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MLS Preview: D. C. United (1-1-1) at New York City FC (1-1-1)

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MLS Preview: D. C. United (1-1-1) at New York City FC (1-1-1)

In August of last year, D. C. United defeated New York City FC for the first time ever on the road, winning 2-1 at Red Bull Arena. D.C. has won only two of its seven MLS matches at Yankee Stadium (D2 L5), including a 6-0 defeat in October 2021, when the club set a club record.

Saturday marked the fifth time in a row that New York City FC has won at home in all competitions, giving the club its first victory of the season against Inter Miami FC. NYCFC has not had a more extended home series of wins in all rivalries since winning seven in succession at home from November 2017 to June 2018.

D. C. United has lost 11 of its last 14 road games (W2 D1) since last season, including a 2-0 defeat at Columbus Crew SC in its first 2023 road match. In those two road victories, D. C. scored seven goals, but it only managed to score three goals in the other 12 games, failing to score in 10 of them.

Seven of New York City FC’s 13 shots against Inter Miami FC on Saturday were made by Santiago Rodriguez (three shots, four chances created). Rodriguez had at least three shots and created at least three chances in an MLS match for the eighth time, surpassing only Maxi Moralez (12) for NYCFC since 2021.

This season, D. C. United has scored a league-high three goals in the final 15 minutes of games, including Chris Durkin’s equalizer in the 80th minute against Orlando City SC on Saturday. Only Seattle Sounders FC (6) scored more goals in the final 15 minutes of games than D. C. United did that season.

NHL: Blues’ Binnington Suspended Two Games for Roughing and Unsportsmanlike Conduct

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NHL: Blues’ Binnington Suspended Two Games for Roughing and Unsportsmanlike Conduct

NEW YORK – St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington has been suspended for two games, without pay, for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct against Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman during NHL Game No. 1078 in St. Louis on Wednesday, March 15, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

The incident occurred at 12:25 of the second period. Binnington was assessed a match penalty.

Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Binnington will forfeit $64,864.86. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

NFL Transactions Post 4 P.M. 3-15-23

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NFL Transactions Post 4 P.M. 3-15-23

The following are the post 4.P.M NFL transactions for Wednesday, March 15. Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs. This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.

WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


TERMINATIONS OF VESTED VETERANS

ARIZONA
    Hudson, RodneyCFlorida State   
         Post-June 1 Designation         Failed Physical
    Watt, J.J.DEWisconsin   
         Post-June 1 Designation

CLEVELAND
    Clowney, JadeveonDESouth Carolina   
         Post-June 1 Designation
    Johnson, JohnDBBoston College   
         Post-June 1 Designation

DALLAS
    Elliott, EzekielRBOhio State   
         Post-June 1 Designation

HOUSTON
    Addison, MarioDETroy   
    Cann, A.J.GSouth Carolina   
    Reeves-Maybin, JalenLBTennessee   

INDIANAPOLIS
    Ryan, MattQBBoston College   

LOS ANGELES RAMS
    Wagner, BobbyLBUtah State   

MIAMI
    Jones, ByronDBConnecticut   
         Post-June 1 Designation

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Golladay, KennyWRNorthern Illinois   

NEW YORK JETS
    Berrios, BraxtonWRMiami   

TAMPA BAY
    Fournette, LeonardRBLouisiana State   
 
TENNESSEE
    Dupree, BudLBKentucky   
 


TRADES
 No. 1
CAROLINA TRADES:
   Moore, D.J.WRMaryland   Selection Choice–Round 1, 2023; Overall #9   Selection Choice–Round 2, 2023; Overall #61 (from San Francisco)   Selection Choice–Round 1, 2024   Selection Choice–Round 2, 2025CHICAGO TRADES:   Selection Choice–Round 1, 2023; Overall #1 No. 2LAS VEGAS TRADES:     Waller, DarrenTEGeorgia TechNEW YORK GIANTS TRADE:   Selection Choice–Round 3, 2023; Overall #100 (Compensatory Selection) (from Kansas City) No. 3INDIANAPOLIS TRADES:   Gilmore, Stephon DB South CarolinaDALLAS TRADES:   Selection Choice–Round 5, 2023; Overall #176 (Compensatory Selection) No. 4LOS ANGELES RAMS TRADE:    Ramsey, JalenDBFlorida StateMIAMI TRADES:    Long, HunterTEBoston College    Selection Choice–Round 3, 2023; Overall #77 (from New England) No. 5TAMPA BAY TRADES:   Mason, ShaquilleGGeorgia Tech   Selection Choice–Round 7, 2023; Overall #230 (from New York Jets)HOUSTON TRADES:   Selection Choice–Round 6, 2023; Overall #179 No. 6NEW ENGLAND TRADES:   Smith, JonnuTEFlorida InternationalATLANTA TRADES:   Selection Choice–Round 7, 2023; Overall #245 (from Buffalo) No. 7BALTIMORE TRADES:   Clark, ChuckDBVirginia TechNEW YORK JETS TRADE:   Selection Choice–Round 7, 2024   
ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS


FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

GREEN BAY
    Davis, TylerTEGeorgia Tech   

MINNESOTA
    Ellefson, BenTENorth Dakota State   
    Willekes, KennyDEMichigan State   



FREE AGENCY SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS


SIGNING:  PLAYER WHOSE CLUB RETAINED EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS

DENVER
    Griffith, JonasLBIndiana State   


SIGNINGS:  UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

ARIZONA
    Clement, CoreyRBWisconsin   
    Hernandez, WillGTexas-El Paso   
    Prater, MattKCentral Florida   
    Turner, EzekielLBWashington   

ATLANTA
    Pinion, BradleyPClemson   
    Smith, KeithRBSan Jose State   

BALTIMORE
    Mullen, TrayvonDBClemson   

DENVER
    Allen, ZachDEBoston College   
         Old Club: ARIZONA
    Manhertz, ChrisTECanisius   
         Old Club: JACKSONVILLE
    McGlinchey, MikeTNotre Dame   
         Old Club: SAN FRANCISCO
    Stidham, JarrettQBAuburn   
         Old Club: LAS VEGAS

DETROIT
    Anzalone, AlexLBFlorida   

GREEN BAY
    Nixon, KeiseanDBSouth Carolina   

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
    Pipkins, TreyTSioux Falls   
    Stick, EastonQBNorth Dakota State   

NEW YORK GIANTS
    Shepard, SterlingWROklahoma   

NEW YORK JETS
    Williams, QuincyLBMurray State   

PHILADELPHIA
    Scott, BostonRBLouisiana Tech   

SAN FRANCISCO
    Brendel, JakeCUCLA   
    Gipson, TashaunDBWyoming

MLS Preview: Columbus Crew SC (1-1-1) at New York Red Bulls (0-1-2)

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MLS Preview: Columbus Crew SC (1-1-1) at New York Red Bulls (0-1-2)

Since the start of the 2021 season, the New York Red Bulls and Columbus Crew SC have played five times, with each team winning twice and drawing once., with one goal scored in each of the five games or a draw. A goal that changed the outcome occurred in the final four games in the 87th minute or later.

Despite only giving up two goals, the New York Red Bulls (D2 L1) have lost their first three games of the season for the first time since 2014. New York is one of only six teams in MLS history to fail to win any of its first three games despite conceding two or fewer goals.

On Saturday, the Columbus Crew SC overcame a deficit to draw 1-1 with Toronto, avoiding defeat for the 10th time in their last 13 road games (W3 D7). However, Columbus’s ninth consecutive road defeat (D6 L3) occurred in that draw, with its most recent victory coming in Chicago in early July.

In their first three games this season, the New York Red Bulls have only faced three shots on goal, two of which have been successful. the three shots on track are the least looked by a group in their initial three matches of a season since the Los Angeles Galaxy (likewise 3) in 2010.

In the Crew’s 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday, Jimmy Medranda scored his fifth goal from outside the box, making it his 10th goal in MLS. R. Espinoza, L. Zelarayan, and R. Leal are the other three players who have scored ten or more goals since Medranda joined the MLS in 2013. At least half of Medranda’s goals have come from outside the box.

MLS Preview: Nashville SC (2-0-1) at New England Revolution (2-1-0)

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MLS Preview: Nashville SC (2-0-1) at New England Revolution (2-1-0)

The New England Revolution and Nashville SC have drawn three of their previous four matches, with Nashville SC winning the other one, 2-0, in August 2021 at home. Goalless draws have marred both previous encounters in Foxborough.

New England suffered a 4-0 defeat at Los Angeles Football Club on Sunday, despite having won the season’s first two matches for the first time in club history. In any case, an Unrests win on Saturday would give them nine focuses, which would be their second-best beginning to a season in club history (10 focuses through 4 matches in 2005).

Nashville SC has started the season with three straight games without a loss, scoring seven points (W2 D1). Only the Whitecaps in 2012 and the Red Bulls in 2007 were the only MLS teams to keep opponents scoreless in their first four games.

In its Sunday defeat to the Los Angeles Football Club, New England was hit by 18 shots, 12 of which were on target. The 12 shots on track approached the second-most the Transformation have looked in a MLS match beginning around 2010, having just confronted more against the Association in May 2019 (15).

In Nashville SC’s 2-0 home victory over CF Montreal Impact on Saturday, the club did not concede a goal for the fifth time in the club’s short MLS history. Since Nashville SC joined MLS in 2020, only New York City FC has played them more than Nashville SC (6 times).

Cardinals option three to Minors

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Cardinals option three to Minors

47 players remain in Major League camp

JUPITER, Fla., – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that the team has reduced its Spring Training roster to 47 players, with three players optioned to the Memphis (AAA) roster.

The team optioned pitcher Connor Thomas, catcher Iván Herrera and outfielder Moisés Gómez today, leaving 33 Major League roster players and 14 non-roster invitees on the Spring Training camp roster.

NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (37-23-7) at San Jose Sharks (19-36-13)

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NHL Preview: Seattle Kraken (37-23-7) at San Jose Sharks (19-36-13)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Dallas 5 at Seattle 2
Goals: Gourde, Tolvanen
Goalie: Jones (27/32)
PP: 0/2 PK: 1/4 Shots: Dallas 32 – Seattle 28

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 192)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 67 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 17 games – week-to-week

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
March 15, 2023: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday, March 18: Edmonton at Seattle, 1 p.m. PT
Tuesday, March 21: Seattle at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. PT
Thursday, March 23: Seattle at Nashville, 5 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 25: Seattle at Nashville, 11 a.m. PT
Monday, March 27: Seattle at Minnesota, 5 p.m. PT

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the final time the Kraken will play the Sharks this season. The two teams have split their previous two games, and a win tonight would give Seattle its eighth series win of the season, having previously won its season series against Buffalo, Colorado, Columbus, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. The Kraken have one game remaining to play against Los Angeles, but they will record a series win regardless of the outcome after going 3-0-0 against the Kings in their first three meetings of the season. The Kraken have five season series that still could be won: Anaheim, Chicago, Minnesota, Nashville and Vegas.

• A win tonight would make the Sharks the first team that the Kraken has defeated five times. Seattle owns a 4-2-0 all-time record against San Jose.

• Seattle has a 10-7-2 record against Pacific Division opponents this season and have beaten each of their division rivals at least once.

• With the Kraken’s four-goal outing in their game on March 3 against Columbus, they surpassed their goal total from all of last season in 20 fewer games. Seattle has scored 234 goals in 67 games this season compared to 213 goals in 2021-22. o The team’s 234 goals this season were the fifth-most in the NHL entering play Wednesday, trailing only the Edmonton Oilers (264), Boston Bruins (246), Buffalo Sabres (241) and Tampa Bay Lightning (234).

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are tied for fourth the league in wins (19) and rank fifth in points (41). The team’s 117 goals since Jan. 1 were the second-most in the league entering play Wednesday.

• Jaden Schwartz has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last seven games played.

• Jordan Eberle’s goal in the Kraken’s game on March 3 at Columbus was his 50th point of the season. It is the sixth time in his career and first time since 2017-18 that Eberle has recorded 50 or more points in a season.

SHARK TANK
• Matty Beniers has four points (one goal, three assists) in three career games against the Sharks.

• Morgan Geekie has recorded a point in four of six career games he has played against the Sharks, scoring one goal and adding four assists.

• Philipp Grubauer owns a 9-4-1 career record against the Sharks with a .921 save percentage and a 2.09 goals-against average. His nine wins are tied with the Minnesota Wild for his most against a single opponent.

• Jaden Schwartz recorded his 100th NHL point on Jan. 3, 2015 against San Jose. He has three points (two goals, one assist) in his last four games against the Sharks.

• Justin Schultz scored his first NHL goal against the Sharks on Jan. 22, 2013.

ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 21-9-3 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s 21 road wins have nearly doubled their total from last season (11).

• Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken ranked in the top five in the NHL in road wins (21, tied third) and road regulation wins (18, fourth). The team’s 126 goals scored on the road and 3.82 goals-per-game-played on the road were both ranked third in the NHL entering play Wednesday.

• The Kraken’s 12 wins since Jan. 1 were second to only the Boston Bruins (13) for the most in 2023 and the team’s 25 points ranked third entering play Wednesday, trailing Boston and New Jersey, who both have 27 road points since the start of the new year.

• A win tonight over the Sharks would give the Kraken their third road winning streak of at least five games. The team previously recorded a six-game road win streak from Nov. 1 to 29, 2022 and a seven-game streak from Jan. 1 to 14.

• With 28 points in 33 games, Matty Beniers (13 goals, 15 assists) is the Kraken’s leading scorers when playing on the road this season. Beniers’ 13 goals, 28 points and 0.85 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 Wednesday.

• Vince Dunn has totaled 20 points (four goals, 16 assists) in his last 17 games played on the road. Dunn’s seven goals scored on the road this season were tied for the fourth-most in the NHL among all defensemen entering play Wednesday.

• Jaden Schwartz has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last seven road games and enters tonight’s game riding a three-game road point streak.

• Alex Wennberg enters tonight’s game riding a three-game road point streak, totaling four points (two goals, two assists) during that span.

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 68 – 3/14 – SJS 5 vs CBJ 6 (OT)…Logan Couture (1g, 2a) paced the Sharks with three points while on a night of firsts, William Eklund (1g, 0a) recorded his first NHL goal, Nikolai Knyzhov (1g, 0a) netted his first of the season, Derrick Pouliot (0g, 2a) notched his first two points as a Shark and Fabian Zetterlund (0g, 1a) earned his first point as a Shark. Alexander Barabanov (1g, 1a) recorded his third power play goal of the season, a career high. Tomas Hertl (0g, 2a) tied Jeff Friesen for seventh in San Jose history with his 37th multi-assist game.
SJ Goals: Barabanov (14 pp), Eklund (1), Couture (24), Labanc (11), Knyzhov (1)
SF: 37
SA: 29
SJ PP: 1/3
SJ PK: 3/3
W: Tarasov
OTL: Kahkonen

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/7 Recalled D Derrick Pouliot from the San Jose Barracuda
3/6 Reassigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
3/5 Recalled D Nick Cicek and D Nikolai Knyzhov from the San Jose Barracuda

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: SEATTLE KRAKEN
The Seattle Kraken look to snap a three-game skid as they head to San Jose for the season series finale against the Sharks. The teams have split the first two meetings of the campaign with the home side emerging victorious in each contest, most recently a 4-0 San Jose win in February.

Vince Dunn enters the contest with a 10-game point streak, a personal best and franchise record. Jaden Schwartz, Matty Beniers and Andre Burakovsky all bring three points in the season series into Thursday’s tilt.

PRIME PENALTY KILL…After going 3-for-3 shorthanded against Columbus on March 14, the Sharks boast the NHL’s sixth-best penalty kill, at 82.7-percent on the year. 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: Columbus Blue Jackets (21-38-7) at Los Angeles Kings (39-20-9)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (21-38-7) at Los Angeles Kings (39-20-9)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Mar. 16, 2023 Game No. 67 (21-38-7, 49 pts.)
at Los Angeles Kings (39-20-9, 87 pts.), Crypto.com Arena Road Game No. 32 (8-18-5, 21 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. 14, 2023 – CBJ 6 at SJS 5 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Gaudreau (16), Johnson (14), Jenner (21), Jenner (22), Foudy (4), OT – Gaudreau (17)
SJS Goal Scorers: PP – Barabanov (14), Eklund (1), Couture (24), Labanc (11), Knyzhov (1)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (27/32; 64:17); SJS – Kahkonen (42/48; 64:17)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 48 / SJS: 32
3 Stars: 1. Gaudreau, CBJ; 2. Couture, SJS; 3. Jenner, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ swept their season series vs. SJS (also winning 5-3 vs. SJS on Jan. 21)… CBJ recorded a season-high 48 shots on goal (previously, 42 on 10/20 vs. NSH)… CBJ trailed 1-0 but led 5-3 2:20 into the 3rd… Gaudreau notched his 3rd career 5-point game (2-3-5), matching the franchise record for most points in a game, last achieved by Panarin on 12/8/17 (0-5-5)… Jenner posted his 3rd multi-goal/10th multi-point effort of the season (2-0-2)… Laine tallied his 13th multi-point effort of the campaign (0-2-2) to extend his points streak to 6 consecutive outings (4-4-8)… Bayreuther registered his 1st multi-point game as a Blue Jacket and 2nd of his career (0- 2-2)… Tarasov notched his 1st career NHL point (assist on Johnson’s 2nd period goal).

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (60 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (53 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (51 games)
Kuraly (left oblique strain); 6 weeks (5 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 438

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 10 Added Tarasov to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
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

TODAY’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
10:30pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE KINGS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 at LAK)
2021-22 Series: 0-1-1 (0-1-0 at LAK)
All-Time Series: 27-30-1-6 (10-19-1-2 at LAK)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 5-4-1 | 2-6-2
All-Time GF/GA: 156/191
All-Time SF/SA: 1,696/2,021
All-Time PP: 31-of-248
All-Time PK: 212-of-260

THE LAST GAME: DEC. 11, 2022 – CBJ 6 vs. LAK 5 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Marchenko (1), PP – Jenner (10), Laine (8), SHG – Roslovic, PP – Roslovic, OT- Gaudreau (10)
LAK Goal Scorers: Kopitar (9), Lizotte (6), Anderson-Dolan (2), Kopitar (10), Kempe (10)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (33/38; 60:24); LAK – Quick (20/26; 60:38)
CBJ PP: 2/3; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 26 / LAK: 38
3 Stars: 1. Roslovic, CBJ; 2. Laine, CBJ; 3. Kopitar, LAK
Noteworthy: CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game for the 3rd time in last 4 contests… CBJ led 5-3 heading into the 3rd period, but LAK scored 2 goals in the 3rd to send the game to OT… CBJ scored 40 seconds into OT to win… Marchenko scored his 1st career NHL goal… Roslovic notched his 3rd career 4-point game with 2-2-4 to extend his points streak to 3-straight outings (2-4-6)… Gaudreau tallied his 4th 3-point effort of the season with 1-2-3, including his 2nd GWG… Laine recorded his 1st 3-point game of the season with 1-2-3 to extend his points streak to 4 consecutive outings (4-3-7)… Jenner scored a goal extending his points streak to 3-straight games (1-2-3).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
PLAY OF LATE
The Blue Jackets improved to 5-4-3 in their last 12 games following a 6-5 overtime victory at San Jose on Tuesday. The club, which is 8-8-5 in the past 21 contests, has registered points in nine of its last 14 games (6-5-3), with wins against four of the top-14 teams in the League in points (Toronto-5th; Dallas-6th; Edmonton-12th; Winnipeg-14th). The club has collected points in 10 of its last 14 contests away from Nationwide Arena dating back to January 23 (6-4-4).

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 month of March. The club is in the middle of a stretch of 12-of-15 games away from Nationwide Arena from February 26 through the end of March. The Jackets kicked off a season-long five-game road trip on Tuesday at San Jose before making stops at Los Angeles (Thursday), Anaheim (Friday), Las Vegas (Sunday) and Washington (March 21). Columbus plays five games over an eight day stretch on the road trip and will complete its 14th of 17 back-to-back sets of the season at Los Angeles (Thursday) and Anaheim (Friday). The lone home games this month are March 3 (vs. Seattle), March 11 (vs. St. Louis) and March 24 (vs. NY Islanders).

COMEBACK JACKETS
The club picked up its 10th comeback victory of the season (four by multiple goal deficits) with a 6-5 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. CBJ have come-from-behind to win in five of their last eight victories after trailing 1-0 in a 6-5 OT win on Tuesday, 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).

POWERING UP
The Blue Jackets failed to score a power play goal for the first time in six games on Tuesday after scoring a goal one second after a power play attempt came to an end. The club has now scored a PPG in five of the last six games (5-of-15; 33.3 pct.) and nine of the last 13 (9-of-34; 26.5). The club ranks sixth-T in the NHL in power play percentage since January 21, converting on 14-of-56 opportunities over the last 21 contests (25.0). After starting the season 0-of-25 with the man advantage, Columbus ranks 21st in the NHL on the power play at 20.7 pct. (31-of-150) since Nov. 4

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

MARCH 16 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets – 7:30 PM PT // Venue: Crypto.com Arena // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio, Tu Liga Radio

  • The LA Kings host the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (5-6 OTL on Dec. 11).
  • The Kings aim to split the season series.
  • Tonight’s game marks the third game of the Kings’ seven-game homestand (2-1 SOL vs. NSH on Mar. 11; 5-2 W vs. NYI on Mar. 14; Mar. 18 vs. VAN; Mar. 20 vs. CGY; Mar. 25 vs. WPG; Mar. 26 vs. STL).

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have points in four of their last five meetings vs. the Blue Jackets, dating back to Dec. 19, 2019 (2-1-2).
2) Fourteen different skaters tallied a point for the Kings Tuesday night against the Islanders, marking a new season-high. The last time 14 Kings skaters earned a point in a game was Nov. 8, 2016 vs. Toronto.
3) Of Adrian Kempe’s 32 goals this season, nine have come on the power-play. No Kings skater has scored 10 power-play goals in a single season since Jeff Carter (10) in the 2016-17 campaign.
4) On Tuesday, Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar both factored on the same goal for the 285th time in the regular season, which is the third highest such total by a pair of teammates in franchise history behind Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor (476x) as well as Kopitar and Dustin Brown (305x).
5) The Kings are 26-2-2 when leading after two periods of play this season.

vs. COLUMBUS ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 36-21-1-6
Home: 21-10-1-0
Away: 15-11-0-6
OT: 6-7 (1 tie)
Shootout: 2-1
2021-22: 2-0-0
2022-23: 0-0-1

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. COLUMBUS:
Anze Kopitar* – 42 GP, 38 PTS (19-19=38)
Dustin Brown – 45 GP, 30 PTS (11-19=30)
Drew Doughty* – 34 GP, 28 PTS (6-22=28)
Alex Frolov – 27 GP, 21 PTS (9-12=21)
Jeff Carter – 17 GP, 17 PTS (11-6=17)
Ziggy Palffy – 10 GP, 17 PTS (9-8=17)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. COLUMBUS: Dec. 11, 2022 – LAK 5 at CBJ 6 (OT)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
LAK Goals: Kopitar (9,10), Lizotte (6), Anderson-Dolan (2), Kempe (10)
CBJ Goals: Marchenko (1), Jenner (10), Laine (8), Roslovic (2, 3), Gaudreau (10, OT GWG)
Goalies: LAK: Quick (OTL; 20 saves – 26 shots) CBJ: Merzlikins (W; 33 saves – 38 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-2
LAK PK: 1-for-3

THE NEXT THREE:
Sat., March 18 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 7:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar’s 52 points (15-37=52) against Vancouver is second-most in the league among active skaters behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (22-39=61).

Mon., March 20 | vs. Calgary Flames | 7:30 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Alex Iafallo has a five-game point streak vs. Calgary (2-3=5).

Sat., March 25 | vs. Winnipeg Jets | 1:00 p.m. PT | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have points in three of their last four games vs. Winnipeg (2-1-1), dating ack to Nov. 13, 2021.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Trevor Moore, 23 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body); Feb. 23 – Mar. 6 (upper-body)
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-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 – Feb. 26 (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)
D Sean Durzi, 5 games, Nov. 19 – Nov. 22. (lower-body); Mar. 9 – Pres. (lower-body)
F Viktor Arvidsson, 3 games, Oct. 13 (illness); Oct. 25 (illness); Jan. 11 (illness)
F Kevin Fiala, 2 games, Mar. 11 – Pres. (lower-body)
D Drew Doughty, 1 game, Dec. 11 (lower-body)
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 124

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 3/15/23)
Mar. 3 – Zack MacEwen (F) acquired from Philadelphia in exchange for Brendan Lemieux (F) and a 2024 fifth-round draft pick.
Mar. 3 – Nate Schnarr (F) acquired from Montreal in exchange for Frederic Allard (D).
Mar. 3 – Austin Wagner (F) traded to Chicago for future considerations.
Mar. 8 – Jordan Spence (D) recalled from Ontario (AHL).
Mar. 9 – Trevor Moore (F) activated from injured reserve.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Kings enter tonight riding an eight-game home point streak (7-0-1), dating back to Feb. 11 (6-0 W vs. PIT). Over those eight games, the Kings have outscored their opponents 33-16 and have averaged a goals-for per game of 4.13, placing third in home goals-per-game since the resumption of the regular-season following the NHL All-Star Break on Feb. 6. The Kings are 10-4-1 in their last 15 home games. In 33 games at Crypto.com Arena so far this campaign, the team has established a record of 21-9-3 with 45 points and a points percentage of .682%, ranking fifth in home points percentage in the league:

Best home points percentage this season
Team GP PTS% (record)
Boston Bruins 33 .864% (27-3-3)
Tampa Bay Lightning 35 .757% (24-6-5)
Toronto Maple Leafs 36 .736% (24-7-5)
Carolina Hurricanes 34 .735% (24-8-2)
LA Kings 33 .682% (21-9-3)

Since the All-Star Break, the Kings have accumulated an overall record of 11-2-2 for a .800 points percentage, trailing only Vegas (.813%):
Best overall points percentage since Feb. 6
Team GP PTS% (record)
Vegas Golden Knights 17 .824% (13-2-2)
LA Kings 15 .800% (11-2-2)
Boston Bruins 15 .733% (11-4-0)
New Jersey Devils 18 .722% (12-4-2)
Minnesota Wild 20 .700% (12-4-4)

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (29-32-5) at Arizona Coyotes (25-32-11)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (29-32-5) at Arizona Coyotes (25-32-11)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

TV: Sportsnet Pacific, Bally Sports Arizona
Radio: Sportsnet 650

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Coyotes this season: Dec. 3 (3-2 OTW @ VAN), Mar. 16 (away), and Apr. 13 (away).
• Vancouver is 105-71-20-9 all-time against Arizona, including a 40-43-10-6 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games against the Coyotes (4-1-0 in their last five).
• J.T. Miller leads active Canucks skaters in career points against Arizona with 18 (4-14-18 in 18 GP).
• Quinn Hughes has seven points (0-7-7) in four career games against the Coyotes.
• Elias Pettersson has 10 points (3-7-10) in eight career games against the Coyotes.
• Vasily Podkolzin has six points (2-4-6) in three career games against the Coyotes.
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks in career games played against Arizona with 21.
• Thatcher Demko is 2-2-0 in four career games against Arizona with a 2.52 GAA and a .917 SV%.
• Collin Delia has yet to face the Coyotes in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 19 points (5-14-19) in his last 12 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 16 points (0-16-16) in his last 16 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 16 points (11-5-15) in his last 13 games.
• J.T. Miller has 14 points (7-7-14) in his last 11 games.
• Anthony Beauvillier has 14 points (7-7-14) in his last 15 games.
• Brock Boeser has seven points (1-6-7) in his last six games.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 3/22: VAN 3 vs ARI 2 (OT)
Bo Horvat scored the Canucks’ first goal at 16:49 in the first period to tie the game at 1-1…Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes recorded assists on the play…Brock Boeser tied the game again at 2-2 in the third period with his fourth goal of the season…Pettersson tallied his second assist on the contest…Horvat scored the game-winning goal at 4:09 in OT with his 19th of the season…Hughes and J.T. Miller were credited with the assists…Luke Schenn recorded six hits on the night to claim the NHL record for most all-time hits (among defencemen)…Horvat led the team in shots (7)…Spencer Martin faced 23 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN ARI
Goals For/Game 3.36 (10th) 2.78 (27th)
Goals Against/Game 3.79 (31st) 3.49 (24th)
Power Play % 22.7 (10th) 19.1 (24th)
Penalty Kill % 68.7 (32nd) 75.6 (24th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:11 (21st) 10:52 (26th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on March 15, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 14/23: VAN 5 vs DAL 2
Phillip Di Giuseppe scored the game’s first goal at 1:35 in the first period…J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser both collected their first of multiple points on the play…Andrei Kuzmenko scored his 33rd goal of the season on the power play at 6:00 in the first…Conor Garland was credited with the first helper and Boeser hit 300 NHL career points with the second assist…Anthony Beauvillier reclaimed a two-goal lead at 11:53 in the second period… Christian Wolanin and Elias Pettersson recorded assists…Guillaume Brisebois scored his first NHL goal to extend the Canucks lead at 4:09 in the third…Nils Åman and Garland collected points on the play…Miller would score the Canucks’ fifth goal to bring the final tally to 5-2…Boeser closed out his three-point night with the sole assist on the play…Dakota Joshua led the team in hits (6)…Thatcher Demko extended his season-high winning streak to four games and faced 27 shots on goals.

LAST 5 vs ARIZONA
• Dec. 3/22: VAN 3 vs ARI 2 (OT)
• Apr. 14/22: VAN 7 vs ARI 1
• Apr. 7/22: VAN 5 at ARI 1
• Feb. 8/22: VAN 5 vs ARI 1
• Mar. 4/20: VAN 2 vs ARI 4

WINNING WAYS WITH ARIZONA
The Vancouver Canucks are 4-1-0 in their last five games against the Arizona Coyotes, dating back to Mar. 4, 2020, making it the Canucks’ fourth-longest streak without a regulation loss against a single opponent at 1,106 days. The only opponents that Vancouver holds longer streaks without a regulation loss against are the San Jose Sharks (1,187 days), Dallas Stars (1,212 days), and Los Angeles Kings (1,829 days).

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona comes into tonight on a six-game point streak (4-0-2) as well as a four-game home win streak. A victory tonight would establish a season-high 5-game home win streak, a feat that was last achieved by the Coyotes from Feb. 16, 2019 – March 2, 2019

• Since the All-Star Break, Arizona has recorded 23 standings points (9-4-5), tied for the sixth-most points in the NHL and the T-4th most
in the Western Conference in that span

• The combo of Clayton Keller (7-6-13) and Barrett Hayton (4-7-11) have tallied a combined 11-13-24 in March (8 GP), ranking 3rd and T-6th in the NHL in that span, respectively. Additionally, Keller’s recent point production sees him as one of two NHLers to register 30+ points since the All-Star Break (McDavid)

LAST GAME
Coyotes 4, Flames 3 (OT) – March 14, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Keller (30, 31), Maccelli (6), Boyd (12)
CGY Goals: Backlund (16), Duehr (4), Huberdeau (14)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (W) – 42 svs on 45 shots
CGY Goalie: Markstrom (O) – 21 svs on 25 shots
PP: 0-1 PK: 2-2
Notes: ARI beat the CGY 4-3 in OT, marking their second consecutive overtime win…Arizona extended its point streak to 6 games (4-0-2); The last time the Coyotes posted two separate point streaks of 6+ games in a season was 2013-14…The Coyotes have also won four consecutive home games, tied for a season-high (1/26 – 2/19) …Travis Boyd registered the overtime-winner, his second career overtime marker (4/27/22 at DAL)…Boyd enters Thursday with five points (3-2-5) in his last 5 GP… ARI is 8-2-1 this season when Boyd scores a goal …Clayton Keller scored twice, with his first goal putting him at both 30 goals and 70 points this season… Keller also extended his goal streak to 3 games and his point streak to 6 games, his third six-game point streak of the season; The point streak ties the longest by a Coyote this season (Keller 3x, Schmaltz)…Keller’s second marker was his second career shorthanded goal (1/14/22)…Barrett Hayton pushed his point streak to five games with a pair of assists, extending a career-high point streak…Keller and Hayton have combined for 11-13-24 in March (8 GP)…Matias Maccelli scored his sixth goal of the season and added an assist in overtime; Tuesday was Maccelli’s 10th career multi-point game (ninth this season)…Juuso Valimaki chipped in two assists, including a helper on Boyd’s game-winner; Tuesday was his second consecutive game recording two assists and the fourth multi-assist game in his last 8 GP…Valimaki’s season scoring line is up to 2-26-28 in 64 GP; His 28 points are tied for the second most a Coyotes defenseman has tallied this season (Gostisbehere, 31; Chychrun, 28) and his 26 assists now rank third among all ARI skaters…Valimaki’s 8 assists in March rank T-4th among NHL defensemen…Jack McBain extended his point streak to four games with an assist…Connor Ingram recorded 42 saves for his sixth career 40+ save game and his second career 40+ save win…ARI’s 39 hits are T-most the team has thrown in a game this season (2 previous instances)…Patrik Nemeth missed the game due to a lower-body injury

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Nick Schmaltz…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (2 / 3/11)
Patrik Nemeth…Day-to-Day…Lower-Body (1 / 3/12)
Total man games lost: 127 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 | 4 (2/26 – 3/3)
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
Christian Fischer – 1 (3/3) – Illness | 1 (3/12) – Lower-Body
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-3/15 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and to Tucson (AHL)
-3/14 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and D Michael Kesselring from Tucson (AHL)
-3/13 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen to Tucson (AHL)
-3/12 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama and F Milos Kelemen from Tucson (AHL)
-3/9 – Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea to Tucson (AHL)
-3/9 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
-3/8 – Assigned F Bokondji Imama to Tucson (AHL)
-3/7 – Recalled F Bokondji Imama from Tucson (AHL)
-3/4 – Assigned F Milos Kelemen, D Michael Kesselring and D Vladislav Kolyachonok to Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sat, March 18 7:30pm vs CHI Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Tue, March 21 5pm at WPG Canada Life Centre Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
Wed, March 22 7:30pm at EDM Rogers Place TNT ESPN 620

YOTES & NUCKS

  • Tonight is the second of three ARI-VAN meetings this season. The Canucks beat the Yotes 3-2 in OT in the first game on 12/3
  • The teams will play once more in Tempe on 4/13, the last game of the regular season
  • Arizona has won five of the last seven games against the Canucks at home
  • Nick Schmaltz scored Arizona’s lone goal the last time the Canucks were in AZ (4/7/22)
  • Schmaltz and Lawson Crouse lead current Coyotes in career goals vs VAN and have identical 5-1-6 in 13 GP scoring lines against them
  • Tonight will be the 100th time the Coyotes/Jets franchise has been the home team against the Canucks
  • Tonight is the first time Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet will return to Arizona as an opposing bench boss since his tenure as Arizona’s Head Coach (2017-21)
  • Coyotes franchise vs Canucks
    • All-Time: 80-96-20-9
    • Home: 49-38-10-2
    • Road: 31-58-10-7
    • L10: 5-4-1
    • STRK: OT1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE CANUCKS
Lawson Crouse…5-1-6…13 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…5-1-6…13 career GP
Clayton Keller…2-4-6…12 career GP
Juuso Valimaki…0-5-5…11 career GP
Travis Boyd…0-5-5…11 career GP
Connor Mackey…1-2-3…6 career GP
Liam O’Brien…1-1-2…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Crouse/Schmaltz, 5)… Assists (Boyd/Valimaki, 5)…Points (Kassian, 7)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Mackey, 1)…Assists (Valimaki, 5)…Points (Valimaki, 5)

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (30-24-14) at Vegas Golden Knights (42-20-6)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (30-24-14) at Vegas Golden Knights (42-20-6)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 14, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [3] vs. ARIZONA COYOTES 4
The Calgary Flames began a brief two-game road trip at Mullett Arena on Tuesday night against the Arizona Coyotes. Mikael Backlund would open the scoring for Calgary just before the halfway point of the first frame with his 16th of the year, but Clayton Keller would respond shortly after for Arizona to tie the game through 20. The Coyotes would score just 55 seconds into the second with Matias Maccelli giving Arizona their first lead of the night, before Walker Duehr drew Calgary level 52 seconds later. Keller would score his second of the night in the third just over two minutes in and Arizona would maintain a 3-2 lead until the 14:59 mark when Jonathan Huberdeau made it goals in back-to-back games to tie the contest. The game would require overtime, where Arizona would score 3:10 in and win 4-3.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Backlund (16), Duehr (4), Huberdeau (14)
GOALIE: Markstrom (21/25, .840 Sv%)
PP: 0/2 (0%)
PK: 1/1 (100%)

FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-1-1
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 14, 2023 CGY [3] at ARI 4 Boyd Markstrom Ingram
March 12, 2023 OTT [1] vs. CGY [5] Lindholm Markstrom Mandolese
March 10, 2023 ANA [3] vs. CGY [1] Leason Markstrom Gibson
March 7, 2023 CGY [1] at MIN 0 Toffoli* Markstrom Gustavsson
March 6, 2023 CGY [5] at DAL [4] Toffoli Markstrom Oettinger
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 16, 2023 8:00pm at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
March 18, 2023 8:00pm vs. Dallas Stars Scotiabank Saddledome
March 20, 2023 8:30pm at Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena
March 21, 2023 8:00pm at Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
March 23, 2023 7:00pm vs. Vegas Golden Knights Scotiabank Saddledome

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the third of four matchups this season between the Flames and Golden Knights. The teams have split the previous two meeting so far this season. This is a Pacific Division matchup and the Flames have an overall record of 9-4-3 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 18-12-6 against Western Conference opponents.

FLAMES VERSUS GOLDEN KNIGHTS THIS SEASON:
The Flames and Golden Knights get set to face off for the third time this season, with the Flames claiming three of a possible four points thus far. The first meeting between Vegas and Calgary came in October with the Flames erasing an early two-goal deficit to comeback and win 3-2 with goals from Elias Lindholm, Tyler Toffoli, and Blake Coleman. In the rematch 10 games ago, the Flames got goals from Jakob Pelletier, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mikael Backlund. Vegas would be the team to comeback in this game however, as they rallied late with Alex Pietrangelo scoring the overtime winner. Following this contest, these clubs will meet one last time in Calgary on March 23rd.

QUICK HITS:
Jonathan Huberdeau scored in the ladder stages of the final frame, giving him goals in back-to-back games, Troy Stecher picked up an assist on the play for his second point as a Flame. Stecher is now just two points away from 100 in his NHL career. Milan Lucic assisted on Walker Duehr’s goal in Arizona, giving him helpers in back-to-back contests and matching his assist-total from last season (13) in 17 less games. Mikael Backlund has scored in back-to-back games against Vegas and has three points against the Golden Knights this season.

DID YOU KNOW?
The Calgary Flames AHL affiliate the Calgary Wranglers became the first team in the AHL to clinch a playoff spot on Friday night with a 2-0 win over the Ontario Reign. This marks the second-straight season the franchise has become the first AHL team to secure a playoff spot, as they did in 2021-22 as the Stockton Heat. Calgary currently has an AHL best record of 42-15-3 and have amassed 87 points, four up on the Toronto Marlies for the most in the league. Golden Knights goaltender Logan Thompson and forward Brett Howden are both Calgary, AB natives. Vegas’s other netminder Adin Hill played 19 games for the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL. The Flames have outshot their opponent in 51 of their 68 games this season. With his shorthanded goal on Sunday against Ottawa, Rasmus Andersson helped Calgary win their 15th straight game when he scores a goal, dating back to the 2020-21 season. The goal was also the first short-handed goal of his career, and the eighth by the Flames this season which is tied for the fifth-most in the NHL. The Flames and Golden Knights last meeting was the first time the two-clubs have gone to overtime in their 16-game history.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
CGY vs. VGK ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
5-10-1 5-3-0 0-7-1 3-6-1 L1

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden Knights
7:00pm PT
T-Mobile Arena
TV: Sportsnet One
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960

2022-23 Season Series: 1-0-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 0-0-1)
Oct. 18, 2022 – VGK [2] at CGY [3]
Feb. 23, 2023 – CGY [3] at VGK 4
Mar. 16, 2023 – CGY at VGK
Mar. 23, 2023 – VGK at CGY

2021-22 Season Record vs. VGK: 1-2-0
Last Home Win vs. VGK: October 18, 2022 – Vegas [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ VGK: TBD
Last Home Loss vs. VGK: April 14, 2022 – Vegas [6] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ VGK: February 23, 2023 – Calgary [3] at Vegas 4

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

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 53)
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 (8 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 14)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 42-20-6, 90 points (21-13-1 at Home, 21-7-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 16 vs. Calgary Flames 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 19 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 1 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 21 at Vancouver Canucks 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 23 at Calgary Flames 6 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 25 at Edmonton Oilers 8 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 14 – Vegas Golden Knights 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3
The Vegas Golden Knights (42-20-6) concluded their five-game road trip with a 5-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers (24-32-11) on Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center. Midway through the first period, Pavel Dorofeyev knocked home his second goal of the season to give Vegas a 1-0 lead. Early in the second, Ivan Barbashev deflected a Shea Theodore shot to put the visitors up by a pair. After Travis Sanheim got the Flyers on the board, Teddy Blueger buried a rebound to reestablish the two-goal lead. Jonathan Marchessault made it a 4-1 game, but Philadelphia fought back as Nick Seeler and Morgan Frost each tallied to bring the score to 4-3. Barbashev tucked home an empty-net goal to seal the 5-3 victory for the Golden Knights.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Barbashev’s two-goal night was his third of the season and second with Vegas
  • Blueger’s goal was his first as a Golden Knight
  • Jonathan Quick’s win was the 374th of his career, tying him for second in all-time wins among American-born goaltenders
  • Marchessault extends his goal streak to three for the second time this season (prev. streak Dec. 3-9 for four games)
  • Smith’s assist gives the forward seven points in six games (2-5—7)
  • Vegas wins its 21st road game of the year, one shy of tying the club record (22, 2017-18)
  • Vegas is the first team in the West to reach the 90-point mark this season in game 68, just one game shy of the club record set in 2017-18

First Things First
The Golden Knights have scored first in seven of their last eight games, including Keegan Kolesar’s goal 27 seconds into the first period against Tampa Bay on Mar. 9. The Golden Knights are 30-4-2 this season when scoring first and have outscored their opponents 67-44 in the opening period for the third-largest first period goal differential in the league.

Extra Innings
The Golden Knights accomplished their seventh overtime victory this season against Tampa Bay on Thursday night. Vegas trails only New Jersey (10) and Winnipeg (8) for the most overtime victories this season. Alec Martinez’s goal in extra time was the defenseman’s first overtime winner as a Golden Knight.

Against the Flames
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Flames on Thursday marks the third of four this season. Vegas owns an all-time record of 11-5-0 against Calgary and have never lost to the club at T-Mobile Arena (8-0-0), outscoring the Flames 34 to 11 in Vegas. The last time the teams met, the Golden Knights came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Flames in overtime. Vegas used goals from Jack Eichel, Zach Whitecloud, and William Carrier to bring the game level at 3-3 and force overtime. 42 seconds into the overtime, Jonathan Marchessault’s shot rang off the crossbar but sat in the crease for Alex Pietrangelo who tapped in the game winner.

2022-23 Season CGY Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Oct. 18 – at Calgary (Vegas 2, Calgary 3)
Feb. 23 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, Calgary 3 OT)
Mar. 16 – at Vegas
Mar. 23 – at Calgary

2021-22 Season CGY Series: 2-1-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Dec. 6 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Calgary 2)
Feb. 9 – at Calgary (Vegas 0, Calgary 6)
Apr. 14 – at Calgary (Vegas 6, Calgary 1)

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