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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)

NBA Preview: New York Knicks (39-28) at Sacramento Kings (38-26)

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NBA Preview: New York Knicks (39-28) at Sacramento Kings (38-26)

The season-best nine-game series of wins set up by the New York Knicks was obliterated by one of the most awful groups in the NBA.

When the Knicks face the Sacramento Kings, the league’s most surprising team, on Thursday night, they hope to kick off a new run of success.

During the streak, New York defeated the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, and Miami Heat twice. On Tuesday, the streak came to an end with a 112-105 home loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference.

After taking a 16-point lead at the half, the Knicks suddenly lost steam and were outscored 62-39 in the second half.

New York suffered its first defeat since acquiring guard Josh Hart from the Portland Trail Blazers four weeks prior to this defeat.

Jalen Brunson, a star point guard, has been out of the last two games with a foot injury. However, he did travel to Sacramento for the first of a four-game western swing. He may or may not be available against the Kings.

For New York, Immanuel Quickley started the previous two games in Brunson’s place. He had a career-high 38 points in Sunday’s 131-129 double-overtime road win over the Celtics, but he only had 14 points against the Hornets on 5-of-16 shooting.

The Kings, who have won six of their last seven games to tie the Memphis Grizzlies for second place in the Western Conference, will challenge the Knicks to a comeback.

A team that has missed the playoffs in each of the previous 16 seasons is unprepared for Sacramento’s lofty status. In point of fact, if the Kings (38-26) defeat New York, they will tie their record for most victories during their lengthy drought.

The 2005–06 season, which also marked Sacramento’s last playoff appearance, was the last time the team even had a winning season.

The Kings’ top priority is putting an end to the drought.

After defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 123-108 at home on Monday, Sacramento is coming off a win. With 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists, Domantas Sabonis recorded his eighth triple-double of the season, bringing his total of 52 double-doubles, which is the most in the league.

Kevin Huerter, who scored 25 points and is averaging 24 in the first three games of a four-game homestand, was another standout. Huerter has made six treys in his last two games and is 15 of 23 (65.2%) from beyond the arc over the last three games.

In February, Huerter made just 29.2% of his attempts from three-point range.

After missing one game, the Kings anticipate having All-Star point guard De’Aaron Fox (hamstring) back for the game.

NBA Preview: Brooklyn Nets (37-28) at Milwaukee Bucks (47-18)

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NBA Preview: Brooklyn Nets (37-28) at Milwaukee Bucks (47-18)

After losing their 16-game winning streak this past weekend, the Milwaukee Bucks will be back in action on Thursday night when they host the Brooklyn Nets, who are playing in Brooklyn.

On Tuesday night, the Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 134-123 on the road. It was Milwaukee’s 14th win over Orlando in a row, the NBA’s longest winning streak against a single opponent.

Star Giannis Antetokounmpo passed on that challenge with a non-Coronavirus sickness. Due to soreness in his right hand, he has been ruled out of the game on Thursday.

On Tuesday, the Bucks were led by Brook Lopez, who was without Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday. He had 26 points, and Khris Middleton and Jevon Carter each had 24. In his first start since December 15, Middleton also had a team-high 11 assists.

Brooklyn defeated the Houston Rockets 118-96 on Tuesday to claim its third victory in a row. Spencer Dinwiddie had 23 points, Mikal Bridges led the team with 30 points and five assists, Nic Claxton had 18, and Mikal Bridges had 13 rebounds in his new uniform.

Ben Simmons will be out once more against the Bucks because of soreness in both his back and knee on Tuesday. After Detroit bought out center Nerlens Noel, the Nets signed him to a 10-day contract as additional frontcourt support. Noel made his debut on Tuesday. He played 18 minutes, scoring two focuses and snatching three bounce back.

With an average of 31.2 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee in both categories. Lopez continues to be a force in the low post, averaging a team-high 2.4 blocks per game, while Holiday leads the way with 7.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

In the ten games he has played so far, Bridges is leading the Nets with 26.5 points per game, while Dinwiddie and Cameron Johnson are behind him with 17.6 and 17.2 points, respectively. Claxton is the team leader with an average of 9.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game.

Milwaukee hopes to win the season series 3-1 in this, their fourth and final meeting. The Bucks prevailed 118-104 on the road in the previous meeting, which took place on February 28.

NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors (34-32) at Memphis Grizzlies (38-26)

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NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors (34-32) at Memphis Grizzlies (38-26)

The Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies, who will be hosting the game, will renew their fierce rivalry in a nationally televised affair on Thursday night. Both teams are slipping in the Western Conference standings and are unaware of when reinforcements might arrive.

Since Andrew Wiggins left the Warriors on Feb. 14 for personal reasons, they have lost seven games in a row at home, including four straight.

Players, coach Steve Kerr, and general manager Bob Myers, all of the Golden State Warriors, have acknowledged speaking with Wiggins during his absence, and they have all stated the same thing: Take good care of your company.

The Heroes were trusting Stephen Curry’s return from a 11-game nonappearance because of a lower leg injury would assist them with finishing their street misfortunes. Yet, Curry’s 27 and 40 focuses, separately, haven’t been an adequate number of in misfortunes to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday and Oklahoma City Roar on Tuesday.

Golden State has won the first two regular season games against a team that met in the Western Conference semifinals last year because it has home court advantage.

The profound challenges have seen Poole get a two-specialized launch in a 123-109 win on Christmas Day, and Curry get the push for tossing his mouthpiece into the stands late in a 122-120 victory a month after the fact.

On March 18, the clubs will meet for the fourth and final time, also in Memphis.

The Grizzlies hope to have Ja Morant back by then, but no timetable has been provided for his leave of absence due to an online-publicized gun incident.

Morant has passed on Memphis’ last two games in Los Angeles, which they lost to the Trimmers on Sunday and the Lakers on Tuesday. The Grizzlies made the announcement on Wednesday that Morant would be out for the next four games, with his first appearance being March 17 against the San Antonio Spurs.

Taylor Jenkins, the head coach of the Grizzlies, hopes that Morant will earn the public’s same respect as Wiggins did from his teammates.

Tyus Jones has stepped into the starting lineup at point guard and has performed admirably, just as he did when Morant injured his knee and had to miss the final three games of the Grizzlies’ 4-2 playoff loss to Golden State.

In the loss to the Clippers, he scored 25 points, had 12 assists, and had five steals. In the loss to the Lakers, he scored 16 points.

Jones made three starts in the playoff series against the Warriors last season. In Games 4 and 5, he scored 19 and 21 points, respectively. In Game 6, when the Grizzlies lost to Golden State, he scored seven points, grabbed nine rebounds, and had eight assists.

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