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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (23-38-6) at Nashville Predators (34-24-7)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (23-38-6) at Nashville Predators (34-24-7)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: ESPN+/Hulu – Mike Monaco (PxP), Brian Bouche (analyst), Dominic Moore (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 18 at ARI, 9:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Monday, March 20 at COL, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
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))

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 … Feb. 27 – Activated Jarred Tinordi from IR … Feb. 26 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Feb. 25 – Placed Reese Johnson on IR retroactive to Feb. 20 … Activated Jujhar Khaira from IR … Feb. 23 – Signed David Gust to a two-year, two-way contract and recalled him from Rockford … Feb. 21 – Placed MacKenzie Entwistle on IR.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (6) vs. Boston (3) – Tue., March 14 – United Center
CHI Goals: Entwistle (3), Anderson (4), Raddysh (18), Katchouk (4), Raddysh (19, PP), Raddysh (20, EN)
BOS Goals: Lindholm (9), Frederic (14), Zacha (17)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (16/16, 28:48), Stalock (W, 23/26, 31:12) BOS – Ullmark (23/28, 59:21)
CHI PP: 1/3; PK: 2/2
BOS PP: 0/2; PK: 2/3
Recap: The Blackhawks earned a 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night at United Center … Taylor Raddysh led the team with his first career hat trick … He now has points in four-straight games (6G, 1A) … Boris Katchouk also logged three points (1G, 2A) in the game, establishing a new career high … Joey Anderson (1G, 1A), Jujhar Khaira (2A) and Ian Mitchell (2A) each recorded two points against the Bruins … Tyler Johnson tallied one helper in the contest, extending his current assist streak to three games (3A) … Alex Stalock turned aside 23 of the 26 shots he faced in relief for the win … He also stopped a penalty shot attempt by David Pastrnak … It was his second penalty shot faced this season, having also stopped an attempt on March 8 at Detroit (Dylan Larkin).

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NASHVILLE PREDATORS
The Blackhawks face off against the Predators tonight in the third and final matchup scheduled between the two teams this season … Chicago is 2-4-1 in their last seven games against Nashville … The Blackhawks are looking for their first road win against the Predators since Nov. 16, 2019 (W, 7-2) and are 0-4-2 in their last six trips to Nashville … Chicago fell to Nashville, 4-2, in the first game against on Dec. 21 … The Blackhawks also dropped a 3-1 decision to the Predators on March 4 … Connor Murphy leads the club with two points (1G, 1A) against Nashville this season … MacKenzie Entwistle and Seth Jones have each scored one other goal against the Predators in 2022-23 … Andreas Athanasiou logged an assist in the last game against Nashville and now has points in five of his last seven contests against them (4G, 2A) … Seth Jones was drafted by Nashville in the first round (4th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft … Colin Blackwell played in 33 games with the Predators between 2018-20, registering 10 points (3G,7A).

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 21 (2-4), March 4 (1-3) | AWAY: March 16
All-Time Record: 252-244-101 | Home: 134-120-46 | Road: 118-124-55 
Last Home Win: Nov. 7, 2021 (2-1) | Last Road Win: Nov. 16, 2019 (7-2) | Last Home Loss: March 4,
2023 (1-3) | Last Road Loss: April 16, 2022 (3-4)
  
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. NSH ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 6; Andreas Athanasiou, 4; 7 players with 1 goal
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 9; Jason Dickinson, 6; Tyler Johnson, 4
POINTS: Tyler Johnson, 10; Seth Jones, 10; Jason Dickinson, 7

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. CHICAGO
− The Predators are 65-50-(4)-12 all-time against the Blackhawks, including a 36-22-(3)-3 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and Chicago in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.

− Nashville is 2-0-0 against Chicago this season, most recently earning a 3-1 win at the United Center on March 4. The Predators won a 4-2 game on the road on Dec. 21, which featured Roman Josi passing David Legwand for the most points in franchise history.

− The Predators are 5-0-0 in their last five games against the Blackhawks; they are 8-0-2 in their last 10; and 5-0-0 in their last five at home.

− The Predators have earned at least a point in 23 of their last 26 games against the Blackhawks (19-3-4), holding Chicago to two-or-fewer goals 22 times in that span.

− Nashville is currently on a 16-game point streak against Chicago (13-0-3), tied for its longest point streak against a single opponent in franchise history (16 GP vs. Columbus from Nov. 15, 2006-March 28, 2008).

− The Predators went 7-0-1 vs. the Blackhawks in 2020-21, their most wins against Chicago in a single season in team history. Nashville outscored Chicago 25-14, allowing two-or-fewer goals in seven of those contests. The team’s seven wins against Chicago in 2020-21 were its most vs. a single opponent in a season since 2007-08 (seven vs. Columbus).

− On Jan. 9, 2020, the Preds defeated Chicago, 5-2, at the United Center in a game that featured Pekka Rinne’s first career goal and John Hynes’ first win as Nashville head coach.

− This will be the 132nd time the Predators and Blackhawks clash in the regular season, Nashville’s most games played against a single opponent.

NOTABLES vs. CHICAGO
− Juuse Saros is 10-2-2 with a 2.06 goals-against average, .934 save percentage and one shutout in 15 career appearances vs. the Blackhawks.

− Kevin Lankinen played the first 69 games of his NHL career with Chicago from 2020-22. He went 25-29-11 and posted a 3.23 goals-against average and .901 save percentage for the Blackhawks.

− Dante Fabbro scored his first career NHL goal on April 6, 2019 vs. Chicago (Cam Ward).

− Predators prospect Ryan Ufko won the USHL’s Clark Cup with the Chicago Steel in 2020-21; prospect Spencer Stastney is a product of the Chicago Mission youth hockey program.

− Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones was drafted fourth overall by the Predators in 2013; he skated in 199 games for Nashville from 2013-16, tallying 63 points (15g-48a).

− Chicago forward Colin Blackwell made his NHL debut with Nashville in 2018-19 and skated in 33 total games with the Predators, recording 10 points (3g-7a).

− Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi played in 35 games with the Predators from 2019-21.

LAST TIME OUT
− Detroit Red Wings 1, Nashville Predators 2 – March 14 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Sherwood (3), Novak – GWG (13)
− DET goals: Chiasson – PP (3)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 28/29); DET – Husso (L, 14/16)
− Power plays: NSH 0-5; DET 1-4
− Notes: Nashville improved to 17-11-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game regular-season series against the Red Wings with a 1-1-0 record… It was Nashville’s first home game since Feb. 28 vs. Pittsburgh… Nashville picked up the victory while recording 16 shots on goal; it was the ninth time in franchise history the team has won a game while firing 16 shots or fewer… Kiefer Sherwood had two points (1g-1a) for his second multi-point outing of the season and first since Oct. 7 vs. San Jose in Prague (1g-1a)… Tommy Novak scored his third game-winning goal of 2022-23… Cal Foote assisted on Novak’s goal for his first point as a member of the Predators.
OVERALL (131 GP) 65-50-(4)-12
HOME (64 GP) 36-22-(3)-3
ROAD (67 GP) 29-28-(1)-9
LAST MEETING March 4, 2023 at CHI (W, 3-1)
PLAYOFFS (1-2) Last: 2017 WCQ (W, 4-0)

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 14 58
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 14 15
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 14 10
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 14 9
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-14 6
Ryan McDonagh Upper body – day-to-day March 14 1
Total man-games lost: 166
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 59; Carrier – 20; McCarron – 20; Forsberg – 15; Johansen – 10; Parssinen – 9; McDonagh – 8; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Asplund – 1; Duchene – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 14: Recalled defenseman Kevin Gravel from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned forward Michael McCarron to Milwaukee (AHL).

− March 13: Signed forward Mark Jankowski to a one-year, $775,000 contract for 2023-24.

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (50-11-5) at Winnipeg Jets (38-27-3)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (50-11-5) at Winnipeg Jets (38-27-3)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Jets tonight in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone game at Canada Life Centre.
  • They are 50-11-5 overall this season and they are 23-8-2 on the road … The Bruins are 22-4-2 vs Western Conference opponents.
  • This is the 12th 50-win season in Bruins history … It is their second straight 50-win campaign and the most since 4 straight from 1970-71—1973-74 … The total at the 64-game mark were the fastest 50 wins in NHL history.
  • The Bruins play game 3 tonight in Winnipeg of a 5-game road trip (0-2-0), continuing the trip in Minnesota on 3/18 and Buffalo on 3/19.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins are 1-3-0 in their last 4 games, with a 3-2 loss vs. Edmonton on 3/9, a 3-2 win vs. Detroit on 3/11, 5-3 loss in Detroit on 3/12 and 6-3 setback in Chicago … That followed a 10-game win from 2/14-3/4 which was tied for the 5th-longest win streak in team history.
  • The Bruins had their 7-game road win streak snapped with their last 2 losses and are 16-4-2 in their last 22 road games, also including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
  • The Bruins are 8-2-0 in their last 10 home games.
  • Boston 3 vs Detroit 2 … The Bruins came back from a 2-0 deficit with 3 straight goals by Hampus Lindholm, Patrice Bergeron (PP) and Garnet Hathaway (GW and 1st as a Bruin) … Linus Ullmark won his 8th straight win in net … SOG: Bos 38, Det 31 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 1/2
  • Boston 3 at Detroit 5 … The Bruins fell into a 4-0 deficit and Matt Grzelcyk (1-1=2 totals), Jake DeBrusk, and David Pastrnak (1-1=2 totals) attempted the comeback before falling short … Pavel Zacha had 2A … Jeremy Swayman had the loss in net … SOG: Bos 33, Det 26 … PP: 0/3 … PK: 2/3
  • Boston 3 at Chicago 6 … The Bruins suffered consecutive regulation losses for the 1st time this season … Hampus Lindholm (1-1=2 totals), Trent Frederic and Pavel Zacha gave Boston a 3-2 lead, but fell to 4 unanswered … Linus Ullmark had his 8-game win streak halted … SOG: Bos 42, Chi 29 … PP: 0/2 … PK: 0/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 92)

  • Taylor Hall: Lower body (LTIR)
  • Nick Foligno: Lower body (IR)

BOSTON vs WINNIPEG, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Jets are meeting for the 69th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 41-18-2-7 record and 217-91 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 17-13-0-9 lifetime in Winnipeg with a 97-95 scoring edge in those 34 contests.
  • The Bruins have won their last 5 games vs. the Jets at 6-0-1, including a 3-2 win in Boston on 12/22 in the 1st game this season.

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 25 players on their roster (1 IR, 1 LTIR) … 12 were drafted by the team, 7 were acquired in trade and 6 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 8-2-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 8-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 7-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 7 of their 15-game March schedule tonight (9 hm/6 rd, 3-3-0) … They will play 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December, 10-3-1 in January and 9-1-0 in February.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 11: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL on an emergency basis and returned to Providence/AHL.
Mar. 13: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL on an emergency basis.

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets make a pitstop at home to host the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Winnipeg lost 5-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night to end a three-game road trip, which included wins against the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. After Thursday’s game, the Jets play back-to-back in Nashville and St. Louis on Saturday afternoon and Sunday night.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat BOS
68 GP 66
38 W 50
26 L 11
2 OT 5
79 PTS 105
212 GF 248
194 GA 148
21.5% PP 22.5%
82.9% PK 85.3%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 16 BOS TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 18 At NSH SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 19 At STL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 21 ARI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 23 At ANA TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 6 SJS 3-2 OTL 1L
Mar. 8 MIN 4-2 L 2L
Mar. 11 At FLA 5-4 OTW 1W
Mar. 12 At TBL 3-2 W 2W
Mar. 14 At CAR 5-3 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
Thursday, March 16
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Boston Bruins 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 17
Practice – Canada Life Centre 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, March 18
Jets at Nashville Predators 1:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Carolina Hurricanes 5
Winnipeg Jets 3
Jets Scorers: DeMelo (4), Ehlers (7), Niederreiter (22)
Hurricanes Scorers: Slavin (6), Skjei (13), Kotkaniemi (13, 14), Drury (1)
Jets Goaltender: David Rittich (20 sv, 4 ga)
Hurricanes Goaltender: Frederik Andersen (21 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-1
Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: The Jets scored twice in the third period to make it a one-goal game twice, but lost 5-3 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Dylan DeMelo scored in the second period for the Jets to tie the game, while Nikolaj Ehlers and Nino Niederreiter had third period tallies. Nate Schmidt led the team with four shots, while Neal Pionk had a team best three hits and three blocked shots.

Home Pitstop
Thursday’s game is the first of two games Winnipeg has at home in a stretch of 10 games… Their other home game is Mar. 21 vs. Arizona… The Jets have played 34 games at home this season, which is one off the league lead, while playing 34 on the road as well, three off the league lead… Winnipeg’s 68 games played this season is one behind the New York Islanders for the most in the NHL.

Backend Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 164 points (41G, 123A) this season, which is fourth in the NHL… A defenceman has been in on 16 of Winnipeg’s past 23 goals… Josh Morrissey (67), Neal Pionk (26), Dylan DeMelo (21), and Brenden Dillon (20) have all reached the 20-point mark, while Nate Schmidt has 16 points… The Jets join the Arizona Coyotes, Washington Capitals, and Carolina Hurricanes as the only teams in the NHL this year to have four defencemen hit the 20-point mark.

Beasts from the East
The Jets are 13-16-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Winnipeg hasn’t posted a winning record against the East since going 18-12-2 in 2018-19… Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring against the Eastern Conference with 28 points (13G, 15A) in 29 games… Mark Scheifele has 15 goals in 29 games against the East this season… Thursday’s game ends a stretch of the Jets playing four consecutive games against an Eastern Conference opponent.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 21-11-2 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is sixth in the NHL and second in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (15G, 26A) leads the team with 41 points in 34 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… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 17-9-1 with a 2.38 goals-against average, .922 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 250-160-38 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is fourth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.9% of the time… Winnipeg has been perfect on the penalty kill in four of its past five games… 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.

Jets vs. BOS Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
68 25 34 9

Home Record
GP W L OT
34 17 16 1

Away Record
GP W L OT
34 8 18 8

Jets vs. BOS Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Bruins square off at Canada Life Centre in their second meeting of the season… Winnipeg lost 3-2 in Boston on Dec. 22.

Recent History
The Jets have lost five consecutive games to the Bruins after going 3-0-1 in the previous four contests. Four of the five losses have come by one goal, while Winnipeg has been limited to two goals or less in the past four games… Three of the Jets past six wins against the Bruins have come in a shootout… Since going 2-for-2 on the power play on Jan. 9/20, the Jets are 0-for-17 with the extra man in the four games against the Bruins since.

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 7-5-0 all-time against the Bruins at Canada Life Centre, but have lost the past two games. Ten of the 12 games between the Jets and Bruins in Winnipeg have been decided by two goals or less.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has 17 points (7G, 10A) in 24 games against the Bruins, the team with which he started his NHL career… Mark Scheifele has notched 13 points (4G, 9A) in 17 games during his career against the Bruins… Karson Kuhlman has only played his former team once, registering an assist.

Jets vs. BOS Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
11/19/2016 @Bos L 1 4 12 4 0 10 38 4 1 10
12/21/2017 @Bos SOL 1 2 38 3 0 6 33 3 0 6
03/27/2018 Bos SOW 5 4 32 1 0 11 32 5 3 2
01/29/2019 @Bos SOW 4 3 27 2 1 16 39 3 1 14
03/14/2019 Bos W 4 3 24 2 1 2 39 1 0 4
01/09/2020 @Bos L 4 5 21 2 2 8 36 4 1 4
01/31/2020 Bos L 1 2 38 6 0 35 25 4 2 39
01/22/2022 @Bos L 2 3 24 4 0 14 32 2 1 18
03/18/2022 Bos L 2 4 29 5 0 28 45 4 1 10
12/22/2022 @Bos L 2 3 27 2 0 8 39 4 1 4

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (40-22-6) at New Jersey Devils (44-17-6)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (40-22-6) at New Jersey Devils (44-17-6)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 4 at New Jersey 1
The Tampa Bay Lightning got back in the win column with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils March 14 at Prudential Center…Tampa Bay moved to 40-22-6 on the season with a road record of 16-16-1…Damon Severson opened the scoring for NJD when he jumped on a rebound in front at the 5:55 mark of the first period…After Ian Cole was sent to the penalty box for tripping, Brandon Hagel sped through all three zones and fed a pass to Anthony Cirelli, who made a move to the backhand and beat Vitek Vanecek to tie the game at one with his second shorthanded goal in as many games…At the 8:52 mark of the second period, Hagel took a pass from Mikhail Sergachev and skated into the offensive zone on a 2-on-1 before firing a wrist shot past Vanecek to give the Bolts a 2-1 lead…With 6:05 remaining in the second, Hagel won a puck battle and dropped a pass to Alex Killorn, who skated into the slot and beat Vanecek with a shot to the near post to extend Tampa Bay’s lead to 3-1…As the second period was coming to a close, Nikita Kucherov skated into the offensive zone and completed a quick give-and-go with Brayden Point before roofing a backhand over the glove of Vanecek with 0.2 seconds remaining in the middle frame…Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves on 23 shots against for his 30th win of the season, marking the sixth-straight season that Vasilevskiy has hit the 30-win mark…The Lightning held NJD to 13 shots on goal over the final two periods and allowed 23 shots or fewer for the fourth-straight game…Steven Stamkos missed the game with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day.
PP: TBL – 0-2 NJD – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 30 NJD – 23
Attendance: 15,622

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Devils are playing the second of three matchups this season and the second of back-to-back meetings at Prudential Center…Tampa Bay will wrap up the season series vs. NJD with the third meeting over the course of six days March 19 at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning posted a 2-1-0 record vs. NJD last season…Victor Hedman led all Bolts skaters with four points vs. NJD last season (2-2—4)…Steven Stamkos has picked up points in nine of his last 14 games at NJD (6-8—14)…Nikita Kucherov has posted a multi-point effort in four of his last seven games vs. NJD (5-7—12) and picked up points in 11 of the last 14 meetings (8-14—22)…Brayden Point has recorded points in nine of his last 11 games vs. NJD (6-13—19) and recorded a career high five-point game Oct. 30, 2018 vs. NJD (1-4—5)…Point has six points in his eight career games at NJD (2-8—10)…Brandon Hagel has pointed in all three of his career games vs. NJD (4-3—7) and scored his only career hat trick Feb. 25, 2022 vs. NJD…Nick Paul has found the scoresheet in four of his six career games vs. NJD (2-3—5)…Pat Maroon has points in six of his last nine games vs. NJD (3-4—7)…Corey Perry has picked up assists in four of his last five games at NJD (0-5—5)…Hedman points in six of his last seven contests vs. NJD (2-5—7)…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in 11 of the last 13 matchups vs. NJD (total: 54 goals)…Tampa Bay is 6-3-1 in their last 10 road games at NJD and 7-3-0 the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 39-52-8 with seven ties all-time vs. NJD, including a road record of 18-30-5 with two ties…Vincent Lecavalier (16-28—44) and Martin St. Louis (18-26—44) are tied for the most career points vs. NJD in Tampa Bay franchise history, while Stamkos (21-18—39) holds the franchise record for most career goals vs. NJD.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. NJD
T1. Martin St. Louis – 44 pts. (18-26—44, 48 GP)
T1. Vincent Lecavalier – 44 pts. (16-28—44, 52 GP)

  1. Steven Stamkos – 39 pts. (21-18—39, 39 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 26 pts. (9-17—26, 19 GP)
    T5. Brayden Point – 22 pts. (7-15—22, 15 GP)
    T5. Brad Richards – 22 pts. (4-18—22, 27 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a brief two-game road trip with both games set to be played vs. NJD at Prudential Center…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on the road…The Lightning are 9-6-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents and 19-14-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…Tampa Bay has held their opponent to 23 shots or fewer in each of the last four games…The Bolts have fired off 30 or more shots on goal in seven of the last eight contests…The Lightning will face Ondrej Palat for the second time since he signed with NJD last summer…Among all skaters in Tampa Bay franchise history, Palat (143-280—423, 628 GP) ranks eighth in games played, seventh in assists, ninth in points, 10th in goals and second in plus/minus (+147)…Palat’s 12 game-winning goals in the postseason remain the most in Lightning franchise history.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 104
Current Injuries:
Steven Stamkos (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game

TRANSACTIONS
March 4 – Recalled D Darren Raddysh from AHL Syracuse
March 3 – Re-assigned D Darren Raddysh to AHL Syracuse
March 2 – Recalled D Darren Raddysh from AHL Syracuse
March 1 – Acquired F Michael Eyssimont from San Jose in exchange for F Vladislav Namestnikov

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 New Jersey Devils 1
(40-22-6 – 86 PTS) (44-17-6 – 94 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. B. Hagel 2. N. Kucherov 3. A. Cirelli
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Tampa 1 3 0 – – 4
DEVILS 1 0 0 – – 1
Goals:
TBL: A. Cirelli (SHG), B. Hagel, A. Killorn, N. Kucherov
NJD: D. Severson
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 67
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 11
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 182

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
3/3/23 Curtis Lazar Acquired via trade from VAN
3/3/23 Kevin Bahl & Akira Schmid Loaned to & recalled from Utica
3/3/23 Graeme Clarke Reassigned to Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils hosted Tampa, and faced-off, with Tampa for the first time this season. Jersey’s team hosts Tampa in consecutive games, which also marks the final time that Tampa visits the Garden state for 2022-23. Yet, the Devils travel to the Sunshine state this weekend and hit the ice vs Florida on Saturday and then conclude the 2022-23 regular-season series vs Tampa on Sunday. The last time that the Devils played Tampa in consecutive games, and with no games vs other opponents in between, in the regular-season was Jan. 9, 2011, to Jan. 14. Jersey team hosted the Bolts in the first game (6-3, W) and then visited Tampa for the second contest (5-2, W). Thursday’s contest marks the first time in franchise history that the team plays Tampa at home in the regular season and in consecutive games. The Devils never visited Tampa for consecutive games played in franchise history. Tuesday’s 4-1 loss ended New Jersey’s three-game winning-streak that the team earned. The Devils were also held to one goal in a contest for the seventh time this season (1-6-0 record). The Devils enter Thursday’s contest seven 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 44 wins in a singles season was in 2017-18, and the last time that Jersey logged more than 44 wins in a season was in 2011-12 (48-28-6).

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. The Devils are 5-2-1 for the month of March, which ranked tied for third n the NHL, with Nashville (5-2-1) per March 15. Vegas ranked first for this matter with a 7-1-0. Jersey’s 27 goals for in the month of March led all Eastern Conference team, but ranked sixth in the NHL. Jersey’s power-play% ranked tied for fifth in the NHL with Florida and at 35.1% for the month of March, per March 15; while the team’s penalty kill ranked eighth at 92.3 (ranked third). The team is averaging 34.4 shots per game this month, which ranked sixth in the NHL…Florida ranked first this month at 39.6 S/GP.

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. The Devils enter tonight’s contest with a 23-13-2 record vs the Eastern Conference and a 9-8-0 record vs the Atlantic Division for 2022-23. The team’s 23 wins vs the East are the third most earned in the NHL, while Boston ranks first (28) and Carolina ranks second (26).

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 12-5-1
First game: 5-3-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-2-1
Second game: 7-2-0 | home: 3-2-0 | road: 4-0-0

STATS EXPANDED
The Devils are 25-8-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 19-9-5 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 19 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per March 16, while Boston (17-9-2) ranked second. The Devils are 28-0-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 35-1-2 record. The team’s zero regulation losses when leading after two periods is tied for the fewest with six other teams this season, per March 16. The Devils are 15-3-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 28-14-4 when outshooting teams. The team’s three regulation losses when outshot are tied with Boston for the second 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.

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (34-23-10) at New York Rangers (38-19-10)

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NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (34-23-10) at New York Rangers (38-19-10)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 14: Montreal 6, Pittsburgh 4 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Guentzel (2), Malkin (PP), Letang
Multiple Points: Guentzel (2G-1A), Letang (1G-2A), Malkin (1G1A)
Goalie: Jarry (3 saves, 7 shots), DeSmith (12 saves, 13 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s third three-point game of the year wasn’t enough as Pittsburgh fell at home.
PP: 2-4
PK: 2-2

Mar. 12: Pittsburgh 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell (PP), Zucker, Letang (OT)
Multiple Points: Crosby (2A), Malkin (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (27 saves, 29 shots)
Key Stats: Kris Letang scored his third overtime goal of the season to help Pittsburgh extend its point streak to four games (3-0-1).
PP: 2-4
PK: 2-2

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 14 28
F Nick Bonino Kidney 3 3
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 156

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 10 F Alex Nylander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 9 F Alex Nylander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 7 F Alex Nylander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 4 F Drew O’Connor recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 3 D Dmitry Kulikov acquired in exchange for Brock McGinn and a 2024 third-round draft pick.

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Rangers: 136-122-36
In Pittsburgh: 72-54-20
In New York: 64-68-16
OT Record vs. Rangers: 26-11-17
Shootout Record vs. Rangers: 7-4

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. RANGERS:
Mario Lemieux: 70 GP, 132 PTS (61G-71A)
Sidney Crosby 80 GP, 102 PTS (38G-64A)
Evgeni Malkin 69 GP, 70 PTS (31G-39A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins hit the road for the first of two-consecutive games against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh has points in 16 of its last 21 games versus New York (13-5-3), and is 17-7-3 in its last 27 games versus the Rangers.
  • A win tonight would allow Pittsburgh to take the season series with New York for the sixth time in the last eight seasons.
  • Pittsburgh is 3-0-1 in its last four games versus Metropolitan Division opponents.
  • The Penguins are 7-2-1 over their last 10 games total.

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 5, Washington Capitals 3 – March 14, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: M. Zibanejad (33, 34), P. Kane (19), J. Trouba (7), J. Vesey (10)
WSH Goals: N. Aube-Kubel (4), M. Irwin (2), N. Dowd (12)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 28/31)
WSH Goalie: D. Kuemper (L – 31/35)
NYR Shots: 36
WSH Shots: 31
NYR PP: 1/2
NYR PK: 4/4

RECAP/NOTES: New York began their season-long, five-game homestand with a 5-3 win over the Capitals on Tuesday night at MSG. The Blueshirts built a 4-1 lead in the second period and added an empty net tally in the third from Jimmy Vesey to earn the win.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first of two games against them this week as they continue a season-long five-game homestand (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
  • New York has points in four-straight games (3-0-1). At home, the Blueshirts have won seven of their last nine games and are 10-4-0 in their last 14 home games. Against Pittsburgh at home, New York has points in six of its last seven contests (5-1-1).
  • Since December 5, New York is 27-9-5 for 59 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank third in wins, points, and third in points percentage (.720).
  • The Rangers have scored five or more goals on 19 occasions this season, tied for the fourth most in the NHL. When scoring four or more goals, New York is 25-0-0 and one of two teams in the NHL (VGK) to have a perfect such record.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has compiled 159 points, the fifth most in the NHL.
  • The Blueshirts’ 19 comeback wins are tied for the third most in the NHL and their eight third-period comeback wins are tied for the fourth most in the NH. Their eight third-period comeback wins are tied for the second most in franchise history (11 – 2010-11).
  • Filip Chytil and Vincent Trocheck are both within one of reaching the 20-goal mark this season and joining Kreider, Zibanejad and Panarin. The last season to feature five different 20-goal scorers for the Ranger was 2015-16 (Derick Brassard, Mats Zuccarello, J.T. Miller, Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider).
  • When scoring first this year, the Blueshirts are 25-5-4 and 19-3-3 when leading after the second period. When tied after two periods, the Rangers have 13 wins, the most in the NHL.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Mar. 18/8:00 PM Pittsburgh/Madison Square Garden ABC, ESPN Plus ESPN 98.7 FM
Mar. 19/7:00 PM Nashville/Madison Square Garden MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Mar. 21/7:00 PM Carolina/Madison Square Garden MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Mar. 23/7:00 PM Carolina/PNC Arena MSGSN ESPN 1050 AM
Mar. 25/5:00 PM Florida/FLA Live Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 14 Washington W, 5-3
Mar. 12 at Pittsburgh OTL, 3-2
Mar. 11 at Buffalo OTW, 2-1
Mar. 9 at Montreal SOW, 4-3
Mar. 4 at Boston L, 4-2

MAN GAMES LOST – 41
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper Body Feb. 26-Mar. 14 8

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 11 – Jonny Brodzinski re-assigned to Hartford.
March 7 – Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hartford.

ALL-TIME RECORD 135-119-23-17 (310 PTS)
2022-23 0-1-1
2021-22 3-1-0
NYR HOME 76-55-9-8 (169 PTS)
NYR AWAY 59-64-14-9 (141 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-1-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Panarin (13) – A: Kane (19) – Pts: Panarin (30)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Ratelle (23) – A: Leetch (70) – Pts: Leetch (89)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
December 20 at Pittsburgh L, 3-2
March 12 at Pittsburgh OTL, 3-2
March 16 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
March 18 at MSG 8:00 PM ET

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • The Rangers have scored a power play goal in four of their last five games (5G), seven of their last nine games (8G) and nine of their last 13 contests (11G).

NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (27-35-6) at Florida Panthers (33-27-7)

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NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (27-35-6) at Florida Panthers (33-27-7)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Panthers s’affrontent ce soir pour la 109e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
  • The Canadiens and Panthers are facing each other for the 109th time in regular season. Those two opponents have never faced each other in the playoffs.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 6 @ PIT 4 (@ PPG PAINTS ARENA)
Buts MTL Goals – Hoffman, Ylönen, Gurianov (AN/PP), Edmundson, Richard, Anderson
Buts PIT Goals – Guentzel, Malkin (AN/PP), Letang, Guentzel (AN/PP)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (39-43)
Gardien PIT Goalie – Jarry (3-7) ; DeSmith (13-14)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/2
Avantage numérique PIT Powerplay – 2/4
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 24:00) ; S (Drouin, Gurianov – 4) ; HT (Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Matheson – 6)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
18 MARS @ TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
21 MARS VS. TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
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.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 68 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 68 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 25 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 30 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 24 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 43 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 22 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 15 –

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)

NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 15/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/15
PTS (60 – 27e/27th)
V/W (27 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (186 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (246 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.5 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.9 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (1333 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (801 – 3e/3rd)
AN/PP (15.9% – 31e/31st)
DN/PK (72.4% – 31e/31st)

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 4-12-1 9 35 72
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 9-8-2 20 57 69
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 27-35-6 60 190 248
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 105
Victoires/Wins : 41
Fiche : 41-54-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 92

CANADIENS VS. FLORIDE
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. FLA 49-48-6-5 (108 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 25-19-3-5 (52 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 24-29-3-0 (56 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 6-2 L @ MTL (19/01/23)
S. Montembeault 5-33 | A. Lyon 2-25
BG / WG: M. Tkachuk

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE FLORIDE / LAST 10 GAMES VS. FLORIDA:
19/01/23 – FLA 6 @ MTL 2
29/12/22 – MTL 2 @ FLA 7
29/04/22 – FLA 2 @ MTL 10
29/03/22 – MTL 4 @ FLA 7
21/03/22 – FLA 4 @ MTL 3
01/01/22 – MTL 2 @ FLA 5
07/03/20 – MTL 1 @ FLA 4
01/02/20 – FLA 0 @ MTL 4
29/12/19 – MTL 5 @ FLA 6
26/03/19 – FLA 1 @ MTL 6

CETTE SAISON CONTRE FLORIDE / THIS SEASON VS. FLORIDA
Match #1: 29/12/2022 @ FLA – D/L 7-2
Match #2: 19/01/2023 @ MTL – D/L 6-2
Match #3: 16/03/2023 @ FLA
Match #4: 30/03/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE FLORIDE / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. FLORIDA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (12-11-23, 31 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (7-6-13, 16 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (7-5-12, 15 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE FLORIDE / LEADING SCORERS VS. FLORIDA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (12-11-23, 31 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (7-6-13, 16 pj/gp)
3) Jonathan Drouin (2-10-12, 17 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE FLORIDE / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. FLORIDA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (39, 31 pj/gp)
2) David Savard (30, 35 pj/gp)
3) Joel Edmundson (25, 15 pj/gp)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 42
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 7
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 203

LAST GAME
Panthers 4, Jets 5 [OT] – March 11 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Tkachuk (29-PPG), Reinhart (23-PPG), M. Staal (3), Tkachuk (30-PPG)
WPG Goals: Scheifele (37-PPG), Ehlers (6), Namestnikov (7-PPG, 8), Scheifele (38-OT)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L [OT]) – 22 Saves
WPG Goalie: Hellebuyck (W) – 44 Saves
FLA Shots: 48
WPG Shots: 27
Notes: Florida extended their point streak to four games (3-0-1)…Matthew Tkachuk (2-1-3) recorded three points for the second consecutive game (2-4-6) and logged a game-high nine shots on goal…Aleksander Barkov notched two assists, extending his point streak to four games (1-5-6)…Brandon Montour (0-2-2) produced two points for the second straight game (1-3-4)…Montour’s second helper represented his 200th NHL point…Sam Reinhart (1-1-2) logged two points and won 12/17 faceoffs, scoring a power-play goal for the second consecutive game…Marc Staal scored a goal for his second point in as many games (1-1-2)… Radko Gudas led FLA with six hits…FLA PP: 3-5, FLA PK: 1-3

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • 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. CANADIENS
ALL-TIME vs. MTL: 53-38-6-11
ALL-TIME HOME vs. MTL: 29-19-3-5
2022-23 vs. MTL: 2-0-0

CATS STATS

  • Sam Reinhart is expected to skate in his 600th NHL game tonight.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers play the sixth game of a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against Winnipeg. Over the course of the homestand (since March 2) Florida owns a 3-1-1 record, converting on 31.3% [5/16] of their power-play opportunities and out-shooting their opponents by an average of 39.6 to 25.8. Matthew Tkachuk leads the Panthers with eight points (2-6-8) since March 2. The Cats have registered a 10-4-1 record over their past 15 games at FLA Live Arena since Jan. 3, averaging 41.5 shots on goal per game. Florida leads all NHL teams this season with 39.2 shots on goal per game at home and their 3.67 goals per game at home rank fourth.

CATS AND CANADIENS
Florida faces off against Montreal for the third time this season. The Cats have outscored the Habs 13-4 over their previous two matchups, led by seven total points (3-4-7) from Aleksander Barkov, including five points (3-2-5) Dec. 29 at FLA Live Arena, and two multi-goal outings from Matthew Tkachuk (4-1-5). The Panthers own a 6-1-0 record over their past seven total matchups against the Canadiens since March 7, 2020 and are 6-0-0 against Montreal in their past six visits to FLA Live Arena since Feb. 17, 2019.

NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche (38-22-6) at Ottawa Senators (33-30-4)

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NHL Preview: Colorado Avalanche (38-22-6) at Ottawa Senators (33-30-4)

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES

Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Thu, Mar. 16 at Ottawa 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Mar. 18 at Detroit 11 a.m. Altitude, NHLN 92.5 FM
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 (38-22-6, 82 PTS) at OTTAWA SENATORS (33-30-4, 70 PTS)
5:08 p.m. MT / 7:08 p.m. ET – Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Altitude / Altitude Radio (92.5 FM)
The Colorado Avalanche continues their four-game road trip tonight in Ottawa against the Senators … This evening’s contest is the second half of a back-to-back for the Avs, who beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 in a shootout last night in Toronto …. The Avs are 2-0-0 so far on this road swing, which ends with a Saturday afternoon matinee in Detroit … Colorado is 10-3-1 in its last 14 games and 18-5-3 (.750) in its last 26 contests … Only Carolina (18-5-1, .771) has a better record since Jan. 14 … The Avs are 9-2-1 in their last 12 road games … 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 15 – Colorado 2, Toronto 1 in a shootout
Alexandar Georgiev stopped all three shootout attempts and Nathan MacKinnon scored the only goal of the tiebreaker as the Avalanche beat the Maple Leafs, 2-1, at the Scotiabank Arena … Mikko Rantanen scored a power-play goal for his team-leading 44th tally of the season, assisted by MacKinnon and Cale Makar to both extend their point streaks to six games.
SF: 29 SA: 18 PP: 1-5 PK: 3-3

Samuel Girard appeared in his 400th career NHL game Georgiev posted his 30th win of the season, tied for second in the NHL … He reached the 30-win mark in his 49th game of the season, becoming the fifth different goaltender (sixth time) in franchise history to reach 30 victories in less than 50 contests … He joined Philip Grubauer (40 GP) in 2020-21, Darcy Kuemper (44 GP) in 2021-22, Patrick Roy (47 GP) in 2000-01, Semyon Varlamov (48 GP) in 2013-14 and Roy (48 GP) in 1996-97 MacKinnon and Makar each extended their respective point streaks to six games The Avalanche’s power-play unit has converted in five straight games, going 7-for-19 (36.8%) The Avalanche killed off all three Maple Leafs power plays … The PK unit has allowed only one power- play goal in the last seven games, killing 20-of-21 shorthanded situations (95.2%) The Avalanche improved to 12-6 in games decided past regulation, 7-3 in overtime and 5-3 in shootouts Colorado held the Maple Leafs to 18 shots after holding Montreal to 19 and Arizona to 20 in its previous two games… The Avs allowed a combined two shots in a stretch lasting 42:57 during this span and have allowed 37 shots on goal in the last 148 minutes of game time

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: 374

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 14 – Alex Galchenyk recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Mar. 6 – Jonas Johansson recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Mar. 5 – Keith Kinkaid reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – OTTAWA SENATORS
The Avalanche and Senators wrap up the season series with the second and final meeting of 2022-23 … Colorado won the first matchup 7-0 on Jan. 14 at Ball Arena … The Avs are 5-0-1 in their last six games versus Ottawa.

SCHEDULE vs. SENATORS
Jan. 14 vs. OTTAWA (W, 7-0)
Mar. 16 @ OTTAWA

RECORD vs. SENATORS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
Overall: 1-0-0 Overall: 1-0-1 Overall: 33-17-6 Overall: 20-14-4 No meetings
Home: 1-0-0 Home: 1-0-0 Home: 20-5-2 Home: 12-5-2
Road: — Road: 0-0-1 Road: 13-12-4 Road: 8-9-2

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 14, 6-3 loss at Edmonton: Draisaitl scored twice to record his fourth career 100-point season in Edmonton’s 6-3 defeat of Ottawa at Rogers Place. The markers were his 14th and 15th career goals against Ottawa, his most against any one Eastern Conference opponent. Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid added one goal and one assist evenings while Ryan and Bjugstad also tallied for the Oilers. Stützle provided two of Ottawa’s three markers in the game to establish the new franchise record for goals within a skater’s first three NHL seasons (68). Tkachuk equaled his career high in points with his 27th goal and 67th point in also finding the back of the net for the visitors. Skinner earned the win for Edmonton in making 29 saves while Sogaard took the loss for Ottawa with 27 saves.
Scratches: None; Injuries: Chabot, Forsberg, Joseph, Kelly, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 32, EDM – 33; PP: OTT – 1-5, EDM – 1-3.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Colorado 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 concludes a two-game homestand against Toronto on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the third of four 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 Avalanche this evening. D Chabot, F Joseph and F Kelly missed Thursday evening’s game with lower-body injuries. Total man-games lost: 233.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled C Greig from Belleville (AHL) on March 15.

OTTAWA vs. COLORADO – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Jan. 14 @ Colorado (7-0 loss), March 16 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (1-1-0): 11/22/21 @ Colorado (7-5 loss), 12/4/21 @ Ottawa (6-5 OT win)
Series record (includes Quebec): Overall: 19-30-4-3; Home: 13-13-3-0; Away: 6-17-1-3
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 12/14/21 (6-5 OT); @ Colorado: 11/10/17 (4-3 OT)
Last Colorado win: @ Ottawa: 2/6/20 (4-1); @ Colorado: Jan. 14 (7-0)
Last OT result: 12/4/21 (6-5 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: None
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (4x, Last: 12/4/21, 6-5 OT win); Allowed: 11, (3/26/95, 11-4 loss); Both teams: 15, (3/26/95, 11-4 loss)
Last Game: Jan. 14, 7-0 loss @ Colorado; OTT Goals: None; COL Goals: Rantanen (x2), Newhook (x2), Lehkonen (x2), Hunt; OTT
Scratches: None; OTT Injuries: Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; COL Goalie: Francouz; OTT PP: 0-3; COL PP: 1-2; Shots: 29-33.
Career vs. Colorado: Brassard leads all players in career games played (39), in assists (13) and in points (20); Giroux leads in goals (11); Watson leads in penalty minutes (54) against Colorado.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 19-12-2 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 19 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 24 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 32 home games, Stützle leads the team with 43 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their 11th set of the season on Monday when the team visits Pittsburgh ahead of a game at Boston the following night … 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 (6-4-0 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 59 for 253 (23.3%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 12 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with 26 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 15 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 202 of the 244 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.8% through 67 regular-season games … The team has registered seven (Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte, Stützle) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (41-27) at Brooklyn Nets (39-30)

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NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (41-27) at Brooklyn Nets (39-30)

The Sacramento Kings are going to end a 16-year season finisher dry spell, the longest such stretch in NBA history. Additionally, the Kings are nearing the end of a slightly longer stretch without a winning road record.

De’Aaron Fox’s last-second 3-pointer on Wednesday gave the Kings their 20th road victory of the season against the Chicago Bulls. When the Sacramento Kings play the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night in New York, they will have their first chance at establishing their first winning road record since 2003-2004.

In Chicago’s fourth quarter, Fox scored 15 of his 32 points, giving Sacramento its eighth road victory by five points or less. After the Kings were 10 down at the half, they won.

Also, the Kings are close to winning their first game since 2005-06, when they went 44-38 but were 17-24 on the road.

During a run of five consecutive seasons with at least 50 wins, Sacramento’s last road winning record was 21-20 in 2003-2004.

The Kings are 9-2 overall and 11-4 on the road in their last 11 games, including a wild 176-175 double overtime victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on February 24.

In addition, Fox has scored 30 points in 10 of his last 13 games, and he has scored 30 points in five of his last six away games. On Wednesday, he scored the game-winning basket to conclude that run.

After a 3-6 start, the Kings won seven straight games to begin their rise to second place in the West. One of those wins was a 153-121 home defeat of Brooklyn when Sacramento shot 59.6 percent from the floor on Nov. 15.

As they begin a four-game homestand, the Nets are sixth in the East and one game behind the New York Knicks.

Since losing six of its first seven games with Mikal Bridges in the lineup, Brooklyn has won five of its last seven games after a 3-2 road trip.

In a 121-107 street misfortune to the Oklahoma City Roar on Tuesday, Extensions scored 34 focuses for his seventh 30-point game since being procured from the Phoenix Suns in the Kevin Durant bargain.

The Nets led 62-52 at halftime, but Bridges scored 30 points on a night when they only scored 45 points in the second half and were outscored 38-20 in the third.

The blown lead happened after the Nets acquired rebound wins in Minnesota and Denver in the wake of following by eight at halftime in each game. On March 3, the Nets overcame a 28-point deficit to win by 10 points in Boston.

All Brooklyn starters played at least 34 minutes on Tuesday. Coach Jacque Vaughn will likely give his starters the same amount of playing time on Thursday in an effort to keep the Nets out of the play-in round.

NHL Morning Skate – March 16, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – March 16, 2023

* Alex Ovechkin made his way up another NHL all-time list by scoring his 402nd goal on home ice as the Capitals completed a multi-goal, third-period comeback.

* A wild night by Minnesota featured the club overcome a multi-goal deficit, match the franchise record for most goals in a game and establish a new franchise record as the Wild extended the NHL’s longest active point streak to 14 contests.

* Wednesday saw a combined 34 goals (including shootout-deciding goals) – only one other four-game night in the past 25 years has featured more: 36 on Dec. 20, 2019.

* The Predators will look to extend the NHL’s longest active point streak versus a single opponent to 17 games when they host the Blackhawks at Bridgestone Arena on HULU and ESPN+.

OVECHKIN CLIMBS ANOTHER ALL-TIME LIST

Alex Ovechkin scored one of Washington’s three goals in the third period to help the Capitals (33-29-7, 73 points) earn a multi-goal, third-period comeback win and remain within five points of the Islanders (35-27-8, 78 points) for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. It marked Washington’s sixth multi-goal comeback victory this season – only three teams have more: Chicago (8), Vancouver (7) and New Jersey (7).


* Ovechkin scored his 402nd home goal to overtake former Capitals forward Mike Gartner for sole possession of fourth place on the NHL’s all-time list. He required the second-fewest home contests (664 GP) to reach the mark, following Wayne Gretzky (481 GP).



* Ovechkin scored his 37th goal of 2022-23 and moved within three of surpassing Gretzky (12) for the most 40-goal seasons in NHL history.

MINNESOTA SCORES EIGHT IN A WILD NIGHT FOR THE WILD

A total of 13 different Wild players found the score sheet as Minnesota overcame a multi-goal deficit spurred by John Klingberg, Oskar Sundqvist and Mason Shaw scoring 118 seconds apart – marking the fastest three goals by the club in over a year (last 95 seconds on Jan. 14, 2022). The Wild (39-21-8, 86 points), who established a franchise record for longest point streak as they extended their run to 14 games (11-0-3), moved within one point of the idle Stars (37-18-13, 87 points) for top spot in the Central Division.

* An offensive outburst in the second period marked the fifth time in franchise history that the Wild have scored five or more goals in a single period. The only time they recorded more was on Feb. 22, 2015 (6 in P3 vs. DAL).

* Minnesota matched a franchise record for most goals in a game by scoring eight – a feat they last achieved on Jan. 24, 2022 (vs. MTL) – and became the 10th club this season to do so.

RANTANEN SCORES GOAL NO. 44 ON #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES

Mikko Rantanen (1-0—1), Nathan MacKinnon (0-1—1) and Cale Makar (0-1—1) combined on the Avalanche’s only goal in regulation as Colorado improved to 60-14-3 when the trio all find the score sheet in the same contest. This note and more can be found in Wednesday’s #NHLStats: Live Updates.
 


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PREDATORS CONTINUE TO CHASE FINAL WILD CARD SPOT THURSDAY
A national broadcast on HULU and ESPN+ will feature the Predators (34-24-7, 75 points) aim to gain ground on the Jets (38-27-3, 79 points) in the Western Conference Wild Card race when they host the Blackhawks (23-38-6, 52 points) at Bridgestone Arena. Nashville enters Thursday four points back of Winnipeg – which is also in action – with three games in hand.



* The Predators have earned at least a point in each of their past 16 contests against the Blackhawks dating to Jan. 9, 2020 (13-0-3) – the longest active point streak by a franchise versus a single opponent. Roman Josi leads all current Nashville skaters in goals and points against Chicago over their run with 5-5—10.

FAMILIAR FOES MEET FOR SECOND INSTALMENTS OF THEIR THREE-GAME SERIES
An 11-game Thursday will feature the Rangers (38-19-10, 86 points) and Devils (44-17-6, 94 points) hosting the Penguins (34-23-10, 78 points) and Lightning (40-22-6, 86 points), respectively. New York and Pittsburgh meet for the second of three contests in the span of a week, while New Jersey and Tampa Bay, who last met March 14, will face off in the middle contest of three head-to-head games over six days.

* While the Penguins and Lightning have never faced the same opponent three times over a span of seven or fewer days in the regular season (excluding 2020-21), the Rangers have previously competed in five such stretches and the Devils have done so once prior (NJD vs. NYI: 3 GP over 7 days from March 4-10, 2012).

Red Sox reassign left-handed pitcher Matt Dermody to Minor League camp

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Red Sox reassign left-handed pitcher Matt Dermody to Minor League camp

BOSTON, MA — The Boston Red Sox today reassigned left-handed pitcher Matt Dermody to minor league camp.

Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement.

With today’s roster move, the Red Sox have 46 players remaining in Major League Spring Training camp, including 12 non-roster invitees.

Cardinals reduce spring roster to 50

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Cardinals reduce spring roster to 50

Non-roster pitcher Tink Hence assigned to Minor League camp

JUPITER, Fla., – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that the team has assigned non-roster pitcher Tink Hence to minor league camp, reducing its Spring Training roster to 50 players.

Hence, 20, appeared in four games this spring, striking out five in 3.1 innings of work and allowing one earned run.  The 2022 Florida State League Pitcher of the Year was appearing in his first Major League camp this spring.

The Cardinals have 36 Major League roster players and 14 non-roster invitees remaining in camp.

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