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NFL Transactions 3-6-23

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NFL Transactions 3-6-23

​​The following are the NFL transactions for Monday, March 6. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


ASSIGNMENT VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

ARIZONA
    Howerton, HaydenGSouthern Methodist   
         From NEW ENGLAND


TERMINATION OF VESTED VETERAN

MINNESOTA
    Kendricks, EricLBUCLA   
 


ACTIVE LIST ADDITION


REINSTATEMENT

JACKSONVILLE
    Ridley, CalvinWRAlabama   
         From Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner-At Least One Year



FREE AGENCY SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


FRANCHISE PLAYER DESIGNATIONS

DALLAS
    Pollard, TonyRBMemphis   

JACKSONVILLE
    Engram, EvanTEMississippi   

LAS VEGAS
    Jacobs, JoshRBAlabama

Twins reassign two to Minor League camp

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Twins reassign two to Minor League camp

Michael Helman and Austin Martin reassigned

FORT MYERS, FL – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have reassigned infielders Michael Helman and Austin Martin to minor league camp.

The Twins now have 65 active players in camp (26 non-roster): 33 pitchers (11 non-roster), eight catchers (6 non-roster), 12 infielders (5 non-roster) and 12 outfielders (4 non-roster), plus two players on the 60-day Injured List.

NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (21-34-8) at Seattle Kraken (36-21-6)

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NHL Preview: Anaheim Ducks (21-34-8) at Seattle Kraken (36-21-6)

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:

LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
MARCH 3, 2023 – ANAHEIM 3 vs. MONTREAL 2
The Ducks extended their point streak to a season-high five games (4-0-1) with a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Friday night at Honda Center. The Ducks went 2-0-1 during their three-game homestand. John Gibson improved to 3-0-2 his last five appearances after he stopped 26-of-28 shots to earn his 13th win. Mason McTavish scored his 14th goal at 11:01 in the third period, marking his team-leading sixth PPG. He also extended his point streak to a career-high three games (1-4=5). Trevor Zegras recorded his 33rd assist and 53rd point, extending his team lead in points and assists. Cam Fowler earned his eighth assist in as many games, his 27th helper of the season. Jakob Silfverberg scored the game-winning goal (PPG) at 15:00 in the third period, his 10th goal of the season and fourth in his last five games (4-0=4). Jayson Megna netted his second goal of the season at 4:20 in the first period. Derek Grant recorded two assists (0-2=2), his second multi-point game of the season (also Feb. 15 vs. BUF; 0-2=2). Max Comtois and Kevin Shattenkirk each tallied assists. With the win, Anaheim earned its 200th victory in the month of March all-time, the first calendar month the Ducks have reached 200 wins in.
PP: 2-3 PK: 3-3 SF: 33 SA: 28 TOI: Cam Fowler (23:42)
Three Stars: 1. M. Mason 2. D. Grant 3. J. Silfverberg

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Mar. 8 Vancouver Rogers Arena 7 p.m. TNT / Ducks Stream
Mar. 10 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 12 Nashville Honda Center 6:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 15 NY Islanders Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 17 Columbus Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream

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

ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 334

PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 63
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 55
Urho Vaakanainen Hip surgery 5-6 months 13
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Week-to-week 11
Adam Henrique MCL sprain Week-to-week 5
Anaheim Ducks: Media Notes

ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks begin a three-game road trip tonight when they face the Seattle Kraken in their second-ever visit to Climate Pledge Arena (7 p.m. PT, TV: ESPN+ AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with points in a season-high five straight games (4-0-1), in addition to a 4-1-2 mark the last seven contests. The Ducks have also earned points in 10 of the last 15 games overall (8-5-3) and are 9-6-3 the last 18 contests. Since the midway point of December (Dec. 15), the Ducks have posted a 14-14-5 mark overall. The Ducks begin their ninth set of back-to-back matchups tonight, posting a 2-10-4 mark overall (1-3-4 in the first contest). Anaheim continues its 14-game March schedule (1-0-1 to date), consisting of 10 home contest and four on the road. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks continue the back-to-back matchup tomorrow night at Vancouver (Wednesday, March 8, 7 p.m. PT, TNT) before concluding the road trip Friday, March 10 at Calgary (6 p.m. PT).

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

DUCKS-KRAKEN: Anaheim and Seattle face off in the penultimate game of their four-game season series tonight at Climate Pledge. The Ducks have won three of five all-time meetings (3-2-0), including a 5-4 OT win opening night in the season opener Oct. 12 in Orange County. Anaheim’s first win of the season saw the Ducks overcome a two-goal third period deficit, with a Trevor Zegras gametying PPG and a Troy Terry OT winner as part of a career-tying three-point effort (1-2=3). Seattle earned a 5-4 victory in the second matchup of the season in Anaheim. In the first-ever meeting between the clubs at Climate Pledge Arena, the Ducks earned a 7-4 win in Nov. 11, 2021. Troy Terry (6-4=10 in five GP) leads all-time Ducks skaters in career scoring and goals vs. the Kraken, earning points in each of his five carer games against Seattle. Terry’s six goals co-lead the NHL in career goals vs. the Kraken (also Matthew Tkachuk), and his 10 points rank tied for third among all NHL skaters. Trevor Zegras (2-5=7 in five GP) is second in scoring and leads Anaheim in assists vs. the Kraken. The two teams will wrap up the 2022-23 series in Seattle Mar. 30 (7 p.m.).

ANA-SEA SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Oct. 12 Honda Center 5-4 ANA OT win
Nov. 27 Honda Center 5-4 SEA
Mar. 7 Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. PT ESPN+ / Hulu / Ducks Stream
Mar. 30 Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. PT ESPN+ / Hulu / Ducks Stream

ANA-SEA ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Seattle
All-Time Series: 3-2-0 2-2-0 1-0-0
Current Streak: One SEA win One SEA win One ANA win
Last ANA Win: Oct. 12, 2022 (5-4 OT) Oct. 12, 2022 (5-4 OT) Nov. 11, 2021 (7-4)
Last SEA Win: Nov. 27, 2022 (5-4) Nov. 27, 2022 (5-4) N/A
ANA Last 10: 3-2-0 2-2-0 1-0-0

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 3 at Colorado 2 (OT)
Goals: Wennberg, Tanev, Gourde
Goalie: Grubauer (21/23)
PP: 0/5 PK: 2/2 Shots: Seattle 35 – Colorado 23

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 164)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 63 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 13 games – week-to-week

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 9: Ottawa at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
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

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the third of four games the Kraken will play against the Ducks this season and the second time the teams are playing in Seattle this year. They will conclude their season series on March 30 at Climate Pledge Arena.

• A win or overtime loss tonight would give the Kraken points in four consecutive games against the Ducks dating back to Feb 11, 2022. Seattle is 2-0-1 against Anaheim during that span.

• A win would also give the Kraken their fourth winning streak of at least five games this season.

• The Kraken have scored at least four goals in four of the five games they have played against the Ducks.

• Seattle has a 9-7-2 record against Pacific Division opponents this season and have beaten each of their division rivals at least once.

• 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 220 goals this season were the fifth-most in the NHL entering play Monday, trailing only the Edmonton Oilers (248), Boston Bruins (235), Buffalo Sabres (228) and New Jersey Devils (222).

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are tied for second the league in wins (18) and rank third in points (38). The team’s 103 goals ranked second in the league since Jan. 1 entering play Monday.

• 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 48 points (11 goals, 37 assists) this season, was ranked in the top 15 among all NHL defensemen in assists (tied 12th), points (10th), even-strength goals (11, third) and even-strength points (35, tied fourth) entering play Monday.

• Entering play Monday, Adam Larsson, the Rangers’ Jacob Trouba and the Golden Knights’ Brayden McNabb were the only three players to have at least 160 hits and 120 blocks this season.

• Among defensemen that have played at least 70 minutes on the penalty kill this season, Will Borgen, who has totaled 95:35 of
shorthanded ice time this year, was ranked 10th in the NHL with 5.02 power-play goals against per 60 entering play Monday.

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (27-30-5) at Arizona Coyotes (21-32-10)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (27-30-5) at Arizona Coyotes (21-32-10)

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: 243

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. COYOTES

  • The Blues and Coyotes will meet for their 3rd and final matchup of the season
  • The Blues are 1-1-0 against Arizona this season, winning 6-5 in OT on Feb. 11 at home and losing 5-0 on Jan. 26 at Arizona
  • The Blues went 3-1-0 against Arizona last season (1-1-0 at home, 2-0-0 away)
  • The Blues are 6-4-1 in their last 11 games against Arizona
  • The Blues are 2-1-0 in their last 3 trips to Arizona
  • The Blues are also 4-3-0 in their last 7 trips to Arizona
  • The Blues have scored at least 5 goals in 4 of their last 6 games against the Coyotes, outscoring them 25-22 in those 6 games (4-2-0 record)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/9 – vs. San Jose
3/11 – at Columbus
3/12 – vs. Vegas
3/15 – vs. Minnesota
3/17 – at Washington

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will finish their 3-game road trip to start the month of March on Tuesday in Arizona (1-1-0 so far)
  • The Blues will play 13 more games in March (7 away; 6 home)
  • 9 of the Blues’ remining 13 games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (4 against the Central)

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 22-8-2 this season when scoring first

-The Blues are 1 of 6 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1. Kings, 4 /2. Islanders/Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks, 3)

  • The Blues have 9 players who have scored at least 10 goals this season, which shares 5th in the NHL (1. Seattle, 13 players)
  • Since Dec. 11, 35 games, the Blues are 80 for 95 on the penalty kill (84.2%), which ranks 8th in the NHL over that span (1. Boston, 96 for 110, 87.3%)

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is winless in its last three games (0-2-1) but is 4-4-2 in its last 10 outings

• Nick Schmaltz has tallied 8 pts (4-4-8) over the two contests against St. Louis this season, posting four points in both showings. The 8 pts are tied with Mikko Rantanen for the most an NHLer has posted against the Blues in 2022-23

• The Coyotes are 1-0-1 against the Blues this season. If the Yotes pick up at least one standings point, it’d be the first time since 2017-
18 that the Coyotes did not suffer a regulation loss to St. Louis in a season-series

LAST GAME
Devils 5, Coyotes 4 (OT) – March 5, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Maccelli (5), Kassian (2), Schmaltz (19), McBain (9)
NJD Goals: Meier (32), Boqvist (6, 7), Severson (5), Hischier (27)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (O) – 35 svs on 40 shots
NJD Goalie: Vanecek (W) – 25 svs on 29 shots
PP: 0-2 PK: 0-1
Notes: ARI erased a 4-2 deficit in the third period to force OT…Matias Maccelli scored for the second time in his last six games to boost his season point total to 31 (5-26-31) and grab third in the NHL’s rookie point race…Clayton Keller reached 60 pts this season (25-35-60) with an assist…Nick Schmaltz got back on the scoresheet with a goal, the fifth game in his last seven outings he’s lit the lamp in…Jack McBain chipped in two points (1-1-2), including the game-tying goal with exactly two minutes remaining in regulation; Sunday was McBain’s second multi-point game of the season (12/29 vs TOR)…Juuso Valimaki tallied two assists for his second multi-assist performance in his last 3 GP…Victor Soderstrom picked up an assist for the second straight outing, marking the second time in his career he’s found the scoresheet in consecutive games (May 7-8, 2021)…Zack Kassian recorded his second goal and point of the season…Liam O’Brien picked up the primary assist on Kassian’s goal…Connor Mackey made his Coyotes debut, playing 13:33 and earning one assist…ARI committed one minor penalty in the game, T-fewest PIMs (2) in a game this season MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)

Total man games lost: 123 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
-3/4 – Assigned F Milos Kelemen, D Michael Kesselring and D Vladislav Kolyachonok to Tucson (AHL)
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 3rd round pick and D Michael Kesselring from EDM in exchange for F Nick Bjugstad and D Cam Dineen
-3/2 – Acquired 2023 6th-round draft pick from CBJ and F Jakub Voracek in exchange for G Jon Gillies
-3/1 – Recalled D Vladislav Kolyachonok from Tucson (AHL)
-3/1 – Acquired 2023 1st round pick, 2024 2nd round pick and 2026 2nd round pick from OTT in exchange for D Jakob Chychrun
-3/1 – Acquired 2026 3rd round draft pick from Carolina in exchange for D Shayne Gostisbehere

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, March 9 7pm vs NSH Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM

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

YOTES & NOTES

  • Tonight is the third and final ARI-STL meeting this season. Arizona beat STL 5-0 in the first matchup on 1/26 at Mullett Arena, but the Blues captured the second one 6-5 in OT on 2/11
  • Arizona erased a 5-2 deficit in the 2/11 matchup to force overtime, a regulation rally that was capped by a Lawson Crouse goal with 57 seconds left in the third period
  • STL marks the first Central Division team that the Coyotes will conclude the season-series with
  • The Blues are one of the two Central Division teams that the Coyotes only play three games against this season (WPG)
  • Nick Schmaltz has registered eight points (4-4-8) over his 2 GP versus STL this season, including his first career hat trick on 1/26
  • The 8 pts vs STL are tied for the most points an NHL skater has posted against the Blues this season (Rantanen)
  • Schmaltz’s career goals (9) and assists (18) versus STL are the most he’s tallied against an NHL club
  • Since Schmaltz entered the League in 2016-17, his 27 points vs STL are the fourth-most an NHLer has tallied against them in that span (MacKinnon, 37; Wheeler, 30; Scheifele, 30)
  • Karel Vejmelka stopped all 33 STL shots on 1/26 for his fourth career shutout (third this season)
  • In the 2/11 game, Juuso Valimaki registered 4 assists, just the 15th time in Coyotes/Jets franchise history a defenseman turned in 4+ assists in a game and is tied for the Coyotes record in that criteria since relocating
  • Clayton Keller, a Chesterfield, MO native, has produced 9 goals and 21 points in his career against the Blues, both his highest against an NHL team
  • Keller comes into tonight with 3-2-5 in his last four showings against STL. He registered two goals and an assist last time he saw them on 2/11
  • Connor Mackey scored two of his three career goals against the Blues on 12/16/22 as a member of the Flames
  • All three instances of a Coyote recording 4 pts in a game this season came against St. Louis (Schmaltz on 1/26 and 2/11, Valimaki on 2/11)
  • The Coyotes power play has operated at 27.9% against the Blues since the start of 2020-21 (12-for-43)
  • Coyotes franchise vs Blues
    • All-Time: 69-74-18-6
    • Home: 39-35-7-2
    • Road: 30-39-11-4
    • L10: 4-3-3
    • STRK: OT1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE BLUES
Nick Schmaltz…9-18-27…28 career GP
Clayton Keller…9-12-21…23 career GP
Christian Fischer…3-4-7…17 career GP
Barrett Hayton…4-2-6…13 career GP
Juuso Valimaki…0-4-4…3 career GP
Connor Mackey…2-0-2…1 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller/Schmaltz, 9)… Assists (Schmaltz, 18)…Points (Schmaltz, 27)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Mackey, 2)… Assists (Valimaki, 4)…Points (Valimaki, 4)

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 14-20-5
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

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (19-33-12) at Colorado Avalanche (34-21-6)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (19-33-12) at Colorado Avalanche (34-21-6)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 64 – 3/6 – SJS 3 vs WPG 2 (OT)…Logan Couture (1g, 1a) had a hand in both the game-winning and game-tying goals, lighting the lamp to clinch the win in overtime after earning a helper on Tomas Hertl’s (1g, 0a) equalizer with less than 11 seconds left in regulation to help the Sharks earn a 3-2 win at Winnipeg. Erik Karlsson (0g, 2a) had a pair of assists in the win to match his career best of 82 points for the season, previously set in 2015-16 with Ottawa. With the assist Monday, Karlsson has a hand in now four of four overtime goals scored by the Sharks on the year. Steven Lorentz (1g, 0a), who opened the game’s scoring, pushed his season total to 14 points, the highest of his career. Matt Benning’s six blocked shots in the game matched the club’s individual season high, equaling Mario Ferraro’s output in the season opener, October 7, in Prague. Nikolai Knyzhov made his return to the Sharks lineup following a pair of lower body injuries that had sidelined him from NHL action since May 12, 2021.
SJ Goals: Lorentz (7), Hertl (17), Couture (22)
SF: 24
SA: 38
SJ PP: 0/2
SJ PK: 6/6
W: Reimer
OTL: Rittich

RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
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.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: COLORADO AVALANCHE
The defending Stanley Cup champions continue a week-long, four-game home stand against the Pacific Division with a Tuesday tilt against the San Jose Sharks, bringing a record of 8-6-2 against Pacific foes into the contest. Most recently, Colorado fell in overtime against Seattle by a 3-2 final. Nathan MacKinnon, who leads the Avalanche in both points (74) and assists (49), paces the club’s current skaters in the all-time series against San Jose, operating at north of a point-per-game with 31 points (12g, 19a) in 28 meetings. Top Colorado goal-scorer Mikko Rantanen boasts 20 points and 10 goals in 18 contests against the Sharks.

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES

Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Tue, Mar. 7 SAN JOSE 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Thu, Mar. 9 LOS ANGELES 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Mar. 11 ARIZONA 4 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. SAN JOSE
7:08 p.m.
Altitude / 92.5 FM
The Colorado Avalanche continues their four-game homestand tonight against the San Jose Sharks at Ball Arena … This is the first meeting of the season between the Avalanche and Sharks, as San Jose is the only NHL opponent who has yet to face Colorado in 2022-23 … The Avs, who opened the homestand with a 3-2 overtime loss to Seattle on Sunday, will host Los Angeles on Thursday and Arizona on Saturday … Despite going 0-2-1 in its last three games, Colorado is still 7-2-2 in its last 11 and 14-4-3 in its last 21 contests … 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), Hannah Westbrook (analyst), Katie Gaus (reporter)
Altitude Radio: Conor McGahey

LAST GAME
March 5 – Seattle 3, Colorado 2 in overtime
Brandon Tanev scored the tying goal with 2:30 left in regulation and Yanni Gourde notched the winner 1:24 into overtime to give Seattle a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena … Alexandar Georgiev made 32 saves, while Nathan MacKinnon and Denis Malgin had the goals for Colorado … The Avalanche killed off all five Kraken power plays, including a 5-on-3 for a full two minutes to start the third period.
SF: 23 SA: 35 PP: 0-2 PK: 5-5

CURRENT INJURIES
Pavel Francouz – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (Jan. 14 – present)
Erik Johnson – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
Josh Manson – lower body (March 4 – present)
Total Man-Game Lost: 344

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 – SAN JOSE
The Avalanche and Sharks meet for the first time this season, as San Jose is the only NHL opponent who has yet to face Colorado in 2022-23 … This is the Sharks’ only visit of the season to the Mile High City … The Avs and Sharks will play two consecutive games against each other in San Jose, April 4-6, to wrap up the season series … Colorado won all three meetings a year ago, sweeping the season series for just the third time (2-0-0 in 2019-20 and 4-0-0 in 2002-03) … Colorado is 11-2-0 versus San Jose since the start of the 2019-20 campaign … The Avs have won the last seven meetings here in Denver and are 9-1-0 in their last 10 home games versus the Sharks.

SCHEDULE vs. SHARKS
Mar. 7 vs. SAN JOSE
Apr. 4 @ SAN JOSE
Apr. 6 @ SAN JOSE

RECORD vs. SHARKS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: — Overall: 3-0-0 Overall: 57-40-12 Overall: 52-38-12 Series (record): 5 series (2-3)
Home: — Home: 2-0-0 Home: 34-14-6 Home: 31-14-6 Record Overall: 15-17
Road: — Road: 1-0-0 Road: 23-26-6 Road: 21-24-6 Last: 2019 R2 (L, 3-4)

2022-23 SEASON NOTES
VIEW TO A KILL
The Avalanche killed off all five Kraken power plays in Sunday’s overtime loss, including a 5-on-3 for a full two minutes to start the third period … The Avs PK unit has given up only one power-play goal over the last four games, killing off 10-of-11 shorthanded situations.

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

Oct. 12 vs. CHI (W, 5-2)
Oct. 13 @ CGY (L, 3-5)
Oct. 21 vs. SEA (L, 2-3)
Oct. 22 @ VGK (W, 3-2)
Oct. 28 @ NJD (L, 0-1)
Oct. 29 @ NYI (L, 4-5)
Nov. 4 vs. CBJ (W, 6-3)
Nov. 5 @ CBJ (W, 5-1)
Jan. 20 @ VAN (W, 4-1)
Jan. 21 @ SEA (W, 2-1)
Feb. 14 vs. TBL (O, 3-4)
Feb. 15 @ MIN (W, 3-2)
Feb. 18 @ STL (W, 4-1)
Feb. 19 vs. EDM (W,6-5)
Feb. 24 @ WPG (W, 5-1)
Feb. 25 vs. CGY (W, 4-1)
Mar. 4 @ DAL (L, 3-7)
Mar. 5 vs. SEA (O, 2-3)
Mar. 15 @ TOR
Mar. 16 @ OTT
Mar. 26 @ ARI
Mar. 27 @ ANA
Apr. 8 @ LAK
Apr. 9 @ ANA
Apr. 13 vs. WPG
Apr. 14 @ NSH

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).

WORKING OVERTIME
Mikko Rantanen has tied the single season Avalanche/Nordiques franchise record with three overtime goals this year … He equaled the mark shared by Cale Makar in 2021-22, Nathan MacKinnon in 2017-18, Tyson Barrie in 2013-14 and David Jones in 2010-11 … Rantanen’s three overtime winners are tied for the league lead.

TAKING ADVANTAGE
The Avalanche have scored five times with a 5-on-3 advantage this season, tied with the Capitals and Jets for the most 5- on-3 goals in the NHL …. The last time Colorado scored this many times at 5-on-3 was in 2014-15 (also five) and the last time they scored MORE goals with the 5-on-3 advantage was back in 2010-11 (six).

ONE MONTH AT A TIME
The Avalanche finished 7-1-2 (.800) in February, the second-best record in the NHL behind only Boston (9-1-0, .900) … February marked the 26th consecutive month that Colorado has posted a .500 or better record in, tying the franchise record set from March 1994 to February 1998 … This current run, which began in February 2019, is the third-longest active streak behind the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes, who extended their streaks to 30 and 27 months, respectively …. Twenty four (24) of these last 26 months featured a winning record, as only October 2021 (4-4-0) and October 2022 (4-4-1) did not.

GRAND CENTRAL
Colorado is 12-5-1 against Central Division teams this season, 5-1-1 at home and 7-4-0 on the road.

ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND I AIN’T GOT NOBODY
The Avalanche are 13-4-0 (.765) on Saturdays this season, the most wins in the NHL … Colorado won all three Saturday matchups in February after winning all four in January.

2022-23 SEASON INJURIES
Gm Player — injury (games, dates)
15 Shane Bowers – upper body (Nov. 12 – Dec. 13)
38 Bowen Byram – lower body (Nov. 5 – Jan. 28)
2 Andrew Cogliano – upper body (Dec. 21-23)
1 Jean-Luc Foudy – lower body (Dec. 5)
17 Pavel Francouz – illness (1 game, Dec. 15); lower body (6 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 7); lower body (10 games, Feb. 14 – present)
6 Samuel Girard – lower body (Nov. 10-21)
56 Darren Helm – lower body (35 games, Oct. 12 – Dec. 31); lower body (21 games, Jan. 14 – present)
10 Erik Johnson – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
6 Martin Kaut – illness (3 games, Nov. 29–Dec. 3); upper body (3 games, Dec. 27-31)
61 Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
3 Artturi Lehkonen – lower body (Dec. 5-9)
3 Jacob MacDonald – upper body (Oct. 12-17)
18 Kurtis MacDermid – lower body (16 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 17); head (2 games, Feb. 27 – Mar. 1)
11 Nathan MacKinnon – upper body (Dec. 7-29)
13 Cale Makar – upper body (4 games Jan. 18-24); head (4 games, Feb. 9-15); head (5 games, Feb. 19 – Mar. 1)
9 Dennis Malgin – upper body (Jan. 7-24)
33 Josh Manson – lower body (31 games, Dec. 3 – Feb. 14); lower body (2 games, March 4 – present)
29 Valeri Nichushkin – lower body (17 games, Oct. 28 – Dec. 7); lower body (9 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 14); upper body (2, Jan. 26-
28); illness (1 game, March 4)
11 Evan Rodrigues – lower body (9 games, Nov. 26 – Dec. 13); upper body (2 games, Jan. 2-5)
2 Devon Toews – upper body (Oct. 21-22)
344 TOTAL

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (28-23-13) at Minnesota Wild (36-21-6)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (28-23-13) at Minnesota Wild (36-21-6)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 6, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] at DALLAS STARS [4]
The Calgary Flames began a quick two-game trip in Dallas last night. Calgary would open the scoring with Nick Ritchie netting his first as a Flame, the lone tally of the first. In the second, Troy Stecher would find Nikita Zadorov who one-timed his ninth of the season past Jake Oettinger to extend the Flames lead to 2-0 with Stecher recording his first point as a Flame on the play. Dallas would respond with a pair of goals from Jason Robertson and Max Domi to tie the game at two. Elias Lindholm would restore the Flames lead just before the break with his 18th on the campaign, and the score read 3-2 Flames through 40. In the third, Rasmus Andersson gave the Flames their second two-goal lead with his eighth 4:24 into the final stanza. Roope Hintz would draw Dallas within one, before Dallas captain Jamie Benn leveled the score with just over five minutes left in the period. But just as it looked like the contest was destined for extra time, Jonathan Huberdeau sprung Tyler Toffoli on a breakaway, and the Flames leading scorer buried his 26th with just seven seconds remaining to give the Flames a 5-4 lead. Calgary would close out the remaining seven seconds to get back in the win column.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Ritchie (8), Zadorov (9), Lindholm (18), Andersson (8), Toffoli (26)
GOALIE: Markstrom (29/33, .879 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 3/4 (75%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 1-3-1

DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 6, 2023 CGY [5] at DAL [4] Toffoli Markstrom Oettinger
March 4, 2023 MIN [3] vs. CGY [0] Eriksson Ek Markstrom Gustavsson
March 2, 2023 TOR [2] vs. CGY [1] Jarnkrok Markstrom Woll
February 28, 2023 BOS [4] at CGY 3 McAvoy Vladar/Markstrom Ullmark
February 25, 2023 CGY [1] at COL [4] Newhook Markstrom Georgiev
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 7, 2023 6:00pm at Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
March 10, 2023 7:00pm vs. Anaheim Ducks Scotiabank Saddledome
March 12, 2023 7:00pm vs. Ottawa Senators Scotiabank Saddledome
March 14, 2023 8:00pm at Arizona Coyotes Mullett Arena
March 16, 2023 8:00pm at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the third and final matchup this season between the Flames and Wild. The Flames fell 3-0 in their last meeting at the Saddledome just three days ago.

This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 8-8-2 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 17-11-5 against Western Conference opponents.

HALF A WEEEK AGO:
The Calgary Flames finished off a three-game homestand on Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild. Both teams fired eight shots on goal in the first, but it would be Minnesota’s Joel Eriksson Ek who would break the scoreless deadlock, tipping home his 22nd of the season to put the Wild up 1-0 through 20. In the second, the Flames fired 11 shots on goal but couldn’t solve Filip Gustavsson while Jakob Markstrom turned aside all 12 pucks he faced in the middle frame to keep the Flames within one. In the third, Minnesota would score a pair of goals, and Calgary fell 3-0.

BACK-TO-BACKS:
The Flames continue their third last set of back-to-backs this season after knocking-off Dallas 5-4 last night. Calgary’s last back-to-back came on February 22-23 when they earned three of a possible four points with a 6-3 win in Arizona, followed by a 4-3 overtime loss in Vegas. Jakob Pelletier led the Flames through the pair of games with two-consecutive two-point games (2-2 – 4) followed by Mikael Backlund who had two goals and an assist for three points in the pair of contests. Calgary is 2-4-2 in the first half of back-to-backs and 3-2-2 in the second half this season.

DID YOU KNOW?
When scoring four or more goals, the Flames are 20-1-2 during the 2022-23 season. Tyler Toffoli’s game-winner was the second-latest go-ahead goal by a player this season behind New Jersey’s Ryan Graves (59:58 on Feb. 14) and the third latest in Flames franchise history (19:53). Calgary has scored their 20th goal in the game’s first five minutes, tied for the second most in the NHL.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. MINNESOTA WILD
CGY vs. MIN ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
54-30-4-12 30-12-3-5 24-18-1-7 6-3-1 L1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Minnesota Wild
7:00pm CT
Xcel Energy Center
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road 0-0-0)
Dec. 7, 2022 – MIN [3] at CGY [5]
Mar. 4, 2023 – MIN [3] at CGY [0]
Mar. 7, 2023 – CGY at MIN

2021-22 Season Record vs. MIN: 2-0-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-1)
Last Home Win vs. MIN: December 7, 2022 – Minnesota [3] vs. Calgary [5]
Last Road Win @ MIN: March 1, 2022 – Calgary [5] at Minnesota [1]
Last Home Loss vs. MIN: March 4, 2023 – Minnesota [3] vs. Calgary [0]
Last Road Loss @ MIN: April 28, 2022 – Calgary [2] at Minnesota 3

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

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 49)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (6 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 6)

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
CALGARY FLAMES
All-Time Wild Record: 42-43-15 (25-16-9 at Xcel Energy Center, 17-27-6 at Calgary)

2022-23: The Wild are 1-1-0 in the season series, falling in the first meeting, 5-3, at Scotiabank Saddledome (12/7) and returning to Calgary for a 3-0 win (3/4)…LW Matt Boldy (1-1=2), C Connor Dewar (0-2=2), C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-1=2), D Jon Merrill (1-1=2) and C Mason Shaw (1-1=2) lead Minnesota with two points each…G Marc-Andre Fleury saved 22-of-26 shots faced for Minnesota in the first meeting…G Filip Gustavsson recorded a shutout in the second game, stopping all 31 shots faced…D Rasmus Andersson (1- 2=3) and C Elias Lindholm (0-3=3) lead Calgary with three points each…C Blake Coleman (1-1=2), C Adam Ruzicka (0-2=2) and RW Tyler Toffoli (2-0=2) all added multi-point performances in the first contest…G Dan Vlader stopped 25-of-28 shots faced for the Flames in the first contest…G Jacob Markstrom saved 30-of-33 shots faced in the second game.

WILD LEADERS: D Jared Spurgeon leads the Wild with 13 points (5-8=13) in 38 games against Calgary…D Alex Goligoski owns 10 assists in 40 contests…LW Marcus Foligno has nine points (7-2=9) in 21 matches…LW Marcus Johansson owns 10 points (3-7=10) in 16 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 14-6-1 with a 2.13 GAA, a .930 SV% and five shutouts in 22 career starts vs. Calgary…Gustavsson is 3-0-0 with a 1.15 GAA, a .963 SV% and one shutout in four games (three starts).

FLAMES LEADERS: Toffoli leads the Flames with 18 points (9-9=18) in 26 games played against Minnesota …C Mikael Backlund has 17 points (6-11=17) in 38 matches…C Nazem Kadri owns 16 points (8-8=15) in 30 games…Lindholm owns 16 points (5-11=16) in 19 games.

FLAMES GOALIES: Markstrom is 5-3-2 with a 2.59 GAA and a .912 SV% in 10 games (nine starts) vs. the Wild…Vladar is 1-0-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .893 SV% in one start.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 15-11-4 in its last 30 games against Calgary… The Wild owns points in 26 of its last 36 games in Saint Paul (19-10-7) and is 14-9-2 in its last 25 games at the Saddledome after starting 3-18-4.

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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/6/23 Signed D David Spacek to a three-year, entry-level contract

3/3/23 Acquired a second-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft and a fifth-round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for LW Jordan Greenway. Buffalo previously acquired the 2023 second-round selection from the Vegas Golden Knights

3/3/23 Acquired C Oskar Sundqvist from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft

3/3/23 Acquired D John Klingberg from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for D Andrej Sustr, the rights to F Nikita Nesterenko and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Anaheim retained 50% of Klingberg’s salary

3/3/23 Reassigned D Dakota Mermis to Iowa

FINDING THEIR GROOVE
• Minnesota is tied for first in the NHL with 20 points since Feb. 11 (9-1-2).

• The Wild’s current nine-game point streak (8-0-1) is the team’s longest of the season and tied for the eighth-longest in franchise history

• Since Feb. 11, the Wild leads the NHL with a .950 team save percentage and has allowed a league-low 1.42 goals against per game.

LOCK-DOWN DEFENSE
Minnesota has conceded less than two goals in 23 total games this season, second-most in the NHL. The Wild holds a 21-1-1 record when allowing less than two goals.

• In 36 games since Dec. 10, the Wild has posted a 2.22 GA/Gm average, the second-best mark in the NHL during that span.

COOL UNDER PRESSURE
Minnesota has 18 one-goal victories this season, fourth in the NHL behind Los Angeles (20), Vegas (20) and Carolina (19).

• Minnesota is 32-5-5 (.821) this season when obtaining a lead at any point in the game, the fourth-best point percentage in the NHL in such situations.

• Minnesota is 12-1-6 (.789) this season in games that were tied with five minutes left in regulation, tied for the third-most victories and the fourth-best point percentage in the NHL.

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 19-5-1 at home for a .780 point percentage, the fourth-best point percentage in the NHL during that span.

• The Wild holds an active five-game win streak at Xcel Energy Center. The team recorded a seven-game home win streak from Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, the fourth-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild has allowed 2.12 goals per game and recorded a .925 save percentage (SV%), ranking second in the NHL in each category.

• Minnesota is tied for fourth in the NHL with 21 home victories this season and ranks tied for sixth with a .667 home point percentage.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild has converted 28.6 percent (28 of 98) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.

• Since Jan. 19, Minnesota ranks tied for fifth in the NHL with 13 powerplay goals. Minnesota is 13-for-58 (22.4%) with the man advantage during that span, ninth-best in the NHL, and has scored a power-play goal in 12 of 20 contests.

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

• For the season, the Wild is eighth in the NHL with a 82.2 penalty-kill percentage (162 for 197).

• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is fifth in the NHL with a 84.0 penalty-kill percentage (137 for 163).

• Minnesota is sixth in the NHL with a 82.5 penalty-kill percentage (85 of 103) on the road this season.

SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is tied for fifth in the NHL with eight shorthanded goals this season.

• The total is tied for the third-highest in franchise history through a season’s first 63 games (10 goals in 2002-03 season; nine SHG in 2000-01; eight in 2002-03, 06-07 seasons)

• Minnesota has not eclipsed eight shorthanded goals in season since recording nine during the 2008-09 campaign.

NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (32-26-4) at New York Islanders (32-25-8)

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NHL Preview: Buffalo Sabres (32-26-4) at New York Islanders (32-25-8)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Monday, March 6
Edmonton 3 at Buffalo 2
Goals: Skinner, Cozens
Goalies: Anderson (34 saves/37 shots)
PP: 1/2; PK: 1/1; Shots: Buffalo 39 – Edmonton 37

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 113)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Alex Tuch (lower body, Feb. 26; IR) – 5 games
Riley Stillman (upper body, March 6) – 1 game
Mattias Samuelsson (upper body, March 6) – 1 game

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
3/2: Added D Riley Stillman to the active roster; Placed D Rasmus Dahlin on injured reserve; Traded F Anders Bjork to Chicago in exchange for future considerations
3/3: Acquired D Austin Strand from Anaheim in exchange for D Chase Priskie; Acquired F Jordan Greenway from Minnesota in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft (VGK) and a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft; Acquired a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft in exchange for F Rasmus Asplund

3/4: Activated D Rasmus Dahlin off injured reserve

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 9: Dallas at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 11: NY Rangers at Buffalo, 5:00 p.m.
Monday, March 13: Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15: Buffalo at Washington, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 17: Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7:00 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
SABRES AT ISLANDERS
• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Islanders this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated New York 3-2 in Buffalo on Jan. 19.
• Next meeting: Saturday, March 25 in New York
• The Sabres are 5-5 in their last 10 games against the Islanders; 0-8-2 on the road.
• This is the 186th game all-time between Buffalo and New York; Buffalo has an 87-73-25 series record.
• The Sabres are 17-16-8 on the road against the Islanders all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win today would give the Sabres four consecutive wins over the Islanders for the first time since they earned six straight wins over New York from Oct. 5, 2005 to Jan. 1, 2007.

• A win today would also give Buffalo 33 wins on the season, one more than they earned in 82 games in 2021-22. Buffalo last earned 33 or more wins in 2018-19 (33).

• Rasmus Dahlin has totaled 15 points (1+14) in his last 16 games and is one assist away from becoming the first Sabres defenseman since Phil Housley in 1989-90 (60) to record 50 or more assists in a single season.

• With an assist, he would join Housley and John Van Boxmeer as the only defensemen in franchise history to reach 50 assists in a single season.

• Tage Thompson has recorded 33 points (16+17) in his last 29 games, including 14 points (7+7) in his last nine games.

• Thompson needs one goal in tonight’s game to become the first Sabres skater to record 43 or more goals in a season since Thomas Vanek (43) in 2006-07.

• With a point in tonight’s game, Thompson would earn his eighth point streak of three or more games this season.

• In his last 41 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 49 points (22+27), including 13 points (7+6) in his last 10 games.

• A goal in tonight’s game would mark the second time Skinner has recorded a goal streak of three or more games in 2022-23.

• Casey Mittelstadt (3+9) has collected 12 points in his last 12 games and a point in tonight’s game would give him his first four-game point streak of 2022-23.

• Mittelstadt currently has three points streaks of four or more games in his career.

• In his last 5 games, Dylan Cozens has recorded 6 points (4+2) and a point in tonight’s game would give him a three-game point streak.

• In his last 10 games, Jack Quinn has recorded nine points (4+5).

BACK-TO-BACK
• Today’s game concludes Buffalo’s 11th of 15 sets of back-to-back games this season, which began with a 3-2 defeat at home against the Edmonton Oilers. The Sabres are 5-5-1 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 3-6-1 in the second game so far this season. Buffalo’s point breakdown in back-to-back sets this season is: four points (3), three points (0), two points (2), one point (2) and zero points (3).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Saturday, March 4 Win NYI 4 vs. DET 1 Parise, Lee (2),
Palmieri
Sorokin (22/23)
Detroit’s Dylan Larkin opened the score in the second frame, but Zach Parise responded and Anders Lee scored twice as
the Islanders scored four unanswered goals and defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 4-1, Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena.
Hudson Fasching and Casey Cizikas tallied assists, and netminder Ilya Sorokin turned aside 22 of 23 shots faced to help
the Islanders collect their seventh straight home-ice victory against the Red Wings.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Mar. 2 Arnaud Durandeau has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.
Mar. 1 Goaltender Tristan Lennox has agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract.
Feb. 28 The New York Islanders have acquired forward Pierre Engvall from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange
for a third round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Feb. 22 Andy Andreoff has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan.
Feb. 19 Arnaud Durandeau has been emergency recalled from Bridgeport.
Feb. 17 Otto Koivula has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

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

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6, Feb. 20 –

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

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28

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

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 –

Man Games Lost: 159

RECENT RESULTS
Saturday, Mar. 4 vs. Detroit W (4-1)
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Minnesota L/SO (2-1)
Sunday, Feb. 26 at Winnipeg W (4-0)
Friday, Feb. 24 vs. Los Angeles L (3-2)
Wednesday, Feb. 22 vs. Winnipeg W (2-1)
Monday, Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh W (4-2)

UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 9 at Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) 7:00pm
Mar. 11 vs. Washington UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Mar. 14 at Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA) 10:30pm
Mar. 15 at Anaheim Honda Center (Anaheim, CA) 10:00pm
Mar. 18 at San Jose SAP Center (San Jose, CA) 10:30pm

VS. BUFFALO:
Last five meetings (1-2-2)
Jan. 19, 2023 KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) OT Loss (3-2)
Apr. 23, 2022 KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) Loss (5-3)
Feb. 15, 2022 KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) Loss (6-3)
Dec. 30, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (4-1)
May 4, 2021 KeyBank Center (Buffalo, NY) SO Loss (4-3)

2022-23 0-0-1
Franchise History 80-76-18-11
NYI Home 46-32-9-4
NYI Away 34-44-9-7

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Jan. 19, 2023 Keybank Center L/OT, 3-2
Mar. 7, 2023 UBS Arena 7:30pm
Mar. 25, 2023 UBS Arena 5:00pm

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Buffalo Sabres in the second of three matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was January 19, when Matt Martin and Brock Nelson each scored to help the Islanders capture a point in a 3-2 overtime loss. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with a ten-game win streak at home against the Sabres, dating back to the 2016-17 campaign. The last time teh Islanders hosted the Sabres was December 30, 2021. Josh Bailey and Noah Dobson each registered muti-point games in a 4-1 Islander win. The Islanders’ collected points for the seventh time in their last nine games (5-2-2) with their comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon. It was the tenth time in their last 11 meetings that the Islanders collected points against an Atlantic Division opponent, and their seventh straight home-ice win against the Red Wings.

PENALTY KILL
The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with the best home-ice penalty kill in the league. Through 33 home games this season, the Islanders have shut down 87.2% of opponents’ power plays. Since December 4, the Islanders have allowed just six power play goals on home ice, through 51 times shorthanded.

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (38-19-6) at Florida Panthers (31-27-6)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (38-19-6) at Florida Panthers (31-27-6)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 38-19-6, 82 points (20-13-1 at Home, 17-6-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 7 at Florida Panthers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 5 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Montreal Canadiens 3
The Vegas Golden Knights (38-19-6) closed out their homestand with a 4-3 victory against the Montreal Canadiens (26-33-4) on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. Shea Theodore opened scoring as he snuck a shot past Jake Allen to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead. With 20 seconds to go in the period, Ivan Barbashev chipped one home to give Vegas a 2-0 advantage. In the middle period, Reilly Smith potted his 21st goal of the season to extend the home team’s lead to 3-0. Michael Matheson got Montreal on the board early in the third, but Barbashev scored again to make it a 4-1 game. The Canadiens score twice midway through the period, but Jonathan Quick held off the comeback bid as Vegas earned the 4-3 victory.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Barbashev’s two-goal game marks his first multi-goal game as a Golden Knight
  • Quick made 25 saves for his first win as a Golden Knight in his debut with the club
  • Theodore’s goal gives him 12 points (3-9—12) in his last 12 games
  • Teddy Blueger recorded his first point as a Golden Knight with is assist on Theodore’s goal
  • Vegas holds onto an nine-game home points streak (8-0-1) which is its longest since a 12-game stretch in 2018-19

Against the Panthers
The contest between the Golden Knights and the Panthers on Tuesday is the second of and final of the season. The last time these teams met, Vegas came away with a 4-2 comeback win at T-Mobile Arena. Nicolas Roy scored in the second period to put Vegas on the board but the Golden Knights trailed entering into the final period. Vegas was able to erase the 2-1 deficit in the third period with goals from Jack Eichel, William Carrier, and William Karlsson to seal the victory for the home team. The Golden Knights hold a 6-2- 1 record against the Panthers and will look to sweep the regular season series for the second time in series history.

2022-23 Season FLA Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Jan. 12 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, Florida 2)
Mar. 7 – at Florida

2021-22 Season FLA Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Jan. 27 – at Florida (Vegas 1, Florida 4)
Mar. 17 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Florida 3)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 39
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 4
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 196
    LAST GAME
    Panthers 4, Penguins 1 – March 4 – FLA Live Arena
    FLA Goals: Bennett (15), Ekblad (10-PPG), Verhaeghe (32)
    PIT Goals: Letang (8-PPG)
    FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 31 Saves
    PIT Goalie: DeSmith (L) – 38 Saves
    FLA Shots: 42
    PIT Shots: 32
    Notes: Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 100th win as a member of the Panthers…Brandon Montour notched two assists, with three points (1-2-3) over his past two games…Aleksander Barkov (0-2-2) and Sam Bennett (1-0-1) recorded points after missing multiple games with injury…Barkov’s performance represented his 158th multi-point game, surpassing Jonathan Huberdeau for the most in club history…Matthew Tkachuk notched two assists…FLA PP: 1-5, FLA PK: 4-5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • March 3: F Zac Dalpe loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • March 2: F Grigori Denisenko loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS
ALL-TIME vs. VGK: 3-5-1
ALL-TIME HOME vs. VGK: 3-1-0
2022-23 vs. VGK: 0-1-0

CATS STATS

  • Florida’s 38 goals by defensemen ranks behind only CAR (40) for most among NHL clubs this season.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers play the third game of a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against Vegas. Since Jan. 3, Florida owns an 8-4-0 record on home ice, outscoring their opponents 45-32. Over that span, Matthew Tkachuk leads the Panthers with 21 points (5-16-21) over 12 games on FLA Live Arena ice. His 16 home assists since Jan. 3 are tied for the league lead with Connor McDavid. The Cats’ 3.70 goals for per game at home ranks fifth and they lead all teams averaging 39.0 shots on goal per game on home ice in 2022-23; CAR ranks second with 36.4.

CATS AND GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Florida faces off against Vegas for the second and final time this season. Florida owns a 3-1-0 record against the Golden Knights at FLA Live Arena since Vegas entered the League in 2017-18. In Vegas’ last visit on Jan. 27, 2022, Sam Bennett scored two goals and Aleksander Barkov tallied the 200th goal of this career while shorthanded to lead the Cats to a 4-1 victory.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (38-17-8) at New Jersey Devils (41-15-6)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (38-17-8) at New Jersey Devils (41-15-6)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 1 at Vancouver 4
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
TOR Goals: Tavares (PP)
VAN Goals: Kuzmenko (PP), Pettersson (SH), Miller (SH), Aman
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 20/24 .833 SV%
VAN Goaltender: Demko, 36/37, .973 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-4
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3
Player Notes:

  • John Tavares scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 1:32 of the third period. Tavares posted his 28th goal of the season and his 12th power play goal of the season. Tavares’ career-high for most power play goals in a single-season currently stands at 13 (set in 2014-15). Tavares won 12 of 14 face-off attempts on Saturday earning an 86% face-off win percentage, posting his second-best win percentage of the season. Tavares tied a single-game, season-high with eight shots registered.
  • William Nylander posted the primary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Nylander has recorded an assist in back-to-back games and has registered 10 assists through his last 10 games.
  • Morgan Rielly posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Rielly has recorded an assist in three-consecutive games.
  • In his return from injury, Matt Murray stopped 20 of 24 shots he faced in Saturday’s loss.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. New Jersey: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New Jersey: 3-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 38-17-8
Toronto Road Record: 15-11-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are taking on the New Jersey Devils tonight in the third of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto has posted a 1-0-1 record against New Jersey this season. The Maple Leafs have recorded at least one point in 10-consecutive games against the Devils (8-0-2). Toronto concludes their five-game road trip tonight against New Jersey and will return to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, March 11 against the Edmonton Oilers for a four-game homestand.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Opponent: vs. Edmonton Oilers
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 6, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forwards Pontus Holmberg and Alex Steeves from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Goaltender Joseph Woll has been loaned to the Marlies.

INJURY REPORT
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (LTIR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Ryan O’Reilly Broken Finger (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 9, 1974 (Toronto 6 vs. Kansas 2)
All-Time Record: 79-41-20-10 (150 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 50-17-5-5 (77 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 29-24-15-5 (73 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 23, 2022 (Toronto 2 at New Jersey 1)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS:
Games Played: John Tavares (47), Luke Schenn (38), Morgan Rielly (23)
Goals: John Tavares (20), Auston Matthews (13), William Nylander (6), Mitch Marner (6)
Assists: John Tavares (18), Mitch Marner (11), Auston Matthews (9), Mark Giordano (9), Morgan Rielly (9)
Points: John Tavares (38), Auston Matthews (22), Mitch Marner (17)
Penalty Minutes: Luke Schenn (30), John Tavares (20), Sam Lafferty (10)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points% GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .667 3.37 2.65 25.1 81.3 32.2 28.9 53.3
New Jersey .710 3.58 2.69 21.6 81.9 34.5 28.3 51.6

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.1%
Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 29 – Marner (7G, 22A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 81.3%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Järnkrok (1G, 2A), Marner (2G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 10th of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 10 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 6-4-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 6-3-1
March games 4th of 14 (5 home, 9 road)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 5 (OT) Arizona Coyotes 4
(41-15-6 – 88 PTS) (21-32-10- 52 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. N. Hischier 2. J. Boqvist 3. J. McBain
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Arizona 1 1 2 0 – 4
DEVILS 2 2 0 1 – 5
Goals:
ARI: M. Maccelli, Z. Kassian, N. Schmaltz, J. McBain
NJD: T. Meier, J. Boqvist, D. Severson (PPG), J. Boqvist, N. Hischier (OTG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 62
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 6
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 172

TRANSACTIONS
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
Jersey concluded its three-game road trip vs Western Conference opponents, after Sunday’s 5-4 overtime victory at Arizona.
Mar. 1, at COL, 7-5, W
Mar. 3, at VGK, 4-3, Lso
Mar. 5, at ARI, 5-4, Wo
Newly acquired Timo Meier inked his anticipated NHL debut, after the Devils acquired the Switzerland native from San Jose on Feb. 26th. 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

OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT
The Devils earned their 10th overtime win, 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 improved to 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 20-11-2 record vs the Eastern Conference and an 8-6-0 record vs the Pacific Division.

MOST WINS FROM START OF A SEASON IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
The team’s 41 wins after 62 games played from the start of a season are the most in franchise history:
41 wins: 2022-23
40 wins: 2008-09
39 wins: 1997-98
38 wins: 2006-07
38 wins: 2009-10
37 wins: 2002-03

Jersey’s team is 38-5-5 when scoring three or more goals in a game this season. The most wins that the Devils earned in franchise history when scoring three-or-more goals in a game for a single season was 43 wins, which was earned in 2000-01. As of Mar. 6, New Jersey’s 38 wins for this matter ranked second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with 47 wins. Tampa ranked third with 37 wins when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils are 33-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 19-6-2 when Jack Hughes earned a goal in a game this season.

THE BIG MOVE
Newly acquired forward Timo Meier met the team in Denver and did join the Devils at practice on Tue., Feb. 28. Meier is the first player in franchise history who will wear No. 96. There are seven different skaters all-time in franchise history who wore a number that was 90 or higher.
90: T. Tatar, J. Boqvist, M. Johansson
91: D. Mercer
93: D. Gilmour
96: T. Meier
97: N. Gusev

The Devils enter Tuesday’s contest with four active Switzerland born players on their roster. Per NHL Pr, one team has never dressed four, or more, Switzerland born players in a single game. (N. Hischier, T. Meier, A. Schmid, J. Siegenthaler). The Devils enter Tuesday’s contest with an 18-4-4 record since January 1, 2023. Per March 6, New Jersey’s record with 40 PTS since that time ranks second in the NHL behind Boston (21-4-1=43 PTS). The team’s 102 goals scored since that time also ranks third in NHL, while Edmonton ranks first with 112 goals for, and then Seattle ranks second with 103 goals for.

COMEBACK KIDS
Jersey’s team owns 21 comeback victories this season, while the most comeback wins earned in franchise history is 23, which was earned in 2017-18. New Jersey’s 21 comeback wins lead the NHL for 2022-23, while Toronto ranks second with 19, per Mar. 6. The Devils and Chicago rank first in the NHL with seven multi-goal comeback victories for the 2022-23 campaign. Jersey’s team has not recorded a 3-goal comeback win this season.

No. 1 Vibes
The Devils are 33-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 19-6-2 when Jack Hughes earned a goal in a game this season.

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 TORONTO
The Devils and the Leafs face-off for the third time this season, which concludes the season series (1-1-0). A victory tonight would mark the first time since 2017-18 (2-0-1) that the Devils won a season series vs Toronto.

ALL-TIME vs TORONTO
Record: 50-67-20-12
Home: 29-24-15-5
Road: 21-43-5-7

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Toronto is eight, which was earned twice, last: Dec. 1, 1992, in a 8-3 win at the Meadowlands. The most goals allowed in a single game vs Toronto is 10 after a 10-7 loss at Toronto on Dec. 4, 1985. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Toronto was 53, while the franchise was located in Colorado via Dec. 18, 1976, in a 4-2 loss. The most shots in franchise history allowed in a single game vs was in the same contest noted above on Dec. 18, which was 51 shots against. The last time the Devils shut out Toronto was Jan. 10, 2004, in a 1-0 win at Toronto. The last time Toronto shut out the Devils was on Nov. 16, 2017, at Toronto in a 1-0 loss.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Thu. Mar. 9, at WSH, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
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.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (24-28-11) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-5)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (24-28-11) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-5)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Amalie Arena
TV: NBCSP+ | Radio: 93.3 WMMR

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Thur., March 9 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena 7:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
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

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 63
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 63
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 63
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 2/21-present 5
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 334

FLYERS VS. LIGHTNING: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS LIGHTNING
48-43-16 ALL-TIME RECORD 51-45-11
23-19-11 HOME 28-23-3
25-24-5 ROAD 23-22-8
1-3-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
1-6-3 LAST 10 MEETINGS 9-1-0
315 GOALS SCORED 322
20.2% POWER PLAY 17.2%
82.8% PENALTY KILL 79.8%
van Riemsdyk: 30 pts (17-13=30) in 40 GP
Hayes: 11 pts (5-6=11) in 18 GP
Two players tied at 9 pts

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Stamkos: 52 pts (27-25=52) in 39 GP
Hedman: 28 pts (7-21=28) in 35 GP
Perry: 27 pts (9-18=27) in 24 GP
Hart: 1-6-1, 3.93 GAA, .874 SV% in 8 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced TBL

TEAM GOALTENDERS Vasilevskiy: 11-3-0, 2.26 GAA, .929 SV%, 3 SO in 15 GP
Elliott: 8-4-0, 2.01 GAA, .936 SV%, 3 SO in 12 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
October 18 Amalie Arena PHI (3), TBL (2)
December 1 Wells Fargo Center TBL (4), PHI (1)
March 7 Amalie Arena 7 p.m

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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
3/2 – Re-assigned F Elliot Desnoyers and F Olle Lycksell to Lehigh Valley (AHL)

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • The Flyers are 13-11-4 in their last 28 games.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 38 of its 63 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-9th 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 Monday 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 1,102 blocked shots and rank third with 1,768 hits.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • The Flyers begin a three-game road trip Tuesday and only have four road games this month.
  • Philadelphia has nine road games remaining in the 2022-23 regular season and is 3-4-1 in its last eight road games.
  • The Flyers are 8-5-1 in its last 14 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 19 road games. Philadelphia is 9-3-4 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 0 at Carolina 6
The Tampa Bay Lightning failed to score a goal for the second time this season and lost a fifth-straight game in a 6-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes March 5 at PNC Arena…The Bolts fell to 37-21-5 on the season with a road record of 15-6-1…The Lightning are 0-1-1 vs. CAR this season with one matchup remaining March 28 at PNC Arena…Tampa Bay surrendered two goals in the first period to Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen at the 6:30 and 17:13 marks before Teravainen and Shayne Gostisbehere gave CAR a 4-0 lead going into the third period with goals at the 11:57 and 15:50 mark of the middle frame…The Lightning failed to record a single shot on goal in the second period…Teravainen completed the hat trick at the 11:03 mark of the third and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored the final goal of the game with 3:26 remaining…The Bolts gave up four power-play goals, two more than they had previously given up in any game this season.
PP: TBL – 0-2 CAR – 4-5
SOG: TBL – 14 CAR – 38
Attendance: 18,965

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Flyers are playing the third of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 1-1-0 vs. PHI this season with a 3-2 loss at AMALIE Arena Oct. 18 and a 4-1 win Dec. 1 at Wells Fargo Center…Steven Stamkos (2-1—3) leads all Tampa Bay skaters in points vs. PHI this season and is tied with Nick Paul (2-0—2) for the team lead in goals…Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2) and Corey Perry (0-2—2) are tied for the Lightning team lead in assists vs. PHI this season…Stamkos is riding a six-game point streak vs. PHI (4-7—11) and has picked up points in 12 of the last 13 meetings (9-16—15)…Stamkos has posted a multi-point effort in five consecutive home games vs. PHI (7-9—16) and 10 of the last 13 meetings at AMALIE Arena (15-13— 28)…Kucherov has also recorded multiple points in five straight home games vs. PHI (2-11—13)…Kucherov has points in nine of his last 12 games vs. PHI (4-16—20)…Brayden Point has found the scoresheet in five of his six career games vs. PHI (3-4—7)…Tanner Jeannot has recorded four points in four career games vs. PHI (2-2—4)…Ross Colton has picked up four points over his last three contests vs. PHI (1-3—4)…Perry has recorded six points in five career games vs. PHI since signing with Tampa Bay (3-3—6)…Pat Maroon has found the scoresheet in eight of his last 12 games vs. PHI (4-5—9)…Victor Hedman has picked up points in 11 of his last 13 home games vs. PHI (6- 12—18)…In 14 career starts vs. PHI, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 11-3-0 with a .929 save percentage and 2.26 goals against average…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in 11 of the last 13 games vs. PHI (57 total goals)…The Bolts have scored a power-play goal in eight of the last 11 matchups vs. PHI and nine of the last 12 meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 7-3-0 in their last 10 home games vs. PHI and 9-1-0 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 51-45-3 with eight ties all-time vs. PHI, including a home record of 28-23-2 with one tie…Martin St. Louis (15-43—58) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. PHI.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. PHI

  1. Martin St. Louis – 58 pts. (15-43—58, 44 GP)
  2. Steven Stamkos – 52 pts. (27-25—52, 39 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 42 pts. (15-27—42, 52 GP)
    T4. Brad Richards – 28 pts. (7-21—28, 26 GP)
    T4. Victor Hedman – 28 pts. (7-21—28, 35 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a four-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on home ice…The Lightning are 7-6-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents and 17-14-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 22-5-4 on home ice this season…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in 11 of their last 12 home games (52 total goals)…Tampa Bay has scored a power-play goal in 11 of their last 12 home games.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 97
Current Injuries:
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games

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

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