SCOTTSDALE – The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have reassigned catcher Drew Romo and outfielder Zac Veen to Minor League Camp.
Colorado has 44 players remaining in Major League Spring Training Camp, including 10 non-roster players and one player on the 60-day injured list. The Rockies have a full 40-man roster.
41 players remain in Major League spring camp
JUPITER, Fla., – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have optioned pitchers Dakota Hudson and Matthew Liberatore to the Memphis (AAA) roster, reducing the number of the players on the Spring Training camp roster to 41.
Today’s transactions leave 31 Major League roster players and 10 non-roster invitees on the Spring Training camp roster.
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Edmonton 6 at Seattle 4
Goals: Schwartz, Eberle, Bjorkstrand, Tolvanen
Goalie: Grubauer (7/10), Jones (10/13)
PP: 0/2 PK: 1/3 Shots: Edmonton 23 – Seattle 37
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 196)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 69 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 19 games – week-to-week
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
Thursday, March 23: Seattle at Nashville, 5 p.m. PT
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
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the final time the Kraken will play the Stars this season. Seattle has gone 0-1-1 against Dallas in the teams’ two previous meetings this year and are looking for their first win against the Stars this season.
• Tonight’s game is the first of a four-game road trip in which all four games will be played against Central Division teams. It is the 17th of 25 games the Kraken will play against Central Division teams this season, with Seattle holding an 8-3-5 record against the Central Division this year.
• Seattle’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, are set to take on the Texas Stars tonight at 5 p.m. PT. It is the second time the Kraken and Firebirds are playing teams from the same organization on the same day. The two teams also faced off against their Stars counterparts on March 11.
• 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 240 goals in 69 games this season compared to 213 goals in 2021-22. The team’s 240 goals this season were tied for the sixth-most in the NHL entering play Monday.
• 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.
FALLING STARS
• Vince Dunn has seven points (all assists) in his last six games against Dallas and has recorded multi-assist performances in the last two games he has played against the Stars.
• Yanni Gourde scored his 100th NHL goal on April 23, 2022 against Dallas.
• Justin Schultz recorded his 100th NHL point on Jan. 21, 2016 against the Stars.
ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 22-9-3 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s 22 road wins have doubled their total from last season (11) despite the team still having seven road games left to play this season.
• Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken ranked in the top five in the NHL in road wins (22, tied third), points (47, tied fourth) and road regulation wins (18, fourth). The team’s 128 goals scored on the road and 3.76 goals-per-game-played on the road were both ranked fourth in the NHL entering play Monday.
• The Kraken’s 13 wins since Jan. 1 were second to only the Boston Bruins (16) for the most in 2023 and the team’s 27 points since the new year ranked third entering play Monday, trailing Boston (3) and New Jersey (29).
• A win tonight over the Stars would give the Kraken their third road winning streak of at least six games. The team previously recorded a six-game road win streak from Nov. 1 to 29, 2022 and a seven-game streak from Jan. 1 to 14. Seattle’s five-game road streak is the longest active road winning streak in the NHL.
• Matty Beniers (13 goals, 15 assists) and Jared McCann (20 goals, eight assists) are the Kraken’s leading scorers when playing on the road this season with 28 points each. Beniers’ 13 goals (tied), 28 points and 0.85 points per game on the road this year were the most among rookies who have played in at least two road games this season entering play Monday. McCann’s 20 goals scored on the road were tied for the sixth-most in the NHL entering play Monday.
• Vince Dunn has totaled 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in his last 18 games played on the road. Dunn’s eight goals scored on the road this season were tied for the third-most in the NHL among all defensemen entering play Monday. Oliver Bjorkstrand (three goals, two assists) and Jaden Schwartz (one goal, four assists) both have five points in their last four games played on the road.
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME: After nearly two weeks on the road, the Stars are back in Dallas to open a three-game homestand beginning tonight against the Seattle Kraken. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the third and final meeting of the regular season between the Stars and Kraken, which saw Dallas take both games at Climate Pledge Arena last week. This is also the first of seven remaining home games for the Stars in the 2022-23 campaign, which continues with contests Thursday vs. Pittsburgh and Saturday against Vancouver.
MY SOURCES SAY THE ROADS ARE CLEAR AND STREET SIGNS POINT THE WAY
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
March 11 at Seattle – W, 4-3 OT
March 13 at Seattle – W, 5-2
March 21 vs. Seattle
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 2 vs. FLORIDA 5 (3/20/23)
1ST PERIOD: FLA Tkachuk (Bennett) 7:28-EV; FLA Verhaeghe (Tkachuk, Bennett) 12:28-EV; DET Suter (Perron, Walman) 14:37-EV
2ND PERIOD: FLA Forsling (Reinhart, Barkov) 11:33-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Larkin (Raymond, Copp) 7:53-EV; FLA E. Staal (Duclair) 16:08-EV; FLA Verhaeghe (Luostarinen, Tkachuk) 18:37-PP
SHOTS: DET 22 (4-12-6) / FLA 25 (9-10-6)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 20-25) / FLA Bobrovsky (W, 20-22)
PP: DET 0-1 / FLA 1-2
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (40 / March 8)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (13 / Feb. 25)
Gustav Lindström – undisclosed (13 / March 17)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (2 / March 16)
Total Man Games Lost: 257
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), 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
3/21 – 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
3/15 – Assigned forwards Austin Czarnik and Matt Luff to Grand Rapids
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at BLUES / 8:00 P.M. EDT / Enterprise Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 289th all-time meeting, 144th at St. Louis … First of two games this season, only game at St. Louis
ALL-TIME vs. STL: 125-117-37-9 / AWAY: 54-65-20-4 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. STL: David Perron (2-4-6 in 10 GP), Dylan Larkin (3-3-6 in 11 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-1-4 in 2 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-2-3 in 2 GP), Austin Czarnik (0-2-2 in 4 GP), Pius Suter (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
STL top scorers vs. DET: Torey Krug (6-14-20 in 29 GP), Brayden Schenn (8-11-19 in 21 GP), Justin Faulk (5-12-17 in 21 GP), Pavel Buchnevich (4-7-11 in 13 GP), Kasperi Kapanen (6-5-11 in 16 GP), Nathan Walker (3-0-3 in 1 GP), Jordan Kyrou (0-2-2 in 2 GP), Sammy Blais (0-2-2 in 3 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Thursday, March 23: RED WINGS vs. BLUES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, March 25: RED WINGS at FLYERS / 1:00 p.m. / Wells Fargo Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, March 28: RED WINGS vs. PENGUINS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
March 20 vs. Florida – 5-2 L
Detroit fell against Florida to move to 30-30-9 overall and 17-14-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … Pius Suter put Detroit on the board with his 13th goal of the season … Suter (2-0-2 in 2 GP) has scored in consecutive games for the third time this season (also 2-0-2 in 2 GP from Nov. 5-6 and 4-0-4 in 3 GP from Feb. 16-21) … Suter has recorded nine points (7-2-9) and a 28.0 shooting percentage in 18 games since Feb. 13 at Vancouver … Dylan Larkin netted his team-leading 26th goal of the season … Larkin extended his team lead in goals (26), points (66) and shots (211) through 68 games … Larkin has seven points (3-4-7) in his last six games, and 33 points (13- 20-33) in 31 contests dating back to Jan. 10 vs,. Winnipeg … David Perron recorded the primary assist on Suter’s goal, giving him four points (1-3-4) in seven games since March 5 at Philadelphia … Lucas Raymond tallied the primary assist on Larkin’s goal, giving him four assists in his last four contests … Andrew Copp picked up his 150th career NHL assist with a helper on Larkin’s goal … Copp has logged six points (2-4-6) in seven games since March 5 at Philadelphia … Copp reached the 30-assist mark for the second-consecutive season … Copp also ranks second among Detroit skaters with 33 even-strength points (6-27-33), trailing only Larkin (11-28-39).
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Jake Neighbours – Upper-Body (Will be re-evaluated in 5 weeks; announced on Feb. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 250
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
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
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/23 – at Detroit
3/25 – at Anaheim
3/26 – at Los Angeles
3/28 – vs. Vancouver
3/30 – at Chicago
A LOOK AHEAD
EXTRA NUGGETS
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona comes into tonight on an eight-game point streak (6-0-2). That’s the second-longest active point streak in the NHL (LAK, 10). Overlapping that range, the club has produced a 6-1-2 record since the NHL’s trade deadline (March 3). That’s good for a share of the second-most points in the League since then
• The combo of Clayton Keller (8-9-17) and Barrett Hayton (5-8-13) have tallied a combined 13-17-30 in March (10 GP), ranking T3rd and T-16th in the NHL in that span, respectively. Keller is on an 8-game point streak, tied for the second-longest of his career, while Hayton has rung up a career-high seven game point streak
• Additionally, Keller comes into tonight with the third-most points in the NHL since the All-Star break (14-20-34), trailing only Connor McDavid (17-27-44) and Nathan MacKinnon (17-18-35)
LAST GAME
Coyotes 4, Blackhawks 2 – March 18, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Hayton (14), Keller (32), Valimaki (3), Maccelli (7)
CHI Goals: Khaira (4), C. Jones (4)
ARI Goalie: Prosvetov (W) – 32 svs on 34 shots
CHI Goalie: Stalock (L) – 17 svs on 20 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 4-5
Notes: ARI defeated CHI to take the season-series at a 2-1-1 clip…The win was the Coyotes’ fourth in a row as well as the sixth in a row at home – both season-highs…ARI’s six-game home win streak is team’s longest since an 8-game run from 10/19/13 – 11/16/13…Saturday also extended the Coyotes’ point streak to 8 games (6-0-2) and marked their 20th home win (20-11-3) in their 34th game; That’s tied for the fifth-fewest amount of home games the team has required to reach 20 home wins in Coyotes/Jets franchise history…The Coyotes own an 8-game home point streak against the Blackhawks (6-0-2)…The duo of Clayton Keller (1-2-3) and Barrett Hayton (1-0-1) extended their point streaks to eight games and seven games, respectively…The linemates have combined for 11-16-27 in the last seven games (since March 7)…Keller’s two assists were his 42nd and 43rd of the season, setting a new single-season career-high…The Yotes are 15-2-3 this season when Keller gets multi-point game…Hayton has produced 4-8-12 over his seven-game point streak, including eight points (3-5-8) in his last four games…Juuso Valimaki got back on the scoresheet with a goal and two assists, with his goal going down as the game-winner; He’s recorded 1-6-7 in his last three games…Valimaki cleared 30 points this season with his three-point night (3-28-31), the second defenseman to get to that benchmark with the team this season (Gostisbehere)…After recording eight assists in 10 February games, Valimaki has chipped in 10 assists in 10 March games; His 10 assists this month rank tied for fifth among NHL defensemen…Matias Maccelli added an empty-net goal to boost his season scoring line to 7-32-39, two points off Anaheim’s Mason McTavish for the second-most among rookies…Travis Boyd assisted on Keller’s goal to reach 30 points this season (14-16-30) and extended his point streak to four games in the process (3-2-5 in that span)…Ivan Prosvetov has made three starts in the NHL this season and is 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA and a .952 SV%…The last time a Coyotes netminder won his first three games of a season was Mike Smith in 2015-16
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (2 / 3/14)
Total man games lost: 130 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body | 3 (3/12 – 3/16)
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness | 1 (3/12) – Lower-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
Patrik Nemeth – 1 (3/14) – Lower-Body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/19 – Assigned D Michael Kesselring to Tucson (AHL)
-3/18 – Recalled D Michael Kesselring from Tucson (AHL)
-3/17 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and D Michael Kesselring to Tucson (AHL)
-3/16 – Signed F Josh Doan to a three-year entry-level contract, beginning with the 2023-24 NHL season
-3/16 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)
-3/15 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and to Tucson (AHL)
-3/14 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and D Michael Kesselring from Tucson (AHL)
-3/13 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen to Tucson (AHL)
-3/12 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen from Tucson (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Wed, March 22 7:30pm at EDM Rogers Place TNT ESPN 620
Fri, March 24 6pm at COL Ball Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Sun, March 26 12pm vs COL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
YOTES & JETS
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE JETS
Zack Kassian…1-6-7…25 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…5-8-13…14 career GP
Jack McBain…0-1-1…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Schmaltz, 5)… Assists (Schmaltz, 8)…Points (Schmaltz, 13)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (-)…Assists (Nemeth/Valimaki, 3)…Points (Nemeth/Valimaki, 3)
2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 19-20-6
2-Days Rest: 3-3-2
3+ Days Rest: 2-4-2
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 2-4-3
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 3-5-1
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 3-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 1-4-1
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 3-1-2
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets host the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night in Winnipeg’s second home game in a span of three weeks. The Jets split a pair of road games on the weekend, beating the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime on Saturday and losing 3-0 on Sunday to the St. Louis Blues. After Tuesday’s game, the Jets are back on the road for a three-game road trip through California, beginning Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat ARI
71 GP 70
39 W 27
29 L 32
3 OT 11
81 PTS 65
215 GF 199
202 GA 244
20.4% PP 19.5%
83.5% PK 76.1%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 21 ARI TSN CJOB/Power 97
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
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 12 At TBL 3-2 W 2W
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
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, March 21
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Arizona Coyotes 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22
Practice – Canada Life Centre 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 23
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at Anaheim Ducks 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
St, Louis Blues 3
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Blues Scorers: Kapanen (11), Walker (2) Vrana (6)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (14 sv, 3 ga)
Blues Goaltender: Joel Hofer (33 sv, 0 ga), Thomas Greiss (1 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: The Jets surrendered a goal in each period in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night, as Winnipeg was shut out for the fifth
time this season. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Dylan DeMelo led the Jets with four shots. Brenden Dillon had a team best three hits, while Josh Morrissey had a pair of blocked shots.
Season Series Sweeps
The Jets are 2-0-0 against the Arizona Coyotes this season and can sweep the season series with a win… The Jets have swept the series series against Chicago (4-0-0), Florida (2-0-0), New York Rangers (2-0-0), Ottawa Senators (2-0-0), Tampa Bay Lightning (2-0-0), and Vancouver Canucks (3-0-0).
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.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 15-7-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season… Winnipeg has won 10 of their past 15 games against Central Division teams… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Josh Morrissey (6G, 20A) leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with 26 points in 22 games, while Blake Wheeler (9G, 13A) has 22 points in 21 games.
Backend Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 167 points (42G, 126A) this season, which is fourth in the NHL… A defenceman has been in on 19 of Winnipeg’s past 26 goals… Josh Morrissey (69), Neal Pionk (27), Dylan DeMelo (21), and Brenden Dillon (20) have all reached the 20-point mark, while Nate Schmidt has 16 points.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 21-12-2 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is 10th in the NHL and fourth in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (15G, 26A) leads the team with 41 points in 35 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 19 goals at home leads the team and has him five goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Winnipeg is 250-161-38 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is third in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.5% of the time… Winnipeg has been perfect on the penalty kill in six of its past seven games (14-for-17, 82.4%)… 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.
At the Dot
The Jets won 63.3% of their faceoffs on Sunday, which is the second most in a game this season (67.2% Dec. 6 vs. FLA)… Winnipeg has won more than 50% of their faceoffs in five on their past nine games, going 50.3%.
Jets vs. ARI Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
42 22 16 4
Home Record
GP W L OT
21 14 5 2
Away Record
GP W L OT
21 8 11 2
Jets vs. ARI Notes
Season Series
This is the third and final game between the Jets and Coyotes this season… Winnipeg beat Arizona 3-2 in overtime at Mullett Arena on Oct. 28 and 5-2 in Winnipeg on Jan. 15.
Recent History
Dating back to 2011, the Jets are 21-6-0 against Arizona in 27 games… Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games to the Coyotes during that span and have three five-game winning streaks, including the one the Jets are currently on… The Jets have limited Arizona to one goal in four of the past six contests.
In Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 13-2-0 all-time against Arizona at Canada Life Centre.
Player Notes
Mark Scheifele has 22 points (8G, 43A) in 24 games against Arizona during his career. He had a six-game point streak against the Coyotes from Oct. 9/14-Nov. 10/16 (1G, 5A)… Connor Hellebuyck boasts a 9-3-0 record with a 2.14 goals-against average and .921 save percentage in 13 starts against the Coyotes, while David Rittich is 2-1-0 and has a .914 SV%.
Jets vs. ARI Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
02/24/2019 @Ari L 1 4 35 4 1 4 24 2 0 8
04/06/2019 @Ari W 4 2 32 2 1 8 21 2 1 6
10/15/2019 Ari L 2 4 40 6 2 4 35 2 2 12
03/09/2020 Ari W 4 2 34 2 0 9 38 2 0 9
11/29/2021 Ari L 0 1 46 6 0 2 15 1 0 12
01/04/2022 @Ari W 3 1 49 4 1 6 27 2 0 10
02/27/2022 @Ari W 5 3 38 0 0 2 29 0 0 2
03/27/2022 Ari W 2 1 40 2 0 0 29 0 0 4
10/28/2022 @Ari W 3 2 35 5 0 6 21 2 0 12
03/20/2023 Ari W 2 1 24 2 1 6 21 3 0 4
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 at Ottawa 4 – SOW
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
TOR Goals: McCabe, Marner (PP), Järnkrok (2x), Kerfoot (SOW)
OTT Goals: Gauthier, Stützle (SH), Tkachuk, Tkachuk (PP)
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 48/52, .923 SV%
OTT Goaltender: Sogaard, 25/29, .862 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3
Player Notes:
Team Notes:
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. New York: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New York: 3-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 42-18-9
Toronto Road Record: 17-11-4
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to face-off against the New York Islanders tonight in the third of three matchups between the clubs this season. The Maple Leafs have posted a 1-0-1 record against the Islanders during the 2022-23 campaign. Toronto lost their first meeting of the season against the Islanders on November 21st in a 3-2 overtime decision at Scotiabank Arena. In their second meeting, William Nylander recorded four points in Toronto’s 5-2 win on January 23rd at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto has earned at least one point in six-consecutive games against the Islanders (5-0-1). Toronto is playing in their second of five-consecutive road games. The Maple Leafs have posted a 17-11-4 record on the road this season.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050
NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023
Opponent: at Florida Panthers
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet Ontario (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: January 10, 1973 (Toronto 4 vs. New York 2)
All-Time Record: 78-68-7-11 (164 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 45-30-4-5 (84 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 33-38-3-6 (80 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: January 22, 2022 (Toronto 3 at New York 1)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (40), Luke Schenn (38), Morgan Rielly (24)
Goals: Wayne Simmonds (10), Auston Matthews (9), Mitch Marner (8)
Assists: Wayne Simmonds (13), William Nylander (9), Mark Giordano (7), Mitch Marner (7)
Points: Wayne Simmonds (23), William Nylander (16), Mitch Marner (15)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (52), Mark Giordano (14), Luke Schenn (13)
2022-23 AVERAGES
Points% GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .674 3.42 2.68 25.9 80.8 31.8 29.3 53.5
New York .563 2.93 2.69 16.5 82.1 30.5 31.4 50.7
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.9%
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: 80.8%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 3 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Marner (3G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 11th of 13 (6 home, 7 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 10th of 14 (5 home, 9 road)
NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Saturday, March 18 Win NYI 4 at SJS 1 Pageau, Palmieri,
Pulock, Parise
Sorokin (29/30)
San Jose’s Kevin Labanc opened the score, but Jean-Gabriel Pageau responded with a shorthanded goal and Kyle Palmieri found the back of the net for the second straight game to help the New York Islanders defeat the San Jose Sharks, 4-1, Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose. Noah Dobson and Alexander Romanov tallied assists, while goaltender Ilya Sorokin earned his 25th win of the season, turning aside 29 of 30 shots faced.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Mar. 20 Otto Koivula has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Samuel Bolduc has been recalled from loan.
Mar. 14 Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been activated off the team’s IR list.
INJURIES GAMES MISSED
Man Games Lost: 179
RECENT RESULTS
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)
Thursday, Mar. 9 at Pittsburgh W/OT (4-3)
Tuesday, Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo W (3-2)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 24 at Columbus Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) 7:00pm
Mar. 25 vs. Buffalo UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 5:00pm
Mar. 27 vs. New Jersey UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Mar. 29 at Washington Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) 7:30pm
Apr. 1 at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena (Tampa, FL) 7:00pm
VS. TORONTO:
Last five meetings (1-4-0)
Jan. 23, 2023 Scotiabank Arena L (5-2)
Nov. 21, 2022 Scotiabank Arena W/OT (3-2)
Apr. 17, 2022 Scotiabank Arena L (4-2)
Jan. 21, 2022 UBS Arena L (3-1)
Nov. 21, 2021 UBS Arena L (3-0)
Franchise History 79-70-7-8
NYI Home 44-29-3-4
NYI Away 35-41-4-4
SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Nov. 21, 2022 Scotiabank Arena W/OT, 3-2
Jan. 23, 2023 Scotiabank Arena L, 5-2
Mar. 21, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm
TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the third and final matchup between the two clubs this season, and the Maple Leafs’ first visit to UBS Arena since January 22, 2022. The Islanders have a 6-3-1 record in their last ten games, and have captured points in five of their last six meetings against Atlantic Division opponents leading into tonight’s matchup. The Islanders last played the Maple Leafs on January 23 in Toronto, a 5-2 decision in favor of the Leafs. Forward Brock Nelson has recorded points in both meetings between the Islanders and Maple Leafs this season. The Islanders have a 7-3-1 record at UBS Arena since January 27, and will look to earn their 21st home-ice win of the season tonight. A win tonight would be the Islanders’ first on UBS Arena ice against Toronto. The Islanders collected their second straight regulation win in their last game, Saturday night in San Jose, where they defeated the Sharks, 4-1. They improved to 16-15-5 on the road this season and earned their 18th win of the season when trailing at any point during the game.
DIVISION RECORDS
DIVISION RECORD NEXT OPPONENT LAST OPPONENT
Metropolitan 13-6-1 Mar. 24 at CBJ Mar. 11 vs. WSH (L)
Atlantic 7-8-4 Mar. 21 vs. TOR Mar. 7 vs. BUF (W)
Pacific 10-6-0 none Mar. 18 at SJS (W)
Central 6-7-3 none Feb. 28 at MIN (L/SO)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 2 vs. New Jersey 5
The Tampa Bay Lightning concluded the season series against the New Jersey Devils with a 5-2 loss March 19 at AMALIE arena…Tampa Bay fell to 42-23-6 on the season with a home record of 25-7-5…The Lightning finished the season series with a 2-1-0 record vs. NJD…Nikita Kucherov opened the scoring at the 3:26 mark of the first period when he took a pass from Steven Stamkos and hammered a one-timer past Vitek Vanecek for his 28th goal and 100th point of the season…Alex Killorn doubled the Bolts lead at the 6:30 mark of the second period after taking a pass from Erik Cernak and patiently moving in on Vanecek before beating him through the five hole to make it a 2-0 game…Jesper Bratt immediately answered for NJD and got his team back within one just nine seconds after Killorn’s 22nd goal of the season…Bratt scored his second goal of the night 2:43 later to even the score at two apiece…Nico Hischier gave NJD their first lead of the night at the 12:02 mark of the second when he made it 3-2…Nolan Foote scored a fourth goal for NJD at the 9:51 mark of the third before Bratt completed his hat trick with an empty-net goal to wrap up the contest…Andrei Vasilevskiy started in goal for Tampa Bay and made 34 saves on 38 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-4 NJD – 0-1
SOG: TBL – 24 NJD – 39
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Canadiens are playing the fourth of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at Bell Centre…The Bolts are 3-0-0 vs. MTL this season with a 5-1 win Dec. 17 at Bell Centre, a 4-1 win Dec. 28 at AMALIE Arena and a 5-3 win March 18 at AMALIE Arena…Brandon Hagel (6-1—7) leads Tampa Bay in goals and points vs. MTL this season, while Nikita Kucherov (1-4—5) leads the team in assists…Andrei Vasilevskiy has started two of three games vs. MTL this season and has stopped 47 of 49 shots against for a .959 save percentage and 1.00 goals against average…Victor Hedman is riding a seven-game point streak vs. MTL (3-8—11) with four multi-point efforts during that span and has found the scoresheet in 10 of the last 12 meetings (3-15—18)…Hedman has found the scoresheet in seven of his last nine contests at MTL (1-7—8)…Steven Stamkos has picked up points in 10 of his last 11 games vs. MTL (6-8—14) and 15 of the last 17 meetings (10-11—21)…Stamkos is riding an eight-game point streak at MTL (5-6—11)…Kucherov is riding a six-game point streak vs. MTL (4-7—11) and has points in 15 of the last 17 matchups (10-16—26) with nine multi-point efforts during that span…Kucherov has pointed in seven of his last eight games at MTL (5-7—12)…Brayden Point has found the scoresheet in six of his last seven games vs. MTL (5-4—9)…Anthony Cirelli has picked up points in six of his last eight games vs. MTL (3-4—7) and has pointed in three straight contests at MTL (1-2—3)…Alex Killorn has recorded points in seven of his last nine contests vs. MTL (4-6—10)…Vasilevskiy has won 11 consecutive games vs. MTL with two shutouts, a .945 SV%, 1.72 GAA and one assist…The Lightning have scored four or more goals in five straight games vs. MTL (total: 23 goals)…Tampa Bay’s penalty kill is 22-for-23 over the last eight games vs. MTL with one shorthanded goal…The Bolts have picked up at least one point in 20 of the last 21 meetings with MTL…The Lightning have held MTL to two goals or fewer in seven of the last nine games at MTL…Tampa Bay is 7-2-1 in their last 10 road games vs. MTL and 9-0-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 56-38-11 with six ties all-time vs. MTL, including a road record of 27-23-3 with one tie…Hedman (9-36—45) holds the Lightning franchise records for career points and assists vs. MTL.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. MTL
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first 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 11-8-1 against Atlantic Division opponents and 21-15-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…The Lightning are 17-6-1 on the road.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 104
Current Injuries:
None
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – TBL 5 VS. MTL 3 (@ AMALIE ARENA)
Buts MTL Goals – Hoffman, Gurianov, Ylönen (AN/PP)
Buts TBL Goals – Hedman, Hagel, Stamkos (AN/PP), Hagel, Hagel
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (36-40)
Gardien TBL Goalie – Elliott (18-21)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/2
Avantage numérique TBL Powerplay – 1/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Suzuki – 25:32) ; S (Hoffman – 6) ; HT (Edmundson – 5) ; BS (Harvey-Pinard – 4)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
23 MARS @ BOSTON 19 h / 7 p.m.
25 MARS VS. COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
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.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 70 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 70 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 27 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 32 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 26 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 45 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 24 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 17 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
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)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (25/02)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (02/25)
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 20/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/20
PTS (60 – 28e/28th)
V/W (27 – 27e/27th)
BP/GF (194 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (260 – 29e/29th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.4 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (34.1 – 29e/29th)
MÉ/Hits (1396 – 27e/27th)
MP/PIM (836 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (16.7% – 29e/29th)
DN/PK (72.3% – 30e/30th)
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 4-13-1 9 43 86
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 9-8-2 20 57 69
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 27-37-6 60 198 262
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 107
Victoires/Wins : 41
Fiche : 41-56-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 92
CANADIENS VS. TAMPA BAY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. TBL 49-47-6-9 (111 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 26-21-1-6 (54 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 23-26-5-2 (57 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 5-3 L @ TBL (18/03/23)
S. Montembeault 4-40 | B. Elliott 3-21
BG / WG: B. Hagel
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE TAMPA BAY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. TAMPA BAY:
18/03/23 – MTL 3 @ TBL 5
28/12/22 – MTL 1 @ TBL 4
17/12/22 – TBL 5 @ MTL 1
02/04/22 – MTL 5 @ TBL 4 (TB/SO)
28/12/21 – MTL 4 @ TBL 5 (P/OT)
07/12/21 – TBL 3 @ MTL 2
05/03/20 – MTL 0 @ TBL 4
02/01/20 – TBL 2 @ MTL 1
28/12/19 – MTL 4 @ TBL 5
15/10/19 – TBL 3 @ MTL 1
CETTE SAISON CONTRE TAMPA BAY / THIS SEASON VS. TAMPA BAY
Match #1: 17/12/2022 @ MTL – D/L 5-1
Match #2: 28/12/2022 @ TBL – D/L 4-1
Match #3: 18/03/2023 @ TBL – D/L 5-3
Match #4: 21/03/2023 @ MTL
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE TAMPA BAY / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. TAMPA BAY:
1) Mike Hoffman (9-9-18, 32 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (7-3-10, 15 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (5-3-8, 13 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE TAMPA BAY / LEADING SCORERS VS. TAMPA BAY:
1) Mike Hoffman (9-9-18, 32 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (5-8-13, 29 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (7-3-10, 15 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE TAMPA BAY / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. TAMPA BAY:
1) Mike Hoffman (18, 32 pj/gp)
2) Josh Anderson (15, 13 pj/gp)
3) David Savard (12, 26 pj/gp)
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: March 20, 2-1 win at Pittsburgh: In his first NHL appearance since 2017, Ferguson made 48 saves to help lead Ottawa to a 2-1 win at PPG Paints Arena. The victory marked Ottawa’s first victory at Pittsburgh since 4/13/14. Chabot opened the game’s scoring with his 52nd career goal to eclipse Chara for sole possession of the fourth most by a defenceman in Senators’ history. Pittsburgh saw a marker from Rakell at 14:39 of the third period before Batherson tallied his team-high 14th power-play goal of the year with 2:09 remaining in regulation to give him the second most such goals by an Ottawa skater in the last 10 years. Jarry made 19 saves in taking the loss for the Penguins. Scratches: Holden, Kastelic; Injuries: Forsberg, Joseph, Kelly, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 21, PIT – 49; PP: OTT – 1-2, PIT – 0-3.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Boston 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 returns home to face Tampa Bay on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the second of three regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at Canadian Tire Centre.
INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, C Norris and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Bruins this evening. F Joseph and F Kelly have missed the last four games with lower-body injuries. Total man-games lost: 248.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled G Ferguson and re-assigned G Mandolese from/to Belleville (AHL) on March 19.
OTTAWA vs. BOSTON – History:
2022-23 (2-1-0): Oct. 18 @ Ottawa (7-5 win), Dec. 27 @ Ottawa (3-2 SO win), Feb. 20 @ Boston (3-1 loss), March 21 @ Boston
2021-22 (1-2-1): 11/9/21 @ Boston (3-2 loss), 2/12/22 @ Ottawa (2-0 loss), 2/19/22 @ Ottawa (3-2 OT loss), 4/14/22 @ Botston (3-2 win)
Series record: Overall: 56-80-8-8; Home: 31-36-3-5; Away: 25-44-5-3
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Dec. 27 (3-2 SO); @ Boston: 4/14/22 (3-2)
Last Boston win: @ Ottawa: 2/19/22 (3-2 OT); @ Boston: Feb. 20 (3-1)
Last OT result: 2/19/22 (3-2 OT loss) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: Dec. 27 (3-2 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (Oct. 18, 7-5 win); Allowed: 8, (4/13/94, 8-0 loss); Both teams: 12, (Oct. 18, 7-5 win)
Last Game: Feb. 20, 3-1 loss @ Boston; OTT Goal: Giroux; BOS Goals: Pastrnak (x2), DeBrusk; OTT Scratches: Brassard,
Heatherington; OTT Injuries: Forsberg, Holden, Norris, Sanderson, Talbot; OTT Goalie: Mandolese; BOS Goalie: Ullmark; OTT PP: 0-3; BOS PP: 0-4; Shots: 31-32.
Career vs. Boston: Giroux leads all players in career games played (53), in goals (12), in assists (26), in points (38) and in penalty minutes (30) against Boston.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 15-18-2 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 35 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 conclude their 11th set of the season this evening when the team visits Boston … 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 (6-4-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 63 for 263 (24.0%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 14 powerplay goals while atherson, 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 208 of the 252 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.5% through 70 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.
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
RECENT GAMES:
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 101)
BOSTON vs OTTAWA, LIFETIME SERIES
FUN FACTS
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. BUFFALO
OVERALL (32 GP) 17-12-(1)-2
HOME (17 GP) 6-9-(0)-2
ROAD (15 GP) 11-3-(1)-0
LAST MEETING Jan. 14, 2023 at NSH (L, 5-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met
− The Predators are 17-12-(1)-2 all-time against the Sabres, including an 11-3-(1)-0 record on the road.
− This is the second and final matchup between Nashville and Buffalo in 2022-23; it is the first and only at KeyBank Center.
− Nashville is 0-1-0 against Buffalo this season, dropping a 5-3 game at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 14.
− The Predators are 1-4-0 in their last five games against the Sabres; they are 5-5-0 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five
on the road.
NOTABLES vs. BUFFALO
− Ryan Johansen is on a personal 15-game point streak vs. Buffalo in which he’s tallied 18 points (5g-13a). He’s recorded a
point in 17 of his 20 career games against the Sabres (5g-16a).
− Matt Duchene has 10 points (3g-7a) in his last 11 games vs. Buffalo, including a three-point effort (3a) on Feb. 15, 2018.
− Juuse Saros made his NHL debut on Nov. 28, 2015 vs. Buffalo.
− Colton Sissons scored his first career NHL goal on March 27, 2014 vs. Buffalo (Matt Hackett).
− Jeremy Lauzon scored his first goal with the Predators on April 1, 2022 at Buffalo (Craig Anderson).
− Mark Jankowski played in 19 games for the Sabres in 2021-22, tallying five points (2g-3a).
− Rasmus Asplund was acquired from Buffalo for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft on March 3. Buffalo’s secondround pick (33rd overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft, Asplund had 49 points (18g-31a) in 164 games for the Sabres from 2019-
23.
− Predators Assistant GM, Director of Player Development and Milwaukee Admirals GM Scott Nichol began his NHL career
with Buffalo, skating in five games for the Sabres from 1995-97.
− Predators Assistant Coach Dan Lambert spent one season in the same role for the Sabres in 2015-16.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 0, New York Rangers 7 – March 19 (Madison Square Garden)
− NSH goals:
− NYR goals: Chytil – GWG (20), Zibanejad (37), Motte (5), Miller (7), Panarin – PP (23), Miller (8), Kreider (32)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Lankinen (L, 9:09, 4/5), Saros (50:51, 26/29); NYR – Halak (W, 22/22)
− Power plays: NSH 0-1; NYR 1-4
− Notes: Nashville moved to 17-14-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game, regular-season
series against the Rangers with a 1-1-0 record… Nashville was shut out for the fifth time this season… The Predators
allowed six goals in the first period for the first time in franchise history; it was the third period in team history they have
allowed at least six goals (last: April 17, 2022 vs. St. Louis, second period, 7 GA)…. Nashville dressed nine players who
featured in games for Milwaukee (AHL) this season… Cody Glass led the Predators in shots (5)… Jeremy Lauzon led all
skaters with seven hits.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 19 61
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 19 18
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 19 13
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 19 12
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-19 9
Ryan McDonagh Upper body – day-to-day March 14-19 4
Roman Josi Upper body – day-to-day March 19 1
Total man-games lost: 185
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 62; Carrier – 23; McCarron – 20; Forsberg – 18; Johansen – 13; Parssinen – 12; McDonagh – 11; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Asplund – 1; Duchene – 1; Evangelista – 1; Josi – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− 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).
− March 16: Recalled forward Michael McCarron from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned forward Egor Afanasyev to Milwaukee (AHL).
ROAD WARRIORS
− The Predators completed their season-long six-game, 13-day road trip from March 1-13 with a 4-1-1 record, picking up wins over Florida, Chicago, Los Angeles and Anaheim and earning a point in a shootout loss against Vancouver.
− Playing on the road in eight of nine games from Feb. 23-March 12, Nashville traveled approximately 11,710 miles, going from: Nashville -> San Jose -> Tempe -> Nashville -> Ft. Lauderdale -> Chicago -> Vancouver -> Tempe -> Los Angeles -> Anaheim -> Nashville.
− Tommy Novak led the Predators in goals (3) and points (5) during the road trip.
− Kevin Lankinen went 2-0-0 with a 0.96 goals-against average and .966 save percentage during the trip, stopping 56 of 58 shots in wins over Florida and Los Angeles.
− Juuse Saros record a 2-1-1 record in four starts on the road, posting a .919 save percentage.
BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Sunday, March 19
Boston 7 at Buffalo 0
Goals: N/A
Goalies: Luukkonen (18 saves/25 shots)
PP: 0/4; PK: 2/3; Shots: Buffalo 26 – Boston 25
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 128)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Eric Comrie (lower body, March 10) – 5 games
Mattias Samuelsson (upper body, March 13) – 4 games
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
3/17: Signed G Devon Levi to a three-year, entry-level contract
UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, March 24: New Jersey at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 25: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 5:00 p.m.
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.
TODAY’S GAME
PREDATORS AT SABRES
• This is the second and final meeting between the Sabres and Predators this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Nashville 5-3 in Nashville on Jan. 14.
• The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games against the Nashville; 2-5-3 at home.
• This is the 33rd game all-time between Buffalo and Nashville; Buffalo has a 14-14-4 series record.
• The Sabres are 3-8-4 at home against the Predators all-time.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• The Sabres have scored four or more goals in four of their last five games against the Predators, including five in their win over Nashville on Jan. 14.
• Buffalo has recorded one power-play goal in three consecutive games against Nashville.
• A win tonight would give Buffalo 34 wins on the season, two more than they earned in 82 games in 2021-22.
• The Sabres last earned 34 or more wins in a season in 2015-16 (35).
• Alex Tuch has recorded nine points (6+3) in his last nine games dating back to Feb. 15 at Anaheim.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 37 points (16+21) in his last 36 games, including 18 points (7+11) in his last 17 games.
• Thompson needs one goal in tonight’s game to become the first Sabres skater to record 43 or more goals in a season since Thomas Vanek (43) in 2006-07.
• In his last four games, Owen Power has notched four points (0+4).
• Jeff Skinner has notched 17 points (9+8) in his last 17 games.
• JJ Peterka has notched three points (1+2) in his last three games.
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
All-Time Wild Record: 11-9-8 (6-4-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-5-4 at New Jersey)
2022-23: Minnesota won the series-opening game, 3-2, in a shootout at Xcel Energy Center (2/11)…C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-0=1) and C Ryan Hartman (1-0=1) scored goals for the Wild…RW Mats Zuccarello netted the winning shootout goal…G Filip Gustavsson saved 27-of-29 shots against for Minnesota…LW Tomas Tatar led New Jersey with two goals (2-0=2)…G Vitek Vanecek stopped 22-of-24 shots against for the Devils.
WILD LEADERS: Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 23 points (6-17=23) in 31 contests against the Devils…D Alex Goligoski has 14 points (4-10=14) in 32 games…D Jared Spurgeon owns 11 points (3-8=11) in 14 matches.
WILD GOALIES: G Marc Andre-Fleury is 24-25-5 with a 2.46 GAA, a .915 SV% and six shutouts in 54 career starts against New Jersey…Gustavsson is 1-0-0 with a 1.85 GAA and a .931 SV% in one start.
DEVILS LEADERS: RW Timo Meier leads New Jersey with 12 points (4-8=12) in 24 games against Minnesota…Tatar owns 10 points (7-3=8) in 18 contests…D Brendan Smith has seven points (2-5=7) in 14 games.
DEVILS GOALIES: G Akira Schmid has not faced the Wild….Vanecek is 0-1-1 with a 2.90 GAA and a .857 SV% in two starts.
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 10-4-4 in its last 18 games against New Jersey, including an active eight-game point streak (6-0-2)…The Wild is 4-0-0 in the last four meetings at the Devils.
INJURIES
Marcus Foligno: lower body
Kirill Kaprizov: lower body
Gustav Nyquist: upper body
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• Minnesota owns an active eight-game road point streak (6-0-2), fourth-longest in franchise history.
• Since Feb. 23, the Wild ranks first in the NHL with a 2.13 road GAA and second with a .932 road SV% (min. three road games).
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 third in the NHL with 18 powerplay goals.
PENALTY KILLERS
• Recorded a streak of 27 consecutive successful penalty kills across 14 total games snapped 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, 06-07 seasons).
• Minnesota has not eclipsed nine shorthanded goals in season since recording doing so during the 2008-09 campaign.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 2
(45-18-7 – 97 PTS) (42-23-6 – 90 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Bratt 2. N. Hischier 3. N Kucherov
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Tampa 1 1 0 – – 2
DEVILS 0 3 2 – – 5
Goals:
TBL: N. Kucherov, A. Killorn
NJD: J. Bratt, J. Bratt, N. Hischier, N. Foote, J. Bratt (ENG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 70
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 14
Nate Bastian Upper-body 3/13/23 4
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 1
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 190
WHAT TO KNOW
After Sunday night’s win at Tampa, the Devils concluded their 2022-23 regular-season series against Tampa and logged a 1-1-1 record vs the Bolts. The last time that the Devils won a regular-season series vs Tampa was 2017-18 (3-0-0). Jersey’s team also snapped a three-game winless streak (0-2-1), after Sunday night’s 5-2 win at Tampa. The Devils enter Tuesday’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 also concluded its 10th back-to-back set for 2022-23 and improved to 8-2-0 in second half games played. Overall, Jersey’s team is 13-6-1 for back-to-back sets this season, while the team’s .675 points% for back-to-back sets is tied with Nashville for the furth highest in the NHL, per March 20. Boston’s .818 points% ranked first in the NLH for this matter. The Devils enter Tuesday’s contest with 19 homes wins (19-13-3), which are the most wins at home since 2018-19 when the team posted a 20-14-7 record at the Rock. The last time that the Devils earned more than 20 home wins in a season was in 2017-18 (23-14-4). The most home wins that Jersey can earn this season is 25. The most home wins in franchise history is 29, which was logged twice: 1997-98 (29-10-2) and 1993-94 (29-11-2). The Devils magic number to reach the playoffs is six points – 103 PTS in the standings
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.
VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 21-4-4 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18, which was logged in 2000-01. Jersey’s team is 7-4-2 vs the Central Division this season. The Devils enter Sunday’s contest with a 24-14-3 record vs the Eastern Conference.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 13-6-1
First game: 5-4-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-3-1
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 20-9-6 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 20, while Boston (18-10-2) 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 38-1-2 record. The Devils are 15-4-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 29-14-5 when outshooting teams. The team’s four regulation losses when outshot are tied with Calgary and the NY Rangers for the third fewest in the NHL. 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 MINNESOTA
The Devils conclude their 2022-23 regular-season series vs Minnesota and host the Wild for the first time this season. Jersey’s team was 0-1-1 vs Minnesota last season. The last time that the Devils defeated Minnesota was on Feb. 15, 2019, in a 5-4 win at Minnesota. The last time that the Devils defeated ‘Sota at home was on Oct. 22, 2016, in 2-1 win. The last time that the Devils earned a season series win vs ‘Sota was in 2016-17 (2-0-0).
ALL-TIME vs MINNESOTA
Record: 15-9-2-2
Home: 8-4-1-1
Road: 7-5-1-1
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Minnesota was seven, which was earned in a 7-4 win at the Rock on Mar. 17, 2016. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Minnesota was six, after a 6-2 loss on Mar. 10, 2015, at Minnesota. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs the Wild is 42, which was earned on Nov. 24, 2021, in a 3-2 shootout loss. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Wild is 39, which was logged on Dec. 3, 2005, in a 3-2 shootout win at the Prudential Center. The matchup marked the first-ever shootout round on home ice for New Jersey. The Devils shut out the Wild once, which was logged on Mar. 20, 2009, in a 4-0 win at the Rock. Minnesota shut out the Devils once, which was recorded on Nov. 3, 2013, in a 4-0 loss for Jersey at Xcel Energy Center.
LAST TRADE
The last time that the Devils and Minnesota executed a trade was on Jan. 30, 2019, when the team traded Michael Kapla in exchange for defenseman Ryan Murray.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Fri. Mar. 24, at BUF, 7:00 P.M.
Sat. Mar. 25, vs OTT, 7:00 P.M.
Mon. Mar. 27, at NYI, 7:30 P.M.
Thu. Mar. 30, vs NYR, 7:00 P.M.
Sun. Apr. 2, at WPG, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
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