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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (32-27-4) at Seattle Kraken (37-21-6)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (32-27-4) at Seattle Kraken (37-21-6)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 6, 5-0 loss at Chicago: Stalock stopped each of the 35 shots he faced to record his 11th career shutout in Ottawa’s 5-0 loss at United Center. It marked the Senators’ 10th consecutive loss to Chicago. The home side was paced by Seth Jones who scored twice the span of 3:29 during the second period to extend his goal streak to three games. Kurashev, Dickinson and Reichel also found the back for Chicago as Ottawa began their longest road trip of the season which comprises five games against Western Conference opponents over eight days. The game saw the return of DeBrincat to the city where he spent his first five NHL seasons. Sogaard took the loss for the Senators in making 16 saves. Scratches: Brown, Holden, Kelly; Injuries: Forsberg, Norris, Talbot; Shots: OTT – 35, CHI – 21; PP: OTT – 0-4, CHI – 0-5.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Seattle will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and RDS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa continues a five-game road trip at Vancouver on Saturday evening at 10 p.m. ET. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Rogers Arena.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, C Norris and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Kraken this evening. Total man-games lost: 218.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled G Mandolese from Belleville (AHL) on March 6.
OTTAWA vs. SEATTLE – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Jan. 7 @ Ottawa (8-4 loss), March 9 @ Seattle
2021-22 (1-1-0): 3/10/22 @ Ottawa (4-3 OT win), 4/18/22 @ Seattle (4-2 loss)
Series record: Overall: 1-2-0-0; Home: 1-1-0-0; Away: 0-1-0-0
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 3/10/22 (4-3 OT); @ Seattle: None
Last Seattle win: @ Ottawa: Jan. 7 (8-4); @ Seattle: 4/18/22 (4-2)
Last OT result: 3/10/22 (4-3 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: None
Most goals, game: Scored: 4, (2x, Last: Jan. 7, 8-4 loss); Allowed: 8, (Jan. 7, 8-4 loss); Both teams: 12, (Jan. 7, 8-4 loss)
Last Game: Jan. 7, 8-4 loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Stützle (x3), Tkachuk; SEA Goals: Bjorkstrand, McCann, Schultz, Sprong, Beniers, Dunn, Eberle, Burakovsky; OTT Scratches: None; OTT Injuries: Chariter, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; OTT Goalie: Forsberg (3 GA, 15:13), Talbot (5 GA, L, 44:17); SEA Goalie: Jones; OTT PP: 1-3; SEA PP: 0-1; Shots: 23-24.

Career vs. Seattle: DeBrincat leads all players in career games played (four); Tkachuk and Stützle are tied for the lead in goals (three); Chabot leads in assists (three); Stützle leads in points (five); Kelly leads in penalty minutes (six) against Seattle.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 13-15-2 on the road this season … Brady Tkachuk leads with 12 goals on the road this season while also ranking first with 19 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 30 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 31 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their 10th set of the season on Saturday when the team visits Vancouver ahead of visiting Calgary the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (6-3-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (6-3-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 58 for 237 (24.5%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 12 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with 25 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 15 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 192 of the 231 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 83.1% through 63 regular-season games … The team has registered seven (Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte, Stützle) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Anaheim 2 at Seattle 5
Goals: Oleksiak, McCann, Sprong, Tolvanen, Schwartz
Goalie: Grubauer (20/22)
PP: 1/2 PK: 3/3 Shots: Anaheim 22 – Seattle 31

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 166)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 64 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 14 games – week-to-week

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, March 11: Dallas at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Monday, March 13: Dallas at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Thursday, March 16: Seattle at San Jose, 7:30 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 18: Edmonton at Seattle, 1 p.m. PT
Tuesday, March21: Seattle at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the second and final the Kraken will play against the Senators this season and the first time the teams are playing in Seattle this year.

• A win or an overtime loss would give the Kraken points in four consecutive games against Ottawa. The team is 2-0-1 all-time against the Senators. The Senators are one of four teams that the Kraken have never lost to in regulation, the others being the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings.

• A win tonight would also give the Kraken their sixth sweep of the season after having previously swept the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Seattle topped Ottawa 8-4 in the two teams’ first meeting of the season on Jan. 7.

• The team’s five-game winning streak was the second longest in the NHL entering play Wednesday, trailing only the Boston Bruins, who have won 10 consecutive games. A win tonight would give the Kraken their third winning streak of at least six games this season.

• Tonight’s matchup is the final game the Kraken will play against an Atlantic Division team this season. Seattle has a 9-6-0 record against the Atlantic Division this year.

• With the Kraken’s four-goal outing in their game on March 3 against Columbus, they surpassed their goal total from all of last season in 20 fewer games. Seattle has scored 220 goals in 63 games this season compared to 213 goals in 2021-22. The team’s 225 goals this season were tied for the fourth-most in the NHL entering play Wednesday, trailing only the Edmonton Oilers (251), Boston Bruins (235) and Buffalo Sabres (232).

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are ranked second the league in wins (19), points (40, tied) and goals (108) entering play Wednesday.

• Alex Wennberg is just one point shy of totaling 300 NHL points. When he reaches the milestone, he will become the 22nd active, Swedish skater and the 11th player from the 2013 draft class to total at least 300 career points.

• Jordan Eberle’s goal in the Kraken’s game on March 3 at Columbus was his 50th point of the season. It is the sixth time in his career and first time since 2017-18 that Eberle has recorded 50 or more points in a season.

• Vince Dunn, who has already set a career high with 49 points (11 goals, 38 assists) this season, was ranked in the top 15
among all NHL defensemen in goals (tied 11th), assists (tied ninth), points (11th), even-strength goals (11, third) and even-strength points (35, tied fourth) entering play Wednesday.

• Entering play Wednesday, Alex Wennberg was tied for third in the NHL with 67 takeaways this season. With only 19 giveaways this year, Wennberg has a plus-48 takeaway to giveaway ratio, which topped the NHL entering play Wednesday. Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand both have a plus-32 takeaway to giveaway ratio, which was tied for the fifth-best mark in the NHL entering play Wednesday.

UNSEATING THE SENATORS
• Matty Beniers has scored in each of the two career games he has played against the Senators and has three career points (two goals, one assist) in total against Ottawa.

• Vince Dunn has eight points (two goals, six assists) in eight career games against the Senators. He has recorded at least a point in each of Seattle’s three meetings with the Senators since the start of the 2021-22 season, totaling six points (one goal, five assists) in those games.

• Jordan Eberle has five points (one goal, four assists) in his last four games played against Ottawa, including tallying three points (one goal, two assists) in the two teams’ last meeting on Jan. 7. Eberle scored his 100th NHL goal on Nov. 13, 2014 against the Senators.

• Philipp Grubauer has won his last four games against Ottawa dating back to Feb. 27, 2018. He has a career record of 5-2-0 with a .945 save percentage and a 1.72 goals-against average against the Senators.

• Adam Larsson has three assists in three games against Ottawa since becoming a member of the Kraken.

• Jared McCann has scored in each of the three games the Kraken have played against the Senators since the start of 2021-22.

• Daniel Sprong has scored in each of the two games he has played against Ottawa since being traded to Seattle. He has three points (two goals, one assist) in total in those two games.

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (37-20-8) at Colorado Avalanche (35-21-6)

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (37-20-8) at Colorado Avalanche (35-21-6)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

MARCH 9 vs. Colorado Avalanche – 7:00 PM MT (6:00 PM PT) // Venue: Ball Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings visit the Colorado Avalanche for the second of three meetings between these two clubs this season (5-4 SOW on Dec.
    29; April 8).
  • The Kings aim for their second victory in Denver this season.
  • Following tonight’s game, the Kings will open a seven-game homestand (Mar. 11 vs. NSH; 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) The Kings’ four road shootout wins leads all teams this season.

2) Mikey Anderson registered his third goal of the season on Monday night, setting a new single season career-high.

3) No team has more one-goal game victories this season than the Kings (20).

4) Zack MacEwen made his LA Kings debut on March 6 vs. Washington and recorded one blocked shot, two hits and one takeaway in 5:52 minutes of time-on-ice.

5) Only Colorado’s Cale Makar (26:42) averages more time-on-ice per game among all skaters than Drew Doughty (26:21).

vs. COLORADO ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 74-62-8-5
Home: 42-25-5-4
Away: 32-37-3-1
OT: 11-5 (4 ties)
Shootout: 4-4
2021-22: 0-3-0
2022-23: 1-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. COLORADO:
Anze Kopitar* – 59 GP, 53 PTS (18-35=53)
Luc Robitaille – 40 GP, 52 PTS (32-20=52)
Marcel Dionne – 25 GP, 39 PTS (16-23=39)
Wayne Gretzky – 16 GP, 39 PTS (9-30=39)
Dustin Brown – 60 GP, 38 PTS (16-22=38)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. COLORADO: Dec. 29, 2022 – LAK 5 at COL 4 (SO)
Venue: Ball Arena
LAK Goals: Vilardi (16), Danault (11), Iafallo (6), Walker (2), Arvidsson (SO GDG)
COL Goals: Compher (6), Cogliano (5), Makar (9), Rodrigues (9)
Goalies: LAK: Copley (W; 23 saves – 27 shots) COL: Georgiev (SOL; 23 saves – 27 shots)
LAK PP: 2-for-4
LAK PK: 4-for-5

THE NEXT THREE:
Sat., March 11 | vs. Nashville | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar has four points in his last three games against the Predators (0-4=4).

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).

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Pres. (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 3/8/23)
Mar. 1 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 1 – Rights to Erik Portillo (G) acquired from Buffalo in exchange for a 2023 third-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 – Zack MacEwen (F) acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for Brendan Lemieux (F) and a 2024 fifth-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 – Nate Schnarr (F) acquired from Montreal in exchange for Frederic Allard (D).
Mar. 3 – Austin Wagner (F) traded to Chicago for future considerations.
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

2022-23 COLORADO AVALANCHE GAME NOTES
UPCOMING GAMES

Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Thu, Mar. 9 LOS ANGELES 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
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

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO AVALANCHE (35-21-6, 76 PTS) vs. LOS ANGELES KINGS (37-20-8, 82 PTS)
7:08 p.m. – Ball Arena, Denver, Colo.
Altitude TV / Altitude Radio (92.5 FM)
The Colorado Avalanche continues their four-game homestand tonight against the Los Angeles Kings at Ball Arena … The Avs are 1-0-1 so far on this homestand, which concludes on Saturday against Arizona … Colorado is 8-2-2 in itslast 12 games and 15-4-3 (.750) in its last 22 contests since Jan. 14 … Only Boston (17-3-1, .833) and Carolina (16-3-1, .825) have a better record during that span … The Avs are in a busy stretch of 15 contests in 26 days through March 29.

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

LAST GAME
March 7 – Colorado 6, San Jose 0 at Ball Arena
Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin each had a goal and three assists to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks at Ball Arena … Artturi Lehkonen and Nathan MacKinnon chipped in with a goal and one helper apiece, Devon Toews had two assists and Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 13 shots he faced … Colorado out-shot San Jose 43-13, including a 19-2 margin in the first period.
SF: 43 SA: 13 PP: 1-5 PK: 3-3

The Avs out-shot the Sharks 43-13 … The 13 shots against were a season-low and tied for the fourth-fewest shots allowed in a game in franchise history (the record is nine on Jan. 27, 2001 at Nashville) … The +30 shot differential equaled the fifth-largest margin in a game in franchise history (record is +35 against Minnesota on March 18, 2021)… The Avs out-shot the Sharks 19-2 in the first period, the largest margin of any period this year (+17) MacKinnon extended his HOME point streak to 14 contests and scored a goal in his seventh consecutive game at Ball Arena … The seven-game home goal streak is one shy of the franchise record (eight games) shared by Joe Sakic in 2000-01 and Michel Goulet in 1983-84 MacKinnon’s effort was his 200th career multi-point game … He joins Sakic (473), Peter Stastny (313), Goulet (256) and Peter Forsberg (222) as the only Avalanche/Nordiques players to record 200 multi-point games Makar’sfour points tied a career high, his third 4-point game … That’s one behind Sandis Ozolinsh (four) for the most 4-point games by a defenseman in franchise history It was Makar’s 17th career 3-point game, tying Tyson Barrie for the most 3-point efforts by a defenseman in franchise history… It was Cale’s 58th career multi-point game, passing Barrie (57) for the second most by a franchise defenseman behind Ozolinsh (63) Cale’s goal was the 62nd of his career, tying Rob Blake for fifth place among franchise blueliners Makar’s goal stood as the game winner, his fourth game-winning goal of the season (tied for fourth among NHL defensemen) … It was his 17th career game-winning tally, the most of any defenseman since he made his NHL debut in 2019-20 and one shy of the franchise record for a blueliner (Barrie, 18) Makarset a new single-game career high with a +5 plus/minus rating, tied for the second-highest rating by a Colorado blueliner since the club moved to Denver (Adam Foote, +6 on Dec. 5, 1995 vs. San Jose) … It’s the highest plus/minus by an Avalanche player since Barrie was +5 on April 2, 2019 vs. Edmonton Georgiev posted his fourth shutout of the season, already a career high and just one behind Darcy Kuemper and Ilya Sorokin for the league lead Rantanen’s goal was his 42nd of the season, tied for third in the NHL … The 42 goals, which are a career high, are now alone as the fourth highest single-season goal total in Avalanche history since relocating) Nichushkin tied his career high with four points, equaling the mark he set as a rookie with the Dallas Stars on Dec. 7, 2013 vs. Philadelphia Nichushkin’s +4 rating also matched a career best (fourth time) Nichushkin, who missed Saturday’s contest at Dallas, has recorded a point in each of the last eight games he’s appeared in, collecting 13 points (4g/9a) over that stretch Toewstied his career high with a +4 rating (fourth time) … He leads the team with a +26 plus/minus rating this season and is a league-best +107 since joining the Avalanche in 2020-21 Lehkonen equaled his career best with a +4 rating (third time) MacKinnon’s four shots-on-goal gives him 2,666 shots in his career, one behind Milan Hejduk (2,667) for second place in franchise history … Joe Sakic has the most at 4,621

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: 349

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)

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – LOS ANGELES
The Avalanche and Kings meet for the second time this season and the second and final time in Denver … They will face off once more in Southern California on April 8 … Los Angeles rallied to win the first game 5-4 in overtime on Dec. 29, snapping the Avalanche’s nine-game winning streak against the Kings … That was the longest winning streak by either team in this series …. Colorado is still 9-0-1 in its last 10 versus LA and 13-3-2 in the last 18 matchups … The Avs out-scored the Kings 16- 4 in last year’s three-game season series sweep.

SCHEDULE vs. KINGS
Dec. 29 vs. LOS ANGELES (O, 4-5)
Mar. 9 vs. LOS ANGELES
Apr. 8 @ Los Angeles

RECORD vs. KINGS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-0-1 Overall: 3-0-0 Overall: 67-66-16 Overall: 49-44-12 Series (record): 2 series (2-0)
Home: 0-0-1 Home: 1-0-0 Home: 38-29-6 Home: 28-20-3 Record Overall: 8-6
Road: — Road: 2-0-0 Road: 29-37-10 Road: 21-24-9 2001 CSF (W, 4-3), 2002 CQF (W, 4-3)

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).

NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (31-23-7) at Arizona Coyotes (22-32-10)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (31-23-7) at Arizona Coyotes (22-32-10)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. ARIZONA
− The Predators are 42-31-(2)-6 all-time against the Coyotes, including a 16-19-(0)-5 record on the road. This will be Nashville’s second-ever game at Mullett Arena.

− This is the fourth and final matchup between Nashville and Arizona in 2022-23; it is the second and final at Mullett Arena.

− Nashville is 2-1-0 against Arizona this season, picking up a 6-2 win in its last meeting on Feb. 26. Previously, the Predators dropped a 4-2 game to the Coyotes on Feb. 13 and claimed a 4-3 shootout victory on Nov. 21; both of those games were on home ice.

− The Predators are 3-2-0 in their last five games against the Coyotes; they are 6-4-0 in their last 10; and 2-3-0 in their last five on the road.

NOTABLES vs. ARIZONA
− Matt Duchene owns 30 career points (14g-16a) against Arizona, the most among Predators skaters. He has five points (2g3a) in three games vs. the Coyotes this season.

− Roman Josi has 18 points (9g-9a) in his last nine games vs. the Coyotes, including a three-point effort on Feb. 26 (2g-1a).

− Tommy Novak recorded his third career three-point game on Feb. 26 at Arizona (1g-2a).

− Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram was claimed on waivers from Nashville on Oct. 10. He made his first three career NHL starts with the Predators and started three of Nashville’s four postseason games in 2022.

− Arizona goaltender Karel Vejmelka was selected by the Predators in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 3, Vancouver Canucks 4 (SO) – March 6 (Rogers Arena)
− NSH goals: Sissons (11), Evangelista (1), Evangelista (2)
− VAN goals: Pettersson (30), Podkolzin (3), Joshua (9)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (SOL, 26/29); VAN – Silovs (W, 29/32)
− Power plays: NSH 0-1; VAN 0-3
− Notes: Nashville moved to 15-12-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their three-game regular-season series against the Canucks with a 2-0-1 record… Nashville is now 7-7 in overtime/shootouts this season (4-5 in OT; 3-2 in shootouts)… The Predators have killed off 19 straight penalties dating back to Feb. 21 vs. Vancouver… Luke Evangelista scored his first two career NHL goals, including the game-tying goal at 16:55 of the third period… He became the second player in Predators history to score his first two career NHL goals in the same game, joining Jordan Gross (Nov. 5, 2022 at Vancouver)… Jeremy Lauzon tallied two assists for his first multi-point game of 2022-23… Colton Sissons scored his 11th goal of the season; he has eight points (4g-4a) in his last 14 games… Tyson Barrie recorded an assist to give him points in two of his first three games with Nashville (1g-1a).

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 6 54
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 6 11
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 6 6
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 6 5
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-6 2
Philip Tomasino Upper body – day-to-day March 6 1
Total man-games lost: 142
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 55; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 16; Forsberg – 11; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Johansen – 6; Parssinen – 5; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1

OVERALL (81 GP) 42-31-(2)-6
HOME (41 GP) 26-12-(2)-1
ROAD (40 GP) 16-19-(0)-5
LAST MEETING Feb. 26, 2023 at ARI (W, 6-2)
PLAYOFFS (0-2) Last: 2020 SCQ (L, 3-1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 6: Recalled forward Michael McCarron from Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 4: Reassigned forward Zach Sanford to Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 3: Acquired forward Rasmus Asplund from Buffalo for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a one-year, $2.5 million contract for 2023-24. Signed goaltender Kevin Lankinen to a oneyear, $2 million contract for 2023-24.
− March 2: Recalled forward John Leonard from Milwaukee (AHL)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is fresh off a 6-2 victory over STL on Tuesday, which tied its season-high for goals in a game. The club is 2-2-1 in its last 5 GP and 4-4-2 in its last 10 outings

• Clayton Keller comes into tonight with 22 pts (8-14-22) since the All-Star Break (14 GP), good for a share of the 3rd-most points in the NHL since then and trails only Connor McDavid (13-19-32) and Elias Pettersson (9-14-23). He is also closing in on 30 goals this season as well as 200 career assists

• Keller’s linemate Nick Schmaltz has lit the lamp in nine of his last 13 games. Since 1/24, Schmaltz’s 13 goals rank T-2 nd among NHL
skaters in that span and trails only McDavid (14)

LAST GAME
Coyotes 6, Blues 2 – March 7, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Fischer (11), Schmaltz (20), Boyd (10, 11), Keller (26), Crouse (21)
STL Goals: Buchnevich (19, 20)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (W) – 40 svs on 42 shots
STL Goalie: Binnington (L) – 21 svs on 27 shots
PP: 1-2 PK: 6-6
Notes: ARI beat STL and finished with a 2-0-1 record against the Blues in the season series….In two games at Mullett Arena, the Coyotes outscored the Blues 11-2…The Coyotes’ six goals in the game and four goals in the third period both tie their season-high…Nick Schmaltz scored for the second consecutive game to reach the 20-goal benchmark…Schmaltz follows Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse as Arizona’s trio of 20-goal scorers; The last time the Coyotes had three 20-goal scorers on the team in consecutive seasons was 2003-06…Schmaltz completed the season series with 10 pts (5-5-10) over 3 GP vs STL, the most an NHLer has recorded against the Blues this season…Keller led ARI with 3 pts (1-2-3), his sixth 3-pt game of the season…Crouse scored an insurance goal to set a new single-season career-high (21)… Travis Boyd scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season to reach double digits for the second year in a row…Boyd’s second goal was his 100th career NHL point (41-59-100) and sealed his first career multi-goal game…Karel Vejmelka recorded 40 saves en route to his 17th win of the season…Matias Maccelli (0-2-2) and Barrett Hayton (0-2-2) each picked up multi-assist games…Christian Fischer tallied his 11th goal of the campaign; His 2022-23 goal total is tied for his second-highest output in a season (15, 2017-18; 11, 2018-19)…Victor Soderstrom established his first career 3-game point streak with an assist on Boyd’s second goal…Tuesday was the second time this season ARI was perfect on the PK while being shorthanded at least six times (1/8 vs PIT)…Liam O’Brien missed the game due to illness

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Liam O’Brien…Day-to-Day…Illness (1 / 3/5)
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
-3/8 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/7 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)
-3/4 – Assigned F Milos Kelemen, D Michael Kesselring and D Vladislav Kolyachonok to Tucson (AHL)
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 3rd round pick and D Michael Kesselring from EDM in exchange for F Nick Bjugstad and D Cam Dineen
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 6th-round draft pick from CBJ and F Jakub Voracek in exchange for G Jon Gillies
-3/1 – Recalled D Vladislav Kolyachonok from Tucson (AHL)
-3/1 – Acquired 2023 1st round pick, 2024 2nd round pick and 2026 2nd round pick from OTT in exchange for D Jakob Chychrun
-3/1 – Acquired 2026 3rd round draft pick from Carolina in exchange for D Shayne Gostisbehere
-2/28 – Recalled F Laurent Dauphin from Tucson (AHL)
-2/28 – Acquired 2025 3rd Round Draft Choice From NYR in a three-team trade with NYR and CHI
-2/28 – Placed D Josh Brown on IR
-2/22 – Acquired 2023 5th Round Draft Pick and D Shea Weber from Vegas in exchange for D Dysin Mayo

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sat, March 11 4pm at COL Ball Arena Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
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

YOTES & PREDS

  • Tonight is the fourth and final ARI-NSH contest this season. The Yotes come into tonight with a 1-1-1 season series record against them, falling 4-3 in SO on 11/21 and 6-2 on 2/26, but winning 4-2 on 2/13
  • Arizona has a chance to beat Nashville twice in the regular season for the first time since 2018-19
  • Nick Schmaltz posted a two-point game (1-1-2) in the most recent meeting with the Predators. He comes into tonight with 3 pts overall (2-1-3) against Nashville this season
  • Lawson Crouse has scored three times versus NSH this season, including a two-goal performance in the 2/13 win. He leads current Coyotes in career goals against the Preds (5)
  • JJ Moser, Matias Maccelli and Clayton Keller also have 3 pts over 3 GP versus NSH this season
  • Keller has produced 7 pts (1-6-7) over the last seven times he’s faced the Predators
  • Coyotes franchise vs Predators
    • All-Time: 37-30-2-12
    • Home: 24-12-0-4
    • Road: 13-18-2-8
    • L10: 4-5-1
    • STRK: L1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE PREDATORS
Lawson Crouse…5-2-7…14 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…4-8-12…13 career GP
Clayton Keller…2-7-9…13 career GP
JJ Moser…0-4-4…5 career GP
Matias Maccelli…0-3-3…3 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Crouse, 5)… Assists (Schmaltz, 8)…Points (Schmaltz, 12)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (-)… Assists (Moser, 4)…Points (Moser, 4)

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 15-20-5
2-Days Rest: 3-3-2
3+ Days Rest: 2-4-2

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

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

NFL Announces 37 Compensatory Draft Choices to 16 Clubs

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NFL Announces 37 Compensatory Draft Choices to 16 Clubs

A total of 37 compensatory draft selections in the 2023 NFL Draft have been awarded to 16 teams, the NFL announced today. 

Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents (“CFA”) than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.

The compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.

Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL management council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula. Clubs that suffer a net loss of CFAs during the prior free agent signing period are eligible to receive a corresponding number of compensatory selections. In addition, a club that lost the same number of CFAs that it gained (no net loss), may be eligible to receive a selection at the end of round seven based on the value of the CFAs lost versus the value of the CFAs gained. No club may receive more than four compensatory picks in any one year. If a club qualifies for more than four compensatory picks after offsetting each CFA lost by each CFA gained of an equal or higher value, the four highest remaining selections will be awarded to the club.  

The Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates if in any League Year the number of compensatory selections awarded is less than the number of clubs then in the League (32), an additional number of selection choices shall be awarded to clubs based upon draft selection order (“Supplemental Selections”). This year, thirty compensatory selections were awarded to thirteen clubs based upon the netting formula described above. Two clubs, Chicago and Houston, will be awarded Supplemental Selections.

In addition to the 30 compensatory selections awarded under the net loss formula and the two Supplemental Selections, five special compensatory selections were awarded to three clubs: the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers (three special compensatory selections), and Kansas City Chiefs under a 2020 amendment to the League’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was agreed upon by the NFL and the NFLPA to promote equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workforce within NFL clubs. This initiative provides that the prior employer-club of a minority employee who has been hired by another club as its head coach or primary football executive (general manager) will receive compensation in the form of a special compensatory draft selection in the third round of each of the next two drafts, or in each of the next three drafts if two minority employees from the employer-club are hired for these positions by another club or clubs. Special compensatory selections are awarded in draft selection order after all other compensatory selections in round three and are denoted with an asterisk in the following table. 

The following 2023 compensatory draft picks have been awarded for the 2023 NFL Draft, which will be held on April 27-April 29 in Kansas City:

RoundRound Choice/Overall SelectionTeam
333-96Arizona
334-97Washington
335-98*Cleveland
336-99*San Francisco
337-100*Kansas City
338-101*San Francisco
339-102*San Francisco
   
433-135New England
   
533-167Los Angeles Rams
534-168Arizona
535-169Dallas
536-170Green Bay
537-171Los Angeles Rams
538-172New York Giants
539-173San Francisco
540-174Las Vegas
541-175Tampa Bay
542-176Dallas
543-177Los Angeles Rams
   
633-210New England
634-211Minnesota
635-212Dallas
636-213Arizona
637-214Las Vegas
638-215Washington
639-216San Francisco
640-217Kansas City
   
733-250Kansas City
734-251Los Angeles Rams
735-252Tampa Bay
736-253San Francisco
737-254New York Giants
738-255San Francisco
739-256Green Bay
740-257New Orleans
741-258Chicago
742-259Houston

The compensatory free agents lost and gained in 2022 by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2023 Draft:

ARIZONALost:Edmonds, Chase; Jones, Chandler; Kirk, Christian
Gained: 
 
DALLASLost:Gregory, Randy; Williams, Connor; Wilson, Cedrick
Gained: 
 
GREEN BAYLost:Patrick, Lucas; Sullivan, Chandon; Valdes-Scantling, Marquez
Gained:Reed, Jarran
 
KANSAS CITY CHIEFSLost:Blythe, Austin; Ingram, Melvin; Pringle, Byron; Reed, Jarran;Ward, Charvarius
Gained:Reid, Justin; Smith-Schuster, JuJu; Valdes-Scantling, Marquez
 
LOS ANGELES RAMSLost:Corbett, Austin; Joseph, Sebastian; Miller, Von; Okoronkwo, Ogbonnia; Williams, Darious
Gained:Robinson, Allen
 
LAS VEGASLost:Facyson, Brandon; Hayward, Casey; Jefferson, Quinton; Jones, Zay;Mariota, Marcus; Morrow, Nicholas
Gained:Averett, Anthony; Hollins, Mack; Jones, Chandler; Nichols, Bilal
 
MINNESOTALost:Cole, Mason; Conklin, Tyler; Woods, Xavier
Gained:Phillips, Harrison; Sullivan, Chandon
 
NEW ENGLANDLost:Jackson, J.C.; Karras, Ted
Gained: 
 
NEW ORLEANSLost:Armstead, Terron; Williams, Marcus
Gained:Dalton, Andy; Maye, Marcus
 
NEW YORK GIANTSLost:Carter, Lorenzo; Crossen, Keion; Engram, Evan; Johnson, Austin
Gained:Glowinski, Mark; Taylor, Tyrod
 
SAN FRANCISCOLost:Jones, D.J.; Key, Arden; Mostert, Raheem; Tomlinson, Laken;Williams, K’Waun
Gained:Ward, Charvarius
 
TAMPA BAYLost:Cappa, Alex; Howard, O.J.; Whitehead, Jordan
Gained:Gage, Russell
 
 
WASHINGTONLost:Scherff, Brandon; Settle, Tim
Gained: 


2023 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS*

Los Angeles Rams4
San Francisco4
Arizona3
Dallas3
Green Bay2
Kansas City2
Las Vegas2
New England2
New York Giants2
Tampa Bay2
Washington2
Minnesota1
New Orleans1
TOTAL30

*Does not include special compensatory selections

SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2023*

Baltimore55
Dallas52
Green Bay49
New England48
Los Angeles Rams47
San Francisco39
Philadelphia37
Cincinnati35
Pittsburgh35
Tennessee33
Arizona32
Seattle32
Kansas City30
New York Giants30
Buffalo28
Minnesota28
Atlanta25
Indianapolis25
Los Angeles Chargers25
Denver24
Detroit24
Tampa Bay24
Las Vegas23
Miami22
Chicago21
Carolina20
Houston19
Jacksonville19
Washington19
New Orleans14
New York Jets14
Cleveland13
TOTAL941

*Does not include special compensatory selections

Houston Texans disciplined for salary cap reporting violation

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Houston Texans disciplined for salary cap reporting violation

The Houston Texans will forfeit their original fifth-round selection in the 2023 NFL Draft and have been fined $175,000 for a salary cap reporting violation, the NFL announced today.

Pursuant to the salary cap requirements in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, clubs must report any player compensation or benefit.

Following a review, the NFL determined that the club provided then Texans’ quarterback Deshaun Watson with undisclosed compensation in the form of a membership at an alternative athletic facility in 2020.

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (19-34-12) at St. Louis Blues (27-31-5)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (19-34-12) at St. Louis Blues (27-31-5)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 65 – 3/7 – SJS 0 at COL 6…Colorado’s Alexandar Georgiev turned away all 13 shots faced as the San Jose Sharks fell, 6-0, Tuesday at Colorado. Derrick Pouliot made his Sharks debut, totaling four hits in 16:36 TOI. Marc-Edouard Vlasic and captain Logan Couture matched Pouliot’s game-high hit output. Nico Sturm made his return to Colorado, a year after helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup, registered two takeaways and one hit and went 11-for-16 at the faceoff dot in the tilt.
SJ Goals: None
SF: 13
SA: 43
SJ PP: 0/3
SJ PK: 4/5
W: Georgiev
L: Kahkonen
ND: Reime

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/7 Recalled D Derrick Pouliot from the San Jose Barracuda
3/6 Reassigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
3/5 Recalled D Nick Cicek and D Nikolai Knyzhov from the San Jose Barracuda
3/3 Recalled F William Eklund from the San Jose Barracuda
3/3 Acquired F Jacob Peterson in exchange for F Scott Reedy; assigned Peterson to the San Jose Barracuda
3/3 Assigned D Derrick Pouliot to the San Jose Barracuda
3/3 Acquired Winnipeg’s 2025 fourth-round selection in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov
3/3 Acquired Pittsburgh’s 2023 seventh-round selection and conditional 2024 fifth-round selection (becomes fourth-round if Pittsburgh advances to the 2023 Eastern Conference Final) from Pittsburgh and the rights to D Arvid Henriksson from Montreal in a three-team trade. The Sharks traded F Nick Bonino and the club’s 2024 fifth-round selection to Montreal and D Tony Sund to Pittsburgh. Montreal traded Bonino (50% retained) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Sund.
3/2 Signed D Derrick Pouliot to a one-year, two-way contract
3/1 Acquired F Vladislav Namestnikov from Tampa Bay (50% retained) in exchange for F Mikey Eyssimont

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Blues and Sharks wrap their season set with a Thursday matchup at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The Blues have won each of the first two meetings, a 5-3 decision in November and most recently a 6-3 final at SAP Center last Thursday, a game in which the Sharks jumped out to a 2-0 lead but could not hang on. St. Louis enters Thursday’s meeting on the heels of a 6-2 setback against the Arizona Coyotes. The Blues’ Pavel Buchnevich brings a six-game point streak (4g, 7a) into the game, including a four-assist outing against the Sharks on March 2. Jakub Vrana made his St. Louis debut Tuesday at Arizona, finishing the game with six shots on goal in 16:32 TOI.

PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 4-for-5 shorthanded against Colorado on March 7, the Sharks boast the NHL’s fourth-best penalty kill, at 83.3-percent on the year. The Sharks have finished top-two in the NHL on the PK in two of the past three years, including second (85.2%) in 2021-22 and first (85.7%) in 2019-20.

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: 244

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. SHARKS

  • The Blues and Sharks will meet for the 3rd and final matchup of the season
  • The Blues are 2-0-0 against San Jose this season, winning 6-3 in San Jose last Thursday, and winning 5-3 on Nov. 10 in St. Louis
  • The Blues have won 7 straight games against San Jose, scoring at least 4 goals in 5 of those 7 games (outscoring San Jose 29-14 over those 7 games)
  • The Blues have also earned points in 9 straight games against San Jose (8-0-1)
  • The Blues have won back-to-back home games against San Jose and are 7-1-1 in their last 9 games against San Jose at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues have not allowed the Sharks a power play goal in 6 of their last 7 matchups, going 9 for 10 (90.0%) on the penalty kill over those 7 games
  • The Blues have scored a power play goal in 4 straight games against the Sharks, going 5 for 14 (35.7%) on the power play over those 4 games

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/11 – at Columbus
3/12 – vs. Vegas
3/15 – vs. Minnesota
3/17 – at Washington
3/19 – vs. Winnipeg

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will return home for 1 game on Thursday vs. San Jose before heading back on the road to Columbus on Saturday, after finishing their 3-game road trip to start the month of March (1-2-0)
  • The Blues will play 12 more games in March (6 away; 6 home)
  • 8 of the Blues’ remining 12 games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (3 against the Central)

NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (35-22-8) at Boston Bruins (49-8-5)

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NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (35-22-8) at Boston Bruins (49-8-5)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. BOSTON GP RECORD HOME (41) AWAY (41) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. BOSTON 82 26-46-6-4 15-20-3-3 11-26-3-1 234 290
OILERS vs. BOSTON – 2022-23 1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 2 3

QUICK FACTS
Thursday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of two games against the Bruins this season and the lone game in Boston.

The last time these teams met was on Feb. 27 in Edmonton, with the Bruins winning 3-2.

Evander Kane and Connor McDavid lead the team with 16 career points against the Bruins and Cody Ceci has played a team leading 35 games against Boston.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. BOSTON
Record: 5-4-1
GF: 31 GA: 27
2022-23 2/27/23 @ EDM 3-2 L
2021-22 12/9/21 @ EDM 3-2 L
2021-22 11/11/21 @ BOS 5-3 W
2019-20 2/19/20 @ EDM 2-1 L (OT)
2019-20 1/4/20 @ BOS 4-1 W
2018-19 10/18/18 @ EDM 3-2 W (OT)
2018-19 10/11/18 @ BOS 1-4 L
2017-18 2/20/18 @ EDM 2-3 L
2017-18 11/26/17 @ BOS 4-2 W
2016-17 3/16/17 @ EDM 7-4 W

OILERS IN MARCH
Overall – 586 GP, 286-221-39-40 – 651 PTS
2022-23 – 4 GP, 3-1-0 – 6 PTS
2021-22 – 15 GP, 9-4-2 – 18 PTS

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Oilers tonight in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and the Oilers’ lone game of the season series at TD Garden.
  • They are 49-8-5 overall this season and their 103-point total is the best record in NHL history through 62 games … They are 26-2-3 on home ice and the Bruins are 22-2-2 vs Western Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins play game 3 tonight vs. Edmonton of their 4-game home stand (2-0-0) … They will conclude vs. Detroit on 3/11 and will then travel to Detroit to face the Red Wings on 3/12.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 10 games with a 3-2/OT win in Dallas on 2/14, 5-0 win in Nashville on 2/16, 6-2 win vs. NY Islanders on 2/18, 3-1 victory vs Ottawa on 2/20, 6-5 win in Seattle on 2/23, 3-1 win in Vancouver on 2/25, 3-2 win in Edmonton on 2/27, 4-3 OT win in Calgary on 2/28, 7-1 win vs Buffalo on 3/2 and 4-2 win vs NY Rangers on 3/4… It is tied for the 5th-longest win streak in their history and is their longest such streak since a 12-game stretch in 2013-14.
  • The Bruins are 7-1-0 in their last 8 home games … That followed a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • They have won their last 7 road games and are 16-2-2 in their last 20 road games, including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
  • Boston 4 at Calgary 3/OT … The Bruins swept their recent road trip after a 4-games-in-6-days stretch … Dmitry Orlov had 2-1=3 totals and Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk had 2A each … Pavel Zacha sent the game to OT where Charlie McAvoy finished with 4.3 remaining in the extra session … Linus Ullmark made a club-record 54 saves in the win … SOG: Bos 20, Cgy 57 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 7 vs Buffalo 1 … David Pastrnak and Dmitry Orlov had 1-2=3 totals each with 2-point nights each from Jakub Lauko (2G), Pavel Zacha (GA), Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo, and David Krejci (2A) … The Bruins had 4G in the last 5:15 of the 3rd period including 2 SHG in 0:24 … Jeremy Swayman took his 4th straight win … SOG: Bos 42, Buf 27 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 4 vs NY Rangers 2 … Charlie Coyle had 1-1=2 totals and added single goals by Tomas Nosek (SH), Patrice Bergeron (GW) and David Pastrnak … Linus Ullmark took the win in goal … SOG: Bos 24, NYR 26 … PP: 0/3 … PK: 1/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 82)

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

BOSTON vs EDMONTON, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Oilers are meeting for the 83rd time in their histories with the Bruins having a 50-22-6-4 record and 293-236 scoring edge in those games.
  • The Bruins are 27-10-3-1 lifetime vs. Edmonton at home with a 161-106 scoring advantage in those 41 contests.

FUN FACTS

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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 2: Tyler Bertuzzi acquired from Detroit for 2024 first round (top-ten protected) and 2025 fourth round draft picks.
Mar. 2: David Pastrnak signed to an eight-year contract extension.
Mar. 2: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (38-20-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (38-21-5)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (38-20-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (38-21-5)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 38-20-6, 82 points (21-13-1 at Home, 17-7-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 11 at Carolina Hurricanes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 12 at St. Louis Blues AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 14 at Philadelphia Flyers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 16 vs. Calgary Flames AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 7 – Vegas Golden Knights 1, Florida Panthers 2
The Vegas Golden Knights (38-20-6) were defeated by the Florida Panthers (32-27-6), 2-1, in the first game of their five-game road trip on Tuesday night at FLA Live Arena. The Panthers pounced out to a 1-0 lead on a Ryan Lomberg goal less than five minutes into the contest. Florida added to the lead four minutes into the middle frame as Aleksandr Barkov made it a 2-0 game. Shea Theodore got the Golden Knights on the board with a power-play goal at 13:23 of the period and Vegas went into the third period trailing by a goal. The third period passed without a goal as the Panthers captured the 2-1 win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Jack Eichel extends his point streak to four games with an assist on Theodore’s goal
  • Adin Hill stops 40 shots for his second consecutive 40+-save start, posting a .952 save percentage
  • Theodore’s goal gives him 13 points (4-9—13) in his last 13 games
  • Vegas’ loss against Florida is just its second in regulation since the All-Star break with a record of 9-2-2

Against the Lighting
Vegas and Tampa Bay will meet for the second and final time this regular season on Thursday, after the Golden Knights ran away with a 5-4 victory over the Lightning a few weeks ago at T-Mobile Arena. In nine meetings, Vegas owns a 6-3-0 record against Tampa Bay and has only lost once at AMALIE Arena, owning a record of 3-1-0. The last time these teams met, the Golden Knights had four goals in the first period (Brett Howden, Jonathan Marchessault (2), and Shea Theodore) to enter the first intermission ahead of the visitors, 4-2. Corey Perry scored in the middle frame to bring the Lightning within one, but Nicolas Roy scored on the empty net to give Vegas some reassurance which prevented Pierre-Edouard Bellemare’s late tally from sending the game past regulation. With a win against Tampa Bay on Thursday, Vegas has the opportunity to sweep the season series for the first time since the Golden Knight’s inaugural season in 2017-18.

2022-23 Season TBL Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Feb. 18 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Tampa Bay 4)
Mar. 9 – at Tampa Bay

2021-22 Season TBL Series: 1-0-1 (Home: 0-0-1, Road: 1-0-0)
Dec. 21 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Tampa Bay 4)
Jan. 29 – at Tampa Bay (Vegas 3, Tampa Bay 2 SO)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 5 vs. Philadelphia 2
The Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a five-game losing streak in a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers March 7 at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts wrapped up the season series vs. PHI with a 2-1-0 record…Tampa Bay moved to 38-21-5 on the season with a home record of 23-5-4…Morgan Frost opened the scoring for PHI at the 5:52 mark of the first period…Alex Killorn tied the game 1-1 with a power-play goal just 1:46 later when Nikita Kucherov sent a slap pass to Killorn, who was waiting at the top of the crease to tap home his 18th goal of the season…After outshooting PHI 15-7 in the first period, the Lightning grabbed a 2-1 lead 34 seconds into the second period when Kucherov took a pass from Mikhail Sergachev and hammered a one-timer past Carter Hart for his 24th goal of the season…Ross Colton gave the Bolts a 3-1 lead at the 8:46 mark of the second when he crashed the net and took a pass from Tanner Jeannot before firing home his 15th goal of the year…Killorn made it a 4-1 game just 2:03 later when Hart took a spill behind the PHI goal and Brandon Hagel got in on the forecheck before Anthony Cirelli grabbed the puck and found Killorn in front for his second goal of the night…Brendan Lemieux got PHI back within two at the 12:20 mark of the second…Kucherov scored a third power-play goal for Tampa Bay with a move to the backhand with 2:22 remaining to wrap up the 5-2 win for the Lightning…Andrei Vasilevskiy earned his 29th win with 33 saves on 35 shots against…The three power-play goals tied a season high for the Bolts.
PP: TBL – 3-6 PHI – 0-3
SOG: TBL – 39 PHI – 35
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Golden Knights are playing the second of two matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 0-1-0 vs. VGK this season after a 5-4 loss Feb. 18 at T-Mobile Arena…Vladislav Namestnikov opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the season when he redirected a pass from Corey Perry over the glove of Adin Hill to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead 6:10 into the first period…VGK responded with an immediate answer when Brett Howden tied the game 1-1 just seven seconds after Namestnikov opened the scoring…After Nicholas Roy took a hooking penalty at the 6:45 mark of the first, Victor Hedman sent a pass to Steven Stamkos, who hammered home his patented one-timer to give the Bolts a 2-1 lead with his 10th power-play goal of the season just 40 seconds after Howden tied the game for VGK…With Tampa Bay leading 2-1, VGK rattled off three straight goals to close out the first period with Jonathan Marchessault scoring at the 8:17 and 17:46 marks and Shea Theodore finding the back of the net with 5:40 remaining in the opening frame…Perry got the Lightning back within one when he made it a 4-3 game 4:29 into the second period, taking a pass from Hedman and beating Hill with a wrist shot to the glove side for his 11th goal of the season…Roy scored an empty-net goal for VGK with 1:09 remaining to make it a 5-3 game…Pierre-Edouard Bellemare redirected a point shot from Mikhail Sergachev to get the Bolts back within one at the 19:49 mark of the third, but that would be the final goal of the game in a 5-4 loss for Tampa Bay…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for the Lightning and made 22 saves…Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one assist in all seven of his career games vs. VGK (0-9—9)…Stamkos has picked up points in eight of his nine career games vs. VGK (6-5—11)…Brayden Point has scored a goal in three of his last five games vs. VGK (3-1—4)…Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn have picked up points in three of their last five contests vs. VGK (1-2—3)…The Bolts are 3-4-2 all-time vs. VGK, including a home record of 1-1-2…Stamkos (6-5—11) holds the Tampa Bay franchise records for career goals and points vs. VGK.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. VGK

  1. Steven Stamkos – 11 pts. (6-5—11, 9 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 9 pts. (0-9—9, 7 GP)
  3. Victor Hedman – 8 pts. (1-7—8, 8 GP)
    T4. Corey Perry – 5 pts. (2-3—5, 3 GP)
    T4. Ondrej Palat – 5 pts. (1-4—5, 8 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a four-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on home ice…The Lightning are 9-5-1 against Pacific Division opponents and 20-7-2 against the Western Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 23-5-4 on home ice this season…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in 12 of their last 13 home games (57 total goals)…Tampa Bay has scored a power-play goal in 12 of their last 13 home games.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 99
Current Injuries:
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game
Victor Hedman (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game

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

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (24-29-11) at Carolina Hurricanes (42-12-8)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (24-29-11) at Carolina Hurricanes (42-12-8)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
PNC Arena
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Sat., March 11 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN+, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., March 14 Vegas Golden Knights Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP/97.5 The Fanatic
Fri., March 17 Buffalo Sabres Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP/93.3 WMMR

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 64
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 64
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 64
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 2/21-present 6
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 338

FLYERS VS. HURRICANES: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS HURRICANES
88-41-25 ALL-TIME RECORD 52-73-29
48-17-12 HOME 28-34-15
40-24-13 ROAD 24-39-14
0-3-2 LAST 5 MEETINGS 5-0-0
4-3-3 LAST 10 MEETINGS 6-4-0
537 GOALS SCORED 435
18.9% POWER PLAY 17.0%
83.0% PENALTY KILL 81.1%
van Riemsdyk: 21 pts (6-15=21) in 38 GP
DeAngelo: 12 pts (3-9=12) in 13 GP
Two players tied at 11 pts
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Staal: 49 pts (22-27=49) in 74 GP
Stepan: 36 pts (11-25=36) in 44 GP
Aho: 23 pts (10-13=23) in 23 GP
Hart: 3-4-1, 3.19 GAA, .905 SV% in 8 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced CAR
TEAM GOALTENDERS Andersen: 10-4-3, 3.00 GAA, .911 SV% in 17 GP
Raanta: 6-1-2, 2.37 GAA, .924 SV%, 1 SO in 9 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
October 29 Wells Fargo Center CAR (4), PHI (3) OT
December 23 PNC Arena CAR (6), PHI (5)
March 9 PNC Arena 7 p.m.
March 18 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/7 – Signed D Will Zmolek to a one-year entry-level contract
3/3 – Acquired a 2023 Sixth-Round Draft Pick from Ottawa in exchange for F Patrick Brown
3/3 – Acquired F Brendan Lemieux and a 2024 fifth-round draft pick from Los Angeles in exchange for F Zack MacEwen
3/3 – Activated F Tanner Lacyznski and F Zack MacEwen from Injured Reserve

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • The Flyers are 13-12-4 in their last 29 games.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 38 of its 64 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-10th in the NHL with 12 wins when trailing first in a game.
  • The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Feb. 12 at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots

– the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.

  • The Flyers rank second in the NHL with 1,125 blocked shots and rank third with 1,795 hits.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • The Flyers continue their three-game road trip Thursday and only have four road games this month.
  • Philadelphia has eight road games remaining in the 2022-23 regular season.
  • The Flyers are 8-6-1 in its last 15 road games, including a season-high five-game road win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
  • The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 11 of their last 20 road games. Philadelphia is 9-3-4 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes registered a 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Tuesday, overcoming 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to post their 17th comeback win of the season. Jaccob Slavin, Brady Skjei and Jesper Fast each scored in regulation, and Brett Pesce led the team with two assists in Sebastian Aho’s 500th career NHL/Hurricanes game. Brent Burns converted Carolina’s first attempt in the shootout, and Teuvo Teravainen tied it in the third round before Jesperi Kotkaniemi netted his first career shootout goal to defeat his former team. Antti Raanta made eight saves in the first period but left the game due to injury, and Frederik Andersen stopped 13 of 14 shots faced in the final two frames and overtime before denying Montreal’s final four shootout attempts to earn the win in relief.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 62 games (10/12-3/7)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 61 games (10/14-3/7)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 17 games (1/21-3/7)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 236

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 8 Recalled Pyotr Kochetkov from Chicago (AHL) on an emergency basis
March 1 Acquired Shayne Gostisbehere from Arizona in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft
Feb. 28 Acquired Jesse Puljujarvi from Edmonton in exchange for Patrik Puistola

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 9 Philadelphia 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 11 Vegas 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 12 at New Jersey 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 14 Winnipeg 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 17 at Toronto 7 p.m. NHLN/BSSO HRN

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 9 Thursday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 10 Friday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
March 11 Saturday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 12 Sunday No morning skate
March 13 Monday No practice

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

HURRICANES vs. FLYERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Philadelphia in the third of four meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Hurricanes will travel to Wells Fargo Center on 3/18.

— The Hurricanes and Flyers are meeting for the 155th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 52-73-14-15 overall record, including a 28-34-9-6 home record.

— The Hurricanes lead the season series 2-0-0 in 2022-23 (Flyers: 0-1-1), and they are 10-4-0 in the teams’ last 14 meetings dating back to 12/31/18 (Philadelphia: 4-7-3).

— Carolina posted a 4-3 overtime win over Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center on 10/29. Martin Necas and Jordan Staal tallied two points (1g, 1a), and Brent Burns added the overtime winner as Antti Raanta made 26 saves in net.

— The Hurricanes earned a 6-5 win over the Flyers at PNC Arena on 12/23. Jordan Martinook (1g, 2a) and Jordan Staal (3a) each recorded three points, while Antti Raanta made 26 saves in net.

— Sebastian Aho has recorded 23 points (10g, 13a) in 23 career regular-season games against Philadelphia.

— Jordan Staal has posted 49 points (22g, 27a) in 72 career regular-season games against the Flyers, marking his most goals and points against any NHL opponent. He has played the second-most games against Philadelphia of any active player.

— Paul Stastny has tallied 18 points (5g, 13a) in 24 career regular-season games against Philadelphia.

— Derek Stepan has earned 36 points (11g, 25a) in 44 career regular-season games against the Flyers.

— Teuvo Teravainen has registered 21 points (7g, 14a) in 25 career regular-season games against Philadelphia.

— Shayne Gostisbehere was selected by the Flyers in the third round (78th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft and recorded 219 points (60g, 159a) in 381 games with Philadelphia from 2014-21. He ranks sixth in assists, fifth in goals and points, fourth in power-play points (106) and third in power-play goals (27) among all defensemen in Flyers history.

— Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour recorded 601 points (235g, 366a) in 633 games with Philadelphia from 1991-00, and he was inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame in 2015. He was acquired by Carolina along with Jean-Marc Pelletier and a second-round pick in the 2000 NHL Draft (Argis Saviels) in exchange for Keith Primeau and a fifth-round pick in the 2000 NHL Draft (Kristofer Ottosson) on 1/23/00.

— Tony DeAngelo recorded 51 points (10g, 41a) in 64 NHL games with the Hurricanes in 2021-22, marking the most points by any defenseman in a single season in team history (since relocation). He added 10 points (1g, 9a) in 14 playoff games with Carolina and was traded to Philadelphia on 7/8/22 in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Simon Forsmark), a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.

— Flyers Associate Coach Brad Shaw played 212 NHL games as a defenseman for Hartford from 1986-92, recording 95 points (11g, 84a). He also appeared in 19 playoff games for the franchise, tallying 12 points (4g, 8a).

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (41-16-6) at Washington Capitals (31-28-6)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (41-16-6) at Washington Capitals (31-28-6)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 New Jersey Devils 3
(39-17-8 – 86 PTS) (41-16-6 – 88 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. E. Haula 2. O. Palat 3. A. Matthews
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Toronto 0 1 3 – – 4
DEVILS 0 1 2 – – 3
Goals:
TOR: C. Jarnkrok, M. Marner (SHG), M. Bunting, A. Matthews (PPG)
NJD: E. Haula, O. Palat (PPG), E. Haula
Game Summary | Event Summary

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 63
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 7
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 174

DATE PLAYER ACTION
3/3/23 Kevin Bahl & Akira Schmid Loaned to & recalled from Utica
3/3/23 Graeme Clarke Reassigned to Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
New Jersey suffered a 4-3 loss on Tuesday vs Toronto at Prudential Center and opens a two-game road trip. The team travels to Montreal (7:00 P.M.) after Thursday’s contest. Sunday’s contest vs Arizona marked Lindy Ruff’s 200th career game as head coach with the New Jersey Devils since he was hired in 2020 (87-91-22). Ruff is one of five coaches in franchise history who reached the 200 marker for regular-season games:
Jacques Lemaire, 509 games, 276-166-57-10
John Hynes, 354 games, 150-159-0-45
Doug Carpenter, 290 games, 100-166-24-0
Peter DeBoer, 248 games, 114-93-0-41
Lindy Ruff, 200 games, 87-91-0-22

New Jersey enters Thursday’s contest 10 wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09.

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

The Devils are 1-3 in games decided in a shootout this season. The team’s lone shootout victory was earned on Jan. 16, in a 4-3 win at SJS.

VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 21-4-4 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18,
which was logged in 2000-01.
The Devils enter tonight’s contest with a 20-12-2 record vs the Eastern Conference and a 12-5-2 record vs the Metropolitan Division

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 10-5-1
First game: 4-3-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 4-2-1
Second game: 6-2-0 | home: 2-2-0 | road: 4-0-0

VS WASHINGTON
The Devils and Washington face-off for the third of four matchups this season, while Jersey’s team visits the Nation’s Capital for the first
time this season.
Oct. 24: 6-3, L, at Pru
Nov. 26: 5-1, W, at Pru
Mar. 9: at WSH
Apr. 13: at WSH – NJD regular-season finale

DYK…The last time that Devils clinched a playoff berth was in 2017-18, when the team also concluded its regular season at Washington (5-3, L). The last time that the Devils won a season series vs Washington was in 2013-14 (3-0-1).

ALL-TIME vs WSH
Record: 94-118-13-6
Home: 55-49-7-4
Road: 39-69-6-2

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs the Capitals was in an 8-1 win vs Washington on Oct. 28, 1977 (COL). The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Caps is nine, four times, with the last being on Jan. 16, 1990, in a 9-6 loss at Washington. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs the Capitals is 47, after a 6-5 win on Jan. 20, 1989, at Washington. The most shots that the Devils/Rockies allowed in a single game vs Washington is 51, on Nov. 18, 1981, at Washington, in a 7-1 defeat.
The last time the Devils shut out the Caps was Oct. 11, 2018, in a 6-0 win at the Rock. The last time Washington shut out the Devils was Mar. 26, 2021, in a 4-0 loss at Washington.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Sat. Mar. 11, at MTL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sun. Mar. 12, vs CAR, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue. Mar. 14, vs TBL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Mar. 16, vs TBL, 7:00 P.M.
Sat. Mar. 18, at FLA, 5:00 P.M.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 2, Los Angeles Kings 4
March 6, 2023 * Crypto.com Arena * Los Angeles, CA
Shots: WSH: 22; LAK: 41
Power Plays: WSH: 1/5; LAK: 0/5
Three Stars: 1. Arvidsson (LAK), 2. Danault (LAK), 3. Doughty (LAK)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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: 10/12/22-3/6/23 (65 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/6/23 (61 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/6/23 (35 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/6/23 (14 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/6/23 (2 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: 364

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 11, 7:30 p.m. ET at New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
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)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at Capital One Arena for the third of four meetings between the teams this season. Washington (1-1-0) and New Jersey (1-1-0) have split the season series to date, with the Capitals defeating the Devils 6-3 in Newark on Oct. 24 and the Devils topping the Capitals 5-1 on Nov. 26. The Capitals and Devils will complete their season series in the season finale on April 13 at Capital One Arena. Washington is 124-78-13-16 all-time vs. New Jersey and 26-4-3 (.833 points percentage) in their last 33 games against the Devils dating back to the 2015-16 season. In addition, the Capitals have earned at least one point in seven-straight home games versus the Devils (6-0-1).

HOME vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
71-30-6-9 430 311 1 WSH win (3/26/23)

CAPITALS vs. DEVILS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (70) Ovechkin (38) Backstrom (40) Ovechkin (77)
Backstrom (59) Backstrom (18) Ovechkin (39) Backstrom (58)
Carlson (52) Kuznetsov (10) Carlson (32) Carlson (41)

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