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MLS Preview: Inter Miami FC (2-1-0) at Toronto FC (0-1-2)

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MLS Preview: Inter Miami FC (2-1-0) at Toronto FC (0-1-2)

After losing the first match in 2020, Inter Miami FC has won five straight against Toronto FC. In MLS play, Inter Miami has won five games against Toronto—their most against any opponent—while Toronto FC has lost five in a row—their longest losing streak against any opponent (Seattle from 2010 to 2013).

In Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew SC, Toronto FC conceded a 75th-minute equalizer after scoring first. Toronto FC became the first team in MLS history to lose points in each of its first three games after leading in all three of them. However, it has failed to win any of those games.

Saturday’s match against New York City was Inter Miami FC’s first defeat of the season, falling 1-0. Since last season, Inter Miami FC has won six of its last 12 games, lost six, scored 17 times, and given up 18 goals.

In Saturday’s draw with the Columbus Crew SC, Toronto Fc was held to just seven shot attempts, its third match in a row with fewer than seven attempts. Toronto’s 18 shots up until this point this season are the least by any group in its initial three of a season something like 2010.

In his first three encounters with Toronto FC, Josef Martinez scored four goals in 2017 and 2018, but has failed to score in five subsequent encounters. Martinez has gone five games without scoring against Toronto FC, the longest scoring streak he has ever had against any team in MLS history.

MLS Preview: Charlotte FC (0-3-0) Orlando City SC (1-0-2)

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MLS Preview: Charlotte FC (0-3-0) Orlando City SC (1-0-2)

Last season, Orlando City SC prevailed 2-1 in both meetings with Charlotte FC. In 2022, the Lions, along with the CF Montreal Impact and Toronto FC, were one of only three teams to defeat Charlotte FC twice in MLS play.

For the third time in club history, Orlando City SC is unbeaten (W1 D2) after three MLS seasons (2016, 2021). Orlando has kept a perfect sheet in both of its home association coordinates and could record three straight home shutouts without precedent for the club’s set of experiences.

For the second season in a row, Charlotte FC has started the season with three losses in a row. After their first three defeats, Charlotte FC only lost two of their seven matches the previous year (W4 D1).

Duncan McGuire scored in his MLS debut Saturday against DC United, becoming the fourth Orlando City SC player after Kaká, Stefano Pinho, and Daryl Dike to score in their first MLS game. Only Dike scored in each of his first two MLS games out of those.

At 55.7 percent, Charlotte FC’s possession percentage against Atlanta United FC on Saturday was the third-highest of the MLS season. In fact, Seattle Sounders FC and Charlotte FC are the only two teams this season to win possession battles in three games.

MLS Preview: D. C. United (1-1-1) at New York City FC (1-1-1)

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MLS Preview: D. C. United (1-1-1) at New York City FC (1-1-1)

In August of last year, D. C. United defeated New York City FC for the first time ever on the road, winning 2-1 at Red Bull Arena. D.C. has won only two of its seven MLS matches at Yankee Stadium (D2 L5), including a 6-0 defeat in October 2021, when the club set a club record.

Saturday marked the fifth time in a row that New York City FC has won at home in all competitions, giving the club its first victory of the season against Inter Miami FC. NYCFC has not had a more extended home series of wins in all rivalries since winning seven in succession at home from November 2017 to June 2018.

D. C. United has lost 11 of its last 14 road games (W2 D1) since last season, including a 2-0 defeat at Columbus Crew SC in its first 2023 road match. In those two road victories, D. C. scored seven goals, but it only managed to score three goals in the other 12 games, failing to score in 10 of them.

Seven of New York City FC’s 13 shots against Inter Miami FC on Saturday were made by Santiago Rodriguez (three shots, four chances created). Rodriguez had at least three shots and created at least three chances in an MLS match for the eighth time, surpassing only Maxi Moralez (12) for NYCFC since 2021.

This season, D. C. United has scored a league-high three goals in the final 15 minutes of games, including Chris Durkin’s equalizer in the 80th minute against Orlando City SC on Saturday. Only Seattle Sounders FC (6) scored more goals in the final 15 minutes of games than D. C. United did that season.

NHL: Blues’ Binnington Suspended Two Games for Roughing and Unsportsmanlike Conduct

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NHL: Blues’ Binnington Suspended Two Games for Roughing and Unsportsmanlike Conduct

NEW YORK – St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington has been suspended for two games, without pay, for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct against Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman during NHL Game No. 1078 in St. Louis on Wednesday, March 15, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 12:25 of the second period. Binnington was assessed a match penalty.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Binnington will forfeit $64,864.86. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

NFL Transactions Post 4 P.M. 3-15-23

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NFL Transactions Post 4 P.M. 3-15-23

The following are the post 4.P.M NFL transactions for Wednesday, March 15. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


TERMINATIONS OF VESTED VETERANS

ARIZONA
    Hudson, RodneyCFlorida State   
         Post-June 1 Designation         Failed Physical
    Watt, J.J.DEWisconsin   
         Post-June 1 Designation

CLEVELAND
    Clowney, JadeveonDESouth Carolina   
         Post-June 1 Designation
    Johnson, JohnDBBoston College   
         Post-June 1 Designation

DALLAS
    Elliott, EzekielRBOhio State   
         Post-June 1 Designation

HOUSTON
    Addison, MarioDETroy   
    Cann, A.J.GSouth Carolina   
    Reeves-Maybin, JalenLBTennessee   

INDIANAPOLIS
    Ryan, MattQBBoston College   

LOS ANGELES RAMS
    Wagner, BobbyLBUtah State   

MIAMI
    Jones, ByronDBConnecticut   
         Post-June 1 Designation

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Golladay, KennyWRNorthern Illinois   

NEW YORK JETS
    Berrios, BraxtonWRMiami   

TAMPA BAY
    Fournette, LeonardRBLouisiana State   
 
TENNESSEE
    Dupree, BudLBKentucky   
 


TRADES
 No. 1
CAROLINA TRADES:
   Moore, D.J.WRMaryland   Selection Choice–Round 1, 2023; Overall #9   Selection Choice–Round 2, 2023; Overall #61 (from San Francisco)   Selection Choice–Round 1, 2024   Selection Choice–Round 2, 2025CHICAGO TRADES:   Selection Choice–Round 1, 2023; Overall #1 No. 2LAS VEGAS TRADES:     Waller, DarrenTEGeorgia TechNEW YORK GIANTS TRADE:   Selection Choice–Round 3, 2023; Overall #100 (Compensatory Selection) (from Kansas City) No. 3INDIANAPOLIS TRADES:   Gilmore, Stephon DB South CarolinaDALLAS TRADES:   Selection Choice–Round 5, 2023; Overall #176 (Compensatory Selection) No. 4LOS ANGELES RAMS TRADE:    Ramsey, JalenDBFlorida StateMIAMI TRADES:    Long, HunterTEBoston College    Selection Choice–Round 3, 2023; Overall #77 (from New England) No. 5TAMPA BAY TRADES:   Mason, ShaquilleGGeorgia Tech   Selection Choice–Round 7, 2023; Overall #230 (from New York Jets)HOUSTON TRADES:   Selection Choice–Round 6, 2023; Overall #179 No. 6NEW ENGLAND TRADES:   Smith, JonnuTEFlorida InternationalATLANTA TRADES:   Selection Choice–Round 7, 2023; Overall #245 (from Buffalo) No. 7BALTIMORE TRADES:   Clark, ChuckDBVirginia TechNEW YORK JETS TRADE:   Selection Choice–Round 7, 2024   
ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS


FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

GREEN BAY
    Davis, TylerTEGeorgia Tech   

MINNESOTA
    Ellefson, BenTENorth Dakota State   
    Willekes, KennyDEMichigan State   



FREE AGENCY SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


SIGNING:  PLAYER WHOSE CLUB RETAINED EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS

DENVER
    Griffith, JonasLBIndiana State   


SIGNINGS:  UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

ARIZONA
    Clement, CoreyRBWisconsin   
    Hernandez, WillGTexas-El Paso   
    Prater, MattKCentral Florida   
    Turner, EzekielLBWashington   

ATLANTA
    Pinion, BradleyPClemson   
    Smith, KeithRBSan Jose State   

BALTIMORE
    Mullen, TrayvonDBClemson   

DENVER
    Allen, ZachDEBoston College   
         Old Club: ARIZONA
    Manhertz, ChrisTECanisius   
         Old Club: JACKSONVILLE
    McGlinchey, MikeTNotre Dame   
         Old Club: SAN FRANCISCO
    Stidham, JarrettQBAuburn   
         Old Club: LAS VEGAS

DETROIT
    Anzalone, AlexLBFlorida   

GREEN BAY
    Nixon, KeiseanDBSouth Carolina   

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
    Pipkins, TreyTSioux Falls   
    Stick, EastonQBNorth Dakota State   

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Shepard, SterlingWROklahoma   

NEW YORK JETS
    Williams, QuincyLBMurray State   

PHILADELPHIA
    Scott, BostonRBLouisiana Tech   

SAN FRANCISCO
    Brendel, JakeCUCLA   
    Gipson, TashaunDBWyoming

MLS Preview: Columbus Crew SC (1-1-1) at New York Red Bulls (0-1-2)

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MLS Preview: Columbus Crew SC (1-1-1) at New York Red Bulls (0-1-2)

Since the start of the 2021 season, the New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC have played five times, with each team winning twice and drawing once., with one goal scored in each of the five games or a draw. A goal that changed the outcome occurred in the final four games in the 87th minute or later.

Despite only giving up two goals, the New York Red Bulls (D2 L1) have lost their first three games of the season for the first time since 2014. New York is one of only six teams in MLS history to fail to win any of its first three games despite conceding two or fewer goals.

On Saturday, the Columbus Crew SC overcame a deficit to draw 1-1 with Toronto, avoiding defeat for the 10th time in their last 13 road games (W3 D7). However, Columbus’s ninth consecutive road defeat (D6 L3) occurred in that draw, with its most recent victory coming in Chicago in early July.

In their first three games this season, the New York Red Bulls have only faced three shots on goal, two of which have been successful. the three shots on track are the least looked by a group in their initial three matches of a season since the Los Angeles Galaxy (likewise 3) in 2010.

In the Crew’s 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday, Jimmy Medranda scored his fifth goal from outside the box, making it his 10th goal in MLS. R. Espinoza, L. Zelarayan, and R. Leal are the other three players who have scored ten or more goals since Medranda joined the MLS in 2013. At least half of Medranda’s goals have come from outside the box.

MLS Preview: Nashville SC (2-0-1) at New England Revolution (2-1-0)

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MLS Preview: Nashville SC (2-0-1) at New England Revolution (2-1-0)

The New England Revolution and Nashville SC have drawn three of their previous four matches, with Nashville SC winning the other one, 2-0, in August 2021 at home. Goalless draws have marred both previous encounters in Foxborough.

New England suffered a 4-0 defeat at Los Angeles Football Club on Sunday, despite having won the season’s first two matches for the first time in club history. In any case, an Unrests win on Saturday would give them nine focuses, which would be their second-best beginning to a season in club history (10 focuses through 4 matches in 2005).

Nashville SC has started the season with three straight games without a loss, scoring seven points (W2 D1). Only the Whitecaps in 2012 and the Red Bulls in 2007 were the only MLS teams to keep opponents scoreless in their first four games.

In its Sunday defeat to the Los Angeles Football Club, New England was hit by 18 shots, 12 of which were on target. The 12 shots on track approached the second-most the Transformation have looked in a MLS match beginning around 2010, having just confronted more against the Association in May 2019 (15).

In Nashville SC’s 2-0 home victory over CF Montreal Impact on Saturday, the club did not concede a goal for the fifth time in the club’s short MLS history. Since Nashville SC joined MLS in 2020, only New York City FC has played them more than Nashville SC (6 times).

Cardinals option three to Minors

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Cardinals option three to Minors

47 players remain in Major League camp

JUPITER, Fla., – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that the team has reduced its Spring Training roster to 47 players, with three players optioned to the Memphis (AAA) roster.

The team optioned pitcher Connor Thomas, catcher Iván Herrera and outfielder Moisés Gómez today, leaving 33 Major League roster players and 14 non-roster invitees on the Spring Training camp roster.

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (37-23-7) at San Jose Sharks (19-36-13)

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (37-23-7) at San Jose Sharks (19-36-13)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Dallas 5 at Seattle 2
Goals: Gourde, Tolvanen
Goalie: Jones (27/32)
PP: 0/2 PK: 1/4 Shots: Dallas 32 – Seattle 28

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 192)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 67 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 17 games – week-to-week

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
March 15, 2023: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, March 18: Edmonton at Seattle, 1 p.m. PT
Tuesday, March 21: Seattle at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. PT
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

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the final time the Kraken will play the Sharks this season. The two teams have split their previous two games, and a win tonight would give Seattle its eighth series win of the season, having previously won its season series against Buffalo, Colorado, Columbus, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. The Kraken have one game remaining to play against Los Angeles, but they will record a series win regardless of the outcome after going 3-0-0 against the Kings in their first three meetings of the season. The Kraken have five season series that still could be won: Anaheim, Chicago, Minnesota, Nashville and Vegas.

• A win tonight would make the Sharks the first team that the Kraken has defeated five times. Seattle owns a 4-2-0 all-time record against San Jose.

• Seattle has a 10-7-2 record against Pacific Division opponents this season and have beaten each of their division rivals at least once.

• 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 234 goals in 67 games this season compared to 213 goals in 2021-22. o The team’s 234 goals this season were the fifth-most in the NHL entering play Wednesday, trailing only the Edmonton Oilers (264), Boston Bruins (246), Buffalo Sabres (241) and Tampa Bay Lightning (234).

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are tied for fourth the league in wins (19) and rank fifth in points (41). The team’s 117 goals since Jan. 1 were the second-most in the league entering play Wednesday.

• Jaden Schwartz has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last seven games played.

• 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.

SHARK TANK
• Matty Beniers has four points (one goal, three assists) in three career games against the Sharks.

• Morgan Geekie has recorded a point in four of six career games he has played against the Sharks, scoring one goal and adding four assists.

• Philipp Grubauer owns a 9-4-1 career record against the Sharks with a .921 save percentage and a 2.09 goals-against average. His nine wins are tied with the Minnesota Wild for his most against a single opponent.

• Jaden Schwartz recorded his 100th NHL point on Jan. 3, 2015 against San Jose. He has three points (two goals, one assist) in his last four games against the Sharks.

• Justin Schultz scored his first NHL goal against the Sharks on Jan. 22, 2013.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 21-9-3 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s 21 road wins have nearly doubled their total from last season (11).

• Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken ranked in the top five in the NHL in road wins (21, tied third) and road regulation wins (18, fourth). The team’s 126 goals scored on the road and 3.82 goals-per-game-played on the road were both ranked third in the NHL entering play Wednesday.

• The Kraken’s 12 wins since Jan. 1 were second to only the Boston Bruins (13) for the most in 2023 and the team’s 25 points ranked third entering play Wednesday, trailing Boston and New Jersey, who both have 27 road points since the start of the new year.

• A win tonight over the Sharks would give the Kraken their third road winning streak of at least five 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.

• With 28 points in 33 games, Matty Beniers (13 goals, 15 assists) is the Kraken’s leading scorers when playing on the road this season. Beniers’ 13 goals, 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 Wednesday.

• Vince Dunn has totaled 20 points (four goals, 16 assists) in his last 17 games played on the road. Dunn’s seven goals scored on the road this season were tied for the fourth-most in the NHL among all defensemen entering play Wednesday.

• Jaden Schwartz has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last seven road games and enters tonight’s game riding a three-game road point streak.

• Alex Wennberg enters tonight’s game riding a three-game road point streak, totaling four points (two goals, two assists) during that span.

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 68 – 3/14 – SJS 5 vs CBJ 6 (OT)…Logan Couture (1g, 2a) paced the Sharks with three points while on a night of firsts, William Eklund (1g, 0a) recorded his first NHL goal, Nikolai Knyzhov (1g, 0a) netted his first of the season, Derrick Pouliot (0g, 2a) notched his first two points as a Shark and Fabian Zetterlund (0g, 1a) earned his first point as a Shark. Alexander Barabanov (1g, 1a) recorded his third power play goal of the season, a career high. Tomas Hertl (0g, 2a) tied Jeff Friesen for seventh in San Jose history with his 37th multi-assist game.
SJ Goals: Barabanov (14 pp), Eklund (1), Couture (24), Labanc (11), Knyzhov (1)
SF: 37
SA: 29
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 3/3
W: Tarasov
OTL: Kahkonen

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/7 Recalled D Derrick Pouliot from the San Jose Barracuda
3/6 Reassigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
3/5 Recalled D Nick Cicek and D Nikolai Knyzhov from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: SEATTLE KRAKEN
The Seattle Kraken look to snap a three-game skid as they head to San Jose for the season series finale against the Sharks. The teams have split the first two meetings of the campaign with the home side emerging victorious in each contest, most recently a 4-0 San Jose win in February.

Vince Dunn enters the contest with a 10-game point streak, a personal best and franchise record. Jaden Schwartz, Matty Beniers and Andre Burakovsky all bring three points in the season series into Thursday’s tilt.

PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 3-for-3 shorthanded against Columbus on March 14, the Sharks boast the NHL’s sixth-best penalty kill, at 82.7-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.

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (21-38-7) at Los Angeles Kings (39-20-9)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (21-38-7) at Los Angeles Kings (39-20-9)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Mar. 16, 2023 Game No. 67 (21-38-7, 49 pts.)
at Los Angeles Kings (39-20-9, 87 pts.), Crypto.com Arena Road Game No. 32 (8-18-5, 21 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: MAR. 14, 2023 – CBJ 6 at SJS 5 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Gaudreau (16), Johnson (14), Jenner (21), Jenner (22), Foudy (4), OT – Gaudreau (17)
SJS Goal Scorers: PP – Barabanov (14), Eklund (1), Couture (24), Labanc (11), Knyzhov (1)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (27/32; 64:17); SJS – Kahkonen (42/48; 64:17)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 48 / SJS: 32
3 Stars: 1. Gaudreau, CBJ; 2. Couture, SJS; 3. Jenner, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ swept their season series vs. SJS (also winning 5-3 vs. SJS on Jan. 21)… CBJ recorded a season-high 48 shots on goal (previously, 42 on 10/20 vs. NSH)… CBJ trailed 1-0 but led 5-3 2:20 into the 3rd… Gaudreau notched his 3rd career 5-point game (2-3-5), matching the franchise record for most points in a game, last achieved by Panarin on 12/8/17 (0-5-5)… Jenner posted his 3rd multi-goal/10th multi-point effort of the season (2-0-2)… Laine tallied his 13th multi-point effort of the campaign (0-2-2) to extend his points streak to 6 consecutive outings (4-4-8)… Bayreuther registered his 1st multi-point game as a Blue Jacket and 2nd of his career (0- 2-2)… Tarasov notched his 1st career NHL point (assist on Johnson’s 2nd period goal).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (60 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (53 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (51 games)
Kuraly (left oblique strain); 6 weeks (5 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 438

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 10 Added Tarasov to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 2 Acquired Hutchinson and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from Vegas in exchange for Quick
Mar. 2 Acquired Gillies from Arizona in exchange for Voracek and a 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and assigned Gillies to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 1 Loaned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 1 Acquired Quick, a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from Los Angeles in exchange for Gavrikov and Korpisalo

TODAY’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
10:30pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE KINGS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 at LAK)
2021-22 Series: 0-1-1 (0-1-0 at LAK)
All-Time Series: 27-30-1-6 (10-19-1-2 at LAK)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 5-4-1 | 2-6-2
All-Time GF/GA: 156/191
All-Time SF/SA: 1,696/2,021
All-Time PP: 31-of-248
All-Time PK: 212-of-260

THE LAST GAME: DEC. 11, 2022 – CBJ 6 vs. LAK 5 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Marchenko (1), PP – Jenner (10), Laine (8), SHG – Roslovic, PP – Roslovic, OT- Gaudreau (10)
LAK Goal Scorers: Kopitar (9), Lizotte (6), Anderson-Dolan (2), Kopitar (10), Kempe (10)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (33/38; 60:24); LAK – Quick (20/26; 60:38)
CBJ PP: 2/3; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 26 / LAK: 38
3 Stars: 1. Roslovic, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Kopitar, LAK
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game for the 3rd time in last 4 contests… CBJ led 5-3 heading into the 3rd period, but LAK scored 2 goals in the 3rd to send the game to OT… CBJ scored 40 seconds into OT to win… Marchenko scored his 1st career NHL goal… Roslovic notched his 3rd career 4-point game with 2-2-4 to extend his points streak to 3-straight outings (2-4-6)… Gaudreau tallied his 4th 3-point effort of the season with 1-2-3, including his 2nd GWG… Laine recorded his 1st 3-point game of the season with 1-2-3 to extend his points streak to 4 consecutive outings (4-3-7)… Jenner scored a goal extending his points streak to 3-straight games (1-2-3).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
PLAY OF LATE
The Blue Jackets improved to 5-4-3 in their last 12 games following a 6-5 overtime victory at San Jose on Tuesday. The club, which is 8-8-5 in the past 21 contests, has registered points in nine of its last 14 games (6-5-3), with wins against four of the top-14 teams in the League in points (Toronto-5th; Dallas-6th; Edmonton-12th; Winnipeg-14th). The club has collected points in 10 of its last 14 contests away from Nationwide Arena dating back to January 23 (6-4-4).

HIT THE ROAD, JACK(ETS)
After playing a schedule heavy in-home games to date, the Blue Jackets will keep their travel bags packed over the month of March. The club is in the middle of a stretch of 12-of-15 games away from Nationwide Arena from February 26 through the end of March. The Jackets kicked off a season-long five-game road trip on Tuesday at San Jose before making stops at Los Angeles (Thursday), Anaheim (Friday), Las Vegas (Sunday) and Washington (March 21). Columbus plays five games over an eight day stretch on the road trip and will complete its 14th of 17 back-to-back sets of the season at Los Angeles (Thursday) and Anaheim (Friday). The lone home games this month are March 3 (vs. Seattle), March 11 (vs. St. Louis) and March 24 (vs. NY Islanders).

COMEBACK JACKETS
The club picked up its 10th comeback victory of the season (four by multiple goal deficits) with a 6-5 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. CBJ have come-from-behind to win in five of their last eight victories after trailing 1-0 in a 6-5 OT win on Tuesday, 2-0 and 3-2 in a 5-3 win vs. San Jose (Jan. 21), 2-1 in a 3-2 OT win at Edmonton (Jan. 25), 2-0 in a 4-3 win at Toronto (Feb. 11) and 1-0 in the 3-1 win vs. Winnipeg. The team set a franchise record in 2021-22 by coming back at some point in a game in 23 of its 37 wins (6th in the NHL).

POWERING UP
The Blue Jackets failed to score a power play goal for the first time in six games on Tuesday after scoring a goal one second after a power play attempt came to an end. The club has now scored a PPG in five of the last six games (5-of-15; 33.3 pct.) and nine of the last 13 (9-of-34; 26.5). The club ranks sixth-T in the NHL in power play percentage since January 21, converting on 14-of-56 opportunities over the last 21 contests (25.0). After starting the season 0-of-25 with the man advantage, Columbus ranks 21st in the NHL on the power play at 20.7 pct. (31-of-150) since Nov. 4

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

MARCH 16 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio, Tu Liga Radio

  • The LA Kings host the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (5-6 OTL on Dec. 11).
  • The Kings aim to split the season series.
  • Tonight’s game marks the third game of the Kings’ seven-game homestand (2-1 SOL vs. NSH on Mar. 11; 5-2 W vs. NYI on Mar. 14; Mar. 18 vs. VAN; Mar. 20 vs. CGY; Mar. 25 vs. WPG; Mar. 26 vs. STL).

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have points in four of their last five meetings vs. the Blue Jackets, dating back to Dec. 19, 2019 (2-1-2).
2) Fourteen different skaters tallied a point for the Kings Tuesday night against the Islanders, marking a new season-high. The last time 14 Kings skaters earned a point in a game was Nov. 8, 2016 vs. Toronto.
3) Of Adrian Kempe’s 32 goals this season, nine have come on the power-play. No Kings skater has scored 10 power-play goals in a single season since Jeff Carter (10) in the 2016-17 campaign.
4) On Tuesday, Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar both factored on the same goal for the 285th time in the regular season, which is the third highest such total by a pair of teammates in franchise history behind Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor (476x) as well as Kopitar and Dustin Brown (305x).
5) The Kings are 26-2-2 when leading after two periods of play this season.

vs. COLUMBUS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 36-21-1-6
Home: 21-10-1-0
Away: 15-11-0-6
OT: 6-7 (1 tie)
Shootout: 2-1
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 0-0-1

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. COLUMBUS:
Anze Kopitar* – 42 GP, 38 PTS (19-19=38)
Dustin Brown – 45 GP, 30 PTS (11-19=30)
Drew Doughty* – 34 GP, 28 PTS (6-22=28)
Alex Frolov – 27 GP, 21 PTS (9-12=21)
Jeff Carter – 17 GP, 17 PTS (11-6=17)
Ziggy Palffy – 10 GP, 17 PTS (9-8=17)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. COLUMBUS: Dec. 11, 2022 – LAK 5 at CBJ 6 (OT)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
LAK Goals: Kopitar (9,10), Lizotte (6), Anderson-Dolan (2), Kempe (10)
CBJ Goals: Marchenko (1), Jenner (10), Laine (8), Roslovic (2, 3), Gaudreau (10, OT GWG)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (OTL; 20 saves – 26 shots) CBJ: Merzlikins (W; 33 saves – 38 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-2
LAK PK: 1-for-3

THE NEXT THREE:
Sat., March 18 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar’s 52 points (15-37=52) against Vancouver is second-most in the league among active skaters behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (22-39=61).

Mon., March 20 | vs. Calgary Flames | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Alex Iafallo has a five-game point streak vs. Calgary (2-3=5).

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 ack to Nov. 13, 2021.

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)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 5 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
F Kevin Fiala, 2 games, Mar. 11 – Pres. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 124

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/15/23)
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.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Kings enter tonight riding an eight-game home point streak (7-0-1), dating back to Feb. 11 (6-0 W vs. PIT). Over those eight games, the Kings have outscored their opponents 33-16 and have averaged a goals-for per game of 4.13, placing third in home goals-per-game since the resumption of the regular-season following the NHL All-Star Break on Feb. 6. The Kings are 10-4-1 in their last 15 home games. In 33 games at Crypto.com Arena so far this campaign, the team has established a record of 21-9-3 with 45 points and a points percentage of .682%, ranking fifth in home points percentage in the league:

Best home points percentage this season
Team GP PTS% (record)
Boston Bruins 33 .864% (27-3-3)
Tampa Bay Lightning 35 .757% (24-6-5)
Toronto Maple Leafs 36 .736% (24-7-5)
Carolina Hurricanes 34 .735% (24-8-2)
LA Kings 33 .682% (21-9-3)

Since the All-Star Break, the Kings have accumulated an overall record of 11-2-2 for a .800 points percentage, trailing only Vegas (.813%):
Best overall points percentage since Feb. 6
Team GP PTS% (record)
Vegas Golden Knights 17 .824% (13-2-2)
LA Kings 15 .800% (11-2-2)
Boston Bruins 15 .733% (11-4-0)
New Jersey Devils 18 .722% (12-4-2)
Minnesota Wild 20 .700% (12-4-4)

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