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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (26-20-11) at Arizona Coyotes (20-28-9)

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NHL Preview: Calgary Flames (26-20-11) at Arizona Coyotes (20-28-9)

CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:

CALGARY FLAMES vs. ARIZONA COYOTES
CGY vs. ARI ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
104-77-20-7 63-32-9-2 41-45-11-5 8-2-0 W6

GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes
7:30pm MT
Mullett 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)
Dec. 5, 2022 – ARI [2] at CGY [3]
Feb. 22, 2023 – CGY at ARI
Mar. 14, 2023 – CGY at ARI
2021-22 Season Record vs. ARI: 3-0-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. ARI: December 5, 2023 – Arizona [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ ARI: February 2, 2022 – Calgary [4] at Arizona [2]
Last Home Loss vs. ARI: April 3, 2022 – Arizona [4] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ ARI: November 16, 2019 – Calgary [0] at Arizona [3]

2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 26 – recalled Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Jan. 27 – placed Chris Tanev (D) on IR; activated Brett Ritchie (F) from IR
Jan. 28 – reassigned Walker Duehr (F), Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) to Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 5 – recalled Jakob Pelletier (F) and Dennis Gilbert (D) from Calgary (AHL)
Feb. 6 – activated Chris Tanev (D) from IR
Feb. 21 – recalled Walker Duehr (F) from Calgary (AHL); placed Michael Stone (D) on IR

FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 43)
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)

RECORD BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
HOME 4-2-0 3-2-1 4-3-1 3-2-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-0-0 2-5-2 4-1-3 3-2-2 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 5-2-0 5-7-3 8-4-4 6-4-2 2-3-2 0-0-0 0-0-0

POINTS LEADER BY MONTH
October November December January February March April
Player Kadri Lindholm Lindholm Toffoli Backlund – –
Points 4-5 – 9 4-9 – 13 6-12 – 18 3-9 – 12 3-6 – 9 – –

RECORD BY DAY
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1-0-1 4-2-4 4-4-1 2-1-2 2-8-1 3-3-0 10-2-2

RECORD BY DAYS BETWEEN GAMES/ON…
0 Days: 3-2-1
1 Day: 16-12-9
2 Days: 6-5-0
3 Days: 0-2-0
4+ Days: 0-0-1
First of B2B: 0-4-2
Second of B2B: 3-2-1

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona enters tonight on a season-high 9-game point streak (5-0-4), good for the longest active point streak in the NHL. There have been seven instances of a team recording a 10+-game point streak in the NHL this season

• Clayton Keller enters tonight with 12 pts (5-7-12) in 7 GP since the All-Star Game, tied for the sixth-most points in the NHL since 2/6. Dating back to 1/22, Keller and linemate Nick Schmaltz have registered 15 pts apiece which both rank T-10th in the League in that span

• Arizona is one of two teams to not have a regulation loss in the month of February (VGK). The last time the Coyotes did not suffer a regulation loss for their first 7+ games of a month was February of 2012 (11-0-1)

LAST GAME
Coyotes 3, Blue Jackets 2 (OT) – February 19, 2023 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Boyd (8), Schmaltz (15), Hayton (8)
CBJ Goals: Jenner (17), Laine (16)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (W) – 34 svs on 36 shots
CBJ Goalie: Merzlikins (O) – 22 svs on 25 shots
PP: 0-1 PK: 2-3
Notes: ARI extended its point streak to nine games (5-0-4) dating back to 1/26…Barrett Hayton deposited the overtime goal, his first career NHL overtime tally; All 8 of Hayton’s goals have come at home this season…Matias Maccelli earned the assist on Hayton’s marker and took over the NHL rookie lead in in assists at the conclusion of Sunday’s games…Connor Ingram got the win by stopping 34 of 36 shots; Ingram had his shutout sequence conclude at 147:08 that dated back to 2/15…Clayton Keller picked up his 30th assist of the season on Nick Schmaltz’s goal, the fourth time in Keller’s career that he’s reached the 30-assist threshold…Travis Boyd scored for the second consecutive game and has posted four points (2-2-4) in his last 4 GP…Christian Fischer picked up the secondary assist on Boyd’s goal and has found the scoresheet in three of his last four games…Liam O’Brien and JJ Moser each played in their 100th career games…Shayne Gostisbehere returned to the lineup after an eight-game absence due to an upper-body injury, recording five shots on goal and led all Arizona skaters with 22:15 TOI

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)

  • Total man games lost: 118 games
    Liam O’Brien – 23 (12/17 – 2/6) – Upper-Body | 2 (2/11 – 2/13) – Upper-Body
    Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
    Matias Maccelli – 16 (12/27 – 1/24) – Lower-Body
    Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body | 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
    Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
    Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
    Shayne Gostisbehere – 8 (1/26 – 2/18) – Upper-Body
    Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
    Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
    Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
    Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
    Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness | 4 (1/19 – 1/24) – Upper-Body
    Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-2/16 – Assigned D Dysin Mayo to Tucson (AHL)
-2/11 – Recalled D Victor Sodestrom from Tucson (AHL)
-2/11 – Recalled D Dysin Mayo from Tucson (AHL)
-2/7 – Assigned F Jean-Sebastien Dea to Tucson (AHL)
-2/5 – Recalled F Jean-Sebastien Dea from Tucson (AHL)
-2/5 – Assigned F Dylan Guenther to the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Sun, Feb 26 5pm vs NSH Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Tue, Feb 28 7pm vs CHI Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Wed, March 1 6:30pm at DAL American Airlines Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra TBD

YOTES & FLAMES

  • Tonight is the second of three ARI-CGY matchups this season. Calgary took the first matchup 3-2 on 12/5 at the Saddledome
  • The clubs will face off again at Mullett Arena on 3/14
  • Jakob Chychrun and Shayne Gostisbehere both registered a goal and an assist in the 12/5 matchup while Clayton Keller and Matias Maccelli picked up a helper apiece
  • Zack Kassian paces current Coyotes in games played (37), goals (6) and assists (7) in his career against the Flames
  • If Kassian plays tonight, it’ll be the first time he’s faced the Fames in a non-Battle of Alberta contest since 2/14/15 when he played for Vancouver
  • Coyotes franchise vs Flames
    • All-Time: 84-99-20-5
    • Home: 50-40-11-1
    • Road: 34-59-9-4
    • L10: 2-7-1
    • STRK: L6

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE FLAMES
Zack Kassian…6-7-13…37 career GP
Clayton Keller…4-6-10…15 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…1-5-6…15 career GP
Jack McBain…0-1-1…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Kassian, 6)… Assists (Kassian, 7)…Points (Kassian, 13)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 3)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 4)…Points (Chychrun, 6)

NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (19-32-5) at Dallas Stars (30-15-12)

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NHL Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (19-32-5) at Dallas Stars (30-15-12)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Sharp (analyst); TNT – Eddie Olczyk (PxP), Kenny Albert
(analyst) and Keith Jones (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, Feb. 25 at SJS, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Monday, Feb. 27 at ANA, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at ARI, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, March 2 vs. DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 4 vs. NSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 21 – Placed MacKenzie Entwistle on IR … Feb. 15 – Recalled Cole Guttman, Isaak Phillips and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed Alex Stalock, Jarred Tinordi and Jonathan Toews on IR … Feb. 7 – Activated Tyler Johnson and Jarred Tinordi off IR … Feb. 5 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 29 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Jaxson Stauber to Rockford.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) vs. VGK (2) – SO – Tue., Feb. 21 – United Center
CHI Goals: Guttman (2), Johnson (7; PP), Johnson (SO)
VGK Goals: Kolesar (6), Eichel (18)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (34/36, 63:43) VGK – Brossoit (37/39, 65:00)
CHI PP: 1/3; PK: 1/1
VGK PP: 0/1; PK: 2/3
Recap: The Blackhawks defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in a shootout on Tuesday night after tying the game with less than a minute left in the third period … Tyler Johnson scored both the game-tying goal and game-deciding goal in the shootout … Cole Guttman scored the Blackhawks’ first goal of the game, this second in as many games … Patrick Kane notched an assist on Johnson’s goal, extending his point streak to three games (5G, 2A) … Max Domi also tallied an assist on the goal, stretching his point streak to four (1G, 7A) … Petr Mrazek made 34 saves on 36 shots in the victory and his 17th career shootout win.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – DALLAS STARS
The Blackhawks have points in six of their last nine games against Dallas (3-3-3) … Chicago fell to the Stars 6-4 earlier this season … Max Domi tallied two points (1G, 1A) while Seth Jones, Connor Murphy, and Andreas Athanasiou scored the other three goals … Athanasiou has goals in his last two games against the Stars (2G) … Patrick Kane has 10 points (1G, 9A) his last nine games against the club, including four multi-point efforts … Jason Dickinson celebrated a three-point night in his last game against his former team on April 18, 2022 with Vancouver … Dickinson was originally drafted by Dallas in the first round (29th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft and played there from 201s5-21 … Seth and Caleb Jones are both from Arlington, Texas.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: March 2, March 28 | AWAY: Nov. 23 (4-6), Feb. 22
All-Time Record: 146-110-40 | Home: 83-45-18 | Road: 63-65-22
Last Home Win: May 9, 2021 (4-2) | Last Road Win: March 11, 2021 (4-2) | Last Home Loss: April 10,
2022 (4-6) Last Road Loss: Nov. 23, 2022 (4-6)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. DAL ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 30; Andreas Athanasiou, 5; Tyler Johnson, 5
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 43; Jack Johnson, 17; Max Domi, 13
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 73; Jack Johnson, 21; Max Domi, 17

LONG STORY SHORTHANDED: The Blackhawks went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill on Tuesday against Vegas and have now gone 16-for-19 (84.2%) over their last eight games … Chicago has gone 39-for-45 (86.7%) on the penalty kill over the last 17 games dating back to Jan. 12, which ranks seventh in the NHL over that span … The team shares eighth in the League with six shorthanded goals this season, four of which came in a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 … The team’s three-game streak of scoring a shorthanded goal tied the longest in franchise history, which has happened six times previously, most recently from Feb. 5 – 11, 2009 … Chicago is the first club to score a shorthanded goal in three-straight games since the Ottawa Senators accomplished the feat during the 2019-20 campaign … Sam Lafferty scored two shorthanded goals against the Sharks on Oct. 15 … He is just the seventh Blackhawks player since 1933- 34 (when goals by type officially began being tracked) to score two shorthanded goals in a single period, joining Rene Bourque (Feb. 28, 2008), Patrick Sharp (Nov. 3, 2007), Steve Sullivan (Jan. 26, 2001), Rick Paterson (Jan. 16, 1985), Chico Maki (Dec. 9, 1970) and Pep Kelly (Dec. 26, 1940).

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-13-1
Two-Days Rest: 3-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 1-5-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-8-1

BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 3-7-1
Wednesday: 0-6-0
Thursday: 4-4-1
Friday: 5-2-1
Saturday: 4-6-1
Sunday: 3-6-1

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Feb. 18, 2023 – STARS 1 vs. BLUE JACKETS 4
The Stars fell in regulation for just the second time in the past 11 games (4-2-5) following a 4-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, Feb. 18. Scoring the lone goal for the Stars was forward Ty Dellandrea (1-0—1), who lit the lamp for the eighth time this season. Making his 16th start of the 2022-23 campaign, goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 33 saves on 36 shots. Dallas and Columbus split the two-game season series, with the Stars taking the opener, 2-1, on Dec. 19, 2022 at Nationwide Arena. PP: 0-1 | PK: 1-1 | SF: 29 | SA: 36 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:01 – game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. CBJ – J. Korpisalo 2. CBJ – A. Boqvist 3. DAL – T. Dellandrea

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Wed, Feb. 22, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks 8:30 p.m. American Airlines Center TNT/KTCK
Sat, Feb. 25, 2023 Vegas Golden Knights 9 p.m. T-Mobile Arena BSSW/KTCK
Mon, Feb. 27, 2023 Vancouver Canucks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Wed, March 1, 2023 Arizona Coyotes 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu, March 2, 2023 Chicago Blackhawks 7:30 p.m. United Center BSSW/KTCK

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 10 – Recalled forward Marián Studenič from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 15 – Loaned forward Marián Studenič to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 16 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 18 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 19 – Loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 20 – Recalled forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Feb. 21 – Loaned forwards Fredrik Karlstrom and Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Feb. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson and goaltender Matt Murray from Texas (AHL)

INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 27
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21
F Joel Kiviranta Lower body 5 Feb. 8-pres.
F Luke Glendening Undisclosed 1 Feb. 18-pres.

DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars close out a brief two-game homestand this evening against the Chicago Blackhawks at American Airlines Center. (8:30 p.m. CT, TV: TNT Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This marks the second of four meetings between the two clubs this season and the final meeting in Dallas. The Stars opened the four-game set with a 6-4 victory at American Airlines Center on Nov. 23, 2022. These clubs will face each other two more times next month with games on March 2 and March 28 at United Center.

MY SOURCES SAY THE ROADS ARE CLEAR AND STREET SIGNS POINT THE WAY

  • The Stars are 1-0-0 vs. the Blackhawks this season, pulling off a thrilling 6-4 comeback victory on Nov. 23, 2022 at American Airlines Center. Dallas erased a three-goal deficit with under 10 minutes remaining in the third period and scored five unanswered goals in the final frame that night.
  • It marked the first time in franchise history (1967-present) that the club won a game in regulation after overcoming a three-goal, third-period deficit with under 10 minutes remaining in regulation.
  • Captain Jamie Benn (1-1—2) and forwards Mason Marchment (1-0—1) and Ty Dellandrea (1-0—1) scored third-period goals in a 3:57 span as the Stars erased a 4-1 deficit, and forward Radek Faksa (1-0—1) put Dallas up 5-4 with 1:33 remaining in the third.
  • Benn, who has nine points (3-6—9) over his past 12 home games vs. Chicago, ranks second among active Stars in assists (31) and third in assists (11) and points (11-31—42) in 54 career games against them.
  • Forward Jason Robertson (2-0—2) had a multi-goal performance in the series opener giving him 14 points (8-6—14) in 12 career games against the Blackhawks. Of his eight goals, three were game winners, tops among active Stars.
  • Forward Joe Pavelski picked up an assist in the first meeting of the season vs. the Blackhawks and leads active Stars in goals (23) and power-play markers (7) and ranks second in points (23-24—47) and third in assists (24) in 55 career games against them. Pavelski also paces the club in shorthanded goals (2) and ranks second in shots on goal (141).
  • Forward Tyler Seguin had an assist in Dallas’ 6-4 victory over Chicago in the series opener. Seguin ranks second among active Stars in goals (14) and fourth in assists (14) and points (14-14—28) in 35 career games vs. the Blackhawks.
  • Faksa enters tonight’s game with seven goals and 12 points (7-5—12) in 31 career games against Chicago.
  • Defenseman Ryan Suter leads active Stars in assists (41) and points (7-41—48) in a team high 81 career games against the Blackhawks.
  • Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-0-0 vs. Chicago this season and 5-1-2 with a 2.59 goals-against average and .912 save percentage in nine career appearances against the Blackhawks.
  • Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 0-2-0 with a 2.57 GAA and .924 SV% in two career appearances vs. Chicago.

2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 23, 2022 vs. Chicago – W, 6-4
Feb. 22 vs. Chicago
March 2 at Chicago
March 28 at Chicago

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (35-21-1) at New York Islanders (29-24-7)

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (35-21-1) at New York Islanders (29-24-7)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets end a four-game road trip on Wednesday night when they visit the New York Islanders for the only time this season. The Jets earned their first win of the trip with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night to end a two-game losing streak. Following Wednesday’s game, the Jets return to Canada Life Centre for a three-game homestand, which begins on Friday against the Colorado Avalanche.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat NYI
57 GP 60
35 W 29
21 L 24
1 OT 7
71 PTS 65
180 GF 175
148 GA 170
21.9% PP 17.1%
84.0% PK 82.1%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Feb. 22 At NYI SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 24 COL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 26 NYI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 28 LAK TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 3 At EDM TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Feb. 11 CHI 4-1 W 2W
Feb. 14 SEA 3-2 SOW 3W
Feb. 16 At CBJ 3-1 L 1L
Feb. 19 At NJD 4-2 L 2L
Feb. 20 At NYR 4-1 W 1W

Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Play-By-Play: John Bartlett
Analyst: Garry Galley
Rinkside: Sean Reynolds
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, February 22
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at New York Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 23
Travel Day – No Media Availability
Friday, February 24
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 4
New York Rangers 1
Jets Scorers: Dubois (24), Scheifele (33, 34), Connor (26)
Rangers Scorer: Trocheck (16)
Jets Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (50 sv, 1 ga)
Rangers Goaltender: Igor Shesterkin (17 sv, 4 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-1
Jets PK: 4-for-4
Recap: Mark Scheifele scored twice and Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists to lead the Jets to a 4-1 win against the New York Rangers on Monday night. Mason Appleton and Josh Morrissey contributed two assists

Sweet Victory
The Jets earned their 35th win on Monday, which leads the Western Conference… Winnipeg is on pace for 50 wins for just the second time in franchise history… The Jets won a franchise record 52 games in 2017-18.

Top 10
The Jets are third in the Western Conference and ninth in the NHL with a points percentage of .623… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600
four times.

Beasts from the East
The Jets are 11-13-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Winnipeg is in the midst of playing an Eastern Conference opponent in five of six games… The Jets are 5-4-0 in their past nine road games against the Eastern Conference… Winnipeg hasn’t posted a winning record against the East since going 18-12-2 in 2018-19… Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring against the Eastern Conference with 24 points (13G, 11A) in 23 games… Mark Scheifele has 13 goals in 23 games against the East this season.

Road Record
The Jets are 15-13-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 6-9-0 in their past 15 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Kyle Connor (12G, 16A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 28 points in 29 games… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 16 goals, which is tied for eighth in the NHL… Nikolaj Ehlers has 12 points (3G, 9A) in 12 road games this season and has a point in eight of the 12 games.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is third in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.0% of the time… Winnipeg hasn’t allowed a power play goal in 11 of their past 16 games, including going 6-for-6 in their past two 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. NYI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Islanders play their two meetings this season in a span of five days… Winnipeg hosts the Islanders on Sunday afternoon at Canada Life Centre.

Recent History
The Jets have lost five consecutive games to the Islanders… Winnipeg was outscored 19-8 in the five games.

In New York
Winnipeg has lost their past two road games to the Islanders, but the Jets franchise is 7-6-0 in their past 13 visits to Long Island… The past three road losses to the Islanders have come by three goals.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Islanders with 23 points (4G, 19A) in 34 games… He’s the only member of the Jets with more than 10 points against the Islanders during his career… Two of Nikolaj Ehlers’ three goals against the Islanders are power play goals… Axel Jonsson-Fjällby has a pair of assists in two career games when facing the Islanders… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck won three of his first four career starts against the Islanders, but has dropped his past three starts.

Jets vs. NYR Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM S PPO PPG PIM
2/31/2016 NYI L 2 6 34 3 1 4 24 2 1 6
03/16/2017 @NYI W 4 2 28 5 1 8 29 4 0 10
12/23/2017 @NYI L 2 5 40 3 0 6 29 3 1 6
12/29/2017 NYI W 4 2 37 5 1 8 44 4 0 10
12/04/2018 @NYI W 3 1 24 3 1 4 28 2 0 6
03/28/2019 NYI L 4 5 37 4 1 8 44 4 1 8
10/06/2019 @NYI L 1 4 36 2 0 2 33 1 1 4
10/17/2019 NYI L 1 3 33 2 1 2 26 1 1 4
11/06/2021 NYI L 0 2 24 1 0 7 31 1 0 7
03/11/2022 @NYI L 2 5 29 0 0 10 38 4 1 2

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Monday, Feb. 20 Win NYI 4 at PIT 2 Nelson (2), Lee, Horvat Sorokin (42/44)
Pittsburgh opened the score in the first period, but Brock Nelson responded with his fifth multi-goal game of the season, and Anders Lee and Bo Horvat each scored to help the New York Islanders defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2, Monday night at PPG Paints Arena. Zach Parise tallied two points for the fifth time this season, and Ilya Sorokin turned aside 44 of 46 shots faced to help the Islanders improve to 3-0-0 in their four-game season series with the Penguins.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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. 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 –

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: 137

RECENT RESULTS
Monday, Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh W (4-2)
Saturday, Feb. 18 at Boston L (6-2)
Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-4)
Tuesday, Feb. 14 vs. Ottawa L/SO (3-2)
Saturday, Feb. 11 at Montreal L/OT (4-3)

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Feb. 22, 2023 UBS Arena 7:00pm
Feb. 26, 2023 Canada Life Centre 3:30pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Feb. 24 vs. Los Angeles UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 26 at Winnipeg Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg, MB) 3:30pm
Feb. 28 at Minnesota Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) 8:00pm
Mar. 4 vs. Detroit UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 12:30pm
Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. WINNIPEG:
Mar. 11, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (5-2)
Nov. 6, 2021 Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg, MB) Win (2-0)
Oct. 17, 2019 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, MB) Win (3-1)
Oct. 6, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Win (4-1)
Mar. 28, 2019 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, MB) Win (5-4)

vs. THE JETS:
2021-22 2-0-0
Last five games 5-0-0
Franchise History 39-22-2-4
NYI Home 17-16-0-0
NYI Away 22-6-2-4

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Winnipeg Jets in the first of two matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was March 11, 2022, when Semyon Varlamov recorded 27 saves on 29 shots faced, and four Islanders recorded two-point games — including Brock Nelson, who tallied a goal and assist — in a 5-2 win at UBS Arena. The Islanders and Jets will meet twice in the next five days, as the Islanders travel to Winnipeg to wrap up their season series on Sunday. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with five consecutive wins against Winnipeg.

The Islanders have collected points in six of their last eight matchups since returning from the All-Star Break on February 6, and have a 4-1-1 record in their last six contests at UBS Arena since January 27. A win in tonight’s matchup would be their first against a Central Division opponent since December 4, 2022 against Chicago.

NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 22, 2023

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* Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl combined on Edmonton’s game-tying goal to reach the 800- and 700-point milestones, respectively, en route to a comeback win.

* Ryan O’Reilly scored a hat trick in his third game in blue-and-white while Mitchell Marner factored on five of six Toronto goals to tie the Maple Leafs franchise record for assists in a road contest.

* U.S.-born stars Jason Robertson and Patrick Kane will go head-to-head when the Stars host the Blackhawks in a national broadcast on TNT.


McDAVID, DRAISAITL POWER OILERS TO VICTORY WITH MILESTONE MOMENTS
Connor McDavid (2-1—3) and Leon Draisaitl (1-2—3) hit the 800- and 700-point milestones, respectively, on the same goal to power the Oilers to a third-period comeback win and extend the team’s home point streak to nine contests (5-0-4 since Jan. 5). McDavid (26 years, 39 days) became the fifth-youngest and fifth-fastest (545 GP) player in NHL history to record 800 career points as well as the fastest active skater to reach the mark.

* McDavid recorded his 19th career three-point period in the final frame after being held off the score sheet through 40 minutes; Sidney Crosby (24), Alex Ovechkin (21), and Patrick Kane (20) are the only active skaters with more. The Oilers captain capped off his performance with his 61st game-winning goal to tie Wayne Gretzky for the second most in franchise history behind only Glenn Anderson (72).


* McDavid, who reached the 700-point mark with a season-opening hat trick on Oct. 12, 2022, became the sixth player in NHL history to reach both the 700- and 800-point milestones within the same season, following Doug Gilmour (1992-93), Pat LaFontaine (1992-93), Steve Yzerman (1990-91), Mike Bossy (1983-84) and Guy Lafleur (1978-79).

* McDavid (58 GP) also became the eighth player in League history to require 60 games or fewer to go from 700 to 800 career points – and just the sixth to do so in 58 contests or less.


* McDavid and Draisaitl – who recorded his fifth consecutive 50-assist season – are no strangers to reaching century milestones simultaneously after the duo each recorded their 100th career point on Jan. 18, 2017 (vs. FLA).



* ICYMI: McDavid added another highlight-reel play to his ever-growing resume. This time, he spun around two Flyers skaters at the blueline just 54 seconds before his milestone.



O’REILLY, MARNER, TAVARES PROPEL MAPLE LEAFS WITH FOUR-GOAL FIRST PERIOD
Mitchell Marner (0-5—5), Ryan O’Reilly (3-1—4) and John Tavares (1-3—4) each factored on three of four first-period goals in the opening 12:09 of their contest to power Toronto (35-15-8, 78 points) to victory and maintain their three-point lead over Tampa Bay (36-17-3, 75 points) – who also won Tuesday – for second place in the Atlantic Division.



* Marner (20-51—71), who tied the franchise record for most assists as a visitor, became the first Maple Leafs player with at least five helpers in a game since Doug Gilmour (5 on Jan. 22, 1997). His performance propelled him to his fourth career 50-assist campaign – the third most in franchise history behind Darryl Sittler (6x) and Borje Salming (5x).


* O’Reilly’s first two goals as a member of the Maple Leafs came 37 seconds apart – the third-shortest span separating a player’s first and second career goals with Toronto behind only Mark Arcobello (0:17 on Feb. 13, 2016) and Jiri Tlusty (0:35 on Oct. 25, 2007).
 



RED WINGS PLAYOFF PUSH CONTINUES WITH WIN OVER CAPITALS
Pius Suter (2-0—2) scored two of Detroit’s three goals – including one on the penalty kill – to help the Red Wings (27-21-8, 62 points) top the Capitals (28-25-6, 62 points) and surpass Washington in a tightly-contested Eastern Conference Wild Card race. Detroit moved within two points of idle Florida (29-25-6, 64 points) for the second Wild Card spot while still holding four games in hand over both Wild Card teams (NYI & FLA, both 60 GP).

* Suter recorded his third career multi-goal outing and his fifth goal in his last five games after posting just six tallies through his first 48 contests of 2022-23.




ANOTHER THREE-POINT GAME SURGES HURRICANES TO ANOTHER WIN
Andrei Svechnikov (2-1—3) factored on three of four Hurricanes goals to propel Carolina (38-10-8, 84 points) to a 13-1-1 mark in its past 15 contests and within seven points of first-place Boston (43-8-5, 91 points) in the NHL’s overall standings.

* Svechnikov’s performance, which included his fourth 20-goal campaign, was the third consecutive game in which a Hurricanes skater collected three points following Feb. 16 and the 2023 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series on Feb. 18. It marks the longest such stretch since a three-game span from Jan. 10-14, 2017 and one shy of the longest in team history (4 GP: Dec. 8-15, 2015, Feb. 9 – March 2, 2010 & Oct. 12-22, 2005).


QUICK CLICKS

* Tuesday edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates
*Matt Dumba of Wild hosts 3rd annual Hockey Without Limits diversity youth camp
* Jordan Staal talks Stadium Series, hockey in Raleigh in Q&A with NHL.com
* Stars sign Make-A-Wish kid, Max Hinojosa, to contract


TRIO OF NATIONAL BROADCASTS ON TAP WEDNESDAY
A national broadcast on TNT in the United States will feature two U.S.-born players going head-to-head as Jason Robertson and the Stars host Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks, in addition to a pair of national broadcasts in Canada that will see the Jets visit the Islanders on Sportsnet and the Flames face off against the Coyotes on SN1 and TVA Sports.



* Robertson enters Wednesday with 22 multi-point games this season – the third most by a U.S.-born player behind Matthew Tkachuk (26) and Jack Hughes (25) – including his 2-0—2 effort against the Blackhawks on Nov. 23. Overall, Robertson’s 58 career multi-point outings are the most among all Stars players since he entered the NHL in 2019-20 – the next closest skater is Roope Hintz with 53. 
 
* Kane, who has collected a point in eight of his past 10 visits to American Airlines Center (2-10—12), has 30-43—73 in 63 career games against the Stars – the most goals, assists and points against Dallas among active players. He enters Wednesday just three points shy of matching his highest total against a single opponent (24-52—76 in 58 GP vs. CBJ).

NFL Transactions 2-21-23 P.M.

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NFL Transactions 2-21-23 P.M.

The following are the NFL afternoon transactions for Tuesday, February 21. 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


TERMINATION OF VESTED VETERAN

CHICAGO
    Muhammad, Al-QuadinDEMiami   


TERMINATION VIA WAIVER SYSTEM

NEW ENGLAND
    Ray, LaBryanDEAlabama

NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (23-25-10) at Edmonton Oilers (30-19-8)

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NHL Preview: Philadelphia Flyers (23-25-10) at Edmonton Oilers (30-19-8)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S GAME
Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers
Rogers Place
TV: NBCSP | Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic

UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) BROADCAST INFO.
Fri., Feb. 24 Montreal Canadiens Wells Fargo Center 7:00 p.m. NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic
Sat., Feb. 25 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center 7:00 p.m. NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR
Wed., March 1 New York Rangers Wells Fargo Center 7:30 p.m. TNT, 93.3 WMMR

CURRENT INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
Cam Atkinson IR-upper body 9/25-present 58
Sean Couturier IR-back 9/19-present 58
Ryan Ellis LTIR-groin/hip/back 10/11-present 58
Tanner Laczynski IR-lower body 12/7-present 32
Zack MacEwen upper body-jaw 1/28-present 8
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 306

FLYERS VS. OILERS: HEAD-TO-HEAD
FLYERS EDMONTON
38-34-9 ALL-TIME RECORD 35-35-11
27-13-2 HOME 22-10-7
11-21-7 ROAD 13-25-4
3-2-0 LAST 5 MEETINGS 2-1-2
6-4-0 LAST 10 MEETINGS 4-4-2
271 GOALS SCORED 254
20.1% POWER PLAY 15.9%
84.1% PENALTY KILL 79.9%
Ristolainen: 14 pts (2-12=14) in 16 GP
van Riemsdyk: 11 pts (5-6=11) in 18 GP
Braun: 11 pts (2-9=11) in 36 GP
TEAM SCORING LEADERS Kane: 26 pts (11-15=26) in 28 GP
McDavid: 22 pts (8-14=22) in 12 GP
Draisaitl: 16 pts (6-10=16) in 12 GP
Hart: 3-2-0, 2.99 GAA, .913 SV% in 5 GP
Ersson & Sandstrom: Have not faced EDM
TEAM GOALTENDERS Campbell: 3-2-0, 2.60 GAA, .920 SV%, 1 SO in 5 GP
Skinner: 0-0-1, 0.92 GAA, .972 SV% in 1 GP

2022-23 SEASON SERIES (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
February 9 Wells Fargo Center PHI (2), EDM (1) SO
February 21 Rogers Place 9 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/13 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows and G Sam Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Placed F Zack MacEwen on Injured Reserve
2/11 – Loaned F Kieffer Bellows to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/11 – Recalled F Olle Lycksell from Lehigh Valley (AHL)

TEAM NOTES
QUICK HITS

  • The Flyers are 12-8-3 in their last 23 games.
  • Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in 34 of its 58 games this season. Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL with 11 wins when trailing first in a game. The Flyers have scored first in 13 of their last 21 games, ranking T-5th in the NHL in wins (9) when scoring first since Jan. 2.
  • The Flyers tallied 40 hits Feb. 11 vs. NSH for their sixth game of 40-plus hits this season. The six games of 40-plus hits are the most in a single season since recording 13 games during the 2014-15 season.
  • Philadelphia recorded a franchise-best 59 hits Nov. 12 vs. OTT. The 59 hits are tied for the ninth-most in a regular season game in NHL history.
  • Philadelphia registered 30 blocked shots Monday for its fifth game of the season with 30-plus blocked shots – the most 30-plus blocked shot games in a Flyers season since 2005-06. The Flyers tallied a season-high 32 blocked shots Oct. 27 vs. FLA.
  • The Flyers lead the NHL with 1,638 hits and with 1,028 blocked shots.

VS. THE WEST

  • The Flyers conclude their seven-game stretch against a Western Conference opponent Tuesday at EDM (Feb. 9-21), posting a 2-3-1 record in six games of the run so far.
  • Philadelphia is 8-5-3 in its last 16 games against a Western Conference opponent and 12-9-5 this season against the West.
  • The Flyers are 6-3-3 against the West on the road and 6-6-2 against the West on home ice this season.
  • Philadelphia swept the California road trip, Dec. 29-Jan. 2, for the first time in franchise history.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/13 – Recalled F Kieffer Bellows and G Sam Ersson from Lehigh Valley (AHL); Placed F Zack MacEwen on Injured Reserve
2/11 – Loaned F Kieffer Bellows to Lehigh Valley (AHL)
2/11 – Recalled F Olle Lycksell from Lehigh Valley (AHL)

BACK-TO-BACKS

  • The Flyers play in two sets of back-to-backs this week, marking the team’s 11th & 12th back-to-back sets out of 15 this season.
  • Monday’s and Tuesday’s set is the fourth and final road back-to-back of the season:
  1. Oct. 18 at TBL (3-2 W); Oct. 19 at FLA (4-3 L)
  2. Nov. 1 at NYR (1-0 OTL); Nov. 2 at TOR (5-2 L)
  3. Dec. 22 at TOR (4-3 L); Dec. 23 at CAR (6-5 L)
  4. Feb. 20 at CGY (4-3 W); Feb. 21 at EDM
  • Friday’s and Saturday’s set is the third of four home-to-road back-to-backs this season:
  1. Nov. 25 vs. PIT (4-1 L); Nov. 26 at NYI (5-2 L)
  2. Jan. 8 vs. TOR (6-2 L); Jan. 9 at BUF (4-0 W)
  3. Feb. 24 vs. MTL; Feb. 25 at NJ
  4. April 1 vs. BUF; April 2 at PIT
  • The Flyers are 4-5-2 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 2-8-0 in the second.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

  • The Flyers wrap up their four-game road trip in Edmonton Tuesday – tied for its longest road trip of the season (three times).
  • Philadelphia has 11 road games remaining in the 2022-23 regular season and is 3-2-1 in its last six road games.
  • The Flyers are 8-3-1 in its last 12 road games, including a season-high five-game road win streak, Dec. 29-Jan. 14.
  • The Flyers have scored three-plus goals in 11 of their last 17 road games. Philadelphia is 9-3-4 on the road this season when scoring three-plus goals.

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. PHILADELPHIA GP RECORD HOME (39) AWAY (42) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. PHILADELPHIA 81 35-35-8-3 22-10-6-1 13-25-2-2 254 273
OILERS vs. PHILADELPHIA – 2022-23 1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 1 2

QUICK FACTS
Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second and final meeting against Philadelphia this season.

The last time these teams met was on February 9th in Philadelphia, with the Flyers winning 2-1 in a shootout.

Evander Kane leads the team lead with 26 career points against Philadelphia, while Kane and Cody Ceci have played in a team high 28 games against the Flyers.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. PHILADELPHIA
Record: 4-4-2
GF: 35 GA: 31
2022-23 2/9/23 @ PHI 2-1 L (OT)
2021-22 3/1/22 @ PHI 3-0 W
2021-22 10/27/21 @ EDM 5-3 L
2019-20 10/16/19 @ EDM 6-3 W
2018-19 2/2/18 @ PHI 4-5 L (OT)
2018-19 12/14/18 @ EDM 4-1 W
2017-18 12/6/17 @ EDM 2-4 L
2017-18 10/21/17 @ PHI 1-2 L
2016-17 2/16/17 @ EDM 6-3 W
2016-17 12/8/16 @ PHI 5-6 L

OILERS LEADERS vs. FLYERS
NHL CAREER
Games: Kane, Ceci (28)
Goals: Kane (11)
Assists: Kane (15)
Points: Kane (26)
Penalty minutes: Kane (29)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 12 F Devin Shore placed on waivers
Feb. 13 F Devin Shore cleared waivers and assigned to Bakersfield
Feb. 14 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield
Feb. 17 F Kailer Yamamoto activated from LTIR
F Dylan Holloway and D Vincent Desharnais loaned to Bakersfield
Feb. 18 F Devin Shore recalled from Bakersfield

OILERS IN FEBRUARY
Overall – 506 GP, 224-223-29-30 – 507 PTS
2022-23 – 7 GP, 2-1-4 – 8 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 7-5-0 – 14 PTS

NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (18-32-5)

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NHL Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (18-32-5)

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:

GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 34-18-4, 72 points (17-13-0 at Home, 17-5-4 on Road)

DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Feb. 21 at Chicago Blackhawks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
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

GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
February 18 – Vegas Golden Knights 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 4
Jonathan Marchessault led the way with two goals as the Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-4) defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning (35-17-3), on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. In the opening period, Vladislav Namestnikov got things started for the Lightning for the 1-0 lead. Seven seconds later, Brett Howden tied the game at 1-1. Steven Stamkos then regained the lead for the Lightning, 2-1, less than a minute later. Jonathan Marchessault found the back of the net and knotted the game at 2-2. Five minutes later, Shea Theodore put Vegas ahead 3-2, beating Andrei Vasilevskiy with a snap shot. With less than three minutes remaining in the opening period, Marchessault put up his second goal of the night to give the Golden Knights a 4-2 edge. In the middle frame, Corey Perry potted a goal to bring the Lightning within one. With one minute remaining in the third period, Nicolas Roy recorded the empty net goal for Vegas, extending the lead to 5-3. In the final seconds of regulation, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored for Tampa for a final score of 5-4.

LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS

  • Howden’s goal was the fastest Vegas goal following an opponent’s in franchise history (seven seconds)
  • Marchessault’s two-tally night broke a 13-game goalless streak for the forward
  • Roy’s game-winning goal was his third of the season, matching his career high

Against the Blackhawks
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Blackhawks marks the third and final meeting this season. Vegas owns an all-time record of 11-2-1 against Chicago and the Golden Knights have never lost in regulation at the United Center. The last time these teams met, Chandler Stephenson, Reilly Smith (2), and Phil Kessel scored to give the Golden Knights the dominant 4-1 win in Chicago on Dec. 15. With a win, Vegas will have the opportunity to sweep Chicago for the third time in series history

2022-23 Season CHI Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Oct. 13 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Chicago 0)
Dec. 15 – at Chicago (Vegas 4, Chicago 1)
Feb. 21 – at Chicago

2021-22 Season CHI Series: 1-1-1 (Home: 1-0-1, Road: 0-1-0)
Jan. 8 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Chicago 2)
Mar. 26 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Chicago 4)
Apr. 27 – Chicago (Vegas 3, Chicago 4 SO)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Feb. 22 at DAL, 8:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, TNT, WGN Radio)
Saturday, Feb. 25 at SJS, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Monday, Feb. 27 at ANA, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at ARI, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, March 2 vs. DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 15 – Recalled Cole Guttman, Isaak Phillips and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed Alex Stalock,
Jarred Tinordi and Jonathan Toews on IR … Feb. 7 – Activated Tyler Johnson and Jarred Tinordi off IR …
Feb. 5 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 29 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Jaxson
Stauber to Rockford.

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (5) vs. TOR (3) – Sun., Feb. 19 – United Center
CHI Goals: Kane (12), Kane (13), Kane (14), Guttman (1), Domi (15)
TOR Goals: Tavares (25; PP), Acciari (11), Marner (20)
Goalies: CHI – Stauber (32/35, 60:00) TOR – Samsonov (23/27, 58:22)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 1/2
TOR PP: 1/2; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks defeated the Maple Leafs 5-3 on Sunday at the United Center … Patrick Kane scored the ninth hat trick of his career and second career hat trick against Toronto … He also added an assist for a four-point night … Max Domi also registered four points (1G, 3A), the second of his career … Cole Guttman scored his first career goal in his third career game … Jake McCabe blocked seven shots, tying his career high (3x) … Reese Johnson led the club with six hits … Jaxson Stauber stopped 32 of 35 shots for his fourth career win, improving to 4-1-0 on the season.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
The Blackhawks and Golden Knights face off in the final of three matchups scheduled in 2022-23 … Chicago is 0-2-0 this season … The Blackhawks fell to the Golden Knights 4-1 on Dec. 15 with Taylor Raddysh scoring the lone goal for Chicago … Raddysh has three goals over his last three games against Vegas … Max Domi has earned 11 points (1G, 10A) in his last 11 career games against the club. 2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 15 (1-4), Feb. 21 AWAY: Oct. 13 (0-1)
All-Time Record: 3-8-3 Home: 1-3-2 Road: 2-5-1
Last Home Win: April 27, 2022 (4-3, SO) Last Road Win: Jan. 8, 2022 (2-1) Last Home Loss: Dec. 15, 2022
(1-4) Last Road Loss: Oct. 13, 2022 (0-1)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. VGK ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 3; Andreas Athanasiou, 3; Taylor Raddysh, 3
ASSISTS: Max Domi, 10; Patrick Kane, 8; Seth Jones, 6
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 11; Max Domi, 11; Andreas Athanasiou, 7

NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (22-30-4) at Nashville Predators (26-22-6)

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NHL Preview: Vancouver Canucks (22-30-4) at Nashville Predators (26-22-6)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:

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

MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Predators this season: Nov. 5 (4-3 SOL @ VAN), Feb. 21 (away) and Mar. 6 (home).

• Vancouver is 45-28-2-6 all-time against Nashville, including a 22-15-1-3 record on the road.

• The Canucks are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games against the Predators, including 2-2-1 in their last five.

• Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against the Predators with 17 (6-11-17) in 34 games.

• J.T. Miller has 14 points (7-7-14) in 18 career games against Nashville.

• Brock Boeser has 12 points (6-6-12) in 11 career games against Nashville.

• Elias Pettersson has 11 points (5-6-11) in 10 career games against Nashville.

• Quinn Hughes has 11 points (0-11-11) in eight career games against Nashville.

• Collin Delia is 0-1-1 in two career games against the Predators.

• Arturs Silovs has yet to face the Predators in his career.

QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 19 points (9-10-19) in his last 12 games.

• J.T. Miller has 13 points (2-11-13) in his last 13 games.

• Quinn Hughes has nine points (1-8-9) in his last eight games.

• Brock Boeser has eight points (1-7-8) in his last eight games.

• Conor Garland has eight points (3-5-8) in his last 10 games.

LAST MEETING – NOV. 5/22: VAN 3 vs NSH 4 (SO)
Ilya Mikheyev scored his third of the season 1:56 into the first period to give Vancouver a 1-0 lead…Quinn Hughes and Luke Schenn recorded the assists…J.T. Miller extended his point streak to six games with his seventh of the season, assisted by Nils Hoglander and Bo Horvat at 3:41 to make it 2-0…Andrei Kuzmenko got Vancouver’s third goal of the first period at 17:32… the assists went to Miller and Hughes…Bo Horvat is now on a four-game point streak (6-2-8)… Quinn Hughes is now on a three-game point streak (0-5-5) and has points in all but one game he has played in this season (0-10-10 in eight game)…Vancouver recorded their second-most shots in a game this season (45)…Thatcher Demko faced 30 shots.

2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN NSH
Goals For/Game 3.36 (t-9th) 2.78 (26th)
Goals Against/Game 4.02 (31st) 3.00 (14th)
Power Play % 23.4 (10th) 15.9 (t-28th)
Penalty Kill % 65.4 (32nd) 79.8 (15th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:08 (20th) 10:20 (24th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 7:00pm PT on February 20, 2023

LAST GAME PLAYED – FEB. 18/23: VAN 6 vs PHI 2
Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring late in the first period with his 12th of the season…Luke Schenn and Elias Pettersson each recorded assists…Andrei Kuzmenko re-took the lead for Vancouver 1:53 into the second period…Schenn and Pettersson recorded their second assists of the night…Beauvillier deflected home his second of the evening with 6:25 left in the second…Pettersson and Quinn Hughes recorded assists…Philip Di Giuseppe scored his second of the season just past the 10 minute mark of the third period…Brock Boeser picked up the only assist…Pettersson netted two shorthanded empty-net tallies in the final two minutes…J.T. Miller collected assists on both, while Schenn (career-high three assists) and Bear posted the other helpers…Pettersson and Beauvillier led the team with four shots each…Luke Schenn led the team with six hits…Nils Åman set a new career-high with 12 faceoff wins…Arturs Silovs made 35 saves for his first NHL victory.

LAST 5 vs NASHVILLE
• Nov. 5/22: VAN 3 vs NSH 4 (SO)
• Feb. 1/22: VAN 2 @ NSH 4
• Jan 18/22: VAN 3 @ NSH 1
• Nov. 5/21: VAN 2 vs NSH 3
• Feb. 10/20: VAN 6 vs NSH 2

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• 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

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. VANCOUVER
OVERALL (81 GP) 34-39-(2)-6
HOME (41 GP) 18-16-(1)-6
ROAD (40 GP) 16-23-(1)-0
LAST MEETING Nov. 5, 2022 at VAN (SOW, 4-3)

PLAYOFFS (0-1) 2011 WCS (L, 4-2)
− The Predators are 34-39-(2)-6 all-time against the Canucks, including an 18-16-(1)-6 record at Bridgestone Arena.

− This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Vancouver in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.

− Nashville is 1-0-0 against Vancouver this season, earning a 4-3 shootout win on the road on Nov. 5. The Predators came back to win after falling down 3-0; it was the 12th three-goal comeback in franchise history and the first to come on the road since Dec. 1, 2007 at Montreal.

− The Predators are 3-2-0 in their last five games against the Canucks; they are 5-5-0 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five at home.

NOTABLES vs. VANCOUVER
− Ryan Johansen, a Vancouver native, owns 15 points (4g-11a) in 31 career games against his hometown team. He has four points (3g-1a) in his last eight games vs. Vancouver.

− North Vancouver native Colton Sissons has seven points (4g-3a) in 18 career games against the Canucks.

− Dante Fabbro hails from Coquitlam, B.C., and has two assists in seven career games vs. Vancouver.

− Roman Josi has points in five of his last seven games (1g-4a) against Vancouver. He also has 14 points (1g-13a) in his last 16 games vs. the Canucks and posted a six-game point streak (7a) against Vancouver from Jan. 10, 2017-Dec. 13, 2018.

− Mikael Granlund is producing at close to a point-per-game pace in his career against the Canucks, recording 23 points (5g18a) in 27 games. He posted a four-game point streak vs. Vancouver from Nov. 12, 2019-Nov. 5, 2021 (2g-4a) and established a career-high four points (3g-1a) on Feb. 4, 2017 against the Canucks.

− Alexandre Carrier skated in his first career NHL game on Jan. 17, 2017 at Vancouver.

LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 4 – Feb. 19 (Xcel Energy Center)

− NSH goals: Novak (7), Josi (15), Niederreiter (15)

− MIN goals: Duhaime (5), Kaprizov – PP (32), Kaprizov (33), Hartman – GWG (7)

− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 31/35); MIN – Gustavsson (W, 23/26)

− Power plays: NSH 0-2; MIN 1-5

− Notes: Nashville moved to 11-12-3 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators are now 1-1-0 against the Wild this season… Nashville battled back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game on Nino Niederreiter’s goal with 47 seconds remaining in the third period; Minnesota scored the game-winner just 26 seconds later… Skating in the state he grew up in for the first time as an NHLer, Tommy Novak led all skaters with three points (1g-2a); he has five points (3g-2a) in his last two games, and it was his second career three-point outing… Roman Josi added a goal and an assist to extend his point streak against Minnesota to nine games.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 19 47
Alexandre Carrier Upper body Jan. 26-Feb. 19 7
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-19 4
Total man-games lost: 112
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 48; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 12; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Forsberg – 4;
Glass – 3; Lauzon – 3; Jankowski – 2; Duchene – 1; Lankinen – 1

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− 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.
− Feb. 6: Signed forward Cole Smith to a one-year, $775,000 contract for 2023-24.
− Feb. 5: Recalled forward Tommy Novak and defenseman Kevin Gravel from Milwaukee (AHL).

NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (32-18-7) at Minnesota Wild (30-21-5)

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NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings (32-18-7) at Minnesota Wild (30-21-5)

LOS ANGELES KINGS NOTES:

FEB. 21 vs. Minnesota Wild – 7:00 PM MT (5:00 PM PT) // Venue: Xcel Energy Center // TV: Bally Sports West // Radio: iHeartRadio

  • The LA Kings visit the Minnesota Wild for the third, and final, meeting between these two clubs this season (7-6 W on Oct. 15; 1-0 W on Nov. 8)
  • The Kings aim to sweep the season series over the Wild for the third time in franchise history (4-0-0 in 2008-09; 3-0-0 in 2017-18).
  • Tonight’s game marks the first of the of team’s five-game road trip (Feb. 23 at NJD; Feb. 24 at NYI; Feb. 26 at NYR; Feb. 28 at WPG).

WARM-UPS
1) The Kings have points in three of their last four games against the Wild, dating back to Dec. 11, 2021 (3-1-0).

2) Blake Lizotte skates into Xcel Energy Center riding a three-game point streak (2-3=5) and can extend it into a career-long fourth game with a point tonight.

3) Viktor Arvidsson and Drew Doughty each lead the team with eight road power-play points on the year.

4) The Kings have points in 12 of their 16 games against Central Division opponents this season (10-4-2).

5) This past Saturday vs. Arizona, the Kings scored five goals in the first period for the 15th time in franchise history, and the first since Nov. 13 2005 against Columbus. It is also a season-high for goals in a single period this season.

vs. MINNESOTA ALL-TIME:
All-Time Record: 36-27-5-13
Home: 21-12-2-6
Away: 15-15-3-7
OT: 10-13 (5 ties)
Shootout: 4-6
2021-22: 1-2-0
2022-23: 2-0-0

FRANCHISE LEADERS vs. MINNESOTA:
Anze Kopitar* – 61 GP, 53 PTS (15-38=53)
Dustin Brown – 60 GP, 34 PTS (18-16=34)
Drew Doughty* – 51 GP, 34 PTS (7-27=34)
Jeff Carter – 30 GP, 25 PTS (11-14=25)
Justin Williams – 19 GP, 15 PTS (7-8=15)
*-denotes active roster player

LAST MEETING vs. MINNESOTA: Nov. 8, 2022 – LAK 1 at MIN 0
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
LAK Goals: Vilardi (10)
MIN Goals: n/a
Goalies: LAK: Quick (W; 21 saves – 21 shots) MIN: Fleury (L; 29 saves – 30 shots)
LAK PP: 0-for-4
LAK PK: 1-for-1

THE NEXT THREE:
Thurs., Feb. 23 | at New Jersey Devils | 7:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings will start their ninth set of back-to-backs in New Jersey before traveling to Long Island to face the Islanders on Feb. 24.

Fri., Feb. 24 | at New York Islanders | 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
The Kings have won three of their last four against the Islanders (3-1-0).

Sun., Feb. 26 | at New York Rangers | 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) | Bally Sports West | LA Kings iHeart Radio Audio Network
Anze Kopitar has 23 points (9-14=23) in 24 career games against the Rangers for a 0.96 points-per-game average vs. the Rangers, the seventh highest among active skaters.

INJURY & MGL REPORT
Player, Games Missed, Date(s), Status
F Alex Iafallo, 23 games, Oct. 18 – Dec. 3 (lower-body)
F Brendan Lemieux, 18 games, Nov. 14 – Dec. 20 (lower-body)
F Arthur Kaliyev, 18 games, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31 (lower-body)
F Trevor Moore, 16 games, Dec. 27 – Jan. 31 (upper-body)
F Carl Grundstrom, 11 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: 108

RECENT TRANSACTIONS (as of 2/20/23)
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).

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
LOS ANGELES KINGS
All-Time Wild Record: 40-26-15 (22-10-8 at Xcel Energy Center, 18-16-7 at Los Angeles)

2022-23: The Wild is 0-2-0 against Los Angeles this season…Minnesota fell 7-6 to Los Angeles at Xcel Energy Center on Oct. 15 and 1-0 at Crypto.com Arena on Nov. 8…RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with three points (1-2=3)…LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-1=2) and C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-1=2) have two points each…G Marc-Andre Fluery has started both contests for Minnesota and recorded a 3.84 GAA and a .886 SV%, while G Filip Gustavsson has a 4.70 GAA and .850 SV% after appearing in relief during the first game…C Anze Kopitar leads Los Angeles with four points (0-4=4)…LW Kevin Fiala (1-2=3), C Adrian Kemp (2-1=3) and C Gabriel Vilardi (2-1=3) have each tallied two points…G Cal Petersen started the first contest for the Kings and posted a 6.00 GAA and .829 SV%, while G Jonathan Quick started the second game and stopped all 21 shots faced.

WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads Minnesota with 29 points (4-25=29) in 52 games vs. Los Angeles…Zuccarello owns 17 points (5-12=17) in 26 contests…D Matt Dumba has 13 points (5-6=1) in 28 games…Kaprizov has 13 points (8-5=13) in 13 games…D Jared Spurgeon has 13 points (4-9=13) in 38 games.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 12-9-4 with a 2.58 GAA, a .916 SV% and three shutouts in 26 career starts against the Kings…Gustavsson is 0-3-0 with a 3.10 GAA and a .913 SV% in three games (two starts).

KINGS LEADERS: Kopitar leads Los Angeles with 53 points (15-38=53) in 61 games vs. Minnesota…D Drew Doughty owns 34 points (7-27=34) in 51 contests…D Alexander Edler has 24 points (4-20=24) in 52 games…RW Viktor Arvidsson has 12 points (5-7=12) in 23 contests.

KINGS GOALIES: Quick is 17-11-7 with a 2.55 GAA, a .904 SV% and two shutouts in 35 career starts against the Wild…G Pheonix Copley is 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .929 SV% after one start against Minnesota.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 17-8-4 in the last 29 games vs. Los Angeles with 15 of the games decided by one goal…The Wild is 21-6-5 in the last 32 contests played at Xcel Energy Center…Minnesota owns points in 11 of its last 18 games at Crypto.com Arena (8-7-3).

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 16-5-1 at home for a .750 point percentage, the fifth-best rate in the NHL during that span.

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

• Minnesota is sixth in the NHL with 18 home victories this season.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild is recording a 2.23 goals against average (GAA) and .920 save percentage (SV%). in that span, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in home GAA and tied for third in home SV%.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 29.4 percent (27 of 92) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.

• Since Jan. 19, Minnesota ranks first in the NHL with 12 power-play goals. Minnesota is 12-for-43 (27.9%) with the man advantage during that span, scoring a power-play goal in 11 of 13 contests.

PENALTY KILLERS
• The Wild has killed 20 consecutive shorthanded situations and have not allowed a power-play goal in a season-high seven consecutive games dating back to Feb. 8 at DAL.

• For the season, the Wild is tied for sixth in the NHL with a 81.7 penalty-kill percentage (152 for 186).

• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is third in the NHL with a 83.6 penalty-kill percentage (127 for 152).

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

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (34-15-8) at Buffalo Sabres (28-22-4)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (34-15-8) at Buffalo Sabres (28-22-4)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at Chicago 5
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
TOR Goals: Tavares (PP), Acciari, Marner
CHI Goals: Kane (3x), Guttman, Domi (EN)
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 23/27, .852 SV%
CHI Goaltender: Stauber, 32/35, .914 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
Player Notes: – Noel Acciari scored for Toronto at 17:46 of the second period. Acciari scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf and his 11th of the season. With the goal, Acciari is currently four points away from 100 career NHL points.

  • Mitch Marner scored for the Maple Leafs at 7:38 of the third period. Marner scored his 20th goal of the season, marking the fifth campaign of his NHL career to reach 20 or more goals.
  • Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on John Tavares’ power play goal and the primary assist on Marner’s goal. With his first assist of the game, Rielly recorded his 400th career NHL point. Per NHL Stats, Rielly “became just the fifth defenseman to reach the milestone with the Maple Leafs. Borje Salming is the franchise leader among blue liners with 768 points.” Rielly posted his sixth multi-assist game of the season.
  • William Nylander posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Nylander extended his point streak to four games where he has recorded seven points (3G, 4A).
  • David Kämpf posted the primary assist on Acciari’s goal. Kämpf has recorded a point in backto-back games (1G, 1A).

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Buffalo: Second of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Buffalo: 1-3-0
Toronto Season Record: 34-15-8
Toronto Road Record: 12-9-4

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are set to take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight in the second of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto won their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against Buffalo by a 5-2 score on November 19, 2022. John Tavares (1G, 2A), William Nylander (2G) and Mitch Marner (2A) all recorded a multi-point game in Toronto’s win over Buffalo. The third and final matchup of the season between the clubs will be played on March 13th at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs return home for one game on Friday, February 24th against Minnesota before beginning a five-game road trip.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

NEXT GAME
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 18, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled goaltender Erik Källgren from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. Forward Pontus Holmberg has been loaned to the Marlies. February 17, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari in a three-team trade with St. Louis and Minnesota. St. Louis receives Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette, Toronto’s 1st round pick in ’23, Ottawa’s 3rd round pick in ’23 and Toronto’s 2nd round pick in ’24. Minnesota receives Toronto’s 4th round pick in ’25. St. Louis will retain 50% and Minnesota will retain 25% of O’Reilly’s salary as part of the trade. Toronto also received Josh Pillar from the Minnesota Wild as part of the transaction. February 15, 2023 The Maple Leafs have loaned forward Alex Steeves to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 14, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Pontus Holmberg, forward Alex Steeves and goaltender Joseph Woll from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

INJURY REPORT
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (LTIR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Matt Murray Ankle (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)

ALL-TIME VS. BUFFALO SABRES:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 18, 1970 (Toronto 2 vs. Buffalo 7)
All-Time Record: 85-109-18-11 (223 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 52-42-12-5 (111 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 33-67-6-6 (112 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 13, 2021 (Toronto 5 at Buffalo 4)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. BUFFALO SABRES:
Games Played: John Tavares (39), Morgan Rielly (31), William Nylander (24)
Goals: John Tavares (23), Auston Matthews (12), Mitch Marner (6), William Nylander (6)
Assists: John Tavares (23), Morgan Rielly (17), Mitch Marner (13)
Points: John Tavares (46), Auston Matthews (20), Morgan Rielly (20)
Penalty Minutes: John Tavares (20), Zach Aston-Reese (19), TJ Brodie (14)

BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:

LAST GAME
Saturday, Feb. 18
Buffalo 4 at San Jose 2
Goals: Cozens, Power, Skinner, Tuch
Goalie: Luukkonen (33 saves/35 shots)
PP: 0/1; PK: 1/1; Shots: San Jose 35 – Buffalo 31

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 102)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
N/A

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Feb. 23: Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24: Buffalo at Florida, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26: Washington at Buffalo, 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28: Columbus at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2: Buffalo at Boston, 7:0 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME
MAPLE LEAFS AT SABRES
• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Maple Leafs this season.
• Last meeting: Toronto defeated Buffalo 5-2 in Toronto on Nov. 19, 2022.
• Next meeting: Monday, March 13 in Toronto
• The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games against the Maple Leafs; 5-4-1 at home.
• This is the 224th game all-time between Buffalo and Toronto; Buffalo has a 120-75-28 series record.
• The Sabres are 73-30-9 at home against the Maple Leafs all-time.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Buffalo has earned a win in three of its last four games against Toronto, outscoring the Maple Leafs 17-10 in that span.

• The Sabres have earned wins against the Maple Leafs in three of their last four matchups at home and they have scored at least four goals in each of those contests.

• Dylan Cozens has tallied 40 points (16+24) in his last 40 games, including five points (3+2) in his last four games.

• With a point in tonight’s game Cozens would record his second point streak of five or more games this season and would join Rasmus Dahlin, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch as the only Sabres skaters to record multiple point streaks of five or more games in 2022-23.

• A goal in tonight’s game would give Cozens a four-game goal streak for the first time in his career and would make him the fifth Sabres skater (Dahlin, Victor Olofsson, Skinner, Thompson, Tuch) to record a goal streak of four or more games this season.

• Cozens needs one point to reach 100 in his career.

• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 42 points (7+35) in his last 39 games, including 11 points (1+10) in his last 11 games.

• A point in tonight’s game would give Dahlin his eighth point streak of three or more games in 2022-23. Dahlin would become just the second defenseman in franchise history to record eight or more point streaks of three or more games. Phil Housley recorded 10 such streaks in 1983-84. Jason Pominville (nine in 2011-12) was the last Sabres skater to record eight or more point streaks of three or more games in a single season.

• In his last four games, Casey Mittelstadt has tallied five points (2+3).

• Peyton Krebs has recorded three points (2+1) in his last three games.

• Alex Tuch has notched 14 points (6+8) in his last 13 games, including four points (2+2) in his last two games.

• With a point in tonight’s game, Tuch would earn his sixth point streak of three or more games in 2022-23.

• Tuch is one goal away from 100 in his career. A goal in tonight’s game would mark his third goal streak of three or more games in 2022-23.

• Tage Thompson has recorded 20 points (9+11) in his last 19 games.

• A point in tonight’s game would give Thompson a three-game point streak, marking the seventh time this season, and the 16th time in his career, he has notched a point streak of three or more games.

• In his last 33 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 39 points (16+23).

• With a point tonight, Skinner will have recorded a point in three straight contests.

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