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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (39-11-8) at Vegas Golden Knights (35-19-6)

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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (39-11-8) at Vegas Golden Knights (35-19-6)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 3-2 loss against the Anaheim Ducks at PNC Arena on Saturday, despite outshooting the Ducks 53-16 in the contest. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jesper Fast each scored for Carolina, while Brett Pesce, Jaccob Slavin and Jordan Staal each tallied an assist. Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in net, suffering just his second loss in nine decisions.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 58 games (10/12-2/25)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 57 games (10/14-2/25)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 13 games (1/21-2/25)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 224

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 28 Acquired Jesse Puljujarvi from Edmonton in exchange for Patrik Puistola

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 1 at Vegas 10 p.m. TNT HRN
March 3 at Arizona 9:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 5 Tampa Bay 3 p.m. TNT HRN
March 7 at Montreal 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 9 Philadelphia 7 p.m. BSSO HRN

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 1 Wednesday T-Mobile Arena 11:30 a.m.
March 2 Thursday T-Mobile Arena 11:30 a.m.
March 3 Friday Mullett Arena 11:30 a.m.
March 4 Saturday No practice
March 5 Sunday No morning skate

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

HURRICANES vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Vegas in the first of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Golden Knights will travel to PNC Arena on 3/11.

— The Hurricanes and Golden Knights are meeting for the ninth time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 5-3-0-0 record, including a 3-1-0-0 road record.

— Carolina swept the season series 2-0-0 in 2021-22 (Vegas: 0-1-1), and the Hurricanes have won each of the teams’ last three matchups.

— The Hurricanes posted a 4-2 win over the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on 11/16/21. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Martin Necas (2a), Teuvo Teravainen (2a) and Vincent Trocheck (1g, 1a) tallied two points, while Antti Raanta stopped 21 of 23 shots faced in net.

— Carolina earned a 4-3 overtime win over Vegas on PNC Arena on 1/25/22. Sebastian Aho scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and Andrei Svechnikov added two assists as Frederik Andersen made 26 saves in net.

— Sebastian Aho has registered nine points (6g, 3a) in seven career regular-season games against the Golden Knights.

— Dylan Coghlan skated in 88 NHL games with Vegas from 2021-22, recording 19 points (6g, 13a). He was acquired by Carolina along with Max Pacioretty in exchange for future considerations on 7/13/22.

— Paul Stastny tallied 80 points (30g, 50a) in 121 games over two seasons with the Golden Knights from 2018-20. He was traded to WPG in exchange for Carl Dahlstrom and a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Noah Laba) on 10/9/20.

— Derek Stepan has earned 11 points (5g, 6a) in 13 career regular-season games against Vegas.

— Teuvo Teravainen has posted seven points (2g, 5a) in eight career regular-season games against the Golden Knights.

— Nicolas Roy was selected by Carolina in the fourth round, 96th overall, of the 2015 NHL Draft and skated in seven NHL games with the Hurricanes in 2018. He also tallied 74 points (28g, 46a) in 139 AHL games with Charlotte from 2017-19, helping the team to a Calder Cup championship in 2019. Roy was traded to Vegas along with a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Oscar Plandowski) in exchange for Erik Haula on 6/27/19.

— Golden Knights Goaltending Coach Sean Burke made 281 appearances with Hartford/Carolina from 1992-97, posting a 107-131-29 record, 3.09 goals-against average, .903 save percentage and 11 shutouts. He holds the franchise record for assists by a goaltender (12) and ranks fourth all-time in wins and tied for fourth in shutouts. Acquired from New Jersey along with Eric Weinrich in exchange for Bobby Holik and a second-round pick in the 1993 NHL Draft (Jay Pandolfo) on 8/28/92, Burke was traded to Vancouver along with Geoff Sanderson and Enrico Ciccone in exchange for Martin Gelinas and Kirk McLean on 1/3/98.

— Vegas Assistant Coach John Stevens played 44 games as a defenseman for the Whalers from 1991-94, recording eight assists. He joined the organization as a free agent during the 1990 offseason and left in free agency during the 1996 offseason.

ROAD SCHOLARS
Carolina is entering Wednesday’s meeting with Vegas on a five-game road win streak (1/12-2/14) and six-game road point streak (1/7-2/14: 5-0-1). The Hurricanes’ road win streak is tied for the longest such streak since relocation (also 3/23/98-4/6/98, 10/22/05-11/15/05, 3/15/11-4/8/11), and they have outscored their opponents 22-9 over that stretch. Carolina has also earned a point in 18 of its last 19 road games (11/14-2/14: 13-1-5, .816), with a 12-1-2 record and a league-high .867 points percentage away from home since 11/29.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 35-19-6, 76 points (18-13-1 at Home, 17-6-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 1 vs. Carolina Hurricanes TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 3 vs. New Jersey Devils AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 5 vs. Montreal Canadiens AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 7 at Florida Panthers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 27 – Vegas Golden Knights 0, Colorado Avalanche 3
The Golden Knights (35-19-6) were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche (34-19-4), 3-0, on Monday night at Ball Arena. Mikko Rantanen found the back of the net 14 seconds into the first period and the Avalanche carried the 1-0 lead into intermission. Rantanen scored again in the second to give Colorado a 2-0 advantage and a late empty-net goal from Nathan MacKinnon sealed the win for the home team.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • This is the second time this season the Golden Knights have been shutout (last, Jan. 25 vs. DAL)
  • Alex Pietrangelo becomes the third defenseman in VGK history to take a faceoff and win it (prev. Shea Theodore & Colin Miller)
  • Vegas’ nine game point streak comes to an end (6-0-3), which started Jan. 28 against the Islanders

Against the Hurricanes
The contest between the Golden Knights and the Hurricanes is the first of two this season. Carolina is the final team Vegas has not faced yet this season and these teams will meet twice in the next 10 days. Golden Knights are 3-2-3 all-time against the Hurricanes and will look to secure their first win since Jan. 31, 2020 and first win at T-Mobile since Nov. 3, 2018. The last time these teams met, the Golden Knights overcame a two-goal deficit with goals by Brett Howden and Nicolas Hague in the third period to force overtime at 3- 3. However, Vegas was unable to secure the comeback win as Sebastian Aho scored to give Carolina the victory.

2022-23 Season CAR Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Mar. 1 – at Vegas
Mar. 11 – at Carolina

2021-22 Season CAR Series: 0-1-1 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 0-0-1)
Nov. 16 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Carolina 4)
Jan. 25 – at Carolina (Vegas 3, Carolina 4 OT)

NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (39-15-5) at Colorado Avalanche (34-19-5)

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NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils (39-15-5) at Colorado Avalanche (34-19-5)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
Last Game
Philadelphia Flyers 0 New Jersey Devils 7
(23-28-810-56 PTS) (39-15-5 -83 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Siegenthaler 2. A. Schmid 3. N. Hischier
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Philadelphia 0 0 0 – – 0
DEVILS 0 3 4 – – 7
Goals:
PHI: SHUT OUT
NJD: J. Siegenthaler, J. Hughes, D. Mercer, N. Hischier, D. Hamilton, J. Bratt, N. Bastian

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 57
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 3
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 167

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/28/23 Nikita Okhotiuk Reassigned to Utica
2/6/23 John Marino Activated off I.R.
2/17/23 Alex Holtz Reassigned to Utica
2/21/23 Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
2/26/23 Timo Meier, Timur Ibragimov, Scott Harrington, Santeri Hatakka, Zachary Emond & a fifth-round pick Acquired via trade from SJS
2/26/23 Shakir Mukhamadullin, Nikita Okhotiuk, Andreas Johnsson, Fabian Zetterlund, a conditional 2nd-round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft & a 7th-round selection in 2024 Traded to SJS
2/27/23 Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R.
2/27/23 Scott Harrington Placed on waivers
2/28/23 Graeme Clarke Recalled from Utica

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

VS COLORADO
Jersey’s team is 1-0-0 vs Colorado in 2022-23.
The Devils were 1-1-0 vs Colorado last season.
The lasts time that the Devils swept the Avs in a season series was in 2017-18 (2-0-0), which also marked the lasts time that Jersey won a season series vs the Avs.

ALL-TIME vs COLORADO/QUEBEC
Record: 39-43-8-4
Home: 24-18-4-2
Road: 15-25-4-2

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs the Avs/QUE was nine goals, twice, (vs QUE), last, Mar. 10, 1990, in a 9-3 win.
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Avs/QUEis nine, which happened on Dec. 14, 1985, after a 9-3 defeat at Quebec.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Colorado is 43, after a 3-2 loss on Oct. 15, 2010, at the Rock.
The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Avs/QUE is 43, on Jan. 29, 1983, at Quebec in a 6-4 loss.
The last time the Devils shut out the Avs was on Mar. 15, 2012, in a 1-0 shootout win at the Rock.
The last time the Avs shut out the Devils was on Mar. 17, 2019, in a 3-0 loss at Colorado.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Fri. Mar. 3, at VGK, 10:00 P.M. E.T.
Sun. Mar. 5, at ARI, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue. Mar. 7, vs TOR, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Mar. 9, at WSH, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Mar. 11, at MTL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES

Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Wed, Mar. 1 NEW JERSEY 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Mar. 4 at Dallas 1:30 p.m. ESPN+, ABC, SNet 92.5 FM
Sun, Mar. 5 SEATTLE 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Tue, Mar. 7 SAN JOSE 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Thu, Mar. 9 LOS ANGELES 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Mar. 11 ARIZONA 4 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM

TONIGHT’S GAME
COLORADO vs. NEW JERSEY
7:08 p.m.
Altitude / 92.5 FM
The Colorado Avalanche wraps up a three-game homestand tonight against the New Jersey Devils at Ball Arena … The Avs have won six straight games, matching their longest win streak of the season (Jan. 14-24) … Colorado is 7-0-1 in its last eight games, the club’s longest point streak of the 2022-23 season … The Avs are 14-2-2 (.833) in their last 18 contests since Jan. 14 … Only Boston (15-3-1) has more wins/points and only Carolina (.844, 13-2-1) has a higher winning percentage during this stretch … The Avalanche finished 7-1-2 (.800) in February, the second-best record in the NHL behind the Bruins (9-1-0, .900)… Colorado is 7-1-1 in its last nine on home ice and 7-1-1 in the last nine away from Denver … Colorado has played only 58 games, tied for the fewest in the NHL … The Avs finish the season with 27 games in 50 days from Feb. 24 – April 14.

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

LAST GAME
Feb. 27 – Colorado 3, Vegas 0 at Ball Arena
Mikko Rantanen scored 14 seconds into the game and later added his 40th goal of the season to lead the Avalanche to a 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena … Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 31 shots for his career-high third shutout of the season and his fifth consecutive victory … Nathan MacKinnon tacked on an empty netter.
SF: 34 SA: 31 PP: 0-1 PK: 1-1

The Avs have won six straight games, matching their longest win streak of the season (Jan. 14-24) … Colorado is 7-0-1 in its last eight games, the club’s longest point streak of the 2022-23 season The Avs are 14-2-2 in their last 18 games … Colorado has scored the first goal in 16 of those 18 contests The Avalanche finished 7-1-2 (.800) in February, the second-best record in the NHL behind Boston (9-1-0, .900) The Avalanche scored on their first shot of the game for the third straight contest … This is just the third time in franchise history that the Avs scored on their first shot of a game for three consecutive contests … The other instances: Nov. 27-30, 2005 (3 GP) and Jan. 13-17, 2000 (3 GP) Rantanen reached the 40-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career … He became the fourth different player (seventh time) in Avalanche history to score 40 goals in a season … Rantanen, who reached the 40-mark in his 58th game, became the fastest Avalanche player to ever score their 40th goal, topping Joe Sakic (65th game) in 1995-96 Rantanen extended his goal streak to five games, the longest streak by an Avalanche player in 2022-23 … He is one shy of equaling his career-long streak (six games) set from Jan. 15-26, 2021 Rantanen’s goal at 0:14 of the first period is tied for the seventh-fastest to start a game in franchise history Rantanen notched his eighth game-winning goal of the season, a new career high and tied for second in the NHL Both of Rantanen’s goals came at even strength, his league-leading 31st and 32nd even-strength tallies of 2022-23 MacKinnon extended his goal streak to four games and point streak to eight contests, both season highs …He has points in 11 consecutive home games (8g/11a) The Avalanche improved to 10-2-0 all-time on Military Appreciation Night Georgiev posted his fifth straight victory, tying his career long win streak set last year … He is 6-0-1 in his last seven games and 10-1-1 in his last 12 appearances Georgiev’s three shutouts this season are a career high Valeri Nichushkin extended his point streak to five games (2g/4a) J.T. Compher notched his 100th career NHL assist

CURRENT INJURIES
Pavel Francouz – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (Jan. 14 – present)
Erik Johnson – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
Kurtis MacDermid – head (Feb. 27 – present)
Cale Makar – head (Feb. 19 – present)
Total: 327

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 1 – Ben Meyers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 28 – Justus Annunen recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 27 – Darren Helm placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Jan. 12) … Brad Hunt, Jonas Johansson, Ben Meyers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Brad Hunt, Jonas Johansson, Ben Meyers reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 26 – Jack Johnson acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Andreas Englund
Feb. 25 – Justus Annunen recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Keith Kinkaid acquired from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Shane Bowers … Kinkaid reports to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Keaton Middleton signed to a two-year contract through 2024-25 … Justus Annunen, Brad Hunt reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NEW JERSEY DEVILS
The Avalanche and Devils meet for the second and final time this season … New Jersey won the first matchup 1-0 back on Oct. 28 at Prudential Center …. Colorado is 5-2-0 in its last seven games against the Devils and has won the last three meetings here at Ball Arena … These two teams met in the 2001 Stanley Cup Final, a series Colorado won in seven games

SCHEDULE vs. DEVILS
Oct. 28 @ New Jersey (L, 0-1)
Mar. 1 vs. NEW JERSEY

RECORD vs. DEVILS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 PLAYOFFS
Overall: 0-1-0 Overall: 1-1-0 Overall: 47-39-9 Overall: 21-16-4 Series (record): 1 series (1-0)
Home: — Home: 1-0-0 Home: 27-15-4 Home: 13-6-1 Record Overall: 4-3
Road: 0-1-0 Road: 0-1-0 Road: 20-24-5 Road: 8-10-3 Last: 2001 Cup Final (W, 4-3)

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

BACK-TO-BACK
The Avs are 11-4-1 (.719) in back-to-back games this season, third best in the NHL behind only Boston (14-2-2, .833) and Carolina (13-3-2, .778) … The Avs are 5-2-1 in the first game and 6-2-0 in the second contest, as only the Hurricanes (7-1-1) and Bruins (7-2-0) have a better record on the second night of a back-to-back … The Avalanche on Saturday wrapped up a stretch of three consecutive sets of back-to-back games, with the club earning 11 of a possible 12 points during that span… All three back-to-backs required travel in between (either home/road or road/home) and all three opponents on the second half of the back-to-back were waiting for the Avs, with Colorado sweeping all three games … The Avalanche posted a 15-5-2 (.727) combined record in back-to-back games last season, the second-best mark behind Minnesota (.732, 19-6-3) … The Avs finished 7-3-1 in the first game and 8-2-1 in the second.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (37-15-8) at Edmonton Oilers (32-21-8)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (37-15-8) at Edmonton Oilers (32-21-8)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 at Seattle 1
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
TOR Goals: Giordano, Tavares, Liljegren, Matthews (2x)
SEA Goals: Dunn
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 26/27, .963 SV%
SEA Goaltender: Grubauer, 17/21, .810 SV% – Jones, 11/12, .917 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2

Player Notes:

  • Mark Giordano scored his fourth goal of the season at 4:58 of the first period. Giordano has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A). Giordano registered two blocks in Sunday’s win posting the 2,046th block of his NHL career, surpassing Kris Russell (2,044) for first place on the NHL’s all-time blocked shots list.
  • Timothy Liljegren scored for the Maple Leafs at 12:51 of the first period and registered the primary assist on Giordano’s goal. Liljegren scored his fifth goal of the season, tying an NHL career season-high. With two points registered during Sunday’s game, Liljegren tied a single-game NHL career-high which he has marked on five occasions during his NHL career. Liljegren recorded his third multi-point game of the season and fifth of his NHL career.
  • Auston Matthews scored twice in Toronto’s win, posting his third multi-goal game of the season and 16th multi-point game of the season.
  • William Nylander posted the secondary assist on Giordano’s goal and the primary assist on John Tavares’ goal. Nylander has posted an assist in four-consecutive games (5A) and extended his current point streak to seven games where he has posted 13 points (5G, 8A). Nylander has posted a multi-point game in three-consecutive outings. Nylander registered his ninth multi-assist game of the season and 19th multi-point game of the season.
  • Mitch Marner recorded two assists in Toronto’s win. Marner posted his 11th multi-assist game of the season and his 18th multi-point game of the season. Marner has posted eight assists through his last two road games which, per NHL Stats, is “the most points in Maple Leafs history through a span of two road games, eclipsing Gary Leeman (2-5—7 from Oc. 7-12, 1989).”
  • Michael Bunting also posted two assists in Sunday’s game. Bunting posted his fifth multi-assist game of the season and his 11th multi-point game of the season.

Team Notes:

  • Toronto has recorded five or more goals in four of their last six games, earning a win in all four. In the 17 games this season that the Maple Leafs have recorded five or more goals, the club has posted a 16-0-1 record.
  • Per NHL Stats, “The Maple Leafs improved to 37-15-8 (82 points) in 2022-23. Their 82 points are the most in franchise history through 60 games in a season – their previous best was 81 points (38-17-5), set in 2021-22.”

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Edmonton: First of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Edmonton: 2-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 37-15-8
Toronto Road Record: 14-9-4
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight in the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. Toronto has recorded at least one point through 10-consecutive games (8-0-2) against Edmonton. The club has also earned at least one point in 10- consecutive road games against the Oilers (9-0-1). Their last regulation loss when visiting Edmonton dates back to February 11, 2016 where the Oilers captured a 5-2 win. The Maple Leafs have won three-consecutive games. Toronto is skating in their second game of a five-game road trip and are playing in the first game of a back-to-back with the team taking on the Calgary Flames tomorrow at Scotiabank Saddledome Toronto has posted a 6-3-0 record in the first game of a back-to-back.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023
Opponent: at Calgary Flames
Time: 9:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 28, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Luke Schenn from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a third round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft.
February 28, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired a third round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Pierre Engvall.
February 28, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Erik Gustafsson and Boston’s first round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft from the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenceman Rasmus Sandin.
February 27, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Jake McCabe, forward Sam Lafferty, a conditional fifth round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft and a conditional fifth round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for forwards Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft (top ten protected) and a second round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft. The Blackhawks will retain 50% of McCabe’s salary as part of the transaction.
February 18, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled goaltender Erik Källgren from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. Forward Pontus Holmberg has been loaned to the Marlies.
February 17, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari in a three-team trade with St. Louis and Minnesota. St. Louis receives Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette, Toronto’s 1st round pick in ’23, Ottawa’s 3rd round pick in ’23 and Toronto’s 2nd round pick in ’24. Minnesota receives Toronto’s 4th round pick in ’25. St. Louis will retain 50% and Minnesota will retain 25% of O’Reilly’s salary as part of the trade. Toronto also received Josh Pillar from the Minnesota Wild as part of the transaction.

INJURY REPORT
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (LTIR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Matt Murray Ankle (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. EDMONTON OILERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 11, 1979 (Toronto 6 at Edmonton 3)
All-Time Record: 60-44-8-3 (115 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 32-19-2-1 (54 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 28-25-6-2 (61 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 14, 2021 (Toronto 5 at Edmonton 1)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. EDMONTON OILERS:
Games Played: Mark Giordano (69), TJ Brodie (50), Ryan O’Reilly (43)
Goals: Ryan O’Reilly (13), Auston Matthews (10), John Tavares (10)
Assists: Mark Giordano (28), John Tavares (19), TJ Brodie (19)
Points: Mark Giordano (37), Ryan O’Reilly (31), John Tavares (29)
Penalty Minutes: Mark Giordano (75), Luke Schenn (23), Jake McCabe (12)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .683 3.45 2.62 25.3 81.5 32.2 28.9 53.2
Edmonton .590 3.80 3.28 31.9 75.6 33.5 31.6 50.4

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.3%
Power Play Goal Leader: 11 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 28 – Marner (6G, 22A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 81.5%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Järnkrok (1G, 2A), Marner (2G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Wednesday games 9th of 11 (8 home, 3 road)
Back-to-Backs played 9 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 6-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-3-1
March games 1st of 14 (5 home, 9 road)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

EDMONTON OILERS VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
6:00 p.m. MT at Rogers Place

BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
32-21-8 – 72 PTS RECORD 37-15-8 – 82 PTS
Div. – 3rd Conference – 6th RANK Div. – 2nd Conference – 4th
1st –31.9% (67/210) POWER PLAY 4th – 25.3% (46/182) 24th – 75.6% (164/217) PENALTY KILL 10th – 81.5 (145/178)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. TORONTO GP RECORD HOME (61) AWAY (54) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. TORONTO 115 47-55-8-5 27-26-6-2 20-29-2-3 418 418
OILERS vs. TORONTO – 2022-23 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0

QUICK FACTS
Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s first of two games against the Leafs this season and the lone game in Edmonton. These teams will face each other again on March 11th in Toronto.

The last time these teams met was on January 5, 2022 in Toronto, with the Maple Leafs winning 4-2.

Connor McDavid leads the team with 25 career points against the Leafs and Cody Ceci has played a team leading 25 games against Toronto.

EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 11-4-5 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 88-67 while earning at least a point in 16 of the 20 games.

GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 94.

They also rank tied for tied for 5th in the league in third period goals with 74.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. TORONTO
Record: 2-7-1
GF: 19 GA: 39
2021-22 1/5/22 @ TOR 4-2 L
2021-22 12/14/21 @ EDM 5-1 L
2020-21 3/29/21 @ TOR 3-2 W (OT)
2020-21 3/29/21 @ TOR 4-3 L (OT)
2020-21 3/3/21 @ EDM 6-1 L
2020-21 3/1/21 @ EDM 3-0 L
2020-21 2/27/21 @ EDM 4-0 L
2020-21 1/30/21 @ EDM 4-3 W
2020-21 1/28/21 @ EDM 4-3 L
2020-21 1/22/21 @ TOR 4-2 L

OILERS LEADERS vs. TORONTO
NHL CAREER
Games: Ceci (25)
Goals: Kane (11)
Assists: McDavid (17)
Points: McDavid (25)
Penalty minutes: Kane (30)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 18 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield
Feb. 21 D Vincent Desharnais recalled from Bakersfield
Feb. 27 F Devin Shore loaned to Bakersfield
Feb. 28 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield
F Jesse Puljujarvi was traded to Carolina
D Mattias Ekholm was acquired from Nashville, in exchange for Tyson Barrie

OILERS IN MARCH
Overall – 582 GP, 283-220-39-40 – 645 PTS
2022-23 – 0 GP, 0-0-0 – 0 PTS
2021-22 – 15 GP, 9-4-2 – 18 PTS

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (34-17-9) at Philadelphia Flyers (23-28-10)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (34-17-9) at Philadelphia Flyers (23-28-10)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 – February 26, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: A. Lafreniere (11), V. Trocheck (18, 19), A. Panarin (19), M. Zibanejad (31)
LAK Goals: V. Arvidsson (18), M. Roy (9)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 26/28)
LAK Goalie: J. Quick (L – 4/7), P. Copley (ND – 12/14)
NYR Shots: 21
LAK Shots: 28
NYR PP: 1/4
NYR PK: 3/4

RECAP/NOTES: Despite playing with only four defensemen for the majority of the game, the Rangers got back to their winning ways with a 5-2 victory over the Kings on Sunday night at MSG. New York built a 3-0 lead and then added two goals in the third to cap off the night. In the win, Vincent Trocheck scored two goals and added an assist for his second three-point game of the season (Oct. 29 at DAL). Ben Harpur (28:04) and Niko Mikkola (25:34) tallied career-highs in ice time.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers visit the Philadelphia Flyers for the first game of a back-to-back, at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night (7:30 PM ET – TV: MSG 2, TNT – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). In the first half of back-to-backs this season, the Blueshirts are 6-3-2.
  • On Tuesday, the Rangers made a blockbuster acquisition in bringing in three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane.
  • The Blueshirts have earned a point in 11 of their last 14 games (9-3-2) and 29 of their last 37 contests (24-8-5).
  • On the road, New York has points in 10 of their last 12 contests (6-2-4) and will play five of its next six games away from MSG.
  • Tonight begins a 16-game month of March (7 at home, 9 on road). Last season, the Rangers closed out March with a 11- 4-0 record, setting a franchise high for the most wins in the month of March. Only eight times in team history have the Rangers won 11 or more games in a single month than they did last March (Mar. 2022 – 11, Feb. 2020 – 11, Nov. 1993 – 11, Jan. 1973 – 11, Oct. 1990 – 11, Dec. 1996, 1995, 1970 – 11).
  • The Rangers finished the month of February with a 7-3-1 record. In the month, Mika Zibanejad’s nine goals were tied for the second most in the NHL and his 15 points were tied for fifth. Artemi Panarin’s 17 points were tied for the third most in the league last month and his 10 assists were tied for the fifth most.
  • New York has earned a point in seven-straight games against the Flyers (6-0-1) and 10 of its last 12 games against them (8-2-2).
  • With the most recent outing coming on Sunday, the Rangers have scored five or more goals 18 times this season, tied for the fourth most in the NHL. The Rangers have scored five or more goals in five of their last 11 contests.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 144 points, tied for the fourth most in the NHL and 115 assists, the fourth most in the NHL.
  • New York’s 77 third period goals are the fourth most in the league and plus-22 third period goal differential ranks third in the NHL.
  • The Blueshirts’ 16 comeback wins and seven third-period comeback wins are tied for the fifth most in the NHL.
  • When scoring first this year, the Blueshirts are 23-4-4 and 18-2-3 when leading after the second period.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Mar. 2/7:00 PM Ottawa/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Mar. 4/1:00 PM Boston/TD Garden ABC, ESPN Plus ESPN 98.7 FM
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

DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Feb. 26 Los Angeles W, 5-2
Feb. 25 at Washington L, 6-3
Feb. 23 at Detroit L, 4-1
Feb. 20 Winnipeg L, 4-1
Feb. 18 at Calgary OTL, 3-2

INJURIES (32 MGL)
PLAYER INJURY DATES MISSED CONS. GAMES MISSED
Ryan Lindgren Upper Body Feb. 26 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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.
February 26 – Ryan Carpenter recalled from Hartford. Braden Schneider and Jake Leschyshyn re-assigned to Hartford.
February 25 – Will Lockwood and 2026 seventh round pick acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Vitali Kravtsov.
February 19 – Tyler Motte acquired from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Julien Gauthier and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
February 10 – Libor Hajek re-assigned to Hartford
February 9 – Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola acquired from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Sammy Blais, and Hunter Skinner.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Wells Fargo Center
TV: TNT | Radio: 93.3 WMMR

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Sun., March 5 Detroit Red Wings Wells Fargo Center 6:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., March 7 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena 7:00 p.m. NBCSP+, 93.3 WMMR
Thur., March 9 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena 7:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 61
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 61
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 61
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 2/21-present 3
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 35
Zack MacEwen IR-upper body-jaw 1/28-present 11
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 324

FLYERS VS. RANGERS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS RANGERS
136-130-48 ALL-TIME RECORD 141-125-48
76-61-21 HOME 73-53-30
60-69-27 ROAD 68-72-18
1-3-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-0-1
3-6-1 LAST 10 MEETINGS 7-2-1
912 GOALS SCORED 926
20.7% POWER PLAY 24.0%
76.0% PENALTY KILL 79.3%
van Riemsdyk: 22 pts (14-8=22) in 51 GP
Konecny: 15 pts (5-10=15) in 27 GP
Two Players Tied with 10 pts

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Panarin: 39 pts (13-26=39) in 28 GP
Zibanejad: 32 pts (15-17=32) in 40 GP
Kreider: 23 pts (15-8=23) in 38 GP
Hart: 4-5-2, 3.18 GAA, .891 SV% in 12 GP
Sandstrom: 0-1-0, 3.03 GAA, .909 SV% in 1 GP

TEAM GOALTENDERS Halak: 12-7-3, 2.41 GAA, .915 SV%, 3 SO in 22 GP
Shesterkin: 4-3-1, 2.23 GAA, .932 SV%, 1 SO in 8 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
November 1 Madison Square Garden NYR (1), PHI (0) OT
December 17 Wells Fargo Center NYR (6), PHI (3)
March 1 Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/27 – Recalled F Elliot Desnoyers from Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/26 – Traded F Isaac Ratcliffe to Nashville in exchange for future considerations
2/26 – Re-assigned G Samuel Ersson and F Elliot Desnoyers to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/25 – Placed F Travis Konecny on Injured Reserve; Recalled F Elliot Desnoyers from Lehigh Valley (AHL)

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • The Flyers are 12-11-3 in their last 26 games.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 36 of its 61 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-11th in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in 14 of their last 24 games, ranking T-10th in the NHL in wins (9) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
  • The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Monday at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots

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

  • The Flyers lead the NHL with 1,074 blocked shots and rank third with 1,707 hits.

HOME COOKIN’

  • Philadelphia will play nine of its 13 games in March at home, including a season-high seven-game homestand, March 14-28.
  • The Flyers have played in three extra session games in the last six home contests, posting a 1-0-2 record in those games. Flyers are 1-0-3 in extra play games at home this season.
  • Philadelphia is 5-6-2 in its last 13 home games and 11-15-3 in 29 home games this season.
  • The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in nine of its last 16 home games. The Flyers are 10-3-2 at home this season when scoring three-plus goals.

Stars’ Miller Fined for Elbowing

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Stars’ Miller Fined for Elbowing

NEW YORK – Dallas Stars defenseman Colin Miller has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for elbowing Vancouver Canucks forward Nils Aman during NHL Game No. 955 in Dallas on Monday, Feb. 27, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 2:24 of the third period.

The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Canucks’ Wolanin Fined for Slashing

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Canucks’ Wolanin Fined for Slashing

NEW YORK – Vancouver Canucks defenseman Christian Wolanin has been fined $2,027.03, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for slashing Dallas Stars forward Ty Dellandrea during NHL Game No. 955 in Dallas on Monday, Feb. 27, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 8:19 of the third period.

The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Rangers’ Miller Suspended Three Games for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

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Rangers’ Miller Suspended Three Games for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

NEW YORK – New York Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller has been suspended for three games, without pay, for unsportsmanlike conduct in an incident involving Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty during NHL Game No. 950 in New York on Sunday, Feb. 26, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 16:37 of the first period. Miller was assessed a match penalty.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Miller will forfeit $15,000. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

MLS: Midfielder James Sands Returns After Loan Spell and Signs Contract Extension with New York City Football Club

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MLS: Midfielder James Sands Returns After Loan Spell and Signs Contract Extension with New York City Football Club

New York, N.Y., – New York City Football Club (NYCFC) today announced that Midfielder James Sands has returned from his loan spell at Rangers FC and has signed a new contract through the 2027 season.

Sands will be available for the match against Chicago Fire, subject to receipt of his ITC.

Sporting Director David Lee said: “We are delighted to welcome James back to New York. He has gained valuable experience playing in Europe over the past 13 months, including playing in both the Europa League and helping Rangers to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since 2010/11. I’d like to thank Ross Wilson and Rangers FC for their cooperation in allowing James to return now and wish them the best of luck for the remainder of their season. His time with Rangers has enhanced his development and we are excited for him now to return to New York and play a critical role for our Club in 2023 and beyond.

“It was a priority for us to try and ensure James returned to New York this season. Despite opportunities to continue his career in Europe, we are pleased that we’ve been able to reach an agreement on a new contract and convince James that this is the right place for his continued career progression. We know James’ ambition remains to play at the highest levels in Europe and we will continue to support him with his career aspirations.

“James is not only a special player; he is also a natural leader and fantastic role model, and with his added experience in Europe, we see him as a key player who will immediately help our team contend for more trophies. Since day one, our fans have been supportive of James and I’m sure that the return of one of their own and a player of his caliber will be a moment of celebration.”

Since arriving in Glasgow, the American midfielder has made 41 appearances tallying 2,495 minutes for the Club contributing with one goal in all competitions. During his tenure in Scotland, Sands won the 2022 Scottish Cup and featured in the 2021 Europa League final, as well as UEFA Champions League group play.

James Sands said: “I am excited to return to New York. As someone who grew up in New York and played for local youth teams and the NYCFC academy, it was and continues to be a great honor to represent this Club. NYCFC has had a tremendous impact on my development, the Club’s support of my initial step in Europe and continued understanding of my career goals has been very important to me.

“I would like to thank Rangers for the fantastic opportunity to play with a top-notch European team. Reaching the Europa League final, playing in the Champions League, and winning the Scottish Cup are just a few of the many positive memories that I will take away with me. The level of support from the Rangers’ fans is second to none.

“As I return to New York, I am looking forward to playing with some of my former teammates as well as many new ones. I’m excited about the Club’s vision for the future and hope I can use my experience abroad to help the Club achieve its goals and bring home some more silverware for our incredible fans.”

Sands became NYCFC’s first-ever Homegrown signing in 2017 making his debut against the Colorado Rapids. Since then, the midfielder made 76 appearances logging in 6,730 minutes and providing one assist for the ‘Boys in Blue’ across all competitions. Sands helped guide the team to its first piece of silverware in 2021 while also earning the NYCFC Young Player of the Year accolade and being named to the MLS All-Star Team.

Transaction: New York City Football Club sign Midfielder James Sands to a contract extension through 2027.

Name: James Sands
Position: Midfielder
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 185 lbs
Date of Birth: 07/06/2000
Age: 22
Hometown: Rye, NY

NHL Morning Skate – March 1, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – March 1, 2023

* The Senators, who scored six goals for the second consecutive day, were one of a handful of Eastern Conference teams currently in the hunt for a Wild Card spot to pick up two points Tuesday.

* Anze Kopitar recorded his second career four-goal game and led the Kings to their fourth multi-goal, third-period comeback win of the season – the most among all teams.

* Linus Ullmark (54 saves) posted the eighth 50-save performance by a goaltender this season – and the fifth this month – as 2022-23 produced an NHL rarity.

*A blockbuster deal sent Patrick Kane to his home state of New York and he will now don a Rangers jersey after spending more than 16 years in Chicago. Two days remain until the 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline Presented by OFX, which is at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, March 3 – click here for the #NHLStats Pack.
 


SENATORS, PANTHERS, PENGUINS EARN CRUCIAL WINS IN EAST’S WILD CARD RACE

The tightly-contested race for the final Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference took center stage Tuesday as the Senators (30-26-4, 64 points) and Panthers (30-26-6, 66 points) each picked up two points to keep pace with the Penguins (30-21-9, 69 points), who also earned a win:

* Tim Stützle (1-2—3) became the ninth different player in Senators history to score on a penalty shot as Ottawa found the back of the net four times in the first period en route to its second consecutive six-goal game. Stützle netted his team-leading 28th goal of the season (28-35—63 in 56 GP) and 62nd of his career – tying Marian Hossa (62 in 186 GP) for the second most by a Senators player age 21 or younger. Martin Havlat (65 in 212 GP) is the only such skater with more.
 


* Matthew Tkachuk (0-1—1)factored on the winning goal to help the Panthers snap the Sunshine State-rival Lightning’s franchise-record home point streak at 16 games. Tkachuk boosted his totals with Florida to 28-51—79 in 59 games and sits four points shy of passing Sam Reinhart (33-49—82 in 78 GP) for the most by a player in their first season with the franchise.

* Sidney Crosby tied the game more than halfway through the third period and Jason Zucker scored the go-ahead marker with 1:39 remaining in regulation as Pittsburgh earned its sixth third-period comeback win of the season. The Penguins are no strangers to go-ahead goals in the final two minutes of regulation in Nashville – Patric Hornqvist scored with 1:35 remaining in Game 6 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final to help Pittsburgh win its second straight championship. 



DUELLING FOUR-POINT PERFORMANCES SHINE IN BACK-AND-FORTH AFFAIR IN WINNIPEG

Josh Morrissey (2-2—4) helped the Jets (35-24-2, 72 points) produce multiple two-goal leads but Anze Kopitar (4-0—4) netted his second career four-goal game to guide the Kings to their NHL-best fourth multi-goal, third-period comeback win of the season.

* Tuesday marked just the fifth time in franchise history – and first on the road – the Kings have erased multiple deficits of two or more goals to win following Dec. 28, 1993 (vs. VAN), Dec. 21, 1988 (vs. MNS), March 20, 1982 (vs. PIT) and Oct. 27, 1981 (vs. QUE).

* Kopitar (35 years, 188 days), who joined Alex Ovechkin (4x) and Patrice Bergeron (2x) as the third active player with multiple four-goal games (also 4-0—4 on March 22, 2018), matched the franchise record for most in a contest and became the oldest player in franchise history with a four-goal outing ahead of longtime teammate Dustin Brown (4-0—4 on April 5, 2018: 33 years, 152 days).



* Drew Doughty (0-2—2), the captain’s teammate since 2008-09, assisted on Kopitar’s first and third goals of the evening and have now factored on the same goal 284 times – surpassing Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (282) for the most by an active forward-defenseman duo.  

* Morrissey’s performance, which included two goals in a span of 1:43, propelled him to the first 50-assist campaign by a defenseman in Jets/Thrashers history as well as matching the franchise record for points in a game by a blueliner –a feat previously accomplished by Toby Enstrom (2-2—4 on Dec. 20, 2010), Jaroslav Modry (1-3—4 on Dec. 26, 2005) and Dustin Byfuglien (1-3—4 on Nov. 28, 2010 & April 7, 2016).


ULLMARK RISES TO THE OCCASION AGAIN FOLLOWING GOALIE GOAL

After sending the hockey world abuzz in his last outing by scoring a goal, Linus Ullmark (54 saves) produced the eighth 50-save performance by a netminder this season while Charlie McAvoy notched his fifth career overtime goal with five seconds remaining in extra time as the Bruins (47-8-5, 99 points) extended the NHL’s longest active win streak to eight games.


* Ullmark made a career-high 54 saves and registered the most on record by a Bruins goaltender (since 1955-56 when shots on goal began being tracked), besting Tim Thomas (51 saves on March 1, 2007). Of note, Boston has featured one instance of a netminder making more saves in the Stanley Cup Playoffs: Tuukka Rask (59 saves in Game 1 of 2013 SCF).


* McAvoy, who tied Ray Bourque (5) for the most overtime winners by a defenseman in Bruins history, scored Boston’s latest such tally (4:55) since the five-minute format was introduced in 2005-06.
 



Trades were aplenty three days ahead of the 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline Presented by OFX (3 p.m. ET on Friday, March 3), highlighted by a blockbuster trade that sent Patrick Kane to his home state of New York after spending more than 16 years in Chicago. The Rangers are receiving one of three players in NHL history to win at least three Stanley Cups, a Conn Smythe Trophy, an Art Ross Trophy, a Hart Memorial Trophy and a Calder Memorial Trophy (also Bryan Trottier & Evgeni Malkin).


 
All of the deals around the League can be found on NHL.com’s 2022-23 Trade Tracker, but here are some of the other trades that took place Tuesday:

* Mattias Ekholm was traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Nashville Predators for Tyson Barrie.

* Luke Schenn was traded to the Maple Leafs by the Canucks for a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

* Jesse Puljujarvi was traded to the Hurricanes by the Oilers for prospect Patrik Puistola.


* Marcus Johansson was traded to the Wild by the Capitals for a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. 


* Gustav Nyquist was traded to the Wild by the Blue Jackets for a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
 

QUICK CLICKS


* Feb. 28 Edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates
*K’Andre Miller suspended 3 games for actions in Rangers game
*Colin Miller fined $5,000 for actions in Stars game
* Patrick Kane trade to Rangers ends golden era of Blackhawks hockey
* Maple Leafs hope new identity can end skid in playoffs


DIVISION LEADERS CLASH IN SECOND GAME OF TNT DOUBLEHEADER

The Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes (39-11-8, 86 points) have their sights set on their 40th win of the season when they travel to Vegas to clash with the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights (35-19, 76 points) in the second game of a doubleheader on TNT. The Rangers (34-17-9, 77 points) and Flyers (23-28-10, 56 points) get the action going earlier in the evening.
 



AVALANCHE LOOK TO CONTINUE CLIMB UP WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
The Avalanche (34-19-5, 73 points) enter their Wednesday contest with wins in each of their past six games, a 15-6-2 record since the beginning of the calendar year and an opportunity to move into first place in the Central Division. Colorado (19-13-3, 41 points) rang in the new year 11 points behind Dallas (23-9-6, 52 points) – also in action tonight – for top spot and now find themselves two points behind the Stars.

* Nathan MacKinnon (22-49— 71 in 47 GP) has been the catalyst of the Avalanche offense as of late, which includes an active eight-game point streak (8-8—16 in 8 GP) and multiple points in six straight games from Feb. 11-24. Additionally, MacKinnon’s 37 points since Jan. 1 (14-23—37 in 23 GP) are the second most among all players through that span and trail only Connor McDavid (18-25—43 in 23 GP).

NFL Transactions 2-28-23

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NFL Transactions 2-28-23

The following are the NFL transactions for Tuesday, February 28. 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 REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)

BALTIMORE

Person, Ricky

RB

North Carolina State

     From Reserve/Left Squad

CINCINNATI

Hubert, Wyatt

DE

Kansas State

     From Reserve/Retired



CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Wednesday, 3/1/23

TERMINATION OF VESTED VETERAN

ATLANTA

Mariota, Marcus

QB

Oregon

FREE AGENCY SYSTEM TRANSACTION

FRANCHISE PLAYER DESIGNATION

WASHINGTON

Payne, Daron

DT

Alabama

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