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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (24-39-6) at Colorado Avalanche (40-22-6)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (24-39-6) at Colorado Avalanche (40-22-6)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 23 at WSH, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 25 at MIN, 4:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Match 26 vs. VAN, 5:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, March 28 vs. DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, March 30 vs. STL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 15 – Recalled Anton Khudobin from Rockford … March 13 – Recalled Mike Hardman and Buddy Robinson from Rockford … March 12 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Anton Khudobin to Rockford … March 9 – Recalled Filip Roos from Rockford … March 3 – Recalled Anders Bjork from Rockford … Activated MacKenzie Entwistle from IR … Activated Nikita Zaitsev from non-roster … Assigned David Gust, Brett Seney and Isaak Phillips to Rockford … March 2 – Recalled Lukas Reichel from Rockford.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (2) at Arizona (4) – Sat., March 18 – Mullett Arena
CHI Goals: Khaira (4), C. Jones (4)
ARI Goals: Hayton (14), Keller (32), Valimaki (3), Maccelli (7)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (17/20, 58:01) ARI – Prosvetov (32/34, 59:53)
CHI PP: 1/5; PK: 3/3
ARI PP: 0/3; PK: 4/5
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Arizona Coyotes, 4-2, on Saturday night at Mullett Arena … Jujhar Khaira opened the scoring for Chicago with his fourth goal of the season … Khaira has now registered six points (1G, 5A) over his last six games … Caleb Jones scored a power play goal on Saturday night and now has three points (2G, 1A) over his last five games … Boris Katchouk recorded an assist against the Coyotes and now has points (1G, 4A) in each of his last three games … Katchouk’s current three-game point streak marks a new career long.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – COLORADO AVALANCHE
The Blackhawks face off against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night in the third and final game scheduled between the two teams this season … Chicago is 1-1-0 against the Avalanche so far in 2022- 23, including a 0-1-0 mark at Ball Arena … The Blackhawks earned a 3-2 win over Colorado in the last matchup on Jan. 12 … Andreas Athanasiou scored a goal in the game and now has points (1G, 1A) in each of his last two games against them … Tyler Johnson earned an assist in the last game against the Avalanche and now has helpers in both games against them this season (2A) … Johnson has tallied four points (1G, 3A) over his last six games against Colorado … Alex Stalock is 4-2-0 with a .916 save percentage and a 2.07 goals against average in eight career appearances against the Avalanche … Anton Khudobin owns a 2-3-0 record with a 2.82 GAA and a .908 SV% in seven career appearances against Colorado … Andreas Englund skated in 36 games and recorded three assists with Colorado this season before being acquired by Chicago via trade in exchange for Jack Johnson on Feb. 26.

2022-23 Schedule/Results:
HOME: Jan. 12 (3-2) AWAY: Oct. 12 (2-5), March 20
All-Time Record: 64-76-19 Home: 37-35-10 Road: 27-41-9
Last Home Win: Jan. 12, 2023 (3-2) Last Road Win: Dec. 21, 2019 (5-3) Last Home Loss: Jan. 28, 2022 (4-6) Last Road Loss: Oct. 12, 2022 (2-5)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. COL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 6; Andreas Athanasiou, 4; Two players tied with three goals
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 11; Tyler Johnson, 8; Connor Murphy, 5
POINTS: Tyler Johnson, 14; Seth Jones, 13; Two players tied with seven points

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 14-17-1
Two-Days Rest: 5-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-2
Second Game of a B2B: 1-10-1

BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 1-2-0
Tuesday: 4-8-1
Wednesday: 1-7-0
Thursday: 5-5-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-9-1
Sunday: 3-6-1

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Mon, Mar. 20 CHICAGO 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Wed, Mar. 22 PITTSBURGH 6 p.m. TNT 92.5 FM
Fri, Mar. 25 ARIZONA 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO AVALANCHE (40-22-6, 86 PTS) vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (24-39-6, 54 PTS)
7:08 p.m. – Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Altitude / Altitude Radio (92.5 FM)
The Colorado Avalanche opens a three-game homestand tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks at Ball Arena … The Avs just wrapped up a 4-0-0 road trip and have won five straight games overall, the longest active win streak in the NHL … Colorado is 12-3-1 in its last 16 contests and 20-5-3 (.768) in its last 28 games … That’s tied with Boston (21-6-1, .768) for the best record since Jan. 14 … The Avs are 9-3-2 in their last 14 home games and 11-2-1 in their last 14 road contests … Colorado is in a busy stretch of 15 contests in 26 days from March 4-29.

ON THE CALL
Altitude: Marc Moser (play-by-play), Mark Rycroft (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Altitude Radio: Conor McGahey

LAST GAME
March 18 – Colorado 5, Detroit 1 at Little Caesars Arena
Nathan MacKinnon scored his 30th goal of the season and had two assists and Cale Makar added three helpers to give the Avalanche a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings and a perfect 4-0-0 record on their four-game road trip … Mikko Rantanen, Bowen Byram, Devon Toews and Lars Eller also scored the Avalanche, who have won 10 straight over the Red Wings … Alexandar Georgiev made 33 saves.
SF: 23 SA: 34 PP: 1-3 PK: 3-3

The Avalanche’s 4-0-0 road trip marked just the third time that Colorado has won every game of a road trip of at least four games … The Avs went 5-0-0 on a five-game trip from Oct. 10-17, 2011 and 4-0-0 on a four-game swing from Feb. 2-7, 1999 The Avalanche won their 10th consecutive game against the Red Wings, tying their longest win streak against an opponent in franchise history … Colorado won 10 consecutive games against Buffalo from March 7, 2007 – Jan. 20, 2016, won 10 in a row against Columbus from Oct. 14, 2000 – Jan. 23, 2003 and the Nordiques won 10 straight against Pittsburgh from Oct. 21, 1982 – Oct. 19, 1985 The Avalanche have won five straight games overall, are 12-3-1 in their last 16 games and a league-best 20-5-3 (.768) in their last 28 contests Colorado is 11-2-1 in its last 14 road games The victory was the franchise’s 1,600th regular-season win Colorado improved to 7-1-0 in day games this year … The Avs are 12-2-0 in afternoon dates over the past two seasons and 20-4-1 (.820) since 2019-20 … Only Carolina (21-3-3, .833) has a better record in afternoon contests over the last four seasons

The Avalanche are 15-4-0 (.789) on Saturdays this season, the most wins of any team in the NHL … Colorado’s .789 winning percentage on Saturday trails only Boston (13-2-2, .824). The Avalanche are 18-10-3 against Eastern Conference teams this year … Colorado is 61-24-9 (.697) against Eastern teams since 2019-20, the best record of any Western Conference club over the last four seasons MacKinnon (6g/9a) and Makar (3g/13a) each extended their respective point streaks to eight games Makar’s 16 points are the most-ever by an Avalanche/Nordiques defenseman over an eight-game span … It’s one more than Sandis Ozolinsh (15) had over an eight-game stretch from Nov. 8-22, 1996 Rantanen scored a goal for the fourth straight game and extended his point streak to seven contests (5g/6a) MacKinnon recorded his second straight 30-goal season and fifth career 30-goal campaign … That ties Milan Hejduk for the second most 30-goal seasons in Avalanche history (since 1995-96), trailing only Joe Sakic (six) Makar moved into a tie with Erik Johnson (177) for fifth place on the career assists list by a Colorado/Quebec defenseman … It was Cale’s 33rd multi-assist game, tying Tyson Barrie for the second-most by a franchise defender behind Ozolinsh (35) The Avalanche’s power-play unit has converted in seven straight games, going 9-for-25 (36.0%) … It’s the club’s second-longest streak with a power-play goal this season behind a run of eight consecutive games from Nov. 10-26

CURRENT INJURIES
Pavel Francouz – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (Jan. 14 – present)
Erik Johnson – ankle (Feb. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – knee (Oct. 12 – present)
Artturi Lehkonen – finger (March 15 – present)
Kurtis MacDermid – lower body (March 9 – present)
Josh Manson – lower body (March 4 – present)
Total Man-Game Lost: 388

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 14 – Alex Galchenyk recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
The Avalanche and Blackhawks close out the season series with the third and final meeting of 2022-23 … The Avalanche won the first matchup 5-2 on Opening Night (Oct. 12) at Ball Arena and the Blackhawks won the second 3-2 on Jan. 12 at United Center … Colorado won all four matchups last year, sweeping the season series for the first time since 2002-03 (4-0-0) … Colorado is 8-2-0 in its last 10 versus the Blackhawks and 10-2-1 in its last 13 … The Avs are 5-1-0 in their last six home matchups with the Hawks.

SCHEDULE vs. BLACKHAWKS
Oct. 12 vs. CHICAGO (W, 5-2)
Jan. 12 @ Chicago (L, 2-3)
Mar. 20 vs. CHICAGO

RECORD vs. BLACKHAWKS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
Overall: 1-1-0 Overall: 4-0-0 Overall: 76-56-17 Overall: 60-33-11 Series: 2 (2-0)
Home: 1-0-0 Home: 2-0-0 Home: 41-23-10 Home: 32-14-6 W-L Record: 8-4
Road: 0-1-0 Road: 2-0-0 Road: 35-33-7 Road: 28-19-5 1996 CSF (W, 4-2) 1997 CQF (W, 4-2)

GRAND CENTRAL
Colorado is 13-5-1 against Central Division teams this season, 6-1-1 at home and 7-4-0 on the road.

BACK-TO-BACK
The Avalanche just swept a back-to-back in Toronto and Ottawa last week … Colorado has swept five of its last seven sets of back-to-back games … The Avs are 13-5-2 overall in back-to-back contests this season, going 6-3-1 in the first game and 7-2-1 in the second …. The Avalanche had a stretch of three consecutive sets of back-to-back games from Feb. 14-25, with the club earning 11 of a possible 12 points during that span … All three back-to-backs required travel in between (either home/road or road/home) and all three opponents on the second half of the back-to-back were waiting for the Avs, with Colorado sweeping all three games … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark behind Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs were 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second.

NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (43-27) at Utah Jazz (34-36)

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NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (43-27) at Utah Jazz (34-36)

When the Sacramento Kings play the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City, NBA fans are in for a treat if the past repeats itself.

When the two teams met twice over the course of four days almost three months ago, they played two riveting games. This season, the two teams have provided a couple of the best stories in the league.

Interestingly, Sacramento and Utah will meet twice more over the course of five days this week.

The first two games were won by Sacramento by a total of three points. Kevin Huerter scored a three-pointer with 9.2 seconds remaining in the first meeting, which the Kings won 126-125 at home on December 30.

De’Aaron Fox emerged victorious four nights later. In the fourth quarter of a 117-115 victory over Utah, he scored 22 of his 37 points with 0.4 seconds remaining on a driving layup. After being initially deemed good, Lauri Markannen’s dramatic shot at the buzzer was overruled on replay.

For the Jazz (34-36) and Kings (43-27), these two games are crucial with only 12 games remaining for each team.

Sacramento entered Sunday tied for runner up in the Western Gathering standings with Memphis, and the primary spot Denver Pieces are still reachable. Since All-Star Weekend, the Kings have won 11 of 13, seven of those victories coming on the road.

Naturally, the Kings want to shine in their first postseason appearance since 2006.

Despite the Wizards’ physical style, Domantas Sabonis led the Kings once more with 30 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds.

Markkanen, an All-NBA candidate for the Jazz, scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Utah’s comeback victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Utah followed by 19 in the main half and six in the last three minutes prior to figuring out how to win.

Will Hardy, the Jazz coach, thinks that these kinds of games will help his young players grow in the long run.

After missing a pair of crucial free throws earlier in the game, rookie Walker Kessler blocked the Celtics’ game-winning layup in the final seconds after Talen Horton-Tucker scored the winning basket with 35 seconds remaining.

NBA Preview: Dallas Mavericks (36-35) at Memphis Grizzlies (43-27)

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NBA Preview: Dallas Mavericks (36-35) at Memphis Grizzlies (43-27)

The Memphis Grizzlies, who have won two straight and five of their last six games, will play the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night in an effort to keep second place in the Western Conference.

Memphis (43-27) and the Sacramento Kings are currently tied for second place in the West, four games behind Denver, which leads the conference.

Both teams have been doing well, and the Memphis Grizzlies can credit Jaren Jackson Jr. for a lot of their success. On Saturday, Jackson was excellent, scoring 31 points, grabbing seven rebounds, and blocking four shots in Memphis’ 133-119 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Given that Memphis has been playing without star point guard Ja Morant for the past eight games as a result of a suspension resulting from poor off-court behavior, this was Jackson’s third consecutive game scoring at least 25 points.

Despite being eligible to participate in the matchup with the Mavericks (36-35), Morant has been ruled out due to conditioning.

Without Morant leading the offense, the Grizzlies’ safeguard needed to move forward against the Heroes, which it did, restricting Brilliant State to 7-of-21 shooting from the floor and only one made 3-pointer in the final quarter as Memphis outscored the Champions 29-19.

The Grizzlies’ coach, Taylor Jenkins, hopes that his team can continue to shut down opposing teams at the end of games.

Desmond Plague has been a consistent hostile weapon for the Grizzlies with Morant sidelined. He has scored something like 21 focuses in five of his last six games while additionally averaging 5.5 bounce back and 5.5 helps during that range.

On March 11 and 13, Bane scored 25 and 23 points, respectively, in consecutive games against Dallas.

Tyus Jones has started in Morant’s place and has also picked up where he left off. On Friday, he recorded a triple-double in the 126-120 overtime victory over San Antonio, and against Golden State, he recorded a double-double with 13 points and 14 assists.

Luka Doncic, a star player for Dallas, has been out of the last four games because of a thigh injury, and he may not play against Memphis. However, Maxi Kleber’s three-pointer at the buzzer on Friday helped Dallas defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-110, and the Mavericks enter the matchup with the Grizzlies on a two-game winning streak.

In the win, Kleber scored ten points.

The Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving scored a team-high 38 points after recovering from a foot injury. He also had six assists and six rebounds.

In the victory, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 12 points and may play a bigger role on Monday if Doncic is unable to play. Josh Green (9.5 points per game) and Christian Wood (17.2 points per game) might also contribute more offensively.

In the season series with the Mavericks, Memphis leads 2-1.

NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors (36-36) at Houston Rockets (18-53)

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NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors (36-36) at Houston Rockets (18-53)

Stephen Curry’s individual brilliance has frequently led the Golden State Warriors to incredible heights; however, even Curry has limitations this season, when the Warriors have struggled to win on the road.

Curry struggled in the Warriors’ 133-119 road loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, following a seven-game slump following a four-week injury hiatus. While scoring 16 points, grabbing eight rebounds, and dishing out five assists, he missed 10 of 15 shots, preventing the Warriors (36-36) from suffering their 11th consecutive defeat on the road. Overall, Golden State dropped to 7-29 on the road.

Monday’s matchup against the Houston Rockets, against whom the Warriors are 3-0 this season with an average margin of victory of 13.7 points while scoring 121 points per game, will be the Warriors’ first road win of their current five-game road trip. The Warriors are 0-7 on the road since the All-Star break.

In his first seven games back from a leg injury, Curry averaged 33.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 5.3 assists. He shot 53.5 percent from the field. However, fatigue set in for the Warriors, even for the seemingly invincible Curry, as they played for the third time in four days and in the second game of a back-to-back.

Curry denied that fatigue contributed to his poor shooting.

The Champions’ season-long street troubles have spun out of control, in any event, when Curry has been performing especially. He scored 50 points, including eight 3-pointers, to kick off the road trip. That game, which the Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 134-126, demonstrated that their issues go far beyond Curry.

The Rockets (18-53) will face the challenge of finding the motivation to perform well in the second game of a back-to-back after their defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans, 117-107, on Sunday at home.

The Rockets’ starting backcourt of Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. scored 65 points apiece in an eight-game stretch that included five victories, with only one additional player scoring in the double digits—Tari Eason, who scored 10 points.

The remaining Rockets combined to shoot just 13 of 39 for 42 points, despite Green scoring 40 points for the fourth time this season and Porter scoring 25 points on 7-of-15 shooting.

NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (35-37) at New York Knicks (42-30)

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NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (35-37) at New York Knicks (42-30)

The New York Knicks’ attempt to secure a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference was helped along by Jalen Brunson’s return on Saturday afternoon.

In a much more precarious position in the Western Conference playoff race, the Minnesota Timberwolves can only hope that Anthony Edwards’ return on Sunday will give them a boost.

The final regular-season matchup between the Knicks and Timberwolves will take place on Monday night, and the Knicks will be looking to consolidate their position in the East’s top six.

On Saturday, both teams played. Brunson scored 24 points and made a number of crucial plays in the final minutes of a 116-110 victory over the Denver Nuggets, who were visiting. The Timberwolves were defeated by the Toronto Raptors by a score of 122-107, concluding a set in which they had not won.

The Knicks (42-30) went 2-1 as Brunson sat out with a bone injury in his left foot. They will start Monday in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, four games ahead of the seventh-place Miami Heat and eight games ahead of the final play-in tournament team, the Chicago Bulls.

However, Brunson, who has been credited with altering the team’s culture and identity ever since he signed a four-year contract as a free agent in July, reminded the Knicks throughout Saturday’s victory of why he is perhaps the most important player in their quest to advance past the first round of the playoffs for only the third time in this century.

The Knicks took a 36-28 lead in the first quarter thanks to 16 points from Brunson. In the third quarter, New York fell 13 points behind and led 105-104 with five minutes left in the fourth before Brunson scored four points and had an assist. With 43 seconds remaining, Brunson made two free throws to make the score 114-110, then passed the ball to Mitchell Robinson for an insurance dunk 19 seconds later.

The Timberwolves (35-37), who have lost three straight and five of six, continued their ill-timed slump on Saturday. They are almost as close to moving into the top six as they are to completely dropping out of the race for the playoffs.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz were each 34-36 heading into Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, placing the Timberwolves in a three-way tie for eighth place. Prior to the Los Angeles Lakers’ and New Orleans Pelicans’ games against the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets, respectively, on Sunday, Minnesota was just a half-game ahead of the sixth-place Dallas Mavericks and a half-game ahead of the 12th-place New Orleans Pelicans.

The Timberwolves, who have been without star focus Karl-Anthony Towns (right calf strain) since late November, retained another key injury Friday, while driving scorer Anthony Edwards (24.7 focuses per game) moved his right lower leg in a 139-131 twofold additional time misfortune to the Bulls. Although Edwards was wearing a walking boot on Friday night, he was unable to participate in Saturday’s game.

NBA Preview: Chicago Bulls (33-37) at Philadelphia Sixers (48-22)

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NBA Preview: Chicago Bulls (33-37) at Philadelphia Sixers (48-22)

When the Chicago Bulls come to Philadelphia on Monday night to begin a home-and-home series, Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers will be looking to continue their disastrous run.

Embiid had 31 points, seven assists, seven rebounds, and two blocks on Saturday as the Philadelphia 76ers (48-22) thrashed the Indiana Pacers 141-121 to secure their season-high-tying eighth straight victory. Considering that the six-time All-Star sat out the entire fourth quarter, those are impressive numbers.

Given that Embiid has scored at least 30 points in a franchise-record nine consecutive games, it’s hard to argue with Carlisle.

However, Embiid wasn’t the only one on Saturday. Tobias Harris had 24 points and 5 rebounds, Tyrese Maxey had 31 points and 7 assists, and De’Anthony Melton had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals in his place of James Harden (recovering from an injury).

The Philadelphia 76ers are now within striking distance of the Milwaukee Bucks for the Eastern Conference’s top spot thanks to their current winning streak. For the second East spot, the Philadelphia 76ers are 49 points ahead of the Boston Celtics (49-23) in percentage.

Philadelphia has an excellent home record of 26-10; However, on January 6, the Bulls berated their hosts.

Zach LaVine scored 41 points in Chicago’s 126-112 victory over the 76ers, snapping the 76ers’ 11-game home winning streak. LaVine made 11 of 13 attempts from three-point range.

The Bulls capitalized on Embiid’s absence due to soreness in his left foot by putting up a triple-double of 19 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists.

The Bulls (33-37) enter the game on Monday having won four of their previous five; Chicago will host Game 2 of the home-and-home series with the 76ers on Wednesday night.

DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and had 10 assists in Chicago’s 113-99 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday, following his season-high 49-point performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves in double overtime.

Chicago’s balanced attack was led by LaVine, who scored 18 points and had seven assists, Coby White, who scored 18 points and had six assists, and Patrick Beverley, who scored 17 points.

NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers (32-39) at Charlotte Hornets (22-50)

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NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers (32-39) at Charlotte Hornets (22-50)

Both the Indiana Pacers and the Charlotte Hornets are attempting a lot of things.

When these two teams meet on Monday night in Charlotte, N.C., they might try out additional lineup combinations. Both teams are looking to the future as they try to build a stronger foundation and pick up some good vibes at the end of the season.

Despite the fact that the Pacers (32-39) haven’t lost back-to-back games in more than a month, neither team is in the running for the playoffs.

During this five-game homestand, the Hornets (22-50) face the possibility of going 0-5 for the season.

Jordan Nwora, a forward who joined the Pacers in a trade and has appeared in 13 games, is a part of the team’s learning process. He played for Milwaukee for his first two and a half seasons.

Nwora, according to Carlisle, can move up a level.

Both the Pacers and the Hornets are coming off crushing defeats against the Philadelphia 76ers. On Friday, the Pacers suffered a 121-82 defeat, and on Saturday, they suffered a 141-121 defeat.

Both the Hornets and the Pacers won’t be able to stop 76ers center Joel Embiid, so both teams will be trying to bounce back from their losses in the lane.

In the Philadelphia matchup, Indiana’s Aaron Nesmith scored a career-high 25 points.

When Charlotte was up against the 76ers, it faced a variety of issues. Terry Rozier led the team with 14 points despite the offensive inconsistency. That was the Hornets’ season-low team-leading score.

The team’s total of 82 points was also a season low.

For the Hornets, Kai Jones scored a career-high ten points. In his career, he has appeared in 58 games.

The Bucks’ final game with Nwora was against Charlotte. In that game, he scored two points in six minutes, but in a win over Charlotte in December, he scored 17 points in 32 minutes. Even though he has scored at least 18 points in three games for Indiana, that was his second-highest point total this season with the Bucks.

Tyrese Haliburton scored a team-high 17 points in Indiana’s victory over Charlotte on November 16 by a score of 125-113. Haliburton will not play Monday night because he has been out with a knee injury for the past week.

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (31-24-15) at Los Angeles Kings (40-20-10)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (31-24-15) at Los Angeles Kings (40-20-10)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 20, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. DALLAS STARS 6
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Dallas Stars to the Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday night for the clubs third and final meeting this season. Dallas would score just 1:05 into the game and add a second just 53 seconds later to jump ahead 2-0. Calgary would battle back with Elias Lindholm notching his 20th of the season shortly after, but Dallas would add another before the end of the frame to make it 3-1 through 20. MacKenzie Weegar drew Calgary back within one midway through the second period, followed by Blake Coleman poking home his 17th on the campaign to tie the game. A little later in the frame, Nick Ritchie was sprung on a breakaway, and the winger slid home his second marker as a Flame to give Calgary their first lead of the night, 4-3. Jason Robertson would tie the game at four’s just before the end of the middle stanza. The teams continued to find the back of the net, and traded goals in the third with a pair of defenders scoring for both clubs, Andersson for Calgary, Hakanpaa for Dallas, and this game required overtime tied at fives through 60 minutes of play. Dallas would score in the extra frame to win 6-5.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lindholm (20), Weegar (3), Coleman (17), Ritchie (11), Andersson (10)
GOALIE: Markstrom (20/26, .769 Sv%)
PP: 0/1 (0%)
PK: 3/3 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-1-2
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
March 12, 2023 OTT [1] vs. CGY [5] Lindholm Markstrom Mandolese
March 10, 2023 ANA [3] vs. CGY [1] Leason Markstrom Gibson
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 20, 2023 8:30pm at Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena
March 21, 2023 8:00pm at Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the third of four matchups this season between the Flames and Kings. The Flames have claimed three of a possible four points against the Kings so far this season. This is a Pacific Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 10-4-3 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 19-12-7 against Western Conference opponents.

FLAMES VERSUS THE KINGS THIS SEASON:
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Los Angeles Kings for the first of two meetings at the Scotiabank Saddledome this season back on November 14th. Jonathan Huberdeau opened the scoring 3:49 into the game with his 200th NHL goal and the two clubs traded blows after that, combining for a six-goal first period with the Flames leading 4-2 after a busy opening 20. In the second, Adam Ruzicka and Elias Lindholm would both score for the second straight game along with the Kings’ Kevin Fiala for another high scoring period. The Flames would surrender a pair of goals in the third but lock things down and come away with a 6-5 victory in meeting one with LA. In their second matchup, Jonathan Huberdeau scored again just 3:23 into the first. The Kings would score three-unanswered goals to go up 3-1 in the third, but Calgary would battle back thanks to Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube who both tallied to tie the game. Calgary would eventually fall in overtime but have claimed three of a possible four points against the Kings so far this season.

QUICK HITS:
Nine different skaters recorded at least a point on Saturday against Dallas, with Weegar, Andersson, and Lindholm all recording multi-point games. Noah Hanifin and Rasmus Andersson had a team-high five shots on net, with the Flames blueline contributing 14 of the teams 38 shots on target and coming up with two goals courtesy of Weegar and Andersson. Chris Tanev had a game-high three blocked shots, and as a team the Flames laid the body on the line 13 times.

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

MARCH 20 vs. Calgary Flames – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio, Tu Liga Radio

  • The LA Kings host the Calgary Flames for the third of four meetings between these two clubs this season (5-6 L on Nov. 14; 4-3 OTW on Dec. 22; Mar. 28).
  • The Kings aim to take the season series lead, 2-1.
  • Tonight’s game marks the fifth game of the Kings’ seven-game homestand (2-1 SOL vs. NSH on Mar. 11; 5-2 W vs. NYI on Mar. 14; 4-1 W on Mar. 16 vs. CBJ; 2-3 SOL on Mar. 18 vs. VAN; Mar. 25 vs. WPG; Mar. 26 vs. STL).

WARM-UPS
1) Captain Anze Kopitar (20) is one of five active skaters in the league with 20 or more goals against the Flames, joining Connor McDavid (29), Paul Stastny (29), Patrick Kane (24) and Jamie Benn (22).

2) The Kings are 28-5-2 all-time when both Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty score a regular-season goal on the same game.

3) Since the NHL began tracking elapsed period time (2018-19), Saturday night’s first period marked the fastest period with an elapsed time of 23:51 minutes, surpassing the previous mark of 24:36 – BOS at NYR on Feb 15, 2022 (P1). The previous fastest period involving the Kings over that span was 24:48 on March 29, 2021 (P3, LAK at VGK).

4) The last five consecutive meetings between the Kings and Flames have been decided by one goal.

5) Alex Iafallo has points in each of his last five games against Calgary (2-3=5).

vs. CALGARY ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 103-119-21-9
Home: 62-50-9-4
Away: 41-69-12-5
OT: 14-11 (12 ties)
Shootout: 4-2
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 1-1-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. CALGARY:
Luc Robitaille – 84 GP, 108 PTS (53-55=108)
Dave Taylor – 95 GP, 85 PTS (30-55=85)
Marcel Dionne – 67 GP, 85 PTS (49-36=85)
Wayne Gretzky – 47 GP, 82 PTS (21-61=82)
Bernie Nicholls – 61 GP, 63 PTS (20-43=63)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. CALGARY: Dec. 22, 2022 – LAK 4 vs. CGY 3 (OT)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Vilardi (14), Danault (9), Lizotte (7), Kempe (13, OT)
CGY Goals: Huberdeau (6), Toffoli (14), Dube (8)
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W; 27 saves – 30 shots) CGY: Vladar (OTL; 28 saves – 32 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-3
LAK PK: 1-for-2

THE NEXT THREE:
Sat., March 25 | vs. Winnipeg Jets | 1:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have points in three of their last four games vs. Winnipeg (2-1-1), dating back to Nov. 13, 2021.

Sun., March 26 | vs. St. Louis Blues | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings look to sweep the season series against the Blues for the third time in franchise history and the first since the 2012-13 season (3-0-0).

Tues., March 28 | at Calgary Flames | 7:00 p.m. MT (6:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings visit Calgary next week to begin their four-game Pacific Division road trip (Mar. 30 at EDM; April 1 at SEA; April 2 at VAN).

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Mar. 6 (upper-body)
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Feb. 26 (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 10 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed)
D Sean Durzi, 7 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Kevin Fiala, 4 games, Mar. 11 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 128

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/19/23)
Mar. 3 – Zack MacEwen (F) acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for Brendan Lemieux (F) and a 2024 fifth-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 – Nate Schnarr (F) acquired from Montreal in exchange for Frederic Allard (D).
Mar. 3 – Austin Wagner (F) traded to Chicago for future considerations.
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 9 – Trevor Moore (F) activated from injured reserve.

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME COOKIN’
The Kings enter tonight riding a 10-game home point streak (8-0-2), dating back to Feb. 11 (6-0 W vs. PIT). It is the first double digit home point streak the Kings have established since the 2001-02 season (9-0-2-0, Mar. 4 – April 14, 2002). Over those 10 games at Crypto.com Arena, the Kings have outscored their opponents 39-19 with a goals-for per game average of 3.90, tied for the fourth-highest home average in the league during that time (since Feb. 11).

Should the Kings collect a point tonight, it would mark the fourth different home point streak of at least 11 games in franchise history:

Longest home point streaks in Kings history
Season Start Date End Date Games W-L-T-OT
1992-93 Oct. 10, 1992 Dec. 8, 1992 13 12-0-1-0
2001-02 Mar. 4, 2002 April 14, 2002 11 9-0-2-0
1990-91 Oct. 11, 1990 Nov. 20, 1990 11 10-0-1-0
2022-23 Feb. 11, 2023 Pres. 10 8-0-0-2
1973-74 Mar. 2, 1974 Mar. 28, 1974 10 8-0-2-0
1972-73 Oct. 21, 1972 Nov. 22, 1972 10 8-0-2-0
2003-04 Nov. 29, 2003 Jan. 3, 2004 9 4-0-4-1
1991-92 Feb. 6, 1992 Mar. 17, 1992 9 8-0-1-0
1979-80 Oct. 10, 1979 Nov. 15, 1979 9 5-0-4-0

BEST IN THE WEST AT HOME
LA is 11-3-2 in their last 16 home games since the beginning of January. In 35 games at Crypto.com Arena so far this season, the team has established a record of 22-9-4 with 48 points for a points percentage of .686%, topping all Western Conference teams and placing fifth in the league overall:

Best 2022-23 home points percentage among Western Conf. teams
Team GP PTS% (record)
LA Kings 35 .686% (22-9-4)
Minnesota Wild 36 .653% (22-11-3)
Arizona Coyotes 34 .632% (20-11-3
Winnipeg Jets 35 .629% (21-12-2)
Dallas Stars 34 .618% (17-9-8)

Best 2022-23 home points percentage
Team GP PTS% (record)
Boston Bruins 33 .864% (27-3-3)
Tampa Bay Lightning 37 .743% (25-7-5)
Toronto Maple Leafs 37 .743% (25-7-5)
Carolina Hurricanes 34 .735% (24-8-2)
LA Kings 35 .686% (22-9-4)

No team has been better overall since the resumption of the regular-season following the NHL All-Star break (Feb. 4 – Feb. 6) than the
Kings, with a 12-2-3 record and .794% points percentage.
Best overall points percentage since Feb. 6

Team GP PTS% (record)
LA Kings 17 .794% (12-2-3)
Vegas Golden Knights 19 .789% (14-3-2)
Boston Bruins 18 .778% (14-4-0)
Colorado Avalanche 20 .725% (13-4-3)
New York Rangers 21 .690% (13-5-3)

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (19-37-14) at Edmonton Oilers (39-23-8)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (19-37-14) at Edmonton Oilers (39-23-8)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 70 – 3/18 – SJS 1 vs NYI 4…Kevin Labanc (1g, 0a) netted his 12th goal of the season, his second in the last three games. Assists on the strike went to Nico Sturm (0g, 1a) and Logan Couture (0g, 1a), the latter finishing the four-game home stand with six points (2g, 4a). Sturm led all skaters with 16 faceoff wins (16-for-22) and Erik Karlsson paced all skaters with a game-high 25:05 time on ice.
SJ Goals: Labanc (12)
SF: 30
SA: 33
SJ PP: 0/2
SJ PK: 4/5
W: Sorokin
L: Kahkonen

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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
3/16 Assigned D Shakir Mukhamadullin to the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: EDMONTON OILERS
Winners of four of their past five and seven of their past 10, the Edmonton Oilers begin a three-game Pacific Division home stand Monday against the San Jose Sharks, followed by a Wednesday clash with the Arizona Coyotes and Saturday duel with the Vegas Golden Knights. Evander Kane recorded a hat trick Saturday for Edmonton, the sixth of his career, to help the club earn a 6-4 win over Seattle. The Oilers are powered by Connor McDavid, who leads the league offensively with 134 points, 58 goals and 76 assists. He is the lone skater in the NHL with more even strength points than the Sharks’ Erik Karlsson.

March 20, 6:30 p.m. PT
SAN JOSE SHARKS AT EDMONTON OILERS
19-37-14 (52 pts), 8th Pacific 2022-23 RECORD/STANDING 39-23-8 (86 pts), 3rd Pacific
0-3-2 LAST 5 GAMES 4-1-0
0-1-0 SEASON SERIES 1-0-0
61-47-12-12 ALL-TIME RECORD AGAINST OPPONENT 59-53-12-8

2022-23 PLAYER STATS
Logan Couture and Erik Karlsson (70) GAMES PLAYED LEADER 6 players (70)
Timo Meier (31) GOALS LEADER Connor McDavid (58)
Erik Karlsson (65) ASSISTS LEADER Connor McDavid (76)
Erik Karlsson (85) POINTS LEADER Connor McDavid (134)

DEFENSE TO OFFENSE…The San Jose Sharks defensive corps was held without a point in the team’s opening game of the season but have since gone pointless as a unit in just nine of the last 69 games. Nikolai Knyzhov netted his first goal of the year on Tuesday, his first point since returning to the lineup, and Derrick Pouliot notched his first points with the Sharks, two assists, against Columbus as well. Jacob MacDonald netted his first goal as a Shark on Feb. 28, the lone tally for San Jose against Montreal. Three different Sharks defensemen (Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Erik Karlsson and Matt Benning) found the scoresheet in San Jose’s win against Pittsburgh on Jan. 28, with their five combined points in the contest standing as the tied-fourth-most by Sharks defensemen in a game this season (behind six-point games on Nov 17 vs DET, Dec. 9 at ANA and Dec. 22 vs MIN). Entering March, Sharks defensemen led the league in assists and points. Their assist and poi

PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 4-for-5 shorthanded against Seattle on March 16, the Sharks boast the NHL’s sixth-best penalty kill, at 82.4-percent on the year. The Sharks have finished top-two in the NHL on the PK in two of the past three years, including second (85.2%) in 2021-22 and first (85.7%) in 2019-20.

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. SAN JOSE GP RECORD HOME (66) AWAY (66) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. SAN JOSE 132 59-53-12-8 32-24-7-3 27-29-5-5 398 401
OILERS vs. SAN JOSE – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 7 1

QUICK FACTS
Monday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of four games against the Sharks this season and the first of two games in Edmonton. The next time these teams will meet is April 8th in San Jose.

The last time these teams met was on January 13th in San Jose, with the Oilers winning 7-1.

Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 33 career points against the Sharks and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has played in a team high 36 career games against San Jose.

POWER PLAY PROWESS
The Oilers have the top three power play point getters in the NHL, with McDavid (61), Draisaitl (52) and Nugent-Hopkins (44) ranking first, second and third respectively. Connor McDavid’s 61 power play points on the year, give him the Oilers single season record for most PPP’s in a season, a record previously held by Wayne Gretzky (57 – 1981-82). Leon Draisaitl scored his league leading 27th power play goal of the season on Mar. 11 at TOR to pass his own franchise record for most PPG’s in one season, a mark he set in 2021-22. Draisaitl’s 27 power play goals are the most by any player since 2005-06, when Ilya Kovalchuk posted 27 with the Atlanta Thrashers. Only one other active player has scored 26+ PPG’s in a single season – Chris Kreider (26 in ’21-22 w/NYR).

GONE STREAKING
Leon Draisaitl posted his 7th career regular season hat-trick on on Mar. 4 at WPG. He has points in 17 of his last 18 games and accumulated 28 points (15G, 13A) in that span, including seven multi-point efforts. He has now recorded eight separate point streaks of 10+ games in his career.

EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 11-5-4 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 87-73, while earning at least a point in 16 of the 20 games.

GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 110. They also rank 1st in the NHL in first period goals with 76 goals

LAST 10 GAMES vs. SAN JOSE
Record: 6-4-0
GF: 37 GA: 30
2022-23 1/13/23 @ SJS 7-1 W
2021-22 4/28/22 @ EDM 5-4 W (OT)
2021-22 4/5/22 @ SJS 2-1 W (OT)
2021-22 3/24/22 @ EDM 5-2 W
2021-22 2/14/22 @ SJS 3-0 W
2019-20 2/6/20 @ EDM 6-3 L
2019-20 11/19/19 @ SJS 5-2 W
2019-20 11/12/19 @ SJS 3-6 L
2018-19 4/4/19 @ EDM 2-3 L
2018-19 2/9/19 @ EDM 2-5 L

OILERS IN MARCH
Overall – 590 GP, 289-221-39-40 – 659 PTS
2022-23 – 9 GP, 7-2-0 – 14 PTS
2021-22 – 15 GP, 9-4-2 – 18 PTS

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (35-27-7) at Detroit Red Wings (30-29-9)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (35-27-7) at Detroit Red Wings (30-29-9)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 44
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 9
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 207

LAST GAME
Panthers 4, Devils 2 – March 18 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Barkov (18), Reinhart (25-PPG), Tkachuk (32), Reinhart (26)
NJD Goals: Hischer (29-SHG), Boqvist (8)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 33 Saves
NJD Goalie: Schmid (L) – 37 Saves
FLA Shots: 41
NJD Shots: 35
Notes: Florida extended their point streak to a season-long six games (5-0-1)…The Panthers overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit to either win or force OT for the third time in their past four games… Sam Reinhart (2-0-2) recorded his 100th career multi-point game, extending his goal/point streak to four games (5-1-6), tied for the longest goal streak of his career… Aleksander Barkov posted two points (1-1-2), extending his point streak to six games (2-8-10)…At 613 career points, Barkov tied Jonathan Huberdeau for the franchise points record…Carter Verhaeghe notched two assists, extending his point streak to four games (2-4-6)…Brandon Montour notched two assists, extending his point streak to four games (1-6-7)…Matthew Tkachuk (1-0-1) extended his point streak to four games (4-7-11)…Radko Gudas notched an assist for the second consecutive game and led Florida with seven hits…FLA PP: 1-4, FLA PK: 2-2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • 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)
  • March 13: D Marek Alscher agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract commencing in 2023-24

PANTHERS vs. RED WINGS
ALL-TIME vs. DET: 35-19-5-6
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. DET: 19-8-3-1
2022-23 vs. DET: 2-0-0

CATS STATS

  • Eetu Luostarinen is expected to skate in his 200th NHL game tonight.
  • Marc Staal has produced three points (1-2-3) over his past four games.

MARCH MADNESS
The Panthers wrapped up their season-long, seven-game homestand with yet another multi-goal, third-period comeback win March 18 vs. NJD. The Cats have overcome a two-goal, third-period deficit to either win or force overtime in three of their past four games. Florida owns a 5-1-1 record through seven games in March and are currently on a season-long six-game point streak (5-0-1). Over the course of the streak (since March 4), the Cats have outscored their opponents 27-17 while outshooting them by an average of 41.7-28.5. From March 4-18, Matthew Tkachuk led all NHL skaters with a 2.17 points-per-game average, logging a team-high 13 points (4-9-13) over the six games. Five different Panthers (Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov, Brandon Montour, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart) are all producing at least a point per game since March 4, while 17 total Cats skater have logged at least one point.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Tonight’s game against Detroit will represent the Panthers first game outside the state of Florida since visiting Nashville on Feb. 18. The Cats have earned at least one point in four of their past six road contests (3-2-1), with Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk leading the Cats with six road points each over that span. Sergei Bobrovsky owns a 3-1-0 record over his past four road contests since Feb. 13, owning a .938 even-strength save percentage on the road over that span. The Panthers ranked third among NHL teams in shots on goal per game on the road (34.7) following games played March 18.

CATS AND RED WINGS
Florida faces off against Detroit for the third and final time this season, with the Cats taking each of their prior two matchups by a combined score of 8-3. The Panthers have won their eight prior meetings with Detroit dating back to March 30, 2021, and own an 18-2-0 record against the Red Wings over their past 20 matchups since Dec. 22, 2018. Aaron Ekblad (2-13), Matthew Tkachuk (1-2-3) and Aleksander Barkov (0-3-3) have all totaled a team-high three points against Detroit this season, while Sergei Bobrovsky has earned the win in both meetings posting a combined .941 save percentage. Over the course of his career against the Red Wings, Barkov has amassed 41 points (14-27-41) across 37 games.

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 vs. COLORADO 5 (3/18/23)
1ST PERIOD: COL Toews (Compher, Makar) 5:01-EV; DET Suter (Larkin) 6:55-EV
2ND PERIOD: COL MacKinnon (Malgin, Makar) 7:24-EV; COL Byram (Makar, MacKinnon) 17:37-PP
3RD PERIOD: COL Eller (Nichushkin, J. Johnson) 4:20-SH; COL Rantanen (Rodrigues, MacKinnon) 5:16-EV
SHOTS: DET 34 (16-8-10) / COL 23 (6-12-5)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 16-21), Hellberg (ND, 2-2) / COL Georgiev (W, 33-34)
PP: DET 0-3 / COL 1-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (39 / March 8)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (12 / Feb. 25)
Gustav Lindström – undisclosed (12 / March 17)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (1 / March 16)
Total Man Games Lost: 253
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
3/19 – 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
3/13 – Recalled forward Matt Luff from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions

TODAY’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. PANTHERS / 7:00 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TODAY: 66th all-time meeting, 32nd in Detroit … Third of three games this season, second of two at Little Caesars Arena ALL-TIME vs. FLA: 25-23-5-12 / HOME: 9-10-3-9 / LAST 10: 1-7-2 / IN 2021-22: 0-3-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-2-0
DET top scorers vs. FLA: Dylan Larkin (9-14-23 in 31 GP), Dominik Kubalík (4-5-9 in 14 GP), Robby Fabbri (4-4-8 in 13 GP), Pius Suter (4-3-7 in 13 GP), Jonatan Berggren (2-0-2 in 2 GP)
FLA top scorers vs. DET: Aleksander Barkov (14-27-41 in 37 GP), Eric Staal (7-15-22 in 29 GP), Aaron Ekblad (6-15-21 in 32 GP), Anthony Duclair (8-11-19 in 24 GP), Sam Reinhart (9-10-19 in 26 GP), Matthew Tkachuk (4-7-11 in 12 GP), Carter Verhaeghe (4-5-9 in 14 GP), Sam Bennett (4-5-9 in 16 GP), Brandon Montour (1-8-9 in 16 GP), Anton Lundell (4-0-4 in 4 GP), Josh Mahura (2-0-2 in 4 GP), Casey Fitzgerald (0-1-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Tuesday, March 21: RED WINGS at BLUES / 8:00 p.m. / Enterprise Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
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

LAST TIME OUT
March 18 vs. Colorado – 5-1 L
Detroit fell against Colorado to move to 30-29-9 overall and 17-13-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings are 5-1-0 at home against Central Division opponents this season … Detroit is also 14-8-6 against Western Conference opponents this season … Pius Suter put Detroit on the board with his 12th goal of the campaign … Dylan Larkin picked up the lone assist on Suter’s goal … Larkin extended his team lead in assists (40), points (65) and shots (210) through 67 games … Larkin reached the 40-assist mark for the third time in his NHL career, and first time since doing so in back-to-back seasons in 2017-18 and 2018-19 … Larkin has tallied six points (2-4-6) in his last five games, and 32 points (12-20-32) in 30 contests dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin recorded his 251st career NHL assist, passing Nick Libett for sole possession of 19th place on the franchise’s all-time list … Simon Edvinsson logged one shot and two penalty minutes in 15:34 time on ice in his NHL debut … Edvinsson (20 years, 41 days) became the youngest Red Wings defenseman to make his NHL debut since Jiri Fischer (19 years, 74 days) on Oct. 13, 1999 vs. St. Louis … Moritz Seider skated in his 150th career NHL game … Detroit finished 46-for-73 (63.0%) at the faceoff circle … Andrew Copp went 14-for-19 (73.7%) on the draw, while Larkin ended the day 15-for-22 (68.2%).

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