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NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (37-21-7) at Arizona Coyotes (23-32-11)

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NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (37-21-7) at Arizona Coyotes (23-32-11)

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
ARIZONA COYOTES
All-Time Wild Record: 47-27-8 (24-12-5 at Xcel Energy Center, 23-15-3 at Arizona)

2022-23: The Wild is 2-1-0 against Arizona this season…Minnesota earned a 4-3 victory in the series-opening game at Xcel Energy Center (11/27), Wild won the second game, 2-1, in St. Paul (1/14) and lost the third game, 3-2, at Mullett Arena… LW Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with five points (2-3=5)…D Calen Addison (0-3=3) and C Joel Eriksson Ek (0-3=3) both have three points…G Marc-Andre Fleury is 2-1-0 with a 2.35 GAA and a .920 SV% in three starts for the Wild…LW Matias Maccelli leads Arizona with three points (0-3=3)… LW Lawson Crouse (2-0=2), RW Clayton Keller (0-2=2) and C Jack McBain (1- 1=2) have two points each…G Connor Ingram is 0-2-0 with a 3.07 GAA and a .893 SV% in two starts for the Coyotes…G Karel Vejmelka is 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .943 SV% in one start.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello (6-17=28 in 26 games) leads the Wild against the Coyotes…D Jared Spurgeon has 22 points (6-16=22) in 35 games…Kaprizov owns 20 points (9-11=20) in 14 contests…LW Marcus Foligno has 17 points (9-8=17) in 26 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 17-10-1 with a 2.16 GAA, a .921 SV% and three shutouts in 30 games (29 starts) against the Coyotes…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 4.06 GAA and a .714 SV% in his lone start against Arizona.

COYOTES LEADERS: C Nick Schmaltz leads Arizona with 16 points (3-13=16) in 26 matches…RW Clayton Keller has 13 points (5-8=13) in 22 games…RW Zack Kassian has 10 points (4-6=10) in 25 games.

COYOTES GOALIES: Vejmelka is 2-1-0 with a 3.77 GAA and a .895 SV% in three career starts against the Wild…Ingram is 1-2-0 with a 2.72 GAA and a .912 SV% in three career starts against the Wild.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s 47 all-time wins against Arizona are fifth-most against an opponent…The Wild is 11-3-0 against the Coyotes since the start of the 2020 season…Minnesota is 27-7-3 in its last 37 meetings against Arizona, including a 12-game point streak (9-0-3, 1/9/14-2/8/18) – the longest point streak in franchise history vs. an opponent…Minnesota is 10-4-1 in the last 15 games at Arizona…The Wild is 11-2-2 in the last 15 games played in Saint Paul..

INJURIES
Jonas Brodin: lower body
Brandon Duhaime: upper body
Kirill Kaprizov: lower body
Gustav Nyquist: upper body

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/9/23 Recalled F Sammy Walker from Iowa.
3/9/23 Signed D Kyle Masters to a three-year, entry-level contract
3/6/23 Signed D David Spacek to a three-year, entry-level contract

FINDING THEIR GROOVE
• Minnesota is first in the NHL with 25 points since Feb. 11 (11-1-3) and tied for first in wins.

• The Wild’s current 12-game point streak (10-0-2) is the fifth-longest in the NHL this season and second-longest in franchise history.

• Since Feb. 11, the Wild leads the NHL with a .954 team save percentage and has allowed a league-low 1.40 goals against per game.

• Since Feb. 11, Minnesota is third in the NHL with a 92.1 penalty-kill percentage (35-for-38).

COOL UNDER PRESSURE

• Minnesota has 18 one-goal victories this season, tied for fourth in the NHL behind Vegas (21), Carolina (21) and Los Angeles (20).

• Minnesota is 33-5-5 (.826) this season when obtaining a lead at any point in the game, the fourth-best point percentage in the NHL in such
situations.

• Minnesota is 12-1-7 (.775) this season in games that were tied with five minutes left in regulation, tied for the fourth-most victories and the seventh-best point percentage in the NHL.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild has converted 27.2 percent (28 of 103) of power-play opportunities at home this season, fourth-best in the NHL.

• Since Jan. 19, Minnesota ranks tied for seventh in the NHL with 13 power-play goals.

PENALTY KILLERS
• Minnesota has allowed four opponent power-play goals in the last 20 games.

• For the season, the Wild is ninth in the NHL with a 82.2 penalty-kill percentage (171 for 208).

• Recorded a streak of 27 consecutive successful penalty kills across 14 total games snapped from 2/6 to 3/2. Did not allow a power-play goal in 12 consecutive games from 2/8 – 2/28, the longest streak in the NHL this season, tied for the longest streak in franchise history and tied for the 13th-longest streak in the NHL’s Expansion Era (since 1967-68 season)

• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is fourth in the NHL with a 83.9 penalty-kill percentage (146 for 174).

• Minnesota is ninth in the NHL with a 82.0 penalty-kill percentage (91 of 111) on the road this season.

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona comes into tonight on a four-game point streak (2-0-2) and is 4-4-2 in its last 10 outings

• Clayton Keller is one assist shy of 200 for his career and Nick Schmaltz is one goal shy of 100 for his career. Additionally, Schmaltz needs four points to reach 200 points with the Coyotes. If he can reach that milestone within the next six games, he’d require the second-fewest games by a Coyote (since 1996-97) to tally 200 pts with the team (NHL debut or otherwise)

• A win tonight would be the first time the Coyotes beat the Wild in consecutive tries since 11/27/18 – 3/31/19

LAST GAME
Avalanche 3, Coyotes 2 (OT) – March 11, 2023 – Ball Arena
ARI Goals: McBain (11), Keller (27)
COL Goals: Malgin (8), MacKinnon (28), Makar (15)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (O) – 41 svs on 44 shots
COL Goalie: Georgiev (W) – 18 svs on 20 shots
PP: 0-1 PK: 2-3

Notes: The Coyotes fell in OT to Colorado but hold a four-game point streak (2-0-2)…ARI also now holds a 4-game point streak against the Avs (3-0-1)…Clayton Keller scored to set a new single-season career-high for points (27-39-66)…Keller is also one goal shy of matching last season’s total, currently his career-high…Keller comes into tonight on a 4-game point streak…Jack McBain scored for the second consecutive outing and third time in his last four games to push his goal total to 11 in his rookie year…Matias Maccelli added another assist to reach 30 on the campaign; Maccelli enters tonight on a 4-game point streak, posting 1-4-5 in that stretch…Lawson Crouse extended his point streak to five games, setting a new career-best…Connor Ingram stopped 41-of-44 shots for his fifth career 40+ save game…Barrett Hayton found the

Total man games lost: 124 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body | 4 (2/26 – 3/3)
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/9 – Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea to Tucson (AHL)
-3/9 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
-3/8 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/7 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)
-3/4 – Assigned F Milos Kelemen, D Michael Kesselring and D Vladislav Kolyachonok to Tucson (AHL)
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 3rd round pick and D Michael Kesselring from EDM in exchange for F Nick Bjugstad and D Cam Dineen
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 6th-round draft pick from CBJ and F Jakub Voracek in exchange for G Jon Gillies
-3/1 – Recalled D Vladislav Kolyachonok from Tucson (AHL)
-3/1 – Acquired 2023 1st round pick, 2024 2nd round pick and 2026 2nd round pick from OTT in exchange for D Jakob Chychrun
-3/1 – Acquired 2026 3rd round draft pick from Carolina in exchange for D Shayne Gostisbehere

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Tue, March 14 7pm vs CGY Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Thur, March 16 7pm vs VAN Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra ESPN 620
Sat, March 18 7:30pm vs CHI Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 98.7 FM

YOTES & WILD

  • Tonight is the fourth of four Arizona-Minnesota matchups this season and the second one in Tempe
  • The Yotes won their last game against the Wild on 2/6 at Mullett Arena. The Coyotes were behind 2-1 midway through the third period before Jakob Chychrun and Jack McBain scored to get the win for the hosts
  • The Wild captured the two meetings in MIN – 4-3 on 11/27 and the second one 2-1 on 1/14
  • McBain has scored twice over the four times he’s faced the Wild, the team that drafted him. His goal on 2/6 was the game-winning goal
  • Christian Fischer and Patrik Nemeth picked up assists on the GWG in Arizona’s win on 2/6
  • Matias Maccelli has faced the Wild twice in his career and recorded three assists over those contests
  • Coyotes franchise vs Wild
    • All-Time: 32-43-3-4
    • Home: 17-21-1-2
    • Road: 15-22-2-2
    • L10: 2-8-0
    • STRK: W1

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 16-20-6
2-Days Rest: 3-3-2
3+ Days Rest: 2-4-2

Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 2-4-3
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 2-5-1

When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 2-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 1-4-1
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 3-1-2

NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (33-27-4) at Calgary Flames (29-24-13)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (33-27-4) at Calgary Flames (29-24-13)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 11, 5-2 loss at Vancouver: The Canucks established a new season-high mark with a fourth consecutive victory in a 5-2 defeat of Ottawa at Rogers Arena. The home side jumped out to a 4-0 lead with goals from Kuzmenko, Miller (shorthanded), Aman and Dries. Ottawa pulled the contest to within two after consecutive tallies from Giroux, who recorded his team high 13th goal on the road this season and Holden, with his second goal of the season at 15:44 of the third period before Kuzmenko provided his second marker of the game into an empty net. Stützle added two assists for the Senators. Demko made 18 saves to earn the win for Vancouver while Sogaard turned aside 25 shots in taking the loss for Ottawa. Scratches: Brannstrom, Gauthier, Kelly; Injuries: Forsberg, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 20, VAN – 30; PP: OTT – 0-3, VAN – 1-6.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Calgary will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS. 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 five-game road trip at Edmonton on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. ET. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Rogers Place.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, C Norris and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Flames this evening. Total man-games lost:
224.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled G Mandolese from Belleville (AHL) on March 6.
OTTAWA vs. CALGARY – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Feb. 13 @ Ottawa (4-3 OT win), March 12 @ Calgary
2021-22 (1-1-0): 11/14/21 @ Ottawa (4-0 loss), 1/13/22 @ Calgary (4-1 win)
Series record: Overall: 26-24-4-3; Home: 16-8-3-2; Away: 10-16-1-1
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Feb. 13 (4-3 OT); @ Calgary: 1/13/22 (4-1)
Last Calgary win: @ Ottawa: 11/14/21 (4-0); @ Calgary: 5/9/21 (6-1)
Last OT result: Feb. 13 (4-3 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/7/21 (4-3 SO win) @ Calgary
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (4x, Last: 2/25/21, 6-1 win); Allowed: 10, (1/15/94, 10-0 loss); Both teams: 12, (11/5/92, 8-4 loss)
Last Game: Feb. 13, 4-3 OT win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Tkachuk, Batherson DeBrincat, Stützle; CGY Goals: Dube (x2), Toffoli; OTT
Scratch: Gambrell; OTT Injuries: Forsberg, Norris, Sanderson, Talbot; OTT Goalie: Sogaard; CGY Goalie: Markstrom; OTT PP: 0-4; CGY PP: 1-4; Shots: 25-37.
Career vs. Calgary: Brassard leads all players in career games played (28), in goals (seven), in points (19) and is tied in assists with Giroux (12); Watson leads in penalty minutes (39) against Calgary.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 14-16-2 on the road this season … Claude Giroux leads with 13 goals on the road this season while Brady Tkachuk ranks first with 19 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 32 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 31 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will conclude their 10th set of the season this evening when the team visits Calgary … 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 (6-3-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 58 for 244 (23.8%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 12 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with 25 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 198 of the 238 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 83.2% through 65 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.

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 10, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [1] vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS [3]
The Calgary Flames welcomed the Anaheim Ducks to the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night. The Flames would muster 13 first period shots to Anaheim’s five but both goalies stood tall and kept the game scoreless through 20. In the second, Mikael Backlund redirected an Elias Lindholm shot past Gibson to give the Flames the lead. The Ducks would respond with a point shot deflecting off Max Comtois in front to tie the game. Brett Leason would poke home his fifth of the year shortly after during a mad scramble to give Anaheim a 2-1 lead. In the third, the Ducks added an empty netter in the ladder stages of the frame to hang on for a 3-1 win.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Backlund (15)
GOALIE: Markstrom (15/17, .882 Sv%)
PP: 1/2 (50%)
PK: – (-%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-3-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 10, 2023 ANA [3] vs. CGY [1] Leason Markstrom Gibson
March 7, 2023 CGY [1] at MIN 0 Toffoli* Markstrom Gustavsson
March 6, 2023 CGY [5] at DAL [4] Toffoli Markstrom Oettinger
March 4, 2023 MIN [3] vs. CGY [0] Eriksson Ek Markstrom Gustavsson
March 2, 2023 TOR [2] vs. CGY [1] Jarnkrok Markstrom Woll
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 12, 2023 7:00pm vs. Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Saddledome
March 14, 2023 8:00pm at Arizona Coyotes Mullett Arena
March 16, 2023 8:00pm at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
March 18, 2023 8:00pm vs. Dallas Stars Scotiabank Saddledome
March 20, 2023 8:30pm at Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second and final matchup this season between the Flames and Senators. The Flames fell in overtime during the clubs first meeting in February. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 4-7-4 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 11-12-8 against Eastern Conference opponents.

LAST MEETING WITH OTTAWA:
The Flames finished off a four-game road trip at the Canadian Tire Centre against the Ottawa Senators back on February 13th. The Senators broke the deadlock just over six minutes into the first with Brady Tkachuk scoring to put Ottawa up 1-0. Later in the frame, Dillon Dube made it goals in back-to-back games after tipping home his 14th of the season to square the contest at one’s through 20. Tyler Toffoli scored the lone goal of the second from his signature spot with a rocket shot past Mads Sogaard to give the Flames their first lead of the night. In the third, Dillon Dube continued his hot-streak and scored his second of the night. However, the Senators would rally late to tie the game and eventually win in overtime 4-3.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. OTTAWA SENATORS
CGY vs. OTT ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
27-21-4-5 17-9-1-1 10-12-3-4 3-5-2 L2

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Ottawa Senators
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-1 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-1)
Feb. 13, 2023 – CGY [3] at OTT 4
Mar. 12, 2023 – OTT at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. OTT: 1-1-0
Last Home Win vs. OTT: May 9, 2021 –Ottawa [1] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ OTT: November 14, 2021 – Calgary [4] at Ottawa [0]
Last Home Loss vs. OTT: January 13, 2022 – Ottawa [4] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ OTT: February 13, 2023 – Calgary [3] at Ottawa 4

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 3 – acquired Dryden Hunt (F) from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Radim Zohorna (F)
Mar. 3 – acquired Troy Stecher (D) and Nick Ritchie (F) from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brett Ritchie (F) and Connor Mackey (D)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 51)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (8 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 10)

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (37-26-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (39-21-6)

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (37-26-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (39-21-6)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets continue a three-game road trip on Sunday night when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning. Winnipeg started the trip with a 5-4 overtime victory against the Florida Panthers to end a two-game losing slide. The Jets end the trip with against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night before returning to Canada Life Centre to host the Boston Bruins on Thursday

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat TBL
66 GP 66
37 W 39
26 L 21
2 OT 6
77 PTS 84
206 GF 231
187 GA 203
21.3% PP 26.0%
82.5% PK 80.0%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 12 At TBL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 14 At CAR TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 16 BOS TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 18 At NSH SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 19 At STL TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 3 At EDM 6-3 L 5L
Mar. 4 EDM 7-5 W 1W
Mar. 6 SJS 3-2 OTL 1L
Mar. 8 MIN 4-2 L 2L
Mar. 11 At FLA 5-4 OTW 1W

Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

Upcoming Schedule
Sunday, March 12
Jets at Tampa Bay Lighting 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 13
Practice – Carolina 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at Carolina Hurricanes 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 5 (OT)
Florida Panthers 4
Jets Scorers: Scheifele (37, 38), Ehlers (6), Namestnikov (7, 8)
Panthers Scorers: Tkachuk (29, 30), Reinhart (23), Staal (3)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (44 sv, 4 ga)
Panthers Goaltender: Sergei Bobrovsky (22 sv, 5 ga)
Jets PP: 2-for-3
Jets PK: 2-for-5
Recap: Mark Scheifele opened and closed the scoring in a 5-4 overtime win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored twice and added an assist for a three-point night, which was matched by Nikolaj Ehlers (1G, 2A) and Kyle Connor (3A). Nino Niederreiter led the Jets with four shots, while Saku Mäenalanen had four hits. Connor Hellebuyck made 44 saves for the fourth time this
season.

Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their 11th of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 14-7-0 so far… Winnipeg’s .667 points percentage in back-to-back games this season is tied for fourth in the NHL… The Jets were 7-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back last season and 5-5-2 in the second game for an overall record of 11-9-4.

Beasts from the East
The Jets are 12-15-0 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 27 games… Mark Scheifele
has 15 goals in 27 games against the East this season… The Jets are in the midst of play four consecutive games against an Eastern Conference opponent.

Road Record
The Jets are 16-15-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 7-11-0 in their past 18 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Kyle Connor (12G, 20A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 32 points in 32 games… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 19 goals, which is tied for sixth in the NHL… Nikolaj Ehlers has 16 points (5G, 11A) in 15 road games this season and has a point in 10 of the 15 games.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is ninth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.5% of the time, but gave up a season high three goals on the penalty kill Saturday against Florida… 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. TBL Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
95 42 33 20
Home Record
GP W L OT
48 26 12 10
Away Record
GP W L OT
47 16 21 10

Jets vs. TBL Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Lightning tangle twice this season… Winnipeg won the first meeting Jan. 6 at Canada Life Centre 4-2.

Recent History
The teams have split the two-game season series in each of the five seasons in which they have played… Since 2015, the Jets are 7-4-3 in 14 games against the Lightning… Winnipeg is 9-for-25 (36.0%) on the power play in its past eight games against Tampa Bay and 11-for-12 (91.7%) on the penalty kill in the past five meetings.

In Tampa
The Jets are 5-2-2 in their past nine trips to Tampa… Winnipeg is 4-for-8 on the power play in the past three games in Tampa against the Lightning… Four of the five wins have come by one goal, while both losses in regulation have been by three goals.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Tampa Bay with 36 points (10G, 26A) in 38 games… Mark Scheifele has 16 points (5G, 11A) in 16 games against the Lightning… Nikolaj Ehlers is averaging nearly a point per game against Tampa Bay with 12 points (7G, 5A) in 13 games… Four of Kyle Connor’s six goals against the Lightning are game-winning goals… Vladislav Namestnikov started the season with the Lightning, putting up 15 points (6G, 9A) in 57 games, before being traded to the San Jose Sharks for Michael Eyssimont, who started the season with the Jets before being claimed off waivers by the Sharks.

Jets vs. TBL Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
02/11/2017 TB L 1 4 33 3 0 6 30 2 0 8
12/09/2017 @TB OTL 3 4 20 1 0 8 28 3 1 4
01/30/2018 TB W 3 1 37 4 1 8 24 4 0 8
12/16/2018 TB W 5 4 42 1 1 4 47 2 2 2
03/05/2019 @TB L 2 5 32 3 2 12 38 4 2 10
11/16/2019 @TB W 4 3 27 4 1 4 34 2 0 8
01/17/2020 TB L 1 7 31 2 0 2 26 1 0 4
03/08/2022 TB W 7 4 33 4 1 8 24 3 0 10
04/16/2022 @TB L 4 7 18 1 1 18 37 2 1 16
01/06/2023 TB W 4 2 20 6 2 17 28 4 0 21

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 3 vs. Chicago 1
The Tampa Bay Lightning collected points for the third-straight game with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks March 11 at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts wrapped up the season series vs. CHI with a 2-0-0 record…Tampa Bay moved to 39-21-6 on the season with a home record of 24-5-5…After a scoreless first period, Brayden Point opened the scoring at the 6:21 mark of the middle frame with his team-leading 42nd goal of the season, jumping on a Petr Mrazek rebound in front off assists from Victor Hedman and Mikhail Sergachev…Taylor Raddysh tied the game 1-1 5:23 into the third period…Point scored his second goal of the night with 59.7 seconds remaining to give the Lightning a 2-1 lead when he fired home a pass from Nikita Kucherov with Sergachev recording the secondary helper…Brandon Hagel scored an empty-net goal off a pass from Alex Killorn at the 19:58 mark to wrap up the 3-1 win for Tampa Bay…Brian Elliott made 22 saves on 23 shots against for his 10th win of the season…
PP: TBL – 0-1 CHI – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 37 CHI – 24
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Jets are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 0-1-1 vs. WPG this season after a 4-2 loss Jan. 6 at Canada Life Centre…Anthony Cirelli opened the scoring with his second goal of the season when he fired home a rebound off a shot from Steven Stamkos to give Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead with 8:12 remaining in the first period…Pierre-Luc Dubois answered during a 4-on-4 to tie the game at one at the 19:21 mark of the first…Nikita Kucherov gave the Bolts a 2-1 lead 1:35 into the second period when he took a pass from Ian Cole and ripped a wrist shot past Connor Hellebuyck, with Cirelli picking up the secondary helper for his 100th career assist…Dubois tied the game again for WPG with a power-play goal on an extended 5-on-3 with 12:55 remaining in the middle frame…With WPG on another 5-on-3 near the beginning of the third period, Kyle Connor scored at the 5:38 mark to give his team a 3-2 lead…Morgan Barron scored an empty-net goal with 1:26 remaining to cap off the 4-2 win for WPG…Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves on 19 shots against in the loss…Kucherov skated in his 600th career game…Stamkos has recorded points in seven straight games vs. WPG (4-8—12) with assists in all seven contests and five multi-point efforts…Stamkos has pointed in 21 of his 23 career games vs. WPG (14-17—31)…Stamkos has points in five straight home games vs. WPG (4-4—8) with goals in three straight…Stamkos has picked up points in 10 of his 11 career home games vs. WPG (7-8—15) with goals in seven of those contests…Kucherov has pointed in seven straight games vs. WPG (6-6—12)…Kucherov is riding a seven-game home points streak vs. WPG (7-6—13)…Alex Killorn has picked up points in four of his last five games vs. WPG (3-1—4)…Victor Hedman has points in four of his last five contests vs. WPG (2-6—8)…Hedman has pointed in five of his last six home games vs. WPG (2-8—10)…Cirelli has recorded points in five of his last six games vs. WPG (5-4—9)…Tampa Bay is 5-4-1 in both their last 10 home games vs. WPG and the last 10 meetings overall…The Lightning are 13-10-4 all-time vs. WPG, including a home record of 7-4-2…Stamkos (14-17—31) holds the Tampa Bay franchise records for career goals, assists and points vs. WPG.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. WPG

  1. Steven Stamkos – 31 pts. (14-17—31, 23 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 22 pts. (11-11—22, 17 GP)
  3. Victor Hedman – 21 pts. (5-16—21, 24 GP)
  4. Ondrej Palat – 15 pts. (5-10—15, 16 GP)
  5. Martin St. Louis – 12 pts. (5-7—12, 12 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the fourth and final game of a four-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on home ice…The Lightning are 12-2-1 against Central Division opponents and 21-7-3 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in 14 of their last 15 home games (total: 63 goals)…The Bolts are 3-7-2 in the second half of back-to-back games this season…Tampa Bay has scored a powerplay goal in 13 of their last 15 home games…Mikey Eyssimont made his NHL debut with WPG April 11, 2022 at MTL.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 102
Current Injuries:
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 3 Games

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

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (40-20-6) at St. Louis Blues (29-31-5)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (40-20-6) at St. Louis Blues (29-31-5)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 40-20-6, 86 points (21-13-1 at Home, 19-7-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 12 at St. Louis Blues AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 14 at Philadelphia Flyers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 16 vs. Calgary Flames AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 19 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 21 at Vancouver Canucks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 11 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Carolina Hurricanes 0
Jonathan Quick posted a 33-save shutout as the Vegas Golden Knights (40-20-6) earned a 4-0 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes (43-13-8) on Saturday night at PNC Arena. Less than five minutes into the contest, Jonathan Marchessault snuck a shot through Frederik Andersen to give Vegas a 1-0 lead. Late in the second, Reilly Smith broke in behind the defense and scored to make it a 2-0 lead. Paul Cotter extended the lead to 3-0 before Brett Howden’s empty-net goal sealed the 4-0 win for the Golden Knights.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Quick’s shutout is the 58th of his career and first with Vegas as he improves to 3-0-0 as a Golden Knight
  • Cotter’s goal is his 12th of the season, placing him 8th amongst all rookies in goal scoring this season
  • Marchessault’s goal was his third game-winning goal of the season
  • Smith’s goal gives the forward four points in four games (2-2—4)

Against the Blues
Sunday marks the third and final meeting between Vegas and St. Louis for the 2022-23 season. The Golden Knights hold an all-time record of 12-9-1 against the Blues in 22 total meetings. The last time the two teams faced off, four Vegas players had multi-point nights as the Golden Knights defeated the Blues, 5-4, in a shootout at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 23. Vegas used goals from Alex Pietrangelo, Mark Stone, Michael Amadio and a late goal from Chandler Stephenson to send the game into overtime. After a scoreless extra session, Stone secured the two points for Vegas with a goal in the shootout.

2022-23 Season STL Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Nov. 12 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, St. Louis 3)
Dec. 23 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, St. Louis 4 SO)
Mar. 12 – at St. Louis

2021-22 Season STL Series: 1-2-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Oct. 20 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, St. Louis 3)
Nov. 22 – at St. Louis (Vegas 2, St. Louis 5)
Apr. 29 – at St. Louis (Vegas 7, St. Louis 4)

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Jake Neighbours – Upper-Body (Will be re-evaluated in 5 weeks; announced on Feb. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 246

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
6 – Signed college free agent defenseman Anton Malmstrom to a two-year, entry-level contract
3 – Acquired forward Jakub Vrana from Detroit in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 7th-round draft pick
2 – Signed forward Sammy Blais to a one-year, $1,000,000 contract extension
1 – Signed defenseman Michael Buchinger to a three-year, entry-level contract

BLUES vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS

  • The Blues and Knights will meet for the 3rd and final matchup this season
  • The Blues are 1-0-1 against Vegas this season, winning 3-2 on Nov. 12 and losing 5-4 in a shootout on Dec. 23, both in Vegas
    -The Blues are 3-1-1 in their last 5 games against the Golden Knights
  • Since the Golden Knights entered the NHL at the start of the 2017-18 season, the Blues are 10-5-7 against Vegas
  • The Blues are 2-1-0 in their last 3 games against Vegas at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues are 6-3-1 at home against Vegas since the Golden Knights entered the NHL
  • The Blues have scored at least 3 goals in 5 straight games against Vegas, outscoring the Golden Knights 19-16 in that 5-game span (Excludes shootout deciding goals)
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 of their last 4 games against Vegas, going 4 for 12 (33.3%) on the power play over those 4 games
  • The Blues are 6-4-0 in the 2nd game of back-to-back sets this season, which shares the 5th most wins in the NHL this season (1. NY Islanders/Winnipeg/Carolina/Boston, 7 wins)
  • Golden Knights’ forward Ivan Barbashev will visit St. Louis for the first time since being trade by the Blues on Feb. 26
  • Barbashev has recorded 5 points (2g, 3a) in 7 games with Vegas since being traded

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/15 – vs. Minnesota
3/17 – at Washington
3/19 – vs. Winnipeg
3/21 – vs. Detroit
3/23 – at Detroit

A LOOK AHEAD

  • 4 of the Blues’ next 5 games, including today vs. Vegas, will come at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues will play 10 more games in March (5 away; 5 home)
  • 7 of the Blues’ remining 10 games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (3 against the Central)

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 23-9-2 this season when scoring first
  • The Blues are 1 of 6 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1. Kings/Islanders, 4 / 2. Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks, 3)
  • Since Dec. 11, 38 games, the Blues are 87 for 104 on the penalty kill (83.7%), which ranks 9th in the NHL over that span (1. Boston, 102 for 117, 87.2%)
  • The Blues have scored 7 shorthanded goals this season, which shares 11th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 12)

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (43-13-8) at New Jersey Devils (43-16-6)

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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (43-13-8) at New Jersey Devils (43-16-6)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 4-0 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights at PNC Arena on Saturday, marking their first shutout loss since November. Jesse Puljujarvi registered three shots in 12:47 of ice time in his Hurricanes debut, and Frederik Andersen made 20 saves in net.

INJURY REPORT
Jalen Chatfield, upper-body, missed two games (3/9-3/11)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 64 games (10/12-3/11)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 63 games (10/14-3/11)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 19 games (1/21-3/11)
Antti Raanta, lower-body, missed two games (3/9-3/11)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 246

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 10 Acquired Jack Dugan from New Jersey in exchange for Zack Hayes
March 8 Recalled Pyotr Kochetkov from Chicago (AHL) on an emergency basis
March 1 Acquired Shayne Gostisbehere from Arizona in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 12 at New Jersey 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 14 Winnipeg 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 17 at Toronto 7 p.m. BSSO/NHLN HRN
March 18 at Philadelphia 5 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
March 21 at NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN

  • All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 12 Sunday No morning skate
March 13 Monday No practice
March 14 Tuesday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 15 Wednesday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
March 16 Thursday PNC Arena 11 a.m.

  • All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.

Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. DEVILS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing New Jersey in the fourth and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.

— Carolina and New Jersey are meeting for the 155th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 62-74-12-6 overall record, including a 26-41-4-4 road record.

— The Hurricanes lead the season series 2-1-0 in 2022-23 (Devils: 1-1-1), and they are 7-3-0 in the teams’ last 10 meetings, with wins in five of the last six.

— Carolina posted a 4-1 win over New Jersey at PNC Arena on 12/20. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Stefan Noesen, Jordan Staal and Teuvo Teravainen each scored for the Hurricanes, while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 37 of 38 shots faced in net.

— The Hurricanes earned a 5-4 shootout win over the Devils at Prudential Center on 1/1. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Stefan Noesen (2a) and Derek Stepan (2g) recorded two points, and Martin Necas scored a power-play goal to force overtime before Andrei Svechnikov scored the only goal in the shootout. Antti Raanta made 24 saves in regulation/overtime and stopped all three shootout attempts.

— Carolina suffered a 5-3 loss against New Jersey at PNC Arena on 1/10. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Max Pacioretty each scored for the Hurricanes, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves in net.

— Brent Burns has posted 17 points (4g, 13a) in 23 career regular-season games against New Jersey.

— Jesperi Kotkaniemi has earned 10 points (5g, 5a) in 11 career regular-season games against the Devils.

— Stefan Noesen tallied 43 points (22g, 21a) in 145 NHL games with New Jersey from 2017-19. He also played four postseason games with the Devils in 2018 and scored the game-winning goal in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round, the only playoff goal of his NHL career.

— Brett Pesce is a native of Tarrytown, N.Y., about 40 miles northeast of Newark. He played youth hockey with the North Jersey Avalanche and spent one season with the EJHL’s New Jersey Hitmen in 2011-12.

— Paul Stastny’s father, Peter, posted 173 points (64g, 109a) in 217 games with the Devils from 1990-93.

— Dougie Hamilton registered 121 points (42g, 79a) in 184 NHL games with Carolina from 2018-21 and added 14 points (6g, 8a) in 31 playoff games with the Hurricanes. He was acquired from CGY along with Micheal Ferland and Adam Fox in exchange for Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm on 6/23/18.

— Acquired from VGK in exchange for Nicolas Roy and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Oscar Plandowski) on 6/27/19, Erik Haula recorded 22 points (12g, 10a) in 41 games with Carolina in 2019-20. He was traded to FLA along with Lucas Wallmark, Eetu Luostarinen and Chase Priskie in exchange for Vincent Trocheck on 2/24/20.

— Brendan Smith tallied eight points (4g, 4a) in 45 games with the Hurricanes in 2021-22. He added four points (1g, 3a) in 14 playoff games with Carolina, scoring his first career postseason shorthanded goal in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Second Round vs. NYR.

— Devils Video Coach Jerry Dineen’s brother, Kevin, was selected by the Whalers in the third round (56th overall) of the 1982 NHL Draft and played 708 games with Hartford/Carolina over two stints with the franchise (1984-91, 1995-99), recording 544 points (250g, 294a) and a franchise-record 1,439 penalty minutes.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 3 Montreal Canadiens 1
(43-16-6 – 92 PTS) (26-34-6 – 58 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. N. Hischier 2. J. Allen 3. D. Mercer
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Montreal 0 1 0 – – 1
DEVILS 2 0 1 – – 3
Goals:
MTL: D. Gurianov
NJD: N. Bastian, N. Hischier, T. Tatar (ENG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 65
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 9
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 178

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
New Jersey opened a two-game road trip with a 3-2 shootout victory at Washington on Thursday and then collected a 3-1 win at
Montreal on Saturday.

Jersey’s team also improved its road record to 25-4-4, which ranks first in the NHL.

The most road wins in a single season for franchise history was earned in 1998-99, after the Devils logged a 28-10-3 record.

The 25 road wins this season are the second most in franchise history, while the third most were earned in 2000-01, 24 road wins.

The Devils are scheduled for eight road games before the regular season concludes on Apr. 13 for Jersey.

Detroit earned the most road wins in a single season all-time, after the Wings recorded a 31-7-3 road record in 2005-06.

After Saturday’s win, the Devils improved to 11-5-1 overall in back-to-back sets and 5-3-1 in the first half of back-to-back sets for 2022-
23.

The Devils enter Sunday’s contest with a 6-2-0 record in the second half of back-to-back games for the season.

Sunday, Mar. 5, at Arizona marked Lindy Ruff’s 200th career game as head coach with the New Jersey Devils since he was hired in 2020 (87-91-22).

Ruff is one of five coaches in franchise history who reached the 200 marker for regular-season games:
Jacques Lemaire, 509 games, 276-166-57-10
John Hynes, 354 games, 150-159-0-45
Doug Carpenter, 290 games, 100-166-24-0
Peter DeBoer, 248 games, 114-93-0-41
Lindy Ruff, 202 games, 88-92-0-22

New Jersey enters Saturday’s contest eight wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09.

The Devils earned 42, or more, wins in a single season for the 16th time in franchise history. The last time that the Devils earned 42, or more, wins in a season was in 2017-18 (44-29-9).

Neither the Devils, nor Canadiens, took a penalty on Saturday. The outing marked just the second time since 1982-83 that the Devils experienced a game when neither Jersey nor the opponent took a penalty.

The only other time since 1982-83 that the Devils and an opponent experienced a game when neither team took a penalty was on April 2, 2010, in a 2-1 shootout loss vs Chicago at Prudential Center.

For franchise history, tonight’s contest marked the fourth time that the franchise and an opponent did not experience taking any penalties.

The other two occasions that weren’t noted above are below:
On Feb. 21, 1978: Colorado Rockies vs Boston Bruins, 3-2, L
On March 20, 1976, Kansas City Scouts vs California Golden Seals, 2-2, T

OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT
The Devils own 10 overtime wins this season, which marks the most overtime wins in a single season for franchise history. The team earned nine overtime wins in a single season on three occasions:
2022-32: 10-3
2015-16: 9-2
2013-14: 9-5
2008-09: 9-2

The Devils are 2-3 in games decided in a shootout this season. The team’s last shootout victory was earned on Mar. 9, at Washington in a 3-2 win.

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 22-12-2 record vs the Eastern Conference and a 13-5-2 record vs the Metropolitan Division.

The 22 wins vs the East are the second most earned for any member of the MET Division, while Carolina’s 26 wins vs the East are the most for any divisional members.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 11-5-1
First game: 5-3-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 5-2-1
Second game: 6-2-0 | home: 2-2-0 | road: 4-0-0

VS CAROLINA
The Devils host Carolina for the second time this season, and the contest also concludes the 2022-23 regular-season series between the two division rivals. The Devils are 1-1-1 vs Carolina this season. The last time that the Devils won a season series vs Carolina was 2017-18 (3-1-0). The Devils are 5-0-2 at home vs Carolina since 2017-18. The last time that the Devils dropped a contest at home in regulation vs the ‘Canes was on March 25, 2017, in a 3-1 loss.

ALL-TIME vs CAROLINA
Record: 80-57-12-5
Home: 45-23-4-3
Road: 35-34-8-2

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs CAR/HFD is eight, which was earned in an 8-2 win on Nov. 22, 1991, at
the Meadowlands. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs CAR/HFD is eight, which was logged in an 8-6 loss vs HFD on Jan. 27, 1989. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs CAR/HFD is 54 in a 4-4 tie on Jan. 27, 1996. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the CAR/HFD is 48 in a 2-1 loss on Mar. 28, 2009. The last time the Devils shut out the Hurricanes was in a 5-0 win on Mar. 31, 2012, at Carolina (M. Brodeur, 22 saves). The last time Carolina shut out the Devils was on Mar. 21, 2000, at the Meadowlands in a 5-0 loss.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Tue. Mar. 14, vs TBL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Mar. 16, vs TBL, 7:00 P.M.
Sat. Mar. 18, at FLA, 5:00 P.M.
Sun. Mar. 19, at TBL, 7:00 P.M.
Tue. Mar. 21, vs MIN, 7:00 P.M.

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (37-19-9) at Pittsburgh Penguins (33-22-10)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (37-19-9) at Pittsburgh Penguins (33-22-10)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 – OVERTIME – March 11, 2023 – KeyBank Center
NYR Goals: P. Kane (18), A. Panarin (20)
BUF Goals: J. Skinner (29)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 32/33)
BUF Goalie: U-P Luukkonen (OTL – 24/26)
NYR Shots: 26
BUF Shots: 33
NYR PP: 1/3
NYR PK: 2/2

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers won their second-straight game after regulation when Artemi Panarin scored his ninth career overtime goal, in Buffalo on Saturday night. Patrick Kane, playing in his hometown, tied the game in the second period with his second goal with New York.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers complete their three-game road trip when they head to Pittsburgh to face the Penguins for the first of three meetings in the next week (4:00 PM ET – TV: TNT – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). New York has won three of its last four contests against the Penguins.
  • On the road, New York has points in 13 of their last 16 contests (9-3-4). The Rangers’ .682 points percentage on the road ranks tied for fifth in the NHL and their 45 road points are tied for the fourth most in the league.
  • Since December 5, New York is 26-9-4 for 56 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank third in wins, points, and third in points percentage (.718).
  • 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).
  • When scoring first this year, the Blueshirts are 24-5-4 and 18-3-3 when leading after the second period. When tied after two periods, the Rangers have 13 wins, the most in the NHL.
  • New York’s 79 third period goals are tied for the sixth most in the NHL. Mika Zibanejad leads all Rangers with 14 third period goals.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 156 points, the fifth most in the NHL.
  • New York has seen 19 games go past regulation this season, tied for the most in the NHL.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Mar. 14/7:00 PM Washington/Madison Square Garden ESPN ESPN 1050 AM
Mar. 16/7:00 PM Pittsburgh/Madison Square Garden MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
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

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 11 at Buffalo OTW, 2-1
Mar. 9 at Montreal SOW, 4-3
Mar. 4 at Boston L, 4-2
Mar. 2 Ottawa L, 5-3
Mar. 1 at Philadelphia OTW, 3-2

MAN GAMES LOST – 39
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper Body Feb. 26-Mar. 11 6

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 7 – Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hartford.
March 3 – Acquired Anton Blidh from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Gustav Rydahl and acquired Wyatt Kalynuk from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for future considerations.

ALL-TIME RECORD 135-119-23-16 (309 PTS)
2022-23 0-1-0
2021-22 3-1-0
NYR HOME 76-55-9-8 (169 PTS)
NYR AWAY 59-64-14-8 (140 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
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 4:00 PM ET
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 three-straight contests (4G), six of their last seven games (7G) and eight of their last 11 contests (10G).
  • New York’s 25.3 power play percentage on the road ranks third in the league and their 24 road power play goals are tied for the fourth most.
  • On the penalty kill, the Rangers’ 82.4 road percentage ranks seventh in the league.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 11: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell, Crosby (PP), Zucker, Guentzel (EN), Granlund
Multiple Points: Guentzel (1G-1A), Granlund (1G-1A), Pettersson
(2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (30 saves, 31 shots)
Key Stats: Mikael Granlund notched his first two points with Pittsburgh (1G-1A) as Pittsburgh took home the win.
PP: 1-4
PK: 3-3

Mar. 9: NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Guentzel, Archibald, Zucker
Multiple Points: Petry (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (24 saves, 28 shots)
Key Stats: Marcus Pettersson recorded his 100th-career assist as the Penguins fell in overtime.
PP: 0-3
PK: 3-4

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 12 26
F Nick Bonino Kidney 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 153

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: 135-122-36
In Pittsburgh: 71-54-20
In New York: 64-68-16
OT Record vs. Rangers: 25-11-17
Shootout Record vs. Rangers: 7-4
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. RANGERS:
Mario Lemieux: 70 GP, 132 PTS (61G-71A)
Sidney Crosby 79 GP, 100 PTS (38G-62A)
Evgeni Malkin 68 GP, 68 PTS (31G-37A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins continue along their season-long (tied) five-game homestand as they take on the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena (TV: TNT; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh has points in 15 of its last 20 games versus New York (12-5-3), and is 16-7-3 in its last 26 games versus the Rangers.
  • Here at home, Pittsburgh has points in nine of its last 10 home games versus New York (8-1-1) dating back to Jan. 14, 2018.
  • Tonight’s game concludes a four-game stretch versus divisional opponents, where they’ve gone 2-0-1 thus far.
  • The Penguins are 6-1-1 over their last seven games total.

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (50-9-5) at Detroit Red Wings (29-27-9)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (50-9-5) at Detroit Red Wings (29-27-9)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 2 at BOSTON 3 (3/11/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Copp (unassisted) 1:36-SH; DET Chiasson (Perron, Larkin) 4:32-PP
2ND PERIOD: BOS Lindholm (Coyle, Frederic) 12:43-EV; BOS Bergeron (DeBrusk, Orlov) 14:11-PP
3RD PERIOD: BOS Hathaway (Greer, Nosek) 13:54-EV
SHOTS: DET 31 (15-2-14) / BOS 38 (11-18-9)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (L, 35-38) / BOS Ullmark (W, 29-31)
PP: DET 1-2 / BOS 1-4

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (36 / March 8)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (9 / Feb. 25)
Total Man Games Lost: 245
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (3), Jake Walman (3), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/10 – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/9 – Traded defenseman Steven Kampfer to Arizona in exchange for future considerations
3/6 – Reassigned goaltender John Lethemon from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
3/5 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids
3/3 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Signed forward Alex Chiasson and goaltender John Lethemon to one-year contracts for the remainder of the 2022-23 season … Acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft from Minnesota in exchange for forward Oskar Sundqvist … Acquired a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and forward Dylan McLaughlin from St. Louis in exchange for forward Jakub Vrána (Detroit will retain 50 percent of Vrána’s salary) … Loaned forward Dylan McLaughlin to Springfield (AHL)
3/2 – Recalled forward Adam Erne from Grand Rapids … Activated defenseman Jordan Oesterle from injured reserve … Placed forward Michael Rasmussen on injured reserve … Acquired a first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft from Boston in exchange for forward Tyler Bertuzzi (Detroit will retain 50 percent of Bertuzzi’s salary)
3/1 – Signed forward Dylan Larkin to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $8.7 million … Acquired a conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft from Vancouver in exchange for defenseman Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft … Signed forward Alexandre Doucet to a three-year entry-level contract

TODAY’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. BRUINS / 1:30 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: TNT / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TODAY: 614th all-time meeting, 306th in Detroit … Third of three games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. BOS: 262-250-95-6 / HOME: 166-84-52-3 / LAST 10: 5-5-0 / IN 2021-22: 2-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-2-0
DET top scorers vs. BOS: Dylan Larkin (7-8-15 in 23 GP), David Perron (5-10-15 in 24 GP), Jake Walman (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
BOS top scorers vs. DET: Brad Marchand (17-22-39 in 36 GP), Patrice Bergeron (16-16-32 in 37 GP), David Krejci (8-17-25 in 33 GP), David Pastrnak (11-12-23 in 23 GP), Charlie Coyle (6-5-11 in 22 GP), Charlie McAvoy (3-7-10 in 13 GP), Tomas Nosek (1-6-7 in 10 GP), A.J. Greer (0-1-1 in 1 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Tue., March 14: RED WINGS at PREDATORS / 8:00 p.m. / Bridgestone Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Sat., March 18: RED WINGS vs. AVALANCHE / 1:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Mon., March 20: RED WINGS vs. PANTHERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
March 11 at Boston – 3-2 L
Detroit fell 3-2 at Boston to move to 29-27-9 overall and 13-15-5 on the road … The Red Wings are 22-1-3 this season when leading by two-or-more goals … Detroit is 10-6-9 in one-goal games this season, and 25-7-19 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Andrew Copp opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal 1:36 into the contest … Copp tallied his first shorthanded goal in a Detroit uniform and seventh of his NHL career … Copp’s last shorthanded goal came with the New York Rangers on April 13, 2022 at Philadelphia … Copp scored the fourth-fastest shorthanded goal from the start of a game in franchise history, trailing only Ted Lindsay (1:23) on Oct. 17, 1948 vs. the New York Rangers, Dennis Hextall (1:27) on Jan. 22, 1978 vs. Washington and Alex Delvecchio (1:29) on Nov. 19, 1960 at Boston … Copp extended his point streak to three-straight games (1-2-3 in 3 GP) … In all, Copp has seven points (2-5-7) in nine games since Feb. 23 against the New York Rangers … Alex Chiasson netted a power play goal to give Detroit a 2-0 lead … It marked Chiasson’s first goal with the Red Wings … Chiasson has three points (1-2-3) in his last two contests … Detroit scored a shorthanded goal and a power play goal in the same game for the first time since Nov. 5, 2022 against the New York Islanders … The Red Wings also scored a shorthanded goal and a power play goal in the opening five minutes of a game for the second time in franchise history … The only previous instance came on March 10, 1965 at Toronto, when Gordie Howe netted a shorthanded goal 1:50 into the contest before Norm Ullman added a power play goal at the 3:57 mark … David Perron recorded the primary assist on Chiasson’s power play goal to extend his point streak to three-consecutive games (1-2-3 in 3 GP) … Perron has 11 points (2-9-11) in 16 games dating back to Feb. 9 vs. Calgary … Dylan Larkin also picked up an assist on Chiasson’s power play goal … Larkin extended his team lead in assists (37), points (61), power play points (24) and shots (199) through 64 games … Larkin has compiled 28 points (11-17-28) in 27 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin recorded his 248th career NHL assist, tying Syd Howe for 20th place on the franchise’s all-time list … Olli Määttä set a career high with seven blocks … Detroit has scored the opening goal in five of its last seven games … In total, the Red Wings are 18-11-7 this season when scoring first, and 8-6-5 when doing so on the road … The Red Wings finished 1-for-2 on the man advantage … Detroit is 21-9-5 this season when scoring a power play goal … Detroit is 27-5-6 this season when leading or tied after two periods, and 12-2-5 when doing so on the road.

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 87)

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

BOSTON vs DETROIT, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Red Wings are meeting for the 614th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 255-257-95-5 record and 1,857-1,823 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 87-163-52-3 lifetime in Detroit with the Red Wings holding a 1016-774 scoring advantage in those 305 contests

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 8-1-1 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 7-2-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 4 of their 15-game March schedule tonight (9 hm/6 rd, 3-1-0) … 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. 2: Tyler Bertuzzi acquired from Detroit for 2024 first round (top-ten protected) and 2025 fourth round draft picks.
Mar. 2: David Pastrnak signed to an eight-year contract extension.
Mar. 2: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.
Mar. 11: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL on an emergency basis.

NHL Morning Skate – March 12, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – March 12, 2023

* The Bruins became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs and the fastest club in NHL history to reach the 50-win mark in a season.

* Auston Matthews scored his 30th goal of the season and Mitchell Marner tallied a four-point outing as the Maple Leafs outdueled the Oilers and the NHL’s top two scorers: Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

* Dawson Mercer stretched his point streak to a dozen games to help the Devils move within two points of the top-seeded Hurricanes and set up a must-watch game Sunday between the two clubs.

* Sunday’s eight-game slate opens with an NHL on TNT doubleheader and features several teams looking to “Spring Forward” in the League standings.


BRUINS HISTORIC SEASON CONTINUES WITH PLAYOFF CLINCH IN 64TH GAME
Hampus Lindholm and Patrice Bergeron scored second-period goals 1:28 apart and Garnet Hathaway had the go-ahead marker with 6:06 remaining in regulation as Boston (50-9-5, 105 points) became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as the fastest club in NHL history to reach the 50-win mark in a season.


* The Bruins, who clinched a postseason berth by virtue of their victory and the Capitals defeating the Islanders on Saturday, became the third team to do so in 64 games or fewer during an 82-game season. They joined the 1995-96 Red Wings (59 GP) and 1998-99 Stars (63 GP).
 

* Click here to read more #NHLStats about Boston, which is headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a seventh straight year and 76th time in franchise history.



MATTHEWS, MARNER AND MAPLE LEAFS OUTDUEL McDAVID, DRAISAITL
Auston Matthews (1-1—2) reached the 30-goal mark for the seventh consecutive season to begin his career and Mitchell Marner (1-3—4) notched his 13th career four-point game as the Maple Leafs (40-17-8, 88 points) defeated Connor McDavid (1-2—3) and Leon Draisaitl (1-0—1) for their 40th win of 2022-23.


* Matthews, who became just the third player in Maple Leafs history with at least seven consecutive 30-goal seasons, also joined elite company among U.S.-born players in NHL history to register a stretch of at least that length (Pat LaFontaine: 8 from 1985-86 – 1992-93 & Joe Mullen: 7 from 1983-84 – 1989-90).




* Marner (24-59—83 in 65 GP), who initiated Toronto’s multi-goal comeback with a highlight-reel individual effort, potted his 13th career four-point game – tied with Borje Salming and Lanny McDonald for the third most in Maple Leafs history. Darryl Sittler (26 GP) and Frank Mahovlich (15 GP) rank first and second, respectively.




CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN: MERCER EXTENDS POINT STREAK TO 12 CONTESTS

Dawson Mercer and Dougie Hamilton each collected assists to help the Devils (43-16-6, 92 points) earn their 25th road win of the season – the second most in a campaign behind only 1998-99 (28). New Jersey moved within two points of Carolina (43-13-8, 94 points) for top spot in the Metropolitan Division to set up a must-watch game for Sunday when the two teams face off.

* Mercer (21 years, 135 days) extended his point streak to 12 games (11-9—20) and surpassed Brendan Shanahan (11 GP from March 8-29, 1990) for the longest run by a player at age 21 or younger in Devils/Rockies/Scouts history.


* Hamilton improved his season totals to 18-44—62 (65 GP) and tied Rob Ramage (20-42—62 in 79 GP) for the third-most points by a defenseman in a season in Devils/Rockies/Scouts history. He trails Scott Stevens (18-60—78 in 83 GP; 1993-94) and Tom Kurvers (16-50—66 in 74 GP; 1988-89).


SCHEIFELE NETS OVERTIME WINNER AS JETS HOLD OFF PANTHERS
The Jets built a 4-2 lead through 40 minutes and the Panthers rallied back to force overtime in search of their second multi-goal, third-period comeback win in as many days, but Mark Scheifele (2-0—2) scored with 29 seconds remaining in the extra frame to help Winnipeg (37-26-3, 77 points) stay within a point of Colorado (36-22-6, 78 points) in their race for third place in the Central Division.

* Scheifele’s overtime winner was the 13th of his career – the most in Jets/Thrashers history and four more than Ilya Kovalchuk (9) who sits second.
 


* At the other end of the rink, Matthew Tkachuk (2-1—3) recorded his 10th three-point outing of 2022-23 and tied Pavel Bure (10 GP in 1999-00) for the second most by a Panthers skater in a single season behind Jonathan Huberdeau (13 GP in 2021-22). Tkachuk’s 29 multi-point games this season trail only Connor McDavid (37 GP) for the most among all players.


SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM SATURDAY’S #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES

A jam-packed Saturday featured notes from 30 teams, here are some of the highlights:

* Erik Karlsson continued his case toward a third Norris Trophy as he recorded his 84th point of 2022-23, surpassing Brent Burns (83 in 2018-19) for the most in a season by Sharks defenseman. Karlsson also recorded the 744th point of his career to overtake Mathieu Schneider for sole possession of 22nd place on the NHL’s all-time points list among defensemen.

* After Nathan MacKinnon tied the game to extend his home goal streak to a franchise-record nine games, Cale Makar ended the night with his fifth career overtime goal, surpassing Tyson Barrie for the most by an Avalanche/Nordiques defenseman.


* The second-seeded Wild (38-21-7, 83 points) earned a win to keep pace with the Stars (36-17-13, 85 points), who top the Central Division and also collected two points Saturday via a comeback win. Minnesota improved to 10-0-2 in its past 12 games and have posted a 12-game point streak for the second time in franchise history. The franchise-record, 13-game run was set in 2016-17 (12-0-1 from Dec. 2-29, 2016).

* Jonathan Quick blanked the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes to record his first shutout with Vegas and the 58th of his career, tying John Ross Roach for 21st place on the NHL’s all-time list. Quick also earned his 373rd career win, surpassing Andy Moog for sole possession of 18th most in NHL’s history.


QUICK CLICKS

* WWE superstar Big E takes in Blue Jackets game, rides Zamboni
* Sonny Milano‘s dad reads starting lineup before game against Islanders
* Jordan Kyrou gets hat trick, Blues defeat Blue Jackets
*Jordan Binnington poses with young Blues fan 4 years apart
* Kraft Hockeyville 2023 community finalists named

SUNDAY FEATURES NHL ON TNT DOUBLEHEADER, HURRICANES-DEVILS AT “THE ROCK”

Sunday’s eight-game slate is highlighted by an NHL on TNT doubleheader and the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division squaring off at Prudential Center.

MLS Preview: Colorado Rapids (0-1-1) at San Jose Earthquakes (1-1-0)

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MLS Preview: Colorado Rapids (0-1-1) at San Jose Earthquakes (1-1-0)

The San Jose Earthquakes have won just once and compiled just five points in its last seven matches against Colorado Rapids dating back to August 2019 (D2 L4). In only one seven-game span in matchup history have the San Jose Earthquakes collected fewer points, a seven-game set between September 1997 and May 1999 (four points).

The Earthquakes defeated Vancouver, 2-1, on Saturday despite conceding the opening goal of the game. San Jose won just two games all of last season when conceding the first goal of the game despite tying Toronto for the league lead in such games with 22 (D7 L13).

The Colorado Rapids failed to score in their opening two matches of the season (D1 L1), the second time Colorado has failed to score in either of its first two games after 2015, when it played three straight scoreless draws to begin the season, the only streak of three straight regular season 0-0 draws by a team in league history.

Jeremy Ebobisse has contributed to three goals in his first two games this season with two goals and one assist. Only two players in club history have had more goal contributions at this stage of a season: Brad Davis in 2005 (1 goal, 3 assists), and Vako in 2018 (2 goals, 2 assists).

Lalas Abubakar has led his team in successful passes in both of the Colorado Rapids’ games this season, completing 65 in the season opener and 75 last week against Sporting Kansas City. Abubakar’s 140 successful passes lead all of MLS entering matchday three.

MLS Preview: St. Louis City SC (2-0-0) at Portland Timbers (1-1-0)

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MLS Preview: St. Louis City SC (2-0-0) at Portland Timbers (1-1-0)

In their seven home games against expansion teams, the Portland Timbers have only lost once, to Orlando City SC in April 2015, 2-0 (W5 D1). Since (W4 D1), Portland has won all five of its home matches against MLS newcomers, including the last three.

After falling behind 3-0 in the first 52 minutes of Saturday’s match at Los Angeles Football Club, Portland was defeated 3-2. The two late goals made it 22 regular season games with goals for the Timbers, the longest streak in MLS and the longest streak in club history, which lasted from June 2017 to March 2018.

St. Louis City SC is the fourth expansion team in MLS history to win its first two games. The others are the Chicago Fire (19989), Seattle Sounders (2009), and Los Angeles Football Club (2018). Only the Seattle Sounders were successful in winning their first three MLS matches in 2009.

Evander, a newcomer to Portland Timbers, has shown assertiveness in his first two MLS games, including Saturday’s goal and four shots against Los Angeles Football Club. This season, Evander has attempted to confront a defender 14 times and has succeeded in nine of those attempts—tied with Atlanta’s T. Almada and L. Araujo for the highest total in MLS).

Joao Klauss is the third player after Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club, 2018) and Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders, 2009) to score in an expansion team’s first two MLS games. He has done so in each of St. Louis City SC’s first two games. No expansion or other team has ever scored in all three of its first three MLS games.

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