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MLS Preview: Austin FC (1-1-0) at Real Salt Lake (1-1-0)

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MLS Preview: Austin FC (1-1-0) at Real Salt Lake (1-1-0)

In the playoff first round of last season, Austin FC defeated Real Salt Lake on penalties after coming back from a 2-0 deficit. Each of the four regular-season meetings between the teams has been won by the home team, with Real Salt Lake winning 1-0 at home in 2021 and 2-1 in Sandy in 2022.

Last season, Real Salt Lake had trouble at home, losing three of its final seven games (D2 W2) at America First Field. Since May 2021 (W15 D7), Real Salt Lake had only lost three of its previous 25 home MLS matches.

Austin FC has lost five consecutive MLS road games, including the playoff defeat at Los Angeles Football Club last year, failing to score in each of the last four. Austin FC had only lost two of its previous 12 MLS road games since April (W8 D2) before this run.

After two matches, Real Salt Lake has taken an MLS-high 37 shots, including 19 against Seattle. Vancouver only took 18 or more shots four times during the regular season, while Austin FC took an MLS playoff record 38 shots, including extra time, in the first round of last year’s playoffs.

In Austin’s 1-0 victory over Montreal on Saturday, Maxi Urruti scored one goal off the bench., his first goal since April 2018 as a substitute. After scoring 13 goals from substitutes during the regular season, only Los Angeles Football Club scored more than Austin, with J. Gallagher scoring in MD1.

MLS Preview: CF Montreal Impact (0-2-0) at Nashville SC (1-0-1)

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MLS Preview: CF Montreal Impact (0-2-0) at Nashville SC (1-0-1)

The only time Nashville SC and CF Montreal Impact have met, Nashville SC won 2-1 at home in the season-opening encounter. Nashville SC is unbeaten in five of those matches (W3 D2). Montreal is the only team Nashville hasn’t beaten at least once against out of the seven MLS teams Nashville has played at least five times (including playoffs).

The second-longest shutout streak in Nashville SC’s history (four consecutive in May 2021) dates back to the previous season. Since August 21, 2022, Nashville SC has kept six clean sheets in its last ten regular season games, the most in MLS.

The only MLS team with no goals and no points this season is CF Montreal Impact, who lost to Austin FC 1-0. In the history of the MLS, only four teams have started a season with three consecutive shutout losses; 2020 for New York City FC, 2018 for Seattle FC, 2007 for Toronto FC, and 1999 for the Kansas City Wizards

Nashville SC had just five shots in its 0-0 draw with the New York Red Bulls, and no player attempted more than one. Before Saturday, Nashville had had at least two players attempt multiple shots in 19 consecutive MLS games, including playoffs.

Romell Quioto led CF Montreal on Saturday with three chances, attempted two shots, and perfect passing accuracy (13/13). The main other Montreal player to at any point achieve that statline in a MLS game was Dominic Oduro against Wearing Kansas City in 2017.

MLS Preview: New York Red Bulls (0-1-1) at Minnesota United FC (1-0-0)

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MLS Preview: New York Red Bulls (0-1-1) at Minnesota United FC (1-0-0)

After New York won the first two games, a pair of 3-0 victories in 2017 and 2018, Minnesota United has won its last two matches against the New York Red Bulls, winning on the road in 2019 and 2022. The Red Bulls prevailed 3-0 in their first Minnesota encounter in July 2017, their only previous encounter.

On February 25, Minnesota United defeated Dallas 1-0 to record its third opening-game victory in club history. The Loons had won their season opener twice before, and each time they won their next match, winning two straight to start 2019 and three straight to start 2020.

The New York Red Bulls procured their primary place of 2023 with a scoreless draw against Nashville on Saturday. After failing to score in its first two games in 2016, New York has done so just twice this season. In New York’s third game of the year, Sacha Kljestan scored the opening goal in the 22nd minute.

Minnesota Joined surrendered ownership in it season opening win at Dallas, holding simply 37.6 percent of the ball. Since mid-September 2021, when they had less than 40% possession, the Loons have won seven of the last eight games.

This season, the New York Red Bulls have only taken 11 shots, the fewest of any team that will play in two MLS games in 2023. On matchday one, New York was awarded a penalty kick by Facundo Torres; the Red Bulls have not conceded a goal from open play since 2023.

MLS Preview: Los Angeles Galaxy (0-1-0) at Sporting Kansas City (0-1-1)

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MLS Preview: Los Angeles Galaxy (0-1-0) at Sporting Kansas City (0-1-1)

Although the most recent match between Sporting Kansas City and the Los Angeles Galaxy ended in a 2-2 draw in Carson in September, Sporting Kansas City is unbeaten in its last four encounters (W3 D1). Since October 2015, Sporting Kansas City has only lost two of its last 14 matches against the Galaxy (W7 D5).

The longest home winning streak for Sporting Kansas City since a six-game stretch from March to June 2017 was Sporting Kansas City’s final six matches in 2022. In March-May 2000 and May-August 1998, Sporting won seven consecutive home games, a club record. One of those victories came in a breakaway shootout.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles Galaxy lost 3-1 to FC Dallas to kick off their 2023 campaign. Los Angeles has opened the season with back-to-ack overcomes only multiple times in the club’s set of experiences, doing as such in 2017, 2001 and losing three directly to begin 1997, however the first of those was a breakaway shootout rout.

Sporting Kansas City played the Colorado Rapids to a scoreless draw on Saturday, earning its first point of the season. However, despite having 11 shots on goal, Sporting Kansas City is still looking for its first goal since 2023. This year, Sporting Kansas City has the second-most on-target shots behind Seattle, which has scored on six of its 17 attempts.

Dejan Jovelijic scored the only goal for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, making it his third consecutive goal on the road since the playoffs of last season. Only three individuals in Los Angeles Galaxy history have scored in four consecutive MLS games played on the road: Robbie Keane in 2012-13, Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2018-19, and Landon Donovan in 2009.

NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (31-24-7) Los Angeles Kings (38-20-8)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (31-24-7) Los Angeles Kings (38-20-8)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. LOS ANGELES
− The Predators are 40-28-(3)-9 all-time against the Kings, including a 22-13-(0)-6 record on the road.
− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and Los Angeles in 2022-23; it is the first and only at Crypto.com Arena.
− Nashville is 1-0-1 against Los Angeles this season, earning a 5-3 win at home in the last meeting on Jan. 21. The Predators dropped a 4-3 shootout contest at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 18.
− The Predators are 3-1-1 in their last five games against the Kings; they are 7-2-1 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five on the road.
− Overall, the Predators have lost only three times in regulation to the Kings in their last 25 meetings (15-3-7), with Nashville having won 10 of 13.
− Current Predators TV Analyst Chris Mason made 33 saves in his first NHL shutout as Nashville and Los Angeles played to the first scoreless tie at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 13, 2004.

NOTABLES vs. LOS ANGELES
− Matt Duchene owns 25 points (10g-15a) in 30 career games vs. the Kings, including multi-point efforts in three of his last seven contests. He scored twice in Nashville’s win vs. Los Angeles on Jan. 21.
− Roman Josi has tallied 25 points (5g-20a) in 29 career games vs. the Kings, including 14 points (1g-13a) in his last 10 meetings against Los Angeles. He posted three assists in the Jan. 21 meeting between the two teams.
− Filip Forsberg has eight points (3g-5a) in his last 12 contests against Los Angeles, and 12 points (4g-8a) in 23 career games vs. the Kings. He matched his career high for shots in a game for the third time with nine on Oct. 12, 2019 at Los Angeles.
− Tommy Novak made his NHL debut on Oct. 19, 2021 vs. Los Angeles.
− Predators Defense Development Coach Rob Scuderi won the 2012 Stanley Cup as a member of the Kings.
− Kings forward Viktor Arvidsson played in 387 games for Nashville from 2014-21, tallying 241 points (128g-113a).
− Kings forward Kevin Fiala recorded 97 points (45g-52a) in 204 games with the Predators from 2015-19.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 1, Arizona Coyotes 4 – March 9 (Mullett Arena)
− NSH goals: Glass (9)
− ARI goals: Ritchie (7), Hayton – PP/GWG (11), McBain (10), Schmaltz – ENG (21)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 39/42); ARI – Prosvetov (W, 39/40)
− Power plays: NSH 0-6; ARI 1-4
− Notes: Nashville moved to 15-13-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their four-game regular-season series against the Coyotes with a 2-2-0 record… Nashville hit the 40-shot mark for the ninth time this season… Cody Glass scored his ninth goal of 2022-23; Luke Evangelista assisted on the goal to give him four points (2g-2a) in his first five career NHL games… Roman Josi recorded 30:17 of ice time, his second-most in a game this season, and logged a 5:02 shift in the third period… Josi added seven shots on goal and 13 shot attempts… Matt Duchene (25:58), Luke Evangelista (20:27), Cody Glass (21:19), Tommy Novak (23:08) established career highs in single-game ice time.

OVERALL (80 GP) 40-28-(3)-9
HOME (39 GP) 18-15-(3)-3
ROAD (41 GP) 22-13-(0)-6
LAST MEETING Jan. 21, 2023 at NSH (W, 5-3)
PLAYOFFS Never Met

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 9 55
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 9 12
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 9 7
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 9 6
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-9 3
Mark Jankowski Illness – day-to-day March 9 1
Total man-games lost: 148
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 56; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 17; Forsberg – 12; Johansen – 7; McDonagh – 7; Parssinen – 6; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

MARCH 11 vs. Nashville Predators – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings host the Nashville Predators for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (4-3 SOW on Oct. 18, 2022; 5-3 L on Jan. 21, 2023).
  • The Kings aim to win the season series for the first time since the 2016-17 season (3-0-0).
  • Tonight’s game marks the first of the Kings’ seven-game homestand (Mar. 14 vs. NYI; Mar. 16 vs. CBJ; Mar. 18 vs. VAN; Mar. 20 vs. CGY; Mar. 25 vs. WPG; Mar. 26 vs. STL).

WARM-UPS
1) Forward Anze Kopitar has four points in his last three games against the Predators (0-4=4).

2) Defenseman Jordan Spence recorded his first point of the season (0-1=1) Thursday night vs. the Avalanche.

3) The Kings have outshot their opponents in nine of their last 10 games at Crypto.com Arena.

4) Defenseman Matt Roy enters tonight riding a career-long four-game point and assist streak (0-4=4). The longest point streak by a Kings defenseman this season is six games set by Sean Durzi from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6, 2022 (1-8=9).

5) Only Minnesota (7) has more shootout wins this season than the Kings (6).

vs. NASHVILLE ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 37-34-3-6
Home: 19-18-0-4
Away: 18-16-3-2
OT: 9-6 (3 ties)
Shootout: 3-2
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 1-1-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. NASHVILLE:
Anze Kopitar* – 50 GP, 41 PTS (12-29=41)
Dustin Brown – 52 GP, 27 PTS (12-15=27)
Drew Doughty* – 43 GP, 22 PTS (7-15=22)
Alex Frolov – 27 GP, 18 PTS (10-8=18)
L’ubomir Visnovsky – 23 GP, 17 PTS (4-13=17)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. NASHVILLE: Jan. 21, 2023 – LAK 3 at NSH 5
Venue: Bridgestone Arena
LAK Goals: Durzi (6), Kempe (19), Byfield (2)
NSH Goals: Granlund (5), Duchene (12, 13), Johansen (11), Smith (1)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L; 22 saves – 25 shots); Copley (1 save – 3 shots) NSH: Saros (W; 31 saves – 34 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 0-for-1

THE NEXT THREE:
Tues., March 14 | vs. NY Islanders | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won four of their last five games against the Islanders, including their last three consecutive.

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).

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)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 119

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/10/23)
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).

LA KINGS TEAM NOTES:
HOME SWEET HOME
The Kings enter tonight riding a six-game home winning streak, dating back to Feb. 11 (6-0 W vs. PIT). Over those six games, the Kings have outscored their opponents 27-13 and have averaged a goals-for per game of 4.50, the second-highest home average since the resumption of the regular-season following the NHL All-Star Break on Feb. 6. With a win tonight, the Kings would extend their home winning streak to a season-long seven games. The last time the Kings had a seven-game home winning streak was from April 4 to April 27, 2013. There have been only nine different instances in franchise history that the team has had a home winning streak of at least seven games. The Kings are 8-2-0 in their last 10 home games. In 31 games at Crypto.com Arena so far this campaign, the team has established a record of 20-9-2 with 42 points and a points percentage of .677%, the fifth-best home points percentage in the league:
Best home points percentage this season
Team GP PTS% (record)
Boston Bruins 32 .859% (26-3-3)
Tampa Bay Lightning 33 .773% (23-5-5)
Toronto Maple Leafs 33 .758% (23-6-4)
Carolina Hurricanes 32 .750% (23-7-2)
LA Kings 31 .677% (20-9-2)

The Kings are also riding a five-game overall winning streak, dating back to Feb. 28 (6-5 SOW at WPG). Not only would a win tonight extend the team’s home winning streak into seventh game, but it would also extend their overall winning streak to six games for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign (Oct. 30 to Nov. 11, 2021). Since Feb. 6, the Kings have accumulated an overall record of 10-2-1 with 21 points and have outscored their opponents 52-36. LA’s .808 points percentage during that time places second in the league:

NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (35-17-13) at Seattle Kraken (37-22-6)

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NHL Preview: Dallas Stars (35-17-13) at Seattle Kraken (37-22-6)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
March 9, 2023 – STARS 10 at SABRES 4
With 10 goals from nine different skaters, the Stars tied a team record (1993-present) for goals in a single game, done once before: Feb. 6, 2009 vs. NYR (W, 10-2). In all, 16 skaters earned at least one point in the club’s 10-4 victory over the Sabres, including 10 players with multi-point efforts. Forward Radek Faksa (2-0—2) lit the lamp twice, while Jamie Benn (1-2—3), Mason Marchment (1-2—3) and Jason Robertson (0-3—3) each had three-point performances. Defenseman Ryan Suter (1-1—2) also tied a career high in plus-minus (+5) done once before: Nov. 29, 2019 vs. OTT w/ MIN. The Stars established a season high in shots on goal (49) while the club was a collective +25 on the night. Goaltender Jake Oettinger picked up his 27th victory of the season with 25 saves on 29 shots.
PP: 1-3 | PK: 2-2 | SF: 49 | SA: 29 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (23:59 – game high) | Attendance: 14,174
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Benn 2. DAL – J. Robertson 3. DAL – E. Dadonov

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Sat, March 11, 2023 Seattle Kraken 9 p.m. Climate Pledge Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Mon, March 13, 2023 Seattle Kraken 9 p.m. Climate Pledge Arena BSSWX/KTCK
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

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: 47
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 9 Feb. 18-pres.
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
Undisclosed 5 Mar. 1-pres.

  • Glendening placed on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 17

TONIGHT’S GAME: From one end of the country to the other, the Stars find themselves in the Emerald City for the first of two consecutive games against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. (9 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest Extra, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second-ever visit to Seattle for the Stars, who came here 11 months ago (4-1 loss on April 3, 2022). These clubs will meet again in two days at Climate Pledge Arena and once more on March 21 in Dallas to close out the season series.

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

  • The Stars are 2-1-0 against the Kraken, winning twice at home (5-2 on Jan. 12, 2022 and 3-2 on April 23, 2022) and falling 4-1 at Climate Pledge Arena on April 3, 2022.
  • Forward Max Domi leads active stars in goals (4) and points (4-3—7) and shares second in assists (3) in four career games against the Kraken. Of his four goals, two have come on the power play, tops on the team.
  • Forward Evgenii Dadonov enters tonight’s game with three points (1-2—3) in a team-high six career appearances vs. Seattle.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski has six points (2-4—6) in three career games against Seattle. Five of those points came in one game, as Pavelski factored in on all five goals (2-3—5) in Dallas’ 5-2 win at AAC on Jan. 12, 2022.
  • Forward Roope Hintz has five points (3-2—5) in three career games against the Kraken, including a three-point performance (1-2—3) in Dallas’ 5-2 win over Seattle on Jan. 12, 2022.
  • Forward Jason Robertson enters tonight’s matchup with four points (1-3—4) in three career games vs. the Kraken.
  • Captain Jamie Benn (0-1—1) and defensemen Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) and Ryan Suter (0-1—1) each have one assist in three career games against Seattle.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 2-1-0 with a 2.35 goals-against average and .918 save percentage in three career appearances vs. Seattle.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 0-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .931 SV% in one career appearance against the Kraken.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
March 11 at Seattle
March 13 at Seattle
March 21 vs. Seattle

HANG TEN!

  • On March 9 at Buffalo, the Stars scored 10 goals in a game for just the second time since the club moved to Dallas (1993-94) and the ninth time in franchise history (1967-present). It’s been more than 14 years since the Stars reached double digits in goals in a game (10-2 W vs. NYR on Feb. 6, 2009) and have only netted more on one other occasion (15-2 W vs. WIN on Nov. 11, 1981).
  • Nine different skaters recorded goals against the Sabres: Radek Faksa (x2), Wyatt Johnston, Joe Pavelski, Jamie Benn, Joel Kiviranta, Ryan Suter, Evgenii Dadonov, Roope Hintz and Mason Marchment.
  • Furthermore, this marked just the third time in franchise history (1967-present) the franchise scored 10 goals in a road game. The others: Jan. 27, 1984 (10 at STL), Dec. 11, 1985 (10 at DET).
  • The Stars became the first team to score 10 goals in a game this season and just the fifth different club in the past five seasons to score 10 goals in a game, joining the Canadiens (10 vs. FLA on April 29, 2022 & 10 vs. DET on Dec. 2, 2017), Penguins (11 vs. DET on March 27, 2022), Maple Leas (10 vs. DET on Feb. 26, 2022) and the Blackhawks (10 vs. PIT on Oct. 5, 2017).

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

Nothing available for this game.

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (31-28-7) at New York Islanders (34-25-8)

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (31-28-7) at New York Islanders (34-25-8)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 2, New Jersey Devils 3 (SO)
March 9, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 22; NJD: 40
Power Plays: WSH: 0/2; NJD: 1/3
Three Stars: 1. Kuemper (WSH), 2. van Riemsdyk (WSH), 3. Mercer (NJD)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned defenseman Vincent Iorio to AHL Hershey, 3/10
Loaned defenseman Dylan McIlrath to AHL Hershey, 3/8
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas and defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 3/5
Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 3/3
Re-signed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a one-year contract extension, 3/3
Recalled defensemen Vincent Iorio and Gabriel Carlsson from AHL Hershey and loaned defenseman Dylan McIlrath to Hershey, 3/3
Signed forward Ethen Frank to a one-year, two-way contract, 3/2
Acquired a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Colorado Avalanche for forward Lars Eller, 3/1
Signed forward Ryan Hofer to a three-year entry level contract, 3/1

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-3/9/23 (66 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/9/23 (62 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/9/23 (36 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23 (3 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Man Games Lost: 369

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 14, 7 p.m. ET at New York Rangers (ESPN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 15, 7 p.m. ET vs. Buffalo (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 17, 7 p.m. ET vs. St. Louis (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 19, 2 p.m. ET at Minnesota (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 21, 7 p.m. ET vs. Columbus (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the New York Islanders on Saturday at UBS Arena for the second of four meetings between the teams this season. Washington overcame a three-goal deficit to defeat the Islanders 4-3 in overtime on Jan. 16, powered by two points (1g, 1a) from T.J. Oshie and a 27-save performance by Darcy Kuemper. The victory marked Washington’s largest comeback win of the season. The Capitals are 120-96-13-6 all-time versus New York and 9-4-0 in their last 13 games against the Islanders dating back to the 2020-21 season.

AWAY vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
59-54-2-3 363 404 1 WSH win (1/16/23)

CAPITALS vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (65) Ovechkin (42) Backstrom (45) Ovechkin (64)
Backstrom (60) Oshie (16) Carlson (23) Backstrom (57)
Carlson (50) Backstrom (12) Ovechkin (22) Oshie (33)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Thursday, March 9 OT Win NYI 4 at PIT 3 Lee (2), Fasching,
Nelson
Sorokin (33/36)
The New York Islanders entered the second period with a two-goal deficit, but Hudson Fasching and Anders Lee each scored, then Brock Nelson potted the overtime game-winner to help the Islanders defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena. Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves on 36 shots, earning his third straight win, while Noah Dobson, Bo Horvat, and Sebastian Aho each tallied assists to help the Islanders sweep their season series against Pittsburgh

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
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

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29, Feb. 18 – Feb. 24

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6, Feb. 20 –

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 –

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 – Jan. 21

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 –

Man Games Lost: 167

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Friday, Feb. 24 vs. Los Angeles L (3-2)

UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 14 at Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA) 10:30pm
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

VS. WASHINGTON:
Last five meetings (2-2-1)
Jan. 16, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) L/OT (4-3)
Apr. 28, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) W (5-1)
Apr. 26, 2022 Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) W (4-1)
Jan. 15, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) L (2-0)
Apr. 27, 2021 Capital One Arena (Washington, DC) L (1-0)

2022-23 0-0-1
Franchise History 102-103-13-17
NYI Home 57-50-2-9
NYI Away 45-53-11-8

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 16, 2023 UBS Arena L/OT, 4-3
Mar. 11, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm
Mar. 29, 2023 Capital One Arena 7:30pm
Apr. 10, 2023 Capital One Arena 7:00pm

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Washington Capitals in the second of four meetings between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was January 16, at UBS Arena, when Sebastian Aho, Hudson Fasching and Matt Martin each found the back of the net to help the Islanders earn a point in an overtime loss. The Islanders have collected points in their last four consecutive meetings with the Capitals (2-0-2), dating back to March 15, 2022. The Islanders improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games on Thursday night, as Hudson Fasching and Anders Lee each scored in the third period to help the Islanders mount a two-goal deficit, and Brock Nelson potted the game-winner in overtime. It was the Islanders’ fourth straight victory against a Metropolitan Division opponent. The Islanders also have a 7-2-1 record in their last ten games. Amongst Metropolitan teams, they are tied New Jersey for second-best record in that span, behind Carolina (8-2-0).

SERIES SWEEP
Thursday’s victory was the Islanders fourth straight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is the first time in franchise history that the Islanders have swept a season series against the Penguins, and the first time since 2014-15 that they will finish a regular season with a winning record in PPG Paints Arena.

PENALTY KILL
The Islanders lead the NHL in home-ice penalty kill, with an 87.5% success rate through 34 games this season. This season, they have allowed 11 power play goals in 88 times shorthanded. Since December, they have allowed just six (53 times shorthanded).

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (28-31-5) at Columbus Blue Jackets (20-37-7)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (28-31-5) at Columbus Blue Jackets (20-37-7)

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: 245

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. BLUE JACKETS

  • The Blues will face the Blue Jackets for the 2nd and final time this season
  • The Blues won their 1st game against the Blue Jackets, 5-2 back on Oct. 15 in St. Louis, which was the Blues 1st game of the season
  • The Blues went 1-1-0 against the Blue Jackets last season, with both teams winning at home
  • The Blues are 4-1-1 in their last 6 games against Columbus
  • The Blues are also 8-3-1 in their last 12 games against Columbus
  • The Blues are 2-1-1 in their last 4 trips to Columbus
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 4 of their last 5 games against Columbus, going 6 for 15 (40.0%) on the power play over those 5 games

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/12 – vs. Vegas
3/15 – vs. Minnesota
3/17 – at Washington
3/19 – vs. Winnipeg
3/21 – vs. Detroit

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will go on the road for 1 game at Columbus on Saturday, before returning home for 2 games (Vegas on Sunday, Minnesota on Wednesday)
  • After today, 4 of the Blues’ next 5 games will come at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues will play 11 more games in March (6 away; 5 home)
  • 7 of the Blues’ remining 11 games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (3 against the Central)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Mar. 11, 2023 Game No. 65 (20-37-7, 47 pts.)
vs. St. Louis Blues (28-31-5, 61 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 35 (13-19-2, 28 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. 7, 2023 – CBJ 4 at PIT 5 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Bemstrom (5), Pederson (2), Laine (20), Foudy (3)
PIT Goal Scorers: Zucker (20), Guentzel (25), Zucker (21), Heinen (6), PP – Crosby (28)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (7/7; 20:00), Hutchinson (35/40; 42:45); PIT – Jarry (8/12; 22:37), DeSmith (15/15; 40:08)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 27 / PIT: 47
3 Stars: 1. Crosby, PIT; 2. Zucker, PIT; 3. Foudy, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game for the 5th time in last 6 contests… CBJ scored the 1st 4 goals of the game (3 in the 1st and 1 in the 2nd), but PIT followed up with 5 unanswered goals, including 3 in the 3rd, to win in OT… Laine scored his team-leading 20th goal of the season to extend his points streak to four-straight games (3-2-5)… Foudy registered his 2nd multi-point game of the campaign with 1-1-2… Bemstrom tallied his 3rd multi-point effort of the season with 1-1-2… Johnson notched his 3rd multi-assist/6th multi-point contest of the campaign with 2 assists… Pederson scored his 1st goal as a Blue Jacket and recorded 8 hits tying his career-high (with ARI on 4/4/21 at ANA).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (58 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (51 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (49 games)
Kuraly (left oblique strain); 6 weeks (3 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 430

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
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE BLUES
2022-23 Series: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 vs. STL)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. STL)
All-Time Series: 33-41-3-13 (22-15-2-5 vs. STL)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 4-5-1 | 6-3-1
All-Time GF/GA: 240/280
All-Time SF/SA: 2,389/2,677
All-Time PP: 61-of-376
All-Time PK: 306-of-393

THE LAST GAME: OCT. 15, 2022 – CBJ 2 at STL 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: Nyquist (2), Kuraly (1)
STL Goal Scorers: PP – Buchnevich (1), Tarasenko (1), Barbashev (1), Neighbors (1), Tarasenko (2)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (20/25; 60:00); STL– Binnington (23/25; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 25 / STL: 25
3 Stars: 1. Buchnevich, STL; 2. Tarasenko, STL; 3. Barbashev, STL
Noteworthy: STL scored the 1st two goals of the game, but CBJ scored 2 goals 18 seconds apart in the 2nd period to tie the game heading into the 3rd… STL scored 3 unanswered goals in the 3rd, including two goals 20 seconds apart…Gaudreau notched his 400th career NHL assist… Kuraly scored his 1st goal of the campaign… Nyquist scored for his 2nd straight game (2-0-2 in 3 GP)… Olivier collected his 1st point as a Blue Jacket (assist).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. STL)
Home team is 15-4-1 in last 20 contests, including wins in 5-straight…CBJ have picked up points in 4 of the last 7 games in the series, going 3-3-1 since 10/25/18… CBJ have won 2-straight at NWA and are 6-2-1 in the past 9 in Columbus dating back to 4/12/13… 3 of the last 4 meetings at NWA have been decided by a single goal… Winning team has scored four-plus goals in 6 of last 7 contests… The teams have combined for just 5 shutouts in the all-time series with the most-recent one recorded on Apr. 5, 2008 (Legace; 25 saves in 3-0 W at St. Louis)… Most goals scored vs. STL: 8 – 2x (MR: 11/12/16)… Most goals allowed vs. STL: 6 – 2x (MR: 4/3/11).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. STL)
Gaudreau notched his 400th career NHL assist on 10/15/22 at STL… Gudbranson played his 600th career game on 1/24/22 vs. STL… Jenner registered 100th career point (assist) on 11/12/16 vs. STL… Laine notched his seventh career hat trick on 11/24/18 at STL… Roslovic tallied his 1st career NHL assist on 2/9/18 vs. STL.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. STL
• Gaudreau – 6-17-23 in 22 career GP, including 2-6-8 with two multi-point efforts in the last 5 games vs. St. Louis
• Laine – 16-5-21 in 17 career GP, including points in 3-straight home games (2-3-5) against the club and goals in each of his last 3 contests overall (3-1-4)
• Roslovic – 2-6-8 in 13 career GP, including 2-3-5 in the past 5 meetings vs. the Blues.

PLAY OF LATE
The Blue Jackets earned a point in a 5-4 overtime loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday and have now recorded points in seven of the last 10 games overall (4-3-3). The club, which is 7-7-5 in the past 19 contests, has registered points in eight of its last 12 games (5-4-3), with wins against four of the top-15 teams in the League in points (Toronto-4th; Dallas-7th; Edmonton-12th; Winnipeg-15th). The club has collected points in nine of its last 13 contests away from Nationwide Arena dating back to January 23 (5-4-4).

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (22-37-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (38-21-6)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (22-37-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (38-21-6)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

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

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 14 vs. BOS, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, March 16 at NSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+/Hulu, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 18 at ARI, 9:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Monday, March 20 at COL, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Thursday, March 23 at WSH, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 9 – Recalled Filip Roos from Rockford … March 3 – Recalled Anders Bjork from Rockford … Activated MacKenzie Entwistle from IR … Activated Nikita Zaitsev from non-roster … Assigned David Gust, Brett Seney and Isaak Phillips to Rockford … March 2 – Recalled Lukas Reichel from Rockford

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) at Florida (4) – OT – Fri., March 10 – FLA Live Arena
CHI Goals: Jones (3), Katchouk (3), Guttman (4)
FLA Goals: Bennett (16), Reinhart (22; PP), Luostarinen (16), Montour (12; OT)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (39/43, 60:36) FLA – Bobrovsky (21/24, 62:25)
CHI PP: 0/6; PK: 1/4
FLA PP: 1/4; PK: 6/6
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Florida Panthers 4-3 in overtime on Friday … Cole Guttman scored his fourth goal of the season in the final minute of the third period to send the game to overtime … Jujhar Khaira notched two assists for his first multi-point effort of the season … Caleb Jones skated in his 200th career NHL game, scoring a goal … Boris Katchouk also scored in a milestone game, the 100th of his career … Petr Mrazek made 39 saves.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
The Blackhawks and Lightning face off in the last of two matchups this season … Chicago is 0-1-0 against the Bolts this season … The Blackhawks dropped a 4-1 decision to the Lightning on Jan. 3 … Seth Jones scored the lone goal for the Blackhawks … He has points (1G, 2A) over his last three games and five points (2G, 3A) over his last seven … Tyler Johnson won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021 … Both Taylor Raddysh (44th overall) and Boris Katchouk (58th overall) were drafted by Tampa in the 2016 NHL Draft.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 3 (1-4) | AWAY: March 11 
All-Time Record: 19-24-13 Home: 13-12-4 Road: 6-12-9
Last Home Win: March 5, 2021 (4-3 SO) Last Road Win: Feb. 27, 2020 (5-2) Last Home Loss: Jan. 3, 2023
(1-4) Last Road Loss: April 1, 2022 (2-5)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. TBL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Seth Jones, 4; Connor Murphy, 2; Austin Wagner, 2
ASSISTS: Nikita Zaitsev, 7; Seth Jones, 6; Connor Murphy, 2
POINTS: Seth Jones, 10; Nikita Zaitsev, 7; Connor Murphy, 4

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-16-1
Two-Days Rest: 4-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-2
Second Game of a B2B: 1-9-1

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

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 3 vs. Vegas 4 (OT)
The Tampa Bay Lightning collected one point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights March 9 at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts wrapped up the season series vs. VGK with a 0-1-1 record…Tampa Bay fell to 38-21-6 on the season with a home record of 23-5-5…Keegan Kolesar opened the scoring just 27 seconds into the first period to give VGK an early 1-0 lead…The Lightning responded with a quick answer just 4:01 later when Steven Stamkos sent a pass to Nikita Kucherov, who fired a shot on Jonathan Quick before Brayden Point jumped on the rebound and buried his team-leading 40th goal of the season…After a scoreless middle frame, William Karlsson scored a shorthanded goal 2:27 into the third period to give VGK a 2-1 lead…Chandler Stephenson added a power-play goal just 3:12 later and put VGK up 3-1…With Andrei Vasilevskiy pulled for an extra attacker, the Bolts got back within one when Kucherov hammered home a one-timer off a pass from Mikhail Sergachev as Point recorded the secondary helper with 2:07 remaining…After Stephenson was whistled for high-sticking at the 19:14 mark of the third, Tampa Bay had a 6-on-4 advantage and tied the game when Point scored his second goal of the game off assists from Kucherov and Sergachev with 27.7 seconds remaining…Alec Martinez scored the game-winning goal 3:09 into overtime to give VGK the 4-3 win…Vasilevskiy made 17 saves in the loss.
PP: TBL – 1-5 VGK – 1-2
SOG: TBL – 37 VGK – 21
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Blackhawks are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 1-0-0 vs. CHI this season after a 4-1 win Jan. 3 at United Center…Seth Jones opened the scoring for CHI with a power-play goal at the 4:50 mark of the first period…Pat Maroon answered for Tampa Bay with his second goal of the season when he redirected a pass from Victor Hedman past Alex Stalock with 8:36 remaining in the opening period…After a scoreless middle frame, the Bolts made it a 2-1 game at the 7:11 mark of the third period with Alex Killorn taking a pass from Brandon Hagel and beating Stalock for his 12th goal of the season…Hagel scored a power-play goal just 3:13 later with Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos recording the assists to extend the Lightning’s lead to 3-1…Nick Paul added an empty-net goal with 1:06 remaining with Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Hedman picking up the helpers…Brian Elliott got the start in goal for Tampa Bay and made 25 saves on 26 shots…Stamkos has picked up points and assists in six straight games vs. CHI (2-6—8)…Stamkos has pointed in nine of his last 10 games vs. CHI (5-9—14)…Stamkos has picked up points in 11 of his 13 career home games vs. CHI (15-10—25), including points and assists in five straight (4-6—10) with four multi-point efforts during that span…Nikita Kucherov has recorded points in five of his last six games vs. CHI (2-8—10) with four multi-point efforts during that span…Kucherov has recorded three consecutive multi-point games at home vs. CHI (1-6—7)…Point is riding a five-game point streak vs. CHI (3-5—8) and has picked up points in 15 of his 18 career games vs. CHI (9- 14—23)…Point has found the scoresheet in seven of his last eight home games vs. CHI (6-5—11)…Hagel has scored a goal in both games vs. CHI since being acquired by Tampa Bay at last year’s trade deadline (2-1—3)…Killorn has points in nine of his last 11 games vs. CHI (8-6—14)…Ross Colton has scored three goals in three career home games vs. CHI (3-1—4)…Paul has picked up four points in two games vs. CHI since being acquired by the Lightning at last year’s trade deadline (1-3—4)…Hedman has points in seven of his last nine games vs. CHI (4-9—13) with five multi-point efforts during that span…Hedman has picked up points in 10 of his 14 career home games vs. CHI (2-16— 18)…Andrei Vasilevskiy is 13-0-0 in 13 career starts vs. CHI with one shutout, a .930 save percentage, 2.14 goals against average and two assists…Vasilevskiy’s 13-game win streak vs. CHI to start his career is tied for the third-longest win streak vs. a single opponent to start a career in NHL history…The Bolts have won seven straight games vs. CHI and picked up points in 27 of the last 28 meetings…Tampa Bay has won five straight home games vs. CHI and 13 of the last 14 meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning have scored four or more goals in seven straight contests vs. CHI (total: 36 goals)…The Bolts have scored three or more goals in 13 of the last 15 home games vs. CHI (total: 60 goals)…Tampa Bay is 9-1-0 in their last 10 home games vs. CHI and 9-0-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Lightning are 33-15-4 with five ties all-time vs. CHI, including a home record of 18-5-1 with three ties…Stamkos (16- 16—32) holds the Tampa Bay franchise records for career goals and points vs. CHI.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CHI

  1. Steven Stamkos – 32 pts. (16-16—32, 26 GP)
  2. Victor Hedman – 29 pts. (6-23—29, 27 GP)
  3. Brayden Point – 23 pts. (9-14—23, 18 GP)
  4. Alex Killorn – 20 pts. (8-12—20, 24 GP)
  5. Martin St. Louis – 19 pts. (8-11—19, 15 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the third game of a four-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on home ice…The Lightning are 11-2-1 against Central Division opponents and 20-7-3 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in 13 of their last 14 home games (total: 60 goals)…Tampa Bay has scored a power-play goal in 13 of their last 14 home games.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 101
Current Injuries:
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Victor Hedman (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 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

HOME COOKING
The Lightning are 23-5-5 at home this season with a .773 points percentage, trailing only Boston (.859) for the NHL lead…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in 13 of their last 14 games at AMALIE Arena and 28 of 33 home games overall…The Bolts are averaging over four goals per game on home ice for the second time in franchise history at 4.06 GF/GP (also: 4.02 GF/GP, 2018-19) and are the only team in the NHL averaging more than four goals per game at home…Tampa Bay’s power play is clicking at a 32% conversion rate on home ice, the second-best among all NHL teams, trailing only Edmonton (32.3%)…Since Dec. 1, the Lightning have given up just seven power-play goals on 60 attempts at AMALIE Arena, good for an 88.3 PK%, the second-best home penalty kill percentage in the NHL during that span, trailing only BOS (90%).

NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (23-32-10) at Colorado Avalanche (35-22-6)

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NHL Preview: Arizona Coyotes (23-32-10) at Colorado Avalanche (35-22-6)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona has won each of its last two games, outscoring opponents 10-3 over those contests. The club is 2-2-1 in its last 5 GP and 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)

• The last time the Coyotes beat the Avalanche four straight times was 1/16/12 – 4/6/13

LAST GAME
Coyotes 4, Predators 1 – March 9, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Ritchie (7), Hayton (11), McBain (10), Schmaltz (21)
NSH Goals: Glass (9)
ARI Goalie: Prosvetov (W) – 39 svs on 40 shots
NSH Goalie: Saros (L) – 39 svs on 42 shots
PP: 1-4 PK: 6-6
Notes: The Coyotes defeated the Predators 4-1 to take the season series 2-1-1 (NSH, 2-2-0)…Ivan Prosvetov made his season debut with the Coyotes and earned his first career NHL win, stopping 39-of-40 shots in the process…Prosvetov’s start made him the first goalie other than Vejmelka or Ingram to appear in a game for ARI… Clayton Keller chipped in two assists and reached 65 points (26-39-65) to tie his single-season career-high set back in 2017-18…Keller’s next assist will be the 200th of his career…Brett Ritchie opened the game’s scoring with his first goal as a Coyote…Per NHL Stats & Info, the Ritchie brothers became the second set of siblings to each score at least one goal with the Coyotes/Jets franchise during the same season, joining Darrin and Darryl Shannon with Winnipeg in both 1994-95 and 1995-96…Nick Schmaltz established a three-game goal streak, giving him 21 on the campaign and 14 since Jan. 24 (18 GP)…·Schmaltz’s next goal will be the 100th of his career…Matias Maccelli recorded an assist to re-take the rookie lead in helpers this season (29)…JJ Moser picked up an assist on Ritchie’s goal to give him 20 on the season; He’s the fourth defensemen to reach 20 assists with the Coyotes in 2022-23…The four blueliners to tally 20+ assists with the Coyotes are the most the club has had in a season since the franchise relocated; The 1984-85 team is the only one with more (5)…Lawson Crouse notched his 35th point (21-14-35) of the season, setting a new career-high; He also extended his point streak to 4 games which tied his careerhigh…Arizona set a season-high with 43 shots. 18 of them came in the first period, also a season-high for a frame…Victor Soderstrom finished with six shots on goal; TBL’s Nick Perbix is the only rookie defensemen to tally more in an NHL game this season…ARI’s PK went 6-for-6 for the second consecutive game and have killed off each of their last 14 shorthanded situations

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)

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)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sun, March 12 6:30pm vs MIN Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
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

YOTES & AVS

  • Tonight is the second of four ARI-COL contests this season. The Yotes beat the Avs 6-3 on 12/27 at Mullett Arena
  • A win tonight would mark the Coyotes’ first 4-game win streak over the Avs since 1/16/12 – 4/6/13
  • The 6 goals in the 12/27 game was the second of four instances Arizona has scored 6 goals this season, the team’s single-game high in 2022-23
  • Lawson Crouse registered 3 pts (1-2-3) in the 12/27 meeting, while Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller each chipped in a goal and an assist
  • Crouse also scored the last time the Coyotes played at Ball Arena (2/1/22), a contest the Yotes won 3-2 in shootout
  • Keller and Crouse have each tallied 5 pts against the Avs in 5 GP since the start of 2021-22
  • Matias Maccelli made his NHL debut in the 3/3/22 ARI-COL game
  • Excluding the COVID season, the three ARI-COL games in March will represent the first time the Coyotes will play a team three times in a month since March of 2017 when the team played St. Louis 3x
  • Coyotes franchise vs Avalanche/Nordiques
    • All-Time: 61-60-12-12
    • Home: 32-29-7-5
    • Road: 29-31-5-7
    • L10: 4-4-2
    • STRK: W3

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE AVALANCHE
Nick Schmaltz…5-7-12…24 career GP
Clayton Keller…3-12-15…21 career GP
Lawson Crouse…4-6-10…21 career GP
Brett Ritchie…7-1-8…18 career GP
Juuso Valimaki…0-2-2…3 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Ritchie, 7)… Assists (Keller, 12)…Points (Keller, 15)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Moser, 1)… Assists (Valimaki/Nemeth, 2)…Points (Valimaki/Nemeth, 2)

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES

Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Sat, Mar. 11 ARIZONA 4 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Mon, Mar. 13 at Montreal 5:30 p.m. Altitude, Sportsnet 92.5 FM
Wed, Mar. 15 at Toronto 5 p.m. TNT 92.5 FM
Thu, Mar. 16 at Ottawa 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Mar. 18 at Detroit 11 a.m. Altitude, NHLN 92.5 FM

TODAY’S GAME
COLORADO AVALANCHE (35-22-6, 76 PTS) vs. ARIZONA COYOTES (23-32-10, 56 PTS)
4:08 p.m. – Ball Arena, Denver, Colo.
Altitude TV / Altitude Radio (92.5 FM)
The Colorado Avalanche wraps up a four-game homestand with a late afternoon matchup against the Arizona Coyotes at Ball Arena in Denver … The Avs are 1-1-1 so far on this home stay … Colorado is 7-3-1 in its last 11 games and 15-5-3 (.717) in its last 23 contests … Only Carolina (17-3-1, .833), Boston (17-4-1, .795) and New Jersey (15-4-3, .750) have a better record since Jan. 14 … The Avs will depart on a four-game road trip tomorrow with stops in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Detroit … Colorado is in a busy stretch of 15 contests in 26 days from March 4-29.

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

LAST GAME
March 9 – Los Angeles 5, Colorado 2 at Ball Arena
Adrian Kempe and Phillip Danault each scored twice to lift the Los Angeles Kings over the Colorado Avalanche, 5-2, at Ball Arena … Nathan MacKinnon scored a power-play goal for the Avs—extending his home goal streak to eight games—and Evan Rodrigues also lit the lamp for Colorado … Alexandar Georgiev made 26 saves while Joonas Korpisalo stopped 28 shots.
SF: 30 SA: 31 PP: 1-3 PK: 4-4
MacKinnon scored a goal for the eighth consecutive home game, tying the franchise record for the longest home goal-scoring streak set by Michel Goulet in 1983-84 and matched by Joe Sakic in 2000-01 … MacKinnon extended his home point streak to 15 games (13g/12a) With eight shots-on-goal, MacKinnon (2,674 career shots) passed Milan Hejduk (2,667) for second place on the franchise’s all-time list … Joe Sakic holds the record at 4,621 The Avalanche’s PK unit killed all four Kings power plays, extending their streak to a season-high 15 straight kills

CURRENT INJURIES
Pavel Francouz – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (Jan. 14 – present)
Erik Johnson – ankle (Feb. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – knee (Oct. 12 – present)
Kurtis MacDermid – lower body (March 9 – present)
Josh Manson – lower body (March 4 – present)
Total Man-Game Lost: 355

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 6 – Jonas Johansson recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Mar. 5 – Keith Kinkaid reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Mar. 4 – Ben Meyers reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Mar. 3 – Keith Kinkaid, Brad Hunt, Ben Meyers recalled from Colorado (AHL) … Gustav Rydahl acquired from the NY Rangers in exchange for forward Anton Blidh and reports to Colorado (AHL) … Cale Makar activated from IR
Mar. 1 – Ben Meyers recalled from Colorado (AHL) … Lars Eller acquired from Washington for a second-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft … Cale Makar placed on IR (retro to Feb. 18) … Brad Hunt recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Justus Annunen, Brad Hunt, Ben Meyers reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

TODAY’S OPPONENT – ARIZONA COYOTES
This afternoon’s contest is the second of four matchups between Arizona and Colorado in 2022-23 and the first of two here in Denver … The Avalanche and Coyotes will face off three times in a span of two weeks from now until March 26 … The Coyotes won the first matchup 6-3 on Dec. 27 at Mullett Arena.

SCHEDULE vs. COYOTES
Dec. 27 @ Arizona (L, 3-6)
Mar. 11 vs. ARIZONA
Mar. 24 vs. ARIZONA
Mar. 26 @ Arizona

RECORD vs. COYOTES
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-1-0 Overall: 2-1-1 Overall: 72-53-20 Overall: 55-33-12 Series: 2 (2-0)
Home: — Home: 1-0-1 Home: 38-24-10 Home: 28-14-7 W-L Record: 8-2
Road: 0-1-0 Road: 1-1-0 Road: 34-29-10 Road: 27-19-5 Last: 2020 R1 (W, 4-1)

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

EXTRA CREDIT
The Avalanche are 10-6 in games decided past regulation, 6-3 in overtime and 4-3 in shootouts … The Avalanche are 81-47 all-time in shootouts, the highest winning percentage (.633) of any team since the tiebreaker started in 2005-06 … The Avs have the best all-time shooting percentage at 37.9% (162/427) and the fourth-best save percentage at .716 (312/436).

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