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WNBA: Lynx Re-Sign Guard Rachel Banham

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WNBA: Lynx Re-Sign Guard Rachel Banham

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx have re-signed guard Rachel Banham, the team announced today in Paul. The terms of the deal were not made public, as is team policy.

Banham, a native of Lakeville, Minnesota, finished her third season with the Lynx, ranking seventh in the WNBA. She was one of three players in 2022 to play in all 36 games (five starts), joining Bridget Carleton and Jessica Shepard. While shooting 43.0% from the field and 38.3% (57-for-149) from three-point range, Banham averaged 7.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. On July 12 against Phoenix, the 5-10 guard scored 25 points (6-of-9 from three) and had seven assists, both of which were season highs.

After a distinguished career at the University of Minnesota, where she finished as the Big Ten’s all-time leading scorer (men or women) with 3,093 points, Banham was selected by Connecticut in the first round (fourth overall) of the WNBA Draft in 2016. Banham, the 2016 Big Ten Player of the Year, made a school record 354 three-pointers in her career and finished second in the nation in scoring as a senior (28.6 points per game), highlighted by a 60-point performance against Northwestern on Feb. 7 that tied an NCAA record. She was a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award and was named to the Associated Press and U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s First Team All-American teams.

In 190 games over seven seasons, Banham averaged 5.2 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists.

In her professional career, Banham participated in 11 games across five trips to the WNBA Playoffs, including the 2019 WNBA Finals. She averages 3.8 points in the postseason in 10.4 minutes per game.

NWSL: Houston Dash waive defender Julia Ashley

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NWSL: Houston Dash waive defender Julia Ashley

NEED TO KNOW:

  • Houston waived defender Julia Ashley
  • Ashley appeared in eight games across all competitions for the Dash in 2022

HOUSTON – The Houston Dash waived defender Julia Ashley, the team announced today.

Ashley was acquired in December 2021 following a trade with Racing Louisville FC. Ashley appeared in eight games across all competitions for the Dash.

NWSL: Orlando Pride Signs Kerry Abello to New Contract

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NWSL: Orlando Pride Signs Kerry Abello to New Contract

Defender inked to two-year deal with the Pride

Orlando, FL – It was announced today that the Orlando Pride have signed defender Kerry Abello to a new two-year contract. Abello will stay in Orlando through the 2024 season of the National Women’s Soccer League, with an option to extend his stay for an additional year.

“We are delighted that Kerry has agreed to remain in Orlando for the foreseeable future. Haley Carter, VP of Soccer Operations and General Manager of the Orlando Pride, stated, “We saw her grow tremendously in her first season in the league, and she proved herself to be an extremely versatile player for us.” We can’t be happier that Kerry will be here as a Pride member and that she will continue to advance in her career.”

Abello, 23, was chosen as the No. At the 2021 NWSL Draft, the Pride selected 24th overall. The Penn State alum made 24 appearances across all competitions in 2022, including all but one of the Pride’s regular-season games, and recorded an assist for the year.

Abello was called up to the U.S. Women’s U-23 National Team for the Women’s U-23 Three-Nations Tournament one year ago. She scored in that tournament to help the Stars and Stripes defeat Sweden 3-0. She had previously been called up to numerous U.S. youth national teams throughout her career.

Abello had a successful five-year college career at Penn State. The Elmhurst, Ill. native was named to the All-Big Ten team three times, helped the Nittany Lions win three Big Ten titles, and twice was named to the All-North region team during her career.

The Pride play their first game of the 2023 NWSL season on Sunday, March 26 at Providence Park against the Portland Thorns at 5 p.m. ET. On Sunday, April 2, they play host to Angel City FC at Exploria Stadium.

Tonight, February 23, the club will host a free preseason match against the Kansas City Current. For the start at 6:30 p.m., fans can sign up.

TRANSACTION: Kerry Abello, a defender for Orlando Pride, has signed a two-year contract that runs through the 2024 NWSL season and includes an option for an additional year.

Twins sign Donovan Solano to one-year contract

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Twins sign Donovan Solano to one-year contract

Chris Paddack placed on 60-day Injured List

FORT MYERS, FL – The Minnesota Twins have signed infielder Donovan Solano to a one-year contract for the 2023 season, the team announced today.

35-year-old Solano batted.284 (79-for-278) in 80 games last season for the Cincinnati Reds. He also had 16 doubles, four home runs, 24 RBI, 22 runs scored, 19 walks, a.339 on-base percentage, and a.724 OPS. He started 26 games as the designated hitter, played 16 games at third base, 7 games at second base, and 26 games at first base.

The winner of the 2020 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award has played for the Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and Reds for a portion of nine major league seasons. During those seasons, he hit.278 (572-for-2058), had 101 doubles, eight triples, 27 home runs, 206 RBI, 205 runs scored, 129 walks, and had an on-base percentage of.327 in 686 games. The Barranquilla, Colombia native plans to play for Colombia in the 2023 World Baseball Classic after also being on the team in 2017 and currently ranks third all-time among players born in Colombia in terms of hits (572) and games played (686).

The Twins have placed right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack on the 60-day Injured List to make room on the 40-man roster. As he recovers from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, Paddack is likely to miss the majority of the 2023 season.

NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (27-22-6) at San Jose Sharks (18-29-11)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (27-22-6) at San Jose Sharks (18-29-11)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. SAN JOSE
OVERALL (81 GP) 42-29-(2)-8
HOME (41 GP) 26-12-(1)-2
ROAD (40 GP) 16-17-(1)-6
LAST MEETING Oct. 8, 2022 in Prague (W, 3-2)
PLAYOFFS (0-3) Last: 2016 WCS (L, 4-3)

− The Predators are 42-29-(2)-8 all-time against the Sharks, including a 16-17-(1)-6 record on the road.

− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and San Jose in 2022-23; it is the first and only at SAP Center.

− Nashville is 2-0-0 against San Jose this season, earning back-to-back wins on Oct. 7-8 at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czechia, as part of the 2022 NHL Global Series.

− The Predators are 5-0-0 in their last five games against the Sharks; they are 8-1-1 in their last 10; and 3-1-1 in their last five on the road.

− Nashville is currently on a nine-game point streak against San Jose (8-0-1) that began on March 16, 2019; the Predators have not allowed more than two goals against in a single game during the streak, recording two shutouts.

− The Predators defeated the Sharks, 8-0, on March 5, 2022, marking the largest margin of victory in a road game in franchise history.

NOTABLES vs. SAN JOSE
− Roman Josi has 23 points (6g-17a) in 30 career games against the Sharks, including four points (4g) on March 5, 2022.

− Matt Duchene has 11 points (7g-4a) in his last 11 games against San Jose. He made his NHL debut on Oct. 1, 2009 vs. San Jose.

− Filip Forsberg is averaging a point per game vs. San Jose, posting 23 points (9g-14a) in 23 contests.

− Philip Tomasino recorded a career-high three points (3a) on March 5, 2022 at San Jose.

− Mattias Ekholm scored his first career NHL goal vs. San Jose on Jan. 7, 2014.

− San Jose’s Matt Benning (2020-22), Nick Bonino (2017-20) and Luke Kunin (2020-22) are former Predators players.

LAST TIME OUT
− Vancouver Canucks 4, Nashville Predators 5 (SO) – Feb. 21 (Bridgestone Arena)

− NSH goals: Smith (3), Tomasino – PP (1), Niederreiter (16), Granlund (7)

− VAN goals: Kuzmenko (25), Dries – PP (8), Garland (12), Kuzmenko (26)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 35/39); VAN – Delia (SOL, 22/26)

− Power plays: NSH 1-4; VAN 1-4
− Notes: Nashville improved to 16-10-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators are now 2-0-0 against the Canucks this season… The Predators moved to 7-6 in overtime/shootouts this season (4-5 in OT; 3-1 in shootout)… Matt Duchene scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout… Ten different Predators skaters had a point, led by Juuso Parssinen’s two (2a)… Philip Tomasino scored his first goal of the season, a power-play tally… Nino Niederreiter scored his 16th goal of the season and second in as many games… Mikael Granlund scored his first goal since Jan. 26 vs. New Jersey… Roman Josi tallied an assist and had six shots, 10 shot attempts and three blocked shots in 25:31 of ice time.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 21 48
Alexandre Carrier Upper body Jan. 26-Feb. 21 8
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-21 5
Total man-games lost: 115
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 49; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 13; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Forsberg – 5; Trenin – 5;
Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Feb. 21: Reassigned forward Mark Jankowski to Milwaukee (AHL).
− Feb. 13: Recalled forward Philip Tomasino from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Feb. 8: Signed forward Tommy Novak to a one-year, $800,000 contract for 2023-24.

SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Game 58 – 2/20 – SJS 4 vs SEA 0…James Reimer earned his second shutout of the season with a 26-save effort. Logan Couture
(1g, 0a) reached the 20-goal mark for the 10th time in his career. Only Patrick Marleau (14x) has scored 20 goals in more seasons for
the Sharks. Erik Karlsson (0g, 2a) reached 76 points on the season, putting him in a tie with Brent Burns’ 2016-17 Norris Trophywinning campaign for the second most by a defenseman in a season in franchise history. Evgeny Svechnikov (1g, 1a) matched his
career high in goals set last season.
SJ Goals: Couture (20), Svechnikov (7), Gregor (4), Eyssimont (4)
SF: 26
SA: 23
SJ PP: 0/2
SJ PK: 0/2
W: Reimer
L: Jones

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/21 Assigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
2/20 Recalled F Martin Kaut from the San Jose Barracuda
San Jose Sharks: Media Notes
2/19 Assigned G Aaron Dell to the San Jose Barracuda
2/16 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
2/15 Assigned D Nick Cicek and G Eetu Makiniemi to the San Jose Barracuda
2/14 Placed F Jonah Gadjovich on IR; Recalled G Eetu Makiniemi from the San Jose Barracuda
2/11 Recalled G Aaron Dell from the San Jose Barracuda
2/9 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
2/5 Acquired a conditional 2023 fourth-round selection (Seattle’s choice) from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for D Jaycob Megna
2/5 D Nikolai Knyzhov returned from his long-term injury conditioning loan with the San Jose Barracuda; assigned Knyzhov to the Barracuda

TODAY’S OPPONENT – NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Tonight, San Jose and Nashville are meeting for the third and final time this season. The two conference foes faced off in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the 2022 NHL Global Series, where Nashville took both contests of the two-game set. Mario Ferraro (0g, 2a) and Luke Kunin (1g, 1a) lead San Jose in scoring against the Predators this season. Nashville’s offense has come alive recently, with the team scoring 14 goals in their last three games, including a blowout victory against Florida on Feb. 18. Roman Josi, a finalist for the 2022 Norris Trophy, continues to push the pace offensively, as he leads Nashville in assists and points and sits in seventh in League scoring among defensemen.

NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (43-8-5) at Seattle Kraken (32-19-6)

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NHL Preview: Boston Bruins (43-8-5) at Seattle Kraken (32-19-6)

BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME

  • The Bruins visit the Kraken tonight in the 2nd and final game between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit to Climate Pledge Arena.
  • The Bruins are 43-8-5 overall this season and they are 19-6-2 on the road … The Bruins are 18-2-2 vs western Conference opponents.
  • The Bruins open a four-game road trip tonight in Seattle, continuing in Vancouver on 2/25, Edmonton on 2/27 and Calgary on 2/28.

RECENT GAMES:

  • The Bruins have won their last four games with a 3-2/OT win in Dallas on 2/14, 5-0 win in Nashville on 2/16, and 6-
    2 win vs. NY Islanders on 2/18 and 3-1 victory vs Ottawa on 2/20 … They are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games and they
    are 16-3-1 in their last 19 contests.
  • They are 12-2-2 in their last 16 road games, including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24.
  • The Bruins are 5-2-0 in their last 7 home games … That followed a 22-game home unbeaten at 19-0-3 and a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history and longest point streak from a season’s start in Boston annals … It was also their fourth longest home point streak overall in team history.
  • Boston 5 at Nashville 0 … Patrice Bergeron (1-1=2 totals) and Hampus Lindholm and Nick Foligno (2A each) had multiple points, while Brad Marchand (GW), Craig Smith and Derek Forbort scored single goals … Jeremy Swayman had 28 saves for his 7th career shutout … SOG: Bos 30, Nsh 28 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3
  • Boston 6 vs NY Islanders 2 … The Bruins had 2G from Trent Frederic, 1-1=2 totals each from Nick Foligno and Jake DeBrusk, and 2A from Charlie McAvoy, along with goals from Pavel Zacha and Patrice Bergeron … Linus Ullmak earned the win in net … SOG: Bos 27, NYI 28 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/2
  • Boston 3 vs Ottawa 1 … Jake DeBrusk scored the game’s 1st goal, David Pastrnak scored his 40th and 41st goals of the season, and Charlie McAvoy had all 3A … Linus Ullmark had consecutive wins in goal … SOG: Bos 32, Ott 31 … PP: 0/4 … PK: 0/3

INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 74)

  • Tomas Nosek: Non-displaced fracture in left foot
  • Vinni Lettieri: Lower body injury suffered in practice

BOSTON vs SEATTLE, LIFETIME SERIES

  • The Bruins and Kraken are meeting for the 4th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 2-1-0 record and Seattle having a 7-6 scoring edge in those games.
  • The Bruins won the first road game between these teams with a 3-2 win on 2/24/2022 in Seattle..

FUN FACTS

  • The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster (2 on IR) … 9 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 10 were signed as free agents.
  • The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 6-1-1 record in afternoon games so far.
  • The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 6-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 6-2-0 in the 2nd games so far.
  • The Bruins are playing game 7 of their 10-game February schedule today (3 hm/7 rd, 5-1-0) … They will play 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December and 10-3-1 in January.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 17: Jakub Lauko returned to Providence/AHL.

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
Seattle 0 at San Jose 4
Goals: N/A
Goalie: Jones (19/23)
PP: 0/2 PK: 2/2 Shots: Seattle 26 – San Jose 23

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 153)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 57 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 57 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 7 games – week-to-week
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Feb. 17, 2023: Reassigned F John Hayden to Coachella Valley (AHL)
Feb. 22, 2023: Recalled F Jesper Froden from Coachella Valley (AHL)

UPCOMING GAMES
Sunday, Feb. 26: Toronto at Seattle, 4 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Feb. 28: Seattle at St. Louis, 5 p.m. PT
Thursday, March 2: Seattle at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. PT
Friday, March 3: Seattle at Columbus, 4 p.m. PT
Sunday, March 5: Seattle at Colorado, 6 p.m.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the final of two games the Kraken will play against the Bruins this season and the first time the teams are playing in Seattle this year.

• A win tonight would make the Kraken the third team this season (Florida, Ottawa) to defeat the Bruins twice and the second team (Ottawa) to do so in consecutive games.

• A Kraken win would also give the team its fourth sweep of the season, having previously swept the Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. It would also make Seattle the first team to sweep Boston in a season series this year.

• The Kraken, who previously defeated the Bruins 3-0 on Jan. 12, remain the only team to shutout Boston in a game this season.

• Jaden Schwartz has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 13 career games against the Bruins.

• Jordan Eberle has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last five games played.

• Matty Beniers has four points (one goal, three assists) in his last three games played.

• Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken were leading the league in both five-on-five goals (144) and five-on-five goals per game (2.53) this season. Seattle has scored 73.1 percent of its goals this year at five-on-five, the highest mark of any team.

• Jared McCann (1.85) was leading the NHL in goals-per-60 at five-on-five this season among players that have played in at least seven games this year entering play Wednesday.

• Entering play Wednesday, Adam Larsson, the Islanders’ Alexander Romanov and the Rangers’ Jacob Trouba were the only three players to have at least 150 hits and 100 blocks this season.

• The Kraken have played 13 games this season in which they have had at least five different goal scores.

• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are tied for second the league in wins (14) and tied for fourth in points (30). The team’s 80 goals rank third in the league since Jan. 1.

• Despite only playing in 57 games this season, the Kraken are the first team to have scored at least eight goals in a game four different times since the Pittsburgh Penguins also had four eight-goal games in 2011-12.

NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (27-20-11) at Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-5)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (27-20-11) at Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-5)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
February 22, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [6] vs. Arizona Coyotes [3]
The Calgary Flames began a three-game road-swing with their first ever stop at Mullett Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes. The only goal of the first period came when Walker Duehr fed Milan Lucic who snapped home his fifth of the season to put the Flames up through 20. In the second, Arizona would score three-unanswered goals to go up 3-1. Calgary would battle back first with Elias Lindholm cutting the deficit to one before Tyler Toffoli tied the game at three through 40. In the third, it would be the youngsters who stepped up for Calgary with Jakob Pelletier tipping home his second career goal, immediately followed up by a beauty backhand from Walker Duehr just 20 seconds later. Mikael Backlund would add another for the Flames, as Calgary emerged from their first trip to Mullett Arena victorious, 6-3.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Lucic (5), Lindholm (17), Toffoli (24), Pelletier (2), Duehr (3), Backlund (13)
GOALIE: Vladar (12/14, .857 Sv%)
PP: 3/5 (60%)
PK: 1/2 (50%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-2-1

DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
February 22, 2023 CGY [6] at ARI [3] Pelletier Vladar Vejmelka
February 20, 2023 PHI [4] vs. CGY [4] Allison Markstrom Ersson
February 18, 2023 NYR [2] vs. CGY 3 Backlund Markstrom Halak
February 16, 2023 DET [5] vs. CGY [2] Kubalik Vladar Hellberg
February 13, 2023 CGY [3] at OTT 4 Stützle Markstrom Sogaard
*shootout winning goal

FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
February 23, 2023 7:00pm at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
February 25, 2023 8:00pm at Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena
February 28, 2023 7:00pm vs. Boston Bruins Scotiabank Saddledome
March 2, 2023 7:00pm vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Saddledome
March 4, 2023 8:00pm vs. Minnesota Wild Scotiabank Saddledome

TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the second of four matchups this season between the Flames and Golden Knights. These teams met in October with the Flames coming from behind to win 3-2. This is a Pacific Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 9-3-2 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 16-9-4 against Western Conference opponents.

LAST MEETING WITH VEGAS:
The Flames welcomed the Vegas Golden Knights into the Scotiabank Saddledome on October 18th at the start of a season-long eight-game homestand. Vegas came out quickly, scoring two first period goals from William Carrier and Calgary native Brett Howden as the Flames went into the first intermission down a pair. The Flames would get a flurry of power plays in the second and would capitalize on two of them as Elias Lindholm would score the first and Tyler Toffoli would score the second as the game would head into the third period knotted at two. In the third, Mikael Backlund would score the go-ahead goal with under five minutes remaining in the game off a slick feed from Blake Coleman as the Flames knocked-off Vegas 3-2.

CALGARY FLAMES vs. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
CGY vs. VGK ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
5-10-0 5-3-0 0-7-0 3-7-0 W1

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

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

2021-22 Season Record vs. VGK: 1-2-0
Last Home Win vs. VGK: October 18, 2022 – Vegas [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ VGK: TBD
Last Home Loss vs. VGK: April 14, 2022 – Vegas [6] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ VGK: December 5, 2021 – Calgary [2] at Vegas [3]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 44)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – injury reserve (1 game: Feb. 22)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 34-18-5, 73 points (17-13-0 at Home, 17-5-5 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Feb. 23 vs. Calgary Flames ESPN Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Feb. 25 vs. Dallas Stars AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Feb. 27 at Colorado Avalanche AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 1 vs. Carolina Hurricanes TNT Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 3 vs. New Jersey Devils AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 21 – Vegas Golden Knights 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3 SO
The Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-5) had their five-game win streak snapped in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks (19-32-5) on Tuesday night at the United Center. Keegan Kolesar opened the scoring 3:26 into the contest. Midway through the period, Cole Guttman knotted the score, and the teams went into the intermission level at 1-1. In the second period, Jack Eichel buried his 18th goal of the season to give Vegas a 2-1 lead. The Golden Knights held the lead until the final minute of regulation when Tyler Johnson’s power-play goal tied the game and sent it to overtime. After overtime passed without a goal, Johnson netted the only goal in the shootout to give Chicago the 3-2 win.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Shea Theodore extends his point streak to four games with an assist on Eichel’s goal
  • In his first NHL start since Mar. 15 2022, Laurent Brossoit makes 37 saves and posts a .949 save percentage
  • Vegas extended their point streak to seven games, going back to their game against the Islanders on Jan. 28

Back on Track
Despite seeing their five-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday against the Blackhawks, the Golden Knights currently hold on to a seven-game point streak at 5-0-2 entering their game with the Flames on Thursday. The previous win streak was the second-longest for Vegas this year, behind their nine-game streak early in the season.

Against the Flames
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Flames marks the second of four this season. Vegas owns an all-time record of 10-5-0 against Calgary and have never lost to the club at T-Mobile Arena, outscoring the Flames 30 to 8 in Vegas. The last time the teams met, the Flames handed the Golden Knights their first loss of the season. William Carrier and Brett Howden each recorded their first goals of the season but it was Calgary’s Mikael Backlund’s late third-period goal that completed the comeback win for the Flames.

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

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

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (22-30-5) at St. Louis Blues (26-28-3)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (22-30-5) at St. Louis Blues (26-28-3)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

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

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and the Blues this season: Dec. 19 (5-1 L @ VAN), Feb. 23 (away) and Mar. 28 (away).
• Vancouver is 77-99-18-5 all-time against St. Louis, including a 32-54-9-2 record on the road.
• The Canucks are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games against the Blues, including 1-4-0 in their last five.
• Tyler Myers leads all active Canucks skaters in games played (29) against the Blues (1-7-8 in those games).
• Elias Pettersson has 12 points (4-8-12) in nine career games against St. Louis to lead all active Canucks.
• Conor Garland has 11 points (5-6-11) in 15 career games against St. Louis.
• J.T. Miller has nine points (4-5-9) in 14 career games against St. Louis.
• Collin Delia has yet to face the Blues in his career.
• Arturs Silovs has yet to face the Blues in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 20 points (9-11-20) in his last 13 games.
• J.T. Miller has 10 points (1-9-10) in his last nine games.
• Quinn Hughes has nine points (1-8-9) in his last seven games.
• Brock Boeser has nine points (1-8-9) in his last nine games.
• Conor Garland has seven points (3-4-7) in his last eight games.
• Anthony Beauvillier has seven points (4-3-7) in his last six games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has six points (4-2-6) in his last four games.

LAST MEETING – DEC. 19/22: VAN 1 vs STL 5
Ilya Mikheyev evened the score at 1-1 with his 10th goal of the season at 12:24 in the second period, just 1:59 after St. Louis opened the scoring…It marked Mikheyev’s second career double-digit goal season (21 last season)…Quinn Hughes recorded the lone assist on the play for his 27th assist in as many games to start the season…Luke Schenn led all skaters in hits (6) and co-led in blocks (2)…Brock Boeser registered a team-high five shots on goal…Spencer Martin faced 27 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN STL
Goals For/Game 3.37 (10th) 3.04 (t-20th)
Goals Against/Game 4.02 (31st) 3.65 (29th)
Power Play % 23.4 (10th) 21.1 (t-17th)
Penalty Kill % 65.7 (32nd) 75.2 (24th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:07 (20th) 7:13 (2nd)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on February 23, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB. 21/23: VAN 4 at NSH 5 (SO)
Andrei Kuzmenko scored his first goal of the night at 12:47 in the second period…Ethan Bear and Quinn Hughes were credited with the assists…Sheldon Dries registered his eighth goal of the season on the power play to tie the game at two…Brock Boeser and Conor Garland recorded assists on the play…Garland registered his second point of the night with a goal at 18:53 in the third period…Hughes and Elias Pettersson were both credited with the helpers…Kuzmenko scored the game-tying goal with 16 seconds remaining in regulation, assisted by J.T. Miller and Anthony Beauvillier …Garland led the team in shots (6)…Kyle Burroughs led the team in hits (5)…Collin Delia made 22 saves and stopped two shootout attempts.

LAST 5 vs ST. LOUIS
• Dec. 19/22: VAN 1 vs STL 5
• Mar. 30/22: VAN 3 vs STL 4
• Mar. 28/22: VAN 1 @ STL 4
• Jan. 23/22: VAN 1 vs STL 3
• Jan. 27/20: VAN 3 vs STL 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Aatu Räty and Guillaume Brisebois recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 22
• Phillip Di Giuseppe assigned to Abbotsford, Feb. 22
• Oliver Ekman-Larsson placed on injured reserve, Feb. 21
• William Lockwood activated from injured reserve and assigned to Abbotsford, Feb. 20
• Christian Wolanin recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 18
• Travis Dermott placed on injured reserve, Feb. 18
• Tanner Pearson placed on LTIR, Feb. 17
• Arturs Silovs recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 14
• Spencer Martin assigned to Abbotsford, Feb. 14
• Spencer Martin placed on waivers, Feb. 13

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: 237

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February
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. CANUCKS

  • This will be the 2nd of 3 matchups between the Blues and Canucks this season (Final matchup on Mar. 28 in St. Louis)
  • The Blues won the 1st matchup of the season, 5-1 on Dec. 19 in Vancouver
  • The Blues went 3-0-0 against Vancouver last season (2-0-0 away; 1-0-0 at home)
  • The Blues have won 4 straight matchups against Vancouver, outscoring the Canucks 16-6, only allowing the Canucks 1 goal in 3 of those 4 games
  • The Blues have earned points in 7 of their last 8 games against Vancouver (6-1-1 in those 8 games)
  • The Blues are 2-0-1 in their last 3 games against Vancouver at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues are also 6-1-1 in their last 8 home games against the Canucks
  • The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to the Canucks in 6 straight matchups, going 18 for 18 on the penalty kill over those 6 games
  • Jordan Binnington’s next start will be the 203rd of his career, which will move him into a tie for 5th on the Blues all-time franchise list with Greg Millen

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
2/25 – vs. Pittsburgh
2/28 – vs. Seattle
3/2 – at San Jose
3/4 – at Los Angeles
3/7 – at Arizona

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will play 3 more games in February, both of which will come at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues will play 1 more game against the Eastern Conference this month (Saturday vs. Pittsburgh), as well as 2 more against the Western Conference (Tonight vs. Vancouver & Feb. 28 vs. Seattle)
  • The Blues will play 15 games in March (9 away; 6 home)

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 22-8-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 11th most wins in the NHL (1. Boston, 29-0-3 / Carolina, 29-4-4)
  • The Blues are 1 of 4 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (Kings/Islanders/Ducks)
  • The Blues have 9 players who have scored at least 10 goals this season, which shares 3rd in the NHL (1. Seattle, 11 players)

NHL Preview: New York Rangers (33-15-9) at Detroit Red Wings (27-21-8)

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NHL Preview: New York Rangers (33-15-9) at Detroit Red Wings (27-21-8)

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Winnipeg Jets 4, New York Rangers 1 – February 20, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: V. Trocheck (16)
WPG Goals: P. Dubois (24), M. Scheifele (33, 34), K. Connor (26)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (L – 17/21)
WPG Goalie: C. Hellebuyck (W – 50/51)
NYR Shots: 51
WPG Shots: 21
NYR PP: 0/4
NYR PK: 0/1

RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers saw their 10-game point streak come to an end with a loss to Winnipeg on Monday night at MSG. It was New York’s first regulation loss since January 19 (against Boston). New York posted a season high 51 shots, their most since January 27, 2010 against the Islanders (52 shots). Tyler Motte played in his first game for the Blueshirts this season since being acquired by the team on Feb. 19.

RANGERS RUNDOWN

  • The New York Rangers hit the road once again for a four-day, two-game trip, beginning with game in Detroit on Thursday night (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
  • The Blueshirts have won seven of their last nine games and have earned a point in 10 of their last 11 games (8-1-2). Diving back further, the Rangers have earned points in 11 of their last 13 games (9-2-2), 18 of their last 21 games (14-3-4), and 28 of their 34 contests (23-6-5).
  • On the road, the Blueshirts have points in 10-straight contests (6-0-4) and can tie a franchise long road point streak tonight (11 GP – 1939-40).
  • The Rangers have earned at least one point in eight-straight games against Detroit (6-0-2) and 15 of their last 16 games against the Red Wings, dating back to Jan. 22, 2017 (10-1-5 record). On the road against the Red Wings, the Blueshirts have earned a point in 10-straight contests (5-0-5). In their last meeting on Nov. 10, the Rangers broke out for eight goals, six coming in the third period.
  • The Rangers defensemen group has collected 141 points, tied for the second-most in the NHL and 112 assists, the third most.
  • New York’s 73 third period goals and plus-21 third period goal differential ranks third in the NHL.
  • The Rangers’ plus-38 goal differential ranks tied for fifth in the NHL while their 3.36 goals per game are tied for ninth.
  • The Blueshirts’ 16 comeback wins are tied for the second most in the NHL and their seven third-period comeback wins are tied for the fourth most.

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Feb. 25/1:00 PM Washington/Capital One Arena ABC, ESPN Plus ESPN 98.7 FM
Feb. 26/5:00 PM Los Angeles/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Mar. 1/7:30 PM Philadelphia/Wells Fargo Center TNT, MSG 2 TBA
Mar. 2/7:00 PM Ottawa/MSG MSG Network TBA
Mar. 4/1:00 PM Boston/TD Garden ABC, ESPN Plus TBA

LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
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
Feb. 11 at Carolina W, 6-2

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.
February 10 – Libor Hajek re-assigned to Hartford
February 9 – Vladimir Tarasenko and defenseman Niko Mikkola acquired from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Sammy Blais, and Hunter Skinner

ALL-TIME RECORD 226-263-103-9 (564 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-1
2021-22 2-0-1
NYR HOME 144-96-58-3 (349 PTS)
NYR AWAY 82-167-45-6 (215 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-0-2
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Panarin (10) – A: Panarin (18) – Pts: Panarin (28)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Gilbert (52) – A: Bathgate (80) – Pts: Bathgate (131)

TEAM NOTES
ROAD RANGERS
The Rangers come into tonight’s game with points in 10-straight road games and wins in four of their last six road contests. Overall, the Blueshirts have earned a point in 22 of 27 road games (17-5-5).

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at WASHINGTON 1 (2/21/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Hägg (Bertuzzi, Määttä) 10:16-EV; DET Suter (unassisted) 14:22-SH; WSH Wilson (Gustafsson, Bäckström) 15:57-PP
2ND PERIOD: No scoring
3RD PERIOD: DET Suter (unassisted) 6:24-EV
SHOTS: DET 25 (8-13-4) / WSH 27 (6-6-15)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 26-27) / WSH Kuemper (L, 22-25)
PP: DET 0-2 / WSH 1-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Lucas Raymond – lower body (6 / Feb. 10)
Total Man Games Lost: 232
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), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/16 – Signed defenseman Olli Määttä to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $3 million
2/14 – Recalled forward Jakub Vrána from Grand Rapids … Placed forward Lucas Raymond on injured reserve retroactive to 2/10

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. RANGERS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 602nd all-time meeting, 301st in Detroit … Third of three games this season, second of two at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. NYR: 272-219-103-7 / HOME: 173-78-46-3 / LAST 10: 4-5-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 1-1-0
DET top scorers vs. NYR: David Perron (8-7-15 in 22 GP), Moritz Seider (0-5-5 in 5 GP), Robby Fabbri (1-3-4 in 8 GP), Jordan Oesterle (1-2-3 in 4 GP), Dominik Kubalík (3-0-3 in 5 GP), Jonatan Berggren (0-1-1 in 1 GP)
NYR top scorers vs. DET: Artemi Panarin (10-18-28 in 18 GP), Vincent Trocheck (9-11-20 in 31 GP), Chris Kreider (8-11-19 in 25 GP), Mika Zibanejad (9-9-18 in 30 GP), Adam Fox (1-9-10 in 8 GP), Vladimir Tarasenko (5-4-9 in 17 GP), Alexis Lafrenière (2-2-4 in 5 GP), Niko Mikkola (0-2-2 in 2 GP), Vitali Kravtsov (0-1-1 in 1 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Saturday, Feb. 25: RED WINGS vs. LIGHTNING / 8:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Monday, Feb. 27: RED WINGS at SENATORS / 7:00 p.m. / Canadian Tire Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Feb. 28: RED WINGS at SENATORS / 7:00 p.m. / Canadian Tire Centre / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Feb. 21 at Washington – 3-1 W
Detroit earned a 3-1 win at Washington to improve to 27-21-8 overall and 13-10-5 on the road … The Red Wings are 6-1-0 in their last seven games since Feb. 9 vs. Calgary … Detroit finished 4-1-0 on its season-long five-game road trip … Detroit is 6-2-0 on the road dating back to Jan. 19 at Vegas … The Red Wings went 2-0-1 against the Capitals in the regular-season series … The result marked Detroit’s first win in regulation at Washington since a 4-2 triumph on Oct. 29, 2014 … Additionally, the Red Wings are 6-1-1 on the road against Metropolitan Division opponents this season … Robert Hägg opened the scoring with his first goal in a Detroit uniform … It marked Hägg’s first goal since Oct. 25, 2021 as a member of the Buffalo Sabres … Hägg scored the 30th goal by a Red Wings defenseman this season, which trails only Florida (36), Carolina (35), New Jersey (34) and the New York Islanders (31) … In all, Hägg has seven points (3-4-7) in 18 career head-to-head meetings against Washington … Pius Suter scored a pair of unassisted goals for his second multi-point game of the season … Suter recorded his first multi-goal game since scoring twice on Jan. 4, 2022 vs. San Jose … Suter extended his goal streak to three-consecutive games (4-0-4 in 3 GP), matching the longest such run of his NHL career (3-0-3 in 3 GP from March 23-27, 2021 as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks) … Suter has five goals in his last five games, in addition to scoring the shootout-deciding goal on Feb. 15 at Edmonton … Suter’s first goal was a shorthanded tally that gave Detroit a 2-0 lead … Suter’s last shorthanded goal came on Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders … Suter became the first Red Wings skater to score two shorthanded goals in a single season since Dylan Larkin did so in 2018-19 … Suter also became the sixth Detroit skater to score 11- or-more goals this season, joining Larkin (22), Dominik Kubalík (16), Lucas Raymond (15), David Perron (14) and Jonatan Berggren (11) … Tyler Bertuzzi recorded the primary assist on Hägg’s goal to extend his point streak to three-straight games (1-4-5 in 3 GP) … Bertuzzi has tallied eight points (2-6-8) in eight games since Feb. 7 vs. Edmonton … Olli Määttä also picked up an assist on Hägg’s goal, giving him three points (1-2-3) and a plus-three rating in his last six games … Ville Husso stopped 26-of-27 shots to collect his 22nd win of the season … Husso is 5-1-0 with a 2.16 goals-against average and a 0.934 save percentage in his last six starts since Feb. 9 vs. Calgary … Husso is 7-2-0 in nine contests dating back to Jan. 24 vs. San Jose … Husso has allowed one goal or fewer in 12 starts this season, including three of his last six games … Husso made his 41st appearance of the season, surpassing his career high from last season as a member of the St. Louis Blues … Husso, who also stopped 33-of-34 shots on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, is 4-0-1 in five career starts against the Capitals … Jakub Vrána finished with a plus-one rating and two shots in 11:31 time on ice in his first NHL game since recording a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey … Vrána was on a six-game point streak with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins prior to being recalled on Feb. 14, logging eight points (4-4-8) from Jan. 29-Feb. 11 … Vrána played in his first career head-to-head matchup against Washington, who originally selected him in the first round (13th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft … The Red Wings set a season high with 28 blocks … Detroit is 17-6-7 this season when scoring first, and 8-1-5 when doing so on the road … The Red Wings are 18-0-2 this season when leading after two periods, and 10-0-2 when doing so on the road.

NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (31-21-5) at Columbus Blue Jackets (18-34-5)

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NHL Preview: Minnesota Wild (31-21-5) at Columbus Blue Jackets (18-34-5)

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
All-Time Wild Record: 30-22-10 (20-7-5 at Xcel Energy Center, 10-15-5 at Columbus)
2021-22: Minnesota went 1-0-1 against Columbus…The Wild earned a point in a 3-2 shootout loss at Nationwide Arena (3/11) and won 3-2 at Xcel Energy Center (3/26)…LW Kirill Kaprizov (3-0=3), RW Mats Zuccarello (1-2=3) and LW Kevin Fiala (0-3=3) led the Wild with three points each…D Jared Spurgeon recorded two points (1-1=2)…G Kaapo Kahkonen made 26 saves in the first contest…G Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves in the second meeting…D Jake Bean led the Blue Jackets with two points (1-1=2)…RW Yegor Chinakhov, RW Jakub Voracek and D Zach Werenski scored a goal…G Elvis Merzlikins went 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and a .934 SV% in two starts.

WILD LEADERS: Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 15 points (7-8=15) in 27 games vs. Columbus…Spurgeon owns 12 points (1-11=12) in 23 matches…D Alex Goligoski owns 11 points (4-7=11) in 26 contests…C Ryan Hartman (1-6=7) has seven points in 11 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 12-7-2 with a 2.42 GAA and a .919 SV% in 23 career games (21 starts) vs. the Blue Jackets…G Filip Gustavsson is 1-0-0 with a 0.92 GAA and a .971 SV% in one start (4/22/22).

BLUE JACKETS LEADERS: LW Johnny Gaudreau has tallied 20 points (4-16=20) in 20 games vs. Minnesota…Voracek owns 20 points (4-6=20) in 26 contests…LW Gustav Nyquist has 17 points (6-11=17) in 19 matches…LW Patrik Laine owns 15 points (10-5=15) in 19 games.

BLUE JACKETS GOALIES: G Joonas Korpisalo is 0-1-0 with a 7.38 GAA and a .733 SV% in his only career start against the Wild (2/28/20)… Merzlikins is 1-0-1 with a 2.40 GAA and a .934 SV% in two starts.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota has earned points in 13 of its last 19 meetings against Columbus (9-6-4), including a 5-1-2 record in the last eight contests…The Wild is 6-5-2 in its last 13 games at Nationwide Arena and 10-4-4 in the last 18 games at Xcel Energy Center…The Wild (12-game win streak) vs. Blue Jackets (14-game win streak) game on Dec. 31, 2016, marked the first time two teams faced each other while holding win streaks of at least 12 games in the history of the NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL, MLS and WNBA.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild has converted 28.4 percent (27 of 95) of power-play opportunities at home this season, fifth-best in the NHL.

• Since Jan. 19, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL with 12 power-play goals. Minnesota is 12-for-46 (26.1%) with the man advantage during that span, scoring a power-play goal in 11 of 14 contests.

PENALTY KILLERS
• The Wild has killed 21 consecutive shorthanded situations and has not allowed a power-play goal in a season-high eight consecutive games dating back to Feb. 8 at DAL.

• For the season, the Wild is tied for seventh in the NHL with a 81.8 penalty-kill percentage (153 for 187).

• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is third in the NHL with a 83.7 penalty-kill percentage (128 for 153).

• Minnesota is tied for sixth in the NHL with a 82.1 penalty-kill percentage (78 of 95) on the road this season

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Feb. 23, 2023 Game No. 58 (18-34-5, 41 pts.)
vs. Minnesota Wild (31-21-5, 67 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 32 (12-17-2, 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. 19, 2023 – CBJ 2 at ARI 3 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Jenner (17), PP – Laine (16)
ARI Goal Scorers: Boyd (8), Schmaltz (15), OT – Hayton (8)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (22/25; 62:00); ARI – Ingram (34/36; 62:00)
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 36 / ARI: 25
3 Stars: 1. Hayton, ARI; 2. Schmaltz, ARI; 3. Boyd, ARI
Noteworthy: CBJ concluded season series vs. ARI (CBJ; 0-1-1)… CBJ trailed 2-0 after the 1st period, but scored a goal in both the 2nd and 3rd periods to tie the game at 2… ARI scored 2 minutes into OT to win… Boqvist recorded his 13th assist of the season to set a new career high with points in 4-straight games (2-3-5)… Jenner notched his 7th multi-point game of the campaign (1-1-2), including scoring his team-leading 17th goal of the season… Laine scored a goal to give him 2-2-4 in his past 4 games… Kuraly recorded a single-game career high and team-high in hits (10)… Olivier skated in his 100th career NHL game.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (51 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (46 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (44 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (42 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (26 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (17 games)
Nyquist (shoulder); Placed on IR (Jan. 28); out indefinitely (9 games)
Gaudreau (lower body); day-to-day (2 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 391

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 9 Recalled Berni from Cleveland (AHL)
Feb. 1 Assigned Berni and Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 30 Recalled Bjork from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 28 Placed Nyquist on Injured Reserve and claimed Pederson off waivers from Vancouver
Jan. 28 Recalled Christiansen from Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 20 Assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 14 Activated Jenner, Robinson and Tarasov off Injured Reserve and assigned Bjork to Cleveland (AHL)
Jan. 13 Assigned Greaves and Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7:00pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 105.7 FM

AGAINST THE WILD
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. MIN)
2021-22 Series: 1-0-1 (1-0-0 vs. MIN)
All-Time Series: 31-25-1-5 (19-9-1-1 vs. MIN)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 5-3-2 | 6-3-1
All-Time GF/GA: 148/152
All-Time SF/SA: 1,726/1,784
All-Time PP: 36-of-218
All-Time PK: 219-of-260

THE LAST GAME VS. MIN: MAR. 26, 2022 – CBJ 2 at MIN 3 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Bean (5), Voracek (5)
MIN Goal Scorers: PP – Kaprizov (34), Kaprizov (35), OT – Spurgeon (6)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (35/38; 61:24); MIN – Fleury (23/25; 60:03)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 25 / MIN: 38
3 Stars: 1. Spurgeon, MIN; 2. Kaprizov, MIN; 3. Fleury, MIN
Noteworthy: Teams split season series with each team winning after regulation at home… CBJ lost 2nd-straight game in OT… CBJ led 2-1 after 2nd period but MIN tied game with 1:03 remaining… Roslovic tallied an assist for 2nd consecutive game… Voracek extended points streak to 5-straight games with a goal (2-3-5).

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Feb. 26 at MIN

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. MIN)
CBJ and MIN both debuted in 2000-01… CBJ have picked up points in 12 of the last 17 meetings dating back to Apr. 13, 2013 (10-5-2)… Home team won each game after regulation (CBJ in SO) in 2021-22 and has registered points in 8 of the last 9 meetings since Mar. 2, 2017 (6-1-2)… CBJ are 5-2-1 in the last 8 home contests and 9-5-1 in the past 15 games at NWA… CBJ have scored PPG in 3 of the last 4 home games of the series (3-of-11; 27.3 pct.)… 7 of the last 9 games in the series have been decided by a single goal… CBJ owns 7 of the 11 shutouts in the series… Most goals scored vs. MIN: 5 – 2x (MR: 11/25/06)… Most goals allowed vs. MIN: 6 (4/11/09).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. MIN)
Nyquist made his NHL debut on 11/1/11 vs. MIN.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. MIN
• Gaudreau – 4-16-20 in 20 career GP, including points in all but 6 of his career contests, points in 5-straight games played overall (2-6-8) and each of his last 7 home contests against Minnesota (1-7-8)

• Laine – 10-5-15 in 19 career GP, including 7-4-11 in 9 career home games against the club

• Merzlikins – 1-0-1 record with a 2.40 GAA and .934 SV% in 2 career PG, including stopping 35-plus shots in both contests of the series in 2021-22 (36-of-38 for .947 SV% and 1.88 GAA on Mar. 11 vs. Minnesota)

A LOOK AHEAD
The Blue Jackets went 2-1-1 last week, including picking up points in each of their last three games (2-0-1) after registering a point in a 3-2 overtime loss at Arizona on Sunday. The club is now 5-4-3 in the past 12 contests and has registered points in four of its last five contests (3-1-1) with wins against three of the top-10 teams in the League (Toronto-4th; Dallas-8th; Winnipeg- 9th-T). Columbus plays three back-to-back sets in the month of February (Feb. 10 vs. TOR/Feb. 11 at TOR; Feb. 18 at DAL/Feb. 19 at ARI; Feb. 25 vs. EDM/Feb. 26 at MIN). Thursday’s game against the Jets kicked off a stretch of six-straight games against the Western Conference for the Blue Jackets. The stretch that runs from February 16-26, includes four consecutive contests against the Central Division.

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