The following are the NFL transactions for Friday, February 24. 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 TRANSACTION | ||
TERMINATION OF VESTED VETERAN | ||
DETROIT | ||
| Brockers, Michael | DE | Louisiana State |
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
Feb. 23, 2023 – ANAHEIM 4 @ WASHINGTON 2
The Ducks earned their first win of a four-game road trip following a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals Thursday night at Capital One Arena, improving to 1-1-1 on the trip to date. John Gibson made 41 saves, his league-leading 10th contest with 40-plus saves this season. Gibson’s 21st save of the game marked his 1,323rd of the season (entered at a league-high 1,302), marking the most saves by any NHL goaltender in his first 40 games of the season since Jacques Plante (NYR) stopped 1,396 shots through 40 games in 1963-64. Prior to the game, Bernie Parent (PHI) was the only other goalie since 1963-64 with as many as 1,322 saves in 40 games in 1968-69. Cam Fowler earned two assists, his 398th and 399th career points, his third multi-point effort the last five games (2-5=7, +3). Jakob Silfverberg scored his seventh goal of 2022-23 and 148th goal as a Duck to surpass Bobby Ryan (147) for sole possession of seventh on the franchise’s all-time goals list. Troy Terry scored his 14th goal, the game-tying goal, in his return to the lineup following a seven-game absence due to injury. Isac Lundestrom and Derek Grant (empty net) each netted their third goal of the campaign. Dmitry Kulikov recorded his fifth point the last five games (1-4=5, +4). Kevin Shattenkirk also tallied his fifth point the last five games with an assist (2-3=5). Colton White tallied his fourth assist to tie his career high for assists in a single season (also four in 2021-22 w/NJD). Max Comtois also earned an assist, his fifth of 2022-23. Ryan Strome faced his brother, Dylan Strome, for the first time as a Duck, marking his seventh win in seven career meetings (7-0-0).
PP: 0-43 PK: 2-3 SF: 21 SA: 43 TOI: Kevin Shattenkirk (21:36)
Three Stars: 1. J. Gibson 2. C. Fowler 3. T. Oshie Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Feb. 27 Chicago Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 1 Washington Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 3 Montreal Honda Center 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Mar. 7 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 7 p.m. ESPN+ / Ducks Stream
Mar. 8 Vancouver Rogers Arena 7 p.m. TNT / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 6 Placed D Urho Vaakanainen on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 7 Activated C Derek Grant from Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 10 Recalled G Olle Eriksson Ek from San Diego (AHL). Placed Troy Terry on Injured Reserve (IR).
Feb. 11 Recalled G Lukas Dostal from San Diego (AHL) and reassigned G Olle Eriksson Ek to San Diego.
Feb. 23 Acquired LW Josiah Slavin from Chicago for RW Hunter Drew. Activated RW Troy Terry from Injured Reserve (IR) and placed C Adam Henrique on IR.
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 314
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 59
Jamie Drysdale Torn labrum (shoulder) 4-6 months 51
Justin Kirkland Car accident Day-to-day 19
Urho Vaakanainen Lower-body Day-to-day 9
Anthony Stolarz Lower-body Day-to-day 7
John Klingberg Lower-body Day-to-day 2
Adam Henrique Lower-body Week-to-week 1
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a four-game road trip tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena (4 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim enters tonight with a 1-1-1 mark on the road trip in addition to a 5-4-3 record the last 12 road games and 7-5-3 mark over the past 15 contests away from home. The Ducks have also earned points in eight of the last 12 games overall (5-5-2) and a 6-6-2 record the last 14 contests. Anaheim continues its 11-game February schedule (2-5-2 to date), consisting of four home and seven road contests. All-time, Anaheim is 155-129-36 in the month of February and 58-50-14 in the month since the start of 2012-13, earning points in 72 of the 122 games (.590%). Cam Fowler enters tonight’s game one point shy of 400 career points, which would see him become the first Ducks defensemen and sixth player to reach the milestone. Following tonight’s game, the Ducks return to Orange County to begin a three-game homestand Monday, Feb. 27 vs. Chicago (7 p.m. PT).
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 4-0 win over the Ottawa Senators at PNC Arena on Friday, improving to 4-0-0 on their current homestand and extending their win streak to five games. Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each tallied two assists, while Brent Burns, Seth Jarvis, Martin Necas and Brady Skjei each scored for Carolina. Antti Raanta stopped all 32 shots faced in net to register his third shutout of the season and his 30th win with the Hurricanes.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 57 games (10/12-2/24)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 56 games (10/14-2/24)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 12 games (1/21-2/24)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 221
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
None
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Feb. 25 Anaheim 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 1 at Vegas 10 p.m. TNT HRN
March 3 at Arizona 9:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
March 5 Tampa Bay 3 p.m. TNT HRN
March 7 at Montreal 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Feb. 25 Saturday No morning skate
Feb. 26 Sunday No practice
Feb. 27 Monday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
Feb. 28 Tuesday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
March 1 Wednesday T-Mobile Arena 11:30 a.m.
HURRICANES vs. DUCKS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Anaheim in the second and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— The Hurricanes and Ducks are meeting for the 44th time in their histories. Carolina holds a 17-16-2-8 overall record, including a 9-7-1-4 home record and a 15-13-2-8 record since relocation.
— The Ducks lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Hurricanes: 0-0-1), and Anaheim is 12-4-0 in the teams’ last 16 matchups dating back to 3/2/14 (Carolina: 4-6-6).
— Carolina suffered a 4-3 overtime loss against Anaheim at Honda Center on 12/6. Sebastian Aho, Brady Skjei and Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 26 saves in net.
— Sebastian Aho has registered eight points (4g, 4a) in 11 career regular-season games against Anaheim.
— Brent Burns has recorded 46 points (15g, 31a) in 73 career regular-season games against the Ducks, marking the fourth-most assists and third-most points against Anaheim of any active NHL player.
— Stefan Noesen made his NHL debut with the Ducks on 4/3/15 and scored two goals in 14 games with Anaheim from 2015-17. He has also registered five points (4g, 1a) in six games against the Ducks, tied for his most goals against any NHL opponent.
— Paul Stastny has tallied 25 points (6g, 19a) in 43 career regular-season games against Anaheim.
— Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek played 433 games for the Whalers from 1989-95. He ranks third in franchise history in career penalty minutes (1,144) and power play goals (73), seventh in points (403) and ninth in goals (192). Acquired from NJD in exchange for Sylvain Turgeon on 6/17/89, Verbeek was traded to NYR in exchange for Glen Featherstone, Michael Stewart, a first-round pick in the 1995 NHL Draft (Jean-Sebastian Giguere) and a fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Draft (Steve Wasylko) on 3/23/95.
— Ducks Assistant General Manager Rob DiMaio registered 24 points (6g, 18a) in 74 games with Carolina in 2000-01. He was acquired from NYR along with Darren Langdon in exchange for Sandy McCarthy and a fourth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Draft (Bryce Lampman) on 8/4/00.
— Ducks Assistant General Manager Martin Madden served as an amateur scout for the Hurricanes from 2005-08.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
The Hurricanes are closing their ninth of 14 sets of back-to-back games in 2022-23. With a win over the Senators on Friday, they are now 6-2-1 in the first game and 7-0-1 in the second game of back-to-backs this season.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Feb. 23: Edmonton 7, Pittsburgh 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Letang (2)
Multiple Points: Letang (2G), Malkin (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (23 saves, 29 shots), DeSmith (14 saves, 15 shots)
Key Stats: Kris Letang’s netted his second multi-goal game of the season.
PP: 1-4
PK: 1-3
Feb. 20: NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 2 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Guentzel, Zucker (PP)
Multiple Points: Malkin (2G)
Goalie: Jarry (28 saves, 31 shots)
Key Stats: Jason Zucker scored for the second time in the last three games (2G).
PP: 1-4
PK: 3-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 15 15
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 5 19
D Mark Friedman Upper-Body 5 5
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 140
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Feb. 20 G Tristan Jarry activated off of injured reserve.
Feb. 20 G Dustin Tokarski re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Feb. 7 F Josh Archibald and F Kasperi Kapanen have been activated off of injured reserve.
Feb. 7 G Tristan Jarry has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 22.
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Blues: 59-69-24
In Pittsburgh: 37-24-15
In St. Louis: 22-45-9
OT Record vs. Blues: 4-6-6
Shootout Record vs. Blues: 2-0
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. BLUES:
Mario Lemieux: 26 GP, 58 PTS (25G-33A)
Syl Apps: 34 GP, 45 PTS (15G-30A)
Jean Pronovost: 52 GP, 36 PTS (21G-15A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
QUICK HITS
1) Pittsburgh is 15-10-0 against Western Conference opponents this season.
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Brandon Saad – Upper-Body (Announced on Feb. 16)
Jake Neighbours – Upper-Body (Will be re-evaluated in 5 weeks; announced on Feb. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 239
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February
23 – Activated forward Brandon Saad from IR
23 – Assigned forward Matthew Highmore to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
20 – Placed forward Jake Neighbours on IR; Activated defenseman Marco Scandella and Scott
Perunovich from IR; Assigned Perunovich to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
18 – Recalled forwards Nikita Alexandrov and Matthew Highmore from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
17 – Acquired a 2023 First and Third-Round draft pick, as well a 2024 Second-Round draft pick and forwards Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari
BLUES VS. PENGUINS
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
2/28 – vs. Seattle
3/2 – at San Jose
3/4 – at Los Angeles
3/7 – at Arizona
3/9 – vs. San Jose
A LOOK AHEAD
Observers can understand why they divide the NBA season into two distinct halves: before and after the All-Star break.
However, the New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans, who are both in the thick of jumbled conferences, are aware of the urgency needed for the stretch after the All-Star break, which puts everyone much closer to the finish line than the starting line.
In the first matchup of the season between the Knicks and Pelicans, New York will play host to New Orleans on Saturday night, and both teams will be looking to improve their playoff positions.
After returning from their break on Friday and overcoming a 19-point first-half deficit to defeat the Washington Wizards, the Knicks will be playing a back-to-back set.
On Thursday, the Pelicans were defeated 115-110 by the Toronto Raptors as they resumed play and continued their four-game road trip.
New York won its ninth game in a row and fourth in a row overall.
Before Julius Randle scored 16 points in a 30-7 run that bridged the first and second halves, the Knicks were trailing the Wizards by 57-38 just past the halfway point of the second quarter.
Six lead changes and three tie-ups occurred in the fourth quarter before Jalen Brunson scored a layup with 42.1 seconds remaining to kick off the Knicks’ game-winning 6-0 run.
On Friday, only New York prevailed over the quartet of East teams that were spread out between fourth and seventh place.
The Knicks are currently in sixth place, which is the last spot that is guaranteed to make the playoffs. They are one and a half games ahead of the seventh-place Miami Heat and within three games of the fourth-place Cleveland Cavaliers.
On Thursday, Pelicans coach Willie Green appeared to act with the calendar in mind when he benched Trey Murphy III in favor of Josh Richardson, who had started 46 of the first 59 games this season. This was Richardson’s third game since he was acquired from the San Antonio Spurs on Feb. 9.
New Orleans saw no immediate benefits from the move. Even though Richardson played well for 28 minutes (11 points, 3 steals), the Pelicans were behind for more than 38 minutes on Thursday. In the fourth quarter, they were down 15 points by two points in the final minute.
The Pelicans’ playoff prospects were further muddled by the loss, as they are currently in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Western Conference with the Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Sacramento Kings following Friday night’s victories. The Dallas Mavericks, who are in sixth place, are one and a half games ahead of the trio, as are the Los Angeles Clippers, who are in fifth place.
Friday night marked the return to action of the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets following the All-Star break.
By defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-113 in Minneapolis, the Hornets won a rare prize and extended their winning streak to a season-best three games.
On the other hand, the Heat will be hoping for a quick recovery against the Hornets on Saturday night in Charlotte and will not want any part of an encore of their first game back.
After losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on the road by a score of 128-99, Miami is on a three-game losing streak.
The Hornets want to put on a performance similar to the one they put together last Friday.
LaMelo Ball has led Charlotte in scoring for three games in a row. At Minnesota, he scored 32 points, one point shy of his season-high, and he also had 10 rebounds and 8 assists. However, he played a team-high 40 minutes in the first half of back-to-back games.
Gordon Hayward set season highs with 27 points and 13 rebounds, so Ball wasn’t doing it alone.
The return of guard Kelly Oubre Jr., who had surgery on his hand, was another positive sign for the Hornets, who are beginning a four-game homestand with Miami. For the first time since Dec. 29, he played on Friday night, scoring eight points in 23 minutes off the bench.
Even though he was doubtful to play due to a sprained hand, the Hornets kept Terry Rozier on the court for 33 minutes.
In five of its last six games, Miami’s offense has failed to score 110 points. Jimmy Butler scored 23 points for the Heat on Friday, shooting 8-for-10 from the field. The remaining Miami players made just 28 of 82 attempts, or 34.1 percent.
The Heat may have benefited from their reserves receiving a significant amount of playing time, ensuring that the core players were not overworked.
After signing with the team on Monday, backup center Cody Zeller appeared in his first regular-season game and scored 10 points in 16 minutes. The game on Saturday will be his return to Charlotte, where he spent his first eight NBA seasons.
It is unlikely that Miami’s 22.5 percent 3-point shooting percentage of 9-for-40 will suffice.
On January 29, Charlotte won 122-117 at home against the Heat. When the Hornets came to Miami for back-to-back games on Nov. 10 and Nov. 12, the team won twice at home.
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Detroit Red Wings 4, New York Rangers 1 – February 23, 2023 – Little Caesars Arena
NYR Goals: V. Trocheck (17)
DET Goals: A. Copp (6), F. Zadina (2), M. Rasmussen (10), F. Hronek (9)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (L – 19/23)
DET Goalie: V. Husso (W – 30/31)
NYR Shots: 31
DET Shots: 23
NYR PP: 0/2
NYR PK: 3/4
RECAP/NOTES: The Blueshirts dropped this first game of the road trip, in Detroit. Vincent Trocheck scored the team’s lone goal, unassisted as the club’s 10 game point streak on the road came to an end.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Feb. 23 at Detroit L, 4-1
Feb. 20 Winnipeg L, 4-1
Feb. 18 at Calgary OTL, 3-2
Feb. 17 at Edmonton SOW, 5-4
Feb. 15 at Vancouver W, 6-4
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 19 – Tyler Motte acquired from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Julien Gauthier and a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
ALL-TIME RECORD 105-103-18-11 (239 PTS)
2022-23 0-1-0
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 59-47-9-5 (132 PTS)
NYR AWAY 46-56-9-6 (107 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2-3-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Zibanejad (15) – A: Panarin (16) – Pts: Zibanejad (27)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Graves (23) – A: Leetch (58) – Pts: Leetch (71)
WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 2, Anaheim Ducks 4
February 23, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 43; ANA: 21
Power Plays: WSH: 1/3; ANA: 0/3
Three Stars: 1. Gibson (ANA), 2. Fowler (ANA), 3. Oshie (WSH)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey, 2/24
Acquired a 1st-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, a 3rd-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and
forward Craig Smith from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway, 2/23
Loaned forward Aliaksei Protas to AHL Hershey, 2/21
Recalled defenseman Dylan McIlrath from AHL Hershey, 2/19
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 2/19
Loaned defenseman Dylan McIlrath to AHL Hershey, 2/18
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-2/23/23 (60 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-2/23/23 (56 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-2/23/23 (30 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Man Games Lost: 341
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb. 26, 1 p.m. ET at Buffalo (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 1, 10 p.m. ET at Anaheim (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 4, 6 p.m. ET at San Jose (NBCSW+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 6, 10:30 p.m. ET vs. Los Angeles (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 9, 7 p.m. ET vs. New Jersey (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the New York Rangers on Saturday at Capital One Arena for the second of four meetings between the teams this season. It marks the Rangers’ first visit to Capital One Arena since the 2021-22 season opener on Oct. 13, 2021, a game Washington won 5-1. Including Saturday’s game, the Capitals will face the Rangers three times in a 37-day span. Washington is 114-97-18-8 all-time vs. New York and 14-7-2 in their last 23 games against the Rangers dating back to the 2017-18 season. In addition, the Capitals have a record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 home games versus the Rangers.
HOME vs. NEW YORK RANGERS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
62-42-9-4 408 359 2 WSH wins (3/28/21-10/13/21)
CAPITALS vs. RANGERS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (69) Ovechkin (42) Backstrom (37) Ovechkin (64)
Backstrom (58) Backstrom (12) Carlson (28) Backstrom (49)
Carlson (47) Oshie (11) Ovechkin (22) Carlson (35)
Metro Matchup
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. COLOMBUS GP RECORD HOME (32) AWAY (32) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. COLUMBUS 64 37-16-3-8 23-6-0-3 14-10-3-5 227 167
OILERS vs. COLUMBUS – 2022-23 1 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 2 3
QUICK FACTS
Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of two games against the Blue Jackets this season and the lone game in Columbus.
The last time these teams met was on January 25th in Edmonton, with the Blue Jackets winning 3-2 in overtime.
Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lead the team with 24 career points against Columbus and Nugent-Hopkins and Ceci have played a team leading 21 games against the Blue Jackets.
TEAM EFFORT
On Feb. 23 at PIT the Oilers had 11 different players record a point, while having six different goal scorers in the game.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. COLUMBUS
Record: 6-3-1
GF: 36 GA: 25
2022-23 1/25/23 @ EDM 3-2 L (OT)
2021-22 4/24/22 @ CBJ 5-2 L
2021-22 12/16/21 @ EDM 5-2 W
2019-20 3/7/20 @ EDM 4-1 W
2019-20 10/30/19 @ CBJ 4-1 W
2018-19 3/21/19 @ EDM 4-1 W
2018-19 3/2/19 @ CBJ 4-0 W
2017-18 3/27/18 @ EDM 3-7 L
2017-18 12/12/17 @ CBJ 7-2 W
2016-17 1/3/17 @ CBJ 1-3 L
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Feb. 25, 2023 Game No. 59 (18-35-5, 41 pts.)
vs. Edmonton Oilers (32-19-8, 72 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 33 (12-18-2, 26 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. 23, 2023 – CBJ 0 vs. MIN 2
CBJ Goal Scorers:
MIN Goal Scorers: Duhaime (6), Kaprizov (34)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (23/25; 57:01); MIN – Fleury (30/30; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 30 / MIN: 25
3 Stars: 1. Kaprizov, MIN; 2. Fleury, MIN; 3. Korpisalo, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ failed to score a goal for the 6th time this season… MIN scored GWG 3:01 into the game… MIN scored 2nd goal 8:48 into the 1st… Jenner led the club in shots with 6… Peeke led the team in TOI (23:50) and hits with 4 (11 total as team)… Boqvist had his career-best 4-game points streak (2-3-5) snapped.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (52 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (47 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (45 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (43 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (27 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (18 games)
Nyquist (shoulder); Placed on IR (Jan. 28); out indefinitely (10 games)
Sillinger (illness); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 399
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 9 Recalled Berni from Cleveland (AHL)
Feb. 1 Assigned Berni and Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
12:30pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE OILERS
2022-23 Series: 1-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. EDM)
2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. EDM)
All-Time Series: 24-34-3-3 (15-13-3-1 vs. EDM)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 4-6-0 | 6-4-0
All-Time GF/GA: 161/226
All-Time SF/SA: 1,853/1,867
All-Time PP: 38-of-247
All-Time PK: 188-of-244
THE LAST GAME VS. EDM: JAN. 25, 2023 – CBJ 3 at EDM 2 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Jenner (14), Marchenko (11), OT – Johnson (9)
EDM Goal Scorers: Ryan (7), PP – Hyman (25)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (34/36; 62:29); EDM – Skinner (24/27; 62:29)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 0/1 | Shots: CBJ: 27 / EDM: 36
3 Stars: 1. Korpisalo, EDM; 2. Ryan, EDM; 3. Johnson, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ earned point for 3rd-straight game (2-0-1), snapping EDM’s 6-game winning streak… Jenner scored 1st goal of game to extend goal-streak to 3 consecutive games (3-0-3)… Johnson recorded his 4th multi-point game of the season (1-1-2), including scoring his 1st career NHL OT goal… Marchenko scored a goal for 2nd-straight game (2-0-2), tying game at 2-2 with 8:34 remaining… Boqvist notched his 1st multi-assist/point game of the campaign (0-2-2), giving him helpers in 2-straight games (0-3-3)… Nyquist skated in his 700th career NHL game and 200th CBJ game.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. EDM)
CBJ is 6-3-0 in the last 9 games against EDM at home, but the Oilers have won 3 of the last 4… Winning team has scored 3 or more goals in past 32-straight contests (including SO goals), including 4-plus in 8 of the last 9 meetings… EDM has recorded 6-of-8 shutouts in series while CBJ have 3-of-4 hat tricks… Most goals scored vs. EDM: 6 (3/4/16)… Most goals allowed vs. EDM: 7 – 2x (MR: 12/12/17).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. EDM)
Blankenburg notched his 1st career goal (GWG) and multi-point effort with 1-1-2 on 4/24/22 vs. EDM… Gaudreau notched his 300th career NHL assist on 2/6/21 vs. EDM.. Jenner collected 1st NHL assist on 11/29/13 vs. EDM… Korpisalo played in 100th NHL game on 10/30/19 vs. EDM… Nyquist skated in his 700th career NHL game on 1/25/23 at EDM.
PLAYER NOTABLES vs. EDM
• Boqvist – 1-4-5 in 3 career GP with points in all 3 contests, including two assists in the Jan. 25 game earlier this season
• Gaudreau – 16-21-37 in 42 career GP, including points in each of his last 4 games (1-8-9) and 7 of his past 8 overall (3-10-13) as well as points in 4-straight home contests (3-7-10) and 10 of his last 11 outings at home (5-13-18)
• Johnson – 1-1-2 in 2 career GP, including notching the OT GWG in the most previous meeting against Edmonton earlier this season
• Laine – 4-3-7 in 12 career GP, including points in his 5 of his past 7 against the club (2-3-5) after notching an assist in the game on Jan. 25 earlier this year
• Marchenko – 1-0-1 in 1 career GP, including recording the 3rd period tying goal at Edmonton last month
• Merzlikins – 1-1-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .928 SV% in 3 career GP, including stopping 33-of-35 shots in a win in his most recent contest against the club on Apr. 24, 2022
• Sillinger – 1-2-3 in 3 career GP, including 1-1-2 in his lone home game against the club on Apr. 24, 2022
* The race to the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues to build as the Sabres moved into a playoff spot for the first time since Nov. 5 – which was 12 contests into their 2022-23 campaign – and are now in a playoff position this late in the season for the first time since 2012.
* Antti Raanta extended his point streak at PNC Arena to 10 games to join an exclusive Hurricanes/Whalers list as Carolina built a five-point lead atop the Metropolitan Division with its fifth straight win.
* The NHL is set for an 11-game Saturday, which will feature Patrick Marleau having hisNo. 12 raised to the rafters and Nazem Kadri making his first return to Colorado since hoisting the Stanley Cup with the club.
* With the 2022-23 NHL Trade Deadline presented by OFX officially under one week away, the official #NHLStats pack has been released.
2023 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS RACE INTENSIFIES
The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs race is far from over as the Sabres and Kings moved up in the standings, while the Avalanche (32-19-5, 69 point) closed the gap for third in the Central Division. Buffalo’s move highlighted the night as the club is now in a playoff seed for the first time since Nov. 5, 2022 – Buffalo is in a playoff position this late in the season (57 GP or later) for the first time since March 29, 2012.
* Alex Tuch (1-0—1) became the third New York-born player to record 100 points with the Sabres and Tage Thompson (0-3—3) posted his second three-point outing in as many nights as Buffalo (30-23-4, 64 points) jumped past three teams to move into the final Wild Card spot. Thompson became the second Sabres player in the past 25 years to record three-plus points in consecutive days, joining Thomas Vanek (Feb. 20-21, 2008) – his 11 three-point outings this season are the second most in the NHL behind only Connor McDavid (15).
* The Kings (33-19-8, 74 points) got out to a 3-0 lead and withstood an Islanders comeback attempt to improve to 5-1-1 in their past seven games and surpass the idle Oilers (32-19-8, 72 points) for second place in the Pacific Division, one point back of the Golden Knights (35-18-5, 75 points). Jonathan Quick earned his 370th career victory to surpass Pekka Rinne and Tom Barrasso for sole possession of 19th place on the League’s all-time wins list.
* Nathan MacKinnon reached the 20-goal mark for the eighth time in his career after opening the scoring just 19 seconds into the contest as the Avalanche (32-19-5, 69 points) – who occupy the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference – moved within one of the Wild (32-21-6, 70 points) for third in the Central Division, with Colorado holding three games in hand over Minnesota.
RAANTA’S HOME STREAK SHINES IN #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES
The Friday edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates included notes on all six games, including a nod to Carolina netminder Antti Raanta, who stopped all 32 shots he faced to extend his point streak at PNC Arena to 10 games (9-0-1) as the Hurricanes (39-10-8, 86 points) opened a five-point lead ahead of the Devils (38-15-5, 81 points) for top spot in the Metropolitan Division.
* Raanta became the third goaltender in Hurricanes/Whalers history to post a double-digit home point streak, joining Martin Gerber (13 GP in 2005-06) and Cam Ward (12 GP in 2008-09).
NHL PODCAST WEEKLY ROUNDUP
* NHL Fantasy (Feb. 20): Impact of O’Reilly trade on Maple Leafs; fantasy waiver wire pickups
* NHL @ The Rink (Feb. 22): Appleton joins; O’Reilly trade, Buyers/Sellers, Mailbag: Gibson suitors
* NHL Fantasy (Feb. 23): 2023 Trade Deadline primer with David Pagnotta
* The Chirp with Daren Millard (Feb. 24): TSN’s Darren Dreger joins; Trade Deadline Primer
QUICK CLICKS
*Brad Marchand fined $5,000 for actions in Bruins game
* Spencer Knight of Panthers to enter NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program
*Erik Cernak suspended 2 games for actions in Lightning game
* ‘Last of Us’ actor, deaf youth hockey player Keivonn Woodard hosted by Capitals
* ‘NHL Mash-Up’ set to debut on YouTube with hosts Kathryn Tappen, Dominic Moore
KADRI’S RETURN TO COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA SLATE
The Flames (27-20-12, 66 points) travel to Ball Arena to clash with the Avalanche (32-19-5, 69 points) in what will be Nazem Kadri’s first return to Colorado since capturing the Stanley Cup with the club last season. Kadri collected a career-high 87 points during the regular season as well as 7-8—15 (16 GP) during the postseason – a stretch that included a hat trick in Game 4 of the 2022 Second Round and marked one of the NHL’s eight three-goal performances that playoff year.
METROPOLITAN DIVISION PLAYOFF RACE HEATS UP IN ABC, ESPN+ DOUBLEHEADER
A full Saturday of hockey features a national broadcast doubleheader on ABC and ESPN+ with three Metropolitan Division clubs aiming to improve their playoff positioning. The third-seeded Rangers (33-16-9, 75 points) head to Washington to take on the Capitals (28-26-6, 62 points) – who sit two points out of a Wild Card position – while the Penguins (27-21-9, 63 points) similarly look to hunt down the idle Sabres (30-23-4, 64 points) for the final playoff spot.
* Artemi Panarin looks to continue his hot play since the NHL All-Star break, heading into Saturday with 6-9—15 (9 GP) since teams returned to play on Feb. 6. Only two skaters have more points over that span: Connor McDavid (5-12—17 in 9 GP) and Elias Pettersson (7-10—17 in 9 GP).
* Alex Ovechkin enters play with 42 goals in 69 career games against the Rangers – one of just four skaters with at least 40 goals versus New York since the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) and one back of Mike Bossy (43 in 60 GP) for the second most. New York is one of eight franchises the Capitals captain has 40-plus goals against (also ATL/WPG: 53, TBL: 50, CAR: 47, PHI: 47, FLA: 43, NYI: 42 & TOR: 41).
* The Penguins head to Enterprise Center with four straight wins against the Blues dating to Dec. 4, 2019; Pittsburgh owns just two longer active winning streaks versus a single opponent (10 GP vs. ARI & 7 GP vs. CBJ). Sidney Crosby (25-44—69 in 57 GP) can record his 13th season with at least 70 points and become the 13th player in NHL history with as many campaigns – Gordie Howe paces the list with 18.
MARLEAU’S No. 12 TO BE RETIRED AT SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE
Patrick Marleau, who captained the Sharks for parts of 2003-04 and full time from 2005-06 to 2008-09, will be honored by the franchise when San Jose lifts his iconic No. 12 to the rafters ahead of its contest against Chicago. The NHL veteran of 23 seasons will be the first player to have his number retired by the Sharks.
* Marleau – who played 1,607 of his 1,779 career outings with the Sharks – competed in 196 games in the 1990s, 716 games in the 2000s, 782 games in the 2010s and 85 games in the 2020s. The only player in NHL history to skate in more decades than Marleau is Gordie Howe (5).
* In addition to being the Sharks’ all-time leader in games played, Marleau also holds franchise records for goals (522, playoffs: 68), points (1,111, playoffs: 120), power-play goals (163, playoffs: 23), shorthanded goals (17, playoffs: 4) and game-winning goals (101, playoffs: 16).
ON THIS DATE IN 1996: DETROIT SECURES EARLIEST PLAYOFF CLINCH UNDER 82-GAME SCHEDULE
Twenty-seven years ago today, Feb. 25, 1996, the Red Wings clinched a berth in the 1996 Stanley Cup Playoffs by virtue of the Islanders claiming a 2-0 victory against the Oilers, which ensured that Detroit would outrank all but seven clubs in the Western Conference standings.
* Led by a contingent of four 50-point players at the time – including current Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman who had 29-38—67 at the time (59 GP) – Detroit secured a playoff berth by posting a record of 44-11-4 (92 points) through its first 59 games. They did so en route to setting an NHL record for wins in a season (62).
* Detroit’s achievement (59 GP) represents the fewest games required by any team to clinch a playoff spot during an 82-game schedule, which was used for the first time in 1995-96. The Red Wings also are the only club in that span to clinch a playoff spot before the second week of March.
* Overall, 17 teams have clinched a playoff spot in fewer than 70 games since 1995-96 (under an 82-game schedule). That includes six teams that secured a postseason berth in 67 games or less: the 2009-10 Capitals (67 GP), 2001-02 Red Wings (66 GP), 1998-99 Stars (63 GP), 1997-98 Stars (66 GP), 1996-97 Avalanche (67 GP) and 1995-96 Red Wings (59 GP).
* Flash forward to Feb. 25, 2023, with the Bruins entering their game in Vancouver with a record of 44-8-5 (93 points) through 57 contests. While they are not yet in position to clinch a playoff berth, Boston is on pace for 63 wins in 2022-23, which would break the single-season record first set by Detroit in 1995-96 and matched by Tampa Bay in 2018-19.
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on 2023 contracts with the following 20 players:
With the signings, all players on the White Sox 40-man roster have agreed to terms for the 2023 season.
As the NBA resumed play on Thursday night following the All-Star Weekend break, the Utah Jazz rallied past the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 120-119 victory with a wide range of memorable plays in the fourth quarter and overtime.
However, one play during the Jazz’s first possession against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night in Salt Lake City was a hot topic in postgame interviews.
Will Hardy, the Jazz coach, made the decision to devise a play to attempt to give Walker Kessler his first actual NBA 3-pointer after witnessing the rookie hit a corner 3-pointer during the Skills Challenge, which he won with Jazz teammates Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton. Kessler’s first NBA 3-pointer was a win.
It paid off. With 18 rebounds and seven points, Utah’s center rewarded his coach later in the game by making the defensive play of the game.
The young big man only attempted one 3-pointer, so monster mode hasn’t quite been activated. At least from the outside on offense. By preventing Isaiah Joe from attempting a reverse layup in the final seconds of regulation, Kessler prevented the Thunder from winning Thursday and forced overtime.
That occurred shortly after Kessler made an offensive putback that tied the game.
Kessler made it one of seven times.
Aside from that, the Jazz were led by Lauri Markkanen for most of the fourth quarter, when he scored 18 points and made three free throws in overtime to win the game.
Despite missing three of 12 3-point attempts, the All-Star scored 43 points.
In a crushing 142-116 defeat at Dallas, the Spurs’ return from their midseason break was not nearly as enjoyable.
San Antonio lost its 15th game in a row, scoring 23 points from Malaki Branham and adding 22 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists from Keldon Johnson. Zach Collins scored 13 points while also grabbing 12 rebounds.
The Spurs’ annual rodeo tour, which has taken them on the road for seven of their previous outings, will come to an end with San Antonio’s extended stay in Utah in the near future. But first, the Spurs and Jazz will play two games on Saturday and Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
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