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MLS Preview: New England Revolution (3-1-0) at D.C. United (1-2-1)

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MLS Preview: New England Revolution (3-1-0) at D.C. United (1-2-1)

The New England Revolution have won seven of their last eight games against D. C. United (L1), but D. C. United won their most recent encounter at Audi Field in April 2022 by a score of 3-2. D. C. United had only lost five of its previous 23 meetings with the New England Revolution in all competitions (W11 D7) prior to this eight-game stretch.

In its first two home games this season, D. C. United has won against Toronto FC and drawn with Columbus Crew SC. Since a five-match stretch between August and September 2021 (W4 D1), D.C. United has not lost three consecutive home games.

The New England Revolution are off to the second-best start in club history, with nine points through four games (W3 L1) The first time in the club’s history that it has shut out opponents in three of its first four games, New England has done so in each of its three victories this season.

Four of D.C. United’s six goals this season—two against New York City FC and one from a corner kick—have come from crosses. This season, only one other MLS team has scored more than two goals from crosses.

In Saturday’s 1-0 New England victory over Nashville SC, Gustavo Bou scored the only goal. Since making his New England debut in the middle of 2019, Bou has scored 41 goals—ten more than any other Revolution player under Bruce Arena—in the regular season and playoffs.

MLS Preview: Atlanta United FC (3-0-1) at Columbus Crew SC (1-2-1)

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MLS Preview: Atlanta United FC (3-0-1) at Columbus Crew SC (1-2-1)

The Columbus Crew SC has won five of its last seven games against Atlanta United FC (D1 L1), whereas Atlanta won five of their first seven matches in all competitions (D1 L1). In all competitions, Atlanta United FC has won more than half of its visits to Columbus Crew SC (W4 D1 L2).

Since the start of the 2017 season, the Columbus Crew SC have only lost one of their 12 home games in February and March (W9 D2), making them difficult to beat at home early on. In February and March, Columbus has won six of its last six games at home, including a 2-0 victory over DC United earlier this season.

With 10 points from four games (W3, D1), Atlanta United FC has the best start in club history. Only four teams in MLS history have scored more after four games than Atlanta, whose 5-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday brought its total to 11 goals for the season, matching its best score after four games off (11 in 2017).

Jimmy Medranda and Alexandru Matan scored the Columbus Crew’s final two goals from outside the box. The Crew have had eight different players score at least once from outside the box since the start of the 2022 season, which is tied for the most in MLS during that time with the New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, and Toronto FC.

In Atlanta United FC’s last two games, Caleb Wiley has scored three goals and provided two assists. After T. Almiron, E. Barco, and M. Almiron, Wiley is the fourth player for Atlanta United FC to score and assist in two consecutive games. No Atlanta player has done this in three consecutive games.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (42-19-9) at Florida Panthers (36-28-7)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (42-19-9) at Florida Panthers (36-28-7)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Islanders 7
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
TOR Goals: Lafferty, Marner
NYI Goals: Parise, Fasching, Clutterbuck (2x), Holmstrom, Dobson (EN), Lee
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 22/28, .786 SV%
NYI Goaltender: Sorokin, 25/27, .926 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2

Player Notes:

  • Sam Lafferty scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf at 11:01 of the first period.
  • Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 3:29 of the third period. Marner has scored in threeconsecutive games (3G) and extended his point streak to seven games where he has posted 13 points (5G, 8A). With his goal, Marner recorded his 90th point of the season (27G, 63A). Marner has posted consecutive 90-point seasons and three in total during his NHL career. Per NHL Stats, “Marner became the first Maple Leaf skater since Doug Gilmour from 1992-93 to 1993-94 to post consecutive 90-point seasons. The only other skaters to do so in franchise history are Darryl Sittler (1975-76 to 1977-78 & 1979-80 to 1980-81) and Lanny McDonald (1975-76 to 1976-77).”
  • Timothy Liljegren recorded the primary assist on Lafferty’s goal. Liljegren has posted an assist in back-to-back games.
  • Bobby McMann registered the secondary assist on Lafferty’s goal. With the assist, McMann recorded his first career NHL point.
  • Auston Matthews posted the primary assist on Marner’s goal. Matthews is currently on a three-game point streak where he has recorded four points (1G, 3A).

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Florida: Second of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Florida: 1-0-2
Toronto Season Record: 42-19-9
Toronto Road Record: 17-12-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are set to take on the Florida Panthers tonight in the second of four matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto won their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against Florida in a 5-4 overtime decision at Scotiabank Arena. William Nylander (2G, 1A) and Mitch Marner (2A) each recorded a multi-point outing in Toronto’s win. The Maple Leafs are playing in their third matchup of five-consecutive road games. Toronto has posted a 17-12-4 record on the road this season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet Ontario RADIO: TSN 1050
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023
Opponent: at Carolina Hurricanes
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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).
March 12, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forward Alex Steeves from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

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

ALL-TIME VS. FLORIDA PANTHERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 21, 1993 (Toronto 4 at Florida 3 – OTW)
All-Time Record: 46-35-7-7 (95 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 27-16-2-1 (46 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 19-19-5-6 (49 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: February 27, 2020 (Toronto 5 at Florida 3)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. FLORIDA PANTHERS:
Games Played: Luke Schenn (41), John Tavares (39), Wayne Simmonds (30), Morgan Rielly (30)
Goals: John Tavares (24), Mitch Marner (10), Auston Matthews (9)
Assists: Morgan Rielly (23), Mitch Marner (19), Mark Giordano (14)
Points: John Tavares (37), Mitch Marner (29), Morgan Rielly (25)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (42), Luke Schenn (25), John Tavares (16)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points% GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .664 3.40 2.74 25.7 81.0 31.7 29.3 53.3
Florida .556 3.49 3.38 22.5 74.5 37.0 31.6 48.6

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)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 81.0%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 3 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Marner (3G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Thursday games 13th of 15 (7 home, 8 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 11th of 14 (5 home, 9 road)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 46
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 11
  • F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 1
  • F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 1
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 213

LAST GAME
Panthers 3, Flyers 6 – March 21 – Wells Fargo Center
FLA Goals: Tkachuk (34), Montour (13), Reinhart (27-PPG)
PHI Goals: Farabee (12), Sanheim (6), Laughton (16), Sanheim (7), Provorov (5), Frost (14)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (L) – 18 Saves
PHI Goalie: Hart (W) – 41 Saves
FLA Shots: 44
PHI Shots: 24
Notes: Florida’s season-long seven-game point streak came to an end…Aleksander Barkov notched two assists and matched his season high with seven SOG, extending his point streak to eight games (2-11-13)…Barkov’s current six-game assist streak is tied for the longest of his career…Sam Reinhart produced two points (1-1-2), extending his point streak to six games (6-3-9)…Reinhart’s goal was his 13th PPG of the season, the most on the team…Brandon Montour posted two points (1-1-2)…Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal for the fifth consecutive game, extending his point streak to six games (6-9-15)…Tkachuk’s five-goal goal streak is tied for the longest of his career…Carter Verhaeghe posted a career-high nine shots on goal and added an assist to extend his point streak to six games (4-5-9)…Eetu Luostarinen logged an assist for the second straight game…FLA PP: 1-4, FLA PK: 2-2

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. MAPLE LEAFS
ALL-TIME vs. TOR: 42-39-7-7
ALL-TIME HOME vs. TOR: 25-16-5-3
2022-23 vs. TOR: 0-0-1

CATS STATS

  • Matthew Tkachuk is expected to skate in his 500th NHL game tonight.
  • The Cats have tallied at least one PPG in each of their past six games, converting on 8 of 23 opportunities (34.8%).
  • Four Panthers (Aleksander Barkov [8 games], Carter Verhaeghe, Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart) are riding point streaks of at least eight 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 10 games the Cats own a 7-2-1 record, averaging 4 goals per game while surrendering just 2.8 goals against per game and scoring on 28.1% of their power-play opportunities. Since Feb. 28, Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 18 points (6-12-18) over the 10 games and is tied for the team lead in goals scored with Carter Verhaeghe. Four different Cats have averaged at least a point per game since Feb. 28 (Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, Aleksander Barkov and Brandon Montour).

HOME SWEET HOME
The Cats return to FLA Live Arena tonight where they have earned at least one point in each of their past six home games (5-0-1). Over that span (since March 4), Florida has outscored their opponents 27-17 averaging 41.7 shots on goal per game. Matthew Tkachuk has recorded a team-high 13 points (4-9-13) at home over that span while Sam Reinhart scored a team-high five goals (5-1-6). 17 different Panthers have registered at least one point over Florida’s past six home contests. Sergei Bobrovsky started each of Florida’s past six home outings, owning a 5-0-1 record and a .920 even-strength save percentage.

CATS AND MAPLE LEAFS
Florida faces off against Toronto for the second of four meetings in 2022-23. The Panthers own a 6-1-0 record in their previous seven games against the Maple Leafs at FLA Live Arena dating to Jan. 18, 2018. Last season, Aleksander Barkov logged six points (2-4-6) over three games against Toronto. Barkov has amassed 26 points (11-15-26) in 29 career games against the Maple Leafs. In 20 career games against Toronto, Sergei Bobrovsky owns a 12-6-1 record.

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (40-29-3) at Anaheim Ducks (23-38-10)

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (40-29-3) at Anaheim Ducks (23-38-10)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game California road trip on Thursday when they visit the Anaheim Ducks. The Jets beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Tuesday night in a quick one-game home pit stop. It was Winnipeg’s second win in their past three games. After Thursday’s game, the Jets play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon and the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat ANA
72 GP 71
40 W 23
29 L 38
3 OT 10
83 PTS 56
217 GF 184
203 GA 288
19.8% PP 16.2%
83.7% PK 72.4%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 23 At ANA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 25 At LAK TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 28 At SJS TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 31 DET TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 2 NJD TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 14 At CAR 5-3 L 1L
Mar. 16 BOS 3-0 L 2L
Mar. 18 At NSH 3-2 OTW 1W
Mar. 19 At STL 3-0 L 1L
Mar. 21 ARI 2-1 W 1W

Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, March 23
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at Anaheim Ducks 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 24
Practice – Toyota Sports Center 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 25
Jets at Los Angeles Kings 1:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 2
Arizona Coyotes 1
Jets Scorers: Ehlers (9), Lowry (10)
Coyotes Scorer: Hayton (15)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (29 sv, 1 ga)
Coyotes Goaltender: Karel Vejmelka (23 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-6
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: The Jets scored twice in the first period and hung on to beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday and sweep the season series. Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway and Adam Lowry scored a shorthanded goal on a 2-on-1 for Winnipeg’s tallies. Pierre-Luc Dubois paced the Jets with five shots and four hits. Neal Pionk led the Jets with three blocked shots.

Slim Margins
The Jets have earned their past four victories by one goal… Winnipeg has scored three goals or less in each of the wins… The Jets have 13 wins when scoring three goals or less this season, which is tied for seventh in the NHL… Winnipeg also has five wins this season when scoring two goals or less.

Where They Stand
The Jets are in the second wild card position in the Western Conference… Winnipeg trails the Seattle Kraken by two points for the first wild card spot, while the Calgary Flames are four points behind the Jets.

Against the Pacific
Winnipeg is 11-5-3 against the Pacific Division this season… Kyle Connor (9G, 15A) and Josh Morrissey (5G, 19A) lead the Jets with 24 points in 19 games against the Pacific Division this season, while Mark Scheifele has 13 goals in 19 games, including six of his 11 power play goals this season.

Backend Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 168 points (42G, 127A) this season, which is sixth in the NHL… A defenceman has been in on 20 of Winnipeg’s past 27 goals… Josh Morrissey (69), Neal Pionk (28), Dylan DeMelo (21), and Brenden Dillon (20) have all reached the 20-point mark, while Nate Schmidt has 16 points.

Road Record
The Jets are 18-17-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 9-13-0 in their past 22 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Kyle Connor (12G, 20A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 32 points in 36 games… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 19 goals, which is tied for seventh in the NHL… Nikolaj Ehlers has 19 points (7G, 12A) in 19 road games this season and has a point in 12 of the 19 games.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is second in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.7% of the time… Winnipeg has been perfect on the penalty kill in seven of its past eight games (17-for-20, 85.0%)… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

Power Outage
The Jets have gone five consecutive games without scoring a power play goal, going 0-for-19… The last time Winnipeg went six consecutive games without a power play goal was Oct. 28-Nov. 6/16.

Jets vs. ANA Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
40 21 14 5

Home Record
GP W L OT
20 11 7 2

Away Record
GP W L OT
20 10 7 3

Jets vs. ANA Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Ducks meet three times this season… The Jets won the first meeting 3-2 on Nov. 17 and the second meeting 5-2 on Dec. 4…Winnipeg visits Honda Center in Anaheim on Thursday for the only time this season.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 12-2-1 in their past 15 games against the Ducks, including winning six of the past seven meetings and are on a four-game winning streak… The Jets are 12-for-47 (25.5%) on the power play in the 15 contests and 33-for-38 (86.8%) on the penalty kill.

In Anaheim
The Jets are 4-2-1 in their past seven games in Anaheim, but have split the past four meetings… Winnipeg is 20-for-22 on the penalty kill in the seven contests.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Anaheim with 24 points (9G, 15A) in 29 games… Pierre-Luc Dubois is averaging more than a point per game against Anaheim with 13 points (4G, 9A) in 11 games… Both of Josh Morrissey’s goals against Anaheim are power play goals.

Jets vs. ANA Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
02/02/2019 Anh W 9 3 31 4 3 2 29 1 0 8
03/20/2019 @Anh W 3 0 23 5 1 17 29 5 0 17
10/29/2019 @Anh L 4 7 40 2 0 2 28 1 0 4
11/29/2019 @Anh W 3 0 20 4 1 11 24 2 0 35
12/08/2019 Anh W 3 2 33 4 1 9 33 2 0 13
10/13/2021 @Anh L 1 4 34 5 0 14 22 5 2 24
10/21/2021 Anh W 5 1 27 2 1 6 39 3 1 4
10/26/2021 @Anh W 4 3 25 1 0 6 35 3 0 2
11/17/2022 Anh W 3 2 32 2 1 19 31 1 0 11
12/04/2022 Anh W 5 2 40 4 1 6 30 3 0 8

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
MARCH 21, 2023 – ANAHEIM 1 vs. CALGARY 5
The Ducks fell 5-1 to the Calgary Flames at Honda Center Tuesday night. Frank Vatrano scored Anaheim’s lone goal (PPG) at 7:26 of the second period, his fourth PPG of the season and 17th overall. Jakob Silfverberg recorded his 13th assist, marking 1-4=5 points his last nine games. Max Comtois also tallied an assist on the goal, his ninth assist of the season and fifth point his last six games (2-3=5). Nikita Nesterenko made his NHL debut, collecting four shots in 13:06 TOI. John Gibson stopped 38 shots in his 49th appearance.
PP: 1-3 PK: 3-5 SF: 20 SA: 43 TOI: Cam Fowler (23:28)
Three Stars: 1. T. Toffoli 2. N. Hanifin 3. M. Weegar

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Mar. 25 St. Louis Honda Center 7:30 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 28 Claimed D Scott Harrington on waivers from New Jersey.
Acquired a 2024 third-round draft selection for D Henry Thrun. Placed G Anthony Stolarz on Injured Reserve (IR).
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: 364

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 71
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 63
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 21
Anthony Stolarz Knee surgery Week-to-week 19
Adam Henrique MCL sprain Week-to-week 13

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks continue an eight-game homestand spanning 16 days tonight vs .the Winnipeg Jets at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports West AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with points in four of the last seven contests (2-3-2), nine of their last 13 games (6-4-3) and 10 of the last 15 overall (6-5-4). The Ducks have also earned points in 14 of the last 23 games overall (10-9-4) and are 11-10-5 the last 26 contests. Since the NHL’s holiday break, Anaheim has posted a 14-16-6 record overall, while going 7-5-4 on the road in that span. At home, Anaheim has points in five of its last nine contests (3-4-2) and is 1-3-1 through five games during the current eight-game homestand. Tonight’s game marks the third straight meeting against a Canadian Club and the 18th of 22 meetings this season, with the Ducks posting a 5-9-2 record overall. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will continue the homestand Saturday, March 25 vs. the St. Louis Blues (7:30 p.m. PT).

EIGHT STRAIGHT: The Ducks are in the midst of an eight-game homestand from Mar. 12-27, 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-JETS: Anaheim and Winnipeg conclude a three-game season series tonight with the lone contest at Honda Center. The Ducks have earned points in six of the last 10 games against the Jets at home dating to 2015-16 (5-4-1). All-time, Anaheim owns a 19-16-5 record vs. Winnipeg, including a 10-8-2 mark in Orange County. Jakob Silfverberg (9-10=19 in 28 GP) leads active Ducks skaters in in career scoring and goals vs. the Jets, while he and Kevin Shattenkirk (4-10=14 in 24 GP) lead the current roster in assists.

ANA-WPG SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Nov. 17 Canada Life Centre 3-2 WPG win
Dec. 4 Canada Life Centre 5-2 WPG win
Mar. 23 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream

ANA-WPG ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Winnipeg
All-Time Series: 19-16-5 10-8-2 9-8-3
Current Streak: Four WPG wins One WPG win Eight WPG wins
Last ANA Win: Oct. 13, 2021 (4-1) Oct. 13, 2021 (4-1) Jan. 23, 2017 (3-2)
Last WPG Win: Dec. 4, 2022 (5-2) Oct. 26, 2021 (4-3) Dec. 4, 2022 (5-2)
ANA Last 10: 2-8-0 5-4-1 2-5-3

EXTRA TIME: Twenty of Anaheim’s 69 games this season have gone beyond regulation, tied for the most among NHL teams this season (also New York Rangers). 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: San Jose Sharks (19-37-15) at Vancouver Canucks (31-34-5)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (19-37-15) at Vancouver Canucks (31-34-5)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 71 – 3/20 – SJS 4 vs EDM 5 (OT)…Erik Karlsson (2g, 0a) continued his historic season with a pair of goals, his 21st and 22nd of the campaign to establish a career high. Andrew Barabanov (1g, 1a) also added on to his career-best year on the offensive end with another multi-point game. Steven Lorentz (1g, 0a) tied his career high with his eighth goal of the campaign and Matt Benning (0g, 1a) recorded his 100th career NHL point, an assist. Andrew Agozzino (0g, 1a) notched his first point as a Shark with an assist in his first game.
SJ Goals: Barabanov (15), Lorentz (8), Karlsson (21), Karlsson (22)
SF: 32
SA: 52
SJ PP: 0/2
SJ PK: 0/3
W: Campbell
OTL: Reimer

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
3/22 Recalled F Jacob Peterson from the San Jose Barracuda
3/19 Recalled F Andrew Agozzino from the San Jose Barracuda
3/19 Assigned F William Eklund to the San Jose Barracuda
3/18 Recalled F Martin Kaut from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Winners of seven of their past 10 games, the Vancouver Canucks look to bounce back from a Tuesday night setback against the Vegas Golden Knights as they host the San Jose Sharks. The Canucks have claimed the first three meetings against the Sharks this season with the first two going to overtime. Elias Pettersson paces the Canucks on the offensive end with 89 points and is second on the club with 33 goals for the campaign. He rides a nine-game point streak into Thursday’s contest with 13 points (5g, 8a) in that span. In the season series with the Sharks, the Canucks are led by Ilya Mikheyev with seven points (3g, 4a).

March 23, 7:00 p.m. PT
SAN JOSE SHARKS AT VANCOUVER CANUCKS
19-37-15 (53 pts), 8th Pacific 2022-23 RECORD/STANDING 31-34-5 (67 pts), 6th Pacific
0-2-3 LAST 5 GAMES 3-2-0
0-1-2 SEASON SERIES 3-0-0
62-55-9-9 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 64-55-9-7
2022-23 PLAYER STATS
Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson (71) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 3 players (69)
Timo Meier (31) GOALS LEADER Andrei Kuzmenko (34)
Erik Karlsson (65) ASSISTS LEADER Quinn Hughes (62)
Erik Karlsson (87) POINTS LEADER Elias Pettersson (89)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, NBC Sports California
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the fourth and final meeting between the Canucks and Sharks this season: Nov. 27 (4-3 OTW @ SJS), Dec. 7 (6-5 OTW @ SJS), Dec. 27 (6-2 W @ VAN), and Mar. 23 (home).
• Vancouver is 64-55-9-7 all-time against San Jose, including a 29-26-4-5 record at home.
• The Canucks are 9-1-0 in their last 10 games against the Sharks (including 5-0-0 in their last five).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against San Jose with 18 (6-12-18 in 18 GP).
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks in career games played against San Jose at 28 (2-15-17 in those games).
• Andrei Kuzmenko has five points (2-3-5) in three career games against the Sharks.
• Quinn Hughes has 10 points (4-6-10) in 10 career games against the Sharks.
• Elias Pettersson has 13 points (5-8-13) in 14 career games against the Sharks.
• Conor Garland has 17 points (8-9-17) in 19 career games against the Sharks.
• Thatcher Demko is 7-0-0 in seven career games against San Jose with a 2.27 GAA and a .926 SV%.
• Collin Delia has yet to face San Jose in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson is on a career-high nine game point-streak and has 13 points (5-8-13) in those games.
• J.T. Miller has 15 points (8-7-15) in his last nine games.
• Quinn Hughes has 13 points (0-13-13) in his last 11 games.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 27/22: VAN 6 vs SJS 2
Bo Horvat opened the scoring at 4:26 in the first period…Ilya Mikheyev registered his first of four points on the assist…Brock Boeser collected the second helper…Elias Pettersson would double the Canucks lead before the end of the period…Lane Pederson and Luke Schenn tallied assists on the play…Mikheyev reclaimed the two goal lead at 4:36 in the second period…Andrei Kuzmenko and Tyler Myers were both credited with assists…Quinn Hughes scored his first goal of the season less than two minutes later…Mikheyev and Horvat both got a point on the play…Horvat recorded his league-leading eighth multi-goal game of the season at 12:11 in the third…Boeser collected the lone assist…Boeser followed up with his own goal, the sixth of the season…Horvat and Mikheyev were once again on the helpers to both collect their fourth points of the contest…Schenn led the team in hits (7)…Riley Stillman led the team in blocked shots (4)…Spencer Martin stopped 24 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN SJS
Goals For/Game 3.30 (t-12th) 2.86 (25th)
Goals Against/Game 3.71 (28th) 3.77 (30th)
Power Play % 22.8 (10th) 17.8 (27th)
Penalty Kill % 69.9 (32nd) 82.7 (t-5th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:02 (21st) 8:41 (18th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 2:00pm PT on March 22, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 21/23: VAN 3 vs VGK 4
J.T. Miller scored the Canucks’ first goal with a successful shorthanded penalty shot in the second period…The goal was Miller’s second successful career penalty shot…Miller would bring the Canucks within one on the power play at 12:42…Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson registered assists on the play…Phillip Di Giuseppe scored at 11:43 in the third period with his fourth of the season…Miller collected an assist for a three-point contest…Hughes was credited with the second assist…Thatcher Demko faced 27 shots…Tyler Myers led the team in blocked shots (5).

LAST 5 vs SAN JOSE
• Dec. 27/22: VAN 6 vs SJS 2
• Dec. 7/22: VAN 6 at SJS 5 (OT)
• Nov. 27/22: VAN 4 at SJS 3 (OT)
• Apr. 9/22: VAN 4 vs SJS 2
• Feb. 17/22: VAN 5 at SJS 4 (OT)

STREAKING AGAINST THE SHARKS
Entering play tonight, Vancouver has won eight straight games against the San Jose Sharks for their longest active winning streak against on opponent, dating back to Jan. 18, 2020. During that stretch they have outscored the Sharks 39-21, tallying at least four goals in each contest. With a win tonight, the Canucks could match their franchise-best winning streak of nine games against San Jose which took place from Dec. 28, 1991 to Dec. 29, 1992.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Ethan Bear activated from injured reserve, Mar. 18
• Aidan McDonough signed to a two-year entry level contract, Mar. 13
• Phillip Di Giuseppe signed to a two-year contract extension, Mar. 12

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (44-21-6) at Calgary Flames (32-25-15)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (44-21-6) at Calgary Flames (32-25-15)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 44-21-6, 94 points (22-14-1 at Home, 22-7-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 23 at Calgary Flames 6 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 21 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Vancouver Canucks 3
The Golden Knights (44-21-6) opened their three-game road trip with a 4-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks (31-34-6) on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena. Phil Kessel opened the scoring for the second game in a row as he coverted on a breakway to give Vegas a 1-0 lead. Midway through the frame, Reilly Smith potted his 24th goal of the season to put the visitors up by a pair. After J.T. Miller scored on a penalty shot in the second period, Teddy Blueger buried his second goal as the Golden Knights rebuilt the two-goal lead. Miller scored again for Vancouver, but Pavel Dorofeyev’s late goal allowed Vegas to carry the two-goal edge into the third period. Phillip Di Giuseppe had the only goal in the third period as the Golden Knights earned the 4-3 win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Smith’s goal gives the forward 11 points in nine games (4-7—9), tying the franchise record for the longest point streak
  • Kessel’s goal is the 412th of his career, putting him within one goal to tie John MacLean for 97th all-time career goals
  • Alex Pietrangelo’s assist on Dorofeyev’s goal gives the defenseman five assists in two games
  • Vegas’ 22nd win on the road matches the club’s franchise record for most road wins in a season (prev. 2017-18 season)
  • With the win, Vegas matches their point total (94) earned through the team’s 82 games last season

Beasts of the East
For the first time in franchise history, the Golden Knights reached 20 wins this season against the Eastern Conference, as Vegas’ win at home against Columbus on Sunday wrapped up the club’s Eastern Conference competition for the remainder of the regular season. The Golden Knights finished the season with a 22-8-2 record against the Eastern Conference (14-4-0 Atlantic, 10-4-2 Metropolitan).

Against the Flames
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Flames on Thursday marks the fourth and final meeting this season. Vegas owns an all-time record of 11-6-0 against Calgary and will look to rebound after the Flames bested the Golden Knights, 7-2, in their last contest on Mar. 16 at T-Mobile Arena.

2022-23 Season CGY Series: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Oct. 18 – at Calgary (Vegas 2, Calgary 3)
Feb. 23 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, Calgary 3 OT)
Mar. 16 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Calgary 7)
Mar. 23 – at Calgary

2021-22 Season CGY Series: 2-1-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Dec. 6 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Calgary 2)
Feb. 9 – at Calgary (Vegas 0, Calgary 6)
Apr. 14 – at Calgary (Vegas 6, Calgary 1)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 21, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS [1]
The Calgary Flames finished off a two-game California trip in Anaheim against the Ducks on Tuesday night. Calgary broke the ice just 37 seconds into the contest with Nick Ritchie scoring his third as a Flame to make it 1-0 to the visitors. Troy Stecher would double Calgary’s advantage in the ladder stages of the opening period with his first as a Flame, and Calgary’s two trade-deadline acquisitions gave the Flames a 2-0 advantage through 20. Rasmus Andersson would blast his 11th of the season over the shoulder of John Gibson on the power play to make it 3-0 Flames, before Frank Vatrano got Anaheim on the board. The Flames would add a pair of goals in the third from Elias Lindholm and Andrew Mangiapane to win their fifth-straight game at the Honda Center, 5-1.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Ritchie (12), Stecher (1), Andersson (11), Lindholm (21), Mangiapane (14)
GOALIE: Vladar (20/21, .950 Sv%)
PP: 2/5 (40%)
PK: 2/3 (66%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-1-2
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 21, 2023 CGY [5] at ANA [1] Stecher Vladar Gibson
March 20, 2023 CGY [2] at LAK [8] Vilardi Markstrom/Vladar Copley
March 18, 2023 DAL [6] vs. CGY 5 Robertson Markstrom Oettinger
March 16, 2023 CGY [7] at VGK [2] Coleman Markstrom Quick
March 14, 2023 CGY [3] at ARI 4 Boyd Markstrom Ingram
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 23, 2023 7:00pm vs. Vegas Golden Knights Scotiabank Saddledome
March 25, 2023 2:00pm vs. San Jose Sharks Scotiabank Saddledome
March 28, 2023 7:00pm vs. Los Angeles Kings Scotiabank Saddledome
March 31, 2023 8:00pm at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
April 2, 2023 6:00pm vs. Anaheim Ducks Scotiabank Saddledome

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the fourth and final matchup this season between the Flames and Golden Knights. The Flames have claimed five of a possible six points against the Knights so far this season. This is a Pacific Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 11-5-3 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 20-13-7 against Western Conference opponents.

FLAMES VERSUS THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS THIS SEASON:
The Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights get set to square off for the fourth and final time this season, with the Flames holding a 2-0-1 record against their Pacific Division opponent. Their first meeting came in October with the Flames erasing an early two-goal deficit to come back and win 3-2 with goals from Elias Lindholm, Tyler Toffoli, and Blake Coleman. In their second meeting, the Flames got goals from Jakob Pelletier, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mikael Backlund. Vegas would be the team to comeback in this game however, as they rallied late with Alex Pietrangelo scoring the overtime winner. In their most recent meeting a week ago, the Flames exercised their T-Mobile Arena demons and won their first game on the road in Vegas with a 7-2 triumph. Mikael Backlund scored for the third-straight game against the Golden Knights, while Blake Coleman and Tyler Toffoli had multi-goal games with Toffoli recording four points on the night. Dillon Dube and MacKenzie Weegar also found the back of the net for the Flames.

QUICK HITS:
Tyler Toffoli recorded three assists on Tuesday in Anaheim for just the second time in his career (Oct. 26, 2014 vs. CBJ) and has now recorded points in four straight games. Andrew Mangiapane scored a slick breakaway finish for his 14th of the season. Every skater on the Flames recorded at least one shot on goal, with all five goals coming from five different skaters. All but three skaters on the Flames were a +1 on Tuesday and Mikael Backlund recorded his 301st and 302nd NHL assists.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
CGY vs. VGK ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
J6-10-1 5-3-0 1-7-1 4-5-1 W1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden Knights
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 2-0-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 1-0-1)
Oct. 18, 2022 – VGK [2] at CGY [3]
Feb. 23, 2023 – CGY [3] at VGK 4
Mar. 16, 2023 – CGY [7] at VGK [2]
Mar. 23, 2023 – VGK at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. VGK: 1-2-0
Last Home Win vs. VGK: October 18, 2022 – Vegas [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ VGK: March 16, 2023 – Calgary [7] at Vegas [2]
Last Home Loss vs. VGK: April 14, 2022 – Vegas [6] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ VGK: February 23, 2023 – Calgary [3] at Vegas 4
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 58)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (13 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper body injury (1 game: Mar. 21)

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (34-26-10) at Dallas Stars (38-19-14)

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NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (34-26-10) at Dallas Stars (38-19-14)

PITTSBURGH PENGUIINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
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

Mar. 18: NY Rangers 6, Pittsburgh 0 – MSG
PIT Goals: None
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (13 saves, 17 shots), DeSmith (5 saves, 7 shots)
Key Stats: Pittsburgh was shut out for just the second time this season.
PP: 0-5
PK: 3-4

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 7 7
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 5 5
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 3 19
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 3 18
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 2 4
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 172

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 20 D Taylor Fedun recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 20 D Marcus Pettersson placed on long-term injured reserve.
Mar. 18 D Mark Friedman recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 18 F Nick Bonino placed on long-term injured reserve.

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Stars: 73-63-15
In Pittsburgh: 47-21-7
In Dallas: 26-42-8
OT Record vs. Stars: 3-1-5
Shootout Record vs. Stars: 2-2

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. STARS:
Rick Kehoe – 36GP, 46 PTS (19G-27A)
Jean Pronovost – 52GP, 42 PTS (24G-18A)
Mario Lemieux – 27GP, 41 PTS (17G-24A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins conclude their brief road trip as they take on the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center (TV: ESPN, TVA, Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • The Penguins have points in eight of their last nine games against the Stars (6-1-2) dating back to Feb. 9, 2018.
  • Here in Dallas, Pittsburgh has points in three of its last four visits (2-1-1).
  • Pittsburgh is 18-10-0 against Western Conference opponents at home this season.
  • Tonight’s game will be the final time Pittsburgh plays out of the Eastern Time Zone.

QUICK HITS
1) The Penguins are 11-1-0 versus the Central Division this season and have outscored their opponents 46-23. No team has allowed fewer goals against Central Division opponents this season than Pittsburgh.

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
March 21, 2023 – STARS 4 vs. KRAKEN 5 (OT)
Down by two goals with less than 3:30 remaining in regulation, the Stars erased a two-goal deficit including the equalizer from captain Jamie Benn (1-2—3) with one second on the clock to earn a point in a 5-4 overtime defeat to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. Trailing 4-2 in the late stages of the third period, forward Joe Pavelski (1-1—2) cut the deficit in half with his 20th goal of the season. Then, at 19:59 of the third, Benn pounced on a loose puck in the slot to force OT. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen (1-1—2) extended his career-best point streak to 11 consecutive games (tying the franchise mark for defensemen) and forward Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) lit the lamp for the fifth consecutive game. Forwards Jason Robertson (0-1—1), Roope Hintz (0-1—1), Evgenii Dadonov (0-1—1) and defenseman Ryan Suter (0-1—1) added assists for Dallas. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 22 saves on 27 shots in his 53rd start of the season.
PP: 1-4 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 29 | SA: 27 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (29:56 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. SEA – B. Tanev 2. DAL – J. Benn 3. SEA – D. Sprong

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Thu, March 23, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins 8 p.m. American Airlines Center ESPN/KTCK
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

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)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 65

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 11 Mar. 1-pres.
F Tyler Seguin Lower body 6 Mar. 11-pres.
F Mason Marchment Lower body 4 Mar. 14-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars continue their three-game homestand this evening against the Pittsburgh Penguins at American Airlines Center. (8 p.m. CT, TV: ESPN, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Tonight’s contest concludes the two-game season series between the Stars and Penguins, which opened with a 2-1 Penguins victory on Dec. 12, 2022 at PPG Paints Arena. Following tonight’s game, the Stars will host Vancouver on Saturday before embarking on a three-game road trip beginning next Tuesday at Chicago.

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

  • The Stars are 0-1-0 vs. Pittsburgh this season, losing 2-1 at PPG Paints Arena on Dec. 12, 2022.
  • Dallas is 66-71-14 all-time vs. Pittsburgh, including a 44-24-8 mark at home.
  • Forward Roope Hintz scored the lone goal in the Stars’ 2-1 defeat on Dec. 12, 2022. Hintz enters tonight’s game with four goals and five points (4-1—5) in seven career games vs. Pittsburgh.
  • Forward Tyler Seguin leads active Stars in goals (9) and shares first in points (9-6—15) in a team-high 28 points vs. the Penguins.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski ranks first among active Stars in assists (11) and co-leads in points (4-11—15) in 23 career games against Pittsburgh.
  • Captain Jamie Benn enters tonight’s game with five goals and 12 points (5-7—12) in 21 career games vs. Pittsburgh.
  • Forward Evgenii Dadonov has six goals and 10 points (6-4—10) in 17 career games against the Pens.
  • Forward Jason Robertson has three points (all assists) in two career games vs. Pittsburgh.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter has nine points (1-8—9) in 22 career games vs. the Pens.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen has three assists (0-3—3) in seven career games against the Penguins.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-1-0 with a 2.01 goals-against average and .926 save percentage in two career appearances vs. Pittsburgh.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 2-2-0 with a 2.74 GAA, .927 SV% and one shutout in six career appearances against the Penguins. Wedgewood’s shutout came in his second career NHL start, a 28-save performance in New Jersey’s 3-0 victory on March 24, 2016.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 12, 2022 at Pittsburgh – L, 2-1
March 23 vs. Pittsburgh

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (39-24-7) at Nashville Predators (35-26-8)

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (39-24-7) at Nashville Predators (35-26-8)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 5 at Dallas 4 (OT)
Goals: Tanev (2), Sprong, McCann, Larsson
Goalie: Daccord (25/29)
PP: 0/2 PK: 3/4 Shots: Seattle 27 – Dallas 29
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 200)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 70 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 20 games – week-to-week
John Hayden (lower body) – 1 game – week-to-week
Philipp Grubauer (illness) – 1 game – day-to-day

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
March 15, 2023: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley (AHL)
March 20, 2023: Recalled G Joey Daccord on an emergency basis from Coachella Valley (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, March 25: Seattle at Nashville, 11 a.m. PT
Monday, March 27: Seattle at Minnesota, 5 p.m. PT
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

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is second of three games the Kraken will play against the Predators this season and the first time the two teams are playing in Nashville this year.

• Tonight’s game is also the first of two consecutive games the Kraken will play against the Predators in Nashville. It marks the third time in franchise history that the Kraken are facing the same team in back-to-back games in the same location. They played the Kings in two-straight games in Los Angeles last season on March 26 and 28, 2022 and played the Stars in back-to-back games in Seattle on March 11 and 13.

• Tonight’s game is the second of a four-game road trip in which all four games will be played against Central Division teams. It is the 18th of 25 games the Kraken will play against Central Division teams this season, with Seattle holding an 9-3-5 record against the Central Division this year.

• A win tonight would give the Kraken four consecutive victories against the Predators. Seattle holds a 3-1-0 all-time record against Nashville.

• Vince Dunn, who has already set a career high with 57 points (13 goals, 44 assists) this season, enters tonight’s game as the Kraken’s leading scorer. He was ranked in the top 15 among all NHL defensemen in goals (tied eighth), assists (11th), points (11th), even-strength goals (13, tied second) and even-strength points (42, third) entering play Wednesday. Since Jan. 1, Dunn is leading all NHL defensemen in scoring with 38 points (nine goals, 29 assists) in 36 games played.

• Entering play Wednesday, Jared McCann (1.90) was leading the NHL in goals-per-60 at five-on-five this season among players that have played in at least 12 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 245 goals in 70 games this season compared to 213 goals in 2021-22. The team’s 245 goals this season were tied for the sixth-most in the NHL entering play Wednesday.

• 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.

LAST TIME OUT
• The Kraken defeated the Stars 5-4 in overtime in their last game on March 21 in Dallas, extending their road winning streak to six games and improving their 2022-23 record to 39-24-7.

• Five players recorded multi-point efforts: Jared McCann (one goal, one assist), Adam Larsson (one goal, one assist), Carson Soucy (two assists), Daniel Sprong (one goal, one assist) and Brandon Tanev (two goals, one assist). It marked the seventh time this season that the Kraken had five or more players record at least two points in the same game, the others being Nov. 23 vs. San Jose (five), Nov. 29 at Los Angeles (seven), Jan. 7 at Ottawa (six), Jan. 14 at Chicago (six), Jan. 25 vs. Vancouver (six) and March 2 at Detroit (five).

• Adam Larsson scored the game-winning goal 1:52 into overtime. The goal was the third overtime winner of his career and his second as a member of the Kraken.

• Brandon Tanev tied his single-game career high with three points in the contest, scoring two goals and adding an assist. His two goals were his 14th and 15th of the season, which set a career high, and his three points brought his season total to 32, which also set a career high.

• Morgan Geekie tied his career high in both assists (15) and points (22) with an assist on Tanev’s second goal.

• With 25 saves, Joey Daccord won his second game as a member of the Kraken after being recalled the previous day from Coachella Valley (AHL) on an emergency basis.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 23-9-3 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s 23 road wins have more than doubled their total from last season (11) despite the team still having six road games left to play this season.

• Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken ranked in the top five in the NHL in road wins (23, third), points (49, tied fourth) and road regulation wins (18, fourth). The team’s 133 goals scored on the road and 3.80 goals-per-game-played on the road were both ranked fourth in the NHL entering play Wednesday.

• The Kraken’s 14 road wins and 29 road points since Jan. 1 were second to only the Boston Bruins (16 wins, 33 points) for the most in 2023 entering play Wednesday.

• A win tonight over the Predators would give the Kraken their second seven-game road winning streak. The team previously recorded a seven-game streak from Jan. 1 to 14. Seattle’s six-game road streak is the longest active road winning streak in the NHL.

• Jared McCann (21 goals, nine assists) is the Kraken’s leading scorer when playing on the road this season with 30 points. His 21 goals scored on the road were tied for the fifth-most in the NHL entering play Wednesday.

• Vince Dunn has totaled 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in his last 19 games played on the road. Dunn’s eight goals scored
on the road this season were tied for the fourth-most in the NHL among all defensemen entering play Wednesday.

• Brandon Tanev has six points (five goals, one assist) in his last six road games dating back to Feb. 28 at St. Louis.

• Alex Wennberg has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last five road games.

• Daniel Sprong has five points (one goal, four assists) in his last three road games.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

OVERALL (4 GP) 1-3-0
HOME (1 GP) 0-1-0
ROAD (3 GP) 1-2-0
LAST MEETING Nov. 8, 2022 at SEA (L, 5-1)
PLAYOFFS Never Met

ALL-TIME vs. SEATTLE
− The Predators are 1-3-0 all-time against the Kraken, including a 0-1-0 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Seattle in 2022-23; it is the first of two at home (March 25).

− Nashville is 0-1-0 against Seattle this season, dropping a 5-1 decision at Climate Pledge Arena on Nov. 8.

− Bridgestone Arena hosted Seattle in the franchise’s first-ever NHL game on Oct. 14, 2021, a 4-3 loss for the Predators.

− Seattle is the fifth franchise to join the NHL after Nashville’s inaugural season (1998-99), along with Atlanta/Winnipeg, Minnesota, Columbus and Vegas.

− Nashville went 28-47-7 (63 points) in its inaugural NHL season, the seventh-best point percentage (.384) of any expansion team that entered the League after 1968. The 1998-99 Predators won more games (28) than all but six expansion teams in NHL history.

NOTABLES vs. SEATTLE
− Filip Forsberg (1g-3a) and Roman Josi (1g-3a) shared the Predators lead in points against the Kraken last season with four.

− Matt Duchene scored three goals in three games vs. Seattle in 2021-22.

− Seattle forward Eeli Tolvanen played 135 games for Nashville from 2018-22, tallying 51 points (25g-26a). He was selected by Nashville in the first round (30th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft. Tolvanen scored Nashville’s first-ever goal against Seattle on Oct. 14, 2021.

− Seattle’s Head Equipment Manager, Jeff Camelio, spent 15 seasons as Nashville’s Assistant Equipment Manager; 2019-20 was Camelio’s final campaign with the Predators.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 7, Buffalo Sabres 3 – March 21 (KeyBank Center)
− NSH goals: Tomasino (4), Duchene (20), Novak (14), Evangelista – GWG (4), Evangelista (5), McDonagh (2), Duchene – ENG (21)
− BUF goals: Cozens (27), Thompson – PP (43), Skinner (30)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 28/31); BUF – Anderson (W, 35:52, 14/20), Luukkonen (23:23, 6/6)
− Power plays: NSH 0-3; BUF 1-4
− Notes: Nashville improved to 18-14-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game, regular-season series against the Buffalo with a 1-1-0 record… It was the first time franchise history the Predators scored seven goals one game after allowing seven… Five Nashville skaters recorded multiple points: Luke Evangelista (2g-2a), Matt Duchene (2g1a), Ryan McDonagh (1g-1a), Tommy Novak (1g-1a) and Philip Tomasino (1g-1a)… All four of Evangelista’s points came in the second period; he also led all skaters with seven shots and was a career-high +4… His two goals came 40 seconds apart… See below for more info on Evangelista’s performance… McDonagh returned to the lineup after missing four games with an upper-body injury… Kiefer Sherwood recorded a fighting major and was +4… Juuse Saros recorded his fifth career NHL assist and first since 2017-18 on Evangelista’s first goal.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 21 62
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 21 19
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 21 14
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 21 13
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-21 10
Roman Josi Upper body – day-to-day March 19-21 2
Total man-games lost: 191
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 63; Carrier – 24; McCarron – 20; Forsberg – 19; Johansen – 14; Parssinen – 13; McDonagh – 11; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Josi – 2; Asplund – 1; Duchene – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 21: Reassigned forward Michael McCarron and defenseman Kevin Gravel to Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 19: Recalled defenseman Jordan Gross from Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 18: Recalled forward Egor Afanasyev from Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 17: Assigned forward Joakim Kemell to Milwaukee (AHL).

QUICK HITS
− The Predators are 9-4-2 in their last 13 games dating back to Feb. 21. Their 20 points in that span are tied for the sixth-most in the NHL.

− Nashville owns a .625 point percentage (23-13-4) since Dec. 19, the sixth-best mark in the Western Conference in that time span.

− Nashville is operating at 25.6 percent on the power play since Feb. 18, tied for the seventh-best percentage in the NHL.

− The Predators have scored the first goal of the game on 40 occasions this season, tied for the fifth-most times in the NHL.

− Per Moneypuck.com, Nashville leads the NHL in percentage of goals scored from rebounds at 20.6 percent (40 goals in all situations).

− Nashville is also third in the NHL in hits given (1,949) and 10th in high-danger shots for (257) in all situations.

− Colton Sissons leads the NHL in shorthanded faceoffs won (129).

− Jeremy Lauzon’s 145 hits since Dec. 27 are the second-most among NHL blueliners, bolstered by his nine on Feb. 11 at Philadelphia and Jan. 14 vs. Buffalo, the most in a game by a Predators player this season and tied for the third-most in a game in franchise history.

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (31-33-6) at Detroit Red Wings (31-30-9)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (31-33-6) at Detroit Red Wings (31-30-9)

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 250

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
3 – Acquired forward Jakub Vrana from Detroit in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 7th-round draft pick

BLUES vs. RED WINGS

  • The Blues and Red Wings will finish off their season series, finishing off a home-and-home series, after they met Tuesday in St. Louis
  • The Blues lost 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday vs. Detroit
  • The Blues went 1-1-0 against Detroit last season, with each team winning at home
  • The Blues are 3-1-1 in their last 5 games against the Red Wings
  • The Blues are 7-2-5 in their last 14 games against the Red Wings
  • The Blues have earned points in 8 of their last 10 trips to Detroit (7-2-1)
  • The Blues have scored at least 5 goals in 3 of their last 5 games against Detroit, outscoring the Red Wings 20-14 in those 5 games (Does not include shootout deciding goals)
  • The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to Detroit in 8 of their last 10 matchups, going 21 for 23 (91.3%) on the penalty kill over those 10 games
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 straight games in Detroit, going 5 for 10 (50.0%) on the power play over those 3 games
  • Nathan Walker’s next game will be the 100th of his career

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/25 – at Anaheim
3/26 – at Los Angeles
3/28 – vs. Vancouver
3/30 – at Chicago
4/1 – at Nashville

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will play 5 more games in March, 4 of which will come on the road
  • 4 of the Blues’ remining 5 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 4-2-1 (9 points)
  • Their 4 wins since Mar. 9 share 7th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers/Colorado/Vegas/Edmonton, 6), while their 9 points share 9th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers, 13)
  • The Blues have scored 27 goals since Mar. 9, which ranks 9th in the NHL (1. Dallas/Edmonton, 32)
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 of their last 7 games since Mar. 9, going 5 for 19 (26.3%) on the power play, which shares the 9th best power play in the NHL over that span (1. Colorado, 10 for 24, 41.7%)
  • Since Mar. 9, Jakub Vrana and Jordan Kyrou each have scored 5 goals, which shares 8th in the NHL (1. Keller, 8)
  • Of those 5 goals for Vrana, 3 have come on the power play, which shares the 3rd most power play goals in the NHL since Mar. 9 (1. Reinhart/Chiasson, 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, 43 games, the Blues are 99 for 120 on the penalty kill (82.5%), which shares 10th in the NHL over that span (1. Carolina, 111 for 128, 86.7%)
  • The Blues have scored 7 shorthanded goals this season, which shares 13th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 13)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at ST. LOUIS 2 SO (3/21/23)
1ST PERIOD: STL Bortuzzo (Blais, Schenn) 2:21-EV; DET Chiasson (Perron, Larkin) 7:49-PP; STL Scandella (unassisted) 10:03-EV; DET Zadina (Kubalík, Lindström) 17:47-EV
2ND PERIOD: No scoring
3RD PERIOD: No scoring
OT: No scoring
SO: STL Vrána (save), DET Suter (save); STL Kyrou (save), DET Perron (miss); STL Buchnevich (miss), DET Larkin (save); STL Schenn (miss), DET Raymond (goal)
SHOTS: DET 30 (7-8-14-1) / STL 22 (7-4-8-3)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (W, 20-22) / STL Hofer (SOL, 28-30)
PP: DET 1-3 / STL 0-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (41 / March 8)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (14 / Feb. 25)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (3 / March 16)
Adam Erne – lower body (1 / March 21)
Total Man Games Lost: 261
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (13), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (3), Jake Walman (3), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/23 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/21 – Recalled forward Matt Luff from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/19 – Signed defenseman Antti Tuomisto to a two-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/17 – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik and defenseman Simon Edvinsson from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. BLUES / 7:00 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 290th all-time meeting, 146th in Detroit … Second of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. STL: 126-117-37-9 / HOME: 71-52-17-5 / LAST 10: 4-5-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. STL: David Perron (2-5-7 in 11 GP), Dylan Larkin (3-4-7 in 12 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-1-4 in 2 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Gustav Lindström (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
STL top scorers vs. DET: Brayden Schenn (8-12-20 in 22 GP), Torey Krug (6-14-20 in 30 GP), Justin Faulk (5-12-17 in 22 GP), Pavel Buchnevich (4-7-11 in 14 GP), Kasperi Kapanen (6-5-11 in 17 GP), Nathan Walker (3-0-3 in 2 GP), Sammy Blais (0-3-3 in 4 GP), Jordan Kyrou (0-2-2 in 3 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sat., Mar. 25: RED WINGS at FLYERS / 1:00 p.m. / Wells Fargo Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tue., Mar. 28: RED WINGS vs. PENGUINS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thu., Mar. 30: RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:30 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
March 21 at St. Louis – 3-2 W
Detroit captured a 3-2 shootout win at St. Louis to improve to 31-30-9 overall and 14-16-5 on the road … Detroit is 6-3-0 at St. Louis dating back to Feb. 7, 2013 … Detroit is 15-8-6 against Western Conference opponents this season … The Red Wings are 11-7-9 in one-goal games this season, and 26-8-19 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Lucas Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout … Raymond is 3-for-8 (37.5%) in shootouts in his NHL career, including two game-deciding goals … Alex Chiasson put Detroit on the board with his fourth power play goal of the season … Chiasson has six points (4-2-6) in seven games since March 8 vs. Chicago … Chiasson became the second player in franchise history to score his first four goals with Detroit on the power play, joining Viacheslav Fetisov who accomplished the feat during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons … Filip Zadina knotted the score at two apiece with his third goal of the season … David Perron recorded the primary assist on Chiasson’s power play goal, giving him five points (1-4-5) in eight games since March 5 at Philadelphia … Dylan Larkin also picked up an assist on Chiasson’s power play goal to extend his point streak to three-straight games (1-2-3 in 3 GP) … Larkin extended his team lead in assists (41), points (67), power play points (27) and shots (213) through 69 games … Larkin has eight points (3-5-8) in his last seven games, and 34 points (13-21-34) in 32 contests dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin also went 12-for-15 (80.0%) at the faceoff circle … Olli Määttä skated in his 600th career NHL game … Magnus Hellberg stopped 20-of-22 shots during regulation and overtime before finishing a perfect 4-for-4 in the shootout … The Red Wings are 6-for-19 (31.6%) on the man advantage since March 8 vs. Chicago

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (42-24-6) at Ottawa Senators (34-32-5)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (42-24-6) at Ottawa Senators (34-32-5)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 2 at Montreal 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped a second-consecutive game with a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens March 21 at Bell Centre…Tampa Bay fell to 42-24-6 on the season with a road record of 17-17-1…The Bolts finished the season series vs. MTL with a 3-1-0 record…Kirby Dach opened the scoring at the 8:27 mark of the first period to give MTL the 1-0 lead before Jonathan Drouin made it a 2-0 game just 5:33 later…Entering the second period trailing by two, the Lightning got on the board with a power-play goal from Brayden Point, who took a pass from Steven Stamkos and fired a one-timer past Sam Montembeault for his 44th goal of the season…Mike Matheson restored the two-goal lead for MTL at the 16:58 mark of the second to make it a 3-1 game heading into the final frame…With 5:06 remaining in regulation, Ross Colton sent a pass to the back door for Pat Maroon, who buried his third goal of the season to make it 3-2, but the Bolts couldn’t find a way to tally an equalizer before the final horn sounded…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for Tampa Bay and made 17 saves on 20 shots against.
PP: TBL – 1-2 MTL – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 33 MTL – 20
Attendance: 21,105

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Senators are playing the second of three matchups this season and the first of two meetings at Canadian Tire Centre…The Bolts are 1-0-0 vs. OTT this season following a 4-3 win Nov. 1 at AMALIE Arena…Nikita Kucherov (1-2—3) leads all Tampa Bay skaters in points vs. OTT this season…Kucherov has recorded points in four straight games vs. OTT (3-4—7) and six of the last seven meetings (4-8—12)…Brayden Point is riding a five-game point streak vs. OTT (4-8—12) and has posted a multi-point effort in four of those five contests…Point has recorded at least one point in seven of his nine career games at OTT (5-6—11)…Steven Stamkos has found the scoresheet in three consecutive games vs. OTT (1-3—4)…Tanner Jeannot has pointed in each of his four career games vs. OTT (2- 2—4)…Victor Hedman has picked up points in 11 of his last 15 games vs. OTT (7-9—16)…Mikhail Sergachev has points in three of his last four games at OTT (1-3—4)…Andrei Vasilevskiy is riding a six-game win streak vs. OTT with a .924 save percentage and 1.98 goals against average…The Lightning have scored four or more goals in 11 of their last 14 games vs. OTT (total: 53 goals)…Tampa Bay is 7-3-0 in their last 10 road games at OTT and 5-4-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 49-51-8 with two ties all-time vs. OTT, including a road record of 21-28-5…Martin St. Louis (15-28—43) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. OTT.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. OTT

  1. Martin St. Louis – 43 pts. (15-28—43, 48 GP)
  2. Steven Stamkos – 40 pts. (18-22—40, 46 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 38 pts. (19-19—38, 50 GP)
  4. Nikita Kucherov – 36 pts. (12-24—36, 29 GP)
  5. Victor Hedman – 33 pts. (12-21—33, 42 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a four-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on the road…The Lightning are currently in the middle of a 19-game stretch over the course of 33 days, the most games the team has played in a span of 33 days in franchise history…Tampa Bay has not had more than one day between games since February 21 and have played four back-to-backs during that span…The Bolts are 11-9-1 against Atlantic Division opponents and 21-16-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…The Lightning are 17-17-
1 on the road.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 104
Current Injuries:
None

TRANSACTIONS
March 4 – Recalled D Darren Raddysh from AHL Syracuse
March 3 – Re-assigned D Darren Raddysh to AHL Syracuse

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 21, 2-1 loss at Boston: The contest saw each of its three goals registered in the opening period as the Bruins hung on to defeat Ottawa 2-1 at TD Garden. Gambrell opened the game’s scoring with his first marker since his inaugural game of the year on Nov. 1 before Krejci registered his 17th career goal against Ottawa less than two minutes to draw the game even. DeBrusk at 15:52 of the first period would prove to be the winning tally as the two goaltenders combined for 49 saves through the final two periods. Lindholm has the game’s lone multi-point effort (two assists). Ullmark made 40 saves to record his NHL-high 35th win of the season for Boston while Sogaard turned aside 33 shots in taking the loss for Ottawa. Scratches: Gauthier, Holden; Injuries: Ferguson*, Forsberg, Joseph, Kelly, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 41, BOS – 35; PP: OTT – 0-3, BOS – 1-4.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Tampa Bay will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS2. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa will visit New Jersey on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the third of three regular-season meetings and the second of two matchups at Prudential Center.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, C Norris and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Lightning this evening. F Joseph and F Kelly
have missed the last five games with lower-body injuries. Total man-games lost: 253.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned G Mandolese to Belleville (AHL) on March 22.

OTTAWA vs. TAMPA BAY – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Nov. 1 @ Tampa Bay (4-3 loss), March 23 @ Ottawa, April 8 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (1-3-0): 11/6/21 @ Ottawa (5-3 loss), 12/11/21 @ Ottawa (4-0 win), 12/16/21 @ Tampa Bay (2-1 loss), 3/1/22 @ Tampa Bay (5-2 loss)

Series record: Overall: 59-41-2-8; Home: 33-19-0-2; Away: 26-22-2-6
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 12/11/21 (4-0); @ Tampa Bay: 11/10/18 (6-4)
Last Tampa Bay win: @ Ottawa: 11/6/21 (5-3); @ Tampa Bay: Nov. 1 (4-3)
Last OT result: 12/17/19 (4-3 OT loss) @ Tampa Bay
Last shootout: 12/21/17 (4-3 SO loss) @ Tampa Bay
Most goals, game: Scored: 9, (3/8/99, 9-3 win); Allowed: 6, (4x, Last: 1/25/13, 6-4 loss); Both teams: 12, (2x, Last: 1/24/08, 8-4 win)
Last Game: Nov. 1, 4-3 loss @ Tampa Bay; OTT Goals: Gambrell, Joseph, Giroux; TBL Goals: Sergachev, Killorn, Point, Kucherov;
OTT Scratches: Brassard, Heatherington; OTT Injuries: Norris, Talbot, Zub; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; TBL Goalie: Vasilevskiy; OTT PP: 0-3; TBL PP: 1-8; Shots: 15-34.
Career vs. Tampa Bay: Giroux leads all players in career games played (42), in goals (nine), in assists (35) and in points (44); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (25) against Tampa Bay.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 19-13-3 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 22 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 28 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 35 home games, Stützle leads the team with 50 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home 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 63 for 266 (23.7%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 14 powerplay goals while Batherson, Alex DeBrincat and Tkachuk maintain the club lead with 26 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 16 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 211 of the 256 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.4% through 71 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.

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