEGAS – 2022-23 2 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 8 6

QUICK FACTS
• Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third of four games against the Golden Knights this season and the second of two games in Edmonton. The next time these teams will meet is March 28th in Vegas.

• The last time these teams met was on January 14 in Vegas, with the Oilers winning 4-3.

• Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl lead the Oilers with 20 career points against the Golden Knights and Evander Kane has appeared in a team
high 19 career games against Vegas.

EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 12-5-3 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 90-76, 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 113. They also rank 1st in the NHL in first period goals with 78 goals.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. VEGAS
Record: 6-3-1
GF: 27 GA: 26
2022-23 1/14/23 @ VGK 4-3 W
2022-23 11/19/22 @ EDM 4-3 W (OT)
2021-22 4/16/22 @ EDM 4-0 W
2021-22 2/8/22 @ EDM 4-0 L
2021-22 11/27/21 @ VGK 3-2 W
2021-22 10/22/21 @ VGK 5-4 W
2019-20 3/9/20 @ EDM 3-2 L (OT)
2019-20 2/26/20 @ VGK 3-0 L
2019-20 11/23/19 @ VGK 4-2 W
2018-19 4/1/19 @ VGK 1-3 L

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (34-31-8) at Pittsburgh Penguins (35-27-10)

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (34-31-8) at Pittsburgh Penguins (35-27-10)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 6, Chicago Blackhawks 1
March 23, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 28; CHI: 28
Power Plays: WSH: 2/4; CHI: 0/5
Three Stars: 1. Carlson (WSH), 2. Backstrom (WSH), 3. Strome (WSH)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned goaltender Zach Fucale and defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to AHL Hershey, 3/23
Recalled goaltender Zach Fucale from AHL Hershey, 3/18
Re-assigned forward Bogdan Trineyev from KHL Moscow Dynamo to AHL Hershey, 3/18
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 3/16
Recalled forward Joe Snively from AHL Hershey, 3/14

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-3/23/23 (73 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/23/23 (69 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 1/21/23, 3/14/23 (2 games)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22, 3/14/23-3/15/23 (3 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23, 3/19/23 (5 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/21/23 (42 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22, 3/19/23-3/21/23 (9 games)
Man Games Lost: 396

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 29, 7:30 p.m. ET vs. New York Islanders (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 30, 7 p.m. ET at Tampa Bay (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 2, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 6, 7 p.m. ET at Montreal (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 8, 7 p.m. ET vs. Florida (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday for the third and final meeting between the teams this season. The Capitals hosted the first two games of the season series at Capital One Arena, with the Penguins claiming a 4-1 victory on Nov. 9 and Washington winning 3-2 in the shootout on Jan. 26. The Capitals (34-31-8, 76 pts.) currently sit four points back of the Penguins (35-27-10, 80 pts.) for the Eastern Conference’s second Wild Card spot. The Capitals have a record of 106-106-16-14 all-time vs. Pittsburgh and are 8-5-4 in their last 17 games against the Penguins, dating back to the 2019-20 season. In addition, Washington has won three-straight games at PPG Paints Arena.

AWAY vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
45-59-7-7 379 442 3 WSH wins (2/16/21-4/9/22)

CAPITALS vs. PENGUINS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (71) Ovechkin (38) Backstrom (54) Ovechkin (70)
Backstrom (60) Oshie (16) Ovechkin (32) Backstrom (65)
Carlson (48) Backstrom (11) Carlson (25) Oshie (34)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
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

Mar. 22: Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 2 – Ball Arena
PIT Goals: Carter (2), Crosby, Guentzel (PP), Rust (EN)
Multiple Points: Carter (2G), Rust (1G-1A), Guentzel (1G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (28 saves, 30 shots)
Key Stats: Jeff Carter’s 66th career multi-goal game helped Pittsburgh pick up the win.
PP: 2-4
PK: 2-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 8 8
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 6 6
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 4 20
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 4 19
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 3 5
G Tristan Jarry Lower-Body 1 17
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 178

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. Capitals: 120-99-23
In Pittsburgh: 66-42-10
In Washington: 54-57-13
OT Record vs. Capitals: 19-6-12
Shootout Record vs. Capitals: 5-3

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-1.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. CAPITALS:
Mario Lemieux: 61 GP, 101 PTS (51G-50A)
Sidney Crosby: 66 GP, 86 PTS (28G-58A)
Evgeni Malkin: 57 GP, 72 PTS (24G-48A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins return home to the friendly confines of PPG Paints Arena to take on the Washington Capitals (TV: ABC; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Since the beginning of the 2015-16 campaign, no team has defeated Washington more than Pittsburgh (19 wins).
  • The Penguins have points in 13 of their last 19 games against the Capitals (11-6-2).
  • Pittsburgh has points in 10 of its last 14 home games against Washington (9-4-1) dating back to Mar. 20, 2016.

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (32-34-5) at Dallas Stars (39-19-14)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (32-34-5) at Dallas Stars (39-19-14)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, City, BSSW
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Today marks the third and final meeting between the Canucks and Stars this season: Feb. 27 (5-4 OTW @ DAL), Mar. 14 (5-2 W @ VAN), and Mar. 25 (away).
• Vancouver is 80-87-22-9 all-time against Dallas, including a 34-48-12-5 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games against the Stars (including 5-0-0 in their last five).
• Texas-born Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks in both career games played (30) and points (6-9-15) against Dallas.
• Brock Boeser has 12 points (2-10-12) in 11 career games against the Stars.
• Elias Pettersson has 12 points (5-7-12) in 10 career games against the Stars.
• Conor Garland has eight points (2-6-8) in nine career games against Dallas.
• Anthony Beauvillier (3-1-4 in 4 GP) and Andrei Kuzmenko (2-2-4 in 2 GP) pace all Canucks skaters in points against the Stars so far this season.
• Thatcher Demko is a perfect 5-0-0 in five career games against Dallas with a 2.40 GAA and a .925 SV%.
• Collin Delia has a 1-0-0 record in two career appearances against the Stars with a .900 SV%.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson is on a career-high 10-game point-streak and has 14 points (5-9-14) in those games.
• J.T. Miller has 17 points (9-8-17) in his last 10 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 14 points (0-14-14) in his last 12 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has nine points (7-2-9) in his last 10 games.
• Conor Garland has six points (1-5-6) in his last seven games.
• Thatcher Demko (6-3-0) has posted a 2.23 GAA and .922 SV% in his last nine games.

LAST MEETING – MAR. 14/23: VAN 5 vs DAL 2
Phillip Di Giuseppe scored the game’s first goal at 1:35 in the first period…J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser both collected their first of multiple points on the play…Andrei Kuzmenko scored his 33rd goal of the season on the power play at 6:00 in the first…Conor Garland was credited with the first helper and Boeser hit 300 NHL career points with the second assist…Anthony Beauvillier reclaimed a two-goal lead at 11:53 in the second period… Christian Wolanin and Elias Pettersson recorded assists…Guillaume Brisebois scored his first NHL goal to extend the Canucks lead at 4:09 in the third…Nils Åman and Garland collected points on the play…Miller would score the Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes Canucks’ fifth goal to bring the final tally to 5-2…Boeser closed out his three-point night with the sole assist on the play…Dakota Joshua led the team in hits (6)…Thatcher Demko extended his season-high winning streak to four games and faced 27 shots on goals.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN DAL
Goals For/Game 3.35 (11th) 3.43 (8th)
Goals Against/Game 3.69 (t-27th) 2.75 (8th)
Power Play % 22.4 (11th) 23.6 (8th)
Penalty Kill % 69.9 (32nd) 83.3 (4th)
Penalty Min./Game 8:58 (21st) 8:03 (8th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on March 24, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 23/23: VAN 7 vs SJS 2
J.T. Miller opened the scoring, unassisted at 6:15 in the first period to record Vancouver’s first goal of the game in a third consecutive game…Andrei Kuzmenko added to the Canucks lead two minutes later with his franchise record-breaking 35th goal of the season as a first-year NHLer…Elias Pettersson extended his point-streak to 10 games (5-9-14) with an assist and Anthony Beauvillier collected the second assist…Dakota Joshua restored the Canucks two-goal lead with just 0.4 seconds left in the first period, assisted by Conor Garland and Nils Åman…Garland would score his 13th of the season for the second period’s only goal…Vasily Podkolzin, Phillip Di Giuseppe, and Sheldon Dries (shorthanded) each added third period tallies…Six Canucks (Garland, Miller, Di Giuseppe, Myers, Joshua, and Kuzmenko) registered two-point efforts…Filip Hronek led Vancouver skaters in time on ice (24:25) in his Canucks debut…Kyle Burroughs recorded a game-high in hits (8)…Thatcher Demko made 17 saves.

LAST 5 vs DALLAS
• Mar. 14/23: VAN 5 vs DAL 2
• Feb. 27/23: VAN 5 at DAL 4 (OT)
• Apr. 18/22: VAN 6 vs DAL 2
• Mar. 26/22: VAN 4 at DAL 1
• Nov. 7/21: VAN 6 vs DAL 3

SHINING AGAINST THE STARS
On the heals of matching the franchise’s longest winning streak against the San Jose Sharks (9-0-0) on Mar. 23, the Canucks enter Dallas looking to accomplish a similar feat against the Stars. Having won their last five games against Dallas, Vancouver could tie the franchise record for most consecutive games won against the Stars franchise (six) with a win today. Vancouver’s most recent winning streak of six games against the Stars took place from Jan. 2/10 to Feb. 19/11 (6-0-0), and the first instance took place when the team was still located in Minnesota as the North Stars from Jan. 26/76 to Jan. 29/77 (6-0-0).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Jack Rathbone recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Mar. 24
• Christian Wolanin signed to a two-year contract extention, Mar. 23

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
March 23, 2023 – STARS 3 vs. PENGUINS 2
Gridlocked in a 1-1 tie midway through the third period, the Stars scored two unanswered goals in a two-minute span and held on for a
3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in front of a sellout crowd at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Forward Roope Hintz (1-
0—1) opened the scoring with his 33rd goal of the season in the opening frame and forward Joe Pavelski (1-0—1) and captain Jamie
Benn (1-0—1) lit the lamp in the third period. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) set the franchise record for points in consecutive
games (12) for blueliners with an assist, while defenseman Colin Miller (0-1—1) and forwards Jason Robertson (0-2—2) and Evgenii
Dadonov (0-1—1) added helpers. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 40 saves on 42 shots for his 31st victory of the season.
PP: 1-3 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 33 | SA: 42 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (26:01) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Oettinger 2. DAL – J. Benn 3. DAL – M. Heiskanen

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sat, March 25, 2023 Vancouver Canucks 6 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 18 – Signed forward Chase Wheatcroft to a three-year entry-level contract
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: 67

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 12 Mar. 1-pres.
F Tyler Seguin Lower body 6 Mar. 11-21
F Mason Marchment Lower body 5 Mar. 14-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: Dallas’ three-game homestand wraps up tonight as the club takes on the Vancouver Canucks at American Airlines Center. (6 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Tonight’s contest is the third and final game between the two clubs this season, which has seen Vancouver take the first two. After this, the Stars will embark on a three-game road trip beginning next Tuesday at Chicago.

MY SOURCES SAY THE ROADS ARE CLEAR AND STREET SIGNS POINT THE WAY

  • Dallas is 0-2-0 vs. Vancouver this season, falling 5-4 in OT on Feb. 27 at American Airlines Center and 5-2 on March 14 at Rogers Arena.
  • The Stars are 96-73-29 all-time against the Canucks, including a 53-32-14 mark at home.
  • Captain Jamie Benn has two goals and four points (2-2—4) in two games vs. Vancouver this season. Among active Stars, Benn ranks first in goals (16) and second in points (16-18—34) in 37 career games against the Canucks. He also shares first in game-winning goals (4) and is the lone player on the active roster with an overtime tally.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in assists (28), points (15-28—43) and ranks second in goals (15) in a team-high 60 games against the Canucks. He also shares first in game-winning goals (4) and ranks second in power-play tallies (5).
  • Forward Max Domi enters tonight’s game with 15 points (3-12—15) in 19 career games against the Canucks.
  • Among active Stars, forward Tyler Seguin shares third in points (9-19—28) and ranks third in assists (19) in 26 career games against the Canucks.
  • Forward Wyatt Johnston has two points (1-1—2) in two career games vs. Vancouver.
  • Forward Evgenii Dadonov has a goal and an assist (1-1—2) in four games vs. the Canucks this season and 11 points (6-5—11) in 23 career games against them.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen has two assists (0-2—2) in two games vs. Vancouver in 2022-23 and eight points (1-7—8) in nine career games against them.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter ranks second in assists (21) and shares third in points (7-21—28) in 58 career contests against Vancouver.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 0-2-1 with a 4.78 goals-against average and .829 save percentage in three career appearances against the Canucks.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood has a 2.18 GAA and .909 SV% in one appearance against the Canucks (no decision).

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Feb. 27 vs. Vancouver – 5-4 OTL
March 14 at Vancouver – 5-2 L
March 25 vs. Vancouver

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (43-19-9) at Carolina Hurricanes (46-16-8)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (43-19-9) at Carolina Hurricanes (46-16-8)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 6 at Florida 2
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023
TOR Goals: Matthews (2x), Nylander, Bunting (PP), Kerfoot, Marner (SH)
FLA Goals: Tkachuk (PP), Cousins
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 33/35, .943 SV%
FLA Goaltender: Bobrovsky, 21/26, .808 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-4
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3

Player Notes:

  • Auston Matthews scored twice in Toronto’s win, posting his fourth multi-goal game of the season and his 20th multi-point game of the season. Matthews extended his point streak to four games where he has posted six points (3G, 3A). Per NHL Stats, “Matthews notched his 58th career multi-goal game and moved within three of tying Mats Sundin (61 GP) for the third most in Maple Leafs history. Darryl Sittler (71 GP) and Rick Vaive (64 GP) sit first and second, respectively.”
  • William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 1:20 of the second period and posted the secondary assist on Bunting’s power play goal. With his assist, Nylander set a new career-high in points with his 81st of the season. Nylander surpassed the 80-point mark for the second occasion of his NHL career (previous career-high of 80 points set in the 2021-22 season).
  • Mitch Marner scored shorthanded for Toronto at 15:49 of the third period and registered the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Marner leads the Maple Leafs in shorthanded goals this season with four, which also marks a single-season, career-high for Marner in shorthanded goals. Marner marked the eight shorthanded goal of his NHL career. Marner has scored in four-consecutive games and extended his point streak to eight games where he has posted 15 points (6G, 9A). Marner recorded his 24th multi-point game of the season.
  • Mark Giordano registered his first multi-point game of the season with two assists.
  • John Tavares tied a single-game, season-high and tied an NHL career second-best with three assists recorded during Thursday’s win. Tavares has posted seven assists through his last four games, recording three multi-assist games in his last four outings. Tavares registered his 10th
    multi-assist game of the season and his 20th multi-point game of the season.
  • Jake McCabe posted the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. With his 19th assist of the season, McCabe set a new career-high in assists while tying a career-high in points with his 22nd of the season (his previous career-high of 22 points was set in the 2021-22 season with Chicago).

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Carolina: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Carolina: 2-1-0
Toronto Season Record: 43-19-9
Toronto Road Record: 18-12-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight in the third of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto has posted a 2-0-0 record in their first two meetings against the Hurricanes this season, outscoring Carolina by an 8-3 margin. The Maple Leafs have earned a win in five-consecutive games against the Hurricanes. The Maple Leafs are playing in their fourth matchup of five-consecutive road games. Toronto has posted a 18-12-4 record on the road this season. The Maple Leafs are skating in their first game of a back-to-back, the team has posted a 7-4-0 record in such games this season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

NEXT GAME
Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023
Opponent: at Nashville Predators
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet Ontario (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 23, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis.
March 21, 2023 The Maple Leafs loaned forward Alex Steeves and goaltender Joseph Woll to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
March 18, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forward Bobby McMann and goaltender Joseph Woll from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

INJURY REPORT
Bobby McMann Knee
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Ryan O’Reilly Broken Finger (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 31, 1979 (Toronto 2 vs. Hartford 4)
All-Time Record: 51-60-11-7 (129 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 27-32-5-2 (66 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 24-28-6-5 (63 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 6, 2022 (Toronto 3 at Carolina 1)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES:
Games Played: John Tavares (44), Luke Schenn (41), Wayne Simmonds (35)
Goals: John Tavares (28), Wayne Simmonds (13), Mitch Marner (8)
Assists: John Tavares (26), Wayne Simmonds (14), Mitch Marner (9), Morgan Rielly (9)
Points: John Tavares (54), Wayne Simmonds (27), Mitch Marner (17)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (50), Mark Giordano (27), John Tavares (26)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points% GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .669 3.44 2.73 25.7 80.8 31.6 29.4 53.2
Carolina .714 3.27 2.56 20.9 83.9 34.9 25.8 53.1

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.7%
Power Play Goal Leader: 13 – Tavares, Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 33 – Marner (8G, 25A), Tavares (13G, 20A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 80.8%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 4 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 5 – Marner (4G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 20th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 11 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 7-4-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 7-3-1
March games 12th of 14 (5 home, 9 road)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 2-1 loss against the New York Rangers at PNC Arena on Thursday. Sebastian Aho scored Carolina’s only goal, with an assist from Martin Necas. Jordan Martinook skated in his 300th game with the Hurricanes, while Jalen Chatfield played his 100th career NHL game. Frederik Andersen made his third straight start, stopping 14 of 16 shots faced in net. Despite the loss, Carolina clinched a fifth consecutive playoff berth as a result of the Panthers’ regulation loss against the Maple Leafs.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 70 games (10/12-3/23)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 69 games (10/14-3/23)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 25 games (1/21-3/23)
Antti Raanta, lower-body, missed eight games (3/9-3/23)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed six games (3/12-3/23)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 278

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 15 Placed Andrei Svechnikov on injured reserve
March 13 Recalled Jack Drury from Chicago (AHL)

STREAKS
None

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 25 Toronto 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 26 Boston 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
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

  • All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 25 Saturday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 26 Sunday No morning skate
March 27 Monday No practice
March 28 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 29 Wednesday PNC Arena 12 p.m.

  • All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.

Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. MAPLE LEAFS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Toronto in the third and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— The Hurricanes and Maple Leafs are meeting for the 130th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 67-45-11-6 overall record, including a 33-21-6-3 home record and a 40-31-4-6 record since relocation.

— The Maple Leafs lead the season series 2-0-0 in 2022-23 (Hurricanes: 0-2-0).

— Carolina suffered a 3-1 loss against Toronto at PNC Arena on 11/6. Stefan Noesen scored the Hurricanes’ only goal on the power play, while Frederik Andersen made 18 saves in net.

— The Hurricanes fell to the Maple Leafs, 5-2, at Scotiabank Arena on 3/17. Brady Skjei and Martin Necas scored for Carolina, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves in net.

— Martin Necas has earned eight points (4g, 4a) in seven career regular-season games against Toronto.

— Jordan Staal has posted 32 points (15g, 17a) in 45 career regular-season games against the Maple Leafs.

— Teuvo Teravainen has tallied 13 points (4g, 9a) in 17 career regular-season games against Toronto.

— Frederik Andersen appeared in 268 games with Toronto from 2016-21, earning a 149-74-36 record, 2.79 goals-against average, .914 save percentage and 13 shutouts.

— Brent Burns was born in Barrie, Ont., about 70 miles north of Toronto. He played youth hockey with the Toronto Marlboros and skated with the Brampton Battalion in his only OHL season in 2002-03. Burns has also tallied 17 points (3g, 14a) in 24 career regular-season games against the Maple Leafs.

— Stefan Noesen spent part of the 2020-21 season with Toronto, skating in one game with the Maple Leafs and tallying three points (1g, 2a) in four AHL games with the Marlies.

— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels was born in Oshawa, Ont., about 40 miles east of Toronto. He played youth hockey with the Oshawa Legionnaires before playing four OHL seasons with the Generals from 1984-88.

— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason posted five points (1g, 4a) in 39 games with Toronto in 2013-14.

— William Nylander’s father, Michael, was drafted by the Whalers in the third round (59th overall) of the 1991 NHL Draft and tallied 77 points (22g, 55a) in 117 games with Hartford from 1992-94.

— Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan skated in 76 games for the Whalers from 1995-96, recording 79 points (45g, 3, 4a). He was acquired from STL in exchange for Chris Pronger on 7/27/95, and Hartford traded Shanahan to DET along with Brian Glynn in exchange for Paul Coffey, Keith Primeau and a first-round pick in the 1997 NHL Draft (Nikos Tselios) on 10/9/96.

— Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Dean Chynoweth served as an assistant coach for the Hurricanes from 2018-21.

— Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Manny Malhotra tallied 13 points (7g, 6a) in 69 games with Carolina in 2013-14.

GOING BACK-TO-BACK
The Hurricanes are opening their 12th of 14 sets of back-to-back games in 2022-23. They are currently 6-4-1 in the first game and
8-2-1 in the second game of back-to-backs this season, and their .682 overall points percentage (14-6-2 record) in back-to-back sets
trails only BOS (17-3-2, .818) and COL (13-5-2, .700) for the league lead.

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (35-32-5) at New Jersey Devils (45-19-8)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (35-32-5) at New Jersey Devils (45-19-8)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 23, 7-2 win vs. Tampa Bay: DeBrincat had a game-high three points (two goals, one assist) as Ottawa emerged with a 7-2 win over Tampa Bay at Canadian Tire Centre. The Senators saw their record improve to 17-1-1 when DeBrincat finds the back of the net. Tkachuk had the contest’s additional multi-goal effort to establish a new career high in single season tallies. Brannstrom registered one goal and one assist for his first multi-point effort of the season while Brassard and Watson also found the back of the net for the home side as Ottawa scored at least seven goals in a game against the Lightning for the first time since 3/13/18. Point and Sergachev scored for Tampa Bay. Sogaard earned the for Ottawa in making 27 saves while Elliott took the loss for Tampa Bay with 28 saves. Scratches: Gauthier, Holden; Injuries: Forsberg, Joseph, Kelly, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 35, TBL – 29; PP: OTT – 2-3, TBL – 1-4.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against New Jersey will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet ONE as a part of Hockey Night in Canada. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a three-game homestand against Florida on Monday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of three regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Canadian Tire Centre.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, C Norris and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Devils this evening. F Joseph and F Kelly have missed the last six games with lower-body injuries. Total man-games lost: 258.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Signed D Kleven to a three-year, entry-level contract on March 23.

OTTAWA vs. NEW JERSEY – History:
2022-23 (0-1-1): Nov. 10 @ New Jersey (4-3 OT loss), Nov. 19 @ Ottawa (5-1 loss), March 25 @ New Jesey
2021-22 (3-0-0): 12/6/21 @ New Jersey (3-2 SO win), 2/7/22 @ Ottawa (4-1 win), 4/26/22 @ Ottawa (5-4 OT win)
Series record: Overall: 39-45-5-15; Home: 21-21-3-8; Away: 18-24-2-7
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 4/26/22 (5-4 OT); @ New Jersey: 12/6/21 (3-2 SO)
Last New Jersey win: @ Ottawa: Nov. 19 (5-1); @ New Jersey: Nov. 10 (4-3 OT)
Last OT result: Nov. 10 (4-3 OT loss) @ New Jersey
Last shootout: 12/6/22 (3-2 SO win) @ New Jersey
Most goals, game: Scored: 8, (10/21/06, 8-1 win); Allowed: 7, (2x, Last: 12/3/99, 7-4 loss); Both teams: 11, (12/3/99, 7-4 loss)
Last Game: Nov. 19, 5-1 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goal: Brassard; NJD Goals: Haula, Bastian, Boqvist, Sharangovich, McLeod; OTT Scratches: Kastelic, Larsson; OTT Injuries: Chabot, Norris; OTT Goalie: Forsberg (3 GA, L, 23:00), Talbot (1 GA, 34:35); NJD Goalie: Schmid; OTT PP: 0-2; NJD PP: 1-4; Shots: 26-36.
Career vs. New Jersey: Giroux leads all players in career games played (65), in goals (15), in assists (43) and in points (58); Hamonic
leads in penalty minutes (58) against New Jersey.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 15-19-2 on the road this season … Claude Giroux, Stützle and Brady Tkachuk lead with 13 goals on the road this season while Tkachuk ranks first with 20 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 36 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 33 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their 12th set of the season on April 1 when Toronto visits Canadian Tire Centre ahead of visiting Columbus the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (7-4-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (6-5-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 65 for 269 (24.2%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 14 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 27 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 17 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 214 of the 260 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.3% through 72 regular-season games … The team has registered nine (Stützle x3, Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 4 Buffalo Sabres 5
(45-19-8 – 98 PTS) (32-33-6 – 74 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. A. Tuch 2. J. Quinn 3. D. Cozens

SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Buffalo 3 2 0 – – 5
DEVILS 2 0 2 – – 4

Goals:
BUF: D. Cozens, T. Thompson, J. Quinn, A. Tuch, A. Tuch (PPG)
NJD: Y. Sharangovich, K. Bahl, J. Hughes, J. Hughes (PPG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 72
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 16
Nate Bastian Upper-body 3/13/23 6
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 3
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 201

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils enter Saturday night’s contest two points shy for 100 in the standings. The Devils finished a regular season with 100, or
more, points 13 times in franchise history. The last time that the Devils finished a regular season with 100, or more, points was 2011-12 (102 PTS), when New Jersey also advanced to the Stanley Cup final. The most points that Jersey’s team earned in a single season was 111, which was earned in 2000-01. The Devils opened their 11th back-to-back set for the 2022-23 campaign, after a 5-4 loss to Buffalo on Friday night on the road. Jersey’s team is now 5-5-1 in first half games for back-to-back sets, while the team is 8-2-0 in second half games played this season. The Devils are one of five teams (NYI, WPG, CAR, BOS) who own a league-leading eight wins in second half games played for back-to-back sets this season. Yet, the team’s .800 points% in for second half games played ranks first in the NHL. Carolina ranks second in the NHL for second half games played for back-to-back sets with a .773 points%. The Devils enter Saturday’s contest six wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09. The last time that the Devils earned more than 45 wins in a season was in 2011-12 (48-28-6). The team earned more than 45 wins in a season 11 times for franchise history. 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.

VS THE NORTH
Jersey’s team is 12-3-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season:
CGY 2-0-0
EDM 2-0-0
MTL 2-1-0
OTT 2-0-0
TOR 1-2-0
VAN 2-0-0
WPG 1-0-0

Per NHL Pr, the most wins that an American team earned against Canadian clubs in a single season was 23 – achieved by the Bruins in 1992-93 and then the Kings in 1990-91.

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.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 13-7-1
First game: 5-5-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-4-1
Second game: 8-2-0 | home: 3-2-0 | road: 5-0-0

STATS EXPANDED
The Devils are 25-9-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 20-10-6 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 20 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per March 24, 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 40-1-2 record. The Devils are 15-4-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 29-15-6 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.

VS OTTAWA
The Devils and Ottawa conclude their 2022-23 regular-season series. The Devils are 2-0-0 vs Ottawa this season, after last defeating the Senators on Nov. 19, in a 5-1 win on the road. The last time that the Devils earned three wins in a single season vs Ottawa was 2015-16 (3-0-0).

ALL-TIME vs OTTAWA
Record: 60-32-5-7
Home: 31-16-2-2
Road: 29-16-3-5

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Ottawa was seven, twice, last earned on Dec. 3, 1999, in a 7-1 win at the Meadowland. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Ottawa was eight on Dec. 21, 2006, at Ottawa in a 8-1 loss. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Ottawa was 53, which was earned on Jan. 27, 2020, in 4-3 shootout win at OTT. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Ottawa was 42, logged twice, and last happened on Nov. 6, 2018, in a 7-3 loss at Ottawa. The last time the Devils shut out Ottawa was on Feb. 21, 2019, at the Rock in a 4-0 win. The last time Ottawa shut out the Devils was on Feb. 16, 2017, in a 3-0 loss at the Rock.

The Devils and Ottawa met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs three times:
1997-98: Lost in six games, Round 1
2002-03: Won in seven games, ECF
2006-07: Lost in five games, Round 2

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (23-41-7) at Montréal Canadiens (28-38-6)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (23-41-7) at Montréal Canadiens (28-38-6)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Mar. 25, 2023 Game No. 72 (23-41-7, 53 pts.)
at Montreal Canadiens (28-38-6, 62 pts.), Centre Bell Road Game No. 36 (9-21-5, 23 pts.)
The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: MAR. 24, 2023 – CBJ 5 vs. NYI 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Gaudreau (18), Foudy (6), Johnson (15), Robinson (10), OT/PP – Jenner (25)
NYI Goal Scorers: Parise (20), Nelson (31), Palmieri (13), PP – Nelson (32)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (34/38); 60:40); NYI – Sorokin (22/27; 60:40)
CBJ PP: 2/4; PK: 0/1 | Shots: CBJ: 27 / NYI: 38
3 Stars: 1. Jenner, CBJ; 2. Johnson, CBJ; 3. Nelson, NYI
Noteworthy: CBJ went 1-2-1 in their season series vs. NYI… CBJ earned their 12th comeback victory of the season, trailing 1-0 after the 1st period and 2-1 in the 2nd period… Jenner tallied his 11th multi-point game of the season (1-1-2), including scoring his 1st career OT goal… McKown registered an assist in his NHL debut… Gaudreau notched his team-leading 18th multi-point game of the campaign (1-1-2), giving him points in 2-straight contests (1-3-4)… Roslovic recorded his 6th multi-assist/8th multi-point effort of the season with 2 assists… Hutchinson recorded his 1st win as a Blue Jacket, stopping 34-of-38 shots.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (65 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (58 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (56 games)
Laine (triceps strain); two-four weeks (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 458

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 23 Loaned Sillinger to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 22 Assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 20 Signed McKown to three-year, entry level contract beginning in the 2022-23 season
Mar. 18 Assigned Pyyhtia from TPS (Liiga) to Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE CANADIENS
2022-23 Series: 1-1-0 (0-0-0 at MTL)
2021-22 Series: 3-0-0 (2-0-0 at MTL)
All-Time Series: 20-13-1-3 (10-7-1-2 at MTL)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 7-2-1 | 5-3-2
All-Time GF/GA: 107/84
All-Time SF/SA: 1,078/1,120
All-Time PP: 21-of-124
All-Time PK: 109-of-128

THE LAST GAME: NOV. 23, 2022 – CBJ 1 vs. MTL 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Olivier (2)
MTL Goal Scorers: Xhekaj (3), Savard (1), EN – Monahan (5)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (26/28; 57:57); MTL – Montembeault (30/31; 59:37)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 31 / MTL: 29
3 Stars: 1. Savard, MTL; 2. Montembeault, MTL; 3. Olivier, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ fell to 4-2-1 in last 7 games overall and 4-2-0 in past 6 at NWA… CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game for the 5th time in the last 7 contests… CBJ scored their lone goal 1:08 into the 3rd period, but MTL followed up with 3 unanswered goals, including two goals 57 seconds apart, to win… Olivier scored to give him 2-1-3 in his last 5 games.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. MTL)
CBJ have won season series in 5 of last 6 campaigns clubs played… CBJ had their 8-game points streak in the series snapped with a 3-1 loss in most recent meeting on Nov. 23 (7-1-1)… CBJ have points in 15 of last 19 games since 1/25/16 (13-4-2).… CBJ have points in 4-straight games at MTL since 11/12/19 (3-0-1)… Winning team has recorded 3+ goals in 12 of the last 13 games… CBJ have killed off 28-of-30 MTL power play attempts over the last 12 meetings since 3/12/18 (93.3 pct.)… CBJ owns 4 of 5 shutouts and lone hat trick in the all-time series… Most goals scored at MTL: 6 (1/30/22)… Most goals allowed at MTL: 5 – 2x (MR: 10/17/13).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. MTL)
Blankenburg notched his 1st career point (assist) in his NHL debut on 4/13/22 vs. MTL… Bean made NHL debut on 11/27/19 at MTL… Jenner tallied 1st two NHL goals on 10/17/13 at MTL… Johnson made his NHL debut on 4/13/22 vs. MTL… Robinson scored tallied 1st NHL goal on 11/12/19 at MTL… Werenski skated in his 400th career game on 4/13/22 vs. MTL.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. MTL
• Gaudreau – 6-16-22 in 25 career GP, including 3-4-7 and points in 6 of his last 8 outings overall and points in 3 of his last 5 outings on the road (1-2-3)
• Jenner – 6-7-13 in 21 career GP, including 1-1-2 in 1st 2 contests of the season series
• Merzlikins – 3-0-1 with a 1.71 GAA and .939 SV% in 4 career GP, including points in all 3 road contests (2-0-1; 1.95 GAA; .935 SV%)
• Roslovic – 4-2-6 in 10 career GP, including 2-1-3 in 5 career GP while playing on the road

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
PLAY OF LATE
The Blue Jackets improved to 7-7-3 in their last 17 games following a 5-4 overtime victory vs the New York Islanders on Friday. The club, which has won each of the last two games via OT, has registered points in 11 of its last 19 contests (8-8-3), with wins against five of the top-15 teams in the League in points (Toronto-5th; Dallas-8th; Edmonton-11th; Winnipeg-14th; NY Islanders-15th). The club has collected points in 11 of its last 18 games away from Nationwide Arena dating back to January 23 (7-7-4).

HIT THE ROAD, JACK(ETS)
The Blue Jackets completed their season-long five-game road trip (2-3-0) on Tuesday with the 7-6 OT win at Washington. The club returned home for a single game on Friday before heading out on a three-game road trip with stops at Montreal, the NY Rangers and Boston from March 25-30. Columbus is in the back half of a stretch of 12-of-15 games played on the road from February 26-March 30. The lone home games during that time are March 3 (vs. Seattle), March 11 (vs. St. Louis) and March 24 (vs. NY Islanders).

POWERING UP
CBJ converted on two-of-four power play attempts on Friday and have scored a power play goal in nine of the last 11 games (11-for-28; 39.3 pct.). The team leads the NHL in power play percentage since February 28. Columbus has scored a PPG in 13 of the last 18 contests (15-of-47; 31.9 pct.). The team ranks second in the NHL in PP pct. since January 21, converting on 20-of-69 opportunities over the last 26 contests (29.0). The Blue Jackets scored PPG in six-straight games from February 28-March 14, which was tied for the third-longest streak of games with a PPG in club history (fifth time).

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Blue Jackets s’affrontent ce soir pour la 38e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
  • The Canadiens and Blue Jackets are facing each other for the 38th time in regular season. Those two opponents have never faced each other in the playoffs.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – BOS 4 VS. MTL 2 (@ TD GARDEN)
Buts MTL Goals – Suzuki (AN/PP), Dach (AN/PP)
Buts BOS Goals – Bertuzzi, DeBrusk, Pastrnak, Krejci
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (17-21)
Gardien BOS Goalie – Swayman (29-31)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 2/5
Avantage numérique BOS Powerplay – 0/5
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 28:55) ; S (Matheson – 5) ; HT (Savard – 4) ; BS (Evans, Matheson, Suzuki – 2)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
27 MARS @ BUFFALO 19 h / 7 p.m.
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.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 72 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 72 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 28 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 47 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 26 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 19 –
K. Guhle – Cheville / Ankle 3 –
J. Anderson – Cheville / Ankle 1 –

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 24/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/24
PTS (62 – 28e/28th)
V/W (28 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (199 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (266 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.4 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.9 – 29e/29th)
MÉ/Hits (1444 – 27e/27th)
MP/PIM (856 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (17.1% – 28e/28th)
DN/PK (72.7% – 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 5-14-1 11 48 92
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 9-8-2 20 57 69
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 28-38-6 62 203 268
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 109
Victoires/Wins : 42
Fiche : 42-57-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 94

CANADIENS VS. COLUMBUS
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. CBJ 16-16-1-4 (37 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 9-7-1-3 (20 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 7-9-0-1 (17 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 3-1 W @ CBJ (23/11/22)
S. Montembeault 1-31 | J. Korpisalo 2-28
BG / WG: D. Savard

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE COLUMBUS / LAST 10 GAMES VS. COLUMBUS:
23/11/22 – MTL 3 @ CBJ 1
17/11/22 – MTL 4 @ CBJ 6
13/04/22 – MTL 1 @ CBJ 5
12/02/22 – CBJ 2 @ MTL 1
30/01/22 – CBJ 6 @ MTL 3
19/11/19 – MTL 2 @ CBJ 5
12/11/19 – CBJ 2 @ MTL 3 (TB/SO)
28/03/19 – MTL 2 @ CBJ 6
19/02/19 – CBJ 2 @ MTL 3
18/01/19 – MTL 4 @ CBJ 1

CETTE SAISON CONTRE COLUMBUS / THIS SEASON VS. COLUMBUS
Match #1: 17/11/22 @ CBJ – D/L 6-4
Match #2: 23/11/2022 @ CBJ – V/W 3-1
Match #3: 25/03/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE COLUMBUS / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. COLUMBUS:
1) Mike Hoffman (7-5-12, 21 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (7-5-12, 16 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (6-7-13, 24 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE COLUMBUS / LEADING SCORERS VS. COLUMBUS:
1) Brendan Gallagher (6-7-13, 24 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (7-5-12, 21 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (7-5-12, 16 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE COLUMBUS / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. COLUMBUS:
1) Brendan Gallagher (14, 24 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (12, 16 pj/gp)
3) Mike Hoffman (12, 21 pj/gp)

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (34-31-6) at New York Islanders (37-27-9)

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NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (34-31-6) at New York Islanders (37-27-9)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Friday, March 24
New Jersey 4 at Buffalo 5
Goals: Tuch (2), Cozens, Thompson, Quinn
Goalies: Luukkonen (27 saves/31 shots)
PP: 1/4; PK: 2/3; Shots: New Jersey 31 – Buffalo 26

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 133)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Mattias Samuelsson (upper body, March 13) – 6 games
Jordan Greenway (upper body, March 21) – 2 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Monday, March 27: Montreal at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.
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.

TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT ISLANDERS
• This is the third and final meeting between the Sabres and Islanders this season.
• Last meeting: New York defeated Buffalo 3-2 in New York on March 7.
• The Sabres are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games against the New York; 0-8-2 on the road.
• This is the 187th game all-time between Buffalo and New York; Buffalo has an 87-74-25 series record.
• The Sabres are 17-17-8 on the road against the Islanders all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• With a win tonight, Buffalo would earn its 35th win of 2022-23, which would be highest win total since they earned 35 wins in 2015-16.

• Alex Tuch has recorded 13 points (8+5) in his last 11 games dating back to Feb. 15 at Anaheim.

• Tage Thompson has recorded 39 points (18+21) in his last 38 games, including 20 points (9+11) in his last 19 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 19 points (10+9) in his last 19 games.

• JJ Peterka has notched six points (1+5) in his last five games, and he would earn his fourth point streak of three or more games in 2022-23.

• With a point in tonight’s game, Dylan Cozens will have recorded at least one point in three consecutive games.

• Rasmus Dahlin has notched one assist in two consecutive games and an assist in tonight’s game would give him eight assist streaks of three or more games this season and 20 in his career.

• Victor Olofsson needs one assist in tonight’s game to earn the second three-game assist streak of his career, and the first since he tallied four assists in three games from Dec. 2 to 7, 2019.

• In his last two games, Jack Quinn has earned three points (1+2).

• If Quinn records a point in tonight’s game, it would mark his third point streak of three or more games this season.

BACK-TO-BACK
• Today’s game concludes Buffalo’s 12th of 15 sets of back-to-back games this season, which began with a home win against the New Jersey Devils last night. The Sabres are 6-5-1 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 3-7-1 in the second game so far this season. Buffalo’s point breakdown in back-to-back sets this season is: four points (3), three points (0), two points (2), one point (2) and zero points (4).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Friday, March 24 OT Loss CBJ 5 vs. NYI 4 Parise, Palmieri,
Nelson (2)
Sorokin (22/27)
Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri each scored in the third frame to overcome a two-goal deficit, but the New York Islanders
fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime, 5-4, Friday night at Nationwide Arena. Bo Horvat and Noah Dobson each
recorded assists on the power play, Zach Parise extended his goal streak to four games, and Ilya Sorokin made his fifth
straight start, turning aside 22 of 27 shots faced to help the Islanders captured points for the fourth straight game (3-0-1).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Mar. 20 Otto Koivula has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Samuel Bolduc has been recalled from loan.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29, Feb. 18 – Feb. 24

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6, Feb. 20 –

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 – Mar. 9

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 – Jan. 21

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20, Mar. 21 –

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

36 Otto Koivula Mar. 11 – Mar. 15

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 – Mar. 11

Man Games Lost: 185

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Saturday, Mar. 11 vs. Washington L (5-1)

VS. BUFFALO:
Last five meetings (2-2-1)
Mar. 7, 2023 UBS Arena W (3-2)
Jan. 19, 2023 KeyBank Center L/OT (3-2)
Apr. 23, 2022 KeyBank Center L (5-3)
Feb. 15, 2022 KeyBank Center L (6-3)
Dec. 30, 2021 UBS Arena W (4-1)

2022-23 1-0-1
Franchise History 81-76-18-11
NYI Home 47-32-9-4
NYI Away 34-44-9-7

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Buffalo Sabres in the third and final matchup between the two clubs this season. These teams last met less than three weeks ago, on March 7 at UBS Arena. Four different Islanders tallied multi-point games, including Hudson Fasching who recorded a goal and assist, and Alexander Romanov who notched two assists in a 3-2 Islander win. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with an 11-game home win streak against the Sabres. It is the second-longest active home winning streak in the NHL against a single franchise, following Pittsburgh’s 13-game home win streak against the Columbus Blue Jackets. They have also won each of their last three matchups with an Atlantic Division opponent. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup having collected points in their last four straight games. They collected a point in an overtime loss last night against the Columbus Blue Jackets after overcoming a two-goal deficit at the start of the third period.

DIVISION RECORDS
DIVISION RECORD NEXT OPPONENT LAST OPPONENT
Metropolitan 13-6-2 Mar. 27 vs. NJD Mar. 24 at CBJ (L/OT)
Atlantic 8-8-4 Mar. 25 vs. BUF Mar. 21 vs. TOR (W)
Pacific 10-6-0 none Mar. 18 at SJS (W)
Central 6-7-3 none Feb. 28 at MIN (L/SO)

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (42-20-10) at Florida Panthers (36-29-7)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (42-20-10) at Florida Panthers (36-29-7)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 – March 23, 2023 – PNC Arena
NYR Goals: A. Panarin (24), A. Fox (11)
CAR Goals: S. Aho (31)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 29/30)
CAR Goalie: F. Andersen (L – 14/16)
NYR Shots: 16
CAR Shots: 30
NYR PP: 0/3
NYR PK: 3/3
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers began the road trip with a 2-1 defeat of the Hurricanes on Thursday in Carolina. The Hurricanes struck first before the Rangers scored one in the second and one in the third to take the win. Both Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin recorded multi-point games. In the win, Vladimir Tarasenko notched his 300th career assist.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers close out this two-game road trip with a Saturday evening affair against the Florida Panthers (5:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). Beginning tonight, the Blueshirts have 10 more games in the regular season.
  • New York will play four of its next five games on the road. The Rangers have points in four-straight road games (3-0-1) and 15 of their last 18 contests (10-3-5). In the NHL, the Blueshirts’ .686 road point percentage ranks sixth, 3.29 GF/GP ranks ninth, and 2.54 GA/GP is third in the league.
  • New York has points in eight of their last nine games (7-1-1) and wins in five of their last six.
  • Since December 5, New York is 31-10-5 for 67 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank tied for second in points, third in wins, points percentage (.728), and power play percentage (24.2), while also ranking fourth in goals per game (3.54).
  • The Blueshirts have 20 comeback victories this season, the fourth most in the NHL. New York is 14-2-5 when tied after two periods – their 14 wins are the most in the NHL.
  • The Blueshirts have scored 17 goals over their last four games and four or more goals in four of their last six contests. New York has scored six goals in a game 13 times this season and five or more goals in a game 21 times this season. Both rank third in the NHL. When scoring four or more goals, New York is 28-0-0 and one of two teams in the NHL (VGK) to have a perfect such record.
  • New York has earned at least one point in nine out of its last 11 matchups (7-2-2) and 14 of its last 17 games (10-3-4) with Florida. In those 17 games, the Blueshirts are averaging 4.12 goals per game against the Panthers.
  • On the road against the Panthers, the Rangers are 8-3-1 in their last 12 games.
  • With Vincent Trocheck’s next goal, he would join Kreider, Zibanejad, Chytil and Panarin to hit the 20-goal mark this season. The last season to feature five different 20-goal scorers for the Ranger was 2015-16 (Derick Brassard, Mats Zuccarello, J.T. Miller, Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider).
  • The Rangers defensemen group has compiled 175 points, the third most in the NHL.

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 23 at Carolina W, 2-1
Mar. 21 Carolina L, 3-2
Mar. 19 Nashville W, 7-0
Mar. 18 Pittsburgh W, 6-0
Mar. 16 Pittsburgh W, 4-2

MAN GAMES LOST – 45
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper-Body Mar. 23 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 23 – Agreed to terms with Bryce McConnell-Barker on entry-level contract
March 21 – Agreed to terms with Brett Berard on entry-level contract

ALL-TIME RECORD 59-32-6-8 (130 PTS)
2022-23 2-0-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 31-15-4-3 (69 PTS)
NYR AWAY 28-17-2-5 (63 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 4-1-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kane (15) – A: Kane (22) – Pts: Kane (37)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Messier (14) – A: Leetch (27) – Pts: Leetch (35)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
January 1 at Florida W, 5-3
January 23 at MSG W, 6-2
March 25 at Florida 7:00 PM ET

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • On the penalty kill, New York has been perfect in 10 of its last 11 games.
  • New York’s 22.7 power play percentage ranks ninth in the NHL and 24.0 road PP% is sixth in the NHL.
  • Since the trade deadline on March 3, the Blueshirts’ 92.3 PK percentage ranks first in the NHL.

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 47
  • F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 2
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 214

LAST GAME
Panthers 2, Maple Leafs 6 – March 23 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Tkachuk (35-PPG), Cousins (7),
TOR Goals: Matthews (33), Nylander (36), Matthews (34), Bunting (21-PPG), Kerfoot (8), Marner (28-SHG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 21 Saves
TOR Goalie: Murray (W) – 33 Saves
FLA Shots: 35
TOR Shots: 27
Notes: Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal skating in his 500th NHL game to extend his goal streak to a career-long six games, the second-longest goal streak in franchise history…Tkachuk has produced at least a point in each of his past seven games (7-9-16)… At 97 points (35-62-97) this season, Tkachuk surpassed Aleksander Barkov (96, 2018-19) for the second-most points in a single season in club history…Carter Verhaeghe produced an assist to extend his point streak to seven games (4-6-10)…Brandon Montour posted an assist to reach 61 points (13-48-61), one shy of Keith Yandle’s franchise single-season record by a defenseman (62, 2018-19)…FLA PP: 1-3, FLA PK: 3-4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • March 20: Traded rights to D Cole Krygier to LAK in exchange for future considerations
  • March 19: G Alex Lyon recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | G Mack Guzda loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • March 15: G Mack Guzda recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | G Alex Lyon loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. RANGERS
ALL-TIME vs. NYR: 40-49-6-10
ALL-TIME HOME vs. NYR: 22-19-2-9
2022-23 vs. NYR: 0-2-0

CATS STATS

  • Matthew Tkachuk and Evgeni Malkin are the only two active skaters with over 475 career points and 500 career PIMs in their first 500 career games.

MARCH MADNESS
The Panthers earned at least one point in seven consecutive games (6-0-1) from March 4-20, their longest point streak of the season. Over their last 11 games the Cats own a 7-3-1 record, averaging 3.82 goals per game. Since Feb. 28, Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with seven goals and 19 points (7-12-19) over the 11 games. Four different Cats have averaged at least a point per game since Feb. 28 (Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, Aleksander Barkov and Brandon Montour).

POWER UP
The Cats have tallied at least one PPG in each of their past seven games, converting on 9 of 26 opportunities (34.6%). Over that span, Matthew Tkachuk (3-4-7) and Brandon Montour (0-7-7) have averaged at least one point per game on the power play. Tkachuk’s 32 power-play points (13-19-32) this season are tied for eighth-most among league skaters and are the ninth-most in one season in club history. Keith Yandle owns the single-season franchise power-play points record with 39 in 2018-19.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Cats have earned at least one point in six of their past seven home games (5-1-1). Over that span (since March 4), Florida has outscored their opponents 29-23 averaging 40.7 shots on goal per game. Matthew Tkachuk has recorded a team-high 14 points (5-9-14) at home over that span while he is tied with Sam Reinhart for most home goals since March 4. 17 different Panthers have registered at least one point over Florida’s past six home contests.

CATS AND RANGERS
Florida faces off against New York for the third and final time this season. The Panthers have earned at least one point in four of their past five home games against the Rangers (3-1-1) since March 10, 2018. 11 different Cats have recorded at least one point against New York this season. In their careers against the Rangers, Sam Reinhart has amassed 22 points (10-12-22 in 26GP) and Aleksander Barkov has logged 18 points (8-10-18 in 25 GP).

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (24-41-6) at Minnesota Wild (41-22-9)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (24-41-6) at Minnesota Wild (41-22-9)

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)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Sunday, Match 26 vs. VAN, 5:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, March 28 vs. DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
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)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 (1) at Washington (6) – Thur., March 23 – Capital One Arena
CHI Goals: Zaitsev (1)
WSH Goals: Sheary (14), Mantha (11), Dowd (13), Backstrom (6; PP), Carlson (9; PP), Ovechkin (41)
Goalies: CHI – Khudobin (22/28, 60:00) WSH – Kuemper (27/289, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/5; PK: 2/4
WSH PP: 2/4; PK: 5/5
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Washington Capitals, 6-1, on Thursday night at Capital One Arena … Nikita Zaitsev scored Chicago’s lone goal of the contest for his first goal of the season and his first point in a Blackhawks’ sweater … Jason Dickinson and Tyler Johnson each recorded an assist against the Capitals … Netminder Anton Khudobin appeared in his first NHL game since Jan. 15, 2022 with Dallas on Thursday night, recording 22 saves in his Blackhawks debut.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – MINNESOTA WILD
The Blackhawks square off against Minnesota on Saturday in the third of four games between the two Central Division rivals this season … Chicago is 0-1-1 against the Wild so far in 2022-23, including a 0-1-0 mark at Xcel Energy Center … The Blackhawks posted a 4-3 shootout loss in the first meeting with Minnesota on Oct. 30 and dropped a 4-1 decision in the second game against them on Dec. 16 … Seth Jones tallied an assist in the last game against the Wild and now has points (1G, 1A) in each of his last two and three of his last four games (1G, 2A) … Jones enters Saturday’s tilt having registered points (2G, 4A) in each of his last six road games at Minnesota … Andreas Athanasiou scored a goal in the first game against the Wild this season and now has five points (3G, 2A) in his last nine games against them, including posting assists in two of his last four games (2A) at Xcel Energy Center … Jarred Tinordi earned two assists in the Oct. 30 contest, marking his first career points in five career games against the Wild … Alex Stalock played with the Wild for four seasons from 2016-20, appearing in 89 games and posting a 37-30-11 record with a 2.77 goals-against average and .908 save percentage … Stalock has appeared in three games against his former club, earning a 2-0-1 record with a 2.24 GAA and a .918 SV%.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 30 (3-4 SO), April 10 | AWAY: Dec. 16 (1-4), March 25
All-Time Record: 33-36-14 | Home: 18-18-5 | Road: 15-18-9
Last Home Win: Dec. 15, 2019 (5-3 W) | Last Road Win: Feb. 2, 2019 (4-3 OT) | Last Home Loss: Oct. 30,
2022 (3-4 SO) | Last Road Loss: Dec. 16, 2022 (1-4)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. MIN ALL-TIME
GOALS: Andreas Athanasiou, 5; Seth Jones, 3; Tyler Johnson, 2
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 7; Tyler Johnson, 4; Connor Murphy, 4
POINTS: Seth Jones, 10; Andreas Athanasiou, 7; Tyler Johnson, 6

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-19-1
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: 1-10-1

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: 5-9-1
Sunday: 3-6-1

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
All-Time Wild Record: 49-29-5 (26-12-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 22-17-2 at Chicago)

2022-23: Minnesota is 2-0-0 in two games against Chicago this season… The Wild earned a 4-3 shootout victory in the series-opening game at United Center (10/30) and a 4-1 win in the second game at Xcel Energy Center (12/16)…RW Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with four points (3-1=4), thanks in part to a hat trick in the second game…LW Matt Boldy (2-1=3), LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-2=3) and C Sam Steel (0-3=3) have each posted three points…G Marc-Andre Fleury is 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and a .929 SV% in two starts…RW Patrick Kane (0-2=2), D Jarred Tinordi (0-2=2) and C Jonathan Toews (2-0=2) lead Chicago with two points each…G Alex Stalock stopped 32-of-35 shots faced for Chicago in the first game…G Petr Mrazek saved 18-of-21 shots faced in the second meeting.

WILD LEADERS: D John Klingberg leads Minnesota with 27 points (4-23=27) in 38 games against Chicago…D Alex Goligoski has 20 points (2-18=20) in 40 games…Zuccarello has 19 points (7-12=19) in 20 matches…D Jared Spurgeon owns 15 points (3-12=15) in 39 contests.

WILD GOALIES:Fleury is 13-6-5 with a 2.52 GAA, a .916 SV% and one shutout in 24 starts vs. the Blackhawks…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced Chicago.

BLACKHAWKS LEADERS: C Jonathan Toews leads Chicago with 52 points (18-34=52) in 52 games against Minnesota…D Seth Jones owns 10 points (3-7=10) in 24 matches…C Andreas Athanasiou has seven points (5-2=7) in 15 games.

BLACKHAWKS GOALIES: Mrazek is 4-3-0 with a 2.28 GAA and a .918 SV% in seven career starts against the Wild…Stalock is 2-0-1 with a 2.24 GAA and a .918 SV% in three starts…G Anton Khudobin is 2-4-0 with a 4.00 GAA and a .850 SV% in seven games (five starts).

FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s 49 all-time wins against Chicago are its third-most against an opponent…The Wild has won seven consecutive meetings with the Blackhawks dating back to 2/4/20…Minnesota is 10-3-2 in the last 15 games played at Xcel Energy Center…In 2015-16, the Wild became the first team to win every game in a season series of at least five contests against Chicago since the Boston Bruins went 8-0-0 in 1938-39.

INJURIES
Kirill Kaprizov: lower body
John Klingberg: upper body
Gustav Nyquist: upper body

FINDING THEIR GROOVE
• Since March 1, the Wild is tied for third in the NHL with 17 points (7-1-3), fourth in point percentage (.773) and seventh in wins.

• Since Feb. 11, Minnesota is first in the NHL with 33 points (14-2-5), tied for second in wins and fourth with a .786 point percentage.

• In seven games since March 11 the Wild has scored 4.29 goals per game, tied for the third-best rate in the NHL during that span.

• The Wild recorded a franchise-record 14-game point streak (11-0-3) from Feb. 17 to March 15. The streak is tied for the third-longest in the
NHL this season

• Since Feb. 11, the Wild leads the NHL with a .934 team save percentage and has allowed a league-low 2.10 goals per game.

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 20-6-2 at home for a .750 point percentage, tied for the most wins and tied for the third-best 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 2.18 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 .653 home point percentage this season and is tied for sixth with 22 home victories.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild has converted 26.1 percent (29 of 111) of power-play opportunities at home this season, seventh-best in the NHL.

• Since Jan. 19, Minnesota ranks tied for ninth in the NHL with 18 powerplay goals.

PENALTY KILLERS
• Recorded a streak of 27 consecutive successful penalty kills across 14 total games from 2/6 to 3/2. Did not allow a power-play goal in 12 consecutive games from 2/8 – 2/28, the longest streak in the NHL this season, tied for the longest streak in franchise history and tied for the 13th-longest streak in the NHL’s Expansion Era (since 1967-68 season).

SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is tied for fifth in the NHL with nine shorthanded goals this season.

• The total is tied for the third-highest in franchise history through a season’s first 70 games (11 goals in 2000-01, 01-02 seasons; nine goals in 2002-03, 05-06, 06-07 seasons).

• Minnesota has not eclipsed nine shorthanded goals in season since recording doing so during the 2008-09 campaign.

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