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MLS Preview: New York City FC (0-1-0) at Chicago Fire (0-0-0)

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MLS Preview: New York City FC (0-1-0) at Chicago Fire (0-0-0)

Since the start of the 2018 season, New York City FC has only lost one of its last ten matches against the Fire (W7 D2) NYCFC has come out on top in each of the last three encounters, keeping a clean sheet in each of them. D. C. United was the only team to defeat the Fire in four regular-season matches in 2002-03.

The Fire are winless in a MLS-record 13 straight season opening matches (D5 8L) tracing all the way back to 2010 with the last time they took three focuses in their most memorable match coming in 2009, a 3-1 win over FC Dallas. The first two games of Chicago’s season have drawn.

For the fourth year in a row, New York City FC lost its season opener against Nashville on Saturday by a score of 2-0. In the club’s history, NYCFC has only once lost two matches in a row to begin a season, in 2020 (lost the first four).

Zherdan Shaqiri led the Fire last season with 18 goals (11 goals, 7 assists), more than Nemanja Nikolic (28) and David Accam (22) did in the Fire’s last postseason appearance in 2017.

Before its opening 2-0 defeat at Nashville this season, New York City FC failed to score in only four of their 33 MLS games, including playoffs. NYCFC last went scoreless in back to back matches in the initial two matches of last season, at the Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

MLS Preview: CF Montreal Impact (0-1-0) at Austin FC (0-1-0)

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MLS Preview: CF Montreal Impact (0-1-0) at Austin FC (0-1-0)

After Austin FC defeated CF Montreal Impact 1-0 on the road in June, this will be their second meeting. Montreal kept a success in Houston last August in the wake of neglecting to win any of its initial 14 visits to Texas (D2 L12, including end of the season games).

At Q2 Stadium, Austin FC suffered a 3-2 thriller defeat to St. Louis City SC, an expansion team. Recent Austin home games have typically featured goals, with 59 goals scored over the last 14 games, including playoffs, for an average of 4.2 goals per game. In those games, Austin has a record of W5 D6 L3.

With a 2-0 defeat at Miami on Saturday, CF Montreal ended its joint-regular season record seven-match road winning streak. Last season, Montreal suffered its first three defeats but recovered to score 65 points, a club record.

Against St. Louis City on Saturday, Austin FC’s Sebastian Druissi scored their first goal of the season. Druissi has now scored 13 goals in five straight games and in 10 of his last 11 home MLS games (including playoffs).

Even though CF Montreal attempted all 14 of its inside-the-box shots against Miami on Saturday, the team failed to score. Since 2010, this was only the third time in MLS history that a team had taken 14 or more shots, all of which came from within the area. The other two teams that did so, Seattle in 2020 and Toronto in 2019, scored a total of ten goals.

NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (30-23-6) at Chicago Blackhawks (21-35-5)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (30-23-6) at Chicago Blackhawks (21-35-5)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. CHICAGO
OVERALL (130 GP) 64-50-(4)-12
HOME (64 GP) 36-22-(3)-3
ROAD (66 GP) 28-28-(1)-9
LAST MEETING Dec. 21, 2022 at CHI (W, 4-2)
PLAYOFFS (1-2) Last: 2017 WCQ (W, 4-0)

− The Predators are 64-50-(4)-12 all-time against the Blackhawks, including a 28-28-(1)-9 record on the road.

− This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Chicago in 2022-23; it is the second and final at United Center.

− Nashville is 1-0-0 against Chicago this season, securing a 4-2 win on the road on Dec. 21 in a game that saw Roman Josi pass David Legwand for the most points in franchise history.

− The Predators are 4-0-1 in their last five games against the Blackhawks; they are 8-0-2 in their last 10; and 3-0-2 in their last five on the road.

− The Predators have earned at least a point in 22 of their last 25 games against the Blackhawks (18-3-4), holding Chicago to two-or-fewer goals 21 times in that span.

− Nashville is currently on a 15-game point streak against Chicago (12-0-3), its longest active point streak against a single opponent.

− The Predators went 7-0-1 vs. the Blackhawks in 2020-21, their most wins against Chicago in a single season in team history. Nashville outscored Chicago 25-14, allowing two-or-fewer goals in seven of those contests. The team’s seven wins against Chicago in 2020-21 were its most vs. a single opponent in a season since 2007-08 (seven vs. Columbus); it also was the fifth time in Preds history they won at least seven games against an opponent in a single season.

− On Jan. 9, 2020, the Preds defeated Chicago, 5-2, at the United Center in a game that featured Pekka Rinne’s first career goal and John Hynes’ first win as Nashville head coach.

− This will be the 131st time the Predators and Blackhawks clash in the regular season, Nashville’s most games played against a single opponent.

NOTABLES vs. CHICAGO
− Juuse Saros is 9-2-2 with a 2.13 goals-against average, .932 save percentage and one shutout in 14 career appearances vs. the Blackhawks.

− Kevin Lankinen played the first 69 games of his NHL career with Chicago from 2020-22. He went 25-29-11 and posted a 3.23 goals-against average and .901 save percentage for the Blackhawks.

− Dante Fabbro scored his first career NHL goal on April 6, 2019 vs. Chicago (Cam Ward).

− Predators prospect Ryan Ufko won the USHL’s Clark Cup with the Chicago Steel in 2020-21.

− Predators prospect Spencer Stastney is a product of the Chicago Mission youth hockey program.

− Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones was drafted fourth overall by the Predators in 2013; he skated in 199 games for Nashville from 2013-16, tallying 63 points (15g-48a).

− Chicago forward Colin Blackwell made his NHL debut with Nashville in 2018-19 and skated in 33 total games with the Predators, recording 10 points (3g-7a).

− Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi played in 35 games with the Predators from 2019-21

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 2, Florida Panthers 1 – March 2 (FLA Live Arena)

− NSH goals: Duchene – PP (19), Leonard – GWG (1)

− FLA goals: Montour (11)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Lankinen (W, 30/31); FLA – Bobrovsky (L, 21/23)

− Power plays: NSH 1-1; FLA 0-0

− Notes: Nashville improved to 14-12-3 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game, regular-season series against the Panthers with a 2-0-0 record… Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves, including 15 in the second period, to pick up his seventh win of the season… Tyson Barrie skated 21:58 in his Predators debut… John Leonard, also making his Predators debut, scored his first career game-winning goal… Luke Evangelista recorded his first career NHL point with an assist on Matt Duchene’s power-play goal… Duchene moved into a tie with Filip Forsberg for the most goals on the team (19)… Roman Josi tallied two assists.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
March 4, 2023 at Chicago Blackhawks

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 2 52
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 2 9
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 2 4
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 2 3
Total man-games lost: 131
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 53; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 14; Forsberg – 9; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5;
Johansen – 4; Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Parssinen – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 3: Acquired forward Rasmus Asplund from Buffalo for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a one-year, $2.5 million contract for 2023-24. Signed goaltender Kevin Lankinen to a oneyear, $2 million contract for 2023-24.

− March 2: Recalled forward John Leonard from Milwaukee (AHL).

− March 1: Acquired a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from Pittsburgh for forward Mikael Granlund

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

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

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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)
Saturday, March 11 at TBL, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, March 14 vs. BOS, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 3 – Recalled Anders Bjork from Rockford … Activated Nikita Zaitsev from non-roster … Assigned David Gust, Brett Seney and Isaak Phillips to Rockford … Feb. 27 – Activated Jarred Tinordi from IR … Feb. 26 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Feb. 25 – Placed Reese Johnson on IR retroactive to Feb. 20 … Activated Jujhar Khaira from IR … Feb. 23 – Signed David Gust to a two-year, two-way contract and recalled him from Rockford … Feb. 21 – Placed MacKenzie Entwistle on IR … 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) vs. Dallas (5) – Thu., March 2 – United Center
CHI Goals: Guttman (3), Jones (7)
DAL Goals: Hintz (27; PP), Hintz (28; PP), Benn (25), Lindell (7), Hintz (29; EN)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (31/34, 58:15) DAL – Murray (19/21, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/2; PK: 2/4
DAL PP: 2/4; PK: 2/2
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the Dallas Stars on Thursday … Cole Guttman scored his third goal of the season and the first of the night for the Blackhawks … Seth Jones also scored his seventh of the season … Jarred Tinordi tallied an assist, his first point since missing six games with injury … Tyler Johnson also posted a helper … Petr Mrazek made 31 saves.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NASHVILLE PREDATORS
The Blackhawks play the Predators tonight in the second of three matchups against the club this season … Chicago is 2-4-1 in their last seven games against Nashville … Chicago fell to Nashville 4-2 on Dec. 21 Connor Murphy registered a multi-point effort (1G, 1A), his first of the season … MacKenzie Entwistle scored the other goal for the Blackhawks … Andreas Athanasiou has points in four of his last six contests against the team (4G, 1A) … Seth Jones was drafted by Nashville in the first round (4th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft … Colin Blackwell played in 33 games with the Predators between 2018-20, registering 10 points (3G, 7A).

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 21 (2-4), March 4 | AWAY: March 16
All-Time Record: 252-243-101 | Home: 134-119-46 | Road: 118-124-55
Last Home Win: Nov. 7, 2021 (2-1) | Last Road Win: Dec. 3, 2022 (5-2) | Last Home Loss: Dec. 21, 2022
(2-4) | Last Road Loss: Nov. 16, 2019 (7-2)
  
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. NSH ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 6; Andreas Athanasiou, 4; 4 players with 1 goal
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 9; Jason Dickinson, 6; Tyler Johnson, 4
POINTS: Tyler Johnson, 10; Seth Jones, 9; Jason Dickinson, 7

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 12-14-1
Two-Days Rest: 4-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-1
Second Game of a B2B: 1-9-1

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

MLS Preview: FC Cincinnati (1-0-0) at Orlando City SC (1-0-0)

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MLS Preview: FC Cincinnati (1-0-0) at Orlando City SC (1-0-0)

After losing all five of their previous matches (D2, L3), FC Cincinnati defeated Orlando City in 2022 with victories over both teams. From 2019 to 2021, Cincinnati’s only three-match winning streak against a single opponent in MLS history was against CF Montreal.

With their 1-0 victory over the Red Bulls on Saturday, Orlando City maintained their unbeaten record in season openers, even though it was only the Lions’ third consecutive victory (D6). Orlando’s only previous start to a season with consecutive victories was in 2017.

The longest streak in FC Cincinnati’s history occurred in 2022, when it went unbeaten (W2 D4) in its final six road games of the regular season. In fact, Cincinnati lost only two of its final 14 regular season road games last year (W5 L7), tied with CF Montreal for the fewest losses in Major League Soccer since that stretch began in mid-April.

From the penalty spot, Orlando’s only goal in Saturday’s 1-0 win over the Red Bulls came from Facundo Torres. This was his fifth regular-season game with a goal since last year. Sacha Kljestan and Yoshimar Yotun’s streak of six games in 2018 was the longest in club history.

D. C. United’s Luciano Acosta scored his only MLS hat trick in 2018 against Orlando City. Since joining FC Cincinnati in 2021, Acosta has assisted on three of the team’s four goals against Orlando, including setting up Brenner for the game’s only goal in June 2022.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (38-16-8) at Vancouver Canucks (24-32-5)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (38-16-8) at Vancouver Canucks (24-32-5)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 at Calgary 1
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023
TOR Goals: Marner, Järnkrok
CGY Goals: Coleman (SH)
TOR Goaltender: Woll, 25/26, .962 SV%
CGY Goaltender: Markstrom, 32/34, .941 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2

Player Notes:

  • Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 7:36 of the second period. Marner has scored in back-toback games and extended his point streak to three games where he has posted six points (2G, 4A).
  • Calle Järnkrok scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 2:20 of the third period. Järnkrok recorded his second game-winning goal of the season and 16th of his NHL career.
  • Auston Matthews posted the primary assist on Marner’s goal. Matthews is currently on a threegame point streak where he has posted four points (2G, 2A).
  • David Kämpf (1G, 1A) and Morgan Rielly (2A) each posted an assist in Thursday’s win and have recorded a point in back-to-back games.
  • Luke Schenn skated in his season debut with the Maple Leafs. The defenceman was originally drafted by Toronto in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft and was with the team for four season (2008-2012).
  • Erik Gustafsson skated in his debut with the Maple Leafs.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Vancouver: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Vancouver: 0-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 38-16-8
Toronto Road Record: 15-10-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are set to face-off against the Vancouver Canucks tonight in the second of two matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto on their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against the Canucks 3-2 on November 12th at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto has posted a 3-2-0 record through their last five games against Vancouver. The Maple Leafs are skating in their fourth matchup of a five-game road trip. The club will conclude their road trip with a meeting against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, March 7th.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Opponent: at New Jersey Devils
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (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.

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. VANCOUVER CANUCKS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 11, 1970 (Toronto 3 at Vancouver 5)
All-Time Record: 67-67-22-4 (160 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 41-26-11-1 (79 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 26-41-11-3 (81 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 10, 2019 (Toronto 4 at Vancouver 1)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. VANCOUVER CANUCKS:
Games Played: Mark Giordano (76), TJ Brodie (47), Ryan O’Reilly (42)
Goals: Auston Matthews (18), Mark Giordano (16), John Tavares (14)
Assists: Mark Giordano (27), John Tavares (19), Mitch Marner (17), Ryan O’Reilly (17)
Points: Mark Giordano (43), John Tavares (33), Auston Matthews (22)
Penalty Minutes: Mark Giordano (67), Luke Schenn (25), TJ Brodie (14)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points% GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .677 3.40 2.63 25.1 81.5 32.2 28.9 53.3
Vancouver .434 3.31 3.93 22.9 67.6 30.5 31.3 49.3

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.1%
Power Play Goal Leader: 11 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 29 – Marner (7G, 22A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 81.5%
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
Saturday games 17th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 10 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 6-4-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 6-3-1
March games 3rd of 14 (5 home, 9 road)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second and final meeting between the Canucks and the Maple Leafs this season: Nov. 12 (3-2 L @ TOR) and Mar. 4 (home).
• Vancouver is 71-64-22-3 all-time against Toronto, including a 44-24-11-2 record on home ice.
• The Canucks are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games against the Maple Leafs (2-3-0 in their last five).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against Toronto with 26 (12-14-26 in 31 GP).
• Brock Boeser has 16 points (5-11-16) in 17 career games against the Leafs.
• Quinn Hughes has 10 points (1-9-10) in 13 career games against the Leafs.
• Vasily Podkolzin has two points (0-2-2) in three career games against the Leafs.
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks skaters in career games played (47) against Toronto.
• Thatcher Demko is 4-3-0 in seven career games against Toronto with a 3.32 GAA and a .911 save percentage.
• Collin Delia has made one career appearance against Toronto with an .897 save percentage.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 24 points (10-14-24) in his last 17 games.
• J.T. Miller has 12 points (2-10-12) in his last 12 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 12 points (1-11-12) in his last 11 games.
• Brock Boeser has nine points (3-6-9) in his last 11 games.
• Conor Garland has seven points (2-5-7) in his last eight games.
• Anthony Beauvillier has 10 points (6-4-10) in his last 10 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 10 points (6-4-10) in his last eight games.

LAST MEETING – NOV. 12/22: VAN 2 at TOR 3
Bo Horvat deflected home the game’s first goal with his team-leading 13th goal of the season just 3:41 into the first period…Luke Schenn and Vasily Podkolzin drew the assists on the play…J.T. Miller added to Vancouver’s lead with a power play market at 12:11 in the first period…Quinn Hughes (9 games) and Brock Boeser (3 games) both extended their assist streaks on the goal…Boeser led the team in shots (5)…Luke Schenn set an NHL-high for hits (12) so far this season, matching his personal career-high and Canucks franchise-high…Spencer Martin faced 35 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN TOR
Goals For/Game 3.31 (10th) 3.40 (7th)
Goals Against/Game 3.93 (31st) 2.63 (4th)
Power Play % 22.9 (t-9th) 25.1 (t-3rd)
Penalty Kill % 67.6 (32nd) 81.5 (12th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:12 (21st) 8:06 (6th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 3:00pm PT on March 3, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 2/23: VAN 1 vs MIN 2
Brock Boeser evened the score at 14:03 in the first period with his 12th of the season…Vitali Kravtsov recorded his first point since being acquired by the Canucks with the first assist…Conor Garland was credited with the second assist…Thatcher Demko stopped 34 shots on the night…Sheldon Dries led the team in shots (4)…Dakota Joshua, Noah Juulsen, and Kyle Burroughs co-led the team in hits (6).

LAST 5 vs TORONTO
• Nov. 12/22: VAN 2 at TOR 3
• Mar. 5/22: VAN 6 vs TOR 4
• Feb. 12/21: VAN 3 at TOR 2
• May 1/21 VAN 1 vs TOR 5
• Apr. 29/21: VAN 1 vs TOR 4

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Wyatt Kalynuk traded to New York Rangers in exchange for future considerations, Mar. 3
• Christian Wolanin, Noah Juulsen, Vasily Podkolzin, and Phillip Di Giuseppe assigned to Abbotsford (AHL), Mar. 3
• Aatu Räty, Christian Wolanin, Noah Juulsen, and Vasily Podkolzin assigned to Abbotsford (AHL), Mar. 3
• Curtis Lazar traded to New Jersey in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round pick, Mar. 3
• Curtis Lazar activated from injured reserve, Mar. 2
• Filip Hronek and a 2023 fourth-round draft pick acquired from Detroit Red Wings in exchange for conditional 2023 first-round draft pick and 2023 second-round draft pick, Mar. 1

NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers(34-21-8) at Winnipeg Jets (35-25-2)

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NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers(34-21-8) at Winnipeg Jets (35-25-2)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. WINNIPEG GP RECORD HOME (18) AWAY (18) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. WINNIPEG 36 19-11-0-6 9-8-0-1 10-3-0-5 113 103
OILERS vs. WINNIPEG – 2022-23 2 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 7 5

QUICK FACTS
Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third and final game against the Winnipeg this season and the lone game in Winnipeg. This game marks the second in a home and home, back-to-back matchup.

These teams met last night in Edmonton, with the Oilers winning 6-3. Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 50 career points against Winnipeg and Mattias Ekholm has played a team high 36 career games against Winnipeg.

NEED FOR SPEED
With two goals in 40 seconds in the second period on Mar. 3 vs. WPG, Kailer Yamamoto recorded the fastest two goals by an Oilers since Taylor Hall scored twice in 8 seconds on Oct. 17, 2013.

POWER PLAY PROWESS
The Oilers have the top three power play point getters in the NHL, with McDavid (57), Draisaitl (x) and Nugent-Hopkins (x) ranking first, second and third respectively. Connor McDavid collected his 57th power play point of the season on Mar. 3 vs. WPG, tying him with Wayne Gretzky (1981-82) for the Oilers single season record. Leon Draisaitl scored his 24th power play goal of the season on Mar. 3 vs. WPG to equal his own franchise record for most PPG’s in one season, a mark he set in 2021-22. Only two active players have scored more than 24 PPG’s in a single season – Chris Kreider (26 in ’21-22 w/NYR) and Alex Ovechkin (25 in ’14-15 w/WSH).

GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 99. They also rank 2nd in the NHL in first period goals with 66 goals.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. WINNIPEG
Record: 4-3-3
GF: 26 GA: 28
2022-23 3/3/23 @ EDM 6-3 W
2022-23 12/31/22 @ EDM 2-1 L
2021-22 2/19/22 @ WPG 4-2 W
2021-22 11/18/21 @ EDM 2-1 W (SO)
2021-22 11/16/21 @ WPG 5-2 L
*2020-21 5/24/21 @ WPG 4-3 L (3OT)
*2020-21 5/23/21 @ WPG 5-4 L (OT)
*2020-21 5/21/21 @ EDM 1-0 L (OT)
*2020-21 5/19/21 @ EDM 4-1 L
2020-21 4/28/21 @ WPG 3-1 W
*Notes it was a playoff game

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 – 584 GP, 285-220-39-40 – 649 PTS
2022-23 – 2 GP, 2-0-0 – 4 PTS
2021-22 – 15 GP, 9-4-2 – 18 PTS

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets return to Canada Life Centre on Saturday to host the Edmonton Oilers in the back half of their weekend home-and-home set… The Jets lost 6-3 to the Oilers in the first game on Friday in Edmonton… After this weekend’s games, the Jets host the San Jose Sharks on Monday and Minnesota Wild on Wednesday as part of a three-game homestand.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat EDM
62 GP 63
35 W 34
25 L 21
1 OT 8
71 PTS 76
190 GF 243
171 GA 209
21.4% PP 31.4%
84.2% PK 75.3%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 4 EDM SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 6 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 8 MIN SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 11 At FLA SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 12 At TBL TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Feb. 22 At NYI 2-1 L 1L
Feb. 24 COL 5-1 L 2L
Feb. 26 NYI 4-0 L 3L
Feb. 28 LAK 6-5 SOL 4L
Mar. 3 At EDM 6-3 L 5L

Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Play-By-Play: Harnarayan Singh
Analyst: Louie DeBrusk
Rinkside: Sean Reynolds
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, March 4
Jets vs. Edmonton Oilers 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 5
Day Off – No Media Availability
Monday, March 6
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. San Jose Sharks 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Edmonton Oilers 6
Winnipeg Jets 3
Jets Scorers: Jonsson-Fjällby (5), Scheifele (35), Dillon (2)
Oilers Scorers: Draisaitl (37, 38), Nugent-Hopkins (29, 30), Yamamoto (7, 8)
Jets Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (20 sv, 4 ga), David Rittich (7 sv, 2 ga)
Oilers Goaltender: Stuart Skinner (24 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-3
Jets PK: 7-for-9
Recap: The Jets scored three times in the third period, but lost 6-3 to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. Axel Jonsson-Fjällby had a goal and an assist to lead the Jets, while Saku Mäenalanen tallied two assists. Mark Scheifele scored his team leading 35th goal of the season, while Brenden Dillon scored his second.

Winless
The Jets are winless in their past five games, which is the longest winless streak of the season… Winnipeg had two winless streaks of five games or longer last season… The Jets have allowed six goals against in consecutive games for the ninth time in franchise history,

Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their 10th of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 12-7-0 so far… Winnipeg’s .632 points percentage in back-to-back games this season is 10th in the NHL.. The Jets were 7-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back last season and 5-5-2 in the second game for an overall record of 11-9-4.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 20-11-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is sixth in the NHL and second in the Western Conference… Winnipeg is winless in three consecutive home games for the first time this season… Kyle Connor (15G, 23A) leads the team with 38 points in 31 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 16-9-0 with a 2.25 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 249-160-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is second in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.2% of the time… Winnipeg is 24-for-27 (88.9%) on the penalty kill in their past seven games… Winnipeg had to kill of a season high nine power plays on Friday in Edmonton… It was the first time since Oct. 11/18 at NSH that Winnipeg’s opponent had nine power plays in a game… 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.

Productive Thirds
The Jets’ three goals in the third period on Friday gives them 67 third period goals, which is their most productive period this season…Winnipeg holds a plus-nine goal differential in the third period, which is eighth in the NHL.

Jets vs. EDM Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
48 21 24 3

Home Record
GP W L OT
23 10 12 1

Away Record
GP W L OT
25 11 12 2

Jets vs. EDM Notes
Season Series
This is the third of three games between the Oilers and Jets this season… Winnipeg won the first meeting on Dec. 31 with a 2-1 score, while the Oilers won 6-3 on Friday to even the season series.

Recent History
The Jets are 2-8-1 in their past 11 games against the Oilers, but 2-2-1 in the past five games… Winnipeg has scored on the power play in three consecutive games against the Oilers (3-for-12) and are 16-for-19 (84.2%) on the penalty kill as well.

In Winnipeg
The Jets are 5-5-1 in their past 11 games against the Oilers at Canada Life Centre… The past six games have been decided by two goals or more after the two teams played five consecutive one-goal games in Winnipeg.

Player Notes
Mark Scheifele has 22 points (11G, 11A) in 34 games against the Oilers, including six power play goals… Scheifele had a five-game point streak against the Oilers from Mar. 11/20-Feb. 17/21… Axel Jonsson-Fjällby’s two-point game on Friday gives him four points (2G, 2A) in four games against the Oilers.

Jets vs. EDM Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/18/2021 @Edm L 1 2 25 1 0 2 21 1 0 2
03/20/2021 @Edm L 2 4 31 3 1 16 37 3 0 6
04/17/2021 Edm L 0 3 26 3 0 12 25 6 2 6
04/26/2021 Edm L 1 6 37 2 1 2 30 1 0 4
04/28/2021 Edm L 1 3 30 1 0 6 27 3 2 2
11/16/2021 Edm W 5 2 35 4 1 8 34 4 2 8
11/18/2021 @Edm SOL 1 2 47 5 0 11 32 2 0 17
02/19/2022 Edm L 2 4 24 6 1 12 40 5 1 14
12/31/2022 @Edm W 2 1 17 3 1 10 32 5 0 6
03/03/2023 @Edm L 3 6 28 3 1 20 33 9 2 8

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (20-36-6) at Ottawa Senators (31-26-4)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (20-36-6) at Ottawa Senators (31-26-4)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Mar. 4, 2023 Game No. 63 (20-36-6, 46 pts.)
at Ottawa Senators (31-26-4, 66 pts.), Canadian Tire Centre Road Game No. 29 (7-17-4, 18 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: MAR. 3, 2023 – CBJ 2 vs. SEA 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Laine (18), Boqvist (3)
SEA Goal Scorers: PP – McCann (30), Eberle (14), PP – Wennberg (11), EN – Tanev (12)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (31/34; 59:08); SEA – Grubauer (21/23; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 1/4; PK: 2/4 | Shots: CBJ: 23 / SEA: 35
3 Stars: 1. Wennberg, SEA; 2. Boqvist, CBJ; 3. McCann, SEA
Noteworthy: CBJ had their 3-game points streak snapped (2-0-1)… CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game 10:18 into the 2nd period, but SEA followed up with 2 goals in the 2nd… CBJ scored 4:53 into the 3rd period to tie the game at 2 but SEA scored final 2 goals to win… Laine notched his 12th multi-point effort of the season (1-1-2), giving him points in 2-straight games (1-2-3)… Boqvist recorded his 3rd multi-point contest of the campaign (1-1-2)… Gaudreau tallied his team-leading 40th assist of the season, becoming the 13th different player in club history to do so in a single season… Gudbranson registered his 11th assist of the campaign, tying his single-season career high in assists (78 GP with CGY in 2021-22).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (56 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (49 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (47 games)
Kuraly (left oblique strain); 6 weeks (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 422

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 2 Acquired Hutchinson and a 7th-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from Vegas in exchange for Quick
Mar. 2 Acquired Gillies from Arizona in exchange for Voracek and a 6th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and assigned Gillies to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 1 Loaned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 1 Acquired Quick, a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from Los Angeles in exchange for Gavrikov and Korpisalo
Feb. 28 Acquired a 5th-round pick in 2023 NHL Draft from Minnesota in exchange for Nyquist
Feb. 28 Recalled Greaves from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Sweezey to Cleveland

TODAY’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE SENATORS
2022-23 Series: 0-1-0 (0-1-0 at OTT)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-1 (1-0-0 at OTT)
All-Time Series: 16-16-2-2 (7-9-1-1 at OTT)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 6-2-2 | 5-4-1
All-Time GF/GA: 101/102
All-Time SF/SA: 1,133/1,057
All-Time PP: 25-of-135
All-Time PK: 101-of-128

THE LAST GAME VS. OTT: JAN. 3, 2023 – CBJ 0 at OTT 4
CBJ Goal Scorers:
OTT Goal Scorers: PP – Brassard (5), Stutzle (15), PP – Batherson (13), EN/SH – Watson (4)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (30/33; 59:37); OTT – Forsberg (22/22; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 4/6 | Shots: CBJ: 22 / OTT: 34
3 Stars: 1. Stutzle, OTT; 2. Forsberg, OTT; 3. Giroux, OTT
Noteworthy: CBJ failed to score a goal for the 3rd time this season… OTT’s eventual GWG was scored 2:59 into the 2nd period with the club adding two more 2nd period goals (7:00 and 11:31) and one 3rd period goal (16:41)… CBJ were led by Kuraly in shots (3), Olivier in hits (6), Marchenko and Sillinger in blocked shots (3) and Gudbranson in TOI (22:21).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Apr. 2 at CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. OTT)
CBJ have recorded points in 9 of last 11 meetings vs. OTT dating back to 3/17/18 (7-2-2)… CBJ had registered points in 4-straight games at Canadian Tire Centre (3-0-1) prior to a 4-0 shutout loss in the Jan. 3 loss earlier this season… The road team has recorded points in 7 of the last 9 games in the series dating back to 2/22/19 (5-2-2)… 5 of the last 7 meetings have been decided by a single goal (CBJ; 3-2-2) with 3 of them decided in OT… The club has killed off 28-of-32 Ottawa power play chances over the last 14 meetings dating back to 3/4/17 (87.5 pct.)… CBJ and OTT have split the 6 shutouts in the all-time series at 3 each with the Senators recording the most recent one in the earlier game this season by Anton Forsberg in a 4-0 win over CBJ in Ottawa on Jan. 3, 2023 (22 saves)…. OTT has registered both hat tricks and owns all three penalty shot attempts in the series… Most goals scored at OTT: 7 (1/22/17)… Most goals allowed at OTT: 6 (1/22/17).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. OTT)
Bayreuther notched 1st NHL goal on 11/23/18 vs. OTT… Gavrikov skated in his 200th career NHL game on 4/22/22 vs. OTT… Gudbranson skated in his 100th career NHL game on 4/7/13 vs. OTT… Jenner recorded his 100th NHL career assist on 11/25/19 vs. OTT… Laine skated in his 100th NHL career game on 12/3/17 vs. OTT and notched his 8th career hat trick on 2/8/20 vs. OTT.

PLAYER NOTABLES vs. OTT
• Gaudreau – 6-15-21 in 24 career GP, including 3-7-10 with two multi-point efforts in his last 11 contests vs. the club

• Laine – 4-8-12 in 11 career GP, including points in 7 of his contests and 3-4-7 with 3 multi-point efforts in his past 5

• Merzlikins – 1-1-1 with a 2.05 GAA and .931 SV% in 5 career GP, including a 0.96 GAA and .965 SV% while recording points in his last two games (1-0-1)

• Robinson – 1-2-3 in 8 career GP with all 3 of his points scored in his last 3 road games.

• Roslovic – 3-1-4 in 8 career GP, including goals in 2 of the last 3 games played (3-0-3)

STRONG PLAY OF LATE
The Blue Jackets had their three-game points-streak snapped (2-0-1) and now have collected points in six of their last eight games (4-2-2) following Friday’s 4-2 loss to Seattle. The club is 7-6-4 in the past 17 contests and has registered points in seven of its last 10 games (5-3-2) with wins against four of the top-14 teams in the League in points (Toronto-4th; Dallas-8th; Edmonton-12th; Winnipeg14th). Columbus, which has collected points in four of its last five games of a back-to-back set (2-1-2), concludes its 13th of 17 back-to-back sets of the season at Ottawa (Saturday).

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, which has collected points in a season-high five-straight road games (3-0-2), 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).

COMEBACK JACKETS
The club picked up its ninth comeback victory of the season (four by multiple goal deficits) with a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Feb. 16. CBJ have come-from-behind to win in four of their last seven victories after trailing 2-0 and 3-2 in a 5-3 win vs. San Jose (Jan. 21), 2-1 in a 3-2 OT win at Edmonton (Jan. 25), 2-0 in a 4-3 win at Toronto (Feb. 11) and 1-0 in the 3-1 win vs. Winnipeg. The team set a franchise record in 2021-22 by coming back at some point in a game in 23 of its 37 wins (6th in the NHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: March 2, 5-3 win at N.Y. Rangers: The Senators scored at least five goals for a fourth consecutive game to extend their winning streak to four games with a 5-3 win at Madison Square Garden. The victory marked the fifth time in the last six seasons in which the two teams played that Ottawa emerged with more wins in the season series. Brassard became the 10th skater to appear in a 1,000th career regular season game with the Senators while pacing Ottawa with two goals in the contest to become the seventh skater in league history to record multiple goals while skating in the milestone game. Giroux added a goal and two assists for a game-high three points to mark his 19th multi-point game of the season, tied for the second most by a player in their first year with Ottawa. Pinto moved into a tie for second in rookie goal scoring with his 16th of the year and Stützle added his third goal of the season against New York. Kreider (shorthanded), Trouba and Tarasenko scored for the Rangers. Talbot made 29 saves to earn the win for Ottawa while Halak turned aside 29 shots in taking the loss for the Rangers. Scratches: Brannstrom, Kelly; Injuries: Forsberg, Norris; Shots: OTT – 0-3, NYR – 0-4; PP: OTT – 34, NYR – 32.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Columbus will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet ONE, Citytv and
TVAS as a part of Hockey Night in Canada. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 UniqueFM (French).

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a five-game road trip at Chicago on Monday evening at 9 p.m. ET. The contest will mark the second of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at United Center.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg and C Norris are on IR and will not oppose the Blue Jackets this evening. Total man-games lost: 213.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Acquired D Chychrun from Arizona in exchange for three draft picks on March 1; Re-assigned D Larsson to Belleville (AHL) on March 2.

OTTAWA vs. COLUMBUS – History:
2022-23 (1-0-0): Jan. 3 @ Ottawa (4-0 win), March 4 @ Ottawa, April 2 @ Columbus
2021-22 (2-1-0): 1/23/22 @ Columbus (2-1 win), 3/16/22 @ Ottawa (4-1 loss), 4/22/22 @ Columbus (2-1 SO win)
Series record: Overall: 18-12-2-4; Home: 10-5-1-2; Away: 8-7-1-2
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Jan. 3 (4-0); @ Columbus: 4/22/22 (2-1 SO)
Last Columbus win: @ Ottawa: 3/16/22 (4-1); @ Columbus: 2/24/20 (4-3 OT)
Last OT result: 2/24/20 (4-3 OT loss) @ Columbus
Last shootout: 4/22/22 (2-1 SO win) @ Columbus
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (10/14/15, 7-3 win); Allowed: 7, (1/22/17, 7-6 OT loss); Both teams: 13, (1/22/17, 7-6 OT loss)
Last Game: Jan. 3, 4-0 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Brassard, Stützle, Batherson, Watson; CBJ Goals: None; OTT Scratches: None; OTT Injuries: Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; CBJ Goalie: Korpisalo; OTT PP: 2-6; CBJ PP: 0-3; Shots: 34-22.

Career vs. Columbus: Giroux leads all players in career games played (35), in goals (11), in assists (24) and in points (35); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (18) against Columbus.

SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 82-92-15 all-time record (27-25-4 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and wore the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (4-1-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 116-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 88-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 18-12-2 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 19 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 24 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 32 home games, Stützle leads the team with 43 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 open their 10th set of the season on March 11 when the team visits Vancouver ahead of visiting Calgary the following evening … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (6-3-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (6-3-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 58 for 231 (25.1%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 12 powerplay goals while Alex DeBrincat maintains the club lead with 25 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals 15 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 186 of the 224 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 83.0% through 61 regular-season games … The team has registered six (Watson x3, Joseph x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (33-32) at Sacramento Kings (37-25)

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NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (33-32) at Sacramento Kings (37-25)

When the Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings meet on Saturday night in the capital of California, they will be put to the test as two teams coming off dramatic and draining victories 24 hours earlier.

On Friday night, Minnesota defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 110-102 on the road thanks to Mike Conley’s crucial late 3-pointer and Rudy Gobert’s 22 points and 14 rebounds double-double.

At the same time, about 400 miles to the north, Domantas Sabonis converted a foul on the offensive boards into two free throws, giving the host Kings a 128-127 victory over the Clippers, the other Los Angeles team.

On a four-game California trip in which they have played or will play only playoff contenders, the Timberwolves recorded their second win in a row. After beginning the journey with a 109-104 defeat to the Golden State Warriors, they swept the Los Angeles teams.

In the meantime, the Kings have won five of their last six games. They are currently in third place in the Western Conference, three games ahead of the Phoenix Suns, who recently acquired Kevin Durant, and four games ahead of the Warriors, who are the defending champions and have also won five games in a row.

During their two previous meetings in Minneapolis, which were scheduled as part of a same-site miniseries, the Timberwolves and Kings were separated by little. On Jan. 28, the hosts prevailed 117-110 in the set opener thanks to 34 points from Anthony Edwards. Two days later, the Kings prevailed 118-111 in overtime thanks to 32 points from De’Aaron Fox.

On March 27, the clubs will meet once more in Sacramento.

Conley and the Timberwolves will be seen by the Kings for the first time this season. The seasoned point guard averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 assists in Sacramento’s two previous meetings with the Utah Jazz.

Gobert, Conley’s former Jazz teammate, has reunited with Conley. In his last five games, Gobert has averaged 18.6 points and 12.8 rebounds.

Gobert, who has shot 39-for-56 (69.6%) in those games, is aware that the meteoric rise in his stats since Conley joined the team is not accidental.

With their victory on Friday, the Kings, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2006, got closer. They moved within one game of the Memphis Grizzlies, who lost 113-97 to the Denver Nuggets, who were in first place, on Friday.

Mike Brown was named Western Coach of the Month for February, giving Sacramento a reward for its continued success this season.

Brown insisted that the accomplishment was the result of a team effort, as he has repeatedly stated about his team throughout the year.

NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (30-27-6) at San Jose Sharks (18-32-12)

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals (30-27-6) at San Jose Sharks (18-32-12)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Washington 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (OT)
March 1, 2023 * Honda Center * Anaheim, CA
Shots: WSH: 39; ANA: 23
Power Plays: WSH: 0/3; ANA: 0/2
Three Stars: 1. Wilson (WSH), 2. Terry (ANA), 3. Gibson (ANA)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 3/3
Re-signed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a one-year contract extension, 3/3
Recalled defensemen Vincent Iorio and Gabriel Carlsson from AHL Hershey and loaned defenseman Dylan McIlrath to Hershey, 3/3
Signed forward Ethen Frank to a one-year, two-way contract, 3/2
Acquired a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Colorado Avalanche for forward Lars Eller, 3/1
Signed forward Ryan Hofer to a three-year entry level contract, 3/1
Re-signed defenseman Nick Jensen to a three-year contract extension, 2/28
Acquired defenseman Rasmus Sandin from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Erik Gustafsson and Boston’s first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, 2/28
Acquired a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Marcus Johansson, 2/28
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey, 2/24
Acquired a first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and forward Craig Smith from the Boston Bruins for Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway, 2/23

INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-3/1/23 (63 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/1/23 (59 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/1/23 (33 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Man Games Lost: 354

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 6, 10:30 p.m. ET vs. Los Angeles (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 9, 7 p.m. ET vs. New Jersey (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 11, 7:30 p.m. ET at New York Islanders (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 14, 7 p.m. ET at New York Rangers (ESPN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 15, 7 p.m. ET vs. Buffalo (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)

TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday at SAP Center for the second and final meeting between the teams this season. Saturday’s contest marks the third game (1-1-0) of a four-game road trip for Washington. In their previous meeting on Feb. 12 at Capital One Arena, the Sharks defeated the Capitals 4-1. Washington has won four-straight games at San Jose dating back to March 10, 2018 and have outscored the Sharks 16-3 in their last four meetings.

AWAY vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
9-13-1-0 62 71 4 WSH wins (3/10/18-11/20/21)

CAPITALS vs. SHARKS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Oshie (32) Ovechkin (14) Backstrom/Carlson (14) Ovechkin (23)
Smith (31) Oshie (10) Oshie/Smith (12) Oshie (22)
Ovechkin (25) Smith (7) Ovechkin (9) Smith (19)

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 62 – 3/2 – SJS 3 vs STL 6…Alexander Barabanov (1g, 1a) had a pair of points in the opening frame, his 38th and 39th of the year to match his career high, scoring a goal 3:50 into the contest and adding an assist 2:41 later, but the San Jose Sharks could not maintain a hot start in a loss to St. Louis. Logan Couture (1g, 0a) recorded his 50th point of the season, a goal in the first, to become one of four Sharks all-time to record nine or more 50-point seasons with the club (Thornton – 12, Marleau – 11, Pavelski – 10). Andreas Johnsson (0g, 1a) notched his first point with the club, Steven Lorentz (1g, 0a) netted his first career shorthanded goal and Matt Benning (0g, 1a) pushed his season scoring total to a career-best 22 points.
SJ Goals: Barabanov (12), Couture (21), Lorentz (6)
SF: 25
SA: 23
SJ PP: 0/1
SJ PK: 1/3
W: Greiss
L: Reimer

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/3 Recalled F William Eklund from the San Jose Barracuda
3/3 Acquired F Jacob Peterson in exchange for F Scott Reedy; assigned Peterson to the San Jose Barracuda
3/3 Assigned D Derrick Pouliot to the San Jose Barracuda
3/3 Acquired Winnipeg’s 2025 fourth-round selection in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov
3/3 Acquired Pittsburgh’s 2023 seventh-round selection and conditional 2024 fifth-round selection (becomes fourth-round if Pittsburgh advances to the 2023 Eastern Conference Final) from Pittsburgh and the rights to D Arvid Henriksson from Montreal in a three-team trade. The Sharks traded F Nick Bonino and the club’s 2024 fifth-round selection to Montreal and D Tony Sund to Pittsburgh. Montreal traded Bonino (50% retained) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Sund.
3/2 Signed D Derrick Pouliot to a one-year, two-way contract
3/1 Acquired F Vladislav Namestnikov from Tampa Bay (50% retained) in exchange for F Mikey Eyssimont

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – WASHINGTON CAPITALS
The Capitals continue a west coast road trip Saturday against San Jose, coming into the contest after starting the sojourn with a 3-2 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. The Capitals have won two of their past three contests entering the Saturday matinee. San Jose claimed the lone meeting between the teams earlier this season, a 4-1 final score in the nation’s capital on Feb. 12.

STORYLINES
TRICKS OF THE TRADE…On Feb. 26, San Jose and New Jersey made a blockbuster, 13-piece trade which saw San Jose bolster their collection of draft selections and add to its prospect pool ahead of the upcoming draft. The Sharks acquired three draft selections, two prospects and two roster players in exchange for five players (two roster players and three prospects) and one draft selection. A detailed breakdown and notes on all components of the trade are available below (sorted by draft selection then alphabetical by last name).

PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 1-for-3 shorthanded against St. Louis on March 2, the Sharks boast the NHL’s fourth-best penalty kill at 83.1-percent on the year. San Jose has operated at a 90.9-percent clip since the All-Star break, fifth-best in the league. The Sharks have finished top-two in the NHL on the PK in two of the past three years, including second (85.2%) in 2021-22 and first (85.7%) in 2019-20.

NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (31-21-9) at Florida Panthers (30-27-6)

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NHL Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins (31-21-9) at Florida Panthers (30-27-6)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 2: Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 4 (OT) – Amalie Arena
PIT Goals: Petry (2), Zucker (2), O’Connor
Multiple Points: Zucker (2G), Petry (2G), Carter (2A), Pettersson (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (27 saves, 31 shots)
Key Stats: Jason Zucker’s third-career overtime winner helped Pittsburgh to its fourth-straight win.
PP: 0-5
PK: 3-5

Feb. 28: Pittsburgh 3, Nashville 1 – Bridgestone Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby, Zucker, Rust (EN)
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (24 saves, 25 shots)
Key Stats: Jason Zucker’s game-winning goal was his second in as many games and fourth in his last seven contests.
PP: 0-3
PK: 2-2

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 9 23
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 147

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 3 D Dmitry Kulikov acquired in exchange for Brock McGinn and a 2024 third-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 F Nick Bonino acquired in exchange for a conditional 2024 fifth-round draft pick and 2023 seventh-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 F Drew O’Connor and F Drake Caggiula re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 1 F Mikael Granlund acquired from Nashville for 2023 2nd round draft pick.
Mar. 1 F Peter DiLiberatore and 2024 3rd Round Draft Pick acquired form Vegas in exchange for Teddy Blueger.

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Panthers: 56-35-11
In Pittsburgh: 33-14-4
In Florida: 23-21-7
OT Record vs. Panthers: 14-5-6
Shootout Record vs. Panthers: 5-2

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. Panthers:
Sidney Crosby – 46GP, 63 PTS (29G-34A)
Evgeni Malkin – 41GP, 45 PTS (16G-29A)
Kris Letang – 42GP, 34 PTS (10G-24A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins conclude their three-game road trip as they take on the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh is 4-1-1 in its last six games versus Florida dating back to Feb. 8, 2020.
  • The Penguins have points in 19 of their last 23 meetings versus the Panthers (15-4-4 record) dating back to December 20, 2014.
  • Here at FLA Live Arena, the Penguins have picked up points in 10 of their last 12 visits (6-2-4).
  • Following tonight’s game, Pittsburgh will play five straight, and six of its next eight games, at home.

QUICK HITS
1) Pittsburgh has points in 77.8% of their games versus Atlantic Division opponents this season (9-4-5).

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 38
  • F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 6
  • F Aleksander Barkov | Games Missed: 3
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 3
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 194

LAST GAME
Panthers 1, Predators 2 – March 2 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Montour (11)
NSH Goals: Duchene (19-PPG), Leonard (1)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 21 Saves
NSH Goalie: Lankinen (W) – 30 Saves
FLA Shots: 31
NSH Shots: 23
Notes: Ryan Lomberg and Radko Gudas notched assists on Brandon Montour’s goal…Montour led Florida with 26:06 time on ice…Aaron Ekblad paced the Cats with five shots on goal…Carter Verhaeghe’s four hits paced the team…FLA PP: 0-0, FLA PK: 0-1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

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

PANTHERS vs. PENGUINS
ALL-TIME vs. PIT: 42-42-4-14
ALL-TIME HOME vs. PIT: 27-20-1-3
2022-23 vs. PIT: 0-1-1

CATS STATS

  • Gustav Forsling is expected to play in his 300th NHL game tonight.
  • Florida’s 37 goals by defensemen are tied for the league lead.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers play the second game of a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against Pittsburgh. The Cats’ 3.69 goals for per game at home ranks tied for fourth and they lead all teams averaging 38.9 shots on goal per game on home ice in 2022-23. Since Jan. 3, Florida owns a 7-4-0 record on home ice, outscoring their opponents 41-31. Over that span, Matthew Tkachuk leads the Panthers with 19 points (5-14-19) over 11 games on FLA Live Arena ice.

CATS AND PENGUINS
Florida faces off against Pittsburgh tonight for the third and final time in 2022-23. The Penguins have taken each of the prior two matchups this season, but the Panthers are 4-2-0 in the Penguins’ prior six visits to FLA Live Arena dating to Feb. 24, 2018. Carter Verhaeghe has produced eight points (5-3-8) over seven career games against Pittsburgh. Verhaeghe (2-1-3), Sam Reinhart (2-1-3) and Aaron Ekblad (1-2-3) have all posted three points in Florida’s two games against Pittsburgh this season.

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