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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (32-26-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (21-36-5)

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NHL Preview: Ottawa Senators (32-26-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (21-36-5)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 4, 5-2 win vs. Columbus: The Senators scored at least five goals for a fifth consecutive game to establish their first five-game winning streak since the 2016-17 season with a 5-2 win at Canadian Tire Centre. The home side saw five skaters realize multi-point contests powered by Hamonic who registered two goals for the first time in his NHL career while skating in his 780th career regular season game. Stützle also registered two goals (including the second shorthanded goal of his career) to reach the 30-goal mark and establishing a new career-high with a marker in a fourth consecutive game. Chychrun (in his first home with Ottawa) added one goal and one assist while Joseph and Sanderson earned two assist nights. Roslovic and Laine scored for Columbus as Ottawa earned a third consecutive win against the Blue Jackets. Talbot earned the win for Ottawa with 19 saves. Merzlikins made 19 saves on 23 shots before being replaced by Hutchinson who allowed one goal on 16 shots in 36:56 of action. Scratches: Brown, Holden, Kelly; Injuries: Forsberg, Norris; Shots: OTT – 39, CBJ – 21; PP: OTT – 0-2, CBJ – 1-2.

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

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

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Blackhawks this evening. Total man-games lost: 215.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Acquired C Brown from Philadelphia for a draft pick on March 3.

OTTAWA vs. CHICAGO – History:
2022-23 (0-0-1): Feb. 17 @ Ottawa (4-3 OT loss), March 6 @ Chicago
2021-22 (0-2-0): 11/1/21 @ Chicago (5-1 loss), 3/12/22 @ Ottawa (6-3 loss)

Series record: Overall: 10-19-2-9; Home: 7-9-0-6; Away: 3-10-2-3
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 2/3/15 (4-3 OT); @ Chicago: 12/20/16 (4-3)
Last Chicago win: @ Ottawa: Feb. 17 (4-3 OT); @ Chicago: 11/1/21 (5-1)
Last OT result: Feb. 17 (4-3 OT loss) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 2/21/18 (3-2 SO loss) @ Chicago
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (2/18/19, 8-7 loss); Allowed: 8, (2x, Last: 2/18/19, 8-7 loss); Both teams: 15, (2/18/19, 8-7 loss)
Last Game: Feb. 17, 4-3 OT loss @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Pinto, Giroux, Tkachuk; CHI Goals: Kane (x2), Lafferty, Athanasiou; OTT Scratches: None; OTT Injuries: Forsberg, Holden, Norris, Sanderson, Talbot, Watson*; OTT Goalie: Sogaard; CHI Goalie: Mrazek; OTT PP: 0-3; CHI PP: 0-3; Shots: 32-31.
Career vs. Chicago: Brassard leads all players in career games played (41) and in goals (13); Giroux leads in assists (18) and in points (25); Kelly leads in penalty minutes (15) against Chicago.

SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 83-92-15 all-time record (28-25-4 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and wore the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (4-1-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 116-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 88-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.

ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 13-14-2 on the road this season … Brady Tkachuk leads with 12 goals on the road this season while also ranking first with 19 assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 29 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 31 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.

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

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 58 for 233 (24.9%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 12 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with 25 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 15 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 187 of the 226 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.7% through 62 regular-season games … The team has registered seven (Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte, Stützle) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst) and Caley Chelios (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Joe Brand (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst) 

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March 8 at DET, 6:30 p.m. CT (TNT, WGN Radio)
Friday, March 10 at FLA, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 11 at TBL, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, March 14 vs. BOS, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, March 16 at NSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+/Hulu, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 3 – Recalled Anders Bjork from Rockford … Activated MacKenzie Entwistle from IR … Activated Nikita Zaitsev from non-roster … Assigned David Gust, Brett Seney and Isaak Phillips to Rockford … Feb. 27 – Activated Jarred Tinordi from IR … Feb. 26 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Feb. 25 – Placed Reese Johnson on IR retroactive to Feb. 20 … Activated Jujhar Khaira from IR … Feb. 23 – Signed David Gust to a two-year, two-way contract and recalled him from Rockford … Feb. 21 – Placed MacKenzie Entwistle on IR.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (1) vs. Nashville (3) – Sat., March 4 – United Center
CHI Goals: Jones (8)
NSH Goals: Tomasino (2; PP), Barrie (11), Sissons (10; EN)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (22/24, 58:28) NSH – Saros (27/28, 59:09)
CHI PP: 0/2; PK: 2/3
NSH PP: 1/3; PK: 2/2
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Nashville Predators 3-1 on Saturday at the United Center … Seth Jones scored the lone goal just 37 seconds into the game, giving him tallies in consecutive games … His goal is the fastest game-opening goal by a Blackhawks defenseman since Brent Seabrook (0:34) on Feb. 6, 2016 … Andreas Athanasiou notched an assist, the 100th of his NHL career … Lukas Reichel also tallied an assist, his third of the season … Andreas Englund posted a career-best nine hits.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – OTTAWA SENATORS
The Blackhawks face the Senators in their final of two matchups this season … Chicago has won their last nine-straight games against Ottawa and have points in 16 of their last 18 games against them (15-2-1) … The Blackhawks have won seven of their last eight games against the Senators at the United Center, including their last three … Andreas Athanasiou has points in his last three games against Ottawa (2G, 1A) and five points over his last five games (4G, 2A) … Andreas Englund was originally drafted by Ottawa in the second round (40th overall) in the 2014 NHL Draft, playing in 33 games and notching three assists … Nikita Zaitsev played in 203 career games with the Senators from 2019-23, nothing 45 points (7G, 38A) … Head Coach Luke Richardson hails from Ottawa, Ontario and served as an assistant coach with the Senators from 2009-12.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: March 6 | AWAY: Feb. 17 (4-3 OT)
All-Time Record: 28-9-3 | Home: 13-3-2 | Road: 15-6-1
Last Home Win: Nov. 1, 2021 (5-1) | Last Road Win: Feb. 17, 2023 (4-3 OT)| Last Home Loss: Dec. 20,
2016 (3-4) Last Road Loss: Dec. 3, 2015 (3-4 OT)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. OTT ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 9; Andreas Athanasiou, 8; Caleb Jones/Jujhar Khaira, 2
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 15; Tyler Johnson, 13; Connor Murphy/Jujhar Khaira, 3
POINTS: Tyler Johnson, 22; Seth Jones, 16; Andreas Athanasiou, 10

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 12-15-1
Two-Days Rest: 4-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-1
Second Game of a B2B: 1-9-1

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

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (27-23-13) at Dallas Stars (34-16-13)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (27-23-13) at Dallas Stars (34-16-13)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 4, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [0] vs. MINNESOTA WILD [3]
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.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: –
GOALIE: Markstrom (27/30, .909 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 2/2 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 0-3-2
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
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
February 23, 2023 CGY [3] at VGK 4 Pietrangelo Vladar Brossoit
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 6, 2023 6:30pm at Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
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

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of three matchups this season between the Flames and Stars. The Flames won 6-5 in the clubs first meeting in January. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 7-8-2 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 16-11-5 against Western Conference opponents.

LAST MEETING WITH THE STARS:
The Flames met Dallas for a matinee game back on January 14th. Calgary would start the scoring just 25 seconds in with Andrew Mangiapane outwaiting Scott Wedgewood on the backhand to slide home his ninth of the season and give the Flames an early 1-0 lead. Calgary would double their advantage later in the first with Trevor Lewis scoring his first power play goal since the 2017-18 campaign to make it 2-0 for the Flames. Jamie Benn would score in the late stages of the first to cut the lead in half, but Calgary skated into the intermission up 2-1. The Flames offense would explode in the second to the tune of four goals in the middle stanza with Lindholm, Kadri, Andersson and Tanev all contributing to put Calgary up 6- 1. The Stars would claw back in the third to get within one, but the Flames were able to lock things down and prevail 6-5.

BACK-TO-BACKS:
The Flames enter their third last set of back-to-backs this season with a quick two-game trip to Dallas and Minnesota. 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 1-4-2 in the first half of back-to-backs and 3-2-2 in the second half.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. DALLAS STARS
CGY vs. DAL ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRKC
80-66-25-9 44-25-14-6 36-41-11-3 5-3-2 W3

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Dallas Stars
6:30pm CT
American Airlines Center
TV: Sportsnet Flames
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 1-0-0)
Jan.14, 2023 – CGY [6] at DAL [5]
Mar. 6, 2023 – CGY at DAL
Mar. 18, 2023 – DAL at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. DAL: 2-0-1 (Home: 1-0-1, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. DAL: April 21, 2023 – Dallas [2] vs. Calgary [4]
Last Road Win @ DAL: January 14, 2023 – Calgary [6] at Dallas [5]
Last Home Loss vs. DAL: November 4, 2021 – Dallas [4] vs. Calgary 3
Last Road Loss @ DAL: December 18, 2018 – Calgary [0] at Dallas [2]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR
Mar. 3 – acquired Dryden Hunt (F) from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Radim Zohorna (F)
Mar. 3 – acquired Troy Stecher (D) and Nick Ritchie (F) from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Brett Ritchie (F) and Connor Mackey (D)

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 48)
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 (5 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 4)

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
March 4, 2023 – STARS 7 vs. AVALANCHE 3
The Stars tied their season high for goals in a game with seven even-strength tallies in a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday (first: 7-2 win on Nov. 3, 2022 at Arizona). Jason Robertson (2-1—3), Joe Pavelski (1-1—2) and Roope Hintz (0-2—2) each had multi-point efforts, and all three factored on two goals against the Avs. The trio have combined on 14 goals this season which trails only Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (19). Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston (1-0—1) scored his 15th goal of the season to move past Valeri Nichushkin (14 in 2013-14 and in 2014-15) for the most career goals by a teenager in Dallas Stars team history. Forward Mason Marchment (1-0—1) busted a 32-game goal drought, Radek Faksa (1-0—1) tallied his eighth goal of 2022-23 and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (1-0—1) netted his ninth goal of the season. In his Stars debut, forward Max Domi had two shots, one hit and one takeaway in 16:12 TOI. Goaltender Jake Oettinger’s 32-save effort boosted his record this season to 26-8-10.
PP: 0-3 | PK: 1-2 | SF: 29 | SA: 35 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (22:13) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL – J. Pavelski 2. DAL – M. Marchment 3. DAL – J. Benn

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon, March 6, 2023 Calgary Flames 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 9, 2023 Buffalo Sabres 6 p.m. KeyBank Center BSSW/KTCK
Sat, March 11, 2023 Seattle Kraken 9 p.m. Climate Pledge Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Mon, March 13, 2023 Seattle Kraken 9 p.m. Climate Pledge Arena BSSWX/KTCK
Tue, March 14, 2023 Vancouver Canucks 9 p.m. Rogers Arena BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 1 – Placed forward Luke Glendening on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 17
March 2 – Signed defenseman Gavin White to a three-year entry-level contract
March 2 – Acquired forward Max Domi and goaltender Dylan Wells from Chicago for goaltender Anton Khudobin and a 2025 second-round draft pick
March 2 – Assigned goaltender Dylan Wells and loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom, Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray to Texas
March 4 – Acquired forward Scott Reedy from San Jose for forward Jacob Peterson
March 4 – Recalled goaltender Matt Murray and forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
March 5 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray to Texas (AHL)
March 6 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray from Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 43

NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21
F Joel Kiviranta Lower body 11 Feb. 8-pres.
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 7 Feb. 18-pres.
G Scott Wedgewood Undisclosed 1 Feb. 22-25
Undisclosed 3 Mar. 1-pres.

  • Glendening placed on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 17

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out a two-game homestand tonight against the Calgary Flames at American Airlines Center. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second of three meetings between the two clubs and one of two in a span of 12 days. Calgary opened the series opener with a 6-4 victory at American Airlines Center on Jan. 14. Following tonight’s game, the Stars will embark on their longest road trip of the season – a six-game trek that begins March 9 in Buffalo and concludes March 18 in Calgary.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Jan. 14 vs. Calgary – L, 6-5
March 6 vs. Calgary
March 18 at Calgary

NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (18-33-12) at Winnipeg Jets (36-25-2)

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NHL Preview: San Jose Sharks (18-33-12) at Winnipeg Jets (36-25-2)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

Game 63 – 3/4 – SJS 3 vs WSH 8…Erik Karlsson (0g, 2a) became only active NHL defenseman with multiple 80-point campaigns to his record, a pair of assists representing his 79th and 80th points of the year. Reaching 60 assists on the year, he is the 10th all-time NHL blue-liner to hit 60 helpers in 63 or fewer games played, the second in the last 28 years. Alexander Barabanov (1g, 0a) notched his 40th point of the campaign, a career high, and Nico Sturm (0g, 1a) set a career best with his 21st point of the season, an assist. William Eklund (0g, 1a) made his season debut with the Sharks and tallied his fifth career assist in his 10th NHL game. Tomas Hertl (1g, 0a) moved into eighth on San Jose’s all-time power play goals list with the 44th of his tenure.
SJ Goals: Hertl (16 pp), Barabanov (13)
SF: 41
SA: 30
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 2/3
W: Kuemper
L: Kahkonen

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 – WINNIPEG JETS
The Winnipeg Jets look to keep pace in the Central Division race as they play host to the San Jose Sharks, the club in a tight battle with the Colorado Avalanche for the third playoff berth. The Jets, who boast a 21-10-1 record at home on the year, enter Monday’s matchup after splitting a home-and-home with the Edmonton Oilers, falling Friday on the road but earning a 7-5 win Saturday over the Oilers. Winnipeg is led by Norris contender Josh Morrissey, who ranks second on the club with 66 points and is first with 51 assists. The defenseman has six game-winning goals on the year, tied for second-most on the squad, and has a Jets-leading 26 power play points.

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the middle game of a three-game homestand on Monday night when they host the San Jose Sharks. Winnipeg ended a five-game winless streak with a 7-5 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night to win the season series. The Jets end the homestand with a meeting against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday before playing eight of 10 games on the road.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat SJS
63 GP 63
36 W 18
25 L 33
1 OT 12
73 PTS 48
197 GF 186
176 GA 240
21.6% PP 18.5%
83.3% PK 82.8%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 6 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 8 MIN SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 11 At FLA SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 12 At TBL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 14 At CAR TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Feb. 24 COL 5-1 L 2L
Feb. 26 NYI 4-0 L 3L
Feb. 28 LAK 6-5 SOL 4L
Mar. 3 At EDM 6-3 L 5L
Mar. 4 EDM 7-5 W 1W

Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Play-By-Play: John Bartlett
Analyst: Sam Cosentino
Rinkside: Sean Reynolds
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

Upcoming Schedule
Monday, March 6
Morning Skate 9:30 a.m.
Jets vs. San Jose Sharks 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 7
Practice – Canada Life Centre 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 8
Morning Skate 9:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Minnesota Wild 6:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 7
Edmonton Oilers 5
Jets Scorers: Scheifele (35), Morrissey (14, 15), Lowry (8), Capobianco (8), Barron (6), DeMelo (3)
Oilers Scorers: Draisaitl (39, 40, 41), Janmark (6), Bjugstad (14)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (30 sv, 5 ga)
Oilers Goaltender: Jack Campbell (32 sv, 6 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-3
Jets PK: 1-for-3
Recap: Josh Morrissey led the Jets with two goals and an assist in a 7-5 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Dylan DeMelo, Morgan Barron, and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and assist in the victory. Winnipeg scored four times in the second period to match a season high for goals in a period.

Goal Outburst
The Jets matched a season high with seven goals on Saturday against Edmonton… Winnipeg has scored 15 goals in their past three games after scoring 16 goals on their previous eight games… The Jets are averaging 3.11 goals per game this season, which is 18th in the NHL.

Ending the Slide
Winnipeg put a stop to their five-game winless streak on Saturday… The Jets have seven winning streaks of at least three games this season, but haven’t won consecutive games since a three-game winning streak from Jan. 30-Feb. 14.

Starting the Week Off Right
The Jets are 4-1-0 on Mondays this season, including four in a row… Winnipeg has outscored their opponents 17-10 in the handful of games.

Against the Pacific
Winnipeg is 11-5-2 against the Pacific Division this season… Kyle Connor (9G, 14A) and Josh Morrissey (5G, 18A) lead the Jets with 23 points in 18 games against the Pacific Division this season, while Mark Scheifele has 13 goals in 18 games, including six of his 10 power play goals this season.

From the Point
The Jets had five defencemen register at least a point in the same game for the fourth time this season on Saturday… They combined for four goals and three assists… Winnipeg defencemen have accounted for 154 points (37G, 117A) this season, which is third in the NHL and nine points away from the 163 points they had all of last season.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 21-10-1 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is sixth in the NHL and second in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (15G, 24A) and Josh Morrissey (13G, 26A) lead the team with 39 points in 32 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 19 goals at home leads the team and has him five goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 17-8-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average, .924 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 250-159-37 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

Jets vs. SJS Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Sharks play their first of three meetings on the season tonight at Canada Life Centre… Winnipeg travels to San Jose on Mar. 28, while the Sharks make a return visit on Apr. 10.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 6-3-2 in its past 11 games against the Sharks and went 1-1-1 last season the trio of games. Seven of the 11 games have been decided by one goal… The Jets have been held without a power play goal in their last three games against San Jose (0-for-6).

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has gone 2-2-1 in the past five games against San Jose in Winnipeg and are a perfect 5-for-5 on penalty kill in the past three games.

Player Notes
Sam Gagner has a team best 28 points (8G, 20A) in 45 games against the Sharks during his career… Blake Wheeler has 24 points (7G, 17A) in 28 games against San Jose. Ten of his 17 assists have come on the power play… Connor Hellebuyck is 7-5-2 with a .928 save percentage and 2.47 goals-against average in 15 career games against the Sharks.

Jets vs. SJS Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
38 13 21 4

Home Record
GP W L OT
18 5 11 2

Away Record
GP W L OT
20 8 10 2

Jets vs. SJS Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
01/23/2018 @SJ W 5 4 23 3 1 10 33 3 1 19
12/20/2018 @SJ W 5 3 24 3 0 13 44 4 1 11
02/05/2019 SJ OTL 2 3 27 5 0 8 38 3 1 12
03/12/2019 SJ L 4 5 25 2 1 4 36 2 0 4
11/01/2019 @SJ W 3 2 19 2 0 4 53 2 0 4
11/27/2019 @SJ W 5 1 26 3 1 34 33 6 0 18
02/14/2020 SJ L 2 3 32 3 1 8 35 3 0 10
10/16/2021 @SJ L 3 4 23 3 0 17 31 5 2 13
10/30/2021 @SJ OTL 1 2 35 0 0 8 36 3 1 2
11/11/2021 SJ W 4 1 34 3 0 7 27 0 0 13

NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (34-22-8) at Buffalo Sabres (32-25-4)

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NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (34-22-8) at Buffalo Sabres (32-25-4)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. BUFFALO GP RECORD HOME (41) AWAY (41) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. BUFFALO 82 42-26-10-4 25-12-3-1 17-14-7-3 289 258
OILERS vs. BUFFALO – 2022-23 1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 2 4

QUICK FACTS
Monday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second and final game against the Sabres this season and the lone game in Buffalo.

These teams last met on Oct. 18 in Edmonton, with the Sabres winning 4-2.

Nick Bjugstad leads the Oilers with 20 career points against the Sabres and Cody Ceci has played a team high 35 career games against Buffalo.

POWER PLAY PROWESS
The Oilers have the top three power play point getters in the NHL, with McDavid (58), Draisaitl (49) and Nugent-Hopkins (42) ranking first, second and third respectively. Connor McDavid collected his 58th power play point of the season on Mar. 4 at WPG, giving him the Oilers single season record for most PPP’s in a season, passing Wayne Gretzky (57 – 1981-82). Leon Draisaitl scored his league leading 26th power play goal of the season on Mar. 4 at WPG to pass his own franchise record for most PPG’s in one season, a mark he set in 2021-22. Only one other active player has scored 26+ PPG’s in a single season – Chris Kreider (26 in ’21-22 w/NYR).

GONE STREAKING
Leon Draisaitl posted his 7th career regular season hat-trick on on Mar. 4 at WPG, extending his point streak to 12 games. He has accumulated 20 points (12G, 8A) in that span, including five multi-point efforts. He has now recorded eight separate point streaks of 10+ games in his career.

TWO OF A KIND –MULTIGOAL GAMES
With two goals on Mar. 1 vs. TOR, McDavid became the first Oiler to score 10 goals in a 5-game span since Wayne Gretzky in December 1986. He is the 5th player in NHL history with a 5-game multi-goal streak and the first since Alexander Mogilny in 1992-93.

TEAM EFFORT
On Feb. 23 at PIT the Oilers had 11 different players record a point, while having six different goal scorers in the game.

EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 11-4-5 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 88-70 while earning at least a point in 16 of the 20 games.

FIVE OF A KIND
The Oilers have scored 5+ goals 24 times this season, posting a record of 22-2-1 when scoring five or more goals in a game.

GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 102. They also rank 2nd in the NHL in first period goals with 67 goals.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. BUFFALO
Record: 3-4-3
GF: 29 GA: 31
2022-23 10/18/22 @ EDM 4-2 L
2021-22 3/17/22 @ EDM 6-1 W
2021-22 11/12/21 @ BUF 3-2 L
2019-20 1/2/20 @ BUF 3-2 L (OT)
2019-20 12/8/19 @ EDM 3-2 L (OT)
2018-19 3/4/19 @ BUF 4-3 W
2018-19 1/14/19 @ EDM 7-2 W
2017-18 1/23/18 @ EDM 0-5 L
2017-18 11/24/17 @ BUF 1-3 L
2016-17 12/6/16 @ BUF 3-4 L (OT)
2016-17 10/16/16 @ EDM 2-6 L

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Saturday, March 4
Tampa Bay 3 at Buffalo 5
Goals: Thompson, Hinostroza, Jost, Quinn, Skinner
Goalies: Comrie (33 saves/36 shots)
PP: 2/5; PK: 4/5; Shots: Tampa Bay 36 – Buffalo 34

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 110)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Alex Tuch (lower body, Feb. 26; IR) – 4 games

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 seventhround pick in the 2025 NHL Draft in exchange for F Rasmus Asplund
3/4: Activated D Rasmus Dahlin off injured reserve

UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, March 7: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
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.

TODAY’S GAME
OILERS AT SABRES
• This is the second and final meeting between the Sabres and Oilers this season.

• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Edmonton 4-2 in Edmonton on Oct. 18, 2022.

• The Sabres are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games against the Oilers; 6-3-1 at home.

• This is the 83rd game all-time between Buffalo and Edmonton; Buffalo has a 30-41-11 series record.

• The Sabres are 17-16-8 at home against the Oilers all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win today would give the Sabres three straight home wins against the Oilers for the first time since they defeated Edmonton in three consecutive home contests from Feb. 15, 2007 to Jan. 3, 2012.

• 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 15 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 32 points (16+16) in his last 28 games, including 13 points (7+6) 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.

• In his last 40 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 48 points (21+27), including 12 points (6+6) in his last nine games.

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

• Casey Mittelstadt (3+8) has collected 11 points in his last 11 games and a point in tonight’s game would give him his third three-game point streak of 2022-23.

• In his last 11 games, Dylan Cozens has recorded 10 points (6+4).

BACK-TO-BACK
• Today’s game begins Buffalo’s 11th of 15 sets of back-to-back games this season, which will conclude with a road matchup against the New York Islanders tomorrow night. The Sabres are 5-4-1 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).

NHL Morning Skate – March 6, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – March 6, 2023

* Countrymen Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Teuvo Teravainen combined for eight points as the Hurricanes blanked the Lightning and maintained their two-point lead on the Devils atop the Metropolitan Division.

* Timo Meier and Jonathan Quick made their debut for the Devils and Golden Knights, respectively, with the former opening the scoring within the first 10 minutes of the game and the latter making 25 saves to pick up a win.
 

* Three of the NHL’s five 40-goal scorers will be on the ice when the Oilers visit the Sabres on Hulu, ESPN+, Sportsnet and TVA Sports (7:30 p.m. ET). In other action Monday, the Senators – one of the League’s top teams since the All-Star break – will look to extend their winning streak in pursuit of a playoff spot.

KOTKANIEMI, TERAVAINEN COMBINE FOR EIGHT POINTS IN SHUTOUT WIN

The Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes (41-12-8, 90 points) received a career-high five points from Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1-4—5) and a hat trick from Teuvo Teravainen (3-0—3) en route to their largest margin of victory in a home shutout in nearly 14 years.

* As they await the arrival of another Finnish-born player in Jesse Puljujarvi, Kotkaniemi and Teravainen became the first NHL teammates from the nation to combine for at least eight points in a game since Dec. 7, 2019 when Teravainen and Sebastian Aho totaled 3-5—8 (also for CAR).

* Teravainen’s hat trick marked the seventh this season by a Hurricanes player, tied for the most in one season in club history – the other instance came in 1985-86 when the Whalers set the benchmark.

* Frederik Andersen became the third Carolina goaltender to record a shutout in 2022-23, marking the first time in Hurricanes team history that three netminders have had a shutout in the same season. It is the third such instance in franchise history, following 1984-85 and 1995-96.

* Shayne Gostisbehere continued his impressive start with the club by becoming the first defenseman in franchise history to score a power-play goal in each of his first two games with the club. Check out #NHLStats Live Updates for more notes on Gostisbehere.


OTHER NEW ADDITIONS HELP DEVILS, GOLDEN KNIGHTS GET VICTORIES
Shayne Gostisbehere wasn’t the only recent acquisition who helped a team get a win Sunday:

* Timo Meier opened the scoring at 9:09 of the first period in his Devils debut. Dougie Hamilton (18-43—61 in 62 GP) had the primary assist on both the 1-0 goal and overtime winner and became the fifth defenseman in franchise history to record 60 points in a season – he required the fewest games among that cohort to reach the mark, eclipsing Scott Stevens (66 GP in 1993-94).

* Ivan Barbashev buriedhis first two goals in a Golden Knights uniform and Jonathan Quick (25 saves) earned a win in his team debut as Vegas (38-19-6, 82 points) vaulted past idle Dallas (34-16-13, 81 points) to reclaim first place in the Western Conference. Barbashev (2-3—5 in 4 GP) has five points since joining the Golden Knights, which trails only Brandon Pirri (6-0—6 in 4 GP) and James Neal (6-0—6 in 4 GP) for the most by a player through their first four games with the franchise.
 

QUICK CLICKS

* Rangers Learn to Play kids graduate, skate at Rink at Manhattan West

* Zizing ‘Em Up: Maple Leafs look to take next step after Deadline moves
* Trophy Tracker: Matty Beniers remains leader for Calder as rookie of year
* Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson on love of hockey

* Yanni Gourde scores overtime winner as Kraken rally past Avalanche

THREE 40+ GOAL SCORERS IN ACTION ON HULU, ESPN+, SPORTSNET & TVA SPORTS

With 40 days left in the 2022-23 regular season, 23 teams either hold a playoff spot or are within seven points of one – including the Oilers (34-22-8, 76 points) and Sabres (32-25-4, 68 points) who will square off in a broadcast that will air exclusively on Hulu and ESPN+ in the United States and on TVA Sports and Rogers Monday Night Hockey (Sportsnet) in Canada. The contest will feature three of the League’s top five point-getters in Connor McDavid (52-70—122), Leon Draisaitl (41-55—96) and Tage Thompson (42-40—82).


TOP PERFORMERS IN MONTH SINCE ALL-STAR BREAK

A look at some of the top performers since the regular season resumed following the All-Star break, exactly four weeks ago today:

* Edmonton’s Connor McDavid tops all players with 11-19—30 over that span, finding the score sheet in 13 of 14 games including nine multi-point showings. McDavid, who holds a 26-point lead in the Art Ross Trophy race, has more points since the All-Star break than 77% of the League’s players have all season.

* Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon scored his 12th goal over that span in the Avalanche’s overtime loss Sunday, tying Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov and Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl for the League lead.
 

* Minnesota’s Filip Gustavsson tops the NHL in save percentage (.952) over that span (min. 5 GP) as he has posted a 6-1-2 record to help the Wild (36-21-6, 78 points) narrow the gap from eight to three points as they pursue the No. 1 seed in the Central Division.

* Boston’s Linus Ullmark (6-0-0) and Ottawa’s Mads Sogaard (4-0-1) are the only netminders with a minimum of four appearances since the All-Star break who have yet to post a regulation loss over that span.

* The Bruins, Devils, Golden Knights and Wild share the League lead with 20 standings points since the All-Star break, while Boston, Vegas, Los Angeles and New Jersey have the top four points percentages over that span.

* The Senators own an 8-3-1 record since the All-Star break and have the best points percentage over that span by a club not currently in a playoff position. Now holding a 32-26-4 record (68 points), Ottawa entered the All-Star break six points back of a Wild Card spot but have narrowed that gap to three points as they head to Chicago riding its longest winning streak since 2016-17 – the last time they qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans (31-33) at Sacramento Kings (37-26)

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NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans (31-33) at Sacramento Kings (37-26)

When the New Orleans Pelicans conclude their three-game Western Conference trip with a game against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, they will attempt to repeat recent history.

The first two games of the trip have been split, with New Orleans winning 121-110 at Portland on Wednesday and losing 108-99 at Golden State on Friday.

Meanwhile, Sacramento’s five-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday when they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 138-134 at home.

Since their last meeting with the Pelicans, the Kings have not lost two games in a row. That was one month ago, on February 5, when the Kings defeated New Orleans by a score of 136-104 two days after losing to Indiana.

In that New Orleans victory, Trey Murphy III stunned the opponents by scoring 30 points and making six 3-pointers during a stretch in which the Pelicans won four of five games to maintain their position in the Western Conference playoff race.

Since then, they have lost five of their last six games, dropping two games below.500. On Wednesday, they will begin a four-game homestand against all Western playoff contenders.

In light of the fact that the Pelicans, who had the best record in the West at the middle of December, have dropped to the bottom of the pack in the Western race and Zion Williamson’s future remains uncertain due to a strained right hamstring, Brandon Ingram is aware that he must contribute to maintaining a positive outlook.

That is absolutely what Ingram has done. He has scored more than 30 points five times in his last 10 games, including a season-high 40 on Wednesday against Portland.

He and Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, who has essentially matched Ingram point for point in recent weeks, both missed the Kings’ trip to New Orleans last month.

The Rulers’ Top pick had gone for at least 30 places in eight straight appearances prior to adding up to 25 in Saturday’s misfortune to the Timberwolves. With 29 points, Kevin Huerter led the team in that game.

Coach Mike Brown has found himself reminding his team that the job is not done, despite the fact that Sacramento is currently in a rather comfortable position because they have seven fewer losses than the Pelicans.

With a record of 6-3 against all playoff contenders, the Kings have done well during a difficult stretch of the schedule. However, there are no lightweights in sight with the Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, and New York Knicks following New Orleans.

The Pelicans and Kings are also scheduled to meet in New Orleans on April 4.

NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors (32-33) at Denver Nuggets (45-19)

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NBA Preview: Toronto Raptors (32-33) at Denver Nuggets (45-19)

The Eastern Conference playoff race is so tightly contested that a single game’s outcome can alter a team’s fortunes.

The Toronto Raptors, who are in the middle of the play-in bracket with 17 games remaining in the regular season, gained a significant advantage by defeating Washington on the road on Saturday, 116-109.

On a difficult five-game road trip that began with two games against the Wizards and ends with three games remaining, Toronto has won nine of its last 12 games. A trip to Denver to play the Nuggets on Monday night does not make the competition any easier.

The Raptors will face the best NBA home team with some insider knowledge. Will Barton, who was traded to Washington over the summer after seven seasons with Denver, was signed.

He signed with Toronto on Tuesday after being acquired by the Wizards and has only appeared in three games with his new team.

This season, the Raptors have struggled at home, but recently have performed better on the road. They won at Memphis last month and are 4-2 in their last six games.

Their most recent game required overtime, which is not good for their legs when playing in thin air and against a team that has only lost once at home since Dec. 6 and is trying to improve its grip on the Western Conference’s top seed.

The Nuggets are coming off a 113-97 victory over the Grizzlies, extending their lead over Memphis to six games, and have won three straight and seven of their last eight games.

Denver is excited to be the best team in the West, which means it will have home court advantage for the first three rounds. Since joining the NBA, the Nuggets have never reached the conference finals, and their 29-4 record at Ball Arena demonstrates how difficult they are to beat there.

On Friday night, the Grizzlies attempted physical contact with Denver to disrupt the high-scoring offense, but it did not slow them down; In response, the Nuggets only engaged in physical play.

It also helps when Nikola Jokic has a triple-double, which he has done in 25 games this year and in four of the last five games. When he reaches that point, Denver is unbeaten this year.

This year, Jokic is averaging a triple-double, putting him in the running to be named league MVP for the third year in a row.

Zeke Nnaji is the only rotation player who is not available, so the Nuggets are relatively healthy. He has a right shoulder injury, which the team said would be looked at again in two weeks.

NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks (32-32) at Miami Heat (34-31)

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NBA Preview: Atlanta Hawks (32-32) at Miami Heat (34-31)

Cody Zeller, a veteran center who stands 6 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds, has recently found himself lost in the’shadows.’

Zeller, who was a Charlotte lottery pick, was waived twice in 2022 by Portland and Utah. However, Miami acquired him last month and he has helped the Heat out of the bench.

When the Miami Heat host the Atlanta Hawks for the second time in a row, it is anticipated that his role will be to play as a reserve once more on Monday night.

In Miami’s 117-109 victory over Atlanta on Saturday night, Zeller scored a season-high 13 points in 12 minutes.

Zeller is a member of the current Heat reserve team, which also includes Max Strus, Caleb Martin, and Victor Oladipo.

Zeller, 30, was selected fourth overall by the NBA in 2013 but hasn’t started a game since the 2020-21 season. Supporting Miami’s stars, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Jimmy Butler, is now his responsibility.

On Saturday, Adebayo scored a game-high 30 points against Atlanta. He also had five assists and 11 rebounds.

Herro added 20 points on Saturday as well, and Butler had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and a team-high seven assists.

Kevin Love, the new Miami Heat power forward, has performed admirably in his six games since being acquired. However, he has only scored twice in the double digits for Miami.

So far this season, the Heat have won two out of three games against Atlanta.

Meanwhile, in 39 games, Atlanta has scored at least 100 points.

The Hawks have nonetheless struggled with inconsistent play.

Dejounte Murray, for instance, scored a career-high 41 points on 17-for-22 shooting in Friday’s game against Portland. On the other hand, he only managed 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting on Saturday against Miami. In Portland, he hit all five of his three-pointers, but in Miami, he missed all five of his long shots.

Trae Young, the Hawks’ superstar, is another example of inconsistent behavior. On Saturday against Miami, he was held to a season-low eight points on 2-for-13 shooting. That is a significant drop from his 26.7 season scoring average.

Young had an average of 22.1 points and 8.3 assists over his previous 15 games against Miami.

Positively, Saddiq Bey scored 22 points for the Hawks on Saturday. Since the Hawks acquired him on Feb. 9, it was his highest scoring game.

The Hawks’ record on the sidelines since hiring Quin Snyder as coach is 2-2.

NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (30-34) at Detroit Pistons (15-49)

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NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (30-34) at Detroit Pistons (15-49)

The Detroit Pistons begin a five-game homestand with a long losing streak.

Prior to their game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, the Detroit Pistons had lost seven straight.

On Saturday, Detroit was hammered by Cleveland by 114-90 and committed 24 turnovers. After falling nine points behind at the half, the Pistons were outscored 42-22 in the third quarter.

The fact that Casey’s starting five and rotation have been constantly changing due to injuries and roster additions and deletions has not helped matters.

Bojan Bogdanovic, the team’s leading scorer, missed Saturday because of a sore Achilles. Isaiah Stewart, power forward, and Jalen Duren, center, both missed time with injuries to their right hips, necessitating Casey’s creation of a brand-new frontcourt lineup. Watch Killian Hayes passed on the game in the second from last quarter because of a hand injury.

Marvin Bagley III, who led the Pistons with 20 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocks, was a bright spot. Since returning from a hand injury that kept him out for nearly two months, Bagley has been averaging 17.5 points and 13.0 rebounds in four games.

The Trail Blazers will play the third game of a six-game road trip and the tail end of a back-to-back. On Sunday, Portland defeated Orlando 122-119 to end a three-game losing streak.

Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 41 points, his 14th game this season with 40 or more points. Over the past five games, he has scored 42.2 points on average.

In the final minute of the game against Orlando, Nassir Little hit the winning 3-pointer, and the Trail Blazers won the game with free throws.

Jerami Grant, a former Piston, scored 20, grabbed six rebounds, and provided seven assists. On Jan. 2, the Trail Blazers defeated the Pistons 135-106, and Grant scored 36 points in 28 minutes.

Portland played without starters Jusuf Nurkic (left calf strain) and Anfernee Simons (right lower leg sprain) on Sunday.

Billups will coach on Monday against the team he led to the 2004 and 2005 NBA Finals.

NBA Preview: Philadelphia Sixers (41-32) at Indiana Pacers (29-36)

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NBA Preview: Philadelphia Sixers (41-32) at Indiana Pacers (29-36)

The Philadelphia 76ers may be without two starters when they play the Indiana Pacers on Monday, despite winning what is widely considered to be their biggest game of the season.

After suffering injuries during Saturday’s dramatic 133-130 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, Tobias Harris (left calf soreness) and P.J. Tucker (back spasms) are unlikely to be available.

Milwaukee’s 16-game winning streak was snapped when Philadelphia came back from an 18-point deficit in the third quarter and scored 48 points in the fourth. James Harden finished with 38 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds, including 19 in the final period.

Tyrese Maxey had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Georges Niang had 16 points. Joel Embiid had 31 points and 10 rebounds. In four consecutive games, Maxey has scored at least 23 points.

The Sixers, who had lost 106 games in a row when trailing by 14 or more points on the road going into the fourth quarter, could use the victory as a turning point.

Despite Philadelphia’s victory, Rivers wants to make sure his team remembers that it was only one game.

The final two games of the Sixers’ five-game road trip are against Indiana and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Indiana has won three of its last four, including a 125-122 triumph over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.

After missing one game due to tightness in his right calf, Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton returned and scored 29 against Chicago, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining. With the victory, Indiana tied for 11th in the Eastern Conference.

Jordan Nwora, who was acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks a month ago, took Aaron Nesmith’s place in the starting lineup after he missed Sunday’s game with a sore left hip. In the win over Chicago, Nwora scored ten points and grabbed five rebounds.

Center Myles Turner, who scored 40 points in a loss to the Boston Celtics on February 23 to tie his career high, has also provided the Pacers with a boost over the past week. In January, Turner extended his contract with Indiana by two years and $60 million.

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