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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (35-18-9) at Boston Bruins (48-8-5)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (35-18-9) at Boston Bruins (48-8-5)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Ottawa Senators 5, New York Rangers 3 – March 2, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: C. Kreider (27), J. Trouba (5), V. Tarasenko (14)
OTT Goals: S. Pinto (16), D. Brassard (10, 11), C. Giroux (26), T. Stutzle (29)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (L – 29/33)
OTT Goalie: C. Talbot (W – 29/32)
NYR Shots: 32
OTT Shots: 34
NYR PP: 0/4
NYR PK: 3/3
RECAP/NOTES: Patrick Kane made his debut for the Rangers on Thursday night against Ottawa but the team fell to the Senators, 5-3, at MSG. Chris Kreider led things off with his seventh shorthanded goal in his career and then the Blueshirts built a 3-2 lead heading into third. The Senators proceeded to score three in the final frame to take the win.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers head to Boston for a matinee against the Bruins at TD Garden in the season finale between the two teams. (1:00 PM ET – TV: ABC, ESPN Plus – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
  • On the road, New York has points in 11 of their last 13 contests (7-2-4). The Rangers’ .683 points percentage on the road ranks fifth in the NHL. The Blueshirts’ 41 road points are tied for the fourth most in the league.
  • The Blueshirts have earned a point in 12 of their last 16 games (10-4-2) and 30 of their last 39 contests (25-9-5).
  • The Rangers have played more regular season games (665) and have earned more regular season wins (264) against the Bruins than against any other opponent in their 96-season history.
  • The Blueshirts’ 17 comeback wins are the fifth most in the NHL and their eight third-period comeback wins are tied for the third most in the NHL. Their eight third-period comeback wins are tied for the second most in franchise history (11 -2010-11).
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 148 points, the third most in the NHL and 118 assists, tied for the fourth most in the NHL.
  • New York’s 78 third period goals are the fourth most in the NHL.
  • When scoring first this year, the Blueshirts are 24-5-4 and 18-3-3 when leading after the second period.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Mar. 9/7:00 PM Montreal/Bell Centre MSG Network ESPN 1050 AM
Mar. 11/5:00 PM Buffalo/KeyBank Center MSGSN ESPN 1050 AM
Mar. 12/4:00 PM Pittsburgh/PPG Paints Arena TNT ESPN 98.7 FM
Mar. 14/7:00 PM Washington/Madison Square Garden ESPN ESPN 1050 AM
Mar. 16/7:00 PM Pittsburgh/Madison Square Garden MSG Network ESPN 1050 AM

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Mar. 2 Ottawa L, 5-3
Mar. 1 at Philadelphia OTW, 3-2
Feb. 26 Los Angeles W, 5-2
Feb. 25 at Washington L, 6-3
Feb. 23 at Detroit L, 4-1

MAN GAMES LOST – 34
PLAYER INJURY/REASON DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper Body Feb. 26-Mar. 2 3

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 3 – Acquired Anton Blidh from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Gustav Rydahl and acquired Wyatt Kalynuk from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for future considerations.
February 28 – Patrick Kane acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks.
February 28 – Austin Rueschhoff traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for future considerations
February 28 – Braden Schneider recalled from Hartford. Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.

ALL-TIME RECORD 264-300-97-4 (629 PTS)
2022-23 0-2-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 151-128-55-1 (358 PTS)
NYR AWAY 113-172-42-3 (271 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2-3-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad (15) – A: Kane/Panarin (11) – Pts: Zibanejad (23)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Bathgate (64) – A: Bathgate (116) – Pts: Bathgate (180)

2022-23 SEASON SERIES
November 3 at MSG L, 5-2
January 19 at MSG L, 3-1
March 4 at TD Garden 1:00 PM ET

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TODAY’S GAME

  • The Bruins host the Rangers today in the 3rd and final game between these teams this season and the Rangers’ lone game of the season series at TD Garden.
  • They are 48-8-5 overall this season and their 101-point total is the best record in NHL history through 61 games … They are 25-2-3 on home ice and the Bruins are 26-6-3 vs Eastern Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins are playing today their 9th of 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 6-1-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play game 2 today of their 4-game home stand (1-0-0) … They will next host Edmonton on 3/9 and Detroit on 3/11.

RECENT GAMES:

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

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 80)

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

BOSTON vs BUFFALO, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Rangers are meeting for the 666th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 304-252-97-12
    record and 2,087-1,926 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins are 175-106-42-7 lifetime vs. New York at home with a 1,150-911 scoring edge in those 330 contests.

FUN FACTS

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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 9: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.
Feb. 17: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
Feb. 23: Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway acquired from Washington for Craig Smith, 2023 first round draft pick,
2025 second round draft pick and 2024 third round draft pick.
Feb. 23: Rights to Andrei Svetlakov acquired from Minnesota for 2023 fifth round draft pick.
Feb. 25: Vinni Lettieri placed on waivers (cleared 2/26).
Feb. 25: Shane Bowers acquired from Colorado for Keith Kinkaid and assigned to Providence/AHL.
Mar. 2: Tyler Bertuzzi acquired from Detroit for 2024 first round (top-ten protected) and 2025 fourth round draft picks.
Mar. 2: David Pastrnak signed to an eight-year contract extension.
Mar. 2: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (28-24-9) at New York Islanders (31-25-8)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (28-24-9) at New York Islanders (31-25-8)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 4 vs. SEATTLE 5 OT (3/2/23)
1ST PERIOD: SEA McCann (Eberle, Beniers) 1:12-EV; DET Chiarot (Copp, Fabbri) 3:07-EV; SEA Bjorkstrand (Wennberg, Schwartz) 5:33-EV; SEA McCann (Dunn, Tolvanen) 12:19-EV; DET Erne (Seider, Larkin) 18:39-EV 2ND PERIOD: DET Berggren (Zadina, Lindström) 2:59-EV; SEA Schwartz (Eberle, Beniers) 6:17-EV; DET Walman (unassisted) 14:48-EV
3RD PERIOD: No scoring
OT: SEA Bjorkstrand (McCann, Schultz) 3:33-PP
SHOTS: DET 29 (11-10-7-1) / SEA 37 (16-10-9-2)
GOALIES: DET Husso (OTL, 32-37) / SEA Jones (ND, 9-12), Grubauer (W, 16-17)
PP: DET 0-3 / SEA 1-5

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (5 / Feb. 25)
Jordan Oesterle – undisclosed (3 / Feb. 27)
Total Man Games Lost: 240
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Ville Husso (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/3 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Signed forward Alex Chiasson and goaltender John Lethemon to one-year contracts for the remainder of the 2022-23 season … Acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for forward Oskar Sundqvist … Acquired a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and forward Dylan McLaughlin from St. Louis in exchange for forward Jakub Vrána (Detroit will retain 50 percent of Vrána’s salary) … Loaned forward Dylan McLaughlin to Springfield (AHL) 3/2 – Recalled forward Adam Erne from Grand Rapids … Activated defenseman Jordan Oesterle from injured reserve … Placed forward Michael Rasmussen on injured reserve … Acquired a first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft from Boston in exchange for forward Tyler Bertuzzi (Detroit will retain 50 percent of Bertuzzi’s salary) 3/1 – Signed forward Dylan Larkin to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $8.7 million … Acquired a conditional first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft from Vancouver in exchange for defenseman Filip Hronek and a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft … Signed forward Alexandre Doucet to a three-year entry-level contract 2/28 – Signed defenseman Jake Walman to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3.4 million 2/27 – Activated forward Lucas Raymond from injured reserve … Placed defenseman Jordan Oesterle on injured reserve

TODAY’S GAME
RED WINGS at ISLANDERS / 12:30 P.M. EST / UBS Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TODAY: 124th all-time meeting, 63rd at New York … Third of three games this season, second of two at New York
ALL-TIME vs. NYI: 57-55-6-5 / AWAY: 24-31-4-3 / LAST 10: 4-5-1 / IN 2021-22: 2-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-1-0
DET top scorers vs. NYI: Dylan Larkin (4-12-16 in 20 GP), David Perron (5-5-10 in 20 GP), Alex Chiasson (2-6-8 in 16 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-1-3 in 5 GP), Pius Suter (2-1-3 in 5 GP), Moritz Seider (1-2-3 in 5 GP)
NYI top scorers vs. DET: Zach Parise (12-13-25 in 26 GP), Brock Nelson (13-9-22 in 25 GP), Josh Bailey (9-13-22 in 29 GP), Anders Lee (10-11-21 in 23 GP), Kyle Palmieri (8-10-18 in 26 GP), Ryan Pulock (3-7-10 in 12 GP), Bo Horvat (4-6-10 in 14 GP), Noah Dobson (1-2-3 in 5 GP), Ross Johnston (0-1-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Sun., March 5: RED WINGS at FLYERS / 6:00 p.m. / Wells Fargo Center / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Wed., March 8: RED WINGS vs. BLACKHAWKS / 7:30 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: TNT / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Sat., March 11: RED WINGS at BRUINS / 1:00 p.m. / TD Garden / TV: ESPN+, ABC / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
March 2 vs. Seattle – 5-4 OTL
Detroit fell 5-4 in overtime against Seattle to move to 28-24-9 overall and 15-12-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings (65 points) are five points behind the New York Islanders (70 points) for the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference … Detroit also trails Buffalo (66 points), Ottawa (66 points), Florida (66 points) and Washington (66 points) by a single point … Detroit is 9-5-9 in one-goal games this season, and 24-6-19 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … The Red Wings are 26-3-6 this season when leading or tied after two periods, and 14-3-1 when doing so on home ice … Detroit is 13-6-6 against the Western Conference this season, and 9-4-3 when facing Pacific Division opponents … Ben Chiarot put Detroit on the board with his fifth goal of the season … Chiarot skated in his 550th career NHL game … Adam Erne was credited with his seventh goal of the campaign … Erne, who was recalled by Detroit prior to Thursday’s game, has two goals in his last three NHL appearances … Erne also picked up his first fighting major of the season and ninth of his NHL career … Jonatan Berggren made it a 3-3 game with his 12th goal of the season … Berggren has four goals and a 57.1 shooting percentage in his last nine games dating back to Feb. 11 vs. Vancouver … Jake Walman knotted the score at four apiece with his sixth goal of the campaign … The Red Wings have 33 goals from their blueline this season … Moritz Seider logged the primary assist on Erne’s goal, giving him 18 points (2-16-18) and a plus-eight rating in 23 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … It marked Seider’s 70th career NHL assist, passing Dale McCourt for the seventh-most assists by a Red Wings skater prior to their 22nd birthday … Dylan Larkin also collected an assist on Erne’s goal, giving him 25 points (9-16-25) in 23 games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin extended his team lead in assists (36), points (58) and shots (186) through 60 games … Larkin (169-247-416 in 564 GP) passed Vyacheslav Kozlov for sole possession of 20th place on the franchise’s all-time scoring list … Ville Husso is 11-0-2 this season when making 32-or-more saves … The Red Wings finished 38-for-63 (60.3%) at the faceoff circle … Andrew Copp went 14-for-20 (70.0%) on the draw, while Larkin ended the night 16-for-24 (66.7%) … Detroit tied a season high with 38 hits, which was also accomplished on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal and Jan. 7 at Toronto … Seider and Erne each recorded seven hits, while Olli Määttä notched six hits.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Tuesday, Feb. 28 SO Loss MIN 2 vs. NYI 1 Bailey Sorokin (30/31)
Josh Bailey opened the score and Scott Mayfield and Otto Koivula each tallied assists on Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center, but the New York Islanders fell to the Minnesota Wild in the shootout following scoreless second and third periods. Goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves on 31 shots to help the Islanders collect a point for the fifth time in their last seven games (4-2-1). The Islanders finish February with a 6-3-3 record.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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: 155

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Saturday, Feb. 18 at Boston L (6-2)

UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
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

VS. DETROIT:
Last five meetings (2-2-1)
Jan. 27, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (2-0)
Nov. 5, 2022 Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI) Loss (3-0)
Mar. 24, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (5-2)
Dec. 14, 2021 Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI) Loss (2-1)
Dec. 4, 2021 Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI) OT Loss (4-3)

2022-23 1-1-0
Franchise History 60-53-6-4
NYI Home 34-21-4-3
NYI Away 26-32-2-1

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Nov. 5, 2022 Little Caesars Arena L, 3-0
Jan. 27, 2023 UBS Arena W, 2-0
Mar. 4, 2023 UBS Arena 12:30pm

TODAY’S MATCHUP
Today, the New York Islanders host the Detroit Red Wings in the third and final matchup between the two clubs this season, their lone matinee game on home ice in 2022-23. The home team has registered a shutout in each meeting between these teams this season. The Islanders and Red Wings last met on January 27 at UBS Arena, when Brock Nelson and Anders Lee each scored and Ilya Sorokin turned aside all 23 shots faced to help the Islanders defeat the Red Wings, 2-0. The Islanders have collected points in five of their last seven games, and finished the month of February with a 6-3-3 record.

The Islanders have a 7-3-1 record against Detroit since the beginning of the 2018-19 season, including five straight wins on home ice. The Islanders have also collected points in nine of their last ten matchups against Atlantic Division opponents.

The Islanders return to game action today, following three days idle. Their last matchup was a 2-1 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul on Tuesday evening. It was the 21st time this season that the Islanders captured at least one point in a game decided by a single goal. Including the Christmas Break and All-Star Break, today’s game is the fourth time this season that the Islanders return to action following three straight days without a game. They are 2-0-1 (Dec. 27 vs. PIT, Jan. 10 vs. DAL, Feb. 6 at PHI) when playing after three days idle.

NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (37-19-5) at Buffalo Sabres (31-25-4)

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NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (37-19-5) at Buffalo Sabres (31-25-4)

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 4 vs. Pittsburgh 5 (OT)
The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped a third-straight contest with a 5-4 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins March 2 at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts fell to 37-19-5 on the season with a home record of 22-5-4…The Lightning concluded the season series vs. PIT with an 0-2-1 record…Ross Colton opened the scoring at the 5:39 mark of the first period when a shot from Tanner Jeannot deflected off Kris Letang and ricocheted off Colton for his 14th goal of the season with Mikhail Sergachev picking up the secondary helper…Jeannot’s assist was his first point as a member of the Bolts…Jeff Petry scored back-to-back goals at the 6:06 and 6:31 marks of the second period to give PIT a 2-1 lead…Brayden Point scored his team-leading 38th goal of the season when he banged home a rebound in front of Tristan Jarry on the power play to tie the game at two with 10:21 remaining in the second…Jason Zucker gave PIT a 3-2 lead with 4:54 remaining in the middle frame…Steven Stamkos got the game tied once again when he fired a shot over the glove of Jarry 38 seconds into the third for his 27th goal of the season, a power-play goal, with Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy picking up the assists…Drew O’Connor gave PIT the lead once again with 13:01 remaining in regulation…With 4:10 remaining in the third, Stamkos made a move around Sidney Crosby at the PIT blue line before feeding Victor Hedman, who beat Jarry to tie the game at four with his sixth goal of the season…Zucker scored at the 2:13 mark of overtime to give PIT the 5-4 win…Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 32 shots.
PP: TBL – 2-5 PIT – 0-5
SOG: TBL – 31 PIT – 32
Attendance: 19,092

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Sabres are playing the fourth of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at KeyBank Center…The Bolts are 2-0-1 against BUF this season with a 5-3 win Nov. 5 at AMALIE Arena, a 6-5 overtime win Nov. 28 at KeyBank Center and a 6-5 overtime loss Feb. 23 at AMALIE Arena…Brayden Point (4-4—8) leads Tampa Bay in goals vs. BUF this season and is tied with Nikita Kucherov (1-7—8) for the team lead in points…Kucherov is riding a 12-game point streak vs. BUF (10-12-22) and has points in five straight contests at BUF (5-6—11)…Kucherov has points in 14 of his 15 career games at BUF (10-13—23)…Kucherov has points in 21 of his last 22 games vs. BUF (14-19—33)…Point is riding a five-game point streak vs. BUF (4-6—10) with goals and multiple points in three straight…Steven Stamkos has picked up points in five consecutive games vs. BUF (4-6—10) and 10 of the last 12 meetings (6-10—16)…Stamkos has pointed in five of his last six contests at BUF (4-6—10)…Brandon Hagel has picked up points in each of his four career games vs. BUF (3-4—7)…Alex Killorn has found the scoresheet in seven consecutive contests at BUF (4-7—11)…Anthony Cirelli has points in six of his last seven games vs. BUF (3-5—8)…Corey Perry has recorded points in six of his last eight games at BUF (7-2—9)…Victor Hedman has points in four of his last five contests vs. BUF (1-5—6)…The Lightning are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games at BUF and 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 50-48-9 with five ties all-time vs. BUF, including a road record of 26-24-3 with two ties…Stamkos (22-24—46) holds the Lightning franchise records for career goals and points vs. BUF.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. BUF

  1. Steven Stamkos – 46 pts. (22-24—46, 48 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 40 pts. (15-25—40, 47 GP)
  3. Nikita Kucherov – 39 pts. (17-22—39, 31 GP)
  4. Vincent Lecavalier – 38 pts. (19-19—38, 49 GP)
    T5. Alex Killorn – 27 pts. (9-18—27, 38 GP)
    T5. Victor Hedman – 27 pts. (8-19—27, 49 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a two-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on the road…The Lightning are 10-7-1 against Atlantic Division opponents and 17-12-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 8-3-0 in the first game of back-to-back sets this season…The Bolts are 15-14-1 on the road this season…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in 10 of their last 12 road games (36 total)…Tampa Bay has scored a power-play goal in six of their last seven contests.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 95
Current Injuries:
None

TRANSACTIONS
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
Feb. 26 – Acquired F Tanner Jeannot from Nashville in exchange for D Cal Foote, a 2025 first-round pick, a 2024
second-round pick, a 2023 third-round pick, a 2023 fourth-round pick and a 2023 fifth-round pick

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Thursday, March 2
Buffalo 1 at Boston 7
Goal: Mittelstadt
Goalies: Luukkonen (35 saves/40 shots) – 2 ENG
PP: 0/3; PK: 2/3; Shots: Boston 42 – Buffalo 27

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 109)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Alex Tuch (lower body, Feb. 26; IR) – 3 games
Rasmus Dahlin (lower body, Feb. 26; IR) – 3 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
2/26: Recalled F Vinnie Hinostroza from Rochester (AHL); Placed F Alex Tuch on injured reserve
2/27: Signed G Michael Houser and placed him on waivers
2/27: Acquired D Riley Stillman from Vancouver in exchange for F Josh Bloom
2/28: G Michael Houser cleared waivers and was assigned to Rochester (AHL)
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

UPCOMING GAMES
Monday, March 6: Edmonton at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
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.

TODAY’S GAME
LIGHTNING AT SABRES
• This is the fourth and final meeting between the Sabres and Lightning this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Tampa Bay 6-5 (OT) in Tampa Bay on Feb. 23.
• The Sabres are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games against the Lightning; 3-5-2 at home.
• This is the 113th game all-time between Buffalo and Tampa Bay; Buffalo has a 57-45-10 series record.
• The Sabres are 27-22-6 at home against the Lightning all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win today would give the Sabres consecutive wins over the Lightning for the first time since they earned victories on Feb. 13, 2018 (5-3) and Feb. 28, 2018 (2-1).
• A win today would also match Buffalo’s win total from 2021-22.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 30 points (15+15) in his last 27 games, including 11 points (6+5) in his last eight games.
• In his last 39 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 46 points (20+26), including 10 points (5+5) in his last eight games.
• In his last eight games, Jack Quinn has recorded eight points (3+5).
• Casey Mittelstadt (3+7) has collected 10 points in his last 10 games.
• In his last 10 games, Dylan Cozens has recorded nine points (6+3).
• Owen Power has notched an assist in three of his last four games.
• A point in today’s game would give JJ Peterka his fourth point streak of three or more games this season, and his first since he recorded a point in four consecutive games from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4 (2+2).

DOWN BY THE BAY
• Tage Thompson has notched 10 points (6+4) in his last eight games against Tampa Bay, including six points (4+2) in three games against the Lightning this season.
• In addition to Thompson, Zemgus Girgensons (2+1) and Jeff Skinner (2+2) each have a point in all three games against Tampa Bay this season.
• In 27 games against the Lightning in his career, Craig Anderson has recorded a save percentage of .915 and a goals-against average of 2.63.
• Owen Power recorded three assists in three career games against the Lightning.
• With a point in today’s game, Tyson Jost would earn a three-game point streak against Tampa Bay.

Global audience of more than 56 Million watch Super Bowl LVII, a 7 percent increase over 2022

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Global audience of more than 56 Million watch Super Bowl LVII, a 7 percent increase over 2022

Over 20 million fans watched Super Bowl LVII in Mexico while Brazil led emerging markets with 19% year-on-year growth in viewership

March.3, 2023. A global audience of more than 56 million watched the Kansas City Chiefs record a 38-35 victory over Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, a 7% increase over 2022 as international interest in the NFL continues to rise.

Highlights of Super Bowl LVII consumption in international markets include:

  • Mexico: Total audience reach of 20.7 million, with an average of 8.3 million viewers, up +10% year-on-year and the highest in at least a decade. Audience peaked at 10.2 million during the Apple Music Halftime Show.
  • Canada: Total audience reach of 17.3 million, with an average of 8.7 million viewers, up +6% year-on-year. Audience peaked at 11.9 million during the Apple Music Halftime Show.
     
  • Brazil: Total audience reach of 2.5 million, including an average audience of over 500 thousand, up +19% year-on-year and the highest in at least a decade.
  • China: Live streaming audience of 6.2 million unique viewers, up 43% year-on-year and the most watched Super Bowl in the last 6 years.
  • NFL Game Pass International: Total number of viewers increased 10% year on year, with consumption increasing by 5% over the previous year.
  • Social consumption on NFL channels in all international markets (Australia, Africa, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Mexico and UK) showed a significant increase from the previous Super Bowl, including:
    • Combined social video views of nearly over 236 million, up 25% from Super Bowl LVI
    • Total followers across all social channels now stands over 14.5 million, with a 372k increase in new followers gained during Super Bowl week, up 3% over same period last year
    • Over 7.5 million engagements generated from over 1,700 pieces of content
  • NFL Shop Internationals sales: Total revenue over Super Bowl LVII (Sun– Mon) increased +45% compared to previous year across NFL Shop International sites. 
  • International watch parties: Super Bowl LVII saw numerous in-market activations around the globe for the broadcast, including official NFL watch parties hosted in Brazil, Canada and France; broadcaster-led watch parties hosted in Germany, Spain and Latin America; partner-led watch parties in Australia and China, plus club-led International Home Marketing Area initiatives in Canada (Seahawks), Germany (Chiefs, Panthers), Ghana (Eagles) and Mexico (Chiefs). Additionally, NFL International supported the U.S. Department of State’s Sports Diplomacy Division in facilitating 20 watch parties hosted at U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Watch party footage from Accra in Ghana, Munich in Germany, and Sao Paolo in Brazil was shown within the FOX broadcast, the World Feed, and inside the stadium on the videoboards.

“Global interest in the NFL continues to accelerate, and these numbers reflect the exciting growth in our sport around the world,” said Peter O’Reilly, NFL Executive Vice President, Club Business, Major Events & International. “The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of our season and a must-watch cultural event. It’s fantastic to end the year with so much momentum as we look towards next season.”

The International Games 2022 saw the historic first regular-season game played in Germany, with three games in London and one in Mexico with sell-out crowds.  Five International Games will be played in 2023, with three games in London and two games in Germany.  

Super Bowl LVII was aired live in over 190 countries/territories via 80+ partners in over 25 languages, including Bell Media, DAZN (Canada), ESPN, Seven (Australia), Tencent, BesTV, GSports and GDTV (China), ProSieben, DAZN (Germany), Televisa, TV Azteca, ESPN, Fox (Mexico) and ITV, Sky Sports (UK).

In the United States, a custom survey from Nielsen and the NFL revealed Super Bowl LVII reached approximately 200 million viewers, or 60% of all people across the country, with an average minute audience of approximately 136 million viewers on television (FOX and FOX Deportes) and digital (FOX and NFL properties).

NFL Transactions 3-3-23

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NFL Transactions 3-3-23

The following are the NFL transactions for Friday, March 3. 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


WAIVER REQUEST (NO RECALL)

NEW ENGLAND
    Howerton, HaydenGSouthern Methodist 

    CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Monday, 3/6/23


TERMINATION OF VESTED VETERAN

HOUSTON
    Britt, JustinCMissouri 
 


ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS


FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

HOUSTON
    Sheffield, KendallDBOhio State 

WASHINGTON
    Kemp, MarcusWRHawaii

MLS Preview: Nashville SC (1-0-0) at New York Red Bulls (0-1-0)

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The New York Red Bulls and Nashville have only met once before, in the 2021 season, when New York won 2-0 at home and drew 1-1 in Nashville. Nashville has never lost to the Red Bulls, the only Eastern Conference team Nashville has faced more than once.

Last season, the New York Red Bulls had trouble at home, losing five of their last nine games in Harrison (W3 D1), including a playoff loss to FC Cincinnati. Since October 2020 (W15 D11), New York had only lost five of its 31 previous home games at Red Bulls Arena in all competitions.

In 2020, Nashville SC won all five of its regular-season road games (W2 D3). It lost to Charlotte FC on the road in July, equaling the longest regular-season road streak in MLS history.

In their 1-0 defeat to Orlando City on Saturday, the Red Bulls received only one shot on goal, a penalty kick from Facundo Torres, out of a league-low six attempts. It was only the second time since 2010 that New York had lost a game in which it had one shot on target; the other loss came in August 2022 against Orlando.

Jacob Shaffelburg was set up by Hany Mukhtar on the bench for Nashville’s second goal against NYCFC on Saturday. Since joining MLS in 2020 (including playoffs), Mukhtar has scored at least once in 49 matches, eight more than any other player.

MLS Preview: Houston Dynamo FC (0-1-0) at New England Revolution (1-0-0)

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MLS Preview: Houston Dynamo FC (0-1-0) at New England Revolution (1-0-0)

In September of last year, the Dynamo defeated the Revolution 3-1 to earn their first victory since 2014. Houston hasn’t won in New England since July 2013, and the Revs have won four of their last five meetings there, including avoiding defeat.

Only the sixth time in the Revs’ 28 seasons that they have won their first match of the season, New England’s 1-0 victory at Charlotte on Saturday marked their first victory in a season opener since 2013. The first two games of a new MLS season have never been won by New England.

On Saturday, Houston’s season began with a 2-1 defeat to FC Cincinnati, snapping a streak that had lasted for 11 seasons. In MLS history, the Dynamo have never started a season with consecutive losses.

Bruce Arena has only lost one of his 12 matches against Ben Olsen (W6 D5), a 1-0 defeat against DC United in 2015 with the Galaxy. Olsen was coached by Arena during his 1998 debut season in MLS.

Saturday, Tate Schmitt scored the only goal for the Dynamo in his debut. Schmitt is the Dynamo player since M. Urruti in 2012 to score on his club debut; In their first two games with the team, only three players have scored: Romell Quioto, Andrew Wenger, and Brian Ching are the first three.

MLS Preview: Philadelphia Union (1-0-0) at Inter Miami FC (1-0-0)

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MLS Preview: Philadelphia Union (1-0-0) at Inter Miami FC (1-0-0)

The Union have won all three of their meetings with Inter Miami FC in Florida (W2 D1, including a 2-1 victory in MLS is Back). However, Union coach Jim Curtin has only played one game against the Miami Fusion; that was a 2-1 loss to Chicago on July 18, 2001, at Lockhart Stadium, which is the same location as DRV Pink Stadium.

With a 2-0 victory over CF Montreal at home, Inter Miami became the first team in its four seasons to win in the season opener. The Herons had conceded at least one goal in ten of their previous ten home games, the longest such streak in MLS as of 2023.

The Union began their campaign with a 4-1 victory over Columbus, their third consecutive game in which they scored at least three goals since the playoffs of last season. Philadelphia has never scored at least three objectives in four successive MLS games (normal season and end of the season games).

Serhiy Kryvtsov became the first Ukrainian player since Dema Kovalenkko did so for the Galaxy in the 2010 season to score in an MLS game when he scored Miami’s first goal on Saturday. Since scoring for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League on September 20, 2020, it was Kryvtsov’s first goal in a league game.

Daniel Gazdag, with two goals and two assists in the match against Columbus, became the fourth player in MLS history to score four goals in the season opener for his team, surpassing Jason Kreis in 1999 and Brian Ching in 2006.

MLS Preview: D.C. United (1-0-0) at Columbus Crew SC (0-1-0)

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MLS Preview: D.C. United (1-0-0) at Columbus Crew SC (0-1-0)

Since 2021 (W3 D1), Columbus has only lost one of its last five meetings with DC United, and each game has featured at least three goals. D. C. United has the fifth-worst record in those games (W16 D4 L25), but it has played the most games with at least three goals scored (45).

Columbus fell to the Philadelphia Union 4-1 in its season opener on Saturday, its first loss since 2016. After allowing five goals to the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2000, the Crew have now conceded four goals in their first game of the season twice.

On Saturday, D. C. United defeated Toronto on a comeback to win 3-2. Since its first match in July, a 5-3 victory over Orlando City, D. C. United had not scored at least three goals in a game.

When Patrick Schulte made his MLS debut against Philadelphia, he gave up four goals and only made one save. Roman Burki and Carlos Coronel, the only two goalkeepers who played this past weekend, made fewer saves.

In D. C. United’s victory on Saturday, Mohanad Jeahze and Theodore Ku-Dipietro each had two assists and one goal. In the team’s first game of the season, D. C. United had two players score at least two goals for the last time in 1993 (3 for Marco Etcheverry and Roy Lassiter; 2 for Richie Williams and Ben Olsen.

MMA Preview: Jon Jones (26-1-1) at Cyril “Bon Gamin” Gane (11-1)

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MMA Preview: Jon Jones (26-1-1) at Cyril “Bon Gamin” Gane (11-1)

Three years after his last fight, Jon Jones will make his heavyweight debut on Saturday. Jon Jones vs. Cyril Gane is the main event of UFC 285 in Vegas and one of the most exciting heavyweight fights in years. He is competing against Cyril Gane for the vacant title. In the heavyweight division, Jones, widely regarded as the GOAT, has a shot at winning the title. Gane is the only thing standing in the way of his progress.

Jon Jones Has Never Been This Big and Strong Jon “Bones” Jones has a professional record of 26-1-1, but some may argue that his actual record is 28-0. His only defeat came when he was disqualified from a fight he was winning because of illegal elbows. Jones beat Daniel Cormier in the title fight by knockout in the first round, which resulted in the fight being declared a draw. Jones’s positive drug test resulted in the loss of the victory.

Jon Jones vs Cyril Gane Odds
Moneyline Odds
Jon Jones – 175
Cyril Gane + 150
*Odds taken from Sports Odds Direct on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

When, Where, and How to Watch?
Place: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Time: ~10:00 PM ET
How to Watch: PPV

Jones has defeated a number of elite fighters during his professional career, including DC and others like Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, Chael Sonnen, Alexander Gustafsson, and Glover Teixeira.

Jones is known as a fighter who enjoys using his own weapons to defeat his opponents. He defeated Cormier in wrestling, KO’d Gustafsson, etc. On Saturday, will he attempt to outbox Cyril Gane? Experts in MMA disagree. Instead, they believe Jones will concentrate on what they perceive to be Gane’s Achilles’ heel, grappling.

Cyril “Bon Gamin” Gane (11-1) is a heavyweight who moves like a middleweight and needs more weapons to defeat Jones. This explains why he didn’t get hit a lot in the title fight against Francis Ngannou. Ngannou, on the other hand, defeated Gane completely in that fight.

Even the No. 1 contender, Gane, had no idea that Ngannou would engage in grappling. He lost the title fight for one reason. However, he is probably prepared for the fight on the floor this time. Naturally, the question is whether or not he will require his grappling abilities at all.

The problem is that Gane is a great kickboxer who has Muay Thai experience and has a much wider range of motion than Jones. He certainly appears to be capable of keeping his opponent at a distance.

Prediction for Jon Jones vs. Cyril Gane: Jon Jones will win by taking the fight to the ground. Cyril Gane must outbox his opponent in order to win the title. So, which strategy will win out?

The odds are stacked in Jones’ favor, but we expect the three-year hiatus to wear down. Jones isn’t fast enough to keep up with Gane, who is going to hurt Jones with his punches and also has steel fists.

Nevertheless, we do not anticipate Gane eliminating him. Instead, in order to win by decision, he will try to land as many significant strikes as possible.

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