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NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 20, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 20, 2023

* Mikko Rantanen matched a franchise record with his third overtime winner of the year to cap off Colorado’s first three-goal comeback victory of 2022-23 and the NHL’s 16th of the season.

* Patrick Kane scored a hat trick along with his four-point night and climbed multiple lists in the process.

* A six-game slate will feature four matinees as Presidents’ Day and Family Day is celebrated in the U.S. and Canada, respectively, including the Bruins (42-8-5, 89 points) who can match the NHL benchmark for fewest games to 90 points in a season.

RANTANEN SCORES LATE OVERTIME WINNER TO COMPLETE THREE-GOAL COMEBACK

After falling to a 3-0 deficit, the Avalanche climbed their way back to tie the game at 5-5 in the third period, setting the stage for Mikko Rantanen (1-0—1) to score his third overtime goal of the season as Colorado held Connor McDavid (0-1—1) from reaching 800 NHL points – the Oilers captain entered Sunday two-points shy of the milestone. The Avalanche (31-19-5, 67 points) moved within two points of the Jets (34-21-1, 69 points) for second in the Central Division.

* Rantanen’s third overtime winner in 2022-23 tied Carolina’s Martin Necas for the most among all players. He matched the Avalanche/Nordiques record for most overtime goals in a season, tying Cale Makar (3 in 2021-22), Nathan MacKinnon (3 in 2017-18), Tyson Barrie (3 in 2013-14) and David Jones (3 in 2011-12).

* Colorado earned a three-goal comeback win for the first time this season – six campaigns have seen them achieve the feat multiple times: 1982-83 (3x), 2021-22 (2x), 2003-04 (2x), 1985-86 (2x), 1981-82 (2x) and 1980-81 (2x).


PATTY’S HATTY HELPS BLACKHAWKS DOWN MAPLE LEAFS
It was “showtime” at United Center on Sunday as Patrick Kane (3-1—4) scored each of Chicago’s first three goals en route to his ninth career hat trick. Toronto battled back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game in the third period but rookie Cole Guttman scored his first NHL goal to restore Chicago’s lead – ultimately standing as the game winner.

* Kanerecorded his second hat trick against the Maple Leafs – his first on Jan. 15, 2016 was coincidentally also the first of his career. Over the past 40 years, the only players with more three-goal performances versus Toronto are Denis Savard (4), Wayne Gretzky (3), Brett Hull (3), Mario Lemieux (3), Joe Mullen (3) and Steve Yzerman (3).

* Kane’s hat trick goal gave him the 104th three-point game of his career to surpass Mike Modano for sole possession of the second most by a U.S-born skater behind Pat LaFontaine (116). Meanwhile, Kane’s assist on the final goal of the night marked his 19th four-point outing, trailing only LaFontaine (28), Jeremy Roenick (25), Mullen (22) and Joe Pavelski (20) for the most among that contingent.
 


WILD HOLD OFF PREDATORS RALLY WITH LATE GO-AHEAD GOAL
After the Predators erased a two-goal deficit thanks to a tally from Nino Niederreiter with 47 seconds remaining in regulation, Ryan Hartman responded 26 seconds later with a go-ahead goal to secure the Wild’s win. Minnesota (30-21-5, 65 points) tightened its grip on the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, moving two points clear of idle Calgary (26-19-11, 63 points).



* Brandon Duhaime also scored a timely goal for the Wild as he opened the scoring just nine seconds into the middle frame. Duhaime matched the second-fastest period-opening goal in franchise history, behind Jason Zucker (0:08 of P3 on Jan. 16, 2014).

COYOTES EXTEND POINT STREAK TO NINE GAMES ON #NHLSTATS: LIVE UPDATES

The Coyotes extended their point streak on Sunday’s edition #NHLStats: Live Updates with the help of Clayton Keller who improved to 5-7—12 (7 GP) since returning from NHL All-Star break. Four players have more points over that span: Artemi Panarin (6-9—15 in 7 GP), Dylan Larkin (7-6—13 in 7 GP), Elias Pettersson (6-7—13 in 7 GP) and Nathan MacKinnon (6-7—13 in 7 GP).



QUICK CLICKS

* Tyler Motte traded to Rangers by Senators for Julien Gauthier

* Jonathan Toews dealing with symptoms of long COVID, stepping back for Blackhawks

*Ryan O’Reilly eyes big things for Maple Leafs following trade from Blues

* Stadium Series perfect storm for Hurricanes, Carolina community

*Erik Johnson out indefinitely for Avalanche with broken ankle

MONDAY MATINEE: GET SET FOR A SIX-GAME SLATE

As Presidents’ Day and Family Day is celebrated in the U.S. and Canada, respectively, a total of 12 teams will be in action, including four matinee games and two 7 p.m. ET puck drops:

* The Bruins (42-8-5, 89 points) will welcome the Senators (27-24-4, 58 points) in one of Monday’s two 1 p.m. ET starts. Boston sits one point back of 90 in 2022-23 and can match the NHL benchmark for fewest games to 90 points in a season – a pace currently held by the 1979-80 Flyers (56 GP). Ottawa is one of two teams to have earned two wins against the Bruins in 2022-23 (also FLA).

* The Rangers (33-14-9, 75 points) and Jets (34-21-1, 69 points) will be two of four teams to close out Monday’s slate with New York entering the contest with wins in each of its past five games at Madison Square Garden and a 10-game point streak (8-0-2). The Rangers have posted a longer run just four times in the past 50 years: 11-0-2 in 2015-16 (13 GP), 10-0-3 in 2007-08 (13 GP), 12-0-2 in 1993-94 (14 GP) and 14-0-2 in 1972-73 (16 GP).

Blue Bombers agree to terms with receiver Rasheed Bailey

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Blue Bombers agree to terms with receiver Rasheed Bailey

WINNIPEG, MB., – Rasheed Bailey has signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the team announced today.

Bailey, 6-1, 211 University of Delaware Valley; born: (born July 29, 1993, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) plays in the Blue and Gold for the fourth time.

Bailey started all 18 regular-season games, the Western Final, and the Grey Cup for the Blue Bombers in 2022, and he caught 63 passes for 729 yards and nine touchdowns, setting a new career high.

He also had a good 2021 season, playing in all 14 regular-season games and catching 52 passes for 629 yards and five touchdowns.

Bailey made his CFL and Blue Bombers debut in the 2019 season. He played in five games and had 19 receptions for 206 yards. In three playoff starts in November, he also had four receptions for 26 yards.

Over his three seasons with Winnipeg, Bailey has played in 37 games, recording 134 gatherings for 1,564 yards and 14 scores.

After a sensational college career at Delaware Valley, where he finished as the school’s all-time leader in receiving yards and second in receiving touchdowns, he made his pro debut in 2015, signing as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Bailey also played for the B.C. Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers, Cleveland Browns, and Carolina Panthers prior to joining Winnipeg.

WBB-FCS: Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (9-16) at Robert Morris Colonials (10-16)

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On Sunday afternoon, at 12:00 p.m. CST at the UPMC Events Center, the Milwaukee Panthers women’s basketball team will play their final road game of the regular season against the Robert Morris Colonials in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.

Milwaukee has shot 50.0% or better in three games in a row and in four of its last five games, so the Panthers will want to maintain their hot shooting.

You can watch the game on ESPN+; while MKEPanthers.com will also provide live audio and statistics on the Black & Gold Network with Matt Menzl on the call.

SCOUTING THE COLONIALS

Robert Morris comes into Sunday’s game with a record of 10-16 overall and 4-13 in the Horizon League. The Colonials have won two of their last four games, beating Oakland and Purdue Fort Wayne.

RMU shot just 27.3 percent from the floor and 12.0 percent from three on Friday as the Colonials lost to the Green Bay Phoenix 61-37. Phoenix Gedeon scored 11 points and Simone Morris scored 10, respectively, for Robert Morris in the game. Both players also grabbed eight rebounds.

The Colonials led 9-7 after the first ten minutes of the game, but they were held scoreless in the second quarter and trailed 32-9 at halftime. Green Bay only required that to win, as the Phoenix outscored Robert Morris by just one in the second half to win 61-37.

Robert Morris is 10th in the conference in offense with 57.9 points per game, but they are fourth in defense, allowing 60.7 points per game. Gedeon is seventh in the conference when it comes to scoring with 13.3 points per game and third in the league when it comes to rebounds with 8.5 per game.

Alejandra Mastral and Rebecca Dwomoh, both of whom rank in the top five with 1.5 steals per game, are two of the Colonials’ three players who rank in the top 11 of the league in steals.

Last time these two teams met, on January 20 at the Klotsche Center, the Panthers beat the Colonials by 12 points, 72-60, in the season opener.

Kendall Nead scored a team-high 19 points in the victory, while Megan Walstad scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Walstad’s 16 rebounds were a season-high and the Panthers’ highest total for any player this season.

SERIES HISTORY

Since the Colonials joined the Horizon League after 38 years as a charter member of the Northeast Conference, Milwaukee has never lost to Robert Morris in any of their five all-time meetings.

The Panthers have only played in Moon Township, Pennsylvania once, on December 24, 2021, when they prevailed 66-47. Robert Morris has been defeated by Milwaukee on average 17.6 points per game, with the Colonials getting as close as eight points earlier this season.

NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (18-34-4) at Arizona Coyotes (19-28-8)

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NHL Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets (18-34-4) at Arizona Coyotes (19-28-8)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Feb. 19, 2023 Game No. 57 (18-34-4, 40 pts.)
at Arizona Coyotes (19-28-9, 47 pts.), Mullett Arena Road Game No. 26 (6-17-2, 14 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. 18, 2023 – CBJ 4 at DAL 1
CBJ Goal Scorers: Foudy (1), Boqvist (2), Olivier (4), EN/AWD – Robinson (5)
DAL Goal Scorers: Dellandrea (8)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (28/29; 59:25); DAL – Wedgewood (33/36; 59:25)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 36 / DAL: 29
3 Stars: 1. Korpisalo, CBJ; 2. Boqvist, CBJ; 3. Dellandrea, DAL
Noteworthy: CBJ split season series vs. DAL (CBJ; 1-1-0)… CBJ scored the 1st goal of the game with 2:19 left in the 1st, but DAL scored 6:29 into the 2nd to tie it at one… CBJ won two coaches challenges in the 2nd (offsides and goalie interference) to keep it 1-1 before scoring 3 unanswered goals in the 3rd to win… Olivier notched his 1st career multi-point game (1-2-3)… Robinson registered his 2nd multi-point contest of the season and 11th of his career (1-1-2)… Kuraly tallied his 1st multi-assist/2nd multi-point effort of the campaign (0-2-2)… Boqvist scored his 3rd career GWG to extend his points streak to 3 consecutive games (2-2-4)… Foudy scored his 1st career regular season NHL goal… Pederson made his debut as a Blue Jacket.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (50 games)
Voracek (concussion); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (45 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (43 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (41 games)
Chinakhov (ankle); Placed on IR (Dec. 20); 4 weeks (25 games)
Meyer (oblique strain); Placed on IR (Jan. 11); 6-8 weeks (16 games)
Nyquist (shoulder); Placed on IR (Jan. 28); out indefinitely (8 games)
Gaudreau (lower body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 383

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)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
8:30pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan

AGAINST THE COYOTES
2022-23 Series: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 at ARI)
2021-22 Series: 2-0-0 (1-0-0 at ARI)
All-Time Series: 29-29-4-2 (13-15-3-1 at ARI)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 7-3-0 | 7-3-0
All-Time GF/GA: 164/177
All-Time SF/SA: 1,932-1,948
All-Time PP: 45-of-279
All-Time PK: 249-of-288

THE LAST GAME VS. ARI: OCT. 25, 2022 – CBJ 3 vs. ARI 6
CBJ Goal Scorers: Gaudreau (5), Johnson (3), Peeke (2)
ARI Goal Scorers: PP – Gostisbehere (3), Kassian (1), Gostisbehere (4), PP – Guenther (2), McBain (10), EN – Crouse (2)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (8/12; 35:07), Merzlikins (5/6; 22:55); ARI – Ingram (30/33; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/5; PK: 4/6 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / ARI: 19
3 Stars: 1. Gostisbehere, ARI; 2. Keller, ARI; 3. Ingram, ARI
Noteworthy: CBJ trailed 5-0 before scoring 6:45 into the 3rd period to get on the board… CBJ scored 2 more goals in the 3rd… Gaudreau scored a goal, giving him points in all 5 contests at home this season (5-2-7)… Johnson scored a goal for his 3rd-straight game, while also extending his points streak to 4-straight contests (3-1-4)… Peeke scored a goal in his 2nd-straight game for the 1st time in his career.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.

NOTED (Team Highlights vs. ARI)
CBJ are 10-3-0 vs. ARI dating back to Nov. 14, 2015, outscoring the club 46-35 over that stretch… CBJ have won 6-straight games at ARI dating back to 12/17/15… CBJ have scored a PPG in 5 of the last 6 contests in the series (7-of-21; 33.3 pct.)… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 6 of the last 7 meetings… CBJ have 7 of 12 shutouts in series (MR: 12/9/17, Bobrovsky)… Most goals scored at ARI: 7 (12/17/15)… Most goals allowed at ARI: 6 (1/3/15).

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. ARI)
Danforth notched his 1st career NHL goal/point on 11/18/21 at ARI… Gaudreau notched his 200th career goal on 3/25/22 vs. ARI… Jenner tallied 1st career 3-point game (1-2-3) on 11/14/15 vs. ARI… Sillinger notched his 1st career with an assist in his NHL debut on 10/14/22 vs. ARI.

SCORING NOTABLES vs. ARI
• Gaudreau – 12-18-30 in 29 career GP, including a six-game points streak (6-5-11) and goals in 3-straight games played (4-4-8).
• Jenner – 7-4-11 in 15 career GP, including multiple points in two of his last three contests at Arizona (3-1-4).
• Laine – 2-7-9 in 11 career GP, including 0-4-4 in his last four contests against the Coyotes.
• Peeke – 1-1-2 in 3 career GP, including a goal against Arizona earlier this season on Oct. 25, 2022.
• Roslovic – 1-4-5 in 9 career GP, including 0-3-3 in his past three outings against the club.
• Sillinger – 0-2-2 in 3 career GP, including an assist in the contest on Oct. 25, 2022.

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
WEEKEND ON THE ROAD
The Blue Jackets won their second consecutive game with a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday, improving to 3-1-0 in the last four games with victories over Dallas, Winnipeg and Toronto. The club also improved to 5-4-2 in the past 11 contests. CBJ concludes their 11th of 17 back-to-back sets this season at Arizona on Sunday. It’s the second of 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.

COMEBACK JACKETS
Columbus scored the final three goals after allowing the opening goal in Thursday’s 3-1 victory over the Jets. The club picked up its ninth comeback victory of the season (four by multiple goal deficits). CBJ have come-from-behind to win in four of their last five victories after trailing 2-0 and 3-2 in a 5-3 win vs. San Jose (Jan. 21), 2-1 in a 3-2 OT win at Edmonton (Jan. 25), 2-0 in a 4-3 win at Toronto (Feb. 11) and 1-0 in the 3-1 win vs. Winnipeg. The team set a franchise record in 2021-22 by coming back at some point in a game in 23 of its 37 wins (6th in the NHL).

ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona enters tonight on a season-high 8-game point streak (4-0-4), good for the second-longest active point streak in the NHL. The last time the Coyotes had an 8+ game point streak was an 11-0-1 run from 2/4/12 – 2/28/12

• Clayton Keller enters tonight with 11 pts (5-6-11) in 6 GP since the All-Star Game, trailing only Artemi Panarin (6-9-15), Elias Pettersson (6-7-13) and Dylan Larkin (7-6-13) since 2/6

• Connor Ingram has not surrendered a goal in 113:45 after coming on in relief last night. The netminder’s .941 SV% since the New Year trails only Jeremy Swayman among goalies who’ve played at least 5 GP in that span

LAST GAME
Kings 6, Coyotes 5 (SO) – February 19, 2023 – Crypto.com Arena
ARI Goals: Brown (4), Keller (22, 23), Boyd (7), Fischer (10)
LAK Goals: Fiala (20, 21), Kopitar (18), Lizotte (9), Roy (8)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka – 9 svs on 14 shots | Ingram (O) – 23 svs on 23 shots
LAK Goalie: Quick (W) – 27 svs on 32 shots
PP: 1-3 PK: 3-4
Notes: The Coyotes overcame a 5-1 deficit to force overtime and grab a point, extending their current point streak to 8 games (4-0-4); They’ll enter tonight with the NHL’s second-longest active point streak (NYR, 10 games)… Clayton Keller tallied two goals for his fourth consecutive multi-point road game…Matias Maccelli picked up two assist to share the NHL-lead in assists by a rookie…Travis Boyd notched his second multi-point game of the campaign with a goal and an assist…Christian Fischer scored the game-tying goal for his 10th tally of the campaign…Josh Brown registered his second career multi-point game and first with ARI and set a new career-high with his fourth goal of the season…Brown also blocked 6 shots to overtake the team lead in bks this season (89)…Connor Ingram stopped all 23 shots he saw in a relief effort and has not surrendered a goal in his last 113:45, trailing Karel Vejmelka’s 114:11 from 1/22 – 2/6 for the longest by an ARI goaltender this season…Victor Soderstrom picked up an assist for his first point with the Coyotes this season…The last time the Coyotes did not suffer a regulation loss for their first 6+ games of a month was January of 2016 (4-0-2) Fischer reached double-digit goals

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Shayne Gostisbehere…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (8 / 1/24)
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
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
Wed, Feb 22 7:30pm vs CGY Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
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

YOTES & JACKETS

  • Tonight is the second of two ARI-CBJ games this season and the only one in AZ
  • The Yotes beat the Blue Jackets 6-3 in the first meeting on 10/25
  • The October victory saw a 3-assist game from Clayton Keller, while Lawson Crouse, Jack McBain and Zack Kassian all scored
  • Tonight would be Kassian’s 20th career game against the Blue Jackets, which would give the Coyotes three players on the active roster who have played CBJ 20+ times in their career (Bjugstad, Gostisbehere)
  • Keller enters tonight on a four-game point streak versus CBJ, collecting 2-4-6 in that run. The Rangers (7 games), Boston (5 games) and Montreal (5 games) are the only organizations he has a longer active point streak against
  • Connor Ingram earned his first win of the 2022-23 season on 10/25, stopping 30 of 33 CBJ svs
  • The last time the Blue Jackets were in Arizona marked the last time the Yotes lost in shootout at home
  • Coyotes franchise vs Blue Jackets
    • All-Time: 31-25-4-4
    • Home: 16-11-3-2
    • Road: 15-14-1-2
    • L10: 3-6-1
    • STRK: W1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE BLUE JACKETS
Zack Kassian…5-6-11…19 career GP
Clayton Keller…2-4-6…9 career GP
Christian Fischer…4-2-6…8 career GP
Jack McBain…1-0-1…1 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Bjugstad, 6)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 10)…Points (Gostisbehere, 14)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 4)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 10)…Points (Gostisbehere, 14)

2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 13-19-4
2-Days Rest: 3-2-2
3+ Days Rest: 2-3-2

Back-to-Backs
First Game of Back-to-Back: 1-4-2
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 1-4-1

Coyotes record on…
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 1-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 1-3-1
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 2-1-2

NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (34-20-1) at New Jersey Devils (36-14-5)

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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (34-20-1) at New Jersey Devils (36-14-5)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets continue a four-game Eastern Conference road trip on Sunday when they visit the New Jersey Devils. Winnipeg started the road trip with a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, which ended Winnipeg’s three-game winning streak. The Jets play their second game in as many nights on Monday when they head to Madison Square Garden on Monday to play the New York Rangers.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat NJD
55 GP 54
34 W 35
20 L 14
1 OT 5
69 PTS 75
174 GF 186
143 GA 145
21.8% PP 20.9%
83.3% PK 80.6%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Feb. 19 At NJD TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 20 At NYR SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 22 At NYI SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 24 COL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 26 NYI TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Jan. 28 PHI 4-0 L 3L
Jan. 30 STL 4-2 W 1W
Feb. 11 CHI 4-1 W 2W
Feb. 14 SEA 3-2 SOW 3W
Feb. 16 At CBJ 3-1 L 1L

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

Upcoming Schedule
Sunday, February 19
Media Availability 4:30 p.m,
Jets at New Jersey Devils 7:00 p.m.
Monday, February 20
Jets at New York Rangers 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 21
Day Off – No Media Availability
All Times Local

Last Game
Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorer: Connor (25)
Blue Jackets Scorers: Laine (15), Johnson (12), Jenner (16)
Jets Goaltenders: David Rittich (21 sv, 2 ga)
Blue Jackets Goaltender: Joonas Korpisalo (37 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-7
Jets PK: 4-for-5
Recap: Kyle Connor scored with two seconds left in the first period, but it was Winnipeg’s only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. Connor also led the Jets with eight shots, while Dylan DeMelo and Josh Morrissey had three blocked shots. David Rittich made 21 saves in his second consecutive start.

Chasing Stars
The Jets are three points behind the Dallas Stars for first place in the Central Division with a game in-hand. The Jets haven’t won a division
championship since relocation, but have finished second three times – 2012-13, 2017-18, and 2018-19.

Beasts from the East
The Jets are 10-12-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Winnipeg are in the midst of playing an Eastern Conference opponent in five of six games… The Jets are 4-3-0 in their past seven 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 21 points (12G, 9A) in 22 games… Mark Scheifele also has 11 goals in 22 games against the East this season.

Road Record
The Jets are 14-12-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 5-8-0 in their past 13 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Kyle Connor (11G, 14A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 25 points in 27 games… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 14 goals… Nikolaj Ehlers has 11 points (3G, 8A) in 10 road games this season and has a point in seven of the 10 games.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is fourth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.3% of the time… Winnipeg hasn’t allowed a power play goal in nine of their past 14 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.

Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their ninth of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 11-5-0 so far… The Jets were 7-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back last season and 5-5-2 in the second game for an overall record of 11-9-4.

Jets vs. NJD Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Devils have their two meetings this season in the second half of the schedule… Winnipeg hosts New Jersey on Apr. 2 as part of the Jets last homestand of the season.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 15-1-3 in their past 19 games against New Jersey, including going 9-0-1 in the past 10 games… Four of the past 10 games have gone to overtime or a shootout… The Jets are 90.0% on the penalty kill, but 5.0% on the power play in the 10 games… Six of Winnipeg’s past nine wins against New Jersey have come by one goal.

In New Jersey
The Jets are on a six-game winning streak at Prudential Center and haven’t lost in regulation since 2012 (8-0-2)… The past five wins have been decided by one goal.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in scoring against the Devils with 23 points (5G, 14A) in 34 games… Nikolaj Ehlers has 12 points (5G, 7A) in 12 games against the Devils… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 6-1-1 in his career against New Jersey with a 2.34 goals-against average and .923 save percentage.

Jets vs. NJD Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
11/29/2016 NJ W 3 2 29 5 0 8 25 4 0 10
03/28/2017 @NJ SOW 4 3 36 3 0 10 23 4 0 6
11/18/2017 NJ W 5 2 34 0 0 4 36 2 0 0
03/08/2018 @NJ W 3 2 24 1 0 8 43 4 0 2
11/11/2018 NJ W 5 2 28 1 0 10 36 3 0 6
12/01/2018 @NJ W 4 3 38 1 0 8 39 3 1 4
10/04/2019 @NJ SOW 5 4 30 2 0 4 39 2 0 4
11/05/2019 NJ SOL 1 2 33 1 0 6 32 3 0 2
12/03/2021 NJ W 8 4 40 4 1 4 37 2 1 8
03/10/2022 @NJ W 2 1 30 2 0 6 34 3 1 4

NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

Last Game:
Last Game
New Jersey Devils 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 2
(36-14-5 -77 PTS) (27-19-9 -63 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. N. Hischier 2. E. Malkin 3. D. Mercer
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Pittsburgh 1 0 1 – – 2
DEVILS 1 2 2 – – 5
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes

Goals:
PIT: E. Malkin (PPG), E. Malkin
NJD: D. Mercer, D. Hamilton (PPG), N. Hischier (SHG), J. Bratt, N. Hischier (ENG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 55
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 159

TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
2/6/23 John Marino Activated off I.R.
2/17/23 Alex Holtz Reassigned to Utica

WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils concluded their four-game road trip, after an impressive 5-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night. The team ended the trip with a 2-1-1 record:
Road trip schedule:
2/11, at MIN, 3-2, Lso
2/14, at CBJ, 3-2, W
2/16, at STL, 4-2, L
2/18, at PIT, 5-2, W

The Devils league-leading road record improved to 21-4-3 on the season, after Saturday night’s win.
The team’s 36 wins after 55 games played from the start of a season are the most in franchise history:
36 wins: 2022-23
35 wins: 2009-10
35 wins: 2008-09
34 wins: 2002-03
34 wins: 1999-00
34 wins: 2006-07
33 wins: 1997-98

After Saturday night’s win, Jersey’s team improved to 33-5-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils enter tonight’s contest 17-4-3 vs the Western Conference this season. The most wins earned in a single season vs the West for franchise history is 18, which was earned in 2000-01. The third most wins earned for this matter was 16, twice, logged in 1996-97 and 2015-16. The team also earned 14 wins vs the West in 2017-18.

The Devils are 28-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 18-6-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23.

The Devils are 20-7-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 16-7-4 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 16 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per Feb. 18, while Boston ranked second with 14 wins (14-8-2).

The Devils are 23-0-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 29-0-2 record. The team’s zero regulation losses when leading after two periods is tied for the fewest with 10 other teams this season, per Feb. 18.

Yet, New Jersey recorded 19 total comeback wins this season, which ranks first in the NHL Tampa, NY Rangers and Carolina ranked second for this matter with 16 total comeback wins. New Jersey’s six multi-goal comeback wins this season ranks second behind Chicago’s seven multi-goal comeback wins for the most in the NHL.

The Devils are 13-2-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 22-12-3 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23.

The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 12 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 8-6-1
First game: 3-4-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 3-3-1
Second game: 5-2-0 | home: 1-2-0 | road: 4-0-0

ALL-TIME vs WPG/ATL
Record: 33-23-3-8
Home: 16-11-1-6
Road: 17-12-2-2

DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs WPG/ATL is nine, which was earned on Mar. 10, 2000, in a 9-0 win at Atlanta.
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs WPG was on Dec. 3, 2021, in an 8-4 loss at WPG.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs WPG/ATL was 49, via Jan. 24, 2002, in a 4-2 loss at ATL.
The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs WPG/ATL was 40, which happened twice; last – Dec. 2021, at WPG, in an 8-4 loss.
The last time the Devils shut out WPG/ATL was Apr. 6, 2010, at ATL, in a 3-0 win,
The last time that WPG/ATL shut out the Devils was Oct. 13, 2013, at WPG, in a 3-0 loss.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Tue. Feb. 21, vs MTL, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Feb. 23, vs LAK, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sat. Feb. 25, vs PHI, 7:00 P.M.

NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (34-14-8) at Chicago Blackhawks (17-32-5)

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NHL Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (34-14-8) at Chicago Blackhawks (17-32-5)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 vs. Montréal 1
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023
TOR Goals: Bunting (PP), Engvall, Bunting, Nylander, Kämpf
MTL Goals: Anderson
TOR Goaltender: Woll, 29/30, .967 SV%
MTL Goaltender: Allen, 36/41, .878 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-1
Player Notes: – Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari skated in their Maple Leafs debut in Saturday’s win. O’Reilly posted his first point as a Maple Leaf with an assist. O’Reilly won 12 of his 14 face-off attempts, posting a face-off win percentage of 86%. This marks the highest face-off win percentage he’s recorded during a regular season game since Oct. 6, 2018 with St. Louis against Chicago (87%). – Michael Bunting scored twice on Saturday, posting his fourth multi-goal game of the season and seventh of his NHL career.

  • Pierre Engvall scored for the Maple Leafs at 13:20 of the second period and posted the primary assist on Kämpf’s goal. Engvall tied a single-game NHL career-high with two points which he has marked on nine occasions during his NHL career. Engvall recorded his third game-winning goal of the season, tying an NHL career-high.
  • William Nylander scored for Toronto at 3:47 of the third period. Nylander has scored in three-consecutive games and has recorded six points during that span (3G, 3A).
  • Auston Matthews recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s power play goal and the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Matthews has posted 31 assists this season, surpassing 30 or more assists on four occasions during his NHL career. Matthews has posted four points (1G, 3A) through his last two games. Matthews recorded his fifth multi-assist game of the season and his 15th multi-point game of the season.
  • David Kämpf scored for Toronto at 14:53 of the third period. Kämpf posted his fifth goal of the season. Kämpf registered seven hits during Saturday’s game, a single-game NHL career-high.
  • Rasmus Sandin registered the secondary assist on Bunting’s power play goal and the secondary assist on Kämpf’s goal. Sandin has posted four points (1G, 3A) through his last two games. Sandin registered his fifth multi-point game of the season.
  • Joseph Woll stopped 29 of 30 shots he faced in Toronto’s win. Woll earned his first win on home ice.

Team Notes: – The Maple Leafs posted 41 shots during Saturday’s win. The team has registered 40 or more shots in nine games this season and have posted a 9-0-0 record in those games.

TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Chicago: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Chicago: 2-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 34-14-8
Toronto Road Record: 12-8-4
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight in the second of two matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto won their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against Chicago 5-2 on February 15th at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto has won three-consecutive games against Chicago. Toronto has earned at least one point through their last five road games against Chicago (3-1-1), four of five meetings required extra time. The Maple Leafs are playing in their second game of a back-to-back, the club has posted a 5-2-1 record in such games this season. Tonight kicks off a two-game road trip for the club. The Maple Leafs will conclude their trip against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday at KeyBank Center.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Sportsnet Ontario RADIO: TSN 1050

NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Opponent: at Buffalo Sabres
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

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. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 17, 1926 (Toronto 1 at Chicago 4)
All-Time Record: 292-265-96-3 (656 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 169-102-54-2 (327 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 123-163-42-1 (329 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: October 27, 2021 (Toronto 3 at Chicago 2 – OTW)

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS:
Games Played: Ryan O’Reilly (45), Mark Giordano (42), Calle Järnkrok (38)
Goals: Ryan O’Reilly (14), John Tavares (11), William Nylander (9)
Assists: Ryan O’Reilly (22), Auston Matthews (12), TJ Brodie (11)
Points: Ryan O’Reilly (36), John Tavares (21), Auston Matthews (19)
Penalty Minutes: Mark Giordano (33), John Tavares (18), Jordie Benn (12), TJ Brodie (12)

2022-23 AVERAGES
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .679 3.41 2.63 25.1 80.7 32.3 29.0 52.5
Chicago .361 2.43 3.63 17.3 76.5 26.8 33.6 55.2

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.1%
Power Play Goal Leader: 10 – Matthews, Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 27 – Marner (6G, 21A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)

ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 80.7%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Järnkrok (1G, 2A), Marner (2G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)

FAST FACTS
Sunday games 5th of 8 (2 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 8 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 6-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-2-1
February games 6th of 9 (5 home, 4 road)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: ESPN+/Hulu – Mike Monaco (PxP), Kevin Weekes (analyst) and Emily Kaplan (reporter)
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
Tuesday, Feb. 21 vs. VGK, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
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)

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 (4) at OTT (3) – OT – Fri., Feb. 17 – Canadian Tire Centre
CHI Goals: Kane (10), Lafferty (10; SH), Kane (11), Athanasiou (12; OT)
OTT Goals: Pinto (13), Giroux (22), Tkachuk (23)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (28/31, 62:52) OTT – Sogaard (28/32, 62:40)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
OTT PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks defeated the Senators 4-3 in overtime on Friday night in Ottawa … Patrick Kane scored twice to surpass Jeremy Roenick for the third-most points in NHL history by an American-born skater with 1,217 (441G, 776A) … Andreas Athanasiou scored his first overtime game winner of the season … Jake McCabe and Max Domi each tallied two assists … Sam Lafferty scored his fourth shorthanded goal of the season, tied for the most in the NHL … The Blackhawks have scored eight shorthanded goals so far this season, tied for eighth most in the league.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
The Blackhawks finish off their season series against the Maple Leafs tonight at the United Center … Chicago has points in 12 of their last 14 games against Toronto (8-3-4) … The Blackhawks fell to Toronto 5-2 on Wednesday with Sam Lafferty and Philipp Kurashev scoring for Chicago … Jake McCabe has three points (1G, 2A) over his last two games against the Leafs, as does Max Domi (3A) … Patrick Kane has eight points (4G, 4A) over his last seven games against the club … Andreas Athanasiou has six points (1G, 5A) over his last six games against Toronto, including two multi-point efforts … Colin Blackwell played for the Maple Leafs during the 2021-22 season, registering three points (2G, 1A) in 19 games … Petr Mrazek also played in Toronto that season, going 12-6-0 with a 3.34 goals-against average and .888 save percentage.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Feb. 19 | AWAY: Feb. 15 (2-5)
All-Time Record: 268-288-100 | Home: 164-120-45 | Road: 104-168-55
Last Home Win: Nov. 10, 2019 (5-4) | Last Road Win: Jan. 18, 2020 (6-2) | Last Home Loss: Oct. 27,
2021 (2-3 OT) Last Road Loss: Feb. 15, 2023 (2-5)

ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. TOR ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 14; Tyler Johnson, 7; Max Domi, 4
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 16; Seth Jones/Max Domi, 11; Tyler Johnson, 6
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 30; Max Domi, 15; Seth Jones, 14

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 11-13-1
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: 2-7-1
Wednesday: 0-6-0
Thursday: 4-4-1
Friday: 5-2-1
Saturday: 4-6-1
Sunday: 2-6-1

NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (30-19-7) at Colorado Avalanche (30-19-5)

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NHL Preview: Edmonton Oilers (30-19-7) at Colorado Avalanche (30-19-5)

EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. COLORADO GP RECORD HOME (63) AWAY (63) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. COLORADO 126 51-55-6-14 27-24-4-8 24-31-2-6 365 407
OILERS vs. COLORADO – 2022-23 1 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 2 3

QUICK FACTS
Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of three meetings against the Avalanche this season and the first of two games in Denver.

The last time these teams met was on Jan. 7th in Edmonton where the Avalanche defeated the Oilers 3-2 in overtime.

Evander Kane leads the team lead with 29 career points against the Avalanche and has also played in a team leading 31 games against Colorado.

EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 9-2-4 in their last 15 games, outscoring opponents 65-48 and earning at least a point in 13 of the 15 games.

LAST 10 GAMES vs. COLORADO
Record: 2-5-3
GF: 31 GA: 39
2022-23 1/7/23 @ EDM 3-2 L (OT)
*2021-22 6/6/22 @ EDM 6-5 L (OT)
*2021-22 6/4/22 @ EDM 4-2 L
*2021-22 6/2/22 @ COL 4-0 L
*2021-22 5/31/22 @ COL 8-6 L
2021-22 4/22/22 @ EDM 6-3 W
2021-22 4/9/22 @ EDM 2-1 L (SO)
2021-22 3/21/22 @ COL 3-2 L (OT)
2019-20 11/27/19 @ COL 4-1 L
2019-20 11/14/19 @ EDM 6-2 W
*Notes Playoff Game

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 – 505 GP, 224-223-29-29 – 506 PTS
2022-23 – 6 GP, 2-1-3 – 7 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 7-5-0 – 14 PTS

COLORADO AVALANCHE NOTES:

UPCOMING GAMES
Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Radio
Sun, Feb. 19 EDMONTON 1 p.m. ESPN+, HULU / SNet 92.5 FM
Fri, Feb. 24 at Winnipeg 6 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM
Sat, Feb. 25 CALGARY 8 p.m. Altitude, CBC 950 AM
Mon, Feb. 27 VEGAS 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5 FM

TODAY’S GAME
COLORADO vs. EDMONTON
1:08 p.m.
ESPN+, HULU / Sportsnet / 92.5 FM
The Colorado Avalanche hosts the Edmonton Oilers in a Sunday afternoon matchup at Ball Arena … Today’s contest is the second half of a back-to-back for the Avs, who beat the Blues 4-1 yesterday in St. Louis … Today ends the second of what is three consecutive sets of back-to-back games for the Avalanche … All three back-to-backs will require travel in between (either home/road or road/home) and all three opponents on the second half of the back-to-back will be waiting for the Avs … Colorado is 3-0-1 in its last four games and 10-2-2 in its last 14 contests … This marks only the second time that the Avalanche have played on a Sunday this season and the first time since Dec. 11 (they will have three more Sunday contests)

LAST GAME
Feb. 18 – Colorado 4, St. Louis 1 at Enterprise Center
Mikko Rantanen tallied his 200th goal, Bowen Byram scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues, 4-1, on Saturday afternoon at Enterprise Center … Valeri Nichushkin notched a power-play goal, while J.T. Compher, Samuel Girard and Nathan MacKinnon all added two assists … Goaltender Justus Annunen stopped 19-of-20 shots in his first start of the season (second career).
SF: 33 SA: 20 PP: 2-4 PK: 3-3

The Avalanche improved to 10-2-2 in their last 14 games, including a 3-0-1 mark in their last four outings Colorado has scored the first goal in 13 of those 14 contests The Avs are 11-4-1 against their own division in 2022-23 … Colorado finished the season series 3-1-0 against the Blues and have won eight consecutive games in St. Louis (including playoffs) Colorado has won three straight road games and is 6-1-1 in its last eight away from home Rantanen became the fourth player from the 2015 NHL Draft and the ninth player in franchise history (sixth since relocating) to reach 200 goals … He is the fourth-fastest Finnish-born player to reach the milestone (see next page) Byram’s two goals matched a career high set Nov. 3, 2021 vs Columbus … He’s now tied for second among Avalanche defensemen with four goals this season MacKinnon recorded his fourth straight multi-point effort (4g/5a) … Only Matthew Tkachuk (33) has more points than MacKinnon (30) since January 1st Artturi Lehkonen picked up his 21st assist of season, a new career high (20 in 2018-19) … It was his 99th career helper… Lehkonen is one point shy of matching his career high (38) set last season between Montreal and Colorado Compher’s two assists gives him 34 points for the season, a new career high … He had 33 last year Nichushkin tallied his seventh power play goal of season, already a career high and tied with Rantanen and Lehkonen for team lead The Avs improved to 12-3-0 on Saturdays (.800), best in the NHL

CURRENT INJURIES
Pavel Francouz – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Darren Helm – lower body (Jan. 14 – present)
Erik Johnson – lower body (Feb. 14 – present)
Gabriel Landeskog – lower body (Oct. 12 – present)
Total: 306 (3rd in NHL)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 17 – Justus Annunen, Ben Meyers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 15 – Josh Manson activated from Injured Reserve … Brad Hunt, Jonas Johansson reassigned to Colorado (AHL)
Feb. 14 – Brad Hunt, Ben Meyers recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL) … Erik Johnson placed on Injured Reserve (retroactive to Feb. 11) … Ben Meyers reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 13 – Jonas Johansson recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 12 – Brad Hunt cleared waivers and was reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL)
Feb. 11 – Brad Hunt placed on waivers

TODAY’S OPPONENT – EDMONTON OILERS
This afternoon is the second of three meetings between the Avalanche and Oilers in 2022-23 and the first of two here in Denver … Colorado won the first matchup 3-2 in overtime on Jan. 7 at Rogers Place … The Avs finished 2-1-0 against the Oilers last season and went on to sweep Edmonton in the 2022 Western Conference Final … Colorado/Quebec is 81-76-13
all-time against the Oilers, its most wins against any opponent, and 69-46-11 since relocating to Denver, also the most wins versus any team.

SCHEDULE vs. OILERS
Jan. 7 @ Edmonton (W, 3-2 OT)
Feb. 19 vs. EDMONTON
Apr. 11 vs. EDMONTON

RECORD vs. OILERS
THIS SEASON 2021-22 2022 PLAYOFFS ALL-TIME SINCE 1995-96 ALL-TIME PLAYOFFS
Overall: 1-0-0 Overall: 2-1-0 Overall: 4-0 Overall: 81-76-13 Overall: 69-46-11 Series: 3 (2-1)
Home: — Home: 1-0-0 Home: 2-0 Home: 44-36-5 Home: 37-23-3 W-L Record: 11-5
Road: 1-0-0 Road: 1-1-0 Road: 2-0 Road: 37-40-8 Road: 32-23-8 Last: 2022 WCF (W, 4-0)

NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (26-26-3) at Ottawa Senators (26-24-4)

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NHL Preview: St. Louis Blues (26-26-3) at Ottawa Senators (26-24-4)

ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:

CURRENT INJURIES
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Brandon Saad – Upper-Body (Announced on Feb. 16)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 230

Recent Transactions
February
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
16 – Recalled forward Jake Neighbours from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
16 – Placed forward Brandon Saad on injured reserve
12 – Assigned defenseman Scott Perunovich to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) on a conditioning assignment

BLUES VS. SENATORS

  • The Blues and Senators will meet for the 2nd and final matchup of the season
  • The Blues won the 1st matchup of the season, 2-1, on Jan. 16 in St. Louis
  • The Blues went 1-1-0 against Ottawa last season, with both teams winning in regulation on the road
  • The Blues are 7-2-0 in their last 9 games against Ottawa
  • Going back to Nov. 19, 2010, the Blues are 11-3-4 in 18 games against the Senators
  • The Blues have won back-to-back games in Ottawa, outscoring the Senators 11-6 in those 2 games
  • The Blues have earned points in 8 of their last 9 games in Ottawa, going 7-1-1 in their last 9 trips to Ottawa
  • The Blues are 6-3-0 this season in the 2nd half of back-to-back games, which shares the 3rd most wins in the NHL (1. NY Islanders, 7-4-1 / Carolina, 7-0-1)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
2/21 – at Carolina
2/23 – vs. Vancouver
2/25 – vs. Pittsburgh
2/28 – vs. Seattle
3/2 – at San Jose

A LOOK AHEAD

  • The Blues will play 5 more games in February, 3 of which will come at Enterprise Center
  • The Blues will play 3 more games against the Eastern Conference this month, as well as 2 more against the Western Conference

EXTRA NUGGETS

  • The Blues are 22-8-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 11th most wins in the NHL (1. Carolina, 28-4-4 / Boston, 28-0-3)
  • 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)

OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:

LAST GAME: Feb. 17, 4-3 OT loss vs. Chicago: The Blackhawks tallied three unanswered goals in the third period and overtime to emerge with a 4-3 victory at Canadian Tire Centre. The loss saw the Senators fall to Chicago for a ninth consecutive time. Kane opened the scoring for the visitors to extend his point streak to 11 games against Ottawa before three straight Senators markers began with Pinto moving into a tie for third in rookie goals (13) at 7:31 of the second period. Goals from Giroux and Tkachuk saw the home side out to a 3-1 lead by 10:49 of the final stanza before a shorthanded marker from Lafferty and a second tally from Kane sent the game into the extra session. Athanasiou scored in overtime as Chicago completed its seventh multi-goal comeback win of the season. Mrazek earned the win for the Blackhawks with 28 saves while Sogaard took the loss for Ottawa in turning aside 28 shots. Scratches: None; Injuries: Forsberg, Holden, Norris, Sanderson, Talbot, Watson*; Shots: OTT – 31, CHI – 32; PP: OTT – 0-3, CHI – 0-3.

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

WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa visits Boston tomorrow Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. The contest will mark the third of four regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at TD Garden.

INJURY REPORT: G Forsberg, D Holden, C Norris, D Sanderson and G Talbot are on IR and will not oppose the Blues this evening.
Total man-games lost: 193.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled D Heatherington from Belleville (AHL) on Feb. 19.

OTTAWA vs. ST. LOUIS – History:
2022-23 (0-1-0): Jan. 16 @ St. Louis (2-1 loss), Feb. 19 @ Ottawa
2021-22 (1-1-0): 2/15/22 @ Ottawa (5-2 loss), 3/8/22 @ St. Louis (4-1 win)
Series record: Overall: 18-20-2-1; Home: 8-12-0-1; Away: 10-8-2-0
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 3/14/19 (2-0); @ St. Louis: 3/8/22 (4-1)
Last St. Louis win: @ Ottawa: 2/15/22 (5-2); @ St. Louis: Jan. 16 (2-1)
Last OT result: 1/4/16 (3-2 OT win) @ St. Louis
Last shootout: 3/1/16 (4-3 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 7, (2/20/96, 7-1 win); Allowed: 11, (2/26/94, 11-1 loss); Both teams: 12, (2/26/94, 11-1 loss)
Last Game: Jan. 16, 2-1 loss @ St. Louis; OTT Goal: Stützle; STL Goals: Neighbours, Acciari; OTT Scratches: None; OTT Injuries: Chartier, Joseph, Motte, Norris, Zaitsev, Zub; OTT Goalie: Talbot; STL Goalie: Binnington; OTT PP: 0-1; STL PP: 0-2; Shots: 33-20. Career vs. St. Louis: Brassard leads all players in career games played (44), in assists (19), in points (23) and is tied with Giroux penalty minutes (20); DeBrincat leads in goals (seven) against St. Louis.

HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 15-12-2 at home this season … Tim Stützle is the Senators leader with 15 goals at home while also maintaining the club lead with 21 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 29 home games, Stützle leads the team with 36 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their seventh set of the season this afternoon when the team welcomes St. Louis to Canadian Tire Centre ahead of visiting Boston tomorrow afternoon … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (4-2-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (4-2-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 53 for 203 (26.1%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson leads with 11 powerplay goals while also maintaining the club lead with 22 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple
power-play goals 13 times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.

ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 156 of the 193 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 80.8% through 54 regular-season games … The team has registered five (Joseph x2, Watson x2, Motte) shorthanded markers this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.

NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (26-21-6) at Minnesota Wild (29-21-5)

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NHL Preview: Nashville Predators (26-21-6) at Minnesota Wild (29-21-5)

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. MINNESOTA
OVERALL (83 GP) 43-26-(5)-9
HOME (42 GP) 26-9-(2)-5
ROAD (41 GP) 17-17-(3)-4
LAST MEETING Nov. 15, 2022 at NSH (W, 2-1)
PLAYOFFS Never Met

− The Predators are 43-26-(5)-9 all-time against the Wild, including a 17-17-(3)-4 record on the road.

− This is the second of three matchups between Nashville and Minnesota in 2022-23; it is the first and only at the Xcel Energy Center.

− Nashville is 1-0-0 against Minnesota this season, earning a 2-1 home win on Nov. 15 with Matt Duchene scoring the game-winning goal on the power play.

− The Predators are 4-0-1 in their last five games against the Wild; they are 8-1-1 in their last 10; and 4-1-0 in their last five on the road.

− The Predators have won 11 of their last 13 games vs. the Wild, a stretch that included a seven-game win streak from March 27, 2018-Oct. 24, 2019. Nashville allowed two-or-fewer goals in six of those seven wins.

NOTABLES vs. MINNESOTA
− Roman Josi tallied 12 points (4g-8a) in four games against the Wild last season. Two of his four four-point efforts in 2021-22 came against Minnesota.

− Filip Forsberg scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 8, 2013 vs. Minnesota. Forsberg’s 16 goals against the Wild are tied for the most he’s scored against a single opponent in his NHL career; he had 11 points (4g-7a) in four games against the Wild in 2021-22.

− Ryan Johansen has 28 points (11g-17a) in 33 career games vs. the Wild, including 18 points (9g-9a) in his last 16 meetings. He had six goals against Minnesota last season, including his first career hat trick on April 5, 2022.

− Matt Duchene has recorded 35 points (10g-25a) in 51 career games against the Wild.

− Mikael Granlund was acquired from Minnesota in February 2019; he played parts of seven seasons for the Wild from 2012-19 and posted 93 goals and 317 points.

− Nino Niederreiter spent parts of six seasons with the Wild from 2013-19.

− Ryan McDonagh was named Minnesota’s “Mr. Hockey” as the state’s best high school player in 2006-07.

− Assistant Coach Todd Richards served as head coach of the Wild for two seasons from 2009-11.

− Wild Head Coach Dean Evason served as head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals – Nashville’s AHL affiliate – from 2012-18.

− Minnesota forwards Frederick Gaudreau (2016-19) and Ryan Hartman (2018-19) were previous members of the Predators.

LAST TIME OUT
− Florida Panthers 3, Nashville Predators 7 – Feb. 18 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Novak (5), Duchene (17), Johansen – PP (12), Sissons – GWG (9), Josi (14), Novak – PP (6), Trenin – ENG (7)
− FLA goals: Cousins (6), Tkachuk (28), Reinhart – PP (21)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Lankinen (W, 30/33); FLA – Bobrovsky (L, 27:40, 7/11); Knight (30:43, 12/14)
− Power plays: NSH 2-3; FLA 1-2
− Notes: Nashville improved to 15-10-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators scored a season-high seven goals… Nashville scored two power-play goals for the fifth time this season and first since Jan. 3 vs. Montreal… Nine different Predators skaters recorded a point, led by three each from Roman Josi (1g-2a) and Ryan McDonagh (3a)… It was McDonagh’s first multi-point game with the Predators… The McDonagh (+4) and Josi (+4) pairing was a combined +8 in the game… Kevin Lankinen won his sixth game of the season and first since Jan. 17 vs. Columbus… Tommy Novak picked up his first career multi-goal game (2g)… Philip Tomasino recorded an assist for his first point of the season.

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-Feb. 18 46
Alexandre Carrier Upper body Jan. 26-Feb. 18 6
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-18 3
Total man-games lost: 109
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 47; McCarron – 20; Carrier – 11; McDonagh – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Forsberg – 3; 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).

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
GAME BROADCASTS
NASHVILLE PREDATORS
All-Time Wild Record: 35-37-11 (21-15-5 at Xcel Energy Center, 14-22-6 at Nashville)
2022-23: Nashville earned a 2-1 victory at Bridgestone Arena in the series-opening game (11/15)…C Freddy Gaudreau (1-0=1) scored the Wild’s only goal, assisted by LW Kirill Kaprizov (0-1=1) and RW Mats Zuccarello (0-1=1)…G Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23-of-25 shots faced for Minnesota…C Matt Duchene (1-1=2) and C Ryan Johansen (0-2=2) led the Predators with two points each…RW Nino Niedrreiter scored a goal (1-0=1) while D Roman Josi tallied an assist (0-1=1)…G Kevin Lankinen stopped 32-of-33 shots faced for Nashville.

WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads Minnesota with 26 points (5-21=26) in 40 games vs. Nashville…D Jared Spurgeon owns 13 points (3-10=13) in 38 contests…Zuccarello owns 11 points (1-10=11) in 19 contests…D Matt Dumba has 10 points (6-4=10) in 24 matches.

WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 11-9-2 with a 2.30 GAA, a .916 SV% and three shutouts in 22 career games (21 starts) against the Predators…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced Nashville.

PREDATORS LEADERS: Duchene leads the Predators with 35 points (10-25=35) in 51 contests vs. Minnesota…Josi owns 31 points (13-18=31) in 39 games…LW Filip Forsberg has 29 points (16-13=29) in 30 games…C Ryan Johansen owns 28 points (11-17=26) in 33 matches.

PREDATORS GOALIES: Saros is 5-1-0 with a 1.32 GAA, a .960 SV% and two shutouts in six career starts against the Wild…G Kevin Lankinen is 0-1-1 with a 2.80 GAA and a .926 SV% in three games (two starts) against Minnesota.

FAST FACTS: The Wild is 8-7-2 against Nashville in the last 10 seasons (2013-23)…Minnesota is 5-3-1 in its last nine games at Xcel Energy Center.

HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 15-5-1 at home for a .738 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 tied for sixth in the NHL with 17 home victories this season.

• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild is recording a 2.19 goals against average (GAA) and .921 save percentage (SV%). in that span, Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in home GAA and third in home SV%.

ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild have converted 29.9 percent (26 of 87) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.

• Since Jan. 19, Minnesota ranks tied for first in the NHL with 11 power-play goals. Minnesota is 11-for-38 (28.9%) with the man advantage during that span, scoring a power-play goal in 10 of 12 contests.

PENALTY KILLERS
• The Wild has killed 18 consecutive shorthanded situations and have not allowed a power-play goal in a season-high six consecutive games dating back to Feb. 8 at DAL.

• For the season, the Wild is tied for seventh in the NHL with a 81.5 penalty-kill percentage (150 for 185).

• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is third in the NHL with a 83.3 penalty-kill percentage (125 for 150).

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

NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 19, 2023

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NHL Morning Skate – Feb. 19, 2023

* The 2023 Stadium Series had a fitting finish, with the Hurricanes netting four goals to win their first-ever outdoor game in front of their hometown crowd at Carter-Finley Stadium.

* The Kings overcame the Coyotes’ four-goal comeback attempt with a shootout victory at Crypto.com Arena.

* Sunday will feature a doubleheader on HULU and ESPN+, beginning with a rematch of the 2022 Western Conference Final between the Oilers and Avalanche at 3 p.m. ET.

HURRICANES ROCK SOLD-OUT CROWD IN STADIUM SERIES WIN

After fans spent the day tailgating, barbecuing and celebrating the passionate Carolina hockey community on the grounds of Carter-Finley Stadium, the hometown Hurricanes erupted for “fore” goals to send the sold-out crowd of 56,961 fans home happy with a victory in the franchise’s first-ever outdoor game appearance.



* Martin Necas (2-1—3) led a trio of Hurricanes forwards that recorded multiple points, along with Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1-1—2) and Teuvo Teravainen (1-1—2). Necas (22-29—51 in 55 GP), who has now set new career highs for goals, assists and points this season, recorded his team-leading 13th multi-point game of 2022-23.


* Frederik Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots and held the Capitals off the score sheet until Tom Wilson’s goal at 10:32 of the third period. He improved to 2-1-0 in his career outdoors to become the seventh NHL goaltender to win multiple outdoor games.

* Andersen also registered an assist on Carolina’s fourth goal to become just the third goaltender to record a point in an NHL outdoor game, joining Petr Mrazek (1 assist in 2016 SS w/ DET) and Marc-Andre Fleury (1 assist in 2011 WC w/ PIT).


 

* After the Hurricanes entered Carter-Finley Stadium dressed in vintage golf gear, they closed the show with a traditional “Storm Surge” while keeping the golf theme going to the end.



MORE STATS, SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM STADIUM SERIES

* The Hurricanes became the first team to defeat the Capitals in an outdoor game (WSH: 3-1-0), while becoming the 15th team to win in their first-ever outdoor game appearance.

* Home teams improved to 18-16-3 in NHL outdoor games, including a 2-0 mark in 2022-23 (BOS: 2-1 W vs. PIT at 2023 WC).

* Jesperi Kotkaniemi recorded his fourth multi-point outing of the season while also scoring the fifth-fastest goal from the start of an NHL outdoor game.


* Derek Stepan improved to 4-0-0 in outdoor games and became the seventh skater in NHL history to win as many contests outdoors. The only player with more is former Rangers teammate Ryan McDonagh (5-0-0).

* Ripken The Bat Dog, a six-year-old black Labrador Retriever who has grown a big social media following by retrieving bats for the Durham Bulls and kickoff tees for the N.C. State football team, dropped the ceremonial “First Pup” in a face-off between Nicklas Backstrom and Jordan Staal.

* Country singer Jake Owen performed during the first intermission, with his stage situated in the middle of an all-student section of the crowd.


MORE NOTES FROM SATURDAY’S 13-GAME SLATE FEATURED IN LIVE UPDATES

Saturday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the 13-game slate. Some highlights include:

* Patrice Bergeron (20-21—41 in 55 GP) reached the 20-goal mark for a 10th straight season and 14th time in his NHL career as League-leading Boston (42-8-5, 89 points) maintained its seven-point lead on second-place Carolina (37-10-8, 82 points). Bergeron became the fifth active player with 14 or more 20-goal seasons, joining Alex Ovechkin (18), Sidney Crosby (15), Patrick Kane (14) and Evgeni Malkin (14).

* Jack Hughes (9-11—20 in 10 GP) returned to the lineup and found the score sheet for a 10th consecutive game as New Jersey (36-14-5, 77 points), which occupies second place in the Metropolitan Division, kept pace with Carolina. Nico Hischier had 2-2—4 to record the first four-point game of his NHL career.

* Clayton Keller (2-0—2) spurred a four-goal Arizona rally to help the Coyotes force overtime and extend their point streak to eight games (4-0-4), but Gabriel Vilardi had the shootout-deciding goal to give Los Angeles the victory. The Kings (32-18-7, 71 points) remain one point back of the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights (34-18-4, 72 points) and one ahead of the third-place Kraken (32-18-6, 70 points), who also earned wins Saturday.

* Mikko Rantanen (200-273—473 in 462 GP) became the fourth-fastest Finnish-born player in NHL history to reach 200 career goals as Colorado (30-19-5, 65 points) strengthened its grip on third place in the Central Division by moving two points ahead of idle Minnesota (29-21-5, 63 points), which holds the Western Conference’s final Wild Card spot.

* Roman Josi (154-435—589 in 813 GP) had 1-2—3 to catapult past Carol Vadnais (169-418—587 in 1,087 GP) and tie former teammate Shea Weber (224-365—589 in 1,038 GP) for 46th place on the NHL’s all-time points list among defensemen as Nashville (26-21-6, 58 points) moved within five points of Minnesota. The Predators and Wild square off this afternoon.

* Elias Pettersson (2-3—5) factored on five of his team’s six goals as the Canucks defeated the Flyers at Rogers Arena. It marked Pettersson’s fifth career five-point game, surpassing Daniel Alfredsson, Thomas Steen and Ulf Nilsson (all w/ 4) and tying Nicklas Backstrom for the third most in NHL history by a Swedish-born player – Peter Forsberg and Kent Nilsson (both w/ 9) pace the list.

* After Andrew Mangiapane and Nazem Kadri opened the scoring just 46 seconds into the game, the Rangers rallied with two consecutive goals but the Flames came out victorious courtesy of a Mikael Backlund overtime winner, snapping New York’s seven-game win streak. Calgary (26-19-11, 63 points) tied Minnesota in standing points.


QUICK CLICKS

* Ryan O’Reilly, Noel Acciari trade to Maple Leafs takes Kyle Dubas out of comfort zone

* Blues trades result of inconsistency, GM says
* Rasmus Andersson of Flames ‘lucky to be alive’ after being hit by vehicle

* Panthers representative ‘Yab0yfrank’ wins inaugural EA SPORTS NHL 23 Stadium Series Final


 

HULU, ESPN+ DOUBLEHEADER HIGHLIGHTS SUNDAY’S ACTION

A rematch of the 2022 Western Conference Final between the Oilers and Avalanche is one of three matinees Sunday and opens a doubleheader on HULU, ESPN+ and Sportsnet. Following that contest, on HULU and ESPN+ will be the second showdown in five days between the Maple Leafs and Blackhawks (available on SNO and TVAS in Canada).

* After notching his 100th point of the season Friday, Connor McDavid now sits two away from 800 in his NHL career as he and the Oilers seek a victory against the reigning Stanley Cup champions. McDavid (26 years, 37 days as of Feb. 19) is set to become the fifth-youngest player in NHL history at the time of his 800th career point. Check out the latest #NHLStats Pack for more on his recent and upcoming milestones.

* Toronto will contest its third consecutive game against an Original Six opponent, something that has happened only two other times within a regular-season over the past 11 campaigns. In 2012-13, the Maple Leafs went 2-0-1 against Original Six clubs from April 8-13, 2013 and in 2020-21 they went 2-0-1 from May 3-8, 2021 (all vs. MTL in the Scotia North Division).

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