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NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (25-30-4) at San Jose Sharks (18-30-12)

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NHL Preview: Montréal Canadiens (25-30-4) at San Jose Sharks (18-30-12)

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Sharks s’affrontent ce soir pour la 45e fois en saison régulière. Ces deux clubs ne se sont jamais affrontés en séries.
  • The Canadiens and Sharks are facing each other for the 45th time in regular season. Those two opponents have never faced each other in the playoffs.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – OTT 5 @ MTL 2 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Matheson, Suzuki
Buts OTT Goals – Brassard, Pinto, Watson, Batherson, Gauthier
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (17-22)
Gardien OTT Goalie – Sogaard (30-32)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/3
Avantage numérique OTT Powerplay – 0/1
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 24:47) ; S (Matheson – 6) ; HT (Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Harvey-Pinard – 3)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
2 MARS @ LOS ANGELES 22h30 / 10:30 p.m.
3 MARS @ ANAHEIM 22 h / 10 p.m.
5 MARS @ VEGAS 18 h / 6 p.m.
7 MARS VS. CAROLINE 19 h / 7 p.m.
9 MARS VS. NY RANGERS 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 59 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 59 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 16 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 21 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 23 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 15 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 34 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 13 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont acquis l’attaquant Denis Gurianov des Stars de Dallas (26/02)
The Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars (02/26)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (25/02)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (02/25)
Les Canadiens ont réclamé l’attaquant Chris Tierney au ballottage (23/02)
The Canadiens have claimed forward Chris Tierney off waivers (02/23)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Corey Schueneman du Rocket de Laval (18/02)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket (02/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé les attaquants Alex Belzile et Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (09/02)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Alex Belzile and Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (02/09)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 27/02 – BEFORE GAMES ON 02/27
PTS (54 – 26e/26th)
V/W (25 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (159 – 28e/28th)
BC/GA (214 – 27e/27th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.9 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.7 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (1130 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (725 – 2e/2nd)
AN/PP (16.8% – 29e/29th)
DN/PK (73.8% – 28e/28th)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 4-12-1 9 35 72
Centrale 8-5-2 18 48 45
Métropolitaine 8-7-0 16 44 54
Pacifique 5-6-1 11 36 43
Total 25-30-4 54 163 214
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 96
Victoires/Wins : 39
Fiche : 39-49-8
Points de classement/Standing points : 86

CANADIENS VS. SAN JOSE
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. SJS 16-22-4-2 (44 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 11-10-2-0 (23 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 5-12-2-2 (21 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 4-0 L @ MTL (29/11/22)
J. Allen 3-23 | K. Kahkonen 0-28
BG / WG: M. Nieto

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE SAN JOSE / LAST 10 GAMES VS. SAN JOSE:
29/11/22 – SJS 4 @ MTL 0
28/10/21 – MTL 4 @ SJS 0
19/10/21 – SJS 5 @ MTL 0
24/10/19 – SJS 4 @ MTL 2
07/03/19 – MTL 2 @ SJS 5
02/12/18 – SJS 3 @ MTL 1
02/01/18 – SJS 4 @ MTL 1
17/10/17 – MTL 2 @ SJS 5
16/12/16 – SJS 4 @ MTL 2
02/12/16 – MTL 1 @ SJS 2

CETTE SAISON CONTRE SAN JOSE / THIS SEASON VS. SAN JOSE
Match #1: 29/11/2022 @ MTL – D/L 4-0
Match #2: 28/02/2023 @ SJS

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE SAN JOSE / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. SAN JOSE:
1) Mike Hoffman (9-15-24, 22 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (9-11-20, 34 pj/gp)
3) Christian Dvorak (4-8-12, 22 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE SAN JOSE / LEADING SCORERS VS. SAN JOSE:
1) Mike Hoffman (9-15-24, 22 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (9-11-20, 34 pj/gp)
3) Christian Dvorak (4-8-12, 22 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE SAN JOSE / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. SAN JOSE:
1) Mike Hoffman (21, 22 pj/gp)
2) Joel Edmundson (20, 12 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (16, 15 pj/gp)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

Game 60 – 2/25 – SJS 3 vs CHI 4 SO…San Jose retired franchise icon Patrick Marleau’s No. 12 prior to the contest. Nick Bonino (1g, 0a) reached the 10-goal mark for the ninth time in his career. Erik Karlsson (1g, 0a) tied Sandis Ozolinsh for the fourth-most goals by a defenseman (46) in franchise history and passed Brent Burns’ 2016-17 Norris Trophy-winning season for the second-most points by a defenseman in a season in franchise history. Evgeny Svechnikov (1g, 0a) set a new single-season career high in goals. San Jose outshot Chicago by 15, and by 18 at five-on-five.
SJ Goals: Bonino (10), Svechnikov (8), Karlsson (19)
SF: 48
SA: 35
SJ PP: 0/1
SJ PK: 4/4
W: Mrazek
SOL: Kahkonen

2/26 Assigned F Martin Kaut to the San Jose Barracuda
2/26 Acquired a 2023 first-round selection (top two protected), a conditional 2024 first-round selection (dependent on New Jersey making either the 2023 Conference Finals [Meier must play in 50% of New Jersey’s playoff games] or 2024 Conference Finals), a 2024 seventh-round selection, F Andreas Johnsson, D Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Nikita Okhotiuk and F Fabian Zetterlund from New Jersey in exchange for F Timo Meier (50% retained), D Scott Harrington, D Santeri Hatakka, F Timur Ibragimov, G Zach Emond and a 2024 fifth-round selection (Colorado’s)

RECENT TRANSACTION
2/23 Activated D Radim Simek off IR
2/21 Assigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
2/20 Recalled F Martin Kaut from the San Jose Barracuda
2/19 Assigned G Aaron Dell to the San Jose Barracuda
2/16 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
2/15 Assigned D Nick Cicek and G Eetu Makiniemi to the San Jose Barracuda
2/14 Placed F Jonah Gadjovich on IR; Recalled G Eetu Makiniemi from the San Jose Barracuda
2/11 Recalled G Aaron Dell from the San Jose Barracuda
2/9 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
2/5 Acquired a conditional 2023 fourth-round selection (Seattle’s choice) from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for D Jaycob Megna
2/5 D Nikolai Knyzhov returned from his long-term injury conditioning loan with the San Jose Barracuda; assigned Knyzhov to the Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – MONTREAL CANADIENS
Montreal and San Jose will finish their two-game season series tonight at SAP Center at San Jose. The Sharks took the first leg, 4-0, at Bell Centre on Nov. 30, 2022. Logan Couture (1g, 1a), Tomas Hertl (2g, 0a) and Kevin Labanc (0g, 2a) recorded multi-point outings and Kaapo Kahkonen earned a 28-save shutout. Historically, the Sharks have fared well against the Canadiens at home, with a 12-1-0 record at SAP Center since the beginning of the century, including a 12-game home winning streak that was ended last season. Montreal is playing the first game of a four-game Pacific division swing, with upcoming contests at Los Angeles (Mach 2), Anaheim (March 3) and Vegas (March 5). The Canadiens made a trade on Sunday, acquiring winger Denis Gurianov in exchange for Evgenii Dadonov.

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (21-33-5) at Arizona Coyotes (20-30-9)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (21-33-5) at Arizona Coyotes (20-30-9)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 2 vs. DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 4 vs. NSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Monday, March 6 vs. OTT, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Wednesday, March 8 at DET, 6:30 p.m. CT (TNT, WGN Radio)
Friday, March 10 at FLA, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 27 – Activated Jarred Tinordi from IR … Feb. 26 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Feb. 25 – Placed Reese Johnson on IR retroactive to Feb. 20 … Activated Jujhar Khaira from IR … Feb. 23 – Signed David Gust to a two-year, two-way contract and recalled him from Rockford … Feb. 21 – Placed MacKenzie Entwistle on IR … Feb. 15 – Recalled Cole Guttman, Isaak Phillips and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed Alex Stalock, Jarred Tinordi and Jonathan Toews on IR … Feb. 7 – Activated Tyler Johnson and Jarred Tinordi off IR … Feb. 5 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 29 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Jaxson Stauber to Rockford.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (2) at Anaheim (4) – Mon., Feb. 27 – Honda Center
CHI Goals: Johnson (8; PP), Athanasiou (13; PP)
ANA Goals: Lundestrom (4), Silfverberg (9; PP), Jones (5), Terry (16)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (29/33, 58:34) ANA – Dostal (24/26, 59:50)
CHI PP: 2/4; PK: 4/5
ANA PP: 1/5; PK: 2/4
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Ducks 4-2 on Monday night, ending their season-long five-game winning streak … Both Blackhawks’ goals came on the power play with the club going 2-for-4 on the night … Tyler Johnson scored the first goal of the game and added an assist … He has four points (2G, 2A) over his last four games … Max Domi notched two assists, extending his point streak to a seasonlong seven games (4G, 10A) … Andreas Athanasiou scored his 13th goal of the season … Newcomers Joey Anderson and Andreas Englund made their Blackhawks debuts.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ARIZONA COYOTES
The Blackhawks are 15-5-2 in their last 22 games against the Coyotes … Chicago also has a 10-5-0 record over their last 15 contests in Arizona … Chicago is 3-0-0 so far this season against the Coyotes, most recently defeating the club 4-3 in overtime on Feb. 10 … Caleb Jones scored in overtime, his first overtime tally of the season and second of his career … The Blackhawks earned their first shutout of the season on Jan. 6 vs. ARI with Jake McCabe and Tyler Johnson scoring for the Blackhawks … Seth Jones has points in four straight (1G, 3A) against ARI and seven points (1G, 8A) over his last nine … Max Domi has six points over his last four games against his former team (2G, 4A) … Domi was drafted by Arizona (12th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft … Connor Murphy was also drafted by the Coyotes (20th overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft. 

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 6 (2-0), Feb. 10 (4-3 OT) | AWAY: Feb. 28, March 18  
All-Time Record: 78-52-26 Home: 43-17-17 Road: 35-35-9 
Last Home Win: Feb. 10, 2023 (4-3 OT) Last Road Win: April 20, 2022 (4-3 OT) Last Home Loss: April 3,
2022 (2-3 OT) Road Loss: Jan. 6, 2022 (4-6) 

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. ARI ALL-TIME
GOALS: Andreas Athanasiou, 4; Tyler Johnson, 3; three players tied with 2
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 11; Tyler Johnson, 9; Andreas Athanasiou, 8
POINTS: Seth Jones, 12; Tyler Johnson, 12; Andreas Athanasiou, 12

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona has dropped its last two games after posting a 9-game point streak (5-0-4)
• Linemates Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz have each tallied 18 points in 13 games apiece since 1/22. They both hold a share of the 11th
-most in the NHL since then
• Arizona enters tonight with a six-game home point streak versus Chicago (4-0-2). That’s the longest home point streak the Coyotes/Jets franchise has ever recorded against the Hawks. The last time the Coyotes produced a seven-plus game home point streak against an NHL opponent was a 6-0-1 run versus Washington from 10/23/08 – 12/22/17

LAST GAME
Predators 6, Coyotes 2 – February 26, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Gostisbehere (10), Schmaltz (17)
NSH Goals: Trenin (9), Duchene (18), Josi (16, 17), Novak (9), Glass (8)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (L) – 28 svs on 34 shots
NSH Goalie: Saros (W) – 25 svs on 27 shots
PP: 0-5 PK: 1-3
Notes: ARI fell to the Predators and holds a 1-1-1 season series record against them…Shayne Gostisbehere opened the scoring with a SHG, his second such tally of the season; The goal was also Gostisbehere’s 300th career NHL point (84-216-300)… ARI’s first goal was the team’s first SHG at home since 12/15/21 (Loui Eriksson)…Nick Schmaltz established a three-game point/goal streak with an assist on Gostisbehere’s goal; He also scored ARI’s second tally… Schmaltz’s 3-game goal streak ties a season-high by a Coyote (six previous instances)…Clayton Keller found the scoresheet for the fourth consecutive contest, producing 3-3-6 in that span…Barrett Hayton registered his 15th assist of the season, marking a new career-high…Lawson Crouse played in his 400th career game, logging 17:10 of ice time

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (1 / 2/22)
Total man games lost: 119 games
Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-2/22 – Acquired 2023 5th Round Draft Pick and D Shea Weber from Vegas in exchange for D Dysin Mayo
-2/16 – Assigned D Dysin Mayo to Tucson (AHL)
-2/11 – Recalled D Victor Sodestrom from Tucson (AHL)
-2/11 – Recalled D Dysin Mayo from Tucson (AHL)
-2/7 – Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea to Tucson (AHL)
-2/5 – Recalled F Jean-Sebastien Dea from Tucson (AHL)
-2/5 – Assigned F Dylan Guenther to the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

YOTES & HAWKS

  • Tonight is the third of four ARI-CHI contests this season and the first of two in AZ
  • The Hawks took the first meeting 2-0 on 1/6. The Yotes captured a point in the most recent matchup on 2/10, falling 4-3 in overtime
  • Arizona enters tonight with a six-game home point streak versus Chicago (4-0-2). That’s the longest home point streak the Coyotes/Jets franchise has recorded against the Hawks
  • In those last six meetings in AZ, the Coyotes have out-scored the Blackhawks 23-13 (excluding shootout-deciding goals)
  • Clayton Keller chipped in three points (1-2-3) in the last ARI-CHI meeting and cleared 300 career pts in the process. The 3-point night made Keller the team-leader in career goals and points against Chicago among active Coyotes
  • Former-Blackhawk Nick Schmaltz has found the scoresheet in three of the last four games he’s played in against the Blackhawks, collecting 1-4-5 in that span. He notched a goal and an assist on 2/10
  • Schmaltz also notched two assists the last time the Blackhawks visited Arizona (4/20/22)
  • Nick Bjugstad scored the game-tying goal in the 2/10 matchup with under 3 minutes in regulation
  • Troy Stecher’s career goal (3) and assist (6, tied) totals versus CHI mark the most he’s posted against an NHL club
  • Coyotes franchise vs Blackhawks
    • All-Time: 63-69-15-9
    • Home: 39-30-5-5
    • Road: 24-39-10-4
    • L10: 5-2-3
    • STRK: OT1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE BLACKHAWKS
Troy Stecher…3-6-9…23 career GP
Clayton Keller…7-6-13…13 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…1-5-6…13 career GP
Travis Boyd…2-4-6…9 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…2-6-8…8 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller, 7)… Assists (Nemeth, 7)…Points (Keller, 13)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Stecher, 3)… Assists (Nemeth, 7)…Points (Stecher, 9)

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 13-19-4
2-Days Rest: 3-3-2
3+ Days Rest: 2-4-2

Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 1-4-2
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 2-4-1

When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 2-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 1-3-1
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 2-1-2

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (46-8-5) at Calgary Flames (27-21-12)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (46-8-5) at Calgary Flames (27-21-12)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Flames tonight in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit to Scotiabank Saddledome.
  • They are 46-8-5 overall this season and they are 22-6-2 on the road … The Bruins are 21-2-2 vs Western Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins close tonight their 9th of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 7-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-2-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins play game 4 of a 4-game road trip tonight in Calgary (3-0-0) … They next return to Boston for a 4-game home stand, hosting Buffalo on 3/2, NY Rangers on 3/4, Edmonton on 3/9 and Detroit on 3/11.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last 7 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 and 3-2 win in EDM on 2/27 … They are 9-3-1 in their last 13 games and they are 19-3-1 in their last 23 contests.
  • They have won their last 6 road games and are 15-2-2 in their last 19 road games, including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
  • The Bruins are 5-2-0 in their last 7 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.
  • Boston 6 at Seattle 5 … The Bruins had two-point games from David Krejci, David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron (1-1=2 totals each), Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy (2A each) …Brandon Carlo and Jake Debrusk scored each in the last 16:19 of the 3rd period for the win … Jeremy Swayman tied a season-high of 41 shots against in the win … SOG: Bos 33, Sea 41 … PP: 0/1 … PK: 1/4
  • Boston 3 at Vancouver 1 … The Bruins got single goals from Hampus Lindholm (PP), Brad Marchand (GW) and Linus Ullmark (EN) with the 1st goal by a Boston goaltender in team history … Ullmark also recorded his 1st 30-win season … SOG: Bos 35, Van 27 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/3
  • 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

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 77)

  • Taylor Hall: Lower body

BOSTON vs CALGARY, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Flames are meeting for the 115th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 64-36-10-4 record and 391-345 scoring advantage in those games.
  • The Bruins have a 28-21-4-2 record in Calgary with the Flames having a 190-185 scoring edge in those 55 games.
  • The Bruins won the 1st game of this season’s series with a 3-1 win in Boston on 11/10.

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster … 11 were drafted by the team, 6 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 6-2-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 10 of their 10-game February schedule today (3 hm/7 rd, 8-1-0) … They will play 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December and 10-3-1 in January.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 30: Joona Koppanen and Marc McLaughlin returned to Providence/AHL.
Jan. 31: Jakub Lauko and Vinni Lettieri recalled from Providence/AHL.
Feb. 2: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.
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

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
February 25, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [1] vs. COLORADO AVALANCHE [4]
The Flames finished off a three-game road trip against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Colorado would open the scoring courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon 3:05 into the game. Alex Newhook would double Colorado’s advantage just before the halfway mark of the opening frame and the score remained 2-0 Avalanche through 20. In the second, Mikko Rantanen made it 3-0 Colorado before Tyler Toffoli scored his team-leading 25th on the campaign to draw the Flames within two. However, that’s as close as Calgary would get and the Flames fell 4-1 in Denver.

CGY GOAL SCORERS: Toffoli (25)
GOALIE: Markstrom (18/22, .818 Sv%)
PP: 1/5 (20%)
PK: 3/4 (75%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
February 25, 2023 CGY [1] at COL [4] Newhook Markstrom Georgiev
February 23, 2023 CGY [3] at VGK 4 Pietrangelo Vladar Brossoit
February 22, 2023 CGY [6] at ARI [3] Pelletier Vladar Vejmelka
February 20, 2023 PHI [4] vs. CGY [3] Allison Markstrom Ersson
February 18, 2023 NYR [2] vs. CGY 3 Backlund Markstrom Halak
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
February 28, 2023 7:00pm vs. Boston Bruins Scotiabank Saddledome
March 2, 2023 7:00pm vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Saddledome
March 4, 2023 8:00pm vs. Minnesota Wild Scotiabank Saddledome
March 6, 2023 6:30pm at Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
March 7, 2023 6:00pm at Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second and final matchup this season between the Flames and Bruins. The Flames fell 3-1 in the clubs’ first meeting back in November. This is a Pacific Division versus Atlantic Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 4-6-3 against Atlantic Division opponents this season and a record of 11-11-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. 0

LAST MEETING WITH BOSTON:
The Flames faced Boston at the end of their first Eastern road trip at TD Garden back on November 10th. The Flames came out of the gates hot with Noah Hanifin scoring his first of the year on a shot from the point. The Bruins would respond with Connor Clifton scoring later in the period and the teams were knotted at one after 20. Boston would score the only goal of the second period thanks to Charlie McAvoy and that would end up being the game winner as Boston would add an empty netter in the third to hang on 3-1.

POWER PLAY PROFICIENCY:
The Flames struck on the power play in every game during their three-game road trip, with a 35.7% power play percentage. That mark is the fourth-best in the league since February 22nd , and they scored a season-high three times on the power play in Arizona marking the first time they have struck thrice on the man-advantage in a game since January 16th, 2021 against Vancouver. Tyler Toffoli currently leads the Flames in power play goals (9) and power play points (19).

CALGARY FLAMES vs. BOSTON BRUINS
CGY vs. BOS ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
40-63-10-1 23-27-4-1 17-36-6-0 3-6-1 L2

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Boston Bruins
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet one, Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 0-1-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 10, 2022 – CGY [1] at BOS [3]
Feb. 28, 2023 – BOS at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. BOS: 1-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. BOS: October 17, 2018 – Boston [2] vs. Calgary [5]
Last Road Win @ BOS November 21, 2021 – Calgary [4] at Boston [0]
Last Home Loss vs. BOS: December 11, 2021 – Boston [4] vs. Calgary [2]
Last Road Loss @ BOS: November 10, 2022 – Calgary [1] at Boston [3]
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES

FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 27 – placed Chris Tanev (D) on IR; activated Brett Ritchie (F) from IR
Jan. 28 – reassigned Walker Duehr (F), Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 46)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (3 games: Feb. 22 – Feb. 25)

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (32-21-6) at St. Louis Blues (26-28-5)

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (32-21-6) at St. Louis Blues (26-28-5)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Toronto 5 at Seattle 1
Goals: Dunn
Goalie: Grubauer (17/21), Jones (11/12)
PP: 0/2 PK: 1/1 Shots: Toronto 33 – Seattle 27

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 158)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 59 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 9 games – week-to-week

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Feb. 22, 2023: Recalled F Jesper Froden from Coachella Valley (AHL)
Feb. 24, 2023: Reassigned G Chris Driedger to Coachella Valley (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 2: Seattle at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. PT
Friday, March 3: Seattle at Columbus, 4 p.m. PT
Sunday, March 5: Seattle at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 7: Anaheim at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Thursday, March 9: Ottawa at Seattle, 7 p.m.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the final of three games the Kraken will play against the Blues this season and the first time the teams are playing in St. Louis this year.
• A win or an overtime loss would give the Kraken points in three consecutive games against St. Louis. The team fell to the Blues 4-3 in overtime on Oct. 19 and then defeated them 5-2 on Dec. 20.
• Jared McCann (1.78) was tied with New Jersey’s Jack Hughes in goals-per-60 at five-on-five this season among players that have played in at least seven games this year entering play Monday. McCann has a point in seven of the last eight games he has played, totaling three goals and four assists during that span.
• Entering play Monday, Adam Larsson, the Islanders’ Alexander Romanov and the Rangers’ Jacob Trouba were the only three players to have at least 150 hits and 100 blocks this season.
• The Kraken have played 14 games this season in which they have had at least five different goal scorers.
• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are tied for fifth the league in wins (14) and tied for sixth in points (30). The team’s 86 goals rank fourth in the league since Jan. 1.
• Despite only playing in 59 games this season, the Kraken are the first team to have scored at least eight goals in a game four different times since the Pittsburgh Penguins also had four eight-goal games in 2011-12.

SINGING THE BLUES
• Oliver Bjorkstrand has 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in 10 career games against the Blues. He recorded his 100th NHL point against St. Louis on Nov. 1, 2019.
• Will Borgen enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak against the Blues, scoring one goal and adding two assists in those three games dating back to April 6, 2022.
• Ryan Donato has totaled eight points (three goals, five assists) in his last eight games against the Blues and has scored in each of the Kraken’s last two games against St. Louis.
• Jordan Eberle scored his 200th NHL goal on Jan. 15, 2019 against St. Louis.
• Philipp Grubauer has won four of his last five starts against St. Louis dating back to Jan. 2, 2020, posting a 2.21 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and one shutout during that span.
• Jared McCann and Jamie Oleksiak both scored their first NHL goals against the Blues – McCann on Oct. 16, 2015 and Oleksiak on Oct. 28, 2014.
• Brandon Tanev has totaled four points (one goal, three assists) in his last three games against the Blues and enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak.
• Alex Wennberg has three assists in his last two games against St. Louis.

FAMILIAR FOES
• Tonight will mark the third matchup of the season against St. Louis for former Blues Vince Dunn and Jaden Schwartz.
• Dunn was drafted by St. Louis in the second round (56th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft and totaled 102 points (32 goals, 70 assists) in 267 regular-season games with the Blues. Dunn was Seattle’s selection from St. Louis in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.
• During Dunn’s four-season tenure with St. Louis, only one St. Louis defenseman score more goals than his 32 (Alex Pietrangelo; 44), and his 70 assists and 102 points were both the third-most among St. Louis blueliners during that span.
• Schwartz was taken by St. Louis in the first round (14th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft and went on to play for the Blues for 10 seasons (2011-12 to 2020-21) before signing with Seattle as a free agent.
• Schwartz recorded 385 points (154 goals, 231 assists) in 560 regular-season games with the Blues and remains ranked in the top 20 in St. Louis franchise history in goals (16th), assists (14th), points (14th) and games played (18th).
• Both Dunn and Schwartz were a part of St. Louis’ Stanley Cup-winning team in 2019.
• Assistant Coach Dave Lowry played for St. Louis from 1988-19 to 1992-93.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• The Kraken have posted an 17-9-3 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s 17 road wins have already surpassed their total from last season (11) despite only playing in 29 road games so far this year.
• Entering play Monday, the Kraken ranked fourth in the NHL this season in road regulation wins (16). The team’s 109 goals and 3.76 goals-per-game-played on the road tied for fourth and ranked fifth, respectively, entering play Monday.
• Matty Beniers is the Kraken’s leading scorer when playing on the road this season, totaling 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists) in 29 games played. Beniers’ 13 goals, 25 points and 0.89 points per game on the road this year were the most among rookies who have played in at least two road games this season entering play Monday.
• Vince Dunn has totaled 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in his last 13 games played on the road.

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Jake Neighbours – Upper-Body (Will be re-evaluated in 5 weeks; announced on Feb. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 240

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February
27 – Recalled forward Nikita Alexandrov from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
26 – Traded forward Ivan Barbashev to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for prospect Zachary Dean
25 – Acquired forward Kasperi Kapanen from Pittsburgh with a Waiver Claim; Assigned forward Nikita Alexandrov to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
23 – Activated forward Brandon Saad from IR
23 – Assigned forward Matthew Highmore to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
20 – Placed forward Jake Neighbours on IR; Activated defenseman Marco Scandella and Scott Perunovich from IR; Assigned Perunovich to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)

BLUES VS. KRAKEN

  • This will be the 3rd and final matchups between the Blues and Kraken this season
  • The Blues are 1-1-0 this season against Seattle, losing 5-2 on Dec. 20 and winning 4-3 in OT on Oct. 19, both in Seattle
  • The Blues went 3-0-0 against Seattle last season (2-0-0 at home; 1-0-0 away)
  • Since Seattle entered the NHL at the beginning of last season, the Blues are 4-1-0 against the Kraken (2-0-0 at home; 2-1-0 away)
  • The Blues won both home games against Seattle last season, outscoring them 6-2 in those 2 games, allowing Seattle just 1 goal in each game
  • Since the start of last season, the Blues have gone 12 for 12 on the penalty kill against Seattle
  • The Blues have also scored a power play goal in 4 of their 5 games against the Kraken, going 4 for 21 (19.1%) on the power play over those 5 games
  • Jordan Binnington’s next appearance will be the 209th game played of his career, moving him into a tie with Greg Millen for 5th on the Blues all-time franchise list

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/2 – at San Jose
3/4 – at Los Angeles
3/7 – at Arizona
3/9 – vs. San Jose
3/11 – at Columbus

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will finish off the month of February with their game at home against Seattle on Tuesday, before embarking on a 3-game road trip to start the month of March
  • The Blues will play 15 games in March (9 away; 6 home)
  • 11 of the Blues’ 15 games in March will come against Central Division opponents (3 against the Central)

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (29-21-9) at Nashville Predators (29-22-6)

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NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (29-21-9) at Nashville Predators (29-22-6)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Feb. 26: Pittsburgh 7, Tampa Bay 3 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: O’Connor, Malkin, Crosby (PP), Blueger, Carter, Zucker, Dumoulin
Multiple Points: Malkin (1G-1A), Crosby (1G-1A), Dumoulin (1G1A), Petry (2A), Pettersson (2A), Letang (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (26 saves, 29 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby hit the 70-point plateau for the 13th time in his career.
PP: 1-2
PK: 2-3

Feb. 25: Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2 (OT) – Enterprise Center
PIT Goals: Rust (OT), Malkin, Pettersson
Multiple Points: Malkin (1G-1A), Rust (1G-1A), Pettersson (1G1A)
Goalie: Jarry (25 saves, 27 shots)
Key Stats: Bryan Rust’s fifth career overtime goal helped Pittsburgh snap a four-game skid.
PP: 0-2
PK: 3-3

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 7 21
D Mark Friedman Upper-Body 7 7
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 144

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Feb. 25 D Jan Rutta activated off of injured reserve
Feb. 20 G Tristan Jarry activated off of injured reserve.
Feb. 20 G Dustin Tokarski re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Predators: 17-12-4
In Pittsburgh: 9-4-3
In Nashville: 8-8-1
OT Record vs. Predators: 5-0-4
Shootout Record vs. Predators: 1-2

2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 1-1-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. Predators:
Sidney Crosby – 19GP, 25 PTS (6G-19A)
Evgeni Malkin – 16GP, 19 PTS (6G-13A)
Kris Letang – 17GP, 15 PTS (4G-11A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins hit the road and head to Nashville to take on the Predators at Bridgestone Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • The Penguins have points in seven of their last nine games against the Predators (6-2-1). Going back further, Pittsburgh has points in 14 of its last 18 games (13-4-1) versus Nashville dating back to October 21, 2010.
  • The Penguins have points in seven of their last nine visits to Bridgestone Arena (6-2-1).
  • Nashville is the final team Pittsburgh has yet to play this season.
  • This road swing will be the final road trip that is three or more games this season.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. PITTSBURGH
OVERALL (33 GP) 14-13-(2)-4
HOME (17 GP) 9-5-(0)-3
ROAD (16 GP) 5-8-(2)-1
LAST MEETING April 10, 2022 at PIT (OTL, 3-2)
PLAYOFFS (0-1) 2017 Stanley Cup Final (L, 4-2)

− The Predators are 14-13-(2)-4 all-time against the Penguins, including a 9-5-(0)-3 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the first of two matchups between Nashville and Pittsburgh in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.

− Nashville went 1-0-1 against Pittsburgh last season, earning a 4-1 win at home and taking a point in a 3-2 overtime loss on the road.

− The Predators are 2-2-1 in their last five games against the Penguins; they are 4-4-2 in their last 10; and 3-1-1 in their last five at home.

− Nashville faced Pittsburgh in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final, falling in six games, 4-2. It was Nashville’s first-ever trip to the Cup Final.

NOTABLES vs. PITTSBURGH
− Juuse Saros recorded his first career NHL win on Oct. 22, 2016 vs. the Penguins.
− Matt Duchene has 14 points (9g-5a) in 22 career games against Pittsburgh.
− Mikael Granlund owns nine points (5g-4a) in 15 career meetings with the Penguins.
− Zach Sanford made his NHL debut on Oct. 13, 2016 at Pittsburgh.
− Jeremy Lauzon’s brother, Zachary, was drafted by Pittsburgh in the second round (51st overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft.
− Head Coach John Hynes served as head coach of Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, for five seasons from 2010-15.
− Defense Development Coach Rob Scuderi was an alternate captain on Pittsburgh’s Stanley Cup-winning squad in 2009.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 6, Arizona Coyotes 2 – Feb. 26 (Mullett Arena)
− NSH goals: Trenin (9), Duchene (18), Josi – GWG (16), Novak (9), Josi – PP (17), Glass – PP (8)
− ARI goals: Gostisbehere – SH (10), Schmaltz (17)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 25/27); ARI – Ingram (L, 28/34)
− Power plays: NSH 2-3; ARI 0-5
− Notes: Nashville improved to 13-12-3 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators are 2-1-0 against the Coyotes this season… Nashville has won back-to-back games by a 6-2 score and its 26 goals since Feb. 18 are the most in the NHL in that time span… The Predators have scored multiple power-play goals in consecutive games for the first time this season… Nashville dressed 10 forwards and seven defensemen… Three Predators players had three-point nights with another three picking up two points each… It was Matt Duchene’s second straight three-point game… Roman Josi (2g-1a) and Tommy Novak (1g2a) both extended their point streaks to five games… Alexandre Carrier returned to the lineup after missing nine games with an upper-body injury (Jan. 26-Feb. 23).

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 26 50
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-26 7
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-26 2
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26 1
Total man-games lost: 123
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 51; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 14; Forsberg – 7; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Johansen – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1; Parssinen – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Feb. 27: Reassigned defenseman Kevin Gravel to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Feb. 26: Recalled forward Zach Sanford from Milwaukee (AHL). Acquired a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft; a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft; a third-round, fourth-round and fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft; and defenseman Cal Foote from Tampa Bay for forward Tanner Jeannot. Acquired forward Isaac Ratcliff from Philadelphia for future considerations.
− Feb. 25: Acquired a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from Winnipeg for forward Nino Niederreiter.
− Feb. 23: Recalled forward Kiefer Sherwood from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Feb. 21: Reassigned forward Mark Jankowski to Milwaukee (AHL).

NHL Preview: New York Islanders (31-25-7) at Minnesota Wild (33-21-6)

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NHL Preview: New York Islanders (31-25-7) at Minnesota Wild (33-21-6)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Sunday, Feb. 26 Win NYI 4 at WPG 0 Horvat, Nelson,
Romanov, Pelech
Varlamov (23/23)
Bo Horvat opened the score shorthanded, while Semyon Varlamov turned aside all 23 shots he faced to help the New York Islanders defeat the Winnipeg Jets, 4-0, Sunday afternoon at Canada Life Centre. Brock Nelson, Alexander Romanov, and Adam Pelech scored, and Hudson Fasching and Zach Parise each recorded assists to help the Islanders sweep their two-game season series with Winnipeg and capture their fourth win in their last six games.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
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.
Feb. 16 Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been placed on IR. Andy Andreoff has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Feb. 14 Jean-Gabriel Pageau is day to day with an upper body injury.
Feb. 13 Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Samuel Bolduc 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: 151

RECENT RESULTS
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)
Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-4)

UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 4 vs. Detroit UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 12:30pm
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

VS. MINNESOTA:
Last five meetings (2-3-0)
Jan. 12, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (3-1)
Jan. 30, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (4-3)
Nov. 7, 2021 Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) Loss (5-2)
Dec. 29, 2019 Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) Win (3-1)
Mar. 17, 2019 Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) OT Win (3-2)

2022-23 0-1-0
Franchise History 13-15-0-2
NYI Home 7-7-0-1
NYI Away 6-8-0-1

TEAM NOTES
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Minnesota Wild in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. These teams last met on January 12 at UBS Arena, a 3-1 decision in the Wild’s favor. The last time the Islanders visited Minnesota was November 7, 2021, when Anders Lee scored both Islander goals in a 5-2 loss. The Islanders have four wins in their last six games, and have collected points in eight of their 11 games in February (6-3-2). They enter tonight’s matchup with points in four of their last five meetings against a Central Division team. Minnesota is the final Central opponent the Islanders will face in their 2022-23 regular season slate, and they will look to earn their first win over the Wild since December 29, 2019.

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
All-Time Wild Record: 16-11-2 (9-4-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 7-7-0 at New York)
2022-23: Minnesota won the series-opening matchup, 3-1, at UBS Arena (1/12)…LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2) and RW Mats Zuccarello (0-2=2) led the Wild with two points each…C Freddy Gaudreau (1-0=1) and C Sam Steel (1-0=1) each added goals…G Filip Gustavsson saved 19-of-20 shots faced for Minnesota…D Scott Mayfield (1-0=1) scored the Islanders’ lone goal, assisted by LW Matt Martin (0-1=1) and D Alexander Romanov (0-1=1)…G Ilya Sorokin stopped 33-of-35 shots faced for New York.

WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 17 points (4-13=17) in 35 matches vs. the Islanders…D Alex Goligoski has 14 points (2-12=14) in 30 contests…D Matt Dumba owns 10 points (1-9=10) in 11 games…D Jared Spurgeon has eight points (3-5=8) in 18 contests.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 27-12-6 with a 2.44 GAA, a .918 SV% and five shutouts in 47 games (45 starts) vs. the Islanders…Gustavsson is 1-1-0 with a 3.04 GAA and a .872 SV% in two starts.

ISLANDERS LEADERS: C Bo Horvat leads the Islanders with 14 points (9-5=14) in 21 matches against Minnesota…RW Kyle Palmieri owns 13 points (5-8=13) in 19 games against Minnesota…LW Anders Lee has 12 points (6-5=11) in 15 contests…RW Josh Bailey owns 11 points (2-9=11) in 21 games…C Brock Nelson has nine points (6-3=9) in 16 matches.

ISLANDERS GOALIES: G Semyon Varlamov is 13-14-1 with a 2.26 GAA, a .928 SV% and one shutout in 29 games (28 starts) against Minnesota…Sorokin is 0-2-0 with a 3.10 GAA and a .893 SV% in one start.

FAST FACTS: The Wild is 9-5-1 in its last 15 matches against the Islanders, outscoring New York 42-22 in the nine wins…Fourteen of the 30 all-time meetings with the Islanders have been decided by one goal (8-4-2), including eight of the 14 matches at Xcel Energy Center (5-1-2).

INJURIES
Jonas Brodin: lower body

FINDING THEIR GROOVE
HOME SWEET HOME
• Minnesota leads the NHL with 14 points since Feb. 11 (6-1-2).

• The Wild’s current six-game point streak (5-0-1) is tied for the longest of the season (12/10 to 12/21, 6-0-0).

• Since Feb. 11, the Wild leads the NHL with a .940 save percentage and has allowed a league-low 1.67 goals against per game.

• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 18-5-1 at home for a .771 point percentage, the fourth-best point percentage in the NHL during that span.

• The Wild recorded a seven-game home win streak from Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, the fourth-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.

• Minnesota is tied for fifth in the NHL with 20 home victories this season and ranks sixth with a .656 point percentage.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild has recorded a 2.17 goals against average (GAA) and .922 save percentage (SV%). in that span, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in home GAA and home SV%.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild has converted 28.9 percent (28 of 97) of power-play opportunities at home this season, fourth-best in the NHL.

• Since Jan. 19, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL with 13 power-play goals. Minnesota is 13-for-50 (26.0%) with the man advantage during that span, fifth-best in the NHL, and has scored a power-play goal in 12 of 17 contests.

PENALTY KILLERS
• Has killed 26 consecutive shorthanded situations across 12 total games. Has not allowed a power-play goal in 11 consecutive games, the longest streak in the NHL this season, tied for the second-longest streak in franchise history and tied for the 19th-longest streak in the NHL’s Modern Era (since 1967-68 season)

• For the season, the Wild is seventh in the NHL with a 82.3 penalty-kill percentage (158 for 192).

• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is tied for third in the NHL with a 84.2 penalty-kill percentage (133 for 158).

• Minnesota is sixth in the NHL with a 82.6 penalty-kill percentage (81 of 98) on the road this season.

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (33-20-8) at Winnipeg Jets (35-24-1)

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (33-20-8) at Winnipeg Jets (35-24-1)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

FEB. 28 vs. Winnipeg Jets – 7:00 PM CT (5:00 PM PT) // Venue: Canada Life Centre // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

-The LA Kings visit the Winnipeg Jets for the second of three meetings between these two clubs this season (6-4 L on Oct. 27; March 25).

-The Kings aim to even the season series vs. the Jets.

-Tonight’s game marks the fifth, and final game, of the of team’s five-game road trip (2-1 L at MIN on Feb. 21; 4-3 OTL at NJD on Feb. 23; 3-2 W on Feb. 24 at NYI; 5-2 L at NYR on Feb. 26).

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have points in six of their last eight games against the Jets in Winnipeg, dating back to Nov. 13, 2016 (3-2-3).

2) No Kings skater has more road power-play points this season than Viktor Arvidsson (9).

3) Arthur Kaliyev (26-24=50) recorded his 50th career NHL point on Sunday against the Rangers.

4) Only Toronto (66) and Tampa Bay (66) have more first period goals this season than the Kings (62).

5) Drew Doughty’s average time-on-ice per game of 26:16 minutes sits in the league trailing only Colorado’s Cale Makar (26:57).

vs. WINNIPEG ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 19-11-0-9
Home: 11-4-0-4
Away: 8-7-0-5
OT: 1-9
Shootout: 0-4
2021-22: 1-1-1
2022-23: 0-1-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. WINNIPEG:
Anze Kopitar* – 29 GP, 28 PTS (10-18=28)
Drew Doughty* – 26 GP, 15 PTS (1-14=15)
Dustin Brown – 28 GP, 14 PTS (8-6=14)
Jeff Carter – 19 GP, 12 PTS (5-7=12)
Tyler Toffoli – 17 GP, 11 PTS (5-6=11)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. WINNIPEG: Oct. 27, 2022 – LAK 6 at WPG 4
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Kaliyev (2), Lizotte (2), Vilardi (6), Moore (1)
WPG Goals: Scheifele (5), Lowry (1), Dubois (3), Schmidt (1), Jonsson-Fjallby (1), Wheeler (1)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (L; 13 saves – 18 shots) WPG: Hellebuyck (W; 40 saves – 44 shots)
LAK PP: 1-for-4
LAK PK: 3-for-5

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., March. 2 | vs. Montreal Canadiens | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won their last three consecutive games against Montreal and have picked up points in 10 of their last 13 matchups (9-3-1).

Sat., March. 4 | vs. St. Louis Blues | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Alex Iafallo has six points (2-4=6) in his last six games against the Blues.

Mon., March. 6 | vs. Washington Capitals | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings host the Capitals at Crypto.com Arena for the first time since Nov. 17, 2021 (2-0 L)

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 19 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Pres. (upper-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 15 games, Jan. 19 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Gabriel Vilardi, 10 games, Nov. 27 (lower-body); Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 (undisclosed)
F Quinton Byfield, 6 games, Oct. 27 – Nov. 5 (illness)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
D Sean Durzi, 2 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 115

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/27/23)
Feb. 10 – Pheonix Copley (G) re-signed to a one-year contract extension with an AAV of $1.5M
Feb. 11 – Trevor Moore (F) and Arthur Kaliyev (F) activated off injured reserve. Jacob Moverare (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 12 – Jacob Moverare (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 13 – Tobie Bisson (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 14 – Tobie Bisson (D) loaned to Ontario (AHL).
Feb. 15 – Mikey Anderson (D) signed to an eight-year contract extension with an AAV of $4.125M.
Feb. 17 – Tobias Bjornfot (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).

GROUNDING THE JETS
Since re-entering the league prior to the 2011-12 season, the Kings are tied for the fifth-lowest goals-against average per game against the Winnipeg Jets, allowing an average of 2.65 goals per game:

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets close a three-game homestand on Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Kings come to Canada Life Centre for the only time this season. The Jets are 0-2-0 on the homestand after a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday afternoon. After Tuesday’s game, the Jets have a pair of days off before playing a home-and-home set with the Edmonton Oilers on the weekend, which begins on Friday in Edmonton.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat LAK
60 GP 61
35 W 33
24 L 20
1 OT 8
71 PTS 74
182 GF 205
159 GA 206
21.5% PP 25.6%
84.7% PK 75.4%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Feb. 28 LAK TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 3 At EDM TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 4 EDM SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 6 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 8 MIN SN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Feb. 19 At NJD 4-2 L 2L
Feb. 20 At NYR 4-1 W 1W
Feb. 22 At NYI 2-1 L 1L
Feb. 24 COL 5-1 L 2L
Feb. 26 NYI 4-0 L 3L

Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, February 28
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Los Angeles Kings 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
New York Islanders 4
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Islanders Scorers: Horvat (36), Romanov (2), Nelson (27), Pelech (5)
Jets Goaltender: David Rittich (20 sv, 3 ga)
Islanders Goaltender: Semyon Varlamov (23 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 1-for-1
Recap: The Jets were shut out at home for the third time this season on Sunday in a 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Winnipeg was outshot 12-1 in the first period before outshooting the Islanders 22-12 in the second and third periods. Nikolaj Ehlers led the Jets with five shots, while Neal Pionk and Josh Morrissey each had three hits. David Rittch made 20 saves in the loss, which was his second consecutive loss after winning four straight starts.

Western Wins Leaders
The Jets have 35 wins this season, which is tied for first in the Western Conference… Winnipeg is on pace for 48 wins for just the second time in franchise history… The Jets won a franchise record 52 games in 2017-18.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 20-10-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is sixth in the NHL and second in the Western Conference… Winnipeg has lost consecutive games on home ice for just the third time this season, but twice in their past seven home games… The Jets haven’t lost three games in a row on home ice since Dec. 7-17/21… Kyle Connor (14G, 23A) leads the team with 37 points in 30 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 18 goals at home leads the team and has him six goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 16-8-0 with a 2.14 goals-against average, .930 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 249-159-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons… The franchise is four goals away from reaching 1,400 goals scored at Canada Life Centre since relocation in 2011.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is second in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.7% of the time… Winnipeg hasn’t allowed a power play goal in 14 of their past 19 games, including going 14-for-14 in their past five games… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

Jets vs. LAK Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Kings meet three times this season… Winnipeg won the first game 6-4 in Los Angeles on Oct. 27… The Jets return to Los Angeles on Mar. 25 for the third game between the two teams this season.

Recent History
The Jets have won four of their past five games against the Kings, including a pair of wins by one goal… Dating back to 2016, 13 of the 17 games between the Jets and Kings have been decided by one goal, including five in overtime or a shootout.

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 6-3-0 against the Kings in the past nine games at Canada Life Centre.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the team with 24 points (10G, 14A) in 30 career games against the Kings… Pierre-Luc Dubois has nine points (4G, 5A) in 10 games against Los Angeles… Mark Scheifele (2G, 3A) and Kyle Connor (1G, 5A) are on four-game point streaks against the Kings.

Jets vs. LAK Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
10/09/2018 LA W 2 1 39 3 1 4 17 2 0 6
12/18/2018 @LA L 1 4 28 3 0 6 31 3 0 6
03/18/2019 @LA W 3 2 28 1 1 11 17 2 1 9
10/22/2019 LA L 2 3 28 5 0 8 41 4 1 10
11/30/2019 @LA L 1 2 34 3 0 0 34 0 0 6
02/18/2020 LA W 6 3 35 2 0 4 34 2 0 4
10/28/2021 @LA W 3 2 31 4 1 4 32 2 0 8
11/13/2021 LA W 3 2 23 1 0 4 29 2 0 2
04/02/2022 LA L 2 3 27 6 0 6 38 3 1 12
10/27/2022 @LA W 6 4 19 5 2 8 44 4 1 10

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (19-35-6) at Buffalo Sabres (31-23-4)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (19-35-6) at Buffalo Sabres (31-23-4)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Feb. 28, 2023 Game No. 61 (19-35-6, 44 pts.)
at Buffalo Sabres (31-23-4, 66 pts.), KeyBank Center Road Game No. 28 (6-17-4, 16 pts.)
The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: FEB. 26, 2023 – CBJ 2 at MIN 3 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Olivier (5), Foudy (2)
MIN Goal Scorers: Kaprizov (35), PP – Kaprizov (36), OT – Kaprizov (37)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (41/44; 64:40); MIN – Fleury (22/24; 64:40)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 24 / MIN: 44
3 Stars: 1. Kaprizov, MIN; 2. Hartman, MIN; 3. Merzlikins, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ collected a point in 2nd-straight game (1-0-1)… CBJ led 2-0 after 2 periods, but MIN scored 2 goals in the 3rd to send the game to OT… MIN scored with 19.9 seconds left in OT to win… Foudy scored a goal to give him 2-0-2 in his last 5 games… Olivier scored a goal and now has 2-2-4 in his past 5 games… Sweezey made his NHL debut, recoding 3 hits on 10:01 of ice time… Bayreuther skated in his 100th career NHL game… Gudbranson tallied his 10th assist of the campaign, while skating in his 700th career NHL game.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (54 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (49 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (47 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (45 games)
Nyquist (shoulder); Placed on IR (Jan. 28); out indefinitely (12 games)
Boqvist (lower body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 414

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 27 Activated Chinakhov and Meyer off Injured Reserve and loaned to Cleveland (AHL)
Feb. 25 Recalled Sweezey from Cleveland (AHL)
Feb. 9 Recalled Berni from Cleveland (AHL)

TODAY’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7:30pm ET | ESPN+/Hulu | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE SABRES
2022-23 Series: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 at BUF)
2021-22 Series: 3-0-0 (2-0-0 at BUF)
All-Time Series: 23-13-1-2 (12-7-0-2 at BUF)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 6-2-2 | 5-3-2
All-Time GF/GA: 127/112
All-Time SF/SA: 1,244/1,200
All-Time PP: 23-of-134
All-Time PK: 98-of-128

THE LAST GAME VS. BUF: DEC. 7, 2022 – CBJ 4 vs. BUF 9
CBJ Goal Scorers: Laine (5), Nyquist (5), Laine (6), Nyquist (6)
BUF Goal Scorers: PP – Cozens (10), Thompson (17), Dahlin (9), Thompson (18), PP – Thompson (19), PP – Thompson (20), Thompson (21), Krebs (1), Tuch (13)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (6/9; 27:28), Merzlikins (15/21; 32:32); BUF – Luukkonen (20/24; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 2/5 | Shots: CBJ: 24 / BUF: 30
3 Stars: 1. Thompson, BUF; 2. Tuch, BUF; 3. Dahlin, BUF
Noteworthy: CBJ fell for 3rd consecutive game… Laine notched his 2nd multi-goal/3rd multi-point game of the season (2-0-2)… Nyquist
recorded his 1st multi-goal/3rd multi-point game of the campaign (2-0-2)… Gaudreau extended his points streak to a season-high 6-
straight games with an assist (2-8-10)… Jenner tallied an assist to give him 1-4-5 in the last 5 contests… Kuraly skated in his 100th
career CBJ game.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Apr. 14 at CBJ

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. BUF)
CBJ had their 7-game points streak in the series dating back to 3/31/19 (5-0-2) snapped in the first meeting of the season series on Dec. 7 (9-4 loss)… CBJ have points in 13 of the past 17 games of the series since 4/8/16 (11-4-2)…CBJ have points in 5-straight games at BUF (3-0-2) dating back to 3/31/19… 4 of the last 7 meetings have been decided after regulation with each team winning 2 games in OT… Winning team has recorded 4-plus goals in 5-straight contests and 9 of the last 10 since 10/27/18… Each team has recorded 3 shutouts (MR: Bobrovsky in 4-0 win at BUF on 3/31/19) and a penalty shot (MR: Nash unsuccessful vs. Miller on 10/19/07)… Buffalo’s Tage Thompson (5-1-6) recorded the 1st hat trick in the all-time series in the club’s meeting on Dec. 7… Most goals scored at BUF: 7 (11/22/21)… Most goals allowed at BUF: 6 (3/29/04).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. BUF)
Foudy notched his 1st career NHL point (assist) on 2/13/20 at BUF… Gaudreau skated in his 300th career NHL game on 3/7/18 at BUF… Laine notched his 100th career NHL point (goal) on 1/9/18 at BUF.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. BUF
• Gaudreau – 8-8-16 in 14 career GP, including points in all but four of his career games and 3-3-6 with two multi-point efforts in his last four road contests against the club
• Jenner – 5-6-11 in 21 career GP, including assists in each of his last four contests (1-5-6) and points in his last five outings (2-5-7)
• Laine – 3-6-9 in 11 career GP, including points in three-straight against the Sabres (2-3-5)
• Roslovic – 3-2-5 in 9 career GP, including points in three of his last four contests vs. the club (3-2-5)

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
STRONG PLAY OF LATE
The Blue Jackets have recorded points in five of their last six games (3-1-2) following Sunday’s 3-2 overtime loss a Minnesota. The club is now 6-5-4 in the past 15 contests and has registered points in six of its last eight contests (4-2-2) with wins againstt four of the top-13 teams in the League in points (Toronto-4th; Dallas-8th; Edmonton-12th; Winnipeg-13th). The club concluded a stretch of six-straight games against the Western Conference on Sunday (3-1-2). Columbus will play its 13th of 17 back-to-back sets on Friday vs. Seattle and Saturday at Ottawa.

HIT THE ROAD, JACK(ETS)
After playing a schedule heavy in-home games to date, the Blue Jackets will keep their travel bags packed over the next month. The club, who has collected points in a season-high four-straight road games (2-0-2), kicked off a stretch on Sunday of 12-of-15 games away from Nationwide Arena through the end of March. The schedule includes a season-long five-game road trip from March 14-21 with stops in California (San Jose, Los Angeles and Anaheim), Vegas and Washington. The lone home games during that stretch are March 3 (vs. Seattle), March 11 (vs. St. Louis) and March 24 (vs. NY Islanders).

2022-23 TEAM QUICK HITS
• CBJ have allowed 24 goals over their last 9 games, ranking 8th-T in the NHL in goals-against/game (2.67) since returning from the NHL break on Feb. 10
• CBJ have killed off 42-of-51 opponent power play attempts over the last 20 games since Jan. 12 (82.4 pct.)
• CBJ have scored on 9-of-41 power play chances over their last 15 games dating back to Jan. 21 (22.0 pct.)
• CBJ blueliners have posted 3-10-13 in the last 10 games and have now recorded 24-66-90 in 60 games
• CBJ finished with a season-high 12 skaters recording a point on Nov. 17 vs. MTL
• CBJ have had 37 different players play in a game this season (34 skaters, 3 goaltenders)
• CBJ have recorded 37 multi-goal periods this season, including scoring 3 goals in the 2nd period and 2 goals in the 3rd period on Sat.
• CBJ were tied for 3rd-youngest team in the NHL (ARI and NJD) to start the season at 25.9, trailing only BUF (25.0) and OTT (25.7)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Sunday, Feb. 26
Washington 4 at Buffalo 7
Goals: Cozens (3), Thompson, Skinner, Girgensons, Hinostroza
Goalies: Luukkonen (26 saves/30 shots)
PP: 0/3; PK: 1/2; Shots: Buffalo 37 – Washington 30

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 105)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Alex Tuch (lower body, Feb. 26; IR) – 1 game
Rasmus Dahlin (lower body, Feb. 26) – 1 game

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

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 2: Buffalo at Boston, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 4: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
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.

TODAY’S GAME
BLUE JACKETS AT SABRES
• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Blue Jackets this season.
• Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Columbus 9-4 in Columbus on Dec. 7, 2022.
• Next meeting: Friday, April 14 in Columbus.
• The Sabres are 4-3-3 in their last 10 games against the Blue Jackets; 5-4-1 at home.
• This is the 40th game all-time between Buffalo and Columbus; Buffalo has a 15-19-5 series record.
• The Sabres are 9-10-2 at home against the Blue Jackets all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• A win in tonight’s game would give the Sabres their third winning streak of four or more games this season.
• The Sabres and the Blue Jackets have combined to score at least seven goals in each of the last five meetings between the two teams.
• Buffalo has scored eight power play goals in its last seven matchups with Columbus.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 29 points (14+15) in his last 25 games, including 10 points (5+5) in his last six games.
• A point in today’s game would give Thompson a seven-game point streak, the longest such streak of his career.
• In his last 37 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 45 points (20+25), including nine points (5+4) in his last six games.
• With a point today, Skinner will have recorded his second point streak of seven or more games this season, and the fourth of his career.
• A goal in tonight’s game would give Skinner his second goal streak of three or more games in 2022-23. It would be the 12th such streak of his career.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 45 points (7+38) in his last 42 games, including 14 points (1+13) in his last 14 games.
• Dylan Cozens (6+3) and Casey Mittelstadt (2+7) have each collected nine points in their last eight games.
• In his last six games, Jack Quinn has recorded six points (2+4).
• A point in tonight’s game would give Owen Power a three-game point streak, one game shy of the longest point streak of his career (four games, Jan. 21 to 26, 2023).

NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (29-26-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-18-4)

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers (29-26-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-18-4)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 36
  • F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 4
  • F Aleksander Barkov | Games Missed: 1
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 1
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 186

LAST GAME
Panthers 1, Sabres 3 – Feb. 24 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Verhaeghe (31)
BUF Goals: Skinner (23), Tuch (28-PPG), Skinner (24)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 30 Saves
BUF Goalie: Anderson (W) – 49 Saves
FLA Shots: 50
BUF Shots: 33
Notes: Carter Verhaeghe (1-0-1) scored a goal for the second consecutive game (2-0-2 in 2GP)…Anthony Duclair made his season debut and notched an assist…Eetu Luostarinen (0-1-1) posted his third assist over his past two games (0-3-3 in 2GP)…FLA PP: 0-3, FLA PK: 1-2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • Feb. 24: F Zac Dalpe and F Grigori Denisenko recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | F Anthony Duclair activated from LTIR | F Givani Smith placed on LTIR
  • Feb. 23: F Chris Tierney claimed off waivers by MTL
  • Feb. 22: G Alex Lyon recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | G Spencer Knight and F Grigori Denisenko loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. LIGHTNING
ALL-TIME vs. TBL: 74-50-10-19
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. TBL: 30-33-6-8
2022-23 vs. TBL: 1-1-1

CATS STATS

  • Eric Staal has compiled 77 points (34-43-77) over 77 career games against Tampa Bay.
  • Sam Reinhart has posted 12 goals and 18 points (12-6-18) over 27 career games vs. the Lightning.

SUNSHINE STATE SHOWDOWN
The Panthers will face off against their cross-state rival for the fourth and final time this season. The Cats won their prior matchup with the Lightning at FLA Live 7-1 on Feb. 6 behind five points (2-3-5) from Matthew Tkachuk, four points (2-2-4) from Carter Verhaeghe, three points (1-2-3) from Sam Bennett and 32/33 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky. Florida has earned at least a point in four of their past five visits to Amalie Arena (2-1-2) since April 15, 2021. Tkachuk has amassed seven points (3-4-7) over three games against Tampa Bay in 2022-23.

POUR IT ON
Following games played Feb. 26, the Panthers ranked fifth among NHL teams with 208 goals scored and 138 even-strength goals. The Cats lead all NHL clubs averaging 36.6 shots on goal per game, with a league-most 2,234 total shots on goal. They have logged at least 50 shots on goal in five games this season, including in each of their past two contests. Florida’s 105 shots over their past two games are the second-most in a two-game span in club history (109 SOG, Oct. 27-29, 2022).

RETURN OF THE DUKE
Anthony Duclair made his season debut Feb. 24 vs. BUF, notching an assist on Carter Verhaeghe’s goal in the game. The PointeClaire, Quebec native posted career highs in goals (31), assists (27), points (58) and game-winning goals (5) in 2021-22 with Florida, and scored his first career playoff goal in Game 1 of Round 2 vs. TBL. Over 118 career regular-season games with the Panthers, Duclair has amassed 91 points (41-50-91) and a plus-47 rating. From 2020-21 to 2021-22, Duclair’s 41 goals and 90 points (41-49-90) were each the fourth-most among Panthers skaters.

BOOMIN’ BLUELINE
Florida’s 36 goals by defensemen this season are tied for the second-most of any team with NJD. The Cats’ 141 points by blueliners ranks fourth. The Panthers 213 points by blueliners in 2021-22 also ranked second in the NHL. Three different Florida blueliners have produced at least 25 points this season: Brandon Montour (48), Gustav Forsling (33) and Aaron Ekblad (27); no other team has more than two such defensemen.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh 7
The Tampa Bay Lightning wrapped up a brief, two-game road trip with a 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night at PPG Paints Arena…The Bolts fell to 37-18-4 on the season with a road record of 15-14-1…The Lightning are 0-2-0 vs. PIT this season with a final matchup set to be played March 2 at AMALIE Arena…PIT opened the scoring at the 3:20 mark of the first period with a goal from Drew O’Connor…Anthony Cirelli tied the game for Tampa Bay when he scored his ninth goal of the season, deflecting a point shot from Zach Bogosian past Casey DeSmith to make it a 1-1 game…Nikita Kucherov scored his 23rd goal of the year just 1:59 later when he took a pass from Brayden Point and fired a shot on DeSmith before jumping on his own rebound and burying a backhand shot to give the Bolts a 2-1 lead…Evgeni Malkin tied the game 2-2 at the 6:17 mark of the second period…PIT rattled off five goals in a span of 4:27 from Sidney Crosby, Teddy Blueger, Jeff Carter, Jason Zucker and Brian Dumoulin to make it a 7-2 game heading into the third period…With 12:03 remaining in regulation, Kucherov sent a pass to the slot for Point, who scored on the power play for his 36th goal of the season and the final goal of the contest…Kucherov recorded his 700th career point…Point skated in his 476th career game and passed Rob Zamuner and took sole possession of the 13thmost games played in Lightning franchise history…
PP: TBL – 1-3 PIT – 1-2
SOG: TBL – 29 PIT – 36
Attendance: 17,691

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Panthers are playing the fourth of four matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 2-1-0 against FLA this season with a 3-2 overtime win Oct. 21 at FLA Live Arena, a 4-1 win Dec. 10 at AMALIE Arena and a 7-1 loss Feb. 6 at FLA Live Arena…Brayden Point (3-1—4) leads Tampa Bay in goals vs. FLA this season and is tied with Nikita Kucherov (1-3—4) for the team lead in points…Steven Stamkos has scored goals in four of his last five games vs. FLA (5-3—8)…Stamkos has recorded more points against FLA than any other franchise during his career (39-37—76, 63 GP)…Point has picked up points in seven consecutive games vs. FLA (7-2—9) with goals in six of those contests…Point has scored a goal in four straight home games vs. FLA (4-1—5)…Kucherov is riding a five-game point streak vs. FLA (4-8—12)…Kucherov has recorded a multi-point effort in nine of his last 15 games vs. FLA (10-15—25) with points in 12 of the 15 contests (11-17—28)…Kucherov has points in four straight home games vs. FLA (3-6—9) and nine of the last 10 meetings at AMALIE Arena (7-8—15)…Brandon Hagel has picked up points in eight of his last 11 games vs. FLA (3-7—10)…Victor Hedman has five assists over his last four games vs. FLA (0-5—5)…Hedman has points in four of his last five home games vs. FLA (2-3—5)…Mikhail Sergachev has picked up points in three straight contests vs. FLA (1-2—3)…In 13 career games vs. FLA, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 10-3-0 with a .928 save percentage and a 2.46 goals against average…The Bolts are 7-3-0 in their last 10 home games vs. FLA and 4-6-0 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in nine of their last 10 home games vs. FLA with 41 goals during that span…The Bolts are 69-61-13 with 10 ties all-time vs. FLA, including a home record of 41-24-6 with six ties…Stamkos (39-37—76) holds the Tampa Bay franchise records for career goals and points vs. FLA.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. FLA

  1. Steven Stamkos – 76 pts. (39-37—76, 63 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 71 pts. (31-40—71, 73 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 68 pts. (26-42—68, 78 GP)
  4. Victor Hedman – 42 pts. (7-35—42, 60 GP)
  5. Nikita Kucherov – 39 pts. (17-22—39, 30 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a brief, two-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will wrap up February having played just five of their 12 games on home ice…The Lightning are 10-6-1 against Atlantic Division opponents and 17-11-2 against the Eastern Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 22-4-3 on home ice this season and are riding a franchise record 16-game home point streak…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in 10 consecutive home games and 25 of their 29 games at AMALIE Arena this season…The Lightning have scored a power-play goal in nine of their last 10 home games…Tampa Bay will not have more than one day between games until their March 28 matchup with Carolina.

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

TRANSACTIONS
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

HOME COOKING
The Bolts collected a point for the 16th-straight home game Feb. 23 vs. BUF, extending their record for the longest home point streak in Tampa Bay franchise history…The Bolts are 22-4-3 at home this season with an .810 points percentage, trailing only Boston (.879) for the NHL lead…Tampa Bay has scored three or more goals in 10 straight games at AMALIE Arena and 25 of 29 home games overall…The Lightning have surrendered two or less goals in 11 of their last 16 home contests…The Bolts are averaging over four goals per game on home ice for the second time in franchise history at 4.17 GF/GP (also: 4.02 GF/GP, 2018-19) and are the only team in the NHL averaging more than four goals per game at home…Tampa Bay’s power play is clicking at a 31.7% conversion rate on home ice, the second-best among all NHL teams, trailing only Edmonton (33.3%)…Since Dec. 1, the Lightning have given up just six powerplay goals on 48 attempts at AMALIE Arena, good for an 87.5 PK%, tied with the Carolina Hurricanes for the third-best home penalty kill percentage in the NHL during that span, trailing only Boston (90.6%) and New Jersey (88.9%).

NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (28-23-8) at Ottawa Senators (29-26-4)

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NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (28-23-8) at Ottawa Senators (29-26-4)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 2 at OTTAWA 6 (2/27/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Bertuzzi (Suter, Sundqvist) 11:48-EV
2ND PERIOD: OTT Sanderson (Giroux, Brassard) 3:41-PP; DET Perron (Hronek) 5:11-PP; OTT Batherson (Chabot, DeBrincat) 12:25-
PP; OTT Giroux (Gambrell, Chabot) 14:10-EV; OTT Tkachuk (Giroux, Zub) 17:41-EV
3RD PERIOD: OTT Chabot (Giroux, Zub) 0:47-EV; OTT Stützle (unassisted) 15:00-EV
SHOTS: DET 24 (9-9-6) / OTT 42 (15-16-11)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (L, 36-42) / OTT Talbot (W, 22-24)
PP: DET 1-4 / OTT 2-6

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (3 / Feb. 25)
Jordan Oesterle – undisclosed (1 / Feb. 27)
Total Man Games Lost: 236
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
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

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at SENATORS / 7:00 P.M. EST / Canadian Tire Centre / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

TONIGHT: 61st all-time meeting, 31st at Ottawa … Fourth of four games this season, second of two at Ottawa
ALL-TIME vs. OTT: 33-23-1-3 / AWAY: 16-11-1-2 / LAST 10: 2-7-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-3-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-2-0
DET top scorers vs. OTT: David Perron (6-8-14 in 20 GP), Dylan Larkin (8-6-14 in 25 GP), Jakub Vrána (3-8-11 in 11 GP), Filip
Hronek (1-10-11 in 11 GP), Andrew Copp (4-7-11 in 22 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (4-3-7 in 11 GP), Lucas Raymond (3-3-6 in 6 GP),
Dominik Kubalík (2-3-5 in 6 GP), Michael Rasmussen (3-1-4 in 8 GP), Pius Suter (1-2-3 in 6 GP)
OTT top scorers vs. DET: Claude Giroux (10-25-35 in 32 GP), Alex DeBrincat (10-18-28 in 19 GP), Thomas Chabot (3-8-11 in 13
GP), Mathieu Joseph (5-6-11 in 19 GP), Brady Tkachuk (4-5-9 in 14 GP), Tim Stützle (3-4-7 in 5 GP), Drake Batherson (5-2-7 in 9
GP), Artem Zub (1-2-3 in 4 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, March 2: RED WINGS vs. KRAKEN / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, March 4: RED WINGS at ISLANDERS / 12:30 p.m. / UBS Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Sunday, March 5: RED WINGS vs. FLYERS / 6:00 p.m. / Wells Fargo Center / TV: NHLN, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 27 at Ottawa – 6-2 L
Detroit fell at Ottawa to move to 28-23-8 overall and 13-11-5 on the road … Detroit (64 points) remains three points behind Pittsburgh (67 points) for the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference … The Red Wings also trail the Sabres (66 points) by two points, but are still ahead of the Panthers (64 points) and Capitals (64 points) in terms of points percentage … Detroit is 8-2-0 against Canadian clubs since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Tyler Bertuzzi opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season … Bertuzzi has recorded nine points (3-6-9) in 11 games since Feb. 7 vs. Edmonton … David Perron scored on the power play to give Detroit a 2-1 lead … Perron tied Lucas Raymond for third place among Detroit skaters with his 15th goal of the season … Perron also tied Jonatan Berggren and Filip Hronek with his fourth power play goal of the campaign … It marked Perron’s first power play goal since Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh … Perron has tallied eight points (1-7-8) in 10 games since Feb. 9 vs. Calgary … Pius Suter tallied the primary assist on Bertuzzi’s goal, giving him six points (5-1-6) in eight games since Feb. 13 at Vancouver … Hronek picked up the lone assist on Perron’s power play goal, giving him five points (2-3-5) in nine games since Feb. 11 vs. Vancouver … Hronek collected his 38th point of the season (9-29-38 in 59 GP), matching his career high from 2021-22 in 19 fewer games (5-33-38 in 78 GP) … Perron (15-23-38 in 59 GP) and Hronek (9-29-38 in 59 GP) are tied for second place among Detroit skaters with 38 points … Perron and Hronek also tied Dominik Kubalík for second place among Red Wings skaters with 16 power play points … Jake Walman set a career high with seven blocks … Walman leads the Red Wings with a plus-17 rating in 40 games … Detroit is 20-7-5 this season when scoring a power play goal … The Red Wings continue to own the NHL’s second-best power play on the road (25.6%), trailing only Edmonton (30.3%) … Detroit is 18-7-7 this season when scoring first, and 8-2-5 when doing so on the road … The Red Wings are 11-3-2 this season when leading after one period, and 5-2-2 when doing so on the road … Detroit is 5-5-0 in the first half of back-to-backs this season, and 4-4-1 in the second half.

ROAD WINGS

  • Detroit is 6-3-0 in its last nine road games dating back to Jan. 19 at Vegas. The Red Wings finished 4-1-0 on their season-long five-game road trip from Feb. 13-21, sweeping Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary on the road for the first time since Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2013.
  • Detroit has scored three-or-more goals in 11 of its last 15 road games since Dec. 19 at Washington.
  • The Red Wings own the NHL’s second-best power play on the road (25.6%), trailing only Edmonton (30.3%). Detroit went 5-for-7 (71.4%) on the man advantage during its three-game sweep of Western Canada from Feb. 13-16.
  • Dylan Larkin paces the Red Wings with 27 points (12-15-27) in 28 road games. Seven of his 11 power play goals this season have come on the road.
  • David Perron has recorded 23 points (10-13-23) in 29 road games, while Filip Hronek has collected 22 points (4-18-22) in 29 road contests. Additionally, 12 of Dominik Kubalík’s 16 goals this season have been scored on the road, including six of his seven PPGs.

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Feb. 27, 6-2 win vs. Detroit: Ottawa recorded six goals in a game against Detroit for the second time this season to emerge with a 6-2 win at Canadian Tire Centre. The home side was paced by Giroux who tallied a season-high four points (one goal, three assists) to become the sixth player in franchise history to reach 55 points in their first season with the club. Sanderson became the second NHL defender to record a second power-play goal, Batherson (with his team-high 12th power-play goal), Tkachuk and Chabot (as part of a three-point night) also found the back of the net for Ottawa. Zub equaled a career-high with two assists. Bertuzzi and Perron scored for the Red Wings. Talbot earned the win for Ottawa with 22 saves while Hellberg took the loss for Detroit in turning aside 36 shots. Scratches: Kelly, Larsson; Injuries: Forsberg, Norris; Shots: OTT – 42, DET – 24; PP: OTT – 2-6, DET – 1-4.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa heads to Manhattan to take on the New York Rangers on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the third of three regular-season meetings and the second of two matchups at Madison Square Garden.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Red Wings this evening. Total man-games lost: 209.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned C Greig and recalled C Kastelic to/from Belleville (AHL) on Feb. 25.

OTTAWA vs. DETROIT – History:
2022-23 (1-1-0): Dec. 17 @ Detroit (6-3 win), Dec. 31 @ Detroit (4-2 loss), Feb. 27 @ Ottawa (6-2 win), Feb. 28 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (3-0-0): 4/1/22 @ Detroit (5-2 win), 4/3/22 @ Ottawa (5-2 win), 4/12/22 @ Detroit (4-1 win)
Series record: Overall: 26-24-1-9; Home: 13-11-1-5; Away: 13-13-0-4
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Feb. 27 (6-2); @ Detroit: Dec. 17 (6-3)
Last Detroit win: @ Ottawa: 2/2/19 (2-0); @ Detroit: Dec. 31 (4-2)
Last OT result: 1/3/18 (2-1 OT loss) @ Detroit
Last shootout: 2/29/20 (4-3 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (3x, Last: Feb. 27, 6-2 win); Allowed: 8, (12/3/93, 8-1 loss); Both teams: 12, (2/2/11, 7-5 loss)

Last Game: Feb. 27, 6-2 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Sanderson, Batherson, Giroux, Tkachuk, Chabot, Stützle; DET Goals: Bertuzzi, Perron; OTT Scratches: Kelly, Larsson; OTT Injuries: Forsberg, Norris; OTT Goalie: Talbot; DET Goalie: Hellberg; OTT PP: 2-6; DET PP: 1-4; Shots: 42-24.
Career vs. Detroit: Brassard leads all players in career games played (49) and is tied with DeBrincat and Giroux in goals (10); Giroux leads in assists (25) and in points (35); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (40) against Detroit.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 17-12-2 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 18 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 22 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 31 home games, Stützle leads the team with 40 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will conclude their ninth set of the season this evening when the team hosts Detroit … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (6-3-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (5-3-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 56 for 222 (25.2%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 12 powerplay goals while Batherson and Alex DeBrincat maintain the club lead with 23 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 14 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 174 of the 212 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 82.1% through 59 regular-season games … The team has registered five (Joseph x2, Watson x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

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