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NBA Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers (42-26) at Miami Heat (35-32)

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NBA Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers (42-26) at Miami Heat (35-32)

When the teams meet again on Friday for the second time in three nights, the burgeoning Cleveland Cavaliers will be aiming for a two-game sweep of the host Miami Heat.

In a 104-100 victory in South Florida on Wednesday, the Cavaliers held off a late Miami rally and had five starters score in double figures.

Cleveland took a 12-point lead early in the third quarter after 18 lead changes in the first half before Miami came back in the fourth. With 2:44 remaining, Miami came within one, but it was never able to catch the visitors.

The Cavaliers, who have won 11 of their last 15 games since the beginning of February, were led by Darius Garland, who scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell added 18.

Miami must improve their ball management if they are to win the two-game series. Cleveland scored 29 points thanks to a season-high 24 turnovers committed by the Heat.

Jimmy Head servant drove Miami with 28 focuses while Tyler Herro added 22 and enormous man Bam Adebayo contributed with 17.

Jarrett Allen of Cleveland had a double-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block. He shot 7 of 10 from the field. On Wednesday, Allen also dominated the boards, limiting Adebayo to just one rebound.

To stay within striking distance of the Philadelphia 76ers for the No. 1 seed, the Cavaliers have won three straight and four of their last five games. Eastern Conference’s number three seed.

15 points, six rebounds, six assists, and two blocks were scored by Evan Mobley.

Isaac Okoro had his best offensive night in over a month, scoring 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting, including 3 of 4 attempts from three-point range.

The second of four consecutive road games for Cleveland. The second half of its four-game road trip will also consist of two games against one team, with games in Charlotte on Sunday and Tuesday.

The Heat are attempting to prevent No. 8 Atlanta and catch the Brooklyn Nets for the sixth seed in the East, thereby avoiding the play-in tournament round and automatically qualifying them for the playoffs.

Miami is wrapping up a five-game homestand that began with a loss to the New York Knicks and ended with a loss to Cleveland on Wednesday. Before that, they had won two games against Atlanta and Cleveland.

NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks (33-33) at Washington Wizards (31-35)

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NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks (33-33) at Washington Wizards (31-35)

The Washington Wizards take on the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, for the second time in as many games, in a game with significant implications for the NBA play-in round.

Teams currently ranked eighth and 10th in the Eastern Conference standings clashed on Wednesday between Atlanta and Washington. The No. 8 Hawks defeated the Wizards, who are ranked No. 10 before the play on Thursday.

To break the 114-114 tie, Atlanta went on a 6-1 run in the final 1:38. In a game in which the Hawks rallied from a 15-point third-quarter deficit, the late cushion preserved the victory.

Trae Young, the Hawks’ leading scorer this season with 26.7 points per game, scored 28 points and had 10 assists in the victory on Wednesday.

Young shot 11-of-14 from the floor, which was his best shooting performance of the season. He also made more than 50% of his attempts for the second game in a row, after making less than 47% in seven previous games.

With the victory on Wednesday, Atlanta moved up to.500 on the season and is now one and a half games behind Miami in the East for the top spot among the four play-in teams. The Hawks lost to the Heat twice in Miami as they began a four-game road trip that concludes with Friday’s game.

In the first of two losses to the Heat, Young only scored eight points.

Through Wednesday’s action, Washington is now two games behind the Hawks and half a game behind ninth-place Toronto heading into Friday’s matchup. Despite splitting their previous two contests with the Raptors, the Wizards have lost three of their last four overall.

In the game on Wednesday, Porzingis scored 43 points, the most of his career.

With one more game on April 5, a victory on Friday would give Washington a 2-1 lead in the series. On February 28, the Wizards defeated the Atlanta Hawks 119-116 without Porzingis in the lineup.

That was Bradley Beal’s first of three games over the last six in which he scored at least 32 points, scoring 37 points in that one.

In the loss on Wednesday, Beal scored 24 points, and Kyle Kuzma added 25 points and 10 rebounds to go along with Porzingis’ career-high performance. Corey Kispert scored 10 points off the bench, more than any other Wizard.

In contrast, in addition to Young, six other Atlanta players reached double figures. John Collins had 14 points and made 4 of 7 3-point attempts, while Dejounte Murray had 17 points.

Murray is averaging 21 focuses per game and is seven days eliminated from posting a vocation best 41 focuses in a success over Portland.

NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (31-35) at Philadelphia Sixers (43-22)

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NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (31-35) at Philadelphia Sixers (43-22)

When the Portland Trail Blazers come to Philadelphia on Friday, the burgeoning Philadelphia 76ers will be looking to win for the fourth time in a row.

With a 4-1 record, the Sixers concluded a difficult five-game road trip. It was covered by prevails upon the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves.

With 39 points, seven rebounds, and three blocked shots, Joel Embiid led Philadelphia to a 117-94 victory over the Timberwolves on Tuesday. Tyrese Maxey added 27 focuses for the Sixers, who won conveniently without James Solidify because of left foot irritation.

The status of Harden for the game against the Trail Blazers is unknown.

In just three quarters, Embiid again improved his play and produced a performance comparable to that of a MVP. Embiid was able to rest for the fourth quarter as the game was well under control.

Embiid shot 13-of-22 from the field, including 4-of-4 from behind the 3-point line. Additionally, he hit all nine free throws.

During the most recent road trip, the Sixers’ depth has proven to be useful in addition to Embiid’s production. Doc Rivers has used deep reserves Paul Reed and Danuel House Jr., among others, to play meaningful minutes due to Harden, Tobias Harris, and P.J. Tucker’s injuries.

The Trail Blazers were easily defeated by the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, 115-93, despite the fact that Jusuf Nurkic returned after missing 14 games with a strained left calf.

In 17 minutes, Nurkic, who started, scored five points and grabbed six rebounds.

Damian Lillard drove the way for Portland with 27 places.

During their six-game road trip, the Trail Blazers are 2-2.

The Trail Blazers restricted Nurkic’s playing time, and the Sixers will follow suit.

They’re taking it slow because he hadn’t played since February 1.

Since defeating the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 8, Portland has not defeated a winning team.

The Trail Blazers will need to put in a well-rounded effort against the Sixers in order to pull off the feat. They can’t just put their faith in Lillard.

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (21-35-9) at Calgary Flames (29-23-13)

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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (21-35-9) at Calgary Flames (29-23-13)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
MARCH 8, 2023 – ANAHEIM 2 @ VANCOUVER 3 OT
The Ducks picked up one point in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night at Rogers Arena. The Ducks has zero penalty minutes in the contest for the 11th time in franchise history (last: Jan. 23, 2019 vs. STL). Troy Terry netted his 18th goal at 3:40 of the opening frame, his fifth goal in seven games (5-1=6). Terry’s goal extended his point streak vs. Vancouver to six straight games dating to March 26, 2019 (4-6=10), the longest active point streak by a Ducks player vs. a single opponent. Brock McGinn scored his first goal and point as a Duck at 14:43 (game-tying goal), his 11th overall this season. Trevor Zegras tallied his team-leading 34th assist, marking points in four straight games (2-3=5). Mason McTavish earned his fifth helper the last five games on Terry’s goal (1-5=6). Max Jones and Ryan Strome also tallied assists. Lukas Dostal stopped 31-of-34 shots in regulation and OT to help Anaheim earn the point.
PP: 0-2 PK: 0-0 SF: 22 SA: 34 TOI: Cam Fowler (22:35)
Three Stars: 1. E. Pettersson 2. T. Zegras 3. J. Miller

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Mar. 12 Nashville Honda Center 6:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 15 NY Islanders Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Mar. 17 Columbus Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 19 Vancouver Honda Center 5 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream
Mar. 21 Calgary Honda Center 7 p.m. BSW / Ducks Stream

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 2 Signed RW Jaxsen Wiebe (Prince George, WHL) to a three-year entry-level contract. Acquired RW Dylan Sikura from Chicago for LW Max Golod.
Mar. 3 Acquired Brock McGinn and a 2024 third-round selection from Pittsburgh for D Dmitry Kulikov. Acquired D Andrej Sustr, C Nikita Nesterenko and a 2025 fourth-round selection from Minnesota for D John Klingberg. Acquired D Chase Priskie from Buffalo for D Austin Strand.

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 339

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 64
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 56
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 14
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Week-to-week 12
Adam Henrique MCL sprain Week-to-week 6

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a three-game road trip tonight against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome (6 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with points in six of their last seven games (4-1-2) and a seven of the last nine (4-2-3). The Ducks have also earned points in 11 of the last 17 games overall (8-6-4) and are 9-7-4 the last 20 contests. On the road, Anaheim has recorded points in four of the last six games (2-2-2), 10 of the last 14 (6-4-4) and 12 of the last 17 contests away from home (8-5-4).Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will return to Orange County to open aneight-game homestand beginning Sunday, March 12 vs. Nashville (6:30 p.m. PT).

ON THE MOVE: At the conclusion of the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline on March 3, Anaheim made seven transactions. The club acquired LW Brock McGinn, D Scott Harrington, D Andrej Sustr, C Nikita Nesterenko, D Chase Priskie, C Dylan Sikura and LW Josiah Slavin, and added two 2024 third-round selections and a 2025 fourth-round pick.

SELECTIONS 2023 NHL Draft 2024 NHL Draft 2025 NHL Draft
First Round 1 (ANA) 1 (ANA) 1 (ANA)
Second Round 3 (ANA, BOS, COL) 2 (ANA, BOS) 1 (ANA)
Third Round 2 (ANA, MIN) 3 (ANA, PIT, SJS) 1 (ANA)
Overall 9 10 8

DUCKS-FLAMES: Anaheim and Calgary continue a four-game season series tonight with the first contest at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Ducks earned a point in the 2022-23 series opener, a 3-2 OT loss Dec. 23 in Orange County. Lukas Dostal made 42 saves in his lone appearance against Calgary, his second-most saves in a single game. The Ducks own a 61-45-11 all-time record vs. the Flames, including a 22-33-3 mark in Calgary. John Gibson (10-6-1) has a career 2.26 GAA, .921 SV% and two shutouts in 17 games vs. the Flames (16 starts). Kevin Shattenkirk (4-16=20 in 32 GP) and Jakob Silfverberg (10-10=20 in 33 GP) co-lead active Ducks skaters in scoring vs. the Flames. Shattenkirk and Cam Fowler (3-16=19 in 44 games) co-lead in assists while Silfverberg leads in goals vs. the Flames. These two teams face off again in 11 days in Orange County Mar. 21 (7 p.m.) before wrapping up the season series Apr. 2 in Calgary (5 p.m.).

ANA-CGY SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Dec. 23 Honda Center 3-2 CGY OT win
Mar. 10 Scotiabank Saddledome 6 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Mar. 21 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT Bally Sports West / Ducks Stream
Apr. 2 Scotiabank Saddledome 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream

ANA-CGY ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Calgary
All-Time Series: 61-45-11 39-12-8 22-33-3
Current Streak: Four CGY wins Five CGY wins One CGY win
Last Win by ANA: Oct. 18, 2021 (3-2 OT) Apr. 3, 2019 (3-1) Oct. 18, 2021 (3-2 OT)
Last Win by CGY: Dec. 23, 2022 (3-2 OT) Dec. 23, 2022 (3-2 OT) Feb. 16, 2022 (6-2)
ANA Last 10: 2-6-2 4-4-2 4-6-0

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

CALGARY FLAMES vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS
CGY vs. ANA ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
49-52-7-9 35-20-1-2 14-32-6-7 8-1-1 W4

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

2022-23 Season Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 1-0-0)
Dec. 23, 2022 – CGY [3] at ANA 2
Mar. 10, 2023 – ANA at CGY
Mar. 21, 2023 – CGY at ANA
Apr. 2, 2023 – ANA at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. ANA: 3-0-1 (Home: 1-0-1, Road: 2-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. ANA: February 16, 2022 – Anaheim [2] vs. Calgary [6]
Last Road Win @ ANA: December 23, 2022 – Calgary [3] at Anaheim 2
Last Home Loss vs. ANA: October 18, 2022 – Anaheim [3] vs. Calgary 2
Last Road Loss @ ANA: April 3, 2019 – Calgary [1] at Anaheim [3]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR
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 – 50)
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 (7 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 7)

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (22-37-5) at Florida Panthers (32-27-6)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (22-37-5) at Florida Panthers (32-27-6)

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
Saturday, March 11 at TBL, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
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)

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

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) at Detroit (4) – Wed., March 8 – Little Caesars Arena
CHI Goals: Raddysh (15; PP), Raddysh (16), Anderson (3)
DET Goals: Walman (7), Larkin (24; PP), Raymond (16), Kubalik (18)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (37/41, 57:37) DET – Husso (17/20, 59:47)
CHI PP: 1/3; PK: 2/3
DET PP: 1/3; PK: 2/3
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Red Wings 4-3 in Detroit on Wednesday … Taylor Raddysh scored twice and currently leads the club with 16 goals on the season … Joey Anderson scored his first goal with the Blackhawks … Andreas Athanasiou notched a helper on Raddysh’s first goal, extending his assist streak to three games (4A) … Lukas Reichel also tallied an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1G, 2A) … Alex Stalock made 37 saves.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – FLORIDA PANTHERS
The Blackhawks take on the Panthers on Friday night in Florida … Chicago defeated the club 4-2 earlier this season at the United Center … Ten different players recorded a point in the victory … The Blackhawks are 3-3-1 in their last seven games against the Panthers … Tyler Johnson has five points 4G, 1A) over his last eight games against the Panthers … Johnson has scored 12 goals in 34 career games against Florida, the second-most he’s scored against any NHL team in his career … Andreas Athanasiou has assists (2A) in his last two games against Florida.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 25 (4-2) | AWAY: March 10
All-Time Record: 28-17-7 | Home: 15-8-4 | Road: 13-9-3

Last Home Win: Oct. 25, 2022 (4-2) | Last Road Win: Feb. 29, 2020 (3-2 SO) | Last Home Loss: Feb. 20,
2022 (2-5) | Last Road Loss: March 31, 2022 (0-4)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. FLA ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 12; Seth Jones, 5; 3 players tied with 3
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 8; Connor Murphy, 7; Tyler Johnson/Andreas Athanasiou, 5
POINTS: Tyler Johnson, 17; Seth Jones, 13; Connor Murphy, 10

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 40
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 5
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 198

LAST GAME
Panthers 2, Golden Knights 1 – March 7 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Lomberg (9), Barkov (17)
VGK Goals: Theodore (8-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 31 Saves
VGK Goalie: Hill (L) – 40 Saves
FLA Shots: 42
VGK Shots: 32
Notes: Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 32 shots against for the second consecutive game…Bobrovsky’s win marked his 101st win with Florida, matching Tomas Vokoun for third-most in franchise history…Nick Cousins notched his 100th NHL assist…Radko Gudas led all skaters with seven hits… FLA PP: 0-2, FLA PK: 3-4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • March 3: F Zac Dalpe loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • March 2: F Grigori Denisenko loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • Feb. 24: F Zac Dalpe and F Grigori Denisenko recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | F Anthony Duclair activated from LTIR | F Givani
    Smith placed on LTIR

PANTHERS vs. BLACKHAWKS
ALL-TIME vs. CHI: 21-21-3-7
ALL-TIME HOME vs. CHI: 11-9-1-4
2022-23 vs. CHI: 0-1-0

CATS STATS

  • Florida’s 38 goals by defensemen ranks behind only CAR (40) and WPG (39) for the league lead.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers play the fourth game of a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against Chicago. Since the start of the homestand, the Panthers rank second in the league in goals against per games played (1.33) after the Wild, and rank second in shots per games played (38.0). Aleksander Barkov’s second period goal against the Golden Knights is his team-leading 43rd career game-winning goal.

CATS AND BLACKHAWKS
Florida faces off against Chicago for the second and final time this season. The Cats’ have taken home points in nine of their last ten meetings against the Blackhawks at FLA Live Arena (7-1-2) dating back to January 22, 2016. Captain Aleksander Barkov has amassed 25 points in 22 career games (8-17-25) vs. Chicago. Over the last five meetings against the Blackhawks, the Panthers have outscored the Blackhawks 20-13, averaging four goals per game. Barkov leads Florida with seven points against Chicago over those last five games.

NHL Morning Skate – March 10, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – March 10, 2023

* The Stars scored early and often at KeyBank Center in Buffalo en route to the NHL’s first 10-goal performance of the season and tying the second-most in a game in franchise history.

* Four Metropolitan Division clubs skated to victories, including the Islanders who captured the NHL’s 50th multi-goal, third-period comeback win of the season – the most in a single campaign in League history.

* Erik Karlsson established a career-high for points in a season thanks in part to his third 20-goal campaign and first since 2014-15. 


STARS SCORE 10 GOALS ON THE ROAD FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY FOUR DECADES
Radek Faksa (2-0—2) was one of nine Stars players to find the back of the net as Dallas (35-17-13, 83 points) erupted for 10 goals to defeat Buffalo at KeyBank Center and strengthen its grip on first place in the Central Division standings. It was just the fourth time the franchise had at least that many skaters score in a single contest and the first since Oct. 17, 1985 (vs. DET). 

* The Stars also became just the fifth different team 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).




* Dallas teammates Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn as well as Buffalo forward Jordan Greenway each potted a goal in a span of 28 seconds during the first period, marking the fastest three goals by both teams since the Maple Leafs and Coyotes combined for three in 21 seconds on Dec. 22, 2015.  

METROPOLITAN DIVISION’S TOP TEAMS TRIUMPH THURSDAY
The Hurricanes (43-12-8, 94 points), Devils (42-16-6, 90 points), Rangers (36-19-9, 81 points) and Islanders (34-25-8, 76 points), who occupy the top four seeds in the Metropolitan Division, each skated to wins:

* Pyotr Kochetkov (19 saves), who was recalled by Carolina after scoring a goal with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves on March 3, blanked Philadelphia to record his fourth shutout of the season. He matched the Hurricanes/Whalers franchise record for most in a single campaign by a rookie goaltender, a mark set by Peter Sidorkiewicz in 1988-89 (w/ HFD).

* Dawson Mercer (1-1—2) factored on both goals in regulation to extend to his point streak to 11 games and guided New Jersey to its League-leading 24th road win of the season – tied for the second most in a single season in franchise history and trailing only 1998-99 (28-10-3).  Mercer matched Brendan Shanahan (11 GP in 1989-90) for the longest run by a Devils/Rockies/Scouts player before age 22.

* Patrick Kane (1-1—2) recorded his first two points with New York and Artemi Panarin (0-3—3) became the eighth undrafted player (since 1963-64) to record at least seven 70-point seasons as the former Blackhawks teammates helped the Rangers edge the Canadiens in a shootout. Panarin’s three-assist performance was his 19th with New York, trailing only Brian Leetch (37 GP), Andy Bathgate (26 GP), Rod Gilbert (25 GP) and Mark Messier (21 GP) for the most in franchise history.

* The Islanders entered the third period trailing by two goals, but Anders Lee (2-0—2) scored the second of two New York tallies in a span of 4:14 with 1:15 remaining in regulation and set the stage for Brock Nelson’s seventh career overtime goal. The Islanders, who captured the NHL’s 50th multi-goal, third-period comeback win of 2022-23, posted their fourth such victory of the season – tied the Kings for the most among all teams.



KARLSSON NETS FIRST 20-GOAL SEASON SINCE 2014-15
The latest edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured notes from the Pacific Division teams in action Thursday including the Golden Knights, Kings and Oilers earning wins as well as Erik Karlsson (1-0—1) – who opened the scoring for the Sharks with his NHL-leading 20th goal among defensemen in 2022-23. It marked his third career 20-goal campaign following 2014-15 (21 in 82 GP and 2013-14 (20 in 82 GP).

* Karlsson (32 years, 282 days) became the second defenseman in NHL history to record eight or more years between 20-goal seasons (21 in 2014-15), joining Mathieu Schneider who had an 11-year stretch (20 in 1993-94 & 21 in 2005-06).



QUICK CLICKS

* Darnell Nurse, Oilers end Bruins winning streak at 10

* Penguins prank Pierre-Olivier Joseph with car full of packing peanuts

* Trophy Tracker: Linus Ullmark remains leader for Vezina as best goalie

* Former NHL goalie, current analyst Brian Boucher guest stars on ‘The Goldbergs’

* Rangers, Canadiens celebrate Marc Joannette‘s 1,500th NHL game


PANTHERS, FLAMES CONTINUE PURSUIT OF WILD CARD SPOT
A two-game Friday will see the Panthers (32-27-6, 70 points) and Flames (29-23-13, 71 points) – who both occupy third place in their conference’s Wild Card race – continue their pursuit of playoff positioning when they host the Blackhawks and Ducks, respectively.

* Matthew Tkachuk (28-53—81 in 62 GP) leads the Panthers in points in 2022-23, with 26 more than the next closest skater (Carter Verhaeghe: 32-23—55 in 64 GP). His next point will tie Sam Reinhart (33-49—82 in 2021-22) for the most by a player in their first season with the franchise.
 

NFL Transactions 3-9-23

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NFL Transactions 3-9-23

The following are the NFL transactions for Thursday, March 9. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades. 

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


TERMINATIONS OF VESTED VETERANS

PHILADELPHIA
    Toth, BrettTArmy   

SEATTLE
    Burr-Kirven, BenLBWashington   
    Jackson, GabeGMississippi State   


TERMINATION VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

CAROLINA
    Mack, JordanLBVirginia   
 
 
ACTIVE LIST ADDITION


FREE AGENT SIGNING

MIAMI
    Pouncey, MikeCFlorida

NFL Network’s ‘NFL Free Agency Frenzy’ Coverage Kicks off Sunday, March 12 at 1 PM ET

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NFL Network’s ‘NFL Free Agency Frenzy’ Coverage Kicks off Sunday, March 12 at 1 PM ET

Editions of ‘NFL Free Agency Frenzy’ on NFL Network –

Sunday, March 12 at 1:00 PM ET

Monday, March 13 – Wednesday, March 15 at 11:00 AM ET

Thursday, March 16 at 1:00 PM ET

‘Good Morning Football’ Expands to Four Hours Starting Monday, March 13

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NFL Media is the go-to destination for the most comprehensive coverage and analysis of the 2023 NFL free agency period.

NFL Network’s NFL Free Agency Frenzy coverage begins Sunday, March 12 and continues through Thursday, March 16 with 27 on-air analysts, reporters and hosts providing 24 live hours of the latest news and expert analysis of every roster move and transaction. NFL Free Agency Frenzy airs at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday and Thursday, and at 11:00 AM ET on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Digitally, NFL.com offers the latest news and reports from around the NFL, including a list of the Top 101 free agents available from Gregg Rosenthal, analysis from Judy Battista, Jeffri Chadiha and Jim Trotter, and a running list of who has signed where. Additional coverage on NFL.com includes a free agency edition of Rosenthal’s Debrief column and Bucky Brooks’ Scout’s Notebook, Cynthia Frelund’s best free agent fits and the biggest head-scratchers given through an analytical lends, Marc Sessler’s best moves and non-moves through the first wave of free agency, news analysis from the Around the NFL team of writers, and real-time updates via NFL.com’s Free Agency Tracker and Notable Departures Tracker.

On NFL+, Gregg Rosenthal dives in with analysis of what moves top teams are likely to make as part of his NFL+ Free Agency Primers series. Additional coverage on NFL+ includes Daniel Jeremiah’s top free agency signings in real time and how they will affect the 2023 NFL Draft, and Cynthia Frelund’s NFL+ Free Agency Grades series evaluating all of the biggest moves, available starting Friday, March 17.

On the NFL Channel, Free Agency Live streams Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 15 at 6:00 PM ET with Patrick Claybon, Gregg Rosenthal and Marcas Grant reacting to and providing analysis of all the free agency moves around the league.

NFL Network’s NFL Free Agency Frenzy coverage features hosts Rich Eisen, Rhett Lewis, Andrew Siciliano and Colleen Wolfe, analysts Brian Baldinger, Daniel Jeremiah, Maurice Jones-Drew, Scott Pioli and Marc Ross, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero, Chief National Reporter Steve Wyche, Senior National Columnist Judy Battista, columnist Jim Trotter, analytics expert Cynthia Frelund, and Fantasy experts Michael F. Florio, Marcas Grant and Adam Rank.

Additionally, NFL Network reporters Sherree Burruss, Jeffri Chadiha, Stacey Dales, Mike Giardi, Omar Ruiz, Jane Slater and Cameron Wolfe provide the latest news reports from around the league.

NFL Total Access airs each night at 7:00 PM ET with hosts MJ Acosta-Ruiz and Mike Yam, analysts David Carr, Michael Robinson, Marc Ross and Bucky Brooks, analytics expert Cynthia Frelund and more.

Good Morning Football kicks off NFL Network’s coverage each day with expanded four-editions starting at 7:00 AM ET with Sara Walsh, Jason McCourty, Kyle Brandt, James Palmer and Will Selva.

NHL Morning Skate – March 9, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – March 9, 2023

* The Bruins can become the fastest team in NHL history to reach 50 wins in a season and can clinch a spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs when they clash with the Oilers on Hulu, ESPN+, Sportsnet and TVA Sports.

* J.T. Miller scored twice to help the Canucks earn a comeback win against the Ducks and climbed a franchise all-time list in the process.

* The Wild defeated the Jets at Canada Life Centre on Wednesday and tied their second-longest point streak in franchise history.
 

BRUINS TAKE FIRST SHOT AT AN EARLY CLINCH ON NATIONAL BROADCAST
The NHL-leading Bruins (49-8-5, 103 points) can become the fastest team to 50 wins in NHL history and have a chance to clinch a playoff spot when they square off with Connor McDavid and the Oilers (35-22-8, 78 points) on Hulu, ESPN+, Sportsnet and TVA Sports.




* Boston can clinch a playoff berth with a win against Edmonton and pending results from other games. Playing in their 63rd contest Thursday, the Bruins would secure their seventh consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and 76th all-time.

* Overall, 17 teams have clinched a playoff spot in fewer than 70 outings under an 82-game schedule (which was first introduced in 1995-96). That includes two clubs that secured a postseason berth in 63 games or less: the 1995-96 Red Wings (59 GP) and 1998-99 Stars (63 GP).
 


* McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were the first two players to hit 100 points last season and are on track to do so again in 2022-23 with the latter sitting four points shy (41-55—96 in 63 GP). It would be the second time in NHL history that the same teammates have been the first two players to 100 points in consecutive seasons – the only such instance to date was by Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr of the Bruins in1973-74 and 1974-75.

* Draisaitl, with six goals and four power-play tallies in his past five road games (6-1—7 since Feb. 19), is tied for the most power-play goals in a single season among active players – his next such marker will be the most by any skater since 2005-06 (Ilya Kovalchuk: 27). McDavid, meanwhile, needs three power-play points to tie Sidney Crosby (61 in 2006-07 w/ PIT) for the most in a single season by any active player.


* Prior to the Bruins-Oilers showdown, we spotlight the various charities Boston forward Nick Foligno is involved with. A veteran of over 1,000 NHL games and a recipient of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2016-17, Foligno has recorded 10-16—26 in 60 games this season but has missed time since Feb. 28 due to injury.






MILLER CAPS CANUCKS’ COMEBACK WITH OT WINNER
J.T. Miller (2-0—2) found the back of the net twice in his 700th NHL game – including scoring the overtime winner – and Elias Pettersson (0-2—2) posted a multi-point performance to help the Canucks earn their 17th comeback win of the season. The only teams with more are the Devils (21), Maple Leafs (20), Penguins (19) and Bruins (18).

* Miller, who became the first Canucks player to score multiple goals in their 700th NHL game, tied Sami Salo (7) for the third-most overtime tallies in franchise history behind only Daniel Sedin (16) and Brendan Morrison (9).

* Pettersson (30-51—81 in 62 GP) became just the second Canucks player in the past 10 years to reach the 80-point mark in a season, following Miller (99 in 2021-22).



WILD PICK UP WIN IN WINNIPEG TO EXTEND POINT STREAK TO 11 GAMES
Ryan Hartman scored the winning goal and Marc-Andre Fleury made 46 saves – one shy of his most in a regular-season game – as Minnesota defeated Winnipeg and extended the NHL’s longest active point streak to 11 contests dating to Feb. 17 (9-0-2). The Wild (37-21-7, 81 points) moved into a tie in standing points with the Central Division-leading Stars (34-17-13, 81 points), who hold a game in hand and are in action Thursday.



SEIDER SPOTLIGHTED IN WEDNESDAY’S #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
The latest edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured a number of notes from across the three-game slate, including Moritz Seider (0-1—1) factoring on one of his team’s four goals to help the Red Wings earn a multi-goal comeback win at Little Caesars Arena.


 

QUICK CLICKS

* Capitals’ Make-A-Wish guest enjoys day with Alex Ovechkin, team
* David Quinn fined $25,000 for actions in Sharks game
* Cam Talbot out 3 weeks for Senators with lower-body injury
* Connor Bedard‘s mom discusses being parent of projected No. 1 pick in 2023 Draft
* Penguins host Make-A-Wish kids at practice

Sharks’ Coach Quinn Fined $25,000

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Sharks’ Coach Quinn Fined $25,000

NEW YORK – San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn has been fined $25,000 for conduct demeaning the officials that resulted in a game misconduct during NHL Game No. 993 on Saturday, March 4, the National Hockey League announced today.

The fine money goes to the NHL Foundation.

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