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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (38-19-6) at Florida Panthers (31-27-6)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (38-19-6) at Florida Panthers (31-27-6)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 38-19-6, 82 points (20-13-1 at Home, 17-6-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 7 at Florida Panthers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 11 at Carolina Hurricanes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 12 at St. Louis Blues AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 14 at Philadelphia Flyers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 5 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Montreal Canadiens 3
The Vegas Golden Knights (38-19-6) closed out their homestand with a 4-3 victory against the Montreal Canadiens (26-33-4) on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. Shea Theodore opened scoring as he snuck a shot past Jake Allen to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead. With 20 seconds to go in the period, Ivan Barbashev chipped one home to give Vegas a 2-0 advantage. In the middle period, Reilly Smith potted his 21st goal of the season to extend the home team’s lead to 3-0. Michael Matheson got Montreal on the board early in the third, but Barbashev scored again to make it a 4-1 game. The Canadiens score twice midway through the period, but Jonathan Quick held off the comeback bid as Vegas earned the 4-3 victory.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Barbashev’s two-goal game marks his first multi-goal game as a Golden Knight
  • Quick made 25 saves for his first win as a Golden Knight in his debut with the club
  • Theodore’s goal gives him 12 points (3-9—12) in his last 12 games
  • Teddy Blueger recorded his first point as a Golden Knight with is assist on Theodore’s goal
  • Vegas holds onto an nine-game home points streak (8-0-1) which is its longest since a 12-game stretch in 2018-19

Against the Panthers
The contest between the Golden Knights and the Panthers on Tuesday is the second of and final of the season. The last time these teams met, Vegas came away with a 4-2 comeback win at T-Mobile Arena. Nicolas Roy scored in the second period to put Vegas on the board but the Golden Knights trailed entering into the final period. Vegas was able to erase the 2-1 deficit in the third period with goals from Jack Eichel, William Carrier, and William Karlsson to seal the victory for the home team. The Golden Knights hold a 6-2- 1 record against the Panthers and will look to sweep the regular season series for the second time in series history.

2022-23 Season FLA Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Jan. 12 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, Florida 2)
Mar. 7 – at Florida

2021-22 Season FLA Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Jan. 27 – at Florida (Vegas 1, Florida 4)
Mar. 17 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Florida 3)

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

  • F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 39
  • F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 4
    Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 196
    LAST GAME
    Panthers 4, Penguins 1 – March 4 – FLA Live Arena
    FLA Goals: Bennett (15), Ekblad (10-PPG), Verhaeghe (32)
    PIT Goals: Letang (8-PPG)
    FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 31 Saves
    PIT Goalie: DeSmith (L) – 38 Saves
    FLA Shots: 42
    PIT Shots: 32
    Notes: Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 100th win as a member of the Panthers…Brandon Montour notched two assists, with three points (1-2-3) over his past two games…Aleksander Barkov (0-2-2) and Sam Bennett (1-0-1) recorded points after missing multiple games with injury…Barkov’s performance represented his 158th multi-point game, surpassing Jonathan Huberdeau for the most in club history…Matthew Tkachuk notched two assists…FLA PP: 1-5, FLA PK: 4-5

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

  • March 3: F Zac Dalpe loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
  • March 2: F Grigori Denisenko loaned to Charlotte (AHL)

PANTHERS vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS
ALL-TIME vs. VGK: 3-5-1
ALL-TIME HOME vs. VGK: 3-1-0
2022-23 vs. VGK: 0-1-0

CATS STATS

  • Florida’s 38 goals by defensemen ranks behind only CAR (40) for most among NHL clubs this season.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers play the third game of a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against Vegas. Since Jan. 3, Florida owns an 8-4-0 record on home ice, outscoring their opponents 45-32. Over that span, Matthew Tkachuk leads the Panthers with 21 points (5-16-21) over 12 games on FLA Live Arena ice. His 16 home assists since Jan. 3 are tied for the league lead with Connor McDavid. The Cats’ 3.70 goals for per game at home ranks fifth and they lead all teams averaging 39.0 shots on goal per game on home ice in 2022-23; CAR ranks second with 36.4.

CATS AND GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Florida faces off against Vegas for the second and final time this season. Florida owns a 3-1-0 record against the Golden Knights at FLA Live Arena since Vegas entered the League in 2017-18. In Vegas’ last visit on Jan. 27, 2022, Sam Bennett scored two goals and Aleksander Barkov tallied the 200th goal of this career while shorthanded to lead the Cats to a 4-1 victory.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (38-17-8) at New Jersey Devils (41-15-6)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (38-17-8) at New Jersey Devils (41-15-6)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 1 at Vancouver 4
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
TOR Goals: Tavares (PP)
VAN Goals: Kuzmenko (PP), Pettersson (SH), Miller (SH), Aman
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 20/24 .833 SV%
VAN Goaltender: Demko, 36/37, .973 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-4
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3
Player Notes:

  • John Tavares scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 1:32 of the third period. Tavares posted his 28th goal of the season and his 12th power play goal of the season. Tavares’ career-high for most power play goals in a single-season currently stands at 13 (set in 2014-15). Tavares won 12 of 14 face-off attempts on Saturday earning an 86% face-off win percentage, posting his second-best win percentage of the season. Tavares tied a single-game, season-high with eight shots registered.
  • William Nylander posted the primary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Nylander has recorded an assist in back-to-back games and has registered 10 assists through his last 10 games.
  • Morgan Rielly posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Rielly has recorded an assist in three-consecutive games.
  • In his return from injury, Matt Murray stopped 20 of 24 shots he faced in Saturday’s loss.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. New Jersey: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New Jersey: 3-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 38-17-8
Toronto Road Record: 15-11-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are taking on the New Jersey Devils tonight in the third of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto has posted a 1-0-1 record against New Jersey this season. The Maple Leafs have recorded at least one point in 10-consecutive games against the Devils (8-0-2). Toronto concludes their five-game road trip tonight against New Jersey and will return to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, March 11 against the Edmonton Oilers for a four-game homestand.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Opponent: vs. Edmonton Oilers
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 6, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forwards Pontus Holmberg and Alex Steeves from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Goaltender Joseph Woll has been loaned to the Marlies.

INJURY REPORT
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (LTIR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Ryan O’Reilly Broken Finger (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 9, 1974 (Toronto 6 vs. Kansas 2)
All-Time Record: 79-41-20-10 (150 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 50-17-5-5 (77 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 29-24-15-5 (73 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 23, 2022 (Toronto 2 at New Jersey 1)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS:
Games Played: John Tavares (47), Luke Schenn (38), Morgan Rielly (23)
Goals: John Tavares (20), Auston Matthews (13), William Nylander (6), Mitch Marner (6)
Assists: John Tavares (18), Mitch Marner (11), Auston Matthews (9), Mark Giordano (9), Morgan Rielly (9)
Points: John Tavares (38), Auston Matthews (22), Mitch Marner (17)
Penalty Minutes: Luke Schenn (30), John Tavares (20), Sam Lafferty (10)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points% GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .667 3.37 2.65 25.1 81.3 32.2 28.9 53.3
New Jersey .710 3.58 2.69 21.6 81.9 34.5 28.3 51.6

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.1%
Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – 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: 81.3%
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
Tuesday games 10th of 13 (6 home, 7 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 4th of 14 (5 home, 9 road)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 5 (OT) Arizona Coyotes 4
(41-15-6 – 88 PTS) (21-32-10- 52 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. N. Hischier 2. J. Boqvist 3. J. McBain
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Arizona 1 1 2 0 – 4
DEVILS 2 2 0 1 – 5
Goals:
ARI: M. Maccelli, Z. Kassian, N. Schmaltz, J. McBain
NJD: T. Meier, J. Boqvist, D. Severson (PPG), J. Boqvist, N. Hischier (OTG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 62
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 6
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 172

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
3/3/23 Kevin Bahl & Akira Schmid Loaned to & recalled from Utica
3/3/23 Graeme Clarke Reassigned to Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
Jersey concluded its three-game road trip vs Western Conference opponents, after Sunday’s 5-4 overtime victory at Arizona.
Mar. 1, at COL, 7-5, W
Mar. 3, at VGK, 4-3, Lso
Mar. 5, at ARI, 5-4, Wo
Newly acquired Timo Meier inked his anticipated NHL debut, after the Devils acquired the Switzerland native from San Jose on Feb. 26th. Sunday’s contest vs Arizona marked Lindy Ruff’s 200th career game as head coach with the New Jersey Devils since he was hired in 2020 (87-91-22). Ruff is one of five coaches in franchise history who reached the 200 marker for regular-season games:
Jacques Lemaire, 509 games, 276-166-57-10
John Hynes, 354 games, 150-159-0-45
Doug Carpenter, 290 games, 100-166-24-0
Peter DeBoer, 248 games, 114-93-0-41
Lindy Ruff, 200 games, 87-91-0-22

OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT
The Devils earned their 10th overtime win, which marks the most overtime wins in a single season for franchise history. The team earned nine overtime wins in a single season on three occasions:
2022-32: 10-3
2015-16: 9-2
2013-14: 9-5
2008-09: 9-2

The Devils are 1-3 in games decided in a shootout this season. The team’s lone shootout victory was earned on Jan. 16, in a 4-3 win at SJS.

VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils improved to 21-4-4 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference
was 18, which was logged in 2000-01.
The Devils enter tonight’s contest with a 20-11-2 record vs the Eastern Conference and an 8-6-0 record vs the Pacific Division.

MOST WINS FROM START OF A SEASON IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
The team’s 41 wins after 62 games played from the start of a season are the most in franchise history:
41 wins: 2022-23
40 wins: 2008-09
39 wins: 1997-98
38 wins: 2006-07
38 wins: 2009-10
37 wins: 2002-03

Jersey’s team is 38-5-5 when scoring three or more goals in a game this season. The most wins that the Devils earned in franchise history when scoring three-or-more goals in a game for a single season was 43 wins, which was earned in 2000-01. As of Mar. 6, New Jersey’s 38 wins for this matter ranked second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with 47 wins. Tampa ranked third with 37 wins when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils are 33-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 19-6-2 when Jack Hughes earned a goal in a game this season.

THE BIG MOVE
Newly acquired forward Timo Meier met the team in Denver and did join the Devils at practice on Tue., Feb. 28. Meier is the first player in franchise history who will wear No. 96. There are seven different skaters all-time in franchise history who wore a number that was 90 or higher.
90: T. Tatar, J. Boqvist, M. Johansson
91: D. Mercer
93: D. Gilmour
96: T. Meier
97: N. Gusev

The Devils enter Tuesday’s contest with four active Switzerland born players on their roster. Per NHL Pr, one team has never dressed four, or more, Switzerland born players in a single game. (N. Hischier, T. Meier, A. Schmid, J. Siegenthaler). The Devils enter Tuesday’s contest with an 18-4-4 record since January 1, 2023. Per March 6, New Jersey’s record with 40 PTS since that time ranks second in the NHL behind Boston (21-4-1=43 PTS). The team’s 102 goals scored since that time also ranks third in NHL, while Edmonton ranks first with 112 goals for, and then Seattle ranks second with 103 goals for.

COMEBACK KIDS
Jersey’s team owns 21 comeback victories this season, while the most comeback wins earned in franchise history is 23, which was earned in 2017-18. New Jersey’s 21 comeback wins lead the NHL for 2022-23, while Toronto ranks second with 19, per Mar. 6. The Devils and Chicago rank first in the NHL with seven multi-goal comeback victories for the 2022-23 campaign. Jersey’s team has not recorded a 3-goal comeback win this season.

No. 1 Vibes
The Devils are 33-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 19-6-2 when Jack Hughes earned a goal in a game this season.

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

VS TORONTO
The Devils and the Leafs face-off for the third time this season, which concludes the season series (1-1-0). A victory tonight would mark the first time since 2017-18 (2-0-1) that the Devils won a season series vs Toronto.

ALL-TIME vs TORONTO
Record: 50-67-20-12
Home: 29-24-15-5
Road: 21-43-5-7

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Toronto is eight, which was earned twice, last: Dec. 1, 1992, in a 8-3 win at the Meadowlands. The most goals allowed in a single game vs Toronto is 10 after a 10-7 loss at Toronto on Dec. 4, 1985. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Toronto was 53, while the franchise was located in Colorado via Dec. 18, 1976, in a 4-2 loss. The most shots in franchise history allowed in a single game vs was in the same contest noted above on Dec. 18, which was 51 shots against. The last time the Devils shut out Toronto was Jan. 10, 2004, in a 1-0 win at Toronto. The last time Toronto shut out the Devils was on Nov. 16, 2017, at Toronto in a 1-0 loss.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Thu. Mar. 9, at WSH, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Mar. 11, at MTL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sun. Mar. 12, vs CAR, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue. Mar. 14, vs TBL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Mar. 16, vs TBL, 7:00 P.M.

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (24-28-11) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-5)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (24-28-11) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-5)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Amalie Arena
TV: NBCSP+ | Radio: 93.3 WMMR

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Thur., March 9 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena 7:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Sat., March 11 Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN+, 97.5 The Fanatic
Tue., March 14 Vegas Golden Knights Wells Fargo Center 7 p.m. NBCSP/97.5 The Fanatic

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 63
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 63
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 63
Travis Konecny IR-upper body 2/21-present 5
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 334

FLYERS VS. LIGHTNING: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS LIGHTNING
48-43-16 ALL-TIME RECORD 51-45-11
23-19-11 HOME 28-23-3
25-24-5 ROAD 23-22-8
1-3-1 LAST 5 MEETINGS 4-1-0
1-6-3 LAST 10 MEETINGS 9-1-0
315 GOALS SCORED 322
20.2% POWER PLAY 17.2%
82.8% PENALTY KILL 79.8%
van Riemsdyk: 30 pts (17-13=30) in 40 GP
Hayes: 11 pts (5-6=11) in 18 GP
Two players tied at 9 pts

TEAM SCORING LEADERS Stamkos: 52 pts (27-25=52) in 39 GP
Hedman: 28 pts (7-21=28) in 35 GP
Perry: 27 pts (9-18=27) in 24 GP
Hart: 1-6-1, 3.93 GAA, .874 SV% in 8 GP
Sandstrom: Has not faced TBL

TEAM GOALTENDERS Vasilevskiy: 11-3-0, 2.26 GAA, .929 SV%, 3 SO in 15 GP
Elliott: 8-4-0, 2.01 GAA, .936 SV%, 3 SO in 12 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
October 18 Amalie Arena PHI (3), TBL (2)
December 1 Wells Fargo Center TBL (4), PHI (1)
March 7 Amalie Arena 7 p.m

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/3 – Acquired a 2023 Sixth-Round Draft Pick from Ottawa in exchange for F Patrick Brown
3/3 – Acquired F Brendan Lemieux and a 2024 fifth-round draft pick from Los Angeles in exchange for F Zack MacEwen
3/3 – Activated F Tanner Lacyznski and F Zack MacEwen from Injured Reserve
3/2 – Re-assigned F Elliot Desnoyers and F Olle Lycksell to Lehigh Valley (AHL)

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • The Flyers are 13-11-4 in their last 28 games.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 38 of its 63 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-9th in the NHL with 12 wins when trailing first in a game.
  • The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Monday at CGY for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots

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

  • The Flyers rank second in the NHL with 1,102 blocked shots and rank third with 1,768 hits.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • The Flyers begin a three-game road trip Tuesday and only have four road games this month.
  • Philadelphia has nine road games remaining in the 2022-23 regular season and is 3-4-1 in its last eight road games.
  • The Flyers are 8-5-1 in its last 14 road games, including a season-high five-game road win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
  • The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 11 of their last 19 road games. Philadelphia is 9-3-4 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 0 at Carolina 6
The Tampa Bay Lightning failed to score a goal for the second time this season and lost a fifth-straight game in a 6-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes March 5 at PNC Arena…The Bolts fell to 37-21-5 on the season with a road record of 15-6-1…The Lightning are 0-1-1 vs. CAR this season with one matchup remaining March 28 at PNC Arena…Tampa Bay surrendered two goals in the first period to Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen at the 6:30 and 17:13 marks before Teravainen and Shayne Gostisbehere gave CAR a 4-0 lead going into the third period with goals at the 11:57 and 15:50 mark of the middle frame…The Lightning failed to record a single shot on goal in the second period…Teravainen completed the hat trick at the 11:03 mark of the third and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored the final goal of the game with 3:26 remaining…The Bolts gave up four power-play goals, two more than they had previously given up in any game this season.
PP: TBL – 0-2 CAR – 4-5
SOG: TBL – 14 CAR – 38
Attendance: 18,965

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Flyers are playing the third of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 1-1-0 vs. PHI this season with a 3-2 loss at AMALIE Arena Oct. 18 and a 4-1 win Dec. 1 at Wells Fargo Center…Steven Stamkos (2-1—3) leads all Tampa Bay skaters in points vs. PHI this season and is tied with Nick Paul (2-0—2) for the team lead in goals…Nikita Kucherov (0-2—2) and Corey Perry (0-2—2) are tied for the Lightning team lead in assists vs. PHI this season…Stamkos is riding a six-game point streak vs. PHI (4-7—11) and has picked up points in 12 of the last 13 meetings (9-16—15)…Stamkos has posted a multi-point effort in five consecutive home games vs. PHI (7-9—16) and 10 of the last 13 meetings at AMALIE Arena (15-13— 28)…Kucherov has also recorded multiple points in five straight home games vs. PHI (2-11—13)…Kucherov has points in nine of his last 12 games vs. PHI (4-16—20)…Brayden Point has found the scoresheet in five of his six career games vs. PHI (3-4—7)…Tanner Jeannot has recorded four points in four career games vs. PHI (2-2—4)…Ross Colton has picked up four points over his last three contests vs. PHI (1-3—4)…Perry has recorded six points in five career games vs. PHI since signing with Tampa Bay (3-3—6)…Pat Maroon has found the scoresheet in eight of his last 12 games vs. PHI (4-5—9)…Victor Hedman has picked up points in 11 of his last 13 home games vs. PHI (6- 12—18)…In 14 career starts vs. PHI, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 11-3-0 with a .929 save percentage and 2.26 goals against average…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in 11 of the last 13 games vs. PHI (57 total goals)…The Bolts have scored a power-play goal in eight of the last 11 matchups vs. PHI and nine of the last 12 meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning are 7-3-0 in their last 10 home games vs. PHI and 9-1-0 in the last 10 meetings overall…The Bolts are 51-45-3 with eight ties all-time vs. PHI, including a home record of 28-23-2 with one tie…Martin St. Louis (15-43—58) holds the Lightning franchise record for career points vs. PHI.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. PHI

  1. Martin St. Louis – 58 pts. (15-43—58, 44 GP)
  2. Steven Stamkos – 52 pts. (27-25—52, 39 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 42 pts. (15-27—42, 52 GP)
    T4. Brad Richards – 28 pts. (7-21—28, 26 GP)
    T4. Victor Hedman – 28 pts. (7-21—28, 35 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a four-game homestand tonight…The Bolts will play eight of their 16 games in March on home ice…The Lightning are 7-6-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents and 17-14-3 against the Eastern Conference this season…Tampa Bay is 22-5-4 on home ice this season…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in 11 of their last 12 home games (52 total goals)…Tampa Bay has scored a power-play goal in 11 of their last 12 home games.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 97
Current Injuries:
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury; Day-to-day) 2 Games

TRANSACTIONS
March 4 – Recalled D Darren Raddysh from AHL Syracuse
March 3 – Re-assigned D Darren Raddysh to AHL Syracuse
March 2 – Recalled D Darren Raddysh from AHL Syracuse
March 1 – Acquired F Michael Eyssimont from San Jose in exchange for F Vladislav Namestnikov

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (20-37-6) at Pittsburgh Penguins (31-22-9)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (20-37-6) at Pittsburgh Penguins (31-22-9)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Mar. 7, 2023 Game No. 64 (20-37-6, 46 pts.)
at Pittsburgh Penguins (31-22-9, 71 pts.), PPG Paints Arena Road Game No. 30 (7-18-4, 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. 4, 2023 – CBJ 2 at OTT 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: Roslovic (7), PP – Laine (19)
OTT Goal Scorers: Hamonic (4), Stutzle (30), Hamonic (5), Chychrun (8), SHG – Stutzle (31)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (19/23; 23:04), Hutchinson (15/16; 36:56); OTT – Talbot (19/21; 59:47)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 2/2 | Shots: CBJ: 21 / OTT: 39
3 Stars: 1. Stutzle, OTT; 2. Hamonic, OTT; 3. Chychrun, OTT
Noteworthy: CBJ lost their 2nd consecutive game… CBJ trailed 2-1 after the 1st period and 4-2 after the 2nd period… Laine scored his team-leading 19th goal of the season (tied) to extend his points streak to 3-straight contests (2-2-4)… Roslovic scored a goal to give him 3-2-5 in his last 5 outings… Marchenko tallied his 2nd assist of the campaign, giving him 2-1-3 in his past 5 games… Hutchinson made his CBJ debut in relief.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (57 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (50 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (48 games)
Kuraly (left oblique strain); 6 weeks (2 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 426

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

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

AGAINST THE PENGUINS
2022-23 Series: 0-2-0 (0-1-0 at PIT)
2021-22 Series: 0-4-0 (0-2-0 at PIT)
All-Time Series: 14-26-0-8 (4-16-0-4 at PIT)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 2-7-1 | 0-7-3
All-Time GF/GA: 123/154
All-Time SF/SA: 1,467/1,592
All-Time PP: 26-of-171
All-Time PK: 129-of-184

THE LAST GAME VS. PIT: DEC. 6, 2022 – CBJ 1 at PIT 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: Gaudreau (9)
PIT Goal Scorers: Rust (7), Crosby (14), PP – Crosby (15), Blueger (1)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (30/34; 57:06); PIT – Jarry (38/39; 59:47)
CBJ PP: 0/5; PK: 4/5 | Shots: CBJ: 39 / PIT: 34
3 Stars: 1. Crosby, PIT; 2. Rust, PIT; 3. Blueger, PIT
Noteworthy: CBJ scored their lone goal 1 minute into the game, but PIT scored 4 unanswered goals (3 in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd) to win… Gaudreau tied for the team lead (Jenner) with his 1st period goal, extending his points streak to 5-straight games (2-7-9)… Laine tallied an assist and now has 2-1-3 in his last 3 outings… Berni made his NHL debut, recording 1 shot and 13:39 of ice time… Marchenko made his NHL debut, registering 2 shots and 10:03 of ice time.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Apr. 13 at CBJ

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. PIT)
Teams have met in 1st round in 2 playoffs (2014, 2017)… PIT has won the past 7 meetings (CBJ; 0-6-1), including all 4 games in the 2021-22 season… CBJ last earned a victory at PIT on 11/13/15 (2-1 W), falling in the last 12 trips to PPG Paints Arena (0-8-4)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 13 of the past 16 games of the series dating back to 12/27/17… PIT owns all 3 shutouts in all-time series… Each team has recorded 3 hat tricks in all-time series… Most goals scored at PIT: 4 – 3x (MR: 12/27/17)… Most goals allowed at PIT: 7 (10/5/19).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. PIT)
Berni made his NHL debut on 12/6/22 at PIT… Gudbranson skated in his 200th career NHL game on 12/20/14 at PIT… Jenner skated in 400th career NHL game on 2/26/19 vs. PIT… Johnson notched his 1st career NHL goal on 10/22/22 vs. PIT… Marchenko made his NHL debut on 12/6/22 at PIT… Merzlikins made NHL debut on 10/5/19 at PIT… Werenski picked up 100th NHL assist on 11/29/19 vs. PIT.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. PIT
• Gaudreau – 7-6-13 in 16 career GP, including 3-3-6 in his last six contests vs. the club
• Jenner – 8-5-13 in 28 career GP, including goals in two of his last four games against the Pens
• Laine – 1-6-7 in 12 career GP, including 1-4-5 in six career road contests
• Roslovic – 2-3-5 in 10 career GP, including 1-1-2 in the 1st meeting of the 2022-23 series.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:

LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 4: Florida 4, Pittsburgh 1 – FLA Live Arena
PIT Goals: Letang (PP)
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (38 saves, 42 shots)
Key Stats: Kris Letang scored the lone goal as Pittsburgh’s win streak was snapped at four games.
PP: 1-5
PK: 4-5

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

INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 10 24
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 148

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 4 F Drew O’Connor recalled from WBS (AHL).
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.

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Blue Jackets: 34-10-4
In Pittsburgh: 20-4-0
In Columbus: 14-6-4
OT Record vs. Blue Jackets: 8-2-2
Shootout Record vs. Blue Jackets: 3-2

2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. BLUE JACKETS:
Sidney Crosby – 36GP, 48 PTS (16G-32A)
Evgeni Malkin – 32GP, 39 PTS (15G-24A)
Kris Letang – 30GP, 26 PTS (11G-15A)

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Penguins kick off a season-long (tied) five-game homestand against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
  • Pittsburgh has won seven-straight games against the Blue Jackets dating back to Dec. 12, 2019.
  • A win tonight would ensure the Penguins will win the season series with the Blue Jackets. Since the Metropolitan Division was formed for the 2012-13 season, Pittsburgh has dropped the season series with Columbus just once (2014-15).
  • Pittsburgh is 17-3-1 in its last 21 games against Columbus dating back to Feb. 3, 2017.
  • Tonight’s game begins a stretch where Pittsburgh will play five straight, and six of its next eight games, at home.

NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (41-12-8) at Montréal Canadiens (26-33-4)

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NHL Preview: Carolina Hurricanes (41-12-8) at Montréal Canadiens (26-33-4)

CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:

LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 6-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at PNC Arena on Sunday, as Carolina went 4-for-5 on the power play. Jesperi Kotkaniemi registered a career-high five points (1g, 4a), and Teuvo Teravainen (3g) scored his second career hat trick. Shayne Gostisbehere (1g, 2a) and Martin Necas (3a) each tallied three points, with all three of Gostisbehere’s points coming on the man-advantage. Andrei Svechnikov also scored the opening and eventual game-winning goal, as Frederik Andersen stopped all 14 shots faced for his first shutout of the season.

INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 61 games (10/12-3/5)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 60 games (10/14-3/5)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 16 games (1/21-3/5)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 233

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 1 Acquired Shayne Gostisbehere from Arizona in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft
Feb. 28 Acquired Jesse Puljujarvi from Edmonton in exchange for Patrik Puistola

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 7 at Montreal 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 9 Philadelphia 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 11 Vegas 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 12 at New Jersey 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 14 Winnipeg 7 p.m. BSSO HRN

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

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 7 Tuesday Bell Centre 11:30 a.m.
March 8 Wednesday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
March 9 Thursday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
March 10 Friday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
March 11 Saturday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.

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

Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. CANADIENS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Montreal in the first of three meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Hurricanes return to Bell Centre on 4/1.

— The Hurricanes and Canadiens are meeting for the 210th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 79-103-20-7 overall record, including a 31-59-7-5 road record and a 43-30-5-7 record since relocation.

— The Hurricanes lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Canadiens: 0-1-0), and they are 12-1-1 in the teams’ last 14 matchups dating back to 3/23/17 (Montreal: 2-10-2).

— Carolina registered a 6-2 win over Montreal at PNC Arena on 2/16. Seth Jarvis (3g) scored his first career hat trick, and Andrei Svechnikov tallied three assists as Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 22 shots faced in net.

— Sebastian Aho has recorded 15 points (8g, 7a) in 15 career regular-season games against the Canadiens. He was also tendered an offer sheet by Montreal on 7/1/19, but Carolina matched the offer six days later.

— Brent Burns has earned 16 points (4g, 12a) in 20 career regular-season games against Montreal.

— Jesperi Kotkaniemi was selected third overall by the Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Draft and recorded 62 points (22g, 40a) in 171 games with the Canadiens from 2018-21. Kotkaniemi signed an offer sheet with Carolina on 8/28/21 and was acquired when Montreal declined to match the offer.

— Paul Stastny has registered 22 points (12g, 10a) in 28 career regular-season games against the Canadiens.

— Teuvo Teravainen has posted 17 points (7g, 10a) in 18 career regular-season games against Montreal.

— Acquired from STL along with Dominik Bokk and a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft (Nikita Guslistov) in exchange for Justin Faulk and a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Pavel Novak), Joel Edmundson skated in 68 games with the Hurricanes during the 2019-20 season, posting 20 points (7g, 13a) and a team-high 72 penalty minutes. Edmundson was traded to MTL in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Ben Meehan).

— Nick Suzuki’s brother, Ryan Suzuki, was selected by Carolina in the first round (28th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft and is a prospect in the Hurricanes’ organization.

— Montreal Assistant Coach Trevor Letowski signed with Carolina as a free agent and tallied 26 points (11g, 15a) in 136 games with the Hurricanes from 2006-08.

— Canadiens Assistant Coach Stéphane Robidas is the father of Hurricanes prospect Justin Robidas. Justin was drafted by Carolina in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Hurricanes s’affrontent ce soir pour la 210e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il s’agira de la 249e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.
  • The Canadiens and Hurricanes are facing each other for the 210th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 249th match-up between those two opponents.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – VGK 4 VS. MTL 3 (@ T-MOBILE ARENA)
Buts MTL Goals – Matheson, Belzile, Harvey-Pinard
Buts VGK Goals – Theodore, Barbashev, Smith, Barbashev
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (24-28)
Gardien VGK Goalie – Quick (25-28)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/2
Avantage numérique VGK Powerplay – 0/1
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 26:57) ; S (Harvey-Pinard – 5) ; HT (Savard – 5) ; BS (Harvey-Pinard – 5)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
9 MARS VS. NY RANGERS 19 h / 7 p.m.
11 MARS VS. NEW JERSEY 19 h / 7 p.m.
13 MARS VS. COLORADO 19h30 / 7:30 p.m.
14 MARS @ PITTSBURGH 19 h / 7 p.m.
16 MARS @ FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 63 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 63 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 20 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 25 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 19 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 38 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 17 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Frédéric Allard au Rocket de Laval (06/03)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Frédéric Allard to the Laval Rocket (03/06)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Frédéric Allard du Rocket de Laval (04/03)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Frédéric Allard from the Laval Rocket (03/04)
Les Canadiens ont acquis l’attaquant Denis Gurianov des Stars de Dallas (26/02)
The Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars (02/26)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (25/02)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (02/25)
Les Canadiens ont réclamé l’attaquant Chris Tierney au ballottage (23/02)
The Canadiens have claimed forward Chris Tierney off waivers (02/23)

NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 06/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/06
PTS (56 – 26e/26th)
V/W (26 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (169 – 27e/27th)
BC/GA (225 – 27e/27th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.8 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.6 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (1208 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (752 – 2e/2nd)
AN/PP (16.3% – 31e/31st)
DN/PK (74.1% – 28e/28th)

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

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 4-12-1 9 35 72
Centrale 8-5-2 18 48 45
Métropolitaine 8-7-0 16 44 54
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 26-33-4 56 173 225
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 100
Victoires/Wins : 40
Fiche : 40-52-8
Points de classement/Standing points : 88

CANADIENS VS. CAROLINE
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. CAR 110-71-20-8 (209 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 64-29-7-2 (102 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 46-42-13-6 (107 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 6-2 L @ CAR (16/02/23)
S. Montembeault 6-41 | A. Raanta 2-22
BG / WG: S. Aho

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE CAROLINE / LAST 10 GAMES VS. CAROLINA:
16/02/23 – MTL 2 @ CAR 6
31/03/22 – MTL 0 @ CAR 4
30/12/21 – MTL 0 @ CAR 4
21/10/21 – CAR 4 @ MTL 1
29/02/20 – CAR 3 @ MTL 4 (P/OT)
31/12/19 – MTL 1 @ CAR 3
03/10/19 – MTL 3 @ CAR 4 (TB/SO)
23/03/19 – MTL 1 @ CAR 2 (P/OT)
13/12/18 – CAR 4 @ MTL 6
27/11/18 – CAR 2 @ MTL 1

CETTE SAISON CONTRE CAROLINE / THIS SEASON VS. CAROLINA
Match #1: 16/02/2023 @ CAR – D/L 6-2
Match #2: 07/03/2023 @ MTL
Match #3 : 01/04/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE CAROLINE / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. CAROLINA:
1) Sean Monahan (5-5-10, 14 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (5-9-14, 24 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (4-1-5, 18 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE CAROLINE / LEADING SCORERS VS. CAROLINA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (5-9-14, 24 pj/gp)
2) David Savard (1-10-11, 40 pj/gp)
3) Chris Tierney (2-9-11, 15 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE CAROLINE / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. CAROLINA:
1) David Savard (20, 40 pj/gp)
2) Christian Dvorak (10, 9 pj/gp)
3) Chris Wideman (6, 9 pj/gp)

NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (38-25) at Los Angeles Lakers (31-34)

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NBA Preview: Memphis Grizzlies (38-25) at Los Angeles Lakers (31-34)

The Memphis Grizzlies face the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, and one of their challenges is the absence of star Ja Morant.

As the team holds him out of action while the NBA investigates his behavior, Morant will miss a second consecutive game. In a social media video that he posted live early Saturday morning in the Denver area following the Grizzlies’ loss to the Nuggets on Friday night, Morant appeared to be holding a gun.

The Grizzlies were without Morant, Dillon Brooks (suspension for one game), Brandon Clarke (season-ending Achilles injury), Steven Adams (knee), and Dillon Brooks (suspension for one game). On Sunday, the Grizzlies put together a huge third quarter rally to move ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers, but they ran out of gas in the fourth quarter, losing 135-129 on the road. Clarke and Adams will also be absent from the Lakers game.

On Sunday, Memphis used a 51-point third quarter to turn an 11-point deficit into a 16-point lead, but when the Clippers made defensive adjustments in the fourth quarter, they lacked a finishing touch.

Tyus Jones of the Grizzlies scored 20 points in the third quarter alone, but he did not score in the fourth. Memphis was led by 30 points from Desmond Bane.

The Lakers have every reason to be hopeful going into the game on Tuesday.

In an effort to qualify for the postseason, Los Angeles has won five of its last seven games and is 4-2 since the All-Star break. The Lakers started NBA play on Monday in 11th place in the conference, just a few spots away from qualifying for the play-in tournament.

Despite losing star LeBron James to a tendon injury in his right foot for the past four games, the team has been able to hold its own recently. Additionally, D’Angelo Russell has been sidelined with an ankle injury for the last five games. Russell was listed as questionable for Tuesday, but James remains out.

In an effort to influence the team’s bid for the playoffs, Anthony Davis upped his game. Davis, who suffered his own lower leg injury and missed 20 games in December and January, has averaged 33.8 points and 11.8 rebounds in his last four games.

Davis scored 39 points on 14 of 25 (56 percent) shooting in Sunday’s 113-105 victory over the Golden State Warriors at home. Despite the injury to his right foot, he is listed as probable for Tuesday.

On February 28, the Lakers lost to Memphis 121-109, but Davis contributed by scoring 28 points and grabbing 19 rebounds. In that game, Morant had 39 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists for a triple-double.

NBA Preview: Utah Jazz (31-34) at Dallas Mavericks (33-32)

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NBA Preview: Utah Jazz (31-34) at Dallas Mavericks (33-32)

The Mavericks didn’t have their two stars when they played the Utah Jazz last month in Salt Lake City. Kyrie Irving, who had just been traded from Brooklyn, had not yet joined the team and Luka Doncic was out with a bruised heel.

Josh Green and Jaden Hardy scored 29 points for Dallas, which beat the host Jazz 124-111 without a hitch.

For the Jazz to pull off a road upset when the two teams meet for the fourth time this season on Tuesday night in Dallas, they will need to be anything but casual.

Utah has lost three straight and is without several key players, including Mike Conley and Malik Beasley, who have been traded.

The Jazz were defeated by Oklahoma City for the second time in three days on Sunday, the same day that the Mavericks lost to the Phoenix Suns.

Jordan Clarkson’s career-high assist performance was the only bright spot for the Jazz in their loss on Sunday. The Utah guard, who has spent most of his career being known as a shooter, showed that his game has changed by giving out 12 assists in addition to scoring 18 points.

Utah will play this as their third of six road games. The Mavericks are coming to the end of a six-game homestand in which they have only won two of their last five games.

Dallas is very close to being in the thick of things when it comes time for the Western Conference playoffs, as the game against the Suns on Sunday demonstrated. After Doncic’s game-tying attempt with three seconds left spun off the rim, Kevin Durant hit a late jumper to break the tie, and Phoenix won 130-126.

Despite suffering from a thigh injury that limited his mobility, Doncic still managed to score 34 points and grab nine rebounds. He told reporters that the injury to his leg has been causing him problems for about a week. He has no idea when it occurred.

Doncic was associated with a disagreement with Suns monitor Devin Booker in the winding down snapshots of Sunday’s down. Technical fouls were assessed to both players.

The Jazz made the announcement on Monday that Collin Sexton, who has a strain in his left hamstring, will be re-evaluated in a week.

NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors (34-31) at Oklahoma City Thunder (30-34)

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NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors (34-31) at Oklahoma City Thunder (30-34)

Stephen Curry is aware that even though he and Andre Iguodala are both back from injuries, nothing is certain.

Iguodala played for the first time since Jan. 13 and only the fourth time this season after battling hip ailments, while Curry returned from an 11-game absence due to a left leg injury for Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Starting with Tuesday’s game against the host Oklahoma City Thunder, Curry and the Warriors are hoping for better results down the road.

In Golden State’s loss on Sunday, Curry shot 8 of 20 overall and 5 of 13 from beyond the arc, snapping the team’s five-game winning streak.

The Warriors are just five games behind the No. 1 team heading into Tuesday’s game. 2nd place in the Western Conference, just one game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers, the first two play-in teams.

Tuesday’s down is the second of a stretch wherein the Fighters play eight of 10 games from home.

The Warriors are just 7-24 outside of San Francisco, despite the fact that Golden State is 27-7 at home this season—only Denver has more wins at home than any other Western Conference team.

Golden State is the final game in a six-game homestand for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City has won back-to-back games after dropping their first three games, extending their overall losing streak to five. Over the weekend, the Thunder won both of their games against Utah.

Curry’s return went a little bit more smoothly than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s.

In Sunday’s victory over the Jazz, Gilgeous-Alexander, who returned after missing five games, scored 38 points on 10-of-17 shooting.

Before returning, Gilgeous-Alexander was subjected to the league’s health and safety protocols and was suffering from an abdominal strain.

Thunder mentor Imprint Daigneault changed Gilgeous-Alexander’s normal turn, in some measure in his most memorable game back.

This season, the teams have met three times, including on Tuesday. With an average of 134.5 points per game, Golden State has won the first two games.

Klay Thompson scored 42 points and made 12 3-pointers in the most recent matchup, which took place in San Francisco on February 6 and saw Golden State win 141-114. Even without Curry, the Warriors made 26 3-pointers in that victory.

NBA Preview: Brooklyn Nets (36-28) at Houston Rockets (15-49)

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NBA Preview: Brooklyn Nets (36-28) at Houston Rockets (15-49)

Mikal Bridges, a forward, is largely to blame for the Brooklyn Nets’ refusal to wilt, despite the prediction that they would die after losing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.

After a four-game losing streak, the Nets’ 102-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday marked their second consecutive double-digit victory, lifting them to 4-6 since the trade deadline.

On Tuesday, Brooklyn will face the Houston Rockets, who, despite winning their 11th straight game on Saturday, remain in the bottom half of the Western Conference standings. Brooklyn will be looking to extend its modest winning streak against the Rockets. On March 29, the teams will meet once more in Brooklyn.

After trading Irving and Durant to Dallas and Phoenix, respectively, the Nets entered Monday with a three-game lead over Miami for sixth in the Eastern Conference, a position that would allow Brooklyn to avoid the play-in tournament. This meant that they were not eliminated from the playoff picture.

In the Nets’ victory over the Hornets, Bridges scored 33 points and grabbed eight rebounds. In his nine games with the Nets, he has averaged 26.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 3.1 assists while shooting 60.9 percent from the field. Before joining Brooklyn as part of the Durant trade, he played 56 games for the Suns and averaged 17.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists, shooting 52.9 percent from the field.

Bridges has scored 30 or more points four times in his first 365 games with the Nets, having previously done so twice. In the win over Boston on Friday, he scored 38 points and grabbed ten rebounds.

The Houston Rockets have been scoring a lot more lately. Over the weekend, they beat the San Antonio Spurs twice to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a month.

The Rockets scored 34 transition points in their 142-110 victory at home on Sunday after scoring 30 fast-break points in a 12-point victory in San Antonio. Seven Rockets scored in double figures in the season-series finale, led by Jalen Green, who scored 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting in the first victory. Houston had 29 assists overall.

The Rockets have a lot of athleticism, but they haven’t mastered playing at a fast pace. They demonstrated how potent their offense can be when they run with purpose and abandon against the Spurs.

NBA Preview: Philadelphia Sixers (42-22) at Minnesota Timberwolves (34-32)

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NBA Preview: Philadelphia Sixers (42-22) at Minnesota Timberwolves (34-32)

When the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday in Minneapolis, they will be aiming to finish a five-game road trip with a record of 4-1.

On Monday, the Sixers defeated the host Indiana Pacers 147-143 to win for the third time in four games. This victory came just two days after the Sixers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks by an impressive score of 133-130 to end their 16-game winning streak.

Against Indiana, James Harden added 14 points, 20 assists, and nine rebounds, while Joel Embiid scored 42 points. Harden became the first Sixer player in the franchise’s history to record two games with at least 20 assists.

A franchise record for the most free throws made in a game without a miss was set by Embiid, who shot 19-for-19 from the line.

Jalen McDaniels scored 20 points in his first start for the Sixers, who were without P.J. Tucker and Tobias Harris. Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points.

Both Tucker and Harris sustained injuries in Milwaukee, but they are anticipated to be available for the Timberwolves game.

McDaniels insists that he will be prepared for any role.

When the Timberwolves take on the Sixers, they will be aiming for their fourth consecutive victory.

Minnesota had impressive road victories over the Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, and Los Angeles Lakers. On Saturday, the Timberwolves prevailed 138-134 over the Kings.

Anthony Edwards drove the way with 27 places and eight helps and Mike Conley added 24 focuses. Rudy Gobert had 13 points and 14 rebounds, Jaden McDaniels had 19 points, Kyle Anderson had 18 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds, and Jaden McDaniels had 19 points.

In the balanced effort, Nickeil Alexander-Walker (16 points) and Naz Reid (10 points) also scored in double figures.

Edwards scored two crucial baskets in the closing minutes to secure the victory over Sacramento.

Over the last three games, the inconsistent Timberwolves appear to have slowed down. Keep in mind that they are winning despite not having their star player, Karl-Anthony Towns, who is still out with a calf injury.

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