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

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

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Feb. 22 Andy Andreoff has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan.
Feb. 19 Arnaud Durandeau has been emergency recalled from Bridgeport.
Feb. 17 Otto Koivula has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.
Feb. 16 Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been placed on IR. Andy Andreoff has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Feb. 14 Jean-Gabriel Pageau is day to day with an upper body injury.
Feb. 13 Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Samuel Bolduc has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29, Feb. 18 – Feb. 24

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6, Feb. 20 –

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 –

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 – Jan. 21

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 –

Man Games Lost: 151

RECENT RESULTS
Sunday, Feb. 26 at Winnipeg W (4-0)
Friday, Feb. 24 vs. Los Angeles L (3-2)
Wednesday, Feb. 22 vs. Winnipeg W (2-1)
Monday, Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh W (4-2)
Saturday, Feb. 18 at Boston L (6-2)
Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-4)

UPCOMING GAMES
Mar. 4 vs. Detroit UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 12:30pm
Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Mar. 9 at Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) 7:00pm
Mar. 11 vs. Washington UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Mar. 14 at Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA) 10:30pm

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

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

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

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

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

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

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

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

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

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

INJURIES
Jonas Brodin: lower body

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Apr. 14 at CBJ

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

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

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

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

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

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

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

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

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

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
2/26: Recalled F Vinnie Hinostroza from Rochester (AHL); Placed F Alex Tuch on injured reserve
2/27: Signed G Michael Houser and placed him on waivers

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 2: Buffalo at Boston, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 4: Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, March 6: Edmonton at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 7: Buffalo at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 9: Dallas at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:

BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT

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

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

RECENT TRANSACTIONS:

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

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

CATS STATS

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

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

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

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

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

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

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

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

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. FLA

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

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

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

TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 26 – Acquired F Tanner Jeannot from Nashville in exchange for D Cal Foote, a 2025 first-round pick, a 2024
second-round pick, a 2023 third-round pick, a 2023 fourth-round pick and a 2023 fifth-round pick

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

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

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

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

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

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (3 / Feb. 25)
Jordan Oesterle – undisclosed (1 / Feb. 27)
Total Man Games Lost: 236
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Ville Husso (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/28 – Signed defenseman Jake Walman to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3.4 million
2/27 – Activated forward Lucas Raymond from injured reserve … Placed defenseman Jordan Oesterle on injured reserve

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

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

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

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

ROAD WINGS

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

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 28, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 28, 2023

* For the first time in his NHL career, Connor McDavid is a 50-goal scorer! He had a fourth straight multi-goal game Monday and became the first player to reach the milestone this season.

* The Senators secured a 6-2 win to open their back-to-back set with the Red Wings and now sit just five points outside of the playoff picture.

* February is set to conclude with six teams either occupying or within five points of the Eastern Conference’s Wild Card spots in action, including the Sabres on HULU and ESPN+.


McDAVID REACHES 50-GOAL MARK IN 61ST GAME, WIDENS LEAD IN “ROCKET” RACE
Connor McDavid (50-65—115 in 61 GP) became the first player to reach the 50-goal mark this season and opened an eight-tally lead in the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy race on David Pastrnak (42-38—80 in 59 GP), who only had an assist but skated away with a seventh straight victory Monday.
 


* McDavid became the ninth active player with at least one 50-goal season and required the fewest games to hit the milestone among all current skaters, eclipsing the previous mark set by Auston Matthews in 2021-22 (50-37—87 in 62 GP). McDavid became the first player to reach the 50-goal mark in 61 or fewer games since 1995-96, when three skaters did so.
 


OTTAWA HAS ENTERED THE EASTERN CONFERENCE WILD CARD CHAT
Claude Giroux (1-3—4) got his first four-point game in over three years to help the Senators (29-26-4, 62 points) defeat the Red Wings (28-23-8, 64 points) and move within five points of the idle Penguins (29-21-9, 67 points), who occupy the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa faces Detroit again Tuesday and could move ahead of the Red Wings in the standings.
 


RANTANEN REACHING 40-GOAL MARK FEATURED IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
Monday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the five-game slate, including Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen (40-31—71 in 58 GP) becoming the fastest player in team history to reach the 40-goal mark in a season as Colorado (34-19-5, 73 points) blanked Vegas and leapfrogged idle Minnesota (33-21-6, 72 points) for second place in the Central Division.
 


Monday marked the third consecutive day to feature at least one trade, with the Maple Leafs acquiring Sam Lafferty, Jake McCabe as well as conditional fifth-round picks in the 2024 and 2025 NHL Draft from the Blackhawks for Joey Anderson, Pavel Gogolev, a conditional first-round pick in 2025 and a second-round pick in 2026 followed by the Sabres acquiring Riley Stillman from the Canucks for Josh Bloom.

* Click here to read the #NHLStats Pack for the 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline Presented by OFX, which is at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, March 3.
 


MORE 2022-23 NHL TRADE DEADLINE PRESENTED BY OFX COVERAGE

* Erik Karlsson not asked to waive no-move clause by Sharks ahead of deadline

* ‘Powerhouse’ East already in frenzy ahead of NHL Trade Deadline
* State Your Case: What should Oilers do before NHL Trade Deadline?
* NHL Trade Buzz: Derick Brassard says Senators should buy before Deadline

QUICK CLICKS

* Connor McDavid, Linus Ullmark, John Gibson named NHL ‘Three Stars’ of the Week
* Timo Meier arrival ‘big piece of the puzzle’ for Devils playoff push
* Barry Trotz ready for ‘challenge’ of replacing David Poile as Predators GM
* Maple Leafs hope new identity can end skid in playoffs
* Women in Hockey: Mari-Etta Parrish
 


EASTERN CONFERENCE CLUBS CONTINUE TIGHTLY-CONTESTED WILD CARD RACE

Tuesday’s 10-game slate features six teams either occupying or within five points of the Eastern Conference’s Wild Card spots in action as the Islanders (31-25-7, 69 points), Penguins (29-21-9, 67 points), Sabres (31-23-4, 66 points), Red Wings (28-23-8, 64 points), Panthers (29-26-6, 64 points) and Senators (29-26-4, 62 points) all take to the ice.
 


* The clash between Buffalo and Columbus on HULU and ESPN+ marks the Sabres’ final contest before a stretch of seven straight games against opponents currently occupying a playoff spot. Tage Thompson (5-5—10 in 6 GP), who became the third player to reach the 40-goal mark this season and is one point shy of 80 on the campaign, has found the score sheet in each of Buffalo’s last six contests and can establish the longest point streak of his NHL career.

NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (35-25) at Oklahoma City Thunder (28-32)

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NBA Preview: Sacramento Kings (35-25) at Oklahoma City Thunder (28-32)

For the Sacramento Kings, who are 10 games above.500 for the first time since finishing 50-32 in 2004-05, these are exciting times.

When the Sacramento Kings play the Oklahoma City Thunder at the end of their three-game road trip on Tuesday, they will be looking to extend their winning streak to four games.

After Sacramento’s 124-115 victory over the Thunder on Sunday, the teams are meeting for the second time in three days.

The Kings, who average 120.7 points per game and lead the league in scoring, were led by De’Aaron Fox, who scored 33 points and had eight assists. Domantas Sabonis added 14 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists to Keegan Murray’s 20 points in the victory.

The Kings put together a strong offensive effort against Oklahoma City, two days after defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime.

Sacramento never trailed against the Thunder after taking an early 13-point lead. 18 of 43 (41.9%) of the Kings’ shots came from three-point range, and their field goal percentage was 52.9%.

Over the course of the previous seven games, Fox has been shooting 57.9 percent from the field while averaging 34.4 points, 6.9 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.9 steals.

After 16 consecutive losing seasons, Sacramento, which currently holds the third seed in the Western Conference, believes they have the endurance to end the NBA’s longest playoff drought.

Oklahoma City, which may be without All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the third consecutive game, is a three-game series favorite for the Kings.

Due to an abdominal strain and soreness in his right ankle, Gilgeous-Alexander, who is fifth in the league in scoring with 31.0 points per game, is listed as day-to-day.

In the two games since Gilgeous-Alexander’s absence, third-year guard Isaiah Joe has scored an average of 26 points. During that time, Joe is making contributions on the defensive end while also making 10 of 20 attempts (50 percent) from 3-point range.

Despite its three-game losing streak, the young team at Oklahoma City has a few bright spots. In the loss on Sunday, second-year guard Josh Giddey had 18 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.

On Sunday, the Thunder were able to keep Sacramento within striking distance despite having Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench. Mike Brown, the Kings’ head coach, was impressed by the team’s consistent effort.

NFL Transactions 2-27-23

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NFL Transactions 2-27-23

The following are the NFL transactions for Monday, February 27. 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

WASHINGTON
    McCain, BobbyDBMemphis   
    Wentz, CarsonQBNorth Dakota State

NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (31-32) at Los Angeles Clippers (33-30)

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NBA Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (31-32) at Los Angeles Clippers (33-30)

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be in town on Tuesday for the Los Angeles Clippers, who hope to put an overly busy weekend behind them.

The Clippers went toe-to-toe with the best team in the Western Conference on Sunday, only to feel the sting of defeat once more after losing in NBA history on Friday and enduring a scare on a team flight on Saturday.

The drama started on Friday, when Russell Westbrook made his debut, when the Clippers couldn’t keep a 14-point lead with 4:25 left and lost to the Sacramento Kings 176-175 in double overtime in a game that was more pinball than basketball. The game had the second most points scored in NBA history.

According to multiple reports, lightning struck the team plane on its way to Denver on Saturday morning shortly after takeoff. The following day, Los Angeles came back from an early 18-point deficit to lose again in overtime, this time by a score of 134-124.

Over a two-game stretch, the Clippers scored 149.5 points on average and lost both games.

Even though the team is attempting to secure a high playoff seed, anything goes, Los Angeles could use some normalcy at this point.

Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points for the Clippers, Paul George added 23 points for the Nuggets, and Westbrook scored 17 points for the Clippers. In his second game with the team, Westbrook also had four assists and five steals in 25 minutes.

Mason Plumlee started in place of center Ivica Zubac, who has missed the last two games with a strain to his right calf. He played 27 minutes and pulled down 10 rebounds.

The Timberwolves are coming into this matchup having lost their previous three games, the most recent of which was a 109-104 defeat at Golden State on Sunday. Anthony Edwards was held to 12 points on 5-of-19 shooting (26.3%), while Naz Reid scored a career-high 30 points. Edwards scores 24.7 points per game, which is a team-high.

In the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves missed 10 of 21 free throw attempts and were 3 of 13 from three-point range.

Karl-Anthony Towns remains out for Minnesota with a calf injury, and Rudy Gobert, who averages 13.4 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, was unable to play on Sunday due to illness. Since late November, Towns has not played.

Before beginning a run of eight games against Eastern Conference teams that includes games against the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics, Minnesota enters its second game of a four-game stretch in California.

NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (29-31) at Golden State Warriors (31-30)

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NBA Preview: Portland Trail Blazers (29-31) at Golden State Warriors (31-30)

When the Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors meet in San Francisco on Tuesday night, longtime rivals Damian Lillard and Klay Thompson will attempt to bring their “A” games to the table.

In Sunday’s 131-114 victory over the Houston Rockets at home, Lillard scored a career-high 71 points, 10 more than in any game before.

The native of Oakland shot 22-for-38 overall, 13-for-22 from three-point range, and 14-for-14 from the free-throw line, showing remarkable accuracy from all court distances.

Lillard’s 13 threes were a career high and were within one of Thompson’s 2018 Chicago game NBA record.

In addition, Thompson took advantage of the Rockets’ visit to get close to the record last week by going 12-for-17 on 3-point attempts in a 42-point performance on Friday.

With Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins out of the lineup, Thompson realized he needed to improve his offensive game and scored 32 points and six more 3-pointers on Sunday in a 109-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at home.

In the tight Western Conference standings, each team remained separated by one loss after Sunday’s victory. The Trail Blazers were actually helped by the Warriors, who on Sunday gave Minnesota its 32nd loss of the season, one more than Portland had.

After a victory in which the Warriors led by as many as 14 points, Golden State coach Steve Kerr was more concerned about his team’s standing—the Warriors were tied with Minnesota entering the game.

Green could come back on Tuesday. On Monday, he had an MRI, which revealed no damage, and he was able to practice.

With its victory over Houston, Portland ended a two-game losing streak. During a stretch in which Lillard has scored an average of 38.7 points, the Trail Blazers have only gone 10-12, and he has scored 30 or more points 17 times.

In a home game against the Utah Jazz last month, he scored 60 points, one shy of his career high of 61 set against the Warriors on January 20, 2020.

Lillard has scored 30 or more in four of his last five trips to the San Francisco Bay Area, including 34 in a loss on December 30 that was decided by a score of 118-112. However, he has never done so following a game with 71 points.

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