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Twins option two, reassign five

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Twins option two, reassign five

FORT MYERS, FL – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have optioned left-handed pitcher Brent Headrick and infielder Edouard Julien to Triple-A St. Paul. Additionally, they have reassigned five players to minor league camp: right-handed pitchers Blayne Enlow, Cody Laweryson, Patrick Murphy, Austin Schulfer and infielder Aaron Sabato.

The Twins now have 56 active players in camp (21 non-roster): 26 pitchers (7 non-roster), eight catchers (6 non-roster), 10 infielders (4 non-roster) and 12 outfielders (4 non-roster), plus two players on the 60-day Injured List.

D-backs make 4 roster moves

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D-backs make 4 roster moves

The Arizona Diamondbacks made 4 roster moves and have 51 players in camp.

Optioned to Triple-A Reno:

OF Dominic Fletcher

RHP Justin Martinez

Reassigned to Minor League camp:

OF Dominic Canzone

LHP Tyler Gilbert

NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors (36-33) at Los Angeles Clippers (36-33)

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NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors (36-33) at Los Angeles Clippers (36-33)

The Golden State Warriors must now deal with one of the problems they’ve had all season after winning two games that seemed to indicate a newfound enthusiasm for the playoffs.

The Warriors’ championship pedigree was demonstrated by their victories over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday and the Phoenix Suns on Monday, two NBA finalist teams from last season. However, as they travel, their play has not been up to par. On Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors travel south to face the Los Angeles Clippers.

This season, the Warriors have won seven games on the road, more than any other playoff-eligible team. Only the lowly San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets, with six victories each, have fewer road victories than Golden State, which is one of only four teams in the entire NBA.

In addition to their eight-game road losing streak, the Warriors average 123.8 points per game on the road, compared to 111.7 points per game at home.

After dropping each of their previous three games against Phoenix this season, the Warriors defeated the Suns by a score of 123-112 on Monday. Klay Thompson made eight 3-pointers and scored 33 of his 38 points in the first half. 23 points were scored by Stephen Curry.

The Clippers have also been revived with a three-game winning streak to begin a five-game homestand after a five-game losing streak that coincided with Russell Westbrook’s arrival.

Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points on 14-of-22 shooting for the Los Angeles Lakers in Saturday’s 106-95 victory over the New York Knicks. 22 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists were provided by Paul George.

The Clippers held an opponent under 100 points for the first time since Jan. 22 against the Dallas Mavericks, indicating that they have regained their defensive identity. After allowing 131.7 points in their previous six games, Los Angeles has surrendered an average of 97.5 points in their last two contests.

The Warriors, who are second in the NBA with 118.2 points per game, present a significant challenge for the Clippers, despite the fact that their previous two games have not exactly been against high-scoring teams in the Knicks or Toronto Raptors.

Since signing with the Clippers, Westbrook has played eight games and averaged 13.3 points, 7.5 assists, and 4.0 turnovers. However, in his last two games, he has played 23 minutes per game and averaged 7.0 points and 3.0 turnovers.

It is anticipated that each team will not have a productive guard. Andrew Wiggins, who plays for the Warriors, has been out since February 14 for personal reasons, and Norman Powell, who plays for the Clippers, hasn’t played since the Clippers’ 115-91 road loss to Golden State on March 2 because of a shoulder injury.

NBA Preview: Boston Celtics (47-22) at Minnesota Timberwolves (35-34)

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NBA Preview: Boston Celtics (47-22) at Minnesota Timberwolves (35-34)

When the Boston Celtics play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis, the third game of a six-game road trip, they will try to avoid suffering consecutive defeats.

Five of Boston’s last eight games have ended in defeat. That includes a humiliating loss to Houston on Monday by a score of 111 to 109. The Rockets are out of the playoff picture and in last place in the Western Conference.

The Celtics lost by 43 points thanks to 43 points from Jaylen Brown. Boston made 12 of 42 attempts (28.6%) from three-point range.

In the loss on Monday, Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, but he was 3-for-12 from the field in the first half, missing six of his seven attempts at a 3-pointer. He had a team-high six assists and eight rebounds for the Celtics.

Boston’s top scorers are Tatum (30.3 points per game) and Brown (26.6).

During the Timberwolves’ 136-115 victory over Atlanta on Monday, Anthony Edwards scored 32 points. With the victory, Minnesota ended its two-game losing streak.

Minnesota pulled away thanks to two 3-pointers made by Edwards late in the fourth quarter. He leads the Timberwolves in scoring (24.9 points per game) and steals (1.7 per game) and has scored at least 30 points in each of his last three games.

In the third period, Minnesota’s Kyle Anderson scored 12 of his 14 points. He also had 10 rebounds and 12 assists. His career-high triple-double was his third.

The Celtics and Timberwolves will play their second game of the season on Wednesday. When Boston defeated Minnesota 121-109 at home on December 23, Brown scored 23 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter. Edwards was Minnesota’s driving scorer in that game with 30 places.

For the sixth game in a row, Boston will be without center Robert Williams III because of a hamstring injury. Payton Pritchard (heel), a guard, will miss his fourth consecutive game.

Minnesota is without center Rudy Gobert (ankle), big man Naz Reid (calf), and guard Austin Rivers (back).

NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (40-27) at Chicago Bulls (31-36)

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NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (40-27) at Chicago Bulls (31-36)

Clinging to the No. The Chicago Bulls, who opened a three-game homestand on Wednesday against a visiting Sacramento Kings team that was fighting for a place in the West and were ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference as of Tuesday, will be looking for their third win in a row.

After its three-game winning streak ended on Monday, Sacramento begins a four-game road trip in Chicago with the goal of reestablishing its winning streak. The Kings wasted a 15-point, first-half lead in their 133-124 misfortune to NBA-driving Milwaukee regardless of defining moments from De’Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter and Domantas Sabonis.

Sabonis had 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 15 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season, but he was only able to shoot 3-of-11 after the break. Fox scored 35 points and Huerter hit 8 of 11 3-point attempts for 28 points, but neither player really came alive until after the break.

Sacramento dropped to 0-5 on the season in games with 130 or more points allowed after giving up 133. The sole exception is the historic double overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on February 24 by a score of 176-175.

The Kings are currently third in the Western Conference, one game behind Memphis and five and a half games behind Denver, which leads the conference. While Sacramento has the best offense in the NBA, scoring 121.3 points per game, it ranks third in scoring defense, allowing 118.6 points per game.

With a yield of 112.4 points per game, Chicago, on the other hand, is in the top 10 of the league when it comes to scoring defense.

After defeating Denver on Wednesday by a score of 117-96 and Houston on Saturday by a score of 119-111, the Bulls return home after winning two games on the road in which they held opponents to fewer points than that.

Chicago sits in the tenth spot in the East, which would be really great for the last play-in billet for the postseason. Through Monday’s games, Washington was only half a game ahead of the Bulls.

Chicago came back from a difficult third quarter in which it gave up 40 points to hold the Rockets to just 16 in the victory over Houston. DeMar DeRozan scored 10 of the Bulls’ 32 points in the quarter as they doubled up on the Rockets.

With four rebounds, two assists, and a blocked shot in the fourth, Patrick Beverley was the driving force behind the comeback. Beverley scored 16 points to reach double digits for the first time since joining the Bulls’ roster following the All-Star break.

The inclusion of the former three-time All-Defensive selection in the lineup ought to play a significant role in Chicago’s efforts to reach the postseason for only the third time in the previous eight seasons.

NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (41-26) at Miami Heat (37-33)

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NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (41-26) at Miami Heat (37-33)

On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat will host the Memphis Grizzlies, who are without superstar Ja Morant but are still enjoying a three-game win streak.

Morant has been sidelined for five games in a row due to issues off the field, one of which involves him brandishing a gun at a Denver nightclub on March 4. He has reportedly enrolled in a counseling program in Florida, and he will not be available on Wednesday.

Despite missing Morant’s playmaking, the Grizzlies have won recently; he averages 27.1 points and 8.2 assists, both team highs.

Additionally, Memphis is without center Steven Adams, who is the team leader in rebounds per game with 11.5. Adams is likely to miss the remainder of the regular season due to a knee injury.

Brandon Clarke, Memphis’ 6th driving scorer, is likewise out until the end of the time because of a torn left Achilles.

Desmond Bane, a shooting guard, is Memphis’s best available scorer with 21.3 points per game. Morant has been replaced at point guard by Tyus Jones, who has 4.7 assists and ranks second on the team. Jaren Jackson Jr. has an NBA-high 16.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game.

Dillon Brooks, a wing, is the other important Grizzlies starter, averaging 14.3 points per game.

Memphis’ most exciting player off the bench is rookie wing David Roddy, who has come to life in the past two games, scoring 19 points on Monday and a career-high 24 points on Saturday. The Dallas Mavericks were the opponents in both games.

Regarding the game on Wednesday, the trends are inconsistent.

Although the Heat are just 5-8 overall in their last 13 games, Miami is 23-13 at home.

Memphis has a home record of 28-5, but their road record is just 13-21. In fact, in their last 13 road contests, they are 2-11.

However, the Grizzlies have won five of their last six meetings with Miami, going 5-1.

With 22.6 points per game, Jimmy Butler leads Miami and shoots 52.5 percent from the field goal line and 85.1 percent from the free throw line. He also goes to the line of scrimmage 8.6 times per game, which is the most on the team.

On Monday, Miami rallied to defeat the Utah Jazz, who were visiting, 119-115. Butler scored 24 points.

In the entire fourth quarter, there were 13 lead changes.

The Intensity’s other two tip top scorers are Bam Adebayo (20.9) and Tyler Herro (20.3). In Miami’s victory over Utah, Adebayo altered a shot at the rim in the final seconds to make the game-changing defensive play. He leads the team in rebounds (9.4).

In the closing seconds, Herro made the crucial three-pointer.

It hasn’t turned into a central point yet, yet Intensity reinforcement focus Omer Yurtseven has played two straight games in the wake of having missed Miami’s initial 68 challenges because of lower leg medical procedure in November.

Yurtseven is Cody Zeller’s rotation replacement after he broke his nose in Saturday’s loss to Orlando.

Boxing: Split-T Management Fighters Pick Up 4 Wins over the Weekend

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Boxing: Split-T Management Fighters Pick Up 4 Wins over the Weekend

Devon Young, Oshae Jones, LeAnna Cruz Get Wins in Pennsylvania; Kandi Wyatt wins WBA Inter-Continental Title in England

NEW YORK – Four Split-T Management fighters picked up victories over the weekend.

Friday night in Bethlehem, PA, heavyweight Devon Young remained undefeated with a vicious second round stoppage over Lemir Riley in a four-round bout.

In round two, with Riley leaning in, Young unleashed a perfect uppercut on the jaw that sent Riley face-first and momentarily out cold at 2:50.

Young of AIken, South Carolina is 4-0 with three knockouts. Riley of New Cumberland, PA is 2-1.

Young is promoted by King’s Promotions.

In Wolverhampton, England, Former two-time world title challenger Kandi Wyatt captured the WBA Intercontinental Welterweight title with a 10-round split decision over Kirstie Bavington.

Wyatt of Calgary, Alberta, Canada won by tallies of 98-92 twice and one card had it for Bavington 96-94.

Wyatt is now 11-4. Bavington of England is 7-3-2.

On the same card, junior middleweight Logan Hollier dropped a decision to former world champion Hannah Rankin. Hollier, who is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, is now 9-3-1.

Saturday in Philadelphia, 2021 United States Olympian Oshae Jones remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over former world champion Dahianna Santana in a welterweight bout at the 2300 Arena.

Jones of Toledo, Ohio won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 and is now 2-0. Santana of New York is 40-15.

On the same card, super flyweight LeAnna Cruz won a six-round unanimous decision over Devany Cuevas Torres.

Cruz of Allentown, PA won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 to raise her mark to 4-0. Torres of San Antonio is 2-3-1.

Wyatt, Jones, Cruz and Hollier are managed by Brian Cohen.

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (34-26-8) at Los Angeles Kings (38-20-9)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (34-26-8) at Los Angeles Kings (38-20-9)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Saturday, March 11 Loss WSH 5 at NYI 1 Engvall Varlamov (22/27)
Forward Pierre Engvall opened the score with his first goal as an Islander, but the New York Islanders were unable to mount a four-goal deficit as they fell to the Washington Capitals, 5-1, Saturday night at UBS Arena. The Islanders fall to 0-1-1 in their four-game season series with Washington, and will face the Capitals twice more before the 2022-23 regular season concludes.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Mar. 11 Cal Clutterbuck has been activated off the team’s IR list.
Mar. 2 Arnaud Durandeau has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.
Mar. 1 Goaltender Tristan Lennox has agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, Mar. 11 vs. Washington L (5-1)
Thursday, Mar. 9 at Pittsburgh W/OT (4-3)
Tuesday, Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo W (3-2)
Saturday, Mar. 4 vs. Detroit W (4-1)
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Minnesota L/SO (2-1)
Sunday, Feb. 26 at Winnipeg W (4-0)

UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 15 at Anaheim Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) 10:00pm
Mar. 18 at San Jose SAP Center (San Jose, CA) 10:30pm
Mar. 21 vs. Toronto UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30PM
Mar. 24 at Columbus Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) 7:00pm
Mar. 25 vs. Buffalo UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 5:00pm

VS. LOS ANGELES:
Last five meetings (2-2-1)
Feb. 24, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) L, 3-2
Feb, 26, 2022 Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA) L, 5-2
Jan. 27, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) L, 3-2
Feb. 6, 2020 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) W, 5-3
Nov. 26, 2019 Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA) L, 4-1

2022-23 0-1-0
Franchise History 50-51-12-1
NYI Home 31-21-5-1
NYI Away 19-30-7-0

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Feb. 24, 2023 UBS Arena L, 3-2
Mar. 14, 2023 Crypto.com Arena 10:30pm

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Los Angeles Kings in the second and final meeting between the two clubs this season. It is just their fourth meeting since 2022, and the Islanders will look to earn their first road win against Los Angeles since October 18, 2018. The last time these teams met, Adam Pelech found the back of the net with less than five minutes remaining in the third, but the Islanders fell to the Kings in a 3-2 decision at UBS Arena. Tonight begins the Islanders’ three-game West Coast road trip, and their 13th of 15 back-to-back series this season. Since facing the Kings on February 24, the Islanders have played six games and dropped just one decision in regulation, posting a 4-1-1 record in that span. The Islanders have a 6-3-1 record in their last ten games, and will look to bounce back tonight following a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday.

PENALTY KILL
The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with an 83.1% success rate on the penalty kill, fourth in the NHL and second in the Metropolitan Division (Carolina, 83.9%). This season, the Islanders have allowed just 33 power play goals in 195 times shorthanded, tied with Vegas for the third-lowest total in the NHL. They have a 91.7% penalty kill through four games this month, and have allowed just one power play goal through 12 times shorthanded.

THIRD PERIOD ACTION
The Islanders have outscored opponents 17-4 in the third period through their last 11 games. Thursday night against Pittsburgh was the ninth time this season the Islanders have captured a victory when trailing at some point in the third period. The Islanders have also won eight games this season when trailing after two periods, most in the NHL. They have also won 16 games this season when trailing at any point during the game. The Islanders have allowed the first goal in four of their last seven wins. Tuesday night’s victory against Buffalo was their 12th of the season when allowing the first goal (12-17-4).

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

MARCH 14 vs. New York Islanders – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings host the New York Islanders for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (3-2 W on Feb. 24).
  • The Kings aim to sweep the season series for the second consecutive year.
  • Tonight’s game marks the second game of the Kings’ seven-game homestand (2-1 SOL vs. NSH on Mar. 11; Mar. 16 vs. CBJ; Mar. 18 vs. VAN; Mar. 20 vs. CGY; Mar. 25 vs. WPG; Mar. 26 vs. STL).

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have won four of their last five games against the Islanders, including their last three consecutive.

2) No defensive paring has a higher expected goals for per 60 minutes than Vladislav Gavrikov and Matt Roy’s 5.94 (min. ice time: 50 minutes).

3) LA’s 32 home power-play goals this season are tied for fifth-most in the league with Pittsburgh.

4) Quinton Byfield has two points (1-1=2) in three career games against the Islanders.

5) Blake Lizotte’s 29 drawn penalties this season leads all Kings skaters.

vs. NY ISLANDERS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 52-47-12-3
Home: 30-18-7-1
Away: 22-29-5-2
OT: 3-6 (2 ties)
Shootout: 1-1
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 1-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. NY ISLANDERS:
Dave Taylor – 46 GP, 44 PTS (17-27=44)
Marcel Dionne – 42 GP, 44 PTS (17-27=44)
Luc Robitaille – 29 GP, 36 PTS (16-20=36)
Butch Goring – 32 GP, 33 PTS (14-19=33)
Wayne Gretzky – 15 GP, 31 PTS (11-20=31)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. NY ISLANDERS: Feb. 24, 2023 – LAK 3 at NYI 2
Venue: UBS Arena
LAK Goals: Danault (15), Kaliyev (11), Vilardi (18)
NYI Goals: Dobson (12), Pelech (4)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W; 16 saves – 18 shots) NYI: Sorokin (L; 26 saves – 28 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-2
LAK PK: 2-for-3

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., March 16 | vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have points in four of their last five meetings vs. the Blue Jackets, dating back to Dec. 19, 2019 (2-1-2).

Sat., March 18 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 7:30 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).

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)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
F Kevin Fiala, 1 game, Mar. 11 (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 120

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/13/23)
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 9 – Trevor Moore (F) activated from injured reserve.

KINGS VS. THE ISLES
The Kings have historically fared well in matchups against the Islanders at home, securing points in nine of their 10 games against the Islanders at Crypto.com Arena, dating back to the 2009-10 season. Of those 10 games, the Kings’ penalty kill percentage (PK%) has been a perfect 100% in eight of those matchups, allowing only two power-play goals in their last 34 shorthanded situations vs. NYI. No team has a higher home penalty killing percentage against the Islanders during that time than the Kings (min. GP: 10)

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (20-38-7) at San Jose Sharks (19-36-12)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (20-38-7) at San Jose Sharks (19-36-12)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Mar. 14, 2023 Game No. 66 (20-38-7, 47 pts.)
at San Jose Sharks (19-36-12, 50 pts.), SAP Center Road Game No. 31 (7-18-5, 19 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. 11, 2023 – CBJ 2 vs. STL 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Laine (21), Jenner (20)
STL Goal Scorers: Saad (17), Kyrou (27), Blais (4), Kyrou (28), EN – Kyrou (29)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (19/23; 57:57); STL – Greiss (37/39; 59:27)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 39 / STL: 24
3 Stars: 1. Kyrou, STL; 2. Greiss, STL; 3. Blais, STL
Noteworthy: CBJ completed their season series with STL (also falling 5-2 at St. Louis on Oct. 15)… STL scored 3 of 4 goals in the 1st… CBJ scored a PPG and have now scored a PPG in each of the last 5 games (5-of-12; 41.7 pct.)… Laine notched his team-leading 21st goal of the season to stretch his goal streak to 4-straight games (4-1-5) and points streak to 5-straight games (4-2-6)… Jenner scored his 20th goal of the campaign, accomplishing the feat for the 3rd time in his career (and 2nd-straight)… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 11th multi-assist and 15th multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2) to give him 1-7-8 in his last 10 games.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (59 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (52 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (50 games)
Kuraly (left oblique strain); 6 weeks (4 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 434

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 SHARKS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 at SJS)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 at SJS)
All-Time Series: 25-34-0-5 (8-21-0-2 at SJS)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 5-5-0 | 5-5-0
All-Time GF/GA: 159/178
All-Time SF/SA: 1,740/2,081
All-Time PP: 44-of-240
All-Time PK: 215-of-269

THE LAST GAME VS. SJS: JAN. 21, 2023 – CBJ 5 vs. SJS 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Gaudreau (13), Jenner (12), Laine (13), Nyquist (10), EN – Kuraly (9)
SJS Goal Scorers: Meier (27), Bonino (8), Sturm (11)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (22/25; 59:50); SJS – Kahkonen (24/28; 58:28)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / SJS: 25
3 Stars: 1. Nyquist, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Gaudreau, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ snapped 3-game losing streak win win… CBJ scored 2 goals in the 2nd period to tie the game 2-2… SJS scored 1:53 into the 3rd period but CBJ followed up with 3 unanswered goals… Gaudreau notched his team-leading 12th multi-point game of the campaign (1-1-2)… Laine tallied his 8th multi-point effort of the season (1-1-2)… Roslovic recorded his 22nd assist of the season to extend his points streak to 5-straight games (1-5-6)… Nyquist registered his 5th multi-point effort (1-1-2) and 2nd GWG of the season… Blankenburg tallied his 1st career NHL multi-assist game (0-2-2) while Johnson picked up 2nd multi-assist game (0-2-2).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. SJS)
CBJ are 12-8-1 in last 21 games overall vs. SJS since 2/21/12… The home team has won each of the last four games in the series and is 5-1-0 in the last six meetings… CBJ have picked up five of their eight road wins in the all-time series in the last nine trips to San Jose dating back to Apr. 21, 2013.Winning team has scored 3 or more goals in 21 of last 22 meetings, including 13-straight… CBJ have killed off 14-of-16 SJS PP chances over the last 8 meetings… Each team has 6 shutouts, 3 hat tricks and 2 penalty shots in series… Most goals scored at SJS: 5 (2x, MR: 11/3/15)… Most goals allowed at SJS: 10 (3/30/02).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. SJS)
Gaudreau skated in his 400th career game on 10/13/19 at SJS… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL point (assist) on 4/19/22 at SJS… Roslovic skated in 100th career NHL game on 3/12/19 vs. SJS… Voracek collected 100th career NHL point (assist) on 11/20/10 at SJS… Werenski scored 1st NHL goal on 10/15/16 vs. SJS.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. SJS
• Gaudreau – 10-15-25 in 31 career GP, including points in 8 of his last 11 games with five multi-point efforts against the club (6-9-15) after picking up 1-1-2 in the win on Jan. 21
• Jenner – 6-4-10 in 15 career GP, including 3-2-5 in his last 8 contests against the Sharks
• Johnson – 0-3-3 in 2 career GP with points scored in both career contests against the club
• Laine – 2-6-8 in 11 career GP, including 1-1-2 in the win at Nationwide Arena on Jan. 21
• Roslovic – 4-2-6 in 11 career GP with all of his points recorded in the last 6 games, including points in three-straight (3-1-4)

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 schedule includes a season-long five-game road trip from March 14-21 with stops in California (San Jose, Los Angeles and Anaheim), Vegas and Washington. The lone home games during this stretch are March 3 (vs. Seattle), March 11 (vs. St. Louis) and March 24 (vs. NY Islanders).

COMEBACK JACKETS
The club picked up its ninth comeback victory of the season (four by multiple goal deficits) with a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on February 16. CBJ have come-from-behind to win in four of their last seven victories after trailing 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 have scored a power play goal in each of the last five games (5-of-12; 41.7 pct.) and nine of the last 12 (9-of-31; 29.0). The club ranks sixth in the NHL in power play percentage since January 21, converting on 14-of-53 opportunities over the last 20 contests (26.4). With a power play goal on Tuesday, CBJ would tie for the third-longest streak of games with power play goals (four times, MR: Apr. 19-29, 2022). The club posted a franchise record eight-game PPG streak from Oct. 10-27, 2002 and a seven-game PPG streak from Oct. 23-Nov. 4, 2014. After starting the season 0-of-25 with the man advantage, Columbus ranks 18th in the NHL on the power play at 21.1 pct. (31-of-147) since Nov. 4.

2022-23 TEAM QUICK HITS
• After scoring the 1st goal of the game just once over a 10-game stretch from Jan. 27-Feb. 23, CBJ have scored the 1st goal in 5 of the past 7 contests
• CBJ have killed off 51-of-64 opponent power play attempts over the last 25 games since Jan. 12 (79.7 pct.)
• CBJ blueliners have posted 4-16-20 in the last 15 games and have now recorded 25-72-97 in 65 games
• CBJ finished with a season-high 12 skaters recording a point on Nov. 17 vs. MTL
• CBJ have had 38 different players play in a game this season (34 skaters, 4 goaltenders)
• CBJ have recorded 40 multi-goal periods this season, including scoring 3 goals in the 1st period on Tue.
• CBJ were tied for 3rd-youngest team in the NHL (ARI and NJD) to start the season at 25.9, trailing only BUF (25.0) and OTT (25.7)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME:
Game 67 – 3/11 – SJS 2 vs MIN 5…Erik Karlsson (0g, 1a) set the Sharks franchise record for single-season points by a defenseman with his 84th of the year, an assist, to break a tie with Brent Burns’ 2018-19 output. Tomas Hertl (1g, 1a) netted his 200th career goal, his fourth marker in the past five games. Logan Couture (1g, 1a) surpassed Burns for fourth on the Sharks’ all-time power play points list with his 206th, a goal. Alexander Barabanov (0g, 1a) notched his 30th assist of the season, a career best.
SJ Goals: Couture (23 pp), Hertl (19 pp)
SF: 37
SA: 29
SJ PP: 2/5
SJ PK: 2/4
W: Fleury
L: Reimer

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
3/7 Recalled D Derrick Pouliot from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
The Blue Jackets hit the road for a five-game, coast-to-coast jaunt, starting with four contests against Pacific Division foes and finishing with a matchup against the Washington Capitals. Heading into Tuesday’s game at San Jose, Columbus holds an all-time mark of 8-21-2 at the SAP Center. The Blue Jackets are paced offensively by Johnny Gaudreau, an offseason free agent signing, with 57 points and a team-leading 42 assists. Patrik Laine is first on the club with 21 goals and carries a five-game point streak with four goals and two assists into Tuesday’s
tilt.

PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 3-for-4 shorthanded against St. Louis on March 9, the Sharks boast the NHL’s sixth-best penalty kill, at 83.1-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: Dallas Stars (37-17-13) at Vancouver Canucks (28-32-5)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (37-17-13) at Vancouver Canucks (28-32-5)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
March 13, 2023 – STARS 5 at KRAKEN 2
Led by three-point performances from captain Jamie Benn (1-2—3) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-3—3), the Stars defeated Seattle for the second time in a row on Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Five different skaters lit the lamp for the Stars, who went 3-for-4 on the power play in the win. Forwards Joe Pavelski (1-1—2), Jason Robertson (1-1—2) and rookie Wyatt Johnston (1-1—2) rounded out the scoring with multi-point efforts for Dallas, which has won the first three games of its season-long six-game road trip. Goaltender Jake Oettinger earned his first career win against the Kraken, stopping 26 of 28 shots.
PP: 3-4 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 32 | SA: 28 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (23:34) | Attendance: 17,151
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Benn 2. DAL – M. Heiskanen 3. SEA – V. Dunn

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Tue, March 14, 2023 Vancouver Canucks 9 p.m. Rogers Arena BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 16, 2023 Edmonton Oilers 8 p.m. Rogers Place BSSW/KTCK
Sat, March 18, 2023 Calgary Flames 9 p.m. Scotiabank Saddledome BSSW/KTCK
Tue, March 21, 2023 Seattle Kraken 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 23, 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins 8 p.m. American Airlines Center ESPN/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 1 – Placed forward Luke Glendening on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 17
March 2 – Signed defenseman Gavin White to a three-year entry-level contract
March 2 – Acquired forward Max Domi and goaltender Dylan Wells from Chicago for goaltender Anton Khudobin and a 2025 second-round draft pick
March 2 – Assigned goaltender Dylan Wells and loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom, Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray to Texas
March 4 – Acquired forward Scott Reedy from San Jose for forward Jacob Peterson
March 4 – Recalled goaltender Matt Murray and forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
March 5 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray to Texas (AHL)
March 6 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray from Texas (AHL)
March 8 – Signed defenseman Christian Kyrou to a three-year entry-level contract
March 10 – Signed forward Kyle McDonald to a three-year entry-level contract

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 51

NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21
F Joel Kiviranta Lower body 11 Feb. 8-Mar. 4
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 11 Feb. 18-pres.
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
Undisclosed 7 Mar. 1-pres.

  • Glendening placed on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 17

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: A quick flight across the border has the Stars in Vancouver, where tonight they’ll close out their eighth back-to-back of the season against the Canucks at Rogers Arena. (9 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second of three meetings between the Stars and Canucks this season and the lone contest held in Vancouver. The Canucks earned a 5-4 overtime victory in the series opener in Dallas on Feb. 27. These clubs will meet at American Airlines Center once more on Saturday, March 25.

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

  • The Stars have dropped the past four games against the Canucks dating back to last season (0-3-1), falling twice at home and on the road.
  • Dallas is 96-72-29 all-time vs. Vancouver, including a 43-40-15 mark on the road.
  • Captain Jamie Benn recorded a multi-point performance (1-1—2) in the series opener. Among active Stars, Benn co-leads in goals (15) and ranks second in points (15-17—32) in 36 career games against Vancouver. Of his 15 goals, four are game winners, sharing first on the team, while he’s the lone player with an OT tally against them.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski picked up an assist against Vancouver on Feb. 27. Among active Stars, Pavelski paces the club in assists (28) and points (15-28—43) and shares first in goals (15) in a team-high 59 career games vs. the Canucks. Pavelski also shares first in game-winning goals (4) and ranks second in power-play tallies (5).
  • Forward Roope Hintz tallied his third career goal against the Canucks in the series opener. Hintz has four points (3-1—4) in seven career games vs. Vancouver.
  • Forward Max Domi enters tonight’s contest with 15 points (3-12—15) in 18 career games against Vancouver.
  • Forward Evgenii Dadonov scored his first goal with the Stars against the Canucks on Feb. 27. Dadonov enters tonight’s game with 11 points (6-5—11) in 22 career games against them.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter picked up an assist in the series opener and ranks second among active Stars in assists (21) and shares third in points (7-21—28) in 57 career games against Vancouver.
  • Defenseman Miro Heiskanen has six points (1-5—6) in eight career matchups against the Canucks.
  • Defenseman Colin Miller has eight points (1-7—8) in 13 career games vs. Vancouver.
  • Defenseman Nils Lundkvist lit the lamp in his first career game vs. Vancouver on Feb. 27.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 0-2-1 with a 4.78 goals-against average and .829 save percentage in three career appearances against the Canucks.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood has a 2.18 GAA and .909 SV% in one appearance against the Canucks (no decision).

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Feb. 27 vs. Vancouver – 5-4 OTL
March 14 at Vancouver
March 25 vs. Vancouver

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: SNP, BSSW
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of three games meeting between the Canucks and Stars this season: Feb. 27 (5-4 OTW @ DAL), Mar. 14 (home), Mar. 25 (away).

• Vancouver is 79-87-22-9 all-time against Dallas, including a 45-39-10-4 record at home.

• The Canucks are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games against the Stars (2-2-1 in their last five).

• Tyler Myers leads active Canucks skaters in career points (6-9-15) and games played (29) against Dallas.

• Elias Pettersson has 11 points (5-6-11) in nine career games against the Stars.

• Brock Boeser has nine points (2-7-9) in 10 career games against Dallas.

• Vasily Podkolzin has four points (3-1-4) in four career games against the Stars.

• Andrei Kuzmenko registered three points (1-2-3) in his first career game against Dallas this season.

• Thatcher Demko is 4-0-0 with a 2.49 GAA and a .924 SV% in four career games against Dallas.

• Collin Delia has a 0-0-1 record and .900 SV% in two career appearances against the Stars.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 26 points (11-15-26) in his last 17 games.

• Quinn Hughes has 16 points (0-16-16) in his last 15 games.

• Andrei Kuzmenko has 15 points (10-5-15) in his last 12 games.

• Anthony Beauvillier has 13 points (6-7-13) in his last 14 games.

• J.T. Miller has 12 points (6-6-12) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING – FEB. 27/23: VAN 5 at DAL 4 (OT)
Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring 3:27 into the first period…Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko recorded the assists…Sheldon Dries gave Vancouver their second lead of the game at the 9:00 mark…Conor Garland and Christian Wolanin picked up the assists…Vasily Podkolzin scored his second of the season to double the Canucks lead…Aatu Räty and Quinn Hughes were credited with the assists…Beauvillier re-established the two-goal lead just past the halfway point of the game…Hughes and Kuzmenko were awarded assists…Kuzmenko scored the game-winner 48 seconds into overtime…Beauvillier (2-1-3) and Hughes (0-3-3) each registered their third point of the game with the assists…Hughes led the team with six shots on goal…Dakota Joshua led the team with five hits…Thatcher Demko made 34 saves in his return to the Canucks lineup

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN DAL
Goals For/Game 3.34 (10th) 3.45 (t-6th)
Goals Against/Game 3.82 (31st) 2.64 (t-4th)
Power Play % 22.6 (11th) 24.0 (6th)
Penalty Kill % 68.8 (32nd) 83.3 (3rd)
Penalty Min./Game 9:12 (21st) 8:16 (11th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 8:00am PT on March 14, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 11/23: VAN 5 vs OTT 2
Andrei Kuzmenko opened the scoring with his 31st goal of the season at 15:05 in the first period…J.T. Miller and Tyler Myers recorded the assists…Miller doubled Vancouver’s lead with his fourth shorthanded goal of the season at 4:26 in the second period…Nils Aman registered the lone assist on Miller’s goal before adding one of his own just six minutes later (second career multi-point game)…Dakota Joshua and Conor Garland assisted on the play…Sheldon Dries netted a third period breakaway goal for his 10th of the season at 6:50…Joshua and Brisebois collected the assists…Kuzmenko added an empty net power play goal to end the game, with Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson drawing the assists…16 of 18 Canucks skaters registered a shot on goal…J.T. Miller and Noah Juulsen led the team in hits (5)…Tyler Myers blocked a team-high four shots…Thatcher Demko made 18 saves.

LAST 5 vs DALLAS
• Feb. 27/23: VAN 5 at DAL 4 (OT)
• Apr. 18/22: VAN 6 vs DAL 2
• Mar. 26/22: VAN 4 at DAL 1
• Nov. 7/21: VAN 6 vs DAL 3
• Nov. 19/19: VAN 1 at DAL 6

SHINING AGAINST THE STARS
Entering tonight’s game with an active four-game win streak vs Dallas, the Canucks will look to extend their streak against the Stars to five games for just the third time in franchise history (second time since the Stars relocated to Dallas from Minnesota). Vancouver’s most recent winning streak of four or more games against the Stars franchise took place from Jan. 2/10 to Feb. 19/11 (6-0-0).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Aidan McDonough signed to a two-year entry level contract, Mar. 13

• Phillip Di Giuseppe signed to a two-year contract extension, Mar. 12

• Kirill Kudryavtsev signed to a three-year entry level contract, Mar. 10

• Guillaume Brisebois committed to a two-year contract extension, Mar. 7

• Arturs Silovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Mar. 7

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